anaheim-gazette 1913-05-15

LOSES LIFE IN AN AEROPLANE SMASH-UP LIEUT. PARKS, OF U. S. ARMY, KILLED IN FOOTHILLS AT OLIVE FLYING FROM SAN DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES, LOST HIS WAY IN THE FOG Lieutenant J. D. Parks, U. S. A., was killed at 7:44 o'clock Friday morning, when his aeroplane turned over in the foothills north of Olive. His head was mashed to a pulp, and the machine was wrecked. The accident followed his attempt to get into the air after lighting in a barley field on the Bixby ranch, about 200 yards from the road to the Santa Ana Canyon. He lost his way in the fog and stopped to inquire the direction to Los Angeles. He was following the railroad track, and at Orange followed the route to Olive, instead of proceeding towards this city. When he reached the foothills at Olive he knew he was out of his course and he descended to obtain information as to his whereabouts. Parks left North Island at 5:10 Friday morning, with the intention of flying to Los Angeles, thence to Pasadena and later to Pomona to remain over night. The whirr of the propellor attracted the attention of residents of Olive, and many of them went to the place where the machine landed. A number of trees are a number of trees. Indications are that the machine was a few inches off the ground when it reached the ditch. One of the wings struck one of the trees and caused the plane to drop to the ground. The bow of the airship struck into the ground and the plane went over forward, and the unfortunate airman was crushed underneath the engine. The body was taken to Santa Ana and telegrams dispatched army headquarters in Los Angeles of the tragedy. A number of army officers left immediately in an automobile and arrived at Santa Ana at noon, taking charge of the body, which was shipped to Parks' old home in New York for burial. Parks was 30 years of age, a graduate of West Point, and held the long distance army aviation record. Owing to the fact that he missed his way to Orange in the fog is the disaster due. Had be not been misled in the dense fog which was prevailing he would undoubtedly have completed his trip, which would have set another record in army aviation. READING ROOM AND LIBRARY Buena Park Ladies Lead in Important Movement in Live Neighboring City (Corrrespondence of the Gazette) The Ladies' Mutual Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. J. F. Simpson on Thursday afternoon and had a most delightful meeting. Considerable routine business was transacted, after which the matter of opening a reading room and library was freely discussed, and most favorably commented upon by the large number of ladies present. It finally terminated in Mrs. Durgan making a motion that the five officers Olive, instead of proceeding towards this city. When he reached the foothills at Olive he knew he was out of his course and he descended to obtain information as to his whereabouts. Parks left North Island at 5:10 Friday morning, with the intention of flying to Los Angeles, thence to Pasadena and later to Pomona to remain over night. The whirr of the propellor attracted the attention of residents of Olive, and many of them went to the place where the machine landed. A number of children were the first to arrive and Lieutenant Parks greeted them cordially, asking them if they would like to fly. He left the machine for a few minutes to survey the lay of the land, and noticing the children close to the aeroplane, called to them not to touch it. Hazel Greenleaf, a little girl, whose parents reside near where Parks came down, was the first one to reach the aviator, and of her he inquired where he was and the direction to Los Angeles. He thanked her for the information she gave him, and handed her 50 cents with a request that she telephone to aviation headquarters in Los Angeles and tell Glenn L. Martin that he had lost his way, but was all right and would be there in a short time. The little girl gave the money to Dick Heitshusen, a deputy sheriff who arrived a few minutes later, and asked his to deliver the message entrusted to her. After getting his directions Parks adjusted his machine and attempted to resume his journey. The barley field, was rough, and he did not get into the air as quickly as he probably thought he could, and he soon found himself running down a hill into a hollow. About half-way down the hill is an old abandoned ditch, and below "How Did the Little Bird Know that"— In justice to yourself before having your prescription filled—just remember: We never substitute. Movement in Live Neighboring City (Correpondence of the Gazette) The Ladies' Mutual Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. J. F. Simpson on Thursday afternoon and had a most delightful meeting. Considerable routine business was transacted, after which the matter of opening a reading room and library was freely discussed, and most favorably commented upon by the large number of ladies present. It finally terminated in Mrs. Durgan making a motion that the five officers of the society, Mesdames Jaynes, Perry, Haggerty, Allen and Martin, in conjunction with Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Hasson and Mrs. Wright, added to the officers, constitute a committee to formulate plans and present at