oc-plain-dealer 1921-07-11

"JESUS, LIGHT OF WORLD," IS TOPIC Dr. James Allen Geissinger spoke yesterday morning to a large audience at the Methodist White Temple upon "Jesus the Light of the World," John 8:12. He said in part: Light is a favorite symbol with John. He says the Christian life is a walk in the light; that Christians are to light the world; Howard, the prisons; Florence, Nightingale, the camps of suffering soldiers; Booth, darkest London; Father Damien, the homes of the lepers; Livingstone, Africa; Grenfell, the Labrador; you and I the sphere in which we move. It is said that when Robert Louis Stevenson came into the room it was as if another candle had been lighted. Is it that way with you? Do you make the world more radiant? John also speaks of delity after the same manner. Of the character of God, he says, "God is love," but speaking of the nature of God, he says, "God is light and in him is no darkness at all." But this is not John's figure of speech after all but our Lord's. Jesus plainly says of himself: "I am the light of the world." That is not simply an imperial claim but a cosmic one. The old world rolls on in shadow, millions wrapped in sleep. Another moment and the east grows gold and light pours into every dark valley; and every nook and corner of the world becomes light. The clouds are fleecy white against the blue, the trees take on fresh green, the woods become vocal, a new day has dawned with hope and laughter and singing and work. What a wonderful thing physical light is! Jesus thinks of his influence on human life after that manner. I wish to ask the question this morning: Is this claim well founded upon fact? Had Jesus a right to speak of himself after this fashion? We have 1900 years of history back of us and the facts are sufficient to justify an opinion one way or the other. I shall reply in the affirmative and give my reasons for my answer. First of all, Jesus is the light of all our seeing, the light in which we do all our work. Some critics today seem to be troubled because, as they insist, Jesus was born in a small village of a re- can meet the conditions. Give him 15 cents worth of arsenic and if he survives without any ill effects, you will run no risks in letting him lay his hands upon you. These handkerchief blessers belong in jail with the rest of the crooks. But if Christ has meant thus in human life why did men and women prefer the darkness to the light he gave? Why do they now? STEWARD SAYS CITY OWNERSHIP SUCCESS That municipal ownership has been a success in Anaheim is declared by O.E. Steward, city manager of Anaheim in a letter to Pacific Municipalities, of Municipalities. The magazine has been publishing a series of letter from city officials in California in regard to public utilities. Steward's letter follows: "In reply to your letter concerning the success or failure of municipal ownership of public utilities I am pleased to make the following statements covering the situation in the city of Anaheim: "(1) Municipal ownership and operation has been a success in the city of Anaheim from the beginning of the operation of our water work in 1879, and of our electric light plant in 1894, up to the present hour. And we have no reason to anticipate any change in the future. The profits to date on the electric light plant alone, is in excess of $126,000." "(2) Electric light rates have been repeatedly reduced and never raised." "(3) All pipe and equipment used has been of the best grade and every property within the city limits is served with water and light, upon request, without the payment of any money for the necessary extensions." "(4) Yes. Light rates 22 per cent lower, water rates about 10 per cent lower." "No one in the city of Anaheim questioned the success of municipal owned light and water plants until the public utility companies instituted insidious propaganda against it and left no stone unturned to persuade the city of Anaheim to junk its municipal owned electric light plant and buy electrical energy from the public utility company. This was finally accomplished, not that they need..." human life after that manner. I wish to ask the question this morning: Is this claim well founded upon fact? Had Jesus a right to speak of himself after this fashion? We have 1900 years of history back of us and the facts are sufficient to justify an opinion one way or the other. I shall reply in the affirmative and give my reasons for my answer. First of all, Jesus is the light of all our seeing, the light in which we do all our work. Some critics today seem to be troubled because, as they insist, Jesus was born in a small village of a remote province of the Roman Empire. They insist that he had never heard of Plato and of