anaheim-gazette 1926-07-15

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.25 THREE MONTHS .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second class matter. SHORTRIDGE FOR SENATOR SENATOR SHORTRIDGE has arrived from Washington, and has been kept busy meeting his constituents. He addressed a large meeting of friends at the Biltmore hotel on his arrival on Friday afternoon, and on Monday afternoon addressed a great meeting of the Women's City Club in Los Angeles. He will appear at a barbecue to be held in his honor in Ventura county next week, and will come to Orange county in the near future. He remained on duty at Washington until the adjournment of congress, while one of his opponents left his seat at Washington to come to California to campaign for office. Which one of these two men will the voters of Orange county support—the man who remained on duty at Washington, or the man who, feeling that his own political interests were greater than those of his constituents, left the capital while there were important public questions to be considered? Shortridge is a member of the important Senate finance committee, which deals with all matters pertaining to the tariff. In view of the fact that there may be changes in the tariff schedule during the next congress, it is important that the farmers of California have adequate representation upon that committee. To send a new man to the Senate, who would not have a place upon this committee, would be the height of folly. Shortridge has been a consistent supporter of President Coolidge, and not to re-elect him would be equivalent to desertion of the President, who is the greatest man who has occupied the White House in many a year. The President understands the needs of Orange county thoroughly in matters of water conservation, and Senator Shortridge has co-operated with him in the work of obtaining an appropriation of money from the federal treasury to carry on this work. Orange county should give Shortridge a great majority. California have adequate representation upon that committee. To send a new man to the Senate, who would not have a place upon this committee, would be the height of folly. Shortridge has been a consistent supporter of President Coolidge, and not to re-elect him would be equivalent to desertion of the President, who is the greatest man who has occupied the White House in many a year. The President understands the needs of Orange county thoroughly in matters of water conservation, and Senator Shortridge has co-operated with him in the work of obtaining an appropriation of money from the federal treasury to carry on this work. Orange county should give Shortridge a great majority. SLEEPER FOR ASSESSOR IT IS not very hard to see what man or set of men in Orange county should desire the defeat of James Sleeper for county assessor. When Sleeper took charge of the assessor’s office, the great corporations of the county were under-assessed. And during his incumbency he has raised their valuations ninety-fold, while the county’s valuation has been increased five-fold. He has not increased the assessments of these corporations without a stubborn fight on their part. His assessments have been repeatedly taken into court, but he has been uniformly sustained. He has been fighting the battles of the taxpayers single-handed for many years, and is entitled to the support of the people at the polls. It is easy to see where opposition to Sleeper comes from, but that he will be re-elected by a rousing majority admits of very little doubt. Vote for Sleeper for assessor, and stand by the man who, single-handed and alone, has been fighting your battles for many years. He has been on the trail of tax dodgers from the beginning, and has made them come up to the captain’s office and turn in their checks. A vote for Sleeper is a vote for the best assessor Orange county ever had. AERIAL MAIL SERVICE PLANS are being worked out in Washington by Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Postmaster General New, which, when consummated, will cover the United States with a network of air routes. In addition to this, the postoffice department announces the speeding up of trans-continental air mail service by the purchase of fifty new Douglas airplanes. Under the new schedules mail can be sent from the Middle West to San Francisco in slightly more than twenty-four hours. Birdmen recently sailed over the top of the world, and every day now Uncle Sam’s fliers are delivering the mail from one great American city to another. The day of air travel is at hand. Before so very long passenger routes will be as common in America as they are in Europe. Twenty-four hour mail service between Chicago and San Francisco is no longer a dream but a reality. It is a far cry now back to the good old days when horses filled in the western mail service. The open spaces are filling up and although there is still plenty of space left in the West, civilization has enveloped it all, and frontier days are gone forever. In the days of mail coaches the West was wild and holdups were common. Now the holdup in the open spaces is an event, and our gunmen have moved from the Black Hills to New York, Chicago and other centers of population. It would be more correct perhaps to say that the western bad man has disappeared, except in the movies, and