anaheim-gazette 1925-02-19

WEISEL AGAIN IS ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY BOARD TAKES ACTION AFTER ULTIMATUM FROM WEBB FRIDAY NIGHT Nine Policemen Lose Their Jobs at a Special Meeting Saturday Morning, and Santa Ana Officers Assist in Policing the City Temporarily—Dr. J. W. Truxaw Is Again City Health Officer, Succeeding Dr. George A. Paige, Who Resigned. Announcement of the city trustees that efficiency in office was of more importance to them in the consideration of appointments to the various positions under the government than affiliations with any party, sect or denomination, met with the approval of the people generally, but the pro- alleged to be Klansmen were recalled and anti-Klansmen elected to succeed them. Shortly after the board adjourned, Chief of Police Moody asked the county officials at Santa Ana for five deputy sheriffs to assist in policing the city until a new police department could be organized. L. O. Whalen, a former member of the force; J. M. Smith and F. E. Howell, both of Santa Ana, were deputized by Chief Moody and went on duty with Marcus Andrade, the only deputy on the old force who did not sign the letter. In addition to the change made in the police force, the entire force in the city health office, with the exception of Fred H. Koesel, was changed. Dr. G. A. Paige, whose resignation was tendered the board and accepted, was succeeded by Dr. J. W. Truxaw, who was appointed Saturday morning to fill the position temporarily. Nellie E. Terry, Frank N. Gibbs and J. P. Mayhew were the other members of the board. BAZAAR AND DINNER AT ST. BONIFACE PARISH HOUSE Altar Society Preparing for Fine Entertainment Monday Announcement of the city trustees that efficiency in office was of more importance to them in the consideration of appointments to the various polisitons under the government than affiliations with any party, sect or denomination, met with the approval of the people generally, but the program was somewhat disarranged at Friday night's meeting, when nine policemen submitted a letter which demanded reappointment on terms dictated by themselves or immediate release from duty. City Attorney Webb also threw a monkey wrench into the wheels when he objected to his application for reappointment being laid over and stated that the city would be shy an official attorney the following morning unless appointment of someone was made that night. A large audience of citizens was in attendance at the first regular meeting, all members of the board being present, with Mayor Mathis presiding. Mayor Mathis named the members of three committees: Grafton, Stock and Miller, ordinance committee; Stock Grafton and Mathis, public improvement committee, and Franzen, Stock and Grafton on the police committee. Reports of the various departments were read and accepted. Blds submitted to the former board and which had been considered by the public improvement committee were presented and contracts awarded. The bid of the Water Works Supply Company for 22 hydrants, that of the Crane Company for valves, and of the Pacific Pipe and Supply Company for a quantity of sewer pipe were all accepted. The contract for sewer construction was also awarded. Report of Vic La Mont, acting chief of the fire department, was read and accepted. Applications for the position of city attorney from William P. Webb, Jr., H. V. Weisel and George F. Holden were received and read. H. V. Weisel was appointed to the position. Applicantions for city recorder were received from Charles Kuchel, present incumbent, and from William Wallace for the position of rate collector and were carried over for further consideration. Commissions of all deputy city marshals holding a commission without who was appointed Saturday morning to fill the position temporarily. Neill E. Terry, Frank N. Glbbs and J. P. Mayhew were the other members of the board. BAZAAR AND DINNER AT ST. BONIFACE PARISH HOUSE Altar Society Preparing for Fine Entertainment Monday The Altar Society of St. Boniface church will hold a bazaar and give a dinner at the parish hall on North Palm street on February 23. The bazaar will open at 1 o'clock and remain open all afternoon and evening. Several booths will be installed and many beautiful and useful articles offered for sale. The needlework and art booth, where many beautiful things will be exhibited, will be in charge of Mrs. Ben Dauser, Miss Sophie Rimpan, Mrs. E. P. Fergus and Miss Elizabeth Arnold. The candy booth will be presided over by Mrs. Theodore Roberts, while Mrs. South will have charge of the floral booth. Mrs. W. A. Dolan is in command of the musical program, and a parcel post booth will be conducted by the Y. L. I. There will also be a fish pond, with Mrs. Haverty in charge. Mrs. Frank Snyder is handling the decorations. A chicken dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 o'clock, under the direction of Mrs. Tom Dietrich and Mrs. C. J. Trimby. The ladies in charge of the bazaar are making every effort to make this a success and see that all visitors are not only satisfied, but pleased. Everybody is invited to attend. As this is held the day following Washington's birthday, patriotic colors and emblems will be used in the decorations. Everybody is invited and a cordial welcome awaits all visitors. MR. AND MRS. ED HARTING LEAVING FOR THE EAST Will Follow the Rim of the United States on Eight