anaheim-gazette 1923-11-22

Nothing Pays Like Quality in an Overcoat —You'll find nothing else here; good quality in fabrics, in style and in tailoring. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoats —give you everything you need. We'll show you boxcoats, ulsters. & Marx Overcoats —give you everything you need. We'll show you boxcoats, ulsters, great coats—wonderful values. "By All Means Get a Fit" F. A. Yungbluth Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes Funeral services over the body of William Zumhingot will be held at Backs, Terry & Campbell's chapel this afternoon, Rev. H. G. Schmelzer officiating. Mr. Zumhingot died Friday afternoon after a residence in Anaheim of 25 years. He was born in Germany. Edwin Schleuter of the Standard Oil family, has been given another advancement. He goes from Glendale, where he was stationed during the past few months, to San Pedro, the great shipping station of the company in Southern California. He holds an important post in the San Pedro office. Shop Early Only 27 Shopping Days Before Christmas Only 27 Shopping Days Before Christmas This Store Becomes the Great Christmas Gift Shop Every available nook and corner is replete with gifts. Whatever amount you have to spend, however varied the tastes of your friends, here are gifts to please them all. From the littlest babe to the most intelligent friend, we have something here of which you and they will approve. The S. Q. R. Store The social department of the Elks held a card party at the club house yesterday evening. Ross Diehl and wife of Allegan Michigan, came in Tuesday in their automobile on a visit to J. W. Diehl and family. The entire trip was made in the auto. Mrs. Josie Stroup has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Joseph E. Stroup on the grounds of desertion. Mr. Stroup is now living at Detroit, Michigan. The supervisors Tuesday adopted an ordinance prohibiting boxing bouts in the county outside of incorporated cities, and fixing a license fee of $200 per year on dance halls. Bill Hart, famous picture star, and several of his assistants, were in Anaheim Saturday taking pictures on the lot of Golden Bros. Circus. The scenes will be used in a story which Hart is putting on the screen. Emile Turck was in town from Los Angeles this week calling on old-time friends. He reports everything prospering in his section, and everyone contented and happy. The lease and furniture of the Colonial Apartments on North Lemon were sold this week by J. A. Rowan to L. Edson, a former resident of Anaheim, who left here about four years ago. The Marland Oil Company of Oklahoma expects to begin drilling for oil on the west side within a short time. The company has several leases on the Garden Grove road a mile west of the city limits. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McFadden celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage with a dinner party. The Marland Oil Company of Oklahoma expects to begin drilling for oil on the west side within a short time. The company has several leases on the Garden Grove road a mile west of the city limits. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McFadden celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage with a dinner party at their home in Placentia on Thursday evening last. Covers were laid for twenty. Mrs. H. P. Noll was visiting friends in Los Angeles a couple of days the latter part of the week, enjoying an outing with her sisters who have been here from Wisconsin and were leaving for their home. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Roquet of La Salle, Ill., came in Tuesday on a visit to their son, Octave Roquet, and family. Octave Roquet is proprietor of the grocery store at 602 East Broadway. Southern California Edison Company has been authorized by the Railroad Commission to execute a mortgage or deed of trust guaranteeing an issue of $12,500,000 face value of bonds heretofore authorized by this Commission. E. Zitzman, Harry Horn, R. B. Yeung and M. Eugene Durfee, accompanied by Mrs. Durfee and Mrs. Young, attended the state convention of Kiwanis clubs at Fresno Friday and Saturday. They report an interesting meeting. H. G. Hinemann was in town from Olive yesterday transacting business and renewing old acquaintances. Mr. Hinemann has been a resident of Olive for 14 years, and owns a fine orange and walnut orchard from which he has just harvested splendid crops. He formerly resided in Nebraska, and is one of the prominent horticulturists of the Olive section. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, discovered on a recent morning that the church had been burglarized. A few dollars which he had left in the money box on the previous evening had disappeared during the night. Some hard-boiled thief without the fear of the Lord in his heart had broken into the will of the late Barbara Parker admitted to probate in the superior court Saturday, following a hearing before Judge Z. B. West on a petition by Eleanora A. Parker. Judge Williams admitted the will of the late H. D. Stolte to probate, on petition of Fred A. Backs, Jr., of Anaheim, and granted letters of administration over the estate of the late Joachim Luneberg, Anaheim, to Charles D. Brown, public administrator. Mrs. Martha Marberger died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. McGavren on North street Saturday. Funeral services were held at the Huddle parlors Monday, Rev. C. B. Hatch of Los Angeles, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church here officiating interment being in Anaheim cemetery. Mrs. Marberger came her two years ago from Pennsylvania. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. McGavren, a son who resides in San Bernardino, and several children. Tom Hollingworth was in town from Olinda Saturday greeting his nemerous old friends. He probably came to chaperon the children at the circus, but he took occasion to circulate among his old friends and renew acquaintances. Mr. Hollingworth is now employed by the Shell Oil Co. at Olinda, and is engaged in the work of turning crude petroleum into distillate and gasoline. He has charge of the boilers on his shift, and the plant turns out 2000 barrels of distillate and 3000 gallons of wet gas (gasoline) per day. There is also a gas product released by the operation which is piped to Los Angeles for consumption. Handling such inflammable material is a dangerous pursuit, but Tom isn't losing any flesh from worry. Taken Up—White mare. Owner This boy now scores 100 per cent perfect health, but two years ago when he was being weighed and measured, the school nurse found him far below his normal weight. An examination showed early tuberculosis. He was placed in a preventorium and you see the result. There are preventoria in San Diego, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, and Los Angeles counties supported from the sale of Christmas Seals. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, discovered on a recent morning that the church had been burglarized. A few dollars which he had left in the money box on the previous evening had disappeared during the night. Some hard-bollied thief without the fear of the Lord in his heart, had broken into the building and carried off the cash. A petition asking for the disincoporation of the city of Orangethorpe, is being circulated by Herman Allgeyer, and in due time will be presented to the supervisors. There are 600 people within the corporate limits, and they accomplished the purpose for which the district was incorporated and placed under a municipal government—prevention of the establishment of a sewer farm in their midst. No longer menaced with a septic tank the people feel that there is no necessity for keeping alive a city government. The American Legion boys are rehearsing for a play, "A Pair of Sixes," which will be given within a short time. The city has been conspicuously plastered over with a pair of hearts and a pair of clubs, and as no explanation of the symbols was forthcoming timid people began to think that it might possibly be a Ku Klux or I. W. W. threat. It only means that one of the best comedies exer staged will be presented by the Legion boys, and Rome of them will demonstrate that they can act on the mimic stage as well as on the great world stage. Taken Up—White mare. Owner can recover same by paying damages by horse and for her feed. R. D. 3 Box 144, Anaheim. G. Casella. OUR WATER SYSTEM There are more than 550 public utility water systems in the State of California under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission, which have filed rates, rules and regulations with the Commission, according to the Annual Report of the Hydraulic Division, for the fiscal year 1922-23. These water utilities range in size from those supplying a few persons to systems serving upwards of 90,000 consumers, and the investment in these utilities varies from a few thousand dollars to in excess of $40,000,000 for a single system. The operating revenues of these water utilities for the calendar year of 1922 was $14,867147.17, as compared with $13,310,699.10 in 1921. Their net operating revenues were $5,662,781.14 as compared with $4,360,665.47 for 1921. There was a total of $34,034,739.33 fixed capital represented in these water systems. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, the Railroad Commission rendered decisions in 205 formal proceedings, and 479 informal complaints Illinery Specials med Hats, Values Up to $12.50, $4.95 Values Up to $15 and Over $6.95 Wonderful Selection to choose from KENSTEIN'S ANAHEIM BARBARA PARKER in the superior showing a hearing last on a petition later. Judge Wilwill of the late date, on petition of Anaheim, and administration over Joachim Lunecharles D. Brown. BERGER died at the water, Mrs. J. R. street Saturday. Here held at the day, Rev. C. B. is formerly pastor of church here offeeding in Anaheim came her Pennsylvania. Her daughter, Mrs. to resides in San Francisco children. was in town day greeting his sons. He probably the children at the occasion to cird friends and reMr. Hollingworth the Shell Oil Co. raged in the work petroleum into disHe has charge of lift, and the plant levels of distillate wet gas (gasoline) also a gas product operation which isales for consumpuch inflammableorous pursuit, but flesh from worry. Mare. Owner involving water utilities were investigated and adjusted. During the last few years many of the utilities have come to the Commission with applications for increased rates, alleging that their revenues had not increased in proportion to the great increase which had occurred in operating cost due to high prices of labor and material prevailing throughout the country. A year or more ago the cost of both labor and material was declining to such an extent that it was believed that within a short time many rate schedules could be reduced without endangering the financial condition of the utilities. Experience has however, shown that the decline in prices was only temporary, and that the cost of operation and construction of water systems is now fully 75 per cent. higher than the