anaheim-gazette 1926-02-11

Big Expenditures By Union Pacific Making Heavy Purchases of New Equipment The enormous expenditures by the railroads of this country for purchasing new equipment and for providing other facilities necessary to furnish that class of transportation service essential to the welfare of the agricultural, mining and other industries of the country, are to be continued in 1926. This is an indication of the determination of these railroads to fully meet the requirements of the situation. The Union Pacific is one of the foremost in this respect, and has announced an expenditure of approximately nine and one-half million dollars for the purchase of new equipment alone, for delivery during the first half of the year. The Union Pacific purchase includes: Fifteen 70-ft. all-steel coaches. Ten 70-ft. all-steel baggage cars. Ten 83-ft. all-steel observation cars. Five 83-ft. all-steel dining cars. Five 70-ft. all-steel passenger service horse cars. One thousand steel underframe, convertible ballast cars. One thousand 50-ft. all-steel automobile cars. Twenty-five heavy, 3-cylinder type locomotives. The locomotives will cost more than $80,000 each, and are designed for fast freight service. The observation cars will cost approximately $52,000 each, and are to be used in transcontinental limited trains. There will be a number of changes in the design of these cars for the purpose of increasing the comfort of the journey on the road. If that is possible, there will be separate lounge rooms for men and women, with tub and shower baths. Improvements have also been made in the dining cars, with increased facilities for serving a greater number of people. The cars are slightly larger than carlo-designs, being eighty-three feet in length. Each car will cost approximate... The observation cars will cost approximately $52,000 each, and are to be used in transcontinental limited trains. There will be a number of changes in the design of these cars for the purpose of increasing the comfort of the motors on the road. If that is possible, there will be separate lounge rooms for men and women, with tub and shower baths. Improvements have also been made in the dining cars with increased facilities for serving a greater number of people. The cars are slightly larger than carlo-designs, being eighty-three feet in length. Each car will cost approximately $55,000. The new coaches, embody structural and mechanical improvements as well as seats of improved comfort, and cost approximately $23,500 each. The ten new seventy-foot steel baggage cars included in the order will cost $21,000 each. The new horse cars are express cars of steel construction, specially equipped with box stalls and other conveniences and are designed particularly for shimment of race horses, and roping and bucking horses, which are valued throughout the west on a par with racing stock and are used in the many rodees now being held at various towns in the west. Five of these have been purchased at a cost of approximately $24,000 each. Convertible ballast cars are for handling gravel, crushed rock and other materials used in railroad construction, as well as coal, sugar beets and similar commodities. These cars cost $2,700 each, and the purchase of 1,000 of them represents an investment of $2,700,000. One thousand new automobile costs $3,000 each; $3,000,000 for the entire order; are being purchased to transport the greatly increased number of automobiles moving over the Union Pacific. These cars are of solid steel construction, very staunchly built, and with special facilities for loading, unloading, and the safety of motor cars in transit. They are fire-proof, burglar-proof and virtually indestructible. The new equipment to be purchased is not for replacing existing cars and locomotives, but is far increasing the transportation facilities of the Union Pacific so that it may efficiently carry its share of the rapidly mounting trans-continental freight and passenger traffic. "SERVICE AT COST" MISNOMER Periodically some well meaning person or organization suggests that the government go into the electric light and power or some other business and furnish service "at cost." All public service companies such as electric light and power, telephone, gas and railroad companies are today subject to public regulation of a most strict nature. Their earnings are limited by law to a very modest percentage on their investment. The cost of service is the rate which public regulation permits the companies to charge. In the case of electric companies, the cost of service includes some $150,000-000 a year paid in taxes. Hard Hearted Judge Unmoved by Tears Hands Pasadena Youth Twenty Days in Jail Tears and sobs, not only on his own part, but also on the part of his mother and his sister, even a plea in the name of the Supreme Being, didn't suffice Meredith K. Smith, Pasadena High School student, when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Kenneth Morrison Monday afternoon on a charge of traveling the San Diego highway near Irvine at a rate of 68 miles an hour. He also was charged with reckless driving. Young Smith was sentenced to serve 20 days in the county jail. He will serve his time during the Easter vacation. The high school boy had been given his choice between entering his plea in the juvenile