anaheim-gazette 1928-10-11

Aquaduct Boosters Meet at Pasadena Representatives From Several Cities Colorado River Project Cities of Southern California interested in securing a domestic water supply from the Colorado River were represented in a meeting at Pasadena on October 4th, called by the Colorado River Aqueduct association, to consider means of presenting to the public the urgent need of incorporation of the Metropolitan Water district, as provided by act of the last State Legislature. In attendance were representatives of Pasadeng, Los Angeles, Bevly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, Glendora, Glendale, Santa Monica, San Marino, Santa Ana, Orange, Andhelm and Colton, in which cities the proposition will be presented to the voters in the general election on November 6th, and of Redlands, Riverside and San Bernardino, where arrangements for the election have not yet been made. "It is the plan of the Colorado River Aqueduct association to secure the appointment of a representative committee in each of the interested cities, whose duty it will be to handle all matters pertaining to publicity with regard to the Metropolitan Water district," said Hiram W. Wadsworth of Pasadena, president of the association, in stating the purpose of the meeting. "The magnificent project to be undertaken is deserving of serious study and enthusiastic co-operation of the participants." That the Metropolitan Water district proposition on the November ballot is not a bond proposal, but simply seeks the consent of the people of the several interested cities to join the district, a necessary step under the act of the Legislature, was explained by Councilman Pierson Hall of Los Angeles. "In order that Los Angeles and the other cities may take advantage of the construction of Boulder Dam to secure a needed domestic water supply from the Colorado River," said Mr. Hall. "They must incorporate under the Metropolitan Water District Act, which gives them authority to unite for the purposes of building the necessary aqueducts in the way they like to see big things handled. His political identity means all the Republican organization and its years of service can contribute towards his support, but that Herbert Hoover is himself is what is making votes for him by the million. Herbert Hoover has the confidence of the people since he is not a type of candidate who must say what he will do if elected. In contrast, he is of the type who can point to what he has already done as a reason for accepting the nomination. With him it is past performance, duty done, not pledges and promises. Welfare work, relieving the oppressed, which he has been doing for years, not his political identity, won a home for him in the human heart. Under our form of government, which is the world's best, we must have political organizations, but Herbert Hoover is among those upon whom an organization can lean rather than a candidate who must learn upon the organization. People have given their imagination ample play on Herbert Hoover. Men accept him as broad-minded and broad-scheduled. They empicture him as a man who has the courage and character to do things and who is not afraid of anybody. Women look upon him as clear-minded and conscientious in his determination to protect the American home as a sanctuary, to raise the standards of living and to help the boys and girls and the whole family. As to the politics of Herbert Hoover, inside from party workers, only an unappreciable few think much about that. The Hoover strength lies in the breeds of those who believe he is a good man who will do good things and who knows what should be done for the people's good. So, in this campaign, figuring it all out, with his personal character to inspire his capacity to get results, and his courage to act, really, politics is "the least of these." 'WHISPERING' CAMPAIGNS We have heard a great deal during the past few weeks about whispering in the campaign. It has been stated that personalities have been handed about and insidious literature circulated. Some of the personal charges have been spoken in tones much louder than a mere whisper. A personal campaign of this sort is always to be deplored. The arousing of personal prejudices is undoubtedly against the best things in the way they like to see big things handled. His political identity means all the Republican organization and its years of service can contribute towards his support, but that Herbert Hoover is himself is what is making votes for him by the million. Richard Declares Ample Stating a formula or condition of that Initiate and confuse W. Richard Ifornia, an Press assoc opposing Richards Fred Weyler Index-Journalive Committee paper Pull. "I have or horse please w horses and horsemans with me; done so any display." Section seems amp places. "Your son on a high here forms formula code. In a letter California of the Cal association committee oppose This mis lish Rodeos Shows Him would meet ness and share in and should tact Measure. The Rodeos have been many years vide many good, clear hotel own operate w and others ure." In order that Los Angeles and the other cities may take advantage of the construction of Boulder Dani to secure a needed domestic water supply from the Colorado River," said Mr. Hall. "They must incorporate under the Metropolitan Water District Act, which gives them authority to unite for the purpose of building the necessary aqueduct. The Los Angeles voter who, on November 6th, votes for city proposition 'B' merely gives his consent to Los Angeles joining with the other cities to form the Metropolitan Water district. The same is true in the other cities in which the proposition will be voted upon. No bonding or any financial obligation is involved. "All realize that the cities of Southern California, if they are to continue to grow and prosper, must have a supply of water in addition to that now available. Engineers agree that the only remaining source of supply is the Colorado River. We must go there for water, or place a limit on our growth. The proposition to join the Metropolitan Water District is the first step towards securing the needed river water." The Pasadena meeting made plans for intensive educational campaigning in the cities in which a vote on the proposition will be taken in November. EXPERT IN PROSPERITY Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury under President Roosevelt, does a distinct service in calling attention to the dollars and cents of the Republican tariff as it affects the average man in the United States. Twice during the period of its operation the Underwood Tariff act to which the Democrats now point as their ideal of a "competitive" tariff and which