corresponding cost in 1914 and 1915. From present indications it is improbable that any material decreases in the water rates of public utilities can be expected for several years to come. Attention is called, however, to an investigation which was conducted on the Commission's own motion into the reasonableness of the rates of one of the large water companies which resulted in a decrease of the former rates of approximately 10 per cent. In the course of the Hydraulic Division's investigation of public utility affairs during the last fiscal year, 37 appraisals of property were made, ranging from $923 to $1,401,250, with a grand total of $6,091,611. During the fiscal year the Hydraulic Division was called upon to make investigations, inventories, appraisals and reports upon two public utility water systems which municipalities had desired to acquire under eminent SEEDLESS DATE TREE DEAD Declared by D. W. McDannald, publicity director with the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, to have been the only seedless date tree in the world, the date tree removed by Capt. George Thomas from Santa Ana to Los Angeles three years ago, is dead. According to McDannald, the tree was forty-three years old and originally stood in the back yard of the business property now under lease by Dr. K. A. Loerch, 116 East Fourth street. The property belongs to the John Brunner estate. Pointing out that he had exhibited all over the country, ripened dates from this tree, McDannald said that experts on date trees had told him that there was not another tree in the world that produced dates without seeds. "I exhibited the fruit in Kansas City, Chicago, Omaha and many other places in my travels in the interest of Santa Ana and Orange county," said the well known Orange county booster. "The fruit was the wonder of everyone who saw it, and was of particular interest to experts of date culture. "In my opinion, it was a shame to have let the old tree develop in Santa Ana until it passed the state of possible reproduction. In its younger life it produced many sprouts that could have been planted. "Santa Anans did not fully appreciate the value of the old tree and it finally passed to the possession of Captain Thomas multimillionaire of Los Angeles." "Thomas bought and moved it into his property at Los Anglese at an expense of $500. I am told that after transplanting it he spent another $500 in endeavoring to make it survive." McDannald, on driving to the Thom- He has charge of lift, and the plant arols of distillate pet gas (gasoline) also a gas product operation which is desired for consumption much inflammable incurous pursuit, but fresh from worry. In the course of the Hydraulic Division's investigation of public utility affairs during the last fiscal year, 37 appraisals of property were made, ranging from $923 to $1,401,250, with a grand total of $6,091,611. During the fiscal year the Hydraulic Division was called upon to make investigations, inventories, appraisals and reports upon two public utility water systems which municipalities had desired to acquire under eminent domain proceedings or otherwise. These investigations required expenimental accuracy and care in order to avoid a reversal of the Commission's findings of compensation in the Supreme Court. The rapid growth of the state and the difficulty in securing material have made it extremely difficult for the utilities to provide adequate facilities for supplying consumers. While these conditions will without doubt be remedied to a very large extent within another year, the result has been that Hydraulic Division was called upon during the last fiscal year to investigate and recommend methods for improving conditions of service in 23 formal proceedings, besides a vast number of matters which were cared for through informal action. In recent years there has been a decided tendency on the part of municipalities to acquire public utility water systems and many such transfers have been authorized by the Commission. The rapid growth of the state, previously mentioned, has, however, resulted in the establishment of a large number of new plants to provide for the supplying of water to residents of new tracts and subdivisions. life it produced many sprouts that could have been planted. "Santa Anans did not fully appreciate the value of the old tree and it finally passed to the possession of Captain Thomas multimillionaire of Los Angeles. "Thomas bought and moved it into his property at Los Anglese at an expense of $500. I am told that after transplanting it he spent another $500 in endeavoring to make it survive." McDannald, on driving to the Thomas place, in the Beverly hills section, last Saturday, found that the tree had died. McDannald had sought to take a picture to be used for exhibition purposes in the local Chamber of Commerce display. He said the tree had been dug up and moved away just a week before he arrived at the place. NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF FRITZ H. D. STOLTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, Fred A. Backs, Jr., Executor of the will of Fritz H. D. Stolte, Deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said Executor at his place of business, the Samuel Kraemer Bldg., No. 222, East Center Street, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, within four months after the first publization of this notice. Dated, this 22nd day of November, 1923. FRED A. BACKS, Jr. Executor of the will of Fritz H. D. Stolte, Deceased Welsle & Stark, Attorney for Executor Published Nov. 22-29, Dec. 6-13-20