anaheim-gazette 1938-02-10

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. SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 MRS HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 8, 1879. LOCAL CRIME WAVE It is, we suppose, but natural that there should be some infiltration into Orange County of all the types and kinds of racketeering, vice, and crime prevalent in the metropolitan area. Evidently the big city gunman eyes with envy the green fields located on this side of the county line; and, occasionally, he is wont to journey into our midst for a quick "stick-up", and then beat a hasty retreat. The problem of more adequate protection of life and property, therefore, comes to the fore. And our own city council is to be highly commended for its recently manifested interest in two-way radios for police cars. Our police force has been efficient in the days gone by in quelling crime and violence of all kinds; apprehension and prosecution have gone on relentlessly. But now, the crime wave rolls on till it touches our own: and the need for greater protection is at once apparent. Orange county is no place for any kind of hoodlum. That fact ought to be made convincingly clear to anyone who doubts it. The fester of recurrent robbery, thievery and plunder ought to be cured—at once. NATIONAL DEFENSE WEEK Speedy war planes that span broad oceans, floating fortresses that hurl death-dealing shells for miles, and NATIONAL DEFENSE WEEK Speedy war planes that span broad oceans, floating fortresses that hurl death-dealing shells for miles, and other inventions of man have torn away all natural barriers of distance and isolation. International law has gone by the boards in Europe and the Orient. World powers have framed treaties under foot. The simplest rights of non-combatants have been disregarded. But while other nations of the world fan hatreds in armed camps, the United States prepares for peace. Despite the glorious tales of fiction, there is no chivalry in modern war. When blood-lust touches the world, whole peoples revert to the abysmal law of nature—the strong prey upon the weak. "Can any nation afford to remain unprotected with the world in upheaval?" asks Dr. Tully C. Knowles, president of the College of the Pacific, and one of California's most highly respected authorities on notional affairs. "Ask China. Ask Belgium." No militaristic display, no marching feet, rolling drums, nor flying flags will mark the observance of National Defense Week, February 12 to 22. While nationalist zealots of other countries preach hate and aggression, America "prepares" by spreading in schools, churches and civic forums the gospel of peace and protection. "There is a rising tide of peace sentiment," declares Dr. Knowles, "in the hearts and minds of the people of the world—wherever they have the opportunity for free discussion." Certainly, we in the United States have that freedom of discussion. If we must appropriate millions for defense, let us also arm our people with the Will for Peace. MERCHANT OF MAIN STREET A thousand "little men" met last week to tell the government how to end the recession. And in spite of the confusion of ideas voiced, one clear theme song ran through the meeting. It echoed strangely familiar notes of the swing song of "big business." In mighty chorus, a thousand men who own the small stores and factories and mills in America sent out a ringing call for less governmental interference in business and relief from the punitive tax load. Editorial prediction of such close harmony in fundamentals as was evidenced at this convention would have startled the nations. But now that the Merchant of Main Street has spoken it becomes clearly apparent that government interference, confiscatory taxes, and experimental legislation are just as bad for the little fellow as the big wave rolls on till it touches our own: and the need for greater protection is at once apparent. Orange county is no place for any kind of hoodlum. That fact ought to be made convincingly clear to anyone who doubts it. The fester of recurrent robbery, thievery and plunder ought to be cured—at once. Topping all previous records by nearly five million cases, the California canning industry handled the largest pack in its history during 1937. The mammoth pack of fruits and vegetables totaled 41,561,380 cases, according to the annual report of the Canners League of California. Exclusive of the pack of fruits and vegetables for cocktails and salads, which aggregated 4,200,000 cases during the year just ended here are comparative tables on this pack for the last five years: | Year | Cases | | :--- | :--- | | 1933 | 23,940,000 | | 1934 | 26,422,000 | | 1935 | 29,841,000 | | 1936 | 33,353,000 | | 1937 | 37,516,000 | During 1937, peaches accounted for nearly 15 million cases out of a total pack of 21½ million cases of fruit. Second in line came appricots, with 5½ million cases, and plums third with 408,000 cases. In the vegetable group, tomatoes comprised the largest pack. Of 16 million cases of vegetables of all kinds, tomatoes accounted for 