anaheim-daily-herald 1921-05-26

USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS VOL. VIII. EIGHT PAGES Now and Then By The Editor THE LARGEST ARMY; PERILOUS FUTURE. Men whose minds refuse to yield in the matter of a large navy for the United States—the largest in the world some of them proclaim—have little faith in mankind. Emperor Wilhelm, who now suffers the mental anguish he deserves, bonsted of the largest and greatest army in the world. It was the largest army in the world, but it was defeated. Should the United States strive to construct the largest navy in the world, it would invite war as nothing else would. Naval officers of other countries would urge their countries to build on until the American navy's strength would be equalled and excelled by one or more of the navies of the world. In the event America builds the greatest navy, as some naval officers urge, Great Britain and Japan would very likely unite, and with a group of smaller nations, be in a position to sink our ships and put us in much the same position that Germany finds itself today. Right thinking people will say that instead of urging this nation on to the greatest naval strength, the United States should lead the world in a program to reduce the size of navies. A backward step in navy building will be a forward step in de- HARMONY ELECTRICIAN BY DAY, RANCH FORMER ACTOR INTIA JUAN HIS TWO WIVES WO Man Alleged to Have Two Names, Two Wives Beyond Reach of Sheriff Who Is Nabbed on Bad Check Charges ANOTHER WIFE WAITS AT LONE WOULD ADVERTISE ORANGE COUNTY MOTION PICTURE Orange county may be advertised in 6000 feet of film which will be shown in all motion picture houses in the east, if the plan suggested by Mr. Willis, real estate man of Santa Ana, receives sufficient backing. SAN DIEGO, R. E. Rogers, electego, with a wife apartment. By night, Davie rancher, of Otay, another wife on there. This was the do H. Richardson, 36, til it was rudely sheriffs, one wife charges, and Richa ed to flee to Tin J safe, as there is nernment beyond the extradition. very likely unite, and with a group of smaller nations, be in a position to sink our ships and put us in much the same position that Germany finds itself today. Right thinking people will say that instead of urging this nation on to the greatest naval strength, the United States should lead the world in a program to reduce the size of navies. A backward step in navy building will be a forward step in destroying warfare and insuring peace. The German situation today is a living example of what so-called preparedness means. The German people acquiesced in the emperor's desire to have the world's greatest army. Today, millions of the men who composed that army are in their graves. The town "bully" always meets his Waterloo sooner or later, and history has shown that it is the same with the international "bully." Righteous association of nations does not include great armies and navies to compel friendliness. WHITE SLAVERY; BLACK FREEDOM. The League of Nations will take up the matter of White Slavery, according to an announcement in dispatches today. The scope of the League's activities in this direction will probably have to do with the transportation of women from one country to another for immoral purposes, and it will have to do mainly with wealthy men. Poor men seldom get in the net in the United States under the Mann act, and rich men seem to be able in most instances to prove the government is deaf, dumb and blind. Just as a suggestion, the Anaheim Herald would be glad to hear that the League of Nations intends to look into the matter of war profiteers. We would also like to see the names of war profiteers in the United States published with the names of those who evaded the draft. The profiteers are worse than evaders for evaders were cowards while profiteers were brutes. They thrived and prospered illegally over the dead bodies of our American heroes. Publishing their names would be in some measure proper treatment for profiteers. WOULD ADVERTISE ORANGE COUNTY MOTION PICTURE Orange county may be advertised in 6000 feet of film which will be shown in all motion picture houses in the east, if the plan suggested by Mr. Willis, real estate man of Santa Ana, receives sufficient backing. Mr. Willis told the Associated Chambers of Commerce that if the county would produce 6000 feet of good film portraying Orange county's many attractions to homeseekers, that he would, at his own expense, take the film through the east and see that it was shown in all important cities without further cost to the county. It was referred to the advertising committee of the Associated Chambers for report at the next meeting. THREE BOYS JUMP DETENTION HOME IN SANTA ANA Unlocking the door with a