anaheim-gazette 1935-04-11

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. O. E. STEWARD Death, this week, took from our midst a noble character. Running true to form the Grim Reaper gathered up from Orange County a man of extremely valuable capabilities, of a sense of civic duty that is seldom found in mankind and last but not least a loving father, husband, and friend. O. E. Steward whose name was attached prominently to all forward looking movements within the county, and in the southern part of the state, was justly proud of the achievements of those with whom he was associated in civic affairs and his devotion to his adopted profession eventually led to his death indirectly. He had held more civic positions than any man within the county in recent years. Starting with the position of city engineer of Anaheim, some years ago after retiring from the pulpit, he stepped through to city manager, engineer in charge of the outfall sewer; an ardent worker in the cause of agriculture and finally, director in the huge project of the Metropolitan Water District. He was associated with many of the outstanding civic enterprises, all of which have proven themselves. He builted for himself a monument of lasting memory in deeds well done. The Gazette regrets exceedingly the loss to the civic progress of not only Anaheim, but the county and tenders to the bereaved ones a heartfelt sympathy. Working for your community may not pay dividends in cash but some dividends are paid with stock and your living conditions are the "stock" of your community. CLEAN LITERATURE He built for himself a monument of lasting memory in deeds well done. The Gazette regrets exceedingly the loss to the civic progress of not only Anaheim, but the county and tenders to the bereaved ones a heartfelt sympathy. Working for your community may not pay dividends in cash but some dividends are paid with stock and your living conditions are the "stock" of your community. CLEAN LITERATURE The public as well as the men who make the films are to be congratulated on the rise of the standard of motion picture productions in the past few months. Public spirited citizens who assisted in bringing about this change are entitled to feel satisfaction about the accomplishment which is evident everywhere. At the same time we ought not forget that there are other fields to consider and some of them much more difficult. It ought to be generally recognized, if it is not, that real renovating ought to be done to some of our periodicals, most of which go under the title of "magazines," to many of our modern books and stage plays. Anything which the movies may have been guilty of doing in times gone by almost shine in the white light of "innocence" when compared to the salaciousness of these vehicles of "public information" mentioned above. In some cities the authorities have already taken action, and certainly they ought to have the cooperation of all good citizens. To return to the motion pictures it is satisfying to note that three of the most discussed pictures of the year are Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield," Barrie's "Little Minister," and Harry Leon Wilson's "Ruggles of Red Gap." And there have been many others almost as good. Furthermore, Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, in a recent statement promised the public that we are to have such works as "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "A Tale of Two Cities," Dante's "Inferno," "Les Miserables," and "The Good Earth." This list is an imposing one and with careful thought it can be added to and doubtless will be. Of course the motion picture, because it appeals to all classes and all ages, has a special public mission to perform and must therefore be more careful than other vehicles of entertainment about the entertainment it gives us. But this does not release the spoken stage and the printed page from certain obligations. There is a difference between fun and filth, smartness and smuttiness. It is about time the purveyors of some other form of alleged entertainment and information should find this out. The fellow who went to Europe twenty years ago to join the army could only fight to make the world safe for democracy. Now he has the chance to help make it safe for the nazis, the fascists or the communists. LET US KEEP OUT In view of the alarming reports which have come from Europe the last few days relative to Chancellor Hitler's announcement that Germany will rearm, it is highly gratifying to note the absence of suggestions in this country that the United States ought to mix in a mess of this kind. Perhaps some of our more rabid internationalists are in favor of mixing but up to this time they have been concealing their feelings rather carefully. It is one thing of course to criticize individually what Europe may be doing, but quite another thing to suggest that the United States ought to take a hand in it. There have been a number of state- LET US KEEP OUT In view of the alarming reports which have come from Europe the last few days relative