anaheim-gazette 1914-05-21

GOLDEN WEDDING BRILLIANT AFFAIR JUDGE AND MRS. FRANK SHANLEY PLAY HOST TO HUNDREDS ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY MANY OLD FRIENDS FROM THE FAR EAST ATTEND—SCORES OF PRESENTS RECEIVED Beautifully decorated in a style that reflected the taste of an artist, the pavilion erected on the lawn at the home of Judge and Mrs. Frank Shanley, on South Lemon street, was a bower of golden color when the fifty invited guests assembled on Sunday, May 17, to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Preparations for the affair had been in progress for weeks, members of the ladies' clubs to which Mrs. Shanley belongs, having assumed charge. The house being inadequate for the occasion, a pavilion was erected in the grounds and in this the tables were spread. It was handsomely and artistically decorated with a profusion of colors of gold, and nothing that could add to its beauty left undone. It was here the wedding guests assembled around the festive board at 1 o'clock and began the banquet which lasted for three hours. L. J. Christopher, the noted Los Angeles caterer, prepared the banquet, and was given unlimited authority over the question of quan- prints from a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Shanley on their wedding day, fifty years ago. The Sunday affair was only the beginning of the celebration. It was finished at Odd Fellows' hall Monday evening. The Shanley home being too small to accommodate all the guests whom the judge and his wife desired to greet on this happy occasion, the hall was engaged and preparations made for a reception, 400 invitations being sent to friends far and near. The hall was elaborately decorated, a profusion of golden ribbons stretching from knots in the ceiling to the walls above the heads of the guests. More than 300 guests were present, and after listening to a musical program, vocal and instrumental, the floor was given over to those who cared to dance. An orchestra had been engaged by the judge, and as the dancers comprised a large proportion of the guests the festivities continued until a late hour. Guests were present from neighboring towns, scores coming in automobiles from distant points to extend congratulations and rejoice with the 70-year-old groom and 66-year-old bride over their long and happy life together. A short program had been prepared which was rendered before the dancing began. C. F. Grim was the toastmaster on this occasion, and proved himself an excellent presiding officer. Miss Ruth Grim was first called upon for a song which she rendered in a beautiful voice, accompanied by Mrs. Corneille on the piano and Mr. Schmidt on the violin. Reading by Miss Evelyn Finney came next, and as an encore she read "Marie and I." Edward Backs was on the program for a song and at the close was compelled to sing again. A violin solo by C. O. Servatius followed, and H. A. Dickel sang "We've Been Chums for 50 Years." This was followed by song by a quartette composed of Mr. Schmidt, H. V. Weisel, H. COMMENCES FRIDAY JUNE 32 STUDENTS IN CLASS OF ANAHOL SCHOOL THIS "ESMERALDA" WILL ED BY HISTRIONIC CLASS FRIDAY Thirty-two pupils of Union High School will know In a day the member class will assume the roles, the sophomores will junior grade, and the longer be fresh but do the sophs. The largest class from the school is then composed of 32 men and 16 boys. Followi- The house being inadequate for the occasion, a pavilion was erected in the grounds and in this the tables were spread. It was handsomely and artistically decorated with a profusion of colors of gold, and, nothing that could add to its beauty left undone. It was here the wedding guests assembled around the festive board at 1 o'clock and began the banquet which lasted for three hours. L. J. Christopher, the noted Los Angeles caterer, prepared the banquet, and was given unlimited authority over the question of quantity, quality and variety of the viands. In addition to eatables and other refreshments sent down from the city, eight experienced colored waiters were provided to dispense them and minister to the wants of the guests. Several of the guests were from the far east, being old-time friends of Mr. and Mrs. Shanley. They came especially for the affair. Numerous were the telegrams and letters of congratulations and regrets sent by friends in the east. Fifteen telegrams felicitating them on the auspicious occasion were received by Mr. and Mrs. Shanley on Sunday, and Monday morning their mail was so heavy with letters and presents that three persons were required to carry it