anaheim-gazette 1930-11-06

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PR. YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.00 Enclosed at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. PLOT AGAINST HOOVER In the current issue of Scribner's Magazine, Frank R. Kent, veteran political writer of the Baltimore Sun, describes the inner workings of the plot against President Hoover, explains the Seattle Times, adding: It was not Mr. Kent's purpose to serve the Republican party, but the effect of the article is to disclose to the people of the country the source of the antagonistic speeches made by democrats and insurgents on the floor of congress. The inspiration for these congressional "drives" was the high-powered publicity bureau of the democratic party, which is in charge of Mr. Kent's friend, Charles Michelson. The public has been somewhat mystified by the repeated attacks on President Hoover in the Senate and the House. Day after day, when Senators Harrison, Caraway, Tydings, Walsh, George, or any of a dozen others, would rise to discuss their favorite topic, the Hoover administration, the substance of their talks, and sometimes the very language itself, had been furnished by the democratic publicity bureau. The inspiration for those attacks was known to newspaper correspondents, but not to the general public. Speeches would be artfully "planted," so that they would get into the press reports and in that way reach the people. Mr. Hoover's achievements were belittled, his motives maligned and his shortcomings magnified. The job, according to Mr. Kent, was to "smear" the Hoover administration. In his opinion it has attacks on President Hoover in the Senate and the House. Day after day, when Senators Harrison, Caraway, Tydings, Walsh, George, or any of a dozen others, would rise to discuss their favorite topic, the Hoover administration, the substance of their talks, and sometimes the very language itself, had been furnished by the democratic publicity bureau. The inspiration for those attacks was known to newspaper correspondents, but not to the general public. Speeches would be artfully "planted," so that they would get into the press reports and in that way reach the people. Mr. Hoover's achievements were belittled, his motives maligned and his shortcomings magnified. The job, according to Mr. Kent, was to "smear" the Hoover administration. In his opinion it has been well done. There is abundant evidence that the plot against President Hoover has wide ramifications. Chain newspapers have been promoting anti-administration candidates for Congress in the hope that the republican majority either would be overturned or at least be anti-Hoover. The rank and file of the republican party should feel grateful to Mr. Kent for disclosing the inner workings of the marionette show in Congress. With the plot thoroughly understood it ceases to be effective. Hereafter senators and representatives who retail their canned speechs will be open to suspicion. It is well that the disclosures should come from the other side. Revelations from that source are convincing. "BUY NOW" Philadelphia deserves credit for initiating the "Buy Now" movement, which is being taken up by Chambers of Commerce all over the United States. It is sound advice. If everybody would act upon it, business would pick up rapidly. Everybody needs something. Many are holding off their purchases hoping for better times. So long as they continue to hold off, business will not improve. The way to make business better for everybody is to buy now. That does not mean merely "do your Christmas shopping early," though that advice, always sound, is sounder than ever this year. It means going ahead with the purchases you would like to make but have been hesitating about making. If everybody, or even half of the people of the United States were to act on this advice and buy now, the backbone of the business depression would be broken. That does not mean that the return of prosperity would be instant, but it would be greatly hastened. Every retail purchase not only depletes the merchant's stock, making it necessary for him to order new goods, but it puts money or credit in the merchant's pocket with which to pay for the new goods he orders. His order in turn, added to those of other retailers, has the same effect upon the wholesaler and distributor, and those, in turn, go back to the mills for their fresh stock. Your dollar, once passed across the merchant's counter, will thus do its share toward increasing factory payrolls. Prosperity can only be restored by putting dollars into circulations—your dollars and your neighbor's dollars. "Buy now" is a good slogan. THE FARM BOARD IS LEARNING The Federal Farm Board has had about sixteen months of experience in its work of administering the Cooperative Marketing Law. Its members have learned a great deal in that time. Your dollar, once passed across the merchant's counter, will thus do its share toward increasing factory payrolls. Prosperity can only be restored by putting dollars into circulations—your dollars and your neighbor's dollars. "Buy now" is a good slogan. THE FARM BOARD IS LEARNING The Federal Farm Board has had about sixteen months of experience in its work of administering the Cooperative Marketing Law. Its members have learned a great deal in that time. In the beginning they were new to the job. Only one of them, Chairman Legge, had anything which might be called national experience in agricultural problems. The others were able enough man but their individual experience was limited to territorial activities or to the marketing of certain commodities. There is evidence that the Farm Board members are acquiring a national point of view, and that they have discovered several fundamental facts, concerning which there seemed at the beginning to be some doubt among the Board members. Those facts, as