anaheim-gazette 1913-12-25

ANAHEIM VOLUME XXXXIV ANAHEIM CHAPMAN SEES NO DANGER OF FREEZE-OUT STATES HIS VIEWS RELATIVE TO SEGREGATING OIL AND WATER STOCK MAINTAINS NO DANGER MENACES STOCKHOLDERS IN PLANS OF SEPARATISTS Editor Anaheim Gazette— Dear Sir: I realize that it is hazardous to attempt to make answer to anything an editor may say in the columns of his paper, yet I am fully persuaded that you will treat me fairly. I am seldom drawn into expressing my views through our papers, but your article in the issue of December 18th with reference to segregation will give your many readers so wrong an impression that I am persuaded to attempt to explain briefly the real situation as I see it, and to make clear my own position in the matter. be pleased to see the stockholders appoint a committee to go into the proposition and thoroughly investigate it, and to offer a plan of segregation to be further considered by the stockholders. I would moreover be pleased to see the bonded indebtedness of the water company paid off by the returns from the oil interests. At the rate things are going at present we need have no hope of doing this. Anyway, let me assure the Anaheim stockholders that I have no scheme of any kind, and know of none that would harm any of them, and I hope I have such a reputation for fair dealing that they know I would not be a party to any such scheme. If, however, any doubt my integrity in this matter, I will agree never to buy a share of stock in the old company. If I have money to invest, I can find far more attractive investments than that would be. I say this that your people may calm their fear that any scheme is being put up to rob them. Being the largest stockholder, I ought to and will be one of the very first to oppose anything that is not to the interest of the company. All I want is to do that which will enable us to handle our valuable property to the very best advantage. Sincerely yours, CHARLES C. CHAPMAN. Dear Sir: I realize that it is hazardous to attempt to make answer to anything an editor may say in the columns of his paper, yet I am fully persuaded that you will treat me fairly. I am seldom drawn into expressing my views through our papers, but your article in the issue of December 18th with reference to segregation will give your many readers so wrong an impression that I am persuaded to attempt to explain briefly the real situation as I see it, and to make clear my own position in the matter. In the first place, it seems strange to me that interested and intelligent people so often refuse to investigate a proposition. They form a prejudice and will not listen to what, if they understood, they would readily support. Many stockholders stand in such fear of being gobbled up by large interests that they refuse to listen to arguments. Some of their leaders cry out in stentorian tones that the "goblins are going to get them," and without asking any questions, the stockholders run pell mell into their camp. Let me, so for as I am personally concerned or informed, tell you that there is no scheme of any kind being concocted to rob anybody or take advantage of even the smallest stockholder. Believing that it would be to the best interests of all the stockholders to segregate our oil and water interests, I desire to have the proposition thoroughly and efficiently investigated. If it should be found feasible and to the interest of all stockholders, then I would wish to have the proposition carried through. If after investigation, no satisfactory plan for carrying out the scheme could be devised, I would be one of the very first to object to it. My opinion is that we ought to make the separation, if some wise plan could be devised for doing so, and I am pleased to say that many stockholders are coming to that way of thinking. I will not attempt to discuss the many reasons which appear to me to demand this. What many want to know is that this proposition can be carried out without danger to the small stockholders. They are afraid of manipulation of the stock by some large interests. I do not think there is the remotest probability of this. In the first place, I personally, would not regard the buying of this oil stock as a very attractive investment. I cannot imagine anyone coming into this district with $500,000 or $400,000 in cash and attempting to buy up a majority of this stock, for at best it is an uncertain quantity as it would represent only a royalty interest in the attractive investments than that would be. I say this that your people may calm their fear that any scheme is being put up to rob them. Being the largest stockholder, I ought to and will be one of the very first to oppose anything that is not to the interest of the company. All I want is to do that which will enable us to handle our valuable property to the very best