oc-plain-dealer 1923-12-15

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was ... 2,528 For Year 1920 was ... 5,525 Today Estimated at ... 10,000 Mail your Plain Dealer to Eastern friends. It may bring them to Anaheim, fastest growing city in Orange County. WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday with moderate temperature HOLD SECOND B Three Killed, Six Wounded MACHINE GUN DIRECTED AT BLACK MEN Crowd Looks on While Badly Shattered Victim Expires Uncle Sam Can Now Buy Xmas Presents WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Announcement that Great Britain had paid to the federal reserve bank of New York, $92,000,000 on interest and principal on her $4.000,000,000 debt to the U.S. was made at the treasury department this afternoon. Of the sum, $23,000,000 was the first payment on the principal and $69,000,000 the second semi-annual payment of interest. The payment was principally in government bonds which will be retired by the treasury. U.S. HAS LOOKED $200,000,00 IN OIL LEASE Government Suffer Private Exploitation Naval Reserve By KENNETH CLAIRE BLACK MEN Crowd Looks on While Badly Shattered Victim Expires DREW, Miss., Dec. 15.—Three men are dead today and six wounded, and still another missing, following a pitched battle which raged throut most of the night between a posse of several hundred men and a negro in dense woods near here. Only after an hour's siege with a machine gun was the negro wounded seriously enough to effect his capture. His almost lifeless body than was brot into Drew placed on the street and hundreds stood around, watching and waiting for his death. The casualty list: Dead—W. T. Saunders, Robert Methevin and Joe Heas. Wounded—Arthur Manning, Kenneth Blackwood, Luther Hughes, J. Bratliff, D. A. Williams and William Stringer. Missing—Bob Hirsch. Joe Pullen, the negro, was a tenant farmer of Saunders. He had an altercation over some business relations. Blackwood then intervened and the negro shot him. He is seriously wounded and hospital attendants at Memphis today said he has a small chance for recovery. After disposing of Saunders and Blackwood, Pullen secured a shotgun and a supply of ammunition, and fled to a nearby cane brake. He fortified himself in a small ravine and shot members of the posse as they approached. Hughes and Methevin were the first to fall. One by one, other members of the posse were reluctant to approach his place of concealment. A machine gun then was obtained and for an hour its deadly bullets were directed against Pullen's hiding place. After firing ceased, several men cautiously approached and found him desperately wounded. Hirsch was in the posse when it started the siege but could not be found early today. Search was started in the treachous canebreak, as some believe he may have been killed or wounded. McADOO PLANS TO REST AT CORONADO SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15.—Getting himself in good physical trim to wear a strenuous fight for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, William Gibbe McAdoo was made at the treasury department this afternoon. Of the sum, $23,000,000 was the first payment on the principal and $69,000,000 the second semi-annual payment of interest. The payment was principally in government bonds which will be retired by the treasury. XMAS MAILS BREAKING RECORDS Today was the biggest day yet this season at the local postoffice in volume of outgoing mail and Monday, following today's shopping, is expected to be still larger, according to the office. The time has gone by, however, when everybody put off mailing his presents until the last day or two and outgoing matter is distributed more evenly over the last week or two. The Santa Fe has added a 60-foot car to Train No. 79, leaving Anaheim at 6:00 a.m., attached every day except on Monday. Crews also will be doubled beginning early next week. The postoffice force is cleaning up each day's mail daily and permitting nothing to go over so as to undergo delay or cause congestion. No carriers will be on duty after 12 noon on Christmas Day following an order received this... McADOO PLANS TO REST AT CORONADO SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15.—Getting himself in good physical trim to wage a strenuous fight for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, William Gibbe McAdoo was today at Coronado on a health recreational mission. With Mrs. McAdoo and Raphael Herman, of Detroit, the political leader left Los Angeles yesterday for the Imperial Valley via motor to inspect a ranch belonging to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. They reached Coronado in time for dinner last evening and will remain at the fashionable resort until Sunday afternoon when they will return to Los Angeles. YOUTH HELD ON LARCENY CHARGE Orland Baker, 17, was certified to the juvenile court today by Justice J. B. Cox on a charge of grand larceny for alleged theft of an auto from William Fitchen of Orange. Baker and the car, it was said, were apprehended at El Centro. WOOLWINE BETTER PARIS, Dec. 15.