oc-plain-dealer 1922-08-12

WHEN THRU WITH YOUR PLAIN DEALER, MAIL IT TO EASTERN FRIENDS—IT MAY BRING THEM TO ANAHEIM, FASTEST GROWING CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY. VOL. XXVI—NO. 1 EASTERN LUTHERANS TO THRONG CITY All County Expected to Be Represented at Zion Dedication Lutherans from all over the county are expected to throng the new Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, which will be formally dedicated at tomorrow's services. Special programs have been arranged. The services will be the first held in the new building. The structure is one of the most handsome and up-to-date churches in the city, and cost approximately $40.-(Note: The work was done by A. Pibel, local contractor). Three special services have been announced for the day, one at 10 a.m.; one at 2:30 p.m. and the third at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. The first two services are to be held in SECRET SERVICE WARNS MERCHANTS LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.—United States Secret Service Agent George W. Hazen issued a warning to merchants today to instruct their cashiers and clerks to be on their guard against a clever counterfeiter who was altering bank notes by causing $1 bills to read $20 in face value. Three such bills were passed yesterday and others were reported today. The $1 bill contains photograph of Washington at left side of bill; $2 bill has photograph of Jefferson at left side of bill; $5 shows photograph of Lincoln in center of bills; $10 bill has photograph of Jackson in center of bill; $20 bills shows photograph of Cleveland in center of bank note. COAL STRIKE END IS IN Evangelical Lutheran church, which will be formally dedicated at tomorrow's services. Special programs have been arranged. The services will be the first held in the new building. The structure is one of the most handsome and up-to-date churches in the city, and cost approximately $40,000. The work was done by A. Pibel, local contractor. Three special services have been announced for the day, one at 10 a.m.; one at 2:30 p.m. and the third at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. The first two services are to be held in German, and the evening service in English. The evening service in English is being prepared particularly for Anaheimers and other friends of the church. The special morning program beginning at 10 o'clock is an elaborate one. The handsome new Estey organ has been installed, and will be used for the first time. The pastor, Rev. H. G. Schmeltzer, is to occupy the pulpit during the formal dedicatory service, but the principal address is to be delivered by Rev. Edward Rudnick of Banning, formerly of Santa Ana. A double musical program appropriate to the occasion is to be rendered by the choir under the direction of G. H. Grefe, director and organist. The second service is to begin at 8:30 o'clock, with Rev. E. A. Michel, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church of Los Angeles, in the pulpit. Again special music is to be furnished by the choir. Rev. George Wittie of Hollywood is to be in the pulpit during the English services at 7:30 o'clock. "The Holiday" is to be sung by Mrs. Vida Jeckins, and a cantata is to be rendered by the choir, "My Soul Doth Magnify." The building committee of the church consists of L. Frahm, G. Flesner, Fred Koesel, Henry Burdorf, Adolf Hammerschmidt, G. H. Grefe, J. D. Kahlen, William Klausing and Tom Gruesing. "LADY BETTY" WINS THOS. LIFTON CUP Captain John Barneson's Lady Betty piloted by Claire Neuner, won the Sir Thomas Lipton cup yesterday at the close of the annual regatta of the Southern California Yachting Association. For the first time Ted Geary's Sir Tom from Seattle, was beaten, Sir Tom actually crossed the line firt, but the Lady Betty and Angela had handleups and the former won out with the Angeia second. Neuner never let the Sir Tom get away from him. The three leading craft far outdistanced all the other competitors. The wind was so light that spot was rather tame. Last night took place the ceremony of presentation of cups and trophies at the Newport Harbor Yacht. COAL STRIKE END IS IN SIGHT Miners in Central Competitive Fields Ready to Return to Work CLEVELAND, Ohio., Aug. 12. "Big Four" railroad brotherhoods mixed in the mine strike today. President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers was called "to task" by the big railroad brotherhoods for alleged attacks by his men on coal trains manned by brotherhood members, a "Big Four" official intimated here today. CLEVELAND, Ohio., Aug. 12. Authority for 450,000 union miners to start trudging back to their tasks in the central competitive coal fields was expected here today. A ray of hope gleamed through a week of tangled negotiations as members of the general miners and operators scale subcommittee resumed deliberations in an effort to end the nationwide coal strike. Governors Davis of Ohio and Groesbeck of Michigan, coming out of a meeting with President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, declared developments "which will spell an end of the present deadlock" were near at hand. FAMOUS LOCAL STAR IN STATE MEET Glen Hartranft, California's famous star and pride of his father, S. C. Hartranft, will be among the international stars at the track and field meet to be staged in connection with the State Fair at Sacramento. The meet is scheduled for Sept. 9. Hartranft has put the shot over 50 feet and can heave the discus/140 feet. Some new marks are expected to go down in the record book. Herb. Houser, secretary of P. A. A. has gone after Charley Paddock, "The Faster Human" to enter into this contest. Paddock is always a big drawing card where ever he is billed. Paddock is now in Hawaii. In his meet Paddock will run against two other great stars, Kirksey and Sudd- For the first time Ted Geary's Sir Tom from Seattle, was beaten, Sir Tom actually crossed the line first, but the Lady Betty and Angela had handcaps and the former won out with the Angeia second. Neuner never lct the Sir Tom get away from him. The three leading craft far out-distanced all the other competitors. The wind was so light that sport was rather tame. Last night took place the ceremony of presentation of cups and trophies at the Newport Harbor Yacht club by Commodore Frank Smith. Tonight there will be a farewell party to guests at the clubhouse. DEFENSE FUNDS SOUGHT IN EAST LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.—For the purpose of raising additional funds for the defense of his wife, Clara Phillips, awaiting trial on a charge of beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows to death with a hammer on July 12, Armour L. Phillips planned to leave today, it was announced, for Houston and other Texas cities. Phillips and his wife have relatives and friends in Texas from whom they hope to get financial assistance. WIVES HELPLESS AS HUSBAND DROWNS BRIDGEPORT, Cal., Aug. 12.—With their wives, horrified, watched from the shore, Daniel F. McKenzie and George Graygoo, Standard Oil Co. employees at Alessandro, were drowned when the boat from which they were fishing in Grant lake overturned. BUILDING PERMITS New building permits issued yesterday afternoon and today at the local city hall include: Mrs. Amy Harding, 154 West Center-st., repair roof, $100; Ed Martin, 113 Carleton-st., dwelling, $200. FRUIT SALES TODAY Minimum 63½ at 6 a.m. Maximum 90 at 1:30 p.m. J. E. Rodden, Insurance, Phone 71. Watch and Jewelry repair, Witman's. ANGRY CITIZENS LOOK FOR KIDNAPER LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.—Enraged citizens of Inglewood today launched an energetic search for two mysterious men who kidnapped pretty Mrs. Edyth C. Picard, 26-year-old Inglewood matron, near her home and after a reported attempt to attack her, left her, bound, gagged and unconscious, in Redondo road near Centinella-ave. The pretty young Inglewood woman tossing on her bed in the Inglewood hospital, grouped in her distraught mind today for details which might enable the Inglewood residents, alced by Deputy Sheriffs Cooper and Johnson, to capture her two ruthless assailants. AGED OFFICE BOY OF WAR DEPT. RETIRES NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The aged war department "office boy" has retired, Edward Dunn, who served as personal messenger to Secretary Stanton during the civil war and has had the same job with every secretary of war since, was presented with a purse filled with gold by the war department staff. His specious place of attending to the auto handling and manufacture electric service for the oldest battery and auto exception of one Willard has at its disposal the bob who find themselves in Mr. Bevillard, himself believes, in Anaheim and that he is always behind came to this fair city ten back to where he came ideal of a place to live his work and service are AIN DEALING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Saturday, August 12, 1922 56 CARLOADS OF ORANGES SHIPPED Randolph Marketing Co. to Ship 200 Cars of Tomatoes Orange shipments from the Anaheim district went back nearly to "normal" this week, with 56 cars moving out despite the strike. One house alone shipped 29 cars, the same as last week, and this accounts for the total. One house, on the other hand, did not ship at all. Last week only 48 cars went out. For many weeks past shipments have not exceeded 59 or 60 cars. Announcement that tomato grading machinery was being installed for a crop of 200 cars was made by Robert Strain, manager of the West Anaheim house of the Randolph Marketing Company. Two hundred Mmo Ganna Walska Cockran, Opera Diva and Harold F. McCormick, noted harvester manufacturer of Chicago, who were married in Paris yesterday. RALLIES FOR MOORE The Moore-for-Senator speakers who are tearing the state with their own jazz band and singers are to be a Orange-co, two days next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a communication made public today by Charles H. Eygabroad, president of the local Moore-for-Senator Club. There are two speakers, a man and a woman, it is announced, but Eygabroad has not been informed who they are. They are to speak in every part of the county. They will be in Anaheim at five clock Wednesday afternoon. Moore himself is to be in Anaheim the week following, but the date is not yet known. The itinerary for the two days' county tour has been announced as follows: Tuesday, Sania Ana, 11:45 a.m.; Seal Beach, 1:00 p.m.; Westminster, 2:00 p.m.; Garden Grove 2:30 p.m.; Balboa, 3:00 p.m.; Newport Beach, 3:40 p.m.; Tustin, 4:45 p.m.; and Orange, 5:00 p.m. Wednesday—Olive, 12:20 noon; Placentia, 12:45 p.m.; Yorba Linda, 1:30 p.m.; Olinda, 2:30 p.m.; Brea, 2:45 p.m.; La Habra, 3:15 p.m.; Buena Park, 3:45 p.m.; Fullerton, 4:00 p.m.; and Anaheim 5:00 p.m. The party is to return to Santa Ana Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock for an even- BEVILLARD, IGNITION EXPERT "UNING IN" "The Power Behind" heim district went back nearly to "normal" this week, with 56 cars moving out despite the strike. One house alone shipped 29 cars, the same as last week, and this accounts for the total. One house, on the other hand, did not ship at all. Last week only 48 cars went out. For many weeks past shipments have not exceeded 59 or 60 cars. Announcement that tomato grading machinery was being installed for a crop of 200 cars was made by Robert Strain, manager of the West Anaheim house of the Randolph Marketing Company. Two hundred cars means approximately 2,000 tons of tomatoes. Heretofore no tomatoes or vegetables have been shipped from here. The house has signed up all the tomatoes it can conveniently handle, said Britain. The company will begin to ship immediately after Sept. 1. Shipment of lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and celery will follow the tomatoes or intervene with the latter. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — Heavy supplies of seasonable fruits from all points of the compass have underlined the steady to firm tone in many markets. As a result, prices have hit the toboggan and are sliding down to lower levels. Homegrown fruits are reported in liberal supply in middle western and eastern markets and the fact that Valencias are holding their own in the face of the general downward trend on other commodities is gratifying to shippers. Early in the week the market appeared somewhat easier but this was soon overcome and the market has again settled down to a steady basis. F. o. b. quotations are on a basis of $8.25 to $9.00. It is yet too early to derive at accurate figures on the size of the coming crop. While the crop is not expected to be a bumper one, the season holds big promises, notwithstanding the calamity howlers. The amount of fruit on the trees varies greatly in the different districts and it will be some time before individual figures from each district can be ascertained. Sizes are expected to run considerably larger than the season just closed. Advice from Florida state that citrus fruits are showing a remarkable lead over conditions usually prevailing at this season due to the dry spring months. Normally the heavy falling of the spring bloom would prevent the fruit setting in clusters, resulting in considerable dropping, in addition to which the remaining set would not be sufficiently well distributed as to permit maturity into desirable sizes. It is generally believed that both oranges and grapefruit will begin moving a month earlier than is customary. Some shippers predict the opening movement soon after Sept. 20. The market on lemons is a little groggy. The trade is buying on a hand to mouth basis only and until a hot spell of sufficient duration sets heim district went back nearly to "normal" this week, with 56 cars moving out despite the strike. One house alone shipped 29 cars, the same as last week, and this accounts for the total. One house, on the other hand, did not ship at all. Last week only 48 cars went out. For many weeks past shipments have not exceeded 59 or 60 cars. Announcement that tomato grading machinery was being installed for a crop of 200 cars was made by Robert Strain, manager of the West Anaheim house of the Randolph Marketing Company. Two hundred cars means approximately 2,000 tons of tomatoes. Heretofore no tomatoes or vegetables have been shipped from here. The house has signed up all the tomatoes it can conveniently handle, said Britain. The company will begin to ship immediately after Sept. 1. Shipment of lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and celery will follow the tomatoes or intervene with the latter. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 — Heavy supplies of seasonable fruits from all points of the compass have underlined the steady to firm tone in many markets. As a result, prices have hit the toboggan and are sliding down to lower levels. Homegrown fruits are reported in liberal supply in middle western and eastern markets and the fact that Valencias are holding their own in the face of the general downward trend on other commodities is gratifying to shippers. Early in the week the market appeared somewhat easier but this was soon overcome and the market has again settled down to a steady basis. F. o. b. quotations are on a basis of $8.25 to $9.00. It is yet too early to derive at accurate figures on the size of the coming crop. While the crop is not expected to be a bumper one, the season holds big promises, notwithstanding the calamity howlers. The amount of fruit on the trees varies greatly in the different districts and it will be some time before individual figures from each district can be ascertained. Sizes are expected to run considerably larger than the season just closed. Advice from Florida state that citrus fruits are showing a remarkable lead over conditions usually prevailing at this season due to the dry spring months. Normally the heavy falling of the spring bloom would prevent the fruit setting in clusters, resulting in considerable dropping, in addition to which the remaining set would not be sufficiently well distributed as to permit maturity into desirable sizes. It is generally believed that both oranges and grapefruit will begin moving a month earlier than is customary. Some shippers predict the opening movement soon after Sept. 20. The market on lemons is a little groggy. The trade is buying on a hand to mouth basis only and until a hot spell of sufficient duration sets heim districtwent back nearly to "normal" this week, with 56 cars moving out despite the strike. One house alone shipped 29 cars,the same as last week,and this accounts forthe total.One house.ontheotherhand,didnotshipatall.Lastweekonly48carswentout. For many weeks past shipments have not exceeded 59 or 60 cars. Announcement that tomato grading machinery was being installed for a crop of 200 cars was made by Robert Strain,manageroftheWestAnaheimhouseoftheRandolphMarketingCompany.Twohundredcarsmeansapproximately2,000tonsoftomatoes.Heretoforenotomatoesorvegetableshavebeenshippedfromhere.Thehousehassignedupallthetomatoesitcanconvenientlyhandle,saidBritain. ThecompanywillbegintoshipimmediatelyafterSept.1. Shipmentoflettuce,cabbage,cauleflowerandcelerywillfollowthetomatoesorintervenewiththelatter. LOS ANGELES,Aug.12 —Heavysuppliesofseasonablefruitsfromallpointsofthecompasshaveunderlinedthesteadytofirmtoneinmanymarkets.Asaresult,priceshavehitthetobogganandareslidingdowntowntohowerlevels. HomegrownfruitsarereportedinliberalsupplyinmiddlewesternandeasternmarketsandthefactthatValenciasareholdingtheirowninthefaceofthegeneraldownwardtrendontothercommoditiesisgratifyingtosingshippers. Earlyintheweekthemarketappearedsomewhateasierbutthiswassoonovercomeandthemarkethasagainsettleddowntoasteadybasis.F.o.bquotationsareonabasisof$8.25to$9.00. Itisyettoearlytoderiveataccuratefiguresonthesizeofthecomingcrop.Willbetexpectedtobeabumperone,theseasonholdbigpromises,不withstandingthecalamityhowlers. Theamountoffruitontherespectivelyinthedifferentdistrictsanditwillbesometimebeforeindividualfiguresfromeachdistrictcanbecasertained.Sizesareexpectedtorunconsiderablylargerthantheseasonjustclosed. AdvicefromFloridastatethatcitrusfruitsareshowingaremarkableleadoverconditionsusuallyprevailingatthisseasonduetothedryspringmonths.Normallytheheavyfallingofthespringbloomwouldpreventthefruitsettinginclusters resultinginconsiderabledropping.inadditiontowhichtheremainingsetwouldnotbewellsufficientlywelldistributedastopermitmaturityintodesirablesizes. Itisgenerallybelievedthatbothorangesandgrapefruitwillbeginmovingamonthearlierthancustomary.SomeshipperspredicttheopeningmovementsoonafterSept.20. Themarketonlemonsisalittlegroggy.Thetradeisbuyingonahandtomouthbasisonlyanduntilathotspellofsufficientdurationsetsheimdistrictwentbacknearlytocormalmewentdespitethestrike.Onemousealoneshipped29cars,thesameaslastweek,andthisaccountsforsmallmarkets.Assaresult,priceshavehitthetobogganandareslidingdowntowntohowerlevels.HomegrownfruitsarereportedinliberalsupplyinmiddlewesternandeasternmarketsandthefactthatValenciasareholdingtheirowninthefaceofthegeneraldownwardtrendontothercommoditiesisgratifyingtosingshippers. Earlyintheweekthemarketappearedsomewhateasierbutthiswassoonovercomeandthemarkethasagainsettleddowntoasteadybasis.F.o.bquotationsareonabasisof$8.25to$9.00. Itisyettoearlytoderiveataccuratefiguresonthesizeofthecomingcrop.Willbetexpectedtobeabumperone,theseasonholdbigpromises,不withstandingthecalamityhowlers. Theamountoffruitontherespectivelyinthedifferentdistrictsanditwillbesometimebeforeindividualfiguresfromeachdistrictcanbecasertained.Sizesareexpectedtorunconsiderablylargerthantheseasonjustclosed. AdvicefromFloridastatethatcitrusfruitsareshowingaremarkableleadoverconditionsusuallyprevailingatthisseasonduetothedryspringmonths.Normallytheheavyfallingofthespringbloomwouldpreventthefruitsettinginclusters