oc-plain-dealer 1923-07-21

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester . . . Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS —Man, from his inmost being, craves some specialty, some perceptible demonstration of God's interest in him. Without it, he is still alone, alone!—Samuel Gilman. Lives Risked Bravely by Firemen "Lives Menaced by Fire! Firemen Take Risks to Prevent Flames in Asphalt Tanks from Spreading." Just an excerpt from a headline in a Los Angeles newspaper. Just an illustration of the brave service that firemen perform for the public. There is no hour of the day, in any city or town in the land, in which firemen are not ready to risk their lives in the service of the public. There is a fire alarm, it may prove to be a dirge for one or more of the firemen who respond to the call. No fireman goes forth, in response to an alarm, with any assurance that he will escape with his life. The fact should be pondered by the public. The hazardous nature of the services firemen give should be appreciated by all. Tolerance is a notable virtue. Bigotry is one of the worst of follicles. There is no excuse for intolerance in this age of enlightenment and advancement. Children Here To See the President One of the most inspiring features of the visit of President and Mrs. Harding to this Southland will be the enthusiastic greeting which will be given them by the school children of this section. In Los Angeles alone it is planned to have 80,000 boys and girls meet and cheer the President and his estimable wife. In other cities and towns there will be outpouring of youngsters curious and eager to glimpse the chief magistrate. Mr. and Mrs. Harding both love children and no tribute given them Children Here To See the President One of the most inspiring features of the visit of President and Mrs. Harding to this Southland will be the enthusiastic greeting which will be given them by the school children of this section. In Los Angeles alone it is planned to have 80,000 boys and girls meet and cheer the President and his estimable wife. In other cities and towns there will be outpouring of youngsters curious and eager to glimpse the chief magistrate. Mr. and Mrs. Harding both love children and no tribute given them will be appreciated more than that which will come from the boys and girls. It is inspiring indeed to contemplate this spectacle, of vast throngs of little ones, with no guile in their hearts sincerely welcoming and earnestly honoring the President of the United States. To them the President is not an august, fearsome personage. They know him to be kindly. They do not look upon him as a tyrant to be drenched, but as a great and good man, to be esteemed and respected. Boys and girls welcome the President from patriotic motives. Love of country is ardent in their young hearts. The President, to them, more vividly than to many adults, embodies the power, and majesty and glory of this Nation—benevolent power, not the power of the despot. When one does one's best to do the will of God and to serve the rest of mankind faithfully and conscientiously, one has a great deal to one's credit. President Harding is finding the West to be whole-hearted in its greetings to him as Chief Magistrate of the Nation. International differences should be settled by the arbitration of reason, in the high court of justice and fair play. It is easy to give thoughtless, shallow criticism, and it is easy to sincerate. But it is exceedingly difficult to give constructive criticism. President Harding is giving political wisacies something about which to talk and wag their heads. Antidote your own tendency to despondency by lifting others out of the Slough of Despond. Oldsmobile ECONOMY TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS WHEEL BASE—128". TREAD—56" CHASSIS—Length over all, 177 3/4". Width over all, 66". Dash to rear of frame, 125". ECONOMY TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS WHEEL BASE—128". TREAD—56" CHASSIS—Length over all, 177 3-4". Width over all, 66". Dash to rear of frame, 135". Back of front seat to end of frame, 92 5-8". DIMENSIONS EXPRESS BODY—Length, 98 1-2". Width, 45 1-4". Height, 54". All inside dimensions. MOTOR—4-cylinder, 311-16 by 5 1-4. Valve-in-head type. Piston displacement, 224 cubic inches. S. A. E. rating, 21.7 H. P. On block tests develops over 40 H. P. TIRES—35"x5" Goodyear Cord. All weather tread on rear and rib type on front. SPRINGS—Semi-elliptic. Highest grade spring steel. Front, 37"x2". Rear, 50" x2 1-4". STARTING AND LIGHTING—Two unit, six-volt system. Starting motor mounted on rear end of crank-case. Bendix drive, 50 ampere hour storage battery, 2 headlights with dimmers. Dash light and tail lamp. COOLING SYSTEM—Forced water circulation by centrifugal pump mounted on front end of motor. Water capacity, 19 quarts. TRANSMISSION—Selective type; three-speed forward and reverse. BRAKES—External contracting and internal expanding. Both brakes 14 in. in diameter, 2 in. face. Very efficient and easily adjustable. STEERING GEAR—Double worm and split nut