—Thomas Lee Woolwine, prominent in California politics, who suffered an internal hemorrhage yesterday morning, was slightly improved today. He was able to sit up this afternoon. BUILDING PERMITS J. G. Glidhill, frame residence at 912 No. Olive-st, cost $500. O. B. Baxter, frame garage at 922 No. Palm-st, Cost $100. Miss Meryl Owens, frame residence at 712 W. Cypress, Cost $2200. Dan Selaya, frame addition to gavage, Cost $150. Herman Karsten, stucco residence and garage at 511 S. Olive-st, Cost $3800. Marry Weaver, frame temporary residence at $25 N. Topeka-st, Cost $400. OFFICER, SHOT BY CONVICT, IS DEAD ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.—David W. Burns, 44, parole officer of the penitentiary at Lansing, Kan., died here early today of wounds received when shot by Ben Casey, convict, whom he was returning to prison along with Charles O'Keith, following their escape Dec. 2. The shooting occurred on a train near Alleia, Ark., and both convicts got away. Burns was shot twice in the breast, once in the left arm and once in the back. "FRIENDLY" SUIT TO QUIET TITLE A "friendly" suit to quiet title to property owned by the organization in this city had been filed today in the superior court by the Masonic Homes of California, a corporation against the Masonic Homes of California, sometimes known as the Masonic Orphans Home of California, an unincorporated association. The plaintiff is successor to the defendant. CITY HALL GETS DRINKING FOUNTAIN J. W. Price has placed an order for a drinking fountain for the city hall lobby. It will be of vitrous china with foot throttle. You step on it and she squirts. "2-The navy department plan to construct oil tanks along seaboard at about $103,000,000 to be not by appropriations by order but by royalties from clergy out of the reserves that leased. The regular course have been to ask congress money for this war. Regime work went ahead without kind of knowledge on the Secretary Denby as to what amount of oil accrued to the government under the leases meet the demands and not the navy. 3-Both Denby and Secretary Roosevelt admit the stand that they had made knowledge that resent 1, including 270,000 acres been leased at all to the American Petroleum Co., the considerations upon which lease was made. That is the conditions that induce retary Fall to make the Doheny interests. 4-The investigation has developed that not only Dome but all naval reserve been eased to private interest that the navy has no rose lands of its own." Walsh said that he had started his investigation into leasing of naval lands and used "startling revelations" hearings are resumed. Seat Fall has been summoned to charges that he failed to pay on his ranch in New Mexico 1912 until June 1922, two after he leased Teapot De Sinclair. Officials of the Chase companies Co.; of New York, have subpoenaed by Walsh to test the stock of the Mammoth oil in a Sinclair subsidiary, opposing Teapot Dome, "climbed so between February, 1922 April, 1922, when public nouncement of the lease was by the interior department. Walsh declared Attorney General Daugherty "also made tions regarding the acquisition (Continued on Page)..." FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Saturday, December 15, 1923 BID BOY IN AUTO CRASH Founded in Pitched Battle at Night B U.S. HAS LOST $200,000,000 IN OIL LEASES Government Suffers by Private Exploitation of Naval Reserves By KENNETH CLARK Tangled Propellor Disables Steamer KEY WEST, Fla., Dec. 15. With a line around the propeller the U. S. S. Bay Springs, was disabled this afternoon in latitude 28.45 and longitude 87.20, according to radio messages received here. The incoherent message also stated that the Eagle boats 43 and 53 which were being towed by the Bay Springs, are adrift 25 miles southwest of the steamship. The U. S. steamships Allegheny and Tallapoosa were dispatched in search of the disabled vessel immediately upon receipt of the message from the ship. Up to late this afternoon, however, the search had been in vain. U.S. WARTIME PRISONERS PARDONED Coolidge Commutes Sentences of Political Convicts WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Government Suffers by Private Exploitation of Naval Reserves By KENNETH CLARK (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The federal government has lost approximately 385,000,000 barrels of oil, with an estimated value of about $200,000,000 through the leasing of naval oil reserve lands to private interests. Senator Walsh, nomocrat of Montana, charged today in a preliminary statement on the result of the senate's investigation of the leasing of the Teapot Dome to Sinclair oil interests. Walsh made his estimates as a result of testimony before the committee by Harry Sinclair, and E. Doheny, of the Pan American Petroleum Co., which obtained the lease to naval reserve No.1, Ink Hills, Calif. Sinclair told the committee that Teapot Dome was worth about 100,000,000 to the government. Government officials estimated the oil capacity of Teapot Dome to 135,000,000 barrels. Doheny said that the Elk Hills serve had a value of about 100,000,000 and that he expected to get about 250,000,000 barrels of oil out of the reserve. Had the leases not been made ex-secretary of the interior bill, the government would have received the money and the navy would have had the oil for reserve purposes in times of emergency. Walsh declared. Walsh also outlined what were the fundamental developments of the senate probe. "I think the following have been the outstanding developments of the investigation," Walsh said. "1—It is a singular coincidence that Secretary Fall became associated with both Sinclair and Dozeny after he leased the reserves them. Another remarkable thing is that he got out of the interior department as soon as the cases were executed." "2—The navy department has a plan to construct oil storage tanks along seaboard at a cost of about $103,000,000 to be paid for by appropriations by congress, but by royalties from oil taken out of the reserves that were leased." The regular course would have been to ask congress for the money for this war. Regardless, the work went ahead without any injury. PRETTY GIRL HELD FOR FORGERY SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15.—Helen Mulane, beautiful former Chicago telephone operator who is alleged to have duped high society, forgéd the names of prominent business men to letters of identification which enabled her to cash spurious checks and drafts at cities from Atlantic City to San Diego, will be brot here for trial. It was said by District Attorney Kempley today. Deputy Sheriff Wisler and a matron left San Diego this morning for Chicago where she is held under arrest, to bring the girl back. Miss Mulane is said to have posed under the name of Pearl White and Pauline Lord. The "system" she is alleged to have worked was to send ahead letters and telegrams to a leading hotel from some wealthy patron of the hostelry she knew to be absent. Arriving in person a few days later, she found little difficulty in cashing checks for several hundred dollars. She would leave before the bad paper came back, it was said. At Los Angeles Miss Mulane is alleged to have stopped at the Biltmore hotel, obtaining $500. In San Diego she is charged with cashing $600 worth of bad checks. The authorities say that the girl appeared to be highly cultured and had a most pleasing personality. For three years she was employed as exchange operator in a fashionable Chicago club. PARDONED Coolidge Commutes Sentences of Political Convicts WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—President Coolidge today commuted the sentences of all the so-called political prisoners still remaining in federal penitentiaries for war time offences. The prisoners who are to be liberated under the president's decree were convicted in Chicago, Kansas City and Sacramento. The commutations of sentences were granted upon recommendations of Attorney General Daugherty, and a special commission composed of former secretary of war Newton D. Baker, Bishop Brent, former chaplain of the A.E.F., and James G. Harbord, former assistant chief of staff of the army. The official White House statement announcing the president's action, did not state how many prisoners will be freed, but it is understood that 31 are affected. The White House statement follows: "It is announced today that the president and attorney general Daugherty, after conferring together and considering the joint report prepared by Hon. Newton D. Baker, Bishop Charles H. Brent and General J.G. Harbord, upon war time prisoners, have decided to adopt and follow the majority recommendation of the committee and accordingly the president today, in conformity with the recommendation of the attorney general, has commuted the sentences of all the war time prisoners convicted at Chicago, Kansas City and Sacramento to the terms already served. "Warrants of commutation are being prepared and as soon as signed by the president will be sent to the wardens with instructions to release the prisoners." The prisoners who will be freed are: Sacramento group, sentenced to 10 years: Elmer Anderson, Harry Brewer Robert Connellan, Roy P. Connor, Pete De Bernardl, Mortimer Downing, Frank Elliott, John Graves, Henry Hammer, William Hood, Harry Gray, Fred A. Luber, Phil McLaughlin, George O'Connell, John Potthast, Edward Quigley, James Quinlan, Myron Sprague, Caesar Tabib, Jacob Torf, George N. Vooeter, Vincent Santileu. Somewhere in America Miss Megan Lloyd-Gee Britain Miss Lloyd-Gee when she departed after found "completely charm woe or where." 2—The navy department has a plan to construct oil storage tanks along seaboard at a cost of about $103,000,000 to be paid out by appropriations by congress, but royalties from oil taken out of the reserves that were used. The regular course would have been to ask congress for the money for this war. Regardless, the work went ahead without any kind of knowledge on the part of Secretary Denby as to whether the amount of oil accruing to the government under the leases would meet the demands and needs of the navy. 3—Both Denby and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt admitted on the stand that they had no intimate knowledge that reserve No. 148, including 270,000 acres, had been leased at all to the Pan-American Petroleum Co., or of the considerations upon which the case was made. That is to say, the conditions that induced Secretary Fall to make the lease to Henry interests. 4—The investigation has also developed that not only Teapot came but all naval reserves have been eased to private interest, so that the navy has no reserve oil funds of its own." Walsh said that he had just started his investigation into the issuing of naval lands and promised "startling revelations" when hearings are resumed. Secretary Ellis has been summoned to answer charges that he failed to pay taxes on his ranch in New Mexico from 12 until June 1922, two months after he leased Teapot Dome to Sinclair. Officials of the Chase Securities Co., of New York, have been appointed by Walsh to tell why the stock of the Mammoth Oil Co., Sinclair subsidiary, operating Teapot Dome, "climbed so rapidly between February, 1922, and April, 1922, when public announcement of the lease was made the interior department." Walsh declared Attorney General Daugherty "also may be asked to explain certain transactions regarding the acquisition by (Continued on Page 2)" NELSON GETS ON RULE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Republican leaders of the house of representatives capitulated today in their fight with the little group of northwestern insurgents, and attempted to place Representative John M. Nelson, Rep. of Wis., the insurgent leader, on the powerful rules committee. Refusal of the Republican leaders to do this has blocked the completion of house organization for two days, during which the insurgents tied up business. AGED PARENTS OF MRS. LLOYD SICK LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, aged parents of Mildred Davis, wife of Harold Lloyd, film comedian, are both critically ill at their home here. Mrs. Davis has been ill for some time and yesterday her husband was stricken with a heart attack. Physicians state that both have a slight chance for recovery. ASKS MONEY FOR REFORESTRATION WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—A new federal reforestation program backed by an appropriation of $2,500,000 would be authorized under a bill introduced in the senate this afternoon by Senator McNary, republican of Ore. WAIVES PRELIMINARY W. J. Woods, charged with non-support of his family waived preliminary examination today. It was understood he would plead guilty and ask for probation. RE IN ANAHEIM ealer COUNTY PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM, AS FOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 675 $1,418,046 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 27TH YEAR—NO. 92 CRASH MYSTERY Night Between Posse and Negro WHO'S THE AMERICAN PRINCE CHARMING LLOYD GEORGE DUCHER MET HERE? POLICE SAY HE ADMITS CAR THEFT Charles Collins, 17, Was Arrested Last Night In Los Angeles Miss Megan Lloyd—George. Somewhere in America a heart is fluttering—fluttering because of Miss Megan Lloyd-George, daughter of the former premier of Great Britain. Miss Lloyd-George shyly admits that she left behind her when she departed after her recent trip to America a young man she found "completely charming." But she can't be invigiled into saying who or where. CENTRAL CAL. FINISHES NAVELS The Central California orange belt this week practically finished shipping navels, which constitute approximately two-thirds of its crop, and the crowding of the market with California navels appears to be near its end, at least for some time to come. Manager J. H. Ritchie of the Anaheim Co-Operative Orange Ass'n. indicated today. This means that prices, which declined slightly after the opening of the season, are likely to improve, and the other navel orange growing sections, partiu- RECOVERS AFTER LEAP INTO OCEAN SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. At Park Emergency Hospital today it was said Charles Kitzell, 35, said to be from Los Angeles, would recover from the effects of exposure suffered when he leaped into the ocean from a beach pier early today after removing all identification marks from his clothing. He refused information concerning himself but police learned he lived at Apartment 205, No. 536 Heliotrope drive Los Angeles. He is believed to have sent his wife a letter last night at that address, police said. FEDERALS QUIT STATE OF PUEBLA VERA CRUZ, Dec. 15. Obregon forces commanded by General Almazan are evacuating Puebla, a stragetic point in the defense of Mexico City, according to advices received here this afternoon. The Obregon forces fear an impending attack by General Sanchez of the De La Huerta forces, it was said. CHARLES COLLINS, 17, Was Arrested Last Night In Los Angeles Charles Collins, 17, of Los Angeles, was picked up in Los Angeles and brot to Fullerton last night on the charge of being an accessory in the theft of one of two autos abandoned early Thursday in Fullerton, after one of the cars had crashed into the Dean Hardware Store. Dorsey Ellis of Fullerton, the arresting officer, said Collins admits that he was the driver of the car that went into the store. He told police that the car abandoned on Amerige-ave.; was stolen in Orange and raced immediately to Fullerton. He has not admitted the car that went into the store was stolen, it is said. Arraigned before Judge French hearing was set for Jan. 20, and ball fixed at $1000. He was located thru information given by Odos Ross, 19, the boy who was captured at the scene of the wreck, it is said. Officers say that both the youths confess to having been accessory to the theft. Ross has been taken to the county jail in default of bond. Collins is still in the Fullerton jail. There were also two alleged trespassers, seven alleged vagrants, one man charged with carrying concealed weapons, and three booked as suspected of carrying concealed weapons before Judge French this morning. The alleged trespassers and vagrants received 30 days each in the county jail, and the one charged with carrying concealed weapons, and those held as suspects on the same charge received suspended sentences of 30 days each. The alleged offenders were as follows: C. Edwards and A. Jones, charged with trespassing; John Emerson of San Diego, charged with carrying concealed weapons; James A. Hayes of San Diego, and C. A. Richardson and H. Lee of Los Angeles, suspected of carrying concealed weapons; Joe Russell, Virgil Offiff, E.R. Fowler, L. Simms, A. L. Payne, J. P. Harris, of San Diego, and Rafael Villarreal, charged with vagrancy. U.S. DISCREDITS OBREGON CLAIMS EL PASO, Dec. 15. Ruben The Central California orange belt this week practically finished shipping navels, which constitute approximately two-thirds of its crop, and the crowding of the market with California navels appears to be near its end, at least for some time to come. Manager J. H. Ritchie of the Anahiem Co-Operative Orange Ass'n indicated today. This means that prices, which declined slightly after the opening of the season, are likely to improve, and the other navel orange growing sections, particularly of the South, will benefit, if they keep the market in hand. Prices have been firm the past 10 days, according to Ritchie. The new auction market of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange at Chicago now has opposition from another auction market established by big buyers and jobbers—speculators and wholesalers. Chicago has been getting its full share of the heavy shipments of navel oranges that have gone forward in recent weeks and prices have been as cheap as elsewhere. The middle of January is the date now being mentioned for the resumption of active shipping of navels from the Anaheim and other districts. The last of rain is compelling growers to use more water than usual, and this in Ritchie's opinion, will aid in sling up the fruit which is still rather small. FEDERAL QUIT STATE OF PUEBLA VERA CRUZ, Dec. 15.—Obregon forces commanded by General Almazan are evacuating Puebla, a stragetic point in the defense of Mexico City, according to advices received here this afternoon. The Obregon forces fear an impending attack by General Sanchez of the De La Huerta forces, it was said. VERA CRUZ, Dec. 15.—Federal troops have evacuated the state of Puebla upon orders from Secretary of War Serrano, according to advices received here today from Mexico City. Revolutionary forces are operating in Puebla. General Figueroa, commander of the revolutionary forces in the state of Guerrero, is reported to have been captured and killed while being taken to Mexico City for court martial. President Obregon has returned to Mexico City from Irapuato. Business is still at a standstill at this port. LONG BEACH TO BUY GAS PLANT SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—The So. Co. Gas Co. of California today applied to the railroad commission for permission to sell to Long Beach its plants and property used in supplying natural gas for fuel to So. Calif., Edison company's plant in Long Beach for the sum of $2,625,000, the amount agreed upon by the city and the company. The city of Long Beach recently voted $3,000,000 in bonds for the purpose of acquiring and operating a municipal gas system. MOVE TO CURB U. S. HIGH COURT WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—A long threatened move to curb the powers of the United States supreme court was launched today by Senator William E. Borah, Republican of Idaho, in introducing a proposal to prohibit the nation's highest court from declaring acts of congress unconstitutional except when seven of the nine members agree. NEW SPINAL TEST KELS' ONLY CHANCE SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.—The spinal fluid test which constitutes the last barrier between Alex Kels, condemned Lodi slayer and the gallows will be made within the next few days, possibly Monday, it developed today. This morning Kels gave his written consent to undergo the operation. Friends of the "haystack murderer" have less than three weeks in which to establish their insanity claim. Shop Early Golden Bros., Cirena Zoo and Riding Academy, located half mile from Broadway on South West, is now open every day to the public.