oc-plain-dealer 1924-01-12

EDI TORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS He who piles up and loosens the Alpine avalanche shapes the crystals of each falling snowflake. He who guides and brailies the storm wave that breaks in thunder upon the reef, presences each invisible coral animal that builds its lime cell beneath the booming surf. He who sees from His glorious high throne the scaph veiling his face with his wings, takes note of the sparrow falling to the ground.—Anonymous. CLIMATE HERE RETAINS ITS EXCELLENCE "The wind bloweth where it listeth." Sometimes it "listeth" to blow here in Southern California. Let an area of high pressure develop in one aerial region and an area of low pressure in another adjoining, and a huge torrent of atmospheric currents is forced into this section, and a blustery wind is experienced for one or two days. Seldom do these blows rise to the dignity of a "gale" as the United States Weather Bureau classifies winds. These winds are annoying while they last—that is about all. The damage done is negligible. One baby tornado would wreak more havoc than all the windstorms experienced in this region since white men came here. When a day or two of rather disagreeable weather descends upon Southern California, it sets the thoughtful resident to thinking and comparing. A little thought and a little comparing convinces that, year in and year out, this climate is unexcelled anywhere on the face of the earth. Compare the worst in climate here and the infrequency of occurrence of bad climatic "spells", with the worst that comes to other regions, and Southern California does not suffer from the comparison. There is no part of the world, perhaps, that is freer from destructive visitations of the elements than Orange County. And this freedom from the dangerous in meteorologic manifestations is consistently maintained, year after year. Give Mexico good will, good counsel and moral support in maintaining peace and order. But do not sell arms and ammunition which, in time, might be turned against Americans themselves. It is well to have the American people talking peace, thinking peace and planning for it definitely. It is well to have the masses There is no part of the world, perhaps, that is freer from destructive visitations of the elements than Orange County. And this freedom from the dangerous in meteorologic manifestations is consistently maintained, year after year. Give Mexico good will, good counsel and moral support in maintaining peace and order. But do not sell arms and ammunition which, in time, might be turned against Americans themselves. It is well to have the American people talking peace, thinking peace and planning for it definitely. It is well to have the masses of the people eager for this Nation to assume leadership in the cause of peace. The civilized world should rid itself of preventable flood losses. Science has shown that it is possible to control floods effectively, and to make them instrumentalities of service, instead of destruction. The United States has done considerable in this direction. But there is a vast deal more to be done. It would be true, economy to do it. California well may institute a systematic flood control. The federal government, too, in building great dams, or co-operating with states in their building, is setting a good example. Over 90% of One Million Still in Service Since delivering their first car, early in December, 1914, Dodge Brothers have manufactured and sold one million motor vehicles. Over 90 per cent of all these cars are still in active service. This striking fact stands alone—a unique and overwhelming tribute to the principles and methods responsible for a product of such enduring worth. Chas. H. Mann Dodge Brothers Dealer 210 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 43 Chas. H. Mann Dodge Brothers Dealer 210 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 43 FREE LECTURE ON... Christian Science BY JUDGE SAMUEL W. GREENE, C. S. LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF LECTURESHIP OF THE MOTHER CHURCH, THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, ANAHEIM. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND Monday Evening, Jan. 14 EIGHT O'CLOCK FAIRYLAND THEATRE, ANAHEIM RES Sunday publisher THE GRAND COUNTY Plain Dealer SATURDAY Subscription Entered at th HE WOULD HITCH HIS WAGON TO A STAR WHOR-BACK UP-GID-DUP! OHIO G.O.P. COUNTY J. INFORMED COUNTRY HIRRUM CAMPRION POLICIES AND ISSUES THE BONUS INCOME TAX REDUCTION MEXICO FOREIGN POLICY SOUTHERN DELIVERIES WORLD COURT LEAGUE OF NATIONS MADE IN CALIF. HI JOHNSON I CAMPRION FOR G.O.P. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION G.O.P. PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION HIGHWAY PARAGRAPHS (By Robert Quillen) Apparently it wasn't a new constitution Mexico needed so much as a new temperament. Contentment: The knowledge that none of your acquaintances is making a better showing. The dun that jolles one along gets quicker results. If you must bill, bill and coo. The plan to readjust the tax burden doesn't place a new tax on anything except our credibility. It isn't difficult to forgive an enemy unless you know he is a better, cleaner and saner man than you. That immigrant who killed a man who came over on the next boat had an early attack of Americanism. Whether to walk the three blocks to the grocery or pump up the flat. There's the rub. It must be a great strain to be a Progressive leader and not know which way the people wish to progress. The proper treatment for a bad cold is rest in bed. This advice is from the doctor, however, not from the boss. For that matter, few slogans are more satisfactory than that one used by old-fashioned parents: They shall not sass. The office cynic says he never will believe in dreams again. One of them assured him she wasn't ABE MARTIN MONARCH 5 & 10 OPTICAL OPT CUSPIDORS MAISLE NO 51 It must occur t' most anybuddy that th' real an' principal trouble th' government is havin' in enforcein' prohibition may be attributed directly t' th' fact that nobuddy seems t' want it enforced. Circuses are t' cut out all bunkoin' th' comin' season, but we're allus too tired t' stay fer th' concert anyhow. POEMS THAT LIVE YOU'LL LOVE ME YET You'll love me yet!—and I can tarry Your love's protracted grow- DINNER STORIES A Scot visited Nice at carnival time, and of course all the hotels were full. He met a friendly English chauffeur. This chap, not being averse to earning an honest penny, offered him shelter for the night. "My diggings are modest," said the chauffeur, "but I've a good bed that's at your service, sir." The Scot accepted the chauffeur's hospitality and they set off for the flat so as to be in time for dinner. Next day the Scot succeeded in finding a hotel, packed his vallse and told the chauffeur he'd be going. "Good-bye, mon," and he held out his hand. "Hoots, ye've been verra kind." The chauffeur gave him an inquiring look. "How did you like your bed last night, sir?" he asked. "Fine, elegant!" said the Scot. "Dinner suit you?" "Never had a better." What did you think of your breakfast this morning? "It was splendid." "Well, Joan," said the chauffeur, blushing, "how about 26 francs?" "Mon," said the Scot, "it would be a godsend!" A western bishop tells this story: Once upon a time a stage coach was held up by a road agent. The driver explained to the robber that his only passenger was a man, who was asleep inside. The highwayman insisted that the traveler be awakened. "I want to go through his pockets," he declared fiercely. The bishop, when aroused, made gentle protests. "I have no money worth your It must be a great strain to be a Progressive leader and not know which way the people wish to progress. The proper treatment for a bad cold is rest in bed. This advice is from the doctor, however, not from the boss. For that matter, few slogans are more satisfactory than that one used by old-fashioned parents: They shall not sass. The office cynic says he never will believe in dreams again. One of them assured him she wasn't married. When at last the sheep are divided from the goats, the higher-ups select the goats down here won't do the classifying. "With all my worldly goods I tree endow" must seem ironical to the groom who hasn't finished paying for the engagement ring. That man who said only the little things get your goat, never grinned while watching a fat woman weigh. So live that it never will be necessary to rush into print with the assertion that your conscience is clear in the matter. When a great country says it has the situation well in hand, it means that everything is over except the burial of the natives. That critic who says there is very little literary ability manifest in modern magazines hasn't been reading the advertisements. When a woman begins to complain that her husband doesn't understand her, she means she has been up to something and needs an alibi. Correct this sentence: "I am not scared," said little Willie; "I always get a hundred on 'rithmele zamination.'" POEMS THAT LIVE YOU'LL LOVE ME YET You'll love me yet!—and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing. June weared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing. I plant a heartful now; some seed At least is sure to strike, And yield—what you'll not pluck indeed, Not love, but, may be, like. You'll look at least on love's remains, A grave's one violets Your look?—that pays a thousand pains. What's death? You'll love me yet! —Robert Browning SATURDAY, JANUARY TWELFTH, 1924 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 CARLESSNESS AND FIRES—Santa Ana (Cal.) Register It probably will surprise a great many people to learn that carlessness with matches and smoking materials today constitutes the greatest single cause of fire loss in the United States, yet the carefully compiled statistics of the National Board of Fire Underwriters show this to be true. "It is the custom of the National Board of Fire Underwriters to combine, under the classification of 'Matches-Smoking,' fires due to either these hazards," says W. E. Mallallieu, general manager of the organization, "because so many of the match fires are due to burning lucifers thrown away by thoughtless smokers." "The destruction of property from this cause now amounts to near $26,000,000 a year, which is far more than the foll exacted by any other hazard, despite the fact that the damages from 'Matches-Smoking' is so largely preventable. "The remedy lies in educating the people to a greater degree of carefulness in handling lighted matches, cigars, cigarettes and pipes, and, to their credit, it may be said that two of the largest tobacco companies in the country, and two of the principal match producers, are endeavoring to change the habits of their careless customers by imprinting suitable precautions upon cigarette and match boxes." In course of time, the effect of these appeals to the public should become visible; otherwise it is fairly safe to predict that public sentiment will bring about further enactment of personal liability laws providing for the civil punishment of persons guilty of causing fire destruction by their obvious carelessness. A life sentence has just been given to a Mexican at Sacramento, Cal., who set fire to a school house and burned ten Japanese children to death. This man—the same who set fire to a number of buildings in Orange county—was a criminal in intent; he applied his matches deliberately. Those whose matches cause destruction and bring death through carelessness are culpable in a degree. An act of carelessness in that regard is being looked upon today without sympathy. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT If I could write a snappy play That's subtle, clever and risque, (Or else a charming, daring tale, Its sex-appeal clothed in a veil), Which all the moralists assail, And starts them hot upon my trail, With talk of sending me to jail; If I am hailed before the courts (And papers carry full reports In re my doubtful title or play). And if the scales of justice weigh The facts and find my work O. K.— Well, next winter, I would be Sending my friends picture cards From Florida—that's all. —Samuel Goldmen ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT If I could write a snappy play That's subtle, clever and risque, (Or else a charming, daring tale, Its sex appeal clothed in a veil), Which all the moralists assail, And starts them hot upon my trail, With talk of sending me to jail; If I am hailed before the courts (And papers carry full reports In re my doubtful title or play). And if the scales of justice weigh The facts and find my work O. K.— Well, next winter, I would be Sending my friends picture cards From Florida—that's all. —Samuel Goldmen The New York woman who was accused of voting three times probably was only shopping around. The new one-dollar bill seems to spend just as easily as the old ones. One genius has found a way to run an automobile on onion juice, but how much juice is there in a modern 15-cent onion? A Clear Saving Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries cost no more than many wood-insulated batteries and they save you the reinsulation bill common to other batteries. With all their advantages you can buy Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries as low as $28.25. Wellable Willard Wood-Insulated Batteries—as fine wood-insulated batteries as you can buy—$17.55 and up. ANAHEIM IGNITION DEPOT A. BEVILLARD, Prop. Est. 1912 238 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 789 Anaheim, Calif. STORAGE BATTERIES Thrift-- What is it? "THRIFT MEANS GOOD MANAGEMENT; VIGOROUS GROWTH." "THRIFT MEANS SPENDING LESS THAN YOU EARN; SAVING SYSTEMATICALLY. IT DOES NOT THRIFT-- What is it? "THRIFT MEANS GOOD MANAGEMENT; VIGOROUS GROWTH. "THRIFT MEANS SPENDING LESS THAN YOU EARN; SAVING SYSTEMATICALLY. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD STOP SPENDING. "THRIFT MEANS SECURING INTEREST ON YOUR SAVINGS. MONEY KEPT IN HIDING NEVER EARNS ANYTHING. PUT YOUR MONEY TO WORK. "TO GET AHEAD, YOU MUST HAVE A SIMPLE AND DEFINITE PLAN. HIT OR MISS METHODS WON'T DO; IN THE ACCUMULATION OF MONEY THEY ARE POSITIVELY FATAL." SO SAYS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SAVINGS SYSTEM OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB OFFERS YOU AN EASY AND DEFINITE PLAN OF SAVING MONEY. START 1924 RIGHT—OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY AND "GET AHEAD." WE PAY 4 PER CENT ON CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB ACCOUNTS. FIRST NATIONAL BANK AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK of Anaheim SAVINGS COMMERCIAL SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS