oc-plain-dealer 1924-03-25

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS No ancient pillar ever made the way more plain to those who watched it for guidance than does God's providence make the path of duty in common days for those who truly acknowledge God and desire His guidance.—J. R. Miller. THRIVING ERA AT HAND SAYS EXPERT Normal prosperity of the most exemplary and gratifying type is indicated for the United States for the next four or five years. This is the opinion of E. J. Henning, Assistant Secretary of Labor, who is in California on official duty. "There was some unemployment this winter," Mr. Henning is quoted as saying, "but now it is almost absorbed; there is no boom nor no deflation in sight anywhere; in the Southwest this is no exception; February was a very good month." This species of assurance is very enheartening to the people. It is extremely significant and gratifying to note that the turmoil of a national political campaign, the uncertainty as to what Congress will do and the confidence-testing revelations in the scandal investigations at Washington have not served to swerve the people from their normal activities. Business and industry proceed normally, and the outlook is very favorable for continuance of good times. With the settlement of the reparations question, in Europe, in early prospect, economic conditions abroad should show marked improvement quickly, and this should react favorably upon American trade. The conditions and prospects, all in all, are quite encouraging and promise continuation of a generous measure of prosperity. California should conserve its water. Mr. Coolidge is very much in the Presidential race, and Business and industry proceed normally, and the outlook is very favorable for continuance of good times. With the settlement of the reparations question, in Europe, in early prospect, economic conditions abroad should show marked improvement quickly, and this should react favorably upon American trade. The conditions and prospects, all in all, are quite encouraging and promise continuation of a generous measure of prosperity. California should conserve its water. Mr. Coolidge is very much in the Presidential race, and going spiritedly. The Navy Department is in competent hands—and California hands, too. Adversity develops robustness of character—if there is robustness to be developed. There will be other important things happening in June, this year, besides two big national political conventions. Ask some of these engaged girls. When Women Speak of Cleaning They always mention THE ACME First, because their cleaning is so fresh and odorless—their pressing so immaculate—their deliveries so dependable. Acme Cleaners-Dyers C. F. Jerzy Phone 48 Eldo R. West PARAGRAPHS Cynie's motto for married people: "United we stand—each other." The man who wants to do nothing never runs short of assistants. A true optimist is one who can find beauty even in a half-chewed elgar. Another advantage that Adam had. Eve couldn't threaten to go home to her mother. If the world doesn't believe in you it's probably because you don't believe in you. A college man's rule of correct dress for all occasions: The best clothes his roommate has. The cheaper the car, the more happiness it holds. A man can lay no claim to prominence these days unless he has been sued for divorce at least once. The man who is in the habit of giving three cheers for himself usually gets exactly three cheers. A waggish doctor of our acquaintance speaks of his "medikfil" profession. How's that for candor? Listening to a banquet speech, one can sometimes guess what the subject is, but seldom what the object is. 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An old topper expresses the opinion that "No great poem or work of art will ever be inspired by a chocolate malted milk." "Seeing by Radio Soon Possible." And perhaps they'll some day get it to the point where we can hear satisfactorily by it. College graduates aren't so terrible conceived, as a rule. But that's the paragraphers' story and they're gonna stick to it. Member $200,000 Club 1923 Phone 1057W D. H. Van Meter Special Agent NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. The Best Service is the Kind I Give You Box 371 Anaheim, Cal. S day her THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer TUESDAY Subscription R Entered at the A HARD NUT TO CRACK SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE DAUGHTER Fellowship of Prayer Daily Lenten Bible reading and meditation prepared for Commission on Evangelism of Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. TUESDAY The Selfish Man Read Mt. 19:23-30. Text 19:30. But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last. "All badness, or sin, toward God is necessarily also sin against society, for God is set on producing a certain social result. The bad man sets himself against the great upward trend of the moral evolution of mankind, which the will of God is vitalizing. In the midst of an evolution in which all men ought to say, 'What the world needs we will all work to get,' he says, 'What I want to take.'" MEDITATION: Whenever the man uses his possessions merely for his own gratification they become a curse, for they turn the stream of life back upon itself and dam the outflow of the spirit which alone enlarges life. The selfish man, however much he may have of possessions or position, finds himself growing loneliness as these things cut him off from his fellows, until by closing all the windows of his soul he shuts himself away from all mankind. PERSONAL QUESTION: What are the self-centered motives GRAPHS to for married peo we stand—each no wants to do nothshort of assistants. mist is one who can en in a half-chewed avantage that Adam didn't threaten to go mother. doesn't believe in probably because you in you. man's rule of correct occasions: The best commate has. ABE MARTIN SOME THINGS MY SPECIALTY DR. MOPPY BAXTER OF THE CHEST SERVICE DON'T PARK HERE Between 1885 and 1890 when electric street cars began to prove practicable, there was much learn- ed discussion in technical journal- nals as to the term that should be applied to the man who oper- ates such a car. Should he be called a motorneer or a motoneer? The public settled the dispute, as it has a way of doing, by calmly fixing upon the simple word, "motorman." at Weber's "To Build a Stronger Nation" Bernarr Macfadden, ex-pert in physical culture, has written books that should be read by every-one. 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Kenilworth marched to the door, but turned to say as he was leaving: "Thank you, sir. Only it's not the same woman." There was a great deal of severe heckling of candidates in the recent British election. But the hecklings contained as much humor as usual. A woman speaker in a political audience on the edge of London lost patience with the speaker on the platform and shouted, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." The speaker replied coolly: "Madam, if I were your husband I'd take it." A candidate for a seat in parliament said of his opponent: "I notice in the local press that Mr. Blank is described as a distinguished barrister. He may be, but all I can say is that I have never heard of him. More than that, I have made inquiries at the bar about him, and he seems to be totally unknown." Up spoke a Briton in the rear of the hall: "Maybe you inquired at the wrong bar, mister." Bernarr Macfadden, expert in physical culture, has written books that should be read by everyone. Vitality Supreme ... $2.00 Eating for Health and Strength ... $2.00 The Miracle of Milk ... $2.00 Fasting for Health ... $2.00 The Soul of a Woman ... $3.00 Preparing for Motherhood ... $2.00 Hair Culture ... $2.00 Physical Culture Cook Book ... $2.00 Physical Culture for Baby ... $2.00 Manhood and Marriage ... $3.00 Strengthening Weak Nerves ... .50 The Truth About Tobacco ... $1.00 How to Reduce Weight ... .50 How to Gain Weight ... .50 Constipation ... .50 Headaches ... .50 Weber's Book Store 112 East Center St. TUESDAY, MARCH TWENTY-FIVE, 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 LOCK CANAL DEFENSIVELY DEFECTIVE—New York Times The recent war games at Panama demonstrated that the canal would be at the mercy of an enemy fleet carrying 16-inch guns and equipped with a superior aircraft force. Not only could its aviators damage and render unavailable the locks with bombs like those which sank the Ostfriesland, but the enemy's fleet with guns of calibre superior to those installed in the island forts could bombard both dam and locks. It could also prevent the passage of the American fleet through the canal, or, allowing a part of it to emerge into the Atlantic or Pacific, could attack it in detail. It was likewise shown that the present garrison of the zone is inadequate to resist a surprise attack by a landing force. It has been the judgment of Mahan and other writers on sea power that the decisive battle for the canal in the event of war would be fought with the enemy's fleet at sea. But what if our own fleet could not get to entire strength through the canal because it was blocked by the enemy's fire? Since Mahan's day the development of aviation to a point where it may be more formidable than even the big guns of ships or forts has introduced a new problem into canal defense. The guns in the fortification might all be of the heaviest calibre that could be installed and yet the waterway, as it is now constructed, would be valuable to aircraft. What then is to be done to render the canal secure? Colonel Bunau-Varilla has given the following answer: There is no solution of the problem except by removing entirely all artificial structures. It is quite clear that if without the expenditures of a cent from the American treasury, the lock canal were transformed into an open canal, no imaginable act of warfare could damage it or interrupt the navigation upon it. There is little to add to this statement of the case. Even if the expenditure of a large sum, with no certainty of recouping it from toll revenues, were necessary, the execution of the Bunau-Varilla plan would be a desirable insurance against destruction of the canal in a war with a great power. MUSICAL NOTE "I don't pay you for whistling, remember that," snapped the editor to his office boy. "That's all right," replied the boy. "I don't charge anything extra for it. I'm only practicing, anyhow." Just to keep the record straight we mention the fact that L. W. Shears has been appointed editor of the Coopersville, Mich., "Observer." ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT MUSICAL NOTE "I don't pay you for whistling, remember that," snapped the editor to his office boy. "That's all right," replied the boy. "I don't charge anything extra for it. I'm only practicing, anyhow." Just to keep the record straight we mention the fact that L. W. Shears has been appointed editor of the Coopersville, Mich., "Observer." Scientists are now figuring that in two or three generations the majority of the human race will measure 7 feet tall. But even then a lot of them probably will not be tall enough to reach high cost of living. Airplane dropped a case of liquor in the back yard of a Long Island citizen and he doesn't know what to do with it. What kind of a man is he? 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. Mid-Week Specials ALPHA BETA Store No. 12 Money Saved by A. B. C."Help Yourself Service" A Well Supplied Table Has Variety But the matter of health in your family goes beyond variety. When the cause for an epidemic strikes tens of thousands as a rule, there is but a small percentage of the whole number that succumbs. Why is this? 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