key evidently, slipped to them through a window by some unknown person, three alleged incorrigible boys escaped from the parental home for delinquent boys late Tuesday night. Thomas Johnson, who has charge of the boys and who sleeps in the front room of the cottage, was not aroused when the boys made their escape. Two holes in the screen of a side window of the cottage show that an outside friend furnished the key. One boy remains in the home, as he was sleeping in another room and did not hear the other inmates depart. City and county officers are keeping on the lookout for the trio. None of them had returned to their homes as yet. JURY DENIES MORE REMUNERATION IN DAMAGE SUIT After only 17 minutes of deliberation the jury in the damage suit of Alverretta Sleeper against the Balboa Land and Water Company decided that Mrs. Sleeper was not entitled to further remuneration for injuries sustained when she was a passenger on a boat belonging to the defendant company. Mrs. Sleeper sustained a double war profiteers in the United States published with the names of those who evaded the draft. The profiteers are worse than evaders. For evaders were cowards while profiteers were brutes. They thrived and prospered illegally over the dead bodies of our American heroes. Publishing their names would be in some measure proper treatment for profiteers. TAFT SELECTED; BEST SELECTION. While President Harding has apparently used poor judgment in selection of some of his foreign representatives, his selection of William Howard Taft, as chief justice of the United States supreme court is a good one. Some will say the President could do nothing else because the nation has demanded Taft's selection, through the influence of the press and the bar. Storms of criticisms of the selection of George Harvey as ambassador to the Court of St. James have been made, both before and since Harvey's appointment and his famous speech to Britishers last week. It is the opinion of many eastern newspapers that Harvey will eventually lead this country into a dense jungle of misunderstanding and misapprehension. We can only sit in the middle of the boat and hope. In the selection of Mr. Taft for the exalted place on the supreme bench, President Harding has adhered to his efficiency pledge. A newspaper makes note that the women of Abyssinia are given the privilege of abusing and bossing their husbands. Nothing new about that, is there? As a good press agent, Thomas A. Edison has put Billy Sunday in the center of an impenetrable forest of oblivion. If things go as indications point, a great number of naval officers will have to learn how to make a living on land. REMUNERATION IN DAMAGE SUIT After only 17 minutes of deliberation the jury in the damage suit of Alveretta Sleeper against the Balboa Land and Water Company decided that Mrs. Sleeper was not entitled to further remuneration for injuries sustained when she was a passenger on a boat belonging to the defendant company. Mrs. Sleeper sustained a double fracture of both legs when she was climbing from the company's boat to the U. S. torpedo boat "Tarbell." Her husband recently received a verdict for $3700 for time lost while caring for her after the accident. GERMAN SERGEANT GIVEN SIX MONTHS LEIPSIG, Germany, May 26.—Germany today convicted her first war criminal. Sergeant Heinen was sentenced to ten months in prison and ordered to pay part of the trial costs when he was found guilty of maltreatment fifteen British and Belgian prisoners of war. Heinen practically convicted himself. British witnesses grumbled that German court officials did not come to examine Heinen closely enough, but the sergeant was so clearly unrepentant that he lost favor even with the Germans. He admitted beating prisoners with fists and rifle butts, but he said he had been treated similarly when he was a recruit. Captain Mueller was the next defendant taken before the court. He is charged with improperly supervising a prison camp with the result that an epidemic broke out. Mueller's defense is that he was in charge only a month and that the epidemic did not start until after he had left. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Shea will be held Friday morning at 8:30 from Backs and Terry and at 9 o'clock from the Catholic church, Interment Los Angeles. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921 ONY COMES IN COUN DAY, RANCH NIGHTS; INTIA JUANA WITH IVES WONDERING Names, Two Wives, Two Jobs, ch of Sheriff When Wife Bad Check Charge ITS AT LONELY RANCH SAN DIEGO, May 26—By day, R. E. Rogers, electrician, of San Diego, with a wife installed in a city apartment. By night, David H. Richardson, a rancher, of Otay, 10 miles away, with another wife on his turkey ranch there. This was the double life of David H. Richardson, 36, former necroman, until it was rudely broken up by deputy sheriffs, one wife jailed on bad checks charges, and Richardson himself, forced to flee to Tia Juanna. There he is safe, as there is no recognized government beyond the border to grant extradition. TAFT WILL REIGN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, May 26. President Harding has decided to appoint William Howard Taft to the high office of chief justice of the United States as successor to the late Edward Douglas White. The nomination of Taft may go to the senate within a week or ten days. It was learned that the White House within the last few days had asked Washington friends of the former president to ascertain whether he would accept the appointment. The reply has come back that he would. OFFICIAL PROBE IS MEANS OF A CLOSER RELATION, HARMONY It was the prevailing opinion of the membership of the Associated Chambers of Commerce after hearing the report of the special investigating committee which made a probe of county officials under fire, that everybody is better off by reason of the controversy which was started a few months ago when it was thought that some of the county roads were not being properly constructed. In view of the fact that every taxpayer in the county was benefitted by the probe and that a much closer relationship between county officials and the people has resulted, it was voted that the bill for the entire investigation, something over $600, be referred to the supervisors for payment. County officials present at the meeting requested that such a committee as was appointed by the Associated Chambers for the final investigation, be sent to look into county affairs every year. The county officials welcomed the committee with open arms and feel that much good has been accomplished. BY NIGHT, David H. Richardson, a rancher, of Otay, 10 miles away, with another wife on his turkey ranch there. This was the double life of David H. Richardson, 36, former acce-ntil it was rudely broken up by deputy sheriffs, one wife jailed on bad checks charges, and Richardson himself, fore-ced to flee to Tia Juana. There he is safe, as there is no recognized government beyond the border to grant extradition. Richardson told his city wife, Mrs. Rena Goodnight, that he was on border duty for Uncle Sam at nights. He told his country wife he was an electrician by days in San Diego. Thus he kept up the deception with both. Later he told Mrs. Goodnight that he had a wife at Otay but that she was not legally married to him, having married her before the legal time after his first wife's divorce had elapsed. So the two went to Santa Ana and were married. They planned a trip to South America. Richardson gave some bad checks for clothing, and the sheriffs took up the trail. He started for San Pedro by automobile with wife number two and when 40 miles out they found they had left their passports. Returning for them, the wife was nabbed by officers, while Richardson fled to Tia Juana. "I cannot imagine why he should have deceived me," said the Otay wife, who continues to tend the lonely ranch, alone. "We were going to South America. I though he loved me alone," says Mrs. Richardson-Rogers-Goodnight, in jail facing check charges. Richardson, at Tia Juana says nothing, at least for publication. LICENSE IS DENIED BECAUSE OF AGE OF THE GIRL INVOLVED E. K. Bardwell, Whittier painter who was before the federal court recently in Los Angeles for alleged violation of the Mann act, applied for a marriage license in Santa Ana Wednesday. Bardwell was told in the federal court that action against him would be dismissed if he would marry Daisy Nichols, whom he is said to have transported to Los Angeles for immoral purposes. Because of the fact that the girl is under age, they were refused a license in Los Angeles, and were told they might get one in Santa Ana. County Clerk J. M. Backs remembered having read of the incident in a Los Angeles newspaper, and refused to issue a license. The girl's age was given as 19 when the application was SYMPATHY WITH VERDICT FOR DR. HUHN Jury Composed of 5 Women And 7 Men Find Local Woman Guilty WILL ASK FOR JAIL "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty, with sympathy and regret." Such was the form of the verdict reached by the 5 women and 7 men in Judge West's court yesterday afternoon in the trial of the case against Dr. Alice Huhn of this city, who was charged with practicing a method of healing the sick without sanction of the state medical board. Dr. Huhn will appear before Judge West tomorrow morning, and if sentenced to pay a fine or go to jail, Dr. Huhn declares that she will go to jail and join Dr. Sue Amack, another Anheim chiropractor serving a 90 day jail sentence for the same alleged offense. SANTA CRUZ, May 26.