anaheim-gazette 1920-02-19

GUM TREES NOW FURNISH FOOD FOR BEES HEAVY BLOOMING THIS YEAR FEEDING NUMEROUS COLONIES THROUGH THE WINTER. Little Honey Makers Will be Strong and Healthy when the Orange Blossoms Appear.—Aplarists Look for Good Crop. If rains come along now as they ought, aplaries are going to have a good sage year. The recent rain has helped the plants, and additional rains will bring about a good bloom. However, the day when sage honey was almost the only honey considered worth while in this section has gone by, for orange honey has crowded it for first place in the favor of the honey-eating public. Eucalyptus trees have been unusually generous with their supply of blossoms this year, and for several weeks the bees in the valley have been doing a land office business in gathering in the nectar from the big trees' bloom. The eucalyptus blossoms at a time of year when its services are of a great value to the aplarists. Along in the winter months, too, come the cover crop blooms, more particularly those of the clover family. However down production. Withering heat in May and June sometimes brings an blossoming period to an early close and cuts down production. However the rain a few days ago has the mountain apiarists saying, "So far, so good." Roy Bishop, who was the organizer of the Orange County Beekeepers Club in 1910, has had only a few stands of bees on his ranch on Fairhaven avenue. Last year he started systematically to build up a strong apiary. At that time he had only six or eight weak stands of bees and the queens were all old and sluggish. He proceeded to grow some young queens, and under their energy-giving leadership he now has fifty stands of vigorous bees which next year can doubtless be divided into 100 stands. DRIVEN FROM RANCH BY THE OIL DRILLERS Frank Morse Deserts His Home and Moves to Fullerton. With wells producing others boring and material on the ground for other rigs on property, east, west and south of his twenty-one acre tract, and the tract under lease to the Union Oil Company, Frank N. Morse, well known Placentia orange grower, has deserted his ranch property and moved into Fullerton. Three rigs are now up on his home place, one practically a producer at this time and lumber is on the ground for the fourth rig. He recently has sold the surface rights on this place and today workmen are engaged in converting his residence into a restaurant and lumber is avail- for seeing in flight, due to make it possible man to pound victim, and w or gopher hail the strong talble. The oww and large borde ceeds to swa and all. After portions are d pellets. By st the nest much ing the kind birds. Because of ability as a n times given th but its capac greater than t for one owl mice and goph a dozen cats. The young people, never enough to eat book "America lowing account with one of t "A case is o grown owl wa could eat. It after the other all but the tail hung out of t rapid digestion shown by the little glutto on meal, and mice." A pair of barn to capture and their young te single night. blossoms this year, and for several weeks the bees in the valley have been doing a land office business in gathering in the nectar from the big trees' bloom. The eucalyptus blossoms at a time of year when its services are of a great value to the apiarists. Along in the winter months, too, come the cover crop blooms, more particularly those of the clover family. However it is the eucalyptus that has featured honey making recently. The eucalyptus does not furnish enough nectar for the bees to store honey for extraction, but it gives a lot of food on which the stands can build up strength so that when the orange blossoms begin to open in April there will be lots of vigorous bees in the stands to go forth and gather in the sweet stuff. The apiarist knows full well that if his stands are not in good condition to jump into the busy season and make the most of its opportunities the volume of production will be greatly reduced. The importance of providing young vigorous queens about which the life of the hives center is well understood. "Apiarists of the valley are waiting now for orange blossom time," said Roy K. Bishop. "With the acreage of orchards increasing year by year the volume of production of orange honey is increasing." "Getting used to honey is a big thing in honey eating. The person who is used to a certain kind of honey measures the deficiency of all other honey by that high standard. People that are used to orange honey know no other honey that is quite its equal. For instance, back in New York there is no honey like the buckwheat honey." "Californians are well trained to the taste of wild sage honey. Here in Orange county there is a preponderance of black sage. Down in San Diego county most of the honey is white honey and San Diego rather holds the reputation of producing the only pure white sage honey in the state. The sage honey is mixed." However, white sage and black sage both produce white honey. They are the mainstays of Orange county's oil company, Frank N. Morse, well known Placentia orange grower, has deserted his ranch property and moved into Fullerton. Three rigs are now up on his home place, one practically a producer at this time and lumber is on the ground for the fourth rig. He recently has sold the surface rights on this place and today workmen are engaged in converting his residence into a restaurant and lumber is available for the building of a number of cottages for workmen. The twenty-acre tract, on three sides of which operations are in progress lies across the road and to the north of his old home place. The tract is 2100 feet northeast of the big Chapman gusher and 434 feet east of the Midway Petroleum company's Yarnell No. 2, which is expected to go over the top any time now. Union No. 2, on the Newall lease, will be drilled within 250 feet of the east line of the twenty-acre tract. Lumber has been delivered for the rig. The Standard's No. 1 on the Kellogg lease is 1200 feet east. On Morse's home place, the Union today is "shooting" Morse No. 1, to release the pipe, which is held firmly by the high pressure of oil, and it is expected this will be brought in within a few days. The oil sand in this well was struck at 2400 feet and is the shallowest well in that vicinity. This well is within 434 feet of the twenty-acre tract being immediately south of the road and west. The Union's Powell Spouter is a short distance east. The tract is right in line with the definite course of the soil bearing formation. BIRDS ARE FARMER'S FRIENDS By Will C. Wood. Did you ever stop to think that most of the bird family are our friends? Watch the birds as they feed in the field, orchard or garden. You will find that they are eating worms, grains, seeds, fruits and insects. The United States Department of Agriculture has made many studies of the food found in the stomachs of birds. These studies show that a great majority of birds are helpful to man, the stomachs being filled chiefly with oil Company, Frank N. Morse, well known Placentia orange grower, has deserted his ranch property and moved into Fullerton. Three rigs are now up on his home place, one practically a producer at this time and lumber is on the ground for the fourth rig. He recently has sold the surface rights on this place and today workmen are engaged in converting his residence into a restaurant and lumber is available for the building of a number of cottages for workmen. The twenty-acre tract, on three sides of which operations are in progress lies across the road and to the north of his old home place. The tract is 2100 feet northeast of the big Chapman gusher and 434 feet east of the Midway Petroleum company's Yarnell No. 2, which is expected to go over the top any time now. Union No. 2, on the Newall lease, will be drilled within 250 feet of the east line of the twenty-acre tract. Lumber has been delivered for the rig. The Standard's No. 1 on the Kellogg lease is 1200 feet east. On Morse's home place, the Union today is "shooting" Morse No. 1, to release the pipe, which is held firmly by the high pressure of oil, and it is expected this will be brought in within a few days. The oil sand in this well was struck at 2400 feet and is the shallowest well in that vicinity. This well is within 434 feet of the twenty-acre tract being immediately south of the road and west. The Union's Powell Spouter is a short distance east. The tract is right in line with the definite course of the soil bearing formation. BIRDS ARE FARMER'S FRIENDS By Will C. Wood. Did you ever stop to think that most of the bird family are our friends? Watch the birds as they feed in the field, orchard or garden. You will find that they are eating worms, grains, seeds, fruits and insects. The United States Department of Agriculture has made many studies of the food found in the stomachs of birds. These studies show that a great majority of birds are helpful to man, the stomachs being filled chiefly with oil Company, Frank N. Morse, well known Placentia orange grower, has deserted his ranch property and moved into Fullerton. Three rigs are now up on his home place, one practically a producer at this time and lumber is on the ground for the fourth rig. He recently has sold the surface rights on this place and today workmen are engaged in converting his residence into a restaurant and lumber is available for the building of a number of cottages for workmen. The twenty-acre tract, on three sides of which operations are in progress lies across the road and to the north of his old home place. The tract is 2100 feet northeast of the big Chapman gusher and 434 feet east of the Midway Petroleum company's Yarnell No. 2, which is expected to go over the top any time now. Union No. 2, on the Newall lease, will be drilled within 250 feet of the east line of the twenty-acre tract. Lumber has been delivered for the rig. The Standard's No. 1 on the Kellogg lease is 1200 feet east. On Morse's home place, the Union today is "shooting" Morse No. 1, to release the pipe, which is held firmly by the high pressure of oil, and it is expected this will be brought in within a few days. The oil sand in this well was struck at 2400 feet and is the shallowest well in that vicinity. This well is within 434 feet of the twenty-acre tract being immediately south of the road and west. The Union's Powell Spouter is a short distance east. The tract is right in line with the definite course of the soil bearing formation. How the lace is told in the foyer Register man at five women whose Judge Williams' To Mrs. Floran minster; Mrs. of Orange; Mrs Buena Park; M Garden Grove; Goodale; Of Ana distinction of bed to serve on a court of Orange They were in taste of wild sage honey. Here in Orange county there is a preponderance of black sage. Down in San Diego county most of the honey is white honey and San Diego rather holds the reputation of producing the only pure white sage honey in the state. The sage honey is mixed. "However, white sage and black sage both produce white honey. They are the mainstays of Orange county's mountain apiaries. At this time of year the mountain bees begin to gather in a little nectar from willows and wild flowers and thus obtain the food upon which to build up and grow in strength for the busy season when sage begins to bloom. The orange honey, too, is white in color." Apiarists move their bees about much more now than in former years. Bees are taken from valley to mountains and from mountains to valley, from the orange orchards to the sagebrush hills and from the sagebrush hills to the bean fields. Not all of the apiarists move their bees about, not by any means. The great bulk of the bees are not moved at all. The mountain apiaries are more dependent upon rainfall than are the valley apiaries. In dry years there is a shortage of mountain bloom. The irrigated orchards produce bloom every year. No one can tell at this time whether or not this is going to be a good honey year. More rain is needed in the mountains to make a crop. Damp foggy days in late spring and early summer serve to put a damper on the activity of the bees and to cut Did you ever stop to think that most of the bird family are our friends? Watch the birds as they feed in the field, orchard or garden. You will find that they are eating worms, grains, seeds, fruits and insects. The United States Department of Agriculture has made many studies of the food found in the stomachs of birds. These studies show that a great majority of birds are helpful to man, the stomachs being filled chiefly with harmful insects and the seeds of weeds. Some birds eat fruits as well as insects: Fruit growers look upon such birds as enemies. Very often the fruit growers misjudge them. The birds may eat a few cherries or apricots each year, but if you study them carefully you will find that most kinds of birds do much more good than harm. The loss of fruit is offset by the destruction of insects such as the hoppers, spiders, scale insects and fruit thrips. It is well to encourage and protect birds that are not harmful as much as we can. Nesting places made of boxes and old tin cans placed on trees and posts near the house will help to make the home grounds more pleasant by attracting the birds. The birds are our friends. Let us treat them in a friendly way. THE BARN OWL While the great horned owl is of doubtful utility, the barn owl, or monkey-faced owl, as it is commonly called, stands out pre-eminently as a friend of the farmer. The wonderful faculty of the owl Each juror, unde $3 per day for each serves on a jury. per mile, one way day, regardless of duration a trial will each juror who reside county seat. One feature of ANAHEIM GAZETTE for seeing in the dark, and its silent flight, due to its soft, fluffy feathers, make it possible for this night watchman to pounce unawares upon its vietnam, and when the luckless mouse or gopher has been once grazed in the strong talons, no escape is possible. The owl then crushes the skull and large bones of its prey and proceeds to swallow it head first, fur and all. After a time the indigestible portions are disgorged in the form of pellets. By studying the pellets about the nest much can be learned concerning the kinds of food eaten by these birds. Because of its nocturnal habits and ability as a mouser the owl it sometimes given the name of "winged cat," but its capacity for food is much greater than that of our feline friend, for one owl will consume as many mice and gophers during the night as a dozen cats. The young barn owls, like young people, never seem to be able to get enough to eat. Mr. Finley, in his book "American Birds," gives the following account of an experiment tried with one of these young birds: "A case is on record where a half-grown owl was given all the mice it could eat. It swallowed eight, one after the other. The ninth followed all but the tail, which for some time hung out of the bird's mouth. The rapid digestion of the birds of prey is shown by the fact that in three hours the little glutton was ready for a second meal, and swallowed four more mice." A pair of barn owls have been known to capture and carry to the nest for their young ten pocket gophers in a single night. Many a rancher is willing in vogue in the State of California is that trial by jury is mandatory in the cases of persons pleading not guilty in felony cases. In misdemeanor cases and in civil actions trial by jury may be waived. "I was deeply impressed with the responsibility that devolves upon a jury," said Mrs. Anna Bosey of Garden Grove. "I felt it as a personal responsibility and quite different from the responsibility that women meet in every-day life. I was impressed with the necessity of answering with absolute fairness and frankness the questions asked by the attorneys in the examination previous to being sworn in. Above all things else, I believe a juror should be entirely unblassed, and it is only through answering the questions conscientiously that a woman or a man can prevent herself or himself from going upon a jury in which prejudices may result in injustice. "No, it was not a pleasurable experience. The experience is one that no doubt I shall enjoy a great deal more in retrospect than while it is in progress." Mrs. Flora M. Pyle, of Wesminster, another of the women to serve on Orange county's first mixed jury, and who served as a jurywoman three days this week, desires a little more experience in the courts before voicing an opinion relative to the machinery of the law. "I am not ready to say anything as yet," she said. "It is a little too soon for me to give an opinion regarding what I think of the merits or demerits of the jury system." Mrs. Martha C. Goodale, of Anaheim, district president of the Orlando CALIFORNIA MAY QUIT MAKING SUGAR Correspondent Thinks Land is Getting Too Valuable for Beets. With another dry growing season in prospect it begins to look as though this country will soon be forced to depend upon the Intermountain States, the South and the island possessions for her supply of sugar. This spring it seems all the more apparent that Southern California may be playing her last stand as a beet sugar producing country, says a writer in Farm and Tractor. The sugar beet acreage for the coming year promises to be the lightest in recent years, and the districts which are cutting down their acreage give as their reason the explanation that their land is becoming too valuable for sugar beet growing. This is a turn in the tide of agricultural affairs which was not entirely unexpected, since the beet industry is one of the oldest in the Southland, and the price of beets has not kept pace with the price of such other products of the soil as baby lima beans, walnuts, deciduous fruits, alfalfa and vegetables. Ranchers contend that beets are a satisfactory crop until a farming community becomes highly improved, but that it is then necessary to replace them with crops which yield more revenue. Take the case of Chino, for example. Just before the war the Chino district was growing as many as 15,000 acres of sugar beets in a season. Last year the Chino sugar beet factory of the American Beet Sugar Company re- all but the tail, which for some time hung out of the bird's mouth. The rapid digestion of the birds of prey is shown by the fact that in three hours the little glutton was ready for a second meal, and swallowed four more mice." A pair of barn owls have been known to capture and carry to the nest for their young ten pocket gophers in a single night. Many a rancher is willing to pay 25 cents for every gopher destroyed. The above pair of owls saved the rancher actual money and were more efficient than either traps or poison. The barn owl is not noted for its beauty, for as some one has well said, it "looks like a toothless little old woman, with a hooked nose." However, this does not interfere in the least with the good work done by this bird, and the farmer is indeed fortunate if he can get a pair of barn owls to make their home on his place. One man has gone so far as to say that he would gladly pay $10 for every barn owl he could get to nest on his place. A large part of its food in California consists of gophers, and for this reason, if for no other, this bird should have absolute protection wherever it is found, for the destruction of these rodent pests means the protection of many gardens, orchards and alfalfa fields.