anaheim-daily-herald 1921-06-27

USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS VOL. VIII. SIX PAGES Now and Then By The Editor PRICES AND PRICES; THE WAR IS ENDED. Anaheim is paying too much for some of the necessities of life. Government agents declare that there is no reason why consumers should pay 16 and 18 cents a quart for milk anywhere in the United States and that if there are dairymen who cannot make a legitimate profit on milk at much less than 16 and 18 cents a quart, they are not operating their dairies in business-like manner and should turn to other pursuits and quit making the public pay for their inefficiency. Have you bought a nickle's worth of peanuts lately? In days before the war, a five cent bag of peanuts was the same size as the popcorn packages now dispensed for a nickle. Today the peanut bag has shriveled to almost nothing. Nineteen peanuts in a miniature sack for a nickle. Think of it, and the cost of producing peanuts hasn't advanced one cent. Of course, peanuts are not classed as necessity, but at the same time, the war is over, high costs have slid down the bannister and all but a few have kept up to date. They should be notified. MANIAC AT LARGE; SWAN TRACT RESIDENTS WATER SERVICE FROM MAINS, TEMPORARY BUILDING TRADES OF COUNTY TO MEET SANTA ANA TONIGHT There will be big doings on a large scale at Santa Ana tonight when the membership of the Orange County Building Trades Council assemble at the Labor Temple there, 211 East Front street, to spend the evening in merriment. A number of prominent labor leaders of the county and Southern California are on the program, which will be well sprinkled with musical numbers. A dance will bring the evening to a close. The all-important subject of the Labor Day picnic in Orange county park will be discussed. Committees will be named to arrange a program for the day. ROOTLEGGERS Mrs. F. Moor City at Anaheim HYDRANT At the suggest Herald, Mrs. F. tract received ten matter of water tract Saturday at Manager Stewart tapped at the ed adjoining the wa dents of that des civilization may drinking and coo Representative Los Angeles off Commission was afternoon and m investigation of Swan tract. H Morri, who head Nineteen peanuts in a miniature sack for a nickle. Think of it, and the cost of producing peanuts hasn't advanced one cent. Of course, peanuts are not classed as necessity, but at the same time, the war is over, high costs have slid down the bannister and all but a few have kept up to date. They should be notified. MANIAC AT LARGE; FOOL KILLER LAZY. A woman who goes around throwing away money to tickle her vanity is at large. Her name sounds American but we hope she isn't. Mrs. Smith Wilkinson spent $5,000,000 (five millions) in Paris in one week. She bought the Romanoff jeweled crown for $3,800,000, a string of pearls for $500,000; gowns, $160,000; hats, $8,000; loose diamonds to trim hats, etc., $500,000; upholstering automobiles, $25,000; casual CHARITIES, (get that—charities), $15,000 and incidentals, including hotel bills, bets on races, a $50,000 fee for dancing lessons, bring the total to $5,500,000. We do not know, as we said before, who this Mrs. Smith Wilkinson is, but if she has a husband, he ought to take her home and administer what we used to get when we smitten on filling the wood box when it came our turn to supply the necessary material to make a successful breakfast. The woman may have some brains, but we are at a loss to know where she parks them. THE MIND CONTROLS; THE BODY IS SLAVE. A great stir in Los Angeles is occasioned by the presence of a so-called "miracle man," an aged disciple of healing by faith. The work of this man in restoring people to health is being criticised as well as commended. Ministers are divided, some claiming that he is an ordinary man while others declare he is a fraud. Be that as it may, there is evidence that he is restoring many to health. We all admit that the mind controls the body. The mind is the power behind every act of the body. While we are not in a position to delve deeply into the matter of healing by faith, we do know that it is really laughable when we consider what fools we mortals be. When a man in a community dies because he has made a sort of a dumping ground for his body, wears of the county and Southern California are on the program, which will be well sprinkled with musical numbers. A dance will bring the evening to a close. The all-important subject of the Labor Day picnic in Orange county park will be discussed. Committees will be named to arrange a program for the day. BOOTLEGGERS FULLERTON HOWLING Some Declare They Were Not Caught in Regular Manner $2260 IN FINES PAID Now comes a howl from some of the Fullerton defendants in the famous liquor law violation cases in that city Saturday, when $2,260 was collected in fines from seven citizens who disregarded the prohibition law. Some of the defendants it is said declare that the officers took undue advantage by not procuring the evidence in the regular way. Of course government agents are not going to give two or three weeks notice to Volstead act violators when they start a raid, and they probably do not ask bootleggers and others who violate the dry laws if it will meet with their approval if they arrest them. Detectives and government agents sell-dom