The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-30
LAND SHARKS
OF CALIFORNIA
Get HEARST AID
Publisher Has Some
Land Himself
By FRAPElEsA.

LOS ANGELES, July 2S. II Hearst
papers everywhere are making the
most of the California earthquake"
letter Of their proprietor to Sir
Joseph Duveen. The contents of the
missive are clearly intended 10 de.
ceive fasteners for the profit bf
boosters in this state. They mini
mize effects of the earthquake with
great JUNCTION.
A Great Estate.
Some two years ago Hearst COM
pleted purchase Of an estate near
Santa Barbara. In Sir Joseph Du'
veen's England that domain would be
such as a duke might possess with
pride.
Hearsts acquisition followed the
dashing of his dream Of founding a
line of landed aristocrats on his Babi
cora ranch in Mexico. The new con
stitution Of the southern republic re
quires that that holding be subdi-
vided for distribution among the
Mexicans
So the newspaper magnate, con-
WINGED that California offers the best
inducements to Americas coming no
binty, has settled in this state His
dukedom makes him a neighbor OF
the select hundred whose sway there
is none to dispute in this section.
Valued Aid.
Since the earthquake shook down
Santa Barbara. Hearst observed the
desperate efforts of Southern Cali
fornia boom promoters to stem the
slump Realizing that, being slave
bonded to the bankers and their pals,
this state depends on a constant in
flow of Eastern capital and workers
to avoid panic, he decided to con-
tribute his mite of matter-of-fact
\ bunk to the general fund.
Hundreds of letters, kilograms, etc,
have been received by Hearst from
fellow boomsters "congratulating him
on his fair and frank letter which is
expected to result in untold value to
the state"
b Some Bunk.
There is enough bunk in half bf one
paragraph in the letter to discredit
the entire 1900 words of boost, to-wit:
Santa Barbara itself is near an
earthquake fault. 1t is a small town
of 10000 inhabitants. Most Of the
buildings that collapsed were Of dfro.
lhimsy, seaside resort charsct9T. :
Twelve people we're killed"
This would lead Fasteners TO be-
lieve that the earthquake fault is con-
fined to Santa Barbara whereas the
entire coast of California from San
Diego to Eureka is just subject 30
earthquakes as Santa Barbara. The
entire Coast Range escarpment is an
earthquake fault, term which, as
used by Hearst, would suit a Cali
fornia real estate agent very we'll for
purposes of deception.
Some Of the buildings demolished
or so seriously damaged that they
must be rebuilt we're the most modern
in the United States, especially the
hotels. offices, etc. There was not a
hotel or other important business
structure that was not damaged
beyond repair
Few Deaths.
The reason why great mortality did
not result from the schocks at Santa
Barbara and San Francisco (19 years
ago. was not given by Hearst, but
here it is: In the former the earth
quake occurred at $3.50 a. M and in
the latter at $50 a. m. Luckily few
persons were on the streets at the
time. II the disasters had occurred
during business hours there would
have been many more deaths.
Hearst regrets that there were any
deaths. But'why? His paper, the Los
Angeles Examiner, gives Aimee Mac
Pherson, the holy lady who operates
the Angelus Temple in this city, I'M
stinted free advertisement. AS a
healer Of souls and bodies she should
have been called to Santa Barbara TO
call the IL dead back to life. That IS
strictly in her line. And then there
would be no regrets whatever to ex.
press All the boomsters could howl
in unison and draw the coveted East
erners to Southern California and get