oc-plain-dealer 1923-06-19

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS The music of the sweetest lay— Scarce has it met the waiting car, When the tored strain has died away, Nor left one linyering echo here! —Agnes Maule Machar. CRIME SATURNALIA IS PREVENTABLE Los Angeles co is much wrought up over the prevalence of terrible crimes. Ways and means to prevent these outrages are being discussed. Many diverse suggestions have been made. There doubtless is merit in many of these. Perhaps no one of these completely covers the situation. Any reform, to be effectual, must incorporate the best and most practical of these suggestions. This should be impressed at all times: Crime can be combated effectually by training children aright. Begin in their early years, in home teaching, to define sharply the difference and distinctions between right and wrong. Obedience should be taught in the home and in the school. The first lesson that all should learn in a free country is obedience—obedience to parental rule in the home; obedience to the teacher in school; obedience to laws and ordinances of the municipality, county, state and Nation. This generation in its swing toward personal independence, is neglecting the fine old disciplinary repression of obedience. The lawless spirit of the adult oftentimes may be traced in its beginnings, to the wilfulness and disobedience of childhood. It is a great wrong to the child itself to permit it to have its own way and to disobey parents or teachers with impunity. The fight against criminality should begin in the nursery, by the cradle of the impressionable child. Human life is valued too lightly in this country. The number of homicides is frightfully large. The pistol is to be had too readily. Sale and possession of firearms should be regulated. COMMENCEMENT HAS ITS OWN SIGNIFICANCE No school, college or university commencement should be perfunctory. The program should not be dry and uninteresting. The occasion should be sprightly and full of human interest. Floral decorations and artistic arrangements of rooms or of the outdoor scene of exercises are important. But most important is the human element—the young men and young women; the boys and girls; the teaching staffs; the boards of education; and the parents. It is for this human contingent that all commencement features are planned. It is the human in these spectacles that vitalizes and quickens and gives color to them. Commencements should be community affairs in the broadest, most comprehensive sense. All elements in the community should join in the celebration of this momentous event in school life and in the advancement of enlightenment in the community. The schools belong to all the people. They should show their proprietary interest in the schools. Hospitable greeting will be given President Harding when he comes to California. This state esteems Mr. Harding highly as a man and citizen, as well as chief magistrate. Californians have the reputation of being particularly cordial to Presidential visitors. Mr. Harding will have no cause to be displeased with his greeting here. FARMS OVERPRODUCING SAYS MR. WALLACE The American farmer must tuse enlightened judgment and alert up, is the somewhat startling assertion of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. He goes on to say that, contrary to general belief, exports of farm products have not languished since the Armistice, but on the contrary have been greater than they ever were before—greater in some instances, than they were during the World War period. The American farmer must use enlightened judgment and alert wits to bring to himself the material rewards which should be his. He must diversify his crops. He must gauge the demand for each crop, and regulate acreage planted to the several crops according to reasonable expectation as to demand. In other words, should the market be glutted with any one cereal, acreage in that cereal should be reduced for one year, at least, to permit the market to be cleared of its superfluous stocks, and to create a healthy demand at remunerative prices. In this and in other ways the farmer should look well to his own interests. Bank clearings in California cities are encouragingly heavy. This shows that the people are thriving and that they have the utmost confidence in economic conditions in general and in banks. DEVELOPMENT HERE IS REMARKABLE Bank clearings in California cities are encouragingly heavy. This shows that the people are thriving and that they have the utmost confidence in economic conditions in general and in banks. DEVELOPMNENT HERE IS REMARKABLE Southern California is developing with remarkable strides. This development is general. It is distributed among all interests. It affects industries of every sort. It affects business. It gives remunerative employment to labor. This development has been in progress for a long time. It bids fair to continue indefinitely. It is one of the most encouraging signs of the times, economically. It should give heart even to those who are inclined to be bilious and pessimistic. This thriving is actual, not artificial or spurious. The good effects of it are manifest. They are felt in all circles. Unemployment conditions are more favorable, the