oc-plain-dealer 1921-08-17

This Paper Accepts All Advertising on the Understanding That Its Circulation Equals Any Three Others in This Field. VOL. XXV—No. 15 LOCAL MEN SHE DURFEE AND KISTNER TO DRAW CITY HALL PLANS Old City Hall Will Be Razed As Soon As City Manager Steward Returns From Vacation So Nothing Will Be In Way of New Building. M. Eugene Durfee, Anaheim architect, and Theodore Kistner, San Diego, it was agreed last night at an informal conference of the architects with city council, will draw the plans for the new city hall. The city council would have given the entire job to Durfee but for the fact Kistner had a contract from a former council four years ago for such plans. As a compromise, the two architects will be associated at the one fee of six pct of the $75,000 recently voted for the municipal building. Both men in the past have drawn plans for a city building, although contemplated a structure costing $75,000 and designed to meet the demands of a city like Anaheim. These plans will be correlated and brot down todate. Mayor Stark stated today that as soon as City Manager Steward returns from his vacation plans will be considered for the razing of the old city hall in order to get it out of the way for the start on the new building as soon as money from the sale of bonds is available. Incidentally, the municipal bond market is looking up a bit. TAX RATE PROBABLY SAME The board of equalization adjourned sine die last night without making any changes in City Assessor Ed Merritt's assessment total of $5,194,580, an increase of about 40 pct, over last year's total which was $3,758,155. Altho the tax rate was not de- TAX RATE PROBABLY SAME The board of equalization adjourned sine die last night without making any changes in City Assessor Ed Merritt’s assessment total of $5,194,580, an increase of about 40 pct. over last year’s total which was $3,758,155. Altho the tax rate was not determined and won’t be until the first council meeting in September, it was informally understood last night that it would be the same as last year which was $1.45. Last year this raised $64,492.24. This year the AUTO SHOW IN CENTER-ST Plans for the coming Mid-Summer automobile exhibit which is scheduled by the Orange-co Auto Trades Assn. in Anaheim for Friday, Aug. 26, are progressing without a hitch. The city trustees last night at a special meeting heartily endorsed the affair and named that block of Center-st between Los Angeles and Lemon as the location for the display. This section will also be closed to vehicle traffic on this day from 12 noon until 11 p.m. Altho the committee from auto dealers favored this location, their request was not presented to the city until the unanimous cooperation of all merchants concerned had been obtained. Arrangements are being made for special lighting effects and decorations, while Bob White, chairman of the Auto Dealers craft has delegated himself to take care of the entertainment program. Preparations are being made for about 75 entries in the exhibit. WIDOW FILES SUIT FOR $3000 DAMAGES Alleging that Clara L. Smith broke open the door of her room, removed a trunk, two suit cases, bedding and silverware, wearing apparel, letters and documents and threw the articles into a barn back of the house in which she had been living. Mrs. Clara W. Gibbs, a widow of Anaheim has filed suit against Mrs. Smith for $3000 damages. Mrs. Gibbs claims that she was in possession of two rooms in a dwelling house occupied jointly with Mrs. Smith, when the latter ordered her out. Mrs. Smith, according to Mrs. Gibbs, gave her three days’ notice to vacate. She could not find a place to live in that time, she says, and NATIONAL LEAGUE. First game—Chicago, 5-12-0; Boston, 4-11-2. Chicago—Ponder and Q-Farrell. Boston—Scott and Gibson. Second game—Chicago, 3-7-0; Boston, 1-8-0. Chicago—Jones and Killifer. Boston—McQuillen and Gowdy. Cincinnati, 3-4-2; New York, 6-4-1. Cincinnati—Marquard and Wingo. New York—Toney and Sayder. St. Louis.....001 o Brooklyn.....200 o St. Louis — Doak and Clemons. Brooklyn — Reuther and Kruegxer. (Game called end of 4th: rain.) Pittsburgh-Phila. game postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York, 11-12-2; Chicago, 2-6-0. New York—Shawkey and Schang-Chicago—Wilkinson and McWeenmy. Twombley, Wlenecke and Schalk. (Game called end of 7th: rain.) Philia, 8-10-2. Cleveland, 15-20-2. Philia—Moore, Naylor and Perkins. Cleveland—Coveleskle, Caldwell and D'Nell. Washington.....000 00 St. Louis.....024 00 Washington—Mogridge and Gharrity. St. Louis—Schockur and Severid. Boston—Detroit