anaheim-gazette 1923-04-26

VOLUME LII NEW FEATURES BEING ADDED TO PROGRAM MANAGERS OF VALENCIA ORANGE SHOW THINKING UP NEW STUNTS EACH DAY Pageant of the Valencia on the Opening Night, Will Be the Introductory Stunt, Followed By the Coronation of Queen Valencia—Several Movie Stars of Prominence to Be Present and Make Speeches—Quarrel Between Fraser and Stern Getting Hotter and Hotter. The busiest people in town right now are the men in charge of arrangements for the coming orange show. They are endeavoring to satisfy the army of applicants for space and concessions, and at the same time are racking their brains for new stunts for the entertainment of the 125,000 visitors expected at the show. Two important announcements were made Saturday by Malcolm Fraser, on behalf of the association. Egyptian art do not mix any more than do oil and water. And so it goes. In the meantime plans for the big exposition other than pertaining to the musical program are progressing nicely. Display space, both in the fruit and industrial sections, will soon be at a premium, according to Manager Fraser and the automobile reservations have been disposed of in their entirety. For the entertainment features a band stand 20x30 feet in dimensions, with Egyptian background, is being constructed within the "big top." At the front of this platform, Rameses II will be remembered with a small replica of the celebrated arch that bears his name. This will be relieved with a decorative scheme of lotus flowers and several eighteen-foot cocoanut palms. Numerous new features will be introduced at this year's show, according to Manager Fraser. H. S. SENIOR CLASS LARGEST IN HISTORY Ninety-Three Members Will Be Graduated June 8. There are 93 members of the high school senior class this year. Last year the graduates numbered 82, being the largest class turned out by the school up to that time. Friday, June 8 is the data of commencement. Rey The busiest people in town right now are the men in charge of arrangements for the coming orange show. They are endeavoring to satisfy the army of applicants for space and concessions, and at the same time are racking their brains for new stunts for the entertainment of the 125,000 visitors expected at the show. Two important announcements were made Saturday by Malcolm Fraser, on behalf of the association. Mae Busch, Claire Wilson, Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Boardman, all stars in their own right in the world of motion pictures, will appear at 8 o'clock, May 22, on the stages of the show and make speeches. Lettie Carroll, Orange dancing teacher, has undertaken the direction of a pageant to depict the introduction into California of the Valencia orange, ending with a grand finale in which Queen Valencia is crowned to rule over the kingdom of all the oranges. Over 200 people will appear in the pageant to be called "The Pageant of the Valencia." Twenty members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra will furnish instrumental music Community choral organizations have been called upon to assist. Mrs. Carroll, who gained an enviable reputation in Texas with pageants which she directed, has been selected after careful consideration of applicants, it was said. The portrayal will take the place of the fashion show which has been a feature in other years. The pageant will start with the Spanish occupation of the region. The rest of the pageant will be entirely imagery, the prologue having to do solely with history. The scale will attack the little orange trees, the scale will be overcome by the introduction of parasites; then Jack Frost will appear as an enemy of the tender Valencias only to be driven away by the smudge pots; the desert winds will parch the trees and night; will come on and the stars come out; dawn will find the trees parched; spring will come with her April showers; the orange blossoms will appear and Queen Valencia will be crowned. Lettie Carroll is writing the words, but the music will largely be taken from the scores of popular operas and well known songs. Whether "Queen Classic" 'or "King Jazz" will reign at the third annual California Valencia Orange show at Anaheim, May 22 to 30, is still a much mooted question in the orange belt H. S. SENIOR CLASS LARGEST IN HISTORY Ninety-Three Members Will Be Graduated June 8. There are 93 members of the high school senior class this year. Last year the graduates numbered 82, being the largest class turned out by the school up to that time. Friday, June 8, is the data of commencement, Rev. Bromley Oxnam, of Los Angeles, having