oc-plain-dealer 1919-03-12

Mr. Advertiser: The Plain Dealer Cover The Orange LEADING VOL. XXI, No. 108 This Paper Accepts All Advertising on Understanding Its Circulation Equals Any Two Others in This Field MUTUAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH FREE TOLLS IS PLANNED By authorizing the president and secretary to procure the services of an attorney and engineers to work out details and present them, the joint committee of the Orange-co Farm Bureau and the Associated Chambers of Commerce have taken definite steps looking to the organization of mutual phone company in Orange-co, with a county-wide phone service. H. B. Woodrough of Harper and Wm. Belding of Santa Ana are the president and secretary, respectively, of the committee and are the men who were given this power. Both are enthusiastic over the project and they will lose no time in getting down to business. Phone Committees The telephone committee is composed of the two men named and Wm. Starbuck of Fullerton as representing AUTO BREAKS ARM B. T. Archer, salesmanager for the Avery Tractor Co., of Orange-co, is suffering with the fracture of three bones in the back of his hand as the result of his auto crank kicking him when his self-starter balked. Incidentally, Archer is being forced to continue his residence in Long Beach because he has been unable to find a suitable home here. REFUSES OFFER OF $25,000 FOR GROVE Ed Kelley, big rancher and concrete pipemaker of the westside, was hailed by a passerby the other day with the greeting: "You seem to have a pretty nice ranch there." Kelley replied: "If you like to see nice ranches, come in and I'll show you one." The stranger, who said he had been out here only a few weeks from the east, agreed that he did like to look at nice ranches. H. B. Woodrough of Harper and Wm. Belding of Santa Ana are the president and secretary, respectively, of the committee and are the men who were given this power. Both are enthusiastic over the project and they will lose no time in getting down to business. Phone Committees The telephone committee is composed of the two men named and Wm. Starbuck of Fullerton as representing the bureau, and W. T. Brown of Fullerton, W. R. Garrett of Orange and Frank N. Morse of Placentia are the men appointed by J. A. Armitage, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, as authorized at the meeting held at Fullerton last month. The first official action of the committee is the empowering of the president and secretary. Another meeting of the committee will be held this week. Different farm centers of the county have taken action in favor of the institution of an independent telephone system in the county, and at the last meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce favorable action was taken on the request of H. B. Woodrough for the appointment by that organization of a committee to work with a committee from the farm bureau. Free Tolls Throut County The increase in phone rates made effective on the first of this month hit some of the farmers' phones pretty hard, and complaint was heard every where at the stiff raise. Petitions circulated by which farmers agreed to support an independent company or discontinue service of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. In the discussion of the proposition at the meeting of the county chambers the general impression was that a system organized throughout the county, with free tolls throut the county, would be a big success. At a joint committee meeting, reports were on hand from mutual companies in the west and middle west and letters were read by some, and all were to the effect that the mutual companies were conducted at a very low cost. ART LYTTLE BACK California, and Anabheim, in particular, never looked so good as now, says Art Lyttle, who has just returned from France and is stopping at Hotel Vallejo. CRETE pipemaker of the westside, was haled by a passerby the other day with the greeting: "You seem to have a pretty nice ranch there." Kelley replied: "If you like to see nice ranches, come in and I'll show you one." The stranger, who said he had been out here only a few weeks from the east, agreed that he did like to look at nice ranches. Kelley showed him a ten-acre grove of Valencias and the stranger was so enamoured with it that he asked: "Don't want to sell it, do you?" "Sure, sell anything I got," rejoined Kelley. "What'll you want for it?" "Oh, about $25,000, I guess." said Kelley. "Will you hold it for me until tomorrow so that I can wire for some money?" Kelley told him to come around at 3 p.m. the next day. The stranged didn't wait until 3 p.m., but was on hands with the cash at 11 a.m. the next day. However, Kelley had talked it over with his family and they wouldn't consent to the sale, so Kelley had to refuse. Kelley reports there never was such a big demand for concrete pipe and that he is enjoying an immense business. He is putting in 2400 feet of 12-inch pipe on the 20-acres recently purchased by Edgar Hartung and is linking up a tract in the Magnolia district owned