anaheim-gazette 1921-12-01

VOLUME LI CONSERVATION IS DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEE NECESSITY FOR PROMPT ACTION OPINION OF SPEAKERS CONVERSANT WITH SUBJECT J. B. Neff and H. Clay Kellogg Tell of Rapidly Lowering Water Level and Favor Reservoir System for Sinking Water into the Gravel—Supervisors Will Be asked to Appropriate the Money for Investigation. The best method of harnessing the Santa Ana river, conserving its water and storing it for irrigation purposes, was discussed at considerable length at the meeting of the Associated Chambers water conservation committee, held in the assembly room of the Anaheim Union Water Co. on Tuesday afternoon. F. D. Collins, of Orance, submitted a plan which he considered feasible, and could be put into execution at little cost. His plan was to dig pits in the earth and force the surplus water through them into the gravel strata below the soil on the work accomplished by various conservation enterprises, and declared that the wier dam and storage basin plan was the most practical one. He had inspected the work in this line made at the head of the river, and was told by an expert that two million dollars would be required to enlarge the work sufficiently to take care of all the water that goes down the river. If it cost two millions, he said, the money would be well spent, as that would be a small amount compared to the benefits derived from it. He stated that the water level here fifty years ago was only six feet below the surface. This was seven feet higher than Mr. Neff's measurement twenty-six years ago. Mr. Kellogg declared that the future life of this country depended upon water conservation, and either raising the level or at least keeping it from going lower. Within a generation, he said, at the present rate it will drop below the level of the ocean, and as a consequence the pressure of the sea will force salt water into the strata. He favors immediate action. There is no present danger, but the future will be barren unless the water going to waste is conserved. The members of the committee are J. F. Ahlborn, chairman; J. J. Dwyer, Anahelm; Dr. J. R. Schofield, T. H. Covell, H. W. Lewis and H. C. Head of Santa Ana; F. D. Collins, D. C. Drake, and George Bates, of Orange; H. Hale, Placentia, president of the and storing it for irrigation purposes was discussed at considerable length at the meeting of the Associated Chambers water conservation committee, held in the assembly room of the Anaheim Union Water Co. on Tuesday afternoon. F. D. Collins, of Orance, submitted a plan which he considered feasible, and could be put into execution at little cost. His plan was to dig pits in the earth and force the surplus water through them into the gravel strata below the soil. A pit could be dug for $1200, he claimed, and a chain of them along the river could swallow up all the water that comes down the stream, and thus raise the water level in all the wells of the county. While a few of those present favored Mr. Collins' plan, a large majority were evidently opposed to it, notably H. Clay Kellogg, H. C. Head, W. C. Mauerhan and G. W. Sherwood. Some of them had known of this system being tried and stated that it had always proven unsatisfactory. On motion of W. C. Mauerhan that the pit proposition be side-tracked, Mr. Collins' idea was in imminent danger of being squelched when J. J. Dwyer made an amendatory motion to the effect that a committee of five be appointed to investigate the matter, and, if the committee, after a thorough investigation, deemed it advisable, a trial pit would be dug and a practical test given the plan. Chairman Ahlborn appointed a committee consisting of F. D. Collins, J. J. Dwyer, W. C. Mauerhan, George Bates and Dr. J. R. Schofield to make the examination. The check dam and reservoir system was favored by most of the speakers. H. C. Head read a letter which Francis Cuttle had written to A. N. Sexton, president of the Santa Ana Valley irrigation company, favoring the storage system. Mr. Cuttle told of what had already been accomplished by this method up the river, and made the declaration that it was the only practical plan. Mr. Sexton was also armed with a couple of maps Mr. Cuttle had sent him, showing the progress of the work in the San Bernardino basin. These were posted on the wall and attracted considerable attention. After a lengthy discussion it was finally decided to recommend to the associated chambers at the next meeting that a committee be appointed to request the supervisors to appropriate funds for the purpose of investigating the river through the county, and determining a system of reservoirs. W. P. WEBB ENTERTAINS AT FAMILY REUNION Well Known and Popular Citizen Host at Happy Thanksgiving Dinner A family reunion was held at the home of Wm. P. Webb, Sr., on Thanksgiving day at which the guests of honor were J. R. Webb, only brother of Mr. Webb, and whom he had not seen for fifteen years and