anaheim-gazette 1934-02-08

World Upswing Started Before "New Deal" Did Statistics Show Business in U.S. Fell Steadily After Recovery Program in July With an eye to the political consequences of economic conditions, both republicans and democrats in congress have been interested in facts just brought to light by the statistical bureau which indicate that the upward swing in 1933 started abroad just as did the downswing in 1929; that it extended from most of Europe in the latter part of 1932 and the early part of 1933 to Canada and Australia, to Latin America, Japan and Asia; that it included the United States during the three or four months before the inauguration of the administration's recovery program; and that in the case of the United States there was a rapid rise when the recovery program got under way and then a rapid fall, whereas other countries steadily improved. Thus the figures of the United Kingdom are held to show a decline of unemployment which continued from January 1933 on through the following months until November 30, 1933, it was 2,280,000, as compared to 2,800,000 on the same date in 1932. Deep sea tonnage building in British yards amounted to 225,000 tons on December 31, 1932; to 252,000 tons on March 31, 1933; to 287,000 tons on June 30, 1933; and to 303,000 tons on September 30, 1933. Deposits in the five joint stock banks increased 11 per cent in the year ending June 30, 1933. The adverse balance of trade was $824,000,000 as compared to $1,001,000,000 the year before. The steel output increased from 433,000 tons in November, 1932 to 695,- Predicts U. S. To Adopt Sale Tax Ultimate adoption of a manufacturers' sales tax by the federal government to supplant all state sales taxes was predicted recently by Walter J. Little, speaker of the California assembly. At the same time Little proposed that the 1935 legislature exempt foodstuffs from the state sales tax and retain the rate at its present level. "The revenue coming in from the tax is so far beyond what anyone expected and is so certain to increase as times grow better that we can make such exemptions of foodstuffs and medicines and still have sufficient revenue." "Ultimately what I hope to see is a federal manufacturers' sales tax, with allocation of a portion of the monies in proportion to their consumption of goods taxed. Ideally that should be correlated with tariff administration," the assembly leader said. Loan 13 Millions To Farmers In January Again the federal land bank broke all previous records when a check on loans made by the bank on farm lands in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona showed that during the month of January $13,150,200 was moved to hard-pressed farmers. Charles Parker, president of the land bank, had set $12,000,-000 as the mark to shoot at during the month. This sum represents the closing of 3881 loans. Of this number, 1507 were land bank loans for a total of $8,077,700 advanced for general farming purposes on first mortgages and 2374 were land bank commissioner's loans for $5,072,-500 designed to refinance farmers' debts and in many instances to prevent foreclosure. Three hundred and ninety-two extensions of prior land bank loans were granted during January. It is stated that the recovery program on the same date in 1932. Deep sea tonnage building in British yards amounted to 225,000 tons on December 31, 1932; to 252,000 tons on March 31, 1933; to 287,000 tons on June 30, 1933; and to 303,000 tons on September 30, 1933. Deposits in the five joint stock banks increased 11 per cent in the year ending June 30, 1933. The adverse balance of trade was $824,000,000 as compared to $1,001,000,000 the year before. The steel output increased from 433,000 tons in November, 1932 to 695,-000 tons in November, 1933. The improvement in iron production was hardly less. At the end of this period the national deficit amounted to but 32,-000,000 pounds. In the British dominions the indications of a slow increase in demand were not less. In India the favorable trade balance—that is, the preponderance of exports over imports—increased from $4,000,000 to $83,000,000. In Canada conditions so improved that there was a falling off in unemployment of 10 per cent. The rate of increase of the excess of exports over imports was computed at twice the amount in January, 1934 that it had been in January 1933 and the increase steadily improved to $136,-000,000 in in 1933, as compared to $88,000,-000 the year before. As the result of the increasing demand, there was a rise in the wholesale price index from 63.6 in February, 1933, to 70.5 in July. The index of business activity arose from 42.5 in December, 1932 to 51.3 in December, 1933. This improvement, extended to Australia also, where the favorable trade balance increased to $104,000,000 from $81,000,000. In Italy the number of unemployed fell from 1,225,000 in January, 1933 to 824,000 in July. The Bulletin of Economic Information says that at the end of July Italian economy "undoubtedly displayed a more favorable trend than at the beginning of the year." In Germany the figures of unemployment fell from 5,355,000 in November, 1932 to 3,775,000 a year later. In France industrial production had begun to increase in November, 1932. In the preceding month the index figure had been 95. In September, 1933 it had gone up to 108. The steel and iron output increased. In Russia an unfavorable trade