anaheim-gazette 1931-07-23

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $2.00 SIX MONTHS ... 1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. MEN'S GRUMBLING SEASON Now is the time of year when all American men growl and grumble against the kind of clothing custom dictates they should wear—heavy trousers, tight shirt bands, with tight collar and tie; uncomfortable coats, shoes as heavy as lead. And year after year they growl and grumble in rebellion, but doing nothing else about it, and getting no help from the manufacturers of men's clothing and footwear. They poke fun at the summer apparel of women, yet envy them the hot weather comfort Dame Fashion creates for them. As warm weather comes along here and there over the country a few men cease their growling and grumbling, dress for comfort rather than because other men will array themselves in the same old way. One of these trail blazers to summer comfort this year is an editor—W. O. Saunders, who publishes a newspaper in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, about the last place and the last man one would expect to find in open, practical rebellion against hot weather toggery of the usual kind. Editor Saunders was in New York city the other day, where swarms of men were sweltering in their apparel. But he was not. He wore a suit of cool, ordinary sleeping pajamas. He was cool and smiling as the New York men turned to envy him in his audacity as they wore clothing that weighed ten times as much. Summer after summer long suffering men have talked about wearing becoming pajamas. But maybe they are more modest than the women. They would rather be uncomfortable than conspicuous. Someday the men will screw up their courage and with the help of pajama and sandal makers will blossom forth in the place and the last man one would expect to find in open, practical rebellion against hot weather toggery of the usual kind. Editor Saunders was in New York city the other day, where swarms of men were sweltering in their apparel. But he was not. He wore a suit of cool, ordinary sleeping pajamas. He was cool and smiling as the New York men turned to envy him in his audacity as they wore clothing that weighed ten times as much. Summer after summer long suffering men have talked about wearing becoming pajamas. But maybe they are more modest than the women. They would rather be uncomfortable than conspicuous. Someday the men will screw up their courage and with the help of pajama and sandal makers will blossom forth in the kind of warm weather toggery they ought to wear. TYING THE NATION TOGETHER The process of tying every part of the United States to every other part of the United States by means of modern, hard-surfaced highways is going on more rapidly than ever before. It is a big program, for this is a big country. But we only have to look back a few years, to the days before the automobile, to realize what tremendous progress has been made. One would have to go a long way into the back country these days to find a main-travelled road as bad as even the average highway was twenty years ago. Where today is there a main road that is not passable for teams in any weather? There used to be thousands of them in which wagons would be mired hub-deep in the spring and defy all efforts of horses, mules and oxen to move them. It has cost us something to build our national system of highways, but the result has been worth the cost. Some states have built more roads than others, but every state is doing its share. This year the greatest increase in highway expenditure is being made by Louisiana, with a $71,950,000 road budget for 1931 compared with about half as much last year. All told states, counties and the Federal government are spending $259,-897,000 on roads this year. That is only $15,000,000 or so more than last year. New York, naturally, is spending the most, a hundred and fifty-three millions, with Pennsylvania, second. Sixteen states are spending less on roads this year than last, 32 of them more. One noticeable result is the greatly increased freedom of intercourse between all parts of the nation. The people of one section no longer regard those of others with suspicion, as strangers. It is probably true that the majority of Americans have travelled farther from their home communities, seen more of the rest of the world outside their local boundaries, than have any appreciable proportion of the people of any other country. That alone will, in time, make us a broader-minded, more cultured people than is to be found anywhere else. BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY The drowning season is now in full swing. From now until school begins again thousands of boys—girls, too, these days—will take unnecessary chances in the water and lost their lives in consequence. That has always been true, and it will always be true. Youth will always take chances, and never listen to advice. Nevertheless, we offer some advice to those who would go swimming. Don't stay in too long. Half an hour is enough at a stretch. Don't go into the water immediately after a heavy meal. Don't keep on swimming after you are tired. Never go swimming alone. BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY The drowning season is now in full swing. From now until school begins again thousands of boys—girls, too, these days—will take unnecessary chances in the water and lost their lives in consequence. That has always been true, and it will always be true. Youth will always take chances, and never listen to advice. Nevertheless, we offer some advice to those who would go swimming. Don't stay in too long. Half an hour is enough at a stretch. Don't go into the water immediately after a heavy meal. Don't keep on swimming after you are tired. Never go swimming alone. Don't try to "find bottom." Don't get into a canoe unless you can swim. Most of the drowning accidents come from disregard of those simple precautions. If everybody would follow them there would be fewer young lives lost. AMERICA'S ACCOUNT WITH THE WORLD Some Americans who wish to prove themselves "broad-minded,"—often such minds are abserved to have become, in getting broad, rather thin—are in the habit of joining in the European chorus of detraction of Uncle Sam. The European cartoonist's picture of the old gentleman is that of a bucolic Shylock trying to squeeze the life-blood out of his benevolent, unselfish and more highly civilized national neighbors. To those totally ignorant of the true inwardness of European nations and peoples, such portraits look like the real thing. We have been condemned, as Americans, because of our "selfish" attitude toward the allied powers which "won" the war. We got into a war "with the causes and issues of which we had nothing to do," as President Wilson once said. We could have stayed out of the war ignoring the issues involved, and played upon the needs of a world at war to our own enrichment. So far from doing this we went to the rescue of the allies. We spent and committed ourselves to the future for an expenditure of an amount equal probably to one-third of our national wealth at the beginning of the war. We slowed down the rate of increase in national wealth prevailing during the eight years from 1904 to 1912, five-sixths during the decade from 1912, five-sixths during the decade from 1912 to 1922. We asked no indemnites our territorial acquisitions while our war associates were dividing an area equal to that of continental United States about one-half. And we have got for our pains through the accusation of sharp-witted foreigners and fat-witted Americans, the reputation of being a "Skylock" for all this. Just why the United States should be afflicted with a "my-country-always-wrong" element is as hard to explain as the problem of why dogs are destined to be perpetually annoyed by fleas. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Wins Beauty Prize Janet Sheppard, Dallas, Texas, daughter of Senator Morris Shepard has been voted the prettiest girl at the University of Texas. Saved Whole Regiment Capt John E Scott, after 13 years, has been granted the D.S.C. for saving the lives of an entire American regiment. He is on the Washington, D.C. police force. Cooperatives' Adviser James T Jardine, brother of the former Secretary of Agriculture, has been appointed chief of the national experiment stations. Bruce Barton Looks at Ways of Life KILLING THE SNake A pamphlet issued by one of the big insurance companies tells us how to act in emergencies; how to receive a dwindling person; how to handle a burn; what to do for snake bite. On this last subject there is an introductory sentence which is set in big type for emphasis. It reads: DON'T STOP TO KILL THE SNake The idea contained in that crisp utterance has far-dung applications. Whether any specific deed should or should not be done depends not merely upon its character but equally upon the circumstances and the time. Years ago I interviewed Dr. John R. Mott, a great leader, and I asked him his rules for selecting executives. "I watch a candidate for a long time Therefore, to amend the question—What is the age record in California for any species of trout under any conditions. W. H. Shobley, noted culturalist in charge of the Bureau of Fish Culture, declares that he raised a Dolly Varden trown at the Mr. Shobley hatchery and caused it to live for 15 years. His records prove his authenticity. According to Mr. Shobley, the fish was harvested in the year 1925. He was in change of the hatchery—the largest trout hatchery in the world—at that time, and started the expedition which was to end in the year 1926 when, what was left to him at Sacramento, then the Solomon Dolly Varden was dead from natural causes. The fish weighed between 14 and 15 pounds at the time of death and showed various outward signs of old age, the culture! reported. He said that it was the oldest trout of its kind of which it had any record. Mr. Shobley also revealed that this trout produced between 20,000 and 30,000 eggs during its lifetime. When it is considered that a great majority of Short Essays On Popular Topics BUSINESS FUTURE OF SMALL TOWNS By DR. JULIUS KLEIN Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce With new business methods and divisions offer new prospects to the small town, of 2,300 to 10,000 population? Answer is "Yes." But there are factors working against the small town. Powerful commerce forces have swept through and grow it. One of the most potent of the forces has been the ever-larger units organization and operation in farmhouses are 12,000 farmers cooperate organizations with 3,000,000 members in the United States. Their estimated business total amount to 2½ billion dollars annually. Their cooperative buying is nearly $200,000,000 a ye On this last subject there is an inductory sentence which is set in big type for emphasis. It reads: DONT STOP TO KILL THE SNANK. The idea contained in that crip utterance has far-flung applications. Whether any specific deed should or should not be done depends not merely upon its character but equally upon the circumstances and the time. Years ago I interviewed Dr. John R. Mott, a great leader, and I asked him his rules for selecting executives. "I watch a candidate for a long time before I decide," he answered. "I want to satisfy myself on two points: Does he do small things well? Does he do FIRST things FIRST!" As he spoke I remembered a well intentioned, hard working man who was under my observation at one time. He had a most amazing capacity for doing his work in the wrong order. He was to meet his boss one day at the Grand Central Station with tickets for Detroit. The boss arrived five minutes before train time and, telephoning to the office, found the man still at his desk. His excuse was that he was engaged on a plan which he thought might possibly double the business and he had become so engrossed in it that he had forgotten his watch. The plan might have been all right, though it turned out not to be, but in dealing, with it at the wrong time he caused the boss to miss a train and lose an order. He was forever writing memoranda on matters outside his department, while neglecting the routine duties for which he was paid. He was usually late to the office because he had gone out of his way to make a call which he believed might be of benefit to the company. All of his activities were inspired by a genuine desire to increase the business and so raise his own earning power. But he was a nuisance, and was finally fired. The human race possesses all the information necessary for the successful conduct of its affairs. Many of its troubles arise because men fail to make a schedule and arrange their tasks in the order of relative importance. The parade is held up by perfectly good people stopping to do perfectly proper things at exactly the improper time—letting the patient perish while they earnestly kill the snake. Drought conditions in the Northwest and in the Canadian breeding grounds of wild fowl have made this year's hatch less than normal, and probably the smallest on record. LIFE OF TROUT How long will a trout live? Perhaps this is not a very fair question because of the numerous varieties of trout, diversity of conditions in localities, endurance qualities of the species, changes through evolution and a host time, and started the experience which was to end in the year 1925 when wood was to him at Sacramento, thus the second Dolly Varden was dead from natural causes. The fish walked between 14 and 15 pounds at the time of death and showed various outward signs of old age, the cultures reported. He said that it was the oldest trout of its kind which had any record. Mr. Sullivan also revealed that this trout, produced between 20,000 and 30,000 years its lifetime. When it is considered that a great majority of these eggs hatched and produced fish, this one Dolly Varden was a very valuable asset to the natural resources of the state, he said. Ducks banded in the Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas, have been recovered in 19 states, 4 Canadian provinces, Alaska and Mexico. One blue-wing duck banded in Ontario was found on the island of Trinidad. ANAHEIM ENTERTAINS (Fullerton News-Tribune, Editorial, July 15) Anaheim has started on another season of open-air entertainments for the public. A series of excellent programs suitable for outdoor rendition has been provided; the second of which will be given Thursday night. If the attendance this year approaches that of last year, Anaheim during the summer months will be host to some 6,000 or 7,000 North Orange county people at each of these entertainments. Included in the audience are hundreds of Fullerton folks and more hundreds from Fullerton's environs. Anaheim's city government not only provides a beautiful park and stage for these performances, but also provides the money for the attractions. The investment is not heavy in either the park or the programs; but the returns, in goodwill and favorable publicity for Anaheim are large—and the business interests of the city get back manyfold what the investment costs them in taxes. Fullertin business men are paying about the same amount of taxes as their neighbors in Anaheim—maybe a trifle more. But how many appoplect strokes would there be in city