—Million of sea pigeons have made their appearance here after an absence of four years, and at times are so thick they obscure the sun. The pigeons are the bane of those who own ranches near the coast because of the damage they do to crops. "Gunmen" of the more peaceable sort are accordingly popular. Three to five dollars a day is offered for bagging the pests, all ammunition supplied. "MORNIN" JUDGE" FINES ENRICHED JUSTICE COURT Today was field day in Judge Howard's court when five cases were called, enriching the fine and forfeiture fund in the sum of $15 and liklhood of more. NO FLAG H. F. Barry, truck driver of Newport Beach, admitted that he drove a truck loaded with pipe without the necessary flag hung at the end of the nine. The truck's tail was also dark. MONEY BACK IF YOU DON'T LIKE BREAD To prove that Anaheim baked bread is as good as any bread you can buy, local bakers are making an unusual offer in which you may buy a loaf of Anaheim baked bread and if, after eating it, you do not believe that it is as good or better than any bread shipped in by outside bakeryes, the baker from whom you bought the loaf will return your money. Knowing that their product is as good and can be baked, the local bakers do not hesitate to make this offer. All they want is to get the housewife to use one leaf of their bread and they have no fear concerning the future sales of their product as it is the best that wholesome ingredients, sanitary conditions and skilled bakers can turn out. The local baking industry spends $62,500 every year in Anaheim for food, clothing, shelter and other necessities of life. Keep this pay roll in Anaheim by using Anaheim bread. COMMITTEE WILL BE APPOINTED ORANGE SHOW IN ANAHEIM A special California Valencia-Orange Show committee will be created by the Associated Chambers of Commerce in the near future. This was decided last night after hearing a report of the California Valencia Orange Show at Anaheim by Harry D. Riley, who recommended that such a special committee be appointed. It was interesting to know how many of the members of the Associated Chambers had attended the orange show here. Mr. Riley asked that everyone who had attended the show raise their hand. Practically every hand in the room was lifted. "How did you like it?" asked Mr. Riley. "Fine," was the unanimous reply. Bardwell was told in the federal court that action against him would be dismissed if he would marry Daisy Nichols, whom he is said to have transported to Los Angeles for immoral purposes. Because of the fact that the girl is under age, they were refused a license in Los Angeles, and were told they might get one in Santa Ana. County Clerk J. M. Backs remembered having read of the incident in a Los Angeles newspaper, and refused to issue a license. The girl's age was given as 19 when the application was made here. The girl cannot be legally given a license as her mother is an inmate of an insane asylum, and the whereabouts of her father is not known. EASTERNERS RUSH FOR CALIFORNIA CHICAGO, May 26.—The rush for reservations to California on western roads by tourists started today. The Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Rock Island were swamped with orders for reservations when the tourists' season starts June 1. A special rate of $115.34 for a round trip ticket from Chicago to the Pacific coast has been made. The return tickets are good until October 31. The roads have made preparations for a record breaking tourist season. ACCUSED OF TAKING 5 $20 GOLD COINS; WATCH OUT Uri Sanders was arraigned this morning before Justice Cox on a grand larceny charge, preferred by G. W. Bellairis of Yorba Linda. Sanders is accused of stealing five $20 Parigon gold pieces and a gold watch, the personal property of Bellairis. The preliminary examination was set for June 6, and ball was fixed at $1000. JUSTICE COURT Today was field day in Judge Howard's court when five cases were called, enriching the fine and forfeiture fund in the sum of $15 and likelihood of more. NO FLAG H. F. Barry, truck driver of Newport Beach, admitted that he drove a truck loaded with pipe without the necessary flag hung at the end of the pipe. The truck's tail was also dark. Barry declared that there was no flag on the truck, although he searched for one and in the absence of it, took a chance. The chance cost $5. SAW "THINGS" Henry O. Dewey, an old offender, was sentenced to 30 days in jail under care of the county physician for "disturbing the peace" at the Antlers hotel and of Kurt Epstein. Dewey said that he had not taken a drink since last Friday and as a result, was in a very nervous condition and "saw things." He will be treated in the county jail for "seeing things." FIRE PLUG