anaheim-gazette 1928-10-04

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$2.00 SIX MONTHS.....1.25 THREE MONTHS.....7.75 Retired at the Anaheim, California. Post Office as second class matter. BUSINESS AS USUAL One of the most encouraging statements of the year from the standpoint of American business stability is the one which was made recently by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, in the shape of a report to President Coolidge. There will be few to deny that Mr. Mellon knows whereof he speaks when it comes to business matters, and that he sees no reason for worry is indeed encouraging to the American business man. Mr. Mellon stated in his report that on the whole the country is prosperous and that he does not see any indication of a depression or slump in business. The high money rates recently quoted on security loans, he believes, have not had any serious effect on general business and he points out that at present commercial interests do not have to pay the same rate for loans as are being asked for stock market operations. Mr. Mellon believes that the present year will be a good one for the farmers in general. Two unsatisfactory "spots" in business he points out are the textile and the coal industries. Too great operation of mines with a curtailed demand for coal because of the increase in the use of oil account for the depression in the coal business, Mr. Mellon adds, but he believes that the worst state in the coal industry has been reached and the business is now on the upward trend again. Depression in textiles he stated were due in part to the over-stimulation of the business during the World War and the expansion in the manufacture and use of artificial fabrics. Mr. Melon states, however, that in his opinion the textile industry is Mr. Mellon believes that the present year will be a good one for the farmers in general. Two unsatisfactory "spots" in business he points out are the textile and the coal industries. Too great operation of mines with a curtailed demand for coal because of the increase in the use of oil account for the depression in the coal business, Mr. Mellon adds, but he believes that the worst state in the coal industry has been reached and the business is now on the upward trend again. Depression in textiles he stated were due in part to the over-stimulation of the business during the World War and the expansion in the manufacture and use of artificial fabrics. Mr. Mellon states, however, that in his opinion the textile industry is adjusting itself to new conditions and will soon be on the upward trend again. While Mr. Mellon would give no opinion as to the danger of a deficit in the federal budget other Treasury officials have emphasized their belief that there will be no deficit. They base their opinions on the belief that the increase in business will bring in larger income tax returns during the latter part of the fiscal year than the Budget Commission has estimated. Secretary Mellon's report is another proof of the statement that we have gotten away from the "campaign year hoodoo" so far as business is concerned. We used to resign ourselves to a poor business prospect in campaign years but in this year of 1928 the hoodoo seems to have vanished. Business is going along as usual. THE NEXT STEP Now that the Kellogg treaty for outlawing war is a matter of history so far as the signing of the pact by the great nations of the world is concerned, preparations are being made by the State Department for the meeting of the Pan-American conciliation and arbitration conference which is to be held in Washington during the month of December. At which meeting it is said to be the plan of Secretary Kellogg to promote new peace pacts for the Latin nations of the Western Hemisphere and in this endeavor he will have the co-operation of most of the republics to the south of us. Many of the South and Central American nations have already indicated that they will attend the conference and it is expected that the others will accept the invitations sent them in due time. The conferences which will be held in the Pan-American building at Washington were arranged for at the Pan-American ocnference hel dat Havana early in the year. It is expected that the American delegation will have a clearly defined program to be followed in making war less possible among the nations of the new world and it is expected that the plan will embrace something like the multi-lateral arbitration treaty negotiated between the United States and the nations of Europe. That such a program put over by the nations of Latin-America will be another big step toward world peace is generally admitted by diplomats in Washington. All good citizens of the United States will hope that the effort to arrange an accord between the nations of the new world will be as successful as the Kellogg anti-war pact recently consumed in Europe. There is no reason apparent now why peace should not continue indefinitely in the new world. Such irritating questions as arise from time to time can be solved by arbitration if the nations will agree to an undertaking of the sort. There has been some suspicion of the United States in certain countries of Latin-America, not a suspicion likely to lead to war, but a suspicion that the United States intended to dominate Latin-America economically and politically. A great deal of this suspicion was due to propaganda arising in Europe and designed primarily to interfere with the trade relations between North and South America. That these efforts are being asked for stock market operations. Senator Coyle for Vice-President on behalf of Omaha opens on November 30th at 10:00 AM. "The Demanding that it be tariff adjusted to a compairment of the Under