oc-plain-dealer 1924-05-07

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was 2,628 For Year 1920 was 5,525 Today Estimated at 12,000 Mail your Plain Dealer to Eastern frierds. It may bring them to Anaheim, fastest growing city in Orange County. PRICE Three Cents Per Copy $$ year in No. Orange-co. PRESIDENT NOW Ira Noble, Suspected of Slaying DISCOVERED AT HOME OF SON-IN-LAW Coroner's Verdict Does Not Mention Name of Murderer DRY CONGRESSMAN BOOMED BY DEMS FOR VICE PRESIDENT BROTHER LOCAL MAWOUNDED Howard Nolan Shot Abdomen During Qrel in Los Angeles Herbert Nolan of Los A SON-IN-LAW Coroner’s Verdict Does Not Mention Name of Murderer Ira Noble, suspected by the police of slaying G. B. Rutherford, full blooded Osage Indian of Oklahoma, and wealthy oil man, the night before last during a poker game, was arrested this afternoon at La Habra where, according to officials, he was hiding at the home of his son-in-law. A coroner's jury late yesterday returned the verdict that G. B. Rutherford, Osage Indian whose body was found in his coupe in front of the La Habra jail the previous night, came to his death as the result of wounds inflicted by a knife in the hands of another person or persons. No individual was accused in the verdict of murder. Evidence brot out at the hearing pointed to the murder of Rutherford within the Noble home, one witness testifying that he saw blood on the Noble floor and in the yard. Another said he found the floor and steps newly scrubbed and the ground looked as if Rutherford had been dragged from the house and placed in the car. The evidence pointed to Ira Noble as the alleged slayer, and a certain mysterious figure named "Rose" as in possession of desired knowledge about the slaying. Witnesses testifying were: Ed Brown, La Habra constable; Ed McClellan, deputy sheriff; Dr. J. H. Lang, who performed the autopsy; John T. Bradford, who found the body crumpled up in the car in front of the La Habra police station; Angus McAulay, who testified to personal belongings of the deceased, and Mrs. Thelma Rutherford, widow. Brown testified that the report of the death came to him a little after 11 o'clock and that he examined the body which was in the car. McClellan testified that he went to the Noble home, found the floors and steps newly scrubbed, with traces of an attempt to obliterate the blood from the dust of the yard, and that on questioning Mrs. William Noble that she at first denied any knowledge of any fight at all, but later admitted that there had been a fight there, and that her brother, Ira Noble, had knifed a man, but that while she had heard it from the other room, she did not see it. William D. Upshaw, Representative William D. Upshaw of Georgia, evangelist, dry leader, teacher, merchant and farmer, is being strongly advocated for the Democratic nomination for vice president. He has announced he is willing to accept. As a result of a fall from a wagon in his youth he has continued through life on 6 WEEKS OF CONTEST IN CONGRESS By GEORGE R. HOLMES (I. N. S Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, May 7—Six weeks of warm conflict between the White House and congress stretched away in front of politically nervous party leaders today—and at the end the two great nominating conventions. Out of the hectic turmoil in which Washington has labored for weeks over a multitude of controversial issues such as investigations, taxation, immigration, the bonus and what not, republican leaders have gained a fairly comprehensive estimate of what to expect between now and June 1. They are worried accordingly. They expect the president to veto the compromise tax reduction bill, fathered by the coalition of Democrats and Republican insurgents. Howard Nolan Shot Abdomen During Qrel in Los Angeles Herbert Nolan of Los Angeles brother of Mynor Howard of 705 No. Paulina-st. An was shot Monday evening in Angeles, and is now in a condition at the Los Angeles-co jail. Mr. and Mrs Win, Nolan ents of the wounded man, former residents of Anaheim Nolan's brother, Myner, is known here. Herbert has a ber of friends and acquainted in this vicinity. PROPOSES REPEAT OF ESPIONAGE WASHINGTON, May 7—of the provision of the espionage act which makes insubordination disloyalty, mutiny or refusal military duty punishable by off $10,000 and imprisonment 20 years, was proposed in house today by Represen Victor Berger, Socialist of W sin. Berger himself was sent under this act during the war. BAD FIRE RAGES IN SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, May 7—age totaling more than $1, was caused by a fire which the Sacramento waterfront afternoon. Starting in the So. steamer sheds the confias extended over four blocks on in less than an hour and thieved the city wharves, ding more than half a mi structures. The flames were checked after the entire city fire ment and S. P. fire boats been called into action. SACRAMENTO, May 7—which broke out in the sheds of the S. P. Co. on the front here this afternoon away four blocks of sheds aged the river front side McClellan testified that he went to the Noble home, found the floors and steps newly scrubbed, with traces of an attempt to obliterate the blood from the dust of the yard, and that on questioning Mrs. William Noble that she at first denied any knowledge of any fight at all, but later admitted that there had been a fight there, and that her brother, Ira Noble, had knifed a man, but that while she had heard it from the other room, she did not see it. McClellan said that there was a pair of dice in the Rutherford car, and that he had fished out cards and dice from about the Noble premises. He said that the Rutherford body gave evidence of having been dragged to the car, which was found about three-quarters of a mile from the Noble residence. Dr. J. H. Lang testified that the wounds consisted of a cut across the back of the left hand, which severed the artery; a stab over the back of the left shoulder to the bone; a stab over the back part of the left arm; and another stab on the neck, and into the cavity of the left lung, severing the vessels beneath the collar bone and piercing the lung. It was this last thrust that was fatal. He said that he did not think it possible for a man who had received a stab like that to drive a car three-quarters of a mile. John T. Bradford testified that about 10:30 a man named "Rose" who has not been seen since this affair came running into the pool room and said that "Jack Ballard," which was the name by which Rutherford went, had been badly cut up in a fight at the Noble home, and was badly in need (Continued on Page Two) THAW'S WILL ABANDON CONTEST ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 7. Evelyn Nesbit, divorced wife of Harry K. Thaw, declared today she no longer intends to fight Thaw's efforts to obtain his freedom from a Philadelphia asylum to which the slayer of Stanford White has been confined. "My decision is final," she said. "I have written to William A. Gray, my attorney, to take no action to prevent Harry regaining his liberty." Argument on Gray's appeal from a jury decision calling Thaw game was to have been heard Monday. Out of the hectic turmoil in which Washington has labored for weeks over a multitude of controversial issues such as investigations, taxation, immigration, the bonus and what not, Republican leaders have gained a fairly comprehensive estimate of what to expect between now and June 1. They are worried accordingly. They expect the president to veto the compromise tax reduction bill, fathered by the coalition of Democrats and Republican insurgents. They expect him to veto the soldiers' insurance bill. They expect him to veto the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill—of it passes. President Coolidge probably will send a special message to congress within the next few weeks, proposing definite agricultural relief legislation to replace the McNary-Haugen bill. It developed today following a breakfast at the White House attended by Republican house leaders. All of the guests advised Mr. Coolidge they did not believe it would be possible to adjourn unless some such legislation was passed, but, given a farm relief bill, they said it would be feasible to adjourn for the summer by June 7. a week later than previously planned. They expect him to sign the new immigration bill. With the exception of the immigration bill, each of these other acts will lead to hot conflict in congress—so hot in fact that it may interfere with the Republican plan to adjourn congress by June 1 and result in congress sitting during the summer. On the bonus Republican leaders expect the presidential veto to be overridden. The tax reduction bill is more finely drawn and neither Democrate, Republicans or insurgents are certain whether the measure can be passed over a veto. The bill will be laid on President Coolidge's dek probably by May 21. TREATY TO SENATE WASHINGTON, May 7. President Coolidge today submitted to the senate for ratification an extradition treaty between the U.S. and Lithuania. Special Sale on Swaters at the Prince Store. SACRAMENTO, May 7—which broke out in the sheds of the S. P. Co. on the front here this afternoon away four blocks of sheds aged the river front site Apache, and now threatens destroy buildings of the Orlando Navigation Co. Damage already done is mated at $200,000. The steamer sheds considerable shipments of fur two carloads of lumber and property, all of which was troyed. A stiff wind froze north was blowing and off the flames the length of waterfront. Work of the fire fighter hindered by explosions of gun tanks in the sheds. The of the fire is undetermined. NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati-St. Louis game pened, rain. Boston ...013 000 000—Brooklyn ...001 000 000—Marquard and Smith; Yale Henry, Decatur and Taylor, Chicago ...000 310 001—Pittsburg ...000 061 000—Kangmann and O'Farreller, Adams, Stone, Steineder, gren and Gooch. New Y. ...000 290 000 —Phila. ...000 020 000 —Earnes, Ryan and S Gowdy; Hubbell rnd Henlin AMERICAN LEAGUE Washn. 012 000 001 01—Bostn. 000 210 010 06—Megridge and Ruel; Quitie O'Neill. Detroit-Chicago game called first inning, rain. Phila. ...000 000 310—New Y. ...201 121 0x—Naylor, Walberg, Ogden Perkins, Bruggy; Pennock, Schang. St. Louis 600 040 000—1 Cleve. ...661 000 100—Shocker; Voigt, Pruett, and Collins; Coveleski! M Leysen. Edmondson, Drake Myatt, Walter FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Wednesday, May 7, 1924 NOW HAS 937 OF 110 of Slaying G. B. Rutherford in Poker ROTHER OF LOCAL MAN WOUNDED oward Nolan Shot Thru Abdomen During Quarrel in Los Angeles Herbert Nolan of Los Angeles, Great Prosperity Summer Forecast WASHINGTON, May 7—"Unprecedented prosperity" for the United States during the summer was forecast today by Postmaster General New on the basis of postal receipts in 50 leading industrial cities during April. In the last year the receipts in the cities have increased more than 12 per cent. Schenectady, N. Y., led with a gain of 36.27 per cent, while Lynn, Mass., was second with 32.68 per cent. PRESIDENT DELAYS JAP EXCLUSION House and Senate Bow to Coolidge Wishes on Immigration Bill WASHINGTON, May 7—Bow- RESULT CAL Total Precincts 552 Alameda ... 30 Amador ... 117 Butte ... 35 Calaveras ... 28 Colusa ... 115 Contra Costa ... 10 Del Norte ... 235 Fresno ... 34 Glenn ... 87 Humboldt ... 55 Imperial ... 158 Kern ... 45 Kings WOUNDED Howard Nolan Shot Thru Abdomen During Quarrel in Los Angeles Herbert Nolan of Los Angeles, father of Mynor Howard Nolan, 705 No. Paulina-st, Anaheim, shot Monday evening in Los Angeles, and is now in a critical condition at the Los Angeles Gen-hospital, according to word lived here today. Nolan is said to have quarreled with another man who shot him in the stomach and bowels. That who did the shooting is now the Los Angeles-co jail. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nolan, part of the wounded man, were residents of Anaheim, and man's brother, Myner, is widely known here. Herbert has a number of friends and acquaintances his vicinity. PROPOSES REPEAL OF ESPIONAGE ACT WASHINGTON, May 7—Repeal the provision of the espionage which makes insubordination, loyalty, mutiny or refusal to do military duty punishable by a fine $10,000 and imprisonment for years, was proposed in the case today by Representative Borger, Socialist of Wisconsin. Borger himself was sentenced over this act during the world war. AD FIRE RAGES IN SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, May 7—Dam totaling more than $1,500,000 caused by a fire which swept Sacramento waterfront this afternoon. Starting in the So. Calif.,umer sheds the conflagration ended over four blocks of sheds less than an hour and then enveloped the city wharves, destroying more than half a mile of pictures. The flames were checked only after the entire city fire depart-ent and S. P. fire boats had been called into action. SACRAMENTO, May 7—Fire broke out in the steamerads of the S. P. Co. on the river at here this afternoon swept four blocks of sheds, damned the river front steamer The Square Deal Service Station between Fullerton and Buena Park owned by E. Del Giorgio was entered last night and tires valued at $200 stolen before the burglaries were frightened away by the burglar alarm. Entry was made by breaking the glass in front and reaching in and turning the night lock. The burglaries, said to have been two in number, are reported to have fled south in a Chevrolet. O. P. Rust of 619 No. Palm-st, Anaheim, also reported to Fullerton police yesterday tools had been stolen from his tractor parked in his orchard south of the U. P. tracks and east of Nicholas-ave, Fullerton. Fullerton police recovered on West Commonwealth-ave this morning a car which had been stolen from J. E. Wilson of Hong Beach. LEGITIMATE PREY WASHINGTON, May 7—The United States is looked upon as legitimate prey to be robbed at nearly every foreign port in the world, Major T. L. Clear, treasurer of the emergency fleet corporation, and disbursing officer of the shipping board, today told the house committee investigating the board. Major Clear said the chief financial trouble was at Hamburg, London, Bordeau, Marselles and Glasgow. Plain Dealer Classified Ads produce results. Try this medium. EXCLUSION House and Senate Bow to Coolidge Wishes on Immigration Bill WASHINGTON, May 7—Bowing to the dictate of President Coolidge, house and senate confections on the new immigration bill this afternoon formally adopted an agreement on the measure the major feature of which was deferment until March 1, 1925; or the date on which Japanese exclusion will be effective. In extending the date the confections also wrote in a provision requesting the president before March 1, 1925, to "negotiate with the Japanese government in relation to the abrogation of the present arrangement—the so-called 'gentleman's agreement' on the subject." It is expected this will permit the negotiation of an immigration treaty which would nullify the law, and in diplomatic terms, "save Japan's face." Late Tuesday the confections informally announced the reaching of an agreement which would have made the effective date July 1, 1924, as provided in the house bill. The measure as it passed the senate would have gone into effect immediately, while President Coolidge had urged extension until March 1, 1926. The president called house and senate leaders into conference at the White House this morning, however, and urged a compromise on March 1, 1925—which was finally adopted today. The conference report will be placed before both houses at once. WASHINGTON, May 7—President Coolidge made another effort today to stave off Japanese exclusion by statute on July 1, the date fixed in the new immigration bill. He informed congressional leaders at the White House that the July 1 date is not acceptable to the administration and asked that it be postponed until March 1, 1925, in order to allow Secretair of State Hughes ample time to work out an agreement with Japan which will place Japanese feeling on the subject. (Continued on Page Two) The Plain Dealer HIRAM L ORANGE BY 3,2 The Plain Dealer —The Business Producing Medium for Anaheim Merchants. WEST SANTA ANA STREET House Number Plain Dealer 517 House Number Plain Dealer 607 In the 500, 600 and 700 blocks on South Palm Street, there are a total of 23 homes. The PLAIN DEALER IS TAKEN AND READ IN 19 of these homes. Now read the report of the 4 homes which the Plain Dealer does not enter: One takes the Bulletin; three are vacant. In the twenty-six districts checked to date there are 817 homes in which the local papers are read, and the Plain Dealer is read in 722 out of the 817 homes, or 88 per cent. Number of Plain Dealers taken in the 26 districts checked ... 722 Number of homes not taking Plain Dealer, but taking Bulletin 95 Total number of homes taking local papers ... 817 Anyone interested, of course, can check up on the correctness of the above statements. WATCH THIS SPACE DAILY IRE IN ANAHEIM aler COUNTY PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM, AS GOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 825 $2,269,277 1922 875 1,418,045 1921 564 1,268,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 Fair, moderately warm tonight and Thursday 27th YEAR—No. 212 1109 DELEGATES In Poker Game, Arrested Today RESULTS TODATE OF CALIFORNIA VOTING Total Precincts County Precincts Reported Johnson Coolidge McAdoo Uninstructed 552 Alameda 524 32,107 39,057 8,023 1,841 30 Amador 30 640 218 265 31 117 Butte 89 2,071 839 — — — 35 Calaveras 21 514 204 — — — 28 Colusa 17 379 263 306 35 115 Contra Costa 113 5,023 3,058 1,287 396 10 Del Norte 4 108 85 — — — 235 Fresno 193 8,680 5,571 5,985 396 34 Glenn 9 183 146 — — — 87 Humboldt 60 4,289 2,362 — — — 55 Imperial 34 474 692 375 77 158 Kern 96 1,702 2,595 — — — SEN. JOHNSON BURIED BY COOLIDGE President's Majority In California May Exceed 30,000 Votes President's Majority In California May Exceed 30,000 Votes If California returns continue to show the complexion as succeeding precincts are received, President Coolidge has 937 out of 1109 delegates to the Cleveland convention, a lead without precedent in recent presidential years. To the 879 previously secured, Indiana today added 33 and California 29. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. As returns from Los Angeles continued to show steadily in his favor, President Calvin Coolidge increased his lead late this afternoon over Senator Hiram Johnson for California's delegation to the Republican national convention. Tabulation of 5,330 precincts of the state's 6,974 gave the president a lead of 21,234. The county stood: Johnson 226,234; Coolide 257,-49%. This included 1,311 precincts from Los Angeles and many complete counties, including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Mateo, Orange and other smaller ones. The vote form 1,511 precincts in Los Angeles stood: Johnson 50,188; Coolidge 89,-131, or a lead of nearly 40,000. Coolidge supporters claimed when the entire vote in the southern city was tabulated the president's ticket would be found leading by 50,000. The same number of precincts in Los Angeles in the Democratic primary gave McAdoo 21,700; Uninstructed 4,986. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. President Calvin Coolidge was returned victor in California's presidential primary over Senator Hiram Johnson of California by a majority which probably will reach 30,060. With returns tabulated from 4,290 of the state's 6,974 precincts president Coolidge was leading Senator Johnson today by approximately 15,000. As returns to come were largely from Los Angeles and other southern counties where the president was piling up a big vote, his campaign managers asserted the president's majority might run as high as 50,000. The vote for 4,290 precincts ORANGE-CO BY 3,271 Orange-co joined the state as a whole at the primary election yesterday in approving delegates to the national Republican convention pledged to the candidacy of President Calvin Coolidge. Complete unofficial count from all the 136 Orange-co precincts gave: Coolidge, 6897; Johnson, 3626; McAdoo, 1811, and unattached, 202. The majority for Coolidge in the county was 3271. The total vote approximated 12,500. A check with the registered voters' list showed that approximately 40 per cent cast their ballots, while 50 per cent of those giving the Republican preference voted. The Coolidge lead was maintained in virtually every precinct. HUNTER SPEAKS The regular weekly meeting of the Fullerton Rotary club was held at noon today, Rev. Graham C. Hunter, new rector of the First Presbyterian church of Fullerton, being chief speaker. He spoke on the forward outlook for the present generation. Frank Benchley, architect, was received into membership with special ceremonies. IN ANAHEIM YESTERDAY Less than a third of the total registered vote was cast yesterday in Anaheim's presidential primary election, and Coolidge and McAdoo easily won out. Coolidge in fact carried every precinct but one against Johnson, the single exception being the seventh. His vote was nearly two to one against Johnson. The total number of Republican ballots cast was 924, Democratic 212, Prohibition 11 and Socialist 12. No other party was represented. Somebody in the third precinct, the voting place of which was Sid McGraw's Ford garage, and wrote in the name of Henry Ford as a Coolidge elector. Johnson's vote was 347, Coolidge's 569. In the Democratic primary McAdoo's opposition was almost nil and indicated on the ballot by the caption "No Preference." Mc(Continued on Page Two) VOTE AT KATELLA Katella cast 115 of 227 registered votes: McAdoo, 16, Coolidge 77, Johnson 14, prohibition 3 and non-preference 5. YORBA VOTE LIGHT Yesterday's election was quiet at Yorba. Coolidge received 16, Johnson 14, McAdoo 7. Declares Farmers Have Lost 32 Billions in Four Years WASHINGTON, May 7—Declaring American agriculturists lost $32,000,000,000 in the last four years, Senator Gooding, Rep. of Idaho, today made a formal demand on the senate for the enactment of farm relief legislation before the summer adjournment. Gooding urged passage of either his own wheat price guarantee bill or the McNary stabilization bill. He charged the present agricultural depression was due to "government profiteering" during the war, and "official neglect" of the farmer since the war. With returns tabulated from 4,290 of the state's 6,974 precincts president; Coolidge was leading Senator Johnson today by approximately 15,000. As returns come were largely from Los Angeles and other southern counties where the president was piling up a big vote, his campaign managers asserted the president's majority might run as high as 50,000. The vote for 4,290 precincts stood: Johnson 187,855; Coolidge 202,-380. No statement other than that "the result is close" came from Johnson headquarters. Democrats endorsed William Gibbs McAdoo for the Democratic presidential nomination by a big majority which on the face of incomplete returns will probably be five or six to one. Tabulation of 1,510 precincts in San Francisco and Los Angeles cos gave McAdoo 26,238 and the uninstructed delegation 6,284. Inasmuch as Los Angeles and So. Cal. went better than 6 to 1 for McAdoo complete tabulation was expected to show a five or six to one victory for the former secretary of the treasury in his home state. In Los Angeles $72 precincts out of 1,816 today gave: Johnson 33,295 and Coolidge 56,152. Weakness of Senator Johnson in some northern California sections cost him his home state in the presidential primaries returns today indicated. With complete returns in Senator Johnson carried San Francisco by a majority of 5,762. The vote stood Johnson 42,291, Coolidge 33,527. Johnson supporters had hoped from 10,000 to 20,000 lead in this city. Alameda-co, just across the bay, which had been expected to be close, went to Coolidge by approximately 7,000. This served to offset the senator's San Francisco lead. South of the Tehachapi, a mountain range which divides the state in the middle. President Coolidge made a clean sweep on the face of (Continued on Page Two) Special Sale on Sweaters at the Prince Store.