anaheim-gazette 1919-08-07

ANAHEIM WANTS GOVERNMENT FOODSTUFF SECRETARY WHITAKER AND THE TRUSTEES DISCUSS PLANS FOR GETTING A SUPPLY OF BACON Ask Board of Supervisors to Ship in Large Quantity for County Distribution—Trustees Will Conduct Provision Store for Short Period. The government is releasing for sale to the general public vast quantities of surplus foodstuffs now held by the war department. This stuff was accumulated for use of the troops abroad and in the camps, but as the army is rapidly being demobilized the department has no further use for the eatables, therefore they will be disposed of at a figure far below the present retail price. It is the aim of the Washington officials to distribute this throughout Friday morning's session of the commission, which was devoted entirely to wire matters, resulted in an order from the commission directed to all the telephone companies in the state directing them to continue in effect the rates established by Postmaster General Burleson until "further orders of the commission, which orders would be issued following investigations to be instituted at once for the purpose of determining the fairness and reasonableness of the rates." Coincident with this order the commission issued a second order directed to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company alone ordering officials of that company to appear before the commission on September 2, and show cause why the commission should not immediately begin an investigation of the Burleson rates, both toll and exchange, both orders being necessary to start in operation the regulatory powers of the commission suspended when President Wilson directed that the wires of the country be placed under the direction of Burleson. A third order promulgated by the commission is aimed at a practice inaugurated by Burleson following the suspension, through orders issued in Washington, of rules established by the Railroad Commission for the regulation of installations by telephone companies. Burleson ordered that a The government is releasing for sale to the general public vast quantities of surplus foodstuffs now held by the war department. This stuff was accumulated for use of the troops abroad and in the camps, but as the army is rapidly being demobilized the department has no further use for the eatables, therefore they will be disposed of at a figure far below the present retail price. It is the aim of the Washington officials to distribute this throughout the United States so that each community can get its share. Several distributing points have been established San Francisco being the Pacific Coast depot by parcels post in small quantities, but Uncle Sam does not pay the freight, consequently the postage would add considerable to the cost. Secretary Whitaker of the board of trade sees no reason why Anaheim people should not benefit equally with other communities in the distribution of this food, and thus give old H. C. L. a mild solar plexus jolt here at home. Monday night Whitaker, Mayor Dwyer and other members of the board of trade held a conference for the purpose of devising ways and means of getting a consignment of the goods for distribution here. The article particularly desired is bacon, which the department sells at 36 cents per pound, and which can be delivered here, if shipped by freight, at about two cents addition. Bacon, however, is packed in cars of 50,000 pounds each, and no lesser quantity will be shipped except by parcels post, for which sales it is put up in twelve to twenty pound cartons. As a car load is too much for Anaheim to attempt to handle alone, it was decided at the conference to carry the matter up to the supervisors and ask them to order a car or more for distribution in the various towns of the county. Fifty thousand pounds of bacon would be quickly snapped up if the market comprised the entire county. Whitaker estimates that Anaheim people would eagerly purchase a quarter of that amount, but he doubts the wisdom of bringing an entire carload to this city. Bacon is not the only article mentioned as an effort will probably be made to get some of the other staple provisions for distribution here. On another page of this paper a complete list of the goods offered for sale and the prices will be found. Should we succeed in landing the bacon, the trustees will be made re- New Park Site Is Now Proposed Dickel-Turck-Bullard Orange Grove is Offered.—C. E. Jones Epects to Sub-Offered.—C. E. Jones Expects to Submit it to the Trustees.