anaheim-gazette 1922-03-02

VOLUME LI UNION PACIFIC R'Y ASKS FOR CITY FRANCHISE CITY ATTORNEY INSTRUCTED TO DRAW UP ORDINANCE GRANTING RIGHT OF WAY New Road to Be Built on Old Salt Lake Survey Through the City—Will Parallel the Santa Fe on the West—Trustees Authorize the Appointment of Six Emergency Policemen—Ordinance Calling Bond Election and City Elections Adopted. Upon application of R. F. Petite, representing the Union Pacific railroad, City Attorney Ames was instructed Thursday night by the trustees to draw up an ordinance granting that corporation a right of way through the city. The Salt Lake railroad was granted a franchise to pass through the city in 1917, just before our advent into the war put a stop to all construction work. The Union Pacific recently purchased the Salt Lake more. The recent sub-divisions include the following: McFadden home place, 168 lots; Franklin Place, ninety-six lots; Brentwood Square, fifty-seven lots; Walnut Villa Square, Towner and Tenth, fourteen lots; Wistaria Place, Orange and Oak, thirty lots; Harwood Place, twenty lots; Owens and Dolan tract, Anaheim, forty-six lots; Dolan tract, Anaheim, fifty-five lots; Highland and Malden sub-division, Fullerton, twenty-one lots; Jewett sub-division, Anaheim, twenty-six lots; Skidmore division, Laguna Beach; Wakeman tract, Santa Ana, eight acres; Clapp sub-division, Santa Ana, four acres; Flake Smith sub-division, First and Artesia; Avery sub-division, Tenth and Flower, Santa Ana, and many others. "No better proof could be furnished of the city and county growth," said Hillyard, in discussing the map records in his office. "Some of the best property in Santa Ana and neighboring cities has been secured by forward-looking citizens for sub-division purposes, and indications are that the next few months will see even greater activity in this field. Santa Ana, in particular, is making tremendous strides, with Anaheim and Fullerton coming along at a good pace. Other Orange county cities have shown a remarkable growth and subdivision movements are being launched on all sides." JON. COOPER PROTECT BOOK ORGANIZATION MEETING OF FRIDAY Committee of Nine Construction W Meeting of S Night—Chairman ports Fund Over—Corporations Generous Subse Former City Trust who has always most advocates will head the w dikes along the town, where the ing the January f committee met Commerce rooms purpose of organ preparations for organization was e Upon application of R. F. Petite, representing the Union Pacific railroad, City Attorney Ames was instructed Thursday night by the trustees to draw up an ordinance granting that corporation a right of way through the city. The Salt Lake railroad was granted a franchise to pass through the city in 1917, just before our advent into the war put a stop to all construction work. The Union Pacific recently purchased the Salt Lake system and is now preparing to build the proposed extension, but the franchise granted the Salt Lake has lapsed and it is necessary to again get official authority to build through the city. The old right of way will be followed in the new franchise. The Salt Lake purchased real estate over which to run its tracks, and it is now the property of the Union Pacific, which will construct its road on the old Salt Lake lines. The road parallels the Santa Fe on the wet side through the city, a distance of 8000 feet. Under the Salt Lake plans a splendid depot was to be erected at the corner of Atchison and Center streets, where the Williams real estate building used to stand, and it is probable the original plans will be adhered to. It is stater on authority that the Union Pacific will start construction at once, as it is desirous of tapping this great shipping country as soon as possible. Anaheim is a peaceful, law-abiding town, and its six policemen are not over-burdened with work, but the trustees authorized the appointment of six more men on the force Thursday night. Two of these men will be paid by the city and four by the Merchants' association. They are not to be on regular duty, but will be called for service in an emergency. Realizing that the present night force is inadequate to patrol the entire city, and that one man cannot be in several places at once, the merchants have been asking for night watchmen, and this move is for the purpose of permitting the merchants to engage men with police authority. An ordinance authorizing the appointment is being prepared by the city attorney. Completed plans for the comfort station at the city park were presented by Architect Durfee and accepted. The cost of the building will be $3500. Elk Park people have been asking for extension of electric lights to that section, and the city electrician