anaheim-gazette 1934-04-26

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 MIX MONTHS $1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. THE DAY OF THE CHILD By proclamation of the president of the United States, the first day of May will be observed as National Child Health Day. The president suggests that every community ought to conduct on that day some sort of exercises to at least impress upon everybody the importance of individual and community effort to preserve the health of children. We are heartily in accord with this idea. Child welfare has become such an important part of every program for social betterment that many folk sort of take it for granted, and do not realize the amount of time, effort, study and money that has been expended all over the country to make health conditions for children safer and better everywhere. One does not have to be very old to remember when more than half of all children born died in infancy. Look at any old graveyard and see the number of tombstones inscribed to the memory of little ones who passed on before they were hardly able to talk. That is not the case today. Every child born has many times better chance to live to grow up than we older folk did. Everybody who is 30 or past is one of the minority of children of his birth year, the majority of them died, and we are the survivors. The interesting figures published at Washington a short time ago that show that the increase in the nation's farm population is due to the excess of births over deaths, are set off by the decline in the birthrate in the large cities. It is true that in the United States, by and large, births are only a little ahead of deaths, and the time is likely to come when this country, like France, will have to offer prizes for large families in order to keep the population stationary from year to year. But we think it is better, on the That is not the case today. Every child born has many times better chance to live to grow up than we older folk did. Everybody who is 30 or past is one of the minority of children of his birth year, the majority of them died, and we are the survivors. The interesting figures published at Washington a short time ago that show that the increase in the nation's farm population is due to the excess of births over deaths, are set off by the decline in the birthrate in the large cities. It is true that in the United States, by and large, births are only a little ahead of deaths, and the time is likely to come when this country, like France, will have to offer prizes for large families in order to keep the population stationary from year to year. But we think it is better, on the whole, to bring fewer children into the world and surround their infancy with every care so that they have a chance to grow up, than to breed twice as many and let them die. Give every child a chance. It seems to us that Child Health Day might well be celebrated by a health examination of every child, with a prize or two for the healthiest. WE CAN LEARN FROM HISTORY One of the most interesting and illuminating pieces of news that has come out of Russia in a long time is that the boys and girls in the Soviet high schools are demanding to be taught history. Up to now they have been taught only what a wonderful thing is their communist system, and what a glorious future lies ahead of it; but now a great many of them are beginning to ask about the past. Did the world begin with the communist revolution, or were there people on earth before, and how did they manage to get along without that glorious system? It is significant not only that the children are asking that, but that the Soviet authorities are granting their request. The latter may indicate that perhaps they are finding their system isn't working as well as they dreamed, and are willing to let a little individual thinking creep in among their people. What makes this especially interesting to us is that a lot of the ideas for changing everything over in America sound to us as if they came from young folks who think the world began when they were born, and who don't know and don't care anything about history. At least, their scorn of everything that existed before the war, or at least before the 1900's began, would suggest that they think the world and this country only got to where these bright young people started, by accident and the grace of God. Some of their notions, we are sure, come from some of the books that have been written in such numbers in late years—mostly by themselves—in which everything and everybody concerned in the building of America is held up as a scoundrel or a thief. All this "de-bunking" of Washington and Jefferson and the rest of the founders of the republic, including pretty near every president, gives us a deep-seated pain in the neck. And we think the idea that a recent book called "Robber Barons" conveys, that everybody who took any part in developing America and adding to the real wealth of the nation was a common thief accounts for a lot of the loose thinking and talk of "changing all that" that we hear so much these days. There is nothing to be ashamed of in the history of America. It is nothing to be ashamed of that a good deal of it was made by that the next rising pressure of popular indignation will not be man who creates wealth is robbing no one when he takes a share of the newly-created wealth for his reward. every