oc-plain-dealer 1923-08-07

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETINGS TO OUR READERS THE RETURN He who found the valley lanes Too tranquil for his feet Comes back to take his rest with them Who found such pathways sweet. Man of Few Words Is New President Calvin Coolidge is sworn in and is functioning as President of the United States. As the Nation does honor to the departed chieftain it also will take note of the manner of man who has succeeded to the Presidency. Mr. Coolidge is a man of few words. He is noted for his cautious speaking. He is a thinker first, then a speaker. He weighs his words. Indeed, such is his reputation for silence, he is referred to as "man of mystery." This, however, does not apply to those things on which he should be heard. He is a man of moral courage, as was evidenced by his treatment of the Boston police strike while he was governor of Massachusetts. Only one man who succeeded to the Presidency from the Vice Presidency wrote his name high in the annals of this country—Colonel Roosevelt. It was not in the Roosevelt blood to be content with mediocrity. Nor is it probable that Calvin Coolidge will be content to follow the line of least resistance in a mediocre career in the White House. His friends and admirers expect him to make the most of the great opportunities which Destiny has assigned to him. It would be unseemly indeed to discuss now the future leadership of the Republican party. All such discussion should wait upon the final rites over the mortal remnant of the departed leader. The horrors of warfare should incline the world away from wars. The terrors of armed conflict are cumulative. Each war entails much greater slaughter and more appalling ruin than the preceding one. Stability Marks U. S. Government Men of exalted official station may die and the Nation may be submerged with sorrow at their passing. But government lives The horrors of warfare should incline the world away from wars. The terrors of armed conflict are cumulative. Each war entails much greater slaughter and more appalling ruin than the preceding one. Stability Marks U. S. Government Men of exalted official station may die and the Nation may be submerged with sorrow at their passing. But government lives without collapse or faltering. The United States Constitution, framed by men of far seeing wisdom, provided for every contingency that might arise in the official life of the government. Should the President die in office, the Vice-President automatically succeeds to the Presidency. Should both the President and Vice-President die, or be incapacitated, provision is made for the head of the cabinet—the Secretary of State—to succeed to the Presidency—and so on down a long line of possible successorships by other members of the cabinet. There is no conceivable situation or circumstance which would rob the country of a chief magistrate even for a brief period. And there is no situation or circumstance conceivable within the bounds of reasonable probability whereby government itself would be shaken in its integrity and topple to its fall. So long as the character ideals and aspirations of the American people remain as they have been and as they are, the government and the free institutions of this country will persist unimpaired in their soundness and in their integrity. Being faithful to one's trust has its rewards. It brings the confidence and esteem of those who know one. It brings that inner consciousness of uprightness which is the most precious heritage of the human soul. Thwart Swindlers in Nefarious Work The public should protect itself against the many manifest frauds which beset its way. A little exercise of judgment and prudence would foil many swindler. The public should protect itself in this, and not supinely submit to flagrant frauds. Intelligence is the best safeguard. Those who keep informed as to the machinations of the dishonest are proof against arrant frauds. The newspapers are strong safeguards against swindles. Those who read and who exercise discrimination, have no need to fear frauds. There is a vast deal of swindling throughout the country. Tens of millions of dollars—yes, even hundreds of millions—are taken from the people dishonestly every year. Much of this defrauding is preventable. The public should acquaint itself with the details and ways and means of the swindling gentry to protect itself effectually against these huge losses. The United States has no interest in the strifes of the Old World, except to have them ended. The United States has no interest in the strifes of the Old World, except to have them ended. Old home Cursions back east 5 daily trains all the way Go Now return any time until Oct. 31 86th Chicago and back proportionately low fares to other points Fred Harvey Meals Through Pullmans via Grand Canyon National Park reservations and details C. A. WALKER Anaheim, Calif. Telephone 217 VACATION SPASMS—NO. 2 "ROUGHING IT" - YES - NATURE IS WONDERFUL-IF YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE! ARRIVING AT "WAY BACK IN" CAMP AND AFTER ONE MONTH OF IT UMPN! ALL IN! NEW YORK LETTER By LUCY JEANNE PRICE There is a line abroad from one of the recent musical comedies to the effect, "Clever People, these Chinese." Well that isn't exactly the way the Hurley family put it. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley have recently been married and decided to celebrate with a visit to a motion picture show and supper afterwards at the Chop Suey parlor of Tom Jim. No one could blame Mrs. Hurley for her hilarity—it was her first marriage, a gay occasion, and the world was hers. Playfully and she insists without the least animus—she threw her napkin at Tom Jim. True to his race, stolical and inscrutable he remained, but when Mr. Hurley had safely settled his bill, Tom brought something 40 bear on his head which produced irritation requiring 14 stitches. Lacking in humor, these Chinese, is now the Hurley version. A prominent lawyer is complaining of having a sixty cent straw hat substituted for his $150 Panama in court the other day. He says he might not be able to get another like it. How do you suppose he ever managed to get one, and how could he think he deserves another? If Rudolph Valentino doesn't figure in the news one place, he does another continually. We find one morning that his presence starts a near riot in the Italian section where he tried to dine unostentatively with an old friend, just because some of his youthful admirers recognized "Rody." The next day a dinner is given him at the Ritz by J. D. Williams, the new President of the Ritz-Carlton Pictures Inc., to announce the POEMS THAT LIVE A SPRING SONG Over the hills comes a soft west wind Over the hills to me, It brings the scent of the violet And the flowers of Arcady. It sings thro' the waving woodlands, And with its magic wand Tinges with green each bursting shoot And the lush weeds by the pond. Over the hills comes the breath of spring, With life on its wings anew; And the stream ripples on in merrier tone 'Neath skies of a deeper blue. And hearts are light and hearts are gay In the merry springtime weather, For life and laughter, love and joy, Go hand in hand together. —Helen Adair in Answers, London. ABE MARTIN It is a long lane that has no filling station Optimist: A man that keeps on sampling new brands of nickel cigars. Hopeful hints: You never saw a man who was deaf, dumb, and stuttered at the same time. Golfers are very religious. All worshippers of the Great God Alah Bl. Fable: Once upon a time a woman was perfectly satisfied with all the wall-paper in her home. You don't have to go north of Broadway to reach the land of the midnight son. Mother love is an instinct, but the first time Adam saw Cain he probably wondered what it was. An ideal place for a vacation is a spot where the fish bite as avidly as the mosquitos. One thing the war did: a lot of tightwads could cover it over by calling themselves thrifty. One advantage in embracing opportunity is that it doesn't leave any powder on your coat sleeve. Lots of people want the bars If Rudolph Valentino doesn't figure in the news one place, he does another continually. We find one morning that his presence starts a near riot in the Italian section where he tried to dine unolitentiously with an old friend, just because some of his youthful admirers recognized "Body." The next day a dinner is given him at the Ritz by J. D. Williams, the new President of the Ritz-Carlton Pictures, Inc., to announce the new contract which he has made with that organization. It is told that he will have "complete artistic liberty for which he has been fighting." This goes back to his differences with the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation which have been so generously aired. It's pretty hard for me to follow. What do they mean, "artistic liberty," for instance? The radio may not be the unalloyed joy which the salesman would have you believe. Experiments have been conducted here by one Joseph Dunninger, hypnotist, who from ten miles way has thrown a young man into a catalectic trance, by the mere force of his voice in commanding that his will be obeyed. Of course the victim was one of his subjects but the tests which were applied to the boy immediately after he had listened in demonstrated that he was hypnotized without the least doubt. Dunninger later denied that radio listeners might be affected by his sessions of community hypnotism, but asserted that persons farillar with him, who had already come under his spell might be cured of allments through the radio. Nevertheless, if there are such goings on, it is well to be wary how you tune in. A real golfiac will sacrifice everything for the sake of his game. We know one who even cancelled an engagement with his bootlegger in order to reach the course on time. ABE MARTIN If Shelby, Montana, is a rube town, how about New York, where 100,000 people paid t' see Jeas Willard drop on one knee an' pick up $180,000? "I've tried my best t' play golf, but I allus git home-sick," said Lafe Bud t'day. HERE AND THERE Yachting circles have been in a gloom over the fact that none of the famous fifty-footers were to be entered in the annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club to start from New London on Aug. 5. But now it appears that at least three of these white-winged beauties, Virginia, Harpoon and Barbara, are to take part. This means a great deal in the lives of the water folk, as these towering "fifties" complete the