anaheim-gazette 1937-01-07

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited by the same family since 1875. Published every Thursday at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, Calif. MRS. HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers LETS BE BETTER CITIZENS We are starting into a new year. Many things were worrying the farmer, the businessman and other classes of American life have not come to pass. Problems we all lost sleep over have been replaced with others just as hard to solve. The net result has been that a great amount of worry was wasted. That worry has taken its toll. We have gotten nothing for it. In this new year let us all resolve to do no destructive thinking. Let us force our minds to find answers for our own personal problems inasmuch as we are all aware that the human brain is capable of a great deal more than most of us call upon it to do. The challenge is up to everyone individually. Simply stated it is: think more, will to do more and better work, will to make yourself a better member of society and WORK at it every day in every way during the new year. Nearly everyone has made some sort of a New Years resolution. Most of them will have lagged some by this time. Most of us feel just a bit guilty in our own conscience right now for not making or not keeping some New Years pledge. So here is one that requires no denial, little extra physical effort and gives a deal of satisfaction: Don't worry about things that never happen. Work intelligently and THINK. The MARCH OF TIME REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. Prepared by the Editors of TIME The Weekly Newsmagazine WOMAN OF THE YEAR— NEW YORK—As it does at every year’s end, TIME last week weighed the news figures of the past 12 months and chose as “Man of the Year” Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, the one person who has put her mark supremely and uniquely on 1936. Virtually unknown as Edward of Wales’ friend two years ago, definitely not rich, rarely mentioned in society columns, in the single year 1936 she became the most-talked-about, headlined and interest-compelling person in the world. Solely because of her, the only voluntary abdication in the entire history of Great Britain came about in 1936. For expertly handling the Simpson crisis and turning Britain back into its traditional channel, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin won unprecedented popularity and might have been Man of the Year had not Franklin Roosevelt, Benito Mussolini and Chiang Kai-shek been on a par with him. Mr. Roosevelt’s second electoral landslide made him belong more to the decade or even the century than to the year 1936, and his political Teammate James Aloysius Farley would necessarily have had to share the honor as Man of the Year. Dictator Mussolini won his gamble in Ethiopia, but Ethiopia is not a prize so rich as to compel likening him to Caesar. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s 10-year unification of China, culminating this year in bolder opposition to Japan, might have given him the title had he not lost his prestige at its zenith by suddenly being kidnapped. In art, music, religion and science, 1936 was barren of a Man or Woman of the Year. In sport the white Man of the Year was Lou Gehrig, whose string of consecutive baseball games played reached an 11-year total of 1,808, Britain's abdicated King Edward VIII. GOOD LOSER— WASHINGTON — Didn't the President even say he was sorry you lost?" asked a newspsaper man. "I can't recall his saying anything that would lead me to believe he entertained such an idea," replied Governor Alfred Mossman Landon of Kansas, grinning in the executive office lobby of the White House after an hour's chat with President Roosevelt, who had invited him down. That night President Elect and Reject sat at the head of the table at the semi-annual Gridiron club dinner and show, made satirical off-the-record speeches and surprised newshawks readily agreed that Alf Landon, in wit and composure, came off by no means second best as after-dinner speaker. Publicly and privately those who had been far from pro-Landon during the campaign spoke of him admiringly. Said Scripps-Howard Columnist Raymond Clapper: "A man who has taken both triumph and defeat in his stride... without suffering the slightest noticeable indigestion." Said New York “Times” Columnist Arthur Krock: "He capitivated all of Washington." Thus, for one day, Franklin Roosevelt had the curious experience of being thrown in the shade by his political rival of 1936. CHIANG AND CHANG — NANKING, China — In what newspaper correspondents called a “preposterous” turn of events, China's Premier and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, kidnapped 