exploit their activities. Dr. C. E. Cowles, well known Fullerton physician and Dr. R. V. Graves, equally well known were both fined $300 and given 90 day suspended sentences. The physicians were accused of issuing prescriptions knowing they would be used in a manner not contemplated by law, and the druggist, J. E. Doty, was accused of filling the prescriptions under the same conditions. An interesting admission secured by the officers was that the usual charge for issuing such prescriptions was from $2 to $5. Nothing was brought out as to the charge for filling them, although it is generally said that in nearly all parts of the county where liquor has been sold on prescriptions that the price paid was $5 per pint. The others who participated in the Manager Stewart tapped at the edge adjoining the waist dents of that deep civilization may drink and coo-representative Los Angeles office Commission was afternoon and night investigation of the Swan tract. Morri, who heads water service area man who for several supplying water there, most of wwIt is known that take up the matelief with City Mailer requesting residents of the days in order tha have water. Residents with close to the Swan polled to discontribute residents of the Lawrille stopped cause of their death to the water frie because of the rwrs Mrs. Morri, who ald office last letter be publishthe Herald to with City Manager go into court and vice restored by thereupon retainand signed a coobefore the Railroad urday Mrs. Morri Manager Stewart lief and it was gMr. Steward lh the letter from tha sion's representat today or tomorrow & Lauran of Full case before tha have not yet been before the Ra Meanwhile, residuct are gettingthe tract. SNEAK THE ANAHEIM SMALL as it may, there is evidence that he is restoring many to health. We all admit that the mind controls the body. The mind is the power behind every act of the body. While we are not in a position to delve deeply into the matter of healing by faith, we do know that it is really laughable when we consider what fools we mortals be. When a man in a community dies because he has made a sort of a dumping ground for his body, we listen reverently to the minister when he says, "The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the Lord." Probably in nine and a half cases out of ten, the man who is being "funeralized" had been a heavy eater and a heavy drinker, filling his body with high explosive food. The mind reigned and the body resisted the high explosives as long as it could and then kicked up a fuss and "yumped the yob." If people will eat simple food and lead temperate lives, doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths and undertakers will have to have a side-line to keep body and soul together. Ask yourself—isn't it the truth? George the Boy Reporter went to Balboa to see the bathing girls parade and he hasn't been seen since. His father went with him. We don't know whether George took his father or vice versa, but we are inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to George. War with Japan is a certainty, according to an American writer in the Far East. And if it is a certainty, those who precipitated it should be made to settle it. Lloyd George has apparently secured the ear of the Irish leaders and we hope he succeeds in holding it for the good of the innocent bystanders on the Emerald Isle. Bootlegging has slumped in Fullerton, and prescriptions for whisky are said to be difficult to secure there; Wonder why? Too much gas is as quick as anything else to fill graves. templated by law, and the druggist, J. E. Doty, was accused of filling the prescriptions under the same conditions. An interesting admission secured by the officers was that the usual charge for issuing such prescriptions was from $2 to $5. Nothing was brought out as to the charge for filling them, although it is generally said that in nearly all parts of the county where liquor has been sold on prescriptions that the price paid was $5 per pint. The others who participated in the "wet" raid were Graham Roscoe, colored, livery stable proprietor, fined $300 Paul Chaddick, colored, fined $150, given suspended sentence of 90 days. Allowed 12 hours to pay fine. Hazel Smith, colored, attorney, fined $150 and given suspended sentence of 90 days. William Bentley, railroad man of Fullerton, fined $150 and given, a suspended sentence of 90 days. H. M. Remington, a photographer, arraigned at the same time the others were brought into court, was fined $10 for selling alleged obscene photographs. WASHINGTON, June 27.—President retary of State Hughes and other members had before them today predictions of war charges of British designs to bring about. These charges were contained in a Thomas F. Millard, an American writer in "The Far Eastern situation," stated Mr. ominous than I have ever known it to be with Japan almost certain and rapidly newal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance on surely be directed against America. "I am convinced the British government China is opposed to American policy and against our interests out there. My opinion Britain is purposely framing up a war between the United States." PRESIDENTS GET VICE FROM CITY'S TEMPORARY AID GIVEN Mrs. F. Morri Appeals to City at Suggestion of Anaheim Herald HYDRANT INSTALLED At the suggestion of the Anaheim Herald, Mrs. F. Morri, of the Swar, tract received temporary relief in the matter of water service at the Swan tract Saturday afternoon, when City Manager Steward ordered the main tapped at the edge of the city limits adjoining the wan tract, so that residents of that desert in the center of civilization may secure water for drinking and cooking purposes. Representative Van Hausen of the Los Angeles office of the Railroad Commission was in Anaheim Saturday afternoon and made a thorough investigation of the situation in the Swan tract. He called upon Mrs. Morri, who heads the petitioners for TWO FAMILIES IN LOG HOUSE SLAIN GLUES LACKING MAYFIELD, Ky., June 2.