anaheim-gazette 1932-03-10

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1876 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. DON'T WEAKEN NATIONAL DEFENSE With the renewal of difficulties in the Far East in a critical form and the growing conviction that militarism is rapidly developing in Japan, more and more people are beginning to view with doubt many of the proposals which, advocated for the sake of economy, are believed to endanger the strength and efficiency of the army and navy of the United States. America will never engage in an offensive war, but every American believes that we should maintain an adequate defense. Several proposals, supposedly in the interest of economy, have been advanced. One of these would consolidate the War and Navy Departments on the theory that this would make for economy. That there is grave official doubt of this can be gathered from the words of Secretary of the Navy Adams when he appeared before the House Committee on Expenditures a few days ago. In part, Secretary Adams is quoted as saying: "No other country of any size in the world has adapted such a scheme as this. "The presumption throughout the world is strong that no economy can be effected. England has tried it twice, and the case here should first be proved against the presumption. Separate setups are necessary, the whole history of management shows. "The man in charge of either service must have the power to act quickly and act with authority. By creating a 'higher-up' this could not be done. Put another man over the chief of the army or navy and you ruin his efficiency. You are going in the wrong direction on the theory of economy. It is wrong." Think of the political organization that one man would have. "No other country of any size in the world has adapted such a scheme as this. "The presumption throughout the world is strong that no economy can be effected. England has tried it twice, and the case here should first be proved against the presumption. Separate setups are necessary, the whole history of management shows. "The man in charge of either service must have the power to act quickly and act with authority. By creating a 'higher-up' this could not be done. Put another man over the chief of the army or navy and you ruin his efficiency. You are going in the wrong direction on the theory of economy. It is wrong. "Think of the political organization that one man would have. You are creating a tremendous power against the principle of good government." Doubtless Congress will go slowly before inaugurating so radical a change as this in our defensive machinery. Another proposal, calling for drastic reduction of the army personnel, and this, too, has been objected to by supporters of the administration who believe that suc ha course would be not only false economy but a real danger to the security of the country. Disapproval of such a step was made recently, according to newspaper reports, by Secretary of War Hurley when he called on Speaker Garner. The proposals call for not only a reduction in the number of officers in the army, but reducing the number of enlisted men 8,000, suspending the Citizens' Military Training Camps and drastically curtailing the Reserve Officers' activities. Such action, according to Secretary Hurley, would be a grave mistake in the present state of world feeling. The American people favor economy in government but not at the expense of the national safety and our legislative officials would do well to keep this in mind. TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT We saw some startling figures the other day. If they are correct, and we have every reason to believe that they are, since they were compiled by the New York Sun, a responsible newspaper, then we have reached the position in this country when one-tenth of all the people are on the public payroll. One hundred persons out of every thousand are tax-eaters! That includes national, state, county, municipal, township and village employees. Add to those the number of pensioners and persons being supported by old age relief funds, in poorhouses, prisons, and insane asylums, and it is easy to believe, as Senator Metcalfe of Rhode Island asserts, that every six people in the United States are carrying a seventh on their backs. That is the penalty we are paying for our easy policy of letting "government" do everything. It is because of this enormous host of taxeaters that the burden of taxation has become almost too heavy to bear. There must be public officials to enforce and administer the laws, of course. There is no escaping from a certain percentage of public employees. But the inescapable tendency of our willingness to let professional politicians run our public affairs is to increase the number of jobs at public expense. Politicians hold their power by "taking care" of their supporters. We think it is foolish to expect them to change their own methods voluntarily. But we also think that unless there is a speedy curtailment of the cost of government, state, national and local, there is going to be a general uprising of indignant taxpayers who will throw all the politicians, of all parties, out of their jobs and compel them to go back to earning an honest living." A SAFE PLACE FOR MONEY We like the plan, fathered by Col. Frank Knox of the Chicago Daily News, for an issue