game postponed; rain. BUILDING PERMITS Herman Karsten; frame residence 24x36, garage 10x18, at 621 So. Lemon-st, cost $2500. C. H. McDavid, repair residence at 841 No. Los Angeles-st, cost $250. A. A. Fingado, residence 24x32, at 319 Rash-st, cost $3000. V. W. Hannum, frame residence 28x42, garage 14x18, on Olive-st between Center-st and Broadway, cost $3000. THE THERMOMETER Today's maximum temperature was 2 n.m. and the minimum was at 10:30 a.m., it was announced at the Anahelm power house. NEED 11 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND The little 3-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sherldan, of Buena Park, fell while running about in play this morning, striking its head on a piece of crockery, and making a very bad scalp wound. A physician dressed the cut, which required 11 stitches to close. NO CHANGE IN GAS RATE IN ORANGE-CO The order of the state railroad commission reducing rates charged for gas by many California companies will not have any effect on rates for gas served by the So. Cos. Gas Co. in this county, according to information received today from J. C. Hayden, local manager for the So. Cos. Co. "The state order," said Hayden, "concerns only those places where artificial gas is served. We are serving natural gas. The reason for the reduction is where artificial gas is served is that oil used in producing the gas is now 25 cents a barrel less than formerly. The So. Cos. Co. serves artificial gas at Santa Monica and Santa Barbara and reduction will go into effect there." ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN ILLINOIS LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Wednesday, August 17, 1921 IN SEEK 'JACK WALK' PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY EVENING BAND CONCERT The Anaheim Municipal band, under direction of Conductor Earl Briggs Toslom, will give the following program at the No. Lemon-st park Thursday evening: March—Chicago Tribune—Chambers. Overture—The Golden Dragon—King. Popular—Tomrow Land—Tandler. Turkish Intermezzo — On The Bosporus—Lincke. Popular—Lonesome Isle—King. Baritone Solo—Our Virtuese—Carleton (Mr. Weaver.). False Oriental—Moonlight on the Nile—King. Popular—Moonlight—Waterson. March—Gloria—Loey. MERCHANTS PRAISE INDUSTRIAL SHOW That the Industrial Exposition being held all of this week at the Terminal building, in Los Angeles, marks the beginning of a new era in merchandising in this state, is the consensus of opinion of the local merchants who attended yesterday. J. P. Sebastian, of Sebastian Brothera store, who returned last night from a buying trip there, declared that it is without a doubt the greatest event of its kind put on in So. Calif., if not in the state. MAN DIES AS WIRE HITS TANK Metal Acts As Conductor and Housemover Is Electrocuted. John Adams, laborer, employed by A. B. Moodie, housemover of Fullerton, was instantly killed shortly after noon today when a live wire fell on top of a large metal tank being moved at Placentia. The metal tank acted as a conductor and Adams, who was seated on top of it, was instantly electrocuted. The body was removed to McAuley's undertaking parlors, Fullerton, where an inquiry will be held Thursday. SEEK OTHER WOMAN IN KENNEDY CASE LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17. Search for Report John Uhler Cashes Office for Room in Building Forgets Own Angheim has just goneence with a down-to-the-mingford, according to indicating man giving the name of John an Armenian recently from week's dealings with several number of interesting announce. He had purchased the Fairland and Grand theatres from Head & Imagram and was to take possession Sunday morning. He was going to make a number of changes in equipment, service and policy, which he outlined. He had obtained a five-year lease from Wm. Falkenstein on the Grand theatre-bldg and a five-year lease from John Cassou on the Fairland theatre-bldg. He had leased for ten years a 40-foot business lot on W. Center-st from A. L. Miller on which he was to erect a two-story business block. Miller to acquire the building at the end of ten years. He had purchased two residence lots in the southwest part of the city where he was to build residences for himself and brother, Sol Uhler. He told G. M. Simpson and C. C. Randall of the Simpson Realty Co. that he had money coming from Texas and that he would be backed further by a Los Angeles bank which he named. He engaged the services of Attys Ames & McFadden rather steadily for three days and evenings in That the Industrial Exposition being held all of