anaheim-gazette 1934-12-27

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. 1934—A MILEPOST ON THE WAY BACK TO AMERICANISM Traditional American resourcefulness, temporarily overwhelmed by fast-moving events of 1933 and early 1934, began to reassert itself this year. As a result, we can look forward to 1935 with a degree of confidence entirely lacking 12 months ago. We are too close to events of the last twelvemonth to clearly discern historical highlights. But the trend of American thought, as signified by a few outstanding crises, clearly points to a long, slow fight back to normalcy. When 1934 was a mere babe in the woods, so to speak, the country was beset by General Johnson's thunderous threats of NRA, by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's triple-acting AAA, by a bad case of economic nightmare — and potent certainty of municipal state and congressional elections. Determined efforts to regiment every industry of America were smashed to smithereens by the stolid complacency of public opinion, which refused to accept as democratic such outrageous monopolistic designs as NRA. The most ardent advocate of this colossal experimental failure recently admitted that the NRA is "as dead as a dodo"—though the shadows and payroll linger on. Mother nature had a hand in the AAA's distinguished flop. Drought throughout the Mid West curtailed production much more effectively than man-made law, serving to emphasize inherent weaknesses of legislation which turns over to wheat growers, for example, the right to prohibit others from growing wheat and the right to limit their own production for the purpose of raising prices—a fundamentally unsound principle based on absolute selfishness. In the case of hog-killing, as an instance, shortage of pork brought rapid increase in retail prices until the public-rebelled at paying between 40 and 50 cents a pound for bacon. The Mother nature had a hand in the AAA's distinguished flop. Drought throughout the Mid West curtailed production much more effectively than man-made law, serving to emphasize inherent weaknesses of legislation which turns over to wheat growers, for example, the right to prohibit others from growing wheat and the right to limit their own production for the purpose of raising prices—a fundamentally unsound principle based on absolute selfishness. In the case of hog-killing, as an instance, shortage of pork brought rapid increase in retail prices until the public-rebelled at paving between 40 and 50 cents a pound for bacon. The buyers' strike which followed quickly brought a reduction, despite the fact there was less pork on the market than heretofore. The same reaction is sure to greet entirely selfish manipulations of the market by other divisions of AAA. We'll witness more efforts at market control, meeting with a degree of success where operated in moderation and with the consumer's welfare clearly in mind, but eventual abandonment of another colossal government experiment must follow—with another shadow and another payroll lingering on for the taxpayers to foot. Throughout these recent developments we can see the fundamental common sense and resourcefulness of America again coming to the front. But more encouraging still are turns of events in political and social fields. We wandered a long way off our beaten path when labor unions apparently won the national government's support to unionize all industry in the United States. Repercussions from a series of strikes, notably the longshoreman's strike at San Francisco last summer, revealed dangers from radicalism all along the labor and political fronts. Public opinion in California turned back the red menace at San Francisco, as distinguished from true labor problems with which the citizenry of the nation is in sympathy. California again turned thumbs down at the November elections on a radical political opportunist in the person of Upton Sinclair. The political lines here were drawn more sharply than in most other states, with results just that much more indicative of a return to common sense solution of our problems, rather than blind acceptance of visionary panaceas. America held her head remarkably well in the face of economic hysteria superimposed upon the rotting tentacles of a credit inflation brought on by the most costly war the world ever knew. Rejection of unsound ideas speaks more loudly than fervid acceptance of some plan, just to be doing something. As with an individual, it takes more character for a nation to say "NO" than for it to become a collection of "yes" men. Therein is the underlying accomplishment of 1934—and the hope of 1935. DEPORT THE REDS The nation is up in arms over the failure of the United States department of labor to deport the host of alien revolutionists who have been violently active recently. The reply to demands that all alien communists in the United States be deported is usually the explanatory statement that the government of Russia, or the governments of countries from which these reds originally hailed refuse to accept them and that there is no place to which they may be deported. America in the past may have been considered the "Melting Pot" of the world, the nation in which all nationalities and all DEPORT THE REDS The nation is up in arms over the failure of the United States department of labor to deport the host of alien revolutionists who have been violently active recently. The reply to demands that all alien communists in the United States be deported is usually the explanatory statement that the government of Russia, or the governments of countries from which these reds originally hailed refuse to accept them and that there is no place to which they may be deported. America in the past may have been considered the "Melting Pot" of the world, the nation in