anaheim-gazette 1923-12-20

VOLUME LIV PETITION FILED ASKS BROWN'S REMOVAL MEN'S BIBLE CLASS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH TRYING TO OUST CITY RECORDER Petition Signed by 228 Persons Demanding His Removal Presented to the Trustees—Board Will Fix Date for Hearing and Consider Evidence—Bible Class Charges That He Is too Lenient in Punishing Violators of the Prohibition and Traffic Laws. Responding to a petition presented by the Moyer's Men's Bible Class demanding the removal of Judge G. B. Brown from office the city trustees on Thursday evening, on motion of Trustee Gates, voted to make an investigation and hear the evidence which the bible class has collected to prove its contention that the judge is too lenient with violators of the law—particularly with the prohibition and the attempted to be conservative in his judgment of cases and to temper justice with mercy, but in all cases where evidence against an accused was conclusive and he deserved punishment, it has been handed to him. Moreover, most of the charges preferred by the petitioners were against Justice Brown, and they will be considered irrelevant, immaterial and incompetent when preferred agains Recorder Brown. HIGHWAYMEN FOILED BY MEDICINE BOTTLE Woman Holds Him to Running Board of Car for Four Miles. Using a bottle of medicine as a bluff for a revolver, Mrs. H. T. Irland carried a would-be highwayman four miles on the running board of her automobile that her husband was driving to a filling station on the roadside and there two men let him get away. The Irlands were driving to Balboa and when only about two miles out of Santa Ana a man jumped on the running board of their car, seemingly from another car travelling slowly in the same direction and then called to the driver of that car to come on. He had both hands on the side of the Irland car to keep from falling off and preparing for distribution at Class Music Providence—Concordia Carolis—Elks Arraume 5000 Presents dren of Northern C. The little folks of Northern Orange County look forward to ta Claus who will m Pearance at several this year. He will pro munity Christmas Time at the Elks entertain cordia Club house and ine's school, and pro of the churches. Responding to a petition presented by the Meyer's Men's Bible Class demanding the removal of Judge G. B. Brown from office the city trustees on Thursday evening, on motion of Trustee Gates, voted to make an investigation and hear the evidence which the bible class has collected to prove its contention that the judge is too lenient with violators of the law—particularly with the prohibition and the traffic laws. Two weeks ago Rev. Meyers and others, members of the bible class and the Christian church, appeared before the board and denounced the judge, demanding his removal. Certain agents of the class had been keeping tab on court proceedings at the city hall, and the charge was made that the judge was not severe enough in dealing with erring persons, and many apparently guilty parties escaped punishment. Comparison was made between the fines collected by the Anaheim court and those paid to Judge Cox at Santa Ana and Judge French at Fullerton, to show that the Anaheim judge was derelict in his duty. For this reason Brown's dismissal from office was demanded forthwith. Elder Meyers was informed that nearly all these cases over which complaints were made appeared before G. B. Brown, justice of the peace, and not G. B. Brown, city recorder and the trustees had no authority over the justice. The only way he could be removed would be by recall election. However, City Recorder Brown was elected by the trustees and could be removed by them. At Thursday nights' meeting a delegation headed by Rev. Meyers again appeared before the board and presented a petition signed by 228 persons demanding the recorder's dismissal from office. Mr. Meyers recited the grievances against him, stating that cases against intoxicated persons and speedsters had been dismissed when the accused persons should have been punished. He stated that the petitioners had ample evidence in their possession to substantiate their charges: The board, on motion of Gates, seconded by Gibbs, decided to hold a hearing. While it appeared from first complaints made by the petitioners that the police department had also fallen under the displeasure of Rev. Mr. Meyers and his class, this was denied in a statement issued Thursday. The statement follows: The Irlands were driving to Balboa and when only about two miles out of Santa Ana a man jumped on the running board of their car, seemingly from another car travelling slowly in the same direction and then called to the driver of that car to come on. He had both hands on the side of the Irland car to keep from falling off and said something to Mr. Irland who was driving that sounded like: "Throw up your hands." Mrs. Irland had bought a bottle of medicine before starting for her home in Santa Ana and had it in her hand. She shouted to the bandit to shut up and not move and he obeyed the order, at the same time Irland stepped on the gas and raced his car several miles down the highway without meeting anyone and pulled up at a filling station. There he called to the station agent and asked if he had gun, but before the gun was procured the bandit dropped off and disappeared in the darkness. He was a young fellow and doubtless not only an amateur but believed the bottle in the hands of Mrs. Irland was a gun and dared not attempt to get away while the car was making forty or fifty miles an hour, but did take the chance of getting shot from the imaginary gun, and made good his escape. WALNUT GROWERS GET CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Six Thousand Dollars Distributed for Culls by Association More than 100 members of the Anaheim Walnut Growers Association received a welcome form of "Christmas cheer" when Manager Walter Ross mailed checks representing five cents a pound on culls. Approximately $6,000 was paid out to growers in this installment. Walnut men of this vicinity, who usually consider the cull checks as "velvet" were more than ordinarily olated over the payment, since all payments so far made on last year's culls does not exceed five cents a pound. At least one more installation on the culls will be paid to the growers early next year, Ross stated. The Anaheim house has established what is thought to be a record in quick payments this season. Manager should have been punished. He stated that the petitioners had ample evidence in their possession to substantiate their charges: The board, on motion of Gates, seconded by Gibbs, decided to hold a hearing. While it appeared from first complaints made by the petitionors that the police department had also fallen under the displeasure of Rev. Mr. Meyers and his class, this was denied in a statement issued Thursday. The statement follows: In a local paper the impression was made that the criticism involved in the petition of Meyer’s Men’s Bible Class also included the Police Department. We hasten to correct this wrong impression for our investigations showed splendid efficiency in the Police Department. We found all the officers under the chief of police doing their duty to the best of their ability so far as we could determine and we went into the matter pretty thoroughly. Our investigation reveals to our satisfaction that the whole course of justice is being held up by one man located in the police court and we feel that our duty is done by naming that man. Of course it will be readily seen that the time to tighten up in the enforcement is before and during the holiday season and not after. Note that over the whole U. S. the dry squads are laying major plans to defeat the violations of law during the coming holidays. The paper states that investigation here will no doubt wait till after the holidays. We fail to find it possible to grant the assumption involved in this apparently "take it for granted" proposal. Date for the hearing was not fixed by the board Thursday night. Judge Brown, apparently, is not worrying to any great extent over the accusations against him. He states that he has Walnut men of this vicinity, who usually consider the cull checks as "velvet" were more than ordinarily olated over the payment, since all payments so far made on last year’s culls does not exceed five cents a pound. At least one more installment on the culls will be paid to the growers early next year, Ross stated. The Anaheim house has established what is thought to be a record in quick payments this season. Manager Ross had his accounts in such excellent shape that the $265,000 was paid to growers within a week after the pool closed on November 20, while members of other associations in the county did not receive their checks until this week. DEVICE TO PREVENT COLLISIONS Greater and greater is the measure of safety to be had in travel on steam and electric railroads. There has been very gratifying advancement, in the last few years, in safety appliances which really are meritorious. The number of rail collisions is small now, compared with a few years ago. The number of fatalities in railroading steadily grows less. An important advance in railroad safety seems to have been made by the Rock Island railroad. This big system has installed on its lines, from Chicago to Rock Island, a new safety device which will stop automatically a speeding train against which a block has been set, even though the engineer may not be in the cab. Railroad experts claim that this Reagan device makes the operation of trains 100 per cent safe from collisions. Many a supposed "diamond in the rough" is found, on being scratched, to be merely a pebble in the rough. ANAHEIM DAILY ABSORBED City's Oldest Daily Mail of Exist The Anaheim Daily absorbed by the Bus more. Negotiations pending between L. and Hazel Del Loudre Bulletin, and F.W.K. Angeles Express, ch. Herald, were brought transfer of the Herald Bulletin owners was That nights’ issue w Herald. Discontinuance of an open field for another consequently there will be issued in stead of in the morning. The Anaheim Daily established