this weak at the Terminal building, in Los Angeles, marks the beginning of a new era in merchandising in this state, is the consensus of opinion of the local merchants who attended yesterday. J. P. Sebastian, of Sebastian Brothers store, who returned last night from a buying trip that declared it is without a doubt the greatest event of its kind put on in So. Calif., if not in the state. "My entire time was taken up making purchases for our various departments," Mr. Sebastian said, "and I don't believe I have ever profited more from a trip than I did from this one, both from a standpoint of the many bargains I was able to obtain and from the new ideas I found exhibited in the way of merchandising." "Competition is so keen between the various exhibitors that prices have been lowered to the absolute bottom and every store that makes purchases there during the week are certain to be about to make attractive inducements on their various lions." William Sebastian left this morning to attend the exposition as a visitor. In commenting on the exhibits Mr Sebastian said: "The public in general and not only the merchants should visit the exposition if possible. It is the most extensive and elaborate display of California industrialism that I have ever seen, and it will probably be sometime before another opportunity of this kind is offered." TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE OF SUDDEN DEATH A verdict of death from "chronic tuberculosis" was returned by a coroner's jury today over the body of the itinerant brick mason who dropped dead yesterday while working in the rear of the S. Q. R. store. Investigation yesterday and today disclosed that the man was traveling under the name of W. R. Jones, the body having been identified by Lee Elcholtz, of the Boston bakery, for whom Jones worked one day. The name was also found on a business card of a Los Angeles jeweler from whom Jones evidently purchased a watch several months ago, the reverse side of the card having a signed 20 year guarantee on the watch. Statements alleged to have been made by the man several days before his death strengthened the belief that he originally came from the state of Washington. Efforts to locate relatives have failed. No plans for the disposition of the body have been made yet. THIRD PRICE CUT ON HUDSON ESSEX CARS The metal tank acted as a conductor and Adams, who was seated on top of it, was instantly electrocuted. The body was removed to McAuley's undertaking parlors, Fullerton, where an inquest will be held Thursday. SEEK OTHER WOMAN IN KENNEDY CASE LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.—Search for the "other woman" thought to be implicated in the Kennedy murder case was begun today. Information in the hands of both the prosecution and the defense is said to point to the fact that young Kennedy, the murdered man, either engaged or amused to another woman. The prosecution is seeking to establish her identity and obtain her as a witness for the purpose of showing jealousy as the motive for the tragedy. With the "other woman" identified, the state would materially bolster its theory that Madalynne Obenchain knew Kennedy's love had turned against her and had called in A. C. Burch in a desperate attempt to force Kennedy to marry her. A wild midnight scene ensued, they would attempt to prove wherein Burch threatened Kennedy, a quarrel ensued, and Kennedy was killed. The defense, holding to the truth of Madalynne's story that she caught a glimpse of two ragged men after the gun flash that marked Kennedy's death, also wants to locate the "other woman" to set up a theory that it was through her that the two murderous strangers appeared. The defense will claim, it was strongly intimated, that the "other woman" was driven to desperation by the knowledge that Kennedy, urged by Burch, was about to make good his promise to marry Madalynne. Madalynne's story of what took place in the tragic hour at Beverly Glen is true," asserted Ralph Obenchain, her counsel, today. "We will not only stand by it in every detail during the trial, but will force the prosecution to attempt to locate the real murderers instead of devoting all the time to trying to make out circumstantial case against Madalynne and Burch." Drawing first blood in the battle over the possession of a trunk belonging to Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, the district attorney's office obtained a Duces Tecum subpoena for the manager of the Alexandria hotel today. STRIKE MAY FOLLOW ACTS OF CARRIERS CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—The critical situation which has existed for a year between railroad heads and their employees, drew rapidly to a head today. A decision within the next three weeks on whether the outcome of the negotiations will be a strike or reasonable settlement was forecast. WANT DANCE Wanta street dance? Of sawdust down to the new and after the regular wee municipal band, there'll be That was the promise this afternoon of Manager E. A. Beard. "I haven't got time to chase around and line up the corn meal or sawdust to sprinkle on the paving, but if somebody will take it upon himself to do it, the band will play some dance music," promised Manager Beard. A. R. EDDIS, 76, DIES OF HEART FAILURE A. R. Eddis, 76, and a resident of Anaheim since 1886, died suddenly of heart trouble at his home on North-st near the intersection of No Lemon-st yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. He had been in ill health for some time, and has been attended by a trained nurse for over a month. The end came suddenly while he was on the front porch of his home. He leaves only a widow of the same age as himself. There are no children. Two more years, he and his wife would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held from Backs and Terry undertaking parishes tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Mei alias officiating. Interment will be in Anaheim Mausoleum. PULLS GUN UPON DRIVERS OF MOTOR According to a report on file by the sheriff's office today a middle-aged man driving a Cadillac roadster with license number 521-610, stopped young men riding in a Ford STRIKE MAY FOLLOW ACTS OF CARRIERS CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—The critical situation which has existed for a year between railroad heads and their employees, drew rapidly to a head today. A decision within the next three weeks on whether the outcome of the negotiations will be a strike or a peaceable settlement, was forecast in both employer and employee circles here today. Moves by railroads to place their shops in the hands of outside organizations is in anticipation of a decision which the board will hand down Wednesday. ANOTHER EXPOSITION FOR S. A. IN OCTOBER October 8 has been set as a tentative date for holding another Santa Ana exposition, similar to that held in April, last. H. Elmo Lebreque, who conducted the former exposition has been in consultation with directors of the M. & M. Assn., the display and show committee of the C. of C. and representatives of Santa Ana Post No. 131, American Legion. J. R. ABERNATHY'S COMPLAINT VALID The complaint of J. R. Abernathy, former school superintendent, brot against Jeffery and Schaefer, school architects, was pronounced valid in the superior court in Los Angeles, it was announced by J. U. Hemml, attorney for Abernathy. The hearing of the case has not yet been settled. LEARNED WILL LEARN. Harry C. Learned is on the road to learn a lot more—anyway about the difficult bark of matrimony. He was married today by Judge Howard to Miss Bertha Burkhardt of Sheghbogan, Miss Mr. Learned is from Ordway, Colo. The young couple expect to make their home in San Diego. PULLS GUN UPON DRIVERS OF MOTOR According to a report on file in the sheriff's office today a middle-aged man driving a Cadillac roadster with license number 521-610, stopped two young men riding in a Ford between Huntington Beach and Sea Beach last night, "blessed them out for "hogging the road" and then did parted. The information was received by Deputy Sheriff Roy Ballard. He was told that the man driving the roadster pulled a gun on the two men, the Ford. It was understood that the two machines were travelling in opposite directions. The roadster evenly crowded off the highways. The report stated that there was a New Orleans pennant on the rear of the roadster. TRUCK BREAKS BOY'S HEEL Joe Molj of Olive was brot to the Anaheim sanitarium this morning for surgical attention suffering from a broken heel bone inflicted by truck running over his foot. H. Bird of Orange was driving the truck. The boy had been riding while him, and jumped off the truck, according to reports made to the Anaheim police. DISCUSS LEGION CONVENTION. The regular meeting of the Anale Post of the American Legion was last night at Fishers hall. Many members of importance were taken up, at the coming convention at Tosem was discussed. TWO CENT BREAD. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 17—Brat at two cents a loaf was the public plumber today in a war between local bakers and an outside bread corporation. A Want Ad in the Plain Dealer's Bring Results. Bain Dealer. COUNTY This Paper Believes in the People and Desires Nothing Better Than Their Continued Confidence. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR WALLINGFORD' An Uhler Cashes Check for $100 Paid on Lease Room in Building He Was to Erect; Forgets Own Room Rent. He has just gone thru an interesting experience a down-to-the-minute Get-Rich-Quick Wallcording to indications today. Last Friday, a name of John Uhler and claiming to be recently from El Paso, Texas, after a wings with several local businessmen, made a interesting announcements. These included: purchased the Fairyland atres from Head & Ins to take possession. He was going to or changes in equipand policy which he claimed a five-year lease on the Grand and a five-year lease on the Fairyland used for ten years a 40lot on W. Center-st eller on which he was to story business block, are the building at the ears. Purchased two residence north part of the city to build residences for brother, Sol Uhler. M. Simpson and C. C. the Simpson Realty Co. money coming from that he would be backed a Los Angeles bank ed. In the services of Attys. Fadden rather steadily leaves and evenings in West Coast Theatres Co., for the taking over of the new California theatre here. Sunday morning came, when he was to take over the Fairyland and Grand theatres. Head & Ingram didn't see any money. Nor had they by the next evening when the escrow agreement expired. This aroused suspicion among some of the businessmen interested in the various deals. Others explained that the money Uhler had expected from Texas may have been late in coming. Today, however, it was asserted that Uhler had cashed a check for $100 he had accepted from Knipp's Cafeteria of W. Center-st as first payment for a lease in the building Uhler was to erect on the Miller lot. Furthermore, he was still owing for two weeks' room rent in the Cecilias, and also for a $3 shirt at Jackson's clothing store. Also A. L. Miller was out $75 for attorney's fees for drawing up his lease, Ames & McFadden were out their time as were also Simpson Realty Co. Those who watched his operations BATHER DIES IN SURF AT NEWPORT Mrs. John Benson Lost in Battle With Heavy Tide. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. John Benson, well dressed and apparently having ample funds, registered at the Newport Hotel, Newport. At an early hour this morning, a fisherman found the body of a woman attired in an attractive bathing suit floating a half mile from shore and about one mile from the Newport pler. The hotel manager identified the body as that of Mrs. Benson. It was believed at the beach city that death had resulted from the strong tide proving too much of a struggle for the bather. She was believed to have been about 35 years of age. Yesterday afternoon she visited the Western Union office in Santa Ana and wired her husband in Oklahoma City that she was going to Newport for a week and then would return home. Today a reply came to the Santa Ana telegraph office Today, however, it was asserted that Uhler had cashed a check for $100 he had accepted from Knipp's Cafeteria of W. Center-st as first payment for a lease in the building Uhler was to erect on the Miller lot. Furthermore, he was still owing for two weeks' room rent in the Ceclapts, and also for a $3 shirt at Jackson's clothing store. Also A. L. Miller was out $75 for attorney's fees for drawing up his lease, Ames & McFadden were out their time as were also Simpson Realty Co. Those who watched his operations say Uhler had every appearance of being a very shrewd businessman, fighting for every advantage possible in the numerous deals he undertook and that he appeared to be just what he claimed, thoroly familiar with the theatrical business. PIONEER BAKER OF ANAHEIM SUCCUMBS Robert Wilson, 69, for 15 years a resident of Anaheim and formerly in the bakery business here, died this morning about 2 o'clock at his home. 121 Chestnut-st, from a stroke of apoplexy after having been sick a little more than a week from bright's disease. He was just recovering from an accident on a stage line about five months ago, when his leg was bruised to the bone in an accident. Mr. Wilson was a native of St. Paul, and was a bakery man there. When he came to Anaheim he established the Wilson Bakery, but retired about five years ago. Decedent is survived by a wife and three children, two sons and one daughter. The children are; Mrs. Arthur, Avery of Yakima, Wash., Clarence Wilson of San Francisco, and Robert Wilson of Los Angeles. Financial arrangements will be held