oc-plain-dealer 1922-08-01

AGE FOUR 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. $3; six months $1.75 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Cal., as second-class matter DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS Life is made up of contrasts. In all things they vividly affect us, and are made to supply much, both of our happiness and wholesome discipline. Skincess imparts an exquisite sensatio in returning health, which the untimely robit cannot know, sorrow lives birth to a joy only the affliction can taste; and long fear and anxious suspense end in a rapture, the loath of hope, which makes almost think God had been grievous only to make us happy...U. A. Baul. ThGolden Rule should rule in industry. The are four very dead letters in the arraige rumal "o-b-e-y." Use is not sound, convincing argument in politics this year or any other year. There is such a thing as being posed of millions in money, and yet morally bankrupt. Here is a reckless speeding over golden streets of Heaven, it may be assumed. For if there were it did not be Heaven. Labor and capital have no moral intent to evade their relentless, harm-mattle over the prostrate interests the public. Contests for office should not be bitter matches in vituperation opposing candidates and their motu. Such things bescudle and just the thoughtful voter. The car, plate and the party with good rename and with sound principals municipally argue. END OF RAIL STRIKE NEAR, IS PROSPECT News dispatches today give lively hope that the strike of railway shopmen will be ended soon, thanks to the vigorous but tactful interposition of President Harding. The terms seem to indicate that an equitable basis has been found for inducing the strikers to return to work and for persuading the railroad executives to make concessions and bring about peace and normal conditions again in transportation, hailed with great satisfaction throughout the land, insmuch as business, industry and ordinary intercourse of the people are being disturbed hurtfully. Settlement of the coal strike probably is near also, although plans and terms are not quite so definite as in the strike of railway shopmen. Confident predictions are made, however, that miners and operators will find a basis for agreement soon. Once these two great strikes are settled, the country should proceed uninterruptedly toward economic recovery and prosperity. EVERY BUSINESS BUT BOOTLEGGING "Of fantastic conceptions of government, the Water and Power Constitutional Amendment, which comes before voters at the November election is unique," says Senator Lyman N. King, author of the Kings Tax Law, in an editorial in his paper, The Redlands Facts, of July 14th. "It embodies a wholesale plan for the absorption of so many lines of private business by the state that it is worthy to take place with legislation of the French revolutionary period, or the edicts of Soviet Russia. From this comprehensive scheme for socializing our individual affairs, how many of us would escape? There is water, which is the prime necessity of life everywhere and particularly so in Miss Tawney Apple handled revolver, but Th' leader o' any ent never be a feller will lose. Town in R One news item that e us any is that garlic cents wholesale. VITAL STATIS Local laundries repeat people are eating more ceter than ever before. WUFF! WUFF Tragedian (grandly played before the crowd Europe! Alfred Cross — Poofed before the bobbed formia. A NICE DISTING N. Y News. John cabin was a mass of fl labor and capital have no moral intention to wage their relentless, harmbattle over the prostrate interests the public. contests for office should not be bitter matches in vitupeeration opposing candidates and their nuts. Such things besuddle and just the thoughtful voter. the capitale and the party with God realise and with sound princiand, unvitupeerative argution by appeal favorably to the regenerate this year. impressive rides who, in the market with God promised to "obey" entire connoisseur so with consistent significance stand up. What! Is tending the standing? church next? suit of the it Clarkson. Lists in Europe are only overcharged, according to rehafinances of that A jolly goodrassed continent. by the members for Thursday there will be good will meet. Effect that all the Each member settled and that invite her to his transportation are reother cournal everywhere. What is banks are flourishing. Flows are increasing rapidly and gain in volume of There is much prosperity in state, and the healthy tone of reflections this. Professional rattling of sapies, in utter disregard of of the World War, yet memory of mankind. Talk preparations for warfare in countenancing in any world today. OMMENTS OF THE PRESS WHAT EDITORS ARE SAYING DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? a Francisco Chronicle meet doth thus our Caesar grown so great? —Shakespeare. In and women in this be that we as a people ring contempt for law air discrimination and in the enforcement. Developing a class of cititake a petish of special being conditions "pull," "favor," "exemplificaunity" and "influence" potential words in our The menace meets the investigator who would uncover graft. "Do you know who I am?" The sales girl is cowed by the words. "Do you know who I am?" The street car conductor is intimidated by the speech. "Do you know who I am?" The worker is put in his place by fear of losing his job. "Do you know who I am?" The hotel clerk must truckle before