put nearly every staple product of the northern farm on the free list, cut the American payrool by more than $100,000,000 a week. The first instance came at the beginning of the World War, the second at the time Woodrow Wilson retired from office. In both these periods five million men were unemployed, and Mr. Shaw demonstrates that the unemployment was due largely, if not entirely, to the low tariff. The average weekly payroll in the United States, excluding the remuneration of farms, private merchants, officers of corporations, professional and business men, Mr. Shaw computes at $600,000,000 a week. "Any people with a payroll of $600,-000,000 a week would be great, and any country foolish enough to vote itself into competition with all the world in its own markets will gradually drop to the standard of the world." There can be no doubt that competition with the rest of the world is one of the fundamental Democratic doctrines. The platform of 1924 declared its policy to be "a tax on commodities is 'the least of these.'" WHISPERING' CAMPAIGNS We have heard a great deal during the past few weeks about whispering in the campaign. It has been stated that personalities have been handed about and insidious literature circulated. Some of the personal charges have been spoken in tones much louder than a mere whisper. A personal campaign of this sort is always to be deplored. The arousing of personal prejudices is undoubtedly against the best interests of the state. It leads a great many people away from the real issues of the campaign and toward casting their ballots for personal and not political reasons. The ideal campaign would of course be the one which could be waged on pure principle, away from personalities and prejudice of every kind, so that the people could weigh the issues calmly and cast their ballots accordingly. Perhaps this is too much to expect so long as people remain human, and subject to the prejudices of humanity. True it is, however, that we ought to look toward the ideal as much as possible. But it is not to be understood, because of the outbreak of whispering and prejudice in the present campaign that we are entering a new political era. On the contrary we are rather reverting to our earlier ways as a people. There has always been more or less whispering and a great deal of prejudice in every campaign. This has not always been religious prejudice. More often it has been political prejudice which would restrain a man from supporting a principle which he thought right and proper, because it was not proposed by the political party of his fathers. Then there has been race prejudice, too, a great deal of it. No political student will deny that racial prejudice has often changed the history of our country. Bitter though the personalities may become in the present campaign, they will not become so bitter as have the personalities of many previous campaigns. For one thing the people are not so politically sensitive as formerly and not so prone to take stock in political personalities. In the earlier days of the republic, party feeling ran a great deal higher, and party prejudice was much bitterer than it is today. One has only to think back over his history to become convinced of this fact. In the early days statesmen of the first rank employed literary hacks to villify their opponents and to "make bad medicine" against them that could be used in the campaign. To make use of slanderous personal attacks, and to start waves of whispering was considered one of the best forms of political strategy. Attacking the private character of the fellow in the other political camp was not at all unusual. Often personal encounters resulted. We all know that bitter personal political feeling led to one famous duel early in our history as a republic. This was the meeting of Alexander Hamilton United States, excluding the remuneration of farms, private merchants, officers of corporations, professional and business men, Mr. Shaw computes at $600,000,000 a week. "Any people with a payroll of $600,-000,000 a week would be great, and any country foolish enough to vote itself into competition with all the world in its own markets will gradually drop to the standard of the world." There can be no doubt that competition with the rest of the world is one of the fundamental Democratic doctrines. The platform of 1924 declared its policy to be "a tax on commodities enterin gthe custom houses that will promote effective competition, protect against monopoly and produce a reasonable revenue." The platform this year repeats this plank, and adds: "Actual difference between the cost of production at home and abroad, with adequate safeguard for the wages of the American laborer, must be the extreme measure of every tariff rate." But the actual difference between the cost of production at home and abroad is not enough. Such a tariff, Mr. Shaw asserts, would permit effective invasion of our markets by any number of foreign countries whose products, transported by water, could reach the seaboard at a lower cost than American products transported by rail. Moreover, a tariff of that nature would effectively stifle American competition in foreign markets except for products in which we have quantity profduction or special skill. The Republican protective tariff multiplies our industries, increases our payrolls, and contributes to the prosperity of our farmers. It is only self interest to vote for Hoover and continue properly. "The LEAST OF THESE" Herbert Hoover's appeal to popular imagination is doing more to assure his election than the efforts of any group or organization, political or otherwise. Men and women consider him properly fitted for the Presidency of the United States because he has done big To make use of slanderous personal attacks, and to start waves of whispering was considered one of the best forms of political strategy. Attacking the private character of the fellow in the other political camp was not at all unusual. Often personal encounters resulted. We all know that bitter personal political feeling led to one famous duel early in our history as a republic. This was the meeting of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, in which the former was killed. First fights and other forms of personal combat were much more common in the early times than today. Now the orators get pretty bitter on the platform but generally they perform their duties with more or less regard to the niceties of the occasion. The very fact that personal attacks have generally gone into the whispering stage indicates that the public no longer approves of them as formerly. A great many people still live remember the Cleveland-Blaire campaign. This