anaheim-gazette 1910-04-28

MARTENS’ LAND FRAUDS COMPLICATED—BRAZEN VICTIM WRITES COMMUNICATION FROM FAKIR’S HOME TOWN Startling Array of Swindles Perpetrated by the Smooth Defrauder Are Brought to Light—Victims Branded Liars After Being Robbed, More Than They Can Stand—No Legal Title to Lands Deeded to Innocent Purchasers Causes Many Hardships The following letter, dealing with the practices of H. J. Martens in defrauding purchasers of California lands, is from the Hillsboro, Kansas, Forward, of date April 8, 1910. Hillsboro is Martens home town, and the author is one of his many victims: Martensdale, Cal. Responding to other writers in your paper I will say: The land dealings here at Martensdale have been done so crookedly and are so complicated that one would not think it possible in this time and age. In your paper of March 4th in a write-up by Mr. North it states that much dissatisfaction was caused by H. J. Martens' failure to fulfill his verbal promises to establish irrigation plants, but we have these promises in black and white, signed up by H. J. Martens, and have paid for the same. Still there has not been one pumping plant established as yet by him. Even the well at Martensdale was drilled by Mr. McWilliams, and the engine and all the machinery of the same is now attached by the Simpson iron works of Stockton, Cal., because they did not get pay for the same. Representatives of the Kern Co. Land Co. tell us that neither claiming that Martens never bought this land. Four families which Martens moved onto this land last spring were also ordered off. And so on. I could name over fifty cases of this character. Another mean act is, that laboring people have been induced to flock here, and are now facing discontent and almost starvation. I was sent down here to run the celebrated water plant in Martensdale, which I have done for three months, but have not yet received any pay for my work. The company that placed this water plant here is going to remove the same, as it is not paid for. But I will close my remarks. I thought as I had been a private traveling correspondent on Martens’ California excursions, it would be no more than right to publish my views on the existing situation at Martensdale at the present time. With best regards, George Jakabsen. AMONG THE FLOWERS Some Timely Suggestions—All Sorts of Useful Hints We have no doubt that if we were to examine the windows of our flower-loving friends just now, at the close of winter, says an exchange in the blizzard belt beyond the Rockies, we should find many plants in a stunted and wretched-looking condition. These stunted plants will nearly always be found to be affected with a disease called rust. They are not growing and seem to have come to a standstill. The foliage is hard and the ends of the shoots black and in many cases gnarled and twisted. There are many plants apt to be thus affected. The heliotrope, the verbena and the fuchsia are all especially susceptible to rust. It will not often injure young plants unless they but we have these promises in black and white, signed up by H. J. Martens, and have paid for the same. Still there has not been one pumping plant established as yet by him. Even the well at Martensdale was drilled by Mr. McWilliams, and the engine and all the machinery of the same is now attached by the Simpson iron works of Stockton, Cal., because they did not get pay for the same. Representatives of the Kern Co. Land Co. tell us that neither Martens nor his agents ever tried to buy land of them. People that purchased this land from H. J. Martens deeded their land in the east over to him and some gave quite an amount of notes as a difference, moved onto this land and the day before Christmas they were ordered to get off the land by the Kern Co. Land Co. After new year a number of settlers from Colorado arrived, each one having purchased a piece of land from Martens, but the land company prohibited their locating. Finally, some of them bought other land, but some are still here without any land. On the McWilliams land Martens holds an option which expires June 6, 1910, and while he has no legal title to this land he issues deeds to purchasers. McWilliams says Martens owes him all the way from $15 to $65 per acre on this land and this we are requested to pay again to get a title. The deal in the first place was like this: In order to get a free trip to California and back each one had to buy twenty acres of land at $100 per acre and give his note for $1000 as part payment with the privilege of picking out any location on Martens land which was supposed to contain 150,000 acres. After we saw this land we paid for our respective purchases by deeding our eastern land over to Martens and our personal notes for the balance and received receipts for our $1000 notes, which were to be returned to us as soon as possible. But instead, these notes were sold to McWilliams of Bakersfield. Now, who can blame these people for refusing to pay these notes. I think none of us has yet refused to pay what he justly owes. Today I read in the Forward the article from W. H. Carpenter, attorney for the "Menonite Land Co., H. J. Martens, president," denying that he made the statement when he was here in February, that there were fifty criminal acts committed here. To stamp us as liars after they robbed us is more than we can stand. We may have lost our homes and all we should find many plants in a stunted and wretched-looking condition. These stunted plants will nearly always be found to be affected with a disease called rust. They are not growing and seem to have come to a standstill. The foliage is hard and the ends of the shoots black and in many cases gnarled and twisted. There are many plants 'apt to be thus affected. The hellotrope, the verbena and the fuchsia are all especially susceptible to rust. It will not often injure young plants unless they have been grown from rusty plants. The rust comes from want of vigor in the plant, which has been growing in the same window all winter, with little fresh air. It has become thoroughly pot-bound and impoverished and in this condition easily falls a prey to the common disease described above. When plants get in this condition the first thing to do is to remove them to a cooler place, with just heat enough to keep them from freezing, and give them all the air possible. Now that it is the season for planting out, put them in the open at once and they will soon recover and grow out of the disease, showing very clearly that it is a change they want. Primroses that have been flowering all winter will now be pretty well filled with seedpods. These flower shoots should be cut back, all yellow leaves cut off and the plants fed with a pretty strong manure water. This treatment will cause them to send up at once more flower stalks and you will get quite a pretty show of bloom from them before warm weather. But if you fail to take this trouble from henceforth they will do little good. Petunias that we have observed flowering beautifully in many windows the past winter are now pretty well spent and yellow looking. In the main, plants or petunias that have been flowering all winter are of little account, as they are a creature of only a few months at best. They will not stand much stimulation in the way of manure water, as their growth is too soft. If they have any young shoots from below it is better to cut off all the ripened growth and allow the strength of the plant to go to developing these young shoots. In this way they will be showy for a while longer.* Freezlas are in most cases about through their season of bloom, and now while the tops are ripening is the season to water them with stimulants, as they are developing their purpose of scarring. Conklin says he has fleeing Mexico low down, as Espinoza fired and Espinoza klin did not think man and did not let the Chinese were pinoza was heard was found in some foot of a twelve-foot which he had. A wagon was b farmhouse, and the miles to Santa Anita pinoza was taken 4:30 o'clock and hour. Among papers for a receipt for rent license to sell liquor pinoza was about 20 and of the better inspectors had known that he was engraving Chinese across the never seen him be. Conklin and Ch selves up to She sheffield did not plan rest A mark was the ties, that wo Conklin shot ve struck the tie and striking Espinoza. The coroner's j officers. FACTORS IN New Things Which Attention of The number of farmers is grown of 19,000 autos in ed by farmers, KI $3,200,000 for auto- and $2,750,000 in l ka town of 800 y totes were sold last near the town and the town. Caref number of automo mers in the entire 76,000. Nowadays there out lack of oppose Sixteen automobile tising autos to the farm papers of th of them are arguing bile will keep th and make life mo wife, whose dream has been the pity. Now the farmer take his family for lecture, without u can go to church Now, who can blame these people for refusing to pay these notes. I think none of us has yet refused to pay what he justly owes. Today I read in the Forward the article from W. H. Carpenter, attorney for the "Menonite Land Co., H. J. Martens, president," denying that he made the statement when he was here in February, that there were fifty criminal acts committed here. To stamp us as liars after they robbed us is more than we can stand. We may have lost our homes and all our property, but he cannot deprive us of our honesty. To make it plain I will state a few cases: First, my own case: I bought twenty acres, gave as payment a note and received a contract, but the best surveyor could not locate this twenty acres by the description given in this contract, and the section specified belonged to the Kern Co. Land Co., and not to H. J. Martens. Second—H. Kohfilds' cases: He traded resident property in Gotebo, Okla., for fifteen acres of land here, and got a deed for the same, but when he got here the land belonged to somebody else, and Martens had no title of it. Third—John Graetz' case: He had traded his land in Oklahoma for thirty acres of land here. He was handed a contract without Martens' signature. He never signed a deed to his Oklahoma land over to Martens, but learned afterwards that a deed bearing his own and his wifes' name was on record; made and acknowledged by a notary, who is a paid instrument of this land company. Fourth—Kornelius Edisen of Colorado traded his land and notes for land here, but the Kern Co. Land Co. would not allow him to locate, the way of manure water, as their growth is too soft. If they have any young shoots from below it is better to cut off all the ripened growth and allow the strength of the plant to go to developing these young shoots. In this way they will be showy for a while longer. Freezias are in most cases about through their season of bloom, and now while the tops are ripening is the season to water them with stimulants, as they are developing their bulbs for another year. Keep them going until the tops are pretty well defined and then dry them off and place them (pots and all) without taking the bulbs out of the earth away in a dry place, where they will remain until the latter end of summer, when they can be brought out and started for early blooming. Don't take chances with your eyes. Have the right glasses fitted by a reliable optician. Dietrich, the jeweler and optician, has had ten years of successful experience and holds the highest diplomas. Hundreds of satisfied patients in the county tell of his skill in the relief of headaches, nervousness and other troubles due to eye strain. All kinds of street and ornamental trees, Cypress, Guavas and Ferns. Also a large stock of the leading varieties of Eucalyptus. We can furnish Palm and other ornamental trees 8 feet high, which add greatly to the value of a place as soon as planted. THE ANAHEIM EVERGREEN NURSERIES, Tim Carroll, Prop. Nurseries located 200 yds. west of West Anaheim station (S.P.R.R.) Sunset phone Main 413. Nowadays there are out lack of oppose Sixteen automobile tising autos to the farm papers of them are arguing bile will keep them and make life more wife, whose dream has been the pity. Now the farmer takes his family for lecture, without u can go to church regularly; he can visit more frequently; oftener and more ta farmer who is hunting, but lives the game district, him on Saturday and comes back a deer or two sluctor, and bubbling his trip. There are 48,000 on farms and in 4000 in this country that over half of practically in the 2000,000 of these are they are just as many young people any one big reason for the farm. Ten or farmers bought organs and buggies great many of the autos for the who tirely new meaning to the village so sequence. McCormick handles are made right construction on the Lutz Co., Santa A ANAHEIM GAZETTE OFFICER KILLS MEXICAN Was in Charge of Band of Contraband Chinese Gregorio Espinoza of Tecarte, Mex., a Mexican guide of bands of contraband Chinese, was killed at El Toro in a fight with Ralph Conklin and William H. Chadney, Chinese inspectors of San Diego early last Tuesday morning. Espinoza fired one bullet at the inspectors when they stopped him and four Chinese. As he ran bullets were sent after him from Conklin's rifle and Chadney's revolver. One revolver bullet struck Espinoza in the right hip, shattering the pelvis. From effects of the wound he died three hours and a half later. The four Chinese were captured. Conklin and Chadney had been looking for Espinoza and the Chinese since last Friday night, they having word that the party had started across the border. Tuesday morning at 1:30 o'clock while lying in wait on a pile of railroad ties near El Toro, the inspectors saw five men walking along the railroad. The men were ordered to surrender and Conklin fired into the air with his rifle to frighten the Chinamen. Instantly Espinoza whipped out a big 44-caliber revolver and fired at the officers. He then ran back along the railroad. Chadney fired his revolver four times, mainly for the purpose of scaring the Chinese. Conklin says he decided to "leg" the fleeing Mexican, and he took aim low down, as Espinoza ran. Conklin fired and Espinoza disappeared. Conklin did not think he had struck the man and did not know it until after the Chinese were gathered in. Espinoza was heard groaning and he was found in some tall oats at the foot of a twelve-foot enbankment over which he had fallen when hit. A wagon was borrowed from a farmhouse and the journey of 12 BERRIES AND Fresh Vegetables EVERY DAY Just Received a fresh line of Cheese, and imported Italian Macaronies and Noodles At Dickel's Sole Agent for New Home Washing Machine. Best Washer on Earth HARDWARE Is our Specialty. Call and examine our line of Tools. We carry the largest assortment of Cook Stoves in the city. Heaters as well and gas plates. No ranges. A. NAGEL Cor. Center and Claudina Sts., - Anaheim, California A Timely Tip A Timely Tip To Travelers About Eastern Excursions From Anahsin and other points from which same fares apply, found trip tickets will be sold by Southern Pacific via direct lines, as follows: DESTINATIONS Atchison and Leavenworth, Kan., Council Bluffs and Pacific Junction, Ia., Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., Omaha, Neb. $60.00 Chicago, Ill. 72.50 St. Louis, Mo. and Memphis, Tenn. 67.50 New Orleans, La. 67.50 Houston and Mineols, Texas 60.00 Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C. 107.50 Boston, Mass. 110.50 New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia, Pa. 108.50 Montreal, Canada 108.50 Duluth, Minn. 79.50 St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn. 73.50 Toronto, Canada 95.70 Other cities in proportion. The above fares apply only via direct routes—through San Francisco and Ogden, through El Paso or through New Orleans. For tickets one way via Shasta Route and Portland fares will be $24.50 higher from Los Angeles and $25.50 higher from Riverside, Colton and San Bernardino. DATES OF SALE To Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Boston, April 6, 7, 8, 1910, and to all points named above, on May 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, June 2, 3, 4, 24, 25, 26, 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 27, August 1, 2, 3, 4, September 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14. GOING AND RETURN LIMITS Going transit limit of all tickets will be fifteen days to final Eastern destination and return limit three months after date of sale, but not exceeding Oct. 31, 1910. EXCEPTION—On tickets to Atlantic Coast points, sold in May and June in connection with tickets to Europe, return limit will be four months, but not exceeding Oct. 31, 1910. STOPOVERS Stopovers will be allowed on going trip within transit limit; at any point outside California as far East as Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, etc., and on return trip at any point up to original starting point. In addition to foregoing regular excursions will be reduced fares for various CONVENTIONS NEW ORLEANS—Mystic Shrine. Fare $67.50. Sale dates Apr. 6, 7, and 8. On same dates tickets will be sold, good via New Orleans if desired, to St. Louis at $67.50; Chicago,$72.50; Washington and Baltimore,$107.50; Philadelphia and New York,$108.50; Boston,$110.50. CINCINNATI—Women's Clubs. Sale dates May 2 and 3. BOSTON—N.E.A. Sale dates June 24, 25, 26. Nowadays there is no more cry about lack of opportunity on the farm. Sixteen automobile makers are advertising autos to the farmer in the 450 farm papers of the country, and most of them are arguing that the automobile will keep the boy on the farm and make life more livable for the wife, whose dreary round of labor has been the pity of the country. Now the farmer with the auto can take his family for an evening call or lecture, without using his horses. He can go to church on Sunday more regularly; he can visit distant relatives more frequently; he can go to town oftener and more quickly. One Dakota farmer who is extremely fond of hunting, but lives forty miles from the game district, takes his son with him on Saturday during the season and comes back Sunday night with a deer or two slung across the radiator, and bubbling over with tales of his trip. There are 48,000,000 people living on farms and in towns of less than 4000 in this country. This means that over half of our population is practically in the country. About 25,000,000 of these are young people, and they are just as keen for pleasure as young people anywhere else. That is one big reason for the automobile on the farm. Ten or fifteen years ago farmers bought organs for their daughers and buggies for their sons. A great many of them are today buying autos for the whole family. An entirely new meaning has been given to the village social life, in consequence. McCormick hand and self-dump rakes are made right. Look at the wheel construction on these rakes. Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana. 3-17-tf Stopovers will be allowed on going trip, within transit limit, at any point outside California as far East as Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, etc., and on return trip at any point up to original starting point. In addition to foregoing regular excursions will be reduced fares for various CONVENTIONS New Orleans—Mystic Shrine. Fare $67.50. Sale dates, Apr. 6, 7, and 8. On same dates tickets will be sold, good via New Orleans if desired, to St. Louis at $67.50; Chicago, $72.50; Washington and Baltimore, $107.50; Philadelphia and New York, $108.50; Boston, $110.50. Cincinnati—Women's Clubs. Sale dates May 2 and 3. Boston—N.E.A. Sale dates June 24, 25, 26. Saratoga Springs—B.Y.P.U. Sale dates June 30. July 1, 2, 3. Detroit—B. P. O. E. Sale dates July 4, 5, 6. Milwaukee—K. of P. Sale dates July 25, 26, 27. Atlantic City—G. A. R. Sale dates Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14. Fares for above named Conventions may be obtained from any Southern Pacific ticket ag't as soon as decided upon. Steamship Tickets to all parts of the world. Southern Pacific Is the Way Phone J. M. PICKERING, Anaheim, Cal. Pacific 1231, Home 1724. Y. M. C. A. Day Commercial School High grade training in Bookkeeping, Stenography, Accountancy and Law. Men teachers, home infinences, low tuition, graduates in demand: Evening courses in Engineering Drafting, Automobile, etc. Send for catalogue Y. M. 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Controlling forty acres in the rich Midway field, being the Southeast of the Northwest quarter of Section 22—32—24 Look this location up on your map and you will see that the property is on a direct line between the great Lakeview and Honolulu Gushers, with producing wells almost surrounding our forty acres. 25 CENTS PER SHARE will buy stock in the MIDWAY SECURITY OIL COMPANY today. The company is going after oil regardless of the sale of stock. Its officers and management, will bear the closest and most rigid personal investigation. I want wise and conservative investors who believe in oil to come in with us at the opening price as the stock will surely go higher. This is a live investment opportunity in a legitimate oil company with the most ideal location where profits will follow development. 12 REASONS WHY I predict that MIDWAY SECURITY OIL COMPANY STOCK will go to $3.00 per share and why I advise the purchase of this stock at this time. FIRST—Because the Company’s holdings are located right in the heart of the Gusher territory in the greatest oil field in the world. SECOND—Because the Company is already fully equipped and drilling its first well. THIRD—Because the company’s rig and machinery, tanks, buildings, water lines, etc., are all new, first class in every way and all paid for. FOURTH—Because the company’s backers are strong people who back their judgment with their own money, who have obtained the best expert advice and will sink to oil and win success regardless of stock sales. FIFTH—Because the money received from the sale of stock will go into the company’s treasury to be used for practical development and FIRST—Because the Company's holdings are located right in the heart of the Gusher territory in the greatest oil field in the world. SECOND—Because the Company is already fully equipped and drilling its first well. THIRD—Because the company's rig and machinery, tanks, buildings, water lines, etc., are all new, first class in every way and all paid for. FOURTH—Because the company's backers are strong people who back their judgment with their own money, who have obtained the best expert advice and will sink to oil and win success regardless of stock sales. FIFTH—Because the money received from the sale of stock will go into the company's treasury to be used for practical development and not into the pockets of promoters. SIXTH—Because the company is capitalized for only 600,000 shares, and has placed 400,000 shares in the treasury. SEVENTH—Because the company intends as soon as possible to list its stock on the Los Angeles and San Francisco Stock Exchanges and on the New York curb. EIGHTH—Because I believe the company has secured the services of the best field superintendent in the Midway district—a man of wide experience who thoroughly understands every detail of the oil industry. NINTH—Because there are no salaries being paid to officers or directors of this company; everyone having unlimited faith in the MIDWAY SECURITY territory and its future production. TENTH—Because we are on the eve of the greatest legitimate oil boom ever known in the history of the United States—this being demonstrated by the wonderful developments during the past few weeks in the Midway fields. ELEVENTH—Because I know that this is the most opportune time to buy MIDWAY SECURITY OIL COMPANY STOCK at this price, as it will sell at a much higher figure in a very short time. TWELFTH—Last but not least, I advise the purchase of MIDWAY SECURITY oil stock because by buying now you are starting in on the ground floor with real live oil operators and in a real live oil district at the right time and place and at the right price. A. W. SCOTT, Managing Director. LOOK AT THE MAP-NUF CED Order as many shares of this stock as you can afford to purchase at 25 cents per share today, by letter, telegraph or telephone. A.W.SCOTT, Managing Director Midway Security Oil Co. 236 SECURITY BUILDING, Los Angeles Home F3181 Sunset Main 3456 MIDWAY SECURITY OIL CO., 236 Security Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal. Gentlemen: I hereby make application for... shares of MIDWAY SECURITY OIL COMPANY stock at 25 cents per share. and enclose $... in payment. Name... Address...