been engaged to deliver the address. The officers of the class are: President, Wilton Abplanalp; vice-president, Arthur Mann; secretary, Merl Simon; treasurer, Marlowe Jauss. The following are members of the senior class: Wilton Abplanalp, Frances Adams, Lucille Allen, Florence Austin, Clara Bamesberger, Alma Barmes, Stella Bastian, Dorothy Bercot, Mabel Bercot, Rose Bever, Dorothy Bishop, Rodrick Brastad, Nellie Brougher, Alice Campbell, Helen Campbell, Jack Carroll, Amanda Chambers, Tillie Clark, Ella Cook, Helen Daly, Myrtle Dandy, Rose Donnelly, John Daugherty, Frances DeCook, Virginia Deming, Mildred Dickenson, Lorenz Dumke, George Easton, Ethel Easton, Bethel Elliott, John Feetham, Gerald Fergus, Martha Fisher Ella Grauer, Clinton Griggs, Madeline Hartman, Gladys Heald, Leora Healton, Edna Heineman, Milfred Henry, John Henry, Herman Hoch, Helen Hollingsworth, Emma Hunton, Harold Holdsworth, Charles Hunt, Roscoe Ingram, Marlowe Janss, Edith John, Edna John, George Lea, John King, Louise Kistler, Ruth Klemm, Hedwig Lange, Else Lange, Viola Lensng, Robert Lewis, Mildred Lucas, Arthur Mann, Margaret McOmie, Anna Meyers, Albert Gilmore, Lawrence Mills, Mable Mitchell, Raymond Musser, Dana Newkirk, Theresa Nussbaum, Adelaide Osborn, Albert Lopere, Wayne Overleeze, Roger Pohlman, Donald Pannier, Marvin Ross, Helen Shoebridge, Merle Simon, Delia Slaback, Homer Sipple, Bernadine Schlosser, Carleen Smith, Florence Smith, Abeline Stewart, Nina Turbin, Earl Terner, Gwendolyn Wadsworth, Wallace Walton, Hollie Waters, Martan Watts, Louis Wright, Homer Wallace, Alice Zahl, Earl Zahl, Gladys Zahl, Vance Wilmer. SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Oliver Hill came 1873,and has been a city ever since. He ing and hay raising,a acres in various parts northern Orange county with his four brothers section when the valencia settled and has seen from almost a wilderent era of commercial perhaps is unrivaled in the state. Land values 50 year final,and in many instrecited wherein men is termed "land poor,had more land than taxes on,and it is recemenwhen the wooldeeded parts of their ers,better off financiertget sufficient funds to ning expenses.The southern California threeto cattle and sheep raiselling for a dollar principal revenue wasthe hides,thewere San Diego to San Francisco could be bought for 5 days,they being raisedthe wool. The Stearns Ranched many thousand acres southincluding prairieOrange county.The named W.R.Olden,and land values at that time alive then would every day that land here wore $100 an acre.If Oldeststalk through these pwould be a perceptiblid dry bones.with the lvers as an accompanihtMr. Hill liked Anaissettled here a half ohshas not changed his v garding this city asdidence.Mr. Hill ownsof land in the west sec he has had prospectstionbut as yet has lease his holdings.Hterests.being one ofsers and directors ininstitution,takes a li civic betterment aff comfortably fixed is s ening of life here andhave changed wonder first laid eyes upon thitition. find the trees parched; spring will come with her April showers; the orange blossoms will appear and Queen Valencia will be crowned. Lettie Carroll is writing the words, but the music will largely be taken from the scores of popular operas and well known songs. Whether "Queen Classic" or "King Jazz" will reign at the third annual California Valencia Orange show at Anaheim, May 22 to 30, is still a much mooted question in the orange belt metropolis these days. Malcolm Fraser, manager of the citrus fruit exhibition, maintains that the musical programs rendered at the fiesta should be of the classical order in keeping with the Egyptian settings designed for the show, while Herman Stern, director general of the affair, claims that no modern entertainment can be a success without jazz—and there you have it. As a result of the debate, which by the way is of a friendly nature, Anaheim is in the throes of a musical war with no armistice in sight. Manager Fraser is in favor of engaging a band of musicians made up of members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and like organizations on the other hand, Director Stern advocates the hiring of well known jazzologists such as Grauman's Metropolitan theatre orchestra, while various members on the musical committee of the show are choosing sides in the word war. One of the musical committee favors jazz and he backs up his statement to the effect that this class of music does not clash with the accepted decorative scheme, by quoting the title of a popular song number now in vogue, "Cleepatra Had