anaheim-gazette 1920-01-08

COMPANY 26 WILL SOON ERECT A NEW HOME UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, PURCHASE DICKEL CORNER AT CENTER AND LEMON Preparing to Build Beautiful New Club House Some Time in the Near Future.—Membership of Order has Steadily Grown. The first big building enterprise of 1920 was made public Friday when announcement was made that Company 26, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, had purchased a site with the expectation of erecting thereon a splendid home for the order. The property is the southwest corner of Lemon and Center streets, long known as the who are possibly just a little uneasy about the weather, and who think that perhaps they had better "play it safe." As a matter of fact, while all danger of frost is not over, it is steadily diminishing. The shortest day of the year and the point of greatest frost danger was December 21. The days are getting a little longer every 24 hours. The sun shines a little more each day. We are rapidly approaching the period when there is practically no frost danger. If a man must gamble on his orange crop, it is a better gamble today that there will be no frost and he can afford to wait for better prices, than that the frost danger is sufficient to cause him to sell his fruit today, when the price is admittedly lower than it will be later. The Redlands navel crop will undoubtedly be a little short this year. Estimates differ as to just how short. There are some who think the decrease will be as much as one-third; others think it much less. All are agreed that the Valencia crop will not be over a half what it was last season. FAVORABLE INDICATIONS Grown. The first big building enterprise of 1920 was made public Friday when announcement was made that Company 26, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, had purchased a site with the expectation of erecting thereon a splendid home for the order. The property is the southwest corner of Lemon and Center streets, long known as the Dickel corner. It was a portion of the Langenberger estate, was owned by Langenberger heirs, and the deal was made through the C. B. Berger Company. The lot has a frontage of 103 feet on Center and 150 on Lemon. The corner is covered by a building that for many years was the home of the H. A. Dickel grocery and hardware store, and is now occupied by George B. Peck, successor to Mr. Dickel. The upper story is a rooming house. The vacant ground to the west of the building is now used as a parking place for autos. The Knights do not contemplate beginning immediately on the new building, as leases on the present property have more than a year to run. Plans for the structure have not yet been adopted, but it is understood that the ground floor will be cut into store rooms, the upper floor being devoted to splendidly-arranged club rooms. The Knights of Pythias lodge of Anaheim is ten years of age. It was organized by Gen. J. O. Royer and a few others who were enthusiastic members of the order, and started with a large membership. Notwithstanding blocks of members have split off at various times to join newly instituted lodges at Fullerton and other home towns the membership roll has held its own and the lodge has flourished. Company 26 Uniform Rank has steadily grown and is one of the best companies in Southern California, and the fact that it has just purchased a valuable property and is making preparations to erect a splen did temple indicates its prosperity. Capt. Walter Amstutz is now in command of the company. Gen. J. O. Royer, now in command of the California division, was once identified with the company, and Col. B. T. The Redlands navel crop will undoubtedly be a little short this year. Estimates differ as to just how short. There are some who think the decrease will be as much as one-third; others think it much less. All are agreed that the Valencia crop will not be over a half what it was last season. FAVORABLE INDICATIONS IN CANYON WELL Stockholders of the Santa Ana Canyon Oil Company are stepping on air, figuratively speaking, because of the fine showing being made by the well being drilled by the company in the Santa Ana canyon. The drill Monday was down 2510 feet, with the drill working in the very best character of oil formation. The hole has developed considerable gas at different depths and it is showing stronger as greater depth is attained. It is said that the log of this week is, if possible, a little better than that on the big gusher brought in on the Chapman ranch by the Union Oil Company, and which started operations in that district that have not been duplicated new wells started in the same length of time is concerned. The Chapman came in with a rush at 3100 feet. The Santa Ana canyon oil company well is now within 600 feet of that depth. Drilling is more or less hard and progress each day varies considerably, as low as two feet per day being made. The well is located in a direct line with the big producers, and if oil is struck in this it no doubt will result in greater activity on this side of the Santa Ana river. On the opposite bank of the river and almost directly opposite the site of the Santa Ana canyon company oil company well, the Standard Oil Company has a number of wells either flowing or on the pump. It has struck only two dry holes in its operations at that point. One hundred and thirty-four matrimonial barks were driven on the rocks in Orange county during the past year, that number of divorce With the definite aim getting every farmer in Orange Bureau, a membership conducted by the bureau January 7. Monday evening a meeting by each farm center for for the drive. The countristricted and each district assigned to a committee "Are you a farm burger? It is proposed to ask of every farmer in Orange "Every rancher, or business man interested will be given an opportunity to rank of the Farm Advisor Wahlberg Bureau is an organization to be the strongest farm in the county, state Through the Farm Bureau will able to meet sues of the day, both legislative. For long hunging separately. Nounity presents itself to or to add his mite might." The following charge of planning the respective centers: Anaheim—Director, J chairman, P. H. Krick; E Steward. Buena Park—Director, Schofield; chairman, R secretary; G. E. Cole; P Wm. Schumacher. San Juan Capistrano George Law; chairman, secretary, H. S. Barnes; v Guy Williams. El Modena—Director, Huff; chairman, W. secretary, E. Gray; v D. J. Young. Fullerton—Director, S loch; chairman, E. D. tary, W. F. Coulter; Dr. S. S. Twombly; Chas Garden Grove—Director Chaffee; chairman, W. secretary, R. A. Oldfield. Harper—Director, J and H. B. Woodrough; o L Young; secretary, Brush. HOLD YOUR ORANGES Don't sell your navel oranges at present prices. Hold them for two or three weeks, and get approximately a cent a pound more, say leading fruit packers of this, the largest shipping district in the state, says then Redlands Facts. The market for navels is late this year. There were several hundred cars of Valencias carried over into what is normally the navel market, in point of time, this season, and they demoralized the early market. Then the northern fruit went in as it always does, for the Christmas market. All that fruit is in the process of absorption just now. In two or three weeks it will be out of the way, the markets will have cleared. It is reasonable to suppose that an increased price will follow. These statements by packers are caused by the fact that growers are asking that their fruit be shipped at the present time. "I only have a little and I want to get it out of the way so I can prune," or some similar remark, is made to the packers a dozen times a day by growers, One hundred and thirty-four matrimonial barks were driven on the rocks in Orange county during the past year, that number of divorce actions having been filed, as against 100 during 1918. These figures were obtained after an examination of the records of the office of County Clerk J. M. Backs. It was believed that while the ratio of increase in divorce suits filed this year was not exceptionally great, when gains in population in the county are taken into consideration, still the figures tend to show that during the present year there was more marital unrest in this section than during 1918. Capt. Fred Vossbeck of the U.S. Navy was in town this week, a guest of John Hartung and other friends. Capt. Vossbeck was formerly a resident of Anaheim, having lived here with his parents some eight years ago. He joined the navy before the great war, and has risen to the important post of captain. He was in convoy duty during the conflict, and in October, 1915, witnessed the torpedoing of the freighter Atlantian by an enemy U-boat in which eleven Americans lost their lives. He was latterly attached to the U.S.S. New York, and is enjoying a brief leave of absence after the great struggle. He will return to his ship in the near future, and will remain permanently as an officer of the navy. Fullerton—Director, S.A., loch; chairman, E.D. tary, W.F. Coulter; Dr. S.S. Twombly; ChasGarden Grove—Director Chaffee; chairman, W.W. Harper—Director, J.B. and H.B. Woodrough; c.L. Young; secretary, C.Brush. La Habra—Director, W.chairman, E.W.Hibbs. M.J.Pickering. Villa Park—Director, c.W.Perry; secretary, C.E.C.Campbell. Tustin—Directors, I.H.Wm. Belding; chairman, ford; secretary, Roy Runn West Orange—Director James Smiley; secretary Stevenson. Wintersburg—Director Johnston; chairman, An.secretary, W.H.Warner. Yorba Linda—Director ley; chairman, Murray c.chairman, V.C.DillinghamDr. Lester Keller. Every farmer and busitered in farming in Ozwill be solicited to join w ing to be the largest a farmers organization in Only two dollars is the fee for 1920. Every farmer who has meeting or demonstration Bureau during the past yeare hundreds of them value and good work thBureau is performing for—the citrus growers, be beet grower, dairyman o START DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP INCREASE. ORANGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU ENDEAVORING TO LINE UP ALL THE RANCHERS Campaign Began Yesterday, and All Will be Solicited to Join.—Great Benefits Being Derived from the Organization. With the definite aim in view of getting every farmer in Orange county interested in the Orange County Farm Bureau, a membership drive is to be conducted by the bureau beginning January 7. Monday evening a meeting was held by each farm center for organization for the drive. The county has been districted and each district has been assigned to a committee. There has not been one demonstration held during the year that was not worth the year's dues alone to the farmers in attendance. There were 213 such meetings and field demonstrations in Orange county during the past year, covering every phase of the farming industry in the county. The County Farm Bureau is a unit of the State and National Farm Bureau which have just recently been perfected. Through these big organizations, the State representing 25,000 farmers and the national representing over 50,000 farmers, the American farmer will have something to say of the big problems confronting the country—the he will have an audible voice, where before he was unheard. PIONEER RESIDENT MAKES NEW YEAR CALLS Mrs. Frohling Extending Greetings to Her Numerous Friends. Mrs. A. Frohling, Anaheim's oldest living citizen in years of residence, was touring the city Monday in an auto, and stopped at this office to extend the greetings of the New Year. Mrs. Frohling is still halo and active BEGINNING SUIT TO TEST PHONE FRANCHISE LEGALITY OF ORANGE COUNTY MUTUAL SYSTEM TO BE DECIDED BY THE COURT Charles Knowlton of Fullerton, Plaintiff, and Charles Eygabroad of Anaheim, Defendant—Will Probably be Carried to Supreme Court. All legal entanglements relative to the establishment of a mutual telephone system in Orange county will be cleared away in a short time in the courts, and should the move be sanctioned by the highest tribunal in the State, work of establishing the system will proceed without delay. A friendly suit has been instituted to test the legality of the steps taken by With the definite aim in view of getting every farmer in Orange county interested in the Orange County Farm Bureau, a membership drive is to be conducted by the bureau beginning January 7. Monday evening a meeting was held by each farm center for organization for the drive. The county has been districted and each district has been assigned to a committee. "Are you a farm bureau member?" It is proposed to ask this question of every farmer in Orange county. "Every rancher, orchardist and business man interested in farming will be given an opportunity to join the ranks of the Farm Bureau," said Farm Advisor Wahlberg. "The Farm Bureau is an organization destined to be the strongest farmers' institution in the county, state and nation. Through the Farm Bureau, the farmer will be able to meet the big issues of the day, both economic and legislative. Bor long have we been hanging separately. Now the opportunity presents itself to every farmer to add his mite to make for might." The following committees have charge of planning the drive in their respective centers: Anaheim—Director, J. J. Dwyer; chairman, P. H. Krick; secretary, O. E. Steward. Buena Park—Director, Dr. J. R. Schofield; chairman, Roy Mathews; secretary, G. E. Cole; Fred Bastady, Wm. Schumacher. San Juan Capistrano — Director, George Law; chairman, Roy Smith; secretary, H. S. Barnes; vice-chairman, Guy Williams. El Modena—Director, D. Eyman Huff; chairman, W. T. Chapman; secretary, E. Gray; vice-chairman, D. J. Young. Fullerton—Director, S. W. McCulloch; chairman, E. D. Lang; secretary, W. F. Coulter; vice-director, Dr. S. S. Twombly; Chas. Knowlton. Garden Grove—Director, Edward Chaffee; chairman, W. A. Broady; secretary, R. A. Oldfield. Harper—Director, J. B. Cleghorn and H. B. Woodrough; chairman, W. L. Young; secretary, Mrs. C. N. Brush. MAKES NEW YEAR CALLS Mrs. Frohling Extending Greetings to Her Numerous Friends. Mrs. A. Frohling, Anaheim's oldest living citizen in years of residence, was touring the city Monday in an auto, and stopped at this office to extend the greetings of the New Year. Mrs. Frohling is still hale and active considering her age, her chief regret being that she is unable to read newspapers with any satisfaction unless the print is exceptionally large, as an attack of the flu a year ago considerably weakened her eyesight. Mrs. rFohling was a grown-up and blooming young lady when she came to Anaheim in 1859, and she was married here sixty years ago the 24th of last November. Her husband was one of the three pathfinders who carved the site of this city from the wilderness of cactus and wild mustard, and paved the way for the fifty pioneer families who took possession of it. There is not a person living in Anaheim who was here when she came. There is not a building in the city but has been erected during her years of residence. Mrs. Frohling has written a history of Anaheim in which she recounts the struggles and successes of the early settlers. It contains much valuable information and will probably be put in print some day. J. C. Burke, secretary of the Republican County Central Committee, has called a meeting of the committee for next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Law library in the Orange County Savings and Trust building. The purpose of the meeting will be the election of a chairman to succeed R. Y. Williams, who recently resigned because of the fact that he holds a judicial, non-partisan position. There are about twenty-two members of the central committee. This committee was elected a year ago last August and will serve until a new committee is elected at the August primaries this year. The receipts of the Anaheim postoffice during the year 1919 aggregated $23,162,204, an increase of nearly two All legal entanglements relative to the establishment of a mutual telephone system in Orange county will be cleared away in a short time in the courts, and should the move be sanctioned by the highest tribunal in the State. work of establishing the system will proceed without delay. A friendly suit has been instituted to test the legality of the steps taken by Orange county people to get cheaper telephone service by organizing a mutual system and it is pretty certain to be carried to the supreme court so that all doubts may be cleared away. Organizers of the company are confident the plan under which they are working is not in conflict with the law governing corporations, but they want the matter settled beyond question by a court decision. Initial steps toward bringing suit were taken by Charles S. Knowlton of Fullerton, through Marks & Launer, his attorneys. Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the board of directors of the Orange County Farmers and Merchants Association, is made defendant, and papers were served on him Saturday. Head & Rutan, attorneys for the association, will defend the directors. Application has been made to Attorney General Webb for permission to file the suit, alleging that the franchise granting the association permission to maintain a telephone system is unlawful, and asking that the same be cancelled. The suit will be filed in the name of the People of the State of California ex rel. Charles S. Knowlton. There was a general rebellion among telephone patrons in Orange county a year ago or more after the Pacific company had been Burlesonized, unwarranted increase made in rates and free tolls had been eliminated. A move was started toward organizing a mutual company, and a large percentage of the company's patrons signed agreements to discontinue the service on a stipulated date. The railroad commission handed down a decision to the effect that the new company could not be granted a franchise because it would operate as a competition line to the Pacific company. All legal entanglements relative to the establishment of a mutual telephone system in Orange county will be cleared away in a short time in the courts, and should the move be sanctioned by the highest tribunal in the State. work of establishning the system will proceed without delay. A friendly suit has been instituted to test the legality of the steps taken by Orange county people to get cheaper telephone service by organizing a mutual system and it is pretty certain to be carried to the supreme court so that all doubts may be cleared away. Organizers of the company are confident the plan under which they are working is not in conflict with the law governing corporations, but they want the matter settled beyond question by a court decision. Initial steps toward bringing suit were taken by Charles S. Knowlton of Fullerton, through Marks & Launer, his attorneys. Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the board of directors of the Orange County Farmers and Merchants Association, is made defendant, and papers were served on him Saturday. Head & Rutan, attorneys for the association, will defend the directors. Application has been made to Attorney General Webb for permission to file the suit, alleging that the franchise granting the association permission to maintain a telephone system is unlawful, and asking that the same be cancelled. The suit will be filed in the name of the People of the State of California ex rel. Charles S. Knowlton. There was a general rebellion among telephone patrons in Orange county a year ago or more after the Pacific company had been Burlesonized, unwarranted increase made in rates and free tolls had been eliminated. A move was started toward organizing a mutual company, and a large percentage of the company's patrons signed agreements to discontinue the service on a stipulated date. The railroad commission handed down a decision to the effect that the new company could not be granted a franchise because it would operate as a competition line to the Pacific company. Los Angeles:the country waviest campaign to try "build my first real impulse Southern Californiest thing in gales material interests set up convince me that evitable that materials show rate level with That is all peak of price materials and lime neering operatremendous revival of conculcated dealing satisfied daily adding under whichthe country building ever coast.Manufacturer equate to supply lines.The co-enterthe new handicap.So construction is donein 1920tto meetthe reto carry forwardtion programforthe new yeaWhat is mostconstruction ingearis stewages.Anquoted as sayiing mad."The truth but it does description operationvestors and operationsmurational basis against each other Fullerton—Director, S. W. McCulloch; chairman, E. D. Lang; secretary, W. F. Coulter; vice-director, Dr. S. S. Twombly; Chas. Knowlton. Garden Grove—Director, Edward Chaffee; chairman, W. A. Broady; secretary, R. A. Oldfield. Harper—Director, J. B. Cleghorn and H. B. Woodrough; chairman, W. L. Young; secretary, Mrs. C. N. Brush. La Habra—Director, W. L. York; chairman, E. W. Hibbs; secretary M. J. Pickering. Villa Park—Director, chairman, W. W. Perry; secretary, C. A. Palmer; E. C. Campbell. Tustin—Directors, I. L. Marchant, Wm. Belding; chairman, B. A. Crawford; secretary, Roy Runnells. West Orange—Director, chairman, James Smiley; secretary, Dr. J. L. Stevenson. Wintersburg—Director, W. Dean Johnston; chairman, Andrew Moore; secretary, W. H. Warner. Yorba Linda—Director, J. F. Quigley; chairman, Murray Horne; vice-chairman, V. C. Dillingham; secretary, Dr. Lester Keller. Every farmer and business man interested in farming in Orange county will be solicited to join what is growing to be the largest and strongest farmers organization in the country. Only two dollars is the membership fee for 1920. Every farmer who has attended a meeting or demonstration of the Farm Bureau during the past year, and there are hundreds of them, realize the value and good work that the Farm Bureau is performing for the farmers—the citrus growers, bean grower, beet grower, dairyman or what not. The receipts of the Anaheim post office during the year 1919 aggregated $23,162,204, an increase of nearly two thousand dollars over the preceding year and of more than 100 per cent in ten years. The business has outgrown its present quarters. Dad Kennedy is expecting a visit from his brother, J. P. Kennedy, of Pittsburgh, who is due to arrive within a few days for a six months' visit. His trip here will be made over the Santa Fe, but will return by a different route, making a stop at Mineral Springs, Colorado, where he will visit his brother James P. Kennedy. What promised to be a soaking rain began falling last Saturday and continued through the night, but the clouds cleared away Sunday morning. The shower was a good one. Rev. C. B. Hatch and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gamber and son, Glenn, motored down to San Pedro Sunday and went out to the point where they had a good view of Uncle Sam's great battleships lying in the harbor. The vessels they saw were the flagship New Mexico and the Mississippi and Idaho. They also enjoyed the view from Signal Hill. Harry Miller made a business trip to Long Beach Monday. Arrangements have been completed for a tractor course at the Fullerton Union High School, January 5-24. There will be upwards of a dozen different machines there for study and comparison. The prospective tractor purchaser will have a good chance to get acquainted with all these machines and learn to handle them. The list includes the Beau, Eeeman, Cleveland, Bates Steel Mill, Case, Fordson, Hart Parr, International, Lightfoot, Moline, Yuba and possibly others. The whole three weeks of the tractor course will be crowded full construction in building year is strenuous wages.An quoted as saying ing mad.The truth but it of describing operation vestors and operations m rational basis against each materials with Materials andtain value and volume of cost will be accommodated for economic of the pre construction assured on as. The greatest ing the construc materials tion is a big supply question of the railroad pers.Many b control the trac railroads Whether this amatter of p any rate a big railroads durc move the immerial materials that will for highway construction-tractor. of good thing pumps spray The fees have instead of $5 ETTE Number 10 BUILDING IN 1920 Never on the eve of a new year have prospects for construction work been more promising than at the present time. When the war closed private construction work which did not have sanction as a war necessity was paralyzed. Prices for materials were high. Pessimists abounded. There was urgent need to revive construction operations to tide over the period of adjustment in industrial and commercial fields to give employment to returning soldiers and take up the slack in labor caused by the sudden cessation of war work and to keep business going. To the appeal to start private and public construction work the cry came from every corner: "We can't do it until prices come down." Los Angeles was the first city in the country to wake up and start a campaign to chase away the glooms. The "build now" movement got its first real impetus in sunny optimistic Southern California. At that time construction materials were the cheapest thing in the country and Los Angeles material and construction interests set about systematically to convince the public of the fact. ECHO FROM LATE CITY PARK BOND ELECTION SOME MISINFORMED CITIZENS GET OFF ON WRONG TRACK REGARDING CITY HALL LOCATION Two Local Issues Still Claiming Attention, While a Third Will Soon be Launched.—Time for a Get-Together Public Sentiment. Harkening back to the time of the last bond election held in this city, every now and then a local-over-zealous citizen comes forth with the statement that the selection of a site for a new city hall remained optional with the board of trustees, and that the paragraph upon the ballot, wherein it was ordained "that land be acquired for Los Angeles was the first city in the country to wake up and start a campaign to chase away the glooms. The "build now" movement got its first real impetus in sunny optimistic Southern California. At that time construction materials were the cheapest thing in the country and Los Angeles material and construction interests set about systematically. No convince the public of the fact. And the public was convinced. While other cities were bemoaning "Prohibitive prices," Los Angeles started to build. As we predicted, those who built early in the year were wise. Those who waited for prices to come down waited in vain and many who delayed building simply had to pay the price for their folly. It was inevitable that prices of construction materials should rise to a proportionate level with other commodities. That is all history now. At the peak of prices for construction materials and labor, building and engineering operations have reached a tremendous volume. Despite the great revival of construction operations, accumulated demands are far from being satisfied and new demands are daily adding burden to the strain under which construction facilities of the country are laboring. There is building everywhere from coast to coast. Manufacturing facilities are not adequate to supply the demands in many lines. The construction industry will enter the new year with only this handicap. So far as construction is concerned, more must be done in 1920 than the fear now closing to meet the needs of the country and to carry forward the great construction program which has been outlined for the new year. What is most to be desired in the construction industry during the coming year is stabilization of prices and wages. An engineer was recently quoted as saying the country is "building mad." This may not be the exact truth but it was apparently his way of describing a condition in construction operations that has alarmed investors and financiers. Construction operations must be prosecuted on a rational basis. Contractors cannot bid against each other either for labor or Sentiment. Harkening back to the time of the last bond election held in this city, every now and then a local over-zealous citizen comes forth with the statement that the selection of a site for a new city hall remained optional with the board of trustees, and that the paragraph upon the ballot, wherein it was ordained "that land be acquired for a site for a building for use as a city hall," was of no avail. In other words that it didn't mean what it said. They put up the argument that the bonds should have carried, and that the location of a new hall could have been picked out somewhere else later on. These local patriots shunt off on the wrong track and have another guess coming. If the bonds had carried the trustees would have been in duty bound to erect the city hall upon the site in question and upon no other. There are many citizens who, not having any decided views one way or the other upon that bond issue, have expressed the opinion that had the reference to a site for a city hall been expunged from the ballot, and that it was the intention to secure a location for a park only, that the proposition would have received favorable expression from the people. Of course, there are some who would have voted against the proposition, believing that other sites were more preferable and could have been secured for less money. There is a large number of citizens who are firm in their belief that this city should acquire a park. Already the city owns an ideal location for a city hall, and there are many of the opinions that it would be unwise to attempt to change it. The people in all probability will be asked in the not far distant future to vote bonds for an outfall to the sea, a venture which is looked upon as being very essential to the city's future growth. From all reports the sentiment prevails that if there could be a get-together feeling engendered among some of the wheel horses that all three propositions could be carried easily. Drs. Johnston & Wickett received a small supply of radium from Denver. construction industry during the coming year is stabilization of prices and wages. An engineer was recently quoted as saying the country is "building mad." This may not be the exact truth but it was apparently his way of describing a condition in construction operations that has alarmed investors and financiers. Construction operations must be prosecuted on a rational basis. Contractors cannot bid against each other either for labor or materials without sowing a whirlwind. Materials and labor both have a certain value and we trust that the great volume of construction work ahead will be accomplished with a due regard for economic laws. A continuation of the present great prosperity of the construction industry cannot be assured on any other basis. The greatest problem now confronting the construction industry is securing materials and labor. Transportation is a big factor in the material supply question. Government control of the railroads failed to satisfy shippers. Many believe that under private control the transportation facilities of the railroads will be greatly improved. Whether this belief is justified may be amatter of personal opinion, but at any rate a big task is laid out for the railroads during the coming year to move the immense quantities of materials that will be needed for building for highway and general engineering construction.—S. W. Builder & Contractor. of good things about gas engines, pumps, spray machinery, tractors, etc. The fees have been reduced to $2 instead of $5 as previously advertised. a venture which is looked upon as being very essential to the city's future growth. From all reports the sentiment prevails that if there could be a get-together feeling engendered among some of the wheel horses that all three propositions could be carried easily. Drs. Johnston & Wickett received a small supply of radium from Denver, Monday. It was a very small package but its money value reached into the thousands. Radium is extensively used in medical practice now. On Monday evening Buena Park Chapter O. E. S. installed the newly elected officers. Several hundred guests were present from the different chapters in Orange county and following the installation ceremony a delightful social hour was enjoyed. The officers are as follows: Worthy Matron, Mrs. S. D. Winters; worthy patron, S. D. Winters; associate matron, Mrs. J. W. Bishop; conductress, Mrs. George Thomas; associate conductress, Margaret Martin; secretary, Mrs. Sam Little; treasurer, Mrs. George Miller; marshal, Mrs. A. F. Feagan; chaplain, Mrs. Roy Eberhardt; organist, Juanita Simpson; Adah, Mrs. Frances Isabel, Ruth, Mrs Willaim Schumacher; Esther, Mrs. Edith Sconce; Martha, Ruth Winters; Electa, Mrs. Edith Mann; Warden, Mrs. H. H. Haggerty; sentinel, H. H. Hagerty; Mrs. Feagan acted as installing officer, Mrs. Warren, installing marshal and Mrs. McComber installing chaplain' Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jones of Orange have been in town this week assisting in taking the census..