anaheim-gazette 1921-12-29

PAGE FOUR Analheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter OFFICIAL CITY PAPER TURN FLOODS TO USE Water, controlled and directed, is a highly useful servant of man. But permitted to run riot in flood, it becomes a cruel, merciless master. Hundreds of lives have been lost and property damage has run into the hundreds of millions if not into the billions of dollars from floods in the United States within the last quarter of a century. These losses will continue and become more appalling as the regions near great rivers become more thickly settled, unless scientific control of floods is instituted. Intelligence and common sense of the people are being focused upon this big problem. Does it pay, thoughtful persons are reasoning—does it pay to submit supinely to these frequent recurring flobs? "It does not." Common Sense answers. It would be the most judicious economy and the wisest of investments to outlay millions here in California, for example, to control floods. For the benefits would be immediate and manifold. There would be no more loss of life from floods, if control systems weer installed; there would not be sickening loss of property, there would not be economic loss. ADMITS SHE WAS KIDNAPPED Refuting her recent declaration that her husband had not kidnapped her, although he had been charged with that offense in a complaint sworn to by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margurite Plaskett, of Huntington Beach, has filed suit for divorce from Hallie W. Plaskett and admitted that he had restrained her against her will. She charges him with extreme cruelty. The complaint, drawn up by Morris A. Cain, attorney for Mrs. Plaskett, bristles with allegations of cruelty on the part of Plaskett. Mrs. Plaskett charges that he has a violent and ungovernable temper, that he frequently hurled insulting epithets such as "fool" and "liar" at her and that he accused her of infidelity. Mrs. Plaskett asserts that on October 16, last, after she and her husband had finished dining in a cafe at Huntington Beach she lifted a plate to see the amount of a tip left by her husband for the waitress. This, she says, angered him and he slapped her in the face. Mrs. Plaskett says that she was greatly humiliated and mortified. The plaintiff alleges further that her husband occasionally threatened to kill her and himself. She says he once threatened to do this with a butcher knife. She relates one instance where he displayed his asserted violent temper. On this occasion, she says, he jerked off a sweater which he had on. All of the buttons were torn off, she claims. Then, according to the complaint, Plaskett perked a suit case out of a closet and stamped on it until it was ruined. Not satisfied with the destruction of one suit case he grabbed another, according to Mrs. Plaskett, and destroyed it also. Mrs. Plaskett states that she started suit for divorce first in the early part of November with the firm deter- persons are reasoning—does it pay to submit supinely to these frequent recurring flobds? "It does not." Common Sense answers. It would be the most judicious economy and the wisest of investments to outlay millions here in California, for example, to control floods. For the benefits would be immediate and manifold. There would be no more loss of life from floods, if control systems weer installed; there would not be sickening loss of property; there would not be economic loss from industrial activities paralyzed for days at a time; there would not be waste of water—the run-off which is vitally needed to augment the state's reserve supply of water. But there would be water stored for irrigation on an immense scale. There would be impetus to agriculture, horticulture, manufacturing, and mining. Flood-control would be worth literally millions upon millions of dollars to California annually. A hardened character sometimes can be softened by kind treatment. CALIFORNIA THEATRE ANAHEIM PHONE 758 Thursday, December 29 Vaudeville Road Show and JACK HOLT in "THE MASK" Fri. and Sat. Dec. 30 and 31 MIRIAM COOPER and GEO. WALSH in "SERENADE" "THE MASK" Fri. and Sat. Dec. 30 and 31 MIRIAM COOPER and GEO. WALSH in "SERENADE" BUSTER KEATON in "The BOAT" Sun. and Mon., Jan. 1 and 2 JACKIE COOGAN in "MY BOY" Now Playing at Kinema, Los Angeles Te and Wed., Jan. 3 and 4 CONSTANCE BINNEY in "Room and Board" VIRTUE IN A SURPLUS If Messrs. Lenin and Trotsky and their fellow bolshevik friends in the United States do not believe in surpluses. They would have the government confiscate not only the surplus but the capital itself. Many others who would not entirely confiscate the capital or all the surplus, would, nevertheless, impose an almost confiscatory tax which would leave a corporation without surplus funds on which to extend credit during a depression. It will be noted that the financial statement quoted says that this credit business was done with advantage to the stockholders. It might also have said just as truthfully that it was... of a Million Parade Starts Prompt on the Morning of Be in line to watch the greatest p as it passes over the FOOTBAL Washington and University o Be in your seat at Tournament Frequently in the past few months we have had the suggestion that industry be kept moving by "extending credit." But if credit is to be extended, there must be some one to put up the money to meet the monthly or weekly payroll. Money to meet a payroll when credit is to be extended can be secured only through a surplus—the surplus of the concern itself or money borrowed from some other surplus. The facts in this case ought to impress the minds of all those who look upon an accumulated surplus as an evidence of criminal profiteering. There is much virtue in a surplus. The acting city marshal of Brea, in his zeal in the cause of law and order, appears to have overstepped his authority, and now he is being sued for $30,000 damages. On the night of December 10, he arrested Alexander Passe and Misses Mon McIntyre. drop. Dal Laliberte, of Fullerton, also charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, was arraigned before Judge West. He pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for January 10 at 9:30. The alleged offense was committed on East Chapman avenue on October 30. Charges of obtaining property under false pretense were dismissed in the case of William Owens, who was scheduled to appear at 10 a.m. Friday before Justice J. B. Cox for a preliminary hearing. It had been charged that Owen, who traded in a Studebaker car at $425 as part payment for a truck purchased from J. J. Devaux, Anaheim dealer, had no right to dispose of the Studebaker, which he had previously secured from the C. V. Wykoff tire shop in Redlands. The Wykoff concern declared he had not paid for the car. That the charge against Owen had no foundation was indicated when Deputy District Attor- The acting city marshal of Brea, in his zeal in the cause of law and order, appears to have overstepped his authority, and now he is being sued for $30,000 damages. On the night of December 10, he arrested Alexander Payse and Misses May McIntyre, Bertha Crump and Bertrude Brasbear, charging them with transporting liquor. The young folks were attending a dance at Brea, and parked their car alongside an auto containing liquor. The city marshal, in arresting Nelson and Johnson, of the booze car, also gathered in Payse and his party of young ladies. They were afterward released, as it was found they had no connection with the men who carried the booze, and now they have filed suit against the over-zealous officer for false arrest, claiming $7500 each. The promise of a steady job on the San Joaquin ranch for the next six months is all that saved A. B. Gonzales from a term in San Quentin penitentiary. The Mexican appeared before Superior Judge West Friday morning with an application for probation. He had been found guilty by a jury of driving an automobile while intoxicated. A. V. Newman, foreman of the San Joaquin ranch, was the only character witness for Gonzales. He said that the Mexican had worked for him before and that he had found him trustworthy. Gonzales himself was questioned at length. He said that he is the father of seven children. He denied that he was addicted to the use of intoxicants and promised the court he would never touch another guilty and his trial was set for January 10 at 9:30. The alleged offense was committed on East Chapman avenue on October 30. For Your Lunch If you are preparing to make a trip in your auto, take a lunch with you. We can supply you with Buns, Rolls, Pastries, And many other good things to eat. BOSTON BAKERY 201 E. CENTER ST. Phone 135-W Every year brings a deeper appreciation of the extreme loveliness of the Matilija poppy, a flower pronounced by one of the world's greatest horticulturists and flower lovers to be "California's finest contribution to horticulture," writes Ernest Braunton. Native to southern California, it does not grow wild in Los Angeles county, though occurring in abundance in the others. It is abundant near Anaheim, but the plants are seldom collected by dealers, for the flowers of the inland or mountain plants are much larger. Let us have one in every garden—it is worthy. Also let us remember the common name is Spanish and that the last syllable is "ha." PLACENTIA SHIPMENTS Citrus shipments by the Placentia Mutual Orange association for the fiscal year ending November 30 were 67 per cent greater than for the same period last year, according to Manager H. I. Easton, and this year's shipments were far in excess of any previous year. Easton said that, although the crop DO NOT MISS Greatest Feature OF THE MENT OF ROSES ANUARY 2, 1922 T PASADENA, CAL. While Long Pageant Million Flowers starts Promptly at 10:30 O'clock Million Flowers starts Promptly at 10:30 O'clock the Morning of January 2, 1922 the greatest pageant of flowers in the world es over the streets of Pasadena FOOTBALL GAME Mon and Jefferson vs. Sity of California at Tournament Park in Pasadena, at 2 o'clock The Bake-Rite Bakers EXTEND A New Years Greeting To their many friends and patrons. H. P. NOLL EXTEND A New Years Greeting To their many friends and patrons. H. P. NOLL Lessee and Manager Valencia Hotel Bldg. Phone 126 Anaheim, Cal. was the largest ever handled there, the work was done with more ease than on any former occasion. He attributes this to splendid co-operation upon the part of all employees and to ample transportation facilities. The total return to the growers for the season's shipments on all grades of fruit was $1,024,455.34. The shipments included 86.6 cars of navels, 610.7 cars of Valencias, 55.5 cars of lemons, and 4.2 cars of miscellaneous fruit. "Our season's f. o. b. average on Valencias is over 40 cents a box higher than the average on all Valencias for the entire California Fruit Growers' exchange," said Easton, "and this means an earning on the shipments of this association over the average of all other exchange shippers of more than $100,000. CHILD IS BONE OF CONTENTION Another chapter was written in the two-year-old battle between Lawrence Meyer, of Placentia, and his former wife, Mrs. Mary Moore, over the custody of the minor son, when Meyer was hailed into court Friday afternoon to show cause why he should not re-linquish the custody of the boy to his former wife. Mrs. Moore asserted that she was not permitted to see her son, in accordance with a court order issued some months ago. She declared also that her husband had been trying to alienate the affections of the boy and cause him to dislike her. Meyer took the stand and denied this. He and his mother, as well, declared that on occasions when the child did see Mrs. Moore he was "not himself" for several days afterwards. They claimed that Mrs. Moore permitted the boy to have his own way and that upon returning to the Meyer home he would show utter disregard of their discipline. Judge Williams held that Mrs. Moore's charges has been substantiated and restored the boy to her keeping.