anaheim-gazette 1930-09-25

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. BUSINESS TREND IS UPWARD Almost a year ago business activity, after breaking all previous records, definitely turned downward in this and other countries and continued to recede. Few statisticians and forecasters knew that the change was coming last summer. The stock market, "infallible" barometer of business changes, kept on advancing after business had reached the top. There is evidence in abundance that we have reached the bottom and while the change is hardly perceptible to many yet there is a very definite and substantial promise that the upward trend is on the way. Before sailing for Europe a few days ago, James D. Mooney, vice president of General Motors, said: "As to automotive exports — I believe there soon will be a slow trend upward." Robert C. Graham, vice president of Graham-Paige Motors, declared: "The disposal of stocks of cars overseas is making for a healthy condition and warrants a more promising outlook in the export markets." The monthly statement of capital stocks of national banks, issued by the Treasury Department, shows a very large increase over 1929 despite the depression. On August 1, 1929, the national banks had a paid-in capital stock of $1,667,917,761 and this was increased on August 1, 1930, to $1,752,788,129, a gain of $84,870,-368. August 18, the Treasury received tenders for $120,000,000 of I believe there soon will be a slow trend upward." Robert C. Graham, vice president of Graham-Paige Motors, declared: "The disposal of stocks of cars overseas is making for a healthy condition and warrants a more promising outlook in the export markets." The monthly statement of capital stocks of national banks, issued by the Treasury Department, shows a very large increase over 1929 despite the depression. On August 1, 1929, the national banks had a paid-in capital stock of $1,667,917,761 and this was increased on August 1, 1930, to $1,752,788,129, a gain of $84,870,-368. August 18, the Treasury received tenders for $120,000,000 of Treasury Bills and there was a total applied for of $397,162,000. More than three times the amount of the bills to be sold. Reports from Detroit show all automobile plants in operation except one and that is to be started shortly. The automobile parts industry has had a good business all summer and forecasts are to the effect that they will still be busy for several months. Money is easy and promises to remain so. Easy money will not of itself bring on a revival of trade but it is a substantial factor. Public improvement bonds for the South have established a new high record. The $130,000,000 awarded for the first six months of 1930 is a 40 per cent gain over the like period of 1929. The Bell Telephone Company, according to the Manufacturers Record, has a construction program for an expenditure of upwards of $700,000,000 of which $93,000,000 will be expended in the South and Southwest. Today finds the iron and steel industry operating at an average of over 73 per cent for the seven months ending July, 1930. Department store sales are but 10 per cent below the peak of 1929. Insurance sales are ahead of the record established in 1929. Savings deposits have increased $700,000,000 against last year's drop of $82,000,000. Industry has been housecleaning and debt liquidation has made remarkable progress. One remarkable and outstanding feature of the depression is the weight of opinion among industrial leaders against lowered wages. There have been but few cuts and laborers will return to work at the usual good wages of American labor. There should be a marked psychological improvement in coming months. Business a year ago was about 10 per cent above normal. But when we cease the comparison conditions will improve. ALLOTS $121,875,000 FOR DROUGHT RELIEF The Federal Government has taken its first major step in carrying out its part of the program for drought relief when Secretary Hyde authorized the immediate apportionment of $121,-875,000 of Federal funds for highway improvement in the several states and Hawaii for the next fiscal year. This will enable the states to advance their road-building programs and provide employment for farmers and others who may have been or may be left destitute by the destruction of their crops. Under the usual procedure the funds would not have been allocated until Jan. 1, 1931, but the President and his advisers have felt that this is one of the immediate steps that should be taken for relief of the stricken sections of the country. Each state must appropriate for the same work an equal amount to that received from the Federal Government. Congress appropriated $125,000,000 for Federal road purposes. The Secretary made it plain that his department would "use its own discretion" as to approval of