—Teachers' Bulletin No. 3, California Fish and Game Commission. HOW WOMEN REGARD THEIR SERVICE AS JURORS Santa Ana Newspaper Man Interviews the Five Who were First to Serve. How the ladies regard jury duty is told in the following, written by a Register man after interviewing the five women who served as jurors in Judge Williams' court last week: To Mrs. Flora M. Pyle, of Westminster; Mrs. Flossie P. Hemphill, of Orange; Mrs. Edna E. Jaynes, of Buena Park; Mrs. Anna Boséy, of Garden Grove, and Mrs. Martha C. Goodale, of Anaheim, belongs the distinction of being the first women to serve on a jury in the Superior court of Orange county. They were in the jury box in the week before the trial. Y. W. C. A. DRIVE The part Anaheim is to raise in the $3,000,000 national campaign of the Young Women's Christian Association. To carry on its 1920 activities, will be subscribed from now until March 1, the date for the closing of the campaign. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be served as a jurywoman three days this week, desires a little more experience in the courts before voicing an opinion relative to the machinery of the law. "I am not ready to say anything as yet," she said. "It is a little too soon for me to give an opinion regarding what I think of the merits or demerits of the jury system." Mrs. Martha C. Goodale, of Anaheim, district president of the Orange County Parent-Teachers' Association, and delegate to the legislative council of that organization, said: "I think there is nothing I have to say for publication, except that we are placed on the juries to use our common sense and best judgment—as citizens, and not as either men or women. There are some cases wherein juries are expected to use their common sense and best judgment for people who are not capable of exercising it themselves." "I found it very interesting," said Mrs. Edna E. Jaynes, of Buena Park, in speaking of her experience as a jurywoman. "I think it is right for women to serve as jurors, and that our minds are just as capable of judging as are those of men. "I had no difficulty in following the various legal processes, and was greatly interested as the lawyers went through the customary court procedure." "I do not think that the jury system is ponderous and unwieldy, but rather, just and fair." It hasn't been a great while since the San Fernando Valley was growing as high as 20,000 acres of sugar beets a season. This year it looks as though the planting will not exceed 5000 acres. One wide awake rancher who has watched that valley develop into a garden spot says it is simply a case of the land being worth more for growing other crops. Fruits, baby lima beans and alfalfa are slowly but surely crowding out the sugar beets. Ventura county has been steadily diminishing her sugar beet acreage in favor of beans, alfalfa and walnuts for several years, and will not go into beets heavy this season. The only beet growing district that is running true to form is Orange county. Down here they have five refineries. One of the main sugar factories in Santa well as such men the court of Superior Judge Williams where an action brought by R. H. Kenney against the Pacific Electric Railway company for $75,000 damages was tried this week. The jury failed to agree on a verdict. These women today were recalling their experiences in the courtroom during the trial of Kenney's action. One of them felt deeply the personal responsibility that devolved upon each person serving upon a jury. Another declined for the present to express her views on the jury system as a whole, or to say whether or not she enjoyed her experiences while serving as a juror. Still another is convinced that persons placed on juries are put there to use their common sense and best judgment, and that whether these persons are women or men should not enter into the question. Each juror, under the law, receives $3 per day for each day he or she serves on a jury. Mileage of 15 cents per mile, one way, and for only one day, regardless of how many days' duration a trial may be, is allowed each juror who resides outside of the county seat. One feature of the jury system as The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be raised. The other counties in Southern California have been organized and committees have begun the work of solicitation. Before the drive has terminated in Anaheim, the members of the campaign committee, headed by Mrs. Ashley, expect to speak here on the ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and the purposes of the financial campaign now in progress throughout the nation. The socialist party has already agreed on its national candidates. They are Eugene V. Debbs for president, and Kate Richards O'Hare for vice president. As both these candidates are serving terms in the penitentiary they could not assume the duties of their offices in case of election and much trouble would be caused at Washington. The socialists should have exercised a little forethought and agreed on men not now in the pen or not likely to go there before the fourth of March, 1921. It would be devilish unpleasant if the next president couldn't attend the inauguration because he is in the penitentiary. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be raised. The other counties in Southern California have been organized and committees have begun the work of solicitation. Before the drive has terminated in Anaheim, the members of the campaign committee, headed by Mrs. Ashley, expect to speak here on the ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and the purposes of the financial campaign now in progress throughout the nation. The socialist party has already agreed on its national candidates. They are Eugene V. Debbs for president, and Kate Richards O'Hare for vice president. As both these candidates are serving terms in the penitentiary they could not assume the duties of their offices in case of election and much trouble would be caused at Washington. The socialists should have exercised a little forethought and agreed on men not now in the pen or not likely to go there before the fourth of March, 1921. It would be devilish unpleasant if the next president couldn't attend the inauguration because he is in the penitentiary. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be raised. The other counties in Southern California have been organized and committees have begun the work of solicitation. Before the drive has terminated in Anaheim, the members of the campaign committee, headed by Mrs. Ashley, expect to speak here on the ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and the purposes of the financial campaign now in progress throughout the nation. The socialist party has already agreed on its national candidates. They are Eugene V. Debbs for president, and Kate Richards O'Hare for vice president. As both these candidates are serving terms in the penitentiary they could not assume the duties of their offices in case of election and much trouble would be caused at Washington. The socialists should have exercised a little forethought and agreed on men not now in the pen or not likely to go there before the fourth of March, 1921. It would be devilish unpleasant if the next president couldn't attend the inauguration because he is in the penitentiary. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be raised. The other counties in Southern California have been organized and committees have begun the work of solicitation. Before the drive has terminated in Anaheim, the members of the campaign committee, headed by Mrs. Ashley, expect to speak here on the ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and the purposes of the financial campaign now in progress throughout the nation. The socialist party has already agreed on its national candidates. They are Eugene V. Debbs for president, and Kate Richards O'Hare for vice president. As both these candidates are serving terms in the penitentiary they could not assume the duties of their offices in case of election and much trouble would be caused at Washington. The socialists should have exercised a little forethought and agreed on men not now in the pen or not likely to go there before the fourth of March, 1921. It would be devilish unpleasant if the next president couldn't attend the inauguration because he is in the penitentiary. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building, Los Angeles, is director of Southern California. The center of the campaign in the south will be waged around Los Angeles, where the committee has allotted the city a goal of $100,000 to be raised. The other counties in Southern California have been organized and committees have begun the work of solicitation. Before the drive has terminated in Anaheim, the members of the campaign committee, headed by Mrs. Ashley, expect to speak here on the ideals of the Y. W. C. A. and the purposes of the financial campaign now in progress throughout the nation. The socialist party has already agreed on its national candidates. They are Eugene V. Debbs for president, and Kate Richards O'Hare for vice president. As both these candidates are serving terms in the penitentiary they could not assume the duties of their offices in case of election and much trouble would be caused at Washington. The socialists should have exercised a little forethought and agreed on men not now in the pen or not likely to go there before the fourth of March, 1921. It would be devilish unpleasant if the next president couldn't attend the inauguration because he is in the penitentiary. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The southern part of California is organized to canvass for the drive and Mrs. Chester C. Ashley, with headquarters in the Y.W.C.A.Building.Los Angeles.Is directorofSouthernCalifornia. The centerofthecampaignintherouthwillbewagedaroundLosAngeleswherethecommitteehasallottedthecityagoalof$100，000tobefalsegrowingothercrops.Fruits,babylimabeansandalfalfaareslowlybutsurely crowdingoutthesugarbeets.Venturacountyhasbeensteadilydiminishingshersugarbeetacreageinfavorofbeans，alfalfaandwalnutsforseveralyears,andwillnotgointobeetheavythisseason.TheonlybeetgrowingtdistinctthatisrunningtruetoformisOrangecounty.Downheretheyhavefiverefineries.OneofthemainsugarfactoriesinSantaAnaremainedclosedlastseasonfromlackofbeets.Thecompanyexpressesthebeliefthatthismillwillrunduringthepresentseason,budroughtsignsdonotmaketheoutlookparticularlyhopeful. LastyearOrangecountyharvestedapproximately50，000acresofsugarbeetsIftherewaslikelihoodofrainitisprobable,therancherssay,theacreagethisyearwouldbemomt10to15percentheavierbecausemanyofthebarleyandoatsfarmersaretalkingoffryingbeets.Presentweatherconditions,however,causeconsiderablehesitation,theisreported.(Sincethisarticlewerewrittenacopiousrainhasfallen.)IntheChino districtsomeofthegrowershavethealreadyplantedtheirbeetsandinafewinstancestheyoungerbeetsarebeingthinned.InOrangecountybeetplantingisgoingoninthevicinityofTalbert，WintersburgandHuntingtonBeach.IntheAnaheimdistrictwheretheAnaheimSugarCompanyreportsthatithasaboutanormalacreage,someofthegrowershavealreadyputin theircrop,bustmostofthemarestillwaitingforrainorareirrigatingthegroundpreparatorytoplanting.Innearlyallofthegrowersaslastgoverysugarthesuccinctmostofthemarestillwaitingforexducebetweensmallexpressionsaroundthe县。 FASHIONS That Are Up-to-Date —We make it a study to supply men and boys with the CORRECT FASHIONS OF SUITS, HATS and FURNISHINGS. —Before we offer for sale any article of apparel, it must have a REPUTATION of STANDARD VALUE. That's why we sell —Michaels-Stern SUITS for Men, Frat and Belmont Suits for Young Men, Best Ever Suits for Boys, Schoble Hats, Bates Street Shirts and Interwoven Socks. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP. YOUR MONEY'S WORTH ALWAYS ANAHEIM National Orange Show! California's Greatest Midwinter Event At San Bernardino Feb. 13 to 23 Gorgeous Spectacle Portraying the Splendor and Riches of the Citrus Fruit Industry A Million Oranges in a Beautiful Wonderland Garden of Fruits and Flowers Continuous Entertainments—Bands, Vaudeville and Midway INDUSTRIAL and AUTOMOBILE SHOW Citrus Institute for California Growers February 20-21 Set Among the Gardens of the Great Playground of the Orange Belt at Urbita Springs Admission Fifty Cents Admission Fifty Cents beet growing districts the growers may safely hold off on planting as late as the first of April, but most of them prefer to get an earlier start. The prices offered for sugar beets this season are substantially the same as last year. Not knowing what the government may deem a fair price for sugar by the time the crop comes in, the sugar companies are offering in most cases what would be equivalent to $12 per ton for beets testing 15 per cent sugar, if the wholesale price should be $9 per 100 pounds. The price increases one-fifteenth of the base price to reach unit over 15 per cent sugar. This would give the grower about $13 for 16 per cent beets, and approximately $14 for beets testing 17 per cent, and so on up the scale. There are sections of the country which produce beets testing as low as 10 per cent, but there are also regions where 15 per cent is regarded as a low test. In parts of Orange county, for example, many ranchers can produce beets testing 20 per cent and even more. Some of the Orange county ranchers express the belief that they can make around $250 an acre on sugar beets this season. Doubtless this is not impossible where a high test can be produced, but certainly the man who can get no more than 10 per cent sugar can more profitably devote his land to other crops. Cost of irrigation water and labor attendant upon irrigation is certain to cut quite a figure in the crop cost this year unless abundant rainfall comes before the planting season ends. Looking at it from all angles, the sugar beet outlook for the coming season isn't at all bright, although some ranchers will no doubt do best by planting this crop. It depends a whole lot on the locality, the kinds of soil and the crops for which the land might be used if beets were not planted. With Roger C. Dutton of Anaheim, as his attorney, and through a petition on file Wednesday, Henry W. Griffin will seek letters of administration in the estate of Ellen G. Griffin, who died on February 8th, in Los Angeles, leaving $9,802 on deposit in the Guaranty Trust and Savings Bank, Los Angeles.