anaheim-gazette 1927-07-07

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1879 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.85 THREE MONTHS .75 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Post Office as second class matter. PERPETUAL PEACE EVERYONE is in favor of making war impossible between France and America, if it can be done. Everyone is likewise in favor of making war impossible between every other nation and America if this can be done too. Proposals have recently been forwarded for a treaty of perpetual peace between Uncle Sam and the French people. Both nations are, of course, willing to have eternal peace, but there is still some question as to how the matter can be satisfactorily and effectively worked out. From our standpoint there are some little things which will have to be taken care of—the Monroe Doctrine, for instance. And the French have their commitments, too. For example, the French nation is a member of the League of Nations. And as the Washington Post recently pointed out, France is therefore "honor bound by treaty to join other nations in making war on the United States whenever the United States refuses to do what they tell it to do." Of course there is no apparent danger now that Uncle Sam will run afoul of the league or its court and come in for a general chastisement. But if the league, at the suggestion of certain members, should ever take us to task about the Monroe Doctrine, or the immigration question or one of a half dozen other things, just what would France, as a loyal member of the league, do about it, if she were at the same time treaty bound never to use force against the United States? It can of course be said that these are purely hypothetical problems, but hypothetical problems have a habit of becoming real ones now and then, and it is always best to have an understanding in advance. THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA The President described Lindbergh in happy phrase as "amassador without portfolio." So he was in Europe and the THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA The President described Lindbergh in happy phrase as "ambassador without portfolio." So he was in Europe, and the message of affection which he brought back and movingly delivered at the foot of the Washington monument will long be remembered. In the presence of this clear-eyed hero of the skies doubts abroad of America's generosity and good will could not persist. What the heart of America always felt Europe saw personified and, see, believed. No less can he clear American eyes of self-doubts. His modesty, his dignity, his earnestness, his smile, are the national character at its best. This returning flyer is more than the hero of a daring adventure. He stands today as the symbol of that spirit which has shone in the eyes of her great men of the past, which we hope and pray may shine in the eyes of her children through centuries to come. Doubt and faltering came in the wake of the great war. The voice of America has been confused between ideals betrayed and prosperity that dulls. The splendid effort of the nation at the battlefront ended in reaction and distrust. Into this dusty hour, across the clear blue, soars America's young eagle, drawing all eyes skyward. A pioneer sprung from a nation of pioneers, he summons men to live gladly, to give their utmost, and to face their fellow men with friendship in their eyes. Our hearts are with Charles Lindbergh, and our hopes are reborn in his example. REAL DANGER TO AMERICA MAJOR A. D. ALCORN, past comander-in-chief of the United Spanish War Veterans, addressing the eighteenth annual encampment of the department of Kentucky at Newport, declared that danger to the United States is not so much from great fleets and armies across the seas, but from within the nation. He asserted that if this country is wrecked, it will be wrecked by its own people, and he indulged in an impassioned plea that the spirit of patriotism in America be stimulated and preserved that America be kept strong and powerful and clean. America needs such pronouncements. America needs patriots who feel the fires of nationalism running richly through their veins. America needs present stalwart support from every lover of its traditions and institutions. THE PRIMARY "WHAT," asks a paragrapher in one of our exchanges, "has become of the old-fashioned politician who seemed to care something for political principle?" The old-fashioned politician who put principle above personality is not extinct. His manner is still legion, but he is temporarily "in a corner," so to speak. And the country has suffered from the fact that he has been compelled to take to his corner. The time was, not so many years ago, when political principles were the guiding star of nearly every man who ran for office. But that was in the day when there was party reason... THE PRIMARY "WHAT," asks a paragrapher in one of our exchanges, "has become of the old-fashioned politician who seemed to care something for political principle?" The old-fashioned politician who put principle above personality is not extinct. His manner is still legion, but he is temporarily "in a corner," so to speak. And the country has suffered from the fact that he has been compelled to take to his corner. The time was, not so many years ago, when political principles were the guiding star of nearly every man who ran for office. But