anaheim-gazette 1927-01-06

OBSERVATIONS BY A CONTRIBUTOR UNTIL DEATH DO YE PART THE other day a news reel showed four couples who had celebrated jointly their golden wedding—fifty years each, making for the quartet a total of 200 years of married happiness. That event was very much in contrast to the present-day marriage and divorce era. These aged couples were happy and contented, and why should they not be so—they loved each other. And while the reel was run, the organist capitally rendered "Silver Threads Among the Gold." And, you know, folks, handkerchiefs appeared in the audience and many wiped away a tear. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR IN A town in Michigan the dedication of a flagpole on Armistice Day fulfilled the prophecy of centuries ago, according to the reporter, that religious thought and freedom of worship would some day be an actual fact in America—Protestant and Catholic, Jew and Gentile are said to have participated in the dedication. The ceremonies, brief but significant, with the meaning of religious tolerance, the high standard of patriotism, and the utter lack of racial prejudice, were of a like without precedence in the history of the United States and the world. One speaker said: "It is the proudest moment of my life. There never has occurred in this or any age, anything so significant from a religious standpoint. It is a milestone which foretells many things to come." In conclusion the speaker said: "May this flagpole and this flag henceforth address you in accents of living glory. Their dedication here today is most significant to the religious and moral welfare of the land for which so many of us here in uniform today fought so recently." THERE'S GOOD IN EVERYTHING A DEAN in a northwestern university, addressing an alumni meeting recently, is quoted as saying that today's college student may wear a coonskin coat, pet and carry his booze, but he is a better college student than his brother of bygone days. After you laugh that off, tune in on this that the professor says as a windup, but don't chuckle too loud: "Figures prove that the hip-flask-and-fur-coat age produces better scholarship. In 1915, eleven fraternities with 155 students had a general average of 1.4; the first semester of the present year our fraternities, with three times as many students averaged 1.9. Our present student body of 3800 on this campus had a general average of 1.7. All this growth of more than the four largest colleges in Orange county, adnouncement yesterdays manager of The Parish Telegraph Company, telephone exchange house in Fullerton, and Orange, have telephones to 10,873,1676 telephones. Ana Ana, 5326, and Orna November leads monthly net gain, crease of 164 tele exchanges. Septembral of 131; October and August fourth week was during June and July being list. Santa Ana was 371 telephone fullerton, 162, and Anaheim's greatest October and November Anaheim had a new phones, more than May or October. Gain was in September, while Orna the highest during December. S greatest growth duringember, when the rate is respectively. Santa Ana's exp were estimated at which was planned maintenance of tha was for plant const made for outside costing approximat for central office eq for station equipment gram called for tha new stations, and o he northwestern pro besides cable exte Bishop and Fifth st Orange's program on expenditure of part of which was THERE'S GOOD IN EVERYTHING DEAN in a northwestern university, addressing an alumni meeting recently, is quoted as saying that today's college student may wear a coonskin coat, pet and carry his booze, but he is a better college student than his brother of bygone days. After you laugh that off, tune in on this that the professor says as a windup, but don't chuckle too loud: "Figures prove that the hip-flask-and-fur-coat age produces better scholarship. In 1915, eleven fraternities with 155 students had a general average of 1.4; the first semester of the present year our fraternities, with three times as many students averaged 1.9. Our present student body of 3800 on this campus had a general average of 1.7. All this despite the fact that the automobile is the parlor and our girls have grown independent." WEREN'T MOVIE STUNTS, EITHER One woman was robbed of a $3000 automobile, a Japanese artist was robbed of nearly $1000 in cash, a butcher was locked up in his ice box, and several other citizens were knocked unconscious by bandits who operated last Saturday night and early Sunday morning in a big town up the boulevard. And in the early days a man who stole a $15 horse was treated to a necktie party, sometimes. WIPING OFF THE SLATE There is a man in the movies who there awhile back was forced to admit in the insolvent court that he was "busted," financially speaking. But he is a real actor, and always pleases, and while he is short on cash and press agents, and you don't see his name very often in the papers, he no doubt will climb back. While he cannot be classed as a comedian, his mannerisms, or such, has a tendency to draw you toward him, for he can lift a laugh out of you, which means a whole lot. Solong—hey? Yep; take care of yourself. WHY NOT TRY THE FLOWER BARREL? A wealthy man in an adjoining town reports the loss of $6000 worth of jewelry, while he slept, in his hotel room. The valuables, when he retired, were left upon the dresser. Now, just why a person should leave this small fortune lying around the house is a puzzler. And again, if this hombre believed the "joyry" enhanced his physiognomy, while he had it, he must be goofy. Anyhow, the gems are gone, and the next time he should be more careful with his karats, if he lays in a new supply. HE'S IN THE HOOSEGOW NOW A man who was in court recently was asked to produce certain books and papers that were material to the case, and he flew off the handle, and he said he would be gosh-derned if he would, or something like that. TITLE HUNTERS GETTING THE GATE A queen says the report that her daughter had sought a wealthy American husband was the merest hoity-toity, or something like that. The queen says the princess will wed for love, and the crown will be attached to the heart. To make this pen picture more realistic, visualize mama's head thrown back, and with a sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth, sounding like "puff." OTHERWISE THINGS ARE ALRIGHT A man who became enmeshed in the law's tangles said he and TITLE HUNTERS GETTING THE GATE A QUEEN says the report that her daughter had sought a wealthy American husband was the merest hoity-toity, or something like that. The queen says the princess will wed for love, and the crown will be attached to the heart. To make this pen picture more realistic, visualize mama's head thrown back, and with a sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth, sounding like "puff." OTHERWISE THINGS ARE ALRIGHT MAN who became enmeshed in the law's tangles said he and his wife do not get along very well; besides, she has a dog that bites him every time they have a quarrel, when she gives th canine orders to do so. She is bigger than he is and can whip him anyhow. The last