oc-plain-dealer 1923-09-12

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester . . . Editor and Publisher DAILY. GREETINGS TO OUR READERS With weary, human feet, He, day by day, Once trod this earth to work His acts of love; And every step is chronicled above, His servants take to follow in His way. —Frances Ridley Havergal. Traffic Imposes Its Responsibilities Traffic has become bewilderingly complicated, what with the amazing increase in the number of automotive vehicles and what with the growth of population and multiplication of industries and commercial interests. It has come to pass that no person goes forth to drive on the streets and highways, or to walk there-on, without being under responsibility to exercise great care for personal safety and for the safety of others who use the public thoroughfares. This sense of personal responsibility in traffic is needed to give better protection to life and limb. Too many persons are flagrantly reckless in driving or walking; too many show temper or temperament (the two are synonymous, in most cases); too many try to arrogate selfishly to themselves special privileges in using thoroughfare. This accounts for many a disaster. Obduracy and selfish insistence upon having his or her own way, on the part of drivers or persons walking across streets or highways. have brought death to many. Traffic conditions are so intricate that a personal obligation rests upon each and every man, woman and child who travels the streets by machine or afoot. If all were conscientiously and sensibly careful, the number of serious mishaps would be cut to the minimum. No motion picture and no stage production should have public support which falls below the accepted standards of morals in this country. The best censors of screen and stage are the people, provided they exercise their censorious perogatives. There is sustained, healthy demand for California real estate. Homes already built and lots upon which to build are active. Traffic conditions are so intricate that a personal obligation rests upon each and every man, woman and child who travels the streets by machine or afoot. If all were conscientiously and sensibly careful, the number of serious mishaps would be cut to the minimum. No motion picture and no stage production should have public support which falls below the accepted standards of morals in this country. The best censors of screen and stage are the people, provided they exercise their censorious perogatives. There is sustained, healthy demand for California real estate. Homes already built and lots upon which to build are in active demand. Autoists are not holding "lodge of sorrow" over the big fight among clashing interests which is driving down the price gasoline. The rule of the mob never will be the Golden Rule or the accepted rule in this country. FREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE on "El Pimientillo Tract" FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 7:30 P.M. 206 W. Center St. MEXICO The Great West Coast State of Nayarit The Hacienda "El Pimientillo," the Home of the Famous Pimientillo Brand of Winter Products of Tomatoes and Canteloupes, amounting to 28,000 acres, is now being subdivided by the Mexican National Dev. Co. A guarantee goes with every acre to be free from rock and gravel, to be rich alluvial soil, depth 9 to 11 feet, to be perfectly level and to furnish sufficient moisture to mature crops the year around. REMEMBER the Pimientillo Brand is grown without irrigation. Testimonials may be obtained from any large commission house in Los Angeles that has handled this brand, such as Riwers Bros., Bryant Produce Co., Leahy & Hanna, Blue Goose Commission Co. Do not delay in investigating this wonderful property, secure the advantage of purchasing on the ground floor, INQUIRE regarding the development plan offered on this property by the Pimientillo Dev. Co., wherein you may have same cultivated on 50-50 basis and benefit 100 per cent on your investment this year. Minimum size tracts 10 acres; six years to pay. This property is served by the S. P. de Mexico R. R. Mexican National Dev. Co. 206 W. CENTER ST. Write or Come in for a Booklet F. SIEGEL, Orange County Representative. EYE-WITNESS OF QUAKER (By Edna L. I. N. S. Staff OSAKA, Sept. brown eyes light beautiful Maria daughter of the A to Japan, today to News Service the her narrow escape Yokohama earthquake Maria Louisa, father and mother, for five days and any food or water hama station collapte the fateful first of Japan was visited by quake, tidal wave of all history. The girl, who is with features resembling cameo sculpture, is popular young woman at Tokyo known throut Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Delaughter reached a bay of Tokio after ing horror buried mountain of debris, suffocation, starvation adding fearful tortery. Every minute t heir last. With tears in her Maria Louisa told tht today: "With my parent on the platform a station for a train us to Tokio. All out the slightest was shaking of the ground us off our feet. Building crashed to one moment the whend inferno. Mexican National Dev. Co. 206 W. CENTER ST. Write or Come in for a Booklet F. SIEGEL, Orange County Representative. "The happiest man in the world—" Is the man who can raise his eyes from his busy desk, daily labor or field of activities and reflect upon his HOME with just pride—he is truly a happy man, contented in the thought that the wife's work, because of home conveniences, enables her to get rest and recreation and greet his home-coming with a smile. The kiddies in their own back yard, away from the dangers of the street, can enjoy their play hours in safety, and those thoughts and the love that man holds for his home fills him with gratitude—a justly feeling of pride. There is an inborn desire in the mind of every man to own his home—some determinations are deferred for reasons which, in many cases, are not justified. Because every family should make home building their first consideration—we have equipped our business to serve you—to help you become home owners, and you are to feel welcome to advise with us at your convenience. Our efforts and service are free to our customers. GIBBS LUMBER 801 E. Broadway Anaheim With tears in her Maria Louisa told the today: "With my parent on the platform at station for a train us to Tokio. All out the slightest was shaking of the ground us off our feet. Building crashed to one moment the whole weird inferno. "The shock knocked the pallform on tracks. The earthing so fiercely hardly stand up. Merger of us was struck age. We managed clear space amid them and about us and trembling with fear earthquake continue what seemed to lence. "When the earth we discovered we were the desolate ruins building, and that was out of the quest clearance near us Buddhist priests w horror of the situation mournful prayers continually. "These priests o their walls of ruin things but there were opening for us to In this manner shared with us their supply of rough rice which was hardly body and soul of our Thru openings tomb we could see hama being devastated sheet of flames. Of the fire combined of dying hundreds mother and myself now I can hear the cries of agony. "My father stood er and me during with a revolver in vandals should such us thru the appalachians." After five days never forget, a seemingly reached us and dead than alive. RES Sunday publisher THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer WEDN Subscription Entered at th THEY'RE THERE! STRIKEN JAPAN EYE-WITNESS TELLS OF QUAKE DISASTER (By Edna Lee Booker) (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) OSAKA, Sept. 12—With her brown eyes lighting exquisitely, beautiful Maria Louisa DelCorril, daughter of the Argentine minister to Japan, today told International News Service the dramatic story of her narrow escape from death in the Yokohama earthquake. Maria Louisa, together with her father and mother, was entombed for five days and nights with hardly any food or water when the Yokohama station collapsed over them on the fateful first of September when Japan was visited by the worst earthquake, tidal wave and fire disaster of all history. The girl, who is a rare beauty, with features resembling a delicate cameo sculpture, is one of the most popular young women of the diplomatic set at Tokio. Her lovliness is known throut Japan. Mr. and Mrs. DelCorrell and their daughter reached a relief ship in the bay of Tokio after five days of living horror; buried under a huge mountain of debris, with threatening suffocation, starvation and thirst adding fearful torture to their misery. Every minute they feared would be their last. With tears in her eyes at times, Maria Louisa told the following story today: "With my parents I was wating on the platform at the Yokohama station for a train that would take us to Tokio. All of a sudden, without the slightest warning, a horrible shaking of the ground literally threw us off our feet. The whole depot building crashed to the ground. In one moment the whole scene was one weird inferno." ABE MARTIN POEMS THAT LIVE IN A LONDON SQUARE Put forth thy leaf, thou lofty plane, East wind and frost are safely gone; With sephyr mild and balmy rain The summer comes serenely on; Earth, air, and sun and skies combine To promise all that's kind and fair; But thou, O human heart of mine, Be still, contain thyself, and bear. December days were brief and chill, The winds of March were wild and drear, And, nearing and receding still, Spring never would, we thought be here. The leaves that burst, the suns that shine, Had, not the less, their certain date; And thou, O human heart of mine, Be still, refrain thyself, and wait. —Arthur Hugh Clough. STREET CAR UPSETS SEVERAL INJURED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12—Several persons were injured and a score of others harrowly escaped injury today when a "one-man" street car left the track and overturned at Crown Hill and Boylston avenues. Between 40 and 50 persons were in the car when it overturned. A woman and a little girl were among the injured. Passengers scrambled from the car by crawling through the windows as the car lay on... STREET CAR UPSETS SEVERAL INJURED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.—Several persons were injured and a score of others harrowly escaped injury today when a "one-man" street car left the track and overturned at Crown Hill and Boylston avenues. Between 40 and 50 persons were in the car when it overturned. A woman and a little girl were among the injured. Passengers scrambled from the car by crawling thru the windows as the car lay on its side. REMOVED TO HOSPITAL Juan Carrillo, R. M. Olive and V. Hernandez, the three oil workers who were injured yesterday at Huntington Beach were removed last evening from the Anaheim sanitarium: to the Anaheim Community hospital. All are showing slight improvement. JEWISH FESTIVAL The Jewish festival of the New Year, Rosh Hashana, which opened Monday evening at sundown, ended last evening at the same hour. a ship anchored out in the harbor. "On the way to the ship we saw hundreds of dead bodies rotting and decaying right in the streets. The scenes were so unnerving and the stench so nauseating that my mother and I fainted in our stretcherers. It seems almost incredible that such a condition as that which we witnessed should not immediately develop an overwhelming plague of yellow fever and cholera. There will be just such a petilence breaking otu if these rotting corpses are not buried or burned. "The ship we succeeded in reaching was filled with twelve hundred refugees, the majority of whom were Chinese: "Five babies were born during the two days our ship was at sea traveling from Yokohama to Osaka. That is about all I have to say regarding our horrible experience I hate to think we have been thru such a ghastly adventure. It will take years before I can talk about it without suffering a nervous shock." Miss Maria Louisa and her mother Mrs. Del Corrillo, are in a serious condition at the home of friends here. However, both of them are expected to recover within a few weeks. Mr. Williams had made a long search for a certain book and finally soliloquized. "At last! Here it is. I wonder why one always finds a thing in the last place in which one hunts." "I expect dad, it's because when we find what we're looking for we stop hunting," replied his young son, according to Everybody's. One mother who considers the marcel wave as the most fashionable way of dressing the hair, was at work on the job, says Judge. Her little eight-year-old girl was crouched on her father's lap, watching her mother. Every once in a while the little fingers would slide over the smooth glossy pate which is her father's. "No waves for you, father," remarked the little one, "you're all beach." William was thirsty for knowledge and interesting facts shown like jewels in his brain. "I read today," he said to Michael, "of the wonderful progress made in aviation. Men can now do anything — absolutely anything — a bird can do." But Michael was tired of wonders—he was more matter of fact. "Is that so?" he answered. "Well, when you see an airman fast asleep, hanging onto a branch of a tree with one foot, I'll come and have a look!"—London Answers. Mrs. Matthews was learning to drive her new car and was very much thrilled over it, says Judge. "Of course," she said, "I could never change a tire myself. Why, I can't even lift one. You know they have eighty pounds of air in them in addition to ten weight of the tire!" WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH, 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 REFORM STOCK EXCHANGE—Berkeley Gazette The spectacular series of brokerage house failures in New York has led to a new demand for regulation of the Stock Exchange. Congress will be asked next winter to pass bills calling for drastic reform. It is proposed to make every stock exchange incorporate under the laws of the state in which it operates, to prohibit the use of the mails, telephone and telegraph in furtherance of fraudulent and harmful transactions, to give the postmaster general a censorship power by making him the judge of the stock exchange charters and by laws, to enforce publicity for all underwriting, with the fees and commissions paid, to stop "matched orders" and "washed sales," to safeguard the hypothecating of customers' securities by members of the exchange and to forbid "margins" of less than 20 per cent. Such legislation would doubtless improve things considerably, if strictly enforced. The New York Stock Exchange has gone through the motions of reforming itself repeatedly, but somehow the reform never seems to "take." So it is desirable to apply reform from the outside, to protect the public from fraud. At the same time it should be remembered that the Stock Exchange, with all its faults, is a necessary institution, serving a useful purpose in providing an open public market for securities and affording a barometer of prices from day to day which is of interest to business men and investors everywhere. The problem is the double one of keeping crooks out of the exchange and keeping the exchange primarily an institution for legitimate investment rather than a gambling institution. And its reform, after all, depends mainly on the reform of the American public. The exchange will be a gambling institution as long as patrons insist in using it as such. The surest way not to lose money in Wall street is not to take any chances there, and to make stock and bond investments only through dealers of known honesty—preferably local bankers or brokers. ONSPUR MOMENT MOULTON ROSY WITH ROMANCE Sometimes life turns painter, With pigment, paint and pall, And tints in hues Of somber blues Oh, Life—non-union painter— Retain your darker shades For sadder times And colder climes— But ho for lads and maids NEWSPERFORMMENT ROSY WITH ROMANCE Sometimes life turns painter, With pigment, paint and pall, And tints in hues Of somber blues Existence, weak and frail. But sometimes Life grows brighter, With optimistic glance— His kindly mirth Then tints the earth All rosy with romance! Oh, Life—non-union painter— Retain your darker shades For sadder times And colder climes— But ho, for lads and maids There’s just one combination This craftsman should advance For youth will hint The only tint Is rosy with romance! —Arthur L. Lippman. "Underwood Out for President."—Headline. "Out" is right. To most everybody 30 x 3½ means USCO NATURALLY USCO'S could hardly have delivered such money's worth —tire after tire—without making a clean sweep. 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