anaheim-gazette 1929-12-26

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 X MONTHS ... 1.00 Matured at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice as second-class matter. OUR WATER RESOURCES The most comprehensive study of its water resources ever attempted by the State of California is now in full swing. Embracing every section of the state, the investigation just now is being focused on the proposed Salt Water Barrier on Carquinez Straits and water needs of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Tentative adoption of a program covering a study of economic phases of the Salt Water Barrier was reported this week by B. B. Meek, director of public works. What the final procedure will be will not be known until it is reviewed and adopted by the Hoover joint federal-state water commission. Upon the respective values placed upon benefits to be obtained by the barrier depends its inclusion in California's statewide coordinated plan of water develop. The tentative barrier program includes a review of the Young report made by the United States bureau of reclamation; study of the relation of the barrier at the several sites to industrial, irrigation and reclamation developments; domestic water supply, flood control, navigation, fish industry and other things that may determine the benefits or detriments occurring in each instance; investigation and study of other possible sites and types of structure, and an analysis to determine the economic feasibility of the barrier in relation to the various named elements. In the San Joaquin valley 20 miles of the San Joaquin-Kings river exchange canal have been replaced and marked with pipes. Topography has been completed on about 6 miles, and approximately 60 miles of line has been located on the Kings river-Kern river canal, cross-sectioned and special topography taken at stream and other crossings. study of the relation of the barrier at the several sites to industrial, irrigation and reclamation developments; domestic water supply, flood control, navigation, fish industry and other things that may determine the benefits or detriments occurring in each instance; investigation and study of other possible sites and types of structure, and an analysis to determine the economic feasibility of the barrier in relation to the various named elements. In the San Joaquin valley 20 miles of the San Joaquin-Kings river exchange canal have been replaced and marked with pipes. Topography has been completed on about 6 miles, and approximately 60 miles of line has been located on the Kings river-Kern river canal, cross-sectioned and special topography taken at stream and other crossings. Estimate of the water supply of the entire San Joaquin basin have been prepared for the period from 1889 to 1929 for each stream basin, and for the entire basin for the last 40, 20, 10 and 5 years. Preliminary drafts of the report on the Feather river have been completed. Water supply studies of streams in the Sacramento basin have been continued. A total of 2,750,000 acres determined from field survey and 537,000 acres on record has been classified as to land and crops. Actual use of water for irrigation and probable use of certain crops from all available sources are the subject of other data gathered in this connection. Because the ground water level in Santa Clara valley, of which San Jose is the principal city, has been steadily dropping for many years, the permanent underground supply is rapidly being depleted. As a result, the state has been requested and will undertake a general hydrographic investigation of the entire valley. The program, for consideration, will consist in its first stages of spreading the runoff from the streams and causing it to sink underground, and probably at some future date in building reservoirs to iron out the peaks of the floods. Progress was also reported on investigations under way in the following streams: Santa Ana river, Mojave river, Santa Maria river, Salinas river, Santa Margarita creek, San Luis Rey river, Whitewater river, and Kern river. FOREST FIRES California's longest and most serious fire season since organized fire protection has been in effect closed December 9, with advent of a heavy storm. Director Natural Resources Fred G. Stevenot made a report at the governor's council meeting on the devastation wrought by flames to the state's forests during the long fight, since the menace started in June. Both state and federal governments were obliged to maintain their organizations upon a summer basis until December 9. We have completed the most disastrous season, from the viewpoint of a menace to natural resources, in our history. Under normal conditions it is expected that the fire season would ordinarily close any time from September 15 to October 1. Starting in June, state and federal rangers have fought fire almost continuously until a week ago. The United States Forest Service has expended over $100,000 for suppression in California this season, an dthe state will have spent approximately $120,000 by the time all claims are settled. "This does not include expenditures by Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and other California counties, which have county organizations and bear their row suppression expenses." were endangered time and again during the fire season. Stevenot were endangered time and again during the fire season, Stevenot said. The total loss cannot be estimated until January, due to Starting in June, state and federal rangers have fought fire almost continuously until a week ago. The United States Forest Service has expended over $100,000 for suppression in California this season, an dthe state will have spent approximately $120,000 by the time all claims are settled. “This does not