picture, to say nothing of giving a run for the cups. An ideal place for a vacation is a spot where the fish bite as avidly as the mosquitos. One thing the war did: a lot of tightwads could cover it over by calling themselves thrifty. One advantage in embracing opportunity is that it doesn't leave any powder on your coat sleeve. Lots of people want the bars put on immigration and on the corners where they used to be. Most men who have figured in lawsuits would define Heaven as a place where the witnesses are permitted to quiz the lawyers. Once upon a time a girl really broke a man's heart. We've forgotten the exact sum of money she took away from him. A lot of very pious folks are unwilling to give the Lord anything but advice. It's important to know that a man has come from a good family, but it is more important to know how far from it he has come. Delilah gave Samson a dirty deal, but at least she didn't try to talk him into a shampoo and a massage. Adam wasn't so bad off. He ate the rotten apple but he did not have to stay and help his wife dreserve the best of 'em. A foolish friend of ours thinks that Uncle Sam should maintain a position of neutrality in every European squabble—and send a half of his army over to fight on each side. TUESDAY, AUGUST SEVENTH, 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 COMMENTS OF THE PRESS EDITORS ARE SAYING GENEROSITY IS COMMON Old age has a tendency to grow cynical. From hard experience with the men lost their illusion and ideals. They often turn hard toward the end because of the hardness they see, or think they see, in others. Against this tendency, Chauncey M. Depew, after a long life spent in making and losing and remaking fortunes, speaks a fine and inspiring word. "Don't lose your faith in human nature, no matter how often you are deceived. A warped mind is a sick mind, and hard to cure. Don't lose your confidence in the real, honest-to-goodness generosity humanity and friendship existing in the world. Mean men are in the minority." Surely anyone whose mind is not sick can see for himself that this is the truth. It stands ready for demonstration even to a doubter whose mind remains honestly open. Life is hard, but life is also tender. Human nature is bad, but it is also good. People are selfish and also unselfish. Most people want to do the right thing and take pleasure in generous words and acts. The good is there for anyone willing to see it; and the more a person "shows himself friendly," the more friendliness he finds. Yet many a man insists on seeing only the ugly side of humanity, living on grudges and thereby poisoning his own life. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT If you hear a quaint verse That is pleasingly terse, And it has a fine rhythmic appeal, Be it dimly remote; If it has an odd note— Stand up and scream, "It's a steal" Perhaps you many stray On a quip at the play That is given the handsomest roar; Just throw up your programme, The humor is flim-flam, And out cry, "I've heard that before! If a tune makes you sway, Be it jazz waltz or gay, Or eerie and causes the chills; Shriek madly or bellow That the writer is yellow, And the melody's "old as the hills" L'ENVOI Verse, quip and song Are always trite: Stand up and scream, "It's a steal" Perhaps you many stray On a quip at the play That is given the handsomest roar; Just throw up your programme, The humor is film-flam, And out cry, "I've heard that before! If a tune makes you sway, Be it jazz waltz or gay, Or eerie and causes the chills; Shriek madly or bellow That the writer is yellow, And the melody's "old as the hills" L'ENVOI Verse, quip and song Are always trite; The author is wrong And you are right! —Jesse Mittlemann. It seems to be the general impression that the Ford campaign is rapidly ceasing to be a Ford joke. THIS BEAR HAS RELATIVES From a Philadelphia paper we glean the following dispatch. Altoona, July 5 — Coming over the mountain from Johnstown early yesterday, R. E. Ohaver, wife and ten-year-old son, of Eglon, W. V., were stopped by a big black bear just east of Cresson. Ohaver applied the brakes to his automobile. While Ohaver was deciding a course of action the bear ambled into a ravine. He was on his way to visit relatives in Harrisburg. They are trying in Turkey to make marriage compulsory. Is there no limit to the Turkish atrocities? The family picnic season has formally opened and a good mahy persons will not be on speaking terms until it has closed. There is many a gown that is all right for the street but will not be allowed on the stage. One old resident says the New Jersey mosquitos are staying at home this year. Probably they figure they will get most of the folks when the latter go over to the rights. MARCEL'S DRAMATURGY We have witnessed many performances at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhart, l'Athenee, Bouffes-Parisens, Palais-Royal, Gymnace, Theatre Michel Gaife-Lyrique, Theatre des Champa-Elyseees and Trinon-Lyrique in Paris; but we love to see a real vaudeville "show" with its humor and "jazz." We are not ashamed to confess it either. The Russians don't like our American dancing. Perhaps it is because it is just about as foolish as their own. 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