anaheim-gazette 1927-07-28

Huge Consumption Surpasses 10 States Remarkable Increase in Use of Electricity in California Further evidence of California's leadership in the electrical world and an additional reason for her continuance in the "white spot" are disclosed in figures just compiled by the statistical department of the Southern California Edison Company. This report shows that the demand for electricity in California equals the combined requirements of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona. This group of states as a whole also shows a much greater use of electricity than prevails in other parts of the country. California, with approximately 4 per cent of the population of the United States, has 8 per cent of the electrical generating capacity of the country and has half the generating capacity of that area commonly known as the 11 western states. There are now considerably more than a million homes in California that are using electric service, and more than 100,000 manufacturing and other industrial establishments in this state use electricity as their principal power. Two-thirds of all the industrial plants in the 11 western states are located in California. Southern California's industrial progress is noticeable in this analysis, which shows that the gain in electrical output for 1926 in comparison with 1925 was 10.2 per cent for the 11 western states; for California it was 12.2 per cent, and for Southern California it was 13 per cent. The use of electricity per capita in California is three times the average for the whole United States. In 1926, per capita consumption for the entire country was 541 kilowatt-hours; for the 11 western states it was 1091 kilowatt-hours; and for California it was 1600 kilowatt-hours. These figures show why the Southwest is one of the Lawyers Must Pay Fee and Register Every lawyer in California must register and pay a fee to the State Bar of California, otherwise lawyers not registered and paying such fee will not be allowed to practice law, according to the provisions of the State Bar act going into effect July 29, 1927. Section 47 of the State Bar act (Stats. 1927, Chap. 34) provides "No person shall practice law in this state subsequent to the first meeting of the state bar, unless he shall be an active member thereof as hereinbefore defined." Every person now admitted to practice law is entitled to register as a member of the state bar. Registration is in charge of the state bar commission, of which Chief Justice William H. Waste is chairman and Joseph J. Webb of San Francisco, member executive committee California Bar Association; Charles A. Beardsley of Oakland, vice-president California Bar Association; Thomas C. Ridgway of Los Angeles, president California Bar Association, and Kemper Campbell of Los Angeles, president Los Angeles Bar Association, and vice-president American Bar Association, are members. The commission is now making up a complete list of the names and addresses of all lawyers in the state. "Every lawyer should take pains to see that his name and address is furnished to his local county bar association," said Mr. Campbell in behalf of the state bar commission. "This will insure the receipt from the commission in due course of a registration blank, the signing of which, accompanied by the payment of $3 for dues from July 29, 1927, to January 18, 1928, will confer upon the member the privilege of voting for the board of governors soon to be elected, and to continue in the practice of law after the first meeting of the state bar. Co-operation by members of the bar in forwarding this registration will be deeply appreciated by the commission." OHIO STATE PICNIC All who ever lived in Ohio are included in Motor Vehicles have for the enforcement vehicle act which Friday. The division's force officers was prepared new 40-mile speed cedel instructions. Snook, chief of the motorists are to be that limit. The clergy ordered new supplies carrying out the new to registrations and kings. It will now be my division to give exam applicants for new drivers the law becomes editions received up to night will be recognized der the old law. The division may, sirable, cancel any driver who has three years and require an examination as to mental fitness to drive. ress is noticeable in this analysis, which shows that the gain in electrical output for 1926 in comparison with 1925 was 10.2 per cent for the 11 western states; for California it was 12.2 per cent, and for Southern California it was 13 per cent. The use of electricity per capita in California is three times the average for the whole United States. In 1926, per capita consumption for the entire country was 541 kilowatt-hours; for the 11 western states it was 1091 kilowatt-hours; and for California it was 1600 kilowatt-hours. These figures show why the Southwest is one of the world's best markets for motor-driven machines and other electrified appliances. Following the lead of the Edison company, several utilities in this state have recently made voluntary reductions in rates on the experimental plan approved by the railroad commission with the thought that a lower selling price will result in an increased volume of business. Such has been our experience in the past, and we have every assurance that the present experiment will be successful, to the benefit of both the operating companies and their consumers. This supremacy of the West in the use of electricity is significant to others than power plant operators. If California's per capita use of electricity is three times the average for the entire country, it means that our industrial establishments are more modern in every respect; that our manufacturing output per man employed is higher; that the men themselves have better working conditions and are accordingly better men; that our streets and highways are better illuminated and therefore safer; that our homes have more conveniences and that all elements of our population have more leisure. The economic value of leisure is not appreciated by some people, and yet it has a real cash-drawer meaning. Not only do men buy more golf balls and fishing tackle since electricity has given them more time for recreation, but having more spare time than formerly, they and their families dress better, live better and travel more. Next year's report will probably show a still further increase in the use of kilowatt-hours by westerners, and this will be of benefit to every business man, whether he sell gasoline or shoes, books or playing cards, jewelry or hardware. Electricity is by no means the sole factor in our prosperity, but its use in the West is so widespread and its applications are so varied that I has become one of our most reliable business barometers. TOUGH ON GUNMAN Habitual criminals who have made California their home because they liked the climate and the prerequisites are about to become very bitter toward the Golden State. A wise legislature has taken steps to make this commonwealth as displeasing to the crook and the gunman as its powers permit. Consequently, July 29 is apt to see a lot of beetle-browed gentlemen gloomily crossing the line into adjacent territory. OHIO STATE PICNIC All who ever lived in Ohio are invited to meet for the summer picnic reunion, all day Saturday, August 6, 1927, in Bixby park, Long Beach. 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 10,000 present. President Harry B. George will preside over the brief program of song and oratory, opening about 2 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. Coffee and badges will be supplied for all. Each one who learns of the picnic is asked to pass on the news. Further information may be had of F. M. Bering, Tucker 1587, secretary of the Federation of Ohio Societies, or of C. H. Parsons, Hotel Rosslyn, Faber 3300. President George and Secretary Captain Frank M. Bering are in charge of the arrangements and program. Uncle Sam closes the fiscal year with a surplus of $630,000,000 in the treasury, which isn't a bad little sum to have laid by for a rainy day. TOUGH ON GUNMAN Habitual criminals who have made California their home because they liked the climate and the prerequisites are about to become very bitter toward the Golden State. A wise legislature has taken steps to make this commonwealth as displeasing to the crook and the gunman as its powers permit. Consequently, July 29 is apt to see a lot of beetle-browed gentlemen gloomily crossing the line into adjacent territory. For that is the date the new criminal statutes go into effect. Thereafter California is scheduled to be a most unhealthy place for the person who makes a living at crime. The new laws are more drastic than those of any other state in the Union. The gunman, for example, gets seven years in prison the first time he is convicted before he becomes eligible for parole. On a second conviction he must serve fifteen years before becoming a candidate for parole. The habitual offender gets a powerful jolt, too. The man convicted three times of a felony must go to prison for life, without benefit of parole for at least twelve years. Four felony convictions will put him behind the bars for life with no parole possible. Trials themselves will be shorter and less sensational. No more long drawn out examinations of prospective jurymen by the opposing attorneys. Henceforth, the judge will question the candidates for jury duty. This little change alone ought to save California taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Following the Gray-Snyder verdict, a moving picture beauty was convicted in California of concealing evidence concerning the beating up of her husband by her lover. Evidently something is going wrong with the old jury complex. It is announced that American workingmen are now healthier than ever before—which is a good boost for the automobile industry. July is here and if you feel disposed to complain of the heat, just remember how you cussed the old furnace back in January. back from California points and return Boston, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8157.76 Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.30 Denver, Colo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.20 Des Moines, Ia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.55 Houston, Tex. ..... 75.60 Kansas City, Mo. ..... 75.60 Memphis, Tenn. ..... 89.40 Minneapolis, Minn. ..... 91.90 Monroe, Quincy..... 148.72 New Orleans, La..... 89.40 New York, N.Y. ..... 151.70 Portland, Ma..... 165.60 St. Louis, Mo..... 85.60 Washington, D.C. ..... 145.86 and many others. TAKE advantage of these low excursion fares to visit the old home this summer. Start any day before September 30. Return limit October 31. Our travel books will help you plan your trip and may be had upon request. SANTA FE Ticket Office and Travel Bureau C. A. WALKER, Agent Anaheim, Calif. Phone 217 Officers Prepare to Enforce New Law Severe Penalty Follows Breaking 40-Mile Speed Limit All departments of the Division of Motor Vehicles have made preparations for the enforcement of the new motor vehicle act which becomes effective Friday. The division's force of more than 200 officers was prepared to enforce the new 40-mile speed limit, having received instructions from Frank G. Snook, chief of the division, that no motorists are to be allowed to exceed that limit. The clerical force had ordered new supplies preparatory to carrying out the new provisions relative to registrations and keeping the records. It will now be mandatory for the division to give examinations to all applicants for new drivers' licenses after the law becomes effective. Applications received up to midnight of tonight will be recognized as coming under the old law. The division may, if it deems it desirable, cancel the operator's card of any driver who has had a card for three years and require him to take an examination as to his physical and mental fitness to drive. Drivers who have lost their licenses and make application for renewal may also be subjected to an examination at the discretion of the division. Likewise, the division may require the non-resident who has never secured a license in California before to take an examination. Another important change in the new motorist's "bible" provides that any persons convicted of reckless driving three times within a period of twelve months shall automatically lose his license, the law classifying him as an habitually reckless driver. A conviction of speeding cannot be counted against the motorist in such cases. Juries are given power to fix the punishment in cases of conviction for driving while intoxicated. This provision was added as a means of securing more convictions, as it was found that under the old law, which classed the offense as a felony punishable by a prison sentence, juries were reluctant to bring in verdicts of guilty. The division also prepared to comply with another section of the new act requiring that a complete record of accidents involving injury and death be kept with their causes and locations. Motorists involved in such accidents are now required to make a report to police officials and failure is deemed a misdemeanor. Police officials must, in turn, report to the division. This will stop the "covering up" of accidents. Garages and parking stations are required, under the new law to keep a record of cars stored longer than 12 hours and to report to the police when a car has been stored longer than 30 days if the name and address of the owner is unknown. Another provision aimed at the stolen car evil, requires dealers to give notice of the sale of used cars to the division. Notice was required on new cars only under the old law. It is, likewise, made a misdemeanor to withhold a certificate of ownership when the purchaser is entitled to it. Muffler cut-outs must be eliminated from all cars under the net by January 1, 1929. According to best information received by the division, the Wagy bill, which made material changes in the fee paid by commercial trucks, will not go into effect tomorrow, as enough signatures to hold it up by referendum are said to have been secured. In this case, Snook announced, the division will adhere to the present fee schedule in the motor vehicle act until the Wagy bill has been decided at the November election in 1928. Wonder what the flying fish thinks when he sees those airplanes zipping over the briny deep? The successful poker player is the one who can keep a couple of extra aces up his sleeve, and the successful diplomat in these days is one who can keep a couple of extra battleships in the same location. Business In Two Federal Recorderable In the Two triet, generally slightly higher six months of six months on first six months of whole experience. Industry has far in 1927 that principal declare and food procurement of employment lower and pay than in 1926, but if all declines over industrial producing June, 1927. Total volume half of the yeals. Value well above wholesale were than during 1926, but if all declines over able that they moved through. To the People of Anaheim and Vicinity With Increased Capital, New Stockholders, Directors and Broad Experience, The Anaheim National Bank Announces Meet in a Thoroughly Confidential and Constructive Way Future Business Requirements of Every Individual and This City and Section And as a Strictly Anaheim Owned and Operated THE modern business man, as well as the average individual, knows that the Progress are found in the growth and progress of its local institutions. Of each of a city's business units flow to its citizenship and are thus ready for the growth and progress of it, that city goes forward in a sound, must be inter-community commerce, but through it all there must run a definite Spirit and the protection of home enterprises. Each person rightly demands an understanding of his business from his bank. When an individual's pursuits make it necessary for him to deal with a bank, he naturally is interested in banking, purely to the extent of knowing how it relates to what he believes he needs. Confidential and undelayed counsel and accommodation are his main requirements, and they should be graciously and thoughtfully met by banking officials who are able to get the understanding of that particular business—its needs and its outlook—and will supply them