anaheim-daily-herald 1921-12-07

HERALD EDITORIALS THE OLD STORY Near Red Bluff, this state, the first day of December an auto bus containing school pupils was struck by a speeding train. Fourteen of the children were killed, most of them instantly. The driver also suffered the supreme penalty of his carelessness. It is understood now that another bus just ahead cleared the locomotive by not more than twenty feet. The driver of the second vehicle seems to have been engaged in a race. There was a dense fog at the time. No excuse could be formulated for the unfortunate driver. Had he survived he must have had on his mind the consciousness of a great guilt. He could not have been trusted again. To have permitted him to drive would have been criminal. Had he escaped, his fate would have been harder than death. There are no conditions under which the driver of a machine has any right to pass over a grade crossing without positive knowledge that the crossing is clear, and that no train is nearing. Such knowledge may be had in any circumstance of weather. The prevalence of fog should have had the effect of redoubling caution. Why men act at times, not as men, but as unthinking automatons, never has been clearly explained. DUAL PERSONALITY Scientists are said to be greatly puzzled by the case of a young woman in Ohio who seems to them to have a dual personality. Part of the time she is well-educated and mature enough for her years. The rest of the time she assumes the role of a four-year-old child. "I hope to kill off my other self within a very short Most of us number quite intently the conscience it is told us that creation has its use, consciously virtuous, be it's to quicken patience in the restibly need it! But that sort of a painful life you don't believe it, when he has slowly ploughed fields steer handles of the cultivar trary-minded Dobbins time! Now life to the cone on the other hand, confined. So pure a formally right, so unnumerous times and under all circumstances that they are not would never be guilty of judgment, a faux poke, oh, no! They exude gore, and superiority. They bewail the error the world, and sigh its necessity that they are not. So much of their good properly cover the lives that sometimes is left for the inside. Thus we, the common average goodness, see and lacks and mistakes or think that we do or think that we do in ignorance. But the common never become conscious of their own tirely ignorant of any searching or doubt. Common everyday greatly to be desired if anything else in the far toward the happy who exert it, or those them. But it must b Why men act at times, not as men, but as unthinking automatons, never has been clearly explained. DUAL PERSONALITY Scientists are said to be greatly puzzled by the case of a young woman in Ohio who seems to them to have a dual personality. Part of the time she is well-educated and mature enough for her years. The rest of the time she assumes the role of a four-year-old child. "I hope to kill off my other self within a very short time," remarked the young women, the other self being the infant fantasy. Seems rather cold-blooded of her to kill off an innocent infant that never has done anything worse than to let itself be imagined by a sick or hysterical person. In the delirium of illness the fancy of a patient may roam to any distance. A fevered body may house the thought that it is a horse or a tree or a little bird swinging on a bough. There is no particular mystery about it. The mental processes get upset because the physical mechanism through which they must express themselves are thrown out of gear. Instances are not rare in which the so-called dual personality is the result of an attempt to deceive. It is a form of hysteria. Such hysteria manifests itself in different ways. A girl has been known to pretend blindness in a manner long deceiving to experts. A man has concluded that he suffered from a stiff knee, the joint being in fact normal, and has declined to bend the limb. The chances are that if the young woman in Ohio were instructed to behave herself, and quit fooling, and doctors ceased to regard her as a phenomenon, she would be all right. Bootleggers are a murderous crew. They care nothing for the fatal possibilities of the poison they hawk. Many of them are thieves, stealing their illicit wares. Many of them manufacture drinks that they know to be deadly. Prohibition enforcement officers have been killed, usually shot from ambush. They have been killed when by use of their own weapons they might have changed the character of the mortuary list of the occasion. In dealing with rattlesnakes it is bad policy to let the snakes strike first. Figures lately compiled show that the South leads in homicides, the high record [in figures] going to Memphis. Perhaps the summary will be found objectionable by the section most given to the shedding of human blood, for the tabulation gives full recognition to the slaying of negroes as being a crime. The suspended sentence is a court eccentricity that average goodness, secrecy and lacks and mistakes or think that we do norance. But the conscious never become coarse banner of their own tirely ignorant of any searching or doubt. Common everyday greatly to be desired if anything else in this far toward the happy who exert it, or those them. But it must be serious type, or it defeats Snap S By Henry J Lieutenant Woolf tain by reason of bravery and after the war demand by reason of senseless The man who flatter against his skull with osseous dome might that he is a bonehead It is a wonder the part of the Arbuckle witness been ascribed to the phage of the court root There is grave rage free with the sending as preliminary to being charge of murder. A rich woman in prince of burglary seems to be similar situation between insanity. Maybe this Canadian Mennonite Mexico, but as to which is the other's gain, has determined. Have a Mrs. Blifkins met whom she had reconnec neighbor for a situation "How are you get new place?" asked Mr. "Very well, thank you." "I'm glad to hear Mrs. Blifkins." Your kind and you can't do her." "I don't mean to Mary. In Japan when the up the operator may ask: "What number able son of the moon sire?" "Hohi, two-three." Silence. Then the sumes: "Will the honorably cloosely forgive the in In dealing with rattlesnakes it is bad policy to let the snakes strike first. Figures lately compiled show that the South leads in homicides, the high record [in figures] going to Memphis. Perhaps the summary will be found objectionable by the section most given to the shedding of human blood, for the tabulation gives full recognition to the slaying of negroes as being a crime. 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Anaheim Sanitary Dairy Phone 268M Fresh Milk Delivered QUARTS 15c; PINTS 8c Morning and evening delivery KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES— OH GOSH! MY WATCH! Between Ourselves By Della M. Stewart Most of us number among our acquaintances the consciously virtuous. It is told us that everything under creation has its use, so probably the consciously virtuous have theirs. Maybe it's to quicken the cultivation of patience in the rest of us—who possibly need it! But all cultivation is sort of a painful, laborious task: if you don't believe it, ask the farmer when he has slowly trodden miles of ploughed fields steering the wabbling handles of the cultivator and the contrary-minded Dobbin at the same time! Now life to the consciously virtuous, on the other hand, must be joy unconfined. So pure are they, so uniformly right, so unmistaken at all times and under all conditions. They would never be guilty of a mistake of judgment, a faux pas of the mind—oh, no! They exude goodness at every pore, and superiority in every speech. They bewail the errors of the rest of the world, and sigh sighs of thankfulness that they are not as others are. So much of their goodness is used to properly cover the outside of their lives that sometimes very, very little is left for the inside of the platter. Thus we, the commonly ethical, of the average goodness, see inconsistencies and lacks and mistakes of judgment—or think that we do in our judgment or think that we do in our abysmal ignorance. But the consciously virtuous never become conscious of them. They march alonog serenely, under the banner of their own infallibility, entirely ignorant of any reason for heart-searching or doubt. Common everyday goodness is greatly to be desired. It's doubtful if anything else in the world goes as far toward the happiness of those who exert it, or those who surround them. But it must be of the uncon- Little Stories for Bedtime By THORNTON W. BURGESS (Copyright by J. G. Lloyd) CHATTERER IS MADE FUN OF H. ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! Mr. Smarty caught at last!" Sammy Jay fairly shrieked with glee as he peered down from the top of an apple tree at Chatterer the Red Squirrel in the cage Farmer Brown's boy had made for him. Sammy was so relieved to think that Chatterer was not dead, and he was so tickled to think that Chatterer, who always thought himself so smart, should be caught, that he just had to torment Chatterer by laughing at him and saying mean things to him until Chatterer lost his temper and said things back quite in the old way. This tickled Sammy more than ever, for it sounded so exactly like Chatterer when he had been a free little imp of mischief in the Green Forest that Sammy felt sure that Chatterer had nothing the matter with him. But he couldn't stop very long to make fun of poor Chatterer. In the first place, Farmer Browns' boy had put his head out of the barn door to see what all the fuss was about. In the second place, Sammy fairly ached all over to spread the news through the Green Forest and over the Green Meadows. You know he is a great gossip. And this was such unusual news! Sammy knew very well that no one would believe him. He knew that they just couldn't believe that smart Mr. Chatterer had really been caught. And no one did believe it. "All right," Sammy would reply. "It doesn't make the least bit of difference in the world to me whether you believe it or not. You can go up to Farmer Brown's house and see him." waved a good-by to Chatterer and started for the Green Forest as fast as his long legs could take him. A little later who should appear peeping over the stone wall but Reddy Fox. It seemed very bold of Reddy, but really it wasn't nearly as bold as it seemed. You see, Reddy knew that Farmer Brown's boy and Bowser, the Hound were over in the Old Pasture and that he had nothing to fear. He grinned at Chatterer in the most provoking way. Smarty, smarty, Mr. Smarty, Glad to see you looking hearty! Weather's fine, as you can see. Won't you take a walk with me? Snap Shots By Henry James Lieutenant Woolfil was made a captain by reason of bravery in the war, and after the war demoted to sergeant by reason of senseless red tape. The man who flattened two bullets against his skull without hurting that osseous dome might as well concede that he is a bonehead. It is a wonder the poisoning of one of the Arbuckle witnesses has not been ascribed to the moral atmosphere of the court room. There is grave rashness in being free with the sending of telegrams as preliminary to being arrested on a charge of murder. A rich woman in prison on a charge of burglary seems to have won out of a similar situation before by pleading insanity. Maybe this will work again. Canadian Mennonites are moving to Mexico, but as to which country's loss is the other's gain, has not been fully determined. Have a Smile Mrs. Blifkins met Mary Smith, whom she had recommended to a neighbor for a situation. "How are you getting on at your new place?" asked Mrs. Blifkins. "Very well, thank you," was the reply. "I'm glad to hear it," remarked Mrs. Blifkins. "Your employer is very kind and you can't do too much for her." "I don't mean to, ma'am," replied Mary. In Japan when the subscriber rings up the operator may be expected to ask: "What number does the honorable son of the moon and stars desire?" "Hohl, two-three." Silence. Then the exchange resumes: "Will the honorable person graciously forgive the inadequacy of the average goodness, see inconsistencies and lacks and mistakes of judgment—or think that we do in our judgment or think that we do in our abysmal ignorance. But the consciously virtuous never become conscious of them. They march alonog serenely, under the banner of their own infallibility, entirely ignorant of any reason for heart-searching or doubt. Common everyday goodness is greatly to be desired. It's doubtful if anything else in the world goes as far toward the happiness of those who exert it, or those who surround them. But it must be of the unconscious type, or it defeats its own ends." "All right." Sammy would reply. "It doesn't make the least bit of difference in the world to me whether you believe it or not. You can go up to Farmer Brown's house and see him in prison for yourself, just as I did." So late that afternoon when all was quiet around the farmyard Chatterer saw something very familiar looking behind the old stone wall, on the edge of the Old Orchard. It bobbed up and then dropped out of sight again, only to drop out of sight just as quickly. "It looks to me very much as if Peter Rabbit is over there and feeling very nervous," said Chatterer to himself, and then he called sharply, just as when he was free in the Green Forest. Right away Peter's head bobbed up for all the world like a jack-inthe-box, and this time it stayed up. Peter's eyes were round with surprise as he stared across at Chatterer's prison. "Oh, it's true!" gasped Peter, as if it was as hard work to believe his own eyes as it was to believe Sammy Jay. I must go right away and see what can be done to get Chatterer out of trouble." And then, because it was broad daylight and he really didn't dare stay another minute. Peter THE ONCE OVER By H. I. PHILLIPS CHINA'S POSTAL VICTORY Disarmament Conference Concession Keeps Japanese From Reading Chinese Souvenir Postals—Gives China Right to Have Own Letter Carriers' (By Our Own Correspondent.) Well, China has won one big concession at the disarmament conference; she can run her own post offices. The committee on Far Eastern questions has agreed upon the abolition of foreign postal systems within the Chinese empire. Just what this means I haven't the slightest idea, but I'm sure it means something awful, and from what I hear it gives the Chinese: First—The right to hire and fire its own letter carriers. Second—Authority to make its one, two, and three-cent stamps in any colors it wants. Third—Self-determination in the question whether the glue shall be put on the north or south side of the postage stamps. The first concession is of great im- that they be printed in deep blacks. Japan's contention was that China men then could use them for courtlaster. And she felt that China would need more and more courtlaster as time went on. The great bone of contention, however, has been over the mucillage question. China has felt the sticky side of a stamp should be the one nearest the envelope. England has argued that the other side should be used. Japan has held out for making both sides sticky. To China's claim that such restrictions would make it impossible for one Chinaman to get a letter through the mails to another, or to communicate with the outside world, Japan and England have replied. "That's our idea, old top." In a country like America we run our own post offices. The chief disadvantage of this is that when we don't get our mail on time we can't blame it on some other nation and send it an ultimatum. Mrs. Blifkins. "Your employer is very kind and you can't do too much for her." "I don't mean to, ma'am," replied Mary. In Japan when the subscriber rings up the operator may be expected to ask: "What number does the honorable son of the moon and stars desire?" "Hohi, two-three." Silence. Then the exchange resumes: "Will the honorable person graciously forgive the inadequacy of the insignificant service and permit this humble slave of the wire to inform him that the never-to-be-sufficiently censured line is busy?" A school teacher was relating some of her experiences in different schools throughout the country: "I taught school among my own people in the Tennessee mountains for several years after I left college. Funny things happened. Hearing a boy say 'I ain't gwine thar,' I said to him: 'That's no way to speak. Listen: I am not going there he is nont; you are not going are not going there; you are not going there; they are not going there. Do you get the idea?' Yessum, I gits it all right. They ain't nobody gwine." The first concession is of great importance. China has never been able to employ a letter carrier without the approval of Great Britain and Japan. Japan has always favored short and stout candidates for carrier appointments, it being her theory that the less mail a Chinaman got the better. Great Britain has favored tall, thin letter carriers, with flat feet and fallen arches. China has had the idea a healthy, vigorous, normal man who was a fast walker made the best letter carrier, and there you have the situation. With regard to the coloring of its stamps' China has always favored bright yellows, pale pinks and medium blues, but Japan has insisted the Chinese empire. Just what this means I haven't the slightest idea, but I'm sure it means something awful, and from what I hear it gives the Chinese: First—The right to hire and fire its own letter carriers. Second—Authority to make its one, two, and three-cent stamps in any colors it wants. Third—Self-determination in the question whether the glue shall be put on the north or south side of the postage stamps. But anyhow China is to enter a new error, or rather a new era. But I fear it will mean chaos. For with the freedom of the post office there will come an immediate demand that China create a congress on the American plan. Postoffices are of no use if you can't have congressmen to give them away. 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