anaheim-gazette 1913-12-11

STEELE FINLEY AND ASSESSOR SLEEPER Steele Finley, premier political acrobat at the county seat, is reported to have said concerning Assessor Sleeper at a recent meeting of political reformers at Orange, that while Mr. Sleeper has made and is making an excellent official, that fact does not imply that there are not reformers qualified to fill his position more acceptably. Now the fact is, concerning Mr. Sleeper, that he is not only an excellent official, but is probably the only assessor worthy of the name this county has ever had. He has raised the assessment, year by year, since his induction into office, three years ago, until it now reaches the aggregate sum of more than $48,000,000. He has raised the assessment many millions of dollars, and this raise comes principally from large corporations and the wealthy land owners whose properties previously had been greatly undervalued. For instance, producing oil wells, which had hitherto been assessed at $1,500, he has raised to $150,000. One oil well, which has hitherto been grievously undervalued, he has raised to a valuation of $1,000,000. Taxes paid by one oil company in this county which two years ago amounted to $8,000, he has raised to more than $31,000, and the Pacific Electric Railroad Company, which has been assessed at $7,000 per mile in Orange county, and $15,000 per mile in Sleeper will be re-elected to the position which he now so faithfully fills, and that there is not another man in the county, whether he be Steele Finley or any other reformer, who can come within the distance flag against him in next year's election. Mr. Sleeper is good enough for the plain people of Orange county, and all that Mr. Finley can say against him will avail nothing against the triumphal re-election of as faithful and incorruptible official as ever lived in this or any other county. Mr. Finley has been a Democrat, and now comes over into the Progressive party, looking for a job. He will probably find that it requires more than an endorsement of the political purists to land him at next year's election. BRO. JACKMAN OUT OF THE RACE Bro. Jackman, who recently fell and broke his ankle at Santa Ana, is not to be a candidate for county clerk against W. B. Williams, according to report which comes up from the county seat. Bro. Jackman has given way to another Johnny-come-Lately, a former Democrat, now a refomer in the Progressive ranks, who is not known to one man in a thousand in this county. Like many another political patriot this man seems to be a candidate for political office before his coat tails are well warmed in the county. Mr. Williams, who is the most efficient county clerk who ever held down the office, continues to fulfill the duties of his position without regard to the aspirations of other gentlemen who wish to succeed him in office. It is rather early to talk about next year's political campaign, but we hazard the guess that, should Mr. Williams be a candidate to succeed himself, he would run away from any man pitted against him at the polls next November. He has filled the office most acceptably to the people... whose properties previously had been greatly undervalued. For instance, producing oil wells, which had hitherto been assessed at $1,500, he has raised to $150,000. One oil well, which has hitherto been grievously undervalued, he has raised to a valuation of $1,000,000. Taxes paid by one oil company in this county which two years ago amounted to $8,000, he has raised to more than $31,000, and the Pacific Electric Railroad Company, which has been assessed at $7,000 per mile in Orange county, and $15,000 per mile in Los Angeles county, he has raised to the latter figure. The valuation of the Irvine ranch, hitherto notoriously undervalued, he has raised to more than $3,000,000. Taxes on mineral rights in this county, which this year aggregate more than $21,000, have hitherto escaped altogether their burdens of assessment. His progress in thus compelling great corporations to assume their just burdens of taxation has not been one of the pleasantest character. He has been threatened by tax agents of these corporations that no heed would be paid to his assessments, and that his valuations would be taken before the state board of equalization. In reply he has informed these gentlemen that he would give them so many days in which to come to the center with their taxes, or he would attach a sufficient amount of their property to justify payment of taxes due this county. It is quite needless to say these corporations have come across handsomely with their taxes. In one instance, where taxes of one large oil corporation were raised by him nearly four-fold, he was told by its tax agents that this money would never be paid. He calmly informed them that he would give them 10 days in which to pay their taxes, and failing so to do, he would cause to be issued against it attachments sufficiently to cover the moneys due by it to the county. The day before these attachments were to be served, they telephoned him from Los Angeles that a check had been placed in the mails covering the amount of their assessments. Not once, but scores upon scores of times, has this faithful and incorruptible official served the people as assessor of this county. We have no hesitation in stating that Mr. Sleeper is not only the best assessor Orange county has ever had, but is the only official worthy of that name to whom these difficult duties have ever been intrusted. That he is worthy of re-election next year, and is entitled to support of all voters irrespective of party, is a matter admitting of not the slightest doubt. That he will be re-elected, as he ought to be, we have no hesitation at this moment in saving warmed in the county. Mr. Williams, who is the most efficient county clerk who ever held down the office, continues to fulfill the duties of his position without regard to the aspirations of other gentlemen who wish to succeed him in office. It is rather early to talk about next year's political campaign, but we hazard the guess that, should Mr. Williams be a candidate to succeed himself, he would run away from any man pitted against him at the polls next November. He has filled the office most acceptably to the people and the taxpayers, and is richly entitled to re-election next year, if he desires again to fill the office. With Joe Backs as his deputy Anaheim and northern Orange county stand ready and willing to give him a solid vote at next year's election. He is the only official in the Orange county court house who has ever selected a deputy from this supervisor district, and if our voters do not stand ready to reciprocate his kindness we miss our guess. "Bry" looks like a winner against all comers. There is not another man in the county who can come within gunshot of him at next year's election. LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S WEALTH Los Angeles county, with an assessed valuation of $793,234,027, is the richest county in the state, according to figures compiled today by State Comptroller Chambers. The figures were obtained in a computation of the county government and Panama-Pacific exposition taxes throughout the state for the fiscal year of 1913. Los Angeles county's exposition and county tax totals $5,585,433. Los Angeles and San Francisco show assessed valuation gains over last year of $195,781,359 and $78,783,382, respectively. California property owners will pay $38,696,140 in taxes for the support and maintenance of the 58 county governments of the state, including $1,244,-755 for the Panama-Pacific exposition. This is an increase of $6,275,479 over taxes paid for similar purposes during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1912. FAIRYLAND ATTRACTIONS Manager Bilger of the Fairyland announces that he will have a complete change of program every night from this date. Program for the following days: Thursday, Dec. 11—"Beau Brummel and His Bride," "Out of the Jaws of Death," "My Lady of Idleness" and "Friendless Indians." Friday, Dec. 12—Patheplay, three-reel feature, "Spring Time of Life," and "Love's Quarantine." Saturday, Dec. 13—"Budd's Double Comes Back," "Gambler's Honor," "Tenderfoot's Luck," and "Bunny's Dilema." Sunday, Dec. 14—"The Exile," "The Moonshiner's Mistake," "Jean and Her Family," and "Seeing Double." Now comes Mr. Finley, in an address to a body of political reformers at Orange the other day, saying that while Mr. Sleeper has made good in his office, there exists no reason why a better man cannot be found for the place in the ranks of the holier-than-thou contingent: Well, indeed, is this so? Is it so necessary to place a reformer in the office of assessor that this faithful official must step aside to make room for him? Is Mr. Finley the man to take Mr. Sleeper’s place, or would he rather be district attorney, as we hear the dicky-birds say? Mr. Finley has been in search of a political job for, lo, these many years. Not so long ago he aspired to be city attorney of Santa Ana, but Roaring Bill Heathman took his measure in a canter. Then he aspired to be superior judge, but along came Bill Thomas and put his political nose out of joint. Now he is out in an attack upon Assessor Sleeper, and whether he would himself fain fill the job, or have another position at the public crib, is something which no man can find out. Truth to tell, he cannot hope to be assessor of the county, in our humble opinion, for that position is filled with exceptionable credit by Mr. Sleeper, and if he aspires to be district attorney, he will doubtless be given a jolly good run for the money. We confidently believe that Mr. IN AND ABOUT THE CITY Henry Rothenburg, of Godensholt, Oldenburg, Germany, was a visitor at this office Monday in company with his friend Fred Bentjen, who resides on Burton avenue. Mr. Rothenburg was leaving for his home across the sea. He spent several months in this country studying and getting pointers on our agricultural system. He was extremely well pleased with his reception here and accumulated much valuable information. Mrs. Fred Dickerson left on Monday for her former home in Billings, Montana, accompanied by her little 3-year-old daughter, in response to telegraphic advices announcing the death of hed father in that city the preceding day. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson had looked forward with anticipations of pleasure to a visit of the latter's parents and other members of the family who intended spending the winter here and news of her father's death came as a great shock to them. Wickersheim Implement Company report the following automobile sales during the past two weeks: Ford roadster to C. C. Lambert, Placentia; Ford touring car to Mrs. O. N. Sheldon, Emery lease; Floyd Praither, Yorba Linda; B. G. Rogers, Anaheim; C. J. Schulz, Fullerton; F. A. Hersey, La Habra; Rev. Albert Ore, Olinda; Ford delivery car to Fred Hollinger, and a 44 Kissel Kar, 5-passenger touring car to W. E. Duckworth, Anaheim. So far this month they have been selling and delivering Fords as fast as they can set them up. A statement recently published in nearly all the Orange county newspapers in an article relative to the closing of the sugar campaign that the Anaheim factory would open next season with a decreased acreage is vigorously denied by Mr. Jusserun, superintendent of the factory. The item at... C. J. Schulz, Fullerton; F. A. Hersey, La Habra; Rev. Albert Ore, Olinda; Ford delivery car to Fred Hollinger, and a 44 Kissel Kar, 5-passenger touring car to W. E. Duckworth, Anaheim. So far this month they have been selling and delivering Fords as fast as they can set them up. A statement recently published in nearly all the Orange county newspapers in an article relative to the closing of the sugar campaign that the Anaheim factory would open next season with a decreased acreage is vigorously denied by Mr. Jusserun, superintendent of the factory. The item attributed the statement to him and he requests us to say that he never made such a statement. The plant, he says, will have practically the same acreage next year as it handled during the past season and expects, if conditions are favorable, to make the same amount of sugar. Planting of beets for next year's run has already begun. George W. Sloop will shortly send to England for a setting of 15 White Leghorn eggs from the pens of Tom Banon, whose birds took first prize at the recent contest extending over a period of a year at Philadelphia. The prize-winning hen at the contest laid 282 eggs in the year, and a pen of five hens laid 1,190 eggs during the same time. Mr. Sloop will also send for eggs to a Pennsylvania poultryman whose birds took third prize at the recent contest. The second prize was also taken by an English poultryman. He will set these eggs, and aims to hatch a pen of superior birds on his ranch southeast of town. Mr. Sloop is himself an experienced poultryman, and purposes raising stock from the best birds in the world. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT OFFICERS Distinguished Visitors Will Attend Meeting December 17 The Knights of Pythias, at the last meeting, elected the following officers for the coming term: Walter Amstutz, C. C. Charles Hedges, V. C. Clinton Idlor, K. of R. and S. B. T. Beale, M. of Fin. Alexander Henry, M. of Ex. Frank Goodrich, M. of Work. Henry Armbrust, M. at Arms. M. Sandy, Prelate. O. Bartin, Inner Guard. R. Fossek, Outer Guard. The Grand Prelate, accompanied by 30 or 40 Knights from Los Angeles, among whom will be General Royer, and prominent members of the Uniform Rank, will be here on Wednesday evening, December 17, at the installation. All members of the order are expected to be present. Something good to eat will be provided. Witman's stock is the largest and prices the lowest. Notice to Creditors HERE IS YOUR CHANCE 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT on All Goods Bought During Dec. 11, 12 and 13 FOR CASH AT THE Phonit 212 R.C.PETERMANN Phonit 212 Cash Grocery The Place where you get MOST FOR YOUR MONEY ARE YOU A GOOD JUDGE OF JEWELRY? The better Judge you are the more you will appreciate the quality, beauty, and low prices of our varied stock of Watches Rings Mesh Bags Jewelry Hand-painted China Table Silver Cut Glass Notice to Creditors In the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California. In the matter of the Estate of George M. Baker, deceased, Notice is hereby given by the undersigned administrator with the will annexed of the estate of George M. Baker, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit the same with necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice (which publication was first made on the 11th day of December, 1913) to the said administrator at the office of Tipton & Callor, 118 West Center street in the City of Anaheim, California, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of the said estate in the County of Orange. Dated this 9th day of December, 1913. JOHN EVERT BAKER. Administrator with the Will Annexed. TIPTON & CAILOR, 12-11-5t Attorneys for Administrator. NOTICE Delinquent Assessment Concrete Pole Company Access, Anaheim, Orange County, State of Califrece is delinquent upon the following decount of assessment levied on the 24th day set opposite the names of the respective Number Number Amount Certificate of shares due not issued 100 $10.00 not issued 20 2.00 not issued 40 6.00 13 10 1.00 14 20 2.00 84 5 .50 85 10 1.00 An order of the Board of Directors, made on any shares of each parcel of such stock as is auction at the office of the secretary of on street, City of Anaheim, County of Orchard day of December, 1913, at the hour of 10 delinquent assessment thereon together with GEO. W. TERRY, Secretary. t, Anaheim, California. Kings Mesh Bags Jewelry Hand-painted China Table Silver Cut Glass Clocks And many other valuable and useful presents. Our store is the ideal place to get suggestions for Christmas gifts. The stock is so varied and the prices are so varied that every kind of taste and every pocketbook is easily suited. 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