oc-plain-dealer 1923-03-22

DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS The man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?—Blaise Pascal. The public should not forget that its own taste is the factor that determines the quality of motion pictures produced. The very best formula for Europe is to forget warring, cultivate the arts of peace and do the day's work in useful production. Several receptive candidates are standing out boldly, in the attitude of "Who's afraid of Presidential Lightning? Not I!" The United States is the greatest nation on earth in the three V's of manufacturing—volume, value and variety. A proud distinction indeed. Legislative bodies should plant horns occasionally in the side of profiteering. The public should be protected against conscienceless greed. One of the paramount questions of the hour is, how well does President Harding play golf? Newspaper correspondents are discreetly silent as to this. It's oh, so easy at this time of the year to pick the pennant winning baseball team of the major and the minor leagues. The sports writers nearly all take a fling at this form of phophesying. Their prophecies are as inevitable as taxes or spring fever. Why not, for a change, have reports from universities about dashes, and high jumps, and other field day achievements in scholarships, as well as in athletics? Who knows who are the best scholars in the leading universities of the United States? Why not stress scholastic attainments, as well as athletic prowess? He has not read a newspaper in DOG RESCUES ITS PLAY FRIEND DOG There surely must be a heaven for dogs! Faithful animals which risk their lives to save human beings or to rescue another of their own kind, surely have a spark of immortality in them. Here is a story carried in news dispatches from New Haven, Conn., which should thrill every admirer of dogs. While running along the edge of thin ice on the Connecticut river a German police dog fell into the water. Several persons saw the animal's peril but none assayed to help. But another dog, which had played with the imperiled animal, went to rescue. Running down the river to the nearest clear water, this brave rescuer waited until the police dog came to the surface of the water, and then rushed to the edge of the ice and dragged the drowning dog out. Surely there must be more than blind instinct in an animal like that. Surely there must be a soul, and reason, and the passion love, as human beings know love. AMERICANS ARE URGED TO EAT WHEAT Farmers of the United States are holding a surplus of 171,000,000 bushels of wheat. Foreign demand for wheat is weakened, because countries abroad which heretofore have been and which normally are buyers of wheat in America in great quantities have not the money or the credit to purchase now. So it is suggested that the American people turn to and eat more wheat, and thus absorb this big surplus. What more natural thing to do than this? Wheat is a paragon for nourishment. Besides being converted into flour and bread, there are food preparations of diverse kinds that can be made from it, all palatable and all nourishing. It is suggested that an "eat more wheat" movement be instituted. Which would be a good thing for the farmers and for the consumers, too. nearly all take a filing at this form of phophesying. Their prophecies are as inevitable as taxes or spring fever. Why not, for a change, have reports from universities about dashes, and high jumps, and other field day achievements in scholarships, as well as in athletics? Who knows who are the best scholars in the leading universities of the United States? Why not stress scholastic attainments, as well as athletic prowess? He has not read a newspaper in two years, is what they say of the professor of English in Columbia University. This is a species of the freakishness and folly which proclaims a man to be unfit for a responsible position in the faculty of a great university. There is no educator in America who can keep well informed as he should be on current events and the drift of sentiment if he does not read newspapers. They have a formula that is quite effective up near Tacoma, in discouraging train robbers. Three bandits who undertook to rob a train and escape were foiled by a grim pose of citizens who quickly armed themselves and bombarded the fleeing desperadoes, wounding and capturing them. A brave, quick witted telephone girl spread the alarm and was instrumental in getting the posse formed in time to prevent escape of the robbers. That's the way to dampen the ardor of bandits. The whole country has experienced much tempestous weather recently. What is to be the scapegoat, chargeable with causing these disturbances of the elements—sunspots, or burning stars, or comets, or what not? Savants disagree as to whether or not these disjointures of the elements are due to influences and forces extraneous to the earth. In time, however, science should progress so that it should be possible to determine with precision the causes of widespread abnormality, causes of widespread abnormality in the weather. UNITED STATES FIRST IN INDUSTRY The United States leads the world in volume aid variety of its manufactured products. It leads in the number of wage earners engaged in manufacturing, in power applied to process of manufacture and in value of products manufactured. The last half century has witnessed a phenomenon in industrial expansion and development in this country. The number of persons at work in manufactories is near 10,000,000. Value of