anaheim-gazette 1927-04-21

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1879 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$2.00 SIX MONTHS.....1.25 THREE MONTHS......75 Entered at the Anaheim, Californias, Post Office as second class matter. A GOOD COLLECTOR UNCLE SAM is a good collector and must be, as his activities in this field have necessarily been prodigious since the World war, according to Peter Roman Sterling, who has an interesting issue of the National Republic about our internal revenue organization. Mr. Sterling says in part: "A great spender and a liberal lender, Uncle Sam necessarily must be a good collector. His agency is the bureau of internal revenue. At its head is Commissioner of Internal Revenue David H. Blair. "A record of service which began May 27, 1921, shows that Commissioner Blair is qualified for the job. In five fiscal years of his administration, beginning July 1, 1921, and ended June 30, 1926, there was collected approximately 33 per cent, or $14,000,-000,000 of a total of $43,000,000,000 collected since the organization of the bureau in 1862—a period of sixty-four years. "From 1862 until 1909 the main sources of internal revenue—distilled spirits, fermented liquors and tobacco—remained practically unchanged. For some time prior to the United States' entry into the World war, it was evident that the collections from the manufacture and sale of distilled spirits and fermented liquor was declining in importance. It became necessary to seek new objects of taxation. "The act of August 5, 1909, marked the present system of income taxes and authorized an excise tax on corporations. In 1913 the Constitution of the United States was amended to permit the imposition of taxes on all incomes and legislation was enacted renewing the tax on corporations and, for the first time, taxing the income of individuals. "Prior to 1917 the functions of the bureau of internal revenue were limited to a relatively small number of firms and individuals. Within a brief period following the declaration of war with Germany, the bureau was transformed into an agency that reaches millions of citizens. Until 1918 the million dollar mark was the measurement of collections. Billions became the The act of August 5, 1909, marked the present system of income taxes and authorized an excise tax on corporations. In 1913 the Constitution of the United States was amended to permit the imposition of taxes on all incomes and legislation was enacted renewing the tax on corporations and, for the first time, taxing the income of individuals. Prior to 1917 the functions of the bureau of internal revenue were limited to a relatively small number of firms and individuals. Within a brief period following the declaration of war with Germany, the bureau was transformed into an agency that reaches millions of citizens. Until 1918 the million dollar mark was the measurement of collections. Billions became the common term in 1918 and the peak was reached in 1920, when $5,400,000,000 was collected. MARINE PUBLICITY FRIENDS of the American merchant marine, and this includes practically all of the American public which is, unfortunately, unorganized on the subject, will be pleased to learn that the publicity campaign for the maintenance of the marine is not to be neglected. Some of the United States senators and other statesmen of the marine and members of the shipping board intend to deliver addresses and to issue publicity during the next few months calling attention to the fact that something tangible must be done in the next session of congress on the shipping question. One of the senators interested in the merchant marine is Senator Copeland of New York, who said in a recent address at Chicago: "The United States as a nation can never be wholly independent while it depends upon foreign countries to export its goods and import its own purchases from abroad." There is food for thought in this statement, which is true in every sense. For what nation can be entirely independent which has no merchant marine of its own? The country recently lost a real American publicist and one of the first rank in ability in the death of George W. Hinman at Chicago. One of the last articles which Mr. Hinman wrote was one supporting our merchant marine and pointing out how it had increased our South American trade, and showing that our business with the countries to the south of us has tripled since the year before the war. This growth the writer added, has come about largely through the efforts of our merchant marine. Great fleets of American ships are now operating between the United States and South American ports. How long could we depend on this export business if we were again forced to rely on European ships, as was the case before the war? The answer is obvious. The merchant marine must be maintained. MINDING OUR BUSINESS WHENEVER the attention of our internationalist friends is called to Washington's advice that the republic beware of foreign commitments and entangling alliances, they usually try to counter by stating that conditions are different now that when he relinquished the reins of government. The internationalists realize that arguing with Washington would be unpopular in America even now, so they like to tell us that things are not what they used to be, that Uncle Sam is now a grown man and a big man and need no longer fear the things which Washington regarded as perils. It is true that conditions have changed in America since the time of Washington. We have grown rich and powerful. But things have changed in Europe, too. European nations are more powerful than they were a century and a quarter ago. We are not the only nation which has gained in strength and resources. Unfortunately, however, political conditions have not changed to counter by stating that conditions are different now that when he relinquished the reins of government. The internationalists realize that arguing with Washington would be unpopular in America even now, so they like to tell us that things are not what they used to be, that Uncle Sam is now a grown man and a big man and need no longer fear the things which Washington regarded as perils. It is true that conditions have changed in America since the time of Washington. We have grown rich and powerful. But things have changed in Europe, too. European nations are more powerful than they were a century and a quarter ago. We are not the only nation which has gained in strength and resources. Unfortunately, however, political conditions have not changed in Europe to any great extent. It is true that new nations have arisen and new alignments have been made, but the old political hatreds and the old firebrands are there just the same, even though some of them are in a new guise. In Washington's day the fear of far-sighted men was that the new republic might plunge into an European war to help France against England. While it was felt that we owed a debt of gratitude to France, the wise statesmen knew that America could ill afford to go to war in an attempt to pay that debt. It is of course true that the situation has changed since then. We are no longer in danger of entering an alliance with France to fight Great Britain. Fortunately, our affairs are on a friendly basis with both nations. But there is a danger just the same, and it is the danger that we may, unless we watch our step, enter into commitments which might get us into troubles that we now little dream of. For while France and Britain long buried the hatchet, there are other jealousies in Europe. These jealousies might involve any or all of a dozen nations in war. Uncle Sam does not want to be tied to any sort of organization which might commit him in advance to take sides in any such possible struggle. America will in the future, as in the past, look after its own interests whenever and wherever they are assailed. But America is not going to sign a blank note which may involve it in the future upon any chimerical pretext of keeping the peace or sustaining the present balance of power in Europe. As Americans we know that there is still a great deal of virtue in minding our own business. The Russian soviet clothing trust has announced that it will pay 50 cents apiece for all cat-skins delivered at its factories. The skins doubtless will be made into Siberian squirrel and Russian pony coats for sale to the wicked capitalistic nations. The Canton commander-in-chief says that he will be in Peking by Christmas, which recalls to mind an ancient assertion of the Kaiser that he would be in Paris on that date. CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP TIME By PAUL ROBINSON TO SEE YOU STANDING THERE WATCHING ME — ANY-BODY WOULD THINK YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO! MOTHER NATURE MOST OF US AUTOCASTER Make Hens Lay In Winter Time Opportunity Time to Control Scaly Bark Buttress Company Increases Production Make Hens Lay In Winter Time The average farm hen lays less than 60 eggs a year, and she lays them during the season of lowest prices. It is quite possible to increase the egg profits from the flock, says W. M. Cory, assistant far madvisor, by developing a flock that will not only produce more eggs in a year, but will produce them in the fall and winter. Ten eggs laid in December, he says, are worth 20 laid in April or May. A study of the trend in the average monthly farm prices from 1910 to 1924 shows that the lowest wholesale egg prices prevail in April, and that there is a slight increase in July and August, with a more perceptible increase beginning in September. The highest price is reached in December. The important point for farm flock owners to realize is that it takes fewer eggs from October to January to pay for a given quantity of feed than during any other time of the year. Although the price of grain or of eggs cannot be controlled on the farm, egg production can be regulated to a considerable extent. The ability to lay eggs is inherited. To develop an egg-laying strain requires careful selection and the adoption of a consistent breeding policy. The average farm hen should not only lay at least 144 eggs in a year, but most of them should be laid from October to March. This can be accomplished by building up the flock from selected females that have these characters and with males produced by such females. Four guilds to improvement are the selecting each year of (1) those hens, which mature early, (2) those which lay best after they begin, (3) those which seldom go broody, and (4) those which lay well throughout the late summer and fall. Furthermore, it is important to hatch the chicks as early as possible. Inasmuch as the general-purpose pullet does not begin laying until seven months old, it is obvious that October or November layers should be hatched in March or April. Opportunity Time to Control Scaly Bark By HAROLD E. WAHLBERG Farm Advisor With the increased sap flow in the trees at this season of the year, the healing processes take place more rapidly where there is occasion to cut or scrap for disease control measures. This is one reason why the spring months are best adapted to general scraping work for scaly bark disease of the orange tree. Secondly, in the districts that are subject to the lower temperatures, diseased areas scraped in the spring months will have time to harden the new tissues formed following the scraping, so that it will not be so susceptible to the effects of freezing. The most important item in the control of scaly bark of the orange tree is thorough scraping. By that does not mean deep scraping, but shallow scraping over a broad area well beyond the actual scaly area. The operation will involve scraping over the apparently healthy bark immediately surrounding the diseased spot for four or five inches outwardly. In other words, a scaly area four inches in diameter will be in the center of a scraped area 12 inches in diameter. There are three stages of the disease, the first, second and third. The first stage is small in size and just the beginning of the disease. It can in all cases be stopped and controlled. The second stage has developed for two to four years, while the third stage has established itself rather firmly in the bark and possibly gone deep enough to stain the wood. The third stage is more difficult to control—in some cases impossible. The rule is to get the first stage, or at the latest the second, and thus avoid the third stage. Dermanganate of potash is a simple disinfectant and may be used at any time. It is diluted as the rate of one teaspoonful to one pint of water, and painted on following the scraping within a day or so. The agricultural extension service is Buttress Company Increases Production Wallboard production at the Buttress Manufacturing Company has increased 100 per cent during the last year. In March, 1926, this concern made 1,000,000 feet of wallboard, and in the month just closed its plant here turned out 2,000,000 feet of the product. "Month by month our business has been growing," declared J. H. Clark, secretary-treasurer of the Buttress concern. "While a large pre cent of our output is utilized right here in Southern California, we ship large quantities of wallboard to Pacific coast ports and to our outlets in trans-Pacific countries." "In order to increase production, we have installed $25,000 worth of new drying equipment, giving us the largest curing rooms for wallboard in the west," Mr. Clark continued. "Great care is taken in making our product to assure its flexibility, strength, insulation against heat and cold, and to perfect its sound-deadening qualities." Mr. Clark pointed out that where the climate is semi-tropical, as in Southern California, wallboard is becoming more and more popular in scientific construction. He said that this is one of reasons why so much of the product is shipped to foreign centers where atmospheric conditions approach those of the Southland. Admiral Sims says that the battleship is obsolete as a fighting craft, but it still gives us a comfortable feeling to know that Uncle Sam has a flock of them around. A correspondent to the New York World wants to know what is wrong with our schools. Maybe too many of the professors are busy trying to find a way to wipe out the European debt. arranging 10 field demonstrations during the second week of May to show all details of control work. Demonstrations will be held at Anaheim, Placentia, Garden Grove, La Habra, Yorba Linda, Tustin, Villa Park, Buena Park, Capistrano and West Orange. POP, WHO IS THE NICEST LITTLE BOY IN THE WORLD, AN HOW COME YA THINK I AM? LISSEN, POP, WHO IS THE NICEST LITTLE BOY IN THA- WHAM! HEY! WHAT'S THE TROUBLE HERE? BAW-W-W! HE-MF-MF-TBAW! OBSERVATIONS THE LATCH-STRING HANGS OUT ANAHEIM, represented by a delegation of men and women, spread the spirit of friendship among all the towns in northern Orange county the other day, and everywhere congeniality reigned. By friendly co-operation upon the part of the people much good will result. Let the good work proceed and carry on and on. OLD TOWN GETTING ITS STRIDE AGAIN SAID a local booster: "Things are looking good in Anaheim. Merchants are busy and many out-of-town people are seen on the streets. Yep, I'm satisfied. How are you getting along? You bet, we'll keep the ball rolling. Come around and bring your friends. And say, tell 'em the Valencia Orange Show is going to be better than ever. Solong." CANT PICK STRAWBERRIES OFF SOUR GRAPEVINE LITTLE coupe with a seat for two plays an important part in that touching one-act drama entitled "Why Boys Leave Home." Up and away to the Saturday night dance, the careening coupe wends its way through, and the return usually is after the clock strikes two. There has been a good time—often the odor of liquor is found, and the seductive cigarette helps to blaze the trail. And then the cheers are followed by the tears, and the boy friend is gone. SOLONG, BOYS, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES UPON the eve of their departure to China, a large force of Marines received a telegram from a high official, in which he wished them well, adding that