balance of $70,000,000 was converted into a favorable one of $90,000,000. Car loadings increased in Latin-America and Asia, important agricultural and raw material producing sections of the world, reported betterment by increase in imports, in the one case from $158,000,000 to $176,-000,000, in the other from $483,000,000 to $500,000,000. In Japan, a manufacturing nation, industrial production This sum represents the closing of 3881 loans. Of this number, 1507 were land bank loans for a total of $8,O77,7OO advanced for general farming purposes on first mortgages and 2374 were land bank commissioner's loans for $5,O72,-5OO designed to refinance farmers' debts and in many instances to prevent foreclosure. Three hundred and ninety-two extensions of prior land bank loans were granted during January. It is stated that the recovery program and the ideas of the so-called "New Deal" did not get underway until early in July. Yet it will be seen that in the foregoing months and, in some instances, before the 4th of March there had been indications of a slight pickup just as with the rest of the world. Thus building permits for 214 cities increased from $1O,AO9OO in February to $13,L75,-OOO in March. $19,D55.OOO in April. $2O,-173.OOO in May, and $23,R79.OOO in June. The index of steel ingot production increased from 19.5 in March to 69.3 in June; of pig iron production from 16.8 in March to 43.1 in June; of electric power production from 8O in March to 93 in June; of cotton consumption from 8O.2 in February to 14O.3 in June; of wool consumption from 52.4 in March to 146.5 in June; of silk consumption from 57.4 in February to 1O5.4 in June; of boot and shoe production from 94.6 in March to 135.2 in June; of automobile production from 27 in March to 63.6 in June; of lumber production from 34 in February to 59.5 in June; of freight car loadings from 51.4 in March to 61.4 in June; of department store sales from 49 in January to 64 in June; of sensitive commodity prices from 66.6 on February 14 to 112.4 on June 2O; and of wholesale commodity prices from 79.7 on February 28 to 1OO on June 3. Members of congress in both parties have been surprised to find that the N.R.A. and the A.A.A., and other parts of the "New Deal" which got under way finally in July did not have quite the effect that they had anticipated. They find from the statistics that the index of steel ingot production decreased from 92.7 in July to 41.9 in November; of pig iron production from 64.6 in July to 37.2 in November; of electric power production from 96.9 in July to 88 in November; of cotton consumption from 138.3 in July to 68.5 in December; of wool consumption from 144 in July to 92.3 in November; of silk consumption from 85.2 in July to 51.5 in December; of boot and shoe production from 133 in July to 96.4 in November; of automobile production from 67.8 in July to 31.9 in December; of lumber production from 71.1 in July and 72.5 An unusual open fire telephone opened heim and to enjoy new features of the telephone afforded everyone urday February tral office, 217 The advance invoices which will feature demonstrations never before exhibited this week manager of the Telephone company. From 2 to 9 guests will be d dial system "nerve." "Young and old visited our receipt two years ago," he him telephone or entertaining." Brown the invitation. A arrangements are son, chief operator chief, and innemobile phone organization guides. Speech: Historical relics the telephone will traisted with us used in the press wide telephone or Johnson sound charge of what last minute being them use or ered." Spoken source will be "filtered" visitors at this another demonstration heard and seen" means of a cat sounds spoken into become visual on screen. These o seen fo rhe first t were devised by Telephone labor constant research improvement on transmission. The Family Doctor by John Joseph Gaines, M.D. WHOLESOME FACTS Can you pardon my taking pride in these reports of treatment in our most serious diseases? Remember—cancer is the only allment that, left to itself, invariably kills! Dr. Mason, of Rochester, reports: "Out of 3,444 (cancer) patients, 1,776 obtained 5-year cures." Dr. Beckwith, Birmingham, England: "Fifty per cent of cases of cancer of the cervix—neck of the womb—CURED." Dr. Jackson, Philadelphia: "About eighty per cent of cancer of the larynx can be cured—and by a relatively simple operation." Dr. Bellhorn, New York: "Sixty-four cases show 5-year cures, in 11.3 per cent." A marvelous report for the medical profession to make. None of our most outstanding cults have done anything like it. In fact, they have done nothing! Just blow-hards, wind-bags. The war on cancer has been waged with X-Ray, Radium and surgery. These are the only agencies known that have any value in cancer; and they must be applied early. If possible malignant cases would only be examined at the very first suspicion—yes, even earlier than that—the mortality from cancer would be reduced to less than half in the next year! Isn't that worth paying attention to? Don't apply to a cultist; go to your PHYSICIAN and make inquiry about the little spot. Don't wait till you are positive it's cancer; be safe. It will pay you. I know what I'm talking about. The war is on! The Trend in New Year Hair Styles NEW YORK ... Miss Harriet Hamilton (above) was one of the socially prominent New Yorkers to pose as models in a fashion