a Jazz Band in Her Castle on the Nile." Another committeeman asseris that jazz and Helen Shoebridge, Merle Simon, Delia Slaback, Homer Sipple, Bernadine Schlosser, Carleen Smith, Florence Smith, Abeline Stewart, Nina Turbin, Earl Terner, Gwendolyn Wadsworth, Wallace Walton, Hollie Waters, Marlan Watts, Louis Wright, Homer Wallace, Alice Zahl, Earl Zahl, Gladys Zahl, Vance Wilmer. SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Machine Goes Over Embankment at Sulphur Slide With pelvis bone broken, jaw dislocated and numerous facial lacerations, Mrs. Emily Post, wife of R. M. Post, of Anaheim, is at the Corona hospital fighting for her life, while her daughter, Miss Dolores, and friend, G. L. Rainey also of Anaheim, are at home recovering from injuries received when an automobile in which they were riding Saturday went over an embankment near Sulphur slide, in Santa Ana canyon. The party was on its way to San Bernardino Saturday morning when the car driven by Miss Post, skidded. It turned a back somersault and plunged fifty feet into the river. According to reports, Vernon Adams, an oil worker residing at Corona, was following the car in a machine, and gave first aid to the injured. None of the occupants was submerged. Adams found Rafney semi-conscious but dragging the women from the machine. The injured were taken to the hospital by a stage. Miss Post and Rainey received only facial cuts. The man who isn't a hero to his very young son will never be a hero to anybody else. There is perhaps no state today that looking orange groves the eastern part of the area just beyond. All about Anaheim that but the zone just east north to south and off of four miles contain are good to look upon where the Valencia oak. The soil is peculiarly culture, being of rich in the ingredient fruit to perfection. The quality this year excellent and as to size could be expected. Range must not be too small, but the size tween these two dimensions that now is demanded eastern buyer, and then now ripening on the tion. The consumer of clothes besides insisting on good, likewise wants presentable, with the up to his fastidious rea AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, April 26, 1923 REMINISCENCES OF THE DAYS OF LONG AGO OLIVER HILL TALKS OF ANAHEIM AS IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO Everybody Was Land Poor, and Nobody Had Any Money; Sheep Sold 50 Cents Per Head, and a Fat Steeel Being Worth Little More Than a Dollar—Stearns Ranch Manager Thought Land Would Never Reach $100 Per Acre. Oliver Hill came to Anaheim in 1873, and has been a resident of this city ever since. He engaged in farming and hay raising, cultivating many acres in various parts of what is now northern Orange county. Together with his four brothers, he came to this section when the valley was sparsely settled and has seen the country grow from almost a wilderness to its present era of commercial activity, which perhaps is unrivaled in any part of the state. is becoming over-nice about it, and the grower must respect his wishes, or he does not get the prices that he would otherwise obtain. The orchardist nowadays to be successful must be a scientific man, insofar as the raising of oranges is concerned. He cannot sit idly by and expect his trees to keep up his rank account unattended. He must be up with the lark and keep ever astingly on the job, if he wants good fruit. Then after awhile he may retire and turn his holdings over to his children. An orange orchard is a very dangerous thing to speculate with—it will go backward in one or two years faster than a flyver, and would then require five or six years of hard work to bring it back to a place from whence it started. Many men here have orchards which are not for sale at any price, because they know oranges, just the same as the keen stockman knows cows. The income is regular and no amount of inducement could induce them to part with their holdings. This year the progressive orange raiser is to make a cleaning, for the season has been ideal for him. Five and six cents a pound is now being offered, but those in the associations where pools are wisely formed will no doubt beat these figures considerably. And right here it may be said where the associations are economically managed they are life-safers for the town. CHAUTAUQUA TO OPEN SUNDAY MAY 6 TENT WILL BE PITCHED ON OLD CAMP GROUND ON CYPRESS STREET Splendid Program Offered to People of Anaheim and Vicinity This Year—Seven Days of High Class Entertainment Promised—"Turn to the Right," Great American Drama, is Opening