Mrs. Nancy McLaughlin, of Whittier, who will be ninety-seven years old on January 1st. A sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner was the feature of the day's festivities and was enjoyed by thirty-four guests. Following were those present: Mr. and Mrs. Wegh, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Nes Webb, Mr. E. H. Webb, of Los Angeles; Mrs. Pearl Webb Keopple, of Oregon City, Ore.; Mrs. Nancy McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. James Foster and grand-son, Everett; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McLaughlin and daughter, Dorothy.of Whittier; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Webb, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Webb, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pollard, Mr. and Mrs.L.R.Webb and children, Elaine, Irene and Phillip, Mr. and Mrs.Frank Schaffer and children, Stephen, Jane and Jack, and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs.Wm.P.Webb,Sr. HONOR GUEST AT THANKSGIVING DINNER Mrs. Frohling Celebrates 84th Birthday at Home of son, John Eymann. Mr. and Mrs.John Eymann entertained on Thanksgiving at a large family dinner at which the guest of cultural value and procession counties in company Angeles,Fresno,Tulare side county were given visor Wahlberg in a special Santa Ana Kiwanis night. Orange county leads returns per acre of land state, according to the secure his figures from States census returns. The average value of Orange county is $42,000 Angeles county the area $31,000.The average value acre in the two counties ed by the speaker, whoation of Orange county per acre and Los Angeles for the same area. Another feature of this talk was the comparison farms in Orange and counties mentioned has 4188 farms and L888.Crop valuation was $24,000,000 while county it was $61,000,000 ed a return of $74 per county and $69 per angeles county. Basing his figures on information secured Assessor James Sleepers estimated the value of age in Orange county at $25 little more than 50 per estimated total value of all properties. From government found that the value products in Los Angeles 1920 was $61,000,000 while claiming the honor of best returns,agriculture county in the United Statesced that claim in pe but reducing it to return produced facts showing county exceeds Los Angeles production value per county is credited with $24,000,000 for the san ing a comparison of th productivity per acre of Orange,Los Angeles Fresno and Tulare ad producing counties off showed that the return county for the year Angeles,$69;Fresno,$18;and Riverside,$27. That the percentage debtedness in Orange than in other counties HONOR GUEST AT THANKSGIVING DINNER Mrs. Frohling Celebrates 84th Birthday at Home of son, John Eymann. Mr. and Mrs. John Eymann entertained on Thanksgiving at a large family dinner at which the guest of honor was Mrs. A. Frohling, Mr. Eyman's mother. It being also Mrs. Frohling's eighty-fourth birthday gave added significance to the holiday and made it one long to be remembered. Beautiful pink roses were used to decorate the dining table and rooms. A birthday cake on which were 84 candles occupied the place of honor on the table. Mrs. Frohling was one of the original pioneers of this city and was the first young lady to be married in the new colony. She is still hale and hearty in her eighty-fourth year, and is frequently seen in town transacting business and visiting with her many friends. She is held in high esteem by the entire community and is felicitated by all upon attaining another birthday. She still resides in the home in which she became a happy bride in 1859, when she was a charming young lady of 22 summers. She retains many charms of disposition and is loved by every one who has the happiness to know her. Senora Camilla Mereno was taken before Judge Howard Saturday on a charge of disturbing the peace, and was assessed $5 by his honor. It appears the senora created a rough house in Sonoratown the previous evening. Forty members of the city high school Y. M. C. up to Santa Barbara state conference. They from Anaheim were Clifford Elliott, Marlo Easton, Arthur Mann Griggs. AHEIM GAZETY Anaheim, California, Thursday, December 1, 1921 ORANGE COUNTY LEADS IN ACRE RETURNS AGRICULTURAL LANDS OF THE COUNTY HAVE A VALUE OF $225,000,000 Crop Valuation of This County the Past Year Was $24,000,000, or an Average of $74 Per Acre—Average Value of Ranches in Orange County is $42,000, and the Average Value of Agricultural Land is $481 Per Acre. Interesting facts concerning the agricultural value and productivity of Orange county in comparison with Los Angeles, Fresno, Tulare and Riverside county were given by County Advisor Wahlberg in a speech before the Santa Ana Kiwanis club Thursday night. Orange county leads in valuation of returns per acre of land in the entire state, according to the speaker, who secure his figures from the United States census returns for 1920. RAILROAD