that the metropolitan gunman is of an entirely different breed. At any rate the day of the mail coach has passed and the era of mail is threatened. The romance of the stage driver... back to the good old days when horses filled in the gaps in the western mail service. The open spaces are filling up and although there is still plenty of space left in the West, civilization has enveloped it all, and frontier days are gone forever. In the days of mail coaches the West was wild and holdups were common. Now the holdup in the open spaces is an event, and our gunmen have moved from the Black Hills to New York, Chicago and other centers of population. It would be more correct perhaps to say that the western bad man has disappeared, except in the movies, and that the metropolitan gunman is of an entirely different breed. At any rate the day of the mail coach has passed and the era of railway mail is threatened. The romance of the stage driver has given way to the romance of the birdman. The chief difficulty of the opposition party now, is that it has nothing yet to offer by way of substitute, as an issue on which all factions of the party can unite. The leaders of the Democratic party do not think alike on farm relief, any more than the leaders of the Republican party do. True, there is the tariff, but even the tariff is no longer as partisan an issue as it used to be. Protective tariff sentiment is growing in the Democratic South by leaps and bounds. And the sheep growers, the fruit growers and the beet growers of the West do not want free trade any more that the New England manufacturer wants it. On the other hand, there are certain interests in the East usually identified with the Republican party who are not now so keen for protection as formerly, so that the tariff lines are shifting. And they are shifting so rapidly that it is doubtful whether the Democrats will gain any ground if they put on a lower tariff campaign, and the leaders know it. We see the item in some Republican papers that the election of Nye in the North Dakota primary and of Brookhart in the Iowa primary were slaps at Coolidge. If they were, they were also slaps at the Republican party. Senator Borah is coming to California to make three political speeches. The senator is a candidate for president himself. But he stands for recognizing the soviets, and that makes him quite impossible. Let it be remembered that it was Mr. Young who jammed the reservations at Sacramento to California’s entry into the pact of basin states, while Governor Richardson raised his voice in solemn protest against their inaction. But probably Mr. Young had never heard of the Colorado river before and did not know what the pact was all about, ANAHEIM GAZETTE 'The Purdys' by Paul Robinson PUBLISHERS - ADTOCASTER SERVICE BIG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE I'M GOING IN THE STORE WITH YOU—NEEDN'T THINK I'M GONNA TO SIT IN THIS THING—SOMEONE I KNOW MAY COME ALONG AND SEE ME! THEIZE'S SOME-BODY LOOKIN' AT YEAR CAR MR. PURDY! NOW YOU LET ME DO THE TALKIN! ILL SELL THE OLD SECOND HAND BUS HOW DEE DO! I JUST KNOW YOU'RE ADMIRIN' OUR CAR, WEVE ONLY HAD IT A Few WEEKS, IT'S REALLY JUST AS GOOD AS NEW, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN IT? GRANDPATHEE IS VERY MUCH INTERESTED — AND HE WAS JUST TELLING ME— THAT MANY A HAPPY RIDE HE HAD IN IT — WHEN HE WAS A BOY. T. B. Sanitarium Los Alamitos News T. B. Sanitarium Plans Are Dropped Counties Unable to Meet Expense at This Time Concurring with the belief of the Orange county supervisors that construction of the proposed tri-counties sanitarium, near Beaumont, would necessitate too much of an expenditure at the present time, the county supervisors of Riverside and Imperial counties, meeting with the Orange county supervisors, in Riverside, voted to abandon all proceedings looking to the construction of the sanitarium. Plans which had been taking shape for two years were dropped and all bids were rejected. The meeting of the three boards had been called for the purpose of letting the contracts. Orange county supervisors pointed out that this county would have had to bear 58 per cent of the total cost, based on population, and that $100,000 of the total expenditure would have to be provided at once. This burden could not conveniently be shouldered at this time, the Orange county board members hold, and, inasmuch as Orange county would be the heaviest contributor, the Riverside and Imperial county supervisors agreed to follow the wishes of Orange county in the matter. Whether that action will result in permanent rejection of the plans is a matter of conjecture, according to supervisors attending the meeting. It is possible, it was declared, that the plans may be brought up again within two years. It was considered certain that Riverside and Imperial counties would not proceed with the plans independently, because of the great expense. Bids for the proposed sanitarium were opened, Wednesday, it was discovered that the probable cost of the sanitarium, exclusive of furnishings, would be about $170,000. Of this amount, Orange county was to assume 59 per cent, Riverside county 28% per cent, and Imperial county the remainder. Privileges of the institution were to be divided on the same basis as the expense to each county. Similar rejection of the tri-counties sanitarium