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FEBRUARY 19, II. 7 MONDAY MORNING. WFW! HIT CALIFORNIAN IS ZIONCOUNSEL Fotvier Judge Defends "Kin Against Girls EASTER FETE IS PROMOTED COLTON MAKES FINE DISPLAY NINE ARE HURT POLICE REFUSE TO KILL HyJND All Dodge Order to End Life of Mascot PRESIDENT OE NEW BANK AT REDLANDS PLAYS LEAD IN "GREEN STOCKINGS IN AUTO CRASH Booth at Orange Show Above Average Alhambra is Organizing to Conduct Service Serious Injuries Suffered by Two Women Resigns Bench to Enter House of David Community Will be Mecca for Visitor Tioot Machines Turn Over Near Ontario Civilian Celled on to Fire Fatal Shot rva. (PSjfI 1HHHI TlTiM It- Buster is Given Burial by One Strikes Other Car and Then Hits Tree Vesper Program to be on Ilill icarCity Sat in Superior Court at San Bernardino 4 trl Srt u-jfttfi i am mm -Mr lktwiMUii a Attractive Showing at San Bernardino JAM WAY TO ORANGE SHOW Officers Unable lo Cope With Highway Blockade at San Bernardino; Awards Made SAN BERNARDINO, Feb, 18. Grand honors for Southern California citrus fruit culture.

at tho National Orange Show went to the Riverside County Community Growers In the awards made, by the MILD PANIC IN FRESNO HOSTELRY A'eus Butcher Runs Amuck Tamely While Under Delusion of Chase tS(XVEIVE DISPATCH.) FRESNO, Feb? 18. Guests at Hotel Fresno were thrown into a mild panic this afternoon when Peter Arlov, Santa Fe news butcher, dashed shouting through the lobby closely pursued by several police officers and civilians after he had made a sensational escape from the local police station. Orlov was recaptwed in the hotel lobby and taken toi jail on a charge of in sanity. He was laborine under the de lusion that a man whose wife he had been associating with was seek ing him to take his life, according to meager details picked up from his talk to the police, and when a stranger walked Into the police station, Orlov smashed out a win- dow and made a dash for liberty before anyone could stop him. Orlov gave his address as in the 2900 block on Butter street, San Francisco.

ANNEXATION VOTE TN LONG BEACH ASKED By a "Times" Staff Correspondent LONG BEACH, Feb. 18. An election to pass on the annexation to Long Beach of a territory eight blocks by four blocks adjoining the city on the north is asked In petitions now being circulated. The district which it is sought to annex is part of a large section which recently defeated annexation by a small majority. Advocates of annexation in the new section and that a favorable vote is almost- certain to be polled as districts where oil prospects worked against.

Long Beach Pals By a "Time" Staff Correspondeat LONG (BEACH, Feb. 18. Th first case of refusing? duty In th history of the Long Beach Pollca Department developed Friday when every man in the department flatly refused to carry out an order. Old Buster, who for more years than some of the policemen care to count, has been the honorary canine member of the department, had to be kilWd. Old age.

deafness, blindness and other ailments that are the lot of many a veteran, overtook the big, gray-brown-hound dog and his mistress, Mrs. George Svlvester, appealed to policemen Friday night to bring Buster's life to an 'end. "Go over on East Sixth street and get Buster, he needs killing," was Desk Sergeant W. II. Dovey'a order t6 Detail Officer Hacker.

ALL REFUSE TO OBEY "Who, me. sergeant?" demanded Hacker, sidling away from his superior. "Say, can't some one else do that job? I've known that dog for years." "All right, get some one out the beat to do it." the sergeant directed, and then, turning to his, desk remarked, "I'm sure glad' don't have to do it." The detail offlcetwent forth and spoke to officers out on patrol, but every one he received a flat Other officers, off duty, vete given the order, but they, too, refused and finally the detective bureau was appealed to, but there was not a single plainclothes man in the station who cared to indulge in target practice at Buster's expense. Buster would have lived on and suffered had it not been for W. F.