advantage. Sincerely yours, CHARLES C. CHAPMAN. ANAHEIM FLOWERS FOR PASADENA Thousands of Blooms Engaged For Tournament of Roses "Ye Floral Nursery," Mrs. C. L. Gates' flower garden on West Center street, received a large order for blooms to be used in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses on New Year's day. Mrs. Charles Sturtevant, member of the floral committee, came down Friday for the purpose of engaging flowers for the annual midwinter show for which the Crown City is famous. Mrs. Sturtevant stated that the frost had cut short the supply of roses and other flowers in Pasadena, and as Anaheim was known to be one of the points free from its blighting influence she was sent here for the purpose of purchasing a supply if they could be found. She had no difficulty in securing a promise of all that was needed and they will be shipped to the committee in time for the decoration of the floats. In addition to Mrs. Gates' shipment she also secured promises from other gardeners to send a supply. Anaheim's beautiful flowers will delight the thousands of visitors from every state in the Union who will view Pasadena's tournament, but the bleak, wind-swept and frost-bitten Crown City will get the credit for growing them. L. NEMETZ HAS A NARROW ESCAPE Knocked Down by an Auto in Los Angeles and Seriously Injured L. Nemetz came within an ace of being recorded on the books of the Los Angeles coroner as another victim of the automobile. He went up to the city last Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Julia Payne, and took a car to her residence at San Pedro street and 35th Place. He carried a paper in his hand containing the address but not... without danger to the small stockholders. They are afraid of manipulation of the stock by some large interests. I do not think there is the remotest probability of this. In the first place, I personally, would not regard the buying of this oil stock as a very attractive investment. I cannot imagine anyone coming into this district with $200,000 or $400,000 in cash and attempting to buy up a majority of this stock, for at best it is an uncertain quantity as it would represent only a royalty interest in the property. In many of our oil districts the production has materially diminished after a few years and it is already rumored that our own field is falling off in its production, notwithstanding the fact that new wells are being constantly brought in. For this reason alone it behooves us to act promptly in this matter if we would conserve our best interests. Some of the stockholders are alarmed lest the method of "freeze out" often adopted by unscrupulous manipulators of stock companies would be adopted with this one should a few get control of the stock. Let me remind them that this company would not have any expenditures, as its only business would be to receive money from the sale of royalty oil and pay the dividends to the stockholders. There would be no opportunity for creating a debt and thus making necessary an assessment, and it would be hard to freeze anybody out unless assessments were levied. Besides, some plan could and should be devised for putting the voting power of all of the oil stock in the hands of trustees to be elected annually by the stockholders of the water company, and thus absolutely preventing any manipulators from getting hold of and using the stock to the detriment of any of the stockholders. I have no plan whatever to offer for making this segregation, but I should Knocked Down by an Auto in Los Angeles and Seriously Injured L. Nemetz came within an ace of being recorded on the books of the Los Angeles coroner as another victim of the automobile. He went up to the city last Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Julia Payne, and took a car to her residence at San Pedro street and 35th Place. He carried a paper in his hand containing the address but notwithstanding this and his announcement to the conductor that he wanted to alight at that address he was carried 12 blocks beyond the destination. In discovering his oversight the conductor stopped the car and let him alight, but Mr. Nemetz stepped directly in front of a big automobile that was skidding along within two feet of the car. The fender or headlight struck him in the breast and threw him to one side thus preventing the wheels from passing over him. Mr. Nemetz was picked up unconscious. As he still held the paper in his hand showing his destination he was placed in the auto and taken back to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Payne. It was found that two ribs had been wreched loose but otherwise he was not injured with the exception of some minor bruises and contusions. He was brought home immediately and Dr. Truxaw repaired the injuries. He is once more able to get about the streets although still suffering from the fractured bones. The driver of the auto, after leaving him at the residence of Mrs. Payne, drove away without leaving his name or address. M. C. Drury of Brea pleaded guilty to gambling at Santa Ana Thursday and when Justice Cox named $50 as the penalty for the offense, Drury handed the money to the justice. HOLIDAY CHEER PERVADES CITY PURCHASERS OF CHRISTMAS GOODS FLOCK INTO STORES BY HUNDREDS YULETIDE COLORS ADORN THE STORES AND ADD TO FESTIVE HOLIDAY SCENES Everywhere in Anaheim this week the spirit of Christmas has predominated, and in the business houses little has been sold except holiday goods. Perhaps the heaviest stock of merchandise suitable to the season ever brought to this city was on display Thursday morning, December 11, when the stores all opened their doors at 10 o'clock to admit the people on the streets who flocked in to buy or to admire the many novelties on exhibition. The first three days of the display ending at 10 o'clock Saturday night were strenuous days for the clerks. MEXICAN AND GUN CAUSE EXCITEMENT Horse Runs Away But Little Damage Results A Mexican, a revolver and a frightened horse disturbed the peaceful residents in the vicinity of the Central school early Monday morning. The man was Jose Herrara and he was driving out Olive street in a buggy. He carried a heavy Colt's revolver which was loaded to its full capacity, and it occurred to him that he had better extract the loads. In doing so he bungled the job and the gun was discharged. The explosion which startled the neighborhood also frightened the horse, causing it to run away. It wheeled around and started across the vacant block east of the Central school grounds. When the buggy struck the curbing Herrara either jumped out or was thrown out, and the horse tore through the school grounds and was finally captured in the center of town. The Mexican, who appeared to be crippled by his fall from the buggy, limped after the runaway, but was observed to lay down and bury something in the sand by the vacant lot. Investigation by an inquisitive boy revealed the revolver. The magazine HOW FREE WOOL BROUGHT ABOUT DISASTER J. W. SACKETT CONSIGNED HIS OUTPUT TO BOSTON, RECEIVED RED INK RETURNS HARD TIMES IN MONTANA DURING THE DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION OF 1893 J. W. Sackett, who was formerly engaged in the sheep business in Montana, but is now devoting his attention to the culture of oranges and walnuts in this city, has a tender feeling for the Montana sheep men, now that free wool stalks abroad, as a menace to that industry. Mr. Sackett owns a large tract of land in Montana, which he has rented to sugar beet farmers, and as free raw sugar also menaces that industry he may be compelled to return to that state in order to adjust matters with farmers who have been tilling his soil. "I have a very tender feeling for the the spirit of Christmas has predominated, and in the business houses little has been sold except holiday goods. Perhaps the heaviest stock of merchandise suitable to the season ever brought to this city was on display Thursday morning, December 11, when the stores all opened their doors at 10 o'clock to admit the people on the streets who flocked in to buy or to admire the many novelties on exhibition. The first three days of the display ending at 10 o'clock Saturday night were strenuous days for the clerks, and most of the establishments had engaged an extra force. The heaviest and finest stock of holiday goods ever displayed in Anaheim was on sale and the largest crowd of customers were here to purchase, a large percentage of them coming from distant points. Yesterday practically wound up the holiday trade for the season and with the exception of some remnants the Christmas goods were all sold. This, of course, does not include the jewelers and confectioners, whose stocks are always suitable for the holidays or any season. Hundreds of small Christmas trees of pine or other evergreen were displayed for sale at the various places of business and the delivery wagons did a rushing business in transporting them to customers. Every one reports extraordinary sales of the small trees, and half of the parlors of Anaheim must have displayed a tree for the accommodation of the numerous presents and the gladdening of youthful hearts. Santa Claus was never more generous to the people of Anaheim than this year. All the business houges of Anaheim were tastefully decorated with colors appropriate to the season. The green vines and the scarlet bells enliven every store or shop and every place, whether they dealt in Christmas goods or not. Every store was crowded with customers, hundreds of them coming from distant points and being strangers to the merchants. The proclamation of the Merchants' Association requesting that prospective