anaheim-gazette 1922-01-05

VOLUME LI DEFINITE STEPS TOWARD FLOOD PROTECTION PEOPLE DECIDE AT MASS MEETING TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION Will Bridge the Gap in Embankment East of the City With Wire Fence and Laves—Work to Cost $40,000, Funds to Be Raised by Voluntary Contributions—Committees Already at Work, and Project to Be Rushed. Speedy action to permanently repair the break in the river bank east of the city, and to prevent a recurrence of the overflow of last week, has been taken by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and ranchers on the eastside. There is a unanimous agreement that something must be done at once to close the gap permanently. The formation of a protection district in accordance with law would cause delay, disagreements and disputes, therefore it is deemed wise to act while the menace exists, and to raise broad estimated, will be $25,000 a mile, making the total cost in the neighborhood of $40,000. This plan was adopted, and it was agreed to raise the necessary money by subscription, the ranchers interested paying a certain amount per acre on their land, and a portion of the money to be raised in the city. Committees were appointed to begin immediate work, and there will be no delay in carrying the project to completion. Formation of a district in compliance with the law's red tape has been tried heretofore, and proven slow, tedious and unsatisfactory. The people decided they could stop a gap in the river's bank without hedging themselves about with an act of the legislature. The finance committee, the Kiwanis club and a large number of citizens met at a luncheon at the Elks' temple Tuesday noon for the purpose of considering ways and means of raising the necessary fund to build a permanent breastwork against the forces of the river. Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the committee, presided, and submitted the plan agreed to by the committee. It is proposed to raise $18,000 of the $40,000 necessary within the city, and $22,000 among the ranchers in the section menaced by the gap in the river bank. Rancho property will be assessed $5 per acre, and in the city-business property will be assessed $1 per front foot improvable. HEAVY IN BUILD PERMISSION TOTAL NUMBER 1921 WAS 563, IN 1921 Demand for Household Now as a Year A Increase in Population to Surpass Nold Kraemer Business Block and Erect Apartment The year 1921 was in the history of its increase in population, but for the ongoing operations. No tory can compare with these respects, are bright that it will the year just usher the increase in poo no man can tell, but just issued, fixes tion at a little in the break in the river bank east of the city, and to prevent a recurrence of the overflow of last week, has been taken by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and ranchers on the east side. There is a unanimous agreement that something must be done at once to close the gap permanently. The formation of a protection district in accordance with law would cause delay, disagreements and disputes, therefore it is deemed wise to act while the menace exists, and to raise the fund needed by volunteer subscription. While the unbridled water was pouring through the gap and inundating the adjacent land last Tuesday, City Manager Steward visited the spot and evolved plans for stopping the gap both temporarily and permanently, and his ideas have been adopted. At a mass meeting of citizens of this city and eastside ranchers, held at the Grand theatre Thursday evening, a plan for immediate work was presented by Charles Eygabroad, and unanimously agreed upon. President Riley and Secretary Fraser, of the Chamber of Commerce, had charge of the meeting, and a large number of ranchers and interested citizens of this city were present. The situation was presented by Mr. Eygabroad and by a resolution introduced by Leonard Evans. The resolution, which was unanimously adopted, read as follows: Whereas, the recent heavy rains have caused flood conditions and overflow of the Santa Ana river, between the Santa Fe railroad bridge, north of Olive, and the county bridge across the said river, leading from Anaheim into Olive, on the west side of the Santa Ana river, and Whereas this overflow covers a large area of the most valuable acreage in California, and has also inundated certain residential sections outlying the city of Anaheim, and caused flood waters to threaten the residential districts within the city limits, and Whereas it is a well known fact that this overflow, although perhaps not actually harmful to a certain portion of the land covered by the waters, is naturally causing harm by the depreciation of property values in general, and the exaggerated publicity in all the papers of southern California will tend to the same result. Now, therefore, be it resolved that a temporary organization be formed, designed to immediately effect such plans as may permanently prevent the flooding of land in the said district, RECORDS OF COUNTY SHOW BIG INCREASE Growth and progress spelled with capital letters were exemplified in the statistics for business handled during the year 1921 by the office of County Clerk J. M. Recks, as they were considering ways and means of raising the necessary fund to build a permanent breastwork against the forces of the river. Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the committee, presided, and submitted the plan agreed to by the committee. It is proposed to raise $18,000 of the $40,000 necessary within the city, and $22,000 among the ranchers in the section menaced by the gap in the river bank. Rancon property will be assessed $5 per acre, and in the city-business property will be assessed $1 per front foot, improved residence property 7-1-2 cents and unimproved residence property 5 cents per front foot. The four banks are to subscribe a total of $1800, the bankers themselves to proportion this sum, and business houses are divided into three classes, the first class paying $100, second $50 and third $25. A large number of solicitors are to take the field and endeavor to raise this fund by Saturday afternoon. The city was divided into forty districts and the following men appointed as solicitors: J. A. Clayes and C. M. Hollingshead, District No. 1; J. Paul Taggart and George Dunton, 2; William T. Wallop and W. J. Elliott, 3; J. T. Lyon and W. E. Duckworth, 4; G. R. Messias and H. W. Farris, 5; H. S. Jayne and H. A. Neff, 6; O. H. Renner and Ed Schneider, 7; Frank Baum, 8; J. J. Dwyer, 9; A. Muckenthaler and Fred Hess, 10; J. H. Whitaker, 11; George Hamler and J. J. Schneider, 12; Fritz Yungbluth, 13; E. M. Chambers and A.E. Hargrove, 14; L. J. Sheridan, 15; C.F.Grim, 16; Allen Withee, 17; Chas.Boege and E.E.Smith, 18; Joe Carroll,Howard Gates and J.L.Schnelder, 19; Victor D.Loly, 20; J.P.Mayhew, 21; B.Hartfield and W.D.Grafton, 22; C.J.Nenno, 23; B.V.Beebe and H.N White, 24; William Falkenstein and S.R.Walter, 25; Dr.J.A.Geissinger and George Allen, 26; B.H.Sldnam, 28; John Cook, 29; D.W.Anderson and A.H.Maas, 30; Tom Ingram, 31; Dean Hasson, 32; R.C.Berger, 33; Harry Mathis, 34; William Pannier and Bert Kuebler, 35; J.J.Bradley, Charles Paxton and Fred Grimm, 36; C.A.Griggs, 37; Dr.Jettt, 38; Charles Eygabroad, 39; G.M.Simpson, 40. The year 1921 was in the history of its increase in population operations. Notably it can compare with these respects because bright that it was just ushered in no man can tell but just issued fixes to tion at a little distance two years government census 5626 people living its. Hundreds of apartments have been during the year all that demand for dwelling as great now as it fore they were built house of high or low vacant there is a safe owner or agent hide himself to avoid. The year 1920 was great advancement in the city but the price increase of 50 percent over that of the year 1920-362 permits fissued,the total cost was issued,the total cost of five years 563 permits wof of the proposed more than a million dollars.Some of them in the city were or are not. The year 1922 was if it equals your those who are in phony say that their ing year will exceed First on the list oing so far assured Kraemer block to corner of Center opposite the Masorn be two stories high age of 144 feet on Emily. It will rooms on the ground ter street.The place Mr.Durfee,and have Mr.Kraemer. The Head apartt corner of Sycamore Angeles opposite another structure begin on this someth It is to be 94x108 will be two stories tain 25 suites of RECORDS OF COUNTY SHOW BIG INCREASE Growth and progress spelled with capital letters were exemplified in the statistics for business handled during the year 1921 by the office of County Clerk J. M. Backs, as they were made known Saturday. That Orange county is making rapid strides in the volume of public business and affairs in this department of the county government. Civil actions filed in the courts were shown to be 1088 in number for the year. This is an increase of 151 cases over last year, when the total was 937. An increase in criminal cases handled was also evident, the 1921 total being 119, compared to 94 in 1920. Similar proof of a growing volume of business was offered in other directions. The clerk's records for 1921, for instance, show that a total of 12,440 warrants or "bills" approved by the board of supervisors, passed through that office. That is 2349 more than in 1920. The naturalization work also showed an increase. Declarations of intention to apply for naturalization, or "first papers" were filed by 101 persons udring 1921, while in 1920 there were only 46. Petitions for final papers were filed