various state road projects. POLITICS "As goes Maine," is an ancient term which is no longer used. Maine tensions in September; less, handed down from natives of the Pine pretty likely to be Winter by November to the polls! The election just be interpreted by Mr. to suit any partisan Republicans made a foresee the Republic's thing in other states some will argue. B majority was much therefore the Republic cut down enough in doubtful states to creats to Congress argument. Neither anything. The most significant Maine election, it see few voters took the According to the both parties, the per States are stirred to souls by the issues tariff and pro Mebbe so. But they have more than they unemployment, and hits them in a doze don't seem to have enough about those trouble to express polls. More than 26 cast their ballots in election of 1928; few number, apparently voting this year. Wouldn't it be fun were all wrong in body is all excited year? REVOLUCTION The revolution in Czar, was perfected Americans. We unde Revolution, again: We understood collations whereby the America liberated th kings of Spain and national history is best sort of a revolution. What is difficult stand is the sort of having in South This will enable the states to advance their road-building programs and provide employment for farmers and others who may have been or may be left destitute by the destruction of their crops. Under the usual procedure the funds would not have been allocated until Jan. 1, 1931, but the President and his advisers have felt that this is one of the immediate steps that should be taken for relief of the stricken sections of the country. Each state must appropriate for the same work an equal amount to that received from the Federal Government. Congress appropriated $125,000,000 for Federal road purposes. The Secretary made it plain that his department would "use its own discretion" as to approval of various state road projects, so that the sections most heavily affected by the drought will be benefited. Although emergency road work is expected to be done only in those states suffering from unemployment and from the drought the apportionment included all the states with the idea of providing now for all states that may be forced to seek relief. NO REASON FOR FOOD BOOSTS Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, after a conference with the President, has declared that the drought has presented no reason for any jump in food costs and pledged himself and the Administration to protect the public from a "holdup." The supply is bountiful, he said, the only shortage being in animal feeds. It is the purpose of the Department of Agriculture to give the widest possible publicity to wholesale prices of farm products in the hope of preventing disproportionate prices to the consumer. "My aim," said Secretary Hyde, "is to protect the consumer from a holdup. I don't want the consumer to get caught between the profiteers and the farmer. There is no reason for the housewives to get panicky or alarmed. While some truck garden products have been damaged, there is not real shortage." Many city administrations are cooperating with the Agriculture Department and it is believed that there will be no material advance in prices of the food necessities of the country. INSPECTION PROTECTS THE PUBLIC The Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Agriculture is giving close inspection in the eastern food district to canned vegetables. Close surveillance is maintained not only over canning processes and raw materials used in canneries, but also over the finished products. Officials of the district inspected over 750 factories. Twenty-eight seizures, totaling more than 7,500 cases of adulterated and misbranded vegetables, were made, followed by citations to the packers to show cause why criminal prosecution should not follow. Supervision is maintained also over imported products and 250 lots of canned and dried vegetables were seized because they were in violation of the net. ANAHEIM GAZETTE How Can He Get Around That? By Albert T. Reid FARM TROUBLES POLITICAL ELECTIONS 1930 Albert T. Reid AUTOCASTER POLITICS has been deposed by revolutionists. There are rumblings of revolution in morrow different from yesterday and that of to- POLITICS "As goes Maine, so goes the Nation," is an ancient political aphorism which is no longer true and probably never was. Maine holds its state elections in September; a practice, doubtless, handed down from the days when natives of the Pine Tree State were pretty likely to be snowed in for the Winter by November and unable to get to the polls! The election just held in Maine can be interpreted by political forecasters to suit any partisan point of view. The Republicans made a clean sweep, therefore the Republicans will carry everything in other states in November. So some will argue. But the Republican majority was much less than in 1928, therefore the Republican vote will be cut down enough in closer and more doubtful states to elect many Democrats to Congress. That is the other argument. Neither of them means anything. The most significant thing about the Maine election, it seems to us, is that so few voters took the trouble to vote. According to the political experts of both parties, the people of the United States are stirred to the depths of their souls by the issues of unemployment, the tariff and prohibition. Uh-huh-Mebbe so. But the people of Maine have more than their normal share of unemployment, and the new tariff law hits them in a dozen places, but they don't seem to have been stirred up enough about those things to take the trouble to express themselves at the polls. More than 260,000 Maine voters cast their ballots in the Presidential election of 1928; fewer than half that number, apparently bothered about voting this year. Wouldn't it be funny if the politicians were all wrong in believing that everybody is all excited about politics this year? REVOLUTIONS The revolution in Russia against the Czar, was perfectly understandable to Americans. We understood the French Revolution, against the King of France. We understood and enough the revolutions whereby the nations of South America liberated themselves from the kings of Spain and Portugal. One own national history is based upon just that sort of a revolution. What is difficult for us to understand is the sort of revolution they are having in South America has been deposed by revolutionists. There are rumblings of revolution in southern Brazil. Why a revolution in a republic? All these nations are self-governing countries; why don't the people change their government at the polls, if they are dissatisfied, as we do? The answer is that they can't. There is no such thing as universal suffrage in these neighbor republics. Only a privileged few vote, and the party or group in power has the unpleasant habit of intrenching itself behind the army and holding on by force. The only effective way of getting it out is by the use of superior force. The politicians attend to that and the common people have nothing to say about it. THEY DARED AND WON The only feat in aviation which compares with Col. Lindbergh's solo flight from New York to Paris is the return of the French airline, Dieudonne Coste and his flying mate, Maurice Bellonte, who flew from Paris to New York. It is not detracting from their glory to point out that there were two of them, to relieve one another at the controls, while Lindbergh flew alone. Their feat was more hazardous, since the storm danger was greater and the wind was not in their favor. Everyone who admires courage will endorse President Hoover's words in greeting the French flyers at the White House. Their achievement, he said, "demonstrates again the high courage of mankind." It gives heart to all of us in whatever tasks engage us, for it proves that there are no limits to the courage of man and there are no limits to sweat and courage (an accomplish." No limits to what courage can accomplish! Is there not inspiration in that taint-hearted age as well as for daring youth? It is true—we must believe it in the light of what courage has accomplished in the past. Courage, backer of skill and reinforced by judgment, gas conquer the world. It has never failed to conquer when so butressed. As we grow older we lose sono of the courage of youth. We flatter ourselves that we have gained in judgement, but have we? Did not Lindbergh, did not Coste and bellonte, judge their chances more accurately than the oldsters did who did not dare their flights? And as for skill, if that is not acquired in youth it will never be galanced. One reason the world does not progress faster is that too much control of its affairs is vested in those who have different from yesterday and that of tomorrow different from all that has gone before. 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 September 29, under the auspices of the Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating with Radio Station KFI, as follows: September 29—"The Fall Fertilizer Program in the Orchard." M. B. Rounds, Farm Advisor, Los Angeles County. September 30—"Home Made Fruit Drinks." J. H. Irish, Junior Chemist, University of California. October 1—"Pear Blight Control." L. A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner, Kern County. October 2—"Water Conservation." By a member of the Los Angeles Conservation Association. October 3—"Calavos in the School Lunch." Miss Juliet Craven, Editorial Department, Calavo News. In an address at the Williamson Institute of Politics a professor from the Glasgow University, severely criticized our school histories for teaching too much loyalty to our institutions. He would have all these histories rewritten, presumably by some foreigner, who had no prejudices at all except for his own country. Henry Fletcher who believes thoroughly in the American system of protection, will soon become chairman of the Tariff Board. Evidently, the present administration has no intention of encouraging those foreign imports that would take away the jobs of American workmen. The Democrats in Ohio have a wet candidate for U. S. Senator and a dry candidate for governor. Here is a platform broad enough to carry Al Smith and Josephus Daniels. They used to say that it rained on the just and unjust alike but in the summer of 1930 it didn't seem able to rain on anybody. John J. Raskob sailed a yacht which won a cup in a race on Chesapeake bay the other day. Wonder what kind of a cup it was. REVOLUTIONS The revolution in Russia against the Czar, was perfectly and realizable to Americans. We understood the French Revolution, against the King of France. We understood and enough the revolutions whereby the nations of South America liberated themselves from the kings of Spain and Portugal. Our own national history is based upon just that sort of a revolution. What is difficult for us to understand is the sort of revolution they are having in South America now. The former President of Peru is in prison, with revolutionists in power. The man who ruled Argentina for many years has been captured in the past. Courage, backed by skill and reinforced by judgment, can conquer the world. It has never failed to conquer when so but pressed. As we grow older we lose some of the courage of youth. We flatter ourselves that we have gained in judgment, but have we? Did not Lindbergh did not Coste and Bellonte, judge their chances more accurately than the old-stars did who did not dare their flights? And as for skill, if that is not acquired in youth it will never be gained. One reason the world does not progress faster is that too much control of its affairs is vested in those who have outgrown their courage. "Safety first" may pile up dollars, but it doesn't beget the adventurous spirit which is the force that, after all, makes life today. PINKY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE? MOM, I'M HELPING DAD FIX THE RADIO! HOW CAN YOU BE HELPING DADDY WHEN HE'S UP HERE AND YOU'RE DOWN THERE? WELL, YOU SEE, MOM I'M HELPING DADDY BY STAYING OUT OF HIS WAY! PINKY DINKY JINGLES! OUCH! LITTLE JOHNNY STUBBED HIS TOE HE YELLED WITH THE PAIN NOW HE WON'T STAND ON HIS HEAD FRAND HE'LL STUB HIS BRAIN OBSERVATIONS ZUMBOORUK, ZOUNDS, ZOO-ZOO When fellers in the early days used to sit around and aim at the sawdust in the cigar box, the following zippy remark was heard: "I would rather be right than president." Now the plot thickens. But after you're president are you right? WHO WANTS TO KNOW? About the time the oil wells were shut down that beeg fella knocked out his opponents so quickly, that they started an investigation to find out if the flops were on the square. Now if you were hit on the head by a pile driver, or kicked on the bean by a mule, it seems any post mortem examinations would be incompetent, irrelevant and inmaterial and not pertinent to the issue. HORN TOOTIN' There is a columnist who uses the personal pronoun "I" so often that you are led to believe that the rest of the letters in the alphabet are utterly superfluous. ROCKABYE BABY, GO BYE BYE It is said a jail in another county is so crowded that 385 inmates have to sleep on the floor. There is one advantage to this: There is no danger of any of the boys falling out of bed. Z-r-r-r-Z-r-r-r- PASSING THE BUCK Zanko—What for the love of Mike is an immunity bath? Zebee—Ah, that, buddy is when you come clean—you know, getting the whitewash, but believe it or leave it, in all probability the warden will have to place extra cots in the hallways to accommodate all the new guests. ACH LOUIE VAT A HEADACHE Zeno—What is the correct definition of an innocent victim? Vino—Well you see it's like this: If you get in range of a rum runner's revolver you may get the bullet by mistake; but if a lot of guys sold that suprious oil stock, knowing it was overissued, their daily diet will be changed from carviar and pate de foiegras to beans and mulligan stew. ACH LOUIE VAT A HEADACHE Zeno—What is the correct definition of an innocent victim? Vino—Well you see it's like this: If you get in range of a rum runner's revolver you may get the bullet by mistake; but if a lot of guys sold that suprious oil stock, knowing it was overissued, their daily diet will be changed from carviar and pate de foiegras to beans and mulligan stew. UK. OH. HEY. HEY. HEY Dialogue heard on the stage: He—What is that you're wearing. She—That's my dress. He—It's rather abbreviated. She—Yes, mamma, uses it in between times for a center piece on the parlor table. Sometimes I wear it to teas. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL When an actress condescends to play the part of "mother," it's a reminder that the autumn leaves are falling. UNEXPECTED ALWAYS HAPPENS And now a man, who is a bear in picking beauties, says he always looks at the girl's nose first. Now for many moons it has been the consensus of opinion among the local drugstore cowboys that the 'er, limb came first. GREAT OAKS FROM SMALL ACORNS GROW A philanthropist who gave a dime away to encourage thrift, has decided to give a nickel now. By making the dime go twice as far, just so much more thrift will be encouraged. HEY RUBE The sound "pitchers" have done a wonderful thing for the folks in developing their voices—especially their singing voices. Even the cowboys are taking voice culture. YOO, HOO! DEARIE, BRING THE CASTOR OIL The other day in another town, when a woman appeared among those present in a traffic court, an answer to a question as to where her operator's license was, replied. "The baby ate it" COMING DOWN GRACEFULLY If you are in a hurry and take the air be sure your parachute is on straight—because you have to make it in one jump. GETTING AN EARFULL It's bad enough when a perfumed beauty will read aloud all the sub-titles, but when the dame will also comment upon the hero's personality it's too much. OUT OF THE TRAFFIC An intrepid flyer has shown the world that it's safe if you are up a couple of miles. Of course, its risky if you are up there in a plane—but it would be more so if you were up there without one. ANY PORT IN A STORM There awhile ago, when the Wisteria was in bloom, a man was hunted in three or four states, while he in turn was hunting an officer to take him to a penitentiary to serve a sentence he had juggled with for some moons, all because another court was getting the whitewash, but believe it or leave it, in all probability the warden will have to place extra cots in the hallways to accommodate all the new guests. Cultural Program Home Made Fruit Juice, Junior Chemist, Cornmia. Blight Control." Agricultural Commission Conservation." By Los Angeles Conservations in the School Cravens, Editorial News. Williamson Inprofessor from the severely criticized institutions. He histories rewritten, foreigner, who had except for his own who believes thorican system of procome chairman of Evidently, the preshas no intention of foreign imports that jobs of American Ohio have a wet Senator and a dry nor. Here is a platto carry Al Smith is. that it rained on atlke but in the didn't seem able to called a yacht which on Chesapeake bay under what kind of a OUT OF THE TRAFFIC An intrepid flyer has shown the world that it's safe if you are up a couple of miles. Of course, its risky if you are up there in a plane—but it would be more so if you were up there without one. ANY PORT IN A STORM There awhile ago, when the Wisteria was in bloom, a man was hunted in three or four states, while he in turn was hunting an officer to take him to a penitentiary to serve a sentence he had juggled with for some moons, all because another court was yawning for him. IN AGAIN—OUT AGAIN There awhile back when strange things were happening, a magistrate up state sentenced a man "to jail every Sunday for six months." He was to be allowed his freedom on the other six days of the week. Now the plot thickens. In case the defendant failed to show up after the first spasm how would you get him back again. DIDN'T PUT YOUR FEET UNDER THE TABLE Gather around folks and hear the latest cause for the farmer's worries. An expert says the real reason why farmers need relief is because so many folks went on an 18-day diet; you know, didn't put on the nosebag. GOOSE LAYING GOLDEN EGGS With "good stuff" selling at $6.00 per qt., there is every likelihood to believe that things won't be changed for quite some time. JUST COASTING ALONG Speaking of this and that there are some fellers who would have stage fright if you offered them a steady job. First they would demand how much there was in it and then take the case under advisement. TWO SOULS AND BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT A man had been arrested for petting in the park after dark. He was yanked up before a magistrate. The charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty. He said the woman in the case was his wife. After dismissal the gendarme told the man he didn't know the woman was his wife. The man said he didn't know it either until she lit a cigaret. JUMPING DAYS ARE OVER It has been decreed by a high authority that the meek and lowly pedestrian has the right of way; and should you get hit in the intersection you have a good chance to recover damages—if the other feller has got anything.