anaheim-gazette 1916-12-28

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR...$1.50 SIX MONTHS ...$1.00 THREE MONTHS ...$.50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. INTOLERANCE Mr. Mozart of the New Grand theatre, deserves the commendation of all theatre goers in this section of the county for bringing to Anaheim "Intolerance," which is acknowledged by all theatrical men to be the greatest and most spectacular play ever thrown on the screen. This play was composed by D. W. Griffith and first produced in Los Angeles, where it ran for more than one hundred nights to crowded houses at Clune's auditorium, and was shut off there Saturday night because the contract with Mr. Mozart stipulated that it was to be shown in Anaheim Sunday. It is unquestionably the most spectacular play ever produced, and although the admission fees, 50c, 75c and $1.00 appeared to be a little steep, all who attended the show acknowledged that it was worth the price. Mr. Griffith, who was in Philadelphia the first of the week introducing it in the east telegraphed that it had been accepted by the residents of the City of Brotherly Love as the world's greatest picture, and that its future was assured. It ought to succeed, because it is authoritatively stated that it cost two and a half million dollars to produce it. It depicts four periods in the world's history, the present time and three of the most tragic and romantic of which we have any record. Some of the scenes were laid in Bahulon in the days of Belshazzar he attained to the proud positions of military aide to the president of the United States. He had been a newspaper man, and had but lately entered the army as a lieutenant in the Quartermaster's department. His first "assignment" was to chaperon a cargo of oats from San Francisco to Manila on one of those weird transports which the government always managed to find in some out of the way dock in Spanish war times. Half way to Guam the old tub shipped a heavy sea and a couple of tons of water sluiced into the hold. It was what the oats needed. They sopped it up and called for more. They became insistent. Their impatience burst all bounds, until the ship couldn't hold them. They swelled, and swelled and finally sprouted. When the young quartermaster reached Manila finally he had no cargo of oats, but he had a splendid farm. Oats were growing out of the hatches, they climbed the masts, they festooned about the bridge, they burst through every seam and hung down the sides of the ship like an Illinois quarter section afloat. The army authorities at Manila canceled an order for a new machine gun and ordered a couple of reapers. And Archie Butt didn't know whether he would be court martialed or promoted to be secretary of agriculture. Talk about codfish! PUBLIC BUILDING BILL We are in receipt of a communication from Hon. James A. Frear of Wisconsin, enclosing a speech delivered by him in the house of representatives on December 7, on the proposed $35,000,000 public building bill. Mr. Frear opposes the bill and declares that the last public building bill reached over $40,000,000 before final passage. That bill was over half waste, passed with 20 minutes debate and U. S. TO SEARCH FOR ROCKS IN PACIFIC The coast and geodetic survey will carry on wire drag operations in San Francisco bay and other Pacific coast points in an attempt to discover hidden pinnacle rocks and other menaces to navigation which lie beneath the surface of the water, according to an announcement just made by the department of commerce. L. O. Colbert will be in charge of the work for the survey. Wire dragging consists in the dragging of a wire below the surface by two small vessels. The wire is weighted so that it will drag at the desired depth. If there are any pinnacle rocks or other obstructions the wire will catch them and the survey engineers will make charts showing the exact locations. A pinnacle rock is a sharp point of rock which suddenly rises out of the water from great depth. Such rocks may exist in a crowded waterway for years without their presence being suspected. Finally a ship will pass over the exact spot and strike often with disastrous consequences. There is reputed to be a pinnacle rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean which has never been exactly located and charted. Many mariners believe that the ships which sail across this ocean are lost with all hands, no survivors living to tell the story, have struck this rock. Other work on the Pacific coast during the next year's labors of the survey will include the hydrography in some places and chart revision where PUBLIC BUILDING BILL We are in receipt of a communication from Hon. James A. Frear of Wisconsin, enclosing a speech delivered by him in the house of representatives on December 7, on the proposed $35,000,000 public building bill. Mr. Frear opposes the bill and declares that the last public building bill reached over $40,000,000 