oc-plain-dealer 1922-04-12

DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS Happy were men, if they but understood There is no safety but in doing good. —Fountain. A few outlaws, given their quietus, might discourage banditry. Uncle Sam's economic shoe is not pinching so much as it was. Every able-bodied person should be engaged in doing something useful. The world is not free from serious trouble. But it could be much worse off than it is. That Genoa conference, from present prospects, is more likely to result in a fight than in a frolie. Apropos that big robbery of gems, Mme. Galli-Curci did not need any spectacular advertising. The day of the secret diplomatic plot—the potential breeder of wars—should be ended for all time. Whether or not two can live as cheaply as one, great numbers of young couples are game enough to try it. They are organizing, in Eastern cities to shoot murderous bandits. The dead bandits commit no hold-ups no murders. This much is certain: If Captain Amundsen comes back from the Arctic saying that he crossed the North Pole, everybody will believe him. The government should lose no time in staying the hand of monopolistic greed, whenever and wherever it attempts to seize upon necessities. CORRUPTING OF JURIES GREAT MENACE From Chicago comes word that a juror has confessed that he accepted a bribe of $1000 to vote for the acquittal of certain defendants on trial on criminal charges. Bribing of jurors, or attempted bribery, is reported frequently. And in Los Angeles frequently attempt was made improperly to influence prospective jurors in a celebrated murder case. This is a species of crime that is a public nuisance. It strikes at the very foundations of justice. For if honest, uncorrupted verdicts cannot be had from juries, what hope is there of administering even-handed justice? One juror on a panel, under the present system, can cause a disagreement and thwart the whole legal process. If one member of a jury can be bribed or improperly influenced, the mischief is done. And bribing or illegal influencing of jurors, or any attempt to corrupt a juror, should be punished with extreme severity. Should any juror, or prospective juror, permit himself to be bribed or unduly influenced, he, as well as the bribe-giver, should be punished exemplarily. Besides, the crime should be made disgraceful. The person who is connected with such an offense should be scorned as a conspirer against the very temple of justice and against the purity and stability of American institutions. WASTING SHOULD STOP, IN GOVERNMENT Much attention is being given, at Washington, to the elimination of wastefulness in governmental outlays. The budget system, in the short time since it was adopted, has proven itself to be quite effective. If appropriations committees of the two houses of Congress hold their finance bills down to budget limitations, there will be tremendous savings. Putting governmental affairs on a business-like basis is a stupendous town. A millionailings as a waiter men can't let Violence Do Man gets senator in the THEN-SHE John — Teen punished for do? Teacher — W John — Well arithmetic. Up, Up, Up "My biz-i-n- Said John "That's easy It's flat u GEORG The firm mouth—which tion in picture ton—was large feeths, says P Harvard Medi People who might say this that a firm meation. On the contiguous teeth mouth to its o had the deterr as Lord Corny Men harp on ing. But reason and exhaustive brain on a fall Florida sch found another those fellows Warning Bedtime store being sent out nouncement. Editor Town know where the good: An elderly severe aspect young couple, the merits of began to "list They are organizing in Eastern cities to shoot murderous bandits. The dead bandits commit no hold-ups no murders. This much is certain: If Captain Amundsen comes back from the Arctic saying that he crossed the North Pole, everybody will believe him. The government should lose no time in staying the hand of monopolistic greed, whenever and wherever it attempts to seize upon necessaries predaciously. "All the world needs is to cheer up and get on its toes," says an expert observer. It might be well, however, for some parts of the world to get off the toes of some other parts of it. And now comes the aircraft collision. The disaster in the London and Paris aerial express service is the first of its kind and took its toll of lives. As airships multiply, regulation of aerial service will become necessary. Possibly that supposed plesiosaurian monster said to have been seen down in Patagonia was the goblin that Senate "irreconcilables" profess to fear will get Uncle Sam because he has ratified the Arms Conference treaties. David Lloyd George easily will be the overtowering figure of the Genoa conference. It remains to be demonstrated what good results he can wrest from that motley assemblage. The outlook is dubious. But it never can be foretold with surety what may come from an unpromising situation. WASTING SHOULD STOP, IN GOVERNMENT Much attention is being given, at Washington, to the elimination of