oc-plain-dealer 1923-07-07

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1922 675 $1,413,046 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 26TH YEAR NO. 275. FULLERTON MAN Believe National AirR TOWN IN REVIEW BY OLD TIMER MANUEL GAXIOLA, popular attack of Heying's Pharmacy, while seated in a local theater the other evening, had his attention called to two young women next to him. One was leaning over, apparently trying to find something on the floor, while the other manifested much interest in the operation. Finally, the gallant Manuel could stand it no longer. He asked: "Did you lose something?" "No; I'm just rolling my own," was the fair maiden's reply. LIKE every other community in this part of the country, Anaheim has a large number of stockholders in the various enterprises of C. C. Julian, spectacular oil promoter, who has been eminently successful fo date. FIVE HURT IN L. A. HARBOR GAS BLAST Man on Passing Boat Hit by Debris from Explosion Under Building. (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—A tremendous explosion of such violence that wreckage was hurled 70 feet in... LIKE every other community in this part of the country, Anaheim has a large number of stockholders in the various enterprises of C. C. Julian, spectacular oil promoter, who has been eminently successful to date. It appears to the local folks that there is a very evident attempt "to get" Julian. Some go so far as to say that large oil companies view his entrance into the gasoline game with alarm. There is no doubt that with his large clientele, the popular Julian would cut a wide swathe once he got his gasoline on the market. Commenting on the activity of the state corporation commissioner in his direction one local stockholder states: "As long as an oil promoter pays no dividends he goes unmolested. But when he begins to pay back something to the stockholders, they all jump on him." ASHES ALL THAT'S LEFT OF GOLDFIELD (By International News Service) TONOPAH, Nev., July 7.—With but a few buildings left standing, Goldfield, Nevada's most famous boom gold camp, was an area of burned over ruins today. A special train brot most of the town's 500 population here, while and clothing for those remaining in the town was sent by automobile. The property loss is estimated at from $500,000 to $750,000. The Goldfield hotel and the Elks' hall are the principal buildings left standing, a fortunate shift in the wind saving them. FRISCO COMPLETES BIG WATER PROJECT (By International News Service) GROVELAND, Calif., July 7.—With appropriate ceremony Mayor James Rolph, Jr., today dedicated O'Shaughnessy Dam, marking the successful completion of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy water project. The great dam impounds 66,000,-0000,000 gallons of water and insures the bay city an ample supply for future needs, as well as providing a large quantity of electrical power. A large party of prominent persons were present at the dedication and tomorrow will inspect the entire project, work on which began in 1915. TRIED AUG. 28 FOR GAS DLAST Man on Passing Boat Hit by Debris from Explosion Under Building. (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—A tremendous explosion of such violence that wreckage was hurled 70 feet into the harbor occurred at San Pedro today injuring five persons. Hundreds were thrown into a panic. The explosion was caused by ignition of gas escaping from a defective pipe under a building occupied by the West Coast Fishing Co.'s office near the Municipal Fish Dock. The wreckage at once took fire. Many clerks at work in the building miraculously escaped death. Altho only five were seriously injured, scores were struck by flying glass and fragments of debris. Sections of the wrecked building were scattered widely, taking fire and communicating the blaze to adjacent structures. Chris Plumberg, employee of the fishing company; Mike Stanovich, fisherman; H. M. Long; Mike Janovich; W. J. Swanson, a seaman and M. Poaher, a grocer, are the seriously injured. Swanson was on a passing vessel on which the blast debris descended. CHINESE BRIGANDS TAKE 90 OFF TRAIN (By International News Service) MANILA, July 7.—According to advises received from Canton by Chinese sources, the incoming slow passenger train from Kowloon was held up last evening by 200 armed bandits who looted the train, killing a Chinese military officer and a soldier and kidnaping 90 well-to-do Chinese whom they are said to be holding for ransom. The advices reported that $50,000 in valuables were secured. FREED FROM CHARGE OF KILLING HUSBAND ANNISTON, Ala., July 7.