anaheim-gazette 1932-06-16

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPT PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. THE COST OF GOVERNMENT We have always felt that taxpayers do not object to paying reasonable taxes, provided they get something for their money. Lately there has arisen a widespread outcry against the steady increase of taxes, Federal, State and local. We thing that outcry has it roots in the general feeling that our government units are not giving us value received for the taxes we pay. Almost all of our government units have been taxing, borrowing and spending beyond the means of the people to pay. Taxes are remaining unpaid. That causes forced sales of property and destroys values. Nothing but drastic retrenchment can possibly resore our governmental units to financial health. And one way to retrench—the best possible way as we see it—is to stop spending money on fads, on things which benefit only a few, and particularly upon the effort to regulate everything by law. As a nation we are dedicated to the principles of individualism and a minimum of governmental interference in private affairs, and yet we have built up the biggest and most expensive governmental machinery ever created. We object to government business, and yet we spend more money on government promotion and regulation of business than any country in the world except Russia. We talk loudly about the vast expenditures for armaments in Europe, and yet we spend more on armaments than any country in peace time in the world's history. Likewise, we spend more than any other country in the attempt to enforce the laws, and at the same time we have more crime of all kinds than any other nation. If the editor of this paper knew the perfect answer to all the problems of government and finance, he would not be running this paper, but might be running the government. We think that there mental machinery ever created. We object to government business, and yet we spend more money on government promotion and regulation of business than any country in the world except Russia. We talk loudly about the vast expenditures for armaments in Europe, and yet we spend more on armaments than any country in peace time in the world's history. Likewise, we spend more than any other country in the attempt to enforce the laws, and at the same time we have more crime of all kinds than any other nation. If the editor of this paper knew the perfect answer to all the problems of government and finance, he would not be running this paper, but might be running the government. We think that there is an answer, but we think also that the answer will only be found when everybody who contributes a cent in taxes to local, county, state, or national administration devotes a lot more time to thinking about these things and expressing his thoughts than most people do now. A NEW NOTE For the past decade or so American readers have heard their country assailed from abroad and from the internationalists at home as the cause of most of the world troubles. While it was generally admitted at the time that we did not start the World War, it wasn't long before we were being criticized for not entering it at once. After we got in we were criticized because we didn't hurry faster and raise more money. After the armistice was declared and the peace treaty drawn up, we asked for nothing in the way of reparations or territory and got nothing. But the criticism did not end there. Nobody gave us any credit as a nation for being unselfish. While other victorious nations were grabbing all they could get, our abstaining from the spoils was not attributed to unselfishness but to ignorance or hypocrisy. Next came the episode of the international debts. We were critized from every angle and Uncle Sam was painted in Europe as the modern Shylock among nations. Although we cut down the debts on the basis of the capacity to pay, the criticism did not cease. We were asked to destroy our tariffs and enter into the League of Nations to help finance and arm Europe for the carrying out of her political quarrels. Then came the depression, and we have been criticized because we have not ended it in some way or other. Internationalists in Europe and America have declared that America lacked world leadership and that it was our duty to clean up the world of all the accumulated messes of a generation. We have been told time and again how much we have been missing in the way of world leadership by refusing to join the League, cancel international debts, and lower our tariff walls to admit the cheap products of the poorly paid laborers of Europe and Asia. In view of all of this, it is refreshing, to say the least to learn from a distinguished European publicist that there may be "others." For according to Jules Sauerwein, formerly foreign editor of Le Matin of Paris, who was interviewed by newspapermen upon his arrival in New York the other day, it is France who has been missing the golden opportunity of assuming world leadership during the past three years. Mr. Sauerwein refers to the fact that France has had plenty of gold and resources, and enough unity of purpose to lead Europe out of the morass but has failed to take advantage of the opportunity. As quoted by the New York Times, the French publicist said in part: THE WAY IT MAKES THE A young man bu His face was so clothes disheveled, a night, which, in fact, But there was e sunshine in his eyes “Have you heard cried. I told him I had news since 1929. “Well, you're good exclaimed. “I have a half pounds, born Think of it . . . me. Whereupon he b waving his arms and half laughter and ha At length he ga to impart the inform blue eyes. (I hadn't babies have blue eye me anyway.) “When first time, the little And he reached out say . . . well, I don't when I felt him grip everything . . . well thousand dollars to worth ten thousand Did I treat his bet I did. Any man through that experience reverent sympathy for same situation has seen One night in 1856 scientist, sat alone in birth of his first ch with great resolves: “In 1860 I may f or twenty years,” h with the comprehens have given me, I th time to give a new Biological Science. “To smite all hun a nobler tone to sci abstinence from pet and of toleration for indifferent as to wha as mine or not, so le my aims? 1860 will In view of all of this, it is refreshing, to say the least to learn from a distinguished European publicist that there may be "others." For according to Jules Sauerwein, formerly foreign editor of Le Matin of Paris, who was interviewed by newspapermen upon his arrival in New York the other day, it is France who has been missing the golden opportunity of assuming world leadership during the past three years. Mr. Sauerwein refers to the fact that France has had plenty of gold and resources, and enough unity of purpose to lead Europe out of the morass but has failed to take advantage of the opportunity. As quoted by the New York Times, the French publicist said in part: "The people on the Continent are off balance—no more equilibrium. I think it is equally foolish to think of Germany starting a war and of France fearing an immediate war. I am almost tempted to say the misfortunes threatening Europe are worse than war. By this I mean that with the so-called elite, the leading people, having failed to determine real ways out, this crisis might be taken in the hands of the mob. If the financial leaders fail, then the most brutal element, the mob—and I don't say it contemptuously—will then take the case. "And it is really a pity, for France in the last three years had a great opportunity. It had the money, the equilibrium and the power. Unfortunately the government in France failed to find out the common measure, the sensible cooperation between national and international duties. It is perhaps not too late, but every day, every week, must be used. In a few months it would be too late to save Europe." Our own internationalists have been vociferous in their criticism of Uncle Sam but strangely silent in saying anything of any other nation. If it has been Uncle Sam's duty to help Europe, why hasn't it been all the more the duty of France to do the same thing, with its gold reserves, its great armaments and its tremendous political influence on the continent. France is much nearer the scene than we are and is certainly more vitally interested in having things in Europe straightened out.' Therefore why blame it all on to Uncle Sam? If you don't believe in Santa Claus just go to the public library, get a bunch of newspapers from the files of September, 1929, and read the stock market quotations. Things are cheaper now than they have been in a generation and still the free traders are not satisfied. Evidently they don't want cheap goods unless they are manufactured in Europe. Arolf Hitler as a leader of the opposition in Germany acts like a game cock, but the chances are that, once he gets in power, he will rapidly get into the pigeon class. ANAHEIM GAZETTE You See, It Was Like This By Albert T. Reid OUR PROSPERITY WAS UP OUR OLD GAMBLING INSTINCT SIDE BOARDS HYSTERICAL SPENDING BY LOCAL STATE AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BAD BANKING SPECULATIVE BUILDING EXPLOITED BY "HIGH" FINANCE RIBBED MARKETS WORTHLESS LOANS TO EUROPE FRAUDULENT SECURITIES RELATIVES IN POLITICAL OFFICES THE WAY OF LIFE IT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND A young man burst violently into my office. THE FAMILY DOCTOR MALARIA I believe that many of my readers will be THE WAY OF LIFE IT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND A young man burst violently into my office. His face was somewhat haggard, and his clothes disheveled, as though he had been up all night, which, in fact, he had. But there was electricity in his walk, and sunshine in his eyes. "Have you heard the wonderful news?" he cried. I told him I had not heard any wonderful news since 1929. "Well, you're going to hear some now," he exclaimed. "I have a boy. Yes sir, seven and a half pounds, born at five-thirty this morning. Think of it...me...a son." Whereupon he became almost inarticulate, waving his arms and emitting sounds that were half laughter and half tears. At length he gained sufficient self-control to impart the information that the baby had blue eyes. (I hadn't the heart to say that all babies have blue eyes. He wouldn't have heard me anyway.) "When I looked down at him the first time, the little