anaheim-gazette 1930-07-17

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. HUGE SUM PAID FOR TAXES Collecting general taxes is only a small part of the financial transactions of California counties these days. Last year the 58 counties of the state handled receipts totaling more than a third of a billion dollars, of which taxes represented $105,038,589. Orange county collected a grand total of $9,063,431 from nearly a score of different sources during the 12-month period. These figures were disclosed in a compilation by State Controller Ray L. Riley, who said the total collections by all counties of the state was $356,838,192.42. Some of the miscellaneous sources of this revenue, and the amounts collected by all counties, are as follows: Licenses and permits, $167,621.35; fines and penalties $1,683,-151.48; privileges, $432,083.49; rents, $133,583.49; interest receipts, $3,134,345.40; subventions and grants, $39,356,478.98; gifts, donations, etc., $92,669.04; fees, $3,336,332.29; special rendered, $2,492,704.26; sale of bonds, $18,619,567.43; sale of property, $1,014,146.34; miscellaneous, $3,413,866.09; trust funds and accounts, $16,374,470.39; agency transactions—for state, $11,548,-675.34; for districts, $94,877,926.40; and for municipalities, $55,121,980.57. Los Angeles shows the greatest receipts of any one county in California, with a total of $178,441,493.88. San Francisco is next with $59,439,488.47, and Alameda county third, with $27,-814,205.90. THE TARIFF AND SUGAR PRICES One of the most severely criticized changes in the new tariff law is the slightly increased tariff on sugar, and all sorts of dire predictions have been made as to the effect of this tariff, despite the fact that sugar is cheaper today than it has ever been in this country, and lower than it was when sugar was on the free list. During the World War sugar production was encouraged in Cuba to the point that after the war it became a glut on the market. New York banks made huge investments in Cuban sugar plantations which have suffered reavily in value because of the depressed sugar price. The beet sugar and cane sugar industry is one of considerable importance in the United States, furnishing employment to thousands of farmers and wage-earners at wages far above those prevailing in Cuba. It is not desirable that we should be dependent entirely on foreign sources for sugar. Because of the great over-production in Cuba the competition from this source has become such that the American sugar industry could scarcely survive long competition under existing conditions. For that reason a slight increase in the tariff was deemed necessary. Cuba has a preference of twenty per cent in the tariff over other sugar exporting nations, so that all our needs for sugar above the amount of domestic production is brought from that quarter. Because of our large purchases of sugar and other commodities in Cuba there is a large balance of trade against us in our Cuban transactions. Hence it cannot be claimed that we are dealing unfairly with Cuba in making a slight increase in the tariff. The new tariff has been in effect for some weeks, and sugar is still cheaper than we have ever known it. DECATUR'S SWORD A great-nephew of Commodore Decatur, just deceased, has devised to the United States Naval Academy a sword that was presented by ythe city of Philadelphia to the famous American naval officer. The brave, romantic and genius-endowed Decatur remains one of the most attractively striking characters in the history of the nation. His sword very literally carved a new avenue for the onward march of Christian civilization, giving to the United Estates a sea prestige which struck terror to its foes and stirred the envy and anxious thought of England and other sea powers. Decatur's famed toast: "My country, may she always be right; but, right or wrong, my country!" has stirred the soul of patriotism through all the years since his day. It has been criticized by moral controversists, but its essence too deeply is implanted in the American heart ever to be dimmed to lesser luster, for it was born of a very passion of patriotic devotion—as though one had said: "My family, may it always be right; but, right or wrong, my family." Selective Two Canadians, I of Yale University, Bland, both of whom the prescribed oath fense of the United thereupon denied citizen courts, have won American citizenship the United States Appeals overruling Federal District Court Both applicants required oath on the would not bear arms believed the war to failable. In confirming the Canadians to refuse ted States in case they be unjustified the two had stood on the would not put allegiance of any country to the will of God. Tion," declared the morally justified war as recognized in Recognition was given in the recent H. This case should United States Supreme that citizens general their obligations as United States, which those of naturalized preme Court of the Rosika Schwin that the duty to be of the country was mental prescriptions stipitation. If the obligation to vision of the federal tions which makes r of the chief stated Union and enrolls o unorganized militia repel invasion or sub one for selective obey all other provisional Constitution and law object to defiance by o simple process of des gards them as mo The will of God may number of individuals there were any cert municating with the talning His views it not be so difficult. The draft riots in ing the Civil War w the nation. His sword very literally carved a new avenue for the onward march of Christian civilization, giving to the United Etates a sea prestige which struck terror to its foes and stirred the envy and anxious thought of England and other sea powers. Decatur's famed toast: "My country, may she always be right; but, right