anaheim-gazette 1934-10-25

THE GAZETTE Is Now In Its 65th Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY 108 NORTH BMILY STREET VOL. LXV Halloween of Yesteryear——by A. B. Chap I'LL REPORT YE TO TH' MARSHAL FER SOAPIN' TH' TRACK! BETCHA MINT HARVEY'S GANG DID THAT I'LL HAVE TH' LAW ON YE! CHEESE HE COMES I'D LIKE TO LAY MY HANDS ON TH' VARMINTS! Ambulance Chaser Faces Extinction If New Law Passes Anaheim Joining With Other Communities In Putting End to Legal Abuses Anaheim is joining with other cities in Orange county in virtually signing a death-warrant for ambulance chasers. The city council Tuesday evening heard the first of two readings of a proposed ordinance to prohibit solicitation by any person or company for adjustments in tort claims, which usually result from accidents. The ordinance was sent to the local council by Fullerton's Attorney Albert Launer, following approval and recommendation by the Orange County League of Municipalities. Huntington Beach already has passed the ordinance, and every incorporated community in the county is expected to do likewise in an effort to eliminate abuses of the legal system and its code of ethics. If the ordinance is finally passed, violators would be subject to a $30 fine, or a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail, or both. It does not prohibit claimants joining for negotiations against the tort feasor. Fremont Classes Set Attendance Records New Kind of Citrus, Called “Lemor,’ Developed by James Ater of Chula Vista Local Growers Interested in Application of Patent; Appearance of Orange and Shape of Lemon, May Wide More Cold; Is Harvested in Summer; Exhibited No Citrus growers of Orange county this week were interested in application of James M. Ater of 455 Walnut street, Chula Vista, for a kind of citrus fruit he calls the "lemor". The new fruit, according to information received here, has the orange, outside and inside, but is shaped like a lemon and has texture than either. It appears to be a combination of orange flavor, though different juices of the two fruits. Pearls to bear best during months, and withstands three degrees more cold than orange or lemon, according to Leaves of the tree are and heavier than either lemon tree leaves. In the grow from the avils of the ly blooming and terminating with indications that it excessive drop, in the o discoverer of the tree. Horticulturalists who have the tree and its fruit do not know of any fruit ill-puzzled by the story of the fruit was discovered. It appears that Ater, wily and cared for lemon trees 16 years, went to the or Louise Pray of Chula Vista, to prune a 30-yr orange tree. The tree looms than ordinary orange tree required that it had grown. Fremont Classes Set Attendance Records Through last week one room, supervised by Miss Adele Zorn, of Fremont junior high school had maintained a perfect attendance record from the beginning of the year and looked forward this week to keeping the distinction indefinitely, according to Principal Wilber Bonney. Five rooms out of 12 at the school had a perfect attendance record during the week of October 8-12. Costs 40 Cents Per Day to Feed Enrollee In State CCC Camps The daily cost of feeding each civilian conservation corps enrollee is 40 to 42 cents per man, according to Vernon D. Northrop, acting SERA administrator. Since May, 1933, to July, 1934, $39,792,016 has been expended for foodstuffs by the CCC's. An Ardent Girl — Alone — Inexperienced — Lovely Ellen Church tries to deny the power of the forces within her. It was all because her mother had warned her to "Love Lightly." It is a new story by Margaret Sangster, a story of an ardent girl who bravely faces a world of which she knows little. It is just starting. In it you will find tense romance as Ellen strives to follow the dictate of an oddly distorted philosophy, built upon the ashes of her mother's disillusionment. Turn to page (5). Read "Love Lightly." You will enjoy it. AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1934 by A. B. Chapin SINCLAIR LOSES WHEN ROOSEVELT DENIES PROMISE Socialist Usurper's Claims Hit; Local Registration Sets All-Time High Politics boiled over in Orange county this week, sizzling through the district attorney's and the sheriff's races to heated discussions on the effect President Roosevelt's snub of Upton Sinclair will have on the outcome of the gubernatorial campaign. All but Epic camps in the county gave hearty approval to the president's comment that he had promised Sinclair nothing. Everybody sensed the keen political play made in the denial which virtually takes the thunder out of the socialist usurper's campaign of recent weeks. Since Sinclair visited the president early in September his whole campaign has been an endeavor to show how Epic and the New Deal were marching arm in arm, in a shrewd attempt to capitalize on the president's popularity. Every commonplace party statement by any New Deal leaders was interpreted to Epic followers as an endorsement of Upton Sinclair. The president's action was made 'all the more forceful by complete repudiation of a letter sent by Postmaster General Farley to Sinclair. THE