anaheim-gazette 1929-01-17

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$2.00 SIX MONTHS......75 Entered at the Anaheim, Califernia, Post Office as second-class matter. WHAT HOOVER HAS DONE There will be no tangible or definite result from the tour of Central and South America which has been made by President-elect Hoover. Good will cannot be weighed or measured. Yet we strongly feel that through his visit to the Southern Hemisphere the President-elect has laid a foundation of mutual understanding which will be of advantage to his administration in the conduct of our relations with Latin-America during the next four years. What ever the force of the satiric thrusts which may be made against the flood of oratory which marked his triumphal progress from Honduras to Brazil, one thing cannot be gainsaid. His trip quickened our interest in Latin-America and also brought the United States before the people of these southern republics in a new guise. We were for once personified as a friendly guest rather than as the dread colossus of the north reaching out for new power and influence over weaker nations. Through Mr. Hoover North and South America met on equal terms. TARIFF AND TRADE In spite of the fact that there was no political platform in the last campaign recommending a return to the low tariff policy and the protectionists were courted from every angle, it is becoming evident that there will be a real fight on a new tariff legislation after all. The free traders may be down but they are not entirely out, at least they do not think that they are. TARIFF AND TRADE In spite of the fact that there was no political platform in the last campaign recommending a return to the low tariff policy and the protectionists were courted from every angle, it is becoming evident that there will be a real fight on a new tariff legislation after all. The free traders may be down but they are not entirely out, at least they do not think that they are. The first of them to fire a broadside was Congressman Cordell Hull, of Tennessee, who declared in a recent statement that the proposal of the protectionists to "move further in the direction of extreme high tariffs and more severe restrictions on international trade in accordance with economic formulas and notions of the pre-war vintage should be met by another challenge and a demand that America, instead of being further subjected to super-tariffs, must in the future work toward a constructive and liberal tariff and commercial policy in the light of the transformation and revolution in our financial, industrial and commercial affairs since 1914. A correct interpretation of these new and changed post-war conditions clearly demands foreign markets rather than excessive tariff protection." Mr. Hull mentions the transformation and revolution of our policies since 1914. Although he is not exactly specific it may be taken that he is thinking in part of the fact that we have invested so much money in Europe and that so many foreign securities have been floated in America. Does he mean that we should lower our tariff so that the European securities can be made good at the expense of the American workingman and the American farmer, that the market of the United States must be filled with European goods so that European stocks and bonds will be worth par, even if the mills in America close and the workers and their families go jobless and hungry? If so, Mr. Hull will find that a great many millions of Americans will beg to differ with him. It is true that we need foreign trade, but it is not true that our tariff has cut us off from foreign trade. The figures show that our foreign trade is steadily increasing year after year. This is due to more than one reason. In the first place, a great flood of foreign produce comes in free in spite of our tariff, and this includes all the things which are used by the farmer exclusively on the farm. In the second place, the protection of our home market has enabled us so to increase our production and lower our costs that we are able to compete in countries like South America and Asia against cheaper European wages. But throw open the American market to Europe and our mass production will cease and the American producer will go out of business. This phase of the situation was excellently summed up recently by Mr. John Hays Hammond, when he said: "The keystone of the stability of our prosperity is the maintenance of a protective tariff which will preserve unimpaired incomparable home market, the most extensive and most profitable free-trade market of the world, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Minnesota to Mexico and comprising the diversified products of forty-eight great states with a purchasing power immeasurably greater than that of the combined nations of Europe. "Having thus secured mass consumption as a condition precedent, we can avail ourselves of the economic advantages of mass production in a degree unequal elsewhere. Too much stress cannot be laid on the fact that large scale operation renders possible many economies in production and distribution; that it aids utilization of bv-products; promotes steadier employment and higher wages for labor; increases protection against industrial ac- tariff which will preserve unimpaired our incomparable home market, the most extensive and most profitable free-trade market of the world, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Minnesota to Mexico and comprising the diversified products of forty-eight great states with a purchasing power immeasurably greater than that of the combined nations of Europe. "Having thus secured mass consumption as a condition precedent, we can avail ourselves of the economic advantages of mass production in a degree unequaled elsewhere. Too much stress cannot be laid on the fact that large scale operation renders possible many economies in production and distribution; that