—Can be C. E. Jones does not look with favor on the proposition to purchase the library block from its present owners and convert it into a civic center, therefore he is preparing to present to the trustees an entirely new proposition. He will make an offer to the city of a tract containing 19½ acres, bounded on the north by Sycamore street, on the east by Lemon street, on the south by Cypress street and on the west by Palm street. This is a portion of the Langenberger estate, and is now powers of the commission suspended when President Wilson directed that the wires of the country be placed under the direction of Burleson. A third order promulgated by the commission is aimed at a practice inaugurated by Burleson following the suspension, through orders issued in Washington, of rules established by the Railroad Commission for the regulation of installations by telephone companies. Burleson ordered that a charge of $3.50 be made for installations, the money to remain permanently in the hands of the telephone company. The California regulation provided for the same charge but directed that the $3.50 be returned to the subscriber at the end of a year. Friday the commission ordered that the companies restore the old regulations at once, which means that from now on money collected as installation charges must be regarded as a deposit returnable after a stated period. The Western Union Telegraph Company, restored to the jurisdiction of the California commission by the same Congressional act that returned the telephone companies, will also have to appear before the commission on September 3 and submit data regarding its rates. The commission today directed the Western Union to continue in effect the Burleson rates "until further orders which would be issued at once by the commission following hearings and an investigation into the rates and charges of the company." The many vexatious dealing improvement district pose of widening streets avoided were the new bus time by the forelock and structures accordingly, providing for the present centrally claiming the attrustees along these lines according to Mr. Strodthoff porary setback to the ouchsafes the predictionthe gentleman know upon his bread is buttered, back and reap the bene come. WILL BORE FOR OIL AT GAP Company Trying to Get Large Tract Of That a well is to be Whitaker estimates that Anahaim people would eagerly purchase a quarter of that amount, but he doubts the wisdom of bringing an entire carload to this city. Bacon is not the only article mentioned as an effort will probably be made to get some of the other staple provisions for distribution here. On another page of this paper a complete list of the goods offered for sale and the prices will be found. Should we succeed in landing the bacon, the trustees will be made responsible for it. The board will be compelled to engage in the mercantile business until it is disposed of. A store will probably be opened in the old city hall and some expert salesman put in charge. It is not anticipated that the returned soldier and sailor boys will crowd each other much in their efforts to purchase, but the old folks will be eager to buy because they can get a staple article 50 per cent below the market price, because to buy it would be a swat at the packing house profiteer, and because they are curious to taste an army ration. Bring in the bacon. It is not necessary to book orders ahead. RAILROAD COMMISSION AGAIN IN AUTHORITY Pacific Company' Rates to be Immediately Investigated. The return of the wire companies to the jurisdiction of the California Railroad Commission, Postmaster General Burleson relinquishing control Thursday night at midnight, gives the commission authority to go into the matter of rates and rules and regulations enforced by the wire companies. The board of trade will begin its session Monday night with a substantial supper similar to the one given on the second Monday in July. The first one was a decided success, judging by the turnout and the enthusiasm shown, and Secretary Whitaker thinks their monthly meetings will grow in popularity. Much can be accomplished for the advancement of Anaheim if the members of the board of trade will attend the meetings and take an interest in the proceedings. C. E. Jones does not look with favor on the proposition to purchase the library block from its present owners and convert it into a civic center, therefore he is preparing to present to the trustees an entirely new proposition. He will make an offer to the city of a tract containing 19½ acres, bounded on the north by Sycamore street, on the east by Lemon street, on the south by Cypress street and on the west by Palm street. This is a portion of the Langenberger estate, and is now owned by Mrs. E. R. Turck and Mrs. H. A. Dickel of this city, and Mrs. J. H. Bullard of Los Angeles. This property is now in full grown orange trees and has three residences on it. It can be purchased, according to Mr. Jones, for $70,000, and he will urge the trustees to substitute this tract for the one on which options are now held. This site contains four times as much ground as the library block, and can be purchased for less money. Mr. Jones thinks the proposed civic center site is too near the business section of town to make it desirable as a park site, and he also objects to a city hall and a jail in a recreation park. He expects to present the new proposition to the trustees. The board of trade states that he the oil game for forty theory upon which he why oil may be found Grove section includes of drillers on the New says that drilling through a field of heavy he is satisfied that this lies at the edge of a big says he has his reason that the field lies in the direction. MAKE BUILDING LINES UNIFORM, SAYS CITIZEN WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SOUNDS TOCSIN FOR BUSINESS BUILDERS BENEFIT Take a Peep Into the Future and Erect Structures with a View of Keeping Them Lined Up, Says One Who Knows. Hugo Strodthoff, who owns one of the best blocks in the Center street business area, is a staunch advocate of uniformity of building lines, especially in a district that is destined to hold the bulk of the trade of the town. Mr.