oc-plain-dealer 1922-02-16

The Orange County Plain Dealer An Independent Newspaper, Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday R. W. ERNEST, Manager PAUL V. HESTER, Editor Subscription rate—In No. Orange-co: Per yr. $2; six months $1.25 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., an second-class matter The outstanding phenomenon of the administration of President Obregon, in Mexico, is the fact that Villa has been pacified and has been kept in a quiescent state so long. California loses enough water by flood run-off to irrigate all its land, to supply all its cities and to run all its industries. This water should be impounded through scientific control of floods. No more dramatic episode was ever put into motion pictures than the slaying of William D. Taylor, who directed so many big dramas of the screen. There are gruesome, mystifying, thrilling phases to this tragedy worthy the pen of Edgar Allan Poe. Aguinaldo has become a political reformer in the Philippines. And yet there was a time when the American people would not have gone into mourning had they learned that he was dead. Times change and men change with them. It is a blessed thing that the Overland Monthly coterie of literary brilliantists dubbed the picturesque "poet of the Sierra," "Joquin," and did not let him go through life burdened with his baptismal name—Cinematius Helene Miller. That would have been a terrifying handicap to his Pagasus. There are far too many murders in California. It is startling how cheap human life is becoming. More attention should be given to this by publicists and the generality of the citizenry. There should be co-operation with the legal machinery of the state to curb criminality. More surety of detection and conviction, and more relentless punishment of the guilty should be deterring. CRIMINAL JURIES HALT FERT OF JUSTICE The juries of criminal courts in Chicago are excoriatingly denounced by the Chicago crime commission. Criminals charged with murder, about whose guilt there has been no reasonable doubt, have been acquitted by juries, this commission avers. Acquittals have come "in the face of clear, convincing evidence of guilt," it is charged. Several cases are cited, of justice gone awry — of the turning loose of notorious murders — cases in which the trial judge has rebukejuries for "setting murders out upon the streets." Juries in Chicago are chosen by lot and it is charged that attorneys for desperate criminals succeed in getting one or more paid professional jurymen on the panel to deadlock the jury, if they do not succeed in wearing out the other jurors and obtaining an acquittal. The faultiness of the jury system is not confined to Chicago and the state of Illinois. It exists and is patient all over the country. It is predicated upon a practice that is preposterous today—that is, of selecting persons to serve as jurors who either have not read of the crime to be tried, or who have formed no opinion concerning it. In this day of almost universal reading of newspapers no man or woman of intelligence enough to get in out of the rain is in complete ignorance of a shocking crime. Virtually every literate person reads something about such crimes, and nearly everybody forms an opinion as to the guilt of innocence of the person or persons accused. The whole process of selecting juries should be reversed. Jurions should be chosen for keenness of intelligence. The more they read and think, the better, provided they are open-minded. In the year 1840 teacher of Chicagore idea of gait of her little pupil sider and discusslating to their a first child stthe call for the vention which wington, D. C.. For several yearto 20th century a wied to permeate women of our lethe mothers of twas most forcible. The First Nath Mothers was thaof this movementPhoebe A. Hearddore A. Binneyinton at Washingtonas the founderswell feel a stronfor we claim Mrur representationto a short time she was a membi New York Letter New York City is the mother of women’s swimming clubs of the whole country. In 1917, when 70 women got together here and formed a club, there was none other in the United States. Today, they exist in almost every large city, and sent six women to the Olympic games last year. Managers, playwrights and actors are ready with a plan to clean up the stage from within and combat Albany agitation for an official State censorship of the theatre. It was shown at a meeting of the Drama League the other day. Members of all three groups spoke, deploring the few plays which do exceed the limits of propriety and pledging their influence in prevent the production of such performances in the future. The long discussed question of where the population center of New York is located has at last been answered. Brooklyn and the Bronx have grown so rapidly in the past few years that each one was insisting that the center of density of habitation had been pulled in its direction. However, investigation has now been made and proved that the center of New York’s six millions is in the block bounded by Broadway, Seventh ave, Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth-ats. The discovery certainly brought joy and pride to the management of the Hotel Commonwealth enterprise, which has been insisting all along that the hotel would be “the heart of New York” and now has its poetical boast verified by cold statistics. This is the hotel being built as a co-operative endeavor by 75,000 persons, which will open its doors in June, 1823. “Shuffle Along” with its troupe of colored artists—and they are artists—continues to be one of the gathering places of smart society. The