anaheim-gazette 1911-10-26

MERCHANTS TO FORM A NEW ASSOCIATION WILL WORK IN HARMONY WITH THE BOARD OF TRADE Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Co. Grant Request of Anaheim for Long Distance Connection—Manager Abbey Receives Welcome Message During Session of Board Monday Evening—Charges Against Orange Co. Representative at Los Angeles to Be Heard by Associated Chambers The proposition to reorganize a Merchants' Association was discussed in rather an animated manner at the Board of Trade meeting Monday night. J. F. Ahlborn was opposed to the proposition and argued in eloquent language that one healthy, vigorous body was worth more than two sickly ones; that merchants who joined the new association would lose interest in the board of trade, consequently its influence for good work in behalf of Anaheim would be lessened. He said the merchants could maintain a committee on private affairs under section six of the by-laws which could do just as effective work as a separate organization and they would still be a part of the board of trade. On Ahlborn's motion the proposition was voted down, but Wm. Falkenstein and others got days. Immediately upon completing the slicing of beets it will begin the work of refining molasses, which will necessitate a run of six weeks. The season's run has been most successful, although shortage of beets forces the factory to shut down a month ahead of schedule time. The floods in the Downey region early in the year destroyed many hundreds of acres of beets, and foggy weather following made the crop late. Nevertheless the season's run has been successful. As high as 415 tons of beets were sliced in 12 hours. The season's output of sugar will mount up toward the million mark. Immediately upon completing the campaign on molasses, mechanics will be put to work enlarging the capacity of the mill. Rated as a 600-ton mill the present season, it has sliced nearly 800 tons a day. It will be increased to 800 tons capacity and will next year handle probably 1000 tons of beets daily. This year's acreage was 5000 acres. Next year the fields will be increased to probably 9000 acres. Nearly all beets are in, and final deliveries will be made the early part of next week. The season has been advantageous to growers, beets having tested high in sugar and purity. JUDGE SHANLEY AND WIFE RETURN Declares He Never Caught a Fish in White Bear Lake Admitting himself a Jonah when it JUDGE SHANLEY AND WIFE RETURN Declares He Never Caught a Fish in White Bear Lake Admitting himself a Jonah when it came to fishing for trout in White Bear lake, Minnesota, but declaring he never had a better time than during his three months' tour of the east, Judge Frank Shanley and wife received a hearty welcome home on Monday at noon. "Never had a better time in my life," he said, as his familiar laugh greeted those who came up to shake him by the hand, "but I never got a bite. I changed position and altered the hook, but never a bite did I get. The others in the party landed many beauties, and I did what I could to make things pleasant for them. Say, they were great, the fish, I mean. And our friends; they met us at St. Paul with three autos, each of three families announcing their purpose of entertaining us first. We never paid a cent for a meal in two months and a half; wasn't that beautiful?" Judge Shanley and wife spent a month with relatives in Indiana, and then went to White Bear Lake, where they remained five weeks. On their western journey they stopped at Salt Lake, where the judge heard President Taft speak in the Tabernacle. They visited in Seattle, Portland and other northern cities, and came home by the coast route. "Business conditions east are in bad shape," he said, "on account of the railroad strike and the drouth which caused short crops. Banks are lending no money, except in urgent cases, and then only on the best of collateral. They are calling in loans, and money is tight. I saw railroad superintendents and high officials of railroads tapping car wheels in the yards, to detect any unsoundness, and oiling trucks. Idle men are found everywhere. We ought to be thankful for living in so glorious a state as California." "I was glad to learn my potatoes took the blue ribbon at the carnival. Mr. Hamler says he will give me the ribbon this afternoon. You must have had a great time at the carnival. I received the Gazette every week du- They will go into marriages with French and Italian will hold their own fact foreign nuts can handle these walnuts, bably the best shipping formia this year. Two same grade, shipped arrived in New York has slipped one over the noble nuts alongside not in it; everybody wore California nuts, which vier and of finer texture French nut. However nut is a good looker, best home-grown nuts. Manager Hayden hten men at the packing, grading, packing nuts. The nuts are five per cent salt soluble of salt to 100 pounds salt is decomposed which releases the c nuts are dipped into means of a revolving sues with them from dumps them into a cle, to prevent escape nuts are then conveyed to trays whereon they ed and shipped. Act rine bleaches the shee revolving wheel-dip in use in the world. There is no patent solution, and growers try for its use. The process, upon which a claimed a patent and for royalty, has been the newer and improved. Some associations contract with the S.A. and are yet paying the royalty. Mr. Hayden states will ship seven carlo week. Beside the c New York, cars go to St. Louis, Seattle, H points in the south of the new crop has been date, and shipments will three weeks longer. as high as $3500 per some of less weight figure. The season's local growers $125,000 the week the packing ed 100 tons of nuts, a loads are being recei crop is the best ever county. The price No. 1 softshells, a o year's price. Fourtee fore growers formed grant all the demands of Anaheim. A. A. Mills introduced Mr. Gilde, a neighbor of his, who wanted to know why there was a discrepancy in the prices of staple articles of commerce here and at Los Angeles. As this came under the head of Mills' back haul controversy it was sidetracked after some discussion to be further considered at the meeting of the associated chambers. A letter from the secretary of the associated chambers was also read, requesting that the members who had filed complaints against the Orange county representative in charge of exhibits at Los Angeles meet with that body at Santa Ana on Wednesday and bring the matter up. It is desired that all portions of the county shall receive justice from the exhibit. A request for assistance from the board of trade for the Anaheim band was turned over to Oscar Heying for investigation and subsequent report. Mr. Heying stated that the band had engaged one of the foremost band-masters in the country and with proper support Anaheim would shortly have a band second to none in the state. SEASON'S END APPROACHES Sugar Mill Begins Next Week Six Week's Run on Molasses The Anaheim sugar factory started operations last night after a two-days' shutdown owing to scarcity of beets, and will continue until next week, when the last of this season's beet crop will have been harvested. The mill started August 2, and will have had a run of approximately 90 superintendents and high officials of railroads tapping car wheels in the yards, to detect any unsoundness, and oiling trucks. Idle men are found everywhere. We ought to be thankful for living in so glorious a state as California. "I was glad to learn my potatoes took the blue ribbon at the carnival. Mr. Hamler says he will give me the ribbon this afternoon. You must have had a great time at the carnival. I received the Gazette every week during my absence, and I was kept well posted on what was doing here." Mrs. Shanley and I are glad to get back home." MERCHANTS ORGANIZE Will Meet Again Tomorrow Evening to Adopt By-Laws A largely attended meeting of local merchants was held at the public library on Friday evening. A board of directors was chosen comprising F.A. Yungbluth, A. H. Wittman, F. A. Backs Jr., M. W. Martenet and Wm. Falkenstein. F. A. Yungbluth was elected president; A. H. Wittman vice president, and F. A. Backs Jr. treasurer. Mr. Backs acted as secretary pro tem. A permanent secretary will be elected at another meeting to be held on Friday evening, when a constitution and by-laws will be adopted. The purpose of the organization is to protect members from fake solicitors of advertising, and for uniformity of action with reference to matters of business. "Where can I find a policeman?" "Go to the vegetable market. There you'll see four asleep on one beat." Senor Silvas Hits the tures No. Manuel Silvas, they got into serious trouble a big gun too close to Jernigan, and was later fined fifty dollars, paid his fine out on his person when he left for parts unknown hind him numerous lanes not been paid for topping contract taker. At least that's the Valenzuela brother growers, who paid $3500 per year's price. Fourteen fore growers formed a price of nuts fell to many growers had their ed to them, there be even at these low prices the crop will bring million dollars into Orlando though when the growers the brokers and fix 14 cents, they sliced their bank account. GONE WITH THE TURES NO. ANAHEIM WALNUTS SLIP ONE OVER THEM MEET GRENOBLE NUTS IN NEW YORK, MAINTAIN PREFERENCE Two Carloads Compete With French Product, Brokers Telegraph for Another Car, Which Goes Forward on Hurry Orders Tuesday—Larger and Heavier Than Foreign Nuts—Extra Fancy Softshells Have the Call—Busy Scenes at Packing House Seeking a market in the very home of Eastern importers of foreign walnuts, the third carload of new crop nuts left the packing house on South Claudina street on Tuesday direct for New York, on brokers orders. The nuts are extra fancy softshells, large sized, well filled with white meat and of excellent flavor. They will go into market side by side with French and Italian nuts, and will hold their own. As a matter of fact foreign nuts cannot hold a candle to these walnuts, which are probably the best shipped out of California this year. Two carloads of the same grade, shipped from