anaheim-gazette 1926-01-28

FARM BUREAU NOTES Directors Will Hear Tax Expert John Brown will address the directors of the Orange County Farm Bureau at their annual meeting, February 4th. This good, old, common American name does not mean anything unless it is added that this particular John Brown is president of the Indiana Tax Commission, coupled with the fact that his commission saved the taxpayers of Indiana $7,216,751 in the last four years and made a tax reduction of over a million and a half dollars during 1925. Mr. Brown is visiting on the coast and will keep a few speaking engagements, his appearance before the Farm Bureau being the only one in the extreme southern part of the state. Because of the importance of the topic and the message of the man, the Lions Club of Santa Ana has arranged to entertain the directors of the bureau so that members of the club will also have the privilege of hearing the tax expert tell how this tremendous saving was accomplished in Indiana. It has been arranged for Mr. Brown to speak following a joint luncheon of the directors and the Lions Club at St. Ann's Inn. Invitations will be sent to representatives of the other county Farm Bureau and the attendance of any non-member will be welcomed, but reservations will have to be made early. The gathering on February 4th will be the annual meeting of the Farm Bureau and this fact coupled with Mr. Brown's appearance has caused the request that each director of the bureau bring at least four of his leading members to the meeting with him. At that time the annual reports of the different department heads will give the attendance a good cross-section picture of the machinery and work of the organization. A large attendance is expected and desired. and growers are expressing their desire to go on this trip, according to announcement from the farm advisor's office. This will be a special opportunity to see the actual conditions there, says Farm Advisor Wahlberg. Engineers will be present to present the engineering data concerning the project in its aspect as a flood control and source of water supply. The following is the itinerary: Sunday, Jan. 31. 6:00 a.m. m. Assemble at Elks Club house (2 blocks north of court house) San Bernardino; 6:30 a.m. m. Leave San Bernardino by auto caravan for Las Vegas, via Victorville, Barstow, Daggett, Silver Lake and Zion Park Trail. 6:30 p.m. m. Arrive Las Vegas. Monday, Feb. 1. Visit Boulder Canyon site. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Visit Black Canyon site; 8:00 p.m. m. Banquet, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. Wednesday, Feb. 3. Return home. Those desiring to go should notify Farm Advisor Wahlberg, Santa Ana, or Geo. Raymer, secretary Chamber of Commerce, Fullerton. Excursion To Experiment Station Citrus growers of Orange County will again be given opportunity to study and observe progress on various experimental plots at the Citrus Experiment Station on February 19th. This will be the sixth annual tour held by the Agricultural Extension Service and the Orange County Farm Bureau, cooperating, according to announcement from H. E. Wahlberg, farm advisor. Negotiations have been completed with Dr. J. T. Barrett, associate director of the experiment station, and arrangements have been completed for various members of the experiment station staff to explain the different experimental projects being conducted by the station. Among the things that will be seen young New England large fortune, into the monad had a right to He changed h into a sidetrack heaps, that he w er, he decided an unnecessary he is arrested child born on ing for its m girl. The young that his exper our alleged thousands of appeared, and human ancest ago. Not to do a bus to make r is the task o "Away from a better mot The gathering on February 4th will be the annual meeting of the Farm Bureau and this fact coupled with Mr. Brown's appearance has caused the request that each director of the bureau bring at least four of his leading members to the meeting with him. At that time the annual reports of the different department heads will give the attendance a good cross-section picture of the machinery and work of the organization. A large attendance is expected and desired. 25 Growers Wanted Are there twenty-five orange growers in Orange County who would like to analyze their business for 1926? Here's a chance for twenty-five growers—no more for 1926—to secure the time and assistance of the Agricultural Extension Service to install a simple system of record keeping at no cost, that will provide a clear and satisfactory analysis of the cost of production at the end of the year. Blanks will be provided by the farm advisor's office each month and only the minimum amount of records will be required to carry this profitable study of the farm business. All records are strictly confidential. The first twenty-five volunteers telephoning or writing to the farm advisor's office will secure the time allotted to this service. It's an opportunity and necessary adjunct to the farm business. Educational Tour To Boulder Dam An opportunity will be provided to farmers and business men of Orange County to study first-handed the proposed site of the Boulder Dam project: The Chambers of Commerce and Farm Bureau of Southern California are cooperating in an educational tour to start from San Bernardino next Sunday morning, January 31st, and going by auto caravan to Las Vegas, arriving at the latter point Sunday evening. On Monday, the visitors participating in the tour will visit the proposed Boulder Dam site and on Tuesday, the Black Canyon site, returning on Wednesday. Many Orange County business men Dr. Franklin Kerr Sues His Lawyer Convicted Poison Candy Man Wants Property Back Dr. Franklin Kerr, Garden Grove physician, recently convicted of sending poisoned candy through the mails to his wife, took the witness stand Tuesday in Superior Judge