anaheim-gazette 1917-07-19

CAN'T REFERENDUM TAX LIMIT LAW Attorney General Webb Gives an Important Opinion The opinion of Attorney General U. S. Webb to the effect that the tax limit measure cannot be subjected to a referendum will not prevent the further filing of referendum petitions, most of which have already been filed with the various county clerks of the state. The attorney general's opinion is not a court decision, but his opinion will probably prevent the action of state officers upon the measure. Should the referendum adherents care to take the matter to court, a mandamus action might upset Webb's opinion. Concerning the opinion, a Sacramento dispatch says: "That the tax limitation law, passed at the last session of the legislature, cannot be held up by referendum proceedings is the ruling of Attorney General Webb's office, in an exhaustive opinion just rendered to the district attorney of Sonoma county. "The act," concludes the attorney general's opinion, "is clearly one providing for tax levies within the meaning of section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, and is therefore expected from that class of acts whose operation is suspended by that section for the purpose of the referendum. "The time of the passage of the act is the day if its approval by the Governor, Chapter 729 having been approved on May 31 of this year, will therefore be in full force and effect on July 30 of this year." When informed of the ruling of the Attorney General's office, which, of course, quashes the referendum proceedings instituted by certain school officials, Hugh J. Baldwin, who for PRESERVATION OF VEGETABLES Vegetables can be preserved more cheaply than in cans or jars and more simply, for household use, than by drying, by the use of salt and lactic acid. To preserve in brine, wash and slice the vegetables and place in either wooden vessels or crocks. Metal vessels must not be used. The brine is made by mixing 3/4 to 4 times this connection included a knowledge of credit possibilities and collections as well as a federation of interests as to license, taration, and other details. The board of trade was a business and political club of limited association. Transportation, freight and advertising problems of the larger commonwealths brought out the public institutional values of the board of trade. The first appeal made by the board of trade for public recognition was in the advertising and exhibit fields. The board of trade wanted the general public to assist in notifying the world of local wealth and natural resources and attractions, and furnishing this information as news in the form of literature and having a material collection of the same for exhibition purposes. This is the new life that has throbbed into the heart of the chamber of commerce babyhood as a public institution. In this field of growth and expansion it is still struggling betwixt and between a public service and a private body. It is fully divorced from direct private control, but it is in the subscription and charitable stage, and naturally the bigger corporations and institutions of wealth and importance are the most benefited and the larger contributors. The services of the new chamber of commerce life are educational and cooperative and cannot be confined to the city problems of the large business centers but are county, state and nation wide. It deals with matters of business interest. This includes city streets, road building, agricultural and scientific information, planting of shade trees and flower ornamentation, sanitary and board of health problems, civic discussions, community pride, cooperation in the widening of the field of geographic and friendly acquaintanceship and knowledge of the natural resources of city, county, state and nation. The fulfillment of this larger life of the new chamber of commerce is the brightest hope picture of the coming years of happiness and contentment. It is the business of the chamber of commerce to let the light of new developments shine forth. Some towns in the same county are behind the times in every form of public development. They do not know what lessons their neighbor town can teach on school architecture, manual training, street paving, sewerage, municipal gas, water, light and forms of government. The blindness and darkness of some July 7 says that the "an effort to save spended to the production of from practically two edibles." This ited to the council. According to inquiry the state council in California, big oil rotting on the groin inability of the faction at a price equal to tax. The supply is heavily augmente raised in hundred state by home garden cultivation of vaccines. In Glenn, San Jorgeamento and Yolo of sacks of onions rotting in stacks ability of growers to cept at a price which less than nte cost. This is the result farmers" and daffy on food last all potato and onion ling and all others the crop of early sight must be eaten exhorters will call urging people to onions" and repositories and onions be doing some pub not the early stuff will go over for spring. That crops there will be lots from Washington for a record crop with a production els. That would largest cro pgrow 000 bushels, and more than last year account the home which this year is ever before. But with this late crop held over, is not y would be just as speculators as good lawns to plant we need is admin speculative greed on which everyone profitably and easily fortably. FRUIT MEN UNA ENOUGH PRESERVATION OF VEGETABLES Vegetables can be preserved more cheaply than in cans or jars and more simply, for