oc-plain-dealer 1921-07-14

MR. HARDING LAUDS, BOY NATURE LOVERS President Harding is a red-blooded lover of Nature. He is in sympathy with humane movements which would treat animals with kindness. This is brot to the fore by a question which arises over what should be done with the owls in the White House grounds. The American Forestry Association put the matter before the children of the country, in the form of a trial of the owls. Upon the verdict in the trial depended whether the owls should live or be killed. The jury of nature-loving boys acquitted the owls and decided that they may live. President Harding, addressing one of the boys of the John Burroughs Club, which sat in judgment on the owls, approves the verdict. Speaking of the verdict as being in favor "even of the least desirable of the birds," Mr. Harding observes: "I am inclined to agree with you. For why should these birds be put here, unless to perform some useful service? On the whole, I think we will grant them a reprieve. I think your John Burroughs Club must be doing a useful work. I hope you will continue your nature studies, and that, later on, when you all become men and women, you will be as much disposed to apply the rules of equity and justice as you have been in this case." A very felicitous pointing of a moral it must be conceded; a very appropriate bit of good advice given. President Harding has proven himself to be very much of a boy's man. He has the enthusiasm and the simplicity and spontaneousness of nature which puts him en rapport with boy nature. FOREIGN TRADE BETTER IN SOME QUARTERS There has been and there is worldwide depression in business and industry. But reports from American commercial envoys and business ex- lems confronting this nation are bigger than ever before. They must be worked out with acumen and expertise far above the mediocre. Great leadership is needed in this. A master mind" in finance is required. Every emergency in the history of this Nation has produced the man to meet it. There is no reason to doubt that the super-financed able to cope with the Nation's fiscal problems will arise, in due time. GREAT MERCANTILE NAVY IS BENEFIT HERE The newly appointed Shipping Board must decide the destiny of the United States merchant navy—that is, must determine what course its future is to take. Two members of the board are from the Pacific coast—one from California. The interests of this section will be looked after with scrupulous care. It is upon the Pacific that the most remarkable commercial development of the near future is to take place. The great world stage is all set, commercially speaking, for development of trade in these waters. The Panama Canal will be extremely helpful. The swift growth and development of the Pacific West of the United States and of Canada; the prospective development of Mexico and of Central and South American republics; the trade possibilities of Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan—all these are factors in the wonderful drama of commercial expansion that is unfolding. In this development California is destined to share richly. This state, with all facilities for trade evolution, is commercially in its chrysalis but ready to come forth. The evolving activities of the near future should find California developed hugely in its industries and in its commerce. DISABLED VETERANS IN DAY'S OUTING That is "generously good" spirit which prompted the Lions' club and Advertising club of Los Angeles to FOREIGN TRADE BETTER IN SOME QUARTERS There has been and there is worldwide depression in business and industry. But reports from American commercial envoys and business experts abroad indicate that the clouds of depression are beginning to break in several countries. There has been no general or pronounced revival in either business or industry, it is true. But there has been a quickening of optimism and brightening of reasonable hope that general betterment may be expected soon. Basic conditions in Great Britain, France, and other countries are bettering. Ending of the coal strike in Britain is a helpful economic factor. The psychology of the economic situation in America and in the principal countries abroad, is quite gratifying. Confidence prevails generally. Expectation of improved economic conditions is going to help the covetor betterments to return. Hopeful expectations along this line will lead to investments and activities which in themselves will hasten the coming of the better times for which the world yearningly waits. The United States will be in the forefront in this. Americans may grumble about conditions, at times, but in any economic crisis they are found to be confident, optimistic and resourceful. They not only see the silver lining to the cloud but they lend a hand to shove the cloud clear out of the