anaheim-gazette 1939-02-09

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. LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD The budget for the State of California, as submitted by Governor Olson last month, totals over $557,163,355. It goes without saying that this is an all-time high, even surpassing the budget for the years 1937 to 1939, when for the first time in our history, the state budget exceeded half a billion dollars. The state controller's office estimates that, under our present tax structure, normal revenues to the state for the biennial will amount to $525,193,764, so that, again under our present tax structure the deficit for the next biennial will be $31,969,591. Then we have, also from the controller, the total deficit of the state government as of the present time, which amounts to $44,746,925. Add the two figures together, and—if the Olson budget is approved, California will owe $76,-328,553 on June 30, 1941. But, says the governor, we should raise taxes. And, to that end, he proposes a new schedule of state taxation which will, if adopted, says the governor, produce an additional $63,900,000 of revenue; and thus, he concludes, the deficit in June 30, 1941, will amount only to $12,438,555. We are constrained to recall that there was some question of economy raised in last November's election, everybody agreeing that expenditures "must" be reduced. Of course, that is an oft-told tale. In the presidential But, says the governor, we should raise taxes. And, to that end, he proposes a new schedule of state taxation which will, if adopted, says the governor, produce an additional $63,900,000 of revenue; and thus, he concludes, the deficit in June 30, 1941, will amount only to $12,438,555. We are constrained to recall that there was some question of economy raised in last November's election, everybody agreeing that expenditures "must" be reduced. Of course, that is an oft-told tale. In the presidential elections of 1982, Mr. Roosevelt accused Mr. Hoover of profligacy, and promised to reduce the cost of government 25 per cent. How strange that all seems now! Fifty years ago, the late editor of the Gazette lambasted the state administration on cost of government. In that day, the budget of the state amounted only to a few thousand dollars. Today, we continue to protest against wastrel tendencies on the part of our government. Are not our public officials aware of the fact that our farmers are hard-pressed, and our business people depressed because of an economic adversity which still continues to plague the state and the nation? Grant that the needs of government are great, that the problems of our day are tremendous. But, grant also, that if there ever was a time when economy needs to be practiced, that time has now arrived. When, for example, have our people been forced to practice economy any more than they have in the last few years? Should not our government, following that example, curtail its expenditures? We do not face a situation which is impossible of solution. What business has done, government can do. The warning signs are out. And this is no time to add to the burdens of our people. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE Two news dispatches were sent from Moscow, Russia, on the same day recently. Both are interesting to every American, and should be especially interesting to anyone who might have an idea that Communism isn't as bad as it is painted and that Communism is the ideal government of the working man. One of the stories concerned the beginning of prosecutions under the new labor regulations. The first person put on trial was an employer, accused (believe it or not) of being too lenient with one of his workers. Under the new regulations it is a criminal offense if any employer fails to discharge a worker who is absent or late without legitimate reason. In this particular case, secret police found an absent employee at home in bed. They said his excuse wasn't legitimate, so the employer now faces a prison sentence of six months to three years. GUESS BOTH WAYS ON SHERIFF FEE CASE Opinion is divided as to whether come of the $100,000 law against former sheriff Jackson. It got under court this week, after a factional dispute there were two recounts taken the first day and no done. No Orange county wanted to hear the case Judge Drapeau of Ventura called in. The board of supervisors tutored the suit last year, pressing to recover fees the sheriff collected. Most of the area represented the sums paid by county to the sheriff for prisoners. A San Diego law was handed the case for prosecution. It was understood that was on a contingent fee basis. One group of observers believe there is no chance of reconciling anything and that the never collected anything what was legally his due. Other group professes the opinion that the outside lawyer must something up his sleeve while body else has thought of it would not have been interested in the