anaheim-gazette 1929-01-31

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR..... $2.00 Entered at the Anabella, California, Post Office as second-class matter SIX MONTHS..... 1.00 AMERICA AND THE GERMAN DEBT The proposal that the debt of Germany to the allies shall be extinguished through bond issue of two billion dollars, five hundred million dollars of which, or more, shall be sold to American investors, is one of doubtful advantage to the United States. American investments in Europe have been increasing with such rapidity that many believe we are approaching the danger line as a creditor. With every additional dollar of American investment in Europe, our stake in the European game becomes greater, and the pressure to involve the United States in the political affairs of Europe becomes stronger. It has been fully demonstrated in connection with European countries that nobody loves a creditor, and that European powers have stored up an imminent dislike of America. Every additional American effort to Europe increases the intensity of that dislike. The money may be when it is advanced, the interest is irksome. The American government's success in the moment by France of that part of our loans which would make it the war was ever has been received with something insoluble. Our home grown outlanders have joined in the chase which pits Uncle Sam as a Shylock demanding his "bound of flesh." There is an easy way out of such a quandry, and that is to cease loaning money to those who soon begin to believe that the credit thus extended becomes a grievance on settlement day. The suggestion that we become creditors of Germany to the extent of a half billion dollars, which might easily become a billion—because these obligations cannot readily be marketed else- The suggestion that we become creditors of Germany to the extent of a half billion dollars, which might easily become a billion—because these obligations cannot readily be marketed elsewhere than in this country—is full of disagreeable potentialities. First of all, the German people will come to resent the fact that Americans have so huge a mortgage on their industries. We will be about as popular in Germany as an installment collector. Moreover the demand will arise, and not unreasonably, that we should take our pay in goods. This is the necessity which is troubling Germany's European creditors. Bismarck discovered that the two billion dollar indemnity levied on France after the Franco-Prussian war became a liability rather than an asset. It was necessary for the French to pay in goods. This slowed down German industry and quickened French industry. As a direct result of that transaction, Bismarck, citing the benefits of the American tariff system, established protectionism in Germany, thus stimulating the modern industrial growth of his empire. The United States did not demand at the peace conference a cent of indemnity from Germany. Those who did, seem anxious to saddle upon us whatever odium attaches to the collection of indemnities demanded by others, and whatever adverse economic consequences may come from the collection of a staggering debt. Then Germany will be told that after all the United States is the real Shylock of the situation, and unanimity will be brought about on the contient in dislike for the United States. As matters now stand, friendship for the United States is more prevalent in Germany than in the nation with which we co-operated in the World War. Our government should not be a party to any arrangement whereby dislike of the United States may be made general in Europe. Those who levied the debt on Germany should collect it, and not put Uncle Sam on a disagreeable job in which he has no direct interest. Whenever we sit down at a European council table we do not fare well. Tenderfeet should not play poker against adversaries who have had long experience in shuffling cards and joining hands against amateurs. FIRST CRUMBERS; THEN, CONFERENCE! Is another conference to be held for the purpose of causing some delay in building ships for American defense? A gentleman must insist the respective rights of belligerents and residents in one of war is highly desirable. But this adjustment is one of the most difficult tasks that the nations can undertake. It has been repeatedly undertaken without success. With earnest intention to co-operation and with incessant industry on the part of the conforces it would, nevertheless, require at least a year to bring about an agreement and perhaps two or three years more for ratification, by the various governments. Is the United States in the meantime to be too feeble to protect its commerce if a war should break out between other nations? The outcome of such a situation in 1917 was the entry of the United States into the war. There is not only no assurance that the laws of maritime war can be enforced and adopted by the Great Powers, but a probability that agreement will be reached. The tradition and interests adjustment is one of the most obvious tasks that one nation can undertake. It has been repeatedly undertaken without success. With earnest intention to co-operation and with incessant industry on the part of the conferees it would, nevertheless, require at least a year to bring about an agreement and perhaps two or three