oc-plain-dealer 1923-01-06

DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR ILLITERACY A STIGMA UPON READERS Not with a single stroke, but painfully and slow, The sculptor fashioneth the human face; E'en the rough cast takes many a careful blow, Ten thousand chisel-points its finished grace. —George Bancroft Griffith. One good deed done is worth more than any number of good deeds planned but never performed, To be optimistic in reasonable measure is the wiser course, besides making everybody concerned feel better. It should be the delight of everyone to try to make it a happy New Year for all within whom they come into contact. Prosecution of World War frauds should not be perfunctory. Every case in which the evidence of guilt is sufficient to warrant proceedings, prosecution should be pushed with vigor. Shakespeare's works are an unfailing fountain of cultural inspiration. One should not let a week pass without reading at least a few lines, if not several pages, of the works of the immortal bard. California holds favor because it does not disappoint. It is up to claims made for it. It is up to expectations of those who come here—indeed, in numerous instances, it immediately exceeds expectations of newcomers. The New Year's resolution is much maligned, and oftentimes is scoffed at when it should be respected. A great many resolves aiming at individual betterment, made on the first of January, are kept with religious scrupulousness throughout the year. Too many foreigners come into this country with lip protestations of loyalty to the United States, its so-called institutions, who at AMERICA The starting prevalence of illiteracy in this country should send the scarlet streaks of shame across the cheeks of every true American. For this noxious, stagnant pool of ignorance should not exist and would not be if all the people were fully alive to their opportunities and their obligations. Six million illiterate adults—one person of every seventeen in the United States, an illiterate—this is a reproach to any civilized nation! The nations of western and northern Europe have a much lower percentage of illiteracy in their respective populations than has the United States. There should be a healthy, friendly, but resolute rivalry on the part of the United States with the countries which are foremost in general intelligence. This country, which excels in so many great and good things, is lamentably behind in this. And this Nation proclaims its pride too, in its high rate of intelligence! A great tidal wave of determination to ride the country of extreme ignorance should sweep the land. There should be leadership by all the educational organizations and forces; and there should be co-operation by every patriotic and civic organization, to carry the torch of intelligence to the benighted who, in this twentieth century, in this country, are under the eclipse of deplorable ignorance. The man richest in money may be the poorest in spirit. The man poorest in money may be richest in spirit. President Harding has held his cabinet intact a long time. Numerous cabinet changes have marked the experience of presidents of recent years. Mr. Harding has had fewer changes during the nearly two years he has been in the presidency, than either Colonel Roosevelt or Mr. Wilson had, in the same length of time, while they were in the White House. The New Year’s resolution is much maligned and oftentimes is scoffed at when it should be respected. A great many resolves aiming at individual betterment, made on the first of January, are kept with religious scrupulousness throughout the year. Too many foreigners come into this country with lip protestations of loyalty to the United States, its government and institutions, who, at heart, are disloyal to America. The process of Americanization of allens should begin and end with their hearts. No nation lives unto itself. No civilized people can be isolated today. Modern life is so constituted that there must be continuity of interests among all countries and peoples. It is highly important, therefore, that all civilized countries and peoples be devoted to the cause of just peace. Every class and interest in the country should work together to obviate serious industrial troubles this year. Co-operation, conciliation and a spirit of fairness should dominate industrial affairs, so that work may proceed uninterruptedly and prosperously, to the material benefit of labor and capital, as well as the public. GET EVERYTHING ON THE AIR If you are going to install a radio set get one that is practical—Not one that will cause you to make apologies everytime your neighbors call to “Listen In.” Bevillard sells the best there is. Willard Service Station Anaheim Ignition Depot Oldest Automotive Electrical House in Anaheim Established 1912 218 So.. Los Angeles St. Anaheim Phone 489 ANNOUNCING Exclusive Agency for Anaheim for Dayton Tires & Tubes “Thorobreds” for Dayton Tires & Tubes "Thorobreds" Cord—10,000 Miles Fabric—7,500 Miles Our Tire Prices to Advance Soon Many concerns have already advanced their prices but we Have Not Raised Our Prices Yet. Hartford—Goodyear—Dayton Tires and Tubes NENNO & BOCK EVERYTHING FOR THE AUTO 145 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 464 Anaheim DEALER Except Sunday MISTER, Editor EDITORIAL GMA UPON A ence of illitertion would send the race across the American. For pool of ignornation would not are fully alive and their oblic adults—one in in the Unistate—this is a nation! The and northern power percentir respective the United be a healthy, vivialry on the sites with the most in genhis country, may great and bly behind in proclaims its state of intellition of determinaty of extreme up the land, ship by all the and forces; operation by vic organization of intellition who, in this this country, of deplorable money may be the man poorhest in spirit. has held his name. Numerous marked the exs of recent had fewer early two years residency, than to or Mr. Willength of time. White House. TOWN IN REVIEW Evan Burrows Fontaine is accused by an eastern judge of fraud for having concealed certain facts concerning her wedding. This surprises us. When Evan danced here in her beads she impressed us as one of the very last girls in the world liable to conceal anything. TRY IT Headline: "Club Women Hiss Name of Harding." ("Harding!" she hissed.) The ex-kaiser's dentist is dead. We hope he叼es another one, PARAGRAPHS ("3y Robert Quillen") Still, oil and water mix about