oc-plain-dealer 1921-07-28

THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER An Independent Newspaper, Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday R. W. ERNEST, Manager PAUL V. HESTER, Editor Subscription rate—In No. Orange-oo: Per year, $2; six months, $1.25 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., as second class matter. DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS But knowledge to their eyes her sample page. Rich with the spolls of time, ne’er unfold; Chill heany repressed in their noble rage. And froze the genial current of the soul—Gray. The booster is seldom equal to his boast. Beware political factionalism; look at Illinois! Another good thing to be said of President Harding—he loves nature. The conviction is growing that Governor Small is a small governor. Don’t be stingy with your kind words and lavish with your harsh ones. Militarism is about the worst discredited thing on the face of the earth today. California should not only protect its forests but should expand them. They used to call Arizona "wild and woolly." But now it is tame and cottony. Mob violence has no justification, anywhere in this country in any circumstances. So like and think and be, that, when you are alone you will feel that you are in good company. Carelessness with fire is a grave offense here in California and should be punished severely. Of all the sweet words of tongue or of pen about the sweetest are these: "Paid in full; come again!" General Dawes is going to save enough in this fiscal year by means of the budget system to provide Uncle Sam with pin money. There should be no more politics in Framing a tariff bill than there is in the household in deciding where the family groceries shall be bought. Quite fitting indeed, that President Harding, a genial gentle lover of na-ture should take the place in the camping party of Henry Ford. Thomas A. Edison, and H. S. Firestone that the late beloved John Burroughs held. This is no time to play politics in Washington. But there are a few up on Capitol Hill who persist in playing the Nero role—doing political riddling while a conflagration of economic distress spreads over the land. The governor of Illinois threatening to call out the militia to prevent his own arrest is indeed a sorry spectacle. There are things happening within the shadow of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, that are not Lincolnian, by any means. The "jay walker" causes many a traffic accident. Police might well equip themselves with shepherd’s crooks to pull back these awkward and pestiferous pedestrians who persist in crossing the street in the middle of the block. There are many deserving causes, incident to an era of peace, for which money should be spent instead of the expenditures being made for enormous armaments. Reduced armaments all over the world would leave the way open for the outlay of vast sums for the benefit and happiness of the people. If Congress by reapportionment should offer California four additional members of the House, this state would not have the bad grace to refuse the gift. California can use more Congressmen than it has. But it always should look well to the quality of the men it elects to seats in Congress. It is not so much the numbers, but caliber, that counts. The common people of every civilized land are taking kindly and eagerly to President Harding’s disarmament project. The world is heartsick of wars and of the intolerable burdens which wars entail. If a practicable scheme for the reduction of armaments should be agreed upon at the Washington conference it will produce more sincere rejoicing than the world has experienced since Armistice Day, 1918. CENSUS SHOW (Continues boxes per town) 900 boxes for towns per town 188 boxes for towns per town 365 boxes for towns per town The census of citrus lanes in 1920. Most of its valences Bernardino, 134,653 trees; Tulsa With len number: San Orange 72; Los Angeles Smaller counties also ber of new Various figures for Oranges, in 1920, 1085; produce boxes; in Lemonas, in 1920, 2,850 production; in 1910, 2,250 Grapefruit trees in 1914; 424 produce boxes; in 1910 and 1911 Orange-countries of the state in the pro-1920, accord there were the county Anaheim. Stock figure Horses 72788; mare $930,619; Mules 25 Cattle 11 beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep 12 Letters From People Editor Orange-co Plain Dealer, Anaheim, Cal. Dear Sir: Because there should be built up throughout the country a very firm intention on the part of the people to limit government expenditures, both within the nation and the state. I am taking the liberty of calling your attention to the very serious financial condition which California faces during the next two years, in the hope that any proposed new projects requiring funds may be at least delayed until it is possible to cut down some of the enormous expenditures and consequent taxes with which California is faced. I am rather of the opinion, if a real appreciation is had in California as to what our financial condition really is, that there will be an even stronger reaction against the expenditure of funds than there is at the present time. Frankly, the condition is very serious, and I believe that the facts should be widely disseminated. In spite of the fact that under the provisions of the King Tax Bill California will collect from corporations, banks, insurance companies and franchises the largest state tax in history, the state has entered upon a new fiscal year confronted with a constructive deficit of more than $217,845 for the biennial period. This is shown by a recapitalization made of all the appropriation measures passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Stephens, which total $91,690,326. A deduction of $2,835,000 from this figure, however, should be made because this amount of money authorized by the present legislature will be paid in future years. This leaves not authorized incumbrance on revenues and surplus for the present two year period of some $89,000,-000. The total estimate of revenues for the general fund is less than $80,-900,000, while the budget estimate of surplus totals $7,000,000, with a possible under estimate of possibly a million more, and therefore provides the state government with total funds for the next two years of $87,000,-900, which leaves a constructive deficit of at least $2,000,000. The King tax bill is estimated by the state board of equalization to holder of power sites in California, and would probably be the first to use the state bonding capacity for the development of power in the High Sierra for the city's own selfish benefit, any chance for the carrying of even an initiative measure looking toward the establishment of a state power bureau seems impossible of passage. Nor is this all. There are innumerable additional expenditures urged and to be urged to eat up the tax payers' money. There are road bonds, building bonds, irrigation bonds, with others too numerous to mention, and I am calling your attention to only one specific case simply in order that the facts as to California's financial condition may be brot very thoroughly before the people. Yours sincerely, J. A. ROMINGER. Supervisors' Minutes Board ordered may of tract No. 176 be received and submitted to the city engineer of Santa Ana. Board ordered map of tract No. 175 be received and submitted to the city engineer of Huntington Beach. Board ordered that map of tract No. 74 be received and submitted to city engineer of Newport Beach. Petition of C. R. Vesper et al., to vacate and abandon a portion of certain public highway adopted. Petition of A. E. Christensen et al., to vacate and abandon a portion of certain public highway adopted. Petition of John Stirrat et al., to vacate and abandon a portion of certain public highway adopted. No bids being received for the $25,-000 issue of 6 per cent bonds of the Yorba school district the matter was continued to Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. No bids having been received for the $25,000 issue of 6 per cent bonds of the Bay City school district, the matter was continued to Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. A resolution for the sale of personal property (Lalley Electric Lighting plant at county park) was unanimously adopted. Fungigating licenses issued to H. Lawrence Marsh, Davis Fumigating Co., Chas. E. Bowman, Alstair Reid MacBeth and O. M. Jenkins, on the recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. Petition of C. W. Morris et al., to leaves a not authorized incumbence on revenues and surplus for the present two year period of some $89,000,-000. The total estimate of revenues for the general fund is less than $80,-900,000, while the budget estimate of surplus totals $7,000,000, with a possible under estimate of possibly a million more, and therefore provides the state government with total funds for the next two years of $87,000,-900, which leaves a constructive deficit of at least $2,000,000. The King tax bill is estimated by the state board of equalization to bring in $33,954,544 during 1992; as against $22,342,961 last year, or an increase of more than $11,600,-000. As a result of this condition, and faced with the knowledge that no additional taxes can be raised from the corporations for at least two years, and with the fact that the people of California will certainly not stand for any additional taxation upon private property, the state of California faces a period in which the state officers and legislators must realize once and for all that retrenchment in state expenditures must be made and that new projects requiring expenditures will not be tolerated by the voters. As a result of this condition, there is very little chance that the coming special session of the legislature will be permitted, or will for one minute desire to consider any legislation whatsoever requiring the expenditure or funds. It is also equally certain that the people should look with extreme disfavor upon any proposed additional bond issues. Whether we like it or not, this fact strikes directly at the power development program of the League of Municipalities, for there seems to be no chance for the setting up of any additional board or bureau in California having to do with the floating or state bond issues. It has become more and more evident during the last 60 days that some plan is to be proposed for development of power within California, founded upon financial cooperation by the state with various cities in carrying the financial burden of this development, and nasmuch as the city of Los Angeles is the largest No bids have been received for the $25,000 issue of 6 per cent bonds of the Bay City school district, the matter was continued to Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. A resolution for the sale of personal property (Lalley Electric Lighting plant at county park) was unanimously adopted. Fumigating licenses issued to H. Lawrence Marsh, Davis Fumigating Co., Chas, E. Bowman, Alastair Reid MacBeth and O. M. Jenkins, on the recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. Petition of C. W. Morris et al., to vacate and abandon certain public street, called So. Front St., in Third road district, was set for hearing on Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. The following committees were appointed: joint hospital committee, Supervisor Wm. Schumacher; joint flood control committee, Supervisor S. H. Finley, Co. Engineer J. L. McBride and Dist. Atty A. P. Nelson; joint uniform truck ordinance committee, Supervisor H. A. Wassum & Dist. Atty A. P. Nelson. Purchasing agent directed to purchase a Dodge commercial car for the county engineer's department. The salary of draftsman in county engineer's office was fixed at $150 per month. CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRANE Suggested take your dreams for your future Pills in May and dead monthly boxes, sealed with Rise Ribbon. Take me either: Bly or Feather Diamond Brane DIAMOND BRANE PILLS For 88 years known as Best, Safest Always Reliable SUE AMACK, D. C. Ph.C. Chircpractic Palmer Method Hours: 10—12a.m. 2—5 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Sat., 7 to 8 p.m. Bever & Wilson Bldg. Dr. J.E. Waters DENTIST Anahlm Mullinix Bldg. 104 E. Center, Pac 391 THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DE ALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA CENSUS BULLETIN SHOWS PROSPERITY (Continued from Page One) boxes per tree; Los Angeles, 2,147,-900 boxes from 825,286 trees, or 2.5 boxes per tree; Ventura county, 840,-188 boxes from 407,369 trees, or 2 boxes per tree; San Diego co., 813,-365 boxes from 278,480 trees, or 2.9 boxes per tree. The census shows a vast quantity of citrus lands were not yet bearing in 1920. Orange county leads and most of its 728,140 unbearing trees are valencias. Other figures are: San Bernardino, 380,659 trees; Riverside 134,653 trees; Los Angeles 549,361 trees; Tulare 527,294 trees. With lemons, the unbearing trees number: San Bernardino 100,508; Orange 72,219; Riverside 72,212; Los Angeles 226,265. Smaller citrus fruit producing counties also show considerable number of new trees. Various comparisons on the total figures for the state include: Oranges, number of bearing trees in 1920, 10,297,593; in 1910, 6,615,-805; production in 1920, 21,628,444 boxes; in 1910, 14,436,190 boxes. Lemons, number of bearing tree in 1920, 2,884,770; in 1910, 941,293; production in 1920, 6,551,657 boxes; in 1910, 2,756,221 boxes. Grapefruit, number of bearing trees in 1920, 231,136; in 1910, 43,-424; production in 1920, 465,085 boxes; in 1910, 122,515 boxes. Number of tangerines in 1910 was 3637; number in 1920 was 2475. This shows a decrease. Limes are scarcer than hen's teeth, for in 1910 only 18 bearing trees were reported, and in 1920 only 120. The total for avocado trees in 1920 is 11,916 trees; none in 1910. Walnut trees are on the census as numbering 853,237 bearing trees in 1910 and 1,272,577 in 1920. Orange-co. is one of the counties of the state that do not rank high in the production of livestock. In 1920, according to the census figures there were hardly enough sheep in the county to make a barbecue for Anaheim. Here are some of the livestock figures: Horses 7355; colts 360; geldings 2788; mares 204; stallions 37; value $930,619. Mules 2919; value $498,935. Cattle 15,070; value $1,130,755; beef cattle 9113; value $555,304. Dairy cattle 5957; value $575,451. Sheep 177; value $1449. REOPEN FIGHT FOR TARIFF ON WALNUTS The fight for a duty of four cents a pound on foreign walnuts was opened yesterday when C. C. Teague, president, and Carlyle Thorpe, general manager, of the Califf. Walnut Growers Assn., announced that they will leave for Washington Friday for the purpose of appearing before the finance committee of the senate in an effort to have the duty on walnuts increased to four cents. Calif. Senators Hiram W. Johnson and Samuel M. Shortridge have made appointments for Messrs. Teague and Thorpe to present their arguments to the finance committee during the latter part of next week, when the agricultural schedule is under consideration. Mr. Thorpe, who has managed the Califf. Walnut Growers Assn. and marketed 80 per cent of all the walnuts grown in this state since the organization was formed in 1912, stoutly maintains that the walnut industry cannot prosper under the 2-1-2c duty fixed in the tariff schedule of the Fordney bill of the ways and means committee of Congress. "The almond industry is not of greater importance than the walnut industry, nor does it cost more to produce a pound of almonds than it does a pound of walnuts," says Mr. Thorpe,"and yet the almond growers have been given a duty of four cents on unshelled almonds, while the walnut duty has been fixed at only 2-1-2c." "The walnut growers asked for four cents duty, and I can't see how the industry can survive with a lower protection tariff. Walnuts certainly should be placed on a parity with almonds, and yet the present tariff schedule placed the walnut duty a cent and a half per pound lower than the traffion on almonds." Mr. Teague is calling the attention of Califf. representatives in Washington to the fact that the duty on peanuts has been raised in the new schedule from 3-8 of a cent to three per pound, being now a half cent higher than the walnut schedule. This phase of the schedule seems out of proportion in comparison with the proposed duty on walnuts. Mr. Teague thinks because raw peanuts are worth only about ten cents per pound and are a seasonal crop, grown because of their higher cost of production. On the other hand, walnuts are grown on the highest priced agricultural land in the country, are cultivated intensively and produced at extraordinarily high over-all costs. It takes half a lifetime to bring walnut grove into a state of full production, and those who are engaged in the industry cannot shift from walnuts to other crops on short notice as peanut growers can. The or remedy, when walnuts are unprepared table, is to grub out the trees to plant something else which may come into bearing for ten years. The present duty on walnuts, Mrs. Teague and Thorpe are prepared to tell the finance committee of the senate is lower than that which afforded by the old Payne-Aldrich bill when the increased cost freight transportation is taken in consideration. They call attention to the fact that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace recently stated in public address that in order to per all agricultural enterprises should have a tariff which would equal to the Payne-Aldrich bill at the same time offset the differential in freight rates and lost cost production in foreign countries. According to Mr. Thorpe,the mutual Orange Distributors nounce they have made a contract for box shook for the season of 1922 at 20c based on orange bows with the Lassen Lumber and Co., who furnished their shook season. This company's shook been of high grade and has great satisfaction to the pack houses associated with the M.O.D. asked for bills J.28. Prices received ran from 2022-1-2c with several quotations: 20c. If it's from Witman's it's good! After making a cursory survey government business methods,Gen Dawes proceeded to put the "cut in cursory." Orange-co is one of the counties of the state that do not rank high in the production of livestock. In 1920, according to the census figures there were hardly enough sheep in the county to make a barbecue for Anaheim. Here are some of the livestock figures: Horsees 7355; colts 360; geldings 2788; mares 204; stallions 37; value $930,619. Mules 2919; value $498,935. Cattle 15,070; value $1,130,755; beef cattle 9113; value $555,304. Dairy cattle 5957; value $575,451. Sheep 177; value $1449. Goats 552; value $20,381. Sheep, the raising of which was once the big industry of the county, are snowed under by goats. Swine 6843; value $110,165. Chickens 184,401; other poultry 4742; value of all poultry $290,965. Bees, 5447 hives; value $49,144. The value of livestock products in 1919 are listed as follows: Milk produced, 1,541,866 gallons; milk sold, 799,762 gallons; butter made on farms, 109,792 pounds; value of dairy products $532,726; average production of milk per dairy cow, 499 gallons. Eggs produced, 967,747 dozen; chickens raised, 114,890; value of chickens and eggs produced, $506,-408. Value of honey and was produced, $24,309. The census report shows that in 1920 the proportion of non-bearing walnut trees to the bearing walnut trees was much smaller than in a similar comparison for oranges. The walnut trees bearing in 1920 numbered 290,774 in this county, with 26,311 trees not bearing. The pounds of walnuts harvested in Orange-co in 1919 was 14,118,290. Here are some figures on some of the fruits: Apple trees not bearing, 14,672; bearing, 25,519; bushels harvested, 36,607. Peach trees not bearing, 5348; bearing, 29,700; bushels, 33,285. Pear trees not bearing, 8518; bearing 3197; bushels, 4384. Plums and prunes, not bearing, 1511; bearing, 5341; bushels, 9078. Apricot trees, not bearing, 5979; bearing, 53,433; bushels, 97,291. The 1919 acreage of sugar beets was 15,093; tons produced, 112,607 says the report. There were 607 acres in Irish potatoes, producing 50,711 bushels. J. C. Osher, M. D., D. D. S. Physician and Surgeon EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Oral Surgery, Glasses Fitted Suite 1, Central Bldg, Anaheim Pacific Phone 387 H. HOLMSON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Special Attention Given to Chronic Diseases Office Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5 Mr. Teague is calling the attention of Calif. representatives in Washington to the fact that the duty on peanuts has been raised in the new schedule from 3-8 of a cent to 3 cents per pound, being now a half cent higher than the walnut schedule. This phase of the schedule seems out of proportion in comparison with the proposed duty on walnuts. Mr. Teague thinks because raw peanuts are worth only about ten cents per pound and are a seasonal crop grown on Southern farms or ordinary value, the soil of which being capable of producing other crops from year to year when it appears that peanut growing may not be profitable for a season or two. Walnuts naturally have to be sold considerably higher Have You Seen It? The Vesta Special — The Best Storage Battery value in the world. — A written guarantee with every battery. 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Dividends $8.00 per share per annum, payable at the rate of $2.00 every three months by check mailed direct to the stockholders. Price: $09.00 per share if purchased outright and $100.00 per share if paid in installments. Orders may be placed or further information obtained at any district office of the company, or YOUR LOCAL GAS OFFICE ANAHEIM Phone 166