12 million—75 per cent of the pack. The pack of tomato juice which totaled 348,094 cases in 1936 jumped to 2,317,206 cases last year. Slight below the five-year average, the asparagus pack totaled 2,072,590 cases. The spinach pack aggregated 2,197,750 cases; also below record of some former years. And the total vegetable pack: 15,999,000 cases—was about half million cases short of the record in 1936, the peak year. The fruit pack, however, jumped to a new all-time high; surpassing the 1936 production by 5,300,000 cases. Unusually optimistic in tone, WEEKLY NEWSPAPER JASM N OF ORANGE CO. It echoed strangely familiar notes of the swing song of "big business." In mighty chorus, a thousand men who own the small stores and factories and mills in America sent out a ringing call for less governmental interference in business and relief from the punitive tax load. Editorial prediction of such close harmony in fundamentals as was evidenced at this convention would have startled the nations. But now that the Merchant of Main Street has spoken it becomes clearly apparent that government interference, confiscatory taxes, and experimental legislation are just as bad for the little fellow as the big. The big fellow meets bigger payrolls, pays bigger taxes, and presumably makes bigger profits. But the little fellow also meets a payroll, pays his taxes, and with hard work and luck makes a little profit. At any rate from this convention, we, the people, have learned that it isn't a couple of other fellows! It's the big and little fellow voicing the same cry for practically the same remedial steps to brighten up lack-lustre business. Business, big and little, wants to go to work. That's the plea of the Merchant of Main Street! The Texas Railroad Commission has reduced the production of crude oil by one-seventh. The production of banana oil in this country could stand a much heavier cut than that. The French government won in parliament b y vote of 520 to 1. That one vote accounts for Maine but where was the fellow from Vermont? The bloodiest and cruelest wars in history have been the civil wars, which cannot be prevented by international agreement. The present struggle in Spain is a good example. It is reported that John Bull is now making a deal with Japan to "lay off" England's interests in South China. You can bet that John will come out on top in this Oriental scrap before the thing is finally ended. THE "HOLDING COMPANY" TAXPAYER POLITICS THE BAG. The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California ag all previous records by five million cases, the Cal-canning industry handled last pack in its history dur- year-end report of the canners league declares that the industry came through the year with an exceptionally firm price structure and without an abnormal carry-over, despite the record-breaking NEWSPAPER UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA QUESTIONS COLLEGE CURRENT EVENTS—First Year 1—Who is Thomas E. Dewey? SHIPPING—Second Year 2—What is a rotor ship? HISTORY—Third Year 3—What big nations constituted the big five of the Peace Conference of 1919 4—What is a hydro-plane? SCIENCE—Fourth Year HIGH SCHOOL ASTRONOMY—First Year 5—What is an asteroid? LITERATURE—Second Year 6—Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"? GEOMETRY—Third Year 7—What is the intersection of two planes? GEOGRAPHY—Fourth Year 8—What is an atoll? ELEMENTARY ENGLISH—Second Grade 9—Which are correct: George, mary, alice, Jim? ARITHMETIC—Fourth Grade 10—Name two coins that equal 50 cents. HISTORY—Sixth Grade 11—What fort built by George Washington was captured by the French? GEOGRAPHY—Eight Grade 12—What is the capital of Soviet Russia? ANSWERS 1—The young District Attorney of New York county, who is famed for his work in fighting crime. 2—a ship operating by air currents caught by cylindrical-revolving towers. WASHINGTON In Washington very few may be taken at their face. So it is with the atmosphere serenity and peace that sees surround Capitol Hill now the anti-lynching bill is being sent aside. Another issue has been filed and bubbling under cover months now and it is about to blow the cover off. It in the government reorganize scheme. At the moment there seem to be but few friends for the nature in congressional quarter principal complaint is that give too much power to the cutive branch of governmen and congress isn't in a giving - to - the - executive these days. The battle over the state when it starts, will probably be the hair fly. A study of the list of those businessmen asked in days to the White House for references on problems of the discloses some interesting One invitee was a janitor in ida for 17 years. Another WPA day laborer. Still a has been living on a veteran ability pension since the war. And so on down the line. There's a new twist these to the controversy that hailed raging between the justice department and the federal judge in Milwaukee. The t that the justice department be subjected to the first cohensive investigation in it tory. It all came about recently the department asked the