officials if Fullerton businessmen took into their heads to insist that Fullerton have a public park and a series of public entertainments every summer like Anaheim? We shudder to think of the mortality. In the tomato canning season last year Federal inspectors graded more than 26,000,000 pounds of tomatoes for canners who were willing to pay for the service. All the milk of magnesia that Federal drug inspectors found on sale in a recent survey was of good quality. But there are factors working against the small town. Powerful commerce forces have swept through and around it. One of the most potent of these forces has been the ever-larger units organization and operation in farmland. There are 12,000 farmers cooperating organizations with 3,000,000 members in the United States. Their estimated business total amount to 2½ billion dollars annually. Their cooperative buying is nearly $200,000,000 a year. They buy supplies direct from manufacturers generally in carload lots and distribute them to their members. The small town hardware store, farm implement and gene stores have no part in this buying. The same is true of purchases of most large scale farms operated by individual corporations. Most of the things they need they buy direct from some district factory center. A thorough investigation by our department of Commerce investigators in New England town showed five reasons why people of a small town elsewhere for merchandise. The story in larger cities are thought to have better selections of merchandise, better prices, more modern equipment arrangement. Nearby cities are strung in amusements and recreational facilities. But there are thousand of stores small towns which are thoroughly progressive, well arranged and efficient. There are thousands of剧院s small towns showing the latest talk pictures, which shows that these small towns are determined not to be behind. One of the secrets of restoring small town business, where it shows signs decay, is found in a brisk, resolute mornization program for the stores, modeling or transforming equipment and arrangement. Careful training salesmen, cooperative advertising chamber of commerce activity, arousal of keener civic consciousness. One of the potent weapons available to the small town merchant is trade-developing power of local advertising media. Intelligently guided precision and consistently vigorous advertising, especially in these days consumer timidity, represent outstanding means at the command of the smaller community merchant for around greater interest in his goods and attracting customers to his door. We see a splendid spirit in varied manifestations in small towns throughout the Nation. The American town is not going to quit or take plishment lying down. American citizen of the small towns are just the revival of quitters. They are valiant, dauntless beginners. And I am convinced that they will prove to be very sturdy stayers. "Give the old hens a ride" may so like gangster talk, but it's good advice... Drought conditions in the Northwest and in the Canadian breeding grounds of wild fowl have made this year's hatch less than normal, and probably the smallest on record. LIFE OF TROUT How long will a trout live? Perhaps this is not a very fair question because of the numerous varieties of trout, diversity of conditions in localities, endurance qualities of the species, changes through evolution and a host of other vital, technical reasons. It into their heads to insist that Fulerton have a public park and a series of public entertainments every summer like Anaheim? We shudder to think of the mortality. In the tomato canning season last year Federal inspectors graded more than 26,000,000 pounds of tomatoes for canners who were willing to pay for the service. All the milk of magnesia that Federal drug inspectors found on sale in a recent survey was of good quality and up to standard. "Give the old hens a ride" may so like gangster talk, but it's good advice. Let them ride to market. OBSERVATIONS GIVING 'EM THE ONCE OVER A man, who had some of the big political wheelhorses gasping for breath, when he piled up so many votes for a high office a couple of years ago, attended a big pow-wow of medicine men the other day, who had assembled to map out a program, or something. When he was asked whether or not he would again be a candidate for the seat that all school boys cast longing and anxious eyes after, he diplomatically replied it was too early to say yes or no; but he voluntarily assured his questioners he would be in attendance at the convention when the fireworks started. While some of his big boy friends seek to have him make a detour, to a man up a tree it looks like he will knock the nomination persimmon, or bust a trace. OLD TIME CHATTER Whether or not they make the animated amendment the big issue in '32, it is safe to say the subject will be freely discussed in all the sideshows. THE UNDERTAKER CAME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE A town over in the high and dry altitudes has gained some fame as a health resort; but the other day a man who was seeking