to Chancellor Hitler’s announcement that Germany will rearm, it is highly gratifying to note the absence of suggestions in this country that the United States ought to mix in a mess of this kind. Perhaps some of our more rabid internationalists are in favor of mixing but up to this time they have been concealing their feelings rather carefully. It is one thing of course to criticize individually what Europe may be doing, but quite another thing to suggest that the United States ought to take a hand in it. There have been a number of statements by prominent Americans on the situation and it is good to know that most of them have been clear sighted and have emphasized the point that Uncle Sam ought to stay at home. In expressing the opinion that there will be no war in Europe now, former Secretary of State Kellogg, author of the Kellogg Pact, declared, "I don’t believe that the nations of Europe are entirely free from blame in this situation. In the Versaille Treaty they pledged themselves to disarm. If any of them had done so I do not recall which and when." There certainly can be no question of the truth of this statement. In commenting on the situation, Bainbridge Colby, who was Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson and who should know something about international affairs declared: "I think there is but one thought throughout this country. "Careful abstention from all involvement in the situation is the duty and interest of America. We should refrain from any participation in it, even from its official discussion, at least to an extent or in a manner that could give rise to confusion os to our entire aloofness from the situation or any train of incidents that many form a part if it." Here are significant statements from two former American secretaries of state, from diplomats who represent two administrations of different political faiths. Certainly we ought to pay attention to what they say especially as each has had experience in international affairs. The American people are hopeful that there will be no war in Europe now. If America keeps out of the muddle there will certainly be not much of a war. What they need most includes our men and our money. And let us remember that they haven’t paid us what they borrowed for the last war. Maybe Huey Long intends to show us a new stream-line political machine if he goes into action next year. Nearly everybody knows that Hitler started as a house painter but a lot of folks would like to know just where he is going to finish. ANAHEIM GAZETTE SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG GIT BACK GIT BACK WHATCHA DOIN WAITIM FIR THAT BOTTLE O'WATER TO BUST WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF? DWIG IN THE LABORATORY THE FARMER'S CORNER WHAT OTHERS THE FARMER'S CORNER By RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California A billion-dollar "land pensioning" program, involving the retirement of millions of acres of marginal lands which have contributed heavily to agricultural over-production without contributing materially to agricultural profits, is rapidly taking shape in Washington as President Roosevelt's newest attack on farm surpluses. Rexford G. Tugwell, Undersecretary of Agriculture, has been placed in charge of the huge land-use program, consolidating all federal agencies dealing with soil erosion in a new branch of the Department of Agriculture. And tentative plans, it is indicated, call for an allocation of approximately a billion dollars in public works funds to pay the costs of "pensioning" tremendous areas of worked-out and erosion-gutted lands which can no longer be farmed economically or profitably. More than 50,000,000 acres of land have been destroyed for crop production by erosion, according to federal surveys; another 125,000,000 acres now in crops have lost all or most of their top soil, and approximately 100,000,000 acres are rapidly approaching that condition. California, co-incident with the federal move, is preparing for a different type of attack on the soil erosion problem under the so-called Kallam bill, now pending before the State Legislature. The Kallam bill, an amendment to the storm water district act, would permit farmers, cooperating with the federal government and experts of the University of California, to form soil erosion districts to reclaim lands of potential productivity which would otherwise face abandonment. Soil erosion already has caused heavy losses in many of the foothill areas of the State, according to Assemblyman Clifford R. Kallam of Watsonville—author of the act—and farmers in some of the richer areas are preparing to form districts to forestall further damage by erosion and rehabilitate their properties. The billion-dollar federal drive to eliminate marginal lands—and thereby reduce production—may eventually replace the present extensive crop control program of the AAA according to reports from Washington, although it is generally conceded that the Tugwell program will require time to operate as an effective check against surpluses. While there is no