COMMISSION TO HEAR PROTESTS Will Consider Union Pacific Extension Into Orange County Dec. 14. Hearing on the petition of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad company, now the property of the Union Pacific, to build an extension into Orange county will be held December 14 at 10 a.m. before the state railroad commission, according to notice received by County Clerk J. M. Backs. The hearing will take place in the commission's room at 810 Pacific Finance building, at Sixth and Olive streets, Los Angeles. F. C. Drumm, attorney for residents of Batavia street, Orange; F. S. Britain, attorney for the farm bureau of California, and the growers' committee composed of W. N. Cummings, D. C. Drake and I. L. Collins. Attorneys for the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads and the Pacific Electric company, of Los Angeles, are scheduled to attend, and present protests against the extension. The state railroad commission will act in the capacity of the interstate commerce commission, it was announced. W. N. Cummings, chairman of the growers' committee, said: "We are objecting only to the proposed spur through Orange and Villa Park to Tustin. We do not believe that spur is a necessity as we consid- DIGGING UP TREES FOR BASEBALL GROUNDS CITY TRUSTEES ORDER PORTION OF THE MUNICIPAL PARK CLEARED OF ORANGES Representative Will Be Sent to the League of the Southwest Conference at Riverside—Board Appropriates $1200 to Pay Band for Open Air Concerts—Kistner and Durfee Retained as Architects for the City Hall. Orange trees will be uprooted and the ground on which they now stand is to be speedily transformed into a ball ground for use of the Anaheim Elks baseball team. This looks like desecration and ruthless destruction of valuable property, but the ground on which they stand is within the boundaries of the municipal park, and they were doomed when that site was purchased for park purposes. The Anaheim ball team has been playing at Fullerton, because no suitable park could be found here. The man- Recent titulatory rents ostеopatent county, ties of the signature were found tified by tary of counted Orange county leads in valuation of returns per acre of land in the entire state, according to the speaker, who secure his figures from the United States census returns for 1920. The average value of a ranch in Orange county is $42,000, while in Los Angeles county the average is only $31,000. The average value of land per acre in the two counties was compared by the speaker, who gave the valuation of Orange county land as $481 per acre and Los Angeles county $386 for the same area. Another feature of interest in the talk was the comparative number of farms in Orange and Los Angeles counties mentioned. Orange county has 4188 farms and Los Angeles 12,888. Crop valuation in this county was $24,000,000, while in Los Angeles county it was $61,000,000. This showed a return of $74 per acre in Orange county and $69 per acre in Los Angeles county. Basing his figures on land values on information secured from County Assessor James Sleeper, Wahlberg estimated the value of agricultural lands in Orange county at $225,000,000, or a little more than 50 per cent of the estimated total value of $400,000,000 for all properties. From government statistics he found that the value of agricultural products in Los Angeles county for 1920 was $61,000,000, with Los Angeles claiming the honor of having the largest returns, agriculturally, of any county in the United States. He conceded that claim in point of volume, but reducing it to returns per acre he produced facts showing that Orange county exceeds Los Angeles in the production value per acre. Orange county is credited with returns of $24,000,000 for the same year. Making a comparison of the value of crop productivity per acre in the counties of Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Fresno and Tulare, admittedly the big producing counties of the state, he showed that the returns in Orange county for the year were $74! Los Angeles, $69; Fresno, $39; Tulare, $18; and Riverside, $27. That the percentage of mortgage indebtedness in Orange county is less than in the other counties was revealed. Company, of Los Angeles, are scheduled to attend, and present protests against the extension. The state railroad commission will act in the capacity of the interstate commerce commission, it was announced. W. N. Cummings, chairman of the growers' committee, said: "We are objecting only to the proposed spur through Orange and Villa Park to Tustin. We do not believe that spur is a necessity as we consider that this part of the county is fully developed and has more railroad facilities than it needs. We firmly believe that the railroad's petition will be denied." Residents of Batavia street in Orange recently went on record as opposed to the spur because they held it would result in the destruction of property values in that district. BIDS FOR COUNTY JAIL Bids for construction of the new county jail were received by the supervisors Tuesday and taken under advisement. The bids will be considered and contracts let next Tuesday. Bids for the general contract were submitted as follows: J. C. Bannister, $132,800; Lange and Bergstrom, $131,000; Dow Construction company $121,800; John Simpson and company, $117,427; Frank Hudson, $110,989; Edward C. English, $99,900, all of Los Angeles, and Chris McNeill, Santa Ana, $121,000. Separate contracts must be let by the supervisors for plumbing and heating, for cell work and for installation of elevators and dumb-waiters. Five bids were received on plumbing and heating as follows: S. Hill and Son, Santa Ana, plumbing, $25,493, heating, $10,972, total $35.965; Thomas Haverty company, Los Angeles, plumbing, $25,195, heating. $11,050, total $36,245; John McFadden company, Santa Ana, plumbing, $25.490, heating. $11,207, total $36,697; Arthus Hess, Los Angeles, plumbing, $26,600, heating. $14,500, total. $41,100; James A. Nelson, Los Angeles, heating. $12,755. Three bids were received for cell work as follows: Ralston Iron works, San Francisco, $76,027; on one type of cells and $85.400 on another type; Van Dorn Iron works, Cleveland, Ohio, $76.450 and $85.550; Brombacher Iron works, Los Angeles, $81.710. Elevator bids were four in number as follows: The ground on which daily counts is to be speedily transformed into a ball ground for use of the Anaheim Elks baseball team. This looks like desecration and ruthless destruction of valuable property, but the ground on which they stand is within the boundaries of the municipal park; and they were doomed when that site was purchased for park purposes. The Anaheim ball team has been playing at Fullerton, because no suitable park could be found here. The managers asked the trustees to speed up the work on the proposed diamond, consequently City Manager Steward was instructed at Friday night's meeting to prepare the grounds immediately. The grounds will soon be ready, and the local team will play the winter games at home. A copy of the resolution recently adopted by the Santa Ana city council relative to the joint sewer proposition was received and accepted. It is practically the same as the one adopted by the local trustees providing for the purchase of sixty acres of land at the beach. The trustees will probably be represented at the conference of the League of the Southwest to be held at Riverside on December 8, 9 and 10. An invitation was received Friday night, and it was the opinion of all that this city should have a representative at the meeting. The league will discuss ways and means of building the Colorado river dam and utilizing for irrigation purposes the millions of tons of water it annually brings down from the mountains and carries into the ocean. Secretary of the Interior Fall, Secretary of Commerce Hoover, and the governors of several states will attend the meeting. It is understood the government will assist in the gigantic project. If the league succeeds in its endeavor a vast scope of desert country will be turned into fertile lands, and water for land already in cultivation will be made abundant and cheap. It is one of the greatest irrigation projects ever conceived. An ordinance prohibiting garages within residential districts and permitting the establishing of parking grounds on vacant lots was introduced,and will be adopted at the next meeting. Police Judge Howard was granted leave of absence from Dec. 3 to Dec. 20. Judge Hasson, of Buena Park will sit on the bench in his place during his absence. 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Los Angeles, $69; Fresno, $39; Tulare, $18; and Riverside, $27. That the percentage of mortgage indebtedness in Orange county is less than in the other counties was revealed by the advisor. The ratio of mortgage indebtedness in Orange county as compared with the valuation is 24 per cent; in Los Angeles, 25 per cent; Tulare, 27 per cent; Fresno, 31 per cent, and Riverside, 30 per cent. Only eleven per cent of the number of farms in Orange county are farmed by tenants. In the other counties, the percentage is as follows: Los Angeles, 25 per cent; Fresno, 15 per cent; Tulare, 14 per cent, and Riverside, 15 per cent. Orange county also leads in the percentage of ranches owned by their operators, according to the figures presented by Wahlberg. He stated that 82 per cent of the farms in the county are tillled by their owners, with Los Angeles having a percentage of 68; Fresno, 81; Tulare, 71, and Riverside, 79. There are 325,703 acres in Orange county devoted to agriculture, of which number 83,428 are farmed by tenants, accordin to Wahlberg. Forty members of the Orange county high school Y. M. C. A. clubs went up to Santa Barbara to attend the state conference. Those who went from Anaheim were Dana Newkirk, Clifford Elliott, Marlowe Janss, Geo. Easton, Arthur Mann and Clifford Griggs. ELECTRIC IRON CAUSES FIRE