home. One of the letters, which the judge prizes most highly, was from his old and intimate friend, O. S. Hershman, editor of the Pittsburg Press. "Mother and I," wrote Mr. Hershman, "have known you so many years, and love you both so dearly, that it is a real hardship and a disappointment to be unable to participate in this happy event." Several parties from Los Angeles and Pasadena, friends of A. B. Fulton, a New York guest, motored down in the evening to extend congratulations to Judge and Mrs. Shanley and see the decorations. At the banquet Richard Melrose was chosen toastmaster and presided in his usual happy manner. He made a short address, then called upon the old-time friends of the couple to relate something of the judge's career before he came to Anaheim. Mr. DeRoy of Pittsburg responded and gave him an excellent character but A. B. Fulton of New York could only recall the occasion many years ago in Anaheim, when he and the judge carried each other home near the midnight hour. Short addresses were made by Capt. Williams, Max Nebelung and Walter Wuesthoff, and H. A. Dickel added to the pleasure of the occasion by singing a song. Mrs. C. F. Grim read the following poem written by Mrs. Harry Dyer: Mari and I "Twas fifty years ago, you say, Well, well, it seems but yesterday When sweet Mari and I were wed, Yet fifty years, you say, have fled. We'll turn the pages back today, And send old Time upon his way, With all his tabulates of years To shout forever in our ears. And tell us love's young dream is past, That youth cannot forever last; Old Father Time is false and bold To say that we are growing old." Mari and I 'Twas fifty years ago, you say, Well, well, it seems but yesterday When sweet Mari and I were wed, Yet fifty years, you say, have fled. We'll turn the pages back today, And send old Time upon his way, With all his tabulates of years To shout forever in our ears. And tell us love's young dream is past, That youth cannot forever last; Old Father Time is false and bold To say that we are growing old. The silver shining in our hair Has only made our locks more fair, And while a symbol of the old 'Tis only just, our change from gold. And so we'll wander back in fun, When she and I were twenty-one; A lassie fairest of the band And other suitors sought her hand. But it was said of me, perhaps, He is the hikiest of chaps To settle down to wedded life, And take this winsome girl to wife. And so one day with her consent, With hearts so gay to church we went, And listened with a happy sigh, Our wedding bells, Mari and I. And now the years have quickly past, She's still to me a winsome lass, While I the time cannot bemoan, 'Tis said of me, "He holds his own." More stately now and quiet she, While I a trifle pompous be, Yet Life's great song is always sung To them who feel the heart is young. And so our greetings friends we say On this our golden wedding day, And may you feel the friendship tie We feel for you, Mari and I. At the close of the entertainment short responses were made by both Judge and Mrs. Shanley. The favors at the plates were re- ANAHEIM ORANGES BRING TOP PRICES Carload of Mother Colony and Carnival Brands Command Highest Figure Anaheim oranges have always held their own in the eastern markets, and reports that shipments from here have commanded the highest prices are not uncommon. On Monday of this week a carload shipped by the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association sold in Philadelphia at the highest price paid in any market in the United States that day. The car was divided between Mother Colony St. Michaels and the Carnival brand. The Mother Colonys sold for $4 per box, and the Carnivals for $3.90. The Mother Colony brand has been at the top always in the matter of quality. Nothing but the choicest of fruit goes under that label. The Anaheim packing houses are now engaged in shipping St. Mikes, bloods and sweets, but this crop is small in comparison with the navels and Valencias and will soon be out of the way of the big Valencia crop. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Parker, of Los Angeles, former residents of Billings, Mont., were in town on Tuesday, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clel Simpson. Mr. Parker and his wife have lived in Los Angeles for six years. He has retired from business, and is enjoying life under his own vine and fig tree in a beautiful residence in that city. He contemplates making a visit to Montana shortly, and will spend the winter in that state. Some years ago he purchased a large tract of land near Billings at $6.70 per acre, and later sold it at $100 per acre. He is a man of large means, and will probably be instrumental in directing additional emigration from Montana to this section. AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914 COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY EVE, JUNE 11 32 STUDENTS IN GRADUATING CLASS OF ANAHEIM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR "ESMERALDA" WILL BE PRODUCED BY HISTRIONIC TALENT OF CLASS FRIDAY, MAY 29 Thirty-two pupils of the Anaheim Union High School will finish their course in that institution of learning and graduate this spring. Commencement exercises will be held on Thursday, June 11, and on that evening, after appropriate ceremonies, diplomas will be passed to them, and the classic walls that have echoed their voices for four years will know them no more. In a day the members of the junior class will assume the dignity of seniors, the sophomores will step into the junior grade, and the freshmen will no longer be fresh but don the colors of the sophs. The largest class ever graduated from the school is the class of 1914. It is composed of 32 members—16 girls and 16 boys. Following is the list of names: Lila Abbott Hazel Lacey Edmund Bradley Fred Larson Clarissa Bridge Armina Marshall Charles Brisco George Maas Clarence Beebe A. Messerschmidt Olive Chambers Edwin Miller was necessary. As each team won the game on its own ground the Anaheim park was chosen as the scene of the nnal struggle. Each team was accompanied by a small army of rooters who filled the grandstands, overflowed the bleechers, and lined up on two sides of the field. Scores of autos loaded with enthusiastic fans, also encircled the grounds. Up to the fourth inning the game was not very interesting as both Lush and Warren were retiring most of the batters on strikes, but in the fourth Lee Brown, the Santa Ana backstop, reached second on a high throw to first which should have retired him. Carillo advanced him, and shortly afterward followed Brown over the home plate on a bunt and a timely swat. It looked all to the good for Santa Ana, but in the sixth the boys went to pieces for a short time. Warren weakened, allowing several hits and finally walked a man with the bases full. Three runs were chalked up for Orange in this one spasm, and by strenuous work another one was landed in the eighth, cinching the game. Warren was retired after the seventh inning and Duhart put on the mound. The Santa Ana catcher, Lee Brown, pulled off the remarkable stunt of stealing home from third while the pitcher was standing in the box with the ball in his hand. When Lush woke up to the fact that the little Mexican was sneaking home he shot the ball to the catcher but Murray was a fraction of a second too late. The game was a good one and close enough to be exciting to the end. John Spencer and L. O. Culp were the umpires, Culp looking after the bases. CITY’S FINANCES IN EXCELLENT SHAPE CITY CLERK MERRITT SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT TO TRUSTEES THURSDAY NIGHT BIG SURPLUS FROM MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT MOVES BOARD TO REDUCE RATE City Clerk Merritt’s annual report, showing the various items in the receipts and expenditures columns of his ledger for the fiscal year ending May 1st, was submitted to the board of trustees Thursday night. The report shows a healthy condition of affairs financially, and the figures prove that Anaheim has been wisely and conservatively governed during the past year. There was a balance in the treasury at the beginning of the year of $20,747.17. During the year there was collected from the several sources of income $88,426.95, making a total fund for the year of $109,174.12. Against this sum there was an expenditure of $94,289.05, leaving a balance in the treasury of $14,885.07. There are three items in the receipt column which the city clerk compares with receipts from the same sources the previous year, and all show a substantial increase. For electric light and power the receipts were $3,563.15 greater than for 1912-1913. For water an increase over the previous year’s receipts of $2,140.65 is shown, and the In a day the members of the junior class will assume the dignity of seniors, the sophomores will step into the junior grade, and the freshmen will no longer be fresh but don the colors of the sophs. The largest class ever graduated from the school is the class of 1914. It is composed of 32 members—16 girls and 16 boys. Following is the list of names: Lila Abbott Hazel Lacey Edmund Bradley Fred Larson Clarissa Bridge Armina Marshall