more than ago by a stock compa Crawford as editor. Led experience like newspapers, sometime for the owners are compelling them to pay expenses. It a good paper from and has given the p than it received. Hands five times since years ago, AHEIM GAZETT Anaheim, California, Thursday, December 20, 1923 PREPARING FOR S'ANTA. CLAUS' COMING SPLENDID PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR COMMUNITY TREE ENTERTAINMENT Paperettes Busy Filling 2500 Stockings for Distribution at the Park—High Class Music Provided for the Occasion—Concordia Club to Sing Carols—Elks Arranging to Distribute 5000 Presents Among the Children of Northern Orange County. The little folks of Anaheim and Northern Orange County are anxiously looking forward to the visit of Santa Claus who will make a public appearance at several places in the city this year. He will preside at the Community Christmas Tree in the park, at the Elks entertainment, at the Concordia Club house and at St. Catherine's school, and probably at several of the churches. HEAVY INCREASE IN COUNTY REGISTRATION County Clerk Backs Thinks It May Reach 40,000. The registration of voters in this county for the new great register is expected to reach 40,000. In accordance with the California election laws, all registration records, figuratively, speaking, are erased every two years; it was explained by County Clerk Backs. Every second January sees a new set of records opened and each voter who expects to cast a ballot during the ensuing two years must re-register, he said. An unusually heavy registration is expected during 1924 because it is a "presidential year," and also because of the tremendous gain in Orange County's population, Backs indicated "I expect a registration totalling close to 40,000," said Backs. Such a figure, it was shown, would mean an increase of about $700 or approximately 25 per cent, in the voting strength of the county during the past two years. The final totals in the 1922 registration were 32,317. In 1920 they were 25,113. Thus 1922 showed a gain of $204 and this increase is naturally expected to be outstripped by the gain of the last two years. The voters, he announced, will have bers of the Spencer of Cooper of La Halle. The report that the su members to for the first of a definite and one pal also urged tity have a co-operative ners. Pointing d present is d and in a m to the indi clared that it applied in ment to th e Citing the fall sewer b of the county operative ac c report says s adequate po are essential community. "Water is the report. made our pness. More agrificultural is necessary the thousand of their rai The little folks of Anaheim and Northern Orange County are anxiously looking forward to the visit of Santa Claus who will make a public appearance at several places in the city this year. He will preside at the Community Christmas Tree in the park, at the Elks entertainment, at the Concordia Club house and at St. Catherine's school, and probably at several of the churches. The Anaheim Elks have jurisdiction in the distribution of charity over considerable territory outside of the city. The city of Fullerton and other nearby smaller communities within the scope of this lodge's charitable dominion, therefore the lodge is making preparations to distribute presents to 5000 children. Moreover the Elks always compile a list of needy families if there are any such in this region and something more substantial than toys and sweetmeats is distributed among them at Christmas time. Members of the Paperette Club gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lotus Louden, Monday evening and began the task of filling the 2500 stockings which will be distributed to the children at the community tree entertainment. All the business houses, lodges and clubs have been generous in their contributions toward this entertainment. The tree has been erected near the grand stand in the city park. It is a mammoth tree and will be surmounted by a brilliant electric star. The boy scouts have charge of the tree and are guarding it day and night. Following is the program arranged for the entertainment of the thousands of people who will visit the park that night: Invocation—Rev. A. G. H. Bode; song—Joy to the World, community singing, led by Anaheim Community Chorus, under direction Dale Hamilton Evans; introduction of speaker, Harry D. Riley, president Anaheim C. of C.; address, Rev. Thomas H. Walker, pastor Presbyterian church; song, Concordia Male Chorus; solo dance, Jingle Bells, Eloise Wright, ensemble dance, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, pupils of Miss Georgia Moore's school of dancing; song, Concordia Male Chorus; Santa Claus' Arrival and presentation 2500 stockings to children of the community. OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING DANGEROUS HIGHWAY Ten Persons Killed on Irvine Boulevard in Three Weeks. An inquest into the death of Mrs. James Tatteral, wife of a San Francisco merchant which resulted from injuries received when an automobile she was dring in went off an embankment on the Irvine