anaheim-gazette 1930-06-19

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. PROTECTION AND PRICES It will be recalled that when the present tariff law was under consideration in 1921, the same cry was raised that we hear now—namely that an increased tariff would result in increased prices to the consumer. It will be recalled that then, as now, tables were put out showing how many billions of dollars in increased cost of living would be loaded on the backs of the consuming public by the tariff law of 1922 which displaced the Underwood law. Capper's Weekly recently published some government figures which show the relationship between such claims and the facts. During the period 1918-1930, food, clothing, fuel and light and house furnishings were at their high point for the period in 1920, miscellaneous items entering into the cost of living in 1921, and rent only, upon which there is no tariff, in 1924. Basing the index number of 1913 at 100, clothing sank in wholesale price from 287.5 in 1920, two years after the close of the World War, to 160.5 in 1929. House furnishings sank from 292.7 in 1920 to 197.7 in 1929. Facts like these of course will have no effect on the fervent imaginations of foes of the protective policy. Now, as they did eight years ago, they put out mathematical tables "proving" that increases in the tariff will result in heavy increases in living costs, despite the fact that over and over again it has been demonstrated that increased competitive activity within the United States under tariff encouragement, while resulting in more general employment, will reduce rather than increase the cost of living. Moreover it will provide, rather than destroy, the means of earning that living. wholesale price from 287.5 in 1920, two years after the close of the World War, to 160.5 in 1929. House furnishings sank from 292.7 in 1920 to 197.7 in 1929. Facts like these of course will have no effect on the fervent imaginations of foes of the protective policy. Now, as they did eight years ago, they put out mathematical tables "proving" that increases in the tariff will result in heavy increases in living costs, despite the fact that over and over again it has been demonstrated that increased competitive activity within the United States under tariff encouragement, while resulting in more general employment, will reduce rather than increase the cost of living. Moreover it will provide, rather than destroy, the means of earning that living. MORE NEW SHIPS Here is still more good news for those who believe in a big United States merchant marine, and this includes about ninety-eight per cent of the citizens of the United States. The United States lines recently signed a contract with the New York Shipbuilding Company for the building of two great liners, the largest ever built in America. They will become a part of the United States merchant marine. The two great vessels will be of thirty thousand tons each and they will cost $21,000,000. They will be "laid down" immediately, which means that construction will start at once. The two liners will be modeled after the great Leviathan but will be even more luxuriously equipped. They will be 705 feet long, with an eighty-six foot beam and each will have accommodations for 1,300 passengers. The construction of other great liners is to follow and other ships are to be built for the trade with Europe, with the Orient and with South America. It has been a long time since the United States had a merchant marine of which it could be proud, but the day is at hand again. In the good old days of the Yankee clipper ships American shipping could be seen all over the world, but with the development of the steamship and the coming of the war between the states our shipping began to lag. After the Civil War was over our merchant marine had practically disappeared and the greater part of the ocean carrying trade had been sized by Great Britain. Attempts were made to revive the American merchant marine from time to time but these were all in vain. But the World War taught us a lesson as to the value of a merchant marine and it wasacostlyles son. With the close of the war there was danger that we might again lose interest in our merchant marine, but pride and national safety and self interest have won out over foreign propaganda and we are again about to take our rightful place on the seas. And every true American thereby has cause for rejoicing. The importance of this fact cannot be overestimated. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Returns of the Department of Commerce show that in 1929 exports of fruit, fresh, dried and canned, had a total value of $136,000,000. In order to avoid a discussion of the question whether the tomato is a vegetable or a fruit, all vegetables, fresh and canned, will be included, making the total $162,000,000. Thus one group of the "minor" crops, and so much minor as to be hardly noticed, made up 21.5 per cent of the total value of exports of foodstuffs of all kinds aggregating $754,763,000. A dried prune or a bunch of grapes may not appear of much importance, but when exports of the different fruits and vegetables FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Returns of the Department of Commerce show that in 1929 exports of fruit, fresh, dried and canned, had a total value of $136,000,000. In order to avoid a discussion of the question whether the tomato is a vegetable or a fruit, all vegetables, fresh and canned, will be included, making the total $162,000,000. Thus one group of the "minor" crops, and so much minor as to be hardly noticed, made up 21.5 per cent of