oc-plain-dealer 1921-08-15

THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER An Independent Newspaper, Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday R. W. ERNEST, Manager Subscription rate—In Not Orange-col. Per year. $11 his month. $1.25 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., as second class matter. DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS Innocence unmoved At a false accusation doth the more Confirm itself; and guilt is best discovered By its own fears—Nabb. CARELESS TOURISTS START DESTRICTIVE FOREST FIRES Because of the war, Germany lost about 21,547,520 acres of land exclusive of plebiscites. This was undoubtedly a serious national misfortune to Germany. The United States, during the period 1916-1920, inclusive, buried up 56,488,307 acres of our forested area—over 2 1/2 times as much as Germany's entire loss—an area greater than New York and Pennsylvania, or of Minnesota, Kansas, or Utah. While it is impossible to trace the origin of all forest fires, the records of the forest service of the U.S. department of agriculture show that a large number originate through the carelessness of happy go lucky tourists. The forest service is anxious to encourage the use of the national forests as recreation grounds. It cooperates with plans for building fine roads through the forests, and establishes numerous free camping grounds, where shelter, water and firewood may be obtained. Many of these camps are located on main automobile highways and are easily reached. Some states provide tourist guide maps to the forests and camp sites. About 5,000,000 people, it is estimated, use the forests each year during the vacation season. At Eagle Camp Ground on the Columbia River Highway in the Oregon National forest, 132,000 tourists registered last year. Some of the campers, however, do not seem to appreciate the pleasures and privileges afforded them. They disfigure the scenery wit rubbish and filth, they disregard game laws and pollute streams, but their worst and most frequently recurring offense, according to forest officers, is the starting of destructive forest fires by carelessness either with camp fires HUGE CALIFORNIA GOING INTO COMMISSION The great battleship California is about ready to go into commission. This is one of the mightiest warships in the world and its equipment thrust out is the finest that has been devised. As a gigantic fighting machine the California will rank high and its addition to the active list will augment the formidability of the United States navy. It is a distinctive California product: Besides bearing this state's name and besides having been built on this Coast, the California is to have California men in its personnel, practically to the exclusion of all others. It will be the California, in verity, as well as in name. Elaborate facilities have been established aboard for the comfort and welfare of the men. Parents and friends of the boys abroad will have no reason to be in suspense over conditions on the California, according to assurance of naval authorities. Both the physical and moral weal of the men are to be fostered. Furthermore, news of doings abroad, and interesting personal intelligence about the men, is to be give into parents and friends frequently, it is promised. The California, all in all, will be a credit to the great state whose name it bears. A man is know by the company he has too much self-respect to keep. General Dawes will entrench in good Fort Retrench. Building a new house now and then, is relished by the houseless men. If the statesmen only could make a world as fine as the rhapsodic poets seasel. Filthy sensationallism is not legitimate news and there is no excuse for printing it. The United States covets the distinction among the nations, of being "first in peace." Is Christian civilization what it should be when it spends more on An Amazing By V. California Blessed A short time of Grinnell County most of the year logical Station scientific work Allis, Jr., the Wisconsin who torial aid to founding and of Morphology portant science world He is a laboratory whore France. Dr. Allis was giner, his having been known institute not give must until he had al standing am engineering lithe became acco markable blooms man and was thusiasm and that he decide wealth and aid the aid of W this reason he Laboratory nee placed Dr. also provided other maintenance cation of thc beginning in 18. Not content he gave much energy to edit search. In ths especially exce logical work oed with anat structure) and en by Dr. Allis cult as it was tracing origin in thc spinal cornea or other gine a telephone and subscriber space of a few before an exp subscriber he d difficulty of thc Doubtless tha experience acco About 600,000 people, it is estimated, use the forests each year during the vacation season. At Eagle Camp Ground on the Columbia River Highway in the Oregon National forest, 132,000 tourists registered last year. Some of the campers, however, do not seem to appreciate the pleasures and privileges afforded them. They dislike the scenery wit rubbish and filth, they disregard game laws and pollute streams, but their worst and most frequently recurring offense, according to forest officers, is the startling of destructive forest fires by carelessness either with camp fires or with smoking. A lighted cigarette thrown into dry leaves or needles may start a fire that will spread for miles. A campfire not fully extinguished may be the means of destroying valuable timber which has taken hundreds of years to reach maturity. The reports of forest rangers are filled with dramatic accounts of work involved in controlling such fires, and also in detecting and bringing the culprits before a judge after following the very slight clues obtainable in a deserted camp site. Sometimes an old bottle or a pocket handkerchief will reveal the original possessor who did not put out the fire. Sometimes a particular