case on a collection basis. It was expected the judge would take the matter derisquement if and when hearing of the case was com­and the decision would like delayed. FEES AND CLAIMS PROVIDE CONFUSION A goodly number of people up in the air on the wharf business, on the matter salary and fee ordinance, on the matter of claims passed allowed by the supervisors main question is, what's and how do you know w and when. The legality of the for salary ordinance is question some, notably the county surer. He collects fees from state which the new ore requires him to turn over. One of the stories concerned the beginning of prosecutions under the new labor regulations. The first person put on trial was an employer, accused (believe it or not) of being too lenient with one of his workers. Under the new regulations it is a criminal offense if any employer fails to discharge a worker who is absent or late without legitimate reason. In this particular case, secret police found an absent employee at home in bed. They said his excuse wasn't legitimate, so the employer now faces a prison sentence of six months to three years. The other story concerned a new speed-up of the work speed-up system. By official government decree, factory workers must now do 25 per cent more work each day and be paid 14 per cent less for it. It would seem, therefore, that soap-box orators who shout "down with the American Way" and advocate the "Communist Way," are not giving all the facts. With these facts it isn't hard to choose. We'll still stick to the old American custom of living and working the American Way. They Say: "Under democracy the state is the servant and not the master of the people."—Governer Lehman of New York. "To preserve our independence we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."—Orval W. Adams, former president American Bankers association. "The Donnybrook Fair principle of 'where you see a head, hit it' has met with the general approval of the government when taxing."—Jackson H. Ralston, writer. Don't be misled by bright colored circulars from the outside. Your Anaheim Merchant can supply you with identical items at lower prices. THE BIGGER BLOW PUBLIC OPINION STORM CELLAR RADICALISM ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Huntington Beach News Newport Beach News Westminster Gazette Buena Park News Habra Star Acantila Caulker Garden Grove News Yorba Linda Star Seal Beach Post Anahelm Gazette Coastline Dispatch Brea Progress ANAHEIM GAZETTE The MARCH OF TIME BY THE EDITORS OF TIME The Weekly Newspaper 93 VOTES— WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Alben Barkley of Kentucky sat quietly in his chair on the senate floor one day last week looking well contented. The great debate on the relief bill was under way and he thought he knew how the voting would go. It would be close, but Barkley repeatedly assured the White House that he had lined up five more votes than necessary to insert Senator McKellar's amendment to raise the total of $725,000,000 appropriated by the bill (the house figure) to $875,000,-000, the figure desired by the administration. So sure of himself was Barkley that he had willingly agreed to divide the debating time evenly between proponents of the higher figure and its enemies. Then, when the voting began, he didn't bother to keep a tally to see how it was going. Every senator was in the chamber except three, so 93 votes were recorded—the biggest senate vote in three years. Several times the lead changed, as, in the hushed room, senators in alphabetical ordered answered "yea" or "nay." When Barkley heard the final count—47-to-46 against him—he looked incredulous, astonished, hurt. All he could say to reporters was: "As sure as the sun will come up, the president will have to ask for more money. He will have to do it early in March so that it will be available by April 1." Besides Jimmy Byrnes, Alva Adams—and Jack Garner—the against politics-in-relief, here a clause making it illegal for a person to solicit campaign from any government em­laboration local state or federal—any whose pay comes from a co­nsitional appropriation. MISS PERKINS ACCUSES WASHINGTON — Congratulations growling at Madam Sue of Labor Frances Perkins week culminated in a sharp bark. Republican J. Thomas of New Jersey on resolution in the house insisted the judiciary committee to whether Miss Perkins should impeached for failure to radical Labor Leader Harry es, an alleged communist. Not since 1932, when Rep­ative Wright Patman to Andrew Mellon, has such evolution been seen in congress since the senate voted that ident Coolidge should fire tary of the Navy Denby part in the oil scandle he been adopted. Miss Perkins, who know would not be impeached, waded a showdown. She said only ground on which might be deported is that longs to the communist which he denies and whi­not been established as that even if it were est­the department of labor still have to wait for the court to pass