* Strodthoff went to considerable expense in moving back his frontage in Center street along with other public spirited citizens and feels assured it was a wise move to insure the popularity of the block as a business center. The widened sidewalk and beautified frontage went a long way toward putting those property owners on Easy While not at all excites over the prospects, a number of Garden Grove ranchers are willing to sign up to encourage Hickey and his associates in going ahead with the drilling. These ranchers have made arrangements for a meeting at Garden Grove with Attorney H. C. Head. CHARGED WITH SELLING LIGHT WEIGHT BREAD George McPhee is Rounding Up Two Los Angeles Bakers. Two large Los Angeles baking concerns selling bread in Santa Ana have run counter to George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures. In complaints sworn to by McPhee, the Bradford Baking Company and the United States Baking Company, both of Los Angeles, are charged with selling bread of less weight than the standard weight called for under the state weights and measures act. In the complaint against the Bradford company, Andrew Ipsen is the man to whom that firm is alleged to have sold under-weight bread. Bread of less weight than the law requires was sold to J. R. Brown, according to the complaint lodged against the United States Baking company. Representatives of the Bradford company were to appear before Justice Cox, the company having stated that AUTO SMASHED IN COLLISION WITH S.P. CAR THREE PERSONS INJURED IN SERIOUS MIXUP AT RAILROAD CROSSING SUNDAY Mrs. Julius Bressel and Two Children Hurt—Saxon Car Demolished and Electric Badly Damaged—Lincoln Avenue Crossing Dangerous Place. A Saxon automobile was reduced to a pile of junk, a Southern Pacific car was put out of commission, and three persons were sent to the sanitarium suffering from injuries as the result of a collision at the Lincoln avenue crossing of the Southern Pacific tracks at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. Mrs. Julius Bressel of Stanton and her two small daughters, Evelyn and Elizabeth, were the injured parties. In the car was Mrs. Bressel, her two children and a couple of neighbors, with Mrs. Bressel on the northwest Center street, property owner with favor up the widened street by their progress east, who have entrenched them the downtown object lesson on owners of real they must maintain tactive as possible, who have locations with Center street to the business there have the trade which trenched in view as the best city. Thousands expended in that that originated Center street, grieving over its infliction. Now therits stride in the holders in all ing with each possessions and it has come the only way to reach out for fares. business area, is a staunch advocate of uniformity of building lines, especially in a district that is destined to hold the bulk of the trade of the town. Mr.* Strodthoff went to considerable expense in moving back his frontage in Center street along with other public spirited citizens and feels assured it was a wise move to insure the popularity of the block as a business center. The widened sidewalk and beautified frontage went a long way toward putting those property owners on Easy Street, for had they become lethargic and failed to grasp the opportunity to make their holdings pleasing to the eye of the public. It is a safe wager that business would have been attracted elsewhere—very likely to the area East of Los Angeles street. By doing the right thing at the opportune time the sagacious property owners in the block on Center, between Los Angeles and Lemon, have secured a neck hold from which nothing can pry them loose. In other words they have strengthened their holdings and it has been a good investment. Mr. Strodthoff is enough of a wiseacre to say that the same conditions confront other property owners in other blocks in the mercantile zone. Where this fact is impressed upon new builders, experience has taught that money may be saved by building for the future with an eye ever opened for wide thoroughfares, which have great pulling powers with the public. Mr. Strodthoff is firm in his belief that the city council cannot go wrong by insisting upon street line uniformity. The many vexatious delays in forming improvement districts for the purpose of widening streets would be avoided were the new builders to take time by the forelock and erect their structures accordingly, instead of only providing for the present. A case recently claiming the attention of the trustees along these lines, may according to Mr. Strodthoff, work a temporary setback to the owner, but he vouchsafes the prediction that should the gentleman know upon which side his bread is buttered, he would set back and reap the benefit in time to come. PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF SHANTUNG PARLEYS Allied Powers Left it Entirely to Him and He Allowed Concession to Japan. Nothing has so startled the Senate since the treaty of peace was signed at Versailles as the admission by President Wilson at the White House, in consultation with Republican members of that body, that he alone conducted negotiations for cession of Shantung and forty millions of Chinese people to the domination of the autocracy of Japan. The burden of permitting this decision was shifted to him by the Allied powers, all of whom, the President informed the Senators, were bound to comply with secret treaties made to draw Japan into the war on their side at its beginning. He therefore took the matter in hand and over the vigorous protest of Secretary Lansing, Henry White and General Bliss, his fellow delegates representing the United States, gave the Island Kingdom control of three gateways to the future stifling of the Chinese Republic, and the richest of the latter's provinces. The three American protestants A Saxon automobile was reduced to a pile of junk, a Southern Pacific car was put out of commission, and three persons were sent to the sanitarium suffering from injuries as the result of a collision at the Lincoln avenue crossing of the Southern Pacific tracks at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. Mrs. Julius Bressel of Stanton and her two small daughters, Evelyn and Elizabeth, were the injured parties. In the car was Mrs. Bressel, her two children and a couple of neighbors, with Mrs. Bressel driving. She was going west on Lincoln avenue, and when nearing the railroad tracks caught sight of the electric car rushing down toward the crossing. She succeeded in stopping the machine before reaching the track, and then evidently becoming bewildered, put her foot on the accelerator, presumably mistaking it for the brake. The car leaped forward and struck the electric a terrific blow. It was almost a miracle that the Saxon was not overturned. It was whirled completely around, the radiator smashed into a shapeless bulk, three of its wheels were smashed, every spoke being splinters, the fenders jammed into a crumpled mass of scrap iron. In fact the entire car resembled a heap of junk. The electric car was also badly damaged. Its radiator was smashed rendering it helpless, and an S. O. S message was sent to Los Angeles for help. Mrs. Bressel and her two children were picked up by a passing machine and taken to the sanitarium where Dr. Beebe attended them. He found that none of them were dangerously injured. Mrs. Bressel was severely bruised on the side and her right arm was cut, while the two children received cuts and bruises on the face of a minor nature. Motorman Faust of the electric car says he was not running fast and he could have stopped before reaching the crossing had he not observed that the auto stopped to allow him to pass. Mrs. Bressel claims she heard no whistle and did not know the car was approaching until she was almost upon the track. Claim agents of the S. P. were in town Monday gathering information relative to the accident. The wrecked auto was taken to Mann's garage where it will be overhauled and made useful again. Owing to heavy traffic on Lincoln avenue this crossing is a dangerous one. City Health Officer Truxaw states that he long ago recommended a safety signal at the place, but no steps Center street, grieving over ing that the intive. Now its stride in th olders in all ing with each possessions and it has conthe only way to reach out for fares. Home A Y W. J. Wortmeyer York on JuSt. Mihiel Attacked by aster to th After serving fighting zone W. J. Wortmeyer nnesday evenined in New Y listed at Los ago, and lande to take part then went wit Argonne camfront on that when Kai and yelled "Supply Co. N carry needed occasionally cargo of dea Wayne were Holland," on Dutch vessel fleet of transing 35,000 m³ of seeing two the same one first appearaly sticking in surface, them one peep. T he Bay of B suddenly appal short distr Holland. It fli sub chaser ship and th the shot. All picked up be says, so struck it or vicinity, and cate where WILL BORE FOR OIL AT GARDEN GROVE Company Trying to Get Leases on Large Tract of Land. That a well is to be drilled for oil at Garden Grove and that soon is declared by O. S. Hickey, owner of a forty-acre ranch three fourths of a mile southwest of that town. Hickey, who says he represents an oil company worth $100,000,000, is trying to secure leases on between 6,000 and 8,000 acres of land west of the Santa Ana river, including Garden Grove and Bolsa and as far west as Westminster and Smeltzer. Hickey has been talking to many farmers of the Garden Grove section. He proposes to give one-eighth royalty, and to start drilling within a year or give up the leases. As understood, Hickey's plan is to proceed at once to drill a well on his ranch: If oil is struck, the other leases will be exercised at once. If there is no oil found, the leases will lapse. Hickey states that he has been in the oil game for forty years. The theory upon which he is going as to why oil may be found in the Garden Grove section includes the findings of drillers on the Newport mesa. He says that drilling there has been through a field of heavy asphalt, and he is satisfied that this heavy asphalt lies at the edge of a big oil basin. He says he has his reasons for believing that the field lies in the Garden Grove direction. The President denies that he originated or formulated the provisions in regard to Shantung, but does not deny that he was placed in charge of the negotiations pertaining to them, which was all the Republican Senators who visited him understood him to admit. Widening Area Moving West Property Owners Favor Plan to Extend Building Line Back to Conform With Block East. O. E. Steward, street superintendent, reports good progress in securing signatures to a petition, asking the council to widen West Center street, between Lemon and Palm, the purpose being to provide a greater sidewalk space in that block. With this end in view a building line would be established to conform with that in the adjoining block east. This action has been taken since the hitch occurred in the erection of the Roberts building. Because of this admission, however, they hold him responsible for the lack of refusal to accede to Japan's demands. Japanese delegates in Paris deny they asked Shantung in return for giving up their racial equality claim, but not that they threatened to errain out of the league if not yielded it. PROTEST INCURSION IN BUSINESS BY WILY JAP COMBINATION GROCERY MEN SEE ORIENTALS GRADUALLY ENCOACHING UPON THEIR TRADE Believe There Are Now Enough For All Practical Purposes from Local Viewpoint—Do Not Like Their Opposition in Trade. During the past week it has been frequently heard among business men, who are not in the habit of running around in circles, that a certain class of Orientals are becoming too numerous in the business world in this country, and especially right here in Anaheim. As the case now stands there are perhaps not enough of them to cause any alarm, but should this class of foreigners increase here in the next ten years as they have in the past on the northwest corner of Lemon and Center streets. A large number of property owners on West Center look with favor upon the plan to maintain the widened street line as established by their progressive neighbors on the east, who have by their action firmly entrenched themselves in the heart of the downtown business district. An object lesson has been learned and owners of realty close in realize that they must make their holdings as attractive as possible to the general public, who have come to seek business locations with a critical eye. East Center street offers an inviting field to the business man and property owners there have been keen rivals for the trade which now seems solidly entrenched in what is now recognized as the best commercial zone in the city. Thousands of dollars have been expended in the moving back campaign that originated several years ago on Center street, but the owners are not grieving over the money outlay, realizing that the improvement was imperative. Now that Anaheim has struck its stride in the expansion race reality holders in all streets, close in are vying with each other in making their possessions as gilt edged as possible, and it has come to be the opinion that the only way of attaining that end is to reach out for the widened thoroughfares. Home Again After A Year in France W. J. Wortman Discharged in New York on July 25.—Saw Fighting at St. Mihiel and the Argonne.—Fleet Attacked by a Sub, Resulting in Disaster to the Shark. After serving with the army in the fighting zone of France almost a year, W. J. Wortman arrived at home Wednesday evening, having been discharged in New York on July 25. He enlisted at Los Angeles twenty months ago, and landed in France just in time to take part in the St. Mihiel drive, then went with the army through the Argonne campaign, and was at the front on that fateful 11th of November when the Kaiser threw up his hands and yelled "Enough." He was with Supply Co. No. 321, his job being to carry needed supplies to the front and occasionally take back to the rear a cargo of dead men. Wayne went over on the "Queen of Holland," one of the requisitioned Dutch vessels. It was one of a large fleet of transports and convoys carrying 35,000 men. He had the pleasure of seeing two submarines, or possibly the same one twice on the trip. Its first appearance was very brief, merely sticking its periscope above the surface, then disappearing after taking one peep. Twenty-four hours later in the Bay of Biscay, it or another shark, suddenly appeared on the water only a short distance from the Queen of