it aids utilization of by-products; promotes steadier employment and higher wages for labor; increases protection against industrial accidents and furthers international trade." LAW'S DELAY In the state of Louisiana, a man and a woman have been duly convicted of a deliberate and cowardly murder. Every state tribunal has passed on the case, and the governor has refused to interfere in the carrying out of the decision of the court. Standing in the shadow of the gallows, an order from one of the judges of the Superior Court, which his colleagues on the bench immediately countermanded, placed the sheriff in a quandary. He know not which order to obey, and it was not until the governor had ordered another reprieve that the sheriff was relieved of his predicament. The convicted couple are now facing another fifteen days of anxiety, and the law finds its execution difficult. We here in the United States, are naturally concerned with every one accused of a crime which forfeits life shall have every recourse known to law to vindicate himself. But there is no place on earth where trivialities and technicalities are so much invoked to delay the inevitable. It naturally is very much desired by the convicted because a little longer lease of life gives another gleam of hope that the inevitable may happen. But we doubt whether it is doing a favor to the criminal in the long run. And we are certain that it does not do justice to the administration of law. The speedy execution of justice need not endanger the rights of any man accused of crime. Its delay is bad for the accused and for society alike. It is the impatience with the law's delay which has been the chief cause of lynching and mob law. Our legal leaders should find some way out of this abuse. The legal profession suffers as a result of it. We know that most lawyers are jealous of the good name of their profession as are the members of other professions: It is the duty of such to take steps immediately to correct a situation which means nothing but additional suffering to the criminal and means a lowering of respect for the administration of our courts. ANAHEIM GAZETTE His Lookouts By Albert T. Reid INSECT LIFE Having conquerer the great beast of the field and the forest, will man be able to hold his own against the increasing made use of various mammals which he domesticated to overcome the others. He did this, however, with no definite purpose and with no definite idea of what the result would be. At the press prepare and execute, as their episode, lively programs which may consist of playlets, songs, declamations, debates, yells, physical culture demonstrations, games, aesthetic dancing and a wide ex- INSECT LIFE Having conquerer the great beast of the field and the forest, will man be able to hold his own against the increasing danger of the tiny insect life? This is a question which has interesting features despite its apparent absurdity at first thought. The insect presents a real menace, according to Dr. Austin H. Clark of the Smithonian Institution, who writes interestingly on the subject in the current issue of the National Republic, under the caption "The Future Balance of Life." Speaking of some of the surprising qualities of insects, Dr. Clark says: "In two entirely different groups of insects, the neuropteroid termites and the hyemopterid ants, bees and wasps there are found most complicated social systems superficially much alike, though fundamentally wholly different from the human. "Very many insects of a multitude of different kinds have learned to clothe themselves. Large numbers, as for instance caddis worms and clothes moths, do this for protection in their larval stages. But many more when entering the pupal stage spin a cocoon of silk or of a felt silk and hair or of a mixture of silk and other substances which is sometimes waterproofed to guard against the loss of moisture. "Many insects, among the military as well as among the social kinds, have a very definite conception of private property and their rights thereto. "One commonly hears it said that among the insects all these attributes are matters of instinct, which is quite inflexible, and not of reason, and therefore that an insect cannot change its habits. But this is not quite true. Many insects have the ability to change both form and habits if faced with new conditions. Among the birds we find only the bowerds of the lower-birds, ornamented nests of various sorts, the communal nests of certain weaver-birds and parrots, the complicated nests of other weaver-birds and "hang-nests," the glutinous nests of certain swifts, and a few other types of nests to offset the multitudes of far more elaborate structures built by the insects. Amang the mammals we find little of a comparable nature, and what there is, is almost entirely confined to rodents, such as the beaver, musk-rat, trader-cat, etc. "In the distant prehistoric past man made use of various mammals which he domesticated to overcome the others. He did this, however, with no definite purpose and with no definite idea of what the result would be. At the present time the insects are making similar use of man. The recent vast improvement in the means of transportation, by steamer, train and automobile, is being utilized extensively by insects. By this means they get from place to place and from one country to another, passing easily over barriers hitherto insuperable for them." COMMUNISM IN U.S. Those who believe or profess to believe that communism is a far off plague which will never reach the United States, will get a great deal of valuable knowledge from an interesting and convincing article written by Mrs. William Sherman Walker, chairman of the National Defense Committee. Mrs. Walker declares that the reds are busy among the youth and the school children not only in Russia but in America. Continuing, she says: "A number of facts testify that the banner of Leninism in the United States is being thrust into the hands of American children. The increase of Leninism is apparent for the American communist (Workers Party) has been industriously organizing its work and many events have contributed to the strengthening of communist activities in this country. The Lenin Memorial meetings and similar gatherings in honor of Ruthenberg have brought communism to the attention of thousands of people. A translation from the Pravda, April 10, 1928 (organ of the executive committee of the Russian communist party), published in Petrograd) is authority for the statement: Speakers of the communist party traveled over the entire country from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, speaking at meetings in all important industrial cities of the United States." The greatest success in holding meetings and in penetrating industrial centers is reported from the sections of the country populated by miners and textile workers and localities like New York Massachusetts and Michigan. "It has become a custom in the hundreds of communist meetings held around the country to designate at least the first twenty minutes of the meetings as the young people's hour. Children prepare and execute, as their episode, lively programs which may consist of playlets, songs, declamations, debates, yells, physical culture demonstrations, games, aesthetic dancing and a wide exhibition of the concrete adaptation of communism to the lives of children. "Instructions issued by the Young Communist International from the International publishing house in London, proclaim that it must be explained to all communist leaders and to the children. What we have to do in order to give an impetus to the activity of the children both in and out of school.' In describing the work of the school nuclei, methods are delineated as follows: "School nuclei as well as individual members of the communist children's groups must develop initiative in all spheres of work in order to make possible the penetration of active members of the children's roups into all organizations and circles connected with the school, to organize games and occupations during intervals and free time, to organize children's correspondence circles for children's newspapers and periodicals and the making up of wall-newspapers. "Finally, the struggle for the economic demands of the children (school breakfasts, school appliances free of charge, etc.), must be given a more concrete form and must be adapted to existing conditions and also to opportunities presented in this or that locality, as well as to the various social groups among the children." STATE CONSTITUTION Governor Young in his message to the legislature, advocated revision of the state constitution. The need of such revision is patent to all. The constitution of California, as it stands to day, covers nearly one hundred pages, in small, compact type, says The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Year after year amendments are proposed, voted upon and numbers of them are adopted. Hence the constitution is becoming more and more cumbersome—far more than the United States Constitution. In one hundred and forty-two years since the United States Constitution was drafted, there have been only nineteen amendments to that instrument. But look at the constitution of California—a veritable patchwork of amendments. In the distant prehistoric past man reported from the sections of the country populated by miners and textile workers and localities like New York Massachusetts and Michigan. "It has become a custom in the hundreds of communist meetings held around the country to designate at least the first twenty minutes of the meetings as the young people's hour. Children AW HECK! COME ON NOW FREDDIE GET UP OR YOU'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL! EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN UP AND LEFT THE HOUSE AND HERE YOU ARE STILL IN BED—COME NOW GET UP, DO YOU HEAR ME?! SHUCKS! I GOTTA THINK UP SOME EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF GOING TO SCHOOL: TODAY —LEMME SEE NOW LEMME SEE! AW GEE MA FUMBLE MY TUMMY HURTS AWFUL; LOOKS LIKE I CAN'T MAKE IT TO SCHOOL TODAY, TOO BAD! TOO BAD! BUT LAST NIGHT YOU COMPLAINED YOUR BACK HURT! I KNOW—BUT IT WUZ SO DARK I COULDN'T SEE WHERE TH' PAIN WUZ! Animal Crackers WOMEN HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR! YES, THE MORE YOU HUMOR THEM THE BETTER THEY LIKE IT THANKS TO GEORGE HELLMAN PASADENA, CALIF. "AINT IT THE TRUTH GEORGE" DUNKEL OBSERVATIONS ROCKING THE BOAT Sedate Sadie—What do you really think is meant when a person says: "Chickens will come home to roost?" Bibulous Betsy—That is a true axiom when it relates to the feathered variety; but when the wife comes home after an out-of-town visit and finds everything upset at home, she has reason to believe the old man has been stepping out. ITCHING PALMS Simple Simon—What is meant when people say there is a nigger in the woodpile? Smoky Sam—Sometimes when a colored gem'man craves fried chicken, and the dog begins to bark, if you look closely you may find an African hidden away in the neighborhood of the henhouse; but whenever a commendable project (that is good for the common people) is talked to death by some of those wind jammers, you may be led to believe that they really think there is a Santa Claus. INHERENT PREROGATIVE When a movie queen, who was in court charged with an offense, heard the judge say "Not guilty," she became so overjoyed, or something, that she fainted. EATING SOUP WITH A FORK Bill—Again I must ask you, what is a straw vote? Jim—Now, look here, those postcard ballots just stir up your imagination; but when the smoke of battle clears away they are like a fellow sticking his foot in a bucket of water, causing a ripple at first, but when he pulls his foot out all the water is still there, except that which splashed out. MAKE HER HIT ON ALL FOUR A Los Angeles newspaper says, now that one of the big railway companies is going to build a station, five miles out of town, to accommodate interurban passengers, there is no reason why the people up there should build that union depot at the old Plaza site. Now, looking at the proposition, away out here, that is a good deal like the old grey mare, out in the pasture, lifting one foot and then another in order to rest herself. But, folks, what that fast-growing town needs is stability. Anchor that city to bustling, humming union depot, and it would be a mighty good thing for MAKE HER HIT ON ALL FOUR A Los Angeles newspaper says, now that one of the big railway companies is going to build a station, five miles out of town, to accommodate interurban passengers, there is no reason why the people up there should build that union depot at the old Plaza site. Now, looking at the proposition, away out here, that is a good deal like the old grey mare, out in the pasture, lifting one foot and then another in order to rest herself. But, folks, what that fast-growing town needs is stability. Anchor that city to bustling, humming union depot, and it would be a mighty good thing for the whole town, no foolin'. AS FAR AS POSSIBLE A "pitcher" has been going the rounds, which shows how easy a rich husband "falls" for a gum-chewing blonde. And of course that wrecks his former happy home. In this showing the leading lady is a "Pippen," all right and plays her part well. But, strange to say, in one animated scene she appears in a bathing suit and the ocean was miles away and not a swimming pool in sight. The deduction, no doubt, is the author wished to show the lady's form. And it was a humdinger. The blonde was not bow-legged; and if she ever appears on the boardwalk a lot of men (if their wives are not along) would turn around and take a peep—provided those limbs were in review. And while showing off the bathing suit the beguiling blonde essayed to demonstrate some of her "strokes." She gave a "swimming" exhibition (on the floor, by the way). It went over, without the splash. A young man in the audience became excited and gave a raucous sort of welcoming whistle. While some of the young lady customers emitted a chorus of "Oh!" in muffled tones. It seems in order to have patrons crash the gate the megaphone must give something that allows the little playmate to gambol close to the edge of the cliff, don't you think? TURNING BACK THE HAND OF TIME The photographer's art has improved wonderfully of late, because when you see pictures of some of the movie queens, who have been cinemaing for lo these many moons, you are led to believe that they perhaps are the grand-daughters. DIDN'T GET THE BIG HAND A charming young lady of the bizarre life from out the East, whom lots of men believe it is real fun to call her by her front name, has gone home after a visit out West. Speaking about one of her movie girl friends, she says, irascibly—"Why, I knew her when she was a bathing girl, and she is still all wet." AND THEN THE FIREWORKS STARTED A writer in one of the papers, wherein he answers questions propounded by boys and girls, recently, among other things, made the following enthusiastic and highly intellectual statement: "If it is a big party, and if liquor is there, just take a sip—but no more." Now, really, Mister, there are a whale of a lot of bozos who believe it is that first sip that upsets the applecart. HEY. DID YOU FIND THE MOTHERLODE? A vivacious and delectable young lady, whose name you see in those big electric signs back yonder, says her home state, from a liquid viewpoint, is a Sahara compared to a western commonwealth wherein she had been vacationing. TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT When out-of-town high powered salesmen call and want to HEY. DID YOU FIND THE MOTHERLODE? A vivacious and delectable young lady, whose name you see in those big electric signs back yonder, says her home state, from a liquid viewpoint, is a Sahara compared to a western commonwealth wherein she had been vacationing. TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT When out-of-town high powered salesmen call and want to take you for a ride to some free-dinner auction sale of town lots, put your foot down and sav. No. But if you do go to see the fun and feed, do not sign up for any of the lots unless you know for sure that they are just what you want and need. But whatever you do, don't buy the lot for speculation. HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Delectable Debutante—What in the name of common sense is a final decree? Designing Divorcee—That is a period in this modern life that is looked forward to at times with gladness and tears; but take it from me, dearie, quite often the second venture is no improvement on the first. ROLLING IN AS OF YORE About eight years ago the terrific earthquake in Japan caused an ocean upheaval and changed the current in the Gulf Stream, so it was then separated, thereby changing the climatic conditions in the Western Hemisphere. But now it is authoritatively reported that the Gulf Stream is still doing business at the old stand. Bottles picked up by French fishermen bear out the contention of the National Geographical Society that it has not changed its route. Bottles launched off Florida were picked up off the French coast in the exact direction charted for the stream. BREAKING THE NEWS TO THEM GENTLY Several bright young men who some time ago engaged in the highly fascinating indoor game of releasing unsuspecting persons of their money through bum oil stock sales, are now undergoing what may be termed the rehabilitation process to ascertain in what relation they are now to what they used to be. In all probability when they emerge from the elimination contests they will find themselves poorer but wiser and may not be able to attend any New Year's celebrations for some seasons yet to come.