anaheim-gazette 1926-04-22

OBSERVATIONS BY A CONTRIBUTOR WATER ON THE DUCK'S BACK CARPING critics who dwell in some of the eastern climes, and especially those from an extreme southern state, are busily engaged in throwing verbal brick-bats at the fair name of Southern California, all on account of this famed section getting about six inches of rain in a week's time in April. These narrow-minded folk are saying that this section was inundated by devastating floods, destroying much property and taking a heavy toll of lives. This is not the truth by a jugful. It is a fact some road bridges washed out and many houses built in canyon arroyos were demolished, but this damage is as nothing compared to the good effects of the downpour. These critics better pull in their horns, for these slanderous statements will fly back at them and smote them in the beezer. CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD! CALIFORNIA will double her population in the decade between 1920 and 1930, according to an investigation and study made by the California Development Association. The research department of the association has prepared figures to show that the state's population in 1930 will be 6,500,000 as compared with a little more than 3,000,000 in 1920. With an estimated population today of 5,400,000 persons, an increase of 316,000 persons a year, the state already has passed the three-quarter mark in this unprecedented growth. An official of the association, in commenting upon the figures, said: "Based upon the commonly accepted figure that a new citizen has an economic value of $8000 to a community, California's net gain is approximately $1,000,000,000 each year. The figures show that California is enjoying an increasing momentum in her growth. Although the increase in population between 1910 and 1920 was a substantial one, being nearly 50 per cent of her 1910 census, the 1920-1930 increase has an acceleration of double that percentage." PUNY EFFORTS OF MAN RECENT events have shown it is dangerous and expensive to store large quantities of crude oil and distillate in surface PUNY EFFORTS OF MAN RECENT events have shown it is dangerous and expensive to store large quantities of crude oil and distillate in surface tanks. The time may come when the big companies will keep the oil underground and pump the petroleum as needed. These large storage tanks are a hazardous risk when there is lightning liable to light. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING "Isn't that beautiful—those bright fluffy fringes to the deep dark clouds beneath them?" asked an enraptured gazer, when huge tongues of flame and banks of smoke rose high from the big oil tank fire at Brea the other evening. "I never saw anything like it before. It is a picture no artist can paint. I must go and call the wife to see it." But while it may have been beautiful, the insurance company was gnashing its teeth. ON THE FIELD OF HONOR In AUSTRIA, it is related, when a gay wooer of the heart of a young lady finds out that his fiance has been spoken to, or suffers to be addressed by another man, the latter is at once challenged to fight a duel. Usually, however, the weapons are discharged at long range and casualties are few and far between. Uncle Rueben allows that if such ethics were in vogue here, there would be a deafening din, likened to a continuous New Year's celebration. PISTOL UNDER THE PILLOW A SUPERINTENDENT of one of the western national parks refutes the saying that the West is wild and woolly. He says a person is ten times more safe in the Jackson Hole, in Wyoming, than in some of the big populous centers of the East. In speaking of the sealing of firearms of people going into the parks, he says it is rare for a family from the Northwest to have a gun or a pistol, but the fellows from New York, Illinois or Pennsylvania usually come armed to the teeth. It is reported that residents of those states carry guns for personal protection, more so than people out of the western regions. And one writer goes to far as to say that a man's property and money are safer in Tijuana than they would be in many American cities, but the proverbial grain of salt may be taken with this potion. NOW, IF HE WOULD QUIT SMOKING A YOUNG man recently completed a 44-day fast in Berlin, during which time he abstained from taking any food. He was locked in a glass cage, and people paid admission to look at him. Gross receipts totled $45,000, of which the faster received $20,000. While he took no food, he drank 400 bottles of carbonated water and smoked 5000 cigarettes. He is 25 years of age, weighs 103 pounds, and has received 500 marriage proposals. LOOKS BAD FOR PA NOW, IF HE WOULD QUIT SMOKING A YOUNG man recently completed a 44-day fast in Berlin, during which time he abstained from taking any food. He was locked in a glass cage, and people paid admission to look at him. Gross receipts totled $45,000, of which the faster received $20,000. While he took no food, he drank 400 bottles of carbonated water and smoked 5000 cigarettes. He is 25 years of age, weighs 103 pounds, and has received 500 marriage proposals. LOOKS BAD FOR PA A WOMAN in a nearby state is suing her hubby for divorce because she says he talked in his sleep one night (while she was awake), murmuring many sweet nothings, or something like that, and addressed the