oc-plain-dealer 1923-06-13

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS When in the pathway of God's will Thou seemest at a stand, Fretting for wings to scale the hill, And tired of foot and hand, At blessed Bethlehem leave thy gloom, And learn divine content; By manger, workshop, cross and tomb, Thy Lord to triumph went. —H. C. G. Moulle. Mob rule is not good rule anywhere, at any time. Oil stock frauds in Texas are being punished exemplarily. That is the way to break up such swindles. Los Angeles is plagued with hideous crimes. There is need of more vigorous law enforcement there. Observance of the law should be the first precept and the guiding principle with each and every good citizen. The number of summer visitors coming to California is large and encouraging. It presages a big influx each summer. President Harding will regret that he cannot stay longer in California. Every Presidential visitor is delighted to come and loathe to leave California. The Panama Canal is a business success, and its financial returns are so generous that the proof of the wisdom of building the great waterway is patent. Protect yourself against oil frauds and swindles of every kind by inquiring keenly into the honesty of securities and the probabilities of returns from them. Building activity persists. The country is not adequately supplied yet, it seems, with housing. The volume of construction seems to be in healthy response to actual demand for more housing. President Harding is a fraternal organization man. He belongs to Protect yourself against oil frauds and swindles of every kind by inquiring keenly into the honesty of securities and the probabilities of returns from them. Building activity persists. The country is not adequately supplied yet, it seems, with housing. The volume of construction seems to be in healthy response to actual demand for more housing. President Harding is a fraternal organization man. He belongs to several and is to join another. President McKinley before him belonged to the Knights of Pythias and other standard secret societies. The political atmosphere is stirring with high winds, blowing in diverse directions.. The political leaders and would-be leaders are busy stirring up the waters. The people are serene and refuse to be stampeded by the activities of the politicians. As the summer vacation approaches, public appreciation of the school teacher and her work should be given. She should be sent to her vacation with the realization that patrons of the schools appreciate the good work that she does in the schoolroom. Insurance is an excellent thing—fire, life, accident, sick benefit. It is a good investment and provides protection that is of great material worth, besides giving the insured the feeling of security which comes only from this provision for indemnification. Stealing of automobiles in Los Angeles is becoming an established business. Owners are charged with being provocatively careless. Cars should be locked. It seems too, that policing is not all that it should be, when an average of fourteen machines daily are stolen in the one city. LIVES SACRIFICED IN TRAFFIC Another week-end and another long roll of traffic tragedies, another long list of mourning relatives and friends. Like some great, devouring monster, traffic as it is conducted today, is exacting such dreadful toll of lives as to constitute one of the gravest perils of the age. This country is losing more lives in traffic than it has lost in the war. Wars continue but a few years. But traffic tragedies persist, year after year. This terrible endangerment cannot be stopped without general action of the most drastic and reformative nature. Public officials and private citizenry must unite in well-directed efforts to check this appalling slaughter. Too often this matter is treated with indifference, or with half-hearted interest by authorities and by the public. If anything on earth should arouse every person of humane instincts to thought and action, it is this ghastly peril which is robbing the country of lives by hundreds every year, and maiming thousands. This menace cannot be removed by mere talk—by indulging in generalities. It must be taken up with red-blooded energy, and must be dealt with vigorously. CRIMINALITY HORRORS IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is cursed at present by a horrible saturnalia of criminality of the foulest form—attacks upon women and girls. Some of these crimes have been of the most hideous type. Small wonder that the blood of outraged citizens is boiling. There has been one resort to mob violence and others are threatened. These, of course, cannot be counteracted. One lawless act does not justify another. It does seem, however, that there is laxity in enforcement of law and in punishment of outbreaking crimes in Los Angeles. The city has not enough policemen. Nor is the quality of a great many on the police force of that city what it should be. Los Angeles should CRIMINALITY HORRORS IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is cursed at present by a horrible saturnalia of criminality of the foulest form—attacks upon women and girls. Some of these crimes have been of the most hideous type. Small wonder that the blood of outraged citizens is boiling. There has been one resort to mob violence and others are threatened. These, of course, cannot be counteracted. One lawless act does not justify another. It does seem, however, that there is laxity in enforcement of law and in punishment of outbreaking crimes in Los Angeles. The city has not enough policemen. Nor is the quality of a great many on the police force of that city what it should