anaheim-gazette 1931-04-09

TWO WASHINGTON LETTERS TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST AT THE NATION'S CAPITOL THE GAZETTE CALL TWO-FOUR-ONE-FOUR VOLUME LXI Italy Charms an Anaheim Traveler She Sees That Picturesque Land As Springtime is Bursting Into Bloom WORLD CENTER OF ART Fleeting Glimpses of Vineyards, Orange Groves and Gardens By HONOR H. EASTON Correspondence to The Gazette) Rome, Italy, March 18. After a month in the busy cities of France, I was glad to turn my face towards my beloved Italy, and being of the earth earthy, to travel again the length of the country and revel in the joy of springtime fields and vineyards, gardens and flocks of sheep, pigs so pink they look as if they had been skinned, white oxen plowing under gray olive trees. Italy Is Picturesque Italy is picturesque beyond description. One does not wonder that the world's greatest are has been produced here. The train speeds past a fragment Rotary Clubs in Golf Match On Friday Golfers of the Anaheim and Fullerton Rotary clubs will play a match game Friday afternoon of this week on the Hacienda links, the contest starting at 1 o'clock. The team from the Anaheim club will be selected from W. A. Dolan, chairman of the club's golf committee; Sam Kraemer, Nate Bursom, Charles Grimm, Tom Walker, T. L. McFadden, Harry Pearson, J. W. Wallop, Dr. F. H. Houck, E. B. Rigby, William Cchumacher, M. A. Gauer, O. W. Heying and Jim Heffron. The local Rotarians at their meeting last Monday elected Harry Pearson as president, who will be installed next July. Four new members admitted were John Ritchie, Nate Bursom, George Littlefield and Sam Kraemer. The speaker of the day was Louis Danz, who discussed modern art, and Tom Liddecoat, of the Midnight Mission, Los Angeles, spoke of his work. Businessmen Urged To Watch Taxes U. S. Chamber of Commerce Representative Spending Weeks in County wards my beloved Italy, and being of the earth earthy, to travel again the length of the country and revel in the joy of springtime fields and vineyards, gardens and flocks of sheep, pigs so pink they look as if they had been skinned, white oxen plowing under gray olive trees. Italy is Picturesque Italy is picturesque beyond description. One does not wonder that the world's greatest are has been produced here. The train speeds past a fragment of a bridge built before Christ lived, past an aqueduct which has served its purpose almost as long, past women washing clothes beside a stream, past the Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of the world's seven wonders. Past numberless little hill towns, perched high against the skyline with towers and steeples, and surrounded by walls which have withstood the attacks of armies and time. Mountains of White Marble From Genoa the train takes you down the sea coast, past charming villages, acres of flowers, little backyard gardens where father, mother and children have crumbled and patted the soil into ridges, sowed the seed and set waiting for the miracle of Spring. On the inland side rise the Carrara mountains, quarries which for years beyond number have supplied the world with marble. They look as if they were snow clad. Next are vineyards, and almost continuous from north to the tip of the boot. In France the vines were trimmed low like ours in California, but here they are trained over mulberry trees which are cut back each year to the trunk, leaving only a few supports for the vine. As the vines grow they are festooned from one tree to another and eventually a bamboo roofing is made, so that from an elevation one looks down on a solid seeming roof. Orange Groves With Roofs Orange grooves also are roofted with bamboo and palms as a protection against frosts. Orange trees are pruned high, and though I have seen trees loaded with fruit, and the fruit very fine, the trees have not the healthy appearance of ours. Each vineyard has its winepress and well, and always the touching symbol of the owner's faith. Nothing is wasted. On or in the ground are grown grain or turnips, then the grapes, then the mulberries upon which feed the silkworms. Every twig from the pruning is saved, tied in bundles, given to cattle or horses to chew on and extract what nourishment they can, then what is suitable is made into brooms, and what will serve no further purpose boils the kettle of macaroni. A Progressive Country I wonder where we get all our misconceptions about Italy. Have we been poisoned deliberately? I find Italy Businessmen Urged To Watch Taxes U. S. Chamber of Commerce Representative Spending Weeks in County Thomas Van Catt, representing the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, with headquarters in Washington, D. C., is spending several weeks in Orange county interviewing business men on business conditions and urging them to band together in watching taxation expenditures for state, county and municipal purposes, to the end of bringing these taxes down to the level of local business conditions. Budget System Is Urged The business men are being urged by Mr. Van Catt to bring pressure to bear on the California legislature and insist that that body