stated by Mr. Teague in a recent address, are: Agricultural problems will not be solved by legislation. The law of supply and demand cannot be ignored. The greatest assistance to agriculture by the Government will be the gradual development of grower-owned marketing systems. Now that the Farm Board has learned those things, and we have Mr. Teague's word for it that all of the members now accept them as truth, there is hope that more rapid progress may be made in bringing agricultural marketing to a point where the growers really get what their products are worth. BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS H. H. Stevens, minister of trade and commerce in Canada, has launched a nation-wide advertising campaign urging his fellow citizens in every part of the dominion "to give Canadians work by buying Canadian products." This appears to be a common sense method of reviving industry in Canada, having some points over many fancy schemes for restoring prosperity in the United States. During periods of universal employment Americans can well afford to purchase commodities without reference to their origin. During a time like this regard for their own interests ought to induce Americans to prefer commodities of American production to imported articles. Most imported articles derive their cheapness from the low wages paid workers abroad. Most of the economic trouble we are now in is due to the fact that there has been too great a displacement of domestic by foreign production. But if you buy something brought from abroad you are neglecting an opportunity to stimulate production and employment at home by making sure that your money goes into the pockets of American rather than foreign producers. ANAHEIM GAZETTE The Prodigal's Return, Modern Version ... By Albert T. Reid M. BOLKS! PLEASED TO MEET CHA SPEEDIN' AGAIN, EH? OUR SPECULATING INSTITUT NOW JOHNDONT JUMP ON HIM. I SHOULD THINK YOU'D BE GLAD ENOUGH TO HAVE HIM BACK BAD BUSINESS IMAGE NO QUEE KILLED NO ONE WAS INJURED AUTUMN Europeans hardly know what Americans are talking about when we speak and write of "glorious autumn weather" and prate of the loveliness of our "Indian Summer". Climatic conditions are different on the two sides of the Atlantic. Over there Spring is the season of which poets sing, the loveliest period of the year. Summer follows Spring and then, with the briefest of intervals, Winter comes. Spring in most parts of the United States is hardly distinguishable from Summer. Winter drags on, then suddenly Summer is at hand. But after Summer comes Autumn, the long weeks when the few light frosts merely whet the zest for the out of doors, when the leaves turn to brilliant colors unmatched anywhere else in nature and impossible to depict by art in their full gorgeousness. Is there anything more beautiful than a forest-clad hillside when the leaves are turning? The pale yellow of the birch, the brilliant scarlet of the sugar maple, the yellow-browns of the elms and the soft maples, the purplish tones of the ash, backgrounded against the several greens of the different evergreens, make a blend of riotous color such as no painter has ever succeeded in catching' on his canvas. The leaves fall, the frosts sharpen, and then comes the hunting season, the "Indian Summer" the like of which is known nowhere else in the world. This Autumn season is one of the elements, and the least important one, of our American heritage. OVERPRODUCTION The business stringency from the United States has been suffering for the past year, and from which recovery is now slowly setting in, is not confined to this country. All over the world similar depressior exists, with very much more serious consequences to the masses of the people than we have experienced so far. There is not much consolation for the man out of a job in the knowledge that there are more men out of jobs somewhere else. But it is something to understand that the condition which we are facing in America has not been wholly caused by anything which we could have prevented. In every nation of the world the people are blaming economists who have delved deeply into the present world situation blame it largely on the overproduction of raw materials of all kinds, all over the globe. And that overproduction is a direct result of the war. Although the war was over twelve years ago, its effects are still being felt, as they will be felt for a generation to come. During the war every form of production of raw materials was immensely stimulated in the countries outside of the war zone. Immediately after the war there was a tremendous demand for copper, tea, rubber, coffee, sugar, cotton, wheat, corn, beef, silver, wool and so on through the whole list of raw materials. The prices which were paid further stimulated production. Statesmen who foresaw a glut of these things beyond the ability of the industrial world to utilize them, began to counsel caution, but producers who had been reaping the big profits of high prices were only human, and continued to produce in the hope that prices would keep up. Of course, prices began to fall. Worse than that, producers of some commodities found themselves with hardly any market at all. In many lines, prices fell below the cost of production. We have had only a slight touch of this world situation, in the falling price of wheat to the grower, in the low price the plainer gets for cotton. We have been going on at the over-stimulated pace set in war times, when "marginal" lands which it does not pay to cultivate in peace time, were put into crops which cannot now be profitably marketed. This overproduction is the underlying cause of all of the world's economic troubles, in the opinion of some authorities. It certainly has a great deal to do with it. SNOW-CAPPED IN SUMMER There is a part of the United States that lies in the tropics, says the Geological Survey, but despite that fact