fight they had he called the police, and when the cops came they found a quart of hootch in his bed, and he was charged with possession. He used to be a prosperous business man, but he lost all his money and took up farming. Ranching was just one thing after another, and he moved back into the city. Then he broke three fingers, fractured his nose, loosened three ribs and suffered a broken collar bone, and had paralysis of one leg. Besides, his father and mother were seriously ill. And to cap the climax, while in jail awaiting a hearing he had a thumb badly mangled by getting it caught in a door jam. He was released, and went out looking for Santa Claus. HOW ABOUT SOME CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE? THERE awhile back a swarm of bees took up their habitat in a hollow stump of a tree on the home grounds of a prominent citizen, but it was no use, as the head of the house can't go honey. Years ago he ate too much of the sweet nectar, it is said, and never to this day has he been able to look a bee in the face. Then the other day a Southerner sent a live coon for Thanks-giving, but the recipient shied off, deciding to keep the carnivor- OUGHT TO FIGHT IN THE OPEN MAN'S inhumanity to man, and such, no doubt will continue for some time to come, but these light-fingered gentry who crowd you and then deftly lift your bankroll are so small that if you placed ten thousand of them on a copper cent they would not touch elbows. Even a rattlesnake will give you warning, and the unmasked bandit would seem to be gentlemanly compared to these fellows who dip in while you are not looking. They are foxy and hard to catch, and they seem to know their onions. Telephone Company Makes Big Advance Anaheim Exchange Now Has 2257 Phones—Heavy Gain During 1926 there has been a net growth of more than 783 telephones in the four largest telephone exchanges in Orange county, according to an announcement yesterday by C. T. Brown, manager of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. The four largest telephone exchanges in Orange county, those in Fullerton, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Orange, have grown from 10,090 telephones to 10,873. Fullerton now has 1676 telephones, Anaheim, 2257; Santa Ana, 5326, and Orange, 1614. November leads in the highest monthly net gain, having a net increase of 164 telephones for the four exchanges. September is second with a gain of 131; October is third with 118; and August fourth with 105. The lowest gain was during the summer months, June and July being at the bottom of the list. Santa Ana's net gain for 1926 was 371 telephones; Anaheim, 157; Fullerton, 162, and Orange, 93. Anaheim's greatest gain was in May, October and November. In November Anaheim had a net gain of 79 telephones, more than twice that of either May or October. Fullerton's largest gain was in September, October and December, while Orange's net gain was the highest during August, November and December. Santa Ana had its greatest growth during August and September, when the net gain was 67 and 88, respectively. Santa Ana's expenditures for 1926 were estimated at $443,510, $32,830 of which was planned for operating and maintenance of the plant, while $119,680 was for plant construction. Plans were made for outside plant construction approximately $61,960, $32,400 for central office equipment, and $24,590 for station equipment. This year's program called for the installation of 550 new stations, and cable construction in the northwestern part of the exchange, besides cable extensions along West Bishop and Fifth streets. Orange's program for 1926 called for an expenditure of $25,160, the greater part of which was expended in outside plant construction. No maker construal communication which made it necessary to give representatives time to find out the wishes and opinions of their constituents. But railroads, automobiles, airships and newspapers have done away with these reasons. If it is the fear of losing two months' pay that is keeping the House from adopting this resolution, it might be worth while to give them the two months' pay, unless the moralists think that would be a bribe. A congress meeting in January after election would be an improvement over the present system. Two Men Found Dead From Asphyxiation V. E. McLaughlin and C. P. Newell, oil men, were found dead in three bed in the small cottage they occupied at Huntington Beach Monday morning, but whether they committed suicide or death was the result of accident has not yet been determined. The bodies were discovered by Mrs. W. I. Clapp, when she went into the cottage to investigate as to whether her tenants were present. She had not seen them for a week and did not know whether they had vacated. Opening the door to the little house, she was horrified to find the two men dead in bed, and with a gas heater burning in the little room. The men it was said, were out of employment. Whether they participated in a suicide pact or were accidentally asphyxiated is not known. No notes were found in the house or in the clothes of the dead men. The presumption is that the oil workers went to bed and left the fire burning to keep the room warm. Whether they had been dead for several days or succumbed to the fumes of the deadly gas Sunday night could not be determined by a superficial investigation made immediately following discovery of the bodies, at 10 o'clock. A Philadelphia minister says that ancient Rome was more modest than Atlantic City. But even this couldn't save her. were estimated at $433,510, $32,830 of which was planned for operating and maintenance of the plant, while $119,630 was for plant construction. Plans were made for outside plant construction approximately $61,960, $32,400 for central office equipment, and $24,590 for station equipment. This year's program called for the installation of 550 new stations, and cable construction in the northwestern part of the exchange, besides cable extensions along West Bishop and Fifth streets. Orange's program for 1926 called for an expenditure of $25,160, the greater part of which was expended in outside plant construction. No major construction expenditures were necessary in the orange exchange this year, except for connecting about 100 new stations and or the installation of telephone cable to care for Orange's growth. This year's program for Fullerton called for the expenditure of approximately $44,630, this to be expended in and buildings, station equipment, central office equipment, and outside plant construction. No major construction expenditures were carried through this year, and the greater part of the exchange's expenditure was used in connecting 175 new stations and providing outside plant facilities for rapidly growing areas in the exchange. During 1926 the telephone company made plans for the expenditure of $292,770 in the Anaheim exchange. Approximately $159,460 was to be expended in outside plant construction, land and buildings, station equipment and central office equipment, while $133,310 would be required for the operation of the exchange. 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