anaheim-gazette 1929-03-21

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....1.60 Mattered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. NAVY IS NEEDED Located as it is between the two great oceans and with a tremendous and growing world traffic, the United States needs a real merchant marine and a real navy to protect her trade, according to William Howard Gardiner, president of the Navy League of the United States, in an article in the current issue of the National Republic entitled, "The Basis of Our Sea Power." In emphasizing the importance of our foreign trade and the necessity for its protection, Mr. Gardiner says: "When we realize that our economic productivity about equals that of all the nations of Europe west of Russia, on the one hand, and that of all the other parts of the world on the other, we get some sense of the colossal economic force here preparing to express itself in overseas trade. There is nothing surprising, therefore in the fact that our external trade is already as world-wide and as great as that of any other single country. Indeed, our exports are already over twenty per cent greater than those from any other one nation and their production is said to support directly about a tenth of our population. "World-wide exports and imports that amount to about ten billion dollars a year require great shipping facilities. With competition for markets and supplies becoming ever keener, this has led to regular lines of American shipping reaching from our mid-oceanic base to all parts of the world over different lanes that total more than a hundred and fifty thousand miles in length. And such a trade naturally earns for us far more than the three-quarters of a billion we pay our shipping, and that of others, for its transportation. "But as the golden rule does not yet run at all times throughout the world, even in this twentieth century of the Christian era." "World-wide exports and imports that amount to about ten billion dollars a year require great shipping facilities. With competition for markets and supplies becoming ever keener, this has led to regular lines of American shipping reaching from our mid-oceanic base to all parts of the world over different lanes that total more than a hundred and fifty thousand miles in length. And such a trade naturally earns for us far more than the three-quarters of a billion we pay our shipping, and that of others, for its transportation. "But as the golden rule does not yet run at all times throughout the world, even in this twentieth century of the Christian era, some people do not always seem inclined to accord our trade and shipping equitable treatment. Consequently, naval power is still required to safeguard this ten billion dollar traffic that distributes manyfold greater direct and indirect profits throughout our body politic. So even half a billion would be a warrantable protection premium—especially as such naval insurance also assures our national security. In short, the sequence in sea power is production over-seas trade, shipping and then the support of naval power for the protection the latter affords, protection necessary in this world as it still is. But somewhat as the ashore basis of sea power is much broader than many realize, so are the over-seas tasks of naval power. For our trade and shipping are least exposed in our home ports and need protection most in those trans-oceanic region where they may be most open to attack. In a word, the problem is to provide naval protection trans-oceanically." TO SAVE AMERICAN SHIPPING The longest step thus far in rescuing the United States government from its appalling misadventure in the shipping business has been taken. Voting unanimously, the seven members of the Shipping Board have sold eleven passenger ships, including the Leviathan, for about $16,000,000. Something had to be done to save American shipping. In 1921 about fifty-one per cent of American foreign commerce moved in American bottoms. This fell to thirty-seven per cent in 1926. It rose to forty-one per cent in 1927 during the British coal strike, but in 1928 it again tended downward. Had it not been for Shipping Board vessels, kept on the seas at a heavy loss, the figures would have been even lower. The Jones-White act was passed to save the American merchant marine. It is intended to bring private business into take the government out of the shipping business. The Shipping Board had wavered between getting out and staying in. This law ended that wavering. The shipping experiment has cost American taxpayers billions of dollars. It has been a lessening but continual drain on the treasury. While it has been defended by friends of public ownership, it has been most justly and generally criticized as an intolerable waste and a gigantic failure. The recent sale and this changed policy form an emphatic challenge to private ownership. Fees of government operation and ownership now have their opportunity. Not all their handicaps have been removed. Building costs are higher here than abroad by about twenty-five to forty per cent. American seamen are better paid and American maritime laws are notably restrictive. OUR FARM POLICIES In a recent statement on America, Philip Kerr, a noted Englishman who has traveled extensively in the United States, said: "America is slowly approaching the position in which Great Britain was in 1840. The proportion of people engaging in agriculture is slowly falling and the proportion engaged in industry correspondingly increasing. In other words, she is following ex- OUR FARM POLICIES In a recent statement on America, Philip Kerr, a noted Englishman who has traveled extensively in the United States, said: "America is slowly approaching the position in which Great Britain was in 1840. The proportion of people engaging in agriculture is slowly falling and the proportion engaged in industry correspondingly increasing. In other words, she is following exactly the lines Great Britain has followed. The process