oc-plain-dealer 1924-03-04

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS O joyous call! I go to find The world's sad tumult left behind, And be awhile on Nature's breast, To drink that calm, and share that rest. —Harriet McEwen Kimball LAWS. TOO NUMEROUS IN THIS COUNTRY Questioning the showing of competency on the part of the American people to exercise properly and expertly the right of self-government, Charles H. Hughes, secretary of state, inveighs against the evil of multiplying the number of laws enacted. For generations this evil has been decried—lawyers especially denouncing the practice. And yet the same lawyers who speak against increasing the number of statutes, when elected to legislatures do their full share in adding to enactments. The immense volume of litigation and the congestion are not blame upon the courts, but upon legislatures, Mr. Hughes holds. Quoting this distinguished lawyer who heads the State Department: "The evil resides not merely in the number of laws. It is badly drawn laws. It is also in the compromise of legislation where the contests of opposing policies are satisfied by ambiguous phrases which transmit the difficulties of legislative bodies to the courts left with the burdensome task of discovering the legislative intent when actually there has been no defined legislative intent." Here is an evil, indeed. Too many laws—too many laws which are vague and defective. Too many laws which are construed by courts on technicalities and in the construing of which no court can know beyond peradventure what the legislative purpose was when loosely-drawn statutes were enacted. This function of making laws should be put on scientific, expert basis. And there should be an end to the ambiguities of compromise in legislation. Damming the Colorado river would be of tremendous benefit to the Southwest. Here is an evil indeed. Too many laws—too many laws which are vague and defective. Too many laws which are construed by courts on technicalities and in the construing of which no court can know beyond peradventure what the legislative purpose was when loosely drawn statutes were enacted. This function of making laws should be put on scientific expert basis. And there should be an end to the ambiguities of compromise in legislation. Damming the Colorado river would be of tremendous benefit to the Southwest. SEA LEVEL CANAL URGED BY FRENCH EXPERT. Make a sea-level canal across the Isthmus of Panama, is the urgent advice of M. Bunau-Varilla, French engineer, who has figured prominently in canal affairs on the Isthmus. He advocates the construction of a sea-level waterway with the present canal as a nucleus. It can be built for $1,000,000,000 he holds, and revenues would pay for its construction, he argues. That another canal would be useful and soon may become necessary, is the general opinion of experts. Some will not agree with this noted French engineer, however, that the present Panama Canal should be converted into a lockless waterway. The United States has within its grasp a canal right-of-way across Nicaragua. It would be feasible to build a sea-level canal there. This route was strongly considered, at one time, instead of the Panama route. It could be had by the United States—in truth, this country has what is tantamount to an option on the Nicaragua course. Within a few years dirt may be flying for another great water course across the neck of the continent. Teapot Dome and Benedict Arnold will be mentioned in the same breath. Income Tax Returns for 1923 ARE NOW DUE AND MUST BE FILED BEFORE MARCH 15 You are entitled to certain Exemptions and Deductions Returns Compiled for Moderate Fees NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATIONS VICTOR D. LOLY AUDIT CO. Expert Accountants and Income Tax Specialists Suite 207-210 New S. Kraemer Building Telephone 819 Anaheim, Calif. PARAGRAPHS By ROBERT QUILLEN Even if love is blind, it can persuade some friend to look up a Bradstreet rating. Some immigrants become Americanized quickly, and some never do learn intolerance. The funny part is that Magnus thought his milking contest something new in Washington. If they keep on discovering political issues, Atlanta and Leavenworth will be crowded. Character may win you an "St." meaning saint; but the "St." reputation brings refers to Easy St. The honeymoon is over when he begins to demand something more substantial than salads. GIT! You never see a man unbuttoning his vest to pay a compliment to a dinner prepared with a can opener. Fable: He made his money quickly, but he maintained his same kindly interest in his fellows; Even if the dollar bill advertised some other denomination, it would look good in the collection plate. In a village it is a slush fund when the man whose daughter married a scamp gives the editor a $4 ad. Some people are so far from being prominent that nobody even thinks of them in connection with a scandal. It works out funny. Moonlight makes him long to be married. plan your home Now! BUILDING your home is the most important thing in your life. It means more to you and your family than almost anything else. You want a good many other things—an automobile, a piano, and so forth. But get your home first. Look about you and you will see that the folks who built their homes first have been