stockman factory wage petitive tariff lie in said to the America to American employment structure of can consume." "Under this wool we imminent wool in 1923 31 cents a portion of wools pounds." Under duty of 25% portions 000 pounds placed at by the Prevortations And so on. These are facts are facts carefully ad this a she ducing sect Here are theratic lead was taken 427,000,000 or here where wool then. Pership there 31 cents a dropped to save their crops present time a pound lace. Here is a man, woman Wool is one of this seas have to co our own m A great deal of this suspicion was due to propaganda arising in Europe and designed primarily to interfere with the trade relations between North and South America. That these efforts to create suspicion have not been so successful so far as the ultimate object is concerned is evidenced by the fact that our trade with Latin-America is still growing and that our relations with the Latin republics have been more satisfactory since the Havana conference. But it will not do to ignore these efforts. And the best way to avoid suspicion is to bring about a better acquaintance between North and South America. A Pan-American conference on conciliation and arbitration, if it resulted in a general arbitration treaty would have a very beneficial effect on our international relations and should serve to draw us closer to our Latin neighbors. For this reason we will all hope for the success of Secretary Kellogg's plan. A STRAW VOTE OF LEADERS A most remarkable poll of votes is being conducted by the Republican Committee. The men and women listed in the National blue book of efficiency and achievement, "Who's Who" were asked to state their preference as between the candidates for president. Out of 9747 replies received, 8510 voted for Hoover and 1237 voted for Smith. If there is any group in the United States upon whose judgment we can rely, it is that group whose members by sheer force of merit in the various lines of human endeavor have shown themselves pre-eminent. If we have any worthy group of leaders, these are the men and the women. It is most significant that by such an overwhelming majority these men and women should choose to support Mr. Hoover. However, it is not surprising. The fact of these men and women having reached the top of the various callings proves their ability to make right choices without prejudice. As a matter-of-fact, it's not true that rarely or never has a man of the outstanding ability and qualifications been presented to the voters for the office of President of the United States? Stress was laid in the replies upon Hoover's enlightened and practical statemanship in handling domestic and foreign affairs. PLEASE HURRY by Albert T. Reid THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF Senator Curals, Republican candidate publican party and the protective tariff and do not want the Democratic party and the competitive tariff. the destruction of a great American Industry and the turning over of the American sugar users to the tender merces of a foreign monopoly. THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF Senator Curals, Republican candidate for Vice-President, in his speech at Omaha on Tuesday evening, hit the nail on the head when he said: "The Democratic party is now claiming that it has changed its attitude on the tariff and that it is now favorable to a competitive tariff along the lines of the Underwood bill. No farmer, no stockman, no laborer, no owner of a factory was ever benefited by a competitive tariff. We Republicans believe in saving the American market to the American producer and giving to American workmen and producers employment in the production and manufacture of products needed by American consumers." If the Underwood bill is Governor Smith's idea of a protective tariff, and apparently it is from his speech of acceptance, then I need not spend time to convince you that agriculture will receive no protection from the Democrats. "Under the Underwood bill, with free wool we imported 427,000,000 pounds of wool in 1920; in 1922 with a duty of 31 cents a pound upon wool our imports of wool decreased to 271,000,000 pounds. Under the Underwood bill with a duty of 2½ cents on butter our importations in 1921 amounted to 34,000,000 pounds. In 1922 the duty was first placed at 8 cents and then increased by the President to 12 cents. Our importations dropped to 5,000,000 pounds. And so on down the line." These are not idle statements—they are facts and figures and should be carefully analyzed by every voter in this a sheep raising and wool producing section before he or she votes. Here are the facts: Under the Democratic leadership the tariff on wool was taken off. Imports amounted to 427,000,000 pounds. Ask the wool grower here what prices he received for his wool then. Under the Republican leadership the tariff on wool was set at 31 cents a pound and the imports dropped to 271,000,000 pounds. What have the wool growers received for their crops since 1922 and up to the present time? Wool sold for 40 cents a pound last year. Here is an issue that concerns every man, woman and child in this section. Wool is one of the two principal crops of this section. We do not want to have to compete with imported wool on our own markets. We want the Re-publican party and the protective tariff and do not want the Democratic party and the competitive tariff. The McNary-Haugen bill and equalization fee does not interest us here and there is probably not a man in this community that can speak intelligently on either of them—But what we do want is a protective tariff for our wool and we know which party is for the protective tariff and which party is not for the protective tariff. THE SUGAR TARIFF In complaining about the twenty per cent duty on sugar the Houston Post-Dispatch declares this is an outrage on the consumer and asks whether a whole nation of consumers "be prevented from getting a necessity of life because interests in this country find it impossible to produce that commodity as cheaply as do the growers in a neighboring country? Here at last again is the old-fashioned argument of the free trader. But it is to be remembered that this is not a nation of consumers but of producers. The only Simon-pure consumers we have are the idle rich and the hoboes. All the rest of us, farmers, workers, manufacturers, clerks, professionals, are producing something, whether it be a material commodity or a form of service. It is by the production and not the consumption of wealth that a nation grows great and prosperous and it is to be remembered further that unless our people produce something they cannot purchase the things which are necessary or desirable for the perpetuation and enjoyment of living. But there is still another thought while we are on the sugar business. Suppose the tariff were removed and the American sugar producers put out of business. Thousands of farmers would suffer, but would the user of sugar save anything in the long run? We rather think not. As soon as Cuba controlled the market you would see the market go skyward and we would be paying not six and seven but ten and fifteen cents a pound for sugar. Do you think that coffee would be as high as it now is did not the government of Brazil have a virtual monopoly on the market? If the American farmer could raise coffee the price in South America would soon go down, tariff or no tariff. Removing the tariff would not mean permanent cheap sugar. It would mean the destruction of a great American industry and the turning over of the American sugar users to the tender merces of a foreign monopoly. REDUCED ARMAMENT A recent analysis of the world armament situation shows that armament is really smaller than it was before the war. European standing armies in 1914 numbered 4,500,000 men. Today they number only 3,000,000. This reduction, however, is due almost entirely to the forced disarmament of Germany and Austria and voluntary limitation of the Russian army. The allied nations have just about as many men in the field as they had before they "made the world safe for democracy." Such reductions as they have made is mostly credited to France—a fact that Americans have not realized. Military expenditures, reckoned in percentage of total budget, have gone down. France has cut the military items from its pre-war figure of 35 per cent to 18 per cent. But this does not mean an actual reduction in money cost. The total expended for armament is larger than before the war, because the smaller percentage applies to a far greater total expenditure. Appropriations in pounds, francs, etc., have increased. Why this should be so in a time of world-wide peace, with no threat of war that an ordinary intelligent person can see anywhere on the horizon, is hard to understand. It is moreover, a standing reproach to a generation professing a desire for peace. "Today," as the New York paper observes, "the inflated armament reads like negation of an ideal everywhere subscribed to. Big armies inevitably raise doubt concerning the sincerity of the government or the degree to which they have really emancipated themselves from the old fears and hatreds. The burden of armament today is not the most cost but the most cost." The old-time political speaker liked to boast that he gave his hearer solid facts. Now a great many of them are trying to dispense liquid facts. Some of those Southern States this year must feel like the wall flower at the grand ball, who having been neglected for a long time suddenly finds herself surrounded by anxious admirers. dropped to 271,000,000 pounds. What have the wool growers received for their crops since 1922 and up to the present time? Wool sold for 40 cents a pound last year. Here is an issue that concerns every man, woman and child in this section. Wool is one of the two principal crops of this section. We do not want to have to compete with imported wool on our own markets. We want the Re- SHUX! SINCE WE GOT 'HOSE PETS' ROUND TH' HOUSE I DON'T GET NO TENSHUN AT ALL.BELEIVE ME I'M GETTING FED UP! THE GUY WHO SAID HE "LED A DOG'S LIFE" HAD A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR!! WHERE YE WANT TH' GROCERIES MRS. FUMBLE? RIGHT BACK IN TH' KITCHEN YOUNG MAN. DON'T SPILL TH' BEANS BIG BOY. AN TH' SCOTCH BOY SAID GIVE ME A POUND OF BUTTER AN' WRAP IT UP IN TODAY'S PAPER! OH BOY! GROCERIES! AN' MAYBE I AIN'T HUNGRY, AND HOW! SURPRISE FISH FOOD POLLY CRACKERS IN SECT POWDER HOW DOG DISCUITS 2 LBS. SUN-FLOWER SEED CAT-NIP SORRY OLD MAN! CUT YOURSELF A PIece OF CAKE! OBSERVATIONS AND THE WEATHER WAS WARM, TOO Election prophets, those guys who tell you for sure who is going to be elected, are getting thicker than bald headed men at a beauty parade, and if you stand for the gaff you can hear all about results weeks ahead of the big show. The different angles painted offer quite a political puzzle. All you have to do then is to go home and think over the hot tips and believe everything is over except the shouting. THE OPEN TRANSOM Professor of Langauges—"Define the meaning of graft." Apt Pupil—"The word is a derivation of gravity and feet—when the man holding a position of trust accepts the liquid matter he always gets his foot in it. WAGES OF SIN A young woman, formerly a screen actress, was sent to the penitentiary on a felony charge. Recently an official of the prison said: She is a gray, soul-sick shadow of the vivacious actress of happier days, and is now but a drooping and wilted prisoner. The official