was one in which personal attack and whispering perhaps reached their climax in American politics. There has been whispering since then—the last real wave before the present one was in 1920—but there has been none which equalled that which was promoted during the memorable contest between Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. All of which brings us again to the campaign of 1928. Personal barrages seem more or less the order of the day again, but regreghensible as they may be, it is not to be held that we have entered into some new dissipation. The background has changed but the old methods and the old prejudices are at hand, dressed up in new colors. Fortunately for everybody, when the campaign is over we will all have to get down to work again. No matter how expert they get with these talking pletrues we are willing to bet all we've got they will never be able to make a 1000-foot talking film of President Coolidge. Richardson Opposes Initiative No. 21 Declares Existing Laws Are Ample to Protect Animals Stating that the Penal Code of California amply provides for the protection of animals against cruelty and that Initiative No. 21 is unnecessary and confusing to existing laws. Friend W. Richardson, former governor of California, and president of the California Press association has gone on record as opposing the measure. Richardson's letter addressed to Mr. Fred Weybret, publisher of the Salinas Index-Journal, member of the Executive Committee of the California News-paper Publishers' association, said: "I have attended a number of rodeos or horse shows in your city, and was pleased with the parade of beautiful horses and thrilled at the excellent horsenmanship. I took my young son with me, and surely would not have done so the second time had there been any display of cruelty." Section No. 597 of the Penal Code seems ample to prevent cruelty at other places. "Your society would. I am sure, put on a high-class, humane show, even if there were no inhibitions in the California code." In a letter being sent to the hotels of California by John F. Shea, secretary of the California Northern Hotel Men's association, stating that the executive committee had unanimously voted to oppose Initiative No. 21, he said: "This measure, if carried, would abolish Rodeos, and eventually Fairs, Horse Shows, Historical celebrations, polo, etc., would meet the same fate. Hotel business and also other lines of business share in promoting these attractions and should endeavor to defeat Initiative Measure No. 21." The Redeem and similar celebrations have been traditional of California for many years, and as now conducted provide many thousands of people with good, clean, wholesome amusement. All hotel owners and operators should cooperate with our executive committee and others who are opposing this measure." Avocado Growers Discuss Marketing The annual fall conference and picnic of Southern California avocado growers will be directed to marketing problems and disposal of the large crop to be harvested this year, according to Wm. McPherson, secretary of the Avocado Growers' association, under whose auspices the meeting will be held. The big gathering of avocado growers will be at the Orange County Park, six miles east of Orange on Saturday, October 20. The morning session will start at 10 o'clock. Leigh Crosby, advertising manager of the Calavo Growers' Exchange; George Hodgkin, manager; and Joseph Brodkey, a Los Angeles avocado distributor, will be the principal speakers. They will discuss various phases of the marketing and crop situations. The growers will bring their basket lunches and the association will furnish coffee and cream. After luncheon, a figel tour, under the direction of the Agricultural Extension Service, will visit several avocado plantings at the San Joaquin Fruit Company's holdings near Irvine. Fertilizer, pruning and variety plots will be examined by the delegation. All growers are invited to attend. Remember the good old days when lettuce leaves and carrots were fed to rabbits only? Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York City is to follow Hoover in New Jersey, and make a reply for Smith. Maye Jimmy is the Tanahany candidate for President in 1936. The Semi-Centennial or 50th anniversary of the founding of S. C. will be celebrated in 1930. Control of the University passed from the founder group, the Methodist Episcopal church, into the hands of a self-perpetuating board of trustees, and by this action the University became an institution belonging to the whole community rather than to one group. Two new major divisions of the University were organized, the College of Engineerin gin which four-year courses in chemical, electrical, civil, mechanical, and petroleum engineering are offered; and the new School of Medicine. Two schools, the Los Angeles University of International Relations, and the Los Angeles School of Optometry, affiliated with the University of Southern California. Three new buildings, representing an outlay of approximately one million dollars, were erected and occupied. These include the Student Union, Bridge Hall and Science Hall. A gift of $265,000 has made possible the erection at an early date of the Seeley Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy. A Chair of Composition and Musical Theory was created in memory of Carolyn A. Alchin, former instructor in the College of Music. A Foreign Research Fellowship in Air Law was established, by which an S. C. Faculty Member (Dr. Fred Fagg) goes to the Institute of Air Law at the University of Koenigsberg, Germany, and Dr. Rudolf Hirshberg of the Air Law Institute comes to Southern California for the academic year 1928-1929. A new Department of Journalism, offering a four-year course in newspaper writing and administration, was created in the College of Liberal Arts. The Southern California Law Review, a periodical containing technical articles on legal problems and legal education, was established by Dean Justin Miller of the School of Law as a publication of the University. An Institute of Public Administration was inaugurated in August, and was attended by over 600 public officials who registered to study the science of government. "The trustees envision an institution ten years from now with a full-time enrollment of 24,000, and within the University twenty or more schools or colleges," states President von KleinSauld. Have You Looked these Cars Over If not, you are losing: the opportunity you have long been waiting for, as here are the best used cars in town, at very reasonable prices. SEE THESE 1925 Oakland Coach—New Duco, good rubber, A-I mechanically. 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