anaheim-gazette 1931-08-27

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 6IX MONTHS 1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. BATTLE OVER SCHOOL BOOKS To keep the kettle of contention boiling, California is now boiling and bubbling over whether the State should print its own elementary school books at Sacramento. A secondary question is whether the State Board of Education should require local schools to choose from a restricted list of approved school books? One faction that is stirring the kettle vigorously urges that State publication of textbooks is unwise, uneconomic and educationally unsound, and that the unit for adoption should be the local unit of school administration and supervision. On the other hand, others who are stirring the kettle urge that when and if the State does its own printing, the saving on school books means a saving to the taxpayers. One city school principal declares that since California began printing its text books 46 years ago, twenty other states have investigated the California plan and have turned it down as unwise, both educationally and economically. This same authority declares that by printing its own school books, it is impossible to obtain 85 percent of the best books on the market, as other publishers will not lease their plates to the California state printers. It seems that the kettle will continue to boil and bubble until the people of California are called upon to settle the controversy by voting on the question at the polls. And whichever the way the voters may decide the controversy, the chances are they will get out of the kettle into the fire. By looking for the real element that is keeping the kettle boiling, one may find that the book publishing companies might find a large and desirable outlet for business that they are now unable to get. declares that by printing its own school books, it is impossible to obtain 85 percent of the best books on the market, as other publishers will not lease their plates to the California state printers. It seems that the kettle will continue to boil and bubble until the people of California are called upon to settle the controversy by voting on the question at the polls. And whichever the way the voters may decide the controversy, the chances are they will get out of the kettle into the fire. By looking for the real element that is keeping the kettle boiling, one may find that the book publishing companies might find a large and desirable outlet for business that they are now unable to get. "AND THEN—?" A salesman sent into the tropics to sell agricultural machinery came back with a story which illustrates a number of things. He found the natives contentedly sitting around while abundant Nature grew all their food with the slightest possible effort on their part. “If you had a plow and a harrow, you could grow more food,” said the salesman. “And then—?” asked the native. “Why, you could buy more machinery and grow still more food and get more money.” “And then—?” “Why, then, after a while you would have so much money you wouldn't need to work.” “But I would no better off, Senor. I do not work now!” To those who hold to the Puritan doctrine that work is a virtue in itself and that he who does not work is a sinner, the spectacle of anybody getting a living without working is abhorrent. But when you consider that in every religion the ideal of Heaven is the same—a place where nobody has to work—it raises the question whether that point of view is entirely sound. There is no doubt that the habit of work builds character, even though the work itself may not be congenial. The happiest men and women are those who have found work which interests them so much that they prefer it to anything else. But work merely for the sake of making enough money so you won't have to work is something else again. Perhaps a lot of us are as foolish as that native thought he would be if he spent a lot of time and effort merely to avoid working. PUTTING AMERICANS ON THE JOB There is food for thought for all state governments in a recent action by the Federal government, taken at the instance of the State of Massachusetts. Briefly, Massachusetts asked the Federal commissioner of labor to stop issuing labor permits to French-Canadian workers until times improve, and Washington thereupon cancelled all existing permits and issued an order to refrain from granting any more for a time. As a result hundreds of American workingmen are back on the payroll. The situation arose from the closing down of many newsprint mills in Canada, where paper for most of the newspapers in the United States is made. This action threw hundreds of French-Canadian wood-choppers out of work and they flocked across the border into Maine and readily got jobs cutting timber for pulpwood for American mills. French-Canadians have a special aptitude for chopping down trees. It takes a special knack to fell a tree so that it will not injure standing timber in its fall, and this is an art that has long pose he based it on. He has charged sonnel. It is a jaded young fellow one who will start long hours, and top. The prizes are hard, and only the part of the vice-president referee of the Five Thousand tired and hungry "Feed them." His disciples were agastat. "It was money." Others urged: Finally a boy crowd with five fishes. Said my wife to work with water. So with our coo “It's one of the