anaheim-gazette 1929-10-17

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Priprietor. ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice as second-class matter. PUBLIC LAND OFFICE IS BUSY INSTITUTION A department of the government which really does a "land office business" in every sense of the word is the General Land Office of the United States which, it is stated, embraces the world's largest organization engaged in the surveying of real estate. In writing of the public land office and the duties of those in the department, Mr. C. C. Moore, Commissioner of the Land Office, says in the current issue of the National Republic: "The first duty of the General Land Office is to survey the public lands. The official surveys of the public lands of the United States are controlling. After the public lands have been surveyed, the surveys accepted, and the approved plans officially filed the lands may be opened to disposal under any of the public land laws applicable thereto. "The primary conception of Congress in dealing with the public lands was the realization of the largest possible cash return for their sale to meet the immediate necessities of national enterprise. The General Land Office was organized in accordance with this conception; practically a real estate agency acting for the United States in the sale of the public domain. "In compliance with this policy contracts were let for the survey of the public lands at established rates per mile. The fair value of public lands was considered to be $1.25 to $1.75 per acre, and the deputy surveyors were allowed rates ranging from $5.00 per mile for section lines in prairie country to $25.00 per mile as a "The primary conception of Congress in dealing with the public lands was the realization of the largest possible cash return for their sale to meet the immediate necessities of national enterprise. The General Land Office was organized in accordance with this conception; practically a real estate agency acting for the United States in the sale of the public domain. "In compliance with this policy contracts were let for the survey of the public lands at established rates per mile. The fair value of public lands was considered to be $1.25 to $1.75 per acre, and the deputy surveyors were allowed rates ranging from $5.00 per mile for section lines in prairie country to $25.00 per mile as a maximum for standard, base and meander lines in rough, mountainous, heavily timbered country. "The early surveyor was beset with many difficulties that ordinarily are considered foreign to engineering and surveying problems. The country to be surveyed may have been infested with hostile savages, and it frequently happened that the deputy surveyor, as a matter of precaution, carried an amount of defensive equipment equal to, or greater in weight than, his surveying instruments. Like the engineering units in the World War who were forced to abandon their trench digging to repulse enemy attacks, the early surveyor on frequent occasions, was called upon to temporarily abandon his surveying activities to drive off raiding parties of Indians. "As a natural result of such conditions, the public land surveys of that time, although they have stood the test of time and have proven adequate for the purpose which they were intended to serve, in comparison with modern surveying and mapping practice, would be considered crude and undeveloped. "Since that time policies widely different, involving a broader conception of the proper foundation of our national institutions and a better development of our entire country, gradually came to be recognized, and took form in the later statutes that substantially abandoned the cash sale policy and adopted a theory based on the enhancement of agricultural values, in which the entire nation would ultimately profit. "As the public land policy gradually changed and the value of the lands involved steadily mounted, more refined methods of surveying and more durable corner monuments, with the consequent increase in cost were deemed to be justified and were adopted for use." OUR REAL WAGES One of the favorite arguments of those who incline to the European system of production and wages, when the matter of high American wages is advanced, is that even though wages are greater in America than in Europe, it costs the worker more to live here on account of the "finquitous tariff." But the fact is that in "real wages," taking the pay envelopes of America and the cost of living into consideration too, the American worker fares much better than his brother in Europe. To anyone who will pause to think on the subject for a moment this fact is almost self evident. We know that the standard of living of the American worker is much higher than in any country in Europe. Here the fact that the worker has an automobile, a radio, and perhaps a piano, that he sends his children to school to give them something better than a common school education, and that he feeds and clothes his family comfortably, is so well known that it no longer causes any comment among us. On the other hand, over in Europe, the luxuries and comforts noted above are the great exception in working circles. The workers do not have of living into consideration too, the American worker fares much better than his brother in Europe. To anyone who will pause to think on the subject for a moment this fact is almost self evident. We know that the standard of living of the American worker is much higher than in any country in Europe. Here the fact that the worker has an automobile, a radio, and perhaps a piano, that he sends