anaheim-gazette 1932-02-04

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $3.40 SIX MONTHS ... $1.40 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. WHAT WILL THE GROUND-HOG SEE? Next Tuesday will be Candlemas Day. For some reason or other this ancient church holiday has long been associated with weather forecasts. A very old English folk rhyme runs thus: If Candlemas be overcast, Then the helft of winter's past. If Candlemas be clear and bright, Then winter'll take another flight. Out of the belief that if the sun shines on Candlemas Day we are in for six weeks more of cold weather has arisen the American myth of the ground-hog which is supposed to come out of his hole on February 2nd and pop right back again if he sees his shadow. These are, of course, purely northern myths, from the regions of ice and heavy snows. There is usually, about this time of the year, in the northern latitudes, what is called locally "the February thaw." Several deceptively mild days do often bring wood-chucks and even bears out of their winter hibernation, and once in a long time mild weather continues right into spring. But so far as we can find out, nobody ever caught the ground-hog in the act of looking for his shadow, and nobody has ever proved that the condition of the skies on Candlemas Day determines how much longer we may expect cold weather. There seem to be some indications that the financial and economic skies will seem a good deal brighter, on Candlemas of this year than they did last year, and we only hope that people will stop being scared of their shadows and put themselves and their money back to the sort of honest, hard work which is the only road back to prosperity. TAKE PROHIBITION OUT OF POLITICS There seems to be a lot of excitement in Washington and among politicians on the question of whether or not the question of repealing the eighteenth amendment should be submitted to the people of the United States for a national referendum vote. Because the proposition has its origin on the wet side of the question, a great many eminent drys are opposed to it. We would hate to see the next presidential election complicated by the prohibition issue. We think that issues far more vital to the welfare of the nation ought to occupy the public mind during the next campaign. Prohibition is a question which almost everybody approaches emotionally, and which obscures all other questions when it is one of the issues in a political campaign. It seems to us that there is a very simple, practical and effective way of taking prohibition entirely out of the next presidential campaign. That is for both parties, Republican and Democratic alike, in their national conventions next June, to adopt a platform plank, agreeing to put through a resolution for a national referendum on prohibition. That would absolutely insure the referendum, because whichever side was victorious would be under a pledge, and neither party would be in a position to block such a move for political reasons. We do not know of any intelligent drys who think that the sentiment of the country is wet. We know a great many wets who are sure that public sentiment would be overwhelmingly against prohibition. The only people who could oppose a referendum are the wets who are afraid that the country might vote dry, and the drys who are afraid that the country might vote wet. We know this suggestion will not appeal to the folks who want to keep the prohibition issue in politics. We offer it just for the reason that we don’t believe prohibition has a proper place in national politics. HELP AMERICAN SHIPS One resolution which all of us can well make for 1932, is to do whatever is in our power this year to help the merchant marine, either by talking for it or, possibly, by helping in a more material way. Of course most of us will not be taking a trip to Europe or to the Orient. And the big majority of us do not engage in foreign trade. It is of course the duty of Americans traveling abroad and shipping abroad to give preference to American ships. No sort of aid will help like this. But the rest of us can at least speak a good word for the American merchant marine whenever we get a chance. The depression has struck our shipping just as it has struck everything else, and our merchant marine needs what support we can provide. One resolution which all of us can well make for 1932, is to do whatever is in our power this year to help the merchant marine, either by talking for it or, possibly, by helping in a more material way. Of course most of us will not be taking a trip to Europe or to the Orient. And the big majority of us do not engage in foreign trade. It is of course the duty of Americans traveling abroad and shipping abroad to give preference to American ships. No sort of aid will help like this. But the rest of us can at least speak a good word for the American merchant marine whenever we get a chance. The depression has struck our shipping just as it has struck everything else, and our merchant marine needs what support we can give it. So if you have any friends who are to travel abroad or who ship abroad, urge them to use American ships wherever possible. The American merchant marine has grown during the past ten years in a way that should bring pride to every American heart. The government has helped by extending loans at low rates of interest for the building of American ships, and by awarding mail contracts to American shipping lines, in this manner building up American service to distant ports wherever possible. The new building program, aided by the government will, when it is completed, add seventy new and speedy ships to our merchant marine at a total cost of about $300,000,000. As a result of this wise and patriotic program, the shipbuilding industry has fared better than most industries during the depression. Foreign shipping lines have been hit even harder than our own, and as a result we note that work on many fast European liners is being curtailed and plans changed or abandoned. It is all the more important therefore that we keep ahead with the development of the American merchant marine. European nations had a big start on us but we are beginning to catch up. Let's keep up the good work. The Japs would a lot rather stay in Manchuria and hunt bandits than to go home and hunt prosperity. If Uncle Sam should go off the gold standard what would become of all the gold diggers? Cheer up. Twelve weeks from now the fish will be biting again. And they will probably be good and hungry. ANAHEIM GAZETTE THATS MY PAPPY AN' HE'S A SELF-MADE MAN!! YA SAY YER FATHER IS SELF-MADE? WELL WHAT IN SAM HILL DID HE COPY HIS FACE FROM, A SQUASH? Slump Restores Family Life, Verdict of Social Workers at New York Parley Advocate Marital Clinics to Give Expert Advice on Domestic Problems; Prophesies of Break-down Answered by Way Parents Have Responded to Depression Frequent Tests On Lights Loom State Campaign on Glaring Head Lights Shows Need of Constant Check-up Result of 20 days special enforcement aimed at illegal headlights made public by the California highway patrol show 37,661 citations were issued for the Stump Restores Family Life, Verdict of Social Workers at New York Parley Advocate Marital Clinics to Give Expert Advice on Domestic Problems; Prophesies of Break-down Answered by Way Parents Have Responded to Depression Strength of the home, long the bulwark of civilization has been restored by the economic depression which has gripped the United States in common with the rest of the world, in the last two years. This is the verdict of speakers at concluding sessions held last week in New York of the regional conference on social hygiene. Nine of the country's foremost welfare and health agencies participated. In addition, the conference recommended creation of advice stations to help "iron out" difficulties of married folk. Present conditions are bringing wider recognition of marriage and home-making as vital to social welfare, Dr. Edward L. Keyes, president of the American Social Hygiene Association, said in his address, Dr. John L. Elliott, head of Hudson Guild, declared that the family was proving the "first line of defense against this great crisis," and was not only growing more powerful but was changing its nature. "We are fighting this winter the greatest crisis, the most trying troubles that have come to the poor people in my time," said Dr. Elliott. "I believe they are suffering more than at any time I have seen them." "Millions of dollars are being given to meet this, and social workers are exerting themselves to the utmost, but the people who are doing the real work in the crisis are the members of families. Never have I seen such a demonstration of the power of family life." "Despite criticisms of the family by Bernard Shaw and others, and fears of its distintegration, it is proving the bulwark of defense all over the world, Dr. Elliott continued, and the efforts of social workers are outdone by the heroism of mothers and fathers and working children. "The family is not only growing more powerful, but it is changing its nature," he declared. "The new generation of children has created a new generation of parents, and these have got something new over to the older children today." "If any phase of present financial depression can be called a blessing, it in this, that people have come to a greater realization of their need of each other. There is a wider understated turn gossip is taking these days is as to how strongly President Hoover's policies are being adopted by Congress hostile though the Lower House seems to be on account of its Democratic majority which is large enough now to be extremely effective, although not powerful enough to override a Presidential veto. Up to now there has been a lot of talk by Congressmen who have been attempting to seize the reins of Government. They have not hesitated to challenge the motives of men placed in the highest positions but, so far, they have been unable to produce anything to warrant the removal from office of any of the men attacked. They appear to be taking out their animus in conversation, meanwhile falling in behind the President and enacting many of the measures favored by him into law. Perhaps the most important action taken by Congress so far has been the passage of the $2,000,000,000 reconstruction finance corporation measure, designed to absorb frozen securities now in the hands of insurance companies, banking institutions, building and loan societies, railroads and agriculture. This bill is the pet project of the President and is expected to make immediately available not only the amount specified in the bill, but an equal or greater amount of money that will be freed by the reduction in the financial tension. The Democratic bloc warmly supported the measure, in spite of the fact that a lot of credit for its passage will naturally accrue to Mr. Hoover for his sponsorship of the bill. The President has plainly stated that he will not use the bill for political capital in the impending Presidential campaign, admitting that its passage is due to heavy support from the opposing party. Frequent Tests On Lights Loom State Campaign on Glaring Head lights Shows Need of Constant Check-up Result of 20 days special enforcement aimed at illegal headlights made public by the California highway patrol show 37,661 citations were issued for the period. The work was statewide in character including not only the regular county squads but special squads as well. It was done under the general direction of E. Raymond Cato chief of the patrol. The mass of citations were issued to persons driving with glaring headlights or with only one light those