resultinginconsiderabledropping.inadditiontowhichtheremainingsetwouldnotbewellsufficientlywelldistributedastopermitmaturityintodesirablesizes. Itisgenerallybelievedthatbothorangesandgrapefruitwillbeginmovingamonthearlierthancustomary.SomeshipperspredicttheopeningmovementsoonafterSept.20. Themarketonlemonsisalittlegroggy.Thetradeisbuyingonahandtomouthbasisonlyanduntilathotspellofsufficientdurationsetsheimdistrictwentbacknearlytocmalamiewentdespitethestrike.Onemousealoneshipped29cars,thesameaslastweek,andthisaccountsforsmallmarkets.Assaresult,priceshavehitthetoboggan和areslidingdowntowntohowerlevels.HomegrownfruitsarereportedinliberalsupplyinmiddlewesternandeasternmarketsandthefactthatValenciasareholdingtheirowninthefaceofthegeneraldownwardtrendontothercommoditiesisgratifyingtosingshippers. Earlyintheweekthemarketappearedsomewhateasierbutthiswassoonovercomeandthemarkethasagainsettleddowntoasteadybasis.F.o.bquotationsareonabasisof$8.25to$9.00." Itisyettoearlytoderiveataccuratefiguresonthesizeofthecomingcrop.Willbetexpectedtobeabumperone,theseasonholdbigpromises,不withstandingthecalamityhowlers. Theamountoffruitontherespectivelyinthedifferentdistrictsanditwillbesometimebeforeindividualfiguresfromeachdistrictcanbecasertained.Sizesareexpectedtorunconsiderablylargerthantheseasonjustclosed. AdvicefromFloridastatethatcitrusfruitsareshowingaremarkableleadoverconditionsusuallyprevailingatthisseasonduetothedryspringmonths.Normallytheheavyfallingofthespringbloomwouldpreventthefruitsettinginclusters resultinginconsiderabledropping.inadditiontowhichtheremainingsetwouldnotbewellsufficientlywelldistributedastopermitmaturityintodesirablesizes." Itisgenerallybelievedthatbothorangesandgrapefruitwillbeginmovingamonthearlierthancustomary.SomeshipperspredicttheopeningmovementsoonafterSept.20." Themarketonlemonsisalittlegroggy.Thetradeisbuyingonahandtomouthbasisonlyanduntilathotspellofsufficientdurationsetsheimdistrictwentbacknearlytocmalamiewentdespitethestrike.Onemousealoneshipped29cars,thesameaslastweek,andthisaccountsforsmallmarkets.Assaresult,priceshavehitthetoboggan和areslidingdowntowntohowerlevels.HomegrownfruitsarereportedinliberalsupplyinmiddlewesternandeasternmarketsandthefactthatValenciasareholdingtheirownin-thefaceofthegeneraldownwardtrendontothercommoditiesisgratifyingtosingshippers." (By the Mysterious Cowboy) The electrical make-up of an automobile is indeed an important one. We have all had our troubles with the battery or the ignition and other things that rely upon an electrical system. Manufacturers, distributors and dealers have come to understand the urgency of adequate facilities dealing with these matters, until today it has reached a development with in production and distribution and efficiency, too, that almost approximates an art. Great buildings and large plants of a mechanical nature have been installed in those centers that are so busy in serving the automobile owners. Appropos of this condition, Mr. A. Bevillard, the proprietor of the Anaheim Ignition Depot, has made a careful study of the electrical end of the business until today his well equipped establishment at 218 South Los Angeles street offers the autolists of this district a service that can not be improved upon in other directions. For the past ten years, Mr. Bevillard has been in this business in Anaheim. Prior that time he was prominently identified with some big Chicago incarnes in the capacity of chief electrician. Twenty years ago he became associated with the Willard Storage Battery. His specious place of business is devoted solely to the business attending to the automobile electric service, although they are now handling and manufacturing radio supplies at this plant. Complete electric service for the automobile—the Willard service station, the best battery and auto electric business in Orange county, with the exception of one Willard station was located in Santa Ana. Anaheim is at its disposal the best kind of service for its autoists and those who find themselves in need of such service while in Anaheim. Mr. Bevillard, himself, has show by his progressive policy that he believes in Anaheim and its future and it is hardly necessary to add that he is always behind a program for community improvement. He came to this fair city ten years ago and he says that he would not go back to where he came from for a big inducement. Anaheim is his ideal of a place to live and to work. He lives in happiness here and work and service are a credit to the community. LOCAL REALTY CO. HANDLES BIG DEAL A large property deal which involves a 14½ acres of orange land on Sunkist avenue, belonging to N.H. Sanford and which has been traded for a large tract of irrigated land in Idaho, belonging to J.H. Beatty, has just gone through the Orange Co. Realty Co. Sandford's land is set with valuable valencia orange trees. Although the consideration was not given out, it is estimated the two pieces of property would value $110,000. The cash consideration would naturally be less than the trade. ATTORNEYS GO HOME FROM S.F. CONVENTION SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—Delegates to the convention here of the American Bar association dispersed to their homes today, hailing the new president, John W. Davis, who at one time was ambassador from the United States to the court of St. James. Davis had no advisory at the election which took place at the last business session of the legal conclave. PLAN WASHINGTON TO CAL. AIR FLIGHT WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The army dirigible YC2, which was almost lost in fog on a flight from Washington to New York recently, is to undertake a journey from Langley field to California soon, it was stated by the war department today. ealer NICE COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS TELL STORY OF ANAHEIM'S GROWTH Year 1921.....$1,254,375 No. of Permits.....862 Year 1920.....879,980 No. of Permits.....564 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR ARRIVE JULY POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS SHOW JUMP OVER JULY 1921 More than the usual increase in Postoffice receipts was recorded at the Anaheim office during July, according to Postmaster J. F. Ahlborn. A jump of upwards of $500 over the figures of July last year is confidently anticipated by Ahlborn, when he compiles his data. This is his vacation period and his report is several days later than usual. The month is expected to be one of the best so far this year. ARIZONA IS CUT OFF STILL Embargoes Against Citrus Fruit Over U. P. and Santa Fe Roads The largest mail in two weeks was received here today by the local post office, including Eastern and Mid-West mails that have been held up by the strike on the Santa Fe, east of San Bernardino. It was declared at the office that every outgoing and incoming mail, of which there are more than half a dozen thruout the day, is routed differently. The main difficulty appears to be with mails in Arizona and other south-west points, whicheth the Santa Fe taps exclusively among the trunk lines. OF LEGION NOTABLE The annual meeting of the American Legion of California, to be held in San Jose during the first week in September, will probably rival any similar gatherings that have yet convened, county officials here declare. Anaheim Post, No. 72, names its delegates next week, and the other posts of Orange county also are busy selecting their representatives. Among the invited speakers will be National Commander Hanford MacNider, who will come West particularly for the purpose; Buron R. Pitts, Past State Commander, who will present the matter of the state-wide campaign in behalf of the $10,000,000 farm and home site bond act; Governor William D. Stephens, who will deliver an address of greeting; and other notables whose acceptances have not yet been obtained. The gathering also is expected to outdo previous conventions in respect to attendance. The number actually eligible to the Legion is limited, but recruiting of members from these eligibles has extended over the years since the war closed. Elaborate preparations are being made in regard to entertainment features at the meeting. The program will feature remediative and protective measures, State and National, which have been undertaken already or will be projected on behalf of ex-service men. GRIFFITH, IRISH EX-PRESIDENT DIES LONDON, Aug. 12.—Arthur Griffith, first president of the dail eir-eann cabinet under the terms of the peace treaty with Great Britain, is dead, it was announced today by the colonial office. Griffith died of heart disease, according to a dispatch from Dublin to the Evening News. Griffith was one of the outstanding figures in the political feud which developed after the signing of the Anglo-Irish peace treaty. He and Michael Collins led the fight for the treaty,'the constitution and the Free State. The chief leader on the opposing side which was contending for a republic was Eamonn de Valera. ALMOND GROWERS TO GET RECORD ADVANCE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—California almond growers will probably receive the biggest advance on their land. The largest mail in two weeks was received here today by the local post office, including Eastern and Mid-West mails that have been held up by the strike on the Santa Fe, east of San Bernardino. It was declared at the office that every outgoing and incoming mail, of which there are more than half a dozen thruout the day, is routed differently. The main