anaheim-gazette 1918-09-19

FALL OPENING Thursday and Friday Sept. 19 and 20 The newest style conceptions of leading fashion creators are here for your inspection and approval. Truly the largest showing we have ever made. The war has influenced the trend of styles toward simplicity. The skill of the creators has made this simplicity more smart and chic than ever. The new coats are plain but full cut. Fancy frills are absent from new suits. The new dresses strongly favor simple lines. Smart new skirts and waists. New dress goods and silks. All the new autumn accessories, hosiery, neckwear, veils, gloves, handbags, everything to complete the attractiveness of your appearance. You are cordially invited to come. The S. Q. R. Store the attractiveness of your appearance. You are cordially invited to come. The S. Q. R. Store PERSONALS Fire Chief B. L. Goodrich is attending the state convention of firemen at Oakland this week. Mrs. J. J. Schneider, local chairman of the Women's Council of Defense, was in Los Angeles yesterday on official business. An excellent program has been arranged for the band concert tonight. Don't miss it. Mrs. J. L. Adkins left Sunday for Salt Lake, having received word that her mother was seriously ill. Capt. W. O. Hart, formerly editor of the Orange News, has been promoted to acting major and placed in command of the battalion. He will receive a commission as major in a short time. Mrs. H. C. Head, who has been ill at the Anaheim sanitarium for two weeks, returned to her home in Santa Ana Friday. Mrs. Jennie Parker, of Nebraska City, Neb., is visiting her nephew, J. W. Duckworth, and family. J. W. Duckworth celebrated his 63rd birthday last Friday, members of his family and relatives being entertained at dinner. The E. Z. Card Club was entertained by Mrs. W. H. Houts Thursday afternoon. Mrs. H. L. McLellan won first prize at cards, Mrs. Houts second and Mrs. J. W. Sackett third. J. B. Rea received word on Monday of the death of his old-time friend, Simon Levi, of San Diego. The two gentlemen had been warm personal friends for many years, and Mr. Rea Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holman came up this week from their cottage at Seal Beach on a brief visit to friends. They will return later on to the beach. C. W. Pendleton, wife and daughter, Miss Helen, were visiting Sunday with J. W. Duckworth and wife. W. P. Webb has received letters from his sons, Will and Clyde, both of whom are now serving their country in France. The boys are both enjoying good health and have no complaints to make. Messrs. Webb and Lagourge are repainting and overhauling the room in the Bushard building on East Center street, formerly occupied by Fred Hudson. H. Betzsold will remove his studio into the room as soon as it is ready for occupancy. Mrs. J. T. Burgess and son Waldo have returned from Mendocino, where they were visiting during the vacation. They started home in an auto but had trouble with the machine, consequently Mrs. Burgess came down from San Francisco on the train, arriving here Sunday. Her son brought the car down later. Herman Stern has received a letter from Paul Nicolas, who is now in France with the American troops. Paul crossed the Atlantic on an English transport, and landed in Scotland. Accompanying him were Earl Crist and Alfred Bittner of this city. Crist was left in Scotland because of illness. The other two boys proceeded to France and are now near the front. Of all the nerve displayed by bicycle thieves, the thief who got away with Justice of the Peace Cox's bike Sunday night has displayed the most. The judge placed his bicycle in a rack in his back yard, and he covered it over with a piece of oil cloth so that whatever rains might come would not damage the vehicle Monday morning the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holman came up this week from their cottage at Seal Beach on a brief visit to friends. They will return later on to the beach. C. W. Pendleton, wife and daughter, Miss Helen, were visiting Sunday with J. W. Duckworth and wife. W. P. Webb has received letters from his sons, Will and Clyde, both of whom are now serving their country in France. The boys are both enjoying good health and have no complaints to make. Messrs. Webb and Lagourge are repainting and overhauling the room in the Bushard building on East Center street, formerly occupied by Fred Hudson. H. Betzsold will remove his studio into the room as soon as it is ready for occupancy. Mrs. J. T. Burgess and son Waldo have returned from Mendocino, where they were visiting during the vacation. They started home in an auto but had trouble