make of automobile tire can be traced for miles and the careless camper brought to justice. No fines, however, on the part of the local magistrate, will restore the burned area. While forest rangers are vigilant and alert to catch carelessness and prevent incipient fires, the real need, the foresters say, is for the development of more conscience on the part of the public which uses the national forests. It is greatly desired by the forest service that all the 147 national forests, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Gulf to border, be used and enjoyed to the fullest extent by as many people as possible. This involves universal adoption of the slogan "Be sure your fire is out!" BETTERED BUSINESS IS GENERAL REPORT. Business is improving, leading Chicago banks report. Crop prospers have a good deal to do with this betterment, particularly in the Middle West. The outlook for trade is reassuring, it is asserted in bank reports. There remain unsolved, of course, several perplexing problems which affect industry and trade. But despite these, there is an upward trend in volume of business. Most encouraging and most gratifying of all, in connection with general economic condition, is the air of hopefulness and optimism that pervades the country. Here and there may be heard notes of pessimism. But, for the most parts, all elements of the Nation's population have heads up, eyes front and all prepared for a cheerful forward march to prosperity. Here on the Pacific Coast this optimistic undismaying frame of mind is particularly pronounced. This section has not suffered the depression that has been common to other portions of this building a new house now and then, is relished by the houseless men. If the statesmen only could make a world as fine as the rhapsodic poets seal. Filthy sensationalism is not legitimate news and there is no excuse for printing it. The United States covets the distinction among the nations, of being "first in peace." Is Christian civilization what it should be when it spends more on warfare than anything else? Congress must come around to it and make high taxes say what the "coon" did to Davy Crockett. Is the difference between a major and a minor surgical operation indicated by their relative cost? The mind starves without food and becomes flabby without exercise, just the same as the body does. Apropos what women are not wearing, would it not be more seemly to leave more to the imagination? Moral and language would be better if the average person consulted the Bible and the dictionary more. Keep hoping and praying that the disarmament conference will succeed. This will help make it successful. Governor Small, of Illinois, doesn't think the same thoughts now; when he thinks of a jail, as he once did. There are yet a few persons who come to California from the East expecting to find wild Indians running about, seeking whom they may scalp. "Her style is graphic, even startling." No reference to a short skirted woman, but to a woman writer's latest book. Los Angeles has more murder mysteries than any other coast city. Let it hold this dubious distinction, if it will. Some young men go away to college firmly resolved to apply themselves to hard work—in efforts to tap the family till. Some of the Big Trees are thousands of years old, and not one of them does a thing to conceal age. They must be male trees. Some of the most miserable failures in the world, as God sees things, are heralded as the most brilliant successes, as men see things. Some men who are so antagonistic by nature that whenever they hear of a pronoun they feel like going out and starting an anti-noun. There are hundreds of California boys on the giant battleship California. Bet they give good account of themselves should they ever go into battle. Most encouraging and most gratifying of all, in connection with general economic condition, is the air of hopefulness and optimism that pervades the country. Here and there may be heard notes of pessimism. But, for the most parts, all elements of the Nation's population have heads up, eyes front and all prepared for a cheerful forward march to prosperity. Here on the Pacific Coast this optimistic, undismaying frame of mind is particularly pronounced. This section has not suffered the depression that has been common to other portions of this country, nor is there any likelihood that conditions here will be worse before they become better. In truth, all indications point to a gradual betterment of conditions throughout the Pacific West. RUSSIA'S VAST TRAGEDY SHOCKS WORLD One of the greatest tragedies of modern times—certainly the greatest tragedy in time of peace—is being experienced in Russia. The famine prevailing in large portions of that country is utter—so absolutely hopeless—that millions seem to be doomed to perish within the next few weeks. In a land usually smiling with plenty—land capable of immense production and good stuff—the grand march of it is progressing. Bliss now to inquire. Who is to that? The stark, ghastly truth is pertinent women and children are no fathy millions in Russia from the given their own. Halt should lands, soon this country and other with assurance as this may be done the strickest that the aid will reach where it is sons and do the good too late. It is needed before it is monstrous rather a question of human Russian people or politics. For best feel Americans have the form of govern matters not this time being, as may prevail, if the common cow or Petrusha them and the Americas form here that should helpful European assistance the unmatter of milieu even and there lies a surplus of milieu even and there. Warn us this "land of pests, make any man perceive doing it on his own pathizing wiltown batter except bear its share of responsibility days, peace and weal of mankind Septu- country cannot maintain a station indulgent isolation." Conditions edge, repose the United States a woman a chand