anaheim-gazette 1920-08-19

VOLUME XLIX RAISE VALUATION OF CITY'S REAL ESTATE BUDGET FOR 1920-1921 SHOWS BIG DEFICIT FOR YEAR OWING TO INCREASED COSTS Board of Equalization Increases Assessment on All Real Estate Fifty Per cent Over the Assessor's Figures—Will Add $644,000 to Taxable Property—Trustees Will Hear Complaint Tomorrow Owing to the increased cost of government because of higher prices, larger salaries and the city's growth, the trustees found themselves facing a deficit of considerable proportions in the treasury next year, consequently, in order to meet the situation, they decided to increase the assessment on real estate fifty per cent over the figures reported by Assessor Merritt. Sitting as a board of equalization Friday they adopted a resolution to that effect, and instructed the city clerk to Teams, hay and feed ... $ 1,500.00 Drivers (2) ... 2,520.00 Foreman ... 1,380.00 Laborers (7) ... 7,600.00 Road oil (5 cars) ... 3,000.00 Insurance, fire ... 75.00 Compensation ... 1,000.00 Repairs ... 500.00 Lighting ... 5,500.00 $30,515.00 City Engineer— Salary and auto ... $ 1,500.00 Deputy ... 2,160.00 Assistants ... 1,500.00 $ 5,160.00 Police Department— Chief ... $ 1,800.00 Deputies (3) ... 4,140.00 Motor cop ... 600.00 Supplies ... 120.00 Transportation ... 600.00 Tax collector deputy ... 300.00 Bond ... 75.00 Telephone & L.D. ... 120.00 Recorder ... 900.00 Printing ... 45.00 $ 8,700.00 Fire Department— Driver ... $ 1,320.00 Fire boys ... 1,560.00 Equipment ... 500.00 Supplies, gas, oil, etc. ... 250.00 Telephone ... 50.00 Water ... 670.00 OUTSIDE TO HELP PROBLEMS LOS ANGELES GROUND TO BUILD DENCES ON WATER Council Asked to Re-subdivision Truck Pump Ofceived—City Fire Election Soon The city councilSION on Thursday mbers present. Messrs. Gallager Baker of Los Angeles the council regardsthe Wright properAngeles street.have acquired a long tract and proposeand erect modernces thereon, whichsale.Their planthe ordinary and w Owing to the increased cost of government because of higher prices, larger salaries and the city's growth, the trustees found themselves facing a deficit of considerable proportions in the treasury next year, consequently, in order to meet the situation, they decided to increase the assessment on real estate, fifty per cent over the figures reported by Assessor Merritt. Sitting as a board of equalization Friday they adopted a resolution to that effect, and instructed the city clerk to notify all real estate owners of the action, and to fix Friday, August 20, as a date for hearing complaints if aggrieved taxpayers wish to file any. Acting on his instructions City Clerk Merritt mailed the following letter to all real estate owners: "You will please take notice that on the 13th day of August, 1920, the board of trustees of the city of Anaheim, adopted a resolution declaring its intention to correct and modify assessments on all real property in the city of Anaheim as the same are shown on the assessment book for said city for the fiscal year 1920-1921, and to raise the assessment heretofore made by the assessor of said city for the fiscal year 1920-1921 on each respective lot, piece and parcel of land within said city, which is subject to taxation by said city, fifty per cent above the valuation placed upon each of said respective lots, pieces and parcels of land, by the assessor of said city. This proposed increase includes the assessment on certain real property assessed to you in said city. "And you will further take notice that a hearing will be had by said board of trustees, sitting as a board of equalization for said city, at room 1, Masonic Temple building at No. 255 East Center Street, in the city of Anaheim, Orange county, California, on the 20th day of August, 1920, at the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at which time and place, all parties whose assessments are proposed to be raised, may appear before said board, and show cause, if any they have, why such assessment should not be raised." The real estate assessment as reported by Mr. Merritt was $1,280,745. The increase, therefore, will add $644,-872 to the assessable property, making the total/assessment roll $3,765,597. There will probably be a number of objections filed with the board, but it is pointed out that the raise is still out of proportion to the increase in the market value of the property. The following budget prepared by the trus- Telephone & L. D. 120.00 Recorder 900.00 Printing 45.00 $ 8,700.00 Fire Department— Driver $ 1,320.00 Fire boys 1,500.00 Equipment 500.00 Supplies, gas, oil, etc. 250.00 Telephone 50.00 Water 670.00 $ 4,290.00 Band and advertising $ 2,000.00 Sewer Farm— Tractor hire (30) acres $ 1,200.00 Caretaker 1,080.00 Water and power 2,000.00 New pump 500.00 Taxes county 120.00 $ 4,900.00 City Dump— Attendant $ 300.00 Water 12.00 Taxes county 62.00 Incidentals 26.00 $ 400.00 Auto Camp Grounds— Caretaker $ 300.00 Gas 60.00 Water 78.00 Incidentals 62.00 $ 500.00 Total.....