oc-plain-dealer 1922-06-30

WHEN THRU WITH YOUR PLAIN DEALER, MAIL IT TO EASTERN FRIENDS—IT MAY BRING THEM TO ANAHEIM, FASTEST GROWING CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY. VOL. XXV—NO. 278 DUBLIN Buy in Anaheim and G-R-E-A-T-E-R PROSPERITY By the Mysterious Cowboy The Buy-In-Anahim and Greater Prosperity Campaign is coming to a close. By that I mean that the first stages of the campaign are about finished. The campaign has been so formulated that it will last for fifty-two weeks from the time I leave this prosperous city. For more than thirty days I have sought out your best merchants for membership in the campaign and they have responded with magnanimous willingness. The greater part of the work is done—the cartoons are all made, the stories are ready and F.A. BACKS SR. PIONEER OF CITY, DIES Funeral Will Be Held Monday Morning from St. Bonifact Church Ferdinand A. Backs, Sr., one of the oldest residents of the city, died at 8 o'clock this morning at Mountain Glen Sanitarium, Sierra Madre, where he had been a patient since last October. The funeral services will be held Monday at St. Boniface church, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock, Rev. Peter Brown,pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery, Los An- The Buy-In-Anahim and Greater Prosperity Campaign is coming to a close. By that I mean that the first stages of the campaign are about finished. The campaign has been so formulated that it will last for fifty-two weeks from the time I leave this prosperous city. For more than thirty days I have sought out your best merchants for membership in the campaign and they have responded with magnanimous willingness. The greater part of the work is done—the cartoons are all made, the stories are ready and the entire success of the campaign is assured. The Plain Dealer will publish during the coming twelve months the names of your best boosters, their activities, their ideas their ardent desires for a greater Anaheim, their cartoons, Follow the series, it will be full of interest and instruction. As I have told you every aim we have striven for has been realized, thanks to those merchants who have the welfare of Anaheim at heart and who would have the outside world and the home folks, too, know of the merchandising that are obtainable in this city. And I have met the dean of butchers my last days in Anaheim. You know who I mean—it is none other than Fred H. Schneider of the Sanitary Market. All of his business was devoted to the butcher business and I am here to tell you that the public is getting the benefits of his long service and thorough knowledge of the game, from his splendid establishment in East Center street. His meats are wholesome and his service is second to none. His premises are modern and he is continuing to build an already large business. Yesterday was a day of the deans. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to a most interesting and useful man—Mr. M. Eltiste of M. Eltiste and Co. Orange county distributors for that famous line of International Harvester implements. He represents the greatest implement house in the world and his territory embraces the smallest but wealthiest agricultural county in the country. From that you will see that he and his institution are busy, but they are equal to it. He has all of the farm machinery that the farmer will need and with prompt service. And I must say that he is one of the foremost when it comes to boosting Anaheim. More power to him. Yesterday was full of interest for me. Not only did I meet some of the deans of industry but who should come to town but my old friend Dr. A. Halden Jones and with him was another old acquaintance, Dr. H. L. Mitchell. The former is a celebrated physician and chemist, for many years practicing in Los Angeles but nationally known and appreciated for his distinguished day Morning from St. Bonifact Church Ferdinand A. Backs, Sr., one of the oldest residents of the city, died at 8 o'clock this morning at Mountain Glen Sanitarium, Sierra Madre, where he had been a patient since last October. The funeral services will be held Monday at St. Boniface church, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock, Rev. Peter Brown,pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery, Los Angeles. The dead man was born at Herstelle, Germany, in Westphalia, Aug. 12, 1844, the son of Moritz and Catherine Backs. He was educated in the public schools and by private teachers. When he was old enough, he learned the trade of cabinet maker. Of the four brothers he was the first to come to America, sailing from Bremen around the Horn for San Francisco in 1865. The