purchasers of holiday goods see Anaheim first before making their Christmas purchases bore fruit and those who accepted the invitation were satisfied after seeing and remained to purchase. In addition to the many private trees given by parents to their children nearly every church in town gave Christmas entertainments and exhibited Santa Claus to the young folks in all his old-time glory. These entertainments were not all given on the same night but were scattered throughout the week. They were all attended by throngs of anxious children and most wheeled around and started across the vacant block east of the Central school grounds. When the buggy struck the curbing Herrara either jumped out or was thrown out, and the horse tore through the school grounds and was finally captured in the center of town. The Mexican, who appeared to be crippled by his fall from the buggy, limped after the runaway, but was observed to lay down and bury something in the sand by the vacant lot. Investigation by an inquisitive boy revealed the revolver. The magazine was full of cartridges with the exception of the one chamber that had been discharged, which contained the empty shell. The gun was turned over to Officer Germann who had also taken charge of the runaway horse and placed it in a livery stable. Herrara was pretty well soused when the accident occurred.. This is not an unusual condition for him according to the police records. After the horse had been stabled he slipped into the livery barn and told the manager that Phil had given him permission to get his horse and go home. It was turned over to him and he lost no time in getting out of town. There is no charge against him. The story that he had fired the shot at a fellow Mexican which was told to the police proved to be unfounded. The gun was discharged accidentally MAJORITY FAVOR ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS Property Owners on Center and Los Angeles Street Sign Up Inauguration of ornamental lights in the business section of town is now an assured fact provided the city trustees listen to the prayer of the petitioners and grant their request. John Ziegler has been circulating a petition this week among the property owners and met with such excellent success that he is confident the lights are now an assured fact. The petition circulated by Mr. Ziegler reads as follows: "We, the undersigned, property owners on Center street between Emily and Lemon streets, and on Los Angeles street, between Chartres and Broadway, in the City of Anaheim, hereby respectfully petition your honorable body to cause ornamental lighting posts to be installed on Center street between the east line of Emily street and the west line of Lemon street, and on Los Angeles street between the north line of Chartres street and the south line of Broadway in said city, and we hereby agree to pay said tana, but is now devoting his attention to the culture of oranges and walnuts in this city, has a tender feeling for the Montana sheep men, now that free wool stalks abroad, as a menace to that industry. Mr. Sackett owns a large tract of land in Montana, which he has rented to sugar beet farmers, and as free raw sugar also menaces that industry he may be compelled to return to that state in order to adjust matters with farmers who have been tilling his soil. "I have a very tender feeling for the sheep men of Montana," he said while in town this week, "for I know where-of I speak, having been engaged in that industry during the Cleveland administration. The only thing which may benefit the sheep men is the high cost of mutton, but otherwise the future has not a particularly bright outlook for them. I sold my wool in 1893 at 7 cents a pound, shipping it to Boston. After paying insurance, commissions, and railroad charges I received returns in red ink and had to pay a sum of money to liquidate charges against me. The year before I sold my wool at 20 cents. In June, 1893, I sold my sheep at $1.50 per head, whereas six months before I could have sold them at $5.40 per head. "What caused this decrease in prices?" asked a bystander who was interested in the recital. "The Democratic administration," replied Mr. Sackett, eyeing his interrogator keenly. "Free wool did it, and it will do the trick again for the men now engaged in the sheep business throughout the Northwest. "Will the cost of clothing be reduced because of free wool," he continued. "Not a bit of it. How much wool enters into the composition of the clothing the people wear? Very little, not enough for any consideration. Times are worse now for sheep men throughout the Northwest than they were in 1893, for in those days we had unlimited range facilities, which are now being curtailed on every side. Except for protecting our herds during blizzard weather which prevailed during the