anaheim-gazette 1923-04-05

The FLORSHEIM SHOE To the man who enjoys the finer, better things in life, The Florsheim Shoe offers quality of unusual excellence and style that is pleasingly correct, at a cost that is low for the satisfaction received. The Florsheim "Parkway" —today's most popular style—unusual value at $10 By' All Means Get a Fit John Ohm, of Yucaipa, was in town last week visiting friends. The West End Country club was entertained Friday by Mrs. Ralph Maas. Threatening rain and occasional showers did not prevent the churches from being crowded Sunday, and a wonderful display of new spring millinery being exhibited at each of the edifices. The rainfall for the storm beginning Saturday night was .42 of an inch up to Monday morning, as measured by the Anaheim Orange & Lemon association guage; making a total of 7.60 for the season. A couple of showers during the day increased this a fraction. Last year, at this date the precipitation was 16.80. The Orange County Federation of Women's clubs will hold their county convention this year at Yorba Linda on April 27. The executive committee met at the club house in Orange Wednesday to arrange for the meeting and discuss new amendments to the constitution. An all-day meeting of the Woman's union, Calvary Baptist church, will be held today at the home of Mrs. Loneus, on South Clementine street. Charley Goff, formerly secretary of the Elks' lodge, has been added to the staff of the Valencia Orange show, and will have charge of the space selling program. He will also keep the records. The vacancy on the police force caused by the resignation of Chief Steadman and the advancement of Bert Moody to his position, has been filled by the appointment of Arthur McCoy. Name sounds Irish, therefore we are gambling that he will make a good officer. The estate left by Walter Crowther was appraised at $173,785, according to figures compiled at the office of the Orange county clark. The principal item is a ranch of 136 acres on Placentia avenue, which is listed at $126,000. A note for $21,000 given by the Anaheim Union Water company, is part of the assets, and the balance consists principally of money in the banks of Anaheim and Fullerton. The Union Bell, New Springs, came in as Monday, wrecking the blowing a stream off from its mouth. It million cubic feet of drillers stated that it be ruined. It was when the gas broke. An amendment to against probate of the O. Royer was filed include four grand children are Lucille statz, children of W. Roderick and Loveri dren of Max Royer attorney, was appointing the children. Miss Eugenia May City, N. M., who has some months with her ard and Lawrence M Dunton garage, left Thursday and a tele ed a couple of days her death, which o night. Miss Mawson from Bright's disease years of age. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY Thursday Morning, April 5, Begins Our 16th Anniversary Sale Closes Sat., April 14 Real Bargains at "Compelling Pr S. Q. R. STORE Anaheim, Cal. Charles A. Boege has been appointed administrator of the estate of T. J. F. Boege and Olga Boege. Ed Long, a prominent rancher of Stanton, died Friday. Funeral services were held at Westminster Monday afternoon. Ernest Bowen, one of Anaheim's best known young men, wants it understood that he is not the Ernest Bowen who was fined by a Brea Judge for transporting liquor, and he is somewhat peeved to learn that any man bearing that name should be guilty of violating the law. The annual congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church was held Thursday evening, a banquet being furnished by the Ladies' Aid society, two hundred persons being present. Reports show that the church has made substantial advancement during the past year. Progress in bringing about greater co-operation between the poultry departments of the southern California county farm bureaus and the Poultry Producers' association was made at a meeting held in Los Angeles, Edwin F. D. Whedon, secretary-manager of the Orange county farm bureau. "The Poultry Producers' association," Whedon said, "with a capacity for business far exceeding the present amount being handled by the association officials. There appears to be plenty of room for expansion." At a party given Sunday night at the Delta Gamma lodge of the U. S. C., announcement was made of the engagement of Miss Alice Ingram and James D. Starkey. Miss Ingram is an Anaheim high school girl, a graduate of the high school, and is very The Union Bell, No. 17, at Santa Fe Springs, came in as a giant gasser on Monday, wrecking the derrick and blowing a stream of sand and gravel from its mouth. It was flowing ten million cable feet of gas a day, and drillers stated that the hole would be ruined. It was being cemented when the gas broke out. An amendment to the complaint against probate of the will of Gen. J. O. Royer was filed Friday in order to include four grand children. The children are Lucille and Maxine Amstutz, children of Walter Amstutz, and Roderick and Lovering Royer, children of Max Royer. W. F. Menton, attorney, was appointed guardian of the children. Miss Eugenia Mawson, of Silver City, N. M., who had been visiting some months with her brothers, Richard and Lawrence Mawson, of the Dunton garage, left for her home last Thursday and a telegram was received a couple of days later announcing her death, which occurred Saturday night. Miss Mawson was suffering from Bright's disease. She was 19 years of age. Whedon said, "with a capacity for business far exceeding the present amount being handled by the association officials. There appears to be plenty of room for expansion." At a party given Sunday night at the Delta Gamma lodge of the U. S. C., announcement was made of the engagement of Miss Alice Ingram and James D. Starkey. Miss Ingram is an Anaheim high school girl, a graduate of the high school, and is very popular among the young people. Mr. and Mrs. Starkey will make their home in Hollywood, Mr. Starkey being connected with the Robertson and Cole studios of that city. Judge J. B. Cox was run over and seriously injured by an automobile on a Santa Ana street Friday. Frank Schmall, a tourist from Oklahoma, was the man who bumped into the judge. He offered to buy a new suit of clothes and pay the doctor's bill, but Cox refused to take it. Judge Heathman fined Schmall $25 for reckless driving. Nearly a thousand members of the trades unions of Orange county gathered at the Helena street tabernacle Monday night to participate in the mass meeting which had been called for the purpose of discussion of fostering of a closer relationship between the employer and employed. Several men engaged in various pursuits addressed the large crowd, and the meeting was a harmonious one. It was the forerunner of other meetings that may be productive of good results to all parties. The next meeting, it was decided, will be held at Fullerton within a month. Levying the heaviest fine so far imposed in Orange county courts under authority of the Wright act, Justice J. B. Cox Saturday sentenced E. D. Stevens, arrested for alleged possession of liquor at a dance at La Habra Friday night, to pay $500 fine or serve 180 days in the county jail. Stevens was arrested when a flying squadron from the sheriff's office swooped down on the dance hall, and conducted a general cleanup. Several persons were given tickets for traffic violations, others, in various asserted stages of inebriacy were sent home, and cars were searched for liquor. When the officers attempted to arrest Stevens, the defendant tried to break the bottle in which the liquor was contained, they said, but he was prevented from A family reunion and Easter party was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. F. A. Backs, Sr., on North Claudina. Besides Mrs. Backs and daughter, Francis, those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jackson and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Walbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Backs, Jr., and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Backs and family. S. A. Beisert last Saturday moved the Anaheim Auto Sheet Metal works from East Center street to his new location at the corner of Clementine and Chestnut streets. Mr. Beisert erected a building especially for his purpose on this corner, and now has commodious quarters. Rate Colltctor W. A. Wallace states that nearly 2500 customers for light and water are now on his list, and that there is a substantial increase each month. A year ago Wallace boasted that his list had grown to 1800. Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary went down to Camp Kearny Friday carrying with them hundreds of Easter packages for the disabled veterans in the hospital there. Among the articles taken to cheer up the boys were Easter eggs, magazines, clothing, walnuts, jam, cigarettes, peanuts, candy, phonograph records, etc. The Anaheim ladies are making frequent trips to Kearny now, and the boys look forward to their coming with fond anticipation. Donald Robertson and family came down from San Francisco last week. Mr. Robertson has an interest in the best FALKENS students high school. The high cert at t A large a thoroughl performanc cis Yorke adopted Johnson firm, has having se Mitchell West Cylands Fac beautifully tractively three acres for $20,000 cently sc world tou He is deli house is the city for Mr. Between urday nig Golden loose an ment in th voice wa speedily ENT NARY! Begins Our Sny Sale April 14 Spelling Prices" ORE Fullerton's building record for the month of March again exceeded all records, when a total of $200,000 was chalked up to the credit of the city in new residences and business buildings. This exceeds the figures of February by almost $40,000 and is the highest March figure in the history of the building department. The major portion of the huge building program for the city has been in residential construction and has opened a new territory that is extending to the east and west of the city with a liberal portion to the south and north. One of the features of the building program is the rapidity with which the new subdividers are acquiring residences. From present indications and the building that is promised by real estate men, the month of April will exceed March by many thousands of dollars. A building permit was issued Monday to E. A. Harker for a frame apartment house on North Lemon street, the cost being $12,000. D. W. Anderson & Son were also granted permits to build two residences, one on South Resh street, to cost $2500, the other on South Citron, the cost being estimated cost at $3000. Donald Robertson and family came down from San Francisco last week. Mr. Robertson has an interest in the citrus fruit plant which will manufacture citrus bi-products at the old brewery building. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Collings entertained a five hundred club at their residence Thursday evening. Prizes for high scores were won by Mrs. Thompkins and Mrs. Shipkey. The Anaheim girls' high school basketball team defeated Coronado on the local grounds Saturday by a score of 23 to 12 in a game for the southern California championship. The locals will probably now play central and northern California for the championship of the state. J. C. Wirth, who recently purchased the Valencia hotel, announces that he will overhaul and remodel the interior and furnishings. He expects to spend several thousand dollars in the work, and make the hotel a first-class hostelry. A delegation of 125 Merced county business men will be in Orange county today, and will be welcomed and entertained by the several chambers of commerce of the county. The visitors represent the Merced Chamber of Commerce, and are traveling in a special Santa Fe train. They are making a tour of southern California, going as far south as San Diego. THURSDAY Remnant Day COME EARLY For Best Selections AT For Best Selections AT KLENSTEIN'S ANAHEIM Cal. Fullerton and Orange each have 111 students in the senior class of the high school. The high school band gave a concert at the auditorium Friday night. A large audience greeted the boys, and thoroughly appreciated the excellent performance. A piano solo by Francis Yorker was one of the features of the entertainment. Do you read the mottos displayed in the windows of the First National and American Savings banks? They are good literature, giving sound and sensible advice to the reader. They are changed each week in accordance with a system of window dressing adopted by the two banks. Johnson & Ceh, well known realty firm, has just closed another big deal having sold to Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Mitchell the home of G. A. Diels, on West Cypress avenue, says the Redlands Facts. This is one of the most beautiful homes in that section, attractively furnished and sold, with the three acres of oranges surrounding it, for $20,000. Mr. Mitchell has just recently come to Redlands after a world tour and a later trip to Egypt. He is delighted with the city. The house is one of the most attractive in the city and will make a fine home for Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell. Between ten and eleven o'clock Saturday night the burglar alarm at the Golden State National bank broke loose and caused considerable excitement in that portion of town where its voice was heard. The police were speedily on the scene and a large Malcolm A. Fraser, secretary of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, who again has been chosen manager of the Valencia Orange show, has announced that Charles E. Harbeson and Sidney E. Prince will act as associates to Chairman Stern, of the executive committee, while the advisory committee will be made up of Joseph Carroll, Anaheim; Fred J. Mueller, Corona; Gaston A. Bastanchury, Fullerton; Dr. J. D. Thomas, Olive; C. C. Teague, Santa Paula; B. O. Crawford, Tustin, and Dr. I. G. McBeth, Whittier. TOO MUCH MOTHER-IN-LAW "Too much mother-in-law," was the basis of a family quarrel which resulted in the swearing out of a complaint charging Marcaria Contreraras, of Anaheim, with disturbing the peace. The case was heard before Justice J. B. Cox Monday and the defendant was given a 30-day suspended sentence. Aristeo Aguayo, friend of Benjamin Delagado, filed the complaint in which it was alleged that the defendant used violent and obscene language to and about the plaintiff. Delagado is the husband of Marcaria Contreraras and the couple admitted that they had been separated for several days. The husband, together with Aguayo, was said to have been visiting another woman in the neighborhood since the former had separated from his wife. The wife declared that Aguayo had urged Delagado to visit the woman, and that this had been responsible for the quarrel which led to the filing of the complaint. It developed during the trial, however, that the mother of Macaria Contreraras had been living with her Between ten and eleven o'clock Saturday night the burglar alarm at the Golden State National bank broke loose and caused considerable excitement in that portion of town where its voice was heard. The police were speedily on the scene and a large crowd congregated, expecting to see a burglar or two dragged forth. It was finally determined that the alarm was playing an April fool joke on the police department, and one of the employees of the bank was called up on the phone and requested to come and stop its clatter. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Varnado, of Fontana, accompanied by their two little girls, were guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ward. At a party given Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents, Miss Emma Owens announced her engagement to Kenneth Nagel. The wedding will probably take place in June. Huntington Beach high school carried off top honors in the Orange county track meet, held at Fullerton Saturday afternoon, by amassing a total of 55 points. Fullerton high school finished next in order with 38 1-2 points, while Santa Ana was third, with 34 1-2. The low hurdles event furnished the feature of the afternoon, with Gardner, of Santa Ana, and Nichols, of Huntington Beach, tied for first place. Tustin was fourth in the meet with five digits. Anaheim scored 3 points, while Orange made but 1. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim at the office of the City Clerk of said City, up to Thursday, April 12th, 1923, at the hour of 8 o'clock P.M., for furnishing to said City of Anaheim of furniture for the new City Hall Building, consisting of desks, office and opera chairs, filling cases, tables and linoleum. Said furniture shall be in accordance to list and cuts on file in the office of the City Clerk, which list and cuts were adopted by the Board of Trustees on March 22, 1933. Bidders must submit cuts and state the price per piece for each article of furniture and the price per square yard for linoleum laid. Each bid must be accompanied by a check equal to 10 per cent of the total amount of the bid payable to the City of Anaheim and to be forfeited to said City if the successful bidder fails to sign contract and file bonds for the furnishing of said materials. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT. City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. 3-29-12