oc-plain-dealer 1924-05-24

EDITORIAL AND FEATURES An Independent Newspaper Issued Every Afternoon Except Sunday Paul V. Hester Editor and Publisher DAILY GREETING TO OUR READERS For the fresh life that through our being flows With its full tide to strengthen and to bless— For calm, sweet thoughts, upspringing from repose To bear to Thee their song of thankfulness, We praise Thee, O our God! — William H. Burleigh AVOID HYSTERIA ABOUT ANIMAL PLAGUE Let's be reasonable and sensible, in this animal plague situation! Let's strike the wise attitude, avoiding foolish and mischievous hysteria, on the one hand, and dangerous overconfidence or indifference, on the other hand. The situation is serious. It requires courage, co-operation and consistent team-work, to combat the plague successfully. This judicious course is commended to all the people. Don't haggle about minor points of the quarantine regulations. Don't harass the quarantine authorities. Submit, with good grace and without evasion, no requirements. Treat the situation with the concern which its seriousness warrants. But do not fall into the folly of exaggerating the situation. Do not become frenzied about it. Do not make mischief by losing all sense of proportion—by being hysterical, where calmness and good sense should prevail. Governor Richardson urges the people of California to join in overcoming and counteracting this hurtful hysteria, which is doing vastly more harm than the plague itself. Governor Richardson gives assurance that this disease is under control and is serious in only two counties of California. Listen to reason! Follow the dictates of common sense! Help, in every practical way, to exterminate this plague! Do not hinder by exaggerated emotion, or by evasion or violation of quarantines! Congress perhaps will serve the country best by adjourning sine die. But there is much that should be done before adjournment. which is doing vastly more harm than the plague itself. Governor Richardson gives assurance that this disease is under control and is serious in only two counties of California. Listen to reason! Follow the dictates of common sense! Help, in every practical way, to exterminate this plague! Do not hinder by exaggerated emotion, or by evasion or violation of quarantines! Congress perhaps will serve the country best by adjourning sins die. But there is much that should be done before adjournment. MAKE CRITICISM FAIR AND CONSTRUCTIVE Much criticism is valueless because manifestly biased and unfair. Criticism is not real criticism, unless it be based upon facts or reasonable assumption as to facts—unless it be free from prejudice, exaggeration and malice. Criticism, to be useful and reformative, must be not only fair, but constructive. It must not only point out defects in persons or policies or principles, but it must point the way to betterment. Mere negative criticism is not at all helpful. It must have the stamp of practicability and adaptability. There has been far too much reckless criticism in this country, of recent years, both in public and in private affairs. The bounds of reason have been overstepped, many times, and slander and animadversion of malicious sort have usurped the place of conscientious, well grounded, forward-looking criticism. Criticism and abuse have become interchangeable terms and processes, in some quarters. This is wholly mischievous and is wholly inexcusable. The Standard of Comparison The Standard of Comparison WHY DOES BUICK USE Four-Wheel Brakes? BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE THE GREATEST SAFETY FOR THE OWNER AND HIS FAMILY. Motor Sales Co., Inc Buick Distributors for Northern Orange County Anaheim Fulle When better automobiles are built, Buick will build th URES Accept Sunday Publisher Plain Dealer In the Spring Mock Presidential Conventions, Collegiate Youth's Fancy Violently Turns to Thoughts of Radicalism. LAFOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT THE STUDENTS CHOICE YE-EE-IPPY!!! DINNER SIDE A well-to-do colored fered a serious illness, did no sign of improvement treatment by a physician his own race. So, pre-dismissed this doctor moned a white man, physician made a care nation of the patient, asked: "Did that other doctor temperature?" The sick man shook doubtfully. "I dunno, auh," he did sartinally dunno. All I so far is my watch." Jimmy found much in his small sister. He to remonstrate with him. "Don't you want Jenny good wife like you grows up?" he demanded mother nodded assent. "Then you better get You make me give into time 'cause I'm bigger You're smaller en' pa, he comes in, you bring slippers, and hand him per." Jimmie yanked from baby Jennie, and ed her wall of anger timued: "Got to displine he make an awful wife!" As he sat despondent side of the young woman he had just proposed, on him and murmured don't take it to heart. Other nicer and