of "baby" Government bonds to be offered to everybody in the effort to induce people who are afraid of banks and of other forms of investment to take their money out of hiding and put it where it will earn something and be useful. These bonds, we understand, are to be issued in denominations as low as fifty dollars, and will pay interest at about 3 percent. If they are not safe, then nothing is. For these bonds to become worthless would mean that the government of the United States had collapsed, and there is no fear of that even among the most timid. We hope that some scheme will be worked out whereby they can be offered at every Post Office. We still think the best place to put money is in a sound bank, but we can't criticize very severely the people who say they do not know how to tell whether a bank is sound or not. We are hopeful that the financial relief measures adopted at Washington will put an end to bank failures, but in the long run the whole banking structure will have to be revised. The great majority of the banks which have failed in the past three years should never have been permitted to start business. Many of them were established over the protests of responsible financiers, whose objections were overridden by the political pull of the bank organizers. There should be no connection whatever between banks and politics, and no politician should ever be permitted to have a traceable interest in any bank. Politics is an industry whose operations are in the nature of favors; banking is a sacred trusteeship of other people's money and no honest banker can have a single favorite. GO SLOW It is now generally known that federal taxes must be increased to take care of the shrinking national income, and that economy is in order. Yet in spite of this, we see every day or so, bills introduced for the expenditure of hundreds of million dollars, with the excuse that such expenditure will help lift the depression. Street Fighting in Shanghai Looks Like Real War This is how the Japanese built up barricades of sandbags from behind which they shot down Chinese irregulars and civilians while the residents of the Foreign Colony looked on helpless to interfere. THE WAY OF LIFE By BRUCE BARTON BROTHERS CHRISTOPHER I spent the week-end with my friend Bill Brown whose famous health farm is just across the river from West Point. On Sunday morning we went to mass at Father Paul's and afterwards the good father came to the farm for dinner. He told me how he had started his church and boys' school twenty years ago with little backing and how, though the bills sometimes mount to terrifying heights, the money has always come from somewhere at the critical times. "We live by faith," he said, and his face was a benediction. "This year has been harder," he continued. "because we have had so many more Brothers" THE FAMILY DOCTOR By JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M. D. A FRIENDLY CHAT In spite of our educational progress, quackery on a colossal scale seems to thrive. I suppose the crop of suckers will continue to be inexhaustible. The quack is by no means a fool; he is the most adroit money-getter in the land today, and he gets it in advance—he takes chances with the financial end of the game. Your family doctor does his best for you because away down in his heart he is sorry for you—and he loves you. The quack is neither sorry for you, nor does he love you, no, not in the least; you are simply fish that he lures into his net. If you think he trusts you, try to get something from him on credit; if you think he loves you, ask him to treat you for nothing. Many people—and that includes a few editors He told me how he had started his church and boys’ school twenty years ago with little backing and how, though the bills sometimes mount to terrifying heights, the money has always come from somewhere at the critical times. “We live by faith,” he said, and his face was a benediction. “This year has been harder,” he continued. “because we have had so many more Brothers Christopher.” “Brothers Christopher,” I repeated. “That is an order with which I am not familiar. Who are the Brothers Christopher?” “Some call them tramps,” he answered, and smiled at my look of surprise. “We are on the Albany Post Road,” he explained, “and all sorts of men pass by. Some have left their jobs; some have quarreled with their wives; some are life-long victims of the wanderlust. We have a house for them in which they may sleep, and no questions asked. They may come to the kitchen for their meals, and if they know any trade they may help us with their building operations. When they have stayed with us as long as they want, they move on. "We took our motto from the words of the Lord, 'Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.' In that spirit we regard them not as tramps but as brothers of our Lord, Brothers Christopher." Listening to his gentle accents, watching the light of benevolence in his fine eyes, I felt encouraged. I reminded myself that we are often misled by the facts that sin gets most of the advertising. Sin is dramatic; so are warfare and crime. They are not common-place; they are news. They occupy a prominent place on almost every front page, while a million quiet acts of human kindness are not and never can be reported. Life itself is the Albany Post Road. People hear of it only as a highway of business and pleasure, made occasionally notorious by a ghastly accident. Yet quietly, by the side of the road, is Bill Brown with his farm, where tired men lose their tiredness; and Father Paul with his friendly hand and cheering word for the Brothers Christopher. EUROPEAN ETHICS If a nation breaks its word about invading Belgium, that’s an atrocity. If it breaks its word about paying loans, that’s economic necessity.