adopt the principles of the Federal budget system in making appropriations. "In States where budget systems are not adopted," Mr. Van Catt said today, "business men are seeing taxes mount higher and higher. Federal taxes have been falling, so taxpayers are not getting the advantages of Federal reductions by 60 percent. There are entirely too many departments in the state governments over the country and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce is working with business men to get these departments very largely reduced. New York state had about 175 departments, over-loaded with men who had been appointed by the political powers. That state now has but 14 departments, doing the work that was formerly assigned to 175 departments. Reduction in departments and stringent budget systems are needed in government everywhere. Three Major Tax Bills "There are three major tax bills now pending in the California legislature upon which the business men should exercise their pressure. One is a sales tax on merchandise, which will be passed along to consumers. Another is an occupational tax. A third, which will reach people of means of all classes is the proposed income tax." My mission is only to bring these subjects to the attention of Orange county business men with the hope that they will band together and exercise their influence to the end of getting lower taxes which have become too great a burden upon all classes of taxpayers." Nothing is wasted. On or in the ground are grown grain or turnips, then the grapes, then the mulberries upon which feed the silkworms. Every twig from the pruning is saved, tied in bundles, given to cattle or horses to chew on and extract what nourishment they can, then what is suitable is made into brooms, and what will serve no further purpose bolls the kettle of macaroni. A Progressive Country I wonder where we get all our misconceptions about Italy. Have we been poisoned deliberately? I find Italy a most progressive country, the people are industrious, contented and courteous. The cities are clean and one is as safe day or night as in Anaheim. The ease and comfort of travel impresses every tourist. The railroads are owned by the State, the fares are reasonable, everybody except the very wealthy travel second class—the stations at even small towns have covered arcades and courteous officials are ready to assist the timid. Stop-overs need not be secured, before starting. You retain your ticket and leave the train as suits your fancy. You can buy your ticket for the entire trip before starting, and let me counsel anyone planning European travel, to take as little as possible. You are never beyond shops and prices are much lower here than at home. My friends are continually writing asking me what I think of Mussolini. Well, in my next letter I will tell you. Cadet Corps Returns From Encampment After spending a week in camp at the state fair grounds at Sacramento, the local Cadet Corps returned home Friday night. A feature of the encampment was a review by Governor Rolph. There were 25 cadets in the corps from Anaheim—La Verne Schoner, Robert Baum, Richard Maybee, Stanley Bungay, Arlo Bentson, Clair Barnett, Alfred Haines, Herman Gruessing, Earl Travers, Malsolm Troutman, Verne Jackson, Vern Hylton, Tom Harris, Leslie Chamberlain, Harvey Gerth, Lee Benson, Loren Lukens, Arnold Lewis, George Allen, Jud Hobson, James Richardson, Richard Carr, Kenneth Holder, Mel Peters, and Willard Pohlman. BRUCE BARTON LOOKS AT WAYS OF LIFE He spins a homely story, usually one of his own experiences, and each one points a moral in a timely little sermon. Read them. They are always interesting and brief. They appear each week on the editorial page of THE GAZETTE San Diego Debate The debating team of county chapter of the Anatole of Banking went on Diego. Saturday night, defeated the debaters their cussion of "Resolved," that should adopt a policy of The Orange county speak affirmative and the judges score of 3 to 0, or a unanimity. The Orange county team Kenneth Goodale, Fullerton Bank of America; Merlo Ana; and Arthur Woodwarden Grove. AHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, April 9, 1931 Eliza Crossing the Ice—Modern Version By Albert T. Reid INCREASED TAXES TAXPAYER OUR LITTLE WADDIE County Endeavorers Convention Features Program Spanning Three Days Open in Anaheim Friday Evening, April 17 The three days' convention of the Orange County Christian Endeavor union, which meets in Anaheim Friday of next week and on Saturday and Sunday, offers a program that brims over with features. Addresses by numerous speakers, conference work, anquets and extemporaneous speaking contests, with assembly singing at each session, are some of the outstanding events. Sessions at Three Churches The sessions will be held at the First Christian, the First Presbyterian and the Salem Evangelical churches, the first session to be at the Christian church on Friday evening. The opening session will be marked by an address by one of the most able speakers of the society, A. J. Shartle, international field secretary, of Boston. Dr. D. Webster Kurtz, pastor of the first Church of the Brethren of Long Beach, will speak at the Presbyterian church Saturday night. Ralph McQuald Is Song Leader Ralph McQuald, San Diego, will be convention song leader, will act as pastmaster at the banquet Saturday evening, and will lead the intermediate E. meeting Sunday evening. The Rev. Aldis L. Webb, pastor of the Eastside Christian church, Long Beach will be the banquet speaker. High Schools In Queen Contests Ten queens and a queen of the queens are to be chosen, each to reign one night of the combined Orange county Orange Show and Fair, during the period of the exposition June 4 to 14 inclusive. Each high school of the county is to select its queen and from the number so chosen the queen of them all, who is to reign on the final night of the show, will be nominated. Plans for the queenly contest are announced elsewhere in this issue of The Gazette, together with a nominating coupon. Two high schools of the county have already chosen their queens. Another contest of interest in connection with the exposition is one for the best music composition, a feature of the County Fair which has been retained, because of its popularity. Mrs. Kate F. McCullah, of the Orange County School of Fine Arts, has charge of this feature and from her may be obtained the rules which contestants are to follow. Her address is 422 West Center street, Anaheim, and all manuscripts are to be in her hands not later than May 15. On the alert for ideas, a series of dinners is being held with representatives of the various packing industries of the county to obtain expressions on what these interests desire from the show. Ralph McFadden, chairman of the committee on citrus features, is organizing the dinner meetings. One recently held was attended by twelve representatives of packing houses, and from them came the suggestion that premiums should not be offered on citrus fruit exhibits. Circus Friends at Miss Leitzel's Rites Funeral of Famous Acrobat to be Held at Long Beach Next Fall A bronze urn containing the ashes of Lillian Leitzel Codona, famous over America and Europe as an aerial acrobat, is expected to arrive in California soon and the urn will be placed in Angelus Abbey Mausoleum, Los Angeles. Funeral Rites Next Fall Edward Codona, of Long Beach, father-in-law of Miss Leitzel, has been advised that the urn has been sent to him by a messenger from New York. He is to retain it until next Fall, when Alfredo Codona is to arrive with the Barnum & Bailey circus, with which he is to appear this season and which is to spread its tents in Long Beach. During that engagement the final rites will be paid Miss Leitzel, with several hundred professional circus performers in attendance. Miss Leitzel, who is survived by relatives in Anaheim and Long Beach, among whom she hoped to make her home upon her retirement from circus life, had a long career with the Barnum & Bailey and the Ringling shows, and gave her thrilling gyrations with the Ringling Circus in Los Angeles two years ago. Fell from Iron Rings She was killed by a fall from the iron rings from which she swung while giving her act in the top of a circus tent at Copenhagen, on Feb. 13. Business Women Plan May 1 Dance The Business and Professional Women's club is formulating plans for an elaborate observance of May Day with a dance, a number of committees being in charge of the activities. Miss Mabel Hathaway is general chairman. The committee on music and favors Ruth Stanton, president; Kate E. McCullah, Leah Pemberton, Retta Schweiss, Ada Gandy, Mrs. O. Lee Shoemaker and Mrs. B. Waller. Decorating committee—Lillian Lund, chairman; Mary Macres, Theodora Frahm, Inez Yeats, Helen Diller, Theresa Fay, Eva Boyd, Myra Roberts. Check room—Elise Rymer, Minnie Koohler, Mabel Hamler. Tickets—Herter Toge, Pearl Bercot, Nancy Weekly. Refreshment hostesses—Naomi Holland, Nancy Wiseman, Myrtle Baum, Ida Hartley. EL RODEO CLUB DANCE The El Rodeo club will give a dance which will be open to the public on next Saturday evening for the benefit of the club building fund. The ball will be informal and tickets may be obtained of club members or at the door. The committee in charge consists of Miss Rose Donnelly and Mrs. Owen R. Owen, of Anaheim; Mrs. Hazel Johnson, of Santa Ana, and Mrs. Leo Douglas, of Orange. TENNIS CLUB GIVES DANCE A dinner, an initiation and a dance were features of the evening program by the Anaheim Tennis club, last Friday night, in Irving park. New members were the Misses Marion Crookshank, Mildred Otto, Lillian Skelton and Frances Priddy. Hiward Stone was also initiated into membership. Miss Leitzel, who is survived by relatives in Anaheim and Long Beach, among whom she hoped to make her home upon her retirement from circus life, had a long career with the Barnum & Bailey and the Ringling shows, and gave her thrilling gyrations with the Ringling Circus in Los Angeles two years ago. Fell from Iron Rings She was killed by a fall from the iron rings from which she swung while giving her act in the top of a circus tent at Copenhagen, on Feb. 13. Her husband, Alfred Codona, also an acrobat, was appearing in a performance in Berlin, Germany, at the time. Mr. Codona arrived in New York last week on the steamship Mauretania, bearing the urn containing his wife's ashes. As the ship moved into New York harbor, wreathes were dropped from an airplane to the deck of the vessel in tribute to Miss Leitzel. Mr. Codona's parents are Mr. and Mrs.Edward Codona, who lives at 1825 Cherry avenue, Long Beach. Family of Circus Performers Three generations of the Codona family have been circus performers. Edward Codona, now 72 years, was born in his father's circus in Mexico. His father was Harry Codona. Mrs. Edward Codona was the first woman flying trapeze performer. They retired from the circus nine years ago. Alfredo Codona and his brother Lalo, are still teaming on the flying trapezes, but their three sisters have married and retired from the circus. Asks for $31,620 Damages While Anna B. Black, a Santa Ana bookkeeper, was in a car parked on North Main street, on April 17, last year, she claims that Homer Morris ran his car into the one that she was in. For injuries she claims she sustained, she has sued Morris for $31,620 damages. Rapid Progress On New KFI Station Such rapid progress is being made on the new broadcasting station of KFI near Buena Park, that the station may be "on the air" by July 1. The brick work on the two-story transmitter station has been completed by the J. P. Walker Co., contractors, and the concrete roof is now being spread. Thirty men are engaged in the construction. The structural steel work for the 480-foot towers will have red Neon lights at the top as a warning to aircraft, forming a landmark which may be seen for many miles. Installation of the intricate machinery for the 50,000-watt station will begin as soon as the main building is under roof. The Newberry company of Los Angeles holds the contract for wiring and the Haverty company is in charge of plumbing. Jack Fuquay, Cypress well driller, sunk a well on the property which produces over 6000 gallons of water. Lumber and material for the structure are being supplied by the Buena Park Lumber company. Crop of Valencias Near 1929 Record George Crawford Gives First Estimate on What Production Promises Marks of Aztecs In Coachella Valley Explorer of Desert Finds Huge Vase of Seeds and Acorns OTHERS CARVED ROCKS Pictographs are Plentiful Along Old Salton Sea Two reports on fascinating studies of former civilizations were made this week as two groups returned from Coachella Valley. Karl Bennis, well known former business man of Anaheim, who frequently makes long and professional studies of the desert, told relatives and friends of two discoveries he made on his last trip. He brought back a huge vase, some shelled acrons and some seeds, all estimated to be well over 1,000 years old. Found In a Cave The vase, acorns and seeds were discovered in a cave near the high-water mark of former levels of the Salton Sea. The acorns were about twice the size of ordinary ones known today, and both the acorns and seeds had been carefully covered, thus preserving them. Crop of Valencias Near 1929 Record George Crawford Gives First Estimate on What Production Promises A survey of the Valencia orange crop now on the trees of Orange county has been completed by George Crawford, assistant manager of the Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange, which confirms earlier reports of a very large output and enables Mr. Crawford to make the first estimate. He thinks that the crop will run between 75 and 85 percent of the record crop of two years ago. Trees Heavy With Fruit The Valencia trees are hanging heavy with fruit that is steadily increasing in size and taking on the ripened color. Masses of white bloom for next year's crop have appeared on the trees, although they are spotted and spread a rich aroma in the atmosphere. Mr. Crawford says that picking and packing Valencias will hardly start before May 1, depending somewhat on market conditions as affected by the navals which are yet to be disposed of. The navals, he said, are still reaching local and distant markets in good condition. Should naval prices begin to show weakness, the Valencias will begin their movement to the large distribution centers. Navals Are Cheap Navals are plentiful and very cheap in Anaheim retail fruit markets and at roadside stands. They have ripened on the trees and are delicious in their sweet flavor. The California Fruit Growers' Exchange is arranging to make very heavy shipments of Valencias to Liverpool and other Great Britain markets, as well as to large consuming centers in continental Europe. Tomato Cannery to Have New Machinery The Uddo Taormine corporation has plans under way for remodeling its tomato canning plant at Buena Park and new machinery is to be added. Angelo Glorioso, manager of the plant, says the Arlington plant will be closed this year as last year's output is still in the warehouse. Then production of the plant last year has an estimated value of $200,000. POLICE "POURING PARTY" Found In a Cave The vase, acorns and seeds were discovered in a cave near the high-water mark of former levels of the Salton Sea. The acorns were about twice the size of ordinary ones known today, and both the acorns and seeds had been carefully covered, thus preserving them for untold ages. The second report was relative to the easy accessibility of pictographs and writings of early Indian or Aztec peoples for residents of Anaheim who care to make a one or two day journey to the Salton Sea. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quinlin, of San Pedro, and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell E. Jessen, of Anaheim, left Sunday morning to see for themselves the pictographs told about by Walter Kruckman, special agent of the Motor Transit, on his last visit to this city. The Travertine Rocks The party motored to the Imperial county line where a stop was made carefully to inspect Travertine rocks. A small sign on the Indio side of the giant granite mountain invited the public to inspect the writings of the early peoples. The pictographs were made on a coral-like formation hardened over granite base as the result of long ages under the Salton Sea, which since has receded five or six miles. Mr. Kruckman said experts estimated the writings were made by Aztec peoples as long as 25,000 years ago. In the group was supposed to be a prayer rock, and not far away fish traps. The Anaheim and San Pedro couples found one picture of a man holding a fish in one hand, and a three-pronged spear in the other, indicating perhaps that here was at that time a good place to spear fish. Outline Pictures In Stone In another were pictures of star fish, deer, and what may have been buffalo or dogs. The outlines of some of the pictures, all of which were roughly made in stone, were in some instances rather indistinct. The most easily seen were lines indicating crosses. Some of these crosses was a single line, with two lines intersecting the long one equidistant from the ends. On another rock nearby was a rectangular-shaped inscription resembling in some respects text-book drawings of early Greeckian writings. No evidence of the well-known Swastika was seen, although numerous drawings looking like microscopic single-celled animals as they are dividing into two smaller creatures, were noticed. Ancient Fish Traps Back towards Indio, approximately 25 miles, a sign pointed to fish traps, which are located about three miles off the main highway. The ancients evidently Have New Machinery The Uddo Taormine corporation has plans under way for remodelling its tomato canning plant at Buena Park and new machinery is to be added. Angelo Glorioso, manager of the plant, says the Arlington plant will be closed this year as last year's output is still in the warehouse. Then production of the plant last year has an estimated value of $200,000. POLICE "POURING PARTY" Acting on orders of Police Chief Bouldin, the police held a "pouring party" last Friday, when they destroyed two and one-half gallons of whiskey, two jugs of wine, 63 bottles of make-belleve beer, three pints of alcohol and a quart of bitters. Why Worry—— —when a want ad will solve your problem? If you need a job or want help, have lost an article or found one, want to exchange an article for another, want to find a lost relative or friend—watever perplexing problem you face, the surest way to solve it is to put a want ad in the Gazette. The cost is low. PHONE 2414 For Results On another rock nearby was a rectangular-shaped inscription resembling in some respects text-book drawings of early Greeclan writings. No evidence of the well-known Swastika was seen, although numerous drawings looking like microscopic single-celled animals as they are dividing into two smaller creatures, were noticed. Ancient Fish Traps Back towards Indio, approximately 25 miles, a sign pointed to fish traps, which are located about three miles off the main highway. The ancients evidently scooped out loose stones along the old Salton Sea banks so that with the ebb and flow of the tide fish would be caught in the porous ponds. Madam Peking Duck Produces Big Egg Madam Peking Duck, who waddles with a flock of her kind in the orange grove of Louis Blake on West North street, surprised her flock as well as the Blake family Tuesday morning with an egg "as is an egg." It—the egg—measured ten inches in circumference the long way and eight inches the other, and weighed slightly less than a half pound. It was as white as snow. The contents equaled about four hen's eggs and probably contained two yelks. Sees Friend First Time Since Sept.'99 Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Florida and their son Earl, moved from Chino to the Anaheim Court, 118 South Olive street Wednesday. Upon coming to Anaheim Mr. Florida saw Harry H. Clubb, resident manager of the Wiley B. Allen company, for the first time since their infantry company in the Spanish-American war was discharged Sept. '18, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Clubb live at 215 East Ellsworth street. NORTH EAST ST. CONTRACT The contract for paving North East street has been awarded Steele Finley, of Santa Ana, at $9,000. The pavement is to be asphaltic concrete, four inches deep and 24 feet wide, from Center to La Palma street.