type. WIND-SHIELD—Two-piece adjustable rain-vision. TURNING RADIUS—22 feet. ROAD CLEARANCE—19 ½ in. under front axle, 12 in. under rear axle. REGULAR EQUIPMENT—Dash lights, ammeter, electric horn, complete set of side curtains, seat cushion, extra rim, complete set of tools, including jack and tire pump. Anaheim Oldsmobile Company V. V. Vanderlip, Prop. 241 N. Los Angeles St. Phone 1099 Anaheim URES cept Sunday d Publisher Plain Dealer SATU Subscri Entered PARAGRAPHS (By Robert Quillen) Straw voters are never significant. They merely indicate the people's choice. The modern dance have their faults, but they seldom are more vulgar than the criticisms. Heredity is the quality that makes a boy act the fool very much as his father did at that age. The more folly there is in a cause, the more blind and ecstatic enthusiasm there is in its devotees. Another reason why daylight driving is safer is because it isn't customary to hug the driver in the daylight. There will be a disillusionment next winter, however, when Sambo discovers that possums don't grow up north. So far the most remarkable and significant non-stop record in connection with flying is the work of gravity. Some politicians profess a degree of dampness indicating that they have discarded political fences for a moat. POEMS THAT LIVE THE INNER VISION Most sweet is it with uplifted eyes To pace the ground, if path there be or none. With a fair region round the Traveller lies Which he forbedre again to look upon; Pleased rather with some soft ideal scene The work of fancy, or some happy tone Of meditation, slipping in between The beauty coming and the beauty gone. If thought and love desert us, from that day Let us break off commerce with the muse; With thought and love companions of our way— Whate'er the senses take or may refuse— The mind's internal heaven shall shed her dews Of inspiration on the humblest loy. —William Wordsworth ABE MARTIN HERE AND THERE Whatever freedom of complaint one's neighbors may have, singing is no valid ground for divorce. So decided Vice-Chancellor Bentley when S. Jones McNell appealed to the courts because his wife insists upon singing most of the time, especially when he attempts to work at home. A will provided for care of a dog, the animal to be made "in every way comfortable and happy" was filed in the local Surrogate's Court recently. It was executed by Mrs. Alice S. Newhouse, of 630 West End avenue. She asks further that the dog "Champ" be buried in the Hartsdale cemetery. George M. Cohan, who has just arrived back from looking things over in London, will begin work immediately on the production of "Two Fellows and a Girl", Vincent Lawrence's comedy, which will open at the Vanderbilt Theater, August 12th. So far the most remarkable and significant non-stop record in connection with flying is the work of gravity. Some politicians profess a degree of dampness indicating that they have discarded political fences for a most. And yet if it wasn't for the war's reaction, people would find some other alibi to excuse their natural unseedness. The rich father of useless children need not worry. Fighting for the inheritance will develop some shrewdness in them. A village is a place where they still chuckle over the jokes that caused the care man to fear his matted board in glen. A conscience would be all right if it would talk louder. The world grows more prosaic as the years pass, and now the only kissing game left is French diplomacy. Of course the stock exchange is necessary. What else would make the price high at planting time and low at harvest time. It is not probable, however, that men who figure large in history gave much anxious thought to the crease in their trousers. In this restful period following the war to end war, the nations are perfecting some remarkable devices for quantity killing. Pity the poor politician who doesn't know whether to cuss Wall Street, promise lower taxes, or clamor for beer. If it's dangerous business, I talk t' a motorman that's runn' a street car on a iron track. It must be awful hazardous t' hug an auto driver. Experience is a great teacher, but he don't seem t' be gittin' anywhere with the Russians. A young man went into a music store the other day and said to the clerk, "Have you got a song called 'You carry Your Barnacles Hither and Thither.'" "Do you know who wrote it?" The young man shook his head says the Youngstown Telegram. After a search that lasted almost an hour, the clerk said: "I'm afraid I can't locate it. Do you know the publisher?" "No," the young man replied. "In fact I am not certain that therp is a song like that at all. I dreamed about it the other night and I just wanted to find out." SATURDAY, JULY TWENTY-FIRST, 1923 Subscription Rate—In No. Orange-co. Per Yr. $3; 6 Months, $1.75 Entered at the Postoffice at Annheim, Culif., as 2nd class matter. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS EDITORS ARE SAYING FIXING GERMAN REPARATIONS—(San Francisco Chronicle.) By Edward F. Adams The amount of reparations to be paid by Germany was $22,000,-000. Assuming a German population of 60,000,000 that works out at $550 per capita, or $2750 per family of five, plus 1 per cent sinking fund, would be an annual payment at the beginning of $155 per family. The cash payments and interest would be diminished by whatever allowance was made for ships and other property seized or delivered. The property, except deferred deliveries of coal, has been mostly delivered, but owing to bad management to the verge of stupidity the value of property delivered have not been agreed on and credited so that one can only consider the entire debt as if it were all cash. A very large item of property was the German merchant fleet. We do not know whether they are to be credited at around $180 a ton, their approximate value when taken, or $25 a ton, or a little more, which they would sell for now. A lot of that kind of quarrels have been allowed to develop. An annual payment of $165 per family of five on external debt compares with $57 per family of four and a half, which we should be paying if we were paying 4-1-2 per cent plus 1 per cent sinking fund on our total debt, approximating $23,000,000,000, assuming our population at $11,000,000. And all Germany's payment would go out of this country, while most of ours is paid to our own people and available for investment at home. And it was plain that no such annual payment could be made by the German people, they were required to and did deliver bonds to the amount of about $12,000,000,000, upon which 6 per cent was to be paid annually, and about $19,000,000,000 in bonds on which no interest is to run at present, the whole question of these bonds to be left to the future. That is the present situation. The Germans have defaulted on part of the payments due on the $12,000,000,000 and the French and Belgians are in the Ruhr to enforce payment. The debt of $12,000,000,000 amounts to $1000 per family and an annual payment of $60 as against our debt of $952 per family and $57 per family annual payment. The Germans want to settle by a fixed amount to cover everything payable by an annuity to pay principal and interest in thirty-five years. The allies want them to borrow a great part of it and pay at once to that amount. It is not probable that Germany can borrow in foreign countries, and certainly not at 5 per cent. As many details are lacking it is probable that the foregoing figures need revision. But, roughly, it shows the situation and should enable readers to follow with some intelligence a discussion which seems imminent. Change marks into dollars at four marks to the dollar and see what it will come to per family per year and com- Germans have defaulted on part of the payments due on the $12,000,000,000 and the French and Belgians are in the Ruhr to enforce payment. The debt of $12,000,000,000 amounts to $1000 per family and an annual payment of $60 as against our debt of $922 per family and $57 per family annual payment. The Germans want to settle by a fixed amount to cover everything payable by an annuity to pay principal and interest in thirty-five years. The allies want them to borrow a great part of it and pay at once to that amount. It is not probable that Germany can borrow in foreign countries, and certainly not at 5 per cent. As many details are lacking it is probable that the foregoing figures need revision. But roughly, it shows the situation and should enable readers to follow with some intelligence a discussion which seems imminent. Change marks into dollars at four marks to the dollar and see what it will come to per family per year and compare with our own situation. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT THE ABANDONED HUSBAND (Sent in by a Reader Who Desires to Remain Unknown) My wife's gone to the country. I did not yell "Hooray!" I can't have much enjoyment While my wife is away. My wife's gone to the country, One hundred bucks a week. That's what the hotel charges It's high toned so to speak. My wife's gone to the country. My bankroll is a wreck. For every letter from her Is pleading: "Please send check." My wife's gone to the country. And just before she went, The outfit that she purchased Used up my last red cent. My wife's gone to the country. It would be rather nice To travel round these evenings, But I have not the price. EFFICIENT ROOSTERS FOR SALE—Eighty pure bred White Leghorn hens and two roosters. All laying—Classified ad in the Springfield (Mo.) Republican. What this country needs is a law against passing any more laws. They are getting up a "welcome home" celebration for Hi Johnson, and a lot of folks will be surprised to learn that he has been away. Having received nineteen poetical contributions which rhyme "peach" with "beach" we will publish one of them some day soon and call it a season. It is to be taken for granted that the Americans who are hunting for the bones of Pocahontas in an English churchyard do not intend to start a crap game. It begins to look as though Mr. Bryan will not support Al Smith for President. "Now is the time to order next winter's coal" is the new slogan. 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