winter, we permitted them free access to the ranges. These tracts are now much smaller in area than they were at that time, and I do not see how the sheep men have any bright prospects before them. The increased price of mutton is their only salvation, and if the increased cost of living is to come down because of the Democratic tariff, they have nothing but a losing game before them." "The passage of the Underwood tariff act, which places raw sugar on the free list, may necessitate my return to Montana. I have leased my property owners on Center and Los Angeles Street Sign Up." making their Christmas purchases bore fruit and those who accepted the invitation were satisfied after seeing and remained to purchase. In addition to the many private trees given by parents to their children nearly every church in town gave Christmas entertainments and exhibited Santa Claus to the young folks in all his old-time glory. These entertainments were not all given on the same night but were scattered throughout the week. They were all attended by throngs of anxious children and most of them were made happy by receiving something from the branches of the glittering and well-laden trees. Christmas entertainments are being held at all the churches this week. The M. E. church gave an unusual program last evening. Music and declarations were the principal parts of the exercises and the inevitable and ubiquitous old Santa Claus was a prominent figure. The Evangelical church gave its Christmas entertainment Wednesday evening also. "The Great Christmas Message" was the subject of Rev. Zahl's sermon which was delivered this morning. The Christmas entertainment given by St. Michael's will be held at the rectory at 2:30 o'clock Saturday. The German Lutheran church will give an entertainment on Saturday evening. It will include a tree as well as appropriate exercises including music. The county highway commission has issued its monthly statement showing up to the first of the month and giving an itemized account of how the money was expended. The total amount received from the $1,270,000 bond issue with the premium added was $1,298,-947.51. Up to the first of December $146,983.28 had been spent leaving a balance of $1,152,961.50 still in the hands of the treasurer. We, the undersigned, property owners on Center street between Emily and Lemon streets, and on Los Angeles street, between Chartres and Broadway, in the City of Anaheim, hereby respectfully petition your honorable body to cause ornamental lighting posts to be installed on Center street between the east line of Emily street and the west line of Lemon street, and on Los Angeles street between the north line of Chartres street and the south line of Broadway in said city, and we hereby agree to pay said city at the rate of $1.00 per front foot of the cost of installing such posts provided th said City of Anaheim will pay whatever sum is necessary for such work in excess of $1.00 per front foot. "The offer and agreement is made with the understanding and on condition that all wooden poles used for the transmission of power, electric and telephone lines be removed from those sections of said streets herein designated." The property owners who had signed this petition when Mr. Ziegler stopped soliciting Tuesday night represented a large majority of the frontage on both streets and insured the installation of the lights if the board of trustees saw fit to favor the proposition. The frontage signed up on Center street aggregated 1,769 feet, and on Los Angeles street 615 feet. There are several other property owners who have not yet been seen who will, it is believed, favor the proposition. Those who signed the petition are O. A. Mullinix, Frank Shanley, The German American Bank, Napoleon Hart, Samuel Kraemer, A. Nagel, John Cassou, F. H. Houck, Stephen Kistler, John Ziegler, B. Hartfield, F. A. Yungbluth, J. E. Fisher, H. A. Dickel, Herman Hussman, H. Pletz, L. E. Miller, F. A. Backs, L. Z. Kroeger, Joseph Backs, Henry Hussman and Lucien Wisser. Now much smaller in area than they were at that time, and I do not see how the sheep men have any bright prospects before them. The increased price of mutton is their only salvation, and if the increased cost of living is to come down because of the Democratic tariff, they have nothing but a losing game before them. "The passage of the Underwood tariff act, which places raw sugar on the free list, may necessitate my return to Montana. I have leased my land to beet raisers, and the leasehold has two years yet to run. The sugar factorles this year paid $5.25 per ton for 15 per cent beets, and some of the farmers received as high as $7 per ton. The price has now been cut to $4.50 per ton, and my advices are that farmers will refuse to raise beets at this figure. I do not know what the outcome will be, but I may have to go back to Montana to protect my interests in that state." Should Mr. Sackett return from Montana his visit will be merely of a temporary nature, for he has grown so accustomed to the glorious climate of California that he would not think of again taking up his residence in the blizzard-swept regions of the Northwest. TRAIN KILLS CHILD Santa Fe passenger train No. 51, leaving Fullerton at 9:35 o'clock A.M. for Los Angeles, struck and killed a 2-year-old girl, daughter of Lelipe Vallez, two miles west of that town, Thursday morning, at the Commonwealth avenue crossing. The child had been playing on the track, near which its parents are living temporarily in a tent, the father being employed on the Bastanchury ranch. Death was instantaneous, and the body was brought to Seale's undertaking parlors at Fullerton, where an inquest was held by the coroner Friday morning. ETTE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 1913 NUMBER 13 WOOL ABOUT ER SIGNED HIS N, RECEIVED BURNS MONTANA DUR- TIC ADMIN- F 1893 AS formerly enbusiness in Montana, which beet farmers, also menaces compelled to order to adjust who have been feeling for the EXONERATED BY SUPERVISORS Board Says Work of Chamberlain and Rogers Bros. Is Good With the exception of the weak spots already picked out by the highway engineers, the inspection proved the concrete work done by C. E. Chamberlain and Rogers Bros. Company to be of good quality and full thickness of four inches. The Board of Supervisors and three committeemen from the Associated Chambers of Commerce expressed themselves as thoroughly satisfied with the work, excepting the two places, one due to soil conditions and the other to a defective template. The three highway commissioners, M. M. Crookshank, D. C. Pixley and Richard Egan, Supervisors T. B. Talbert, F. W. Struck, H. E. Smith, Willian Schumacher and Jasper Leck, and Lew Wallace of Newport Beach, W. H. Bentley and R. E. Larter of Westminster, the last three representing the Associated Chambers, with Chief Engineer Halladay of the highway commission formed the party that made the trip of inspection and investigation over the concrete work done by the two contractors on the Santa Ana- ANAHEIM WINS AN EXCITING GAME SILVERWOOD TEAM OF LOS ANGELES, DEFEATED BY CLOSE SCORE OF 2 TO 1 LOUIS BUNDY, MURDERER OF MESSENGER BOY, IN VISITOR'S LINE- UP BUT FAILED TO ARRIVE In a hotly-contested game the newly organized Anaheim baseball team defeated the Silverwoods, one of the crack amateur teams of Los Angeles on the local diamond Sunday by a score of 2 to 1. The game was an exciting one from the first to the ninth inning, and it was only in their last chance at the bat that the Los Angeles experts succeeded in getting a man across the plate. The Anaheim team is composed mostly of new timber this year, although a few of the old and popular players are in the line-up. Mensenkamp, the lean and hungry-looking The three highway commissioners, M. M. Crookshank, D. C. Pixley and Richard Egan, Supervisors T. B. Talbert, F. W. Struck, H. E. Smith, William Schumacher and Jasper Leck, and Lew Wallace of Newport Beach, W. H. Bentley and R. E. Larter of Westminster, the last three representing the Associated Chambers, with Chief Engineer Halladay of the highway commission formed the party that made the trip of inspection and investigation over the concrete work done by the two contractors on the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach road. "I want you people to pick out places where holes are to be dug," said Engineer Halladay. Chairman Talbert of the Board of Supervisors, at random picked out places for the use of a pick. Holes about four inches square were cut through, and of about 25 holes dug on the two jobs not one was found where the concrete was less than four inches in thickness, and several were found where it was four and a half inches and a few where five inches was reached. The inspection showed the concrete to be of good quality, and the substance was hard, as was proven by the difficulty with which the cutting was done and an examination of bits taken out. Inspections by highway engineers had located two places where concrete will have to be replaced. On Rogers Bros. Company's work the area is limited. Soil conditions there and the fact that a heavy truck was run over the concrete while it was still green are responsible for a defective spot. Outside of that every test has proven Rogers Bros. Company to have done good work, both in quality and depth. Highway officials say that they are satisfied now that both Chamberlain and the Rogers company have endeavored to do the right thing, and that the defects discovered were due to causes that were not intentional. On the Chamberlain job a defective template is given the credit for the thin piece. The template