Performance, Sunday Evening, May 6—Will Close Saturday Evening With Grand Band Concert. The Ellison-White Chautauqua corporation, which has given the people of Anaheim excellent weeks' entertainment for several years past, will be here for a week beginning Sunday, May 6, and ending Saturday, May 12. The big tent will be pitched on the old municipal camp grounds on Cypress street, between Los Angeles and Lemon, close to the business section of town. Oliver Hill came to Anaheim in 1873, and has been a resident of this city ever since. He engaged in farming and hay raising, cultivating many acres in various parts of what is now northern Orange county. Together with his four brothers, he came to this section when the valley was sparsely settled and has seen the country grow from almost a wilderness to its present era of commercial activity, which perhaps is unrivaled in any part of the state. Land values 50 years ago were nominal, and in many instances cases were recited wherein men here were what is termed "land poor." That is, they had more land than they could pay taxes on, and it is recorded that sheep men, when the wool crop was short, deeded parts of their holdings to others, better off financially, in order to get sufficient funds to meet their running expenses. The greater part of southern California then was devoted to cattle and sheep raising, a fat steer selling for a dollar or two, but the principal revenue was derived from the hides, which were shipped from San Diego to San Francisco. Sheep could be bought for 50 cents in those days, they being raised principally for the wool. The Stearns Rancho company owned many thousand acres of land in the south, including practically half of Orange county. Their agent, a man named W. R. Olden, well versed in land values at that time, said nobody alive then would ever live to see the day that land here would ever sell for $100 an acre. If Olden's ghost could stalk through these parts now there would be a perceptible shimmying of dry bones, with the honk of the flivers as an accompaniment. Mr. Hill liked Anaheim when he settled here a half century ago and has not changed his views one bit, regarding this city as a place of residence. Mr. Hill owns a 40 acre tract of land in the west section upon which he has had prospects for oil exploitation, but as yet has not decided to lease his holdings. He has other interests, being one of the stockholders and directors in a local banking institution, takes a lively interest in civic betterment affairs, and being comfortably fixed is spending the evening of life here amid scenes that have changed wonderfully since he first laid eyes upon this matchless section. NEW AGENT IN CHARGE OF UNION PACIFIC Depot Costing $25,000 Now in Course of Construction C. S. Brown, general agent of the Union Pacific railroad, was in town Monday introducing J. W. Roberts, the newly appointed agent for that company in this city. Mr. Roberts is now in charge of the railroad's affairs here. Work is now in progress on the depot which is being erected at Center and Atchison streets. This will be a beautiful structure, costing in the neighborhood of $25,000. While it is under construction Mr. Roberts will transact the company's business in a box car. He expects to be cramped for quarters, but will keep business humming on the rails. Good progress is being made on the company's big packing house at Cypress and Atchison streets. It will be completed in-time to handle a portion of this city's Valencia crop. SEAL BEACH STRICKEN BY HORRIBLE DROUGHT Sheriff's Officers Arrest Number of Prominent Bootleggers An army of officers under command of Sheriff Sam Jernigan swooped down upon Seal Beach Saturday afternoon arrested twenty-two men and ruthlessly confiscated a couple of hundred gallons of good liquor. As a result Seal Beach is dry and desolate this week. Those arrested on various charges of possession and transportation included: Bert Smith, 32; H. B. Webster, 28; C. N. Marshall, 33; E. Shortridge; A. The Ellison-White Chautauqua corporation, which has given the people of Anaheim excellent weeks' entertainment for several years past, will be here for a week beginning Sunday, May 6, and ending Saturday, May 12. The big tent will be pitched on the old municipal camp grounds on Cypress street, between Los Angeles and Lemon, close to the business section of town. As this company never engages anything but the best talent, visitors are assured of getting the worth of their money at each entertainment. M. E. Beebe is chairman of the local committee, and season tickets can be purchased at the office of Beebe & Harrison, on North Los Angeles street. The opening performance will be given Sunday evening, May 6. The great American drama, "Turn to the Right," will be the first thing on the boards, beginning at 8 o'clock. This is said to be the finest American play since "The Old Homestead" 'and "The Music Master." Following is the entire program. First Day. 8:00 p.m.-Opening announcements. 8:15 p.m.-Great American drama, "Turn to the Right." Admission, 75c. Second Day. 2:30 p.m.-Prelude, Alice Louise Shrode, peerless juvenile entertainer. 3:00 p.m.-Musical Lecture Demonstration, Evelyn M. McCluskey, "The Music Lady." Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Entertainment prelude, Alice Louise Shrode. 8:30 p.m.-Address, "China and the Future Peace of the Pacific," Dr. Ng Poon Chew, "The Chinese Mark Twain." Admission 50c. Third Day. 2:30 p.m.-Concert, Charles Mitchell Mixer's Orchestra Quartet. Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Concert-Recital. James Hamilton, American lyric tenor, and Mixer's orchestra quartet. Fourth Day 2:30 p.m.-Cartoon Lecture, Beatrice Stuart Weller. Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Address, "The New Renaissance of European Civilization," Tom Skeyhill, recently returned from Europe. Admission 75c. Fifth Day. 2:30 p.m.-Concert prelude, Winfield Windus company introducing Guy WORLD'S FINEST GROVES FOUND NEAR ANAHEIM Valencia Orange Grows to Perfection in Vicinity of This City There is perhaps no other locally in the state today that can claim finer looking orange groves than those in the eastern part of this city and the area just beyond. There are, of course, orchards in and around and all about Anaheim that are first class, but the zone just east of us extending north to south and of a width of three of four miles contains orchards that are good to look upon. It is here where the Valencia orange flourishes. The soil is peculiarly adapted to its culture, being of the right formation, rich in the ingredients that ripen the fruit to perfection. The quality this year is pronounced excellent and as to size nothing better could be expected. A marketable orange must not be too large or too small, but the size intervening between these two dimensions is the one that now is demanded by the critical eastern buyer, and that is the quality now ripening on the trees in this section. The consumer of citrus fruits now, besides insisting on the inside being good, likewise wants the outer surface presentable, with the size also coming up to his fastidious requirements. He an army of officers under command of Sheriff Sam Jernigan swooped down upon Seal Beach Saturday afternoon arrested twenty-two men and ruthlessly confiscated a couple of hundred gallons of good liquor. As a result Seal Beach is dry and desolate this week. Those arrested on various charges of possession and transportation included: Bert Smith, 32; H. B. Webster, 28; C. N. Marshall, 33; E. Shortridge, A. Stratton, 22; H. G. Shortridge, 22; J. B. Simpson, 46, oil company superintendent; F. M. Ruffner, 57; Charles Devereal, 32; A. O. Morrison, merchant; Frank Wilson, 36; John Marshall, 18; Douglas Lake, R. K. Ruffner, 30; all of Seal Beach. R. A. Moore and Jesse Navarro, Huntington Beach; E. F. Ramerez, automobile dealer, Long Beach; J. E. Wilson, engineer, Los Angeles. One still, and countless bottles of liquor, were seized at the various places raided. The raid was conducted in the midst of the Saturday night merry-making at the beach. The liquor was variously found under wood piles, in houses, buried on premises, and in the hip pockets of the arrested man. Three cars, in which bottles were found, may be confiscated. The raiding party consisted of Jericho, Carr, Deputy District Attorneys C. N. Mozley, D. G. Wettlin and L. Jacobs; and Officers L. J. Heffner, H. S. Warner, G. E. McClellan, Ray Wallace, Frank Stewart, Orlo Moncrief, Kerney Nauschwanger, V. Barnhill, V. Meyers, H. D. Jaynes, N. E. Ray, Herman Zabel, W. E. Bates, Jesse Elliott, Joseph Ryan, A. K. Cravath, John Pryor, Yoder, A. W. McKague, F. Luney, Charles Carrillo and Under Sheriff E. E. French. Fourth Day 2:30 p.m.-Cartoon Lecture, Beatrice Stuart Weller. Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Address,"The New Renaissance of European Civilization," Tom Skeyhill, recently returned from Europe. Admission 75c. Fifth Day. 2:30 p.m.-Concert prelude, Winfred Windus company,introducing Guy Marriner,新 Zealand pianist,and Leslie Taylor，violinist. 3:00 p.m.-Special event，Children's Magic Lunar Circus; Edna Belle Kuhn and Junior Chautauqua.Admission 50s. 8:00 p.m.-Artists' Program，Winfred Windus company，featuring Miss Windus，reader and interpreter of plays.Admission 50c. Sixth Day 2:30 p.m.-Recital，Princess Ae Ata and company，Indian legends and songs，classic and interpretative dances.Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Prelude,Princess Te Ata 8:30 p.m.-Address,Building Better Business by Building Better Men,"Jamie" Heron"The Business Man's Poet."Admission 75c. Seventh Day 2:30 p.m.-Popular concert.Theaviu's Exposition Band.Admission 50c. Junior Chautauqua. 8:00 p.m.-Grand Closing Concert, Thaviu's Exposition Band., featuring three grand opera singers in operatic sketches.Admission 75c. FULLERTON WINS FIRST Fullerton won the championship in the Orange county grammar school track meet Saturday at the Hunting- TON BEACH high school field despite the favorable outlook for Santa Ana during the majority of the all day contests. The points of the seven highest entrants among thirteen schools contesting in the nineteen events were as follows: Fullerton, 64; Santa Ana, 57 1-2; Orange, 47 1-2; Anaheim, 34; Huntington Beach, 27 1-2; Placentia, 24; Ocean View, 16. Other schools contesting were Laurel, Los Alamitos, San Juan Capistrano, Westminster, Tustin and Fountain Valley. Vaughn, of Fullerton, and Decker, of Santa Ana, were top notch personal scorers among the entrants, each piling up ten points, the highest total possible under the rule allowing one man to compete in only two events. The record event of the meet was the 50 yard dash for the lightweight division run in 5 1-4 seconds. The three classes of entrants competing were heavyweights, middleweights lieghtweights. APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE HEARS MUSICAL RECITAL Miss Jeannette Jessurun and Assistants Entertain Large Crowd The entertainment staged by John Smallman, instructor, in which he presented Miss Jeannette Jessurun in a song recital at the Elks' club house Friday evening was a musical treat. RUMORS AFLOAT OF ANOTHER BIG BUILDING CAPITALIST PLANNING A SKYSCRAPER ON WEST CENTER STREET Negotiating for Property Between Lemon and Los Angeles Streets, it is Said—Ground Floor to Be Occupied By One of the Large Business Firms—John Cassou Preparing to Build at His Clementine and Center Street Corner. Negotiations are pending for the purchase, or for a long time lease, of a desirable frontage on West Center street, near Los Angeles street, the purpose being to erect thereon a modern skyscraper, as the term is generally used here nowadays. The purchase of leases held by tenants has injected itself into the deal, but it is said these can be arranged for. It is said the future occupancy by a APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE HEARS MUSICAL RECITAL Miss Jeannette Jessurun and Assistants Entertain Large Crowd The entertainment staged by John Smallman, instructor in which he presented Miss Jeannette Jessurun in a song recital at the Elks' club house Friday evening, was a musical treat enjoyed by a large audience. Miss Jessurun possesses a remarkable voice which has been well trained and to those of the audience who appreciate high class music, her singing was a rare treat. She was ably assisted by Morris Stoloff, violinist with the Philharmonic orchestra, and by Miss Lorna Gregg, who accompanied her on the piano. The following program was rendered by Miss Jessurun and her assistants: 1. Spring Song of the Robin Woman (from the American opera "Shane-wis.") 2. (a) "Know'st Thou Not That Fair Land?" (from opera "Mignon") 3. Ambroise Thomas. 4. Mattinata, F. Paola Tosti. 5. Girometa, Gabriele Sibella. 6. Guitarre, Moskowski. 7. Ava Maria, Shubert. 8. Aus Geheimat, Smetana. 9. Mr. Stoloff. 10. Hindo Song, H. Bemberg. 11. Catch Not My Breath (Recit.) (from Tennyson's "Maud"). 12. Go Not Happy Day, Benjamin Whelpley. 13. Romance Andaluzza, Sarasate. 14. Evening Song, Nachez. 15. Slavonic Fantasia, Dvorak-Kreisler. 16. Mr. Stoloff. 17. Quest, Elenor Smith. 18. Call Me No More, Charles Wakefield Cadman. 