really brilliant come up from there.” “We can get it that we need; but do it. "We can get ment. “But all we read it what our four They are going business will be When we had tness was boomin tries were employ then we have had riod of unemployment But, good time search for ability tom of the depreciation one great industry where he could find sand-dollar man. other said: “We tem of compulsion make sure that tinue in the future men.” The size and change, but their just the same: “Come on with two fishes. All what you boys have One advantage man has over them is that when they five dollar man for CRAZE FOR The craze for p so rapidly in New 10,000 persons are the city's roof dwe celebrities of the literary world. York, these unique now appearing in Chicago, New O Washington, San cities. The oldest pen is a five-room str thereupon cancelled all existing permits and issued an order to refrain from granting any more for a time. As a result hundreds of American workingmen are back on the payroll. The situation arose from the closing down of many newsprint mills in Canada, where paper for most of the newspapers in the United States is made. This action threw hundreds of French-Canadian wood-choppers out of work and they flocked across the border into Maine and readily got jobs cutting timber for pulpwood for American mills. French-Canadians have a special aptitude for chopping down trees. It takes a special knack to fell a tree so that it will not injure standing timber in its fall, and this is an art that has long been mastered by Quebec workers. They are much sought after by all companies who are felling forests. In former years many of these men emigrated to New England and became naturalized, pursuing their former calling. Recently, however, they found work slack and flocked by the hundreds to Boston and other Yankee coast towns, waiting for hard times to end. Meanwhile hundreds of French-Canadians have been working in the Maine woods while their American fellow-workers were idle. This has all been changed by action from Washington. Other states might profit by following Massachusetts' example. It might pay Florida to investigate how many Cuban cigar-makers are working in Tampa; Texas might study how many Mexicans are riding herd while American cowboys are whittling; Kansas may be employing many Canadian harvest hands, and so on. There is hardly a state in the Union which might not be able to return many of its taxpayers and citizens to work by uncovering a similar situation to that of the alien wood-choppers in the Maine woods and following the lead set by Massachusetts. RUNNING A FREE HORSE TO DEATH Columnners may come and columners may go, but the weather reports go on forever. Sometimes their pieces in the paper amuse and sometimes a feller wonders why they don't furnish a map so you can find out what they are driving at. Of course sometimes the old dome needs a rest, and yet again a fish is a refreshing diet to stage a comeback. A clear conscience helps a lot and if you have lost your wad in a stock blowup, you better go fishing and let Nature take its course. ATTA BOY! The secretary of labor is the right man in the right place. He is deporting illegal entrants by the boatload. He is doing this for the good of American citizens. More power to his elbow, and may his tribe increase. You bet! ANAHEIM GAZETTE Flies on Butter Parker Cramer hopped to Greenland by air without difficulty in a plane run by a Diesel engine, which will run on butter, whale oil or what have you. He's a Fighter "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, Governor of Oklahoma, jumps to fame by shutting down oil wells to prevent overproduction and making interstate toll bridges free. Just Folks Now Alphonso thinks he is still king of Spain, but the Spanish disagree with him. He's living in London and was snapped while calling a taxi. Bruce Barton Looks at Ways of Life ARE ALL THE CHANCES GONE! You run across all sorts of surprises in the course of a business week. For instance, the vice-president of a big chain store organization was telling me a business story. And what do you suppose he based it on? The Bible. He has charge of the company's personnel. It is a job to sort over a hundred young fellows in order to find the one who will start at small wages, work long hours, and fight his way to the top. The prizes are big, but the battle is hard, and only the toughest survive. The part of the Bible to which the vice-president referred was the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Five thousand tired and hungry people. The Lord said "Feed them." His disciples, who were practical men, were ashast. "We can't do it," they rooms and for 40 years has been a dwelling house out over New York harbor. The most expensive penthouse on Park avenue is a three-story structure that rents for $89,000 a year. An 18-room penthouse on upper Fifth avenue cost its owner $315,000 to build. Some of the wealthiest of the new roof dwellers inhabit duplex and triplex penthouses, with as many as four terraces and such suites as ten rooms and six baths, or sixteen rooms and seven baths. The rooms are large—a living room will be 37 feet by 25; a bedroom 25 by 20—and their natural order is reversed in penthouse apartments of more than one floor. Here the bedrooms occupy the first story, while the top floor, with the finest view, houses the livingroom. Floors may be laid in polished teakwood, the diningroom paneled in mahogany with a carved ceiling. The balustrades of stucco winding between the two or three floors of the penthouse may be of carved bronze, with latches and deckholes to match. Even the window casings may be of bronze, and in one penthouse latches are of wrought iron and there is a clifton sink in the water power problems. WATER POWER PROBLEMS By MATTHEW S. SLOAN President, New York Edison System We have potential government power development in certain places where government has rights in stream flow or has made investment, such as at Boulder dam, now called Hoover dam, or at Muscle Shoals. Each of such cases presents an individual problem because government has certain rights. Some, if not all, of these power sources will be developed with government as a party in interest. That is different from development for government ownership and operation. The power from Hoover dam will be sold at the power house, not distributed by government. The major report of Governor Roosevelt's St. Lawrence commission recom- He has charge of the company's personnel. It is a job to sort over a hundred young fellows in order to find the one who will start at small wages, work long hours, and fight his way to the top. The prizes are big, but the battle is hard, and only the toughest survive. The part of the Bible to which the vice-president referred was the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Five thousand tired and hungry people. The Lord said "Feed them." His disciples, who were practical men, were aghast. "We can't do it," they protested. "It would take too much money." Others urged: "Send them away." Finally a boy was discovered in the crowd with five small loaves and two fishes. Said my friend: "All they had to work with was what the boy had." "So with our company," he continued. "It's one of the leaders, yet there isn't a really brilliant man in it. We've all come up from the ranks. "We can get money to do anything that we need; but money alone won't do it. "We can get materials and equipment. "But all we really have to work with it what our four thousand boys have. They are going to decide what this business will be in the years to come." When we had this conversation, business was booming and all big industries were employing more people. Since then we have had a heart-breaking period of unemployment. But, good times or bad times, the search for ability goes on. At the bottom of the depression the president of one great industry asked me if I knew where he could find a twenty-five-thousand-dollar man. The president of another said: "We have installed a system of compulsory pensions. We must make sure that this business will continue in the future to be run by young men." The size and the set-up of businesses change, but their message to youth is just the same: "Come on with your five loaves and two fishes. All we have to go on is what you boys have." One advantage the five dollar a day man has over the ten dollar a day man is that when they are out of jobs the five dollar man loses only half as much. CRAZE FOR PENTHOUSES The craze for penthouses has spread so rapidly in New York that more than 10,000 persons are now numbered among the city's roof dwellers, including many celebrities of the social, financial and literary world. Originating in New York, these unique roof dwellings are now appearing in increasing numbers in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco and other cities. The oldest penthouse in New York is a five-room structure on the roof of In Alaska the coyote may prove more destructive than the wolf. The wolf kills adult game animals. Coyotes prey on the young and destroy more lives for an equivalent quantity of food. FIRST TRAIN RUN On August 9, 1831, the first commercially successful steam locomotive, the De Witt Clinton, rumbled on its malden trip over the rails of the Mohawk & Hudson railroad—a trip of seventeen miles between Albany and Schenectady that held more thrills than a transcontinental journey does now, a century later. The De Witt Clinton served its owners for about two years. By itself it reached a speed of forty miles an hour, and with three coaches it could fifteen. The locomotive was built at the West Point Foundry in New York City, the foundry which became famous for the innovation known as the "barrier car": a car loaded with bales of cotton and widely advertised as a protection to passengers when the bolster exploded or when there was a "concussion," as early collisions were called. The De Witt Clinton was a wood-burner; the smokestack belched forth a showed of sparks and blazing embers from the pine logs heaped under the bolter to keep up the steam. Umbrellas were raised on the flat cars, only to ignite and burn away. Next the flames lace and frills of the women passengers took fire; then the more substantial clothing. While the breeze fanned the flames, the passengers belabored each other in an effort to stop the conflagration. The engineer appraised the peril. Evidently deciding that the show must go on, he continued his race for the next water supply depot. As he neared the tank he threw on the brakes; each car in its turn smashed into one ahead, reversing the thrills experienced at the start. Then inventive genius asserted itself. Determined to continue the ride, but with increased comfort, the passengers tore down a farmer's