which all nationalities and all people could join in friendly efforts toward the maintenance of a free government. But it was not intended that Ameirca should become a political mad house, or a haven for all of the Old World mischief makers. We have statutes which are intended to protect the law-abiding citizens of this nation. These laws are not intended to protect aliens who strive to destroy our government. There are other laws which forbid the entrance into the United States of people who advocate the overthrow of the government. Yet scores of such revolutionists have been allowed entrance freely into the country for the past two years. There are statutes which compel the deportation of all aliens who come into the country with revolutionary purposes in mind. Yet very few have been deported during the past two years. The officials of our government are sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States and to enforce the laws of our country. Some are being accused of not enforcing the laws against revolutionaries. It is therefore about time for the people of America to demand action. Congress will shortly be asked to change the present law governing aliens. According to one report all alien radical cases are being catalogued in the department of labor by states, evidently for the purpose of having pressure brought from each state on members of congress to liberalize the laws regarding aliens. It is understood, however, that the propaganda behind the movement will endeavor to make it appear that the laws are to be strengthened instead of liberalized. Our laws are satisfactory now, although they might be strengthened by an amendment proposed by Congressman Dies of Texas, which has been continuously sidetracked. It is feared by many that other changes made in our present laws governing aliens will tend to weaken them. Placing the sole authority over the alien question with the secretary of labor will not help, for the department is apparently making few deportations under the existing laws. What we need is not more law, but the enforcement of present laws. SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG EENA DEENA DINA DUSS CALALAWEENA WINA WUSS TITLE TATTLE WASSA RATTE VINEGAR INNIGAM OUT! YOU'RE IT, CORINNE. GOSH! ID GIVE A MILLION DOLLARS FI COULD DO THAT, FROG HUM! SHUTHIN! I GOT A NUNKLE USTA BITE A NAIL IN TWO - FORGE HE DIED HEY HEN! C'MON AN SEE FROG TOOHOPPER CRACKIN HICKRY NUTS WITH HIS TEETH! BIG TIME STUFF ANAHEIM GAZETTE The BOOK A 200-inch giant "glass eye" comprising 20 tons of molten glass has been completed at Corning, New York, for a tele- A 200-inch giant "glass eye" comprising 20 tons of molten glass has been completed at Corning, New York, for a telescope. It is said the "eye" might be used to try to locate some European debtor who is getting ready to pay Uncle Sam. A COUNTRY DOCTOR Ten thousand people tried to crowd into a hall that holds only three thousand, the other night in New York, to see—what? A marvel of science, a freak of nature, a great musician or a famous explorer? Nothing like that drew that great throng to Carnegie Hall. Nothing but a country doctor! The greatest medical specialists of America, the heads of the great hospitals and medical schools, and thousands of ordinary folk turned out to see a simple, unpretentious, untravelled rural practitioner from Canada. It was such a tribute as few country doctors ever get, but which most of them, we think, deserve. Dr. Dafoe sprang to unexpected fame because of the Dionne quintuplets. To his skill and devotion the whole medical world attributes the survival of those five little French-Canadian sisters, the only set of quintuplets that is known to have lived more than a few hours after birth. Now six months old, they are as strong and healthy as any normal infants of that age, due to Dr. Dafoe's intelligent care. Not every country doctor has a chance to prove his skill by bringing up quintuplets, but the country towns and villages of America and Canada contain thousands of medical men who are just as devoted, just as self-sacrificing, just as able, on the average, as Dr. Dafoe. We are gald to see this homage paid to him, since he has shown no signs of swelling of the head, because to us it seems a deserved tribute to the country general practitioner, who too seldom gets public credit for what he does for his community. We venture that, deep down in their hearts, the great specialists who went to that meeting in Carnegie Hall envied this country doctor. If he is like other country doctors we know he occupies a place in the life and the hearts of his community that no city practitioner, however skillful, can hope to attain. They make more money, but they lose the more important and valuable considerations of life. The good country doctor occupies a position of security and contentment which the greatest may envy. He deserves and generally has the respect and the love of his people to a degree that few men in any other professions command. It little difference to him whether his patients can pay their bills promptly or not; no difference insofar as his duty to them in time of illness or accident goes. They come to him with their troubles and their secrets, and often it is his wise advice and counsel, far more than his medicines, that helps to keep them going. We do not believe that any scheme of "socialized" medicine will ever become as useful as the "hummanized" influence of the individualistic country doctor. A MISUNDERSTOOD BOOK There remains the last book in Bible, the book of Revelation. It is much abused book. The first thing necessary is to forget most that you have heard about it. It is not a program of coming events. It has nothing about the next president-election in the United States. Its character is Nero. Indeed, the book so simple it is hard to make readable its true explanation. Remember first, that in the inter-between the Old and the New Testaments apocalyptic literature became enormously popular. There was a lot of books with dragons and grotesque animals representing peoples or nations or events. The Jewish imagination revealed in this style, which is illustrated in a part of Daniel, a very late book the Macabacan period, and much more dramatically in Revelation. At one time it seemed that all other literatures in the Christian church might drowned out by the flood of this flow material. Just after Paul and Peter were killed John, the apostle, was banished to an island of Patmos. He was not yet aged apostle of love; he was a headed "son of thunder" and he wanted to write letters, of encouragement to the churches in Asia Minor. The letter are in the opening chapters of Revelation. But John wanted to say something else and to say it in a way that would not get the people who had written in their possession into trouble. So he adopted the popular cryptic form which makes up the balance of the book. It should be studied through opera-glass and not a microscope. There is no use asking what is the meaning of every hair on the tail each fantastic beast. But the ideas are plain as a pike staff. The ideas are: First: Do not be afraid of the perceptions that originate in Jerusalem That city will soon be in trouble with Melting is and alliance of a should World to protect intend. There States of get scores into the compel with revo-deported ment are used to end of not are about law gov-ases are evidently state on us. It is movement strength-ight be Dies of hailed by governing city over for the under the present considerations of life. The good country doctor occupies a position of security and contentment which the greatest may envy. He deserves and generally has the respect and the love of his people to a degree that few men in any other professions command. It little difference to him whether his patients can pay their bills promptly or not; no difference insofar as his duty to them in time of illness or accident goes. They come to him with their troubles and their secrets, and often it is his wise advice and counsel, far more than his medicines, that helps to keep them going. We do not believe that any scheme of "socialized" medicine will ever become as useful as the "hummanized" influence of the individualistic country doctor. A communist is a fellow who is in favor of free speech everywhere in the world excepting Soviet Russia. OBSERVATIONS THERE'S A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW The Home Loan has been discarded. As near as can be learned the proposition become unwieldy. But it was good as far as it went. And now, cheer up friends, the big banks have listened to the president and they are interested. The banks are actually loaning money to people who can show good cause for a loan on real estate and home building. Orange groves are attracting the attention of money lenders. When a bank sends out its appraisers and they find the security is sufficient they will make a loan, provided, it is okayed by the government experts an economics. In a nutshell, the loan is made, and the government, under one of the new deals, guarantees the banks 20 per cent of their gross loans. The banks, of course, must of necessity know what they are doing when they loan depositors money. By this new deal, million of dollars heretofore lying idle, will get into circulation. That will make new business and coax prosperity to come out from hiding around that corner. It is stated by men who know that in order to carry out this new deal in the next few years, the present administration must remain in power. President Roosevelt has the unbounded confidence of a vast number of people, and he may be the Moses to lead us out of the wilderness. Give him a hand! TAKING UP THE SLACK If the government would give six million men $200 a month to spend for necessities of life, as a pension, to get them out of the ranks of industry, which is chimerical, profiteers and hijackers would spring up like mushrooms overnight in a fertilized barley field after a warm spring rain, and horn in on everything that looks like a juicy pot of gravy. SHAKING THE PLUM TREE There has been some juice jobs handled out lately by the state administration but yet again those who were told to hand in their resignations believe the political game is not so hot. ROBBING THE CRADLE Over in Italy male babies are enrolled in the blackshirt forces. In all probability the kids will use nursing bottles for hand grenades. GOODA BYE PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES It is said that the practicability and feasibility of early extension of the Tennessee Valley Power and Human Welfare development to the other three corners of the nation on a broad scale is promised soon. GOING AWAY FROM HOME TO GET SENSATIONAL NEWS The finding of two bodies on Galla pagos Island drew big headlines on the daily first page all veiled in mystery while the auto car here bowles 'em ove by the dozens every day. THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON PERTINENT ITEMS Lest the reader of this column get the impression that nothing but serious matters of weighty moment are talked about in Washington, here are a few paragraphs of casual gossip heard in the corridors of public buildings and on the street-corners. Item: When the president got back to Washington and found his new and enlarged offices ready for him, it was noticed by the newspaper men at the first press conference that the array of democratic donkeys that used to decorate his desk had been reduced to three. Also, that insufficient provision has been made by the architect of the new White House wing for taking care of reporters' hats and overcoats. Item: There is a secret circular staircase leading into the president's new office, so that cabinet officers and others who may not want to be observed by watchful reporters can slip in and out unobserved. Item: Mrs. Paul Wilson, who prefers to be known as Miss Frances Perkins, and who is addressed as "Madam Secretary" has a private elevator to her private office in the new department of labor building; also a private bath finished in green tile. Champlon Walkers Item: Secretary Wallace of Agriculture and Secretary Morgenthau of the treasury are the champion pedestrians of the administration. Both walk to their offices, Mr. Wallace a good three miles every morning. Item: It has leaked out that the entire cabinet "chipped in" to buy a collective Christmas present for the president. This, as one of them remarked is symbolic of the spirit of cooperation which the administration is trying to instil. Item: President Roosevelt sold some cattle and bought a couple of mules on board while presiding over the nation. ing a newly-created office, that of assistant director of the division of labor standards. Her job is to try to get uniform labor laws in the different states. Accomplished: Government control of the federal reserve system, quietly and without any publicity. This practically removes the limit on the government's power to borrow, foreshadows more complete federal control over all banking and all credit. It puts the administration in a position to block inflation moves in congress. Some Forecasts Forecasts: No "balancing" of the budget for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. General reduction in bank interest, including savings banks. Further refunding of government debt at lower interest rates. Outlook now is for a permanent federal aviation commission, to handle all matters relating to flying. No more "alphabetical" bureaucies; the president thinks the public has had enough "alphabet soup" and wants to get down to the solid courses. No foreclosures of railroads that can't pay back money borrowed from Uncle Sam; government doesn't want to become a railroad magnate. Navy department will ask for big appropriation for new warships, for which plans have already been drawn, as soon as Japan formally denounces the naval ratio agreement. National labor relations board has succeeded in enforcing its rulings in only 10 percent of cases, and will ask congress for broader powers. No further action by the federal government will be taken against Samuel Insull until the state of Illinois has tried its case against him. Old age pensions will be strongly recommended in president's annual message to congress on January 4. That is a guess, and Mr. Roosevelt told newspaper men the other day, "If you History of Anaheim Officially Recorded In Minutes of Anaheim Water Company, Which are Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette, and Printed In Weekly Installments Town Hall, May 1, 1880 The board of directors met in regular weekly session. Present a full board, the minutes of the meeting held on April 24th were read and approved. The following report was submitted: Anaheim, May 1, 1880. We the committee appointed to examine the books of the various officers of the Anaheim Water company, beg leave report that we have given them as thorough an examination as the time at our disposal will admit, and that, as far as our inspection went, the accounts are correct. We would suggest that the secretary of the company hereafter submit at the naval ratio agreement. National labor relations board has succeeded in enforcing its rulings in only 10 percent of cases, and will ask congress for broader powers. No further action by the federal government will be taken against Samuel Insull until the state of Illinois has tried its case against him. Old age pensions will be strongly recommended in president's annual message to congress on January 4. That is a guess, and Mr. Roosevelt told newspaper men the other day, "If you guess you'll be wrong," but it's a good guess just the same. Politics and Policies Politics: The 74th congress will eat out of the president's hand, just like the 73rd. Sam Rayburn is still the best bet for speaker of the house. Fireworks on Capitol Hill will be set off in investigating committee rooms rather than on the floors of the two houses. Republicans are being warned off the "liberalizing" politics just now widely urged on them. Wise old wheelhorses believe the party's best bet is to stand pat on conservative ground and let the radicals cut up didoes until the administration support flies apart by the force of internal strife. Policies: Administration still keen on social reforms, but beginning to realize that too large doses are likely to clog the wheels of recovery. Its aim is to lift the 10 percent of "underprivileged" to higher living standards, without dragging the other 90 percent down. Hopes to inspire business and industry to be more "socially-minded." History of Anaheim Officially Recorded In Minutes of Anaheim Water Company, Which are Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette, and Printed In Weekly Installments Town Hall, May 1, 1880 The board of directors met in regular weekly session. Present a full board, the minutes of the meeting held on April 24th were read and approved. The following report was submitted: Anaheim, May 1, 1880. We the committee appointed to examine the books of the various officers of the Anaheim Water company, beg leave report that we have given them as thorough an examination as the time at our disposal will admit, and that, as far as our inspection went, the accounts are correct. We would suggest that the secretary of the company hereafter submit at the naval ratio agreement. National labor relations board has succeeded in enforcing