rascal looked up and smiled. And he reached out and grabbed my finger, and, say...well, I don't know how to express it, but when I felt him grip my finger, so trusting and everything...well, say, if I were worth five thousand dollars to my boss yesterday, I'm worth ten thousand today." Did I treat his enthusiasm seriously? You bet I did. Any man who himself has passed through that experience and does not feel a reverent sympathy for a younger brother in the same situation has some serious lack in his soul. One night in 1856, Thomas Huxley, the great scientist, sat alone in a quiet room awaiting the birth of his first child. His spirit was on fire with great resolves: "In 1860 I may fairly look forward to fifteen or twenty years," he wrote in his diary, "and with the comprehensive views my training will have given me, I think it will be possible in that time to give a new and healthier direction to all Biological Science. "To smite all humbugs, however big; to give a nobler tone to science; to set an example of abstinence from petty personal controversies, and of toleration for everything but lying; to be indifferent as to whether the work is recognized as mine or not, so long as it is done—are these my aims? 1860 will show." THE FAMILY DOCTOR MALARIA I believe that many of my readers will be interested in my topic this week, especially the great number living in the damp lowlands of our southern districts. The mosquito is the malaria-carrier. Our broad policy of education of the masses will, in time, conquer the little demon that has wrought so much of unhappiness to our race. Typical malaria is manifested by its periodical chills, and fever that follow immediately. Its paroxysms occur with the regularity, almost of the clock. Remember, irregular chills and fever point to septicaemia—pus somewhere—and NOT balaria. Your physician must decide for you; and a chill, of any kind, should send you post-haste to the doctor for investigation. Science has identified the malarial poison, which is now easily disposed of, if your diagnosis is right. Quinine will turn the trick, if administered properly. I give it on chill-days only, getting in three doses (which should total at least ten grains), the last dose at least one hour before the expected chill. For instance, if the chill has been arriving at eleven o'clock every second day I give four grains of quinine at four, seven and ten on the day the chill is due. Given in this manner it will dismiss the chill on that day. Then, on next chill-day, I repeat the little program, and do it for at least six "chill-days" after the last chill. The malarial poison will have been conquered. Of course the bowel must be looked after, and the diet kept in the bounds of good, easily-digested food. This outline is for the acute form of malaria, which will not become chronic if properly dealt with. Quinine is a specific for malaria. Space forbids discussing the "estivo-autumnal" type. I have treated cases from the Amazon Valley in South America and the swamps of Louisiana with gratifying success. "Born five minutes after twelve, Thank God." Every night, somewhere in the world, hundreds of thousands of men sit waiting for their children. Thoughts come into their young minds, which never were there before. New purposes; new earnestness. Not all of this impulse is permanent, of course, but a part at least remains of the urge to do something and be something worthy of or twenty years,” he wrote in his diary, “and with the comprehensive views my training will have given me, I think it will be possible in that time to give a new and healthier direction to all Biological Science. “To smite all humbugs, however big; to give a nobler tone to science; to set an example of abstinence from petty personal controversies, and of toleration for everything but lying; to be indifferent as to whether the work is recognized as mine or not, so long as it is done—are these my aims? 1860 will show. “Half past ten at night. “Waiting for my child. I seem to fancy it the pledge that all these things shall be. “Born five minutes after twelve, Thank God.” Every night, somewhere in the world, hundreds of thousands of men sit waiting for their children. Thoughts come into their young minds, which never were there before. New purposes; new earnestness. Not all of this impulse is permanent, of course, but a part at least remains of the urge to do something and be something worthy of these children. It is a greater force than personal ambition. It makes the world go round. OBSERVATIONS BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE Senator Johnson found fault with the president because he did not call a special session of congress to deal with that moratorium complex, instead of asking the members by telegram what they thought about it. But, you remember, senator, what happened when the president called that other extra session, don't you? REACHING UP INTO THE AIR One of the comforting signs of the times is when the treasury department prints the amount of money owned, per capita, by every man woman and child. WINDOW SHOPPING From what you can see in the papers the democrats have unloosened a slogan, which sounds something like this: "Hee-Haw! We are Coming