Oxnard Courier from Oxnard, California • Page 1

VOLUME XXI I. VHnjRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAf, JULY 4, 1919. WIIH FATAL is dead- J. C. Houk, aged 43, who shot 'Soule, Is wounded Im the right arm, and Pred Epps, to intervene, came within an ace of being wounded, one of ttxe flying bullets going thru the 'right arm of his Bhift.

-The tragedy happened 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Houk's pool hall in the According to 'the story which wit-nesses tell, Sotfte had been drinking, It is alleged, anfl was quarrelsome thruout the dfy, and but at couple of hours before, had come into the pool ball and had Tiad words with Houk, until the latter ordered Soule from the estaWHbflrnrent. Soule returned again yesterday aft-j ernoon As he entered the place, he made some sort of a remark to Houk. "What -fro -you want?" asked Houk. "I want you, you came "back Soule, and whipping out a big bre revolver, raised his arm to fire Houk -was standing back of his counter. The men were about 10 feet apart.

Epps and John Probashaskey were in the room at the time. Epps was near Soule and saw the latter 'draw' his gun. Epps, Who is a Blight man, threw himself on Soule, causing the' first bullet to go into the floor. Soule wrenched hlmsfjf free of Epps and raising his gun fired a second tfhot. "This took effect tn Houk's right arm just above the elbow, passing thru the fleshy part but not striking a Twne.

By this time Honk got his gun from 'behind the counter fafto -actioa and fired until Soule fell. TO OPEN 26 Daily Courier) the office of the county tax collector 'in Bakersfield. erally known among his friends Sidney. Neither of the men had been in trouble before so far as is known. Sani Smith, of the Avenue, who was postmaster at the Ojai for a long period, says that the tragedy is the first shooting in Ojai for 30 Field will begin August 4, it is stated.

Lost (campaign lasted only 67 being of shortest in wany years. This year the campaign promises be somewhat longer, as it is estimated that the crop of beets than AGREEMENT WOULD SOL 1 be 'about one-third bigger before, 'owing to the increased age this year. "White the beets in sectiows are net'Up to normal, in many places, especially around Oxnxrd, the crop will De very satisfactory. Ranchers who 'have planted their land to beets Instead of beans mis year -will returna will be much better for the beets, the 1919 schedule being the bent ever given by the company here by a considerable margin. SATURDAY JULY 5 (From Wednesday's Dally Courier) Following the plan adopted in 'Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and other places an agitation has "been started by some business to close the stores on Saturday a.s Well ae pn Friday, which is the Ftsurth of July, so as to permit a week-end holiday for everybody.

So far no definite decision has bwn Wadted for this city. -o George BartleCt slated today that Lagoawrsino's will likely tee Into some tort of soft drink es- taWiskment. been the head for tor 20 years," says, we intend to con- be Hn 'comparative clover because the another. tinws 4uf sufti. We've got the loca- -and 'iht accommodations, both, downstairs and upstairs, and we'll doubtless in some way or VOTES ALMOST SOLID FOR IIITO CIGAR STORES AGENCY FOR OXNARD (Prom Daily Courier) An Important business change will take place in Oxuard wa Saturday, July 5, when J.

Seckiager a. United Cigar Stores "company agent Mr. 'Seckinger that he will be to 'brands meet all of Tlnttwl demands cigars at for the sauce prices wkidh in 'the 1 000 -Stores tlmioujt At ffoUtes first shot Sonic twgan back away, and was to toward the floor as tno he had been hit. He fired a third shot as he stepped 'back and finally fell dying about 20 feet from Honk and still clntclnng the revolver in life right hand. "The 'first I knew alxrat tt was when 1 heard them exchange words." said BppB.

"Then I saw Bin draw a gun and jumped at his arm. The first bullet went into the floor. I sfcoutefl to him wit to do that in there." (Prom Wednesday's Daily Courier) Recently an agreement been signed by the J. M. Waterman agency and the A.

H. Levy with the California Lima Bean Growers association, which if successfully carried out, will salve the Tlma bean jrice aroblem for -the ranchers of this weotion. Tie agreement jawvides far a pool- i ing of interests on the of largest lima organizations. Under its terms cQie -Levy Waterman become selling sottter 'Cigar United States. All famous well known Brands of this firm, be en sale.

This skill he Mr. of the Seckinger United Ci- suit "better -give "better iiriae-s for tibe Association, on a five per cent profit, and having rights to sell with association, but the association, thru Its directors, js remain in sole control. The agreement, however, ate conditioned on the 'California ttma Bean Growers association securing cient members 'to control at least 80 jper cent of crop. Jf enough growers join the association to reach this W. F.

xannett, "formerly 'Oxnard "shoe merchant, -jrowra Bwccessftfl lima UMHy Courier) stores, snaJiite will as a re- eiiabllng him to and hetter values. to his costumiers. United coupons 1 will "be -with? every purchase, asi is the custom iwith the United and on the 'TXpening-day all customers win receive floablej coupon's and son-: win be ty pnrohaTSB, dvcistoft -ot the United Cigar enter the field Oxmrd is regarded as an indication. the TJrg "United concern realizes- tfce big future awaiting Oxnard, It pate 'Oiaard. in line with the big 1 (From Wednesday's Dally Courier) Oxnard did the tight thing in the matter of voting on the 140,000,000 good roads bond issue.

The vote was as nearly unanimous as could be, standing at 234 for bonds to three against bonds. This makes It 78 to 1 in favor of the bonds. The fire hall precinct carried thes being unanimously in favor- of the bonds, the vote standing 58 to. the Oxnard hotel precinct was next, with a vote of 110 to 1 againat and the city hall precinct was not far behind, the vote being 66 for to two. against Hueneme was also quite solid for the bonds, while the rest of the county voted about two to one in favor; excepting Ventura, wher there were- a lot of sore heads on account of the Maricopa road being left out by the appropriation.

That town voted 1ST for to 103 against. But Ventura not the worst enemy of good road Dean feiwwsi or district, contributes the 'following self- explanatory letter: large crop left un "hand unsold ras late as March T5, stuffing with an utterly demoraled martret, 'oammenned with a price and gradually "raised this price 'o $9 on Irmas, ac- To Editor The Courier 'In wmplistea in Mcess issue of Jane 30, I mwt smsmim the notice an adwrtisenuat by some ref tnls who were author wto apparently nir game from ev- IhT heaft Wy ansle as -S" 0 and that he should lend aid to the local Sherman "Taylor, who was to have relieved Houk on the job at about the time the shooting occurred, arrived on the scene shortly after the firing. A hig crowd quickly gathered and a call was sent to the office of Sheriff McHJartin. The Sheriff. District Attorney Bow-1 ker, Coroner Hathaway, and Deputy yet bexme tnembers of the associa- lion, and it is upon smaller growers that the success or failure of the new plan will hinge.

The advantages of pooling inter- Bo far there are not enough growers that have come into the -association to insure success, altbo the big growers who have heretofore sold their beans ttiru Waterman, Iflte Camarillo and the McGrath estate, have already joined. The Irvine and other growers in San Diego county, also have yromieed to join. There are many smaller growers ir. this county, however, who have not McCoy rushed to the scene. The officers ascertained that Soule had been in rhe establishment in the morning and he had ordered out by "Houk after being quarrelsome.

"When Soule refused to i Houk struck Soi'le on the left eve. cuttins Soule's forehead. Houk informed the officers that he himself had called a doctor at that time and had paid to have the wound dispose of their crops--also -at the same time, if possible, to 'throw wrench into the present harmonious '-irork and plane now going ed to develop one of'the most -succes- lul associations ever 'banded together for the welfare of our largest industry, namely, Irma beans. As you notice, this advertisement, -unlike a legitimate advertisement, does not bear the author's name, and upon trying to TUB it dwwn -or 'trace its origin. I find that it was camouflaged thru the medium of an advertising agency, and that sisnilar advertisements have appeared in "Los Angeles suburban papers for the 'benefit of or as- means 'to tie growers tff -any product, the 'bean growers have only to look to our-next door neighbors, the -apricot growers anS see the -plight of -the independent apricot -grower with tins year's crop.

Many of the "wise ones" in -the apricot industry -contracted his crop at from. to 18 -cents per pound: while the Apricot Growers association, aft- at that, this honor goes to Fillrnore, where the vote stood 23 to 45 against. Only about one-fourth of the tereder voters took the trouble ta vote. The state voted foi the bonas by about 8 to 1. Following are results showing how the voting went: Yes -of "World.

preparafioa for this Important erert 'Mx. 'Seckinger is making alterations front, putting in a fine Ventura consolidated. No. 11 wnplete 29 Ventura consolidated No. 2, complete 64 34 Ventura consolidated No.

3, windww on the west side by wTfleh Jie will be better to ChspTay "his wares and also to keep tihe-m trcer from dust. MPTBIS HOLD ONION mm AT OJAI (From Tneadsiy's Daily Courier) complete 44 Mound complete 15 22 Canada, complete 20 Iff Hoorpark, complete 24 1J Saticoy consolidated complete 22 17 consolidated, com- consolidated, com- Camarillo plete Hueneme plete 57 Ojai consolidated, compl.ete.. o9 Flllmore consolidated 23 Bardsdale 13 12 8 24 45 35 -with harmony in its ranks, with exe- men -at its Tend, is at present time selling the bulk of the prod- The Baptist Yauug People's Unions from Santa Paula, Camarillo and Oxnard motored to sQjai Sunday afternoon and held their quarterly rallv with the Ojai Baptist church. Many good talks were by young men WHO DID OJAI; SHOOTING RELEASED two -or tfcree existence, the different churches and the aft- -trnoon address delivered by Rev. Corrl of Baptist church at Santa Paula.

year to every grower in such wanner thai he must be blind whs? fails to see them. Thus the present Drice of limns is 1 cents, wheie in March and until Ibe pool nas formed it was fi cents and no mvrkei at that It was apparently Soule's JnlcntionJ figure Six rents was the fl 3TM as he announced on his return, to "get" Houk. An examination of Soule's body by Dr. R. W.

Homer, of Ventura, revealed that three from gun had taken effect. One stnick the second finger of the left hand, another had penetrated the clothing the abdomen, hot had not entered the body, the third and fatal bullet entered the front of the body at the right shoulder and passed down thru; the lungs and heart was brought to Ventura last' night and Is In the county Jail. The tinniest will be held at OJul this evening at 8 o'clock In Judge court room. William Sonic a single man. He Is survived his mother, his brother, Earle, one of the Ojai val beat known citliens, and -two He was horn at Healdsburg 94 yean ago and htd lived in OJal for 4t yeMi.

Sonic was an on white beans at that time. Xow while the price of limns has gone up 50 per cent of thereabouts, by reason of the pool, the price of whites It just about the same as it was in March, Therefore it nay be stated that if the pool had not been formed just as it was the price of limas also would not have advanced. The University of California and Department of Agriculture are uniting to secure for the California Unit Dean Growers association the per cent crop control, are holding public meetings to urge growers to sign up, i Xow the arises, how can -an author who is philanthropic enough to take the ijiterest of the 1ean growers much -at heart be so forgetful as mi to sign nts name, five liis address or even mention his business? Naturally, this way of dolnir business makes sonic farmers inquisitive. upon reading and looking It over from every angle, one unst draw a conclu sion or tiro as to the author and his Intent. To me, it seems like the rav Ings of a bartender who thinks he sees Ills means of seen ring an easy livelihood after July 1 vanishing thru Tier belonghig to Hie members -of A basket lunch v.ap spread at association at from to 28 cent- per which everyone Deemed ready NO COURIER JULY 4 ffrom Dally Courier) July 4 being a national holiday and observed everywhere such, The will not be printed on that day and the office all the edict of thicle Sam.

so th writer of this advertisement, like a human 4s trying to sti.mpede the bean growers into holding their crops for private to someone--perhaps to an unscrupulous, supposed to be bean broker who may ontinue the practice of recent years and make Oxnard their headquarters during bean harvest time. As to the necessity of a pool or association, if ever a year HUM demonstrated the lasting necessity an 1 association, It has certainty been brot forcibly to our minds during the past four months wherein co-operation, brot Into play tke balfc of pound, nearly do'fnle what the independent grower who fhor he t-ould hesi handle his own crop -will realize. I might sro on and Take 1171 your to illustrate various pliasr-s of -jhis same problem, hut It seems unnecessary. If there 5s grower of lima beans who has not fortified himself by having: a membership contract with the Lima Bean Growers association, it 1ehooves him Sn his own per- in- by sonal interest as veil as for which and wJHiiiE; to partake of. The service consisted of several sinjmental selections furnished Ojai falent.

The evening address was delivered tist church. His si.hject. "I Am for Young Men" was ghen good attention and was well delivered. Rev. Ma-ley finished his "Where Is (Prom Wednesday's Daily Courier) As a result of the verdict returned by the coroners jury at the inquest cause of death of the late j.

Soule. v. ho was shni ami killed by J. Houk a revolver duel at Ojai on Monday TV as released from custodx Ja.st and no pro'-ecution i be case. The coroner's jiich heard the evideiiop W.

E. foreman: L. Farnuin. Jeniino. F.

M. Holt aiW There was a largo orovrd the Hovd Gab- 1. shoot inc he owes to the tlon to take the Batter up wfth one of his neighbors who 1s a member or with the manager of (he association who will alwavs be pleased to go Into all the details of tlie nlans of organization and methods of th? association, leaving to the grower the decision as Jo whelfisr ho wishes 1o become a member. hope a copy of this SSSHC of Oxnard Courier will by some means fall Into the hands of the author of (he advertisement refer to abovo. ar.d may the cause of his seeing address 5n- sing- Wandering Roy is veiy filling for the occasion.

The next meeting win he held the latter part of R. WtTWAW LEAVES FOR ATLANTIC CITY (PYojm Tuesdays Daily Courier) past the gun In- I Tonuuy Clarke SouJe ey before going into loading t3 3e revolver. TJie other Soule. Dr. Hopper, KtJ Co Taylor Fred Kpjis.

1 Martin and al i The verdict of effect that SouJe jfroni a gun weapon in of I in self OLstricl ed the of the Attomcj Karl Mois Hotik 1 from tlic- Karl Mr- a Honk R. VVitoan, of Santa Barbara 613, has departed exalted B. P. o. for for new fields of labor whereby he may gain some means of honest livelihood WM.

P. LINNETT, Member Camarillo' local California' Lima Bean Growers Association. Houk HI i over which rowf3 from of after It a i t1 N. as delegate from (he to the pool hall to the National Elks convention. He will be gone for a month, and -Post o- roiiplo re- -hOOt- win live at Camp Bm-111 0 clock Thov bound for the Santa Birbura 1EWSP4PERS.