anaheim-gazette 1921-04-07

SCORES SYSTEM OF HIGHWAY BUILDING ANAHEIM CHAMBER EXPLODES BOMBSHELL AT MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. Report of Committee Charge's Gross Carelessness in Office of County Engineer McBride, and Demands His Removal by the Supervisors—Disposition on Part of People of the County to Withhold Judgment Until Captain McBride Makes Reply. Seething denunciation of the present system of building highways in this county, and a demand that the supervisors immediately remove County Engineer McBride from office, were embodied in a report submitted to the Associated Chambers of Commerce by the Anaheim Chamber at the regular meeting last Wednesday evening. A committee of the Anaheim body, with W. T. Wallop as chairman, made an explanation of the system lution of the Board of Supervisors as required by law. When McBride was appointed engineer his salary was fixed at $2,000 a year as engineer. As surveyor he was getting $2,400. With the facts above set forth clearly before you, we recommend that the Board of Supervisors immediately declare the office of county engineer vacant and that immediate steps be taken to ascertain if the increase in salary of county engineer is illegal, and if so, recover from the county engineer compensation illegally collected by him since July 1, 1920, viz: $50.00 per month; further, that the Board of Supervisors ascertain the amounts paid to parties illegally employed by the county engineer and recover from the county engineer and his bondsmen the said sums illegally paid and pay back same into the treasury of Orange county and that the Supervisors be requested to at once eliminate the present enormous and extravagant overhead expense of the engineering department and that either the more efficient and economical management be re-established whereby the supervisors manage and conduct the road affairs of their several districts, whereby they are enabled to keep in personal touch with the needs and best interests of their districts and may expend the road money on the roads, and not on a destructive system of office management grossly... Seathing denunciation of the present system of building highways in this county, and a demand that the supervisors immediately remove County Engineer McBride from office, were embodied in a report submitted to the Associated Chambers of Commerce by the Anaheim Chamber at the regular meeting last Wednesday evening. A committee of the Anaheim body, with W. T. Wallop as chairman, made an exhaustive investigation of the system and the county engineer’s office and the report was founded on data furnished by the accountants. It was a lengthy document, comprising eighteen typewritten pages, making many charges of carelessness, and wound up with the demand that the supervisors immediately declare the office of county engineer vacant. Advance notice that the Anaheim chamber intended to explode a bomb caused an unusually large attendance at last week’s meeting, which was held at St. Ann’s Inn. Captain McBride was present and after Chairman Wallop’s paper had been read, he asked that the people withhold judgment until he has had time to prepare an answer. His defense will be submitted at the next meeting of the Associated Chambers, which will be held at Fullerton on the 27th, and until that date no further steps will be taken in the matter. Following are some extracts from the denunciation: Comparison of the cost of the operation of the road department under operation in 1920 under the county engineer system with 1919 when road work was attended to by individual supervisors follows: Maintenance of good roads: in 1919, $13,681.95; in 1920, $48,562.91. In No. 2 district: 1919, $18,383.78; in 1920, $18,060.28. In No. 3 district: In 1919, $62,252.63; in 1920, $83,866.38. In No. 4 district: 1919, $12,392.13; in 1920, $20,557.94. In No. 5: 1919, $40,813.48; in 1920, $41,443.73. General road fund: 1919, $19,434.99; in 1920, $61,967.97. County Engineering Department: 1919 $9,272.22. McBride then being county surveyor; 1920, $20,769.04. County garage: 1919, $8,484.52; 1920, $52,588.12. County yard: 1919, $.00; 1920, $-497.81. Total net increase, $135,540.14. Equipment bought in 1919 $13,756.59; in 1920 $40,172.88. Supervisors be requested to at once eliminate the present enormous and extravagant overhead expense of the engineering department and that either the more efficient and economical management be re-established whereby the supervisors manage and conduct the road affairs of their several districts, whereby they are enabled to keep in personal touch with the needs and best interests of their districts and may expend the road money on the roads, and not on a destructive system of office management grossly topheavy with extravagance, waste and inefficiency, or else that the proper steps be taken to put the present plan of operation on the high standard of efficiency of which it is susceptible. We further recommend that the supervisors be requested to have provided and