Back." TUNING UP THE OLD TOW CAR The democrats believe they will put their feet under the table this time, and are trying to make it appear as though there are a lot of flivvers stalled out on the highways. KNOWING WHERE IT IS WHEN THEY WANT IT Judging from the way a lot of foreign countries are sending their gold over here they must believe Uncle Sam is a safe and sound banker. GOOD LAW — MAYBE! Under a new statute all registrations will be permanent, as long as electors vote at either a general or primary state-wide elections, or do not move from one precinct to another or leave the county. The new law also provides failure to vote at one of these elections will automatically revoke the voters registration. In that event the voter must register. All new voters hereafter must go to the county clerk's office to be registered. There will be no field deputies. KLEINIG KEITEN Say, Bill, whadda mean when you say pot-pourri? Oh, that's not much of anything. If you ever get po-pooree KLEINIG KEITEN Say, Bill, whadda mean when you say pot-pourri? Oh, that's not much of anything. If you ever get po-pooree in your system you've got to keep on writing to get it out. SITUATION WELL IN HAND When the league of nations said "Sufficient" to the Japan government they evidently didn't understand. and then they crossed their fingers and kept on chasing bandits. BOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU IF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT And now in some of the eastern cities it's racketeer gasoline, a full cousin of booze. It is said powerful syndicates are in the game. The primary object is to cheat taxpayers out of the state tax on gasoline where it is higher than 3 cents a gallon. If you get pretty good stuff in the booze line it might not curl your hair but should you annex a vintage of doubtful origin they call the coroner. And if you get a good quality of gasoline your car keeps on perambulating; but should you gets a duke's mixture of gas the old boat would no doubt go into dry dock. TAKING CANDY AWAY FROM THE BABY Just in order to keep their hands in somebody levied tribute upon all the Christmas trees that entered an eastern port. WE SURE DO MOVE An aviator who has perfected a new style airship, it is said flew 600 miles at a cost of only $4.00. He said the plane could carry 6 passengers at a cost of 65 cents each. The aviator also says, for instance, at that rate they could fly to Paris for $4.00. Well, Well, Well! SEEING IS BELIEVING The best time to buy a town lot in some of the subdivisions in another county, to the north, would be after it has been raining hard for 24 hours,—unless the boats are running on schedule. ANOTHER FOND HOPE GONE GLIMMERING An expectant and palpitating public was thrilled beyond measure when it was announced that the affable and debonair executive of an eastern city was going to be called upon to settle some difficulty down Cuban way. But just when the folks were all set and ready for gas the mayor ups and says there was nothing to the report, and then everybody and the cook turned over and went to sleep, hoping everybody would have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. CUT THE RED TAPE Japan went over and took Manchuria because as she says the country was overrun with bandits and had no police power to protect the people. But the league of nations sent word to Japan not to do such a thing. CUT THE RED TAPE Japan went over and took Manchuria because as she says the country was overrun with bandits and had no police power to protect the people. But the league of nations sent word to Japan not to do such a thing. SAY, SENATOR, DIDJA EVER HEAR ABOUT A BOILER MAKER'S SPECIAL? A representative of the dry ranks out Arizona way when asked about giving the wets a hearing, ups and says," the people are looking for jobs, not jags." NOW YOU SEE IT—BUT TOMORROW IT AIN'T Just about the time Tom and Jerry came to town an actress sued her ex-husband (who is said to be a count) for a couple million franc which she alleges she loaned him and which he forgot to pay back. Then came his counter-claim. GONE HAYWIRE It would seem that a big city on the banks of the windy lakes in the east sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind. THAT WHICH GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER A young man, aged 19, and a girl, aged 17, minors, plighted their troth and were married. They promised to love and honor each other so long as they both lived. The parents of the bride had separated. The mother approved of the wedding. The father objected. Then came court proceedings to annul the marriage by the father. The young married couple were devoted to each other as only two lovers can be. After hearing the petition to set aside the marriage, the judge said he would take the case under submission. The attorney for the father asked his honor how long a time that would be. The judge adjusted his specs while a friendly smile crept over his face, and remarked: "You know I am very slow in making up my mind. I'll wait and see how things turn out." FLICKERING LIGHTS It seems when some of the winners in the beauty contests roundabout go to the amusement sector looking for a contract they do not fair so well.