anaheim-gazette 1940-08-08

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. F. D. R., HIRAM JOHNSON, AND LIBERALISM President Roosevelt's announcement, last week, that United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson could not be classed as a liberal, "in any sense of the word," brings again before the people the question of just what definition, politically or otherwise, should be given to the word. Apparently, almost everyone who is engaged in governmental work plumes himself on the fact that he is liberal and progressive, and shrinks from the appellations of conservative or reactionary. All those trems are, to begin with, relative, and beyond that as difficult of general definition. As some wag once said, the Roosevelt administration can be termed liberal because it has been liberal—with other people's money. Again, if being reactionary means doing backward things (and what does that mean?), or if reactionary means doing things like they were done in past days, then maybe the Roosevelt administration is reactionary, at least in part, because many of its alphabetical agencies have their ancient counterparts in the governmental days of the Medes and the Peisious. Senator Johnson expressed this idea of liberalism being a question of point of view. "If I had followed him (Roosevelt) in his attempts to pack the Supreme Court and lead the nation down to war and dictatorship, I would then be a great liberal, and what glory would be mine," said the Senator. Johnson, of course, is right. If he had blindly followed the dictates of the White House, the New Deal drums would now beat loudly for him. But he didn't follow the President, in the manner of subservient New Deal congressmen who surrendered their legislative prerogative each time the White House gave the word. Instead, exercising the independent judgment that has characterized his service in the United States Senate, Johnson Conquest, Slaughter and Death are riding rough-shod over the nations of Europe. And the missing Third Horseman of the Apocalypse—Famine—is only waiting for winter! According to confidential advice reaching official Washington there is a period ahead in Europe which will mark an era of the starkest misery and wretchedness which civilization has ever witnessed. The United States alone, of all the nations on the face of the earth, can relieve it—and this country, if it seeks to feed all the starved, forsaken peoples of the dictator-deminated nations, may end up holding the bag, with Hitler and Mussolini holding the swag. That is the predicament confronting the United States of America—and the American farming industry, which may be called upon to produce, as it never produced before, to save a starving famine-Stricken universe. Briefly, here is the story: Europe's main crops have been poor. Harvests which would have ripened in the late summer and fall have been destroyed by rifle artillery fire and tanks. What food remains has been turned over to the armies. Millions of farmers have been forced to abandon their farms and gardens. Storekeepers of Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium have been robbed of their supplies by Nazi soldiers, who forced them to give away their produce in ex- A Woman Looks On BY MARY ROUTT PATTERSON NEW YORK—Wendell Willkie's political headquarters in New York City is reflecting the same confusion that characterized his successful nominating campaign. I walked into the place today at 100 East 42nd Street and thought I had mistaken the address. The entire 16th floor of the building was like a department store on dollar day. The rooms were filled with men and women. There was scarcely standing room. The confusion and disorder of the place was exceeded only by the enthusiasm and good nature of the workers. I found myself standing beside a man in rough clothes. "I work over at the bottle factory," he told me, "I came over here to see what I can do for Mr. Willkie in the evenings." Everyone appeared to be going his or her own sweet way, no rules, regulations or order. A young and sensible looking man came over to me. "I am Orrin Root," fellow and now they have a stake in him and they're going to elect him in their own way." Mr. Davenport, a tall thin gentleman, not yet middleaged, is the son of one of the vice presidents of Bethlehem Steel, a soldier in the World War with a Croix de Guerre, and—until this peculiar thing happened to his friend Wendell Willkie, was managing editor to Fortune Magazine. He resigned that job to become an unofficial coordinator of a campaign, the like of which has not been known in our country's history. $100 FINE PAID Guy R. Laraway of Fullerton pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge when he was arraigned before City Judge Frank Tausch last Thursday and paid a fine of $100. Heartaches of the boy giant over at last. A real life Gulliver, he strove valiantly but in vain to adjust himself to our "Lilliputian" world. Read of the life and death of the tallest man in medical history, as told in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next week's LOS ANGELES EXAMINER.—Adv. Buy Now and Buy in Anaheim Europe's main crops have been poor. Harvests which would have ripened in the late summer and fall have been destroyed by rifle artillery fire and tanks. What food remains has been turned over to the armies. Millions of farmers have been forced to abandon their farms and gardens. Storekeepers of Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium have been robbed of their supplies by Nazi soldiers, who forced them to give away their produce in exchange for Nazi paper money, or little or no value. Holland's meadows will be ruined for years to come, due to flooding in a desperate, futile effort to stop Hitler's armies. Belgium industrial area, which converts raw materials into finished products, is in ruins. Denmark's countryside lived primarily on a diet of alfalfa cubes, imported from the Argentine and from Manchu kuo, are being slaughtered for lack of food to feed them. An exceptionally cold winter froze the Danish potato crop, making a bad matter