anaheim-gazette 1914-04-02

Y. M. C. A. BOYS GIVE BANQUET TO OFFICERS RETIRING COUNTY SEC. HAMILTON AND INCOMING SECRETARY BROWN GIVEN RECEPTION MANY SPEECHES FROM OLD AND YOUNG MEMBERS ARE DELIVERED Sociability and good-fellowship was the tenor of the many short addresses delivered at the Y. M. C. A. entertainment at the home of that institution on Philadelphia street Tuesday night after the sixty guests had regaled themselves on the good things provided by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell spread to R. J. Hamilton, the retiring county secretary, and a welcome to Prof. Brown, the incoming secretary who takes his place and will have charge of the work in this county in the future. Mr. Hamilton has held on the proposition to pay the city trustees a salary of $20 per month. We believe the laborer is worthy of his hire, and it is our opinion the proposition should be adopted at the polls. Members of the city board of trustees give much of their time and attention to the needs and requirements of the municipality. Besides attending to regular meetings twice each month, they attend many special and committee meetings and pass upon matters of great importance to taxpayers. Such propositions as paving the city's streets, issuing bonds for public betterment, and purchasing supplies, call for keen business alertness, and the interests of the people are subserved only by a close application to considering matters before the community. We believe the proposition should receive a favorable vote. Other cities pay their municipal officials, and we believe this city should do the same. A majority of all votes cast for the proposition will serve to enact it into law. NATURAL GAS FOR ONLY A DAY Overflow From Fullerton Gave Anaheim First Experience The sudden and unexpected increase in the volume of flame from all the gas Sociability and good-fellowship was the tenor of the many short addresses delivered at the Y. M. C. A. entertainment at the home of that institution on Philadelphia street Tuesday night after the sixty guests had regaled themselves on the good things provided by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell spread to R. J. Hamilton, the retiring county secretary, and a welcome to Prof. Brown, the incoming secretary who takes his place and will have charge of the work in this county in the future. Mr. Hamilton has held this position for several years and the increase and advancement in the county is mostly due to his efficient work. He has finally given it up owing to other matters, and Mr. Brown will take his place and carry on the work. He comes from Oregon and will make his headquarters at Santa Ana. After the banquet F. C. Krause, who was acting as toastmaster, took charge of the situation and introduced the various speakers. First came the boys who had formerly attended the annual encampment at Camp Wilkie, Catalina Island. Each boy was called upon for a few words, to mention the state of his nativity and give a sentiment suitable to the commonwealth. Some of them were appropriate and elicited much applause. Numerous addresses were made by other local orators and all were appropriate although of necessity short. Mr. Hamilton made a speech giving an abridged review of the work accomplished in the past, also commending the members of the county association and giving them some excellent advice for the future. Mr. Brown also responded to a call and made a talk outlining plans for the future. His talk was well received and he was given a hearty and genuine reception. The banquet prepared by the ladies was an excellent one and the hungry guests did justice to it. A complete kitchen is installed in the building and suppers can be cooked on the premises. The next encampment of the county Y. M. C. A. will be held at Camp Wilkie in August. These encampments are growing more popular each year and a large attendance is anticipated. NET CONTAINERS ACT SOON IN FORCE Retailers Will Be Given Few Days Grace to Adjust Stock to New Law Grocers of Orange county are to be given a short time of grace in which to adjust their present stock of goods to the provisions of the net container act, which went into effect yesterday. This was the decision at a conference held Tuesday by District Attorney L. A. West and County Sealer George McPhee. McPhee has been all over the county and has explained the law to all grocers, market proprietors and others dealing in foodstuffs and commodities intended to be eaten or drunk by human beings, except articles to be used for medicinal purposes. While the mer- NATURAL GAS FOR ONLY A DAY Overflow From Fullerton Gave Anaheim First Experience The sudden and unexpected increase in the volume of flame from all the gas burners in town Monday afternoon and the change from a yellow to a blue tint caused Anaheim consumers to believe that natural gas had been turned into the mains ahead of the schedule time. It was natural gas to a partial extent but it was mixed with the manufactured article. It filtered into our mains from Fullerton by reason of a defective valve that refused to shut off the flow entirely. Natural gas was turned into Fullerton Monday, and the little flare-up at Anaheim was merely an overflow from their mains. Anaheim will be in the full enjoyment of this luxury about the middle of April. It