anaheim-gazette 1920-07-01

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter OFFICIAL CITY PAPER OUR NEW CONGRESSIONAL DIST. Editor Clark of the Riverside Press writes an interesting article upon the new congressional district to be formed after the completion of the present census, from which we quote as follows: "The announcement of the population of the city of San Diego gives us the first important data we have had on which to figure on the lines of the congressional district in which Riverside county will be placed; and incidentally some speculation is made possible regarding the re-alignment of senatorial districts. "The announcement that the city of San Diego has 75,000 population (in round numbers) makes it evident that the county will have a population quite a little in excess of 100,000, very likely from 110,000 to 120,000. A conservative estimate of the population of the counties of Riverside, Imperial, Orange and San Bernardino is 225,000. It looks therefore, as if those five southern counties would have close to 350,000 population. The present basis of representation in the lower house of congress is 212,407 and it is expected that under the new census the state senator. We shall have more to say upon these subjects when the census returns are sufficiently complete to give us a basis to work upon. GOVERNOR ASKS UNITED STATES HALT JAPS Governor William D. Stephens has made public a letter he has sent to Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby, in Washington, with which he enclosed the final report of the state board of control on the Japanese situation in California. In the letter the governor asks immediate and practical relief from the Japanese invasion of the state, basing his request on both economic and social grounds. He states that California will go the extreme limit in dealing with the Japanese problem, but he adds that the state needs the aid of the federal government. He asks that the state department immediately negotiate with the Japanese Empire in an effort to have the flow of Japanese immigrants to this country minimized, and he states further that he soon will ask congressmen and senator to introduce such legislation in the congress as will absolutely prohibit Japanese immigration, excepting certain classes. The governor tells the secretary of state in his letter that the petition now being circulated to put the anti-Japanese land holding bill on the November ballot undoubtedly will be signed by thousands more names than are needed and that the bill will pass at the election by a vast majority. This, he explains, is all California may do alone. Here are the high lights in the governor's letter: "We insist after which we have just in taking every step reduce this problem powers of the state must appeal to theernment for that necessary finally to problem." A movement is rising in Anmerican Legion in the county. Precate two five-men to one from Fullerton to start in two weeks to practice. On a An effort will also Legion teams in ta Ana and Orange. THE MAN Eight years ago schism in the republic Roosevelt and Taft Testament figures use. The battle oo to as the "Arma predicted conflict Samaria between Lord and those of righteousness. The third party president was called Tyre, an artificer of brass, who was a merCIAL city by the west, to help King temple. This year, with Harding as the co will doubtless delivered Bible to discover a prince o fthe tri interior territory." the county will have a population quite a little in excess of 100,000, very likely from 110,000 to 120,000. A conservative estimate of the population of the counties of Riverside, Imperial, Orange and San Bernardino is 225,000. It looks therefore, as if those five southern counties would have close to 350,000 population. The present basis of representation in the lower house of congress is 212,407 and it is expected that under the new census the basis will be raised to about 250,000. The present size of the house is not likely to be increased because the present membership of 435 makes it an unwieldy body and it would be very difficult to seat over 450 members in the hall of representatives. "It becomes evident therefore that the five counties named, together with the small counties of Inyo and Mono that are now in the eleventh district, will have a surplus of about 100,000 over the number needed for a congressman. There will be some latitude allowed in manking up the districts but a surplus of 100,000 is unlikely. San Diego, Orange, Riverside and Imperial will have population enough for a congressman—or San Diego, Riverside, Imperial and San Bernardino. Orange might be thrown in with part of Los Angeles—and that is what the Los Angeles people are figuring on, hoping thus to control four congressional districts. Or San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono might be put in a district with Kern, Tulare and other counties in the lower San Joaquin valley or might be joined with the eastern part of Los Angeles county. None of those plans would appeal to the people of Orange or San Bernardino who prefer a grouping that will leave Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino in one district. We people of the interior would be very glad to see San Diego flock by itself in a congressional district, but the southern county even joined with Imperial is not in sight of that goal. "The problem of district lines is a big one and it behooves the senator and assemblyman who will represent this county to watch out and see that we are not handed a lemon. "It looks as if San Diego and Imperial will have population enough for two senators; and the present plan there is to give one senator to the city of San Diego and then let