anaheim-gazette 1926-10-14

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.25 THREE MONTHS .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second class matter. MELLON WAS RIGHT As EVERYONE knows, whether he pays or not, the federal income taxes were reduced by congress last winter. Now the Bureau of Internal Revenue reports that in spite of the reduction in rates, the collections for the fiscal year 1925-26 exceeded those of 1924-25 by over $212,000,000. In addition to this, there was an increase in revenue from other tax sources of more than $39,000,000, making the total gain over the preceding year nearly $252,000,000. It is stated that the collections gained in every item excepting the amusement tax figures, and here of course a loss had been expected, as this tax is paid on the individual ticket and not the earnings of the amusement company. Back in the days before the reduction in income taxes was put under way, there were certain statesmen who used to declare that any reduction in the higher brackets of tax was little less than a crime, that it was relieving the rich in greater proportion than the poor. To these statesmen Secretary Mellon replied that a reduction in these taxes would so stimulate business that there would be an increase in the tax receipts instead of a decrease. Now it turns out that Mr. Mellon was right. The tax receipts are increasing and, as the little fellow pays little if any tax at all under the present rates, it must be that these receipts are coming from higher up the financial scale. By increasing the rates the tax law has increased business, and the worker shares in the increased prosperity as does the capitalist. The money saved has gone into productive enterprise, has earned more money and brought in more revenue to the government from lower rate. Everybody has been helped, even the demagogues who told us that it couldn't be done. SOVIET PROMISES SHERWOOD EDDY, New York editor and publicist, and a group of Americans just returned from Russia, including Charles C. Morrison, editor of the Christian Century; Rev. G. SOVIET PROMISES SHERWOOD EDDY, New York editor and publicist, and a group of Americans just returned from Russia, including Charles C. Morrison, editor of the Christian Century; Rev. G. Bromley Oxnam of Los Angeles, Dr. William H. Scarlett, dean of Christ's cathedral in St. Louis, and a few other ministers, educators and laymen, have written a letter to President Coolidge, urging the resumption of negotiations for recognition of the present soviet government of Russia. These gentlemen advise that the negotiations be made on the basis of a mutually satisfactory adjustment of existing debts and claims, and a guarantee against the carrying on of a revolutionary propaganda by the soviet government in the United States. It would seem to a bystander that any government which had to be required to give a guarantee that it would not seek to undermine a government with which it was resuming relations, was a government without much reputation or probity, and that its guarantee wouldn't amount to much anyhow. It is to be wondered whether these distinguished gentlemen have heard anything about the assurances which soviet Russia gave to Great Britain along the line of refraining from propaganda and what subsequently happened when Russia was recognized by the British. They might find, if they sought to investigate, that Great Britain was subject to one of the most intensive bits of propagandising in the history of the world, a program which reached its height in the general strike in England, which was frustrated by the inherent solid sense of the British people. Any guarantee which the soviets would give us could be worth no more than the one given Britain, and probably not so much, as we are naturally a more sentimental and innocent people in a diplomatic sense than the English. Undoubtedly this group of American gentlemen are of the sentimental and innocent sort. In visiting Russia they were, of course, taken charge of by the wily gentlemen at the head of the government, who saw to it that these strangers in a strange land would see nothing that was not good for them to see—that is, good for them to see from the soviet standpoint. It is the sentiment of 95 per cent of the American people that we have no dealings with the Russians until they get a government of probity, and it is fortunate indeed that this is the viewpoint of the national administration. FOUR YEARS OF PROTECTION THE Fordney-McCumber tariff act is just four years of age. At the time of its passage, free traders all over the country predicted dire things were going to happen. Among these dire things were: The cost of living in the United States would rise so that the poor wouldn't be able to live any longer. Europe would no longer be able to send goods to the United States, and we would therefore lose all our foreign trade. As a result of this, manufacturers doing an exporting business would have to curtail their