show display of the new trend in hair styles. The coiffeur here is formal and takes into account the new off-the-face hat models for Spring. Invite Public to Telephone Shows Talking Pictures and Sound Equipment Will Be Seen Here for First Time Feb. 16-17 An unusual opportunity to inspect the telephone operating center of Anaheim and to enjoy special displays, exhibits and demonstrations of the old and new of the telephone industry will be State Threatens New Legal Battles Independent oil operators who have refused to enter negotiations with the State of California today face the threat of new legal battles, following the state's action Tuesday in filing three injunction suits against Huntington Beach operators. Defendants in the new actions are members of the Oil Properties Protective association of California, a group of 40 operators who heretofore have refused to negotiate Ask President to Reduce Shipping Costs of Fruits Deciduous Growers Seek Return to 1909-14 Rates, Claiming State Would Be Benefited Leading shippers of California's annual $60,000,000 deciduous tree fruit production, representing 90 per cent of the industry, this week appealed directly to President Roosevelt to assist in a solution of the problem of excessive transportation costs to eastern markets. All branches of the California deciduous fruit industry were represented in the signatures with the exception of apple shippers, which industry is covered in a separate agreement. "A reduction in freight charges to a proper relationship with 1909-1914 consumer costs would enable California deciduous fruit growers to market the present deciduous tree fruit production at a profit in its natural and logical outlets," the president was advised by telegraph. "We, therefore, appeal to you for aid in accomplishing a reasonable relationship and adjustment of present rail rates. "Reduction to 1909-1914 rates means $1.15 per hundred weight as against the present $1.55 per hundred weight to western markets and $1.75 rate to markets east of the Chicago-St. Louis territory. A freight charge of $1.15 per hundredweight would stimulate a demand in all markets of the United States and we believe would realize for California deciduous growers a fair profit for their products and at the same time furnish the rail carriers additional tonnage to keep their present equipment and employees at work." the telegram signed for the committee by Ted Landsborough, of Sacramento, secretary said. INVITE PUBLIC TO Telephone Shows Talking Pictures and Sound Equipment Will Be Seen Here for First Time Feb. 16-17 An unusual opportunity to inspect the telephone operating center of Anaheim and to enjoy special displays, exhibits and demonstrations of the old and new of the telephone industry will be afforded everyone next Friday and Saturday, February 16 and 17, at the central office, 217 North Lemon street. The advance invitation to the event, which will feature talking pictures and demonstrations of sound equipment never before exhibited in Anaheim, was issued this week by Floyd Y. Snyder, manager of the Southern California Telephone company. From 2 to 9 p.m. on the two days, guests will be escorted through the dial system "nerve center" of the city. "Young and old alike, even those who visited our reception and demonstration two years ago, will find the 1934 Anaheim telephone show educational and entertaining." Snyder said in issuing the invitation. Assisting Snyder in the arrangements are Mira Dorothy Jameson, chief operator, E. W. Helmle, wire chief, and members of the local telephone organization who will act as guides. Special Features Historical relics of the early days of the telephone will be in exhibition, contrasted with ultra-modern apparatus used in the present high-speed, worldwide telephone communication. P. L. Johnson, sound technician, will be in charge of what is expected to be one of the major attractions at the reception. He will stage a sound transmission demonstration, "breaking up" sounds into their component parts before the eyes and ears of onlookers. By means of an indicator panel guests will see just how many hundred vibrations per minute are being added or subtracted to them use or sounds being "dissected." Spoken sounds and musical notes will be "filtered" for the entertainment of visitors at the exhibit, while at another demonstration voices will be heard and "seep" at the same time. By means of a cathode ray oscillograph, sounds spoken into a microphone will become visual on an illuminated picture screen. These demonstrations, being seen so rife first time in Orange county, were devised by engineers of the Bell Telephone laboratories during their constant research and experimentation in improvement of long distance voice transmission. New Legal Battles Independent oil operators who have refused to enter negotiations with the State of California today face the threat of new legal battles, following the state's action Tuesday in filing three injunction suits against Huntington Beach operators. Defendants in the new actions are members of the Oil Properties Protective association of California, a group of 40 operators who heretofore have refused to negotiate with the state as a result of its whip-stocking suits began several months ago. Start Work On Nine Miles of Aqueduct Immediate construction work on nine more miles of Colorado river aqueduct tunnels, bringing the total amount of aqueduct tunnel work under way up to ninety-one miles, has been authorized by the board of directors of the Metropolitan water district. By unanimous vote the water district board rejected all contractors' bids received for the driving of approximately seven miles of tunnels in the Coachella division of the aqueduct, and authorized this work to be carried forward by forces employed directly by the district. Income Tax Deputy Here Feb. 21 to 28 A deputy from the internal revenue department will open offices in the Anaheim city hall on February 21 to 28, inclusive, to assist local residents in making their income tax reports, which must be completed by March 15. The Farmers Corner by RALPH-H-TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Saving California farmers more than $100,000 annually in sales tax payments, the state board of equalization just handed down a ruling that fertilizers, used in the production of commercial crops, are not taxable under the state sales levy. California orchardists, together with western markets and $1.75 rate to markets east of the Chicago-St. Louis territory. A freight charge of $1.15 per hundredweight would stimulate a demand in all markets of the United States and we believe would realize for California deciduous growers a fair profit for their products and at the same time furnish the rail carriers additional tonnage to keep their present equipment and employees at work," the telegram signed for the committee by Ted Landsborough, of Sacramento, secretary, said. TODAY AND TOMORROW By FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE DICKENS ... new work "Who reads Dickens any more?" I asked the head of the circulating department of the New York Public Library not long ago. "Everybody," was the answer. "Dickens' works are in constant demand. We have hundreds of sets of them, and they have to be rebound on the average once a year." There is an eternal human charm about the novels of Charles Dickens, and it will be good news to everybody who was brought up on Dickens, as I was, that a new Dickens' book is to be published soon. He died in 1870. His last surviving child, Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, was killed by a motorcycle in London just before last Christmas. With Sir Henry's death the ban has been lifted against publishing "The Life of Our Lord," Dickens' story of the life of Christ, written for his children. No one can read Dickens without being conscious of his strong religious bent. Those who have seen the manuscript of this book say that it is the work of a devout Christian who wrote what is the greatest of all stories to the Christian mind in more simple, interesting fashion than anyone else has succeeded in retelling it. DATES ... these Nira girls I wonder whether all the girl babies who are being christened "Nira" are going to thank their parents as they grow up. It doesn't make so much difference with boys. Men are not likely to grow sensitive about their ages. I remember when I was a boy there were any number of middle-aged men who bore the initials "W.H.H." They had been named for William Henry Harrison, and that dated them as having Poultry Producers Protected by Law Producers of poultry and eggs throughout California have the same protection under the produce dealers act as producers of fruits, vegetables and other farm products. C. J. Carey, chief of the division of market enforcement, state department of agriculture, emphasizes. Carey says that his department, which administers the produce dealers law, is in the midst of a drive to cause all handlers of poultry and eggs in California to secure licenses, or else suffer the severe penalties of the law, which provide for a fine of $1000 or imprisonment in jail for one year, or both. Blackburn Talks at Walnut Meet on Sat. R. W. Blackburn, president of the California farm bureau federation, will discuss "The Importance of Cooperation in Solving Marketing Problems" at the sixteenth annual walnut growers institute, Santa Ana, Saturday, February 10. This is announced by A. D. Smiley of Garden Grove, chairman of the program committee. Saving California farmers more than $100,000 annually in sales tax payments, the state board of equalization just handed down a ruling that fertilizers, used in the production of commercial crops, are not taxable under the state sales levy. California orchardists, together with vegetable growers—both heavy users of fertilizers—will reap major benefits under the new ruling. The formal decision of the board was announced as follows: "Gross receipts from the sale of fertilizer are not taxable if the products from the land upon which the fertilizer is applied are to be sold." Almed directly at elimination of the abuse of "double taxation," the board's ruling is in line with its previous decision holding that feedstuffs are not taxable when they go into production of farm commodities which will subsequently carry the 2½ per cent state tax. The California farming industry expends from $3,500,000 to $6,000,000 annually for fertilizers, the amount of the bill varying in proportion to farm income. During 1930, for example, the industry invested $5,500,000 in chemical and organic fertilizers, but last year purchases dropped to $3,500,000 due to inability of the farmer to buy. Estimated on the basis of normal conditions, when sales of fertilizer to California farmers