the outside part of the county unite with The governor tells the secretary of state in his letter that the petition now being circulated to put the anti-Japanese land holding bill on the November ballot undoubtedly will be signed by thousands more names than are needed and that the bill will pass at the election by a vast majority. This, he explains, is all California may do alone. Here are the high lights in the governor's letter: The Japanese population of California has more than doubled in ten years. Between 80 and 90 per cent of California berry and vegetable products are from Japanese farms. The people of the state are determined to repress a developing Japanese community in their midst. California forsees a grave menace of serious conflict in the not distant future if the Japanee are not checked. California wants peace, but wants California's commonwealth for her own people. The spirit of the anti-alien land legislation of 1913 has been broken by Japanese subterfuges. California is amply justified in taking every step to reduce this problem. Nothing will satisfy the case but an exclusion act by congress. British colonies on the Pacific have such laws, and Japan cannot rightly object to similar ones here. Excerpts from the governor's letter follow: "The fecundity of the Japanese race far exceeds that of any other people that we have in our midst. They send their children for short periods of time to our white schools and in many of the country schools of our state the spectacle is presented of having a few white children acquiring their education in classrooms crowded with Japanese. The deep-seated and often outspoken resentment of our white mothers at this situation can only be appreciated by those people who have struggled with similar problems. "California views with alarm the rapid growth of these people within the last decade in population as well as land control, and foreseeess in the not distant future the gravest menace of serious conflict if this development is not immediately and effectively checked. Without disparaging these people'of just sensibilities we cannot look for intermarriage or that social inter-relationship which must exist be president was called Tyre, an artificer to brass, who was a commercial city by the west, to help King temple. This year, with Harding as the co-will doubtless delivered Bible to discover a prince o'fthe trilinterior territory Ohio) who wrote "power, for they proach them only they behave as frie their advantage, but by a man when he Gamalliel was a hedrin, the Jewish here, which met o'to adjust national construe the law and was noted for his study of Torah, thand when he died fell in repute. The ed of having sat at alley, to become wwthe nation. There is a great features of the pion nomination of Garfield republican party w lock between Grabline. For 35 ball be made between tator and the party turned to a dark ed the near strang was Garfield? Wit cently elected sen nomination patchein in the party and he field foud his street political enemies. man from one of th Ohio and won his grees. Candidate Hardi semblances, also to nativity and pol appearance, dispose and natural dignitie ley, stands well in the business world carrying Ohio in been a large factio Ohio men for presen and Benjamin Harlo Ohio. William He es. Garfield. McKinley elected from Ohio "The problem of district lines is a big one and it behooves the senator and assemblyman who will represent this county to watch out and see that we are not handed a lemon. "It looks as if San Diego and Imperial will have population enough for two senators; and the present plan there is to give one senator to the city of San Diego and then let the outside part of the county unite with Imperial for another district. It will take about 80,000 population for a senator and Orange and Riverside together will have 110,000 or 115,000 population. It is likely that these two counties will form one district in spite of the surplus population but Orange might be thrown in with the Whittier section in Los Angeles county to form a district and Riverside be joined with part of San Bernardino, with the Redlands section for instance, to form another district, leaving the rest of San Bernardino to constitute a district. "It is well to consider all these possibilities and to decide where it is best for us to drop." Editor Clark is in error when he states that the people of Orange county will oppose going into a new congressional district with a portion of Los Angeles county. We believe our people would prefer to be in a new district with Los Angeles county rather than to remain with the San Diego district, for we have a very lively recollection of what San Diego has done to the other counties of the district in recent congressional campaigns. As to the new state senatorial district, we believe Orange county will prefer to go in with Whittier rather than with Riverside county, for the reason that Orange and Riverside together will have too much population for a struggled with similar problems. "California views with alarm the rapid growth of these people within the last decade in population as well as land control, and foreseeess in the not distant future the gravest menace of serious conflict if this development is not immediately and effectively checked. Without disparaging these people of just sensibilities we cannot look for intermarriage or that social inter-relationship which must exist between the citizenry of a contented community. "The Pacific, we feel, is shortly to become one of the most important highways of commerce on this earth. Amily and concord and that interchange of material goods as well as ideas, which such facilities offer, will inevitably take place