E. J. Marks' court, to tell the inside story of his dealings with Ralph Meadows, former Hollywood attorney, who, engaged to defend Dr. Kerr, insulted to have fraudulently secured title to Dr. Kerr's property. rected Meadows, who, he said, was a law student in Cooper's office, to draw up a new deed, transferring Dr. Kerr's property back to its owner. Cooper further testified that he had been told by a Mrs. Conley that she had gone through a marriage ceremony, with Meadows, in Tia Juanna, in August, 1924, and had transferred a large amount of money to Meadows. Meadows, she told Cooper, had transferred the Kerr deed to her. Meadows subsequently was arrested on a charge of having narcotics in his possession and was involved in several other charges. APPEAL FOR FUNDS The Orange County Tuberculosis Association is sending out this last appeal observe progress on various experimental plots at the Citrus Experiment Station on February 19th. This will be the sixth annual tour held by the Agricultural Extension Service and the Orange County Farm Bureau, cooperating according to announcement from H. E. Wahlberg, farm advisor. Negotiations have been completed with Dr. J. T. Barrett, associate director of the experiment station, and arrangements have been completed for various members of the experiment station staff to explain the different experimental projects being conducted by the station. Among the things that will be seen on this trip will be the fertilizer plots, pruning plots, root stock plots, alkali reclamation plots, the experimental insect and the work on Mottle Leaf and Chlorosis control. The latter project is one which will interest the majority of citrus growers. The experiment station has made some startling discoveries in the treatment of trees so affected. According to the present plans, the auto caravan will be made up at Olive and Placentia simultaneously and proceed through the canyon directly to the experimental station, led by the farm advisor's car. The caravan will start at each of the above places at eight o'clock sharp, Friday morning, February 19th. Extension Dept. Will Broadcast Arrangements have been made by the Agricultural Extension Service to broadcast a program over Radio Station KGO, Oakland, next Monday evening, February 1st, at 8:05 p.m. The theme of the program will be "Boys and Girls Club Work in the State of California." This movement has received the earnest attention of many of the larger organizations in the state, including the State Banker's Association, Service Clubs, the Farm Bureau and many Chambers of Commerce. Persons interested in developing boys and girls activities in agriculture are invited to listen in on this program. Mr. F. M. Spurrier, one of the State Agricultural Club leaders, will present the subject, "Looking Ahead with the Volunteer Leaders in Boys and Girls Club Work in California." Farm Burial Bank A vigorous invocation land Bank requested by the five Southern Cities at their meeting day. It was stated that elected directors bank have not had it is presumed made rather irregular utility department already actively in an investigation gail. The El Centro plans for a real methods employee expect this work some time and methods of taxation. Reapportionment and written consent for a liberal plan he directors eyewitness any cooperative might be made by that line of industry. A part of the home department counties represent the Farm Bureau meeting and proclamation. As an evidence screen activity passing that 39 days ended this meeting of the San Bernardino, Dalego and Orange of the Farm Bureau Convicted Poison Candy Man Wants Property Back Dr. Franklin Kerr, Garden Grove physician, recently convicted of sending poisoned candy through the mails to his wife, took the witness stand Tuesday in Superior Judge E. J. Marks' court, to tell the inside story of his dealings with Ralph Meadows, former Hollywood attorney, who, engaged to defend Dr. Kerr, is alleged to have fraudulently secured title to Dr. Kerr's property. Testifying today at the trial of his suit to recover the property, Dr. Kerr said, in substance, that Meadows had not defended him nor given any value for the deeds he holds. Meadows, ex-football star and prominent clubman, whose arrest a few months ago on various criminal charges was followed by the alleged disclosure that, although he had conducted many notable court trials, he never had been admitted to the bar in this state, appeared with his attorneys to contest the action. Attorney S. M. Reinhaus, of Scarborough, Forgy and Relinhaus, Santa Ana, and Attorneys G. F. McCulloch and Lunden Bowring, of Los Angeles, represented him. Attorneys Hugh L. Dickson and E. T. Dunn, of Los Angeles, were counsel for Dr. Kerr. Dr. Kerr was the first witness called. He said that, following his arrest on the charge of mailing poisoned candy to his estranged wife, Dr. Luelle Kerr, Meadows visited him in the Los Angeles county jail. Representing himself as an attorney, sent by the Los Angeles legal firm of Cooper, Collins and Shreve, Meadows, it was said, told Dr. Kerr that his wife had planned so many civil suits against him that the physician would be financially ruined. To save his property, Meadows suggested that Dr. Kerr deed it to him, the witness said. Meadows, he said, told him that in that way the attorney would be able to use the property in procuring ball for Dr. Kerr's release. Meadows never defended him against the criminal charge nor secured his release on bail, Dr. Kerr said. His release it was said, came through other quarters. Attorney John C. Cooper, of Cooper, Collins and Shreve, testified that when the dealings between Meadows and Dr. Kerr were called to his attention, he told Meadows that he, Meadows, had no right to "do business that way." He did not tell by a Mrs. Conley that she had gone through a marriage ceremony, with Meadows, in Tla Juanna, in August, 1924, and had transferred a large amount