anaheim-gazette 1917-10-11

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter AN ADEQUATE NAVY The recent appropriations by congress assure an adequate navy, so far as material and personnel are concerned. When the present program is completed America will have a navy sufficiently large to forever protect our shores from attack and our country from invasion. In the future if the navy receives even one-half of the amounts it is now receiving our force will be sufficient and our commerce will develop unhampered by fear of foreign interference. The American public will not quickly forget how the prices of our farm products fell during the first months of the war, when Germany was disputing the control of the seas. The effect upon most of the securities listed by the stock exchange will also be remembered. The public realizes how prices have gone up since the mastery of the ocean is no longer in dispute. The fall in prices and the subsequent rise were merely due to the question of the possibilities of uninterrupted carriage of goods to foreign markets. The people are, therefore, fully awakened to our need for an adequate navy. The preliminary work of the Navy League is done. In the future, however, the League must continue to keep alive interest in the whole matter uncertain and unsatisfactory. The English have recently gone through this phase in Gallipolli. The civilian head of the admiralty ordered the attack at the Dardanelles. The naval officers feared failure, but they had no right to intervene. They naturally presumed that their chief had political and international reasons for the course he adopted. Their duty was to obey, and thousands of innocent lives paid the cost of the blunder. When all was over, the head of the admiralty said that he supposed the officers approved or else they would have objected. They replied that they had not been consulted, and though they had feared for the worst, they felt it their duty to sacrifice and be silent. Today, in the face of this war, where the fate of mankind is the prize, our laws do not place an any man or set of men the specific responsibility for the conduct of naval affairs. The authority and the responsibility are divided, and we are in such predicament that should disaster come to our fleet a dozen different men will point their fingers at each other and each will say "the fault is yours," while the country will have to pay the price in lives and treasure and will not be able to tell on whom rests the fault. The navy league believes that under these conditions no man can be fully efficient. It advocates that the laws be amended so as to give to whoever our statesmen may name full authority, and to place upon their shoulders at the same time full responsibility. To be efficiently administered the navy must be economically run. At the present time it is most extravagantly conducted. This statement is not made as an accusation of any officer or official. Under present laws and present organization, every offi- OIL FIELD By ELLWOOD J. The last quarter of has opened and finds throughtout the fields oty in a very flourishing. The 18 oil companies and are doing as much and consistent operation and the securing of maurethe completion o work underway. It is how the oil industry o well as other fields ha strong with the price piles almost at a pro- and the chances of g plies at any price very say that few industri- weathered the unsettle the financial and comm well as the petroleum. Another feature wor- eration lies in the fact of the crude at the week what it should have been of the year. Oil lar a barrel is far fran nanza for the average o the big and long est alers with large producti- developed and nec- and materials on hand at anything like a fa smaller operator has great advance in价 he uses, he must pay order to keep his emp no more for his oil th long established cor- writer predicts that t will be adjusted in a method used will be a of oil. The writer allhe prediction will no prices have gone up since the mastery of the ocean is no longer in dispute. The fall in prices and the subsequent rise were merely due to the question of the possibilities of uninterrupted carriage of goods to foreign markets. The people are, therefore, fully awakened to our need for an adequate navy. The preliminary work of the Navy League is done. In the future, however, the League must continue to keep alive interest in the navy and keep each generation educated as to our navy requirements. Few people realize what a vast number of merchant vessels are required to attend on the fleet to supply it with coal, oil, provisions, clothing, ammunition, new guns, etc., and to bring away from the fleet wounded and ill men, and the guns and machinery which need repairs. It is a fact that today more than half of the available merchant tonnage of the world is employed in supplying the fighting fleets. To support the armies which we ought to send to the front will require at least six million more tons of shipping than we have available. In peace times this shipping is employed in commerce, but in time of war it is absolutely essential to the fighting efficiency of the navy. A navy needs not only guns and ammunition to be well equipped, but it must have an immense fleet of auxiliary ships. One of the chief tasks of the navy league for the future must be to work for a merchant marine, organized and conducted on American principles, without undue help from the government and without undue hindrance from unwise laws. After the present war an American merchant marine