anaheim-gazette 1913-06-05

BANK BUYS CORNER PROPERTY FOR NEW HOME $42,500 PAID FOR PROPERTY AT CENTER AND LOS ANGELES STREETS GERMAN AMERICAN WILL SHORTLY OCCUPY PREMISES AS A MODEL BANK A notable sale of realty was consummated this week when the German American Bank purchased from John L. Schumacher the property at the northeast corner of Center and Los Angeles streets, now occupied by the S. Q. R. store, at a consideration of $42,-500. As indicating the rise in property values in this city, it may be stated that this property was purchased by Mr. Schumacher 15 years ago at a cost of $18,000. The lot extends 53 feet on Los Angeles street, by 112 on Center. A two-story brick building occupies 53x75 feet at the corner, the eastern portion of the lot having a one-story PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FORMED Organization Made to Further Interests of Northern Orange County One of the strongest organizations that has been formed in Orange county in many months was organized in Fullerton Friday night under the name of the Northern Orange County Protective Association. It is composed of three delegates each from the organized bodies of Fullerton, Anaheim, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Olinda, Orangethorpe, Yorba Linda and Brea. The officers of the new association are F. W. Bishop of La Habra, president; W. T. Brown of Fullerton, vice-president; A. Nelson of Buena Park, secretary-treasurer. An executive committee or a board of directors of nine members was elected, one member being selected from each of the nine organized bodies of this part of the county. The object of the new association is to improve the general welfare of northern Orange county, to meet with the supervisors and public or commercial organizations or individuals when necessary, and to encourage such acts as may properly come under the authority of the association. American Bank purchased from John L. Schumacher the property at the northeast corner of Center and Los Angeles streets, now occupied by the S. Q. R. store, at a consideration of $42,500. As indicating the rise in property values in this city, it may be stated that this property was purchased by Mr. Schumacher 15 years ago at a cost of $18,000. The lot extends 53 feet on Los Angeles street, by 112 on Center. A two-story brick building occupies 53x75 feet at the corner, the eastern portion of the lot having a one-story brick building upon it. The building was erected by S. S. Federman in 1888 at a cost of $10,000. It is the intention of the bank to occupy the premises as soon as possession may be secured. The lease of the S. Q. R. store extends a year and nine months, but an effort is making to secure a leasehold upon the Dreyfus property at the southwest corner of the streets, which is now occupied by Ahlborn & Raymond. Upon this latter property Mr. Dreyfus will in the near future begin the erection of a two-story brick building. He will remodel the present one-story brick structure and will add a second story thereto. Work upon demolition of the corrugated iron building at rear of the structure has been completed, and work is now in progress upon a two-story brick, which will be a continuation of the main structure at the corner. The German American Bank has been endeavoring for more than a year to purchase a corner lot at the intersection of the two principal thoroughfares of the city. The bank endeavored to purchase Mr. Dreyfus' property, but was unable to agree upon terms with that gentleman. It also offered Mrs. Mitchell $50,000 for a portion of her property at the northwest corner of the two streets, but the offer was refused. The German American Bank is now entering upon the seventh year of its successful business career. Its rise in the financial world has been rapid until it is now rated as one of the substantial financial institutions of Orange county. As soon as it can secure possession of the property, it will begin extensive alterations and improvements upon the building, and the structure will be turned into one of the handsomest banking houses in Southern California. Negotiations are now in progress with Mr. Dreyfus looking to procuring a leasehold upon his property, and if satisfactory arrangements can be made, the S. Q. R. store will move into his new building as soon as it is ready for occupancy early in the fall. The occupancy of its new purchase committee or a board of directors of nine members was elected, one member being selected from each of the nine organized bodies of this part of the county. The object of the new association is to improve the general welfare of northern Orange county, to meet with the supervisors and public or commercial organizations or individuals when necessary, and to encourage such acts as may properly come under the authority of the association. SENIOR CLASS PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT Local Talent to Appear in Production in H. S. Auditorium This Week Sale of tickets for the senior class play opened Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. They went as fast as the proverbial "hot cakes," however a number are left for late comers, and some 150 seats will not be put on sale at all until Friday night, thus all may be sure of good seats. All seats in the house are reserved, and the seating capacity is estimated at 750. Sale of tickets is exceedingly large, and indications are that the house will be packed for the play. The Class of Thirteen presents an all-star cast in the college comedy "Number Seven." The play is full of true enthusiastic college spirit and fun. Indeed, there is not a dull moment throughout the entire play. Miss Cecil Trindle, as leading lady, and Walter Spaeth as Number Seven, make very charming sweethearts. Will Webb and Miss Evelyn Finney give extremely clever characterizations as Ma and Pa Brooks. Kathryn Hand, the college widow, ensnares all freshmen but finally succumbs to the charms of the English lord, Lawrence Waller, who is rather nervous when it comes to love making. Ralph Maas plays the part of the villain with mephistophelian vigor. No one can miss seeing Floyd Fergus in his role as the professor. The rest of the cast, Emily Spaeth, Ashleigh Chamberlain, Hans Storm, Howard Krause and Clarence Chamberlain, all do splendid work. The school annuals, gotten out by the senior class for the first time this year, will be opened and placed on sale for the first time the night of the play. Almost 400 of them have been ordered and while most of them have been ordered, some will be left for sale Friday night. It is understood the annuals are well gotten up and one person who has seen them assures us that they are INCORPORATION ARTICLES Anaheim Union Oil Co. Organizes to do Business in This County Articles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk this week by the Anaheim Union Oil Company. The stock is capitalized for $200,000, of which amount $50 has actually been subscribed. The directors are Frank James, Walter E. Smith, Neil S. McCarthy, Robert F. Smith, all of Los Angeles, and E. Katherine Molitor, of Alhambra. Alfred Heying and Max Royer are spending the week at Anaheim Landing, taking life easy where the sea breezes blow. AHEIM GAZET ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1913 MAGNIFICENT MASONIC TEMPLE SOON TO BE IN COURSE OF ERECTION HERE SIMPSON TELLS HOW HE LOST ed the John Resh place at the corner of East and South streets. There are 13½ acres in the ranch, set to Valencias, navels and sweets, and one of the prettiest and costliest residences in Anaheim was erected on it by Mr. Resh a couple of years ago. The price paid was $35,000, but the new owner says ANOTHER JAP SUI-CIDE HERE SIMPSON TELLS HOW HE LOST $50,000 PERMITS BAXTER RANCH, FOR WHICH HE WAS NEGOTIATING, SLIP AWAY SEVENTY-FIVE MONTANA FAMILIES PREPARING TO MOVE TO THIS VICINITY Investors who have lost heavily in Anaheim real estate and adjacent ranch property within the past few years are numerous and you can rub elbows with them on the streets of this city every day. But these parties all lost, not by investing their capital in the fertile soil of this section, but by failing to open the door to opportunity when he stood on the threshold and knocked for admittance. There are many instances of persons two or three years ago turning away from coveted properties because they considered the prices demanded unreasonable or fictious, but which have since doubled in value. G. M. Simpson, of the real estate firm of Simpson, Hamler & Simpson, is one of the victims of lost opportunity and tells of a deal which he failed to negotiate and on which the other man reaped the profit. But Mr. Simpson accepts the matter with philosophy and is not mourning over the deal. He is an optimist and an enthusiastic booster of Anaheim, and declares that the man who failed to open to opportunity yesterday can shake hands with him tomorrow, as the high water mark in land values will not be reached here for many years to come. Two years ago Mr. Simpson was a resident of Billings, Mont. He was a real estate dealer, a capitalist and a rancher, owning several valuable ranches in the northern state. He came here on a visit to his brother, V. U. Simpson, and like all other visitors from the bleak and blizzardy north, immediately fell in love with Anaheim, its environments, its equitable climate and its possibilities, and began laying ed the John Resh place at the corner of East and South streets. There are 13½ acres in the ranch, set to Valencias, navels and sweets, and one of the prettiest and costliest residences in Anaheim was erected on it by Mr. Resh a couple of years ago. The price paid was $35,000, but the new owner says there has been an extraordinary advancement in real estate values on that corner since he purchased it nine months ago. Mr. Simpson on his return to Montana from his visit here carried with him much literature and many enthusiastic words descriptive of the climate, the soil and the possibilities of this region and as a result between 75 and 100 families in his old home neighborhood are now disposing of their interests and making preparations to move to Anaheim or its immediate vicinity. At least 50 of these families will come in before the coming winter