anaheim-gazette 1920-05-20

PAGE EIGHT A POINT OF VIEW (continued from page two) low it to pass. According to law, that is the rule. High School Posters Indicate Talent The various and several cards announcing the "Merchant of Venice" play that was given at the high school Monday night, around town in the store windows, from the art department of that institution, indicate talent. There is one that I observed more than I did any of the others, and that one was the one in the window of the S. Q. R. store—Center street window. The careful execution of the "technique" of display card making was very evident to me. Having been an art student myself, my interest, of course, is attracted to these posters. Leave it to the Kids There were 195 children in attendance at the Methodist Sunday school last Sunday morning, seventeen more than the highest record in the history of the local church. Leave it to the flds, they know a new church building when they see one, and Christmas is a long way off, at that. An Unusual Sign On the door of the Ocean Park bath house is this sign: "Closed for improvements." This is an unusual sign in that a sign of this kind generally reads: "Closed for repairs." It is quite refreshed to use it often. And Nayphe certainly explained the analogy used by Christ, very illuminating. Another story in the Bible that is often used without a clear understanding is the one that has reference to what Christ said when He said: "In My house there are many manions." Mr. Naphye's explained it according to the customs of his native land. It was illuminating. All of his lecture was illustrated by fine embroidered Oriental tapestries amounting to a total of about six thousand dollars. Mr. Naphye amused his audience with demonstrations of his struggle with the English language. He claims to be only in this country ten years. For that length of time he has made a wonderful growth, far surpassing many of us who have been here from the moment of physical birth. All of which reminds me of the old saying: "Some people can travel ten miles and learn more than others who travel one hundred miles." Mr. Naphye's exhibitions of his capabilities brought to my mind that it doesn't make any difference how old you are, or how far you have traveled, as time and distance have nothing to do with the unfoldment of the mind. When the two dances, the two movie shows, and the auto show are forgotten, Mr. Naphye's performance and what he said will be long remembered. Come again Mr. Naphye when the weather is a little warmer. May you long continue in your instructive work. What occurred on Sunday in regard to the Chautauqua previous to the evening program, and also on all other days of the Chautauqua, I am not conversant with, as I felt that my said along this life in the columns of several weeks. He in the Gazette relations of the demos and you will have ley's debate. During the course discourse he made attempts at getting triotic. He made a remark this: "Your sons ficed themselves in When it came for rebuttal he revealed Fraley's only son and that's all they is the usual trick binder, and its go country right now layne made this ee house "down" in rision, the bigger evening. Another trick o was also "pulled o berlayne said in that he could not not interning Head activities of German vious and during when it came to speak he said tha step further than say that Hearst s terned six years gan. Then, in thie ley's address, Fr for his activities in from selling thie ships to England. Now, I would like remarks that he seen Hearst interned the war is all "buried This is an illus An Unusual Sign On the door of the Ocean Park bath house is this sign: "Closed for improvements." This is an unusual sign in that a sign of this kind generally reads: "Closed for repairs." It is quite refreshing to be informed that improvements are being made, and not just "repairs." A Commendable Choir Those who like good choir music will enjoy the singing of the Methodist church choir. I heard this choir for the first time last Sunday evening and was surprised at its high-class rendition of the pieces selected. One Cent for A Sult There are many men who would like to see the "one-cent" sale idea so prevalent with druggists applied to the sale of suits. Um! Call out the reserve force to preserve order. Newspapers Are Stingy Rev. Mr. Humphreys in his sermon Sunday evening said that newspapers are ever willing to devote pages to sports, crime and political news, but they are only willing to give spiritual matters a measly couple of inches. I agree with him. The newspapers ought to be willing to lift up the people by giving space to spiritual matters. "Be not deceived, God is not mocked, whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." This pertains to backers of newspapers, as they are stewards in a spiritual sense, of the people's morals. "She-talk-her-ring" at the Chautauqua The Chautauqua opened Saturday evening amongst competition. There was a street dance just a few yards away; a dance in a hall a block away; two picture shows on the same street; and a big auto show in town. All these attractions had an effect on the attendance of the Chautauqua the opening night. Only the center section of the forgotten, Mr. Nayphe's performance and what he said will be long remembered. Come again Mr. Nayphe when the weather is a little warmer. May you long continue in your instructive work. What occurred on Sunday in regard to the Chautauqua previous to the evening program, and also on all other days of the Chautauqua, I am not conversant with, as I felt that my hands were full attending to the evening performances. So, what remarks I may make refer only to what transpired after the sun went below the horizon. The attendance Sunday evening wasn't any better than Saturday evening, although the auto show attraction and the two dances were not in progress. The two picture shows and the churches were holding their usual programs. So, I suppose, that is the reason why the populace did not turn out. Only the center section was comfortably filled. There is something wrong with the benches. Saturday, a couple of them croaked. Sunday night the one I sat on croaked also. The stage features of the Ellison-White program are very good, but the feature of looking after the audience is not. F'instance, getting from the sidewalk to the seats, one has to wade through a sea of dust. True, there is sawdust beneath the seats, but the sawdust does not reach out to the rear of the outer wall of the tent, which it should do. And the amount of sawdust they did have was thinly spread, thus allowing dirt and dust to be easily brought to the surface by a slight dig of the shoes. The individual seats were too close together—no elbow room. The benches were a rough-looking set. A system of ushering seemed to be lacking. But, oh my, when it comes to the program, the Ellison-White people are there. The attraction for Sunday night's entertainment was the Alaska Duo and a political debate. The Alaska Duo preceded the debate. Lona Laska, a native Alaskan girl, and Huldah Voedlisch, composed the duo. Miss Laska was the singer and Miss Voedlisch was the pianist, and sang in company with Miss Laska several selections. Now, I would like remarks that he seen Hearst interrupted the war is all "bunny." This is an illusory speakers expedition to forget very quickly said in a previous talks. Politicians rule, people don't reason out what is them. Such is the case. Outside of this nothing said by either or could convert any to another. After those who were dressed democrats and thoseicans remained reckless. Monday night at indeed a glorious listened to real, music. A sniffling terer the program whirl relief! Raul Pereira and were magnificient of their program. the high school boy Mary Adel Hays, soprano, was good, kick against the tail Chautauqua. The crowd Monday larger than Sunday. This is the second have attended, and a tent. I don't fancy The tent provided White people was a kit tent trimmed in ing department sees bolshevik nature—by. The first Chautauved was in the auditorium in the U every seat was sold ticket two weeks before. The next time I attend I hope the weather hope the Chautauquaged up until the weather I don't fancy a tent er is good and hot. Tuesday night was "She-talk-her-ring" at the Chautauqua The Chautauqua opened Saturday evening amongst competition. There was a street dance just a few yards away; a dance in a hall a block away; two picture shows on the same street; and a big auto show in town. All these attractions had an effect on the attendance of the Chautauqua the opening night. Only the center section of the seating arrangement in the Chautauqua tent was comfortably filled. However, those that did not attend the opening performance of the Chautauqua missed a mighty good treat. Julius Caesar Nayphe was the attraction. His demonstration-lecture on Grecian Oriental living was intensely interesting and instructive. He did not tire one with his performance, but punctured his lecture many, many times with wit and sarcasm. Those who did not attend Professor Head's lecture at the Methodist church recently on "Joseph," who attended Nayphe's lecture Saturday night, might be interested to know that Professor Head told of Bible characters in a similar manner as did Nayphe. Head dwelled upon "the coat of many colors," but not mentioning anything about it being a short. Mr. Nayphe insisted that the well known Bible phrase, "the coat of many colors," should read, "the SHIRT of many colors." His insistence that it was a shirt and not a coat was forcibly demonstrated by object lesson performed by himself and his associate. His explanation of "the lily that spins not, neither does it toll," was exceedingly interesting and instructive. Bible students who like to quote this passage will find that an understanding of what it means helps a desire The attraction for Sunday night's entertainment was the Alaska Duo and a political debate. The Alaska Duo preceded the debate. Lona Laska, a native Alaskan girl, and Huldah Voedisch, composed the duo. Miss Laska was the singer and Miss Voedisch was the pianist, and sang in company with Miss Laska several selections. Miss Laska's lyric soprano voice was magnificent. She is only o slip of a girl, but she had a wide variety of songs that she sang very creditably. The due is a high-class rostrum singing and playing number, and is not of the cheap vaudeville stuff. The debate was of the usual political kind that has been in vogue the past fifty years. The