anaheim-gazette 1934-05-24

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE 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. UNCLE SAM PUTS PREMIUM ON CHISELING During the last few days we have had several flagrant examples of how the NRA codes penalize honest and faithful business. At least one of these penalties involves Uncle Sam, who in this case put a premium on chiseling. The Gazette was asked to put in a bid on printing to be done for a federal agency in Orange county. We carefully explained that since the agency was here to benefit citizens of this county, and that since the printing industry on May 4 went under its permanent NRA code, the logical winner of the award, quality of work being equal, was an Orange county concern. The federal appointee, however, informed us that his instructions were to get three bids, and award the work to the lowest bidder. Since the code prohibits cut-throat practices under penalty of a $500 fine and cancelling of business license, and because we will not participate in that kind of business anyway, we entered legitimate bid in accordance with the NRA code. Needless to say, the bid was let to a Los Angeles concern which quoted considerably under code prices. This is a concrete example of a case where Uncle Sam imposes certain "fair practices" upon us, yet turns around and by competitive bidding and awarding of contracts, puts a premium upon unfair practices. DEBUNKING PROPAGANDISTS — A FANCIFUL DREAM Our eyes would open in credulous astonishment if, by some stretch of the imagination, a congressional committee could analyze and truthfully label every piece of news from a foreign country. DEBUNKING PROPAGANDISTS — A FANCIFUL DREAM Our eyes would open in credulous astonishment if, by some stretch of the imagination, a congressional committee could analyze and truthfully label every piece of news from a foreign country. Such Utopian hopes, however are a fanciful dream. Americans are the most victimized people in the world. Europe, with many centuries of experience, has become callous to and thus fortified against stories with a selfish twist. But Americans! Ah yes, went to war in "a war to end war"; they sent millions of their young men "over there" to "save democracy." And now the war to save democracy is won we find the Old Dame standing on the brink of the worst governmental precipice in history. The World War is the worst example of how we have been mislead by European propaganda. Looking back, we see a well-planned propaganda campaign which resulted in enough Americans concurring in its false ideals to permit European nations the luxury of using monies owed us on war debts to fortify themselves and equip the largest armies the world ever knew. France, with six million men under arms, built an underground Chinese wall from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. Yet she cannot afford to pay her honest debts to Uncle Sam. Italy, Austria, England and others similarly are "arming to the teeth" but find it impossible to pay more than a pittance on their obligations to us. The funny part of it is—and this is the real reason why such a condition is allowed to exist—Americans boast enough "internationalists" who swallow the European propaganda hook, line and sinker, to divide public opinion and permit the outrage to carry on. Right now we are flooded with zealots from Russia, with emissaries of "brown" and "black" and other shirts, with subtle and direct arguments from Great Britain to join in a trade war with Japan, with idealistic pleas from China to halt the Nipponese raid upon her territory, and with mislabeled movements from all over the world. We are the world's largest market, and hence every major business outside the nation casts longing eyes and works diligently to pry some of this trade away. Every major industry within our boundaries girds itself against outside competition, sometimes with tariffs which not only shut out what otherwise might be destructive competition, but high enough to milk our dear public of millions of dollars of excess profits. The fact that we are gullible when it comes to political ideals, and the further lure of substantial share of the world's trade which America controls, focuses upon us the attention of propaganda artists everywhere. It is not the presence of agents of foreign countries and businesses to which we object, nor is it fear of the ideas which may be brought. Our objection centers on the fact that too many of our citizens seize upon a plausible but small fraction of truth as the whole truth and act accordingly. If we could truthfully label the direct and indirect news stories from abroad, telling exactly the hidden purpose of each piece of propaganda, we would have no fear of foreign trickery. The fact that we are gullible when it comes to political ideals, and the further lure of substantial share of the world's trade which America controls, focuses upon us the attention of propaganda artists everywhere. It is not the presence of agents of foreign countries and businesses to which we object, nor is it fear of the ideas which may be brought. Our objection centers on the fact that too many of our citizens seize upon a plausible but small fraction of truth as the whole truth and act accordingly. If we could truthfully label the direct and indirect news stories from abroad, telling exactly the hidden purpose of each piece of propaganda, we would have no fear of foreign trickery. ELUSIVE SECURITY When business suddenly collapsed in the years following the gigantic 1929 boom, the instability of jobs and income impressed us with the necessity of preventing another such catastrophe. Out of the chaos came cries for security. People, hard pressed to get enough to eat, suddenly saw the merit of civil service and other positions with virtually a guaranteed income and certainly of position. Men who thought nothing of taking a fling on the stockmarket in flush days, suddenly realized that soundness of investment should have played a part in their previous attempts to get rich quickly. The person without a job and the person with money to invest took the normal, human view. The jobless forgot that civil service offer little in opportunity and advancement. The investor forgot that when he puts all his money in Uncle Sam's bonds he has security of investment, true, but by this very act he takes money out of industry and contributes to insecurity. Out of the plight of the jobless and industry emerged plans which many hoped would solve our troubles for all time. These proposed a planned economy, regimentation of industry. These ideals offered the hope of absolute security, a false god which human nature will overthrow as soon as its full implications become evident. As time wears on, or conditions improve, we will swing away from the idea that jobs and income can be made absolute and secure; the world and conditions change every day. A sound business today is threatened with new discoveries which may make it obsolete tomorrow. A good automobile today is superseded by a better one next year; the motor car replaced the horse and wagon for transportation purposes; the airplane is replacing the automobile for fast transportation; the electric refrigerator now stands where the ice box formerly stood in millions of homes. The only thing of importance which does not change is human nature. And human nature demands and life itself gives us constant change. SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG WHLL GOSH DURH IS HERE AINT MY ENGINE - I WONDERED WHERE THAT OLE ENGINE HAD WENT TO - DAISY MAY MUST A THROWED IT DOWN HERE, SHE'S ALWAYS TROUBIN THINGS DOWN HOLES- WHAT'S THAT? WHATCHA FIND, ED? - LE'S SEA WHATCHA FOUND- IT'S NO GOOD NOW. IT'S ALL RUSTED AN' SPOILT. TWONT RUNWHATLL YOU TAKE FOR IT? CLEANIN OUT THE CISTERY ANAHEIM GAZETTE History of Anaheim LETTERS TO 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, March 23, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair. D. Strodthoff absent. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer's report, $5.75 minus. Zanjero stated all water sold is delivered. Bill for work of $8.50 ordered paid. Zanjero further stated that Mr. Metz cannot irrigate on account of the ditch having been plowed up, whereupon the secretary was instructed to write to the town trustees to tend to the reopening of the ditch, either with or without bridge to facilitate the irrigation of Lot E-3—Mr. Sheffield demurred to the bill of $24 for water delivered. Resolved to lay on the table and bring it before the general meeting. The secretary was instructed to advertise for the annual general meeting of the stockholders to be held April 13th. No more business, the meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, April 13, 1878. Annual general meeting of the stockholders of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair; 38 shares represented. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. The annual reports of the secretary and treasurer were received and referred to the committee consisting of Messrs. Rimpau and Langenberger to report at the next meeting of the board of trustees. The bill against Mr. Sheffield of $24 for water was cancelled. Nominations for trustees being in order, the following gentlemen were nominated, to-wit: Messrs. Theo Rimpau, Theo Reiser, A. Langenberger, A. Bittner, John Fischer, R. W. Scott, F. A. Korn, John P. Zeyn and F. Hartung. The following received a majority of all votes cast, and were declared duly elected for the ensuing year: Messrs. Rimpau, Reiser, Langenberger, Korn and Fischer. Resolved: That the new board be requested to arrange matters about our school warrants as speedily as possible. No more business being before the house, the meeting adjourned sine die. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, April 20, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. The board of trustees elected at the general meeting organized by electing Mr. Theo. Reiser president, Theo Rimpau, vice president, F. A. Korn treasurer, and John Fischer secretary. President LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We have received a copy of the Gazette, date of May 10, and containing your editorial "Cowardice in High Places." On behalf of the San Diego county division of California Taxpayers' association, we wish to express appreciation for your very excellent presentation of the facts and the courage you show in bringing into the open the effort that is being made to mis-inform the general public in regard to the financial situation of California in its relations to school costs. There is no question that the education of our children in this state is a very important matter. It is no less important than their fathers and mothers should be educated to the financial situation in which they have allowed themselves to be placed and the burden which will rest upon the shoulders of their children in future years. It will be of great value to the public if the press generally would have the courage to print the facts as they exist as you have done. Sincerely yours, T. G. LaBLANC. Secretary-Treasurer. OBSERVATIONS CLINGING VINE A columner who writes nice pieces for his paper ups and points a menacing finger at the wets, and says: See even though you have the repeal you still have the bootlegger. Now, Mister, tell us what created the bootlegger. CHOO-CHOO CARS COMING BACK When those air mail contracts were taking a tail spin the flying fans had to go in for travelling by rail. BUT, MISTER, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PROVE IT Treasurer reported $14.25 minus. Zanjero stated no water being delivered this week. A bill for work of $4.50 also one for lumber of $4.80 ordered paid. The treasurer was instructed to pay bills for work on lot No. 33 as also bill for lumber used for a sewer amounting in the aggregate to $10.66 of the original fund. In the matter of the ditch between E and F-3, it was resolved to appoint the president and secretary of the company a committee to confer with the Hon. Board of Trustees at their next regular meeting to be held Friday, April 5, 1878. No more business before the house, the meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall April 5, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. President R. W. Scott in the chair. Messrs. Strodthoff and Bittner absent. The committee on crossing in Center street ask for more time. The treasurer reported $13.30 minus. Zanjero brought bill for work of $6 and for salary of $50 ordered paid, also on bill of $140 salary of trustees for four months from Dec. 1, 1877, until March 31, 1878. Treasurer asked permission to use monies from the original fund to defray the expenses, which was granted. Water sold, $5. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Kroeger's Hall, April 13, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. R. W. Scott in the chair. D. S. Strodthoff absent. Treasurer reported $271.36 minus. Zanjero handed in bill for work of $6, ordered paid. John Fischer applied to be relieved from payment of right-of-way for 7½ acres, and that the payment of $22.50 made heretofore be accepted for the right-of-way of the balance of 7½ acres on lot No. 1, Anaheim extension. Application granted. Resolved: That the treasurer be up immediately. Town Hall, April 20, 1878. Meeting of the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. The board of trustees elected at the general meeting organized by electing Mr. Theo. Reiser president, Theo Rimpau, vice president, F. A. Korn treasurer, and John Fischer, secretary. President Theo. Reiser called the meeting to order. Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. The committee on reports of the treasurer and secretary submitted the following report, which was received and ordered to be spread on the minutes, to-wit: "Anaheim, April 15, 1878. To the board of trustees of the Anaheim Water company. Having been appointed by the general meeting of your company, held on the 13th inst., to examine the books of the secretary and treasurer we report as follows: We find the books and reports of the officer correct and corresponding. There seems to be rent due to the Anaheim Water company from Mr. Werder, also from Mr. D'Assonville, but not having seen nor being acquainted with the terms of the lease, we cannot say how much this rent is. Respectfully, A. Langenberger, Theo Rimpau." The treasurer reported $268.36 minus. Zanjero stated $4 water being delivered. A bill for work of $3.40 ordered paid. Resolved: That Mrs. Metz be credited for $3 for water to be delivered at any future time. The president was requested to write or see Mr. George Hansen, about our school land warrants. Resolved: To levy an assessment of 25 cents per acre, due immediately and delinquent on the 24th day of May 1, 1878. The secretary was instructed to give notice to all delinquents to pay No more business, meeting adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. CHOO-CHOO CARS COMING BACK When those air mail contracts were taking a tail spin the flying fans had to go in for travelling by rail. BUT, MISTER, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PROVE IT A man in a high hall of legislation ups and gives out the highly interesting and educational statement that a law should be passed making it a crime to pay a ransom to a kidnapper. SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT It is said some guys tried to corner the poultry and egg market, and they say it was just another racket. Everybody and the cook believed the old rooster was the only one that created a racket when the hen laid an egg. CLIPPED THEIR WINGS When they cancelled those air mail contracts and turned the job over to the army, they knocked the flying passengers for a row of parachutes. CREDIT IS BACKBONE OF THE COUNTRY Some people inline to the notion that there should be more money issued. There is plenty of money now—only it is afraid to seek investment. That is due in great part to lost confidence. It is said that only about 20 percent of real money goes into actual circulation to produce business. The rest is done by using bank checks. That's credit. You put a thousand dollars in a bank and that establishes your credit. Then your checks are good. COASTING ALONG When a 19-year-old girl will drive up in front of a beauty parlor in a new model sports roadster things are quite rosy and no foolin'. 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 SECOND DISTRICT SUPERVISORIAL RACE Hope springs eternal in the political breast, and the hope is especially high in the hearts of numerous second supervisorial district politicians ambitious to wear the toga of the incumbent supervisor, John C. Mitchell of Garden Grove. While the lists will not be open for filing until May 30th, a goodly flock of aspirants are already hoisting their lightning rods in the hope that lightning will strike. It is commonly accepted that Mr. Mitchell will be a candidate to succeed himself. His opponents agree he is honest and conscientious. Generally rated a conservative in action and performance, he has guessed wrong on a sufficient number of important major issues affecting his own district to persuade a sizable army of serious contenders to bid for his job. In Mitchell's own home community of Garden Grove, John W. Crill, pioneer rancher and head of the Farm Bureau for the Garden Grove district, has announced his candidacy. Mr. Crill has been active in the promotion of water bond issues and other community movements for many years, and is said to be gaining strength daily. Over at Huntington Beach, ex-Mayor Elson G. Conrad, former publisher of the Huntington Beach News, recently resigned his municipal office for the avowed purpose of entering the race. A University of Southern California law graduate, he is a man of admitted business ability and sound judgment. He has never been defeated for public office and in his race for re-election to the city council of Huntington Beach, not only led the ticket, but polled the largest vote ever given to a candidate for the city council. As a champion of the independent group of oil operators opposing the majors in the frequent Huntington Beach oil fights, Mr. Conrad gained notable recognition. It has often been said of John Kelly McDonald of Huntington Beach that if he ever aspired to public office, he could be elected to any job he wanted. For the first time in his 20 years residence in Huntington Beach, it is known that he is considering making the race for supervisor. He would draw from all sections as a vote getter because he has not been actively identified with any political faction in the district. Such public business as he has handled has been done to the thorough satisfaction of his constituents. He was for five years secretary of the Orange county fair when it was located at Huntington Beach; for three years he was secretary of the chamber of commerce; he was one of the two Orange county members serving on the earthquake relief commission last year, and is at present county chairman of the federal emergency relief committee. Ex-Councilman Eddy B. Stevens, Spanish-American war veteran, who has played an active part in ocean front development at the beach town, has announced his candidacy. Louis E. Mitchell, insurance man and adjutant of the Huntington Beach American Legion, has been prominently mentioned by his friends. Several other Huntington Beach potential candidates are giving the matter serious consideration. Over at Huntington Beach, ex-Mayor Elson G. Conrad, former publisher of the Huntington Beach News, recently resigned his municipal office for the avowed purpose of entering the race. A University of Southern California law graduate, he is a man of admitted business ability and sound judgment. He has never been defeated for public office and in his race for re-election. THE BOOK the first line of which reads, "The Holy Bible," and which contains Four Great Treasures by BRUCE BARTON JERREMIAH BUYS LAND Between the days of Isaiah himself and the times of the Unknown whose chapters conclude the book came the dark period of the exile, when Jerusalem was destroyed and its best families carried away captive to Babylon. To the dark period Ezekiel and Jeremiah belong. Ezekiel living in Babylon, sought by his exhortations to keep up the spirit of his fellow countrymen and fix their hopes upon a restoration of the Holy City and the reestablishment of their national life. Jeremiah, in Jerusalem, held high the ideal of personal and civil righteousness and spoke plain truths to the vassal king, who was allowed by the conquerors to maintain a pitiful remnant of authority and kingly show. Jeremiah is one of the noblest characters of his story and perhaps the bravest figure in the whole Old Testament. It is too bad that his book is so badly mixed up that the average reader can hardly follow it. He preached in the temple and in the palace and on the street corners, and even on the city dump; and neither promises nor threats could swerve him. Jeholakim, the weak and futile king, let the temple go to ruin but fixed up his own palace with a rich lining of cedar and invited Jeremiah to inspect it. "Very nice indeed," sneered Jeremiah. "As a king you're a fine judge of cedar." Your father did justice to the poor and needy, and it was well with him." But thine eyes and thine heart are not but they covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and of oppression and for violence to do it. For such plain speaking and for his warnings that the Assyrians were sure to visit punishment upon the city, Jeremiah was cast into prison. Then occurred one of the most interesting business transactions of the Old Testament. The Assyrians, as Jeremiah had prophesied, did come, and they made camp in Anathoth, where he had his own little farm. Jeremiah had long wanted to buy an adjoining piece of land owned by relative Hanameel. That wily old man, seeing an army of Assyrians camped on the land, said to himself: "Jeremiah is down there in prison and probably hasn't heard that the Assyrians have arrived. This is a good time for me to unload on him." So he hurried to the prison, offered the land, and Jeremiah bought it. But Jeremiah was not fooled. He knew he was buying ten thousand Assyrians and he took care to have the purchase properly recorded in the presence of witnesses, and the documents safely put away. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. Copyright, Bobbs-Merrill Co. ANYHOW, IT CURED HIS COLD A man in a midwest city got a touch of the flu and his boss recommended whisky as a cure. It is said in the paper he wants to a state license house. GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKS Things are shaping around in such fashion that there will be no use for a feller to pile up a fortune. They will ANYHOW, IT CURED HIS COLD A man in a midwest city got a touch of the flu and his boss recommended whisky as a cure. It is said in the paper he went to a state liquor house and bought a pint. He took two drinks and at once took on added energy. He ran amuck, fought a policeman, pulled a handful of hair out of the cop's head and it took two men to put him in jail. He broke all the vessels and sanitary equipment in his cell, busted up the cot and bit a hole in the mattress. He raved all night and in the morning was biting on the bars of the window. It is said an order was made to have the likker analyzed. It is believed the man who made the hooch must have at one time worked in a dynamite factory in Moscow. GET SENSE, BROTHER, GET SENSE! What this country needs is a tariff—so high that it will shut out all cheap-foreign-labor-made goods. Protect the home industries. The U. S. A. could build a fence around these United States, shut out the world—if need be—and still get along fine and dandy. Some folks say, when you begin to talk tariff that you are old fashioned — like an old Ford — but brother, that old buss will take you thar and bring you back. RATTLING OF DRY BONES If you read the papers closely you will see every now and then where it is said this country is going to have a speculative boom in 1935. LETTING AIR OUT OF BALLOON Speaking of booms there are many kinds, but real estate booms leave an awful headache after they burst. GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKS Things are shaping around in such fashion that there will be no use for a feller to pile up a fortune. They will take it away from you in one way or another or perhaps you will lose your wad in the stock game. It will no doubt put people back in the trading posts. A fellow who gets three squares a day and ap lace to flop will be just as well off as the guy with a sack. Merchants will trade this for that and you can give the installment collector a sweet smile and tell him to take the ole buss if he wants to. If your note falls due tell the financier to take the lot, but if he is fed up on real estate, he might carry you along if you will only pay the interest. The insurance man will be satisfied to take your L.O.U. if you have a reliable bootlegger. You could swap yarns with the barber for one of his shaves and hair cuts and the editor would send you his paper for a sack of corncobs. LISTEN, FELLERS, HERE'S AN IDEA A man steps up to say that he owns 200 acres of good farming land in a southern state. He says 20 families could live on that land comfortably, if they were not afraid of work. He would sell the tract of land at a reasonable price. Now, then, if the 20 families could come along with some money, he would subdivide the tract into 10 acres pieces. Here is a chance to get people back to the land. And, oh, yes, the government might help by making a loan, for say 20 years, so the families could get going good and make a home for themselves.