difficulty appears to be with mails in Arizona and other south-west points, whichest Santa Fe taps exclusively among the trunk lines. Transcontinental mails that can be routed over the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are being so routed, and this has relieved the situation here and at other points where the Southern Pacific touches. Fullerton was reported again today to be affected in regard to transcontinental mails, but the latter are slowly coming in again. Arizona practically is cut off for the present. Freight embargoes have been declared against perishable stuff, such as citrus fruit, over the Santa Fe beyond Colton and over the Union Pacific at Ogden. The Anaheim Orange and Lemon Association stopped picking yesterday morning until further notice arrives. Encouraging and discouraging features are cropping out in the situation in Southern California. On the Santa Fe the crews still object mainly to the placing of guards on train, and the Continental Limited was permitted to leave Colton after being held up for some time. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific crews still threaten to go out. Union heads in Los Angeles have full authority to act as they see fit in the crisis, without interference from the heads of the "Big Four." Rapid spread of the "Big Four" strike to additional railroads, accompanied by new outbreaks of violence and bombing, today virtually completed California's isolation from the east and middle west. Walkouts reported in rapid succession at different points on the Western Pacific, Union Pacific and the already badly crippled Santa Fe, were expected to be followed by a strike of Southern Pacific men, completing the paralysis. Conceding the effectiveness of the tieup, three transcontinental lines announced immediate embargoes against shipment of fruits, livestock or perishable freight to Eastern points. They were the Western Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. Intervention by federal authorities to force the movement of mail and save California's fruit crop was expected hourly in reply to appeals wired to Washington. Automobile caravans are being planned to rescue from the broiling desert heat hundreds of passengers aboard trains deserted by their crews, particularly at Needles. Twenty-five trains have discontinued or stalled no. ALMOND GROWERS TO GET RECORD ADVANCE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—California almond growers will probably receive the biggest advance on their 1922 crop in terms of percentage of selling price that has been made by the California Almond Growers Exchange in the history of the organization, according to an announcement here at the general offices of the Exchange. The ability of the Exchange to make a higher first advance to growers on receipt of crops in Exchange warehouses was distributed to the stronger financial position of the Exchange as the result of its re-organization on a five year crop pooling agreement between its 2700 members. ORATOR SLURS VETS; AUDIENCE LEAVES WATERTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 12.—Members of his Clayton audience walked out on Dr. E. E. Viollette, Chautauqua orator, when he declared that any man who went into war of his own free will was a murdered. The speaker's slighting remarks regarding immigrants created further disturbance. Dr. Viollette also branded President Harding as a loafer. BIG PRUNE CROP MADDOCK, Cal., Aug. 12.—Preparations are being made to harvest a heavy crop of prunes in the Suffer basin district, which is now claimed to rival the famous San Jose section. EXCELLENT CROP EL CENTRO, Aug. 12.—Advices from cotton growers throughout the imperial valley indicate that the crop is in excellent condition. Roofing to make room for our increasing paint business we are cleaning up our stock of Roofing. 20% discount on every roll Red Slate—Smooth surfaced, etc. B. F. Spencer, 166 W. Center-st. Judge F. W. Houser Seeks Appeals Bench Judge Frederick W. Houser, who is now conducting the Ku Klux Klan trial, and who is a candidate for associate justice of the district Court of Appeals, will not be able to make a campaign tour of Orange county. His campaign manager, E. Neal Ames, who was in Anaheim, said the campaign of Judge Houser was to be conducted through the newspapers and that the qualifications of the man who expects to be the next associate justice in the second appellate court district shall be told to the voters by that means. Following the Ku Klux Klan trial Judge Houser will handle the case of Clara Phillips, accused of beating Alberta Meadows to death with a small hammer. This will keep him on the bench until long after the primaries when the election is to be decided. Red Slate Roofing—about 5 squares left at $2.80 per square clean up. Best grade, 3-ply, 90% per roll. Better Hurry of your roofing. B. F. Spencer, 166 W. Center-st.