The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 11

SECTION TWO INLAND EMPIRE SECTION TWO CLASSIFIED WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1931 PICKFOIP IN SERIOUS CONMTION AFTER ACCIDENT 1IST DRIVE EDITORIAL Let Water Department Stand on Its Own Feet FILM STAR AND Bin in it; Knapp lo Return As Playhouse in Pomona Is Sold Wainwright to Contest Lord's Scat on Council WATER BOARD CHIEF HASN'T IDE UP II TEN-CENT EI5 APPEARS WITH NEWEST SLASH Let's keep straight the basic argument on behalf of the movement to require the water department to pay the water bond tax out of its own funds instead of by tax levy against the property owners. The water bonds are matters that have to do strictly with the water system of the city, ror the water depart ment to seek to regard the water bond expense as some thine apart and separate from the affairs of that depart ment is misleading. The water department is not being municipal auditorium bond is asked to pay a tax on the sue, the fire department bond bonds, or other expenses not fairs. All that if asked is that be usod to pay all of the water expenses of the city rather than merely a portion of them. Mayor John C.

Ralphs and fairly in these few words: I believe the water department should operate so as to have funds available to retire its own bonds and stand on its own feet. The water department is the last of the public agen cies that control large sums to contribute to the movement for lower taxes. Every other agency the city council, the board of education, the junior college and the board of supervisors has cooperated to the general end that the burden on the tax payers be made less heavy. issue or the street and bridge strictly water department af the water department fund Jr. put the situation tersely of public funds to be asked now face.

It probably was water department to be pro could build up an efficient that system has now been because he suggested that provide for the bond tax levy told that all the city council It is now time for the water department, with its huge surplus of $77,000, to contribute to the taxation reduction movement. And all that is asked is that the water depart ment stand on its own feet and pay its own expenses in stead of calling on the property owners by special tax to pay a portion of these expenses. Much is said of the past in defense of the water de partment. To argue that something has always been so is no reason at all why a condition should continue. There are new elements, new conditions.

The taxpayers faced no such emergency as they necessary in the past for the tected and favored so that it and well-financed system. built. Mayor Ralphs is rebuked But the water department prepare its budget so that it will Donald W. Knapp has sold his Interest In the Relvcdere theater at Pomona and will move bark to San Bernardino to become actively associated in the management of the Temple theater on Third street, It was announced here Inst night. The Pomona movie house, which has been operated by Mr.

Knapp and his partner, Frank Brecon of Pomona for the last four years was sold yesterday to the United Artists corporation of Los Angeles at a reported consideration of Officials of the Iis Angeles corporation took charge of the property and annnunred that it will he operated as a United Artists theater. Mr. Knapp, It was announced, will return to San Bernardino the latter part of this week. The Temple theater, whlrh was remodeled Into a talkie house, was reopened last month. ASSESSMENTS Allen to Publish Pamphlet on Methods of Determining Property Valuations Striving to establish a scientific basis for assessing valuations of all types of buildings for both residential and business occupation County.

Assessor A. E. Allen yester day submitted to Sun Printing ft Publishing house for publication a 40-page booklet which he has copy righted. This booklet explains how valua tions are determined, and it con tains 40 photographs of various types of residences and business structures, hotels, warehouses and other buildings to be used by dep uty assessors for comparisons in as certaining the correct basis for fig uring taxes. These are all photo graphs of structures In San Bernar dino.

Besides giving data for tax pur poses, the booklet discloses con struction details that make it a simple matter to determine the re production cost of all types of buildings, based on present-day prices of labor and material. This information was obtained by comparing information gleaned from leading architects and building contractors who were taken Into con sultation for the purpose of having all details accurate, the county as sessor explained. Deputy assessors will find the book an aid by comparing the book examples with similar type of con struction to be assessed, as every conceivable type of structure is photographed and detailed In Mr. Allen's publication. Former Officers to Preside at Legion Past commanders of the San Ber nardino American Legion post will have their annual "day" tonight when they will again occupy chairs at the veterans' meeting for a brief interval.

