oc-plain-dealer 1921-04-29

THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER An Independent Newspaper, Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday R. W. BERNSTEIN, Manager PAUL V. HESTER, Editor Subscription rate—In No. Orange-col. Per year, $2; six months, $1.25. Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., as second class matter. DAILY GREETING TO READERS Powerful is the favorite attribute of gods. Who look with smiles on men who can aspire to copy them. —Martyn. Live in the tempeate zone in the realm of morals. War is all that General Sherman is quoted as saying of it. And so is the making of peace. A cry of famishing and distress from any part of the world makes America's generous purse open. Organized baseball is forgiven past scandals, but only on condition that the scandals are not to be repeated. Salute, the Flag, whenever it passes you. Be as punctilious in this in peace as you were in the stirring days of war. The politically office-seeker first shakes his hat into the ring and then picks it up and passes it for a collection for campaign expenses. Imigration should not come to this country in unrestrained flood, but should be filtered thru the spillway of a restrictional dam. A graduation diploma, coupled with brains and purpose, is a good thing. The diploma, in and of itself, may become merely "a scrap of paper." President Harding doubtless is surprised to learn that there are so many persons in this country with a husky appetite for political plums. Rebe Daniels, out of jail, registers a more or less sollen vow never to speed again. May be another one of that Now brand of resolutions. There should be decorations and tender ministrations for the grave of every American soldier sleeping in foreign soil, as well as for graves in this land. If the moon had gone into eclipse, ing, mining and agricultural interests stand in need of tariff protection. Hence, the powerful plea of self-interest is impelling the South to ask for, urge and even to plead for stiff tariff rates of a protectional nature on its products. Republicanans hops that this augurs a breaking away from the Democratic party by great numbers of Southern Democrats. But whether or not even self-interest be strong enough to woo these ardents from the political party which normally is their choice, remains to be demonstrated. Republican party managers have been more tactful, of late years, in dealing with the South. They have steered clear of such issues or such attitudes as naturally and inevitably would antagonize the masses of the Southerners. Mr. Harding, in his campaign for the presidency, went to the heart of the old South to plead the cause of Republicanism and to proclaim the doctrine of a broad nationalism that would eliminate narrow sectionalism and hidebound partisanship. His speeches had good effect, as was shown in reduced Democratic majorities in some of the Southern states. POWER USERS MEET AT SANTA ANA FRI. Every power user in Orange County is interested in the new rates recently set by the Railroad Commission. A general mass meeting on Friday, April 29th, 7:30 p.m., at Santa Ana city hall, has been called according to announcement given out by Sidney Saunby, chairman of the County Farm Bureau Utilities Committee. The power users meeting to be held in the city hall Friday evening is a very important one in particular for the agricultural power users and in general for other power users throughout the county. Through the courtesy of the State Four years study of occult I spent apler observing small fishes roscopic pass the minute upon it. A great number none of them being length. Moser. Very little from the pier man who traced that he had erel there after. In I were caught and they were larger before. In I were caught and they were 1919. But in erel came bers, and the borhood for of these we a pound and many pounds as thieved less. Now here Why were tences in the mackerel in it a question flight from disgrace it due to a many other. No one is ever over these are question effort to unite and behave us. Substant nishing answered red question people of Coer returns sea food erl President Harding doubtless is surprised to learn that there are so many persons in this country with a husky appetite for political plums. Rebe Daniels, out of jail, registers a more or less solemn vow never to speed again. May be another one of that New York brand of resolutions. Where should be decorations and tender administrations for the grave of every American soldier sleeping in foreign soil, as well as for graves in this land. In the moon had gone into eclipse on the first Tuesday evening of last November a certain political party would have had a strong fellow-feeling for Luna. For white men to permit Indians to suffer and all but starve on unproductive lands is an outrage against humane principles that a just Providence will not overlook. The Panama canal, with business-like management, not only will pay operating expenses, but in time, will pay in full the cost of its construction. It is a gilt-edged national investment. The average person may not be able to take a degree at the university commencement, but "the good old summer time" soon will be handling out Fahrenheit degrees promiscuously. The governor of Vermont has been given a medal because of his achievements as an inventor. No, not an inventor of excuses and alibis, but of a flat turret lathe, for making artillery. Each and every liberty bond should be made worth 100 cents on the dollar. The U. S. government will default in its promises if this is not done. The American people have learned to distinguish between a statesman and a demagogue. But sometimes a demagogue gets well along with his camouflage statesmanship before the people find him out. Let congress keep constantly in mind one thing, in its deliberations and in its prayers for divine guidance