anaheim-gazette 1929-08-22

Solana Beach Road Rancho Santa Fe Company contemplated developing part of the coast near Solana Beach in San Diego County. They would spend $500,000. Last fortnight they claimed they could not spend their money because the County would not give them a chance to. Near Solana Beach is on old stretch of road long fallen in disuse, abandoned. The Rancho people need it to develop their new tract, but the county will not sell it. This was what a representative of the company informed the San Diego Board of Supervisors last week. He said there had been an agreement whereby the County would surrender road rights to the Rancho Santa Fe Company. Board members professed to know nothing about the agreement. Supervisor Thomas Hurley objected to giving up the old roadway until the agreement was produced, thought the "Save the Beaches" slogan of the County should be considered first. He did not want beach frontage to be lost to the public. Said he: Public beach rights are more and more important as coast lands are developed; every foot must be conserved." He said the State Highway Commission was against relinquishment of this particular stretch of beach. Red Roberts Twenty-two-year-old Mack Roberts last week forgot the existence of a Los Angeles County ordinance and now he is under arrest for distributing Communistic Contention "A union junior college for Orange County" was bone of contention when representatives Ana and Anaheim moved Santa Ana High School. This was the announcement following a meeting of Education at Santa Clayes of Anaheim H.W.C. Jerome heads thetee. Delegates from Ana pressed themselves in a union junior college forty, deplored the action had taken which delegation made it impossible for district to be formed were open to invitation ta Ana to become a biggest of two junior triets, which now seeker construction. Baja California Southern Baja California veloped, virgin territory new Governor. News Diego last week of a ment of General Augustas Governor of the strict of Baja California placed former Governor Aguirre at the capital. The new executive, take up duties here Red Roberts Twenty-two-year-old Mack Roberts last week forgot the existence of a Los Angeles County ordinance and now he is under arrest for distributing Communistic literature. Lawful in Hyde Park, London, Eng., propagation of Red doctrine is a criminal offense in Los Angeles. Copies of Roberts' handbills, which he was distributing to houses on the street, solicited attendance at a Communist meeting to take place Saturday at the Cooperative Auditorium. Said the bills: "Fight Against Police Brutality" and "Come in Mass to Protest Against the Destruction of the Worker's Children's Summer Camp." Robert Whitaker and Leo Gallagher were announced as the speakers. The circular bore the names of the Young Communist League, Workers International Relief, International Labor Defense, and the Women's Cons. Educational League. At Chino, Speakers Galanis and Frady of the Ontario American Legion Post urged relentless warfare against the Red propaganda being spread by radical elements in Southern California, pointed out that the American flag was being menaced, reminded citizens of the proximity of the asserted Red childrens' camp nearby in Yucaipa Valley, hinted at another such organization now flourishing in the district. Up Six Million Land values in California have always had a peculiar habit of rising. Santa Barbara, no exception to the rule, last week found its county lands had increased in total valuation to $50,000,000 for county purposes. For county government purposes the entire valuation has increased $6,000,000. Valuation of the county's wealth, including intangibles, public service companies' property and railroads, is about $139,000,000 as against $83,000,000 in 1928. The Santa Barbara High School district has an assessed Baja California Southern Baja California veloped, virgin territory new Governor. News of Diego last week of the moment of General Augustus as Governor of the strict of Baja California placed former Governor Aguirre at the capital. The new executive, take up duties, hails plans for his virgin ad in Mexican equivalents to extend agriculture purchase road-building machinery, develop water transportation in California around the Santa Rosalia. I am assisting tomato grow perhaps the finest maizees and are only from an important m. Olachea has much care for road building, and begin construction, inicial report. Slot Machines Owners of slot machines oftencircled ordinances by making chines appear to be vending devices. The gum and other confect to disguise the purpose chine, to mislead city minors of the fact tha and twelve nickels or be won, or lost. Many are the Southnia communities that crusades against slot punchboards. This is sponsible minors, not those harmed. Vexed at the incensed gambling device city, Ventura's City drafted an air-tight launched a rigid ins hopes to make the lotteries and gaming From The Ruin Eight weeks ago Baja City Hall. It burned night ago Brawley's announced plans for it. It will be built in the same spot as the Of the necessary came from two sources rising. Santa Barbara, no exception to the rule, last week found its county lands had increased in total valuation to $50,000,000 for county purposes. For county government purposes the entire valuation has increased $6,000,000. Valuation of the county's wealth, including intangibles, public service companies' property and railroads, is about $139,000,000 as against $83,000,000 in 1928. The Santa Barbara High School district has an assessed value of $39,194,370. Other school district valuations are as follows: Santa Maria elementary, $4,785,300; Santa Maria High School, $14,559,135; Lompoc elementary, $2,200,720; Lompoc High School, $5,004,630; Carpinteria elementary, $3,063,480; Carpinteria High School, $3,473,870; Goleta elementary, $2,690,710; Santa Ynez, High School, $4,175,312. 