oc-plain-dealer 1924-10-15

PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 823 $2,269,271 1922 875 1,413,045 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 Three Cents Per Copy $3 year in No. Orange-co. ZR-3 LANDED AT L. A. BANDITS BUSY AGAIN; GET $2000 Holdup Outlying Branch of United States National Bank LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.—Continuing their series of depredations against banking institutions and large industrial concerns which has netted them thousands of dollars within the last week, the trio of bandits who yesterday robbed two bank messengers at $15,000 Increase Efficiency Of Power Plants A remarkable increase in efficiency in the use of fuel at public utility power plants during the four years, 1919 to 1923, inclusive, is reported by the department of the Interior. A recent bulletin of the Geological Survey states that, averaging the results shown by the monthly productions at about 4000 power plants engaged in producing electricity for public use a ton of coal produced 625 k.w.h. of electricity in 1919, while in 1923 the same amount produced 825 k.w.h., an increase in efficiency in the utilization of fuel of 33 1-3 per cent. This gain in efficiency just about balances the increased cost of fuel so that current is produced at practically the same cost as before the war. In spite of the increased attention paid to water power development, the electricity produced for public utility power plants in this country by the use of water power has decreased from 37.5 per cent of MAKE FIRST SHIPMENT OF GLASS McBride Factory Turns Out Half Carload P Week and Increasing Marking a step forward in progress toward supplying Calif., with various glass goers the McBride Glass Co. today mark its first shipment, a consignor of lamp chimneys, for the market. Anticipating demand the company since opening its Holdup Outlying Branch of United States National Bank LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.—Continuing their series of depredations against banking institutions and large industrial concerns which has netted them thousands of dollars within the last week, the trio of bandit trios entered the bank and requested change for a dollar bill and while the clark was opening his drawer, the desperado covered him with a revolver. A second bandit walked back of the counter and scooped up all the cash in sight. The two then fled to a waiting machine in which a third man was seated and made their escape. IDENTIFY BANDIT AS MAIL ROBBER HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 15.—The lone bandit who yesterday afternoon robbed the Abbottstown bank of $1463 and killed State Trooper Francis K. Halley, near Grafenburg Inn, near Chambersburg, has been positively identified as Gerald Chapman, escaped $1,000,000 mail robber, by two garage employees at New Berlin. The men, when shown pictures of Chapman, declared he was the man who stopped there about 20 minutes before the robbery of the bank and had the gas tank of his car filled. State troopers are continuing the search for Chapman. GET $50,000 GEMS COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15.—Louis Sumner, 55, New York diamond importer, was held up and robbed of $50,000 in gems and $400 in cash on the streets of Columbus today, he told police this afternoon. Sumner said the daring daylight holdup was staged within two blocks of the state house. The three robbers escaped. INJURED ATHLETE PNEUMONIA VICTIM Jack Barnett, the Cyprus young man who received two broken ribs while playing football three weeks ago, is in a very critical condition at Anaheim sanitarium, suffering with pneumonia. His lungs, both of which are affected, were drained Sunday of several ounces of pus and an X-ray made later. The young man is one of a large family whose financial resources are not equal to the expenditures in city in 1919, while in 1928 the same amount produced 885 k. w.h., an increase in efficiency in the utilization of fuel of 83 1-3 per cent. This gain in efficiency just about balances the increased cost of fuel so that current is produced at practically the same cost as before the war. In spite of the increased attention paid to water power development, the electricity produced for public utility power plants in this country by the use of water power has decreased from 37.5 per cent of the total in 1919 to 34.8 per cent in 1923. The actual amount of water power used, however, has increased considerably, since the total of electricity generated has increased over 43 per cent in those four years—CITY MANAGER MAGAZINE. SHENANDOAH IS DELAYED ONCE MORE NORTH ISLAND, SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15.—Following receipt from San Francisco of word that bad weather conditions still prevailed in the north, the navy dirigible Shenandoah scheduled to leave here this morning for Camp Lewis, Wash., was delayed another 24 hours, it was announced at 5:30 a.m. by the officer of the day of the naval air station here. The weather reports stated strong winds and rain still prevailed in the north and were likely to continue for at lease two or three days and advised Commander Zachary Lansdowne, in charge of the Shenandoah, not to take off until after the storm had passed. It was problematical today just when the giant air liner would leave. The storm, which is north of San Francisco, instead of moving farther inland was predicted, it is reported to have remained practically at a standstill. OFF BLOOM VALENCIAS bought for cash. Good price paid. J. McInnes, Orange, Ph. Orange 50 or write, representative will call. Marking a step forward in progress toward supplying Calif., with various glass goats the McBride Glass Co., today marks its first shipment, a consignment of lamp chimneys, for the market. Anticipating demand the company since opening its factory 10 days ago has been stored its product at the rate of half carload per week. Production steadily mounting and the fact of men gradually being increased. At present lamp chimneys are being made. Later tumbles auto lenses and light globes porch and other use will be manufactured. The company still is operated its factory at Salem, W. Va., where the present force of bloom and other employees was drawn but has sold the Shreveport plant, preparatory to enlarging activities here. Any Anselmer who hasn’t glass blown will find plenty to rest him in the work. The canny skill with which a yellow judge the size of an embrunchement at the end of a five-tube of iron, the expenditure just the sight amount of breath right time to do the trick apparently reckless way in which the tube is swung about undeath of the cooling globe knot off, preparatory to re-heating and shaping the bottom, a farcinating sight. The men for the most part not appear to be beyond early twenties. A member of the McBride factory today denied that employe­r the West Virginia factory afraid to come to California cause of reports of depression lies. The real cause of delay is not reluctance to break up old tires bring their families 3,000 across the country. The men are delighted with climate “This is fairyland,” one. “In West Virginia it’s in winter and warm in summer. This man has been ‘tenting out until he can put up his little house.’ The way the crowd of emplied for a sack of oranges was brought in reminded you that time when oranges were only at Christmas and not man them. Saudis is still brought from gium by boat, rates being cheated than railway freight charges Oklahoma, etc. See Dr. Neth, 110 N. Rechiropractic and Electric Tments. PNEUMONIA VICTIM Jack Barnett, the Cyprus young man who received two broken ribs while playing football three weeks ago, is in a very critical condition at Anaheim sanitarium, suffering with pneumonia. His lungs, both of which are affected, were drained Sunday of several ounces of pus and an X-ray made later. The young man is one of a large family whose financial resources are not equal to the expenditures far the boy's illness, and a committee of his townsfolk will interview proper authorities at the high school hoping to receive some aid for his sacrifice of health in the interest of high school athletics. BAR ARBUCKLE PORTLAND, Oct. 15 — Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle was barred from appearing in a theatrical performance in Portland by unanimous vote of the city council today. Men and women representing the Parent-Teachers' Ass'n, Council of Churches and Ministerial Ass'n, packed the council chambers. They contended that the appearance of a person with the alleged reputation held by Arbuckle would be injurious to the moral of the children of the city. TIT FOR TAT To show their resentment against the girls wearing rolled hose, the boys of the Santa Ana school have discarded garters in the result that protrusion of skis over shoes is getting to be a common thing, it is said. It is feared the girls will do something similar. The authorities thus far have taken no cognizance in the matter. NEW THEFT STUNT LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15. — A new type of theft was disclosed here today when housewives along one block in an outlying district reported to the sheriff's office a prowler walked along and carried away every section of garden hose to be found. By H. E. GRANT Ukiah City, California, municipal electric plant charges residence users 50 cents a month and 3½ cents a kilowatt hour. For 10-horsepower or over the power service charge per horsepower is 50 cents plus 1½ cents a kilowatt hour. The water rate is 18 cents per 100 cubic feet. Ukiah City has a population of less than 2500 but under public ownership, rates are much lower than the average rates charged for the same services by private corporations in San Francisco—the second largest city in California. At these low rates, both the water and electric departments are conducted at a handsome price. During the past fiscal year over 26 cents oint of every dollar of electric department and water department revenues found its way back into the Ukiah City treasury as "profit" to be expended in the interests of all the people—for the present residents as well as for the children who when grown will take their place. Ukiah City is building for future prosperity. The amount returned by the water and power corporations to the San Francisco city treasury was comparatively insignificant. The net cost of service consumers of Ukiah City publishes ownership plant averages less than 3 cents a kilowatt hour for the fiscal year 1923. This is fully 30 per cent less than the average rate charged by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to San Francisco customers for comparable service in 1922. The Ukiah City low publishes ownership rates also compares favorably with those charged Ontario, as a high whole rate is paid by Ukiah City to private corporation for hydro-electric power. During the past year Ukiah City purchased 978,380 kWATT hours at the average rate of 1.318 cents per kilowatt hour. This is practically higher than the retail rate in Ottawa, Ontario, where but 1.4 cents kilowatt hour was paid to householders in 1922 for mestic light. Credit is due F. E. Anhui superintendent of public service department Ukiah City, for excellent results and for further demonstration, unadverse circumstances, of efficiency of public officials, the economy of public own ship—Public Department California Water and PoLeague. FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Wednesday, October 15, 1924 D AT LAKEHURST AT LAKE FIRST SHIPMENT OF GLASS Bride Factory Turning Out Half Carload Per Week and Increasing parking a step forward in itscess toward supplying So. with various glass goods. McBride Glass Co. today made rat shipment, a consignment imp chimneys, for the local et. Anticipating demands, company since opening its fac. ZR-3 Flying Time About 75 Hours NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The flying time of the ZR-3 from its hangar in Friedersichshafen, Germany, to the coast of North America, was approximately 73 hours. The dirigible hopped off at 6:30 a.m. at Friedersichshafen, which would be 12:36 eastern standard time in the United States. It was 3:50 a.m. today when she soared over North Turo, a little town tucked away on Cape Cod. G. O. P. WILL HOLD RALLY TONIGHT LAST SPACE TAKEN FOR AUTO SHOW Parade Will Be Feature Monday, Here and in Fullerton All doubt of the success of the auto show and parade, to be held by Ankheim and other Orange-co distributors next week in co-operation with the Plain Dealer was ended today, when practically the last of the exhibit spaces on the ground floor of Pythian Temple Pasadena New Plant Gro THE city of Monrovia is plant animated by the erwise, of the municipal p A few extracts from the l should be of interest: Service Rates—Light Operating revenues Operating expenses Bond interest Depreciation Actual operating gal Cost of purchased power. Cost of generated power. Cost of generated power terest and depreciation "The city puts itself in a dependent position by maintaining an independent plant which be used in years of short power and in emergencies." "The value of the city's utility to its people is considerable more than the amount carls its books. Its real value to $10,000,000 when it is..." Bride Factory Turning Out Half Carload Per Week and Increasing Marking a step forward in its process toward supplying Soil with various glass goods, McBride Glass Co. today made first shipment, a consignment lamp chimneys, for the local market. Anticipating demands, company since opening its facility 10 days ago has been storing product at the rate of half a load per week. Production is regularly mounting and the force on gradually being increased. Present lamp chimneys alone being made. Later tumblers, lenses and light globes for the other use will be man-uried. The company still is operating factory at Salem, W. Va., from the present force of blowers other employees was drawn. Ms. sold the Shreveport, La., preparatory to enlarging its facilities here. Ms. Anahelmer who hasn't seen blown will find plenty to entertain him in the work. The unskill with which a young judge the size of an embryo money at the end of a five-foot of iron, the expenditure of the sight amount of breath at the right time to do the trick, the recently reckless way in which umbrella is swung about and one of the cooling globe knocked preparatory to re-heating it shaping the bottom, are a amusing sight. The men for the most part do appear to be beyond their twenties. Member of the McBride family denied that employees of West Virginia factory were told to come to California because of reports of depression here. Real cause of delay is natural distance to break up old tiles and their families 3,000 miles away the country. The men are delighted with the utte. "This is fairyland," said "In West Virginia it's cold winter and warm in summer." Man has been "tenting" until he can put his own house. The way the crowd of employees for a sack of oranges that brought in reminded you of time when orange were seen at Christmas and not many of them. And is still brought from Belly by boat, rates being cheaper railway freight charges fromahoma, etc. Dr. Neth, 110 N. Resh—optractic and Electric Treat- G. O. P. WILL HOLD RALLY TONIGHT BELLE McCORD ROBERTS Miss Belle McCord Roberts and Judge David S. Rose, members of the "Flying Squadron," who will address the Republican rally tonight at the Fairyland, are two of the most able speakers participating in the present political campaign. Both are devoting their time to the republican cause for the sole purpose of defeating Robert LaFollette. Miss Roberts, the daughter of the late Col. Frank Roberts, founder and publisher of the Long Beach Telegram, promised her father before his death that she would devote her life in preserving for California the principles of republican government. To this pledge, she says, she will ever remain loyal. Judge Rose, now of Los Angeles, was five times mayor of Milwaukee, defeating LaFollette and his legions in each election. "I am a Bourbon Democrat," Judge Rose said, "but I am taking the stump in this campaign for the sole purpose of defeating LaFollette." There is no other man in California who knows LaFollette's parade Will Be Feature Monday, Here and in Fullerton All doubt of the success of the auto show and parade, to be held by Anahiem and other Orange-co distributors next week in co-operation with the Plain Dealer was ended today, when practically the last of the exhibit spaces on the ground floor of Pythian Temple was sold. This afternoon or tomorrow morning Manager Herb Davis and a representative of this paper will measure off the spaces so that each exhibitor will know how many cars he can put in. Davis made it clear that no exhibitor had been taken who doesn't represent Anahiem directly or a territory like half or all of the county which includes Anahiem. The parade will cover not only Anahiem, but Fullerton, and will occupy a large part of Monday morning. The show will open officially Monday evening. Admission through the week will be free. Some special stunts are being arranged for the opening. A big convass sign was completed today to be strung across the front of the Pythian Temple. Other signs will be painted to be placed on cars in the parade to advertise the show, and each participant in the parade will be expected to decorate his own cars. Plans to decorate the big hall also are in progress. Individuals and firms who own old or peculiar cars are asked to take part in Monday's procession. KILLED BY TRAILER LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15. While attempting to change a tire on his hatch on a busy street, S.R. Halloren, a salesman, was instantly killed, when a trailer attached to a motor truck ran over him. The truck had passed Halloran's machine and as he stooped down to resume his work, the trailler swerved in his direction. NAB PRETTY GIRL AS SHOPLIFTER A pretty young woman shoplifter who gave her name as Osula Spair and is supposed to be from Balibou Beach was arrested this afternoon at the S.Q.R. Store where one of the clerks claims to have seen her take a silk scarf. The scarf was found in her possession when she was captured. She was arraigned before Judge Kuebel and held on bail, of $500 to await a preliminary hearing Tuesday. She was taken to the county jail in default of bail. Actual operating gain Cost of purchased power Cost of generated power Interest and depreciation. "The value of the city's utility to its people is considerable more than the amount cards its books. Its real value to $10,000,000 when it is erased that it saved in rates pocket of the people $330 compared with the rates paid in neighboring cities, and our citizens would have pay had they not owned their utilities. Also $204,673 wired to surplus after the plant paid all proper charges." Its operation, interest and deposition included. These sums about 5 per cent on $10,000. In showing the results year's operations as co-operative and electric treat- Plant Turns Treasury of City The net cost of service to consumers of Ukiah City public ownership plant averages less than 3 cents a kilowatt hour in fiscal year 1922. This is fully 30 per cent lower than the average rate charged by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to San Francisco concessions for comparable services. The Ukiah City low public ownership rates also compare favorably with those charged in Charlo, as a high wholesale rate paid by Ukiah City to a private corporation for its micro-electric power. During the past year Ukiah City purchased 978,380 kilowatt hours at the average rate of 1,318 cents per kilowatt hour. This is practically higher than the retail rate in Ottawa, where but 1.4 cents a kilowatt hour was paid by householders in 1922 for domestic light. Credit is due F. E. Anker, interimendent of public service department Ukiah City, for the excellent results and for his other demonstration, under diverse circumstances, of the efficiency of public officials and the economy of public owner-hip.—Public Department of California Water and Powerague. WALLACE SUBMITTS TO AN OPERATION WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—Secretary of Agriculture Henry G. Wallace underwent a successful operation at naval hospital today. Secretary Wallace has been suffering from sclatica and has been confined to his home for several weeks. The operation was performed by Dr. Joel S. Boone, White House physician, who removed his gall bladder and appendix. COUPLE FINED ON DRINKING CHARGE Howard Scott and wife of Los Angeles were arraigned before Judge Kuchel yesterday on charges of intoxication. Scott was fined $100, and Mrs. Scott $50. KLAN SPEAKER AT ORANGE TONIGHT Dr Berger, noted Klan speaker, will deliver a public lecture tonight at Klansmen's hall over Muller's drug store. East Chapman and Orange-sts, Orange. AS SHOPLIFTER A pretty young woman shoplifter who gave her name as Ouida Spar and is supposed to be from Balboa Beach was arrested this afternoon at the S. Q. R. Store where one of the clerks claims to have seen her take a silk scarf. The scarf was found in her possession when she was captured. She was arraigned before Judge Kuchel and held on bail, of $500 to await a preliminary hearing Tuesday. She was taken to the county jail in default of bail. BREAK RECORD FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—The world's record for non-stop flight by seaplane was broken again today. The scouting plane S.D.W. landed at Anacosta at 10:17 after being in the air since 2:07 p.m. yesterday, remaining aloft for 20 hours 10 minutes and 10 seconds. The previous record was slightly less than 15 hours. Lieuts, Andrew Crinkley and R. D. Lyon piloted the plane. WOMAN ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGTER MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Oct. 15. Mrs Johanna Tell was acquitted of manslaughter by a jury here today in the slaying of Chas. F.Blair, her employer, on April 8 last. The jury was out two hours and 28 minutes. "We find the defendant not guilty," said Foreman Edward Bushnell, in a low voice. Mrs. Tell half rose from her chair and then sank back, overcome with relief. DEMO COMMITTEE MEETING OCT. 24 The Democrats will fire their first shot in the campaign on Oct. 24 when a county-wide meeting will be held at the old First National Bank-bldg, Santa Ana. B. G. Rogers of Anaheim, member of the Democratic county central committee, made the announcement today. By H. E. GRANT The city of Healdsburg, California, population 255 served by a publicly owned power system which has it possible for Healdsburg to keep within one dollar limit. Healdsburg has owned plant and operated it 1899. The results do not omit the people of Healdsburg to the outcome of this venture what some opponents of ownership have called "mal socialism." Electric light rates in Healdsburg are lower than those of private power companies nearby territory. And the likely owned plant charges for light and power for municipal purposes, light, water and power supply is neither metered or channeled on the vanity this free service City Clos W Hillhouse states: "It amounts to not less $3000 annually, thereby ing the tax rate 25 cents than it would be if the city to pay for it." GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total for 1910 was 2,268 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. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with moderate temperature 27th YEAR—No. 25 T AT 9:52 A. M. Pasadena Municipal Power Plant Great Money Maker THE city of Monrovia is building a 640-horsepower electric power plant animated by the successful operation, financially and otherwise, of the municipal plant in the neighboring city of Pasadena. A few extracts from the latter city's annual report of 1922-1923 should be of interest: Service Rates—Light, 8c to 5¢; power, 1½c to 4¢ (small users) Operating revenues $841,890 Operating expenses $451,977 Bond interest 31,389 Depreciation 127,659 610,725 Actual operating gain $231,165 Cost of purchased power .994¢ per kilowatt hour Cost of generated power .626¢ per kilowatt hour Cost of generated power after interest and depreciation .77¢ per kilowatt hour "The city puts itself in an independent position by maintaining its independent plant which can used in years of shortage of power and in emergencies." "The value of the city's electric utility to its people is considerably more than the amount carried on books. Its real value is close to $10,000,000 when it is consid-" DR. ECKENER SAYS TRIP WONDERFUL Travels 5066 Miles Since Leaving Germany at 6:33 a.m. Sunday NAVAL. AIR STATION, Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 15. The ZR-3's spectacular flight from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Lakehurst, N. J., which was successfully ended here today upon the arrival of the world's largest passenger carrying dirigible, was made with the ease Actual operating gain Cost of purchased power Cost of generated power Cost of generated power after adterest and depreciation "The city put itself in an independent position by maintaining an independent plant which can be used in years of shortage of power and in emergencies. "The value of the city's electric utility to its people is considerably more that the amount carried on it books. Its real value is close $10,000,000 when it is considered that it saved in rates in theockets of the people $330,328 as compared with the rates charged in neighboring cities, and which our citizens would have had to pay had they not owned their own utilities. Also $204,673 was carved to surplus after the plant had all proper charges against operation, interest and depreciation included. These sums shall out 5 per cent on $10,000,000. "In showing the results of our year's operations as compared POWER PLANT PAYS FOR RAILWAY The feasibility of a municipal power and lighting plant was brot at last night at the meeting of millerton trustees by O. M. Thompson in his report on the convention the League of Municipalities held last week at Monterey. Other city officials attending and making reports were: F. H. Lyon, city attorney; Dr. H. A.rieger, city health officer; Fred exmalhalch, city clerk; and W. Record, city engineer. Mr. Thompson said that the city Alameda had operated a municipal power and lighting plant successfully, and moreover, had been able to build a belt railway out of the profits. He also mentionedadding and Ukiah City as others that had successful municipal light and power plants. The matter of street widening the Fullerton water plant in naheim was brot up and referred the city engineer with instructions to report at the next meet- The protest of Albert D. Smith against the opening of So. Law- The market of street widening the Fullerton water plant in naheim was brot up and referred the city engineer with instructions to report at the next meet- N.Y.AUCTION PAYS $9,50 FOR FRUIT With a new top price of $9.50 and 51 out of 69 lots of fruit selling at $6 and up, the New York auction market yesterday made the best showing by far of the year. Four lots sold at $9 or better, six lots at $8 and up, 24 lots at $7 and higher and 17 lots at $6 and up. It was Orange-co valencias that brought all of the tip top prices, while some of the Anaheim brands figured prominently. Nine-fifty is 50 cents better than any previous mark. Out of 60 cars received and sold on the principal auction markets, New York's share was 40 or two-thirds. This comprises both oranges and lemons. The market generally was higher or steady at all points. JUROR'S GET CASE MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Oct. 15. The case of Mrs. Johanna Tell charged with murder in connection with the death of Charles F. Plain her employer on his farm Travels 5066 Miles Since Leaving Germany at 6:33 a.m. Sunday NAVAL AIR STATION, Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 15.—The ZR-2's spectacular flight from Friedrickshafen, Germany, to Lakehurst, N. J., which was successfully ended here today upon the arrival of the world's largest passenger carrying dirigible, was made with the ease of a cross-country trip on a railroad train and no hardships of any kind were encountered. Americans and Germans who made the trip declared in interviews with International News Service asked they had landed. "A wonderful, never-to-be-forgetten trip," was the characterization of the commander of the ZR-2, Dr. Hugo Eckener, "a trip that will live in history." Dr. Eckener, like others who made the trip, was jubilant. He is a stocky, clean-cut man of about 50, with closely cropped grey hair, keen blue eyes, a vandyke beard and erect bearing. Eckener estimated that the ship traveled 5066 miles since it left Germany last Sunday morning at 6:25 a.m. She arrived here at 9:52 c'clock this morning, according to the ZR-2's official log making the trip in 81 hours and 17 minutes, when allowance is made for the six hours difference in time between Friedrickshafen and Lakehurst. Equally pleased and apparently equally as proud of the ZR-2's achievement was Lieut. Commander Sydney M. Krauss, U. S. N. Shortly after he landed with the other 32 passengers on the ZR-2. Lieut. Krauss, luxurioly inhaled a cigarette, the first he had smoked since early Sunday morning and talked with a smile on his face and a look of pride in his eyes. "It was 81 hours and 17 minutes of solid comfort." Lieut. Krauss declared. "The ship was extremely well handled and everybody came thru tiptop aside from one mechanic, who got a slight heart attack." The leutenant lighted another cigarette and puffed contentedly. "We ran our four engines continuously and the last day and a half we used all our engines." Our greatest altitude was above New York when we rose to a height of 12,000 feet in order to let our gas cells equalize when we came down at Lakehurst. We raised over the city twice and looked things over. No, we could not hear what the people below were saying about us." Lieut. Krauss lighted another cigarette. "When we crossed the Azores," he went on. "everybody wanted to take a picture of the islands. Off the coast of Spain we saw our first ship—a sail boat and she looked like a toy. West of Alameda had operated a municipal power and lighting plant successfully, and, moreover, had been able to build a belt railway out of the profits. He also mentionedadding and Uklah City as others that had successful municipal light and power plants. The matter of street widening in the Fullerton water plant in Haimeh was brot up and referred to the city engineer with instructions to report at the next meeting. The protest of Albert D. Smith against the opening of So., Lawrence ave was read, and hearing was set for next Tuesday evening. A petition for the removal of Continued on page eight JUROR'S GET CASE MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Oct. 15. The case of Mrs. Johanna Tell, charged with murder in connection with the death of Charles F. Blair, her employer, on his farm in Killingworth on April 8 last, was given to the jury at 10:47 a.m. today. Healdsburg Demonstrates Big Economy of Public Ownership By H. E. GRANT The city of Healdsburg, California, population 2500, is served by a publicly owned power system which has made it possible for Healdsburg to keep within a one dollar tax limit. Healdsburg has owned this plant and operated it since 1899. The results do not cause the people of Healdsburg to fear the outcome of this venture in what some opponents of public ownership have called "municipal socialism." Electric light rates in Healdsburg are lower than the rates of private power companies in nearby territory. And the publicly owned plant charges nothing for light and power used for municipal purposes. This light, water and power service is neither metered or charged. Commenting on the value of this free service City Clerk J. W. Hillhouse states: "It amounts to not less than $3000 annually, thereby making the tax rate 25 cents less than it would be if the city had no pay for it." Even at the lower rates, and apart from the free services rendered the city the power system has always shown a profit, and a further reduction in rates is now under consideration by the city authorities. Healdsburg not only enjoys lower taxes but at the lower rates is rapidly paying off the water and power bonds, over $50,000 worth of these bonds having been written off to date. "It is fortunate for Healdsburg," stated City Clerk J. W. Hillhouse, "that we have the revenues of the city light and power plant to draw upon, as otherwise it would never have been possible to keep within the $1.00 tax limit for the general fund. Transfers from the public service department funds to the general fund in order to meet the general expenses of city government average about $1500 each year." Though a comparatively small municipality, Healdsburg, like its big sister city, Los Angeles, is able to demonstrate the economy of public ownership—Publicity Department of/State Water and Power League. Our greatest altitude was above New York when we rose to a height of 12,000 feet in order to let our gas cells equalize when we came down at Lakehurst. We circled over the city twice and looked things over. No, we could not hear what the people below were saying about us. Lieut. Krausa lighted another cigarette. "When we crossed the Azores," he went on, "everybody took to take a picture of the islands. Off the coast of Spain we saw our first ship—a sail boat and she looked like a toy. West of the Azores we ran into a bad wind which cut down our speed to 25 knots an hour. We then decided to head north toward the tip of the Grand Banks. We ran into some fog up there which caused us to rise above it. Coming down the eastern coast of the United States we made up lost time like a railroad train, averaging 80 to 90 knots an hour. "How did I sleep. Like a night-watchman. Yes, thank you. I will have one of your cigarettes." Capt. E. A. Lehmann, the navigating officer said: "The most characteristic impression left, in my mind is the safety and ease with which it seems possible to me, more than ever before, to navigate the biggest oceans in the air; to take into account the most treacherous storms and to stand if it must be, the most violent gusts of squalls and stresses if we have under our feet a good and solid and reliable zeppelin airship like the ZR-3, which has proven its trustworthiness and dependability to me beyond all doubt." NAVAL AIR STATION, Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 15—Shimmerling in the sunlight, the great silver-coated dirigible ZR-3, soared majestically into the Lakehurst landing field at 9:17 o'clock this morning completing her enochaal 4200-mile trip across the Atlantic from Friedrichshafen, Germany. The big cigar-shaped air liner did not land immediately; but floated aloft like a lazy whale as (Continued on Page Five)