19. Minor and Major, Charles Gilbert Spross. CHAFFEE STORE MANAGER PLACED UNDER ARREST Embezzlement Charge Filed Against E. R. Caverly Saturday E. R. Caverly, manager of Chaffee's Clementine street store, was arrested. Negotiations are pending for the purchase, or for a long time lease, of a desirable frontage on West Center street, near Los Angeles street, the purpose being to erect thereon a modern skyscraper, as the term is generally used here nowadays. The purchase of leases held by tenants has injected itself into the deal, but it is said these can be arranged for. It is said the future occupancy by a large firm of its present quarters near-by hinges upon a satisfactory renewal of their lease of the premises. Whether or not it is the purpose of the promoters of this new enterprise to acquire these premises also cannot now be verified, but it is within the range of a possibility that some such move may be made. The location is considered one of the most advantageous in the city and would be an ideal location for a modern business structure. The building activity in Anaheim has assumed great momentum, and it begins to appear the wealthier classes now vie with each other in their commendable endeavors to beautify the city's commercial architecture. Moneyed men realize their finances are safe in Anaheim and while hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in business blocks here, the inflow of wealth continues unabated. Men and women owning income property must keep abreast of the times in the march of progress, and if they are to receive adequate rental for their holdings they must of necessity provide something just as good, or better, in the housing line, as an appeal to the live business man, as the other capitalists are doing. Where there is congestion there you will find business, and attractive quarters for the live wires in the commercial world must be provided, or they go elsewhere. And the business is here, as any week day will testify, large crowds coming here to do their tradings from points extending all over the southland. The volume of trade has grown so great that all the banking institutions keep open several hours early Saturday evenings to accommodate their patrons. The creation of payrolls is moving along well here, and more are promised. It is now announced that John Cassou is making preparations to erect a three story building at the corner of Clementine and Center streets. It was known a year or two ago that Mr. Cassou... CHAFFEE STORE MANAGER PLACED UNDER ARREST Embezzlement Charge Filed Against E. R. Caverly Saturday E. R. Caverly, manager of Chafee's Clementine street store, was arrested late Saturday night on a warrant sworn to by J. M. Beasley, traveling representative of the Chafee stores, who charged him with embezzlement. Beasley roused Justice of the Peace Brown from his bed to issue the warrant, and Caverly was also halled out of bed and taken to the county jail. It appears that the only complaint against him was that he had taken the day's receipts, amounting to between $700 and $800 to his home. Caverly explained that it was his custom to take the receipts home with him every Saturday night, as there was no safe in the store, and he deemed it unwise to leave that amount of money unprotected at the store until Monday. He disclaimed any intention of putting the money to his own use, declaring that he had taken the money home with him every Saturday night for a year. He was released Tuesday morning on $2000 bail furnished by his father, E. T. Caverly, E. C. Braunlick and Herbert Dickman. His trial is set for May 9. Caverly emphatically denies that he had any intention of taking the money, and his many friends who have had dealings with him at the store, believe him. The stray cat makes no social distinctions. It is now announced that John Cassou is making preparations to erect a three story building at the corner of Clementine and Center streets. It was known a year or two ago that Mr. Cassou intended eventually to put up a modern business block on this corner, and since the Knights of Pythias a couple of weeks ago announced their purchase of the Hartung property joining as a site for a club house, Mr. Cassou decided to build at once. The two buildings will be of the same style of architecture, three stories in height, and will be modern in every respect. They will be built at the same time, and work is expected to begin at once. OIL FIELD ACCIDENTS Two serious accidents marred Sunday afternoon in the oil fields at Huntington Beach. C. J. Base, of the Huntington Inn, fell to the floor of a derrick of the Amazon Drilling company, causing concussion of the brain as diagnosed by Dr. Ralph E. Hawes, of the emergency hospital. He was sent to the hospital in Anaheim, when one hour after the fall he failed to regain consciousness. There were no witnesses to the accident so it is not known how he fell. Mr. Base has a family in San Francisco. L. W. Blair suffered severe burns about the face and hands when an absorber exploded at the Pacific Gas-line company early in the afternoon.