oc-plain-dealer 1922-02-06

BUILDING PERMITS TELL STORY OF ANAHEM'S GROWTH Year 1921 $1,254,875 No. of Permits 364 Year 1920 870,980 No. of Permits 362 PLAIN LEADING NEWS VOL. XXV—NO. 156 NEW MU RATTI NAMED PONTIFF ON 7TH VOTE Huge Crowd Cheers Ruler of Church Who Favors Reconciliation With State ROME, Feb. 6. Cardinal Ratti, archbishop of Milan, today was elected Pope of Roman Catholic church on the seventh ballot. He is an Italian and is understood to favor reconciliation between the Vatican and the state. Shortly after 12 o'clock the new pontiff—Pope Plus XI, as he will be known after he is formally crowned, stepped upon the Vatican balcony fronting St. Peter's square. The vast crowd which filled the forecourt knelt in reverence to receive the panal blessing. The Italian Brief History of New Pope Pius XI ROME, Feb. 6. Here are the main facts concerning Pope Plus XI, who up to this morning was known as Cardinal Ratti: Born in Milan, Italy, in 1857. Made librarian at the Vatican in 1914. Consecrated bishop at Warsaw in 1919. Later was bishop of Adama. Crowned cardinal on April 1, 1921. He was cardinal of Lepanto and official papal representative to Poland. He was one of the newest of the cardinals and his election today makes him the 261st Pope. COMPLETE CANVASS BY TUESDAY NIGHT Completion of the canvass for the $40,000 water protection fund is expected by tomorrow evening. Charles Kugbread, chairman of the committee. DEFENO SEEK MAN JUDGE Judge Denies Duty to Bar Burch Case of Woman LOS ANGELES, FLYNNE OBENCHAIN, sums a trifle nervous, lost her case when her treasurer plotting the murder Kennedy, the man loved, began today Judge Reeve. Attorneys for Mrs. gan the trial with a the calling of prospect were on the panel at thur C. Burch, Mrs. defendant in the case. ROME, Feb. 6. — Cardinal Ratti archbishop of Milan, today was elected Pope of Roman Catholic church on the seventh ballot. He is an Italian and is understood to favor reconciliation between the Vatican and the state. Shortly after 12 o'clock the new pontiff—Pope Pius XI, as he will be known after he is formally crowned, stepped upon the Vatican balcony fronting St. Peter's square. The vast crowd which filled the forecourt knelt in reverence to receive the papal blessing. The Italian soldiers presented arms during the ceremony. Throughout the morning great crowds had waited expectantly in St. Peter's square. As noon drew near all eyes were strained upon the Sistine chapel chimney. Shortly after 11:30 o'clock a thin wisp of smoke emerged from the chimney. There was a bush, for the general expectation was that it would turn to an oily black, the signal of election. On the contrary, it continued a light gray. Immediately a shout went up and the crowd made a rush forward to get as close as possible to the balcony upon which it is customary for the new pontiff to appear and be assembled multitude. When the scrutiny of the ballots in the secret conclave in the Sistine chapel showed that the necessary majority of two-thirds had been received by Cardinal Ratti, the secretary of the conclave, the master of ceremony and the sacristian of the Vatican were admitted to the chapel. The cardinal deacon, accompanied by the other orders of cardinals, presented themselves to Ratti and asked if he accepted the election. Receiving an affirmative reply the white smoke signal to tell the waiting throng outside that a successor to Benedict XV had been chosen was released and the canopies of all the other cardinals seated about the chapel fell to the floor. Only the canopy of Ratti remained upright. Ratti's election was not a surprise, although he was one of the newest cardinals, having been created in June, 1921, by the late Pope Benedict. The newly elected cardinal was then asked what name he would take as pope, and he replied: "Plus XI." He gave his reasons for the selection and then the priest who was attached to Cardinal Ratti was admitted to the conclave. After donning the robe of his office the new Pope ascended the temporary throne which had been prepared overlooking the heads of the cardinals. The first homage was paid to the new Pope by these cardinals in order. Cardinal Gasparri, who is cardinal camerienge and retained temporary papal authority, was then required to approach the throne and give to Pope Plus XI the ring of St. Peter, which will later be turned over to the prefect. COMPLETE CANVASS BY TUESDAY NIGHT Completion of the canvass for the $40,000 water protection fund is expected by tomorrow evening. Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the committee, said today. Most of the canvassing has been finished, and the cleanup committee now is at work. Some of the non-residents living at a distance have been slow to respond, and correspondence with them now is being pushed. About $25,600 has been actually subscribed. Jesse Dinsmore, a non-resident, today brot in a check for $90 to the C. of C. "If those who haven't subscribed will do so this week, we'll have our fund raised," said Eygabroad. RESUME PICKING OF CITrus FRUIT HERE General resumption of picking, in accordance with the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the California Citrus League, began today in Orange co., Today. Feb. 6. was the date originally set for shipping, which would have permitted picking several days earlier, weather permitting, but the application of this date was changed to picking. The Anaheim, Orange & Lemon and Anaheim Citrus Fruit associations began, therefore, to pick the rest of their navel oranges today. So did associations at Fullerton and other points. The Anaheim Co-operative Orange Association and Stewart Fruit Co. finished picking their navel oranges some time since. BIXBY ESTATE IS SETTLED BY FAMILY LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. — Financial affairs of George H. Bixby, reputed millionaire and member of a pioneer family of Long Beach, have been adjusted out of court, it was indicated today when a petition of his son, Philip H. Bixby, to have his father declared incompetent, was found to have been dismissed when the case was called for a hearing before Judge Rives. NEIGHBORS ASSIST WHEN HOME BURNS Several contributions have been made to Mrs. J. Wilber whose house was burned Thursday night at 210 After donning the robe of his office the new Pope ascended the temporary throne which had been prepared overlooking the heads of the cardinals. The first homage was paid to the new Pope by these cardinals in order. Cardinal Gasparri, who is cardinal camerienge and retained temporary papal authority, was then required to approach the throne and give to Pope Plus XI the ring of St. Peter, which will later be turned over to the prefect of ceremonies to have Rattl's name inscribed upon it. The cardinals then returned to their cells to await the formal announcement to the public of the election. GEO. DIEHL FUNERAL 3 P. M. WEDNESDAY Funeral services for George Dichl, 63, who died at the Hotel Valencia, of which he was the proprietor, Saturday morning, will be held from the Backs and Terry funeral parlors Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Loren Howe, of the First Christian church, officiating. Interment will be in the Anaheim Mausoleum. Funeral services were postponed until Wednesday to permit Mr. Diehl's brother from Illinois, time to get here. GETS 2 MARRIAGES TO ONE WOMAN ANNULED LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6.—Inoculated with two marriage ceremonies which didn't "take," according to his testimony, James Ray Holley was granted an annulment of both today by Judge Summerfield. He said he married Carrie B. Holley in 1914 and later learned a final decree from his former wife had not been obtained. He said his wife then threatened to cause his arrest on a bigamy charge unless he married her again, so he went through a second ceremony. Witman, eyesight specialist. BUILDING PERMITS A. M. Morrison, frame residence at 608 No. Philadelphia-st, cost $3300. NEIGHBORS ASSIST WHEN HOME BURNS Several contributions have been made to Mrs. J. Wilber whose house was burned Thursday night at 210 So. Rose-st by the neighbors and also by the Masonic Lodge. The latter order contributed $25. Assistance also will be rendered by the White Temple, Elks club, and the C. of C., it is stated. Mrs. Wilber wah down town this afternoon consulting a lawyer relative to whether or not steps should be taken against the city for reimbursement, since, it is alleged by herself and neighbors, the house would not have burned had not the fire truck been late. SCREEN STAR IS SECRETLY MARRIED LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6—News of the elopement to Santa Ana and secret marriage of Pauline Frederick, popular motion picture star, and the divorced wife of Willard Mack, famous playwright, to Dr. Charles Alton Rutherford of Seattle, Wash., was revealed today and caused a stir in the Los Angeles film world. "WET" OFFENDER DISMISSED After a lecture, Judge J. B. Cox in superior court at Santa Ana today on motion of Deputy District Attorney D. G. Wetlin dismissed W. E. Fuller, charged with transporting liquor found in his possession. Fuller said the liquor was for his own use, and promised not to repeat the offense. 