manufactured products runs into the billions. An increasing proportion of the population of the country has been drawn into manufacturing. But the proportion of women and children employed in factories has not increased correspondingly. The evil of child labor should be abated in the United States. Manufacturers who fail would have this blot removed should co-operate with the elements and forces which are arrayed against the employment of children of tender years in factories mills and mines. Another great war in Europe hardly could be financed unless by aid of the United States. No aid should be given by this country to any militaristic movements overseas. By setting itself staunchly against militarism and by refusing to finance luxuccable war measures, the United States can foster the cause of peace. A $10.00 BOOK OF GASOLINE TICKETS Given Away Free We have recently purchased two new service sta- OF GASOLINE TICKETS Given Away Free We have recently purchased two new service stations in Anaheim. One, known as the M. & R. 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I subject the following names: (1) (2) (3) Name Address EDITORIAL PLAY heaven is which their own of immorin news Conn., amirer of the edge court river into the the anil to help, d played went to river to his brave police dog water, fire of the ning dog more than like that, and reas human GED TO states are ,000,000 demand use counre have buy-in great money or Ameriticat more surthing to paragon being there diverse it all, It is wheat" Which farm-oo. Abe Marlin LIQUOR OR YOUR LIFE! TOWN IN REVIEW Girls keeping their eyebrows thin finds it takes a lot of pluck. It is charged that sugar gamblers have been cheating the public and this wasn't very sweet of them. Tom Sims Says—Sad thing about having a wife is when you look for something it has been put away some where. What tickles a man more than getting out his summer suit and finding a dime in the pockets? Slender girls will have their vogue with King Tat's Egyptian styles, Plump girls hope they dig up a fat Eskimo next time. One reason a man raises cain with a waiter about burned toats is he can get that kind at home. Winter resorts are free and easy places, and there is no law to forbid wearing your fur overcoat on the beach. A Congressman says we want immigrants who are intelligent, industrious, and honorable. Also rich and beautiful and pure in heart. Correct this sentence: "Mama dear," cried the small boy in bed, "you forgot to give me my castor oil." Paying for the war might seem less painful if it required wearing uniforms with gold-braid yardage in proportion to the tax paid. Love may "laugh at locksmiths, but we judge by their continued multiplication that it doesn't laugh at other Smiths. Tom Sims says: Perhaps the real reason most musicians need hair- SALARIES OF CONGRESSMEN New York Evening Post Representative Upshaw, introducing a bill to increase house salaries from $7500 to $10,000, shrewdly remarked that it would accomplish little except to subject him to harsh criticism. His Georgia constituents will certainly think $10,000 excessive. It is one of the most time-honored of our republican traditions that we should wax angry over any proposal to increase congressional pay. When the first Congress in 1789 fixed the scale of $6 a day an indignant uproar attested our love of simplicity. Six dollars for sitting on a cushion, with nothing to do but vote!—why, the government was going to cost 900,000 pounds a year! These pampered congressmen would be supporting a theatre with their riches. Henry Clay was just once in his career threatened with defeat in his Ashland district. That was in 1816, when he voted to raise the pay of house members from $6 a day to $1500 a year. Senator-elect Bruce of Maryland tells us in his life of John Randolph, just published; that Randolph wrote vehemently in defense of the same measure. "What man can live here on $5000 a year?" he demanded. "He may breathe on it, but who can keep a family, rent a house, furnish it, and keep an equipage, give and receive entertainments on that annual amount!" The storm over this outrage caused a repeal of the law in 1817, and the pay was made $8 a day. Later the same question gave birth to one of the two crimes of '73. The later crime, the demonetization of silver, was not taken up in earnest till the nineteen. The greater crime, the so-called "salary grab," was assailed so fiercely that the next con- Home is a place where you can scratch when you feel like it. A poet says "love" means more to men than any other word. What about "gimme"? The chief objection to a small town is that it affords so few occasions to dress up. As we understand these dry-wet congressmen, they'd rather feel right than the president. Man is always at his best while trying to live up to his mother's teachings or a fresh shave. The best thing about life is that we are kept in the dark concerning the next number on the program. The dove may build in the cannon's mouth, but she doubtless has too much sense to risk a coal shaft. In England the matrimonial market is rtable again. Lady Grosvenor is preparing to marry a jockey. The pick-pocket masher arrested for being too frisky was at least consistent. He frisked the cop. After all, the best thing about the good old days is that they don't respond to an encore. As spring approaches each year, we always wonder how Noah refrained from using the two fish worms. A woman doesn't think her dinner party a real success unless she feels incapable of getting up next morning. A child born dead has been brought to life after five minutes, so there is hope for the League of Nations. There is a limit to everything except the number of articles a woman can get in the drawers of a sewing machine. You can't expect much of nations that trust God in time of war and won't even trust one another in time of peace. Sorrows roon pass, and winter will be forgiven when again we see a perfect bunt creeping down the first base line. If there is no other way to make Alaska's frozen oil fields available, we might hire a few diplomats to warm things up. Paying for the war might seem less painful if it required wearing uniforms with gold-braid yardage in proportion to the tax paid. Love may laugh at locksmiths, but we judge by their continued multiplication that it doesn't laugh at other Smiths. Tom Sinus says: Perhaps the real reason most musicians need haircuts is they hate to go near the barber shop tenors. Kansas farmer inherited $200,000. A little more money and he would have enough to raise chickens. About 20,000 underwear workers threaten to strike. But summer is coming anyway. German artist says his people are shaving their whiskers, but it may be they were worn off by facing so many crises. TAXES Taxes fuge 14 cents out of each $1 earned in America in 1922 the National Industrial Conference board reports. That's over twice as a percentage as before the war. A terrible burden, of course. It's partly the penalty of war. Now we're beginning to pay for the Liberty bonds. First sign of spring is the arctic regions is when an Eskimo's wife wants a pair of summer car muffs. British earl's new son is named Roderick Dhu, and is too small to do anything about it. J. E. Schumacher Co., for "Everything in real estate." CROSS EYES CORRECTED THIS MUSCULAR DEEECT CORRECED AND STRAIN RELEIVED BY PROPERLY ADJUSTED GLASSES. OR W.R. BLAKELY OPTOMETRIST ANAHEIM CALI. CHALLENGE BUTTER Passes All Tests Hot biscuits are a test of good butter. Spread CHALLENGE on your biscuits and you will be convinced that this is better butter for all uses. CHALLENGE CREAM AND BUTTER ASS'N. Ask your dealer for CHALLENGE BUTTER THURSDAY, MARCH, 22ND, 1923 Subscription Rate—In No. Orange.co. Per Yr. $9; Six Months $1.75 Entered at the Postoffice at Aflacim, Calif., as second class number. PANTOMIME by J. H. Striebel TECHNIQUE MENTS OF THE PRESS OF CONGRESSMEN ORK Evening Post of the most time-honrepublican traditions wid wax angry over any increase congressional the first Congress in the scale of $6 a day an roar attested our love Six dollars for sitshion, with nothing to why, the government cost 900,000 pounds a pampered congressmen reporting a theatre with Henry Clay was just career threatened with Ashland district. That when he voted to buy of house members day to $1500 a year. Bruce of Maryland his life of John Ranbished, that Randolph untly in defense of the e. "What man can $5000 a year?" he decide may breathe on it, keep a family, rent finish it, and keep an e and receive enterthat annual amount?" After this outrage caused the law in 1817, and made $8 a day. Later station gave birth to one times of 73. The later monetization of silver, en up in earnest till The greater crime, "salary grab," was asclely that the next conPlain Dealer. gress hurriedly repealed the increase. It is evident that a salary of $7, 500 would command more in 1916 than in 1922. Yet there are indequacies of pay in our national service far more glaring than those of representatives and senators. We are just taking action to raise salaries in our foreign service. The shabby stipends of $4,500, $5,000, and $6,000 paid to bureau chiefs in the executive departments urgently demand augmentation, and no congress can properly raise its own pay until it attends to these ill-required officers. tordpick--aMtellisalt emf vbgk vbgk v WISE AND WITTY Wholesome thinking is the derrick that lifts the weary load. A grouchy outburst should be subdued with laughter. When peeping through a key hole we generally magnify what we see. The highwayman's word is law with which we comply more readily than with the law of God. The ruin of a nation starts with the low morals of the individuals. HISTORY and PLUMBING N 1843, Philadelphia passed a law prohibiting bathing between November 1st and March 15th. In 1845 Boston made bathing unlawful unless prescribed by a physician. The State of Virginia went them one better in 1845 by imposing a tax of $30 per year on every bath tub. In 1851 President Fillmore installed the first bath tub in the White House. That is History. Not more than thirty years ago New Orleans was a plague ridden City. The deaths from Yellow fever were appalling. The world stood aghast. THE CAUSE WAS LACK OF MODERN PLUMBING. The officials of the National Association of Master Plumbers Not more than thirty years ago New Orleans was a plague ridden City. The deaths from Yellow fever were appalling. The world stood agast. THE CAUSE WAS LACK OF MODERN PLUMBING. The officials of the National Association of Master Plumbers were appealed to. The result was the installation of a modern sewer system and the complete elimination of Yellow fever. THAT IS PROGRESS. The knowledge of such achievements inspires to greater effort the members of the Sanitary Development League. The League is composed of 200 Southern California Plumbers, all high-minded, successful business men! INSTALL MODERN PLUMBING in your home. Select it yourself, direct from a member of the League. SANITARY DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 826 Higgins Building Los Angeles