anaheim-gazette 1926-10-21

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPT PER YEAR ..... $2.00 SIX MONTHS ..... 1.25 THREE MONTHS ..... .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second class matter. NAVAL DAY OBSERVANCE The observance of Navy Day on October 27 has become an established custom. On this day the sponsors of the celebration desire to pay tribute to the splendid services the navy has rendered toward making and keeping us a nation, and also to better acquaint the American people with their navy. October 27 is observed as Navy Day because it marks some of the important events in connection with the establishment of the American navy, and it is the anniversary of the birth of one of its ablest advocates and staunchest friends, the late President Theodore Roosevelt. The participation of the navy in past observances of the day has afforded an opportunity to many thousands of Americans to see their navy, and I am writing to request that the same co-operation given by the naval service in the past be extended again this year. In connection with the observance of Navy Day this year, may I place at your disposal the services of the national and state Navy Day committees to further the movement entrusted to you by the congress of the United States to recondition the historic frigate U. S. S. Constitution? It has been well said that Old Ironsides is more than a naval relic. She is a symbol of our liberties. She typifies in her dramatic history important truths which we would do well to emphasize at this time. The United States is more and more returning to a state of dependence on its foreign commerce, just as it was a century and a quarter ago when the Constitution was built. The prosperity of our people now, as then, depends on the security of our ocean-borne trade. Much of our land suitable for agriculture is under cultivation. The East, for many years, has been devoted primarily to manufacturing. Now great regions in the Middle West, the West, and the South are turning to industry. All sections of the country must look increasingly to foreign markets for their raw products and manufactures in order to maintain our high standard of The United States is more and more returning to a state of dependence on its foreign commerce, just as it was a century and a quarter ago when the Constitution was built. The prosperity of our people now, as then, depends on the security of our ocean-borne trade. Much of our land suitable for agriculture is under cultivation. The East, for many years, has been devoted primarily to manufacturing. Now great regions in the Middle West, the West, and the South are turning to industry. All sections of the country must look increasingly to foreign markets for their raw products and manufactures in order to maintain our high standard of living. The Navy League feels that a continuant of prosperity in America can be insured only through the medium of an adequate merchant marine under the United States flag. It is basically unsound to leave the delivery of American goods to our commercial rivals. The Navy League feels that Navy Day is an appropriate occasion to dwell on the importance to every citizen of our foreign commerce, and to emphasize the need of the United States for a stable and continuing merchant marine policy because foreign commerce, merchant shipping, and the navy are inseparably bound together in serving the country. An American merchant marine requires the protection of the navy on the one hand, and in the event of a war, the navy would require a large number of merchant ships to permit it to operate effectively. JUDGE FINLAYSON AN APPEAL in behalf of Associate Supreme Court Justice Frank G. Finlayson, candidate for election to the unexpired four years' term of the late Justice Thomas J. Lennon, was issued by J. C. McKinstry, general chairman of the northern California Finlayson committee. Justice Finlayson was named by Governor Friend W. Richardson to fill the place of Justice Lennon until election on November 2, when he must be elected for the unexpired term. Chairman McKinstry, whose father was a distinguished member of the California supreme bench and who is himself a leading California lawyer, stated: "Judge Finlayson has had fifteen years' service on the bench; eight years as a judge of the superior court in Los Angeles and seven years as presiding justice of the second division of the Los Angeles district court of appeal. "Coming to San Francisco with his parents when he was 3 years of age, he received his education in the public schools, graduated from the boys' high school in 1882, and entered Hastings law college, graduating from that institution in 1885. While attending law college in San Francisco, he was a student in the office of the Hon. W. W. Morrow, veteran judge of the United States circuit court of appeals for the ninth circuit. "Judge Finlayson is, therefore, an ideal representative on the supreme bench, having achieved honors at the bar and bench successively in northern and Southern California. "Judge Finlayson's career as a lawyer, his legal learning, his record of ability and industry as a judge of the Los Angeles superior court and as presiding justice of the district court of appeal, combine to fit him for continued service in his present place on the supreme court bench. Judicial