oc-plain-dealer 1922-05-11

BUILDING PERMITS TELL STORY OF ANAHEIM'S GROWTH Year 1921 $1,254,375 No. of Permits 564 Year 1920 $79,980 No. of Permits 362 Plain LEADING NEWS VOL.. XXV—NO. 235 CASTRO RETAILERSTO DECORATE FOR EXPO 200 Representative Farm Bureau Men Visit Valencia Orange Show Ten of Anaheim's principal merchants will decorate windows on May 17th to attract attention of the public to the California Valencia Orange show. A silver cup will be the trophy for the best window decoration and the point of judging will be made on quality and artistic effect and the publicity slant affecting the show. Two hundred county farm advisors and county farm bureau men on a visit through Orange-co yesterday drove through the show grounds and received fine Valencia oranges fromerman Stern, executive chairman, and others who were present to so regale them. The visit was carried out with great precision and only lasted five minutes as the agricul Straw Hat Season's Here; Goodby Derby! The straw hat season is here. The weatherman says so, rather emphatically today. In fact, you will hardly dare come down town Saturday with a fedora or derby. Get in line. It's a mighty good part of the cleanup campaign as a prelude to the orange show. You'll want to have on your best bib and tucker for the orange show crowds. So, get that straw lid and have it broke in before the show opens. EXCITED OVER S. O. TEST AT PARK Residents of the Buena Park district are excited over prospects for oil. It was reported today that the Standard Oil test well on the Mitchell FULLERTANXIOUHOOK Otherwise Will Build Own S Engineer Fullerton is decided in its efforts to hoo Anaheim and Santa sewer at this late day ceeded today by Ben lerton city engineer. "We must get our ocean even if we ha own outfall," stated are absolutely up sewage disposal the helm and Santa Ana Dupuy has been ing the grades to best way to join wit outfall sewer line, cap is the very slight Fullerton and the to the California Valencia Orange show. A silver cup will be the trophy for the best window decoration and the point of judging will be made on quality and artistic effect and the publicity slant affecting the show. Two hundred county farm advisors and county farm bureau men on a visit through Orange-co yesterday drove through the show grounds and received fine Valencia oranges from German Stern, executive chairman, and others who were present to so regale them. The visit was carried out with great precision and only lasted five minutes as the agriculturists had a busy day before them. About 50 automobiles all containing the official emblems of the different counties reviewed the great tents and other activities of the show. R. R. Holbrook of Los Angeles took charge of booth building operations in the industrial department of the Orange show on Monday and has already built up a score of these booths. They are painted in white and dark green with green burtap back walls having nine foot posts with capitols at the back and four foot posts of the same design along the front of street dimensions. It is planned to have every booth in the industrial department built along absolutely uniform lines, so that this part of the show will be even more dignified and impressive in appearance than in 1921. P. G. Alen, decorator for the show, will ship the bandstand tomorrow from Los Angeles. An excavation three feet deep and 18 feet square is made in the center of the citrus department to give room under the stage for the artists to use as dressing rooms will be much more comfortable and larger than last year. Doc Barnes will supervise the building of the bandstand which will have several features of novelty this several delegates from La Crea C. of C. were at the show grounds yesterday and picked out a central space in the rear rack line where they will display oranges, lemons and grape fruit in the midst of a highly decorative scheme. Brea C. of C. which is composed almost entirely of men in the oil business, will bring down an impressive feature consisting of a derrick with engine and all other parts ready to go. A little flume of oil will be forced thru the "well" in the center of the derrick and the whole will be lifted several feet from the arena floor and will make a very interesting feature. Whittier C. of C. will enter a fine citrus feature as well also Orange-co Rotary clubs. Chas. C. Chapman, honorary president of the show, has signed an application for a feature space which will be to the left of the front side of the bandstand. Local packers who are placing features include Anaheim Citrus Fruit Ass'n, American Fruit Growers, Inc., under the skilled supervision of Tom Anderson of Lindsay Calif., will have a rock decoration covering 90 feet of frontage and the Mutual Orange Distributors of Redlands have signed for even a larger space at the right of the entrance. Both of these exhibits S. O. TEST AT PARK Residents of the Buena Park district are excited over prospects for oil. It was reported today that the Standard Oil test well on the Mitchell lease was about 2880 feet and "the log was promising for a producing field." It was known in Anaheim that drillers had found the formation such that operations had been temporarily stopped until officials of the company could come from Los Angeles and inspect the hole. Drilling was resumed after their visit. SWOPE RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD MONDAY P. A. Swope, associate manager of the California Theatre, will leave May 15 for Hollywood, where he has several excellent offers under consideration. He has been here since Oct. 1 and helped to open the local playhouse. He was in Hollywood before he came here. The former Elsa Lynburner, usher, has left Miss Phylliss Clark has taken her place. Charles W. Hawley, former organist has gone to Eugene Ore., to become organist at the Rex Theatre, according to friends here. HUSBAND'S LAWYERS GRILL MRS. STILLMAN POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., May 11—Mrs. Anne U. Stillman was to be cross-examined today in her husband's suit for divorce. The paternity of Baby Guy Stillman is the main issue of the hearing, and Mrs. Stillman's story of her acquaintance with Fred Beauvais, the Indian guide, was to be subjected to severe fire by the banker's attorneys. "Bud" Stillman was to be put on the stand in his mother's defense to substantiate her story of her summer vacation in 1916. ST. ANN'S INN TO BE CLOSED TONIGHT The directors of the Santa Ana Hotel Co. have declined an offer of $25,000 by Fred Kalenbeck of Pomona, for the furniture and equipment of St. Ann's Inn, and H. J. Forgy, attorney and a director, declared that the hotel would not be leased to others to operate. Forgy said that leasing the property would mean sewer at this late date preceded today by Benlerton city engineer. "We must get our ocean even if we have own outfall," stated are absolutely up to sewage disposal the heim and Santa Ana Dupuy has been given ing the grades to best way to join with outfall sewer line, cap is the very slight Fullerton and the farm on the Garden cause of the depth sewer line on Con Fullerton, from .14 line would still be fenced at the Anaheim allowing a fall of b 1000. Fullerton ma Anaheim sink its line to permit the union lion line, Fullerton ditional cost of treat Anaheim and San apparently are still operate with Fullerton turp proposition once after ering into a contract It is presumed that rangement will be to termination when or Santa Ana designtail off is supposed city of 40,000. It will be long before lion and Garden O a population of 40,000 arrangement with H necessarily be only most. HOLT WILL LIST FOR PEN S Refusal today of Ju to sign a certificate cause for appeal end W.A. Holt of Orange stable, to be freed or charge brought against rior court, and he w San Quentin penitent day to serve a sentence than 7½ years. Satu a five-day stay of him in which to arra A 16-year-old Orange volved. Ernest Walker ion in the deed, was a State Hospital for thy walk. The evidence feeble-minded. The fight to free h bitterest in the time Walker applied Judge West dent new trial and sentence Clyde Bishop was ST. ANN'S INN TO BE CLOSED TONIGHT The directors of the Santa Ana Hotel Co. have declined an offer of $25,000 by Fred Kalenbeck of Pomona, for the furniture and equipment of St. Ann's Inn, and H. J. Forgy, attorney and a director, declared that the hotel would not be leased to others to operate. Forgy said that leasing the property would mean that merely the interest charges, etc., would be paid, and dollar for dollar to investors not returned, as the directors hoped to do. The hotel, then fore, will be closed tonight, after being operated for some 18 months, and six weeks to two months spent in renovating and improving the property. BANK CASHIER BEGINS PRISON TERM UKIAH, Cal., May 11.—James E. Weller, cashier of the First National bank and the First Bank of Savings of Fort Bragg, Cal., was taken to San Quentin penitentiary today to serve an indefinite term for embezzlement, which can run as high as 60 years. Weller, who is accused of having taken approximately $200,000 of the funds of the two banks, pleaded guilty. 10,000 SLAIN IN CHINESE UPRISING SHANGHAI, May 11.—Ten thousand inhabitants of Cheng Chow, city in the Honan province, were slaughtered by troops of Chao Chieh in two days' fighting, before the insurrection against Wu Pei Fu was crushed according to advises from Kai Feng Fu. U. S. MAY RECOVER $100,000,000 WASHINGTON, May 10.—Recovery of as much as $100,000,000 on war contracts in which the Government was defrauded is predicted by Attorney General Daugherty, whose report to President Harding the latter transmitted to Congress. Evidence of fraud has been disclosed in every one of a large number of the more important cases, it was stated. THE THERMOMETER Minimum 42 at 6 a.m. Maximum 76 at 2 p.m. BUILDING PERMITS C. A. Vinson, frame office at 915 N. Los Angeles-st., cost $600. Frank Tuma, California residence at 3 Pearl-st., cost $400. H. Strandt, frame garage at 110: W. Center-st., cost $150. E. Berent, frame residence and garage at 1201 W. Broadway, cost $3000. Thomas A. Williams, frame residence and garage at 760 W. Zeyn-st., cost $4500. FRUIT SALES TODAY NEW YORK: Slower and higher havels and lemons; oranges $4.60 to $9.35, lemons $5.65. BOSTON: Unchanged oranges and lemons; oranges $6.40 to $7.80, lemons $4.25 to $4.95. PHILADELPHIA: Slower and higher lemons; oranges $4.15 to $6.55, lemons $3.60 to $4.50. AIN DEALER ING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Thursday, May 11, 1922 O FOUND G FULLERTON IS ANXIOUS TO HOOK UP Otherwise Will Have to Build Own Sewer Says Engineer Dupuy Fullerton is decidedly in earnest in its efforts to hook up with the Anaheim and Santa Ana outfall sewer at this late date, it was conceded today by Benj. Dupuy, Fullerton city engineer. "We must get our sewage to the ocean even if we have to build our own outfall," stated Dupuy. "We are absolutely up against it for sewage disposal the same as Anaheim and Santa Ana." Dupuy has been carefully studying the grades to ascertain the best way to join with the Anaheim outfall sewer line. A bad handicap is the very slight grade between Fullerton and the Anaheim sewer A Jitney and a Tin Can Admits a Kid to the Special Fairyland Cleanup Matinee ADMISSION a nickel and a clean tin can! Can you beat it, kids? The Fairyland Theatre is getting already for a special cleanup and paintup matinee for you Saturday afternoon. You may also like to know that a dime will let you into any show hereafter, evening or afternoon, at the Fairyland and your dad and mother will have to pay only 22 cents any day or night except Saturday night, when 39 cents will be asked. May McAvoy in "A Virginia Courtship," Carter DeHaven in "Doing the Law" and a scenic, "The Land of the Beginning," besides the Pathe News will be shown at the special matinee Saturday afternoon which has been arranged especially in cooperation with The Plain Dealer's cleanup campaign. Are you kids helping the city to clean up before the Orange Show? If you will be careful not to litter up lawns or walk on unprotected flowerbeds you can do a good deal to help. That's prevention, and prevention is better than cure. REPORT UNION PACIFIC TO SAN DIEGO DRY FORCES MAKE L.A. RAIDS REPORT UNION PACIFIC TO SAN DIEGO Reports are being circulated in San Diego that the Union Pacific railway is planning to extend its lines from El Toro near Capistrano to the southern city in order to relieve transcontinental freight traffic congested about San Pedro and Los Angeles. El Toro is mentioned as the terminus of an extension into Orange County. El Toro is 80 miles from San Diego. Surveyors busy on the Santa Marguerita ranch between El Toro and San Diego have been partly responsible for the report. The railway is expected to issue a report about July 1. ELKS’ LODGE HAS MOTHER’S PROGRAM Anaheim Elks at their regular meeting last night celebrated mothers’ Day with an appropriate program. J. Leslie Swope, of Hollywood, vice president of the State Elks’ Ass'n., delivered an excellent address. Officers of the Anaheim lodge will go to the ritualistic contest in Riverside next month with high hopes of bringing back first honors, it was announced. The baseball and bowling teams were given high accord. Both will be assured fullest financial and moral support as in the past, it was stated. The local lodge will put up a cup for the So. Cal. Elks Bowling league in which there will be two five-men entries from here. CALL OFF YODLING PERFORMANCE HERE Owing to the unexpected illness of Fritz Zimmermann, the folk song and yodling performance to have been given May 17 at the new Union High School auditorium has been called off, according to a letter from Mme. Marcelle Grandville in Los Angeles today. The Swias entertainers announce no plans as yet for the proposed affair. TRIAL OF ILLINOIS GOVENOR BEGINS LOS ANGELES, May 11—One of the most novel methods of “bootlegging” yet revealed in Southern California was reported today by local prohibition agents who, launching a new drug against violators of the Volunteer set, arrested L. Enrico and G. Pelon, proprietors of a French Italian bakery in Santa Monica. It consisted, it is said, of an elaborately arranged “bread and liquor” system of delivery, whereby customers of the prosperous bakery could obtain either bread to satisfy their hunger or liquor to quench their thirst. The liquor deliveries were made in conjunction with the bread deliveries, according to the report of prohibition agents under W. W. Anderson, division chief for California and Nevada. In the outside compartments for capricious bread baskets, bread for prospective customers was stored, but in the center bottles of liquor already consigned to regular customers, who could have their choice of whiskey, brandy or wine, were concealed. The mistake of an employee of the bakery, who delivered a bottle of the liquor to the home of one Anderson’s “dry” agents, led to the indulgence of the proprietors, it was revealed by the report of this agent. The liquor was consigned to another address, but this prohibition agent retained possession of it and commended an investigation that led to the arrest of the proprietors. These and other arrests constituted the first made by Anderson since agents here. The first catch was made when Anderson looked down from his headquarters in the American Bank building at Second and Spring streets into the Barrel House, 120 West 2d street, well known in the old saloon days. Noting unusual business activity in the vicinity of the establishment, according to his report, Anderson sent some of his agents to investigate. After they succeeded in making purchases of brandy, they alleged, they arrested J. W. Neworth. CAMP REUNION AT A 16-year-old Orange girl was involved in the deed, was sentenced to the State Hospital for the Insane in Norwalk. The evidence showed he was feeble-minded. The fight to free Holt was on of the bitterest in the county. At the time Walker applied for probation, Judge West denied a motion for a new trial and sentenced Holt. Clyde Bishop was Holt's attorney. PAYS $25 FINE FOR SWEARING IN PHONE KANSAS CITY, May 11.—W. R. Smith wanted a policemnt in a hurry. He called up headquarters and when the girl operator of the police system couldn't get him the desired connection Smith "cussed." "It takes you a hell of a long time to get a cop," Smith said. "It took a longer time than that even," declared Smith after he had been arrested and confronted with the remark in court. "I forgot myself, I guess." The judge thought $25 was a proper fine. NEW PEACE EFFORT BEGUN IN IRELAND DUBLIN, May 11.—Another effort to bring peace to Ireland was launched today by the Irish peace committee which had reported to the dail cireann yesterday that it was unable to find a basis for a permanent truce between the Free State and republican armies. REPORT WELL FIRE WHEN SUMP BURNS Burning of a sump hole on the Meyers lease caused a report to be spread today in Santa Fe Springs that another gasser had broken out and caught fire. The report was false and no damage has been caused. SUBDUE INSURRECTION MEXICO CITY, May 11.—An insurrection at Puebla, started by the rebellious Gen. Celso Cepeda, has been subdued, according to a war office statement today. PERFORMANCE HERE Owing to the unexpected illness of Fritz Zimmermann, the folk song and yodling performance to have been given May 17 at the new Union High School auditorium has been called off, according to a letter from Mine, Marcelle Grandville in Los Angeles today. The Swiss entertainers announce no plans as yet for the proposed affair. TRIAL OF ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BEGINS COURTHOUSE, WAUKEGAN, Ill., May 11.—The actual trial of Gov. Leh Small of Illinois on charges of conspiracy to embezzle state funds was started at 10:10 o'clock this morning when Chief of Prosecution Counsel C. Fred Mortimer, state's attorney of San Gamon county, began the opening address of the prosecution. POMONA HONORS CENTENARIAN TODAY LOS ANGELES, May 11—Pomona paid high honor to its most venerable citizen today. She is Mrs. Abigail Merriam of 586 West Fourth street, in that city, and today was her hundredth birthday. First of all Thomas R. Covington of Pomona made an official call on Mrs. Merriam. He tendered her, on behalf of the city, congratulation on her attainment of the century mark, and expressed to her the good wishes of all the people of the municipality. MANDALAY SWEPT BY FIRE; HEAVY LOSS RANGOON, India, May 11.—The city of Mandalay was swept by fire today. Many persons are homeless and the damage is very heavy. FINED $10 AT ORANGE Horace W. Cloer, an Anaheim youth, was fined $10 yesterday at Orange on the charge of driving his car over a fire hose, having been arrested last Friday evening. CAMP REUNION AT Y. M. C. A. FRI. NIGHT The announcement that the Camp Wilkie folders were out for the Y. M. C. A. camps this summer brings back some pleasant memories to the fellows who were at camp last year. In order to get the old Camp Wilkie bunch together again before going to camp the secretaries are planning a big camp reunion at the Y. M. C. A. building on South Philadelphia-st, Anaheim, tomorrow night. The program will start about 7 o'clock with a big camp-fire meeting on the grounds and a marshmellow-bake, the Y. M. C. A. furnishing the "eats." There will be a meeting of the Camp Wilkie Rag Society and following this a swim in the pool. Every fellow who was at camp last year is expected to be there and bring his bathing suit if he wants to go swimming. Invitaions have been sent out to 75 fellows and leaders and a good time is to be expected. BETTER GET THAT LICENSE FOR BRUNO Badges for dog licenses were received this morning by the local police and the department expects to begin at once to collect dog licenses. Touser must be tagged or else his life will be in danger. The license for male dogs is $1, for females $2. The police also received new badges today. -Witman, Eyesight specialist. 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 GUILTY JURY RETURNS VERDICT IN FIRST DEGREE TODAY A verdict of murder in the first degree, with recommendation of life imprisonment, was returned against Ramon Castro by a jury in Superior Judge Z. B. West's court at Santa Ana after five hours' deliberation. Francisco Gonzales, Castro's companion, was freed. Castro left court cursing the jury. Gonzales and his family were overcome with joy at his acquittal, which was based on evidence that he had tried to act as peacemaker and had not fired on the slain man, Demetro Rodriguez. Castro will be taken back to San Quentin penitentiary, where he completed a commuted sentence of eight years on a statutory charge based on a crime in the north before he came south. Jealousy of Rodriguez, who was a widower, was the motive of the crime, it developed. They both sought the hand of the same woman. The principal witnesses to the crime ORCES L.A. DS May 11.—One of methods of "bootleg-in Southern Californias" today by local who, launching most violators of arrest L. Enrico proprietors of a bakery in Santa Claudia, of an elaborate and liquor-whereby custom was bakery could to satisfy their quench their sales were made in the bread deliver- report of prohi-W. W. Anderson, California and Nebraska compartments for baskets, bread for cookies, bottles of liquor or regular custo- their choice of wine, were con- employee of the old bottle of the one of Ander- led to the undoers, it was revealed this agent, consigned to an anti-prohibition session of it and mitigation that led proprietors arrests constitut- Anderson since was made when from his head- american Bank built Spring streets case, 120 West 2d on the old saloon business activity the establishment, report, Anderson agents to investigate in making they alleged, Neworth. DEMAND CASH IN NOTES TO PASTORS LOS ANGELES, May 11.—Threatening letters signed "Ku Klux Klan," demanding sums ranging from $1000 to $10,000, have been received by the pastors of five negro Methodist churches, one in Watts and others in Los Angeles, it developed at the sheriff's office today while the county grand jury was proceeding with its investigation of the Ku Klux Klan and the Inglewood mob violence. The letters, which threatened death and disaster to each of the ministers and their congregations, were received by the Rev. J. W. Price, pastor of the A. M. E. church at Watts; the Rev. Dr. Wilson of the A. M. E. church in Los Angeles, the Rev. A. P. Shaw, pastor of a church in Paloma avenue, the Rev. W. A. McCorkle and the Rev. Dr. Driver. It was learned that a trap had been set by deputy sheriffs for the writer of the letters and that one suspect had been arrested who was later released when he could not be connected with the blackhand notes. The letter received by the Rev. Price says: "This means death or blood to you