Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 75, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1928 — Page 17

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OIL SHATTERS POLITICAL RULE IN LONGBEACH Citadel of Reaction Falls With Coming of Great Wealth. BY MAX STERN LONC BEACH, Cal., Aug. 17. Oil discovered six years ago on its water land has brought two things to Long Beach, one-time citadel of political reaction. These are material prosperity and political regeneration. For twenty years Long Beach has possessed a big tract of land on Signal Hill, used for water wells. It also has possessed a reputation for standpatism that has thwarted every attempt to liberalize its politics. In 1921 Signal Hill became the richest oil region in the West, and the city's land became a mine of black gold. With three oil leases, thirty-onee wells on the city’s property, an annual income of more than $2,000,000 from royalties Long Beach sprang into sudden prosperity. With the incoming of working men this year the shell of stand-pat Republican politics was cracked, the old city administration was turned out, anew city manager named and anew page turned. The regeneration was shown when Senator Hiram Johnson arrived and was, for the first time in his career, accorded a joyous and official demonstration. Long Beach is doing great things with its oil wealth. It has collected $6,500,000 from royalties. It has built a harbor without Uncle Sam’s aid. It has creeated an exposition this summer. It is buying back its eight miles of beach lands for its people. It has built an auditorium, miles of streets and has brand new fire and police equipment. It furnishes cheap water and cheap natural gas to its consumers. And, says City Manager H. S. Calahan, it soon will begin proceedings to use its wasted gas to generate power and send the Southern California Edison Company packing. Long Beach’s tax rate is only $1.35. The city’s fabulously rich 180-acre tract of proven oil land skirts the little city of Signal Hill, America’s richeest municipality. With only 2.200 people Signal Hill has an assessed valuation of $22,00,000. or SIOO,OOO per capita.

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WORKS BOARD HINDERED “Keep Out” Signs Will Be Hung in Offices “Keep Cut—By Order of the Board of Works.” Two signs bearing this order were being prepared today for hanging

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RINGGOLD GIRLS WIN RED CROSS PENTATHLON Rosie O'Connor Leads Swimmers to Victory. Red Cross life-saving pentathlon was won Wednesday afternoon at Broad Ripple pool by junior girls of Ringgold Park. The swimmers were led by Rosie O’Connor, 14, of 1525 Linden St., with a low score of 7. Edna Sommers, 15, of 862 N. Bosart Ave., was second, and Virginia

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