anaheim-gazette 1911-11-16

CONDITION, NOT THEORY, CONFRONTS GROWERS ARE BROKERS TRYING TO DISRUPT WALNUT ASSOCIATION? Best Crop of Softshells Ever Grown in California is Going Into Warehouse—Spirited Activity Followed by Period of Depression—Independents Partly to Blame in Slashing Prices—New Methods of Marketing Advocated by Growers — Orders Coming in Slow Nearly a million dollars worth of walnuts are being stored this week in warehouses throughout the walnut-growing districts of Southern California. When two-thirds of the best crop of softshells ever grown had moved to market, there came a sudden cessation of orders. Growers are not slow in condemning eastern brokers, and freely charge them with an effort to destroy their local associations. New methods of marketing are demanded, and next season may see walnuts disposed of along lines similar to those employed by the citrus growers. While walnut men comprise the most advanced farmers in the state, their methods of marketing have been crude. They meet with brokers and agree upon prices, and there is little guarantee that brokers will stand by their agreements. Two years ago brokers declined to take walnuts at prices as agreed upon, as a result of which a serious slump in prices prevailed, and great loss was sustained by growers. If the market advances, brokers reap the benefit of increased prices. If markets show a tendency in the opposite direction, brokers rescind their orders, and growers come out at the short end. It's a case of en property, nineteen sacks of walnuts stolen from A. I. Stewart of Fullerton having been found in Los Angeles where they had been consigned to him. Firmin was allowed to go on his own recognizance and later appeared in court, but after considering the evidence Deputy Dist.-Atty. Koepsel decided not to prosecute and the case was dismissed on his motion. WOMEN ARE REGISTERED Five Hundred Will Vote at Liquor Election County Clerk Williams is having a list of new voters in the Fifth supervisor district struck off by a stenographer for use at the polls on Nov. 25, the day on which the election is to be held to determine whether or not the district goes "wet." The lists show some interesting facts. There are 306 new voters in the Tustin district, of whom but a very few are men. On the great register used at the election in November, 1910, there were 287 voters registered in Tustin precinct. The additional registration shows that in that precinct there are nearly as many women registered as there are men. In fact, the men have a bare majority. In Newport precinct, which comprises Old Newport, about the same condition exists. There are 122 of new registrations in that precinct, and nearly all of them are women. At the election a year ago there were 129 registered in Newport precinct. The lists for the other precincts have not all been gone over, and figures are not yet available. Delhi precinct will show a large proportion of women registered. At El Toro sixteen or eighteen women registered. San Juan Capistrano, known as San Juan precinct, registered but one woman. Mrs. Levi Gockley went to the county clerk's office, and if she votes on Nov. 25 she will be the on-fees and railroad fare is taken by McDonald ems are not charged that the decision of that the property was for him by Mrs. Devon in fact there was no Devonshire. The conleges that Markel fares for about $300 in oil and crops sold from is located at Placentia. BOARD OF SUPPLIES Bonds of Fullerton Horticulture Mission to expend in for road work in Orchardt. Supervisor Talbert mission to spend in for culverts. The Juvenile court given permission to movements at the detention exceed in cost $300. The assessor was paid to purchase a proper city of Stanton. Marshall Clark waits for the unexpired Mrs. Carmen Martinez $20 for support of her Bids were received union high school diploma follows: Wm. R. S $445.50 premium. F. $150 premium. The was accepted. The matter of bids for sheriff and district continued to Nov. 27. The board adjourned 1911, at 10 a.m. CALIFORNIA Coming Into Active City Foreign F with brokers and agree upon prices, and there is little guarantee that brokers will stand by their agreements. Two years ago brokers declined to take walnuts at prices as agreed upon, as a result of which a serious slump in prices prevailed, and great loss was sustained by growers. If the market advances, brokers reap the benefit of increased prices. If markets show a tendency in the opposite direction, brokers rescind their orders, and growers come out at the short end. It's a case of heads I win, tails you lose. The associations some weeks ago agreed with brokers to deliver them 70 per cent of the Southern California crop at 14 cents for No. 1 softshells. The price last year was 15 cents. While the crop this year is the best ever raised, and only about 10 per cent above that of last year's output, prices range lower for softshells and hardshells. For a month there has existed great activity in shipments. The Anaheim association has practically cleaned up its crop. Orders are in for the remaining carloads on hand, and these will probably go forward this week or next. While the independents, handling probably a fourth of the crop, and not the best nuts at that, are partly to blame for this condition, associated growers declare eastern brokers are at the bottom of a scheme to break up the associations. Independents are offering nuts at 12 1-2 and 13 cents, and during the week have had the eastern market practically to themselves. Their nuts will be cleaned up before the holidays, and pending a resumption of better prices, association nuts are going into warehouses. The Fullerton association some days ago telegraphed its brokers peremptory instructions to fill all orders agreed upon immediately, or its agreement with them would be cancelled. The brokers replied asking for time, adding the entire crop would be cleaned up by the holidays. Local growing are strong in condemning brokers for this unfavorable turn in affairs. They declare that a selling agency will be inaugurated next year, with representatives of the growers handling their product in the eastern cities. Notwithstanding the cut by independents retail prices east remain firm at 25 cents, per pound. Brokers find their profits shaded a trifle, and they are trying to slip one over the growers.. The latter are thoroughly in earnest in warehousing what remains of their crop, and will listen to no At the election a year ago there were 129 registered in Newport precinct. The lists for the other precincts have not all been gone over, and figures are not yet available. Delhi precinct will show a large proportion of women registered. At El Toro sixteen or eighteen women registered. San Juan Capistrano, known as San Juan precinct, registered but one woman. Mrs. Levi Gockley went to the county clerk's office, and if she votes on Nov. 25 she will be the only woman in the mission precinct who can have that privilege. No one from that precinct asked to be made registration clerk, and no one tried to get the women registered. Taking the district over there are now registered about 500 women and 850 men. ASK LOWER WALNUT PRICES Brokers Refuse to Buy at Association's Figures That there is a bitter war on between the walnut growers and the brokers in California, owing to the scale of prices adopted several weeks ago by the Southern California Walnut Association, has leaked. All the brokers are said to have agreed to refuse to purchase until the price is lowered and as a result the warehouses of the walnut growers throughout the southland are overstocked. According to the scale of the association, No. 1 walnuts are to be sold at 14 cents a pound. Last year the price was 15 cents, but the crop then was 15 per cent smaller than this year and the retailers made no objection. Reports from warehouses in Santa Barbara county state that no less than $75,000 worth of walnuts are on hand and if the eastern markets do not bid for them the supply soon will be a burden. Practically all of the walnuts from Santa Barbara county this season have been shipped to New York, Chicago and other eastern points, more than fifty carloads having been sent across the continent up to date. The brokers declare the price is exorbitant and say that by refusing to pay it there is sure to be a reduction in the near future. When asked as to the truth of the Santa Barbara story, A. C. Tiede, secretary of the Santa Ana valley walnut growers association, said that so far as he was aware, there was no difficulty between the wholesalers and the association. $445.50 premium. F. $150 premium. The was accepted. The matter of bids for sheriff and district continued to Nov. 27, The board adjourned 1911, at 10 a.m. CALIFORNIA Coming Into Active CoForeign F California grape grape cooperation of the degriculture at Washington enting to determine can compete success York and other eastern the Spanish product loads of Tokay grape been shipped east and storage to see how it arrived in New Y Packed and shipped rection of an expert logical division of th agriculture, every made to preserve th prime condition that th market by the side Malagas, which it is in time largely repliern market. No great hopes are by the government experiment will prov year. In fact, they has been a bad grape nia, and also that strong prejudice amers to overcome. This important comment, tried this year time, is the result of tigation of grape pachter all sorts of subs tried, including corn red paper and vario dust, it was found th wood sawdust was material in which th than the corn used growers. Effort also the agricultural depa California grape groe some varieties that those they now pro turn in affairs. They declare that a selling agency will be inaugurated next year, with representatives of the growers handling their product in the eastern cities. Notwithstanding the cut by independents retail prices east remain firm at 25 cents, per pound. Brokers find their profits shaded a trifle, and they are trying to slip one over the growers.. The latter are thoroughly in earnest in warehousing what remains of their crop, and will listen to no reduction in rates. This reduction is what brokers are after, and this is what they will not get, said a grower yesterday. Ugly charges are made against certain associated growers in up-county districts who are charged with conniving with buyers to keep prices down. Whether these charges be true or false, certain it is they have been made before, and now they are again in evidence. Probably the result of the slump will be an early meeting of growers to perfect a new plan of disposing of the walnut crop. WALNUT CASE DISMISSED Charge Against Joe Firmin not Prosecuted in Township Court Justice apparently received a solar plexus jolt when the charge against Joe Firmin of receiving stolen property was dismissed in the township court at Santa Ana, and defendant discharged. Firmin is one of the group arrested several days ago for stealing walnuts at Anaheim and Fullerton and when the case was dismissed for lack of evidence to convict, he was rearrested on a charge of receiving stol- DENIES THEIR CLAIMS Arthur McDonald Up for Another Whirl In Court Arthur Roy McDonald, who defeated his uncles and aunts in a fight for possession of the $25,000 estate left by his grandmother, Lucy Devonshire, is now engaged in a legal battle with the administrator of the estate. The administrator is E. H. Markel of Riverside; an uncle of McDonald. After Mrs. Devonshire died Markel got letters and took possession of the property. The court decided that the property all belonged to McDonald, and Markel was ordered to turn it all over to him. McDonald this week entered contest to a number of items charged up against the estate. These items aggregate $400, and include attorney's having been sent across the continent up to date. The brokers declare the price is exorbitant and say that by refusing to pay it there is sure to be a reduction in the near future. When asked as to the truth of the Santa Barbara story, A. C. Tiede, secretary of the Santa Ana valley walnut growers association, said that so far as he was aware, there was no difficulty between the wholesalers and the association. "It is true that orders are not coming in now," said the secretary, "but this is due to the fact that the independent buyers who have been able to get hold of a portion of the crop have put the nuts on the market at one cent per pound less than the association prices. There will probably be no demand for association nuts until those in the hands of the independent buyers are off the market." LOW PREMIUM With a remarkable considering the amount $130,000 bonds of high school district William R. Staats les. These bonds b and it was thought lum would be secured but two bidders, S Fuller & Co. of Cle er bid but $150. T was accepted. HER MIND "Charley, dear," Torkins, "what is a "Why—er—a jack contribution for pur ble donation." "Oh. Do you kn it had something to edness of politics." ANAHEIM GAZETTE fees and railroad fare. The ground is taken by McDonald that those items are not chargeable against him, that the decision of the court was that the property was held in trust for him by Mrs. Devonshire and that in fact there was no estate of Mrs. Devonshire. The contestant also alleges that Markel failed to account for about $300 in oranges, walnuts, and crops sold from the ranch, which is located at Placentia. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Bonds of Fullerton High School District Sold Supervisor Struck was given permission to expend in excess of $300 for road work in Orange road district. Supervisor Talbert was given permission to spend in excess of $300 for culverts. The Juvenile court committee was given permission to make improvements at the detention home not to exceed in cost $300. The assessor was given permission to purchase a property book for the city of Stanton. Marshall Clark was appointed justice of the peace of Stanton township for the unexpired term. Mrs. Carmen Martinez was allowed $20 for support of her children. Bids were received for Fullerton union high school district bonds as follows: Wm. R. Staats Co. bid $445.50 premium. F. L. Fuller bid $150 premium. The bid of Staats was accepted. The matter of bids for auto hire for sheriff and district attorney was continued to Nov. 27, 1911, at 10 a.m. The board adjourned to Nov. 27, 1911, at 10 a.m. CALIFORNIA GRAPES Coming Into Active Competition with Foreign Product 5, 10, TO 35= GRAND OFFER TOYLAND and Joyland to all little ones. mas Dolls, Toys, Games, etc., in Anaheim, and at no price This grand opening of Toyland means a great deal to the people of Anaheim and surroundings, giving them an opportunity to make their selection of Holiday goods at home from a stock equal to that of the city, and at city prices. Following are but few of the many hundreds of articles obtainable at prices from 5 to 35c. Nothing over 35c. CALIFORNIA GRAPES Coming Into Active Competition with Foreign Product California grape growers, with the cooperation of the department of agriculture at Washington, are experimenting to determine whether they can compete successfully in New York and other eastern markets with the Spanish product. Several carloads of Tokay grapes, already have been shipped east and placed in cold storage to see how they will keep, and a carload of the Emperor variety arrived in New