the next regular meeting for adoption. This is certainly a splendid work for this energetic, business-like organization and we are not premature in prophesying success, once they put their "shoulders to the wheel." At close of business delicious refreshments were served by hostesses. The Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly meeting on the 9th. Quite a large number were in attendance and considerable business was transacted. The president appointed several committees, one to look after taking over the contract for lighting the streets, from the Ladies' Aid, who have been paying for same for the past three years; one to confer with road commissioner in regard to our roads, and one to make preparations for the banquet to be given the Associated Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday, May 28th, in Masonic hall. At the close of the business meeting quite a program was given, lovely vocal solos from Mesdames McComber and Robson, two fine elocation numbers from Miss Agnes Hardin and a splendid instrumental solo from Mrs. McNeil. The grammar school boys elated by their success in the ball game some few weeks ago, have again challenged the Chamber of Commerce for another game, to be played on the school grounds Saturday, May 17 at 2 P.M. Mr. Geo. Wilcox is captain of the Chamber of Commerce team and Lawrence Robeson heads the school boy team. Dr. Hasson, who so successfully umpired the last game, was again unanimously chosen umpire and everybody is expecting a jolly, good time. REMEMBER THE FIVE BIG DAYS Thursday, May 15th, 1913, Strawberry Day, 6 boxes Fresh Strawberries 25c. Friday, May 16th, 1913, Gingham Day, 12½ and 15c Ginghams, 9c. Looking into the future—it's future business we are after. To insure future success the present must be honestly and carefully taken care of. You can rely upon us to serve you the best we can for by so doing we hope to retain and increase your patronage. "It pleases us to please you." Heying's Drug Store ANAHEIM, CALIF. "The sweetness of low price seldom equals the bitterness of poor quality." REMEMBER THE FIVE BIG DAYS Thursday, May 15th, 1913, Strawberry Day, 6 boxes Fresh Strawberries 25c. Friday, May 16th, 1913, Gingham Day, 12½ and 15c Ginghams, 9c. Saturday, May 17th, 1913, Hosiery Day, 25c Men, Women and Children Hose, 20c. 50c Men, Women and Children Hose, 43c. Monday, May 19th, 1913, Ladies and Men Shirt and Waist Day: All Ladies' $4 Waists...$3.00 All Men Shirts $1.00...80 All 50c Work Shirts...39 Tuesday, May 20th, 1913, Ladies' Parasol Day. All Ladies' Parasols 33 1-3 discount. Stern & Goodman Mercantile Co., Fullerton, Calif. County School Superintendent Mitchell was in town this week, visiting schools in this city and Fullerton. Mr. Mitchell is preparing for the work incident to closing of the public schools for the summer vacation, and is one of the busiest men in the county. There are 52 school districts in the county and more than 300 teachers. When the county was organized in 1889 there were 30 school districts in the county and 70 teachers. The county had no high school then, now there are five high school districts with edifices costing $750,000. Mr. Mitchell had with him plans and specifications for Fullerton's new $70,000 grammar school and said when completed it would be one of the handsomest structures of its kind in the state. Judgments for the week entered in the suits that have been the superior court years and a half. Judgments, no more given. It was Nov. H. S. Hadsall, progenial California Sugar suit against the Crane for $115,000, alleging due him and $57,250. Irvine, each as a co-offer of the erection of and its sale to the Sugar Company. Frank Monaghan brought suit against Company and the Sugar Company toiance of the factory Hinze Company, changes be made IN AND ABOUT COUNTY Mexican Shoplifters Pinched Abraham Garcia and Maselno Armendes, who say they live in Sonora-town, north of this city, were arrested at Orange on Saturday, for shoplifting. They stole four silk petticoats from a store. The owner set the marshal on them, and after they were arrested they admitted their guilt. They hid the articles in a yard while they went to buy a suit case. Passed Bogus Check at Placentia A. L. Thompson, formerly a store-keeper at Placentia, was arrested in Los Angeles by Deputy Sheriff Oliver Schumacher and was placed in the county jail. Thompson is charged with giving a no-fund check for $22 on April 1. It was drawn on the Placentia National Bank and was given to George Gotsis. Thompson had his preliminary examination yesterday and was held to appear in the superior court. River Water Appropriated Notice of appropriation of 1,000 miner's inches of water from the Santa Ana river has been recorded by Theodore Ford and J. E. Parker. The point of diversion is at a place on the west bank of the Santa Ana river immediately below the bridge of the Santa Fe railroad northwest of Orange. Both men have property near the point of diversion. The only time of the year when there is water in the river to be taken out is part of the winter. Fullerton's New Grammar School Plans have been completed by Architects Tuttle and Hopkins of Los Angeles for a brick grammar school building at Fullerton. The main section of the building will be two stories with an auditorium seating about 8,000 on the second floor and two lateral acceptance. Demurrers, amended complaints, answers, motions, affidavits, counter-affidavits and a dozen other papers known to procedure were filed in the case in the months that it was in court. Two or three times it was set for trial only to be re-set. Hadsall and Monaghan were at Santa Ana last week, and before the day was over the judgments dismissing both cases were filed. Money For Missionary Societies Two Methodist missionary societies will receive about $1,000 each from the estate of Mrs. Helen M. Cusick, who died at Fullerton on April 29. The woman's will was filed for probate this week. While the petition asks administration upon but $800 worth of Laguna Beach lots, the will recites a list of property worth several thousand dollars, including twenty acres at La Habra. The will, written in 1907, leaves $3,000 to the husband, Morris Cusick. The next $3,000 is to be divided equally between Antonia May Chase of Port Falls, Idaho, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church of Southern California and the Woman's Home Missionary Society of that church. County Physicians Meet The annual meeting of the Orange County Medical Association was held Tuesday evening at Orange. Intallation of the new officers was the chief event of the occasion. The officers of the association for the ensuing year are: Dr. Johnston of Anaheim, president; Dr. Domann of Orange, vice-president; Dr. Wehrly of Santa Ana, secretary; Dr. Gordon of Santa Ana, treasurer. The retiring president, Dr. Ida Parker of Orange, gave the annual address. Her subject was: "Occupation and Exercise." Dr. Johnston acted as toastmaster of the evening. Rev. B. C. Cory of the First M. E. church. Poor Bill's wooden leg has been painting him lately." "What's the joke?" "His wife has been beating him with it." "Did you ever dress a chicken?" "No, my girls are all boys. But I understand it costs a heap of money." BACK East Excursions ON SALE May 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 30, 31. June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28. July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31. August 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 Fullerton's New Grammar School Plans have been completed by Architects Tuttle and Hopkins of Los Angeles for a brick grammar school building at Fullerton. The main section of the building will be two stories with an auditorium seating about 8,000 on the second floor and two lateral wings each one story. There will be twelve class rooms, sloyd and domestic science rooms, teachers' and principal's rooms and library. Bids will be called for as soon as the bonds are sold. There will be about $50,000 available. Condemnation Proceedings Judge West has set May 21 as the time for the trial of the condemnation suit brought by the Pacific Electric against Dr. J. R. Medlock for a strip through the physician's walnut orchard on North Main street in Santa Ana. When this case is determined, the last step in securing the right-of-way for the electric line extension to Orange will have been consummated. For a time it appeared that the case would be settled out of court, but the P. E. rejected the last figure named by Attorneys Williams & Rutan for the doctor, and today the case was set for trial. Getting Ready for Road Work After a conference with the County Highway Commission the Board of Supervisors has ordered the publication of notices calling for bids to be received on May 20 for a rock crushing outfit to be installed in the gravel bed at McPherson and for a large quantity of Portland cement. The bids for Portland cement will be on quantities from 10,000 barrels to 100,000 barrels, to be delivered at the rate of from 100 to 500 barrels a day, with the stipulation that if 100,000 barrels are purchased on the bid it will all be delivered within 14 months. Another call is for bids on a bin to store gravel, of 400 cubic feet capacity, and another call is for bids on a belt conveyor, bucket elevator, rotary screen and rock crusher. One Rail Length of Track A gang of Mexicans working for the Pacific Electric began laying track on North Main street at Santa Ana one day last week. An excavation was made, ties laid and rails put on for a rail-length. Then the ties and rails were covered up and the laborers left. It is supposed the P. E. had this work done to make a showing under its Tuesday evening at Orange. Intallation of the new officers was the chief event of the occasion. The officers of the association for the ensuing year are: Dr. Johnston of Anaheim, president; Dr. Domann of Orange, vice-president; Dr. Wehrly of Santa Ana, secretary; Dr. Gordon of Santa Ana, treasurer. The retiring president, Dr. Ida Parker of Orange, gave the annual address. Her subject was: "Occupation and Exercise." Dr. Johnston acted as toastmaster of the evening. Rev. B. C. Cory of the First M. E. church responded to a toast with "Notes on the Medical Profession." Dr. Freeman answered a toast with an address on "Mothers." Dr Ball of Santa Ana talked on "Mere Man." Dr Dryer of Santa Ana gave a few remarks on "Women." Railroad Commission Fixes Gas Rate The railroad commission has decided that the gas