anaheim-gazette 1930-07-31

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. TIME FOR THE TURN TO COME According to the political and business prophets who were so full of optimism last Winter and Spring, the nation ought at this time to be beginning to feel the pulsations of returning business activity. Signs of the expected upturn are noted by several observers, and there is a general feeling among those who make it their business to watch events that the lowest point of the depression has been reached. Perhaps the most reliable reports are those made to the National Conference of Business Paper Editors and the Associated Business Papers. According to these 150 publications which are intimately in touch with as many different lines of business, there is no line in which there are now stocks on hand in sufficient quantity to carry on even sub-normal business for very long. Buying must begin within a few weeks, these observers report. As soon as buying begins, factories must increase production. It is interesting to note that in some lines of business there has been no falling off this year as compared with last, but a definite increase. While some lines have suffered a 40 percent shrinkage, the consumption of electric current for the first six months of 1930 was 2 percent greater than in the same period of 1929. It has been a curious sort of a business crisis, in that consumer purchases in general have not been greatly curtailed and wages have been reduced in only a few cases. In spite of all the talk about unemployment, there is no evidence of poverty nor any general economic distress. Wall Street reports that many large foreign loans will be made in the early Fall. The proceeds of these loans will be ANTI-AMERICAN INTERNATIONALISM Internationalists have educated American public opinion against just American interests until there is a complete lack of comprehension of the lengths to which European nations, especially, go in handicapping American trade, in addition to tariffs which are on the average as high as our own. One of these systems of discrimination is the quota or contingent system, which has been applied to important American products, such as motor cars and moving pictures. For instance, Austria permits only seventy American motor cars to enter that country of nine million people each year. France and Germany have led in the application of the quota or contingent system as applied to American imports. Two years ago France tried to apply what amounted to an embargo on American motion pictures, preferred in that country because of their greater popular approval. Only when exhibitors and patrons rose in rebellion and the American companies prepared to shut up shop and discharge several thousand employees was this scheme moderated. Berlin dispatches tell of the plans of the German government to reduce the importation of foreign moving pictures to 120 a year. This is only the culmination of a long period of growing restriction. Suppose the United States government were to attempt to limit the number of German vessels that could enter our ports in any one year, or put into effect that for every European book or work of art shipped into America an American book or work of art should be purchased by Europe. What caterwaulings would arise from our internationalists! The rest of the world can go as far as it likes an hamstringing American business and not a protest arises from the United States. But let the United States take a step to protect American industry and what a chorus of protest arises! The truth is beginning however, to sink in on this country that we have been so very busy looking after the rest of the world that some need has arisen to look after domestic interests. Since James S. the duties of the sessor he has included of oil companies to the present supersensitive to his accords an acre of land rights in the oil not a pipe line, the companies' corporations took ment of their well property in the was chosen to the remedy this crisis has redeemed him the fact that they pay a fourth of the county. Whose would take the he informed them have their checks of delinquency his properties. That meant precisely w dantly evidenced had the checks ins ed time. Oil compieting to his asses of them have been Board of Equalize into the courts he upheld. That is a man might well f foods of assessment by every county lands are being a hunch voters of this man on the job delivers the goods. Mr. Sleeper pro if elected he will all properties he has always done this important commission of which commission pays more than specifically provides shall do this work paid for, and he work faithfully aries which have expedient of refer to a commission I enormous commiss bailed-up condition bargain. There is state following th and Orange county Sleeper knows the erties better than a limit the number of German vessels that could enter our ports in any one year, or put into effect that for every European book or work of art shipped into America an American book or work of art should be purchased by Europe. What caterwaulings would arise from our internationalists! The rest of the world can go as far as it likes an hamstringing American business and not a protest arises from the United States. But let the United States take a step to protect American industry and what a chorus of protest arises! The truth is beginning however, to sink in on this country that we have been so very busy looking after the rest of the world that some need has arisen to look after domestic interests. ORATORY AND PARITY Some of the energy recently expended in the United States Senate in denouncing the alleged "naval inferiority" to which the London treaty is claimed to consign us, might well have been expended during the past ten years in insisting that the American navy should not sink to the position of distinct inferiority it now occupies for lack of congressional appropriations. Under the terms of the Washington conference the United States sunk a half billion dollars worth of battleships and abandoned our clear naval superiority. Congress then stood by and permitted Great Britian and Japan to heavily outbuild the United States in classes of warships not covered by the Washington agreement, particularly cruisers. The London treaty sets a mark to which the United States may build which will give us the parity the Washington agreement was supposed to give us, but took away from us, through the neglect of Congress. This construction will cost one billion dollars. The present Congress fell far below the mark authorized in the London treaty. We shall see just how ready Congress is to build what we are authorized to build during the next few years. The chances are entirely against our reaching this limit of construction. Already propagandists against national defense are circulating the yarn that Great Britian will not exercise her rights to additional building under the treaty, and therefore that the United States should be content with the "right" to parity rather than go ahead and attain parity. A good motto for the Senate, and the House as well, would be to stop talking and begin building. The British ambassador to the United States is now busy trying to secure entry cargoes of lumber from which the American authorities sought to exclude because produced in part by convict labor. In view of the fact that Canada is the heaviest exporter of this class of lumber to the United States it will be noted that London doesn't hesitate to sock Canada when this involves doing a little favor for the Moscow masters. ANAHEIM GAZETTE There’s No Holding Him When He Gets Started By Albert T. Reid The Man Who Delivers the Goods and in his keeping this work is in competent hands. Avocado Tour The Man Who Delivers the Goods Since James Sleeper has been filling the duties of the office of County Assessor he has increased the assessment of oil companies from a mere bagatelle to the present sum of $50,000,000. Previous to his accession to the office not an acre of land containing mineral rights in the oil district was assessed, not a pipe line, not a boiler or any of the companies' equipment. These corporations took the stand that assessment of their wells included all of their property in the county. Mr. Sleeper was chosen to the office on his promise to remedy this crying evil, and that he has redeemed his promise is seen in the fact that these corporations now pay a fourth of the taxes collected in the county. When they declared they would take the case into the courts, he informed them that if he did not have their checks in hand at the hour of delinquency he would attach their properties. That they realized he meant precisely what he said is abundantly evidenced by the fact that he had the checks in hand at the appointed time. Oil companies have ceased objecting to his assessments, as every one of them have been sustained by the Board of Equalization and when taken into the courts have been universally upheld. That is a record of which any man might well feel proud. His methods of assessment have been adopted by every county in the state where oil lands are being assessed. We have a hunch voters of the county will keep this man on the job. He's the man who delivers the goods. Mr. Sleeper promises the voters that if elected he will make all assessments of all properties in Orange county as he has always done and will not refer this important matter to an expensive commission of inexperienced men, which commission may easily cost taxpayers more than $100,000. The law specifically provides that the assessor shall do this work. That is what he is paid for, and he has been doing this work faithfully and well. Other counties which have followed the foolish expedient of referring the assessment to a commission have got nothing but enormous commission bills to pay and a bailed-up condition of affairs in the bargain. There is no county in the state following this form of taxation and Orange county does not want it. Sleeper knows the assessments of properties better than any man in the countryside and in his keeping this work is in competent hands. A vote for Mr. Sleeper is a vote to keep in office the man who delivers the goods. 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 August 4, under the auspices of the Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating with Radio Station KFI, as follows: August4—"Fertilizer Problems and Analysis of Soils in California" by M.B. Rounds, Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County. August5—A talk by the Farm Bureau. August6—"Control of Codling Moth in Inyo County" by John W. Dixon, Agricultural Commissioner, Inyo County. August7—"Water Conservation" by a member of the Los Angeles Conservation Association. August8—"Southern California Crops" by Rosa Gast, Agricultural Department, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. August9—"Know Your Soil" by W.H. Williams, Assistant Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County. Early Newspapers Dramatic events in the early newspaper life of California redepicted by Dr. Owen C. Coy of the State Historical Association in a brief history of journalism in the state, it is announced by the State Department of Education. How newspapers sprang up rapidly after the first American flag was raised in 1846—until there were 13 publications in the fifties; the greatest "scopo" in California journalism, anthe first expose of graft in a California newspaper are highlights of the history. Dr. Coy has written several volumes on California historical subjects, including a "Guide to County Archives of California," and "History of California County Boundaries." Two Boston girls were arrested at Lowell, Mass., the other day for passing bogus bills. Up in Boston course they call it liquidating suspicious currency. It isn't so important to have a quiet wedding as it is to have a quiet wedded woman in the grip of steel, someone having forgotten to tell him that women have... when commission may costly cost taxpayers more than $100,000. The law specifically provides that the assessor shall do this work. That is what he is paid for, and he has been doing this work faithfully and well. Other counties which have followed the foolish expedient of referring the assessment to a commission have got nothing but enormous commission bills to pay and a balled-up condition of affairs in the bargain. There is no county in the state following this form of taxation and Orange county does not want it. Sleeper knows the assessments of properties better than any man in the county, he is a square and honest official. Dr. Coy has written several volumes on California historical subjects, including a "Guide to County Archives of California," and "History of California County Boundaries." Two Boston girls were arrested at Lowell, Mass., the other day for passing bogus bills. Up in Boston of course they call it liquidating suspicious currency. It isn't so important to have a quiet wedding as it is to have a quiet wedded life a little later on. YES SIREE! YOUNG PINKY, THAT'S A COW LICK I GOT IN MY HAIR! WELL, I MAY BE NEW ON A PARM BUT I KNOW A THING OR TWO. HE SURE IS LUCKY WITH THAT COW LICK! HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BRUSH HIS HAIR! C'MON! COW! LICK IT GOOD! HEY BOSSY NOT THAT WAY Pinky Dinky JINGLES BOOM! WHENES MARY? MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMP SHE FILLED IT WITH BENZINE SHE WENT TO LIGHT HER LITTLE LAMP, SHE HASN'T SINCE BENZINE! OBSERVATIONS WHAT DID THE MAN SAY? When the Yanks go to a foreign conference, Uncle Rueben rises to ask whether or not they take along interpreters so as to know what it is all about. HOLDING THE SACK The overissued and unauthorized "stock" of a certain defunct oil company is still drawing the spotlight. It seems there were some guys who became millionaires overnight through selling the "paper." They grew so rich that it is reported they bought yachts and gold rimmed bathtubs, so that they could enjoy themselves. It seems some of them are still out while some of them are in. But the poor, duped people who put up their hard earned money for the "stock," where do they get off? Of course, the unsuspecting buyers of the "stock" should have known better; but anyhow they stepped on the fly paper and it seemed they got stuck, or something like that. It has been said there is a Santa Claus, but it doesn't look like the poor "stockholders" would get anything back even though they hung up their stockings at the fireplace—because lots of them even lost the fireplace. HOISTING HIMSELF BY HIS OWN BOOT STRAPS Sometime ago a perfumed and high-powered "stock" salesman breezed in. He had his pencil and pad all ready. Said he: "We pay 12 per cent. We will take any securities or real estate you have and in return will issue over stock for it. It pays 12. You cannot do better." After he ran down, he was asked, "How do you do it?" "Oh," he replied, re-assuringly, "We bond our mortgages." "How's that?" "Why, we bond our mortgages" he repeated. When asked who paid for the bond, he had business elsewhere, and ducked. It appears the scheme went something like this: He would buy a mortgage at a discount, keep the velvet and then bond the mortgage and go and buy another mortgage at a discount, and so on. Hot air, bunk, or whatever you call it. But lots of people fell for it and the 12 per cent. They are sorry now. A good way to do when these affable, high-powered persons call, is to turn the watch dog loose. THAT'S WHY THEY PUT RUBBERS ON LEAD PENCILS Some people are not satisfied unless they are changing the names of streets. "Garden Grove Road" has been on the map for THAT'S WHY THEY PUT RUBBERS ON LEAD PENCILS Some people are not satisfied unless they are changing the names of streets. "Garden Grove Road" has been on the map for 50 years, and there awhile back somebody changed it to "Euclid Avenue." Now, old timers look puzzled if you ask them where Euclid is. LIKE BURNING A RAG AFTER COOKING CABBAGE If 5 men go into a conspiracy and you get 3 of them in jail through the squawking of 2 of them (who go free) does that purify the atmosphere? A SHIRT TALE A wise cracking columnist in a town up the boulevard, who flings editorial darts that usually carry a sting; there awhile ago said that when Cal walked up street he threw away a cigar butt. The columnist said there was a wild scramble and when the smoke of battle cleared away, a woman emerged from the huddle bearing aloof the snipe. The columnist also said that if Cal would have thrown away his shirt they would have had a revolution. Ha, ha, ha, zats a good one. Ho, ho, ho, say Cal., hee, hee, hee,, Cal if you have an extra shirt and are thinking of throwing away the garment give us a ring, will yuh? THOSE ENTANGLEMENTS If there should ever be a civil war (Ho, Ho, Ho.) over the booze racket, do you think those foreign powers would help stop the rain of bullets; or would they come and take over the reins of government and forever reign. YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK After carefully looking over the social register and the telephone directory it has been difficult to find out whether any thing was accomplished by the session of sinking ships. Many men have gone down to the sea in ships, but it seems some men are all at sea about building them. One man over there said there was quite a bit of guzzling, from which it would appear that something went down, but it was reported that the expense money ran out, but up to the hour of going to press it has not been learned whether or not any of the boys walked home. In case they did not have a return ticket they should have taken along their hydro roller skates. MEBBE THERE'S AN AFRICAN IN THE TANKERS Speaking of protection to American industries and the curtailment of oil production who knows how much tariff there is on the oil that comes in from India and other points east. WHO'S WHO—AND HOW Who knows how many high hat Yanks have interests in foreign oil companies who import a lot of oil into this home of the brave and land of the free. MEBBE THERE'S AN AFRICAN IN THE TANKERS Speaking of protection to American industries and the curtailment of oil production who knows how much tariff there is on the oil that comes in from India and other points east. WHO'S WHO—AND HOW Who knows how many high hat Yanks have interests in foreign oil companies who import a lot of oil into this home of the brave and land of the free. MAYBE THERE'S A SQUARE PLUG IN A ROUND HOLE It's all right to curtail the oil output here if there is really an overproduction; but what about that large volume of oil that flows in from foreign fields. MAKE WHOOPEE TOGETHER A person who has given thought to sociology says a lot of family discord can be prevented by having the husband and wife make each other their best pals. For instance, when the husband steps out he should take the wife with him and vice versa. And then should the host or hostess rattle the dishes in the ice chest or start a strip poker party or whatnot, then both would know all about it and there would be no necessity for explaining afterward. AND LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE Some persons blame the law makers for allowing motorists to go 40 miles per hour. It is said accidents are increasing. But listen, with narrow highways any speed over a snail's pace where there is congestion is dangerous. The thing to do is to make all highways 100 feet wide, and let 'em ramble. GETTING AN EYE FULL The underworld plays are made so real that many folks are afraid that this racketeer business has come to stay. NO KETCHA DE MON It seems the foreign countries believe in raising bigger and better prize fighters. The wood choppers and truck horses sent over so far seem to be in a class all by themselves, and nobody likes to tackle them. However, the beeg fellas still climb under the ropes—because there is "no gate." But to keep in the pink of condition they will have to eat, and if they cannot get a break over here they will have to go back home before their passports run out on them. No doubt the local boys would then be like the ground hog and come out to see if they could find their shadows.