13 days previously by young Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang at Sian, was not only freed by the young marshal but even accompanied by China's greatest kidnapping time as smoothly as possible was considered likely that yeaMarshal Chang, flush with lions, would travel abroad time. ultimately return to mand another Chinese army der the erstwhile kidnapped eralissimo. SQUIRT QUAKES— SAN VICENTE, El Salvador In El Salvador, pocket republic the neck of land joining and South America, are “Hells” or geysers of boiling that hiss and squirt in the bof the earth until something way. Last week El Salvador “Little Hell” brought to the toy San Vincent to plunging 250 and injuring 800. First sign that all the “Hells”, were loose was the ence of boiling water in the drains. The near-by volcan entirely quiet and remain but hour by hour the “Hells” increasingly erupted, ly produced what was in squirt quake but made hear throughout the world as an quake, “The worst earth there has ever been in El Salvador.” JUSTICE EXCUSED— WASHINGTON — Out shooting with his crony, Rev Barney Phillips, chaplain of United States senate, last went learned United States preme Court Associate Willis Van Devanter, to which judicial principle that ignite of the law is no excuse is a mentary as the formula for is to a master chemist. Gunners Van Devanter Phillips had just settled herself in a blind beside Occ Bay, Va., when up rowed Deputy Game Warden King and a Virginia state wto inspect their hunting li year unification of China, culminating this year in bolder opposition to Japan, might have given him the title had he not lost his prestige at its zenith by suddenly being kidnapped. In art, music, religion and science, 1936 was barren of a Man or Woman of the Year. In sport the white Man of the Year was Lou Gehrig, whose string of consecutive baseball games played reached an 11-year total of 1,808, whose 1936 home runs totaled 49, who helped win another World Series and was again voted "most valuable player in the American league." Black Man of the Year was Springer Jesse Owens, winner of Olympic championships in three individual events. Writer Margaret Mitchell this year uncorked "Gone With the Wind" first novel ever to sell a million copies in six months; in the theatre Playwright Eugene O'Neill took the 1936 Nobel prize for work done in other years; in medicine there was the surgeon general of the United States public health service, Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., who got syphilis mentioned on the radio for the first time. But none of these faintly approached or diminished Mrs. Simpson, the figure for whom 1936 will be especially remembered. She was first in the news; first in the heart of Edward VIII—who during most of 1936 was first in British hearts; first in that historic British crisis—moral, emotional, political, religious—which aroused all civilization. Last week the greatest ambition of the Woman of the Year seemed to be to drop from the glare of world publicity to utter oblivion, the perfect 1937 exit for the Woman of 1936, preparatory to marriage next spring with the Duke of Windsor, CHIANG AND CHANG — NANKING, China — In what newspaper correspondents called a "preposterous" turn of events, China's Premier and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, kidnapped 13 days previously by young Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang at Sian, was not only freed by the young marshal but even accompanied by him as far as Loyang, enroute for Nanking by plane. That this happened immediately following Mme. Chiang's courageous dash to Sian by plane with her brother T. V. Soong, chairman of the Bank of China, and enigmatic "adviser" W. H. Donald, friend of both kidnapper and kidnappee, made plausible the assumption that millions in ransom had been paid to the young marshal. An agreement having thus been reached—and apparently the kidnapper forgot about his original demands for an immediate war on Japan—all principals in the case immediately began the old Chinese custom of "face saving." Generalissimo Chiang changed to civilian clothes and flew ahead from Loyang to Nanking, followed two hours later by the young marshal in a cheap Chinese cotton-lined robe, veritable sack-cloth and ashes. The generalissimo was met by China's elderly Puppet President Lin Sen and 200,000 cheering Nankingese, while the kidnapper drove quietly through back streets to settle down as the house guest of Ransomer T. V. Soong! As all concerned handed out thousands of words of self-condemination, evidently concocted by mutual agreement, to dispose of Gunners Van Devanter Phillips had just settled hisselves in a blind beside Occo Bay, Va., when up rowed Keputy Game