1: SPEEDERS ARRESTED Efven speeders, whose average speed was 45 miles per hour, were arrested by Officers O. K. Carr and H. S. Warner on the El Toro boulevard yesterday. H. Stokes of a Packard stage, was among the 11. J. L. Taylor of Los Angeels was found going more than 52 miles an hour. Taylor therefore faces a jail sentence. Witman, eyesight specialist. Plain Dealer for Good Job Printing. Friday and Saturday guest laundry in no superior in compartment to-dateness of equipment Bros., the proprietors former building adjourned used for wet wash wash the boilers. Each of the machinists divided motor, and in the best that money illustrate the contrast machines offer to large washers that stalled have a capacitors which for work. There are with a speed of 13 tions per minute; from as big as the modern butcher shop conveyor, operating; ries the collars; soiling machines to look torn places in socks flat work machines; conveyor, collar dam other machines four equipped laundry. The building was cording to plans all in the Plain Dealer, tiful tile brick front, mings, and in one coil modern office, rear. The outstanding plant, however, is ordination of the works by the systematic arm machinery and other handling. The realization of firm are no less a s public than to Theorem ANAHEIM PA AT CITRUS Managers G. W., W. H. Schureman Orange and Lemon Anaheim Citrus Frntending today the California Citrus Los Angeles. The meeting is a stance of independence seek a revision of regarding shipping Hecke of the State Agriculture. THE THERM Minimum 39 at Maximum 74 at AIN DEALER ING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Monday, February 6, 1922 MURDER WITH DEFENCE IS SEEKING MAN JURY Judge Denies Defense Plea to Bar Burch Talesmen in Case of Woman LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. — Madalynne Obenchain, smiling faintly and a trifle nervous, lost the first point in her case when her trial on a charge of plotting the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, the man she claims she loved, began today before Superior Judge Reeve. Attorneys for Mrs. Obenchain began the trial with an objection to the calling of prospective jurors who were on the panel at the trial of Arthur C. Burch, Mrs. Obenchain's co-defendant in the case. They contended: CONSTITUTION READING IS URGED Rotarians Ask Local Schools Make Its Reading Annually Requirement A resolution asking the teachers in the grammar schools and the Union High School here to require their pupils to read the constitution at least once a year was passed by the Rotary Club today, on motion of S.C. Hartranft, following a speech on "The Constitution Our Safeguard," by Harry F. Atwood of Chicago, speaker of the Better American Federation. Fred Houck presided and Hartranft introduced the speaker. Atwood in the course of his talk had declared that only $30 per cent of Forecasts More Parleys of Nations CONTINENTAL HALL, WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Future conferences of nations to carry forward the work begun by the conference on arms limitation were forecast today by President Harding in an address formally bringing the present parley to a close. "Since this conference of nations has pointed with unanimity to the way of peace today, like conferences in the future, under appropriate conditions and with aims both well conceived and definite may illuminate the hallways and byways of human activity," said Harding. BIRCH TESTIFIES IN SUIT OVER TAXES Otis Birch took the witness stand today in his suit to recover $17,000 in taxes paid under protest in 1916-1917. Birch health with valuations LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. — Madalynne Obenchain, smiling faintly and a trifle nervous, lost the first point in her case when her trial on a charge of plotting the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, the man she claims she loved, began today before Superior Judge Reeve. Attorneys for Mrs. Obenchain began the trial with an objection to the calling of prospective jurors who were on the panel at the trial of Arthur C. Burch, Mrs. Obenchain's co-defendant in the case. They contended that the Burch case jurors had served their time and were eligible for service in Mrs. Obenchain's trial. Deputy District Attorney Keyes submitted the question to Juice Reeve without argument and the court ruled against the defense, holding what the jurors were eligible for service. At the start of the trial today it was rumored that Mrs. Maybelle Roe, who has been granted a new trial after being convicted of murder in connection with the slaying of McCulloch Graydon, would testify for the prosecution regarding conversation with Mrs. Obenchain hold in the county jail. Harry Hammondn Beal, publicity agent, was the first prospective juror called to the box. As the attorneys and others involved in the case assembled in the courtroom, it was reported that District Attorney Woolwine planned to begin the trial with an unqualified demand that the death penalty be inflicted upon Mrs. Obenchain. In the court room, which was crowded to the doors, Mrs. Obenchain was met by "Steady Ralph" Obenchain, her divorced husband, who appeared as one of her attorneys. She shook hands with Jud Rush, chief of her counsel, and his associates, Al MacDonald and S. W. Thompson. More than a hundred men and women appeared as prospective jurors in the case. ANAHEIM LAUNDRY MOST UP-TO-DATE The new building of the Anaheim Laundry Co., at 400-406 South Lemon street, which was ready for business today after the work of removal or Friday and Saturday, isn't the biggest laundry