the portentous words. "Do you know who I am?" The Judge about to pass sentence hesitates. before voters at the November election is unique," says Senator Lyman N. King, author of the Kings Tax Law. In an editorial in his paper, The Redlands Facts, of July 14th. "It embodies a wholesale plan for the absorption of so many lines of private business by the state that it is worthy to take place with legislation of the French revolutionary period, or the edicts of Soviet Russia. From this comprehensive scheme for socializing our individual affairs, how many of us would escape? There is water, which is the prime necessity of life everywhere and particularly so in California, where crops grow in response to irrigation. All of the privately owned co-operative irrigation companies which have redeemed productive areas from the desert would be subject to condemnation by the state. "Then comes the electric business which is very largely owned by the patrons who consume the electricity, and after them the net of the bill widens and scoops the rest of us into its mesh. For example, the farmer, the banker, the merchant, the manufacturer and the printer. Why certainly the printer, for do you not remember the Los Angeles Municipal News, the off-spring of the same group of patriots who framed the Water and Power measure. Why, Oh, Why did they not include in the list of enterprises in which they desire the state to engage, that modern prosperous and lucrative occupation—the business of bootlegging?" Mr. Harding is not finding the Presidency to be a sinecure or a bed of roses. Capital and labor, by their own example, are teaching the public to look out for itself in industrial controveries. Neither of them can expect sympathy from the public, when they have no mercy or consideration for the public. MONOTON: Twelve million steeclimbed by George B. Enough to make a city y. But a very small numwith total population. One of the most rememof life is how the vast people are fortunate body. That is the real y, this sense most of us arrich, if not millionaire! Are you guarding wealth as closely as yomoney-wealth? TOM SIMS SA: A village is where partment and the police on the same man. WISE AND Jealousy is a by-breath rather than of love. Just about the time of a bad corn another other foot. A girl no longer reriod in life when she long dresses. In the attainment o first lesson is to learn take before you make The sales girl is cowed by the words. "Do you know who I am?" The street car conductor is intimidated by the speech. "Do you know who I am?" The worker is put in his place by fear of losing his job. "Do you know who I am?" The hotel clerk must truckle before the portentous words. "Do you know who I am?" The Judge about to pass sentence hesitates. So on down the line. "Do you know who I am?" Yes, we know who you are. You are a politician, a labor leader, an employer, a public official, a banker, a big business man, a prominent club woman, a deputy sheriff, a prohibition enforcement agent, an automobile owner, a rich man, a rich man's son, a prize fighter or possibly a bartender. Or if you are not you have some relative or close friend who is. "Do you know who I am?" Yes, we know, but we also know that whoever you are, or whatever you are, you stand on an absolute equality with us before the law. Let's enforce the law without fear or favor. John J. McFadden OF ANAHEIM CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF ORANGE COUNTY 9.1922 NEW YORK, July 31.—If a person wants to learn how to be joyous though jobless, he must find a way of being invited in some evening between midnight and two a.m., to the workshop of Leon Vart, in West Forty-sixth street. It is the intimate gathering place of all the Russian artists—dancers, actors, singers and all the rest—who are in Manhattan right now, the center of the most spontaneous gayety in this big town. The successful people of Chauve Souris, who came here as an experiment and find themselves the toast of the town, the singers from the Russian Opera Troupe, now singing at the Second Avenue Theatre, some of the Russians from the Metropolitan—they all gather there to amuse themselves and each other, and with them—just as amusing, just as light of heart so far as one can see, are those who have fled the new region in their country and are waiting and searching for some kind of work to earn their daily bread. Anyone who has acquired an idea that Russian art means gloom ought to be allowed an ear at Leon Vart's keyhole any night. A competition for a piece of sculpture symbolizing "Co-operation" will shortly be announced by the Hotel Commonwealth, now under construction. The management and architects have stated that art, and American art, at that is to direct the finishing and furnishing of the hotel interior, and that it is to be a radical departure from the gilf and gaudiness of the old established hotel plan of decoration. The figure or group donating the spirit of co-operation, under which the hotel is built, will have the dominant place in the big, ground floor lounge. The competition will be open to every sculptor in the country and a considerable prize will be awarded as well as the purchase of the work. The Commonwealth is co-operatively built and owned by several thousand shareholders. Several months ago various California cities were visited for longer or shorter periods of time by a man who carried heavy advertising in the public press and who gained much space in the news columns by