Boulevard Saturday night, resulted in a verdict of accidental death. Coroner Brown brought out the fact that the machine driven by the woman's husband was traveling at between forty and fifty miles an hour when the driver lost control and the car hurtled into the ditch. Attorney Clyde Bishop has been engaged to make an investigation into the legal aspect of the proposed cooperation of Orange County's four principal cities in solving the domestic water supply problem. Owing to the rapid growth of the cities it is realized that something must be speedily done. John W. Tubbs, mayor of Santa Ana, stated that the matter of the cities of the county co-operating in development of a big water supply would be brought up at a joint meeting of the councils of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Orange and Fullerton to be held soon after the holidays. Mayor Tubbs stated that Mayor William Stark of Anaheim, chairman of the joint sewer committee, would call the councils together soon for further discussion of outfall sewer questions. At that time, he said, he would broach the subject. The Public Affairs committee of the Santa Ana Kiwanis Club some weeks ago made inquiry as to the possibility of Joint action. J. P. Baumgartner, chairman of the committee, reported that city councils of Santa Ana, Orange and Anaheim were favorable to the project, and that development pointy of a source of supply for the domestic needs of the county would in due season be taken under consideration at a joint meeting of all the governing bodies. There is no question but that development of a dependable supply of water is imperative. If Orange County is to continue its tremendous population growth and development," said Mayor Tubbs. "The problem is not one strictly belonging to each individual city. The possible supply in each community is limited. Cities of the county are so situated that all could be served from one source, and cooperation in a program of big development is the logical solution of the situation." Tubbs was not prepared to discuss or suggest a point at which the required amount of water for the future may be developed... He intimated that this in a matter for engineers to determine. The Public Affairs Committee of the Kiwanis Club," said J. P. Baumgartner, "felt that it might be of some service in arousing and crystallizing public sentiment in this important matter, and thus pave the way for joint action by the city trustees of the various cities of the county, all of whom are fully alive to the vital report says adequate power are essential community. "Water is over our pond might provide power. It supplies for its district through it." "It is a trial district of cities. Fullerton is alcohol fact themselves their waste." "At present dust damage near Orange control now physical health throughout." "Definite for subdivision width of all public neces." "The street is likely planned for the courthouse educated no bounds' as to the wood planks." "The region of Los Angeles flowing lines 100 feet feet and inches." "Building form to definite County working up cities. This to the rural there should be in their evil ropolis of would be an buildings perch." ANAHEIM DAILY HERALD ABSORBED BY BULLETIN City's Oldest Daily Paper Passes Out of Existence. The Anaheim Daily Herald has been absorbed by the Bulletin, and is no more. Negotiations which have been pending between Lotus H. Louden and Hazel Del Louden, owners of the Bulletin, and F. W. Kellogg of the Los Angeles Express, chief owner of the Herald, were brought to a head and transfer of the Herald property to the Bulletin owners was made Saturday. That nights' issue was the last of the Herald. Discontinuance of the Herald leaves an open field for another evening paper, consequently the Bulletin hereafter will be issued in the evening instead of in the morning. The Anaheim Daily Herald was established more than eleven years ago by a stock company, with Thomas Crawford as editor. It has had a varied experience like the majority of newspapers, sometimes making money for the owners and at other times compelling them to dig up in order to pay expenses. It has always been a good paper from a news standpoint, and has given the people more value than it received. It has changed hands five times since its birth eleven years ago. James Tatteral, wife of a San Francisco merchant which resulted from injuries received when an automobile she was dining in went off an embankment on the Irvine Boulevard Saturday night, resulted in a verdict of accidental death. Coroner Brown brought out the fact that the machine driven by the woman's husband was traveling at between forty and fifty miles an hour when the driver lost control and the car hurtled into the ditch. As a result of this accident an investigation into a series of ten fatal mishaps that have occurred on this stretch of road within the last three weeks, will be set in motion by officials of the county. Two persons injured in Friday's crash, Mrs. D. Y. Bettenbach and her daughter, Florence, both also of San Francisco, are