subject of the debate was: "Resolved, That the democratic party's record justifies a continuance in office." Carlton Chamberlain of New York took the democratic side, and Senator Fraley of Iowa took the republican point of view. It was the usual debate that a political campaign brings forth. The party in power is trying to hold its power and the party without power is trying to get hold of the power that the party in power possesses. When you were a kid, did you ever make all kinds of appeals to another kid that had a stick of candy, in order to get that stick of candy away from the kid? Well, that's what political debate is like. Anthing goes with the party out of power. Not so with the party in power, being on the defensive it has to be careful of its remarks. Mr. Chamberlain attempted to uphold the idealism of democracy, while Senator Fraley tried to show what a numskull the party in power is. Niney per cent of Fraley's remarks were of statistical nature and all what he ANAHEIM GAZETTE said along this line has been printed in the columns of the Gazette the last several weeks. Hunt up all the stories in the Gazette relating to the expenditures of the democratic administration and you will have the bulk of Mr. Fraley's debate. During the course of the senator's discourse he made the usual political attempts at getting eloquent and patriotic. He made a remark something like this: "Your sons and my sons sacrificed themselves in the war," etc., etc. When it came for Mr. Chamberlayn's rebuttal he revealed the fact that Mr. Fraley's only son is a girl of 12 years, and that's all the sons he has. This is the usual trick of a political spellbinder, and its going on all over this country right now. When Chamberlayne made this expose it brought the house "down" in an applause of derision, the biggest applause of the evening. Another trick of a political speaker was also "pulled off" by Fraley. Chamberlayne said in his opening remarks that he could not forgive Wilson for not interning Hearst for his (Hearst) activities of German propaganda previous and during the war. When it came for Fraley's turn to speak he said that he would go one step further than Chamberlayne and say that Hearst should have been interned six years before the war began. Then, in the latter part of Fraley's address, Fraley praised Hearst for his activities in preventing Wilson from selling the merchant marine ships to England. Now, I would like to know if Fraley's remarks that he would like to have seen Hearst interned six years before the war are all "bunk," or not? This is an illustration of how poll music. And the beauty of it all, it is all good, clean, classical music. In addressing his audience, Judge Alden did some fine acting. It did look so funny for a judge to act the capers this judge did. One could see by his personality that he was a judge—he had all the make-up. So, when he capered around the stage, it showed that judges are as human as anybody else. Wednesday night at the Chautauqua was a big night. The tent was full to capacity, even with churches and other attractions on the boards. It is very evident by the large attendance that the people are still interested in the "legitimate" drama. The play was a strong one; very pachetic. "Kindling" was a masterpiece, a play that Anaheim has not seen the likes of for many a moon. In reading the advance announcements of this play I wondered how it could be satisfactorily "put over" on such a stage as was provided in the tent. Whoever the directing genius was who executed the arrangements and idea of the presentation certainly was a "crackorjack." The general tone of the settings was good stagecraft. The innumerable details were all properly attended to perfectly for a one-night affair, travelling "on the run," at that. The setting was a poverty-stricken scene in an eastside tenement of New York, and it was well reproduced with the exception of the curtains and the chairs. The curtains were too new and the kitchen chairs too good for the story to be logically set. For a three-act play using the same setting each time, the producer did magnificently well. The company of actors were all professionals and all performed their al- say that Hearst should have been interned six years before the war began. Then, in the lotter part of Fraley's address, Fraley praised Hearst for his activities in preventing Wilson from selling the merchant marine ships to England. Now, I would like to know if Fraley's remarks that he would like to have seen Hearst interned six years before the war is all "bunk," or not? This is an illustration of how political speakers expect their audiences to forget very quickly what has been said in a previous moment of their talks. Politicians know, that as a rule, people don't take the time to reason out what is being shoveled at them. Such is the game of politics. Outside of this incident, there was nothing said by either men that would or could convert anybody from one side to another. After the debate was over, those who were democrats remained democrats and those who were republicans remained republicans. Monday night at the Chautauqua was indeed a glorious night for me—I listened to real, genuine classical music. A sniffling of jazz did not enter the program whatsoever. What a relief! Raul Pereira and has string quintet were magnificent in the rendering of their program. I wonder if any of the high school boys were there. Mary Adel Hays, a noted New York soprano, was good, also. There is no kick against the talen offered by the Chautauqua. The crowd Monday night was a little larger than Sunday, but not much. This is the second Chautauqua I have attended, and is the first one in a tent. I don't fancy a tent very well. The tent provided by the Ellison-White people was a good, clean khakit tent trimmed in red, but the seating department seemed to be of the bolshevik nature—it appeared shabby. The first Chautauqua I ever attended was in the finest high school auditorium in the Unitehd States and every seat was sold out by season ticket two weeks before opening night. The next time I attend a Chautauqua I hope the weather warms up, or I hope the Chautauqua will not show up until the weather does warm up. I don't fancy a tent unless the wather is good and hot. Tuesday night was a great night. The setting was a poverty-striken scene in an eastside tenement of New York, and it was well reproduced with the exception of the curtains and the chairs. The curtains were too new and the kitchen chairs too good for the story to be logically set. For a three-act play using the same setting each time, the producer did magnificently well. The company of actors were all professionals and all performed their allotted parts in a professional manner. The acting of Moroni Olsen as "Helnie Schultz" was superb. He was awfully big and his opposite, Janet Young as "Maggie Schultz," was awfully small. But this was necessary to bring out the themes in the play story. Olsen displayed fine tenderness and ugly brutality alternately. His large size showed that he could crush his wife by a mere embrace and could win her love by tender words. His acting requires no criticisms at all. It was just fine. Miss Young alternately displayed some fine acting when she would be discouraged and then elated. The change from one to the other, and vice versa, was splendid acting. All the other actors and actresses took their parts beyond criticism. There are quite a number of young people in this community who are interested in the stage, and I wonder if they noticed what I did in regard to this professional aggregation. In studying the presentation of this company I noticed very acutely that they acted as well as talked their parts. They did not ramble each of their several speaking parts into one whole. There was always the proper pause between their speaking, each pause properly acted by silence, gestures, grimances, or strides to another part of the stage before the next speaking line was uttered. Even if a person could not understand a word that was said, that person could understand the story because there was acting of each character done in such a superb way that a film could have been made of the presentation as given Wednesday night and subsequently thrown on the screen, and a person who did not see the play, could understand the picture play very well. The detective, played by Byron Poulger, was a nasty character, but Foulger forgot his real self, and put all his imagination into the character was after the order of Judge Alden's, but of a different theme. If there were anybody in the tent Thursday night that could not fit one or more of the many innumerable indictments hurled at them by Judge Bale to himself or herself, he or she had better sprout wings. Judge Bale received second choice on my ticket. Julius Caesar Nayphe received third. The Parnells preluded Judge Bale's address with vocal and instrumental selections and also dramatic characterizations. In this lien of entertainment they are of a high order. Mr. Parnell's making-up in full view of the audience was a clever piece of work, and was immensely appreciated by the audience. Friday night was a unique night. It was New Zealand's night in the big tent. Miss Leila M. Blomfield gave an interesting lecture on the many world-renown affairs of that island country. Her talk was in three parts. The first on the laws of New Zealand; in the second she made an appeal for world brotherliness; and in the third she described the life and history of Maori people of New Zealand. Miss Blomfield was charmingly dressed in a symphony of green. She had the appearance of a singer or a society bud, more than a stald economist. It was interesting and unique to hear and see a woman so clothed rattling off a long list of cold dry statistical facts and laws. She reminded one of our ex-Congresswoman Jennette Rankin. Miss Rankin was that kind of a woman. She had barrels of statistics on her tongue's end. Miss Blomfield also was of a general and personal appearance as Miss Ranxin. Miss Blomfield's delivery war clear and clean an the tone indicated sincerity. It was novel to see a wo- The first Chautauqua I ever attended was in the finest high school auditorium in the United States and every seat was sold out by season ticket two weeks before opening night. The next time I attend a Chautauqua I hope the weather warms up, or I hope the Chautauqua will not show up until the weather does warm up. I don't fancy a tent unless the weather is good and hot. Tuesday night was a great night. Judge Alden of Boston gave a lecture that was a pippin. He gave just the kind of a talk I would like to give. The title of his address was: "The Needs of the Hour." The greatest need, he said, was an individual realization that there is a God. An idea that I have long wanted to inflict upon the public. The world is full of evil and full of reform movements. But a cure cannot be accomplished unless the individual units of society are cured in heart. The judge is right. The world will always be in a chaotic conditions until each individual is reformed in motive and purpose. Did you ever laugh and laugh out loud when listening to a sermon? Well, that's what the audience did Tuesday night at the Chautauqua. The judge's message was a sermon, but he delivered it all dressed up in witticisms that the pill was graciously taken. The judge is a man after my own heart. He gets first place on my ticket. (On the back of each season ticket is a list of the talent with a request to mark first, second and third choice.) Eight Royal Welsh Lady Singers preluded the judge's superb address. The singing was superb, also. All young women, with a matronly woman as leader. They certainly could sing, and one of them could recite. Anaheim certainly had a feast of stand the story because there was acting of each character done in such a superb way that a film could have been made of the presentation as given Wednesday night and subsequently thrown on the screen, and a person who did not see the play, could understand the picture play very well. The detective, played by Byron Foulger, was a nasty character, but Foulger forgot his real self, and put all his imagination into the character he was playing, thus bringing a true representation of a vicious New York detective before the audience. Why say more Each and every player delivered the goods in first-class shape. Chautauqua patrons who like heavy dramas certainly had a treat presented to them in "Kindling." The moving picture industry was substituted for the first-class traveling "legitimate" companies. But the Chautauqua idea is a way by which a legitimate drama can be brought to the people. The way the Ellison-White people are presenting their legitimate drama to the people is magnificient—I mean, that in selecting "Kindling" they selected a play that could be presented without any chance to see any flaws in its presentation, and at the same time teach a moral. The small portable stage, the settings, all fitted nicely with the play. Even the lighting effects was admirably done. Good work, Ellison-White, good work. Thursday night was another strong night in the Chautauqua tent. Judge Fred G. Bale of Columbus, Ohio, a former judge of the juvenile court there, gave a stirring indicted address on "The Fourth Line of Defense." The fourth line of defense is the future manhood and womanhood of our country now in progress of formation in our children. Judge Bales' address to hear and see a woman so clothed rattling off a long list of cold dry statistical facts and laws. She reminded one of our ex-Congresswoman Jennette Rankin. Miss Rankin was that kind of a woman. She had barrels of statistics on her tongue's end. Miss Blomfield also was of a general and personal appearance as Miss Randin. Miss Blomfield's delivery war clear and clean an the tone indicated sincerity. It was novel to see a woman who is a native born New Zeaander as she is, talk of world affairs. It was quite refreshing to see and hear a woman interested in the welfare and happiness of humanity rather than in dresses, society, dancing and bridge parties. Such shining lights as Miss Blomfield is the hope of the world. Five Maori people, natives of New Zealand, succeeded Miss Blomfield on the platform. There were three women and two men dressed in their native costumes. They are of similar features as the native Hawaiians. In illustrating their customs they would puncture their wrangling brogue with a slang English phrase that indicated that modern civilized ideas have permeated the South Seas. This was an exceedingly good Chautauqua. Come again, Ellison-White with the same talent, if you want, excepting a political debate. Leave out the debate and bring in its stead warm nights. If you can't bring warm weather with you, wait until the weather does get warm. Also, put your tent two or more blocks away from town. 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Was of a general vice as Miss Rans delivery war tone indicated to see a wo-always going to the same old main street. The whole tone of the Ellison-White program is clean and uplifting. It stood out very clear to me that the motive of the Chautauqua idea is to entertain and instruct without suggestiveness or hurtfulness. A chautauqua is one annual institution everybody in the town ought to boost. SUBSTITUTE RICE FOR POTATOES That the use of rice for potatoes, a substitution already made by many thrifty housewives, could be even more widely adopted with profit, is a suggestion of the United States department of agriculture, prompted by the present high prices of potatoes. The department's food specialists point out that potatoes are approximately four-fifths water and one-fifth food material, whereas in rice, as well as in most other grains, the proportions are practically reversed. Under normal conditions the prices of these two commodities usually are such as to somewhere nearly equalize the two from the standpoint of food cost. Recently, however, potatoes have sold from $1 to $1.50 per peck, which means about 7 to 10 cents a pound, whereas rice has retailed at 15 to 17 cents a pound. So long as the price of the two foods is substantially in this relationship, it is obvious from a comparison of their food content that a given sum of money can be spent much more economically for rice than for potatoes. The estimated production of rice in this country for the past year was 41,000,000 bushels, an increase of nearly 3,000,000 over 1918. While some export business in rice has begun to develop, the supplies for domestic consumption are considered sufficient get cars when the cattle, sheep and hogs are ready. Every day's delay means extra feed, additional care, loss of weight and inability to take advantage of favorable markets. Fruit growers on the Pacific coast complain of lack of cars, as also do lumbermen and other shippers. More cars and more engines are absolutely necessary to bring the roads up to a condition that will meet the needs of domestic and foreign commerce. In such a situation as that, it is a grave charge that when the government took over the roads many of them had many millions in their treasuries and when it turned them back they had not a dollar. That such a condition existed may well be believed in view of the record of the Wilson administration in handling federal finances. June 30, 1913, the end of the last fiscal year under the republican revenues and appropriations, found a balance of $164,703,698 in the general fund of the treasury, and the receipts for the year exceeded the expenditures by $40,000,000. At the end of the first fiscal year under the Wilson administration, the balance in the general fund had dropped to $82,025,716 and the expenditures for the year exceeded the revenues by $35,000,000. These figures relate to ordinary receipts and disbursements and do not include payments on debt. The treasury situation became so bad that Secretary McAdoo resorted to a change in the method of bookkeeping in order to make a less embarrassing showing under the head of balance in the treasury. Unless Mr. McAdoo can successfully deny the charge of depletion of the railroad treasuries, under policies which be adopted and which were continued by his successor, the country must assume that the charge is true and that the same bad business man- RAILROAD TREASURIES LOW At the recent hearing before the interstate commerce committee of the senate, the statement was made by S. Davise Warfield of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad that when the railroad administration took over the railroads, many of them had many millions in their treasuries, but the administration turned them back without a dollar in their treasuries. This is a statement that has been made many times before, and without denial. Coming from a man occupying the high position held by Mr. Warfield, the charge ran scarcely be ignored. Mr. McAdoo has some very definite explaining to do, unless he is prepared to deny the statement point blank. The railroads are now without funds, adequate equipment, or normal credit. Stockmen of the western states assert that they are losing millions of dollars because of the delay shipping stock through inability to join the two foods is substantially in this relationship, it is obvious from a comparison of their food content that a given sum of money can be spent much more economically for rice than for potatoes. The estimated production of rice in this country for the past year was 41,000,000 bushels, an increase of nearly 3,000,000 over 1918. While some export business in rice has begun to develop, the supplies for domestic consumption are considered sufficient to meet a growing demand. The department is not so much concerned with the development of any sudden increase in demand as it is in having an increasing number of people learn the value of this product not only as a dessert but as an item ranking with other cereals and with vegetables in the menu. Negotiations for the purchase of between 500 and 600 acres of the Santa Ana river bottom holdings of W. J. Hole by the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company and the Anaheim Union Water company are nearing their final stage, the board of directors of the former having directed the president and secretary to sign papers in the deal. The Anaheim board has been handling the negotiations and ratification by the board of the Santa Ana district was asked, a special meeting of the directors being held at the Orange office Thursday night. Certain minor changes in the papers will have to be made before the president and secretary will attach their signatures. Purchase of the property is being made with a view to protecting water for the two organizations. Its acquisition will prevent anyone from sinking a well in the river bottom and pumping out water that is available to the two companies. The consideration is reported at $10,000 and the directors of the two boards feel that even at this price are driving a good bargain protection of the water supply.