lands in the middle Pacific that make time. Although the little group of isnow tails there even in the summer up the Territory of Hawaii and which are just as much a part of the United States as is Pennsylvania, appear as hardly more than a dot on most maps of the world, they contain a mountain whose summit altitude is exceeded in only four of continental United States—California, Colorado, Washington, and a volcano, but it is much older than Mauna Loei at the other end of the island, and no eruptions from it have occurred during historic time. The climate was formerly so much colder than now that glaciers spread several miles from the summit, but they have all disappeared. The gentle and regular slope of the mountainside is supposed to be the result of the pouring out in former times of sheet after sheet of lava, which built up the great dome very gradually. The lava is in general so porous that most of the rain sinks into it without forming streams strong enough to cut deep channels in the smoth slopes. The surface features of the mountain are clearly shown on the Mauna Kea topographic map, recently issued by the Geological Survey. Department of the Interior. This map represents an area of 280 square miles on a scale of about 1 inch to the mile, with a contour interval of 50 feet. A copy may be obtained from the Geological Survey, Washington, for 10 cents. An edition with green overprint showing woodland indicates that the forest cover is found evermost of the northeast slope. This is a result of the direction of the prevailing trade winds that bring the moisture. The forest is irregular, however, varying with the porosity of the lava. TEXT BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS Must state printing of public school textbooks be abolished? Such is the ultimatum of the Association of Public School Superintendents of California, laid down in a statement filled with Vierling Kersey, state superintendent of public instruction. Moreover, the association is planning a statewide campaign for repeal of the present state law by the 1931 legislature. The action was taken by the educators after a thorough investigation of the system. School children of California are actually handicapped by the state printing of textbooks, the association explained, due to the following reasons: Sixteen of the leading book companies will not lease plates for state printing to any state. This makes approximately 75 per cent of the most useful books of learning—modern books—not available to the children of California. There have been periods of several years when no books in a given subject were available for use in the children. The average length of adoption of now slowly setting in, is not confined to this country. All over the world similar depressor exists, with very much more serious consequences to the masses of the people than we have experienced so far. There is not much consolation for the man out of a job in the knowledge that there are more men out of jobs somewhere else. But it is something to understand that the condition which we are facing in America has not been wholly caused by anything which we could have prevented. In every nation of the world the people are blaming their respective governments for the stagnation of industry. In several South American countries the resentment has expressed itself in revolutions which have thrown the old government out. In Europe political conditions are critical in Germany, England, France and Spain, from the same causes. There is a part of the United States that lies in the tropics, says the Geological Survey, but despite that fact lands in the middle Pacific that make time. Although the little group of is snow tails there even in the summer up the Territory of Hawaii and which are just as much a part of the United States as is Pennsylvania, appear as hardly more than a dot on most maps of the world, they contain a mountain whose summit altitude is exceeded in only four of continental United States—California, Colorado, Washington, and Wyoming. Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii, only 20 degrees from the equator, rises 13,784 feet above sea level, and although the island lies within the Torrid Zone the mountain summit is frequently white with fallen snow, and in winter it is deeply covered. This mountain is School children of California are actually handicapped by the state printing of textbooks, the association explained, due to the following reasons: Sixteen of the leading book companies will not lease plates for state printing to any state. This makes approximately 75 per cent of the most useful books of learning—modern books—not available to the children of California. There have been periods of several years when no books in a given subject were available for the use of the children. The average length of adoption of state-printed textbooks in California has been 11 years. Books printed by the state are so inadequate for meeting the needs of present-day education that the local districts have had to spend twice as much as the state has spent in providing books for elementary education. YEAH, AND YOUR MOTHER BORROWED TWO EGGS FROM MY MOTHER! YEAH? AND SHE ONLY RETURNED ONE EGG! WELL, IF SHE DID, SHE JUST MADE A MISTAKE IN COUNTING! Pinky Dinky JINGLES POLITICAL BOOMLETS STARTING OUT WITH HOPE FURNISH ALL THE PAPERS WITH ELECTION DOPE TERRY GILKROON OBSERVATIONS FETCHED OUT FEET FIRST In the pioneering days if a feller dealt the other man four tens and an ace and himself four aces and a jack unless he was a good shot it didn't do him any good. SWEEPING IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN DOOR An emissary from India says a new law passed there permits the female to marry at the age of 14 years. The emissary says this is a terrible condition, and that the natives over there should "clean house" before asking for their independence, and