oc-plain-dealer 1924-07-03

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total for 1910 was ..... 2,628 For year 1920 was ..... 5,525 Today Estimated at ..... 12,000 Mail your Plain Dealer to Eastern friends. It may bring them to Anaheim, fastest growing city in Orange County. PRICE Three Cents Per Copy $3 year in No. Orange co. SENATOR RALST City Manager J. Price Makes INSPECT L. A. POWER PLANT THIS P. M. Anaheim Trustees Meet Tonight to Discuss Plans and Policy When Acting City Manager Paul D. Pratt of Fullerton visited Anaheim city hall today to ascertain 200,000 Names on La Follette Petition WASHINGTON, July 3.—A petition bearing 200,000 names asking Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin to be come a candidate for the presidency was presented to LaFollette at his home here this evening by W. T. Rawleigh of Illinois and Zona Gale, the authoress. The petition was presented in behalf of the LaFollette-for-president committee, which is headed by Rawleigh. LaFollette's acceptance is expected to be sent to Cleveland for presentation before the conference for progressive political action. LA FOLETT CAMPAIGNS BY RADIO Formally Requested Enter Presidential Ra As An Independent CLEVELAND, July 3--The sona' campaign of Senator Ro THIS P. M. Anaheim Trustees Meet Tonight to Discuss Plans and Policy When Acting City Manager Paul D. Pratt of Fullerton visited Anaheim city hall today to ascertain if local councilmen would entertain a proposition for a joint electrical plant, City Manager J. W. Price made a counter proposition that the two cities also consider a joint water plant. Pratt agreed to carry back the proposition to Fullerton councilmen, whose next regular meeting is Tuesday evening. They are expected to have an answer for Anaheim in time for the regular council meeting here Thursday evening of next week. The next step, if all are agreeable, will be a joint meeting following that session. The economy and success of joint ownership and operation of the outfall sewer has inclined officials of Anaheim and Fullerton to the belief that combination of other utilities may be worked out for further mutual economies. Fullerton's water plant is located inside of Anaheim on North Palmst. There is no question that a joint power plant and joint water plant for Anaheim and Fullerton, with overhead in each instance, would prove a big cost to the taxpayers of both cities, declared Price. This afternoon Mayor Metcalf, Sanclairen Knipe and Stock, City Manager Price and City Power Superintendent Hannum went to Los Angeles to inspect a Fullerton Diesel engine in operation on the Los Angeles cutoff sewer. Tnight Anaheim council will meet for the first formal discussion of data and plans that City Manager Price has been assembling. ANAHEIM STORES • CLOSED FRIDAY Anaheim C. of C. announced today all local stores would be closed tomorrow, July 4th, but on Saturday all meat markets, groceries and dry good stores will be open. Some other lines of business will be closed Saturday, including several furniture and hardware stores. THROWN FROM CAR BUT NOT INJURED SUE "ALFALFA DOCTOR" FOR $17,000 Substituted for a previous action involving the same issues, a suit was on file today in the Los Angeles county superior court against Rex H. W. Abrexstandare, the so-called "alfalfa-doctor", from whom Mrs. Jennie McFadden and her daughter Miss Jennie McFadden, of Altadena, seek to recover $17,000 in Liberty bonds. The bonds, is is said, were those found concealed on the person of Albrexstandare when he was lodged in the county jail here on a charge of practicing medicine with out a state license. Prisoners at the jail, in stripping the "alfalfa doctor"'s clothing from him to force him to bathe, were amazed to find a small fortune hidden in his apparel. Two civil actions were promptly filed against Albrexstandare, one by the McFaddens, formerly residents of Santa Ana, who claimed they had loaned the bonds to him under alleged fraudulent representations, the other being filed by Mrs. Ruth Deardorff Shaw, also a former Santa Ana woman, who had been a companion of the imprisoned "doctor." Mrs. Shaw's action was regarded as a counter stroke to hold possession of the bonds for Albrexstandare. Sheriff Sam Jernigan attached five bonds, acting in his official capacity, in connection with the two civil suits. In the new action, substituted for their first suit, the McFadden's name Jernigan and Mrs. Shaw as defendants with Albrexstandare. BY RADIO Formally Requested Enter Presidential