with the machine, consequently Mrs. Burgess came down from San Francisco on the train, arriving here Sunday. Her son brought the car down later. Herman Stern has received a letter from Paul Nicolas, who is now in France with the American troops. Paul crossed the Atlantic on an English transport, and landed in Scotland. Accompanying him were Earl Crist and Alfred Bittner of this city. Crist was left in Scotland because of illness. The other two boys proceeded to France and are now near the front. Of all the nerve displayed by bicycle thieves, the thief who got away with Justice of the Peace Cox's bike Sunday night has displayed the most. The judge placed his bicycle in a rack in his back yard, and he covered it over with a piece of oil cloth so that whatever rains might come would not damage the vehicle Monday morning the The E. Z. Card Club was entertained by Mrs. W. H. Houts Thursday afternoon. Mrs. H. L. McLellan won first prize at cards, Mrs. Houts second and Mrs. J. W. Sackett third. J. B. Rea received word on Monday of the death of his old-time friend, Simon Levi, of San Diego. The two gentlemen had been warm personal friends for many years, and Mr. Rea received the news with deep regret. Mr. Levi was a prominent pioneer merchant of the southern city, and had a wide circle of friends throughout Southern California. Dr. F. H. Thibodo, of Placentia, received a letter last week informing him that he had been recommended for a commission in the medical corps. Right on the heels of the letter came a telegram announcing his appointment as captain and ordering him to report at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Captain Thibodo has stored his household goods, turned his accounts over to an attorney, and expected to leave for the east Monday. Mrs. Thibodo will stay with her mother in Long Beach. W. P. Quarton has received a letter from his son, Dale, who is a cadet at the United States military academy, Annapolis. Dale reports that he has been elected captain of his team and is doing splendidly. Charley McAulay came in from Mare Island navy yard Tuesday on a visit to his folks. He has just taken the examination as an electrician and will shortly be assigned to a vessel. Charley has certainly been well fed, judging by his appearance, and he is enthusiastic over the service. Of all the nerve displayed by bicycle thieves, the thief who got away with Justice of the Peace Cox's bike Sunday night has displayed the most. The judge placed his bicycle in a rack in his back yard, and he covered it over with a piece of oil cloth so that whatever rains might come would not dampen the vehicle. Monday morning the bike was gone. Someone entered the back yard and took it away. Even the pants-guards were taken. Now, if that man is caught, what may he hope for in the way of judicial clemency? The cannery was a little late in starting on tomatoes this season, as the fruit has ripened slowly, but it is running as smoothly as clockwork. The new machinery not only expedites the work but makes it much more pleasant for the workers. The fruit, too, is unusually fine, and a good run is anticipated. Only about twenty people are employed this week, but a full crew will be required within a week or ten days. Miss Lucy Smith is forewoman this season, and Miss Sadie Schumacher is at her old place as bookkeeper—Courier. The fall opening at the S. Q. R. store is being held today and tomorrow. All the latest styles are ready for inspection, and Mr. Renner states that the new goods are on the shelves, not on the road or still in the hands of the manufacturer. The war is having its influence on styles, consequently if you want to see what you are going to wear in the future call and give the new goods the once over. The stock is complete. The California Lionation has fixed price beans: Lima bean pound f. o. b. Cali Bush beans, 11.75 c o b. California; Tepa ped pound f. o. b opening price on price at which the fering beans at this The republican committee elected at the gust 27, held a meeting noon and organized officers, as follows: Williams; vice-chair Ball; secretary, J. Dr. R. A. Cushmaners with the following executive committee Westminster; H. E. N. Cook, Anaheas as Olive; R. B. Ostrano. Burleigh Goodrich department, will tion of fire chiefs soon, where he e many fire fighters the state. These are importance because something new to is now to devise fires rather than them out. Many attendance at the lighten their com-ern means of fire leigh is going to do while keeping his ideas. After the convention the bcial features in where it is said thing without