in the state, but it has no superior in completeness and up-to-dateness of equipment. Theodore Bros., the proprietors said today. The former building adjoining its being used for wet wash work and to house the boilers. Each of the machines has its individual motor, and the machines are the best that money can buy. To illustrate the contrast which the new machines offer to the old, the three large washers that have been installed have a capacity equal to eight machines which formerly did this work. A resolution asking the teachers in the grammar schools and the Union High School here to require their pupils to read the constitution at least once a year was passed by the Rotary Club today, on motion of S.C. Hartranft, following a speech on "The Constitution Our Safeguard," by Harry F. Atwood of Chicago, speaker of the Better American Federation. Fred Houck presided and Hartranft introduced the speaker. Atwood in the course of his talk had declared that only 30 per cent of the student body of the Univ. of Wash. admitted, in inquiry from him, that they had read the constitution of the United States. Atwood said that the creation of the constitution was the greatest event since birth of Christ. He declared that during the first 150 years of the country's life, before the constitution was adopted, the people were a mob. After the constitution's adoption the greatest development in government ever seen in the world took place. The immigrants who came to the United States during the favored period of development covering 100 years, didn't know why America was so much a better country than European countries, but realized that it was such. Yet immigrants didn't change their religion, industrial relationships or aught else. The young criminal in that wonderful century was unknown, and there were more real statesmen than at any other like period of the world's history. He compared the constitutional and political development that then took place with the developments culminating in the system of decimal number and the alphabet. Atwood tried to show the unworkability of pure democracy, or a government of direct action, with the efficiency of republicanism, which he defined as true representative government by illustrating how it would work in baseball. Rule by the bleachers, with the umbrella ruled out, would soon ruin the great American game, he showed. So would a method of selecting the players by heredity, as kings were chosen in autocracies, he added, but the autocratic extreme was better than the democratic. The makers of the constitution declared "democracyacles were ever spectacles of turbulence" and warned the people against them. Daniel Webster at 19, declared, he said, that the American government represented an even balance between an autocrat and a mob. As an example of conditions due to the undermining of the constitution he said, 66 per cent of the crimes committed in New York City in 1921 were done by boys of 15 to 21 years of age. But he himself, he said, was worrying about the American born and bred, and not about foreigners. Atwood described Alexander Hamilton as the greatest statesman who ever lived. And James Madison and Harper appropriate conditions and with aims both well conceived and definite may illuminate the hallways and byways of human activity," said Hardling. BIRCH TESTIFIES IN SUIT OVER TAXES Otis Birch took the witness stand today in his suit to recover $17,000 in taxes paid under protest in 1916-1917. Birch health with valuations in the Brea oil field, designed as a link in the chain of evidence intended to show the valuation was placed too high. B. F. Conway, owner of one-fifth of the Birch Oil Co. stock, preceded Birch on the stand. He gave as his estimate of the valuation of the company in 1916-17 the sum of $500,000 but gave no reasons as basis for the conclusion. The valuation that year was placed at $640,-000 by the county assessor and later reduced to $600,000 by the supervisors. Birch's taxes that year were $19,500. He maintained that $2500 was enough. R. J. REDDEN'S CAR STOLEN IN ORANGE R. J. Redden, who has an oil station five miles west of Anaheim, lost a new Ford touring car valued with equipment at $682 Sunday morning in Orange. Redden left the car front of a church, while he was attending Sunday school between 9:30 and 11 a.m. The car was insured with the Automobile Club of Southern California. The number plate was found near a car that had been wrecked on Prospect avenue. The plate of the wrecked car was missing, and it is believed by the police was substituted. The number of the Ford was 4,949,930. FLU EPIDEMIC FEARS ALLAYED WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—Surgeon General Hugh Flaming of public health service allayed the fears of the country today. He asserted there was little danger of an epidemic of influenza sweeping the United States as in 1918 because he said, the rule discovered by science through long experience