oc-plain-dealer 1921-12-23

C. OF C. BOARD MEETS LAST TIME IN 1921 The last 1921 meeting of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors turned out nearly the full number at noon today. Chairman Harry D. Riley reports that the refund on account of investigating county road matters last March now amounts to $220 of the $640 advanced by the chamber, and indications are that the assessment left by the Associated Chambers will return the full amount less Anaheim's pro ratum of $90. In regard to the Anaheim Transit Co. the board unanimously favored individual members giving assistance monthly for four months to provide an overhead that would meet the expense of this line until the packing houses start in operation in April. Messrs. Stroup, Heying Bros., George Dunton, Anaheim Beef Co., Anaheim Sugar Co., each have signified their willingness to pay $10 a month for this purpose and George B. Peck has also expressed his willingness to assist the enterprise. There will probably be later responses to this from merchants after the holidays. The board resolved to put in a C. of C. decorated auto at the Tournament of Roses parade at Pasadena New Year's day, at a small cost. The decoration in this case will be done by P. G. Alen, an expert who furnished the overhead decorations for the Orange Show in May and who is acting in a similar capacity at the San Bernardino and Riverside expositions. It was decided to give a dollar dinner at the Elks' Home early in January and the secretary was instructed to go ahead with arrangements for this. A very interesting and original program has been worked out by the Messrs. McCord, Durfee and Fraser. About 200 members and friends will attend this meeting, it is expected. Report of the finance committee showed $1341 outstanding nearly all of which is collectable. The Rainfall FiguresANAHEIM—24 Hrs. Storm Season Sugar Factory .22 4.84 6.27 A. O. L. Ass'n .28 4.40 5.58 Max Nebelung .27 5.15 6.58 Placentia .....20 5.62 ..... Fullerton .....18 5.08 6.51 Yorba Linda .....20 5.75 7.35 Santa Ana .....30 5.51 6.65 TRAFFIC GETTING BACK TO NORMALCY Transportation and communication facilities were practically normal today, after the big storm, with the exception of traffic on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, which still suffered from trouble on the line between Los Angeles and San Bernardino via Riverside Passengers, according to wires received here today, had to be transferred, and trains again were somewhat late. Seven or eight trains are on the schedule between the two cities daily, each way. Trains between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin valley also were slightly late, as were transcontinental lines. No gurther difficulty is being experienced between Los Angeles and San Diego. All bridges continue all right. Delays are due principally to soft roadbeds, which enforces caution and slower speed. Trains into and out of Anaheim are practically not affected, and mails are moving as usual. The Southern Pacific lines in Orange and Los Angeles-cos remain normal, with traffic suffering comparatively no delays. Traffic on the lines of the Crown Stages is moving on schedule, except for the Santa Ana-Long Beach line, Ben W. Porter, general manager, said this morning. The company still is using the detour some distance from Los Alamitos, the bridge near which remains out. Telephone lines, both local and toll, also are practically at normal, May and who is acting in a similar capacity at the San Bernardino and Riverside expositions. It was decided to give a dollar dinner at the Elke's Home early in January and the secretary was instructed to go ahead with arrangements for this. A very interesting and original program has been worked out by the Messrs. McCord, Durfee and Fraser. About 200 members and friends will attend this meeting, it is expected. Report of the finance committee showed $1341 outstanding nearly all of which is collectable. The membership committee, headed by George Prince, will become again active after the first of the year and add many new names to the roll, it was reported by President Riley. Matter of incorporating California Valencia Orange Show was discussed but no action was taken, due to the absence of Tom McFadden, chairman of the finance committee. Attorney Evans reported having made arrangements with A. Schulte for the purchase of lots 17 and 18 of the Konig subdivision on which the Co. C. apartments are located. Chairman Riley promised that early action would be taken, thru Chas. Eygabroad, chairman of the housing committee, to begin refunding subscriptions and interest to the parties investing in this enterprise, which is doing very well. VOWS TO FIND SLAYER OF WIFE LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.