oc-plain-dealer 1924-04-28

PAGE SIX TUBBY Sorrow With a String Attached By WINNER GEE, MOM, SISSY SMITHS UMBRELLER TURNED INSIDE OUT COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND HE COULDN'T GET IT FIXED AGAIN. OH, HO, MEBBE HE DIDN'T GET WET I HOPE YOU ASKED HIM TO WALK WITH YOU UNDER YOURS I SHOULD SAY I DIDN'T I JUST GAVE HIM THE MERRY HA, HA, AND LET HIM GET A DUCKIN' THAT WAS VERY RUDE AND SELFISH - I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU SHOULD DO SUCH A THING AND I WANT YOU TO SAY YOU ARE SORRY NO, THAT WON'T DO! YOU MUST SAY IT LOUDER I SAID IT AS LOUD AS I FEEL MANY MEASURES FOR NEXT BALLOT SACRAMENTO, April 28. BREA NEWS BREA, April 28.—(Spl.)—Mrs. PREACHER PROVES 'HOOCH' POISONOUS COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. MANY MEASURES FOR NEXT BALLOT SACRAMENTO, April 28.—Eleven initiative measures, two constitutional amendments and a bond net will be on the ballot at the next general election, according to Secretary of State C. Jrodan. It is quite probable that the number of initiatives will be increased since proponents of an initiative have until August 5 to file their petitions, carrying the signatures of 77,263 voters. Petitions are amount to be circulated for signatures initiative enactments as follows: Franchise measure, providing that the state railroad commission shall have exclusive power to grant franchises, determine or indeterminate, for motor vehicle transportation for compensation upon streets and highways. This authority to extend to interurban and suburban railways. An initiative measure to increase the number of signatures necessary to secure an initiative measure a place on the ballot. Boxing measure legalizing ten-round glove contests. Water and Power act initiative petition, reviving the initiative of 1922 and authorizing issuance of $500,000,000 bonds by a state board to develop and distribute water and hydro-electric energy as a function of the state. Single tax initiative. Anti-vivisection measure. Measure to tax publicly owned utilities for the purpose of subjecting utilities, municipal, county, district or otherwise to the same taxation as is paid by utilities owned by private parties or corporations. Measure providing that publicly owned public utilities shall not under the supervision of the state railroad commission. Initiative sponsored by the state fish and game commission and providing to make certain swamp lands bordering the Klamath river a state-protected fish and game preserve. Fish and game measure providing that all monies collected by the state fish and game commission shall be expended solely by that commission. Petitions are out providing that foreign fire insurance companies shall pay a 2 per cent tax, which shall be apportioned among municipalities to be devoted to pay. BREA NEWS BREA, April 28.—(Spl.)—Mrs. Kearn and sister Mrs. Wood were Thursday visitors in Los Angeles. Mr. W. A. Turner was a Thursday visitor to Torrance on business. Everybody you meet is going around with a big smile, rejoicing over the downpour of rain Wednesday morning. Miss Beckley of Fullerton was a Brea visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Crabill was a Placentia visitor Wednesday morning on business. Mrs. Philip is able to be up for a short time each day, after several weeks illness. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs have moved their house from N. Pomona onto the lot purchased from Mr. Koib on S. Madrona-ave., and will live there in the future. An Easter family reunion at the Snavely home Sunday, on South Pomona-ave. A chicken dinner and all the good things that it takes to make it complete was indulged in by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Snavley and children of La Habra. Mr. and Mrs. Cone and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kerrin and family of Fullertin and Mrs. Miller and three grandchildren of La Habra, making a day that will long be remembered by all present. Mr. Hines is improving his property on Walnut-bt., and several other houses and garages being built on Orange and Birch-sts. It shows Brea is still on the map. Meadames Morris, Sarles, Olmsted, Rogers, Stuiliff and Brawley with others enjoyed a boat ride through Los Angeles harbor Wednesday, with the P. F. Covell Sales Organization Co. A beautiful Easter program at the Christian Church Sunday evening. A morning in the Orient, which portrayed the life of Christ during his last few days on earth. Mrs. Russel read the life in a most charming manner and the choir furnished the music led by Mrs. Schweitzer. Thelma Heartfield sang the Mary song which was very pretty. The beautiful illuminated cross was one of the features admired. The choir was all in white, making a very pretty scene. The morning services were beautiful, several obeyed their Savior by going forward. The choir furnished an anthem Hallelujah and other selections, Mrs. J. E. Reynolds favored with a very appropriate number. PREACHER PROVES HOOCH' POISONOUS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. April 28.