oc-plain-dealer 1919-03-07

GUN CLUB MEMBERS MAKING FIGHT ON WATER SUPPLY BILL SACRAMENTO, MAR. 7.—The Los Angeles members of gun clubs that have their shooting ponds in Orange County have opened a bombardment of Assemblyman Walter Eden's bill that proposes to protect the underground water supply of the state from depletion by unnecessary artesian flow. This measure is fathered by the Orange County Farm Bureau. For years the farmers who have pumping plants in Orange County have found that the water level has been going down. Efforts to get gun clubs and no small number of low-land ranchers to cap artesian wells when the water was not actually being used have failed. Gun clubs have frequently let their wells flow the year around. The Eden bill proposes a process by which such practices can be stopped. It provides that water taken from unguar clubs. If this bill goes through as it now stands, it only means the one form of recreation that available for many of us businessmen is closed. "As long as we must carry the den of taxation we must be allow some chance to relieve ourselves business strain; a few hours at gun club does this for me. "As I said before, it is not off that I come to you for favors, it would be a favor if you will your influence to see that they make this amendment to Assembly Bill 6. "Thanking you in advance for your trouble in this matter, I remain, "Yours very truly, "THOS. H. INCE." At the hearing next week Frank Cuttle of Riverside will lead the fight for the passage of the bill. CAN'T FIND ROOMS FOR 250 VISITORS Secretary Whitaker is having brought home to him very vivid that there is an extreme shortage housing accommodation here. He For years the farmers who have pumping plants in Orange County have found that the water level has been going down. Efforts to get gun clubs and no small number of lowland ranchers to cap arsenic wells when the water was not actually being used have failed. Gun clubs have frequently let their wells flow the year around. The Eden bill proposes a process by which such practices can be stopped. It provides that water taken from underground reservoirs must be for some useful purpose. Other usage and allowing water to flow uselessly, if this measure becomes a law, may be declared a public nuisance and may be abated on an action by the district attorney. The gun clubs are stirred to the very depths of their gum boots. They have sawed off the ends of their shotguns and are pouring buckshot into that bill. This is a preliminary barrage to the main offensive artillery fire to be put over on March 10 when the bill comes up for hearing before the conservation committee of the assembly. The bill must be recommended as "do pass" by this committee before it can come up for consideration on the flor of the assembly. Tried to Pull Eden Off David Smith of Los Angeles, attorney for the gun clubs, has arrived in Sacramento and he is to stay here to lead the fight against the bill. He is lobbying today as he never lobbied before. Before coming up here from the south, Smith made some frantic efforts to locate some political influence in Orange county to "pull off" Eden from pushing the bill. He failed utterly. He found political interest down Orange county way in favor of the bill and he was told that Eden couldn't and wouldn't be pulled off. Eden has been getting dozens of letters from gun club members. State Senator Evans of Riverside, who is counted on to pilot the measure through the senate. If it passes the assembly, has received a lot of similar gun club ammunition. The sugar companies have pointed out that by a strict enforcement of the provisions of the bill, as now written, the sugar companies would be handicapped in the operation of their factories. Eden said today that he would amend the bill so that the sugar companies would not be handled. At the hearing next week Frank Cuttle of Riverside will lead the fight for the passage of the bill. CAN'T FIND ROOMS FOR 250 VISITORS Secretary Whitaker is having brought home to him very visit that there is an extreme shortage of housing accommodation here. He has been able to date to find only rooms for the entertainment of the state conference of county agents and advisers here Mar. 31. He has assurance that any of these rooms will be available on that date. Crowding two into a room, he could take care of only $9 and there are expected to be all the way from 150 to 2 visitors from every county in state. Whitaker is considering the visibility of asking citizens to open their homes for one or more visitors for their one night's stay. EARLY MORN, CHASSE After a fast chase capped by several revolver shots, Anaheim office yesterday about 6:50 a.m. picked a couple of men with a lot of pocket knives and watches in their possession. The men were arrested on piston and Sheriff Jackson was not fled. The mail brought in a description of the property stolen at Oceanside and the sheriff notified this city marshal, who in turn got in touch with the Oceanside authorities. Goods described in the circuit were found in the possession of two men. The loot stolen at Oceanside consisted of nickel and gold plated watches, thirty-six pocket knives three razors and six nickel plate chains. NEW BEACH SEWER Frank Gillellen, city engineer for Seal Beach, believes that construction work on the new sewer system will begin within the next two weeks. bid was received aggregating about bonds can be sold $45,000. As only $43,500 of the bonds can be sold, there will have be modifications that will bring cost of construction within the available money. City Engineer Gillellen said he believed that this could be done without in any way injuring the efficiency of the plant. BEANS BRING $10.1 COUNTED ON TO PILOT THE MEASURE THROUGH THE SENATE. If it passes the assembly, has received a lot of similar gun club ammunition. The sugar companies have pointed out that by a strict enforcement of the provisions of the bill, as now written, the sugar companies would be handicapped in the operation of their factories. Eden said today that he would amend the bill so that the sugar companies would not be handicapped. Here are some shots that appear in a letter written by a gun club man, H. H. West, of Los Angeles. "We use water from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, after all agricultural water has been used." "We are reclaiming alkali and tide water lands." "Duck club acreage is probably 1000 acres or less, and artesian water used is inconsequential." "We raise crops on our grounds after shooting season." "We take off at least 5000 ducks each season, conserving at least 5000 pounds of meat. Without ponds the ducks would go to Mexico." "It is class legislation." Thomas H. Ince, movie king, is anxious to kill the bill. He has written a letter to every legislator reading as follows: Mr. Ince's Letter "Dear Sir: It is not very often that I bother you with requests of this kind but I cannot help but feel that Assembly Bill No. 6 should be amended to permit the use of water for —We're after your scalp with our fine San-Tox Hair Tonics—Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy. —Are you going to the Yeoman "Loud Shirt and Shirt Waist" dance at L. O. O. F. hall, March 10? Sure, Prize given to loudest shirt and shirt-waist. Admission 50c couple, extra lady 25c." Orange County Plain LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California Friday, March 7, 1919 FALKENSTEIN'S TO MAKE IMPROVEMENT Falkenstein's department store is the latest business institution of Anaheim to feel the necessity of expansion. Mr. Kurt Epstein, advertising manager, announced yesterday that a large addition extending to the alley, about 25x25 feet, had been found necessary. Workmen are already busy on the improvement. This addition will make the store building 125 feet long. The new addition will be used for stock and sample room in order to relieve the store proper. It is the plan now to greatly enlarge some of the departments and to add new ones. Altho Falkenstein's have occupied their present location only a little over two years, they have already outgrown its original dimensions and have in view still other plans for additional accommodation of their steadily increasing patronage. WOLVERINES RALLY President Samuel Young calls all LOS ALAMITOS HAS ORGANIZED C. OF C. A Chamber of Commerce has been organized at Los Alamitos and prospects are bright for a progressive organization. More than 100 persons were at the first meeting, at which plans were outlined that will be of benefit to the town. E. C. Hamilton was elected president of the organization and R. Binion, secretary. The following were chosen directors: M. Regan, George Watts, H. T. O'Connor, E. C. Hamilton, R. Binion and W. C. Poe. Meetings are held in the Sugar company's new club house. A feature of the meetings will be that the men may bring their wives or lady friends who will visit in the social room during the business session. When this is concluded there will be by all who attend. a dance or other entertainment that will make the evening pass pleasant. B. OF T. TAKES UP SCHOOL PROBLEMS The Board of Trade is going to MIND ROOMS R 250 VISITORS Whitaker is having it time to him very vividly an extreme shortage of accommodation here. He has no date to find only 45 entertainment of the county agents and are May 31. He has no any of these rooms on that date. Crown room, he could take 80 and there are expected the way from 150 to 250 every county in the town is considering the asking citizens to open for one or more visitors on night's stay. MORN. CHASE Just chase capped by several shots, Anaheim officers out at 6:50 a.m. picked up men with a lot of pocket-watches in their possessions were arrested on usherhip Jackson was notail brought in a descript property stolen at Ocean-sheriff notified this city's loot in turn got in touch andide authorities. BEACH SEWER Colleen, city engineer of believes that construction of new sewer system will the next two weeks. A solved aggregating about the sold is only $43,500 of the sold, there will have to ollions that will bring the construction within the avail- neer Gillellen said he be-this could be done with injury injuring the efficiency BRING $10.15 WOLVERINES RALLY President Samuel Young calls all former Wolverines to meet under the auspices of the Michigan Association of Southern California for the annual picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, March 15th, 1910 in Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends. We will have county registers and headquarters so you can find the old neighbors even with ten thousand present. There will be a brief program opening, about 2 o'clock, but the main purpose will be to have a good time. We want to see all the tourists and visitors from the old home state and a special invitation goes out for all the soldier boys and the men who were in any of our wars. Bring your baskets well filled. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the new badges. COUNTY ACCEPTS NEW CANYON ROAD The Santa Ana canyon road is again on the map and the winter troubles at Sulphur Slide have been eliminated by the construction of a new road over the hill. The work has been completed and was accepted Wednesday by the supervisors. Sulphur Slide has long been a source of trouble and expense to the county by reason of the fact that heavy storms resulted in washing out the canyon road at this point. Satisfactory conditions have not obtained there for a number of years and recent summers have found the road more or less blocked to traffic from Riverside and other sections. The improvement just completed has cost about $40,000, but it is generally conceded that it is money well spent. The canyon road will be open all summer, and the next interruption will come when payment is ordered in. This will not be attempted until the latter end of this summer. STATE H. S. FUNDS B.OF T. TAKES UP SCHOOL PROBLEMS The Board of Trade is going to look into the matter of increasing school facilities and relieving the present inadequate and over-crowded conditions, following the request of the P.T.A. that school trustees call a district meeting. Secretary Whitaker of the Board of Trade stated today that the matter would be taken up at Monday's meeting. It is urged that there be a large attendance of businessmen Monday evening, if for no other reason, that they may see the very fine exhibit of 50 varieties of citrus fruit placed on display by F. K. Gresswell. AEROPLANE LANDING "What are we going to do about securing a landing place in Santa Ana for aeroplanes?" This is the question that H. J. Lowe, president of the Santa Ana M. & M. Association, shot at his associates on the board of directors at the meeting Tuesday night. "The time is near at hand when such a station will have to be provided by cities that are alive to their own interests," said Lowe. "We should not be caught napping and we should start now to make plans for securing a location suitable for a landing. It will not be long before planes will be flying from San Francisco to San Diego on charted lanes and regular schedule and we should be prepared to meet the demand for a landing place when it is made." SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL Recommending to the high school board of trustees the calling of a bond issue of $150,000, with which to build the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial, the committee and the high school board took action which, it is hoped, will result in the calling of the bond election the present month. Outstanding features of the memorial plan are an auditorium with seating capacity of about 2000; a gymnasium large enough to accommodate the needs of the community; With The audience Rev. J. F. producing that the final in $1225 of nothing coulde and the built busy within was certain would be for days. Preceding was a very fine finance C. A. When table, they was a good witty speaker and Dr. Ras this district got up, he cut down by the generous captains and had made. Bush A vote o was extended church and the vicinity w erous subscriber Commenti Dr. Rasmus the "Better idea one of has been ac cference of t yeare. Much No little o Humphrey, hard for th goal after th Incidentally, record for d or er yet fallien paign. The lectu celved most and again forth with a He compli ing a dry tower en feelingly y pulpit in Lo BRING $10.15 carload of lima beans to season from the ware-benville, where is stored half the entire crop of the members of the Greenville shipped out the past other carload has been for this week. The last was $10.15. GOOD WISHES Daniel Dick of Twin Pines and a cablegram Monday, Lieut. Sam Dick who is once, and also a message to William, of Wichita offering their congratulations birthday anniversary. T MGR IS HERE Bakers district manager for the Savage Tire Co., is the business of McKeen & they are in San Diego the Savage factory. Breakable metal mirrors in your vanity bag. Speak Heying's Pharmacy, mer." A newspaper circulated on stretts of Ana-hursday. Contains subscribers and ad-under return to The dealer and receive re-there for a number of years and recent summers have found the road more or less blocked to traffic from Riverside and other sections. The improvement, just completed has cost about $40,000, but it is generally conceded that it is money well spent. The canyon road will be open all summer, and the next interruption will come when payment is ordered in. This will not be attempted until the latter end of this summer. STATE H. S. FUNDS County Treasurer J. C. Joplin has just received word that his county will receive $63,010.48 from the state for school apportionments. The high schools are given the following amounts on the basis of average daily attendance of pupils: Attendance Apportionment High school 259 $1,532.80 Anahelm 398 2,119.38 Fullerton 120 946.22 Huntington Bch. 285 1,642.52 Orange 792 3,782.06 Santa Ana 1,854 $10,022.98 ENTERS TOURNAMENT The Fullerton Athletic club basketball team has entered the big A. A. U. tournament, which is the leading feature of the game in Southern California every year. Two years ago Fullerton had a team entered and beat such teams as U. S. C., Alhambra and State Normal school. COMPLETES CONTRACT Ben Baxter, cement contractor, has completed contracts this week for C. H. Bonney, L. B. Stewart, J. M. Long and J. H. Van Patten. The contracts were for approximately 5000 feet of 6 and 14 inch cement pipe. Anyone can see it—Colorite—of course—in all shades, for coloring old and new straw hats, at Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy. CLOTHING BUSINESS Herman P. Noll is going to enter the clothing business at Fullerton. He will be associated with Fred Strauss, formerly of Stern & Goodmans store before going into U.S. service. Strauss is now on a buying trip to Frisco. The opening is expected to occur between April 1 and May 1. DOLLAR DAY SALE Sebastian Brothers are putting on another of their famous Dollar Day Sales Saturday. There are some mighty attractive bargains offered. Turn to their advertisement and save money. Mrs. J. P. Brastad was a visitor in Los Angeles yesterday. She brought home with her, Mrs. G. W. Cochrane, of Oaks, North Dakota, an intimate friend, who is wintering in California. She will be a guest at the Brastad home for several days. Have you enough films in your grip for your trip? Get them at Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy. Attention Ladies—we have a fine face powder for you—Garden Fragrance at 50c and Flencee at $1 from Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy. A Want Ad in The Plain Dealer will sell that piece of property. Incidentally, record for door yet fallen palign. The lecture celved most and again the forth with an eye. He complaining a dry town en feelingly w pulpit in Los news. "I had always was one town bottom would you took away "Now I find more prosper always happen" His themem Folks," left elated than nouncement fort would m church home. Don't critic "I would Bruner rose on load of A ah dead." "A little p more good ter death." Feed the beats epitaphs There are in the classified Dealer. Some sell that you sell that you -Delicious bask Salt Lake boo trips at Vermeulen many. -A Want A will sell that Ben Baxter, Plain Dealer. THE COUNTY This Paper Believes in the People and Deals Better Than Their Continued Confidence Price in Anaheim and Orange County $1.50 M. E. CHURCH BUILDING CAMPAIGN FUND WITHIN $1225 OF $30,000 GOAL The auditorium of the Anaheim First Methodist church was filled last night to hear Dr. Charles Edward Locke, eloquent pastor of the First Methodist church of Los Angeles, in his famous lecture, "Getting Along With Folks." The event was the celebration of the practical completion of the campaign to raise $30,000 before starting on a big, modern church plant, which with site and plpe-organ, already provided for, and furnishings will represent an improvement worth $50,000. Within $1225 of Goal The audience was electrified when Rev. J. F. Humphrey, pastor, in introducing the speaker, announced that the finance committee was with- GREAT CHURCHMEN MEET IN LOS ANGELES Under the leadership of Dr. W. E. Doughty and with such notable figures on the team as Dr. Christian A. Reisner, Dr. John W. Hancher, Prof. E. O. Excell, as director of singing, and A. W. Roper, convention pianist, Methodism of California is preparing for the biggest meeting in Los Angeles in the history of western Methodism with the appearance of the Transcontinental Centenary team of which Dr. Doughty is the head. The team of distinguished New York church leaders is touring the country in behalf of the Methodist Centenary movement for $85,000,000 With the appearance of the team in Los Angeles the campaign for Call- Within $1225 of Goal The audience was electrified when Rev. J. F. Humphrey, pastor, in introducing the speaker, announced that the finance committee was within $1225 of the $30,000 mark, that nothing could stop the project now and the building committee would get busy within a few days. The pastor was certain the remaining $1225 would be forthcoming within a few days. Preceding the public meeting, there was a very enthusiastic banquet by the finance committee at the Y. M. C. A. When they sat down at the table, they still lacked $3225. It was a good dinner and there were witty speakers, including Dr. Locke and Dr. Rasmus, superintendent of this district. When the banqueters got up, the $3225 shortage had been cut down by $2,000 thru increases to the generous subscriptions the team captains and their assistants already had made. Businessmen Thanked A vote of warmest appreciation was extended the membership of the church and also the businessmen of the vicinity who have made most generous subscriptions. Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Rasmus pronounced this boost to the "Better Churches for Anaheim" idea one of the biggest things that has been accomplished in this conference of the Methodist church in yeare. Much Credit Due Pastor No little credit should go to Rev. Humphrey, who has worked long and hard for the project, reaching the goal after other projects had failed. Incidentally, Rev. Humphrey has a record for doing things. He has never yet fallen down on such a campaign. The lecture by Dr. Locke was received most enthusiastically. Time and again the big audience broke forth with applause at his witticisms. He complimented Anaheim on being a dry town now, said he had spoken feelingly upon the matter from his pulpit in Los Angeles when he heard Methodism of California is preparing for the biggest meeting in Los Angeles in the history of western Methodism with the appearance of the Transcontinental Centenary team of which Dr. Doughty is the head. The team of distinguished New York church leaders is touring the country in behalf of the Methodist Centenary movement for $85,000,000 With the appearance of the team in Los Angeles the campaign for California's quota of this sum will be formerly launched. Many requests are being received at headquarters for reservations for out of town visitors. The meetings will be held in Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday of next week at the First Methodist church. Other notable figures on the team include Dr. W. A. Brown and M. J. Treener, internationally known in Sunday school work; Dr. C. S. Ward; organizer; Dr. Edward Laird Mills and Dr. F. P. Sheets. KETTNER BRINGING CONGRESSMEN HERE Accepting an invitation recently extended by the Associated Chambers of Commerce through a telegram to Congressman William Kettner, the congressional party composed of naval committee members who will tour the Pacific coast will stop over in Orange county for a trip of inspection to the Newport Harbar, it was learned in a dispatch from Washington, and will be here next Thursday, March 13. After a short stay in Riverside, the party will get off the train at Fullerton at 11:59 a.m. on Thursday, where they will be met by automobiles and taken to Santa Ana for luncheon, following the Newport Harbor site. The visitors will ten be taken back in Santa Ana, where they are scheduled to take the 3:15 train for San Diego. PLEADS NOT GUILTY Jose Gonzales, who is charged with the murder of Louis Orosco at Stanton on Feb. 9, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, on appearing before Judge West for arraignment. His trial was set for Tuesday, April 22. Felix Chavez who was with Gonzales at the time he did the shooting, also was arraigned, and he entered a plea of not guilty. His trial was set for Thursday, April 24. Attorney A. Orfila represented him Incidentally, Rev. Humphrey has a record for doing things. He has never fallen down on such a campaign. The lecture by Dr. Locke was received most enthusiastically. Time and again the big audience broke forth with applause at his witticisms. He complimented Anaheim on being a dry town now, said he had spoken feelingly upon the matter from his pulpit in Los Angeles when he heard the news. "I had always heard that Anaheim was one town in the state where the bottom would fall out of things when you took away the booze," he said. "Now I find that everything here is more prosperous than ever before. It always happens that way." Audience Elated His theme, "Getting Along With Folks," left his audience, even more elated than they had been at the announcement that their unison of effort would make possible a fine, new church home. It was, in brief: Don't criticize; don't be cynical. "I would rather have one Cecil Bruner rose now than a whole wagon load of American Beauties after I am dead." "A little praise now will do a lot more good than all the orations after death." "Feed them a little taffy; that beats epitaph-y." There are many bargains offered in the classified columns of The Plain Dealer. Someone has something to sell that you want. Delicious bulk chocolates, or Sweets Salt Lake box candies for those auto trips at Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy. A Want Ad in The Plain Dealer will sell that piece of property. Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 Jose Gonzales, who is charged with the murder of Louis Orosco at Stanton on Feb. 9, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, on appearing before Judge West for arraignment. His trial was set for Tuesday, April 22. Felix Chavez who was with Gonzales at the time he did the shooting, also was arraigned, and he entered a plea of not guilty. His trial was set for Thursday, April 24. Attorney A. Orfila represented the accused at the arraignment and will represent them at their trials. NURSERYMEN BUSY Nurserymen report this season the best in years for the sale of orange trees in particular. The increasing stability of the orange market is prompting the setting out of added acreages to Valencias. J. A. Chitty who has about 7500 trees at North and Los Angeles-sts, it is understood, could dispose of 15,000 trees at $1 each if he had them. PULLS THE RESULTS Anaheim, Cal., Mar. 6, 1919. The Plain Dealer. Kindly kill my ad for ranch help. I have been doing nothing but interview applicants. I must say that the Plain Dealer certainly pulls the results. Sincerely—DR. J. W. HARPSTER. NEW BOWLING ALLEY Chas. H. Fisher has leased the basement of the Cassou-bldg with the intention of installing a modern bowling alley and recreation center. The alley will be installed immediately. A new and fresh line of dainty perfumes for Easter—ask for the very newest orders—"Flance" and "Garden Fragrance" for sale only at Vermeulen's Anaheim Pharmacy.