country over, than at any time within the last year. This is extremely gratifying and reflects the adduant prosperity precailing throughout the country. The country's prosperity is actual and bountous. It is generally distributed. It is manifest particularly in the general employment of labor throughout the country. The industrial situation is particularly encouraging. Oklahoma and Kansas are being scourged by destructive floods. This distressing experience comes to that section frequently. It would be real economy to put the floody streams under rigid control of scientific prevention projects. President Harding's urging that the people learn to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is pertinent. Too many persons do not know the words to this air, or, knowing the words, do not get the tune. Children should be taught both the words and music of the national anthem. Europe is making economic progress, despite the harcoc of the World War and notwithstanding the broils and uncertainties of the period since the Armistice. Once the aggravating issues are adjusted the continent should settle down to an era of uninterrupted recovery and thriving. Presidential politics is engaging a great deal of public attention. But the people are not forming final opinions now. Their tentative judgments will be subject to change, as the months go by, as issues crystallize and as prospective candidates assume their attitudes. This is not to be a programmed campaign. RES sunday publisher THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer Subscen Enter RS Yes, my darling daughter; Hang your clothes on this "hickory limb," But don't go near the "water." BONE DRY PLANK VOO HOQ! ANTI-VOLSTEAD SWIMMING HOLE LIGHT AND BRYANDRY ISSUE GOVERNESS COMMENTS OF THE PRESS EDITORS ARE SAYING JOY OF BEING A BOY Philadelphia Public Ledger One of the best things about the Boy Scout movement is that it makes clear to young boys, and old ones as well, that the business of being a boy means being a good son and brother as well as a good citizen. That boys will be boys was once taken to mean that if the youth of the race run wild or are destructive, that is but what we must expect from those who, according to Aristotle, are the hardest of all wild beasts to tame. The modern lad has every encouragement to learn that politeness, truthfulness, fidelity to duty and other qualities of the sort are perfectly compatible with the joy of living and the natural freedom of childhood. Being a boy need not mean boorish unmannerliness, and consideration for the rights of others is entirely compatible with the juvenile notion of a good time. The man who most vividly remembers his boyhood is he who keeps youngest, and the best way to recapture youth is to be friends with the youthful. If, as Wordsworth tells us, the boy is father to the man, let the man reciprocate and sympathize, and let the son or nephew know that he understands the perplexing trail; that he went over the same ground and through the same dark forests, years ago. Boy Week is a good time not merely for the boy to celebrate, but for man to reaffirm his faith in what he beheld in the sunrise of his own life. Let him humbly submit himself to school in the republic of boyhood and become again as a child, recapturing his faith in the ideals that were his when years were few, but dreams were many and ambition knew no bounds. Why it's Red Crown for the experienced motorist RED CROWN GASOLINE EASY STARTING STANDARD OIL COMPANY TUESDAY, JUNE NINETEENTH, 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 Ally: A country that is willing to let you grind its axe. Every normal married man wishes all the old maids had fine husbands just like him. Friendly nations are those that officially acknowledge their debt to the United States. A great movie is one that is gripping enough to make you forget how awful the music is. We are not complaining but it seems to us a long time since anybody shot up a "perfect lover." Another good endurance test is a three-year-old son who develops an appetite for water at 2 h.m. Every girl should take exercise enough to enable her to carry her carring, without stooping. Correct this sentence: "It is just a stray dog," said the mother, "but you may keep it if you wish." Another good way to overcome the mad haste of modern life is to persuade the boss that he needs a vacation. The return of the prodigal cook these days, arouses more enthusiasm than the return of an assorted collection of prodigal sons. And so the next war will be fought up in the air. Well that's reasonable enough. That's where the tax payers are. At Weber's Take Take a Victrola with you this summer you can always find space for the new, compact Victrola No. 50. And it adds so much joy to outdoor life. The songs of the greatest singers,—the thrill of stirring bands! The gaiety of popular music, and the mirth of leading entertainers! The Victrola provides them all. Stop in. Let us give you a demonstration and explain our easy payment plan. Weber Music Co. The Victrola Shop 206 W. Center St. IT BAKES EVENLY convenience in the kitchen The Roper Gas Range gives the kitchen that added touch of convenience desired by every woman. 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