anaheim-gazette 1917-11-01

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 ANAHEIM'S SUBSCRIPTION The Los Angeles Examiner in its issue of Sunday morning, published the statement that subscriptions to the second Liberty Loan in this city totalled $31,500, and that the amount might reach $36,000. We prefer to believe that these figures are typographical errors, rather than that the Examiner sought deliberately to print a ridiculous mis-statement concerning this city's subscription. If the Examiner had been acquainted with the facts it could have announced that at 9 o'clock on Saturday night, many hours before the paper went to press, a concourse of thousands of people gathered in the center of this city in a great patriotic demonstration, celebrating the fact that at that hour the total subscriptions in this city aggregated the splendid sum of $408,200. This city's minimum allotment had been placed at $204,000, and the maximum at $340,000. Several days before the Sunday Examiner appeared subscriptions, in this city were approaching the minimum allotment, and on Friday night subscriptions totalled $252,000. On Saturday subscriptions increased by leaps and bounds, the clock showing at noon on that day an even $300,000. During the afternoon the amount rose to $350,000, and when the patriotic demonstration began at half past seven. JUBILEE OPENS WITH LARGE AUDIENCES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CROWD THE GROUNDS AND SEE THE ATTRACTIONS MANY INTERESTING SIGHTS ARE SHOWN UNDER THE NUMEROUS CANVASES At 7 o'clock Tuesday evening the carnival gates were thrown open to the public and began contributing to the Elks Christmas fund by way of the box office. In a short time the grounds were comfortably crowded and the shows were all exhibiting their attractions to good audiences. Among the stunts announced by barkers and canvass signs were the "Newly-Weds" and their baby, and the "Riding Dogs and Military Ponies." These two attractions are old acquaintances as they were here on a previous occasion. Then came "The Monkey Jockeys," "Rastus, the Comedy Mule," "Sam and Casey from Borneo," showing the evolution of man, "The Honolulu Entertainers" this troupe being composed of South Sea belles and young men. They sing their native songs, dance their native dances and play their native instruments. Adjoining the Hawaiians was the Monkey Town, where the trained monks conducted themselves like human beings, "Nympho, the Mermaid," who is half woman and half fish, the "U-7" a captured submarine, the circus oil field. By ELLWOOD The Copa De Ortega well drilling has shown uprant any great owners. The hole dition and drilling 4000 feet if necessary. Difficult and unfeelies rendered question on the C past three m away out of the move the rig and management has and the future of cided factor. The Columbia City in the Brea field ing and making e all of them. On the Columbia has No. 8 is about righ next well to At Olinda the Co and 29 drilling at No. 30 is drill The Gold Seal ing at Chino can meeting with very depth of the well gas comes and go and strong colori lending encourage Daylight drilling the going a little The West Coast in the Olinda field ing card for the WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THE FLOOD CONTROL MEETING From the number of inquiries that are being received and the organizations that are sending in advices that they will be represented at the meeting, it is apparent that there is a very keen interest in the subject of flood control and that the mass meeting will be attended by representatives of practically all organizations in the three counties that have flood control problems in consideration. Dr. G. W. Closson of this city has been appointed county stock inspector by the board of supervisors. Dr. Closson is a veterinarian of long experience, and his appointment was a wise one. Supervisors Give Valley Stage Permission to Extend Its Line Returns on election for formation of Placentia lighting district were canvassed by the supervisors at Monday's meeting, and the said district declared established. The Valley Stage Line was granted a permit to operate an auto stage line from Anaheim west to the county line. The White Bus line was granted a permit to operate an auto stage line between the city of Brea and Olinda. The White Bus line was granted a permit to extend its auto stage line from Anaheim to Santa Ana. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the Garden Grove lighting district with electricity, said bids to be opened Nov. 20, at 10 a.m., showing the evolution of man. "The Honolulu Entertainers" this troupe being composed of South Sea belles and young men. They sing their native songs, dance their native dances and play their native instruments. Adjoining the Hawaiians was the Monkey Town, where the trained monks conducted themselves like human beings, "Nympho, the Mermaid," who is half woman and half fish, the "U-7" a captured submarine, the circus sideshow in which monstrosities of various kinds are on exhibition, "Lolita" the Armless Lady,55 "Freida, the Fortune Teller," and various other stunts. There is also the merry-go-round and the Ferris wheel, and numerous places where you can get something for nothing, if it chances to be your lucky day. In one of the booths T. L. McFadden was conducting a country store and violating the laws of California by running a gambling device. Judging from the money he was raking in if all grocery stores were run on this principle there would be more profit in the business. All the concessions on the ground are clean and unobjectionable. The profits will all be used for charitable purposes, and in these days of the high cost of living, there will be many calls for assistance this winter. Take your family to the carnival. You will see something worth while, and besides you will be assisting a worthy cause. It will end at midnight on Saturday. PLACENTIA LIGHTING DISTRICT DECLARED ESTABLISHED Supervisors Give Valley Stage Permission to Extend Its Line Returns on election for formation of Placentia lighting district were canvassed by the supervisors at Monday's meeting, and the said district declared established. The Valley Stage Line was granted a permit to operate an auto stage line from Anaheim west to the county line. The White Bus line was granted a permit to operate an auto stage line between the city of Brea and Olinda. The White Bus line was granted a permit to extend its auto stage line from Anaheim to Santa Ana. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the Garden Grove lighting district with electricity, said bids to be opened Nov. 20, at 10 a.m., showing the evolution of man. "The Honolulu Entertainers" this troupe being composed of South Sea belles and young men. They sing their native songs, dance their native dances and play their native instruments. Adjoining the Hawaiians was the Monkey Town, where the trained monks conducted themselves like human beings, "Nympho, the Mermaid," who is half woman and half fish, the "U-7" a captured submarine, the circus sideshow in which monstrosities of various kinds are on exhibition, "Lolita" the Armless Lady,55 "Freida, the Fortune Teller," and various other stunts. There is also the merry-go-round and the Ferris wheel, and numerous places where you can get something for nothing, if it chances to be your lucky day. In one of the booths T. L. McFadden was conducting a country store and violating the laws of California by running a gambling device. Judging from the money he was raking in if all grocery stores were run on this principle there would be more profit in the business. All the concessions on the ground are clean and unobjectionable. The profits will all be used for charitable purposes, and in these days of the high cost of living, there will be many calls for assistance this winter. Take your family to the carnival. You will see something worth while, and besides you will be assisting a worthy cause. It will end at midnight on Saturday. The Tri-State One of the deepest at a depth of 520 cementing the well encouraging manner of having the oil standing cemented it is understood to continue drilling pipe will be two well has been untimed times during the represents a great and materials. Dr. G. W. Closson of this city has been appointed county stock inspector by the board of supervisors. Dr. Closson is a veterinarian of long experience, and his appointment was a wise one. Mrs. Elmer L. Goodrich died at her home south of town at 10 o'clock Monday night, pneumonia being the cause. She had been ill but a few days and was not considered in a serious condition until shortly before her death. Funeral services will be held at Backs & Terry's parlors this afternoon, Lois Rebekah lodge having charge. Rev. Messias of St. Michael's church will preach the sermon, the Rebekahs conducting the services at the cemetery. She leaves a husband and three children. One of the children, it is reported, has also been stricken with pneumonia and is seriously ill. When Deputy Sheriff Maxwell takes James Gomez to San Quentin, he will receive Fred Austin, alias Roy F. Lewis, as Austin's 3-year term ends. Austin was arrested in 1915 on a charge of embezzling a horse and buggy from Theodore Lacy, Sr. Deputy Sheriff Maxwell sent one of the man's fingerprints to the naval authorities, and from there it was learned that the man sentenced here was Roy F. Lewis, who deserted the Colorado at San Diego in June, 1915. This information was kept on file until now, when the man's prison term is ending. Maxwell will deliver him to Mare Island and get $50 reward for him as a deserter. The White Bus line was granted a permit to operate an auto stage line between the city of Brea and Olinda. The White Bus line was granted a permit to extend its auto stage line from Anaheim to Santa Ana. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the Garden Grove lighting district with electricity, said bids to be opened Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. The Clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the Tustin lighting district with electricity, said bids to be opened Nov. 20. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the El Modena ligthing district with electricity, said bids to be opened Nov. 20. The county auditor was directed to cancel the following assessments: No. 8656, Tax rolls of 1917-18. No. 10961, Tax rolls of 1917-18. No.9778, Tax rolls of 1917-17. Also, to cancel tax sale No. 9129 of the year 1915-16. John T. Combs, constable of San Juan judicial township was granted a leave of absence from the state for ten days commencing Nov. 3, 1917. The improvement of Santa Ana canyon road by H. Clay Kellogg, contractor was accepted as completed. The county auditor was ordered to draw a warrant for $150 on the county general fund for jury fees in Case No. 8497. The maintenance department was authorized to pave the street south of the county hospital between the service building and the laundry, and to construct a side walk on the south side of the service building. The position of county live stock inspector was declared vacant and G. W. Clossen was appointed to fill the unexpired term. There are perhaps the world that can itiveness than the no oil wells. The Fue is a shining example years ago the Full mened drilling out of the city of Breed well has been drilling difficulty the owners have kept well is looking very edly will be finished producers of this of the well is now ing is going along ent time. This w Anaheim Gazette OIL FIELD NOTES BY ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The Copa De Oro Oil company's wild cat well drilling in Chino canyon is now nearing the 3600 mark and nothing has shown up yet that would warrant any great encouragement to the owners. The hole is in excellent condition and drilling will be continued to 4000 feet if necessary. Difficult and unfortunate drilling difficulties rendered progress out of the question on the Carson tract well for the past three months, and the only way out of the difficulty now is to move the rig and start a new hole. The management has closed the well down and the future of the well is an undeclared factor. The Columbia Oil company are busy in the Brea field with five wells drilling and making excellent progress on all of them. On the Orange lease the Columbia has No. 7 drilling at 1670. No. 8 is about rigged up and will be the next well to commence drilling. At Olinda the Columbia has Nos. 28 and 29 drilling at approximately 3100 and No. 30 is drilling at 500 feet. The Gold Seal Petroleum Co. drilling at Chino canyon is constantly meeting with very encouraging conditions with its wild cat well. The depth of the well is now 2000 feet. The gas comes and goes from time to time and strong colorings are present, all lending encouragement to the owners. Daylight drilling on the well makes the going a little slow. The West Coast Oil Co. operating in the Olinda field has a strong drilling card for the week. The company lion dollar well and may be a great well when completed. The Amalgamated Oil company drilling on its Anaheim Union Water lease now has a well that will be of particular interest to the operators and the geologists who have made a study of the local field. No. 5 is the well and was drilled to a depth of 2500 feet and there cemented. On testing out for water the well began to produce oil much to the surprise of the owners at this comparative shallow depth. The well began producing at the rate of 300 bbls a day and the flow was made thru 8 inch casing. Never before on this property oil has been found in any quantity to speak of at 2500 feet. The average depth of the wells in this vicinity is 3500 feet. There is a possibility of this upper sand proving very valuable. On the Hualde lease this company has No. 2 drilling at 3265 feet. No. 9 is rotating at 1300 feet. The redrilling and deepening of No. 23 has been completed with great success, the well now making a great increase in production. The Amalgamated's well on the Huntington trace after standing cemented at 1500 feet for the past two weeks is now being tested opt for water. Drilling will be resumed after a thorough test. This well is being watched very closely by a large number