oc-plain-dealer 1923-06-13

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1922 575 $1,413,048 1921 664 1,253,870 1920 362 873,950 1919 174 464,500 26TH YEAR NO. 255. ORANGE WOMAN MORE GRAVEL ROADS NEAR ANAHEIM Supervisor Schumacher Directs County Engineer to Make Improvements Carrying out its program for additional gravel roads in the county, County Engineer J. L. McBride, on instructions from Supervisor W. M. Schumacher, will grade and gravel a piece of one-half mile on Ball road from Placentia avenue east to South street and on Sunkist avenue be Tulsa, Okla., Without Water Supply Today TULSA, Okla., June 18—With water from the flooded Arkansas river swirling through its lower sections, this city was without a water supply today. The rising current reached the fires in the boilers of the city water works early today. Men worked alight to protect the power and light plants, but despite breastworks of sandbags, it was feared a rise of a few more inches would put the plant out of commission. West Tulsa, where the power plant is located and communities between Tulsa and San Springs have been the worst sufferers. Hundreds of houses are partly submerged but only smaller structures have been swept away. Only one life has been lost, that of a negro who went swimming in the flood water. Street car lines have ceased operation between the main part of the city and West Tulsa. Tracks have been washed out but so far Supervisor Schumacher Directs County Engineer to Make Improvements Carrying out its program for additional gravel roads in the county, County Engineer J. L. McBride, on Instructions from Supervisor W. M. Schumacher, will grade and gravel a piece of one-half mile on Ball road from Placentia avenue east to South street and on Sunkist avenue between the Ball road and Wagner avenue. These are only two of several marked road improvements about Anaheim. Placentia avenue between the Ball road and the state highway has been paved with asphalt-concrete with a top covering of Willie, the work having just been finished, and it is announced that a mile each on South street and Wagner avenue from Placentia avenue will be similarly paved. This proposed improvement, while part of the other, has gone by practically unnoticed. The Griffith Company of Los Angeles is the contractor. Connecting up with this Placentia avenue paying will be a piece of concrete paving between the Ball road and the State highway on Placentia. B. R. Ford, the contractor, will require perhaps two months to finish this work. The Lincoln avenue improvement from Grand avenue to the county line has been finished except for a little work on the shoulders. The City of Fullerton also has completed the improvement of Commonwealth avenue, and will finish that of the Fullerton-Brea boulevard within perhaps 10 days. Newport Beach and Balboa now may be entered over an ideal asphalt pavement from Newport boulevard. BELIEVE WOMAN THROWN 3 STORIES PORTLAND, Ore., June 13.—Believed to have been thrown out of a third-story window of an uptown rooming house, Bessie Reed was found early today on the sidewalk. Her head was split open. She died without being able to give her version of the tragedy. H. Jones, found drunk in a third story room, is held for investigation. The room showed evidence of a struggle. A pint of moonshine was found on the dresser. The landlady told police that Jones registered yesterday. Later in the evening she said he returned with a woman and registered "wife" after his name. FORMER BULGARIAN MINISTER KILLED DRIVER HURT WHEN TRUCK UPSETS Y. H. Ahen, driver of a fruit truck between Los Angeles and Anaheim, was badly bruised yesterday when the motor overturned on Whittierblvd not far from Fullerton while crossing a strip of pavement made wet by water flowing from an irrigation ditch. The truck was badly wrecked, and the man was taken to a Los Angeles hospital. He is expected to be able to be cut again in about a week. No bones were broken. NEW FLOOD MENACE TO OKLAHOMA CITY (By International News Service) OKLAHOMA CITY, June 13.—A new flood meance loomed here today when reports from the city dam and reservoir stated that earthworks were crumbling away and quick action was necessary to save the concrete. Should the concrete break at the present stage of the North Canadian river, officials said, serious damage which would amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars would be inevitable. MUTILATED BODY OF WOMAN IN LAKE GARY, Ind., June 13.—Badly muddy plant out of commission. West Tulsa, where the power plant is located and communities between Tulsa and San Springs have been the worst sufferers. Hundreds of houses are partly submerged but only smaller structures have been swept away. Only one life has been lost, that of a negro who went swimming in the flood water. Street car lines have ceased operation between the main part of the city and West Tulsa. Tracks have been washed out but so far all the larger bridges have withstood the torrent. The danfe already is several hundred thousand dollars. President Adel Golden State No confirmed the anecdotal exclusively yesterday that was seeking a south of Anaheim. Mr. Thomas had 20-acre ranch wint in what is to be as Community leased sought by the St-ed into such con- aging about $80. “This is one Standard has sovi- statated Mr. Thom ing handled in because such do entirely specula- leaving it entire owners if they tested out.” 2 KILLED, IN MOTO TACOMA, Ju were killed and three seriously containing eight from the Berec Seattle late last a Milwaukee fr crossing at Summit. The dead are er Jensen, both o lously injured Puyallup hospitals. Schmelzer To Indian Rev. H. G. for a six weeks which he w conference of L Ft. Wayne, Ind., the Southern Ca conference opens. Mr. Schmelzer from Saturday relatives of Mrs. some of his time in Ft. Wayne continue two we During his al churches in th will occupy Zion. MYSTERY OF PRETTY LOS ANGELEI Helen Van Lana ress, is dead, J owner, is in a tion at University police were seas Perrin and a ma day as the after FORMER BULGARIAN MINISTER KILLED BERLIN, June 13.—Former Bulgarian minister Duparinoff was killed and former Minister Obog captured in a fight between revolutionary forces and armed peasants in southern Bulgaria, according to word received here this afternoon from Sofia. Armed forces supporting former Premier Stambulisky were reported surrounded near Slavovice. Isolated peasant attacks were repulsed by revolutionary troops. SCHUR MAKES RECORD SAN DIEGO, June 13.—Altho Lieutenant M. A. Schur broke allown, world's duration seaplane flight record when he remained aloft 11 hours and 18 minutes yesterday, general disappointment was expressed in army and navy air circles here today over the failure of the plane to advance the time record to 18 hours. FEAR GIRLS DROWN SEATTLE, June 13.—Local police today admitted they were baffled by the mystery of an overturned canoe in Lake Washington near Mercer Isl and late yesterday. Two young women, about 22, rented the canoe yesterday. They have not yet reported. MAY BE RETURNED SEATTLE, June 13.—George H. Smith, alias Arthur J. Keller, alleged bigamist and embezzler, will be returned to Rockford, Ill., with trial for the reported embezzlement of $17,000 if the Illinois officials want him. Deputy Prosecutor R. L. Bartling stated today. Starbuck's Reds See Classified Ad—Baby Chicks. THE THERMOMETER Minimum 57 1/2 at 1 a.m. Maximum 75 1/2 at 2 p.m. REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN AN THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, June 13, 1923. WEATHE OMAN, 83, FOUND DE PILOT SEEKS RECORDS WI CONFIRM S.O. PROJECT TO DRILL HERE President Adolph Thomas of Golden State National Leases All His Acreage President Adolph Thomas of the Golden State National bank today confirmed the announcement published exclusively in the Plain Dealer yesterday that the Standard Oil Co. was seeking a 1000-acre lease, just south of Anaheim. Mr. Thomas has leased his entire President Adolph Thomas of Golden State National Leases All His Acreage President Adolph Thomas of the Golden State National bank today confirmed the announcement published exclusively in the Plain Dealer yesterday that the Standard Oil Co. was seeking a 1000-acre lease just south of Anaheim. Mr. Thomas has leased his entire 20-acre ranch which will be included in what is to be known as the Thomas Community lease. The 1000 acres sought by the Standard will be divided into such community leases averaging about 80 acres. "This is one of the few times the Standard has sought leases directly," stated Mr. Thomas today. "It is being handled in this manner simply because such drilling is considered entirely speculative, the Standard leaving it entirely up to the landowners if they want their territory tested out." 2 KILLED, 6 HURT IN MOTOR ACCIDENT TACOMA, June 13.—Two men were killed and six others injured, three seriously, when an automobile containing eight fight fans returning from the Bercot-Krache battle in Seattle last night, was struck by a Milwaukee freight train at the crossing at Sumner, near hete. The dead are Aubrey Hall and Peter Jensen, both of Hoquim. The seriously injured were removed to a Puyallup hospital. Schmelzer Delegate To Indiana Conference Rev. H. G. Schmelzer left today for a six weeks trip in the east, during which he will attend the general conference of Lutheran churches in Ft. Wayne Ind., as delegate from the Southern California district. The conference opens June 20. Mr. Schmelzer will stop in Chicago from Saturday until Tuesday to visit relatives of Mrs. Schmelzer, and pass some of his time with other relatives in Ft. Wayne. The conference will continue two weeks. During his absence pastors of the churches in the surrounding towns will occupy Zion pulpit on Sunday. MYSTERY IN DEATH OF PRETTY WAITRESS LOS ANGELES, June 13.—Pretty Helen Van Langen, 20-year-old waitress, is dead, J. S. Pursley, garage owner, is in a semi-conscious condition at University police station and police were searching for "Charlie." Perrin and a man named Seymour today as the aftermath of an all-night FARM CENTER HEARS OF WATER SPREADING Members of the Anaheim Farm Center heard last night at first hand about the work of spreading water at the headwaters of the Santa Ana river. George S. Hinckley, city engineer rof Redlands who was in charge of the operations for Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties this year, told in detail just what was done. Hinckley has been co-operating with the Tri-Counties Reforestation Committee. The water is spread and sinks thru the porous soil, descending as one subterranean basin is filled to another on a lower level. Hinckley's talk was extremely interesting and he left no apparent doubt in the minds of his hearers about the efficacy of this method of flood control and water conservation. SERVE ATTACHMENT IN LAWYER'S SUIT An attachment on County Clerk Joe Backs in the judgment in the case of William and Etta Duncan vs. H. R. Painter and R. O. Wells for $26,500, was filed by Attorney James L. Allen of Santa Ana, who claims $7000 is due him as a fee for winning the suit. Allen declares he made an agreement to receive one third of the net amount, or nothing if he lost, and has five witnesses to prove it. The suit followed an exchange of the Duncans' ranch near BIG ADDITIONS TO Y.M.C.A. EQUIPMENT Because of the new interest in the activities carried on at the Anaheim Y. M. C. A. under direction of Secretary Warren L. Ashleigh, directors last night work that be starved immediately on the following improvements: First, that a fence ten feet in height and made of iron posts set in concrete and strung with steel mesh wire be installed the length of the playground on Philadelphia-st and continued on the south side of the playground to the alley at the rear. Second, that an up-to-date four-wall handbill court be built on the rear corner of the playground next to the swimming pool. This will be lighted for night play and will have a concrete floor and the walls will MYSTERY IN DEATH OF PRETTY WAITRESS LOS ANGELES, June 13.—Pretty Helen Van Langen, 20-year-old waitress, is dead, J. S. Pursley, garage owner, is in a semi-conscious condition at University police station and police were searching for "Charlie" Perrin and a man named Soymore today as the aftermath of an all-night orgy at a West Eleventh-st. hotel. Miss Van Langen's body was removed to an undertaking establishment where an autopsy was ordered to ascertain whether or not she had been drugged. Police said it was apparent she had been attacked. Teeth marks were said to have been found on the girl's shoulders and there were other signs of a struggle. Pursley told the police, during temporary returns to consciousness, several stories of the affair, which police are trying to piece together in the hope that arrests, if necessary, may be made for the waitress' death. HARDING WILL SEE PAGEANT AT FRISCO SAN PRANCISCO, June 13.—Announcement was made that President Harding on his visit here July 31 will review a spectacular merchant marine pageant visualizing the progress made in shipping from the early days of the sailing craft to the modern liners. Hundreds of vessels will pass in review. STOP PANAMA SALE WASHINGTON, June 13.—A formal protest from the government of Panama has caused the war department to hold up the proposed sale of millions of dollars worth of property in Panama and the Canal Zone to private interests, it was learned officially here today. The property, including warehouses, storehouses, etc., was sold to the Panama Railroad Co, controlled by the U.S. government. BANDITS GET $12,000 JERSEY CITY, N. J., June 13.—Three auto bandits today secured $12,127 from Michael McDaniel, bank messenger, seizing his satchel of gold. Starbuck's Reds. See classified ad. SERVE ATTACHMENT IN LAWYER'S SUIT An attachment on County Clerk Joe Backs in the judgment in the case of William and Etta Duncan vs. H. R. Painter and R. O. Wells for $26,500, was filed by Attorney James L. Allen of Santa Ana, who claims $7000 is due him as a fee for winning the suit. Allen declares he made an agreement to receive one third of the net amount, or nothing if he lost, and has five witnesses to prove it. The suit followed an exchange of the Duncans' ranch near Tustin for a Minnesota farm of 120 acres which the Painters misrepresented. COURTHOUSE NEWS Suit for divorce was filed today by Mary Castle against Steve Castle, alleging desertion, "idleness, profligacy and dissipation." They were married at Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, on January 2, 1920. There are no children and there is no community property. The time for preparing and filing the transcript on the appeal in the actions of the Lloyds against the Boulevard Express, C. R. Siglin and K. Mitchell has been extended to July 7 by agreement of the opposing attorneys. EVADE FARE; JAILED Bisente Mendez and Manuel Fuentes, arrested by Joe Marillo on the charge of evading railroad fare, were arraigned before Judge French today and sentenced to 30 days each in the Orange-co jail. Walter Cooper, of Long Beach, and H. A. Rock were arrested by Fullerton police on the charge of driving overloaded trucks. Rock was released on ball of $40. GIRL'S ARM BROKEN Mary Louise, nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harrison, of North Claudina, fell from an orange tree, into which she had climbed, and broke her arm. Altho the injury was painful yesterday, the little girl is very comfortable today. MOOSE PLAN DANCE Local Moose met last night, there being a big attendance. A class of 30 was initiated. The Lodge is planning a dance Friday night at Pressel hall. When in need advertise in the Plain Dealer. First, that a fence ten feet in height and made of iron posts set in concrete and strung with steel mesh wire be installed the length of the playground on Philadelphia-st and continued on the south side of the playground to the alley at the rear. Second, that an up-to-date four-wall handbill court be built on the rear corner of the playground next to the swimming pool. This will be lighted for night play and will have a concrete floor and the walls will be built of matched lumber. Third, that an automatic heater be installed so that at all times there will be hot water for showers. The rear fence and the swimming pool fence are to be rebuilt and painted and the building will be painted. With these fine improvements added to the equipment already on the "Y" grounds members of the board feel that the "Y" program in Anaheim will be carried forward in wonderful shape. Many of the board members are planning to visit the "Y" camp which is to be held this year July 11-21 at Catalina Island. Anaheim will have 20 boys, three leaders and the local secretary at camp throuout the whole period. At the present time there is room for only five more boys from Anaheim. It is possible that the Y. M. C. A. will back plans for a girls camp which if carried out will be held at the "Y" cabin and grounds back of the Modjeska home. C. C. SMITH RENAMED C. C. Smith of Anaheim and Geo. C. Sherwood of Orange, district school superintendents, were reappointed members of the county board of education by supervisors late yesterday. It was voted to re-surface Verano street in the second road district to West Fifth avenue, one and three quarters miles. Acceptance of bids on the Rio Vista paving was continued to June 19. MOTHER SPRAINS ANKLE Mrs. Hazel Grant of North Lomon is suffering from a severely sprained ankle. Hearing her baby cry she started up stairs hurriedly. About half way up her ankle turned suddenly and she fell to the foot of the stairs. She will be confined to her chair for several days. Starbuck's Reds. See classified ad. WIRE IN ANAHEIM aler COUNTY GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was.....2,626 For Year 1920 was.....5,628 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. WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday with higher temperature Thursday. PRICE 2 CENTS DEAD IN BATH ORDS WITH GLIDER CORONER WILL INVESTIGATE MYSTERY Decomposed Body Found Today; Death Due to Apoplexy or Gas Dead of apoplexy or gas fumes or perhaps both, the body of Mrs. E. S. Chandler, 83, was found today in her bathtub at Olive and Maple-st.. Orange. The cause of death will be determined at an inquest tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Ellis undertaking parlors, Orange. and the new glider model in flight. REQUEST ARREST OF WITNESS TO MURDER CHICAGO, June 13—A request that the Arizona authorities take into custody a "Ma. Rouw, formerly of Chicago," was telegraphed from here today, following receipt by the state's attorney of a letter saying the man in question had seen Leighton Mount slain near Northwestern University. A skeleton, identified as that of Mount, recently was found beneath a lake pier near Chicago. The letter, signed "J. Martingale," was dated Miami, Ariz. The Mr. Rouw travels in Arizona for a San Francisco firm, the letter said. CAR FARE RAISED SEATTLE, June 13.—Street car fares will be raised from five to ten cents Friday, with three rides for a quarter, to meet the municipal railway emergency, under terms of an emergency ordinance slated to pass the city council with the approval of Mayor Brown today. The council today will also pass an ordinance approved yesterday in committee of the whole, by which the street car fund borrows $125,000 from the city light fund to pay the street car employees. Warrants issued to the men were returned uncashed when offered to the banks, the Seattle Clearing House Ass'n, having ordered that the warrants be not cashed, fearing the financial status of the lines. The street car system, which cost Decomposed Body Found Today; Death Due to Apoplexy or Gas Dead of apoplexy or gas fumes or perhaps both, the body of Mrs. E. S. Chandler, 83, was found today in her bathtub at Olive and Maple-st., Orange. The cause of death will be determined at an inquest tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Ellis undertaking parlors, Orange. The corpse was in a badly decomposed condition. It had been lying in the water since last Saturday night when the woman took her bath. The woman then had told her landlady, Miss Catherine Oliver, that she had lost her pension papers and appeared considerably worried. Her husband had been a veteran, apparently of the Civil War. But the woman was a widow and hadn't a known close friend or relative in California. She has a nephew in one of the suburbs of Chicago, and a brother in Vermont. The nephew was notified of the death by Deputy Coroner A. E. Kolful who, with Deputy Sheriff Herman Zabel, head of the bureau of identification, visited the woman's apartments. The doors were all locked and had to be forced. The place was filled with a horrible stench and heated to suffocation by a gas stove used to heat the hot water for the bath. The tub was about half full of water. The flesh already was beginning to drop from the woman's frame. LAWYER SUES FOR $7000 LEGAL FEE Half of the attorneys at law in Santa Ana are looking on with interest at the new department in or aftermath of the suit of Duncan was Painter. James L. Allen, attorney for the Duncans against the Painters, has sued the former for his legal fee of $7000 and declared today he was in the fight to a finish. Allen said that there was an impression in some quarters that he was trying to bleed his clients. The fact is he declares, that verbal agreement was made, in the presence of witnesses, that he was to receive one third of the amount awarded to the Duncans if he was successful. If unsuccessful, nothing. The superior court awarded the Duncans $26,500, after the civil suit had been settled in connection with an exchange of the Duncans' orange and walnut ranch near Tustin for a ranch of the Painters in Minnesota, which the Painters were found to have misrepresented. Later the Duncan ranch was sold for $36,000. All parles, including attorneys got together, and the Duncans agreed to accept $21,000, making Allen's The following information is extracted from the newspaper page: **Emergency office** Work to be done in the city council with the approval of Mayor Brown today. The council today will also pass an ordinance approved yesterday in committee of the whole, by which the street car fund borrows $125,000 from the city light fund to pay the street car employees. Warrants issued to the men were returned uncashed when offered to the banks, the Seattle Clearing House Ass'n, having ordered that the warrants be not cashed, fearing the financial status of the lines. The street car system, which cost Seattle $15,000,000, is unable to earn enough on a five-cent fare basis to meet interest and bond retirement. **TOO MUCH ALREADY** He is an Anaheimer and he declared he was married about a week ago and the papers were so full of the announcement that he didn't want to talk. Oh yes, the axle of his Ford coupe broke while he was driving east on the hospital road near the County Hospital and his car went over. Nothing else was broken and he escaped unhurt. Your guess is as good as ours as to who it was. Bert Neu-bauer denies he was the man, although he answers some of the description. **$50,000 FIRE LOSS** LOS ANGELES, June 13.—Forest fires which burned over 10,000 acres and did damage estimated at $50,000 in the northern part of Los Angeles-co. have been either extinguished or brought under control, according to information to County Forester Flintham's office today. **TWO CARS DAMAGED** Walter Martin of Anaheim reports that he ran into a car owned by J. L. Adkins at Chartres and Los Angeles-sts. He says he did not see Adkins in time. Both cars were damaged. **PROPHETS TO HOOSIER CITY** By International News Service. CLEVELAND, June 13.—Indianapolis will entertain the Mystic Order of Velled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, the supreme council decided here at the closing session today. The Hoover capital won out after still competition with Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Brooklyn and Boston. Starbuck's Reds See Classified Ad—Baby Chicks, What is wrong with the standpoint? 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