on the case seph Strecker, whose de­partment was halted by the fifth court on the ground that communist was not su­cause. Quick to deny any part attack on Miss Perkins with loudest critic, Representat­ion of Texas. Said he: "I will go so far as to accuse the s­of high crimes and misdemeanors." PRESS BOTH WAYS ON MERIFF FEE CASE Opinion is divided as to what come of the $100,000 lawsuit against former sheriff Logan Jackson. It got under way in April this week, after a fashion, though there were two recesses when the first day and nothing else. No Orange county judge intended to hear the case and Judge Drapeau of Ventura was dead in. The board of supervisors instituted the suit last year, proposing to recover fees the sheriff had rejected. Most of the amount presented the sums paid by the county to the sheriff for feeding prisoners. A San Diego lawyer has handed the case for prosecution. It was understood the deal on a contingent fee basis. One group of observers believes there is no chance of recovering anything and that the sheriff never collected anything except that was legally his due. Another group professes the opinion that the outside lawyer must have something up his sleeve which nobody else has thought of, or he would not have been interested in the case on a collection basis. It was expected the visiting judge would take the matter unadvised, if and when the hearing of the case was completed and the decision would likely be stayed. PRODUCES SOME DATA ON LAND APPRAISALS A goodly number of people are in the air on the whole fee business, on the matter of the lary and fee ordinance, and on the matter of claims passed and bowed by the supervisors. The main question is, what's legal and how do you know whether and when. The legality of the fee and lary ordinance is questioned by me, notably the county treasurer. He collects fees from the state which the new ordinance requires him to turn over, giving dominance compensates them for the loss. The funny thing about some of the fee business, especially as to those paid from county money, and also with reference to other payments from county funds, arises out of the fact that the claims for some of them already have passed as o.k. by the board of supervisors, and were checked o.k. as legal claims by the district attorney. The fact that this has been done has not necessarily meant that claims were paid; however, some of those passed and marked o.k. have been held up when they reached the county auditor, who insists on putting his own interpretation on the legality of these claims. Frequently his judgment on this point has been exactly the opposite of that of the supervisors and the district attorney: The general result is confusion over whose say counts when it comes to paying out county money. The auditor holds the whip hand because if he refuses to issue the warrant there is no pay, and it takes a lawsuit to make him change his mind. PRODUCES SOME DATA ON LAND APPRAISALS Facts pointed out in the Watchtower about the insufficiency of funds provided by the 2½ million dollar bond issue, for purchase of land for rights of way and overflow rights for the flood control dams, has brought to light some information concerning the results of land appraisals in other places which were made by one of the men who has been helping with as, in the hushed room, senators in alphabetical ordered answered "yea" or "nay." When Barkley heard the final count—47-to-46 against him—the looked incredulous, astonished, hurt. All he could say to reporters was: "As sure as the sun will come up, the president will have to ask for more money. He will have to do it early in March so that it will be available by April 1." Besides Jimmy Byrnes, Alva Adams—and Jack Garner—the man responsible for aligning votes to beat Leader Barkley and the administration in this first big Senate showdown of the year, was Pat Harrison. But Leader Barkley was also up against a trend. Of 33 senators elected or re-elected last November, 21 voted for economy. One bit of satisfaction Senator Barkley did get before the relief bill finally passed out of his hands to conference with the house. To Senator Hatch's amendments strengthening the house provisions the job of appraisal for Orange county above the Prado dam site. The facts presented show that this man's appraisals were much lower than the amounts finally allowed by the court — in many instances ridiculously different. The information at hand contains the case numbers and the names of property owners concerned in these other appraisals. Probably the ones selected to show are the extreme ones, but they are so extreme as to cause wonder as to what claim such an appraisement ever had to fairness. In many of the cases cited the court allowed ten times as much as the appraisal, while on a total og 16 items the appraised value was $23,250 while the final court allowance was more than $252,000. If anything like that sort of results come about at Prado it will be no wonder that the 2½ million dollar bond issue failed to go around, as some predicted it would not, even before the election. "Thanks for the order" A LONG DISTANCE CALL is personal. It's a friendship-builder. The courtesy of a "thank you" call makes a deep impression. This fast, clear, economical service does not "just happen." The constant effort of the Bell System is to give you more and better service and at the same time keep rates low. SOUTHERN GALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY Business Office 217 N. Lemon St., Anaheim 217 North Lemon Street — Telephone Anaheim 2101 against politics-in-relief, he added clause making it illegal for any person to solicit campaign money from any government employee, local state or federal—any part of those pay comes from a congressional appropriation. MISS PERKINS ACCUSED— WASHINGTON — Congressman growling at Madam Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins last week culminated in a sharp, open mark. Republican J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey offered a resolution in the house instructing the judiciary committee to inquire whether Miss Perkins should be impeached for failure to deport Medical Labor Leader Harry Bridges, an alleged communist. Not since 1932, when Representative Wright Patman attacked Andrew Mellon, has such a resolution been seen in congress. Not since the senate voted that president Coolidge should fire Secretary of the Navy Denby for his heart in the oil scandle has one been adopted. Miss Perkins, who knew she would not be impeached, welcomed a showdown. She said that the only ground on which Bridges might be deported is that he belongs to the communist party, which he denies and which has not been established as a fact; that even if it were established, the department of labor would still have to wait for the supreme court to pass on the case of Joseph Strecker, whose deportation was halted by the fifth circuit court on the ground that being a communist was not sufficient cause. Quick to deny any part of this attack on Miss Perkins was her loudest critic, Representative Dies of Texas. Said he: "I wouldn't so far as to accuse the secretary of high crimes and misdemeanors." the bomber demolished nine automobiles before it stopped. In a few second before flames surrounded the wreck three employees of the nearby plant of North American Aviation dragged out an injured man. The Douglas company identified him as "Smithin, a mechanic," but reporters learned that he was Captain Paul Chemidlin, a French military observer. Since army and navy make a great pother about secrecy in the design and construction of planes, questions had to be asked in Washington. From Major General Henry H. Arnold, chief of the air corps, Chief of Staff Malin Craig and others, the senate military affairs committee learned that Ambassador-to-France William C. Bullitt months ago asked Douglas to show the French the new plane, was turned down because of army objections; that Bullitt appealed to Franklin Roosevelt, who reversed the army decision; that General Arnold signed the permit for French inspection of the plane on orders from the White House. Immediate result: preparation of a bill to give military authorities sole discretion in opening U.S. aircraft facilities to foreign purchasers. Then Roosevelt spoke up at press conference: He had learned that France needed U.S. planes. He saw no reason why France shouldn't have the newest types, although practice has been not to permit manufacturers to sell any model of war plane to a foreign country until six months after sale to the U.S. army has been made. The president reasoned that French orders would set U.S. factories in motion, make them readier to fill domestic orders. Having talked it over with his cabinet, he had enabled a French military mission now in the U.S. to see various things it wanted—among them, the Douglas bomber. Also published last week was the news that France has just doubled an order made last year for 100 Curtiss-Wright pursuit ships of a type already in U.S. army use, and plans to buy perhaps 400 more planes (reportedly through financing arranged with Roosevelt's assistance). Thus the crash of the Douglas bomber proved to be not a spy story but a new chapter in U.S. foreign policy. LOVES AND HATES— NEW YORK — In Manhattan 49,343 children were polled last week on the question of who are the most hated and most loved beings in the world. Most hated: 1, Hitler; 2, Mussolini; 3, The devil. Most loved: 1, Franklin D. Roosevelt; 2, God. Drunk Driver Takes Fifty-Day Sentence Arrested late Thursday on a charge of driving while drunk, Stanley Guerrero, 34, of Santa Ana pleaded guilty Friday when brought before City Judge Frank Tausch and was ordered to pay a fine of $100 or spend 50 days in the county jail. His operator's license was also revoked. Guerrero chose the jail sentence. 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