York last week. Packed and shipped under the direction of an expert from the pomological division of the department of agriculture, every effort has been made to preserve the grapes in such prime condition that they will find a market by the side of the Spanish Malagas, which it is hoped they may in time largely replace on the eastern market. No great hopes are being held out by the government officials that the experiment will prove a success this year. In fact, they acknowledge this has been a bad grape year in California, and also that they have a strong prejudice among eastern buyers to overcome. This important commercial experiment, tried this year for the first time, is the result of five years investigation of grape packing methods. After all sorts of substances had been tried, including cornmeal, bran, shirred paper and various kinds of sawdust, it was found that California redwood sawdust was an even better material in which to pack grapes than the corn used by the Spanish growers. Effort also will be made by the agricultural department to get California grape growers to raise some varieties that keep longer than those they now produce. WONDER IF HE HAD TRIED THE BARGAIN COUNTER A strapping German with big beads of perspiration streaming down his face was darting in and out of the aisles of a department store. His excited actions attracted them an opportunity to make their selection of Holiday goods at home from a stock equal to that of the city, and at city prices. Following are but few of the many hundreds of articles obtainable at prices from 5 to 35c. Nothing over 35c. TOY DISHES Full sets of little dishes prettily decorated white china, decorated tin tea sets large enough for children to drink out of, also the little blue enameled kettles, sauce pans and dish pans, from 5 to 35c. Trains and Looms Long Iron Trains that are not easy that run on tracks, Locomotives backward automatically. Prices Stoves Little Toy Stoves with complete furnishings, also a number of Kitchen Utensils included. Price 10 to 35c. Fire Department Well made Iron Toy Hose Carts, Hose, Fire Engine, Hook and loose Ladders, also fire chief's W Price 35c Each WONDER IF HE HAD TRIED THE BARGAIN COUNTER A strapping German with big beads of perspiration streaming down his face was darting in and out of the aisles of a department store. His excited actions attracted the attention of all the salespersons, and they hardly knew what to make of it. A hustling young man of the clothing department walked up and asked, "Are you looking for something in men's clothing?" "No," he roared, "not men's clothing; vimmen's clothing. I can't my wife find." LOW PREMIUM FOR BONDS With a remarkably low premium considering the amount of issue, the $120,000 bonds of Fullerton union high school district were sold to William R. Staats Co. of Los Angeles. These bonds bear five per cent and it was thought a good big premium would be secured, but there were but two bidders, Staats and F. L. Fuller & Co. of Cleveland, O. Fuller bid but $150. The bid of $445.50 was accepted. HER MIND RELIEVED "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkins, "what is a jackpot?" "Why—er—a jackpot is a general contribution for purposes of charitable donation." "Oh. Do you know I was afraid it had something to do with the wickedness of politics." 35=CENT STORE D OPENING OF YLAND tle ones. A collection of Christmes, etc., never before witnessed no price to exceed 35c. Early buying is to be the rule this year and you will profit by so doing. Make your selections early while the stock is complete and get first choice. Most of the holiday lines are imported, so later on it will be impossible to replenish the stock. and those waiting to do their buying the last few days will not have the full assortment to select from. Buy today and have it laid away for you. DOLLS have a large variety of Dolls in all beautifully dressed ones; some with movexposed teeth, kid bodies, also the dolls—can say "mama" and "papa." Prices from 5 to 35 cents. DOLL FURNITURE The cutest little bed room outfits—Dresser, Wardrobe and comode—in imitation birds-eye maple; also little writiug desks, etc. Price 10 to 35c. and Locomotives Trains that are not easily broken. Trains tracks, Locomotives that go forward and automatically. Prices 15 to 35c. Doll Beds Brass Beds for Dolls. Some have the little Mattress, comforts and pillow, with lace edge. We also have the little brass Cradle. Prices 20 to 35c Department Toy Hose Carts, with length of engine, Hook and Ladders, with also fire chief's Wagon. Price 35c Each. Toy Hose Carts, with length of Engine, Hook and Ladders, with also fire chief's Wagon. Price 35c Each. Toy Autos Five-passenger Automobile that runs with heavy spring. A dandy for 35c. Bought especially for the holidays a large line of Fancy China, such as Cups and Saucers, Plates, Nut and Olive Sets, Chocolate Sets, Fancy reamers and Sugars, Irridescent Rose Bowls and many pieces of imita35c. The Home of Santa Claus and ascertain their early this year. See toy display in windows 35 CENT STORE HOME OF SANTA CLAUS. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA