anaheim-gazette 1924-04-17

SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST "SNOOPING" OFFICIALS In the routine o fthe oil investigations two questions were raised last week which attracted but little public attention but which may turn out to have results of greater importance than the oil investigation itself. These two questions grew out of the refusal of Harry Sinclair to testify before the Senate committee touching his general business, and the other out of the refusal of the brother of Attorney General Daugherty to produce all of the books of his Ohio bank and show them to the committee. Mr. Sinclair took the ground that such part of his business as the committee has any concern with is now before the courts and that the committee has no right to question him touching his general business. Mr. Daugherty takes the position that the committee has no right to any of the records of his bank except as may relate directly to the subject of inquiry. If the committee on its part and Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Daugherty on theirs stand pat, the question will get into the courts and the decision they may render will be of vast and far-reaching importance. Of course, no one can farecast a court decision, but the Supreme Court of the United States has recently rendered an opinion which is of special interest in view of the present controversy. This was in the cases of the Federal Trade commission against the American Tobacco company and against P. Lorillard company, Inc., and the decision established the fact that the commission had no authority to order wholesale exploration of private papers, in a campaign to turn up evidence of illegality—if any ex- which meets these requirements (national defense and service to American commerce) and we shall have to pay the cost of its service." "The time has come to resume in a moderate way, the opening of intra-coastal waterways, control of floodwaters of the Mississippi and Colorado Rivers, improvement of waterways from the Great Lakes toward the Gulf of Mexico and development of a power and navigation project on the St. Lawrence." "Competent authorities agree that an entire reorganization of the rate structure for freight is necessary. This should be ordered at once by the Congress." "The Congress ought to exercise all its powers of prevention and punishment against the hideous crime of lynching." "Laws prohibiting spreading oil and oil refuse from vessels in our own territorial waters would be most helpful and should be speedily enacted." "Laws should be passed regulating aviation. Revision is needed of the laws regulating radio interference." "America must be kept American. For this purpose it is necessary to continue a policy of restricted immigration." "No complicated scheme of relief, no plan for Government fixing of prices, no resort to the public treasury, will be of any permanent value in establishing agriculture...But it seems feasible to provide government assistance to exports, and authority should be given the War Finance Corporation to grant, in its discretion, the most liberal terms of payment for fats and grains exported for the direct benefit of the farm." "Subject to the right to retake in time of war, I recommend that the Muscle Shoals property be sold." court decision, but the Supreme Court of the United States has recently rendered an opinion which is of special interest in view of the present controversy. This was in the cases of the Federal Trade commission against the American Tobacco company and against P. Lorillard company, Inc., and the decision established the fact that the commission had no authority to order wholesale exploration of private papers, in a campaign to turn up evidence of illegality—if any existed. The decision affirmed the action of the district court. The contest was the result of the following circumstances: The Senate, in 1921, directed the commission to investigate the tobacco business with reference to prices paid producers, prices when manufactured and the export price for leaf tobacco. The commission made more or less of a wholesale demand upon the two companies for documents and correspondence files relating to transactions with their jobbers. The companies refused to comply with this demand. The Commission applied to the district court for a writ to compel compliance. This the court refused and the commission carried the case direct to the Supreme Court. The opinion of the court was unanimous in favor of the tobacco companies. In one part of the decision the court said: "The right of access given by the statute is to documentary evidence—not to all documents, but to such documents as are evidence. The analogies of the law do not allow the party wanting the evidence to call for all documents in order to see if they do not contain it. Some ground must be shown for supposing that the documents called for do contain it." And the following paragraph pretty plainly voices the opinion of the court against the course which the plaintiff desired to take: "Any one who respects the spirit as well as the letter of the Fourth amendment would be loath to believe that Congress intended to authorize one of its subordinate agencies to sweep all our traditions into the fire and to direct fishing expeditions into private papers on the possibility that they may disclose evidence of crime." That last paragraph would seem particularly to cover the case of Mr. Daugherty. The Senate committee in its demand upon him has not limited itself