—Mrs. Evelyn Rickner was freed on $300 bond pending grand jury investigation of charges of slaying her husband, Lieut. James C. Ricker, at Camp McClellan, June 29, at the conclusion of her preliminary hearing here today. Rickner was shot to death in his quarters. FOUR KILLED WHEN TRIED AUG. 28 FOR OIL TOOLS ROBBERY Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. m. has been set by Judge F. M. Jamison of the Superior Court for the trial of G. E. Putnam and L. Sillell, members of an alleged gang which pilfered oil pipe and other supplies from companies in the Signal Hill field and sold it to concerns at Huntington Beach. LOST IN NIAGARA EDMONTON, Alta., July 7.—Leo Castle, 18, who won notoriety by creeping across the girders of the Niagara Falls bridge to escape immigration authorities and got into the United States, met an untimely death here today. Castle was detected stealing soft drinks for a delivery wagon and ran along the river bank here when chased by the driver. He fell into the swirling stream and his body can not be recovered. TWO MEN FLEE IN STOCK FRAUD CASE (By International News Service) SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.—Two of the six men sought for stock selling frauds which temporarily closed one bank in So. Calif., were reported today to have eluded officers here. BABE GETS 17TH/ (By International News Service) St. Louis, July 7.—Babe Ruth smashed out his seventeenth homer of the season in the first inning of the Brown-Yankee game here today. Van Glider was the Babe's victim. BUILDING PERMITS W. H. Musser, frame residence at 723 N. Helena-st., cost $4500. Mrs. Luce, frame sleeping room at 710 N. Zeyn-st., cost $500. FREED FROM CHARGE OF KILLING HUSBAND ANNISTON, Ala., July 7.—Mrs. Evelyn Rickner was freed on $300 bond pending grand jury investigation of charges of slaying her husband, Lieut. James C. Ricker, at Camp McClellan, June 29, at the conclusion of her preliminary hearing here today. Rickner was shot to death in his quarters. FOUR KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS STAGE (L. N. S. Staff Correspondent) ALBANY, Ore., July 7.—Four persons were instantly killed this afternoon when Southern Pacific train No. 17 struck an Oregon-California motor bus between Tangent and Shedd, near here, according to reports received here by the railroad company. The dead were taken to Eugene. Other passengers of the bus were believed to have been injured, although details are lacking. SEEK MISSING GIRL (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Fearing she has disappeared so she might study the underworld as she had often threatened to do, police today started a search for Ruth Totten, pretty 18-year-old stenographer. According to an acquaintance, Miss Totten pinched a birthmark from her ear so she could not be easily identified on her adventures. She often described herself as Mile. Marcella La Rue, friends said. HORNSBY HITS TENTH (By International News Service) BROOKLYN, N. Y., July 7.—Roger Hornsby, of the Cardinals, connected for his tenth circuit smash of the season in the eighth inning of the St. Louis-Brooklyn game today. Reuther was pitching. BLOCK APPOINTED (WASHINGTON, July 7.—Captain Claude C. Block today was appointed by Secretary Denby to succeed Rear Admiral Charles V. McVey as chief of the bureau of ordinance in the navy department. McVey has been assigned to sea duly and will be in command of a battleship division. Starbuck's Rods, See classifi- Instead of having two years for the coast highway in completely paved, tween Huntington Bay port Beach, in which most interested, proved as soon as sub-graveling has byty Engineer J. L. today. Thousands owing at Costa Mesa, the residents will be said that this part way, unlike the path Beach to San Juan O has a clay soil, is less completed would the other hand, or required, in case postponed, would be Bid for La Habra provement of Centre be widened to the end and of Ocean ave., ed now very shortly called for on July 1. The only thing is the mile of rogray Chapman-ave.-How mile west of Garden cild-ave.-is to roll has still further he said today. The road, probably the most important thoroughfaire Anahelm, has been the improvement. Half the gravel-set put in on Rio Vista of the city near Plaza POSTPONE (MINEOLA, N. Y.) weather in the Region today caused Maughan, army a postpone the "hopoff" will day of perfect coast next week, Lieut. M REPORT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Chin Dealer LOING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, July 7, 1923 WEATHER Fair night MAN DIES FROM WIRE AirRace Balloonists Drowne Basel Today NATIONAL LEAGUE 1st Game. St. Louis ...001 013—5 8 2 Bklyn 032 01x—10 17 1 Taney and Aime, Reuther and Deberry. R. H.E. St. Louis ..... 310 100—7 11 1 Brooklyn .... 000 010—1 6 2 Batteries: Doahed McCurdy; Dickerman, Smith, Tur and Taylor. AMERICAN LEAGUE 1st Game.. Boston 002 200—3 13 4 Clove. 323 1213—27 24 2 Fullerton, Stimson M. Waltera. Coveleskee, Metevie and Myatt, O'Neill! Wash'n. 002 002 014 8 0 Chicago 000 000 0—7 1 Mogridge and Ruel, or, Thurston and Schalk. 2nd Game. Chicago 030 020 0005 11 3 Boston 000 001 1105 8 0 Kauffman and O'Farri Marquard, Oeschger and E. S. ORDER ARMY PLANES SEEK LOST BAG Government Boat Steaming to Sector Where Sailors Saw Floating Debris. WASHINGTON, July 7.—At the request of the navy department, the army air service this RUSH PAVING OF STATE HIGHWAY Instead of having to wait perhaps two years for the two links of the AMERICAN LEGUE 1st Game... Boston 002 200 — 3 13 4 Cleve. 323 1213 — 27 24 2 Fullerton, Stimson M. Walters, Coveleskee, Metevlieand Myatt, O'Neill. Wash'n. 002 002 04 8 0 Chicago 000 000 — 7 1 Mogridge and Ruel, Her, Thurston and Schalk. 2nd Game. Chicago 030 020 0005 11 3 Boston 000 001 1104 8 0 Kauffman and O'Farrell Marquard, Oeschger and E. Sp. 1st game. Chicago 207 000 000 — 13 1 Boston 100 000 000 — 9 3 Alexander and O'Farrell Genewick, Benton, McNamara and E. Smith, Gibson. Cincinnati. 001 010 002 — 8 0 New York 200 000 000 — 5 0 Rixey and Hargrave, McIlan and Snyder. Pittsgb. 400 052 025 — 18 3 Phila. 200 000 300 — 5 2 Meadows and Schmidt, Gler, Jones, Hubberr and Wilson. 1st game. Phila. 100 000 320 — 6 1 Detroit. 032 022 02x — 9 11 Wallberg, Hasty and Perk, Dauss and Bassler. New York ...100 100 010 —3 8 St. Louis .004 011 70x —13 17 Shawkey, Rottger and Hoffman. Van Glder and Severid. Second game: Washington 100 000 200 —3 7 Chicago ....000 000 200 —2 9 Zachary and Ruel. T. Blankenship, Leverett and Graham, Schalk. COAST LEAGUE First game: Vernon 041 1 Portland 402 0 Reiger, James and D. Murphy, Middleton, Eskert and Daly. First game: Oaks. 010 002 Seattle 250 010 Colwell, Wells, Arlette and Head. Gardner and Yaryan. LUST DAG Government Boat Steaming to Sector Where Sailors Saw Floating Debris. WASHINGTON, July 7. At the request of the navy department, the army air service this afternoon ordered airplanes to set out from Selfridge Field, Mich., to aid in the search for the missing naval balloonists whose balloon is affloat in Lake Erie. PORT STANLEY, Ont., July 7. The government boat Elsie Doris was steaming at noon today to a sector of Lake Erie, 25 miles southeast of here, to the aid of a wrecked balloon sighted there by the steamer Colonial early today. Captain Basian of the Colonial said he believed the crew of the stricken balloon was lost. It is believed to be the wreckage of the A-6698 naval entry in the National elimination balloon race, which started from Indianapolis July 4, piloted by Lieut. L. J. Roth and T. B. Null. Captain Basian when five miles off the wreckage sighted it bobbing in the turbulent water. He found half submerged, its oiled silk and partly inflated top bearing the im evidence of a tragedy of the Convinced that the crew was lost. Captain Basian ordered his vessel to sail toward Port Stanley, where he armed government officials. The government boat was immediately ditched to the scene. The balloon's markings, a red star subounded by white and blue circle like a great eye could be plainly seen, Captain Basian reported. A half submerged wreckage press to be the missing naval balloon the two gallant American aviators probably lost their lives after bursts of hopeless drifting and frantic efforts to reach land. According to officers of the Colonial, he balloon offered silent witness to efforts made by the crew by lightening the vessel so that their diminished gas supply might carry them to land. "At $55 today, first officer Frank Hamilton of Cleveland, sighted the wreckage of the balloon," said Captain Basin. "Quartemaster J. J. Manley of London, Ont., sighted it about the same time." "It lay about a half mile away, like a huge sea monster, rising out of the quiet lake. Part of the envelope supported by gas billowed in a light breeze, with a red star surrounded by white and blue circles like a great eye could be plainly seen." TAPE TOUCHES LIVE WIRE; THREE HURT (By International News Service) BOULDER, Colo., July 7. Dropping a metal tape on a high power transmission line, James Weathers is believed dying and two others burned so badly that their recovery is doubtful. Eleven thousand volts were carried thru the bodies of the men. Witnesses say the men owe their lives to the fact that the lead foil which acted as carrier of the current melted so quickly that part of the force was lost. Several others were rendered unconscious. All were employed of the Western Union Telegraph Co. FRANK MORSE WINS $8OOO JUDGMENT (By International News Service) EDMONTON, Alta., July 7—Frank Morse of Fullerton, Calif., was awarded judgment of $8,OOO here today by Justice Morrison in his suit against William R. Laidlaw, shareholder in the Pacific Mausoleum Co. The company, incorporated under the California law, recently went bankrupt. Laidlaw is said to have owed the amount on his stock subscription. Morse is a creditor in the company to the extent of $124,OOO. TAPE TOUCHES LIVE WIRE; THREE HURT (By International News Service) BOULDER, Colo., July 7—Dropping a metal tape on a high power transmission line, James Weathers is believed dying and two others burned so badly that their recovery is doubtful. Eleven thousand volts were carried thru the bodies of the men. Witnesses say the men owe their lives to the fact that the lead foil which acted as carrier of the current melted so quickly that part of the force was lost. Several others were rendered unconscious. All were employed of the Western Union Telegraph Co. 1ST DEGREE MURDER VERDICT FOR KELLY OF STATE HIGHWAY Instead of having to wait perhaps two years for the two links of the coast highway in the county to be completely paved, the section between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, in which the county is most interested, probably will be paved as soon as the grading and sub-gravelling has been done. County Engineer J. L. McBride said today. Thousands of oil workers living at Costa Mesa, tourists and county residents will benefit. McBride said that this part of the new highway, unlike the part from Newport Beach to San Juan Capistrano, which has a clay soil, is of sand, and unless completed would crumble. On the other hand, to draw in the clay required, in case the paving was postponed, would be too expensive. Bid for La Habra's $200,000 improvement of Central-ave, which will be widened to the state highway, and of Ocean-ave, etc., will be started now very shortly. Bids will be called for on July 17. The only thing still to be done to the mile of regrevelling on West Chapman-ave—Hospital road—for a mile west of Garden Grove road—Euclid-ave, is to roll it again after it has still further hardened, McBride said today. The gravel is all in. This road, probably the worst of the important thoroughfare southwest of Anaheim, has been transformed by the improvement. Half the gravel sub-grade has been put in on Rio Vista-ave,, northwest of the city near Placentia-ave. POSTPONE FLIGHT (By International News Service) MINEOLA, N. Y., July 7.—Bad weather in the Rocky Mountain region today caused Lieut. Russel L. Maughan, army airman, again to postpone the "hopoff" of his proposed coast to coast one-day flight. The "hopoff" will be made the first day of perfect coast to coast weather next week, Lieut. Maughan said, "It lay about a half mile away, like a hum sea monster, rising out of the quiet lake. Part of the envelope supported by gas billowed in a light bretee, with a red star surrounded by white and blue circles, like a great eye, could be plainly seen. The balloon's basket was submerged." INDIANOPOLIS, July 7.—The A-6698, the navy entry in the National balloon race, bore the navy ensigna, a red star surrounded by blue and white circles as described in dispatcha telling of the balloon sighted in Lake Erie. Officials believed this definitely identified the huge bag found in the lake. The A-6698 carried life preservers attached to keep its basket afloat in case it dropped into the water however. WASHINGTON, July 7.—Aviation expressed the opinion today that the balloon sighted in Lake Erie is not that piloted by Lieuts. Roth and Null but one piloted by a civilian contestant named Donaldson which went adrift at Indianapolis as the race started. They believed the missing navy balloon has landed some place inaccessible to communication. The navy's bureau of aeronautics, however, has ordered planes and ships despatched to Lake Erie to help in the recovery of the floating balloon. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 7.—The last man who seem to have seen aloft the missing navy balloon which took part in the National elimination race, piloted by Lieut. L. Roth and his side, are Lieut. Col. R. S. Olmstead and Lieut. R. W. Shotpaw, who came down Thursday night in their balloon near Marilla, 15 miles east of Buffalo. Olmstead and Shotpaw, who are still here, saw Roth's balloon over Lake Erie near Toledo Thursday morning. There was a bad storm over the lake and the balloon and its (Continued on Page Four) Eleven thousand volts were carried thru the bodies of the men. Witnesses say the men owe their lives to the fact that the lead foil which acted as carrier of the current melted so quickly that part of the force was lost. Several others were rendered unconscious. All were employees of the Western Union Telegraph Co. IST DEGREE MURDER VERDICT FOR KELLY (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—A verdict of first degree murder, with recommendation that the convicted man be imprisoned for life, was returned today in Judge Reeve's court by the jury which tried Tom Kelly or a charge of having murdered Poorman Arthur Cruse last Jan. 2. Monday at 10 a.m., m., was pronounced sentence. The verdict was reached a jury was out 17 hours. THREATEN DIPL (By International News NA) WASHINGTON, July ing the receipt of threat: 10:00 p.m. by Dr. Don Pedro Manu Venezuelan minister to States, police here today legislation building under surveillance. Officials of the legal reveal the orignal or letters, but it is used they emanated from lutionary sources violence. U.S.AID FOR GR (By International NA) WASHINGTON, of the approachin federal reserve noon issued instate reserve agents thik take special precaudeate financing of agricultural pro attention was c ance of the f functioning effen for the orderly frment of wheat an Plain Dealer A THE THER and Feature Syndicate Minimum, 60 at Maximum, 73 at RE IN ANAHEIM ler NTY GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was.....2,628 For Year 1920 was.....5,526 foday, Estimated at .....10,000 When thru with your Plain Dealer, mall to it to Eastern Friends—It may bring them to Anaheim, Fastest Growing City in Orange County. WEATHER Fair with moderate temperature tonight and Sunday. Probably cloudy. PRICE 2 CENTS WIFE'S SHOT rowned in Lake Erie IRL REFUSES TO MARRY ANDPICKED BY HER PARENTS WOMAN HELD IN COUNTY HOSPITAL Believe Husband Hit in Effort to Stay Wife's Suicide Attempt. Charles Lg. Thompson, 36, was shot and fatally wounded last night about 7:30 o'clock at the home of his wife 210 1-2 East Chapman-ave, Believe Husband Hit in Effort to Stay Wife's Suicide Attempt. Charles L. Thompson, 36, was shot and fatally wounded last night about 7:30 o'clock at the home of his wife 210 1-2 East Chapman ave., Fullerton, dying this morning at 3:50 o'clock at the Fullerton hospital. The fatal shot was inflicted by his wife, Mrs. Ada Thompson, whom he was visiting trying to dissuade from divorce proceedings. It was said to have been the first time he had visited her since May. The police and eyewitnesses think it probable that the shot was accidental; that the woman was struggling to shoot herself and her husband was hit while trying to wrench the revolver from her. Late today it was said the woman, who is in the county hospital where she is being held because of her nervous condition, evidently did not know that she had shot her husband, but told quite clearly of trying to kill herself and of being prevented by her husband and others. The woman is said to be subject to epilepsy and police say that she was in a spasm when they arrived immediately after the shooting. The trouble which led up to the tragedy is said to have started some time ago, culminating last May in a divorce action on the part of the wife charging her husband with paying serious attentions to "another woman." The suit was started thru Attys. Allen and Lyon of Fullerton, resulted in the wife being granted separate maintenance temporarily and the husband restrained from visiting her pending further action of the court. This was the first time Thompson had over-steped the court's order, it is said, and friends of Mrs. Thompson say that his visit was occasioned because his wife had come into possession of a number of letters written by "the other woman" which would make sure the granting of her divorce appeal. It is said he visited her to try to get the misives, but that she had turned them over to her attorneys earlier in the day. Police think the husband arrived just at the time, when alter brooding over her real and imaginary troubles, she had decided to try to "end it all" by committing suicide. This theory the police base not only upon the testimony of a certain eyewitness who says that Mrs. Thompson said during the struggle that she intended to injury, to anyone but herself, but also upon a letter Mrs. Thompson evidently had written earlier in the evening, in which she... SEEK BANDITS WHO SHOT L. A. OFFICER (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—City-wide search was instituted today for two bandits who shot Policeman R. G. Farrell when he went to aid another officer who was held up on Brooklyn-ave last night by two Mexicans. Both escaped after shooting Farrell in each hand. One bullet knocked a gun from his grasp and the other relieved him of his flash light. CATCH HOTEL THIEF (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Guests of the Hotel Angelus were thrown into excitement earl today by a burglar chase thru the halls, which ended on a fire escape, 20 feet above the sidewalk, where, in full view of pedestrians, the intruder finally was captured after a sensational battle. The man gave the name of Tom Rogers. He was caught by Max Harbeck, hotel guest, after Starbeck found the man in his room. FEAR SHIP AFIRE (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Hiding either tragedy of the sea, flames leaved to have been from a burn-vessel were sighted off Los Anharbor early today by San Pepolice. Baseline fishing boat may have destroyed, it was said. A TO MAKE DEATH CERTAIN (International News Service) CHAGO, July 7.—Howard Hines, intent to make sure he would attach a piece of cehis body, Hines leaped from the today into the Chicago several men working near the Hines' plunge, sided by pomanaged to drag him from Reserved to a hospital when afterward