anaheim-gazette 1932-12-08

THE ANAHEIM GAZEITE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. ANAHEIM'S LOSS When Anaheim business closed Monday afternoon out of respect for the death of Mayor Frederick Henry Koesel, it signified more than a mere outward formality. Deep down in the hearts of Anaheimers, they suddenly realized, in the eleventh hour of sorrow over the civic leader's unfortunate murder at the hands of highwaymen, that this community had lost one of its most inspiring leaders. Attesting to this sincere acknowledgement, hundreds of residents of this city attended the final rites held in the church of which the dead leader was an officer and faithful member for 15 years. Death of Mayor Koesel tugged at the heart strings of this community as few events ever did. Circumstances contributed their measure of sympathy for the bereaved widow and mother. The dramatic effort of Mr. Koesel in "carrying on" after he was shot, driving his own machine 12 miles to get medical attention, and his gallant fight for life after going to the hospital, bear mute testimony of our former mayor's years of silent, but steadfast battle for upbuilding of his community. His strong moral fibre contributed an inspiration to his fellowmen; his sense of honor and justice won him hundreds of staunch friends; his honest thrift was a prime factor in Anaheim's decreasing tax rate, despite lowered assessed valuations, and emergency relief measures. Tangible evidences of Mr. Koesel's leadership are present everywhere. Hundreds of property owners throughout the community personally feel the loss of a friend whose wise counsel aided so materially in their successful purchase of homes. Business men mourn the death of a leader whose integrity was relied upon all these wars of prosperity which led to collapse of this came symptoms we are only aware of. If we assume that repeat itself, we come 1933, will bring the first more normal business now nearing its end, foundation for happier days. At any rate, whether there is something more THE WHEAT FARMER'S PROBLEM The price of wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade has recently touched the lowest figure since the year 1852. In Liverpool, the great international grain market, wheat has been selling, according to London newspapers, at the lowest price since the days of Queen Elizabeth, in the 1500's. The price in Liverpool controls the price everywhere in the world, because wheat from all the world is traded in there, and the price of any commodity is always fixed in the cheapest market. The real reason for the present low price of wheat is, of course, that not only the farmers of the United States but the farmers of the whole world have produced more wheat than the world can consume. And, like most of the rest of, the economic ills that are troubling us, this condition traces back to the war. During the war some 65,000,000 men were taken out of their regular employments into the armies of the world. They had to be fed. The price of wheat went up to $2 and more a bushel. The result was that, not only in the United States but in every other wheat growing country, every acre of land that could possibly be induced to grow a few bushels of wheat was put under cultivation. These co-called marginal lands were never fit for wheat production on an economical basis in normal markets, but millions of farmers, once they had planted them to wheat, did not see or would not be warned that they could not continue to use these marginal acres profitably in peace time. It seems to us that the only permanent solution for the problems of the growers of wheat, cotton, tobacco, corn, potatoes, and the other staple crops whose market depends upon not only our own production but world production and world trade, is to find some way whereby the acreage planted throughout the nation to these staples should be limited to fit the probable needs of the world. Farmers cannot do this individually. They must either organize in cooperative associations which will include practically 100 percent of the growers of each staple, or, eventually, we believe they will have to submit to governmental regulation of production, which is certainly a far less desirable alternative. LIGHT AHEAD LIGHT AHEAD Too often in the moments of discouragement which come to all of us in these days of depression we are prone to regard the present situation of the world as something more desperate, in an economic way than humanity has ever known. Yet if we will only stop to reflect for a moment we can see that this is not true. The winter of 1932-33, distressing as it is, cannot hold a candle in comparison to the winter at Valley Forge. We thought we were bad off in 1930 but would be glad now to get back to the condition of business we enjoyed then. The year 1931 was worse than 1930 and we thought the end of the world was at hand. Now we know that 1932 was destined to be below 1931. But there is some encouragement in the fact that judging by most of the indices, we seem to have struck bottom. In 1932 we have liquidated the European troubles of 1931 which drove so many countries off the gold standard, and caused the raid on our own gold reserves, and the chances are brighter now that the time is not far distant when we will notice real improvement. Some of the pessimistic prophets declare, however, that we are now undergoing something new, and that the end of civilization is at hand. But a great many men who have studied the situation do not agree with the pessimists. For example, Dr. Von Kuehlmann, former Foreign Minister of Germany, says, that