or wrong, my country!" has stirred the soul of patriotism through all the years since his day. It has been criticized by moral controversalists, but its essence too deeply is implanted in the American heart ever to be dimmed to lesser luster, for it was born of a very passion of patriotic devotion—as though one had said: "My family, may it always be right; but, right or wrong, my family." Far better and nobler is the spirit, and implied intent, incorporate in the great sea captain's immortal declaration than the saccharine silliness of many modern pacifist slogans, which would transmute it to mean something like: "My country, may I be permitted to serve and defend her, if Europe and the rest of the world be willing that I should do so!" BACK ON THE SEAS At the present time the ocean-going American merchant fleet employed in established lines in foreign and non-contiguous trades consists of 671 vessels of 3,865,000 gross tons. This shows a 500 per cent increase in numbers and nearly 550 per cent in tonnage since 1914. With few exceptions these vessels are of 2,000 gross tons and over and 60 per cent of the number and 65 per cent of the gross tonnage are now under private ownership. It is certain that without the strong support of the government the merchant marine would have reverted to the humiliating and costly position it occupied before the war. The American people have benefited by the mistakes of the past. They are convinced that the economic progress, trade stability and security can be largely assured by the maintenance of an adequate American merchant marine. We are frequently told that the future of American prosperity is based upon our export of manufactured articles. Never the less, the proportion of our domestic production to our export trade in this field was the same approximately in 1929 as in 1899, or as 9 to 1. It is evident that our prosperity has not been dependent upon the increase of our export of manufactured articles, but the maintenance of our domestic production and consumption. Among our most prosperous years were 1923, 1924 and 1925, when our export sales of manufactured articles ranged from only 6 to 8 per cent of our total production. The politicians and journalists who have been predicting and hoping that keeping out foreign cheap labor products by increased tariffs that will enable Americans to do the work instead, would cause more unemployment, are doubtless doomed to disappointment. Even the Editor Can’t Please Everybody — By Albert T. Reid But the ones who get sore are the ones who have it coming to them. CROOKED BIG BUSINESS MAN THE EDITOR ALL THE NEW NO MATTER WHO IT HITS ALBERT T. REID AUTOGASTER INVOLVED IN A SOCIETY SCANDAL Selective Loyalty Two Canadians, Dr. Clyde McIntosh, of Yale University, and Marie Averill Bland, both of whom refused to take the prescribed oath to bear arms in defense of the United States and were thereupon denied citizenship by the lower courts, have won their right to American citizenship by a decision of the United States District Court of Appeals overruling the decision of the Federal District Court of Connecticut. Both applicants refused to take the required oath on the ground that they would not bear arms if they personally believed the war to be morally unjustifiable. In confirming the right of the two Canadians to refuse to defend the United States in case they believed the war to be unjustified the court declared the two had stood on the ground that they would not put allegiance to the government of any country before allegiance to the will of God. "There is a distinction," declared the court, "between a morally justified and an unjustifiable war as recognized in international law. Recognition was given to such distinction in the recent Kellogg paet." This case should be carried to the United States Supreme Court in order that citizens generally may have defined their obligations as citizens of the United States, which do not differ from those of naturalized aliens. The Supreme Court of the United States, in Rosika Schwimmer case, decided that the duty to bear arms in defense of the country was one of the fundamental prescriptions of the federal Constitution. If the obligation to observe that provision of the federal and state constitutions which makes national defense one of the chief stated objectives of the Union and enrols every citizen in the unorganized militia subject to call to repel invasion or subdue insurrection, is one for selective observance, then equally all other provisions of the federal Constitution and laws under it are subject to defiance by every citizen by the simple process of declaring that he regards them as morally unjustifiable. The will of God may be subject to any number of individual interpretations; if there were any certain means of communicating with the Almighty and obtaining His views the situation would not be so difficult. The draft riots in New York City during the Civil War were led by persons or traitor could find refuge in the mere declaration that his conscience impelled him to refuse defense to the nation. While the court in this decision states that the Kellogg treaty distinguished between justifiable and unjustifiable wars, that treaty leaves to the governments which are parties to the treaty, or a combination of them, the right to determine which are just and which unjustifiable wars—not to the individual citizen. And a number of the countries signatory to this treaty maintain conscripted armies preparatory for wars the character of which cannot yet be known. Moreover this treaty specifically endorses defensive war. Conceivable allies given citizenship in the United States might not justify even a defensive war waged against their fatherland. In these cases the British empire. The laws of this country have always campeted from military service genuine consentious objects, namely, persons belonging to religious sects which teach that military service is inconsistent with religious faith. Such persons have been assigned to non-military duty but have not been relieved from the obligation to help their government in some way. If the mere declaration of any individual, whatever his motives, that he believes a war in which his country is engaged is morally unjustifiable, when the Americans are threatened with armed invasion or insurrection, then as against the many nations which have permanent policies of conscription and are in position to draft their man power, the United States is weakened to a degree hitherto undreamed of. The American people have a right to know whether allens may ask and secure the protection of this government without agreeing to assist in defending it except on a personally selective basis; whether they may procure the opportunities of American citizenship while rejecting its fundamental duties. If this decision is to stand, then certainly all future wars must be fought by volunteers, because anyone objecting to military service can escape it by declaring it that he believes the war in question, or any war, is contrary to the will of God. Since no one can be certain that he knows the will of God there is no way of proving or disproving either the truth or sincerity of such a statement. The decision to abandon conscription entirely in the face of this insuperable obstacle might prove a blessing. Many believe that four mil- Daily Agricultural Program Beginning each day at 12 p.m. and continuing 10 minutes, talks of interest to farmers, growers and producers will be given during the week beginning July 12, under the auspices of the Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating with Radio Station KPI, as follows: July 21—"Water Injury of Avocado Trees,"—An article by Parker and Horne of the Citrus Experiment Station. July 22—"Truck Crop Question Box,"—by F. H. Ernst, Assistant Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County. July 23—"Natural Enemies of Scale Insects in Santa Barbara County,"—by E. S. Kellogg, Agricultural Commissioner, Santa Barbara County. July 24—"California Tree Friends," by Woodbridge Metgulf, Extension Specialist in Forestry, University of California. July 25—"College of Agriculture News," by W. H. Williams, Assistant Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County. July 26—"4-H Club Program." Fifth Annual Poultry Institute July 17 The poultry departments of the Southern Counties Farm Bureau have for the past five years held an annual picnic at Ganesha Park, Pomona, with an appropriate program for the poultrymen. This institute serves a dual purpose in that those attending can by going early visit the egg-laying contest pens prior to attending the plcle program, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The management of the egg-laying contest will be prepared to show visitors around the grounds and explain the experimental work that is being carried on there. A splendid program for the institute has been arranged with prominent speakers on topics of interest to poultrymen. It is understood that many poultrymen from Orange County will attend. According to the census returns there are 2,576 idle people in Atlantic City. unorganized militia subject to call to repel invasion or subdue insurrection, is one for selective observance, then equally all other provisions of the federal Constitution and laws under it are subject to defiance by every citizen by the simple process of declaring that he regards them as morally unjustifiable. The will of God may be subject to any number of individual interpretations; if there were any certain means of communicating with the Almighty and obtaining His views the situation would not be so difficult. The draft riot in New York City during the Civil War were led by persons who declared that the war was morally unjustifiable. Under this interpretation of the law it would seem that any slackship while rejecting its fundamental duties. If this decision is to stand, then certainly all future wars must be fought by volunteers because anyone objecting to military service can escape it by declaring it that he believes the war in question, or any war, is contrary to the will of God. Since no one can be certain that he knows the will of God there is no way of proving or disproving either the truth or sincerity of such a statement. The decision to abandon conscription entirely in the face of this insuperable obstacle might prove a blessing. Many believe that four million soldiers could have been raised by the volunteer process during the World War. The volunteer system whenever WELL, PINKY HOW DO YOU LIKE IT ON THE FARM, EH? ALL THE COWS AND THE CHICKENS, EH! NOW, WE'LL GO OVER TO THE BARN AND I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO MILK THE COW! EH? WHY - ER - AH - UNCLE EBNER - AS LONG AS I'M JUST STARTING TO LEARN TO MILK, CAN'T I START ON THE CALF INSTEAD OF THE COW! Pinky Dinky JINGLES NOW SAVE A LAUGH FOR LITTLE WILLIE GAFF HE CAN NOT TALK-HIS MOUTH IS FULLA CANDY TAFF! VIM FODBY MENZEL, BOOKBELLS AL. OBSERVATIONS TEMPERING JUSTICE WITH MERCY In another county an amazing case of a woman's infatuation for a man (whom she said she loved) led her to commit a felony. She gave the man her money until she was penniless, and then secured more through fradulent means. She faced the penitentiary. And that man deserted the woman (and her illegimate son that came through their folly.) And now the woman promised to pay back the money she owes provided she is given probation. And the merciful magistrate granted her plea. The man? Oh, he disappeared. AND MAKE "SHIBBOLETH" THE PASSWORD It is said teetotaler's clubs are to be formed all over the land in order to help out on the animated amendment. Take care of the pints, the quarts lookout for themselves. SOMETIMES YOU GET STUNG When a man or woman buys stocks, it's a good deal like getting married.—You take 'em for better and for worse. SOMETHING ON THEIR HIPS After a fella has seen the native Hawaiian girls do the hula hula dance he comes to the realization that when some of the American dames do their stuff the modern cousins add many thrills and real eye openers when giving those terpsicorean whoopee movements. END OF A PERFECT DAY If the long skirt really gets a waisthold on the gals and if the upper section gets a neck hold on the dames, the he-man boulevardiers might just as well go into their winter hibernating quarters. DID ANYONE FLY OVER THE COOKOO'S NEST? Just when everybody began to think one of the late marriages in a certain film colony was really a perfect match, matrimonial discord broke out, and one flew east and the other flew west. END OF A PERFECT DAY If the long skirt really gets a waisthold on the gals and if the upper section gets a neck hold on the dames, the he-man boulevardiers might just as well go into their winter hibernating quarters. DID ANYONE FLY OVER THE COOKOO'S NEST? Just when everybody began to think one of the late marriages in a certain film colony was really a perfect match, matrimonial discord broke out, and one flew east and the other flew west. OLD JUPE STILL IN SOCIAL REGISTER About the time all the fellers had finished making their New Year resolution, it began to rain and all hands and the cook felt sure that Pluvious was still on the calling list. THREE STRIKES AND OUT There have been two fires in the National Capitol and both did considerable damage. Some folks are really alarmed and hope there will not be another one. EVERYBODY SHOULD FLY HIS OWN KITE When a fella asks you to endorse his note there are two things for you to do. Put your name on the dotted line and go down to the bank and pay it; or give him the air and turn the bulldog loose. PULLED A BLOOMER When a man feels as though the people are calling him for a high office, and when he happens to be derned good material, it is unfortunate should he speak out in meeting before he counts ten. IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE A LATE WINTER In reporting a wedding in another town the society reporter said: “Miss” So and So, the bride, looked charming, etc., and then the types said the bride’s “daughter was bridesmaid.” MULE'S MILK MAKES MELEE It is said after some members of a gun crew took away some of the bottles from the booticians they staged a party. And it is said the contents had such a kick that a fight started. THE GENTLE TOUCH Hello Bill. How are you? Fine. Are you busy? Nope. Can I see you for a moment? Yep. Say, this is a fine day isn’t it you bet. Well what do you want? Say, you know, I was thinking you might help me. Well what’s on your mind? Well, you know the holidays have come and gone. You bet they have. Well, anyway, what I was thinking is, can you let he have a hundred dollars? There was a swoon, a gurgle, and a flop at last accounts the subject was regaining consciousness. IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW YOU MUST HAVE RAIN The life of some of the actors wouldn't be so bad, if it wasn't for those derned alimony suits. (If he's a process server, tell him I'm not here.) IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW YOU MUST HAVE RAIN The life of some of the actors wouldn't be so bad, if it wasn't for those derned alimony suits. (If he's a process server, tell him I'm not here.) TOOK A DIVE Sporting circles it is said were all agog or something the other day when a big prize fighter won a decision in about 45 seconds by the watch. It is said when the man, a whale of a guy (278 lbs.) rushed toward his opponent at the tap of the gong the latter sort of froze in his tracks. Then there were two blows struck. One struck the little man, and he struck the floor. Then there was an investigation. Sonre thought mebbe there was a frame up. But after a thorough search of the facts it was said that nature simply took it course. Caramba! YOU TELL 'EM If there is anyone who can tell when the mad hombres below the border will lay down their "gats" he would be given first prize in the international contest now raging for the solution of domestic mysteries. However that time seems remote and is as uncertain as the place where the little revolving marble on the roulette wheel is going to stop. POPULAR INDOOR SPORT The height of something or other is for a fella to scribble out a check with a lead pencil, sign his name to it, and go and get real money for it from some obliging merchant, and then have it returned marked "No Funds." HARD TO TEACH OLD DOG NEW TRICKS If you look closely you will notice the long skirt is slow in coming forward. Fact is it may be as short as ever in front and a little longer in back. And yet again it may be a little longer on one side while shorter on the other. It all depends on just how you look at the situation. Those short skirts have been real eye openers. They display the scenery. The successful merchant knows the value of good advertising. You've got to show off your wares. And while the long skirt may sound the death knell of the silk hosiery business; however, that industry appears to have a fighting chance. The short skirt has been a revelation and it has been the cause of revealing hidden secrets. Should the wimmin go in unanimously for the long garment, it may also boost the bathing suit business, because if the fair damsels became too modest during the winter they would naturally require more material in the bathing outfits while perambulating on the board walks in the good old summer time.