DEADLY R Compare these records of Governor Upton Sinclair, balance the years of on the one hand against the years of the other, and then draw your own Gov. Merriam's real worth to California is best judged by the many constructive things for which he has been responsible. Frank Merriam has been actively engaged in state affairs since 1916. In all these many years, first as a member of the assembly, to which he was elected five times, serving twice as its speaker; as a member of the senate; as lieutenant-governor; then as governor, Merriam has never opposed a single beneficial measure. (Verification of these statements are a matter of public record). Merriam has been a faithful church adherent all his life. His other affiliations are of a fraternal character, all devoted to the general welfare and betterment of humanity. Thousands of California women may thank Frank Merriam for his humanitarian interests in their behalf; for his energy in bring about the reduction of the working day to a limit of eight hours; just as the child labor law has put such restrictions on the employment of children as to remove the cause The best things sible. He ha office—has met As a can be The s tofore could not He n party, bellefs. He "sepulch big bus workers" is except His p numerou are indi tent or g involved Memb munis Called "Lemor," Is Miss Ater of Chula Vista Publication of Patent; Lemor Has Hope of Lemon, May Withstand Summer; Exhibited Next Year This week were interested in the application, Chula Vista, for a patent on a new invention received here, has the color of an orange like a lemon and has a smoother combination of orange and lemon in flavor, though different than by mixing juices of the two fruits. The tree appears to bear best during the summer months, and withstands approximately three degrees more cold than either the orange or lemon, according to Ater. Leaves of the tree are longer, flatter and heavier than either orange or lemon tree leaves. In the spring twigs grow from the avilis of the leaves, finally blooming and terminating in fruit with indications that it will prevent excessive drop, in the opinion of the discoverer of the tree. Horticulturalists who have examined the tree and its fruit declare they do not know of any fruit like it, and are puzzled by the story of how the new fruit was discovered. It appears that Ater, who has pruned and cared for lemon trees for more than 16 years, went to the orchard of Mrs. Louise Pray of Chula Vista six years ago, to prune a 30-year-old navel orange tree. The tree looked different than ordinary orange trees, and Ater patented that it had grown branches early in September his whole campaign has been an endeavor to show how Epic and the New Deal were marching arm in arm, in a shrewed attempt to capitalize on the president's popularity. Every commonplace party statement by any New Deal leaders was interpreted to Epic followers as an endorsement of Upton Sinclair. The president's action was made all the more forceful by complete repudiation of a letter sent by Postmaster General Farley to Sinclair. Second subject of conversation was the Literary Digest poll of the political chances of the three candidates for governor of this state. Incomplete returns showed that Governor Frank F. Merriam was leading by 11,262 votes to Upton Sinclair's 5,198; Raymond L. Haight, progressive-commonwealth candidate, received 2,332; Sam Darcy, communist, ran slightly ahead of Millen C. Dempster, socialist, although the two latter were way down the list. Total registration in Orange county for the November elections reaches the all-high figure of 66,400, of which the 74th assembly district has 35,970 and the 75th assembly district has 30,433. The vote by supervisorial districts is: First, 18,930; second, 8,766; third, 21,667; fourth, 7,024; and fifth, 10,016. In community break-downs, Santa Ana, of course, leads all cities in the county with 18,930. Anaheim and Fullerton are running a neck and neck race in registrations, with Anaheim garnering 204 new registrations since the primaries, bringing total registration for the city to 6,078. Fullerton gained 206 new voters, to bring her total registration to 5,921, or 137 less than the Mother Colony. Other cities have registrations as follows: Brea, 1,365; Costa Mesa, 1,975; Garden Grove, 1,604; Huntington Beach, 2,375; Laguna Beach, 1,836; La Habra, 1,178; Newport Beach, 2,056; Orange, 4,693; Placentia, 528; San Juan Capistrano, 582; San Clemente, 432; Seal Beach, 795; Tustin, 543; and Yorba Linda, 633. Elks Club Carnival Proves Big Success Members of the Elks lodge this week busied themselves clearing up their clubhouse and grounds and counting receipts following the successful three-day carnival held the latter part of last week. According to chairman of various committees, the lodge made a "substantial profit for a good cause" from the show, while Miss Inez Ivey of 832 His other affiliations are of a fraternal character, all devoted to the general welfare and betterment of humanity. Thousands of California women may thank Frank Merriam for his humanitarian interests in their behalf; for his energy in bring