Warden King and a Virginia state law to inspect their hunting liaison Chaplain Phillips' license, duced first,bore the $1.00 hunting stamp required by proceeds from the sale of firearms used to buy and develop for wildfowl refuges; but toner Van Devanter Warden spoke: "You haven't a stamp." "Duck stamp?" returned the preme Court Justice. "Would you mean?" Warden King, time insurance salesman works part time for the big survey at $3.50 per day, exiled the law. Caught "flagrant litto," Justice Van Devanter "Indeed, I'm sorry. I assume that I'm heartily in favor of thing that will help coerce ducks, and I'll stop at the price on my way back and be stamp." When Chaplain Phillips vealed the identity of his companion, surprised Warden King his hat, said "I'll take you for it, sir," respectfully away. Last week, as this leaked out via Chaplain I Attorney Cummings twinkled because of Christmas, Justi Devanter would not be priced. THOUGHT A PASSING Historical Society Meets Friday The Orange County society will hold its annual tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 o'clock at the Bowie Oriental museum in Santa Ana was announced today by Davis, secretary. Election of the board ofitors will be held. The two speakers to are T. E. Stephenson on Race of 1853" and Will Pherson on "Recent Books." ready set up by the Farm Administration. More than the government in 1937 led to venture into a new effort to control the of land values by specul. Wallace is concerned current instability of farm He is trying to work on which will keep farmers land they till and give sense of security which courage them to make mentions and co-operate in ing soil erosion. Regional hearings onancy will be held through country and reports w back to Wallace after the year. The Tenancy tee has been asked to recommendations to the by Feb. 1. There's a story behind pointment of a genuine cropper from the Arkansas fields to the president's tee. The "cropper" is W. stone of Wynne, Ark., ing the Southern Teners' Union. He is 52 father of 10 children, Ia's greatest kidnapping of all as smoothly as possible, it considered likely that young thal Chang, flush with millage, would travel abroad for a ultimately return to command another Chinese army unthe erstwhile kidnapped genessimo. HIRT QUAKES— AN VICENTE, El Salvador— El Salvador, pocket republic on neck of land joining North South America, are "Little s" or geysers of boiling water hiss and squirt in the bowels the earth until something gives Last week El Salvadore's Little Hell" brought the town of Vincente toppling down, kill250 and injuring 800. First sign that all the "Little s" were loose was the presence of boiling water in the town tons. The near-by volcano was rarely quiet and remained so, hour by hour the "Little s" increasingly erupted, finalproduced what was in fact a quart quake but made headlines throughout the world as an earthknee, "The worst earthquake he has ever been in El Salva- NOTICE EXCUSED— WASHINGTON — Out duckoting with his crony, Rev. Zenney Phillips, chaplain of the United States senate, last month that learned United States Sume Court Associate Justice is Van Devanter, to whom the social principle that ignorance the law is no excuse is as electary as the formula for water to a master chemist. Runners Van Devanter and Phillips had just settled themses in a blind beside Occoquan ,Va., when up rowed Federal Bury Game Warden George ing and a Virginia state warden inspect their hunting licenses. liam H. Harkness and this is my baby panda," said a svelte young woman in a Chinese otter coat to a room clerk in Manhattan's Biltmore Hotel last week, carrying in her arms a small, kicking, whining bundle of black and white fur as she led a group of newshawks upstairs to inspect more closely a two-months infant, the first giant panda ever captured alive, safely transported. 10,000 miles from a hollow tree in China's chilly Szechwan Province. Opening the hotel windows wide, Mrs. Harkness ordered boiling water, warmed her panda's nursing bottle of powdered milk, syrup and cod liver oil. As the little animal grasped the bottle in her paws, jerked the nipple off, sucked Mrs. Harkness' ear lobe, Mrs. Harkness explained: "Her name is Su-lin, which means a-little-bit-of-something-cute." When she grows up Su-lin will be 5 feet and weigh 300 lbs., cat nothing but bamboo shoots of which Mrs. Harkness brought back a supply. She will stay in a refrigerated room in the Harkness apartment until Mrs. Harkness finds a zoo willing to put up $20,-000 for another panda expedition: Sighed Mrs. Harkness: "I would love to find Su-lin a mate but that's a lot to expect." LUCK REVERSED— SANTA ANITA PARK, California—Leading money winner during 1935, 24-year-old Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was considered likely to repeat his record in 1936, instead came out only second best with $159,545 as his take in United States horseracing for the year—well behind Mrs. Ethel Mars whose Milky Way stable netted her $206,450. Explaining some of the reasons why he failed to lead again, Turfman Vanderbilt last month related in an article published by Peter Vischer's "Horse and Horseman": udio gatekeeper. Imagine—the only guy in the business who could see 'em coming and going." CHASERS CHASED— CHICAGO—When victims of a Chicago elevated train accident, in which 11 were killed and 67 injured, complained last month of ambulances-chasers, a secret investigation uncovered the most vicious and successful ambulance-chasing racket thus far exposed. Last week police arrested eight ring-leaders, estimated that their gang comprised 1,500 lawyers, doctors, undertakers, hospital attaches, police station loungers, runners, streetcar motormen, professional witnesses. To the familiar varieties of the racket Chicago's ambulance chasers had added many a new angle, including swindling the accident victims. Sample case history: John Doe, hit by a taxi, was hospitalized. At once hospital attendant earned $10 by telephoning the racketeers. In a few minutes their representative appeared. Denied admittance, he proved good faith by paying the patient's bill in advance. He soon got Doe to sign a contract hiring his employer and agreeing to pay him 50% of the money won from a damage suit against the taxi company. Then Doe was transferred to a hospital where the gang had a doctor. X-rays were taken of his leg, retouched to indicate it was broken. The plates won a fat fee from the taxi company, but Doe never saw his share. Kept in the hospital for weeks recovering from injuries he did not have, he ended up with a bill which completely absorbed his half of the money. This sort of ambulance-chasing, Chicago police are now set to chase from the city. WASHINGTON LETTERS There's a story behind pointment of a genuine cropper from the Arkansas fields to the president's tee. The "cropper" is W. stone of Wynne, Ark., ing the Southern Tenners' Union. He is 52 father of 10 children, missionary preacher or and an effective union. A Resettlement office missippi had asked a coor for the Department oureature's powerful far-flung Service why he did a sharecropper to serve county council which AAA matters and other linking government to "Why, hell, sir," the agent replied, "you chickens on a poultry you?" Gwynne Vanderbilt was considered likely to repeat his record in 1936, instead came out only second best with $159,545 as his take in United States horseracing for the year—well behind Mrs. Ethel Mars whose Milky Way stable netted her $206,450. Explaining some of the reasons why he failed to lead again, Turfman Vanderbilt last month related in an article published by Peter Vischer's "Horse and Horseman": Early last spring, he received a mysterious letter from a stranger who demanded $2,500 and seven old shirts in return for his "unbeatable" system of betting on the races, threatened Turfman Vanderbilt with bad luck unless he complied by May 30. Turfman Vanderbilt ignored the letter. On May 30, Cherry Orchard fell at the start, breaking his jockey's collarbone, Airflame was defeated for the first time, and all three Vanderbilt entries in a third race inexplicably failed to live up to expectations. At Saratoga, an epidemic of coughing ruined the chances of the promising Vanderbilt string of two-year-olds. Then Good Harvest ran a piece of timber through his chest that killed him. Discovery, theretofore the most dependable horse in the United States ran so badly he had to be retired. Finally, last week, with 40,000 gathered for the first day of the winter meeting at Santa Anita Park, near Los Angeles, Vanderbilt horses failed to finish in the money. BEN TURPIN— HOLLYWOOD — Cross-eyed Comedian Ben Turpin, 62, last week bemoaned his idleness, exclaimed: "I'd be terrific as a stu WASHINGTON — The tenant farmer has been told that he is not to be forgotten by Washington in 1937. Just what will be done to improve his condition, however, has not been definitely decided. Farm tenants in the south, where tenancy is more prevalent, were disappointed if they expected that out of the recent Washington meeting of the president's special committee of Farm Tenancy would come the promise that they might in the future buy farm land on government credit. Secretary Wallace, as chairman of the committee, made it clear that he thought the problem too big to be solved simply by spending $50,000,000 of federal money every year to help farmers buy land. Wallace has been criticized by many who thought the AAA was too expensive when