court, under Judge E. J. Marks, or appearing in the justice court of Judge Morrison. If he had chosen the juvenile court, he would have received a term of two weeks in the juvenile home. He picked Morrison's court because both he and his mother were sure the judge wouldn't send a high school boy to jail. When Young Smith appeared before Judge Morrison his hair was combed back slick, the front of his red and white Pasadena High school sweater was encrusted with pins of a peculiar design. These, his mother explained, he was a member. They proved she were the insignia of the clubs of which said, that he was no ordinary boy. And the judge agreed with her there. Any high school lad who can make the trip between San Diego and Santa Ana in two hours and a half is no ordinary boy, he admitted. "Please, oh Mr. Judge, let me pay the fine," his mother wailed. "I am his mother, you know. I raised him from babyhood. Please let me pay the fine or let me take his place. I am responsible for this boy you know!" But Judge Morrison couldn't see it that way. When he made it plain that the boy would have to serve a sentence, the mother nearly swooned. The boy quickly took her in his arms. He culed her. With his head back and his arm extended, much in the manner of young forensic champions, he implored: "In the name of God, Judge. In the same kind of trouble continued." What? "I would give him sentence I gave you registre replied. "I wonder, I just parting shot of the her brother in court." "I just wonder if the young man retires and his debts day sentence hangs." THE EMPLOYEE It is a generally purchasing power only about 62 per cent in 1914 when spent yet. But it is not the purchasing price when spent by an market; is considered player's dollar now 1914, is worth or spent for labor; are furnished by the Conference Board. This purchasing is in different industries that get dollar than the air when spent for land and machine tool varnish industry; manufacturers; paper and period shoe industry; others. Some of them than availing manufacturers; it own and steel-industry; include woolen mill; a bar industry and etc. It must be kept putation is less than man-hours nor will stay. It cannot be paid for any money now in produce in any country. It included it if we saw them. Such cash well be made in an insulative any general study of a problem try itself to hand mind is that the chasing power of All public service companies such as electric light and power, telephone, gas and railroad companies are today subject to public regulation of a most strict nature. Their earnings are limited by law to a very modest percentage on their investment. The cost of service is the rate which public regulation permits the companies to charge. In the case of electric companies, the cost of service includes some $150,000,-000 a year paid in taxes. Under the "service at cost" theory of public ownership, this is virtually the only item that could be deducted from cost of operating an electric property, as publicly owned industries are tax exempt. But this does not mean that the $150,000,000 in taxes is saved—far from it. Public ownership usually entails heavier taxes for more public employees, and the taxes which the private enterprise would have paid but which the public plant does not pay, must be added to the taxes of the "general taxpayer" who may never have a chance to use the publicly owned property for which he is taxed. On December 28, 1917, the government took over the railroads, and operated them until March 1, 1920. The loss to the taxpayers was over $1,160,000,000. Today, under private ownership, the railroads are paying some $350,000,000 a year in taxes, and losses are met by the stockholders—not the taxpayers. Public regulation of public utilities has never been a success—public ownership can show nothing but a record of failure. "Service at cost" is a misnomer—it should be designated as "service with part of the cost borne by the taxpayer." The young woman fanatics who go swimming in ice-cold water in winter show about everything except horse sense. "Please, oh, Mr. Judge, let me pay the fine," his mother wailed. "I am his mother, you know. I raised him from babyhood. Please let me pay the fine or let me take his place. I am responsible for this boy you know!" But Judge Morrison couldn't see it that way. When he made it plain that the boy would have to serve a sentence, the mother nearly swooned. The boy quickly took her in his arms. He culedled her. With his head back and his arm extended, much in the manner of young forensic champions, he implored: "In the name of God, judge, in the name of my mother and my sisters, please, don't send me to jail!" But the judge was adamant. "Madame," he continued. "My mind is made up. This boy will have to go to jail. He crowded Sheriff Sam Jernigan from the highway and forced the captain of the Orange county motorcycle squad from the road. I imagine that if he had been the cause of either of those officers being killed, the people of Orange county would not have waited for a jail sentence." This pronouncement had a withering effect upon the two as they stood before the bar of justice. "But surely, judge, you stand for justice, you can't want to break the soul of this boy, a boy who has never been in trouble before. Think of the terrible name it will give