trip around the Horn then was dangerous, but necessary because of the lack of adequate railway facilities. He came to Anaheim a few years later, following his brother, Joseph Backs, by two years. Here he married Louisa Werder, a daughter of one of the original pioneers from the northern metropolis. They had seven children, of whom five survive: F. A. Backs, Jr., Herman Backs, Miss Francis Backs, Mrs. Amelia Backs Walbridge of Santa Ana and Mrs. Emma Backs Jackson of Los Angeles. The other immediate survivors are two brothers and a sister, Joseph Backs and August Backs of Anaheim and Mrs. Anna Pnapke of Oxnard. Ferdinand Backs was active in the city. He served as trustee, and embarked into the undertaking and furniture business with his brother, Joseph. As the town grew, there was business enough for both, and Joseph Backs opened a shop of his own on West Chartres-st. He also was a member of the Concordia club and some of its predecessors. He never left the city. He leaves in Anaheim a host of friends who mourn his passing. J. R. Abernathy TO RUN FOR CO. SUPT. J. R. Abernathy, former Anaheim grammar school superintendent, intends to run for county superintendent of schools against R. P. Mitchell, incumbent, it was announced here this afternoon by friends of Abernathy. STATE NEAR CLOSE IN OBENCHAIN CASE LOS ANGELES, June 30—Possibilities that the state may close its side of the case tonight or Monday morning were apparent when the re-issue Madayline C. Obenchain on large murder J. Belton Yesterday was full of interest for me. Not only did I meet some of the deans of industry but who should come to town but my old friend Dr. A. Halden Jones and with him was another old acquaintance, Dr. H. L. Mitchell. The former is a celebrated physician and chemist, for many years practicing in Los Angeles but nationally known and appreciated for his distinguished valents. Dr. Mitchell is a dentist of western birth and western progressiveness, and a man of no mean capabilities in his profession. The incentive for the visit was, first of all, Anaheim, but I may say that both gentlemen are much interested in the further development of citrus fruit and oil in this county. The next call was on Mr. George Dunton of the Ford and Lincoln agency at his beautiful show rooms in North Los Angeles street. It is such a pretty place of business; the system of their business runs so smoothly; their cars are well decorated and distinguished; cannel are so efficient and courteous—that I wanted to move it. I won't talk about the Ford, the world is forever praising that car, but I can feast on the beauty and the superiority of the Lincoln. No better man could represent the Ford product. George Dunton has been connected with the Ford people for more than ten years. And George is some booster for Anaheim and Orange county, too. ESTATE TO CHILDREN NEW YORK, June 30. — William Rockefeller, brother of John D., and himself an oil magnate, has bequeathed most of his vast fortune to his children. BUILDING PERMITS David Swanstron, repair Calif., residence at 707 E. Wilhelmina-st, cost $100. C. W. Lillbridge, tent house at 549 So. Janss-st, cost $100. M. A. Anton, frame garage at No. Los Angeles and Lemon-sts, cost $100. STATE NEAR CLOSE IN OBENCHAIN CASE LOS ANGELES, June 30. — Possibilities that the state may close its side of the case tonight or Monday morning were apparent when the review of Madaylnne C. Obenchain on large of murdering J. Belton day was resumed before Judge M. Shenk today. Her legal strategy is expected because state calls S. S. Hahn, local attorney to the stand. Hahn, it is said, secured damaging statements from Mrs. Ofenchain while representing a local newspaper. AMUNDSEN ON WAY TO POLA RREGIONS NOME, Alaska, June 30. — The adventure schooner Maud was at sea between this city and Point Barrow today. The vessel carried the polar expedition party of Capt. Roald Nordsen, Norwegian explorer. AGREE TO DEBT PLAN WASHINGTON, June 30. — Abeyance of interest payments by foreign nationson their war debts to the United States is agreed to by the American debt funding commission, it was reported today. Regular Chinese Fire Crackers for sale by Dak Lee Co., 111 W. Charleston-st, Anaclin. FRUIT SALES TODAY BOSTON: Higher oranges and lemons; oranges $6.90 to $8.10, lemons $3.50 to $4.55. NEW YORK: Higher valencias, steady lemons; oranges $6.85 to -10.95, lemons $4.15 to $5.80. PHILADELPHIA: Steady and higher oranges; unchanged lemons; oranges $6.75 to $9.35, lemons $3.55 to $3.75. CLEVELAND: Lower oranges and lemons; oranges $5.15 to $5.95, lemons $3.10 to $4.15. PITTSBURGH: Higher oranges, easier lemons; oranges -7.45, lemons $1.10 to $4.50. AIN DEALING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Friday, June 30, 1922 Immigrant Army Ready to Enter U.S. QUARANTINE STATION, STAPLETON, N. Y., June 30. The greatest immigration armada in history bere down on New York today. A score of huge liners, bringing a horde of foreigners, are rushing for port or hovering just outside the three-mile limit. At the stroke of midnight the gateway to the new world will swing open to admit a new year's quota of immigrants. After that hour Uncle Sam will admit from each country permitted to send immigrants, one-fifth of 3 percent of that country's present population in the United States. HEAD INJURY IN FALL OFF BATTERY CO. PRESIDENT COMING Expert Organization Assembling for Promising New Industry in City A. A. Olson, president of the Potent Dry Battery Co. and inventor of the Anaheim Potent dry battery, leaves Chicago tonight to join the balance of his organization who have been here for the last two weeks. The Potent dry battery is the result of 10 years' effort on the part of Ole to manufacture a storage battery for starting and ignition JUNE BLDG. PERMITS $59.337 With Permit for City Hall Yet to Be Issued, Building Is Brisk June building permits up to noon represented in value $59,337, bringing the total for the six months to $689,981, compared with $458,150 during the corresponding period of last year. Permits numbered 41, making a total for the six months of 308 against 200 in 1921. Forty-one was the number of permits also in June a year ago. HEAD INJURY IN FALL OFF TRUCK E. Peterson of Fullerton, an employee of the Moody House Movers Co., was thrown from a truck in Fullerton yesterday and seriously injured. He was taken to the Fullerton hospital where he was given surgical attention, and it was found that he had sustained a fractured skull. He is still unconscious. It is not known whether or not he has any near relatives. The company which employed him knew nothing of him except that he was but recently from the east. He is about 40 years old. It is that he will recover. He fell from the truck as it swerved around a corner, and his head struck the pavement. U.S. ACTS TO PREVENT BIG RY. WALKOUT CHICAGO, June 30—Government agents, railroad chiefs and the leaders of workers' unions were battling today in the effort to prevent the walkout set for tomorrow at 10 a.m., of 400,000 men. The feeling here is that if the strike of the maintenance of way and shop men is not prevented, the worst railroad strike in the history of the world will be precipitated, as it is believed that the other rail organizations will join these in the effort to tie up the roads. President Harding has taken a personal hand in the effort to prevent the strike and today's meeting, which is scheduled for 2 p.m., has been brought about because of his action. It is fully expected that a basis for compromise will be found and that the rail workers will accept the cut invages without striking. If It's from Witman's It's Good. THE THERMOMETER Maximum 84 at 2:30 p.m. IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION ASSIGNED FOR PROMISING NEW INDUSTRY in City A. A. Olson, president of the Potent Dry Battery Co. and inventor of the Anaheim Potent dry battery, leaves Chicago tonight to join the balance of his organization who have been here for the last two weeks. The Potent dry battery is the result of 10 years' effort on the part of O'Day to manufacture a storage battery for starting and ignition purposes that would eliminate much of the grief and trouble to which the wet battery is subject. Much of this time spent in chemical research and experimenting was passed in seclusion from curious eyes, as Olson realized the ultimate goal he was after was one to which many aspired. Substantiating his tests and experiments, the Univ. of Colo., located at Boulder, Colo., after a six weeks' thorough test of its own, issued a report covering the test, and said report was embodied in the Colorado Engineer, a magazine published by the faculty and engineering department of the university and mailed to their alumni. The report testified to the superiority of the Potent dry battery. Olson was born in Sweden 46 years ago, coming to America when he was 21 years of age and locating in Chicago. He has been the owner of the Acme Battery Co. of Chicago for 11 years, selling same on May 22 of this year so he could devote his entire time to his invention. His experience as a chemist is of untold value to this company. Olson's contract with the Potent Dry Battery Co. is for 10 years, during which time any improvement or additional inventions become the property of the company at no additional expense. OILMAN-SENTENCED FOR TOOL THEFT J. W. O'Day of Long Beach, was sentenced to serve one to 10 years today by Judge R. Y. Williams in Superior Court, on the charge of grand larceny. The Judge denied a motion for a new trial and also refused probation. O'Day was found guilty of appropriating $8,000 worth of oil tools and machinery from a well of the Sunrise Consolidated Oil Co. and sending it north to the Willamette Valley Oil and Gas Co., with offices at Salem, Ore. Using the stolen machinery, the Oregon concern struck oil. Whether O'Day was interested financially in the Oregon company did not come out during the trial. O'Day has been involved in charges of one kind or another before, but with the exception of a two months' sentence for perjury which June building permits up to noon represented in value $59,337, bringing the total for the six months to $689,981, compared with $458,150 during the corresponding period of last year. Permits numbered 41, making a total for the six months of 308 against 200 in 1921. Forty-one was the number of permits also in June a year ago. A $15,000 dwelling for B. H. Hartfield at 900 West Broadway was the most costly building for which a permit was obtained during the month ending today. There were only four buildings costing $5,000 or more during the month. The record is considered excellent in view of the way in which huge building operations were concentrated within two or three earlier months. A permit for the city hall, started this month, has not been issued at noon today. It would bring the total up about -100,000. UP TO COUNCIL IF KUCHEL GOES OUT Charles Kuchel, city recorder, today intimated he might reconsider his resignation now in the hands of City Clerk E. B. Merritt if council should decide to increase his salary from $75 to $125 a month. This came after Mr. Kuchel had been earnestly approached by many of his friends who raised an outcry against his giving up the office. Local citizens who love law and order express themselves as much gratified at the way in which the laws have been enforced by Mr. Kuchel. They think that he had administered them without fear or favor, in a way that was most beneficial to the city. During his short time that he has been in office more has been collected in revenues for the city than in any one year previously, it is stated. Mr. Kuchel during the present month has collected nearly $1-650 in fines, and has done much to put the fear of the law into the hearts of wayward motorists and bootleggers. His resignation was tendered because of the point-blank refusal of Mayor Stark to raise his salary and after the mayor had charged him with inciting newspaper comment unfavorable to the city council. It developed that Mr. Kuchel had nothing to do with the newspaper comment. FINE DISPLAY OF BOYS AND GIRLS Just Read This FIREWORKS FREE to every one of you for the securing of One New Subscriber to The Plain Dealer Only two days left in which to secure them—Saturday and Monday. Bring in your new subscriber and walk out with your big sack of fireworks. If your parents, grandparents, uncle aunt, cousin, or neighbor doesn't take The Plain Dealer, get them to subscribe. CHARGE COUPLE BEAT UP CRIPPLE John Hawkins and Nellie Hawkins were arraigned in Judge Howard's court yesterday afternoon on the charge of beating up a five-year-old crippled child whom they were keeping for hire. The judge sent the child to the county hospital with instructions to R.R. Miller, probation officer, to have the child examined to see whether or not there were any marks of rough treatment. The hearing has been set for July 7. WOOLWINE CASE UP TO GRAND JURY TODAY LOS ANGELES, June 30. Whether an investigation of the charges of District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine that Miss Ida Wright Jones plotted to ruin him by selling an affidavit to his political enemies, and the counter charge of the woman, who was formerly a juvenile officer in his office, that Woolwine was intimate with her, would he made, was to be decided by the grand jury when it met today. YOUTH, 14, DIES William Bell, 14-year-old son of V.A. Bell, formerly of Fullerton, died of heart disease last night at Santa Ana. The body is at McAulay funeral parlors in Fullerton, pending arrangements. The father is foreman of a railway builders' gang on the Santa Fe. NUTCRACKERS FOR L.A. LOS ANGELES, June 30. The city of Los Angeles is in the market to purchase a carload lot of tree squirrels, with Secretary J. Hassett, of the park commission, officially empowered to buy the nimble-footed nut crackers. HE stated this morning that the matter is in the hands of his friends and that he really