productions, and the workmen would suffer. All of these predictions have been refuted by subsequent events. In the first place, the cost of living is not higher, but THE Fordney-McCumber tariff act is just four years of age. At the time of its passage, free traders all over the country predicted dire things were going to happen. Among these dire things were: The cost of living in the United States would rise so that the poor wouldn't be able to live any longer. Europe would no longer be able to send goods to the United States, and we would therefore lose all our foreign trade. As a result of this, manufacturers doing an exporting business would have to curtail their productions, and the workmen would suffer. All of these predictions have been refuted by subsequent events. In the first place, the cost of living is not higher, but lower than it was four years ago. Clothing and many other articles which we were told would go sky high, can be bought as reasonably, if not cheaper now than then. Our imports have not fallen off. On the other hand, they are gaining and threaten in time to equa lour exports, although our export business has been a very healthy one. Lastly, our factories are running and our working people are working at higher wages than ever before in the history of this and every other country. The only industry which has not participated in full in this prosperity has been our textile industry, and this has been in spite of the tariff, and for the reason that the duties on imported textiles are not high enough to keep out a flood of European goods. If you don't believe this, just step into any department store and see what broadcloth and other imported goods are selling for. Our farmers, in many instances, have as yet failed to get their share of the returning prosperity, and this is because, having been the last to feel the effects of the post-war slump, they have been the last to recover from it. But the agricultural situation is steadily improving and will continue to improve year by year. Certainly the sane way to help it is to build up the prosperity of the country, and not to pull down the temple by repealing the protective tariff law. 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CHAPIN IF WE MUST HAND DECORATE OUR SLICKERS, WHY NOT USE THEN POR. ADVERTISING PURPOSES? CITRUS NOTES Egg Laying Contest CITRUS NOTES Sentiment among citrus grower members that they wished to make a donation to the Florida relief fund as an expression of sympathy and of their desire to be of service, resulted in action by the California Fruit Growers' Exchange whereby that organization will contribute the proceeds from the sale of five carloads of fruit, three cars of lemons and two cars of oranges, to the American Red Cross, national headquarters, for the benefit of the sufferers in the sister state. The fruit will be sold at auction in five of the large eastern markets, a car each in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago, during the early part of the week. Auction companies will co-operate by waiving selling charges. Special auction catalogues will be printed, advising buyers of the worthy cause to which the proceeds from this fruit is to go, and it is anticipated that with this impetus the amount realized may reach $8000. Citrus growers and shippers commonly think of the entire crop moving to market over the rails of the several transcontinental lines that connect California shipping points with the 857 cities and towns in the United States and Canada that comprise the domestic market for California oranges and lemons. While the railroads render splendid service and still carry well over 95 percent of the crop, still in the last few years, water transportation facilities have been called upon more and more, particularly with the development of overseas business in Europe, Asia and the islands of the Pacific. With the development of the port of Los Angeles, more and more of this ocean tonnage is being shipped direct from Southern California's principal seaport. For the year just closing, exchange boat shipments alone will total over 23,000 tons, or the equivalent of 1650 carloads. The destinations of these shipments lay water read as romantically as one of Jack London's travel tales. Singapore, Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai Kobe, Yokohama, are but a few of the principal Asiatic ports that are now regularly receiving shipments of California oranges and lemons. On the other side of the world, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Oslo, Hamburg and Cherbourg regularly receive cargoes for European and British points. Far off in the corner of the Pacific, consumers in Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand wait for shiploads of California's golden crops, and over one hundred and fifty cars went to the Hawaiian ports of Honolulu and Hilo this year. The traffic up the Pacific coast to San Francisco, Portland, Astoria Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Everett, Vancouver