oc-plain-dealer 1924-09-12

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 823 $2,260,271 1922 675 1,413,045 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 379,950 1919 174 464,500 PRICE Three Cents Per Copy $8 year in No. Orange-co. GREATEST PEACE TAX RATE OF $1.45 SAME AS BEFORE Ordinance Calling Vote on Municipal Power Bonds Adopted Despite the bond issue of $110,000 voted this year, Anaheim's tax rate in the next fiscal year will remain unchanged at $1.45 Hatfield Offers to Stop Fire at Cost LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 — Declaring he could put down the raging fire in Angeles Forest in three days, Charles M. Hatfield, California "rainmaker" offered today to perform his work for cost. Hatfield said he would guarantee ten one-hundredths of an inch of rain and said he that he could bring from one and one-half to two inches of moisture. The "rainmaker" asserted he would place his offer before Forestry officials. BRAZEN GONG HOUSES CONSCRIPT TO BATTLE FLAMES Factories and Business Houses in Foothills Denuded of Men LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 Manufacturing plants and business houses in Axusa, Sierra Mare, El Monte, Monrovia and other foothill towns were almost denuded. ORDINANCE CALLING VOTE ON MUNICIPAL POWER BONDS ADOPTED Despite the bond issue of $110,000 voted this year, Anaheim's tax rate in the next fiscal year will remain unchanged at $1.45 the same as for several years past. This rate was fixed by city council last night, the ordinance passed unanimously. An increase in the assessed valuation over last year amounting to $1,019,900 is responsible. The chief items are general fund of $61,757.12, provided by a tax of 61 cents and 1.1 mills, a tax of 12 cents for the joint outfall sewer and one of 10 cents for the library fund. The ordinance calling an election on a bond issue of $240,000 to cover the cost of a municipal power plant was adopted unanimously. This is ordinance No. 452. The election will take place Oct. 18. Resignation of Charles A. Boege as city treasurer was received, but city council voted not to accept it until a successor had qualified. A petition was received, asking that the flag pole be retreated to the intersection of Los Angeles and Center streets, from which it was removed to make way for a traffic signal. The petition recited that no reason for removal of the pole had been given. Council voted to accept the petition and place it on file. Later in the evening, just before adjournment, James Heffron an employee of an Anaheim daily, asked what had been done with a bar petition presented at the town meeting. Mayor E. H. McKillif had made clear the reason for removing the pole at a previous session of council and didn't see fit to go over the ground again. The city manager was instructed on vote of council to have sidewalks put in on the south side of East Sycamore-st., between Olive-st. and the railway tracks. He was instructed also on vote to communicate with the Universal Traffic Signal Co., regarding the installation of a signal at Center and Los Angeles-at. The matter of permitting Al Pape, private policeman employed by Anaheim merchants, to carry a gun, request for which was made in a letter from Pape's employers, was referred to City Marshal Bert Moody. Moody said privately today that Pape needed only to have applied to him to have the request granted. The matter of having the quantity of east iron water pipe pro- BRAZEN GONG AROUSES CONVICTS (By Willis C. O'Rourke) (I. N. S. Special Correspondent) JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 12.—The strident ringing of a brazen going crashed thru the silence of "court solitary" at six a.m. today. It was a summons to convicts 9305 and 9306, who so recently were Nathan F. Leopold Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, young millionaire slayers of Robert Franks, that the shackles had begun to bind. Cool mornings these but never so cool in the outside world—at least not so clammy cold as stone walls on which the sun never shines. It will be six o'clock from now on, at least on week day mornings. No more leisurely awakenings to prepare for a laughing journey to court where one could smile at friends and smirk at the curious. Today was not a usual day at the prison. It is Defense Day but its meaning is somewhat different to the 2200 convicts. There will be held what Warden John L. Whitman refers to as "patriotic exercises." This is the limit to which the law allows these men, whose citizenship has been taken away from them, to participate in the nationwide demonstration. Loeb and Leopold did not breakfast in the main dining hall today. Following the usual custom they were fed in the cells by fellow convicts who stared curiously at the newcomers in their prison clothes. The pair was alert and eager to take their first steps thru the routine that starts them on their program for the years to come. It appeared that the Defense Day program, however, would interfere with their desires. They were far from being the two badly frightened youths who were half carried and half walking crossed last night the fifty foot space in the administration