oc-plain-dealer 1923-06-29

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1922 575 $1,413,046 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 26TH YEAR NO. 269. TOWN IN REVIEW BY OLD TIMER G. B. BIDDINGER, formerly noted as a detective in this country and abroad while with the Burns agency, was an entertaining visitor to Annheim this week. Biddinger was responsible for the capture of the McNamaras in the Times' dynamiting case and has been prominent in such cases as the Leo Frank affair of Atlanta and Rosenthal murder in New York. Biddinger can retain for hours the closest attention of any audience as he relates countless experiences of his own and fellow detectives. Contrary to the usual practice when a group of detectives indulge in a little "gun punch"—tell each of the criminals they have caught and forget those who got away—Biddinger can appreciate a joke on himself and doesn't hesitate to tell how he was the one chased in more than one instance. Biddinger has quit sleuthing, however, and is now engaged in marketing $100,000,000 issue of the Duesenberg Auto and Motors Co., with offices at 338 C. C. Chapman bldg., Los Angeles. APPLE pie is dandy and refreshing after a game of cards, but when the guest bites into the pie the apple filling reminds him of his host's last winter rubbers, it is a little hard to smile and speak of. $1000 J Harding Ma SMITH & BRO. STORE IS ENTERED Pinkerton Detective Agency Has Operatives Making Investigation Today. Jewelry valued at $1000 was stolen last night or early this morning from the jewelry store of E. H. Biddinger has quit sleuthing, however, and is now engaged in marketing $100,000,000 issue of the Duesenberg Auto and Motors Co., with offices at 388 C. C. Chapman bldg., Los Angeles. APPLE pie is dandy and refreshing after a game of cards, but when the guest bites into the pie the apple filling reminds him of the host's last winter rubbers, it is a little hard to smile and speak of the "delicious pie, just like mother used to make." That was the experience of some guests of a popular bridal couple one of whom is the efficient assistant in a grocery not a thousand miles from Five Points. But the groom, sensing something was wrong when he, too, struck the pie on the "long" side with his teeth, sneaked out the back door on the pretext of shutting off the water and brought canteloupes and ice cream. He was using the pie this morning to repair the roof around the chimney where it leaked a little last fall. THEY could hardly be called social climbers for they are girls of undeniable social standing but certainly slimbed. It was this way. The big herrick on the Gaddie Oil Development lease has been the center of interest in Cypress for several weeks. A few days ago the Misses Edna Hennie, Blanche and Roberta Cawthon and Marjorie Cutter visited the scene of activity, when woman's curiosity overcame them and they started to climb to the top of the derrick. The distance is 114 feet, but nerve and determination urged them on and the girls finally gave curious signals of having reached the top. Wm. Wicker, on whose ranch the derrick stands, personally congratulated them, and admitted he had doubted their courage. The girls certainly were gratified when they again felt terra firma. FUNGER printology was discussed at length before Anaheim Rotarians at their luncheon this week in the Elks' clubhouse byerman Zabel, deputy sheriff, in charge of the county bureau of identification, who advocated requiring strangers who wanted checks cashed to place their fingerprints on the paper. A brush is used, and the powder on which the finger prints are taken is a mixture of lampblack and charcoal. Various pictures of finger prints and actual bad checks were passed among the Rotarians. The necessity of such a system was indicated by Zabel, when he related the story of Frank Lyle, who has 86 different aliases. Pinkerton Detective Agency Has Operatives Making Investigation Today. Jewelry valued at $1000 was stolen last night or early this morning from the jewelry store of E. H. Smith & Bro. at 125 N. Gassell-st., Orange. Entrance was gained through a rear door. The articles taken were, according to Deputy Sheriff Herman Zael: 150 fountain pens, five watches, including one lady's Swiss watch; 15 pairs of earrings; 12 men's rings, all of them set with stones, and six lady's rings, two of them set with opals, two with jade and two after dinner rings. The Pinkerton detective agency, which protects the association of which the store is a member, is investigating. The sheriff's office, if it has any clue regarding the thief, is saying nothing about it. LE CLAIRE PLACED UNDER $1000 BOND L. R. LeClaire was taken from the county jail to Justice J. B. Cox's court this morning and listened to the judge read the complaint which charged him with the felony of cutting the electric light wires in the house of Thomas A. Williams at 530 S. Palm-st. July 27 at 10 a.m. was set for the examination before Justice Cox, who fixed ball at $1000. Jess Triplett, Fullerton man, who formerly employed LeClaire, swore to the complaint. LeClaire is a rather thick-set looking man of around 45 years. He was arrested