to the benefit of both continents. But that our white stock will readily intermix with the yellow strains of Asia, and that out of this inter-relationship shall be borne a new composite human being is manifestly impossible. "California wants peace. But California wants to retain this commonwealth for her own peoples, where they may grow up and develop their own ideals. We are confronted at this time by the problems that have arisen in the Hawaiian Islands, where the Japanese have now developed to an extent which gives them a preponderance, I am informed, in the affairs of that territory. That mistake of Hawaii must not, and California is determined shall not, be repeated here. "The accompanying report is the result of a painstaking search for the facts. In its cold, statistical way, it tells graphically our story. The human side is untouched. With this information officially presented to the people of our state, we must seek relief." ANAHEIM GAZETTE "We insist after this careful survey which we have just caused to be made, that California is now amply justified in taking every step that will properly reduce this problem and, where the powers of the state shall fall short, must appeal to the United States government for that additional action necessary finally to solve this vexing problem." A movement is now on foot to form an Anmerican Legion bowling league in the county. Present prospects indicate two five-men teams from Anaheim, one from Fullerton and one from Brea, to start in two weeks, after a chance to practice, on a 15 weeks' schedule. An effort will also be made to get Legion teams in the league from Santa Ana and Orange. THE MAN FROM OHIO Eight years ago, during the great schism in the republican party between Roosevelt and Taft, the humor of Old Testament figures of speech came into use. The battle of 1912 was referred to as the "Armageddon," the great predicted conflict upon the plains of Samaria between the forces of the Lord and those of the Mamman of Unrighteousness. The third party candidate for vice president was called Hiram, King of Tyre, an artificer skilled in all works of brass, who was called from his commercial city by the great sea in the west, to help King Solomon build the temple. This year, with Warren Gamaliel Harding as the candidate, some one will doubtless delve into a dust covered Bible to discover that Gamaliel was a prince o f the tribe of Manasseh (an interior territory corresponding to TEACHES BOYS TO MAKE STEAMERS Baptist Missionary In Burma Develops Unique Industry—Government Helps In Education. "On the road to Mandalay, where the old flotilla lag," steam launches built by the Burmese boys of a Baptist Mission school are now making frequent trips and the profits from their sale to the natives are helping in the establishment of practical industrial education in that country. The Rev. Dr. C. A. Nichols is the man that is directly responsible for this industrial development. In far-off Burma, on the actual soil of old England, even though as Kipling says, "there ain't no buses runnin' from the bank to Mandalay," he secured a sawmill. It was in Basseln, one of the towns grouped about the numerous mouths of the Irawaddy, that the enterprise was begun. The Irawaddy is the very river upon which Mandalay is built and up which "the old flotilla" made its way from Rangoon. Rev. Dr. Nichols went to work as a Baptist missionary among the Sgaw Karena, one of the forty races in cosmopolitan Burma, conducting a missionary school along the standard lines. One day a British commissioner visiting the school asked why the boys were not taught a trade. Dr. Nichols made the time-honored missionary excuse, lack of funds to purchase equipment. The commissioner, however, was so well impressed with the progress that the boys were making in their studies that he undertook to put a dozen of them in the government railway shops to study as machlifists. Here the boys spent five years learning their trade and during that apprenticeship retain... president was called Hiram, King of Tyre, an artificer skilled in all works of brass, who was called from his commercial city by the great sea in the west, to help King Solomon build the temple. This year, with Warren Gamaliel Harding as the candidate, some one will doubtless delive into a dust covered Bible to discover that Gamaliel was a prince of the tribe of Manasseh (an interior territory corresponding to Ohio) who wrote "Beware of those in power, for they permit men to approach them only for their own uses; they behave as friends when it is to their advantage, but they do not stand by a man when he is in need." Gamaliel was a leader of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish senate of 71 members, which met daily in the temple to adjust national differences and to construe the law and the prophets. He was noted for his plety and his deep study of Torah, the book of the law, and when he died, purity and piety fell in repute. The Apostle Paul boasted of having sat at the feet of Gamaliel, to become wise in the spirit of the nation. There is a great similarity in the features of the present case, to the nomination of Garfield. In 1880 the republican party was torn in a deadlock between Grant, Sherman and Blaine. For 35 ballots no choice could be made between the general, the senator and the party leader. At last they turned to a dark horse and nominated the near stranger, Garfield. Who was Garfield? Why, he was the recently elected senator for Ohio. His nomination patched up the breeches in the party and he was elected. Garfield foud his strength in the lack of political enemies. He was a self-made man from one of the smaller towns in Ohio and won his only spurs in