anaheim-gazette 1932-06-30

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. DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS Those extreme and unreasoning pacifists who would have Uncle Sam disarm without regard to the military preparations of any other nation, and who decry Uncle Sam’s refusal to do this as “militarism” and “imperialism” would do well to study that part of the Republican national platform adopted at Chicago on June 15, which deals with the questions of limitation of armament and national defense. The resolution starts out by pointing to the fact that the movements for the reduction of armaments have originated with the United States government and not with the nations of Europe. “In the Geneva disarmament conference,” the resolution declares, “America is an active participant, and a representative delegation of our citizens is laboring for further progress in a cause to which our country has been an earnest contributor. This policy will be pursued.” Then on the maintenance of the defenses of the nation the rasolution continues: “Meanwhile, maintenance of our navy on the basis of parity with any nation is a fundamental policy to which the Republican party is committed. While in the interest of necessary government retrenchment, humaniy and relief of the taxpayer we shall continue to exert our full influence upon the nations of the world in the cause of reduction of arms, we do not propose to reduce our navy defenses below that of any other nation. Armaments are relative and, therefore, flexible and subject to change as necessity demands. We believe that in time of war every material resource in the nation should bear its proportionate share of the burdens occasioned by the public need and that it is a duty of government to perfect plans in time of peace whereby "Meanwhile, maintenance of our navy on the basis of parity with any nation is a fundamental policy to which the Republican party is committed. While in the interest of necessary government retrenchment, humaniy and relief of the taxpayer we shall continue to exert our full influence upon the nations of the world in the cause of reduction of arms, we do not propose to reduce our navy defenses below that of any other nation. Armaments are relative and, therefore, flexible and subject to change as necessity demands. We believe that in time of war every material resource in the nation should bear its proportionate share of the burdens occasioned by the public need and that it is a duty of government to perfect plans in time of peace whereby this objective may be attained in war. We support the essential principles of the national defense act as amended in 1930 and by the Air Corps Act of 1926, and believe that the army of the United States has through successive reductions, accomplished in the last twelve years, reached the irreducible minimum consistent with the self-reliance, self-respect and security of this country." Here is a clear-cut definition of policy which ought to appeal to every American. The United States is not a war-like nation and never has been. We have all the territory we want and the greatest market in the world right here at home. There is no necessity, therefore, for imperial conquest and ninety-nine percent of our people agree to this. Efforts of unreasoning pacifists and other internationalists to give the impression that Uncle Sam is standing in the way of world disarmament are dishonest and unpatriotic to say the least. The United States has already reduced its land forces to skeleton-like proportions. It is willing to reduce its navy when other nations reduce in similar degree but is not willing to have one inferior to any other navy on the seas. We need a navy as good as the best for the protection of our citizens and of our world trade. To agree to anything else would be the height of folly and the resolution adopted by the Republican Party at Chicago fully recognizes this fact. AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Perhaps the most tragic figure in the world today is not the exiled King of Spain or the dethroned Kaiser mourning for the lost glories of the Hollenzollerns, but the man who only a few weeks ago was the head of the greatest light and power industry in the world and who today is penniless except for a small pension. Stripped of his power and his property, with all of his private means and those of his family gone in the effort to save his greatest power combine from collapse, Samuel Insull, at seventy-four, is going to return to his native England to spend his few remaining years on a pension of $18,000 a year, $6,000 from each of three of the corporations which he formerly dominated. There have been violent differences of opinion about Mr. Insull's business methods and ethics. There never has been any difference of opinion about his enormous energy and his business genius. Born in England of Jewish parents, he got his first employment as a stenographer in the London office of Mr. Edison's very young electric light company. His reports to Mr. Edison were so intelligently phrased that the inventor sent for him to come to America as his personal secretary. That was more than fifty years ago. The collapse of the Insull Empire is of slight consequence. The power companies which he established and amalgamated will continue to do business and doubtless to develop along the lines of his vision. And at seventy-four it probably is not a serious mat Insull's business methods and ethics. There never has been any difference of opinion about his enormous energy and his business genius. Born in England of Jewish parents, he got his first employment as a stenographer in the London office of Mr. Edison's very young electric light company. His reports to Mr. Edison were so intelligently phrased that the inventor sent for him to come to America as his personal secretary. That was more than fifty years ago. The collapse of the Insull Empire is of slight consequence. The power companies which he established and amalgamated will continue to do business and doubtless to develop along the lines of his vision. And at seventy-four it probably is not a serious matter to have only $18,000 a year to live on. It has been a terrible blow, however, to the man's pride, and entitles him to everybody's sympathy. At the same time, we feel that he is entitled to a word of praise for his honorable conduct in sacrificing his personal fortune rather than remain himself enriched by the expense of the investors in his securities. STRANGER THAN FICTION Was there ever such a complicated, unsolved mystery plot outside of the pages of a detective novel than the Lindbergh tragedy and its ramifications have developed into? The kidnapping itself was sufficiently horrifying. The discovery weeks later that the little boy had been ruthlessly murdered was one of the most gruesome shocks the American people have ever received. The subsequent risclosures of attempts to profit from the grief of the agonized parents make one wonder whither there is any such thing as honor and decency left in the world. The total failure of Federal, state and local authorities to get any tangible evidence of the identity of the criminals is almost beyond belief. Then the suicide of the servant girl in the Morrow household, who took poison rather than face another inquiry by the police, adds still another touch of mystery and tragedy to the whole affair. When the whole truth is known, if it ever becomes known, the plain, unadulterated, straightforward story of the Lindbergh affair will take its place with the classics of detective fiction. Who remembers the good old days when oil was only something you took from a tablespoon and the only time gasoline figured any in the newspapers was when some misinformed cook tried to start a fire with it? Already the free traders are beginning to blame the revolution in Chile on to the copper tax in the new revenue bill. But up to this time they have been unable to figure out what tariff schedule caused the grasshoppers plague in Nebraska. ANAHEIM GAZETTE National Political Pot Boils Again Above is the interior of the Chicago Stadium, scene of the Republican and Democratic parties national conventions. Insert, right, is of James R. Garfield, son of the former president, and chairman of the powerful Republican Platform Committee; and left, Senator Dickinson of Iowa, "Keynoter" who opened the G. O., P. convention. THE FAMILY DOCTOR By JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M. D. ALCOHOL, PRO AND CON The propagandists are at work—some condemning, some pleading for alcohol. The family doctor should be a good, honest judge, with absolutely nothing up his sleeve in the way of political crookedness. He should be the capable THE WAY OF LIFE By BRUCE BARTON FASTER THAN RADIO An unpleasant rumor began to circulate about a certain man. Such stories are an unsolved mystery. How do they start? What is the magic which spreads THE FAMILY DOCTOR BY JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M. D. ALCOHOL, PRO AND CON The propagandists are at work—some condemning, some pleading for alcohol. The family doctor should be a good, honest judge, with absolutely nothing up his sleeve in the way of political crookedness. He should be the capable, honest adviser of his patrons as medicine. No honest, capable physician will deny that. But ALL true physicians are against alcoholics as beverages. Whiskey is a good servant—a bad master. No true physician with the welfare of his people at heart will recommend intemperance in anything. I am against propagandists who will stoop to falsehood in order to carry out their designs. For instance, the fellow who declares that alcohol is not a stimulant, but a depressant; that it will stop a heart of respiratory apparatus rather than revive it; I've had 38 years of experience and I know better. Many hundred times I have revived my aged patient when near collapse with whiskey, combined with milk and eggs. It was most convenient and usually acceptable to the invalid. I hight have used strychnia, but I liked the effect of the alcoholic better. Why not use the one most simple, convenient, and yet reliable? All stimulants paralyze and depress in overdose, and the alcoholic stimulant is no exception; but why use an overdose? It is the overdose after all that does harm. But when any one tells me that whiskey in normal dose is never a stimulant but a depressant, then I am suspicious of both his scientific knowledge and his sincerity of purpose—the has an axe to grind. Our blessings should and must be used as such. 0 Remember the good old days when you could measure a man's importance in the community by the amount of gilt he had on his private shaving mug at the town barber ship? 0 What a happy world this would be for Europe if it could only induce Uncle Sam to say: "I'll pay for everything." 0 When the two big conventions are over, Chicagoans will have enough discard planks to build several palaces for the coming World's Fair. 0 With Cincinnati and Boston both occupying the big league cellar positions things begin to FASTER THAN RADIO An unpleasant rumor began to circulate about a certain man. Such stories are an unsolved mystery. How do they start? What is the magic which spreads them, magic more deadly than lightning, faster than radio. You hear the tale in New York; you climb into an airplane and as you climb down in San Francisco you hear a voice exclaim: "What do you know about So and So?" If the victim is famous and of enviable reputation, the broadcasting is twice as rapid. In the instance referred to this was the case. Here are the comments of the first three men who hastened to tell me the story: Number One: "It just shows that you never can tell. Who'd think that old X would be up to such tricks?" Number Two: "I was terribly shocked. What in the world could he have been thinking about?" Both these broadcasters, you see, assumed at once that the man was guilty. Number Three spoke with honest indignation. "I've known X for years. You can't make me believe that he ever did anything crooked. I don't care what the story is. I simply will not believe it." The full facts came out a few weeks later and proved X an innocent victim. But the damage had been done. There was a wise preacher in my boyhood who would say to the Sunday school: "Never believe what you hear and only half of what you see." Much of what our eyes tell us is untrue. I see the sun move every day around the earth but, it does not move. I see that my cane, when I thrust it into the water, is crooked. But it is not crooked. Eyes are notorious deceivers. And as for the ears, they need to be policed every minute by tolerance and sympathy and common sense. Mr. X, of whom I have spoken, had lived an upright life for forty years. Surely, this should have counted in his favor. Surely, the answer of all his acquaintances should have been: "He's all right. He cannot have done it. We deny this libel." The discouraging thing was that two out of three seemed to be secretly pleased that another good man had gone wrong. 0 Our idea of not being important at a na- What a happy world this would be for Europe if it could only induce Uncle Sam to say: "I'll pay for everything." When the two big conventions are over, Chicagoans will have enough discard planks to build several palaces for the coming World's Fair. With Cincinnati and Boston both occupying the big league cellar positions things begin to look normal again. Mr. X, of whom I have spoken, had lived an upright life for forty years. Surely, this should have counted in his favor. Surely, the answer of all his acquaintances should have been: "He's all right. He cannot have done it. We deny this libel." The discouraging thing was that two out of three seemed to be secretly pleased that another good man had gone wrong. Our idea of not being important at a national convention is to act as an alternate. DIDN'T YER TEACHER PASS YA BUD? NO - NEXT FALL IM GONNA CHANGE MY NAME TO "MINUTES" WHAT'S THE IDEA CALLING YERSELF "MINUTES"? CAUSE MINUTES ALWAYS PASS - THAT'S WHY!! OBSERVATIONS HOW THE PRESIDENT IS CHOSEN The President of the United States is selected by the electors of the several states—not by popular vote of the people. For the sake of argument, take five states. Say, in the State of New York there would be a heavy vote for the democrat, he receiving a half million majority over the republican candidate. The democrat would then have the 90 electoral votes of that state. In the other four small states there may be a light vote, the republican receiving a thousand majority in each state over the democrat. Then again, for instance, the combined electoral vote in the four small states would be 100. It would follow then that the republican, with the 100 electoral votes received through a light vote, a scant majority, would be elected over the democrat in New York with the 90 electoral votes, received through the heavy vote, say by a half million majority. THE LAW Section - Article V. of the constitution of the United States reads as follows: "The congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the congress." Now, then, this idea of political parties putting the 18th amendment in their platforms is meaningless; and no doubt is done to catch votes. COME IN TO MY PARLOR SAID THE SPIDER TO THE FLY The eighteenth amendment was enacted into law by congress after three-fourths of the several states ratified the measure. Now, in order to retain, or repeal, that measure an act of congress must be passed to resubmit the measure to the several states. But the two major political parties, through their leaders, have been laying awake nights trying to frame a "wet" plank for their platforms. The object of the wet plank is nothing more or less than spreading out molasses on a piece of paper to catch flies; or in other words, to catch votes. While the prohibition question has been a thorn in the flesh of the people ever since its passage, it is not and never can be, a political issue. It could not The eighteenth amendment was enacted into law by congress after three-fourths of the several states ratified the measure. Now, in order to retain, or repeal, that measure an act of congress must be passed to resubmit the measure to the several states. But the two major political parties, through their leaders, have been laying awake nights trying to frame a "wet" plank for their platforms. The object of the wet plank is nothing more or less than spreading out molasses on a piece of paper to catch flies; or in other words, to catch votes. While the prohibition question has been a thorn in the flesh of the people ever since its passage, it is not and never can be, a political issue. It could not be a political issue any more than murder could be made a political issue. SAY, "AH"! Quite a bit of excitement was caused in musical circles when an operatic songstress held a note for three minutes. It is of record that when a feller endorsed a note for a friend, which he had to pay, he almost lost his breath entirely. GETTING AN EYEFUL Over in Moscow the late Czar once bought a portrait of a famous woman without seeing it, but when he did see it he was shocked beyond measure and ordered a blue drape painted over the original, believing it immodest. Then the other day the Soviets undressed that naughty woman by removing the drape. CANNING THE CHATTER In a seacoast town the other day the Spit and Argue society, a full cousin of the Sit and Whittlers, was ordered to cease firing at its old stamping grounds on the pier and go hire a hall. ON THE MOURNERS' BENCH The other evening when the democrats held an annual dinner the assemblage was addressed by three men who had formerly aspired to a high office and all had been defeated. Incidentally the speakers denounced the party now in control for all the trouble. IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW YOU MUST HAVE THE RAIN The purity squad in a city in another county the other evening swooped down on a show and arrested all hands and mamma, claiming the play was naughty. Some of the guys say the plot is doity. It is alleged the bedroom "seens" are nifty and while the entertainers were not "nood" it is believed Mahatma could be classed as being quite heavily draped in comparison. But the head man got out a temporary injunction, saying the ordinance conflicted with the 14th amendment. It is reported there was such a rush for seats that the bald headed sector had to be extended quite a ways back to accommodate the boys from 6 to 60. It's an old Greek custom. INNOCENCE ABROAD When one senator said the legalizing of 4 per cent beer would bring in a heck of a lot of revenue and give lots of employment, he added that as much liquor is sold now as there was before prohibition came. Another senator ups and asks, if there is being more liquor sold now than before prohibition, why is the traffic not providing as much employment now as then! Whoops! The bootleg is made over night! While it takes a year to make INNOCENCE ABROAD When one senator said the legalizing of 4 per cent beer would bring in a heck of a lot of revenue and give lots of employment, he added that as much liquor is sold now as there was before prohibition came. Another senator ups and asks, if there is being more liquor sold now than before prohibition, why is the traffic not providing as much employment now as then! Whoops! The bootleg is made over night! While it takes a year to make good stuff! Whiz bang! PATCHING THE QUILT After getting away to a good start congress fiddled around and argued about consolidating this and that to save expenses; and one senator was in favor of putting the army and navy under one head! Well of all things! CLINGING VINE A delectable damsel who twenty years ago made the hearts of men flutter, and who has married and divorced more counts, and no-counts than any gal who ever came down the gang plank, is said now seeking a mate out of the fashionable blue book of the social register in one of the big high brow communities east. The lady is strong for joolry and never appears in public unless weighted down with gems that would sway-back a truck-horse. The drug store cowboys says she must be magnetic, or something. BUSIER THAN A COOPER AROUND A BARREL If they legalize 4 per cent beer farmers would raise hops, and grain of many kinds, and they would need kegs, casks, bottles, corks, and bung starters, bock beer signs, trucks, horses and drivers. Eh? Oh, well, all right. TRAVELLING LIGHT In certain circles they have the “depression” card party, a full cousin to strip poker. In another town when they pulled one of them, attended by men and wimmen, one man came out attired in a sheet and a derby hat. SITTING PRETTY Bill—Why did they put round corners on all the sidewalks at the intersections? Jim—Oh, that help out the unemployment and besides the reckless drivers can take the curves at 35 m. per hour without turning over.