of money to Meadows. Meadows, she told Cooper, had transferred the Kerr deed to her. Meadows subsequently was arrested on a charge of having narcotics in his possession and was involved in several other charges. APPEAL FOR FUNDS The Orange County Tuberculosis Association is sending out this last appeal for contributions to the fund required to finance the work in the county during 1926. We need a full budget with which to carry on our fight against tuberculosis, and to save the lives of the little children of our county. From our budget we provide nutrition classes and clinics; it gives the under par children a chance to grow strong and healthy in our big Open Air Health Camp; it finances a program of education, one of the important faculties in preventing the spread of tuberculosis. We have planned an enlarged program for this year and we feel that the success that has attended our past efforts with the little children merits a generous response to our appeal for funds. We cannot say too much in praise of the wonderful work, as well as the financial aid from the women's clubs and the men's service clubs of the county. Because of the holidays the sale of seals was somewhat checked, but it is hoped that this delay in response to the appeal will be followed during the next few days with generous contributions from the philanthropic men and women of Orange County, so that the entire budget can be in hand by February lst. Send contributions to headquarters, $14 Hall of Records, Santa Ana, California. We wish at this time to thank the people of Orange County for their response to our appeal for aid in putting out our Christmas seals, and assure them that without their help it could not be accomplished. ORANGE COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION. By R. W. BALCH, President. How is Senator La Folette going to explain to the folks back home his inclusion in the Republican party. This Week By Arthur Brisbane THE MONKEYS TRIED IT. IMAGINATION'S POWER. CORN LOW, HOGS HIGH. ZERO WILL HELP. Charles Garland, an earnest young New Englander, inherited a large fortune, refused at first to take the money, saying no man had a right to money not earned. He changed his mind and drifted into a sidetrack. Convinced, perhaps, that he was an original thinker, he decided that marrige was an unnecessary institution. Now he is arrested, because a young child born on his farm died, having for its mother an unmarried girl. The young man should realize that his experience was tried by our alleged simian ancestors for thousands of years before man appeared, and abandoned by our human ancestors of 100,000 years ago. Not to do away with marriage, but to make men WORTHY of it, is the task of the human race. "Away from the monkey life" is a better motto than "Back to Corn prices are low," "hogs are high." This puzzles farmers and packers. Corn and hog prices should go up and down together, since the pig is really corn changed into meat. There is always something to puzzle and distress the farmer. He has no sufficient national organization, and after election day he hasn't much influence in government, compared with railroads and other big financial units. At the midday luncheon club in New York you can see eating at the same time those that control ten thousand millions of dollars. Farmers are scattered all over the land, and if you could get them together there wouldn't be any hall that could hold them. Uncle Sam is riding along on velvet. Severe competition abroad in the world's markets at home is said to be ahead of our producers. But everything, including Providence, seems to be with us now. Citizens of Minnesota get from their State University interesting information about their State. It contained the beginning of life on this planet, in the form of algae, two hundred million years ago. The first life came as soon as the earth's temperature fell below the boiling point. One of the first real animals was an ancestor of our frogs and salamanders, living on land and in water, with a foot four inches in diameter. It is from the five toes of the salamander, you know, that we get the five fingers on each hand, according to the evolutionists. Mathematicians wish that salamander had had six toes. That would have given us the duo-decimal system instead of the decimal system, which is based on our ten fingers and thumbs. The Make Nation Suffer One—or both of these men are guilty. Mrs. Citizen doesn't care much which one is right—BUT—he does say to Uncle Sam; "Open the mines. Give us coal at a fair price. It is a public necessity—and we need it NOW." Upper, Major W. W. Inglis, head of the Coal Owners and Operators; Lower, John L. Lewis, head of the Mine Workers. Farm Bureau Want Bank Investigated A vigorous investigation of the Federal Land Bank at Berkeley was requested by the representatives of the five Southern California Farm Bureaus at their meeting in El Centro last Saturday. It was stated that for some time he elected directors of the Federal Land Bank have not had access to the books and it is presumed that loans have been made rather irregular. The law and utility department of the federation is already actively engaged in conducting an investigation along this line. The El Centro conference also discussed plans for a research of the taxation methods employed in California. They expect this work to be continued for some time and possibly change the methods of taxation. Reapportionment, truck transportation and water conservation also came in for a liberal part of the program and the directors expressed their opinion that a law to regulate commission merchants would be more desirable than any cooperative arrangement which might be made by the Farm Bureau in that line of industry. A part of the afternoon was given to the home departments and the four counties represented in this branch of the Farm Bureau took charge of the meeting and presented a splendid