CASE R. W. Ernest, publisher of the Plain Dealer, pleaded not guilty this morning and demanded a trial on the charge of parking his automobile within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. The alleged offense against the peace and dignity of the city was committed on May 20. Ernest will be tried before Judge Howard within a week or ten days. "HOOTCH" AND GAS A. G. Dingle of Anaheim was arraigned on the charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. His case will be heard before Judge Howard Tuesday afternoon, May 31, at 2 o'clock. Ball was fixed at $500 and pending. Dingle is in custody of Manager Phillips of the local office of the Automobile Club. NAUGHTY BOY W. G. Eperling entered a plea of guilty to the charge of disorderly conduct at the orange show tent. After a heart to heart talk to the young man, advising him to "go and sin no more," Eperling was released after paying a fine of $10. Justice of the Peace John B. Cox of Santa Ana will speak before the Progressive Business men's Club at Long Beach at their weekly luncheon June 24, on "Enforcement of the Law." Dwight Meteer, chdman of the entertainment committee, recently invited Justice Cox to address the club. Cox accepted the invitation and received a letter from Meteer thanking him for his acceptance. A belated invitation has been received by Cox from Daniel Frohman, president of the Actors Fund of America festival, which is to be held at the Los Angeles speedway June 4. Frohman desires to have Justice Cox appear and assess fines against make-believe law violators. Frohman says that he believes the actors' fund will be greatly stimulated by tails novelty. Justice Cox said: "I don't want to make a fool of myself. If there is any definite program and if I know just what is expected of me I may go." WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Friday, fair except cloudy or foggy in the morning. There are no good people in hell And that will be a great comfort to those who formerly were annoyed by reformers. HERALD MEMBER UNITED PRESS NEWS SERVICE 1921 NO. 163 COUNTY AFFAIRS PROBE IS OF A CLOSER ON, HARMONY. prevailing opinion of ship of the Assocbers of Commerce the report of the investigating committee probe of county fire, that everybody reason of the con- when it was thought the county roads being properly con- the fact that every county was bene- probe and that a relationship between and the people it was voted that the entire investiga- over $600, be supervisors for pay- specials present at the requested that such a was appointed by Chambers for theation, be sent to county affairs every county officials wel- committee with open belief that much good complished. SPECIAL COMMITTEE’S REPORT TO ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS REMOVES DISSATISECTION NORTH SECTION Most Thorough and Comprehensive Report of Conditions With Regard to Engineer, Auditor and Roads Is Read to Chamber Members. BELIEVED BETTER UNDERSTANDING EXISTS Harmony again reigns supreme between the various bodies of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange county. The bone of contention which has been causing much dissatisfaction during the past few months was removed without pain last night at Orange, when the special investigating committee appointed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce, made a report of their findings in the matter of the affairs of the offices of County Engineer McBride and Auditor Jerome. The special committee composed of as the supervisors' and county clerks D. Eyman Huff, H. A. Lake, W. G. office. We find your committee was BACK IF YOU AT LIKE BREAD Anaheim baked bread any bread you can buy. We are making an unusual bread you may buy a loaf baked bread and if after not believe that it is far than any bread ship bakeries, the baker buys the loaf will money. At their product is as be baked, the local bakery to make this they want is to get the use one loaf of their have no fear concern sales of their product test that wholesome in dietary conditions and can turn out. Making industry spends year in Anaheim for shelter and other needs. Keep this pay roll using Anaheim bread. FREE WILL BE STATED ORANGE IN ANAHEIM California Valencia Or committee will be created Chambers of Commerce future. Selected last night after part of the California Valley Show at Anaheim by key, who recommended special committee be appresting to know now members of the Assocs had attended the orde Mr. Riley asked that had attended the show and Practically every room was lifted. "How it?" asked Mr. Riley. The unanimous reply. BACK IF YOU AT LIKE BREAD Anaheim baked bread any bread you can buy. We are making an unusual bread you may buy a loaf baked bread and if after not believe that it is far than any bread ship bakeries, the baker buys the loaf will money. At their product is as be baked, the local bakery to make this they want is to get the use one loaf of their have no fear concern sales of their product test that wholesome in dietary conditions and can turn out. Making industry spends year in Anaheim for shelter and other needs. Keep this payroll using Anaheim bread. FREE WILL BE STATED ORANGE IN ANAHEIM California Valencia Or committee will be created Chambers of Commerce future. Selected last night after part of the California Valley Show at Anaheim by key, who recommended special committee be appresting to know now members of the Assocs had attended the orde Mr. Riley asked that had attended the show and Practically every room was lifted. "How it?" asked Mr. Riley. The unanimous reply. J. B. COX WILL IN LONG BEACH The Peace John B. Cox will speak before the business men's Club at their weekly luncheon "Enforcement of the Invasion, Chairman of the Committee, recently invited to the committee meetings all the parties mentioned and interested in the several reports and answers, Messrs. Seamen and Farmer, the accountants. Mr. Seamen very obligingly attended all of these sessions. Mr. Farmer appeared to be unable to meet with us at all. We also invited Mr. Jerome, county auditor; Mr. McBride, county engineer; Mr. Christiansen, the accountant in the county engineer's office; Mr. Slabaugh, the county purchasing agent; Mr. Sommerville, foreman of the county garage; Mr. Backs, county clerk, and the entire board of supervisors: Messrs. Talbert, Wassum, Finley, Edwards and Schu-macher. We also had the presence and advice of Mr. Nelson, district attorney. The committee had the services at all our sessions of a stenographer who made careful notes and a typewritten report of all the proceedings. Your committee proceeded to take up separately all questions raised in the report submitted by the accountants to the Associated Chambers of Commerce at the meeting held at Santa Ana, March 30th, as well as the several answers returned by the county engineer, Mr. McBride, and county auditor, Mr. Jerome, including the affidavits offered by Mr. Seamen and Mr. Farmer at the associated meeting at Fullerton on April the 26th. At the request of Mr. Seamen, which was accepted by the committee, Mr. Thomas McFadden appeared before the committee on May 28rd and addressed us briefly. The first question raised on the original report was on the method of accounting. We spent much time investigating this item and had before us the books, vouchers, demands, foremen's reports and questioned all individual officers in any way connected with or responsible for the accounting both in the office of the county engineer and the county auditor as well. The accountants, in making the investigation, either did not have access to the records as your committee did, or did not especially note that Mr. Seamen acknowledged before you committee they had not asked for specific information presented to you committee. Further, Mr. Seamen acknowledged with the information before us and him in the committee meeting that the accounting is sufficient to trace the funds, labor and terms entering into a specific piecework. We agree with Messrs. Seamen and Farmer that there is too great opportunity for loading the general maintenance costs of roads and proper segregation of these items detail in presenting the report to a board of supervisors. The accountant, Mr. Christiansen in the county engineer's office brought before your committee the blank reports, starting January 1920, showing in detail the method of accounting for road work, the reports of a road foreman show the road district date, name of employee, time description of the work rate per unit amount and are signed by a road foreman. Reports are turned to the department weekly and sometimes twice a week. They are intently and systematically filed in the records of the office show where we consider a proper accounting instance. We examined very minutely and in a great minute instances spending the portion of an entire day in thisamination. We had before your committee for our observation reports far back as the beginning of January 1920. Mr. Seamen was present during our examination of these details. These reports of the foreman are received by the commissioner's office, copied in detail the foreman's warrant, a copy filed in the office of the county engineer in the original warrant sent to the clerk after being passed upon the board of supervisors, the supervisor in the district in which he was done and the chairman of board of supervisors O.K.d the warrant if found satisfactory, and county clerk removes from the original warrant a stub which he files his office, noting the number of...