installed a suitable system of accounting in the Auditor’s office which will set forth proper information of the various county departments, costs of constructing and maintaining roads, and will make it possible for the taxpayers of the county to avail themselves of the information they desire and to which they are highly entitled. GIVES HIMSELF UP ON BAD CHECK CHARGE. Anaheim Young Man Voluntarily Surrenders to Officers. Having unexpectedly surrendered himself to the Orange county authorities, C. E. Helmerling, 22. Anaheim dairyman, Saturday was confined in the county jail on a charge of passing a worthless check for $1,100 on Townsend and Medbery, Anaheim. A warrant was issued for Hemmerling’s arrest the early part of the week and officers throughout the county were on the lookout for him. Late Saturday afternoon he walked into the office of the district attorney. Approaching Deputy District Attorney Mozley, Hemmerling said: "I believe you want to see me." "What about," asked Mozley. "Well," said the visitor, "I understand somebody is looking for me." "What is your name?" "Hemmerling." "That name sounds familiar," said Mozley, "just wait a minute." Mozley then looked over a number of complaints recently filed and found that a complaint had just been issued against Hemmerling. It was sworn to by R. W. Townsend, on of the co-partners of the automobile firm of Townsend & Medbery. Everything is in ruins during the second Orange mobile Show at Samarra 2 o’clock. The first heim a year ago, thing of the kind county, but this yearises to be even better one. Anaheim deals taking space in the motor dealers of the paring for 100 per cent and the display will of last year. The tn in position Monday bers, electricians are busy during tht various fixtures exhibition. The committee is vised exhibitors than their exhibits in place Saturday night of noon. At 10 o’clock the morning, the dead-no one who has re-be permitted to master that hour. It is the intention in charge that the complete when it is open on the afternoon of with every display work under way a opening. There is to be Monday, and in addition of cars, trucks, tracories, entertainment for the visitors. In Vassar Girls’ Orchestra entertainment, and music will be furniTrades Band and Quartet. With dealers mark for special features displays,the automises to be one of tht Southern California. Motorists will hav view the very late automotive industry many models of high also will be special building concerns. Decorations will travagant nature ev featured first sheim last year.S being developed for be shown here exclure will cost be $4,000. The program of be featured by high General road fund: 1919, $19,474.99; 1920, $61,967.97. County Engineering Department: 1919, $9,272.22. McBride then being county surveyor; 1920, $20,769.04. County garage: 1919, $8,484.52; 1920, $52,588.12. County yard: 1919, $.00; 1920, $9,-497.81. Total net increase, $135,540.14. Equipment bought in 1919, $13,756.59; 1920, $40,172.88. The increase in the operation of the county garage was $7,526.15 for the same period. We believe that but for your suggestion the increase to the tax-payors during the year 1921 would have been greater, because of your having applied the brakes to waste, carelessness and gross extravagance. In view of all these facts, your particular attention is directed to the fact that any figures which may be submitted to you from the engineering department purporting to be exact cost accounts of roads or producing gravel at the county sand pit are specific evidence of one of two things: First: Either such figures themselves are absolutely false, doped up to fit the occasion. Second: or, they are derived from information not conveyed on the official warrants, and secretly withhold from us and the taxpayers. McBride has not made monthly written reports to the Board of Supervisors showing details of construction work, when required by the board. On February 21, 1921, Supervisor Schumacher made a motion asking for monthly reports. So far none has been filed. McBride, in fifteen months as engineer, has never filed a monthly written report. Increases in pay of men under McBride have been granted without reso- "Well," said the visitor, "I understand somebody is looking for me." "What is your name?" "Hemmerling." "That name sounds familiar," said Mozley, "just wait a minute." Mozley then looked over a number of complaints recently filed and found that a complaint had just been issued against Hemmerling. It was sworn to by R. W. Townsend, on of the co-partners of the automobile firm of Townsend & Medbery. Traffic Officer O. K. Carr came into the office about this time and Mozley told him that Hemmerling was in the office. Carr had a warrant for Hemmerling in his pocket and he escorted him over to the county jail. Later Hemmerling was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cox. His preliminary hearing was set for April 18 at 2 p.m., and his ball was fixed at $2,000. He is being held in default. According to