Charles Brisco George Maas Clarence Beebe A. Messérschmidt Olive Chambers Edwin Miller Louise Dahn Edna Mills Cora Davis W. Muckenthaler Lawrence Evans Guy Nelson Gladys Gervais Hulda Schneider Katherine Gildea Callye Sparkes Emma Griesmer John Spencer Geo. Hedstrom Almina Squier Myrtle Hein L. Sutherland Edward Heying Arthur Turck Minnie Kelley Gerald Whitaker The class officers are: President, Edwin Miller; vice-president, Albert Messerschmidt; secretary, Edward Heying; treasurer, Cora Davis. The class motto is, "Rowing, Not Drifting," and the red carnation is the chosen flower. Miss Myrtle Hein has been chosen as salutatorian of the class and Arthur Turck valedictorian. The drama, "Esmeralda," will be given by the class at the auditorium on Friday evening, May 29, with the following cast of characters, all of whom are members of the class: Mr. Elbert Rogers... Geo. Hedstrom Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers... Gladys Gervais Miss Esmeralda Rogers... Cora Davis Dave Hardy... Walter Muckenthaler Mr. Estabrook... Charles Brisco Mr. Jack Desmond... Clarence Beebe Miss Nora Desmond... Callye Sparkes Miss Kate Desmond... Clarissa Bridge Marquis de Montessin... George Maas Sophie... Emmagene Griesmer On Sunday, June 7th, baccalaureate services will be held, Rev. David Todd Gilmore delivering the sermon. The week following will be a busy one for the members of the class as well as the teachers. Under the direction of Prof E. W. Hauck and his able corps of 12 assistants, the term just closing has been one of the most successful in the history of the school. A post graduate course was added at the beginning of the term which enables pupils to take up work taught in colleges. This will enable them to have an advanced start in college or university over students who do not take it, and will shorten the term at the higher institution. LEAVES FOR GERMANY ON TUESDAY NEXT Max Nebelung Will Visit Former Home Near Berlin Max Nebelung leaves on Tuesday for a four-months' visit to Germany. He goes by way of Vancouver and the Canadian Pacific railway. He will sail from New York on the new trans- pitcher was standing in the box with the ball in his hand. When Lush woke up to the fact that the little Mexican was sneaking home he shot the ball to the catcher but Murray was a fraction of a second too late. The game was a good one and close enough to be exciting to the end. John Spencer and L. O. Culp were the umpires, Culp looking after the bases. PINE TREE PICNIC AT EAGLE ROCK Former Residents of State of Maine Will Have Joy Gathering Saturday The Pine Tree State Association of Los Angeles, consisting of former residents of the State of Maine and their families, will hold its annual picnic at Eagle Rock on Saturday, May 23. There will be a social gathering at 10 A.M., and basket picnic during the noon hour. Coffee will be furnished by the society, but such dishes as are required for the contents of each basket must be supplied by the owners. An excellent program of music, speeches, readings, etc., is being prepared, such well known natives of the State of Maine as Judge Frank S. Forbes, Rev. Dana W. Bartlett, Mrs. Eliza Tupper Wilkes, Mrs. Florence Collins Porter, Gen. James Donovan, Judge Waldo M. York, and Dr. O. T. Fellows, president of the Pasadena Maine Society, participating; and such sports as are familiar to the people of the Pine Tree State will be indulged in during the afternoon. Take yellow Garvanza-Eagle Rock avenue cars on Main street and go to the end of the line. The president of the association is Dr. Frank D. Bullard, 1219 Marsh-Strong building, and the secretary, Miss Josephine M. Scott, assessors' office, Hall of Records. It is desired to make this picnic a grand reunion of State of Maine people, and all those formerly residing in that state are cordially invited to attend. ANAHEIM PIONEER ANSWERS SUMMONS Mrs. Olga Wenzel Dies at Her Home in San Francisco Mrs. A. Frohling received word Saturday that her sister, Mrs. Olga Wenzel, of San Francisco, was dead, at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Wenzel was a pioneer of Anaheim. She came here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Hammes, on September 12, 1859, when she was 14 years of age. The next six years of her life was spent here and she loved the ranch life. In 1864 she was married to Edward Wenzel of San Francisco, and has since made that city her home. She has been suffering for a number of years past with asthma and heart failure and succumbed to the disease on Saturday. Her husband died 13 years ago. Mrs. Wenzel was born at