An over heated electric iron caused a fire some evenings ago, which resulted in the destruction of the home of M. Hardesty, 419 South Helena street, with a net loss of approximately $700. The blaze was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Hardesty when they returned to their home from a theatre. The fire had spread from the table on which the hot iron had been placed to their bed room. Hardesty partially smothered the fire on the table, but the smoke drove them from the house. The fire apparatus was summoned but the flames had gained such headway that efforts to save the structure and its contents were fruitless. The house was owned by a Los Angeles resident and the loss is said to be covered by insurance. Part of the contents of the house was insured, but the loss to the uninsured contents is placed at $700, including a fur piece valued at $300. WETZEL SECOND TRIAL Date for the second trial of Hugo Wetzel, charged with manstaughter in connection with the death of Fred Ebert, Anaheim youth, who was fatally shot in Wetzel's watermelon patch on the night of August 31, was set for January 23, at 10 a.m. Wetzel, accompanied by his attorney, Clyde Bishop, appeared before Judge R. Y. Williams in department two of the superior court for the setting of the trial. The first trial of the case held last week resulted in a disagreement of the jury. THE CHIROPRACTORS WANT ANOTHER VOTE Initiative petitions asking that a measure be placed upon the state ballot next fall providing for a state chiropractic board have been filed with County Clerk J. M. Backs for checking. There are 3423 names upon the petitions, according to a count made by the headquarters committee of Los Angeles having in charge the campaign for securing an initiatory measure to be submitted to a vote of the people. The duty of the county clerk in each county where petitions are submitted is to compare each signature on the petition with the registration signature of the voter. The most frequent cause for finding a name insufficient is the failure of a woman voter to sign with her own given name. Instead of signing her name as "Mrs. Mary Jones," which is the name by which she is registered, she signs it "Mrs. John Jones," using the given name or initial of her husband. Recently petitions seeking an initiatory measure for a state board of osteopathy were circulated in this county, as it was in many other counties of the state. In this county 676 signatures were secured. Of these 186 were found insufficient; 490 were certified by the county clerk to the secretary of state at Sacramento, to be counted in the total necessary to get Burglars Loot Residence of U.S. Amack THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOODS CARRIED AWAY SATURDAY NIGHT Thieves Ransack the House While the Members of the Family Were at the Theatre—Clothing, Bed Clothing, Jewelry and Silverware Taken—Buggy Tracks Indicate That the Burglars Were Travelling in a Vehicle. Numerous arrests and severe punishment of thieves, housebreakers and hold-up men appear to have little or no effect on the tribe, and crime in southern California is not diminishing. Jails and penitentiaries are crowded to overflowing, but the burglar and the highwayman is apparently just as active as ever. Burglars made a good haul Saturday night at the home of U.S. Amack on West Broadway. The members of the family were all absent at the time, the ladies being at the theatre, while Mr. DIVORCE CASE The name of Ed Thwing, former city marshal of Fullerton, who was recently sued for divorce by his wife, on grounds of infidelity, was brought into another divorce action in the superior court when Conway Campbell produced a love letter, purporting to have been written to Thwing by Mrs. Florence Campbell, defendant in the Campbell divorce suit. Campbell attached the letter to an affidavit for an order of publication of summons to Mrs. Campbell, who is understood to be out of the state. Her whereabouts, the affidavit explains, was learned through the letter itself, which was turned over to Campbell after it had fallen into the hands of Thwing's wife. The letter was couched in endearing terms. It had evidently been written from Seattle last May. BUILD RESERVOIRS, SOLVE THE PROBLEM Water Storage Will Be Necessary In This Valley Within 25 Years Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Neff were in town on Tuesday afternoon, having driven down from their home in Los Angeles. Mr. Neff was one of the principal speakers at the water conservation meeting, and took the position that construction of reservoirs would solve the problem of water shortage facing the county. There is no need for haste, he thinks, but he believes that reservoirs will have to be constructed within 25 years. He has seen more water wasted in a single day in times of flood than would be sufficient to meet the needs of all users in the county for a year. When he located on his ranch south of town 27 years ago water stood at a depth of 13 feet below the surface, while now the levelishment of thieves, housebreakers and hold-up men appear to have little or no effect on the tribe, and crime in southern California is not diminishing. Jails and penitentiaries are crowded to overflowing, but the burglar and the highwayman is apparently just as active as ever. Burglars made a good haul Saturday night at the home of U. S. Amack on West Broadway. The members of the family were all absent at the time, the ladies being at the theatre, while Mr. Amack and his son, Wayne, were away on a hunting trip. When Mrs. Amack, Miss Coy Amack Mrs. Wayne Amack and Miss Beulah Smith a guest of the family, returned from the theatre shortly after nine o'clock they discovered that the house had been ransacked. Fearing that the thieves might still be in the house, the frightened ladies ran out and stopped a gentleman who was passing in an auto. He searched the house, but found that the thieves had departed with their loot. The police were then notified, but found no clue. Sunday morning Sheriff Jackson secured some finger prints from a rear bedroom window through which the thieves had gained entrance. The thieves secured plunder to the value of about $300. Clothing, bed clothes, silverware, a diamond lavaliere, a revolver and many other articles were taken. Mr. Amack lost a new suit of clothes, the ladies of the family lost five dresses, and Miss Smith's travelling bag, containing all her supply of clothing except what she was wearing. It is believed there was a woman in the gang, as the footprints of a female were found near the window. Buggy tracks the next morning lead the officers to believe the thieves were traveling with a horse and buggy. This belief was strengthened by finding an article of apparel belonging to Mrs. Wayne Amack by the side of the tracks on Palm street. Sheriff Jackson hopes by means of the finger prints to discover the thieves among a list of suspects. Vandals Sunday night broke open the display case of H. Betzsold, the photographer, and stole a number of gilt-framed photographs of young ladies. The police think young men were responsible for this piece of work. WIDOW SEEKS ORDER Lizzie M. Seaman has filed a petition construction of reservoirs would solve the problem of water shortage facing the county. There is no need for haste, he thinks, but he believes that reservoirs will have to be constructed within 25 years. He has seen more water wasted in a single day in times of flood than would be sufficient to meet the needs of all users in the county for a year. When he located on his ranch south of town 27 years ago water stood at a depth of 13 feet below the surface, while now the level is 68 feet. Mr. Neff was one of the first men to construct a pumping plant in the valley, and his walnut orchard was one of the county show places. He has sold his ranch, and is now living in Los Angeles. MR. DONOHUE IN TOWN P. R. Donohue, of Pittsburg, who is spending the winter in southern California, accompanied by Mrs. Donohue, was in town on Tuesday afternoon and made a pleasant call at this office. He and his wife are guests of their son, and after remaining in Los Angeles for a month will come here for a sojourn of several weeks. Mr. Donohue was a personal friend of the late Senator Knox, whom he knew many years and of whom he speaks very highly. Mr. Donohue has many friends in this section who are delighted to meet with him again. They have a hunch that he will one day become a permanent resident of this city. M. A. Andrews died at his home in West Anaheim Friday evening at the age of 72. Mr. Andrews was born in Ohio, and came to Anaheim nineteen years ago. He is survived by his wife and one son. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Long Beach, and the remains were interred in a cemetery in that city. WIDOW SEEKS ORDER Lizzie M. Seaman has filed a petition in superior court for letters of administration over the estate of W. N. Seaman, who died in Los Angeles county, October 17. The Seaman estate is valnn nnnnnnn nnnnnnnn snm sued at $10,000 and consists of unimproved city property and securities. The widow and one daughter, Bessie M. Christenson, who reside in this city, are named as heirs in the petition. WIFE FILES CHARGES Mrs. L. Nelson has filed an answer and cross complaint in the divorce suit brought against her by her husband, Claude A. Nelson, in which she denies his charges and enters a counter claim of cruelty against him. A 3-year-old son has been in custody of Mrs. Nelson's mother, Mrs. M. L. Berneike, of Garden Grove, while the divorce suit is pending. Nelson recently failed in an attempt to remove the child from custody of Mrs. Berneike. Th suit will come up for hearing in the superior court. The second number of the Anaheim lyceum course was given at the Grand opera house Saturday evening, the La Salle Male Quartet being the entertainers. The next number will be given on January 4.