sets in and the balance within a year. “These men,” said Mr. Simpson, “are not coming here seeking labor. They are all men of means—men who have made good from a financial point of view, and are now moving to the sunny southland because for the remaining years of their lives they want to escape the rigors of the long and hard winters of the north country. They are attracted to Anaheim by its equable climate, its beautiful environment, and the possibilities of safe and profitable investment in this neighborhood.” Mr. Simpson’s faith in the future of this section is unbounded. “We have not yet reached the zenith, of high values,” he said. “Moneyed men from all sections of the north and east will flock here in future years because of our climate. They will desire to purchase homes, consequently the ranches will be cut up into smaller tracts that all may be accommodated. Land values have not yet reached the sky line.” BASEBALL NEXT SUNDAY A baseball game has been arranged for Sunday between the Anaheim team and the Santa Ana Moose aggregation. The latter team is scheduled to play San Francisco at San Joe on July 4, and is one of the strongest teams in the state. The game will doubtless be a hummer, and well worth seeing. Following is the line-up: Anaheim—Pickens p., Callan c., Gerken 1b, Ortega 2b, Schulz 3b, Fisher or Salveson ss., Evans lf., Staats cf., Bourne rf. Goodrich sub Two years ago Mr. Simpson was a resident of Billings, Mont. He was a real estate dealer, a capitalist and a rancher, owning several valuable ranches in the northern state. He came here on a visit to his brother, V. U. Simpson, and like all other visitors from the bleak and blizzardy north, immediately fell in love with Anaheim, its environments, its equable climate and its possibilities, and began laying plans for a permanent residence here. The Baxter ranch, near the Crowther corners, northeast of town, was offered for sale at that time, and in conjunction with his brother Bert, Mr. Simpson opened negotiations for it. The ranch contained 40 acres, most of which was in 5-year-old Valencias, and was offered to the Simpson brothers for $55,000. This looked like a fictitious value to a man who was in the habit of buying and selling an entire section of fertile land for little more than that figure, so the deal was held up and Mr. Simpson returned to his home in Montana to set his affairs in order preparatory to removal to Anaheim. Two weeks later a Los Angeles party purchased the ranch at the figure demanded by Mr. Baxter, and in less than a month disposed of half of it for $45,000. Shortly afterward the balance of the place was sold for a sum approximating the price paid by the new owner for the entire ranch. "By our ignorance of the actual values of real estate hereabout and our timidity regarding the future advancement we lost about $50,000 on that deal," said Mr. Simpson, "but there are still opportunities just as good." On returning to Montana Mr. Simpson gathered his household together and removed to Anaheim. The Baxter ranch was lost to him but he purchas- A baseball game has been arranged for Sunday between the Anaheim team and the Santa Ana Moose aggregation. The latter team is scheduled to play San Francisco at San Joe on July 4, and is one of the strongest teams in the state. The game will doubtless be a hummer, and well worth seeing. Following is the line-up: Anaheim—Pickens p., Callan c., Gerken 1b, Ortega 2b, Schulz 3b, Fisher or Salveson ss., Evans lf., Staats cf., Bourne rf., Goodrich sub. Santa Ana Moose—DuBois p., McGaffey c., Luxemberger 1b, Freeman 2b, P. West 3b, Walters ss., B. West lf., Cowan cf., Seeley rf., Fowler sub. V. U. Simpson drove to Long Beach on Tuesday in response to advices that Mrs. William Woods, wife of an old-time Billings, Mont., friend, had sustained serious injuries at the auditorium collapse on Saturday week. Mrs. Woods is at a beach sanitarium suffering from a broken leg and other serious injuries. Mr. Woods arrived from Billings some days ago in response to telegraphic advices of his wife's accident. Mrs. Woods will be taken to her home in Montana as soon as she can be moved, and will be accompanied thither by Miss Edith Simpson. The Anaheim Laundry Company last week installed a new mangle, to be used exclusively for tablecloths and napkins, and which cost $500. This will add materially to the company's capacity for turning out first-class laundry work, and is only one of a number of improvements made within the past year. Manager Theodore is always on the lookout for new and up-to-date machinery for his place of business, and is always ready to make needed and beneficial additions to the equipment of the laundry. Iman and Sackett were notified of the occurrence, and they in turn notified Coroner Winbigler and Undertaker Terry, receiving instructions from the former to bring the body to this city. The officers, Undertaker Terry and others went to the scene of the suicide, and brought the remains to Backs & Terry's mortuary here. The body was horribly mutilated, but the face was not beyond recognition. Those who brought the body in, thought that he was a Mexican. The next morning it could not be determined to what nationality the man belonged, some said he was a Mexican, others a Jap. Several Japanese from the local rooming house were taken to the morgue, but would not have the man as a Japanese; Mexicans also viewed the body, but none could recognize the dead man as one of their tribe. It was thought perhaps the Japanese Association in Los Angeles would take some action for the disposal of the body, but when Saturday morning came and no one from the association had put in an appearance, the dead man was buried in the local cemetery by the county. Nothing had been found in his pockets to indicate his nationality, the sum of 80 cents in change and three shoestrings being the extent of his treasures. Ordinarily this would have ended the matter, but another chapter was to be added to the story. Several Japanese ranchmen living east of town near George Wagner's place, came into town Saturday afternoon with the story that one of their countrymen living near them had been missing since Thursday afternoon. They had telephoned to Los Angeles where he was wont to go occasionally, but he had not been seen there. They said he took spells and sometimes left home to be gone several days without trace being found of him. When informed that an unknown had been killed by a train Thursday evening, the men went to Backs & Terry's parlors. The dead man was described to them, and they were so sure that he was their missing friend, that they ordered the grave opened and the body exhumed. This was done Saturday afternoon, and when the casket was opened the features of the dead man were recognized as those of S. Ono, their friend. A vest which Ono had left at home was brought and matched his suit perfectly. Ono had a 10-acre ranch east of town leased and planted to berries, a horse and farm implements. His neighbors, noticing that Ono was absent, took care of the horse. The exhumed body was brought to this city again, and was buried Monday morning, many Japanese being present. A cousin of the dead man, a member of a Los Angeles Methodist church, came down and secured Rev. Sutherland to conduct the funeral services, which were held from the undertaking parlors Monday morning, interment being made in Anaheim cemetery. The man's death was a clear case of suicide, and makes the second done in this manner the past month, and not a hundred feet distant from where the other Japanese was killed May 2. LOCAL STUDENT WINS SENIOR ORATION WALTER SPAETH GETS HIGHEST HONORS IN CONTEST SATURDAY AT FULLERTON ANAHEIM LANDS SECOND PLACE OF FIVE SCHOOLS OF COUNTY, ORANGE GETS FIRST Walter Spaeth, representing the senior class of the Anaheim high school, on Saturday afternoon last won first place among the five contestants in orations representing the several high schools of the county in the annual forensic contest, held this year in the new Fullerton high school building. So superior was Spaeth's oration that no other contestant came within 17 points of his score. His work is described as finished, and everyone present reports his oration, "A Plea for Justice," as the most excellent heard CHURCH NOTICES CHRISTIAN CHURCH C. R. Moore, Minister and Evangelist. Sermon subject for next Lord's day are as follows: "Bible Pitchers." Which one do I represent? Come and listen to this practical and pointed subject of interest and spiritual helpfulness. At 7:30 the theme is by request, "Reasons Why We Do Not Observe the Jewish Sabbath, (or Saturday), as Did Jesus While He was here upon Earth." EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday, June 8th, third Sunday after Trinify, the services in St. Michael's Episcopal church, corner Adele and Emily streets, will be, 9:45 A.M., Bible school and adult Bible classes; 11 o'clock, morning prayer and sermon by the erctor, Rev. David Todd Gillmor, subject, "Saul consenting unto the death of St. Stephen." This talk is the second in a series on St. Paul, the great apostle to the gentiles. Wednesday, June 11th, being the day known in the church callendar as St. Barnabas day, there will be a celebration of the holy communion at 10 o'clock in the morning. A cordial welcome awaits all people at the services of this church. FIRST M. E. CHURCH Sunday school at 9:50, Geo. M. Tedrick superintendent. The Old Testament lessons are proving to be of intense interest and helpfulness. Come next Sunday and learn the secret of being a big man from Joseph's forgiveness of his brethren. 11 A.M., special program by members of the Sunday school, children's day exercises. Everyone loves to hear the scholars sing and recite. Junior league at 3 P.M.; 6:30, Epworth league. Last Sunday's was a great meeting. Big in attendance, interest and helpfulness. Come and share it. The Junior league will have charge of the meeting at 6:30; 7:30, the members of the lodges of the I.O. O.F., the Rebekahs and the Encampment will march to the church in a body for the annual memorial service. Senior class of the Anaheim high school, on Saturday afternoon last won first place among the five contestants in orations representing the several high schools of the county in the annual forensic contest, held this year in the new Fullerton high school building. So superior was Spaeth's oration that no other contestant came within 17 points of his score. His work is described as finished, and everyone present reports his oration, "A Plea for Justice," as the most excellent heard during the contest. Although he was the 19th speaker of the day, he held the attention of the assembled crowd as few were able to do. Mr. Spaeth was presented with a handsome gold medal, as were also those winning first in the other events. The markings of the judges for the orations was as follows: Paul Schooley, Santa Ana, 89, 91, 89, total 269; Vernon Hell, Huntington Beach, 81, 82, 86, total 249; Paul Dowling, Fullerton, 80, 90, 89, total 259; Walter Spaeth, Anaheim, 96, 98, 92, total 286; Will Koener, Orange, 81, 86, 84, total 251. Miss Lila Abbott, representing the junior class of the local high school, won third place in the essay contest. Her essay was entitled "Power of Enthusiasm," and while she did exceedingly well, so well in fact that some were heard to say she should have had first place, the decision of the judges only gave her third. The score by schools in this event was Orange 283, Huntington Beach 276, Anaheim 264, Santa Ana 263, Fullerton 253. Miss Callie Calloway, representing the sophomore class in the original stories, won second place in that event for the local school. Her story entitled "Getting Around Dad," proved to be entertainingly written and was enjoyed by all. The markings by schools was Orange 276, Anaheim 259¼, Huntington Beach 258½, Santa Ana 250, Fullerton 216½. Miss Calloway was the recipient of congratulations from her many friends upon the favor with which her story was received and her high marking by the judges. John Bradley, for the freshmen class, while doing creditably, only received fifth place, being marked very near to the others however. School total-scores for the freshmen declamations was Fullerton 292, Huntington Beach 289, Santa Ana 282, Orange 279, Anaheim 278. All students representing Anaheim did well and each helped to raise the school score so that second place was secured. Judges for the contest were David Burcham, I. D. Perry and J. B. Lillard. Donors of medals to the winners were Supervisor William Schumacher was in town this week, having returned from Santa Cruz, where he attended a meeting of supervisors from various counties in the state. He was accompanied by Supervisor Leck of the Tustin district. Mr. Schumacher while at Santa Cruz gained many points upon road building, and will in the near future have a road grader here which has been doing good work in a number of northern counties. The machine tears up, grades and rolls a thoroughfare, and is highly spoken of by men who have used it. It costs $1,500, and will be given a tryout on the roads in this district. If it works successfully, the supervisors will purchase it and put it to work upon construction of roads in the county. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hartung leave on Sunday for a two-weeks' tour of points in Mexico below the border. They will take with them tents and camping equipment and go prepared to see various points of interest in Sonora and other states. Bradley, for the freshmen class, while doing creditably, only received fifth place, being marked very near to the others however. School total-scores for the freshmen declamations was Fullerton 292, Huntington Beach 289, Santa Ana 282, Orange 279, Anaheim 278. All students representing Anaheim did well and each helped to raise the school score so that second place was secured. Judges for the contest were David Burcham, I. D. Perry and J. B. Lillard. Donors of medals to the winners were Col. S. H. Finley, Santa Ana, C. C. Chapman, Placentia and William Starbuck, Fullerton. Music furnished by Anaheim for the contest consisted of selections by a violin trio by the Misses Helena Goodale, Violet Gervais and Irma Steadman, and a number of selections by a vocal sextet, consisting of the Misses Evelyn Finney, Helena Goodale, Orilla Evans, Carrie Evans, Emily Spaeth and Lila Abbott. In addition, songs were given in turn by the different schools of the county, Anaheim furnishing some very good ones. The following oration, delivered by Walter Spaeth, won first place among the five delivered at the contest: At the present time, the McNamara brothers are receiving due punishment for their crime in Los Angeles. They have broken the law by murdering 21 people. The law has found them guilty, and the law is punishing them. The crime was committed out of loyalty to a cause. There was no thought of personal gain. It was committed with a knowledge of great risk. Had the court at Los Angeles merely issued an injunction ordering the McNamaras to stop dynamiting, and had then set them free, a storm of wrathful protest would be raging from one side of this continent to the other. People would say, "These dynamiters must be severely punished, as a warning to others." This we call justice, and rightly so. But are we always so vigilant and (Continued on page 4)