ass- Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Gibbs were visiting friends in Los Angeles Sunday. W. A. Dolan and family put in several days at the beaches last week. Mrs. Nellie Terry was visiting friends in Hollywood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Alexander and Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Gifford spent several days at Long Beach last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kealher, who have been sojourning at Huntington Beach, have returned to their home here. Andrew Roerden, well known citizen of Fullerton, was in town a few days ago on a business mission and made a pleasant call at this office. Mrs. Carl Martin has received a letter from her son, Alfred Bittner, who has arrived safely on French soil and is now helping to strafe the Hun. Mrs. Fred Mickle has gone to Inglewood in response to word notifying her of the serious illness of her mother. Chillie Fisher, who recently disposed of his interest in the Fisher Wine Company, has accepted a position in the Bevillard ignition plant. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann went up to Pasadena Monday to attend the funeral of a relative of Mr. Mann. The Loara P. T. A. will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at the school house. This will be the first meeting of the year, and a good attendance is desired. J: Stitt Wilson lectured to a crowded house at the New Grand Monday evening. LOCAL NOTES R. A. Fossek, of Los Angeles, in advancing his subscription to the Gazette, hands us a bouquet. All such expressions are naturally appreciated. Among other things he says: "I've been in the newspaper game now for 22 years, and have given it close attention. Naturally in that time one becomes more or less able to judge an article and you can soon pick out the worthless from the worthy. I have never seen a better picked bunch of stuff on rural matters in any paper, and must say that you are doing your section a world of good. Your news columns are newsy, and your editorials always up to the usual high standard." Among the 36 men who have been graduated from the field artillery officers' training school at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., the names of Richard F. Bird of Los Angeles and John H. Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Curtis, of Anaheim, appear. Richard Bird is the grandson of Mrs. M. O. Kellogg of West Anaheim. Monday Judge Thomas began the trial of the action brought by W. E. Clement and others to break an assessment made by directors of the Santiago Storm Water District, organized to do protective work at the edge of the Santiago creek a short distance above Glassell street, Orange. Clement and others assert that the directors have made an unfair assessment by placing the bulk of the proposed improvement upon a few lots. Attorneys Coburn & Garrett and Hartley Shaw represent the plaintiffs, and Attorneys F. C. Drumm, L. A. West and H. C. Head appear for the district. Judge Thomas was taken to the district that The Anaheim farm center will meet at the board of trade rooms tonight. Farm Advisor Wahlberg will be present, and it is hoped that every seat will be occupied. Dr. Freeman, of Fullerton, was in town a few days ago gathering data concerning the death of Peter Stoffel, who has paid the supreme sacrifice overseas. There is a county wide movement to keep a roster of every man from the county who has entered the services of the nation. A record of casualties is also to be kept, but at times it is difficult to obtain all data necessary regarding time of service, name of company, regiment, etc. Dr. Freeman, who has charge of this enrollment, would esteem it a favor if anyone would inform him of these details whenever possible. It has been announced that R. T. Davies would take the management of a fruit association, but he has decided to remain in the fruit business for himself. He purchased from A. S. Bradford the large packing house he has been packing in at Placentia. Mr. Davies already owned the equipment. He packed and shipped 169 cars of oranges past season. Two cars of oranges packed by Mr. Davies sold in the east this week at prices that will net the growers $7.50 a box on the trees. Injuries sustained in an automobile accident a year ago, when Mrs. Joe Parsons was killed and Mrs. E. F. Roberts of Santa Ana was severely injured, contributed to the death of Mrs. Tootsie George Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry, at Garden Grove. Mrs. George was 24 years old age. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Anaheim Tuesday forenoon and interment was in Fairhaven cemetery, Santa Ana. The accident happened on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann went up to Pasadena Monday to attend the funeral of a relative of Mr. Mann. The Loara P. T. A. will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at the school house. This will be the first meeting of the year, and a good attendance is desired. J: Stitt Wilson lectured to a crowded house at the New Grand Monday evening, his subject being prohibition. Mr. Wilson is working for a bone-dry California. Wm. Schroeder, the man convicted of disloyalty and sent to prison for 90 days, was taken over to the county jail by Officer Baxter and Geo. Meyers, the latter gentleman offering his car for the purpose. G. M. Simpson was in Kingman, Ariz., last week on business connected with the Standard Minerals mine. The mine is developing into a valuable property, molybdenite being the principal product. A Red Cross salvage party consisting of Henry Adams, Chas. Conliffe, Frank Borth, Herman Dickel, L. Goble and G. Goble were out Sunday morning hauling in old newspapers to the Red Cross headquarters on East Center street. Large quantities of the old papers had been accumulated at the several school buildings and elsewhere and the committee volunteered to deliver them to the Red Cross. Private Walter Thomas of Company L, has sent to his friends in Santa Ana a small piece of the aeroplane in which Quentin Roosevelt met his death. The Americans are now occupying the territory where Roosevelt fell. Thomas writes that the German prisoners whom he saw were tired and discouraged, many of them being very young boys and others old men. The California Lima Bean Association has fixed prices as follows for beans: Lima beans, 12 cents per pound f. o. b. California; Henderson Bush beans, 11.75 cents per pound f. o. b. California; Tepary beans, 8.25 cents per pound f. o. b. California. This opening price on limas is the same price at which the association was offering beans at this time last year. The republican county central committee elected at the primaries on Au- Santiago Storm Water District, organized to do protective work at the edge of the Santiago creek a short distance above Glassell street, Orange. Clement and others assert that the directors have made an unfair assessment by placing the bulk of the proposed improvement upon a few lots. Attorneys Coburn & Garrett and Hartley Shaw represent the plaintiffs, and Attorneys F. C. Drumm, L. A. West and H. C. Head appear for the district. Judge Thomas was taken to the district that he might personally look over the lay of the land. A small sized strike among Mexicans working in the beets at the ranch of Earl Gardner near Bolsa was organized Tuesday morning, but was soon stopped by Sheriff Jackson, who was called to the place. Jackson got the men to return. There were thirteen in the striking bunch. The trouble seemed to be more a misunderstanding on the part of the Mexicans than a desire to cripple the farmer. They are men recently imported from Mexico and they thought they were not getting all that was coming to them, a portion of their wages being held back, as provided for in the contract, until the work of harvesting is completed. Jackson took an interpreter with him, and after assurance by Jackson that they would get all that was coming to them the men returned to work. Of the 4,021 men registered in this exemption district, No. 2, on September 12, 2,392 are native born citizens of the United States. Just 166 are naturalized and 82 became citizens by the naturalization of their fathers. This makes a total of 2,630 citizens. There are 112 aliens who have declared their intentions of becoming citizens and 1,279 who have not be declared their intentions, making a total of 1,391 who are not citizens. Of the non-citizens, 288 are Japanese and 855 Mexicans, making 1,042 of those two countries out of the 1,391. The other 249 came from other countries as follows: Australia, China, Servia, Netherlands, Turkey, and Central America; Belgium, 19; England, 18; Ireland, 8; Scotland, 2; Canada, 22 other British; France, 28; Portugal, 2; Russia, 18; Norway, 2; Spain, 18; Sweden, 6; Switzerland, 9; Austria-Hungary, 13; Germany, 27; others, 21. It is interesting to note the number registered at the various ages. There are 187 who are 18 years of age, 178 who are 19 and 174 who are 20. Skipping to those of 32 years of age, 146 are found. Injuries sustained in an automobile accident a year ago, when Mrs. Joe Parsons was killed and Mrs. E. F. Roberts of Santa Ana was severely injured, contributed to the death of Mrs. Tootsie George Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry, at Garden Grove. Mrs. George was 24 years of age. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Anaheim Tuesday forenoon and interment was in Fairhaven cemetery, Santa Ana. The accident happened on the Seal Beach boulevard on October 3, 1917, when the ladies were returning home in a Cadillac driven by Mrs. Roberts. The big machine went into a ditch by the side of the boulevard, Mrs. Parsons' head striking against a fence post. Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. George were conveyed to a hospital in Long Beach, where they remained for some time. Mrs. George was unconscious for weeks. During the past few months she had been able to be out of bed a part of the time and on Thursday last took to her bed with pneumonia and appendicitis. Her left lung was crushed badly in the accident, and pneumonia is said to have been the direct cause of her death. A large force of workmen from Garden Grove have been engaged in strengthening the west bank of the Santa Ana river above and below the Olive bridge. It is at these points that the Garden Grove section is in most danger of getting an overflow during excessive rainfall and those enterprising citizens believe in taking time by the forelock, as a stitch in time saves nine, as the saying goes. Many old-time weather prophets say we are going to have plenty of rain this season, as the wind has been blowing regularly from the southeast. It might be pertinent to here remark that should the river ever dig a new channel north of town—its former bed—great damage to property north and west would ensue. At the bend in the river, near the Santa Fe railroad bridge, there is a wide open space, the west river bank being entirely washed away by flood waters three years ago. If the old erratic Santa Ana ever went on the rampage again and dug in north of town it is very probable that that would be its bed for all time in the future. People along the river to the south would be tickled to death to see this happen, as they would then be relieved in great part, of an overflow. BUSINESS WOMEN'S BIBLE CLASS The California Lima Bean Association has fixed prices as follows for beans: Lima beans, 12 cents per pound f. o. b. California; Henderson Bush beans, 11.75 cents per pound f. o. b. California; Tepary beans, 8.25 cents per pound f. o. b. California. This opening price on limas is the same price at which the association was offering beans at this time last year. The republican county central committee elected at the primaries on August 27, held a meeting Tuesday afternoon and organized by the election of officers, as follows: Chairman, R. Y. Williams; vice-chairman, Dr. C. D. Ball; secretary, J. C. Burke; treasurer, Dr. N. A. Cushman. These four officers with the following comprise the executive committee: R. E. Larter, Westminster; H. H. Hale, Placentia; E. N. Cook, Anaheim; Dr. J. D. Thomas, Olive; R. B. Cook, San Juan Capistrano. Burleigh Goodrich, chief of the fire department, will attend the convention of fire chiefs to be held in Oakland soon, where he expects to meet with many fire fighters from all parts of the state. These meetings are of great importance because there is always something new to learn. The tendency is now to devise means to prevent fires rather than to learn how to put them out. Many experts will be in attendance at the convention to enlighten their comrades along the modern means of fighting fire and Burleigh is going to be one of them, meanwhile keeping his ears open for new ideas. After the deliberations of the convention the boys are to enjoy social features in the northern city, where it is said they can have anything without asking for it. From F. W. Slabaugh, county purchasing agent, we have received a letter stating that government cement must be obtained in the construction of highways hereafter. Speaking for the supervisors Mr. Slabaugh says: "From the best information obtainable we are of the opinion that federal approval will have to be obtained before any highway or street work can be done. This regulation evidently includes ulvert and bridge construction, reconstruction and maintenance. It is evidently the intention of the government to permit of only such work as absolutely essential. Applications for a permit are made to the state highway department and if the application is approved by them it then goes to the United States highway council at Washington, D.C., for approval or rejection." BUSINESS WOMEN'S BIBLE CLASS RESUMES WORK Last Monday night, the Business Women's Bible Study Class reassembled after their summer vacation. After supper had been