oc-plain-dealer 1923-03-24

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING M Year Permits Total 1922 675 $1,413,046 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 PLAIN DEALER BRINGS THE Plain Dealer takes pleasure in announcing today it has contracted for the franchise of the full leased wire report of the International News service. In so doing, The Plain Dealer will be the first No. Orange-co newspaper to have a leased wire entering its office with a fast press telegrapher sitting in at the key for eight hours or more daily. The service will start within a week—be strung into The Plain. This is in marsh blatant announcement of newspaper's "least wi the form of carbon cop another city. The International cognized in recent year. REPORT DIVINE SARAH SINKING RAPIDLY; END IS EXPECTED HOURLY PARIS Mar. 24.—Madame Sarah Bernhardt suffered a severe relapse today. Physicians announced her condition as most grave. She is delirious. Madame Bernhardt SINKING RAPIDLY; END IS EXPECTED HOURLY PARIS Mar. 24.—Madame Sarah Bernhardt suffered a severe relapse today. Physicians announced her condition as most grave. She is delirious. Madame Bernhardt has been very ill for several weeks following her collapse just before she was to go on the stage in a new play. She had suffered from fainting spells but has rallied again and again. Each time that she gains strength the great actress insists on attempting to arise and go to the theater. The doctors are very pessimistic. They fear Bernhardt will not live through tonight. The Divine Sarah is 78 years old. "I will not die. I will be at the theatre again!" she told her physicians and anxious friends. Madame Bernhardt is a French tradition. Besides reigning, as the absolute queen of the theater, she has achieved notable success in sculpture, painting and writing. Several of her paintings have received prizes in the Paris salon. Bernhardt has long been the owner and active manager of the Theater Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. She has made several "farewell" trips to America, and is was reported contemplated doing so "once more" at the time she was stricken with her present illness, about six months ago. Madame Bernhardt was educated in the convent of Grand Champ, near Paris. She is the widow of M. Jacques Damala. STAGE CRAFT CLASS PROVES ABILITY That Anaheim High school has an able stage, craft class was apparent last evening as shown by the production of "The Magic Chest." This is only the second year this study has been promoted at the school and considerable interest has been shown. Under the supervision, Miss Irene MacLean directs the students and at each performance the stage crew changes, giving each member of the class a chance to show his ability. The following were in charge last evening; assistant stage director, Homer Wallace, Stage manager, Gerald Fergus; electricians, Johnny Peetham and Stuart Jayne; set designed by Ella Cook; magic chest designed and executed by Roderick Brastad; profile pieces made by Roscoe Ingram and Albert Lopera; artists Ella Cook, Roderek Oxford W QUEENS CLUB, 24.—With the help of stars, Oxford university Queen's Club track and field of seven events to follow. Tevis Hulm, the football athlete, won the hurdles and finished 120-yard hurdles. F. K. Brown, form tennis athlete, won the A.I. Receso Nebraska place. "Bill" Stevenson, football star, and one national champion mile, finished second yard run. D. R. Michener, fanian athlete, won with E.M. Dunbar Mass., second. The broad jump w M. Abrahams, all bridge star, and third. TOWN Stricken In $100,000 Fire WASHOUGAL, Wash., Mar. 24. The entire town of Washougal located in south-western Washington along the Columbia river, was thrown into a panic early today when fire destroyed three buildings of the Washougal Woolen Mills at a loss of about $100,000. Frightened men and women, believing that the business and residential sections would be destroyed, helped fight the fire and guarded their homes and offices with buckets of water. Wild rumors spread that the town was doomed, which added greatly to its commotion. BUSINESS ANALYST TO GIVE LECTURES FOR BUSINESSMEN Dr. J. C. Curran, business analyst of New York City, delivered an interesting lecture yesterday afternoon to the Anaheim Lions club on "How to Make a Greater Success of Your Business." Dr. Curran in handling his subject began with the home then took up the place of business and finally left it with the individual as the last analysis where success depends. Dr. Curran will conduct a class in business analysis next week, a number of Lions subscribing for the course. A series of three lectures will be given at the offices of the Ganahl-Grim Lumber Co. The class will meet Monday and Tuesday noons and Thursday evening. At the latter, wives and employees of members will be welcomed. ASKS $150 ALIMONY AND LAWYER FEES Laura P. Stromer asks separate maintenance in a suit filed today against Workman E. Stromer. The ASKS $150 ALIMONY AND LAWYER FEES Laura P. Stromer asks separate maintenance in a suit filed today against Wesley E. Stromer. The Plaintiff alleges that the defendant refused to return to her, after separation. They own a house and lot at Portland, Ore., two Ford trucks, a Locomobile truck, Buick touring car and household furniture. They have a boy nine and four girls of nine. The defendant can earn $200 to $400 per month, says the wife. She asks $150 per month for herself and the children, $250 attorney's fees, costs of the action and such relief as the court may see fit to grant. FILE DEMURRER IN SO. PACIFIC ACTION The court has no jurisdiction over either the persons involved or the subject matter and the facts alleged are insufficient for a cause of action. Those are the grounds of a demurrier filed today by Henry H. Schneider and Augusta Schnocker of the Anaheim district in order to the suit of the Southern Pacific Railway against A. E. Hargrove and themselves for alleged complication of land including a crossing just south of the city, opposite Hargrove's home. DON'T FUMIGATE NOW Don't fumigate now, warns A. A. Brock, county horticultural commissioner, who says that there is grave danger of badly injuring trees, which are partly in blossom. SPECIAL LETTERS Special letters of administration warranted to Gerald J. Schwenk in the estate of the late Paul K. Schwenk were filed today. THE THERMOMETER Minimum 42 at 6:30 a.m. Maximum 79 at 2 p.m. OXFORD WINS BIG BOAT RACE LONDON, March 24.—Oxford won the seventy-fifth annual Oxford-Cambridge crew race on the Thames today. Oxford caught the water first with Mellen pulling a swift stroke and took the lead at the start. Still pulling easily, Mellen had his Oxford crew leading by a quarter of a length at the mile. At two miles the Oxford eight had increased its lead slightly and was out in front by a half length. Oxford flashed across the line with a lead of one full length. PETITIONS LETTERS Letters of administration in the estate of W. B. Logadon are asked in a petition filed today. The deceased died on or about May 2, 1926. Real estate valued at $1,500 in San Luis Obispo-co is the chief item of the estate. There is a son, G. Z. Logadon, at Huntington Beach. ROBBERY AT SANTA ANA J. A. Goets of 104 1-2 East Peorth street, Santa Ana reported today to the sheriff's office that the building at South Main street and the Pacific Electric tracks in Santa Ana had been robbed of many articles and most of the windows broken. Many stones were found inside. Boys are believed to have done the damage, if not broken into the place. Read Plain Dealer Classified for Beaty Hergains. THE ORANGE COUNTY AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER EVERING BROADWAY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Saturday, March 24, 1923 RINGS FIRST LEASED WIRE I within a week—as soon as wires can trung into The Plain Dealer office. This is in marked contrast to the ant announcement of another Anaheim newspaper's "least wire", which comes in form of carbon copy via stage line from other city. The International News Service is re-nized in recent years by newspapermen everywhere as the fastest and most dependable telegraphic news service for afternoon papers. No other service can boast so many well-known feature writers. Exclusive articles by world renowned public men are a feature of the service. Watch for further improvements in The Plain Dealer, Anaheim's home paper, U. S. Athletes Help Oxford Win Meet QUEENS CLUB, London, Mar. 24.—With the help of American stars, Oxford university won the Queen's Club track and field meet with Cambridge here by a score of seven events to four. Tesis, Hulu, the former Princeton athlete, won the 220-yard low hurdles and finished third in the 120-yard hurdles. F. K. Brown, former Washington athlete, won the shot put and NO CHANGE IN CALIE NAVEL Many Flee Flood Destruction in Iowa SIOUX CITY, La., March 24. RED SEA Oxford Win Meet QUEENS CLUB, London, Mar. 24.—With the help of American stars, Oxford university won the Queen's Club track and field meet with Cambridge here by a score of seven events to four. Tervis, Hulu, the former Princeton athlete, won the 220-yard low hurdles and finished third in the 120-yard hurdles. F. K. Brown, former Washington athlete, won the shot put and A. I. Recase of Nebraska won second place. "Bill" Stevenson, former Princeton star, and one time American national champion at a quarter mile, finished second in the 440-yard run. D. R. Michener, former Canadian athlete, won the pole vault with E. M. Dunbar, Worcester, Mass., second. The broad jump was won by H. M. Abrahams, the all-round Cambridge star, and Terls Huhn, third. FIRE BURNS HORNS; WHITTIER SCHOOL BAND SEEKS HELP The boys of the Whittier State School are at present trying to secure funds with which to purchase new band instruments. They formerly had a well organized band, but recently their musical equipment was entirely destroyed by fire. The loss has been keenly felt, as music and the band had contributed largely toward returning the boys to useful lines. The Whittier State School, is, as its name implies, a state institution for problem boys. It receives its boys from the surrounding counties, especially from Southern California. It is in no sense a Whittier school but belongs in a measure to all cities of So. Calif., but Anaheim, as well as other cities of Orange County contributes its quota of boys to this school, and is vitally interested in seeing that it is fully equipped and provided for. The Whittier State School deals with the difficult boy. These boys are not necessarily bad boys, but are the boys who have never had a real honest chance to make good. They are the boys who through parental neglect, misfortune, or other causes beyond their control became the neighborhood nuisance. Their first real opportunity to make good comes when they enroll in the Whittier State School. Statistics kept over a period of years have demonstrated that the great proportion of the boys who leave this school have made good, and do become useful and valuable citizens. NO CHANGE IN CALIF. NAVEL MARKET Adverse Eastern Weather Early in Week Slows Down Business (Weekly Citrus Review) LOS ANGELES, March 24.—The market on California navel oranges shows no change in prices from those of a week ago. Adverse weather conditions early in the week slowed down business in many of the principal eastern markets. Shippers reported a better inquiry the latter part of the week when the weather moderated. March of this year has ushered in some unusually severe weather in the eastern states. The free movement of California navel oranges has been greatly interfered with. April, however, is the great marketing month. Stocks in all lines are usually well reduced during this month and California navel oranges take a commanding position in fruit stores. Simultaneously the frozen up back country opens and the housewives are liberal purchasers. The March 1 estimates showed 10,-607 carloads of navel oranges, 406 boxes to the car, remaining for shipment. From March 1 to 21 inclusive navel orange shipments have totaled 3605 cars, leaving approximately 7002 cars of navels remaining to go forward. Added to this are approximately 1500 cars of seedlings, sweets, St. Michael's and miscellaneous oranges, bringing the total to $500 carloads of California oranges to be shipped exclusive of Valencia. If this fruit is to be marketed during the balance of March and the month of April the average daily shipments must approximate 212 cars of these varieties. F. o. b. California quotations continue on a basis of $1.75 per box for size 80s, $2.25 for 90s and 100s, $2.75 for 126s, $3 for 150s and $3.25 for smaller sizes. Cash California sales are slow—$2.75 to $3 per box is the prevailing quotation on cars loaded 10 per cent Many Flee Flood Destruction in Iowa SIOUX CITY, Ia., March 24.—Hundreds of residents of the bottom lands of Sioux City and the farming country surrounding are homeless today, driven from their places of abode by Missouri river ice gorges floods. Flood waters this morning are slowly rising in the residential section of the lowlands. Unless dynamiters succeed in jarring loose the great ice gorge below the city, the entire bottom land district soon will be under water. More than 5000 farmers on the Nebraska and Iowa shores of the Missouri have left their homes, driving their stock to the highlands where they are camping until the flood recedes. EXHIBIT PRODUCTS OF NEW INDUSTRY, OIL TOOL MFG. CO. The S. Q. R. Store has a very interesting exhibit in their men's store window on Center-st. Several iron castings made in the shops of Anaheim's new industrial enterprise, the Oil Tool Service Mfg. Co., located on Santa Ana-st., and Santa Fe R. R. tracks. These castings were made in the new foundry division of the plant. This is now running full blast and orders for various parts used in the oil fields are coming in nicely. The exhibit consists of pieces of iron ore, pig iron, coke, moulder's sand. It also shows a pattern of wood which must be made before its exact duplicate can be made in iron. A very interesting sight is the pouring of the fiery liquid metal into the moulds. A number of photographs of plant are shown. The machine shop is also a hive of industry where large lathes are running out tools of intricate design on a number of which company owns the patents. It is busily constructing some special machinery to be used to facilitate the work. A crane of two on capacity has just been completed. Two lots adjoining have been purchased by the company as already seen the need of expansion. A steel furnace and other facilities for with the difficult boy. These boys are not necessarily bad boys, but are the boys who have never had a real honest chance to make good. They are the boys who through parental neglect, misfortune, or other causes beyond their control became the neighborhood nuisance. Their first real opportunity to make good comes when they enroll in the Whittier State School. Statistics kept over a period of years have demonstrated that the great propotion of the boys who leave this school have made good, and do become useful and valuable citizens. A band is essential to any school, but doubly so for a school of this kind. It provides an interest for the boys who belong to the band, as well as it provides entertainment and fills a void for the other boys in the school during recreation hours. These recreation hours, between study and bed time are dangerous unless some such form of amusement or entertainment is provided for. Recently Mr. Fred C. Nelles, Superintendent of the Whittler State School, appeared before the Anaheim Lions Club and gave a very interesting talk regarding the school. Later, at Mr. Nelles' invitation, the Lions visited the school and were taken thru the entire institution. The members were surprised at the largeness of the school, and fully recognized the abilities of the men in charge. After meeting the boys at close quarters, they were greatly impressed with the fact that all the boys need was a helping hand and someone to take an interest in them and to bring back the boys to a state of usefulness. Again a substantial sum was collected for the use of the boys. At the present time a sum of about $800.00 is still required to provide the necessary instruments. At an early meeting of the Lions club another collection will be taken. The club feels, however, that there are many people of Anaheim who would gladly contribute to such a worthy cause. If any one wishes to do so he may make his contribution to Mr. M. E. Beebe, Secretary, at 120 N. Los Angeles street, or direct to Mr. Fred C. Nelles, care of Whittier Any sized contribution will be appreciated, and will do a great deal toward giving some boy, who has never before had his chance, an opportunity to make good. For northern grape lands, see J. E. Schumacher Co., 212 W. Center. In communication to the Board of Supervision filed today, M. Ryman protests against his 7-1-2 sere tract in the Whittaker Addition to Buena Park being included in a new water district formed to obtain and distribute domestic water. He bases his protest on the fact that his land is used for agricultural purposes only and he has his own water supply. Plain Dealer Want Ads Get Results the pouring of the fiery liquid metal into the moulds. A number of photographs of plant are shown. The machine shop is also a hive of industry where large lathes are running out tools of intricate design on a number of which this company owns the patents. It is busily constructing some special machinery to be used to facilitate the work. A crane of two on capacity has just been completed. Two lots adjoining have been purchased by the company as already seen the need of expansion. A steel furnace and other facilities for steel production are contemplated. There is still a limited amount of stock available, the funds pay for new equipment and expansion. Meessra, Schumacher and Renner of The S. Q. R. Store, always ready to boost and help build up Anaheim, have as members of board subscribed liberally to stock in the enterprise, and are giving their time and experience to help put it on a big production basis. COLORADO RIVER PACT GOES TO ASSEMBLY DENVER, March 24—Following its unanimous adoption by the state senate here the Colorado river pact was sent over to the house today, where it was expected to be passed. WILLIS BOOTH HEADS WORLD'S C. OF C. ROME, March 24—Willis H. Booth of the Guaranty Trust Co., New York, today was elected president of the international chamber of commerce. MILLER FILES DEMURRER The court has no jurisdiction over his person or of the subject in question and the facts in the complaint are insufficient for a cause of action. S. W. Miller declares in a demurrer filed today in the suit of H. E. Vincent et al vs. The Orange County Concrete Lumber Co. INTERLOCUTORY DECREEES Three interlocutory judgments of divorce were filed today, as follows: Delphia Mattison vs. Gilbert A. Matteson, Parep H. Prior vs. Harriet W. Prior and Ethel Loveridge vs. Donald Loveridge. When in need, advertise in the Plain Dealer. GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN IN POPULATION Total in 1910 was... 2,628 For Year 1920 was... 5,526 Today, Estimated at... 10,000 When thru with your Plain Dealer, mail to it to Eastern Friends—It may bring them to Anaheim, Fastest Growing City in Orange County. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR WIRE INTO ANAHEIM most dependfor afternoon oast so many Exclusive ar public men are provements in s home paper, in no way connected with any syndicate or Los Angeles newspaper. The Plain Dealer is for Anaheim and Orange-co first, last and all the time. It is owned, printed and published in Anaheim. With its concentrated circulation in the Anaheim trading territory, it offers the advertiser the lowest cost per thousand of the readers he is most interested in having see his business message. IN L. A. JAIL JAM IN CELLS RELEASE SCORES AS 40 SPEEDERS FACE SENTENCE JAM IN CELLS RELEASE SCORES AS 40 SPEEDERS FACE SENTENCE LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24.—With jail conditions so bad that Police Parole Officer Berry and Chief of Police Louis D. Oaks caused a blanket order to be issued releasing 225 prisoners in the Lincoln Heights jail, 40 traffic violators, each charged with an offense that carries a jail sentence—were scheduled to appear before Police Judge Chambers today. After appearing before the city council yesterday and receiving permission to purchase 400 cots and 400 blankets for the use of prisoners many of whom were sleeping on the cement floors because of the lack of cots and bedding, Chief Oaks went to the Lincoln Heights jail and made a personal survey of conditions. He found that the jail, normally built to hold 300 prisoners, contained 763. There were 160 in a cell which was supposed to accommodate 10. Of these 150 were forced to spend each night on the floor and during most of the day were compelled to stand. Chelf Oaks then conferred with Police Parol Officer Berry, who signed orders releasing 225 of the prisoners on parole. Even with these out the jail is taxed far above its normal capacity. Disposition of traffic cases today presented the same problem that has existed since the police courts inaugurated jail sentences for fines in traffic violation cases. The 40 cases on the calendar today all carry jail sentences. If the violators are sent to jail the same problem will be faced this afternoon that was faced this morning when the 225 prisoners were released. PLAN UNIFORM LAW FOR FUMIGATION A conference has been called for next Tuesday in Pomona of the District Attorneys and Horticultural Commissioners of Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles-co'a, with the view of adopting a uniform ordinance governing fumigation. Orange-co recently passed an ordinance, and there is a possibility that it may be changed if necessary to conform STATES WIFE OFTEN AN ATTENDANT AT "PETTING PARTIES" Florence Hazel Smith used to attend "dances and petting parties" frequently, against his will, Merle C. Smith charges in a suit for divorce filed today. On New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1921, she went to Balboa from their home in Huntington Beach with two other men to a dance, and afterward to an all-night eating place. She did not get home until the next day. On almost every night from July, 1921, to March, 1922, she was away from home attending dances and the like. On such occasions, says the plaintiff, she left the children alone, and he would return from his night duties in the oil fields and find them crying for their parents. Finally the woman went to Los Angeles to live with a woman friend. This was about Dec. 12 list and was the climax. She told him, according to the complaint, that she was going out every night with men and enjoying herself. Besides divorce, he asks custody of the minor children, and such other relief as the court may be disposed to give. They were married March 22, 1913, in Cleveland. The children are two girls of nine and six. There is no community property. PLAN UNIFORM LAW FOR FUMIGATION A conference has been called for next Tuesday in Pomona of the District Attorneys and Horticultural Commissioners of Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles-co-a, with the view of adopting a uniform ordinance governing fumigation. Orange-co recently passed an ordinance, and there is a possibility that it may be changed if necessary to conform with the one to be adopted. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Investment-bldg. The new county ordinance requires association foremen and operators as well as others to take out licenses and the fees were changed. The rules and regulations, also, were embodied in the ordinance, instead of being separate and promulgated on orders by the commissioner. NEW SIREN UPON CITY FIRE TRUCK All that is needed now is a fire alarm to have a demonstration of Anaheim's newest civic equipment, a new siren on the fire truck, which City Manager O. E. Steward says will wake the dead. The former siren operated from the battery. This one works on the generator and will give traffic ample warning to get out of the way. Coroner’s Jury Says. S. A. Man Killed Self J. G. Robertson, well known Santa Ana electrician found dead in Santa Ana canyon, killed himself, a coroner's jury at Sunish & Tuthill's undertaking parlor in Santa Ana decided today. ANAHEIM SANITARIUM New patients at the local sanitarium include; Mrs. G. H. Christian, Santa Ana; Mrs. K. Yanal, Garden Grove; Mrs. A. Payse, Anaheim; C. D. Kenney, Whittier; Mrs. M. D. Harding, Santa Ana; and Baby Olson, Santa Ana. POULTRY DEPT. OF REGION 1 MEETS The poultry department of Region No. 1, comprising Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego and Ventura-co, is in session this afternoon at the County Farm Bureau, Santa Ana. It is the regular bi-monthly session and reports of projects are due, including one on marketing from Orange-co deligates and one to give a proper accrediting to hatchers and breeding establishments from Los Angeles delegates. BLUNDERS What two mistakes spoil this stage picture? The answer will be found among today's want ads.