anaheim-gazette 1934-10-04

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. WHY SINCLAIR HATES THE NEWSPAPERS Upton Sinclair's pet aversion is newspapers for the plain reason that fundamentally his fantastic Epic dream would tend to lower the standards of living, and the very existence of newspapers depends upon a society prosperous enough to purchase not only the necessities of life, but some of its luxuries as well. Thus Sinclair and 90 per cent of the newspapers in California are at loggerheads—not personal in most instances, but primarily because of a difference in view. Sinclair lets out the impression that the reason newspapers oppose him is because they are dictated to by "big business," which must foot the bill if he is elected. Nothing farther from the truth has been uttered in the campaign. Nobody denies or attempts to hide the fact that a newspaper's income, and certainly its profits, come from advertising. But to state that advertisers control the newspapers is not to understand the true function of a newspaper, or to deliberately distort the truth for selfish purposes. In studying Sinclair's claim that advertisers—big business—control newspapers, look this fact squarely in the face. Advertisers advertise for profit. If they cannot sell their goods, if they cannot show satisfactory returns for money spent in advertising, they cannot continue such a course indefinitely. Add to this the fact that not one great fortune in the world can maintain for any length of time a large metropolitan newspaper. It is obvious that newspapers must look for a source of steady income. Study their peculiar function—that of a semi-public utility—and you must arrive at the conclusion that newspapers cannot afford to be dominated by advertisers, because newspapers appeal to the great mass of people. Therein lies their strength. vertisers—big business—control newspapers, look this fact squarely in the face. Advertisers advertise for profit. If they cannot sell their goods, if they cannot show satisfactory returns for money spent in advertising, they cannot continue such a course indefinitely. Add to this the fact that not one great fortune in the world can maintain for any length of time a large metropolitan newspaper. It is obvious that newspapers must look for a source of steady income. Study their peculiar function—that of a semi-public utility—and you must arrive at the conclusion that newspapers cannot afford to be dominated by advertisers, because newspapers appeal to the great mass of people. Therein lies their strength. By developing inexpensive journals containing reasonably accurate information obtained at great speed, the large proportion of people are kept abreast of affairs. The people who read these newspapers themselves are the judges of whether the publications are fair in portrayal of world and local events. Every newspaper worthy of its name must have, as a consequence, the welfare of its readers as its first consideration. Upon the confidence the reader has in his newspaper, depends the value of advertising in that publication. Hence, the greater the newspaper's prestige with its readers the more productive and valuable the advertising space, and the more profitable the newspaper, not only to its publisher, but to readers and advertisers too. People are quick to sense any attempt to use them for ulterior motives, particularly when that organ is a newspaper to which they subscribe for delivery at regular intervals. A newspaper could not long mislead its readers because they would lose confidence in it and its advertising. Sinclair's assertion proves the same lack of practical understanding which keeps him from seeing through his own Epic dream. With Sinclair's charge in mind, consider why he made it. Nearly every newspaper in California opposes his election as governor. Would these newspapers, realizing their existence depends upon sufficient prosperity for their readers to pay subscriptions and buy advertised products, cut their own throat, so to speak, merely because of a personal dislike for Sinclair, or because "big business" dictated the policy? Of course not. Newspaper publishers have no more intention of committing financial suicide than any other legitimate, public-serving business. The reason newspapers oppose Sinclair is because capable editors and publishers diagnose his plan to "end poverty in California" as an actual step toward reducing the standards of living. Sinclair's plan appeals to persons who look for security, but where is security when he promises to rent factories to put the unemployed to work to produce in direct competition with private business? The government is supplying capital on the one hand, and taxing capital of the private industry on the other. This only means that those now employed soon must join the unemployed, and of necessity re-enter Sinclair's factories to compete with more employed to make them unemployed. Or, take farming. Unemployed would swarm out on vacant or rented farm lands, according to Sinclair, to produce vegetables, fruits, grains and other produce in competition with farmers now gainfully tilling the soil, till the latter are jobless too. This viscous system, even assuming that human nature would suddenly reform and there were no further crookedness, could not end until there were but two classes of people, the aristocracy of officialdom, and serfdom. Any fair appraisal must record that Epic promises a full stomach in return for forfeiture of rights... means that those now employed soon must join the unemployed, and of necessity re-enter Sinclair's factories to compete with more employed to make them unemployed. Or, take farming. Unemployed would swarm out on vacant or rented farm lands, according to Sinclair, to produce vegetables, fruits, grains and other produce in competition with farmers now gainfully tilling the soil, till the latter are jobless too. This viscious system, even assuming that human nature would suddenly reform and there were no further crookedness, could not end until there were but two classes of people, the aristocracy of officialdom, and serfdom. Any fair appraisal must record that Epic promises a full stomach in return for forfeiture of rights more precious than life itself. Small wonder newspapers oppose Sinclair. And no wonder Sinclair hates newspapers. They are his natural enemies because newspapers seek to elevate the standards of living and Sinclair attempts to lower them. LAY OFF ROOSEVELT Republicans of California, faced with a crisis transcending party lines at the November 6 general election, hurt their cause and the state's future welfare considerably more than they help it by resorting at this time to the old habit of criticising President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The reason is obvious. In order to elect Governor Frank Merriam we must have the support of old-line democrats throughout the state. These democrats in most instances have shown a willingness to support Merriam because they recognize the vital issues at stake, but—and we must remember this point—these same democrats are staunch friends and supporters of President Roosevelt. They willingly plunge into the battle to elect a republican governor to stave off a socialist usurper. While they are thus patriotically working for the welfare of their state is it good sense or even good politics, let alone courteous sportsmanship, to take petty digs at their idol—President Roosevelt? Of course not. Such tactics rile the indignation of democrats who find it hard enough to support a republican, without having republicans taking constant pot-shots at democrats. The more republicans—and republican newspapers are the most guilty of the lot—flay President Roosevelt and his administration the more old-line democratic votes resentfully swing to Sinclair. HIGHER EDUCATION The colleges and universities of America are in full swing again, and with larger enrollment of both young men and young Stand Fast—America! By Den Walters STAND Fast—America! Take a firmer grip on those rights and privileges as American Citizens bequeathed to all of us by the Founders of this Republic. American patriots, led by courageous General Washington, fought to establish here, a country of free men. At Valley Forge, at Bunker Hill and on scores of other battlefields, American Colonists sacrificed their lives that Freedom might be established for all time in these United States. At Gettysburg, at Vicksburg, at Appomattox and other battlefields, the descendants of these Colonists and the fathers of our own generation sacrificed their lives to maintain our American heritage of liberty. Now—in 1934—that liberty is threatened again! There are now in America twice the number of Communists that were in Russia when Communism overthrew the government of that country! The right of men to work, to own property, to establish homes, to worship according to the dictates of their own conscience is in jeopardy—TODAY, here in America! Plans are proposed by which the newspapers of the land would be muzzled—subject to the dictates of a government bureau! Plans are proposed and are openly advocated through which all business enterprises would be actually operated by or under the control of political appointees. Provisions of the Constitution of the United States are to be set aside—and not by a vote of the people as provided for by the Founders of the Republic. How far this tendency may go is evidenced by the women than ever before. It is not so long ago that going to college was outside the scheme of things for most American youth. Now it is so much the usual thing that there is hardly a village or town in the whole nation that is not represented in one or another of the institutions of higher education. We just happen to look at the figures. In 1910, only 24 years ago, there were only 332,000 students in all the colleges, universities and professional schools. In 1930, twenty years later, the number had almost trebled, reaching almost a million—971,584, according to government statistics. We haven't the figures for later years, but we understand the million mark was passed in 1931 and that this year the expected size of the student bodies is above a million and a quarter. Those are important figures. They mean, if they mean anything, that the future leaders of thought in America are increasingly men and women who have had far better educations than their parents had, and who are more widely diffused among the whole people than ever before. And that makes it the concern of everybody that the colleges themselves and their faculties should steadily increase their efforts to turn their student material into people capable of doing their own thinking. No college can put into a student more than his or her capacity to receive. No student can get out of college more than he or she puts in. All that college can do is to show the student how to make the widest and best possible use of whatever innate powers he has. OBSERVATIONS SAY, LOOKIT, HERE'S TIME FOR NEW DEAL A man steps up to say that the present taxation system is all out of date. He believes in a sale tax for everybody for everything they buy and sell. Why LOSING THEIR LIFE SAVINGS If the government goes in for producing light and power to the people, about ten million persons who have their money invested in public utility corporations, representing millions of dollars a sinus disorder is the result and many patients submit themselves to surgery in an effort to be relieved by the trouble. However, any help that is to be lasting must come from the seat of the trouble... from a reduction in the amount of mucous. This is usually best accomplished through diet, and as a matter of fact it would be possible to relieve any case of sinus trouble that it has been my experience to handle in the past, with diet as the entire means of treatment. However, the disorder is usually so painful and the patient in such extreme distress that modern physicians find use of some form of electro-therapy advisable. I mean of the light treatments the healing process is speeded and the patient relieved of the pain without resort to surgery. In all such cases I have found it available for the patient to then follow a diet which will aid the system cleansing itself of mucous, the starch foods to be restricted or entirely eliminated until such time as the catarrh condition has disappeared. Many people have come to believe that the only relief from the pain may be obtained through a surgical operation. This however is not the case and any physician skilled in electro-therapy is in a position to provide treatment, although one should be careful that they seek the advice of a skilled dietician so that habits of eating may be regulated and the trouble controlled in the future. It has been my experience to examine a great number of patients who have been habitual suffers from sinus troubles for years, and have submitted to numerous surgical operations, only to have the disorder return at a later date when faulty dietary habits have acted to build up a condition of excess mucous. Relief from sinus infections is certain and lasting if a person will obtain proper treatments, followed by a special diet for a time. STAND FAST, STAND TRUE. From a political and economic viewpoint the fair name of California is a stake. The eyes of the nation are on this state of the Golden West. New deals are in the air. They are purely experimental. This nation and the state to be successful and prosperous must of necessity be under a republican form of government. Mistake have been made in the past, there I no question as to that. The fundamental principles of the Republican party are sound, handed down to the people from the time of Washington the father of this country, and tha OBSERVATIONS SAY, LOOKIT, HERE'S TIME FOR NEW DEAL A man steps up to say that the present taxation system is all out of date. He believes in a sale tax for everybody for everything they buy and sell. Why keep on taxing land when the land owner does not get anything but red ink. Put a tax on what the land actually produces. Why tax the land and the apartment house on it when the house does not produce anything. There are many vacant apartment houses. Property owners are taxed to build good paved roads and everybody uses the roads. A thousand property owners pay taxes to keep up a town or a city, and ten thousand people enjoy the benefits of the town. A man buys a piece of property and then he is ever lasting taxed to keep it. That's what breeds mortgages. GETTING THE MEAT OUT OF THE COCOA NUT Some people pooh hoo about a sale tax. They say how about the big guy who writes your insurance. Make him pay a tax for every dollar he collects for insurance—especially life insurance. They say the big life insurance companies and their auxiliaries are on velvet. Who pays the freight? PUNCHING THE CLOCK When some of the broadcasters start to ring off, it's almost downright uncanny the way they can tell you the time of day down to a quarter of a second. BLOWING OUR SELVES One of the relief measures is to build a windbreak, 100 miles wide, down south. It is expected that while the trees are growing there will be no wind. LOSING THEIR LIFE SAVINGS If the government goes in for producing light and power to the people, about ten million persons who have their money invested in public utility corporations, representing millions of dollars, will be forced into bankruptcy, or something. THINK IT OVER These new deals and fallacies are contagious and grow overnight. They are products of the imaginary mind. Some people call them socialism—some say communism. It is a battle between capital and labor. Communism means the reorganization of society or the doctrine that it should be reorganized, by regulating property and industry, and the sources of livelihood, and also the domestic relations and social morals of mankind. This has been a moot question between capital and labor for many years. ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO That funny idea of putting the unemployed on those idle acres and expect them to make a living out of the soil, would be a good deal like putting them in a boat out on the Pacific ocean and tell them to go into the fishing business. COUNTING THE CHICKS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED One of the candidates for a high office in this state is said to have received all kinds of "offers" to retire, it being said he was offered One Hundred Thousand Dollars to pull out. Gosh, fellers, wait a minute! Hold on! Now proceed. And believe it or not the man refused to listen in or talk turkey and said he would let nature take its course. Governor Merriam has been chosen as the candidate of the republican party for Governor in the State. He stands on a sound platform, financially and economically, for the best interests of the people. The