doesn't know any more about it than anyone else. The next move is up to the city trustees. His resignation was tendered because of the point-blank refusal of Mayor Stark to raise his salary and after the mayor had charged him with inciting newspaper comment unfavorable to the city council. It developed that Mr. Kuchel had nothing to do with the newspaper comment. FINE DISPLAY OF LATE JORDAN CARS The J.E. Walter company has now a complete line of Jordon models on hand, including the Jordon "Playboy," a special sport model, the Simplex gray model and Burgundy Old Wine. The show room is pretty decorated with the Jorden colors, potted shrubs and plants, and will be kept open tonight and tomorrow night until nine o'clock. KLANSMAN GUILTY OF FLOGGING DOCTOR LOS ANGELES, June 30. Facing a sentence of one to ten years on a charge of flogging and torturing Dr. Dwight R. Mason last October, on which he was convicted last night, John H. Vitelle, formerly exalted cyclops of the Taft branch of the Ku Klux Klan, today declared he will appeal the verdict. VETS AID BUREAU TO FIND WORK FOR MEN SAN FRANCISCO, June 30. A division of the United States Veterans' Aid bureau is to be set up within a month to find work for the wounded who have regained their health, it was declared by representatives of the bureau at the convention here of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. NUTCRACKERS FOR L.A. LOS ANGELES, June 30. The city of Los Angeles is in the market to purchase a carload lot of tree squirrels, with Secretary J. Hassett, of the park commission, officially empowered to buy the nimble-footed nut crackers. ealer RANGE COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS TELL STORY OF ANAHEIM'S GROWTH Year 1921 $1,254,375 No. of Permits 802 Year 1920 879,980 No. of Permits 564 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR LOWN UP BLDG. MITS 0.337 for City Hall Issued, Build-Is Brisk Finds Missing Purse Thru Plain Dealer Mrs. S. C. Owen of Placentia, while in Anaheim Wednesday, lost a pocketbook containing a large amount of money. She naturally called upon The Plain Dealer advertising department to assist her in finding it. The finder called at The Plain Dealer Thursday and secured Mrs. Owen's address, which shows two things: 1—There are honest people in this world. 2—That it pays to advertise The Plain Dealer. DE VALERA IN CHARGE OF REBELS Scores of Rebel Defenders of Four Courts Section Killed, Wounded PLAN C. OF C. INCOME DUBLIN, June 30. After blowing up a large part of the Four Courts section of the city and after high explosive shells had set fire to the remaining buildings and scores of the rebel defenders had been killed and wounded, the Irish Free State troops, under Michael Collins, captured the Sinn Fein stronghold today. PLAN C. OF C. INCOME BOOST Means whereby the income of the C. of C. may be boosted 25 per cent during the next fiscal year will be presented to the directors at a meeting tonight by J. H. Blackmore, of the American City Bureau. The scheme already has met the approval of President Harry D. Riley. Another recommendation of Blackmore will be the holding of regular monthly meetings of members, to enable the entire membership to keep in active touch with the current affairs of the organization. Forty or fifty new members already have been signed up for the next year. Regarding the plan of regular monthly gatherings, Blackmore said that although these were not provided for in the by-laws, the directors had tried to hold them. Regarding the income, the efficiency man declared it had been boosted from $6,000 the first and previous year, to $20,000 the past year. Correcting an impression that the chamber had sought to increase the number of stores here, Blackmore intimated that this was not one of the chamber's functions, although it had to answer inquiries. A prosperous city which has doubled its population in about two years' time necessarily attracts more merchants, said Blackmore, who has studied industrial and trade conditions in many California communities. In this connection President Riley said that new merchants themselves repeatedly have come to the board of directors for assistance in locating new retail stores in Anaheim. The board in so far as possible has actually discouraged these prospective new merchants, showing the large number of retail stores already in Anaheim, and members of the board have taken the visitors to speak with merchants in their own lines of business to let them know the real state of affairs and to see for themselves that the condition does not require additional stores. WOMAN PAYS FINE AS DRUNKEN DRIVER Scores of Rebel Defenders of