seems to be inevitable, and moreover, in 1926 the United States had exports capital to the value of $1,500,000,000." Mr. Kerr is undoubtedly right in his statement that our rural population has been decreasing while our cities have been growing. And the comparison of the situation in the United States now with that of Great Britain in 1840 is undoubtedly good so far it goes. But it is not apparent that the people of the United States will adopt the British policy which was to sacrifice agriculture for world trade, to strive to make the mother country the great trading and manufacturing center of the world and to draw agricultural products from the colonies. The situation in the United States is somewhat different in that we have natural resources, plenty of agricultural lands and manufacturing resources within the limits of the United States itself. And we are not going to sacrifice our agriculture in the vain hope of dominating the commerce of the world in manufactures. We are not going to ruin our agricultural industry and draw our farm products from distant countries in the hope that we can so increase our foreign trade in manufactured goods. On the other hand we intend, unless our policy changes and there is no present evidence of that, to encourage and protect our agricultural industry. We are going to give the American farmer more benefit from our protective tariff laws and shut out for his benefit millions of dollars worth of farm products which now come to us from abroad and which could just as well be produced on the farms of the United States. Nor are we going to sacrifice our manufacturers in doing this. America ahs the highest standard of living and the greatest buying power in the world. We intend, therefore, to protect the general American market both for the American farmer and the American manufacturer. We are not, of course, abandoning our efforts to get world trade, but we believe that we can better compete for world trade with a prosperous and buoy people at home. He Set A Good Motto By Albert T. Reid CALVIN COLLIDGE Duck Sam. "I DO WELL TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE." Albert T. Reid AUTOCASTER BECOMING WORLD MINDED Whether we realize it or not there is not only patriotism, it is good business, because a good merchant marine flying the Stars and Stripes is necessary if we are to continue our world and without losing military values it should adapt itself to American psychology and interests so that the training will have obvious value to a BECOMING WORLD MINDED Whether we realize it or not there can be little doubt that the American people have become world minded during the past few years. Before the World War comparatively little foreign news was carried in the American press, especially that part of it which is published a few hundred miles from the Atlantic coast. But the great world struggle changed this. After the armistice we woke up the next morning to find ourselves a world power. The center of the financial affairs of old mother earth seemed to have shifted overnight from London to New York. Since then a great many things have happened to increase this world mindedness. The League of Nations fight and the World Court fight accented this. Now the newspapers devote columns every day to the news from Europe. Then again our foreign trade, especially that with Latin-America, has increased by leaps and bounds during the past decade and so find that we are gradually but steadily ousting the leading European nations from the trade dominance of South America. The World War left us with a lot of ships on hand and such a costly experience in the matter of shipping that we decided that hereafter we should maintain a merchant marine. This determination has grown rather than receded and the Jones shipping bill and the action of the Shipping Board in turning over merchant ships to private owners have resulted. With a merchant marine and a world trade it is but natural that we see that we must have an adequate navy to protect us, until such time comes that there can be real disarmament. Hence the passage of the cruiser bill of a few weeks ago. Certainly the United States merchant marine is a vital necessity to our continued progress, and most Americans believe it should be a privately owned and operated merchant marine with the government co-operating in every logical way to assure its existence. Now we have the merchant marine and it naturally follows that the merchant marine must have cargoes to carry if it is to be a success. The success of our venture is therefore in part at least up to the American shiparer. He should insist wherever possible that his goods be carried across the sea in American bottoms. This is not only patriotism, it is good business, because a good merchant marine flying the Stars and Stripes is necessary if we are to continue our world trade properly. With our new foreign trade and our foreign investments we have started out on uncharted seas. Nobody knows just where we are going. But one thing is certain. If we are to take care of American interests everywhere we must maintain adequate American defense. And the great arm of American defense is the United States navy. An adequate defense and a foreign policy which will keep us free from the entanglements of European politics are the best safeguards for the future so far as American international relations are concerned. We do not seek war but peace. War is not necessary to our national development and we would avoid it wherever possible. And the best way to avoid it is to be able to take care of ourselves in time of possible crisis. TRAINING FOR DEFENSE At least four causes of war perelist in modern society, says Professor W. A. Oldfather in the National Defense magazine, that may wrench a nation at any time from peace into the midst of conflict. Imperialism, the possession of special economic advantages, the tension caused by static or declining population in one region while there is a rapidly increasing