probability of any immediate change in crop control plans, opposition to the AAA program, due especially to the rapid rise in living costs, has undoubtedly forced federal agricultural officials to cast about for a new control program which can be substituted gradually. The campaign to retire marginal lands has the great advantage, it is pointed out, of promising permanent benefits as well as aiding in the battle against over-production. Marginal lands, although usually operated at a loss, or on a bare subsistence basis, have constituted a serious farm problem for many years, contributing heavily to farm surpluses and causing serious losses to the agricultural industry as a whole. Any sound program of "pensioning" or retiring these aging acres will win the wholehearted support of both California farmers and farmers generally. WHAT OTHERS -- THINK -- HIGH COST OF GOVERNMENT The best way to measure the burden of taxation is to relate it to the national income. The amount of tax the nation pays is principally important in the light of the money we have out which to do the paying. In 1923, the nation's income was over $65,000,000,000, and taxes took $7,200,000,000—ten per cent. During the ensuing years, that percentage was relatively constant and in our peak income year, 1929, cost of government absorb but 11.8 per cent of uor income. In 1930 our income dropped to $70,000,000,000, from the high of $83,000,000 established the year before while taxes rose and took 16.6 per cent of all the money we earned. In 1932 taxes took 20.7 per cent. Conclusively figures for the years since are no available—but best opinion holds that government costs amount to more than 25 per cent of the national income. What this means is that government has utterly failed in adjusting its finances to fit current economic conditions. Every business and every individual has had to do that during depression—they have pruned budgets, cut out luxuries, and made income and outgain balance. Government has continued to spend more and more—and the result are unemployment, delayed recovery. It is true that government must make certain extraordinary expenditures in bad times, in order to aid the unfortunate. But a small proportion of total governmental costs is used for such purposes—and "relief" is no alibi for government extravagance and experiments. Necessary governmental functions must be maintained, but the frills must be eliminated—Munice Evening Press. ENGLISH AS IT IS SPOKEN The English language is spoken by 224,995,000 people. It would be interesting to know how many of these folk speak it correctly.—Winston-Salem, N WASHINGTON SNAP-SHOTS At the end of four months, the present session of Congress, with its heavy Democratic majority, had not sent to the White House a single piece of major legislation. The relief bill, sought quickly by the White House and offering "pork" to Congress, could not even be put through without more than two months of haggling. In this the whole subject of policy was involved. There is a large and growing group in Congress opposed to the theory of lavish Governmental expenditures as a method of restoring prosperity. They believe they have a growing support from the country. This group has the better of the argument today, for the simple reason that while the ceaseless outpouring of billions of dollars has gone on, with new experiments coming month after month, the number on relief has mounted steadily. In other words, attempts to "buy off" the depression, while counteracting the effects with unsound experiments, has failed. Possibly nothing has hit the New Deal so hard as its refusal to permit the Supreme Court to test the N.I.R.A. The Justice Department had selected a case which it believed strong. Then the Supreme Court was ready to hear arguments, the Government withdrew the appeal. Said C. L. Bardo, president of the National Association of Manufacturers: "Let the voice of the court be heard in the land and our people will obey. If the Government believes it possesses the authority which is questioned, it ought to seek vindication in the court or else it ought not merely to withdraw its appeal but abandon the attempt to obtain the enactment or execution of authority which it hesitates to submit to the scrutiny of our highest tribunal." Settlement of difficulties which made a coal strike possible has brought new hope of industrial peace during the Spring. This is one of the most treachable industries because so much of its business has gone to other forms of fuel, and there is an oversupply of miners. A further difficulty is that there has been no new usage found for coal. Research expands industries and takes up slack in unemployment, just as steel, confronted with less heavy building, pushes the development of low-cost steel residences. But no one has found the secret for coal as yet. Indicative of the sentiment in Congress is statements by five Democratic senators from along the Atlantic seaboard. While Republicans have been quiescent, Senators Tydings of Maryland, Byrd and Glass of Virginia, Bailey of North Carolina, and George of Georgia have lambasted various sections of the New Deal. There are growing signs that the early summer will see President Roosevelt throwing overboard a number of proposed social reforms, such as unemployment insurance, and seeking to get Congress out of the city as was the case last year. But is Senator Copeland sure that the purpose of the administration is really government competition with private business and thereby throwing more people out of work in private business?