Four Courts Section Killed, Wounded DUBLIN, June 30. After blowing up a large part of the Four Courts section of the city and after high explosive shells had set fire to the remaining buildings and scores of the rebel defenders had been killed and wounded, the Irish Free State troops, under Michael Collins, captured the Sinn Fein stronghold today. The battle for Four Courts lasted three days and was the fiercest and most deadly in the modern history of Ireland. At the same time that it became known that Rory O'Connor and his fighting rebels had been driven from their fortress, it was reported today that Eamonn de Valera, who at one time was called president of the Irish republic, has assumed active charge of the remnants of the rebel army and will still seek to carry forward his determination to prevent peace being established between Great Britain and Erin. This peace was determined on at a conference between Free State chiefs and the Lloyd George cabinet, and it was in compliance with this agreement that Collins' Free State soldiers attacked the radicals in Four Courts. Failing to dislodge the irregulars with light artillery and machine gun fire, the Free State artillery dropped a high explosive shell into the Four Courts building, wiping out the section that O'Connor and his men had been holding. The fate of O'Connor is unknown. Many of the rebels fled to buildings they had seized in the vicinity. Some were captured. The Free State soldiers immediately began to batter at the walls, of these improvised strongholds. Thirty were killed and approximately 50 injured during the two days' fight between Free State troops and insurgents. The flight of the rebels was marked with intense street fighting. HAY STACK CAUSES NIGHT FIRE ALARM A burning hay pile last night about 10:30 on a vacant lot south of Broadway on Wainut-st, brot out the fire department. No buildings were endangered. It is not known by the firemen how the fireoriginated. Dean Hasson, chief of the fire department, urges special care over the Fourth of July that no fire break out, for the department is not in the best position to combat it. The fire truck is in Los Angeles being overnailed, and the Ford which is now being used won't go more than 14 miles an hour, according to Mr. Hasson. He said that many passed them on the way to the last night, and WOMAN PAYS FINE AS DRUNKEN DRIVER Mrs. Betty Marks, of Balboa, who had previously pleaded guilty in Santa Ana on a charge of driving an auto while she was under the influence of liquor, was released today after paying a fine of $500. EVERYBODY GOING TO CELEBRATE "THE 4TH" Anaheim housewives especially should bear in mind that all stores here will be closed on July 4, and that it will be necessary to lay in supplies Monday to do until Wednesday. The Anaheim business district will be shut up all day, it is announced. The post office and banks and business firms will also be closed. The Johnston-Wickett clinic will be closed at 12 o'clock tomorrow on account of the employees picnic. It will also remain closed all day Tuesday, the Fourth. SUPT. OF MISSION FIGHTS DIVORCE GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 30.—Answering his wife's suit for separate maintenance, Mel Trotter, superintendent of the City Rescue mission here, alleged she was a "Magda-lene of the slums" when he found and married her. KEAN MADE HEAD OF COAST AD CLUBS SAN DIEGO, June 30.—Thomas R. Keane was elected president at the close of the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Advertising Clubs association. Bert Butterworth of Los Angeles, was re-elected vice president for Southern California. Spokane will be the convention city next year. FOREIGNERS ARMED IN CHINESE WAR CANTON, China., June 30.—With the prospect of further fighting in the vicinity of Canton following the reported victory of Sun Yat Sen's Chung Ming, 80 miles north of here, the foreign municipal council has issued rifles and ammunition to Creek coal district, where a large Shameen island. The tolling of church bells will signal the danger to foreigners. It was announced. W. VA. TROOPS SENT TO STRIKE DISTRICT CHARLESTON, W. Va., June 30.—Fearing trouble in the Cabin should bear in mind that all stores number of striking miners are reported to be gathered, companies C and D of the West Virginia National Guard are assembling here this morning under mobilization orders issued by the governor shortly after midnight. THOT DEAD 15 YEARS SON VISITS MOTHER TULARE, Cal., June 30.—Harry Bowman, missing for 15 years are legally dead for eight years, is a surrected son in the eyes of his ther, Mrs. P. D. Fowler, who surprised by walking in to her here.