anaheim-gazette 1917-08-30

TRUSTEES NAMED STORM WATER DISTRICT CHARLES EYGABROAD, G. F. COLLINS AND H. L. McCLELLAN ENDORSED BY BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEE TO ASK FOR NO TOLL IN COUNTY BEFORE TELEPHONES ARE MERGED The Anaheim board of trade endorsed the following gentlemen as trustees for the Anaheim-Yorba storm water district: Charles Eygabroad. G. F. Collins. H. L. McClellan. The election date is Friday, September 28, 1917. The gentlemen mentioned favor the protection district. An opposition ticket will no doubt also be announced. A. A. Mills of the river protection committee, reported progress in many matters favoring the district. The tax WESTSIDER ARGUES AGAINST PROTECTION DISTRICT C. C. Cleveland Thinks Too Many Beneficiaries Are Eliminated From Boundaries C. C. Cleveland of West Anaheim, was in town this week, and made strong arguments against the proposed storm water district. Mr. Cleveland is one of the Westside residents who are making a vigorous fight against the district as outlined, and is endeavoring to defeat the proposition which will be decided at the polls on Friday, Sept. 28. Mr. Cleveland does not oppose the principal of protection. He thinks something should be done to confine the flood waters to the river's channel and prevent disastrous inundations, but he objects to the plan now before the people on the ground that the boundary lines are too narrow, and the burden of costs will fall upon too small an area of land. The Hellman tract and the section and a half in and adjoining the city of Stanton should not have been eliminated, he declares. Furthermore there are numerous people outside the district who suffered greatly from the flood eighteen months ago, and he thinks it no more than just that they should be included in the district and help to pay the costs of building and maintaining dikes. An election will be held on Friday, ORDINANCE ING ELEV PASS CITY TRUSTEES ANT SESSION EVEN TAX RATE FOR IS FIXED PER $5500 for the new mer. Ordinance No. 317, election to incur amount of $100,000 of land upon which hall, was passed. It found printed in and it was ordered that The election date is Friday, September 28, 1917. The gentlemen mentioned favor the protection district. An opposition ticket will no doubt also be announced. A. A. Mills of the river protection committee, reported progress in many matters favoring the district. The tax money is to be raised by assessing benefits accruing to land, and not upon the assessed valuation, as is erroneously believed by some property owners. People who are mostly benefited will pay relatively more tax than those whose lands are not subject to the overflow. It has been repeatedly said that the property of the Anaheim Sugar factory has been excluded from the district. This is in error. The north line of the local district is defined by the cement canal of the Anaheim Union Water company, extending from Crowther's corner west. All lands lying south of that canal are in the district. Mills said the work as planned is better than any proposed in the past, the cost really is less. The local district has more at stake than any other section of the county, more valuable property to protect, and the interests of more people to look after, but that we also have the most opposition to the formation of the district. Mills said he has been running down canards, and in each case where people have been correctly enlightened relative to the good points of the protection district law, they have announced their verdict in favor of the plan. One man who opposed the district, because, as he believed, the assessed valuation of property was to be the basis for taxation, said he favored the district when he was informed this tax would be derived by assessing benefits, as they pertain to property which were placed out of harm's way, by confining the river in a fixed channel. The merging of the two telephone companies came up for discussion, and Mr. Mills was appointed as a committee to appear before the supervisors, and ask that before the merger was granted, that a no-toll county plan be inaugurated. It would be a distinct advantage to the merchants, and in fact every citizen, to have all tolls taken off within the county. Unless this is done people here would find them burden of costs will fall upon too small an area of land. The Hellman tract and the section and a half in and adjoining the city of Stanton should not have been eliminated, he declares. Furthermore there are numerous people outside the district who suffered greatly from the flood eighteen months ago, and he thinks it no more than just that they should be included in the district and help to pay the costs of building and maintaining dikes. An election will be held on Friday, September 28, at which time three trustees will be elected. There will be two tickets in the field, three candidates being favorable to the proposed plan and three in opposition. If the proponents win immediate steps will be taken to begin protection work, if the opposition candidates are elected the district will be disincorporated. It is expected a heavy vote will be cast on that day. SEES NOTHING THAT COMPARES