anaheim-gazette 1918-12-26

Just to say "Thank You" for your good will in the past, and wish you good luck in the future. MERRY CHRISTMAS THE S.Q.R. STORE Two big airplanes sailed over the city Sunday, headed for San Diego. W. L. Salisbury, of Garden Grove, has petitioned for letters of administration upon the estate of Amelia Salisbury. The estate is valued at $6000. Good bargains in used Ford Touring Cars and Roadsters in first-class overhaul condition, 1914 to 1918 models, several nearly new, at from $300 and up, cash or easy terms. One 1917 Oakland Six. Wickersheim Implement Company. Thomas Hedges, son of J. H. Hedges, of Brookshurst, and Miss Freida Rees, daughter of Mrs. Sophie Rees, of West street, were quietly married at Santa Ana Thursday. After a short honeymoon trip the newly-weds will take up their residence in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges have a host of friends who extend congratulations. Many tractors throughout Orange county have been fitted with special electric lighting systems and are now plowing at night as well as in the daytime. The lights come in especially handy in the early darkness of the winter evenings. Sam Coughran of Buena Park worked a tractor one day recently until 9 o'clock, finishing a ten-acre field, plowing ten inches deep, and received $42.50 for the day's work. The day's expenses, including depreciation, is estimated at between $7 and $8, or a net profit for the day of $35. Gerald Whitaker, of this city, and Prof. Donaldson, of the Fullerton high school, were in Prairie when the armistice was signed, and both write entertainingly of the two-days' period during which the four million people of the gay French capital were demented and gave themselves up to delirious joy. It was a scene never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. W. C. Crandall, United States Fish Commissioner for Southern California, Mrs. L. Z. Kroeger entertained the Elite Club Thursday afternoon, a dozen ladies being present. First prize at cards was won by Mrs. F. M. Eden. second by Mrs. Max Nebelung and third by Mrs. H. F. H. Schneider. W. E. Gerhart, of Wintersburg, has leased the Emory ranch in the Buena Park district, and purchased the equipment used in farming the 1200-acre tract, and he and Mrs. Gerhart took possession of the place two weeks ago. Mr. Gerhart still retains his position as field man for the Santa Ana Sugar Company, which he has held since the establishment of the factory. Beets, beans and barley will be grown on the new lease, about 400 acres being fine beet land. Geo. W. Moore, of Wintersburg, is interested in the lease with Mr. Gerhart. H. A. Buhrmann has filed an application with the Board of Supervisors asking that he be appointed constable of Yorba township for the term that starts January 1. M. Boisseranc, who was elected to the position, died of influenza, and Buhrmann was appointed to fill the unexpired term. All of the trouble over the distribution of motor fines by the county seems to have come to an end and an easy and satisfactory mode of settlement has apparently been arrived at. The state law requires that all fines collected by cities from infractions of the motor vehicle act shall be paid into the county treasury and by the county pro-rated out to the cities of the county according to population of the cities. But that was found to be most unsatisfactory, because several cities were at big expense maintaining motor cops and the money collected as a result of the activity of the cop would go to other cities, or at least a big portion of it. To make the whole transaction fair it has been arranged now that each city shall receive back the amount that it pays into the county treasury. Captain N. M. Holderman, formerly Gerald Whitaker, of this city, and Prof. Donaldson, of the Fullerton high school, were in Prais when the armistice was signed, and both write entertainingly of the two-days' period during which the four million people of the gay French capital were demented and gave themselves up to delirious joy. It was a scene never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. W. C. Crandall, United States Fish Commissioner for Southern California, Saturday assumed all responsibility for the taking of large quantities of abalones from the Orange county coast below Laguna Beach. He declared the Japs were operating under a Federal permit allowing the taking of abalones by divers for food purposes. He was accompanied to Santa Ana by Norman Hendrickson, chief inspector of fisheries for this district. At their suggestion, the sentences against the Japs were suspended by Justice Leo Goepper, sitting for Justice J. B. Cox. Crandall said that on January 1 the permit given the Jap fishermen would be automatically revoked, as Federal rights over fisheries taken as a war measure would cease on that date. He declared that taking abalones by divers does not interfere with those taken along shore. The Polytechnic high school football team of Los Angeles is