words to "Mabel," while the wife's first name is "Fanny." Besides, one day the wife unexpectedly found friend husband brushing powder from his coat, while a woman with him was readjusting her hat. EDL.E, BRING THE CARNEGIE MEDAL An ASSOCIATED PRESS dispatch from Fitchburg, Mass., dated March 30, says Mrs. Blank, 36 years of age, today is the mother of 20 children. She gave birth to the twentieth child, a 12-pound girl, here last night. She was married when she was 15. All the children are living. THE FORK IN THE ROAD MILWAUKEE man sued his wife for divorce the other day, alleging that she neglected her home to attend seances, where she hugged and kissed the materialized spirit of her first husband, who died 15 years ago. The woman is a believer in spiritualism, and related a story of seances where she believed she had seen and talked with her first husband. The judge granted the woman a divorce on her counter-claim of cruelty, upholding that a married woman may make love to the spirit of a deceased husband, as such conduct cannot be classed as infidelity. HOME OF THE BRAVE SIGN of the return of prosperity is seen by the county clerk by the fact that 362 marriage licenses had been issued out of his office in March. The official believes it's a sure sign of better times; besides, March is looked upon as an unromantic month for matrimony. NOT SO BAD A FATHER, giving advice to his son, said: "If you cannot be one of the big rich men of the country, try to be one of the happy little men." Patriarch Passes His 102d Birthday Father of John Brunworth Has Passed Century Mark For one to have lived long enough to see one century pass into the dawning years of another, to realize that all of one's relatives and friends have long since preceded him to "The Great Beyond" and that he is possibly the sole survivor of his life in a past generation and still able to laugh and love and take an interest in affairs of a new generation is the record of the life of Curt Heinrich Brunworth of Worder, who will pass his one hundred and second birthday anniversary on Friday, April 9. Mr. Brunworth resides with his daughter, Mrs. F. W. Sassenburg in one of the finest homes in Worden. Here he is tenderly cared for by members of the household. His mind is very active, his memory keen, and he converses interestingly, always welcoming callers who come to the home to help him while away the time. A small, wizened figure, he sits in his wheel chair by the fireside, day after day, as he has not been able to walk for the past four years, following a fall in which his hip was injured. The ruddy glow of health is on his cheek and he meets with the family at the dining table three times daily, where he appeases a hearty appetite. He has never had the sight of his left eye, but nature endowed him with a vision in his right eye which far excelled the sight of the normal person in his younger days. However, during the past few years his sight has been gradually falling, until he is now practically blind, only being able to distain light objects from dark. His sense of hearing is acute, and this enables him to take an intercedent part in the topics of the day. Mr. Brunworth was born in Isenstadt, the Los Alamitos News (By DORA H. MARTIN) The regular meeting of the Woman's Improvement Club was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Community church, with Mesdames E. J. Jones and G. N. Watts as hostesses. Owing to the inclement weather the attendance was small, but considerable business was transacted. An invitation from the Women's Club of Artesia to meet with them on Wednesday, April 14, was accepted. The president, Mrs. Watts, announced the receipt of the beautiful silk flag which had been won by the club. This was the gift of Dr. Mariana Bertola, president of the state federation, to the club in the district first to subscribe 100 per cent to the Federation News. Mrs. E. L. Johns was elected delegate, and Mrs. H. Young alternate, to both the county and state conventions, the first to be held on April 23, at Anaheim, and the latter May 4 to 7, at Riverside. Mrs. W. E. Loranger attended the club meeting on Wednesday and was the guest of Mrs. George Martin. Jose Ayala, who has been a resident of this community for some years past, suffered a storke of paralysis on Saturday evening, and died on Monday. He was about 65 years old. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin and Elizabeth and Louise Labourdette were in San Diego county on Sunday. Mrs. Marie Madden of Long Beach was an over-Sunday guest of her friend, Mrs. J. P. Labourdette. Ray Poormquist and family, of Wilmington, spent Sunday in Los Alamitos. Mrs. George Marti nand Elizabeth were in Long Beach on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Siddons, of the City Garden Acres subdivision, were in Long Beach Friday. KING COLE DEDICATION "Old King Cole" was a merry old soul who used to go riding around the West, loping from ranch to ranch with his trusty fiddle strapped to his saddle, until he became famous through the cow country as the "poet lariat of the West." But observe if you will, the changes Mr. Brunworth was born in Isenstadt, Westphalen, Germany. He was the eldest of a family of eight children and from the time that he was a mere lad, was forced to care for the smaller children while his mother worked with his father