its rulings in only 10 percent of cases, and will ask congress for broader powers. No further action by the federal government will be taken against Samuel Insull until the state of Illinois has tried its case against him. Old age pensions will be strongly recommended in president's annual message to congress on January 4. That is a guess, and Mr. Roosevelt told newspaper men the other day, "If you guess you'll be wrong," but it's a good guess just the same. Politics and Policies Politics: The 74th congress will eat out of the president's hand, just like the 73rd. Sam Rayburn is still the best bet for speaker of the house. Fireworks on Capitol Hill will be set off in investigating committee rooms rather than on the floors of the two houses. Republicans are being warned off the "liberalizing" politics just now widely urged on them. Wise old wheelhorses believe the party's best bet is to stand pat on conservative ground and let the radicals cut up didoes until the administration support flies apart by the force of internal strife. Policies: Administration still keen on social reforms, but beginning to realize that too large doses are likely to clog the wheels of recovery. Its aim is to lift the 10 percent of "underprivileged" to higher living standards, without dragging the other 90 percent down. Hopes to inspire business and industry to be more "socially-minded." their possession into trouble, died the popular cryptic form gives up the balance of the should be studied through an and not a microscope, to use asking what is the every hair on the tail of atic beast. But the three main as a pike staff. Those Do not be afraid of the persect originate in Jerusalem. will soon be in trouble with not able to persecute Do not be afraid of the emmey mighty city on the seven now is ruling the world; that tumble of its own coming, and off. Gold to your faith, for it will Jesus Christ is greater than His religion will last longer human-government. Singly his great dream came Roman Empire fell, and the that could avail to save it, he pagans but to the future pagans, was not the policial power of Rome or the Athens. That which saved when Jerusalem was deRome sacked by the vanthing more or less than the Christ. night, Robis-Merrill Co. BYE PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES that the practicability and of early extension of the Valley Power and Human development to the other three the nation on a broad scale soon. WAY FROM HOME TO GET SATIONAL NEWS ing of two bodies on Galladrew big headlines on the age all veiled in mystery, to car here bowles 'em over as every day. The following report was submitted: Anaheim, May 1, 1880. We the committee appointed to examine the books of the various officers of the Anaheim Water company, beg leave report that we have given them as thorough an examination as the time at our disposal will admit, and that, as far as our inspection went, the accounts are correct. We would suggest that the secretary of the company hereafter submit at the annual meeting of stockholders a detailed statement of the affairs of the company for the information of whom it may concern. As the present secretary (Mr. Melrose) has only been in office a little over a month, he knows nothing concerning the events of the past year, but what appears on record, and such a statement as we suggest may very properly be omitted at this time. (Signed) F. Hartung, M. Haight. the above report was accepted and the secretary was instructed to spread it on the minutes. The committee was also discharged. The secretary was instructed to notify Mrs. Nellie Gibson that her request (vide last week's proceedings) could not be granted, the law preventing the directors from taking the action desired by her. The bond of Treasurer Korn was read and accepted and it was ordered to be placed in the custody of the president. The request of Delos Morton that his shares of his stock be transferred to G. K. Lee was granted. The request of P. W. Bras that two shores of his stock be transferred to Mrs. Mary Mefford, and one share to Chas. Wille was granted. Mr. F. J. J. Schmidt appeared before the board and asked that the company agree to pay one-half of whatever taxes shall be levied the $9,000 which he has loaned the company. He also made a the matter was deferred for one week. The zanjero presented a bill for salary, $50, and for work on river, $1.25—$51.25, which was ordered paid. The bill of G. C. Knox ($2.50) for surveying, was ordered paid. The receipts of the meeting were as follows: Sale of water ... $ 8.00 Assessment No. 10 ... $10.00 Assessment No. 11 ... $17.50 Total ... $35.50 Which was paid over to the treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. Town Hall, May 8, 1880. The board of directors met in regular weekly session. Present a full board. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved: That the secretary be and he is hereby authorized to issue to Mrs. Nellie Gibson a certificate for two shares of stock, covering two acres of land in block 32, Anaheim extension, upon the payment by the said Nellie Gibson of the sum of 50 cents. The application of H. Breermann for one share of stock to cover one acre in lot 43, Anaheim extension, was granted. The following bills were ordered paid: H. Knapke, work on ditch and river, $6.60; L. F. Lewis, hire of two teams, $6.00; Anaheim Gazette, printing by laws $20.00. Total $32.690. The bill of A. Guy Smith & Co., for $8.07 was referred to the secretary to ascertain whether it had not been paid. The receipts of the meeting were as follows: Sale of water, $61.50; A-C assessment No. 11, $51.00; A-C assessment No. 10, $1.50; New certificates, $2.00; H. Breermann, 1 share, $8.00. Total $124. Which amount was paid to the treasurer at the close of the meeting. Richard Melrose, Secretary.