relief committed suicide by jumping off the roof of a house. SAVING FUNERAL EXPENSES Over at a well known gambling resort in Europe it is said the owners of the place give a free ticket back home to all the guys who lose their rolls. SO NEAR, AND YET SO FAR There awhile ago a man married and insured his life for a goodly sum, and named the wife the beneficiary. Fireworks started, then the divorce, and the man married another woman. But he forgot to change the name of the first wife in the policy. Then he died. Sad story. The second wife angled for the insurance. She lost. The first mate got the mazuma. YUST YUMPING AROUND It is reported they are going to use airships to hunt stills in the Southern Jungles. Speaking of aviation, according to the records, corn likker makes you jump, but there are no cases where it makes you fly. YUST YUMPING AROUND It is reported they are going to use airships to hunt stills in the Southern Jungles. Speaking of aviation, according to the records, corn likker makes you jump, but there are no cases where it makes you fly. EGGSTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE It is said when a certain comedian went abroad the fans mobbed him. No, no, it wasn't like that; they were glad to see him. BASKING IN THE PUGLISTIC SUNSHINE It appears that wood chopping is a good thing to know something about if you intend to be a prize fighter man. BOWLING 'EM OVAH When a beeg fella in the prize fight sector trains for a bout he indulges in a lot of calisthenic exercises, or something like that. One of his pastimes is to bend over forward, place his hands on the floor, and walk around on all fours, just like a great big grizzily bear. And it seems when he goes into action, his opponents hit the canvas with a dull sickening thud, before they go into the final eclipse, and are ready f or the basket. VIEWED WITH ALARM It is said some of the big medicine men at the head of the two political parties are greatly worried because the "independents" have been holding secret meetings. Some of the wheelhorses have been holding their ears to the ground and imagine they hear rumblings that sound like a third party horning in. BUT, MISTER, SEE WHAT YOU DID THE FIRST TIME A man who is credited with wrecking a company, with heavy loss to the stockholders, and who was sent to prison for a long stretch is said to be laying his plans for a parole, in order that he may stage a comeback. A LOT OF WATER HAS GONE UNDER THAT BRIDGE An ardent dry says if they have five more years they will be able to tell whether or not the animated amendment will git the breaks, notwithstanding it has had 14 years of acute experiment. OUT OF RANGE OF SWINGS AND UPPERCUTS An ex-champ has found a good way to annex the long green by being the third man in the ring. His popularity as referee gets the jingle at the gate. As an umpire he does not have to spend any money for beefsteaks for the eyes. MEBBE HE CARRIES A RABBIT'S FOOT It's funny, whenever the hero in a western engages in a gun battle with a bad hombre, and gets shot, the wound is always just a scratch and doesn't amount to much. And incidentally the bad one hits the dust. THE FLICKERING LIGHT A man whose name has been mentioned as a president possi- MEBBE HE CARRIES A RABBIT'S FOOT It's funny, whenever the hero in a western engages in a gun battle with a bad hombre, and gets shot, the wound is always just a scratch and doesn't amount to much. And incidentally the bad one hits the dust. THE FLICKERING LIGHT A man whose name has been mentioned as a president possibility, removes himself from the picture with these words, beautifully expressed, in a report by the Associated Press: "I realize that I am rapidly going where the shadow of the setting sun is cast eastward." POLITICS WARMING UP If signs mean anything it begins to look like there will be a third party before the snow begins to fly next fall. HOWEVER, THE HEIR TO A THRONE HAS BEEN THROWN It is said when the Prince of Wales was making a sea voyage, one evening at a party on board the ship, he danced with a charming young lady. She said she got quite a kick out of the honor. As yet it has not been learned whether or not the Prince fell for the gal. Anyway, by the wildest stretch of the imagination this incident cannot be construed as being a horse on him. SMILE, AND YOU WONT GET INDIGESTION When the affable mayor of an eastern city came west for a rest, he was asked about that investigation. He smiled when asked if he would resign, he smiled when asked if he was going in for the movies, he smiled again. The smiles had it. PICKING THE WINNER If there are three in the ring for the presidential chair, the man in the rumble seat wants to know if there is going to be another straw vote. REVIEWING THE VELVET And now the obliging get-rich quick agent button holes you and explains how he will let you in on the oil "royalty"—after all the other minor incidents have been taken care of, including the hoottenuinny. EMPTY CHAIRS BY THE FIRESIDES Skyscrapers in the big cities are fine ornaments, but they are poor security for a loan—if they have no tenants.