anaheim-gazette 1914-05-07

WATER COMPANY ALLOWS GRIST OF BILLS MANY TRANSFERS OF STOCK RECORDED AT SATURDAY'S MEETING OF THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT INSTRUCTED TO PUT IN 14-INCH PIPE LINE ON MRS. FAY'S PROPERTY Anaheim, Cal., May 2, 1914. A regular meeting of the board of directors was held on the above date with all members present except Director Dwyer. Minutes of the last regular meeting of April 18th and special meeting of April 23rd, were read and approved. The question of a pipe line in place of the present flume near the property of T. B. Dunham at Placentia was referred to the ditch committee for further investigation. The report of the finance committee was read and approved and warrants ordered in payment of the various demands therein recommended. The report of the treasurer, secretary and superintendent were each in turn received and filed. The bill of Isaac Berg for $33 was referred to the secretary. Director Hale reported that the oil committee has ordered the material for the cleaner to be erected at the Amalgamated lease. A communication from Mrs. Anna Dierksen was read and filed and the secretary instructed to notify Mrs. Dierksen that steps were now being taken to adjust the question of right Placentia ... 6.00 Fullerton ... 20.25 By Navarro ... 347.00 By Lemus ... 61.30 Total cleaning ... $542.55 General teaming ... 117.00 Cement Account Sacks On hand April 1 ... 278 Received ... 640 Total ... 918 Construction ... 172 Repairs ... 180 On hand April 30 ... 566 Total ... 918 The secretary will please make the following charges: St. Helens Oil Co., 1½ yards gravel; Wm. Berkenstock, 5 yards gravel; Moore Bros., 27 yards gravel; C. F. Kuhn, 3 yards gravel; C. C. Chapman, 946 joints 12-inch pipe; Placentia Pioneer Rancho, 252 joints 12-inch pipe; T. Anderson, 1 joint 26-inch pipe and 1 joint 22-inch pipe; G. Meger, 2 joints 30-inch pipe; Vanderburg, labor on gate, $8.06, and lumber; P. Woodward, labor on gate, $2.00, 1 joint 10-inch and 1 No. 12½ KT alfalfa valve; Dr. Beebe, 9-8 inch KT orchard valves, 9 joints 8-inch pipe and¼ cost of pipe line; C. Zimmerman, 5-8 inch KT orchard valves, 1-8½ KT alfalfa valve, 6 joints 8-inch pipe, and¼ cost of pipe line; City of Anaheim¼ cost of pipe line on South street; C. G. Sparks, 28-8½ KT alfalfa vales, 1-16 inch KT pressure gate,¼ cost of pipe line; Mrs. Estelle Johnson, 26 No. 8½ KT alfalfa vales and¼ cost of Marlon pipe line; credit C. N. Rogers $1.80, lumber furnished by him for gate. The finance committee audited the following bills and ordered warrants drawn in payment of same: April 1, cash in hands of Treas... $1,377.37 Cash in hands of Secretary ... $269.32 Water sales, Anaheim ... $1,378.69 Water sales, Fullerton ... $1,932.40 Water sales, Placentia ... $4,735.17 Construction accounts ... $49.25 Gravel ... $4.00 Oil royalty ... $7,165.84 F. B. Dickerson ... $31.35 Placentia school district ... $50 City of Anaheim ... $2.00 Right of way, Standard Oil Co... $10.00 Interest, Walker Brand Oil Co... $6.66 Transfers ... $4.50 Total ... $16,967.05 Checks paid and returned ... 11,341.39 Available cash ... $5,625.66 Expenditures First National Bank of Anaheim... $2.00 A. Friese ... $8.40 D. L. Nickum ... $31.50 Anaheim Truck & T. Co... $1.25 H. Kuhel ... $14.00 Pacific Tel. Co., Anaheim ... $6.95 Pacific Tel., Fullerton ... $22.25 Home Tel. Co... $8.25 Wm. Wallop, salary ... $142.00 H. H. Hale, salary and com... $11.35 G. W. Sherwood, com... $9.30 E. E. Beazley ... $14.65 Kellar Thompson Co... $103.47 Cal. Portland Cement Co... $384.00 Rancho, Santa Ana ... $5.00 City of Fullerton ... $14.00 N. H. Cox, transformers ... $1,337.65 Stern & Goodman ... $19.28 Went to Islands as VIII — Now Prosperous Harry R. Cooper, guest of Mr. and Mrs Cooper has lived at N and is one of the leading dealers in that city. Sided with his parents when President McKinney volunteers in the Spanish listed in the volunteer to Manila accompany artillery. He saw activity about Manila for a year in several battles again. After securing his disarmament he decided to re-enter and go into business. Machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house and machinery house The report of the treasurer, secretary and superintendent were each in turn received and filed. The bill of Isaac Berg for $33 was referred to the secretary. Director Hale reported that the oil committee has ordered the material for the cleaner to be erected at the Amalgamated lease. A communication from Mrs. Anna Dierksen was read and filed and the secretary instructed to notify Mrs. Dierksen that steps were now being taken to adjust the question of right of way along the Anaheim ditch. On motion of Hale, seconded by Wickett, the superintendent was instructed to put in a 14-inch pipe line in place of the present open ditch on Mrs. S. J. Fay's property. The request of Geo. Annin for a new flume across the wash near his property was denied as this is private property. The following transfers of stock were granted: One share from Geo. E. Lillie to S. J. Lillie; 10 from J. M. Woodward to Iva F. Woodward; 7 from Cook & Walls to Stern & Nicolas; 6 from Janss Investment Co. to A. L. and F. Drews; 10 from Janss Investment Co. to Harold T. Brewer; 5 from E. Baert to Geo. Weatherly, and 1 from C E. Holcomb to Wilhemena J. Holcomb and Dora S. Zeyn. A communication received from the St. Helens Co. was referred to the secretary to answer. On motion of Wickett, seconded by Hale, the president was authorized to sign the notice to the Standard Co. advising them to pay the A. U. W. Co. for one-sixth of all oil removed by them from the St. Helens lease. A communication from LeRoy Johnson was received and filed. A communication was received from the St. Helens Oil Co. enclosing a copy of the resolution by which the new management committee was elected. On motion of Sherwood, seconded by Beazley, the complaint of E. Borchert was referred to the superintendent. On motion the meeting adjourned. WM. T. WALLOP, Secretary. Supt. McFadden submitted the following report of operations during the month of April: To the Honorable Board of Directors of the A. U. W. Co., Gentlemen—Following is my report for the month of April: Regular employees $700.00 Oil well employees 175.00 Man at yard 67.50 Short on March pay roll 57.50 Total $1,000.00 Construction Pipe laid on South street, between Los Angeles and Lemon streets, used 25 sacks cement $115.14 Gate for P. Woodward 2.00 Covering box on Chapman and Pomona streets 2.00 Making pipe, used 36 sacks cement 11.75 Marion pipe line, used 2 sacks cement $5,625.66 Expenditures First National Bank of Anaheim $2.00 A. Friese 8.40 D. L. Nickum 31.50 Anaheim Truck & T. Co. 1.25 H. Kuchel 14.00 Pacific Tel. Co., Anaheim 6.95 Pacific Tel. Co., Fullerton 22.25 Home Tel. Co. 8.25 Wm. Wallop, salary 142.00 H. H. Hale, salary and com 11.35 G.W. Sherwood, com 9.30 E.E. Beazley 14.65 Kellar Thompson Co. 103.47 Cal.Portland Cement Co.$384.00 Rancho,Santa Ana 5.00 City of Fullerton 14.00 N.H.Cox, transformers 1,337.65 Stern & Goodman 19.28 Gibbs Lumber Co .798 H.Braden 32.00 A.Nagel 5.95 Placentia Garage 1.80 Standard Oil Co .34.48 E.D.Currier 8.00 Pay roll, regular employees 700.00 Pay roll, labor 2,130.87 W.H.Wickett 9.30 Byron Jackson Co .265.50 Gardiner & Bandy 45.35 O.M.Schaller 9.50 W.T.Wallop, secretary 19.57 Total $5,405.60 Available cash $5,625.66 Balance $220.06 Warrants returned include S.A.R.Co., $124.96; J.C.Lamb,$1,968.83; Placentia National Bank,$69; Stern Realty Co.,$2,34; Byron Jackson Co.,$1,500,and Anaheim Sanitarium,$7,50,not in last report. LA HABRA VALUES CLIMBING UPWARD Property Worth $8,000 Five Years Ago Sells For $40,000 Five years ago in May,D.V.Baugle bought 10 acres,known as the Parker place,near La Habra,giving $550 per acre,and improving it with a handsome six room bungalow,a good barn,set out palm trees along Central avenue and set out a lemon orchard.Later he bought the adjoining five acres on Cypress street,the owned by F.Hersey,fors $2,600,and improved that with lemon and Valencia orange trees.In a couple of years Mr.Baugle sold the 15 acres for $13,000 considering he had made a good investment.In a few months,the owner,Mr.Stanfield,of East Whittier,sold the place to Mr.Knip of Iowa for $17,000. La Habraites began to sit up and take notice.Mr.Knip held the ranch for a couple of years and,thinking he could do better elsewhere,sold to Mrs.Wheatland of Whittier for $27,000. Mrs.Wheatland lost most of her lemon crop in the freeze of 1913,但the trees were practically uninjured.A couple of weeks ago she sold this beautiful ranch to a Mr.Peters from New York for $40,000,and La Habra and Whittier people consider that none too much.The zenith has not been reached,and this is only one of La Habra's splendid ranches. He says Manila is a perous city of some 300.The English speaking bers some 15,000.Since occupation the town has recessed and now boasts daily newspapers and its advance.A new buildings are in course there is a steady inflow.Speaking of the Japanese says Manila hears nothing scare with the Nipponese States maintains a large tablishment at Manila powerful naval fleet inters.Manila has been fortified and in that revery important position.Coming up from steamship China,Mrs.fleet of 12 Japanese war in Inland Sea They were to Kobe