served under Miss Margaret Walker's supervision, some matters of business were speedily got out of the way so that the class might enjoy an informal patriotic program. The most interesting features of this program were patriotic selections on the victrola through the kindness of Mr. Jackson, a reading by Miss Edna Mills, and the exhibition of trophies from the front, for which the class is indebted to Miss Elnora Parker, the president. The number present and the fine spirit of the occasion augur well for an interesting and successful year's work. Regular Bible study will begin next Monday night with Mrs. Zurbuchen as instructor. All business women are most cordially invited to join this class. State Appraiser Anderson, E. C. Miles and R. S. Gregory have appraised the estate of F. X. Dauser, who died at Placentia, at $45,130. The Anaheim city schools opened Monday with a good attendance. FALL'S CHOICEST MERCHANDISE IS NOW ON DISPLAY. In Every Department LARGER ASSORTMENTS THAN EVER Falkenstein's Department Store ANOTHER THEORY EXPLODED There once was an individual who made a very comfortable living out of the notion that with gunpowder rain could be coaxed from sky to earth. His plan was to cultivate this theory in the bucolic mind, and then proceed to harvest the ripened belief. He would enter into contract with farmers, who had been sufferers from droughty seasons, by which contract he agreed to produce rain by causing large explosions of powder, if the farmers would pay him $12,000, says the San Francisco Journal of Commerce. The agricultural communities bound themselves to provide the powder. If the rain came the farmers would pay; if not, the scientist had lost nothing, and the farmers need pay no more. The halcyon days of this rain-maker are no more. If powder explosions would produce rain, Europe would have been washed into the seas by this time. To make assurance doubly sure the United States weather bureau now has announced that there is nothing in this theory. The fallacy that explosions would produce rain has existed almost from the beginning of historic times. Even before gunpowder was used the ancients had an idea that battles produced rainfall, which was caused by the clash of swords and the perspiration of the fighters. The real cause of rainfall is the cooling of the air by the vertical rising of heated air currents and the incoming of cooler currents to take their places. All weather conditions depend ultimately for their origin on the heating and cooling of the atmosphere. All the powder that could be reasonably expended in any battle, even by millions of men engaged, would not be enough to produce any appreciable change in temperature throughout any considerable section of the atmosphere over the battle area. Actual observations by French, British and American observers have failed to establish any relationship between storming the enemy and storms from the skies. The great battles in France in the spring of 1917 failed to interrupt the long spell of fair weather that accompanied them. It has been maintained that recent severe droughts in the western part of this country have been due to excessive rainfalls over European battlefields. The idea was advanced that so much rain has fallen in France that there was not enough to go round. The weather bureau says that such theories are equally unworthy of belief. GIRL HARVESTERS Crops on the Bixby ranch, located on the boulevard between Los Angeles and Long Beach, are being harvested by high school girls. They have raked 500 acres or hay and are now cutting and stacking 500 acres of beans. "I would not exchange my present crew of harvest hands for any bunch of men who ever worked on the ranch," declared R. C. Andrews, superintendent. "The girls are steadier, complain less, do the work and don't have any blue Mondays." Two of the girls are Superintendent Andrews' daughters, Misses Josephine and Dorothy Andrews. They and Miss Amelia Vignes, another of the farm girls, are students of Long Beach Polytechnic high school. The others, Misses Florence Reuther, Lena Reuther and Olive Pardee, are Compton high school girls. The girls wear overalls, negligee shirts and heavy boots, with bandana handkerchiefs knotted about their necks. A STETSON Always justifies its price. Every ounce of material, and every detail of manufacturing which contributes to its production, is the best obtainable. Economical days demand that only the best be purchased. A STETSON represents the best in head wear. Choose the STETSON. BY ALL MEANS GET A FIT F.A.YÜNGBLUTE THE BEST GOODS Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx