oc-plain-dealer 1923-10-04

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher Daily Greetings To Our Readers Christ will come unto thee, and show thee His own consolation if thou prepare for Him a worthy dwelling place within thee. All His glory and beauty are from within, and there He takes delight. THOMAS A'KEMPIS. HIGH QUALITY IN PHOTOPLAYS Inasmuch as admission to moving picture shows, here in California, run into the hundreds of millions annually, the quality of pictures becomes of foremost import to the people. This means not alone the moral quality, but the artistic quality as well. The taste of the public should not be offended and demoralized by witnessing screen productions which are of a low order of merit as art. The screen has wonderful opportunities to cultivate the artistic taste of the public. A number of producers recognize this obligation to the public and to good artistic standards. They produce pictures which are real works of art—which appeal to cultivated tastes. These pictures inspire in the young love of the beautiful and the noble. They fortify adults in admiring that which is lofty and clean and uplifhting in art. But there are too many films which offend good taste. They may not be particularly objectionable ethically. But they lack artistic merit. They are sloppy, unreal, unconvincing. Even the tyro in judging art values sees the low standard of these productions and tires of them. Producers owe it to the public and to themselves to eliminate productions which lack merit as art of which are of doubtful moral quality. WARSHIPS ADVERTISED FOR SALE The millenium has not dawned. But one is inclined to feel that it is not afar off, what with the tangible steps being taken in the United States and four other powers to reduce naval armaments by mutual agreement. WARSHIPS ADVERTISED FOR SALE The millenium has not dawned. But one is inclined to feel that it is not afar off, what with the tangible steps being taken in the United States and four other powers to reduce naval armaments, by mutual agreement. Here in California, advertisements are being published by the United States government, offering several warships for sale to bidders, the vessel so sold to be dismantled within eighteen months. Here is concrete evidence that the great maritime powers of the world are moving toward disarmament. This forward step will never be retraced, it is profoundly to be hoped. The next step should be forward, toward reduction of land armaments by mutual agreement of the great powers of the world. Selling warships to be dismantled is better—infinitely better than building warships for bloody conflicts. Reducing of naval armaments well may be hailed as a great stride toward assurance of peace throughout the world. A Splendid Assortment of Hot Water Bottles is offered by us. On these cold October nights one of them will prove very comfortable. On Sale Now $2 to $4 Flentge Drug Co. WE DELIVER 237 E. Center St. Anaheim Flentge Drug Co. WE DELIVER 237 E. Center St. Anaheim ---your Southern Pacific agent —can arrange every detail of a local or transcontinental journey, secure your Pullman accommodations, check your baggage from here to destination, and otherwise help you in your transportation problems, both passenger and freight. —why not do your business here in 'Anaheim? D. G. MALTBY, Agent Tel. 123 Southern Pacific Lines URES except Sunday and Publisher THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer TH Subscript Entered RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY STARTED PASCISTI CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP PARAGRAPHS ABE MARTIN BY ROBERT QUILLEN Thrift: The art of saving. Anonymy: Gasoline. Famous last words: "I'm tired of taking that fellow's dust." Civilization is just a slow business of making a week-end longer. Fascism saved Italy from fools and criminals, but it didn't wear a mask. One of the most astonishing things in life is the kind of people who feel important. There would be few divorces, however, if chivalry would begin where charity does. The hootch peddler isn't the only one punished twice for the same offense. There's the bigamist. The curves of another man's wife delight him but he wants his own wife square. The happiest time of a girl's life is before she becomes conscious of dirty finger nails. There is no sense in letting that Ruhr business drag on. Pinchot isn't busy now. Now let's have a secret society solemnly pledging its members to mind their own business. Those who sigh for the good old days have forgotten that all th' vices seem t' b flourishin' 'cept Ad. Booze 'll allus play a prominent part in politics as long as so many speakers have t' take a couple o' drinks t' be convincin'. After a season or two of general yearning for the stage and motion pictures on the part of society maid and matrons, literature is now in the lead. The Countess of Warwick, and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman are the latest Social Register names to appear in tables of magazine contents. NEW YORK LETTER LUCY JEANNE PRICE Dorothy Donnelly of old stage fame in many capacities is the author of the book of the most successful musical comedy of the season so far. The production is called "Poppy" and is the work of Philip Goodman. It boasts of the engaging presence of Madge Kennedy, known for her work in pictures and the stage alike, and of that Madge Kennedy included W. C. Fields, of comedy juggling fame with the Follies for several seasons. It has not been known musical comedy in her many talents, but it is agreed now that she should have been there long ago. She can sing and dance, and is possessed of the appealing Irish type in beauty. With that, Field's comedy, and a handsome production layout, "Poppy" will become the chief item with the ticket speculators. If you do not believe prosperity is here to stay, listen to the words of one of the largest real estate dealers in New York property. "There is a greater demand for the purchase of houses far out, from $20,000 to $30,000 in price, than I have ever known in my 30 years on the island. People have a desire to own their own places, and are figuring their interest on long rentals in high-priced apartments, and have decided to make money for themselves rather than the other fellow. Twenty thousand is now regarded as a conservative property for the average citizen." The curves of another man's wife delight him but he wants his own wife square. The happiest time of a girl's life is before she becomes conscious of dirty finger nails. There is no sense in letting that Ruhr business drag on, Pinchot isn't busy now. Now let's have a secret society solemnly pledging its members to mind their own business. Those who sigh for the good old days have forgotten that girls didn't wear silk stockings then. The way to win some cats is to stroke their fur, and the way to win others is to give them a fur. Constitutional amendments can not hope to get established in a day. Think of the Ten Commandments. When every day is Sunday by and by, there will be no Monday papers to print the casualty lists. It works that way every time. The goldfish never keeps his mouth shut, and he never gets anywhere. About all dignity gets you is the respect of people who are foolish enough to be impressed by it. Fortunately our fathers were not reformers and the snuff habit was not prolonged by prohibitory statutes. Correct this sentence: "My dear," protested the husband, "you can't expect to have nice looking clothes unless you spend more money for them." When others take vacations, Abandoning me flat, Of absence the durations Consume a space like that. But when it's time for me to The cares of work dismiss, The time that I am free to Playisbuncheduplikethis. After a season or two of general yearning for the stage and motion pictures on the part of society maid and matrons, literature is now in the lead. The Countess of Warwick, and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman are the latest Social Register names to appear in tables of magazine contents. YOU get a greater value in Good-year Tires today than ever. As this chart shows, Good-year Tire prices for years have been kept lower than the average prices for all commodities. Today, Goodyear Tires sell for 37% less than in 1920; 30% less than in 1914—though the tires have been vastly improved. This is a good time to buy Goodyears. As Goodyear Service Station Duolist we all need recommend the new Goodyear Cords with the beveled All-Weather Tread and back them up with standard Goodyear Service JAMES, THE VULCANIZER, 223 N. Los Angeles St. GOOD YEAR "Los Angeles Made for Western Trade." THURSDAY, OCTOBER FOURTH, 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. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT The super-salesman is the man who can sell framed copies of the Volstead law to foreign steamship companies. MEN OF DESTINY They tell of "men of destiny" Who are foredained to win, And Pato's unerring finger Brings the fame and fortune in. These men of destiny can't lose. They're simply booked for the big king row. When the Old Dame makes her choice. But the genuine "man of destiny I find is the nervy toff Who sets his mind on what he wants, Then goes and grabs it off. We don't know what has happened to Hen Ford's presidential boom, but it has apparently picked up a tack somewhere. A young lady wants $150,000 damages because she didn't win the Atlantic City beauty contest. Well, it is enough to make anybody good and sore, isn't it? The way to be happy is to stay out of beauty contests, and then you will always believe that you might have won one if you had entered. "The American bootlegger is a rum fellow," says the London "Times." Well we'll say he is. And the "Times" didn't mean it as a gag either. It is always a surprise when a person comes back from a three weeks vacation and finds that things have been running along just as usual in his absence. It is not only surprising, but a little disappointing. A vacation has taken the egotism out of more than one guy. TO GERTRUDE You have such charming taste in buying clothes; There lurks so much refinement in each pose; Your talk is always tinctured with such verve, Yet modulated with such suave reserve, That really, dear, since fate has given you So many gifts, it makes me rather blue To think that when you fell for Cupid's plea The lucky male should be an egg like me.—J. P. Stack. The straw hat, run through a meat chopper, makes a very excellent breakfast food, and probably you will never know the difference. There is little danger that Cal. Coolidge will lose his head or grow dizzy in his present height. He was reared on a Vermont farm. TO GERTRUDE You have such charming taste in buying clothes; There lurks so much refinement in each pose; Your talk is always tinctured with such verve, Yet modulated with such suave reserve, That really, dear, since fate has given you So many gifts, it makes me rather blue To think that when you fell for Cupid's plea The lucky male should be an egg like me.—J. P. Stack. The straw hat, run through a meat chopper, makes a very excellent breakfast food, and probably you will never know the difference. There is little danger that Cal. Coolidge will lose his head or grow dizzy in his present height. He was reared on a Vermont farm, and farms there are so straight up and down that the hired men all have to wear climbers like telephone linemgn while planting or harvesting the crops. Most of us are so dog-goned conceited down at heart that we take it as a personal affront whenever some goodlooking heiress marries somebody else. The German newsboy lives a life of continuous toll. He starts out with an armful of newspapers and goes home with an armful of marks. At any rate, cheaper gasoline probably will result in cleaner neckties and gloves. rible. Here they go and report that Southern California couldn't see the eclipse because of the clouds, while all the world knows that it's never cloudy in California. We know that Ward killed Peters, but we don't know why, and we know that somebody killed Elwell, but we don't know who, and we know that Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills were killed, but that's all we know. What this country needs and what there ought to be a law about is better teamwork between slayers and slayees. There are 66 Sixty Sixes for 6 days See The Good News Monday A Better Oil Even if it does cost less It isn't what you pay but what you get in lubrication that counts. Thousands of laboratory and road tests have proved that Zerolene oils and greases reduce friction and wear to a greater extent than any other motor lubricants we have seen and tested or been able to produce. Zerolene oils form on an average 30% less carbon than other motor oils. They form less carbon than any other motor oils known to us. And because Zerolene gives better lubrication continuously, the Zerolene-lubricated automobile averages 5% more mileage from the gasoline consumed. Insist on Zerolene even if it does cost less. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) 30% less CARBON 5% more gasoline mileage The Standard Oil ZEROLENE Per Motor-Cars