judiciary committee to investigate Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger. by RALPH H-TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California ing all previous records by five million cases, the Calcannage industry handled last pack in its history durmethom pack of fruits fetables totaled 41,561,385 according to the annual rethe Canners League of a. move of the pack of fruits fetables for cocktails and which aggregated 4,200,000 during the year just ended, comparative tables on the last five years: Cases 23,940,000 26,422,000 29,841,000 33,353,000 37,516,000 1937, peaches accounted only 15 million cases out of back of 21½ million cases. Second in line came app with 5½ million cases, and third with 406,000 cases. The vegetable group, tomato-prised the largest pack. Million cases of vegetables indies, tomatoes accounted million—75 per cent of the pack of tomato juice, totaled 348,094 cases in 1933, to 2,317,206 cases last below the five-year avail- ne asparagus pack totaled 10 cases. Spinach pack aggregated 10 cases, also below records former years. The total vegetable pack—100 cases—was about half a cases short of the record of the peak year. Fruit pack, however, jumped up all-time high, surpassing 16 production by 5,300,000. qually optimistic in tone, the year-end report of the canners league declares that the industry came through the year with an exceptionally firm price structure and without an abnormal carry-over, despite the record-breaking proportions of the crop. Attributing the stable price to improved marketing technique, more careful pricing in relation to cost, the cooperative efforts of food stores and relative absence of speculation, the league report indicates that the industry enters 1938 with good prospects and a carryover that is not expected to prove burdensome. Many growers, however, do not share the league's optimism, stating that it may be extremely difficult to move the remainder of the huge peach crop within the crop season at prices that will enable smaller canners to break even. There is also a belief on the part of some of the growers that the price paid for peaches was too high; that too much of the production was canned—and that the industry may suffer, as a result, in competition with the canned pineapple crop from the Hawaiian Islands. Without inclining to pessimism, but recognizing the vital need of taking a long-range view of the situation to guard against future marketing difficulties, California growers, regardless of their particular crop, need to look beyond immediate profits in weighing industry problems. Canned peaches and canned pineapple, for example, are highly competitive. And if prices of California peaches are boosted beyond normal levels, there always the danger that the peach pack will stay in the warehouses or on the grocer's shelves unsold. Both growers and canners—admitting that 1937 was a good year—should look ahead and guard against that contingency. Washington was captured by the French? GEOGRAPHY—Eight Grade 12—What is the capital of Soviet Russia? ANSWERS 1—The young District Attorney of New York county, who is famed for his work in fighting crime. 2—A ship operating by air currents caught by cylindrical-revolving towers. 3—The United States, England, France, Italy, and Japan. 4—a flying machine which can only arise from or alight on water. 5—One of the small planets. 6—Jonathan Swift. 7—the intersection of two planes is a straight line. 8—a coral reef circular in form, enclosing a body of water. 9—George and Jim are correct. The other names should be spelled with capital letters. 10—2 quarters. 11—Fort Necessity. 12—Moscow. what has happened to a considerable extent. The general feeling is that Snow could do a pretty good job if let alone, but he has been unable to make the supervisors leave the running of the department to him. MITCHELL?—YES. NO. Rumors seep through from the Second supervisorial district that John Mitchell is to be a candidate to succeed himself. These in spite of the fact that John has at various times insisted he would not run again, that he would glad to get rid of the so-and-so job, and that he wondered why he ever had wanted it in the first place. Outsiders don't know what to think but observers in the district refuse to believe that Michell is a candidate or ever will be. He is regarded as out of the race by his own desire, and being a man of set opinions is not likely to change a decision once made. When John says he isn't a candidate, those who know him are inclined to take him at his word, for keeps. ON THE L. A. SPOT The fact hasn't been mentioned before but one member of this legislative interim committee on public morals is the assemblyman from North Orange county, Thos. Kuchel of Anahheim. Which wouldn't be important except that this ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Boston Beach News Mean Globe Coast News Tia Courier Bra Star Newport Beach News Westminster Gazette Buena Park News Anasheim Gazette Tustin News Garden Grove News Coastline Dispatch Yorba Linda Star Seal Beach Post Brea Progress ULES IN WARE DEPARTMENT Next shakeup at the court is due to make its appearance in the welfare department. It be avoided, but indications have been that there will now off. trouble has its origin in the fact two members of the of supervisors who found lives in the saddle after the snow in 1936 have been unturned the running of the department over to the director they put in charge. Instead the job up to him they continually meddled with the department, both as to the workpersonnel under him and as clients. Survisor Finley of Santa Ana given supervision over the dept. He nominated Snow for director. Suir West seconded the accomptions in the state law in the department suddenly ex-greatly in size and became last patronage dish in the house, with lots of jobs to be handed out. This gave rise to the situation noted a few weeks ago in this column—an attempt to get a reassignment of committees on the board of supervisors. West had his eye on the welfare department. However, Finley had already landed a number of his supporters on the welfare department payroll. Relatives of other supervisors were given places. Not all of these are competent and conscientious workers. Some had to be let out. Others ought to be. Finley has spent practically all his time as supervisor coddling the welfare department and its clients. Department assistants with a pull have known they could go over Director Snow's head to Finley whenever threatened with discipline. Relief patients and pensioners were invited to bring their troubles to the supervisor, and if their applications were turned down by the department he would help get things fixed up for them. Nothing could break down the effectiveness of a department any more thoroughly. And this is set opinions is not likely to change a decision once made. When John says he isn't a candidate, those who know him are inclined to take him at his word, for keeps. ON THE L. A. SPOT The fact hasn't been mentioned before but one member of this legislative interim committee on public morals is the assemblyman from North Orange county, Thos. Kuchel of Anaheim. Which wouldn't be important except that this committee has projected itself into the vice inquiry in Los Angeles city and county. But not by choice or willingness of Kuchel. The spot is not a tempting one except to those who revel in muck, or those who see a chance to grind a political axe. Already one member of the committee has been threatened anonymously, so he claims. Others do not relish being pushed out into a position where they are in the gangland spotlight. Life is short enough at best. And after all, what business has the legislature mixing up in such matters in any county? WEST UP TOMORROW This Friday morning at 11 o'clock Supervisor N. E. West of the Fifth district is to appear in Judge Ames' court for a preliminary hearing on the charges brought against him in a grand jury accusation. It is expected that a date for the trial will be set and that it will be held in Ames' court, unless he disqualifies himself. Which means that an outside judge might be called in to hear the matter. There is considerable speculation over various details of the affair, but so far no disposition on the part of the newspapers of the county to try the case beforehand. WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS In Washington very few things may be taken at their face value. It is with the atmosphere of ennity and peace that seems to surround Capitol Hill now that the anti-lynching bill is being shoved aside. Another issue has been boiling in bubbling under cover for months now and it is about ready to follow the cover off. It involves the government reorganization scheme. At the moment there seems to be about few friends for the measure in congressional quarters. The principal complaint is that it will be too much power to the executive branch of government—and congress isn't in a powering- to-the-executive mood these days. The battle over the scheme, when it starts, will probably make hair fly. A study of the list of those "lit-businessmen" asked in recent years to the White House for conferences on problems of the day closes some interesting things. The invitee was a janitor in Floror for 17 years. Another was a PA day laborer. Still another been living on a veteran's disability pension since the world war. And so on down the line. There's a new twist these days in the controversy that has been going between the justice department and the federal district judge in Milwaukee. The twist is that the justice department may subject to the first comprehensive investigation in its history. All came about recently when the department asked the house secretary committee to investigate Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger, who plaint against the judge has found little sympathy among legal experts in congress who believe in the sanctity of guarantees under the common law, and who believe that the justice department has violated these sanctities by misusing confidential testimony. So the word is around that the judiciary committee may have an official look into the department's own "ethics." The American Federation of Labor's action in ordering its affiliates to quit labor's Non-Partisan league wasn't much of a surprise around the Capital City. After all, about the only thing the league has succeeded in doing was to make farmers mad by asking them to join labor in a farm-labor party—while unions were pulling sit-down strikes which increased the farmers' cost of living. And then, too, the league has been pretty closely aligned with the C.I.O. String of Hostels to be Constructed To accommodate boys and girls on hiking and cycling tours, a string of about 30 hostels are planned for construction this spring in western Washington, according to a statement made by Monroe Smith, national director of American Youth Hostels, Inc. These hostels, he said, will form a circuit, beginning in Tacoma and Seattle, and including Whidby Island, the San Juan Islands, Lake Crescent, the Olympics and Hood Canal, and will be completed in time to accommodate several hundred eastern hostelers, who are coming west this summer. Hostels are from 10 to 15 miles apart, and the charge is 25 cents New Record For Tourists Is Set Entering the state in a steady stream at an average rate of about two cars each minute of the year, motor tourists established new records for California during 1937, according to official figures reaching the Automobile Club of Southern California touring bureau. Final tallies revealed that 946,-434 passenger cars with 2,588,435 passengers entered the state at various border stations during 1937. Southern California played host to a banner number of out-of-state motorists, showing a 10 percent increase over 1936. An estimated total of 668,174 visitors entered the state through the five southern California border quarantine stations of the state agricultural department, exceeding the number entering at the remaining 18 stations in northern and eastern California. June, July and August were the favorite vacation months for eastern and northern visitors while California motorists returned from vacation trips in greatest numbers during July, August, and September. Playing a vital part in stimulating the important tourist trade was the work of the Automobile Club of Southern California in answering 44,239 letter inquiries from other state requesting maps and travel information. Reflecting the traditional hospitality of the Golden State, the motorists' organization places its facilities at the disposal of visiting autoists to aid them in planning their trips. There's a new twist these days in the controversy that has been stirring between the justice department and the federal district judge in Milwaukee. The twist is that the justice department may be subjected to the first comprehensive investigation in its history. It all came about recently when the department asked the house secretary committee to investigate Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger, who sat on the federal district court for 25 years. The judge discharged a federal grand jury investigating alleged violations of the anti-trust laws after learning that the justice department had used confidential testimony given before the jury as a "club" in an effort to obtain "central decrees" from the group of defendants. Judge Geiger's action, which he declared was not only within the law but also in accordance with the best ethics of the law, nullified the work of the grand jury. The justice department's com- Monroe Smith, national director of American Youth Hostels, Inc. These hostels, he said, will form a circuit, beginning in Tacoma and Seattle, and including Whidby Island, the San Juan Islands, Lake Crescent, the Olympics and Hood Canal, and will be completed in time to accommodate several hundred eastern hostelers, who are coming west this summer. Hostels are from 10 to 15 miles apart, and the charge is 25 cents a night. PLAYING A VITAL PART IN STIMULATING THE IMPORTANT TOURIST TRADITION WAS THE WORK OF THE AUTO MOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN California in answering 44,239 letter inquiries from other state requesting maps and travel information. Reflecting the traditional hospitality of the Golden State, the motorists' organization places its facilities at the disposal of visiting autoists to aid them in planning their trips throughout the state. MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NOW FOR YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX Returns ROY N. MENDOZA Income Tax Specialist and Commercial Service 219 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 2522 Stage Building Anaheim WHO'S NEXT? WHO'S NEXT? plenty OF HOT WATER WITH AN AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER! No matter how many calls on the hot water supply, an automatic gas water heater "stays ahead." It gives you all the water you want—at any time—for any purpose. Just turn on the faucet. Furthermore, in these modern heaters the temperature of the water is thermostatically controlled. 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