economic sky. PUNISH THE CARELESS HANDLER OF FIRE Frequent reports come of destructive fires started thru carelessness in some form. A frequent cause is the reckless throwing of cigar or cigarette stubs in dry grass or leaves. In each and every case where recklessness can be proven, the guilty one should be punished severely. There should be no mistaken lenency or misapplication of mercy toward flagrant offenders. Sureness and severity of punishment will restrain the careless when nothing else will. Much is accomplished, it must be admitted, by expert patrolling by forest rangers and wardens. And it should be said, in fairness, that vast numbers who visit the forest reserves to camp or on picnic outings are scrupulously careful with fire. Their conduct is all that it should be. They should not be classed with that other type of thoughtless, reckless person who cares not for the consequences of his heedlessness. This class should be disciplined and restrained by the heavy hand of the law applied without clooney. Make example of all offenders in fire-carelessness and the tribe of them will gradual. DISABLED VETERANS IN DAY'S OUTING That is "generously good" spirit which prompted the Lions' club and Advertising club of Los Angeles to bring several hundred disabled veterans of the World War to Brookside park and to provide entertainment for them. The lot of these brave men is hard at best. But it is softened by gracious remembrances like this. Those who have autos and who have the time to spare could dispense a vast deal of cheer to those worthy men by occasionally calling at some hospital where disabled veterans are quartered and taking one or more for a ride. This would be particularly acceptable during the summer when the high temperatures come. These generous shoutfulnesses would cheer the hearts of the unfortunate valiantants and would give a reflex of joy and gratification to those who gave these little treats. The comfort and pleasure of these intrepid men should be the concern of every loyalist — every American of kindly, humane, appreciative instincts. They counted not the cost in the trying days. A prosperous and generous people should not count the cost now; in requiring the heroic services of the service men of the World War. God made the outdoors and man has never improved upon it for beauty and healthfulness. There is no better place for a human being to be, from the standard of healthfulness and real inspiration, than out in the open. Being much in Nature's open inclines one to be open and square in dealing with one's friends and acquaintances and with the world in general. The bald-headed man who, as a head of a great corporation, attempts to banish the bob-haired girl from office employment is destined to have burning ears and wounded sensibilities. The girl with the abbreviated head adornment is not to be squashed unprotestingly by anybody's ukase. The public expects a great deal of school teachers and many persons are fond of telling the teachers what they should do and what they should not do. But let the public consider its obligations toward the teachers, and if that were done the lot of the educator would be easier. Let teachers be paid adequately and let there be co-operation with them in their work on the part of patrons of the schools. John D. Rockefeller is exceptionally well preserved for a man of 82. While he is possessor of perhaps the greatest wonderful drama of commercial expansion that is unfolding. In this development California is destined to share richly. This state, with all facilities for trade evolution, is commercially in its chrysalis but ready to come forth. The evolving activities of the near future should find California developed hugely in its industries and in its commerce. Herbert I annual picture park, Longwood. L.A. polite tabrook and Nampa, Idaho. Chief filed against High school U.C., south George R.M. Moffett. Nother Reformer Alhambra's July I. Raymond Pasadena, Meets gift Now. OIL TAX TROUBLESOME IN TAMPICO FIELD Mexico's excessive export taxes on oil shipped from that country are having plaguing effects upon the economic situation in Mexico itself. Many foreign oil companies operating in Mexico have closed down. Thousands are thrown out of employment. Attempt of the Mexican government to mule concerns which have closed down—several of them are American companies—hardly will succeed. There are some rights and immunities for these companies which Mexico is bound to respect. While the neighbor republic is well within its rights in protecting its oil and other natural resources, in reasonable measure, so that foreigners may not get all the benefit of development of its oil areas, yet it would be disastrous to Mexico itself to adopt taxation and confiscatory measures that would bring disaster to these operating