midnight performances draw from the Social Register just as they do from the “Who’s Who” of the stage. And the fashionables arrive late to the midnight show just as they would if it began at ten in the morning. The silk rag rug an dthe weaving of it is the latest feminine fad here in Manhattan. The handmade handkerchief has been toss aside in favor of this larger undertaking. Girls can hardly wait until their negligees or prettiest troops are worn out, so anxious are they to tear them into rug strips. The brighter and more varied the colors are, more popular is the rug, and fortunately the fashion in colors for the past few seasons supplies plenty of gay material. Manhattan society is astir over the arrival of two Chicago leaders who, so the whispers go, intend to become leaders in Gotham, instead. It’s quite all right, of course, for Chicago women to make their way among New York’s Social Register, and we are often extra sweet to them. But the holdiness of expecting to lead! That is what has taken the breaths of the native social dictators. The ambitious ones in question are Mrs. Honore Palmer and Mrs. Marshall Field, wife of the “richest man in the world.” Both have seemingly wearied off the Chicago social whirl and decided to seek out the interests I could give them. It will give them a contest if nothing more—if their dreams of leadership are reported accurately. Beautiful Blooming Plants Beautiful Blooming Plants Just the thing for these days when flowers are scarce. Give them to your friends. Remember the sick and those who are celebrating birthdays. Put one in your living room. Cyclamen ... $1.00 and $2.50 each Primroses ... 75c and $1.25 each Hyacinths ... $1.25 each Cineranas ... $1.50 each Ferns ... $1.25, $2.00, $3.00 each Howard E. Gates FLORIST 120 North Los Angeles Street OPTOMETRIST Glasses Fitted Ten years a member of the North Dakota state board of examiners of optometry. Advanced optical knowledge together with twenty-three years' experience makes our name stand for SERVICE. Using the Vertex Lenses for testing together with the most scientific instruments on the market. DR. WALTER R. BLAKELY OPTOMETRIST Office Over S. Q. R. Store Hours, Except Sunday ... Special Appointment 8 to 12—1 to 5:30 By Request Organization of Parent-Teachers Assn. By Mrs. G. H. Goodale In the year 1906 a kindergarten teacher of Chautauqua conceived the idea of gathering the mothers of her little pupils together to consider and discuss the problems relating to their children. This was the first child study circle linked to the call for the first national convention which was held in Washington, D. C., in February, 1907. For several years previous to the 20th century a wave of unrest seemed to permeate the work of the women of our land; especially thru the mothers of the country this idea was most forcibly brot home. The first National Congress of Mothers was the direct outgrowth of this movement and as Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst and Mrs. Theodore A. Binney called this convention at Washington they are known as the founders. Californians may well feel a strong personal interest for we claim Mrs. Hearst as one of our representative women, and up to a short time before her death she was a member of our state ad- An event of importance that should interest every music lover and in fact every resident of Anaheim is scheduled to take place for two days in this city beginning tomorrow. The California theater, always alert to the possibilities of presenting only the best, has procured two attractions which will be a sensation in this city. One of these has particular significance in Anaheim. This is the engagement of the Orange County Symphony Orchestra, consisting of 47 musicians. They will present a musical program second to none at the various performances with popular Harold Walberg conducting in person. This organization needs but little introduction to the people of this city. Their music is well known, and their concerts have always been received with much acclaim. The other outstanding feature will be Cecil B. DeMille's wonderful cinema masterpiece, "Saturday Night," which created such a furor at Grauman's theater, Los Angeles, recently. This is one of the most striking pictures ever filmed, and should likewise prove a sensation here. Included on the same program will be several added features of worth. Five acts of vaudeville such as are rarely seen on one bill compose the The First National Congress of Mothers was the direct outgrowth of this movement and as Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst and Mrs. Theodore A. Blinney called this convention at Washington they are known as the founders. Californians may well feel a strong personal interest for we claim Mrs. Hearst as one of our representative women, and up to a short time before her death she was a member of our state advisory board. The response to the call for the first national convention was unexpected and overwhelming. The meeting was scheduled to be held in the Arlington hotel in Washington, but this room hostelry held only a small part of the people attending, so that overflow meetings were held in various other places throughout the city. The people did not know just what they were going to do and there was not a very definite plan to the program. However, several addresses were given on various phases of child training, an exhibit of proper care of babies was given in one of the hotel rooms, and a very definite result was the concerted interest shown in this important subject of child welfare. We are told that California had as a 54th Anniversary of Founding of Elks The dawn of Feb. 16, 1922, marks an anniversary of keen interest to nearly 1,000,000 American men. Fifty-four years ago—on Feb. 16, 1868—a little group of 14 men sat in a stuffy room in New York city. Twice they voted on a matter they had been debating for weeks. On the second ballot, the now almost forgotten fraternal order of the "Jolly Corks" was disbanded. And the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was born. The first membership report in the archives of the Elks is dated Dec. 27, 1868. New York lodge No. 1, the Mother Lodge of the Order, was then its only lodge. There were 76 members on the rolls. The 54th anniversary of the order's birth shows a membership of more than $18,000 Elks in more than 1400 lodges that dot the United States of America. At Anchorage, Alaska, the farthest north Elk lodge stands amid almost polar ice and snow. Elk lodges rise at Brownsville, Texas, and Key West. Florida — farthest southern points of the continental United States. Our Canal Zone has its lodge at Batboa Heights. Our island possessions are starred with Elk lodges at Manila in the Philippines, at Honolulu and Hilo in Hawaii, at Guam, and at San Juan in Porto Rico. And the Elks of America are working to initiate their millennial member by that is today America's greatest fraternal order? He was a strolling English actor! He never lived to know how well he and his little group of brother-actors had bullied. His body rests today in Mount Hope cemetery, Bogton, Mass., beneath a great granite boulder bearing a bronze plate with the inscription: "Charles Algernon Sidney Vivian. Founder of the Order of Elks. Died March 20, 1880. Aged 34 years. A lover of his kind, who founded a great Order and in so doing wrought much good." Vivian, who was the presiding "Jolly Cork" at the momentous meeting in 1868 when the 14 men voted to organize under the name of "Elks." died in Leadville, Colorado, after a life of theatrical vicissitudes that ranged from touring in affluence at the head of his own company to being stranded penniless in Denver. There in Leadville his body rested, his grave marked only by a weather-stained pine board on which an inscription was soratched with some sharp instrument, until on April 28, 1889, Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. Elks, exhumed the body, took it to Boston, and buried it there with splendid ceremonial. Only in Elkdom's archives and the memories of the few surviving "old-timera" is the history of the Jolly Corks held intact. And only one At Weber's Stationery Specials Efficiency Desk Folios Containers for Incoming Mail, Letters for Dictations, To Sign, To File, beside two pockets that can be marked according to each individual idea. Regular value $3.50. Sale price.....$2.85 Composition Books, Size 6¼ x 8¾ Spelling Blanks Pencils, good grade with rubber erasers, per dozen 30c Attack on California Cooperative Assns. Th. Chicago Livestock Exchange Has Bad Dreams The attention of the California Farm Bureau Federation has been called to an article appearing in the October issue of Current Livestock Exvents as issued by the Chicago Livestock Exchange. This article in almost every detail makes effort to break down the cooperative organization of the farmer. It deals especially with statements which try to disprove the successful operation of California Cooperative Associations. The attack is spread over all our cooperative organizations including some of the strongest in the state. It accuses the management of our organizations with deception, incompetency, and the dissipation of growers' money. It warns the livestock growers of the Middle West who might be deceived by similar exploits. In refutation of the attack on our industry by the Chicago Livestock Exchange, the California Farm Bureau advised the farmers of the Middle West that literally the only crops successfully marketed this year in California are those handled by co-operative associations. At no time in the history of our state has cooperative marketing been more vitally useful to the grower than during 1921. Without our co-operative associations, our growers, like those of the East, would remain at the mercy of the speculator, and would continue to be robbed by parasitic institutions such as too often are entrenched around Chicago. The California grower has learned many lessons in the economics of marketing his products and will continue to successfully demonstrate the superiority of the farmers' cooperative distribution program. Our message to eastern farmers is to go forward undisturbed and loyally stand by your industry. 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Standing feature will DeMillie's wonderful piece, "Saturday created such a furor theater, Los Angeles, is one of the most ever filmed, and prove a sensation on the same program added features of vaudeville such as are one bill compose the way, of musical comedy fame has a collection of southern stories and songs that are most entertaining. "The Cheerful Liar" is a clever condensation of the farce, "Mrs. Temple's Telegram." The vaudeville version of this play contains all the laughs of the two hour play. This playlet is unusually well acted by a very capable company of artists. Otesco, the genius of the violin, received his musical education abroad and has played in some of the largest theatres both in this country and in Europe. His selections will please all who hear him. On the screen, in addition to the five acts of vaudeville will be seen the feature photo-play, "The Parish Priest," in which William Desmond is starred. 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