oc-plain-dealer 1924-01-29

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS JOY IS A PRIZE UNBOUGHT, AND IS FREEST, PUREST IN ITS FLOW, WHEN IT COMES UNSOUGHT. NO GETTING INTO HEAVEN, AS A PLACE, WILL COMPASS IT. YOU MUST CARRY IT WITH YOU, ELSE IT IS NOT THERE. YOU MUST HAVE IT IN YOU, AS THE MUSIC OF A WELL ORDERED SOUL, THE FIRE OF A HOLY PURPOSE. THE WELLING UP OUT OF THE CENTRAL DEPTHS OF ETERNAL SPRINGS THAT HIDE THE WATERS THERE.—HORACE BUSHNELL. BENEFIT OF HEAVY RAINFALL The coming of the annual rains after a long dry season is always hailed in California as an event calling for rejoicing. Even those not directly dependent for their prosperity upon the coming of the rains feel a sense of gratification and relief that the fates have not forgotten us. There is a feeling in the air that the rain is necessary to the good of the country and the health of the people. Only when the rain is long continued and seems not to know when to stop do people tire of it. This feeling is more pronounced with those that have had to do with country life. It stays with them throughout the years even when change of environment has changed their outlook. Confirmed city dwellers have much less of the feeling and sometimes seem to lack it altogether. In California the coming of the rains marks the real birth of a new year. The growing processes of nature awaken into lew life. There comes a feeling of recuperation with the knowledge that the element necessary to the fertility of the soil is coming down from the heavens. It is like the satisfaction of being able to load up the larder with provisions to feel that the future growing season is being provided for. The underground springs are being filled up with the life-giving fluid and the reservoirs in the mountains are being replenished against the needs of the season when the skies will be clear again. It is like putting money in the bank to be drawn out in little sums as the needs of the time require. One of the interesting developments of the present generation in this state is the introduction of the age-old practice of irrigation with the various improvements that modern science has been able to devise. The idea of irrigation is older than history. Indications of the ancient canals upon the plains of Mesopotamia remain long after the records of their operation have gone. But the world has never seen the like of modern irrigation in California. The mountain reservoirs store up vast quantities of water to be distributed for the use of The underground springs are being filled up with the life-giving fluid and the reservoirs in the mountains are being replenished against the needs of the season when the skies will be clear again. It is like putting money in the bank to be drawn out in little sums as the needs of the time require. One of the interesting developments of the present generation in this state is the introduction of the age-old practice of irrigation with various improvements that modern science has been able to devise. The idea of irrigation is older than history. Indications of the ancient canals upon the plains of Mesopotamia remain long after the records of their operation have gone. But the world has never seen the like of modern irrigation in California. The mountain reservoirs store up vast quantities of water to be distributed for the uses of intensive agriculture that frees the farmer from the necessity of worry over his supply of water for the year. It makes little difference to the farmer thus supplied what the variations of the rainfall may be if the annual average comes some time. The ditches do the rest. For chemical reasons, however, natural rainfall is the best. All the injustice in the world is not that which is wrought by arrogant nations and peoples against weaker countries and peoples. In social life there are more rankling injustices than in any other relations, not excepting economic inequities. More lives are blighted by the cruelties, artificialities and inequities of modern social life than from any or all other causes. And this form of injustice is beyond the reach of statutory law. There is nothing to check it, except moral conviction. There is nothing to turn it aside, except innate kindness and generousness of heart. The modern world has none too much of genuine human kindness. RADIO IS MARVELOUS IN DEVELOPMENT The wonders of radio are increasing. Achievements of the most marvelous nature are being effected. Fourteen thousand miles covered by radio and telephone in one minute and forty-five seconds is the feat accomplished when David Sarnoff, vice-president and general manager of the Radio Corp. of America, sent a telephone and radio message to Japan from Columbia, Mo., and received his answer in less than two minutes. By the same ratio, the earth could be spanned in less than four minutes. Radio messages are broadcast to the far corners of the earth. The most amazing records are made in this. Over land and sea, with incredible speed, the romance of the air is vibrated. For there is romance and marvel in the phenomenal development of radio. Great Britain is having political excitement a-plenty. This country will not have a monopoly, this year, on thrilling things in the realm of politics. It is parliament, not elections, however, in Britain, that is the center of agitated interest. Mirrors PLAIN PLATE BEVELED PLATE SHOCKS RESILVERING Santa Ana Art Glass Works Phone 591-W C. M. 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It is possible to live on love, of course, if you are a politician and it is love of country. Prayer avails much if you will get on your toes after getting on your knees. Our observation is that most of the size 13 collars are worn by men who slam the door to express their feelings. There might be more January poets if there were morceronantic words to rhyme with "slush." History is essential; without it, children might not know which countries to hate. Sometimes we think Americanism is an inherent inability to avoid joining something. A party leader is a man who can take a popular delusion and convert it into a plank. ABE MARTIN HOW !!! THE MEMORIAL HISTORY FILM BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI. WARNING! ONLY TIME FOR 54 Ther's nothin' as ugly as an ugly disposition. Some women seem t' git married jest t' jump in a dressin' jacket an' stay there. If Presideat Coolidge does git th' presidential nomination, he ought t' git th' silent vote. We've got t' be prepared for th' worst t' really appreciate th' best. DINNER STORIES The lawyer for the defense, in the damage suit asked the witness who had seen the plaintiff struck by the auto, how far the Little Talk On Thrift By S. W. STRAUS President American Society for Thrift. It is an encouraging sign of right thinking that such widespread popular attention is being given just now to the anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. As the years go by more and more thoughtful attention is being paid to this superman of colonial days, more ardent homage is paid to his memory and a deeper understanding is gained of the truths he taught. Among the great men of history Franklin stands out as the eternal personification of that group of homely virtues of which thrift is the center. Any nation which attains a general consciousness of the truths of his philosophy will prosper because of the flourishing home life and clean morals of its citizens. The Franklin philosophy is nothing more than the most simple logic, yet in this fact there is a lesson for all of us. In this modern life of ours, with the practical annihilation of distance and with every day bringing new triumphs of science, we are becoming more complex. But the truths of life are simple. Humanity never can get away from fundamentals. The plain axioms of Poor Richard will live through the ages. Our standards of living will continued to progress. Fifty years from now life will be quite different from what it is today insofar as life's conveniences, comforts and advantages go. But There might be more January poets if there were more romanantic words to rhyme with "slush." History is essential; without it, children might not know which countries to hate. Sometimes we think Americanism is an inherent inability to avoid joining something. A party leader is a man who can take a popular delusion and convert it into a plank. Let's not recognize Russia. In a few more years we'll do well to recognize our own country. And yet Hohenzollern Bill couldn't have crippled the country much worse than the appropriation bill. The touch system used on the typewriters is much less efficient than the one used on male parents. Moderns are careless; they'll go out for a joy ride without even knowing the coroner's phone number. It has been demonstrated, however, that the best way to end war is to get out of the trenches and fight. In this democratic country only a few have the grand manner, and most of them are traffic cops. ENJOYED A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP "I wish to say that FOLEY PILLS worked O.K. on me in a couple of hours and the pains left me at once. I took a couple of them in the afternoon, went to bed and had a good night's sleep and have slept good ever since," writes Con Thiel, 118 E. Columbia St., Fort Wayne, Indiana. FOLEY PILLS are a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys and will increase their activity. Refuse substitutes. Sold at Heying's Pharmacy. DINNER STORIES The lawyer for the defense, in the damage suit asked the witness who had seen the plaintiff struck by the auto, how far the victim was thrown by the impact. "Fifteen feet six and three-quarter inches," was the immediate response. "You seem to be very exact in your figures," snapped the lawyer sarcastically. "How does that happen?" "I guessed some fool lawyer would ask me," the witness answered, "and I measured the distance." He was supine in his deck chair, solemnly avowing to himself that he'd stay in Europe until they built a bridge across the Atlantic. "Can I do anything for you, sir?" inquired a steward. "You might present my compliments to the chief engineer," the passenger managed to reply, CROSS EYES CORRECTED THIS MUSCULAR DEFECT CORRECED AND STRAIN RELEIVED BY PROPERLY ADJUSTED GLASSES. DR W.R. BLAKELY OPTOMETRIST ANAMEUM CALIF. LUCKY STRIKE IT'S TOASTED Cigarette Toasting the tobacco for LUCKY STRIKE costs a fortune but it saves the flavor. TUESDAY, JANUARY TWENTY-NINE, 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 RETIRED ON "ENOUGH" RICHES—Santa Ana (Calif.) Register A Wall Street curb broker retired the other day under unique circumstances. He turned his business over to three young employees. He intends to spend the rest of his days looking after his personal affairs, running a small town newspaper, enjoying the companionship of his growing son and daughter, traveling and playing golf. Because there are to be no pockets in his shroud, this man came to the conclusion that enough money was all he needed. In his case "enough is a couple of million dollars." Many Americans, in recent years, have counted that much money a mere beginning to the wealth they wished to amass. This retiring broker has provided for his immediate relatives, and has made certain investments more than sufficient to supply his needs and grant his wishes for the rest of his life. He will leave some money to his two children, but not so much as he would leave if he went on with his business. He would rather spend more time with them now than leave them, after his death, "enough money to make fools out of them." Some persons will sigh and wish they had had this man's good luck. Others will smile and admire his good sense. Just pilling up dollars is no occupation for a sane and healthy human being. Making money to turn it to constructive purposes, making it for the purpose of securing a proper amount of leisure and then using that leisure to its fullest enjoyment is justifiable. "Enough" would vary in amount for different individuals. For most of us this man's $2,000,000 would be far more than enough. But every person who shows an understanding of the rightful place of money in human life and progress—not an end in itself, but only one means to an end—sets his fellowmen a fine example of living. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT OUR OWN DAILY SHORT STORY Didn't Want to Talk In the smoking room of an eastbound Pullman the other evening there were two men—one of them grouchy, the other one receptive. After smoking two indifferent cigars, the latter said to the former: "How far are you going?" "Buffalo," acknowledged the other one, taken off his guard. Is that so? Well, Buffalo is a great town. I have a cousin living there and I've been there myself several times. The last time was during the Pan-American Exposition. Er—what are you going to do in Buffalo?" "Change cars." OUR OWN DAILY SHORT STORY Didn't Want to Talk In the smoking room of an eastbound Pullman the other evening there were two men—one of them grouchy, the other one receptive. After smoking two indifferent cigars, the latter said to the former: "How far are you going?" "Buffalo," acknowledged the other one, taken off his guard. "Is that so? Well, Buffalo is a great town. I have a cousin living there and I've been there myself several times. The last time was during the Pan-American Exposition. Er—what are you going to do in Buffalo?" "Change cars." The Brotherhood of Man and Universal Peace seem to be getting along rapidly and doing great teamwork. The papers continue to prove it. Monday—America scraps another battleship. France invents gun that will shoot 200 miles. Tuesday—Japan launches new battleship. American blows up one battleship. France completes new airplane fleet. Wednesday—America blows up a cruiser. England announces two new world-beating dreadnoughts for 1925. Japan starts new navy shipyard. Thursday—America hauls battleship to Philadelphia to be dismantled. France launches nine new destroyers and a battle cruiser. England lays down twelve new long-distance submarines. Friday—America dismantles one battleship and a cruiser. England launches new type dreadnought. Japan accepts plans for new airplane fleet. Saturday—America scraps one battleship, two mine layers and twelve destroyers. England announces three battleships for 1926. France invents new explosive. Japan appropriates a hundred millions for new battleships. SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY— Does an old clothes man always carry a tightly rolled newspaper in his hand? Do more men look into subway vending machine mirrors than do women? Does a married actor ever advertise himself as being "at liberty?" Do all clubs make their dues payable in the same months of the year? Does a stenographer think more about pulchritude than about punctuation? Do some people think that a bored expression makes them look aristocratic? Does the captain of a New York harbor tugboat always wear a derby hat? 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