Holland. It fired a torpedo, but a small sub chaser swung in between the big ship and the sub, and was struck by the shot. The crew of 25 men were all picked up. As for the submarine, he says, somewhere near 200 shots struck it or the water in its immediate vicinity, and nothing was left to indicate where it had been but a grease spot and a calderon of bubbles. During the past week it has been frequently heard among business men, who are not in the habit of running around in circles, that a certain class of Orientals are becoming too numerous in the business world in this country, and especially right here in Anaheim. As the case now stands there are perhaps not enough of them to cause any alarm, but should this class of foreigners increase here in the next ten years as they have in the past decade, it would behoove the Americans to sit up and take notice. At present western representatives in Congress are daily sounding an alarm of the rapid increase of the Japanese and some learned gentlemen see breakers ahead were some means not devised to check the ever on-coming hordes of the little brown men. There is one thing absolutely certain about these people and that is they will take the white man's money in business, but they will not give it back, unless they have to. It is a common saying that their savings are sent back to the home of their birth and no doubt in great part this is true. A Jap will crowd a white man off the lot if he is given time. Many classes of Orientals when coming to this country as the saying goes, will flock by themselves, but the Japs not only flock by themselves, but they will embark in business and compete with the white man, and being keen and sagacious, many times will give the latter a run for his money. Locally men in the fruit and vegetable trade do not mince words in speaking of opposition from this class in the business area, and some of them are really hot under the collar to see how things are moving. Of course, these gentlemen are all law abiding and peaceable citizens, but down deep in their hearts they have a feeling of resentment towards these sons of the Far East and think it's about time that the bars were put up for their exclusion from this neck of the woods. ing been purchased from the Whittier Water Company. La Habra Heights, which this property will now be called, is located about 3 miles east of Whittier, and immediately north of La Habra, and about one and one-half miles southeast of North Whittier Heights, a section acknowledged as being the most profitable section in California for citrus culture. La Habra Heights is upon a greater elevation than either Whittier or La Habra, therefore has EDWIN G. HART BUYS RANCHO LA HABRA Four Thousand Acre Ranch Within Twenty Miles of Los Angeles to be Subdivided for Citrus Planting—Ideal Soil and Location. Edwin G. Hart has purchased from W. J. Hole, Rancho La Habra, a 4000-acre ranch within 20 miles of Los Angeles. This property is one of the old Spanish grants. La Habra Heights Company has been incorporated, thru which the development and subdivision of the property will be handled. The executive officers of the company will be Edwin G. Hart, president and general manager, and Percy M. Allen, secretary. The property now consists of 3600 acres, a number of smaller parcels having been previously sold. La Habra Heights Company will immediately proceed to intsall a thoroughly up-to-date water system on the property, a very fine water right hav- being purchased from the Whittier Water Company. La Habra Heights, which this property will now be called, is located about 3 miles east of Whittier, and immediately north of La Habra, and about one and one-half miles southeast of North Whittier Heights, a section acknowledged as being the most profitable section in California for citrus culture. La Habra Heights is upon a greater elevation than either Whittier or La Habra, therefore has even better frost protection than either of these very warm sections. It is considered particularly adapted to tender varieties of avocadoes, lemons, citron, and other products for which an extremely warm winter climate is desirable. The soil conditions are similar to Whittier and La Habra. Some of the property, being in rolling and hill lands, will make particularly desirable country residence sites. This property has long attracted favorable notice among citrus growers, and many local growers in Whittier and La Habra have stated their intention of purchasing as soon as the ranch is subdivided. A new country club, being organized in the citrus section, has investigated a portion of the property for a golf course. La Habra Heights will not be offered in subdivided for m except in wholesale parcels for another thirty days. Surveying crews will be put to work immediately now that the transfer of the property has been made. Contracts for water lines, reservoirs, roads, etc., will be let as fast as preparatory work can be concluded. It is understood that an amount of approximately $450,000 changed hands in consummation of this transaction. —Covina Argus