is essential to the prosperity of the country. A large part of our products, including both manufactured articles and raw materials, must be exported. Substantially the age of government ownership has come to foreign countries. When the war is over, other nations will exercise official control over their shipping and direct that it fetch and carry for the nation's own people and commerce. America must look out for her own people and her own trade. Congress (busy with governing a mighty country and perplexed by the manifold and conflicting duties) has not seriously grappled with the problem of organizing the navy as so great an enterprise should be organized fully efficient. It advocates that the laws be amended so as to give to whoever our statesmen may name full authority, and to place upon their shoulders at the same time full responsibility. To be efficiently administered the navy must be economically run. At the present time it is most extravagantly conducted. This statement is not made as an accusation of any officer or official. Under present laws and present organization, every official is doing his utmost to be fair and economical with public funds, but the difficulty is substantially that already discussed. There is no man and no board endowed with authority and charged with responsibility for results. By reference to the government's own publication, "The Navy Year Book," one will find that from 1900 to 1915 we expended on our navy $1,656,000,000 in round figures, while the Germans expended $1,250,000,000. Allowing for the difference of prices for material and labor in the two countries, we should have had a navy substantially equal to theirs, but the facts are these: (a) She had in tonnage, built and building, 1,304,000 tons, against our 894,000 tons. (b) She had 320 great naval guns on her ships, against our 224. (c) Instead of being the second naval power, the president himself fixed our position as fourth. Naval officers are not trained business men. It is doubtful whether they could remedy all these defects of administration even if given a free hand. It is certain, however that they are ready to work toward the end of economy and efficiency, and if the business men of the country will take a real interest we will have a business like administration of the navy which will mean the saving of millions of dollars to taxpayers. "NO COAL TO SELL" The director of the Georgia bureau of markets has given the federal trade commission a good illustration of the way the coal business is operated at present in most places. According to this official, an Atlanta coal buyer undertook to purchase coal at the prices fixed by the government, in order that he might undersell an alleged ring of dealers who are supposed to have a tacit agreement to keep up retail at anything like a far smaller operator has a great advance in price he uses, he must pay his order to keep his empire no more for his oil than long established corporate writer predicts that this will be adjusted in a method used will be a lot of oil. The writer also the prediction will not favor by the motor car the price of gasoline nearly 25 cents a gallon near future. Everything with the oil business this rise in the price Today the cost of well has advanced 60 percent it was a year ago. Of the California field creased during the year of truly high grade and in the field is compared large percentage of fines do not run high per cent of gasoline rent the continuance in the refinery out put efforts to make the old nominal amounts that newspapers have credited from a co point. Cheap gasoline er is still a dream. pending on the good ood for producing our consideration of all tering into the manual line, the price cannot rise before very low in the face of all the operated the operators it are the busiest people are going ahead rapidly. The Amalgamated Commenced the rigging Hualde No. 9 and we commence drilling below the week. At Hualde No. 9280 fhas been eliminated going ahead. The reopening of Hualde No. An increase in the price for with the red Anaheim Union War Amalgamated has No 2500 feet. The drilling of No. Oil company is meek success. A strata of war is over, other nations will exercise official control over their shipping and direct that it fetch and carry for the nation's own people and commerce. America must look out for her own people and her own trade. Congress (busy with governing a mighty country and perplexed by the manifold and conflicting duties) has not seriously grappled with the problem of organizing the navy as so great an enterprise should be organized. "Authority equipped with responsibility" is essential to good organization. In every properly managed and successful business in the world some person, or persons, have the authority to act, and on them rests squarely the responsibility for success or failure. No such principle prevails in our navy now. In a country such as ours, policies must be fixed by those who come into office from civil life, elected by the people. Such vital questions must not be left to the decision of naval or military men; but when policies are once decided, when the die is cast, when war is declared, the details of the execution of the plans of the administration should be left to naval officers. They have been chosen from the people, trained and educated at the expense of the people, and are experts of the nation for this kind of work. No successful business man in the country would give an accountant the job of building a steel bridge, nor would he give the expert-bridge builder the job of managing his office. At present our laws do not give the naval officer either the necessary authority or the accompanying responsibility for the success of even the ordinary tactful maneuvers. It is unfortunately the fact that the law does not even fix the responsibility on the civilian officials, but it leaves the "The director of the Georgia bureau of markets has given the federal trade commission a good illustration of the way the coal business is operated at present in most places. According to this official, an Atlanta coal buyer undertook to purchase coal at the prices fixed by the government, in order that he might undersell an alleged ring of dealers who are supposed to have a tacit agreement to keep up retail prices. This buyer a reputable citizen, armed with a certified check, want to agents representing practically all the southern coal mines, and asked for several tons of coal, or any part of that amount in case he could not get it all. The mine agents laughed at him. They would not let him have a ton at the government rate. "We have no coal to sell," they told him. "Our books are filled with standing orders, and we can contract to furnish no more coal at any price." There was no southern coal available at the price at which coal is supposed to be sold. When those mine agents laughed at him, of course they were laughing at the government of the United States, and at the nation whom the government represents. Their attitude was typical of that shown by coal producers and distributors generally throughout the country. It's about time for a show down between the government and the coal men. The public would like to know who's running the country. And the public wants to get in its witter supply where coal is a necessity. Roy Charleston, who is a soldier boy at Camp Kearney, was visiting his mother in this city a day or two last week." OIL FIELD NOTES BY ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The last quarter of the year 1917 has opened and finds the oil industry throughout the fields of Orange county in a very flourishing condition. The 18 oil companies are all busy and are doing as much work as good and consistent operations will allow and the securing of materials will assure the completion of development work underway. It is remarkable how the oil industry of the local as well as other fields has continued so strong with the price of drilling supplies almost at a prohibitive figure, and the chances of getting the supplies at any price very small. I dare say that few industries would have weathered the unsettled conditions of the financial and commercial world as well as the petroleum industry. Another feature worthy of consideration lies in the fact that the price of the crude at the well has not been what it should have been since the opening of the year. Oil at around a dollar a barrel is far from being a bonanza for the average operator. Only the big and long established developers with large productions already developed and the necessary supplies and materials on hand could operate at anything like a fair profit. The smaller operator has to combat the great advance in price of everything he uses, he must pay more wages in order to keep his employees and gets no more for his oil than the big and long established corporation. The writer predicts that these conditions will be adjusted in a way, and the method used will be a rise in the price of oil. The writer also predicts and the prediction will not be met with force by the motor owners that company operating in the Olinda field has started drilling on well No. 30. Nos. 28 and 29 are drilling and are close to the finishing stage. The depths of these two wells is better than 3000 feet. Both wells are looking good. On the Orange lease near Brea the Columbia has commenced work on a new well to be known as No. 8. Rig building is in progress and the work is well underway. The Fullerton Oil company were unable to show much of an advance in their work for the week on account of not having the casing to go ahead with the two wells being drilled. No. 10 is 3500 feet and No. 11 is close to 3200 feet. Work on the two wells will go ahead rapidly now since the delayed shipment of pipe has arrived. The Fullerton Oil Co. is one of the first in the field to suffer materially from the pipe shortage. However other companies may feel it a little later on. The drilling of a test well by the Gold Seal Oil company in the upper part of Chino canyon is going ahead slowly but surely. The depth is now close to 1900 feet. Indications are encouraging, in that colors and some gas abound. The West Coast Oil company opened the week's oil operations by raising the pay of a large percentage of the employees. Pumpers under the new schedule get $3.50 per day. Tool dressers receive $4.50 per day and the minimum of roustabout labor was placed at $3.50 per day. Station men, foremen and gang supervisors also came in for a raise in pay. Development work by the West Coast Oil Co. includes the drilling of No. 63, the depth is now better than 1900 feet. Pipe troubles held this well back somewhat during the past week. No. 68 is down 1350 and going along very wells drilling at Montebello, a third is being rigged up to start in a few days. Rig building and grading is going rapidly ahead, for two other wells. The Union now has a force of carpenters and builders busy constructing a suitable camp for extensive operations. The buildings will include a warehouse, boarding and bunk house, a garage, a stable and a home for the