worse. And their fisheries can't operate to any extent, due to the fact that their most productive fishing waters are mine. Poland is completely bereft with production at a complete standstill. France, under the head of the conqueror, is faced with famine conditions in early fall. And no matter what the outcome of the immediate conflict Europe's millions will still be standing guard, when winter comes, instead of marketing the summer harvests. Where does the United States fit into the picture? That still remains to be seen but undoubtedly all Europe will be clamoring for food, regardless of whether an armistice has been signed, or whether war still rages Russia can't supply the void, if it is barely able to feed its own people; China and Japan can nothing about it, because they are still at each other's throats in death struggle; England can and will do nothing unless she is the conqueror, unless Hitler has been vanquished. And there seem little probability that Britain, she is to win the war, will have accomplished it before family strikes. Suppose the United States used defakes to feed the world, as did during and after the first Everyone appeared to be going his or her own sweet way, no rules, regulations or order. A young and sensible looking man came over to me. "I am Orrin Root," he said. "Did you wish to see me?" I recovered my astonishment in time to reply that I had expected to find the head of the Associated Willkie clubs seated behind a mahogany desk in a spacious office with buzzers and office boys at his right hand. "Oh no," and he seemed as surprised as I, "We're all working together." It sounds, and certainly it looked, funny. But when I walked across the street to the Commodore Hotel where the Willkie personal headquarters is being set up and talked to Russell Davenport who is Wendell Willkie's personal representative in the campaign, it was explained to me. "The confusion and lack of organization which you saw across the street are the very things that nominated this man for the presidency," Davenport told me. "The Willkie idea 'just growed.' It had no planting, no cultivation, no weeding, no watering. It may appear amateurish but it has to be that way because the people are managing this campaign. There are no political machines to work with. In the preconvention campaign this confusion was our greatest asset. The country is sick to death of high pressure politics. The people selected this QUALIFICATIONS In Orange County Since 1892 Ranch Owner Educator for 15 Years School Trustee for 18 Years Packing House President for 14 Years Church and Y.M.C.A. Director Civic Leader Farm Bureau Executive A BUSINESS EXECUTIVE WHO KNOWS ORANGE COUNTY PROBLEMS JAMES A. BAKER for Supervisor Third Supervisorial District Your Support Sincerely Appreciated FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Rest, Slaughter and Death long rough-shod over the of Europe. The missing Third Horsethe Apocalypse—Famine— waiting for winter! Ding to confidential adtaching official Washington, a period ahead in Europe will mark an era of the misery and wretchedness civilization has ever witUnited States alone, of all cons on the face of the can relieve it—and this if it seeks to feed all the forsaken peoples of the adminated nations, may holding the bag, with and Mussolini holding the is the predicament contained the United States of and the American farmstry, which may be called to produce, as it never profore, to save a starving, Stricken universe. Here is the story: It's main crops have been Harvests which would have in the late summer and been destroyed by rifle, fire and tanks. What mains has been turned over armies. Millions of farmers then forced to abandon their and gardens. Keepers of Norway, Denholland and Belguim have obbed of their supplies by driers, who forced them to pay their produce in ex- WHITHER ARE WE DRIFTING? NOTICEIN THE COMING CAMPAIGN NO CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS IN ANY GUISE WHATEVER WILL BE ACCEPTED, NO JOBS FOR SALE! WENDELL L. WILKIE Henderson, in the Providence Journal. Santa Fe Running Del Mar Specials Beginning yesterday, a special Del Mar race track train will be operated from Los Angeles daily except Sunday by the Santa Fe railway, it was announced today by C. C. Thompson, general passenger agent. The special will leave the Los Angeles union terminal at 11:50 a.m. Stops will be made at Fullerton, Santa Ana and Oceanside to pick up passengers. Arrival at the Del Mar race track is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. Dillon It seems perfectly terrible to write and talk about a half-century of politics, doesn't it? Still, few subjects are more interesting; government is politics; we can't evade it. What we ought to do, as genuine, serious Americans, is to realize that our politics about which we many unpleasant Kidnap Trial Set For September Earl Duncan, 21, and Will Walker, 20, both of Los Angeles will go on trial before Superior Court Judge George Scovel September 4 on charges of kidnapping, robbery, grand theft and an automobile and assault with intent to commit robbery. All charges are the outgrowth of alleged kidnapping and robbery. Howard Mason of Los Angeles is the defendants last April 27. Duncan and Walker pleaded guilty last Friday before Superior Court Harry C. Westover asked for a jury trial. They accused of forcing Mason to drive them from Los Angeles to Bancyon, where, it is alleged, defendants forced him out of car, after one of them fired a shot at Mason. Postmastership is Won By M. Geeting Desires of approximately 50 residents served by the Placement postoffice that Talbot Bielefeld be reappointed postmaster he been disregarded, it became event when confirmation of the pointment of Mark E. Geeting the post was received at Placement The 500 residents had previous signed a petition requesting incumbent's retention. Bielefeldt has filled the office during the past four year. Geeting moved to Placentia from San Ana about two years ago and told the civil service examination all with Bielefeldt. Getting's pointment met the approval Congressman Harry R. Sheppard it is said. Work Starts Soon On Fire Protection Beginning yesterday, a special Del Mar race track train will be operated from Los Angeles daily except Sunday by the Santa Fe railway, it was announced today by C. C. Thompson, general passenger agent. The special will leave the Los Angeles union terminal at 11:50 a.m. Stops will be made at Fullerton, Santa Ana and Oceanside to pick up passengers. Arrival at the Del Mar race track is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. The return trip to Los Angeles will start from the race track about thirty minutes after the last race. The special train will operate through to Los Angeles on a schedule of approximately two hours and twenty minutes for the trip. The train will consist of a club car, diner, parlor car and coaches. MAN SENTENCED Frank E. Vance, 49, of 527 West North street, was sentenced this morning by City Judge Frank Tausch to pay a fine of $50 or spend 25 days in jail, and was also given a suspended sentence of six months when he pleaded guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace, brought yesterday by his wife, Mrs. Marion Vance. World War. What then? Herr Hitler, who has proved himself a designing fellow, may encourage all his captive nations to spend what gold they have left for American produce. Anil when there is no more gold in Europe, he may blandly declare gold to be a substance of no value—and and inaugurate a system of barter. The United States, always sympathetic to people in distress, may feed a starving world, as it did once before. But it may pay it much more dearly than it paid in the disastrous post-war depression period which followed the first World War. That's the dilemma which confronts America as the Third Horseman prepares to ride again! It seems perfectly terrible to write and talk about a half-century of politics, doesn't it? Still, few subjects are more interesting; government is politics; we can't evade it. What we ought to do, as genuine, serious Americans, is to realize that our politics about which we say many unpleasant things, is after all the cleanest kind of government. We chose the two party system, and for most of the time that's what we have had. Right now, with cur most important, history-shaking campaign just getting under way, we seem likely to have several parties, before the robins nest again. Republican and Republican-Democrat; Democrat New Deal and Democrat Anti-New Deal. Now coming up the highway, helter-skelter, is a Third Party—capital letters for a few months, please—and what's this? Oh, yes; the gentlemen struggling along in front all wish to be leaders. Don't they remember 1912 and a Third party? After the fight had ended someone asked T. R. if the Progressives would continue. "Why?" he inquired. "We have nothing to promise. You must have loaves and fishes." The first blow perhaps came last week. Irvin Cobb, humorist, announced he would support Willkie. Cobb—an old time Southern Democrat! This ought to put a crimp in the administration crowd. Still, nothing has been heard from Shirley Temple. NATIONAL MONUMENTS California now has eight national monuments, reports the Automobile Club of Southern California. They include Death Valley, Modoc, Lava Beds, Muir Woods, Joshua Tree, the Pinnacles, Devil's Post Pile, Cabrillo and Channel Island. BE EXPECTED! TELEPHONE AHEAD Friends are even more glad to see you when they know you're coming. Resorts, if you're bound their way, can save you disappointments, accommodate you to your very best liking, when you've telephoned ahead. Telephoning offers you the advantage of a conversation both ways. Helps to plan, arrange, confirm. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY 217 North Lemon Street, Telephone Anaheim 2101 ONLY 2 MORE DAYS Saturday is the last day of the Florsheim Sale —your last chance to take advantage of this real money-saving event. Every Florsheim Shoe in the store is included—and when it’s over, there won’t be another one this year! *Extra Value YUNGBLUTH'S “There Can Be No Compromise” “The un-American, the communist, the fifth columnist—call it what you will—must be eliminated from all participation in the government of this nation and of our state. There can be no compromise. The issue is America. And I am an American.” —Speech by Assemblyman Thomas H. Kuchel. THOMAS H. KUCHEL FOR THE THOMAS H. KUCHEL FOR THE STATE SENATE ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY Since his election to the legislature four years ago, Assemblyman Thomas H. Kuchel has been a vigorous leader against all communistic and un-American legislation. Assemblyman Kuchel is the author of the law under which the state repaired the Orange County sewage disposal system, and other local property, after the 1938 floods. He authored the law permitting our flood control district to retire its bonds, making possible a great saving in interest payments by our county. RETAIN HIS SERVICES IN THE LEGISLATURE READ THE GAZETTE ADS FOR NEWS War...Defense...Conscription! A REAL MESSAGE FROM INSIDE WASHINGTON HARRY R. SHEPPARD, Congressman IN PERSON—ONE NIGHT ONLY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, Santa Ana Thursday Night, August 8, 7:30 o'clock BIG "WELCOME HOME" PARTY — EVERYBODY INVITED VISIT SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION GO BY SANTA FE STREAMLINER - TRAIN OR BUS $5.50 TO SAN FRANCISCO ★ $9.90 ROUND TRIP ★ An entirely new Pageant of the Pacific glows on beautiful Treasure Island. Every building, exhibit and corner of the fabulous Island on San Francisco Bay breathes magic and excitement. See the Santa Fe exhibit — "Santa Fe in Miniature." ★ Go Santa Fe "All The Way"—Santa Fe trains to Los Angeles—air-conditioned streamlined Santa Fe buses to Bakersfield via scenic Ridge Route—then the stream-lined train "The Golden Gate" through the colorful San Joaquin Valley; ★ If you want a car at San Francisco ask your nearest Santa Fe Agent about Train-Auto Service. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ASK YOUR SANTA FE AGENT W. E. Fannell, Agent, Santa Fe Station, Telephone Pacific 3107 Anaheim