oc-plain-dealer 1919-03-03

VOL. XXI, No. 104 This Paper Accepts All Advertising on Understanding Its Circulation Equals Any Two Others in This Plea M. E. BUILDING FUND HITS $20,000 MARK Campaigners in the Methodist church building fund drive had secured subscriptions for a little more than $20,000 up to Saturday night, the close of the third day of the drive. While the solicitors realize the remaining $10,000 of the $20,000 goal may not come so easily as the first $20,000, they are confident that the minimum quota desired before starting building operations will be obtained. GIVE PRETTY DANCE A very delightful affair of Friday evening was the party given in the Guild Hall on N. Emily-st, when James and Johnnie Johnston were hosts to a number of their young friends. The hall was beautifully decorated in the national colors. Dancing formed a pleasant pastime for the majority of the guests, the music being furnished by Miss Margaret Junge, Waldo Burgess, and Johnnie Johnston. Late in the evening, MINNESOTANS PLAN BIG PICNIC REUNION Thousands of Minnesotaans look forward to the annual picnic reunion when they may see who's here. It will be all day Saturday, March 8th in Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, with basket dinners at noon. The county headquarters with the registers will be in place all day and the program will open at two o'clock. President Broadbent will preside and there will be several popular speakers. STEWART FRUIT CO. BRAND HITS $6.30 Manager W. H. Johnston of the Stewart Fruit Co. is much interested in the high mark reached by a car of the company's "Orchard" brand which touched $6.30 on the Boston Auction Friday. The "Standard" brand went at $5.00. The fruit was shipped from the National Orange Co.'s $1500 acres at Corona and Riverside, one of the largest orange growing companies in the world, all of whose fruit is handled by the Stor A very delightful affair of Friday evening was the party given in the Guild Hall on N. Emily-st, when James and Johnnie Johnston were hosts to a number of their young friends. The hall was beautifully decorated in the national colors. Dancing formed a pleasant pastime for the majority of the guests, the music being furnished by Miss Margaret Junge, Waldo Burgess, and Johnnie Johnston. Late in the evening Mrs. Johnson assisted by Mrs. Cayce, Mrs. Seale, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Renner, Mrs. Kern, and Mrs. Jung served delicious refreshments. Those hidden were Misses Dorothy Swope, Gladys Head, Lucille Davis, Ruth Gamar, Heather Pay, Miss Hasseloff of Colorado, a guest at the Pay Home, Wilhelmina Zilman, Emma Owens, Natalia Perdome, Johanna Jessurun, Jeanette Jessurun, Pauline Houts, Elance Fulwider, Faye Kern, Ella Cook, Edith Redit, Jessie Coons, Margaret Junge, Louise Rusmiller, and Messrs. Ira Chandler, Floyd Baker, Ralph Kemp, Alfred Clayer, Russell Renner, William Schumacher, Alva Rodger, Elmer Rodgers, Edwin Schleuter, Waldo Burgess, Archie Arnold, Bernard Dresser, Private Griffin of Arcadia Balloon School. TO OPEN ELECTRICAL STORE HERE MONDAY The Reid & Farley Electrical Co. will open up Monday at 111 No. Los Angeles-st. They have fixed over the storeroom, recently vacated by the I.S. Shey Cut-rate Clothing store next to the Stroup butcher shop. They will carry a complete line of fixtures, electrical washing machines, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines and the like and will do contract wiring. They will also manufacture fixtures. Mr. Reid will make his home in Anaheim. He was in the electrical business in Los Angeles for a number of years and in Fullerton 1-1-2 years before going to France with the aviation service where his knowledge of electricity stood him in good hand. PREMONT P. T. A. The P. T. A. will meet in regular session at the Fremont school tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. All members of the executive board are asked to Manager W. H. Johnston of the Stewart Fruit Co. is much interested in the high mark reached by a car of the company's "Orchard" brand which touched $6.30 on the Boston Auction Friday. The "Standard" brand went at $8.00. The fruit was shipped from the National Orange Co.'s $1500 acres at Corona and Riverside; one of the largest orange growing companies in the world; all of whose fruit is handled by the Stewart Fruit Co. BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. S. Portillo entertained last evening at her home on E. Sycamore-st., in honor of the birthday anniversary of her husband, Mr. S. Portillo. The rooms were beautifully decorated in pink and white. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing games and dancing. At a late hour light refreshments were served by the hostess. Those present were Misses Catheline and Mary Lehr, Tillie, Ophelia, Lina and Aurora Daniels, Helen Belstamante, Mary Osuna, Virginia and Delmira Nava, Esther Macaray, Agle Maurriques, Mrs. Sarah Underwood, and Mrs. S. Portillo, Messrs. Malwem Wood, Fullerton, Duke and Al Corona, Orangethorpe, A. Daniels, Fabio de Courtreras, Al Angulo, Joe Lehr, Porfle and Ralph Macaray, Eddie Ramos; Harry Bustamante, Steven Goita and Charles Peralta and J. Portillo. GIVE DINNER PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hoffman of Illinois-st., were host and hostess at a dinner party at their home yesterday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hess, Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Hein and daughter, Fern and Mr. and Mrs. William Junge. Oscar A. Ingram of Globe, Ariz., who was called here on account of the death of his father, the late Geo. Ingram, has returned to his nome. Edward Parker, former resident of Anaheim but now of Coachella, was a caller in town Saturday. WEISEL SELLS RANCH Fred Weisel has sold thru the C.B.-Berger Co. his choice eight-acre late Valencia grove of five and eight-year-old trees and home place on the Olive-blvd to Fred Meler, formerly of PREMONT P. T. A. The P. T. A. will meet in regular session at the Fremont school tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. All members of the executive board are asked to be on hand promptly for a short business meeting. The program will begin at 2:45. Mrs. G. H. Goodale will give a talk on "Child Welfare," Miss Alice Grimshaw will give vocal numbers and Miss Edna Hochull instrumental numbers. All those who have not paid their annual dues of 35c are asked to do so at this meeting. Mrs. Irene Jeffs of Sedan, Kansas, arrived yesterday and will visit for several weeks with her mother, Mrs. Geo. D. Ingram, of Kroeger-st. On her return to Kansas her mother will accompany her. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mills attended the Mission Play, at San Gabriel, Friday. WOUNDED VETERAN GUEST OF SISTER Mrs. C. E. Gordon of Brookhurst yesterday entertained her brother, Corporal Harold Alexander, on brief furlough from the San Francisco military hospital where he has been laid up four months with wounds sustained by explosion of a big shell which shattered his right arm, hip, foot, and left side on his fifth advance over the top last August. He returned to the hospital today. He is a member of the 52nd Inf., 4th Division. There are many bargains offered in the classified columns of The Plain Dealer. Someone has something to sell that you want. WEISEL SELLS RANCH Fred Weisel has sold thrue the C. B. Berger Co. his choice eight-acre late Valencia grove of five and eight-year-old trees and home place on the Olive-blvd to Fred Meler, formerly of Placetta, who recently returned from Texas and is now living on a ranch on North East-st. It was a cash sale. Mr. Weisel has purchased 20 acres of three and six-year-old Valenclas 2 miles southeast of town from Henry Wagner. He will improve it for a home place. CHEVROLETS GO BIG The Taggart Motor Co. reports business for February by several thousand dollars the biggest they have ever enjoyed for any month since entering Anaheim. They sold 16 new Chevrolets, or three carloads, two used Chevrolets, five Fords and three other cars, a total of 26 or better than one for each working day. Their new Chevrolet sales was equal to 22 per cent of the total February business of the Los Angeles agency for the Chevrolet. AL G. BARNES COMING Hey, kids, spring's here once more again. Frank Cassidy, advance man for the Al G. Barnes mammoth, spectacular circus, with its ferocious man-eating wildbeasts, was in town today and announced they would show here post-tive-ly Tuesday, Mar. 25. Get ready to hold your horses. When glasses are needed, see Geo. L. Dietrich, 18 yrs. experience, F. & M. Bank Bldg., Fullerton, Calif. Orange County Plain LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California Monday, March 3, 1919 PLAN PLAN MOTORCYCLE REUNION Minnesota looks for annual picnic reunion see who's here. It friday, March 8th, Los Angeles, with noon. The county the registers will play and the program clock. Jubilant will preside the several popular FRUIT CO. HITS $6.30 Johnston of the is much interested reached by a car "Orchard" brand 30 on the Boston The "Standard" 90. The fruit was National Orange at Corona and Rivlance the largest orange in the world, all attended by the Boys. PLAN MOTORCYCLE HILL CLIMB APR. 13 Plans for the annual motorcycle bill climb at Capistrano Sunday, April 19, were made at a banquet of Orange-co motorcycle dealers at James cafe, Santa Ana, Friday evening. There will be two events; stock and free-for-all, with much more prize money, there being $100, $75, $50 and $25 offered in the stock event and $50, ?5, and $15 in the free-for-all. The banquet was attended by Ed. Lovell of the Pacific Motor Supply Co., J. Sager of the Harley-Davidson branch, and Lieutenant Lee of the Henderson and Excelsior branches all of Los Angeles. Each contributed 50 for prizes. There were 14 entries last year. It is expected that at least 30 entries will be assured this year. AHLBORN BUYS RANCH Postmaster J. F. Ahlborn is going to join the back-to-the-soil movement via the gentlemen's game of growing oranges. He has purchased the beautiful ten-acre Valencia ranch and Improvement Program for '19 Less than four months since the signing of the armistice, here is Anaheim's improvement program—accomplished, beginning or definitely anticipated. There is every reason to believe that Anaheim is now in the biggest boom in its history and that the year 1919 is going to witness the greatest strides the city has ever known towards realization of the possibilities the district's unequalled location affords. The following program, of course, will be expanded rapidly as the year develops: $85,000 packing house of the new Anaheim Orange & Lemon Growers Assn. Packing will be started in two weeks and building will be completed by end of month. Packing house architects pronounce it the most modern and complete citrus fruit packing house in the world. $50,000 Methodist church. Financial drive now under way, $20,000 having been subscribed. ANAHEIM CITY, BOO There is no geo Anaheim, city and ing the biggest bo With the greatest lands ever known est prices, and th program ever outdence supreme th best city in the be county in the bes nation in the wor coming into its own Property owner long to reason th know there's a boo there are a numb No-Stagn I—There is no stagnation many b with the closing o not only failed to Johnston of the is much interested reached by a car "Orchard" brand 30 on the Boston The "Standard" 100. The fruit was National Orange at Corona and Riv. the largest orange in the world, all handled by the Stewarty entertained last event E. Sycamore-st. birthday anniversary R. S. Portillo. The fully decorated in The evening was in playing games a late hour light served by the house There Misses Catherer, Tillie, Ophelia, Daniels, Helen Belumina, Virginia, Agents. Sarah Underst. Portillo; Messler, Duke and Thorpe, A. Daniels, Al Angulo, Joealph Macaray, Ed.Bustamante, Stevies Peralta and J. PARTY entertained last event E. Sycamore-st. birthday anniversary R. S. Portillo. The fully decorated in The evening was in playing games a late hour light served by the house There Misses Catherer, Tillie, Ophelia, Daniels, Helen Belumina, Virginia, Agents. Sarah Underst. Portillo; Messler, Duke and Thorpe, A. Daniels, Al Angulo, Joealph Macaray, Ed.Bustamante, Stevies Peralta and J. ER PARTY rodph Hoffman of rest and hostess at a their home yester- were Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Fern and Mr. and e. of Globe, Arix. on account of the late Geo: In to his nome. former resident of Coachella, was Saturday. ILS RANCH sold thru the C. choice eight-acre of five and eight-home place on the Meiler, formerly of ILS RANCH sold thru the C. choice eight-acre of five and eight-home place on the Meiler, formerly of OLD SPANISH STYLE Work is being rushed on Doctor Swan's fine new swiss chalet ranch home in the Magnolia district. It is being built of concrete and hollow tile, and has a court, following the old Spanish style. It will cost around $5000. HENRY SELLS 10 ACRES Arch Henry has sold 10 acres of Valencias at Broadway and Lincolnave to J. Peterson. The consideration is understood to be $21,000. Of all of Los Angeles. Each contributed 50 for prizes. There were 14 entries last year. It is expected that at least 30 entries will be assured this year. AHLBORN BUYS RANCH Postmaster J. F. Ahlborn is going to join the back-to-the-soil movement via the gentlemen's game of growing oranges. He has purchased the beautiful ten-acre Valencia ranch and handsome home of G. M. Simpson at the east city limits. The home is considered the finest in the community, modernness and site considered. The consideration is $30,000 which is a bargain, as orange lands are going up now. Mr. Simpson announces it has netted him an average in excess of $5000 for the last six years he has owned it and the splendid crop now on the trees at present prices should exceed this. TO BUILD 3 HOUSES Victor D. Loly is going to make his contribution to the relief of the housing situation by starting within a few days the