—Rev. W. G. Schaeffer pastor of the United Brethren Church here, is giving a series of lectures against illegal liquor, accompanying them with intensive demonstrations of the physical dangers that lurk in the new made "moon." Several hundred members of his congregation were allowed to see and smell moonshine stills confiscated by officers, and also were permitted to sniff the finished product. The exhibits, placed upon a platform in the church, included evil-smelling stills made out of old milk cans, with a scum of fusel oil on the bottom and decayed material clinging to the sides, and vial samples of the "hooch" as it is presented for sale. Rev. Schaeffer declared, after his first lecture and demonstration that it probably was one of the most successful services ever held in his church. "I believe there were many skeptics with the idea that moonshine might be all right, if they wanted to drink it," he said, "but they were apparently immediately converted to the belief that it is and always will be the rankest kind of poison." Initiative sponsored by the state fish and game commission and providing to make certain swamp lands bordering the Klimath river a state-protected fish and game preserve. Fish and game measure providing that all moneys collected by the state fish and game commission shall be expended solely by that commission. Petitions are out providing that foreign fire insurance companies shall pay a 2 per cent tax, which shall be apportioned among municipalities to be devoted to payment of pensions for retired firemen. The proposed constitutional amendments are: Taxation amendment provides that a public utility paying state taxes may deduct from gross receipts upon which taxes for the other public utility, when the sum deducted is included in the gross receipts upon which taxes for the latter public utility are apportioned. Municipal public works act which empowers several municipalities to acquire or control, by contract, public works for supplying residents with light, water, power, heat, transportation or other utility service. This measure would particularly apply to San Francisco's proposed combination with Oakland and other east bay cities relatives to Hetch Hetchy municipal water and power plant. The bond act provides for a bond issue of $3,000,000 to carry out the purposes of the land settlement act. Mrs. Russel read the life in a most charming manner and the choir furnished the music led by Mrs. Schweitzer. Thelma Heartfield sang the Mary song which was very pretty. The beautiful illuminated cross was one of the features admired. The choir was all in white, making a very pretty scene. The morning services were beautiful, several obeyed their Savior by going forward. The choir furnished an anthem Halloujah and other selections, Mrs. J. E. Reynolds favored with a very appropriate number. They Led Him Away," which was very pretty. A large collection was donated for the Old Folks Home and other missionary purposes. A pretty joint Easter party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jackson's Tuesday was enjoyed by the Sunday school. Primaries and Beginners classes, the main feature was Easter egg hunt, a large nest of colored eggs and 5 little bunnies, represented by Gladys, Nadine and three of Mrs. Jackson's children, the guests were Mendames Schweltzer, Heartfield, Burquist, Katharine Reid, Mabel Sexton and Rev. W. E. Spicer and wife. Refreshments were served of punch and animal cookies. A general good time was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Moorefield and the former's mother, Mrs. Moorefield, returned to Kentucky Tuesday after spending the winter in Southern California at the home of Mrs. Siebenthal and family on S.Flower-st. Several Brea Folk enjoyed going on board the Harrison Dollar Liner boat which was ready to make the trip around the world. It left Tuesday from the Los Angeles Harbor at Wilmington. Mrs. Livingston and little daughter were over to Torrance Tuesday to see her brother. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Schweitzer were Los Angeles visitors on business Monday. Mrs. Sommons was a Fullerton visitor Monday. Miss Helen Luckenbach spent Easter Sunday in Whittler with friends. Mrs. R. A. Moore is better after several days illness, with a severe cold. Mr. Charles Miller spent Thursday in Los Angeles on business. Mm. Wm. Gebhardt was in Los Angeles Thursday on business. Miss Bessie Luckenbach and her friend motored to Long Beach Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Miller and two sons, Garwood and Howard, motored to Newport Beach Sunday afternoon. Mrs. R. D. Russel and two children spent Sunday in Ontario with her brother and family. Misses Alice and Zilpha Snavley of La Habra spent the week end with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Snavley on S.Pomona-ave. Alfred and Dorothy Thomason of Belvedere Gardens spent the week end at the home of Mrs. Heartfield and family on S.Pomona. A pleasant day was spent Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Heartfield and little daughter Nadine, with Mr. and Mrs.Hart, of Fullerton and Mr. and Mrs.Harbert of Santa Ana at Long Beach. Mrs. Dave Gifford and daughter Nannie May and Bettie Zerbe motored over to Columbia Lease Tuesday to visit Mrs.Jess Johnson. Nannie May will remain with her aunt until Friday. Mr. and Mrs.A.T.Darling motored to Long Beach and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.Proud. It being Mr. and Mrs.Proud's 6th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.A.B.Pitman motored to Huntington Park Sunday to visit the formers parents, later they all went to Long Beach. Mr.George Mabee's mother, Mrs.Mabes, returned to Missouri Tuesday after spending many months in the little oil town of Brea. Mrs.Ada Russel, who is very ill at the Fullerton Hospital is some better, Mrs.Russel is the mother of C.C.Kinsler on S.Orange-st. By WINNER PRIESTS PURCHASE NEW COLLEGE SITE CHICAGO, April 28.—Mayslake Farm, the $48-acre estate of the late Francis S. Peabody, coal magnate, where once Chicago society followed the fox on blooded horses, or attended nationally famous horse shows, has been bought by the Franciscan Fathers and will be the site of a new Franciscan College to replace St. Joseph's Seminary, Teutopolis, Ill., in the training of men for the priesthood and membership in the order. The deeds for the estate, filed in Chicago, do not mention the consideration, but the estate is known to have been offered for $1,000,000. There are sixty buildings, including a manor house of Elizabethan architecture, on the property, and the Franciscan Fathers have announced they will improve these and erect additional structures for the college. St. Joseph's Seminary was founded in 1861. Plain Dealer Classified Ads produce results. Try this medium. FIGHT EPIDEMIC WITH ISOLATION Complete isolation of the farms by the farmers themselves was recommended at the regional meeting of the California Farm Bureau Federation held in San Bernardino Monday, April 21. "The spread of the foot and mouth disease is largely due to curiosity," declared E. E. Campbell, representative from Orangecoo. "The best known authorities in the United States on this disease claim that over 90 per cent of the spread is due to people visiting the infected areas and then taking the disease home to their own herd, or permitting somebody else to visit them who may carry the disease. "Therefore, the safest procedure is for each farmer to put an absolute quarantine on his own place and either stay on or off his ranch himself." Mr. Campbell's remarks were summed up in a resolution which was passed at the regional meeting, and every farmer is urged to observe extreme caution in this great epidemic. Stay on your own place and keep others off. Protect your property now so you will have some to protect later, is vice of the Farm Bureau or YORBA NEWS YORBA, April 28.—Louis A. Velasco has raised three ribbons and a silver showing how he placed meet keld in Pasadena. First place on the 220-yard dash on the 50-yard dash and medal on high points for 12 sinceerely congratulate the man. ALCOHOL CONTENT IN RABBIT GREWHEELING, W. Va., Accused of possessing gravy containing 8 per capitol,” Mrs. Pearl Rickman flined $100 and costs in court. Arresting officers that when they raided her they saw Mrs. Rickman pountains of a bottle into a In the skillet was a rabbit Rickman claimed the fluid skillet was “gravy.” 8 Years Ago! Rays of hope were beginning to break thered over George Pepperdine and his g Pacific Coast store of the Western Auto Main Streets, Los Angeles. Bravely they fought for a livelihood—a fight humble beginning in Kansas City, Missouri, CHER PROVES CH' POISONOUS ADO SPRINGS, Colo.. —Rev. W. G. Schaeffer, the United Brethren here, is giving a series of against Illegal Liquor, acing them with intensive nations of the physical that lurk in the newoon." hundred members of his lon were allowed to see moonshine stills confisofficers, and also were to sniff the finished exhibits, placed upon a in the church, included ing stills made out of mans, with a scum of fusel bottom and decayed maging to the sides, and les of the "hooch" as it used for sale. Schaeffer declared, after lecture and demonstration probably was one of successful services ever church. There were many with the idea that moonht be all right, if they drink it," he said. "but apparently immediately to the belief that it is ys will be the rankest olson." TENANTS AGED FATHER of the $800 suit by Jesus Vitramontes ferenciana Garcia of Beach, followed a restory of alleged extorby the woman on the and. Vitromontes had moved inse during her absence charge of her aged had blinded him with of medicine prepared antes himself and had home into a boarding declarations made by woman. tes told her, she said, wed him $900 for takher father and that if pay him he would ain in possession of the would take her father mexico. She signed the and paid $100 on it. Rays of hope were beginning to break thered over George Pepperdine and his g Pacific Coast store of the Western Aut Main Streets, Los Angeles. Bravely they fought for a livelihood—a fight humble beginning in Kansas City, Missouri, in fight now considered more heroic because of and the adversities he had to contend with. To-day~ the history of the business, its slow, steady clini One Hundred Stores in the West, can be review by Mr. Pepperdine, President and General Man dent and Treasurer, of the Western Auto Sup Many of the six hundred men and women now years ago when the company was in its infan learned the value of satisfied customers. Now the newer members of this great family of co- The employees have a greater interest in the of the six hundred own stock and share in the Many motorists have also seen the splendid po Company offers. Over three thousand stock ranging from 12 to 14% a year. All of this, which led up to the opening of One not have been made possible without your confiity to our policy of absolute honesty and satisf unmindful of the debt of gratitude we owe you above everything, and we shall always strive to which now exists between us. On April 30th On April 30th we invite you to join in our "100 Store" Celebration open from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will be music, teen Accessory prizes Beginning with May month, we hope to f ing a Special Saving at additional savings During this month, t share its profits with Hundred Stores. Come to the Celebration your newspapers for These prizes will be given away free—16 in all. 10 Special Cop-Spotter Mirrors, 3 Spotlights, 2 Curved Metal Visors, 1 Bumper—a combined value of $55. 100 Stores in the West Watch for Our Sale Announcement in Thursday's Paper 133 South Los Angeles St. A YORBA NEWS AUCTION GIRL SPV'S JEWELRY PARIS, April 28—Tragic and sorrid memories of the war were evoked by the sale at auction of the last pieces of jewelry and trinkets which once belonged to Mata Hart, the girl spy, who struck an attitude for the last time before a firing squad at Vincennes, just outside Paris, in the fall of 1917. Besides the professional frequenters of auction sales there was a mob of sightseers and blase seekers after new sensations. A curious cigarette case of agate with gold and enamel insets, from which the woman who sent unknow hundreds of French soldiers to death had often extracted an after-dinner smoke for some high-place official whose secrets she wanted to learn, brought 650 francs, or about $25. A gold ring with a two-and-one-half carat diamond—the gift of some other unfortunate officer or diplomat enslaved by the dancer's charms—was sold for $400. Three gold kebangs—Japanese ancient coins—went for their market value, about $344. A gold watch, with a chain and pencil case, brought $80. SAYS XMAS TREES NO FORET PERIL COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28—Belief that there is no danger of depleting American forests thus widespread use of Christmas trees was voted by Prof. Norman W. Sherer, Department of Horticulture, Ohio State University, here. "It is a custom that should never be discouraged. Because it really takes but few trees," asserted Prof. Scherer, suggesting cultivation of a Christmas tree industry on poor and idle land. Explaining that only about 200 of the 3000 trees per acre, in the average forest, reach maturity, Prof. Scherer said about 2800 per acre, on the average, are weeded out through a process of nature. He declared that man, by cutting Christmas trees, "merely helps nature." Prof. Scherer declared that fire constitutes a much greater menace to American forests than the harvesting of Christmas trees. Nine-tenth of an leeberg is below the surface. ing to break through the clouds of doubt that hovdine and his good wife, when they opened the first Western Auto Supply Company, on Twelfth and elihood—a fight made more desperate because of their City, Missouri, in 1909, with a meagre capital of $5.00—a heroic because of the failing health of George Pepperdine contend with. slow, steady climb at first and then the meteoric rise to rest, can be reviewed with pardonable pride and satisfaction and General Manager, and Mrs. Pepperdine, Vice-PresiWestern Auto Supply Company. and women now employed by the "Western Auto" started was in its infancy. They helped weather the storms. They customers. Now they hold responsible positions and give theat family of co-workers the benefit of their experience. interest in the company than just their pay checks. Most and share in the profits. the splendid possibilities which the Western Auto Supply thousand stockholders have received annual dividends, opening of One Hundred Stores in so short a time, could without your confidence and faith in our unfaltering fidelnesty and satisfaction and your loyal support. We are not tude we owe you. We appreciate and value your good-will always strive to preserve the kindly and friendly attitude 30th Store" Celebration. Our store in your city will remain there will be music, refreshments and public speaking. Six-Accessory prizes, valued at $55.00, will be given away. Running with May 1st, and continuing throughout the entire month, we hope to further express our appreciation by hold-a-Special Saving Sale. Hundreds of articles will be offered additional savings. Camping Equipment will be included. During this month, the Western Auto Supply Company will make its profits with those who have made possible these One Hundred Stores. Come to the Celebration and the Special Saving Sale. Watch newspapers for further announcements. in the West Western Auto Supply Co. Los Angeles St. Anaheim Watch for Our Sale 'Announcement in Thursday's Paper