him," his mother said between sobs. Enter the older sister. Up until this time she had occupied herself with playing with her baby sister on the court-house lawn. "This brother of mine has never done any harm. Other high school boys have had their licenses suspended. I don't see why you should single out my brother to be sent to jail. He's always been a fine brother to me!" "That may be so," observed the judge. "What's more he can prove it!" she shouted. The judge moved from the bench. To the fact that this country now in the war against abundant testimony kind. Yet indirect attitude also is no longer found; for its frequency with politian journals, break, have been the cause. Over specially, this tenure make known in eerie flames, has borne who are engaged towards fire-safe helpful beam of way illuminated hope. Repeated reveles cannot fall in the public mind blaze has its source usually avoidable stroke of unheckable almos R THE NEXT COAL STRIKE By A. B. CHAPIN GAS STORAGE TANK THE SENATE COULD FURNISH ENOUGH ENERGY TO SUPPLY NEW ENGLAND WITH FUEL FOR A WINTER. THERE ARE MORE WAYS THAN ONE TO KEEP THE HOME PRISE BURNING. CENTRAL HEATING PLANT MUNERS OPERATOR THOSE INNUMERABLE COAL PARLEYS MIGHT PURSUIT TONS AND TONS OF HEAT UNITS. THE GAZABO WHO IS ALWAYS DRAGGING-ABOUT HIMSELF IS AN INEXHAUSTABLE SOURCE OF HOT AIR. About Your Health Things You Should Know by John Joseph Gaines, M.D. SLEEP Physiologists know that repair goes on only during sleep, that is, the transformation of inert matter (food) into living, active tissue. Physicians know that if sleep is interfered with in an intemperate manner, the human machine will run down in exact proportion to the violations indulged. But, man is by nature, has ever been, will ever be—a rebel. He does not like to bow the knee, even though longer and healthier life is the reward for so doing. He eats his heaviest meal at the onset of evening, when digestion is retiring for the day. He works his brain, after one manner or another until midnight or even later. There are clubs, lodges, meetings of the "board", smokers, theatres. After these he is "dead to the world" until barely time to rush into his garments and hurry, breakfastless, to the office. After a season, he finds that he awakens less readily—he buys an alarm-clock. This raucous device literally jerks him out of bed, more tired than when he went to sleep. He becomes stupid in the office, gets "dizzy spells" and finally consults the doctor. Yes, he has high blood-pressure, far above normal! The diagnosis, overwork! The warning that an out-door vacation is imperative, else the crash will come. Reluctantly the ten-day country life is undertaken—the "Sometime your boy may get into the same kind of trouble, judge," the sister continued. "What would you do then?" "I would give him the same kind of sentence I gave your brother," the magistrate replied. "I wonder, I just wonder!" was the parting shot of the sister as she aided her brother in comforting her mother. "I just wonder if you would!" And so the young man returned to his honor societies and his debating club—with a 20-day sentence hanging over his head. THE EMPLOYER'S DOLLAR It is a generally known fact that the purchasing power of the dollar today is only about 63 per cent as great as it was in 1914 when spent in a consumer's market. But it is not so well in view that the purchasing power of the dollar when spent by an employer in the labor market is considerably smaller. The employer's dollar now, as compared with 1914, is worth only 13.7 cents when spent for labor, according to information furnished by the National Industrial Conference Board. This purchasing power, of course, varies in different industries. Among the industries that get more value out of the dollar than the average of 13.7 cents, when spent for labor, are the machine and machine tool industry, the paint and varnish industry, electrical equipment manufacturers, the publishers of newspapers and periodicals, the boot and shoe industry, the automobile plants and others. Some of those that obtain less than the average amount of the turbine manufacturers, the meat packers, the iron and steel manufacturers, the textile manufacturers, including cotton and woolen fabric, the rubber industry and others. It must be made clear that this computation is based upon the amount of man-hours that the employer's dollar will pay. It does not make allowance for any new product introduced since 1914 which have resulted in economies in production which can afford increased labor costs. However, should be included if it were possible to compute them. Such amounts however, cannot well be made up after a more exhaustive analysis than is possible in a general study of the situation. They constitute a problem rather for each industry itself to handle. The fact to bear in mind is that the shrinkage in the purchasing power of the dollar during the Union College Would Equalize Taxes Equalization of the county tax rate for the maintenance of junior colleges, would be one of the benefits resulting from the establishment of one county union junior college, supported equally by the entire county, in place of two separate colleges, maintained principally by the localities in which located. While the Santa Ana district is called upon to pay a comparatively high rate for support