—Akron Beacon-Journal. Who remembers the good old days when all of the Roosevelts ran for office on the Republi- most adroit money-getter in the land today, and he gets it in advance—the takes chances with the financial end of the game. Your family doctor does his best for you because away down in his heart he is sorry for you—and he loves you. The quack is neither sorry for you, nor does he love you, no, not in the least; you are simply fish that he lures into his net. If you think he trusts you, try to get something from him on credit; if you think he loves you, ask him to eat you for nothing. Many people—and that includes a few editors—wonder why the family doctor does not advertise. They even hint that he is stingy and selfish—that he wants his advertising free. I want to denounce with all the force at my command this slur on your family doctor. The reason he does not advertise his cures is that he could not do it and tell the truth. Being highminded, he will not kill himself to the level of the humbug charlatan! The quack is an unscrupulous liar to begin with; he would make you believe he cures everybody he treats—that he can perform miracles—that he knows something that nobody else knows—the biggest lie of all! He employs secret processes, really because they dare not be exposed to the light of truth. Just why people feed and foster quacks I do not know, except it be from colossal stupidity and ignorance. Great medical institutes are spending thousands in research to prevent disease. There are no quacks in any of them. Horses are staging a comeback on the farms in North Dakota. Well if the horse can come back maybe the rest of us can, too, if we will only use a little horse sense. An Illinois railroad two and a half miles long made a profit of $214 last year. The heads of some of the trunk lines ought to get a list of the officials of this road and sign them up for a trial in the big league. HARD DIGGING The third party movement seems to be materializing even less than usual. Which is natural when even the regular parties don’t know where to turn for campaign funds. Of course the Chinese won’t worry too much about Shanghai. They know that the League of Nations will take care of the situation. LOGICAL SEQUENCE Governments to which the people are continually running with their hands out never fail to gather deficits.—Buffalo Courier-Express. A Massachusetts man has just been awakened in Canada after sleeping for a week. But EUROPEAN ETHICS If a nation breaks its word about invading Belgium, that's an atrocity. If it breaks its word about paying loans, that's economic necessity.—Akron Beacon-Journal. Who remembers the good old days when all of the Roosevelts ran for office on the Republican ticket? Of course the Chinese won't worry too much about Shanghai. They know that the League of Nations will take care of the situation. LOGICAL SEQUENCE Governments to which the people are continually running with their hands out never fail to gather deficits.—Buffalo Courier-Express. A Massachusetts man has just been awakened in Canada after sleeping for a week. But what did he drink before he went to bed? WELL - WHAT WE GONNA DO WITH HALF A CRATE OF ROTTEN TOMATOES? YA CAN NEVER TELL! OH - THERE ITH BUD 'N' BUBSIE - I MUTH JOIN THEM - YOO-HOOO-OO EVEN A BAD TOMATOE CAN DO SOME GOOD OBSERVATIONS PHEW, THAT 'LIL PUSSY MUST HAVE BEEN PURSUED A friend of wild animals says that a skunk is peaceful and will not use its weapon of defense unless it becomes angry, or something. PERENNIAL YOUTH An actress, whom the local drugstore cowboys say has seen at least 30 summers, took the part of a 19 year old girl in a picture the other day. I'LL BE SEEING YOU An actress is credited with saying she received 250 thousand dollars to make one "pitcher"; and a feiler walked into the police station the other day and said he owned the U. S. Mint. The judge sent the guy to jail for 10 days to cool off. NOT INTERESTED — YAWN An editor up state became elated when he said he scooped all the other sheets by printing a wedding item four hours before the other boys got wise to the honeymoon. It's like the guy who went out in the country and excitedly told a friend that "Bill Jones" had died. The friend shifted the chaw of terbaccy, remarking, "Gosh, I didn't know Bill was sick." THAT'S WHY THEY PUT RUBBERS ON LEAD PENCILS Amy—What is love at first sight? Mamie—Well, that's when you swallow the hook, line, and sinkers, and rush off to a place where you don't have to post the three days notice of intention. But when you go out in your garden and plug a watermelon, and find it is green, you then wish you had waited a while longer and allowed the blossom to dry up a bit. NIZE BIZNESS In England until recently there were 2,750,000 men on the dole. Half of them had jobs and earned as much as they ever did. But they will be cut off. The dole costs that government $500,000,000 annually and the employer and the employee $150,000,000. Each of the three contributed one third of that fund. In one sense of the word when the dole began it was for a worthy cause. Then people began to horn in on the dole, who already had all that was coming to them. The dole is socialistic, NIZE BIZNESS In England until recently there were 2,750,000 men on the dole. Half of them had jobs and earned as much as they ever did. But they will be cut off. The dole costs that government $500,000,000 annually and the employer and the employee $150,000,000. Each of the three contributed one third of that fund. In one sense of the word when the dole began it was for a worthy cause. Then people began to horn in on the dole, who already had all that was coming to them. The dole is socialistic, and the good Lord only knows where it would end after it got started. AND THEN . . . THE HONEYMOON WAS OVAH A bright young fellow who had a charming personality drew the spotlight in the amusement sector. He courted a beautiful young actress, and then they were married. The groom bought costly wedding presents for the bride—and had the bills for them sent to her. Everybody out—last stop. Scram! ROCKING THE BOAT A singing man with broad shoulders, who got married to a prominent lady, had columns of type in the newspaper about it with "pitchers" 'n everything; and he hardly had sat down to the honeymoon breakfast when one of his former flames up and charges a lot of things and asks for heart balm that ran away up in six figgers. Hot ziggetty. But the good wife clings to that time worn slogan, "Finders is keepers and defies all new comers to beware and keep hands off her hubby." And lo and behold the ink had hardly dried on the paper when another sweetheart ups and files for a wounded feeling, with another one to hear from. RAN INTO A BLIND ALLEY When the Indian emissary went to London he had his goat's milk all right; but it seems he went to a goat's house for wool. WENT OVER HIS HEAD In a southern state the legislators called the governor a liar by resolution. As there is quite a lot of open space between them there was no need of the hardware. GRANDMA STEPS OUT "Hello, dearie," said a woman aged 70, as she entered a night cafe up the road there awhile back. She was talking to the woman boss of the joint. She caressed the friend. "Ive Jus' come from Kalley Antey (Hic). I lost all my money. ('Hic). How's tricks. (Hic). Less hav' a 'lil drink (Hic)." JUST LIKE DROPPING A PIN IN A BOILER FACTORY When the Indian representative of 300 million people went to London asking for their independence it had about as much effect as a mosquito bite on the back of an elephant. LOOKING UNDER THE LID There awhile ago the wets perked up their cars when reports filtered through from the White House that facts and figures were being sent in as to the number of men who would be employed and how much revenue would be received if beer came back. And reports also said the big brewers were polishing up the old book beer signs. JUST LIKE DROPPING A PIN IN A BOILER FACTORY When the Indian representative of 300 million people went to London asking for their independence it had about as much effect as a mosquito bite on the back of an elephant. LOOKING UNDER THE LID There awhile ago the wets perked up their ears when reports filtered through from the White House that facts and figures were being sent in as to the number of men who would be employed and how much revenue would be received if beer came back. And reports also said the big brewers were polishing up the old bock beer signs. THE APPLE DOES NOT FALL VERY FAR FROM THE TREE In a somewhat topsy-turvy sector a man and a woman plighted their troth and were married. Both said it was one of those cases of love at first sight. Ah, love is wonderful! And yet they had hardly settled down in their blissful happiness, when another woman said she too had plighted her troth with that same man. She said he poured sweet honeyed words of love into her ears. In their secret trysting place she alleges he had promised to marry her. And she said further she had been betrayed. And she asked the courts to award her money to mend her wounded feelings. Now, does the woman he married still have that love in her heart, so devoutly, as she has expressed it, knowing that there was another woman who shared that love. Can she still love, honor and cherish the man so long as they both shall live? WONDER IF THE DREAM WILL COME TRUE A man away out west dreamed he met the chief executive. They talked of Old Man Depression. The man who had the dream said he believed the people were in great part to blame. He said they should learn to economize and live within their means. Be frugal and honest, and everything would come out all right. And as they parted, (in the dream) the chief executive went to a place where a cobbler was working and asked if his shoes had been repaired — you know, half soled while you wait. THE ABIDING FAITH In the strickened area where grasshoppers devastated the corn fields the farmers rigged up a contrivance, that was driven through the pests, which caught them in a trap and then immersed the hoppers in a trough of water attached to the machine. After a load of them was caught the pests were put in piles and later plowed under the ground they had laid bare to be used as fertilizer to raise more corn.