anaheim-gazette 1917-11-29

EDISON COMPANY LANDS THREE CONTRACTS WILL SUPPLY GARDEN GROVE, EL MODENA AND TUSTIN LIGHTING DISTRICTS WITH JUICE BOUNDARIES OF SUPERVISORAL DISTRICTS CHANGED BY THE BOARD TO CONFORM TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS Bids were opened by the supervisors at the last session for the purpose of letting the contract for supplying the newly established lighting districts of Garden Grove, El Modena and Tustin with electricity. All three contracts were let to the Southern California Edison company at the rate of $1.25 a month per lamp. Demands on the county of Orange on the hospital fund and the county general fund for the detention home, were allowed as read. Fumigating licenses were ordered issued to A. H. Davis and G. Herman, on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. The petitioners for the incorporation of Garden Grove as a city of the sixth class were granted permission to withdraw their petition, and all proceedings heretofore taken by the board were rescinded. The resignation of Edward Kennedy as constable of Los Alamitos judicial township, was accepted. The lot and building at San Juan Canistrano belonging to Orange county electricity where it is generated by coal or oil using plants. Not to burn coal in an open grate, for in such practice 75% or more of the heat goes up the chimney. Not to heat every room. Close off spare rooms. Most people would be healthier if they slept in cold bedrooms. The times call for more than usual skill and care in putting coal into stoves and furnaces." SEATTLE TOO TOUGH FOR GREene'S SOLDIERS Khaki Uniforms Will Not be Seen in Northern City Hereafter General Greene, commandant at Camp Lewis, has issued an order forbidding the boys in the camp to visit Seattle. Seattle is nominally bone dry; prohibition is state wide in Washington. Seattle also has no red-light district. No tenderloin. Yet the commanding officer at Camp Lewis, near Tacoma, is compelled to keep every soldier out of Seattle unless vice is suppressed and his men protected from exploiters. Over his signature General Greene charged that a vice syndicate had collected twenty-three hundred loose women in Seattle, that whiskey was being sold almost openly to soldiers at exorbitant prices, that the vice syndicate was keeping the cannonment hospital filled and that men high in municipal authority were closing both eyes to the deplorable conditions. In his arraignment of Seattle General Greene also says: "It is a fact that I have considerable evidence upon other grave and important matters outside of those relating to vice. I am not ready to lay the cards on the Seattle table. In fact, when I do expose them it will not be on the Seattle table, but on the federal table, where the big game is be- The present are L. P. Drake Colloch, vice president instock, treasurer D. Lang, W.-L. TAXES DELINER Collector Lamble Paying Bots The first institute will go delinquency ber 3, which day. General pros county has been collector's office year here are a number of tax money on hand stallments in o. When money there is a general kets, the tax co A man walks up pays the first line and leaves the look after. The of that this year year. Tax Collector rush of business days of the tax is always a rust people wait until taxes is somewhat by going earlier upon much more likely to be the gathers at the c The easiest way is by check. Of his taxes have cent stamp will courthouse. A his check, include bill, and mail Within a short will come from on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. The petitioners for the incorporation of Garden Grove as a city of the sixth class were granted permission to withdraw their petition, and all proceedings heretofore taken by the board were rescinded. The resignation of Edward Kennedy as constable of Los Alamitos judicial township, was accepted. The lot and building at San Juan Capistrano belonging to Orange county was sold to Fred A. Stoffel for $2000. The county assessor was authorized to purchase card index files for his office. The returns of election for trustees of Buena Park-Cypress storm water district were canvassed and John Williams, Geo. Miller and Emanuel Bastady were declared elected. The purchasing agent was authorized to purchase the oil storage and unloading plant of the Union Oil Co. situated at Santa Ana, for $350, and to secure a lease of the A. T. & S. F. Ry Co., for the ground occupied by said plant. Hiatt street bridge was accepted as completed by Chris McNeill, contractor. The paving of Irvine Boulevard, Sec. 3, was accepted as completed by Wells & Bressler, contractors. The paving of Brea Olinda road, Sec. 3, was accepted as completed by Wright & Wood, contractors. A. H. Moore was given permission to lay and maintain a drain tile across the road at the Ocean View school house. The map of Orange county as presented by the county surveyor was accepted as official. The boundaries of the supervisorial districts as changed in order to conform to the school district boundaries were adopted. The voting precinct boundaries as prepared by the county surveyor, were adopted. COAL SUPPLY MUST BE CONSERVED Californians Asked to Use as Little As Possible We have received the following from Albert E. Schwabacher, Federal Fuel Administrator of California: "To the Citizens of California: Coal is absolutely necessary to the high in municipal authority were closing both eyes to the deplorable conditions. In his arraignment of Seattle General Greene also says: "It is a fact that I have considerable evidence upon other grave and important matters outside of those relating to vice. I am not ready to lay the cards on the Seattle table. In fact, when I do expose them it will not