course knew nothing of Darwin or Newton or Edison. He had never seen an aeroplane or a battleship or a typewriter or a phonograph. He knew nothing about the complexity of modern industrial conditions and how can we expect him to have any light or leading for the problems of labor and capital or for the problems of diplomacy. The answer to all this fallacious reasoning is this: If the faiths Jesus has created in men's hearts—faith in God, faith in the moral order of the world, faith in the future, faith in man's life, faith in brotherhood—if these faiths were to become extinguished suddenly, there would rest upon all human activity a benumbing paralysis. He makes the atmosphere in which we work and supplies the heart with the deathless convictions that give the driving power to the spirit of men. Light is a call to work. There isn't anything more interesting than a city getting up at the call of day to go to work. Before even the grey of dawn the newsboys start on their rounds. Then come the scrub women, cleaning up the offices. A little later the cars are loaded with day laborers going to their hard toll. Then come the office boys, then the clerks and stenographers, then the managers at 9 o'clock, and then at ten the banks open, and the day's work is in full swing. But think of a whole world being aroused to work. We may think of history these last 1900 years after that fashion. Little by little men and women under the call of Christ have undertaken one form of human work after another, abolishing slavery, emancipating woman, enthroning the child, building hospitals, until at last we have the conviction that no human condition unfavorable to human life need continue. We are out on the big job now of abolishing disease, poverty and war and back of all our mighty moral endeavor is the spirit of Christ. There is just one other consideration that we have time for. Light is the great cleanser and health giver. Darkness breeds all manner of disease and loathsome growths. The sunlight is the great cleanser. Surgeons know that an ordinary fracture will heal from seven to 14 days earlier in a sunny room than in a dark room. The sunlight for tuberculosis without the payment of any money for the necessary extensions. "(4) Yes. Light rates 22 per cent lower, water rates about 10 per cent lower. "No one in the city of Anaheim questioned the success of municipal owned light and water plants until the public utility companies agents instituted insidious propaganda against it and left no stone unturned to persuade the city of Anaheim to junk its municipal owned electric light plant and buy electrical energy from the public utility company. This was nally accomplished, not that they needed an outlet for surplus energy, but in order that they might point their finger at another "failure in municipal ownership." "But in spite of this and in spite of the repeated raise in rates paid the public utility company above our contract agreement, municipal ownership, and municipal distribution of public utilities is a large success in the city of Anaheim." "Yours truly, O. E. STEWARD. City Manager." TWO ATTACKED AND ROBBED BY BANDITS LOS ANGELES, July 11—Attacked by four armed foreigners near Seventh and Alameda-sts., early today, Arthur Hill of the Tarzano ranch, Van Nuyss, was thrown down and robbed of $20 according to his report to the police. The bandits who strong-armed Hill and robbed him then turned on Hill's companion, A. S. Stevens, and after knocking him down took $4 from his pockets. An hour later Charles Hastings of 235 S. Hill-st., was attacked by two of the bandits in New High-st. He was robbed of $10 and a watch. -Witman, Eyesight Specialist. A Want Ad in the Plain Dealer will Bring Results. favorable to human life need continue. We are out on the big job now of abolishing disease, poverty and war and back of all our mighty moral endeavor is the spirit of Christ. There is just one other consideration that we have time for. Light is the great cleanser and health giver. Darkness breeds all manner of disease and loathsome growths. The sunlight is the great cleanser. Surgeons know that an ordinary fracture will heal from seven to 14 days earlier in a sunny room than in a dark room. The sunlight for tuberculosis. Nature hates sickness. Give her a chance with her invigorating air and warm sunshine and she does her medicating work rapidly. Jesus was rightly called the great physician. He has done more for the world's health than all other physicians put together. When he taught men and women to have faith, hope and love, to lose themselves in helpfulness he was synonymous. Worry, fear, gossip, avarice, envy, jealousy are the sickeners. They eat out the heart and undermine the body. Prayer is the great medicine. But let no one imagine that I am getting off the track at this point. I am by no means endorsing those cults and quackeries that make a god of the belly, and fasten attention on the body, hoping that the healing of the body is the healing of the spirit. It is the other way around. Get a right point of view, a broad enough outlook, get right with God and your body will become your willing servant. Your big problem then will not be malignant growths or ingrown toe nails. We are cursed in Southern California with a lusty crop of the most brazen fakirs that have ever walked the earth, the Isaiahs and the rest of them, blessed with a large ignorance and vast imperitence. I would suggest to you a way of trying these latter day prophets. They rest their claims upon such a passage as Mark 16:17-18. Does it not there say—"They shall lay their hands upon the sick and they shall recover." It certainly does and the whole passage is interesting. It says, also. "And if they drink of any deadly thing it shall not hurt them." I make this suggestion; If any unction brother comes around desiring to lay his hands of healing on you that you try but and get whether or not he The above represents four matchers should be ONE instead of the original must show a sales ticket that you July 16th. You may bring several It's no cinch. You may bring in of any merchandise of your own Remember SHARE IN IT D. ORANGE-CO RICHEST OUTSIDE OF L. A. Orange county has the largest assessment roll for 1921 of any county in So. Calif. outside of Los Angeles. This is according to County Assessor James Sleeper, who submitted his assessment rolls for the present year to the board of supervisors today. The total assessed valuation for the county for 1921, including railroads, is approximately $128,000,000. Comparative figures presented to the supervisors today by County Assessor Sleeper are as follows: 1920—$114,089,155. 1921—$127,648,840. Railroads excluded: 1920—109,077,920. 1921—$122,637,605. Soldiers' exemption—$572,140. Operative property, including banks, telephone company, gas and electric company, etc.—$6,492,785. According to Sleeper, there is yet enough personal property to go on the rolls to bring the total assessed value of the county to $128,000,000. The enormous increase, according to Sleeper, is due to the increased production of oil and high prices for that product. Building activities throughout the county also have swelled the assessment figures. Beginning today the board of supervisors will sit as a board of equalization for two weeks. All property owners who have any complaints to register up with the board for adjustment. Assessor Sleeper sated that he did not expect any protests other than HOT WEATHER UNDERWEAR Athletic Union Suits that will keep you cool in these hot days. Nainsook, Striped Orange-co Motors Travel Everywhere Sufficient proof that Orange-co cars travel all over the United States is furnished by Lester Tubbs of the Automobile club of Orange-co. "We just had a letter," said Tubbs, "from Clarence Walker of Orange, who was headed for Davenport, Ia. This lotter furnishes good proof that the Automobile club of Orange-co settles claims for its members all over the United States." Walker was driving a Dodge sedan to town over the southern route, and arrived in Colorado just in time to get into the flooded district. He was a day too late for the serious floods, but the washouts and the mud of the road were terrible. Making a turn, the car slipped and skidded off the road, tumbling down an embankment and sustaining considerable damage. "The light bulbs and glass in three of the doors were entirely smashed, the front spring was broken, spokes were knocked out of two wheels, the bumber was lost, the fender was damaged and the battery solution was entirely spilled." Walker and his wife were very fortunate, neither being injured. Altho the accident occurred ten miles from the nearest garage, other cars on the road immediately pitched in and assisted Walker out of his difficulty. As soon as he could reach a place where repairs could be taken care of, Walker had his car repaired and sent us a complete report of his accident. With the usual prompt service of the Automobile club of Orange-co we mailed him a check almost immediately." the regular protes that comes from the Birch Oil Co. HOLLY CHEMIST VISITS COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Daniels of Denver, Colo., are spending a few days in Santa Ana. Daniels is chief chemist for the Holly Sugar company and is in this section partly on a business trip. If it's from Witman's it’s good! If the national budget system fails to work successfully it will not be because of lack of expenditures in the vocabulary of General Dawes. 