oc-plain-dealer 1923-12-03

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS I pray for strength to run In duty's narrowest paths, nor turn aside In broader ways that glow in pleasure's sun, Lest I grow satisfied— Where Thou, from me, Thy smiling face must hide. —William C. Richards CONGRESS'S POWER IS VASTLY IMPORTANT The United States Congress, soon to assemble in regular session, is an impressive legislative body, when its functions and prerogatives are considered thoughtfully. Much ridicule is cast at Congress. Much criticism. Much disparagement. Much that Congress does, and much that it does not, is open to criticism. But, after the critics have had their last word, the fact remains that Congress commands the respect of the country and of the world. With its nearly 600 members, Congress is unwieldy. Growth of the country in population has resulted in increased representation in Congress for all the states. It were better, perhaps, if the membership of Congress were decreased 50 per cent. There is no likelihood, however, that this will come. Indeed, the tendency is, among the states, to clamor for increased, instead of decreased, representation. Because of the large membership; because of the phenomenal growth and development of the country, and the evolution of clashing interests, the problem of getting sagacious action from Congress without undue delay is very serious. There is a tendency now to divide Congress, not only along broad partisan lines, but along narrower "bloc" lines. This will tend to hamper yet more the expedi-tious and orderly course of legislation. But Congress is the great legislative branch of the government, with powers almost limitless, under the Constitution. It even may override the veto of the President. And while some of its enactments and some of its courses of action are seriously criticised—perhaps justly—by the people, yet, on the whole, wisdom and patriotism dom- Because of the large membership; because of the phenomenal growth and development of the country, and the evolution of clashing interests, the problem of getting sagacious action from Congress without undue delay is very serious. There is a tendency now to divide Congress, not only along broad partisan lines, but along narrower "bloc" lines. This will tend to hamper yet more the expeditions and orderly course of legislation. But Congress is the great legislative branch of the government, with powers almost limitless, under the Constitution. It even may override the veto of the President. And while some of its enactments and some of its courses of action are seriously criticised—perhaps justly—by the people, yet, on the whole, wisdom and patriotism dominate the proceedings under the dome of the Capitol. The Colorado river must be turned from a bane into a blessing for the seven states lying in its basin. AMERICA IS TO EXTEND FOREIGN TRADE American manufacturers are looking abroad for regular markets for their surplus products. The time is recognized as being propitious for extending America's foreign trade. This country has not widened its commerce overseas as it might. More attention has been given to domestic demands. When there has come lull in the home demand, manufacturing has felt the halting to its hurt. Now it is realized that the American manufacturer needs a foreign outlet for a certain percentage of his output, to stabilize his demand and to assure a steady market the year around. This would provide constant employment, keep factories going all the time, even though there might be slacking of domestic demand for commodities, and create a status of permanent prosperity. The time is ripe for trade expansion abroad. Europe is demoralized economically and so is Japan. This country could make enduring place for itself now, in foreign commerce, without stepping on the toes of any other country, so to speak. In other words, the field of foreign commerce is virgin, in many directions, in which the United States has more than equal chance to win permanent markets. Conviction and punishment of oil stock swindlers is gratifying to the law-abiding. These frauds are particularly despicable and cruel. Give good-will, if you give nothing else, at Christmas. It is the spirit of giving that counts for more than the giving itself. $10,000 Saved in Fifty Weeks THAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT, INCLUDING INTEREST, THAT MEMBERS OF OUR 1922 CHRISTMAS CLUB SAID: $10,000 Saved in Fifty Weeks THAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT, INCLUDING INTEREST, THAT MEMBERS OF OUR 1922 CHRISTMAS CLUB SAVED; —AND NOW THESE SAME HAPPY MEMBERS ARE BUYING ALL THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITH THE MONEY THEY SAVED IN THE CLUB. DON'T ENVY THE ONE WHO RECEIVES A CHRISTMAS CHECK. YOU, TOO, CAN HAVE MORE MONEY. Our 1924 Christmas