by 38 persons last year and by 31 in 1920, a gain of 7. Final naturalization papers granted this year numbered 28, compared to 19 in 1920. You can also judge a man by the habits he keeps. AHEIM GAZET Anaheim, California, Thursday, January 5, 1922 HEAVY INCREASE IN BUILDING PERMITS TOTAL NUMBER ISSUED DURING 1921 WAS 563, AGAINST 362 IN 1920 Demand for Houses Just as Great Now as a Year Ago, Showing Large Increase in Population—1922 Expected to Surpass This Record—Arnold Kraemer Preparing to Build Business Block and C. L. Head Will Erect Apartment House. The year 1921 was a remarkable one in the history of Anaheim, not only for its increase in population and business, but for the extent of its building operations. No year in all its history can compare with 1921 in either of these respects, but the prospects are bright that it will be exceeded by the year just ushered in. Just what the increase in population has been, no man can tell, but a new directory just issued, fixes the present population at a little in excess of 8000. YOUNG MAN CONFESSES TO TEN BURGLARIES Youth Responsible for Many Jobs Now In Jail Richard De Lavol is under $5000 bail while awaiting a preliminary examination on a burglary charge, set by Justice J. B. Cox for January 9, following De Lavol's description of various burglaries he claimed to have committed in Orange county. Additional confessions made to the police by the Mexican youth, who seems utterly serene in spite of his predicament, positively identify him with ten particular burglaries of recent date. He described these in detail to Police Officer F. R. Stewart, of Santa Ana, who arrested him last Thursday. The first was November 6, when he robbed the Tustin bakery, stole $9 in money and drank two bottles of milk. His next "job," he said, was the Rock Bottom store at Garden Grove, November 10. He got $26.70 there. Subsequently he robbed the Garden Grove mercantile store, taking a fish pole, a knife, two sweaters, a brown jacket and a flashlight. His next job was at the Balboa grocery and meat market, where he obtained $57 from the cash drawer. Next he bored auger holes through the door at the Tustin Mercantile company store, took 25 cents from the clothing de- DURFEE'S PLANS FOR CITY HALL APPROVED ARCHITECT NOW ENGAGED IN DRAWING BLUE PRINT OF STRUCTURE City Trustees Demand That Only First Class Material Be Used in the Construction—Bids Will Be Called for Within Sixty Days—Most Beautiful Municipal Building in Orange County—Provision Made for C. of C. Rooms. Plans for the new city hall have been completed by M. Eugene Durfee, the architect, and accepted by the trustees, and it is expected that within sixty days actual work on the structure will begin. This will be the finest municipal building in Orange county, and few cities the size of Anaheim in the entire nation will be able to boast of a more beautiful city hall. The architect is now engaged in making the blue prints, and as soon as completed the city will advertise The year 1921 was a remarkable one in the history of Anaheim, not only for its increase in population and business, but for the extent of its building operations. No year in all its history can compare with 1921 in either of these respects, but the prospects are bright that it will be exceeded by the year just ushered in. Just what the increase in population has been, no man can tell, but a new directory just issued, fixes the present population at a little in excess of 8000, whereas two years ago this month the government census takers found only 5626 people living within the city limits. Hundreds of residences and apartments have been constructed during the year, all now occupied, and the demand for dwelling places is just as great now as it was a year ago, before they were built. Whenever a house of high or low degree becomes vacant there is a scramble for it, and the owner or agent is compelled to hide himself to avoid the clamor. The year 1920 was a prosperous one and great advancement was made in the city, but the past year shows an increase of 50 per cent in building over that of the previous year. In 1920 362 permits for buildings were issued, the total cost reaching $879,000. This was a remarkable showing up to that time, but it is 50 per cent lower than the record for 1921. Last year 563 permits were issued, the cost of the proposed buildings totalling more than a million and a quarter dollars. Some of the finest buildings in the city were constructed during the year, or are now under way. The year 1922 will be an active one if it equals the year just past, but those who are in a position to prophesy say that the record of the coming year will exceed that of the past. First on the list of substantial building so far assured is the Arnold Kraemer block to be erected on the corner of Center and Emily streets, opposite the Masonic temple. It is so two stories high, will have a frontage of 144 feet on Center and 91 feet on Emily. It will have five store rooms on the ground floor, facing Center street. The plans were drawn by Mr. Durfee, and have been accepted by Mr. Kraemer. The Head apartment house at the corner of Sycamre and North Los Angeles, opposite the Elks' temple, is another structure of note. Work will begin on this some time this month. It is to be 94x108 feet in dimensions, will be two stories high, and will contain 25 suites of apartments. His next "job," he said, was the Rock Bottom store at Garden Grove, November 10. He got $26.70 there. Subsequently he robbed the Garden Grove mercantile store, taking a fish pole, a knife, two sweaters, a brown jacket and a flashlight. His next job was at the Balboa grocery and meat market, where he obtained $57 from the cash drawer. Next he bored auger holes through the door at the Tustin Mercantile company store, took 25 cents from the clothing department, together with a pair of shoes, several sets of cuff links and tie clasps, and a shirt. Then he visited the Buena Park grocery, bored holes through a side door, took $1.10 in cash, a thermos bottle and some .38 calibre revolver cartridges. He was frightened away by a nightwatchman before completing his work. Next came two "jobs" in Santa Ana, the S. E. Cook grocery, 2221 North Main street, where he stole food, and the Stoval Brothers grocery at 627 E. Pine street, with which burglary he is now specifically charged. While in this store he accidentally dropped his flashlight and its light was extinguished. Groping for it in the darkness, he picked up some papers, one being an insurance policy which he mistook for a bond. These papers, later found in his possession, proved his connection with the burglary, and led to his final undoing. De Lavol's next "job" was at the Garden Grove drug store, where he took four maceras, four fountain pens, some gold pencils, a $15 manicure set, and several pairs of scissors. Leaving the place, he appropriated a bicycle and rode it to Santa Ana through the rain, abandoning the wheel there. Wednesday night he staged his last burglary at Seal Beach, where he was busily at work in a house when the owner coming down stairs in his bare feet, surprised De Lavol by opening a door which struck the burglar. The surprise was mutual. De Lavol admitted. The owner's hands went into the air and De Lavol went through a glass window. His arrest took place the next afternoon. TWO PERSONS INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH Woman and Child Hurt in a Collision at Citron and Broadway Mgs. R. T. Danker and little daughter; of Olive, were seriously injured in an auto accident at the intersection. Plans for the new city hall have been completed by M. Eugene Durfee, the architect, and accepted by the trustees, and it is expected that within sixty days actual work on the structure will begin. This will be the finest municipal building in Orange county, and few cities of Anaheim in the entire nation will be able to boast of a more beautiful city hall. The architect is now engaged in making the blue prints, and as soon as completed the city will advertise for bids. It will be several months before the structure is ready for occupancy and the various city officials will be able to give up their rented quarters. Mr. Durfee's outlines of his plan are as follows: The exterior finish will be pressed brick with terra cotta trimmings. The exact shade has not been decided. The Center street entrance opens on a wide vestibule, 9x15. At the right is the city manager's general office, 16x16, and his private office, 11x11. On the left is a room 15x16 that will be used temporarily for C. of C. offices. When the city's growth demands it, the C. of C. room can be taken in by the building inspector's department, which for the present will have a room 13x28 to the east. It will have a counter and public space 9x10 and a fire proof vault 9x17. The building inspector's office may be entered from the public lobby, which will be the feature of the building. The lobby will be 25x28 and will be lighted by skylight and lightwell. There will be four free-standing columns at the north side, supporting ornamental beams. The lobby will be finished with marble and tile with hardwood trim at door and window openings. On the east side of the lobby there is a wide marble stairway to the second floor and beneath it will be a stairway to the basement. On the Claudina street side of the lobby there will be large working space for the rate collector, assessor and tax collector. On the north side of this space, next to Claudina street, is a private office for the rate collector. On the south side is a similar office for the assessor. The department also has a vault 