when he feels marriageable. Some of the most miserable failures in the world, as God sees things, are heralded as the most brilliant successes, as men see things. Some men who are so antagonistic by nature that whenever they hear of a pronoun they feel like going out and starting an anti-noun. There are hundreds of California boys on the giant battleship California. Bet they give good account of themselves should they ever go into battle. It is no impropriety of language or attitude to hope that "the powers that be" at Washington may do something to knock "H" out of H. C. of L. It does seem that there should be brains enough and moral responsibility enough in command of Pacific Coast steamships not to run at full speed in a heavy fog in a reef infested sea. General Dawes, director of the national budget, is to discuss with Congress leaders the paring down of government expenditures. General Dawes is just the one to put the "cuss" in discussion. Reputation may be unmade by slanderous misrepresentations. But character cannot be unmade by any except its possessor. Even heaven itself could not, if it would, unmake a sound character. Those responsible for outrageous mistreatment of disabled World War veterans should be deposed from authority and should be prosecuted criminally, if it be possible to do so without existing laws. The shameful mis-treatment of helpless valiant blinds crime. Congress, confronted with the mistrict A city of economizing in national exs, it is unditures, is bent upon reducing it internal and yet making no corresponding stores which in governmental outlays. It can hurt, la-done without disaster to the treasury. What should be done is to make the tried duction of taxes possible by reducible Tu-government appropriations. The United States has no intention to become a world super-power, argue men and aggressional. And yet 15—hearspeech peace and weal of mankind Septu- country cannot maintain a station indulgent isolation." Conditions edge, repose the United States a woman a chand when he feels marriageable. THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA An Amaetur Scientist By W. E. Allison. California Biological Feature Service. A short time ago Dr. H. W. Norris of Grinnell College who has spent most of the year at the La Jolla Biological Station, gave a lecture on the scientific work of Dr. Edward Phelps Allis, Jr., the wealthy manufacturer of Wisconsin who gave financial aid editorial aid to Professor Whitman in founding and supporting the Journal of Morphology, one of the most important scientific periodicals in the world. He is at present working in a laboratory which he established in France. Dr. Allis was educated as an engineer, his studies along that line having been carried out three well known institutions. Absequently he did not give much attention to biology until he had attained both professional standing and financial success in engineering lines. But in some way he became acquainted with that remarkable biologist, Dr. C. O. Whitman and was so infected by his enthusiasm and attracted by his genius that he decided to bring his own wealth and administrative ability to the aid of Whitman's projects. For this reason he built the famous Lake Laboratory near Milwaukee in 1887 and placed Dr. Whitman in charge. He also provided funds for salaries and other maintenance and for the publication of the Journal of Morphology beginning in 1888. Not content with such financial aid, he gave much of his own time and energy to editorial work and to research. In the field of research he especially excelled. Most of the biological work of that day was concerned with anatomy (with form and structure) and the line of study chosen by Dr. Allis was especially difficult as it was mainly concerned with the tracing of nerves from their origin in the base of the brain or in the spinal cord to their ends in the skin or other organs. If one can imagine a telephone system for ten thousand subscribers condensed into the space of a few feet and then placed before an expert for tracing to each subscriber he can get some idea of the difficulty of this work. Doubts the engineering skill and experience acquired by Dr. Allis in studying An Amaetur Scientist. IS DANCE MINISTRY AS WELL AS ART? SANTA ANA LUNG II—is dancing a ministry as well as an art? Are the people of the future going to return to rhythmical motion as a means of singing their praises unto the Lord? Assertion has been made by a youthful minister of San Diego, the Rev. Ernest C. Wilson, that such is the case. In the Rev. Mr. Wilson a few thousand years behind the times, or is he in advance of the procession of humanity? In Biblical days, part of the temple rites included dancing, a custom which is maintained to this day by certain faiths/ These are few and far between, it is true, and the expression of their religion is one which, because of its rarity, draws a curious and seasation-seeking crowd of onlookers many times. In the peculiar religious fervor which attends the rites of idol-worshiping heathens, dancing ever maintains a prominent place. Would Christian and God-fearing men of today want to see their religious observances placed on the same plane as those of heathen idolaters? The Rev. Mr. Wilson says in effect that since dancing is one of the most natural forms of expression, it should be used to express religion, and to that end he has just completed a series of lessons in one of the famous schools of Los Angeles. "We all must concede the charm and grace of movement in connection with music," stated the Rev. J. G. Kennedy, of the United Presbyterian church, "but I fail to see where it has a legitimate place in religious ceremonies. Dancing is not an expression of religion, no matter how many of its apostles may seek to have it so. "In fact, dancing masters' associations today are seeking to restrain the lascivious nature of the dance so that it may be made fit for ordinary social life, and