Custom of previous years dictates that business transacted, if any, shall be in the lighter vein. H. W. Scott will serve as com mander, Ted R. Carpenter as first vice-commander, Leo A.

Stromce as past commander, C. T. Johnson as second vice-commander, L. Burr Belden as adjutant, R. H.

Stock-well as chaplain and Timothy Shee-han as sergeant-at-arms. Skousen Sues Herz Company, Alleging $18,000 Is Due Him have the funds available to when it comes due. He is has to do on next August 1, to take the money. the date specified by the char But unless the water department has the money, plus a very substantial reserve, on next August 1, it would not MOTOR WRECK Doctor Fears Actor, Suffering From Brain Concussion, Must Remain in Ramona Hospital Because of his serious condition, doubt was expressed last nijrht whether Jack Pickford, 31-year-old stage and screen star who was critically injured early yesterday when his luxurious sedan was wrecked at Base Line and Waterman avenue, would be removed today from San Bernardino to his home in Hollywood. Dr.

C. A. Love attending Pick-ford, said that the movie star had suffered a concussion of the brain, cuts and bruises and a possible skull fracture. Little Improvement was shown In his condition last night and It may be several days before he Is sufficiently recovered to permit a trip to Hollywood. Chauffeur Alto Seriously Hurt Frank P.

Estrada, 37 years old, chauffeur who was piloting the sedan and who was thrown with Pickford to the pavement when the auto leaped 30 feet Into the air after striking the dip, was likewis reported seriously Injured. He suffered several broken ribs, cuts and bruises Dr. Love said. He will recover. Numerous Hollywood friends of Flckford, brother of Mary Pickford, plan to visit him at the hospital In the event he is unable to be moved to Hollywood within the next 48 hours, it was said.

Pickford was en route to Hollywood from Palm Springs1 when ths accident occurred. At the hospital a few minutes after the accident, Estrada said that he was traveling about 40 miles an hour when the sedan struck the dip. The car was thrown into tha air and as It came down struck a second but smaller dip. Both Pickford and the driver were hurled from the auto to the pavement when the machine lunged into the air. After striking the second dip the auto crashed from the highway and struck three huge palm trees before coming to a stop.

The car was demolished. Identification Of Pair Delayed Unconscious when placed ht a Mark B. Shaw ambulance which, was summoned by residents who, heard the crash, Pickford and the chauffeur were unable to tell officers who they were or details of the wreck until two hours later. Officers Howard Kaltenborn and Grady Hyatt investigated th acci- aent. N.

A. McKay, business manas-er for Mary Pickford In came to San Bernardino yesterday to make arrangements for removing Pickford to Hollywood when his condition permits. "Isn't this the limit? as the. thirsty voyager eagerly inquired as the liner passed ths three-mile point. FACTS There's romance in svery Classified AJ "Cancel the Ad" "Sold My Home" "Rented the "Found the Kiddies "Got Cash for the Used Furniture" these are the messages that come over the phone many times daily.

Would you stay awake In a Pullman Sleeper Just because some stranger happened to sleep in your berth the night before? Of course not And It's just as senseless to refuse to buy a Used Car because some other person has driven It. Think of enjoying the unused mileage. Now turn to the Used Car Ads of today's Sun and Evening Telegram. 1 W. R.

Wainwright, who is a Fifth ward council-manic candidate. Filling Station Man Files Petition, Tells Ideas W. R. Wainwright, proprietor of a gasoline service station at Mt. Vernon avenue and Ba.se Line, yesterday officially filed his candidacy for Fifth ward councilman, opposing Harry G.

Lord, Incumbent. Mr. Wainwright's petition was circulated and filed by John J. Bur-well and contained the following endorsers: John J. Burwell, Alexander Mori-son, R.

E. Dawson, Dwight Palmer, I. Everett, Arthur D. Fenno, L. G.

Ware, S. B. Persinger, Abbey Waggoner, and James D. Dutcher. Plans for waging an Intensive campaign between now and the April 13 municipal election are being formulated, he asserted.