of operators as the success of this well will mean the opening up of a great field near Los Angeles. The most notable find of the year was made last Friday when the Standard Oil company brought in Baldwin No. 3 at Montebello. With a tremendous rush of oil and gas the well came in flowing at the rate of between ten and fifteen thousands barrels and stamped the new Montebello deep sand territory as one of the greatest oil fields in Southern California. Here Sharp and Hughes disc bit, and an average of 12 feet a day is being made. The fish tail bit would only make a foot a day. The well when completed, will represent one of the most expensive wells drilled in this district. Drilling on the G. & L. lease by the Union continues briskly. No. 40 is cleaning out at 3300 feet. No. 42 is in the oil sand at 3180 and still drilling. No. 42 is drilling at 3000 feet. Nos. 43, 49 and 51 are on the rotary with 2400, 1600 and 1300 feet of hole respectively. The Union has slowed down the drilling work on the Hole lease a little, in order to be able to devote more attention to other properties. Drilling operations on this lease includes three wells. Hole No. 15 is drilling in the oil sand at 3300 feet. No. 16 is drilling at a little better than 3300 feet. No. 16 is drilling at a little better than 3300 feet with some sand showing up. No. 17 has passed the 3200 mark and drilling nicely. COSTLY GOVERNMENT The United States census statistics for 1915 show that California has the highest per capita cost of government of any state in the Union. In proportion to our population, our governmental expenditure is four hundred per cent above that of New York, five hundred per cent above that of Illinois, double that of Oregon. Kansas spends four dollars per inhabitant for its progressive government, while California expends twenty dollars. These are not pleasing figures. An expensive government is a burden some one. The people foot the bill. A community which loads itself down with a super extravagant administration of its affairs handicaps its people with the expense. Whether the revenues necessary to support the government come through taxes, fees, li- WHY Steps to Care Incompetence thunderstorms Evasion city or part of careful drive to accustom California not leash Hone are sure volleyball or radish an organ of accents Winter countersided in motorizing look eyes, be per person self-serves This sible, working Club or high school to help their moor This sententious Southern flicials of the Franciscan law lianates have been Their straight straights The West Coast Oil Co. operating in the Olinda field has a strong drilling card for the week. The company has three wells drilling and a very satisfactory showing is being made. No. 63 is drilling at 2025. No. 68 is down 1650 feet. This well made 100 feet of hole during the past week. No. 74 is drilling at 1375 and is going very good considering the difficulty of the formation. The Brea Canyon company drilling on some of the most difficult territory in the Brea field is making good time on the two wells drilling. No. 14 is now at the 2300 mark. No. 29 is going very nicely at 2855. Both wells are looking very encouraging and when finished should increase the production of the Brea Canyon to big figures. The rigging up work on No. 30 is about completed and will be the next well drilled. The San Diego Consolidated company has completed a cement job at No. 3 and No. 4 that looks very promising. Water has been a constant menace of this company's property and the success in shutting off the water in the two wells means a great deal for this company. The cementing of No. 3 has completely eradicated the water and increased the production. At No. 4 a final test for water has proved that the recent cementing has been very successful. The Tri-State Oil Co. is cementing one of the deepest wells in this field at a depth of 5200 feet. Previous to cementing the well showed up in an encouraging manner and gave evidence of having the oil in the bottom. After standing cemented the required time it is understood that the owners will continue drilling and the size of the pipe will be two inch. Work on this well has been underway at different times during the past four years and represents a great outlay of money and materials. The Santa Fe Oil company are financed by a large amount of development work at Montebello is substantiated by the large and well arranged camp in the company is build well will mean the opening up of a great field near Los Angeles. The most notable find of the year was made last Friday when the Standard Oil company brought in Baldwin No. 3 at Montebello. With a tremendous rush of oil and gas the well came in flowing at the rate of between ten and fifteen thousands barrels and stamped the new Montebello deep territory as one of the greatest oil fields in Southern California. Herefore wells completed by the Standard have been finished up at a depth of between 2300 and 2500 feet. No. 3 was put down deeper to test out for a lower sand. The sand looked for was found and the results as shown by No. 3 proves that this deeper sand is a great resorvoir of high gravity oil. The big well is now under perfect control and the official production figures were given out as 5000 barrels a day, not fifteen, twenty-five and sixty thousand as a number of newspapers had the figures. The writer of these oil reports gets his information direct and the facts and figures can always be depended upon. The Standard has Baldwin No. 4 testing for water at 2500 feet, No. 6 is drilling at 2450. No. 7 is equipped with a rig ready to commence drilling. No. 8 is drilling and now has 1200 feet of hole. No. 9 commenced drilling 15 days ago and has 2000 feet of hole to its credit. This represents a record run for drilling. No. 10 is being rigged up. No. 11 is rig building and No. 12 has a grade made. On the Temple property the Standard has No. 2 drilling at 2150 feet, and No. 3 is down 1500 feet. The Union Oil company is putting the tubing in its No. 1 at La Merced, and will have a producing well there immediately. The well was drilled to a depth of 2560 feet and has been showing up very strongly during the finishing stage. This well according to its showings should not do less than 700 bbls. The Union will undoubtedly go deeper and test out the deeper sands and endeavor to duplicate the Standard's No. 3. The Union has other well drilling on this property. La Merced No. 2 is drilling at 1900 ft. No. 3 is building rig. No. 4 is rig building. No. 5 is rotating at close to 1500 feet. Proof of what the Union Oil Co.is planning in the way of a large amount of development work at Montebello is substantiated by the large and well arranged camp in the company is build well will mean the opening up of a great field near Los Angeles. The most notable find of the year was made last Friday when the Standard Oil company brought in Baldwin No. 3 at Montebello. With a tremendous rush of oil and gas the well came in flowing at the rate of between ten and fifteen thousands barrels and stamped the new Montebello deep territory as one of the greatest oil fields in Southern California. Herefore wells completed by the Standard have been finished up at a depth of between 2300 and 2500 feet. No. 3 was put down deeper to test out for a lower sand. The sand looked for was found and the results as shown by No. 3 proves that this deeper sand is a great resorvoir of high gravity oil. The big well is now under perfect control and the official production figures were given out as 5000 barrels a day, not fifteen, twenty-five and sixty thousand as a number of newspapers had the figures. The writer of these oil reports gets his information direct and the facts and figures can always be depended upon. The Standard has Baldwin No. 4 testing for water at 2500 feet, No. 6 is drilling at 2450. No. 7 is equipped with a rig ready to commence drilling. No. 8 is drilling and now has 1200 feet of hole. No. 9 commenced drilling 15 days ago and has 2000 feet of hole to its credit. This represents a record run for drilling. No. 10 is being rigged up. No. 11 is rig building and No. 12 has a grade made. On the Temple property the Standard has No. 2 drilling at 2150 feet, and No. 3 is down 1500 feet. The fundamental purpose of our government is to secure to every man the equal opportunity of pursuing life, liberty and happiness. How far we have drifted may be appreciated by attempting to square this ideal with the necessity for the state commissioners and boards now officially at work in this state. We have the railroad commission, the industrial accident commission, insurance commissioner, corporation commissioner, a state banking department, fish and game commission, a building and loan commissioners, These are not pleasing figures. An expensive government is a burdensome one.The people foot the bill.A community which loads itself down with a super extravagant administration of its affairs handicaps its people with the expense.Whether the revenues necessary to support the government come through taxes, fees, licenses, percentages of gross receipts, assessments, or by whatever pame they are called,the public pays them,either directly or in the enhanced price of whatever the public uses,be it railroad facilities,power,water,telphones,or any utility of commerce whose production is directly or indirectly assessed by the government.Taxing corporations, especially big corporations,is assumed to lift political expenditures from the shoulders of the public—as if corporations were not a part of the public,and their taxes as legitimate an item of costs as rent or raw materials.And the consumer pays the cost,or business could not live. That California has been "progressive" no fair minded critic will deny.Its more important commissions have come to stay for the lasting benefit of the community.But even government must cut its saills to fit its cloth Indefinite increases in state expenditures mean indefinite advances in the cost of living.The desire for specialized regulation of the few can be gratified only at the expense of the many.Mur legislature should view with mistrust,if not alarm,the numerous proposals for further commissions,and their consequent burden of further non-productive expenditure of the public moneys.Our collection of state commissions needs to be weeded out,not enlraged. There is another aspect of the matter.The fundamental purpose of our government is to secure to every manthe equal opportunity of pursuing life,liberty and happiness.How far we have drifted may be appreciated by attempting to square this ideal withthe necessity forthe state commissionersandboardsnowofficialatworkinthisstateWehavetherailroadcommission,theindustrialaccidentcommission Insurancecommissioner,astatebankingdepartment,fishandgamecommission,abuildingandloancommissioner, This sententious Southern flicks one ofthe Francisof law lianates have their straight straight "Vigil be ther Au responsory report nances let,the doing.member appointto repor or eva dire headquarter.In eac Southemain branch touring ty.T he is to be so far elders! Steppe these lee inSan port s quarter clientsin one failure traffic matter city oi In T ing to road c ownthan than11 added interset Through conduct torlist law. Road their ac club woth those w their s In H with t The Santa Fe Oil company are finishing up the work of perforating the pipe at No. 77 and will put this well on the beam early in the week. The well thruout the finishing stages has been looking very good and a nice well is expected. Drilling on No. 78 has advanced to 2353 and the formation is blue shale. No. 79 now has 1163 feet of hole and is cleaning out. No. 80 is drilling at 2227 in a dense fine white sand formation that is causing the hole making to go a little slow. No. 81 is going very good at close to 1400. No. 82 has a completed rig and work will commence on the drilling of the well as soon as No. 77 is put on the pump. There are perhaps no industries in the world that can show more stict-titiveness than the men who operate the oil wells. The Fullerton Oil company is a shining example of this fact. Five years ago the Fullerton Oil Co. commenced drilling on its No. 10, north of the city of Brea. The progress of the well has been blocked by every drilling difficulty imaginable and yet the owners have kept on and today the well is looking very good and undoubtedly will be finished up one of the big producers of this district. The depth of the well is now 3500 feet and drilling is going along nicely at the present time. This well is not far from the Birch Oil Co.'s famous three mil- The Union will undoubtedly go deeper and test out the deeper sands and endeavor to duplicate the Standard's No. 3. The Union has other well drilling on this property. LaMerced No. 2 is drilling at 1900 ft. No. 3 is building rig. No. 4 is rig building. No. 5 is rotating at close to 1500 feet. Proof of what the Union Oil Co. is planning in the way of a large amount of development work at Montebello is substantiated by the large and well arranged camp the company is building. The buildings call for a warehouse and office, barn and garage, boarding and bunk house, and field superintendent's house. The Union Oil Co. has 17 strings of tools running in the Brea field and is making a good showing with the work underway. The Union now has more men on its pay roll here than ever before. Close to 400 men are in the employ of the company. The Union's No. 5 on the Bastanchury is now 4700 feet deep with drilling going ahead in the oil sand with every condition good for a well of some consequences. Drilling will continue until the oil sand is drilled thru. Bastanchury No. 6 is drilling at 3500 feet with progress very good. The Union's Chapman lease near Placentia has established itself as one of the geological wonders of the California field and is probably the most talked of well of its kind anywhere in the world. This well is now drilling at 1275. At a depth of 227 feet a very hard conglomerate was struck rendering the drilling very slow. This extremely hard formation still continues making a stratum of hard conglomerate 1050 feet in thickness. This as far as is known is the longest stretch of conglomerate ever encountered in