approximate $5,000,000 per year, the ruling of the board will save the industry in the neighborhood of $125,000 annually. Growers of tree fruits and vegetables will be especially grateful for the board's action, as they are compelled to make heavy and regular expenditures for fertilizers to produce paying crops. The citrus industry alone will save many thousands of dollars by reason of the new order. DATED: these Nira girls I wonder whether all the girl babies who are being christened "Nira" are going to thank their parents as they grow up. It doesn't make so much difference with boys. Men are not likely to grow sensitive about their ages. I remember when I was a boy there were any number of middle-aged men who bore the initials "W.H.H." They had been named for William Henry Harrison, and that dated them as having been born within a few years of 1840. And there were many more, younger men, named "Elmer E." Something which meant that they had been born in the early days of the Civil War and were named for Lieutenant Elmer Ellsworth, the first Northern officer killed in that conflict. Most of them came from Chautauqua County, New York, where Ellsworth came from. But the girl named "Nira" today is going to be approaching forty in 1974, and it's a safe bet that most of them will have changed it to "Nora"—or more likely to something quite different—before then. DIAMONDS for farm Hundreds of thousands of Americans must have heard the late Rev. Russell Conway deliver his famous lecture "Acres of Diamonds." Dr. Conway told the story of a man who spent a lifetime traveling to the far corners of the earth in search of fortune, only to come back home, broke and disprited, and discover a diamond mine in his own back yard. I was reminded of that story when I read the dispatch from Pretoria, South Africa, telling how J. J. Jonker, a poor prospector, had found a pure blue-white diamond as big as a hen's egg, which he sold at once for $315,000. To be sure, he hadn't traveled very far, but he had been hunting for diamonds for eighteen years. Now, at 62, he says he is going to go into farming on a large scale, which is what he has always wanted to do. President to the Shipping Costs of Fruits Growers Seek Return on Rates, Claiming Should Be Benefited Papers of California's annual deciduous tree fruit presenting 90 per cent of this week appealed directly to Roosevelt to assist in the problem of excessive costs to eastern markets. Of the California deciduous industry were represented in with the exception of which industry is covete agreement. In freight charges to a ship with 1909-1914 convoil would enable California growers to market the usual tree fruit production its natural and logical president was advised by the therefore, appeal to accomplishing a reason-up and adjustment of prices. On 1909-1914 rates means tired weight as against 155 per hundred weight markets and $1.75 rate to of the Chicago-St. Louis freight charge of $1.15 weight would stimulate a market of the United believe would realize for numerous growers a fair products and at thelish the rail carriers adhere to keep their present employees at work." Signed for the committeeorough, of Sacramento, Geissinger Tells History of Citrus Entrance of hard liquor into the field of beverages as lawful competition to orange juice is too new for accurate data to be obtained as yet. Advertising Manager W. B. Geissinger of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange told members of the Anaheim Rotary club at the luncheon-meeting Monday, Manager A. H. Kirchmann of the Central Orange County Citrus Exchange introduced the speaker. Mr. Geissinger reviewed the citrus industry, stating that 710,000 cars of fruit have been shipped in the last 40 years. Mountain Lion Kill Lessens During 1933 Mountain lions seem to be getting scarcer in California. During 1933 the kill of these animals, the most devastating enemy of deer, as well as cattle and other domestic stock, fell off considerably. The bounties paid by the State Fish and Game Commission on lions for the year was 269 as against 325 for 1932. Rabbit Breeders to Show February 11th Entries from all over Southern California are expected in the Orange County Rabbit Breeders' association show to be held at Rosco's Rabbitry, two miles west of Anaheim on Lincoln avenue. Sunday, February 11. Visitors are welcomed, and no admission charge will be charged. Smearing of Honey Starts Honeymoon Harold Malcolm Krebs, supervising entomologist, apiary inspection, state department of agriculture, joining the Smearing of Honey Starts Honeymoon Harold Malcolm Krebs, supervising entomologist, uplary inspection, state department of agriculture, joining the "Did You Know?" column contributors for a day, explained why that term of sweet bliss which is popularly reported to bless the bridegroom and his "heart" is called the honeymoon. Its really a term with a proud old romantic history. Krebs explained concerning the honeymoon business. He said: "In olden days, the word honeymoon was significant of a marriage rite in which the ancient Babylonians smeared honey on the bricks over the door of the house of the newlyweds. For 28 days after the marriage the honey aroma clung to the house and from it, the sweetest thing on earth, the happy couple acquired a sweetness which tempered the remainder of their lives together. 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