oc-plain-dealer 1924-12-29

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total for 1910 was 2,268 For Year 1920 was 5,823 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. FRENCH DEBT R FOUR KILLED IN SHOTGUN MASSACRE Man, Wife, Son, Little Granddaughter Found Dead in Farm Home LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 29— A shotgun massacre with four members of a single family as the victims was uncovered today, when neighbors broke into the败者 farm home in an isolated section of Bethlehem township, High Honors Given U.S. World Fliers WASHINGTON, Dec. 29— The highest honors ever given American army officers in peace times will be awarded the round the world flyers, under recommendations made to President Coolidge today by Secy. of War Weeks. The recommendations, which were drawn up by the general staff on request of President Coolidge, provide for awarding of distinguished service medals to all six of the filers and their advancement on the promotion list more file numbers than has ever been given. HEMMI GETS 7 MONTHS IN SUMMON BEFORE JUST TOMORRO Law Specifies Right to Interrupt Says Starbuck Dist. Atty. A. P. Nell continue the "investigation" his own office tomorrow ing twelve witnesses be grand jury, he announc They are: Dr. S. T. Montgomery Man, Wife, Son, Little Granddaughter Found Dead in Farm Home LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 29—A shotgun massacre with four members of a single family as the victims was uncovered today, when neighbors broke into the Bassler farm home in an isolated section of Bethlehem township, ten miles north of here. The victims, all virtually decapitated by blasts from a shot gun fired at close range, were Henry Bassler, 69; Viola, his three-year-old grand-daughter; Catherine Bassler, his wife; and John Bassler, 23, a son. Mrs. Emima Hobaugh, mother of the murdered child, is missing. The bodies of Mrs. Bassler and John were found in the snow outside the house. The grandfather's body was propped up in a chair in the parlor but bloodstains indicated he was killed while standing near the kitchen door by a shot fired thru the glass panel. This was shattered and bloodstains were found on the door. The child's body was lying on the floor of a bedroom adjoining the parlor. A badly scrawled note offered the only clue. It read: "You will find your stuff under the tub. Grandpa is gone." The note, giving evidence of having been hastily written was found in the snow outside the house. Mrs. Hobaugh was found late this afternoon at the home of a neighbor about four miles from the Bassler home. She had said nothing about any trouble and when questioned by the sheriff complained of mistreatment. The aberiff quoted her as saying she had been made to work in the fields, that other members of thy family would not buy any Christmas presents for her or her child and that yesterday her brother, John, had knocked her down. She would neither admit nor deny connection with the murders, the sheriff said. She was taken into custody by the sheriff. FINED $100 UPON DRINKING CHARGE Jack Pendleton, 35, well known baseball player, entered a plea of guilty this morning before Judge Kuchel on the charge of intoxication and was fined $100 or sentenced to 100 days in the Orange-co. jail. HEMMI GETS 7 MONTHS IN S.A. JAIL LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29—John U. Hemmi, convicted of participation in a $25,000 Anaheim mail robbery a year ago, and who saw one of his alleged partners go to the penitentiary for a term of years for the offense, was today sentenced to a term of seven months in the Orange-co. jail for his share of the theft. The arrest of Hemmi came about when government agents arrested J. R. Abernathy, former Anaheim school superintendent, J. Lloyd Findlay, mail truck driver, and Charles R. Wheeler, a registered mail clerk, and charged them with participation in the robbery. Shortly after the arrest took place, Findlay made an alleged confession, implicating Abernathy, Wheeler and Hemmi. The men were tried in court and Wheeler was acquitted by a jury. Abernathy was convicted and sent to Leavenworth for five years. Abernathy was brot back from Leavenworth recently and made an alleged confession, implicating Hemmi and Wheeler. The latter was rearrested and faces trial on a new charge next week. Hemmi will begin his sentence immediately. According to Abernathy, Hemmi knew several thousand dollars which the two buried in Hemmi's back yard at Torrance was part of the loot taken from the mails here. ABERNATHY MUST PAY BANK $2000 J. R. Abernathy, former Anaheim school superintendent who is now at Leavenworth prison serving a term for his confessed part in the Anaheim mail robbery, today had been ordered to pay the Golden State bank $2000, as a result of a suit decided in superior court at Santa Ana. The bank also Law Specifies Right to Intervene Says Starbuck Dist. Atty. A. P. Nell continue the "investigation his own office tomorrow ing twelve witnesses be grand jury, he announces They are: Dr. S. T. Montgomery tendent of the Anti-Saloon Arthur Eells, chief of Fullerton. Louis Plummer, Fulter high school principal. E. S. Ward, investiga by a group of citizens to legged bootleggers. Rev. Will H. Betts, p the Santa Ana Methodist Bert Barr, Anaheim p A man named Afkine helm. William Starbuck and Stuelke of Fullerton s Leon Myers of Anaheim. Inasmuch as the last they announced they will de take an oath of secrecy their testimony before the jury, charging Nelson is meant by illegal means to them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizers them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticizes them and block criticism they are: Starbuck and Myers follow statement today Mass meetings similar already held here, at and Huntington Beach staged in Orange and Ste Rev. Leon L Myers, pass First Christian Church, s today. The object of the insings will be the same as acquaint the public at with the fact that the being thoroly enforced. The true story of the wide raid also will be to In Huntington Beach petition was circulated sensational meeting the bright promises of success Pastor Myers smiled tthe reported declaration trict Attorney A. P. Ne Governor F. W. Richard not himself intervene in co. He and William Starbuck Pullertion issued the statement: If District Attorney would spend more time ing the Codes, U.S.Co and Declaration of India and less in "predicting" it would dare to criticize more he would not have foolish statement that nor has no authority In ter of Nelson's office beligated by himself.Ev man can turn to Sec. Political Code at page 12 FINED $100 UPON DRINKING CHARGE Jack Pendleton, 35, well known baseball player, entered a plea of guilty this morning before Judge Kuchel on the charge of intoxication and was fined $100 or sentenced to 100 days in the Orange co., jail. Pendleton was arrested Saturday night on West Chartress-st. by officers who say they found a bottle partially filled with alcohol in his possession. This charge they did not push, pending good behavior, but it will hang over him for a year and, it is said, will be pushed if he causes further trouble. This is his second offense in Judge Kuchel's court on the charge of drunkenness, and he affirmed that it would be his last. Charence Hough of La Habra, 18, and Earl Hogle of Fullerton, 18, entered pleas of guilt to charges of disturbing the peace. Hough was fined $50 and Hogle $25. CHANGE ANAHEIM SCHEME OF COLOR The color scheme of Anaheim's float at the Pasadena Rose Festival has been changed to green and yellow, from green and white, because of the difficulty of getting white flowers at a reasonable figure. Another change is that a big orange will surmount the central pair of six posts above the tester totter which two little girls will ride. Balow the orange will be a big bouquet of old-fashioned flowers in bright colors. TRIP TO MT. BALDY Eight Fullerton grammar school boys, members of the nature and camera club of the school, and C. A. Marcey and Glenn S. Flynn, directors of the club, made a trip last week to Camp Baldy and viennity, enjoying a day's hike in the snow. The boys were John Sutphen, Robert Williams, Charles Cramer, Billy Wood, Chuster Fitzsimmons, Bertrand Harris, Wilmer Long and Donald Kisler. ABERNATHY MUST PAY BANK $2000 J. R. Abernathy, former Anaheim school superintendent who is now at Leavenworth prison serving a term for his confessed part in the Anaheim mail robbery, today had been ordered to pay the Golden State bank $2000; as a result of a suit decided in superior court at Santa Ana. The bank also was awarded suit costs and interest, amounting to $177. It brot suit on a note executed by Abernathy. BULGIN TO HOLD ANAHEIM REVIVAL E. J. Bulgin, whose anti-booze sermon is well-known at various points on the Pacific slope, will conduct a three weeks' revival at the First Christian church with the aid of two musicians beginning Jan. 11, Pastor Leon L. Myers announced today. The pastor is enthusiastic over the coming event, which he hopes will be fruitful in results. BIG COLLEGE GIFT DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 29.—After 56 years as the seat of southern Methodist education in North Carolina, Trinity college today became Duke University. Voting unanimously for the acceptance of the magnificent gift of James Buchanan Duke of $6,000-000 for building and 32 per cent of annual income from the remainder of $40,000,000 trust fund, the trustees changed the name of Trinity College to Duke University and the character of the institution from a college to a university. ED ENINS DIES Ed Enins, formerly of the Santa Fe lease near Fullerton, died Saturday at Long Beach, according to information reaching friends here. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. from parlor at 618 and Locust-ats, Long Beach. Decedent is survived by widow and a son. He and William Stanton Fullerton issued the statement: If District Attorney would spend more time lingering on the Codes, U.S. Code and Declaration of India and less in "predicting" that would dare to criticize more, he would not have no foolish statement that the nor has no authority in介尔 of Nelson's office belonged by himself. Every man can turn to Sec. 48 Political Code at page 12 and read Par. 7 as follow: Duties of the Attorney General "when required by the police, or directed by the state to repair to any county state and assist the districtney thereof to dischard duties." No power indeed. The "public service" asks something in Oran surely there can be no that Nelson needs "assist the discharge of his dutie." If Mr. Nelson will not further in Par. 5 he will will the Attorney General cover his office and per duties whenever desired. Mr. Nelson makes an take when in his interstates: "The only possible of such investigation on my office is the attorney office." If he will kindly turn Code Sec. 758 he will be the Grand Jury can presecuation and within 10 accused must appear and before the Superior Court in that case. Mr. Nelson have charge of the Invesion of himself—it will be nay appointed by the court. Still another possible investigation is provided 722 of the Penal Code who videos that "Any person" an accusation which answered within five to ten tried not later than from time answer is made the accusation is proved fice is summarily remove his office. So there are at least three other than mentioned by his son for getting an Invesion of his office and some off least would not be "seek under his own control." LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Deal FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM Anaheim, California, Monday, December 29, 1924 BT REPUDIATION SHOT SUMMON 12 BEFORE JURY TOMORROW Law Specifies State's Right to Intervene, Says Starbuck Dist. Atty. A. P. Nelson will continue the "Investigation" into his own office tomorrow by calling twelve witnesses before the grand jury, he announced today. They are: Dr. S. T. Montgomery, superintendent YOUTH INJURED AT PLAY IN STREET Erwin Smith, a small boy living on Pearl-st., was knocked down and slightly hurt Saturday night by a car driven by Miss Ella Atkins, 308 No. Olive-st., according to a report to police. The accident occurred when Smith and some other boys were chasing each other, and Smith darted immediately in front of the Atkins car making the accident unavoidable. Miss Atkins took him to a physi-clan, then home where he is reported to be doing fine. His injuries consisted of cuts and bruises. An accident was also reported from the intersection of Broadway and So. Los Angeles-st. in which a car driven by a Mrs. Hiles is said to have run into the rear fender and running board of a car driven by Roscoe Ingram, 210 E. Alberta-st., breaking both the fender and the running board. No one was injured. Mrs. Hiles is said to have misjudged her distance. DESPONDENT TEACHER SUICIDE Charles J. Tolle, 40, of Arlington, Slashes His Throat Charles J. Tolle, 40, living near Arlington, committed suicide early Saturday evening at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Graham Laws, 529 West Wilshire-ave., Fullerton. He is said to have slashed his throat with a razor serger an artery. Register Down JAN. 3 is the your opinion a few days until registered. For your Council Campaign Odd Fellows bid Or you n quarters will do WAR SIGNS FLASHES EURO Law Specifies State's Right to Intervene, Says Starbuck Dist. Atty. A. P. Nelson will continue the "investigation" into his own office tomorrow by calling twelve witnesses before the grand jury, he announced today. They are: Dr. S. T. Montgomery, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league. Arthur Eells, chief of police of Fullerton. Louis Plummer, Fulerton union high school principal. E. S. Ward, investigator hired by a group of citizens to trail alleged bootleggers. Rev. Will H. Betts, pastor of the Santa Ana Methodist church. Bert Barr, Anaheim policeman. A man named Afkin of Anaheim. William Starbuck and A. S. Stuelke of Fullerton and Rev. Leon Myers of Anaheim. Inasmuch as the last three have announced they will decline to take an oath of secrecy again on their testimony before the grand jury, charging Nelson is attempting by illegal means to muzzle them and block criticism of his office, tomorrow may see a showdown in the matter as they have declared they will go to jail rather than accept the condition. Starbuck and Myers issued the following statement today: Mass meetings similar to those already held here, at Fullerton and Huntington Beach will be staged in Orange and Santa Ana, Rev. Leon L. Myers, pastor of the First Christian Church, announced today. The object of the new meetings will be the same as before, to acquaint the public at first hand with the fact that the law is not being thorny enforced. The true story of the county-wide raid also will be told. In Huntington Beach a recall petition was circulated, after the sensational meeting there, with bright promises of success. Pastor Myers smiled today at the reported declaration of District Attorney A. P. Nelson that Governor F. W. Richardson could not himself intervene in Orange-coe. He and William Starbuck of Fullerton issued the following statement: If District Attorney Nelson would spend more time in studying the Codes, U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and less in "predicting" that no one would dare to criticize him any more, he would not have made the foolish statement that the governor has no authority In the matter of Nelson's office being investigated by himself. Even a layman can turn to Sec. 470 of the Political Code at page 127 (Kerr) RECORD COLD WAVE HITS CHICAGO CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Chicago's third severe cold wave in ten days broke today after driving thermometers down to a new point of 13 below zero within 3 degrees of a low temperature record of 25 years' standing. But behind it, in the snow which followed in its wake, there remained a trail of death, suffering and property damage. In Chicago proper there was a total of eight deaths over the week-end attributed directly to the cold, and nearly a score of others were reported from other points in the west and mid-west, where low temperature records of years were shattered as the thermometers sank as low as 40 below zero. Out on the Great Lakes today, shipping which had been caught in the frigid blast was ice-bound or fighting through dangerous ice floes to port. The steamer Wisconsin with 60 aboard, is reported fast off Holland, Mich., with all communication lines to surrounding towns down. The Wisconsin was caught in the ice Saturday and today a sister ship, the Alabama, was steaming to its assistance. Off Frandhaven, the car ferry Pure Marquette is reported hard aground and being pounded by ice and a heavy sea. Forty-two persons suffering from cold and lack of food are aboard. Coast guard stations were alert throughout the night for reports of other disasters but today none had been received aloft it was expected the break in the cold would bring many craft limping into port. MEXICAN FLEES An accident was also reported from the intersection of Broadway and So. Los Angeles-street, in which a car driven by a Mrs. Hilles is said to have run into the rear fender and running board of a car driven by Roscoe Ingram, 210 E. Alberta-street, breaking both the fender and the running board. No one was injured. Mrs. Hilles is said to have misjudged her distance. CHARLES J. TOLLE, 40, OF ARLINGTON, SLASHS HIS THROAT Charles J. Tehe, 40, living near Arlington, committed suicide early Saturday evening at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Graham Laws, 529 West Wilshire-ave., Fullerton. He is said to have slashed his throat with a razor, severing an artery in the neck near the jugular vein and bleeding to death. There was no one present at the time. He had been despondent due to ill health. He was a manual training teacher at an academy near Arlington, but had been ordered by physicians to take a three months rest, and had been in Fullerton three weeks. An investigation was made yesterday by the coroner. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. tomorrow from the M.E. church at Rialto, with interment there; Angus McAulay, funeral director. SO.CALIF.EATS 400,000 CATTLE So. Calif. slaughters annually 400,000 head of cattle, 200,000 calves and 75,000 sheep and hogs. Ben Campton, leader in the meat packing business of Los Angeles, told Rotarians at their weekly luncheon today. The "Big Five" have 387 branches on the coast. The meat industry is the biggest single industry in the country. Its growth may be traced from the year 1870, when refrigeration was put on a commercial basis. Government inspection of meats at all times ensures clean, sanitary products, the speaker sald. This was true even during the short epidemic of the foot and mouth disease, despite the fears of anxious mothers. People should be educated, the speaker declared, to purchasing the less expensive cuts of meat when possible. If they did so, the cuts which are now more costly would decline in price. The loss tender cuts often are nearly equally nutritious, he intimated. The by-products, of which there are 326 including leather, medicines like pepsin and thyroidin, hair, etc., alone made meat making profitable. 800 EXECUTED IN CHINA AS LOOTERS LONDON Dec. 29.-Eight hundred Chinese soldiers, charged with looting when their pay was help up, were herded into their war SIGNS EUROPE BERLIN, Dec. 29 nails were flashening opean horizon with intense today. The mutual distrust and seemed buried duril pacifist period up to Premier MacDonald England leaped into again mocking the meaning of the Church Day by day, so ceiling that Congress evacuated Jamie 10; ternal lines against been closing into grity. The entire press, Democrats and Soo who hereof have plight faith in Presence now evince the most unism. The keygote of this German press outterry, "We have been clenched." The Voerwarts took broadside: "The allies are trampling on the entire German people they are poor psychiatics are giving poison to those who hily argued that the party and conciliation was." Theodore Wolff, says: "Herriot is now a hands of the Freemans this 'pacifier of Foch's sword as a crief Die Zeit," Stressemann's news sensation attack killed military control whose report that making and storing above the quota all Versailles treat bovine Cologne decisive bassaroun council. "Unreasonable, hilight arrogance a conduct, childish int machines of peace," is among charges that Die Zeit. The newspaper commission with "dealing of traitors and im mise of service as long excursions" "widely dubious reputation." He and William Starbuck of Fullerton issued the following statement: If District Attorney Nelson would spend more time in studying the Codes, U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and less in "predicting" that no one would dare to criticize him any more, he would not have made the foolish statement that the governor has no authority In the matter of Nelson's office being investigated by himself. Even a layman can turn to Sec. 470 of the Political Code at page 127 (Kerr) and read Par. 7 as follows: on the Duties of the Attorney General—when required by the public service, or directed by the governor, to repair to any county in the state and assist the district attorney thereof to discharge his duties. No power indeed! The "public service" surely requires something in Orange-co and surely there can be no question that Nelson needs "assistance" in the discharge of his duties. If Mr. Nelson will read still further in Par. 5 he will find that the Attorney General can take over his office and perform its duties whenever desired. Mr. Nelson makes another mistake when in his interview he states: "The only possible source of such investigation outside of any office is the attorney general's office." If he will kindly turn to Penal Code Sec. 758 he will find that the Grand Jury can present an accusation and within 10 days the accused must appear and answer before the Superior Court. And in that case, Mr. Nelson will not have charge of the investigation of himself—it will be an attorney appointed by the court. Still another possible source of investigation is provided by Sec. 22 of the Penal Code which provides that "Any person" may file an accusation which must be answered within five to 10 days and tried not later than 20 days from time answer is made, and if the accusation is proved the officer is summarily removed from his office. So there are at least three ways other than mentioned by Mr. Nelson for getting an investigation of his office and some of them at least would not be "secret" and under his own control. Off Frandhaven, the car ferry Pere Marquette is reported hard aground and being pounded by ice and a heavy sea. Forty-two persons suffering from cold and lack of food are aboard. Coast guard stations were alert throughout the night for reports of other disasters but today none had been received altho it was expected the break in the cold would bring many craft limping into port. MEXICAN FLEES WITH HANDCUFFS Somewhere not far from Delhi a Mexican believed to be named Garcia is hidden, and he is wearing a pair of handcuffs, according to sheriff's deputies who are looking for the man so that he can be charged with operating a still. Raising Garcia's house in Delhi late yesterday, deputy sheriffs took the prisoner in custody and then went inside to clean up on a small still and a small quantity of moonshine. Meantime Garcia was handcuffed to a post on his front porch. After the still was battered to pieces and the liquor was confiscated, the deputies returned to get Garcia. He was gone, and the post he was linked to was broken from its moorings. A search failed to reveal his hiding place. EXTRA DIVIDEND An extra dividend of 1½ per cent, besides the usual semi-annual dividend of 6 per cent, was declared by the directors of the Southern County Bank at their regular meeting on Friday. The director also decided to pay employees a bonus. The amount was not spared but Herbert A Hawley, cashier, would be larger than last year. WATCH FOR PLAGUE WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Government agents at all American ports have received orders to watch for evidence of bubonic plague on incoming ships, following the discovery of three cases of plague on a vessel at Hampton Roads, Va., it was announced at the public health service today. 800 EXECUTED IN CHINA AS LOOTERS LONDON Dec. 29.—Eight hundred Chinese soldiers, charged with looting when their pay was help up, were herded into their barracks Christmas day, then led out and executed in Kalgan, in northern China, near the Great Dal, according to Central News Dispatches received today. The soldiers were lured to their barracks by the promise they would receive their delapied pay, but were locked up there, then taken out and shot, the dispatches said. LEAPS TO DEATH SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.—Mrs. Fannie G. Purdy, 34, grand-daughter of Gen. U.S. Grant civil war hero and president of the United States, plunged to her death from the sixth story of a local hospital when she eluded a nurse in whose care she was. She recently suffered a nervous breakdown as a result of ill health, friends said. AUTO ACCESSORY THIEVES ACTIVE Frank Cushman, 123 So Palmast, reported to police that some one stole a spare tire and wheel from his Dodde roadster Saturday night. Two motormeters and two spare tires were also reported stolen from cars parked in the rear of the Angola hotel. DISCUSS COST OF AMERICAN TROOPS PARIS, Dec. 29.—The question of the cost of the American occupational troops in Germany was discussed today by Premier Heriot, War Minister Nollett, Gen. Gullau麻att, commander-in-chief of the German occupation troops, and M. Tirard, Rhineland high commissioner. A Class Ad is best little salesman... GE COUNTY ealer WIRE IN ANAHEIM PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 323 $2,269,271 1922 675 1,413,045 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 362 379,950 1919 174 464,500 Fair weather with moderate temperature tonight and Tuesday. 27th YEAR—No. 87 SHOCKS AMERICA Register When You Come Down Town This Evening JAN. 3 is the last day to register if you wish to express your opinion at the recall election Feb. 3. It is only a few days until Jan. 3. Make sure you are properly registered and all members of your family and friends are registered. For your convenience, a registrar will be at the City Council Campaign Headquarters on the second floor of the Odd Fellows bldg., after 6 p.m. this evening. Or you may phone 825 and the city council headquarters will dispatch a registrar to your home. U.S. FEELING GRAVEST CONCERN Uncle Sam Regards With Apprehension Ignoring of Obligations Paris, Dec. 29.—The flat statement was made in the chamber of deputies by Finance Minister Clementel today that "the United States has no legal right to a claim for reparations from Germany with the allies." WAR SIGNALS FLASH IN EUROPE BERLIN, Dec. 29.—Storm signals were flashing over the European horizon with ever increasing intensity today. The spirit of mutual distrust and hate which seemed buried during the short pacifist period up to the time of Premier MacDonald's defeat in England leaped into full flame again, mocking the traditional meaning of the Christmas season. Day by day, since the first inkling that Canada would not be evacuated Jan. 10, the German internal lines against the allies have been closing into greater solidarity. The entire press, including the Democrats and Social Democrats, who heretofore have displayed implicit faith in Premier Herriot, now evince the most bitter antagonism. The keynote of the widespread German press outcry is: "We have been cheated—" The Voewarts today loosened this broadside: "The allies are ruthlessly trampling on the feelings of the entire German people, showing they are poor psychologists. The allies are giving power ammunition to those who have consistently argued that the policy of peace and conciliation was only sham." Theodore Wolff, in Tageblatt says: "Herriot is now a puppet in the hands of the French militarists. This "pacifier of nations" uses Foch's sword as a crutch." Die Zeit, former Chancellor Stresemann's newpaper, prints a sensational attack on the inter-Allied military control commission whose report that Germany was making and storing arms far above the quota allowed by the Versailles treaty brought the adverse Cologne decision of the ambassador's council. "Unreasonable, high-handed attitude, arrogance and insulting conduct, childish interference with machines of peace, and vandalism," are among charges hurled by the Die Zeit. The newspaper charges the commission with "deliberate nursing of traitors and informers" and misuse of service automobiles in long excursions "with women of dubious reputation," while it was lodged in the Fullerton jail last night and turned over to the county probation officer today, following his arrest late yesterday in Placentia by Marshal McClure of Brea on the charge of being drunk. Officers say that he was completely "stewed" and was raising such a rough-house that it made his arrest imperative. After he was brot to the police station he cursed the officers and used abusive language towards the judge. There were other boys in the party, officers said, but he was the only one captured, which shows, officers say, from whom the bootlegger is reaping a harvest. "And yet," said one of the officers sarcastically, "we shouldn't have any more liquor raids!" ANOTHER ANAHEIM PACKING COMPANY Another packing house is added to those operating in Anaheim with the announcement by W. J. Kadau that he had leased the big house owned by the Southern Pacific on Santa Ana-st., formerly occupied by the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Assn. Kadau, who for the past five years was manager of the Olive Fruit Co., will operate on a strictly cash basis, V. H. Fross, who has been buying fruit in the country for some 20 years past, will be his purchaser. Kadau intends to handle some vegetables and also lemons. The house is completely equipped to handle citrus fruit, its maximum capacity being around 10 cars per day. It is a two-unit house, according to Kadau. He will install a larger washer in time to handle the valencia crop when it is ready. When the Randolph Marketing Co. gave up its house just south of the city the Anaheim district was left without a single house handling the vegetable crop, which in some years has been heavy. Uncle Sam Regards With Apprehension Ignoring of Obligations Paris, Dec. 29.—The flat statement was made in the chamber of deputies by Finance Minister Clementel today that "the United States has no legal right to a claim for reparations from Germany with the allies because it did not sign the Versailles treaty." M. Clementel said he had told this to Col. Logank, who is acting for the U. S. government in the matter of reparations. "The French government will not negotiate a settlement of other allied debts without consulting parliamentary committees," Clementel told his colleagues. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The American government regards with considerable apprehension France's conspicuous ignoring of her war debts, and it was indicated strongly here today that the United States will shortly take steps to obtain from France a clear and unequivocal statement at to whether or not she intends to pay the $4,000,000,000 borrowed here. The highest officials of the administration made it clear today that they consider the statement of the French finance minister to parliament on Saturday as constituting little short of direct repudiation and it is probable that a note will soon be dispatched challenging the view that Chairman Clemental expressed. The state department's concern over the matter was early manifested today by Secy. of State Hughes sending to the treasury department for all the data bearing on the French loans in this country. He conferred also with Asst. Secy. of the Treasury Wadsworth, the foreign loan expert of the treasury, as well as Secy. to the American Debt Fund Commission. Vigorous dissent was voiced by administration officials to the proposition advanced by M. Clementel for a "general pool" of war debts by the allied countries, and his recommendation that the costs of the war be opportioned among them on the basis of "ability to pay." This would only mean, it was pointed out, that the United States would, as the nation "most able to pay," bear the burden of billions of dollars. Officials expressed themselves today as loath to believe that M. Clementel's refusal to class France's war debts as liabilities in the governmental balance sheet he presented to the chamber constitutes the forerunner of repudiation, altho they admitted that the French government has veered closer to renunciation by this above the quota allowed by the Versailles treaty brought the adverse Cologne decision of the ambassador's council. "Unreasonable, high-handed attitude, arrogance and insulting conduct, childish interference with machines of peace, and vandalism," are among charges hurled by the Die Zeit. The newspaper charges the commission with "deliberate nursing of traitors and informers" and misuse of service automobiles in long excursions "with women of dubious reputation," while it was supposedly investigating the status of Germany's armament. LONDON, Dec. 29.—The British foreign office has received such conflicting reports from the British experts about German armaments that the British attitude on the question of withdrawing troops from Cologne is unsettled, it was said at the foreign office today. It is unlikely, however, it was admitted, that Great Britain will favor evacuation by Jan. 10, the data specified in the Versailles treaty. It will be willing, it was intimated, to arrange a compromise for evacuation late in the spring. BEZONA FUNERAL TUESDAY MORNING Mrs. Susan M. Bezona, wife of Fred Bezona of Buena Park, died early yesterday. The body is at McAulay narlars and funeral services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow from the First Christian church of Fullerton, with interment at Loma Vista. Decedent formerly resided in Fullerton and was an active worker in the First Christian church. McCARL LOSES WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—J. Raymond McCarl, comptroller general of the United States, fought unsuccessfully today against an injunction of the Dist of Co., supreme court, prohibiting him holding up the pay of naval officers while claims against them were being adjusted. McCarl asked for a writ of supersedes, alleging that the court had no right to enjoin him, but the writ was refused as it would have invalidated the injunction. PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH EMBARGO WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The United States will protest to Great Britain against the embargo placed on American potatoes because of the potato bug, it was learned at the state department today. The department of agriculture has informed Secy. of State Hughes that there is no legitimate basis for the embargo as the potato bug is fully under control in this country. It will also be pointed out that discrimination is being shown, as the potato bug is much more prevalent in Canada and yet Canadian potatoes are admitted to Great Britain. FATHER DYING WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Dec. 29.—A heroic tale of rescue and Christmas eve tragedy was brot down today from Andrews, a southern Oregon trading post 150 miles north of here, by a stage driver. Felix Uriza, a rancher, was attending a community dance when fire broke out at the Andrews hotel. Punning thru fire and smoke, Uriza grabbed his baby from a bed in a second story room where it was sleeping and blinded by smoke walked on to a roof porch and fell. The baby was uninjured but the father is dying. A doctor was summoned from Burns, Ore., 100 miles away. ALUMNI MEETING The big meeting of the Anaheim Hi School, when it is hoped to strengthen the organization, will take place tonight, a dinner at 6:30 in the cafeteria preceding President Raymond Nebelung will preside. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The bald admission by the French minister in his report to parliament, that France regards her $4,000-000,000 indebtedness to the United States, as a "political debt" which she does not expect to pay. This would only mean, it was pointed out, that the United States would, as the nation "most able to pay" bear the burden of billions of dollars. Officials expressed themselves today as loath to believe that M. Clementel's refusal to class France's war debts as liabilities in the governmental balance sheet he presented to the chamber constitutes the forerunner of repudiation, altho they admitted that the French government has veered closer to repudiation by this one act than it has ever done before. Every document that has passed between the two governments bearing on the debt has indicated, it was said, that France intends to pay. And from two of France's official spokesmen in this country have come the direct pledge to pay. Consequently the Clementel statement to parliament has the appearance of an "about-face" on the part of the French government that is of serious concern to this government. M. Clementel told parliament that the money that France borrowed in this country went into a common cause of winning the war. Administration officials challenged the correctness of this statement today by pointing out that one-fourth of the total debt was contracted by France after the armistice was signed. The United States treasury gave in excess of one billion dollars in exchange for demand notes after Nov. 11, 1918. The money that went into foreign loans during and after the war, it was emphasized, came from the sale of Liberty bonds. The American is now paying millions of dollars annually in interest to holders of these bonds and getting no interest from the debtor nations, save Great Britain. If these war loans are repaid, it means, one administration official emphasized that the American taxpayer will have to put up the money to redeem the bonds. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The bald admission by the French minister in his report to parliament, that France regards her $4,000-000,000 indebtedness to the United States, as a "political debt" which she does not expect to pay. (Continued on Page Three)