include expenditures by Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and other California counties, which have county organizations and bear their rown suppression expenses.” were endangered time and again during the fire season. Stevenot were endangered time and again during the fire season. Stevenot said. The total loss cannot be estimated until January, due to many fires late in November. It was only the state, county and federal fire fighting organizations that saved large stands of timber in the state during these months. We have suffered a heavy loss and will see its results with the coming winter rains an dthe consequent rolling of eroded materials from the mountains, causing reservoirs and harbors to fill with silt. When timber is burned off land we must expect that rain will tear the mountains to pieces and clog the rivers with silt. Land slides will be frequent this winter, particularly in Humboldt and Mendocino counties, where much brush and forest cover has been removed by fire. MOTOR VEHICLES For the first time in history, California has passed the two million mark in the registration of motor vehicles. Such was the report this week by R. B. Meek, director of public works, at Governor Young’s cabinet meeting. The total vehicles registered on December 1 was 2,015,418, an increase of 184,813 or slightly more than 10 per cent over the same period in 1828. Beginning with March, 1909, when the first $18,000,000 bond issue was proposed in the state legislature for a state highway system, the registration totals for motor vehicles in California have increased as follows: 1909 (March) ..... 10,600 1914 ..... 123,516 1919 ..... 477,450 1924 ..... 1,350,752 1929 ..... 2,015,418 A farmer out in Nebraska has grown a turnip weighing six pounds. This is a form of farm relief that will never be popular with the politicians. ANAHEIM GAZETTE A Stitch in Time By Albert T. Reid OUR LITTLE OLD SAVINGS JEE-ROOS-LEM! WHAT A HOLE! 2 BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS PROGRAM Business As Usual California’s Slogan Wall Street Flurry Had No Influence on the States Industry Maybe the East was hard hit by the recent Wall Street collapse, but in California, the holiday slogan is "Business as Usual." Authority for this statement is none other than Arthur H. Garland, who as state commissioner of corporations, keeps his finger on the pulse of big business. Not only does Garland see no difficulty in financing new corporations in California, but his office has also made the people of the state a Christmas gift in preventing millions of dollars of worthless stocks from being foister upon them. During November 532 applications were filed in Garland’s office for permits authorizing the sale of securities within the state. These represented applications from new companies, for primary financing and applications by established companies for additional financing. The total equal about 91 per cent of the average, filed per month during the last 10 months. The 9 per cent decrease is the normal decrease at this time of year. But in stopping the sale of “personally owned” securities the corporation commissioner’s office has done its best work, the report indicated. Between November 22 and December 15 five additional “stop orders” were issued to brokers, competing them to quit selling such securities until a satisfactory award was made. For a time—beause of an appellate court decision—it was held that the Corporate Securities Act was unconstitutional as it impaired the right of contract as it resisted the sale of securities by a person who was the owner put not the issuer. The result of this was that certain promoters would organize a corporation in another state, have a great part of the capital stock issued to them for little or no consideration, then bring that stock into California, contract to sell it to a broker, who might resell it at such prices he chose. Close analysis of the law revealed that the corporation commissioner might legally regulate the sale of such stock by a broker. And that's precisely what was done. It is greatly to the credit of the brokers themselves that they are now offering detailed information about such personally owned’ securities to the division before they are offered for sale. In other words, they are cleaning house themselves, and making a good job of it. Little Consolation in Corporation Tax Legislative Tax Committee Making Searching Investigation Proponents of California's new 4 per cent state tax on incomes of banks and corporations get little consolation from the manner in which the joint legislative tax committee is going about its duty as outlined in the resolution which authorized it, but with some side gestures that has astonished observers on both sides. Meeting at the state capitol last week, the committee placed on the carpet Reynold E. Bight, franchise tax commissioner in charge of administering the new 4 per cent income tax. Members of the committee were inclusive as to the practical working of this tax, sponsored by Governor Young’s administration, which the legislature enacted into law at the last session, and which has been subject for much controversy since. Various questions were fired at Bight, tending to elicit information on the relative tax burden of different groups under the new law—Why the Standard Oil Taxes were shaded from $250,000 in 1928 to only $25 in 1931, why small corporations are generally paying more under the new law, etc. Bight did not have the information available, he said, but his answers were not direct enough to suit some of the tax probing legislators. A few of them became insistent, and the meeting ended with a firm but police request to Blight "to have the information ready as soon as possible." Bitter opponent of the law tax law Dixwell L. Pierce, secretary of the state board of equalization, was accorded the privilege of presenting the committee with a complete list of all the bank taxes for 1929 and totals for this group—an honor that logically should go to Blight, as the information originates in his office. The banks totals were no credit to the new law, its opponents pointed out, as they showed these institutions to be paying only 10 percent of their 1928 tax, as assessed under the old law. So the meeting ended with the committee hot on the trail of information about the tax—and judging from questions, information that will tend to discredit the law. Oriental Markets Being Studied Director B. H. Crocheron, of Agricultural Extension Service, and W. J. Norton, who together are making an investigation of possible fruit markets in China report that they have had two months of successful efforts and will continue throughout the winter months to determine whether additional markets for California fruits do or do not exist among the Oriental people. In recent letters to Farm Advisor Harola E. Wahlberg they report a long series of successful crop conferences having been held with dealers in Japan and China, Consula, trade clampions and business organizations throughout the Orient have given their cooperation. The course of California fruits, fresh, dried and canned, has been followed from ships to ultimate consumers. Professor Crocheron and Mr. Norton began their investigation at Yokohama, later visiting Korea, North China, and they are now taking in outh China. All important business centers of the Orient will be visited, including India. The tour will last over a period of at least eight months. Professor Crocheron is deterring at the various centers points with relation to the regions, prices, food habits, possible demands, purchasing power and methods of trade promotion. Samples of fruits are being displayed in all kinds of packages and different forms. have fought fire and States Forest in California annually $120,000 Angeles, Santa ntura. San Luis as, which have mion expenses." Season, Steveno season, Steveno January, due to fighting orgathe state during its results with cling of eroded s and harbors we must expect log the rivers particularly each brush and passed the two ek, director of long. The total 3, an increase the same period st $18,000,000 or a state highvehicles in Cali 10,600 123,516 477,450 1,350,752 2,015,418 weighing six ever be popular For a time—be cause of an appellate court decision—it was held that the Corporate Securities Act was unconstitutional so far it impaired the right of contract by restricting the sale of securities by a person who was the owner but not the issuer. The result of this was that certain promoters would organize a corporation in another state, have a great part of the capital stock issued to them for little or no consideration, then bring that stock into California, contract to whisper SH - SH - SLID UP STAIRS AND PUT THE PREGENTS IN THE ATTIC PINKY, MUST NOT KNOW - WE'LL SURPRISE HIM THIS YEAR! OH, MOM! DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MY LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS? WHY, YES! READ IT TO DAD AND I- DEAR SANTA- PLEASE BRING ME A SLED, A BICYCLE - A PAIR OF SKATES AND A NEW SWEATER- WELL, WELL, PINKY, DEAR YOU'LL PROBABLY GET ALL THOSE THINGS SURE! I KNOW I AM! BECAUSE I SAW THEM UP IN THE ATTIC! Pinky, Dinky, JINGLES SEND US A JINGLE - DAD! WILL SANTA CLAUS BRING ME A 'LECTRIC TRAIN, SO I WON'T BE CROSS WHEN IT STARTS TO RAIN? SEEM BY WILFORD BAUHOR - LOCKHART, TEXAS. OBSERVATIONS YES, SIREE. IT'S THE WOMAN WHO PAYS "And it is the order of this court that you be confined in the state penitentiary for a period of from one to fourteen years. The wife of the man gave way to heart rending grief and collapsed in her chair. DING-A LING! "THEY DON'T ANSWER!" A hurly-burly item appeared in the paper the other day saving that in another city a jury had acquitted a man of possession, and the court ordered 300 gals. of pre war wine returned him. Now, that has put a lot of guys on their tip toes. They are of opinion that this man is an old acquaintance, or something, and are quite sure that they have met him before—and they are anxious to meet him again, socially to talk over old times, and the weather. Okey, let's go! THROWING OUT THE LIFE LINE Quite a bit of cursory comment has been going round about a letter that the head man of a commission sent out concerning the ramifications of a social complex that has been drawing the spotlight for some time. It has been said that an honest confession is good for the soul and maybe the letter is what called ipso facto; that is, it contained all the meat in the cocoanut and consequently there was no reason for searching any further for facts. However, in all probability the missive may have been premature, and besides there are a whale of a lot of people who believe that when the report is finally submitted that the situation will be just about what it is now. Many people believe that new line of endeavor has been created in this country during the past nine years, and hordes of hemen would have to go to work to make an honest living if things were changed. Its hard to teach an old dog new tricks; and lots of people just laugh and say pshaw, what's the use. LET GEORGE DO IT A man who has just returned from a southern state says some of the farmers down there in certain sections will need relief of some kind or other, or they will blow up, because they won't work. It is not like it used to be a few years ago. There a tiller of the soil was up with the lark and did a hard day's labor—but now it's different. In some counties down there a man on LET GEORGE DO IT A man who has just returned from a southern state says some of the farmers down there in certain sections will need relief of some kind or other, or they will blow up, because they won't work. It is not like it used to be a few years ago. Then a tiller of the soil was up with the lark and did a hard day's labor—but now it's different. In some counties down there a man on a stretch of land will do as little as possible, and expects to get by. He has city habits, even though he lives on a farm. He likes to enjoy himself. One man down there has an apple orchard—but the weeds are as high as the trees. He does not like to work. That is a sample of the outlook; that is the word brought back by the man who has just returned from there. The automobile helps those farmers to have that good time that they crave. As soon as the sun goes down many of them crank up the car and away they go to the cities, looking for that good time. RAN OUT OF GAS Just about the time Palm Beach suits came out, a man who was accused of a felony, was tried and convicted by a jury, said: "I have just begun to fight. I am right." But when bail was refused he was sent to jail. FIFTY-FIFTY, ANYWAY It was just about the time that the lilac bushes were shedding their leaves when a lot of actresses went on an 18-day diet up to the hour of "going to press" it was learned that some of them lost weight, while some of the others gain in their poundage. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK BAD BOY Society circles were agog the other day when it was announced that a couple, who were married about six months ago, had decided to take what is called a "delayed honeymoon." Now, that incident, is highly important, because if the high contracting parties are on good speaking terms after the lapse of six months, there is good grounds for rejoicing. Okay! MILLS OF THE GODS, GRIND SLOW, BUT FINE Quite often of late it has been noticed in the paper that get rich quick promoters have been tried, found guilty and sent to prisons. These gentry usually prey upon unsuspecting people (who really ought to know better) who are fleeced out of their hard earned money. All those slickers will have a long time to think matters over, and no doubt when they get out will be poorer—but wiser. Okay! BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE If there is to be any more scrapping of battleships, Uncle Ruben sticks to the idea that the other fellow should start the scrapping first. If you put on your thinking cap you will recall that a while back a lot of boats were scrapped over here; but some of the high contracting parties over there lost interest in the junk pile. There are a whale of a lot of folks who would try anything once; but yet again there are others who hail from Missouri and would like to be shown just how the thing works when it comes to blowing up the battleships. Entangling alliances have a tendency to keep a fellow awake nights, and when you find a guy running around with a chip on his shoulder, it is a mighty good plan for everybody to stand on his own bottom, and let the If there is to be any more scrapping of battleships, Uncle Ruben sticks to the idea that the other fellow should start the scrapping first. If you put on your thinking cap you will recall that a while back a lot of boats were scrapped over here; but some of the high contracting parties over there lost interest in the junk pile. There are a whale of a lot of folks who would try anything once; but yet again there are others who hail from Missouri and would like to be shown just how the thing works when it comes to blowing up the battleships. Entangling alliances have a tendency to keep a fellow awake nights, and when you find a guy running around with a chip on his shoulder, it is a mighty good plan for everybody to stand on his bottom, and let the devil take the hindmost. George Washington warned the people about hooking up with a lot of people who always have a tempest in a teapot, and George evidently knew what he was talking about. However, if all the folks want to be good, it would be fine and dandy to have them put their cards on the table face up so as to be able to see that there was no hokus pokus lurking in the woodpile. Quite often when there is an African gentleman sojourning in the woodshed you have to sleep with one eye open in order that the pullets are not purloined, or something. In the wild and woolly west in the early days it was a good thing for all the men to attend to their own business, because undertakers were scarce and people did not raise flowers in profusion. And it might be well to inform the populace that it is rumored that a bunch of the big butter and egg men would like to have an honest to goodness police force over there in order that their debtors would be prompt in paying the installments on the notes outstanding. And you remember, folks, when they had their backs against the wall and yelling for help, it was mighty nice to send the boys over to clear the traffic; but after the fireworks when it came to paying off the obligations some of the hombres invoked a few scotch customs and tried to sidestep. When you talked about the boys living amid the poppy fields it caused the tears to come allright; but it seems the departed are soon forgotten. DEAD LANGUAGE Alkali Ike—What is the meaning of that word called humidity. City Jake—Say, bo. you are dealing in mighty big words. But you know when it rains in Arizona in the summer the vapor blows out here, and the weather man tells you it is hot. As a panacena it is suggested you go out under the old weeping willow tree, tap a five gallon keg, peel off your shirt and settle down for the day. "Say, what's the matter with you—going crazy." You are dreaming, you're full a prunes; wake up; turn on that fan there and keep still."