30 Acres Added Larger by thirty acres and fifteen residents was the City of Orange last week, following an annexation election in the territory north of Santa Ana, known as the West Chapman Street district. After having turned down a proposal to annex their district to the City of Santa Ana, the fifteen residents voted 11 to 4 in favor of becoming part of Orange. Ten residents of the district recently signed a petition asking the Santa Ana City Council to annex the territory. When the Santa Ana Council complied, the residents voted the proposition immediately asking annexation Orange. INTENTION A union junior college district in Orange County" will be the center of centention next month to representatives of high school districts adjacent to Santa Ana and Anaheim meet in the Ana Ana High School cafeteria. It was the announcement made during a meeting of the Board of Education at Santa Ana. Act of the board was taken after request of a committee from the Associated Chambers of Commerce. Fortunately every district in Orange County is represented on the committee, includes Principal J. A. Jones of Anaheim High School, C. Jerome heads the committees from Anaheim extended themselves in favor of one junior college for the Council-deplored the action Fullerton taken which delegates thought it impossible for one single strict to be formed, said they are open to invitation from San-Ana to become a part of the rest of two junior college districts, which now seem to be un-construction. JA California Southern Baja California, undergoing virgin territory, has a Governor. News reached San Diego last week of the appoint-ment of General Augustin Olachea Governor of the southern district of Baja California. He re-entered former Governor Amado Girreir at the capital of La Paz. The new executive, not slow to duties, has ambitious Tax Tendencies Taxation is as potent a subject in Southern California as any place. Citizens look continually for a decrease in the tax rate, submit glumly to an increase. In the last fortnight four Southern California cities experienced fluctuations in tax rates. Glendale residents face the happy prospect of a reduced rate for the coming year. In Glendale, property values have increased but a reduction in the city's budget assures a slash in tax-payers bills, preliminary estimations shows. Land values increased $3,807,900. City tax rates in San Diego went up to $2.27, but citizens there received a gift when the county rates were lowered. This caused a reduction in their total payment of county and city taxes of $1.54. Taxable property in the City of San Diego was valued at $88,000,000. If approved, the county budget will go into effect next month. At Ventura, citizens were pleased at the announcement of a small increase of 2 cents in the rate. They had anticipated a 30-cent addition. The Ventura County rate for incorporated cities is "$2.21 against $2.10 last year. A new ordinance in Ontario caused water rates there to be increased 10 cents. Whereas residents had formerly paid $1.00, they will hereafter pay $1.10. Asserted high taxation in Ontario brought a verbal broadside from Rancher F. A. Lucas, prominent citizen and vice-president of the recently organized Tax-Payers Union. Too much money, he said, was being spent on the Chaffey Union High School. Half of its 5000 students were adults doing Silent Nights At Ontario, as in many other community, screeching trains are not welcomed at Some time ago Ontario's city banded together, prohibited essential night noises creating passing trains. Ontario's department served notice that whistles would be tolerated that city at night, that train who persist in using the cord would be arrested. On prohibition has been mildly cessful. No arsists have been engineers or firemen, yetive night noises have abate. Among other Northern communities that have la-campaigns for more Silent is Banning. Last week we noted as a health resort amy a patient opposed these nights, communicated with the tario Chamber of Commu-learn the steps necessary for ger and better Silent Nighting's citizenry, using the method, soon hopes for quiet. Beach Pollution Beautiful California beach week received a coating oi oil. Ventura's Pierpont Beach many Los Angeles County were made ugly and uninhabited departments were flood complaints. At Ventura, Union O-merged line conveying oil at sea broke twice. Later afternoon bathers were with petroleum-cecled by they abandoned the watried. Officials said Baja California Southern Baja California, undeped, virgin territory, has a