wastefulness in governmental outlays. The budget system, in the short time since it was adopted, has proven itself to be quite effective. If appropriations committees of the two houses of Congress hold their finance bills down to budget limitations, there will be tremendous savings. Putting governmental affairs on a business-like basis is a stupendous undertaking. It cannot be accomplished in entirety all at once. There will be lapses by Congress. There will crop up, now and then, "pork barrel" measures. Some of these may be enacted. But it will be of vast benefits to the country to have a good beginning made toward genuine economy and application of business principles in government operations. This should be. It should have been instituted long ago. Government profligacy has become as proverbial as government red tape. Such things as practical economy and good business management in government affairs have been almost the exception, rather than the rule. Taxpayers have the right to expect and to demand that government be administered as economically as are the affairs of a successful private business concern. WISE AND WITTY Getting business is easy; holding it is hard. The vital organs are the heart, lungs, kidneys and pocketbook. Failure is sure if you try to get more out of marriage than there is in it. compare THE lower prices on Fisk Cord Tires are interesting to you because Fisk quality at low prices means more tire value than any other tire can give. Comparison with other tires will show you Fisk are bigger, stronger, and lower priced throughout the range of sizes. There's a Fisk Tire of extra value in every size, for car, truck or speed wagon. 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(Buy Fisk) FISK TIRES Full Line of FISK TIRES Nenno & Bock Everything for the Auto Los Angeles St., Anaheim Phone 464 Town in Review A millionaire has been found working as a waiter in New York. Some men can't let rich enough alone. Violence Doesn't Seem to Be the Proper Method Man gets 10 years for shooting a senator in the arm.—News item. THEN SHE TRIED TO EXPLAIN John — Teacher, can anyone be punished for something they did not do? Teacher — Why, no; of course not. John — Well, I haven't done my arithmetic.—Boy's Magazine. Up, Up, Up—It's Looking Up! "My biz-ness is looking up." Said Johnny Onny Black; "That's easy for my biz to do—It's flat upon its back!" GEORGE'S TEETH The firm, set expression at the mouth—which attracts your attention in pictures of George Washington—was largely due to his false teeth, says Prof. F. A. Beckford of Harvard Medical school. People who jump at conclusions might say this explodes the notion that a firm mouth implies determination. On the contrary, Washington's artificial teeth merely restored his mouth to its original firmness. He had the determination of a bulldog, as Lord Cornwallis found out. Men harp on the powers of reasoning. But reasoning, unless thorough and exhaustive, often sidetracks the brain on a fallacy. Florida scientists claim to have found another lost race. Why don't those fellows leave Bill Bryan alone? Warning—Don't Mix 'Em! Bedtime stories and sermons are being sent out by radio, says an announcement. Editor Town in Review: I don't know where this came from, but it is good: An elderly lady of very prim and severe aspect was seated next a young couple, who were discussing the merits of their motor car. She began to "listen in" to the talk at Charles' Death Solves Allies' Problem That the recent death of Ex-Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary relieved the allies of the problem of keeping up his establishment is illustrated in the following story which was sent out from Paris just before he passed away. PARIS—Should an ex-king go to work? This is the weighty problem, full of fate for various exiled monarchs, being denianced by the Council of Ambassadors at Paris. Recently the council received an urgent telegram from the ex-Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, hero of the flight-to-regain-a-throne story last year. The telegram, dated Funchal, Island of Madiera, said in effect: "Down to my last banknote. When do I get some more and who pays me?" The telegram disclosed a curious situation. The Council of Ambassadors sent King Charles to Madeira, where he is nominally cared for by the Portuguese Government, but the Council of Ambassadors is provided with no funds for paying his salary or maintenance. It is therefore up to the allied governments to decide whether they want to keep up the ex-emperor's income, or whether, by refusing, they automatically reasease him from exile and permit him to go to work. Charles is known to have said to an intimate: "I'm perfectly willing to work for my living and have as a matter of fact been offered an important position with a British bank as expert on Central European affairs. I am also an artist and would like to paint, and I can write books. But while I could paint or write here in Funchal I can't do it with the larder empty and an establishment of 150 people to feed. "If the allies will let me go to London and take that job I'll guarantee not to try and regain my throne." Stories that the ex-Emperor's children have sold the Austrian crown jewels to provide their parents with funds are denied by Charles, who states that these jewels remain in Switzerland, where they were taken after the revolution. Hungary, where the people are said exiled kings of France did not hesitate to go to work. "Louis XVIII and Louis-Phillippe, exiled to England, made their living by teaching French," asserts the Paris newspaper Exelstier. "On the other hand Emperor Pedro, exiled from Brazil, was paid a respectable pension." Among the royal exiles in Europe, King Charles is not the only one who wants to go to work. Another is the Crown Prince of Germany, who ardently desires, he says, to return to Germany and become a bond salesman. To this France retorts that he can sell his bonds in Holland and that if he sets foot over the German frontier he will be rendered liable to arrest and extradition under the Versailles treaty. It is thought a solution of the problem will be found by all the remaining monarchs of Europe clubbing together to prevent poverty overcoming their former colleague. King George is reported to have received affirmative answers to this effect from King Alfonso of Spain, Queen Marie of Rumania, and King Victor of Italy. How Things Originated HOW "BARBECUES" ORIGINATED Par different were the barbeses of the old days from those of the present time. The word "barbecue" comes from the West Indian word "barbacoa," which was the name applied to the fiery furnace or place where the natives tortured and burned their prisoners of war. For that reason it is well to say that the barbecue of today is at least a much more cheerful feast than it was at the time it originated. Today the only being who suffers particularly is the fat ox that furishes the meat for the feast which the guests enjoy. In the old days in the South it was quite a feat of cooking to provide a barbecue. There they suspended the carcass of the ox on a spit over a bed of live coals. The modern barbecue, however, has acquired some of the improvements of the ages, and when you attend one of these feasts nowadays you Warning—Don't Mix 'Em! Bedtime stories and sermons are being sent out by radio, says an announcement. Editor Town in Review: I don't know where this came from, but it is good; An elderly lady of very prim and severe aspect was seated next a young couple, who were discussing the merits of their motor car. She began to "listen in" to the talk at the point where the young man asked of the girl: "What color is your body?" "Oh, mine is pink. What is yours?" "Mine," replied the man, "is brown with wide yellow stripes." This was too much for the old lady. Rising from the table, she exclaimed to her hostess: "I really must be excused. When young people come to asking each other the color of their bodies at a dinner party it is time I left the room." —Contrib. From ignorance our comfort flows; The only wretched are the wise. —Matthew Prior. Did you ever notice that most people are altogether too optimistic about your troubles? MAN IS BORN UNTO TROUBLE Clarence Alexander is having more trouble than anybody. First his potatoes froze, then his water system went out of commission and when he undertook to pump water by hand Jack McGuire's bull came along and drank it faster than Clarence could pump, then he made a wooden pulley to put on his Lizzie to run the pump jack. In boring the holes he put a nice half-inch hole through the bottom of a new half bushel. And so it goes, one darned thing after another. Later: Jim Emms ran over his pup with his Dodge.—South Dandall item in Oakley, Kan., Graphic. Mr. Town in Review: There are quite a number of colds in Anaheim at present and in that connection the following from the "Practical Druggist" seems to be timely: MARY'S LITTLE COLD Mary had a little cold, It started in her head; And everywhere that Mary went That cold was sure to spread. It followed her to school one day, There wasn't any rule. It made the children cough and sneeze To have that cold in school. The teacher tried to drive it out, She tried hard, but—kerchoo-oo! It didn't do a bit of good. For teacher caught it, too. —G. F. H. T. If their faces are their fortune, But while I could paint or write here in Funchal I can't do it with the larder empty and an establishment of 150 people to feed. “If the allies will let me go to London and take that job I'll guarantee not to try and regain my throne.” Stories that the ex-Emperor's children have sold the Austrian crown jewels to provide their parents with funds are denied by Charles, who states that these jewels remain in Switzerland, where they were taken after the revolution. Hungary, where the people are said to favor a return of the Emperor, has told the Council of Ambassadors that she cannot pay a cent toward the ex-monarch's pay because the state is practically bankrupt. Austria refuses, stating that the needs of her own people come first. France