his children to school to give them something better than a common school education, and that he feeds and clothes his family comfortably, is so well known that it no longer causes any comment among us. On the other hand, over in Europe, the luxuries and comforts noted above are the great exception in working circles. The workers do not have radios, and they are generally thankful to be able to provide the necessary amount of food and clothing for the growing family. But there are cold statistics to prove the difference in the "real wages" in America and Europe. Not only has the American worker's economic condition been much better than that of the European worker, wages and costs of living considered, but his condition is constantly growing better when compared to that of the laborer across the Atlantic. The National Industrial Conference Board has made a comprehensive analysis of the situation based on data collected by the International Labor Office at Geneva and found that in October 1928, the real wages, that is the wage measured by its purchasing power in terms of rent, taxes, food, clothing and shelter, was all the way from one third to four times higher than the real wages of the European workers. It must be remembered that in arriving at the figures the higher cost of living in America is taken into consideration. The figures mean that the American worker after paying the higher cost of necessities in America, is still from a third to four times better off than his European brother. The data in arriving at the figures was collected from a representative industrial city in each country. Using the American city of Philadelphia as a standard and placing its wage at 100 the figures of typical European cities are much lower. It was found that in London the wage in 1928 was 53 as against 58 in 1927; in Stockholm it was 46 as against 43 in 1927; in Berlin it was 34 as against 32 in 1927; in Vienna it was 25, the same as in the previous year; in Warsaw it was 23 as compared with 22 in 1927; and in Rome it was 22 as compared with 27 in 1927. The nearest approach to the Philadelphia wage of 100 was in Ottawa, Canada, where the wage was 85 in 1927, but had slipped to 82 in 1928. On the other hand the food to fill a market basket costing $2.20 in Philadelphia would cost in Ottawa $1.90, in Berlin $1.76, in Rome $1.64, in Warsaw $1.38. It will be seen therefore that the American wage will purchase a great deal more even at the higher prices. What Is Worse Than A Back-Seat Driver? Two of Them By Albert T. Reid BIGGEST AFLOAT NO NAVY AT ALL To NAVAL PARITY You WAN'TA GO THIS WAY! BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY I'm Goin' STRAIGHT AHEAD! OH, SAM, YOU'RE GOING TOO FAR. TURN HERE TO THE RIGHT, QUICK! U.S. NAVY THE TOWN DOCTOR (The Doctor of Towns) SAYS YOU ARE JUST AS BIG AS YOU THINK AND DO Tnere is only one obstacle to the progress of any community that is definitely fatal, and that is lack of civic spirit and team work on the part of its citizens. A few years ago a small town was in the sticks; today the only towns or communities in the sticks are those made up of sticks, and a "stick" is one who refuses to do anything himself or get together with those who will. A town is just as big as the people in it. The trouble is that it is easier to be little than big, and nature, left alone, does not improve without aid. A big job requires big people, and in this day of keen competition, "putting your town over" is no little undertaking, and if there is an over-abundance of "little" people in any community, it won't be done. "Little" people are those who say it can't be done. "Big" people are those who interrupt those who say it can't be done, by doing it. Thinking Anaheim is the best place on earth isn't enough. It helps, but thinking so doesn't make it so, unless you follow up thinking with doing. You say, "I think Anaheim should do this," or "We should have that." You read these editorials and say, "That's a good idea," or "I think that's right," etc., but what do you do about it? As you read this, you say, "I hope so-and-so sees this. It hits him right on the head, he is always talking a lot, but never does anything." and you may be right, but how about yourself? May you don't even talk, and when you do talk, do you talk your town "up" or "down"? If you are big, you will talk it up; otherwise, you will say to yourself, "Oh, let the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, or somebody else do it." To be "big" you do not have to be a merchant, a doctor, a lawyer, or a banker. If you think you are little potatoes, you will be little potatoes. No matter who you are or what you do, you are just as big as you think and do. Copyright, 1929, A. D. Stone. Reproduction prohibited in whole or in part. This "Town Doctor" article is published by The Gazette in cooperation with The Lions Club. SENTIMENTAL AMERICA We have had a great deal of sentimental internationalism in the country during the past ten years, and it has been based on little more than theory at best. For a time we were advised that we must cancel the European debts and lower our tariff barriers and if we did not do so we would choke the last breath from the panting figure of prostrate Europe. We did scale down our debts in some instances to the point where they represented little more than what was due for money and credit advanced after the signing of the Armistice but we were told that even this would not be enough. For a time the debt cancellation task subsided but we hear now and then a slight revival in the suggestion that the matter ought to be taken up and the debts readjusted. Of course nobody in America wants to see Europe perish. Especially we do not want Uncle Sam to be the cause of the Old World's demise. And the fact of the matter is that Europe is not nearly so much better off in comparison as a lot of internationalist propagandists would have us believe. Writing in the World's Work, Henry Kitteridge Norton declares that not only is Europe not prostrate but she is better off than she was before the World War. Of course she might have been better off to a greater degree had the war never happened, but the fact remains, according to the figures, that since 1913 Europe has gained six percent in population, nine per cent in production, and eight per cent in trade. The figures quoted by Mr. Norton are taken from the report of the World's Economic Conference in Geneva in 1927 which are generally admitted even by the internationalists to be correct. France, the one nation for which the debt cancellationists worked the hardest declaring that unless we forgave the debt the French republic could not survive, or would at best have to struggle under terrible economic burdens for generations, France, according to Mr. Norton, is busy and prosperous, and has to recruit year many workers from Belgium, Italy and Poland to man her factories. The supply of French workers is not great enough to meet the demand. Secretary of Commerce Lamont recently made the statement that we are not the great creditor nation hat we are generally supposed to be. Great Britain still surpasses on the score in spite of all the advertising about Uncle Sam's having captured all the foreign markets and cornered the wealth of the world. It is true that we sell each year more than we buy, but this partly offset by the enormous sums of money which our tourists spend abroad, and by the considerable sums sent back home to relatives by allen workers in America. In spite of all the charges that Uncle Sam is a shylock and a "heartless landlord" to the rest of the world, Americans continue to be the most sentimental and altruistic people in the world. In no other nation on earth would there be tolerated such open campaigns for helping other countries at the expense of the homeland as are permitted in America. There are a great many internationalists here who seem to derive pleasure in hearing Uncle Sam denounced and lambasted. They are in the minority of course, but the trouble is that the great majority of the people are so busy working to make America even a better and more prosperous country in which to live, that they ordinarily neglect to take the measure of the sob sisters. Only when confronted by a real crisis does the real American spirit finally assert itself. JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS California now has 11,716 students enrolled in the sixteen junior colleges throughout the state, according to an announcement of the state department of education. A total of $1,765,638 will be expended by the state and counties in maintaining these schools during the current year. Including students enrolled in high school junior college courses, the state total for all students is 13,493. The latter total is compared with the enrollment in 1917, when junior colleges were first established in California. In that year a total of 1,561 students registered. debt in some instances to the point where they represented little more than what was due for money and credit advanced after the signing of the Armistice but we were told that even this would not be enough. For a time the debt cancellation talk subsided but we hear now and then a slight revival in the suggestion that the matter ought to be taken up and the debts readjusted. Of course nobody in America wants to see Europe perish. Especially we do not want Uncle Sam to be the cause of mains, according to the figures, that since 1913 Europe has gained six per cent in population, nine per cent in production, and eight per cent in trade. The figures quoted by Mr. Norton are taken from the report of the World's Economic Conference in Geneva in 1927 which are generally admitted even by the internationalists to be correct. France, the one nation for which the debt cancellationists worked the hardest declaring that unless we forgive the debt, the French republic could not sur- PINKY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL THIS TIME? WHY - BR - I STOPPED AT ALEX SMITH'S HOUSE - BUT - I REALLY SHOULDN'T TELL YOU! WHY SHOULDN'T YOU TELL MOTHER ABOUT IT, PINKY? WELL YOU SEE - WHEN I STOPPED THERE MRS. SMITH GAVE ME A PIECE OF CAKE AND I SAID "THANKS" AND - SHE SAID DON'T MENTION IT OBSERVATIONS THE LATCH STRING HANGS OUT There a while back this Southland had a plethora (or some thing like that) of high-powered newspaper writers within her midst. There were two of them anyway. They came from the East, and it is presumed that they will declare that they did not come west to enjoy the climate. These columnists, that is what they say they are, are jolly good fellows and everybody reads their "stuff" irrespective of race, color or previous servitude. Now if they will continue to say nice things in their papers about this Sunkist Valley, they can have the best there is in the house any time they may call, and they may bring the whole family. Of course they may have come out here in the wide open spaces to see the beautiful woman, etc., and even though it was a bit warm when they arrived they are assured this weather was unusual. TINKERING WITH THE TARIFF Conversation overheard between filling stations: "I see in the paper where they are deadlocked over