anaheim-gazette 1929-10-31

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Priprietor. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR.....$1.50 SIX MONTHS.....1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice as second-class matter. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS According to figures just made public by the Department of Commerce at Washington, increases were noted in both exports and imports of merchandise for August and the first eight months of the year 1929 over corresponding periods of last year. The figures are interesting and convincing. They show the exports for the first month of this year were $271,261,490 greater than in the first eight months of 1928, the figures of 1929 being $3,407,-239,518 as against $3,135,978,028 in 1928. Our imports in the first eight months of this calendar year were, $3,009,471,976 as against $2,750,459,338 in the similar period of 1928, a gain of $258,976,638. For August imports recorded a substantial increase of $22,-814,886 over August last year with $369,529,920. Exports increased $2,358,590, with $381,634,779, as compared to $379,006,-189. In spite of the fact of this increase in our foreign trade, both in the amount exported and the amount imported, we are hearing a great deal of low tariff argument these days to the effect that our protective tariff stifles foreign trade. The figures would seem to indicate differently. Our foreign trade is steadily growing both in imports and exports. When the present tariff bill was passed several years ago the free traders sang the swan song of our foreign trade. They declared the tariff was so high that other nations could not sell us. Therefore other nations could not buy from us and we were headed for the poor house. The internationalists chimed in with the assertion that this was especially true for the reason that we were refusing to cancel the In spite of the fact of this increase in our foreign trade, both in the amount exported and the amount imported, we are hearing a great deal of low tariff argument these days to the effect that our protective tariff stifles foreign trade. The figures would seem to indicate differently. Our foreign trade is steadily growing both in imports and exports. When the present tariff bill was passed several years ago the free traders sang the swan song of our foreign trade. They declared the tariff was so high that other nations could not sell us. Therefore other nations could not buy from us and we were headed for the poor house. The internationalists chimed in with the assertion that this was especially true for the reason that we were refusing to cancel the debts which foreign nations owed us. Unless we practiced cancellation and went on a low tariff basis our foreign trade would languish and die. Several years have passed since the adoption of the present tariff bill. Our foreign trade has not perished. The other nations of the world are buying from us in increasing volume each year and we are selling them more goods from year to year. And we have not cancelled the debts. Now another tariff fight is on. There is an increase needed in certain agricultural schedules and in certain manufacturing schedules where the cost of production aboard is so low as to make our tariff rates ineffective in measuring the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad. The same old arguments are being used. If certain schedules are increased to protect the American farmer and the American worker in some measure from cheap production aboard, we are being chilled with stories about what will happen to our foreign trade. Some free trade fans have gone so far as to say that if we put a high tariff on certain fruits and vegetables imported from some of the neighboring countries and islands to the south of us, we may suffer from a "shortage of vitamins." Evidently the fruits and vegetables which our own farmers and growers produce are lacking in these chemical elements. The vitamine argument is no more absurd than some of the other low tariff "logic" which is being fed us. It takes, however results to expose the fallacy of the "loss of foreign trade" argument and these figures have been given us by the Department of Commerce. It is to be remembered that a big part of our imports come in duty free. It is in the cases in which American production would suffer by importation of cheap foreign made goods that the protective principle is applied. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ACCORD One type of mentality holds that it is possible to bring nations to agreement, even in the matter of peace, only through force. If, for example, there is to be real effective operation of the Kellogg multilateral treaty renouncing war as a means of settling international disputes, there must be force back of it "teeth" in it. It is the same kind of mentality that believes in a political League of Nations and an international police force. Nothing was further from the thought of the United States when it undertook to bring about the negotiation of the Kellogg treaty. It has been stated repeatedly that the treaty was to be entered into with the full understanding that each nation stood on its own bottom, and that there was to be no coercion, and that the next would be observed because the individual nations had pledged themselves to observe it. Under any other circumstances the United States Senate would never have ratified the treaty. The American and British governments, through their executive heads, have reached an understanding on naval strength. That understanding has been made possible largely because of the new situation created by the adherence, not only of these two Nothing was further from the thought of the United States when it undertook to bring about the negotiation of the Kellogg treaty. It has been stated repeatedly that the treaty was to be entered into with the full understanding that each nation stood on its own bottom, and that there was to be no coercion, and that the act would be observed because the individual nations had pledged themselves to observe it. Under any other circumstances the United States Senate would never have ratified the treaty. The American and British governments, through their executive heads, have reached an understanding on naval strength. That understanding has been made possible largely because of the new situation created by the adherence, not only of these two nations, but of all the other powers, to the Kellogg treaty renouncing war. In some quarters there is a disposition now to say that Great Britain and the United States in their naval agreement propose to force the world to international peace. Probably nothing could be more inimical to a final naval limitation and reduction agreement with the other powers. France, Italy and Japan, regarded as great naval powers along with the United States and Great Britain, do not relish the thought that the English-speaking countries shall combine to force upon the rest of the world peace, or anything else, particularly if the peace is the special brand of America and Britain, whatever that may be. President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald have done all in their power during their conversations over naval limitation to make it clear that there is no question of an alliance, substantial or implied, between the two countries. Both have understood that the greatest danger to the success of the proposed five-power naval conference, to be held next January in London, lies in suspicions of the other powers that any form of alliance or special understanding exists between Britain and America, exclusive of all other nations. The Anglo-American naval accord, they have insisted, is but a prelude to an accord which will take in all the other nations. The purpose of the two governments will be to work for world peace and to help maintain it, but nothing could be more clear than the statement that the parts played by the British and American governments "will be different;" that the British will cooperate closely with their neighbors on the continent, while America will continue to adhere to its traditional policy of not becoming entangled in European diplomacy. This does not smack of Anglo-American alliance, or implied alliances. An Anglo-American alliance, if it had the effect of aligning all continental Europe against Britain and this country, might prove a very uncomfortable thing for Britain, and would scarcely have an appeal for the people of the United States. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Vamping Him By Albert T. Reid THE TOWN DOCTOR (The Doctor of Towns) Foreign Students At S. C. University Forty-two countries and 28 national- THE TOWN DOCTOR (The Doctor of Towns) SAYS MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT Perhaps you are one of those who is slick and tired of reading about "Buy At Home," "Be Loyal to Home Town Merchants," etc. Being a fair-minded individual, all I can say is, "Maybe you're right." You may feel as the gentleman who recently said to me, "Your saying 'Try The Home Folks First' may be all right, and I don't say it can't the proper thing, but it does get my goat to have certain people in my town always preaching 'Buy at Home' to me, and then turn around and do the opposite themselves." Sad but true, that is often the case. Not long ago a prominent merchant sat at his desk abascing the people of his district doing business with door-to-door solicitors, and buying in other towns the things he had to sell. He started to give no figure—and what do you suppose he wrote them on? Stationery he had purchased through the manufacturer of a product he sold. I called his attention to it and he said, "I never thought about that." A doctor in this same town said, "Business is a bum because everybody in this town has the mail order bug." A half hour later I saw a statement from this tire store on the desk of a banker, made out on a bill head printed by a mail order concern. When told of this, the tire man said, "Well, I never looked at it that way." I once heard a druggist give a regular lecture on "buying at home," and that same evening saw conclusive evidence that members of his own family did just that which he was cussing others for duing. He said in reply to inquiry regarding it, "Well, that's a little different." I heard a hardware dealer rave recently because a dry goods merchant's wife bought a cook stove elsewhere; when I told him that I happened to know that his wife would not buy a dress in town for fear others would know what she paid for it, he said, "Well, that's our business." Such cases as this do get a person's seat and that is why I say, "Maybe you're right." But don't let these few hat-getters influence your attitude because a few people don't practice what they preach, don't cut off your nose to spite your face by saying, "Well, they do it so why shouldn't I?" Be big—don't let the ways of doing and thing of little people pull you down to their level. If you don't like "Buy at Home" all right—but remember this, it's good business on your part—any way you look at it—it's money in your pocket to Try The Home Folks First. FRUIT FLY SCARE OVER The Mediterranean fruit fly scare is over as far as citizens of California are concerned but unrelenting vigilance on the part of the state department of agriculture is being maintained. "We have done little talking about the fruit fly during the past few months," said George H. Hecke, director of the state department of agriculture, "but the department has been constantly working to prevent the pest from entering the state and to assure ourselves that it is not here." "Success has apparently crowned both these endeavors. A trained squad of men started over the state early in the summer, examining fruit and orchards for possibility of fruit fly presence. Not one specimen has yet been found." Last week we added 20 new inspections on our trains service. The new crop of Florida fruit is beginning to move and we must be on the lookout for infected fruit. Inspectors will be maintained at border automobile stations as they have in the past, with the single exception of the high Sierra routes, which will be closed within a few weeks by snow. The department is subject to a constant bombardment of criticism. Hecke declared. One set contends that the state is overstepping its authority in maintaining the rigid border quarantine measures. The other faction is berating the director for not making the quarantine more severe. Mcantline work is progressing of inspecting every piece of fruit brought into California, so that the blight which has ruined thousands of Florida orchards may not be repeated here. Foreign Students At S.C. University Forty-two countries and 28 nationalities are represented by 314 foreign students at the University of Southern California, according to a survey just completed by Theron Clark, Registrar at the Trojan institution. Russia sends the largest number of European students to S.C., followed in order by England, Scotland, Poland, Italy, Rumania, Austria, Sweden, France, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Ireland, Lithuania, and Finland. Other countries having nationals on the Trojan campus are Central America, Peru, Panama, Australia, Asia Minor, South Africa, Mexico, Germany, Colombia, Palestine, Syria, Chile, and Armenia. Socially distinctive countries represented at Southern California are Afghanistan, Hawaii, and Java. Numerous students also come to S.C. from the territories, Hawaii, and Alaska, and from the Canal Zone. Aslatic and Oriental countries are led by Japan in student enrollment at the University of Southern California, and following are China, the Philippines, Korea, India, Java, and Palestine in the order named. Canada leads all foreign countries. Among the foreign students' club at S.C. is the Cosmopolitan Club, consisting of students from all the nations represented on the campus. An International House has been opened for the past two years, as headquarters of the Cosmopolitan Club. A Chinese Students' Club, a Japanese Students' Club are also flourishing at Troy. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY The Pythian Sisters of Anaheim temple No. 81 celebrated the seventh anniversary of the organization of the local temple with a birthday party recently. Officers of the lodge and five members whose birthdays occur in October were seated at a large table in the center of the banquet room which was decorated with Halloween colors. Long tables were placed on each side of the center table. The big birthday cake held seven candles and was cut by Most Excellent Chief Grace Smith of Santa Ana. Officers and those having October birthdays made brief talks. Past chiefs formed the entertainment committee, with Clara Burns as chairman. the department has been constantly working to prevent the pest from entering the state and to assure ourselves that it is not here. "Success has apparently crowned both these endeavors. A trained squad of men started over the state early in the summer, examining fruit and orchards for possibility of fruit fly presence. Not one specimen has yet been found. "Last week we added 20 new inspections." One set contends hat the state is overstepping its authority in maintaining the rigid border quarantine measures. The other faction is berating the director for not making the quarantine more severe. Mantline work is progressing in inspecting every piece of fruit brought into California, so that the blight which has ruined thousands of Florida orchards may not be repeated here. PINKY WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF PERU? AND - WHAT ARE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF NOVA SCOTIA-AND WHAT IS A PENINSULA ???? AW GEE! MY, OH MY! PINKY! THERE'S SOMETHING THE MATTER. TELL MOTHER ALL ABOUT IT! AW NOTHIN'/-EXCEPT THAT TEACHER OF OURS MUST BE AWFULLY DUMB SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING! SHE'S ALWAYS ASKING US QUESTIONS? PINKY DINKY JINGLES LITTLE WILLIE TUTTLE SO NICE AND SO CLEAN. FELL IN, A PUDDLE NOW HE CAN'T BE SEEN! SEND ME A JINGLE-ILL PRINT IT ADDRESS: PINKY DINKY - THE NEWSPAPER OBSERVATIONS MARKING THE MENERS OFF THEIR ROLLS If you have been reading the paper closely you would have noticed that several young widows have sued erstwhile boy friends for heart-bandloud abuse by failing to go through with asserted weddings. And quite often the gals get the jack. Back in the early 80's they used to sing a song entitled, "Man Came First and Woman After, and She's Been After Him Ever Since." A touching ball played to slow music while the lights are low. DOWN ON ALMONY ROW Husbands who are in arrears are kept on the jump provided they are out of a job; and if it so happens that they have remarried or perhaps three times more, they need an expert account of their situation straight. Those who crave so much company will take up their residence in Turkey or South Africa and range out. SHIP AHOY! Judging from the many remarks heard as to that dam being unsafe, perhaps some of the people would have said "Aye," provided there had been included in the budget expenditures an item for the building of an Ark. NOTHING TO TIE TO Said a geologist: "The Santa Ana river bed is pure and simply a 'fill-in,' a sand-wash (not a natural formation) and in the absence of bedrock or solid walls on either side, to build a large dam there to store up flood waters would be the height of folly—a menace." EASY COME—EASY GO From a time when the memory of the oldest inhabitant runneth not to the contrary, a bond issue required a two-thirds affirmative vote to carry. To say that a mere majority would be sufficient caused a lot of voters to buckle up their belts and say "No." GETTING AWAY TO A BUM START To set aside a great big slice of the funds to coax a railway company to move its tracks out of the way, many people wondered why that should be done, when there were other sites available for less money, which were pre-eminently better. From a time when the memory of the oldest inhabitant runneth not to the contrary, a bond issue required a two-thirds affirmative vote to carry. To say that a mere majority would be sufficient caused a lot of voters to buckle up their belts and say "No." GETTING AWAY TO A BUM START To set aside a great big slice of the funds to coax a railway company to move its tracks out of the way, many people wondered why that should be done, when there were other sites available for less money, which were pre-eminently better. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THE DILEMMA That the people of Orange county should control the flood waters by impounding is as sure as the sun rises; but the efforts of man to that end should proceed along practical lines. They should be feasible. Check dams, many of them, in all the canyons would do that very thing. There is no doubt but that the people generally would approve of the expenditure of money along sane lines to gain that end. RAGING RIVER RAN INTO THE SEA A well known citizen of Placentia said: "During the flood in 1884, I saw enough water coming down the Santa Ana river to fill up that proposed reservoir in two hours. Draw your own conclusions." AND THE SPECTATORS SETTLED BACK IN THEIR SEATS During a sensational suit for heart balm brought by a young promise suit, the jilted bride said: "He made ardent love to me; lady against a 70 year old millionaire in an eastern city breach of he kissed me, and then we sat spooning; must I tell—" And then there was an adjournment. MIGHT AS WELL KILL A FELLA AS SCARE HIM TO DEATH One ardent advocate of the dam at Sulphur Slide said: "If the dam was unsafe, time alone would tell." CANT EAT YOUR PIE AND HAVE IT TOO Some people oppose a rise in the price of sugar. But nevertheless they like sugar. Now if the American beet raiser does not get a sufficiently high tariff protection to keep out foreign sugar, he would not raise beets. If American industries are not protected properly, stagnation would happen. Maybe that is what is the matter with the farmer today. This country never did and never will prosper under a free trade policy. DON'T WAIT TILL HORSE IS STOLEN TO LOCK STABLE Protection to American industries is the very life of this nation. Without it there would be no business. The producer here would be a tramp. Let down the tariff barriers and this country would be flooded with cheaply produced foreign articles. And the consumer, with stagnation staring him in the face, would not have any money to buy even those cheap products. BACK TO THE OLD HITCHING POST Two or three vexatious problems that confront some of them are: To keep that girlish figure, to be able to sing, and know how to dance. Should you be unable to warble, you can hire a double, but if you do not possess any of the three qualifications, you are as valuable as a snowball in Yuma in summer. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA Said Lloyd George: "With Great Britain and the United BACK TO THE OLD HITCHING POST Two or three vexatious problems that confront some of them are: To keep that girlish figure, to be able to sing, and know how to dance. Should you be unable to warble, you can hire a double, but if you do not possess any of the three qualifications, you are as valuable as a snowball in Yuma in summer. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA Said Lloyd George: "With Great Britain and the United States of America co-operating to maintain world peace, that would be accomplished. By the coalition of these two English speaking nations joined mutually together, democracies of the world would gather round their banners and there would be peace on earth and good will among men." LISPING LULU IS LICKED A popular party pastime is to have all the guests gather around and have them pronounce the words "Theme Song." Girls who are tongue tied are not eligible. The merriment, it is said, assumes gigantic proportions after the fourth or fifth sitting. MUNCHO FRUJOLES After an impartial survey of all prison menu cards, it has been discovered that the piece de resistance in all well regulated jails is the 'lil Mex. red bean. HEY! QUIT SHOVING BACK THERE A reformer back in an eastern city has just made the startling discovery that near beer is intoxicating. THEY LACK THE BOARDING HOUSE REACH It is stated on good authority that tuberculosis is on the increase among young women—those that are classed as flappers. One of the reasons, it is said, is deficient food. Many of these young women are afraid to eat what they want because they fear the food will spoil their girlish figures. HEY! WHAT'S THE MATTER—GOING FOR A DOCTOR? An eastern state has passed a law allowing the gas wagons to perambulate along the pavements at 45 miles per hour. Everybody is in a hurry nowadays and you (the pedestrian) want to be ready to jump when the flivvers get going good.