with the disease told of a gradual increase to an epidemic crest and then an equally slow decline. The appearance of influenza and pneumonia in New York this winter is not to be dreaded by the rest of the country, according to Dr. Fleming. REALTY BOARD WILL Friday and Saturday, isn't the biggest laundry in the state, but it has no superior in completeness and up-to-dateness of equipment. Theodore Bros., the proprietors said today. The former building adjoining its being used for wet wash work and to house the boilers. Each of the machines has its individual motor, and the machines are the best that money can buy. To illustrate the contrast which the new machines offer to the old, the three large washers that have been installed have a capacity equal to eight machines which formerly did this work. There are four extractors; with a speed of 1300-1500 revolutions per minute; a collar drying rom as big as the refrigerator in a modern butcher shop, into which a conveyor, operating on a circuit caries the collars; sock ironers, sewing machines to look after rents and torn places in socks and shirts, big flat work machines, pressers, a shirt conveyor, collar dampener and all the other machines found in a perfectly equipped laundry. The building was constructed according to plans already published in the Plain Deafer. There is a beautiful tile brick front, with green trimming, and in one corner a commodious modern office, with a vault in its rear. The outstanding feature of the plant, however, is the careful coordination of the work made possible by the systematic arrangement of the machinery and other facilities for handling. The realization of the hopes of the firm are no less a satisfaction to the public than to Theodore Bros. ANAHEIM PACKERS AT CITRUS MEETING Managers G. W. Sandilands and W. H. Schureman of the Anaheim Orange and Lemon Assn. and the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Assn. are attending today the meeting of the California Citrus League in Los Angeles. The meeting is called at the instance of independent shippers, who seek a revision of the regulations regarding shipping issued by G. H. Hecke of the State Department of Agriculture. THE THERMOMETER Minimum 39 at 5 a.m. Maximum 74 at 2 p.m. Daniel Webster at 19, declared, he said, that the American government represented an even balance between an autocrat and a mob. As an example of conditions due to the undermining of the constitution he said, 66 per cent of the crimes committed in New York City in 1921 were done by boys of 15 to 21 years of age. But he himself, he said, was worrying about the American born and bred, and not about foreigners. Atwood described Alexander Hamilton as the greatest statesman who ever lived. And James Madison and John Jay were others like him. He said that Washington's reply to the spokesman of the 16 men who voted against the constitution and asked that something be inserted to please the people, should be written above every legislative hall in the country. Washington said that if the constitution failed, how would they pass it then defend it. The men who wrote the constitution fixed individual property rights more firmly, he said, than they ever had been fixed before. During the first 100 years of the constitution's operation there was no talk about communism, socialism or public ownership, he affirmed. Go into any church, school, hall or what-not now, said Atwood, and you would hear everywhere the phrase "the classes and the masses." When he was a boy, he asserted, he never heard of such a division. "Individual responsibility for individual conduct" was sought, he said, and practiced in the period 100 years after the constitution's adoption. Atwood referred with scorn to the agricultural bloc and its demand that a farmer be put on the banking board as its representative. The speech was applauded at its conclusion by the members, of whom all or practically all, were present. FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS MEET Plans for the annual meeting of the County Farm Bureau directors on Feb. 17 were discussed today at a meeting of the directors. Water conservation and other live topics will be discussed. BERT KAHN PORT APPRAISER WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — Bert Kahn has been agreed upon as the appointee for appraisal at the port of San Francisco by Senators Johnson and Sho rtridge. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of B. Goodell as collector of internal revenue at Los Angeles. REALTY BOARD WILL MEET THIS EVENING The Anaheim Realty Board will hold a business meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the C. of C. headquarters on No. Los Angeles-st. The board will later hold noon luncheons, date and place to be determined later. SANTA FE PLANS MUCH IMPROVEMENT NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe will spend $43,150,000 for improvements, betterments, equipment and new track during the coming year. President W. B. Storey announced today. During the last year $35,000,000 was spent. AT ANAHEIM SANITARIUM New patients at the Anaheim Sanitarium include: Jim Kowamoto of Stanton, Mrs. O. U. Craspa of Bakersfield, Jack Parks of Bakersfield, Clayton T. Harris of Whittier, and B. C. Jolly of Anaheim. Witman, eyesight specialist. Staid Out of War, Now Out of Luck NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Because he did not take any part in the European war, neither to fight for his motherland, Greece, nor to aid the United States, the application for citizenship of Geo. P. Georges, 26 years old, a florist was denied by Federal Judge Thomas I. Chattfield. Georges gave as his reason for not entering the service when he was called for the draft that he had destitute parents in Greece whom he had to support. WHEN THRU WITH YOUR PLAIN DEALER, MAIL IT TO EASTERN FRIENDS—IT MAY BRING THEM TO ANAHEIM, FASTEST GROWING CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR WITNESS CONTINUE SEARCH FOR TAYLOR'S EX-SECRETARY LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. "Charge Edward F. Sands with the murder of William Desmond Taylor or eliminate him, once and for all, from the investigation." Captain of Detectives David L. Adams, in charge of the score of sleuths seeking Taylor's assassin, issued that order today to the police homicide squad after a man whose name was withheld stated that he had seen Sands near the fashionable court in which Taylor resided shortly after the noted motion picture director was slain, presumably about 8 o'clock last Wednesday night. The new witness was reported to have given other information to the authorities which caused them to intensify their search for Sands and convinced them that the former valet-secretary of the noted direc- Fatty's Third Trial Starts March 13 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. ORDER today to the police nonjudge squad after a man whose name was withheld stated that he had seen Sands near the fashionable court in which Taylor resided shortly after the noted motion picture director was slain, presumably about 8 o'clock last Wednesday night. The new witness was reported to have given other information to the authorities which caused them to intensify their search for Sands and convinced them that the former valet-secretary of the noted director must be either charged with the slaying or definitely eliminated before progress can be made in the investigation. The new witness was said to have identified Sand's photograph as that of the man he observed near the bungalow court in which Taylor and other film luminaries resided. He was said to have kept the suspect under surveillance for some time, watching his unusual actions. When approached, the suspect was said to have fled. While several of the detectives assigned to the probe were agreed that Sands might be able to give Taylor might have been slain for important information and that revenge, some of the investigators adhered to the belief that the director was murdered in a "love triangle," and they redoubled their efforts in delving into the maze of clues and data obtained. There was some friction in the police probe of the slaying today and it was reported that certain detectives had asked to be given other assignments rather than continue investigating the murder with asserted misunderstandings existing. Several detectives were inclined to the theory that the person who slew Taylor may have been mentally unbalanced and qualified their remarks regarding this phase of the probe by discussing confidential reports obtained today from the mystery witness who called at detective headquarters and who was said to have stated he saw Sands near the scene of the slaying late Wednesday night. URGE VOTE ON PARK PLAN That the proposal to city council by Geo. W. Hamler to sell half the 20-acre city park site for $100,000, the price paid 16 months ago for the entire tract, has not been disposed of by the tabling of the proposition, has been evident from the comment from various quarters within the last ten days. Following is a letter on the subject from a prominent citizen who signs himself taxpayer: "In a recent issue of the local papers it was stated that the city trustees had refused the offer of $100,000 for the west ten acres of the proposed city park. I venture the assertion that, if it were put to a vote, 75 per cent of the electors would favor the sale of that portion of the proposed park at such price, or even less. "The fact is, our taxes are on the increase. Very few municipalities get value received for the money spent. Much of the people's money is spent foolishly, some lavishly; and not unfrequently favoritism, chicanery and graft is practiced. I am not saying that such is true of Anaheim. I don't know. But I do know that the masses of the people almost everywhere are complaining of high taxes, and they are won- F. W. BISHOP BUYS