years more for ratification, by the various governments. Is the United States in the meantime to be too feeble to protect its commerce if a war should break out between other nations? The outcome of such a situation in 1917 was the entry of the United States into the war. There is not only no assurance that the laws of maritime war can be practiced and adopted by the Great Powers, but a probability that this agreement will be reached. The tradition and interests of the Confederacy and are obstacles to an agreement. The Confederacy conventions failed of general ratification, and even the powers satisfying them violated them during the late war. It is true now as it was in the time of the Romans that laws and treaties are silent during war. THE TREASURY RECORD Figures made public by the Treasury Department at Washington recently set out that the gross total of Uncle Sam's public debt on December 31, 1908, was $17,309,749,185, which was a decrease of $726,603,315 during the year. It was stated further that cash in the general fund on the same date amounted to $263,-543,958,46 as against $272,342,801.10 one year ago, and that the part of this money not needed to meet current expenses would be applied to reducing the public debt still further. These figures give us a little sample of the government's financial housekeeping as conducted by Secretary Mellon and his assistants. A reduction of nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on the public debt in one year is certainly not a bad record. And in addition to reducing the debt in this staggering sum there was on hand for household expenses at the end of the year more than a quarter of a billion dollars, some of which, when the running expenses of the government were met, could be used to reduce Uncle Sam's debt still further. Every year we have a report along this same line, showing a record for economy and business efficiency which has rarely been equaled anywhere if at all in the history of the world. There has been a steady reduction of the debt from the beginning of Secretary Mellon's administration of the treasury and at the same time federal tax rates have been reduced from time to time as the circumstances warranted. Secretary Mellon is hanging up a record that will stand out for a long time to come. Let's Discourage Some of This Second - Story Work By Albert T. Reid THE CENSUS BUREAU Now that the year 1830 is approaching and with it will come the taking of a new more public interest is naturally being directed more and more toward our Census Bureau. Few people realize that this bureau has no long history. ANOTHER FREAK BILL Now comes Congressman Black of Brooklyn with the prize freak bill of the season, which provides that whoever returns or in writing to the religion of a candidate for president, vice-president, senator or congressman shall be THE CENSUS BUREAU Now that the year 1820 is approaching and with it will come the taking of a new public interest in naturally directing more and more toward our Census Bureau. Few people realize changes that this bureau has been making since its inception in the United States is taken. Joseph A. Hill, president director of the census, has written in the current issue of the National Republic an interesting account of what the Census Bureau does, a recounting its health care, will make in part: "The work of the Census of the Census touches the life and activities of the people at many different points. To get a fair picture of what the Census of the Census does we might ask ourselves the question What is it doing at the present time, in this month of December, 1828, more than eleven years after the last decennial census was taken, and a year and a half before the next one is due? Well, for one thing it is completing the last census of religious bodies, covering the year 1828, and is publishing the results by demonstrations in a series of pamphlets which are attracting wide interest. We learn from this inquiry that there are in the United States at the present time 213 different religious sects or denominations. Many of them are small and not widely known. Forty-four of them have fewer than a thousand members each and it is safe to say that the man on the street never even heard of the Church adoptions, be of the Schwenkfelders, or of the Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, or of the General Six Principle Baptists, or of the Two-Six in-the-Spirit. Presentarian Baptist. Yet, as revealed by the census these are denominations or costs bearing these unfamiliar names equally chance to the car of the average man and cherishing their own peculiar beliefs, tenets or practices that distinguish and not them apart from the mass of Christian believers. In the census these smaller sects receive the same consideration as the large and well known denominations such as the Baptism, the Methodism, the Latter-day Saint, the Presbyterian, the Iowa and the Roman Catholic. "The census report gives the number of churches and the church membership of each denomination large or small also the number and value of church敛们." Then, the chief constitutions, in some detail and in some detail during Sunday's session of buildings now being issued contain no addition to the stated a record amount of text describing briefly the history of each denomination; therefore a need be placed by it and its form of presentation. These pamphiles vary in size from little to ten inches in height, but they will be published as a single volume, will constitute annually ayclopedic or religious communications in the United States. A TIMELY WARNING There is limitation in the warning issued by chambers of commerce in Southern California regarding many investigations in Iowa for which claims of abuse and sedition advances in value made by reason of the Boulder Dam project. One of the inevitable problems of neglect undertaking like the Boulder Dam program is the capitalization of the improvement by wild predators. So much publicity has been given this project and so much has been prophesied as a result of its completion that a terrible loss has been made for the unscrupulous land operator. It is well to remember, as the local chamber of commerce recently advised, that Boulder Dam is not yet a fact accomplished, even in a legislative way; that are still "hold-outs" on ratification of the Interstate pacts. It is well also to remember that even after all the verbal preliminaries are past a period of many years must elapse before the dam becomes a reality. Furthermore, the boulder will be derived in various amounts are not yet vague to be definitely estimated. The nature of the project is such that numerous restricting laws on the distribution of water and irrigation conditions will have to be considered in utilizing the flow. In answer who is stamped by every prospectus into buying lands on the promise of excellent rating prices has a good change in spending later. Undoubtedly there will be a certain number of sound investment opportunities coming out of the dam; but the sensible buyer or seller sure of the character of the dealer and take careful look at the offering before sharing with his money. ANOTHER FREAK BILL Now comes Congressman Black of Brooklyn with the prize freak bill of the season, which provides that whoever returns or is in writing to the religion of a candidate for president, vice-president, senator or congressman shall be fixed not more than three years, etc. Now, many will agree that using a man's religion against him in a campaign is unfair, but to try to prevent such a thing being done through a law proposed is not only an violation of freedom of speech, but an utterly foolish and futile proceeding. Besides no candidate worthy to aspire to either of its offices mentioned would want to conceal big religion. To do so would limit him to he was either ashamed of or afraid to have it known. A candidate who would involve such a law in his own behalf would be held in contempt. New Advancement in Brake Testing We work with another big effort to install or maintain a brake testing machine. The day-of guess-work testing is past. An accurate testing machine improves the car owner, for he knows that with proper equipment he is going to have his brakes accurately and carefully refined and adjusted. A really thorough test must be made under conditions which exactly duplicate a road or street test. The ordinary tester will not do this. Other machines with rotating rollers do not reproduce actual road conditions and for that reason there is always opportunity for accuracy. This machine will enable West Bros. to give the very best of brake service thus completing one of the best equipped wheel and brake shops in Orange county. They will test any car at any time without cost to you and can advise you just what your car actually does on road. Bad brakes and wheels misaligned are two of the big factors in the village and unless you watch them carefully, you are sacrificing many needless miles. Who remembers the good old days when you could pick up a hairpin almost any old place? The census report gives the number of church members large or small to the number and value of church dollars. WAIT THERE MISTER—I'll get it for you. GOT IT! HERE YA ARE MISTER. I HAD TO GIVE IT A TOUGH CHASE BELIEVE ME! Animal Crackers WHAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING? WHEN A SCOTCHMAN THROWS AWAY THIS CHRISTMAS TREE! OBSERVATIONS PASSING OUT THE PLUNS There were no outstanding issues in which the two major parties differed; and if it had so happened that the protest party had been successful, where the next thing that would have happened would have been the asking for the resignations of those who were in to make room for those who were out. BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL All the P. M.'s no double meaning pencils and pads in their figuring; but now that the smoke of battle has cleared away they can all turn over and rest in peace. SO LONG, FELLAS, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES Since the shouting is all over, the main topic of discussion is what the men are going to do now since they failed in the final hook-ups. MODIFY MAMA'S MEETINGS Speaking of experiments, there is the gay young man who gives his best friend's wife a ride in his new gas buggy—and then happens to overtake her old man on his way to work. LIGHT ON THE TRIGGER Bill Hazel-Nutt—What is all this I hear about easy money and Sam and Mannie Fall? T. Potts Gorme—Oh, that relates to the good days of long ago who got pay dirty; the history puddles; there is a bunch of fellers in a town out West in the wide open gates who are like the old Boss Squeeze cards and spades or jacks but have nice flush. KICKING OVER THE TRACES Down Texas way a lot of republicans and democrats joined together and formed an independent party, can be using so they put the Lone Star State in the republican column. Just what caused this is a puzzle, unless you can lay it to religion—and the negro. Anyhow, the cracking of the Solid South has completely changed the political map. ADDING FUEL TO THE FLAME After summing up the situation, you can write it down with indelible ink that the women voters defeated the democratic candidate, fearful that if he should be elected the open saloon would return. While they would candidly admit that the bootlegger sells a lot of booze, they feared with the open saloon there would be a whole lot more. DOES NOT CLICK JUST RIGHT ADDING FUEL TO THE FLAME After summing up the situation, you can write it down with indelible ink that the women voters defeated the democratic candidate, fearful that if he should be elected the open saloon would return. While they would candidly admit that the bootlegger sells a lot of booze, they feared with the open saloon there would be a whole lot more. DOES NOT CLICK JUST RIGHT A learned and forceful newspaper writer, in his analysis of the recent election, says the radio was a contributing cause to the defeat of the democrats—because there was too much boloney, or something. But, mister, how do you account for those sixteen million votes—more than double the number any other democrat ever received? HONORABLE SIR. DID YOU FEEL A DRAFT? A sensational case, wherein an official in a city in a neighboring county was said to have been found in a state of dishabille, while in the company of a woman is again drawing the spotlight. It is reported that it was a firearm; but the raiding officers are said to be firm in their belief that the mode of dress displayed by the man when they fled was one emasculating him considerably were he on dress pa. The subject was attired in habilis and robbed a person preparing to seek the visionary Lance Mell. BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS In a divorce action the question arose as to whether or not a wife has a right to go through her husband's pockets. In this case she did. Before sending the old man's suit to the cleaners the wife felt in the pockets to see what was there, if anything, and she found a note addressed to another woman. The words of endearment were so warm, she said, they almost burned a hole in the paper. ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE IT. WHAT IS IT? Producer—I see in the paper where Billy Goufus is charged with plagiarism. Distributor—Well, well, of all things. I've often heard of a fella being charged with selitzer water or synthetic gin—but that's a new one. Tell it. GETTING YOUR BACK UP A paper says the "most famous back came to town." The piece in the paper related to a young lady who won a prize in a chiropractor contest for having the best back. Speaking of backs, there are plenty of backs, including the hunchbacks, switch-backs and greenbacks, the latter being nice to have around the house. FAILS TO JELL And the companionate marriage is over when the blushing bride packs up and goes home to mother. GETTING INTO THE BAND WAGON The defeated democratic candidate says all should back up the new president because he is not only the president of the republican party, but of all Americans. WHILE UNCLE GOES RIDING BY The democrats put a lot of pop into the last brush; but there FAILS TO JELL And the companionate marriage is over when the blushing bride packs up and goes home to mother. GETTING INTO THE BAND WAGON The defeated democratic candidate says all should back up the new president—because he is not only the president of the republican party, but of all Americans. WHILE UNCLE GOES RIDING BY The democrats put a lot of pop into the last brush; but there is no use trying to climb up into the driver's seat four years hence—if the horses are trotting along nicely. THE SILENCE REALLY MUST BE PAINFUL All those fellers back there in a like city who were preparing to fall into a bed of feathers, no doubt feel a whole lot like the guy who had a torpedo explode right under him. AND SOME PEOPLE FLAY FEMININE ATHLETICS! The other day while it was raining hard and the gutters had running water, a modern dammel appeared on the scene and had to cross over. Well, you know, there was no gallent cop in sight, so the lady hopped the rivulet, remarking as she landed safely—"Didja notice my agility?" AUF WEIDERSEHN Kallie Kleinigkeiten—"Who vas dis—Ish dis Mister Aeselbaum?" asked the lady as she called over the phone. Karl Aeselbaum—Yah, dis is "Fritz." "Ven ken ye kommen by my house und talken mit azesment's frum streets. Herr Aeselbaum?" "Ach, I vil kommen ride away lwick—so soon as I make myself ready by supper und make myself dressed. Might be kommen bish eighth o'clock. Yes ich dis bizness—azesments? Hast ze de cards gegaben? Ach, himmel, glike veder Ich kommen schnell, die sich bei der Alle un der neubesitzanleihen ergeben, sind die noch nicht zum gekommen. FIRED BLANK CARTRIDGES Now that the vote have been counted, the list of members of the Independent Order of Foresters, who missed, grows apace.