you around, like Annie and Margy, who might make better wife than I would. "I know it," he adnly, "but you see, I ask before I came to you." Now, let me see," the nious man demanded PARAGRAPHS By ROBERT QUILLLEN Habit is strong, and the old front page looks lonesome without Mussolini. Nothing takes the pep out of a minority so quickly as becoming a majority. Heresy, as we understand it, is something that takes the place of a press agent. Wherever there are undeveloped people there are Christian missionaries and Christian oil scouts. There is one nice thing about a broken leg. The attending physician doesn't advise you to have your teeth out. The reason so few hotel guests steal bath towels is because they are downstairs when they get their bills. A male infant in Arkansas can't keep its mouth closed. What a congressman it will make! "We want peace"—a diplomatic phrase meaning: "We want peace, provided we can have our own way." Ananias had his good points. He didn't say it wasn't the money but the principle of the thing. The nations may yet find a common rallying point. All stomachs clamor for rations in the same language. Job cursed the day he was born. So the new-born infant in that day probably faced heavy tax burdens, also. There is no bull fighting in this side of the young woman he had just proposed, on him and murmur don't take it to heart, other nicer and you around, like Annie and Margy, who might better wife than I would. "I know it," he admits, "but you see, I ask before I came to you." "Now, let me see," theious man demanded the tonholed an acquaintance owe you anything? "Not a penny, my was the genial reply, going about paying debts?" "No I'm going about I've overlooked anybody ten till Saturday." A dentist was called hurry by Jones, who sing violently from The dentist examined saw it was badly gon't must come out. It a tremendous yank with silver forceps, and the seemed successful; but inspection it was four small piece of tooth rattle the swollen and sensed. The dentist went jabber for this piece a good wav ever, he hadn't much. "Hang it all," he said as he jabbed at the rather impatient cower "hang it all, I don't sit it." "No?" said poor white and trembling luck. There's a certain doctor who is not scribbing for some pay only imagine they're remedy he imagines to take, hence, when movie widow came to a vague complaint, he on the job. "My dear," he murmured are slightly morbid. You look about you and mah "Why, doctor," beamed the woman, "is—is t posal?" "My dear lady," pro doctor in alarm, "let you that a doctor prescine but he doesn't even certain profe are supposed to be im commercial inducement times financially out A party of tourists well Professor X as he ex wrap body of an an tiann. "Judging from t about him," remarked phrase meaning: "We want peace, provided we can have our own way." Ananias had his good points. He didn't say it wasn't the money but the principle of the thing. The nations may yet find a common rallying point. All stomachs clamor for rations in the same language. Job cursed the day he was born. So the new-born infant in that day probably faced heavy tax burdens, also. There is no bull fighting in this country. We just discount it 80 per cent and let it go at that. In high society one may be puzzled about which fork to use, but one need no longer worry about which story to use. University training is a fine thing if you'd rather be a poor highbrow than a rich bricklayer. Our fathers divorced church and state; some of the moderns seem equally determined to divorce the church and religion. Advertising pays. The man who meets himself at the station with a brass band at least gets credit for being wealthy enough to hire a band. Turning merchandise for a profit, at the expense of health, is a loss. Militarists say human nature can't be changed, but it must be remembered that duelling was stopped without changing human nature. No earnest girl should be without a husband unless the birth rate has changed since Barnum made his contribution to vital statistics. Correct this sentence: "It is a beautiful town," said she, "and you get such a charming view from the railway yards." It is fortunate that Wales enjoys dancing. It is good exercise and there is no way to take a header. (Protected by Associated Editors, Inc.) SATURDAY· MAY TWENTY - FOURTH. 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 DINNER STORIES A well-to-do colored man suffered a serious illness, and showed no signs of improvement under treatment by a physician of his own race. So, presently, he dismissed this doctor and summoned a white man. The new physician made a careful examination of the patient, and then asked: "Did that other doctor take your temperature?" The sick man shook his head doubtfully. "I dunno, sub," he declared, "I sartinily dunno. All I've missed so far is my watch." Jimmy found much to criticise in his small sister. He felt forced to demonstrate with his mother. "Don't you want Jenny to be a good wife like you when she grows up?" he demanded. His mother nodded assent. "Then you better get busy, ma. You make me give into her all the time 'cause I'm bigger'en she is. You're smaller en' pa, but when he comes in, you bring him his slippers, and hand him the paper." Jimmie yanked his go-cart from baby Jennie, and disregarded her wall of anger as he continued: "Got to discipline her, or she'll make an awful wife!" As he sat despondently at the side of the young woman to whom he had just proposed, she took pity on him and murmured: "Now don't it take it to heart. There are other nicer and younger girls around, like Annie and Susie and Margy, who might make you a better wife than I would." "I know it," he admitted, sadly, "but you see, I asked them all before I came to you." "Now, let me see," the impecuous man demanded as he buttressed the pressure. Comments of the Press What Editors Are Saying COLOR VIBRATIONS INFLUENCE—San Francisco Journal The feminine journalist whose stomach is so sensitive to color that it will not retain trawberry ice cream while making no fuss at all about apple-green ice is plainly having a bit of fun with her sisters. Yet it is said that certain colors do produce varying mental vibrations, and these vibrations have a good bit to do with that elusive thing called temperament. Most people have a favorite color, one whose vibrations are in unison with their own. If a person is especially sensitive to color let him surround himself with his favorite. Bright red is supposed to have the power to lift melancholy people out of their despondency, while it would send a nervous person into hysteria. Dark green is quieting to a nerve racked individual, while one in low spirits might find in this color only added misery. Mother Nature is the great colorist, and her example may be followed with helpful results. It is not by accident that vivid colors predominate in tropical countries where nerves might be easily depleted. Nor is it without purpose that cold, invigorating climates are splotched with soothing greens. Nature understands the laws of balance and of compensation. People who may know nothing about color are nevertheless susceptible to its vibrations. The paper on the wall, the furnishings and draperies of a home may have much to do with the achievement of restfulness or disquietude. A man should live and work, as far as possible, surrounded by a predominance of the colors that help him most. WOMEN WHO WORK—Glendale News Today over 7,000 000 women in the United States are regularly employed. Less than a century ago there were but seven occupations open to women—teaching, typesetting, taking boarders, needlework, bookbinding domestic service and cotton mill work. Today not seven occupations are closed to women. With the rapidity of industrial development itself, have women come to the front as wage earners, in this country. Their motto is independence, and they live and grow on it, counting the old life a parasite existence. What a difference between the old idea of sitting home waiting for a laggard suitor, in this idea of contracting with the busy world, where not only opportunities for economic freedom are on every hand, but suitors are more plentiful. Business women, yours is the satisfaction of work that brings independence. Your days hum with vital interests. As he sat despondently at the side of the young woman to whom he had just proposed, she took pity on him and murmured: "Now don't take it to heart. There are other nice and younger girls around, like Annie and Susie and Margy, who might make you a better wife than I would." "I know it," he admitted, sadly, "but you see, I asked them all before I came to you." "Now, let me see," the impeccable man demanded as he buttonholed an acquaintance, "do I owe you anything?" "Not a penny, my dear sir," was the genial reply. "You are going about paying your little debts?" "No I'm going about to see if I've overlooked anybody." Lend me ten till Saturday. A dentist was called on in a hurry by Jones, who was suffering violently from toothache. The dentist examined the tooth saw it was badly gone, and said it must come out. So he gave a tremendous yank with his big silver forcep, and the extraction seemed successful; but on closer inspection it was found that a small piece of tooth remained in the swollen and sensitive gum. The dentist went jabbing about for this piece a good while. However, he hadn't much luck. "Hang it all," he said finally, as he jabbed at the gum in a rather impatient cross way—"hang it all, I don't seem to feel it." "No?" said poor Jones, all while and trembling. "You're in luck." There's a certain Hollywood doctor who is not above prescribing for some patients, who only imagine they're sick, some remedy he