Governor. News reached San go last week of the appointment of General Augustin Olachea Governor of the southern district of Baja California. He received former Governor Amado mirre at the capital of La Paz. The new executive, not slow to do up duties, has ambitious as for his virgin acres. Said he Mexican equivalents: "I plan extend agricultural activities, phase road-building and farm machinery, develop mining and other transportation from Upper California ar-und the Cape up to Tata Rosalia. I am interested in instituting tomato growers. We now perhaps the finest winter totoes and are only two days on an important market." Olachea has much cash on hand road building, and will soon in construction, is the unoffireport. Spot Machines Owners of slot machines and chipboards often circumvent city finances by making their mannies appear to be merchandise adding devices. The dispensing of oin and other confections is used disguise the purport of the manne, to mislead city officials and menors of the fact that two, five, eleven nickels or tokens may wawn, or lost. Many are the Southern Califorcommunities that have launched sades against slot machines and chipboards. This is because irressible minors, not adult, are useded at the increase of dissessed gambling devices in their city. Ventura's City Council has affected an air-tight ordinance, enforced a rigid inspection, soon to make the city free from teries and gaming schemes. From The Ruins Eight weeks ago Brawley lost its y Hall. It burned down. A fortnight ago Brawley's City Council nounced plans for a new edifice. will be built in the City Park on the same spot as the former one. Of the necessary funds, $50,000 from two sources. Half has A new ordinance in Ontario caused water rates there to be increased 10 cents. Whereas residents had formerly paid $1.00, they will hereafter pay $1.10. Asserted high taxation in Ontario brought a verbal broadside from Rancher F. A. Lucas, prominent citizen and vice-president of the recently organized Tax-Payers Union. Too much money, he said, was being spent on the Chaffey Union High School. Half of its 5000 students were adults doing part-time work. He did not favor tax money being used for adult education when it (the money) was primarily intended for the education of children. Many prominent men in Ontario are members of the Tax Payers' Union. Again, L. A. River Two Southern California cities, Glendale and Burbank, disregarded the time-worn joke about the Los Angeles River, and proposed to extract water from the underground flow. But the Los Angeles Water and Power Department took offense, decided against the proposal. Counsel W. B. Mathews was authorized to file injunction proceedings against the two cities. Mathews said water taken from the Los Angeles River was a violation of the rights of Los Angeles. The rights date back to the time when the King of Spain ruled this part of the world. Some years ago Glendale and Burbank were "billed" for water taken from the underground stream. Los Angeles officials agreed, however, that to file the present demands was only right. Court Jurisdiction Civil suits under the jurisdiction of the justice courts of California's townships are limited to cases involving sums not over $350. Last week a new State law became effective whereby in communities having a population of 30,000 or over County Municipal Courts are to be created with jurisdiction to hear cases involving sums up to and including $1000. Of Southern California's counties, populous Los Angeles County will reap the most benefit from the law. The new districts affected are: Pasadena, Glendale, Huntington Park and Alhambra. Possibil- week received a coating on oil. Ventura's Pierpoint Borough many Los Angeles County were made ugly and uninhabited. Chambers of commerce and departmentments were flooded complaints. At Ventura, Union Oil merged line conveying oil to at sea broke twice. Late afternoon bathers were with petroleum-cested beds they abandoned the water fried. Officials said rain would be taken to prevent such occurrence. In Los Angeles County, oil pollution of beaches led rife. Playground and Ro-Superintendent Hjelte hailed the co-operation of oil co-ops should their tank ships or ballast further from the coast prescribed three miles not drift to the beachs atately. Los Angeles' Representative is said to be pushing a bill greens to end the nuisance. At Santa Monica, Chama-comm officials are over asserted damage to Monica Canyon beach. Gricerasing the size and useful beaches above, diminish it low by taking away the soil and leaving rocks and coral materials, it is said. An invoice is being made. No Smugglers F. G. Benson, appointed error Young to find a state Federal narcotic addiction thought Yucaipa, near answered all requirement Redlands townsmen though wise; they were keenly owe Benson's selection. "Dop glers are certain where t he narcotic farm," protested MemberDr.J.E. Elkynge, and community would be able to live in; land value drop." President Dr. V. C. Duk lands University said that site of that institution would have been chosen had itpected a narcotic hospital built near it. Therefore if of the University had stand against the idea. tendent of Schools Henry thought a dope addicts felt hurt university attendance. Carnahan's Prob- From The Ruins Eight weeks ago Brawley lost its city Hall. It burned down. A fortnight ago Brawley's City Council announced plans for a new edifice. Will be built in the City Park on the same spot as the former one. Of the necessary funds, $50,000 come from two sources. Half has been collected in insurance on the owned building. The other half will be raised by a bond issue. Councilmen were a little displeased when it was decided to commodate police and fire quarers and general offices all in the time building. Pomona’s Cigarets A protest against displaying cigarette advertisements in Pomona newspapers or on Pomona billboards and in store windows was faced before the Council there last fortnight. Proponents were the C. T. U. and Parent-Teachers’ organizations. City Attorney J. A. Allard Jr. made extensive investigations as to the validity of the proposal; injuries extended to authorities in the Yale Law School. He found proposed ordinance illegal; found that when it is lawful to sell product it is also lawful to advertise it; remembered that before the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment it was legally possible to advertise liquor. Long Beach councilmen are consented with a similar proposal by organizations there. Last week a new State law became effective whereby in communities having a population of 30,000 or over County Municipal Courts are to be created with jurisdiction to hear cases involving sums up to and including $1000. Of Southern California’s counties, populous Los Angeles County will reap the most benefit from the law. The new districts affected are: Pasadena, Glendale, Huntington Park and Alhambra. Possibilities: Santa Monica, Pomona, Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Montebello, Whittier and Compton. Dams “Special Use” permits issued by the Department of Agriculture last fortnight will bring about the construction of flood control dams for Sunset Canyon, Eaton Canyon and Tujunga. The permit was received by the Los Angeles Flood Control District. Federal permission was needed since the dam sites are located in Federal Forest Reserve territory. Chambers Unite Kiwiians of Montrose and La Crescenta last week decided that the chambers of commerce of both towns should become one. Already leading Montrose citizens have voted favorably; Kiwiians were awaiting the decision of the La Crescenta chamber. The consolidation will eliminate sectional differences, unite consideration of various valley problems, is the contention. Carnahan’s Probability In Los Angeles last week cuss legislative business, Levy, Speaker of the Assembly, and Lieutenant or Carnahan named tentees to investigate various months. These committees will into subjects pertaining to street improvement laws, les liens laws, water reservation of highway main regional planning along front, utilization of private control of billboards and signs along highways navigation and narcotics. The tax committee is as the most important to as a whole, and it is likely the present “patchword” state taxes will be discussed entirely new plan. Courthouse Ventura last fortnighters of the Crane, Neel properties adjoining the house approximately $90,000 thus purchased approval of the Board ofors will be used to er present grounds. Nights Ontario, as in many another city, sereeching train whisnot welcomed at night. One ago Ontario's citizenry together, prohibited unnecright noises created by trains. Ontario's police ont served notice to the companies that no shriekles would be tolerated in that night, that train crews must in using the whistle should be arrested. Ontario's own has been mildly sucNo arerssts have been made mers or firemen, yet excest noises have abated. Other Southern Californities that have launched as for more Silent Nights ing. Last week this city, a health resort and with patient opposed to noisy communicated with the Onnumber of Commerce to the steps necessary for bigbetter Silent Nights. Bantizenry, using the Ontario soon hopes for peace, Pollution Ful California beaches last received a coating of crude Tortura's Pierpont Bay and Los Angeles County beaches ide ugly and uninhabitable. Wars of commerce and recreaments were flooded with ents. Centura, Union Oil's subline conveying oil to ships broke twice. Later in the ton bathers were greeded petroleum-crested breakers; andoned the water hurOfficials said measures Covina's Hall Original plans for the new Covina City Hall were considered too costly. But last week more plans were submitted and accepted because they were well inside the specified $35,000 which had been decided upon earlier. Zelzah, A Memory Zelzah has been a familier name to Los Angeles County for years. But the name has been definitely relegated to the place where all of California's dusty memories are kept, and the town is now known as North Los Angeles. With the removal last week of the old sign on the city's Southern Pacific depot, there is nothing left to remind citizens of the former name of their home town excepting the existence of Zelzah Avenue, which, it has been decided, will bear the antiquated name as a perpetual reminder of bygone days. Women Mabel Confesses For eight years Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former principal of Lincoln Park Grammar School, South Pasadena, served as Assistant U. S. Attorney in Charge of received a coating of crude entura's Pierpont Bay and Los Angeles County beaches made ugly and uninhabitable. ers of commerce and recentirements were flooded with ents. entura, Union Oil's subline conveying oil to ships broke twice. Later in the ton bathers were greeted petroleum-crested breakers; spondoned the water hurOfficials said measures be taken to prevent another currence. Los Angeles County, repeated introduction of beaches has been playground and Recreation attendant Hjelte has asked operation of oil companies. their tank ships discharge further from the coast than described three miles, it will to the beaches immediAngeles' Representative Crail to be pushing a bill in Conend the nuisance. Santa Monica, Chamber of three officials are dismayed asserted damage to Santa Canyon beach. Groins, ing the size and usefulness of above, diminish those betaking away the soft sand living rocks and coarse mait is said. An investigation made. Smugglers Benson, appointed by GovYoung to find a site for a narcotic addicts farm, at Yucaipa, near Redlands, held all requirements. But townsmen thought otherthey were keenly opposed to 's selection. "Dope smuggere certain where there is a farm," protested Rotary Dr.J.E. Eltyge. "Yuccaia community would be undesirlive in; land values would President Dr. V. C. Duke of RedUniversity said the present that institution would never be chosen had they susa narcotic hospital being carried it. Therefore the board University had taken a against the idea. Superint of Schools Henry Clement it a dope addicts farm would university attendance. Mahan's Probers Mabel Confesses For eight years Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former principal of Lincoln Park Grammar School, South Pasadena, served as Assistant U. S. Attorney in Charge of Prohibition. When she resigned last spring to become chief counsel for Aviation Corporation, many political observers said her religio-political utterances during the Hoover-Smith campaign had forced her resignation. No bigot, but sworn enforcer of the U. S. Constitution, Mrs. Willebrandt last fortnight confessed. In a series of signed articles which appeared concurrently in SO. PASADENA'S MABEL She was no teetotaler. many newspapers throughout the land, she told of her early history as a school teacher, how she studied law at the University of Southern California, her appointment as Public Defender for the City of Los Angeles, and many another event preliory to her appoin­tment in 1921 by President Harding as Assistant U. S. Attor­ney General. But most amazing were Mrs. that institution would never be chosen had they suspected a narcotic hospital being near it. Therefore the board of University had taken a against the idea. Superintendent of Schools Henry Clement a dope addicts farm would university attendance. Mahan's Probers Los Angeles last week to disgregative business, Edgar C. Speaker of the California Public, and Lieutenant Governernhan named ten committo investigate various subwithin the next eighteen s. The committees will inquire subjects pertaining to taxes, improvement laws, mechanisms, water resources, align of highway money, replanning along the ocean utilization of prison labor, all of billboards and advertissigns along highways, aerial tion and narcotic control. The tax committee is regarded most important to the State whole, and it is likely that present "patchword plan" of taxes will be discarded for irreally new plan. Arthouse Natura last fortnight paid ownly the Crane, Neel and Roff ties adjoining the Courtapproximately $90,750. Propthus purchased under the final of the Board of Supervisill be used to enlarge the it grounds. many newspapers throughout the land, she told of her early history as a school teacher, how she studied law at the University of Southern California, her appointment as Public Defender for the City of Los Angeles, and many another event prelusory to her appointment in 1921 by President Harding as Assistant U. S. Attorney General. But most amazing were Mrs. Willebrant's statements that she had been made the "goal" of the Hoover campaign, and that "I am now but was not then (before 1921) a teetotaler. While it was legal to do so, I had liquor in my own home in California, and used it, in moderation, of course." Regarding her so-called "Speech to the Methodists," delivered at Springfield, O., and wherein she attacked Candidate Smith's religion, Mrs. Willebrandt said she had been made the "straw man to hang in effigy" by the Republican National Committee. She was urged, she said, to deliver the speech by the National Committee over her written protest, that every word of it was carefully edited by James Francis Burke, a Catholic, and counsel of the Republican National Committee. Said James Francis Burke in reply to Mrs. Willebrandt's articles: "It is needless to say that had Mrs. Willebrandt or any other person submitted to me a speech attacking my own religion I would have resented and repudiated it." Another Willebrandt confession: "I have no denominational allegiance to any church nor have my parents, but I do believe in prayer."