president, gives us a deep-seated pain in the neck. And we think the idea that a recent book called "Robber Barons" conveys, that everybody who took any part in developing America and adding to the real wealth of the nation was a common thief accounts for a lot of the loose thinking and talk of "changing all that" that we hear so much these days. There is nothing to be ashamed of in the history of America. It is nothing to be ashamed of that a good deal of it was made by that the next rising pressure of popular indignation will not be man who creates wealth is robbing no one when he takes a share of the newly-created wealth for his reward. OUR CONSTITUTION In his latest book on "Our Economic Society," Professor Tugwell says, concerning the Constitution of the United States: "The difficulty in attaining the experimental habit of mind toward social or economic arrangement arises largely from a confusion of ends with means, and from an emotional attachment to the instruments of social life. An illustration of such feeling is the unreasoning almost hysterical attachment of certain Americans to the Constitution." The book goes on to say that the "experimental attitude" would want the Constitution revised when changes in conditions made revision desirable and continues: "A refusal to consider revising the Constitution as conditions and ideas change might result in a rising pressure of popular indignation that would explode with terrific force and with disastrous social consequences to all the people of the United States." It is to be admitted that many Americans still have an emotional attachment to the instruments of social life. Among these, in addition to the Constitution, are the institutions of the home, freedom of thought, the school and the church. It may be just too bad from the standpoint of the social experimenters, but it is true nevertheless. The framers of the Constitution provided means whereby the document might be changed when conditions made such change desirable. The trouble has been that most of the changes made in recent years at least seem to have weakened rather than strengthened orderly government. But the people can still change the Constitution if they so desire and any "refusal to consider revising the Constitution" would have to come from the people themselves. We believe, Professor Tugwell need have no fears on that score. It is our humble belief that the next rising pressure of popular indignation will not be against the Constitution, but in defense of it, and those who are apt to suffer from this will not be the people at large but those who are trying to regiment public opinion to the place where it will accept something in the way of European regimentation as a substitute for representative American democracy. ANAHEIM GAZETTE SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG WELL, THERE'S MY UNCLE ROBERT, WITH THE FUNNY WHISKERS, AND MY AUNT MARIE IN THE WASH BOWL; I'll TRADE YOU THEM FIR THE LILLIAM RUSSELL OR THE DELLA FOX, OR, ILL THROW IN MY FATHER WITH THE SIDEBURNS AN' GIVE YOU YOUR PICK OF THE ALBUM FOR THE GAREDACK RIDER NAM- I COULDN'T DO IT, ED. I'll GIVE YOU MY LILLY LANGTRY IN THE BIG BUSTLE FIR YOUR AUNT IN THE WASH BOWL! EVER TRADE, BUT I DON'T THINK YOUR UNCLE'S SO FUNNY. 5-5-SIC EM DOUCH BOY! 5-5-5-5. IN THE MARTS OF TRADES History of Anaheim Officially Recorded In Minutes of Anaheim Water Company, Which are Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette, and Printed In Weekly Installments Kroeger's Hall, Nov. 17, 1877. General meeting of the stockholders of the Anaheim Water company. Thirty-four shares being represented, President R. W. Scott called the meeting to order, to receive the report of the committee appointed Nov. 3 to confer with the Cajon Irrigation company. Mr. M. L. Wicks read the proposition of the Cajon Irrigating company which on motion was referred back to a committee consisting of Messrs. Langenberger, Zeyn, Pierce and Korn to make a test of what amount of water 400 inches, as well as 250 inches by 4 inches pressure will be, and for that purpose meet at 10 o'clock a.m. next Thursday at the head gate on Sycamore street. The zanjero was instructed to have all the water necessary in the ditch at that time. The meeting then adjourned until Saturday, Nov. 24, at 3 o'clock, p.m., to receive the report of the committee. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Dec. 8, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees. President R. W. Scott in the chair. A. Bittner absent. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. Treasurer was excused for not reporting. Zanjero stated that the main ditch was cleaned at an expense of $34 which was ordered paid, also a bill for taxes of $4. Bill for traveling expenses of zanjero of $9 and $28 witness fees and mileage for Messrs. Olden and Pierce. Committee on streets and bridges reported that they came to an agreement with the board of town trustees, and that a written agreement would be handed in at the next meeting for acceptance and signing. A communication from Mr. George Hansen concerning our school land warrants was read and ordered to be placed on file. Water sold, $35. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Dec. 15, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. Pres. R. W. Scott in the chair. D. Strodthoff absent. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $70. in the treasury. Zanjero stated ditches in good order. The following bills were approved and ordered paid, to wit: Bill for work, $12, for mileage and witness fees, John Fischer, $19; E. A. Korn, $9.50; dis view, for $2. Bill of Sheriff for service rendered, $34.25. Mr. Kelley allowed the privilege change the right-of-way for the use water from N-16 to N-9. No further business, the meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Dec. 29, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in chair; all members present. Treasurer reported $166.40 hand. Zanjero reported that all water for was delivered to the farmers for work of $10.50 was ordered p.p.Zanjero stated that two gates were finished. No more business, the meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Jan. 5, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair. D. Strodthoff absent. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $144.51 on hand. Zanjero stated that all gates except one in main ditch are in good order. Bill for salary of zanjero for December, 1877, of $50, ordered paid, also bill of $11.40. An agreement with the Town Trustees transferring all right, title and interest of bridges and streets of Anaheim, to the inhabitants of the Town was read and approved and executed signing it by the president and secretary of the Anaheim Water company. Water sold, $2. No more business before the board the meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary OBSERVATIONS QUITE KICKING THAT HOUND DAWG AROUND Suppose a peremptory order was made to start the printing presses going and turn out a whole lot of currency for the purpose of reviving bu Messrs. Davis & Bros. did not want the lease for a shorter term than four years at $20; report received and committee continued. Treasurer stated $35.76 cash on hand. Zanjero reported water all delivered, and cleaning of the ditch necessary. Bill for work $11 ordered paid. E. A. Laseton made application for right-of-way to convey water to four acres of his land in Anaheim extension, the right was granted and the amount of $12 paid for it. Water sold, $13. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Nov. 24, 1877. General meeting of the stockholders of the Anaheim Water company. Thirty-six shares being represented, Vice President A. Bittner called the meeting to order. The committee reported that there had not been water enough in the ditch to make a test of 400 inches minors measurement. The zanjero stated that at the same time when the committee tried to make a test at the gate on Aliso street, there was 784 inches water by 4 inches pressure at the sand gate at Braces, about three miles further down it decreased to 476 inches and from there to Aliso street gate it decreased about 10 per cent. It was then resolved: That J. B. Pierce should be added to said committee and that the same be instructed to go over the ground and find the best place of connection with the other ditch, and make a final report on agreement and connection by next Saturday, Dec. 1, 1877. No other business on hand, the meeting adjourned till the first day of Dec. at 3 o'clock p.m. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Dec. 1, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. Vice President A. Bittner in the chair. R. W. Scott absent. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $70.76 in the treasury. Zanjero stated that all water bought Kroeger's Hall, Dec. 15, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. Pres. R. W. Scott in the chair. D. Strodthoff absent. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $70. in the treasury. Zanjero stated ditches in good order. The following bills were approved and ordered paid, to wit: Bill for work, $12, for mileage and witness fees, John Fischer, $19; F. A. Korn, $9.50; discount on silver, $4.50, allowed to treasurer. Zanjero was instructed to collect delinquent assessments. Water sold, $8. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Dec. 15, 1877. General meeting of the stockholders of the Anaheim Water company. Thirty-five shares being represented, the president, R. W. Scott, called the meeting to order, the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The report of the committee to make arrangements with the Cajon Irrigation company was received and placed on file. Resolved: To postpone further action until the return of Mr. Shanklin, and in the meantime to find out the best place of connection. The committee was empowered to engage a competent person for this purpose. The meeting then adjourned, subject to a call from the president. John Fischer, Secretary. Dec. 22, 1877. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair. John Fischer absent. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $83.06 on hand. Zanjero suggested to make five new gates, and after deliberation was ordered to do so. Bill for work of $9.25 ordered paid, also bill of Anaheim Re- OBSERVATIONS QUITE KICKING THAT HOUND DAWG AROUND Suppose a peremptory order was made to start the printing presses going and turn out a whole lot of currency for the purpose of reviving business and try to make prosperity come back again. The only security back of that money it appears would be a government word that the money would later redeemed, if the object sought became a reality—putting the country on financial feet—making good times. Instance, 3, 5, or 7 billion dollars that cheap money would be issued. It did the work—put the country normal gear—perhaps it would worth it—a government could call that flat money, pay it off, dollar for dollar, with good money, and sit back and enjoy the fruits of its labors. Not look on the other side of the picture for instance, the object sought was not obtained. For instance, again, the plaid did not work. A country would flooded with that cheapened currency. A nation's credit would be impaired; would be rocked to its very foundation? What would be the result? Let's draw the curtain and try and forget! SITTING PRETTY "How's your NRA?" . . . "Huh?" "How's your NRA?" "How's zat? You know, your new run about Oh, put 'er there! It's a peach. Make the grades in high, only a gallon gas for 20 miles, handles dandy and the installment collector is a swinger!" COASTING ALONG The automobile is giving the little place called home a hard run for its money. Lots of folks would rather buy on four wheels than on a solid founda POLITICAL STEW Served With a Dash of Local Flavor. Specially Prepared To the Recipe of the Orange County Weekly Newspaper Association. By PAUL E. TICKS REHASH This column has now covered practically all the incumbent officeholders of the county and paid to each respect felt due to honest and conscientious effort. It has been accused of playing organization politics and seeking to help create a closed corporation of incumbent officials, thus making it difficult for new aspirants for office to secure a foothold on the political map. Such an idea is wholly wrong for the weekly newspapers are anxious to see as many candidates as possible for each and every office, the more the merrier. It is to our advantage that each office of the county be contested, the hotter the contest the better? But then, "Old Man Human Nature," always takes a cynical attitude and jumps to conclusions based upon selfish considerations. Actually the effort of the editors of this column has been to offer political information, from a different angle than has ever been available before. In the dailies, you read as you run. Political events are divorced from their ultimate sequence. You read of a good performance of a county official one evening in your daily paper. Two years later, when he is up for reelection, you have plumb forgotten the good deed, shining like a bright star in a naughty world—and all you remember is some criticism which Bill Jones told you that Art Smith told someone else told him of the encumbent. So the weekly newspapers of Orange county felt that it was fair, constructive and eminently proper that each incumbent should have his day in court. We typically follows the Register's lead in ballyhooning in big black type the pre-eminence of the Roosevelt administration—Brain Trust and all. This constitutes a severe handicap to the republican whips of the county. The G. O. P., central committee finds new silver threads among the gold each morning as it contemplates this tragic state of affairs. POLITICAL AGILITY It seems that three of the present city councilmen of Santa Ana plan to drop out of that august body, by reason of promotions and pressure of private business. We make a direct quotation on this subject from a Santa Ana, with a strong background of knowledge of the political checkerboard of the county seat. "In order to retain control the resignations will in all probability take the filtration way out. Rumor is that Councilman Le Gay will resign and a successor be selected, agreeable to the present central control system. Councilman Hasenjaeger will then duplicate Mayor Paul Witmer, nominated, confirmed and decorated for registrar of the land office, with headquarters in Los Angeles is to be retained until the budget for Santa Ana is prepared. He will probably retire a few days before it is time to celebrate the Fourth of July, but the man who gets his place will have to be approved, sealed and delivered. The control of the council will stay vested in its present 'Royal Hands.' And after it's all over, Mayor Witmer will make a good government official." 2. Bill of Sheriff for service $34.25. They allowed the privilege to right-of-way for the use of N-16 to N-9. No further meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Dec. 29, 1877. Of the board of trustees of Jim Water company. Presid. Scott in chair; all members Treasurer reported $166.40 on reported that all water paid delivered to the farmers. Bill of $10.50 was ordered paid, stated that two gates were business, the meeting adstated that all gates except ditch are in good order. Salary of zanjero for December of $50, ordered paid, also tax 20. ment with the Town Trusting all right, title and in-ridges and streets of Anaheim inhabitants of the Town, and approved and executed by the president and secretary Anaheim Water company. Sold, $2. No more business bethe board the meeting adJohn Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Jan. 5, 1878. Of the board of trustees of Jim Water company. Presid. in chair. D. Strodthoff minutes of previous meeting approved. Treasurer reported mand. estated that all gates except ditch are in good order. Salary of zanjero for December of $50, ordered paid, also tax 20. ment with the Town Trusting all right, title and in-ridges and streets of Anaheim inhabitants of the Town, and approved and executed by the president and secretary Anaheim Water company. Sold, $2. No more business bethe board the meeting adJohn Fischer, Secretary. SERVATIONS KICKING THAT HOUND DAWG AROUND A peremptory order was sent the printing presses gone out a whole lot of currepurpose of reviving busiperformance of a county official one evening in your daily paper. Two years later, when he is up for reelection, you have plumb forgotten the good deed, shining like a bright star in a naughty world—and all you remember is some criticism which Bill Jones told you that Art Smith told him someone else told him of the encumbent. So the weekly newspapers of Orange county felt that it was fair, constructive and eminently proper that each incumbent should have his day in court. We offered to each the chance to recapitulate for the electorate of the county, those things he had done for the good of the citizens of the county. Only thru an informed electorate is it possible for a citizenry to intelligently embrace its highest privilege and duty of citizenship, the casting of a ballot for those candidates who have performed in accordance with the voters own sincere ideas of good citizenship. Actually it is very doubtful if any two weekly papers in the county would show an identical slate of preferences for a county ticket. A judicious pat on the back to an incumbent for a good performance is in no way to be confused with editorial endorsement, as has been the idea of several persons in comments which we have received on the column. DEMOCRATS JUBILANT The county of Orange is normally overwhelmingly republican. Right now the county seat has no republican newspaper. The Register has gone New Deal and now the Bulletin, managed by a Texas Longhorn, C. H. Poweb, formerly business manager for Gov. Louden's Anaheim Bulletin, ecstaBLOW OFF In this connection the explosion in the sheriff's office over the retirement of Under Sheriff Riggle with complications, may add to the fire and steam of the sheriff race, always a hard run and stiffly contested battle. It won't be long now until we are off to the races—on the preliminary heat. WHEN PROPHETS SPOKE Queen Jezebel was nothing if not courageous, as we have already seen. When she heard what Elijah had done to her prophets she sent a messenger to Elijah saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. Elijah was forced to flee, and suffered a breakdown from which he never recovered. But he had strength enough idol worshipers, is a monument on the path of human progress. It marks the spot where one man stood against tremendous odds and by his own single-handed courage turned back a nation to spiritual worship. Of him we might say what Whittler wrote of another champion of righteousness: The world redeemed from super-stition's sway Is breathing free for thy sake to-day. WHEN PROPHETS SPOKE Queen Jezebel was nothing if not courageous, as we have already seen. When she heard what Elijah had done to her prophets she sent a messenger to Elijah saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. Elijah was forced to flee, and suffered a breakdown from which he never recovered. But he had strength enough left to plant himself squarely across the path of King Ahab. That royal gentleman desired to extend his estate and tried to buy the vineyard of a self-respecting citizen named Naboth, who refused to sell. Ahab caused Naboth to be accused of treasor, and he was put to death, and his estate, according to the law, was confiscated. King Ahab hurried over to look at his new acreage, and there was Elijah waiting for him. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O' mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. Behold I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity. . . And it came to pass, when Ahab heard these words that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. All the starch went out of the kings when the prophets spoke up. Elijah was one of the most heroic of them all, and Mount Carmel, where he faced the tension—it's easier to make a change. That's one reason why property values have dropped. The fireside has been discarded for heat that comes out of the gas tank. The car keeps the folks moving and there is no beaten path to a little cottage built for two—or perhaps three or four. THE OLE COCK-EYED WORLD Everybody and the cook talked about idol worshipers, is a monument on the path of human progress. It marks the spot where one man stood against tremendous odds and by his own single-handed courage turned back a nation to spiritual worship. Of him we might say what Whittler wrote of another champion of righteousness: The world redeemed from superstition's sway Is breathing free for thy sake to-day. We are told that Elijah never died but was snatched up to Heaven in a chariot of fire. Elisha, who had been his assistant, put on his mantle and continued his work, a power in the land for many years. So great was his vitality that even death could not destroy it. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha; and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. The earlier prophets did not write their sermons, but about 800 B. C. some of them began doing so. The first to write was Amos. He was not trained in a theological school and did not belong to the priestly party or wear the union label, so that when he began to preach an officious priest tried to stop him. Amos would not be stopped; he had plenty of courage. Next Week: Contradictory Views. Copyright, Bobb-Merrill Co.