about the reduction of the working day to a limit of eight hours; just as the child labor law has put such restrictions on the employment of children as to remove the cause of stunted physical and mental development. Has Alded Schools The retirement fund for school teachers is a matter that had a sturdy supporter in the now governor of California. Countless thousands of war veterans realize the vast importance of the various helpful laws which Merriam has supported in their interests: tax exemption... improvements in Veterans' Home...the welfare bond act...preference in civil service...educational opportunities for veterans and orphans of veterans. A pretentious list, but a worthy one. None but a humanl- (Continued on page 6) M. E. Beebe Heads Housing Drive To Open Here Friday With 125 persons employed to gather statistics in a county-wide survey which will mark the launching of a vigorous drive to make surveys in centers of population in the county. They will be trained and experienced workers whose business will be to courteously and efficiently obtain information regarding improvements which property owners have been unable to do, but now are able to accomplish through the new housing program. No high pressure salesmanship will be used by the surveyors, who will carry identification cards to show that they are official representatives of the Horticulturalists who have examined the tree and its fruit declare they do not know of any fruit like it, and are puzzled by the story of how the new fruit was discovered. It appears that Ater, who has pruned and cared for lemon trees for more than 16 years, went to the orchard of Mrs. Louise Pray of Chula Vista six years ago, to prune a 30-year-old navel orange tree. The tree looked different than ordinary orange trees, and Ater noticed that it had grown branches bearing a different kind of fruit. He decided to experiment, taking blossoms from a Lisbon lemon tree nearby he placed on the sport blossoms of the old tree, fastening them with tape. Seed from the first crop failed to produce anything unusual, but the second year brought 44 young trees producing a fruit of consistent quality. He watched the trees carefully, finally thinning them down to eight of superior growth and type, from which he now has 1500 young lemons budded last spring. One of these trees, budded on May 27, now has 36 inches of growth. R. R. McLean and Walter S. Binney of the San Diego county agricultural service have signed statements testifying that to their knowledge the lemor is distinct from other citrus fruits. Ater claims that his application for patent will prevent bootlegging of fruit or budding stock. He announced in Chula Vista last week that he will introduce the lemor for the first time publicly at the California Pacific International exposition at San Diego next year. Fremont Students Depositing Money Principal Wilber Bonney of the Fremont junior high school announces that a greater percentage of students are observing bank day and depositing funds than for several years. One day last week 24 per cent of the students deposited money. Elks Club Carnival Proves Big Success Members of the Elks lodge this week busied themselves clearing up their clubhouse and grounds and counting receipts following the successful three-day carnival held the latter part of last week. According to chairmen of various committees, the lodge made a "substantial profit for a good cause" from the show, while Miss Inez Ivey of 832 South Claudina street drove away with the Ford V-8 coupe displayed on the clubhouse grounds for several weeks. Approximately 2,000 persons are estimated to have attended the affair Saturday night, taking part in various games and seeing Blackstone, the champion horned toad; the "Three Little Pigs," fished for gold fish, and various other amusements. Major Bailey Wins Promotion in Army Word has been received that the war department has promoted Major Neill E. Bailey to the rank of Lt. Colonel. Colonel Bailey is now stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He is well known in Anaheim where he passed his school days. He is a brother of Mrs. Henry Kuchel. Miss Stanley and Mrs. Hall Honored Miss Ruby Stanley, flancee of Arval Morris, and Mrs. Donald Hall were honored by a group of school friends who gathered at the home of Mrs. George W. Slopp Jr., 201 Ellsworth avenue, Saturday afternoon. No games were played because those present spent the time chatting about things and persons of mutual interest. Guests included Miss Carol Welch, Miss Madelaine Moore, Miss Norma Palmer of Whittier, Miss Alice Ashley of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Donald Reed of Long Beach. Refreshments were served in the late afternoon. No high pressure salesmanship will be used by the surveyors, who will carry identification cards to show that they are official representatives of the county program as part of the program sponsored by the federal housing administration. Director Sanford points out that the program cannot help but be successful with the cooperation of property owners, who will be benefitted through the program. Money is now available, he