Months' Tour Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harting are leaving the latter part of this week on a tour of the East that will keep them away from home for the next eight months. One of the objects of the trip is to study the citrus industry Applications for the position of city attorney from William P. Webb, Jr., H. V. Weisel and George F. Holden were received and read. H. V. Weisel was appointed to the position. Applications for city recorder were received from Charles Kuchel, present incumbent, and from William Wallace for the position of rate collector and were carried over for further consideration. Commissions of all deputy city marshals holding a commission without pay were revoked. Letters of resignation from nine members of the city police force and from Dr. G. A. Paige of the city health department were read and held over for further consideration. Communication from the Anaheim post of the American Legion, congratulating the new board on their election and offering the co-operation o. the post in all matters pertaining to the community welfare was read by the clerk, who was directed to write the post, thanking them for their expression of good will. Resignation of nine members of the police force was accepted by the board at a special session held in the council chamber early Saturday morning. The letter tendered the board by the nine officers, who are alleged to be members of the local klavorn, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, made it mandatory upon the board to agree either to keep the force intact, regardless of the efficiency of individual members, or accept their resignation. The officers signing the letter were: O. B. Baxter, L. B. Stump, E. J. Nickels, A. A. McCoy, V. E. Hammond, Henry Tipton, Andrew Wells, Bert Barr and J. E. Hurley. The letter of resignation and its acceptance was a direct result of the recent recall election, at which four members of the old board who were MR. AND MRS. ED HARTING LEAVING FOR THE EAST Will Follow the Rim of the United States on Eight Months' Tour Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harting are leaving the latter part of this week on a tour of the East that will keep them away from home for the next eight months. One of the objects of the trip is to study the citrus industry in Florida, consequently several weeks will be spent in that state. They will travel in a Buick, Six, their first objective point after leaving Anaheim being Galveston, Texas. At Galveston they will board a ship, parking their car in the hold of the vessel, and will said through the gulf and the Caribbean sea, landing finally at Havana, Cuba. They will probably spend some time sightseeing on the island, after which they will cross to Miami, Fl., and hobnob awhile with the millionaires who infest the sands there. They will then motor into the citrus district of Florida and probably spend a month studying the methods used in orange culture there. Leaving Florida, they will motor north along the Atlantic coast, stopping at Washington, New York, Boston and all the great cities of the seaboard, finally crossing the border to Montreal, Canada. This will be the farthest point north. After seeing the sights in the Canadian city, they will turn westward, stopping at Niagara Falls, then touring the Great Lakes as far west as Chicago. From Chicago they go to St. Louis, thence to Denver, then jump over to Yellowstone Park, where they will spend two weeks. From Yellowstone they make a straight shoot to Seattle, then travel leisurely down the coast until they reach home, eight months after starting. Stories that Anaheim adequate police proand that numerous on the streets as a been proven to be for the purpose of new city government city an unovviable Chief of Police Moably peeved over the nounced the statemie. In speaking of t "Knowing that tha belief in town that out police protect patrolled the streets and Saturday night Sunday morning: enough in the people believe that they cowithout being frightened by the police to see what would many assistants me, and I can staonly three men she toxication were o streets. Two of tha car, were arrested ality to Judge Ku main, reported to me OUR NEW GOVERNMENT ANAHEIM people who expect radical changes in the personnel of the various city departments because of the change of administration will probably be disappointed, as the new board will not use the axe indiscriminately, and decapitate men without a just cause. Many people are clamoring for a clean sweep, but this board was elected on a platform demanding equal rights to all persons, irrespective of their private affiliations, and the members are not disposed to summarily discharge a man because he supported the government under which he was working previous to the change on February 9. Mayor Mathis, on taking the chair, voiced the sentiment of the new administration when he stated that there would be no wholesale discharge of employees. So long as a man was efficient in the performance of his duties he would remain undisturbed, his private beliefs, his religion, political or society affiliations being a matter of indifference to the board. It was the hope of the loyal people of the city that after the dispute between the factions was settled on election day, differences would be forgotten, and all would unite in an effort to salve the wounds created in the campaign and work in harmony hereafter for the betterment of the town and all its inhabitants. But apparently there is a disposition on the part of the defeated forces to keep alive the antagonisms and animosities engendered during the campaign. Efforts are being made to embarrass and hamper the new conducit, but they have been ineffective and have only injured the parties making them. The document signed by nine members of the police force and presented to the board at the first meeting, which may be considered as an application for re-appointment, or a resignation—you can use your own judgment as to that—was a gratuitous insult and, of course, was intended as such. That paper (we are pleased to note that the names of Chief Moody and Marcus Andrade were not attached to it) stated that the signers would agree to accept re-appointment and remain in service provided they were given a free hand and were not restrained in their efforts to enforce the law. It is the unanimous belief that these men submitted this paper as a direct insult to the voters of the city, from whom they have been drawing pay... The last administration conducted its campaign on the single-track idea of "law enforcement" but, apparently, the people believed that other things were required of the city trustees. The council is constituted by the laws of the state for the purpose of enacting laws, enforcement of of which is left to the police and the justices. The men composing the present board of trustees believe in strict enforcement of all laws. This was one of the reasons why they were chosen by the people to govern the city, but there are others. One is that they were regarded as broad-minded enough to grant to all persons, regardless of religion or politics, an equal voice in the affairs of the city. Members of the board are asking the people to co-operate with them and counsel with them. These men were elected to the positions they now hold, not because they were self-seeking candidates, but because they were drafted by the people for various reasons: First, because they were all men of unquestioned integrity, loyal to their country and town, and believed in the strict enforcement of all laws. Second, because they were not affiliated with any society and had taken no oath of allegiance to any boss who could demand that they subordinate their own opinions to his dictation. Third, because they were conservative enough and broad-minded enough to believe that all the people of the city, without regard to their private beliefs, should have an equal share in its government. The new-government has begun its reign by asking the co-operation of all the citizens of the town in an effort to make Anaheim a city of 25,000 people before the four years' term expires. These councilmen will do their part. They are broad-minded enough to listen and profit by suggestions from Catholics and Protestants, Jews and Gentiles, Klansmen and Anti-Klansmen. They will do their part, and it is up to the loyal citizens to meet them half way. The man who refuses to respond, who attempts to keep alive the feud and broaden instead of closing the breach between the factions is a traitor to Anaheim and an enemy to his own interests. Fanaticism and unreasoning prejudice never built a city nor prospered a business. Anaheim now has a great future before it, provided it is not hampered by prejudice and fanaticism. We have had strife and bickering and hot air enough during the past year to satisfy our belligerent inclinations for some time to come. Suppose we forget our differences and pull together for awhile. Let's go! Since the people of the city quit quarrelling and are showing a disposition to once more work in harmony, there has been a noticeable loosening up in real estate. Last Friday F. C. Rimpau signed a lease transferring his lot at the corner of Chestnut and Los Angeles streets to the Pickwick Stage Company for 90 years. The lot is 120x187 feet, and will shortly be covered by a two-story (possibly three-story) depot, that will cost at least $100,000. This is the first 99-year lease ever recorded in Orange county, and the total rental which the stage company is pledged to pay will reach close to one million dollars. Plans for the great building are being drawn by an architect, and as soon as completed work on the structure will begin. This is only one of many ambitious building projects which, according to rumor, are under consideration. Furthermore, with a united and harmonious people behind it, the Chamber of Commerce will undoubtedly succeed in landing some industrial plants that will increase property values, the population and the city's payroll. Let's get behind the city government and help boost. United we will go forward to a greater and more prosperous city. Divided we will stand still—possibly decay. Let's pull together. Let's go! CHIEF OF POLICE MOODY NAILS ANOTHER FALSEHOOD Numerous Drunks Seen on Streets Saturday Only Pipe Dreams Stories that Anaheim was without adequate police protection Saturday, and that numerous drunks were seen on the streets as a consequence, have been proven to be only lies, started for the purpose of discrediting the new city government and giving the city an unovisible reputation abroad. Chief of Police Moody was considerably pooled over the matter and denounced the statement as a barefaced lie. In speaking of the matter he said: "Knowing that there was a general belief in town that Anaheim was without police protection that day, I patrolled the streets myself Saturday and Saturday night until 3 o'clock Sunday morning. I had confidence enough in the people of Anaheim to believe that they could obey the laws without being frightened into obedience by the police, but I was curious to see what would happen. I had many assistants making reports to me, and I can state positively that only three men showing signs of intoxication were observed on the streets. Two of these, driving in a car, were arrested and paid the penalty to Judge Kuchel. The third man reported to me at 4 o'clock, man-aged to evade arrest by getting out of town before I could lay hands on him. I am positive that this was the extent of the drunkenness, because I was in a position to know what was transpiring in town, my volunteer deputies being everywhere, with instructions to keep a watchful eye open for such infractions of the law. "The story that the city was without police protection that day is another misstatement. I knew what the nine policemen who resigned contemplated, and was prepared to meet the situation. Long before those men handed in their resignations I had men ready to take their places, men who agreed to serve temporarily until regular men were appointed to the vacancies. These men were not only known to be officers, but they were on the job. The time they put in, however, was thrown away, as it was demonstrated that the good people of Anaheim can preserve peace among themselves and obey the laws even when they believe there are no officers on the job to coerce them. "The story that a crime wave swept over Anaheim Saturday and Saturday night because the town was without police protection is a slander and an insult to the people of the city." Most of this condemnation of the younger generation is merely envy of it. OUR MOTOR VEHICLES Announcement was made today by Will H. Marsh, chief of the division of motor vehicles, that a total of 36,620 motor vehicles and trailers were registered by motorists of Orange county during 1924. Registrations for the year from Orange county were given as follows: Passenger cars, 31,305; solid trucks, 634; pneumatic trucks, 3382; motorcycles, 336; trailers, 963. The money Orange county will receive for highway purposes from motor vehicle fees will be apportioned for the year on the basis of this registration. The total registration for the entire state, inclusive of trailers, was 1,350,759, an increase of 229,974 or 20.5 percent over 1923. Almost one-half of all vehicles registered were credited to Los Angeles county. The report for the year shows 1,125,381 passenger cars, 41,959 solid trucks, 152,054 pneumatic trucks, 12,325 motorcycles and 19,040 trailers. All vehicles showed big increases, with the exception of motorcycles. Marsh states the division expects to handle 1,500,000 registrations during the current year. In connection he warned motorists of Orange county to renew their license before March 2, as the fee becomes delinquent on that date and will be doubled. Eight hundred dollars was employees of California company's plan. The work of the net based on them and the poor invested care resent. All one year's under t FUTILE EFFORT MADE TO OUST DR. GEISSINGER Petitioners Effectively Squealched by Official Board of the Church Unreasonable resentment over the part taken by Dr. J. A. Geissinger of the Methodist White Temple during the recall campaign has impelled the managers of the Ku Klux campaign to make another attempt to get him ousted from his pulpit and removed from the city. A petition signed by 190 persons, purporting to be members of the church, was presented to the official board some days ago, asking his immediate removal. A canvass of the list showed that 40 of the signers were not members of the church, quite a number were little children and many of the names on the petition were put there without the consent of the owners. The petitioners threatened, in case the board refused to heed their demand, to carry the matter up to the bishop and stalling there, to split off and organize a new congregation. After considering the petition and checking the names, the church officials issued the following statement: "Along with various other community interests and other organizations in Anaheim your official board on ORANGE SHOW TO BE GIVEN MAY 14-24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STARTS WHEELS TURNING FOR BIG ANNUAL EVENT Herman Stern is Again Chairman of the Committee in Charge of the Work—Italian Decorations Chosen for Last Year Will Be Adopted—Picturesque and Beautiful Effects Promised—Show Will Far Surpass Anything Heretofore Attempted. Bigger and better than ever, Anaheim's great annual event, the California Valencia Orange Show will be staged again this year. Anaheim gained much prestige by unselfishly calling the show off last year, on the eve of its presentation, after much money had been spent in preparation." After considering the petition and checking the names, the church officials issued the following statement: "Along with various other community interests and other organizations in Anaheim, your official board, entrusted with the direction of the affairs of the White Temple, feels disposed to express its satisfaction at the victory that was registered at the polls February 3, a victory for law and order and the liberties guaranteed to all citizens. 'Our church has had some part in the campaign leading up to this victory and is proud of the fact that we have stood for a principle that builds for true citizenship. 'As responsible for the leadership of this church, we feel disposed to state at this time that we desire to have the entire community know that this church stands for a full and free Americanism, granting each citizen the liberties we demand for ourselves, and standing squarely for the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. "We call upon all the membership of this church at this time to stand firmly for the principles involved in real Methodism and each and every member to give to the church both regular attendance upon its services and by free support of its program a full measure of loyalty. 'We feel called upon to make this statement as certain sinister and secret influences that have been active in our community and came to defeat are turning their destructive efforts against our church and pastor. 'Certain persons officially representing this secretive and destructive movement have already reached out to our membership and boast that they intend to drive our pastor out from the city and to reorganize our board and church. Some of our families have, unfortunately, come under these baleful influences and breathed in a spirit of disaffection and disloyalty both to pastor and church and are now being misguided by certain zealots in what is simply and purely the sowing of dissension among our members and the defaming of the pastor's reputation and character. 'We feel that our pastor is deserving of Bigger and better than ever. Anaheim's great annual event, the California Valencia Orange Show will be staged again this year. Anaheim gained much prestige by unselfishly calling the show off last year, on the eve of its presentation, after much money had been spent in preparation. Prevalence of the hoof and mouth disease in certain sections of the state and the fear that it might be spread through the gathering together of thousands of people, many of them from infected districts, impelled the directors to postpone the show to an indefinite date, and finally declared it off for the year. There was no compulsion in the matter, but the directors decided to call it off and suffer the loss as an aid to the officials who were making such an heroic effort to stamp out the contagious disease among the cattle of California. The plans perfected for last year's show will be carried out this year. The picturesque Italian style of decorations, adopted for last year, will be used, and it is promised that this will far exceed any of the three previous shows. The Italian scheme affords a wide latitude for novelty, beauty and color. The incomparable scenery of sunny Italy will be depicted in the panelings of the huge tents, and all the exhibits will be decked with the same motif. All the guides, attendants and employees of the show will wear the complete Sicilian garb, with the exception of the stilletto, which is indispensable to the furnishing of a Sicilian or Calabrian gent. The costumes of the southern Italian, both male and female, are picturesque and pleasing to the eye, and the scenery, which will be reflected on the walls, is unexcelled anywhere in the world. As southern Italy, especially Sicily, is a citrus producing country, the globe-trotter who has met the Sicilian on his native soil will imagine that he is seeing an exhibition in Palermo or Catania. The executive committee, composed of Herman Stern, Sidney Prince and Charles Harbeson, met last week and started the wheels revolving for the show. Mr. Stern was again elected chairman and will again be the master of ceremonies. The dates for the show were fixed for May 14 to 24, in- they intend to drive our pastor out from the city and to reorganize our board and church. Some of our families have, unfortunately, come under these baleful influences and breathed in a spirit of disaffection and disloyalty both to pastor and church and are now being misguided by certain zealots in what is simply and purely the sowing of dissension among our members and the defaming of the pastor's reputation and character. "We feel that our pastor is deserving of the whole-hearted support of the official board and the entire membership of the church. "It is our duty as the official board to warn such persons both within and without our membership that steps will be taken as circumstances demand to protect the reputation of our pastor and the peace of the church. "We also recommend that this statement be read in the congregation and also published in the press of the city." Dr. Gelassinger's splendid work during the recall campaign made him a host of friends and supporters among people of all creeds and denominations, and they will heartily applaud the prompt action taken by the official board of his church. OIL WORKERS GET BIG BONUS CHECK Eight hundred and one thousand dollars was distributed among 6000 employees of the Union Oil Company of California this week, under the company's employees' profit sharing plan. The workers receive a proportion of the net earnings of the company, based on their year of service, salary and the percentage of the company's invested capital which the profits represent. All employees with more than one year's service are eligible. Under the 1924 distribution, em-