H. BARTER RANCH The Harry Barter ranch on South Magnolia avenue, about five miles west of Anaheim, has been sold to F. W. Bishop, proprietor of the Serouten Fumigating Co. Mr. Bishop plans to make extensive improvements, it is stated, and will remodel the seven-room house on the ranch, and all of the ground that is not now planted to oranges will be so planted. The consideration was $25,000. The sale was consummated through the James E. Stewart Reality Co. This ranch has been in the Bartier family a great many years, this being the first time it has changed hands since it was purchased from the Sterns." WARD WILL EVENING Realty Board will meeting this evening the C. of C. headings Angeles-st. The noon luncheons, to be determined PLANS PROVEMENT Feb. 6.—The Atchanta Fe will spend improvements, but and new track year, President unced today. Durable $35,000,000 was SANITARIUM the Anaheim Sanitary Kowamoto of Craspa of Bakersfield, of Whittier, and B. t specialist. Of War, Out of Luck Feb. 6.—Because any part in the neither to fight land, Greece, nor States, the ap- p齐enship of Geo. years old, a florist Federal Judge outfield, Georgesason for not ence when he was craft that he had in Greece whom art. The fact is, our taxes are on the increase. Very few municipalities get value received for the money spent. Much of the people's money is spent foolishly, some lavishly; and not unfrequently favoritism, chicanery and graft is practiced. I am not saying that such is true of Anaheim. I don't know. But I do know that the masses of the people almost everywhere are complaining of high taxes, and they are wondering what becomes of all the money raised by taxation. In Orange county alone, approximately $4,000,000 was raised last year by taxation. That is an enormous sum of money in a county of about 70,000 people. It amounts to $57 for every man, woman and child. "I think a policy of retrenchment ought to be adopted and pursued by both county and city officials. A 20-acre park is not needed in the heart of a small city like Anaheim. I know of no city in the state which has such a large park so close to the business center of the city, and only a few of the largest which have so large a park within two miles from the business center. The original cost of $100,000 for this 20-acre tract is small compared to the cost of putting in all the improvements as contemplated, and the cost of upkeep during the next ten years. "Ten acres is large enough for this city. When you consider the school playgrounds and the Y. M. C. A. and other places of amusement, and recreation for our people, and the fact that most of them having automobiles prefer to go to the beaches or to the mountains, I wonder why our city trustees consider it the part of wisdom to spend large sums to perfect and improve this 20-acre tract, pay a gardener and carotaker to look after it, just for the use of a very small percentage of our people, when ten acres would do just as well. Then again, think of the vast saving if half were sold for $100,000 for subdivision purposes, and houses erected thereon, and the property taxed as other residential property, the large revenue to be derived; whereas, under the present plans it would be constant outlay and no revenue. Why not submit this question to a vote of the people? Yours truly, TAXPAYER." Magnolia-avenue, about five miles west of Anaheim, has been sold to F. W. Bishop, proprietor of the Serouen Fumigating Co., Mr. Bishop plans to make extensive improvements, it is stated, and will remodel the seven-room house on the ranch, and all of the ground that is not now planted to oranges will be so planted. The consideration was $25,000. The sale was consummated thru the James E. Stewart Realty Co.. This ranch has been in the Bartar family a great many years, this being the first time it has changed hands since it was purchased from the Sterns Rancho Co., about 40 years ago. FURNITURE DEALER OF SANTA ANA DIES George Clausen, furniture dealer of Santa Ana for 15 years, died suddenly at 3 a.m. Sunday morning, following a stroke of apoplexy three hours before. He was 69 years old and resided at 1509 North Main street. The death, following that of his daughter, Miss Alice Clausen, who was fatally burned two months ago, came as a great shock to neighbors and friends of the family. Miss Clausen formerly was supervisor of the kindergarten at the Jefferson street school. Clausen had been to the theater, but returned between 9:30 and 10 o'clock Saturday night. Three or four months ago a fine new brick building for his business was completed on West Fourth street. The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday with services at the Mission funeral home of Mills & Windigler. HEAVIER CITRUS FRUIT SHIPMENTS Shipments of citrus So. Pac. from Ana- or 18 cars more- 1921, D. G. Malik today. Pickle year, although ceased gave was over. Harry If It's Now CALIFIC trees, California ornamental Nurser Phone