be on the Seattle table, but on the federal table, where the big game is being played." This is believed to refer to pro-German activities. CROWN STAGE DRIVER STRICKEN BY DEATH Jimmie Morton Succumbs From an Attack of Heart Failure Jimmie Morton is dead, and there is sorrow among the members of the force of the Crown Stage company and among the friends of the popular jitney driver. While laughing and chatting with A. B. Watson and others at the office of the Crown Stage company at Santa Ana Thursday evening about 8:14 o'clock, he was seized with heart failure and died two hours later at the home of Mr. Watson, to which place he was immediately conveyed and a physician summoned. He was 31 years of age. His parents reside at Katy, Texas, and a telegram from his father Friday advised that the body be prepared for shipment and that instructions for shipment would follow. In point of service, he was one of the oldest men with the stage company, having been in its employ for about two years. He had been in ill health for some time, and returned only Thursday from a brief stay at Long Beach. He was standing at the desk talking to Watson, Manager B. Y. Neal, and others. They were telling him of funny incidents and experience of some of the drivers during his absence and it was while he was enjoying a hearty laugh that he was stricken in death. His services with the Crown Stage was mostly in driving between Santa Ana and Anaheim. He had gained the entire confidence of the management and was preparing to become assistant to Manager Neal, taking the night shift. He would have assumed his new relations with the company Sunday." COAL SUPPLY MUST BE CONSERVED Californians Asked to Use as Little As Possible We have received the following from Albert E. Schwabacher, Federal Fuel Administrator of California: "To the Citizens of California:— Coal is absolutely necessary to the successful prosecution of the war; every available pound can and must be put to use by ourselves and our allies. It is the patriotic duty of every citizen to avoid waste of coal and to consider how his coal requirementns can be reduced. California, in particular, is confronted by a most critical situation. Eighty per cent of California's coal supply comes from Utah and Wyoming, a distance of at least 1000 miles. Our railroads are now burdened to the limit of their capacity moving troops, supplies, munitions and other things essential to warfare; and, still, with these tremendous limitations upon our transportation facilities comes the greatest demand for coal ever known in the history of our country. Under these circumstances every California coal user must help. We ask all: Not to use coal for heating unless the house temperature is below 60 degrees. To burn wood wherever possible. To use oil stoves or heaters when it is necessary to keep certain parts of the house at a special temperature. To reduce the coal used in the stoves. Do your cooking at one part of the day. Use wood whenever possible. To be economical with gas and with Anahelm Gazette The present officers and directors are L. P. Drake, president; S. W. McColloch, vice president; William Berkinstock, treasurer; H. W. Schultz, E. D. Lang, W. L. Hale, H. II. Hale. TAXES DELINQUENT MONDAY, DEC. 3 Collector Lamb Reports Many are Paying Both Installments at Once The first installment of county taxes will go delinquent on Monday, December 3, which date is not far off. General prosperity throughout the county has been indicated at the tax collector's office in the fact that this year here are more than the usual number of taxpayers who have the money on hand for meeting both installments in one payment. When money is a bit tight, when there is a general depression in markets, the tax collector hears about it. A man walks up to the counter. He pays the first installment of his taxes and leaves the rest for next spring to look after. There is a good deal less of that this year than there was last year. Tax Collector Lamb is expecting a rush of business the last two or three days of the tax paying period. There is always a rush on those days. Why people wait until the last day to pay taxes is somewhat of a mystery, when by going earlier they could be waited upon much more promptly than is likely to be the case when a crowd gathers at the counter. The easiest way to pay one's taxes is by check. To each taxpayer a bill of his taxes has been sent. A three-cent stamp will save a trip to the courthouse. A person can write out his check, inclose it with the yellow bill, and mail to the tax collector. Within a short time the tax receipt will come from the tax collector to the only about four per cent of our national wealth. In 1912, the latest figures available in the way of reliable statistics, the wealth of the United States was estimated at $187,000,000,000, or a per capita wealth of $1965—count 'em $1965 for every man, woman and child in the United States in 1912, and without much doubt the wealth of the country has increased 25 per cent since that time. All the requests and demands to date amount to only about $76 per capita, out of that total wealth of $1965 per capita, plus the accretions of five years. Why, the proportion is so small as to be almost negligible. Here are the funds which have been raised for war purposes thus far: First Liberty Loan...$2,000,000,000 First Y. M. C. A. fund...3,000,000 Red Cross Drive...100,000,000 Second Liberty Loan...4,500,000,000 Recreation War Fund...3,750,000 Second Y. M. C. A. fund...50,000,000 Y. W. C. A. fund...4,000,000 And that is to be taken out of a national wealth totaling $187,000,000,000 five years ago, and now doubtless somewhere between $200,000,000,000 and $250,000,000,000! Shucks! Who's going to miss four cents out of their dollar because Uncle Sam needs it? The one feature that grinds the patriotic citizen who does his bit is the fact that some others utterly fail to do theirs. The plan is bad and the payments are unequal. If the war continues long, the average individual will hope that some plan will be found by which it will not only not be necessary but impossible for the man with little to give much and the man with much to give so little that it requires a microscope of great magnifying power to discover whether he has any such quality as patriotism. That stirs one a bit, but for all that, nobody is going to suffer because the change in the name of the company to the Birch Oil company when he and those of his relatives who now compose the company acquired full control; relates the bringing in of the big gusher which first brought the property into prominence as a big oil company; covers the suits brought by thirteen residents of this county who in their suits alleged that he had acquired their stock through misrepresentation, and of the influence they have in the community. These influences, together with that of the taxpayers and the political dependence of officers, are alleged to be such that it would be absolutely impossible for the company to get an impartial hearing in the local courts. PENALTY FOR SLACKING Vane Valentine Dart was taken from Fort Winfield Scott Wednesday to Alcatraz disciplinary barracks, where he is under sentence to serve ten years at hard labor as the first draft slacker to be convicted of desertion by an army court martial. Dart deserted at Santa Ana, Sept. 20, failing to appear before the Orange county exemption board that had summoned him. He was captured a week later and pleaded guilty to two charges—desertion and violation of the draft act. Dart's sentence, approved by Col. L. E. Goodier, judge advocate of the western department, dishonorably discharges him from the service and forfeits all pay and allowances due him under the army regulations. ROSE TOURNAMENT Thirty-five to forty Southern California cities are preparing to enter floats in Pasadena's Rose Tournament parade New Year's day. They are cooperating even more enthusiastically FREE SPACE GRAFT GREATEST OF EVILS Southern California Editorial Association Denounces Methods of Pests At a meeting of the Southern California Editorial association held in Los Angeles recently one of the principal subjects for discussion was the press agent and free space grafter. Every member present had a tale to tell about the efforts of various free space grafters to break into the news columns of their papers instead of paying their way into the advertising columns where their stuff rightfully belonged. One of the worst and most successful offenders in this respect is L. E. Behymer, who exploits the Los Angeles theatres. Behymer claims that he gets his free stuff in forty or fifty papers. For years he has been sending his free dope to the Gazette, but it always found its way into the waste basket. It was always accompanied by complimentary tickets, but even should we care to use them the price of the tickets represented a very small percentage of the value of the space asked for, at the regular rates. Advertising space is one of the commodities the newspaper man has to sell, and it is just as reasonable to ask a merchant for his goods without price as to ask an editor to exploit a private enterprise free. WAR BREAD AND BUTTER An American war bread, intended by going earlier they could be waited upon much more promptly than is likely to be the case when a crowd gathers at the counter. The easiest way to pay one's taxes is by check. To each taxpayer a bill of his taxes has been sent. A three-cent stamp will save a trip to the courthouse. A person can write out his check, inclose it with the yellow bill, and mail to the tax collector. Within a short time the tax receipt will come from the tax collector to the taxpayer. However, those who want to go to the tax collector's office should go earlier. Of course if a person wants to wait until Monday, December 3, that is his right, but in exerting that right he may have to stand in line for half an hour waiting for his turn to be waited upon. MUST KEEP RECORD SECRET A new ruling of the government, which went into effect on November 20, says the records of registrants shall no longer be open to the public. The data concerning physical defects and dependent claims shall be kept particularly secret. It is said. Although this ruling seems to be just from one viewpoint, since the private affairs of a man should be kept confidential by the exemption board, it is believed it will give slackers another post to hide behind, for it is certainly true that the publication of the grounds upon which claimants based their calims for discharge has made it inadvisable for such claimants to make false or misleading affidavits. However, the clause which touches on this regulation, states that members of the exemption boards who give out any such information to the press or the public, without the consent of the registrant, is subject to serve a term of one year in jail if he is convicted of such a charge, which is rated as a misdemeanor. BIRCH PETITIONS FOR CHANGE OF VENUE Declares He Can't Get Justice in Orange County In Suit to Recover Taxes Declaring that he cannot get justice in Orange county, Otis Birch has filed a petition asking for a change of venue in his suit to recover $9,171.97 in taxes, paid under protest. The case is set for trial in the Orange county superior court for Dec. 3. ROSE TOURNAMENT Thirty-five to forty Southern California cities are preparing to enter floats in Pasadena's Rose Tournament parade New Year's day. They are