here, arrived in New York last week, and slipped one over the foreigners. Gre-noble nuts alongside of them were not in it; everybody wanted new-crop California nuts, which are larger,hea- Instead of paying his men Silvas proceeded to fill up on vino tinto,and he had partially succeeded when he ran up against Jernigan and was arrested. When arrested Silvas had in his possession $195.95, all of which but twenty-five cents was in gold. Silvas paid a fine of fifty dollars, and that left him $145.25, and when that was returned to him he made a beeline west and has not been heard from. The Valenzuela brothers went to Santa Ana to inquire after Silvas and when informed that he had been discharged from custody they told the story of his having failed to pay the men employed by him. Silvas left a horse and buggy at Los Alamitos, and this will probably be attached to partially satisfy the claims against the owner. MRS. C. E. ROBINSON DEAD Succumbs to Complicated Alliments at the Anaheim Sanitarium Blanche Wheeler-Robinson, wife of Clarence E. Robinson, of Buena Park, died at the Anaheim Sanitarium at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening. She was brought to the hospital two weeks ago suffering from a complication of disorders, but bowel trouble was the immediate cause of her death. The funeral was held at Backs & Terry's undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock Friday morning and the remains were shipped to Los Angeles and interred in Rosedale cemetery. JOINT CONFERENCE ON OUTFALL SEWER FULLERTON, ANAHEIM, AND SUGAR OFFICIALS HOLD MEETING Steward's Estimate of the Cost puts a Wet Blanket on the Meeting — Fullerton Representatives Requested to Secure Figures on Their Just Proportion of the Cost, and Report at Future Meeting—Anaheim Trustees Satisfied With the Present Situation The proposition to join hands with Fullerton and the sugar factory and carry an outfall sewer to the ocean met with scant encouragement at a joint meeting of Anaheim and Fullerton officials at the city hall Friday evening. Those present and taking part in the meeting, in addition to the entire board of trustees, were George C. Welton, of the Fullerton board, E. J. Marks, city attorney of Fullerton, and William McLaughlin, representing the Anaheim sugar factory. City Engineer Steward was out of town, but he left some figures behind him that appeared to be a stumbling block in the way of progress. He estimates that an outfall sewer sufficiently large to accommodate both towns and the big factory would cost They will go into market side by side with French and Italian nuts, and will hold their own. As a matter of fact foreign nuts cannot hold a candle to these walnuts, which are probably the best shipped out of California this year. Two carloads of the same grade, shipped from here, arrived in New York last week, and slipped one over the foreigners. Grenoble nuts alongside of them were not in it; everybody wanted new-crop California nuts, which are larger, heavier and of finer texture than the French nut. However, the Grenoble nut is a good looker, and it takes the best home-grown nut to beat them. Manager Hayden has a force of ten men at the packing house receiving, grading, packing and shipping the nuts. The nuts are bleached by a five per cent salt solution, 5 pounds of salt to 100 pounds of water. The salt is decomposed by electricity, which releases the chlorine. The nuts are dipped into this solution by means of a revolving wheel, which issues with them from the bath and dumps them into a covered receptacle, to prevent escape of fumes. The nuts are then conveyed by machinery to trays whereon they are dried,sacked and shipped. Action of the chlorine bleaches the shell nicely. The revolving wheel-dip is the only one in use in the world. There is no patent upon the salt-solution, and growers pay no royalty for its use. The old chlorine process, upon which a San Jose firm claimed a patent and sued growers for royalty, has been discarded for the newer and improved process. Some associations entered into a contract with the San Jose people, and are yet paying them $2 per ton royalty. Mr. Hayden states the association will ship seven carloads of nuts this week. Beside the car headed for New York, cars go to Kansas City, St. Louis, Seattle, Portland and to points in the south and east. Half the new crop has been shipped to date, and shipments will continue for three weeks longer. The nuts bring as high as $3500 per car, although some of less weight fall below this figure. The season's crop will fetch local growers $125,000. The first of the week the packing house contained 100 tons of nuts, and many wagon-loads are being received daily. The crop is the best ever raised in the county. The price is 14 cents for No. 1 softshells, a cent below last year's price. Fourteen years ago, before growers formed an association, white meat and oak cheese were sold. Blanche Wheeler-Robinson, wife of Clarence E. Robinson, of Buena Park, died at the Anaheim Sanitarium at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening. She was brought to the hospital two weeks ago suffering from a complication of disorders, but bowel trouble was the immediate cause of her death. The funeral was held at Backs & Terry's undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock Friday morning and the remains were shipped to Los Angeles and interred in Rosedale cemetery. Rev. W. E. Zeigler, of the M. E. church, conducted the services. Mrs. Robinson was 37 years of age. She was the daughter of Portens Wheeler of this city and came to Anaheim with her family from Hardin county, Ohio, three years ago. For the past year she and her husband have had charge of the Buena Park hotel. She leaves three children, the oldest being thirteen years of age and the youngest eight. QUILTING BEE Mrs. Lawrence Entertains Friends at Her Handsome Home A social event of unusual interest occurred Wednesday at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lawrence at West Anaheim, when Mrs. Lawrence entertained the Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church of Fullerton. It was an all-day affair and the ladies enjoyed an old-time quilting "bee" and carpet rag sewing. At noon an elaborate luncheon was faultlessly served by the hostess. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Lawrence were: Mmes. R. S. Gregory, George Pickell, Mary Strain, R. Stone, V. R. Coonraltt, Kate Lee, A. R. Westler, G. A. Giles, Carrie Palrymal, E. T. Hall, L. E. Hampton, F. Meredith, G. C. Welton, L. Woodward, C.Mouran, Mary Canfield, Howard Homan, Rose Sitton, Dell Lemon, Rev. and Mrs. Russell, B. Whiteside, and Misses Avis Knowlton and Lily Strain. MEXICANS PEDDLING WALNUTS Placed Under Arrest at Santa Ana, Lodged in Jail Two Mexicans with crooked stories and three sacks of walnuts to account for are being held in the county jail by Constable Jackson. The men say their names are Carmen Flores and Malito Soto. Monday morning they appeared at the Basket grocery in Santa Ana with a sack of walnut meats, weighing fifty pounds, and two sacks of walnuts. The Anaheim trustees, it was apparent, were not enthusiastic in support of the proposition, which originated with Fullerton. In addition to the cost, which made it practically prohibitive, they argued that the water, after being treated to the septic process, was too valuable to be wasted. Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for the purpose of carrying into the ocean water worth thousands of dollars each year looked like a foolish business proposition. The meeting was hampered by the absence of City Engineer Steward, on whom all parties were relying for a statement, not only of the cost but of the grades and the point at which Fullerton could form a conjunction with the Anaheim pipe. It was finally decided that the officials of Fullerton and the managers of the sugar factory should each secure authoritative figures on the amount of water they would turn into the sewer and thus form a basis for adjudging their proportion of the total cost, which was fixed at $250,000. Another meeting will probably three weeks longer. The nuts bring as high as $3500 per car, although some of less weight fall below this figure. The season's crop will fetch local growers $125,000. The first of the week the packing house contained 100 tons of nuts, and many wagonloads are being received daily. The crop is the best ever raised in the county. The price is 14 cents for No. 1 softshells, a cent below last year's price. Fourteen years ago, before growers formed an association, price of nuts fell to 2 1-2 cents. Many growers had their walnuts returned to them, there being no market even at these low prices. This year the crop will bring more than a million dollars into Orange county, although when the growers listened to the brokers and fixed the price at 14 cents, they sliced off $200,000 from their bank account. GONE WITH THE DINERO Senor Silvas Hits the Trail for Pastures New Manuel Silvas, the Mexican who got into serious trouble by flourishing a big gun too close to Deputy Sheriff Jernigan, and was locked up and later fined fifty dollars for his indiscretion, paid his fine out of money found on his person when arrested and has left for parts unknown, leaving behind him numerous laborers who have not been paid for finishing a beet-topping contract taken by Silvas. At least that's the story told by the Valenzuela brothers, Mexican beet growers, who paid Silvas $225, the day he was arrested, the money being intended to pay the men employed in topping beets. Placed Under Arrest at Santa Ana, Lodged in Jail Two Mexicans with crooked stories and three sacks of walnuts to account for are being held in the county jail by Constable Jackson. The men say their names are Carmen Flores and Malito Soto. Monday morning they appeared at the Basket grocery in Santa Ana with a sack of walnut meats, weighing fifty pounds, and two sacks of walnuts. Constable Jackson was on the lookout for walnut peddlers, and he soon had the two Mexicans talking. Flores said he had just rented a place at Anaheim with fourteen walnut trees on it. Later he said he bought a sack and a half of culls and cracked them, producing the fifty pounds of meats. Constable Jackson telephoned to Marshal Kellenberger of this city and learned that Flores had no walnut trees on his place. A laprobe found in Flores' wagon fits the description of one stolen from a rancher named Edwards of Placentia. Altogether Flores and Soto have a number of things stacked up that need explanation. NOT DEPUTY SHERIFFS Sheriff Ruddock desires us to say that neither Santos Carrisosa nor his son Santitos Carrisosa are deputy sheriffs in Orange county. The assertion has been made that both are deputy sheriffs under Sheriff Ruddock but that gentleman states the statement is altogether unfounded. James Northcross came down from the Maricopa oil fields Sunday. WOMEN ARE REGISTERING Will Be Required to Register Again After First of Year Many women throughout Orange county are registering, and a number resident in this city have gone to the county clerk's office at Santa Ana to have their names placed upon the great register. This work is unnecessary, for all voters will have to re-register after January 1st next. The law requires a new registration in each even-numbered year, but voters whose names are upon the register this year need not re-register for the city election which occurs in April. Therefore those women who are now registering need not re-register for that election. For the general elect- ZETTE NO. 1911 NUMBER 2 REFERENCE TO ALL SEWER HEIM, AND SULLS HOLD ING of the Cost, puts in the Meeting — Contatives Requestures on Their of the Cost, and the Meeting—Anatisfied With the to join hands with sugar factory and power to the ocean protection at a heim and Fullercity hall Friday resent and taking in addition to trustees, were of the Fullerton city attorney of William McLaughlin, heim sugar facward was out of time figures behind to be a stumbling progress. He esfall sewer sufficicommodate both factory would cost ion which occurs in November next year all voters will have to re-register. In Fullerton and in the Fifth supervisor district elections on the liquor question will be held next month, and women in those precincts must register immediately in order to cast their ballots. Otherwise, it is unnecessary for them to register before the first of the year, except in cases of municipal elections in April next. All voters whose names are upon the great register this year need not re-register to vote at municipal elections. For the presidential election in November all voters must re-register, whether their names appear upon the great register this year or not. It is reported that the supervisors will be petitioned to call a liquor election in the third supervisor district, which embraces the northern portion of Orange county. Anaheim and Fullerton are included in this district, but being incorporated municipalities, voters living within their boundaries will not be permitted to vote at such election, if it be called. DE KOR MAKING GOOD Young Aviator Doing Stunts in Aerial Sauntering Aviator Fred De Kor some days ago made a continuous flight from a point on the San Joaquin mesa, about six miles south of Santa Ana, to Dominguez field, and encircled it several CHILE DRYERS BURN FIRE ORIGIN UNKNOWN W. C. MAUERHAN EXPERIENCES THREE FIRES IN EIGHT YEARS Loss Placed at $2500 With No Insurance—Three Evaporators and Warehouse Destroyed—Tankhouse and Windmill Near-by Saved by Heroic Work on Part of Neighbors, Who Gather to Render Assistance--Ruins Cleared Preparatory to Rebuilding Three chile dryers and a warehouse belonging to W. C. Mauerhan at the West End were destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, entailing a loss of $2500. Fire was discovered in one of the buildings in which a quantity of chiles were stored for grinding. These chiles were being roasted preparatory to grinding, and it is supposed the fire started from a match dropped by some of the workmen. Mr. Mauerhan was about the dryers during the day, and is at a loss to determine the exact cause of the fire. At 2 o'clock flames burst from the evaporator where chiles were being prepared for grinding and quickly spread to the two adjoining evaporators. The dryers were 14x28, 14x18 and 12x24. The warehouse was 24x40 feet. In the latter building a DE KOR MAKING GOOD Young Aviator Doing Stunts in Aerial Sauntering Aviator Fred De Kor some days ago made a continuous flight from a point on the San Joaquin mesa, about six miles south of Santa Ana, to Dominguez field, and encircled it several times before landing, covering a distance of about twenty-five miles. The flight was made in a Curtiss biplane, equipped with a sixty-horsepower eight-cylinder Hall-Scott motor. De Kor started about 4:30 in the afternoon and after reaching Santa Ana followed the Pacific Electric tracks to Artesia, thence across the country to Dominguez, arriving there at 5:05 p.m. An altitude of about 700 feet was kept until the field was reached, and then the aviator climbed to a height of 1500 feet. During the trip the aviator caught sight of a Pacific Electric car en route to Los Angeles about a mile ahead, and in about ten minutes he passed the rapidly moving car, much to the amazement of the passengers. De Kor qualified for a license last week near Santa Ana, and is contemplating several spectacular flights over Los Angeles. EDNA'S HOTEL BILL Goodwin's Placentia Ranch Attached to Pay for It Attachment papers were filed some days ago against Nat Goodwin's property interests in California by Attorney L. B. Stanton. The property said to be involved includes a $40,000 residence in Santa Monica and Orange county and San Francisco real estate to the value of more than $200,000. On whose behalf the attachment was filed Attorney Stanton declined to say. F. G. Tyrrell, Goodwin's legal representative in this state, said that he had not been served with a notice of the attachment. The actor's attorney intimated that the attachment was probably brought by the proprietors of the Hotel Ansonia of New York to recover a hotel bill alleged to be owed by Edna Goodrich, Goodwin's last wife, said to amount to a little over $2000. The hotel company was given judgment against Edna Goodrich for the amount of the bill by the New York courts about two weeks ago. Attorney Tyrrell declares that the claim will be contested on the ground. Mr. Mauerhan was about the dryers during the day, and is at a loss to determine the exact cause of the fire. At 2 o'clock flames burst from the evaporator where chiles were being prepared for grinding and quickly spread to the two adjoining evaporators. The dryers were 14x28, 14x18 and 12x24. The warehouse was 24 x40 feet. In the latter building a quantity of chile was stored, and this was a total loss. The fire spread so quickly that it was with difficulty a windmill and tankhouse nearby were saved. Neighbors immediately responded to calls for help, and with an excellent water service from the tank mill and tankhouse were saved from destruction. The fire is the third experienced by Mr. Mauerhan in eight years. In 1893 the first fire occurred, resulting in a loss of $300. Two years later another fire caused damage amounting to $1200. The dryers were at once rebuilt, and recently Mr. Mauerhan has been operating three evaporators and storing his product in a near-by warehouse. He is a pioneer in the chile industry, and sells large quantities of dried and ground chile, which is shipped to many parts of the United States and Mexico. He began on Tuesday clearing away the ruins of the burned buildings preparatory to rebuilding. Three furnaces were found to be but slightly injured, and these can be repaired and put in service again. New and larger dryers will be immediately erected. Mr. Mauerhan carried no insurance, as no risks are taken by insurance companies upon chile dryers. His loss by his three fires is over $4000. IN FLOURISHING CONDITION Stockholders of the German-American bank met at the bank's offices on Thursday afternoon in sixth annual session, and elected the following directors to serve the ensuing year: Adolph Thomas, Joseph Helmsen, Charles A. Boege, Tim Carroll, W. A. Bonynge, J. B. Rea, E. A. Stockslayer, Louis Denni and J. D. Lavin. The directors organized by electing the following officers: Adolph Thomas president, Joseph Helmsen vice president, Charles A. Boege cashier. President Thomas submitted his annual report showing the bank's total resources to be $450,460.29, and depo- MARTINEZ HELD FOR TRIAL Mexican Charged With Killing Hernandez Will Face Superior Court Lorenzo Martinez, charged with the murder of Ysidro Hernandez as the result of a quarrel at the Santa Fe section house at Santa Ana on the night of October 15th, was on Saturday given a preliminary examination and held for trial in the superior court. Abram Gonzales was the first witness examined and he swore that on the evening of the stabbing affray at the Santa Fe section house he and Hernandez and one other went to the section house. He stayed outside and Hernandez went in. Later he heard quarreling inside the house and little later Martinez and Hernandez came out and Martinez stabbed Hernandez. Witness told his story apparently very straightforwardly and his testimony was convincing. Attorney Ames is in Santa Barbara attending to legal business. WALNUT RECORD BROKEN Records were broken one day last week when the Santa Ana Valley Walnut Growers Association received sixty-nine wagon-loads of walnuts, amounting to seventy-three tons, worth in cash $20,400. Some of the teams stood in line for five hours awaiting their turn at the packing-house. No packing-house in California ever received more walnuts in one day, and it was the more than double of any one day's receipts of the local association. A. C. Tiede, secretary of the association, states that the Santa Ana valley walnut growers association will pay its members about $200,000 for the season's production. There are five other associations in Orange county. Orange county will produce this season 5000 tons of walnuts, which will be worth $1,000,000. The quality is the finest produced in the state. This county raises forty per cent of the walnuts raised in California.