even when that might be brought to pass, it would still be impossible to conform religious worship to the standards of play. There is little use or advisability for the church to try to compete with the world in its pleasures, for the boundless service as the best advertising medium." George Thompson, advertising publicity manager of a large Los Angeles automobile company, told the motor car dealers of Orange county. He said: "Service to owners is the best advertising medium for motor car dealers. Keep owners lined up and satisfied, and they will sell the cars for you. The nearest approach to personal service advertising is newspaper advertising." If it's from Witney it's good! During the latter part month, we have reduced tant staples, including Canned Fish, Flour, H etc. We believe the leached on many of them has already made two higher prices are expensive groceries from a Rock you are getting them price. Rock Bottom gives its price reductions immediately rons have grown to rely upon guide to fair prices. (These prices good for Thornapple Peas... Federal Matchable Definition.) Letters From People EDITOR PLAIN DEALER: In your issue of Aug. 5, P. A. Stanton has a letter referring to our dispute over a boundary line. My attorney advises me to ignore it in toto, but I can not refrain from stating to the public that his statements are incorrect from start to finish. For instance, he says that an acre and a half of land is involved, but it is not clear if this statement is correct or incorrect. "Anyone needing proof of that statement need only consult our city and county officers and our probation officer." And it would be almost a physical possibility to remove dancing from its present plane and place it on that plane it occupied when it was a religious expression and when it was indulged in by men and women dancing alone as an expression of their joy in church, but I fail to see where it has a legitimate place in religious ceremonies. Dancing is not an expression of religion, no matter how many of its apostles may seek to have it so. "In fact, dancing masters' associations today are seeking to restrain the lascivious nature of the dance so that it may be made fit for ordinary social life, and even when that might be brought to pass, it would still be impossible to conform religious worship to the standards of play. There is little use or advisability for the church to try to compete with the world in its pleasures, for the boundaries of each are too sharply defined, and dancing is, and always will be one of the social observances and not one of the religious ones." "The greatest trouble with our civilization today is that it lacks the spirit of reverence for sacred things. The Episcopalians and the Catholics are on the right track in their attitude of retaining the sanctity of the church as the house of God, and it is one that all other churches would do well to follow." "I am far too busy with the social constructive work of the gospel to pay attention to such minor matters," stated the Rev. J. A. Stevenson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church "and, furthermore, it doesn't interest me in the least." "A minister who voluntarily makes such a statement is probably only a notoriously-seeker" was the opinion advanced by the Rev. Otto S. Russell of the First Baptist church, who continued: "Dancing as a method of expression of worship is within the remote bounds of possibility, were it to be the dancing of the Old Testament days, but the trend of the times and the trend of dancing is not toward the old Hebrew method of expressing religionus devotion. "No Protestant church of the present day could endorse such an idea, and only the new cults and beliefs which could hardly be called religious beliefs, would endorse much a statement and such a movement. "The whole statement is a form of advertisement, partly of a dancing school, partly of the young man's peculiar cult." "It is a far cry from the religious dances of the early Hebrews to the modern dance," stated the Rev. F. T. Porter of the First Christian church. "A glance at the modern dance hall will serve to show the fact that dancing as a means of religious expression is far from the bounds of possibility among present day churches, for nothing under heaven is more foreign to religious services than modern dancing." Letters From People EDITOR PLAIN DEALER: In your issue of Aug. 5, P. A. Stanton has a letter referring to our dispute over a boundary line. My attorney advises me to ignore it in toto but I can not refrain from stating to the public that his statements are incorrect from start to finish. For instance, he says that an acre and a half of land is involved, whereas there is only about one-third of an acre. He says the district attorney offered him a warrant for my arrest. I have a letter from him in which he states that Stanton applied for a warrant, but that he refused. I can not go into any of the details that may be vital in the trial of the case but may say that I and my predecessors in interest have been in possession of this land for years and that all the old time residents claim that the line claimed by me is the correct one.—Respectfully, L. P. NICHOLS. FROM OTHER PENS. It would be impossible to exaggerate the significance of the President's action in calling for a disarmament conference. He has assumed leadership in a movement to restore world peace upon a permanent basis. Regardless of all that has gone before, he has finally paved the way for international concord—Brooklyn Eagle (Democratic). The whole Harding program is businesslike and state-sensitive. We Cleveland Plain Dealer led an effort to dig note marks the opening life with it points the way for it remains her moral leader of the nations, and to realize that have always been the couple's feature of America's 27th Foreign policy from the nation—Boston Transcript. 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