building that to them represented LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12. Manufacturing plants and businesses houses in Azusa, Sierra Maño, El Monte, Monrovia and other foothill towns were almost denuded of workmen today as range began conscripting manpower in wholesale scale to combat fire in the Angeles Forest, burning at the edge of the Marroia watershed. Approximately 1000 streamed into the fire area, bringing the strength of the councrews now on duty up to approximately 1500 men. Federal crews now number close to men while another 1000 firefighters will be drafted during present emergency in an attempt to avert the destruction of the area now threatened by the blaze. The reserves were rushed concentration camps located strategic points while forestry officials and county supervisors ferred upon the location of a firebreak west of the one fire Canyon to Devil's Canyon miles in length, which had been crossed by the flames. The new fire break, according to tentative plans, will be from 18 miles in length, and will cleared for an average width 50 feet; it was announced. Fire break that failed to halt flames yesterday had an average width of 28 feet. The fire rolled steadily toward the Monrovia watershed while inhabitants summer camps in the doomed ion fled for their lives and crews labored desperately trying up a fire break to protect priceless instruments in the Ongle Observatory on Mount Vernon, which is directly in the path of the flames. Following the announcement that the fire, which has now burned for 12 days in the foothill following an outbreak in the Gabriel Canyon, had leaped a mile fire break, crossing at Monrovia Peak, Major Kelly, chief operations of the U.S. Forest Service, took command of flight. PORTLAND, Sept. 12.—Search hot winds accompanied by high humidity again added to the pace of forest fire today. An airplane and more fighters have been ordered once to the Baker National Park near Bellingham, Wash., fight fast sweeping flames. Nine fires have broken there three discovered during past 24 hours. Two hundred He was instructed also on vote to communicate with the Universal Traffic Signal Co., regarding the installation of a signal at Center and Los Angeles-st. The matter of permitting Al Pape, private policeman employed by Anaheim merchants, to carry a gun, request for which was made in a letter from Pape's employers, was referred to City Marshal Bert Moody. Moody said privately today that Pape needed only to have applied to him to have the request granted. The matter of having the quantity of cast iron water pipe properly inspected was referred to City Manager Price. The latter, commenting upon the letter from a firm of inspectors, said he believed such inspection was customary. A letter was received, signed by several citizens, asking that 60 per cent of the occupational tax be given to the Anaheim C. of C. for advertising purposes. The matter was referred to the city attorney for his opinion. Mayor Metcalf declared something similar was customary in many cities. The city manager's August report announced that 17 water and 16 sewer connections had been made in the last calendar month. Cash ammounting to $246.33 was received from the U. P. for installing a 24-inch irrigation pipe on Sycamore-st. From the Anaheim Citrus Fruit A.s.n. $368.94 was received for 1250 field boxes of oranges picked on the city farm. Total collections amounted to $3,197.30, according to the report. Permits for 18 electric light connections and 20 fixtures were issued in the month, according to the report of V. W. Hannum, superintendent of the power house. Recorder Charley Muchel noted that he had handled 206 raises in August and collected in fines $2821. City Clerk E. B. Merritt reported a balance on Sept. 11 of $251,447.20, not including Liberty Bonds of $5000 and a mortgage on the sewer farm of $27,447.75. City Treasurer Charles A. Boege's report for Aug. 14 to Sept. 11 showed $42,287.53 in the general fund, $21,844.06 in Sewer Fund No. 1, $13,878.89 in Sewer Continued on page three BUILDING PERMITS Barney Hartfield, brick beauty parlor, 112-W. Center-st. Cost $1000. Marvin's new California Dates, packages or 10-pound boxes $28, Riverside. The pair was alert and eager to take their first steps thru the routine that starts them on their program for the years to come. It appeared that the Defense Day program, however, would interfere with their desires. They were far from being the two badly frightened youths who were half carried and half walking crossed last night the fifty foot space in the administration building that to them represented a trap door, open and ready to shut them from the blue sky of freedom. The last thrill before the prison walls of Joliet engulfed them probably forever, perhaps the only one they have experienced since the killing of the Franks boy, was realised last night when their own lives were almost snuffed out in the mad race to the penitentiary. Only quick work on the part of newspapermen and deputy sheriffs accompanying the murders and the keen eye of an engineer saved the two "supermen" and their guards from being ground to death under the wheels of a speeding