sagged in the middle. PUPILS GIVE A MUSICAL RECITAL Miss Trowbrige's Class Entertain the Mothers Wednesday The pupils of Miss C. Adelaide Trowbridge gave a pleasing recital at the home of Mrs. F. B. Kern, 417 Emily street, Wednesday, December 18. The children were hostesses to their mothers on this occasion and after a related crack amateur teams of Los Angeles on the local diamond Sunday by a score of 2 to 1. The game was an exciting one from the first to the ninth inning, and it was only in their last chance at the bat that the Los Angeles experts succeeded in getting a man across the plate. The Anaheim team is composed mostly of new timber this year, although a few of the old and popular players are in the line-up. Mensenkamp, the lean and hungry-looking twirler of former days is on the mound again, and Callon, one of the best catchers in amateur baseball is the backstop. Callon was catching for Anaheim last season when the team dissolved for lack of proper support. This was the second game of the season, the first one, a week ago Sunday, resulting in a tie, the opposing team being the Rainbows of Los Angeles. The score at the end of the ninth inning was 4 to 4, and as the visitors were compelled to catch a train for home the game was called and will be played again at some future date. Anaheim has a ball team worthy of the support of all who take an interest in the great national sport, and a series of games has been scheduled with the best amateur clubs in the Southland. A game will be played on the high school grounds every Sunday afternoon if the weather is propitious. Louis Bundy, whose blood-curdling crime of murdering a 15-year-old messenger boy by beating him to death with a pick handle last Friday, was one of the star players of the Silverwood team and had arranged to accompany the boys to this city. He was shortstop in the line-up and gave promise of getting into fast company when he came to man's estate. Bundy's crime was one of the most hideous in the criminal history of Los Angeles. He phoned to a drug store requesting that a package of medicine be sent to a certain address, and that the messenger bring change for $20 with him as he had nothing smaller in his possession. He then waylaid the boy messenger and beat him to death with a sawed-off pick handle and robbed him of the purse containing the change. On being caught in the police dragnet Bundy made a full confession and stated that his object was to secure money with which to purchase a Christmas present for a girl friend and show her a good time. He was a student at Occidental College and one of the foremost athletes in the school. Following is the line-up of the players as printed on the bills: Silverwoods Anaheim Bundy Schultz Riggs Callan Miss Trowbrige's Class Entertain the Mothers Wednesday The pupils of Miss C. Adelaide Trowbridge gave a pleasing recital at the home of Mrs. F. B. Kern, 417 Emily street, Wednesday, December 18. The children were hostesses to their mothers on this occasion and after a delightful program which showed the splendid progress of the participants, refreshments were served and a little social time enjoyed. The Anaheim branch of the College of Music U. S. C. is rapidly growing since the opening of a studio at the Iowa House. Miss Ethel Smith has been added to the list of piano teachers and Harold Walberg of Los Angeles has taken charge of the violin work, coming with the highest recommendations as a teacher and performer. A public pupil's recital will be given early in January and the various members of the faculty will be heard in concert here during the winter. EXPENSIVE ROAD The construction of a broad good road up the Santa Ana Canyon to the Riverside county line is going to cost more than the county highway commission expected. Bids received today for 2.25 miles just this side of the county line show the lowest bid to be that of Oscar Ford of Riverside. His bid is $53,000. The commission may conclude that that is more than it wants to set aside for that work, and the cost may be reduced by reducing the width. The present plans call for a 24-foot road. The 2.25 miles this side of the county line will be the most expensive the county has to build. It lies on the mountainside above the edge of the Santa Ana river. EPISCOPAL CHURCH St. Michael's Episcopal church, corner Adele and Emily streets, Rev. David Todd Gillmor, rector. Services, first Sunday after Christmas, Holy Innocent's day, 9:45 A.M., Bible school and adult classes, 11 o'clock, holy communion and sermon. The full vested choir will repeat some of the beautiful Christmas music and assist in the singing of the service. No evening service. The Christmas tree festival of St. Michael's Episcopal church Sunday school will be held in the rectory, 307 East Adele street, Saturday the 27th at 2:30 o'clock.