WITH HOME A. T. Pendleton Returns From Trip Satisfied With Orange County A. T. Pendleton of Placentia, one of the pioneer orange growers of this section, has recently returned from an extended automobile tour. Mr. Pendleton had a curiosity to see how the citrus groves in other portions of the state compared with our own, consequently he visited nearly all of them, even crossing the Tehachapi and visiting the northern groves. He returns with the conviction that Orange county stands supreme as an orange growing section. He is better satisfied than ever before with his home country. In addition to assisting Orange county orchardists in sending to market the finest oranges in the world, Mr. Pendleton is also doing his bit toward helping Herbert Hoover feed the United States and her European allies. He has a splendid vegetable garden which produces various staple articles of food, and is contemplating raising a few hogs for home consumption. Considering the price of hogs the past year or two and the probability that there will be no reduction in the near future it would be a profitable industry for California ranchers. BOOSTS ORANGE COUNTY Ordinance No. 317, election to incur indemnity amount of $100,000 for land upon which to hall was passed. It found printed in and it was ordered that the police force be given vacation each. It was ordered that wages be raised to $400 Mr. Conway, of the parment of the Santa Paula peared before the board curing a permit to facilities to handle freight pot in this city. A fee granted in the near future is desirous to laying the new tracks sidetracks now are handle this business to build a new track site to Broad street. Quantities of sugar be received over the South together with their Santa Fe's tracks to capacity. An agreement was tween the city and wherein the latter is intric energy for light. An agreement was tween the city and Junction in the latter is to re sweepings and barn for payment of $152.00 Ordinance No. 318 levy at $1.45 per $1917-1918, was present. The rate is the same year. The board disprieed of lowering tha to the fact that impaired one of the city's rest contemplated, the memorial fund may be used. A communication with the California League inviting members and city officials to a meeting of the Leagitt Santa Rosa the last ber. Trustees Dwyer will attend the sessioned that City Attorney gineer Steward alsovention. Matters rela- The merging of the two telephone companies came up for discussion, and Mr. Mills was appointed as a committee to appear before the supervisors, and ask that before the merger was granted, that a no-toll county plan be inaugurated. It would be a distinct advantage to the merchants, and in fact every citizen, to have all tolls taken off within the county. Unless this is done people here would find themselves greatly handicapped by being given a very limited service. However, it was said that the purpose of the new deal was to give patrons a much better service at a slightly increased cost over present conditions. The chairman was authorized to appoint a committee of three to arrange for a patriotic reception to be extended the young men, who have been called to the colors, before their leave-taking early next month. It is proposed that a rousing time be arranged for and that a barbecue be one of the features, so that the boys may have pleasant recollections of their home town. An invitation was received to attend the monthly meeting of the associated chambers of commerce which was held at Huntington Beach Wednesday evening. A number of citizens attended. The Los Angeles chamber of commerce has forwarded membership cards, which are to be given to all local members in good standing in the home organization, the same admitting members to their rooms in the city, where every facility is furnished free for the transaction of business. These quarters have been fitted up for the accommodation of people living outside the city and many are taking advantage of the privileges offered. The August number of the Arrowhead Magazine, published under the management of the Salt Lake railroad is an Orange county number. There are thirty five pages of Orange county write-up and pictures, and an excellent assortment of pictures enliven an especially well presented statement of facts and word pictures of this splendid section. This number is gotten out under a contract with the board of supervisors, which, through the county advertising fund, is to have a new supply of Orange county pamphlets printed containing the material given in the Arrowhead Magazine. D. W. McDannald, Orange county's lecturer at the Los Angeles chamber of commerce is the man who wrote the article on the county. Cities, towns, industries and attractions of various sorts are dealt with. The Standard Oil company has brought in an oil gusher on the Murphy lease, that promises to become one of the biggest producers in the state. The first day's yield showed 10,000 barrels of crude and 8,000,000 cubic feet of gas. The flow was struck at a depth of 4082 feet. Running 32 degrees gravity, the oil assures tremendous profit. If the present yield continues the first year's output would total $4,000,000. A