anaheim-gazette 1920-02-26

ANAHEIM CAN GET AN AMERICAN CANNON Captain Henry Submits Congressman Kettner's Recommendation to the Trustees. Immediately after the close of the war Capt. Alexander Henry asked the government through Congressman William Kettner to donate to the city of Anaheim a captured German cannon. Mr. Kettner immediately introduced a bill in congress directing the Secretary of War to send us a gun, but every city and town in the United States, it appears, wanted one of them, consequently the chances of getting one for this city are very remote. Captain Henry recently received a letter from Mr. Kettner stating that we could get an American piece of artillery, and the captain has turned the letter over to the city trustees in the following: Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 19, 1920. The Honorable Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, California. Gentlemen: The accompanying letter was received by me from our Congressman, the Hon. William Kettner, which is self explanatory. As you gentlemen may well know, this matter was first broached by the undersigned about three years ago, requesting of the Honorable William Kettner to procure for this city one of the captured German cannons, same to be placed as a memento of the great war in our proxective park. Mr. Kettner at once introduced a bill, known as H. R. 13844, authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the nation of Labor in announcing that the federation will support candidates of either party who have been friendly to labor is taken to have three objects in view: 1st. To prevent unionized wage earners throughout the country from supporting the New National Labor Party. This has been well organized and is preparing to put in the field in every state in the union a full ticket of presidential electors. It would, it is felt by some federationists, imperil the now undivided leadership and mentorship of President Gompers. 2nd. To again prove to the administration leaders that President Gompers is a Democrat and is again supporting that ticket as he has in the past with the hope of continuing in the capacity of official labor voice at the White House, no matter who may be designated as secretary of labor. 3rd. In consonance with this policy, to place at the head of the federation black list Speaker Gillett, because of his having referred to the autocratic methods of some labor leaders, in order to give the impression to the tollers that the speaker and Republican party are anathema. Members of Congress recall that it was only last year at Paris that the same Samuel Gompers offered to the peace conference as its first proposal for the salvation of the workers of the world that labor should be declared to be no longer a commodity or article of commerce. This was placed in the Clayton act not by Samuel Gompers or the then Democratic majority in Congress or any Democratic member of the House or Senate or by the suggestion of the As you gentlemen may well know, this matter was first broached by the undersigned about three years ago, requesting of the Honorable William Kettner to procure for this city one of the captured German cannons, same to be placed as a memento of the great war in our prosecive park. Mr. Kettner at once introduced a bill, known as H.R. 13844, authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Anaheim, California, one German cannon or fieldpiece, which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. (See bill attached.) It was found however that requests of this kind became so numerous from every hamlet and village in the United States, that it became a physical impossibility to comply. Therefore the present method of supplying cannons and appeasing the desires of communities to possess a cannon was adopted. Although the park proposition did not carry by a very small vote lacking of making it the required two-thirds majority, nevertheless, let us accept the cannon now, for I am convinced, that, if the people are given another chance, they will vote the park the next time by an overwhelming majority. It being realized now by an ever increasing majority that our city cannot properly develop without the park. Gentlemen, allow me to suggest, accept the cannon now and then let us proceed at once to secure the park in commemoration of peace. Respectfully, ALEXANDER N. HENRY. In the House of Representatives, January 8, 1919, Mr. Kettner introduced he following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. A Bill authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Anaheim, California, one German cannon or fieldpiece. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to donate to the town of Anaheim, California, one cannon or field- The President of the American Federation of Labor makes no reference to the fact that the House, over which Speaker Gillett presides, during the present Congress passed the Nolan bill providing for a minimum wage of three dollars per day. Nor does he place Attorney General Palmer on the blacklist for using the injunction in the coal strike after the Democratic party had by law prescribed that in such disputes it should no longer be used. While the Republicans in Congress point to a long list of remedial legislation enacted for the benefit of labor by the Republican party, including child labor, compensation and other achievement in this direction has been was only last year at Paris that the same Samuel Gompers offered to the peace conference as its first proposal for the salvation of the workers of the world that labor should be declared to be no longer a commodity or article of commerce. This was placed in the Clayton act not by Samuel Gompers or the then Democratic majority in Congress or any Democratic member of the House or Senate or by the suggestion of the President, but by Senator Albert Cummins, of Iowa, a Republican. Single-handed, he offered an amendment incorporating this idea in the law. It was adopted by the Senate without a dissenting vote. The confeees of the two houses accepted it without change. The President signed the bill and it became law. Without the slightest credit to Cummins, evidently because a Republican, Gompers offered the principle to the peace conference as the most important in the eyes of organized labor. Gompers in a statement declares that the party of Gillett has not curbed the trusts or the price profiteers. This is regarded as a pure Democratic appeal for votes. It is well known that the Republican party placed the Sherman anti-trust law on the statute books and has vigorously enforced it when in office. It is also within the memory of those skilled in political buncombe that the party of Gompers and Wilson promised to reduce the cost of living ten and eight years ago and has seen it double since that time. The President of the American Federation of Labor makes no reference to the fact that the House, over which Speaker Gillett presides, during the present Congress passed the Nolan bill providing for a minimum wage of three dollars per day. Nor does he place Attorney General Palmer on the blacklist for using the injunction in the coal strike after the Democratic party had by law prescribed that in such disputes it should no longer be used. While the Republicans in Congress point to a long list of remedial legislation enacted for the benefit of labor by the Republican party, including child labor, compensation and other achievement in this direction has been A Bill authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Anaheim, California, one German cannon or fieldpiece. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to donate to the town of Anaheim, California, one cannon or fieldpiece captured by the American army from the forces of the Imperial German government during the present war, or used by the American forces in action while at the front in Europe. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Washington, Feb. 13, 1920. Mr. Alexander N. Henry, Anaheim, California. Dear brother Henry: If your city desired condemned American cannon, and will pay the freight, have the Mayor and city officials make application to Chief of Ordnance, War Department, Washington, D.C. Send the request direct to the War Department, not through this office, and your request will be filled in order of application. With kindly good wishes, I am Sincerely, WILLIAM KETTNER GOMPERS IS DEMOCRAT AND PURPOSE IS PLAIN Uses Position at Head of American Federation of Labor to Assist His Own Party. The action of Samuel Gompers and other heads of the American Federa- NOW THE SILVER BRICK GAME Variation of the "Gold Brick" Swindle Which Numbered Its Victims by the Thousands. Silver bricks, if astutely handled, may prove as profitable as the gold bricks of old. In this story from Texas, New Yorn, once famous as a gold brick market, plays a part. A Laredo business man recently received two bricks, apparently of silver, from a person in Matehuala, Mex., with instructions to sell them on commission at $16 a pound. The Laredo man engaged some one else to peddle the bricks for him, and a sale to a firm of Mexican commission men there was negotiated, they paying $535 for the bricks which they believed to be pure silver and which were sold to them in good faith. Forthwith the commission men sent the silver bricks to a trust company in New York with instructions to sell them at the present mar- ANAHEIM GAZETTE NEXT WAR WILL BE BUTCHERY BY SCIENCE Wireless Telepraph and Chemistry to Cut Great Figure. Thanks to the progress of science applied to the art destructive, the next war will be a human butchery so great that not only the combatants but the unoffending civil populations will be wiped out as well. This is the unanimous opinion of six of the greatest and best qualified men in France to speak on the subject. Three of them are members of the world famous French Academy of Sciences, and, as a consequence, are most qualified to speak from the respective standpoints of wireless telegraphy, chemistry, and self-propelling projectiles, while the others are the highest possible experts in aviation, naval and land warfare. These men, each of whom contributes his views of the next great war, are Monsieur Edouard Branly, French inventor and developer of wireless telegraphy; Monsieur Paul Painleve, former war minister and recognized French scientist; Monsieur Moureu, chemist professor at the College of French, and founder of the French Confederation of Scientific Work; Monsieur Bechereau, aviation engineer and expert; General Debeney, now director of the School of War and one of the most successful French generals in the final smashup of the German army on the western front, and finally Commandant "X——," one of the —It is the desire of public that the first solved, by mutual has taken over the future will be Walter & Company —The firm will co-ordinate Premier motor only on an even later —Walter Hodges manager and the service of the public Say! Listen! Members of the police force feel confident that a well organized gang of crooks have in the past operated here and elsewhere, and in some instances, such as pickng pockets, a conviction is difficult, when the head of the gang has money and can hire crafty lawyers, who proceed to set up an alibi for their client at the bar of justice, and usually get away with it. It is said a wave of crime is sweeping over certain sections of the country, and after the police catch the crooks, all kinds of stumbling blocks are put in their path to help free the culprits. There should not be so much funny business. Three charming maidens of the younger society set of this city journeyed to Arch Beach a few days ago for a bit of recreation and romance—if opportunity beckoned them on, for be it remembered this is leap year. A stroll upon the beach, with ever a wistful eye cast over the deep blue waters for visions of a phantom ship that perhaps carried a hero from across the sea availed them nothing, and the sighing of the sad sea waves caused the fair maidens to seek soace in a more secluded spot, further inland and away from the haunts of man. At certain places here and there the sea sends its rushing waters into various cozy inlets, where at low tide, the placid lagoons offer tempting places for a quiet dip. Upon leaving home the young ladies never gave a thought to such things as bathing suits, and as they were now far afield and away from the curious gaze of the male species, wading in the shallow peaceful pools was indulged in, as the day was warm, and the flu bug was nowhere to be found. Upon a dare one of the maidens hastily disrobed and plunged into the deeper sewer Moureu, chemist professor at the College of French, and founder of the French Confederation of Scientific Work; Monsleur Bechereau, aviation engineer and expert; General Debeney, now director of the School of War and one of the most successful French generals in the final smashup of the German army on the western front, and finally Commandant "X——," one of the highest authorities of the French navy, but whose name naval etiquette does not permit to be used. Here is what Elouard Branly, the French inventor, says: "It is certain that every time someone discovers something new, the first idea is to apply it to war, and immediately people get busy to make machines improving the science that helps killing. "As soon as aviation existed, it was used to increase the horrors of war. The progress of chemistry has been employed to make the worst asphyxiating gas." "The progress of aviation especially is formidable and disquieting. Since an airplane can carry through the air several tons of bombs, and running at great speed, I am inclined to think that it may be an urgent question to take up, in peace time, of digging underneath the ground of cities, deep underground abris, for, should war break out, there would be no more safety for anybody on any point of land. "Thus, the first idea of those who think of the possibility of a new war should be to build underground cities. "We see airplanes able to carry 20,30,40 people and several tons of baggage. There will be machines soon which will carry a hundred persons. We see airplanes flying at a speed of 300 kilometres an hour. It means that within a few hours, giant airplanes leaving Berlin could come and drop on Paris, tons of bombs. If we were disarmed and we would let the Germans rebuild their aerial war material, under the pretext of making commercial airplanes, nothing would prevent them from putting us within two days, in a frightful condition. Without even waiting an official declaration of war, hundreds of giant state of wireless, we must say that these orders, to be carried out cannot be instantaneous. This means other difficulties to solve, which are not insurmountable. "There could also be submarines, airplanes, purposely sacrificed, carrying no passengers, and which managed by wireless would cause similar explosions. "Anyhow, from the fact only that the progressof aviation and chemistry grows so rapidly, the future war would be a most destructive one, not exclusively for combatants but the unoffending civil populations as well." places for a quiet dip. Upon leaving home the young ladies never gave a thought to such things as bathing suits, and as they were now far afield and away from the curious gaze of the male species, wading in the shallow peaceful pools was indulged in, as the day was warm, and the flu bug was nowhere to be found. Upon a dare one of the maidens hastily disrobed and plunged into the deeper stream for a swim. The other two being taunted for their timidity, and being assured the water was fine and to come on in, they too resolved to follow the leader. In the twinkling of an eye, all were up to their chin in the mirroring pond, and were thoroughly enjoying themselves. While the young ladies felt secure from the gaze of any living soul, it so happened that a spying peeping Tom was near and witnessed the water nymphs as they ducked and tumbled around in their refreshing bath, covered only by the brilliant rays of the noonday sun. It is said the eyewitness pronounced the maidens real September Morns in every sense of the word, and after gazing intently for an eyefull silently stole away and later came home. Meanwhile the adventuresome damsels emerged from their open air plunge, and finding their wearing apparel behind a nearby mulberry bush just as they had left the garments, they donned their clothing and as the evening sun was sinking in the west returned to their homes, in apparent blissful ignorance of having been seen by the heartless nomad who happened to be an interested spectator, and who only tipped off the story with the understanding that it should not get into the paper. "It is theoretically possible to produce destructive effects at a distance by wireless, but there are some difficulties. Supose, for example, that they intend at Berlin to put Paris afire at distance by wireless. The necessary condition would be that there existed in Paris apparatus previously installed to receive the order. Whatever is the thing that is to be done between one place distant from another, there must be receptive apparatus minutiously prepared to execute it. "During the war we thought of blowing up German dumps by wireless. It could have been done, but owing to the lack of receptors fixed by ourselves inside the dumps there was no possibility of doing it. These receptors should have been placed in advance in caves underneath what we wanted to blow up. "At sea, it is possible to throw in the middle of a fleet, some kind of ship built to be directed from a distant point to cause the explosion through wireless, of a bomb, or several bombs. Such a ship might cause serious damage. But, in the present means that within a few hours, giant airplanes leaving Berlin could come and drop on Paris, tons of bombs. If we were disarmed and we would let the Germans rebuild their aerial war material, under the pretext of making commercial airplanes, nothing would prevent them from putting us within two days, in a frightful condition. Without even waiting an official declaration of war, hundreds of giant airplanes would come and set Paris afire. And the future war, if it happened, would be immensely more murderous than the one preceding because much more scientific. "It is theoretically possible to produce destructive effects at a distance by wireless, but there are some difficulties. Supose, for example, that they intend at Berlin to put Paris afire at distance by wireless. The necessary condition would be that there existed in Paris apparatus previously installed to receive the order. Whatever is the thing that is to be done between one place distant from another, there must be receptive apparatus minutiously prepared to execute it." "During the war we thought of blowing up German dumps by wireless. It could have been done, but owing to the lack of receptors fixed by ourselves inside the dumps there was no possibility of doing it. These receptors should have been placed in advance in caves underneath what we wanted to blow up. "At sea, it is possible to throw in the middle of a fleet, some kind of ship built to be directed from a distant point to cause the explosion through wireless, of a bomb, or several bombs. Such a ship might cause serious damage. But, in the present means that within a few hours, giant airplanes leaving Berlin could come and drop on Paris, tons of bombs. If we were disarmed and we would let the Germans rebuild their aerial war material, under the pretext of making commercial airplanes, nothing would prevent them from putting us within two days, in a frightful condition. Without even waiting an official declaration of war, hundreds of giant airplanes would come and set Paris afire. And the future war, if it happened, would be immensely more murderous than the one preceding because much more scientific." "It is theoretically possible to produce destructive effects at a distance by wireless, but there are some difficulties. Supose, for example, that they intend at Berlin to put Paris afire at distance by wireless. The necessary condition would be that there existed in Paris apparatus previously installed to receive the order. Whatever is the thing that is to be done between one place distant from another, there must be receptive apparatus minutiously prepared to execute it." "During the war we thought of blowing up German dumps by wireless. It could have been done, but owing to the lack of receptors fixed by ourselves inside the dumps there was no possibility of doing it. These receptors should have been placed in advance in caves underneath what we wanted to blow up." "At sea, it is possible to throw in the middle of a fleet, some kind of ship built to be directed from a distant point to cause the explosion through wireless, of a bomb, or several bombs. Such a ship might cause serious damage. But, in the present means that within a few hours, giant airplanes leaving Berlin could come and drop on Paris, tons of bombs. If we were disarmed and we would let the Germans rebuild their aerial war material, under the pretext of making commercial airplanes, nothing would prevent them from putting us within two days, in a frightful condition. Without even waiting an official declaration of war, hundreds of giant airplanes would come and set Paris afire. And the future war, if it happened, would be immensely more murderous than the one preceding because much more scientific." "It is theoretically possible to produce destructive effects at a distance by wireless, but there are some difficulties. Supose, for example, that they intend at Berlin to put Paris afire at distance by wireless. The necessary condition would be that there existed in Paris apparatus previously installed to receive the order. Whatever is the thing that is to be done between one place distant from another, there must be receptive apparatus minutiously prepared to execute it." "During the war we thought of blowing up German dumps by wireless. It could have been done, but owing to the lack of receptors fixed by ourselves inside the dumps there was no possibility of doing it. These receptors should have been placed in advance in caves underneath what we wanted to blow up." "At sea, it is possible to throw in the middle of a fleet, some kind of ship built to be directed from a distant point to cause the explosion through wireless, of a bomb, or several bombs. Such a ship might cause serious damage. But, in the present means that within a few hours, giant airplanes leaving Berlin could come and drop on Paris, tons of bombs. If we were disarmed and we would let the Germans rebuild their aerial war material, under the pretext of making commercial airplanes, nothing would prevent them from putting us within two days, in a frightful condition. Without even waiting an official declaration of war, hundreds of giant airplanes would come and set Paris afire. And the future war, if it happened, would be immensely more murderous than the one preceding because much more scientific." is the desire of J. E. Walter to announce to the ic that the firm of Walter & Day has been dised, by mutual agreement, and that Mr. Walter taken over the entire establishment, which in future will be conducted under the name of J. E. ter & Company. the firm will continue as distributors for Mitchell Premier motor cars and the Allwork II tractor, on an even larger scale than before. Walter Hodges will retain his position as sales ager and the repair department will be at the ce of the public as usual. Premier motor cars and the Allwork II tractor, on an even larger scale than before. Walter Hodges will retain his position as sales manager and the repair department will be at the ce of the public as usual. Sincerely, E. Walter & Company Distributors Mitchell and Premier Cars Allwork II Tractors and Center Sts. Anaheim, California ness, in anticipation of a possible outbreak of hostilities. The court rapped loudly for order, and the witness was instructed to proceed with his testimony minus the hostile verbiage. The case attracted quite a bit of attitionion owing to the large list of victims who are said to have been relieved of a bunch of the long green. First that Fourteen Points armistice failed to settle the Germans, and next it failed to settle the Russian bolsheviki. So the two are getting together and we may have to start all over again. Blessed are the peace makers, for they have played—well. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The New York World shrieks that the Senate Republicans are trying to "murder" the unexpurgated covenant. Why not have Attorney General Palmer indict 'em for insecticide? Federal taxes in 1921, it is said, will be $550 per family. The Democratic party will be out of power by that time, but it will have left something to remember it by, all right. If half of the energy that has been spent in abusing the Senate had been employed by the President's friends in bringing him around to a compromising mood the treaty might have been ratified long ago. But maybe the administration partisans realized that his case was hopeless. WHICH CLASS WHICH CLASS ARE YOU IN? “If you want to know whether you are destined to be a success or a failure in life you can easily find out. The test is simple and infallible: ARE YOU ABLE TO SAVE MONEY? If not, drop out. You will lose. 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