experience and native ability qualify a man for the position of justice of the supreme court; Judge Finlayson has both. His election, in addition to being the reward for faithful service to the people, would continue to give added judicial learning and dignity to that high tribunal." Judge Finlayson is, therefore, the chief representative of the supreme bench, having achieved honors at the bar and bench successively in northern and Southern California. "Judge Finlayson's career as a lawyer, his legal learning, his record of ability and industry as a judge of the Los Angeles superior court and as presiding justice of the district court of appeal, combine to fit him for continued service in his present place on the supreme court bench. Judicial experience and native ability qualify a man for the position of justice of the supreme court; Judge Finlayson has both. His election, in addition to being the reward for faithful service to the people, would continue to give added judicial learning and dignity to that high tribunal." CALIFORNIA'S FINANCES California was far and away ahead of every other state in the Union in the excess of revenue over expenditures for the year 1925. This is shown by the financial statistics of state governments for 1925 prepared by the census bureau of the United States department of commerce, a copy of which was received by Governor Friend W. Richardson today. Figures of the federal department for the year ending December 31, 1925, show that California had an excess of $5,277,000 of income over all expenses in connection with the maintenance of state government. The next state was Indiana, with $4,695,000; Wisconsin was third with $4,504,000; and Massachusetts was fourth with $4,464,000. The statistics show that in 38 states expenditures exceeded revenue for 1925. This was accepted at the governor's office as evidence of the effectiveness of the policy of economy and efficiency by Governor Richardson. Other interesting facts shown by the statistics prepared by the department of commerce are the following: For the past three years California, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are the only states in the Union in which there has been no levy of general property taxes for state purposes. During the recent campaign, Governor Richardson took occasion to warn the voters that the building up of a large surplus in the state treasury, approximately sixteen million dollars, $15,727,000 to be exact, was necessary to obviate a general property tax in this state during the next four years. In addition, the statistics show that California is fifth in assessed valuation of property subject to general property taxes, being exceeded only by New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan in the order named. The earnings of the state representing the activities of the self-supporting departments, exclusive of public service enterprises, such as the San Francisco harbor, amounted to $6,057,000 for 1925, being only exceeded by New York and Pennsylvania. ANAHEIM GAZETTE 'The Purdy's by Paul Robinson' PUBLISHERS AUTOCASTER SERVICE REG. U.S. PUBLIC OFFICE WELL THIS SURE IS A HAPPY DAY FOR ME — I'M OUT OF DEBT AT LAST — AND I GOING TO STAY OUT— NO MORE MILL STONES AROUND MY NECK— NO SIREES! I'VE A LIL' SURPRISE ANNIE! — PAID OFF THE LAST O' THE MORTGAGE! WE'VE GOT OUR NOSES OFF THE GRAND STONE AT LAST NOW WE CAN DO SOME SAVING —AND I GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU TOO! HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW FUR COAT? Walnuts to Bear Diamond Brand of the association. This, the management believes is another step in effective co-operation, which principle now takes in growing, packing, market-ing and labeling of nuts. The buyer received 9000 replies and, in the course of a year 150 working models of machines were submitted. Two Los Angeles inventors won the cash prize. Walnuts to Bear Diamond Brand Recently 125 branding machines have been established in 45 different association walnut packing houses scattered all over California. This marks the satisfactory conclusion of the experiments conducted by the California Walnut Growers' Association to overcome the mechanical difficulties which have stood in the way of successfully branding walnuts. Each walnut turned out by the association hereafter will bear a neat little "Diamond," the trade-mark of the association. This, the management believes is another step in effective co-operation, which principle now takes in growing, packing, marketing and labeling of walnuts. The buyer knows what he is getting from now on, even to the individual nut. Hitherto, the best the association has been able to do has been to put up the nuts in small packages which have carried the trade-mark. The desirability of marking each nut was plain, but it was difficult to find a machine that would do the work satisfactorily and cheaply. Seven years ago the association offered $10,000 for a practicable principle for the branding machine. It received 9000 replies and, in the course of a year 150 working models of machines were submitted. Two Los Angeles inventors won the cash prize. The machine, much improved from the original, will brand a pound of nuts, about forty, at a cost of one-twentieth of a cent. It has a capacity of 2016 walnuts a minute, or a carload a day. Carlyle Thorpe, general manager of the association, says that the branding machine will put an end to much misrepresentation and deception in the markets, and believes that this direct identification of the product will increase sales very considerably. A VITALLY IMPORTANT ADVERTISING MESSAGE TO EVERY PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS MAN IN THIS COMMUNITY The Safeway Stores of Los Angeles, greatest chain grocery system operating in the West, have announced a new advertising policy as a result of which all of their advertising program will be carried by daily and weekly newspapers distributed over Southern California. Every advertiser, every merchant, every thinking business man in this fast-expanding community should give the telegram herewith, signed by Edward Dale, vice-president of the Safeway organization, his urgent, serious consideration. When a far-flung and highly successful business institution like the Safeway Stores decides to renounce all advertising in favor of newspaper space exclusively, such a decision should deeply impress every person that depends on publicity to stimulate business, whether that person expends one dollar or fifty thousand dollars a year to bring this message before the people. To the Safeway Stores an advertising dollar must return a good percentage of business, otherwise that dollar is uselessly expended, is a dead loss, becomes a liability boomerang. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM Received at Main Office. 608-610 South Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90075 PM 7 44 AA821 474 EXTRA COLLECT ML BUFFALO NY 5 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM Received at Main Office. 608-610 South Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90025 PM 7 44 AA821 47 4 EXTRA COLLECT NL BUFFALO NY 5 SAFEWAY STORES. C 183 LOSANGELES CALIF. ATTENDING MEETING OF NATIONAL CHAIN STORES HERE TODAY AND ADVERTISING PAPERS AND TALKS ALL POINT TO NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AS OUR BEST MEDIUM FOR REACHING THE PUBLIC QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY STOP SUGGEST YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO USE NEWSPAPERS FOR OUR FULL ADVERTISING PROGRAM. EDWARD DALE VICE PRESIDENT SAFEWAY STORES. When Safeway Stores made the decision to use newspapers for their full advertising program, it meant that Mr. Dale and his business associates had thoroughly tried out and analyzed the broadly diversified field of advertising and reached this conclusion: That newspaper advertising is the only form of advertising consistently and universally read, and the only form of advertising producing results commensurate with the money invested. If you, Mr. Business Man, will decide today to follow this concrete rule laid down by the Safeway Stores and other large advertisers, you must inevitably be right. And you will never go wrong if you make intelligent use of the advertising columns of this newspaper, which is on the Safeway Stores advertising schedule. Advertise in the— ANAHEIM GAZETTE OBSERVATIONS BY A CONTRIBUTOR DIP IN—HELP YOURSELF PEOPLE, old and young, should pay more attention to putting their money into building and loan associations, and life insurance companies. These two money avenues, or either of them, afford easy and convenient ways for putting the nest-egg away for that rainy day. Regarding life insurance, a man does not necessarily have to die to win. The policies are so arranged that a person may draw out his dividends annually, or may let them remain and accumulate. And when a policy matures, why, in plain language, the holder thereof is on Easy street. This same applies to building and loan shares, for if you want to build a home, you can do so by paying in the money that otherwise would go for rent to the other fellow. The amount of money lost annually through unsafe and shaky investments is a shame. People should use a little horse-sense when doing business with one another; and when you are sure, go ahead. MOTH AND THE FLAME THE way these balm suits are piling up, it would appear the theft of the other woman's "breadwinner" is expensive milling. If all these claims are paid in real money, there will be a lot of queens short of dinero when the holidays roll around. They will begin to believe there is no Santa Claus, and while the straight and narrow path is not cluttered up with roses, the vamps will learn that if they can't be good they should be careful. UNEASY LIES THE HEAD A QUEEN in one of the European countries has stirred up an awful mess because she had her hair bobbed. The "old man" is so darned mad about it that he threatens to shave his whiskers. If all this happens, Uncle Reuben allows there will be a lot of new customers for the barbers over there. SKATING ON THIN ICE A HUSBAND in an inland town had his wife arrested for altering and cashing a check running into three figures. The date of an old check was changed to appear as being made at a later date, and the stamp marked "paid" on the reverse side had been erased. This is a new one, and quite clever, but the jails are not all filled yet. SKATING ON THIN ICE A HUSBAND in an inland town had his wife arrested for altering and cashing a check running into three figures. The date of an old check was changed to appear as being made at a later date, and the stamp marked "paid" on the reverse side had been erased. This is a new one, and quite clever, but the jails are not all filled yet. SHAKING THE IVORIES AUNT BEDELIA says it's downright disgusting to see two persons indulge in one of those long, lingering kisses. To begin with, they are the best germ carriers, but are not necessarily dangerous if the lower and upper are false. SO THE LEGEND RUNS A POPULAR beach resort there awhile back had a beauty parade, one of the conditions being that the girls must be red-headed. It is said whenever you meet up with a red-headed girl, if you will just look around, you will see a white horse. Were this true, during this latest parade thriller, there is a question whether or not there were enough white horses to go around. HANGING ON THE ROPES RECENTLY, the big boss of the movies said there must be no more scenes which carry the remotest inkling of any booze blowouts, and now a hue and cry has been raised about the two-gun he-men of the wide open spaces. Perhaps the bathing beauties will come in for a blast next, and the poor inoffensive fan will be up a stump to find a way to while away the time. THE FREE LANCERS ITEMS are printed quite often nowadays wherein it is mentioned that this actor or that (forsooth male and female) has decided to shift for himself, and frowns upon the seductive contract—is averse to tying himself down to any company. Now the question arises if this does not work both ways. After a performer becomes so good that he does better by ranging out, perhaps it is good business logic for him to shift for himself; but, again, after he has been in the service for a long time and sort of gets old and crabby and stale, maybe the shoe fits better on the other foot. DAZZLING DIAMONDS THE grand opera season has had its inning, and the high-brows fairly outdid themselves in displaying their opulence and affluence. The papers devoted much space in telling who was there, how the ladies were dressed, and gave the name of their favorite perfumes. The array of "joolry" was magnificent, and the absence of the light-fingered gentry leads one to believe the police had the matter well in hand. The carolling of the classics was everything that could have been wished. At a late hour the guests departed for their homes, glad for having been present. MAKE THE COUNTRY SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY NEW-FANGLED police court on wheels is the latest in some of the interurban districts. The speed demon is overhauled, and the judge rolls up in his flivver; takes out the legal paraphernalia given to him by the submit the subpoena and bends him the MAKE THE COUNTRY SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY A NEW-FANGLED police court on wheels is the latest in some of the interurban districts. The speed demon is overhauled; and the judge rolls up in his flivver; takes out the legal paraphernalia, or such; gives the culprit the once over, and hands him the jolt, and so forth. Time will come when they will have to give gas the Volstead germ, making it unlawful to contain more than one-half of one per cent by volume of speed voltage. Might be a good idea to spread this to the engines, and have them of the 10-mile-to-the-hour variety, and thus do away with the speed cops. And it might be excellent form to allow only one member of a family to handle the wheel; and further, it may be so arranged to make it unlawful to drive a flivver unless a fellow has made all the payments. SMUGGLING OF ALIENS Examination of border conditions at close range convinces Harry E. Hull, commissioner of immigration of the department of agriculture, that our present immigration restriction policy is in a great measure being defeated by the widespread smuggling of aliens across the Canadian and Mexican lines. Practically the entire extent of contiguous foreign territory, he finds, is filled with aliens seeking admission into the country in disregard of the law. Every possible device is used to circumvent the vigilance of the boundary patrols. Aliens go on foot for weeks to find some inaccessible part of the line that is not properly guarded. Properly to enforce the restrictions would take a whole army of inspectors, and Mr. Hull complains that the force now available is wholly inadequate to cover the entire border as it should be covered. The policy of limiting the number of immigrants and improving the quality of newcomers has been working effectively so far as its operation is related to the regular ports of entry. But the ease with which the border law may largely nullify these good results. It has been suggested that registration of aliens and deportation of those unlawfully in this country would put a stop to this form of bootlegging. Bills with this purpose in view were introduced at the last session of congress. But in many quarters such measures are severely condemned as czaristic, as establishing a national system of espionage and as an unwarranted affront to those aliens properly resident in this country. The only remedy against the conditions Commissioner Hull complains of, then, may be the relief he suggests—enlarging the border patrols. But it will take a mighty force to do the job properly. That discussion over reservation five of our adherence to the world court promises to become as intricate as Einstein's theory of relativity.