$64,315.00 Less income aside form taxes— Business licenses $ 6,000.00 Inspections fees 1,200.00 Fines 1,000.00 Auto park 100.00 Light and water $ 8,900.00 $17,200.00 Net Budget $47,115.00 PIONEER CITIZEN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Anna Stone of Fullerton, Aged 82, Passes Away Mrs. Anna Stone, one of the pioneer settlers of northern Orange county, died at her home on East Amerige avenue, Thursday night, after an illness extending over several months. Mrs. Stone and her husband came to this region fifty-two years ago when Anaheim was but a small colony of vinyardists, and Fullerton was composed of one or two families. She and her family have witnessed the development on Thursday morning. Messrs. Gallagener Baker of Los Angeles the council regards the Wright property Angeles street have acquired a long tract and proposed and erect modern houses thereon which sale. Their plan is the ordinary and we show places of the call for a wide area through the tract The buildings would be twenty-footed for. However meet with approval trustees also design and south, or all been provided for The board referred committee on pu who will report to next meeting. The gaging in this bus housing problem to the wealthy class fashioned after one residential district. The city is asked age mains for this would have to be enterprise appears give The council will in special session calling the park be passed. The elec be held within the President Riley ser of the local ch appeared asking to beautify the flat at the turn in the north of the city men desired the tactive to the comes rambling in board announcing on pure frostless our latest population there, but the en nature to enthussebersby. The cham fiicials would like kept up there, but are a bit low at sidestepped. Mr. Hess of Los ing the Seagrave dressed the board for the fire truck costs $450o comp will cost $25o allow $2oo for o The real estate assessment as reported by Mr. Merritt was $1,289,745. The increase, therefore, will add $644,-872 to the assessable property, making the total assessment roll $3,765,597. There will probably be a number of objections filed with the board, but it is pointed out that the raise is still out of proportion to the increase in the market value of the property. The following budget prepared by the trustees, shows the amount of money necessary to run the city government during the next fiscal year: Budget Committee Report 1920-1921 City hall and ass't ... $2,400.00 Trustees ... 900.00 Janitor ... 600.00 Rent ... 480.00 Telephone ... 50.00 Gas ... 30.00 Printing ... 600.00 Elections ... 600.00 $ 5,660.00 City atty. salary ... $1,200.00 Expenses ... 120.00 Litigation ... 500.00 $ 1,820.00 Treasurer, salary ... $120.00 Health board, salary, supt... 250.00 Light and Water dept. (self-supporting) Street dept., supt, & auto ... 1,500.00 Motor sweeper driver ... 1,560.00 Supplies, gas, etc. ... 900.00 Repairs ... 500.00 $ 2,960.00 Hand sweepers (2 at $3.50 per day) ... $2,184.00 Sprinkler, motor driver ... 1,260.00 Supplies ... 250.00 Repairs ... 150.00 Water ... 720.00 $ 2,380.00 Mrs. Anna Stone, one of the pioneer settlers of northern Orange county, died at her home on East Amorige avenue, Thursday night, after an illness extending over several months. Mrs. Stone and her husband came to this region fifty-two years ago, when Anaheim was but a small colony of vinyardists, and Fullerton was composed of one or two families. She and her family have witnessed the development of Orange county from a sparse-people frontier settlement to a wealthy and populous community. Mrs. Stone leaves seven children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her children are Charles and Rodney Stone, Mrs. W.A. Barnes and Mrs. E.M.Babize of Fullerton, T.R. Stone of Merced and Mrs Emma Gray of Haywards. Funeral was held at McAulay's parlors Saturday afternoon. Six of her gradchildren acted as pall bearers. Numerous arrests are being made, not only in Anaheim, but elsewhere, for violation of the traffic laws. These laws are made for the protection, not only of motorists, but of others, and if drivers would adhere strictly to the law there would be fewer accidents. Violators should be given the extreme limit of punishment, because they endanger the lives of pedestrians and other autoists when they overstep the safety laws. The corner room of the old city hall, recently occupied by a Jap fruit dealer, has been overhauled and fitted up as a neat suite of officers for John Cordes, L.W.Bushard and J.E.Stewart, real estate dealers. Cordes & Bushard formerly had office rooms in Houts' bicycle and sporting goods store. Mr. Hess of Losing