all the salt. CARRYING ON A husband was sued by the ex-husband for heart balm for the theft of the wife. The husband counters by alleging he commenced where the other left off—that is, after the wife's love colled he fanned the cbbing embers into flame to keep the home fires burning. GRADUALLY CREEPING UP ON YOU You know, folks, when you read some of the stuff handed out by the press agent, you unconsciously put your open right hand to your chin, palm downward, and wiggle your fingers. AND THEN SHE SLAPPED HIM GOOD Eddie—What do you say in Spanish to a good looking Mexican girl when you desire to inform her you love her? Julius—Oh, Just say—Tiennie un Pesquesa Puerqus. (Zowsky.) IF THERE'S NOTHING TO DO, THEY CAN DO IT When it comes to picking a winner in a little prize fight some of the sport writers are in a class all by themselves. The trouble is they only have one guess. It's a good deal like the Swede who wanted to get over the creek without getting his feet wet. Said he: By vimmenny, if I don't make it in one jump, I tank. AND THEN SHE SLAPPED HIM GOOD Eddie—What do you say in Spanish to a good looking Mexican girl when you desire to inform her you love her? Julius—Oh, Just say—Tiennie un Pesquesa Puerqus. (Zowsky.) IF THERE'S NOTHING TO DO, THEY CAN DO IT When it comes to picking a winner in a little prize fight some of the sport writers are in a class all by themselves. The trouble is they only have one guess. It's a good deal like the Swede who wanted to get over the creek without getting his feet wet. Said he: By yimmenny, if I don't make it in one jump, I tank, by yimmenny. I make it in two yumps. HE MUST BE A FRESH AIR FIEND It has just been learned that a wise fella says if you would give him a plug hat and gold headed cane he would get through the world comfortably. And they are making two-pants-suits now! NO BELLS ON THE BOAT In a heart balm suit the highly interesting and educationally question arose as to what constitutes a "guest." It seems when the wife embarked upon the new matrimonial preliminaries she allowed the new conquest to call while friend husband was away. But there was nothing wrong, she said, even though the gallant wooer staved over night, because her mamma was present and acted as chaperone. The defense counters and says a "guest" can not by the wildest stretch of the imagination be listed as a "lover." RAISING HIS SIGHT Whenever they get a prizefighter whom they believe is going to hit below the pantry, the boxing commission, in order to keep the game going, should furnish the subject a pair of stilts. YEP, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW A woman married. Left her husband. Married another man. The first one sues for heart balm for a wounded feeling. The second one puts up a fight. The wife testifies in favor of the second man, who is trying to keep his bank balance intact. The first one is trying to get a slice of it. And something like that once caused a civil war. BUT, LADY, WHAT DO YOU USE FOR MONEY? An actress, who is classed as being the best dressed woman on the lot says her wardrobe costs not less than $25,000 a year. WON BY A SCRATCH It is reported that when she heard the new king, over there, was coming home, the estranged queen (his wife) flees from the place; in other words she was on the jump. STATION PU-TUHS-WA Conservation heard at movies, seats just behind you: He—ain't she beautiful? She—Uh, huh. She—Ain't he clever? He—I'll say so. He Sav. I'll say she's good. She—Uh, huh. He—Ain't that wonderful? She—Sure. Is. He—That's the guy we saw at the railway station. She—He's a high priced Star. He—Say, that girl will surely make the grade. She—You said it. And WON BY A SCRATCH It is reported that when she heard the new king, over there, was coming home, the estranged queen (his wife) flees from the place; in other words she was on the jump. STATION PU-TUHS-WA Conservation heard at movies, seats just behind you: He— ain't she beautiful? She—Uh, huh. She—Ain't he clever? He— I'll say so. He Sav, I'll say she's good. She—Uh, huh. He— Ain't that wonderful? She—Sure. Is. He—That's the guy we saw at the railway station. She—He's a high priced Star. He— Say, that girl will surely make the grade. She—You said it. And then your goose flesh rises, you want to call the usherette and have them put out—but you change your mind, relax, and let nature take it's course. REACHING UP IN THE SKY The trouble with a whole lot of fellas is they want T-bone steaks smothered in mushrooms—but they haven't got the price. PUT HIS HEAD IN THE NOOSE You know it was one of those supplementary proceedings. The debtor was severely cross-examined. Apparently he was washed up. But then his coat sleeve was pulled back and there waas a nifty wrist watch. The constable got it. GETTING THE PINK SLIP It is said a charming and vivacious young woman paid another woman thirty thousand dollars for her husband. This harpened just about the time the new tariff bill went into effect. In all probability there were the usual deductions for wear and tear and depreciation. UNCLE SAM WILL NEVER BOTHER THEM If those foreign countries are so sure they want peace why in heck don't they go ahead and form a league, or something, and flop off their high horse. HEY. HEY WAIT A MINUTE—BACK UP THERE! A press agent in speaking of a charming actress says she is the only lady who has a voice that has sex appeal. Whoops my dear, quit your tickling. GONE HAYWIRE If those two senators who balked at the dial system are not handy with figures they could profit by trying to find out if oneseventh of 28 is 13. After they solve that problem the juggling of the dial numerals would be as easy as falling off a swivel chair. Let's have another. NO ENTANGLEMENTS If those heart-balm suits continue to grow a fella with a good financial rating will have to do his courting over the telephone, or send his double. Caramba!