rate for Orange should be $1.22 per 1,000 cubic feet of gas. This decision was made in the application of the Southern Counties Gas Company to get a raise from $1.15, the rate fixed by the city trustees, to $1.35, the amount the gas company asserted it was entitled to. The railroad commission visited Orange twice while making its investigation, and received reports from the gas company upon its valuations. Upon the valuations settled upon by the commission and upon the proceeds and expense accounts, the commission determined what the rate ought to be. Orange was paying $1.25 when the city trustees reduced the rate to $1.15. The city is supplied from the Santa Ana plant. The rate in Santa Ana is $1. Orange could see no reason why it should pay so much more than Santa Ana. When the commission came to figure the rate that would bring the gas company a fair rate of interest on its investment it charged up a proportion of the Santa Ana plant to Orange, basing the proportion on the number of meters. The rate set for Orange does not mean that Santa Ana should have the rate. The basis of figuring would be different, the amount received for gas and the amount of investment chargeable to Santa Ana being different from those factors used in fixing the Orange rate. Empire Day at Long Beach Merriment will reign supreme at Long Beach on May 24 when thousands of Britishers, and their friends will throng the beach resort to participate in the celebration of Empire Day, the annual festival which falls on the birthday anniversary of the late Queen Victoria. The general committee which has charge of the celebration has secured special rates on all railroads for May 24 from all points in the One Rail Length of Track A gang of Mexicans working for the Pacific Electric began laying track on North Main street at Santa Ana one day last week. An excavation was made, ties laid and rails put on for a rail-length. Then the ties and rails were covered up and the laborers left. It is supposed the P. E. had this work done to make a showing under its franchise from the county for an electric line on North Main street from the city limits to the point where the turn is made toward Orange. It is understood that the franchise says work must commence within a certain time. The activity is supposed to constitute the beginning of work. Probably nothing else will be done until the P. E. is ready to build all the way into Orange. Hadsall Dismisses Lawsuit Judgments for dismissal were this week entered in the two sugar factory suits that have been dragging along in the superior court for the last three years and a half. According to the Judgments, no money compensation is given. It was November 1, 1909, that H. S. Hadsall, promoter of the Southern California Sugar Company, brought suit against the Case, Hinze Company for $115,000, alleging that $57,500 was due him and $57,500 was due James Irvine, each as a quarter of the profit of the erection of the sugar factory and its sale to the Southern California Sugar Company. On January 7, 1910, Frank Monaghan, as a stockholder, brought suit against the Case, Hinze Company and the Southern California Sugar Company to rescind the acceptance of the factory from the Case, Hinze Company, asking that certain changes be made in the factory before factors used in fixing the Orange rate. Empire Day at Long Beach Merriment will reign supreme at Long Beach on May 24 when thousands of Britishers, and their friends will throng the beach resort to participate in the celebration of Empire Day, the annual festival which falls on the birthday anniversary of the late Queen Victoria. The general committee which has charge of the celebration has secured special rates on all railroads for May 24 from all points in the southern part of the state within a large radius of the seaside city. The general committee is composed of members of British organizations in Los Angeles, Pasadena and other adjoining cities. In addition to this, local committees in practically every city in Southern California are working to arouse enthusiasm and reports from them indicate that they are having marked success. The general committee estimates that between 20,000 and 25,000 people will attend the celebration. Numerous attractions are being arranged for the entertainment of the visitors and every minute of the day will be full of fun for the young and old. Special plans will be made to take care of picnic parties, for, as a matter of fact, the celebration will be one huge picnic. The entertainment features include a mammoth street parade, band music, dancing, athletic and aquatic sports and all the concessions at the beach city will be thrown open at half price to the Britishers and their friends. One of the big events will be a brilliant illumination of Long Beach bay at night, costing hundreds of dollars. The committee extends a general invitation to the whole southern part of the state to attend the festivities. Gazette—Recognized want-ad. medium. "Is Dinner Ready?" It's all ready, John. Sit right down. Dinner doesn't take a jiffy now that I have this New Perfection WICK BLUE DEATH Oil Cook-stove There's no coal or wood to fuss with; no waiting for the fire to "get started." 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