9x15. All departments above mentioned function from the public lobby,making them easy of access. Opening off the south side of the public lobby is a corridor extending to private lavatories for occupants of the building and to the jail, which remains some six miles away from town center. This with special facilities will help maintain cleanliness throughout this city. The floors of this city have been cleaned regularly with disinfectants such as bleach or vinegar. The small rooms could grow lush with proper ventilation. Ground lector on this city has been maintained by Mr. Durfee. Reception Walls being installed conditionally. Coat mark last division previously approved weekly previews formulated by Mr. Durfee. Thoughts: This document appears to provide information about property management practices in an urban area during specific times (these are likely dates). It includes details about construction projects involving residential buildings (apartments) and commercial structures (buildings). The focus is on how property owners manage their properties effectively while adhering to local regulations and codes. on Emily. It will have five store rooms on the ground floor, facing Center street. The plans were drawn by Mr. Durfee, and have been accepted by Mr. Kraemer. The Head apartment house at the corner of Sycamore and North Los Angeles, opposite the Elks' temple, is another structure of note. Work will begin on this some time this month. It is to be 94x108 feet in dimensions, will be two stories high, and will contain 25 suites of apartments. This will materially assist in housing the homeless. The Concordia club has decided to build a more commodious club house, and have given the architect directions for drawing the plans. It will be built at the Columbia Gardens on West Broadway. GRASSHOPPERS WIN With turkey feed high and grasshoppers a plague upon the land in many parts of California, it would seem a bright idea to get the turkeys and hoppers together. This is done, of course, to a certain extent. Up in Solano county the grasshoppers were so thick that farm crops were cleaned up in a day or two after the hoppers moved in on them. The turkey farmers of the nearby Orland project loaned the Solano farmers a few hundred hungry turks. In a few days the Christmas dinners had eaten so many grasshoppers that they were hardly able to move, and lay about on the ground. Many died from indigestion. The Orlanders came and got what was left of their flocks. Too much of a good thing! The difference between firmness and stubbornness is the difference between yourself and the other fellow. TWO PERSONS INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH Woman and Child Hurt in a Collision at Citron and Broadway Mgs. R. T. Danker and little daughter, of Olive, were seriously injured in an auto accident at the intersection of citron and Broadway Saturday morning. Mr. Danker and his wife and child were traveling south on Citron in a Jordan car. While crossing Broadway, a Buick, driven by J. A. Sherer, of Santa Ana, who was going west on Broadway, struck the Jordan broadside. The Buick was going at such speed that Mr. Danker's car was shunted to the side of the road and turned upside down, pinning all the occupants under it. Fortunately the curbing bore the weight of the overturned car off the passengers, else they probably would have been crushed to death. Mr. Shezer and his wife were both stunned by the impact, but he was able to go to the assistance of the Danker family, and succeeded in extricating them from the wreckage. Mrs. Danker suffered an injured back and several cuts and bruises, while the child was severely cut about the head. Mr. Danker's injuries were only slight. Mr. Sharer explained that he thought Mr. Darker was stopping to give him the right of way, and when he saw his mistake it was impossible for him to stop in time. There is a suspicion, too, that some of the unemployed are afraid they won't be able to keep it up. On the north side of this space, next to Claudina street, is a private office for the rate collector. On the south side is a similar office for the assessor. The department also has a vault 9x15. All departments above mentioned function from the public lobby,making them easy of access. Opening off the south side of the public lobby is a corridor extending to private lavatories for occupants of the building and to the jail, which remains the same as in the former building. In the west side of this rear corridor and to the south of the department for assessor and rate collector is the court room 19x28. There will be a small private office for the judge with access to the rate collector's vault. There will be an entrance on Claudina street, 90 feet from Center. From this entrance there will be access to the basement and to the first and second floors. In the basement, which will have a space equivalent to room for heating plant, store room for jail department and considerable additional space for expansion. On the south side of the Claudina street entrance and convenient to the court room and jail is the marshal's office, 15x18, which will have lockers for both day and night police. Adjoining the Claudina street entrance will be a woman's public rest room and lavatory, consuming a space 10x7. This will open directly on the street. South of the rest room will be the fire department's quarters with a front entrance to an apartment for the fire truck driver on the second floor. There will be a separate room for an additional man. There will be a connection between the fire department quarters and marshal's office so one man can watch both. From the firemen's quarters there ZETTE Number 9 G PLANS FOR Y HALL OVED ENGAGED IN THE PRINT OF FATURE and That Only Special Be Used in the Days—Most Beau-building in Orange Made for C. of C. new city hall have M. Eugene Durand accepted by the expected that with-work on the struc-tis will be the fin-ing in Orange county the size of Anaheim will be able to beautiful city hall. now engaged in prints, and as soon city will advertise will be a brass pole through an open-ing in the second floor down which the firemen may slide quickly when a fire alarm comes in. At the rear of the fire department will be located an emergency hospital including small operating room, bath room, toilet room, toilet, single ward laboratory for use of city health officer and city nurse. Immediately at the rear of the fire department is a stairway leading up to a recreation room on the second floor for use of firemen and as a prac-tice room for the municipal band. The main portion of the second floor will be reached by the grand marble staircase from the main lobby. Near the head of this stairway will be located the offices of the city clerk and city engineer, who have a vault 9x17. At the northwest corner of the second floor will be three small offices for city attorney and mayor or for committee rooms in conjunction with the council chamber. This latter feature will be 28x38, with a room at the rear, 19x28, for special meetings. At the rear of this will be a committee room. It has been suggested that this smaller room and committee room could in the future be used as a court room and judge's office when the growth of the departments of rate collector, assessor and tax collector crowd the court room out of the first floor. There is provided on the second ANAHEIM PEOPLE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR NUMEROUS PARTIES WITNESS THE DEPARTURE OF THE OLD YEAR SATURDAY NIGHT Elks' Ball, in Celebration of the Completion of the New Temple, a Brilliant Affair. Participated in by Hundreds of Members and Their Wives City Observes Holiday Monday, Large Crowd Going to Pasadena. Numerous private parties and public entertainments were held Saturday night for the purpose of bidding farewell to the passing year and extending the greetings to the new one, and when twelve o'clock struck many church bells peeled forth the glad tidings that the new year was born. Whistles joined forces with the bells, guns were discharged, and hundreds of persons who possessed neither a bell, a whistle or a gun, found some other means of adding to the merry din. This latter feature will be 28x38, with a room at the rear, 19x28, for special meetings. At the rear of this will be a committee room. It has been suggested that this smaller room and committee room could in the future be used as a court room and judge's office when the growth of the departments of rate collector, assessor and tax collector crowd the court room out of the first floor. There is provided on the second floor an entrance to the main corridor of the second floor of the new Kraemer building, so that the public may have access to the elevator in the latter building. A fire door will separate the two buildings. THE COUNTY'S FINANCES Recapitulations given out by Auditor William C. Jerome and other officials show that Orange county is closing the year 1921 in a better financial condition than for many years past. Commenting upon some of the remarkable increases shown here in the last year, Auditor Jerome said subdivision activities have eclipsed all previous records. The auditor now signs more subdivision maps in a week than he did in a month during previous years. Valuable property, formerly used for walnut and citrus groves, is being sub-divided constantly, he said, and this will eventuate in increased valuations. The year now closing has been one of the busiest years in the history of the county, not excluding the county's activities in 1914, 1915 and 1916, when comprehensive and substantial highway plans were carried out here. One of the most interesting features in connection with the recapitulation was the announcement at the county offices that delinquent taxes have virtually been cleaned up. It was reported that Orange county's delinquent tax lists are now in better condition than during any previous year in the history of the county. Oil operations in the vicinity of the beach cities were largely responsible for this clean-up among the delinquents. Comparisons of the amount of money collected by the county for the fiscal year 1921-22, as against the fiscal year 1920-21, show that this year's total is approximately $475,000 greater than last year's collections. The 1920-21 figures were $3,347,900.29. For the year 1921-22 the figures were $3,820,889.07. The total amount of money raised in the same comparative period for entertainments were held Saturday night for the purpose of bidding farewell to the passing year and extending the greetings to the new one, and when twelve o'clock struck many church bells peeled forth the glad tidings that the new year was born. Whistles joined forces with the bells, guns were discharged, and hundreds of persons who possessed neither a bell, a whistle or a gun, found some other means of adding to the merry din. The ball given by the Elks in celebration of the completion of their new temple, was participated in by hundreds of members and their wives, or other female members of the family. It was one of the most brilliant and enjoyable affairs of the kind ever given in the city, the big temple being filled to its capacity with merrymakers. The ball was opened with a grand march, which was led by Mr. and Mrs. Homer G. Ames. Mr. Ames being the first exalted ruler of the Anaheim lodge. Following them were Mr. and Mrs. Herman P. Noll, Mr. Noll having succeeded to give at the close of Mr. Ames' term. Then came in order, T. L. McFadden and wife, H. E. W. Barnes and wife and J. Leslie Swope and wife. Messrs. McFadden and Barnes were the third and fourth exalted rulers, while Mr. Swope is the present head of the order. Other officers and members of the lodge with their wives followed in line and the ball was open. The dancing and the music continued until midnight, and when the clock struck twelve the merry revelers greeted the new year. It being then Sunday morning the ball broke up. While there were many gatherings here as is the custom on the last night of the year, among all sorts and conditions of people, sobriety and decorum, reigned everywhere, and there were no such orgies as those reported from the wild and wooly east by the press dispatches. There was no prohibition booze, no wood alcohol, no cyanide bitters, no tarantula juice, no aquardiente, no dago red in evidence anywhere, and nobody showed any symptoms of having tampered with the forbidden beverage. The only disturbance of the peace occurred when the bells gave notice that the old year was dead and the new one born. New Year's day falling on Sunday the city observed Monday as a holiday, and all business was closed. Although the morning was squally, ANAHEIM BOY WINS PRIZE Outstripping competitors in high schools all over the state, Merle Simon, Anaheim union high school, won first prize of $15 in a magazine essay contest on the subject, "Why California Real Estate Investment is the Best," according to word received here from Glenn D. Willaman, secretary of the California Real Estate association, Oakland. Second prize of $10 went to William E. Gould, Pacific Grove high school, Pacific Grove, and third prize of $5 to Miss Ruth Kyle, Turlock union high school, Turlock. Simon's essay, a copy of which was received here, will be published in the January edition of the California Real Estate Magazine, official organ of the state real estate association. "On behalf of our California Real Estate association, which has recently assisted in organizing the Anaheim reality board, I want to thank your school and your pupils for the interest they showed in this contest," Willaman wrote to the Anaheim union high school. CROP REPORT Undaunted by the tremendous shrinkage in crop values, the American farmer is planting almost as much as ever, the wheat and rye planting estimates by the department of agriculture shows. In spite of the fact that the principal farm crops dropped almost fifty per cent in value this year over 1920, the winter wheat area sown this year is only 1.2 per cent less than last year, while the rye planting was estimated at 22.6 per cent more than last year. The condition of winter wheat on December 1 was 76.0 compared with 87.9 in 1920 and an average of 89.0 for the past ten years. Rye sown this fall totalled 5,184,000 acres or 22.6 per cent more than the 1920 total of 4,228,000 acres. The condition this December1 was 92.2 compared with 90.2 last year and a ten year average of 90.9.