communication with the California League inviting members and city officials to a meeting of the League Santa Rosa the last week. Trustees Dwyer will attend the session ed that City Attorney engineer Steward also attention. Matters related palities will be discussed, all of which are important, and much if not be derived therefrom. A communication with the Anaheim Citrus Farm asking permission to implement structure on the jacent to the packing Ana street, the same preparation of fruit for city attorney was insisted upon that day. For the payment of $5 which was paid. A building permit Houck to erect an $8 million on West Center road. The city clerk was satisfied all property owned side of Center street Angeles and Lemon, their buildings to consist sidewalk line. Should so within thirty days form a district and done. Some of the ordered they are already arched back. It was ordered that NAHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, August 30, 1917 ORDINANCE CALLING ELECTION PASSED CITY TRUSTEES HOLD IMPORTANT SESSION THURSDAY EVENING TAX RATE FOR ENSUING YEAR IS FIXED AT $1.45 PER $100 The city trustees met in regular session on Thursday evening. In the absence of Mayor Schneider, Trustee Cook was elected president pro-tem. The finance committee reported auditing bills to the amount of $7,264.38, for which warrants were ordered drown. Included in this amount is $5500 for the new motor street sweeper. Ordinance No. 317, calling a special election to incur indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purchase of land upon which to erect a new city hall, was passed. The same will be found printed in another column. It was ordered that two members of extended from the fire department to the power house upon which alarms of fire are to be sent in. The siren will be kept at the power house as at present. The auto used by the power house employees was ordered repainted. In discussing the forthcoming bond election, before the session convened, it was stated that when $70,000 had been expended for the purchase of the land upon which to erect the new hall, provided the bonds carry, there would only remain $30,000, out of the $100,000 issue, for improvement of the land. It is computed that this sum is totally inadequate for that purpose. It was said that the opinion which prevailed in certain quarter, that the money now in the general fund would also be used to improve the land, is out of the question. Extensive improvements are in contemplation for some of the city's realty holdings and it will require all the money in the general fund to make these extensions. Many contend that in order to perfect a civic center it would require an expenditure of at least $200,000, besides the upkeep of the same, which would cost several hundred dollars a month additional. ADVENTIST CONFERENCE CAME TO END SUNDAY Luncheon Given to Board of Trade SPEAKERS FAVOR PROTECTION DISTRICT CONVINCING ARGUMENTS ADVANCED AT MASS MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT WEST SIDE OPPONENTS REFUSE TO DEBATE ON THE RIVER PROPOSITION Opponents of the storm water district failed to respond to the invitation extended them by the advocates to hold a joint debate at the high school auditorium Friday evening. It was suggested that four men from each side should discuss the question in a dispassionate manner, pyrotechnics and personalities being taboo, but the Westsiders preferred to carry on the campaign in their own way, and refused to appoint champions to defend their argument. A large number of people from the West Side were present at the meeting, however, and listened to some mighty interesting talk from the proponents of the dis- The finance committee reported auditing bills to the amount of $7,264.38, for which warrants were ordered drown. Included in this amount is $5500 for the new motor street sweeper. Ordinance No. 317, calling a special election to incur indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purchase of land upon which to erect a new city hall, was passed. The same will be found printed in another column. It was ordered that two members of the police force be given ten days' vacation each. It was ordered that the teamsters' wages be raised to $70 per month. Mr. Conway, of the industrial department of the Santa Fe railway, appeared before the board relative to securing a permit to install additional facilities to handle freight at their depot in this city. A franchise is to be granted in the near future. The company is desirous to begin work upon laying the new trackage at once. The sidetracks now are inadequate to handle this business. It is proposed to build a new track from the depot site to Broad street. At present large quantities of sugar beets are being received over the Southern Pacific, and together with their regular business the Santa Fe's trackage here is taxed to capacity. An agreement was entered into between the city and Mrs. Standsberry wherein the latter is to be given electric energy for lighting purposes. An agreement was entered into between the city and J. E. Fisher wherein the latter is to receive all street sweepings and barn yard manure, for the payment of $152.00 