anaheim-gazette 1920-06-17

A POINT OF VIEW By ALBERT ABBOTT A Teacher of High Ideals A few weeks previous to closing of schools and a couple of weeks succeeding closing of schools, nearly all publications of every sort have more or less matter in their pages regarding some phase of things pertaining to the schools. The stress and strain of teaching is evidently no effect upon this Pasadena high school teacher. She not only has ideals, but she can express them nicely. It is good to meet with a school teacher that has a spiritual vision. Below is her contribution of spiritual food for the soul: IDEALS By Anna M. Wood, of Pasadena My soul awoke; A voice, melodious and clear, In cadence soft fell on my ear. This message spoke: "Have faith in self, in man, in God, Bury your doubts beneath the sod And leave them there. Why tarry here? There's higher ground; By him who seeks the way is found. Leave all your care At mountain base. On to the heights Can you not see the glowing lights Would lure you on? On past the sound of battle din. Forward, beyond the reach of sin, Till goal is won. There in a country, vast and fair, You may believe, hope, do and dare, Be at your best. getting radical in its individual campaign. It is now using the billboards with flaring, striking posters, the psychology of which is to get the public to patronize the library. This is a phase of modern life that indicates the way the wind is blowing—people are drifting away from the reading habit. To where? To the automobile and the moving picture. The other evening I visited Anaheim's library and went directly from there to a movie. The contrast between the two places was strikingly significant. In the library there wasn't a soul except the librarian, a man, and myself. The library is well stocked with books, magazines and papers; well lighted and comfortably equipped; well managed and attractive in every way. Yet, it is not patronized like the libraries used to be 25 years ago—and the population of cities is on the increase. In the motion picture theater the house was almost packed with kids. Before the show started these kids were jabbering away and making all kinds of noise with mouth, arms and legs. I was impressed with the significance of the situation. I just left an institution that is always considered a means of culture, but yet is not patronized, not even by the young. The moving picture theater is not yet acknowledged a place of culture, and is ever a problem that sociologists are battling with, yet it is greatly patronized by all classes of people—young and old, good, bad and indifferent. W. H. Head, professor of dramatics, and many other things, at Occidental college, said at one of his lectures recently given in Anaheim, that the multitudes are flocking to the movies because the movies do the imagining for the people, nowadays. He said the people are too lazy to use their stimulus they get reads in additional movies is infinite, ing to the movie time for the old- Looking at these azines is not there in Robert Louis Saw the advent of illic, and in reference says: "... he the daily papers; reader." I am not now saw kids going to the want their children old age they will habit of reading "dancing academia people of both sex 70 years of age, for the companion not find. All be acquire the reading The elderly personality of reading sounds has an attribute that cannot bring to the blessed. Parents, try to reading BOOKS When he or she where they feel this clay body, their innermost thoughtfulness in The reason we said the growing imagination is best is already visualizing screen, which learn mind to visualize ing one has to pictures from the Thus the faculty developed, which romance into the ground; By him who seeks the way is found. Leave all your care At mountain base. On to the heights Can you not see the glowing lights Would lure you on? On. past the sound of battle din. Forward, beyond the reach of sin, Till goal is won. There in a country, vast and fair, You may believe, hope, do and dare, Be at your best. By Jacob's ladder you shall mount—Sip, when you will, from Wisdom's fount; There you may rest." Always a Limit to Everything They say that over in Riverside county a would-be made a speech at an agricultural meeting with a view of advancing his candidacy. "I am a practical farmer," he said boastfully. "I can plow, reap, milk cows, work a chaff cutter, shoe a horse, fix an automobile or tractor—in fact," he went on proudly. "I should like you to tell me one thing about a farm that I cannot do?" And then, after an impressive silence, a small boy, in the back of the room shouted: "Can you lay an egg?" Reading is a Lost Art Because of the newspaper sensation that the confession of Los Angeles' late "Bluebeard" created throughout the country, San Francisco library officials anticipated there would be a demand for the original "Bluebeard" story of medieval times, so they equipped their stock accordingly; but are now puzzled because the reading public did not make a "run" on the book—the demand for the book by library patrons was normal. No need to be puzzled. We are living in a different age than were the readers of 25 years ago. The fine art of reading is no more. In analyzing conditions today there are two factors that always should be considered. These two factors are peculiar and distinct modern products. They are the movies and the autos. These two modern inventions are becoming so dominant in our modern civilization that hardly a question can be considered without the