as well as oil and nitrulism. The Turks won't enjoy hell much. There are no Christian minorities there. In case of argument, one man cusses louder and the other is in the right. Progress is just a slow business of finding men who have no respect for precedent. If the brain doesn't entirely fill the skull, all available parking space is used by prejudices. The fool driver watching a fair pedestrian's ankle should remember the warning, "Dangerous curve ahead." NEW YORK, Jan. 6. It is mighty good thing that Manhattan Island is of solid rock. Nothing less would withstand the task that is placed upon it. Every week millions pounds of weight are added to the burden upon its surface, and ordinary ground would surely give way some day. This past year has broken all building records for the city. Furthermore, in the opinion of experts every indication is that 1923 was surpass even this year's figures. The value of building permits issued all parts of the city is expected to exceed $550,000,000 for the year. Here's holiday spirit! Students at the Voltin School for Girls of the city have made a holiday gift $1,500 to the Louvain Memorial Library fund of which President Nicolaas Murray Butler of Columbia University is chairman. The contribution, which was raised by the girl pupils through their own efforts, was in response to a recent appeal made by Dr. Butter to the schools of the city and places the Veltin School at the head of the contributing list. The students also have pledged themselves to a fund of $10,000 for the erection of a little stone school house in devastated France, of which they have already raised $5,000. The model landlord has been found; and he is enough to restore one's faith in the brotherhood of men, even lanlords. J. Harris Jones who owns several apartments uptown not only welcomes children, but builds sandpiles in the court yard to make them happy, and who Christmas comes, dresses up as Santa Claus and comes down from the roof with a present for every child and a plum pudding for every mother. When the tennants are ill, Mrs. Jones care for them until they are well again, Mrs. Jones at once. Evan Burrows Fontaine is accused by an eastern judge of fraud for having concealed certain facts concerning her wedding. This surprises us. When Evan danced here in her beads she impressed us as one of the very last girls in the world liable to conceal anything. TRY IT Headline: "Club Women Hiss Name of Harding." ("Harding!" she hissed.) The ex-kaiser's dentist is dead. We hope he appoints another one, right away. Enough silk stockings were given this year to bring short skirts back, says Tom Sims. "Chicago," says some talker, "will reach fifty million." Yes, and it might become a suburb of Los Angeles. We Mention It Because This Is Tue First Time We've Ever Been "The Only" Something Belated returns from hundreds of newspaper publication centers of the United States show we were the only colunist in the U.S. who didn't end his Dec. 30, 1922, colum with the glad cry, "This is the last colum we'll write THIS YEAR—hurrah!" TEN MILES FROM NOWHERE I saw the anguish on his face. While great and salty tears he shed. "What sorrow can be yours?" I cried. "Alas!" he wept, "muh engine's dead!" So much time and space was used up telling the bootleggers and hooch hounds how to celebrate New Year's nobody thought to instruct the bar-dits. An eastern professor is giving lectures to mothers on how to tell fairy tales. You don't have to teachathers. DANCING SCHOOL Mrs. Maude Putnam Teacher of Ballet, Classical and Character Dancing Classes every Friday in Eagles Bldg. Cor. Lemon and Chestnut 2 to 6 P.M. "A DAYLIGHT RIDE AT NIGHT" if YOU EQUIP YOUR CAR with Brown Reflectors The model landlord has been found; and he is enough to restore one's faith in the brotherhood men, even lankords. J. Harris Jones who owns several apartments uptown not only welcomes children, but builds sandpiles in the court yard to make them happy, and who Christmas comes, dresses up as Santa Claus and comes down from the roof with a present for every child auctioned a plum pudding for every mother. When the tennants are ill, Mrs. and Mrs. Jones care for them until they are well again, Mrs. Jones at once time serving as nurse and cook for a family of five for three weeks. The delightful "Tarkington touches" of character and speeches a bound in "Rose Briar," the new play of Booth Tarkington, in which Billie Burke appears, as pretty and dainty as ever. But there is a surprise to come to us in the play. We never before know that the exceptional author could write songs. And indeed he can, "Friendship," which Mr. Tarkington wrote and Mrs. Burke sings, is as appealing a song as I have heard in a long, long time. Frank Conroy and Allan Dinehan are more than excellent in the role of the two men who try to solve their lives through the medium of Rose Briar, the thoroughly nice cabaret singer, whose niceness is particularly convincing and attractive in the hands of Miss Burke. YOU EQUIP YOUR CAR with Brown Reflectors "The Roadwide Light" A Proven Reflector Approved by all State Motor Vehicle Department. Endorsed and used by Police and Fire Departments of Los Angeles and Most of the Principal Cities of the United States. A Pew Southern California users: Motor Transit Co. Packard Stage Line The United Stages Tanner Taxi service Standard Oil Co. General Petroleum Co. Union Oil Co. And Many Others. 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For North Half of ORANGE COUNTY Further Particulars Address Mr. Baum S. E. Cor. 11th and Flower Sts. Los Angeles The Harvester Company’s Newest Tractor McCormick-Deering 15-30 Smooth-running, long-lived, economical! Years ahead of any tractor heretofore produced! Naturally it remained for the Harvester Company, with long time tractor and farm machine experience and great resources, to bring out the one great epoch-making farm power value. The McCormick-Deering 15-30 stands in a field of its own—the logical choice for the man who wants the best in modern day farm power. Smooth-running, long-lived, economical! Years ahead of any tractor heretofore produced! Naturally it remained for the Harvester Company, with long time tractor and farm machine experience and great resources, to bring out the one great epoch-making farm power value. The McCormick-Deering 15-30 stands in a field of its own—the logical choice for the man who wants the best in modern day farm power. 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