judging by the past we can now be assured that recovery is on the way. The first signs of it he thinks will appear in 1933, and the bottom has already been reached. Dr. Von Kuehlmann bases his belief on the study of depressions of the past and his observations are decidedly interesting. Here is what he says: "Something like a more confident feeling exists now in this world. People have new hope, and even those who up to now were steeped in pessimism and black despair begin to perceive dimly the silver lining of the clouds. It is like the coming of spring and sunnier days. "The last 150 years of history have witnessed three wars which can be called great wars—the Napoleonic Wars, the American (Civil) War and the World War. History teaches us that Where Man Took To Wings An unusual view of the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk N. C., unveiled this month to commemorate the spot where Wilbur and Orville Wright gave wings to man in 1903. The monument is a magnificent triangular granite shaft, topped by an airway beacon, standing 60 feet high upon a hill of sand 90 feet high. The architects were Alfred Easton Poor and Robert Perry Rodgers. The memorial was authorized by Congress. After all these wars came a period of what we may call sham prosperity which led to a boom of man overspeculation. After the collapse of this came a period of deep depression with all the symptoms we are only too familiar with. “If we assume that what happened after other great wars may repeat itself, we come to the conclusion that the coming year, 1933, will bring the first symptoms of recovery and a return to more normal business conditions. Even the year 1932, which is now nearing its end, has considerably contributed to laying the foundation for happier times.” At any rate, whether 1933 marks the real turning point or not, here is something more logical in the German expert’s opinions. TODAY and TOMORROW by FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE MISSIONARIES their value Mrs. Pearl Buck, who wrote the great novel of Chinese life, "The Good Earth," confirms from her own intimate knowledge of conditions in China what many good Americans have long believed, that a great deal of the Christian missionary work in the Orient is not only wasted effort, but actually detrimental both to the cause of Christianity and the reputation of America in the Chinese minds. Important religious leaders and bodies have been making a study of the missionary situation. They report that too many persons are sent out as missionaries who are narrow minded, bigoted and entirely sectarian in their outlook, and who have not the educational and temperamental equipment for the job. Magnificent social work has been done by many missionaries, but when the Chinese observe so-called Christians quarreling among themselves over inconsequential points of doctrine they not only don't know what it is all about, but begin to distrust the professed motives of the missionaries themselves. One of the fundamental teachings of Christianity is the duty to “go forth into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” but it isn't everybody who wants to be a missionary who is qualified to preach the gospel to those who have never heard it. TELEPHONES distance The dream of telephoned conversation between all parts of the world has almost come true. There are now 168,000 miles of international telephone circuits which connect with almost all the land line telephones in the world, so that telephone conversation between the remotest part of South America and After all these wars came a period of what we may call sham prosperity which led to a boom of man overspeculation. After the collapse of this came a period of deep depression with all the symptoms we are only too familiar with. “If we assume that what happened after other great wars may repeat itself, we come to the conclusion that the coming year, 1933, will bring the first symptoms of recovery and a return to more normal business conditions. Even the year 1932, which is now nearing its end, has considerably contributed to laying the foundation for happier times.” At any rate, whether 1933 marks the real turning point or not, there is something more logical in the German expert’s opinions, based on a study of history, than on the bare predictions of the lessists to the effect that civilization is doomed. Surely there is more wealth in the world than there was in the times of the depressions noted above. We have the experience of past ages to do by, and we have the modern means of producing wealth, unknown a few years ago. Many assert that our ultra modern machinery is ruining society by displacing hand labor, but the same thing was said when the harvester and the steam engine were invented. New fields of effort are constantly being opened up and new comforts and conveniences made possible for the masses. Some of these days the world will catch its stride again and we will forget all about our present fears. Let us hope, however, that we will never forget the lessons we have learned in the depression. Do you ever long for the good old days when the young man who drove down Main Street in a rubber tired rig, cracking his whip, was regarded as a devil? If you don’t think the employment situation is looking up, just think of the thousands of deserving Democrats who are expecting jobs after March 4. The French are perfectly willing to cut down armaments if they can get Uncle Sam to agree to protect them in case of trouble. Another thing which seems to be harder than leading a camel through the eye of a needle is to balance the budget — and that does for either the national or the family budget. BARGAINS Kidnappers are not above cutting prices when, after demanding $100,000 ransom for a Chicago banker, they settle for $5000.—Montgomery Advertiser. THE HOLDING COMPANY Investors in public utilities who are unable to get any of their money back now know what a “holding company is.”—Memphis Commercial Appeal. DOWN TO REAL PRESSURE William Beebe, who went a half mile down into the sea, discovered that we on the surface cannot appreciate a real depression.—Oakland Tribune. TELEPHONES and distance The dream of telephoned conversation between all parts of the world has almost come true. There are now 168,000 miles of international telephone circuits which connect with almost all the land line telephones in the world, so that telephone conversation between the remotest part of South America and Northern Europe, between almost any two parts of the world, is not in only practical but is in almost daily use. This telephone is one of those incredible marvels which we accept as commonplace because we have people at a distance. I can well remember the very first telephone and got used to the idea of talking with the skepticism with which Professor Bell’s announcement that he could talk over a wire was received. Nobody believed that it could ever be true, no more than they believed that some of the other things which I have seen come true were possible, such as the electric light, the phonograph, the motion picture, and especially the airplane. I’d like to come back in a hundred years and see the new miracles that our grandchildren will then be regarding as commonplace. BIRTH a certificate I had accasion the other day to apply for a passport to enable me to leave the United States and make a trip to Europe. But my first attempt was blocked when the passport bureau demanded proof that I was born in the United States. I just didn’t have any such proof. I was born long before any of the states required the registration of births. I finally succeeded, by means of an affidavit from my sister and the presentation of an old family Bible in which my birth had been recorded, to convince the U.S. Department of State that I was a native citizen. They told me at the passport office that only twenty-six states make registration of births compulsory, so that there is still a large proportion of native born citizens who have no means of proving, except by the testimony of relatives, that they were actually born here. In Europe every citizen is required to carry his birth certificate and all other documents to prove his identity, nationality and occupation, whenever he travels even from one town to another or moves into a different house. That sort of supervision of the individual can easily be carried too far, but it seems to me that we don’t carry it far enough in America. MOVIES and Moe Mark An old friend of mine named Moe Mark died the other day at the age of sixty. When I first knew Moe he was THE HOLDING COMPANY Investors in public utilities who are unable to get any of their money back now know what a "holding company is."—Memphis Commercial Appeal. DOWN TO REAL PRESSURE William Beebe, who went a half mile down into the sea, discovered that we on the surface cannot appreciate a real depression.—Oakland Tribune. TOO MUCH TIME A man arrested in Indiana had 20 watches in his possession. Shows how a person can get into trouble when he has too much time on his hands or in his pockets.—Dayton Daily News. Sunday School Lesson by Rev. Charles E. Dunn Living with People of Other Races Acts 10:30-35 Golden Text: Acts 10:34 Our lesson raises an issue of critical importance. The race problem is acute. Those dealing with it realistically live in an atmosphere of prejudice, hatred, and bitterness. We have in this country over ten million Negroes, about three and a half million Jews, some 337,000 Indians, over 180,000 Orientals, besides large numbers of Mexicans. The presence in our midst of so many colored folk is a source of continual friction leading, at times, to hideous outbreaks. More than 3,500 Negroes have been lynched in the United States. Our black brethren are also subjected to severe economic discrimination and rigid segregation. And although slavery has been outlawed, it still exists in the South in the form of peonage. Anti-Semitic feeling runs high, forcibly expressing itself in the strict exclusion of Hebrews from certain real-estate developments, college and social circles. Our disgraceful treatment of the Indian is well exposed by Helen Hunt Jackson in her book, "A Century of Dishonor." So bitter has been the feeling against Orientals that at one time there were nineteen Chinese hanging from lamp posts in Los Angeles! Now race prejudice is the outward sign of an inward disgrace. In the light of the Golden Text it has no place within those areas of life we call Christian. Fortunately many forces are at work to introduce a kindlier day. The scientist is able to show that the colored races are not inferior. Education has accomplished wonders. Guardians of the law can be just, as indicated by the recent order of the Supreme Court in the notorious Scottsboro case. The Churches, also, are alive to the problem, and have studied it with intelligence and sympathy. The various minority racial groups, moreover, by their own courage and initiative, have done much to soften antagonisms and silence criticism. It behooves us all, as Christians, to champion the cause of these oppressed minorities until the Master's day of universal brotherhood dawns. In Europe every citizen is required to carry his birth certificate and all other documents to prove his identity, nationality and occupation, whenever he travels even from one town to another or moves into a different house. That sort of supervision of the individual can easily be carried too far, but it seems to me that we don't carry it far enough in America. MOVIES and Moe Mark An old friend of mine named Moe Mark died the other day at the age of sixty. When I first knew Moe he was running a little nickelodeon in Buffalo, the kind of show where you could put your eye up against a peep hole and see Mr. Edison's first attempt at motion pictures. Pretty soon Moe Mark had a theatre showing the early primitive motion picture plays. Before long he had a number of theatres in different UP State New York towns. They weren't theatres really, they were merely stores with chairs in them. Moe Mark got the idea that a real theatre built especially to run motion pictures would be profitable. He found it difficult to make anyone else believe it, but he finally raised money to build the very first theatre in the world for the movies. It is called the Strand and is on Broadway in New York. Moe Mark was one of the real pioneers of the motion picture industry, and if anybody ever asks you who built the first movie theatre, of which there are some thirty thousand now, just remember his name. PENSIONS for Old Folks Eighteen states now provide cash pensions for the aged poor, instead of penning them up in almhouses, at the mercy of politically-appointed poormasters. New Jersey is the latest to join the movement, providing pensions up to $30 a month for persons past 70 years old. In the whole United States there are now more than 90,000 old folk getting pensions, and the movement is spreading. A national old age pension system is proposed, and its discussion will be one of the important things before Congress next Winter. It is estimated that there are more than six million Americans over 65 years old, of whom a third are not able to support themselves. OBSERVATIONS COME ON IN THE WATER IS FINE There awhile back about the time they had to choose up sides for candidates for president, a man of millions who had been giving money for the dry cause until it hurt, ups and makes the high dive into the wet column. He left a lot of folks in a puzzled complex. But he said he was fed up on dry fodder and wanted out. Then the Oklahoma rush started for the oasis. One by one the big shots came forward and made their speeches and it looked like a confession convention. But believe it or not, the way the racketeers are roaming around no doubt started the wet flops. Everybody on both sides picked up wet planks for their platforms and maybe next year the boys will be singing "Sweet Adeline" again. DIDN'T CUT MUCH ICE And then one of the big parties talked a wet plank with a re-submission knothole in it, and so far as satisfying the wet brigade out on the firing line, it had as much effect as a flea biting an elephant. Anyhow, politics has got nothing to do with the booze question. HEY, BUDDY, WHAT YOU NEED IS A SOAP BOX freedom of the press and speech must be preserved, but when a guy (not a delegate) got up in the convention in an attempt to nominate a candidate for president, he was picked up by the cops and thrown out. HEY, EDDIE, CALL BILL COLLECTOR Calvin Coolidge the other day wrote a forceful article saying that those foreign debts must not be cancelled—but that they must be paid. IT WONT BE LONG NOW Seen and heard in the movies: The queen speaking to her newfound lover: ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO It begins to look like they will have to tie a bell onto the job of vice-president or the position might get lost in the shuffle. JUST LIKE CUTTING THE HOLE OF THE DOUGHNUT That resubmission plank simply means that the booze complex will be put up to the several states, allowing the people to say what they think about it, and that wouldn't amount to a hill of beans, because about one out of a hundred would understand it. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN AFRICAN IN THE WOODPILE Some people work themselves up into a state of excitement about conserving the oil for generations; whereas if you look on the other side of the picture, more foreign oil is coming in here free of duty than is produced here; and millions of men are thrown out of work on account of that. OH, LOOK IT, SEE WHAT THE BIG CAT BROUGHT IN Samuel Teaberry—Jimmie you have been a naughty boy. I am going to have you expelled from school. James Talker—Okay, Sam. Say, but you are not so hot. I may come back when you have another election. STOP LOOKING FOR SANTA CLAUS What the people have got to do is to quit trying to live on faith, hope and charity and get down to work and cut out the overhead and keep within their budget. YOU KNOW, LIFE IS JUST LIKE THAT Several years ago when business was going along good, a barber went into HEY, EDDIE, CALL BILL COLLECTOR Calvin Coolidge the other day wrote a forceful article saying that those foreign debts must not be cancelled—but that they must be paid. IT WONT BE LONG NOW Seen and heard in the movies: The queen speaking to her new found lover: "I have told my husband I will divorce him." Then lisping, she says, "Khise me!" And then both give each other the grappling hooks and indulge in a long and lingering osculatory demonstration. STANDING ON HIS HEAD If a fella tried to keep up with the doings of both houses he would be a humdinger if he didn't go and jump in the lake, and forget to comeback. EVERYTHING OK, BARRING COMPLICATIONS Both big political parties met in convention, passed the boloney and blew the lights out. The country has had a bad case of economic stomach trouble; but everything will be all right again, just as soon as the politicians quit making so much noise and stop puttin; monkey wrenches in the machinery. THE LOST CHORDS Bill—What is a keynoter? Jim—Huh, a keynoter—Oh, one of those fellers who make speeches. Well, you know, a keynoter tells the boys at the convention a lot of things they expect to do—but after the election—why, you just naturally forget about it and let nature take its course. UP IN THE AIR A feller who hasn't been here very long was puzzled about the initials G. O. P. and wanted to know if they stood for a new broadcasting station. CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE Somebody ought to gather up a basketfull of leather medals and pass them around among the cushion foots and those go-between who handled that famous baby kidnapping and murder case. STOP LOOKING FOR SANTA CLAUS What the people have got to do is to quit trying to live on faith, hope and charity and get down to work and cut out the overhead and keep within their budget. YOU KNOW, LIFE IS JUST LIKE THAT Several years ago when business was going along good, a barber went into the real estate and brokerage business. He was successful. He made money. Then things sort of went into a depression just after the 1929 stock crash. This man then went back to the shaving trade, and is getting along fine and is satisfied—but he is not making as much money as he did when things were on the jump. HOLDING THE BAG To save innumerable steps, purchase a "service wagon." These wagons may be had with two or three shelves, and may be rolled from kitchen to dining room or pantry filled with dishes, either clean or soiled. After the meat course is on the table, the salad or dessert may be served from the service wagon, and the soiled dishes placed on the empty shelves, saving trips to the kitchen and back. PUTTING FIFTH WHEEL ON BANDWAGON The 18th amendment is a constitutional measure. It is not a political issue. When the major parties inject the liquor question into their platforms it has as much legal force behind it as would be accorded the measure were it embodied in the deliberations of a convention of the boiler makers unions. GAVE 'EM DE BOID It is said when the police of a city offered free truck rides back home for a lot of the bonus marchers, the cops got the Bronx cheer. GETTING THE NOD It seems Charley Curtis was about two jumps ahead of the steam roller when the danged thing blew a tire and he won in a walk, with a smile. BRUCE BARTON writes of "THE MASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heavy-burdened who will find every human trial parallelled in the experiences of "The Man Nobody Knows." THE FIRST MIRACLE The Gospels tell a different story. The life of Jesus, as we read it in the scriptures is what the life of Lincoln would be if we were given nothing of his boyhood and young manhood, very little of his work in the White House and every detail of his assassination. All of the four gospels contain very full accounts of the weeping which attended the crucifixion; John alone remembered the laughter amid which the first miracle was performed. It was in the little town of Cana, not far from Nazareth; and Jesus and his mother had been invited to a wedding feast. Often such a celebration continued several days. Everybody was expected to enjoy himself to the utmost as long as the food and drink lasted—and it was a point of pride with the bride's mother that both food and drink should last a long time. Enthusiasm was at a high pitch on this occasion when a servant entered nervously and whispered a distressing message to the hotess. The wine had given out. Most of the guests were too busy to note the entrance of the servant or the quick flush that mounted to the hostess's cheek. But one woman's sight and sympathy were keener. The mother of Jesus saw every move in the little tragedy, and with that instinct which is quicker than reason she understood its meaning. She leaned over to her son and confided the message. "Son, the wine is gone." Well, what of it? He was only one of a score of guests, perhaps a hundred. There had been wine enough as it was; the party was noisy and none too restrained. Besides, there was a precedent in the matter. Only a few weeks before when he was tortured by hunger in the wilderness, he had refused to use his miraculous power to transform stones into bread. If the recruiting of his own strength was beneath the dignity of a miracle, surely he could hardly be expected to intervene to prolong a party like this. Did any such thoughts cross Jesus' mind? If they did we have no record of it. He glanced at the wistful face of the hostess—already tears sparkled under her lids—he remembered that the event was the one social triumph of her self-sacrificing life; and instantly his decision was formed. He sent for six pots and ordered them filled with water. When the contents of the first one was drawn, the ruler of the feast lifted his glass to the bridegroom, and the bewildered but happy hostess: "Every man setteth on first the good wine," he cried, "and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now." The mother of Jesus looked on in wonder. She had never fully understood her son; she did not ask to understand. He had somehow saved the situation; she did not question how. And what was sufficient for her, is sufficient for us. Next Week—To Be Cheerful and Happy Copyright. Bobba-Merrill Company