within the limits of good banking and sound business practice, and from the outlook of the greatest community good. In the light of the foregoing, study the records given herein, of men responsible for, and active in, this Bank. Each one has been successful in his business, and independent and capable bank merely be "Stockholders," but experiences to this institution a broad and useful banking problems of Anaheim people with sound knowledge and success. Such a bank as this can the commerce, industry and be at least fill its niche therein, and deserves to receive the potential metropolis. OFFICERS WM. A. DOLAN President L. H. WENTS Vice-President R. L. PHEGLEY MRS. A. GOODSON of that particular business—its needs and its outlook—and will supply them within the limits of good banking and sound business practice, and from the outlook of the greatest community good. In the light of the foregoing, study the records given herein, of men responsible for, and active in, this Bank. Each one has been OFFICERS WM. A. DOLAN - President R. L. PHEGLEY J. H. WENTS Vice-President MRS. A. GOODSON D. JESSURUN Active Vice-President CARL MOHR DIRECTORS WM. A. DOLAN B. FISHER J. H. J. H. WENTS CHAS. MYERS F. F. C. RIMPAU D. JESSURUN S. JAMES TUFFREE ERNEST GANAHL J. J. DWYER H. P. CAMPBELL Anaheim National CORNER OF LEMON AND CENTER STREETS The Independent and Capable Anaheim Owned and Operated Business Condition In Twelfth District Federal Reserve Agent Reports Favorable Season This Year In the Twelfth federal reserve district, general business activity was at slightly higher levels during the first six months of 1927 than during the first six months of 1927 than during the first six months of 1926. The agricultural areas of the district have, on the whole, experienced a favorable season. Industry has been less active thus far in 1927 than it was a year ago, the principal declines being in the lumber and food products industries. As a corollary of declining activity, volume of employment generally has ranged lower and payrolls have been smaller than in 1926. Further decreases in industrial production were reported during June, 1927. Total volume of trade during the first half of the year was of record proportions. Value of sales at retail ranged well above the 1926 figures. Sales at wholesale were slightly smaller in value than during the first six months of 1926, but, if allowance be made for price declines over the year period, it is probable that the physical volume of goods moved through wholesale channels was as large as a year ago. Merchandise and miscellaneous carloadings on railroads of the district have been larger during the first half of 1927 than during the first half of 1926. The total amount of check payments (bank debits) at 20 principal clearing house centers of the district was $19,572,866,000 during the period January 1-June 30, 1927, as compared with $18,085,566,000 during the same period of 1926. This bank's index of daily average debits, adjusted for seasonal variation, advanced from 118 in February, 1927, (1923-1925 daily average equals 100) to 128 in May, 1927, and then declined to 123 (preliminary estimate) in June. The index averaged 123 during the first six months of 1927 compared with 115 during the first six months of 1926. The banking and credit situation continued sound throughout the half-year period, condition reports of member banks and of the federal reserve bank of San Francisco showing none but usual seasonal changes. With her housekeeper on the sick list, Mrs. Coolidge is now acting in that capacity at the summer White House. This probably means that Cal will have to step around a little more likely. Chicago is planning a baseball park with a roof over it. This will make it hard for Babe Ruth to knock one over the fence. of Anaheim cinity Directors and Executive Officers of the Bank Announces Its Preparedness to Constructive Way the Present and Every Individual and Institution in Section and Operated Business Bank Individual, knows that the fundamentals of Community is local institutions. When the profits and dividends ship and are thus retained within and made active forward in a sound, satisfactory way. True, there must run a definite consciousness of Community successful in his business, and together they form the intellect of an dependent and capable banking organization. These men will not rely be "Stockholders," but will give liberally of their time and experiences to this institution, in order to supply its customers with broad and useful banking service. Their answers to the banking problems of Anaheim people will be based upon intimate acquaintance, knowledge and successful experience. Such a bank as this can have a widely helpful influence upon commerce, industry and business of Anaheim and vicinity. It will least fill its niche therein, with energy, sincerity and thoroughness, and deserves to receive the support of the sober-minded people of its potential metropolis. Such a bank as this can have a widely helpful influence upon commerce, industry and business of Anaheim and vicinity. It will least fill its niche therein, with energy, sincerity and thoroughness, deserves to receive the support of the sober-minded people of potential metropolis. ORS L. L. PHEGLEY - Cashier RS. A. GOODSON - Asst. Cashier ARL MOHR - Asst. Cashier ORS J. H. BRUNSWORTH F. BAUM ED KELLY DR. J. W. TRUXAW BEN BAXTER National Bank CENTER STREETS Owned and Operated Business Bank