says the once rollicking actress has undergone a complete and frightening change. Surely crime does not pay. CART BEFORE THE HORSE Nowadays when a married woman becomes famous, or something, and acquires a lot of jack, her husband sues for divorce when the boys around town begin around town begin calling him by his wife's name, with the prefix "Mr." attached thereto. It is said that constitutes "cruelty." GOSH DARN THAT ALARM CLOCK The honeymoon is over when both parties to the action go back to work at their former situations. TAIL GOES WITH THE HIDE A stenographer in a collection agency office was figuring up interest and a lot of the costs in a civil action, and when the debtor leaned over and saw the mass of figures, he asked: "Lady, have you got any item there for the undertaker?" "No," she said; "but I ought to add a morgue bill—this account is pretty GOSH DARN THAT ALARM CLOCK The honeymoon is over when both parties to the action go back to work at their former situations. TAIL GOES WITH THE HIDE A stenographer in a collection agency office was figuring up interest and a lot of the costs in a civil action, and when the debtor leaned over and saw the mass of figures, he asked: "Lady, have you got any item there for the undertaker?" "No," she said, "but I ought to add a morgue bill—this account is pretty near dead." HARD LUCK FROM DOWN UNDER It was mournfully reported that a big prize fight entertainer had his bank roll dented considerably the other day, when his cauliflower ear engagement turned out to be, what the high-hat sport writer boys called a flop. That is, the boss paid out more money than he took in. He is credited with saying that the reason was because the events were broadcasted as they happened at the ringside and people took in the wallops over the radio at their own home firesides instead of paying $40 a seat up in front or taking one of the five-spot cushions away out in the wide open spaces. But if you will consult your notebook you will find that there a year or so ago when the literature Jack peddled in the seventh round and was yoo-hooed to come and fight, he did more to curdle the milk than anything that has happened since that cow kicked over the lantern. MUSTA BEEN PLAYING BLIND MAN'S BUFF In a sensational love triangle suit, wherein a prominent man up state figured, a beautiful young lady testifying, startled court room attaches by declaring that the doctor came up behind her and kissed the back of her head. THOSE WHO CAN, DON'T—THOSE WHO CAN'T, DO The big business man is successful because he transacts his business on a cash basis, while the small dealer, in many states, is not successful because he does a credit business. JUST ANOTHER HUSBAND IN TRANSIT A frail young woman with a knee skirt, etc., said: "I want my husband arrested for non-support of a minor child. It belongs to him, all right. He has deserted me and from what I hear is chasing around with other women. Have him picked up, will you? I need the money. I'm working, but I cannot do everything and keep the baby, too." HIT AND MISS EPISODE Another young lady, just past twenty: My husband has gone way. I'm staying with my mother (she's a divorcee). My husband sends me a little money (once in a while) to buy the baby some clothes. He is not a bad sort of a fellow, but he has the wonderlust feeling and roams all around. I wish he would come back and settle down. It's a great world, isn't it, she said—if you don't weaken. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE A superior court has ruled that in California the debts of a married woman contracted before her marriage, are a charge against her separate estate and the estate of the marriage community property. So when you a courting go, look up the obligations of the Missus. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE A superior court has ruled that in California the debts of a married woman contracted before her marriage, are a charge against her, separate estate and the estate of the marriage community property. So when you a courting go, look up the obligations of the Missus. COME TO ANAHEIM AND ENJOY YOURSELF Whatever kind of weather they have in any other section it may be truthfully said that here in Anaheim the climate is equable—that is of an even temperature. It is always cool in the morning and evenings during the summer months even though it gets a bit warm during the day. But even though the climate at times causes the women to use fans at night after the sun goes down, everybody, including the cook, can cozily crawl under the comforters. EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY Word is given out on what is considered the best of authority that wigs are coming back. It is all on account of bobbed hair becoming passee among quite a few of the feminine folk; and while the wig weavers are jubilant, some of the tonsorial artists are sad. GUYS GONE GOOFY The sound pictures that are now being placed before the public no doubt can be said to be wonderful innovations. But, unless the human voice can be reproduced perfectly, it is said, there will be many bumps in the road. The "mechanical ring" reminds one too much of canned chatter. That together with jazz may be the means of filling up sanitariums for the restoration of shattered nerves, while many may be seeing white elephants with green eyes. MIGHT BE HE VAS SCHUST BLAYING A holdup gent was arrested in a nearby town a while back after he tried to relieve two young women and their escort of their money. When the bad man stopped their car one of the queens said, "Why it's so silly to hold us up—come go to dinner with us"—which the man did—the girl sitting on his lap in the crowded coupe while in transit for the eats.—And then the cop came.