anaheim-gazette 1926-03-25

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM Total for 1910 was... 2,268 Total for 1920 was... 5,525 Today estimated at...12,000 VOLUME LVI VOTE EARLY TOMORROW CITIZENS BACK SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES E. KATE REA AND HENRY RAMM GET FLATTERING ENDORSEMENT People of All Creeds and Professions Sign Paper Pledging Support to Candidates Backed by U. S. A. Club; Heavy Vote Expected at Both Central and High School Tomorrow; You'd Better Plan to Vote Early TOMORROW'S vote, it is expected, will be the heaviest ever cast at a school election in Anahiem. Mayhem Charges Are Dismissed by District Attorney FOLLOWING declarations to the court by Deputy District Attorney C. N. Mozley, that evidence was not sufficient to convict Judge Z. B. West dismissed the case involving a charge of mayhem preferred against Karl R. Goetz by S. J. Mustol. In the first trial the jury failed to agree, standing nine to three for acquittal, according to a statement by Goetz. The case grew out of an altercation between the two men, last summer, when Mustol received injuries that resulted in the loss of one eye. The second trial was set for rehearing Monday. Goetz, Monday, made his first public statement concerning the trouble that led up to the altercation and declared that he was a perfectly innocent party in inception of the trouble. He declared that Mustol was the aggressor, asserting that Mustol followed him, looking for trouble. "In stories that have been put out, WOOD DEC OLD REG HOLDS C STATE SUPERIOR GIVES INSTRUCTION FOR ELEC Agrees With Attorneys on Old Regulations Provided They lengued, or If Chaos Oath as to The tions; Law Must RAMM GET FLATTERING ENDORSEMENT People of All Creeds and Professions Sign Paper Pledging Support to Candidates Backed by U. S. A. Club; Heavy Vote Expected at Both Central and High School Tomorrow; You’d Better Plan to Vote Early TOMORROW’S vote, it is expected, will be the heaviest ever cast at a school election in Anaheim. There are two elections, in fact, candidates for seats on both the high school and grammar school boards being chosen. It is predicted by conservative prognosticators that at least two thousand votes will be polled, but this may be too low an estimate, as supporters of all the candidates are going to burn considerable gasoline in getting indifferent electors to the polls. The polling place for the grammar school will be at the Central building on East Chartres street, and for the high school at one of the high school buildings on West Center street. As there is only one polling place for each election, there is certain to be a congestion and a long waiting line; consequently, you had better vote early in the day and avoid the rush. The principal interest appears to center in the contest for member of the grammar board. Miss E. Kate Rea is the retiring member, and she is a candidate to succeed herself, but is opposed by Mrs. Eva H. Boyd. Both candidates have a large support, which insures a heavy vote. There is not a man or woman in Anaheim better fitted for this important post than Miss Rea. She is a graduate of California university, and has been a teacher in both high and elementary schools for many years. She is thoroughly conversant with modern school methods, and is undoubtedly one of the most efficient school directors who ever held a position on the board in this city. She has held many important positions in clubs and societies, and is at present chairman of the Orange County Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Henry Ramm and George McGuire, both of Magnolia, are candidates for the seat vacated by S. D. Winters on the high school board. Mr. Ramm has for the past six years been a member of the Magnolia school board, and is a man who takes an unusual interest in school work. He has the unqualified endorsement of Mr. Winters, the retiring member, because Mr. Winters knows his fitness for the office. Both Miss Rea and Mr. Ramm have been endorsed and are supported by the U. S. A. Club, and a paper pledging support to them, circulated in town some days ago, was numerously signed. Mrs. Nellie E. Terry presented the letter of endorsement of Miss Rea and Mr. Ramm at the club meeting Monday night. It contained the following names: L. N. Wisser, Margaret E. Wilson, Mrs. Sophie Stock, Carl W. Mohr, Joseph Backs, William A. Dolan, Harry The case grew out of an altercation between the two men, last summer, when Mustol received injuries that resulted in the loss of one eye. The second trial was set for rehearing Monday. Goetz, Monday, made his first public statement concerning the trouble that led up to the altercation and declared that he was a perfectly innocent party in inception of the trouble. He declared that Mustol was the aggressor, asserting that Mustol followed him, looking for trouble. “In stories that have been put out, I have been pictured as a bully and a brute,” Goetz said. “I have refused to make a public statement, pending the court trial. I have been vindicated by dismissal of the case. Investigation by the office of the district attorney revealed that I was not the aggressor and in no sense responsible for the encounter between Mustol and myself.” Ask Dismissal of Olmstead’s Suit Hearing Against Howards in Superior Court Today The first legal tilt in the suit for $500,000 damages brought by Edward L. Olmstead, former Brea banker, against William Duff Howard, former president of the Continental National bank, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Lillian Howard, his wife, is expected to take place today, in the superior court of Judge Holzer, in Los Angeles, when the demurrer filed by the defendants, asking for dismissal of the suit on technical grounds, is heard. In Olmstead’s complaint, Mr. and Mrs. Howard are accused of alienating the affections of Mrs. Agnes L. Olmstead. Olmstead charges that Howard became enamored of Mrs. Olmstead in the summer of 1924 and finally induced the banker to give up his position as president of the First National bank of Brea and go to Los Angeles with Mrs. Olmstead, where, according to the complaint, the Olmsteads were installed rent-free in a home provided by the Howards. Olmstead declares this move was part of an asserted plot by Howard to gain the affections of Mrs. Olmstead. On account of the stock owned in the Continental National bank by the Howards, he was named a director of the bank and finally made a director, it is charged. Olmstead’s charges against his wife are utterly repudiated by Mrs. Olmstead’s numerous friends in Anaheim, and her relatives deny that there was any foundation for the story. They sensational developments when the promise complete vindication and some case gets into court. If the suit against the Howards is dismissed, the battle will be fought when the divorce case comes up. Agrees With Attorney but Rejects His Zones on Old Register Provided They lenged, or If Charge Oath as to Thetics; Law Must NOTWITHSTANDING pressed by Attorney that only those in January 1 and prior can vote at tomorrow’s State Superintendent W issued a bulletin in view that all on the old register even though they may registered, provided they lenged, or in case they make affidavit that they fied voters. Wood aggrandizes general’s opinion behave little effect on city, as the registratic complete owing to all electors to take a hand-on April 12. In however, not 50 per cent have registered since their intermittent Wood’s follows: "A very difficult situation in reference to the annual elections' election. A teeter reference to registration and the Attorney Gen that, under law, one who have registered as 1926, and at least 30 election are legally quarried." "I have gone over their oral opinion very carefully with him in every part several district attorneys contrary opinions; thus confusion. Under that feel that this office statement for the guide and election officers." "It was clearly not a legislature to disfranchise technical reasons. That at the time section 158 code was amended; some it had made the old rule for the March school several years the school their elections on the old register should advice is that school accept all unchallenged voter states that voter of the county; 30 days before the vote is challenged accepted unless the vote takes the oath pro-1600 of the political constituency." JUDGE ASSESSES HEAVY FINE ON CONTEMPT OF COURT CHARGE When R. G. Adams, Fullerton automobile deliner, came into Superior Judge R. Y. Williams' court for the second time to complain against alleged annoying acts by R. S. Robinson, who conducts a garage in the same building that houses the Adams salesroom, he got action. Judge Williams fined Robinson $100 for contempt of court, having issued an order, January 26, forbidding Robinson to molest Adams until their differences over a building lease could be threshed out at a trial. "You are not fighting Adams now," Judge Williams told Robinson. "You are fighting me and this court. I am going to fine you $100 and if you come into court again for this, I'll send you to jail." Adams had recounted numerous alleged instances of being harried by Robinson, the latter's brother, Charles Robinson, and his father, C. E. Robinson, whom Adams claims are deliberately and studiously persecuting him in order to ruin his business and drive him out of the building. First, it was by placing signs and placards in profusion across his front of the building until Adams' salesrooms were extensively cut off from view of the public. That and other grievances brought Adams into court in January, when Judge Williams issued an order against further matters of the sort complained of. But, according to Adams, the asserted prosecution did not cease. Almost daily, he said, he heard loud and sneering remarks regarding him or his cars, which his customers also heard, he said. His business conferences, he said, were interrupted and drowned out by the clanging of hammers upon metal fenders, the scraping of tables across cement floors near his office windows or by loud crashes of falling articles on the ceiling overhead. He found sand placed in the motor of his car, and another time, he said, Robinson deliberately turned a hose upon and inside of his closed car, which was parked at the curb. Robinson admitted the hosting incident and his father admitted dropping a wheel upon the floor of the overhead storeroom, refusing to say that it was an accident. The recital of events, which the court deemed a violation of the previous order, brought down judicial wrath and the $100 fine. VOTE EARLY In view of the fact that there is only one precinct in the Anaheim school district, State Superintendent his bulletin, that steps the next session of the remove all doubt concerning electors at Section 1600 reads as: "Any person offering challenged by any election must thereupon administer challenged an oath as follows: "You do swear that of the United States, years of age, that your this state one year, five days and in this school preceding this election name is on the great cinct in this school days before this election have not before voted. "If he takes the oath this section, his vote otherwise his vote may" trict for the election March 26, and only high school district, we go to the polls early voters registered in Anaheim old registration, which this election, and each bids fair to be kept entire day. The district ruled that all voters will this year may vote at Polls for the Anaheim will be open at the school, and for the district at the high school polls will to 6 p.m. AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 25, 1926 TOMORROW AND AVOID WEEKEND WOOD DECLARES OLD REGISTER HOLDS GOOD STATE SUPERINTENDENT GIVES INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTION Agrees With Attorney General, but Rejects His Advice; Citizens on Old Register Can Vote, Provided They Are Unchallenged, or If Challenged Make Oath as to Their Qualifications; Law Must Be Changed NOTWITHSTANDING the opinion expressed by Attorney General Webb, that only those registered since Seek President For the County Booster Club WHO will head the Associated Chambers of Commerce for the next year? This question is concerning delegates to the county booster organization, following receipt of notices that the annual meeting would be held at St. Ann's Inn at 6:30 Thursday night. Inn. 6:30 o'clock-Thursday night. New officers are to be elected. It is disclosed in the notice from George Raymer, secretary of the associated chambers and of the Greater Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce. H. A. Lake of Garden Grove has served efficiently for the last year as president of the organization. Following the usual custom of elevating the vice-president to the head of the organization, G. W. Finch of Fullerton would be in line for the top position, but Finch will not be available by reason of his absence on a long vacation trip. In the words of the secretary, "bricks and bouquets" will be an inspiring subject out of which each one present should get a 'kick.' He GRUESOME FIND OF MEXICAN LABORERS DECOMPOSED BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN DISCOVERED IN CANYON Efforts at Identification by Sheriff's Officers So Far Futile; All Agree That Man Was Murdered and Robbed; Mother of Missing Long Beach Man Fails to Identify Body; Buried in Potter's Field Here IN THE potter's field of Anaheim cemetery, Tuesday night, there was buried the body of an unknown man, to carry the advertisement formia Editor to 14,000 edits will be distributed Agrees With Attorney General, but Rejects His Advice; Citizens on Old Register Can Vote, Provided They Are Unchallenged, or If Challenged Make Oath as to Their Qualifications; Law Must Be Changed NOTWITHSTANDING the opinion expressed by Attorney General Webb, that only those registered since January 1 and prior to February 26 can vote at tomorrow's school election. State Superintendent Will C. Wood has issued a bulletin in which he states that all on the old register may vote, even though they may not have registered, provided they are unchallenged, or in case they are challenged, make affidavit that they are qualified voters. Wood agrees with the attorney general, but declares it was clearly not the intention of the legislature to disfranchise citizens for technical reasons, therefore he advises election officers tomorrow to accept all unchallenged voters qualified under the old register though they may not be on the new one. Even should the attorney general's opinion be accepted, it would have little effect on the vote in this city, as the registration is practically complete, owing to a desire of the electors to take a hand in the city election on April 12. In many districts, however, not 50 per cent of the voters have registered since January 1. Superintendent Wood's bulletin is as follows: "A very difficult situation has arisen in reference to the annual school trustees' election. A technical point in reference to registration has been raised and the Attorney General has ruled that, under the law, only those electors who have registered since January 1, 1926, and at least 30 days before the election are legally qualified to vote. "I have gone over the attorney general's opinion very carefully and agree with him in every particular. However, several district attorneys have given contrary opinions, thus adding to the confusion. Under the circumstances, I feel that this office should make a statement for the guidance of officials and election officers. "It was clearly not the desire of the legislature to disfranchise citizens for technical reasons. The legislature felt at the time section 1583 of the political code was amended, some years ago, that it had made the old register the basis for the March school election. For several years the schools have held their elections on the assumption that the old register should be used. My advice is that school election officers accept all unchallenged voters where the voter states that he is a qualified voter of the county, registered at least 30 days before the election. In case the vote is challenged, it cannot be accepted unless the person offering to vote takes the oath provided in section 1600 of the political code." State Superintendent Wood adds, in chambers and of the Greater Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce. H. A. Lake of Garden Grove has served efficiently for the last year as president of the organization. Following the usual custom of elevating the vice-president to the head of the organization, G. W. Finch of Fullerton would be in line for the top position, but Finch will not be available by reason of his absence on a long vacation trip. In the words of the secretary, "bricks and bouquets" will be an inspiring subject out of which each one present should get a kick." He explains that the subject refers to plans for giving opportunity for presentation of complaints or compliments for the organization, as the case may be. "It is possible that some one in the county may have a complaint to register as to the actions of the organization and then again, it is possible that there are those who would like to throw a bouquet," the secretary said. S. Q. R. Store Has Formal Opening Thousands Inspected New Quarters Last Thursday Proprietors of the S. Q. R. Store and their obliging clerks had no time last Thursday afternoon and evening to the wants of customers, as their hours were fully taken up in welcoming visitors and friends, who flocked in by thousands to inspect the new store and extend congratulations to Messrs Schumacher and Renner, who have within a period of 25 years, built one of the biggest mercantile establishments in the county. Thursday was the date fixed for formal opening of the store in its new quarters, and an invitation had been broadcast to all the people to call and inspect the place. There was a generous response to the invitation. The big store was a bower of beautiful flowers, hundreds of bouquets and floral pieces being sent in by friends, many of them coming from Los Angeles, San Francisco and other out-of-town places. The visitors were escorted throughout the large building, and after inspection their congratulations were sincere, as they found one of the best appointed department stores in Southland. Placentia Mexicans Ordered Deported Mother and Three Children Taken Across Border Four members of the Maria Herrera family, Placentia, consisting of a mother, Placentia, consisting of a mother, Placentia, consisting of a mother Placentia Mexicans Ordered Deported Mother and Three Children Taken Across Border Four members of the Maria Herrera family, Placentia, consisting of a mother and her three children, were sent to San Diego, from where they will be deported from the United States as undesirable aliens. Immigration officers, working in the county, are handling the case. According to Inspector Nicholson, the family came to this county two years ago, after being smuggled across the border. They lived in Placentia, where R. Herrera, the husband and father, died. Since that time, more than a year ago, the family has been receiving $25 monthly from the county of Orange as public charges. Nicholson said. The mother, father and brother of Mrs. Herrera still reside in Placentia, it was said. They entered the country lawfully, according to immigration officials. Juan Rubio, arrested several days ago, was deported Friday as an undesirable alien. JAYHAWKERS TO. PICNIC All who ever lived in Kansas are called to meet for a great picnic reunion all day Saturday, April 3, 1926, in Syracuse Grove park, Los Angeles. Go as early as possible and spend the day with friends. There will be county registers and headquarters so all may find the old friends and neighbors, even with 10,000 present. The brief program will open about 2 o'clock, songs, short talks, roll call. Dr. and Mrs. Ed M. Hiner will be there with cornet and voice. All the tourists and visitors from the old home state will be made welcome and may meet thousands of old-time friends. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the souvenir badges. Each one who learns of this is asked to pass the word along. A "Mount Carmel Home for Boys" is to be established on a 75-acre tract in the Simi valley, Ventura county. POLITICAL PUBLICITY Our mails are burdened with all manner of publicity from candidates for governor, United States senator and other state offices. All of them declare their candidate to be 100 per cent perfection and people falling over themselves from one end of the state to the other in a mad rush to vote them into office. All this publicity stuff goes into the waste basket. Publicity men who are loading down the mails with these lengthy articles might as well cut this paper off their list, as they will save time and money thereby. We are not bothering our heads about state politics just at the present moment. There are school elections scheduled for tomorrow, a city election sometime next month, and more bond elections than you can shake a stick at, including the Prado beauty of $5,000,000. These matters are all of interest to our voters and of moment to community. Until these things are settled, there is going to be very little doing in state politics in this neck of the woods. Publicity men who come to see us thus early in the campaign are too previous, not to say too numerous. We are joyful at meeting them personally, but no publicity, gentlemen, no publicity. A "Mount Carmel Home for Boys" is to be established on a 75-acre tract in the Simi valley, Ventura county. ANAHEIM—YOUR CITY Founded by German Colonists, 1857 Assessed Value, 1925, $10,500,000 School System Valued at $951,000 Number 24 OID WAITING LINE Plan Welcome To One Thousand Newspaper Men ACCORDING to announcement Monday by Harry Welch, secretary of the committee in charge of arrangements for entertainment in this county, in June, of 1000 newspapers from all parts of the nation, greetings from Orange county to 14,000 newspapers throughout the United States will be included in the invitation to be issued by the California Editorial Association. Commenting on the contemplated visit by the newspapers, Welch said: "This is the biggest opportunity Orange county has had for many years to sell itself to a group of visitors well worth while welcoming." A special committee has been appointed to arrange for the invitation, and each community to be visited by the editors will be asked to contribute to the fund of $550 necessary to carry the invitation in a page advertisement in the Southern California Editor, which will be mailed to 14,000 editors, and copies of which will be distributed to the newspaper. LOCAL DEALERS DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT PATRONIZING OUTSIDE CORPORATIONS WON'T HELP BUILD UP TOWN Independent Gasoline Dealers Who Are Striving to Maintain Foothold Against Big Corporations Should Have Patronage of People Loyal to Their Town; They Prevent Monopoly and Hold Prices Down PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY" is anaphorism in which all believe but many fall to practice. Every community has a certain per- H. D. Riley Explains Child Relief Work Association Has Assisted More Than 200 Cripples Designed to inform the general public of the various activities of the Crippled Children's Relief Association of Orange County, explaining its methods of operation, is a circular letter, issued by Harry D. Riley, president of the organization, copies of which were mailed to the various schools and the social service agencies throughout the county. The letter goes on to say that since the organization of the association, in 1921, it has been able to assist more than 200 unfortunate children back on the road to health and happiness. This humanitarian work, involving an expenditure of several thousand dollars for medical supplies, braces and artificial limbs, has been carried on from year to year through the generosity of a small group of public spirited citizens, who have supported the organization with their contributions. In announcing his intention to ask for financial aid from the county treasury, as well as from the Santa Ana Community Chest and kindred organizations throughout the county, to meet new demands, President Riley points out that it cannot be presumed that a small group of private citizens should be expected to finance a community service which properly belongs to the state. According to President Riley, there are three distinct child welfare activities that should appeal to the hearts of the people of Orange county and therefore be entitled to the fullest measure of public and private support. They are prevention work among tubercular children; nutrition work among undernourished children, and orthopedic clinics for crippled children. Describing the methods of procedure in handling a new case, the letter adds: "We have a regular system for handling each and every case called to our attention. The name and address BUILD UP TOWN Independent Gasoline Dealers Who Are Striving to Maintain Foothold Against Big Corporations Should Have Patronage of People Loyal to Their Town; They Prevent Monopoly and Hold Prices Down "PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY" is an aphorism in which all believe but many fail to practice. Every community has a certain percentage of citizens who prefer to give the dollars they are forced to spend to alien business houses, when they could get the same values for these dollars from their home dealers and thus help in a modest way to increase the prosperity of their home town. Furthermore, every patriotic American citizen is opposed to combinations of big interests organized for the purpose of controlling trade or boosting prices. They are opposed to big corporations that heartlessly strive to undermine the small local businesses and endeavor to force them out of existence in order that they may fix prices to suit themselves. And yet many of the people thoughtlessly patronize them and ignore the small independent dealer, who is their neighbor and friend, and is endeavoring to make an honest living and a reputation by giving his customers a square deal. The independent service station owner is one of the men who is fighting to maintain his foothold in the business world against big corporations. He is competing against vast chains of corporation-owned stations, and is giving his customers assurance of courteous willing service, open competition and fair prices. He has a business investment in your community. He is an independent business man worthy of the support of his neighbors. Help him and you help yourself. He is your protection against a possible monopoly in one of America's greatest industries. There are several independent dealers in Anaheim—men whose homes are here and who are interested in the city's welfare and development. Dollars spent with them remain here, and may come back to you. Patronize your home industry. The finances of the parents or guardians so as to determine whether the case is one where the bills can be paid by the family or whether it is a charity case, with the bills to be paid by the association. "Our first concern is the child, regardless of who is to pay the bills, but our finances are limited and we cannot allow our association to be taken advantage of by parties who are in position to pay, as we must have funds available to take care of the deserving ones effectively." In closing, President Riley asks school officials, public health nurses and social welfare workers, whenever a case comes to their attention, to notify Mrs. Gertrude Crowell, superintendent of field work, 216 West Whiting, Fuller- MECHANICAL DEVICE USED FOR LOCATING OIL IN ORANGE COUNTY The very latest development in man's endless quest for the oil, which nature holds underground in her secret reservoirs, has been brought to Orange county to determine if the precious "black gold" underlies the strata at Paularino and Greenville. The new device centers about the torsion balance, an instrument invented a quarter of a century ago by Prof. Roland Eotvos, Hungarian scientist. It has only recently been given practical application in measuring gravity variation. Two of the delicate instruments have been located in Orange county already, it was learned, one being set up within a small shed one-half mile west of Paularino schoolhouse, west of the Standard Oil location; the other being located on the Segerstrom ranch, southwest of Greenville. The fact that a man may not weigh exactly the same in New York as he does in Santa Ann, together with the discovery of other revolutionary facts regarding weight, has enabled geologists to apply the new methods to the age-old quest for oil. The balance is described as so delicate that it will measure the direction and intensity of gravity at any point where it may be set up. The fact that objects do not weigh the same at different localities is attributed to the variation of the density or specific gravity of the rocks below the surface. Where the rocks are very dense or have great specific gravity, objects above them weigh more than where the rocks have a small specific gravity. If the torsion balance is set up at a number of places in a certain area and the intensity of gravity is measured at each point, it may be found that the force of gravity will register considerably less within a definite radius. This may indicate the presence of a salt dome, the specific gravity of which is less than that of surrounding rocks. Oil frequently is found in salt domes. A torsion balance, operated across what is now the great Powell field, in Texas, is said to have showed the exact position of the fault which controls the accumulation of oil there. A San Francisco company is said to have installed the balances in Orange county. More of them are expected to be set up, as their accuracy in determining the location of oil is better determined. Many large companies have adopted the method of oil finding, according to reports.