will come in by the new main now being built direct from Placentia and not through Fullerton. It comes from the Santa Fe lease at Olinda where connection has been made with several wells. Monday's experience is no indication of what this fuel will prove to be. The smoke and dirt complained of was not an element in the natural gas as it is free from smoke and odor. Besides it gives more heat than the manufactured gas in the ratio of 7 to 11. It will cost the consumers 75 cents per thousand cubic feet which, considering its extra heating capacity will make the gas bills less than half the present charge. WORLD RECORD EGGS FROM ENGLAND George W. Sloop Receives Two Settings From Famous White Leghorn Pens George W. Sloop has recently received two settings of eggs from England which are now being hatched by Plymouth Rock hens. Mr. Sloop is a chicken fancier of long experience and if these eggs hatch he will have a pen of fowls from the highest strains in the world. The first setting was shipped him by Tom Barron who won first prize at the international egg laying contest at Philadelphia. The pen of five White Leghorn pullets from which Mr. Sloop's eggs came captured the first prize by laying 1,190 eggs in one year, the prizewinning hen being credited with 282. The contest was conducted by the Connecticut and Pennsylvania experiment stations, and the finest chickens in the world were entered. Two of the 15 eggs shipped from the far-away English pen were broken in transit but Mr. Sloop expects to get a reasonable A majority of all votes cast for the proposition will serve to enact it into law. A small delegation went down to Long at the invitation of the ash Company to view which is being established the purpose of transfer into a valuable company Accompanying the party charge of representation pany were Mr. and Kuchel and Theodore city, and Dr. S. R. C Zerman and wife, Miss Arthur Dean, Mr. and J and J. W. Sackman, and all of Santa Ana. The was in charge of Chase accorded the visitors on a pleasant day's outing. The officers of the club has recently been organized Wilson, of Los Angeles J. Brander, of San Diego; W. G. Tanner, secretary; A. H. Firn geles, assistant secretary treasurer; R. L. H Frank Murphy. Person from various points progress of the work exhaustible kelp beds raw material is secured facture of chloride of several, by-products, b considered too rough ing. The distance to from the shore is six a disappointment to none cared to venture sea. Dr. S. R. Oppenheim, the institution and health laboratory. The doctor over the possibilities venture. "The annual crop on on the Pacific coast be San Francisco co 000 worth of potassium equal amount of by-provided At present all is spent annually in commercial fertilizers ing rapidly. Imports States of products co are over $40,000,000 an The above is an export issued by the Un government and imbodied ment No. 190 of the 6 tells in a few words seaweed now going to coast and explains ther organization of the A Incorporation which is at Long Beach for ther chloride of potassium co from kelp. The American Potash solidification of the Pacific of San Francisco, Cali Coronado Chemical Co Diego, California. The Pacific Kelp Organized by Mr. H. Wil pose of evolving chee and mechanical appliance produce from the glacial Pacific ocean, potassium iine, varnish, creosot paint pigments economic commercial quantities completed and ther harvesting, drying, Grace to Adjust Stock to New Law Grocers of Orange county are to be given a short time of grace in which to adjust their present stock of goods to the provisions of the net container act, which went into effect yesterday. This was the decision at a conference held Tuesday by District Attorney L. A. West and County Sealer George McPhee. McPhee has been all over the county and has explained the law to all grocers, market proprietors and others dealing in foodstuffs and commodities intended to be eaten or drunk by human beings, except articles to be used for medicinal purposes. While the merchants cannot plead ignorance of the law, many of them have upon their shelves goods bought without any attention being paid to the on-coming date of enforcement of the law. Los Angeles and other counties have concluded to give the dealers a chance to dispose of those goods, but the rule everywhere is to enforce the law strictly so far as it concerns new goods. On McPhee's suggestion most of the grocers have taken the matter up with their wholesalers, and many of the grocers have stated positively that they will not receive from the wholesalers goods that are not marked in accordance with the provisions of the law. A pound package must contain a pound of commodity net, the weight of the cardboard box or other container not to be included in the amount marked upon the package. McPhee has familiarized himself with the stocks of the various grocers and will be able to distinguish between old and new goods. McPhee is confident that the grocers are all anxious to observe the law, and he is counting upon their co-operation to get the best results. It is stated in a San Francisco dispatch that while some manufacturers have arranged to label their packages with the net quantity of the contents, the new statute, it is said, has been overlooked by many. Goods coming to California from the East