Race As An Independent CLEVELAND, July 3—The personal campaign of Senator Ron M. LaFollette, Republican of Wisconsin, as an independent candidate for the presidency will fought chiefly over the radio was learned here today. Because of his age, LaFollette has informed his managers he intends to make few long terms and to make most of his personal appeals for votes over the air. LaFollette's headquarters be in Chicago. This news transmitted privately today to leaders of the conference for progressive political action, which will endorse LaFollette for the presidency, set definitely the question of whether the militant Wisconsin progress would enter the race. The convention managers have assured all along that LaFollette would be a candidate but was not until today that the plan for the campaign that will be carried into every state in the country were formally made known. For the early part of the campaign, LaFollette intends to main in Washington. CLEVELAND, July 3—The national committee of the conference for progressive political action opening in session here tomorrow has drafted a letter to Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Rep. Wis., formally asking him to act as an independent candidate in the presidency and offering him the full endorsement of the conference. International News Service learned today. It is planned to send the letter at once to LaFollette in Washington. In replying to the letter, letters here said, the Wisconsin senator would formally announce candidacy. CLEVELAND, July 3—Santa Robert M. LaFollette, Republican of Wisconsin, formally was requested this afternoon by the conference for progressive political action to enter the presidential race as independent candidate. In a telegram to LaFollette, Washington, signed by William Jenchot, chairman, the conference urged the Wisconsin senator to make the race for the White House as the only candidate we can "lead the crusade against evil forces that at present do not exist." CLOSED FRIDAY Anaheim C. of C. announced today all local stores would be closed tomorrow, July 4th, but on Saturday all meat markets, groceries and dry good stores will be open. Some other lines of business will be closed Saturday, including several furniture and hardware stores. THROWN FROM CAR BUT NOT INJURED Mrs. M. Howard was thrown out of a So. Cal. Edison Co. car, but according to C. B. Hutchinson, not hurt, in an accident yesterday at Lincoln and Magnolia-aves., it was reported to local police. The Edison Co. car, driven by Mr. Hutchinson, collided with a car driven by A. Bruner of Long Beach, Mr. Hutchinson told police that Bruner was going 35 miles an hour, and that the tires showed marks of having tried to stop for about 60 feet. The Edison Co. car was going north, and the Bruner car going east. Mr. Hutchinson says no one was injured. SENDS FRIEND'S BODY BACK HOME The body of H. A. Potts, whose death occurred Monday in Los Angeles, was prepared for transporting to his former home in Pennsylvania, where the greater number of relatives reside, and sent today over the Santa Fe by the Huddle Funeral Home. Mr. Potts was a personal friend of Mr. Wilder's. ACCESSORY THIEF AGAIN AT WORK "Look out for your cars and tires," says the proprietor of the Last Chance Grocery Store, 421 N. Olive. Somebody evidently is getting ready for the Fourth of July as a rim and tire were stolen from a car parked in the front of that grocery last night. MACLAREN REACHES SHANGHAI TODAY SHANGHAI, July 3—Stuart A. MacLaren, the British round-the-world filer, winging his way from west to east, arrived here today. His next lap will take him to Japan. He had further won their confidence, they said, because of his claims to scientific knowledge and the alleged discovery of a herb that would rejuvenate human beings. Albrexstondare, it was remembered, claimed such discoveries in public interviews after his arrest on the criminal charge here, and said that he was nearly ninety years old himself, instead of about thirty, as he appeared to be. Albrexstondare established himself in their home, the McFaddens charged, and refused to leave, until they called the authorities to eject him. Replying to their charges Albrexstondare declared that he had (Continued on Page Eight) CLEVELAND, July 3.—Santa Robert M. LaFollette, Republic of Wisconsin, formally was questioned this afternoon by the conference for progressive political action to enter the presidential race as independent candidate. In a telegram to LaFollette, Washington, signed by William Jenhston, chairman, the conference urged the Wisconsin senator to make the race for the White House, as the only candidate who can secure the vote against evil forces that at present dominate and control the government." The text of the telegram was withheld for publication tonight. It previously had been intended to send a letter but because the leaders were anxious to have a rep from LaFollette to read at the opening session of the conference tomorrow, the committee decided to urge LaFollette by wire to announce his candidacy at once. In the telegram LaFollette hailed as "the tribune of the American people" as the only candidate who successfully can lead the fight of the progressives "against corrupt interests that run the government." It latterly assailed the Republican can and Democratic parties, for "failure to lay down a progressive platform." Leaders here expected a rep from LaFollette before night. They said that if he formally announced his candidacy, the conference would unanimously endorse him for the presidency. The only semblance of a fight in the conference developed the afternoon when Socialists, under the leadership of Morris Hilliard of New York, declared they would demand that the convention immediately launch a new third party at the convention tomorrow. Johnson and other leaders hoped ever opposed the move, declaring they preferred first to "bore with in" the old parties, feeling that the time was not yet ripe to take before the country with a new political organization. For the early part of the campaign, LaFollette intends to remain in Washington. Later he expects to go to his home in Madison, Wis., from where he will make short journeys into neighbo... FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN 'ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Thursday, July 3, 1924 ALSTON BEING GIVEN Makes Counter-Proposal to Fullerton WHEN THOUSANDS WERE A FOLETTE CAMPAIGNS BY RADIO Finally Requested To Enter Presidential Race As An Independent EVELAND, July 3--The per-campaign of Senator Robert SAN FRANCISCO, July 3—Slight progress was reported to- BY RADIO Similarly Requested To Enter Presidential Race As An Independent EVELAND, July 3—The per-campaign of Senator Robert LaFollette, Republican of Wisconsin, as an independent candidate for the presidency will be chiefly over the radio, it warned here today. Because of his age, LaFollette informed his managers that tends to make few long trips to make most of his personal calls for votes over the air. LaFollette's headquarters will Chicago. As news transmitted private-day to leaders of the conference progressive political action, it got until today that the plans for campaign that will be curated every state in the country formally made known. The early part of the campaign LaFollette intends to re-run Washington. EVELAND, July 3—The na-committee of the conference progressive political action, in session here tomorrow, crafted a letter to Senator M. LaFollette, Rep. of formally asking him to run independent candidate for presidency and offering him all endorsement of the con-ference International News Service learned today. It planned to send the letter to LaFollette in Washing-going replying to the letter, lead-ree said, the Wisconsin senator would formally announce hisacy. EVELAND, July 3—Senator M. LaFollette, Republican consin, formally was read this afternoon by the con-ference progressive political action center the presidential race dependent candidate. Telegram to LaFollette inington, signed by William H. chairman, the confer-enced the Wisconsin senator is the race for the White was the only candidate who had the crusade against the piece that at present dominates. BURNED Slight Progress Being Made in Efforts to Prevent Ravage SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 — Slight progress was reported today in the federal government's struggle against the disastrous forest fires which in many cases have defied the efforts of thousands of fire fighters to bring them under control in various portions of California. Of the four larger blazes which are cating their way into national forest reserves, that in the Trinity national forest on Papoose Creek was the only one reported beyond control. Tens of thousands of acres of forest lands have been reduced to waste and thousands more—are menaced in Plumas, Talkeet and Sequoyah national forests, the district forester's office declared today. Prediction was made that the present total of $86,000 acres ravaged to date