the drilling of an oil well. Drilling is now being carried on with the equal opportunity of pursuing life, liberty and happiness. How far we have drifted may be appreciated by attempting to square this ideal with the necessity for the state commissiones and boards now officially at work in this state. We have the railroad commission, the industrial accident commission, insurance commissioner, a state banking department, fish and game commission, a building and loan commission, harbor commissioners, horticultural commissioners, a conservation commission, a state dairy bureau, a commission of immigration and housing, an industrial welfare commission, a board of labor statistics, a board of optometry, an old age, and mothers' pension commission, a commission for rural credits, a state marketing director, etc. Some of these bodies are important and valuable to the state. But the essential object of many of them is to regulate not for the benefit of the business regulated, but for the benefit of those who deal with it—a fallacious theory when applied to the ordinary activities of life. Men cannot be legislated into prudence, industry or integrity, and the sooner we cease using the public money in the attempt, the sooner will our government return to normal principles. There are certain agencies, such as railorads, telegraphs, water and light companies, and other so-called public utilities, all natural monopolies, with which it is obviously proper that the public should deal under the supervision of governmental authority. But to indefinitely extend the regulatory principle into the ordinary commercial and professional channels of life makes of government a nuisance, and spends public funds to the detriment of the natural growth of men and their activities.. WHY AUTO ACCIDENTS ARE SO NUMEROUS Steps Being Taken to Bridle the Careless Driver Carelessness to the right of them—incompetence to the left of them—evasion in front of them valley and thunder. Evasion of state laws, county and city ordinances, carelessness on the part of many who know how to drive carefully and thorough incompetence of those who have not learned how to drive all go to make up a riot of auto accidents throughout the state of California. Booze is the fourth and not least equation. Honest, accident fearing motorists are surrounded on all sides by the volleying of popping tires, crunching of radiators and buckling fenders in an orgy of sacrificed lives to the god of accident. Winter madness cannot be held accountable for the toll of souls claimed in the debauchery of safety. Sane motorists might as well start now to look the matter square between the eyes, if such a figure of speech may be permitted, and take it upon themselves to help stop the business. There are more than 12,000 responsible, law abiding automobile owners working under the banner of the Auto Club of Southern California to keep the highways thoroughly sign posted and to supply invaluable service to the motoring public. This organization, executively represented by the leading business men of Southern California, through its officials and directors to the activities of the Vigilantes operating in San Francisco about 1859 during the reign of lawlessness in that city, those Vigilantes accomplished what could not have been done in any other way. Their method, though hempen, was straight and to the point. CLASSIFIED Imperial Valley Farm Lands For Sale: Imperial Valley Land If you want to raise Cotton, Corn, Canteloupes, Cattle, Grain, Grapes, Grapefruit, Hogs, Horses, Honey, Alfalfa, Asparagus, Anything 'In fact, where it pays to farm. Investigate the good, cheap lands offered with abundant water supply, on EASY TERMS by the Imperial Valley Farm Lands Association, in the north end of Imperial Valley. Sold in tracts of from 5 to 640 acres, at from $65.00 per acre up. Water stock $20.00 per share. Five equal annual payments; low interest. Call or address either Walter K. Bowker, 503 Bryson Bldg., Los Angeles, or Herbert L. Cornish, 1110 Van Nuys Bldg., or H. H. Clark, Calipatria, Cal. FOR SALE—Equity in 10.30 acre orange and lemon grove, East Center street, Anaheim Extension, $8500. Two story brick building at Newport Beach, lot 95 feet on street, 67 feet on alley, 7500. Two lots at Manhattan Beach, $1000. I will accept Liberty Bonds in payment. Address George Bauer, R. F. D. No. 5, Anaheim, Cal. WANTED To rent a plano. Address E. Thrasher, Buena Park, Cal. FOR SALE OR RENT—Lands in the City of Stanton with water; five acres up, for sale on easy terms, or has been "progressive critic will deny commissions have the lasting benefit But even governors to fit its cloth in state expenditure advances in the desire for special the few can be the expense of the future should view alarm, the number further commissural burden of large expenditure of Our collection of needs to be weed. Aspect of the material purpose of our future to every man of pursuing life, mass. How far we are appreciated by this ideal with the state commissioner, a department, fish and building and loan commissioners, We have the railroad industrial insurance commissioner, a department, fish and building and loan commissioners, This organization, executively represented by the leading business men of Southern California, through its officials and directors to the activities of the Vigilantes operating in San Francisco about 1859 during the reign of lawlessness in that city, those Vigilantes accomplished what could not have been done in any other way. Their method, though hempen, was straight and to the point. "Vigilance" is from henceforth to be the watchword of the members of the Auto Club, and with 12,000 of these responsible car owners watching and reporting the evasion of traffic ordinances whether in state, cities or hamlets, there is bound to be something doing. In other words, every club member is asked by the officials to appoint himself a committee of one to report incompetence, carelessness or evasion, and to make these reports direct to Secretary Mitchell at club headquarters. In each of the thirteen counties of Southern California the Auto Club maintains a branch office, and each branch office is supported by various touring bureaus throughout the county. The club representative in each is to be held responsible for curbing, so far as possible, the number of accidents in his territory. Steps have already been taken along these lines in several of the counties. In Santa Barbara, to quote from a report submitted recently to the headquarters, there were 29 recorded accidents on the main streets of the city in one week. These were due to the failure of motorists to observe the new traffic ordinances in effect there. The matter is to be taken up before the city officials by the club. In Tulare county the Club is preparing to install 1200 new signs at railroad crossings in an endeavor to cut down the number of accidents. More than 1000 direction signs will also be added to that county's quota. Street intersection signs are also planned. Throughout every county the club has conducted headlight tests to aid motorists in complying with the state law. Road hogs will also come in for their share of attention, as the Auto club will urge heavier sentences for those hogs who cause accidents by their selfish tactics. In Pasadena the club is working with the city in curbing accidents. Two story brick building at Newport Beach, lot 95 feet on street, 67 feet on alley, 7500. Two lots at Manhattan Beach, $1000. I will accept Liberty Bonds in payment. Address George Bauer, R. F. D. No. 5, Anaheim, Cal. WANTED To rent a piano. Address E. Thrasher, Buena Park, Cal. FOR SALE OR RENT—Lands in the City of Stanton with water; five acres up, for sale on easy terms, or rent on/shares. Apply to P. A. Stanton, Seal Beach, or C. A. Pollard Brookshurst. FOR SALE—12000 "Sweet" and "Sour" Root Valencia orange trees; choice high buds, one and a half years old; very thrifty trees. Sweet stock raised from seeds of largest orange trees in Calif. E. W. Pyne, 4 ml. N. E. of Olive. Phone Placentia 23-J 3. curb the accident toll of that vicinity. In San Diego city and county the police and Auto club are uniting in a big drive on careless auto drivers. According to reports received from there, San Diego motorists are having trouble in remembering not to cut corners, and the button system is liable to be installed at any time. Secretary Mitchell points out that every club member can aid in suppressing accidents by personally taking extra care in obeying all traffic rules, such as stopping behind street cars in the resident districts, signaling for turns and rounding corners correctly. Further steps to be taken by the club will be outlined in the near future. When you give your dime to the man in the box at the Jubilee, and ask for a ticket and are informed that the admission is eleven cents, don't think it is some new graft, for it is one of the ways your Uncle Samuel is raising money to prosecute the war. Each night the government collects one cent from each ten-cent ticket sold. The Fraternal Brotherhood gave a Hallowe'en party at the lodge rooms fast Thursday evening, visiting members from other cities being present. Hallowe'en games were played, readings were heard, and a banquet served as a windup. Supreme President C. S. Hardy was one of the guests and Special Events Every Sunday AT SEAL BEACH Open Every Day In the Year Dine and Dance at the Jewel City Cafe Take stages from Center and Lemon Street Stage Station.