this tariff question. Ever since prohibition came that subject, has been drawing the spotlight and everybody and the cook forgot all about the tariff. Now, that interesting industrial question has gained the floor and it has started real fire works. A special session had been called to help the farmer, and it now looks as though everybody else is hollering for help. A bill is now up for passage which it is said would raise the tariff rates so high that everything you buy would be so costly that it would put the ordinary housewife on the blink. People in favor of that bill argue from the viewpoint that protection to American industries is what really makes this country grow. Without that protection the country would be flooded with cheaply produced products, and that would mean the empty dinner pail for the American laborer. But is this proposed protection too high? It is said that the protection offered the farmer for what he raises would be wholly eaten up, and then some, by the prices he would have to pay for the things that he would buy. The scales in that instance do not balance., and that seems to be where the shoe pinches. Many people believe that if the farmer is prosperous everybody would be going along fine. But that theory, while it sounds good, is not concurred in by a lot of people who do not know what a farm looks like. And it's a merry situation. Many people say that the trouble with the hard working farmer is that he does not know how to run his business. He is away behind the modern times. It is agreed that BRAVO! WELL DONE! "Innocents of Paris," starring Maurice Chevalier, the stage idol of Paris, is, from the entertainment viewpoint, one of the best pictures. A true love story. The lifting of a character from obscure and humble surroundings to a pinnacle of fame in the amusement world. "Louise, my darling, I love you!" Are you jealous? I did not kiss that woman; she kissed me." Ah, that happened, because everyone was happy. "My love for you will be always." And when it seemed the hero would be lost among his many feminine admirers, he comes back strong for the one he loves—all others cast aside. And that song that Maurice sings, "On Top of the Earth Alone." "I would not care to sit on top of the earth, if I had to be sitting there alone." Sylvia Beecher, the girl in that gripping portrayal, has histrionic ability. Paramount should produce more pictures like this one; they endure. Pathos sprinkled through the story. People leave theater well satisfied. Maurice Chevalier, the inimitable; he told his audience, "You sit still—I'll bring Paris to you." And he did. No doubt he is one of the best entertainers. His portrayal of the character, "a dealer in antiques," the high-toned appellation he assumed for just an honest junk dealer, was very clever throughout. His talent is matchless. He holds you enthralled, and after seeing this picture you feel as though you want to see it again. The play is of an apparent nobody for an American girl Top of the Earth Alone." "I would not care to sit on top of the earth, if I had to be sitting there alone." Sylvia Beecher, the girl in that gripping portrayal, has histrionic ability. Paramount should produce more pictures like this one; they endure. Pathos sprinkled through the story. People leave theater well satisfied. Maurice Chevalier, the inimitable; he told his audience, "You sit still—I'll bring Paris to you." And he did. No doubt he is one of the best entertainers. His portrayal of the character, "a dealer in antiques," the high-toned appellation he assumed for just an honest junk dealer, was very clever throughout. His talent is matchless. He holds you enthralled, and after seeing this picture you feel as though you want to see it again. The play is woven about the love of an apparent nobody for an American girl who lives with her father who is garrulous, almost, when striving to throw his paternal protection around his only daughter, after his other daughter had sought self-destruction by drowning after an unhappy marriage. The picture has its inception when Maurice rescues a lad from the very river in which the boy's mother had sought death. That boy, a character portrayed by a bright little fellow who appears as Jo-Jo. He is a talented child. His enunciation is perfect, and he acts his part excellently. Fact is, he makes a decided hit with the audience. "My Love is True—It's All for You," is a line from a song in the final scene. They say that Maurice Chevalier is the Al Jolson of France. And the way he appeared in the climax, many of the customers believe he is. YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT— You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. It has been stated on the best of authority that a certain American ambassador to a foreign country will strictly observe that amendment when entertaining over there; this country is dry, and that roes for the ambassador, too, and he says it will be water and nothing else that will be used when the glasses click amid the flow of oratory. And, by the way, there'll be no knee pants. SISTER DIDJA INHALE, DIDJA BLOW IT THRU YER NOSE? And now there is another board up state that says female school teachers may smoke cigarettes, in private, if they want to—but they must not take a drag in public. ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM A wise cracker says if the skirts get any shorter there won't be any place to sew on the hooks and eyes. HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, OLD TAP It is said that a ship load of beer from a foreign country came in the other day—at Aunt Jane's,