that was in the day when there was party responsibility. The shift from the delegate convention to the primary system has brought about the changed condition—personality has taken the place of principle in far too many elections. The ambitious candidate, responsible not to his party, but to the minority of the voters who nominated him in a light primary, and that minority perhaps made up in part of the voters of the opposition party, is in reality responsible to nothing but his own conscience, if any, or his own personal ambition. The temptation therefore to disregard party principles and to play to what he regards as the will of the organized minority which supports him, is often too great to be overcome. As a result of this, party lines become disorganized and constructive programs of party government are made very difficult to accomplish. And the far-seeing citizen, politician or not, sits in the corner realizing what has happened but unable to do anything about it. And until we greatly modify or get rid of our primary system entirely, there will be little chance for improvement. PUBLIC DEBT EXTINCTION The federal public debt in the last sixty days has fallen to below nineteen billions of dollars. As matters stand now, the government has redeemed about 30 per cent of the entire amount of indebtedness with which the war left it encumbered. At the present rate of retirement, the debt should be liquidated in about seventeen years more. For reasons that were manifested during the war and that have been manifested since, we have had impressed upon us as a nation the fact that government credit constitutes one of the greatest assets. It is a raw material of defensive power. It is in itself an insurance against hostile attack, equipping the country better to take care of itself. For that reason and for others the nation wishes to see the debt extinguished at the present rate. ANAHEIM GAZETTE "The Trouble With This Dog Catching Business" ___ By Albert T. Reid Compare Output of Minerals in Alaska have occurred under these conditions even if the same quantity of minerals had been mined. Obviously, however, a Veteran Diver Slays Octopus in Battle Compare Output of Minerals in Alaska Mines in Alaska produced $17,657,800 worth of minerals in 1926, as against $18,220,692 in 1925, according to an announcement made by the interior department through the geological survey. The total value of the mineral output of the territory since 1880 is $571,000,000. The following table shows summary form the mineral output of Alaska for 1924 and, for the sake of comparison, the production of the same minerals in 1925. The most notable increases are shown both in quantity and value of the gold produced. There was some increase in the quantity of coal mined and sold. The production of lead showed practically no change, but owing to the generally lower market price that prevailed in 1926, the value of the lead produced in that year was somewhat less than in 1925. There was a considerable decrease in both the quantity and value of the copper produced and some decrease in the quantity and value of the silver, tin, and platinum metals. The output of most of the minerals here grouped under miscellaneous mineral products showed no notable change from the preceding year, though there is an apparent difference because in the statistics for 1926 the platinum metals are shown separately, whereas in those for 1925 they are included in the miscellaneous group. The decreases do not indicate any material lessening of mining activity in the territory. In fact, the general mining outlook when analyzed on the basis of the number engaged in it is distinctly encouraging. Some of the reported decreases in production can be properly attributed directly to the lower prices for certain of the minerals that prevailed during 1926. The average price of silver, as computed by the bureau of mines, was about 7 cents an ounce less than in 1925. Copper was two-tenths of a cent less, and lead and palladium were also lower. A considerable falling off in the value of the mineral production of Alaska would have occurred under these conditions even if the same quantity of minerals had been mined. Obviously, however, a period of low prices for the metals is not one in which to stimulate production, so that in such times a wise manager might well reduce the output of his mine as low as outstanding contracts, fixed charges, and other conditions would permit. About 56 per cent of the gold produced during 1926 came from placers, and of this amount nearly 61 per cent was mined by dredges, of which there were 32 in operation in different parts of the territory. This method of placing miners promises to yield even larger returns in succeeding years, because during 1923 several of the dredges were not operated through the entire season, owing either to time spent in completing them or to the extremely dry season that prevailed through most of Alaska, or from some purely local cause, and plans are already under way for building additional dredges at a number of places in the near future. The ongoing facts are taken from a report on the mineral industry of Alaska in 1926, which is in preparation for publication by the ecological survey. This report, in addition to the general facts set forth above, gives numerous details regarding the amounts of the different minerals produced and the places where they were mined. COSTS