that is, that the people should have genuine relief from tax burdens, not shifting, not camouflaging. By scientific processes every part of the cotton plant is being utilized except the dirt that gathers upon it. Even this dirt is useful, in that it goes to mingle with other dirt to produce more cotton. Miracles are achieved in conservation and utilization. The rest of the world would not mind it so much if Europe chewed its bones of contention for a reasonable period and then stopped; but it is decidedly wearisome to behold Europe Fletcherizing those bones and even preparing to feed them to the dogs of war. Cently set by the Railroad Commission. A general mass meeting on Friday, April 29th, 7:30 p.m., at Santa Ana city hall, has been called according to announcement given out by Sidney Saunby, chairman of the County Farm Bureau Utilities Committee. The power users meeting to be held in the city hall Friday evening is a very important one in particular for the agricultural power users and in general for other power users throughout the county. Through the courtesy of the State Railroad Commission, Mr. L. S. Ready who is the engineer in charge of the gas and electric department of the commission, and his assistant, Mr. Dodge, will be present and tell something of the aims and policy of the Commission in its work of regulating the utilities and explain the new rate schedule now in force under the recent order and decision handed down by the commission in the recent hearing on the petition of the Southern California Edison Company for a permanent rate schedule. It is the aim and policy of the Utilities Committee of the Orange-co Farm Bureau to get and give out to the public all possible information which will be of value to users not only of power but of all other utilities which come under the regulation of the state railroad commission. The Village Gossip Can you compose a lyric for a marching song? Company F. Santa Ana organization of National guardmen, is desirous of getting as many snappy marching songs as possible before going on its annual encampment this summer. Constable Jesse Elliott, who is first lieutenant of the local guardmen, will receive all contributions submitted. A committee of musicians will be selected and a small prize will be awarded to the best contribution. K. of C. Dance, Tuesday, May 3rd. High Test GAS High Grade Eastern & Western Oils Goodrich Tires, Tubes and Accessories 5-Point Service Station Corner W. Center and of the cotton plant is being utilized except the dirt that gathers upon it. Even this dirt is useful, in that it goes to mingle with other dirt to produce more cotton. Miracles are achieved in conservation and utilization. The rest of the world would not mind it so much if Europe chewed its bones of contention for a reasonable period and then stopped; but it is decidedly wearisome to behold Europe Pletcherizing those bones and even preparing to feed them to the dogs of war. If what the American people eat beyond what they should eat, for the good of the physical body, and what food they outrightly wasted, were given to the famishing world, there would be little hunger under the stars. Those are those, who with icononism, go about smashing them, and there is no Santa Claus and no fairies, when anyone spark of imagination and a grain of goodness knows that there is a Santa Claus and that there are fairies. These illusion killers say that little George Washington did not hack the cherry tree and make the memorable remark; that there was no Garden of Eden and that Adam and Eve were mythe; and now "they say" that Betsy Ross did not make the first American flag, and charge that that lady was a lilemlighter, delighting to bask in notoriety. Why shatter these inspirations? History, need not be so asturely accurate about such matters; let the world reetain its illusions, so long as they do good, and not harm. TO BREAK SOLIDARITY OF SOUTH IN POLITICS Republican party managers long have hoped fondly for the breaking of the "solid South." But, beyond the spring of the border states toward Texas, the South has stood rigidly by the Democratic parliamented nor discouraged, organization chiefs permanent ways and means to be upon this Democratic Friday, now focused upon the south, long moored to low-tariff ideas, has prices spring up with its manufacturer. SUIT CASES Small size. Just the thing for $1.75 going to Beach Real Leather Hand Bags, $7.50 to $20.00 Anaheim Music and Novelty Co. H. J. EFKER Next to Fairyland THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Ocean Fish and Ocean Fisheries W. E. Allen Four years ago when I began my study of ocean pasturage at La Jolla, I spent a good deal of time on the pier observing the activities of the small fishes which reed on the microscopic pasturage itself or else on the minute animals which do feed upon it. Amongst such fish were great numbers of small mackerel none of these which I saw that summer being more than six inches in length. Most were somewhat smaller. Very little line fishing was done from the pier that season and one man who tried it told me in disgust that he had caught many large mackerel there a year or two before. In the summer of 1918 mackerel seemed fewer than the year before, but slightly larger. In 1919 there were still fewer, they remained near the pier for a shorter time, but they were larger than those of the year before. In 1920 not many mackerel were caught in the early summer and they were much like those of 1919. But in late August large mackerel came, sometimes in great numbers, and they stayed in that neighborhood for about two months. Most of these weighed a little more than a pound and there were probably as many which weighed more than two pounds as there were of those which weighed less than one pound! Now here is a nice set of problems. Why were there such marked differences in the inshore occurrence of mackerel in the different years? Was it a question of pursuit of food, or of flight, from enemies or of migration from disagreeable conditions, or was it due to a combination of these and many other influences? No one is able to give a clear answer to these questions although they are questions of basic value in an effort to understand the distribution and behavior of food and game fishes. Substantial progress toward furnishing answers to these and kindred questions must be made if the people of California are to get proper returns from the great supply of sea food existent near our shores with destruction. In our own country some types of East Coast fishing have been destroyed. On our West Coast the salmon fisheries are in serious danger and in California the shad is an excellent example of a fish of vast recuperative powers which has been repeatedly threatened. In Southern California the mackerel and its near kin such as tuna, albacore, and yellow tail are certainly less abundant than they were when I first came to Southern California 30 years ago. In spite of this fast wastefulness and recklessness is constantly in evidence. Fish which might have been valuable for breeding purposes if left free are sold for fertilizer when the market for food fish is low. Spawning grounds are invaded and spawning fish are driven away or captured and destroyed. Fishing is frequently done in illegal limits. Many fish are injured by nets from which they escape, but they cannot survive. Commercial fishermen make no effort to provide for needs of the future. There is a land scramble to grab for each outfit all that can be taken while it lasts. But all of these things have a direct bearing upon the future prospects for food supplies for our rapidly increasing population in California. If commercial fishermen cannot or will not themselves observe care in the handling of such important resources we must find some way to force them to do so. One very effective way might be to cut the number of boats to a safely low maximum and hold it there. This would be especially valuable if the character qualifications of each crew were made high and carefully scrutinized. Probably a few packers would have to go out of business but they are tending that way any how and there is also no question that the welfare of the whole people must be considered above the desires or even the welfare of a very limited part. It is most unfortunate that so many California fishermen are all lens. We have almost, if not quite arrived at the point where we must say firmly "America for Americans." Allens have no interest in protecting our resources. For many of them nothing is more pleasing than to enrich themselves at our expense and risk. Although I have had these things in mind for a long time, my interests has been intensely aroused by a visit to Catalina Island where I found vastly more evidence of injurious tendencies in commercial fisheries than I had in hand. One thing which interests me in this connection is the outcropping of the universal controversy between the amateur and the professional. In the Catalina region the lead in the fight for saving commercial fisheries from destroying themselves and the fishes is taken by the Tuna Club and its friends. Their arguments are based on the amateur principle of fair play for everybody and for the fishes. Because the men of the Tuna Club are weak and influential, attorneys for allen, lawless and criminal fishermen continually try to beg for their sue and be fool the rest of us by crying that the rich are oppressing the poor and that the rich sportman is trying to rob the poor fisherman on his daily bread. Now so far as we are concerned if a rich man is right what is the difference how rich he is? Must we desert or discredit? WATER DEEP WELL PUMPS —Slow Speed, Long Life, Low Power Consumption, Only One Oller. Absolute Dependability. The Highest Class Pump in the Country—Built at Torrance (suburb of Los Angeles). Let us show you how and where we build them. it a question of pursuit of food, or of flight from enemies or of migration from disagreeable conditions, or was it due to a combination of these and many other influences? No one is able to give a clear answer to these questions although they are questions of basic value in an effort to understand the distribution and behavior of food and game fishes. Substantial progress toward furnishing answers to these and kindred questions must be made if the people of California are to get proper returns from the great supply of sea food existent near our shores. In spite of our ignorance of the conditions which our marine fishes must have in order to multiply and thrive, we have permitted commercial fishing of the most wasteful, reckless and destructive kind. This in neglect of the many facts in American and European history which ought to give warning. The assumption that natural resources are inchaustible has been discredited and disproved again and again. The belief which some people seem to have that man can do no injury which Nature cannot repair is absurd. Less than three generations ago the passenger pigeon was considered so abundant in the Ohio Valley that its numbers could not fail. In a period of ten years it practically disappeared. Fifty years ago plainsmen said man could not diminish the numbers of buffalo. They are practically gone today. A long list of similar examples can be given to show most clearly man's destructive powers when he interferes with animate nature. Under modern methods European fisheries are being depleted and certain lines are already threatened WATER DEEP WELL PUMPS —Slow Speed, Long Life, Low Power Consumption, Only One Oller, Absolute Dependability. The Highest Class Pump in the Country—Built at Torrance (suburb of Los Angeles). Let us show you how and where we build them. 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