train. The accident which almost cost the lives of five persons beside the slayers, occurred just west of Argo. Darkness shrouded the road ahead. On thru the night sped the seven cars making up the penitentiary caravan. Forty five, fifty miles an hour they dashed over the ribbon-like stretch of cement before them. To right were car tracks—the interurban line to Joliet. Some distance down the track an express train was beating over the rails breakneck speed. Suddenly the curtained car—the one in which the slayers rode—veered, slipped from the cement, left the road and landed dead in the center of the track. Down the track, 1000 feet was the blinding headlight of the train, thundering closer and closer. Newspapermen and deputy sheriffs ran down the road. Arms and hats were waved frantically. Searchlights were turned down the track. A shot was fired. There was a grinding of brakes. Continued on page three PORTLAND, Sept. 12.-Search hot winds accompanied by high humidity again added to the mace of forest firest today. An airplane and more fighters have been ordered once to the Baker National Park near Bellingham, Wash., fight fast sweeping flames. Nine fires have broken there, three discovered during past 24 hours. Two hundred fifty men are on the fire line. One thousand acres of slashing have been burned over in hotings of the Flower Lumber Company Carlton, Ore. A crew of 3 is working hard to encircle flames which are driving fire green timber. ROADS CLOSED BY FIRE SAN PRANCISCO, Sept. 12. All roads leading to Graniteville have been closed by the confiquration raging in Tahoe National Forest, said reports received here; the U.S. district forester's office. The little settlement is praisely cut off from all communication with outside world; lack of information relative to fate indicates. More than 300 men are nowthe fire lines in the vicinity of Graniteville and North Bloomfield. The blaze on the Monterey division of the Santa Barbara National Forest has crossed the Big River and is raging uncontrolled west and southwest altho huts dreds of volunteer fire fighters holding the east side. More than 15,000 acres have been burned to death by this said district forester's office. INVESTIGATE DEATH BISBEE, Ariz., Sept. 21.-investigation of the death of Jeph L Vergne, mine foreman he was ordered by authorities today following finding of the man body with his throat slashed. Police said they did not think it was a case of suicide. MAYOR OF POMONA PNEUMONIA VICTIM POMONA, Sept. 12.-A victim of pneumonia Thomas R. Ovlian, 61, mayor of Pomona since 1921, is dead here today. Get MARVIN'S new California Dates. FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Friday, September 12, 1924 PEACE TIME MILITARY UNSCRIPTED TO BATTLE FLAMES stories and Business houses in Foothills Denuded of Men Army Says Goodbye To Gen. Pershing WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—The army is saying "good bye" today to General John J. Pershing. At noon tomorrow, after 42 consecutive years of service, General Pershing will retire from the army and formally relinquish his post as chief of staff. His retirement comes not of his own violation, but because of the unchanging military rule which retires all members of the army automatically at the age of 64. General Pershing will observe his 64th birthday tomorrow. GREAT TEST DAY PARADE TONIGHT Predictions are Line of March Will be Largest In History of City If predictions are correct, Anaheim's Defense Day parade tonight will be the biggest parade ever put on in the city. There will be no business to in- Plain Deer Get out the red o Plain Dealer and its fr In all the years in ling the people advance never such a crowd night to hear the retu The street was compl by was of Cypress and Packed like sardin as the results came in over the meagphone The crowd appeared t audible and then some Cheers and hand ments, but taking the with the Plain Dealer The hundreds pre long before anyone else NEW ATTEM BIG PARADE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON Beginning at 1:30 Sunday afternoon Anaheim will see the largest religious parade, perhaps the largest of any sort, ever treading the streets of the city, when members and friends of the First Christian church of this city and all its departments will form in line for a processional miles in length. This feature is a part of the dedicatory services through which Sunday, Sept. 15, will be made historical. Three or four bands will be in line of march and their inspiring airs will set the tempo of action. The parade will serve two purposes, the greatest of course, for the inspirational influence of a great religious body, and second, the minor purpose of putting all in a comfortable condition after the luncheon to which every person attending the morning services will be a guest of the church organization. This feature, perhaps, establishes a precedent, considering the crowds will number thousands, but with hospitable hearts and willing hands, the noontime assembly will be quite as efficiently served as the other gatherings of the day. Dr. George L. Sniveley of Lewiston, Ill., noted church dedicator and evangelist, will occupy