was instructed to make an investigation of the work necessary and report at the next meeting. One of the latest ventures in Santa Ana sub-divisions is that sponsored by C. A. Price, formerly of Kansas City, who has announced that he contemplates sub-dividing forty acres on the west side of Main street, south of Edinger. This property, formerly belonging to Mrs. R. T. Harris, was purchased from Sturgeon and Crasher. OWN A HOME SLOGAN DISCUSSED BY REALTORS Letter of President Tatum of California Realty Board is Read "Own a Home" was the subject under discussion by the Realtory Board Monday, with LeRoy Berger as the chief speaker. The own a home movement is general throughout the United States, and will nd doubt result in thousands of persons building their own dwellings and ceasing to pay somebody else for the privilege of living. A letter recently written by C. C. C. Tatum, president of the California Realty Board, was read at the meeting. The letter follows: "Our state is enjoying sound and substantial growth based on the richest asset in all the world—California real estate. "1922 has had a most auspicious opening. Business is reviving on nearly every side. And the foundation on our state development is the steadily growing demand for homes in California. "Millions of new population are coming westward to California. We must prepare for their welcome. And it is our duty as California Realtors to play our proper part in planning for their arrival—to see that they are made possessors of the land that will bring them health and happiness. "Our 17th state convention climaxed a big year of development for the state association and local reality boards. Our influence, prestige and membership were everywhere increased. Our state has the largest number of national, state and local reality boards. Upon this bulwark of cities has been secured by forward-looking citizens for sub-division purposes, and indications are that the next few months will see even greater activity in this field. Santa Ana, in particular, is making tremendous strides, with Anaheim and Fullerton coming along at a good pace. Other Orange county cities have shown a remarkable growth and subdivision movements are being launched on all sides." One of the latest ventures in Santa Ana sub-divisions is that sponsored by C. A. Price, formerly of Kansas City, who has announced that he contemplates sub-dividing forty acres on the west side of Main street, south of Edinger. This property, formerly belonging to Mrs. R. T. Harris, was purchased from Sturgeon and Crasher. OWN A HOME SLOGAN DISCUSSED BY REALTORS Letter of President Tatum of California Realty Board is Read "Own a Home" was the subject under discussion by the Realtory Board Monday, with LeRoy Berger as the chief speaker. The own a home movement is general throughout the United States, and will nd doubt result in thousands of persons building their own dwellings and ceasing to pay somebody else for the privilege of living. A letter recently written by C. C. C. Tatum, president of the California Realty Board, was read at the meeting. The letter follows: "Our state is enjoying sound and substantial growth based on the richest asset in all the world—California real estate. "1922 has had a most auspicious opening. Business is reviving on nearly every side. And the foundation on our state development is the steadily growing demand for homes in California. "Millions of new population are coming westward to California. We must prepare for their welcome. And it is our duty as California Realtors to play our proper part in planning for their arrival—to see that they are made possessors of the land that will bring them health and happiness. "Our 17th state convention climaxed a big year of development for the state association and local reality boards. Our influence, prestige and membership were everywhere increased. Our state has the largest number of national, state and local reality boards. Upon this bulwark of cities has been secured by forward-looking citizens for sub-division purposes, and indications are that the next few months will see even greater activity in this field. Santa Ana, in particular, is making tremendous strides, with Anaheim and Fullerton coming along at a good pace. Other Orange county cities have shown a remarkable growth and subdivision movements are being launched on all sides." One of the latest ventures in Santa Ana sub-divisions is that sponsored by C. A. Price, formerly of Kansas City, who has announced that he contemplates sub-dividing forty acres on the west side of Main street, south of Edinger. This property, formerly belonging to Mrs. R. T. Harris, was purchased from Sturgeon and Crasher. OWN A HOME SLOGAN DISCUSSED BY REALTORS Letter of President Tatum of California Realty Board is Read "Own a Home" was the subject under discussion by the Realtory Board Monday, with LeRoy Berger as the chief speaker. The own a home movement is general throughout the United States, and will nd doubt result in thousands of persons building their own dwellings and ceasing to pay somebody else for the privilege of living. A letter recently written by C. C. C. Tatum, president of the California Realty Board, was read at the meeting. The letter follows: "Our state is enjoying sound and substantial growth based on the richest asset in all the world—California real estate. "1922 has had a most auspicious opening. Business is reviving on nearly every side. And the foundation on our state development is the steadily growing demand for homes in California. "Millions of new population are coming westward to California. We must prepare for their welcome. And it is our duty as California Realtors to play our proper part in planning for their arrival—to see that they are made possessors of the land that will bring them health and happiness. "Our 17th state convention climaxed a big year of development for the state association and local reality boards. Our influence, prestige and membership were everywhere increased. Our state has the largest number of national, state and local reality boards. Upon this bulwark of cities has been secured by forward-looking citizens for sub-division purposes, and indications are that the next few months will see even greater activity in this field. Santa Ana, in particular, is making tremendous strides, with Anaheim and Fullerton coming along at a good pace. Other Orange county cities have shown a remarkable growth and subdivision movements are being launched on all sides." An ordinance authorizing the appointment is being prepared by the city attorney. Completed plans for the comfort station at the city park were presented by Architect Durfee and accepted. The cost of the building will be $3500. Elk Park people have been asking for extension of electric lights to that section, and the city electrician was instructed to make an investigation of the work necessary and report at the next meeting. Ordinances calling the sewer bond election for April 4, and the city election for April 10, were both read the second time and passed. Three trustees, a city clerk and city treasurer will be elected on April 10. GROWTH OF ORANGE COUNTY No more striking proof of the rapid and substantial growth of Santa Ana and other Orange county cities could be found than that disclosed by the sub-division records on file in the county surveyor's office, according to W. K. Hillyard, county surveyor. Sub-division statistics compiled by Hillyard show that there have been close to sixty authorizations for subdivisions within the past two or three months. These figures take on added significance when compared with the year represented by the period from January 1, 1920, to January 1, 1921. During that year only twenty-five subdivisions were recorded. Leading cities in sub-division activities were given by Hillyard as Santa Ana, Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange, La Habra and Brea. The records in Hillyard's office show that the map numbers up to last August were 175. Since that time the total number of maps for sub-divisions has jumped to 261. These subdivisions range in size from a block or two to sixty acres and it is our duty as California Realtors to play our proper part in planning for their arrival—to see that they are made possessors of the land that will bring them health and happiness. "Our 17th state convention climaxed a big year of development for the state association and local realty boards. Our influence, prestige and membership were everywhere increased. Our state has the largest number of national, state and local realty boards. Upon this bulwark of achievement by realtors and real estate boards we shall continue to build California on a big firm plan to receive the millions who are coming here to live. "During the year I shall be very glad to continue to co-operate with all my power and influence in building up our organization and local realty boards. These form the cornerstone of all our work. And for our national association it will be our endeavor to enroll every one of our boards under its nation-wide banner and thus complete the grand work of national state and local memberships 100 per cent strong. "We must have all our realty boards with all their members affiliated with the state association. And we can then bring about such strengthening of our real estate license act as all realtors so earnestly desire." H. V. Weisel is preparing to return to the active practice of law, and will open an office in this city shortly. A year or more ago Hans gave up his office and devoted his entire time to his ranch, but he now announces that he has put the property in good condition, and can resume his practice. Hans is one of the leading attorneys or the county, and his friends and former clients will welcome his return to the active practice of his profession. Denying his intention, Superior Judge Saturday sent aged 21 years, to in the county jail being released, his good behavior years. The court will endeavor to see that he stitches the court that he had the country for AHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 2, 1922 JON. COOK HEADS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION PERFECTED AT MEETING OF COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY EVENING Committee of Nine to Have Charge of Construction Work Selected at Mass Meeting of Subscribers Thursday Night—Chairman Eygabroad Reports Fund Oversubscribed by $5000—Corporations All Respond With Generous Subscriptions. Former City Trustees John H. Cook, who has always been one of the foremost advocates of river protection, will head the work of constructing dikes along the river's banks east of town, where the break occurred during the January flood. The protection committee met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday night for the purpose of organizing and making preparations for the work. The organization was effected by electing BIRCH OIL COMPANY AGAIN LOSES SUIT Judge Williams Holds That the Assessment Was Just. Holding that there is no discrepancy such as would warrant a court in overturning the action of the board or equalization, and thereby implying that the acts of the county assessor and board were equivalent to fraud, Superior Judge R. Y. Williams Thursday handed down an opinion overruining the objections of the Birch Oil company in its suit to recover taxes paid under protest and rendered judgment in favor of the county or Orange. This particular case was tried before Judge W. J. Thomas in 1918 and carried to the supreme court on a non-result. It was then ordered back for retrial. It represented consolidated actions to recover first and second installments on the 1916 assessment. The complaints in both cases charged the county assessor and the board of equalization with having acted arbitrarily and fraudently by fixing a disproportionate and excessive valuation upon the property of the oil company. The assessment and levy were upon about 20 acres of oil land situated in the Brea canyon district of Orange county. The total assessment upon the property as made by the assessor was $696,620, which up on a hearing before the board of equalization was EXCITING TUSSLE WITH DAYLIGHT BURGLAR DR. W. J. LAWRIE DISCOVERS MAN RANSACKING HIS DENTAL OFFICE Overpowers Him, Drags Him Down to the Sidewalk and Turns Him Over to the Police—Prisoner States He Was Locked in the Office by Two Strangers While Under the Influence of Booze—Gold Fillings Belonging to the Doctor Found in His Pocket, Dr. W. J. Lawrie, whose office is in the Kroeger building, had an exciting encounter with a burglar Saturday afternoon, but he came out victorious, and landed his man in limbo. The doctor was somewhat indisposed Saturday morning and did not go down to his office. It chanced that his assistant was out of town that day, consequently the office was locked up. About four o'clock in the afternoon the doctor went down to his office and on Former City Trustees John H. Cook, who has always been one of the foremost advocates of river protection, will head the work of constructing dikes along the river's banks east of town, where the break occurred during the January flood. The protection committee met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday night for the purpose of organizing and making preparations for the work. The organization was effected by electing Mr. Cook chairman, F. A. Yungbluth, vice chairman; Leroy Berger Secretary, and A. Nagel, treasurer. H. P. Dierker, George Weatherly and W. B. Allen were elected on the finance committee, the principal duties of which will be collection of the money subscribed for the work. At a mass meeting of subscribers to the fund, held at high school auditorium Thursday night a board of directors, or committee of nine, was chosen to take over the work of the Chamber of Commerce and have full charge of the construction work. The members of the committee are: John H. Cook, Leroy Berger, H. F. Dierker, Joseph Carroll, A. Nagel, George Weatherly, J. P. Mayhew, F. A. Yungbluth and W. B. Allen. This committee will call into consultation engineers, adopt plans and let contracts for the work, and will also collect all moneys subscribed and not yet paid in. Chairman Eygabroad, of the Chamber of Commerce committee having in charge the solicitation of funds, reported that the committee had gone over the top. Forty thousand dollars was asked for, and $45,000 had been subscribed, consequently the construction board will not be hampered for want of money. Mr. Eygabroad stated that the corporations having interests in the city had responded generously, and some of them had offered the services of engineers to assist in the work. The Santa Fe railroad subscribed $1,000, the Southern Pacific $1000, the Union Pacific $800, the Southern Counties Gas Co., $200, and the Southern California Edison Co., $500, and the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., $250. Solicitors during their rounds collected $18,560.60. The meeting voted to refund to the Chamber of Commerce $3500, which that body had paid for temporary work during the flood. A. A. Mills urged that there be no delay in the construction work, as there is danger of another inundation with the gap in the river bank still The complaints in both cases charged the county assessor and the board of equalization with having acted arbitrarily and fraudently by fixing a disproportionate and excessive valuation upon the property of the oil company. The assessment and levy were upon about 20 acres of oil land situated in the Brea canyon district of Orange County. The total assessment upon the property as made by the assessor was $696,620, which up on a hearing before the board of equalization was reduced to $651,500. The amount of taxes paid under protest, and sought to be recovered in suits was $19,143.74. The plaintiffs sought judgment on the ground that the assessment against its property was unfair, unjust, excessive and exorbitant and that there was a willful and fraudulent discrimination on the part of the assessor and the board of equalization, between the assessed valuation placed upon its tract and upon adjacent lands of the same quality and value. Alex P. Nelson and L. A. West, attorneys for the county made issue by asserting that the valuation upon the property of the oil company was in accordance with the valuation placed upon at least 95 per cent of the property of the county. Attorneys for the oil company, and A. Otis Birch himself, contended that it was immaterial what 99 per cent of the property was assessed at if the one per cent with which they make comparison is assessed at a lower rate than their property. NIPPED IN THE BUD Caught in Santa Ana when they endeavored to secure a license to wed, Margaret Pruglio and M. Sconfrino, aged 16 and 19 years respectively, were held at Santa Ana pending the arrival of their parents from Los Angeles. Notice of the impending action of the two children was sent to the sheriff's office by telephone by the parents of the girl when they found she had disappeared. County Clerk J. M. Backs was notified and when the young couple appeared at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, they were informed that they would have to wait until the parents of the girl arrived in Santa Ana. The parents arrived in Santa Ana at 8 o'clock and the plans of the young people to start on their voyage on the sea of matrimony was brought to a sudden climax. Dr. W. J. Lawrie, whose office is in the Kroeger building, had an exciting encounter with a burglar Saturday afternoon, but he came out victorious, and landed his man in limbo. The doctor was somewhat indisposed Saturday morning and did not go down to his office. It chanced that his assistant was out of town that day, consequently the office was locked up. About four o'clock in the afternoon the doctor went down to his office and on unlocking and opening the door he was considerably surprised to find a strange man inside. The man's explanation that he came to have a tooth doctored was unsatisfactory to the indignant dentist, who grappled with him, overpowered him, and held him while phoning to police headquarters. Receiving no answer he started to lead his prisoner to jail himself, but at the head of the stairway the man made an effort to break away. He gave the doctor a terrific wallop on the jaw, but the plucky dentist held to him and finally landed him on the sidewalk, where bystanders assisted in quelling him. He was finally handed over to a policeman and landed in jail. On being searched at headquarters about $25 worth of gold which belonged to the doctor was found in his pockets, but a hundred dollars more was missing from the office. In Judge Howard's court Monday morning the young man gave his name as Arthur Scott. He was walking down from Los Angeles Saturday, he said, and near Downey was picked up by two men in an auto, who brought him to this city. The men appeared to have an unlimited supply of booze on hand and Scott sampled it until he was pretty well soussed. Arriving here, he said, they went to Dr Lawrie's office, one of the men unlocking the door with a key which he carried. He is a little bit hazy about what transpired there except that he was offered more booze and drank. The two men finally left, telling him to remain there as they would return presently. But when the door opened again Dr Lawrie came in. The police are inclined to credit Scott's story and are looking for the two men believing they are dope thieves and were looking for narcotics in the doctor's office. They also carried off the gold which they found in ransacking the place for drugs. Scott was bound over to superior court in the sum of $1000 and is now in The county jail. He states that he is a recent arrival in southern Cali- Counties Gas Co., $200, and the Southern California Edison Co., $500, and the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., $250. Solicitors during their findings collected $18,560.60. The meeting voted to refund to the Chamber of Commerce $3500, which that body had paid for temporary work during the flood. A. A. Mills urged that there be no delay in the construction work, as there is danger of another inundation with the gap in the river bank still open. There is more snow in the mountains now than at any period since 1865, and warm rains through the month of March, which are likely to come, will melt this snow and send torrents of water down the Santa Ana. It is understood that the work will proceed with all possible dispatch. The meeting extended a vote of thanks to the Chamber of Commerce committee for the excellent work accomplished in raising the money, and at the request of Chairman Eygabroad the committee was released of all further responsibility. The new committee will call engineers in consultation, and the work will be pushed as rapidly as possible. All persons who have not yet paid in their subscriptions may make payment to Secretary Fraser at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Denying his application for probation, Superior Judge R. Y. Williams Saturday sentenced George Wilson, aged 21 years, to a term of six months in the county jail for burglary. Upon being released, Wilson will be put on his good behavior for a period of two years. The county probation officer will endeavor to secure him a job and see that he sticks to it. Wilson told the court that his parents were dead and that he had been roaming about the country for years. Backs was notified and when the young couple appeared at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, they were informed that they would have to wait until the parents of the girl arrived in Santa Ana. The parents arrived in Santa Ana at 8 o'clock and the plans of the young people to start on their voyage on the sea of matrimony was brought to a sudden climax. COMMITTEE TO REPORT The committee appointed last week by the Orange County Fruit exchange to make an investigation into the methods used in the office of Earl L. Morris, county horticultural commissioner, are expected to submit its report to the board of supervisors this week. The committee has held a number of meetings, according to D. Eyman Huff, chairman of the committee. Other members are Willard Smith, of Villa Park, and C. V. Newman, of the San Joaquin Fruit company, Tustin. The committee was empowered by the directors of the exchange to take whatever course it deemed best for the interests of the citrus growers of the county, and make recommendations to the board of supervisors relative to the re-appointment of Morris or the appointment of some other man to the position. Members of the committee would not commit themselves as to disclosures resulting from investigations or the probable recommendation they will make to the supervisors. The differences of opinion may be found to rest partly in differences in interpretations of the state law. One question at issue concerns whether the commission is obligated to inspect citrus groves and render reports as to whether they need fumigation. COUNTY'S GRAIN CROP Orange county will produce 400,000 sacks of barley this year with $1.25 as the opening price when harvesting starts, in the opinion of John Osterman, prominent grain grower of El Toro, and head of the grain department of the Orange county farm bureau, and R. D. Flaherty, manager and secretary of the farm bureau. Osterman estimated the acreage in Orange county at 40,000 acres and the production an average of ten sacks to the acre, while Flaherty expressed belief that the opening price on the new crop will range at $1.25 per hundred pounds. The heavy rains have been favorable to a big crop in some sections, while they are unfavorable in others, it is said. The acreage will be less this season than usual because of the heavy rains at this time which may delay planting until a date too late to assure a crop. Osterman declared that if grain cannot be planted by March 10 the land intended for barley should be planted to some other crop. Lands that have been growing barley, and which have not been planted, will go into beans, in his opinion. In making his estimate for the county, Osterman assigned acreage as follows: ZETTE CALIFORNIA STATE Number 17 G TUSSLE AYLIGHT GLAR DISCOVERS MAN HIS DENTAL OFFICE Drags Him Down to Turns Him Over to Oner States He Was office by Two Stranger the Influence of Willings Belonging to and in His Pocket. whose office is in ing, had an exciting burglar Saturday came out victorious, man in limbo. The what indisposed Satdid not go down to encased that his assistown that day, consewas locked up. in the afternoon the to his office and on lows: The O'Neill ranch, 9400 acres; Forster Bros., at San Juan Capistrano, 2500; San Juan Capistrano, in small lots, 1000; Moulton ranch, El Toro, 7. 000; La Habra and vicinity, 4000; Irvine, 14,000; Whiting, at El Toro, 1. 500. Lewis Moulton said that he would have 7000 acres on his ranch planted to grain. Most of this land is planted. Some damage has been done by the rains in drowning out grain that had been planted. In his opinion, a season of ten to twelve inches of rain is best for grain growing, with a portion of the seasonal fall coming late in the season. Hard rains and cold Among the 65 motorists, against whom complaints of violating the traffic laws were filed by the three county motorcycle officers, following their Sunday labors, was W. T. Winder, of Los Angeles, charged with driving at a rate of 62 miles per hour. Officer H. S. Warner timed Winder at that speed on the Anaheim boulevard. As a reult Winder was scheduled for an interview March 1 with Justice J. B. Cox, whose rule is to sentence all cases of 50 miles or more per hour to serve ten days in jail. MAGAZINE SOLICITORS GETTING IN DEEP WATER Injured in Auto Accident and in Jail for Theft ORANGE COUNTY SHIPMENTS FOR THE YEAR HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONER EARL R. MORRIS MAKES HIS ANNUAL REPORT More Than Fourteen Thousand Cars Sent to Market From This County During 1921—Anaheim Shipped Nearly Two Thousand Cars, Which Does Not Include Its Sugar Output— 1857 Cars of Oranges Sent From This City—Fullerton is First. The horticultural commissioner's has been at work some time last securing data for a crop report for the year 1921. The following is a partial report of figures secured up to the present time. The figures on fruits and vegetables were secured from the bureau of markets and crop estimates C. S. D. A., Los Angeles. The bureau of markets reports only carloads; they have no record of less than carload lots, nor the amount carried by trucks. If it were possible to MAGAZINE SOLICITORS GETTING IN DEEP WATER Injured in Auto Accident and In Jail for Theft Out of the hospital into jail, figuratively speaking, was the experience of Joe M. Cook, 20, alias John W. Cook, 21, magazine solicitor, residing at the Glenn hotel, Santa Ana. Cook and Miss Elizabeth Day, 21, were held in custody by the police because it was alleged that when Cook left the community hospital a day or two ago, after recovering from injuries received in an automobile accident, several boxes of fancy stationery and an electric grill disappeared from the hospital with him. The missing articles were found in Miss Day's room at the Glenn hotel, the police said. Both are members of a group of solicitors, said to represent the Metropolitan Magazine company. All of the party are registered at the Glenn hotel. According to the police, the party includes E. F. Holman, recently fined $20 by City Recorder W. F. Heathman for disturbing the peace at the Yost theatre. Holman, the police said, claimed he was the man who murdered W. D. Taylor, Los Angeles movie director. His claim, however, only excited amusement. Cook was taken to the community hospital last Friday after a Studebaker touring car bearing himself, Miss Claire Ellis, Miss Jean Loshmont, Miss Day, Harry Knecht and Joseph Smith, all solicitors, had overturned on Galvan hill, six miles north of San Juan Capistrano. A tire blow-out was said to have caused the accident. Miss Ellis, who received a broken leg, and Cook, who suffered severe bruises on the arm and face, were treated at the hospital. Miss Ellis being still confined there. The stationery and electric grill were in Cook's room at the hospital. They belonged to nurses at the institution. ANOTHER BIG WELL The total production of the Huntington Beach oil field was greatly augurous on the Anaheim boulevard. As a result Winder was scheduled for an interview March 1 with Justice J. B. Cox, whose rule is to sentence all cases of 50 miles or more per hour to serve ten days in jail. The horticultural commissioner's has been at work some time past securing data for a crop report for the year 1921. The following is a partial report of figures secured up to the present time. The figures on fruits and vegetables were secured from the bureau of markets and crop estimates C. S. D. A., Los Angeles. The bureau of markets reports only carloads; they have no record of less than carload lots, nor the amount carried by trucks. If it were possible to secure the amount of tonnage carried in these ways, the total would be greatly augmented; for at some points the amount sent in less than car load lots exceed the carloads, not to mention the trucks. The tonnage of the walnut crop for 1921 was obtained by securing reports from packing houses and from the California Walnut Growers' association. The reports were secured in pounds. The tonnage was changed to carloads on a basis of 15 tons to carload. The number of carloads thus obtained was then added to the carloads of other products at any particular shipping point. In this manner the total number of carloads produced from any particular point was secured. Possibly it would be of interest to some to know that nine association houses reported 11,267,646 pounds of merchantable nuts. Four independent houses reported 5,478,900 pounds. These amounts give a total of 16,746,-549 pounds, or 8378 tons, or 558 carloads. The United States census reports 14,118,290 pounds for the year 1919. At an average price of 24 cents per pound for all grades, as given by the association, the total value was $4,-019,170.04. From another source through investigations of the office, the actual number of boxes of citrus fruits shipped from the county is placed as follows: Lemons, 828,459. All oranges, 4,970,990 boxes—a total of 13,966 carloads, counting an average of 400 boxes per car. The United States census reports for 1919, 868,-773 boxes of lemons and 3,486,-304 boxes of oranges. This shows an increase of approximately 1,500,000 boxes of oranges, but a decrease of 40,-000 boxes in the lemons. This decrease can be attributed to poor marketing conditions, as many tons of ordinarily good lemons were dumped—one packing house reported dumping 250 tons. Taking an average valuation f. o. b., the cars at the packing house, the value of the lemons is $3,313,836, oranges Miss Ellis, who received a broken leg, and Cook, who suffered severe bruises on the arm and face, were treated at the hospital. Miss Ellis being still confined there. The stationery and electric grill were in Cook's room at the hospital. They belonged to nurses at the institution. ANOTHER BIG WELL The total production of the Huntington Beach oil field was greatly augmented Thursday by the announcement of the Standard Oil company that another 1000-barrel flowing well had been brought in near the company's famous Bolsa well, now averaging 1008 barrels daily. The gravity of the new Standard well was given as 25. It was believed the well would soon be flowing close to 1200 barrels daily. Total oil production for the week was 20,707 barrels, which establishes a new high record for the field. The daily avrage was 339 barrels. Principal producing companies reported the following figures: Standard Oil company, 7535 barrels; Petroleum Midway company, 2735 barrels; Amalgamated Oil company, 2220 barrels; Pacific Petroleum company, 1700 barrels; Shell Oil company, 1450 barrels, and the Argonaut Oil company, 1100 barrels. New wells brought in this week included Fowler No. 3 of the Amalgamated Oil company, flowing 600 barrels of 25 gravity oil, which was said to add between $2500 and $3000 a month to the income of George Fowler. Fowler is receiving approximately $150 a day as the result of the steady production of Fowler No. 2, flowing at the rate of 600 barrels daily. The latest Fowler well is northwest of the Holly Sugar corporation's holdings. States census reports for 1919, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. Anaheim Carloads Grapefruit ... 3 Oranges ... 1857 Mixed fruit ... 1 Lemons ... 25 Potatoes ... 1 Walnuts ... 40 Total ... 1927 Atwood Cabbage ... 2 Lemons, culls ... 58 Sweet potatoes ... 2 Grapes ... 1 Oranges, culls ... 19 Tomatoes ... 20 Total ... 102 Brea Cabbage ... 5 Oranges ... 40 Lemons ... 35 Total ... 80 (Continued on Page Eight)