at his home, 313 S. Lemon-st., Anaheim. Triplett said-in Santa Ana that LeClaire's motive probably had been spite, but he didn't know. Considerable damage from wire cutting is said to have been done in Fullerton. CUSTOMS TO SEIZE LIQUOR ON SHIPS (By International News Services) LOS ANGELES, June 29—Preparations were made today by Customs Collector Putnam to seize a quantity of liquor aboard the British steamer Cardiganshire, when it steams into the local port on July 27. The boat will be the first loaded with liquor and destined for this harbor to leave its home port since the federal rum ban went into effect. S. F. SECTION MEN A brush is used, and the powder on which the finger prints are taken is a mixture of lampblack and charcoal. Various pictures of fingerprints and actual bad checks were passed among the Rofarians. The necessity of such a system was indicated by Zabel, when he related the story of Frank Lytle, who has 86 different aliases. ANAHEIM Elks were treated (7) to a musical novelty at their meeting this week when "Doc" James, Buster Callan, Bill Knott and Bill Goodrum were introduced as the new lodge quartet which would favor with old-time barber shop chords on occasions. It was a surprise to many members to hear that any one of the four could sing. In fact, after witnessing their brays and generous efforts, many members still professed they would be surprised to hear that they could sing. THAT Anaheim councilmen stick rather close to their knitting was brot forecibly to mind last night when it was necessary to wait an hour for a quorum. This is the first time in the 15 years' connection of City Manager O. E. Steward with city affairs that such a delay occurred at a regular council meeting. Councilmen Gibbs and Stock are vacationing and Councilman Mann was detained at a school board meeting. "Anaheim gets mighty good service from its trustees," says Manager Steward. "I doubt if any other city in Orange-co. could approach this record." HARRY D. RILEY delights in a yarn at the expense of Bud Holland. The latter was very sick. The doctor told Mrs. Holland she must get some pre-Volstead stuff. "Then," says the doctor, "when he becomes unconscious, give him a little." "But, doctor," expostulated Mrs. Holland, "Bud would never forgive me if I waited until he was unconscious before letting him have any liquor in the house." Absolutely Free: One Auto Strop Ranor and Stron, Head Heying Pharmacy on Page 1. CUSTOMS TO SEIZE LIQUOR ON SHIPS (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, June 29—Preparations were made today by Customs Collector Putnam to seize a quantity of liquor aboard the British steamer Cardiganshire, when it steam into the local port on July 27. The boat will be the first loaded with liquor and destined for this harbor to leave its home port since the federal rum ban went into effect. S. F. SECTION MEN GET PAY INCREASE (By International News Service) CHICAGO, June 29—Increase of one to two cents an hour for maintenance of way men on the Aftchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway were announced today. Fifteen thousand men are affected and this will cost the railway approximately $75,000 a year. DROP IN OIL (By International News Service) DALLAS, Tex., June 29—The Humble Oil and Refining Co. today announced a cut of 50¢ a barrel in the price of Mexia crude oil. Currie crude was reduced from $1.70 to $1.35 per barrel. STEAMER FOUNDERS (By International News Service) MELBOURNE, June 29—The steamship Sumatra foundered off the coast of New South Wales today, and it is feared that the crew of 44 was lost. Two bodies were washed ashore. NEW GOLD CHAMPION WASHINGTON; June 29—Richard Walsh, New York City, today won the 1923 publie links gold championship from his team mate Stewart Whitman in a one-sided match, 5 and 5. BUILDING PERMITS W. L. Thomas, frame residence and garage at 843 S. Olive street, cost $3,000. P. F. Schiffer, frame garage, at 217 Elm-st., cost $100. L. C. Spencer, frame garage at 423 S. Citron-st., cost $300. THE THERMOMETER Minimum, 54 at 5 a.m. Maximum, 85 at noon. REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, Calif., Friday, June 29, 1923. JO JEWEL ROBBERY Makes Militant Address SEEK GIRL BANDIT IN SHOOTING OF INSURANCE MAN STANTON SAYS FIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE Banker Says All Worry Getting Money For Dempsey is Over. (By International News Service) GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 29— Claim Majority U.S. Children Unfit (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) SAN FRANCISCO, June 29—Of twenty-two million children of the school age in the United States nineteen million are defective physically and of this number fifteen million are defective in ways entirely eradicable by education, Dr. William Palmer Lucas, chief of the children's department of the University of California Hospital today told the International Health Education Conference in session here. "Preventive medicine," he said, "has for a long time stressed the importance of healthy environment, the importance of control of the infections, but we have learned that healthy environment and freedom from infection do not necessarily produce a higher standard of individual fitness." TAKE PLACE Banker Says All Worry Getting Money For Dempsey is Over. (By International News Service) GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 29—"The money necessary to insure the staging of the Dempsey-Gibbons fracas in Shelby has been pledged." That statement was made at noon today by George Stanton, banker of Great Falls. "At 3 o'clock this afternoon," said Stanton, "I expect to make a rather important announcement to the newspapers." "Does this mean that you have secured the money?" he was asked. "It means," replied Stanton, "that all the worry which was ours over getting the money is ended. We are now in position where I can say positively that the money to go on with the fight and to meet the Dempsey obligation has been pledged. But we do not know, and will not know until we have had a conference at 2 p.m. whether we will stand pat on July 4 as the fight date or ask that it be moved along to July 14." "Some persons insist that the best plan we can adopt would be to go ahead with the fight on the original date," said Stanton. "'And others, just as conversant with affairs of pugilism, are of the opinion that we should make a shift to Saturday, July 14, or Saturday, July 21.' That's a matter which we will decide in conference this afternoon. Personally, I think that if the fight were held on July 4, it would mean a certain and absolute loss of a small fortune for the promoters, whereas if it were moved to a later date and a new campaign in the sale of tickets could be conducted there is a chance that the promoters can come close to breaking even." At 1:30 p.m. today, following conference that lasted from 9 a.m., George H. Stanton, Great Falls banker, announced that the necessary $100,000 for the third installment on Dempsey's contract "was virtually assured." A plan has been worked out, he said, providing for twenty business men of Great Falls, Butte, Helena and other Montana cities to put up $5000 each, and arrange for repayment of this amount out of the sale of tickets for the fight, any loss to be pro rated. Stanton declared that already six men had pledged the $5000 and said that he expected the entire amount to be pledged late this afternoon. The new plan, according to Stanton's announcement, included the surrender by the original promoters of the flight of 33 per cent of their children's department of the University of California Hospital today told the International Health Education Conference in session here. "Preventive medicine," he said, "has for a long time stressed the importance of healthy environment, the importance of control of the infections, but we have learned that healthy environment and freedom from infection do not necessarily produce a higher standard of individual fitness." DISMISS CHARGES AGAINST PAINTERS Some what of a sensation was caused today when Justice J. B. Cox, after trial of H. R. Painter and Inner Painter of Long Beach on the charge of obtaining property under false pretences, dismissed the felony charge. District Attorney C. N. Mozley prosecuted the case for the people. A. F. Smith of Santa Ana, who backed the Duncans, the Painters' alleged victims, in a financial way in pushing thru the trade of ranches involving the alleged misrepresentation testified for the People and Swaffield & Swaffield were the Painters' attorney in court. The score between the Duncans and Painters, if they are still in controversy, appears now to be even. But James L. Allen, Santa Ana attorney, and his side, James L. Davis, still are awaiting the settlement of their action to obtain Allen's fee of $7000, which Allen alleged the Duncans agreed to pay him if he won the civil suit. The Duncans were awarded $26,500, but according to Allen agreed with the Painters on a settlement of $21,000, to include $1000 to R. O. Wells, the Santa Ana realtor who acted in the transaction. This agreement, according to Allen, was changed to $20,000, the Painters secretly to pay over the money to time Duncans without the participation of the Duncans' attorneys, Allen & Davis, in the matter. This payment was concluded or a settlement effected. Now Allen & Davis still are seeking the $7000. The property exchange on which the criminal and civil suits were based, was for the orange and walnut ranch of the Duncans near Tustin for a 120-acre ranch in Lyon-co., Minnesota, which contrary to flattering allegations, proved to be largely water. The Painters, after getting possession of the Duncan ranch, sold it for $36,000. TAKEN TO S. QUENTIN Edward McCarren, sentenced to one to 10 years for forgery, and Richard P. Collins, convicted bigamist, former prominent Coast League baseball DROUTH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA Western North Dakota has had no rain for weeks, says O. A. Hanson, assistant cashier of the First National Bank here, under date of June 18. The weather is raining the crops, although the country about Leal, where Hanson has been stopping, looks better. The bank situation has not yet cleared up. Hanson caught some real fish, he says, on a fishing trip to Minnesota, including a five-pound black bass. He is now supposed to be en route home, but will stop off at Denver and Colorado Springs and possibly yat Salt Lake City. ADMITS MISTAKE IN DEATH CERTIFICATE (By International News Service) LINCOLN, Neh., June 29—During an inquest into the death of Miss Anna E. Stevens, 70, called by "interested parties," Dr. A. R. Jardien stated that his death certificate describing the cause of the woman's death as cancer had been a "mistake." Testimony of an expert chemist is understood to be contradictory to statements given by Dr. Jardien as to the real cause of her death. Dr. Jardien is the chief beneficiary in the provisions of the dead woman's will. MARTIAL LAW MAY BE LIFTED SUNDAY (By International News Service) OKMULGEE, Okla., June 28—Martial law may be lifted here Saturday, according to announcement today by Adjutant General B. H. Markham, in charge of national guard troops sent here by Governor Walton to "stamp out mob rule." CHILDREN DIE IN BURNING HOME (By International News Service) DUBOIS, Pa., June 299—Three children were burned to death today, another probably will die and three others were slightly burned when the home of T. E. Walls was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. A plan has been worked out, he said, providing for twenty business men of Great Falls, Butte, Helena and other Montana cities to put up $5000 each, and arrange for repayment of this amount out of the sale of tickets for the fight, any loss to be pro rated. Stanton declared that already six men had pledged the $5000 and said that he expected the entire amount to be pledged late this afternoon. The new plan, according to Stanton's announcement, included the surrender by the original promoters of the fight of 33 per cent of their interest in the moving picture rights. While Stanton and others connected with the efforts to raise this $100,000 were optimistic this afternoon, it was learned that the contract between a moving picture concern and the promoters calling for the payment of $5000 at 10 o'clock this morning had not been fulfilled. SUICIDE LEAVES JESTING NOTE (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, June 29—With a gay gesture of farewell, Mrs. Ida Cameron today in a note invited all who might be interested to "put on their glad rags and rejoice" with her over her death. Then she turned on the gas in her furnished room in a Hill-st. rooming house and breathed her last. WORLD PEACE THRU EDUCATION (By International News Service) SAN FRANCISCO, June 29—With the aim of finding a formula for world peace thru education, the first world conference of education today plunged into a series of sub-conferences out of which are expected to come a series of recommendations which, with the aid of the 5,000,000 school teachers of the world will end all war. VOTES COST OF RUHR CAMPAIGN (By International News Service) PARIS, June 29—aThe French senate this afternoon, at the request of Premier Polnarec, voted: 307,000; 000 francs for the conduct of the Ruhr campaign. The vote was unanimous. The premier had given assurance that Germany would be "forced to repay with the Ruhr costs getting priority." WEATHER Fair, moderately warm tonight and Saturday. ERY AT ORANGE dress at Butte, Mont. Majority Children Unfit Staff Correspondent) NANCISCO, June 29— two million children of age in the United States are defective and of this number fif-are defective in ways indicable by education, Palmer Lucas, chief children's department of city of California Hosted the International Education Conference in medicine," he said, long time stressed the importance of control actions, but we have healthy environment from infection do not produce a higher stanindividual fitness." YOUNG MERMAID WINNING AGAIN OPTIMISM IN MESSAGE TO BUSINESS "No Other Nation Looks Out Upon So Clear A Horizon." By GEORGE R. HOLMES, (I, N. S. Staff Correspondent) CHARGES NST PAINTERS of a sensation was when Justice J. B. Cox, H. R. Painter and Ines Beach on the charge property under false dismissed the felony Act Attorney C. N. Mozz the case for the peo of Santa Ana, who uncans, the Painters' al in a financial way in the trade of ranches alleged misrepresenta for the People and waffield were the Paintin court. between the Duncans if they are still in con- years now to be even. Allen, Santa Ana at side, James L. Davis, ting the settlement of to obtain Allen's fee of Allen alleged the Dun pay him if he won the were awarded $26.arding to Allen agreed letters on a settlement of include $1000 to R. O. Santa Ana realtor who transaction. This agreeing to Allen, was 10,000, the Painters' over the money to time out the participants attorneys, Allen & matter. This payment or a settlement ef- Davis still are seek- enty exchange on which and civil suits were for the orange and wal- the Duncans near Tusacre ranch in Lyon co., which, contrary to flatter- proved to largely era, after getting pos Duncan ranch, sold it TO S. QUENTIN harren, sentenced to one for forgery, and Richard convicted bigamist, for Coast League baseball Miss Eileen Riggin. Little Miss Ellen Riggin, who proved the star of the last Olympic meet is again setting the aquatic world blaze with her feats. Her most recent achievement was an easy victory over a large field in this 100-meter free style swim at Rye. N.Y. MINERS ADOPT HIGHER WAGE SCALE (By International News Service) SCRANTON, Pa., June 29.—Anthracite miners in convention here today adopted a program asking for a 20 per cent increase in wages, an eight hour day, an advance of $1 for day men, the weighing of coal, more liberal conditions to govern mining, the consideration rate to be equiv- lent to the average daily earnings, pay for sheet iron, props and timber, and a demand that an umbrella in conciliation matters render a decision within 30 days. Other demands included the bringing of wage scheduled up to date, they giving miners power to establish new rates with company officials and that "stripping" employees come under the terms of the general agreement while locomotive engineers on stripping work shall receive crane men rates with extra payment. BUSINESS "No Other Nation Looks Out Upon So Clear A Horizon." By GEORGE R. HOLMES, (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) BUTTE, Mont., June 29—President Harding brot into the Northwest today an optimistic and militant message to American business. To a great crowd of thousands that packed closely around the rear platform of his train here he declared the miracle wrought by America's mobilization for war had found its counterpart in the mobilization of business during the menacing depression of two years ago, and, going further, he asserted American business now stands only in the doorway of a new era. "No other nation in the world," said the President, "looks out upon so clear a horizon today." The President's address was devoted entirely to a survey of world business conditions and a militant defense of the business record of the administration and the manner in which it led the country thru the great economic depression that followed the war. Disavowing partisanship in the administration's policies, the Presi dent attributed the recovery to the "plain, old fashioned common sense" of the American business man, aided by an administration at Washington that indulged in no fads and fancies of government paternalism. He compared conditions in the United States to those existing in Europe and then said: "If we are accused of getting no where in particular we may reply at any rate we have been able to stay right here, that we regard it as a good place to stay and that day by day we are getting better and better. "A good many folks have had more excitement than we have had, but a good many people in this world would be glad to exchange their excitement for a modest share in our American accumulation of simple contentment and dinner table necessities." Those who believe the business and economic situation in America is bad were invited by Mr. Harding to look upon conditions in other countries. Many of them, he pointed out, indulged in experiments of a radical nature with disastrous results to their currency and credit stability, as well as a harvest of violence and disorder. "Instead of riots, strikes, sabotage and preachments of revolution," said the President, "we reaped a harvest of understanding, of estab- TO S. QUENTIN Warren, sentenced to one year for forgery, and Richard convicted bigamist, for the Coast League baseball team taken to San Quentin. VE FOR EAST Dennis and family leave the Santa Fe for Pittat is announced. Miss expects to leave at the Columbus, O. Mrs. is planning to leave the Santa Fe for Kansas Ball Today NONAL LEAGUE 12 014 313—14 25 1 12 000 021—5 15 0 Taylor, and Holline. Boston, pastponed, rain: 100 001 010—3 10 2 100 003 00x—5 12 3 Hargrave. Schmidt. BALL TODAY CHARGED WITH AIDING CRIMINALS (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, June 29—Formally accused this time of harboring criminals, Mrs. Ruth Bineham, who was arrested with her husband, Harry E. Bineham, following the killing of two bandits by Police Sergeant Bethel today again in the city prison. The arrest was made on new information, said to have been obtained by the authorities. DENIES SEIZURE (By International News Service) LONDON, June 29—Andrew Mellon, secretary of the United States treasury, who arrived in England this evening from New York, denied that the American government plans the seizure of foreign ships entering American ports with liquor on board. MURDERER HANGED (SAN QUENTIN, June 29—Mauro Parisi, convicted of the murder of Felix Paladino on the streets of Fresno last May, paid with his life on the gallows here today. The trap was sprung at 10:20 and he was pronounced dead eleven minutes later. HERR, UNDISTURBED B. F. Herr, owner of the Exide Battery Station, formerly the Independent Battery Station at the northwest corner of Cypress and North Nos Angeles-ats., will not be disturbed for a year. Jos. Siegel, purchaser of a 30-year lease of the entire corner from P. H. Krick, said today. If, at the end of a year, Herr wishes to obtain a lease for a longer period in the same vicinity, he will be accommodated, provided a mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. Siegel added. BLUNDERS What is wrong with this method of carving? The answer will be found among today's want ads.