the total value of exports of foodstuffs of all kinds aggregating $754,763,000. A dried prune or a bunch of grapes may not appear of much importance, but when exports of the different fruits and vegetables combined paid for 3.6 per cent of all the merchandise of every description imported in the year, they are worth considering. When it is recalled that the exports are only the surplus that we can not consume ourselves, the wonder is how much of these "minor" products does the country produce and consume. The answer is that this group of products has an aggregate cash value greater than the cotton crop. Transportation to the market calls for a million cars, many of which cross the continent. About 42 per cent of California's production is hauled over 3,000 miles and another 35 per cent gives a haul of not less than 2,000 miles. Florida also gives the railroads a fairly long haul, 82 per cent of its output moving between 1,000 and 2,000 miles. This helps to pay dividends and sustain the value of railroad securities. A generation ago the winter use of fruits and vegetables was confined to those that had been stored, canned or dried. Now, fresh fruits and vegetables can be enjoyed nearly the whole year through. Colorado will furnish a late autumn cron of vegetables and melons, Arizona, Texas and Florida will take up the task in the winter. Thus, with the help of other states producing i nthe summer a continuous service of fresh foods is supplied. Interesting information on the state of the mind of the people concerning the new tariff bill is furnished by the recent Republican primary vote in Iowa. The two leading candidates for the United States senatorial nomination were Representative Dickinson and Governor Hammill. Congressman Dickinson voted for the Smoot-Hawley bill and vigorously defended the bill on the stump during the primary campaign, urging the voters to support him and so stand by President Hoover and the tariff. Gov. Hammill stated on the stump that he was opposed to the bill and that he believed that the best way to stand by the Président was to defeat it. The voters decided unqualifiedly in favor of the tariff bill, if we are to judge by the primary results, because Congressman Dickinson won the nomination by more than 75,000 votes and carried all but twelve of the ninety-nine counties in the state. The charge made in debate on the Senate floor that the farmers were opposed to the Smoot-Hawley bill seems to have been refuted as Dickinson ran even stronger in the rural districts than in the cities. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Saint George Up to Date By Albert T. Reid SMALL TOWN MERCHANT CHAIN STORE BOGY INSTRUCTIONS IN BETTER MERCHANDISING METHODS Albert T. Reid Markets in Far Places California fruits will soon be moving in ample variety and some of them will doubtless be consumed by peoples far distant from the point of production. If markets in any quarter o the globe are overlooked this season it will not be due to lack of available information. Exporters now have no excuse for not knowing about the market requirements and possibilities, because such knowledge can be had as never before. The United States Department of Commerce has issued a trade promotion bulletin entitled "Foreign Trade in Fresh Fruit." The United States Department of Agriculture has published a comprehensive circular on "Marketting Fresh Fruit in Europe," and General Manager Nagle of the California Fruit Exchange is to tell of his investigations on a recent tour of European markets. The University of California is sponsor for an extensive report of the test trip to the Far East by Prof. Overholser and an account of the trade investigations of oriental markets by Prof. Crocherion. Sacramento is preparing for a reciprocal trade conference with South America countries which is calculated to build up the fruit business in that part of the world. Even Africa cannot be considered the dark continent of unexplored fruit markets, for government and trade representatives and the fruit itself have been reaching points within its boundaries. From the mass of information already at hand, some interesting facts are gleaned: The exports of fresh fruit from the United States in 1928 had a value of $56,000,000. The demand for California fruits this season appears more promising in England than in continental Europe. Next to North America, Dame Europe fills her market basket more liberally with fruits from this country than does any other continent. Refrigerator tests have demonstrated that California fruits can be carried half way round the world. The development of larger markets for California fruit in the Orient is an intricate subject which has been studied exhaustively and will be reported thoroughly. Aslatic field offers great opportunities for painstaking persistent effort in promoting business in canned and dried fruits in small packages, but no large proportion of our output can 4-H Summer Camp Starts Saturday The plans are all laid for the 1930 4-H Summer Camp which will be held this year at Camp Radford, 6000 feet high in the San Bernardino mountains. Ten committees have been appointed to handle the details as well as the essentials of the camp. The transportation committee consists of Eric E. Eastman, Assistant Farm Advisor, and R. D. Flaherty, secretary of the Orange County Farm Bureau. The housing committee is composed of Harold Case of San Jaun Capistrano; Don Schnitger of Garden Grove; and Mrs. N. W. Renneker of Yorba Linda. The service committee is composed of Messrs. Lester Schofield of Buena Park and George Quigley of Yorba Linda. The program committee is H. J. Hinrichs of West Orange, and Wm. H. Wollaston of Santa Ana. The athletic committee is, like Gaul, divided into three parts: Baseball under the direction of H. J. Hinrichs of West Orange; Track under G. R. Seacord of Tustin; and Running under Robert Carter of Yorba Linda. The entertainment features are in the Davis Leader's Schools, Harold Case of San Jaun Capistrano and Earl E. Ende of Yorba Linda. The educational part of the camp is under the direction of A. G. Moritz of Yorba Linda and George W. Riehl of Fullerton. The procuring of prizes is allocated to H. J. Hinrichs of West Orange and Eric E. Eastman, Assistant Farm Advisor. The headquarters committee, or camp office, will be in charge of Eric E. Eastman, Assistant Farm Advisor, and Miss Hazel Newman, Extension Service secretary. Mr. Woodbridge Metcalf, Extension State Forester will be present for at least one day, for a campfire ceremony and a forestry trip. Those who have "hit the trail" with Forester Metcalf, know that this feature is one of the great attractions to any camp, both from an educational standpoint and for the inspiration which Mr. Metcalf gives the boys and girls. For the relief of parents and friends who are invited to attend and furnish foreign Tariff Protests In connection with the pending tariff bill, much twaddle has been printed about the "retaliation" which may be expected from foreign nations should the measure become a law. It is not generally known that the tariff and other restrictions placed upon American exports to the countries which have been doing most of the protesting, are more obstructive than those prevailing against imports in the United States. France and Canada are two of the governments which have been played up most strongly as proposing to "retaliate." Canada already has a tariff higher than our own, and while the balance of trade between Canada and the United is in favor of this country, the quarter of a billion dollars spent annually in Canada by American tourists brings it about that more American money is spent in Canada than Canadian money is spent in the United States. The same is true of France. Both countries, without awaiting the outcome of the pending tariff legislation in this country, have raised their tariffs against American imports. It is not generally realized that two-thirds of the imports into the United States are on the free list. We place no handicap on the foreign producer when we impose tariffs approximating the difference in labor costs at home and abroad on competitive articles. We only put them on a fair competitive basis. Experience has proved that as we build up domestic industry we increase both our imports and exports. We increase our imports because the wealth thus accumulated enables us to buy abroad more articles of necessity and luxury we do not produce at home. Our exports are increased because with employment general, our great consuming power enables home industry to produce on so large a scale that the surplus can be profitably sold abroad. It is doubtful if the liberal exploitation of foreign protests against our tariff has helped the cause it was intended to serve. The man in the street knows that these protests come from commercial competitors with a reputation for sharply looking after their own interests, and handing out no advice intended for the good of their compe- Next to North America, Dame Europe hills her market basket more liberally with fruits from this country than does any other continent. Refrigerator tests have demonstrated that California fruits can be carried half way round the world. The development of larger markets for California fruit in the Orient is an intricate subject which has been studied exhaustively and will be reported thoroughly. The Aslatic field offers great opportunities for painstaking persistent effort in promoting business in canned and dried fruits in small packages, but no large proportion of our output can be used there at present. If there is a worse place than the seashore when it is raining it must be the mountains when it is snowing. Mr. Woodbridge Metcalf, Extension State Forester will be present for at least one day, for a campfire ceremony and a forestry trip. Those who have "hit the trail" with Forester Metcalf, know that this feature is one of the great attractions to any camp, both from an educational standpoint and for the inspiration which Mr. Metcalf gives the boys and girls. For the relief of parents and friends who are invited to attend and furnish transportation, insurance has been arranged for to cover claims against volunteer drivers, in case of accident. This covers all 4-H and Farm Bureau encampments. It is doubtful if the liberal exploitation of foreign protests against our tariff has helped the cause it was intended to serve. The man in the street knows that these protests come from commercial competitors with a reputation for sharply looking after their own interests, and handing out no advice intended for the good of their competitors. The American people are capable of settling their own domestic policies without accepting the dictation of interests which have no concern in American prosperity. THERE GOES PROFESSOR SNICKER, THEY SAY HE'S VERY FORGETFUL LIKE! YEAH! YES! HIS WIFE TOLD MOM THAT THE OTHER NIGHT HE GOT UP AND STRUCK A MATCH TO SEE IF HE HAD BLOWN OUT THE CANDLE - AND THE NEXT MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST HE HELD AN EGG IN HIS HAND AND BOILED HIS WATCH! Pinky Dinky JINGLES WHY BOO HOO FROM BOBBY ELSEM, LAKWOO'O LITTLE MISS FRY SHE'S SO SHY ASK HER WHY AND SHE'LL CRY! OBSERVATIONS ANOTHER