and Victoria is steadily increasing on the fast and frequent ships of the lines that cater to this service. Likewise, from New York and other Atlantic ports California oranges and lemons find their way in increasing quantities to South American countries. Growers in the California Fruit Growers' Exchange always alert to wide channels of distribution, long since started to develop this desirable overseas and coastal business. Over twenty years ago an exclusive agent was established in the British Isles, and shortly after the close of the war a personal survey of all principal world markets was made by an experienced representative of the exchange. Plans have been made and carefully followed out for the maximum development of this export business by exchange growers. Latest reports from southern Florida indicate that earlier estimates of loss of fruit during the recent hurricane were about correct. The bruised and punctured fruit is now showing up. Indications are that this condition will somewhat delay the start of shipments. The season's crop is now figured at 37,500 carloads, about equal to that of last year. In addition to the loss of fruit on the trees, reports now state that the hurricane caused damage to trees, packing houses, etc., to the extent of $10,000,000 in the citrus industry alone. The American Bankers' Association conference brought perhaps the largest gathering of prominent business executives of the year to Southern California during the past week. Thousands of bankers from all parts of the United States saw something of the citrus industry during their visit. Several local banks secured the co-operation of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange to more strongly impress the visitors with the golden fruit by purchasing and placing baskets of oranges in hotel rooms, handing out free oranges at various banks, and serving fresh orange juice made with the Sunkist extractor at business sessions. "The Purdys' by Paul Robinson PUBLISHERS - AUTOCASTER SERVICE REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE WHAT'S THE MATTER? JUST LOOK AT THIS HAND, EMBROIDERED TOWEL AUNT EFFIE GAVE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY! IT'S RUNNED. RUINED! WARREN! COME IN HERE THIS MINUTE! GEE — NOW WHAT DIDJA DO? I'VE A MIND TO GIVE YOU A GOOD TANNIN! — I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NEVER TO DRY YOUR DIRTY HANDS ON THE GOOD TOWELS? THAT'S A GOOD JOKE ON YOU MAMA! THAT AINT DIRT— IT'S ONLY WALNUT STAINS!" OBSERVATIONS BY A CONTRIBUTOR GETTING IT OUT OF SYSTEM DURING the past week, quite often two or more citizens would be seen grouped together, waving arms, talking loudly, all at once, pointing fingers at each other, knocking ashes from cigarette butts, panning this fellow and that for some bonehead performance, and while a tenderfoot thought there would be an honest-to-goodness scrap, it was learned that the fans were only discussing the ball game. THE HOME TOWN PAPER The editor sits in his easy chair, running his fingers through his hair, while some cities have a nice mess of hot slugs on hand, according to a ruling of a high state court regarding legal advertising. Legal printing cannot be placed in what is termed a chain newspaper; that is, one made up and printed in one town and circulated in another town. In other words, to carry legal advertising, a paper must be a local product entirely. A few cities have given contracts for their printing to these chain papers, and there is much worry and gnashing of teeth, some perturbed city editors, perplexed managers, the wrath even extending to the much abused printer's devil. Once upon a time country editors engaged in wordy battles as to their circulations, each claiming his paper went to this place and that, until finally one old backwoods editor stopped the argument by saying he had a hard time to keep his paper from going to h——l. THE COCK-EYED WORLD The bi-monthly meeting of the whistling and chewing committee was held around the corner, the other afternoon, with President Soakum in the chair. Secretary Whippersnapper read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved. Treasurer Hardscramble reported all funds intact, but collections unwary. That awful mess unearthed in a neighboring county seat town, where high officials are being held up to public scorn, was discussed, and it was unanimously voted that this latest batch of dirty finen was really the worst case of the pot calling the kettle black that ever happened south of Skookum Gulch. The meeting adjourned, giving warning to the public to padlock its doors, turn the watch-dogs loose and load up the family shotguns. THE bi-monthly meeting of the wintling and chewing committee was held around the corner, the other afternoon, with President Soakum in the chair. Secretary Whippersnapper read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved. Treasurer Hardscramble reported all funds intact, but collections unwary. That awful mess