said, and character loans can be obtained by those entitled to credit. Financial institutions, material dealers and contractors in the county are cooperating in the program. Orange county better housing headquarters are in the Builders Exchange building, Santa Ana. M. E. Beebe, chairman of the Anaheim committee in charge of local organization and housing program details, points out that the better housing program is being launched here to overcome the many ill effects of five years of stagnation in the building industry. "As a direct result to this virtual collapse of the building industry," Chairman Beebe said, "quite a large percentage of the structures in Orange county are greatly in need of repair, as is the case elsewhere. Prompt action in making repair work may arrest processes of obsolescence." Mayor Charles H. Mann on Tuesday officially proclaimed the national housing campaign starting Friday, following a meeting of the local committee, on which are serving Fred Backs, Ernest DuBois and George Reid. The local group has met several times perfecting plans which will be carried out in the present campaign. HEADLY PARALLEL Records of Governor Frank Merriam and balance the years of constructive statecraft against the years of destructive efforts on then draw your own conclusions. The opposing candidate's real worth is best judged by the many destructive things for which he has been responsible. He has never been elected to public office—his every attempt at the polls has met with repudiation and failure. As a result, no record of achievement can be presented. The socialist party, with which herefore he always has been identified, could never elect him. He now stands repudiated by that party, as being "too radical" for its beliefs. He has branded the church as the "sepulchre of oppression," dominated by big business, its ministers and their workers as "pickpockets." This "branding" is all inclusive, as no denomination is excepted. His past and present affiliations are numerous, and all verified memberships are indicative of either subversive intent or gross ignorance of the principles involved. Among them may be listed: Praised by Lenin Member, or former member, Communist John Reed (Bolshevik) Clubs. ANAHEIMERS DON SPOOKY CLOTHES FOR HALLOWE'EN Allhallows Program Opens At City Park In Afternoon; Parade, Show, Dance Anaheim dusted off her spooky clothes this week in preparation for becoming the Hallowe'en capital of California next Wednesday. Long noted for her Allhallows festivals, which usually begin with the parade early in the evening and last through a varied program climaxed by a street dance in the wee sma' hours, this city will outdo herself in witchery on October 31 and begin a lively program at noon. The program will open with a women's in and out race and will feature horses the balance of the afternoon at the city park. But the real fun begins with business in the morning. Anaheimers will go to work costumed for the day, with "Hello Spooks" promising to supplant ordinary greetings. Costumes will vary with the personal wardrobe and imaginations of individuals, with the day promising to bring forth a wide variety of funny spectacles. Fremont school children will go to their classes, according to a vote by the school council, costumed for Halloween. Business men of the city are of a frarevolted to the betterment of women may for his humanibehalf; for his the reduction of limit of eight and labor law has on the employremove the cause mental developschools or school teached a sturdy supgovernor of Callof war veterans ance of the varition Merriam has tests: tax exemin Veterans' bond act . . . service . . . educator veterans and pretentious list, but a humanipage 6) Heads Drive To Wear Friday ployed to gather city-wide survey launching of a success of the and improvement on with the NaProgram, the will start on announced today, who has been in the county-wide will be employed in the county to rates of population will be trained and whose business and efficiently guarding improve- owners have now are able to the new housing manship will yours, who willords to show that tentatives of the sepulcric of oppression, dominated by big business, its ministers and their workers as "pickpockets." This "branding" is all inclusive, as no denomination is excepted. His past and present affiliations are numerous, and all verified memberships are indicative of either subversive intent or gross ignorance of the principles involved. Among them may be listed: Praised by Lenin Member, or former member, Communist John Reed (Bolshevik) Clubs. John Reed was deported from the United States in 1922 and Lenin, in statements, considered him one of his best agents. Member, or former member, Marcus Graham (notorious Bolshevik) Defense Committee. Graham was deported by the Government. Member, or former member, Emergency Committee of Southern Political Prisoners, which it is charged by government agents is a communistic legal defense and agitation movement set up to assist arrested communists in the United States. Member, or former member, Workers' Cultural Federation, communist move-(Continued on page 6) Collings Report Wins Approval of Anaheim Boosters Future traffic from the Los Angeles metropolis through the Santa Ana canyon will converge upon Anaheim, making this city the logical crossroads of arteries running from San Pedro harbor through San Bernardino to the north and east and through the Santa Ana canyon to Imperial valley and Arizona, and from Los Angeles proper to San Diego, in the opinion of Chairman J. B. Collings of the chamber of commerce road committee, who made two recommendations to the chamber at its meeting last week. The chamber, upon Collings' report, adopted a resolution urging the state to develop East Center street to Olive, and make an opening for Broadway on the east side. This would give a two-way artery through Anaheim proper. Collings voiced the opinion that Manchester avenue, now assured to Orange-thorpe avenue, will be continued to Lincoln boulevard. This will furnish a direct road to the southern part of Los Angeles and cut miles and minutes of traffic to the metropolis from Orange county. But the real fun begins with business in the morning. Anaheimers will go to work costumed for the day, with "Hello Spooks" promising to supplant ordinary greetings. Costumes will vary with the personal wardrobe and imaginations of individuals, with the day promising to bring forth a wide variety of funny spectacles. Fremont school children will go to their classes, according to a vote by the school council, costumed for Hallowe'en. Business men of the city will peer over counters from behind wizardy make-ups, while customers are expected to peer back, masked and wardrobed from pumpkin faces to colored shoelaces. To help the gaiety of the occasion, a "German band dolled up fit to kill" will roam the streets, emitting harmonious and other squeaks from their whistles to their elipping garters. Fun on the streets and in the stores will be spontaneous. At the city park a well-ordered plan of entertainment is promised. Chairman Ralph F. Macbeth and Committeemen Dean Love and Ted Hansen have arranged a complete program at the city park, beginning promptly at 1:30 o'clock. Admission is free, as it is to all Anaheim All Saints' day festivities. First on the city park program will be a women's in and out race at the ball park grounds, followed by a polo chukker, an orange race, another chukker of polo, the stock horse class for men, a novelty race for men, a third chukker of polo, flat saddle, gaited horses, a fourth chukker of polo, calf roping and an exhibition of trick roping by "Monty" Montana. The entertainment will be climaxed by a mixed stake race, with merchandise awards going to winners. Not the least of entertainment will be window shows and exhibits put on by fully 90 per cent of the merchants of the city, according to Window Decorations Committee Chairman L. C. Vincent. "The merchants are planning something unusual and are putting more imaginative thought to their displays than ever before," he said. "Everybody is entering into the spirit of the occasion. We plan to make Anaheim the Hallowe'en capital, where all northern Orange county can come for a good show and wholesome fun—and it won't cost 'em a cent." General Chairman Ray Van Wagoner of the parade committee anticipates better and more freaky entrances than ever before in the long list of local Hallowe'en celebrations. "Something a little different," he says, "will mark tho Children’s Eyes to Bulge as Goblins and Witches Enter Fremont Classrooms Grade students of Anaheim, from kindergarten through the fifth, will look with bulging eyes upon the spectacle of ghosts, goblins, witches and other strange Hallowe’en characters marching off to Fremont junior high school. In their classrooms, these strange Allhallows eve players will do their best to settle down to the routine of study, but there are many who wager little imaginations will work overtime in the new atmosphere, as an evening of fun on the main street of Anaheim is contemplated. Fun, of course, because the children of Fremont are entering a float in the traditional Hallowe’en parade sponsored annually by the Merchants and Manufacturers association. The student council of the junior high school last week voted to adopt the suggestion of the merchants relative to dressing the Hallowe’en part all day. preceding the night’s festival. Consequently, students of Fremont will go to classes dressed as farmer boys, goblins and the like. For many years the students of Fremont have sought and accepted the invitation of various city councils to attend at least one session of the city fathers to learn how the governing body of the city functions. The students themselves have adopted a similar form of student government at Fremont, with their own officers and their own council, in this way fitting themselves for the important post of citizenship they will assume upon attaining voting ages. The Fremont council, learning the wishes of the merchants of the city to make All Saints’ eve the most gala affair of its kind yet held, and anxious to show their wholehearted spirit, voted to adopt merchants' suggestion that persons in Anaheim dress the part all day.