before final passage. That bill was over half waste, passed with 20 minutes debate and without a roll call. The 1916 bill now on the calendar is equally wasteful and vicious. It is pressed for passage at a time when the secretary of the treasury reports a probable deficit in the general fund of $185,000,000 on June 30th, 1918. The public building bill is an omnibus measure like the river and harbor bill with items scattered in a majority of the districts of the country. Probably not one quarter of the buildings would be authorized if subject to a separate vote. Education of the public is needed to prevent pressure now being urged upon representatives to support a bad measure because of some local project. According to the public building commission's report and secretary of the treasury, such bills are indefensible and merit defeat. Public sentiment will hasten the end of extravagant pork barrels. In the Washington Post of Thursday, Dec. 14, it is stated: "members of the rules committee decided to frame a 'gag rule' that would rush the public bill through the house." PLEA OF UNORGANIZED RAILWAY LABOR A petition signed by 300,000 railway men who do not belong to any labor union, asking Congress for consideration of their case as well as that of the brotherhoods, has been introduced into Congress and seems to have been treated with scant courtesy. One of the union railway heads says it is nothing more than a trick of the railways to befog the situation and to give advertising to unorganized labor. We do not know whether or not such is the case. We have not the slightest reason to suppose that it is, but that really has no bearing on the situation. If one class of railway employees is to haye its wages regulated by congress there is no doubt that all deserve the same treatment. RESOLVED, and intimate a have ever found energy, strong finching course friend, frank fighting for wh and best for t Nearly fifty this community organization of elected its Preout intermissi death, served of the time, s poration. As a presideteous, prompt charge of busihe constantly of the corpoperience, remstrong financiWhile succesdation of his conduct of a the hardest m time to cultiv and entertain violinist, know across the wate home, where still live. Though conportant business of domestic and watchful his friends, j his intercourassociates, ch To his studaughter, suffiand inconsoldeepest sympthat nothing can take thaental tree, wied them froflicts with tha RESOLVEI There is reputed to be a pinnacle rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean which has never been exactly located and charted. Many mariners believe that the ships which sail across this ocean are lost with all hands, no survivors living to tell the story, have struck this rock. Other work on the Pacific coast during the next year's labors of the survey will include the hydrography in some places and chart revision where necessary of Rich's Passage, Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Agate Passage and Port Madison. During the last year the survey has wire dragged 325 square miles of water and has found seventy instances in which the actual situation was different from what appeared on the existing charts. This was the work of one party. Another party covered 250 square miles and found 115 changes of charted depth. These waters are so thickly plied by all classes of vessels that the work is regarded as of the utmost importance. CODFISH AND OATS Truly there is nothing new under the sun. Here's the good ship Ponhook, carrying a fine cargo of dried codfish from where there is ample codfish to where the hungry natives are yearning for codfish. She springs a seam, in flows the Atlantic, the codfish drinks copiously and swell up, the straining timbers cannot stand the strain, and the Ponhook goes to pieces. A yarn of the sea of the true salty flavor, but is the incident unique? Not at all. They used to tell a story in Washington years ago about the late Maj. Archibald W. Butt, and his cargo of oats, that makes the tale of the Ponhook sound like plagiarism. In those days Archie was not a major, neither had treated with scant courtesy, but the union railway heads says it is nothing more than a trick of the railways to befog the situation and to give advertising to unorganized labor. We do not know whether or no such is the case. We have not the slightest reason to suppose that it is, but that really has no bearing on the situation. If one class of railway employees is to haye its wages regulated by congress there is no doubt that all deserve the same treatment. What has displeased American sentiment in the last few weeks is the arrogance of the four brotherhoods, who seem to assume that they control congress, the administration and the country at large. They have been obliged to give up the threat of a strike if litigation over the Adamson law continues, but that is all which they will concede. Apparently they have no use for the great mass of workers on the railways which are unorganized. They even have gone so far as to make it plain that they never will consent to the president's plan of an anti-strike and arbitration law in connection with our railways, similar to the Canadian law. President Wilson is entirely right in demanding some such law, because we ought not to live under the menace of a universal strike on transportation systems. No one supposes that if the Adamson law is upheld that it will be a finality. It is only a beginning. We need laws which will put the public interest superior to that of any private organization of employes. If the president falls to get such a law through congress it will be the greatest failure of his administration. The Epworth League will hold the last social of the year at the M.E. church Friday night. Come, bring your friends. ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, Dec. 28 HALE PRESIDENT OF THE WATER COMPANY ELECTED TO FILL THE VACANCY CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF WILLIAM CROWTHER DIRECTORS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT TO MEMORY OF THE LATE PRESIDENT At a meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water company Friday, the following resolutions on the death of President Crowther were submitted by a committee and unanimously adopted. We, your committee, appointed to prepare a proper memorial to our deceased President, respectfully report the following resolutions, to be adopted and spread upon your minutes: WHEREAS, the long and faithful services of our associate, William Crowther, as a Director and President of this Board, have suddenly terminated by his death, and we desire to place upon the records of the Corporation our knowledge and appreciation of him as a man, and of his services as an officer of the Company, therefore, be it. RESOLVED that, during our long and intimate association with him, we have ever found in him a man of great energy, strong personality and unflinching courage. He was loyal as a friend, frank and fair as an enemy, fighting for what he thought was right, and best for the good of all. Nearly fifty years ago he settled in this community and soon after the organization of this corporation he was elected its President, and almost without intermission, since then until his death served as a Director, and most thorpe avenue, with a pipe line along the west 60 acres of land in Sec. 2, was received and the secretary was instructed to notify Mr. Stern that the company would put in the improvement provided the parties interested would pay one-half the cost. On motion duly seconded the following transfers of stock were granted; 10 from Mabel L. Jones to L. H. Treadwell; 10 from J. Stern to J. H. Graber; 10 from Foothill Orchards Co., to F. Pressel and 3 from J. A. McCullich to J. C. Craft. Report of the Amalgamated Oil Co., St. Helens Petroleum Co., and Hurley Smith Co., for the month of November were received and filed. QUICK CHANGE IN REAL ESTATE That real estate is moving quite rapidly now is evidenced by the selling of two ranches twice in one week. On Monday the 18th, the C. B. Berger Co. sold the two eight acre ranches of Elizabeth Nicols and Edith Hill to A. Delisher, and on Saturday the 23rd sold the two ranches to J. M. Pyle of Westminster, an all cash transaction. Yes business is good during the past sixty days we have made nine sales and exchanges and we can sell or exchange your grove or ranch if your price it right. C. B. BERGER Co., Odd Fellows Bldg. ROYAL MARINE BAND PROGRAM New Grand Theatre, Sunday, Dec. 31, And Monday, Jan. 1 March, Tannhauser ... Wagner Act 1, Rigolette, including minuet, Chorus and Quartette ... Verdi Saxophone solo ... Selected Florence Sparr Grand selection Lohengrin ... Wagner Vocal Solo... ROYAL MARINE BAND PROGRAM New Grand Theatre, Sunday, Dec. 31, And Monday, Jan. 1 March, Tannhauser ... Wagner Act 1, Rigolette, including minuet, Chorus and Quartette ... Verdi Saxophone solo ... Selected Florence Sparr Grand selection Lohengrin ... Wagner Vocal Solo— (a) Lolita ... Menn (b) Drowsy Land ... J. Montrose Von Salzen Sextette ... Donizetti Santaemma, Gregory, Natsky, Baas, Ferrarelli and De Fabritz American Home Songs Monday, Jan. 1, 1917 Royal Marine Band ... Gregory Overture, Zamba ... Harold Saxophone solo ... Selected Florence Sparr One Night in Berlin ... Hartman Including all German Songs Vocal Solo— (a) Salomy Jane ... Barnes (b) My Four Leaf Shamrock From Killarney ... Johnson Trio from Ottila ... Verdi American Patrol, including electrical display. WANTED—To exchange a splendid modern residence in Anaheim, $3500 and clear for small ranch. C. B. BERGER Co., Odd Fellows Bldg. IMPORTANT DECISION The Supreme court of California, in a decision made public rules that a person or his agent may legally carry liquor from parts of the state not prohibiting its use into prohibition portions of the state, provided the liquor is intended for his own use. Atty-Gen. Webb, commenting on the decision, said: "This is the first time the point has been decided by the state Supreme Court. The effect will be far reaching." The Supreme court's ruling reversed the conviction of J. S. Winkler in the superior court of Glenn county on a charge of selling alcoholic liquor in Hamilton City, which is dry territory under the Wylie local option law. Winkler, a store keeper, bought liquor in Chico and brought it to Hamilton City at the request of the detective, a supposed customer, accepting from the latter only what he had paid for it. F. C. Drumm, who declared that the territory sought to be excluded is in no danger from the Santiago creek, and that any assessment upon them for protective work would be an assessment for some other property's benefit, not theirs. Gardner said that those who bought lots in the Nutwood tract, which is on the bank of the creek and most menaced by the creek, at the south side of Orange, bought them for low figures, and ought not expect others to pay the bill for increasing their value. Drumm declared that eighty per cent of the property owners are against remaining in the district. They have no objection to having those who are endangered maintaining a district but the petitioners for exclusion know they are not in danger. Attorney D. G. Wettlin for the district argued against exclusion, saying that the time to make the fight for exclusion was several weeks ago, at which time the opponents were unable to show fifty-one per cent as opposed to the district. The decision of the district attorney resulted in the denial of the petition for exclusion. STOLEN JEWELS FOUND IN LOS ANGELES PAWN SHOP Police are on Trail of Men Who Held Up Mrs. Lehnebach A portion of the jewelry stolen from the Langenberger home on October 8, when Mrs. Ida Lehnebach was held up gagged and bound, has been discovered in a pawnshop at Los Angeles, and the police are working on a clue that may lead to the arrest of the four men engaged in the robbery. It was one of the most daring burglaries ever perpetrated. Mrs. Lehnebach was alone in the house at the time. The robbers arrived in an automobile and when she answered a ring at the door, was asked if her nephew, Gus Langenberger, was at home. When she told them he was absent, they walked past her into the house. One of the quartette held a revolver against her side while another questioned her as to the hiding places of the valuables. She led them to a secret cabinet and opened it, turning over to them diamond rings, stickpins, watches, silverware and some money. Threatening frequently to shoot her if she did not give them more loot, American senkings is the arthroods, who control condition and have been threat of a Adamson is all which currently they tit mass of which are unable gone so that they nevident's plan nitration law railways, simiarly right in law, because for the menace transportasupposes that held that it only a beginnish will put to that of employees. get such a will be the ministration. will hold the at the M. E. home, bring On motion of McFadden seconded by Beazley and carried Director Dwyer was elected vice president of the company to serve during the unexpired term of Director Hale. Director Dwyer reported that Albert Sparks had agreed to do all the teaming and other necessary work to replace about 300 feet of open ditch through his property on the Garden Grove road with a pipe line, provided the company would furnish all material and one man to do the laying. Director Dwyer reported that the ditch was continually overflowing at this point and recommended that the proposition be accepted. On motion duly seconded the proposition was accepted. Director Beazley reported the ditch on Cypress avenue, near Mrs. Hetebrink's property was overflowing again and recommended that something be done immediately to remedy the trouble. On motion duly seconded the Engineer and Superintendent were instructed to provide a proper overflow immediately to take care of all surplus water. On motion duly seconded the president and secretary were authorized to borrow a sufficient sum of money to take care of bonds and interest due Jan. 1, 1917, not to exceed $20,000. On motion duly seconded the president and superintendent were instructed to take up the question of sluice-ways, etc., on the Bixby ranch with Mrs. Bryant and get her views on the matter, also get her to submit plans of work which she would be willing to accept. Communication from the Storm Realty company, agreeing to do all hauling in connection with replacing the open cement ditch on Orange- The Supreme court's ruling reversed the conviction of J. S. Winkler in the superior court of Glenn county on a charge of selling alcoholic liquor in Hamilton City, which is dry territory under the Wylie local option law. Winkler, a store keeper, bought liquor in Chico and brought it to Hamilton City at the request of the detective, a supposed customer, accepting from the latter only what he had paid for it. The court commented upon the fact that Winkler thus made no profit. According to the 1916 year book of the Anti Saloon League, 94 incorporated cities in California are dry under the Wylie law besides 20 dry counties. These cities and counties comprise 85,000 square miles or 54 per cent of the area of the state, the book says, and have a population of 625,000. HELP WANTED—for general housekeeping for family of three, inexperienced not objectionable. Phone 57-J 2, Fullerton. 12-28-3t Little Raymond Richmueller, who was so seriously injured last Wednesday, is reported on the road to recovery. The little fellow, who is only five years of age was inside a joint of cement pipe when it was rolled down an incline by his companions. Striking another joint it collapsed, pieces of it falling on the child's face and head. He was taken to the sanitarium for treatment and afterward sent to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Puchert where he lives. His nose was crushed, the back of his head injured and it is feared he may be blinded. WANTED—A 5 to 7 acre Valencia grove, not less than 4 years old. C. B. BERGER Co., Odd Fellows Bldg. S. K. Yeakel and wife, also Colrin Eckert and wife of Spokane, Wash., are in Anaheim and expect to make Orange county their home in the future. They have purchased through C. B. Berger a twenty acres south of Anaheim and will immediately build, making substantial and modern improvements. To our customers and friends we extend the greetings of the season, and wish them all A Happy New Year We thank you for your patronage during the past year, and solicit a continuance of the same for the coming year. Palace Meat Market Wm. Schumacher, Prop. GREETINGS THE "JACKSON STORE" WISHES THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND VICINITY A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND TAKES THIS MEANS OF THANKING YOU FOR YOUR VERY GENEROUS PATRONAGE. FOR THE COMING YEAR, WE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO GIVE THE "JACKSON STORE" WISHES THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND VICINITY A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND TAKES THIS MEANS OF THANKING YOU FOR YOUR VERY GENEROUS PATRONAGE. FOR THE COMING YEAR, WE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO GIVE YOU EVEN BETTER $15.00 SUITS, REGARDLESS OF THE ADVANCED PRICES. OUR ENTIRE STOCK FOR MEN AND BOYS WILL BE COMPLETE IN EVERY RESPECT. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP Fisher Building, Anaheim WILL TAP VAST UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS Secretary Lane Has Big Scheme for Furnishing Irrigating Water A new series of engineering feats which will be of inestimable benefit to mankind and particularly the people of the west, is being dreamed of by Secretary of the Interior Lane. These engineering feats to be the tapping of the vast, unknown reservoirs of water which lie beneath the surface of the earth for irrigation purposes. Secretary Lane forsees the need of greater production of food crops in the United States and his plan for bringing the deserts of the west under cultivation includes not only an extension of present irrigation method, but the bringing to the surface of the water that lies within the earth. Secretary Lane says that the arid portions of California and the sagebrush deserts which lie in sections of other western states can be made to produce abundantly if water can be put on them. In many sections the irrigation by means of existing water courses appears to be out of the question, he says, and so the people must tap the underground supply. aculous task are only in their infancy, but Secretary Lane is working upon them and it is expected that before long he will announce a comprehensive program of subterranean water supply. The Geological Survey has discovered vast underground reservoirs of water in many parts of the west and there is in Washington a mass of data bearing on these water supplies. It is generally known that in many of the arid regions of the west a tremendous flow of water can be obtained from artesian wells. The difficulty has been that a tremendous depth must be reached to reach these waters. The engineering work will be along the lines of improved methods of drilling and then controlling the water supplies tapped. Comprehensive surveys of the most promising sections of the west are to be made and it is hoped by Secretary Lane and his associates that before long congress will provide liberal appropriations for extensive experimentation designed to bring subterranean waters to the surface. A bank account may help to turn shadows into sunshine. Most people have rainy days some time. We welcome small accounts. The Anaheim National Bank WILL MOVE FRED MARSH CASH GROCER After Jan. 1 we will move to 131 W. Center St. next Heying Drug Store. Phone us your order. We deliver.