Savings Club Opens December 11. OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN THIS YEAR'S CLUB—SAVE A SMALL SUM EACH WEEK FOR 50 WEEKS, AND GET A CHRISTMAS CHECK NEXT DECEMBER. WE PAY 4% ON CHRISTMAS CLUB ACCOUNTS FIRST NATIONAL BANK AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK of Anaheim RES Sunday publisher THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer MONDAY Subscription Entered at A GUSHER AT LAST! FEDERAL CONVICTION OF CRDOKED OIL PROMOTERS THE INVESTING PUBLIC PARAGRAPHS (By Robert Quillen) The most efficient of all labor-saving devices is the union. A "good neighborhood" is one not too far removed from Easy street. The worst has happened. A Scot who is accustomed to bag-pipes has condemned jazz. The test of free speech is to listen patiently to the contrary views of a man you can lick. After all, the village and the metropolis agree concerning almost all fundamentals, except bedtime. Everlasting peace will begin soon after nations learn to pray for humility instead of victory. It is estimated that a vocabulary of 800 words is sufficient for all purposes, except a blowout. We might help matters by passing a law requiring public servants to serve the public or serve time. It isn't equality the downtrodden long for, but the privilege of snubbing those who now snub them. A deliberately unfriendly act, from the French viewpoint, is any suggestion that she be reasonable. ABE MARTIN Charley Schwab is generally putty level headed, but when it comes t' discussin' happiness, we'd prefer t' listen t' somebuddy that don't live quite so close t' Easy street. Th' only time th' ole self-respectin' night gown ever gits in th' newspapers is when there's a hotel fire, but no questionable escapade is complete without pajamas. SUNSHINE PELLETS BY DR. W. F. THOMSON WHO'S WHO IN THE DAYS NEWS Rep. William J. Graham That the Republican party will wreck itself if it resorts to sectionalism in selecting appointees for important offices in Congress is the warning issued to the party by Rep. Wm. J. Graham of Illinois, mentioned as probable rival of Rep. Nick Longworth of Ohio for the post of floor leader of the House this coming session of Congress. “If the country feels that this system still endures in this regard a Democratic president will be elected next fall,” he stated frankly recently. Graham is a westerner by adoption. He was born in New Castle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1872, and was taken to Illinois by his parents when he was 7 years of age. His folks settled in Mercer county, that state, and he has made his home there ever since. His home is in Aledo. He studied in the public schools and at the University of Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1895. His first important political office was that of state's attorney for Mercer county, which position he held from 1900 to 1908. He first entered Congress in 1915. He has served continuously ever since. A Californian and a New Englander were matching stories, according to Boston Globe. “Why,” said the Californian, “we grow cabbage so big that an It is estimated that a vocabulary of 800 words is sufficient for all purposes, except a blowout. We might help matters by passing a law requiring public servants to serve the public or serve time. It isn't equally the downtrodden long for, but the privilege of snubbing those who now snub them. A deliberately unfriendly act, from the French viewpoint, is any suggestion that she be reasonable. The old-timer who was proud of his broad acres now has a son who is just as proud of his broad "a". The diploma you get from the University of Hard Knocks is handed out through the paying teller's window. When the modern architect has a little 2x4 space left over on the ground floor, he calls it the kitchen. Only a deaf man; however, is privileged to devote his entire attention to the funny antics of an orator. Revolutionists in Germany have a hard time. Every time they start something, the police arrest all three of them. Throwing up the job of ambassador just to get home cooking isn't any way to win the respect and friendship of the British. Man is funny. He will fight for his dog, and take up for his children, and scold his wife for getting into that kind of scrape. The people who are most worried about our foreign policy don't care what the policy is, just so it doesn't make America the beneficiary. Correct this sentence: "Take her, son," said the doting father; "you are poor, but a little hardship will do her good." SUNSHINE PELLETS BY DR. W. F. THOMSON Oh, how false the course we take when first we dope for every ache. The future in medicine is prevention, for prevention is greater than cure. Artificial stimulation is always followed by a depression which is not artificial. Drill, oh doctor, drill with care—Drill the tooth of the lady fair; X-ray shows there's an abscess there. Ouch! Oh doctor, drill with care. At an agricultural exhibit in France recently, a prize cow was awarded 125 franes; a prize mother (eight children) was awarded 50 franes. Insufficient thyroid secretion is the cause of "cretinism"; certain types of dwarfs are cretins. Thyroid extract, administered artificially, often restores such patients to health. INSURANCE FIRE, BURGLARY, PLATE GLASS, COMPENSATION, PUBLIC LIABILITY, BONDS OF ALL KINDS; AUTOMOBILE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT. SEE FRANK TAUSCH J. T. Lyon Realty Co. 111 North Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM Phone—Anaheim 762-J-8 Free Photos With each doz. photos ordered, one 8x10 free for a short time only. STEWART'S STUDIO 146 W. CENTER ST. MONDAY, DECEMBER THIRD, 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 Cow punchers in some western States are now using flivvers instead of ponies. The only drawback is that a flivver cannot get its food by grazing. There is said to be little difference in the bucking proclivities. It is said wringers are about to go up in price. Probably this is on account of the next war. We have the greatest love in the world for the brothers who sit behind copy desks and edit news and write headlines. They represent the real brains of the whole journalistic idea. For seven years we wrote headlines and found it to be about as hard a task as could be imagined. A man must have experience; he must have education, and not only education but knowledge. He must know the maiden name of the third wife of the Maharajah of Cawnpore; he must know why the steel millionaire divorced his wife back in 1898, why Mesopotamia entered the late war, and whether earthquakes move up and down or crosswise. He must correct incorrect items that come in over the wire, and he must get the correct answer out of his own head immediately, without running to a book. He must be tough-bitted, hard-working, earnest and of super-intelligence, and so when we see a headline like one we saw today, "Rich Woman Shoots Man in the Rotunda," we draw the mantle of charity and say to ourselves that the item came in late and the man was tired out, and—why shouldn't he be? Before we promise to support Giff for the presidency, we must know flat-footed and open and above board whether it is Pin-shot or Pinko. A stray news item from Indiana informs us that "Mr. and Mrs. Ford celebrated their tin wedding anniversary one day last week." We hope to live long enough to see the man hanged who invented those idiotic words "hubby" and "wifie." It is said that parlor sofas last about twice as long as they did before automobiles were invented. President Coolidge apparently knows that no man can ever be tripped up by anything that he doesn't say. The Scandinavian countries have not had a war for 100 years. But maybe they are just lying low and saving up the money for one. Cabinet member says no one country won the war, and it looks as We hope to live long enough to see the man hanged who invented those idiotic words "hubby" and "wifie." It is said that parlor sofas last about twice as long as they did before automobiles were invented. President Coolidge apparently knows that no man can ever be tripped up by anything that he doesn't say. The Scandinavian countries have not had a war for 100 years. But maybe they are just lying low and saving up the money for one. Cabinet member says no one country won the war, and it looks as though that is right. They all lost. If war left anything undone in Germany, peace has done it. The only person that King Alfonso of Spain can dictate to now is his stenographer. Speaking of quantity production, we wonder how many new statesmen will be made when Henry is elected President. Loma Vista Memorial Park Cemetery ESTABLISHED 1914 Endowed for Perpetual Maintenance Loma Vista is the only Cemetery in Northern Orange County that is endowed for perpetual upkeep CONTINENTAL MAUSOLEUM CO. —FULLERTON— DIRECTORS—L. S. Himes, President; B. F. Pinson, Vice President; F. E. Proud, F. C. Rimpau, Argus Adams BUSINESS OFFICE—18 Standard Bank Bldg. Phone 158 Franklin Howatt, Secretary The Washtub's Only Home We know a place where your wash-tub ought to be. In fact, it's the place where all wash-tubs ought to be, —in a museum, along with stone knives, mummies, and other relics. We know a place where your wash-tub ought to be. In fact, it's the place where all wash-tubs ought to be, —in a museum, along with stone knives, mummies, and other relics. That's where we're putting them. Wet Wash costs least of all laundry services, but it gives you all the days that you might drown in a washtub. Everything you send comes back thoroughly washed—ready to starch, iron, or hang up to dry. ANAHEIM LAUNDRY COMPANY Phone 18 ANAHEIM, CALIF.