offenses taking up 26,053 of the total. For especially flagrant violations arrest citations were issued. In a great number of cases, however, the warning or nonarrest card was issued which relieved the motorists of appearing in court whenever, after having been stopped, he had his lights adjusted and had reported back to the patrol. Frequent Tests Commenting on the results, Chief Cato declared conclusive proof had been discovered of the advantagese of frequent voluntary check-ups by the motorists of his lights. He said: "Motorists who make a practice of having their lights adjusted frequently are seldom ever stopped by our officers. "Only a small percentage of those stopped were able to show they had ever had any adjustments made to their headlights. "Knowing this it may be our policy in future to give warning cards to those who are able to produce certificates of adjustment arrest citations to those who do not have such certificates. "The car owner has only to give a little attention to his lights to give him adequate and safe illumination on the highways. "Ilegal lights unquestionably cause many serious accidents. Headlight work is a permanent and continuous feature of our enforcement program." Citations issued during the period were divided as follows: One headlight out ... 7,628 Glaring lights ... 17,780 Inadequate lights ... 645 Rear Light Out ... 6,727 Rear Lights Defective ... 431 Clearance Lights ... 618 Auxiliary Lights ... 524 Spotlights ... 325 Illegal Colored Lights ... 352 Miscellaneous ... 4,450 "The family is not only growing more powerful, but it is changing its nature," he declared. "The new generation of children has created a new generation of parents, and these have got something new over to the older children today." "If any phase of present financial depression can be called a blessing, it in this, that people have come to a greater realization of their need of each other. There is a wider understanding and disposition to recognize marriage and home-making as vital to social welfare. The family is being viewed as an institution which may be reclaimed and adjusted under expert guidance if it has gone wrong or is out of order." Dr. Keyes predicted that because of such things as the euthanasia course at Vassar College and home-making and marriage courses for boys and girls in schools and colleges, "the next generation will know better how to keep the hearth clean-swept and the flame bright." Sexual maladjustment seems to be the largest single cause of incompatibility in marriage and education and inspiration in this respect should be the largest single source of prevention and relief, he said. The proposal to set up small advice stations on marital problems was made by Dr. Robert L. Dickinson, secretary of the committee on maternal health, who told of the progress of advice clinics in Europe in preventing marital disruption. An intelligent program emphasizing prevention of factors that weaken marriage should be begun, he said, and advice stations should not be set up by law but the plan first "sold" to the public. "Chronic marital maladjustment is a good deal like cancer," he asserted. "If the curt is begun early it can extirpate the cancer. If the troubles are allowed to grow the large proportion of the cases become incurable. These experimental stations should dispense not Freudianism but the psychoanalysis of the old country doctor who didn't know he was practising it." and is expected to make immediately available not only the amount specified in the bill, but an equal or greater amount of money that will be freed by the reduction in the financial tension. The Democratic bloc warmly supported the measure, in spite of the fact that a lot of credit for its passage will naturally accrue to Mr. Hoover for his sponsorship of the bill. The President has plainly stated that he will not use the bill for political capital in the impending Presidential campaign, admitting that its passage is due to heavy support from the opposing party. He is also taking advantage of the compliance of the Democrats in urging his other main projects, most of which are designed to reduce Government expenditures. As a business man he has long opposed the present setup of the Government's various bureaus and will attempt to consolidate all bureaus that are overlapping. He points out that the Veterans' Administration, which has absorbed all activities in that field, is saving from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 a year in expenses. Bureau which would be reorganized under the President's plan are the Merchant Marine; all public works; the consolidation of the conservation activities of the Government under one head; the public health service which now duplicates many state activities; and numerous other groups. The economies would result in the saving of many million of dollars with no impairment of efficiency. Mr. Hoover asserts. As the Democrats are committed to the same principle of action they have no other recourse than to support the President in such measures. Closer scrutiny of the plan for empowering the Federal Reserve Banks to rediscount frozen assets can be expected from Congress, although the project is planned to ease the financial situation. Some of the bill's opponents claim that it favors bankers too much and permits them to make exorbitant gains. Most of this is campaign talk and will probably die down when the bill comes up for passage. Mr. Hoover points out that the bill grants fewer favors to bankers than is the practice in Europe, where the science has reached its greatest efficiency, Citations issued during the period were divided as follows: One headlight out ... 7,628 Glaring lights ... 17,780 Inadequate lights ... 645 Rear Light Out ... 6,727 Rear Lights Defective ... 431 Clearance Lights ... 618 Auxiliary Lights ... 524 Spotlights ... 