of the Junior college, adjourning communities including Orange, Tustin and the harbor district, are only paying a small fraction of this rate. This notwithstanding that some of these communities are well represented in the enrollment of the college. The same condition obtains in Fullerton, it was explained. Cost of administration of the proposed junior college can best be estimated by figures from junior colleges now in operation. It was declared by members of the newly created advisory committee. Junior college per capita' costs run as follows: Santa Ana, $350; Fullerton, $400; Cnaffey, $450; Modesto, $350, and Riverside, $350. As $350 seems to be the predominating per capita cost, it will be used as a basis for estimating the total cost of operation. With an estimated enrollment of 500 students, at $350 per student, would be $175,000. Maintenance cost for the first year While there have been suggestions that some arrangement be made to lessen the cost of transportation to students fro mountying districts, the general opinion of the advisory committee is that transportation should be furnished by the students themselves, it was said. Cost will vary in proportion to distance and availability of public transportation facilities. All students, except those on transportation lines, will have to use their own machines. Cost for such transportation will average approximately 2 cents a mile per pupil. Students would have to travel as follows: Orange, 1 mile; Santa Ana, 2.7; Anaheim, 5; Fullerton, 3; Brea, 12; La Habra, 12; Garden Grove, 5; Seal Beach, 15.6; Huntington Beach, 15.6; Yorba Linda, 10; Olinda, 13; Newport, 13.6; Capitrano, 25; Tustin, 5; Placentia, 7.7; Buena Park, 12.6, and Olive 4.6. until barely time to rush into his garments and hurry, breakfastless, to the office. After a season, he finds that he awakens less readily—the buys an alarm-clock. This raucous device literally jerks him out of bed, more tired than when he went to sleep. He becomes stupid in the office, gets "dizzy spells" and finally consults the doctor. Yes, he has high blood-pressure, far above normal! The diagnosis, overwork! The warning that an out-door vacation is imperative, else the crash will come. Relictantly the ten-day country life is undertaken—the simpler life. Relief is prompt as a rule—he gets better, and goes directly back to the violations of right living that made him sick! Too often he pays the penalty with his life, before the age of sixty! Then we say he died of overwork. The facts are, that work intelligently followed out, is tonic, healthful, and never harmful. The perversion of night into day is a violation of the law of right living, that is sure its penalty. MEXICAN TRAIN ROBBERS A recent train robbery in Mexico drew passing notice as "another Mexican outbreak," the sort of thing to expect of Mexicans, and was promptly forgotten. It deserved more attention than that, for two reasons. First reason: The bandits, on entering the train asked all the Americans present to step forward, then left them unharmed and unrobbed, except for one pistol, which the bandit chief took with profuse apologies. Second reason: The murderous band was rounded up by Mexican troops, many of them killed in the fight and the eight prisoners taken were tried, sentenced and executed within 24 hours. Mexicans do cut up unpleasantly now and then. Americans have often suffered for their depredations. But here is a new kind of behavior, on the part of bandits and authorities alike. Just suppose now, that this had been an American train, with some Mexicans aboard, held up in American territory by American bandits. THE SERVICE OF THE FOURTH ESTATE To the fact that the newspapers of this country now are cordially enlisted in the war against fire waste, there is abundant testimony of the directest kind. Yet indirect proof of a changed attitude also is not wanting. This can be found, for instance, in the growing frequency with which the great metropolitan journals, in reporting an outbreak, have been at pains to nose out the cause. Over the past five years, especially, this tendency to discover and make known in every case the origin of the flames, has been apparent to those who are engaged in opening up the road towards fire-safety. It has become a helpful beam of light thrown upon a way illuminated by far too few rays of hope. Repeated revelation of cause and effect cannot fail in time to stamp upon the public mind the truth, that every blaze has its source, that this source is usually avoidable; and that fire is a stroke of unlucky fate, mysterious and inescapable, almost never. Ancaster Marathon dancing craze is sweeping the nation—this time the errate Charleston, which wears out milady's $12-brogans in a few minutes of "buck and wing." Bessie Lemmy of New York ruined her shoes in a contest which went 53 minutes—said to be the record to date. Authorized Dealer RCA The place to buy your Radiolas-RCA Loudspeakers and RCA Accessories We are glad to announce that we have been selected by the Radio Corporation of America to sell and service Radiolas, RCA Loudspeakers and RCA Accessories. Radiolas RCA Loudspeakers $15 to $575 $18 to $245 Comment Time Payments may be arranged JOSEPH A. LIEB EVERYTHING GAS & ELECTRICAL 111 E. Chartres St., Anaheim. 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