companies. REDUCED TAXATION BIG ISSUE THE DAY The distressed ory that is going up from the American people for relief from burdensome taxation is not an ephemeral plaint. It will continue until substantial relief is had. One of the very important issues of the times is this—business-like statesmanly sealing down of federal taxes, get virtual providing ample revenues to cover the cost of government and gradually to liquidate the national debt. How this should be done is not to be told offhand by the inexperiant laity. It is for seasoned minds, skillful in financing, to determine ways and means for relieving the stress of taxation, and yet leave the government adequately financed. The times are ripe for the development of a great national financier of the Alexander Hamilton or the John Sherman type. The fiscal prob- FREE SERVICE ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITHIN YOUR GUARD We are factory representatives and service for Auto-Lite, Bijur, Westinghouse, North items and are authorized to give repairs and equipment during the life of the guarantee. Chevrolet, Dodge, Oldsmobile, Hupmobile, Sheridan, Gardner, Monroe, Dort, Elgin, Steeyou are entitled to this service on your GET IT? In order to obtain this service you must and register—this service may save you manWe do all kinds of auto electric work, repair on any make or type of electric starter or ligh- Automotive Electronics HOME OF THE USL STORAGE 234 S. Los Angeles St. Anaheim Phone 155 THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA HILER MN. EDITOR 11:25 AM an are bigy must be expertise. Great s. A maquired. Every way to meet the touch that cope with problems will NAVY IS Shipping any of the navy—that course its members of self-coast is interested killed after that the special devellis is to take all, for deseas waters, extremely and devellest of the mada; the Mexico American bilities of China and ors in the intermercial excalifornia is This state, evolution, dysbut, but evevolving sure should hugely in immerce. IN DAY'S good" spirit club and angeles to THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANTS BY W. E. ALLEN (Calif. Biological Feature Service) The most beautiful plants may be found anywhere, although they are not found everywhere. No, they are not flowers. They are not even visible to the unaided eye except in certain conditions. They are not on exhibition to the populace but only those who care enough for the beauties of Nature to make an especial effort to discover her secrets. They are called diatoms, and in addition to being the most beautiful of plants they are said by Dr. Albert Mann of the Carnegie Institution and of the Smithsonian Institution who is visiting our coast, to be next to the most important plants in the world. In a recent talk at the Scripps Institution of the University of California, Dr. Mann made a number of interesting statements about these recarable plants. So far as their part in the life of the world is concerned they came into existence rather late in geologic time, a mere matter of something like five million years ago. They appeared very suddenly and in great profusion and they seem to have been more complicated in organization than their descendants of the present day. Some idea of the vast quantities produced may be obtained from consideration of such deposits as those of the Lompoc beds in California which include about 12 square miles and are 1400 foot deep, composed almost entirely of the microscopic shells or skeletons of these tiny plants. Some very large diatoms can be seen with the unaided eye but they cannot be distinguished in that way from tiny spores of dust about them. Some ones they grow in such vast numbers on the edge of a pool or basin they give an appearance of a dirty slime which seems to be little their reputation for beauty. But, when properly cleaned and mounted under a microscope they are seen to possess a glassy, shell-like covering which is ornamented with most intricate and complicated and delightfully fascinating markings and sculptures. It is 15 these characters HIGH COURT GIVES ECHO OF HOT SUIT An echo of a case bitterly fought in the superior court of Orange county more than three years ago was sounded in San Francisco yesterday when the supreme court ordered stricken from the files, on the ground that it was "displant and disrespectful in tone and insulting," a petition by two state inheritance tax attorneys, acting for Controller Chambers, for a rehearing in the Elliz beth Lamb inheritance tax case. James L. Atteridge of Sacramento and John W. Carrigan were the attorneys who presented the petition. This petition asserted that the court had "thrown bouquetets" at its own decision and had decided the case contrary to a universality establish she principle of inheritance tax law. The decision, handed