325 Illegal Colored Lights ... 352 Miscellaneous ... 4,450 Registrations in County are 50,049 Increase of 7,982 for State, Giving Grand Total of 2,107,275 in 1931 Noted Orange county's automobile truck, trailer and motorcycle registrations for 1931 totalled 50,049, while motor vehicle registrations in California gained 7,982 during the same period, according to figures made public this week by the department of motor vehicles. Total state fee-paid registrations were 2,107,-275. This figure includes motorcycle and trailers but does not include the 38,199 vehicles registered in the exempt license classifications nor the 101,554 cars that were driven into the state during the year by non-resident drivers. The net gain in fee-paid vehicles over 1930 was 7,982. Most of the gain came in commercial vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, there being an apparent tendency among business men to equip during the year with commercial vehicles somewhat heavier and larger. The gain is not large but is encouraging and shows we are holding our own pretty well. Two of the hardest things in the world to beat are hard-boiled eggs and the races. OBSERVATIONS OH, HOW THE BOARDERS YELL WHEN THEY HEAR THE DINNER BELL During the time the jury was deliberating after a sensational murder trial spectators sat around the courtroom. The situation was tense. Presently the buzzer buzzed. The bailiff rushed to see what was wanted. The lawyers, judge and everybody were on the tiptoe of expectancy. And then the bailiff returned, saying: "A juror wanted to know when they were gonna eat." NOCH EINST! HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU The debonair and affable burgermeister of a big eastern city went sightseeing abroad, and he landed in a place where the pilsner flows. After formal introductions and all hands squared away to tip them over the smiling Mayor made a speech. Said he: "Your kindness is only exceeded by your good looks. While I had a slight idea what your country has done for art and culture, I now have positive knowledge of what you guys have done for mankind by making these suds. It's good. I wouldn't chirp if some fella heaved me into the vat head first. I look longingly for the day when the book beer signs again appear in the good ole U. S. Way" Whoopee! FRENZIED FINANCE A man was sued for one hundred dollars for rent. His 300 radio was attached. It was sold at public auction and bought fifteen dollars. YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS When things were tight and food scarce, and the markets were glutted, an eastern firm dumped a trainload of cargo in the ocean. HEY, EDDIE, FETCH THE SMELLING SALT A prize fighter who in his palmy days had many guns hanging over the ropes. Of late his bank roll has dwindled and he went out on the road in a barnstorming series to regain his fortune. But if he meets up with some young husky there may be moments when he would want to be alone. HEY, EDDIE, FETCH THE SMELLING SALT A prize fighter who in his palmy days had many oats hanging over the ropes. Of late his bank roll has dwindled and he went out on the road in a barnstorming series to regain his fortune. But if he meets up with some young husky there may be moments when he would want to be alone. GOSH, AND A BATH IS ONLY TWO BITS It is said a movie queen payed $2000 for an ounce of exclusive French perfume. OLD STUFF It seems the wick'ee report discloses a lot of things that everybody knew all about, but didn't care to mention it. THARS GOLD IN THEN THAR FILLS In a progressive town up the boulevard bandits take the metal out of the victim's teeth. ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO BACK One tractor does the work of 20 horses. The machines plow the land to raise the oats to keep the farmer alive—if he can sell them. But as there are no horses to eat the oats, the farmer has the tractor on his hands, but it's no use to raise more oats because the tractor doesn't eat oats. ALL THE EGGS IN ONE BASKET Kansas farmers still continue to raise wheat to look at. They should put in a few rows of beans and pertaters. CHEWING THE RAG In another town it is said a wave of debate and discussion has broken out on account of one dependent putting in an order for a pair of false teeth. HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL A pugilist from the region where the canebrakes grow, after getting a trouncing from a teutonic tussler, says he can whip the guy—if he has just one more chance. HATE BREAKFAST After two years of thinking a Senator ups and suggests that they give the surplus wheat to the poorpeople. HOT DOG A pugilist from the region where the canebrakes grow, after getting a trouncing from a teutonic tussler, says he can whip the guy—if he has just one more chance. HATE BREAKFAST After two years of thinking a Senator ups and suggests that they give the surplus wheat to the poorpeople. HOT DOG In certain circles in the welfare division it has just been found out that one family, who has been receiving aid, also has an auto, a radio and two big Bernard dogs. PEACEFUL PETTING PARTY It is reported that the Indians when they hold the snake dance, never bite the snakes. COMELY COUNTRY COUSINS After an intensive search it has been found out that the night club gal entertainers in the big town resorts come from the sticks out on the rural routes. HEY, EDDIE FETCH THE SKID CHAINS When a lawyer was making a fiery attack on the defendant in a murder trial, he halted and appealed for an armistice, because he said his false teeth were slipping. HELL, HELLO (PAUSE) THE LINE'S BUSY The headman of a telephone company has been named as the relief czar, his object being to find jobs for about 9 million people. HENRY KNOWS HIS ONIONS A well known car maker says that every man in his employ, if he wants to hold onto his job, must raise his own vegetables,