oc-plain-dealer 1924-04-16

Real Estate and BuilBUILDING IN COUNTY GROWS Much Work Planned also In Cities Adjoining North Bounds Plans for new buildings in Orange-co and towns near the northern boundary continue to multiply. At Huntington Beach City Engineer L. F. Gates is preparing plans for three welcome arches of concrete adorned with electric signs. San Juan Capistrano has just closed bids for a sewer system in the San Juan Capistrano sanitary district. The Orange lodge of the Elks is preparing to erect a three-story $100,000 brick lodge building. Les Nietos will erect a hand-made high school building to cost not over $100,000, following the voting of the bonds. Elaborate improvements to a group of six high school buildings, including electric lighting fixtures, plaster finish and acoustics of the high school auditorium will be made by the Execsior Union high school trustees of Norwalk if bids which must all be in by April 29, are satisfactory. Until May 5 bits will be re- 24 Permits in 15 Days Issued With 24 permits issued so far in April, none of them for a valuation exceeding $4200, the total valuation for the month up to today is $43,810. Twelve more permits were given out during the week ending yesterday, the largest amount represented being only $3500. NEW ROAD LAID UP TO RIVERSIDE Although the supervisors of Orange-co are understood to favor building of the scenic Sievers pass highway from Elsinore to San Juan Capistrano, offering an important artery to Orange-co harbor, decision as to whether the road will be built largely rests with Riverside-co, where the expense will be somewhat heavier and the difficulties more perplexing. This was the view stated in Santa Ana by J. L. McBride, county highway superintendent, who added he would begin a survey immediately to estimate the cost to Orange-co. Passing San Juan Hot Springs the road would wind back and forth across Sievers creek and come out on top of a plateau overlooking the Corona valley and then would drop down to Lake Elsinore. Besides offering a scenic route of vast potentialities, the highway would tap a wealthy agricultural community, it was pointed out by proponents. The road, 15 feet wide, was constructed in 1916, but later was partly washed away. It was of more or less unstable construction. The proposed new road would INDUSTRIAL MEETING OFF Gathering Has Been Postponed Says Secretary Williams The industrial conference at the Elks' club May 17, to be given under the auspices of the California Real Estate Ass'n, has been postponed indefinitely because of the foot and mouth epidemic, Secretary Glenn D. Willamon of the ass'n announced after the Orange Show dinner in the club last night. Last week the state ass'n called off the land conference at El Centro, with which a visit to the Colorado river was to have been combined. Willamon said, in his speech. The Sacramento land conference of next Monday also has been postponed because of the epidemic, he added. Willamon's speech, the rest of which appears elsewhere in this issue, did much to confirm the Orange Show management in the wisdom of their decision to postpone the show. C. C. SECRETARIES WILL NOT MEET Los Nietos will erect a handome high school building to cost not over $100,000, following the voting of the bonds. Elaborate improvements to a group of six high school buildings, including electric lighting fixtures, plaster finish and acoustics of the high school auditorium will be made by the Excebior Union high school trustees of Norwalk if bids, which must all be in by April 29, are satisfactory. Until May 5 bids will be received by the State Highway Commission at Sacramento for the grading of 54 miles of the State highway between the east boundary and San Juan bridge. On April 19 bids will be closed by the trustees of the Montabello school district for a six-room school building. HONOLULU BOARD ELECTS National Vice President C. C. C. Talum, who as state president in September 1922 organized the real estate board in Honolulu which won the attendance prize at the Saarencio convention, has received notice of the election of C. C. Cruzier to be president of the board. President Henry P. Barbour is planning to pay a visit to the Honolulu board during his administration, and hopes to greet every one of the members there. The Honolulu Realty Board holds a membership in the State Assn. and also is affiliated with the National Assn. Three of ice members were at Sacramenta, including Secretary W. L. Morgan. Monkeys are fond of onions. Cat animals are able to withstand cold climates. HIGH JINKS AT DEL MONTE The annual high jinks and golf tournament of the San Francisco and Los Angeles reality boards will be held at Del Monte, May 23, 24 and 25, according to announcement by both boards. Special trains will be chartered from both cities to bring the realtors to the famous hostelry on Monterey Peninsula for their three days of play. There will be a Derby Day, baseball game, golf matches, tug of war, polo, and other forms of athletic pastime. Last year about 200 realtors attended the Del Monte affair, and two years ago a like number gathered at Santa Catalina Island. President W. L. Brent has appointed Frank Ryan as general chairman of the Los Angeles end of the arrangements. Eryan was board president when the intercity trips were originated three years ago. The high jinks will precede by five days the departure of the California delegation to the Washington National convention. Green foods are rich in iron and other mineral elements necessary for life. C. C. SECRETARIES WILL NOT MEET With the indefinite postponement of the fourth annual Calfornia Valencia Orange Show, and with it the industrial conference here set for May 17, the 100 or more secretaries of C. C. of So.Calif. will be informed that the meeting is off, George W. Reid, secretary of the local C. C., said today, following an address at the weekly luncheon of the Realty Board in the Cherry Blossom. Reid's speech was on the $50,000,000 drive to be launched by the Greater Los Angeles Assn.'sor industrial purposes. The fund, he said, would be revolving and used first to aid existing industries of the metropolis, and afterward new industries coming from the east and elsewhere. The latter will be helped on a 50-50 basis. Reid reported on the results of a meeting yesterday between representatives of the Los Angeles C. C. and the ass'n at which the drive was discussed. Romaine C. Berger told of the plans discussed for the industrial conference here, since postponed, at a meeting of the committee in Los Angeles recently. VALENCIA SEASON BEGINS LOCALLY Manager W. H. Johnston of the Stewart Fruit Co. announced today that his crews have started picking valencias and packing operations would begin within a few days. "The late navels are not keeping as well as they might," said Manager Johnston, "and there is a good demand developing for valencias." LAST OFFICIAL ACT OF COUNCIL The last official act of importance by out-going Fullerton trustees last night was the passage of a motion favoring an amendment to the state gasoline tax bill providing that one-fourth of the tax inside incorporated cities go to the city. The bill now provides that one-half go to the state and one-half to the county. This action enamel surface floor covering—has a 30% heavier wearing surface than any other printed floor covering. It’s an improvement on printed linoleum—yet it costs less. You will like the many beautiful patterns—they are so distinctive and unusual. Pabcolin comes in both rugs and yard goods. BUY IT FROM J. L. Gates Furniture Co. BUY PABCO PRODUCTS FROM THESE DEALERS MALTHOID ROOFING Smith Lumber Co. RU-BER-OID ROOFING Ganahl Lumber Co. PABCO PAINTS Smith Lumber Co. PABCO PRODUCTS LAST OFFICIAL ACT OF COUNCIL The last official act of importance by out-going Fullerton trustees last night was the passage of a motion favoring an amendment to the state gasoline tax bill providing that one-fourth of the tax inside incorporated cities go to the city. The bill now provides that one-half go to the state and one-half to the county. This action was taken upon receipt of a communication urging it from the League of Municipalities. The greater part of the rest of the session, conspicuous for its brevity, was the exchange of mutual consolations by the defeated candidates. The board adjourned to meet Monday night to canvass the election ballots and install the new officers. Out-going trustees are: W. C. Coulter, L. P. Drake and R. A. Marsden. Incoming trustees are: W. J. Carmichael, O. M. Thompson and Harry H. Crooke. U. S. WILL WATCH BRITISH RESULTS WASHINGTON, April 16—Results of the British negotiations looking to complete recognition of the Russian soviet will have much to do with determining the future attitude of the American government toward Russia, a high government official stated today. It was pointed out that should the soviets accede to the demands of Great Britain for recognition of private property rights, recognize debts incurred by former Russian governments, and agree to compensate foreigners for property losses, three important obstacles to American recognition would be removed. ROB OIL STATION LOS ANGELES, April 16—Three men held up a Shell Oil Co. service station at Hoover and Manchester-sts early today and forced the operator, L. R. Donnelly, to get down on his knees while they riffled the cash register. Building Materials Lower Here Than in Other Cities Asserting that prices of building materials in Anaheim are practically the same as in Los Angeles, with a shading here under levels there in one or two instances, Wilson & Bever, prominent local contractors, show that it is cheaper to build in Anaheim than in most other localities of the country. Here are the figures: Pittsburg Los Buffalo New Common Brick, per 1000 $ 17.00 $ 15.50 $ 23.00 $ 15.00 Portland Cement, per bbl 2.85 3.36 6.00 3.20 Yellow Pines, 1000 sq. ft. 52.00 ... 55.00 47.00 Douglas Fir, 1000 sq. ft. ... 41.50 60.00 ... Common Boards, 1000 sq. ft. 50.00 40.00 50.00 52.00 Flooring, 1000 sq. ft. ... ... ... 105.00 Douglas Fir, 1000 sq. ft. ... 82.75 115.00 105.00 Cypress Shingles, 100 s.q. ft. ... ... ... 5.30 Comp. Shingles, 100 sq. ft. ... 6.50 ... 6.90 Lime, per ton ... 23.00 26.50 16.00 25.00 Building Sand, cubic yd. ... 2.50 1.75 1.48 2.25 Crushed Stone, per ton ... 5.50 3.10 1.30 3.20 Wire Nails, per keg ... 3.50 4.25 4.25 4.60 Window Glass, 50 sq. ft. ... 4.38 4.20 5.10 Hollow Tile, each .19 .20 .22 Steel Pipe, 100 ft. ... 75.19 63.05 106.25 Reinforcement Bars, 100 lbs. ... 3.50 4.25 2.75 4.00 Structural Steel, 100 lbs ... 3.25 6.00 3.65 6.50 White Lead, 100 lbs ... 14.50 13.50 14.25 16.25 Zinc Oxide, 100 lbs ... 15.00 13.00 ... ... Gypsum Plaster, per ton ... 22.00 17.80 17.00 24.00 Linseed Oil, per gallon .95 1.04 1.06 1.55 Roofing Slate, 100 sq.feet ... 13.50 ... 12.06 Tar Paper, 100 sq.feet ... 1.95 3.75 2.00 2.75 MORE TOURISTS THAN EVER COMING Southern Californians will entertain the largest number of summer tourists in its history this summer, according to officials of the United Pacific, who have made a survey of the entire United States and Canada through their many general agencies. Practically every large center of population in America reports an increased num- SECRETARIES ILL NOT MEET Indefinite postpone the fourth annual Cali cia Orange Show, and industrial conference May 17, the 100 or series of C. of C.'s of So. are informed that the coff, George W. Reid, the local C. of C. said willing an address at the chevron of the Realty the Cherry Blossom. Speech was on the $50; love to be launched by Los Angeles Ass'n in purposes. The fund, he be revolving and to aid existing indusmetropolis, and afterindustries coming from elsewhere. The lathelped on a 50-50 sorted on the results of westerday between repotion of the Los Angeles C. the assn' at which the discussed. CIA SEASON GINS LOCALLY W. H. Johnston of the rupt Co. announced to crews have started uncles and packing opshould begin within a few navels are not keepas they might," said Johnston, "and there is and developing for va- OFFICIAL T OF COUNCIL official act of importgoing Fullerton trught was the passage of favoring an amendment gasoline tax bill proone-fourth of the tax corporated cities go to the bill now provides that to the state and onecounty. This action WE WILL SELL 15 UNITS JULIAN PETE $71 Net Subject to Prior Sale MORE TOURISTS THAN EVER COMING Sou. Col. will entertain the largest number of summer tourists in its history, this summer, according to officials of the United Pacific, who have made a survey of the entire United States and Canada through their many general agencies. Practically every large center of population in America reports an increased number of inquiries and reservations for California and, while 1923 was a banner year, the coming season is expected to overstep it by at least 20 per cent. "The increased business for the coming summer may be ascribed to several things" and T. C. Peck, General Passenger Agent of the Union Pacific. "The volume and effectiveness of the nation-wide advertising campaign of the All Year Club of Southern California has been a large factor in interest, tens of thousands of eastern people in California and acquiring them with the fact that California is the ideal summer playground. This advertising campaign has done a great deal to dispel a prevailing idea that, because California in warm and balmy in winter it must be correspondingly warm in summer." "The advertising of the All Year Club has been strongly supplemented by that of the railroad. The Union Pacific alone has spent and is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising California in summer and the other roads have also spent large sums. This railroad advertising, combined with that of the All Year club has made California the most talked of territory in the world." Another thing which is making summer tourist business show such remarkable gains each year, according to railroad officials, is the general satisfaction of California tourists who return to their homes with glowing accounts on the scenic beauties of the land and the white hearted hospitality recorded them in California. Each returning tourist seems to send at least two friends the next two years. The survey just completed by the Union Pacific covers over a hundred eastern and midwestern points. STO PER LOT ANNUALLY IS COST Ornamental Lighting Here Never So Cheap Again, Claim In an effort to show property owners affected and city council the true status of the project for cranimal light on North and South Los Angeles and East Center streets, directors of the Orange-co branch of the Los Angeles Builders' Exchange today agitated the improvement anew. R. I. Walker of Walker & Marvin, low bilders on the contract, declared that an ordinary times they would have added $2,000 to their bid for the entire work—South Los Angeles, North Los Angeles and East Center-sts. In fact, the East Center-st improvement taken by itself is hardly profitable. Walker averied, because of the larger number of crossings, etc. The firm now has contracts in Fullerton, San Pedro and Long Beach and employs regularly 23-25 Anaheimers. Taking South Los Angeles at an instance, Walker said that the total cost distributed over the 10 years of the bond issue would be $3,45 per 50-foot lot plus 7 per cent interest on unpaid balances. This amounts to around $19 per year. By paying a year's interest, any owner can pay up the total and avoid nearly all the interest. The first payment would be due in the January or July following the acceptance of the contract. Any annual payment may be deferred for an entire year, aloft of course the interest continues to run. Comparison has apparently been made with a job company now is doing in Fullerton, said Walker. This job, which included Malvern-ave and other streets, was figured at $1.26 per front foot against $1.78 here, not including five per cent here for engineering. But in Fullerton the council paid 20 per cent of the total cost itself out of the general plate absorption of the comp. Statements by the government commission on oil reserves, casting an approaching shot of American oil, stimulated by various oil stocks. Marland Oil at 35%; Cosd 32% were fractionally late while Sinclair at 21% and American Petroleum at 48% up nearly one point. LOS ANGELES PRODUCTION LOS ANGELES, April 18 Butter, 28. Eggs: Extras, 28; case co 25½; pullets, 24¼. Poultry: Hens, 22; brook 20¾; fryers, 38. Rabbitts: Belgian hares 2½ pounds, 18; old hares, 8; to 5 pounds, 12. LOS ANGELES POTATOE LOS ANGELES, April 16-- tatios: Idaho russets, $2. 2.75; poorer, $1.75@2.09; Wington and Oregon Burbanks, $3.00@3.25; poorer, $2.50@ New stock, San Diego, 7@ pound. LOS ANGELES CITRUS LOS ANGELES, April 18-- anges: Southern special brass, $4.50@5.00; 200s and sma $0.75@4.26; market pack, $3.25; culls,$1.00@1.25. Lemons: Special brands, @4.25; choice,$7.5@3.25; ket pack,$2.00@2.50; $1.50. Grape fruit: Imperial Valley cial brands,$10@4.25; pmell,$3.00@3.50; locals, sp brands,$2.25@3.50. GRAIN CLIMBS SHARPE CHICAGO, April 16-- turned up sharply today. It was no special news to account the bulge but they appeared have oversold. At the close wheat was up to 1c, corn was 1⅛ to 1⅝ ht and oats % to % above ye day's close. STOCKS CLOSE FIRM NEW YORK, April 16-- stock market closed firm. In the final dealings many saddened substantially to their vitious advances. Fisher body exceptionally strong, rising points to 214, in spite of off denial of the report that Ge Motors was contemplating plate absorption of the comp. Statements by the governmen commission on oil reserves, casting an approaching shoot of American oil, stimulated by various oil stocks. Marland Oil at 35%; Cosd 32% were fractionally late while Sinclair at 21% and American Petroleum at 48% up nearly one point. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF COUNCIL Official act of importget-going Fullerton trusght was the passage of favoring an amendment to gasoline tax bill proceed one-fourth of the tax corporated cities go to the bill now provides that to the state and onecounty. This action punishment of a comburging it from the Municipalities. The out of the rest of the sessionicous for its brevity, change of mutual convey the defeated candidle adjourned to meet right to canvass the electics and install the new get-going trustees are: Litter, L. P. Drake and Jaden. Incoming trustion W. J. Carmichael, O. M. and Harry H. Crooke. WE WILL SELL 15 UNITS JULIAN PETE $71 Net Subject to Prior Sale 500 Port Lobos ... $ .35 5 W. Star Oil & Ref Mkt 10 Fifty-fifty ... 15.00 500 Sepe L. & P. ... .35 50 Belleview ... 2.25 626 National Security ... 2.26 1600 Texcal ... .05 1000 San Martínez ... .85 30 Monolith com ... 9.37% 50 Union Mort. U. ... 11.75 250 Marine Oil Corp. ... 2.25 2009 Cal Mex. Oil & R. ... 09 20 Imp Cot. M. com ... 40.00 5 Multnomah pref. ... 31.00 190 Samson Tire & R. ... 4.50 24 W. Auto Sup. com ... 12.00 50 Nar Motra ... 7.00 10 Snowolene Ref. ... 17.50 20 Parsal of Cal If... 8.00 200 Sepe L. & Pr. ... 34 199 Aemo Signal ... Bld. 550 Calitreleum Oil ... 95 12 Molocar Nu... $ 14.00 3 Kings Food Prod ... 25.00 We Will Buy (Subject) Di Giorgio pfd White Star 2 Cal. Co-op No.I.E. G. B. Owenwood Oil Lincoln Mtg.e.U. Julian Pico Union Mtg.e U. Julian Petro Miley Mills 2 Bryan HarvestrTwin Bess Cinth Hm Blds.B.H. Dyas pref. Californian Calwin Oil Kings Food pdsPac. Stakes See Doble Steam Moreland prf. We are active in all markets Leonards and Co. Stocks and Bonds 226-229 Spurgeon Bldg. Santa Ana Phone 2300 Any annual payment may be deferred for an entire year, altho of course the interest continues to run. Comparison has apparently been made with a job the company now is doing in Fullerton, said Walker. This job, which included Malvern-save and other streets, was figured at $1.26 per front foot against $1.78 here, not including five per cent here for engineering. But in Fullerton the council paid 20 per cent of the total cost itself out of the general fund or say 35 cents per front foot, while another 15 cents was accounted for there by the fact the Soul Cal Edison Co. furnished the transformer and vaults, while here this cost had to come out of the improvement cost. The total here and in Fullerton differ only slightly, with Anaheim possibly getting the advantage. Anaheim has an advantages also in the fact that the lighting standards would be furnished by the Anaheim Metal Foundries, a local industry. Walker's argument and figures were directed to show that the stand of the exchange in urging work now when contractors, although paying standard wages, were content with smaller profits in order to keep their organizations together, was being carried out by the members and that work postponed would certainly cost more a year or two hence. Rejection of all bids by the previous council followed protests of certain owners of the three improvement districts. STORM MOVES WEST DENVER, April 16—Sweeping east and south today, according to weather bureau officials, a spring storm left Colorado and Wyoming blanketed in several inches of snow. The precipitation was accompanied by a severe fall in temperature and was made freakish with occasional roars of thunder in Denver late yesterday. In Wyoming the storm developed blizzard proportions and some fear was felt for the safety of cattle on the open ranges. ATTENDEY WATCH ME ON PAINT FRIDAY PLAIN BBY That’s Some Consolation By WINNER ANGLE, I FORGOT MY RITHMETIC AND MY HOME WORK THIS MORNING — AND NESTERDY I FORGOT MY CAR ONCE I FORGOT MY PENCIL AND KNIFE BECAUSE I HADDA PUT ON MY OTHER SUIT MEMBER THAT DAY I SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE MUD AND HADDA GO AND CHANGE MY PANTS? THAT TIME I FORGOT MY TOP AND MARBLES AND HANDERCHIEF JIMMINEY CRICKETS I’M ALWAYS FORGET SOMETHING — MY MOM SAID ‘I’D FORGET MY HEAD IF IT WASN’T GROWN ON ME I NEVER FORCET NUTHIN’ YOU DON’T! GEE, YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD MEMORY HOW DO YOU MEMBER EVER’THING, RUNT? I ONLY GOT ONE PAIR OF PANTS Copyright by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. WHAT SO. CALIF. NEEDS By GIL A. COWAN Industries were discussed at all civic interests this great Pac- meeting in San Fernando the other fie slope can soon be transformed WHAT SO. CALIF. NEEDS By GIL. A. COWAN Industries were discussed at a meeting in San Fernando the other evening under the auspices of the Greater Los Angeles Ass'n. An industrial conference has been called for Anaheim by the California Real Estate Ass'n. The California Development Ass'n also is hindering every effort to stabilize conditions by providing permanent employment for the newcomers to the southland, as well as other sections of the state. California needs industries but most of all it needs an intelligent understanding of its trade demands. Also, the hearty co-operation of the general public in fostering worthy enterprise. It has been the tendency of the people in the past to "knock," rather than boost the fellow who attmps to do something. It has been every man for himself and the devil get the hindmost. By co-operation on the part of all civic interests this great Pacific slope can soon be transformed into the greatest factory area in the world. It has the climate, the shipping facilities, the labor and the capital. To bring these various forces together in harmony should be the purpose of every thinking man and woman. There is not need of wildcat investments, but legitimate enterprise needs every ounce of support any local community can give it. Remember, in helping the other fellow succeed you help yourself. A good instance of a magnanimous spirit on the part of all parties concerned was the Julian case in Los Angeles. There was a man with a big idea who put it across with the public's confidence. And he has brought home to California an enterprise which was fast falling into the hands of English and Dutch investors. SUES POLITICAL RIVAL FOR $7,500 Victor in the city election Monday, when his political faction placed its candidates into Seal Beach offices, William Templeman, former aspirant to an office in that city, late today was waiting for a jury to render a decision in the $7,500 slander suit he brought against Harry Harding, Seal Beach business man and member of the opposing political group. Templeman alleged Harding told friends that Templeman, while living at Modesto, had stolen a car and had attacked a woman. This Harding, in testifying, denied. Templeman's young and beautiful wife was in the courtroom to witness the trial. She seemed unmoved by various testimony as to her husband's character. 15,000 ON STRIKE FRANKPORT, Ky., April 16—Advice from Kentucky's coal fields report all quiet today with some 15,000 miners on strike for a renewal of their present wage scale, in accordance with the ANAHEIM STOCK EXCHANGE Stock and Bond Brokers Wanted 10 White Star Refinery This Harding, in testifying, denied. Templeman's young and beautiful wife was in the courtroom to witness the trial. She seemed unmoved by various testimony as to her husband's character. 15,000 ON STRIKE FRANKFORT, Ky., April 16.—Advice from Kentucky's coal fields report all quiet today with some 15,000 miners on strike for a renewal of their present wage scale, in accordance with the Jacksonville agreement. Today's suspension, which includes all but maintenance men, applies to 90 miners in the western Kentucky field but does not affect those mines operated by members of the operators' association, whose agreement does not expire until next year. BANK CLEARINGS San Francisco ... $31,500,000 Seattle ... 7,486,470 Portland ... 7,426,459 Oakland ... 2,712,900 Long Beach ... 1,471,912 San Diego ... 791,420 Los Angeles ... 24,708,921 ATTENTION MEN! WATCH FOR A MESSAGE on Page Three Friday Evening's Plain Dealer