cooperating even more enthusiastically than in the past this year because the theme of the Tournament is to be patriotic and because the entire net proceeds will be turned over to the Red Cross. Those in charge of the wonderful floral pageant assert that it will be a more magnificent spectacle than any that have gone before. Every year sees an improvement in the great event. This year special efforts are being put forth to attain a new high mark in attendance and general success, on account of the worthy Red Cross cause that is to benefit by the tournament. The day will have three big features. The first will be the parade of floral floats in the morning. In the afternoon comes the football game between east and west, and the day's festivities will conclude with a brilliant ball at one of Pasadena's big hotels in the evening. Years ago the tournament passed that stage where it was an event of purely significance and is now regarded as a Southern California institution, in which every community in this part of the state has almost an equal interest with Pasadena, for it advertises to the world at large, as nothing else could, that this is a land of sunshine and flowers at a time when the east and north are shivering in wintry blast and wallowing through snowdrifts. The football game in the afternoon is an affair that arouses international interest, and attracts the biggest crowd of the year in Pacific coast territory. It is generally regarded as establishing which part of the country, east or west, plays the best football. While all Southern California cooperates in making the tournament the remarkable success it always is, the central management must of necessity remain in the city where the pageant is staged. As is very well known the tournament is a civic affair and in no way a private enterprise. All the officers, committees and other workers, western department, dishonorably discharges him from the service and forfeits all pay and allowances due him under the army regulations. WAR BREAD AND BUTTER An American war bread, intended for use on wheatless Wednesdays, has been evolved in Pittsburg. It made its appearance at a chamber of commerce luncheon given in honor of former Ambassador Gerard. The guests are said to have accepted the product rather dubiously, but found it not so bad as it looked. The stuff resembles graham bread in appearance, but it much heavier and a shade darker. The loaves gain a certain distinction from their size and shape—they are a yard long. They contain 70 per cent of rye flour, 15 per cent of corn meal and 15 per cent of alfalfa meal. It is announced that this bread is to be put on sale at the principal hotels and restaurants. Along with it goes a war butter still more noteworthy. It is said to be made of chopped suet, brown sugar, allspice and green tomatoes. And its color—in deference, perhaps to the prevailing hue of Pittsburg—is black. The war bread might go with Americans of patriotic heart and sound tsomach. But outside the Smoky City that butter will have to be camouflaged. ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE What the government has thus far asked for in the way of loans and gifts for various war purposes amounts to CHANGE OF VENUE Declares He Can't Get Justice in Orange County In Suit to Recover Taxes Declaring that he cannot get justice in Orange county, Otis Birch has filed a petition asking for a change of venue in his suit to recover $9,171.97 in taxes, paid under protest. The case is set for trial in the Orange county superior court for Dec. 3. He alleges that Assessor Sleeper was influenced in making the high valuations on the oil property of the company by reason of the fact that the suits of thirteen former stockholders for damages because alleged fraud on the part of Birch in acquiring their stock had resulted in prejudicing the people against the company, and that Sleeper placed the valuations in belief that he was meeting the wishes of the voters of the county, by whose grace he holds his county office; that publicity in the papers of the county of the big gusher developed on the property shortly following his purchase of the interests of other stockholders resulted in the general belief that the property was worth a vast sum of money; that the honesty and good faith of Sleeper and the board of equalization are involved, and that the district attorney and his office are influenced against the affiant, and that a jury of Orange county men would be influenced against him by reason of the notoriety the property has at tainted and by the further fact that in case of a judgment against the county the judgment would have to be paid out of the county funds. He recites the history of the company since it was founded in 1900 as the Menges Oil company, following it step by step from that time through Deputy District Attorney Menton has filed a request for dismissal of the action brought against Emma L. Schulte and E. W. Dean, to collect $500. They were on the bond of Prof. Frank Bergfeld, who failed to appear for trial on a criminal charge. The sureties have paid the money. Thomas Askin TEACHER OF SINGING AND DRAMATIC RECITATION ANAHEIM 348-R 1 LOS ANGELES, HOME 10082 DIAMONDS FOR CHRISTMAS Just One Month-- then Christmas The wise Santa Claus knows that it pays to shop early—when the stocks are complete and selections can be made at leisure. We invite your inspection of our large stock. A small deposit will secure any article for later delivery. DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY Theodore Roberts Jeweler At the Sign of the Big Clock. Anaheim, Cal. Griffith Lumber Co. SEE US FOR YOUR BUILDING MATERIAL Griffith Lumber Co. 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