down recently, held that in case of a transfer of property before death of the owner, the tax should be computed on the value at the time of transfer instead of at his death. It reversed the Orange-co court ruling in regard to the $200,000 property of William D. Lamb, who had transferred it to his wife, Eliz beth, two years before his death in 1911. R. Y. Williams, now superior judge of Orange-co, and W. A. Rutan appeared as attorneys for Mr. Lamb when the tax fight was wage in the local court. Superior Judge W. H. Thomas decided against the contents of Williams and Rutan. The appeal led the case to the first district court of appeal and that court suained the decision of Judge Thomas. Williams and Rutan then appealed the case to the supreme court and that body reversed the decision to the two lower courts. In other words it held, as contended by Williams that in case of a transfer of property before death of the owner, the tax should be computed on the value at the time of transfer instead of at the time of the death of the owner. The appeal to the supreme court was taken from an order fixing the amount of inheritance tax to be paid Some very large diatoms can be seen with the unaided eye but they cannot be distinguished in that way from tiny spores of dust about them. Some have they grow in such vast numbers on the edge of a pool or basin they give an appearance of a dirty brick. A slime which seems to be their reputation for beauty. But, when properly cleaned and mounted under a microscope they are seen to possess a glassy, shell-like covering which is ornamented with most intricate and complicated and delightfully fascinating markings and soulpurring. It is to these characters that the enthustastic diatomist refers with he speaks of the most beautiful plants. On account of their glassy nature diatom shells are practically indestructible. They can be boiled for hours in the most powerful acids without injury. This indestructibility not only accounts for the preservation of such vast numbers for millions of years but it also explains their usefulness to mankind in certain ways. Some metal polishes are composed entirely of diatom shells and under the name of "infusorial earth" they are used for many purposes. One enterprising tooth powder manufacturer even uses them largely in his powder which seems a little bit risky for people who brush their teeth vigorously since the hard diatom shells rapidly wear away anything so soft as enamel or bone. "Infusorial earth" easily absorbs a great deal of nitro-glycerine hence it is used for the manufacture of dynamite. It is used extensively for var. JUST THE GIST Venlee officials start fight on the Standard Oil Co. to prevent tar and oil being dumped into the water. Nature's open and friendly friends with the same, apprehended notices. A possible reason for requiring the service is that man on it for there is being to healthful than out Nature's open and friendly friends with the same, apprehended notices. High school teachers in session at U.C., southern branch, hear Prof. George R. McMinn recommend study of Bible for students. Jackie Coogan, operated on yesterday for adenoids and enlarged tonsils, recovering nicely today. Thief steals $500 worth of lingerie from auto of Mrs. J. C. Hammond of Ambassador hotel. Altadena's hold-up man, after a week's vacation, on job again. G. L. Haskell, 950 Boston-ct, latest victim. Nothing taken, however. Reformers protest Sunday use of Alhambra's swimming pool. Opened July 1. Raymond Banbury, war hero of Passadena, dies. Meets girl on train; has gay old time Now Paul Jones is going to camp fires burning in Angeles national forest. H. F. Firebrenner appointed city planning commissioner of Venice. L. A. County Fire Warden S. J. Fintham proposes 60-mile firebreak in Santa Monica mountains. Federation of Ohio societies holds all-day picnic Saturday at Sycamore grove. No more civilian enlistments for navy. Former service men seeking re-enlistment may get in, however. Geo. H. Peck, San Pedro replator, donates another site for public park to L. A. This time it's located in west basin district of San Pedro. W. H. Downing of Glendale celebrates 100th birthday today. GERMAN METHODIST WILL HOLD REVIVAL A series of summer revival services will begin at the German Methodist church at the corner of West Broadway and Clemente-sts. July 17 and will last until July 31. The services will be conducted by E. A. Lacour of University Park, Iowa. Rev. Lacour is not a stranger in Anaheim, as he has held revivals here before, and in many other California churches. He has just closed a series of meetings at Hollywood. The first five days will be in German, and the remaining in English. Try Plain Dealer Want Ads. Williams and Rutan then appealed the case to the supreme court and that body reversed the decision