oc-plain-dealer 1923-12-17

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS Every day is a little life; and our whole life is but a day repeated. Those, therefore, that dare lose a day, are dangerously prodigal; those that dare misspend it, desperate. Joseph Hall. HUMOR IS CLEVER BY THE GRIDIRON CLUB Washington's famous Gridiron club, composed of newspaper correspondents stationed in the capital city, has just held its annual dinner, and its gentle shafts of satire were hurled in many directions; but particularly at President Coolidge and his critics and opponents. The programs given by this famous organization are extremely original and cleverly humorous without being offensive to those who are satirized. President Coolidge attended this latest dinner, enjoyed the satirizing at his expense, and made a speech. But nobody except those present at the dinner knows what he said—nor will the outside world know. The Gridiron club is composed of active newspaper men, always keen and alert for interesting news—particularly for any expression from the President. But during the 38 years of its existence the Gridiron club has not once broken a confidence with any President or other notable in public life who spoke freely before the club. These speeches are held in inviolable confidence. It attests the honor of the men who represent the journalistic craft in Washington to have such a record of unbroken confidences. This, however, is characteristic of newspaper men. It is traditional in the craft that violated confidences are exceedingly rare, and the individual journalist or the newspaper that deliberately breaks a confidence, loses caste and is universally condemned by the pledge-keeping element in journalism. The political pot is boiling and the politicians are stewing—unable to fathom the mind of the independent voter. OHIO'S LAKE CITY GETS 1924 CONVENTION The place for holding the Republican national convention in 1924 will go east of Chicago for the first time in 20 years. Ohio's lake metropolitan—Cleveland—is virtually assured the convention. The political pot is boiling and the politicians are stewing—unable to fathom the mind of the independent voter. OHIO'S LAKE CITY GETS 1924 CONVENTION The place for holding the Republican national convention in 1924 will go east of Chicago for the first time in 20 years. Ohio's lake metropolis — Cleveland — is virtually assured the convention, Chicago having withdrawn its invitation after it became known that responsible Coolidge administration leaders desired the convention held in the Ohio city. This will be the first time that Cleveland will have entertained a national political convention. But Cincinnati has had more than one national convention. It was at Cincinnati that the Republican national convention was held in 1876—one of the most dramatic national assemblages in the history of American politics. It was in that convention that Robert G. Ingersoll delivered his famous "Plumed Knight" oration, placing James G. Blaine in nomination. But his enemies defeated Mr. Blaine's nomination in that convention, and again in 1880 he was defeated. He received the nomination in 1884, only to have his life's ambition crushed by defeat. Cleveland is a large, wealthy and enterprising city. It no doubt will entertain the 1924 convention handsomely. Holding the convention in Ohio may prove to be good party strategy. It will be interesting to watch whether or not the Democrats swing far to the west in choosing their convention city, hoping thus to gain a tactful advantage. There are strategic moves in politics requiring as much skill and able generalship as planning a great military campaign. Providence makes the weather and it is futile for man to make grumbling ado about it. The good works that men and women do are their best monuments. It is coming to pass that business men and citizens of California and elsewhere may have to go armed and prepared at any time to give battle to murderous bandits. The increase in violent crimes of robbery is startling. Ordinary police methods do not seem to be adequate to cope with the menace. A Real Christmas Gift TO SELECT GIFTS OF A PERMANENT OR LASTING A Real Christmas Gift TO SELECT GIFTS OF A PERMANENT OR LASTING CHARACTER, AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP WITHIN THE AMOUNT THAT YOU THINK YOU CAN AFFORD TO SPEND, IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS. MOST GIFTS OF THAT KIND ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. HERE IS A SUGGESTION THAT WILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM EASILY AND QUICKLY. GIVE A CHRISTMAS SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR ANY SUM, $1 OR MORE. IN SIX MONTHS FROM NOW ORDINARY CHRISTMAS GIFTS WILL HAVE BEEN WORN OUT OR FORGOTTEN. BUT A BANK ACCOUNT YOU GIVE NOW, WILL HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED IN VALUE FOR 4 PER CENT INTEREST IS CREDITED TWICE A YEAR. A HOME SAFE IS LOANED FREE WITH EACH ACCOUNT FIRST NATIONAL BANK AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK of Anaheim TURES Except Sunday and Publisher Plain Dealer GUARDING THE WRONG ENTRANCE TAX REDUCTION TAX PAYER TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES PARAGRAPHS (By Robert Quillen) China has many titles of course, including "President." America is now dry 12 miles out and wet 12 miles in. Popular story, vintage of 1924: "Once there was a German nation." Reducing the tax on "earned" incomes puts it up to your conscience. And many a man poses as something hard-boiled when he is merely a small fry. Any husband is justified in scorning the intuition of the woman who fell for him. Civilization can progress just so far. There is a limit to the space that can be occupied by billboards. A melting pot can't change them into good Americans unless they were good Europeans. An uncivilized land is one in which the criminal courts are not behind with their work. Ford may need bolts from the old parties to build a political machine, but he doesn't need any nuts. The more doubtful his cause, the more loudly he yells for the protection of the sacred constitution. Said the governor of one state to the governor of