—County officials under the leadership of Sheriff Marlon McLane, today were vainly endeavoring to pierce the veil of mystery which surrounds the death of eleven persons, two entire families, whose charred bodies were found in the smoking ruins of a three-road log house near here yesterday. The bodies were those of Ernest Lawrence 31, his wife, 25, and three children Otis Drew, 28, his wife, and three children and Delmar Drew, 29, brother of Otis The two women were sisters. Neighbors heard screams and gunshots Saturday night. Rushing to the Lawrence home, they were driven back by a wall of flame. Yesterday morning, when the ruins had cooled, the eleven bodies were found. Blood-soaked bits of clothing clung to some of the bodies. A pistol was found with three chambers discharged. Various theories were advanced, Sheriff McLane believing an enemy of the family might have committed wholesale slaughter. A possibility that one of the persons had suddenly became demented was entertained. Every clew has led to a blank wall. The sheriff said today that SCHOOL BUILD ACCORDING IS CHARGE AGED WOMAN MEETS MISFORTUNE WHEN CAR STRIKES HERE Mrs. Rounsaville, aged 74 years, was seriously injured Saturday evening at the intersection of Center and Lemon streets, when a Ford touring car driven by H. G. Young, an employee of the Anaheim Ice Co., knocked her down, two wheels passing over her body. She was taken to her home where she received aid. From all accounts of the accident was unavoidable. Mrs. Rounsaville and her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Helling, who was wheeling her young child in a baby carriage, were about to step up on the sidewalk, but were hampered in getting the baby buggy over the curbing. Young had stopped his car. Manager Steward ordered the main tapped at the edge of the city limits, adjoining the wan tract, so that residents of that desert in the center of civilization may secure water for drinking and cooking purposes. Representative Van Hausen of the Los Angeles office of the Railroad Commission was in Anaheim Saturday afternoon and made a thorough investigation of the situation in the Swan tract. He called upon Mrs. Morri, who heads the petitioners for water service and upon Lawrie, the man who for several years has been supplying water service to residents there, most of whom are Mexicans. It is known that Van Hausen will take up the matter of temporary relief with City Manager Steward by letter, requesting him to serve the residents of the Swan tract for a few days in order that the residents may have water. Residents within the city limits close to the Swan tract were compelled to discontinue serving water to residents of the Swan tract after Lawrie stopped serving them, not because of their desire to be of no aid to the water famine sufferers, but because of the nuisance. Mrs. Morri, who called at the Herald office last week, asking that a letter be published, was advised by the Herald to take the matter up with City Manager Steward and also go into court and attempt to get service restored by Lawrie. Mrs. Morri thereupon retained Fullerton lawyers and signed a complaint that is now before the Railroad Commission. Saturday Morri appealed to City Manager Steward for temporary relief and it was granted. Mr. Steward has not yet received the letter from the Railroad Commission's representative, but expects it today or tomorrow. Attorneys Marks & Lauran of Fullerton, who have the case before the Railroad Commission have not yet been required to appear before the Railroad Commission. Meanwhile, residents of the Swan tract are getting water at the edge of the tract. SNEAK THIEVES IN ANAHEIM SECURE SMALL AMOUNT Sneak thieves are busy in Anaheim according to reports of robberies that came to light today. Friday afternoon, a sneak thief entered the office of the Oldsmobile agency and extracted cash from the office safe while the office force was momentarily absent, and with the cash took a ruins had cooled, the eleven bodies were found. Blood-soaked bits of clothing clung to some of the bodies. A plato was found with three chambers discharged. Various theories were advanced, Sheriff McLane believing an enemy of the family might have committed wholesale slaughter. A possibility that one of the persons had suddenly became demented was entertained. Every clew has led to a blank wall. The sheriff said today that with every occupant of the house dead, with no witnesses discovered, and with the failure of every clew, the mystery of Mayfield's "red night" may never be solved. IRISH PEACE NOW SEEMS IN MAKING CONFERENCE SOON LONDON, June 2.