—Springfield Union. 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, Anaheim, Jan. 8, 1881. The Board of Directors of the Anaheim Water Company met in regular session. Present a full board. The minutes of the meeting held on January 1, 1881 were read and approved. Mr. Zeyn reported that he had seen Thos. H. Smith, Esq., and had submitted the letters of J. W. Shanklin and W. M. McFadden, as per instructions of the Board at the last meeting. Mr. Smith did not advise that suit be brought against the Cajon Irrigation Company, but was rather in favor of foregoing the Cajon Company into insolvency. Upon motion, Messrs. Dreyfus and Korn were appointed a committee to visit the Yorbas and ascertain whether arrangements could be made with them to bring the water to Anaheim through their ditch the coming spring and summer. Warrants were ordered drawn in payment of the following bills: H. Knapke, Bill 288, $163.25; D. K. Williams, Bill 287, $2.00; A. Langenberger, Bill 286, $31.90. Total $197.15. The receipts of the meeting were: K. Knapke, for work done in damming the river, charged to Town of Anaheim, $2.20; which amount was turned over to the treasurer at the close of the meeting. R. Melrose, Secretary. Town Hall, Anaheim, Jan. 15, 1881. The Board of Directors met in regular weekly session. Present Messrs. Hartung, Zeyn, Kohn and Melrose; absent Mr. Dreyfus. In the absence of the president, Vice President Hartung assumed the chair. The minutes of the meeting held on January 15 were read and approved. John Hunter, president of the Cajon Irrigating Company, was present and addressed the Board by permission. He stated that it was the desire of his Company that the accounts between the two companies be adjudicated at once, and asked that the Secretary and Commissioner of this company meet with the Secretary and Commissioner of the Cajon Company and try to agree upon a settlement of the various accounts. It was agreed that the parties mentioned should meet at the Gazette office at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, January 22, for the purpose indicated. Mr. Hunter further stated that it was the intention of his company to build the flume below the division gate, and he asked the Anaheim Water company to take some action upon the matter. He was informed that the Board would consider the subject and inform him of the decision by Tuesday next. The following motion was adopted unanimously: Resolved: That it is the sense of this Board that Section 5 of Article VI of our by-laws takes from this Board all authority over the management and care of the Cajon ditch and vests it in the commissioner; and that the matter of rebuilding the flume is entirely in the hands of the commissioners of the two companies interested. A bid from H. Knapke was read, offering to perform the duties of zanjero for the fiscal year of 1881 for $64 per month. On motion, the election of zanjero was postponed until next meeting. The receipts of the meeting were $3 from L. F. Clapp for 14th assessment, which amount was turned over to the OBSERVATIONS OH. WHAT A HEADACHE Good morning, Mr. Bondholder, how are you feeling this morning. By the high court decision the government saves about 69 billion dollars. Whereas as if the decision had gone against the present monetary standard, bond holders would have received that juicy plum. And yet it is said they have not lost anything because they have not suffered any damage—only lost the velvet. COME ON IN THE WATER'S FINE The government is spending millions to bust the depression. Now, why don't the big individual interests take the rubber off their roll and do likewise. COME ON BARY, DO YOUR STUFF A billman suggests that men up at Capitol Hill give a barnyard dance and invite all the big shots in the individual initiative to attend and throw something into the hat. CUTTING A MELON Now the government can pay its obligations with the money now on hand, what is there to prevent those European nations coming over here and paying those eleven billion dollars with our devalued dollars. CASH AND CARRY When the bond holders get the principal back in all probability they will hide it away in an old shoe, or somethin' or go fishing. GOT HIS GOAT A congressman who has been in office only a few months says he is disgusted with the situation and will not seek re-election. He says he has been pestered with impertinent letters from people in his district. They expect too much, he says, from a public servant Sam take a hitch in his belt and go over there? Now, pause, a moment. If the two English speaking