another: "It's ABE MARTIN Miss Tawney Apple has one of them new hats that looks like part of a wet rooster. Who remembers when we could get away from women by loafin' in a cigar store. DINNER STORIES Jock McLeod, who loved nothing better than to sit beside a quiet pool, rod in hand, and wait for the fish to bite, had been absorbed in his favorite occupation from early in the morning until long past noon of a suitty summer day, according to Everybody's. A neighboring farmer, observing that the fisherman was enjoying apparently no luck at all undertook to remind Jock An uncivilized land is one in which the criminal courts are not behind with their work. Ford may need bolts from the old parties to build a political machine, but he doesn't need any nuts. The more doubtful his cause, the more loudly he yells for the protection of the sacred constitution. Said the governor of one state to the governor of another: "It's a long time between incidents." The great difference is that France once had the alliance at her back and now she has it on her hands. The division of talents is about even. When a dog is happy, he wags his tail; when a mortal is happy, he wags his tongue. Some of the hats that are in the ring will find the heads greatly diminished when they get back home. As a general thing, you can estimate the thickness of an employee's skull by the thinness of his excuses. There should be a fair division of labor; and if the doughboy deserves something, why not make him tax exempt? Government may operate Muscle Shoals as easily as Ford, but Henry wouldn't need to white-wash his managers every few years. Correct this sentence: "It is not that I don't trust you," explained the merchant, "but it's against our rules to sell on credit." If doctors could spend more time with those who are really sick, and less with those who think they are sick, we'd have better doctors. DINNER STORIES Jock McLeod, who loved nothing better than to sit beside a quiet pool, rod in hand, and wait for the fish to bite, had been absorbed in his favorite occupation from early in the morning until long past noon of a sultry summer day, according to Everybody's. A neighboring farmer, observing that the fisherman was enjoying apparently no luck at all, undertook to remind Jock that it was past the lunch hour. "Ye'll have missed your dinner complete, mon," he said, "and still ye have no fish. Why don't ye go home?" The fisherman spat solemnly at his line. "I have three wor-r-rms left," he replied, "that I wouldna let go to waste." Eclipse Service Station Cord Tires Sold on a Year's Guarantee in Writing Accessories—Eastern Oils Cars Greased Motors Drained Free Springs Graphited 1199 No. Los Angeles Street Between Anaheim & Fullerton on State Highway MONDAY, DECEMBER SEVENTEEN, 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 What Editors Are Saying FARMERS GOING TO THE CITY—Kansas City Star A phase of the testimony brought out at the interstate commerce hearing on grain rates that should cause reflection in American minds was that introduced by Dr. P. H. Waters, editor of the Weekly Kansas City Star, who warned the commissioners of the effects produced by the growth of urban centers at the expense of the county's agricultural lands. This is a tendency inseparable from agricultural depression such as has been caused by falling farm prices and relatively high freight rates. Farm production must be kept up, and it can only be kept up by making farming profitable. When the farmer can see no profit at the end of the year, or meets a loss, he is drawn away from the land by the high wages the city offers. But the overpopulation of cities, when it results from depopulation of the land, can have but one result. It lessens the food supply, which means increasing living costs, a condition that in the end results in the worst economic situation possible to imagine. The checking of this tendency toward the overpopulation of cities ought to be readjusted. The city should not live at the expense of the farm. It is doing that when, as Dr. Waters pointed out, city wage earners are buying the most expensive cuts of meat, while the farmer is skimping. If the farmer continues to come to the city to share in its prosperity, as he sees it, nobody eventually will have any meat at all. The prosperity of the railroads is essential to the prosperity of the country, but it ought to be realized that this prosperity cannot be at the expense of a class of producers whose prosperity is just as essential. The land must be occupied, production must go on with increasing output, but to assure this result, farm products must command prices that will keep farms in cultivation. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT WHY DENTISTS ALWAYS LOOK DOWN IN THE MOUTH I thought that I was dying. And visions then arose Of mother, home and father And goodness only knows. And whilst I sat here pondering, The dentist with a shout Cried "Well, it's over, girlie, That blamed old tooth is out." To think of all the worry And all the useless wall I gave before it happened, But I lived to tell the tale. —Dorothy V. Strauss. A man who has money and nothing else is not so bad off as some people seem to think. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT WHY DENTISTS ALWAYS LOOK DOWN IN THE MOUTH I thought that I was dying. And visions then arose Of mother, home and father And goodness only knows. Cried "Well, it's over, girlie, That blamed old tooth is out." To think of all the worry And all the useless wall I gave before it happened, But I lived to tell the tale. —Dorothy V. Strauss. A man who has money and nothing else is not so bad off as some people seem to think. Some go west to grow up with the country. Hi Johnson is going east to blow up with it. BETTER TRY FOR A SINGLE MAN, EILEEN Dear Roy: As a constant reader and admirer I wish to congratulate you and thank you for your article on "How to Keep a Husband." It is indeed very timely, and meets a large need. But is it possible that I have missed lesson No. 1, How to GET a Husband?—Eileen Baker-Smith. It is about time again to wish King George a Mary Christmas. 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