KISS AND TELL EPISODE: Anyway the short skirt had quite a time, and it paved the way for the drugstore cowboys to poke fun at the gals who started to walk too young. SIDESTEPPING the Undertaker If the animated amendment is a noble experiment, how much poison should they take out of the redistilled shellac to make the stuff safe for the fella who craves a snifter? S-H-S-S, MABBE YOU SHOULD SOFT PEDAL If it takes one district attorney to put a man in jail for assaulting a young woman, how many D. A's would it take to give back the young woman her good name? AND, THEY FAILED TO LEAVE FORWARDING ADDRESS A gang of bandits in an eastern town hoisted the safe, with $20,000 in it, through the roof of a bank building out there, and escaped. Up to latest reports it is not know whether or not they took the red hot stove. GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGG A high official in a southern republic says he is opposed to saloons and gambling; but he is in favor of building cement boulevards so the visitors can get around nicely. Well, now, lets see. If there were no saloons and gambling down there would there be any need for cement boulevards. HERE'S A NEW ONE A man up in sup. proceedings said he didn't have a cent, the wife got his pay envelope, and he had to pay her $150 a month rent. TAIL GOES WITH THE HIDE It is reported that a new decision runs as follows: If the agents find a pint in your room they can also take your coat, hat, pants, socks, shoes, or what have you. HERE'S A NEW ONE A man up in sup. proceedings said he didn't have a cent, the wife got his pay envelope, and he had to pay her $150 a month rent. TAIL GOES WITH THE HIDE It is reported that a new decision runs as follows: If the agents find a pint in your room they can also take your coat, hat, pants, socks, shoes, or what have you. TAKING THE RAP One of the new lines of endeavor in certain circles, when a wealthy man is caught with wet goods, is to have another appear, plead guilty, and then change his forwarding address to la casa. THE SNOW, THE SNOW! Bill—You may now tell if snow does orange trees any harm, if you know. Jim—Well, I'll tell ye, buddy, it may not do them any harm, but I do not think it does the many good. IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT, ASK FOR IT When the C. of C. fells the easterners they can have bright sunny days here on Christmas and New Years, they should add a footnote that they can have snowballs too—sometimes. A SNOW BALLING YOU WILL GO! When you are up among the crowd in the snow zone and a young lady plants a snow ball on the back of your neck, you wonder if she hates you or whether she is trying to work up a talking acquaintance. GETTING A BREAK After staging many week-end parties, Caliente is going in for golf tournaments. And you know, sister, it may be tea for fore. UPSETTING THE APPLECART Haratio—If you know, you may tell if one drink is good for you, would two be better? Hidalgo—Well now, buddy, listen. If one drink is good for you, two may be better, but if you add a little more to what you have already got, you better go home through the alley. ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO BACK After a "multi" does his stretch for contempt, does his name appear in the Who's Who book. UP IN THE AIR Heard in a restaurant: Young man speaking: "I'm going to be a flyer; I've had two years school; it's great." "Why don't you take up aviation," he asked the demure little waitress? "Well, big boy, I do quite a bit of high flying," she said as she flew into the kitchen. ANYHOW, THEY MAKE THINGS POP Commissions may come and commissions may go, but cork screws go round forever. UP IN THE AIR Heard in a restaurant: Young man speaking: "I'm going to be a flyer; I've had two years school; it's great." "Why don't you take up aviation," he asked the demure little waitress? "Well, big boy, I do quite a bit of high flying," she said as she flew into the kitchen. ANYHOW, THEY MAKE THINGS POP Commissions may come and commissions may go, but cork screws go round forever. ROLLING STONE GATHERS A LITTLE MOSS If you add ten years to what you have already got you get just another score. LEST WE FORGET And yet again that heavy fall of snow in January was unusual. HIGH AND DRY When taking a trip round about during the excessive rainy spell a fella comes to the conclusion that some of the new subdivisions were sold out during the good old summer time. MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY There awhile ago it is said the animated amendment celebrated its tenth anniversary. Some fellas, being in doubt as to the proper kind of present for the occasion, sent out wooden containers. YULETIDE CHEERFULNESS It is rumored that an armed guard will dig in on the border. Uncle-Rueben is wondering if the boys will be out of the trenches by Christmas. KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING There awhile ago when the snow was flying a bunch of love-offering letters concerning the ins and outs of a mother and her daughter again got into the paper. From a publicity view point the missiles were a whiz bang; but it would have been better perhaps to have used the telephone thereby saving a lot of printer's ink. OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN Just about the time the snow bound week-enders were getting out, that over-issue of oil stock began to erupt again. Anyone who can unravel the mystery is entitled to a life membership in the amalgamated order of good guessers society. But really after everything has been said and done, this question sticks out like a sore thumb: Query: "Who got all that Jack?"