nations—America and Great Britain—would form an alliance to prevent war, the peace of the world would be assured. COME AND GET IT The other day a piece in the paper quoted a man here as saying that Germany called her troops to mobilize in order to preserve peace over there. But, mister, it's a good deal like a fella putting a chip on his shoulder and dire anyone to knock it off. LETTING THE BOYS HOLLER DOWN THEIR RAIN BARREL A bill came up in a legislative hall, seeking to make Lobbyists file an account showing the money they spend while chair warming and lounging around; but when it came to vote on it the bill was knocked over by a large majority. One veteran member in commenting on the outcome is credited with saying that he liked to see the lobbymen call around and talk things over so long as they behaved themselves. THIS WAY OUT Speaking of plans for economic recovery, why not cut down the time by half in which the windjammers could talk about it. To a man up a tree the longer they spout the worse it gets. CONSISTENCY THOU ART A JEWEL A man chirped that he was a vegetarian and didn't believe in eating meat; but he wears leather shoes and the wife sports a fur coat. DIRTY LINEN ALL WASHED UP The other day a governor of an AS IT IS SPOKEN which language is spoken by people. It would be interview how many of these folk directly—Winston-Salem, N. entinel. SMILE LIKELY ums to have found a poker bill. But it is doubtful induce the President to the measure. Lowell LL A RULER Kaiser has fired the cook domicile. Only simplethought he had been power.—Rochester Times LACE FOR A WAR European nation really we'd rather see it fought in Europe, and prefermiddle of the Sahara Desert. Hawkeye Gazette. FOR WHITE COLLAR Class Newland of New York is claiming that there is the proposed appropriation for public works to tons of white collar workers, teachers, clerks of and women, who are out of course, can't handle a ravel. The billions wouldn't fall. Oor Copeland sure that the administration is really competition with private thereby throwing more work in private business? Union. GOT HIS GOAT A congressman who has been in office only a few months says he is disgusted with the situation and will not seek re-election. He says he has been pestered with impartment letters from people in his district. They expect too much, he says, from a public servant who has hardly warmed his seat in the high hall of legislation. One man, he says wanted to know why he had not planted trees on the barren mountain ranges in his district. That question made the congressman as mad as the dickens. Then he took his pen in hand and wrote the man a letter and told him he was a son of a wild barnyard canary and further told him to take two fast running jumps and land in that place where they don't have to turn on the heat. NOBODY HOME The NRA was a good deal like the keeper of the elephant. He prodded the animal with a prong to make him work and the beast shoved the wagons into place and they pitched the tents, but the circus was a flop, because the common people didn't have money to buy the tickets to the show, even though a lot of guys got in with free passes and the kids crawled under the tent. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA In the event that Germany declared war against France and if it so happened that Russia aligned herself with Germany, and again if France would be suicided, and then if those two nations—whose rulers are classed as being idolatrous, for it is common knowledge that those dictators are Atheists, being unbelievers in God; and yet again if they would then attack England; and if the Britishers would call on the United States for help, would Uncle CONSISTENCY THOU ART A JEWEL A man chirped that he was a vegetarian and didn't believe in eating meat; but he wears leather shoes and the wife sports a fur coat. DIRTY LINEN ALL WASHED UP The other day a governor of an Eastern state signed a bill prohibiting balm suits and those alienation of affection affairs of the heart. PULLING CHESTNUTS OUT OF THE FIRE Then they went off the gold in order to cheapen money and boost prices and started the RA, and the big interests just chuckled to themselves and gave audible indications of the horse laugh in nation wide cutting melons. COME AND GET IT The gold clause decision is just about like this: Holders of government bonds, instead of getting a gold dollar back in payment, as they expected when they bought the bonds, will be paid with the money now available, our devalued currency, rated at about 50 cents. This currency inside of the United States is as good as any money ever coined, dollar for dollar, but outside this country is worth only 50 cents in exchange. OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Anyway while the government is spending oodles of dollars to coax prosperity to come out of that corner the big individual interests are marking time and clipping coupons. PORK BARREL BOBS UP SERENELY A man says he is of the opinion that the 4 billion dollars looks like the nucleus of a campaign fund, or some-thin'.