the Seagrave dressed the boards for the fire truck costs $4500 comp will cost $2500 allow $200 for oil tanks which would off to make room Hess gave the boo garding the pump cities have them. The high pressure at present in case can be attached water ditch, pump where that furnace of water. The ed to purchase to low finances to advisement. Fire Chief Fiscal change in method er house when a whistle, to expect to Supt.Hannan. The following received and acceded the recorder re and $55 collected. The marshal co-censuses. The plumbing tions amputed to The rate collections: Light collections Water collection Delinquents collect For light For water Penalties AHEIM GAZETY Anaheim, California, Thursday, August 19, 1920 OUTSIDE CAPITAL TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEM LOS ANGELES GENTLEMEN READY TO BUILD BLOCK OF RESIDENCES ON WRIGHT TRACT Council Asked to Accept Plans for Re-subdivision—Firemen Keen for Truck Pump—Officers’ Reports Received—City Finances Low—Bond Election Soon The city council met in regular session on Thursday night, with all members present. Messrs. Gallager, Montgomery and Baker of Los Angeles, appeared before the council regarding the platting of the Wright property on North Los Angeles street. These gentlemen have acquired a long time lease of the tract and propose to re-subdivide it and erect modern up-to-date residences thereon, which will be offered for sale. Their plan is something out of the ordinary and would be one of the showplaces of the city. Total...$345.65 Delinquents reported— For light ...$106.90 For water ...$176.80 The city treasurer reported a balance of $6,456.52 in the general fund on August 11. Total cash, $9,016.68. The chairman remarked, "finances are getting low." The new license ordinance, amended with a view of raising more revenue, was given first reading. Dean Hasson, one of the big firefighters, accompanied Chief Fischle, who was in attendance at the meeting in the interests of the fire company, and told the council he would like to see an ordinance passed for bidding autoists from rushing to a fire. They only get in the way and are really a menace. The board will give the matter attention. The board passed a resolution declaring its intention to raise the assessment for 1920-1921 fifty per cent. The board will sit as a board of equalization on August 20 to give property owners hearings to show cause why their assessment should not be raised. PRECAUTIOUS CHILD Little Sarah Murlhead, child wonder of the eastern Orpheum circuit and the movies, and hailed throut the east as the "second Mary Pickford," and her mother, Mrs. Leona Murlhead, are solely to tion of their value by the a HIS RECORD GOOD AS A HIGHWAY BUILDER SOME THINGS SUPERVISOR SCHU-MACHER HAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR HIS DISTRICT Built Eighteen Miles of Paved Road, Securing County Appropriations for Large Sums—Was Given $100,000 of the $240,000 Surplus form County Bond Issue—County Hospital Record Show His Efficient Management When a man holding a responsible office comes back to the voters asking re-election, it is just and fitting that his constituents should inform themselves as to how he administered the affairs of his office during his incumbency, and determine whether or not he is deserving of re-election. An office holder in merely a public servant, hired by the people to perform a certain work. If he proves competent and faithful to his trust, he is justified in asking that he be retained in his position, if he is not a good and faithful Messrs. Gallager, Montgomery and Baker of Los Angeles, appeared before the council regarding the platting of the Wright property on North Los Angeles street. These gentlemen have acquired a long time lease of the tract and propose to re-subdivide it and erect modern up-to-date residences thereon, which will be offered for sale. Their plan is something out of the ordinary and would be one of the show places of the city. Their plans call for a wide boulevard running through the tract from east to west. The buildings would be strictly modern. Twenty-foot parking are provided for. However, the plans did not meet with approval of the board. The trustees also desired streets north and south, or alleys. These had not been provided for in the original plat. The board referred the matter to the committee on public improvements who will report to the council at the next meeting. The promoters are engaging in this business to help solve the housing problem, and will cater to the wealthy class. The plans are fashioned after one of the fashionable residential districts in Los Angeles. The city is asked to install sewerage mains for the tract, and water would have to be furnished. The enterprise appears good. The council will meet again tonight in special session when