from Backs and Terry, date not yet announced, the Odd Fellows, the Elks and Rev. Messias officiating. It Pays to Advertise When Seeking Spouse He pines for a mate, evidently, but from indications he pines not in vain. That Anaheim and surrounding vicinity has many of the falter sex who are matrimonially inclined seems to be borne out by the many answers being received by the lonely rancher who has advertised for a wife thrue the classified columns of the Plain Dealer. Of course, the matrimonial editor won't guarantee to those contemplating this step that all of the replies are favorable, but the consensus of opinion is that they are. Still, when mere man must advertise for a wife through columns of a newspaper it makes one stop and think, and just about concede that Bernard Shaw's statement to the effect that wives are getting scarcer is about correct, to some extent. Anyway, it pay to advertise. GUN UPON WERS OF MOTOR to a report on file at its office today a middleriving a Cadillac roadster number 521-610, stopping men riding in a Ford huntington Beach and Seal night, "blessed them out" the road and then deformation was received by Griff Roy Ballard. He was one man driving the road gun on the two men in it was understood that the men were travelling in operations. The roadster evicrowded off the highway, port stated that there was means pennant on the rear stater. BREAKS BOY'S HEEL of Ollye was brot to the annularium this morning and attention suffering from wheel bone inflicted by a injury over his foot. H. L. Orange was driving the boy had been riding with pumped off the truck, reports made to the AnaLEGION CONVENTION. lar meeting of the American American Legion was held at Fishers hall. Many matters were taken up, and convention at Tosemite seed. TWO CENT BREAD. BEND, Ind., Aug. 17.—Bread is a loaf was the public's day in a war between local an outside bread corporaAd in the Plain Dealer will notice. The property of Paul Kammrath on the east side of So. Lemon-at, near Water-st, is being subdivided and is being placed on the market by the Pacific Reality Co. It will be divided into lots averaged 1-4 acre each. Herman Karsten has purchased two lots and will start two modern bungalows immediately. A Mr. Turk, of Portland, has purchased another lot and will also build. HOME BREWERS SCORE VICTORY WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Home brewers are immune from prohibition enforcement officers, following a vote of 96 to 54 in the house yesterday, passing a measure preventing enforcement officers from searching a private dwelling unless proof can be furnished that liquor is being manufactured for sale. The new bill is a substitute for the Stanley search and seizure amendment, approved by the senate. The Stanley bill prohibited with heavy penalties any searchers or seizures by prohibition officers without warrants. HOMAGE TO BE PAID DEAD KING BELGRADE, Aug. 17.—Pomp and homage denied him much of his life, will be paid King Peter of Serbia at his funeral. The king died yesterday after an illness lasting most of the summer, Prince Regent Alexander immediately ordered the country into mourning. It was planned that full royal honors be paid the king and that his body lie in state until the funeral. OFFER REWARD FOR BANK TELLER DENVER, Colo., Aug. 17.—A reward of $1500 and five per cent of all cash recovered was posted today for the apprehension of Edwin H. Morse, former paying teller of the International Trust company in An alleged shortage of $78,000 in the bank's funds was discovered shortly after Morse disappeared Saturday. BANDITS RAID ONE-MAN CAR LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.—Armed and masked bandits early today held up and robbed T. Moody, man of all work on one of the Los Angeles railway company's one-man cars. Moody, although operating a "safety" car, felt far from safe when the two "burly" "stickup" men entered car and ordered him to throw up hands. Moody quickly obeyed. They ditts, riffing his clothes, watch, his changer and $1. SAW 19 DEER BDOES THEY WERE inside ranch Dr. L. C. Deming, with his hunting and fishing story that family and brot He says he may sounds reason buck among them 19 deer and took in Reno, Nov. His itching points. HINGTON VISITORS Hicken, wife and son of O. Rewash, who are touring Otra trail are stopping at the Anaheim mobile camping ground. Direct to remain here soviated before starting on the return Washington. They express interest with the city. Mrs. Callie Jarvis, the address is now located at 220 Nin Dry Cleaners, ho being 111 E. Center