being attended at a local hospital. Mr. Tatteral, who was said to have been the driver of the machine, was not seriously hurt. Orange County officials are aroused over the unusual number of fatal mishaps on Irvine Boulevard. The accidents have all happened on a straight stretch of road, an unusual "death trap." Officials state the investigation is expected to result in a strenuous campaign against speeding and reckless driving. Justice Cox of Santa Ana expressed the belief that the imposition of stiff jail sentences to speeders and reckless drivers would reduce accidents at this point. Fred Bentjen and Miss Alma Steffens were married at Zion Lutheran parsonage Tuesday, Rev. H. G. Schmetzer performing the ceremony. The young couple went down to San Diego for a honeymoon trip. They will reside at the groom's ranch on Bunton Avenue. "The Public Affairs Committee of the Kiwanis Club," said J. P. Baumgartner, "felt that it might be of some service in arousing and crystallizing public sentiment in this important matter, and thus pave the way for joint action by the city trustees of the various cities of the county, all of whom are fully alive to the vital necessity of further water development on a large scale. "If joint co-operative development is legally and physically practicable it will probably be economical, and the obvious thing to do. The first step to take is to find out what can be done along this line. "Certainly it will be entirely practical and economical for the various cities of the county to contribute, each in just proportion, to a fund for a survey of the co-operative possibilities of the situation. If the result of such a survey should indicate that cooperation is impractical, then each city can get busy for itself." A. C. of C. APPROVES COUNTY PLAN MOVE Favorable Vote on Proposal at Wednesday's Meeting. With the adoption by the Associated Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting at Huntington Beach, of the report of a committee recently appointed to propose a plan for creation and operation of a county organization is squarely on record as approving the appointment of a regional planning commission. The report was submitted by Howard E. Gates of Anaheim, other memor suggest a point at which the required amount of water may be developed.. He intimated that this in a matter for engineers to determine. "The Public Affairs Committee of the Kiwanis Club," said J. P. Baumgartner, "felt that it might be of some service in arousing and crystallizing public sentiment in this important matter, and thus pave the way for joint action by the city trustees of the various cities of the county, all of whom are fully alive to the vital necessity of further water development on a large scale. "If joint co-operative development is legally and physically practicable it will probably be economical, and the obvious thing to do. The first step to take is to find out what can be done along this line. "Certainly it will be entirely practical and economical for the various cities of the county to contribute, each in just proportion, to a fund for a survey of the co-operative possibilities of the situation. If the result of such a survey should indicate that cooperation is impractical, then each city can get busy for itself." County time has come to take action projects construe project, in met all obliquity financial interest has appalled disinterested to study tha port. Some NEW SCHOOL TO BE ERECTED ON EASTSIDE BOARD BUYS FIVE-ACRE TRACT OF H. G. BUCK, PAYING $22,000 FOR IT. Work to Begin January 1st on a 12-Room Structure, Which Will be Completed for The Opening of Next Term—City Will Extend Water Mains to Site, and Broadway is Expected to be Extended, Giving Grounds Two Frontages. The new school building for which the people of Anaheim voted $110,000 in bonds at a recent election, is to be erected on the East side. A few years ago the site selected by the board would have been out in the country, but today it is in the heart of a thickly populated residence district. The board has just completed negotiations for a five-acre tract belong- has been entification into proposed coounty's four the domession. Owing to cities it is must be Fubbs, mayor at the matter co-operating water supply joint meeting ana, Anaheim, be held soon that Mayor am, chairman committee, would soon for outfall sewer he said, he committee of Club some is to the posJ. P. Baumme committee, ills of Santa were favorthat developof supply for the county taken under meeting of all out that develSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big developution of the out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popument," said problem is not each indivisupply in each Cities of the that all could source, and coof big develop- out that deveSupply of Orange County endous popu- report says that abundant water, and adequate power and transportation are essential to the welfare of any community. "Water is our biggest problem," says the report. "Our present supply has made our present agricultural richness. More water will increase our agricultural importance. More water is necessary to supply the homes of the thousands who will find the end of their rainbow in Orange county. This problem is too big for any one of our cities to solve. We may have to dam the Santa Ana river or we may find it better to catch Mr. Mulholland's vision and help him bring water from the Colorado river. "Electricity is California's power, and in it we have many advantages over our eastern brethren who depend upon coal. This commission might provide a source of abundant power. It should not stop with the supply of power but should arrange for its distribution so that it will not be detrimental to any one. "It is a well known fact that industrial districts should be to the leeward of cities. Between Anaheim and Fullerton are a sugar mill and an alcohol factory which have made themselves nuisances by the odors of their waste materials. "At present a rancher has a suit for dust damage against a rock crusher near Orange. A little planning and control now may help to preserve the physical happiness of our people throughout the years to come. "Definite rules should be laid down for subdivisions. The size of lots, width of alleys and the provision of public necessities should be cared for. The street systems should be carefully planned to fit into the larger plan for the county. Our people should be educated not to buy lots by 'metes and bounds' as there is usually a 'nigger in the wood pile.'" "The regional planning commission of Los Angeles has laid down the following street width rules: Section lines 100 feet, half section lines 90 feet and intermediate streets 60 to 80 feet. "Buildings everywhere should conform to definite standards. The Orange County Builders' exchange is now working upon a uniform code for the cities. This should be made to apply to the rural districts as well. Finally there should be no place for elements in their evil sense, in the greater metropolis of Orange County. Yet you would be amazed to see the group of buildings now used for dwelling that..." "Buildings everywhere should conform to definite standards. The Orange County Builders' exchange is now working upon a uniform code for the cities. This should be made to apply to the rural districts as well. Finally there should be no place for elements in their evil sense, in the greater metropolis of Orange County. Yet you would be amazed to see the group of buildings now used for dwellings that one of us inspected a few weeks ago. "County owned parks off the order of our present county park, would be found advantageous. The problem of a place to hold the county fair is still to be solved. Subdividers of large tracts should be induced to set aside areas for ark purposes." OUR RECLAMMATION PROJECT In his very brief formal report Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work remarks that "the functions of the Interior Department are both constructive and eleemosynary." In which division he places the reclamation service he does not specifically state. But there can be set up claims resting on some foundation for an elememasy-nary status, arising from the continuous efforts of Congress to help settlers out of their scrape. Secretary Work states that the time has come when Congress must take action. Out of twenty-eight projects constructed but one—the Orland project, in this State—has regularly met all obligations on due dates and a number of them are in a state of financial insolvency. The Secretary has appointed a large committee of disinterested and competent citizens to study the entire situation and report. Some years ago a similar, but The trouble is with the laws. From the beginning they have been fundamentally wrong in development too far in advance of demand and in the methods of dealing with settlers. SHIPPING BY STEAMER The experiment in shipping California eggs, poultry, fruits and other perishables in the refrigeration space of the Panama Pacific steamers has proved successful. In the refrigeration space of the liner "Kroonland" on which the experiment was made, were 1,100 cases of eggs, 558 cases of broilers, 808 cases of squabs and 9,000 cases of prunes together with numerous small shipments of perishable California products. The telegraphio advices from New York state that the refrigeration cargo aboard the vessel was in first class condition on the arrival of the "Kroonland" at that port after a run of 14 days and ten hours from California. The New York consignees of the California products were enthusiastic over the time and condition of deliveries. The results of this experiment should open up a new avenue of transportation of the products of California's farms and orchards to eastern markets. The refrigeration system of the Panama Pacific liners is so operated as to keep an even given temperature in the compartments no matter what the outside weather conditions may be. Herman Stern has again been selected as chairman of the executive committee of the California Valencia Orange show, with Sidney Prince and Charles Harbeson as members of the committee.