by Emil Firth, Los Angeles real estate man, with the pumping plant on the Bennett place. It requires 1500 of 12-inch pipe. PURCHASES HOME After several months' sojourn in Seattle, J. B. Root come back the other day. Couldn't stay away from the old town. But he couldn't rent a house for love or money. He took the only other recourse—bought one. About Mar. 25 he will move into the modern five-room bungalow at 510 No. Philadelphia-st he has acquired from Chas. H. Fisher. He will paint it and make other improvements. RETURNS TO BIXBY C. V. Howard, who recently received his honorable discharge from Co.E. 361st Inf., is visiting his uncle, with n tutional p viding for a city act is beld Anaheim er six per for the re Under th deeds th once with viding th are maintie PHILA The regi te Phillet Sunday sc ool Miss E st, on Tues tiness sess i pleasant s ing of deli present we Geo. Lyon Mrs. J M Misses Ber Alice Hu h C Y A N Mrs. W w have recov what might explosion o morning. by Mr. Bo h had been le heat caused was uncons Mrs. Bonk affected. DR. HO Dr. H home yested sidlo where able discha Lewis for Base Hospital surprise to Judge How ART LYTTLE BACK California, and Anaheim, in particular, never looked so good as now. says Art Lyttle, who has just returned from France and is stopping at Hotel Valencia. Lyttle was a member of the 45th Coast Artillery, and trained at Ft. Rosecrans. He went over in October and was at Tours when the armistice was signed. Had the fighting continued a week longer he would have been on the front line. After the armistice signing he was transferred to Libourne and later to Bordeaux, sailing from there to New York, arriving Feb. 1. "Coming from overseas and thrills of snow in the east, I certainly was glad to get back to Anaheim," says Lyttle. He has not decided definitely upon future plans, but is looking around. In the meanwhile, he is disposing of a second-hand Ford which he finds on his hands. SANTA ANA MAN DIES O. B. Alderman, former Santa Ana councilman, passed away Sunday, after being confined to his bed only three days. Mr. Alderman had not been in good health for some time, but was able to be around until a few days ago. He came to Santa Ana 14 years ago from Nevada, Iowa, where he was engaged in the hardware business for many years. Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 —If it's from Witman's, it's good. —Friday and Saturday the Enterprise Millinery will hold their Spring and Summer opening. He took the only other recourse bought one. About Mar. 25 he will move into the modern five-room bungalow at 510 No. Philadelphia-st he has acquired from Chas. H. Fisher. He will paint it and make other improvements. RETURNS TO BIXBY C. V. Howard, who recently received his honorable discharge from Co. E. 361st Inf., is visiting his uncle, J. M. Bush, in Santa Ana canyon. Howard was in the hospital two months with shrapnel wounds in his right elbow and muscles of the forearm, received in the Argonne Forest. He will return to his former position with the Bixby Development Co. CANE 100 YEARS OLD Have you noticed that cane carried by A. B. Markle? It is 100 years old and is a regular, old-fashioned, down east buckthorn. It was made by his grandfather, A. B. Markle, who cut it and boiled it for two weeks in an old hatter’s pot. A part of the handle is a piece of deer’s horn which came from a deer his grandfather caught and killed later when it became fractious. LETTERS FROM SON Mrs. L. J. Winney has received letters recently from her sons overseas. Arthur L. Winney is with the medical section of the hospital corps in Germany and Wm. Winney is with Co.F. 8th Inf., at Brest. Both are well and yearning for the day when they can come home. LOARA P.-T. A. FRIDAY There will be a business meeting of the Loarra P.-T. A. Friday at 4 p.m. at Loarra school. WANTED—A good combination driving and work horse, A. A. Mills, Anaheim, 50W. aler Covers this Field; No Other Paper Does. "Why ange County Plain D LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California Wednesday, March 12, 1919 This Paper Believes in the People Nothing Better Than Their Cont CITY ATTY. DRAFTS SPECIAL ACT FOR PARK PROPOSITION The city council will take steps tomorrow evening to have passed a special act by the present session of the legislature permitting Anaheim to enter into a contract with A. G. Langenberger by which the 20-acre park site may be taken over. Special Legislation After conferences between City Attorney Ames and counsel for Mr. Langenberger it was decided that Mr. Langenberger's interests could be protected only under such special legislation. The council has already instructed Mr. Ames to prepare such legislative draft. With no municipal law or constitutional provision in California providing for such arrangements between a city and individual, the legislative act is being prepared to provide that Anaheim may pay Mr. Langenberger six per cent interest on $60,000 EPWORTH RALLY AND BANQUET FRIDAY EVE. Invitations have been sent out this week to the young people of the Methodist church to the Epworth