Governor should and no doubt will receive the hearty and unanimous support of the republicans of this commonwealth. He must have their support under present conditions. He will also receive support from the rank and file of the democrats, because their interests in this state, are linked to those of the republican party for the perpetuation of good government in that the State of California may endure. Promises have been made by and opponent, looking to the betterment of the oppressed citizens, but they are visionary and are not practical. This idea of putting excessive taxation upon capital and well conducted business concerns to provide means of a livelihood for those less fortunate in the worldly goods, would be ruinous to the state. Were those principles put into force, they would drive every dollar out of the state. There would be no dollars to tax. Those principles are however nothing more or less than radicalism, and there surely are enough sensible people in the state to vote them down overwhelmingly and keeping Governor Merriam and the republican party in control of the destinies of the State. By doing so the rich and poor will be equally benefitted. The nation is going through a crisis and good men and true should be kept in public office. History of Anaheim Officially Recorded In Minutes of Anaheim Water Company, Which are Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette, and Printed In Weekly Installments The secretary reported as follows: That a number of shareholders were on account of the hard times, not able to pay their assessments but would not like to lose their water rights, and would gladly pay at a future time. It was therefore resolved: That such shareholders should have the privilege (by delivering their certificates of stock to the company as security to pay such assessments now due or to be levied hereafter, with one and one-half per cent interest per month, and thereby redeem their stock, but that such redemption must be made before June 1st, 1880, otherwise such stock will be lost by the respective parties. Following is the list of names of those who delivered their certificates with amount due up to date: G. H. Bailey, certificate 54, $25; H. Koster, certificate 51, $15; Wm. Kelley, certificate 76, $22.50; A. Hurtado, certificate 53, $20; A. Feliz, certificate 85, $12; D. Every, certificate 91, $19; Mrs. M. L. Jones, certificate 158, $10; M. Pefinger, certificate 89, $10; and J. P. Zeyn, certificate 132, $20. The following petition was read: "To The Honorable Board of directors of the A. W. Co. Gentlemen: By a mistake a certificate of 20 shares of stock in your company was made out in my name, while it should have been only 10 shares. Your zanjero and my neighbors will testify that I never irrigated more than 10 acres. As Mr. F. W. Athearn has paid so far my dues to your company; I was not aware that I was charged with 20 acres instead ofzanjero reported having delivered $73 worth of water since the 30th of July. Our commissioner, Mr. Zeyn, was instructed to confer with the commissioner of the Cajon company and have the flumes caulked before the water is changed to the Cajon side. Mr. Korn was instructed to have the teak lumber sent back to San Francisco and sell it there. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. August 30, 1879. Meeting of the board of directors of the A. W. Co., President Theo. Reiser in the chair; John Fischer absent. Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. The commissioner reported that after a conference with the other commissioners they agreed that caulking was not necessary; he further stated that Messrs. Golfwicks & Hunter had turned off one-half of the water and left David Yorba there at the gate to watch it. When Mr. Zeyn came up he turned all the water into our flume, but a small stream only reached Anaheim. It was resolved to engage Mr. Lippe to stay at the head of our flume and keep all the water in the flume. Resolved: To notify the shareholders of a postponement for the payment of the assessment until September 11, 1879. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. The following petition was read: "To the Honorable Board of directors of the A. W. Co. Gentlemen: By a mistake a certificate of 20 shares of stock in your company was made out in my name, while it should have been only 10 shares. Your zanjero and my neighbors will testify that I never irrigated more than 10 acres. As Mr. F. W. Athearn has paid so far my dues to your company, I was not aware that I was charged with 20 acres instead of 10, which I only now found out. I would beg of you to credit me with the amount paid over ten shares and exchange my certificate accordingly. Respectfully yours, C. Kuelp." After due investigation the prayer of Mrs. E. Kuelp was granted and the secretary instructed to make the necessary entries in the books. John Fischer, Secretary. August 22, 1879. Special meeting of the board of directors of the A. W. Co. The board met at the call of the president in the secretary's office. Present Messrs. Reiser, Langenberger, Rimpau and Korn. The zanjero reported a good stream flowing for the last two days, but today the water was failing and had likely been turned back by some parties into the Cajon ditch and upon that supposition and under advice of our lawyers, Messrs. Smith and Scott, who were present, the commissioner, Mr. Zeyn, was instructed to proceed to our flume, turn all the water from the Cajon ditch into it and keep the water in our ditch and employ some person to stay at the head of our flume in order to protect our gates from being tampered with. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Aug. 23, 1879. Meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Water Co., Pres. Theo. Reiser in the chair; absent Messrs. Rimpau and Fischer. Reading of the minutes was dispensed with. When Mr. Zeyn came up he turned all the water into our flume, but a small stream only reached Anaheim. It was resolved to engage Mr. Lippe to stay at the head of our flume and keep all the water in the flume. Resolved: To notify the shareholders of a postponement for the payment of the assessment until September 11, 1879. Adjourned. John Fischer, Secretary. Town Hall, Sept. 6, 1879. Meeting of the board of directors of the A. W. Co., Pres. Theo. Reiser in the chair; all members present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. The zanjero reported that all water from the list of July 5 and $11 worth from Aug. 2 had been delivered, he further stated that the greater part of the main ditch had been cleared of brush and weeds, but that the same needed a general overhauling, as animals had been driven through on several places, and that the chains and bolts had been stolen from our sandgate and damage done to the frame work. No increase in water in the river. Mr. Reiser reported that the water was stolen three times, and that in a conversation he had with Messrs. Golwicks and McFadden, the latter shook his fist and swore, that they would take the water by force and would defend the keeping of it with shotguns. But after Mr. McFadden left it was agreed that we should keep the water till Wednesday last, and then being entitled to it again on next Wednesday. Mr. Reiser further stated having seen our lawyer yesterday and requested the board to be in the district court on Monday next at 2 o'clock p.m. The following bills were presented and ordered paid: On half of commissioner's bill of $82.50, to-wit: $41.25; salary of zanjero for the month of August, $16, and bill of Mr. Lippe for work, $4. The zanjero was instructed to engage a few men and have the main ditch fixed in good order. Adjourned. The book is first line reads "The Holy Bible," and which contains Four Great Treasures." Merriam has been chosen state of the republican party in the State. He stands on platform, financially and for the best interests of The Governor should and will receive the hearty and support of the republicans on wealth. He must have under present conditions receive support from the of the democrats, because in this state, are linked the republican party for nation of good government State of California may omisses have been made by looking to the betterment used citizens, but they are are not practical. This excessive taxation upon well conducted business provide means of a liveliere less fortunate in the would be ruinous to those principles put into would drive every dollar out There would be no dollars principles are however or less than radicalism, rely are enough sensible state to vote them down and keeping Governor the republican party in destinies of the State, he rich and poor will be tested. The nation is going sis and good men and kept in public office. THE FIRST CHURCH TRAIL A strange thing had happened at Jerusalem. The brothers of Jesus had not believed in Him during His ministry, and at one time thought Him insane, but after His death they became loyal converts. Two of them, Jude and James, wrote short books, which are in the New Testament, and James went to Jerusalem and became very active in the church there. He was a "just man," a phrase that had been used of his father Joseph. It is said that his knees became calloused like those of a camel through his long periods of prayer. He was the head of the conservative faction, and Peter was at first of the same persuasion. James, by reason of his brotherhood to Jesus, had risen above Peter in Jerusalem, and he it was who presided over the first heresy trial in church history—the trial of Paul and Barnabas for baptizing Gentiles without insisting that they conform to the whole Jewish ritual. It was a decidedly surprising experience for Paul. He had sat in Jerusalem as one of the seventy members of the Sanhedrin, the supreme court of the nation. Now he found himself back in the same city before Peter and James and John in positions not unlike that which he had occupied. He saw "those that were reputed to be somebody," as he rather loftily described them, and said, "Whatsoever they were it maketh no matter to me." All the same he cared greatly for their goodwill and the effect of their endorsement. The story is told in the fifteenth chapter of Acts, one of the great documents in the history of the liberation of the human spirit. Paul's accusers presented their case, and Paul and Barnabas replied, and after a long debate a compromise was arrived at. The church in Jerusalem, consisting entirely of Jew, would stand firm for the old fundamentals, but the churches abroad, being Gentile, might follow a more liberal faith. At the suggestion of James a letter was sent out to the Gentile brethren in the churches which Paul had organized: Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment: . . For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meat offered to idols, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep ourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. Thus there were to be two kinds of Christianity, the fundamentalist and the liberal, and they were not to quarrel. Christians who had been reared as Jews were to be required to keep the whole Mosaic law, and those who were not so reared were to be accepted on their love of Jesus and a very simple code of morality.