fence and firmly wedged its wooden rails between the cars of the train. With a fresh supply of water and a more rigid conveyance process moved on to Scheneck. Government has rights in stream flow or has made investment, such as at Boulder dam, now called Hoover dam, or at Muscle Shoals. Each of such cases presents an individual problem because government has certain rights. Some, if not all, of these power sources will be developed with government as a party in interest. That is different from development for government ownership and operation. The power from Hoover dam will be sold at the power house, not distributed by government. The major report of Governor Roosevelt's St. Lawrence commission recommended that power developed at the proposed state plant be sold to private utilities for distribution. Thus, while government may develop power, under such conditions it would not enter the power business and compete with private enterprise by the sale of power to customers. We shall have, undoubtedly, revision and strengthening of state laws regulating utilities. That is proper and desirable, and neither utilities nor investors have any reason for concern over it. It seems probable we shall have, sooner or later, some measure of Federal regulation over the interstate transmission of power. I am not convinced that it is necessary, but I can see no reason why the utilities can properly object to it. One of our morose bachelor friends says he doesn't see how a married man expects to have any vacation when he takes his wife along. EGG WHITE FROM COAL For fifteen years Professor Wilhelm Gluud has made coal and its derivatives his special study. Last week he announced that he had succeeded in obtaining from coal the equivalent of albumen. What he has done, therefore, is to give us a synthetic white-of-egg. The achievement is one of stupendous importance. It may mean that ultimately society will be able to feed itself without the aid of the slaughter house and that even the farm may find it difficult to meet the competition of a synthetic food factory. Professor Gluud's researches carry forward those of late Professor Emil Fischer, one of the greatest organic chemists that ever lived. Fischer was a Nobel prize winner who had spent decades in breaking down albumoids and them building them up again artificially. He obtained synthetic peptides, which are something like the albumens of eggs and beefsteak. But only something like them. Gluud's synthetic white-of-egg probably costs hundreds of dollars a pound, which leads him to remark: "I doubt if we shall begin eating albumen obtained directly from coal and coke, but I believe we are on the verge of wrestling synthetic food from coal to sustain ourselves." CRAZE FOR PENTHOUSES The craze for penthouses has spread so rapidly in New York that more than 10,000 persons are now numbered among the city's roof dwellers, including many celebrities of the social, financial and literary world. Originating in New York, these unique roof dwellings are now appearing in increasing numbers in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco and other cities. The oldest penthouse in New York is a five-room structure on the roof of the U.S. army building at the southern tip of Manhattan Island. It has five Evidently deciding that the show must go on, he continued his race for the next water supply depot. As he neared the tank he threw on the brakes; each car in its turn smashed into the one ahead, reversing the thrills experienced at the start. Then inventive genius asserted itself. Determined to continue the ride, but with increased comfort, the passengers tore down a farmer’s fence and firmly wedged its wooden rails between the cars of the train. With a fresh supply of water and a more rigid conveyance the procession moved on to Schenectady, there to be welcomed by a crowd of several thousand. Gluud's synthetic white-of-egg probably costs hundreds of dollars a pound, which leads him to remark: "I doubt if we shall begin eating albumen obtained directly from coal and coke, but I believe we are on the verge of wrestling synthetic food from coal to sustain ourselves." They still burn a lot of midnight oil, excepting that nowadays they burn most of it in the engine. OBSERVATIONS THINGS ARE JUST ABOUT THE SAME Some fellers when they rob a bank use a gun, while others loan the depositors' money to themselves without giving any security. SLAPPING THEM ON THE WRIST The headman of the amusement sector is quoted as saying that the screen has debunked the gangsters, by turning on the deadly weapon of ridicule, or somethin'. ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER If the screen versions of gangland activities will put the real guys on the shelf, let's all go to the movies all the time. A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY Speaking of prohibition and this and that, Uncle Rueben inclines to the notion that violation of the animated amendment is not one-hundredth part as serious as the growth of the gangsters' power. ALL THE EGGS IN ONE BASKET It appears from what you can hear over the back fence radio distributing agency and from what you get by hearsay, that a man who figured in the last national free-for-all handicap, will try again at the next gabfess to get into the jockey clothes and ride the recalcitrant donkey. From most of the specifications on file it seems a wet plank in the platform is sought to swell the votes at the home stretch. Since the country is dry, no doubt some sectors crave wetness in order to prevent pulverization entirely, but, believe it or not, there are dozens of other things in the national household that demand animated attention. THE FLICKERING LIGHT A former high official, who had been found guilty of accepting a bribe, and who appealed and lost, now faces a term in prison. Asked if he would appeal to a still higher tribunal, he replied: "I am an old man, and I am getting tired." SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST After an exhaustive investigation, it has been learned why some honeymooners go to Niagara Falls. The principal reason THE FLICKERING LIGHT A former high official, who had been found guilty of accepting a bribe, and who appealed and lost, now faces a term in prison. Asked if he would appeal to a still higher tribunal, he replied: "I am an old man, and I am getting tired." SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST After an exhaustive investigation, it has been learned why some honeymooners go to Niagara Falls. The principal reason is, owing to the roar of the falls, the husband has a good alibi in not hearing the wife's orders. SO-LONG, FELLERS, TAKE KEER OF YOURSELVES Now that the lawmakers are about to take up arms in defense of their old home town sections, it is devoutly to be wished that they refrain from making any long-winded speeches, do not stay out late of nights and look over the hats (especially green ones) of strangers before taking them into your confidence. Remember, a stitch in time saves nine, and it is well to look before you leap, and don't forget in the big cities there are many pitfalls to catch the unwary. And, oh yes, look out for the bogey man. CHOOSE UP SIDES, SEE WHO WINS A lady who has a national reputation regarding welfare work, and who takes an active interest in the down-and-outers, says the corner saloon must not come back, because now the bread winner takes his wages home. Yes, yes, honey, but listen, dearie, how about the sons and daughters who go to the speakeasies and make whoopee and sometimes ride home with the milkman and wake up with a headache? CARRIED THE PITCHER TO THE WELL ONCE TOO OFTEN In a beautiful and historical city nestling on the banks of a famous river, there awhile back, a man wearing a green hat was sent to prison for eighteen months. He was accused of loitering around and entering halls where prominent men were wont to congregate. He was a halefellow well met, was affable and handled wares and merchandise that would cheer up a wooden Indian and make a lonesome legislator speak to strangers. He was a hero and some of his clientele would give him the shirts off their backs—if no one was looking. But, believe it or not, an unfeeling cop gave him a ticket, and as he went into the hoosgow he had a wry face. ANYHOW, HE HAS LONG TEETH AND CAN BITE LIKE THE DICKENS A female lion tamer says the king of beasts is a coward, and the reason he roars, she says, is because he is calling for help. And when a fella puts his head in a lion's mouth he wants to be sure the life insurance is paid up. THE PASSING SHADOW Every day in every way it begins to look like the "Gov" does not like this hanging bizness. HEY, EDDIE, FETCH THE GUM BOOTS A Chinese sage who picked out several rains the past season when everybody else had settled down for a dry spell, says next season there will be heavy rainfall, beginning early. THE PASSING SHADOW Every day in every way it begins to look like the "Gov" does not like this hanging bizness. HEY, EDDIE, FETCH THE GUM BOOTS A Chinese sage who picked out several rains the past season when everybody else had settled down for a dry spell, says next season there will be heavy rainfall, beginning early. A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED The honeymoon is over when the husband asks the wife's former boy friend to indorse his note. UPSET THE APPLECART The voters in an eastern city on the banks of the windy lakes had their spring house cleaning there awhile ago and "histed" a man from a high office in the municipal sweepstakes. It is said the dethroned subject grew old in office, was fat and fancy free and allowed things to become cluttered up in such fashion as to cause considerable rag chewing and whatnot. It is alleged he played ball with a coterie of colorful countrymen whose batting averages were high when performing with hardware that played a tattoo upon a person's anatomy likened to a rattlebox. It is reported that the staid and proper members of society were of such a frame of mind that they were fearful to go out after dark, and then they kicked things ovah. WHITE SPOTS Just after all the spring cleaning was finished, several cities took on a bit of courage and each solemnly averred their respective localities were the best for health. If you are looking for a place where nobody dies, go to the place where the coroner holds his inquests. CAN OPENING AGE Speaking of nice places in which to live, a live topic up for discussion is, which is the best place to park the garbage can? Tin-can alley may be an appropriate name for some boulevards where cookstoves have gone out of fashion. THINNING THE RANKS The way they are deporting aliens, and the way the auto and airship are killing people, it looks like that will aid the unemployment situation.