and energetic population in another, and fourth, the emergency of a new social order in certain regions. And until these causes have been removed from all the world, war will remain a dangerous threat to peaceful as well as to the military nations. To democracies the threat is hardly less than to more military peoples, but military preparations in democracies is a hard and rubble problem that few statesmen and no military men have fully realized. For democracies are not military minded, and their customs habits and institutions hardly fit the military mode of education. To develop a defensive system in a democracy without antagonizing the people and arousing hatred and dislike for all things that pertain to national defense takes cautious planning and good judgment. A defensive system for America should not be modeled on the ancient feudal European plan. Citizen training is the obvious method, and without losing military values it should adapt itself to American psychology and interests so that the training will have obvious value to a man in civil life as well as in the event of war. And in this general field the training of our college students to serve as officers is the most important problem. The military and naval units in the colleges are in general well handled and, in some colleges at least, such as Northwestern University, gain prestige and popular esteem with every year. At Northwestern the military unit probably should be dropped in order to give greater emphasis to naval training, for which the college is uniquely fitted, but both units today are smart and brilliantly in training. Training officers is the main personnel problem in American defense. TAX REFUNDS After prolonged agitation by Senator Coeuzen of Michigan the treasury department announces that it will make public decisions of the income tax bureau allowing refunds or credits on tax returns; hence the amount of the refund or relate it in excess of $20,000. This is a new right direction. Justly or artificially there has been allowed to certain large taxpayers. The fact that these refunds are made in secret, although they involve huge sums of money, leaves the popular mind susceptible to insinuations of collusion as made in the senate and elsewhere. Certainly there can be no valid objection to placing these matters in the light of day. It is a fair matter of concern to every taxpayer to know what rebates are granted to other taxpayers and the reason for the same. The objection to publication of income tax returns—that such publication would reveal business secrets and work injury—does not apply in the case of refunds; for refunds are made long after the business year on which tax return is made. Passengers on an airplane flying from Chicago to St. Paul were entertained by a moving picture show 2,000 feet in the air. Well here is one instance at least where the movie proved to be a very high form of entertainment. the government co-operating in every logical way to assure its existence. Now we have the merchant marine and it naturally follows that the merchant marine must have cargoes to carry if it is to be a success. The success of our venture is therefore in part at least up to the American ship-per. He should insist wherever possible that his goods be carried across the sea in American bottoms. This habit and institutions hardly fit the military mode of education. To develop a defensive system in a democracy without antagonizing the people and arousing hatred and dislike for all things that pertain to national defense takes cautious planning and good judgment. A defensive system for America should not be modeled on the ancient feudal European plan. Citizen training is the obvious methment. TELEGRAPH OFFICE WHAT A LOTTA NERVE YOU'VE GOT!! I HOPE ALL VER CHILDREN ARE TWINS~YOU FRESH GUY YOU!! SAY, POP DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT THIS TELEGRAM YOU ASKED ME TO SEND FOR YOU WAS A VERY PRIVATE MESSAGE? YES, BUT FER CRYIN'OUT LOUD, WHY HAVEN'T YOU SENT IT?! ~CAUSE THAT FRESH GUY DOWN AT TH' TELEGRAPH OFFICE WANTED TO OPEN IT UP AND READ IT!! Animal Crackers TH' SMITHS. NEXT DOOR HAVE A BOUNCING BABY! HOW DO YOU KNOW? I DROPPED IT!! SPLASH! FOR RENT JUST VACATED People have a common ears open. Sad stories have lost their method for the same purpose not check up and third tare written the worst cause the "eyes open." OBSERVATIONS CAN'T WARM FEET ON THEIR BACKS An interesting fact has been brought out by an eastern university. It is said girls living in the warm breezes of the Southern States are more likely to get married than the girls in the chilly Northern States. It is said 27 per cent of the native white women were found single in twelve cities of the south, while in the same number of northern towns, where the thermometer ranged 20 degrees lower, about 35 per cent of the women were unmarried. THERE'S GOOD IN EVERYTHING If it should happen that the talkies put out a lot of people who have no voices, they can get by in offering their faces for cigaret advs, besides picking the brands from the pack blindfolded. STATIC PRESSURE IMPEDES An eastern representative said, "I would like to vote for your bill, but I am constantly up in the air on account of your controversies." DID SOMEBODY PULL A BLOOMER? Ebony Hewe—What am de meanin' of dat fraze, a mishon of good will? Dave Dusky—Say, brudder, dat am what makes frens of everybody. You carry ober the branches of olives and den hab de other fella turn loose the doves, but wen youse go to another man's house looking for friendships and the neighbors sic the dogs onto you, you feels likes you should sleep with one eye open. COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE THEM A man in a state prison, formerly an actor, it is said is taking voice culture to put himself in position to enter the talkies—when he gets out. The palpitating public is waiting breathlessly for his return to the drama with sound effects. While he no doubt has been missed in some circles, his return to filmdom will be heralded an as epic and will be known as the greatest comeback from the jute mills in a century. SALTY TEARS DROP INTO TROUBLED MATRIMONIAL SEA One of those two-time marriages drew the spotlight in the divorce court recently. This one was a little out of the ordinary. When the husband began to testify he choked up a bit and then went. Te wife, while not in a fainting mood, was visibly affected A man in a state prison, formerly an actor, it is said is taking voice culture to put himself in position to enter the talkies—when he gets out. The palpitating public is waiting breathlessly for his return to the drama with sound effects. While he no doubt has been missed in some circles, his return to filmdom will be heralded an as epic and will be known as the greatest comeback from the jute mills in a century. SALTY TEARS DROP INTO TROUBLED MATRIMONIAL SEA One of those two-time marriages drew the spotlight in the divorce court recently. This one was a little out of the ordinary. When the husband began to testify he choked up a bit and then went. Te wife, while not in a fainting mood, was visibly affected and she, too, wept. The two opposing attorneys, oftentimes brave as lions and stout-hearted, began to waver and then they drew forth their handkerchiefs to stay the flow of the flu forerunners. DON'T COUNT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED While the Boulder dam has been "approved" in high circles, there are a number of high hurdles that must be negotiated before they begin digging the postholes. The seven Western States must ratify the measure, but while one of them is holding back, it is a safe bet the dam will be built. And it is to be hoped there will be no injunction suits. RESTING ON THE ROSIN A belated post-mortem examination of that famous fourteen count via Chicago has just been held by the third man in the ring and after reading the narrative all fair-minded and unbiased persons must agree that the umpire's decision was honest, and according to the rules as laid down in such cases made and provided, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging and any wise appertaining. It is said the challenger was "seeing red" and he was saved from himself, or something because he is bad medicine when all mussed up. But mistaken what all the patrons of the barber shops and beauty parlors desire to know is this. If you had started counting (at once) when the champ flopped, and kept counting until the fateful ten seconds had been tolled off, would the champ have been up, or down? GREAT GUNS, GAL, GENE'S GONE In another town a man told his wife he had to work on a certain night. So the good wife went to a show to pass the evening. Just as the lights were dimmed in trouped friend husband, with another woman, and parked right in front of the wife. GRASPING AT STRAWS When a fellow has been sentenced to hang and his attorney files a brief asking for a new trial, or something, it is then that he begins to think a lot and wonders why he didn't stick to the straight and narrow path. GOT AN EARFUL So-and-so was there with a party of friends, and what's-his-name was repeated a number of times until you heard the names of a lot of fellows which sounded familiar. A waiter was telling about the guys who attend some of these road-house parties. And about the refreshments? Oh, boy! BUYING THE BULL Through an underground grapevine channel it is learned that some smart men gain a livelihood by furnishing banquet "boys" with their speeches. The canned chatter is prepared for all occasions. Judging from the number of fellows who "read off" their effusions, this new brain-transplanting industry is quite So-and-so was there with a party of friends, and what's-his-name was repeated a number of times until you heard the names of a lot of fellows which sounded familiar. A waiter was telling about the guys who attend some of these road-house parties. And about the refreshments? Oh, boy! BUYING THE BULL Through an underground grapevine channel it is learned that some smart men gain a livelihood by furnishing banquet "boys" with their speeches. The canned chatter is prepared for all occasions. Judging from the number of fellows who "read off" their effusions, this new brain-transplanting industry is quite profitable. WHITTLE YOUR WAY OUT A big business man is credited with saying that a young man in order to succeed must not save his wages, or something like that. Up to the hour of going to press that lucid remark remains as clear as mud. GREAT WHITE SPOT The building of Boulder dam will be one of the best investments ever made by this United States. The conservation of the flood waters, especially in the arid west, is constructive and will redound greatly to the people. The impounding of the waters of the Colorado river will put hundreds of thousands of acres of land under intensive cultivation, thereby giving employment to many, and besides, creating homes for those who are not afraid of work. California and Arizona especially will be greatly benefited by the building of the dam. The people have reason to rejoice. HIST; THE BUNKO MAN! People generally, especially women of past middle age, who have a comfortable bank book balance, should keep their eyes and ears open. The slicker will get them if they don't watch out. Sad stories are almost daily heard wherein unsuspecting people have lost their life's savings through crooked deals. A profitable method for the sharks is to place from one to three mortgages on the same piece of property. They start out by placing a good-sized encumbrance upon the realty, and then get others (who do not check up the records) for the additional loans. The second and third trust deeds given them are not worth the paper they are written on. That is where the crooks get their "velvet"—and the worst part of it all is they are technically within the law, because the "dupes" give away their hard-earned money with their eyes open. They should investigate before they invest!