judged by the results of crop control. He is inclined to bargain a little more closely with the money he will have to spend next year. There will, however, be some extension of credit to tenants who want to buy farms, and tenant farmer loans probably will be made through the machinery al- WHAT is before this gross? What is its institution program? To the second question first; this program was developed as the series along. The issues themselves while, are many and Heading the list is whether to restrict power of the U. S. Court over the legal executive branches or gernment. It seems certain measures at least, strict the high court, produced though the disagreement as to the cedure. Next comes the wage and hour legislation housing subsidies penditures, and the balancing the budget amount importance questions of neutralization, crop insurance agency, and governmentization. It is no idle prediction of all this, that the gross will be a busy long time. FACING it at the bitter contest for its leadership of the Sam Historical Society Meets Friday Night The Orange County Historical society will hold its annual meeting tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Bowers Memorial museum in Santa Ana, it was announced today by S. M. Davis, secretary. Election of the board of directors will be held. The two speakers to be heard are T. E. Stephenson on "A Horse Race of 1853" and William McPherson on "Recent California Books." ready set up by the Farm Credit Administration. More than that, the government in 1937 is expected to venture into a new field in an effort to control the rocketing of land values by speculation. Wallace is concerned with the current instability of farm tenure. He is trying to work out a plan which will keep farmers on the land they till and give them a sense of security which will encourage them to make improvements and co-operate in preventing soil erosion. Regional hearings on farm tenancy will be held throughout the country and reports will be sent back to Wallace after the first of the year. The Tenancy Committee has been asked to submit its recommendations to the president by Feb. 1. There's a story behind the appointment of a genuine sharecropper from the Arkansas cotton fields to the president's committee. The "cropper" is W. L. Blackstone of Wynne, Ark., representing the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. He is 52 years old, father of 10 children, a Baptist Meeting for the first time in 1937 on Tuesday morning the county's newly constituted board of supervisors proceeded to put on much the sort of show that observers had been predicting. Byron Curry, welfare department, Dr. F. W. Slabaugh, purchasing department, and Nat Neff, highway department, all lost their jobs as per schedule. Curry was replaced by Snow. The other two appointments were blocked, as was Supervisor West's program of resolutions for the board's ensuing year. Applicants in plenty showed up for the various jobs, with assistants and others in minor roles still on the anxious seat. Selection of Willard Smith as chairman came as a surprise to everyone but those who had an understanding of the situation. Matter of fact, Smith was the only possible candidate for the post with Mitchell out of the way. Mitchell had declined to accept the honor. If West had ambitions to succeed Mitchell he would have been obliged to sacrifice them anyway because, as chairman he would have been relegated to a neutral corner, a place in which the Laguna Beach man would be most unhappy. Finley apparently will line up with West's side of the program. Mitchell and Smith, as the Gold-healed. Five good men are on the job, as usual. The trouble is that the supervisors themselves continue to refuse recognition of excellence to all their colleagues. It's time now to call a halt to civil war and get down to the job for which these men were elected: that of representing the people and acting for their welfare. Why doesn't man believe himself rich? He seems able to believe anything else that pleases him. Correct this sentence: "I got out of politics," said the man, "and found a job where advancement doesn't depend on pull." No wonder neurotics exaggerate their illies. The longer they are sick, the worse symptoms it takes to get any sympathy. Strange rule of publishing: If it's a dull book, use big print; if it's one they can quit, use fine print to put their eyes out. recommendations to the president by Feb. 1. There's a story behind the appointment of a genuine sharecropper from the Arkansas cotton fields to the president's committee. The "cropper" is W. L. Blackstone of Wynne, Ark., representing the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. He is 52 years old, father of 10 children, a Baptist