—Vowing to devote the rest of his life to tracking down the mysterious murdered who drugged, bound and burned to death Mrs. Catherine Swain at Pomona Dec. 12, her husband, Jesse T. Swain, announced today that he would spend every cent he possessed in solving the mystery. Swain arrived in Pomona late yesterday from Norfolk, Va., where he had been visiting his mother. Altho he went immediately to police headquarters and seemed willing to give the officers all information he possessed that might lead to a new clew in the case, his statements revealed little, investigators said. Swain had evidently been suffering from grief during the tedious trip from the East which was marked with many delays, due to tieups along the railroads caused by stormy weather. Swain almost collapsed when he was taken to the ashen ruins of the place that had been his home and place of business, in which his wife was cremated alive. Mr. Swain told the authorities in detail many events of Mrs. Swain's life, stressing particularly on one period when she is said to have injured a man at Lexington when he forced his attentions upon her. This man, it was COUNTY ENGINEER REPAIRS DAMAGE Work at various points flooded by rivers of the county was continued today by gangs of County Engineer J. L. McBride. The wooden bridge over the highway at Bixby Hill en route to Long Beach which was carried away will now be replaced as soon as possible, aldes of McBride said this afternoon, instead of next summer, when it was planned to construct a new span. The approaches to the Seventeenth street bridge, under construction on the highway between here and Santa Ana, were not completed and will not have to be strengthened much. The same is true of the new Olive-Richfield bridge. South of the County Hospital the river has spread to Blankenbecker's Corner, but quick work yesterday and today has prevented any serious damage to the highway. Sycamore flats in the Santa Ana canyon required the most work today. A gang is busy trying to prevent the river from eating further into the road and undermining it. The river rose last night after lowering during the day. In the Talbert region driftwood is scattered for miles by the floor, which was caused mainly by the proximity of the Pacific Electric and highway bridges. The two spans dammed up the river, which broke out and carried silt over a wide area. The silt itself is doing much good in the way of fertilizing lands covered. "PACK OF CARDS" WILL, ODDEST ONE MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23.—One of the oddest wills on record was that where a wealthy woman made her will after the following fashion: She took two packs of cards. On one she marked the names of the friends and relatives she wished to remember. On the other she wrote different articles of value she had to leave. She called in her attorney and giving him one pack of cards told him MEXICANS SUFFER RESULT OF FLOOD LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23—Hungry, cold, wet and homeless, several hundred persons, nearly all Mexicans, near El Monte were undergoing desperate hardships today as a result of flood conditions in the San Gabriel river. The Red Cros, county health department and county charities were uniting in an effort to temporarily provide the necessaries of life for the refugees and prevent an epidemic. MAN KILLS GIRL AND SELF IN CAFE BOSTON, Dec. 23—A young girl, about 20 years old, was shot to death by an unknown man who turned the revolver on himself, sending a bullet through his head, as the two sat at a table in a restaurant here. The girl died almost instantly and the man a few minutes later. Police were unable to identify the pair early today. DIDN'T WISH TO OVERDRAW ON JUDGE NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—"I'll give you 20 years," said Judge Rosalski. "That's a fine Christmas gift, judge," said Rocco Aquini, highwayman, "but are you sure you can spare it?" WON'T ELECT SUCCESSOR No director has been or will be elected to the board of the Anaheim National Bank to succeed the late J. W. Duckworth, bank officials said today. Duckworth was a vice president. "Evening Tales," novelty record at Austin's. "PACK OF CARDS" WILL, ODDEST ONE MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23.—One of the oddest wills on record was that where a wealthy woman made her will after the following fashion: She took two packs of cards. On one she marked the names of the friends and relatives she wished to remember. On the other she wrote different articles of value she had to leave. She called in her attorney and giving him one pack of cards told him to start playing with them. The attorney threw down a card and she threw down one from the other pack. This went on until every person was remembered and the will was drawn up so that the person remembered secured the gift that was taken with the card on which his name had been written. WOMAN PIONEER OF COUNTY, 86, DIES Arrangements were being completed today for the funeral services of Mrs. Cornelia Phelps, 86, who passed on at Santa Ana at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Y. Coutts. Mrs. Phelps was one of the county's pioneers, having come here with her husband, H. Phelps, 38 years ago from their former home in Wisconsin. FREIGHT RATES REDUCED Hardwood lumber will be shipped from New York to Pacific coast points for $1.05 and from Pittsburg for $91c, effective as soon as the new railway tariff schedule can be published. J. T. Saunders, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific lines, announces. There will also be cuts of 36c on electrical machinery and supplies. Cider, vinegar, certain steel sheets and marble also will come here cheaper. ESTATE GOES TO WIDOW The estate of Lewis C. Hardison, valued at $2,400, is bequeathed to the widow, Margaret Hardison of Brea, under the terms of the will, petition for the probate of which was on file today in the superior court. A house at Brea, with stocks, bonds and cash, make up the estate. Lewis Hardison, a son of the deceased, filed the petition through his attorneys, Marks and Launer, of Fullerton. COUNTY C. E. TAKES CHEER TO HOSPITAL The Orange-co Christian Endeavor Society played Santa Claus Wednesday evening at the county hospital, representatives from Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, Placentia, and El Modena. The different groups had certain parts of the program in charge. The program of songs and readings which was presented in the chapel were arranged by Miss Mildred Bowe of Santa Ana, and Mac Robbins impersonated Santa Claus, going to the wards to visit the inmates who could not come to the chapel. Miss Elsa Raffle of Placentia INQUIRE ABOUT XMAS RATES The Southern Pacific has received a considerable number of inquiries regarding the excursion which the road runs, beginning Dec. 22 and continuing until Dec. 24, going, and up to Jan. 4, returning. headed the committee which prepared and distributed the stockings filled with fruit and candy. Miss Marguerite Wood of Orange was chairman of the committee arranging the decorations for the tree. Gifts were given by all branches of the workers, and Miss Josie Ellers of Santa Ana was in charge of the collection. Miss Beatrice Grant, matron of the hospital, gave every assistance in adding cheer to the affair. BANDINI PETROLEUM STILL FIGHTS WATER Whittier The Bandini Petroleum is making the most persistent effort ever made by any oil company to shut off water. Drilled to 4050 the Bandini well has shown sufficiently good to warrant a well with the water shut off. At 3602 the well was recommenced again last week. Drilling at 3045 the So. Calif. Oil Co.'s Sanderson 1 is showing brown sticky shale and considerable gas. The outlook for a well is improving. Drilling stopped on Whitley No. 6 at 3405 feet. A sand running from 3350 to bottom will be tested out for production. Whitley 5 is re-drilling Oh Joy! Rhay! THOUSANDS OF HAVE A PICNIC EVER (and Mother and Daddy Have With HAVE A PICNIC EVER (and Mother and Daddy Have With The Examiner's Mysterious, Startling 8-Page WONDER BOOK OF MAG THE MAGIC PAINT BOX CAPTAIN KIDD, JR. A FALSE FACE OF THE PIRATE CHIEF THREE PAGES THE MAGIC PAINT BOX CAPTAIN KIDD, JR. A FALSE FACE OF THE PIRATE CHIEF THREE PAGES MAGIC H The Paint's in the Pap — Presto! t All FR NEXT S Los Angeles AN AMERICAN APEE Put Captain Together! Pin on His Arms and Legs! Make Him Live and Move! Order Your Exa The Edition Nece H. A. NEFF, Agent, Phone Anaheim 270 ROLEUM WATER Oleuma is making effort ever made to shut off water. Standing well has good to warrant a shut off. At recentemente again the So. Calif. Oil showing brown considerable gas. Well is improving. Or Whitley No. 6 and running from the tested out for 5 is re-drilling the intention being to deepen the well from 2580 on. Drilling at 4900 feet the Standard Oil Co.'s Garden Grove well is not showing any evidences worth mentioning of becoming a commercial producer. There seems to be plenty of brown shale, but it carries no oil. Drilling on the La Habra Midway The hole is now 1965 deep and shows hard brown shale with streaks of gravel. THE VELVET HAMMER FRANK EY When a man from point of vantage can relax and watch with pride, two cities as they prosper and develop side by side, he can watch with keenest the race of man go by,—and that's the proud position that is held by our Frank Ey. For as a fine example of the country’s pioneers, he settled in this section in the county's early years, and with a fine distinction has divided his time between us of Santa Ana and our neighbor, Anaheim. Frank's birth was superintendent by a bright official star. As a result, he's filled 'most all the offices there are'—administrator—coroner—with Anaheim's trustees, it seems to be his motto, "We always aim to please." While just to show there's very little Frank Ey couldn't do, he served as Anaheim's mayor and Santa Ana's too!—Santa Ana Register. Try Plain Dealer Want Ads. What Fun! OF KIDDIES EVERY SUNDAY (ly Have a Day of Rest) EVERY SUNDAY (Everyy Have a Day of Rest) Pum, Pum, the Piper's son, Stole a pig and away, he run: The pig was rat And Tom was beet, Aig! Tom ran crying down the street. This Is One of Six Illustrated Mother Goose Rhymes. Dip a Brush in Plain Water and Presto! the Picture Is Gorgeously Colored! MAGIC KIDD, JR. FACE OF ATE CHIEF DOLL CUT-OUTS A PAGE OF THEM AND FREE PAGES OF WONDERFUL KIDD, JR. FACE OF ATE CHIEF DOLL CUT-OUTS A PAGE OF THEM AND FREE PAGES OF WONDERFUL MAGIC PICTURES It's in the Paper! A little clear water and — Presto! the Picture Appears! 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