would be swelled to more than 100,000 by the time the present major blazes and smaller ones were brought under control. This would be one of the largest totals up to this time-of year ever exacted in the state, it was said. Officials reported the situation generally, apart from the fires now in progress to be more than critical because of the extended drought and the fact that July, August and September are always dangerous months, the possibility being that considerably more than the 634 fires reported to date this year will break out before the autumn rains. OFFER BOOKS OF KEEN HAT STORES Atty. Morgan Marmaduke, counsel for Glenna Churchill and O. C. Hardebeck, trustees of the defunct Keean Hat Stores, on trial for obtaining money under false pretenses, today offered as evidence the books of the company in an attempt to show that the two had made reservations for $10,000 worth of stock to be paid for later. The case was expected to go to the jury late today. REDUCE EXPENSES E. L. Walters has accepted the position of building plumbing and maintenance work at hospital Dr. Harry Zaier, in charge tried to get in touch with the residence section of Lorain, O., suffered fright lives. This is a view of Washington street. WIFE CLAIMS SHE WAS KIDNAPED While she lay weak and sick on her bed at 536 East Maple ave., Orange, her husband rushed into the house, told her he was going to "take her to a doctor," stuffed a blanket down her throat until blood flowed and she was nearly suffocated, and kidnaped her, according to the story told officers today by pretty Mrs. Lorraine Grassle, 29. With the assistance of Eugene Grassle, brother of Harry W. Grassle, her husband she was dragged to an auto and rushed to the county hospital insane ward, she said today after a warrant charging Harry W. Grassle with non-support had been served on him at Santa Ana and the two arraigned in the justice court of G. W. Ingle at Orange on a charge of assault and battery on a complaint signed by Mrs. Grassle. Taken before Justice Jack Landell, Grassle was released on his own recognition and hearing set for Saturday at 9 o'clock a.m. In Orange Judge Ingle set the ball of the two at $100 each, which they gave, and set their hearing for July 10 at 10 a.m. Radical Flag Tied Upon Brooms CLEVELAND, July 3 — official "flag of progressivism" approved today by the committee of the conference progressive political action. It is in two strips of blue white, with the figures "" scribed in the right hand and mounted on a new brood — "The flag represents the "76, sweeping corruption our government," explained Ter P. Barnes, Cleveland de Impressive ceremonies been arranged for unfurling flag at the opening session convention tomorrow. COUPLE JAILED FOR DISTURBA Dr. R. C. Wilkins, 35, Ana veterinarian, was sent to 30 days in fall on a chair disturbing the peace, and his 45, was given 60 days on a charge. Wilkins is a broth lr. H. L. Wilkins, county narian, of Anaheim. J. M. Harper and C. C. M. neighbors on West Fifth-st., Ana, explained that the quarreled and caroused, the woman, while intoxicated, appear in the yard in little clothing, day and night, children and adults of the borhood looked on. The com-ants stated they had stood as long as they could. Justice Jack Landel, whn nounced sentence, stated he entertain a motion for pro-夫 of Wilkins, but would list nothing of the kind for tha man. SEIZE CONTRABAL There will be no Issue of the Plain Dealer Independence Day Friday, July 4th Atty. Morgan Marmaduke, counsel for Glenn Churchill and O. C. Hardebek, trustees of the defunct Keez Hat Stores, on trial for obtaining money under false pretenses, today offered as evidence the books of the company in an attempt to show that the two had made reservations for $10,000 worth of stock to be paid for later. The case was expected to go to the jury late today. REDUCE EXPENSES E. L. Walters has accepted the position as building, plumbing and electrical inspector of Fullerton, succeeding Joe D. Falvey and E. S. Richman, resigned. The positions were consolidated. William Gillette in charge of pumping at the water plant, succeeded George Witty, resigned, as water superintendent, consolidating that with his own position. This method of consolidation of certain city offices was undertaken by the trustees to cut down expenses. ORANGES BRING $ TO $6.90 AT N. Y.. A dozen lots of Valencias sold at from $6 to $6.90 yesterday on the New York market, among them Lincoln, the fancy brand of the Anaheim Valencia Growers' Ass'n. Most of the others also were Orange county fruit. The New York market was higher on Valencias, especially 200s and larger. He told me to 'shut up,' I am going to take you to a doctor.' I knew that was untrue as he had treated me so bad the day before, choked a blanket down my throat to strangle my cries. The neighbors looked on but did nothing while he forced me into the car. His brother, Eugene, who was ex-(Continued on Page Eight) There will be no Issue of the Plain Dealer Independence Day Friday, July 4th RE IN 'ANAHEIM aler E COUNTY PROGRESS OF 'ANAHEIM AS SOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 823 $2,269,571 1922 675 1,413,045 1921 564 1,253,879 1920 362 279,950 1919 174 464,509 Fair and warm tonight and Friday. 27th YEAR—No. 26z EVEN TRIAL HEAT ullerton of Joint Water Works NDS WERE MADE HOMELESS 54 BALLOTS SEE SAME DEADLOCK Hoosier Solon Is Not So Strong as Expected by Boss Taggart MADISON. SQUARE GARDEN. Radical Flag Tied Upon Broomstick CLEVELAND, July 3.—The official "flag of progress:vism" was approved today by the national committee of the conference for progressive political action. It is in two strips of blue and white, with the figures "76" inscribed in the right hand corner, mounted on a new broom. "The flag represents the spirit of '76, sweeping corruption out of our government," explained Leser P. Barnes, Cleveland designer. Impressive ceremonies have been arranged for unfurling the flag at the opening session of the convention tomorrow. OUPLE JAILED FOR DISTURBANCE Dr. R. C. Wilkins, 25, Santa Ana veterinarian, was sentenced 30 days in jail on a charge of disturbing the peace, and his wife, was given 60 days on a similar charge. Wilkins is a brother of H. L. Wilkins, county veterarian, of Anaheim. J. M. Harper and C. C. Murphy, neighbors on West Fifth-st., Santa Ana, complained that the pair carreled and caroused; that the man, while intoxicated, would pear in the yard in little or no thing, day and night, while children and adults of the neighborhood looked on. The complaints stated they had stood for it long as they could. Justice Jack Landel, who pronounced sentence, stated he would certain a motion for probation. Wilkins, but would listen to thing of the kind for the woman. MOTHER SAYS CHILDREN ABUSED Supports by half a continent, the paren... of Arrest and Leona Rodemeyer of Anaheim, were today engaged in a court battle for their custody. Mrs. Alma Oelschlager, of Waverly, Iowa, who is mother of the children, filed an action in the superior court late yesterday against Carl Rodemeyer, the father, with whom the children are living, in an attempt to wrest them from him. She claimed that the children are being abused and "cruelly whipped" by their father and stepmother. According to Mrs. Oelschlager's complaint, at the time the couple were divorced, one child, Meta, remained with her mother, while the father took Alfred and Leona with him to California. In this state he remarried his former wife also remarry in Iowa. Mrs. Oelschlager declares that her former husband has a violent temper and that his present wife, the children's stepmother in poor health and therefore of an "irritable" and "irrational" disposition at times, the result being, according to Mrs. Oelschlager, that the children are often whipped without reason and otherwise mistreated. The girl, Leona, has fled from Madison Square Garden, New York, July 3.—Deadlocked as tightly at the end of 54 ballots late this afternoon as it was at the end of five last Monday, the Democratic national convention adjourned at 4:25 this afternoon until 8:30 o'clock tonight with MeAdoo hovering around 425, Smith staying around 320 and Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana being given a trial heat to see how much speed he can develop. Ralston polled 92 votes on the 54th ballot, his own Indiana delegation giving him 30, with Missouri and Mississippi and scattering votes making up the balance. The Hoosier senator was the first of the "trial horses" called out. He failed to develop as much strength as expected by his handlers, aitho it was understood that Tom Taggart, his manager, had more votes in sight for his candidate than he revealed before adjournment. As a result of today's developments there was talk among the MeAdoo leaders at adjournment of trying to bring in a resolution providing that after the sixtieth ballot the lowest man on each succeeding ballot be dropped, until only three are left and this trio to fight it out. The proposition was advanced by McAdoo's managers but they found opposition to it everywhere. Smith people were contemptuous and the supporters of every dark horse in the Democritic stable were as cold as ice to it. When adjournment came the McAdoo managers at once began concentrating upon the little fellows to agree to some such proposition. It is the theory of McAdoo managers that if the fights could be narrowed down to McAdoo and Smith alone, McAdoo could get a majority of the convention and bring tremendous moral pressure for the rest of the necessary two-thirds majority. The anti-McAdoo leaders put forth tentative suggestions for an adjournment until 1 p.m. tomorrow to afford an opportunity for conferences to see if an agreement could not be reached but the McAdoo managers were cold to this. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, July 3.—Deadlocked thru 51 ballots with William G. McAdoo's lead slowly being reduced, the Democratic national EIZE CONTRABAND GUNS OF SOVIETS LONDON, July 3.—Two tons of extraband machine guns, conned to Leningrad, for the sovhave been seized by the British chortiles, it was learned this ermoon. One shipment of arms is said to be got away before the plot was covered. Anti-Russian newspapers hint at the Russian delegates who are here to attend the Anglorussian treaty conference were inved. JUNTOON LEAVES ESTATE OF $20,000 The late J. L. Huntoon of Anlima, who died May 25, left an age of $20,000 to his widow, Emma J. Huntoon, and three dren, J. D., Mrs. Lena Jay and Emma Farwell, all of Anan. The widow today filed peron probate. CHARGES NON-SUPPORT J. A. Laitd, 29, of Placentia, released this morning on its recognization for hearing July on the charge of non-support a minor child. FOLKS Back Home Protest at Delay in Making Nomination CONVENTION HALL, Newark, July 3.—With the delegates early becoming more and more less as the deadlock continues, "folks back home" are also ing their protest on a Democratic idential nominee. Missouri, whose delegates have been constantly bombarded with wires urging first this and then that candidate, today received the following from Saline-co. Democrate: "Crops going to weeds. Children running wild. Wives no longer speak to their husbands. Non-inate or adjourn." Mrs. Oelschlager declares that her former husband has a violent temper and that his present wife, the children's stepmother in poor health and therefore of an "irritable" and "irrational" disposition at times, the result being, according to Mrs. Oelschlager, that the children are often whipped without reason and otherwise mistreated. The girl, Leona, has fled from the home on more than one occasion, to seek refuge with the neighbors, her mother alleges. LOCAL 'LEGAL LIGHT' TAKES VACATION Geo. Varnum, local attorney, left today on a business trip to San Francisco. The latter has just returned from a trip to Baltimore via Panama Canal, to attend the marriage of his older brother. Mr. Varnum expects to be back the 10th. He will return via Sacramento and the San Joaquin Valley. Removes Fingers From Crushed Hand Miss Anita Johnson, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson of Brookhurst Road, will have a very uncomfortable Fourth of July. While playing in the pump house last evening she accidently placed her hand against the gas engine which caught and horribly mangled it. Her parents rushed her to a surgeon who had to amputate two fingers on her right hand. She will be in the hospital for several days. Hitchcock was seeking to get sufficient support for the resolution before actually introducing it. There appeared to be considerable division of opinion as to its advisability. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, July 3.—Wm. G. McAdoo continued to slip down the ladder in the balloting in the Democratic national convention today as the deadlock over the presidential nomination continued into a half hundred ballots. Starting when Oklahoma broke away from him early today, his total went down slowly until the 49th ballot, when Mississippi also broke and went to Raisston of Indiana. Simultaneously with this, reports went around the floor that the Indiana senator was to be given his "run" starting with the 51st ballot. Just before the 59th ballot started, it was reported that the McAdoo managers were considering presenting a rule to the convention that the lowest candy on a ballot be dropped out of running; thus eliminating eras and narrowing the range to the real contenders. (Continued on Page ChirSee Dr. Neth, 110 Neatmee practic and Electry.)