his activities. He exhibited an imposing (though false) array of scientific degrees and titles and a personal history of alleged extraordinary ability, success and usefulness. Furthermore, he immediately took a conspicuous position in every local movement of community interest and he was most vociferous in naming great sums of money which he would pledge to such purposes. He also told about great personal sacrifices which he was going to make for the good of the worthy cause. After this man had been in our vicinity about two weeks it became evident that he was attracting a good deal of attention and that he was getting a considerable following. He had been giving heavily advertised "free lectures" in conspicuous audience rooms and he had used these lectures as traps or decoys through which to organize so-called "classes" at highly renumerative charges. Psychology was advertised as his specialty but in actual performance he roamed far afield through (or rather around) the realms of science and religion, playing strongly on local interests and prejudices to cover his glaring ignorance. Although not enough interested to go alone to hear him I did finally attend a meeting at which a standard admission was charged. This meeting was held in a fairly large theater and I went at the invitation of a well known scientist who wished to study the situation at first hand. We secured seats at one side where we could have a good view of the audience which consisted of about nine hundred people of well to do and intelligent appearance. A box party included a former federal official of international fame. The lecturer had books and pamphlets conspicuously on sale in the corridor and the audience was also thoroughly canvassed by agents before the speaking began. The meeting was opened and conducted in a semi-religious way with hardly any durability terrestrial ence. Mof me as half hour ence ww From my large number for near able while the spee seemed others. tive atta t this seemed self asses the large foolish same in more time I ing my see i as his Hence intelligent certain favorable Near speaker find ww endure He gave it which leited ad enterprise crease o He ever for a s such ench the show few day our vie uh one of n paper ad ord and In Was near the occasion station of him when ww carried do Edg people are eating more eggs this summer than ever before. WUFF! WUFF! Tragedian (grandly) — I have played before the crowned heads of Europe! Alfred Cross — Poof! I have played before the bobbed heads of California. A NICE DISTINCTION N. Y News. John McCormack's cabin was a mass of flowers sent by members of his profession and friends. RAY FOR US! Eskimo women in the vicinity of Hudson bay tattoo their faces. The savages! Our flappers merely paint their cheeks, pull out their eyebrows and cut off their hair. YOUR WEALTH Only 445,885 deaf and dumb Americans, reports the Census Bureau. Enough to make a city of importance. But a very small number, compared with total population. One of the most remarkable things of life is how the vast majority of people are fortunate in health and body. That is the real wealth, and in this sense most of us are comfortably rich, if not millionaires. Are you guarding your health-wealth as closely as you guard your money-wealth? MONOTONY Twelve million steps have been climbed by George B. Herrick. He is the night watchman at the Continental Mills, in Lewiston, Mass. For 25 years he has climbed steps and "rung in" clocks. Think of Gecrge when your job seems monotonous. We are all in much the same boat. TOM SIMS SAYS: A village is where the fire department and the police department use the same man. WISE AND WITTY Jealousy is a by-product of lust rather than of love. Just about the time you get rid of a bad corn, another starts on the other foot. A girl no longer reaches the period in life when she can put on long dresses. In the attainment of wisdom, the first lesson is to learn to see a mistake before you make it. Jealousy is a by-product of lust rather than of love. Just about the time you get rid of a bad corn another starts on the other foot. A girl no longer reaches the period in life when she can put on long dresses. In the attainment of wisdom, the first lesson is to learn to see a mistake before you make it. The dividing line between leisure and laziness is about as narrow as that between two bits and a quarter. People can seldom agree on who is the best doctor in town. Cats and bad reputations are mighty hard to get rid of. Poor relatives coming from a long distance are sure to make long visits. The laws of Congress can never alter nor repeal the laws of Nature. It is a part of human nature to put the most faith in things that nobody fully understands. Typewriters The R. A. Tiernan Typewriter Co. wishes to announce to typewriter users that they can now purchase or rent all makes of machines locally, from Mr. E. D. Abrams, West Center Street. Abrams Book Store 116 W. Center, Anaheim TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1922 STOPS BALL HOME TO WITNESS FIGHT KINGSTON, N. O. July 31. pire Rube Brandon, veteran baseball player, held up a game between the Kinston Bandits and New Bern club of the Eastern Carolina league three minutes so the fans could witness a fight. Two bleachers stood up to settle a personal difference. Brandon, who had just given the word to play ball, called time. The affray was over when the police arrived. The obliging Brandon yelled to the players "get busy!" hardly have found the situation endurable if I had not become really interested in the attitude of the audience. My companion took advantage of me and went to sleep in the first half hour, but as a whole the audience was both quiet and attentive. From my vantage point I could see large numbers of people who listened for nearly two hours without a noticeable wiggle or shift of eyes away from the speaker. The famous statesman seemed as attentive as most of the others. In accounting for the receptive attitude and apparent credulity of this well appearing audience it seemed to me that the brazenness or self assurance of the speaker played the largest part. The most absurd and foolish statements were made with the same intense asseveration as those more worthy of belief. Time after time I found myself rapidly reviewing my own knowledge of the facts to see if I was really so far mistaken as his barefaced statements implied. Hence I could easily understand how intelligent people not familiar with certain biological details might be favorably impressed. Near the close of the discourse the speaker began to put out tracers to find whether the community would endure further exploitation by him. He gave especial attention to a project of improvement in a city park for which subscriptions were being solicited and he went so far as to mention a donation of $40,000 to this enterprise if there was a certain increase of enrollment in his "closets." He even had the assurance to ask for a show of hands for increase in such enrollment. Much to my relief the showing of hands was small. A few days later he had evidently left our vicinity as I heard no more about him until a week or two ago when one of my friends showed me a newspaper account of the man's prison record and of his expulsion from cities in Washington and Oregon. At or near the time of his stay here people occasionally visited the Biological station who asked what we thought of him and who became offended when we spoke unfavorably. This particular specimen of quack carried the appelation of "Dr. Orlando Edgar Miller," but that is imma- show one or more of the characteristics of this ex-convict. First, they promise too much, e.g., "sure cure," "cure anything," or control anything. Second, they claim too much, e.g., "never fail," know more than any or all of the great men of earth and so on. Third, they constantly try to confuse their hearers by stirring religious, or political or other prejudice at weak points of their talk. Fourth, they extol personal sacrifice and liberal giving while living at ease and grasping for themselves the gifts of others. Fifth, they profess intense personal interest in local enterprises of prominence although they avoid giving any real assistance. Sixth, they make a great point of free exhibitions which they use as leaders for the collection of high fees for pretended services rndrd. Some one may wonder why honest doctors and dependable scientists do not beat quacks at their own game of advertising. The best reason is that it cannot be done. The most ignorant quack can make up stories of cures and discoveries which the honest man cannot equal, much less surpass. In one of his books on Arctic exploration Stefanson tells of explaining to some Eskimo how an American surgeon had removed a kidnew from a man and left only a small scar to show where the work was done. The Eskimo regarded that as childishly simple because as they said one of their medicine men had removed a man' entire backbone and replaced it with a better one without even leaving a scar. In the telling of wonderful or entrancing tales wisdom cannot compete with folly nor truth with ignorance. station of a well wished to study. We seside where we now of the audition of about nine all to do and inward. A box party federal official of the lecturer had conspicuously and the audition highly canvassed speaking began. dened and congious way with to a political time. Prayer was prominent reises, the outwhich was an instructor in terms stocky, strong old not impress favorable appeare or good platobject had been "Live Forever" that effect. He now and then have been any others so far as concerned. In is nothing but a big talk about less including evevery reverent discussing of the in religion, and deal of praise institutions, climminutes I could This particular specimen of quack carried the appelation of "Dr. Orlando Edgar Miller" but that is immaterial in the general problem of how to protect ourselves against his kind. Fortified by heavy advertising in the public press, sponsored by local men of more or less influence and vigorously defended by numbers of religious people, it is not strange that they so constantly get a following when they have the courage to make a vigorous declaration of some sort and stick to it. In my own opinion we shall never be able to find any complete defense against them. Some of us can never get away from our fascination by the fellow who talk big. Some of us will always yield to and follow the one who patronizingly tells how big fools we are and how safe we can be if we will accept his wisodm. Some of us will always be misled by the man who meets us with a plausible story. And most of us will be fooled now and then by the man who poses as expert in a field about which he knows little or nothing. However, most of the imposters For Excellent Shoe Repairing see "The Rebuilder of Shoes" TITTMAN'S EAST SIDE SHOE SHOP 313 E. 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