household use, than by drying, by the use of salt and lactic acid. To preserve in brine, wash and slice the vegetables and place in either wooden vessels or crocks. Metal vessels must not be used. The brine is made by mixing 3½ to 4 pounds of salt to each gallon of water. The water will ont dissolve all of this salt, but the juices of the vegetables will dissolve the excess. The vegetables must be kept well covered with the liquid, using some cover that will not be effected by the brine. To preserve in salt, prepare and weigh the vegetables and to each 2 pounds of vegetables use 1 pound of salt. Place in crock or barrel alternate layers of salt and vegetables, finishing with a good layer of salt. Cover with a weighted cover and in a few days the shrinkage will permit of the addition of more vegetables. These methods are suitable for most root vegetables, string beans, cabbage and cucumbers. These vegetables must be well soaked to free them from salt before preparing for the table. To preserve by fermentation, prepare the vegetables as above and mix with salt at the rate of ¼ to ½ pound of salt to 10 pounds of vegetables. Pack solidly in deep crock or barrel and weight down the cover. If kept in a warm room, a gaseous fermentation takes place and continues for several weeks. This fermentation produces lactic acid, which preserves the vegetables. When the fermentation is over, drain off the liquid and replace with a brine containing ¼ pound of salt to 1 gallon of water. In this they will keep in good condition if well protected from the air. It is the business of the chamber of commerce to let the light of new developments shine forth. Some towns in the same county are behind the times in every form of public development. They do not know what lessons their neighbor town can teach on school architecture, manual training, street paving, sewerage, municipal gas, water, light and forms of government. The blindness and darkness of some cities is very intense, oftimes made purposely so by some selfish interests. Graft, corruption and darkness go hand in hand. This condition has often caused neighboring cities to fight one another and oppose the county government and shut out all rays of light and to rancorously live within the confines of their narrow shells. The new local chamber of commerce has a right to hope to fill a place in the county unit plan and thus unite the county with a central institution. This paternal body can be the architectural and scientific source of information, and thus plans and specifications and methods of economy and efficiency may reach the blacksmith councilman at a great saving to the cities and towns that were endeavoring to learn only by the expensive filed of experience while the taxpayers' money was wasted. The chamber of commerce of the future has a large world to grow up in, and this world is essentially the public service, and being a public institution it should be supported wholly from the public purse and not the private one. The subscription and charity form of support will be done away with as soon as the public realize that private interest in a public body is not economical. The past demoralization of this most worthy institution was its dual capacity, a pub- coming years of happiness and contentment. It would be just as important to speculators as good lawns to plant we need to admire speculative greed on which everyone profitably and eat fortably. FRUIT MEN UNA ENOUGH Valencia Orange Grocer Prices to C The arrival of the eastern market demand for Valenciennes to the statement manager of the T association. "The cheaper farm market to a consign Crawford Monday. The association lar customers when it can ship out, as chief trouble at getting cars in so meet its demands is on the Southern average of about 15% is all it has been now it is hauled Ana and loading the Fe depot. Efforts cars delivered over cific branch at T tile, according to The association ing house at Frank branch from Aliso vard, and has had culty in getting t shipping from tha from the San Jose and the Irvine ran The association Anaheim Gazette lic name and interest and a private control and benefit. The future development of the new Chamber of commerce will do away with this prejudice and the further enlarged and popularized body will dispense more to big business in rainfalls than they used to get by pumping. The State Association of Commercial Secretaries can go a long way toward bringing about of the full and complete adoption by the public of this so-called wayward child, heir apparent and yet to be favorite son, and will organize the family reunion and develop the genius of the child in advocating a greater, happier and perfected commonwealth with no barriers of selfishness and no limits of added joys and pleasures of living. This thought will electrify the annual rechristening of a chamber of commerce of city, state and antion, one in cooperation, love and patriotism, a fitting institution within the live field of an advancing civilization. HINDSIGHT OF POTATOES AND ONIONS There are cases in which hindsight is truer than foresight, and two such cases are potatoes and onions, as we remarked last week. Such hindsight has come to our state council of defense, for a Sacramento dispatch of July 7 says that the council is making "an effort to save farmers who responded to the patriotic appeal for the production of more foodstuffs, from practically total loss on these two edibles." This statement is credited to the council: According to information coming to the state council from many counties in California, big crops of potatoes are rotting on the ground because of the inability of the farmers to sell them at a price equal to the cost of produce. 450 cars of Valencias this season. "In my opinion we will have a 70 or 75 per cent crop of Valencias next year," said Crawford, "and the chances are that the growers will get just as much money as for a normal crop. The increase in prices because of the shortage will offset the loss in quantity." APPRECIATED ABROAD In the very first issue of the Seal Beach Wave, which made its appearance at this office we find the following reference to the Anaheim band which is going down to the seaside every Sunday and entertaining the thousands of visitors af that popular resort. The Wave says: The Anaheim band boys have won a home in Seal Beach and they will always find a hearty welcome awaiting them whenever they may come here. For the last two Sundays the band has furnished music to entertain the crowds and everyone was well entertained; for not only does the band play well but they are willing and play just as if they enjoyed giving the people a good time. The trouble with most bands is, they play a selection and then rest for half an hour. No so with the Anaheim boys, they play all the time and it is really excellent music. Prof. Kreiger is director and both he and the city of Anaheim are to be congratulated upon having such an excellent band composed of jolly good fellows. COUNTY SEALERS County sealers of weights and measures who will be affected by the new weights and measures amendment effective July 30 providing that all sealers in counties other than those of the first to thirty-fifth classes, the July 7 says that the council is making "an effort to save farmers who responded to the patriotic appeal for the production of more foodstuffs, from practically total loss on these two edibles." This statement is credited to the council: According to information coming to the state council from many counties in California, big crops of potatoes are rotting on the ground because of the inability of the farmers to sell them at a price equal to the cost of production. The supply raised by farmers is heavily augmented by the crop raised in hundreds of towns of the state by home gardeners and by the cultivation of vacant lots. In Glenn, San Joaquin, Fresno, Sacramento and Yolo counties hundreds of sacks of onions are reported to be rotting in stacks because of the inability of growers to dispose of them except at a price which they say will be less than the cost of production. This is the result of "speeding up the farmers" and getting generally daffy on food last winter. It started all potato and onion holders to gambling and all others to planting. And the crop of early stuff which is now in sight must be eaten up fast. If our exhorters will call in their placards urging people to "plant potatoes and onions" and repost them "eat up potatoes and onions," they may really be doing some public service. For it is not the early stuff now spoiling which will go over for winter and next spring. That crop is still to come and there will be lots of it. It is reported from Washington that the outlook is for a record crop of white potatoes, with a production of 452,000,000 bushels. That would exceed the previous largest crop pgrown in 1912 by 32,000,000 bushels, and 167,000,000 bushels more than last year, not taking into account the home garden production, which this year is much larger than ever before. But of course the game with this late crop, capable of being held over, is not yet played out and it would be just as crazy to sacrifice it to speculators as it was to plow up good lawns to plant some of it. What we need is administration to ward off speculative greed and fix a fair price on which everyone can do business profitably and eat his tank full comfortably. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cassiday and family were among the many local people who spent Sunday at Seal Beach. The took their son, Ed, Jr., up to Los Angeles in the morning where he was turned over to Uncle Sam's keeping for the term of the war, he having enlisted in Co. L. We are headquarters for all kinds of Beet and Bean Machinery. Among the various tools needed by the Beet Farmer, the Riding Baby Beet Puller COUNTY SEALERS County sealers of weights and measures who will be affected by the new weights and measures amendment effective July 30 providing that all sealers in counties other than those of the first to thirty-fifth classes, the sealers shall be appointed by the state sealer and not the supervisors, will have an opportunity to retain their positions. Charles G. Johnson, state sealer, announces that competitive examinations will be given and those who have the highest ratings will retain their present jurisdiction, together two or more additional counties, thereby providing for them continual employment. Under the new law, according to Johnson, the enforcement of the weights and measures act will be more practical, efficient and economical. Johnson is now touring the South explaining the new weights and measures acts passed by the last legislature. Acting in the capacity of Cupid, Joe Burke made himself guardian of the person and property of Ernest Paul Bailes Tuesday morning. Bailes, who is from San Jose and Katie G. McKenzie, of Santa Ana, applied for a marriage license. Miss McKenzie, who was but fifteen years of age, had her mother's consent, but both of Bailes' parents were dead, and he was twenty years of age. They were anxious that the nuptials should not be delayed, so the missing link was supplied by Attorney Burke and the young couple went happily on their way after expressing their deep gratitude to the newly acquired guardian. The Burro Mountain Copper Co.'s table concentration flotation mill, in the Burro mountain district, Grant county, increased its output. The Chino Copper Co., which in 1916 produced from crude ore and concentrates combined a total of 75,500,00 pounds of copper, produced 19,225,111 pounds of copper during the first quarter of 1917, and if the company maintains this rate throughout the year, it will NEW MEXICO MINES Figures of mine production for the first six months of 1917 indicate an appreciable increase in the output of lead and copper in New Mexican mines but a decrease for gold, silver, and zinc, according to reports received from Charles W. Henderson, of the Denver office of the geological survey. The Mogollon district, Socorro county, which annually produces a large part of the gold and over one-half the silver of the state, has not increased its output although the district has been the scene of considerable development work. The Elizabethtown district, Colfax county, continued to ship large quantities of gold bullion and concentrates, but the Whiteoaks gold district, Lincoln county, was idle, and the silver output will be considerably affected by the idleness of the Cossak cyanidation mill in the Cochiti district Sandoval county. Several operators of the gold copper district of Orgrande, Otero county seem to have left that district, but other operators seem to have taken their places. The output of siliceous and copper ores carrying gold from Lordsburg district has been larger during the first six months of 1917 than for the corresponding period in 1916. The Santa Fe Gold & Copper Co.'s matting plant, at San Pedro, was operated continuously. The Burro Mountain Copper Co.'s table concentration flotation mill, in the Burro mountain district, Grant county, increased its output. The Chino Copper Co., which in 1916 produced from crude ore and concentrates combined a total of 75,500,00 pounds of copper, produced 19,225,111 pounds of copper during the first quarter of 1917, and if the company maintains this rate throughout the year, it will FRUIT MEN UNABLE TO GET ENOUGH RAILWAY CARS Valencia Orange Growers Expect Higher Prices to Offset Smaller Crop The arrival of deciduous fruits on the eastern markets is affecting the demand for Valencia oranges, according to the statement of B. A. Crawford manager of the Tustin Hills Citrus association. "The cheaper fruit is affecting the market to a considerable degree," said Crawford Monday. The association, however, has regular customers who take all the fruit it can ship out, and the association's chief trouble at the present time it getting cars in sufficient number to meet its demand. Its Tustin house is on the Southern Pacific, and an average of about eight cars a week is all it has been able to get. Now it is hauling fruit to Santa Ana and loading two cars at the Santa Fe depot. Efforts to secure Santa Fe cars delivered over the Southern Pacific branch at Tustin have been futile, according to the manager. The association operates a packing house at Francis, the Santa Fe's branch from Aliso to the Irvine boulevard, and has had no particular difficulty in getting the cars needed for shipping from that point. Citrus fruit from the San Joaquin Fruit company and the Irvine ranch is packed here. The association will handle about family were among the many local people who spent Sunday at Seal Beach. The took their son, Ed Jr., up to Los Angeles in the morning where he was turned over to Uncle Sam's keeping for the term of the war, he having enlisted in Co. L. We are headquarters for all kinds of Beet and Bean Machinery. Among the various tools needed by the Beet Farmer, the Riding Baby Beet Puller will prove a good investment and the most profitable implement the Beet Grower can own. We also have a Moline Foot Guide Beet Puller and the Killifter One-row riding beet plow. The above pullers are riding tools. If you have extremely hard soil, you will probably need the Killifter plow, but if not, the Puller is by far the better tool for you. If you are going to need a Puller or Plow, we ask that you protect yourselves now by giving us your order and a deposit, as those who wait may be unable to get a Puller in time. This advice also applies to wagons, plows and all other beet machinery. Order or buy early. If you cannot call on us, kindly phone or write and we will give you prompt service. WICKERSHEIM IMPLEMENT CO. 117 West Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, Calif. SALE OF BARN MANURE AND STREET SWEEPINGS Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned, Clerk of the City of Anaheim, at his office at the City Hall, East Center Street, Anaheim, up to Thursday, July 26, 1917, at 8 o'clock P.M., for the street sweepings to be hauled away within every two days after the sweeper has gathered it together. Also the barn manure. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract or agreement to faithfully remove the sweepings and manure within the time specified. By order of the Board of Trustees of the city of Anaheim, EDWARD B. MERRITT. 7-19-2t City Clerk of the City of Anaheim Gold & Copper Co.'s matting plant, at San Pedro, was operated continuously. The Burro Mountain Copper Co.'s table concentration flotation mill, in the Burro mountain district, Grant county, increased its output. The Chino Copper Co., which in 1916 produced from crude ore and concentrates combined a total of 75,500,00 pounds of copper, produced 19,225,111 pounds of copper during the first quarter of 1917, and if the company maintains this rate throughout the year, it will produce nearly 80,000,000 pounds of copper. Considerably increased shipments of copper ore were made from the Magdalena district, and the shipments of lead ore from the Magdalena have also increased. The high prices for copper are also stimulating shipments from the Nacimiento district, and from the Scholle district, and from other copper deposits in the "Red Beds" of New Mexico. Development by the Phelps-Dodge Co. of a large area in the Orphan mountains district, does not seem to have progressed as yet far enough for production, but before the end of the year the district may yield a considerable output of all five metals. Shipments of zinc carbonate and zinc sulphide concentrates from the Magdalena, Hanover, Cooks Peak, Florida, Tres Hermanas and Pinos Altos districts were less for the first six months of 1917 than for the same period in p916, but with the resumption in April of concentration at the new Graphic mill, at Magdalena, built to replace the one burned in August, 1916, the production of zinc concentrates during the rest of the year may equal the record of 1916. The output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc from New Mexico mines in 1916 was $1,380,506 in gold, 1,756,521 ounces of silver, 7,800,000 pounds of lead, 92,400,000 pounds of copper, and 35,900,000 pounds of zinc (in spelt- automobiles REPAIRED a very reasonable cost you can have your machine made into a new one. TAKE IT TO 'Connor & Simpson 13-115 West Chestnut Street. auto and commercial painting. Auto tops red and repaired. Mohair tops made like Expert workmanship, and a job guaran- auto and commercial painting. Auto tops reared and repaired. Mohair tops made like Expert workmanship, and a job guaranto be satisfactory. PRODUCTION FOR THE 1917 indicate an in the output of New Mexican mines gold, silver, and reports received lenderson, of the geological survey. Act, Socorro counproduces a large over one-half the has not increased the district has considerable develElizabethtown discontinued to ship gold bullion and the Whiteoaks gold city, was idle, and will be considerably access of the Cossak the Cochiti district Several operators district of Orty seem to have but other operators their places. The and copper ores Lordsburg district going the first six on for the corre16. The Santa Fe matting plant, at related continuously. Main Copper Co.'s flotation mill, in district, Grant as output. The which in 1916 proand concentrates 75,500,00 pounds of 225,111 pounds of first quarter of company maintains the year, it will er and in oxide), having a total value of $30,615,491, as compared with $1, 461,105 in gold, 2,005,531 ounces of silver, 4,524,361 pounds of lead, 76,788, 366 pounds of copper, and 25,404,064 pounds of zinc, having a total value of $19,274,468, in 1915, an increase in value of 5r per cent. THE SAFETY AND VERY LIFE OF OUR REPUBLIC MAY DEPEND ON THE RAILROAD At this time of the entrance of our country into war, the strain on our national railroad systems in their efforts to comply the call of better and larger transportation facilities, is being expanded almost to the breaking point. Aside from the handling of passenger and freight traffic, the formation of embryo cities for the accommodation of army camps has made it necessary for the railroads to carry sufficient building material, fuels, commodities for the manufacture of foodstuffs and agricultural implements to meet war-time demands. The railroads must stand out, not as a concern of private ownership, but as a system in government control, ready at a minute's notice to be called upon by the country for the prompt and safe conveyance of soldiers from one point to another. The transportation of shells, rifles and other munitions must all be provided for and the movement of such materials be given a preference over all other things. Certain sections of the country have been so congested as to call for almost continuous embargoes to prevent blockades. As quickly as cars can be sent into that vicinity, others are being shipped out to the extent of a car safety of our republic being in the hands of our railroads.—Santa Ana Blade. EXCHANGE SAYS THE NAVELS AND LEMONS MOST BADLY DAMAGED The California Fruit Exchange has issued the following relative to the outlook for the citrus fruit crop: The heat prevailing in the citrus districts from the 14th to the 17th of June was unprecedented and serious damage was done to the 1917-18 citrus crop. Navel oranges suffered most and the temperatures were higher in the interior sections where the bulk of the navels are grown. Conditions differ in different sections and in different groves in the same section, according to the soil and condition of the grove and the size of the young fruit. This renders it impossible at this time to get any accurate estimate of the extent of the damage to the crop as a whole. Some districts figure not over 10 per cent of a navel crop remaining; others variously from 25 per cent to 60 per cent. Some growers are expecting the trees to bloom again as they did in 1909 when a similar condition existed. The heat that year, was earlier, however, the maximum coming on May 30. Reports from Tulare county indicate less damage than in Southern California. The Valencia and other seedling varieties suffered much less than navels, some sections predicting 10 per cent of a navel crop and figuring on the other varieties being practically normal, others from 60 to 75 per cent of a normal crop. matting plant, at created continuously. Bain Copper Co.'s flotation mill, in district, Grant output. The which in 1916 produce and concentrates 755,500,00 pounds of 225,111 pounds of first quarter of company maintains the year, it will 400,000 pounds of only increased shipwere made from district, and the shipfrom the Magdalena The high prices stimulating shipmimiento district, district, and from its in the "Red co. In the Phelps-Dodge on the Organ mounnot seem to have war enough for prothe end of the year held a considerable metals. Shipments and zinc sulphide in the Magdalena, Sk, Florida, Tres Los Altos districts first six months of time period in p916, caption in April of new Graphic mill, to replace the one 1916, the production during the rest of the record of 1916. Gold, silver, copper, New Mexico mines 406 in gold, 1,756, 7,800,000 pounds pounds of copper, of zinc (in spelt- Certain sections of the country have been so congested as to call for almost continuous embargoes to prevent blockades. As quickly as cars can be sent into that vicinity, others are being shipped out to the extent of a car shortage in one place and car accumulation in another. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway and chairman of the American Railway Association's Special committee on national defense, speaks through the pages of the Railway Age Gazette, on "What the Railways are Trying to do." "To carry this war through to a successful issue," sails Mr. Harrison, "will require the utilization of every atom of our transportation system at its highest efficiency. To accomplish this suggestions have been made and it is necessary, not only for the railroads to adopt every means at their disposal, even at increased cost, but that every shipper and receiver of freight do his part to carry out the suggestions made to them from time to time, with this end in view." It is a big problem the American railroads have been called upon to face, but American railroads are big institutions run by big men and they will respond to every call that is made upon them. They have sent an army of men to rebuild the railroads of Russia and France, but there are more on the job and we have every faith that they will make good. The Blade is one newspaer that has a great faith in the railroads and railroad men, and one paper that has always fought over regulation. There is such a possibility as the by the country for the prompt and safe conveyance of soldiers from one point to another. The transportation of shells, rifles and other munitions must all be provided for and the movement of such materials be given a preference over all other things. Certain sections of the country have been so congested as to call for almost continuous embargoes to prevent blockades. As quickly as cars can be sent into that vicinity, others are being shipped out to the extent of a car shortage in one place and car accumulation in another. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway and chairman of the American Railway Association's Special committee on national defense, speaks through the pages of the Railway Age Gazette, on "What the Railways are Trying to do." "It to carry this war through to a successful issue," sails Mr. Harrison, "will require the utilization of every atom of our transportation system at its highest efficiency. To accomplish this suggestions have been made and it is necessary, not only for the railroads to adopt every means at their disposal, even at increased cost, but that every shipper and receiver of freight do his part to carry out the suggestions made to them from time to time, with this end in view." It is a big problem the American railroads have been called upon to face, but American railroads are big institutions run by big men and they will respond to every call that is made upon them. They have sent an army of men to rebuild the railroads of Russia and France, but there are more on the job and we have every faith that they will make good. The Blade is one newspaer that has a great faith in the railroads and railroad men, and one paper that has always fought over regulation. There is such a possibility as the The Valencia and other seedling varieties suffered much less than navels, some sections predicting 10 per cent of a navel crop and figuring on the other varieties being practically normal, others from 60 to 75 per cent of a normal crop. On lemon trees the tree ripe and silver fruit was generally cooked. The smaller dark green fruit is reported holding on, except the later settings, which would ordinarily be picked in the early months of 1918, which have dropped extensively. The present bloom will produce fruit in the spring and early summer. The damage to the ripe Valencias on the trees appears to be almost negligible and the holdings of lemons in the houses is larger than usual. While it is too early to attempt an estimate of next year's crop, the percentages reported from the different districts, which are believed to be very conservative, indicate that the exchange's shipments for the season beginning September 1, 1917, will be at least 55 per cent of this season's in which were shipped bumper crops of all varieties or about 66 per cent of the volume of her recent years. The Helper's Guild of St. Michael's church will meet at the home of Mrs. E. W. Jackson, 219 East Broadway, this (Thursday) evening. The guests will be entertained with cards and music and the hostess will serve refreshments. There will be a silver offering for the benefit of the Guild. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim.