anaheim-gazette 1932-01-28

OBSERVATIONS RAN UP THEIR LIGHTNING RODS When the glad news was flashed that they needed 16 more judges in a town up the way a bit, 1700 lawyers answered the summons, but judgments by default were entered against 1684 of them. ANSWER TO A MAIDEN'S PRAYER When she was packing oranges an Olive girl put her name and address in the box. The box went to London. The other day the young lady received a letter from an Englishman who asked for the girl's photograph, and a long letter. The man says he works in a store and can play the banjo, and would like to come to this Sunkist Valley and look at the moon through the orange blossoms. EVERYBODY WORKS BUT FATHER Down Missouri way there is a man who bought a pair of boots 70 years ago and he is wearing the boots still. MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET Down in the agricultural belts if it isn't one thing or another it's grasshoppers. The idea crops out that the farmers ought to go in for turkeys as a sideline, and put them in the trenches. BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL Who says the Gov. doesn't earn his salary? Lookit. He had to pick 16 judges out of a list of 1700 applicants, and before he finished the job he was calling for Old Man Habeas Corpus. STIRRED UP A HARNET'S NEST When it was announced there were t o be 16 more judges in another county, lo and behold the mailman brought in 1700 answers not to mention the demurrers. STRIKING PAY DIRT When the head of a nation sends out a lot of suggestions it's STIRRED UP A HARNET'S NEST When it was announced there were to be 16 more judges in another county, lo and behold the mailman brought in 1700 answers not to mention the demurrers. STRIKING PAY DIRT When the head of a nation sends out a lot of suggestions it's pretty hard to keep track of all of them—unless some of the ideas Jell and bring home the bacon and the flapjacks. YOU BET, IT'S TOUGH TO BE IN JAIL Just when everybody had settled down to peace and quietness that commission ups and says that some of the pens are no rosebeds. PUTTING IT ON THE ICE Speaking about moratoriums there is the guy who has the mazuma but uses the depression as a vestpocket alibi for credit for the rent, the groceries and the gasoline. SAY, WAITER, CHANGE THAT ORDER OF PORK CHOPS TO CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE When a man was sentenced to prison for sending obscene printed matter through the mail, the judge observed: "The articles were unfit to be fed as garbage to swine." H-M-M, THAT'S GOOD, TAKE ANOTHER BIT And now over in a midwest state the other day the grasshoppers ate a man's coat that he left in his fliver out in the open spaces. WATER ON HIS WHEEL One good thing about that 40-day stretch of hot weather. It made business for the ice man. Did you ever hear the one about the ice man from Yuma? NOW, YOU SEE, CAL WAS JUST KIDDING US After about four years it is reported the man who said he didn't choose to run, really was listening to the presidential bee buzzing around. Say, Oscar, next time you better introduce him around to the boys. THAT SHORT UGLY WOID In a town down the way when a man was acquitted of a murder, the D. A. is quoted as saying even though found not guilty the man really is guilty. Then a brother of the acquitted man ups and calls the D. A. a liar right out there in public. Up to the hour of going to press no beefsteaks were bought. GOT-A- PLENTY WHILE THE GETTING WAS GOOD Just about the time the cooling ocean breezes broke the back of that hot spell, that investigation commission, which had been saying things until it hurt, ups and says that the police forces in many large cities were under the domination of politicians of the underworld, that they connived with criminals and that they "Fighting Bob" of Troubles Because tention to Friend and foe of Shuler, pastor of the Trinity church, South, of Los Angeles last Thursday evening people gathered at the Worship Church, South, this week pastor's denunciation of "millionaire" form of his plan to restore Americans. Conclusions were the people who heard on dress. Of two things every Rev. Shuler is raising on a legal fight to restore KGEF to him, and the pastor is a candidate for States senatorship from Blames Modern During his discussionermment and their renewal Angeles pastor halted explain his fight for position to operation off over his expose of the Ferguson scandals, he sitting on this fight because serve for the public press its voice over the newspapers. I have r $20,000 needed for the received $3500 at the funeral in the church," he said. But government "should receive the whole attack speaker. He blamed me where the father is so during the daytime pa conveniences for his wife so busy with her social clubs that when evenlhavent energy to speak children. Consequently parents go to bed and roam where they will. Hits at R He advocated: Loading the millionaire, placing of war on the very rich of the Bible in pulp wants to see "war as rich as it is for the people have peace." He stressed necessary working men because keep this country from giving it back to the people "The trouble with our GOT-A- PLENTY WHILE THE GETTING WAS GOOD Just about the time the cooling ocean breezes broke the back of that hot spell, that investigation commission, which had been saying things until it hurt, ups and says that the police forces in many large cities were under the domination of politicians of the underworld, that they connived with criminals and that they were riddled with graft and hush money. INTELLECTUAL INSPIRATION One of the late gang "pitchers" gave an ordinary guy an insight to the high hat vermaeular used in the lower strata of society. The verbiage displayed, often coming from the corners of the mouths of the actors, leaves a feller high and dry as to its meaning; but a guy who is onto the ropes says the talk leads you to the pinnacle of perspicuity, or something like that, concerning the gang's lingo de luxe. BOWLING 'EM OVER Some experts say that when there is another war poison gas will be used. Well, the gas now used in the cars on the boulevards is doing pretty well. TALKING ABOUT IT Every once in a while the big shots get together and endeavor to get a neck hold on this and that and what have you. SAY, BOY, YOU SAID A HEAP “If the millionaires would loosen up their purse strings and put their money to work,” said a wellknown contractor, “things would brighten up like a lighted candle in a darkened room.” THE 0-O-O-O'S HAD IT A foreigner says the reason it was so hot in July was because there was so much 0-o-Midity in the air. THEM WERE THE HAPPY DAYS In a sensational murder trial when one of the prospective jurors was asked about this and that, he admitted that he knew the victim of the assassin's bullet and had bought beer from him when he was a bartender. COUNTING CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH Whatever would become of that moratorium—if congress failed too k. the debt holiday. ANAHEIM GAZETTE WHERE HAS YER BROTHER BUB BEEN ALL THESE WEEKS BUD? I AINT SEEN HIM IN A LONG TIME I GUESS BUBS TURNIN' OUT BAD-HES ALWAYS HANGING AROUND TOUGH CROWDS—NOW ITS THOSE HARD GUYS ACROSS THE TRACKS LETH GO TO MY HOUTH—I HAVE A NITHE DOLLY FOR BUB!! WHAT THA-? "Make Rich Pay" is Shuler's Remedy To End Government and Economic Ills "Fighting Bob" of Los Angeles Blames Modern Home for Many Troubles Because Parents too Tired at Evening to Pay Attention to Children; Tells About Radio Plans. On the Sidewalks of New York By OBSERVER FORCED SALES. Visitors to New York cannot fall to notice the enormous number of fire sales, bankrupt stocks offered and other "Make Rich Pay” is Shuler’s Remedy To End Government and Economic Ills “Fighting Bob” of Los Angeles Blames Modern Home for Many Troubles Because Parents too Tired at Evening to Pay Attention to Children; Tells About Radio Plans. Friend and foe of “Fighting Bob” Shuler, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, South, of Los Angeles, who last Thursday evening addressed 400 people gathered at the Wesley Methodist church, South, this week diagnosed the pastor’s denunciation of this country’s "millionaire" form of government and his plan to restore America to Americans. Conclusions were as different as the people who heard or read the address. Of two things everybody is certain: Rev. Shuler is raising money to carry on a legal fight to restore radio station KGEF to him, and that the fighting pastor is a candidate for the United States senatorship from California. Blames Modern Life During his discussion of ills of government and their remedies, the Los Angeles pastor halted long enough to explain his fight for his radio. Opposition to operation of the radio arose over his expose of the Julian and Ferguson scandals, he said. "If am carying on this fight because I want to preserve for the public the right to express its voice over the air and in the newspapers. I have raised $8,000 of $20,000 needed for the fight and I received $3500 at the funeral service held in the church," he said. But government "swindles" didn't receive the whole attention of the speaker. He blamed modern home life, where the father is so busy working during the daytime paying for home conveniences for his wife, and the wife so busy with her social teas and bridge clubs that when evening arrives they havent energy to spend with their children. Consequently, he avers, the parents go to bed and let the children roam where they will. Hits at Rich He advocated: Loading of taxes upon the millionaire, placing of the burden of war on the very rich, and the placing of the Bible in public schools. He wants to see "war as painful for the rich as it is for the poor; then we'll have peace." He stressed necessity for jobs for working men because "we've got to keep this country from revolution by giving it back to the people." "The trouble with our nation is that the situation is to take the government away from the millionaires and give it back to the people. "Men are Mad." "The people have been set out on the sidewalks. Thousands have lost their little homes and their farms. Ten million are walking the streets jobless and hungry. And this in a land of plenty Our food supplies never have been greater, and our banks are literally overflowing with money. But can you borrow a cent at the banks without mortgaging everything you've got and all your mother-in-law has besides? "A group of men at the top have cornered the money of the nation and put it in their coffers. The glory of America has been her great middle class. This class has been the very backbone of the country. Now with the dollar flowing to the top strata of the business world the common people are becoming peons. "Men are mad. There is a spirit of rebellion over the land that cannot be ignored. America Worth Saving "Communism of fascism is not the remedy. We need to re-Americize America. We need to bring back some of those institutions which gave us our former greatness. America is worth saving, but it is not to be saved by tearing down the flag and tramping it under foot. "We must find men who are bigger than partisan politics for our offices. We have a millionaire for President, and I may vote for him again if a better man does not appear. We have a billionaire for treasurer, a man who has his fingers on two-thirds of the wealth of the nation. We have a congress made up largely of millionaires." Before the speaker arrived the following participated in the program: R. E. Pendleton, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. E. C. Kendrick, gave two saxaphone numbers; Harold Tompkins, two vocal numbers; students from the Orange County School of Fine Arts and Mrs. O. Lee Shoemaker's studio entertained; Misses Ferne Roquet, Elaine Roquet and Myrtle and Mary Parsons formed a string quartet which gave several numbers; Ella Ellis, Ida Wagner, Robert Lance and Gerald Lance as a quartet gave several songs; the sisters Virginia, Loraine and Betty On the Sidewalks of New York By OBSERVER FORCED SALES. Visitors to New York cannot fall to notice the enormous number of fire sales, bankrupt stocks offered and other types of forced sales being held here at all times. For a time it creates a feeling that half of the small business men here are on the financial rocks. Instead of that, it seems to be a regular way of doing business. People in strange neighborhoods fall for the goring signs just as much as visitors from other cities. It is only in their own districts that they are able to detect the fake sales. That many of them are fakes is plain. One only has to look at the dirt on some of the signs to realize that they were originally nalled up years ago. But it seems to attract trade. FREE BEER. One men's wear shop on West 42nd Street hit on a new plan recently to attract trade. It placed a picture of a foaming stein of beer in its window under the legend, "free beer." One goes in, gets a big glass of beer and a handful of pretzels without charge and then wanders around and selects items. The place is doing a rushing business as a result. By the way, the beer is strictly legal, although a few steps down the street one can get the real article in a speakeasy. PAGE MR. VOLSTEAD. New York is franker about its evasion of the prohibition law than any other big city in the country. Just ahead of the holiday some of the newspapers devoted a column or so to giving the current prices of Scotch, rye, bourbon whiskies, and gin and other liquors. Whiskey was quoted at from $1.50 to $4 for the best imported, other prices being in line. No places were listed by street number but intending purchasers used the list to prevent being overcharged—and the bootleggers themselves not only stood by the prices but, we learned, are the men who went around to the paper and named the prices. INDIRECT ADVERTISING. Quite a few bootleggers here have a novel scheme for advertising. They send men around who place a price list of liquors in your mail-box, nothing else being on the card or in that envelope. But and here is the catch, one finds Hits at Rich He advocated: Loading of taxes upon the millionaire, placing of the burden of war on the very rich, and the placing of the Bible in public schools. He wants to see "war as painful for the rich as it is for the poor; then we'll have peace." He stressed necessity for jobs for working men because "we've got to keep this country from revolution by giving it back to the people." "The trouble with our nation is that we have let our government get into the hands of the millionaires," he declared. "And the only way we'll save before the speaker arrived the following participated in the program: R. E. Pendleton, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. E. C. Kendrick, gave two saxaphone numbers; Harold Tompkins, two vocal numbers; students from the Orange County School of Fine Arts and Mrs. O. Lee Shoemaker's studio entertained; Misses Ferne Roquet, Elaine Roquet and Myrtle and Mary Parsons formed a string quartet which gave several numbers; Ella Ellis, Ida Wagner, Robert Lance and Gerald Lance as a quartet gave several songs; the sisters Virginia, Lorraine and Betty Sims favored with several selections. The meeting was under the auspices of the church brotherhood. Jobless Army Welcomed at Capital President Hoover welcomed the leaders of thousands of unemployed men who invaded the capital from Pittsburgh under the leadership of Reverend James R. Cox; Father Cox first presented the petition for aid to Senator James J. Davis on the Capitol steps. E. Franc is dressed as Uncle Sam. INDIRECT ADVERTISING. Quite a few bootleggers here have a novel scheme for advertising. They send men around who place a price list of liquors in your mail-box, nothing else being on the card or in that envelope. But, and here is the catch, one finds in the same box another envelope, probably advertising an expensive French hand laundry, a place obviously too expensive for general patronage. But on it is the name "Tom's Place" or some other indication that one would never find on a laundry. And that's one way New Yorkers discover where to buy drinkables. CITY KINDNESS. Police Commissioner Mulrooney got a letter the other day in which he was told he was no good if he didn't call in Patrolman Christopher Mitchell and shake him by the hand. The letter told him exactly what he ought to do—and the Commissioner did it. The whole thing was caused by the fact that the little daughter of the writer of the letter—a married man out of work with four children, met the Officer, practically a stranger to her, on Christmas Eve. The cop asked her what she was going to have to eat for Christmas. When she sadly told him nothing, he took her by the hand, led her to a butcher's and bought her two chickens and then filled a huge basket with other things, and sent her home, paying for everything out of his own pocket. And so Patrolman Mitchell unexpectedly received the personal thanks of Mr. Mulrooney. And he's been promoted since, in addition. ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS—Music, Drama, Dance. SPECIAL FEATURE: Sight-reading classes. 422 W. Center St. Phone 4819. Oscar N. Brower, plano tuning and repairing. $2.50 and up. Phone 4685. THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENKY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1879 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $3.00 SIX MONTHS ... $1.50 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. EUROPE'S NERVE SEEMS TO BE WORKING Oswald Garrison Villard, writing in "The Nation," says that "as long as debts and reparations stand in the way, it will not be possible to rehabilitate the shattered nerves and restore to balance the psychology of Europe." "Signs of a collapse," continues Mr. Villard "are at hand. The handwriting on the wall. There is little time left," etc., etc. The United States recuperated after the World War by going back to work. It has been able to keep going because here wages and standards of living have been raised in some proportion to increase production. Europe has remained flat on her back, because deluded by the theory of cheapness through the cheapening of producers and destruction of consuming power as an effective weapon in foreign trade, wages and standards of living have been sinking, not rising. The consequence has been, of course, a final paralysis of industry. Now, since we succeeded where Europe failed, it is insisted that it is up to America to merge her success with Europe's failure, and that all of us must go to the devil together. Mr. Villard is one of the chief propagandists and industrialists who having put their eggs in the European basket, insist that we must carry the basket without breaking an egg. Europe's trouble does not seem to be, however, shattering nerves, as Mr. Villard would have us believe. Europe's nerve has been working 100 percent. The Allies divided up territory equal in extent to that of the United States as the spoils of war. America took nothing. We lost in the war more money than any other nation, not excluding Germany not only directly, but in the slowing down of our pre-war rate of growth in wealth. Half our nation- that it is up to America to merge her success with Europe's failure, and that all of us must go to the devil together. Mr. Villard is one of the chief propagandists and industrialists who having put their eggs in the European basket, insist that we must carry the basket without breaking an egg. Europe's trouble does not seem to be, however, shattering nerves, as Mr. Villard would have us believe. Europe's nerve has been working 100 percent. The Allies divided up territory equal in extent to that of the United States as the spoils of war. America took nothing. We lost in the war more money than any other nation, not excluding Germany not only directly, but in the slowing down of our pre-war rate of growth in wealth. Half our national wealth at the beginning of the war was sunk in war with the causes of provocations of which we had nothing to do. Nevertheless Europe has demanded that we continue to drain our resources, bankrupt our government and impoverish our people to keep the worn-out and discredited European system of separation, hatred, exploitation and rivalry going. That has taken nerve and plenty of it. Europe's shattered nerves do not so much need looking after as America's shattered fortunes. European nations do not need more nerve, but more sanity and unity, which they, and not we, must provide. BANKS AND BANKERS It looks to us as if a good deal of financial distress is due to the fact that a great many people who had no right to be in the banking business were permitted to call themselves bankers while the big money boom was on. It was brought out in the hearings at Washington on international banking that more than six hundred million dollars of bonds issued by different South American nations are in default. That means these governments paid the interest when due and that there is an excessive chance that people who bought these bonds will not get their money back. These loans were made on the invitation of New York concerns which call themselves investment bankers. The bonds were sold at high prices to individuals and to small banks throughout the country. And these are far from being the truth. The vast majority of bankers have a very deep sense of responsibility in the handling of other people's money. They regard themselves as trustees, and they naturally feel that they have to be much more cautious about making loans than if it was their own money they were lending. To be sure, even the most careful and honest bankers sometimes make mistakes, but we have observed that the banks which are in the soundest condition today are the ones which did not buy highly speculative securities while the boom was on, and who are not themselves in the business of selling bonds. REAL THRIFT Every year at this time, the week which begins on Benjamin Franklin's birthday, January 17th, is celebrated as National Thrift Week. We think this a pretty good idea, and that this year, 1932, is a particularly good year in which to do a little thinking about REAL THRIFT Every year at this time, the week which begins on Benjamin Franklin's birthday, January 17th, is celebrated as National Thrift Week. We think this a pretty good idea, and that this year, 1932, is a particularly good year in which to do a little thinking about thrift. An immense amount of the trouble which this country experienced in 1931, and to a lesser degree in 1930, came about because a large number of people forgot all about thrift in the boom years from 1923 to 1929. There was always a chance to get a better job at more money, so why worry about laying anything aside for a rainy day? But there were a lot of people—twenty million or so—who put something out of every pay envelope into a savings bank or a building and loan association or a piece of property or something else of permanent value. Those people who were thrifty are the ones who are not complaining of distress in these hard times. Thrift does not mean hoarding money away where it does no body any good. It is thrift to buy or build a home, or to put a little money away every pay day for a life insurance or old age fund. Running into debt is not always thriftless, provided the debt is for something of actual value and the regular payments on principal and interest are not too heavy to be borne out of fixed incomes. The people who are in the worst trouble today are the ones who went into debt in boom times on the notion that their incomes were never going to be less and probably would be more. Benjamin Franklin was right when he said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." The polite man of yesterday who used to tip his hat every time he greeted a woman acquaintance now has a collegiate son who doesn't wear any hat. There is no use in our taking any interest in the coming disarmament conference as we don't even own a shot gun any more. Traded it last fall for a second hand radio. It seems that nowadays every time a Texas pony sticks his foot in a mud hole he brings up oil. Some fellows get in trouble by buying the wrong kind of blondes.