and Italy are not expected to consent to guarantee an annual payment to the exiled king. Great Britain is now considering the manner. Charles complains that despite the low value of the mark the ex-kaiser's salary has been paid regularly since his exile, while Portugal regularly pays a quarter of his former civil list to ex-King Manuel. On the other hand France points out that Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who died recently at Munich, was paid only a nominal pension despite the fact that he voluntarily abdicated and that his son succeeded him. Furthermore, says France, Napoléon was given by England only the most meager of indemnities during his exile at St. Helena, while other Another Increase Edison SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON crease of $2.00 per share in the printing this attractive stock OVER And everywhere that Mary went That cold was sure to spread. It followed her to school one day, There wasn't any rule. It made the children cough and sneeze To have that cold in school. The teacher tried to drive it out, She tried hard, but—kerchoo-oo! It didn't do a bit of good, For teacher caught it, too. —G. F. H. T. If their faces are their fortune, growled the Office Grouch, I know a lot of girls in this town who belong to the poorhouse. Our last line for today is from the pen of Ambrose Blerce and will be of especial interest to my bachelor friends: "Here's to woman!—ah, that we could fall into her arms without falling into her hands!" WARM 'EM Lord, ketch 'em up, Every growly one. Till they leave the shadders And seek the sun. To bask in it While the minutes roll Till it soaks 'way in And delights their soul. Make 'em feel the sun Warm up their heart, Let 'em see the grass And the blossoms start; Let 'em hear the birds In the ellum tree, And make 'em glad As a man can be. Hold each broken heart In Your hands, Lord, do; Till it's brave and strong An' till joy shines through Its cockles and Warms every sad Old life on earth And makes it glad. J. E. SCHUMACHER CO. Opp. S. P. Depot W. Anaheim Phone 794 HAY AND GRAIN From Farmer to Consumer SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CREASE OF $2.00 PER SHARE IN THE PRINTING THIS ATTRACTIVE STOCK OVER New Price: $10.00 It has been interesting to note the growing past several years, a growth consistent utility. EDISON CAPITAL STOCK, paid dividends for the past new price will yield the increase Over 7.9 pct. For further information, inquiries may be directed to: 4th Floor, Edison 306 West Third Street Los Angeles, Cali Comments of the Press What Editors Are Saying WOMEN GOOD LISTENERS New York Daily News Blaming the tired business man because he will not listen to the higher lure of life and letters, has long been a common practice. Now, however, a novel view, that may well delight the tired business man, is advanced by Mrs. Mary Austin in a current magazine. Most of the perils of the uplift movement, according to this active feminist, are due to the multitude of ardent women who listen not wisely but too well. As Mrs. Austin sees it, women are good listeners, but bad audiences. A good audience must contain a certain amount of resistance, a suspicion of latent eggs and cabbages, to put the speaker on his mettle. False prophets thrive on the indulgent applause of "the feminine claque." If the speaker, however, is prominent enough to attract a few men he must put up or shut up. A mere sprinkling of tired business men in any audience serves as a wet blanket on the empty aesthetic. When women have been free a little longer no doubt they will become worse listeners and better audiences, adopting the same "show me" attitude toward men that they use toward one another. You always find men keener to get more wages than to do more work. INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATION Berkeley, (Cal.) Gazette In considering the reasons for or against the establishment of a federal department of educational opportunities in the states of the Union, Edward A. Ross, in his book, "The Principles of Sociology," gives a few of these. The "school year" varies from four months in some communities to ten months in others. Does anyone think it possible for pupils under the four-months regime to receive the same training and help as pupils in a ten-months school? In one state four-fifths of the teachers have only an elementary school education. In other states all must be at least normal or high school graduates. In 1916 California teachers were paid nearly three times as much as teachers in Mississippi. During that year the state at the head of the list spent nine times as much money on its average child as did the state at the bottom of the list. These things certainly do not indicate equality of opportunity in the Nation's public schools. They call for federal help or state cooperation for uniformity in high standards. The only time it pays to quarrel is tomorrow. Remember the Folks on Easter A Nice Box of Candy or a Neat Bottle of Perfume. 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