missionary preacher on Sundays, and an effective union organizer. A Resettlement official in Mississippi had asked a county agent for the Department of Agriculture's powerful far-flung Extension Service why he didn't call in a sharecropper to serve on the county council which handles AAA matters and other affairs linking government to farmers. "Why, hell, sir," the county agent replied, "you don't put chickens on a poultry board, do you?" If West had ambitions to succeed Mitchell he would have been obliged to sacrifice them anyway because, as chairman he would have been relegated to a neutral corner, a place in which the Laguna Beach man would be most unhappy. Finley apparently will line up with West's side of the program. Mitchell and Smith, as the Golddust twins of the old regime, travel in pairs as naturally as ham and eggs. All of which leaves Harry Riley holding the balance of power if he is astute enough to exercise it. The probabilities are, however, that Riley will sooner or later be obliged to line up with the West forces, leaving the so-called progressives in the saddle. Without further comment on side issues, this only need now be said; the county with breath easier when the rift within the supervisorial ranks is permanently A Breaker of Precedents, the 75th Congress Seems Certain to Make Important History WASHINGTON. — Convening Jan. 5, the first time this body ever came into office newly constituted within three months after election time, the 75th Congress faces issues likely to shape American history for many years. Tackling these questions, it can scarcely avoid making some important history. For that matter it breaks precedent in its opening, as the Norris "lame duck" amendment to the Constitution is now fully operative. Moreover, the 75th Congress comes into being with a very definite mandate from the electorate; a mandate emphasized by an 11,000,000 vote plurality. Never before has one political party dominated both houses so overwhelmingly as the Democratic party does this Congress. There are only 17 Republicans in the Senate, many of them notoriously independent of speech and vote, while the House numbers only 89 Republicans among its 435 members. It seems a certainty that the president will have a firm hold on Congress, but at the same time there is danger of blooms developing within the majority party. party dominated both houses so overwhelmingly as the Democratic party does this Congress. There are only 17 Republicans in the Senate, many of them notoriously independent of speech and vote, while the House numbers only 89 Republicans among its 435 members. It seems a certainty that the president will have a firm hold on Congress, but at the same time there is danger of blocs developing within the majority party. WHAT is before this new Congress? What is the administration program? The answer to the second question comes first; this program will likely be developed as the session moves along. The issues themselves, meanwhile, are many and ponderous. Heading the list is the question whether to restrict the veto power of the U.S. Supreme Court over the legislative and executive branches of the government. It seems certain that a few measures, at least, seeking to restrict the high court, will be introduced, though there is wide disagreement as to the best procedure. Next comes the controversial wage and hour legislation; federal housing subsidies, relief expenditures, and the problem of balancing the budget. Of tantamount importance are the questions of neutrality legislation, crop insurance, farm tenancy, and government reorganization. It is no idle prediction, in view of all this, that the 75th Congress will be a busy one, and for a long time. FACING it at the outset is the bitter contest for the majority leadership of the House. This is between Sam Rayburn of Texas and John J. O'Connor of New York. Although Roosevelt has announced flatly that he is taking no sides, a great many administration considantes support Rayburn. Speaker William Bankhead of Alabama faces no opposition. In the Senate, leadership will remain unchanged—Joe Robinson of Arkansas, floor leader; Pat Harrison of Mississippi as whip, and Charles McNary of Oregon as titular head of the small Republican minority. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, prominently mentioned for president in the last campaign, stands out as No. 1 Republican spokesman. He is expected to have a great deal to do with formulating the G. O. P. policies for the next four years. In the House, Congressman Bert Snell of New York again becomes minority leader. Although obviously more liberal than was the 74th Congress, the 75th holds little hope for the Townsendites, the Coughlinites, or other inflationary groups.