to asking for papers or books that relate only to the transactions of the bank with his brother, but he has also been shortened, the condition of the world would have been different. So wrote Pascal in his epigrams. Her beauty made her one of the most powerful women prices, no resort to the public treasury, will be of any permanent value in establishing agriculture...But it seems feasible to provide government assistance to exports, and authority should be given the War Finance Corporation to grant, in its discretion, the most liberal terms of payment for fats and grains exported for the direct benefit of the farm." "Subject to the right to retake in time of war, I recommend that the Muscle Shoals property be sold." "Those suffering disabilities incurred in the service must have sufficient hospital relief and compensation. Their dependents must be supported. Rehabilitation and vocational training must be completed. I do not favor the granting of a bonus." "I recommend that the field force for prohibition enforcement be brought within the classified civil service." "The foreign service of our Government needs to be reorganized and improved." "Reorganization of the different departments and bureaus, more scientific and economical than the present system, should be enacted into law at the present session." IMPORTANT EVENTS A monkey almost strangled Cromwell to death when he was a baby in the cradle. For a few moments, until he was discovered and driven away, that ape held the destiny of nations in his hairy paws. How do you explain it? Luck? A matter of chance? Important events of the world and our own lives often hinge on such petty little details that an observer is baffled to explain. Napoleon might have won Waterloo if a rain had not mired his artillery. Mohammed, pursued by enemies, hid in a cave in Mount Shur. A spider promptly spun a web across the cave's entrance. Seeing the web, the pursuers reasoned that no one could have entered without breaking the silken threads. They passed on. Mohammed escaped. That spider determined the religious belief of billions of people later. The same cave-spiderweb story, by the way, is told about other historical characters—borrowed from Mohammed. If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the condition of the world would have been different. So wrote Pascal in his epigrams. Her beauty made her one of the most powerful women control of both proves that its native program so. This should finance to them the country, vow of some kind; cratic and ragress elected; pawn upon them ed to go to Coer. Those who promises to treat least concern have not made their pledges. The radical sentatives else sections have coming to Cotical gossip, it mischievous and slain. They have haw thical villains except in their convicts, cheersers, and venues under federal courts. The things undone by charged direct radical-D which was envisioned in both that Congress intended to authorize one of its subordinate agencies to sweep all our traditions into the fire and to direct fishing expeditions into private papers on the possibility that they may disclose evidence of crime." That last paragraph would seem particularly to cover the case of Mr. Daugherty. The Senate committee in its demand upon him has not limited itself to asking for papers or books that relate only to the transactions of the bank with his brother, but have cited him to open all his books and records. In the words of the court the committee is simply going on a "fishing expedition," without having any definite idea of what they may find but "in the hope that something may turn up." It certainly is questionable whether such a procedure does not violate the provisions of the Constitution which declares that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses papers and effects" shall not be violated but upon probable cause supported by oath "particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons and things to be seized." THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAM Now that Democratic leaders in Congress have declared their intention not to obstruct further the work of the legislative branch of the Government, it is interesting to review briefly the administration policies mapped out by President Coolidge in his message to Congress at the beginning of the present session. Here are some brief quotations: "The taxes of the Nation must be reduced now as much as prudence will permit. Of all services which the Congress can render to the country I have no hesitation in declaring this one to be paramount." We must have a merchant marine shaken threads. They passed on Mohammed escaped. That spider determined the religious belief of billions of people later. The same cave-spider web story, by the way, is told about other historical characters—borrowed from Mohammed. If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the condition of the world would have been different. So wrote Pascal in his epigrams. Her beauty made her one of the most powerful women that ever lived. A small boy in church, watching a chandelier swaying back and forth, conceived the idea of the pendulum. Luther might have been a lawyer if a rainstorm had not prevented him from keeping an appointment with a friend. Glotto, one of the early Florentine paints, might have continued a shepherd boy if a sheep drawn by him on a stone had not happened to attract the attention of a great artist, Cimabue, who fired Glotto with ambition. Nearly everybody believes in luck, combined with work. Ambition is kept alive and nurtured by hope. And hope is lured on by a belief that time and effort will bring opportunity and fortune. But most of us cannot accept chance as a satisfactory explanation of such crucial incidents as baby Cromwell escaping death at the monkey's hands. We are confident that the guiding hand of Providence is back of it all. FRUITS OF RADICAL-DEMOCRATIC CONTROL This Congress has been in session four months. It has not passed any major legislation. It has passed but one appropriation bill. It has not en- ANAHEIM GAZETTE acted any laws to relieve the agricultural situation. It has not enacted a tax reduction law. With the exception of a few private bills it has done nothing in the way of legislation. It has not even proposed or advanced any constructive program. On the other hand, it has blocked the program outlined by President Coolidge in his message to Congress in December. It has sought to create political sensations rather than enact laws. It has usurped the powers of the courts and grand juries and made a mockery of them rather than perform its functions of a legislative body. It has retailed slander and gossip rather than discussed economic problems. It has been a continuous performance of wind jamming and ballyhooing. On the part of the Senate it has been a rather low type of vaudeville in which Hefflin, Caraway, Harrison and other yowlers hald the stage and monopolized the spotlight. The blame for all this does not rest with Republicans. They are not in control of either branch of the Congress. Test votes in both the House and the Senate clearly show that the radical-Democratic combination is in control of both branches of Congress. The fact that this combination is in control of both branches of Congress proves that it could put over a legislative program had it the desire to do so. This should be of especial significance to the agricultural sections of the country, where the need for relief of some kind is very urgent. Democratic and radical members of Congress elected in 1922 made their campaign upon the ground that they wanted to go to Congress to help the farmer. Those who were loudest in their and the opposition of Republican leadership and membership. Don't get the blues about the Reds—they're all yellow. NOTICE INVITING BIDS Parsuant to a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors, adopted February 26th, 1924, directing this notice. Notice is hereby given that the said Board will receive, at its Chambers in the Court House, at Santa Ana, in said County, on or before eleven o'clock on March 25th, 1924, sealed bids or proposals for the drilling and casing of two certain water wells, to be drilled on land owned by Orange County Waterworks District No. 2, near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Ninth Street, in the town of Buena Park, and for the furnishing of materials therefor, all materials furnished and work done to be furnished and done in accordance with the specifications on file with the County Clerk of said County. Bids to be submitted for necessary material and labor for the drilling and casing of said wells in accordance with sales specifications. The bids must be addressed to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, California, all material to be furnished and all work to be done in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted by said Board and on file with the County Clerk, in his office in the Court House in Santa Ana, in said County, 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, or a bidder's bond, 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 the event of failure to enter into such contract, the bidder's check or bond shall become the property of the County of Orange. The amount of the bond to be given for the faithful performance of the contract for sale work shall be twenty-five dollars. "--here's my check" The man or woman who says, "Here's my check," speaks with a feeling of pride that comes from having money in the bank. The person receiving the check accepts it with a feeling of confidence in the drawer's financial responsibility. Raise your financial standing in the community through paying your bills by cheek. Open a checking account here. Raise your financial standing in the community through paying your bills by cheek. Open a checking account here. FIRST NATIONAL BANK AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK of Anaheim Savings Commercial Safe Deposit Vaults Combined Resources, $4,272,189 The Finest Kind of Service IS GIVEN ON OUR FINISHED WORK, which includes gentlemen's linen, and a wide variety of ladies apparel. These things are costly, and more or less delicate, and we see to it that they receive the careful attention and treatment that they deserve. 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This means the milk is in our Sanitary Dairy within a very brief time after it is taken from the cows. We invite your inspection any time. BUENA PARK Is located just 13 minutes by auto from Anaheim. This means the milk is in our Sanitary Dairy within a very brief time after it is taken from the cows. We invite your inspection any time. ANAHEIM CREAMERY CO. 120 West Chartres St. Phone 666 Anaheim, Calif. Santa Ana Monumental Works BEN P. LIPPI, Proprietor "FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC" MONUMENTS MARKERS AND HEADSTONES Dealing With Us Direct You Save the Middleman's Profit. "Our Car at Your Service." Phone 1800 504 E. 4th St, Santa Ana.