anaheim-gazette 1925-01-01

VOLUME LV OVER ESTIMATE DAMAGE BY COLD SNAP LOSS TO FRUIT IN SOUTHLAND NOT MORE THAN 10 PER CENT Some Sections in Anaheim District Badly Bitten, Others Escape Almost Entirely—Conflicting Stories Told of the Degree Registered by Thermometer, but in Most Sections It Was Not Below the Danger Point—Dropped to 24 at El Modena, the Coldest Point in Orange County. Conflicting reports of the damage done by the cold snap last week were made on/the streets by ranchers and others who have made investigations since the frost. In certain sections it is evident that fruit is damaged to a considerable extent, while others, only a mile or two distant, suffered little or no loss. There is also shippers from all of Southern California met Tuesday in the offices of the Fruit Growers' Exchange and by unanimous vote indorsed the existing county ordinance designed to prevent the shipment of fruit that may dry out in transit to the eastern markets. Moreover it was agreed not to ship any oranges except what the County Horticultural Commissioners shall pass under the existing ordinance. The recent frosts have aroused the fear that the reputation of California fruit may be injured if frost-damaged oranges find their way to the consumer in the East. It has been the determination of the growers themselves for many years to prevent this at whatever necessary loss to themselves. There is a state statute to prevent the shipment of oranges showing a drying out before shipment. A state law to prevent the shipment of oranges that do not yet show a drying out but may dry out before reaching the consumer, was declared void some time ago, and the only existing statutes are ordinances which in 1922 were passed uniformly in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. These ordinances make it unlawful to make orange shipments that contain "15 per cent or more showing in two gns in the sky appear to indicateayers, William S. Mituelko, high priere, Knights of Greatly exerciseonious minds ofs other people purify mankind against individualsaltit to substantiate letters and intents snapped right and against whom they and some of their are regarded as perer. District Attorney deputies have fallen pleasure of these lers of the Imperial they have openly dein opposition to thwere openly made were lax in their dly leaders expressed fore the grand juryplaints, not only an his but agains Conflicting reports of the damage done by the cold snap last week were made on the streets by ranchers and others who have made investigations since the frost. In certain sections it is evident that fruit is damaged to a considerable extent, while others, only a mile or two distant, suffered little or no loss. There is also a difference of opinion regarding the degree of cold recorded by the thermometer. The most reliable instruments in most sections recorded 29 degrees as the lowest, but in some localities it may have dropped below that for a short period. George Mills, who lives on the boulevard near Orangethorpe avenue, states that his thermometer, which always tells the truth, registered 33 degrees when he retired at 11 o'clock on the coldest night and stood at the same figure at dawn the next morning. It dropped a few degrees, perhaps in the early hours of the morning, but an investigation of his orchard failed to reveal any damage whatever. On the other hand Len Winney, whose home is on Placentia avenue, stated that fruit on the outer branches of the trees, unprotected by the foliage in his neighborhood was badly nipped, and the loss is considerable. Some growers, therefore, have suffered from the frost, but others, apparently, were uninjured. The percentage of loss to the Anaheim district will probably be very small. An unofficial estimate gathered from various sections, of the damage done by cold weather to the citrus crop in Southern California indicated that 10 per cent of the fruit had been damaged. From Ventura to San Diego, in various sections, smudge pots were burning all night Friday in an attempt to ward off injury to lemon and orange trees. Some of the districts hitherto untouched by the frost suffered the most. A complete survey of the loss in all districts will not be possible for two or three weeks, according to officials of the California Fruit Growers' Association, but it is admitted that it will run into many thousands of dollars. The Riverside district, which had not been touched by the low temperatures, was the chief sufferer last Friday night. For the three nights it has been protected by warm winds, but it A state law to prevent the shipment of oranges that do not yet show a drying out but may dry out before reaching the consumer, was declared void some time ago, and the only existing statutes are ordinances which in 1922 were passed uniformly in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. These ordinances make it unlawful to make orange shipments that contain "15 per cent or more showing in two or more segments of each fruit marked evidence of frost injury." The Horizcultural Commissioners of the five southern counties at the meeting asked the representatives of the industry whether they wished this ordinance enforced at the present emergency, and if not, to ask the Boards of Supervisors to repeal the law, since, on the books, it must be enforced. Commissioner Ryan and the other county horticultural commissioners admitted that they knew no definite test of "marked evidence of frost injury." In this connection, the meeting decided to ask the University of California to hasten the completion of scientific inquiry, already begun, to detect the initial stages of frost damage. WITNESSES SUMMONED BEFORE GRAND JURY District Attorney Nelson Probing Charges Against County Officials In addition to the three ring leaders in the recent dry raid—Myers, Starbuck and Stuelke—District Attorney Nelson Monday issued subpoenas for nine other persons to appear before the grand jury and give evidence, if any they have, regarding the misdeeds of various county officials, or of laxity in prosecution of the law. These men were S. T. Montgomery, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, Chief of Police Art Eells of Fullerton, Louis Plummer, Fullerton high school principal; Rev. W. H. Betts, Santa Ana Methodist minister; Bert Barr, Anaheim policeman, and Edward S. Ward, Anti-Saloon league investigator. Myers, Starbuck and Stuelke were also cited to appear again. These gentlemen decharge, by all their gods at once, that they will not take the oath of secrecy required by the grand jury, preferring to go jail. Presumably they would like to pose as martyrs before the people to the glorious cause of Ku-ticket is composed of W. D. Grafton, A. W. Miller and Perry Mae. Plans for the sewerthe northern section submitted to the boardager J. W. Price.B will be called for., to January 22. Financial report of Christmas tree shows $298.91, and expenditure leaving a deficit of $476. A complete survey of the loss in all districts will not be possible for two or three weeks, according to officials of the California Fruit Growers' Association, but it is admitted that it will run into many thousands of dollars. The Riverside district, which had not been touched by the low temperatures, was the chief sufferer last Friday night. For the three nights it has been protected by warm winds, but it was calm there Friday night and the orchardists were caught unawares by the sudden freeze. Temperatures in Orange County ranged from 24 to 32 degrees and there was considerable damage especially to the lemons, it was reported. Santa Barbara, which had suffered the two previous nights was warmed by a 27 degree temperature and ranchers did not find it necessary to stay up all night tending the heating apparatus. In the Duarte-Monrovia district the lowest record during the night was 25 degrees, one degree higher than the previous night. Growers there estimated that the damage done thus far will be about 5 per cent of the crop. The Redlands section also passed a warmer night than the preceding one, with the thermometer recording a minimum of 27 degrees. This district too, has suffered a loss unofficially estimated at 10 per cent. One of the lowest temperatures recorded was in the city of Ventura, where the reading was 21 degrees at one time. In Los Angeles the official Government thermometer on top of the Federal Building recorded a minimum of 41 degrees, but Col. H. B. Hersey, chief of the Weather Bureau, declared that the minimum temperature on the ground was 29 degrees. Several hundred orange growers and Myers, Starbuck and Stuelke were also cited to appear again. These gentlemen declare, by all their gods at once, that they will not take the oath of secrecy required by the grand jury, preferring to go jail. Presumably they would like to pose as martyrs before the people to the glorious cause of Ku Kluxism. District Attorney Nelson states that he would prefer holding the proceedings in the open, but the law required secret testimony before the grand jury. "So far as I am concerned," he said, "I would be glad to have the entire matter published. I am determined to thresh this matter out if possible. If there are any charges they should be substantiated. Last week the three witnesses we had 'passed the buck' when pinned down. Now I am going to get these other witnesses before the grand jury. They are supposed to be the sources of authority for statements made by Myers and his associates. At least the buck was passed to them." ELECTION ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY TRUSTEES Plans Accepted for Extension of Sewer to Northern Section of Town The ordinance calling an election for a recall vote on the five city trustees was adopted by the board at the regular meeting Thursday night. Tuesday, February 3, is the date of the election, and polls will be open in all of the city's twelve precincts. The Ku Klux ticket in this election will be composed of E. H. Metcalf, Dean W. Hasson, A. L. Knipe, A. A. Slaback and H. L. Turton. The opposition "AN APPEAL TO CAESAR" Signs in the sky at the present writ appear to indicate that Rev. Leonyers, William Starbuck and Albert tituelke, high priests of the Invisible Priest, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, talked too much for their own. Greatly exercised in their sane-minded minds over the short-comings of other people, they have sought purify mankind by making charges against individuals that may be difficult to substantiate. In speeches open letters and interviews they have snapped right and left at persons against whom they have grievances, and some of their public utterances are regarded as perilously near slander. District Attorney Nelson and his deputies, have fallen under the displeasure of these immaculate followers of the Imperial Wizard because they have openly declared themselves in opposition to the Klan. Charges were openly made that these officials were lax in their duty and the saintly leaders expressed a desire to go before the grand jury and lay in complaints, not only against Nelson and his wife, but against warriors other instead of repeating scandal that is broadcasted on the streets. One of the scandalous stories going the rounds which, it is said, was repeated by at least one of these Klansmen, is that liquor is peddled to high school students. A specific instance is related of a girl student who was seen gloriously drunk under the escort of two male students, who were compelled to frequently massage her body in order to restore circulation of blood and strength to her legs. A member of the faculty of the high school was in this office Saturday and denounced this story as an infamous lie. No liquor is peddled near the high school, and no student has ever displayed the least sign of intoxication, he declared. He was considerably peeved because such scandalous stories were invented to bolster up a tottering organization. Another matter that is causing considerable comment at the present time is the little bill presented by Mr. Starbuck to the four cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton and Huntington Beach in payment for the services of the entire bunch. As the bill presented to the four cities totaled $11,200 this would amount to $33 per day for each of the five investigators. This is rather an exhorbitant wage to pay by the taxpayers for a job which neither they nor the authorities elected by them initiated or sanctioned. The law abiding people of Anaheim whether they wear the collar of the Ku Klux Klan, the brand of the U.S.A., or are mavericks, have no sympathy with a bootlegger, and they are indifferent to the penalty he must pay when caught red-handed, but they strenuously object to paying outside help $400 per head for collecting evidence against them when we have our own salaried police just as able and just as alert in enforcing the law and preserving order as any alien who may be brought in to the city. But the people of Anaheim, who pay the expenses of the city government are wondering about that outrageous bill. Thirty-three dollars per day each is too much to pay for the services rendered by these people even if their employment had been authorized District Attorney Nelson and his deputies, have fallen under the displeasure of these immaculate followers of the Imperial Wizard because they have openly declared themselves in opposition to the Klan. Charges were openly made that these officials were lax in their duty and the saintly leaders expressed a desire to go before the grand jury and lay in complaints, not only against Nelson and his aids, but against various other persons including Sheriff Jernigan. When the grand jury met on the 22nd these gentlemen were present, not voluntarily, but under pressure, because subpoenas had been issued for them, and they were asked to give voice to their grievances. Reporting what you have heard others say, and making a sympathetic audience believe it is easy, but in testifying before a court or grand jury hearsay evidence has no weight, they appear to have discovered. The reception accorded these gentlemen by the jurors was no doubt courteous, but details of the seance are not known, because all testimony before the grand jury is held inviolate. Nevertheless it must have been highly displeasing to this trio of self-appointed reformers because, after their release, they issued forth with unholy rage in their hearts and wrath in their voices. Finding themselves hopelessly entangled with local authorities they immediately took a pen in Mr. Starbuck's hand and made an appeal to Caesar for help. In other words they petitioned Governor Richardson to instruct the attorney general to send down a representative to displace District Attorney Nelson and take charge of the investigation. Of course it is only a supposition, but from the actions of these men, subsequent to giving testimony, it is inferred that their reception in the jury room was not as cordial as they desired. No doubt they were required to testify to facts ticket is composed of Godfrey Stock, W. D. Grafton, A. W. Franzen, L. E. Miller and Perry Mathis. Plans for the sewer extension into the northern section of the city were submitted to the board by City Manager J. W. Price. Bids for the work will be called for, to be opened on January 22. Financial report of the Community Christmas tree showed receipts of $298.91, and expenditures of $311.03, leaving a deficit of $12.12. INCOME TAX RETURNS OF COUNTY SHOW GAIN Orange county recorded a gain of 36.2 per cent in individual income tax returns for this year, the second largest county increase in the district, according to figures released by Rex B. Goodcell, collector of internal revenue. The 1924 returns totalled 12,596 as against 9,244 for last year. Santa Ana filed 3630 individual returns, as compared with 2324 for last year. fort Indiana, Morning Times of December 13, which tells of a terrible plague in Los Angeles. It is a copy of a letter said to be written by a man in Los Angeles to a family in Kentucky, and if such is the case the letter writer is a fit subject for the Patton insane asylum for he certainly has an imagination that is not normal. The letter, as published in the Frankfort Times, states that "the plague is something awful—some days as high as 140 people die and there are INCOME TAX RETURNS OF COUNTY SHOW GAIN Orange county recorded a gain of 36.2 per cent in individual income tax returns for this year, the second largest county increase in the district, according to figures released by Rex B. Goodcell, collector of internal revenue. The 1924 returns totalled 12,596 as against 9,244 for last year. Santa Ana filed 3530 individual returns, as compared with 2324 for last year. Indicating the growth of the entire district in 1922, only 165,338 returns were filed. In 1923, the figure was 221,020 and in 1924, 263,078. Corporation partnership and fiduciary returns are not included in the figures given. Long Beach, with an increase of 91 per cent won the honor place among the cities. In Los Angeles county, 206,157 returns were filed, as against 176,433 for 1923, an increase of 16 per cent. San Diego county led all other counties in the district with an increase of 46.3 per cent, 12,760 returns being received in 1924 as against 8716 for 1923. San Luis Obispro county advanced 26.3 per cent; Imperial 26.5 per cent; Ventura 24.3 per cent and Riverside 23.6 per cent. Following are the returns for Orange county: 1923 1924 Anaheim 1446 1965 Brea 412 475 Fullerton 1533 1925 Huntington Beach 1170 1360 La Habra 472 475 Orange 838 1376 Santa Ana 2324 3530 ANOTHER FAKE STORY Mr. and Mrs. Willard Brown of the Central garage, Seal Beach are in receipt of a clipping from the Frank- PARENT TEACHERS MEETING An important all-day meeting of the Fourth District Federation of Parent Teachers Association will be held at the Anaheim Union High School January 10, 1925. The meeting will open at 9 a.m. with the District President Mrs. J. Edmund Snow, of Santa Ana, presiding. Members of the Eastside and Westside P.T.A. will act as hostesses for the day. The ladies will provide rolls and butter, coffee and scalloped potatoes for noonday luncheon. All those attending are expected to take one prepared dish. Mrs. Hugh Bradford the State President will be present, and will give one of her inspiring addresses. An attendant will be in charge of the small children. Everyone is urged to attend this all-day meeting. WOMAN MUST ANSWER FOR ANTO WRECK Mrs. D. Mann, San Diego woman, wanted in connection with the accident at Tustin Friday afternoon, which came near costing four lives, and reduced to ruins the service station belonging to A.J. White, of Tustin together with the handsome high-priced sedan beloonging to her, appeared before Justice Kenneth Morrison Monday afternoon in answer to charges preferred against her of failing to render aid following an accident. FIRST NATIONAL WILL MOVE IN FEBRUARY KRAEMER'S BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS Bank Will Occupy All of First Floor, the Basement and Mezzanine Floor—Sixty Five Office Rooms in Upper Stories, Half of Which are Already Leased—Bank Will Install all New Fixtures—American Savings Bank to Occupy Present Rooms of First-First National. When the First National Bank is established in its new home in the six-story building now being erected for it by Samuel Kraemer, it will have probably the finest banking quarters in Orange county. The building is being constructed especially for the bank in accordance with its needs, and Mrs. D. Mann, San Diego woman, wanted in connection with the accident at Tustin Friday afternoon, which came near costing four lives, and reduced to ruins the service station belonging to A. J. White, of Tustin together with the handsome high-priced sedan beloonging to her, appeared before Justice Kenneth Morrison Monday afternoon in answer to charges preferred against her of failing to render aid following an accident. Her case set for preliminary hearing for January 12, at 10 a.m., before Justice Morrison, at which time, she intimated, she would plead not guilty. According to the story told Judge Morrison by the San Diego woman who did not reveal her first name, and who came to Santa Ana alone, the car she was driving was struck by the car driven by C. E. Holland, police officer of Long Beach. She stated that the force of the impact hurled her car over into the gasoline station, causing the explosion and the subsequent burning of the station and her car. Mrs. Mann denied emphatically that she ran away from the scene of the accident, but stated that she remained there with other members of her party until her car was a mass of ruins. She stated that she then got into a car coming to Santa Ana, owned by a man named Gibson, later catching a bus from there for her home in San Diego. Mrs. Mann stated that her two boys in the car were her sons returning from a military school in Los Angeles for the Christmas holidays. She did not say, according to Justice Morrison who else was in the car with her, although she was not questioned. A man was seen in her car just before the accident. CHESS CONTEST The Santa Ana Y. M. C. A. offers an event of great interest to all chess players on Saturday evening, January the third. The San Diego Y. M. C. A. Chess club will be the guests of the Santa Ana organization at that time, and the entire evening will be devoted too contests and exhibition work in chess and checkers. There will be a delegation of eighteen or twenty men from San Diego, including one of their most skilled players, who will give an exhibition of "simultaneous" playing, handling a dozen games with other players at the Leased—Bank Will Install all New Fixtures—American Savings Bank to Occupy Present Rooms of First-First National. When the First National Bank is established in its new home in the six-story building now being erected for it by Samuel Kraemer, it will have probably the finest banking quarters in Orange county. The building is being constructed especially for the bank in accordance with its needs, and there will be no makeshift arrangements, as everything that the big institution needs will be provided before it moves in. The building will be completed in February, and before the first of March the bank will move in, leaving the old quarters at Center and Los Angeles streets to the American Savings Bank, which is now cramped for room. Mr. Kraemer began construction of this building last spring as a home for the American Savings bank, but some weeks ago the directors decided that it would be wiser to move the First National into it, leaving the smaller institution at the old place. Both banks have been expanding so rapidly of late years that larger quarters were needed and the new arrangement leaves each unhampered, with ample room to spread. In the new building the First National will occupy all of the ground floor, the basement and the mezzanine floor, the five upper stories being devoted to offices. There are 65 suites for professional men in the building, and Eugene Durfee, the architect and superintendent states that more than half of them have already been leased. The entire building will be heated with steam, with a fan arrangement to distribute the heat, wash the air, keep the rooms free from dust, and keep them cool in hot weather. Entire new fixtures will be put in by the bank, Sweetzer & Baldwin, of Los Angeles, having the contract for this work. Wilson & Bever were the general contractors for the building and the following firms were awarded subcontract: Long Beach Marble and Tile company; tile work; steel frame work; the Union Iron Works; steel joint work; Wilson; the heating system is being installed by H. H. Armbrust. Elevators will be put in by the Otis Elevator company; plumbing is being done by Fred Garrison and J. J. Farley is installing the electrical work. Mr. Kidd is in charge of the building and Dan Girandau has the painting The San Diego Y. M. C. A. Chess club will be the guests of the Santa Ana organization at that time, and the entire evening will be devoted too contests and exhibition work in chess and checkers. There will be a delegation of eleven or twenty men from San Diego, including one of their most skilled players, who will give an exhibition of "multaneous" playing, handling a dozen games with oother players at the same time. The Santa Ana Club invites all chess and checker enthusiasts to be present for this event, and also any others who, while they may not be players themselves, would like to see the games and learn how the work is done. The play will be started about seven o'clock, in the main lobby of the Santa Ana Y. M. C. A. building. Visitors are requested to bring their own chessmen with them. The Anaheim Conservatory, 705 West Center street, gave the inmates of Norwalk State Hospital a real treat Christmas night. Prof. Kurt Mueller presided at the piano, F. Siegel played a flute solo and Miss Elizabeth Siegel sang opera selections. As encores the inmates asked for Folk Christmas songs, and Miss Selgel graciously responded. This was the first Christmas and musical cheer ever given in this hospital, and it was immensely enjoyed by the inmates. The unfortunates were attentive listeners. Prof. Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. Siegel and Miss Elizabeth Siegel were dinner guests of the Superintendent, Dr. Waite, and his charming wife. The musicians were compelled to promise to repeat the concert at some future time. It's sometimes easier to get Havana on the radio than the right number on the telephone. P. M. O. STARTS WORK ON LEMON PACKING HOUSE The Placentia Mutual Orange Association is adding a new addition of 15,000 feet to their orange packing house on Melrose avenue for the handling of their lemon crop, which has heretofore been done in a separate building on Bradford avenue. One section 54x100 feet will be two stories and the remainder only one story. This addition increases the dimensions of this packing plant, said by prominent citrus men to be the most modern and finest equipped in the United States, to 302x100 feet. The new addition will extend to the west property line of the association. This action on building by the boardof directors came as the result of the need of buying new equipment and their decision to put the machinery in their own buildings and all under one roof. The contracts on the work are being sub-let. Clayton Landreth, contractor, is overseeing the work. The lease on the present location of the lemon packing house expires on March 1st and it is hoped to have the new addition in readiness by that time.