and your congregation if you refuse to comply with our demands. If you will do as we ask you to do the Ku Klux Klan will ever be your NELSON SEES WOOLWINE ON K.K. Report today, apparently authentic, declared that District Attorney A. P. Nelson, who is in Los Angeles conferring with District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine of Los Angeles county, in regard to the Ku Klux Klan, had received from Woolwine an additional list of Klan members in Orange county. C. N. Mozley, deputy district attorney, could not confirm the report as yet. That there are numbers in the county other than those previously given Nelson by Woolwine is regarded as certain, because the list received included only those enrolled up to and including March 31. Orange-co., was not connected with the Los Angeles investigation until some time after that date. L. R. James, resident manager in Santa Ana of the Nick Harris detective agency, also is in Los Angeles today, to confer it is assumed with Harris regarding his connection with the Klan, which he denies, but which Nelson affirms, following James' alleged offer to Herman J. Efker of Anaheim to trail the source of the Klan letter which Efker received. Mozley said that, so far as he know, no reply or acknowledgement had been received by Nelson or his aides from the postoffice inspector's office in Los Angeles concerning the prosecution of Efker's case. Asked regarding the legal status of the Klan, Mozley said it had no legal entity as an organization or corporation. In case it should be prosecuted, action would have to be brought against is as an association and no papers could be served on its officers as being responsible for all acts of members. The Secretary of State, Frank C. Jordan, has declined to issue a charter to the Klan until it has declared its status and objecte. Its organization is not purely social and fraternal like most others. 29 APPEAR BEFORE JURY OVER RAID LOS ANGELES, May 11.—Twenty-nine men who are said to have signed a sworn statement that they participated in the Inglewood bootleg raid on April 22, appeared before the grand jury. They are: W. A. 29 APPEAR BEFORE JURY OVER RAID LOS ANGELES, May 11.—Twenty-nine men who are said to have signed a sworn statement that they participated in the Inglewood bootleg raid on April 22, appeared before the grand jury. They are: W. A. Alexander, Charles Castro, Leonard Reugg, W. E. Mosher, N. Cheney, F. M. Walton, F. C. Lemon, M. C. Hulburt, G. Leoniardt, C. J. Brown, M. L. Whaley, R. Mears, H. A. McCakkester, E. J. Robechaux, T. T. Love, W. Ulm, H. V. Beaver, John Baum, William Hall, Warren Hail, A. Aylesworth, W. B. Mall, R. W. Williams, J. P. Reid, Tom Jennings, J. P. Williams, William Michel, E. E. Reid and Harvey C. Levitt. Chief of Police Louis D. Oaks said he applied for admission to the Ku Klux Klan, but withdrew the application the same day, and never had been connected with the order. It was the letter of withdrawal that was the basis of public reports of his connection with the order, he declared. STORK VERY BUSY AT "THE RETREAT" With the sterner sex in a hopeless minority, five babies have first seen the light of day at "The Retreat" within the last ten days. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wilson are parents of a 7-3-4 pound daughter, born last night; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Yaeger, an eight pound girl, on May 8; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Emory of Olinda, a nine pound boy on May 7; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Given, an 8-1-2 pound daughter, May 3, and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Updyke a 9-1-2 pound daughter on April 30. ATTEND ENCAMPMENT Members of the G. A. R. in Orange county are attending today the annual encampment of the California-Nevada G. A. R. in Riverside Governor William D. Stephens and Dr. Lewis S. Pilcher, commander in chief of the California G. A. R., are scheduled to address the meetings. FIVE KILLED, 20 HURT IN NEBRASKA STORM LEXINGTON, Neb., May 11.—Five persons are believed dead and 20 injured in a tornado which struck half a mile east of here last night. Ben Berman, his wife and three children are missing and believed dead. A second twister struck in the vicinity of Overton, destroying two miles of telephone poles. Seven farm buildings were swept from path of the storm. Wires are and details are meager. Offered pieces of the Berman been found this morning. Much farm property is stroyed in the vicinity Bow. The tail end of Lincoln at midnight resulted. Carl Simmons tractor, Phone #