one of the huskiest bunches in the Southland but they suffered an inglorious defeat at the hands of the Fullerton high boys Friday, the score being 13 to 0. The Poly men averaged twenty pounds heavier than their adversaries, but the Red Men of Fullerton proved to be their superior at every point. Fullerton will play Manual Arts of Los Angeles within a week or two. Captain N. M. Holderman, formerly of Company L, who was one of the officers of the famous "Lost Battalion," has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States Government. Captain Holderman was in a hospital following the Argonne battle, but gave his friends the understanding that he was not injured. It now develops that he received ten wounds in that desperate struggle, but none of them were dangerous. He has recovered and joined his command at Coblenz. Adolph Stankey was given a contract last week for constructing a curbing along the Salt Lake railroad right-of-way. It is understood that as soon as the government turns the roads back to the rightful owners the Salt Lake will build its projected line through here. The two Rogers brothers, Alva and Elmer, have both been suffering with the flu. WANTED TO RENT—Four or five room house, unfurnished. See manager at Hill's grocery. FOR SALE—Pumpkins, $10 per ton. Stanton Ranch, Brookshurst. Local Notes The express office has been overwhelmed for the past two weeks, everybody either sending or receiving Christmas packages. Most of the outward shipments were fruit, nuts or other products of this section. The trial of Leo Landaris, recently arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of burglarizing the James' tire shop in Anaheim, has been set for January 3. Landaris declares he can prove an alibi. T. L. McFadden writes from New York that he will not come home for some time, and may yet be sent to France. Tom enlisted for Y. M. C. A. work and was on his way to Europe when the war ended. Last Sunday two of the county's traffic officers stationed themselves at Ashley's corner, east of La Habra, and picked up 22 drivers for cutting the corners. This is one of the most dangerous crossings in the county and the scene of many accidents. By an agreement out of court, the contest over the will of Robert Mears, who died at Fullerton, leaving an estate valued at $12,500, was dropped, and Friday morning the last of two wills made by Mears was admitted to probate without contest. By the will, practically all of Mears' property was destined to go to the daughter, Mrs. Lenna M. Kimber, Mears' widow and two children living in Ohio sought to have the will set aside. In it they would have received $1 each. An agreement out of court was reached by Attorney C. R. Allen, of Fullerton, representing Mrs. Kimber, and Attorney S. M. Davis, representing the Ohio heirs. This agreement will govern the distribution of the property. What its all get home, of course, and it seemed to us that April 5 was about the best date we could select. Honor certificates will be given every person who entered the service and to the families of those who lost their lives in service." The State Council of Defense is to go out of existence soon, and with it will go the county councils, which are divisions of the state council. The county councils are directed to take charge of the celebrations to be held on April 5, and make arrangements for them before they go out of existence. In place of the state council there seems to be a very plain intention of Moore and his associates on the state council to perpetuate the organization in some way that has peace and not war as a basis. Without much doubt they expect to ask the legislature for an appropriation to keep the organization going under a new name. That such is the intention was hardly veiled in the remarks of Friday, for the speakers all declared the work that such an organization can do will be of tremendous importance. The closing of the war stopped many activities of the state and county councils but it is declared that some of the activities have a wider field of usefulness in peace time than they had in war time. Just what appeal such an organization will have in Orange county cannot at this time be stated, for some of the plans are not yet definite. The Orange county delegation Friday was particularly interested in the community council plan. Recently Judge West was asked by the state council to appoint a chairman for the community council organization. Colonel S. H. Finley was appointed as that chairman, but neither he nor Judge West was clear as to just what his duties were. William Cowan, who has been secretary of the state council, outlined the plan. The community council is Samuel Hill, pioneer resident of the West section, was a business visitor in town Saturday. H. Deutsch, of Los Angeles, was a business visitor in town a few days ago. Mrs. Frank Maehlieb and grandson, Rolland Golter, were visiting friends in Los Angeles Friday. B. J. Dresser last week received word that his nephew, Frank Dresser, of Richland, Oregon, had been killed in action on October 18. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer was confined to his bed with a severe case of flu last week. Mike Reagan, of Los Alamitos, was in town a few days ago, wishing his many friends a Merry Christmas. County Sealer of Weights and Measures George McPhee was transacting business in Anaheim Thursday. Joe Hessel and Ray Fisher have taken positions with an oil company in the northern end of the county. M. E. Beebe spent several days in Bakersfield transacting business last week. G. W. Sloop came in from Arizona and is spending the Christmas season with his family. Archie Ernst came in last week from Dakota and expects to make his home with the old folks. The thermometer was 8 degrees below zero when he left Dakota. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer is able to get out on the street again after his tussel Andrew Asmussen, an Anaheim barkeeper, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of selling a bottle of whisky to a minor. Judge West fined him $100. At the preliminary the boy, George Reyes, said he bought the booze from Asmussen. Asmussen denied having made the sale. In the superior court a jury trial was asked. After the jurors appeared, the plea was changed to guilty. C. A. Sinke died at his home in this city last Tuesday of pneumonia, following an attack of influenza. The funeral was held at Smith & Tuthill parlors Santa Ana, the remains being interred in a Santa Ana cemetery. Mr. Sinke was agent for the Union Oil Company in this city for the past two years, and was one of the most popular men in the oil industry. He was a Mason and an Elk. Friday's casual list contained the names of William Rodriguez, of Anaheim, Thomas Gelsler of Santa Ana, W. G. Trevert of Orange and Bandini Dean of Huntington Beach. None of them was dangerously wounded. One of the beautiful Red Cross lithographs which has been posted in every section of the United States and admired by millions of people, is entitled "The Greatest Mother of Them All." This is the work of Edwards & Deutsch, of Chicago, Mr. Deutsch, head of the firm, being the nephew of H. Deutsch, of Los Angeles, formerly a resident here. NAME APRIL 5 FOR HONORING SOLDIERS State Council Plans New Organization on Peace Basis The State Council of Defense has ordered that the communities of Cali- probate without contest. By the will, practically all of Mears' property was destined to go to the daughter, Mrs. Lenna M. Kimber, Mears' widow and two children living in Ohio sought to have the will set aside. In it they would have received $1 each. An agreement out of court was reached by Attorney C. R. Allen, of Fullerton, representing Mrs. Kimber, and Attorney S. M. Davis, representing the Ohio heirs. This agreement will govern the distribution of the property. What its terms are was not stated in court. Mrs. Kimber was made executrix of the will. The Orange county delegation Friday was particularly interested in the community council plan. Recently Judge West was asked by the state council to appoint a chairman for the community council organization. Colonel S. H. Finley was appointed as that chairman, but neither he nor Judge West was clear as to just what his duties were. William Cowan, who has been secretary of the state council, outlined the plan. The community council is to be a peace organization to look after civic affairs, encourage development and take a lead in community thought and endeavor. "I cannot see that Orange county is in need of much organization along that line," said Colonel Finley after the meeting, "for the chambers of commerce and farm bureaus are organized for just that work, and Orange county is already thoroughly organized. It seems to me that all I can do is to ask each chamber of commerce and farm bureau to name a committee to which communications can be sent and to carry on whatever state-wide movements are desired." Another matter in which Orange county councilmen were interested was that of the change of the non-war construction committee to a committee to have charge of the placing of returned soldiers and sailors in their old jobs or in new jobs. It was proposed that in each county two women be added to the committee. The Orange county non-war construction committee is John Cubbon, Santa Ana; N. U. Potter, Orange, and Richard Gregory, Fullerton. Jesse Steinhart, of San Francisco, who has been in charge of the war donations department of the state council, declared that it is important that every county maintain a committee that shall pass upon every kind of a benefit before aid for it or tickets for it can be sold to the public. He said that over $2,000,000 was saved for the people of the state through various schemes being headed off. "Somebody starts off to gather money for the starving wives of the king of Patagonia," said he, "and merchants and everybody else with a soft heart is held up and made to contribute. We can head off that sort of thing by carrying on into peace times an organization that must pass upon every project before the soliciting starts." Here in Orange county the war donations committee was organized only a few weeks before the war closed. G. W. Sloop came in from Arizona and is spending the Christmas season with his family. Archie Ernst came in last week from Dakota and expects to make his home with the old folks. The thermometer was 8 degrees below zero when he left Dakota. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer is able to get out on the street again after his tussel with the flu. His two eldest children, Eather and Leaster, are suffering from the disease, but neither has been seriously ill. A. R. Perry, of Los Angeles, died at the sanitarium Saturday after an illness of two weeks. He leaves a wife and son, Raymond, 11 years of age. Mrs. Perry is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Carver, of this city. P. C. Pearson and J. K. Norstrom, of the Brea Progress, were transacting business in Anaheim Monday. These gentlemen recently acquired the Progress from Tom Baxter and are giving the people of Brea a paper that deserves the unanimous support of the people. Frank Davis is enjoying a visit from his daughter, Mrs. F. H. Leonard, of Seattle, Washington, and her two small children. Mrs. Leonard has been visiting friends in the central part of the state for some months. Her stay here will be indefinite, as Mr. Davis hopes to pursue her to reside here. The appointment of R. Y. Williams to the superior bench having necessitated the dissolution of the firm of Williams & Rutan, attorneys, A. W. Rutan has formed a partnership with H. C. Head, the firm to be known as Head & Rutan. cian, and it was upon Dr. Domann's verdict, in addition to Carr's own judgment in the matter, that Carr got out a warrant charging Johnson with driving an automobile while intoxicated. The arrest was made at about 1 o'clock Thursday. Along toward 5 o'clock Johnson was taken before Justice Goepper. Johnson said he was not going forty-three miles an hour, but he was going over thirty, so he pleaded guilty to speeding. For that he paid a fine of $20. He pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated, and his trial NAME APRIL 5 FOR HONORING SOLDIERS State Council Plans New Organization on Peace Basis The State Council of Defense has advised that the communities of California all join in a giant celebration on April 5 in honor of returning soldiers and sailors. That there will be a holiday and a general celebration of such huge proportions that other celebrations need not be necessary, was the idea advanced by C. C. Moore, of San Francisco, director of the State Council of Defense, at a meeting of county councils of Southern California in Los Angeles recently. The Los Angeles meeting was attended by Judge Z. B. West, chairman; J. C. Burke, secretary; S. H. Finley, John Cubbon, Mrs. A. J. Lawton, Rev. A. T. O'Rear, R. L. Bisby and T. E. Stephenson of the Orange County Council of Defense. Mrs. Lawton, of Santa Ana, and Mrs. Dunn, of Garden Grove, attended a woman's conference in the morning. April 6 comes on Sunday, and the fact that it is to be Sunday on the anniversary of America's entrance into the war is the reason April 5 is selected for the celebration. "It is a big thing," said Moore. "We want every community or groups of communities to make that day big in the minds of our boys. Possibly by that time 35 or 40 per cent of them will be home. We cannot wait until they" "Somebody starts off to gather money for the starving wives of the king of Patagonia," said he, "and merchants and everybody else with a soft heart is held up and made to contribute. We can head off that sort of thing by carrying on into peace times an organization that must pass upon every such project before the soliciting starts." Here in Orange county the war donations committee was organized only a few weeks before the war closed, with District Attorney L. A. West as chairman. The Americanization problems was pointed out as one of the things that ought to be worked upon regularly that there may be a better understanding among foreigners as to what this country is and stands for. Moore said that there would be a fifth Liberty loan for five or six billion dollars and possibly a sixth loan. The continuation of women's work and of home and school gardening were urged. TOO MUCH SPEED C. O. Johnson admits he was speeding, but he denies that he was intoxicated while he was doing it. Johnson lives at San Diego. He says that he is an engineer, and that he was on his way to Los-Angeles when Motorcycle Officer Oliver Carr stopped him and put him under arrest. Carr says that Johnson was rambling along at a speed of forty-three miles an hour and that he was taking up all of the state highway south of Anaheim. Carr took Johnson into the county hospital and had him looked over by Dr. Domann, the county physician in the matter, that Carr got out a warrant charging Johnson with driving an