anaheim-gazette 1933-01-19

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. BLINDFOLDING THE PEOPLE Innocently concealed under the guise of a "state-wide water conservation plan," San Joaquin and Sacramento valley leaders have inserted a $160,000,000 bond measure to be approved by the people of the state ostensibly to promote the conservation of California's water supply. Conserving the water as such is a mighty laudable measure. But when certain districts ask the state as a whole to underwrite a purely local development, then we must rise to ask why those districts should not bond themselves and promote their own projects. The measure reported submitted on January 11 to both the state senate and assembly, contains an $84,000,000 item "for a dam at Kennett, Shasta county, to store Sacramento river water in order to make the river navigable as far north as Red Bluff; provide flood control, prevent salt water damage to 500,000 acres in the delta region below Stockton, and furnish irrigation water to the San Joaquin valley." Analyzing the measure we must pay particular attention to the "salt water damage to 500,000 acres" portion. Thousands of acres of lands have been lost to agriculture simply because of local "improvements" made along the Sacramento river. Preventing water damage to 500,000 acres might not include those that already have been damaged, and the amount to be set aside, in the opinion of engineering experts, would not begin to reclaim the salt-ridden lands, nor prevent damage by further backing up of the river waters. The more fresh water is stored further up the valley, the farther salt water rushes in from the ocean, because its check has been removed. In other words, once the state starts Analyzing the measure we must pay particular attention to the "salt water damage to 500,000 acres" portion. Thousands of acres of lands have been lost to agriculture simply because of local "improvements" made along the Sacramento river. Preventing water damage to 500,000 acres might not include those that already have been damaged, and the amount to be set aside, in the opinion of engineering experts, would not begin to reclaim the salt-ridden lands, nor prevent damage by further backing up of the river waters. The more fresh water is stored further up the valley, the farther salt water rushes in from the ocean, because its check has been removed. In other words, once the state starts a program of preventing salinization of the river, and at the same time takes the fresh water away that now prevents the salt water from flowing farther inland, it will embark on an endless project at endless expense. Furthermore, why should the people of the state be asked to underwrite, and that means pay for, purely local projects of the type advanced under the guise of a state-wide water conservation program? If we are going to have state-wide water conservation, and the Gazette believes a real state-wide program would benefit California, let us have it, and not just so much of it as would aid certain districts to the exclusion of others. In Southern California we banded together under the metropolitan water district and bonded ourselves to raise over 200 million dollars for the aqueduct to carry water to us from the Colorado river. We needed the Colorado river water badly enuogh to bond ourselves to get it. If the projects advanced in Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys are worth development, they are worth the people in those valleys doing it themselves. Unless the improvement will justify the expenditure, the improvement should not be started. Those handling the bill have tried to tack a nice, idealistic title on their pet scheme to milk the people of the state of California of more than $160,000,000. When the time comes to vote on the bonds we feel confident that the mighty voice of the people will rise up in as strong protest as it did against the Sharkey bill last May and proposition No.9 on the November ballot. We must put an end to blindfolding of the public through misleading titles. CONGRATULATIONS, SAFEWAY Last week Safeway Stores, Inc., carried full page advertisements in many Orange county newspapers stressing the sale of Orange county products. This is commendable. It "ties in" with a localized application of "Buy American," which appears to us to be one of the most worthy movements started in recent years. When the Gazette on December 29 attacked certain buying methods of chain stores, it did so not with the purpose of attacking chain stores as such, but to turn the torchlight of publicity on certain buying habits which were undermining the Orange county farmer. Orange county farmers in the past have been treated unfairly when it came to disposing of their produce. This produce was just as good, if not better, than that bought by certain chain stores on the open market at Los Angeles. It was priced just the same. When buyers insisted on purchasing the produce in Los Angeles, it forced the Orange county farmer to haul his produce 35 miles for nothing, and the chain stores hauled it back 35 miles — for nothing, except possibly a slight convenience in bookkeeping. When Safeway advertised Orange county products last week, the farmers of this county, the Southern Meat company, and the makers of Lemo-Foam soap, both county industries, were promoted locally. Orange county labor received a friends of our merchant from the Sixth Annual Conference statements of British building up his merchandise. "Every informed person in support of her merchant until our country used said station of our own commerce would be thrillingly wired them to learn that the working fleets. But so long Sir Alan Anderson will be." "Let no American for allies were begging for complaint to make of comes with poor grace a policy determined upon was begging for this passage." "I am confident no British critics to abandon great success in so show American agriculture, less from our increasing concern." Senator Copeland felt is to be made, uninterested to scuttle the Atheist forthcoming World quoted from a report on the British Chamber of British government for Senator Copeland continued. "The ninth recommends 'We recommend that the conference itself, Go cooperation of as many the re-establishment of barriers, including the and the removal of all sidies) in favor of ships are carried.' We further cooperating nations shall treatment to each other. The eighth recommends of the "methods of regard as regards shipping, this country (England) if it fense of its own shipping." But England does member of the Senate set up the pins in advance a chance to confer with "What is the purp county farmer. Orange county farmers in the past have been treated unfairly when it came to disposing of their produce. This produce was just as good, if not better, than that bought by certain chain stores on the open market at Los Angeles. It was priced just the same. When buyers insisted on purchasing the produce in Los Angeles, it forced the Orange county farmer to haul his produce 35 miles for nothing, and the chain stores hauled it back 35 miles — for nothing, except possibly a slight convenience in bookkeeping. When Safeway advertised Orange county products last week, the farmers of this county, the Southern Meat company, and the makers of Lemo-Foam soap, both county industries, were promoted locally. Orange county labor received a boost. And Safeway gained many friends. Congratulations, Safeway. We trust you will continue to see the merit of local patronage. You have set the pace for other chains. ROLPH PARDONS 258 PRISONERS Governor James Rolph, who boasted of breaking precedents when he flew to every county in the state in his gubernatorial campaign two years ago, now has set a record. His message to the legislature on January 6 disclosed that he had pardoned 258 prisoners in two years. That is more by far than any other governor ever pardoned in a similar period. Undoubtedly, the pardons during the next two years will be approximately as numerous, thus setting an all-time record for leniency with criminals. Perhaps Rolph is aping Ma Ferguson of Texas. At least, Rolph has an overwhelming desire to forgive. But we are not sure that the public, which has spent millions of dollars sending these prisoners to jail to protect society, will forget. SENATOR COPELAND SPEAKS OUT The fact that the efforts to build up the American merchant marine, including the Jones-White bill for developing American shipping, have not been without favorable result is evidenced by the yelps which are coming occasionally from abroad to the effect that Uncle Sam is taking "unfair advantage" in that he is assisting his merchant marine with mail subsidies and in other ways. Of course it is perfectly all right for European nations to do this, for their own shipping. Sir Alan Anderson, chairman of the Orient line and a British shipping authority, said not long ago that the building up of the American merchant marine had cost our people $3,000,000,000 and that if we had only permitted Great Britain to retain control of the seas she might have been able to pay more on her debt to us. In a ringing answer of these foreign critics of American shipping, Senator Royal S. Copeland, of New York, one of the staunch cooperating nations she treatment to each other. The eighth recommendation of the “methods of reas regards shipping, the country (England) if its fense of its own shipping. “But England does member of the Senate set up the pins in advance a chance to confer with.” “What is the purpose? Is it to be a forum for world conditions? Or lose his shirt because of” “Ponder these things can stand idly by and for trade. Has the preweakening of the old-fashioned across the sea have been with the tradition of being stacked against the Every American intl can well afford to ponder and it is to be hoped World Economic Conference ups of the kind above since it is always to be not solely an institute weapon for use in case our efficient navy would Some men are born number have a good su Some astronomers to attract our attention The democratic presidents to 1 postoffice A scientist is to treat 456 degrees below zero France. Everything is concludes has been whittled 10 in computation was m This Debt Repudiation Has Gotta' Stop — By Albert T. Reid WAIT A MINUTE, FELLOW!- NOW YOU JUS' TRY TO FROG ON WHAT YOU OWE ME AND IT'S FINISH FOR YOU! HE OWES 'AT GUY TEN CENTS AND HE'S TRYING TO GIT OUT OF IT. ANAHEIM GAZETTE SQUEEZE! The man's corporation have been so would be coy. One man charge of know a thief man up and like a rack. PASSING A man also ran for speech quo toity inspire strengthening the s works. TALKING A man close-in to valley and brew gentle about it, man. "The against his head, mistaken orange groe He asked he was. "you are are a finan OLD STUDIO After ever done, about games is believe it trians for been doing BORROW TO PAY From news reel fence bro nations o about the all in the s The trends of our merchant marine, declared recently at a meeting of the Sixth Annual Conference on the Merchant Marine, that these statements of British shipping men criticising Uncle Sam for building up his merchant marine are little short of hypocritical. "Every informed person knows how far Great Britain has gone in support of her merchant marine," he continued. "It was not until our country used similar methods that any considerable port of our own commerce was carried in American bottoms. It would be thrillingly welcome to British shipping interests for them to learn that the United States has cast adrift our development fleets. But so long as the Jones-White act remains intact, Alan Anderson will have to compete in a fair field." "Let no American forget that while England and her European allies were begging for 'ships, ships and more ships,' she had no complaint to make of our appropriations for their building. It does with poor grace for any Britisher to throw bricks now at policy determined upon when all the western European world is begging for this particular form of assistance. "I am confident no American statesman will be moved by British critics to abandon the wise policy that has met with such great success in so short a time. By persisting in our course, American agriculture, labor and industry will reap rich rewards from our increasing commerce." Senator Copeland furthermore expressed the belief that an export is to be made, under the guidance of British shipping interests to scuttle the American merchant marine, if possible at the forthcoming World Economic Conference. The Senator quoted from a report on merchant marine policy just adopted by the British Chamber of Shipping which will be submitted to the British government for its use during the coming conference. Senator Copeland continued: "The ninth recommendation of this report reads as follows: 'We recommend that both pending the conference and at the conference itself, Great Britain should endeavor to secure the cooperation of as many nations as possible pledged to work for the re-establishment of world trade through the removal of trade barriers, including the modification of tariffs upon goods carried and the removal of all forms of discrimination (including subjuries) in favor of ships under the national flag by which goods are carried.' We further recommend that Great Britain and those operating nations should agree to confine most-favored-nation treatment to each other's trade and shipping.'" The eighth recommendation, Copeland pointed out, speaks to the "methods of reservation, restriction and discrimination, regardless shipping, that are or could be made available to the country (England) if it be forced to take retaliatory steps in defense of its own shipping policy." But England does not wait to retaliate," said Copeland, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. "She proposes to set up the pins in advance and gain her point before we have had chance to confer with anybody. "What is the purpose of the World Economic Conference?" operating nations should agree to confine most-favored-nation treatment to each other's trade and shipping." The eighth recommendation, Copeland pointed out, speaks of the "methods of reservation, restriction and discrimination, regards shipping, that are or could be made available to the country (England) if it be forced to take retaliatory steps in defense of its own shipping policy." "But England does not wait to retaliate," said Copeland, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. "She proposes to set up the pins in advance and gain her point before we have had chance to confer with anybody. What is the purpose of the World Economic Conference? It is to be a forum for free, frank and unprejudiced discussion of world conditions? Or is it to be a place where Uncle Sam will give his shirt because of secret agreements made in advance? Ponder these things and then ask yourself how any American can stand idly by and let Great Britain outgeneral us in the war for trade. Has the prolonged economic pressure caused such a weakening of the old-fashioned British character that our cousins cross the sea have become hysterical? It does not harmonize with the tradition of sportsmanship to find that the cards are being stacked against the United States." Every American interested in the future welfare of his country can well afford to ponder over the facts pointed out by Copeland and it is to be hoped and expected that if Uncle Sam is in the World Economic Conference he will have his eyes open for frames of the kind above set out. It is always to be remembered that our merchant marine is not solely an institution for profit. It is a powerful defensive weapon for use in case of foreign attack a weapon without which an efficient navy would be sadly handicapped in case of trouble. Some men are born rich, others earn riches, while a larger number have a good sucker list. Some astronomers say that the people on Mars are trying to attract our attention. Maybe they want to borrow some money. The democratic problem is still 16 to 1 — 16 would-be postasters to 1 postoffice. A scientist is to try subjecting an atom to a temperature of 56 degrees below zero. If anything happens, he might try it onrance. Everything is coming down. Even the distance to the stars has been whittled 10 per cent, because scientists admit an error in computation was made. It is still the fashion in "cultured" circles to sneer at American musicians and to prefer the imported article. That is nonsense in a country that produced Lillian Nordica, Lawrence Tibbetts, Madame Albani and so many other great singers. In Italy they do not scoff at native music, but applaud and take pride in their singers, composers and performers. Maybe that is why they develop so many first-raters for export to America. On my recent visit to Italy the home of Toscannini, the great conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, was pointed out to me in Milan. When he is at home he practices on the piano from five to ten every morning, my guide told me, and crowds stand in the street to listen! Wandering around Florence alone one night I stumbled upon a theater, named for Italy's great composer, Verdi, whose music will be played as long as humans have ears. On the ship returning I had for a travelling companion Scotti, the famous baritone, travelling eight thousand miles to sing just one night in New York before he retires. Even a singer must quit at sixty-seven. But in his native Naples they were already preparing for a great civic fete to honor the singer on his return from America. I want to see some city in America do something like that for some great American singer. CONTENTMENT Not everybody is dissatisfied. The most contented man I have encountered recently is a Washington taxicab driver. Washington has a fixed rate of twenty cents for all taxi rides within the city limits, whatever the distance. The result is that everybody uses Taxis This young man owned a small sedan when he lost his job, and took out a taxi license. "I wouldn't go back to working for a boss for anything." he told me, as we drove down Pennsylvania Avenue. "I make forty to forty-five dollars a week clear above the cost of gas, oil and tires, and don't work Saturdays. The poorest day I've had in weeks I made five dollars, and when we had three days of snow I averaged fifteen dollars net a day." OBSERVATIONS SQUEEZED STOCKHOLDERS The manner in which receivers, for corporations that have hit the rocks, have been appointed in another county, would be comedy were it not so serious. One man especially had been put in charge of one concern and he didn't know a thing about the business. To a man up a tree or in the cellar it looks like a racket. PASSING THE BOLONEY A man who was among those who also ran for congress in his acceptance speech quoted copiously from the hoity-toity inspirations of a humorist to strengthen his weird contentions. Mixing the stuff seemed to gum up the works. TALKING BIRD OFF BUSH A man had a 12-acre orange grove close-in to a hilltown in the upper valley and had it up for sale. A Hebrew gentleman came along to inquire about it. "It's a fine grove," said the man. "There is a mortgage of $28,000 against the place." The Hebrew shook his head. He told the man he must be mistaken when he said he was an orange grower. The man remonstrated. He asked the Hebrew what he thought he was. The latter naively remarked, "you are not an orange grower, you are a financier." OLD STUFF! After everything has been said and done, about all you see at the Olympic games is running and jumping. And believe it or not that is what pedestrians for lo these many moons have been doing at street intersections. BORROW FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL From what you can learn from news reels and hear over the back fence broadcasting stations, when the nations over there assembled to talk about their debts, it seems they were all in the same financial boat, which had improve things after they captured the mansion on the hill. They may have something up their sleeve, but up to now there is no use yelling about it. GIDDAP; SOLONG — ILL BE SEEING YUH During Cleveland's second term, two Kansas farmers met on the highway. One had a load of corn. "Say, Bill, times are corky. Can't sell a thing. What do you think about it." "Well, I'll tell yuh, pard, you've got the corn, the land produces just as much now as it ever did. You've got pigs and chickens and cows. You can live on that. Just forget it, things will be all right again. Quit your worrying. Give my best regards to all the folks. Good-day," said the other. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE A senator is of the firm belief that the international economic depression will not be lifted until all the nations disarm. When they do the hills up in Idaho will be holes in the ground. ALL RIGHT, FELLERS, LET'S GO An international conference is to be held and one of the questions up for solution will be the stabilizing of silver. Dimetallism would be a good thing. POST MORTEM EXAMINATION Quite a few of the boys in both the wet and dry camps, who are out for office, have declared right out in the open that they are in favor of resubmission of the 18th amendment to the several states. After about fourteen years of experimenting a lot of barnacles have accumulated and the boys believe the amendment should go into dry dock before getting into too much deep water. Should congress get its eye on the old rag it might throw the thing into the laps of the states within the next three or four years. By that time perhaps everybody and the cook would have taken the pledge, and in all probability everybody would forget to vote, except members of the speak-easy unions. done, about all you see at the Olympic games is running and jumping. And believe it or not that is what pedestrians for lo these many moons have been doing at street intersections. BORROW FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL From what you can learn from news reels and hear over the back fence broadcasting stations, when the nations over there assembled to talk about their debts, it seems they were all in the same financial boat, which had sprung a leak, and they declared all debts off and made it unanimous. LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE That economic ailment that caught a lot of countries is a good deal like a feller catching a cold. Many remedies are suggested, much dope is taken; but if the patient would just go to bed and keep quiet, have a clear conscience, and some horse sense, he would get well, and no foolin'. TELLING 'EM WHERE TO PARK A well known car builder gives his views on prohibition and why the workingman and booze don't mix; now, that's settled it would be fine for him to tell how easily tractors can be built over in a country where labor is as cheap as the dickens, with the Vodka. CHEWING THE RAG Some big men make speeches before the mike and they usually read them off from manuscript. Now, what they should also do would be to furnish all the fans in movie land copies of the speeches so all hands would know what they are talking about. TREES TO THE LEFT OF US, TREES TO THE RIGHT OF US, TREES ALL AROUND US! We have read in the papers where the democrats are going to put a million men to work in the forests planting trees. Now, if one man plants 100 trees a day and the million men work a month, say boy, we are going to get lost in the forests. BRUCE BARTON writes of "THE MASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heaviest human trial paralyzed by the experiences of "The Men Nobody Knows." TIME FOR EVERYTHING The disciples had many worries. They wanted to get it clear as to their relative positions in the new Kingdom; they were concerned because outsiders, not properly initiated into the organization, were claiming to be followers of Jesus and doing miracles in his name. They fretted because there was so much work to be done and the days too short for doing it. But Jesus towered magnificently above it all. Wherever he went the children flocked. Pomp and circumstances mean nothing to them. Their instinct cuts through all outward semblance with a keen swift edge. So they swarmed around, tugging at his garments, climbing on his knees, begging to hear more of his stories. It was all highly improper and wasteful in the disciples' eyes. But Jesus would have none of it. "Suffer little children to come unto me!" he commanded. And he added one of those sayings which should make so clear the message of his gospel. "They are the very essence of the Kingdom of Heaven," he said, "unless you become like mission of the 18th amendment to the several states. After about fourteen years of experimenting a lot of barnacles have accumulated and the boys believe the amendment should go into dry dock before getting into too much deep water. Should congress get its eye on the old rag it might throw the thing into the laps of the states within the next three or four years. By that time perhaps everybody and the cook would have taken the pledge, and in all probability everybody would forget to vote, except members of the speak-easy unions. TREES TO THE LEFT OF US, TREES TO THE RIGHT OF US, TREES ALL AROUND US! We have read in the papers where the democrats are going to put a million men to work in the forests planting trees. Now, if one man plants 100 trees a day and the million men work a month, say boy, we are going to get lost in the forests. BRUCE BARTON writes of "THE MASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heaviest human trial paralyzed by the experiences of "The Men Nobody Knows." TIME FOR EVERYTHING The disciples had many worries. They wanted to get it clear as to their relative positions in the new Kingdom; they were concerned because outsiders, not properly initiated into the organization, were claiming to be followers of Jesus and doing miracles in his name. They fretted because there was so much work to be done and the days too short for doing it. But Jesus towered magnificently above it all. Wherever he went the children flocked. Pomp and circumstances mean nothing to them. Their instinct cuts through all outward semblance with a keen swift edge. So they swarmed around, tugging at his garments, climbing on his knees, begging to hear more of his stories. It was all highly improper and wasteful in the disciples' eyes. But Jesus would have none of it. "Suffer little children to come unto me!" he commanded. And he added one of those sayings which should make so clear the message of his gospel. "They are the very essence of the Kingdom of Heaven," he said, "unless you become like mission of the 18th amendment to the several states. After about fourteen years of experimenting a lot of barnicles have accumulated and the boys believe the amendment should go into dry dock before getting into too much deep water. Should congress get its eye on the old rag it might throw the thing into the laps of the states within the next three or four years. By that time perhaps everybody and the cook would have taken the pledge, and in all probability everybody would forget to vote, except members of the speak-easy unions. TREES TO THE LEFT OF US, TREES TO THE RIGHT OF US, TREES ALL AROUND US! We have read in the papers where the democrats are going to put a million men to work in the forests planting trees. Now, if one man plants 100 trees a day and the million men work a month, say boy, we are going to get lost in the forests. BRUCE BARTON writes of "THE MASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heaviest human trial paralyzed by the experiences of "The Men Nobody Knows." The election year, 1932, brought me some interesting news items. Our state changed governore this year, as did many others. But it is not the political, but the dietary habits that attracted my attention—picked up by the "nosey" reporter for the daily Press. Both incoming and outgoing governors are lawyers; the outgoer is a large-city resident—the incomer is from a small county-seat town—a life resident. The city man has city habits—the small-town man has habits peculiar to the country. Both men are said to be very healthy. The country jurist is strikingly robust; he rises at day-break, —"goes to bed with the chickens." We know the city man does just the opposite of that. The reporter gives us a glimpse at the breakfasts of the two men—in striking contrast: "The present chief executive takes a breakfast which consists only of orange juice and black coffee." "The newly-elected executive actually wants fried chicken for breakfast, according to his wife, who does his meals; if he cannot have the fried chicken, he wants a breakfast steak, or country ham, or sausage." Readers of my letters will recall my insistence on good breakfasts for the hard worker. No man is fit for a heavy day's work, on a breakfast of orange juice and coffee. Chances are this type of man will consume the big steak, ham or sausage for SUPPER—the hour when the body, brain, nerves and stomach are tired out. The country jurist—our next governor—is right; he builds a good fire under the boiler in the morning. He is fortified for the day's struggle. He will be less tired at closing-time. He will eat a light meal "to sleep on." His arteries will last. He will outlive the city jurist.