to participate in cident to a celebration of the empress. RAINS STIMULATION THE SUGGESTION Orange County's Croft Heavy Per Cent This season promises one for the sugar beet grapes to the big rainfall it has been the case for several.Not only has the cost beets been lowered but the rains,the beets will better percentage of sugar is what the growers one,no irrigation being velop the beets and than any other one these beets rich in sugar value. In point of size and tention beets in the Ocean somewhat advanced with those in Orange less without except in this county are in se All the plants have a high appearance There are Oceanside fields that will harvesting in from 60 t oln In this county per thriving beet fields are present in the district Talbert.So soil condition is ideal for the run and this, combined with fall,has brought about growth in the beets.Owing to the fact that been taken off of sugar age in the county is not was last year.Even the centage of sugar will be son the decreased acres make the output of sugars less than last season. Work of thinning thtically all completed there is still some thin in the fields of late plant The five sugar factory furnish employment men during the seasonal field and in the plant To the Honorable Board of Directors of the A. U. W. Co. Gentlemen—Following is my report for the month of April: Regular employees ... $ 700.00 Oil well employees ... 175.00 Man at yard ... 67.50 Short on March pay roll ... 57.50 Total ... $1,000.00 Construction Pipe laid on South street, between Los Angeles and Lemon streets, used 25 sacks cement ... $115.14 Gate for P. Woodward ... 2.00 Covering box on Chapman and Pomona streets ... 2.00 Making pipe, used 36 sacks cement ... 11.75 Marion pipe line, used 2 sacks cement ... 5.33 Sparks pipe line, 8 sacks cement ... 33.51 Foundation at P. P. No. 4, 53 sacks cement ... 55.94 Flume at division gate, 48 sacks cement ... 189.38 Labor on division gate, joint acc... 115.25 Construction at oil wells ... 32.25 Gate for Vanderberg at Fullerton... 8.06 Total construction ... $570.61 Repairs N. B. pipe line, 8 sacks cement ... 63.01 Crossing on Newell boulevard and Yorba Linda avenue ... 12.67 Repair Smith gate, Cajon ditch ... 4.78 Repair Bemis gate, Cajon ditch ... 12.89 Repair Newell boulevard gate ... 4.55 Repair Newell boulevard pipe line ... 89.70 Repair Wetzel pipe line ... 6.36 Repair crossing on Sycamore ... 6.00 Raising box W. Truslow avenue ... 4.67 Repair box on Center ditch, Anaheim, and Los Angeles street ... 17.60 Repair crossing on Lemon street, 3 sacks cement ... 6.97 Repair pipe line on Sycamore street between LA and Lemon streets, 6 sacks cement ... 24.74 Repair ditch on Lemon street, 5 sacks cement ... 7.50 Repair gate for Steward on Anaheim ditch, 5 sacks cement ... 3.33 Repair gate on Chapman avenue ... 2.00 Repair Caroline avenue pipe line, 47 sacks cement ... 242.55 Repair gate on Palm drive, 2 sacks cement ... 2.67 Repair sand box P. P. No. 2, 33 sacks cement ... 11.55 Repair Rannow ditch, Garden Grove road ... 3.28 Repair gate at Chapman's corner, 3 sacks cement ... 6.00 Raising N. B. ditch, 9 sacks cement ... 17.25 Raising ditch on Garden Grove road, 23 sacks cement ... 45.78 Repair R. J. Sparks' gate, 3 sacks cement ... 4.83 Total repairs ... $600.68 Cleaning At oil wells ... $51.75 In Anaheim ... $56.25 ARTIFICIAL RIPENING OF FRUIT To change a bunch of bananas from a green to a ripe condition in less than an hour seems to savor of witchcraft. It was done, however, by Professor Lloyd of McGill University, in the course of a lecture before the Royal Canadian Institute, Toronto, Canada, on "Artificial Ripening of Fruit." The lecturer subjected the unripe fruit to the fumes of a chemical substance, and in a short time it became completely ripe. Professor Lloyd's principal work in artificial ripening is in connection with persimmons, a large fruit with a fine flavor. If allowed to ripen naturally this fruit loses some of its most important qualities. In ripening bananas the fruit is placed in a temperature raised to 85 degrees, and if good ventilation is provided it will ripen in three or four days. Carbon dioxide is also used, he said, in artificial ripening. Marriage licenses have been issued to E.W.Fulgham and Sarah F.Wade, both of Garden Grove, and to George E.Yost and Rebecca M.Horn, of Placentia. Sam Hochberg, representing People's Cloak and Suit House, of Los Angeles, was in town Monday. Mrs. Wheatland lost most of her lemon crop in the freeze of 1913, but the trees were practically uninjured. A couple of weeks ago she sold this beautiful ranch to a Mr.Peters from New York for $40,000, and La Habra and Whittier people consider that none too much. The zenith has not been reached, and this is only one of La Habra's splendid ranches. Work of thinning the technically all completed there is still some thing in the fields of late plantation furnish employment men during the season field and in the plantation money accruing to the giver. FINLEY CONFIRMED CHIEF Will Draw $250 Per Month Engineer Hoy Gage The appointment of S chief engineer of the high mission at a salary of $250 approved by the board at their recent meeting. The appointment of S division engineer for the mission at a salary of $25 and traveling expenses. The auditor was direct warrants Nos. 150 and N. All bids for the improvement Chapman avenue road were approved. The application of Y Company for permission public road along the new Santa Fe railroad at a fee westerly from the north the public road crossing river by the Yoiba bridge inch pipe, was granted. The bond accompany crest Addition to Fu proved. The hearing of the p side Land Company, e streets and alleys in Low district, was set for M MANILA MERCHANT GUEST OF FRIENDS Went to Islands as Volunteer Soldier —Now Prosperous Merchant Harry R. Cooper, of Manila, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Melrose. Mr. Cooper has lived at Manila 16 years, and is one of the leading machinery dealers in that city. He formerly resided with his parents at Orange, and when President McKinley called for volunteers in the Spanish war he enlisted in the volunteer army and went to Manila accompanying a battery of artillery. He saw active service in and about Manila for a year, participating in several battles against Aguinaldo. After securing his discharge from the army he decided to remain in Manila and go into business. He established a machinery house and imports machinery from the United States and Germany. He has built up a prosperous business and is now one of the leading business men of that city. He is at present on his way to Berlin, where he will meet his business associates. He will stop a few days at Newark, N.J., where his father resides. After a short business visit in Berlin he will proceed to Manila, going either by way of the Suez canal or the Trans-Siberian railway. He will thus complete a trip entirely around the world. Mr. Cooper is a very pleasant young gentleman, and during his brief stay in this city has been a guest at several social functions at which a number of his former friends here have participated. He says Manila is a great and prosperous city of some 300,000 population. The English speaking population numbers some 15,000. Since the American occupation the town has steadily progressed and now boasts of a number of daily newspapers and other evidences of advancement. A number of large buildings are in course of erection and there is a steady inflow of Americans. Speaking of the Japanese situation he says Manila hears nothing of any war scare with the Nipponese. The United States maintains a large military establishment at Manila, as well as a powerful naval fleet in Oriental wa IN AND ABOUT COUNTY County Club House The contract for building the Orange County Country Club's new home has been let to C. M. Jordan, the Santa Ana contractor. His bid was $10,000. Mr. Jordan was given 90 days in which to complete the building, but he has promised to have it ready to be opened on July 4th. And it is a foregone conclusion that he will have it ready on that date, unless something unusual occurs meantime to impede the work. In designing this beautiful club house Architect J. Flood Walker has originated many unique designs and ideas. It will be of millwright construction. The assembly room, dining rooms and ladies' room will be done in friar's cloth decorative scheme and the assembly room will have a high timbered truss ceiling. The fire place will be built of field stone and clinker brick, Roman ruffle and diamond glass slag. The mantle will be 20x6 feet. There will also be in the main building a kitchen, buffet and men's lounging room, besides individual steel lockers. There will be open and glass-enclosed porches, built up with buttresses and monster field stones from Red Hill. Mr. Jordan says, if the club was composed of one thousand millionaires a more beautiful spot for a country club house could not have been secured. It is about 150 feet above Newport Bay, on a mesa bordering on the water. Members will be able to sit on the porches and look down the shoreline nearly to San Diego and as for the other way as Point Firmin, at San Pedro. Stairs lead down to the bay, where bath and boat houses will be built. It is no exagregation to say that this will be one of the most beautiful and picturesque country homes in California. The Orange County Country Club has a membership of about 200. The membership fee is now $50 and the annual dues $25. On July 1st the fee will be increased to $75, and when 50 members shall have been accepted under those terms the initial fee will be increased to $100. Carries Away $300 George B. Thompson, former manager of the Fullerton branch of the Pacific Coffee & Tea Company of Los Angeles, is accused of the theft of $200 versy between the city trustees of Santa Ana and the railway company over the franchise to lay tracks around the corner from West Fourth to North Main streets in Santa Ana. The city recently granted a franchise for this purpose in connection with the proposed extension on East Fourth street toward Tustin; but the company promptly turned it down as not meeting its wishes. Now the Santa Ana trustees are firmly holding that the company have no further concessions whatever until the double track from Buaro to Stanton is in operation. The city claims that this had been promised for a long time and that the work has not been as it was understood it would be. 100 Tons of Loquats One of the best loquat crops that this section has had in years is being marketed. The fruit is abundant and of good quality, while the opening prices are good. The C. P. Taft ranch, north of Orange, which is said to have the largest loquat orchard in the world, is figuring on marketing about 100 tons of this palatable fruit. The earliest of the shipments brought from 15 to 18 cents per pound, but these prices will probably decline to 3 or 4 He says Manila is a great and prosperous city of some 300,000 population. The English speaking population numbers some 15,000. Since the American occupation the town has steadily progressed and now boasts of a number of daily newspapers and other evidences of advancement. A number of large buildings are in course of erection and there is a steady inflow of Americans. Speaking of the Japanese situation he says Manila hears nothing of any war scare with the Nipponese. The United States maintains a large military establishment at Manila, as well as a powerful naval fleet in Oriental waters. Manila has been very strongly fortified and in that respect it holds a very important position in the Orient. Coming up from Manila on the steamship China, Mr. Cooper saw a fleet of 12 Japanese war vessels in the Inland Sea. They were on their way to Kobe to participate in festivities incident to a celebration of the birthday of the empress. RAINS STIMULATE THE SUGAR BEETS Orange County's Crop Will Yield Heavy Per Cent of Sugar This season promises to be a banner one for the sugar beet growers. Owing to the big rainfall it has been possible to raise beets at less cost than has been the case for several seasons past. Not only has the cost of producing beets been lowered but, also owing to the rains, the beets will make a much better percentage of sugar. This season is what the growers call a normal one, no irrigation being needed to develop the beets and this does more than any other one thing to make the beets rich in sugar value. In point of size and general condition beets in the Oceanside district are somewhat advanced in comparison with those in Orange county. Never the less without exception the fields in this county are in splendid shape. All the plants have a healthy, thriving appearance. There are some beets in Oceanside fields that will be ready for harvesting in from 60 to 70 days. In this county perhaps the most thriving beet fields are to be found at present in the district round about Talbert. Soil conditions in this locality are ideal for the raising of beets and this, combined with the great rainfall, has brought about a remarkable growth in the beets. Owing to the fact that the tariff has been taken off of sugar the beet acreage in the county is not as large as it was last year. Even though the percentage of sugar will be heavy this season the decreased acreage will tend to make the output of sugar appreciably less than last season. Work of thinning the beets is practically all completed in this county. There is still some thinning being done in the fields of late planting. The five sugar factories of the county furnish employment to hundreds of men during the season, both in the field and in the plants, besides the built. It is no exagregation to say that this will be one of the most beautiful and picturesque country homes in California. The Orange County Country Club has a membership of about 200. The membership fee is now $50 and the annual dues $25. On July 1st the fee will be increased to $75, and when 50 members shall have been accepted under those terms the initial fee will be increased to $100. Carries Away $300 George B. Thompson, formerly manager of the Fullerton branch of the Pacific Coffee & Tea Company of Los Angeles, is accused of the theft of $300 from his employers in a warrant sworn out against him before Justice of the Peace Inskeep. Thompson left Fullerton last Saturday and his whereabouts are not known. He was seen in Anaheim Saturday night. The accused man is past middle age. Very little is known of him in Fullerton. He came here two months ago to take charge of the local branch of the Pacific Coffee & Tea Company. It is said that last Saturday he spent most of the day collecting bills due the company from customers, and it is this money, together with other company funds, that he is accused of stealing. $500 For a Finger The Santa Ana Co-Operative Sugar Company has paid $500 to Pedro A. Infante, a boy, aged about 16, for an injury received by him while employed in the sugar factory at Dyer. The Mexican lad was engaged in feeding beets to a machine that ground test beets into pulp so that the chemists might make the analysis, and in some manner one hand caught in the machine with the result that four fingers were cut off. Suit for damages asked for a judgment of $15,100. A. R. Holston of Los Angeles represented the plaintiff. Pabla L. Infante has asked for letters of guardianship that he may receive the money. Beautifying the Streets Thirty-five thousand geraniums have been set out by the Chamber of Commerce on vacant lots on North Main street, preparatory to the beautifying of the parkings of Santa Ana's streets. The slips are first set out in sand. When they have sprouted, they are set in heavier earth to root, after which they are transplanted. Some of the slips are now sprouted and ready for the heavier earth; it will probably be several weeks before they are ready for transplanting. Fullerton Has Free Delivery Free delivery of mails was inaugurated at Fullerton on May 1st. Two regular mail carriers and one substitute carrier will constitute the force at present. The district west of Spadra avenue will be served by Hugh Badgley, while Otto Dyckman will deliver mail east of Spadra avenue. E. J. Van Camp, substitute, will assist both the regular carriers when their work is unusually heavy, and when, later, the amount of mail handled warrants the addition of another carrier to the force, he will be changed from substitute and made a regular carrier. There will be no parcel post delivery at present. 100 Tons of Loquats One of the best loquat crops that this section has had in years is being marketed. The fruit is abundant and of good quality, while the opening prices are good. The C. P. Taft ranch, north of Orange, which is said to have the largest loquat orchard in the world, is figuring on marketing about 100 tons of this palatable fruit. The earliest of the shipments brought from 15 to 18 cents per pound, but these prices will probably decline to 3 or 4 cents for the best fruit before the crop is harvested. Mr. Taft has for the first time been obliged to prop the limbs of his trees because of the weight of fruit, which threatened to break them down. That is an unusual condition, because the loquat wood is tougher than that of most fruit trees. ONRTEVERAS NOW LANGUISHES IN JAIL Man Who Killed Debarra at Delhi Arrested at San Gabriel A. Ontreveras, the Mexican who it is alleged, struck and killed Primitivo Debarra at Delhi, about ten days ago, was arrested in San Gabriel and taken to the Los Angeles county jail last Saturday. Deputy Sheriff Law went to Los Angeles and brought him to the Orange county jail, where he still is. Owing to the slight amount of evidence at hand it is almost impossible to ascertain just how the quarrel originated. One witness blames the whole on Ontreveras, while others blame Debarra for provoking the fight. Ontreveras was extremely reticent, and would say but very little about the matter, except to protest that he did not intend to kill Debarra. He simply wanted to get the better of him, and did not realize the power and weight of the pick handle he wielded. WIENS LOSES SUIT Judge Thomas handed down a decision Monday in favor of the plaintiff, C. E. Gault, and against the defendants, J. D. Wiens, et al., as prayed for in the plaintiff's complaint for the sum of $1,500, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent from December 10, 1908, in a case that involved three promissory notes of $500 each, which were made out to Henry J. Martens, who secured a loan of $16,000 from the bank of Topeka, Kans., and executed his promissory note therefor to the bank. He assigned and transferred the notes of the defendants to Owing to the fact that the tariff has been taken off of sugar the beet acreage in the county is not as large as it was last year. Even though the percentage of sugar will be heavy this season the decreased acreage will tend to make the output of sugar appreciably less than last season. Work of thinning the beets is practically all completed in this county. There is still some thinning being done in the fields of late planting. The five sugar factories of the county furnish employment to hundreds of men during the season, both in the field and in the plants, besides the money accruing to the grower. FINLEY CONFIRMED CHIEF ENGINEER Will Draw $250 Per Month, Division Engineer Hoy Gets $150 The appointment of S. H. Finley as chief engineer of the highway commission at a salary of $250 per month, was approved by the board of supervisors at their recent meeting. The appointment of W. W. Hoy as division engineer for the highway commission at a salary of $150 per month and traveling expenses, was approved. The auditor was directed to cancel warrants Nos. 150 and 1951. All bids for the improvement of East Chapman avenue road were rejected. The application of Yorba Irrigation Company for permission to cross the public road along the north side of the Santa Fe railroad at a point about 750 feet westerly from the northerly end of the public road crossing the Santa Ana river by the Yorba bridge, with an 18-inch pipe, was granted. The bond accompanying map of Hillcrest Addition to Fullerton was approved. The hearing of the petition of Bayside Land Company, et al., to vacate streets and alleys in Los Alamitos road district, was set for May 10, 1914, at 11 A.M. Free delivery of mails was inaugurated at Fullerton on May 1st. Two regular mail carriers and one substitute carrier will constitute the force at present. The district west of Spadra avenue will be served by Hugh Badgley, while Otto Dyckman will deliver mail east of Spadra avenue. E. J. Van Camp, substitute, will assist both the regular carriers when their work is unusually heavy, and when, later, the amount of mail handled warrants the addition of another carrier to the force, he will be changed from substitute and made a regular carrier. There will be no parcel post delivery at present. Bumped Into by Auto While Leo Porter, of Placentia, was returning to his home from Fullerton last Sunday evening, he was met by an automobile, which it is reported, was bring driven in a reckless manner. Leo gave all the room possible with his horse and buggy, but the machine struck the latter, completely demolishing it, and throwing Leo out. He escaped with two broken ribs and an injury to his spine, which is considered to be slight. Work on Track Ceases The Pacific Electric stopped laying the double track between Buaro and Stanton upon reaching Garden Grove after it was reported that they would complete the line. The reason was not given, but it is entirely possible that the difficulty in getting the line into Orange caused the temporary abandonment of the work. Until now it has not been possible to get permission to cross the Santa Fe railway track where the line approaches the southern city limits of Orange. After months of delay it now seems that the difficulty is out of the way. It would seem also that, when the cars run into Orange, it will be quite desirable that they have the double track all the way from Santa Ana to Los Angeles. This would mean the completion of the line across the gap from Garden Grove to Stanton. While the rails were laid from Buaro to Garden Grove, no use has been made of the track, since it lays upon loose ties and has never been put in shape for traffic. There has been a contro- NEW APPLE BEING DEVELOPED One of the most gigantic experiments in apple culture ever undertaken in the Northwest is now well under way at the College of Agriculture of the University of Idaho, at Moscow. It is being directed by Professor C. C. Vincent of the department of horticulture. The experiment involves the growing of more than 7,000 seedling trees, germinated from over 100 different crosses between all of the best-known commercial apples of the Northwest. The purpose of the big undertaking, which is now in its second year, is to discover if possible, a new variety which will bear only the good qualities claimed by the original varieties from which it is germinated. GRIFFITH LUMBER CO. Square Deal to Lumber Buyers need to be an expert to get the kind of lumber you want, here. We have the buyer the benefit of our knowledge of lumber. 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