"I am entering the race at the request of scores of supporters In the Fifth ward. If elected I will support those things for the betterment of my ward and promise to cooperate with the mayor and council In every move for the advancement of the city as a whole." Mr. Wainwright has been a resi dent of San Bernardino for seven years, coming here from Ohio. Construction of Brick Bakery At 472 Highland Avenue Is Authorized by Planners A special permit was granted Joseph Ingersoll by the San Ber.nar- dino city planning commission yesterday to erect a brick bakery adjoining a building at 472 Highland avenue, now occupied by a delicatessen and bakery. A.

H. Reed Co. was granted permission to erect a glass and lath house on the northeast corner of Third and Lynn streets for a period of five years. On the grounds that attached affidavits were insufficient, the planners denied the application of H. E.

Ward for a permit to operate an auto repair shop on the north side of Ninth street between and streets. The planning body also denied the application of M. C. Manuel for permission to establish a wrecking yard on the northwest corner of Kingman street and Mt Vernon avenue. Because the property of Luclle Drinkwater at 4S0 Twenty-fourth street is in the single dwelling zone the planners denied her application for permission to erect a residence on the front of a lot on which a small dwelling is now located.

Holding that the commission was without jurisdiction, no action was taken on the application of John Sterrett, who sought to install three 8.000-gallon gasoline tanks on the northwest corner of Livingstone and Mill streets. Read the Classified. ISSUE PUTS EON BUILDINGS be good business for the city council to take the money. The water department must prepare to have the money available. It must know what are the future requirements in order to guide its financial policy for the next six months.

It is in the power spend little or much money. Mayor Kalphs and the 10 LEI PE11 oik to Start on Kendall Road Project as Soon as Deed on Prope rty Transferred Final arrangements sre being 'd by the chamber of commerce the Institution of Its long-con- mplated campaign to stimulate tourist Industry In San Bernar- nn. Within tha next few daya rjund expected to be broken for tha Ulnu station project at Kendall Shway and tha Cajon road which 11 also house a chamber of com- rre Information bureau for the nefit of out-of-state tourists, and mlsh the site for a huge llluml- tfd directional sign guiding traf- Into San Bernardino over the ndall route. lilder Ready 5tsrt Work J. H.

Dolson, who will construct station and lease to the cham- what facilities are needed, la idy to start work aa aoon aa he elves a deed to the two-acre site, was announced yesterday by E. Bussey and W. R. Story, realtors onsoring the deal. C.

H. Jonas, ner of the property, la expected have the deed ready before the 1 of the week, so there la every obabllity that work will get actu-y under way by next Monday or iesdayf it was stated. The cham-r is expected to execute its lease conn as the deal Is closed. Indications are that the cost of Illuminated directional sign prove considerably higher than is estimated and that the $3,000 ob-ned by public subscription and signed to finance the Kendall ive project for three years will be much more than sufficient a year or year and a half, R. H.

c)f. secretary of the chamber of mnrerce, stated. created Cost A to Be Bar tfowever, the Increased cost will I be permitted to Interfere with useculion of the project, accord-g to the sentiment of chamber ectois, who are convinced that mey spent In this way will yield Ke returns through boosting the Kiiint of tourist business done in Bernardino. The chamber sent out a prelimi-ry call for payments on the con-butions, raised by Realtors Bus- and Story, and approximately 000 in actual cash has already paid in. Secretary Mack re-rted yesterday.

present he is busy getting bids erection of the Neon directional and probably will have several finite propositions to lay before ectors of the chamber In session iday. wanians to See Picture On Making of Bread Today John H. Meyer, San Bernardino baker, will address toy's luncheon meeting of the San rnnrdlno Kiwanls club on the iking of bread. He will lllustrlate talk with a motion picture. H.

Scott will be chairman of the TLLOMHIP OF PD AYFD -Cr 5AILY LENTEN DEVOTION PHEPAkED 3Y I7f REV CLARENCE H. WILSON. DO 'OR THE COMMISSION ON yAMGEUSM OF THE FEDEkM. WUNCIL OFTHE CHURCHE? OF CHRIST IN AMERICA REVERSED FORTUNES "Remember that thou in thy life-'ne receivedest thy good things, likewise Lazarus evil things; now be is comforted, and thou tormented." Luke 16:25. (Read editation The rich man had noticed the beggar laid at his gate.

He cognizes him too late and even his name. Now that their sitiona are reversed he asks a ivor of Lazarus to whom he nev-showed kindness. Must we all, loner or later, learn what It is to jffpr? And what It Is to need a end? Somehow, somewhere the of life -are to be righted, at does not mean that we should contented with present condl- Uj In the assurance of future ad- wtment. It means rather a con- mnstion of present conditions. who semsnry enjoy meir Uent plenty are making a ter- mistake.

The sick and needy are suffering a cruel wrong. )W is the time to right these ing'if the Kingdom of God Is come, ayf 1 Lord our God, bring to an end scorning of them that are at and the contempt of the proud; get not the needy nor let the -elation of the poor perish for- 1 In His name, who. though 1. as rich, became 1 SOON AS sensible and just thing when on Monday night they called on the water department to prepare to have funds available when the date arrives when the charter specifies the money can be taken for bond purposes. Independents Again Lower Rate And Cut Expected to Be Met By Big Companies Today San Bernardino valley motorists were filling their automobile tanks with 10-cent gasoline last night as curb signs throughout the district Indicated another two-cent drop In retail prices that have skidded ffom 20 and 21 centa three weeks ago to the present low figure.

The new 10-cent prices are being quoted by a large percentage of filling stations and apply not to the "bootleg" varieties but to the standard brands of many larger independents. These advertised brands are selling at one and two centa below the quotations of the "big four," Standard, Union. Richfield and Shell. Several retailers, located close to stations with 10-cent pumps, were shaving a cent on the major brands and selling at 11 cents. Standard Oil Cuts in L.

A. Yesterday the Standard Oil Co. of California, which has led the present war to date, had reduced its retail price to 9'4 cents In Los Angeles but did not make the reduction apply to other points in the state. The independents quickly answered by equalling the cut and making it apply throughout the Southland. Their brands are selling for 9'4 cents In the metropolitan district and for 10 cents In the San Bernardino valley.

When the price war was started three weeks ago all producers were faced with a surplus that more than equalled their storage facilities. The Standard Oil Co. charged independents with price cutting rather than production curtailment. Biographer ill Be Topic of J. C.

Talk Gamaliel Bradford, best known of modern American biographers, will be the subject of a talk by Miss Marion B. Phillips of the San Bernardino junior college, in the administration building tomorrow afternoon. The lecture will be given at 4 p. instead of at 7:30 p. as previously announced, and will be open to the public.

Bradford, Miss Philips states, has been writing biographical sketches and full-length biographies for a number of years, with a steadily Increasing fame. He has developed a biographical type which he calls the "psychograph," his aim In It being to make a "soul-picture" of his subject, rather than to recount the facts of his life. In this special field he has made extensive studies, perhaps his greatest work having been that concerned with great commanders in the Union and the Confederate armies during the Civil war, and that group of portraits of such men as Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr In the book called "Damaged Souls." 4 Fire Department Holds Drill And Monthly Business Parley The monthly meeting of the San Bernardino fire department was held at central station last night following a drill on East Fifth street, conducted to test the effi ciency of equipment and of men. Engine No. 1 and truck No.

1, the big aerial truck, were taken out and various other equipment testad. Later in the evening the departmental meeting was held, with Fire Chief E. E. Leffen and other officers of the department making short talks. A buffet supper then was served.

Forest Ranger Shay Still Is in Critical Condition The condition of Arthur T. Shay, life. He was removed to the hospital several days ago but became worse suddenly late last week and physicians advised an operation. A horse in California swallowed a $500 diamond recently. It should now be worth its salt.

AUTO LOANS Money advanred on your car or refinance your present contract, money paid to you in five minutes. Confidential. BRONSON FINANCE CO. 558 4th California Theatre Bldg. WHEN THEY ASK YOU "Was anybody hurt?" It's time to get your old car refinished in Dueo.

Dan drive a car that luuks like a "wreck" it doesn't, puy. Zulch A uto Yorks Third nd MacGillivray I lad Not Been Told Of Council's Resolution Nearly 24 Hours Later R. W. MacGillivray, chairman of the San Bernardino board of water commissioners, last night stated that he knew nothing regarding the action taken by the city council nearly 24 hour previously relative to the water board's paying 17 centa of the city's tax levy. On Monday evening, at the suggestion of Mayor J.

C. Ralphs the council unanimously directed the water department to arrange its finances to care for the annual payment on various outstanding bond issues as well as the Metro- ropolitan Water district tax. Last night Mr. MacGillivray said that he had been too busy to learn if the council had taken any action relative to the water board. Ham Criticize Council Action Mr.

MacGillivray further stated that he desired more time to make up his mind before replying to any action taken by the council. Earlier in the day, however, A. M. Ham, another water board mem ber, Issued a statement criticizing the mayor and council for Its action. Mr.

Ham said: "The water board Is criticized by the mayor for reducing water rates but we believe It is better to make a cut in water rates that will benefit practically every person In the city than to maintain high rates for water and thus obtain lower taxes for the limited group of persons who are taxpayers and who share equally in the savings effected by reduced water rates." Mr. Ham and Mr. MacGillivray conferred during the noon hour yesterday, some seven hours before Mr. MacGillivray Indicated that he didn't know of any request from thj mayor and council. The water board's next scheduled meeting will be March 23.

Says Council May Draw Upon Fundi Mr. Ham's statement follows Id part: "In the first place it Is the spe cific duty of the mayor and city council under the charter, to draw upon the water department funds for payment of the principal and Interest Installments upon water works bonds, at any time that the mayor and council are convinced of the wisdom of resorting to such a means of meeting these payments, and it is not the place of the water board to make such application of water department revenue. "For the mayor and council to take this roundabout course, and to call upon the water board to draw upon its operating fund for payment of bond installments, is a plain evasion of the law, that specifically places upon the shoulders of the mayor and council responsibility for deciding If and when it is sound business policy to deplete the water department funds by dipping Into them to pay off bonded indebtedness. Mayor Ralphs and the city council had this very opportunity to draw upon the water department funds at the time they fixed the general tax levy last summer, and did not do so. 'I have been on the water board for about 20 years, and during that time no city administration has deemed it good business to tamper with the water department funds to meet water bond payments.

Even J. W. Catick, a member of the water board and originator of this idea of depleting the water department funds, did not as mayor of San Bernardino deem it wise to dip into (Continued on Page Nineteen) Court Draws Names Of 15 New Talesmen Superior Judge C. L. Allison yes- terday added another 15 names to the p.wnt jury llst The names xt Monday depart- ment No.

1 and the jurors selected will serve in the criminal court for 30 days and in the civil court 30 days. The decision to add to the present venire was reached when an insufficient number of jurors were available yesterday morning to start a new jury trial. The regular venire consists of names selected from the great register by County Clerk Harry L. Allison, submitted to the county supervisors and drawn by the superior court. Following are the new jurors who are to appear for duty Monday: Henry E.

Winslow, Henry Albert, Emory M. Barkow, Taylor M. Peterson, Earl S. Nicks, Lillian Stirn. I.

N. Gilbert, Carl S. Holes, Albert F. Koehler. Victor E.

Larson, John E. Walter, Chauncey H. Clem, John W. Brakebiil, Hazel I. Labonte and Lena Preston.

For purposes of emphasis Ralphs said at the council meeting "I think the time has come for the water department to care for the interest and retirement on its own bonds. The city of San Bernardino Is taxed to the limit on other matters. "In making this proposal I realize that we cannot force the water board to follow our requests but we can pass a resolution telling the water commissioners that we expect them to arrange their finances so as to prepare for this increasing load now carried by the taxpayers. California needs relief from taxation and needs it badly at the present time. I believe the water department should operate so as to have funds available to retire its own bonds and stand on its own feet.

If one of us borrows money at a bank he expects to pay it back instead of having someone else do it for him. The latter condition applies to the water board, however. The tax- of the water department to tour councilmen did a very we repeat here what Mayor payers have borrowed money on bonds for the water department and in turn have been paying the interest and retirement out of property taxation. "Now, the water department has moved to reduce its rates. We all like reduced rates but in this case it Is not entirely fair to the taxpayer for many of the water users are not taxpayers and In effect these people who do not own property are being furnished with water at less than cost and then taxpayers are making up the difference.

"I have prepared a set-up relative to the various bond issues and the Metropolitan Water district tax. To have these issues cared for from water revenues as I believe they can, will relieve the taxpayer of 17 cents, on his municipal tax rate thereby giving San Bernardino its lowest municipal tax rate in years." Complaints to Quiet Title i rji In Lounty Property riled Complaints to quiet title of a San Bernardino county ranch and moun tain property In Big Bear valley were filed in superior court yesterday by Louis Mattis. The action Involving the ranch was directed against Z. L. Parmalee, H.

Rust the Oklahoma City Furniture P. A. Bleakley, Dr. William Os-trowsky, Clara Ostrowsky, Boris Welner and Ida Welner. The action concerning the mountain property names as defendants the Metropolitan Trust Co.

of California, Dr. and Mrs. Clara Ostrowsky, Boris and Ida Weiner, Joe and Edith Horn, Warren L. Bothwell, N. L.

Levering and Bessie Levy. Ten property owners yesterday petitioned the board of county supervisors to close portions of Twenty-Seventh street, Pomona street and North street in the Arrowhead junction tract as these streets have been abandoned for some time. It is within the power of the water commission to make a cut of 17 cents on the tax rate to be levied within a few months. It is also within the power of the water commission to prevent such a reduction. What can we do? asks the harassed taxpayer.

Make known your demand for a tax reduction and make it to every public official and candidate you meet! Public sentiment has a power all its own! The second week of Roy Skou- state forest ranger, continued ex-sen's civil suit in the superior court tremely critical last night. At-of Judge F. A. Leonard dragged as taches at the county hospital said blueprints and book records were that Mr. Shay spent a fairly good submitted as evidence yesterday.

day yesterday but that his condi- Skousen is suing the George Herz tion was still grave. Co. for $18,947 which he claims is An operation was performed last due him from the company and the week in efforts to save Mr. Shay's Damages Asked When Truck Of Milk Firm Stops Quickly 'Alleging that a truck owned by the California Milk Producers' association stopped suddenly in the middle of the block on Base Line west of Garner street, so that a motorcycle ridden by Dallas Odel Fox, 17 years old, was forced to collide into the rear of the truck, young Fox yesterday filed a superior court action for $25,441.35 damages. The complaint was filed through the minor's guardian, Pearl Hatten Fox, who alleges that Dallas sus tained a fractured right knee cap which has caused his knee to be permanently stiffened.

The accident occurred May 8, 1930. The San Bernardino county Hu mane Society will meet in regular session at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at the city hall. Mrs.

H. M. Barton, president, will preside. Routine busi- 111 be taken up, it was re- Colton National bank under terms of a contract dated Nov. 27, 1928.

The plaintiff excavated for the company near Hopkins Wells in Riverside county, where Mr. Herz had the contract for highway construction, it was testified. Skousen said he used his workers and materials for the fulfillment of his part of the contract with Herz, but has failed to receive the money due him. Attorneys William Guthrie and P. N.

McCloskey of San Bernardina represent the George Herz Co. and Duckworth Harrison represent Skousen. Carburetor Service On Buick, Nash, Hudson, Essex. Pontiac, Oakland. C.

W. BARNES ACCESSORY SERVICE CO. Wlllard Battery Station Arrowhead and Base Line GOOD POSITION FOR RIGHT MAN! Married man between 28 and 45 years of age preferred. No wild-cat scheme. Genuine contract.

Means good money. Call at Rooms 427-428, California Hotel, After Ten o'Clock Wednesday and Thursday March 18th and 19th Evenings for those who are employed during tb day..