in a factory, for a few pennies a day, which were barely enough for the family to live on. "I could see no promise in a life in Germany for a young man with any ambition, where one was forced to work for a mere pittance, the profits going to the aristocracy." Mr. Brunworth told a reporter, "so I decided to try my luck in America when I was 26 years old. I struck out alone in the year 1850, landing in New Orleans, after my trip across the ocean, which took me three months to accomplish. From New Orleans I came to St. Louis and finally found work as a hired hand in the country near Collinsville, known as the American Bottoms. Mr. Brunworth was the father of 12 children of whom the following are living: Mrs. William Blase, Hamel; Mrs. F. W. Sassenburg, Worden; Mrs. William Kisterman, Concord, Neb.; John Anahhelm, Calif.; William Alhambra; Gottlieb Edwardville, and Fred Hamel. There are 46 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Reynolds and Blackburn are planting 43 acres of grapes in the Richland district, near Escondido, San Diego county. Mrs. Marie Madden of Long Beach was an over-Sunday guest of her friend, Mrs. J. P. Labourdette. Ray Paoquist and family, of Wilmington, spent Sunday in Los Alamitos. Mrs. George Martl nand Elizabeth were in Long Beach on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Siddons, of the City Garden Acres subdivision, were in Long Beach Friday. The office of the Rush P. Green Realty Company in City Garden Acres has been moved to the south of its former site, and a two-story brick building will be erected there. Cypress Notes (By W. C. MILLER) Last week as the Cypress correspondent was preparing his budget of Cypress happenings, along came one of those miniature zephyrs from Kansas, causing great excitement in our little town and also some damage. It carried away a portion of the roof of the Miller Sr. residence, and before the correspondent could mend the roof The Gazette had gone to press. We will try to be on hand with our contribution of notes, providing no more Kansas zephyrs blow over. The little cyclone jumped in on Cypress from nowhere, landing at the home of Merton Penhall. It removed a door from the Penhall garage. From there is jumped across the street to the West Coast Fur Farm, where it removed the tops from many of the rabbit pens, exposing the young rabbits to the rain and cold. It next lit on the house occupied by the William McClintocks and removed enough shingles to insert a large skylight. Then it traveled on up Lincoln avenue to the "Old King Cole" was a merry old soul who used to go riding around the West, looping from ranch to ranch with his trusty fiddle strapped to his saddle, until he became famous through the cow country as the "poet lariat of the West." But observe, if you will, the changes that have taken place since the open spaces became motorized. "King Cole," or "Lou Cole," as he was sometimes called, came out of the war, in which he was an entertainer; to find that ranches were autoized; motor trucks had taken the places of roundup feed wagons, and many a puncher had deserted his pinto pony for a rough-riding, four-wheel gas-eatin' brone. Lou Cole, being a poet who believes in keeping right up with the times, moved into Pasadena, bought himself a home and a car, and then started writing fiction and poetry under the George B. Miller residence. Besides removing a portion of the roof, it lifted the porch furniture and gently placed it in the street. From the Miller residence it jumped half a mile to the C.E. Wilcox ranch, where it demolished a large pump house. It was next heard of in Brea. The Community Club held its regular meeting at the club parliors Tuesday afternoon. A good attendance was on hand to enjoy the afternoon's entertainment. The Madames J. C. Cawthon, Rubble Cawthon and C.L. Barnett were the committee in charge. Mrs. Harold Blythe took first honors in a guessing contest. Mrs. O.P.Bunyard gave a very interesting reading. Ice cream and cake sent the members home pleasantly will be held bee of Co assist in Priddy the prop Anaheim it into report Auto Le cash. Priddy of a hail W.A.Robison bungalow The W from tha nue to Walker Mr. am Mrs.H.tion of last night as outer J.E.his Cypre Kester Georgia mill, whi storm, O.P.been co conduct "Pink" shine at Barbecue informed "Pink" had to now as on th The Reach of the Spoken Word WHEN the small family group of primitive man expanded into the cave community, a means of communicating beyond the normal range of the voice became imperative. Then someone discovered that by making a speaking-trumpet of his hands, he could increase the reach of the spoken word, could add new effectiveness to the human voice. Other means of transmitting intelligence, in their turn, were found to serve the needs of man: the signal drum and the beacon fire; the written message, carried by runner, by rider, by water or by rail; and finally, the telegraph. But these messages, however carried, lacked the direct and personal qualities of conversation. They were but symbols of speech, the shadows of the spoken word. Then, fifty years ago, came the telephone. A half-century of scientific research has extended the reach of man’s voice to thousands of miles. The Bell System’s vast network of lines provides a service nationwide in scope. The American continent today is no larger, from a communication standpoint, than was the prehistoric community in which the cavemen shouted from cliff to cliff. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company BELL SYSTEM One Polloy - One System - Universal Service THE DEDICATES SONG TO HIS FAVORITE Singing Lullabys to the Long horns Bedtime Stories to the A.E.Fers King Cole Things ain't like they used to was store clothes title of L. Xavier Cole: Having a car, he soon became converted, he explained, to Richfield "gasoline of power" as a proper feed for the motor driven cayuse. Hence his latest poem, contributed to the Richfield Oil Company, is a tribute to Richfield. En-titled "King Gas," here it is: Through the clouds on wings of fear; The guils from their haunts in the rocky rift. And laugh as they dodge and wheel and shift To escape when I'm drawing near. store clothes title of L. Xavier Cole. Having a car, he soon became converted, he explained, to Richfield "gasoline of power" as a proper feed for the motor driven cayuse. Hence his latest poem, contributed to the Richfield Oil Company, is a tribute to Richfield. Enitled "King Gas," here it is: King of kings on the earth today Without question or doubt am I, Over land and sea I hold full sway And shall, as long as the milky way Can be traced in the starlit sky. I prowl the caverns deep and dark In a quivering hull of steel And light their gloom with a friendly spark That charms the eye of the startled shark As he slips by the skimming keel. I drive the eagles from their cliff pleasantly refreshed. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Witherbee of Compton. Mrs. Arthur Pitts will assist in entertaining. Priddy & Sconce, exclusive agents for the property that comprised the old Anaheim sewer farm, have subdivided it into five and ten-acre tracts. They report the sale of a ten-acre tract to Auto Lenz of Anaheim, the terms being cash. Priddy & Sconce also report the sale of a half acre lot on Sprig avenue to W. A. Robison of Long Beach. Mr. Robison will erect a modern five-room bungalow in the very near future. The William McClintocks have moved from the Feagan house on Lincoln avenue to the Bobo residence on North Walker street. Mr. and Mrs. C. Dohm and Mr. and Mrs. H. La Rue witnessed the installation of the White Shrine at Fullerton last night. Mr. La Rue was installed as outer guard. J. E. Walter of Anaheim has leased his Cypress ranch, formerly the J. B. Kester property, for dairy purposes. George B. Miller is having his windmill, which blew down in the recent storm, replaced with a new one. O. P. Bunyard and C. Fortune have been court witnesses in a trial being conducted in Los Angeles the past week. "Pink," the popular dispenser of sunshine and good eats at the Cypress Barbecue, is back on the job after an inforced layoff of a couple of weeks. "Pink" burned her hand seriously and had to take a vacation. The hand is now as good as new, and the owner is on the job again with more vim and superior court, granted, the motion for change of venue. Stinson is seeking an injunction against the county, to prevent enforcement of the ordinance passed for the suppression of tuberculosis among dairy cattle. A previous petition, to enjoin the county from making the ordinance effective, was denied by Judge Shaw who ruled that no injunction could issue until after the ordinance was in effect. Seeley, Imperial county, shipped the first ripe tomatoes from the valley this year, on April 5. George B. Miller is having his windmill, which blew down in the recent storm, replaced with a new one. O. P. Bunyard and C. Fortune have been court witnesses in a trial being conducted in Los Angeles the past week. "Pink," the popular dispenser of sunshine and good eats at the Cypress Barbecue, is back on the job after an inforced layoff of a couple of weeks. "Pink" burned her hand seriously and had to take a vacation. The hand is now as good as new, and the owner is on the job again with more vim and pep than ever before. Roy Kuhman, the popular little mechanic at the Smith garage is off duty with a healthy boll. Roy says that they claim boils are worth $5 per, but that he is willing to part with his for much less. Jack Barnett received a painful injury to his right hand last Sunday, when he was struck on the little finger by a foul ball while catching for the Los Alamitos Club. Wells, a former Anaheim high star, was pitching at the time. Barnett is organizing a team of former Sypress Cubs to entertain Ray Ortez's Tigers on the Cypress diamond next Sunday. Charles Stodart just came from Calexico with a truck and trailer load of hay. He said that the heavy rains that extended over into the valley put the roads in very bad shape for a time. Mrs. N. M. Jensen was a visitor at the M. H. Damron hospital in Long Beach yesterday for medical treatment. Riverside Will Be Dairy Fight Scene Riverside will be the scene of the court battle over validity of the Orange county dairy ordinance. It was decided when attorneys for the county won their fight for a change of venue from Los Angeles county. Deputy District Attorney Kennith Burns, appearing for the county, procured transfer of the injunction proceedings, instituted by John Stinson, Orange dairyman, from Los Angeles county to Riverside county superior court. Judge Hartley Shaw, sitting in department 8 of the Los Angeles county