congress. Candidate Harding has many resemblances, also to McKinley, not only in nativity and political record, but in appearance, disposition, temperament and natural dignity. He, like McKinley, stands well in the estimation of the business world. The necessity of carrying Ohio in order to win, has been a large factor in the choice of Ohio men for president. Both Grant and Benjamin Harrison were born in Ohio. William Henry Harrison, Hayes, Garfield, McKinley and Taft were elected from Ohio. EDUCATE INDIANS TO BE REAL AMERICANS Extension of work for the American Indian is being undertaken by Northern Baptists as part of their New World Movement. A great campaign of education, the establishment of churches and a thorough system of welfare work are important features of the proposed Baptist program for the Indian. That the Indian has been neglected is asserted in a recent survey made by Northern Baptists "Of the 830,000 Indians in this country, only 75,000 can read or write," states the report "Less than 100,000 can speak the English language, not one-fourth have been admitted to citizenship, and, while there are a few good schools, there are not enough to meet the need." The opening of a new station among the Navajo in Arizona, the largest existing tribe at the present time; extension of work in California; establishment of stations among the Rocky Boy Band and the Flatheads of Montana; a new school of secondary grade in Oklahoma, are among the immediate steps to be taken in enlarging the work among the Indiana. TO SPEND MILLIONS FOR NEW BAPTIST CHURCHES Plans for the New World Movement of Northern Baptists provide that 113 churches of that denomination will disgorge, but are merely indicating that it does not pay to tackle the clergy.—Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger. "He seems very narrow-minded in an argument." "Not at all. He admits that there are two sides to every question; his side and the wrong side!"—Cartoons. STATUE TO MAGELLAN. Chile is soon to erect a monument to Magalhaens—whom the Spanish call Magallanes and whom the English-speaking peoples were taught, in days when the geography of this sphere was more stable than it has been during the past five years, to call Magellan. The winning model was lately chosen by means of a contest held under the auspices of the Chilean Academy of Fine Arts; the name of the sculptor is Cordova—a rising figure, by the way, who is well known for his statue of O'Higgins, recently unveiled at Buenos Aires. The funds for the statue were left by a wealthy Spanish merchant who settled in Chile—Jose Menendez. The monument will be placed at Punta Arenas. DESPICABLE TRICK. "The champion mean man is supposed to be capable of stealing candy from a baby." "Or a nickel off a dead man's disgorge, but are merely indicating that it does not pay to tackle the clergy."—Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger. TO SPEND MILLIONS FOR NEW BAPTIST CHURCHES Plans for the New World Movement of Northern Baptists provide that 113 churches of that denomination will receive $3,500,000 for new buildings and that 24 educational-social-religious centers will receive $1,000,000 for additional modern equipment. All of this is included in the $100,000,000 campaign which the denomination will carry on between April 25 and May 2. It is also planned to spend $600,000 to clear up the debts of 37 churches. This program was held up during the war, along with all kinds of building activity, but the Edifice Department of the Northern Baptist Convention reports that $725,000 was distributed among 29 churches to remove long standing debts and to purchase property. Model Tenements for China. Dr. C A. Huntley, a Baptist missionary, recently returned from China states that the American Baptist Forge Mission. Society will erect strict rat-proof model tenements near Shanghai Baptist College in their fight against the disease-spreading rodent. All houses will be equipped with every modern hygienic and sanitary device. Missionaries Have Hard Fight. Fighting "fire" in India, where superintendent is age-old and sanitation is unknown, was a terrific battle. Baptist missionaries report. However during 1918-1919 their work was recognized to have helped decrease the number of deaths. The Indian method of treatment is to keep the patient awake. DESPICABLE TRICK. "The champion mean man is supposed to be capable of stealing candy from a baby." "Or a nickel off a dead man's eye." "Just so; or a pencil from a blind beggar." "Those are contemptible acts, but I don't believe the man who would do such things is much worse than the joker who turns in an alarm just when the grand march is starting at the firemen's ball."—Birmingham Age-Herald. ACCOMMODATING. "What!" bellowed the bald-headed man. "Fifty cents for a haircut?" "That's the new price, sir," answered the barber. "Why, I only have a little ring of hair around my ears." "Very well, sir. If you wish me to, I'll trim your ears without extra charge." QUANDARY. "What are you going to do with all that homemade creme de jag you worked out with sugar and cornmeal and so forth?" "That’s the question!" said Uncle Bill Bottletop. "What are we goin' to do with it? We can’t drink it and it’s too expensive to be thrown away." William Schumacher of Buena Park Announces himself as a candidate for Supervisor from the Third Supervisorial District of Orange county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election August 31. FAIRYLAND Today and Thursday, Its a Big Special, REX BEACH'S FAMOUS STORY, “THE FAIRYLAND Today and Thursday, Its a Big Special, REX BEACH'S FAMOUS STORY, "The Silver Horde" "The Silver Horde" is a thundering drama of fighting fists and mighty men. A Great Picture—See It. Do not miss such pictures as "The Silver Horde." Adults, 50c, 35c, 25c; Children 15c; Plus War Tax. Coming to the GRAND Friday and Saturday, July 2 and 3— "ALIAS JIMMIE VALENTINE" Sunday, July 4—Charlie Chaplin in "THE PAWNSHOP" and William Russell in "SHOOD WITH FIRE" Some Program! THE I. W. W. CREED Principles and creed of the I. W. W. clearly were set forth by three organizers who testified in Butte, Mont., at the inquest into the death of Thomas Manning, shot during the I. W. W. picketing of mines April 2. Of the trio one never has been in a mine in his life, another is an alien now under bond in a deportation case, and the third, a convicted felon, served time in Leavenworth prison. All were non-residents of Butte and were there to lead I. W. W. strikes so they testified. These men were C. M. Sellers, A. S. Embree and Ed Hayes. The testimony of the trio shows that the I. W. W. plan of strike called in Butte did not have for its aim better wages or shorter hours, but the actual taking over of the mines and the entire mining district by the "workers." The strike was but an incident in the program, according to Sellers' testimony. He said that even if the miners got $10, $12 or $15 a day the wage increase would avail nothing in the NOTICE INVITING BIDS Santa Ana, Calif., June 29, 1920. In pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, adopted June 29, 1920, directing this notice, notice is hereby given that said Board will receive at its offices at the Court House at Santa Ana, at or before the hour of 11 o'clock A.M., July 20, 1920, sealed bids or proposals for the construction of a 400 foot combination highway bridge across the Santa Ana River on the Anaheim-Olive Road. Bids must be made on the form provided for the purpose, addressed to the Board of Supervisors, Orange County, California, Marked "Bid for Olive Bridge." The work is to be done in accordance with the profiles, plans and specifications adopted by the Board of Supervisors on file in the office of said Board and in the office of the County Engineer in the Court House. Each bidder must submit with his proposal a satisfactory check, certified by a responsible bank and payable to the order of the County of Orange, for an amount not less than five per cent of the aggregate sum of the Embree and Ed Hayes. The testimony of the trio shows that the I. W. W. plan of strike called in Butte did not have for its aim better wages or shorter hours, but the actual taking over of the mines and the entire mining district by the "workers." The strike was but an incident in the program, according to Sellers' testimony. He said that even if the miners got $10, $12 or $15 a day the wage increase would avail nothing in the matter of a settlement, as the I. W. W. soon would start agitating for new demands. "Striking on the job," he declared was the I. W. W. policy, and by adhering to a policy calculated to promote inefficiently the I. W. W. figured that in time they would so cripple industry as to be able to control the mines, which they proposed operating for their own benefit. The miners had been called upon to do just as little work as possible on their jobs, and "get by" in order to promote a constant lessening of efficiency until it would be impossible to operate the mines. The I. W. W. would go back to work for a time, said the witnesses, but the ultimate aim was to organize within the industries and in time take them over, "as they have been stolen from the people" and, Sellers continued, "operate them democratically." He added that the I. W. W. would "not for a moment observe a contract" and that it was not the policy of the organization to advocate destruction of the mines. Embree declared that the United States government was crumbling. Hayes testified that he had "worked" for the government thirteen months in Kansas. Close questioning elicited that this "working" had been in the Leavenworth penitentiary. The work is to be done in accordance with the profiles, plans and specifications adopted by the Board of Supervisors on file in the office of said Board and in the office of the County Engineer in the Court House. Each bidder must submit with his proposal a satisfactory check, certified by a responsible bank and payable to the order of the County of Orange, for an amount not less than five per cent of the aggregate sum of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract if the same is awarded to him and in event of failure to enter into such contract said check shall become the property of the County. The amount of the bond to be given to secure a faithful performance of the contract for said work shall be 25 per cent of the contract price thereof, and an additional bond in an amount equal to 50 per cent of the contract price for said work shall be given to secure the payment of claims for any material or supplies furnished for the performance of the work contracted to be done by the Contractor, or any work or labor, of any kind done thereon, and also will be required to furnish a certificate that he carries compensation insurance covering his employees upon work to be done under contract which may be entered into between him and the said County for the building of said bridge. Under these specifications the County of Orange will furnish the necessary cement, structural steel and crushed rock f. o. b. cars Olive Station. Copies will be furnished intending bidders upon application to the County Engineer of said County for which a deposit of Three Dollars ($3.00) will be required, same to be returned on the filing of bid, and the return of plans and specifications. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, State of California. J. M. BACKS; County Clerk. 7-18t