to the two lower courts. In other words it held, as contended by Williams that in case of a transfer of property before death of the owner, the tax should be computed on the value at the time of transfer instead of the time of the death of the owner. The appeal to the supreme court was taken from an order fixing the amount of inheritance tax to be paid to the state by Elizabeth Lamb. The hearing in the court here it was stipulated that William D. Lam executed and delivered to his wife deed conveying to the latter title to certain community property complete dominion and control of the property passing from the husband to the wife at the time of the delivery of the deed. The deed was executed in contention plating of death. It was recorded in 1970 and the husband died in 1972 in February, 1909, the full mark value of the property described in the deed was $194,775, but in the interval between the delivery of the deed and the death of Wm. D. Larin 1911, the value enhanced $212,775; an increase of $18,000. The trial court decreed that the value of the property at the date the decedent's death was the value to be placed on the property. GET BROWN SHADE AT CATALINA CAMPAIGN Everyone of the Orange-co Y., C.A. boys and "boys grown tall," the number of 91, including the two camp cooks, who were home too from two weeks of joy at Camp Willey, Catalina Island, brot back with them a healthy nut brown ruggeess. Fifty of the boys are the possessors of a red "C.W." standby for Camp Wilkie, emblematic of the line all round camp work. The ten leaders who accompany the boys are also very proud of similar remembrance of their given them by their wards, a smired "C.W." on a blue background. While in camp an honorary society was organized with ten charter members and 15 additional members, we were initiated at camp. The socle bears the name of "Rag" and includes two degrees, the "red" and "blue." Those who have won the degree, meaning sacrifice, wear knotted red bandana handkerchief around their necks, with the knot falling behind, forming the Y.M.A. Symbol, the triangle. Those of blue degree, meaning loyalty, wear a blue bandana in the same fashion. The boys were loud in their prairie of their ten leaders, whom they clare to be "regular fellows." Rev. F. T. Porter, chapka J.A. Dowden, of Orange, camp at letic instructor, were two of the most popular and important. A series of summer revival services will begin at the German Methodist church at the corner of West Broadway and Clementine-sts. July 17 and will last until July 31. The services will be conducted by E. A. Lacour of University Park, Iowa. Rev. Lacour is not a stranger in Anaheim, as he has held revivals here before, and in many other California churches. He has just closed a series of meetings at Hollywood. The first five days will be in German, and the remaining in English. Try Plain Dealer Went Ads. Ahlswede’s Mid-Su A Few of the Specials We GARDEN HOSE 3¼-in. Goodyear Moulded Hose, 5-ply, plain or corrugated, sells every place at 22c and 25c. 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Union, handed down recenttion in case of a transfer of fore death of the owner, could be computed on the time of transfer instead of the Orange-co court's regard to the $200,000 William D. Lamb, who ruled it to his wife, Ellizayears before his death in Williams, now superior range-co, and W. A. Rured as attorneys for Mrs. the tax fight was waged court. Superior Judge W. decided against the conWilliams and Rutan. They case to the first district peal and that court susdecision of Judge Thomas, and Rutan then appealto the supreme court and reversed the decision of ever courts. In other words contended by Williams, of a transfer of properdeath of the owner, the be computed on the value of transfer instead of at the death of the owner. Real to the supreme court from an order fixing the inheritance tax to be paid 17 NEW WELLS STARTED Oil field operations reported the week ending July 9, show 17 new wells started, compared with 26 the previous week; total new wells this year 501, compared with 469 same date last year. Tests for water shut off 31, compared with 29 previous week; yearly total to date 845; total to same date last year 661. Deepening or redrilling jobs 27, as compared with 9 preceding week; total to date this year 425; total to same date last year 447. Wells abandoned 6, compared with 4, the preceding week; total to date this year 127; total to same date last year 109. The Plain Dealer for Good Printing A Want Ad in the Plain Dealer will Bring Results. Anaheim Feed & Fuel Company Hay, Grain, Seeds, Poultry Supplies, Fertilizers, Wood, Coal, Sprays and Insecticides. Public Welgat Masters, 15-ton Scales Anaheim, California M. EUGENE DURFEE Architect Room 5, Cassou Bldg. 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