anaheim-gazette 1930-09-04

Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 4, 1930 Great Drought In United States Misses Golden State California and the Pacific coast along with one or two of the states on the other side of the country, were fortunate enough to miss the great drought which has this year nearly covered the entire land. It is one of the most serious calamities that ever befell the United States. As this is written, there has been no rainfall, or none of consequence, in an area which covers nearly one-third of the United States, for weeks. There was less than half the normal rainfall for months before that. Last Winter was a dry one. Indeed, since December the greater part of the United States has received less than half of its normal quota of rain. It makes little difference in some important regions whether rain comes now or not. The damage has been done. Dr. Marvin Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau says: Never before has a drought assumed such serious proportions as to stir the whole nation to relief efforts. In regions where pastures have been burned up, water sources have gone dry and crops have failed utterly, the Red Cross is beginning active relief it will run into the hundreds of millions. The corn crop is so seriously damaged that in that one commodity alone the loss may run to a half a billion. Nobody knows precisely what caused the drought. It is due, of course, to lack of rainfall, but why didn't the rain fall normally in the stricken sections, not only this Summer but last Winter and Spring? The Weather Bureau sharps can't answer that question. They can only point to the record of what happened. Added to the lack of rain, or because of it, extremely high temperatures have been experienced all Summer in the country east of the Rocky Mountains. Daytime temperatures especially were exceedingly high, with 100 degrees or higher reported from sections east of the Rocky Mountains on every day of the month from the 4th to its close. The daily maximum averaged from 94 to 98 degrees in the central and northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi. Northern Louisiana. Western Tennessee, the lower Ohio Valley, Arkansas and the greater portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The highest tem- is the Mississippi Valley comprises Western W. Southern Ohio, Indiana Eastern Missouri and Arden Tennessee and Eastern Louisiana. The creasing and a situation ous now exists in Oklahoma Texas, Kansas Iowa and the remaining States drought first assumed gravel Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Carolina and Alabama for situation, as do the Statesern slopes of the Rockies Wisconsin, New England and the Pacific Coast S. only sections in which ccribed as seminormal s phenomenon is the case of Georgia. Neither has be affected. The grain crops, with h of corn, have escaped the crops were ready for the drought became serious damage affects corn, cotton and live stock. That r vast numbers of farmers. One source of worry and fact of burn-up was LITTLE JOHNNY WON'T LIKE THIS Movement On Foot To Bar Bicycles From State Highways Bicycles must be barred from California highways. With this as a slogan, persons interested in bettering motoring conditions in this state are preparing a bill for submission to the next legislature which will clear state roads of this menace. In its semi-annual report the division of motor vehicles reported a growing number of accidents caused directly by bicycles on highways. "Innumerable crashes can be attributed to motorists endeavoring to avoid hitting careless bicycle riders," said one official of the division. "We would welcome a law removing these menaces from state highways. In these days of fast moving traffic the bicycle is an anachronism. It is a relic of the past century and has no place in modern traffic." It is understood the law would not include horse drawn vehicles. Inclusion of this item might render the whole act unconstitutional, it was said. These vehicles are probably as much of a menace to safe driving as bicycles, but they still constitute a legitimate means of transportation, backers of the bill said. Any attempt to legislate them off highways would probably be declared unconstitutional by the courts. The attorney general's office unofficially declared that bicycles could be forbidden on state highways by law, although impossibility of extension of the act to horse drawn vehicles was concurred in. Active support of insurance companies and automobile associations was anticipated by proponents of the act. The last legislature enacted a law providing that pedestrians on highways must proceed so that they face incoming traffic, as a means of preventing injury to themselves and possible accidents to motorists. The proposed law, according to state officials, would be acceptable as a further step toward making automobile travelers safe as humanly possible. If that smart scientist who says nothing is impossible is so sure he is right he can win a quarter off us on a bet he can't keep from scratching a chigger bite. Sons and Daughters at School... talk to them often by Telephone WHEN sons and daughters go away to school there's one sure way to keep in touch with them— By telephone! A telephone conversation is more satisfactory than any other means of communication. It is direct, quick, personal. Out of town calls are easy to make, and inexpensive. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY is the Mississippi Valley. This area comprises Western West Virginia, Southern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, Eastern Missouri and Arkansas, Western Tennessee and Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana. The area is increasing and a situation almost as serious now exists in Oklahoma, Eastern Texas, Iowa and Nebraska and the remaining States in which the drought first assumed grave proportions. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina and Alabama face a serious situation, as do the States on the eastern slopes of the Rockies, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New England, New York and the Pacific Coast States are the only sections in which conditions described as seminormal still exist. A phenomenon is the case of Florida and Georgia. Neither has been seriously affected. The grain crops, with the exception of corn, have escaped the heat. Those crops were ready for the harvest before the drought became serious. The major damage affects corn, cotton, fruits, hay and live stock. That ruin is facing vast numbers of farmers is certain. One source of worry arises from the fact of burn-up pastures. Many STATES WELFARE POLICIES CHANGED Orange County Hospital to be Affected, According to State Director Because Orange county's hospital constitutes one of the county's largest public welfare activities, it is likely to be affected by new policies being formulated by the State Department of Social Welfare. This is indicated by Mrs. Anna L. Saylor, director of the department, who says that last year 110,000 persons received care in the county hospitals of California, and the total expenditures for these hospitals exceeded $16,000,000. "Since more than 95 per cent of the costs are paid from tax funds," said Mrs. Saylor, "supervision and inspection of county hospitals is a duty of the Department of Social Welfare. With the vast differences in size of our counties the hospitals vary correspondingly. Some of our larger hospitals rank with the best in the country and in some of the smaller counties the hospital gives nothing but custodial aid for the aged. Certain problems, however, affect all the hospitals, and the establishment of standards and the adoption of policies will help all hospitals to meet the needs of the communities which they desire to serve. For this purpose the department has taken steps to assist the hospitals by organizing committees to serve as a central clearing house of information and will bring together the superintendents for consideration of their problems." MRS. SAYLOR listed some of these questions as follows: 1. Shall patients be admitted who can pay, at least in part, for their care, but cannot afford to pay the higher costs of private hospitals? 2. What place shall the county hospital play in the field of material hygiene? The United States has the largest percentage of deaths of mothers in childbirth of any civilized nation in the Wisconsin, New England, New York and the Pacific Coast States are the only sections in which conditions described as seminormal still exist. A phenomenon is the case of Florida and Georgia. Neither has been seriously affected. The grain crops, with the exception of corn, have escaped the heat. Those crops were ready for the harvest before the drought became serious. The major damage affects corn, cotton, fruits, hay and live stock. That ruin is facing vast numbers of farmers is certain. One source of worry arises from the fact of burnt-up pastures. Many ranchmen are said already to be feeding the hay usually reserved for Winter feed. While the early forage crops were abundant they can only go so far toward supplementing the lack of pasturage. With packers' storage plants said to be glutted with beef, and cattle prices lower than they have been for some years, the market is in no condition to stand heavy runs—shipped because of the inability to feed them on the farm or ranch. With swine it is different. Pigs mature quickly and the feeder can adjust this crop to his feed supply. Advancing prices will bring some compensation for the losses caused by nature but the experience of the Corn Belt has been that no rise in prices can quite compensate for the loss of a crop. organizing committees to serve as a central clearing house of information and will bring together the superintendents for consideration of their problems." Mrs. Saylor listed some of these questions as follows: 1. Shall patients be admitted who can pay, at least in part, for their care, but cannot afford to pay the higher costs of private hospitals? 2. What place shall the county hospital play in the field of material hygiene? The United States has the largest percentage of deaths of mothers in childbirth of any civilized nation in the world. 3. How shall the county care for its aged? State and county aid to the aged in their own homes meets the need o f the aged who do not require institutional care, but thousands of aged persons cannot properly care for themselves. "Other problems," concluded Mrs. Saylor, "are the foundation of standards of construction, sanitation, administration, social service, out patient departments and provision for temporary care of psychopathic cases." Press dispatches say Amy Johnson, the English skyrider, slapped a young man who tried to kiss her and he backed away with his nose bleeding. That wasn't a slap; it was what the boys call a sock. Open Till 9 p.m. Saturday WESTERN SHOE MARKET CHAIN STORE ANAHEIM SCHOOL SHOES Boys' Dress OXFORDS Boys' Black and Tan Dress Children's SHOES Straps, Oxfords, High and Low Shoes Boys' Dress OXFORDS Boys' Black and Tan Dress Oxford, Goodyear Welt Prime Oak Soles—new styles —all sizes for boys. Special $245 Children's SHOES Straps, Oxford, High and Low Shoes, tan, patent, black and combination, all sizes up to 2; prices according to sizes. Special 98c to $1.95 Children's Crepe Sole Oxford Patent, Tan, Gunmetal; extension Soles—fine for school; all sizes up to 2. 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He ties a cat to a long string and places a piece of liver nearby. Its plaintive "meow" rouses all the cats in the neighborhood and Stowe gathers them in with a long pole and a net. of state inheritance taxes. As the situation now stands, the federal government is in the position of a "police-man" in aiding states to collect inheritance taxes. Federal records are used by the states to procure information on the tax. Should this not be available cost of collecting such taxes by states would be prohibitive. The only alternative would be to repeal the state inheritance tax law. Tax experts declare this would be a regretable step. Inheritance taxes are a fruitful source of revenue and with low rates, such as exist in California, they work no hardship on anyone affected. Meantime state officials are keeping a "weather eye" on Washington to see where the first wedge will be placed. Canada and Latin America Our Outlets Canada and Latin America are the chief foreign outlets for American cooking and heating appliances, it was brought out at the Pan-American Reclipocal Trade Conference just closed at Sacramento. Exclusive of fuel oil burners, total shipments from the United States of cooking and heating apparatus last year reached a value of $6,580,000. The largest items in sales to Canada were home-heating boilers and radiators, gas stoves, ranges and water heaters. The most important items going to Latin America were kerosene cook stoves and ranges, electric cooking and heating devices, gas stoves, ranges and water heaters. Movie Struck Boys Outnumber Girls Movie-struck boys who came to Hollywood to find fame and fortune in the "talkies," outnumber the girls 2 to 1, a survey revealed. Maybe It Was a Mexican Dime Sin is its own reward, a burglar who robbed the home of George Parks, San Mateo, has probably discovered. He took a bogus coin out of the baby's bank. 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