the ordinance calling the park bond election will be passed. The election, no doubt, will be held within the next sixty days. President Riley and Secretary Fraser of the local chamber of commerce, appeared, asking for a little help to beautify the flatiron strip of ground at the turn in the state highway just north of the city limits. The gentlemen desired the place made more attractive to the tourist's eye as he comes rambling into town. The signboard announcing this to be the simon pure frostless belt and also giving our latest population figures is located there, but the environs are not of a nature to enthuse the critical passersby. The chamber of commerce officials would like to see a nice lawn kept up there, but as the city finances are a bit low at present the trustees sidestepped. Mr. Hess of Los Angeles, representing the Seagrave Motor company, addressed the board relative to a pump for the fire truck. A 500 gallon pump costs $4600 complete. A smaller one will cost $2500. The company will allow $200 for one of the chemical assessment for 1920-1921 fifty per cent. The board will sit as a board of equalization on August 20 to give property owners hearings to show cause why their assessment should not be raised. PRECAUTIOUS CHILD Little Sarah Murihead, child wonder of the eastern Orpheum circuit and the movies, and hailed throutly the east as the "second Mary Pickford," and her mother, Mrs. Leona Murihead, are visiting for several days with Mrs. R. H. Meyer of Buena Park. Little Miss Sarah is just six years old, and of average size, but is exceptionally gifted with talent for acting and her impersonations are always enjoyed. Through her appearance before eastern audiences she has won wide renown and has been the subject for numerous lengthy newspaper sketches. The attractive little child appeared on the Fullerton band concert program Friday night with impersonations, and made a decided hit, being recalled four times by the delighted audience. She will appear at the next Fullerton concert tomorrow night, it is announced, with singing and dancing numbers. Mrs. Murihead and daughter came directly to Buena Park from St. Louis and they expect to locate in Los Angeles, where the little girl will be in pictures. She is said to have an acting gift equal to that possessed by Mary Pickford at her age. STUDEBAKER GIVES PRODUCTION DATA Figures in which every automobile owner will be interested and in which lovers of statistics will take positive delight, are given out by the Studebaker corporation. They take the visitor behind the scenes in the great drama of automobile manufacture and give facts that are both unusual and little known. Some idea of the infinite care at every stage of manufacture is contained in the information from Mr. Woolling to the effect that more than 7,000 inspections are given to Studebakers cars before they are passed for delivery. These inspections start while the cars are still in the raw material stage and end with the final O.K. Eight hundred inspectors are employed in the various plants to carry on a large part of this work. Illustrating the strictness in manufacturing standards, figures show that office comes back to the voters asking re-election, it is just and fitting that his constituents should inform themselves as to how he administered the affairs of his office during his incumbency, and determine whether or not he is deserving of re-election. An office holder in merely a public servant, hired by the people to perform a certain work. If he proves competent and faithful to his trust, he is justified in asking that he be retained in his position, if he is not a good and faithful servant the job should be taken away from him and given to some other man. William Schumacher has served as the third district member of the board of supervisors for two terms, and is now seeking a re-election. There is a warm contest on, and it is right that the voters should know what Mr. Schumacher has accomplished for his district while serving as its representative. Construction and maintenance of highways is one of the important duties of a supervisor, and as a builder of roads Mr. Schumacher has made a record to which he points with pride. He has paved 18 miles of highway in the district in addition to those built from the county and state bond issues. From the surplus of $240,000 left in the county bond fund after completion of all the roads enumerated in the bond call, Mr. Schumacher secured $100,000, leaving $140,000 to be divided among the other districts. According to Engineer Ralph McFadden, credit for the division of this surplus, which gave the third district 42 percent of it, was due to Mr. Schumacher. During the past year there was collected in the district $96,274.81 for road purposes, but $113,190.60 was spent in the district, $16,915.79 being appropriated from the county fund. From the general road fund hesured an appropriation of $8,340.46 for the Brea-Olinda paved road, $8,575.-33 for the Yorba Linda boulevard. In addition to highway expenditures Schumacher has always secured for his district a generous amount of the county money spent for supplies, etc. During the past year the sums spent in the third district by the county aggregate $33,044.98. This was for groceries, paints, furniture, printing and numerous other things. As the board's committeeman for the county hospital, Mr. Schumacher is practically the guardian of that institution, and its record shows business like management. The total expense of the hospital and farm is approxi- Mr. Hess of Los Angeles, representing the Seagrave Motor company, addressed the board relative to a pump for the fire truck. A 500 gallon pump costs $4500 complete. A smaller one will cost $2500. The company will allow $200 for one of the chemical tanks, which would have to be taken off to make room for the pump. Mr. Hess gave the board expert advice regarding the pump, saying that many cities have them. These do away with the high pressure being turned on as at present in case of fire. The pump can be attached to a fire plug or a water ditch, pumping plant or anywhere that furnishes sufficient volume of water. The board feels inclined to purchase the pump, but owing to low finances took the matter under advisement. Fire Chief Fischle asked for a change in method of calling the power house when asking for the recall whistle, to expedite time. Referred to Supt. Hannan. The following officers' reports were received and accepted: The recorder reported 12 cases tried and $55 collected for fines. The marshal collected $507.50 for licenses. The plumbing inspector's collections amounted to $67.50. The rate collector reported as follows: Light collections ... $4064.60 Water collections ... $2371.65 Total ... $6436.25 Delinquents collected— For light ... $174.25 For water ... $155.80 Penalties ... $15.60 Every stage of manufacture is contained in the information from Mr. Wollering to the effect that more than 7,000 inspections are given to Studebaker cars before they are passed for delivery. These inspections start while the cars are still in the raw material stage and end with the final O.K. Eight hundred inspectors are employed in the various plants to carry on a large part of this work. Illustrating the strictness in manufacturing standards, figures show that 650 mechanical operations on Studebaker cars call for an accuracy to one-thousandth of an inch, while 175 operations require an accuracy to one-half thousandth of an inch. The magnitude of the operations may be better understood when it is known that in the 300 manufacturing departments there are 6,500 machines. The Studebaker plants cover 225 acres, contain more than 5,750,000 square feet of active floor space, and represent an investment of $25,000,000. An equal amount of money is invested normally in raw materials, work in progress and finished goods. Over 150 tons of castings are produced daily in the Studebaker foundries, while the amount of steel used annually in the manufacturer of Studebaker cars totals more than 85,000 tons. Seven million gallons of fuel oil are used each year in heat treating and in the drop forge furnaces. Eighty-five million cubic feet of gas are required annually. Research and experimental laboratories costing over $100,000 and employing 100 skilled men are maintained for the purpose of testing features of design and construction, as well as materials, before production on cars starts. Here also the finished machines are tested before they are snipped to owners. These laboratories are known as perhaps the finest in the automobile industry. As the board's committeeeman for the county hospital, Mr. Schumacher is practically the guardian of that institution, and its record shows business like management. The total expense of the hospital and farm is approximately $2200 per month, the salary expense being $1100 monthly. The establishment pays into the county treasury approximately $18,000 per year from the sale of farm products and hospital fees. This does not take into account the vegetables, milk, etc., produced on the farm and used by the employees and inmates. SLUMP IN OIL YIELD Oil fields, they say, are like mining districts, they thrive and in a few years are gone, and a warning of what is to come to northern Orange county, which now boasts of a high oil field valuation, is contained in the new assessed valuation figures recently issued. The figures show that the La Habra school district's tax valuation for the ensuing year is $3,505,540, a decrease of nearly $2,400,000 from last year's figure of $5,897,930. This announcement was made by M. J. Pickering, school board member, at the last chamber of commerce meeting. The board had expected an increase in valuation this year as usual, and now must make drastic cuts in the budget for the coming year to keep within the tax limit. Real estate and agricultural values have increased considerably in the past year, and the drop is attributed RD GOOD GHWAY DER SERVISOR SCHUCOMPLISHED STRICT of Paved Road, appropriations for Given $100,000 of ous form County by Hospital Reciient Management ing a responsible the voters asking and fitting that hold inform themadministered the hurting his incume whether or not selection. An offa public servant, to perform a certes competent and he is justified in tained in his posigood and faithful solely to a decrease in the oil production of the district, which resulted in their valuation being greatly lowered by the assessor. YOUNG LADY TEACHERS DEPART Miss Sue Irvin and Miss Ethel Hubbert departed on Saturday for the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, where they will spend several days sightseeing. Miss Irvin will continue on her way to Council Grove, Kansas, where she will teach during the coming year. She refused an offer of $000 additional salary to teach in this city, where she was formerly employed at the Fremont school, feeling that inasmuch as she had signed a Kansas contract she was in duty bound to fulfil its obligations. Miss Hubert will return to Los Angeles to resume her position as instructor in history at Manual Arts high school. Both ladies are well and favorably known in this city, where they formerly resided, and take with them the best wishes of hosts of friends for their future welfafare. Each will teach for another year, when an interesting episode is scheduled to happen, and if there isn't going to be a double wedding we shall miss our guess. MANY WOMEN ANNOYED BY NIGHT PROWLER Angry Men Laying for the Miscreant PUT WATER WELL ON EASTERN RIM OF THE CITY BUILD FOR THE FUTURE BY PROVIDING ABUNDANCE OF WATER FOR HOME USE Several Important Projects Claiming Attention of People, All of Which May Be Accomplished by Harmonious Action—Think it Over, Mr. Booster, and Get Busy A year ago the suggestion was made in this paper that it might be a good policy for the city to sink a new water well somewhere in the area east or northeast of the city. By so doing a natural gravity force would be attained leading south and west. This city is growing rapidly, and while the present needs of the populace for domestic water is amply taken care by the equipment now installed there is no question but what a greater supply of water in the future will have to be developed. It is a good thing to have a plentiful supply of water. Several well informed citizens favor MANY WOMEN ANNOYED BY NIGHT PROWLER Angry Men Laying for the Miscreant and He Will be Treated Rough Upon three different occasions last week an unknown man made attempts to annoy women who were on their way home in the early evenings and once he tried to gain entrance into a house on East Alberta street, the home of one of the women whom he had accosted upon the street previously. A good description of the man has been secured. The night in question when the husband of the women, who is an oil worker and comes home at 11 o'clock at night, when told of his wife's experience, got his revolver and made a search for the fellow, but found no trace of him. Several men have organized a secret committee and are watching for the miscreant and if he is caught in all probability there will be a job for the coroner as people have resolved to apprehend this degenerate. Three young women during the past two months have been victims of this man's attempted attacks. The fellow seems to be cunning and in each case has eluded arrest. Officers have been after him but so far have not been able to positively connect any one with the crimes, although they have some good clews to work on. PRESIDENT AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION COMING President Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation and a delegation of fifteen farm bureau leaders from the middle west will arrive in Riverside the evening of August 22 and will spend three days in Southern California studying our different co-operative market associations. There is a very strong feeling in the middle west that both for the protection of the producer and consumer closer co-operation is necessary in the handling of farm products and this trip is arranged with a view of giving men interested in a number of lines of food stuff production a chance to study at first hand the workings of our ter well somewhere in the area east or northeast of the city. By so doing a natural gravity force would be attained leading south and west. This city is growing rapidly, and while the present needs of the populace for domestic water is amply taken care by the equipment now installed there is no question but what a greater supply of water in the future will have to be developed. It is a good thing to have a plentiful supply of water. Several well informed citizens favor a location for a water well on a site skirting along somewhere on the eastern rim of the city's domain. The elevation there is considerably higher than the extreme western limits and the natural fall would be a dominant factor in water distribution. By the installation of large water mains along North and Santa Ana streets an ideal water pressure could thereby be attained that would solve many of the difficulties now encountered through water scarcity. From these large mains laterals could diverge to all parts of the city. These are simply suggestions that may be adopted or improved upon as the case may be. The city should look to the future and to provide an ample water supply at this time would seem to be a matter fraught with great interest to citizens and taxpayers generally. There are several other matters claiming attention at this time, and it would be just fine should the city be able to successfully launch all of them. While discussing these improvements it would be a grand idea for the people to work harmoniously. When the new year arrives these several projects should be completed and in concrete form for the approval of the people and this paper suggests that all the live wires in town join hands and all pull together. Build the outfall sewer, plan for a new city hall, create a fine park and watch the city grow. WHAT WOMEN DEMAND Three bills have been selected by the legislative council of the Federated Women's Clubs of California as the measures to be backed by the council during the session of the next legislature. Those bills, if passed, will fix a minimum wage of $1200 a year for schoolteachers, will give to boys under 18 years of age legal protection from defilement, and will allow state aid to be given orphans and half-orphans up to the age of 16 instead of 15. committeeman for Mr. Schumacher is Indian of that institution shows business. The total expense of the farm is approximately the salary monthly. The esi-nt into the county only $18,000 per year farm products and does not take into les, milk, etc., pro- and used by the states. OIL YIELD day, are like mining and in a few years morning of what is to Orange county, of a high oil field used in the new ass-igures recently is that the La Habra valuation for the 505,540, a decrease 20 from last year's. This announc-ey M. J. Pickering, aber, at the last force meeting. The can increase in valu-ous usual, and now cuts in the budget to keep within the agricultural values considerably in the drop is attributed Riverside the evening of August 22 and will spend three days in Southern California studying our different co-operative market associations. There is a very strong feeling in the middle west that both for the protection of the producer and consumer closer co-operation is necessary in the handling of farm products and this trip is arranged with a view of giving men interested in a number of lines of food stuff production a chance to study at first hand the workings of our different co-operative enterprises. There will be a dinner at the Mission Inn Sunday evening at which the managers of the several co-operative enterprises in Riverside county will explain the methods of operation followed by their different associations, and the visitors will, in this way, be enabled to observe intelligently the actual workings to be seen on Monday. At Riverside Monday the party will be in charge of Messrs. Wherrell, Peters and Irvine and will visit co-operative canneries, dairies, poultry ranches and alfalfa fields. The party will be driven from Riverside to Los Angeles where they will be met by Messrs. Craig and Woodrough who will have charge of the Los Angeles and Orange county program. This will include talks by the managers of the citrus, walnut and bean associations and afterwards a thoro inspection of the county where these crops are raised. This is a particularly important visit from a farm bureau standpoint, showing at it does that the great producing middle west is realizing the many advantages of co-operation and its producers are turning to the farm bureau to show them the safe and sane way to organize. There are pitfalls and dangers in all marketing associations and it is un-doubtedly the duty of the farm bureau to point these out to the beginners as well as the beneficial results of proper methods. Fortunately Southern California farm bureaus include in their membership the best posted men on co-operative marketing in this country and the party soon to arrive will have the benefit of hearing a number of these men.