program. As an evidence of interest in the Farm Bureau activities it might be noted in passing that 39 delegates and visitors attended this meeting which was in the corner of the district. The counties of San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, San Diego and Orange constitute Region No.1 of the Farm Bureau and this was the 15th. A Mid-West Farm Conference has been called to meet in Dos Moles on January 28th. The national board of Farm Organizations also meets here early in February. The results of these meetings are awaited with much interest. It is hoped that from these leaders and groups some sense, practical, sound and constructive ideas may come that will bring the many conflicting agricultural groups into harmony on a legislative program that will secure sufficient votes to be enacted into law. ABOUT DISARMAMENT Enthusiassts for international peace and disarmament will do well to restrain their optimism regarding the outcome of the Geneva conference, unless they want to run the risk of keen disappointment. Disarmament may indeed be in the air, but from present conditions it is too much to expect the elimination of armies and navies in the near future. For world wide conditions at this time are not favorable to disarmament. It is true that the Locarno conference has apparently resulted in a better understanding between France, Germany and Belgium, but there was no danger of war between these countries for many years, even without an agreement, and the beneficial result is purely psychological. Its greatest good lies, perhaps, in its tendency to draw Germany nearer to the western nations and farther from Russian influence. But unfortunately there are other situations replete with possibilities of trouble which cannot be corrected with a Locarno conference. First there is the bolshevist menace, which keeps Poland, Rumania, and other little nations in Eastern Europe in terror of a Russian invasion. Then there is the Chinese sit- AGRICULTURAL BILLS A flood of bills aimed to benefit agriculture is a noteworthy feature of the 69th congress. A large part of the proposed legislation has little, if any merit. Some of the remainder is worthy of serious study and consideration. The senate and the house agricultural committees will almost immediately start hearings on these bills and attempt to separate unsound proposals from those that are economically sound. Very interesting and ammonious sessions of these committees will be the rule. Each of the many agricultural groups thinks its plan is the only possible solution, and that all of the other plans are bad, unworthy of consideration and should be enacted into law, will bring greater evils than they are attempting to cure. It is almost certain that at least two pieces of agricultural legislation will be enacted before congress adjourns: One, a cooperative marketing bill based on the recommendations of Secretary Jardine; the other the Cole-Cummings bill. This legalizes the use of corn sugar on the same basis as cane and beet sugars in the sweetening and preserving of prepared and canned food products. Advocates of the corn sugar legislation hold that this will result in the annual use of from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 bushels of corn in the manufacture of corn sugar. This would help materially to reduce the surplus of corn production. Secretary Jardine has now conferred with agricultural editors and farm leaders in Washington. The National Council of Cooperatives opened in Washington on January 12th and lasted until RED CROSS RELIEF FOR SANTA BARBARA According to an audit just completed, $75,293.91 has been expended by the American National Red Cross for relief under individual appropriations in Santa Barbara. The audit of receipts and disbursements by the Pacific branch of the Red Cross, of which J. W. Richardson is disaster relief director, covers the period, June 30th to December 10th, 1925. Motorists Slow in Applying for Licenses Although only ten days remain until they will be required to pay a double fee only a little more than one-half of the motorists of California have made application for their 1926 license plates, the division of motor vehicles has announced. This means, officials said, that nearly 700,000 motor vehicles must be registered within the next ten days if their owners would avoid paying the 100 per cent penalty as the license renewal period expires on January 30th. This laxness on the part of the motorists, in the opinion of Chief Will H. Marsh, is due to the fact that they are accustomed to renewing licenses in February. The new law moved the period back a month. Plates may be secured by applying in person at the Sacramento office or at branches at Los Angeles, Fresno, Oakland, San Francisco and San Diego. Applications by mail should be accompanied by the fee and the white certificate and should be sent to Sacramento. Motorists who have already mailed in their applications but have not received their plates have nothing to worry about, Marsh said, as from ten days to two weeks is necessary to complete the transaction. NORTH DAKOTA PICNIC All who ever lived in North Dakota are invited to meet for the great picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, February 6, 1926, in Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles. Come as early as possible and spend the day with friends. There will be county registers and headquarters so all can find the old neighbors even with five thousand present. There will be a brief program opening about two o'clock but the main purpose will be to have a good time. All the tourists and visitors from the old home state are invited as well as our residents so as to make this the greatest picnic in our history. Coffee will be supplied for all, but take your basket dinners. Each one who learns of this picnic is asked to pass the word along. 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