field foreman in charge. The Santa Fe Oil company is busy developing the Olinda field and have five wells drilling and all making a very good showing. Drilling at No. 77 is at the 2840 mark, the formation being shale. No. 78 has made 2258 feet of hole and going very nicely At No. 79 a depth of 1160 is registered, boulders coming in and crushing the casing has held the work back on this well somewhat. No. 80 is drilling at 1930 feet. No. 81 the last well to be started has over 900 feet of hole to its credit, and rig building has started at No. 82. COUNTY BONDED DEBT On the thirtieth day of June, 1912, the 57 California counties had bonds outstanding in the amount of $11,674,400 and the districts within the counties (mainly school districts) were under a bonded debt of $18,993,281.31, making a total of $30,667,681.31. An idea of the rate at which bonds have since been issued may be gained from the fact that on June 30, 1916, just four years later, the counties owed on bonds to the extent of $21,037,100, while the districts had piled up their bonded indebtedness to $35,424,089.94, making a total of $56,461,189.94. In the four years the counties had increased their bond obligations by $9,-362,700, while the districts (mostly for school purposes) had added $16,430,-808.63 to their interest-bearing debt at anything like a fair profit. The smaller operator has to combat the great advance in price of everything he uses, he must pay more wages in order to keep his employees and gets no more for his oil than the big and long established corporation. The writer predicts that these conditions will be adjusted in a way, and the method used will be a rise in the price of oil. The writer also predicts and the prediction will not be met with favor by the motor car owners, that the price of gasoline will go up to nearly 25 cents a gallon in the very near future. Everything in connection with the oil business points toward this rise in the price of motor fuel. Today the cost of drilling an oil well has advanced 60 per cent to what it was a year ago. The production of the California fields has not increased during the year. The amount of truly high grade and refinable oils in the field is comparatively small. A large percentage of the oil being refined do not run high enough in the per cent of gasoline content to warrant the continuance of any increase in the refinery out put of the state. All efforts to make the oils yield the phenominal amounts that, some of our newspapers have credited to inventors has failed from a commercial standpoint. Cheap gasoline Mr. Auto Owner is still a dream. We are still depending on the good old-refinery method for producing our gasoline. In consideration of all these factors entering into the manufacture of gasoline, the price cannot help but be on the rise before very long. However in face of all the difficulties enumerated the operators in the local field are the busiest people in the state and are going ahead rapidly. The Amalgamated Oil company has commenced the rigging up work on Hualde No. 9 and will be ready to commence drilling before the end of the week. At Hualde No. 2 the depth of the well is 3280 feet, pipe trouble has been eliminated and drilling is going ahead. The redrilling and deepening of Hualde No. 23 has started. An increase in the production is hoped for with the redrilling. On the Anaheim Union Water lease the Amalgamated has No. 50 drilling at 2500 feet. The drilling of No. 14 by the Birch Oil company is meeting with great success. A strata of 170 feet of high employees. Pumpers under the new schedule get $3.50 per day. Tool dressers receive $4.50 per day and the minimum of roustabout labor was placed at $3.50 per day. Station men, foremen and gang supervisors also came in for a raise in pay. Development work by the West Coast Oil Co. includes the drilling of No. 63, the depth is now better than 1900 feet. Pipe troubles held this well back somewhat during the past week. No. 68 is down 1350 and going along very nicely. No. 74 is drilling at 1300 feet. The Standard Oil company operating 24 strings of drilling tools is the biggest factor in the development of the oil resources of Orange county today. The work on all the company's leases is being carried on as rapidly as possible and the results are remarkably good. The Standard has three wells drilling on the Emery lease. No. 32 is being tested out at better than 3600. No. 33 is close to the finishing stage, the depth being past the 3900 mark. No. 34 is rigged up. Development on the famous Murphy lease the home of big wells is progressing nicely. No. 23 is listed at better than 3800. No. 29 has 3750 feet of hole. No. 30 is drilling and is close to 3800 feet. No. 31 is making headway and nearing the 4000 mark. No. 33 is standing cemented. No. 35 is drilling at better than 3000. No. 36 is 700 feet deep. No. 37 is close to 1500 feet. Rig building is close to completion on Nos. 38 and 39. At Whittler the standard has four wells drilling. The average depth of these wells runs around 1800 feet. Five other new wells have been located, and grading, rig building and rigging up are on at the new locations. The Standard is leading the crowd in the development of the new and much talked of Montebello field. They have five strings of tools running and judging by the number of new wells located, the grades being made and the number of new rigs being built, the Standard figures on maintaining this great lead. The Standard's Dominguez well on the property of the same name has reached 4200 feet and no signs of oil worth while has been noted. The Union Oil Company is hurrying the Standard Oil company to maintain its leadership in the development of the local field. The Union is now An idea of the rate at which bonds have since been issued may be gained from the fact that on June 30, 1916, just four years later, the counties owed on bonds to the extent of $21,037,100, while the districts had piled up their bonded indebtedness to $35,424,089.94, making a total of $56,461,189.94. In four years the counties had increased their bond obligations by $9,362,700, while the districts (mostly for school purposes) had added $16,430,808.63 to their interest bearing debt burden. In othere words the counties added to their debt at the rate of $1,840,675 a year, while the school and minor districts added to theirs at the rate of $4,107,702 each year. That bonds are much more generally issued by districts than by counties is shown by the circumstances that on June 30, 1916, only four counties reported no district bonds, while 30 counties reported no county bonds outstanding. The four counties having no district bonds were Alpine, El Dorado, Mono and Trinity. These counties, with the exception of El Dorado, reported no bonds of any kind. The following county governments were unburdened by county bond debts: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, Fresno, Humboldt, Imperial, Madera, Marlin, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba. Considering the whole population of the 57 counties at the date last given, the per capita indebtedness for bonds was as follows: County bonds, $7,7849; District bonds,$13.1089; Total,$20.8939. The per capita for Orange county was as follows: County bonds,$25.043; District bonds,$22.177; Total$47.220. Miss Katherine McCullogh was christened at the M.E.church Sunday by her grandfather, Rev.C.H.M.Sutherland, who was formerly pastor of the church. The infant's mother was Miss Kate Sutherland until she married Charles McCullogh. Royal Red Royal Red Asparagus 15c the Can For a Short Time Only Try It For Your Dinner Good to Eat Edmiston Grocery The drilling of No. 14 by the Birch Oil company is meeting with great success. A strata of 170 feet of high grade oil sand has been drilled thru. Drilling is still continuing at a depth of 2084 feet, and the oil sand continues. All indications point toward a good well at No. 14. The Birch Co. has devoted a great deal of time and attention to the building up of the production of the lease and the ridding of the property of all underground water. Success-has attended these efforts in a very large measure. The production has been built up very materially and No. 5, perhaps the most famous well in the state has been put into condition again and is back on the beam, doing 150 bbls daily. The Brea Canyon Oil company is busy with the drilling of two wells on the property in Brea canyon and are getting along very nicely on both wells. No. 14 is drilling at 2737. No. 29 is at the 2884 mark and making hole rapidly. No. 30 is being rigged up in the mean time and will be the next well to be drilled. The Copa De Oro Oil company, drilling a test well in the Chino canyon district are going ahead with the deepening of the well and are now drilling at past the 3500 mark. Nothing of a startling nature has been encountered as yet. The Columbia Oil Producing company has two grades being made and two number of new rigs being built, the Standard figures on maintaining this great lead. The Standard's Dominguez well on the property of the same name has reached 4200 feet and no signs of oil worth while has been noted. The Union Oil Company is hurrying the Standard Oil company to maintain its leadership in the development of the local field. The Union is now operating 19 strings of tools in the local field and is making excellent showing. Drilling at Bastanchury No. 5 continues in the 4½ casing at a depth of 4600 feet. A good grade of oil sand continues and a good well is looked for. Bastanchury No. 5 may redeem the lease as a great deal of work has been done and a lot of money has been spent on the property with no great returns. Drilling on No. 6 is going ahead at 2660. What is believed to be the longest stratum of hard conglomerate in this or any other field is located on the Chapman well at Placentia. This hard formation was encountered at 227 feet and at a depth of 1160 feet the formation remains the same. The well is a geological wonder and may have something to do with the mapping of the local field when finished. The conglomerate is so hard that only a few feet per day can be made. Drilling is by rotary and fish tail bits are being used. Development work on the Graham Loftus continues strong with five wells drilling and a sixth well standing cemented. No. 41 is in the oil sand at 3100. No. 42 is drilling at 3100. Nos. 43, 49, and 51 are on the rotary and have from 1300 to 1800 feet of hole each. The Union Oil company has two SEAL BEACH Open Every Day In the Year Don't Miss the Beautiful SCINTILLATOR FIREWORKS NEXT SUNDAY Something Doing all the Time Take stages from Center and Lemon Street Stage Station. LET US PLAN YOUR TRIP EAST IF YOU HAVE SUCH A TRIP IN VIEW AND WILL CALL AT OUR OFFICE OR PHONE TO US, WE SHALL BE VERY GLAD TO GIVE FULL INFORMATION AND ARRANGE ALL DETAILS FOR ANY TRIP THAT CAN BE ROUTED VIA SALT LAKE CITY. OUR THROUGH TRAINS AND CARS TO CHIOAGO AND OTHER POINTS AFFORD AN ENJOYABLE JOURNEY VIA THE SALT LAKE ROUTE W. H. LEE, Com'l Agent, 201 W. 4th St., Santa Ana Phone: Home 211 GRACE SAXE MEETING FOR ANAHEIM The Business Women's Bible Class of Anaheim have secured the services of Miss Grace Saxe, of the Billy Sunday party at a union meeting to be held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening, Oct. 14, at 7:30 sharp. Miss Saxe is of international fame both as a Bible student and teacher. She is also an author of some distinction, having produced some very credible works. The Study Outlines of the Bible that are used by the Women's Bible class of Anaheim are arranged by Miss Saxe and are used all over the world in connection with that work. Miss Saxe's work in connection with the Billy Sunday committee is in organizing Bible classes among adults. She has now organized on immense class in Los Angeles that meets in the Temple Baptist Auditorium. She possesses rare ability in this line of work. She is internationally known as one of the foremost exponents of the Bible. It is seldom that small towns have the privilege of hearing one of Miss Saxe's ability, and the fact that we are so favored is due entirely to the persistent efforts of the committee of the Business Women's class who have that work in charge. RECEIPTS FROM FEES In connection with county receipts, fees constitute a factor by no means negligible. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, the 57 counties of California received $1,282,500 or nearly 41% per capita for their com- INTERESTING MEETING OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS CLASS The Anaheim Business Women's class met last Monday evening, having an attendance of forty-seven members. The class had with them J. H. Branberry, one of the directors of Seamen's Rest, located at the foot of Market street, San Francisco. This organization is devoted to the interests of the men in the U.S. navy. In addition to holding religious meetings on board ship, they provide reading rooms, supply writing materials, furnish various kinds of entertainment for the boys, while their boats are in the harbor. In other words, this organization constitutes a body of men and women, who look after the boy's beneral waltare while off duty. This affair is financed by subscriptions from various sources, such as Christian Endeavorers, Bible Classes, Aid Societies, etc. Mr. Branberry's address followed the regular Monday evening supper after which an hour was spent in Bible study. The next meeting will be held as usual at 6:00 p.m., at the Y. M. C. A. building, on next Monday evening, October 15. Supper will be served at the usual price of 15 cents per plate. All business and working women and girls are urged to attend and become members. The class needs them. JUNK STEALERS RECEIPTS FROM FEES In connection with county receipts, fees constitute a factor by no means negligible. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, the 57 counties of California received $1,282,500 or nearly 47½ cents per capita for their combined population from that source. County recorders received larger amounts in fees than any other officers. County clerks came next. In only three counties did clerks receive more fees than recorders. A segregation shows: Recorders, $658,177; county clerks, $353,360; sheriffs, $75,864; superintendents of schools, $17,773; justices of the peace, $76,824; tax collectors, $8,091; auditors, $410; other and miscellaneous fees, $91,897. With few exceptions in the individual counties, the proportion of fees collected by the several officials ran about as in the preceding paragraph. In Orange county the total of receipts in fees was $27,508.04; or, on a per cpita basis $.526 for each individual living in the county. Joseph A. Mathews died at the Santa Ana hospital of a broken skull received Tuesday afternoon when his automobile turned over in a ditch on South Main street. He turned his machine as he passed by one driven by Sherman Emett of Santa Ana, and lost control. He was 54 years old, and lived for a time at Harper and Newport Beach, in this county. Leters show his address to have been at one time 101½ East 21st street, Los Angeles, and also that he was in close touch The next meeting will be held as usual at 6:00 p.m., at the Y. M. C. A. building, on next Monday evening, October 15. Supper will be served at the usual price of 15 cents per plate. All business and working women and girls are urged to attend and become members. The class needs them. JUNK STEALERS The desire "to get something for nothing" got the upper hand with Leonard Keller and Isaac Issenstein, Orange junk dealers, Monday and led them into serious trouble. The two junkers went to the home of S. E. Jessup at Villa Park Monday and purchased about $12 worth of old iran and other junk from Mrs. Jessup. The latter went back to her duties in the house, after making the deal, and left the junk men to load their purchase on to the wagon. While they were still loading on their alleged purchases, Mrs. Jessup's brother passed by and accused them of takin gthings that did not belong to them, as he felt sure some of the tools they were preparing to carry away had not been sold to them. The junk men insisted that they had bought these things: When Jessup came home he at once found that the mistake had been made, and that the junk partners had taken about $150 worth of valuable tools and steel. He swore to the complaint, and Under Sheriff made the arrest Tuesday morning. They have been arraigned in court and their evamination is set for Friday, October 19. Sherman Hayden, who has been living at Los Angeles for the past couple of years, has returned to Anaheim and is now living on his ranch.