Kalisz, Receipts for electric light and power show a surplus over the expenditure account for the same during the year of approximately $9,000, and for this reason, the trustees, Thursday evening, unanimously voted to reduce the charge for lights from 10 cents to 7 cents per kilowat hour. It is not the intent and purpose of the municipality to maintain the power plant as a source of profit, but to furnish electricity to the consumers at the actual cost of production. Under the old rate the consumers or customers of the city, in addition to paying for the electricity they consumed, which was all that was originally intended, also paid for lighting the municipal buildings, paid for the street lights, and paid $9,000 of surplus into the treasury last year. This was not the purpose in the creation of a municipal plant, the object of which is to supply the consumers with electricity without profit to the city. A reduction of 3 cents per kilowat will save the consumers during the next year $8,000 provided the consumption of electricity is the same as last year. This will leave a sum amply sufficient to pay the expenses of production, the interest and insurance accounts, all repairs, and to cover the depreciation in values of machinery, material and building. This was all that was expected or intended when the power plant was established, and the trustees have made a wise and popular move in lopping off that surplus which had grown up and increased gradually with the growth of the city. It was unjust to the patrons of the system to compel them to pay a 30 per cent profit on a commodity that had been pledged to them at cost. The board should receive the hearty commendation of every consumer of electricity in the city. The clerk's report also shows that during year 275,800 square feet of paving, costing $41,693 was constructed. Moreover 13,500 feet of cement curbing and nearly 30,000 square feet of sidewalk was laid in the same period. Building permits aggregated $161,000. There were 94 water consumers and 95 light and power consumers added during the year. There was expended in water main and pole line extensions and new well and pump,$20,000. One significant item in the report is that there is not a dollar of delinquent taxes on the books. This is the fourth consecutive year this report has been made. LEAVES FOR GERMANY ON TUESDAY NEXT Max Nebelung Will Visit Former Home Near Berlin Max Nebelung leaves on Tuesday for a four-months' visit to Germany. He goes by way of Vancouver and the Canadian Pacific railway. He will sail from New York on the new trans-Atlantic liner, Imperator, a 54-thousand ton steamship. Its sister ship, the Fatherland, which made its maiden trip across the ocean some weeks ago, is the largest vessel in the world, having a displacement of 58,000 tons. Mr. Nebelung will visit his sister near Berlin, and will also call upon Fred Hartung at Hanover, the latter having been formerly a resident of this city, and a brother of John Hartung of the First National Bank. Mr. Nebelung has not visited the old country since coming to this city 45 years ago, and looks forward to his trip with anticipations of great pleasure. ORANGE TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Last Game of High School Baseball League Played on Anaheim Diamond The championship of the Orange county high school baseball league was decided on the local diamond Saturday afternoon and after a hotly-contested game between the Santa Ana and Orange teams the board showed a score of 4 to 3 in favor of Orange. These teams were tied at the close of the series, and decided to play three games for the championship, one at Santa Ana, one at Orange, and the other on neutral ground, provided a third game urday that her sister, Mrs. Olga Wenzel, of San Francisco, was dead, at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Wenzel was a pioneer of Anaheim. She came here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Hammes, on September 12, 1859, when she was 14 years of age. The next six years of her life was spent here and she loved the ranch life. In 1864 she was married to Edward Wenzel of San Francisco, and has since made that city her home. She has been suffering for a number of years past with asthma and heart failure and succumbed to the disease on Saturday. Her husband died 13 years ago. Mrs. Wenzel was born at Kalisz, Polish Russia, not far from Warsaw and Cracow, where Madam Modjeska's Polish colony came from. She was the mother of seven children, three of whom are still living. They are Edward and Helen Wenzel and Ella Wenzel Gordino. She