and from foreign countries do not bear the designation required by the net container act, and the wholesale or retail manufacturers handling them will have to mark them with a rubber stamp or otherwise, stating the net weight, measure or number of the contents. PAY THE CITY TRUSTEES At the city election on the 13th voters will express their judgment up- The first setting was shipped him by Tom Barron who won first prize at the international egg laying contest at Philadelphia. The pen of five White Leghorn pullets from which Mr. Sloop's eggs came captured the first prize by laying 1,190 eggs in one year, the prizewinning hen being credited with 282. The contest was conducted by the Connecticut and Pennsylvania experiment stations, and the finest chickens in the world were entered. Two of the 15 eggs shipped from the far-away English pen were broken in transit but Mr. Sloop expects to get a reasonable hatch from the balance, although they were three weeks on the road. The second setting he received was from Ed Cam also one of England's foremost fanciers. The pen from which these eggs came won the second prize at the same show. This pen of five pullets each has a record of 260 eggs per year. The dam of the cockerel with the pen was credited with 255 eggs per year. Mr. Barron, from whom the first setting was received, breeds for size as well as numbers and a dozen of his eggs weighed 1¼ pounds. The hen which laid the 282 eggs in one year broke all records and was the world's champion layer for a short time, but her record was beaten by two White Leghorns at the experiment station, Corvallis, Oregon. The first layed 292 eggs in one year and the second made the remarkable record of 303 in the same period. This record has never yet been beaten. Mr. Sloop has his hennery at his place on Kroeger street. His experience in the business has been large and his ambition is to breed the best stock possible. His English eggs have been costly and the chances of getting a reasonable percentage from the hatches is uncertain but if he succeeds in getting a few hens from the famous stock he will be satisfied that he has started in the direction of eventually producing one of the finest strains of egg-producers in the world. He expects to spare no expense in adding to the proficiency of his pens. Eighty-six hundredths of an inch of water fell during the last two showers, making 17 inches for the season lacking a very small fraction. The precipitation for the first shower, on March 22, was .18, and on the 27th and 28th it was .68. The rainfall for last season was 9.47. The American Potash solidification of the Pacific of San Francisco, Californias Coronado Chemical Co., Diego, California. The Pacific Kelp Organized by Mr. H. Wilk pose of evolving cheeses and mechanical appliances produce from the giant Pacific ocean, potassiumine, varnish, creosotine paint pigments economic commercial quantities completed and the end harvesting, drying, canning are protected both and applied for in this and foreign countries. are now the property of Potash Inc. The Coronado Cheese was organized in 1908 by Firman of San Diego, of utilizing the seaweed for fertilizer and other man was an engineer worldwide reputation and mechanical invention used for over 30 years in Britain, Germany and its great invention, traction from seaweed most valuable invention discoveries of this age for the reduction of kelp in nearly all countries belong to the Americas and with the Wilson pane a control of the seaweed this line of products. While kelp is known really is a sea forest material as well defined within itself as a land wood, pine or cedar surface from a depth of several hundred feet, and is the strongest vessel through it, single strand supporting tons of stalk leaves. The factory at Long Island in operation will have ten tons of kelp per day. Plant will use approximately four units of 500 tons unit is nearly ocmplete for the following results: 55,000 lbs. (98 per cent) sium chloride ... 38,400 lbs. Manure Salt ... 400 lbs. Iodine at $2 per ... 1,420 lbs. Ivory Black ... 580 lbs. Varnish Gum... MANY MILLIONS OF MONEY IN SEAWEED ORANGE COUNTY VISITORS VIEW NEW WORKS BEING ERECTED AT LONG BEACH WILL EXTRACT CHLORIDE OF POTASSIUM AND OTHER PRODUCTS FROM KELP A small delegation of Anaheim people went down to Long Beach Sunday at the invitation of the American Potash Company to view the new industry which is being established there for the purpose of transforming seaweed into a valuable commercial product. Accompanying the party which was in charge of representatives of the company were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuchel and Theodore Kuchel, of this city, and Dr. S. R. Openheim, A. N. Zerman and wife, Miss Flossie Zerman, Arthur Dean, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown and J. W. Sackman, wife and family. 900 gals. Vegetable Creosote at 40c per gallon ... 360.00 Value of daily production... $4,244.00 Actual cost of production... 900.00 Daily net profit... $3,444.00 The fact that Germany absolutely controls all the available potash of the world, and the reasonable uncertainty of that supply, caused by the recent flooding and complete ruin of some of their mines, has caused the rest of the world a general, and the United States a particular, unrest, for when Germany consumes the entire output of its mines within its own borders or refuses to further export the material, or if the supply should fail through any cause, all vegetable and plant life now used as a food supply would soon be eliminated, and animal life would soon follow. International wars would be a thing of the past, or fought as our forefathers fought them, with stones, clubs, arrows and spears. Our celebrations would certainly be safe and sane, as fireworks and explosives could not be made. Our fires would be started with the flint and steel, as no matches could be manufactured. Without the potassium compounds our physicians' occupation would be lost. Therefore the magnitude of an enterprise of this kind can hardly be estimated, or can the profits accruing therefrom be computed by any system of figures now at our command. These conditions have caused a worldwide search for some other potassium compound. ANAHEIM TIED FOR SECOND PLACE MAKES EXCELLENT SHOWING AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK MEET LAST SATURDAY BEEBE WINS BOTH MILE AND HALF MILE RACES, DOUGLAS TIED IN QUARTER MILE Clarence Beebe swaggered up to Los Angeles Saturday morning and appeared on the clinder path in the Y. M. C. A. field long enough to annex two more victories to his growing list. It was the meet of the Southern California high schools and 23 teams were represented but Beebe won both the mile and half mile heats with ease. He was expected to win both these events all the authorities having scheduled him for first in both and the others who also ran merely struggled for the second place. In the mile race Yerks of Manual Arts, Los Angeles, took second, and in the half mile Conn of Pasadena, A small delegation of Anaheim people went down to Long Beach Sunday at the invitation of the American Potash Company to view the new industry which is being established there for the purpose of transforming seaweed into a valuable commercial product. Accompanying the party which was in charge of representatives of the company were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuchel and Theodore Kuchel, of this city, and Dr. S. R. Openheim, A. N. Zerman and wife, Miss Flossie Zerman, Arthur Dean, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown and J. W. Sackman, wife and family, all of Santa Ana. The excursion party was in charge of Chas. F. Tanner, who accorded the visitors every facility for a pleasant day's outing. The officers of the company which has recently been organized are Harry Wilson, of Los Angeles, persident; A. J. Brander, of San Diego, vice-president; W. G. Tanner, of Los Angeles, secretary; A. H. Firman, of Los Angeles, assistant secretary; G. B. Harris, treasurer; R. L. Hubbard and Dr. Frank Murphy. Persons were present from various points to witness the progress of the work and view the inexhaustible kelp beds from which the raw material is secured for the manufacture of chloride of potassium and several by-products, but the sea was considered too rough for safe traveling. The distance to the kelp groves from the shore is six miles. This was a disappointment to the visitors but none cared to venture into the raging sea. Dr. S. R. Oppenheim is chemist of the institution and has charge of the laboratory. The doctor is enthusiastic over the possibilities of the new adventure. "The annual crop of kelp deposited on the Pacific coast between San Diego and San Francisco contains $240,000,000 worth of potassium salts with an equal amount of by-products now being wasted. At present about $120,000,000 is spent annually in this country for commercial fertilizers and is increasing rapidly. Imports into the United States of products contained in kelp are over $40,000,000 annually." The above is an extract from a report issued by the United States government and imbodied in Senate document No. 190 of the 62d Congress. It tells in a few words the value of the seaweed now going to waste on our coast and explains the reason for the organization of the American Potash Corporation which is building a plant at Long Beach for the manufacture of chloride of potassium and by-products from kelp. The American Potash Inc., is a consolidation of the Pacific Kelp Company of San Francisco, California, and the Coronado Chemical Company, of San Diego, California. The Pacific Kelp Company was organized by Mr. H. Wilson for the purpose of evolving chemical formulae and mechanical appliances that would produce from the giant kelps of the Pacific ocean, potassium sodium, iodine, varnish, creosote, alcohol and paint pigments economically and in commercial quantities. This is now completed and the entire process of harvesting, drying, calcining and separation of the past, or fought as our forefathers fought them, with stones, clubs, arrows and spears. Our celebrations would certainly be safe and sane, as fireworks and explosives could not be made. Our fires would be started with the flint and steel, as no matches could be manufactured. Without the potassium compounds our physicians' occupation would be lost. Therefore the magnitude of an enterprise of this kind can hardly be estimated, or can the profits accruing therefrom be computed by any system of figures now at our command. These conditions have caused a world-wide search for some other potash supply, which has been carried on for over twenty years by the different nations through proper organizations effected for that purpose; by capitalists; through their engineers and employees; by scientists and engineers, on their own responsibility, and particularly by the United States government in the interest of our national requirements. The report of certain competent chemists and engineers that seaweed or kelp was known to contain potassium and other valuable products, and that the Pacific kelps contained three and a half times more potassium than the kelps of any other region, induced the United States government to make a special research to determine its full extent and value in order to classify it as a national asset, and to encourage the harvesting of kelp to supply these national wants. Mr. Harry Wilson of San Francisco and the late Henry S. Firman of San Diego, Cal., engaged independently in the search for this most valuable product nearly ten years ago, and continued definitely in that purpose until Mr. Firman's death in the year 1910, and until Mr. Wilson realized the fruit of his labors in the immense factory now being built at Long Beach, Cal., for the manufacture of this product from the kelps of the California coast. Mr. Wilson's research carried him through all the arid districts of the United States and Mexico in quest of a deposit similar to the German deposit of chlorides or the Chilean deposit of nitrates. Mr. Firman's labors were spent in the recovery of potash from garbage, tankage and other waste material. About the same time each, acting independently and without the knowledge of the other, was attracted toward the Pacific kelps as the only and proper solution of the problem and the only source from which a commercial supply of potash could be obtained, and each, acting independently and without the knowledge of the other, worked out certain processes and devices for the manufacture of potash upon which they each secured letters of patent. This continuous research, the evolving of the processes and the construction of the mechanical appliances necessary, have cost years of intelligent and expensive labor and a greater outlay of money than those not acquainted with enterprises of this kind would believe. The American Potash, Inc., is a consolidation of the Pacific Kelp Company of San Francisco, and the Coronado Chemical Company of San Diego. Clarence Beebe swaggered up to Los Angeles Saturday morning and appeared on the clinder path in the Y. M. C. A. field long enough to annex two more victories to his growing list. It was meet of the Southern California high schools and 23 teams were represented but Beebe won both the mile and half mile heats with ease. He was expected to win both these events all the authorities having scheduled him for first in both and the others who also ran merely struggled for the second place. In the mile race Yerks of Manual Arts, Los Angeles, took second, and in half mile Conn of Pasadena, won second over Keech of Santa Ana by a mere nose. This makes 18 consecutive races Beebe has won, and this spring he has lowered his previous record substantially in both cases. If he continues to improve on his own time he will undoubtedly be chosen eventually to contest in the Olympic games and will be privileged to measure his legs against the world's swiftest men. Anaheim was not expected to score among the leaders in this contest as Santa Paula, Orange, Pasadena and other towns have been making wonderful records, but the score board showed she was tied with Manual Arts for second place, and was only two points behind Long Beach, winner of the championship. Orange which won the county championship with a record of 50 points, was tied with three others for tenth place, scoring but 3 points. Santa Paula, which is in the habit of heading the list, was tied for seventh place, having made 9 points. The 16 schools making a score were as follows: Long Beach, 16; Manual Arts, 14; Anaheim, 14; Pasadena, 13; Riverside, 10; Santa Ana, 9; Hollywood, 9; Whittier, 8; Santa Paula, 9; San Diego, 3; Orange, 3; Harvard, 3; Pomona, 3; Monrovia, 1; Hemet, 1; Glendale, 1. In the quarter mile dash Harold Glassman hope did so well that he prevented the other man winning. He was tied with Lupper of Long Beach for first place. In the 440-yard contest Douglass is developing to a marked degree and is expected to make an enviable record some day. Owing to the condition of the track no records were broken in this meet. Beebe's time in the mile run was 4 minutes and 39.4 seconds. In the half mile 2 minutes and 4 seconds. Douglass' time was 52.43. On the same day Syril Tipton won honors and points for his college, the U.S.C., in the three-cornered university contest at Berkeley. He won the half mile easily in 2 minutes and 24-5 seconds. "From a spectator's point of view," said a writer, "the 880 furnished the best run. Tipton took lead in the third lap, but he was trailed by Cohen until, for a time, it looked dubious for the southern man. Once on the straight-away, he soon pulled out, however, and Cohen found himself getting to the tape three yards behind his competitor." The U.S.C.'s won over California by a score of 66-1-3 to 55-2-3. Beebe and Douglass will leave on the 8th of April for Stanford where they will compete in the state meet. Beebe has