75 — MONEY SAVED With the extremely more fruit this year—the white glass jar PINT SIZE, per doz QUART SIZE, per ½ GAL. SIZE, per Get These Canned Fruits Standard Apricots in Khaki Yellow Clinging Coek of the Walk Co Blend A Coffee, our bulk coffee, now Libby’s Hot Sauce, 11-oz. size ... HOT WEATHER UNDERWEAR Athletic Union Suits that will keep you cool in these hot days. Nainsook, Striped Madras and Knit. $1.00 to $2.00 Long and Knee Length Summer Weight Pajamas and Night Shirts Other Hot Weather Garments: White Flannel and Serge Trousers, Silk Shirts, Bathing Suits, Belts JACKSON'S Men's Wear Shop "Your Money's Worth Always" Anaheim California These Canned Fruits Standard Apricots in Khaki Yellow Clinging Cock of the Walk O Blend A Coffee, our bulk coffee, now ... Libby's Hot Sauce, 11-oz. size ... R. B. Special Pkg. Coffee, the best ... Light Amber Honey, 20-oz. jars ... Water White Honey, 20-oz. jars ... Fresh Every MILCO Nut Margarine Never a better sprinkler You'll be delightful licious flavor. Full pound ... YOU CAN SOLVE THE VII presents four matches so arranged as to form a numeral SEVEN. The puzzle is, that by moving instead of the original seven. The first correct answer received at the store will get the prize. A ticket that you have bought at least 50c worth of merchandise during this Monster Sale may bring several answers if you wish. You puzzle fans—get busy— IT'S A NUT CRACKER You may bring in the answer on the last day and still have a chance to be winner. Remember to use your own choice to the winner.—Solution and name of winner will be announced July Remember Our Monster Sale Lasts Only Until D. A. DALE HARD 422-4 W. Fourth Street, SAN CALIFORNIA Monday, July 11, 1921 CHEMIST VISITS COUNTY Mrs. R. M. Daniels of Ana Ana Daniels is chief of the Holly Sugar company this section partly on a Witman's it's good! ional budget system fails successfully it will not be lack of exploitives in the General Dawes. CONTRACTOR'S SUIT AIRED A civil action for $1,453.11, brot by Otto E. Linnert, contracting painter of Orange, against Ruth and Joseph Bowen of Orange, was being heard in department No. 1 of the superior court Monday. Linnert asserts that at the request of Mrs. Bowen he furnished certain materials and labor for alterations to a dwelling house in Orange, which is owned by the defendants, to the value of $13.30. The plaintiff also alleged that Herman W. Ehlen, hardware dealer of Orange, furnished certain building materials for the job and Ehlen sold his claim of lien against the Bowens to him prior to the filing of this suit. Linnert claims that he also filed a claim of lien against the property when the defendants declined to pay him. He is asking for $1,453.11 and costs of suit. The defendants assert they are being overcharged. ROCK BOTTOM STORES MONEY SAVING STORES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — 75 MASON FRUIT JARS With the extremely low cost of Sugar, frugal housewives are canning store fruit this year than ever. We handle the Drey Perfect Mason Jars—the white glass jar with the aluminum tops. INT SIZE, per dozen .....90c UART SIZE, per dozen .....$1.08 GAL. SIZE, per dozen .....$1.56 Get our prices on Sugar before you buy. These Canned Fruits are cheaper than you can put them up yourselves. Standard Apricots in Syrup, No. 2½ size .....15c Haki Yellow Cling Peaches, No. 2½ size .....15c Back of the Walk Cherries, No. 2½ size .....25c Send A Coffee, our best 37c Campbell's Soups, All kinds 10c Bobby's Hot Sauce, 5c Alaska Pink Salmon, tall cans 10c These Canned Fruits are cheaper than you can put them up yourselves. Standard Apricots in Syrup, No. 2½ size ...15c Maki Yellow Cling Peaches, No. 2½ size ...15c Back of the Walk Cherries, No. 2½ size ...25c Send A Coffee, our best milk coffee, now ...37c Bobby's Hot Sauce, oz. size ...5c B. Special Pkg. coffee, the best ...40c Light Amber Honey, oz. jars ...35c Water White Honey, oz. jars ...42c Fresh Every Morning MILCOA Nut Margarine Never a better spread for Bread. You'll be delighted with its delicious flavor. Full pound ...24c GLEN ROSA JAMS Not ordinary “store goods.” All the care you would exercise in selecting the fruit, the same insistence upon pure sugar, the same refusal to use an apple base, glucose or fruit substitutes is in Glen Rosa Jams. FREE E THIS PUZZLE E THIS PUZZLE is, that by moving only ONE match into a NEW POSITION the answer will get the prize. Before being eligible to take part in this contest you is Monster Sale. This contest ends on the last day of this Wonder sale, winner. Remember, this is a genuine offer without strings. $25.00 worth announced July 18th. Only Until Saturday, July 16th. ARDWARE et, SANTA ANA $80,000 Stock Sacrificed