LESS—SERVICE BEST That newspaper advertising has the inherent quality of good liberal news, and is so read and accepted by great numbers every day throughout the land. It is a cool fact about newspaper influence which was brought out before the convention of the Pacific Coast Advertising Club Association of Portland, Ore. L. M. Barton, advertising director of the Chicago Daily News, developed this thought. Newspapers play such an important role in the great drama of modern business that advertising in the newspaper press is not confined to retailers alone—many wholesalers also use the news paper medium to create demand for their products. Veteran Diver Slays Octopus in Battle Captain Ole Ellasen, veteran diver who killed a 15-foot octopus and captured several little ones Thursday night, after a 20-minute battle in the harbor entrance channel, announced that he expects to embark on an octopus hunt some time this week. Captain Ellasen believes that another octopus is in the old fishing boat Muriel, which sank in the port entrance last year. It was while working on the Muriel as a diver that Captain Ellasen discovered the octopus Thursday evening. Captain Ellasen declares that the octopus which he killed was a small one compared to others he has seen and killed an octopus which measured and fought. At one time he fought one 30 feet across, he asserted. The octopus is being exhibited by Ellasen, who is making a small charge for viewing it. In commenting on the tremendous growth of the country around Hammond, Ind., industrially, President Cooldore could have added, had he been making a political speech, that native enterprise was aided a little by the protective tariff. their products. It is patent to all close observers—and particularly to shrewd advertisers—that an immense volume of buying of merchandise is instigated and influenced by newspaper advertising, which is read daily in millions of homes and offices throughout the land. Particularly susceptible to newspaper advertising are women—and women are the best buyers in America today. The retailer gets a greater percentage of patronage from women than from men; if he handles commodities which come within the sphere of women's activities and interests, L. M. Barton, of the Chicago Daily News, says: "If I were asked why any advertiser should use newspaper advertising my reply would be: 'It costs least and serves best.'" AFTER 'T' COMES 'U' NOW WHEN YOU FORGET THAT JUST THINK OF YOURSELF. IT IS 'U'; SEE? MAW I WANT YOU TO GET THIS LITTLE IDEA OF MEMORY THROUGH ASSOCIATION NOW TELL US WHAT COMES AFTER "T" REE-MARKABLE ME! Autumnal Harbor OBSERVATIONS DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH SOME citizens complain that unsightly junk heaps greet the eye of travelers who journey this way from some points of the compass and believe that some of the highway sidelines should be made more inviting. This perhaps is true, but after all, when these motorists and tourists get into Anaheim, they readily see a town that is clean, well kept, and a dandy place to cast their lot, now, tomorrow, or any time. WESTWARD, THE WATCHWORD FROM present indications, the record for motor tourist travel to California will be broken this year. The increase for the past year is placed at 29 per cent. Last year the total number of cars coming into California was 175,000, and this year it is believed the number will exceed 250,000. According to the figures compiled by a well-known auto club, each car will carry four persons on an average. The increase in motor tourists to California is based first upon the general increase in motoring all over the United States, and naturally the Southland is getting its share, and a proportionate increase is expected because the tourists are being served well after arriving. A SNOWBALL IN YUMA WHEN a politician put in a bid to be appointed arbiter in a water dispute, that vitally concerns a big town up the boulevard, a paper there said that they might as well put up a weasel to guard a hen roost. CRIME DOES NOT PAY THREE brothers have just been sent to prison for life in a northern state for holding up a train and killing four of the trainmen. Their deed was cold-blooded. It seems some people do not believe in capital punishment. Perhaps life imprisonment is far worse for a culprit than hanging. Anyway, these young men will remain behind prison bars for the rest of their lives, and they will have plenty of time to ponder over their predicament. It's a cinch they wouldn't do it again—if they were out. PAYS A TERRIBLE PRICE CRIME DOES NOT PAY THREE brothers have just been sent to prison for life in a northern state for holding up a train and killing four of the trainmen. Their deed was cold-blooded. It seems some people do not believe in capital punishment. Perhaps life imprisonment is far worse for a culprit than hanging. Anyway, these young men will remain behind prison bars for the rest of their lives, and they will have plenty of time to ponder over their predicament. It's a cinch they wouldn't do it again—if they were out. PAYS A TERRIBLE PRICE A YOUNG woman with talent, who is said to have climbed up quite a ways on the ladder of fame in the screen drama, but who became enmeshed in one of those eternal love triangles, with gin as a chaser, has been found guilty of a felony and has been committed to prison. Her star, which for a time shone brightly, now has been dimmed, and so far as her future is concerned, it may be she will go into total eclipse for the rest of her life. Coming out of prison, she will be broken in spirit, former friends perhaps will ignore her, and her path will be strewn with thorns. She will not know which way to turn, sad-hearted and alone, and maybe she will become a part of the human driftwood that floats down the river of despond. Oh, yes, some one may extend her a helping hand, but at best her life is blighted. This should be a warning to others. But it's an old story. THE MISSING LINK A GAY lothario, who had been convicted for killing a man in a fist fight, just before going to the penitentiary to do his stretch, as the saying goes, was accorded "special privileges" and was allowed to have a parting turkey dinner on the outside, at which the wife of the dead man was present.. That surely was a strange coincidence, to say the least. And this woman, at that very time was on trial, charged with being an accessory after the fact. And a few days later she, too, was found guilty. Now, to a man up a tree, that little party was the most reckless incident those two people ever could have figured in. It showed beyond all reasonable doubt that they were what is called platonic lovers. It showed plainly the woman cared more for that man than she did for the departed one. And, lo and behold, the jury who had her case in hand no doubt was swayed in its judgment (the motive being shown) by that clandestine love tryst of those two people, and a verdict of guilty for her was the result. OH, BY THE WAY— A MIDDLE-AGED man, who should have known better, almost got bumped in the traffic the other day, while crossing over. It so happened a young, modern flapper was just stepping up into her car nearby, and the man sort of lost his bearings and wasn't watching his step. A woman down South won two divorce suits against her husband, and each time remarried him. Since then the wife has lost fifteen suits for separation from the husband. If at first you don't succeed, try again. The way the crooks are being drilled by detectives, there will likely be a shortage of bad men. Those at home can aptly tune in on "There's a Vacant Chair at the Fireside." Nowadays, if a wife takes up her residence in Paris or Reno, at once the backyard broadcasters say a divorce is in the offing. And if a man happens to be traveling abroad, some folk come to the conclusion that he may be a bottlegger or an over-issue A woman down South won two divorce suits against her husband, and each time remarried him. Since then the wife has lost fifteen suits for separation from the husband. If at first you don't succeed, try again. The way the crooks are being drilled by detectives, there will likely be a shortage of bad men. Those at home can aptly tune in on "There's a Vacant Chair at the Fireside." Nowadays, if a wife takes up her residence in Paris or Reno, at once the backyard broadcasters say a divorce is in the offing. And if a man happens to be traveling abroad, some folk come to the conclusion that he may be a bottlegger or an over-issue stock salesman. One of the perplexities of nature is to have your neighbor's radio tuned in nicely on a "Cavalier de Rusticana" selection and then have the other neighbor give his flivver the gun on his after-dinner getaway. You wonder if it's with malice aforethought. With the backfire on a gas wagon functioning properly, thus interfering with the static, an ordinary radio recital becomes lost in the shuffle. These stock investigations make sensational reading, and it is about time for people who expect to get rich quick to wake up and do a little investigating themselves before putting up their money. FAR FROM SWAMPED The stability of citrus fruit as an asset of Orange county is emphasized by a contemplation of the figures presented this week to the Santa Ana Rotary Club by Paul S. Armstrong, assistant general manager of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange. The stability of the fruit rests not only upon the value of the fruit as food, but also upon the development of the co-operative organizations that are handling its care, picking, packing, shipment and marketing. "Oranges and lemons," said Mr. Armstrong, "are no longer classed as luxuries, but are now recognized necessities in the nation's diet." This change from classification as a luxury to classification as a necessity has taken place in very recent years. The food values of citrus fruits have been studied intensively and their values have been advertised to the world. The influenza epidemic brought graphically, to the attention of the people of the country the usefulness of citrus juice in the diet of those who are ill. Its usefulness in the diet of those who are well and strong has become more firmly established since then largely as a result of exchange advertising, which took advantage of the opportunity offered by the upheaval of interest that has taken place in health matters these last few years. The biggest job that the exchange has had in front of it always since it was organized, has been the job of developing demands for citrus fruit in keeping with production. Pessimists in the citrus business have despaired because they could see the industry swamped with fruit from new orchards. The exchange has kept up with its job vigorously and intelligently and the industry seems a long way from being swamped by over-production.