able to get the other things they wanted and are happy. Why? Because it is the greatest economy in the world to own your home. And it is the most comfortable feeling you can have. It is something that shows for your work. This is the home building year. Now is the time to complete your plans and start construction. Talk to your dealer about the matter. He is right here on the ground; this is his home; his ambition is to give you such advice and service that you will be glad you didn't wish him. GIBBS DUMBER Another good way to study the American language is to tell your wife you forgot to mail her letter. About the only essential difference is that the rich man can continue to use last year's car without feeling common. As to the contention that America lca should mind her own business Mr. Fall offers better arguments than Mr. Johnson. A tenderfoot is one who thinks you begin to climb when you reach the plateau states and begin to hop when you reach Hollywood. The old-fashioned girl who wouldn't kiss before marrying now has a daughter who thinks it has form to taste before buying case. Correct this sentence: "And he tried to kiss me," confessed the flapper, "and so I used my hair." (Protected by Associated Editors Inc.) RES Sunday publisher Plain Dealer TUES Subscription Entered at THE GREAT OIL DELUGE 1923 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SHATTERED REPUTATIONS POEMS THAT I LOVE HIS BOOKS My days among the Dead are Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes cast, The mighty minds of old; My never-falling friends are With whom I converse daily. With them I take delight in And seek relief in woe; And while I understand and How much to them I owe; My cheeks have often been dew'd With tears of thoughtful tude. My thoughts are with the Dead with them I live in long-past years, Their virtues love their condemn, Partake their hopes and f... And from their lessons seek find Instructions with an humind. My hopes are with the Dead anon My place with them will be And I with them shall travel Through all Futurity; Yet leaving here a name, I v... That will not perish in the Robert South DINNER STORIES The man of the house f... took all the disabled umbrella the repairer's. Next morning, his way to his office, when he up to leave the street car, he sent mindedly laid hold of the brella belonging to a woman side him, for he was in the of carrying one. The woman "Stop thief," rescued her um... and covered the man with s... and confusion. BRAGRAPHS ROBERT QUILLEN love is blind, it can permee friend to look up a rating. migrants become Amerquickly, and some never intolerance. part is that Magnus is milking content somein Washington. keep on discovering pones, Atlantas and Leavwill be crowded. may win you an "St." aint; but the "St." reprenings refers to Easy St. moneymoon is over when to demand something stantial than salads. SIT! ever see a man unbuttonest to pay a compliment other prepared with a can He made his money but he maintained his daily interest in his felof the dollar bill advertion other denomination, it good in the collection it is a slush fund man whose daughter scamp gives the editor people are so far from bement that nobody even them in connection with out funny. Moonlight ABE MARTIN HOW MANY FILMS TODAY 5¢ Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, an' others jest keep still. An explanation may save a law-suit, but it never healed nothin'. WHO'S WHO IN THE DAY'S NEWS ALVAN T. FULLER The life story of Alvan T. Fuller, who is fighting for Calvin Coolidge's old job of governor of Massachusetts, reads like a tale by Horatio Alger. As a little boy in Malden, Mass., he started in business by selling newspapers. Constant toll netted him a little money, and he bought a bicycle, one of the old tires. SUNSHINE PELLETS BY DR. W. S. THOMAS Oh, racking pain— It's oft'a curse; But watch you well The cure that's worse. Funny how many wires one can pull with a corkscrew. Out of every thousand, it is said that ten of us are drug addicts. So we pant and we waddle And we worry with weight. But we'll never acknowledge All the dinner we ate. It's often the fellow who has the dough that passes the back. A high blood pressure and Bright's Disease; a low blood pressure and tuberculosis. Those "hard hearted of Rome" probably had arteriosclerosis—the cost of high living. That office man who goes to the "gym" and crowds six hours of hard work into his noon hour is not a good insurance risk. Of course there's something in transmigration; for instance, there's the meekrat from Texas that becomes a seal in New York. The patent medicine manufacturer has a remedy for every alliment and the hypochondriac has an alliment for every remedy. VOCAL STUDIO MADAME M. V. BUDROW CONCERT SINGER AND TEACHER Tone placement, correct breathing, ear training, interpretation Studio Open Mondays Only Phone: Residence 4777 ALVAN T. FULLER The life story of Alvan T. Fuller, who is fighting for Calvin Coolidge's old job of governor of Massachusetts, reads like a tale by Horatio Alger. As a little boy in Malden, Mass., he started in business by selling newspapers. Constant toll netted him a little money, and he bought a bicycle, one of the old style bikes. This was the turning point of his life, he says. He won a race on it against other boys, for a diamond ring. From then on he was wrapped up, first in bicycles, then automobiles. The automobile business he started failed twice, but he did not give up and finally made it a success. Now he is one of the most prominent business men in the state. Fuller was born in Boston in 1878. He entered politics in 1915 as a Republican member of the state house of representatives. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1916. From 1917 until he resigned in 1921, he was a member of congress. He became liteutenant governor in 1921, and hopes to advance to the governor's chair next. MAN WANTED Dixie needs a man at their station at Anaheim this beautiful super-station will run twenty-four hours a day and if you would appreciate a real job where you get a good salary plus a share in the profits see— DIXIE LOS ANGELES AND BROADWAY PHONE ANAHEIM 87 ANAHEIM TUESDAY, MARCH FOUR, 1924 Subscription Rate—In N. Orange co., per year, $3; 6 months, $1.75 Entered at the Postoffice at Anaheim, Calif., as second class matter. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS What Editors Are Saying THE DEBT HAS BEEN PAID—San Francisco Journal The opposition to a further restriction of immigration is bringing many novel defenses of the old system from racial groups in America. A careful perusal of these arguments leaves the reader in a good bit of doubt as to the cause of all the hullabaloo over immigration. No representative is yet to be found who will openly confess that his fellow countrymen have contributed anything but good value to the land of their adoption. The most familiar plea is that America owes a great debt to this or that race. America owes little to any race or class or breed that has come to its shores that hasn't been paid back a thousand fold. No group of emigrants ever set out for this country with the thought in the minds of its members that they were going to benefit the country, rather than to benefit themselves. From the Pilgrims, dawn to the last ship that dropped anchor off our shores, every last new comer came to receive. This goes for the so-called "Nordic" races as well as for Latin and Slav. To all America has given unbounded opportunity, a free government, and a generous providence. Free public education, the separation of state and church, constitutional authority; these have been the lodestones of the emigrant. All races have taken some part in these magnificent blessings. But to estimate how much America owes to any one group, is to laugh. Whatever the debt, it has been paid with ample interest. ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT THOSE USELESS HORSES They are planning to abolish all the horses And let them travel no Manhattan street. This noble scheme is furnished by the bosses Who run this little island. Ain't it sweet? The horses are so cumbersome and gawky They jam the traffic up. Oh ain't it sad? They are undependable and they are batsy. They are always in the way, and that's too bad. They cause a lot of grave financial losses, Delaying traffic; they make big expense. That is the claim. But when we banish horses We'll also bid adieu to our horse sense. TO KNOCK OUT SOME OF YOUR EGO Do you think that you swim? Can you swim with all of your This noble scheme is furnished by the bosses Who run this little island. Ain't it sweet? The horses are so cumbersome and gawky They jam the traffic up. Oh ain't it sad? They are undependable and they are balky. They are always in the way, and that's too bad. They cause a lot of grave financial losses, Delaying traffic; they make big expense. That is the claim. But when we banish horses We'll also bid adieu to our horse sense. TO KNOCK OUT SOME OF YOUR EGO Do you think that you swim? Can you swim with all of your clothes on and take them off in the water? Do you drive a car well? Can you spin around the floor of a crowded garage and get into a narrow space? Can you box? What would have happened to you if you had been in the ring with Dempsey recently? Have you a social position? What would happen to you if you tried to make it in London or Paris? Have you ability as a dramatic critic? What plays have you written? What would you look like if you tried to act even a simple part?—Marcel Steinbrugge. One correspondent asks us: "What do Dempsey and Pirpe want to fight again for?" Foolish question 1234567. Can any little boy in the class answer it? Girls in Pennsylvania corset factory have gone on strike. But there are a lot of striking girls in this locality, too. HAVE YOUR INCOME TAX attended to immediately. Do not wait any longer. Avoid a hurried and uncertain compilation. Returns prepared in coneise and complete detail for nominal fee. ROY N. MENDOZA (8 years experience) 200 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 266 We Carry a Complete Line of WINDOW GLASS, PLATE GLASS OBSCURE AND ART GLASS MIRRORS BEVELING AND EDGE POLISHING Santa Ana Art Glass Works Phone 591-W C. M. Scott 1204 E. 4th St. Santa Ana, Calif. Santa Ana Art Glass Works Phone 591-W C. M. Scott 1204 E. 4th St. Santa Ana, Calif. WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON SHIPPING YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS Local representative ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. 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