anaheim-gazette 1934-05-03

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. POLITICS AND JOBS We have never heard a satisfactory answer to the question: "How can party politics be kept out of public business?" We are inclined to think there isn't any answer. The party in power, whether it be republican or democratic, naturally desires to perpetuate itself in power. Party politics is based on organization. Organization, to be effective, must begin down at the grass-roots; that is to sav, in the election districts and precincts. Organization involves active party workers, who will keep party sentiment alive in their respective territories, see to it that all the party voters get out to the polls; in short, who will, as nearly as they can, "deliver the vote" of their precincts. It does no good to try to organize a party from the top. It must be organized from the bottom. This involves a great army of party workers. Few of these are in politics for the fun of it. They must be taken care of." No political organization could possibly raise funds with which to pay all of these workers even modest salaries. Hence it is necessary for the party in power to see to it that these party workers get jobs, in exchange for their services to the party and so they can keep up the good work. If there are not enough jobs on the public payrolls to take care of them all, then the party leaders have to try to get their workers favored in filling vacancies in the businesses and industries of the district. Sometimes an industry is quite responsive, hoping to get favors in such matters as taxation and minor violations of the factory laws, or in some other way. The party that is "in" always has an advantage over the "outs," because it can reward its workers now, instead of with hopes and promises if, as and when they get back into power. see to it that these party workers get jobs, in exchange for their services to the party and so they can keep up the good work. If there are not enough jobs on the public payrolls to take care of them all, then the party leaders have to try to get their workers favored in filling vacancies in the businesses and industries of the district. Sometimes an industry is quite responsive, hoping to get favors in such matters as taxation and minor violations of the factory laws, or in some other way. The party that is "in" always has an advantage over the "outs," because it can reward its workers now, instead of with hopes and promises if, as and when they get back into power. That, in a practical sense, is all there is to party politics. It is absurd to expect any party that is "in" to keep its workers out of public jobs, or to let any of the "outs" have those jobs. If it did, it would not be "in" very long. That is why we place no faith in any assurance that party politics is not considered in filling public jobs. PLANS AND HUMAN NATURE From as far back as there are any records, philosophers and reformers have been trying to plan the "perfect state." We have looked into some of those plans. The oldest of which we have a record seems about the best. That is the "Republic" of the Greek philosopher Plato, who flourished about 300 B.C., or more than 2,200 years ago. The main difficulty with putting his plan into operation was that it took 50 years to train the men who were to constitute the governing class. Sir Thomas More published a book in the year 1520, describing an imaginary nation which he called "Utopia," and the name has been used ever since to designate an ideal of society. Fifty or 60 years later Sir Francis Bacon tried to improve on "Utopia" with an account of the "New Atlantis," another perfect state. Various other philosophic speculators have tried their hands at the same game, the most noteworthy being Edward Bellamv, whose "Looking Backward," published in 1888, sold more than a million copies and was translated into 20 languages. All of these plans for regenerating society and making everybody happy have the same fatal weakness. That is that their authors assume that human nature changes or can be changed. None of them would work—unless every other inhabitant were a policeman—so long as human nature remains essentially selfish and self-centered. And we have seen no evidence that there has been any great change in that respect since the days when the Bible was written. To the argument that if everybody had plenty nobody would steal or cheat, the answer, as we see it, is that we have heard of very rich men who were not always honest. It is one thing to make a logical plan, and quite a different thing to get people to abide by it. If everybody were honest and unselfish and so filled with the spirit of justice as never to do an injustice to anyone were like that there would be no need of any government at all! ARE TARIFF BARGAINS BINDING? The big debate over the bill to empower the president to make tariff agreements without supervision of congress seems about to commence, so far as the United States Senate is concerned. Just what kind of bill will come out of the senate and be referred back to the house remains to be seen. The struggle over the bill bids fair to be one of the keenest which the present session of the senate has yet experienced. ARE TARIFF BARGAINS BINDING? The big debate over the bill to empower the president to make tariff agreements without supervision of congress seems about to commence, so far as the United States Senate is concerned. Just what kind of bill will come out of the senate and be referred back to the house remains to be seen. The struggle over the bill bids fair to be one of the keenest which the present session of the senate has yet experienced. If the tariff bill passes in something like its present form, there are many statesmen at Washington and elsewhere who think it will be another case in which the mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse. In other words, they are somewhat doubtful as to whether the administration will be able to get any satisfactory tariff agreements with other nations, under present conditions. The reason which most of them give for this opinion is that the house, in passing the bill provided that nothing in the act should be construed as giving "any authority to cancel or reduce in any manner any of the indebtedness of any foreign country to the United States." Many so-called tariff experts believe that this provision, if left in the bill, will preclude the making of many satisfactory tariff arrangements, as they believe that none of the nations who owe us money will want to dicker on foreign trade unless something is done to scale down or cancel the war debts. Now, if this is true, as seems possible, it is equally true that it will be pretty difficult to get any bill through congress which would enable this or any other administration, to scale down these war debts. The temper of the present congress is such that there is not much chance of war debt reduction, so long at least as the nations which owe us keep to their present policy of defaulting or making "token payments." Again, many other students of international affairs are wondering whether we would get much in the way of increased exports for our goods, even if we do scale down or cancel the war debts. "Suppose," they say, "we did cancel or scale down the debts on the promise of increased European outlets for our goods. What assurance have we that the nations making such agreements would live up to them? They have always repudiated debt agreements made in good faith, at a time when we had already canceled a goodly portion of the obligation. Now if we cancel the balance of the debt on the promise to buy more of our goods, how do we know they will keep this agreement any more than they did the first one?" SCHOOL DAYS — By DWIG LITTLE BOY, HAVE YOU SEEN PERCIVAL DE PUYSTER-SMYTHE ANYWHERES ABOUT? YES SMAM, HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE — HEY, SIMP! YOUR MOTHER WANTS YOU! ALL RIGHT, I'M COMIN'! HOW TO MAKE A WILD WOMAN 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, Jan. 12, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair, all members present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $95.51 on hand. Bill of Anaheim Gazette of $5.50 was ordered paid. The secretary was instructed to advertise for bids for the office of zanjero for the ensuing year. Tim Boege demurred to paying assessments on 20 acres of land, having only eight acres left and the balance sold to other parties. A reduction of assessment of 12 acres was allowed. Water sold, $8. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, Jan. 12, 1878. General meeting of the Anaheim Water company. A majority of the stock of the company being represented, the president, R. W. Scott, called the meeting to order. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The president stated having received two different propositions for the lease of lot N-33 to-wit: One from Messrs. Davis & Bros. at $25 per month for a term of four years, with the special agreement that Messrs. Davis & Bros. will renovate the old houses throughout, making a new veranda and a substantial sidewalk around the premises; the second one, was an offer at $60 per month for five years, provided however, the Anaheim Water company would build a brick building 28x70 with outhouses thereon, at a cost of about $3,400. After a lengthy and spirited deliberation, it was moved and seconded that the offer of Messrs. Davis & Bros. (Attached to the report was the following printed clipping): "Agreement between the Anaheim and Cajon water companies. "The Anaheim Water company committee and the Cajon Irrigation company committee met on Saturday, and as a result of their deliberations they agreed to present the following as a basis for the settlement of the water question: 1. The Cajon Irrigation company hereby agree that the Anaheim Water company shall run through the ditch of the Cajon Irrigation company four hundred inches of water, under miners' measurement, the same being the average amount run in the Anaheim Water company's ditch. Said 400 inches being restricted to the one-fourth of the amount of water running in the ditch of the Cajon Irrigation company; said one-fourth being guaranteed, however, by the Cajon Irrigation company, never to fall below 250 inches, miners' measurement, and to be taken out at any point on the ditch of the Cajon Irrigation company that may suit the convenience of the Anaheim Water company. 2. The Anaheim Water company shall pay on the first day of each and every month for the use of said water ditch, the sum of $150 Gold Coin; said water ditch being owned, controlled, and kept in repair by the Cajon Irrigation company. 3. That this contract is to go into effect within thirty days after the Cajon Irrigation company are prepared to run water in their ditch as far west as the east boundary of Kraimer's land, and to continue for the space of one year, with the privilege on the part of the Anaheim Water company for two other years at the same monthly rent." OBSERVATIONS NEIGH! NEIGH! DOBBINS A pig is a pig and a horse—but if you want to go somewhere you tune up the old flivver. TOO MUCH SLACK One of the problems that beset this government—any government—is that there is too big a jump from the raw product to the finished article. TURNED ON THE HEAT Word has been passed out that all violators of the code will be subject to a fine of 500 bucks or 6 months in la casa. WHAT'S THE SCORE! There awhile back a group were discussing the advance in the price of gold and the decrease in the price of the dollar. All were trying to talk at once and give their views, but one guy yells there goes the radio telling about the series and everybody and the cook called it a day and tried to figure out what ails the cock-eyed world. HI. JASPAR, LONG TIME NO SEE YOU When liquor is made legal again, and the tax is put too high, the moonshiner will stage a comeback. BARNYARD CANARIES GETTING A BREAK When the government holsted the price of gold to raise the price of commodities, up went the price of burros and bacon. FAILED TO CLICK REGULAR The NRA is a noble experiment, everybody will grant that. It worked in certain quarters—but, nevertheless you must admit it did not bring out the full dinner palls. WHY NOT TRY THIS ONE If several of the leading nations would stabilize the silver dollar, make it of the same value, all around, a tremendous amount of new business would come in to all those countries. term of four years, with the special agreement that Messrs. Davis & Bros. will renovate the old houses throughout, making a new veranda and a substantial sidewalk around the premises; the second one, was an offer at $60 per month for five years, provided however, the Anaheim Water company would build a brick building 28x70 with outhouses thereon, at a cost of about $3,400. After a lengthy and spirited deliberation, it was moved and seconded that the offer of Messrs. Davis & Bros. as also another from Mr. D. Assonville for his part of the lot at $7 a month for the same time, i.e., a term of four years, be accepted. The question was put by ayes and noes, with the following result: Ayes, John P. Zeyn, 4 votes; Theo. Reiser, 4 votes; August Langenberger, six votes; T. B. Pierce, 2 votes; Fred Hartung, one vote; Sorensen, 2 votes; Rudolph Luedke, 2 votes; Herman Werder one vote; Andrew Bittner, one vote; D. S. Strodthoff, one vote; Fred A. Korn, 3 votes; Henry Kroeger, 3 votes; Cahill, 1 vote; R. W. Scott, 1 vote; John Fischer, 2 votes; total, 34. Noes: None. Resolved: That the leasing of the other portion of the lot No. 33 now occupied by H. Werder be left to the board of trustees. The committee appointed to make arrangement with the Cajon Irrigation company made the annexed printed report, which was adopted with the following alterations: Sec. 1. That the amount of inches be left blank, and that the committee be empowered to do the best they can in reference thereto. Sec. 2. To strike the word "gold" out. Sec. 3. To make the privilege perpetual, at the option of the Anaheim Water company, furthermore, it was resolved to embody in the contract that the point of diversion of the water of the Anaheim Water company be the Bedrock crossing, and that the Cajon Irrigation company let our water run through their ditch for the consideration of $150 per month. ditch, the sum of $150 Gold Coin; said water ditch being owned, controlled, and kept in repair by the Cajon Irrigation company. "3. That this contract is to go into effect within thirty days after the Cajon Irrigation company are prepared to run water in their ditch as far west as the east boundary of Kramer's land, and to continue for the space of one year, with the privilege on the part of the Anaheim Water company for two other years at the same monthly rent. "4. That this contract is to be binding on the Cajon Irrigation company at all times when there is sufficient water in the river to furnish the supply, according to the respective rights of the Anaheim Water company and the Yorbas as determined by the Court. A reasonable time being allowed the Cajon Irrigation company in making repairs in case of breakage or other injury to ditch, dams or flumes. "5. For all time lost, in excess of one month, on account of the ditch of the Cajon Irrigation company not being in condition to run water, a deduction at the rate of $200 per month will be made as compensation for said failure. No claim is to be made by the Anaheim Water company unless the time lost exceeds one week. On the failure for two months of the Cajon Irrigation company to run water through their ditch to the Anaheim Water company,, the said Anaheim Water company may at their option declare this contract forfeited, or continue to collect the two hundred dollars per month as above provided for. "This agreement will be submitted to the Anaheim Water company at a meeting to be held on Saturday. Discussion will be had, and the agreement will be either ratified or rejected. It is desired that the people generally will be present and take an active part in the discussion of this important matter." The meeting then adjourned until Tuesday the fifteenth, at 2 o'clock p.m. John Fischer, Secretary. FAILED TO CLICK REGULAR The NRA is a noble experiment everybody will grant that. It worked in certain quarters—but, nevertheless you must admit it did not bring out the full dinner palls. WHY NOT TRY THIS ONE If several of the leading nations would stabilize the silver dollar, make it of the same value, all around, a tremendous amount of new business would come in to all those countries. THE COCK-EYED WORLD There are thousands of men who no money to pay the rent or grocery bills—but, sure thing, they must have a car and one of those raydleoohs. BURNING THAT MIDNIGHT OIL There is plenty of idle money—private capital—and the banks now open have plenty of the long green—but it is afraid to come out and go to work—primarily on account of the persistent talk of inflating the U.S. dollar. Why not go back on the gold standard—and then everybody can go to sleep, and, oh yes, wake up and go to work! SMOKE EM OUT And while you are talking, why not pry the lid off those middlemen, who make the price of commodities both ways—where they have the capital to own an ice house. WETS NOT OUT OF WOODS Now, if a lot of the states decide to be dry, whistle wetting will have just as many stumbling blocks ahead as ever were. Whoops! EVERYBODY FOR HIMSELF There awhile ago dog "pitchers" had a run for the money and the directors got a hand. And the men and winnemen between divorces got along after a fashion, and now lo and behold the babies cause the fans to crash the gate. If the babes can hold the spotlight, it is believed that might hold the fond papas and mamas together better than before. 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 DOPE Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan released last week through the Associated Press an official notice and details of the August 28th primary election, 129 congressional, legislative, educational and other offices of the state of California are to be filled at that time. Filing fees range from $220 for justices of the state supreme court down to $10 for candidates running for election to superior courts. A candidate for the governorship must pay a $200 filing fee; candidates for lieutenant-governor pay only $80; those wishing to run for the offices of secretary of state, controller, treasurer or as justices of the appellate court pay $100 fee. A candidate for United States senator pays a filing fee of $170; one seeking to become attorney general pays $120; representatives in congress, or those seeking such office, are assessed a filing fee of $85; to run for state senator or assemblyman one pays $20. Candidates for the job of state superintendent of public instruction pay $100 fee. Candidates to the state board of equalization are assessed $40. As for the number of sponsors required, the governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, United States senator and supreme court candidates must have at least 65 and not more than 100. Candidates seeking to be representatives in congress, members of the board of equalization or justices of the appellate court must have from 40 to 60 COLLINS Somehow Sam Collins made the grade, though many well informed political observers feel that the rather normal dope is a closer tie in between Riverside and San Bernardino to shade the existing Orange county lead in republican registration. Consistent rumors have been heard that the other two counties will run a man against Sam, for the republican nomination. There has been considerable criticism aimed against Sam, but it should be recognized, of the G. O. P. religious conviction, has no bed of roses in Washington the past two years. A careful study should be made of Sam's performance. Until then, it seems fair that republican voters—if there are any left in this county, should retain neutrality. It also seems doubtful if any new name in the republican ranks could displace Sam for republican candidate. This column offers slim odds—2½ to 2 that Sam is renominated. DEMMIES So far the only announced candidates on the democratic side of the picket fence are: James L. Davis, deputy district attorney of Orange county and rated as a bang up political campaigner, and John E. King, veteran newspaper man and democrat of Hemet. KING John is a spell binder in oratory and has the very friendly feeling of all the newspaper men of this county. But when it comes to political support, that is a horse of a different color. The newspapers will doubtless switch off in ERVATIONS NEIGH! DOBBINS big and a horse is a horse want to go somewhere the old filver. MUCH SLACK problems that beset this many government—is that siga a jump from the raw finished article. D ON THE HEAT been passed out that all code will be subject to bucks or 6 months in la T S THE SCORE! be back a group were disadvance in the price eof decrease in the price of all were trying to talk at their views, but one guy uses the radio telling about everybody and the cook and tried to figure out cock-eyed world. R K, LONG TIME NO SEE YOU is made legal again, and too high, the moonshiner comeback. CANARIES GETTING A BREAK government holsted the to raise the price of convent the price of burro O CLICK REGULAR is a noble experiment, grant that. It worked starters—but, nevertheless it did not bring out the T TRY THIS ONE the leading nations the silver dollar, make value, all around, a count of new business to all those countries. Candidates to the state board of equalization are assessed $40. As for the number of sponsors required, the governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, United States senator and supreme court candidates must have at least 65 and not more than 100. Candidates seeking to be representatives in congress, members of the board of equalization or justices of the appellate court must have from 40 to 60 sponsors. Those seeking to be state senators or assemblymen or judges of superior courts must have from 20 to 30 sponsors. Between May 21 and May 26 candidates for any judicial office of a court of record for which two or more judges are to be elected for the same term must file with the county clerk or registrar of voters a declaration of intention to become a candidate and state which of the numbered-designated offices he intends to become a candidate. This applies particularly to appellate court candidates. May 31 is the first day on which nomination papers may be filed with county authorities. These papers include declaration of candidacy, sponsor's certificates, declaration of candidacy by sponsors and declaration of acceptance of candidacy made by sponsors. June 23 is the last day on which nomination papers may be filed. May 29 is the last day on which one can be naturalized or otherwise become a citizen in order to register for the August primary election. July 19 is the last day for voters' registration. CONGRESSIONAL One of the races that we may expect to get under way early in the coming campaign is that for congressional candidates for the 19th congressional district. This district, as you doubtless know, dear reader, is composed of the counties of Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside. The first representative of this newly organized district, created by the work of the reapportionment committee of the state legislature some three years ago, is Congressman Sam Collins. Incidentally Ted Craig of Brea served as chairman of the reapportionment committee which made the new alignment. KING John is a spell binder in oratory and has the very friendly feeling of all the newspaper men of this county. But when it comes to political support, that is a horse of a different color. The newspapers will doubtless switch off in as many different directions as there are candidates. John was down in Orange county doing a little glad handing last week and incidentally spoke before the Anaheim Lions club. BUST 'EM IN MIDDLE That tremendous efforts are being made to bring another Orange county candidate against Davis, to split the Orange county democratic vote, is something that you can put in your pipe and smoke. It is absolutely true. It is even rumored that J. Frank Burke of Santa Ana is being urged to run. This, however, is sheer gossip. Mr. Burke served in the Ohio legislature and is an able politician of the old rough-riding school of midwest politics. Rumor also has stated that Mr. Burke would prefer to split Davis' vote here and throw his influence to John King, that the Burkian Crown Prince, Loyal Kleitzman King might succeed the highly popular Terry Stephenson as director in chief of the beautiful post office of the county seat, in payment for such services rendered. DONNELLY Steve Donnelly, retired lieutenant-commander of the United States navy and a resident of Dana Point, has a strong yen to make the race. It is stated on excellent authority that Steve played a potent part in the preliminary political campaigns for Woodrow Wilson for governor and for president. But as Steve left the democratic ranks last campaign to handle Orange county for Tallant Tubbs, it looks like he would have to do some tall explaining to recapture the Old Donk's enthusiasm or to have any fatted calf shaughtered over the prodigal son's return to the fold. Guess that's enough baloney for this week—see you-all next Friday. THE BOOK the first line of which reads, "The Holy Bible," and which contains Four Great Treasures WHEN PROPHETS SPOKE The prophets seem to have come in pairs— Amos and Hosea; Isaiah and Micah; Ezekiel and Jeremiah. Micah was a down-state man who had the same prejudice against Jerusalem that many people now feel toward New York. It was hopelessly wicked, he said, and merited destruction for its sins: Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a gold, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. Isaiah, on the contrary, was a city man, loving town-life, at home in the bustle of the market-place and the activities of the court. Jerusalem was a grand town to live in, he said, in spite of its sins, and God would take care of it. Therefore saith the Lord . . . I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. These two quotations encourage us with the knowledge — much needed in these controversial days — that two men can be equally good and acceptable to God, and yet hold absolutely contradictory views. Micah and Isaiah agreed in their stern insistence upon righteousness as the only path to salvation, but they disagreed violently in respect to Jerusalem. Both were right and both wrong. God did defend the city for a long time after the northern kingdom surrendered to its enemies in three years ago, is Congressman Sam Collins. Incidentally Ted Craig of Brea served as chairman of the reapportionment committee which made the new alignment. to recapture the Old Donk's enthusiasm or to have any fatted calf slaughtered over the prodigal son's return to the fold. Guess that's enough baloney for this week—see you-all next Friday. 722 B. C. But ultimately, in 586 B. C., the destruction which Micah had prophesied came true. In speaking of Micah and Isaiah as a pair, we mean that they lived at the same time, not that they were on the same level, intellectually or in the importance of their message. Isaiah was one of the outstanding religious leaders of all history. He was of high birth, and may even have been related to the royal family, for he had free access to the palace, and he appears to have been a preceptor for one king. Hezekiah. His ministry began in "the year that King Uzziah died," the king who had been his hero. Isaiah had to rebuke sin in high places, to offend princes and priests and politicians, for he belonged to the stormy period when the Assyrians were invading adjacent realms, and his own little kingdom was trying vainly to make its future secure by an alliance with Egypt. This he denounced and thereby gained the ill-will of many powerful interests. But when the time came that Jerusalem needed Egypt's help, Egypt had her own hands more than full. On a desperately tragic day the Assyrian army camped before Jerusalem, and the king and his counselors were in terror. The king covered himself with sackcloth and sent for Isaiah, the one uninterrupted man in town. Isaiah's day had come. Copyright, Bobbs-Merrill Co.