erection of two houses at Broadway and Palmi-st and a little later will erect a third house. The house in which Mr. Loly formerly resided at 227 N. Clementine-st recently was purchased by N. J. Nenno and Mr. Loly is living at 202 S. Clementine until one of his new houses is completed. He will give leases on his other two new houses. CONTRACT FOR BIG CHICKEN HATCHERY Sparks & Melcher have let the contract for their big chicken hatching plant and brooder building, 60-feet in diameter, to Bever & Wilson, Anaheim contractors who were $1500 under other bldgers. OLD SPANISH STYLE Work is being rushed on Doctor Swan's fine new swiss chalet ranch home in the Magnolia district. It is being built of concrete and hollow tile, and has a court, following the old Spanish style. It will cost around $5000. HENRY SELLS 10 ACRES Arch Henry has sold 10 acres of Valencias at Broadway and Lincolnave to J. Peterson. The consideration is understood to be $21,000. FINE EXHIBIT OF ORANGE-CO FRUITS $85,000 packing house of the new Anahelm Orange & Lemon Growers Assn. Packing will be started in two weeks and building will be completed by end of month. Packing house architects pronounce it the most modern and complete citrus fruit packing house in the world. $50,000 Methodist church Financial drive now under way.$20,000 having been subscribed When $30,000 has been subscribed, as expected within few days, building plans will be started at once. Splendid site, at corner of Broadway and Philadelphia-st, and $5000 pipe organ already provided for.$50,000 Elks club house.Subscriptions exceeding $15,000 already have been obtained and site will be decided upon immediately.Finest apartment house in So.California.Vic LaMont will start work on foundation in few days for building with 30 apartments at Lemon and Chartress-sis.German Methodist church announces plan for new $8000 plant on present site which includes three lots on W.Broadway. St.Michael's Episcopal church raises $2000 for improvements and alterations to edifice.Parish meeting tonight.City Council votes to accept 20-acre park site from A.G.Langenberger.Sparks & Melcher let contract for $6500 chicken hatchery and brooder building.Victor Lolly starts construction of three residences this month.Numerous other new residences。Continual expansion of marmalade factory.Erection of new Central school building to give relief from present over-crowded and antique fire trap.Decision to go ahead with civic center and modern city hall-bldg.on library site with committee having obtained options for the site. Business No. 6—Business was Anahelm business prospects for ever were never brightest WORK is being rushed on Doctor Swan's fine new swiss chalet ranch home in the Magnolia district. It is being built of concrete and hollow tile, and has a court, following the old Spanish style. It will cost around $5000. HENRY SELLS 10 ACRES Arch Henry has sold 10 acres of Valencias at Broadway and Lincoln ave. to J. Peterson. The consideration is understood to be $21,000. Of the ten acres, five are full-bearing and five are two-year-olds. ASK BIDS FOR SCHOOL Bids will be opened shortly for a new two-room school building at Greenville, to cost about $8000. Bids will be opened in a few days for a new four-room school building at Olive. It will probably be built of hollow tile and the cost will range from $15,000 to $20,000. WILL BE HOME SOON Leo McGavern, son or J. R. McGavern, arrived at Norfolk, Va. a few days ago. He expects to receive his discharge soon and return to Anaheim. DEBATE TRYOUTS Tryouts for inter-class debates will be held at the high school Tuesday after school. Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 Broken Tractor parts, farm implements, household utensils, automobile parts, electrical goods, anything made of metal can be welded by the Oxy-Acetylene Process: Pistons expanded. Every particle of carbon removed by Oxygen method while you wait. Prices reasonable. Work guaranteed. Kern Cycle Co., 124 Center-st, Anaheim. A Want Ad in The Plain Dealer will sell that piece of property. FINE EXHIBIT OF ORANGE-CO FRUITS Probably the finest display of citrus fruits that has ever been exhibited in Anaheim is being shown at the Anaheim Board of Trade rooms this week. The display which includes about 50 varieties of choicest specimens was arranged here by F. K. Gresswell, veteran exhibitor, who is not telling where he smuggled it into Anaheim from. The public is cordially invited to inspect the fine display. ANAHEIM WINNER The Anaheim union high school played a basketball game with Huntington Beach high this afternoon. The result of the game was a victory for Anaheim. Come to 209 E. Center-st, Anaheim and see that new OVERSIZE KELLY SPRINGFIELD tire for DODGE cars. Same price as old 1918 type. Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 Hat Dyes 80c bottle. Complete assortment Heying's Pharmacy "On the Corner." Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 Pianos, Schmidt Music Co., Anaheim. It is natural that of the above, Anaheim turning its face to fort for increased care of new and modern schools, churches, houses, residences. Taking into consider that it is located in try in America and ter of this wealth with orange lands up to $4000 per growing daily, with vern Orange-co oilfied continually near is not too much to has the brightest pr ANAHEIM, DISTRICT AND CITY, ENJOYING BIGGEST BOOM IT HAS EVER HAD There is no getting around it—Anaheim, city and district, is enjoying the biggest boom in its history. With the greatest demand for orange lands ever known, and at the highest prices and the biggest building program ever outlined, with confidence supreme that Anaheim is the best city in the best half of the best county in the best state of the best nation in the world, the district is coming into its own. Property owners are not stopping long to reason the why of it. They know there's a boom here. However, there are a number of reasons: No Stagnation Here 1—There is no denying that the stagnation many feared would come with the closing of the saloons has not only failed to develop but that of any city in Southern California and certain, it is, that Anaheim is going to give Santa Ana a race for the name of chief city in Orange-co within a matter of only a few years. Now is the time to get in on the boom. Orange lands in this district never will sell for less than they now command. Rather, they will be higher. Recently before the Anaheim Board of Trade's annual banquet, Manager G. M. Sandilands of the new Anaheim Orange & Lemon Growers Association, made this prediction: Thing of Orange-Co. "Whereas, in the past when oranges were mentioned Redlands, Riverside and that country was brought to mind, the word from now on means Orange-co, and the finest orange No Stagnation Here 1—There is no denying that the stagnation many feared would come with the closing of the saloons has not only failed to develop but that prohibition is daily demonstrating itself to be the greatest thing that has ever come to increase the prosperity of the community. 2—The second demonstration that Anaheim is, indeed, the "frostless belt," where the only worry an orange rancher has from one year's end to another is how to fill out a blooming income tax blank, as was predicted several weeks ago, boosted property values here for an aggregate of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Biggest Prices for Fruit 3—The big prices that were paid for citrus fruit last year, and the increasing stiffness of the eastern orange market as each week passes, has whetted appetites for the big incomes that are to be derived not only this season but for all the seasons to come in this chosen frostless district of late Valencias. Biggest Tourist Crop 4—The fact that Southern California is this season entertaining the biggest crop of tourists in its history, all more or less disposed to stay here and enjoy life where it is really worth living, away from the ice and slush of the frozen east, and which has more than ever emphasized that long predicted condition certain to become more acute all the time, that is, that there is only so much room in Southern California where late Valencias may be grown under frostless conditions and that the sky only is the limit for the prices that these limited lands eventually will demand. 5—and by no means least, is the fact that the war is over; peace is here; there never was a better spirit of harmony in Anaheim and never was there a more concerted action to boost Anaheim more nearly the point of fully developing its possibilities. Business Never Better 6—Business was never better with Anaheim business men generally, and prospects for even better business were never brighter with the returns Thing of Orange Co. "Whereas, in the past when oranges were mentioned Redlands, Riverside and that country was brought to mind, the word from now on means Orange-co, and the finest orange ranches will be found here. I look for orange lands in this section to command within a few years prices as high as $5000 and $6000 an acre. Recently, some of us were startled when $67,000 was paid for a 20-acre ranch. To my notion, the buyer in that transaction made much the better business deal. Anaheim district returned $1,000,000 to citrus fruit growers last season. This season, the district will reap $2,000,000 from its citrus fruit according to every present expectation. The fact that Anaheim again weathered the rigors of a cold wave while other sections were decidedly less fortunate, again has emphasized the justice of the claim that this is, indeed, "The Frostless Belt," where smudge-pots are unknown and in other ways most enviably located. All of which goes to explain why oldtimers candidly admit they never witnessed such a scramble for orange lands. The beauty of it that the oldtimers themselves, more than any others realizing the worth of these lands, are in on the scramble even more actively than the newcomers from the east, in fact, by far the largest number of exchanges being between longtime residents of the district. As one oldtimer remarks: "I never saw anything like it. They are fairly running around in circles. When a tourist prices a ranch, and announces he will look around a bit and return the next day, nine times out of ten he will find the ranch has been grabbed up by an oldtimer when he returns. Just that very thing is said to have happened the last week. A tourist is reported to have looked at the Geerdes ranch but found it sold when he returned the next day. He then looked at the Goodwin ranch and came back to find it sold. It takes fast action these days." Prices Increasing An idea of the way prices are moving... 5—And by no means least, is the fact that the war is over; peace is here; there never was a better spirit of harmony in Anaheim and never was there a more concerted action to boost Anaheim more nearly the point of fully developing its possibilities. Business Never Better 6—Business was never better with Anaheim business men generally, and prospects for even better business were never brighter with the returns from a $2,000,000 orange crop to be expended here the coming season, compared to a $1,000,000 crop last season and less than $400,000 two years ago. Anaheim may justly lay claim to the fact that it has the most substantial business firms of any city of its size in the country. In fact, the businessman whose credit is not par excellent is unknown here. Collections are the easiest of any city in California and there isn't a businessman who can't pay for anything he wants to buy. In doing business here, the consignee never has to look up the rating of the buyer. That is a mighty favorable comment upon the healthful condition of the community. Let's Go It is natural that in the face of all of the above, Anaheim should now be turning its face toward a united effort for increased civic beauty by way of new and modern city buildings, schools, churches, parks, apartment houses, residences and the like. Taking into consideration the fact that it is located in the richest country in America and in the very center of this wealthiest of all sections, with orange lands selling all the way up to $4000 per acre, and prices growing daily, with the great northern Orange-co oilfields being expanded continually nearer to Anaheim, it is not too much to say that Anaheim has the brightest prospects for growth out of ten he will find the ranch has been grabbed up by an oldtimer when he returns. Just that very thing is said to have happened the last week. A tourist is reported to have looked at the Geerdes ranch but found it sold when he returned the next day. He then looked at the Goodwin ranch and came back to find it sold. It takes fast action these days." Prices Increasing An idea of the way prices are moving up as more come to realize the increasing value of citrus lands in this district has been indicated in the experience of J. K. Brown who recently bought five acres of young trees with no buildings on West Broadway for $8000, since which time he has received offers, first of $8500, then $9000 and then $9500. S. H. T. Leavitt who owns an orange ranch on So. Los Angeles at, between five and six acres, which he is understood to have purchased a little over four years ago for around $6000, announces that he has just received and rejected a price of $30,000 for the tract. Mr. Leavitt announces that he is going to hold the land as he considers it most desirable for an apartment house or bungalow site, for which he considers the demand is going to be even more incessant than at present. Offers $3000 for Bargain J. F. Anlborn, who purchased the ten-acre grove of G. M. Simpson for $30,000 the last of last week, is reported already to have been offered $3,000 for his bargain. And so it goes. Get in while the getting's good. It may be cited here that there have been a number of instances in the last few days where sellers of ranches have attempted to buy back their lands at substantial increases after they have looked around and more clearly ascertained values.