automobile while intoxicated. The arrest was made at about 1 o'clock Thursday. Along toward 5 o'clock Johnson was taken before Justice Goepper. Johnson said he was not going forty-three miles an hour, but he was going over thirty, so he pleaded guilty to speeding. For that he paid a fine of $20. He pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated, and his trial was set for January 8th. As bail, he gave a check for $200 on the First National Bank of San Diego. When a long distance telephone conversation had ascertained that the check was good, Johnson was allowed to go. GRAMMATICAL JINGLE Three little words you often see Are articles, a, an and the; A noun's the name of anything, A school or garden, hoop or swing; Adjectives tell the kind of noun, As great, small, pretty, white or brown; Instead of nouns the pronouns stand—Her head, his face, your arm, my hand; Verbs tell of something to be done, To read, count, sing, laugh, jump or run; How things are done the adverbs tell, As slowly, quickly, ill or well; Conjunctions join the words together, As men and women, wind and weather; The preposition stands before A noun as in or through the door; The interjection shows surprise, As Oh! how pretty! Ah! how wise! The whole are called nine parts of speech, Which reading, writing, speaking teach. Greeting's To our friends and customers we express our thanks for their generous patronage during the past year, and to all the people of Anaheim and vicinity we extend the greetings of the season. May the year 1919 prove a prosperous and happy one to all, is our wish. Falkenstein's Department Store An altercation provoked when automobiles met last March 29 on a single-track bridge north of Oceanside and neither would back off the bridge to let the other pass resulted in a suit for $15,000 damages being filed by Henry R. Davis of Los Angeles against E. B. Burge, Santa Ana resident and well-known oil man of Southern California. The complaint alleges that Davis was knocked down and his head severely lacerated by a gun in the hands of Burge, also that the attack was unprovoked. The day after the occurrence a statement was issued from Davis's home that his skull was fractured, but no such allegation is made in the complaint. Other witnesses of the incident told a different story from Davis. They said four machines met a car in which Davis, his brother and their wives were riding on the bridge and, although Davis was nearest the end, he would not back to accommodate the others. They claimed one of the Davis brothers started to load a shotgun, when it was wrested from him by Burge, who later used the weapon on Davis's head when the latter rushed forward to attack Burge. The damage suits asking for total damages of $21,865 were brought Monday against the Santa Fe railroad by Jerry Sieman, a rancher of Olive, and members of his family who, with him were in his automobile on the evening of December 31, 1917, when it was struck by a tender and engine at Olive. There are three complaints. For Seiman $10,000 damages, $1000 for loss of auto and $825 for loss of salary are asked; for Rosie Sieman, $5020, and for Dorothy Sieman, $5020. The complaints allege that the engine and tened backed across the highway at a speed of 45 miles an hour, without warning by whistle or bell. It is alleged that at the time, the wig-wag did not work. Sieman was rendered unconscious and suffered much from shock. He had a thumb broken. Rosie Sieman had her lip-cut and Dorothy had her shoulder dislocated. The automobile was almost across the tracks before it was hit. It was thrown against a post. DRIVE TO EXTERMINATE RODENT PESTS An intensive campaign for the eradication of destructive rodents has been undertaken by George H. Hecke, state commissioner of horticulture. He has been advised by the United States bureau of biological survey that $30,-000,000 of the $300,000,000 annual loss to crops in the United States due to rodents has been confined to California. A campaign of education which will be carried into every county of the State has been launched in charge of W. C. Jacobsen. Practical field demonstrations are being fliven in squirrel and rodent control work, and later field assistants will go into the various counties to assist in the extermination of the pests. WATER BOARD MEETING A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Water company was held on Saturday. Superintendent reported siphon 12 had been tested and found satisfactory. Motion of Sherwood seconded by Thamer, the president and secretary were authorized to borrow the necessary funds to meet the obligations of the company coming due the end of the year. Superintendent presented a profile of proposed pipe line on North Cypress avenue, and on motion duly seconded the superintendent was instructed to construct the line with 30-inch and 24-inch pipe. Deputy Marshal Andrade and Special Officer Joe Sweet are on the sick list, with an attack of the flu. 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