the because of the unchanging military rule which retires all members of the army automatically at the age of 64. General Pershing will observe his 64th birthday tomorrow. There will be no formal ceremonies to mark General Pershing's retirement from the army and from the office he has held since August 31, 1920. This is in accordance with military custom and with the personal desires of the general, who wishes to avoid all unnecessary formalities. General Pershing will be succeeded by Major General John L. Hines, who has been deputy chief of staff for several years. Predictions are Line of March Will be Largest In History of City If predictions are correct, Anaheim's Defense Day parade tonight will be the biggest parade ever put on in the city. There will be no business to interfere, as by day, and, because of the elaborateness of the affair, many No. Orange-co, people outside Anaheim will be present. Illustrating the manner in which interest in the celebration has grown Adjutant Jack Bobson declared today that 300 more flags could be used, if available. Everybody seems to like the decorations as planned by the American Legion, with permanent socket in which the flags can be placed as required. Before Armistice Day, Nov. 11, all the flags desired will be on hand. Only 10 extra caps for the Legionaires are left, and members winting them should apply this afternoon. The parade will form at 6:30 p.m. at East Center and East streets and march down Center to Helena and thence to the park, where a program of patriotic addresses and music will be given. The commanders of the several divisions are: Division "A" Major M. B. Wellington; Division "B" Captain Ricks; Division "C" Lieutenant Holmes; Division "D" Lieutenant Martenet; Division "E" Legion heads. Practically all the clubs and other organizations in town, patriotic, fraternal, etc., will have places in line. Thru the aid of Bill Hauser of the Frank P. Taggart Co., three Gold Star mothers will participate in the parade. They will head the automobile division. The Taggart Co. will furnish the cars. At City Park the program is: First call—To the Colors—Buglers and drum corps. Invocation—Rev. C. E. Hester. Community singing, "America." Selection—Y. M. I. band. Introduction of speakers by Wm. P. Webb, Jr. Address of welcome by Mayor E. H. Metcalf. Selection—Anaheim Municipal band. Address by Rev. Walter L. Thoraton of Fullerton. Selection by Y. M. I. band. Address by Major M. S. Wellington of Santa Ana. Selection—Anaheim Municipal band. Prayer by Rev. W. H. Walker. "Star Spangled Banner," by massed bands. NEW ATTEMPT TO HECKLE COUNCIL Just another attempt biosers to heckle council, we reply of Mayor E. If. Metro day to the injunction action in the name of David Jeas restrain the city from pay a well drilled in an emergency save the crop and trees city's-30-acre farm on the Grove-rd. "When the city transferrre the sewer farm to the sewer, we were up against irrigation water," said that "for, altho stock had been chased in a westside water pany, the power conservation gram instituted a few months made it very difficult to get from that source." "Our first irrigation run almost one month to cover running up to about July a matter of economy we would liked during the emergence have used the sewage water residents of the community pings which had been mangin city councillor for five There was only one thing to make sure of protect ng Anna 30-acre grove, worth $100 more, and that was to drill and get water on it immed If we had stopped to advert bids we wouldn't have had yet, whereas, we had dev 100 inches of water a month We didn't even stop to o City Atty Wm. Webb. "The well was complete record time and very econom The price for drilling was by cost of the last well drilling the city pumping plant. The pump which had slightly used but was as good new was purchased for a hundred dollars less than one. The motor war an o we dug up at the city power MORTLAND, Sept. 12.—Searing infidels accompanied by low city again added to the men's forest fire today. Airplane and more fire have been ordered at the Baker National For-ward Bellingham, Wash., to fast sweeping flames. The fires have broken out three discovered during the 44 hours. Two hundred and men are on the fire line. Thousand acres of slashings have burned over in hold-of the Flora Lumber Co., Barton, Ore. A crew of 300 rocking hard to encircle the which are driving into timber. ADS CLOSED BY FIRE N FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—Adams leading to Granville县 by conflagration in Tahoe National Portland reports received here by S. district forester's office. Little settlement is practiced off from all communica- with the outside world, the information relative to its indicates. Ne than 300 men are now on fire lines in the vicinity of Leville and North Bloomfield. Blaze on the Monterey divis- ion has crossed the Big Sur land and is razing uncontrolled and southwest altho hun- of volunteer fire fighters are ing the east side. Ne than 15,000 acres have burned to death by this fire the district forester's office. TESTIGATE DEATH BEE, Ariz., Sept. 21.—Anigation of the death of Joa- Nergue, mine foreman here ordered by authorities today, finding of the man's with his throat slashed. He said they did not think a case of suicide. FOR OF POMONA EUMONIA VICTIM MONA, Sept. 12.—A victim summonin, Thomag R. Oving- l, mayor of Pomona since is dead here today. MARVIN'S new California PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12.—Taps' sounded early in the sixth round for Soldier Feeny of Vancouver Barracks in his bout with Eddie Robinson he last night. A right hand punch to the solar plexus curled him up like an accordion and he took the long count. He was continually on the run the first five rounds. HELD FOR DRINKING Jack Pendleton was in the city bastile today awaiting arraignment before Judge Kuchel on the charge of drunkenness. He was arrested by Policeman Wells at Center and Topeka-st. Pendleton lives at 415 No. Claudina-st., according to the police docket. See Dr. Neth, 119 N. Resh—Chiropractic and Electric Treatments. Wm. P. Webb Jr. Address of welcome by Mayor E. H. Metcalf. Selection—Anaheim Municipal band. Address by Rev. Walter L. Thornton of Fullerton. Selection by Y. M. I. band. Address by Major M. S. Wellington of Santa Ana. Selection—Anaheim Municipal band. Prayer by Rev. W. H. Walker. "Star Spangled Banner," by massed bands. Mobilizes Against Theoretical Attack LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.—This city mobilized today against the theoretical attack of a powerful endeny as a part of the nation wide observance by the young men of the country in observance of national Defense Day. The outstanding feature of the day here was a gigantic parade in command of Col. D. M. Green, senior officer of the army's organized reserve. A Defense Day banquet and program at which Curtis D Wilbur, secretary of the navy will speak, was scheduled for tonight. SPECIAL PROGRAM AT FULLERTON PARK Defense Test Day is being observed in Fullerton, the city having on a gala dress of Amberloin flags. A special program is announced for 7 o'clock at the city park following a short parade which forms at Willshire and Spadra-aves, headed by the city band. Musical selections will be given at the park under the direction of F. B. Tozler, band master, and special speeches have been arranged. Rev. Walter Thonton of the First Christian Church is the principal speaker, and Rev. C. R. Montague to offer invocation. C. C. Chapman is chairman of the evening. Those who would offer their services to the government in case of emergency were given a chance to register today, the registration entailing no obligation, it is said. Dr. B. Franklin Badgley, D. C., Anaheims authority on Diet, says both 100 per cent correct diet, and 100 per cent correct spine are NECESSARY to regain and retain 100 per cent HEALTH, 222 R. Center, Phone 1128. CHILD'S TESTIMONIAL IMPLICATES WORK Testimony given by a 12 old girl, ward of Mrs. Floria rillo of Orange, was said figured largely in holding woman to the superior cow answer charges of contribute the delinquency of a minor, she was given a preliminary ing before Justice Jack Land Santa Ana yesterday. AUTOS IN COLLISION An accident occurred last lag at Broadway and Kroen when a Dodge driven by W Mitchell and a Studebaker driven by a woman col Other occupants of the were Verna Mitchell and Degryse. Damage was done the rear left wheel of the running board and The driver of the Studebaker said to have had no license. Nobody was injured. BACK LAFOLLET SPRINGFIELD; Ohio, Sep. The Ohio Federation of here today endorsed the candidate cago manufacturer and raceble owner, said at one time have been worth $25,000 died here today practically nils. IN ANAHEIM aler COUNTY GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total for 1910 was 2,263 For year 1920 was 5,525 Today Estimated at 12,000 Mall your Plain Dealer to Eastern friends It may bring them to Anaheim, fastest growing city in Orange County. Fair, moderately warm tonight and Saturday. 27th YEAR—No. 320 MILITARY DISPLAY Plain Dealer for Results Get out the red chalk! A new record broken by the Plain Dealer and its friends! In all the years in which this newspaper has been giving the people advanced news on sporting events, there was never such a crowd as came to West Chartress-st. last night to hear the return on the Wills-Firpo 12-round bout. The street was completely blocked, and traffic had to go by was of Cypress and Center-ste. Packed like sardines they strained their ears and necks as the results came in round by round and were announced over the megaphone by Advertising Manager Tom Losey. The crowd appeared to extend as far as the big horn was audible and then some. Cheers and hand-clapping punctuated the announcements, but taking the crowd as a whole it co-operated well with the Plain Dealer to make the evening a success. The hundreds present knew the results of the fight long before anyone else in town. TWO INDIAN GIRLS KILLED IN PARADE PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12. Two girls were killed and six others, three of whom are not expected to live seriously hurt here. U.S. ALMOST UNANIMOUS FOR TEST Widespread Co-operation of Communities in All Parts of U.S. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The greatest peace time military display in the history of the United States took place today as the nation NEW ATTEMPT TO HECKLE COUNCIL Just another attempt by poor users to heckle council, was the reply of Mayor E. H. Metcalf that to the injunction action brent the name of David Jessurun to strain the city from paying for well drilled in an emergency to伐 the crop and trees at the yrs-$0-acre farm on the Gardee row. "When the city transferred from the sewer farm to the outfall water, we were up against it for irrigation water," said the Mayor, or, altho stock had been purchased in a westside water company, the power conservation program instituted a few months ago made it very difficult to get water from that source. "Our first irrigation required most one month to complete, running up to about July 1. As matter of economy we would have used, during the emergency, to use the sewage water but residents of the community threatened to press contempt proceedings which had been nanging over councilmen for five years, there was only one thing to do to make sure of protecting Anaheim's acre grove, worth $100,000 or more, and that was to drill a well and get water on it immediately. We had stopped to advertise for us we wouldn't have had a well, whereas, we had developed 50 inches of water a month ago. We didn't even stop to consult Atty Wm. Webb. The well was completed in record time and very economically. The price for drilling was based on the cost of the last well drilled at a city pumping plant. The pump wich had been slightly used but was as good as new was purchased for several hundred dollars less than a new. The motor war an old one dug up at the city power plant. TWO INDIAN GIRLS KILLED IN PARADE PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12. Two girls were killed and six others, three of whom are not expected to live, seriously hurt here today when a truck and trailer in a Defense Day parade, overturned at a street corner. Overloading of the truck and trailer, which carried 160 children, students at an Indian school here, caused the accident, police said. Velma Pea, 12 and Anabelle Crane, 14, were the girls who met death, crushed beneath the wheels of the trailer after they were thrown from the truck. Alice Flores, 10, is one of the injured not expected to live. The others who were hurt have not been identified. CLAIM SECOND OFFENSE FOR PAIR SANTA ANA, Sept. 12.—Chan Gillis of Cypress, and his wife Mary Gillis, have posted $500 bail, and been allowed their freedom, to later appear for trial in Superior court. Both are charged with a second violation of the prohibition law. Testimony that 96 bottles of what the police said was liquor was found by officers in a raid on the Gillis' residence August 22, was introduced this morning and coupled with a record of a previous offense in which sentence was imposed by Justice of the Peace Charles Kuchel, of Anaheim. The defense offered no testimony. George Annin, Fullerton police officer, and G. E. McCilellan, chief criminal deputy sheriff, who made the raid, identified the bottles as containing beer, which a nurse at the county hospital said she examined and found to contain 4½ per cent. alcohol. Justice Kuchel testified he imposed sentence on the pair in his court, on a similar charge, last August 3. Roger Dutton, Anaheim attorney, was assisting as counsel for the defense. Lions Will Feast On Poor Ro-Ki-Li WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The greatest peace time military display in the history of the United States took place today as the nation made inventory of its manpower. The war department, after months of planning and preparing, presented to the people the new citizen army which has been built up under the scheme of national defense authorized by congress four years ago. From one end of the country to the other and wherever Americans happen to be thrust into the world there was an almost unanimous effort to make the first defense test a success. Widespread co-operation of communities led by civic and patriotic organizations, was indicated in reports to the war department. All regular army units participated in the defense mobilization as a matter of course, but the turnout that was most pleasing to government officials was that of hundreds of thousands of private citizens who, in their own home towns, took part in the Defense Day activities and indicated to what extent the nation's armed forces could be augmented in an emergency. Althe the defense test was made in accordance with the national defense act of 1920, the plan itself had its inception in the days of the revolution and more particularly in the militia act of 1792, which declared that able-bodied men owed military service to the republic and provided ways and means for enrollment. The mobilization of man power was purely voluntary; altho in some communities "orders" were issued by local officials in execution of the plan. In cities where troops of the regular army are stationed, local authorities co-operated with the war department in going thru the motions of building up a comprehensive military force with the regulars as a skeleton organization. For the most part the ceremonies today took the form of patriotic demonstrations. Each city was allowed to work out the details of its own program; the only attempts at national supervision being along broadest lines. For this reason the programs varied slightly. In Washington the day's ceremonies were featured by a parade of 30,000 men, including units of the regular army, the national guard, and the organized reserve, followed by members of patriotic HILD'S TESTIMONY EMPLICATES WOMAN Testimony given by a 13-year-old girl, ward of Mrs. Flora, Murray of Orange, was said to have incurred largely in holding the man to the superior court to lower charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor, when he was given a preliminary hearing before Justice Jack Landell at Santa Ana yesterday. AUTOS IN COLLISION An accident occurred last evening at Broadway and Kroeger-street, with a Dodge driven by Wilmer Mitchell and a Studebaker touring driver by a woman collided with occupants of the Dodge were Verna Mitchell and Amy Mgrase. Damage was done to the rear left wheel of the Dodge running board and fender, the driver of the Studebaker is said to have had no driver's sense. Nobody was injured. BACK LAFOLLETTE SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 12. The Ohio Federation of Labor today endorsed the candidacy Senator Robert M. LaFollette president and Senator Burton Wheeler for vice-president. FEATHERSTONE DEAD SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 12. Fred Puthberstone, former Chicagois manufacturer and race steward, said at one time to be been worth $25,000,000 here today practically penny. LIONS Will Feast On Poor Ro-Ki-Li At today's Lions' Club luncheon at the Lions' Club all of the members were urged to attend the picnic at Orange Co. Park on Sept. 25, under the auspices of the Business and Professional Women's Club, when Ro-Ki-Li, the prize pig, now 200 pounds strong, will be barbecued. Many of the Garden Grove Lions were present at today's luncheon. The Lions will march as nearly as possible 100 strong in tonight's Defense Test Day parade. Today's speaker was District Governor Emory Yount of Poona, whose topic was Club Fellowship. Club activities were discussed by the speaker, who commended the endorsement of Defense Test Day by the Anaheimers and lauded the local club's inter-club relations. Yount made a patriotic appeal to his fellow Lions that made a deep impression. BOND ISSUE MEETING CALLED SANTA ANA, Sept. 12.—Preparations were complete today for a meeting Monday night at the courthouse in the rooms of the superior court when Orange county taxpayers will hear recommendation of the Committee of Fifty for calling an election to issue bonds for further improvement of Orange county harbor. Romors today were that the issue would be recommended but not without some opposition. 5 HURT IN CRASH NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Thirty-five men and women were injured, two perhaps fatally, in a collision of two surface cars near the heart of the gay white way today. A Class Ad is best little salesman. For the most part the ceremonies today took the form of patriotic demonstrations. Each city was allowed to work out the details of its own program, the only attempts at national supervision being along broadest lines. For this reason the programs varied slightly. In Washington the day's ceremonies were featured by a parade of 30,000 men, including units of the regular army, the national guard, and the organized reserve, followed by members of patriotic organizations. The parade was to start at 1:20 and was to be reviewed in the Ellipse back of the White House by President Coolidge, Secretary of War Weeks, General John J. Pershing and the retiring chief of staff, and other government officials. In official circles here, the defense test was described as "General Perishing's final accounting to the nation." ARMY, NAVY AND NATIONAL GUARDSMEN JOINED TODAY SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—All branches of the army, navy and national guard joined today with the citifery of San Francisco in making the first "Defense Day" a memorable occasion. Beginning at midnight last night the Pacific Fleet made a spectacular attack on San Francisco, with coast artillery, aviation service and other branches of Uncle Sam's Golden Gate military establishment defending the port. Their lights out, the fleet massed off the heads and throut the night maneuvered for an entrance to the bay. With the coming of dawn the fleet prepared to throw down a smoke screen, behind which they were to make a dash for the entrance of Golden Gate. Peering eyes of the defense forces placed the smoke screen, "shot" the flee and the great guns hidden in the hills about the bay trained their deadly muzzle on the attacking warships. NAVY FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE, SAYS WILBUR LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.—Importance of the U.S. Navy as the nation's first line of defense and the necessity for an understanding by the public of the work of the country's sea forces, were stressed here today in a series of Continued on page three