be. Los Angeles should have a shaking up in that respect. There should be augmentation of the number of patrolmen. Salaries should be made sufficiently attractive to induce the better class of men to join the force. Then the most vigorous action in enforcing law should be demanded. It should be possible to apprehend more of the brutal criminals who are perpetrating these monstrous offenses against law and decency. There is no punishment too severe for men who violate womanhood. HASTEN CONSTRUCTION OF COLORADO DAM Hastening of construction of a dam in the Colorado River as planned and projected by the Colorado River Commission was favored at the meeting of the League of the Southwest meeting in Santa Barbara. Forces and influences are at work actively to promote the building of this dam and the establishing of an enterprise in conservatism and development which will be of immeasurable material benefit to the South-west in particular and to the country in general. There should be haste in initiating this stupendous project. It is to be in some respects the greatest enterprise of the kind in the world. The engineering problems are formidable. It will require many years, at best, to complete this colossal work. The sooner it is begun the better. Every legitimate influence in this state should be used to foster an early beginning of this monumentous project. PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS FIRST MADE President Harding has visited Delaware and made a tour of that state. Strangely enough, this is the first Presidential visit made to that commonwealth since it came into the Union. And Delaware, by the way, was the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution. It would be impracticable, of course, for every President to lay down the hard and fast rule to visit each and every state in the Union. No President will do this while he holds the highest office in land. Increase of duties and responsibilities appertaining to the agency makes it a greater strain upon the President and deprives spare time for traveling about the country. It is wholesome, to have Presidential visits to different sections with more or fewer people. The people like to see their chief magistrate and the governor by mingling with the people. Delmonico's well-known establishment in New York over. Among those Prince Louis Napoleon Vanderbilt, Wanda Henderson, and coming right self in 1917. We have the old place going RES Sunday publisher THE ORANGE COUNTY Plan Dealer WEL Subscript Entered a UNEMPLOYED HARVEST HANDS "TUNE IN" ON "KANSAS!" 30,000 MEN WANTED TO HELP HARVEST THE KANSAS BUMPER WHEAT CROP - HELP!!! BROADCASTING RADIO PARI (By) Age: The books are Every fe buding gen attempts g It is ch than cigar ing a friend A man however, j as a sound Anothertain pen fro is to leave When so day of oppo that jails ar People w can't come in ing a cat. Correct th and gracef "while eating" There is ing nobody with it wit torney. This "Re colleges for more serlo ments. Patriotism makes it dis fist until the sented. Genius ha ful phrases NEW YORK LETTER (Lucy deanne Price) NEW YORK, June 13.—Fro the first time in the history of the city, we have two companies performing the same theatrical production in the city at one time. "Blossom Time," which has just celebrated its 550th performance is being given at the Schubert and Forty-fourth street theatres, and occasionally the companies switch theatres just to give everybody a chance. It was to all appearances the covered cage of a canary and the subway passengers were sympathizing with the poor little thing, stifling on the hot train. Just move the Ninety-sixth street station, the train came to a sudden halt. Passengers became uneasy at the delay as the minutes went by and all was silent. "I wonder if that poor canary isn't frightened?" a woman said. As the words died on her lips, there issued from the cage the rancous voice of a parrot, exclaiming: "What the hell? Let's go!" And the train started. Literal-mindedness is often embarrassing, particularly, it seems, in one's creditors. Down on Sullivan street the other day, neighbors were horrified to see a rosette of crepe on the door of one of their long-established residents. His next door neighbor rang the bell to express sympathy. The owner came to the door. "Your family"—the neighbor stuttered. "Who is dead?" "Dead?" the householder shouted, and then saw the crepe. "What—who's that for? Who did that? No one here is dead." Just then a smiling man turned the corner. "What? You alive?" he exclaimed. "Why I hung that crepe on your door bright and early this morning out of respect for your demise. You see," he continued, "that if you were alive you'd pay me that $53 before the first of June, and this is the sixth. So I was sure you had passed on." ABE MARTIN Th' cost o' Drain' has gone up 57 per cent, but that don't make it anywhere near what it's worth. Whoever wrote th' latest book on etiquette forgot t' tell us how t' act when we're introduced t' somebuddy, that says, "Well, well, I'm glad t' meet you. I used t' know your wife." COMMENTS OF THE PRESS EDITORS ARE SAYING NATURE AS PRESS AGENT San Francisco Journal COMMENTS OF THE PRESS EDITORS ARE SAYING NATURE AS PRESS AGENT San Francisco Journal This is the time of year during which California has recruited a large part of her population, and the reason is plain. It has been greeting the eye in the front-page headlines of newspapers throughout the country during the past few days. At the Shriners' convention in Washington, 350 persons have been prostrated by head. Many more have been stricken in Ohio and Illinois. Lightning has caused havoc in Kansas, and a ruinous hurricane has swept through the northern counties of Texas. The suffering inhabitants of the East and Middle West are in a frame of mind very receptive to the cool and alluring music of Californians, Inc. Nature representing the case for California with vorewhelming force, and the highways and railroads that lead into this temperate Elysium will soon be freighted to full capacity with Westward fugitives. There are certain propositions as certain of fulfillment as the ordinary laws of nature, and one of them is the ascendancy of this state in wealth and population over most other regions of the earth. Emerson speaks of the world beating a path to the door of the obscure cobbler who makes shoes a little better than anyone else. Much wider and straighter highways will be blazed to the region where the climate and conditions of life are a little more attractive than anywhere else, and that region, according to Irvine Cobb and other travelers who ought to know, is California. We are as assured of this increase as if we possessed the only dependable supply of water in a desert waste. The only difference is in the time that may be required to attract a full complement of settlers, and this is entirely a question of effective advertising. We have no cause to be gratified at the misfortunes of other states, but we would be foolish not to give California some concentrated publicity during the present season when every other factor is tipping the balance of population in our direction. A FAMOUS PLACE Delmonico's well-known New York restaurant just closed was established in 1827 and its cuisine was famous the world over. Among those who have et there have been: Prince Louis Napolean, Charlie Dickens, Boss Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ward McAllister. And coming right down to date we eat or et there once ourselves in 1917. We had hoped that this association might keep the old place going indefinitely. WEDNESDAY, JUNE THIRTEENTH 1923 Subscription Rate—In No. Orange co. Per Yr. $3; 6 Months, $1.75 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., as 2nd class matter. PARAGRAPHS (By Robert Quillen) Age: The conviction that all new books are punk. Every fellow to his job. Many a buding genius falls down when he attempts graft. It is cheaper to smoke cigarettes than cigars. You don't mind asking a friend for a cigarette. A man isn't Presidential timber however, just because he qualifies as a sounding board. Another good way to keep a fountain pen from leaking in your pocket is to leave it on your desk. When some men complain that the day of opportunity is past they mean that jails are more plentiful. People who hold that the dead can't come back never tried drowning a cat. Correct this sentence: "How dainty and graceful you look," said he, "while eating corn on the cob." There is one nice thing about being nobody. You can't get away with it without consulting your attorney. This "Red propaganda" found in colleges for girls may be nothing more serious than rouge advertisements. Patriotism is the quality that makes it dishonorable to be a pacifist until the fiddler's bill is presented. Genius has given us many wonderful phrases and beautiful thoughts. POEMS THAT LIVE THE TIGER Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forest of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire And what shoulder and what art Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And, when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand and what dread feet? What the hammer? What the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? What dread grasp? Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile His work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee? Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? —William Blake. "while eating corn on the cob." There is one nice thing about being nobody. You can't get away with it without consulting your attorney. This "Red propaganda" found in colleges for girls may be nothing more serious than rouge advertisements. Patriotism is the quality that makes it dishonorable to be a pacifist until the fiddler's bill is presented. Genius has given us many wonderful phrases and beautiful thoughts; but nothing more satisfying than "Attaboy." Something should be done to protect us from poison-pen letters that begin by saying the account is long overdue. This vacuum sweeper idea isn't entirely new. As we remember it, the fashioned hired girl was a vacuum from the cars up. An artist says an impressive painting can be bought for $100. For that matter, a framed $100 bill would be impressive. Natives of India object to the tax on salt. They need a lot of salt to take with the promises of eventual independence. These are decadent times. Babe Ruth is away behind and the McCormicks don't average more than one headline a week. As usual, however, the crops irreparably damaged by late frosts will be marketed at a loss on account of over-production. ANAHEIM BOOK STORE Books and Stationery 228 E. Center St. Phone 386 Anaheim WHY WE SOLD 100 CARS IN 3 MONTHS Because every car is reconditioned and refinished. We represent the condition of the cars just as they are. Your money will buy honest values here. Be one of our many satisfied customers. '23 Durant Sedan ... $1250 '22 Cleveland Sport ... 950 '22 Nash Sport ... 885 '22 Maxwell Tour ... 725 '22 Oakland Road ... 650 '22 Durant Tour ... 650 '21 Dodge Tour ... 600 '21 Buick 48 Coupe ... 1375 '20 Essex Tour ... 575 '19 Hudson Speedster ... 750 Many Others Easy Terms Orange County Certified Motor Car Market C. P. HAMM, Mgr. 203 S. L. A. 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