never been pushed to his limit having lenched in ahead of all The American Potash Inc., is a consolidation of the Pacific Kelp Company of San Francisco, California, and the Coronado Chemical Company, of San Diego, California. The Pacific Kelp Company was organized by Mr. H. Wilson for the purpose of evolving chemical formulae and mechanical appliances that would produce from the giant kelps of the Pacific ocean, potassium, sodium, iodine, varnish, creosote, alcohol and paint pigments economically and in commercial quantities. This is now completed and the entire process of harvesting, drying, calcining and separation are protected by patents issued and applied for in the United States and foreign countries. These patents are now the property of the American Potash Inc. The Coronado Chemical Company was organized in 1908 by the late H. S. Firman of San Diego, for the purpose of utilizing the seaweeds of the Pacific for fertilizer and other uses. Mr. Firman was an engineer and chemist of world-wide reputation. His formulae and mechanical inventions have been used for over 30 years in Russia, Great Britain, Germany and France. His latest great invention, that of potash extraction from seaweed, is one of the most valuable inventions and chemical discoveries of this age. His processes for the reduction of kelp are patented in nearly all countries. These patents belong to the American Potash Inc., and with the Wilson patents, establish a control of the seaweed industry for this line of products. While kelp is known as a seaweed it really is a sea forest of valuable material as well defined and as complete within itself as a land forest of redwood, pine or cedar. It grows to the surface from a depth of 20 feet to several hundred feet, and is so dense that the strongest vessel can not pass through it, single strands sometimes supporting tons of stalks, branches and leaves. The factory at Long Beach already in operation will have a capacity of 30 tons of kelp per day. The completed plant will use approximately 2,000 tons of kelp each 24 hours, and consist of four units of 500 tons each. The first unit is nearly omitted and will give the following results: 55,000 lbs. (98 per cent) Potassium chloride $1,650.00 38,400 lbs. Manure Salts 576.00 400 lbs. Iodine at $2 per lb. 800.00 1,420 lbs. Ivory Black at 40c. 568.00 580 lbs. Varnish Gum at 50c. 290.00 W. S. Tipton has given a bond of $5,000 as commissioner to sell mortgaged property in the case of the German-American Bank of Anaheim against Harrison Kuebler. ENTERTAINMENT AT HIGH SCHOOL Students Will Provide Something Good Tomorrow Night For the benefit of the high school athletes an entertainment will be given at the auditorium on Friday, (tomorrow) evening. Following is the program that will be rendered by the students: Sensational, Spectacular, Irish Monologist. A. U. H. S. Quartette, "The Pride of the High School." The Flying Dutchman that does not Fly. The Human Pyramids—A reproduction of the Old Venetian Athletics. The Musical Duo. A Million Dollar Dream—Song specialty. Human Jumping Jacks. Meeting of the Citizens—The Gentlemen Suffragettes. Special Songs—The Boy Tenor. When I Grow to Be a Man—The Wonderful Juvenile Artist. Gold Dust Twins. The Jolly Minstrel—The Biggest laughing success in the history of the A. U. H. S. The entertainment promises to be worth the price of admission as some of the students have proven themselves heretofore capable of making good on the stage. ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH Sunday, April 5, the sixth Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday), the services at St. Michael's Episcopal church, corner Emily and Adele streets, Rev. David Todd Gillmor, rector, will be: 9:45 A.M., church school and adult Bible classes; 11 A.M., holy communion and sermon, subject, "Christ's Triumphant Entry"; 7:30, evening prayer and address, subject, "The Events of Holy Week." At both morning and evening service Prof. Schmidt will play the "Palms" on the violin. Holy week services will be: Wednesday, evening prayer and address at 7:45; Thursday, holy communion at 10 A.M.; Friday, "Good Friday," morning prayer and sermon at 10; Easter day, holy communion at 8 A.M.; church school 9:45; holy communion and sermon 11 A.M. Choral Even song and sermon at 7:30 P.M. All welcome. ATTEMPTED HOLD UP Last Saturday night there was an attempted hold up of two young men living in Harper. J. D. McInnes and Fred Lawson were the two young fellows, and they had gone from Harper to Newport, for the purpose of making some purchases McInnes bought some goods in one of the stores in Newport, and received the change from a check which he tendered in payment of the goods. There were several Mexicans in the store at time of the transaction and when McInnes and Lawson were returning home from Newport, had arrived at the grade and were nearly at the top of the hill, they were set NUMBER 27 HAM TIED SECOND PACE UNT SHOWING AT CALORNIA TRACK SATURDAY THIGH MILE AND TES, DOUGLAS RTER MILE aggered up to Los morning and appear in the Y. M. C. A. annex two morewing list. It was southern California teams were repre-ton both the mile with ease. He was on these events alling scheduled him and the others whouggled for the sec-ile race Yerks of Angeles, took second, Conn of Pasadena. upon by a gang of Mexicans, and ordered to hold up their hands. One of the men carried a lantern, and when Lawson was a little slow in complying with the order one of the men struck him on the head with the lantern, breaking it, and giving Lawson a severe, although not dangerous wound. The boys resisted, and the men fled. The authorities at Newport called up the sheriff's office and Deputies Law and Stacey went down to the grading camp, and arrested two of the men, who have been positively identified by the young fellows as being in the attempted hold up. These two were taken into custody. Their names are L. J. Geminez and Pablo Real. A third man was taken into custody by Marshal Porter. His name is Vincento Rios, and he has been identified as the one who struck Lawson over the head with the lantern. PROSPECTORS RETURN FROM MINING REGION File on Claims at Twenty-Nine Pines Last Week Gene Adams, Arthur Bevellard, Cy Sparks, Jack Abbott, H. G. Melchor and Alvin Melchor returned the latter part of the week from their journey into the desert country where they went a couple of weeks previously to AHLBORN LANDS POSTOFFICE PLUM RECEIVES NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN KETTNER THURSDAY EX-POSTMASTER DUCKWORTH GOING EAST ON A RECUPERA-TIVE TOUR After a contest extending over a period of more than a year the uncertainty and expectations regarding a successor to J. W. Duckworth as postmaster at Anaheim, was settled Thursday morning when J. Frederick Ahlborn received a telegram from Congressman Kettner notifying him that President Wilson had nominated him for the office and that his name had been sent to the Senate for confirmation. The announcement of Mr. Ahlborn's appointment did not come as a surprise because he was the legitimate candidate in accordance with the doc- PROSPECTORS RETURN FROM MINING REGION File on Claims at Twenty-Nine Pines Last Week Gene Adams, Arthur Bevellard, Cy Sparks, Jack Abbott, H. G. Melchor and Alvin Melchor returned the latter part of the week from their journey into the desert country where they went a couple of weeks previously to inspect some mining property. They report a hot and dusty voyage as the roads in some places are not as suitable for automobile travel as paved streets. Jack Abbott was the owner of a mining claim at Twenty-Nine Pines, 60 miles beyond Banning. It was discovered that somebody had been stealing the ore from his mine which is a pretty good indication that it contains pay dirt. It is not being worked but there are indications that this territory may prove to be rich in minerals. All of the boys staked out and filed on claims and are hoping that Twenty-Nine Pines may some day develop into a bonanza. BUSINESS FIRM CHANGES HANDS Ahlborn & Raymond Sell Their Grocery Store to H. M. Oerter The Ahlborn & Raymond grocery establishment has changed hands, H. M. Oerter having purchased the business from the former proprietors. The change was made necessary because of Mr. Ahlborn's retirement from the business in order to devote his time to the postoffice. Mr. Oerter owns a ranch on Placentia avenue where he has lived for some years. He has had long experience in the grocery business and will no doubt make a success. The store has been closed for a couple of days while the stock was being invoiced but opened for business under the new management this morning. ANNUAL MEETING The Presbyterian church will have its annual meeting and supper on Thursday evening of this week. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock. All families of the church will come for their supper, also those who are not members, yet who attend church there. Important business will be taken up after supper. There will be reports from the different departments of the church, the election of two elders, and a board of trustees, etc. A short program of music, etc., will be given by way of entertainment. There will be a good social time to get better acquainted with the old and new members. Those who can come are requested to be on hand as nearly 6 o'clock as possible out of consideration for those who have the supper in After a contest extending over a period of more than a year the uncertainty and expectations regarding a successor to J. W. Duckworth as postmaster at Anaheim, was settled Thursday morning when J. Frederick Ahlborn received a telegram from Congressman Kettner notifying him that President Wilson had nominated him for the office and that his name had been sent to the Senate for confirmation. The announcement of Mr. Ahlborn's appointment did not come as a surprise because he was the legitimate candidate in accordance with the doctrine promulgated by that great apostle of Democracy, Andrew Jackson, who declared that "to the victors belong the spoils." This sentiment has been the policy of all political parties since the days of Jackson except where they are estopped in these later years by civil service laws. Early in February following the election of President Wilson the Democrats of Anaheim held a mass meeting for the purpose of choosing a man for postmaster to succeed J. W. Duckworth, who was obnoxious because of his political faith. There were several candidates mentioned at the time, but Mr. Ahlborn was the choice of the meeting and received the unanimous endorsement of those present. His name was passed up to the Democratic central committee. That body passed the recommendation up to Congressman Kettner in company with others for the various postoffices of the county. Mr. Kettner endorsed some of the other recommendations and the appointments were made, but the Anaheim postoffice job appeared to be hung up. The Republican postmaster still held the office notwithstanding that his term expired in January. Mr. Duckworth is a stalwart Republican and the fact that he had been practically disfranchised by the Progressives then in control and was unable to vote his sentiments made it possible that he might be re-appointed to succeed himself, not being considered an "offensive partisan" by the administration. Mr. Kettner's procrastination in making the recommendation again prompted the central committee of the Orange county Democrats to take action in the matter. On February 28 a set of resolutions setting forth previous declarations were adopted and asking Mr. Kettner to explain the reason for the delay. Other appointments had been made on schedule time and this, the second postoffice in importance in Orange county, was still held by a Republican who was drawing down a salary that rightfully belonged to a Democrat. This action of the committee brought speedy action from Washington. Congressman Kettner telegraphed Horace Head, chairman of the committee, that the document had been received and then he got busy with the powers at Washington. His recommendation was passed up to the president and the appointment speedily followed. Mr. Ahlborn received news of his appointment by wire from Kettner Thursday morning. It had been already communicated to him the previous evening through the agency of a surety company. "I have little to say on the subject," said Mr. Ahlborn. BUY THE BONDS Orange county's bid for $200,000 state highway bonds was presented and awarded. The county desired to get early maturing bonds, but as yet it is not known how successful it was. This was but one of several counties that bought bonds so that state highway work can go ahead. The state commission has written a letter to the Orange county board of supervisors assuring it that the $200,000 will be spent in this county. A Sacramento dispatch says: "Three million dollars state highway bonds were sold today by State Treasurer Roberts. W. W. Bassett, cashier of the Capital National Bank, representing several California counties, bid in the bonds at par and accrued interest. "Among the counties that took bonds were the following: Tehama, Shasta and Butte, $800,000; Solano, $150,000; Orange, $200,000; Alameda, $200,000. Other counties and the state board of control took the balance. Bids were opened by the California highway commission for the construction of an aggregate of 39 miles of roads in Humboldt, Santa Clara, Merced, San Diego and El Dorado counties to cost approximately $210,000." The Guy M. Rush Company appears to be making a wonderful transformation at Seal Beach, formerly known as Bay City. It is becoming one of the most progressive towns on the coast and lots for improvements are selling rapidly and values are climbing upward; $18,000 worth of lots have been purchased recently by Anaheim people alone and more are under contemplation. Seal Beach is a coming town as it has the right kind of boosters to exploit its advantages. Mr. Ahlborn received news of his appointment by wire from Kettner Thursday morning. It had been already communicated to him the previous evening through the agency of a surety company. "I have little to say on the subject," said Mr. Ahlborn Thursday, "except that I am grateful to the people of Anaheim who gave me their endorsement. I also appreciate the action of the Democratic central committee which stood by me so loyally. I hope to give the patrons of the office an administration that will prove satisfactory." Postmaster Duckworth, on receiving the news, acted somewhat like a school boy looking forward to the last day of school. "I am glad the suspense is over and the question is settled," he said. "As soon as Mr. Ahlborn qualifies I will turn the office over to him and Mrs. Duckworth and myself will take a trip to our old home in Kansas and probably other eastern points. We may be absent a year; at any rate we expect to spend several months viewing old scenes and renewing old acquaintances. I want it understood, however, that my home is in Anaheim, my business interests are here, and after a much-needed vacation I shall return." Mr. Duckworth has been postmaster at Anaheim eight year. Previous to taking this position he served eight years in the same capacity at Loara, making 16 years of continuous service for Uncle Sam. He has conducted the Anaheim office in an able and business-like manner and has filled the minor positions with an efficient corps of assistants. The new postmaster will find the office in efficient hands when he takes charge. The retiring postmaster, Mr. Duckworth, has done much to increase the efficiency of the office. The last thing of importance that will be chalked up to his credit is the connection of the Golden State region with Anaheim by a rural line. Mr. Duckworth began work on this several months ago and has just received word that a favorable report has been made to the postoffice department and the route will be established.