oc-plain-dealer 1923-07-28

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1922 575 $1,413,046 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 562 579,950 1919 274 464,500 26TH YEAR NO. 286. TOWN IN REVIEW BY OLD TIMER THE life of a gypsy woman is a romantic one with nothing to worry about, not even cooking. At least, the group of gypsy women who are favoring Anaheim with a visit, while conducting a school in palmistry on W. Center-st., apparently do not have to flush their faces over camp fires in preparing meals. They attempted to patronize the popular lunch counter in the Seelig Market. But when they came in, the star boarders went out. The management had to request them to return to their light housekeeping arrangements. It's funny about some fellows. They will be tickled pink if some flapper, all painted and rouged, sits down beside them at lunch. But let him be forced to eat beside a colorful gypsy woman, bedecked in necklaces and bracelets by the pound, her natural complexion, like her white sister's, intensified by foreign pigments, the only difference being that hers are the natural accumulation of time and circumstance! That's different! THE congregation at the White Temple came near not having a visitor last Sunday. When Dr. James Allen Geissinger left his summer cottage at Balboa and drove his car out of the garage, he was surprised at the speed it attained. The Harding Veteran Congregation A. R. WILLIAMS VICTIM OF ACCIDENT Struck by Auto Wednesday, Injuries Not Considered Serious at First Arthur R. Williams, 55, Mission- THE congregation at the White Temple came near not having a pastor last Sunday. When Dr. James Allen Geissinger left his summer cottage at Balboa and drove his car out of the garage, he was surprised at the speed it attained. The machine seemed to have been revitalized. Before he knew it, the speedometer showed 50 miles per hour. With due respect for Judge Cox, Dr. Geissinger realized that would never do, and he cut off the power. So, steady by jerks he proceeded to Anaheim, turning on the power for an instant and letting it off for awhile. Garage men at first, were as puzzled as he was to determine the trouble. Then they found, by some manner or other, a mouse had crawled into the innards of the machine until it got stuck in the butterfly valve, flooding the carburetor. What a wonderful story to have told the court! THAT'S a long grind, the Rotary club's record of 100 per cent attendance for 43 meetings. But the strain of getting them all out to lunch away from home once a week is now greatly legended, members say, since Nick Theodore went and got married Thursday. That made every Rotarian a married man. DICK GROOMS, 72-year old prospector, was an entertaining Anaheim visitor yesterday. Dick was the discoverer of the famous Silver Dome Randsburg, where they are now removing ore which runs over $15,000 to the ton. Dick knows more anecdotes about early day mining throughout the Southwest than you can shake a stick at. He recalls the big tin mines of 30 years ago at Corona, then known as South Riverside. The workings were peddled to a British syndicate for something like five millions and only 150 tons of tin were mined before the deposit petered out. The buyers, however, got with it a grant of more than 50,000 acres with which they got their hats back by developing it with the Temescal Water Co. THEY say grapes won't do well around Anaheim but you ought to see the bunch of Thompson seedless on display at Jake Schumacher's realty office. The bunch weighs 5-3-4 pounds and is so solid with perfect grapes that those on the under side were crushed when laid on the scale. They were taken from a six-year-old vine on an arbor at Jake's ranch. The vine has over half a ton of fruit on it. Just for fun, Jake's going to have ACCIDENT Struck by Auto Wednesday, Injuries Not Considered Serious at First Arthur R. Williams, 55, Missionary for 24 years in the Belgian Congo, will not sail from New York with Mrs. Williams next month as he had planned. With passages secured and most of the arrangements made, the veteran church worker died in agony last night at 7:30 in the Anaheim Sanitarium, following an accident Wednesday afternoon in Garden Grove. He was unconscious most of the time since hurt. Four ribs were broken, the pelvic bones cracked and he suffered internal injuries. Death was due to an internal hemorrhage. Because of the few bruises on his body it had been supposed at first that he was not badly hurt. A brother, H. Gordon Williams, is critically ill in Los Angeles. The funeral arrangements are not completed, but the services will be held at the Christian Tabernacle in Los Angeles of which he and Mrs. Williams were members and at the grave in San Bernardino. The survivors include Clyde Williams of Daniels and Williams, a nephew; the Anaheimer's father, Ernest S. Williams of San-Bernardino; and H. Gordon Williams. The deceased was born in Wisconsin. He was a Baptist, but was working under the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Africa. He came back to America on a furlough last October and had planned to return next month. But for the accident he would have left Los Angeles next Wednesday, stopping to see relatives on the way to New York. The missionary was knocked down on the Garden Grove road near his car when he had stopped his Ford by a car driven by a young Garden Grove man. RIBS FRACTURED IN NEWPORT SMASHUP One Angeleno received three broken ribs and bruises and another was scratched up last night when the Studebaker Big six touring car they were driving went into the ditch near the bridge leading into Newport Beach. The first report received by Sheriff Jernigan was that four were in the car and two killed. Under-sheriff E. E. French was so informed. According to Santa Ana police and the sheriff's office the two men were term as president Central News Rome today. SHIPMED CITRUS CURTAIN 21 Fewer Cars Week From Distri THEY say grapes won't do well around Anaheim but you ought to see the bunch of Thompson seedless on display at Jake Schumacher's realty office. The bunch weighs 5-3-4 pounds and is so solid with perfect grapes that those on the under side were crushed when laid on the scale. They were taken from a six-year-old vine on an arbor at Jake's ranch. The vine has over half a ton of fruit on it. Just for fun, Jaké's going to have a little guessing contest next week. Cliff Carle guessed 4000. I told him he was way off his base, that there weren't more than 200. Jake said there was over 1000. Ray Rutledge said there was over 2000. So there you go. Write your own ticket. At that, I wouldn't fancy the job of counting them. THE PLAIN DEALER society editor was very much excited when she arrived at the office this morning. Any one could see something of more than ordinary moment had come into her life. It developed that a horrid dog belonging to next door neighbors had chased her pretty Persian pussy up a tree and, coax as she would, the silly thing wouldn't come down. A fishing pole only sent it to a higher limb. There are no boys in her neighborhood and there was nothing to it but to skin up that tree. To appreciate that, you must know that the S. E. often fails to live up to frequent resolutions to dict. The S. E. lives in the tranquil village of Orange. Last evening about 8 o'clock they had a fire over there—some Sunday school bungalows burned down. The whole town turned out after a time. Most of the spectators preceded such unusual evening activities by first sticking night-carped heads out of upstairs windows and demanding: "What can be the excitement at this hour of the night!" Over at Orange they never knew there was an earthquake, everyone sleeps so soundly. BUILDING PERMITS Eva Scott, frame duplex at 925 No. Zeyn street, cost $6500. Flain Dealer Ads Bring Benefits. NEWPORT SMASHUP One Angeleno received three broken ribs and bruises and another was scratched up last night when the Studebaker Big six touring car they were driving went into the ditch near the bridge leading into Newport Beach. The first report received by Sheriff Jernigan was that four were in the car and two killed. Under-sheriff E. E. French was so informed. According to Santa Ana police and the cheriff's office the two men were too intoxicated to drive straight. The hurt man was P. Barnes. With him was F. Hauser, also injured. A. Hauser, brother of Hauser, came over to Santa Ana today and got Hauser out, by paying his fine to Justice J. B. Cox. APT. HOUSES IN FLAMES; AUTOS BURN LOS ANGELES, July 28.—Police and fire officials today launched an investigation of the fire that threatened an entire city block, drove occupants from two apartment houses into the streets in their night clothing early today and did damage estimated at $300,000 in South Alvarado-st. Forty-five automobiles, belonging to residents in the exclusive Wilshire district, were burned in the fire which swept a garage. Near panic was reported to have taken place in the apartment houses when heat from the fire awoke the sleepers. ASK DESCRIPTION OF RICH DRAFT EVADER LOS ANGELES, July 28.—Sheriff William I. Traeger today wired Washington department of justice agents for a full description of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, millionaire Pennsylvania draft evader, following the discovery that descriptions of Bergdoll and "Count" Wilhelm Von Muller, arrested here on a worthless check charge, tally. When asked if he was the much wanted draft evader, Count Von Muller laughed. "Walt and see," he said. Von Muller will be questioned further today by department of justice agents here. Fruit prices are all markets considered. Schureman reiterates however, that fruit slips are less after July 4. California now is everything except gravy Valley cantaloupe shiver, have almost staggered. Sweating of local green spots at the tinues. Some of the hinge 10 or 15 per oranges. FULLERTON SHIPS Thirty-nine cars owed from week. Some of the were not working capacity. Benchley Fruit Coars of oranges; A Growers, inc., six cars Fullerton Packing Coaranges; Peppers' Fruits of oranges and Placentia Orange Grocers of oranges. LUMBER FIRE TURNED OVER ST. LOUIS, July 28. the biggest local lumber forming the member Louis Lumber Trade day were found guild the anti-trust laws in deried by the supreme ferson City. Charters of 17 of were forfeited and ousted from the state two other companies other states to operate also were ordered for Fines ranging from 000 were assessed and panies. WHO'LL PAY ME SAN FRANCISCO problem of who is to penalties involved in here of 1000 tins of more than $100,000 board vessel Presides again confronting federe today. Washington has air one department of cannot assess a fine department. Thus a cated problem is present eral authorities. FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY lain Deale LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, July 28, 1923. ING ILL...PTOMAINE Congo Missionary Dies in An Harding Would Be Italian Ambassador LONDON, July 28.—The Gazette Del Popolo, of Turin states that Warren G. Harding has expressed a desire to become ambassador to Italy as soon as his term as president expires, said a Central* News dispatch from Rome today. FRASER WILL QUIT C.C. OCT. 1ST Annual Report Shows Receipts of $14,952, Exceeding Expenses by $2168 SHIPMENT OF CITRUS FRUIT SHIPMENT OF CITRUS FRUIT CURTAILED 21 Fewer Cars Move This Week From Anaheim District The campaign started by the California Fruit Growers' Exchange and the Mutual Orange Distributors to have growers cut down shipments in order to improve prices brought results this week when 21 fewer cars were shipped than last week from the Anaheim district. The total was 93 cars all valencia oranges. Prices declined slightly, but firmer levels are being reached. The exchange at least will continue to curtail shipments for a few weeks, according to Manager W. H. Schureman of the Anaheim Orange and Lemon Ass'n. Schureman revealed the amazing fact that up to and including July 25, California had shipped 41,457 carloads of oranges, compared with 25,419 at the same date last year, or 16,038 carloads or 63 per cent more. Florida has shipped 23,808 cars against 18,117 or 5,691 cars more. California has shipped 10,006 cars of deciduous fruits this year up to and including July 23 against 3,755 cars last year to the same date. People are eating fruit instead of meat, so much so that not only is the cattle business in poor shape, but fruit prices are abnormally low, markets considered. Schureman reiterated the fact, however, that fruit shipments always are less after July 4. California now is shipping almost everything except grapes. Imperial Valley cantaloupe shipments, however, have almost stopped. Sweating of local fruit to take out the green spots at the stems continues. Some of the houses are sweating 10 or 15 per cent of their oranges. OCT. 1ST Annual Report Shows Receipts of $14,952, Exceeding Expenses by $2168 With the exception of J. F. Ahlborn, John Ruether and Chas. Eygabroad, the board of Anaheim C. of C. was present last night at the Council Chamber, in the city hall. Victor D. Loly presented the annual audit, which showed that the Chamber collected from dues, subscriptions, city advertising fund rentals and other sources, the sum of $14,952.10. The total from dues and subscriptions reached $13,477.75. In transmitting the report, Mr. Loly states: "We congratulate your Chamber on having had a very satisfactory year. As shown by operating accounts, the receipts have exceeded the expenses by $2,168.88. This amount has been added to the surplus account which has now been increased to a total of $6,883.57." The auditor's report was received and ordered filed. Chairman Riley read an application from J. Frederick Ahlborn, for the position of secretary of Anaheim C. of C. Upon motion of H. A. Johnston, seconded by R. C. Berger, Malcom A. Fraser was nominated and the application of Mr. Ahlborn resulted in his nomination on motion of Sidney E. Prince, seconded by F. A. Backs. Ballots were distributed and Mr. Fraser was elected by the unanimous vote of the directors. Chairman Riley then presented a letter received yesterday by him from Secretary Fraser, resigning the secretaryship, to take effect October 1, 1922. The letter follows: "I hereby present my resignation as secretary, Anaheim C. of C., eff-(Continued on Page Four) CHURCH BUNGALOWS AT ORANGE BURNED A fire which for a time threatened an entire downtown block last night consumed the Sunday school bungalows in the rear of the First Methodist Church, Orange, and an adjoining private garage, with a loss of several thousand dollars. The three planes in the building and the greater number of the chairs were saved. The cause of the fire is unknown. Although the church and the parsonage a few feet away are insured, there was no insurance on the bungalows. The church is a large building most of it frame, and is not more than 20 feet from the small build- WARRANT FOR SIECEL IS ISSUED A warrant for arrest of Joe Siegel, president of the Anaheim Building Corp., charging embezzlement, of $885 was issued late yesterday by the district attorney's office on the application of F. H. Leonard and M. F. Weiner, directors. The sheriff is not attempting to locate Siegel. Directors stated they had ascertained that Siegel had not been at Murletta Hot Springs where it was understood he planned to go for the health of his wife. Directors have wired E. R. Fleahner, vice-president of the corporation, who is in Seattle. He is expected back the first of next week. Mr. Leonard stated today he believed most of the losses could be liquidated except in the case of A. A. Mills of the Mills Park tract where fruit prices are abnormally low, markets considered. Schureman reiterated the fact, however, that fruit shipments always are less after July 4. California now is shipping almost everything except grapes. Imperial Valley cantaloupe shipments, however, have almost stopped. Sweating of local fruit to take out the green spots at the stems continues. Some of the houses are sweating 10 or 15 per cent of their oranges. FULLERTON SHIPS 39 CARS DURING WEEK Thirty-nine cars of citrus fruits were shipped from Fullerton this week. Some of the packing houses were not working. None packed to capacity. Benchley Fruit Co. moved five cars of oranges; American Fruit Growers, inc., six cars of oranges; Fullerton Packing Co., seven cars of oranges; Peppers' Fruit Co., three cars of oranges and lemons; and the Placentia Orange Growers' Ass'n. 18 cars of oranges. LUMBER FIRMS TURNED OUT OF MO. ST. LOUIS, July 28.—Nineteen of the biggest local lumber concerns forming the membership of the St. Louis Lumber Trade Exchange today were found guilty of violating the anti-trust laws in a decision rendedered by the supreme court at Jefferson City. Charters of 17 of the concerns were forfeited and the companies ousted from the state. Licenses of two other companies incorporated in other states to operate in Missouri also were ordered forfeited. Fines ranging from $2500 to $10, 000 were assessed against the companies. WHO’LL PAY PENALTY? SAN FRANCISCO, July 28.—The problem of who is to pay the legal penalties involved in the confiscation here of 1000 tins of opium valued at more than $100,000 on the shipping board vessel President Wilson is again confronting federal authorities here today. Washington has already ruled that one department of the government cannot assess a fine against another department. Thus another complicated problem is presented local federal authorities. APPROVE PROMOTION OF REAR ADMIRALS WASHINGTON, July 28.—The promotion of Rear Admirals William McDougal, Lucian Boostwick, William A. Moffett, Julian Latimer and Frank H. Schofield to the rank of admiral, has been approved by President Harding, the navy department announced today. McDougall is in charge of the naval observatory in Washington, Boostwick is the chief of staff of the commander of the United States fleet, Moffett is the chief of the navy's bureau of aeronautics, Latimer is the judge advocate general of the navy and Schofield is a member of the general board. RE-TRIAL FOR FOSTER (By International News Service) CHICAGO, July 28.—Arthur Foster, the "granite man" now under sentence of death for the murder of Mrs. Kate Mitchell Trostell, whose body was found in the drainage canal here, today was granted a new trial. Foster insisted from the first that Mrs. Trostell leaped into the canal. The court held today Foster was convicted on insufficient circumstantial evidence. Plain Dealer Ads Bring Results. F. Weiner, directors. The sherriff is not attempting to locate Siegel. Directors stated they had ascertained that Siegel had not been at Murletta Hot Springs where it was understood he planned to go for the health of his wife. Directors have wired E. R. Fleshner, vice-president of the corporation, who is in Seattle. He is expected back the first of next week. Mr. Leonard stated today he believed most of the losses could be liquidated except in the case of A. A. Mills of the Mills Park tract where the corporation was doing considerable building. Mr. Mills who is the heaviest loser, is in Salt Lake City on a several months' auto trip. He is expected back within a few days. CONVICTS ILL FROM FOOD POISONING INDIANAPOLIS, July 28.—Forty convicts at the state penal farm at Putnamville were recovering today from food poisoning which made them violently ill after breakfast yesterday. The illness was believed due to tainted milk. By noon 188 prisoners had been treated and twelve buckets of salt water given as emetic. Two score of these were seriously affected. No deaths resulted, however, and none was expected today. CHICAGO POLICE SHOT BY BURGLARS CHICAGO, July 28.—Policeman W. B. Porter of the Chicago force was shot twice and instantly killed here today by two burglars he had discovered robbing a clothing store. The men escaped. FIREMAN CRUSHED (By International News Services) DENVER, Colo., July 28.—John Mangan, a fireman on the Denver Rio Grand Western train No. 16, was crushed to death when the train struck a washout near Salida today. The train carried two engines and both of these with a mail car were derailed, coaches and pullmans staying on the track. Plain Dealer Ads Bring Results. TEMPERATURE Maximum 90 about 3 p.m. ANAHEIM Dealer COUNTY GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was.....2,628 For Year 1920 was.....5,526 Today, Estimated at.....10,000 When thru with your Plain Dealer, mail it to Eastern Friends—It may bring them to Anaheim, the Fastest Growing City in Orange County. Fair, moderately warm tonight and Sunday. PRICE 2 CENTS AINE POISONING in Anaheim Hospital R LOVE BLIGHTED DOCTORS KEEP HIM IN BED ON TRAIN Tho Condition Not Considered Serious, Physicians Take No Chances ON TRAIN Tho Condition Not Considered Serious, Physicians Take No Chances ABOARD PRESIDENT HARDING'S TRAIN, ENROUTE TO YOSEMITE, July 28.—President Harding became ill today with an attack of ptomaine poisoning. The first intimation that he was not well came at Roseburg, Ore; where several hundred people had gathered for the usual rear end speech. The president did not come out. Instead, Secretary of the Interior Work appeared and apologized for the president's non-appearance. He told the people "the president is suffering from an attack of ptomaine poisoning and is staying in bed today under his physician's advice." It is understood that crabs eaten by President Harding at Vancouver, are responsible for his illness. It is not believed that his condition is serious but his physicians are taking no chance. This is the first time on the trip that President Harding has been in anything but the best of health. President Harding felt the first effects of his illness yesterday but went thru his Seattle program without a hitch. Last night the pains incident to the attack began to be intensive and frequent and doctors Boone and Sawyer visited the president frequently. The president was better this morning. Dr. Sawyer said the president is suffering from severe pains but his condition is not serious. STUNT FLYER DROPS 1500 FEET TO DEATH CHEYENNE, July 28.—While thousands of horror-striken spectators looked on, Kermit Kiehl, 23, of Denver, known as "Diavalo" a stunt flyer with the Gates Flying Circus, dropped like a plummet 1500 feet to the earth and was crushed to an almost unrecognizable mass. Kiehl was making a parachute jump from a plane piloted by Eddie Brooks as the last feature of the Frontier Day celebration. After dropping several hundred feet it became apparent the para- DISMISS Le CLAIRE FOR WIRE CUTTING The misdeamor charge of wire cutting brot against L. R. LeClaire by J. G. Triplett was dismissed late yesterday when LeClaire was able to prove an alibl, Attorney W. F. Menon represented LeClaire. Triplett is an electrical contractor of Fullerton formerly of Anaheim. Roy Chcate was unable to prove that he had seen LeClaire on the night in question. Choate testified that it was a moonlight night and that the man he took to be LeClaire was in the house, but rolled over and out of the door and ran away. Choate fired a shot at him, but in the darkness failed to hit him. The shot followed a warning to the intruder to throw up his hands. LAND 40,000 CASES MONTEREY TO S. F. SAN FRANCISCO, July 28—Prohibition enforcement officials are today endeavoring to run down 40,000 cases of liquor from the Bahama Islands landed along this coast from Monterey to this city within the last ten days by the British vessel Endarza which is said to be enroute to Vancouver, B. C. The liquor is said to be the first smuggled ashore here by a recently organized $6,000,000 syndicate of "millionaire bootleggers." Prices of $25 a case "over the side" are said to have been quoted by the rum runners with "$10 extra landed in the harbor." The cargo is the largest to reach this district in the last year. BELGIAN REPLY TO PARIS IMMEDIATELY LONDON, July 28—The draft of Belgium's reply to the British reparations note, will be sent to Paris immediately, according to word from Brussels tonight. BLAST KILLS 21 YORK, England, July 28—Twenty-one persons were reported killed today in an explosion in the Maltby Coal Mine in Yorkshire. 1500 FEET TO DEATH CHEYENNE, July 28. While thousands of horror-striken spectators looked on, Kermit Klehl, 23, of Denver, known as "Diavalo" a stunt flyer with the Gates Flying Circus, dropped like a plummet 1500 feet to the earth and was crushed to an almost unrecognizable mass. Klehl making a parachute jump from a plane piloted by Eddie Brooks as the last feature of the Frontier Day celebration. After dropping several hundred feet it became apparent the parachute would not open. He dropped to the ground at a tremendous speed. Klehl had been engaged in stunt flying but two weeks. Bert Cole, a former companion of Klehl's, lost his life here three weeks ago when he and a companion dropped from a height of 2000 feet in their plane on a local aviation field. NO FURHER ATTEMPT TO FLY OVER U.S. (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, July 28. No further attempt will be made this year to span the United States by airplane between dawn and dusk, it was officially announced this afternoon by the army and navy air service. BLUNDERS What mistake is being made that will spoil this sweater? The answer will be found among