unearthed in a neighboring county seat town, where high officials are being held up to public scorn, was discussed, and it was unanimously voted that this latest batch of dirty linen was really the worst case of the pot calling the kettle black that ever happened south of Skookum Gulch. The meeting adjourned, giving warning to the public to padlock its doors, turn the watch-dogs loose and load up the family shotguns. BOUNCING ALONG CALIFORNIA, state of the Golden West, has added another link to her record of fame by the cultivation of the guayule shrub which produces rubber. This state has many vehicles, and this new industry may fill a long-felt want. KNEW HER ONIONS STORY was told at the officers' luncheon, the other evening, that had something to do with a judge. It was related that once upon a time a woman was being examined as to her sanity. It looked bad for the lady, until she asked to be allowed to whisper something into the judge's ear. The motion being sustained, she stepped up and, when close up to the jurist, the lady threw her arms around the judicial neck and kissed him upon the cheek. The verdict: "The court finds the defendant not guilty." FADING FROM THE PICTURE HEAVYWEIGHT prizefighter who was recently dethroned, or something like that, says he is going to ask for a return engagement with his big boy friend. Now look here, better just let things as they are, and forget it. GRASS LOOKS GREENER ACROSS THE WAY NINE-MONTHS bride of ultra society circles was seen in company of another man in one of those night playgrounds, in a big eastern city, the other evening—in company of the man whom, the dispatches say, was jilted when her latest marriage bells rang. And in another cozy nook there sat the fiancee of the man who was enjoying the honeyed tete-a-tete with the wife, and, sure enough, the bethrothed person became hostile. No doubt when the "old men" hears about the confabulation, he also will be antagnistic, or such. THAT DARK BROWN TASTE JUDGE in a Middle West state has adopted a new line of punishment for persons convicted of that indoor sport known as bootlegging. A five days' sentence on a bread and water diet is being handed down, and the results are said to be good. Now the question is, if the sellers of the white mule take an occasional flyer at their own medicine, it is of record, that after a night out, a fellow loses his appetite next morning, and there are cases where an amateur just could not stand to even smell food, let alone eat it. From a health viewpoint, the bread and water menu has good points, for those who have a hangover. WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN The man who fixes the roofs of houses, while going over a building the other day, found a hole in the roof about as big as the end of your finger, and, of course, when it rained the water came through to the floor below to heat the hand. WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN THE man who fixes the roofs of houses, while going over a building the other day, found a hole in the roof about as big as the end of your finger, and, of course, when it rained the water came through to the floor below to beat the band. Now, as to how the hole got into the roof. The man who fixes the roofs says the hole was caused by a bullet. Asked holy come, he allows that during a New Year's celebration many patriotic citizens, in the height of their exuberance, fire off their pistols to add to the din. Then, of course, the bullets fall all around. And when the rains come, some roofs leak, and the man who fixes the roofs gets a job. LIKE THE CAT AND RAT STORY A WELL-KNOWN car manufacturer started something the other day, when he said he intended to inaugurate a plan making it possible for a man to work five days a week, instead of six. It is said he believes that a man will do as much in five days as he formerly did in six, because the two days' rest he gets will give him renewed vigor. And the pay envelope will be about the same. That's great stuff—if it works out. And again, if a man has two days off each week, he will have just that much more time to put his flivver in the used car variety, and eventually that would create an increased demand for new flivvers—and makes more work for the employes. And the more work, the more money—and perhaps, in time, a fellow would have to work only four days a week, and later on maybe not at all. THE GOLDEN WEST THE ADMISSION Day celebration held at Sonoma was a picturesque affair. People gathered in large numbers, imbued with a friendship that is everlasting. It was symbolic of the spirit of the founders of the state. Miles of beautiful floats, amid myriads of flowers, were inspiring. The charming senoritas were clothed in dresses a century old, giving the event an historic aspect. The dons were of proud mien. The beautiful pacing steeds were the embodiment of equine grace. The hospitality of the people was unbounded, and this is what speaks louder than words. California is a wonderful state.