anaheim-gazette 1921-07-21

ATTORNEY THREATENS TO SUE SANTA ANA Activity of Imported Sieuth Got Officials in Hot Water Threatening to sue the city of Santa Ana for $25,000 damages, Attorney Dan V. Noland, of Los Angeles, declares that he is going to give the city council one more chance to remit the $50 fine imposed June 10 by City Recorder W. F. Heathman upon Mrs. Winifred Roberts, of Balboa, arrested in connection with raids conducted by city police on complaints sworn to by a detective under the name of W. S. Jeffreys. Noland is authority for the statement that the woman who was arrested and fined under the name of Cecille Brunner is Mrs. Roberts. He says that Mrs. Roberts was scarred into pleading guilty to a charge of which she was not guilty, and that her reputation and standing in Balboa, where she lived for a year and a half past and four years at a previous period of residence, has been injured. He asserts that the information spread at Balboa to the effect that Cecille Brunner and Mrs. Roberts are one and the same came directly from the detective during the period he was in the city's employ. Mrs. Roberts was helpless," said Noland. "She was taken into court late at night with big policemen all around her and nobody at hand to advise her, for the detective had refused to allow her to telephone to her husband. "Following that conference on July 5 I received a letter from Mayor J. G. Mitchell saying that under the advice of its attorney, the city had nothing before it for consideration. I immediately replied to Mayor Mitchell that in order that the city council might have something before it for consideration in this matter I would within NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD BUT STILL IN HARNESS How California Climate Prevents Ravages of Age Lacking only seven years of being a centenarian, Stephen Walker was over from his ranch in Coachella valley this week to visit his son, Fred Walker, and attend to some business matters, says the Fullerton Tribune. A few years ago Mr. Walker deeded a house and lot on E. Truslow avenue to his son, who neglected to place the deed on file. Recently he sold the property to Elmer Nichols, but had lost the deed and had no record of his title. Mr. Walker therefore had to come over from Coachella and make another deed. Although Mr. Walker is getting amazingly near the century mile stone, he is as young as the average man at fifty. He has recently undertaken the reclamation and improvement of a ranch in the desert, doing a large part of the work of setting out grape vines, putting in grain crops, etc. A chat with him is like reading interesting chapters from ancient history. When he was born, there were but twenty-four states in the union. Andrew Jackson had not been elected president. There were no railroads, steamboats, reapers, mowers, sewing machines, or applications of steam and electricity on which the industrial life of the nation depends today. Mr. Walker cast his first vote for John C. Fremont in 1856, and was thirty-six years old when slavery was abolished. Speaking of hard times, he states that in the early days in Iowa no money was to be had. Taxes were paid in cottonwood shingles. Corn was nine cents a bushel and other farm products in proportion. After fattening a car load of hogs on nine cent corn, he shipped them to Chicago and lost money on them. Others who W. Armstrong Zumkeller, G. Great Britain glum; Morley Britain; Jan Louis Nyssom Meier, German A LAST With a new voice complaint after July 28, matrons and ing to get the law become Since the publication in months ago, divorce complete the superior c is true of Los ern California Two hundred voce actions Angeles since Twenty-three superior courts Previous re such number The measure complaints o and which w 29, lthe Cha last sessi signed by Gov Announcement bill become the secretary This bill an ing out the pro plaints shall n The only docu the secret files The battle the Chamberlain astorted fact "Following that conference on July 5 I received a letter from Mayor J. G. Mitchell saying that under the advice of its attorney, the city had nothing before it for consideration. I immediately replied to Mayor Mitchell that in order that the city council might have something before it for consideration in this matter I would within a few days file an action for damages against the city in an amount that would be worthy of consideration. "On my reutrn to Los Angeles I will write a letter to Attorney Bishop, calling his attention to the fact that a city has a right to settle claims for damages and asking him to advise the city council that it can settle this matter by allowing a claim for $50. "In case no definite steps are then taken by the city, I will file a complaint for $25,000 damages in behalf of Mrs. Roberts and her husband, W. Lionel Roberts." Noland said that he had interviewed City Marshal Jernigan and City Recorder Heathman, and he has found corroboration from them of the story of Mrs. Roberts' arrest and fines as told to him by her. "Mrs. Roberts happened to be in the house at 1116 East Third street when it was raided on the night of June 10," said Noland. "She had hired George Williamson, a colored bootblack to drive her to Santa Ana to meet a Los Angeles woman, her partner in a store. While here she went to Williamson's house to see if she could employ Mrs. Williamson as her maid, Mrs. Williamson having worked for her when Mrs. Roberts lived at Balboa a few years ago. "She was in the house a few minutes, talking to Mrs. Williamson, who was grouching around about not feeling well enough to work, when the house was raided by city police, led by two detectives. "Mrs. Roberts was taken around while two other places were raided, and it was late that evening before she was taken to the city hall. In the women's waiting room, she says, she was told by one of the detectives that she would be charged with being in a place where liquor was sold, that in order to avoid getting the matter into the newspapers the easiest thing for her to do was to plead guilty, that he would have a fictitious name put on Mr. Walker cast his first vote for John C. Fremont in 1856, and was thirty-six years old when slavery was abolished. Speaking of hard times, he states that in the early days in Iowa no money was to be had. Taxes were paid in cottonwood shingles. Corn was nine cents a bushel and other farm products in proportion. After fattening a car load of hogs on nine cent corn, he shipped them to Chicago and lost money on them. Mr. Walker served four years in the civil war at $8 a month, and on being discharged, bought an 80-acre farm in Iowa. Two years later he got married, the event marking the beginning of his business success. In 1882 he came with his family to California, where he accumulated quite a little fortune, but lost it all later in the cattle business in Kansas. He then moved to Arizona to see what Dame Fortune had in waiting for him there. With no capital to operate on, he was reduced to the alternative of using his muscle, which he did to very good advantage. On contracts to break horses and level land, he made enough money in a year or two to return to California and for many years he lived in Fullerton and vicinity in the enjoyment of peace and plenty. FULLERTON VOTES BONDS Fullerton residents are congratulating themselves on the progressive attitude of voters casting their ballots Thursday in approval of a bond issue of $280,000 to provide additional reservoir capacity and a new distributing system for the municipal water plant. While only thirty per cent of the voters presented themselves for an expression on the issue, a vast majority of the thirty per cent voted in favor of the bonds. The vote in favor of the issue was 408, with the apposition registering only fifty-three votes. The city was divided into two precincts, the vote in each being as follows: No. 1—Yes, 228; no. 25. No. 2—Yes, 180; no. 28. Plans developed for the improvements to be made under the issue will be executed as rapidly as possible, it was said today. Legal formalities are to be gone through with and the bonds will be sold before actual work can start. The city reservoir is to be increased to five times its present storage capacity. The storage capacity is now... "Mrs. Roberts was taken around while two other places were raided, and it was late that evening before she was taken to the city hall. In the women's waiting room, she says, she was told by one of the detectives that she would be charged with being in a place where liquor was sold, that in order to avoid getting the matter into the newspapers the easiest thing for her to do was to plead guilty, that he would have a fictitious name put on the complaint. At this point, the detective a second time refused to allow Mrs. Roberts to telephone to her husband. "The woman was then taken before City Recorder Heathman. She was charged not with being in a house where liquor was sold, but with being in a house of moral ill repute. The detective gave the fictitious name of Cecille Brunner, and, bamboozled by this detective, she pleaded guilty and was fined $50. "My case against the city carries with it the condition that on June 11, this detective went to Balboa and there described the woman who had been fined, caused the identification of Mrs. Roberts as that woman, and started the tongues to wagging. "I have examined the city's records. I find that W. S. Jeffreys was paid $989.22 for his services from June 2 to June 11, and I therefore conclude that when he detective was at Balboa June 11 passing out this identification information he was in the city's employ. "Mrs. Roberts is well known at Balboa, respectable and respected. Nobody who knows her could ever suspect her of being guilty of the crime placed against her. She is a victim of unfortunate circumstances, and I believe that it is up to the city to right the wrong that has been done her." Plans developed for the improvements to be made under the issue will be executed as rapidly as possible, it was said today. Legal formalities are to be gone through with and the bonds will be sold before actual work can start. The city reservoir is to be increased to five times its present storage capacity. The storage capacity is now 1,000,000 gallons and it is proposed to increase it to 5,000,000. New and larger mains for the distributing system will be installed and service will be pushed into their districts than are now served. It is believed that the improvements, when completed, will further stimulate development of the city and enlargement of the residential district. THREE NEW CITIZENS Of the fourteen allens who Monday took the naturalization examination in Superior Judge Z. B. West's court only three could claim American citizenship. The majority of those who failed in the test could not answer the simplest of the civil questions propounded to them. The successful applicants were Walter E. White, subject of Great Britain; Rudolph Berger, Austria, and Julius Gottlieb Kley, Germany. The court gave Whithe highest rating, he having answered every question intelligently. Edward Mirkovic, Austrian, was denied citizenship because he claimed an alien's exemption during the war. Judge West told him that he would have to register 100 per cent Americanism before he would be accepted. Mason S. Squier, subject of Great Britain, was ordered to supply a depo- ANAHEIM GAZETTE OLD HARNESS Prevents of being walker was chella valson, Fred business Tribune. kler deeded now avenue place the pro- had lost of his title. come over the another is getting smile stone, man at tartaken the sent of a large part grape vines. A chat interesting story. When about twenty-four Jack-president, steamboats, machines, or electricity of the na-vote for and was lavery was 14 times, he says in Iowa Taxes were Corn was other farm latter fattenine cent Chicago and sition to account for an absence of eight months which he says was spent in Colorado. Others who failed to pass were: D. W. Armstrong, Great Britain; William Zumkeller, Germany; George Wood, Great Britain; Gustaff Beerens, Belgium; Morley A. Stallmeyer, Great Britain; Jan Schenk, Netherlands; Louis Nysson, Belgium; Hans Otto Meier, Germany. A LAST MINUTE RUSH With a new state law making divorce complaints open to the public after July 28, it is apparent that many matrons and benedicts are endeavoring to get their complaints filed before the law becomes effective. Since the provisions of the law were published in the press about two months ago, a noticeable increase in divorce complaints has been noted in the superior court here and the same is true of Los Angeles and other southern California counties. Two hundred and twenty-five divorce actions have been filed in Los Angeles since July 1, last. Twenty-three have been filed in the superior court here since June 1. Previous records do not show any such number for a similar period. The measure which throws divorce complaints open to public inspection and which will become effective July 29, is the Chamberlain bill, passed at the last session of the legislature and signed by Governor Stephens. Announcement of the date when the bill become operative was made by the secretary of state. This bill amends the law by striking out the provision that divorce complaints shall remain on the secret file. The only documents now remaining on the secret file are attachment suits. The battle in the legislature over the Chamberlain bill brought out the astorted fact that the secret file for caused him of having urged the boys to pull the trick. Approximately 400 persons crowded into the justice court at Orange while the trial was in progress. Charles D. Swanner was attorney for the defendant and Roland Thompson, deputy district attorney, prosecuted the case. NINETY-FIRST REUNION A strenuous effort to pull every veteran of the Ninety-first division who is not in a hospital or on a honeymoon on September 24 and 25 to the annual reunion of the division in Los Angeles on those dates began this week with the enlistment of a full company of newspapermen to spread news of the arrangements for the reunion as they are made. The publicity committee, headed by Major J. W. Sutpher who served with the 362nd infantry, is being enlarged by the addition of a representative in each city and village in the Ninth corps area—California, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. As special railroad rates are obtained, distinguished guests invited, arrangements made for regimental banquets and other entertainments in Los Angeles, members of the committee will be bulleted and they in turn will see that the information is spread broadcast through their respective communities. In a short time recruiting committees are to be named in each community in the Ninth corps area and through them re-enlistments in the Ninety-first for the duration of the reunion will be obtained. Between 15,000 and 20,000 are expected to attend. Banquets, parades, elections, speeches, campfires and excursions are on the program. Since Orange county furnished the Ninety-first division with several hundred soldiers, the reunion of the divis- The Ford Seed branch is the tensive organization of over 18,000 It is our duty to organization in ly as possible ice, and courte SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS The annexation of Cypress school district to Anaheim union high school district was granted. The annexation of Centralia school district to Anaheim union high school district was granted. The bond of map tract No. 170 was approved by the chairman of the board. The county auditor was directed to transfer $250 from the advertising fund to the county general fund, to correct error in warrant No. 14737. Fumigating licenses were issued to Herman and Waklee and A. Laswell, on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. The petition of J. Scott Willmarth et al to vacate and abandon a portion of that certain public highway was granted. The county auditor was directed to cancel warrant No. 149, payable to the state motor vehicle department. No bids being received for the $20,000.00 issue of 6 per cent bonds of the Bay City school district bonds, same was continued to July 26th, at 11:00 a.m. No bids being received for the $25,000.00 issue of 6 per cent bonds of the Yorba school district bonds, same was continued to July 26th, at 11 a.m. No bids were received as advertised for this day for the improvement of certain streets in Yorba Linda, third road district. MEDICINE SHOW WAS BOMBARDED WITH EGGS Dr. Berry's Negro Entertainer Has Exciting Experience In a short time recruiting committees are to be named in each community in the Ninth corps area and through them re-enlistments in the Ninety-first for the duration of the reunion will be obtained. Between 15,-000 and 20,000 are expected to attend. Banquets, parades, elections, speeches, campfires and excursions are on the program. Since Orange county furnished the Ninety-first division with several hundred soldiers, the reunion of the division in Los Angeles, close home, will be of interest to a large number of service men in this county. CANOEING ON THE ATLANTIC Prof. Earl Briggs Tozler, leader of the Anaheim band, clipped an item from a recent issue of the Portland (Maine) Telegram, relative to two of his former musical pupils in the faraway eastern state. The clipping says: Newall H. Tomar and John Ranco, two full-blooded Indians who are on their way from Old Town to Plymouth by canoe to take part in the big Pilgrim celebration this summer, stopped in Portland for a time yesterday. They left Old Town on June 6th and hoped to arrive at their destination early next month. While they might have made the trip with much more convenience and comfort by train or automobile, they chose the hazardous trip by canoe, since that is the method that would have been used by their forefathers three hundred years ago. Their canoe is but 17-1-2 feet long and is of birch bark construction. They are frequently five or more miles from shore, but they make each night camp. They carry a complete camping outfit with them and prepare their own food. Last Sunday they experienced considerable difficulty, being five miles from land with the waves rolling thirty feet high. Yesterday morning they paddled from Harpswell to Portland, arriving here at about 11 o'clock. They figure their trip has covered 10 miles when they arrived in Portland. Both are garbed in full Indian costume and will spend the summer at Plymouth in connection with the ceremonies to be conducted in connection with Pilgrim celebration. They are selling photographic post cards of themselves, their canoe,and the scenes of their departure from Old Town as a MEDICINE SHOW WAS BOMBARDED WITH EGGS Dr. Berry's Negro Entertainer Has Exciting Experience Haled into the justice court at Orange on the charge that he was indirectly responsible for an egg bombardment, directed at a negro entertainer employed by Dr. J. L. Berry, travelling "medicine man," E. R. Adams, a conductor for the Pacific Electric railway, stands acquitted of the charge, having been tried by a jury in Justice Armour's court at Orange. According to the testimony Adams bought some medicine from Dr. Berry the early part of last week. He is alleged to have gone back to the doctor and demanded a refund of his money, claiming that the "dope" did not come up to expectations. Dr. Berry, it was said, refused to refund the purchase price. Thursday night of last week while Dr. Berry's show was in progress a volley of eggs struck the platform on which a negro was attempting to entertain the crowd. It was reported that two or three of the eggs, not as fresh as they once were, struck the performer. Those that missed the mark spattered the paraphernalia displayed by Dr. Berry. Three small boys were suspected of throwing the eggs, but they secluded themselves in the crowd that gathered about the place and escaped arrest. Adams, it was understood, was in the crowd at the time and Dr. Berry ac- The county board of equalization Monday raised the assessment of the Birch Oil company $183,000. The assessment last year was $886,-375. This year's assessment, as fixed by County Assessor Jas. Sleeper and turned over by him to the board of equalization, was $1,153,045. Following a hearing last week on the petition of the Birch Oil company for a reduction of its assessment on the ground that County Assessor Sleeper had treated the company unjustly, the total assessment was fixed at $1,336,300. The decision of teh board of equalization to deny the Birch petition for a reduction and to raise the assessment came largely as the result of the examination of two oil engineers, R. B. Moran, of the Birch company, and C. S. Thomas, called by Assessor Sleeper, whose contentions throughout had been that he had given the Birch company a square deal instead of having treated it unjustly, as it claimed. In making his assessment on an oil company with a producing well, Sleeper took the value of the oil produced for the year, subtracted the cost of operations, and thus secured the company's net profit. He figured the property worth ten times the net profit. 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