both Officer Carr and Justice of the Peace Cox, Hemmerling admitted that he had but $20 in the Anaheim National Bank when he drew a check for $1,100. Carr says that Hemmerling bought a Hudson car of Townsend & Medbery the latter part of last week and gave the $1,100 check as a first payment. The check was returned from the bank marked "insufficient funds," it was said. Hemmerling had driven the car to San Francisco and wired the authorities at that place to be on the lookout for him. Investigation showed the information to have been incorrect. When taken into custody yesterday Hemmerling is said to have admitted that he had never been out of Orange county. It is understood that the young man's father is endeavoring to make good the check. AHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, April 7, 1921 PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR AUTO SHOW GRAND OPENING AT 2 O'CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A MUSICAL PROGRAM. Every Motor Deal in the County Expected to Participate in the Display—Many from Los Angeles and Els where have Applied for Space—Greatest Thing of the Kind Ever Held in the County—Show will be Open Till 10 O'clock Each Night. Everything is in readiness for opening the second Orange County Automobile Show at Santa Ana Monday at 2 o'clock. The first show, held at Anaheim a year ago, was the biggest thing of the kind ever held in the county, but this year's display promises to be even better than the first one. Anaheim dealers to a man are taking space in the big tent—in fact motor dealers of the county are preparing for 100 per cent participation, and the display will occur anywhere that SIMILARITY OF NAMES CAUSES MIX-UP IN BANK Court Orders Woman to Refund Money Checked Out Superior Judge R. Y. Williams Thursday handed down a judgment in which he ordered Mrs. Maud Owens of Anaheim to pay to William Mann, of the Continental Law and Adjustment Company, the sum of $608.30, asserted to have been withdrawn from the Golden State Bank of Anaheim by Mrs. Owens through an alleged fraudulent transaction. The case came before Judge Williams March 25. The defendant did not appear nor was she represented in court by counsel. Attorneys for the plaintiff submitted the case and called one witness. Judge Williams then took the matter under advisement, rendering the decision Thursday. William Mann was made plaintiff in the case by reason of the fact that prior to the commencement of the court action the Golden State bank, with which Mrs. Owen had an account at one time, assigned all its right, title and interest in the sum sued for by the plaintiff. Mrs. Owen, it was alleged, came into possession of the money through an error on the part of the bank. A similarity in names also figured in the transaction. According to Mann the plaintiff, Mrs. Maud Kennedy SECOND LARGEST CROP IN STATE'S HISTORY CALIFORNIA WALNUT GROUERS HAVE WOUND UP AN UNUSUALLY PROSPEROUS YEAR. Eleven Million Dollars Added to the Wealth of the Ranchers who Grew Walnuts—State's Crop Exceeded 46,000,000 Pounds—Advertising Stunts Aided in Disposing of the Heavy Crop—Local Growers Satisfied With the Season's Return. The Orange county walnut grower, as well as the orange grower and oil producer, has cause to rejoice over the profits received from his labor during the past season. Completely selling out, in a six months' campaign, the second largest walnut crop ever produced in this State, the California Walnut Growers' Association has established a selling record probably not equalled during the past year by any other organiza- Everything is in readiness for opening the second Orange County Automobile Show at Santa Ana Monday at 2 o'clock. The first show, held at Anaheim a year ago, was the biggest thing of the kind ever held in the county, but this year's display promises to be even better than the first one. Anaheim dealers to a man are taking space in the big tent—in fact motor dealers of the county are preparing for 100 per cent participation, and the display will even surpass that of last year. The two big tents were in position Monday night, and plumbers, electricians and other workmen were busy during the week installing the various fixtures necessary for the exhibition. The committee in charge has advised exhibitors that they should have their exhibits in place not later than Saturday night of next week. At 10 o'clock the following Monday morning, the dead-line will drop and no one who has reserved a unit will be permitted to make installation after that hour. It is the intention of the committee in charge that the show will be complete when it is opened at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, April 11, with every display installed and no work under way at the time of the opening. There is to be a grand opening Monday, and in addition to the display of cars, trucks, tractors and accessories, entertainment will be provided for the visitors. In the afternoon the Vassar Girls' Orchestra will give an entertainment, and in the evening music will be furnished by the Auto Trades Band and the Raymond Quartet. With dealers making arrangements for special features to be used in their displays, the automobile show promises to be one of the best ever held in Southern California. Motorists will have opportunity to view the very latest creation in the automotive industry, as there will be many models of high class cars. There also will be special designs by body building concerns. Decorations will be of a more extravagant nature even than those that featured the first show, held at Anaheim, last year. Special designs are being developed for this show and will be shown here exclusively. This feature will cost between $3,000 and $4,000. The program of entertainment will be featured by high class artists and William Mann was made plaintiff in the case by reason of the fact that prior to the commencement of the court action the Golden State bank, with which Mrs. Owen had an account at one time, assigned all its right, title and interest in the sum sued for by the plaintiff. Mrs. Owen, it was alleged, came into possession of the money through an error on the part of the bank. A similarity in names also figured in the transaction. According to Mann the plaintiff, a Mrs. Maud M. Kennedy Owen, in April, 1919 requested the Golden State Bank to send a sight draft to the Hibernian bank of San Francisco for the balance of her account with that bank. She also requested that the Golden State bank place $1,500 of the money on the draft to her husband's account. The bank complied with the request and received a sight draft from the San Francisco bank for $2,178.89 and then credited $1,500 to Mrs. Owen's husband's account. A duplicate slip for $678.89 was placed on a stenographer's desk to be mailed to Mrs. Mud M. Kennedy Owen. It was further alleged that on April 7, 1919, Mrs. Maud Owen was present in the Golden State Bank and was informed that her collection had arrived and that the bank after placing $1,500 to the credit of her husband, presented Mrs. Owen with a new passbook and credited her with $678.89. The duplicate deposit slip was not taken from the desk, but mailed in error to Mrs. Maud Owen, who was a depositor of the bank. Mrs. Owen is alleged to have reappeared at the bank several times and to have withdraw sums aggregating $608.30. On July 3, 1919, Mrs. Maud M. Kennedy Owen and her husband came into bank and asked to have the $678.89 for which Mrs. Maud Owen had been given a new passbook on April 7, transferred to the account of Owen R. Owen. Mrs. Maud M. Kennedy Owen having not previously drawn any check against the account. It was then that the bank discovered that an error had been made through the similarity of names and Mrs. Maud Owen was notified that she had overdrawn her account to the amount of $603.30. The bank officials alleged that Mrs. Owen accepted the deposit slip for $678.89 being fully aware that she was not entitled to the sum and that she subsequently drew checks on this amount knowing that she had not deposited the money. The bank asserted that they had demanded the repayment of the money The Orange county walnut grower, as well as the orange grower and oil producer, has cause to rejoice over the profits received from his labor during the past season. Completely selling out, in a six months' campaign, the second largest walnut crop ever produced in this State, the California Walnut Growers' Association has established a selling record probably not equalled during the past year by any other organization handling a widely used food product, says a statement issued Friday. The walnut crop was estimated by General Manager Thorpe in October at about 46,000,000 pounds, and it was expected then that the return to growers would be not far from $11,000,000. The crop was sold in two pools. Checks for the final payment on the first pool, remittances for which were made in four different installments, have just been mailed out to members of the association. Nearly 3,500 ranch families will participate in the distribution of returns for the two pools. While countless carloads of other California food products remain unsold in Eastern markets, the cupboard is practically bare, so far as California walnuts are concerned, the statement continues. The supply has been used up, and this fortunate state of affairs Marketing conditions almost throughout the walnut selling campaign were so chaotic that the trade would buy only from hand to mouth, and yet the California crop was so evenly distributed and so steadily sold in all the markets of the country that during the closing weeks of the season walnuts were in such demand that the market stiffened and the product considerable more per pound than it did even during the holidays when the demand was keenest. Two big outstanding features of the selling campaign spelled success for the walnut growers, the association explains. Early in October it announced opening prices which were 30 per cent lower than those of previous year. By doing this this confidence of the public was retained. A month later, when it was apparent that much of the holiday walnut business might be lost because the trade would buy only a few sacks of walnuts at a time, the association shipped its walnuts all over the country and placed them in warehouses where the trade could draw out as fast as it could sell them. many models of high class cars. There also will be special designs by body building concerns. Decorations will be of a more extravagant nature even than those that featured the first show, held at Anaheim, last year. Special designs are being developed for this show and will be shown here exclusively. This feature will cost between $3,000 and $4,000. The program of entertainment will be featured by high class artists and there will be no period of the afternoon or evening show hours when there will not be some entertainment feature in progress. The show committee, consisting of Harry D. Rilley, Albert H. Sitton and Charles H. McCausland, have forwarded notice to exhibitors that their displays must be in position not later than Saturday night of this week. Workmen were engaged today in installing the two big tents that will house the display. Electricians, carpenters, plumbers and other workmen will begin operations tomorrow on the building of sections of the show for which they will be responsible. They will be out of the way in a day or two following, when everything will be in readiness for receiving the exhibits. The show management expects to open the doors promptly at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon of next week, and is directing its efforts to insure the opening of the display without the confusion of construction work going on. The Army Supply Depot, which occupies space in the Kern Bicycle Store on West Center, is doing a reshing business. Surplus government stock is being disposed of at a remarkably low price, and people are taking advantage of it. PENNSYLVANIA PICNIC. All who have ever lived in the Keystone State are invited to meet for the great annual picnic reunion. Saturday, April 16, 1921, in Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends. We will have county registers and headquarters so you can find the old neighbors even with ten thousand present. There will be a brief program opening about 2 o'clock, but the main purpose will be to have a good time. We want to see all the tourists and visitors from the old home state as well as our residents so as to make this the greatest picnic in our history. Bring your baskets well filled and share with friends. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the souvenir badges. Each one who learns of this picnic is asked to pass the word along. You are also invited to the reunion the second Tuesday evening of each month in the Fraternal Brotherhood Building, 845 Figueroa street. Further information may be had of C. H. Parsons, secretary of the Federation of State Societies, Continental National Bank, 901 S. Main street, Los Angeles, phone 10261, or of Pres. Nixon, Hollywood 4870. nounced opening prices which were 30 per cent lower than those of the previous year. By doing this the confidence of the public was retained. A month later, when it was apparent that much of the holiday walnut business might be lost because the trade would buy only a few sacks of walnuts at a time, the association shipped its walnuts all over the country and placed them in warehouses where the trade could draw out as fast as it could sell them. Heavy advertising was resorted to in stimulating the consumption of walnuts. Dealers were persuaded to feature unusual window displays. Locally a large furniture store and a lingerie shop displayed California walnuts in their windows for days. One of the triumphs came when a 5-and10-cent store in this city, which was induced to feature walnuts, sold from $700 to $900 worth a day for nine weeks. During the season Los Angeles alone bought 1,700,000 pounds of walnuts. Fortified with this record, W. T. Webber, secretary of the association, got the buyer for a chain of 5 and 10-cent stores in the East to put in a stock of 1919 carryovers, and the venture was so successful that the company sold 2,500 bags and would have taken 1,000 bags more had they been available. During January and February, General Manager Thorpe and Secretary Webber went East and sold walnuts by direct contract, speeding up sales where sales were slow and keeping the trade impressed with the necessity of selling walnuts, until the entire crop had been closed out. Mr. Thorpe asserts that the idea of placing walnuts in warehouses all over the country where dealers who could not afford LARGEST STATE'S HORY NUT GROUERS AN UNUSUOUS YEAR. Added to theachers who Grew Crop Exceeded — Advertising disposing of the Growers Satisfies Return. walnut grower, grower and oil to rejoice over from his labor out, in a six second largest produced in this Walnut Growers' published a selling equalled during other organiza- to place big