movies or is ever a problem that sociologists are battling with, yet it is greatly patronized by all classes of people—young and old, good, bad and indifferent. W. H. Head, professor of dramatics, and many other things, at Occidental college, said at one of his lectures recently given in Anaheim, that the multitudes are flocking to the movies because the movies do the imagining for the people, nowadays. He said the people are too lazy to use their imaginative faculty, but are depending on the movies for this mental phase of living. He deplored the young people going so often, as it is stunting the imaginative faculty of the growing youth. He gave statistics relative to the attendance of the youth of the land at moving picture shows, which indicated to me that in a couple of years hence the question is going to be a burning one, one that is going to be a vital issue regarding the proper bringing up of children. It was only recently that a dispatch from Brussels, Belgium, says that penalties of seven days' imprisonment and fines are invoked upon proprietors of moving picture shows if they admit children under sixteen years of age. This shows how an alarming issue it is over there. In Chicago and other cities of the east there is a similar city ordinance. But here in the west there doesn't yet seem to be any cognance made by educators to look into the matter. In Los Angeles they have a nine o'clock curfew law that has done wonderfully well in compelling the kids to be at home by that time. In Anaheim they seem to be out at all hours of the night. In New York they have special picture shows on Saturday mornings and afternoons for the youngsters. This question of kids and picture shows is an unsettled problem yet all over the land and is an incident that I brought into this article only by way of reference to show that our youth are spending their time in other ways than learning the fine habit of reading. The truth of what Professor Head said about a lack of imagination on the part of the modern growing race is quite evident. In Anaheim, recently, this was brought out to me very forcibly. Three plays that I witnessed given by the high school pupils showed a lack of imagination. It's not necessarily the students' fault, but they thoughtfulness in The reason why we said the growing imagination is best is already visualizing screen, which leads mind to visualization one has to pictures from there. Thus the faculty developed, which romance into the This treatise wished to why the popular did not stampede for the orniginal The masses lost that were too busy looking scenery when The reading habits People who have being habit while you serious reading in get great consolation osophical and reliquary particular religion to be attached. The reason for acquiring it. As I have already elderly people go hall to another ing for something the lonesomeness such a tragedy is of those who have their lives (even once) then take up the read in later life. The factor of the lost art is that most have autos have allure habit. So, better have no time or put up reading as a halo. When a person confines of one's right fortable, loose cloth of slippers, gets see Morris chair with its official light coming the reader, and thus all the abandonment deep book before has the reading hail Chewing gum, chew or pipes need not juncts. The idea sense plane of exit the mental—the more abundantly. Books are the No need to be puzzled. We are living in a different age than were the readers of 25 years ago. The fine art of reading is no more. In analyzing conditions today there are two factors that always should be considered. These two factors are peculiar and distinct modern products. They are the movies and the autos. These two modern inventions are becoming so dominant in our modern civilization that hardly a question can be considered without the movies or the autos, and in most cases both, having a whole lot to do with the question. People don't read nowadays. It's dying out. True, they look at the paper and they look at the magazines, but they don't read books the way the generation did 25 years ago. There is none of that abandonment of leisurely and studiously enjoying a cloth-bound volume. The automobile and the moving picture are the cause of the decay of the noble art of reading. The librarians of the country have realized this for a number of years past. Beginning a few years before the war, in traveling about, one could have noticed a conservative attempt on the part of library associations to instill the reading habit into the public. Various methods of publicity have been used by the libraries. The powers that be behind libraries are seeing the handwriting on the wall. They may not know the cause of the lack of the reading habit in the general public, but they have indicated by the campaigns they have inaugurated that they have noticed that the habit is lagging. Up to the present this propaganda of the libraries has been conservative, but the Los Angeles public library is The truth of what Professor Head said about a lack of imagination on the part of the modern growing race is quite evident. In Anaheim, recently, this was brought out to me very forcibly. Three plays that I witnessed given by the high school pupils showed a lack of imagination. It isn't necessarily the students' fault, but they are caught in modern life and are reflecting it to a nicety. Of course, they all have gone to the movies quite a good deal, and have thus had their imaginative faculty stunted, according to Professor Head. Another evidence of the lack of imagination in the modern public is shown by what shall presently appear below. For the last five years the moving picture producers have almost wholly obtained their stores from literature already standardized, and from authors' works already established before the inception of the reign of their own industry. Previous to this time motion picture producers made unsatisfactory attempts to obtain proper stories from the general public that had been going to the movies. The matter they got was not good for the screen. It was mediocre—no imagination was indicated. They had to go into established literature and to the already-made authors for material with which to construct moving picture scenorios on. With but few exceptions, these producers have since almost exclusively produced pictures from stories already established before the advent of the movies. All classes of people go to the movies today. To the major part of the people that is all the mental ficial light coming through the reader, and then all the abandonment deep book before them has the reading hall Chewing gum, chew or pipes need not junctus. The idea sense plane of exile the mental—the more abundantly. Books are the great thoughts of the world, books unto you; if a book you may throw it up wall, chair or table are in a mood to ship, it will open willingly, gladly and the faintest reproach. Where is it of this character? Sech animal." Most all of the history have been in the homes of big rents have done and seen cozy libraries they No matter what be interested in, thore on that subject switch from one friend to another without a murmur behind" and they open their arms to your wishes. It's all right to I suppose, if you want to the library is a g ANAHEIM GAZETTE stimulus they get. The fraction that reads in addition to going to the movies is infinitesimal. A larger fraction go autoling, in addition to going to the movies, which leaves no time for the old-style reading habit. Looking at the newspapers or magazines is not the reading habit. Even in Robert Louis Stevenson's time he saw the advent of a readingless public, and in reference to the vision, he says: "...he had better take to the daily papers; he will never be a reader." I am not now saying anything against kids going to the movies, but if parents want their children to have a sweet old age they will instill in them the habit of reading. At some of the "dancing academies" in Los Angeles, people of both sexes 50, 60, and even 70 years of age, may be seen seeking for companionship that they cannot find. All because they did not acquire the reading habit while young. The elderly person that has the faculty of reading sound, cloth-bound books has an attribute that money or longing cannot bring to them—they are indeed blessed. Parents, try to instill the habit of reading BOOKS into your child's life. When he or she gets to the place where they feel they will soon leave this clay body, they will bless you in their innermost thoughts for your thoughtfulness in bringing them up. The reason why Professor Head said the growing generation has no imagination is because pictureization is already visualized for them on the screen, which leaves nothing for the mind to visualize; whereas, in reading one has to CREATE one's own pictures from the words being read. Thus the faculty of image-making is developed, which development puts romance into the affairs of life. The satisfaction of the reading habit is you can make up wour own pictures in your own mind according to your understanding of the words you are reading, whereas the movies often give you a picture story not to your own way of visualizing, and you are displeased or unsatisfied. Loosen Up, Be Generous Latest news reports are that the strike germ is abroad in the land again. Men are out in New York and Chicago. Shoemakers making $50 a week want a 100 per cent raise. Will the government please give each person a million and a beautiful bungalow with steam heat, a movie show and a choo-choo car? How Prohibition Affects New York Bird S. Coler, commissioner of public charities, who is in a position to observe some of the practical effects of prohibition, said he had to admit it was a good thing, in so far as it had improved the general health of the community and bettered conditions among the poor. The commissioner said that while he believed prohibition had been brought about in an un-American way and was strongly in favor of new referendums, "facts were facts," nevertheless: "The alcoholic wards in the department of charities and Bellevue and Allied hospitals are doing practically nothing," he said. "We are closing most of the floors of the municipal lodging house. For the last few weeks we have had more employees than patrons; in fact, those coming to us recently are more or less vagrants, which are properly workhouse cases. The man who has left his employment through intoxication and is down and The reason why Professor Head said the growing generation has no imagination is because pictureization is already visualized for them on the screen, which leaves nothing for the mind to visualize; whereas, in reading one has to CREATE one's own pictures from the words being read. Thus the faculty of image-making is developed, which development puts romance into the affairs of life. This treatise will give a thought as to why the populace of San Francisco did not stampede the public library for the ornigal "Bluebeard" story. The masses lost their reading art; they were too busy looking at the papers, magazines, moving pictures, AND moving scenery when out automobiling. The reading habit produces thinkers. People who have acquired the reading habit while young usually drift to serious reading in later life, and thus get great consolation out of the philosophical and religious works of the particular religion they may happen to be attached. This is an important reason for acquiring the reading habit. As I have already referred to the elderly people going from one dance hall to another in Los Angeles seeking for something that will remove the lonesomeness out of their lives, such a tragedy is avoided in the lives of those who have been readers all their lives (even of light fiction) and then take up the more serious books in later life. The factor of the automobile in this lost art is that most of the people who have autos have also the moving picture habit. So, between the two they have no time or inclination to take up reading as a habit. When a person retires to the secret confines of one's room, puts on comfortable, loose clothing, a soothing pair of slippers, gets settled in a big, cozy Morris chair with the natural or artificial light coming from the rear of the reader, and then gives away to all the abandonment for hours to some deep book before them, that person has the reading habit in all its glory. Chewing gum, chocolates, cigarettes or pipes need not be necessary adjuncts. The idea is to leave the sense plane of existence and live in the mental—the mind, realm of life more abundantly. Books are the best of friends. "The alcoholic wards in the department of charities and Bellevue and Allied hospitals are doing practically nothing," he said. "We are closing most of the floors of the municipal lodging house. For the last few weeks we have had more employees than patrons; in fact, those coming to us recently are more or less vagrants, which are properly workhouse cases. The man who has left his employment through intoxication and is down and out for a few days, without money and looking for another job, has practically ceased to exist. Private societies or organizations seeking increased subscriptions from the general public on the ground that conditions among the poor today are worse than heretofore are simply obtaining money under false pretenses." A Cure for the Blues I Recommend "The Man who lives under an habitual sense of the Divine Presence keeps up a perpetual cheerfulness of Temper, and enjoys every moment the satisfaction of thinking himself in company with his dearest and best of Friends.. The time never lies heavy upon him; it is impossible for him to be alone." Is Has Yet To Be Otherwise Occasionally the magazines ring the bell. A recent magazine article is entitled "Women as Mothers." It coincides with my own ideas. I have always held that women make the best mothers the world has even known. We Are Still An Intoxicated Nation We have abolished alcohol, but we still linger with the higher and more dangerous intoxications. The absence of liquor has not sobered us. No word herein must be construed as containing a syllable of regret for the saloon and its commodity. There is enough propaganda going around in their behalf—the movie film, the stage, the newspaper, the sober monthly reviews are all engaged in helping the friends of alcohol spend their money. The saloon has gone to stay, and although natural fermentation has not and cannot be stopped by law, the manufacture and the sale of liquor as a millionaire and billionaire-making business is at an end. But the intoxication... facial light coming from the rear of the reader, and then gives away to all the abandonment for hours to some deep book before them, that person has the reading habit in all its glory. Chewing gum, chocolates, cigarettes or pipes need not be necessary adjuncts. The idea is to leave the sense plane of existence and live in the mental—the mind, realm of life more abundantly. Books are the best of friends. When you are tired of them they murmur not; when you are ready, they are always ready; if you want to travel, they will carry you to the utermost parts of the earth, and beyond if you want to go; if you want to hear the great thoughts of the great minds of the world, books will reveal them unto you; if a book disgusts you, you may throw it rudely against the wall, chair or table, and when you are in a mood to re-establish friendship, it will open its heart to you willingly, gladly and joyfully, without the faintest reproach for mistreatment. Where is the human that is of this character? "There ain't no sech animal." Most all of the great characters of history have been readers. Go into the homes of big men of today as I have done and see the well-stocked, cozy libraries they have. No matter what subject you may be interested in, there are books galore on that subject. If you want to switch from one "click" of book friends to another you may do so without a murmur from the "left-behinds" and the "newcomers" will open their arms to you according to your wishes. It's all right to go to the movies, I suppose, if you want to, but going to the library is a good habit, as well. The Function of the Common School Whatever gives to the mind a larger view increases individuality; whatever gives to the youth the power of self-control and of inhibiting his impulses and whimsy for the sake of combination with his fellows increases his higher order of individuality and makes him a more worthy citizen, and in doing these things the common (continued on page eight) PRACTICAL METHODS DISCUSSED AT INSTITUTE Interesting Program Arranged for State Meeting at Santa Ana The summer meeting of the California Citrus Institute scheduled for June 24 and 25 at the Elks club house, Santa Ana, will discuss primarily the proper maintenance of mature citrus groves. Papers will be presented by practical orchardists giving detailed methods of tillage, irrigation, etc., in use on various soil types ranging all the way from the heavy clay soils of the Whittier ridge to the light gravelly soils of the Upland section. Ample opportunity will be given for discussion and questioning so that the differences in operation on different soil types will be clearly brought out. The report of the past two meetings of the institute has just come from the press and is being distributed this week to all members who have paid their dues. Annual dues in the institute are $2 and the report is distributed only to actually paid-up members. The banquet to be held on the evening of June 24 in the Elks club house is one of the new features of this year's meeting. So far as possible reservations should be sent in to the Orange county farm advisor, Santa Ana, before the date of the banquet. SCHNIEDER GOES FISHING Two large corbina were caught from the pier Sunday afternoon and they were certainly beauties. J. J. Schnei- PHONES SUNSET 341-J. way, Cor. Claudina PHONES HOME 753-2 KAW, M. D. ND SURGEON 1E; 2-4; 7-8 E BANK BLDG. Los Angeles Sts. M, CAL. D.D.&,M.D. ND SURGEON AND THROAT— RY—GLASSES ED TRAL BLDG. NSET 337 A. Neth Practitioner BLDG., ANAHEIM are especially adents of the Nerves muscles and joints. seases of the varfield with surprismodalities. Fees DS ROOFING OBS BER Broadway M CAL. With VERS E. Gates Family Washing SAVE your wife the drudgery of the washtub by sending us your family washing. It costs you very little when compared to the pleasure it will bring to your wife—put the burden on us Send us your shirts and collars Immaculate linen is the mark of a gentleman. You get the best work here. Patronize a home concern. Anaheim Laundry Company Phone 18 WE KNOW MEATS “Every man to his own business” is a well-known saying—and we believe that this applies to us. Our business is buying meats as well as selling meats—upon the buying depends the success of the business. That’s why we buy only the best meats—and we know the best meats. Any piece of meat that you buy in this shop has been selected by us because we know that it is a good piece of meat, meat that you can eat with satisfaction. Upon this basis we ask your patronage. Anaheim Cash Market WE KNOW MEATS —"Every man to his own business" is a well-known saying—and we believe that this applies to us. —Our business is buying meats as well as selling meats—upon the buying depends the success of the business. —That's why we buy only the best meats—and we know the best meats. Any piece of meat that you buy in this shop has been selected by us because we know that it is a good piece of meat, meat that you can eat with satisfaction. —Upon this basis we ask your patronage. Anaheim Cash Market 109-11 N. Los Angeles St., Anaheim J. E. STROUP, Proprietor Are You Going to Build If you contemplate building new or repairing an old building, let us figure on your material. We handle everything you need, and our prices are right. Griffith Lumber Company South Los Angeles St. H. M. ADAMS, Mgr. ANAHEIM FEED and FUEL CO. DEALERS IN Wood, Coal, Hay, Grain Seeds and Flour PUBLIC WEIGHING SCALES Phones: Pacific 317, Home 294 A. V. Vall, W. D. Grafton, Props. Good Place to Buy— G-O-O-D L-U-M-B-E-R C. GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY Anaheim. Cal GOOD PLACE TO BUY— G-O-O-D L-U-M-B-E-R C. GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY Anaheim. : : : Cal MEATS OF HIGHEST QUALITY —That's what this market prides itself upon. None but the very best quality steer beef is ever sold over our counters. We are here to prove this statement. Let us supply your every want in quality meats. Schneider's City Cash Market Phone 20 117 West Center St. der, former mayor of Anaheim, caught the first one and it measured 20 inches. Shortly afterward S. M. Weymouth caught its mate. The two fish were almost exactly the same size. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider, who have a lot on Twelfth street, have spent several summers in Seal Beach at the Weymouth cottage, and they were here Sunday just for a day's outing. They had with them as their guests Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cleveland of Los Angeles. Mr. Schneider had not yet decided where he will spend this summer but his good luck Sunday may induce him to put in a few weeks, at least, in Seal Beach.—Wave. GOPHER DEMONSTRATION The farm bureau has arranged several gopher demonstrations to be held In various parts of the county to show various methods of trapping and poisoning the gopher, which is such a pest at this season. A demonstration was held at Mr. Vanderhorck's place at North and Palm streets, Anaheim, yesterday. Another demonstration will be held at George M. Thurman's ranch, Buena Park, the first house south of the Buena Park school, Thursday, June 17, (today) at 2 p.m. The four Anaheim packing houses will ship this year more than two thousand cars of citrus fruit. There is a steady and rapid increase in the yearly production in this district owing to new orchards coming in each season. If the yield is good next year's crop will be much larger.