League rally banquet to be held in the Y. M. C. A hall Friday evening at 6:30. All those accepting the invitation will please phone 155J3 immediately, so the committee will know how many to prepare for. HIGH PRICES FOR ANAHEIM BRAND Manager G. W. Sandilands of the Anaheim Orange and Lemon Assn. reports the Delicia brand brought $5.55 and the Favorita $5.45 on the New York auction yesterday. These figures were right along with the regular auction packs. Manager Sandilands moved his offices into the new packing house Monday, exactly four months after the house was started. The new packing house will be ready to pack by the end of this week CHAPMAN MAY ME BE SECO Yorba Linda is the scene the biggest oil strikes in of Southern California. Cat well on the Chapman come in, knocking the off the derrick, and spelling the rate of 4000 bbls a day. The well is on a lease Union Oil Co. They hail in July 1917, and encounter difficulty after another. Strata 1500 ft thick of and fished for their tools before they got thru it. Struck at 3027 F. This well is considered to be on the same fold as or well, three miles east o Langenberger it was decided that Mr. Langenberger's interests could be protected only under such special legislation. The council has already instructed Mr. Ames to prepare such legislative draft. With no municipal law or constitutional provision in California providing for such arrangements between a city and individual, the legislative act is being prepared to provide that Anaheim may pay Mr. Langenberger six per cent interest on $80,000 for the remaining years of his life. Under the act, Mr. Langenberger deeds the property to the city at once with the proper warranty providing the $3600 interest payments are maintained. It will require a special election to ratify the contract, but it is considered that the public, which already has shown such warm appreciation for Mr. Langenberger's generosity, will give it a sweeping majority. The procedure will require several months before the park can be taken over. PHILATHEAS MEET The regular monthly meeting of the Philiethea class of the Methodist Sunday school was held at the home of Miss Esther Schnitger S. Helenast, on Tuesday evening. A short business session was held followed by a pleasant social evening and the serving of delicious refreshments. Those present were Mrs. J. L. Beebe, Mrs. Geo. Lyons, Mrs. Paul V. Hester, Mrs. J Mayers, Mrs. A. V. Wheeler, Misses Bertha Schmidt, Bernice Cole, Alice Huhn, and Helen Pico. CYANIDE EXPLODES Mrs. Wm. Bonkosky and child have recovered from the effects of what might have been a disastrous explosion of cyanide gas last Friday morning. A tank of cyanide, used by Mr. Bonkosky in his fumigating, had been left exposed to the sun. The heat caused it to explode. The child was unconscious for some time while Mrs. Bonkosky was not so severely affected. DR. HOWARD IS HOME Dr. Horace J. Howard arrived home yesterday noon from the Presidio where he received his honorable discharge. He was at Camp Lewis for 16 months, being in the Base Hospital. His coming was a surprise to everyone except his father, Judge Howard, who had kept the Manager G. W. Sandilands of the Anaheim Orange and Lemon Assn., reports the Delicia brand brought $5.55 and the Favorita $4.45 on the New York auction yesterday. These figures were right along with the regular auction packs. Manager Sandilands moved his offices into the new packing house Monday, exactly four months after the house was started. The new packing house will be ready to pack by the end of this week. PROGRAM OF GRADUATION CLASS The teachers training class of the Salem Evangelical Sunday school will be held Sunday evening, March 23. The program follows: Programme Prelude ... Edna Hochuli Song ... Congregation Devotional ... Rev. F. H. Doescher Sextette ... Reading ... Alice Pannier The Model Sunday School Teacher ... Dorothy Doescher Duett ... Rev. F. H. and Paul F. Doescher Principles of Teaching ... Lillian Dumke Class Address ... A. A. McCurda Presentation of the Class ... Rev. F. H. Doescher Presentation of Diplomas ... Wm. Mauerhan Sextette ... Benedicitation ... Rev. F. H. Doescher ECONOMY DAY AT FALKENSTEIN'S Economy Day at Falkenstein's has proven such a popular feature of the regular week's program, that it is to be made a weekly event on each Friday. Each department participates with timely offerings at prices that are in every instance away below regular. Falkenstein's spring opening will be announced immediately following the completion of the extensive alterations and additions now being made to the store. JAYHAWKERS PICNIC All who have ever lived in the Sunflower state are called to meet under the auspices of the Kansas Association of Southern California for the great annual picnic reunion, all day, Saturday March 23rd, 1919, in Sycamore Grove Los Angeles Come... DR. HOWARD IS HOME Dr. Horace J. Howard arrived home yesterday noon from the Presidio where he received his honorable discharge. He was at Camp Lewis for 16 months, being in the Base Hospital. His coming was a surprise to everyone except his father, Judge Howard, who had kept the good news from all. Dr. Howard is enjoying being with his relatives and friends again. PLACENTIA SOCIAL The Senior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor societies of the Presbyterian church have been invited by the Christian Endeavor Society of Placentia to attend a social at the latter place on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. All going are to meet at the Presbyterian church at seven o'clock. HELPERS' GUILD MEET The Helpers' Guild of St. Michael's Episcopal church will meet in the Guild Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. All members are urged to be present. MEET THURSDAY EVE. Choir practice of the Methodist church will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30. All members are urged to be present. BUY 10-ACRE RANCH Charles Carroll, Mrs. Mary Wallace and Miss Churchill have purchased the Gustafson ten-acre Valencia grove west of town. Just arrived new KELLY-SPRING-FIELD OXERSIZE tire for DODGE CARS. No advance over old style of 1918. On sale at 209 E. Center-st, Anaheim, Cal. JAYHAWKERS PICNIC All who have ever lived in the Sunflower state are called to meet under the auspices of the Kansas Association of Southern California for the great annual picnic reunion, all day, Saturday March 22nd, 1919. 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 two o'clock. MICHIGAN PICNIC Former residents of Michigan plan the largest reunion ever held outside of the home state in Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, all day Saturday, March 15th. Basket dinners at the noon hour and a program at two o'clock will be enjoyed. At least ten thousand are expected. President Young will preside and other speakers will be heard. MAY LOCATE HERE Rev. and Mrs. A. Branchle, of Murdock, Nebr., and their daughter, Mrs. E. Koenig, and husband of Milford, Nebr., have been visiting with Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Doescher. Mr. and Mrs. E. Koenig expect to locate in Southern California. —Witman. Eyesight Specialist. —St. Patrick's Dance at Olive, Monday night. Real music. —Armands Powder has them all beat And we guarantee that you will like it better than any face powder you have used. If not we refund your 50c, the purchase price. Haying's Pharmacy, "On the Corner." Tributary to Anaheh Oil men believe the strikes another enormous expansion district in the direction of O. Some are so sanguine of the billties of the vast new territory will now be opened up triAnaheim that they propheheim may be another Bake. The Kramer field is now on busiest fields in the state and suits that are being obtired very gratifying to the holder property. The Standard Co. panys' Kramer No. 2 is part of the cleanest oil wells ever the pump. This well, on days old, is making oil that is the clean product. Samples ed to the centrifuge test show one-twentieth of one par eign matter and the well is im- ing an atom of water. This of wells is now making 285 b2 gravity oil. Ben Baxter, Cement Pipe, Pr Let's Go! St. Patrick's Olive Monday night. Enterprise Millinery w their Spring and Summer Friday and Saturday. Their are unusual. es. "Why Sow Your Seed Twice?" in Dealer. TY Super Believes in the People and Desires Better Than Their Continued Confidence Price in Anaheim and Orange County $1.50 CHAPMAN OIL GUSHER MAY MEAN ANAHEIM TO BE SECOND BAKERSFIELD Yorba Linda is the scene of one of the biggest oil strikes in the history Southern California. The wild well on the Chapman ranch has been in, knocking the crown block the derrick, and sprucing oil at rate of 4000 bbls a day. The well is on a lease held by the Oil Co. They baron drilling July 1917, and encountered one difficulty after another. They struck trata 1500 ft thick of hard shale, fished for their tools 30 times before they got thru it. Struck at 3027 Feet This well is considered by experts on the same fold as the Kraemwell, three miles east of town. This TWO RANCH SALES Go. H. Barry has sold five acres west of town to A. A. Prall for $8,250. The trees are five-year-old Valencias. H. P. Tobin was the agent. Mr. Prall has just sold his five-acre home place at Broadway and Garden Grove-rd to J. Jacobsen of Los Angeles for $12,000. The agent was J. K. Brown. The trees are five-year-old Valencias. The place has a house, well, and other improvements. ALLEY RATS WORK FAST IN ANAHEIM, rate of 4000 bbls a day. The well is on a lease held by the Union Oil Co. They began drilling July 1917, and encountered one difficulty after another. They struck trata 1500 ft thick of hard shale, fished for their tools 30 times more they got thru it. Struck at 3027 Feet This well is considered by experts be on the same fold as the Kraemwell, three miles east of town. This is Yorba Linda in a direct line between the two wells. The gravity of oil is about 21 degrees, and was stuck at a depth of 3027 feet. Preparations had been made to gusher, and all the available oils and fresnos were busy through the day making a sump hole. The oil is running full from a 14-inch pipe in an almost steady flow, has stopped several times but not more than ten minutes. Mr. E. Clark, manager of the Union Oil says it is the most notable strike he the Standard brought in their gusher in the Whittier field. Much Excitement Excitement is running high throughout the district. Within a few hours of the strike, several oil promoters were on the job, visiting nearby chefs in an effort to get oil leases to their owners. More than 500 visitors were at the yesterday. During the evening who motored over to inspect gusher, were disappointed, as order had been sent out to allow visitors after dark, due to the anger of fire caused by the heavy atmosphere and the large amount of waste. 20,000 Bbls at One Time One time during the day it was located there was spouting into the maximum of 20,000 barrels. The Chapman well, as it is called, once little considered, as no oil been found in the district before. Will open up an entirely new field exploitation and millionsaires are being made overnight. The Gen-Petroleum Co. is drilling on a site in the Yorba Linda tract, near city of Yorba Linda, and the Hard Oil company has a lease at a Linda for 400 acres. Otheranies and individuals are preparing to drill. The gusher created a roar that be heard for miles. After ing for several hours the wellacre home place at Broadway and Garden Grove-rd to J. Jacobsen of Los Angeles for $12,000. The agent was J. K. Brown. The trees are five year-old Valencias. The place has a house, well, and other improvements. ALLEY RATS WORK FAST IN ANAHEIM, THEN DRIVE AWAY Anaheim is becoming a regular city. You can get your pockets picked here, now. When A. A. Mills was passing the library Monday evening he was greeted by two very affectionate young ladies who wanted him to "stop and talk." For once, Mills was so flabbergasted he didn't seem to have anything to talk about. One of the girls threw her arms about Mill's neck. Mills, with some effort, broke the half-Nelson and proceeded to the Board of Trade rooms where he is quite used to talking. From the Board of Trade rooms he went down to Dr. McFarlane's office. Returning, near the Home Telephone office, he was again greeted by the pair still affectionate. Again he broke away and watched them climb into a car and beat it. Mills learned later that another citizen of Anaheim had experienced a similar encounter and when he came out of the daze, his purse was missing. DISTRIBUTES MONEY TO COUNTY SCHOOLS About $63,000 was made available for Orange-co schools yesterday when the county school superintendent made the second semi-annual apportionment of state money to the schools. There is $52,987.50 distributed to common school districts and 10,022.98 to the high school districts. Distributions is upon a bacs of 7.50 per pupil for last year, and is as follows in norther Orange-co: Anaheim $4965. Brea, $1,822.50; Buena Park, $570; Centralla, $352.50; Commonwealth $135; Cypress, $307.50; Fullerton, $3,637.50; Garden exploitation and millionaires are making overnight. The General Petroleum Co. is drilling on a in the Yorba Linda tract, near city of Yorba Linda, and the Hard Oil company has a lease at Linda for 400 acres. Other companies and individuals are having preparing to drill. The gusher created a roar that will be heard for miles. After long for several hours the well capped, and it is now fully uncontrolled. The well is practically in the old of the Santa Ana river about way between Richfield and Plain. Tributary to Anaheim men believe the strike indicates an enormous expansion of the district in the direction of Anaheim. They are so sanguine of the possibilities of the vast new territory that know be opened up tributary to them that they prophecy Anaheim may be another Bakersfield. The Kramer field is now one of the best fields in the state and the rest that are being obtained are gratifying to the holders of the party. The Standard Oil Company's Kramer No. 2 is perhaps one of the cleanest oil wells ever put on pump. This well, only a few old, is making oil that is almost clean product. Samples subject to the centrifuge test show only tenth of one per cent matter and the well is not shown atom of water. This cleanest oil is now making 285 barrels of gravity oil. Maxter, Cement Pipe, Pac 175R1 It's Go! St. Patrick's Dance at Monday night. Enterprise Millinery will hold Spring and Summer opening and Saturday. Their offerings unusual. NEW REALTY OFFICE D. W. Anderson, of Burton-drive, formerly in the realty business in the Nahle-bldg, is opening up a realty office on No. Los Angeles-st in the store room formerly occupied by the Great Western Coffee & Tea Co. P. G. Riley of Beaumont will be associated with him. FALLS UNDER AUTO In an attempt to grab her hat before it blew away, Miss Bessie Yorba, aged 18, fell from a running auto on East Chapman-ave, Orange, and was run over by the rear wheels, sustaining a sprained ankle together with numerous cuts and bruises. Witman. Eyesight specialist. Jazz music, slippery floor, St. Patrick's Dance, Monday night at Olive.