project was made about a year ago, when the plans had reached about the same point as they had this year, it was said. Lack of funds was the principal reason for the action at that time. The estimated cost at that time was said to have been $11,000 higher than the cost this year. Fifty-four acres, near Beaumont, owned by the three counties, will be retained. The land was purchased when the sanitarium first was proposed two years ago. It also was presumed that G. Stanley Wilson, appointed architect for the sanitarium, would be retained in that capacity when consideration of the plans is resumed. Supervisors T. B. Talbert, S. H. Finattended the meeting as representatives ley, Willard Smith and George Jeffrey of Orange county. Moorpark, Ventura county, will hold a California apricot festival, July 21-24. THE WHEAT CROP The nation's winter wheat crop now being harvested is estimated by the department of agriculture at 567,762,000 bushels, compared with 398,000,000 bushels harvested last year and a five-year average of 539,000,000 bushels. The corn crop was estimated at 2,660,780,000 bushels, compared with 2,901,000,000 bushels last year and the five-year average of 2,848,000,000 bushels. The spring wheat crop was estimated at 199,595,000 bushels, compared with 271,000,000 last year and a five-year average of 252,000,000. Spring wheat acreage was estimated at 20,884,000 and conditions at 64.8 or normal, compared with 78.5 on June 1. All wheat, both spring and winter, was estimated at 767,357,000 bushels, compared with 669,000,000 last year. Total wheat acreage was estimated at 57,687,000 and condition at 73.5 per cent of normal, compared with 73.4 a year ago. Los Alamitos News (By DORA H. MARTIN) Miss Nora Labourdette and Clifford Sjostrom were married at Santa Ana one day last week. Mrs. J. H. Long returned the latter part of the week from the Fullerton hospital, where she had undergone a major operation. She is gaining in a very satisfactory manner. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Condra have gone for a two months' visit at their old home, Longton, Kansas. Marvin Doss is convalescing from an attack of slow fever. George Martin returned on Sunday to his ranch in San Diego county, after spending several days with his family here. Mesdames Root and Walsh and children of Huntington Park joined their sister, Mrs. George Watts, and children on Thursday and spent the day at Anahiem-Landing. The mid-week meeting of the Community church has been discontinued until September. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin and Elizabeth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Sanders in Gardena on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones were in Long Beach on Monday. C. L. Voigt of Long Beach was the guest of his cousin, Mrs. Fred Schneider, on Sunday. Mrs. George Martin was in Los Angeles Monday, attending the meeting of the Southern California Matrons' Association. THE MID-SEASON BASEBALL SITUATION By A. B. CHAPIN THE MID-SEASON BASEBALL SITUATION By A. B. CHAPIN NATIONAL LEAGUE A FIGHT AT BOTH ENDS AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE AMERICAN LEAGUE PEACE AT BOTH ENDS AND A FIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OBSERVATIONS BY A CONTRIBUTOR TWO JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS Just at twilight the other evening a hundred men met in a beautiful park, nestling in the hills near El Modena; meanwhile the clarion call of a peacock was heard from the valley below. All nature was smiling in gladness, and the bird of handsome plumage was voicing his acclaim. It was one of those meetings held monthly, when the members of a civic organization assemble to brush elbows, get better acquainted and enjoy the "eats." Of course, this is the time when candidates are abroad in the land, and the glad hand was much in evidence. Many made their bows, others essayed a speech, while others told a funny story. Then one candidate arose and said: "Mr. Chairman, I now desire to introduce a good man, who is a candidate for the office of ——. And the speaker then presented the name of a man who is seeking election to the same office to which he himself aspires and, showing a fine trait of character, remarked, "Give him your support." The audience applauded in grand style. Then the man who was introduced, and who received such a gracious acknowledgement, cleared his throat and stepped forward said: "Mr. Chairman, I appreciate this fine greeting, and I assure you I will return this same compliment to my friend four years from now," Atta-boy. And there was more applause from the assemblage of persons gathered in the beautiful park nestling back in the hills near El Modena. And it seemed as though the whispering pines were saying, how happy we would be with either were the other dear candidate away, or something like that; and again was heard the clarion notes of the peacock, ringing out clear and strong, from a wooded glen in the valley below. Take care of yourselves, boys, and may the cares of life rest lightly upon you. HIT ALL THE BASES, BOYS! Now that those eastern editors came, saw and were conquered, and have returned home to their own firesides, let them tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. No fudging, fellows, be honest about it—isn't the Southland just wonderful? And wasn't the eats, the climate and the ladies just lovely? CALIFORNIA CHARMS HIT ALL THE BASES, BOYS! NOW that those eastern editors came, saw and were conquered, and have returned home to their own firesides, let them tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. No fudging, fellows, be honest about it—isn't the Southland just wonderful? And wasn't the eats, the climate and the ladies just lovely? CALIFORNIA CHARMS AN ENTHUSIASTIC booster of Southern California who has just returned from an extended trip throughout the eastern states, says that the Southland is going to be the destination of the largest number of visitors this fall that ever came west. This man made a careful investigation for information that led up to his belief that many easterners are headed this way. For inSTANCE, he says that the managers of the largest millinery concerns in an eastern city say that every fifth woman who bought a hat this season says she intended to go to California. That means a whole lot, for many women surely buy hats. Instead of people talking about a southern state which drew the spotlight the past two years, they are now showing intense interest in California. The booster expressed himself as highly optimistic over the great number of visitors who are coming west, and said the railroad companies are counting on greatly increased business. It is also pointed out that Southern California will reap a great benefit from the shortening of the time of travel between the east and the west. Real estate men in the east also say that Southern California is bound to show a large increase in realty transactions, especially during the fall and winter months. CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD TRADE figures are usually dry reading, but when compiled showing the growth of Southern California they become interesting to residents of this famous Southland. The southern part of California has relatively grown faster than any other section of the United States during the past ten years. The entire Pacific coast is destined to be as densely populated as the eastern seaboard. No doubt great fortunes will be made here during the next generation. Conservative writers believe that within a period of twenty years the trade of the Pacific area will exceed that of the Atlantic. The western coast industrially is developing rapidly, caused in main part by the closer trade relations with the Far East. The Pacific area is thus far more important than the Atlantic area at any time during the past fifty years. BEWARE OF THE DOTTED LINE ALMOST every day it is learned how some unsuspecting person has been swindled through some artful device manipulated by wolves in sheep's clothes, usually called by harsher names. When a man or woman presents a paper asking for your signature, look it over long and often; take it home and show it to the wife; think about it; sleep on it, and then make up your mind to say "no." There are many avenues open for safe and sane investment of money, but it is estimated that between ten and twenty million dollars have been lost in northern Orange county through worthless investments. LONG LANE THAT HAS NO TURNING WELL-KNOWN movie comedy star, when haled into court in a big town up the boulevard the other day, to answer to a violation of the traffic laws, became alarmed and it is said got LONG LANE THAT HAS NO TURNING A WELL-KNOWN movie comedy star, when hailed into court in a big town up the boulevard the other day, to answer to a violation of the traffic laws, became alarmed and, it is said, got wobbly and almost fainted—sort of bamboozled, or something like that. Maybe it occurred to him that the judge at one time or another had seen the star perform on the screen and might hand him a bouquet. LA CASA A JUDGE in a town in an adjoining county is enlarging the enrollment at the county jail by sending many violators of traffic laws to prison, but speeders, no doubt, will go on forever. The coming of the gas buggies has started something, and nobody seems to know who'll finish it. HITS MIDDLEMAN IN DISCUSSING the farm bill now engaging the attention of the Middle West, a well-known senator—a farmer himself—says the bill is unconstitutional. Going further, the senator gives an array of impressive statistics regarding the country's tobacco crop, statistics which bewildered. He said that the tobacco growers in one year received a certain amount of money for their crops, that the tobacco consumers paid for that same tobacco a sum many times greater than that which the farmers received, and that the difference went to the middleman. The senator suggested that if some way could be found to eliminate the extravagant takings of the middleman in all agricultural transactions the problem of farm relief would be simplified. The city of Berlin is buying an airplane for its chief burgomaster to use in going to his speaking engagements. It will also be handy for a get-away in case of a riot or revolution. Speaking of cabinets, France would be lucky if she could only pick up an early American colonial one. We used to make flaming youth flame with a shingle in the woodshed and now we do it with an amber cigarette holder and an eight-cylinder motor car. Now that the Liberal party has decided to retain Lloyd George, we are willing to admit that it is entitled to its name.