he knew by their actions, good behavior, and heroism they would maintain that high standing of efficiency that has made them famous throughout the world. BREAK THE NEWS TO THEM GENTLY WELL-KNOWN actor who has made his mark in the screen world announces he will gather together all the young women who have taken up their abode in a movie town, for the purpose of giving them a chance to make good. It is said, owing to the influx of these would-be stars, many restaurants have good-looking and vivacious waitresses. BREAK THE NEWS TO THEM GENTLY A WELL-KNOWN actor who has made his mark in the screen world announces he will gather together all the young women who have taken up their abode in a movie town, for the purpose of giving them a chance to make good. It is said, owing to the influx of these would-be stars, many restaurants have good-looking and vivacious waitresses. FLIRTING WITH DEATH IN COMPILING figures showing the hazards which confront humans, it is shown that the bathtub is more deadly than the rickety step-ladder. Then there is the danger of falling out of bed, to say nothing of the hit-and-run driver, the irate husband who has lost his wife, and the ubiquitous booze vendor. THINGS ARE LOOKING BRIGHTER IN ANOTHER neighborhood a man, who is so pious, when he answers the telephone, says "Halo!" instead of the time-worn salutation, "Hello." Ring-te-ting-te-tie-le-oh, falleree-boom-deaye. TRUNK MEN MOURN LOST TRADE IT IS said the lady's traveling garments have become so abbreviated that trunks are no longer a necessity. Motor tourists just put their luggage into cigar boxes and, as a result, baggage men all over the county see their business slipping away. One of the big transfer companies have asked to increase their rates to offset the lack of trade. BETTER THAN BULLETS THE alarming report is made that the death rate from alcoholism is increasing all over the country. Reliable figures show five times as many alcoholic deaths in 1926 as in 1920 in New York, four times as many in Connecticut, five times in Missouri and Michigan, and almost seven times in Maryland. Other states were reported as follows: California, three times; Illinois, almost four; Massachusetts, almost two and one-half; New Jersey, two and one-half; Ohio, more than two; Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, three, and the District of Columbia, almost three. THE DOODLE BUG WITCHERY BELIEVE it or not, a man who lived here several years ago, and who is said to be a geologist of note, confided to a friend that the oil strata in this section runs from the northeast to the southwest. According to that deduction, that would mean some of the pools of oil are right here in Anaheim. THE WORM HAS TURNED IT IS reported that a bill has passed a state governing body which provides that a court may require either the man, or the wife, to give reasonable security for payments of alimony. A LITTLE SHOT NOW AND THEN IT IS said an average of 24,000 persons pass the international gateway at Mexicali daily, and the total for the past year was 8,778,250. The traffic is much heavier on Saturdays and Sundays than on week days. The average for the week-end reaches 32,000 daily. The number of automobiles crossing the line daily THE WORM HAS TURNED IT IS reported that a bill has passed a state governing body which provides that a court may require either the man, or the wife, to give reasonable security for payments of alimony. A LITTLE SHOT NOW AND THEN IT IS said an average of 24,000 persons pass the international gateway at Mexicali daily, and the total for the past year was 8,778,250. The traffic is much heavier on Saturdays and Sundays than on week days. The average for the week-end reaches 32,000 daily. The number of automobiles crossing the line daily is placed at 2604. OH, WILL THEY HAVE TO TELL THEM? A NEW law seeks to make all persons minors until they have reached the age of 21 years. But this does not apply to females who desire to marry, who when 18 may embark out on the matrimonial sea. MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS LAST QUARTER A MAN took his sweetie out for an evening frolic and, it being moonlight, he proposed marriage and was accepted. The wife divorced his later, when he said he had tired of her and never wanted to see her again. IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD A MAN who has attracted quite a bit of attention as a comedian, who has trouble with his wife, and who is being sued for divorce and everything, says he is going to move out of this country because the people here have puritanical ways. A country over there where the franc fluctuates, and where they seem to be short of change, extends him an invitation to cast his lot with them, proclaiming the comedian as a genius. Now if the fun-maker would go to them and cheer them up, they might loosen up and pay that overdue bill. URGE TO MOTORISTS As the reason of heavy motor travel approaches, motorists are urged to look out for small animals such as cats, dogs and chickens while driving. Often a beloved pet of some child is malmed or killed by a careless motorist. Recently a number of such cases were reported. We have been asked to request all motorists to give consideration to dumb animals on the highways. Be Kind to Animals Week should be continued the year around, according to humane societies appealing for help in their work.