per annum. Ordinance No. 318, fixing the tax levy at $1.45 per $100 for the year 1917-1918, was presented. The rate is the same as fixed last year. The board discussed the propriety of lowering the rate, but owing to the fact that improvements upon one of the city's realty holdings is contemplated, the money in the general fund may be used for that purpose. A communication was received from the California League of Municipalities inviting members of the board and city officials to attend the annual meeting of the League to be held at Santa Rosa the last week in September. Trustees Dwyer and Brunworth will attend the session. It was ordered that City Attorney Ames and Engineer Steward also attend the convention. Matters relative to municipal auditing bills to the amount of $7,264.38, for which warrants were ordered drown. Included in this amount is $5500 for the new motor street sweeper. Ordinance No. 317, calling a special election to incur indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purchase of land upon which to erect a new city hall, was passed. The same will be found printed in another column. It was ordered that two members of the police force be given ten days' vacation each. It was ordered that the teamsters' wages be raised to $70 per month. Mr. Conway, of the industrial department of the Santa Fe railway, appeared before the board relative to securing a permit to install additional facilities to handle freight at their depot in this city. A franchise is to be granted in the near future. The company is desirous to begin work upon laying the new trackage at once. The sidetracks now are inadequate to handle this business. It is proposed to build a new track from the depot site to Broad street. At present large quantities of sugar beets are being received over the Southern Pacific, and together with their regular business the Santa Fe's trackage here is taxed to capacity. An agreement was entered into between the city and Mrs. Standsberry wherein the latter is to be given electric energy for lighting purposes. An agreement was entered into between the city and J. E. Fisher wherein the latter is to receive all street sweepings and barn yard manure, for the payment of $152.00 per annum. Ordinance No. 318, fixing the tax levy at $1.45 per $100 for the year 1917-1918, was presented. The rate is the same as fixed last year. The board discussed the propriety of lowering the rate, but owing to the fact that improvements upon one of the city's realty holdings is contemplated, the money in the general fund may be used for that purpose. A communication was received from the California League of Municipalities inviting members of the board and city officials to attend the annual meeting of the League to be held at Santa Rosa the last week in September. Trustees Dwyer and Brunworth will attend the session. It was ordered that City Attorney Ames and Engineer Steward also attend the convention. Matters relative to municipal auditing bills to the amount of $7,264.38, for which warrants were ordered drown. Included in this amount is $5500 for the new motor street sweeper. Ordinance No. 317, calling a special election to incur indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purchase of land upon which to erect a new city hall, was passed. The same will be found printed in another column. It was ordered that two members of the police force be given ten days' vacation each. It was ordered that the teamsters' wages be raised to $70 per month. Mr. Conway, of the industrial department of the Santa Fe railway, appeared before the board relative to securing a permit to install additional facilities to handle freight at their depot in this city. A franchise is to be granted in the near future. The company is desirous to begin work upon laying the new trackage at once. The sidetracks now are inadequate to handle this business. It is proposed to build a new track from the depot site to Broad street. At present large quantities of sugar beets are being received over the Southern Pacific, and together with their regular business the Santa Fe's trackage here is taxed to capacity. An agreement was entered into between the city and Mrs. Standsberry wherein the latter is to be given electric energy for lighting purposes. An agreement was entered into between the city and J. E. Fisher wherein the latter is to receive all street sweepings and barn yard manure, for the payment of $152.00 per annum. Ordinance No. 318, fixing the tax levy at $1.45 per $100 for the year 1917-1918, was presented. The rate is the same as fixed last year. The board discussed the propriety of lowering the rate, but owing to the fact that improvements upon one of the city's realty holdings is contemplated, the money in the general fund may be used for that purpose. A communication was received from the California League of Municipalities inviting members of the board and city officials to attend the annual meeting of the League to be held at Santa Rosa the last week in September. Trustees Dwyer and Brunworth will attend the session. It was ordered that City Attorney Ames and Engineer Steward also attend the convention. Matters relative to municipal auditing bills to the amount of $7,264.38, for which warrants were ordered drown. Included in this amount is $5500 for the new motor street sweeper. ADVENTIST CONFERENCE CAME TO END SUNDAY Luncheon Given to Board of Trade Thursday by Ministers A noonday luncheon was given by the Adventists, in cafeteria style at their main tent on on high school grounds last Thursday, at which a number of Anaheim citizens were present. The menu was excellent notwithstanding a meat ration was conspicuously absent. The Adventists, or at least many of them, are strict vegetarians, believing that meat is an unhealthy diet. When the world is converted to Adventism the cow will be raised only for the milk she gives, she sheep for his wool and the pig will cease to exist, as the only way we can make him useful is to eat him. At the luncheon Elder Martin, who presided at the conference, made a speech, welcoming the citizens and explained doctrines of the Adventist church. Postmaster Alliborn responded to the address and F.C. Krause also talked a few minutes. Secretary Whitaker of the board of trade wound upthe speechmaking with a short talk.The conference closed Sunday. ORGANIZING UNION AMONG OIL WORKERS Conditions Not the Same With Employees of All Companies The movement to form an organization of the Oil Workers Union in the Orange county oil field has assumed extensive proportions. Particularly are the men in the smaller companies greeting the effort to organize in a ready frame of mind, it is said. W.C. Wilson and J.P. Burns, who have been in the field from Taft, report sufficient number of applications to justify local organization. They announce the charter for the organization has been ordered and may be expected shortly. Many of the oil field workers have stood against the idea of a union, but now feel that they only way to get cerf F. Grant White of Placentia avenue, was chairman of the meeting. Mr. White was until recently, one of Chicago's prominent attorneys, but he decided there was more fun in growing oranges than arguing doubtful cases in court, consequently he purchased a ranch east of town and now takes a vital interest in local affairs. The fact that the Santa Ana river occasionally ran amuck through his neighborhood only recently came to his knowledge, but since then he has been a protectionist. He extended an invitation tothe opponents to indulge in a debate declaring that a fair spirit would be manifested and everybody was privileged to express his opinion under parliamentary rules. Mr. White made a short but eloquent plea in favorofthe district. If there is any better country inthe world than this,he declared;I wish somebody would point it outto me.it Is not our individual property alone we are votingto protectWe owe it tothe communityto protectit fromthe ravagesofthe river. Chairman Scott ofthe river committee,made a short address.Mr.Scott said he had been connected with protectionwork in British Columbiawhere hundredsof milesof river bankhadtobeprotected.In travelingthroughthe eastand north,thehe said，when he mentionedthat hewasfromOrangecountyhewasfrequentlytold,"Oh,yes,OrangecountyisthepartofSouthernCaliforniathattheSanta Anariverwashedout."WehavegottoputtheSanta Anariverwhereitbelongs,thehe said,beforethiscommunitywillbewhereitoughttobe. City Engineer O.E.Stewardmadeanexplanatory talk ontheproposedworkandillustrateditwithacoupleofmaps.Mr.Steward.inanswertothecriticismsthatthedistrictwastoosmall,saidthatonthenorththeboundaryjoinedwiththeFullertonOrangethorpe districtandtheycould A communication was received from the California League of Municipalities inviting members of the board and city officials to attend the annual meeting of the League to be held at Santa Rosa the last week in September. Trustees Dwyer and Brunworth will attend the session. It was ordered that City Attorney Ames and Engineer Steward also attend the convention. Matters relative to municipalities will be discussed at the meeting, all of which are of the utmost importance, and much information is to be derived therefrom. A communication was received from the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, asking permission to erect a 12x24 cement structure on the city's land adjacent to the packing house on Santa Ana street, the same to be used in the preparation of fruit for shipment. The city attorney was instructed to draw up an agreement granting the association their request. Upon request the Anaheim Concordia Society was granted a special liquor license, effective on Labor Day, when the Concordia is to hold a gathering upon that day. The permit calls for the payment of $15 as a license which was paid. A building permit was granted Dr. Houck to erect an $8,500 brick building on West Center street. The city clerk was instructed to notify all property owners on the south side of Center street, between Los Angeles and Lemon, to move back their buildings to conform to the new sidewalk line. Should they fail to do so within thirty days the city will form a district and have the work done. Some of the owners have stated they are already arranging to move back. It was ordered that a special wire be W. C. Wilson and J. P. Burns, who have been in the field from Taft, report sufficient number of applications to justify the local organization. They announce the charter for the organization has been ordered and may be expected shortly. Many of the oil field workers have stood against the idea of a union, but now feel that the only way to get certain betterments of working and living conditions is by uniting. All lines of labor in the development and production departments, including truckmen, teamsters, and like, will be embraced in the organization, according to the organizers, who state the only requests will be for a minimum wage of $4 for an 8-hour day, on the theory that if one oil company can do this, so can all the rest. One oil worker put it this way: "What we object to is the condition where a man working on one lease for 12 hours gets much less, sometimes but half, what a man doing similar work just across the fence on another lease receives for 8 hours. "The oil workers resent the implication in reports which have been sent out from the oilfield of the fairly good working conditions and wages paid by one or two companies as representative of the entire field. The rule, they say is that working conditions and wages in the field are decidedly unequal, to say the least." They take exception to a report that gasoline is being sold at reduced rates to employees. This, they say, is being done by only a few higherups. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Herman and Miss Bertha Herman were visiting several days last week in Los Angeles. City Engineer O. E. Steward made an explanatory talk on the proposed work and illustrated it with a couple of maps. Mr. Steward, in answer to the criticisms that the district was too small, said that on the north the boundary joined with the Fullerton-Orangethorpe district and they could go no further. On the south it met the Garden Grove district boundary line and was stopped from going further. On the east the river bank was the boundary line and on the west the board of supervisors had eliminated a section and a half of land at Stanton, the river committee having no jurisdiction at all. People on the opposite side of the river, he stated, had formed districts and were putting in dikes. This would prevent the water overflowing on that side and consequently would throw a greater volume this way. Mr. Steward also pointed out that no land on this side of the river was safe because of the gradual slope toward the ocean's level. The intersection of Center and Los Angeles streets, he sad, was 50 feet lower than the river bed at the Olive bridge, and at West Anaheim the difference was 75 feet. C. E. McFadden talked on organization and development. Ninety-nine percent of the people of the Yorba district he declared, favored protection. In fact he knew but one person opposed it. The claims of the Westsiders that the river committee had been working in the dark were absolutely unfounded and unjust. There had been no attempt at secrecy. He recalled the flood of 18 months ago, and told how the people in his neighborhood worked in rescuing men, women and children FAVOR TION CT MENTS ADMEETING RIGHT MENTS REFUSE THE RIVER ON orm water disto the invitathe advocates at the high day evening. It men from each question in a pyrotechnics tabood, but led to carry on own way, and amplions to deA large number West Side were however, and city interesting ents of the dis- from the flood. He made a strong plea for concerted action and the establishment of a district that would prevent a recurrence of that disastrous inundation. No man is better acquainted with the Santa Ana river than H. Clay Kellogg. He was on the program for a talk on the cost of concrete work, but as the night was growing old he cut his remarks short. He made a convincing argument in favor of prompt action in building protecting walls, and told what the river has done herefore and what it will do again unless it is curbed. "You know what it did a year and a half ago, but most of you did not see the great flood of 1884. A similar inundation will probably occur again. It may come at any time and will do incalculable damage unless you prevent the overflow by a protection system." A. A. Mills, who was the last speaker, stated that the Newbert people completed their whole work as planned and after paying 30 per cent more for right of way than estimated, had $14,000 left out of the first bond issue. That the first flood did not wash out any of the work. The people are for the most part satisfied that the protection gained, justified the expenditure. That any protection district can be dissolved, the law providing for the payment of the debts, if any, after dissolution. That under like conditions, the taxes ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED FOR SOLDIERS BOYS WHO GO TO THE FRONT WILL BE GIVEN SEND-OFF BY CITIZENS Sixty-one from District Two expect to leave on September 5 Anaheim societies, headed by the board of trade, are making preparations to give the soldier boys who will start for the training camp on September 5, a banquet and God-speed send off. Sixty-one men of our quota of 204 will go on that day. Out of 150 men called for examination Monday and Tuesday 28 failed to appear, twenty-five were allens, 19 were exempted for disability and 45 claimed exemption. Only 33 were passed. Following is a list of those from whom the first contingent will be taken. Many of them have appealed to the final exemption board and probably some of them will be drop- completed their whole work as planned and after paying 30 per cent more for right of way than estimated, had $14,000 left out of the first bond issue. That the first flood did not wash out any of the work. The people are for the most part satisfied that the protection gained, justified the expenditure. That any protection district can be dissolved, the law providing for the payment of the debts, if any, after dissolution. That under like conditions, the taxes for protection would be 12.5 times greater in the Newbert than in the Anaheim Yorba district. He also said that J. W. Reagan of the Los Angeles flood control district had told him that check dams were worthless, and that the $90,000 provided for them in that district would be simply wasted. Mr. Reagan had been quoted as saying "small districts were failures," but Mills stated that this would not apply to the Anaheim-Yorba district, as it was a complete unit in itself. That the Los Angeles county flood control district is but about one-half of Los Angeles county and was not a county wide proposition, and was organized under a special law, other districts could not be organized under this act. That a county wide proposition would cost us more, owing to the heavy expenses on the lower reaches of the Santa Ana river and also the numerous washes that must be provided for, and that there was no law by which it could be made a county wide affair. That the Anaheim-Yorba district is organized under the only law which provides for help from the county which may be any sum up to one-half of the original cost. That all who really favor protection, should work for the success of the district as proposed, and so protect their homes instead of working to destroy them. CONCORDIA SOCIETY WILL GIVE CONCERT Barbecue and Music at Columbia Gardens on Labor Day The Concordia society is arranging for its annual picnic and barbecue at Columbia Gardens on Labor Day, Monday, September 3. Everybody takes a holiday on this important date, and the afternoon could not be spent to better advantage than by visiting the gardens. The barbecued eats will begin at noon and no matter how large Barbecue and Music at Columbia Gardens on Labor Day The Concordia society is arranging for its annual picnic and barbecue at Columbia Gardens on Labor Day, Monday, September 3. Everybody takes a holiday on this important date, and the afternoon could not be spent to better advantage than by visiting the gardens. The barbecued eats will begin at noon, and no matter how large the crowd or how big the appetites there is going to be plenty for all and a surplus left over. The committee in charge promises that some good speakers will be present to entertain those who care for oratory. There will also be music—whenever the Concordia meets it is a foregone conclusion that there will be excellent music. Games and contests are being arranged for young and old. A free bus will make trips to and from the grounds, starting from the corner of Los Angeles and Center streets. Admission to the grounds will be free. There will be dancing in the pavilion for which excellent music will be furnished. AUTOMOBILE OFFENDERS Judge Howard had a number of automobile offenders before him this week, each being fined $5. On Monday seven appeared in court, and on Tuesday four. The charges were driving cars at night without proper lights, cutting corners, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving with mufflers open. The judge states that all offenders of this class will be brought into court and punished. Instructions have been issued to the police department to bring them in and the judge promises to do the rest. L. B. W. Olds, Pasadena. A. J. Kelley, Fullerton. J. W. Magill, Orange. Joe B. Collings, Anaheim. Thos. C. Garner, Fullerton. J. W. Heelan, Huntington Beach. Wm. Falconer, Whittler. Fred. D. Lautenbach, Anaheim. G. I. Titus, Fullerton. Arnie E. Baker, Anaheim. J. W. Crispin, Anaheim. T. P. Gisler, Talbert. T. O. Knick, Fullerton. Earl G. Waidler, Anaheim. Carl L. Neff, Anaheim. C. M. Schulz, Fullerton. A. M. Trudeau, Santa Ana. W. S. Frink, Brea. O. J. Kutzner, Talbert. G. L. Vance, Fullerton. C. O. Cline, Placentia. Robt. McCarthy, Buena Park. H. N. Durrett, Anaheim. Chas. M. McRae, Anaheim. Ross Crawford, La Habra. Robt. A. Curry, La Habra. C. A. Bradford, Yorba Linda. Adolfo Canches, Westminster. H. M. Brooks, Huntington Beach. C. J. Jones, Fullerton. Aurelio Daniels, Anaheim. J. R. Comstock, Anaheim. C. F. Vollhardt, Anaheim. J. P. Zimmer, Fullerton. T. H. Hicks, Anaheim. L. H. Schultz, Fullerton. H. E. Coleman, Seal Beach. H. E. Ludy, Fullerton. Gelse Williams, Anaheim. R. E. Eaby, La Habra. Gust. De Petter, Los Alamitos. W. P. Webb, Jr., Anaheim. F. C. Boyd, Fullerton. T. H. Hinds, Clifty, Ariz. C. W. Spratte, Covina. H. C. Foster, Los Angeles. S. C. Johnson, Fullerton. Continued on Page 4