Newberry, a city employee, who tired the fatal shot. For fourteen years Buster has left his home at dusk oxry night to satanter forth and Join aome policeman on his beat. Throughout the night hours the canine has been the companion of one policeman or another and constant companionship had endeared him tft every man on the force. In recognition of hjs long service Buwter was given a burial yesterday out of funds proUdud by his uniformed pals. BUSINESS REVIVAL ACCELERATES PACE Fbt a.

p. Morrr vup.ci YORK. Feb. 1 8. Evidence, accumulated during the week, shows an acceleration in the pace of the business revival.

Although anxiety still exists over potentialities of iHe European situation, the foeling has grown that this country can enjoy prosperity, for sonic time at least, without regard to any improvement abroad. Steel prices stiffened markedly tho past week, much of the present buying being due to a desire to obtain suppltfs against later higher prices. An encouraging feature of the railroad situaUoi, is thai In contrast with 190, 'the roads have been able to translate their increased business into larger prof-Its. A comparison of net operating Income of twenty representative lines shows tnat in 122, thev earned a net total of $467,000,004 as against $403,000,000 in 1921 and $45,000,000 li. 1920.

The claps one railroads, as a. whole last year, earned 4.14 per cent on their tentative valuation as tlxed by tje Interstate Commerce Commission as compared with 3.23 per cent In the year. In December an even better showing ws made with net at the rate of 5.14 per cent on valuation. Early estimates indicate that January earnings will show further improvement. The showing of the leading industrial and public u'ility corporations is no less impressive.

Money was somewhat firmer, time rates moving up to 5 per cent for all maturities, white call rates ranged between 4 and per cent. CANAL-PACIFIC COAST RATE CUT IS SCORED I er a. r. Ntoirr witts.i CHICAGO. Feb.

18. Lower freight rates to tho Pacific Coast, via the Panama Canal, tnreaten to force many Middle Western concerns to move to tho Atlantic Const or quit business, according to a statement issued tonight by B. M. Calkin, ice-pnesident of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.

To explain the seriousness of the situation confronting Middle Western shippers, Mr. Calkins cited one rate where a Wisconsin company shipped ten carloads of their product to the Paciflo Coast by war of Philadelphia and saved under tne railway rates from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. "For quick action and relief th transcontinental roads, on 7. reduce the rates on tin plt from the Chicago district to th West Coast from $1.20 per I'll pounds to 75 cents and will mak corre: ponding reductions on a'l other commodities, ultimately in- iTolvinc the entire fabric." his state-! ment declared. "The railroads can- not meet Fanann rates in full, but feel we can make reductions ii charges which will help conditions materially and divert considerable of traffic nowgoing Eav.

back to the western" lines, an I thus enable Chicago indtistrie- to keen their factories going, and help railroads II cars thst are now go ing nfstwjfl empty, to brirs Coast products back. It Is a proposition in which Industries of Chicago Mit sipjii VaUev. the Pacific Cent St itej. th western railroad art fl.OCAI. CORRESPOXDBNCE.l ONTARIO, Feb.

18. Mrs. Verle Zien, wife of R. H. Zien, 1352 West Fifty-fifth street, Los Angeles, 'and Mrs.

Ida Bushman, wife of S. H. Hushman of San Gabriel, were seriously Injured and seven other persons suffered minor injuries late this afternoon when a car driven by Mr. Zien and another owned by William Oalwas, Riverside Road rancher, and driven by his daughter, collided at the Colton Road and Etiwanda avenue, to the east of Ontario. The Injured women were rushed by ambulance to the San Antonio hospital where Mrs.

Hushman was said to be suffering from a fractured skull, serious bruises and abrasions, and Mrs. Zien a broken right knee and nrobable Internal Injuries. Other occupants of the two cars escaped with minor Injuries. although both machines turned over. The Los Angeles car wis moving west, the occupants returning from San Bernardino, where they had been attending the Orange Show and the machine driven by Muu Galwas, was traveling north on Etiwanda avenue.

Her car was reported to have struck the rear of the other machine, carrying it 20 feet up Etiwanda avenue. The Galwas then careened to one side and struck a tree. Miss Galwas was 'accompanied by several young people. Canadian Folk to Have Picnic Next Saturday By a "Times' Staff Correspondent LONG BEACH, Feb. 18.

Arrangements have been completed. It Was announced here today by Hon. Thomas H. McGuire, former Chief Justice of Canada, for the bis Canadian basket picnic and outing to be held at Bixby Fark next Saturday. More than 5000 former sons and daughters of the neighboring country to the north, are expected to gather here and talk over old times on that date.

Following an address of wel come by Acting' Mayor Filmore Condit, there will be speeches by Squire F. Du Ree, director of rec reation, and by men once prominent in Canadian affairs. "Canada Before, During and Since the War" will be the subject of the addresses. A special program of Canadian, British and American airs will be rendered by the Long Beach Municipal Band, and athletic events will take a prominent place on the program. Hot coffee will bo furnished to all who attend the picnic, It was announced.

Venice School Bids for Huge Exhibit of Art By a "Times" Staff Correspondent VENICE, Feb. 18. That the "enlce High School, because of Its leadership in artistic circles In the West, might obtain the $1,000,000 art exhibit from the San Francisco Civic Center for a showing here, is the belief of Harry Wlnt'bren-nor hikuil nf thn art dnMrtmpni the local aclVool, following the receipt or a communication irgui the Bay City. The San Francisco exhibit, which probably is the most noted, in the world, contains works of more than 300 artists. Including Rodin, Bordell and Bernard.

In addition, a number of prominent sculptors show work In the modern exhibit. PASADENA WILL BAR ELECTRIC LINE POLES By aJ'Timea'' Stuff Correspondent PASADENA, Feb. 18. Tele phone and power company poles will Ni thing of the past hi Fasadefca in live years, City Man ager Koiner declared today. By that time all poles will be takou down and replaced by underground conduits, he stated, in line with tUe plan to make this city the most beautiful In the country.

Bating his figures on Information supplied by the municipal light and power company on the n' bers of meters In use here 9 Koiner estimated that the tion of Pasadena in 1943 wiil be 170. 00. By 1927, he said. Pasadena will have a population of 78.000 as compared with 66,000 at present. AUTO DRIVER SPEEDS AWAY AFTER CRASH rExcxrsrrs dispatch.

FRESNO, Feb. 18. Joe Mors III. a rancher of Laton, was seriously Injured and R. C.

Hutchens. also of Laton, received slight injuries today when the car in which they were riding was wrecked in a collision with another machine two miles south ofCalwa. The driver of the machine rfmvi nn u-itllnllt A IH IT to, t('P tain the extent of the injuries of Moralli and Rutchens and Fresno county traffic officers are rearchlng for the mystery car. Hutc.hens hailed another machine and brought Moralli to the Fresno limergency uospiiai ana ne was later taken to a local hospital suffering from concussion of the brsin snd possible skull fracture, two broken ribs and a fractured taft clavicle. I r.ocAi.

conn wo.vpenck. ALHAMBRA, Feb. 18. Through tho organization here of the Alhambra Pageant i Association, a great movement 1ms been launched which will undoubtedly become one of the most important and pleasing features of community life for yea is to come. The.

association, composed of leading men and women of the city, has been formed primarily to conduct an annual Easter celebration. Other features nf fommnnlrv activity, auch as pageants and similar presentations, are Included in the scope of the organization. By the organization already effected and the plans uow under way, Alhambra may look forward to becoming a Mecca Southern California on each Easter Sunday afternoon. The management of the association is vested In an executive committee. The committee follows: Dr.

Oliver 8. Barnum. president: Rev. John Ji. Atwill, Mrs.

James Stuart and Mrs. A. A. Watson, vice-presidents; G. Sharp, secretary and treasurer; William M.

Orr, W. W. CoRittock and J. G. Roycc.

The personnel of the association is made up of representatives from all the civic organizations and clubs of the city, and includes all tho leaders in community work. Last Easter approximately 4000 people attended the vesper services in Library Park here, this being the sixth consecutive Easter cele- oration conducted in Alhambra. Under the new organization far more comprehensive services' will be held and huge gatherings maybe anticiuated. Groarty, honorary member of the association, who has assisted in the local Easter observances, has volunteered to aid in future programs. Preparations for the coming Easter observance, which probably will be a vesper service, on one of the beautiful hills near the city, are already being made, and an elaborate program is being prepared.

O'CONNOR RE-ELECTED Chosen Again as President of Mou-rovla Chamber of Commerce IWI. CORRESPONDENCE 1 MONROVIA, Feb. IS. As an indication of his success in directing the reorganized Chamber of Commerce, Charles J. O'Connor yesterday was unanimously returned to the presidency of that organization.

The new board of directors held Its first meeting, and despite Mr. O'Connor's strenuous objections that the work be given to another for the coming year, he was reelected. Walter K. Keefe was made vice-president; Herbert J. Evans, treasurer end Mrs.

Harriet H. Barry, board secertary. Members of the directing board include the following representative men and women: J. O'Connor, W. E.

Keefe. H. .1. Evans, Mrs. H.

H. Barry. Mrs. FY li. Alexander, L.

G. Backus, Mrs. Myrtle Bailey, Mrs. G. Barks, Mnir, Jlattie Bellinger, C.

W. Given, Thomas It. Hayes, John B. McBrat-ney, Harry F. Scoville, Mrs.

J. P. Seymour and J. R. Mildren.

Mr. Mildren was elected as a successor to A. J. Hurrell, resigned. EUCALYPTUS TREES ARE BASIS OF SUIT SANTA ANA, Feb.

18. The eucalyptus tree, which looks beautiful on en oil painting and Is extern ively used for wind-breaks and firewood, entered the Oranee county Superior Court when W. W. Tantiisger tiled suit for J2509 against J. A.

Prescott, his neighbor and pwner of adjoining property in the Bartlett tract at Tustin. A row of eucalyptus trees on Pres-cott's property, according to the complaint, adjoins Tantllsger's, and his charge is that thee trees deflect the wind to the plaintiff's trees, causing damage, to his crop; that the branches overhang his land and retard the growth of crop, and the roots near the surface prevent tillage of the soil, besides robbing soil of plant food. PER CAPITA TAX AT SANTA ANA IS $75 SANTA ANA, Feb. 18. Municl-psl and county government, public activities of all kinds and public improvements in Orange county this year will cost an average of for each person In the county, according to tabulations made public by State Controller Riley.

i The total tax bill for the year, for the county, district and municipal levies, is 15.229,289, Riley's figures show, and estimating the county's population at 70,000 maka a per capita tax of a year. Thi" total Is largely accounted for by the fact that all county districts are growing so rapidly that new schools must continually be built and all manner of municipal and county improvements made, including new paving Jobs, ornt. mental lights, sewer and water extensions and many other important Items. PAN DIFGO IS WARM tnarsin dispatch i SAN DIEGO. Feb.

18. Unusually! warm weather today in this city and vallevs of the county resulted! in a general exodus to seashore and-, UDlaud points. The Weather Bu- 1 reau announced that the highest. (temperature was 7ft degrees, but I this was accentuated by relatively low humidity rsnelng from 33 to 38 degrees most of the day. The hichest temperature ever recorded here in February was lij degrees on February t.

1111. nxtcn. rniiBF.KPONDENCE. SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 18.

H. T. Dewhirst. who loft' tho ban Bernardino Superior Court bench to enter the House of David, is cnici counsel for "King" Burnell of the JCion City cult In the startling hearing at Paw Paw, of charges of two girls that the "king" forced them to lead Immoral lives and then marry men whom they did not love. Three years ago, Judge Dewhirst -grew a long beard, sold IU palatial home in RVllands, and with his wife left Southern California for Zion City.

Tho Jurist announcement that he denounced modern civilization wan a sensation throughout the State. After travel ing on a vaudeville tour wnn wm House of David band. Judge Dew-hirst was appointed legal represent-: atlve of tho colony. The story of the two girls, Mrs-Ruth Bamford Heed, 17 years of age, and her sinter, Mrs. Gladys Bamford Rubel.

19. was read into the court records at Paw Paw over the objection of Judge Dewhirst, who attacked their suit for damages as "an attempt to blackmail 'King r.urnell." MODI AT WOMEN' LEAVE Before reading affidavits of the girls, who say that for nearly ten years Burnell wielded a mystic influenee over them, their attorney turned to the courtroom peetaiors, including Paw Paw's society, and advised any woman inclined to modesty to leave the court. With burning face and indignant mien, the women filed out. Reed's story of her life in Zion City began with her father; and mother, wealthy residents of Melbourne, Australia, being induced by Burnell to forsake their home and enter the house of David. Hsr father, the girl stated, turned over his wealth and her mothers jewelry to Burnell.

So, completely under the domination of "King" Burnell have the Bamrords become, that Burnell wears much of Bamford's Jewelry nd Mrs. Mary Burnell, the "King's" wife, even adorns her finger with Mrs. Bamford's wedding ring, the girl assorts. The girls father is working without compensation under the direction of the high priest, the affidavit further alleges. TAUGHT ACTS SAC1UJ When she was but 4 years of age, Mrs.

Reed states, she was taken away from her parents and placed in the home of a woman supervisor where, with twenty-seven other girls, she was schooled and trained in the doctrines of the sect. They were taught to believe that anything Burnell said was sacred and his very aets were the acts of God himself, Mrs. Heed said. When she was 10 years of age. she was permitted to visit "King" Burnell, she adds, and until he was IS subjected to mistreatment.

When she protested she was threatened with excommunication and warned that whatever Burnell did was sacred duty, nhe states. Under this pretense, Mrs. Keed states, she was forced to marry Robert Keed after her parents had Joined the high priest in his pleadings. The girls charge in the affidavit that Burnell selected their mates from the men of the colonVand two hours later they were marshaled out and wedded before the House of David habitues. Judge Dewhirst, in defending "King" Burnell, told the court that "this In an attempt to break up the House of David." FINE" CITRUS SHOWING DosrtevMnnrnvIa District FVntt Makes Eastern Sales Record II-OCAL rOBBESPONPKNCE.) MONROVIA, Feb.

18. Citrus fruit from the Duarte-Monrovla district Is making its most remarkable showing in many years, according to R. T. Chew, manager of the Duarte-Monrovia Exchange. In a dozen cars sent from the local house, through the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, to Eastern auctions, the local fruit has brought the highest price eight times, second highest three times and third highest once.

This is believed to be a record. Because of the unexpectedly heavy yield in -Monrovia and Du-arte citrus orchards, the Duarte-Monrovla Exchange announced yesterday that it would be necessary to run both the Monrovia and Duarte packing house full time for the remainder of the season. Ordinarily oniy one house is run at a time, the crews alternating in two-week Intervals between the two. The Monrovia packing plant will open tomorrow morning. ACCUSED WANTS SPEED Oapt.

Jacobs Eager for Trial In Frltzl Mann Case incuvsirt DISPATCH. 1 BAN DIEGO, Feb. 18. It Is the hope of Capt, Louis I Jacobs, held em a charge of murder In connection with the death of Fritzl Mann, Ran, Diego dancer, tnat bis trial will come up within six weeks. James Wadhams, former mayor and prominent attorney, who will defend Jacobs, today made a preliminary outline of the defense.

Jacobs will go before Superior Judge Spencer March tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to plead. His plea, Mr. Wadhams aid; would be not guilty. The attorney lias enjoined Jacobs to strict silence. The latter, who showed evidences of being under a great strain ye terdsy, after his srrest on a secret indictment, appeared more cheerful today, but 'ai tomewhat fretful about several weeks for trial.

Austin T. Park NEW BANK OPENED IN REDLANDS Personnel of Institution is Made Up of Business Men; A. T. Park is President REDLANDS. Feb.

IS. A new financial institution for Redlands and the in Bernardino valley was opened yesterday morning when the First National Bank of Bed-kinds began business in the Hubbard Block here. All day and evening officers of the bank conducted reception and greeted friends. Tho personnel of the new institution is largely made up of young business men. Austin T.

Park, the president, has 'been a resident of Bedlands for thirty-eight years and for twenty-four years has been In the banking business here, starting with the First National Bank, Later he was Ith tho Kediands National, the Citizens National apd the First National banks. Jay C. Sexton, vice-president, is a graduate of Ann Arbor Daw School and his banking experience rovers a period of twenty years. He was president of the Hahra Valley Bank for several yearB, a member of the City Trustees board there, and Mayor of Brea. F.

N. High, cashier, was a banker in Kansas and then in Brea. Mr. Park announced today that Maj. E.

H. Cooke, retired army otll-cer, is to be assistant cashier. Mlfeg Nyna Gregory is to be in charge of the safe deposit department. H. W.

Pearson. T. Deo Per I and W. B. Johnson also are assisting in getting the bank started.

The First National Bank in Bed-lands has received its charter from D. R. CrL singer. Comptroller of Currency'of Washington. D.

C. The bank's authorized and paid in capital is $100,000 and its surplus is $20,000. Application has been made for the privilege of a circulation of $100,000 in bank note. Directors, are Messrs. Park, Hec-ton and High with Dr.

A. K. Ball, Guy C. Stockton, Dr. John A.

Kchreck, Bruce MDnniel and Brown B. Webb. The bankins house In attractive, being entirely in marble with brass doors and fixtures and tile floor. Beggars Nabbed Long Beach in Aiding Charity LONG BEACH. Feb.

18. found soliciting1 money on Long Beach streets are unwilling contributors of recognized charitable associations as the result of a. new procedure adopted by police, to curb 'mooching." All money known to have been collected by street beggars or "health seekers" is being turned over to charity when prisoners give up their collections upon being given the alternative facing a vagrancy charge and retaining the money or donating to worthy causes and leaving the city. Put Into force by Detective Sergeant Ben W. McLinden, the system has resulted in considerable money being turned over to relief organizations.

It has tended to curb, according to the police, a new method of obtaining money by means of a health statement bearing a notary seal informing persons solicited that the solocitor must go to Arizona for his health. In several cases which have come to the attention of the police, the "moochers" have" gone elsewhere for their health, but the money has remained here in the treasury of Charitable organizations. PLAN HUGE CRUSHER Catalina Plant Proposed to Snp-'ply All Southern California By a Tlmca" Staff Correspondent LONG BEACH. Feb. 18.

A rock crushing plant capable of supplying all of Southern Call for-, nia with road and building material from Catalina Island will bo established on the Island by the Graham Brothers. officials of the company announced last night. Arrangements have been made to erect storage facilities on Mormon Island In Los Angeles Harbor and in a channel of the Long Beach Harbor. The Wrigley Company will build barges for transporting the rock to the mainland and other ports. BELL GIRL IN SINGAPORE LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE BELL, Feb.

IS. After leaving here last October, a letter hss Just been received by Mrs. Sinilde of Cudahy avenue, announcing the safe arrival of her daughter. Miss Hazel, In Singapore. South India.

Miss Smilde was sent there as a missionary by the Faith Board, and sh reached there about Christmas. It took six weeks for tho letter to reach her. Mrs. H. F.

Sewell WHITTIER TO SEE LOCAL TALENTACT "Green Stockings" to be Presented by Community Players; Cast Picked fLOCAL fOUREsrOXDENCE.1 WHITTIER," Feb. is. "Green Stockings," a comedy in three acts by A. E. W.

Mason, is to be given Tuesday evening at the Scenic Theater by local Community Players. It is the vehicle in which Margaret Anglin formerly starred, and recently has been given by Community Player of Pasadena and also by the department of dramatic art and oral expression at S.B.U.C. Mrs. H. F.

Sewell as Celia takes the feminine lean and the mascu line is presented by Myron J. Halg. secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. A.

T. Emory, program chairman for the Whittier Woman's Club and active in Red Cross and other benevolent work, has the part of Aunt Ida. Mrs. Sada George Wilson, president of the East Whittier Woman's Club, takes the role, of Madge Rockingham, and Miss Marian Weed, assistant to the secretary nf the Community Y.M.C.A., has the part of Lady Evelyn Trenchard. Miss Gertrude Westoff.

Who tcok the lead in "Come Out of the Kitchen," given at the high school last spring, will appear "as Phyllis faraday, while H. F. Sewell has the part of her father. Col. Faraday.

Bert Leslie, president of the Whittier Lions' Club, is Admiral Brlce. Others who head the artis-tio ensemble are Floyd Illbbs, Ralph Chase, James Oswald Bennett and Leonard Holmes. The cast Is being coached by Mrs. Clyde F. Baldwin, clubwoman.

H. E. Harris, professor of English literature at Whit tier. College, is president of the c'oinmutiity Players, and Miss Marian Weed is (secretary. This Is the first offering of this season and much interest is expressed.

The organization is working along the same lines the Pasadena and the Hollywood Community players and is receiving gratifying appreciation from those interested in artistic achievement. BOOSTERS ORGANIZE Ooean Park Club Formed to Aid in Advertising City By a 'Times'' Staff Corretoiident OCEAN PARK, Feb. 18. An organization to be known as tho Ocean Park Citizens' Club, and which will enter the publicity held tor the city, has been formed here. Everything that brines publicity to the city will be.

Included within the" objects and activities of the club, its organizers announce. The. club will hold weekly luncheons in the Merrltt Jones Hotel, and Ernest Pickering, ono of the leaders In the movement, announces that it is his purpose, to the beach prominent speakers. One of the lirst objects of the eiub, Mr. Pickering announced, will be to promote the children's flower parade, which is scheduled for April 15 in the Ocean Park amusement center.

It is proposed to make the parade In a class with the Pasadena tournament, the national ornne show at San Bernardino and other big annual attractions. WOMEN SUPPLY BUS LINE TO SOUTHGATE aocil CORRESPONDENCE 1 SOUTHGATE. Feb. 18. Since tho Hopper Land Company discontinued its bus service the first of this month, operatfnij between this ctty and the end of the Los Angeles Street Railway Company's line on Seville street, 'in Walnut Park, two automobiles have been put In operation, one owned and driven by Mrs.

I. W. Lampman. wife of Mayor Lampman, and the other by Mrs. Murray.

Thesw women have been making scheduled trips between the two points ever since the other line discontinued operations. It ir understood that company is being formed to operate a line, snd It is expected will berin scheduled trips within the next two or three weeks. 11FLD ON LIQCOR CHARGE By a "Times'' Staff Correspondent VENICE, Feb. 1. George J.

Suirivan. residing at 2303 Trnleyway avenue, was arrested last night snd is being held on default of a $300 ball for asserted violation of a local ordinance that prohibits making and having in posslon In-' toxicatimr liquors. judges today. Sunday brought with it a record shattering attendance, 50,000 -people thronging the show grounds and thousands being- Enable to reach the main wxhlblt tents owing to the dense crowds circulating about it all day. S6 great was the influx to the Gate City that a traffic congestion resulted which me officers were unable to solve and which blocked the roads leading to San Bernardino for miles around.

"All roads lead to San Bernardino" seemed to have been true today, many of the visitors to the show having come several hundred miles to see the country's greatest annual citrus exposition. Reports late this evening stated that the Paciflo Electric was working Its crews overtime to handle huge crowds returning to Los Angeles and the beacn towns. Exhibits from all sections of the i Southland were on display in great- er quantity and variety than ever before It was the opinion of the authorities in charge of the show that this year's exhibition is by far the largest lh the history of the i event. I The grounds were not exclusively given over to the display of citrus products. Twenty tents of side- shows and amusements gave the show almost the aspect of a county fair.

In addition to this, more than forty exhibits of the byproducts of the orange industry were shown by the women's clubs and affiliated organizations of Southern Califor-nia. Much was the quality of (he exhibits that the judges had some difficulty in making decisions Vis to the awards, which were finally decided as follows Grand sweepstakes for the best exhibit of forty boxes of navels went to the American Fruit Growers of Riverside. Orange growers' sweepstakes was taken by L. C. W.

Brown of Highgrove, Riverside county. Lemon sweepstakes were awarded to H. Jameson of Co- rona. Riverside county Grape fruit sweepstake were won bv erside county. DANCE LAW INVOKED Proir1etor and Two F.raployees of 0- Club Royale Seiied By a "Times" Staff Correspondent SANTA MONICA, Feb.

18. W. F. Halefleld, proprietor of the Club Royale, on Washington Boulevard; F. R.

Miller. 423 Cataline street, and A. F. Brutette. 410 Catalina street.

Los Angeles, both connected with the Club Royale. were arrested last night by George Conterras of the District Attorney's office in Los Angeles, for an asserted violation of ordinance 648 N. S. that prohibits dancing after midnight and also on Sundays. The complaint was made by i nomas fcenoneld and neighboring residents in tho vicinity of the Club Royale.

I The three men are free on a $250 bail each and are to appear before Justice of the Peace Garrett Tuesday. MILK THIEVES CLUBBED By "Time" staff Correspondent LONG BEACH. Feb. 18. With a large club W.

J. Schenk. 1034 East Twentieth street, knocked down and injured one of two milk thieves who had been robbing him for several days when he discovered them attempting to steal milk from his porch Saturday night, he reported to police today. After the men had taken the milk Schenk chased them and caught one, knocking him down twice and cutting his head with a two by four timber, he told police. Both-thieves escaped.

ASSERTED WOBBLY HELD A man declared to be the traveling delegate of the I.W.W. for the Pacific Coast was arrested yesterday at Los Angeles Harbor on a criminal syndicalism charge. Taken by Detectives 'U'ykoff and Griffin at the Intersection of Fourth and Beacon streets, he gave his name as Charles Andrews. 49 years of age, and said, according to the police, he was working on a salary and expenses for the Wobbly organlssttoa. annexation have been eliminated i C.

W. Brown of Hlghgrove, Riv-ln the new boundaries. The pro- erslde coanty. Orowers' sweep-posed addition is roughly bounded stakes were taken by the Foothills by Temple avenue, California ave- Lemon Company of Corona, Rlv- nue, Eleventh street and Fifteenth street. WOMEN INJURED IN nV CRASH AT CROSSING By a "Times" Staff Correspondent LONG BEACH, Feb.

18. Two women were painfully hurt today when a Pacific Electric train struck a light automobile in which they were riding at the Willowville crossing. They are Mrs. C. P.

Modie and Miss Margaret Davidson, both of 624 West Avenue Fifteen, Los Angeles, and were taken to Seaside Hospital, where it was said they had bruises and possible fractures. William Bush, driver, Miss Ruth Graham and Ray Wolverton. also of Los Angeles, escaped injury. NfXJRO UNDER BOND ILOCAt, CORRt.KPONDKXCli 1 HUNTINGTON PARK, Feb. 18.

Walter Boynes. negro charged with es-ault wiUi intent to commit murder about three weeks ago, has been placed under bond by Judge Newmire in the sum of $2000, to await the action of the Superior Court. Boynes was arrested by Constable Herman Bosshard, at his home in Watts, on the morning following the trouble. Boynes had been at the home of David Austin, and it is Faid trouble occurred In which Austin was shot. SCOUTS BACK FROM CAMP ILOCAt, CORRESPONDENCE.

1 HUNTINGTON PARK, Feb. 18. Twelve members of Huntington Perk Scout Troop No. 1. went Camp Arthur Letts, west of the Hollywood Pass, Friday night, reaching there at a late hour.

They spent two days In tents, returning here this evening. In the party were Scouts Richard Fricke, Yaler Todd. Alfred Wallace Davis, Gordon Clewett. Arthur Moore, Hollis Miller. Hr.rtf Guest, Chadwick Dunstan, Thompson Baker Paul Spanenburg and Johnnie Watt.

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