anaheim-gazette 1938-11-10

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. TUESDAY'S ELECTION Of particular gratification to the people of Anaheim generally in the fact that in Tuesday's election, three of our fellow townsmen were chosen for public office, two being returned to posts which they have thus far so creditably filled, and the third being chosen to head the legal staff of our county government. Superior Judge Homer Ames goes back to the bench where he has fearlessly dispensed justice for over twelve years. Assemblyman Thomas H. Kuchel returns to Sacramento to represent northern Orange county in the state legislature for the next two years. And George Holden, outstanding local lawyer, becomes, as of next January, the district attorney of our county. The campaign through which we have just passed was, in many respects, a rather harrowing one. Apparently, many misinformed candidates were inclined to feel that the best campaign strategy was to villify and misinform as to their opponents. The lack of wisdom of those tactics has been rather forcefully demonstrated by the election results. Sacramento will have a new administration, and this newspaper joins Governor Merriam in giving best wishes to the Governor-elect, Senator Culbert Olson from Los Angeles. Never has there been greater need for honesty and integrity in public office, or less reason for partisanship. Our elec- The campaign through which we have just passed was in many respects, a rather harrowing one. Apparently, many misinformed candidates were inclined to feel that the best campaign strategy was to villify and misinform as to their opponents. The lack of wisdom of those tactics has been rather forcefully demonstrated by the election results. Sacramento will have a new administration, and this newspaper joins Governor Merriam in giving best wishes to the Governor-elect, Senator Culbert Olson from Los Angeles. Never has there been greater need for honesty and integrity in public office, or less reason for partisanship. Our electorate has shown that the latter fact is known to it, and we can only hope that the former will be shown as time goes by. But of one thing, we, in this community can be sure: Our fellow townsmen who were successful last Tuesday will bring honesty and integrity, and ability too, to their respective public offices. We are proud to know that they have received honor from the voters of the county. NOVEMBER 8— With the counting of ballots throughout the U.S. this week on election night, the political campaign of 1938 was embalmed in history and shrewd politicians had drawn from it their final lessons for the future. The big political debate of 1938, like those of 1934 and 1936, consisted 90% of talking at cross purposes—the Ins defying anyone to find fault with the New Deal's broad objective of improving the lot of mankind; the Outs denouncing the New Deal's acts for making the lot of mankind harder. With such a fruitless argument, it is little wonder that national "issues" have had less political effect than national events. The cost of government, the centralization of government, how labor should be freed and industry regulated concerned practical politicians this year far less than such hard facts as depression during early 1938 (and recovery this fall), low farm prices, distribution of relief cash, and the growing clamor of oldsters for pensions. National Trend. After a party has won two presidential elections in succession it is normal at the next election for the Outs to increase their strength in congress. In the landslide of 1938 democrats were elected to some 50 seats in the house from districts which might be classed as normally republican. Therefore, if republicans have won back less than 50 seats, this week's election might be considered a democratic victory. If they have won 50, more or less, the outcome shows no significant trend in national politics. If they have won substantially more than 50 seats the outcome represents a distinct set-back for the New Deal. Par for this week's election would be 138 republicans, 278 democrats in the next house of representatives. The democrats last week admitted the probable loss of 25 representatives (as well as two senators and five or six governors); the republicans seriously claimed up to 90 seats in the house. Non-political surveys estimated republican gains in the house at from 30 to 53. BROTHER RAMON— HENDAYE, French - Spanish Frontier — While the U.S. concerned itself chiefly with politics, the wars abroad continued. In Spain, L. Colonel Ramon Franco, 42-year-old brother of Rightist Generalsimo Francisco Franco, was killed in a seaplane crash off the Mediterranean island of Majora. Long before the world had had Generalissimo Francisco, dying Aviator Ramon had made headlines. In 1926 he made first flight from Europe to S.America, later he took part in aneral rash plots against Alf XIII. Brothers Ramon and Ficcio were too often at opposing poles to be good friends but when the civil war staged Remon returned home from U.S. to join his brother, was pointed chief of the Rightist jorcan air base. For 15 months little military tivity has taken place on Spain Madrid front, but at several points southeast of Madrid Leftists week repulsed small isolate Rightist punches. To some observers these attacks were regarded feelings preliminary to a Rightist offensive aimed at excling Spain's former capital. SAFETY ZONES— HANKOW, China — Amid brutal horrors perpetrated in native quarters of Shanghai, King' and Hankow, which fallen into the hands of the demined Japanese imperial army on only oasis of succor for Chinese has been the "zone," an idea originated at Sha-hai last year by a square-beautiful French Jesuit—60-year-old Fa-Jacquinet de Besange. Shanghai's "Jacqinot zone" suffered 250,000 refugee Chinese fighting and bombardment, and Japanese troops moved up to Hankow last week Father Jacquinet zone there for 100,000 Chinese who chose to remain in the city. Retreating Chinese, pursued the "scorched earth" policy, dymited and fired everything off due to the Japanese. Factories were set ablaze, the luxurious Japan Naval club, the Japanese consular and consul general's residue were blasted to the ground. 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Meanwhile, the nominal president of China, Lin Sen, and other cabinet members have been established for several months at Chungking (Denver). Chinese have transferred to cities in their wild west over 60% of the industrial machinery of Hankow and much besides from other cities, including the equipment of several Chinese arsenals. The present war had lasted up to this week 480 days. Some 200,000,000 of the 400,000,000 Chinese people have passed under even nominal Japanese control, and in every "conquered" Chinese province guerrilla resistance continues. All the greatest Chinese cities are now in Japanese hands. Japan holds seven of the principal gateways to China, is attempting to profit from the trade which still flows through these gates. At latest dispatches, however, not a single nationally known Chinese had become a Japanese puppet ruler, excepting the "emperor of Manchukuo"—which is not in China proper. And there was still no sign that Chinese morale was cracking. COLONIAL AFFAIRS— LADESBURG, Germany—Adolf Hitler's Lieut. General Franz Xaver Ritter von Epp, who is "the deputy of the fuhrer for colonial influenza last winer. Ouritors pulling down the rate: low maternal births, or 15% in 1937; lower incidence of loss, which shows signs for the first time for five deaths per 10,000; fatality decline over 1937. PRONGHORNS— PORTLAND, Oregon—buffalo, the fleet-footed American pronghorn antitreatened with extinction as a result of unrestriction. But pronghorn herds are protected, have staged a live comeback; and in alone, according to the state commission, they have a tenfold. The pronghorn's amazingry is due mostly to its forbidding antelope hunting the creation by states and federal government of refuges and ranges. Mostant single refuge, because tains the pronghorns' grounds, is the region aroundgon's Hart mountain mounted patrolmen tracing 276,000 acres of sagebrush ing the range, watch our diatory animals and ponce. By this year Oregon's herd had risen from the ruere of 2,000 to almost 2,000 state game commission opened a five-day pronghorng season outside its rirst since 1911, limiting to one horned animal sex but permitting the w escape sights on guns. Re plentiful to please farmtors for their own go pronghorns have broken roam nearby ranches and steal food. BY THE SWORD— 15 months little military acclimation has taken place on Spain's front, but at several points east of Madrid Leftists last repulsed small isolated punches. To some observance attacks were regarded as preliminary to a new first offensive aimed at encircling Spain's former capital. CITY ZONES— NKOW, China — Amid the horrors perpetrated in the quarters of Shanghai, Nanjing Hankow, which have into the hands of the deter Japanese imperial army, only oasis of succor for theese has been the "safety" an idea originated at Zhang-ist year by a square-bearded Jesuit—60-year-old Father Jacquinot de Besange. Nanghai's "Jacqinot zone" shell-250,000 refugee Chinese from Japan and bombardment, and as these troops moved up to take low last week Father Jacquiickly established a new safe-zone there for 100,000 Chinese chose to remain in the city. Creating Chinese, pursuing corroded earth" policy, dyhana-fired everything of valle-the Japanese. Factories were blaze, the luxurious Japanese club, the Japanese consulate consul general's residence blasted to the ground. Scoresinese, trapped in the dyna-nted areas were killed. Reservoirs, were demolished, but Father Jacquinot reportedly persuaded the Chinese to spare the Hankow pumping station. On hand to meet the first Japanese vessels to reach the city were Father Jacquinot and hundreds of fearfully cheering Chinese. The French priest informed the Japanese naval commander of the refugee area for Chinese and received assurances that it would be respected. In return, Father Jacquinot and a British naval officer led the troops on a ceremonial march through the city to the native quarter. But when the Japanese army columns arrived, their commanders decided to use buildings in the refugee zone as troop billets and Father Jacquinot, after spending thousands of dollars of relief money, was ordered out. A new zone was quickly established in the Chinese native sector. "JUST STARTED"— TOKYO, Japan — Although he might well have been flushed with Japan's double barrelled victory in Canton and Hankow during the past fortnight, War Minister Lieut. General Seishiro Itagaki officially declared last week in Tokyo: "The conflict between Japan and China is little affected... Sino-Japanese hostilities have just started. The unexpectedly early victory at Hankow should be attributed to the august virtues of his imperial majesty, and at the same time to the brave efforts of the Japanese forces which participated... We cannot tell how long it will take to restore peace because the operations must continue until General Chiang Kai-shek falls and his communist co-supporters are ousted. Even if he said he had abandoned pre-communistic and anti-Japanese policies we would mistrust that declaration while he retained any authority. He might change his mind again." Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who with other Chinese officials flew westward from Hankow for-night ago, also spoke up publicly last week: "We were prepared for this (i.e. the fall of Hankow, Canton and before that Shanghai, COLONIAL AFFAIRS— LADESBURG, Germany—Adolf Hitler's Lieut. General Franz Xaver Ritter von Epp, who is "the deputy of the fuhrer for colonial affairs," last week declared: "We will never attempt to solve the colonial problem by military force. When Hitler told Chamberlain at Berchtesgaden, and at God esberg, that the colonial question remained a problem, he officially opened the negotiations. Our claim is to all our former colonies. Whether, when the actual moment for bargaining for them comes, we shall show restraint is for the future to decide. If we do, then we shall demand compensation for whatever we do not claim." In a British poll of public opinion last week, 85% of Britons queried were against return of any former German colonies to the Reich, and 78% answered "Yes" to the question: Would you rather fight than hand them back? ASYLUM— NEW YORK — Major Albert Brill, U. S. A. retired, declared himself a candidate for the job of world dictator, then sailed last week for Europe to arrange for foreign publication of his four volumes that explain all. Said he: "The world is practically a vast lunatic asylum." LOW RATES— WASHINGTON—"Unless there is a marked reversal of trend," says Dr. Thomas Parran, head of the U.S. public health service; "the mortality rate from all causes of death during the current year will be the lowest on record, with possible exception of 1933." During the first six months of 1938, he adds, the death rate was 10.8 per 1,000, a figure surpassed only by the 10.7 rate for the entire year of 1933. Some 60% of the total 1938 decline was due to the remarkably small death toll of pneumonia and THANKS FRIENDS . . . I am indeed grateful for the Vote of Confidence you gave me at the General Election last Tuesday, and I shall always show my appreciation with my very best efforts in the interest of everyone. —Thanks— JUDGE H. G. AMES Office No. 1, Superior Court. influenza last winer. Other factors pulling down the 1938 death rate: low maternal mortality, which now amounts to 4.4 per 1,000 live births, or 15% less than 1937; lower incidence of tuberculosis, which shows signs of declining for the first time to less than five deaths per 10,000; fewer auto accidents, which show a 20% mortality decline over 1937. PRONGHORNS— PORTLAND, Oregon—Like the buffalo, the fleet-footed North American pronghorn antelope was threatened with extinction in 1911 as a result of unrestricted killing. But pronghorn herds, now well protected, have staged a reproductive comeback; and in Oregon alone, according to the state game commission, they have increased tenfold. The pronghorn's amazing recovery is due mostly to state laws forbidding antelope hunting and the creation by states and by the federal government of antelope refuges and ranges. Most important single refuge, because it contains the pronghorns' fawning grounds, is the region around Oregon's Hart mountain. There mounted patrolmen travel over 276,000 acres of sagebrush inspecting the range, watch out for predatory animals and poachers. By this year Oregon's pronghorn herd had risen from the 1911 figure of 2,000 to almost 20,000. The state game commission last week opened a five-day pronghorn hunting season outside its refuge, the first since 1911, limiting hunters to one horned animal of either sex but permitting the use of telescope sights on guns. Reason: too plentiful to please farmers, too tame for their own good, many pronghorns have broken bounds, roam nearby ranches at night to steal food. "BY THE SWORD" It's Top Coat Time ---- Everybody reads the weather reports. And when the thermometer drops, it's time to get into an overcoat that can defy Jack Frost. Our Hart Schaffner & Marx overcoats are designed to take everything It's Top Coat Time ... Everybody reads the weather reports. And when the thermometer drops, it's time to get into an overcoat that can defy Jack Frost. Our Hart Schaffner & Marx overcoats are designed to take everything the weather man has up his sleeve—and like it! Big, comfortable, burly and warm, they still maintain the smart lines of good style. 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