leaves also two grandchildren, Olga and Willie Nicholson. News of her death was a shock to Mrs. Frohling, who had received word two weeks ago that she was well enough to visit among the children. HE'S MOVED TO ORANGE The home of Bert Syester at 253 South Olive street, Orange, was entered Sunday evening about 11 o'clock, while the family were in bed asleep, and robbed of jewelry valued at about $50. The loot consisted of a lady's Waltham watch, three rings (two of which were set with opals and one with saphire and pearl) and a pocketbook with a small amount of money. During his visit the burglar found time to eat a bowl of mush found in the cooler and drink up the milk found there. Entrance to the house was effected through the back door, which had been left unlocked. The marauder entered the bed room and secured the jewelry while Mr. and Mrs. Syester slept on a screen porch adjoining the bed room. Other persons in the house heard the noise made by the burglar, but thought nothing of it. No clue remained; but it is assumed that the robbery was the work of some tramp. ENTER PROTEST The Merchants' & Manufacturers' Association of Orange filed protest last week against the attempt on the part of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange county to force a physical connection of the telephone companies of the county, in accordance with the complaint filed with the railroad companies. The Orange merchants took the stand that there is more to be lost through such an arrangement than there is to be gained by the majority of telephone users of the county, since there is a possibility that the companies will take away the free exchange privileges now enjoyed by the principal cities of the county. The merchants instructed the secretary to prepare a protest and forward it to the secretary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. The engagement of Percy Rust and Miss Hauser of Chicago, has been made by their friends, and preparations for the wedding day, which is fixed for some time in August, are making. The groom is the son of C. Otto Rust, being one of Anaheim's foremost business young men, and has a wide circle of friends who will extend congratulations and good wishes. Miss Hauser is at present visiting at the home of E. A. Day on Placentia avenue. NUMBER 34 NANCES ILLENT PE RITT SUBMITS TO TRUSTEES NIGHT MUNICIPAL BOARD RE RATE It's annual report, items in the reses columns of his year ending May to the board of night. The report condition of affairs fragures prove that wisely and conduring the past balance in the mining of the year giving the year there the several sources making a total of $109,174.12. There was an expenleaving a balance $8,885.07. There are receipt column k compares with name sources the all show a subFor electric light upts were $3,563.15 1912-1913. For water the previous year's is shown, and the GHARLES G. M'KINLEY DIES IN LOS ANGELES Succumbs to an Attack of Heart Failure After a Few Hours' Illness A telegram announcing the sudden death of Charles G. McKinley at Los Angeles was received by his friends here Monday. Mr. McKinley, who was engaged in the real estate business in that city, was seized with illness at his office Monday morning. He was taken to his room, put to bed and medical aid summoned. He sank into unconsciousness and died at 12 o'clock. The funeral was held at Los Angeles Wednesday, Rev. David Todd Gillmor, rector of St. Michael's, conducting the service. Mr. McKinley was a brother of Mrs. Sarah J. Fay of this city. He came to Anaheim in 1892 and engaged in the feed and grain business. He disposed of his business after a few years and entered into the real estate business in Los Angeles. He did not move his wife and daughter to the city. They resided with his sister, Mrs. Fay, whose residence was also his home. Mr. McKinley was born in Ohio in 1849, being therefore 65 years of age. He leaves a wife and one daughter, besides a wide circle of friends. His relatives decided to have the funeral services conducted at Los Angeles instead of bringing the remains here. ANAHEIM'S CITY HALL WILL BE REMODELED Hart Building on Corner Purchased by Trustees and Will Be Absorbed NEEDHAM GIVEN OLD-TIME GLAD HAND FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BY REPUBLICANS OF COUNTY MADE FIRST SPEECH IN 1898 CAMPAIGN IN THIS CITY—DELIVERS GREAT ADDRESS James C. Needham, formerly congressman of the seventh district, now a resident of San Diego, was unanimously endorsed as the Republican candidate for Congress in the 11th district at a meeting of the Republican county central committee, and many other members of the party who had been invited to attend the assemblage, at the city hall in Santa Ana on Saturday afternoon. In the absence of W. W. Wilson of Newport Beach, regular chairman of the committee, Judge James S. Howard of this city presided, and A. P. Dresser of Santa Ana acted as secretary. More than 200 Republicans from all portions of the county were present, and the meeting was one of the most important, as it was one of the most enthusiastic ever held by the party in the history of the county. Mr. Needham came up from San Diego on the noon train, and was met at the depot by a large delegation of Republicans. He was escorted to a hotel, where he took luncheon, in company of a number of old-time friends and supporters. He went to the city hall at 1 o'clock, in company of a delega- ANAHEIM’S CITY HALL WILL BE REMODELED Hart Building on Corner Purchased by Trustees and Will Be Absorbed The Anaheim city hall will shortly undergo a complete transformation and will be made to conform to the increasing necessities for space by the city officials. The trustees last Thursday night purchased the adjoining building owned by N. Hart and occupied by W. E. Duckworth. This building will probably be razed and the materials used in construction work on the new building. The present city hall is to be overhauled and a building large enough to accommodate all the city officials with office space and furnish quarters for the fire department will be constructed. The present city hall long ago became too small for the needs of the city officials and the trustees now contemplate erecting a building that will be amply large for years to come. The corner lot, with the building thereon, cost the city $8,500, but the cost of remodeling has not yet been estimated or, at least, made public. When completed Anaheim will have a city hall, not only commodious and convenient, but one that the citizens can point to with pride. Some of the vacant lots now owned by the city will be sold to help pay for construction of the new building. MISS LOIS BLAKE WILL BE JUNE BRIDE Marriage to W. J. Jewell, a Brea Oil Man, Is Announced Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Lois Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Blake, of this city, to W. J. Jewell, of Brea. The date of the wedding has not been made public but it will take place early in June. Miss Blake, after graduating in the Anaheim high school, took a course in the state normal, fitting herself for the duties of a school teacher. For the past two years she has been developing the young ideas at Olinda, but the right man came along and interrupted her career as a teacher. Mr. Jewell is engaged in the oil industry, his department being the installation and improvement of the machinery used in the fields. He has many friends in Anaheim, his duties bringing him here frequently. HERBERT DYER FACES A JURY Chairman of the committee, Judge James S. Howard of this city presided, and A. P. Dresser of Santa Ana acted as secretary. More than 200 Republicans from all portions of the county were present, and the meeting was one of the most important, as it was one of the most enthusiastic ever held by the party in the history of the county. Mr. Needham came up from San Diego on the noon train, and was met at the depot by a large delegation of Republicans. He was escorted to a hotel, where he took luncheon, in company of a number of old-time friends and supporters. He went to the city hall at 1 o'clock, in company of a delegation of members of the party, and met many old-time friends who expressed pleasure at meeting him again. He had returned to San Diego the night before from a visit east, and came to Santa Ana on invitation of the county central committee to address Republicans upon the political issues of the day. For a half hour he was kept busy shaking hands and conversing with old-time friends, who expressed pleasure in meeting this eloquent Republican warhorse again. Needham was for 14 years a member of the house of representatives at Washington. He was a member of the committee on ways and means, and rose from the place of the 14th Republican member upon that committee to be the 6th member. He was first elected from the seventh district in 1898. He was nominated at the Republican congressional convention at Newport Beach. His first political address in that campaign was delivered in this city. He spoke from a platform erected at the corner of Center and Los Angeles streets, where Falkenstein’s store now stands, and delivered a great oration to one of the largest gatherings ever assembled in this county. An incident of the meeting, which will be recalled by old-timers, was the display of a Spanish flag captured by Ernest Kellenberger, brother of City Marshal Kellenberger, at Sagua la Grande, on the north coast of Cuba, where Kellenberger was aboard the torpedo-boat McKee, of the blockading squadron. The flag was taken by Kellenberger from a Spanish merchantman entering the harbor. The Spaniard was taken prisoner, and Kellenberger sent the flag home to his parents, who lived in this city. Display of the Spanish flag created great enthusiasm as the nation was then at war with a foreign power for the first time in more than half a century. Needham made an eloquent and patriotic address, and referred feelingly to the bravery of the Anaheim boy who had thus distinguished himself in the war against Spain. Needham was renominated at the congressional convention held at Coronado in 1900, at which the late S. C. Smith of Bakersfield, afterward congressman from the ninth district, presided. The federal census of that year added two congressmen to California’s representatives, and Needham was placed in the sixth district, composing counties in the central part of California. He was re-elected in each succeeding campaign until 1912, when a progressive gerrymander put him out of office. He was defeated in a district hopelessly Democratic by a small vote, HERBERT DYER FACES A JURY Man Accused of Wronging Step-Daughter on Trial in Superior Court Herbert Dyer, the southside rancher, who was accused of wronging Hester Butler, his 14-year-old stepdaughter, is on trial in the superior court before Judge West on a felony charge. Dyer has been in the county jail since being brought back here from Calgary, to which point he fled after his arrest last fall and his release on $5,000 bail. His two bondsmen, W. P. Webb and Frank Maclieb, of this city, forfeited the amount of the bond on Dyer's disappearance, paying $5,000 into the county treasury. They were protected in the transaction by a second mortgage on Dyer's ranch. This ranch was sold some months ago and the bondsmen repaid in full. Dyer was subsequently arrested across the Canadian line and was brought back here for trial. Since reaching this county several months ago he has been confined in the county jail. Among witnesses against him are two Canadian detectives from Calgary. Dyer is being defended by Weisel & Dutton of this city, while Deputy District Attorneys Koepsel and Eden are prosecuting. On the jury are Jacob Witmer, J. H. Sharpe, M. W. Junge, G. D. Toothaker, E. E. Conley, D. H. Junkin; T. C. H. De Lapp, Sherman Foster, H. H. Coyle, H. P. and L. Jacobson and R. Conngoes. Needham was renominated at the congressional convention held at Coronado in 1900, at which the late S. C. Smith of Bakersfield, afterward congressman from the ninth district, presided. The federal census of that year added two congressmen to California's representatives, and Needham was placed in the sixth district, composing counties in the central part of California. He was re-elected in each succeeding campaign until 1912, when a progressive gerrymander put him out of office. He was defeated in a district hopelessly Democratic by a small vote, his successful opponent being Denver S. Church of Fresno, whose free-trade record at Washington is not such as to appeal to the people of California. Needham has since been engaged in the practice of law, and his name has been frequently mentioned for more than a year past as a probable candidate for the governorship. He has spent much of his time of late at Washington, where he interested himself in an attempt to secure protection for California industries in the Underwood tariff bill. While a member of Congress, he was probably the most influential man in the house west of the Mississippi river. He was a member of the committee on ways and means, the most important committee of the house, and was the only representative from the Pacific coast who ever obtained a place upon that important committee. He was a personal friend of President McKinley, Speaker Cannon, and other Republican leaders who made history at the national capital. He removed last year from Stanislaus to San Diego, where he is engaged in the practice of law. Being a poor man, he has put politics behind him, believing that he has reached that time of his life when it is necessary for him to provide for his family, instead of giving his time to supporting the interests of the people in public capacities. He has received a call from hundreds of citrus growers. (Continued on page 6)