—Wheels began turning today for the manufacture of Irish peace. Still dazed by Premier Lloyd-George's sudden action in calling on Eamonn De Valeria and Sir James Craig for a peace conference, Ireland waited hopefully for a settlement of the long, vexing question. De Valeria spent today conferring with Sinn Fein leaders. Under the terms of the premier's offer, he will be allowed to take whatever colleagues he desires into the conference, their safety guaranteed. Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster, already has called a cabinet meeting for Tuesday. It was believed both Irish factions would be ready to notify Lloyd-George by mid-week what they intend to do in regard to his invitation. The solution most commonly discussed was the granting of Sinn Fein full governmental powers except for control of the army and navy and in foreign relations. Under these conditions Ulster probably will be granted similar rights. DISTRICT MANAGER. John Champion, who has been district manager of the Chaffee grocery stores for Riverside county has been appointed district manager for the consolidated counties of Orange and Riverside and the three stores at Big Bear, M. B. Hendrickson formerly in charge, has been placed in charge of the stores at Santa Ana. HURGE COX WIELDED Center and Lemon streets, when a Ford touring car driven by H. G. Young, an employee of the Anaheim Ice Co., knocked her down, two wheels passing over her body. She was taken to her home where she received aid. From all accounts of the accident was unavoidable. Mrs. Rounsaville and her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Helling, who was wheeling her young child in a baby carriage, were about to step up on the sidewalk, but were hampered in getting the baby buggy over the curbing. Young had stopped his car when it was about to crash into the woman, but becoming excited his foot slipped off the clutch. He then lost control of the car and says instead of putting on the brake he must have given the machine the gas. The car swerved in the incline in the pavement at the crossing and struck the woman. The impact threw her against her daughter, who was also thrown to one side. Before the machine could be stopped it had passed over the unfortunate woman, who had fallen directly in its path. Young, aged about 45 years, is said to be a careful driver, and has worked for the ice company for a year a half. He freely admits he is to blame, and while he deplores the accident, insists it was unavoidable owing to his confusion. He was arrested by Officer Choate and is detained at the police station. This afternoon, Mrs. Rounsaville is in a very unsatisfactory condition, not only suffering from the fractured limb but from snook. Her daughter, Mrs. Helling says that her mother is in a very serious condition. W. E. Helling, son in law of Mrs. Rounsaville is anxious to learn the name and address of the man who so kindly took his mother-in-law to the hospital immediately following the accident and is also anxious to find the purse dropped by Mrs. Rounsaville when she was struck. In this purse was a gold watch and chain, and a small amount of cash, perhaps $5 or $6. Mr. Heling said that he will be glad to have the purse and watch and the finder may keep the cash. Helling's address is 211 N.Clementine and its place of business is 170 W. Center. Mr. Helling is anxious to learn the name and address of the man who took Mrs. Rounsaville to the hospital because of what transpired at the hospital. SANTA ANA HAS BIG BLAZE EARLY TODAY FIREMEN SAVE DAY A fire that threatened the entire business district of Santa Ana broke out in the janitor's closet on the third floor of the $150,000 W. H. Spurgeon ANAHEIM SECURE SMALL AMOUNT Sneak thieves are busy in Anaheim according to reports of robberies that came to light today. Friday afternoon, a sneak thief entered the office of the Oldsmobile agency and extracted cash from the office safe while the office force was momentarily absent, and with the cash took a lady's purse. Saturday afternoon, the office of Bob White, Franklin dealer was entered and money in the safe extracted. Checks and other papers in the safe were found outside the office later in the day, where the thief had apparently thrown them when he discovered they were not useful to him. No arrests have been made as far as can be learned, and meanwhile business men and others in Anaheim are advised to lock the safe, watch the cash drawer and "stop, look and listen." PRECIPITATED WRITAIN SAYS WRITER BUG AND HUGHES CONFERRING June 27.—President Harding, Sec. and other members of the cabinet predictions of war with Japan and signs to bring about such a war. He contained in a telegram from American writer in the Far East situation," stated Millard, "is more ever known it to be. I regard war train and rapidly nearing. A re-anneal alliance on its old lines will last America. The British government's policy in American policy and secretly works at there. My opinion is that Great coming up a war between Japan and... HERALD MEMBER UNITED PRESS NEWS SERVICE 21 No. 189 SCHOOL BUILDINGS NOT ERECTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS CHARGE OF CIVIC COMMITTEE HUMAN MEETS FORTUNE WHEN HER STRIKES HER Chamber of Commerce Discovers Many Violations of Construction in Erection of Schools, School Board to Report This Week UNBIASED BUILDERS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE That the construction of certain city schools was not according to specifications and that the building is faulty is charged in a report by the Civic Improvement Committee of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce made public today. The report, signed by Vic La Mont, chairman of the committee, points out glaring violations of specifications. The school board, which has been working in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce committee, will have a written report on the same matters during the present week. The report in full, submitted to the Chamber of Com- ELKS WIN FROM WHITTIER IN FAST GAME Score 4 to 2 in Sunday's Scrimmage with Near By Town NO GAME SUNDAY "There isn't anything to it, we have the pennant already" said Billy Knott, manager of the Anaheim Elks baseball team yesterday afternoon after the Anaheim players defeated Whittier Elks at the Fullerton field by a score of 4 to 2. Of course it wasn't the Anaheim Elks' game by any means when the players started, for Whittier scored the first run and the second run early in the game, in the third and fourth innings. Anaheim didn't score a run until the 7th inning, when all four were made and neither side scored thereafter. The fair sized crowd was on its toes throughout the game, and Hughee and Callon Anaheim's battery were given excellent support not only from the fans but from the team. Team work won the game, although Hughes in the box for Anaheim really scored the victory. He struck out 14 of Whittier's players, which is going some. Next Sunday, Anaheim's team will lay off, on account of the holiday Monday, and on the 10th, when they were expected to play Redlands it is according to specifications and that the building is faulty is charged in a report by the Civic Improvement Committee of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce made public today. The report, signed by Vic La Mont, chairman of the committee, points out glaring violations of specifications. The school board, which has been working in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce committee, will have a written report on the same matters during the present week. The report in full, submitted to the Chamber of Commerce, is as follows: "During the past six months, your Civic Improvement Committee has been collecting data in an investigation of school buildings under construction in Anaheim, and we have now to submit the following report: "This committee finds from records that for the Central and Citron school building, four bids were submitted. A. L. Gribling was the lowest bidder, the amount of the bid having been $103,493.00. His bid was on a hollow tile building, while the specifications called for brick, and all other bidders so submitted their bids. Daniels & Ferris, however, made a bid in which they stated that if they were permitted to use tile, the school board should deduct the sum of $8,000. Hid the bidders last named been allowed to make this change, their bid would have read $108,131 or $362.00 lower than the bid of Mr. Gribling. The board however, would not consider the bid of Daniels & Ferris and the jobs were awarded to Mr. Gribling. "This committee finds further that the Pemberton Heating System was used on these jobs. To the best of our knowledge, this system costs the taxpayers $12,200 or $717 per room. But another school in this vicinity, built about the same time, (and we stipulated that relative costs on the two jobs would be about the same) using the same system, installed it for $2800.00 or $550 a room, a difference of $167 a room. This contract for the school referred to was let on competitive bids, which perhaps explains this marked difference." Specifications called for crushed rock, and we have been informed that washed gravel was used. According to figures available, the difference in the cost of the two materials would reach over $800.00. The contractor, who has used washed gravel, tells us he was informed that this gravel could not be used on these contracts yet the fact remains that it was used. Specifications called for art stone. None has been used, but stucco has been substituted. The committee is informed that the difference in the cost of these materials amounts to over $1500.00." Thoughts for Anaheim Citizens No. 3 The city of Anaheim is by far the biggest business in this community. You, as a citizen, are a stockholder in it. The business of the expanded Chamber of Commerce will be to safeguard this interest. It is the only city-wide non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that can voice your demands, foster and protect your business, build, exploit, develop, improve and guard your city. Through it you may voice your desire for progressive movements and get a hearing for any worthy object. But it requires some effort, some attention, some money, and some time to make this organization the big, powerful, commanding institution that it must be to secure the desired results. And the obligation to render these things to this organization rests as heavily upon YOUR shoulders as it does upon any other persons. The call now is for personal service. Be a lifter, not a leaner. The world judges a city by the spirit of its people. Give a thought to Anaheim’s welfare.