orders could draw trem oct as fast as trey could be disposed of was one of the most successful ures of the year's business. Checks for the final payment on the first pool of California walnuts have just been mailed out to members of the association. Last year's crop was closed out in two pools. Nearly 3,500 ranch families will participate in the distribution of the millions of dollars in these pools. BOOSTER FOR THE HARBOR "The growers of Orange county are doubly interested in the development of Orange county harbor on Newport Bay. With the shipping of oranges and lemons by water in its infancy, it is time we were boosting all we can for the harbor. We should get back of the project with all our forces and make an effort to get citrus shipments moving out of this port." This was the expression of Herace White, prominent citrus fruit grower, commenting on the resolution passed by the Tustin Hill's Citrus association, recommending that the California Fruit exchange carry out the project of developing a line of steamers and that Orange county harbor be made the home port for a part of the fleet at least. "We have the nucleus of one of the best harbors on the coast," de- SCRAMBLING FOR SPACE IN BIG SHOW TENT EXHIBITORS DEMANDING ROOM AT CALIFORNIA VALENCIA ORANGE SHOW. Added Feature to the Show Will be an Automobile Display, Necessitating Auxiliary Tent—Forty-two Spaces Sold to Patrons up to Tuesday—Much Publicity Given to Exhibition by the Controversy over Sunday Opening. Judging from the interest being taken in it, the promises of support and the demands for space from all sections of Southern California, the California Valencia Orange Show, which will be held in this city in May, promises to be much larger and finer than the men who gave birth to the idea anticipated. Valencia growers everywhere realize the importance of having an annual Valencia show as an offset to the great naval display held at San Bernardino, at which This was the expression of Horace White, prominent citrus fruit grower, in commenting on the resolution passed by the Tustin Hill's Citrus association, recommending that the California Fruit exchange carry out the project of developing a line of steamers and that Orange county harbor be made the home port for a part of the fleet at least. "We have the nucleus of one of the best harbors on the coast," declared White. "We have been slow in its development, partly because the people of the county do not realize the full possibilities and just what the opening of a good commercial port there would mean to every interest in the county. "It is my belief that were the harbor further developed so that vessels of heavy draft could enter, this country would benefit by cheaper rates to an extent a great deal in excess of the interest on bonds that would be required to make it a real harbor." ANAHEIM BACKING CEMETERY PLANS. Chamber of Commerce Endorses County District Movement. Following the appearance of J.C. Wallace of Santa Ana before the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce at its weekly meeting Friday, plans were under way to complete the required number of petitions for the establishment of a cemetery district for Orange county. After Wallace had explained the situation, the Anaheim chamber endorsed the cemetery district project and passed a motion to go ahead with the work of securing 1,500 names in the Anaheim section. The 1,500 names are expected to complete the number required for the petitions. The cemetery district, which will be organized under the new state law covering such projects, is planned to care for all abandoned cemeteries in Orange county, to the extent of removing weeds and maintaining therein a general goor appearance. The effort made several months ago to secure the petitions necessary for the organization of the district under the state law was unsuccessful, due to the lack of a thorough campaign in the north end of the county at that time. The present action of the Anaheim Chamber assures the efficient accomplishment of the work in that section and will probably mean the Judging from the interest being taken in it, the promises of support and the demands for space from all sections of Southern California, the California Valencia Orange Show, which will be held in this city in May, promises to be much larger and finer than the men who gave birth to the idea anticipated. Valencia growers everywhere realize the importance of having an annual Valencia show as an offset to the great naval display held at San Bernardino, at which show the Valencia is compelled to play an inconspicuous part. Without exception, almost, the Valencia growers are promising to participate, and the Anaheim promoters are finding themselves confronted with a big job. But there is to be no rivalry between the Anaheim and the San Bernardino shows. In fact, the directors of the San Bernardino exposition are assisting the Anaheim directors by giving them good advice and the benefit of their several years experience. The Anaheim managers have profited much by the advice received from San Bernardino. There are 92 spaces for exhibitors on the plat of the grounds and Manager Fraser announced Tuesday that 42 of them had already been sold, although the show was yet a month and a half away. It is now proposed to add an automobile display to the original plans, which will probably necessitate enlarging the plat or building an auxiliary tent. There are fresh developments every day and when the show is finally opened on May 17 it will be much greater than the original conception. Efforts on the part of the Orange County Clerical Club to prevent the opening of the exhibition on Sunday, and the arguments they have advanced have not altered the opinion of the directors that it would be unwise to close on Saturday night, May 21. As a matter of fact, the dispute has given widespread publicity to the affair. Both the morning papers in Los Angeles contained articles on the show Sunday, commenting on the difference of opinion that had arisen, and they were read, no doubt, by everybody in Southern California. Curiosity will no doubt bring hundreds, perhaps thousands, here on Sunday, May 22, just to see what it was the ministers objected to. Many-colored posters are being printed advertising the show, and those who have seen a proof declare it is one of the finest lithographs ever gotten out. was resorted to the consumption of ore persuaded to show displays. Locate store and aided California walnuts for days. One when a 5-and10-day, which was in walnuts, sold from a day for nine season Los Angeles 20 pounds of walnuts record, W. T. the association, chain of 5 and East to put in a series, and the venal that the com-mand would have had they been February, Ginne and Secretary and sold walnuts speeding up sales low and keeping with the necessity until the entire out. Mr. Thorpe of placing walnuts over the county could not afford Orange county, to the extent of removing weeds and maintaining therein a general goor appearance. The effort made several months ago to secure the petitions necessary for the organization of the district under the state law was unsuccessful, due to the lack of a thorough campaign in the north end of the county at that time. The present action of the Anaheim Chamber assures the efficient accomplishment of the work in that section and will probably mean the rapid completion of the work as a whole. Copies of names already secured in the Anaheim district were sent to the Chamber of Commerce there today. A number of volunteers have signed up for the work and will assist in securing signatures. It was stated today that much interest has been aroused in Anaheim over the project. As most of the pioneers of Orange county who have died were buried in the Anaheim and Santa Ana cemeteries, the formation of the district will mean most to the people of these two cities, it is pointed out. NEW TEST FOR ALIENS. "I'm a good American. I bought Liberty Bonds and I belong to the Arion Society, where we used to sing patriotic songs," said Henry Winecke, who wanted to become a citizen, to Judge McCarthy, who was examining the applicant. "Let's hear you sing the 'Star Spangled Banner,'" said the judge. So the courtroom stood while Winecke sang the national anthem, straight from beginning to end—which is more than some Americans can do. As the applause died down, Winecke was granted his final papers. show Sunday, commenting on the difference of opinion that had arisen, and they were read, no doubt, by everybody in Southern California. Curiosity will no doubt bring hundreds, perhaps thousands, here on Sunday, May 22, just to see what it was the ministers objected to. Many-colored posters are being printed advertising the show, and those who have seen a proof declare it is one of the finest lithographs ever gotten out. ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY Arrested at 412 South Palm Street, Anaheim, Wednesday night by Under Sheriff E. E. French, Louis L. Thompson, 23, was taken to the county jail and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cox on a charge of bigamy. Judge Cox set the preliminary hearing for April 15 at 2 p.m. and fixed Thompson's bail at $1,000. The defendant was returned to the county jail in default. The complaint against Thompson was sworn to by Dorris Thompson, who claims to be the lawful wife of the defendant. She gave her address as 954 South New Hampshire Street, Los Angeles. Mrs. Thompson alleges that her husband married Beryl Thompson on November 1, last. Judge Cox for Mrs. Dorris Thompson and for her mother, Mrs. T. J. Thompson, 1129, South Ardmore Street, Los Angeles, so that they may appear as witnesses at the time of examination. The authorities also will seek certain court records from San Diego Co., which it is stated, may establish the proof of the defendant's first marriage. According to Under Sheriff French, Thompson refuses to discuss the charge bought by his wife. "I guess they'll have to prove it," was Thompson's only statement