imagines they'd like to take, hence, when a pretty movie widow came to him with a vague complaint, he was right on the job. "My dear," he murmured, "you are slightly morbid. You should look about you and marry again." "Why, doctor," beamed the little woman, "is—is this a proposal?" "My dear lady," protested the doctor in alarm, "let me remind you that a doctor prescribes medicine but he doesn't take it." Even certain professors, who are supposed to be immune from commercial inducements are sometimes financially overcautious. A party of tourists were watching Professor X as he exhumed the wreathed body of an ancient Egyptian. Judging from the utensils about him," remarked the pro-employed. Less than a century ago there were but seven occupations open to women—teaching, typesetting, taking boarders, needlework, bookbinding domestic service and cotton mill work. Today not seven occupations are closed to women. With the rapidity of industrial development itself, have women come to the front as wage earners, in this country. Their motto is independence, and they live and grow on it, counting the old life a parasite existence. What a difference between the old idea of sitting home waiting for a laggard suitor, in this idea of contracting with the busy world, where not only opportunities for economic freedom are on every hand, but suitors are more plentiful. Business women, yours is the satisfaction of work that brings independence. Your days hum with vital interests. Billy and Duke had just started off to find Billy's master. But when they reached him, they saw him being carried off the field on a stretcher by the Red Cross carriers. So they turned back to help others. Long into the night the two worked together, Billy lifting and moving the men, while Duke stood in front of them so they could help themselves to the things in his kit. They saved the lives of many that night by their timely aid. The next day Billy was quietly stretched by some soldiers, listening to them relate how the struggle was running in favor of the allies and what each one had done when an orderly appeared and gave orders for Billy's master to bring the goat to headquarters immediately. What is up, fellows, do you think? You don't suppose he has been up to some mischief in the General's tent, do you, and the General is going to order him shot? "Oh, it can't be that! The General seems too fond of him." So Billy, with his master limping a little from his twisted ankle of the night before, hurried to headquarters. When there, the General, surrounded by his officers, told Billy's master that he had made Billy a member of the Red Cross Police. Dog Club for his bravery and work on the battlefield, and that hereafter he was to wear a white band with a big red cross on it across the chest, like the dogs do, and also to have a kit of first-aid things around his neck. Billy's master thanked him profusely for the honor he had conferred on his goat, and was saying his adieu when Billy, as if he had understood that the General had conferred an honor on him, walked up to within three feet of him, and looking him straight in the eye, based three times and then bowed his head and backed away from the General, just as if he had been trained to do it. "Did you see that?" asked the General of his staff. "That goat is more than half human!" to which they all readily agreed. And each one of them then related in turn to the General the wonderfully smart things that Billy had done since joining the regiment. "He must march with us at the head of our regiment, next the colors, the first battle we go into," said the General. Billy was so delighted with his Red Cross badge, kit and canteen that he ran to find Duke and tell him all about how they had been presented to him. (In the next story Billy carries the flag right into the thick of battle.) "My dear lady," protested the doctor in alarm, "let me remind you that a doctor prescribes medicine but he doesn't take it." Even certain professors, who are supposed to be immune from commercial inducements are some times financially overcautious. A party of tourists were watching Professor X as he exhumed the wrapt body of an ancient Egyptian. "Judging from the utensils about him," remarked the professor, "this mummy must have been an Egyptian plumber." "Wouldn't it be interesting," said a romantic young lady, "if we could bring him to life?" "Interesting, but a bit risky," returned Professor X. "Somebody might have to pay him for his time." In what are sometimes referred to as the good old days a Swede came down from the woods and entering a saloon, asked for a drink of good old squirrel whiskey. The bartender said: "We have no squirrel whiskey, but we have some good Old Crow." "Oh, Yudas Priest!" said the Swede. "I don't want to fly; I just want to hop around a little." 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