anaheim-gazette 1924-03-06

AHLBORN REPORTS ON WATER SITUATION Seventy-five Per Cent Less Stored Than a Year Ago. Seventy-five per cent less water was stored in the debris cones of the Santa Ana river for the year ending October 1, 1923, than in the previous twelve months, according to a report prepared by Fred Ahlborn of Anaheim for presentation at the last meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, and which reached the secretary too late for submission at the meeting. According to this statement, reports from the Water Conservation association indicate 458,659.50 miner's inches were spread during the season of 1922-23, ending October 1, 1923, as against 2,050,210 miner's inches the previous twelve months. Asserting that Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties last year spent $14,400 for conservation work, Ahlborn's report says that "this method of spreading and conserving water will have an excellent test this season" if the dry spell continues. "It is estimated that the underground storage has moved two miles westward during the past year," the report added. Continuing, Ahlborn's report says: "The Santa Ana river had a flow of approximately 10,000 miner's inches on or about February 15, which now has been reduced to 4,500 miner's inches. It is all run in the irrigation canals." "On January 1, 1924, approximately 15,000 miner's inches flowed in the Santa Ana river under the Richfield-Olive bridge, reduced to approximately 1000 miner's inches under the Olive Anaheim bridge and entirely disappeared before the stream reached the Santa Fe railroad bridge about sands of gallons of carbon bisulphide and thousands of waste balls. With the organization we now have and with the thoroughness with which we are endeavoring to carry out this obligation of our office, we feel confident that it is only a matter of time until this pest will be reduced to almost nil. If we can continue to secure the same splendid cooperation we have met with thus far, we can look forward to results that will be worth while. We are trying to inspect every property in the county and if interested property owners will report locations of infested land it will assist us materially and expedite this campaign. We carry a full supply of the materials used for the destruction of ground squirrels and these are handled at cost. A. A. Brock. SUPERVISOR'S PROCEEDINGS Hearing of the petition of J. C. Smith, et al., to vacate and abandon a portion of those certain streets and alleys in the Fifth Road District was continued to March 11th, 1924, at 11 A.M. The matter of awarding the bid for the equipment for the new county jail was continued to March 11th, 1924, at 10 A.M. Map of Tract No. 644 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. R. C. McMillan, Contractor was granted an extension of 30 days time, in which to complete the Juvenile Detention Home. The application of Sebastian Lemus for pool room license, was denied. ANOTHER Alleged final Square Deal Order in federal George L. A. examiner, who witnessed at the Wintersburg Long Beach using the maiden That $365,000 from 1640 inviting something thirty-acre tractor originally, w mony. He s vestors were had $100,000 not a dollar the syndicate deposited in her more than at any time. ed in a Santa Of the $365 cording to A paid in comp was expended that were late 000 went to partner in the K. Nickerson geologist" for five investors What became $110,000, Arms said. Genderson, the start of earlier that he obtain $70 hoped to "c above all ex Armstrong ing had ceased tract of the Nelson rented concern at The Santa Ana River had a flow of approximately 10,000 miner's inches on or about February 15, which now has been reduced to 4,500 miner's inches. It is all run in the irrigation canals. "On January 1, 1924, approximately 15,000 miner's inches flowed in the Santa Ana river under the Richfield-Olive bridge, reduced to approximately 1000 miner's inches under the Olive Anaheim bridge and entirely disappeared before the stream reached the Santa Fe railroad bridge about one and one-half miles south of this point. "It has been definitely proven that there is an immense sink of unknown depth between the Olive-Anaheim bridge and the West Chapman street bridge, which will store a great quantity of water and is of inestimable value. The efforts of your committee in bringing about an agreement with the upper counties, not to commence the spreading of water until the stream in the Santa Ana river has reached the West Chapman street bridge is undoubtedly of great benefit to this county. "Renewed interest has been awakened everywhere within this county in the matter of water conservation. Whereas only a few months ago this interest was on the wane brought about by the rapid rise in our water plane during the previous favorable seasons. It has taken on new life and it is realized by nearly every citizen that this question of water conservation is as vital to our future progress and prosperity as ever." GROUND, SQUIRRELS The control of rodents is a problem in every county of this state. We, in an effort to carry out the provisions of the law providing for the destruction of ground squirrels, which is really one of the most serious rodent pests, have tried to build up an organization large enough to inspect that part of the county where these pests are to be found numerous, and to insist upon their destruction if necessary. The Deputy Horticultural Commissioner has charge of this work and we have employed Mr. Chas. F. Collins, who has had more experience in the control of ground squirrels than any other man in this state. Mr. Collins spent a number of years in Tulare county as Horticultural Commissioner and there built up an enviable reputation in his successful campaign against the rodents in that county. Map of Tract No. 644 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. R. C. McMillan, Contractor was granted an extension of 30 days time, in which to complete the Juvenile Detention Home. The application of Sebastian Lemus for pool room license, was denied. Map of tract No. 522 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. A check for $3000 was deposited for street work. Map of Tract No. 661 was accepted as the official plotting of said Tract. A check for $1000 was deposited for street work. Deed for right of way from E. E. Jahraus, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from Jane B. Hollister, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Katherine E. Edwards, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Eva F. Day, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Frank O. Glazier, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from Grace D. Everest, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from Mary E. Fouchaux, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Eleanor E. Thrall, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Pauline E. Johraus, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Prescott F. Cogswell, was accepted. Deed for right of way from Cordella McFarland Thomas, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from T. G. Lewton, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from Jennie E. Johnson, was accepted. Supervisor George Jeffery was gantled a 30 days leave of absence from the state. to insist upon their destruction if necessary. The Deputy Horticultural Commissioner has charge of this work and we have employed Mr. Chas. F. Collins, who has had more experience in the control of ground squirrels than any other one man in this state. Mr. Collins spent a number of years in Tulare county as Horticultural Commissioner and there built up an enviable reputation in his successful campaign against the rodents in that county. Mr. Collins has under him three inspectors that are pushing this work in their districts. Mr. Perkins in the San Juan Capistrano, Tustin, and Santa Ana district, Mr. Grant takes care of Huntington Beach, Westminster, Smeltzer, Talbert and the surrounding country. Mr. Horne is engaged for the territory north of the river. With this organization we hope to so reduce the infestation in this county that little or no notice will be taken of these animals in the sections where they are now plentiful. Mr. Collins is pressing this work and has met with splendid success thus far. The heavy infestations are being reduced by the use of strychnine poison, grains, barley being used in the main. If the squirrels have been reduced to the minimum by this method, to complete the eradication carbon bisulphide is used and many ranchers are now using this material with good success. Whenever necessary, notices are served on the owners of infested property in order that the campaign may be complete, and destroying the infestation of an entire district. This will eventually mean covering the entire county. More during the last two or three months activity has been shown in this work than ever before in this county. Tons of poison barley has been used, though lia McFarland Thomas, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from T. G. Lewton, et al., was accepted. Deed for right of way from Jennie E. Johnson, was accepted. Supervisor George Jeffery was granted a 30 days leave of absence from the state. Map of Tract No. 605 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. Resolutions in the matter of Road District Improvement No. 29 were adopted. Resolutions in the matter of Road District Improvement No. 28 were adopted. An order was passed establishing Garden Grove Sanitary District. Resolution was adopted in the matter of Orange County Water Works District No. 2. Bids to be opened March 25th, 1924, at 11 A.M. A resolution was adopted, in the matter of Yorba Linda Lighting District. Bids to be opened March 25th, 1924, at 11 A.M. In the matter of Road District Improvement No. 22, a resolution was pased ordering bonds. The chairman of the Board was authorized to sign a lease for the concessions at the County Park. A lot of men who are not athletes are trying to lift heavy mortgages from expensive cars. ANOTHER OIL BUBBLE Alleged financial operations of the Square Deal Oil syndicate was paraded in federal court, in testimony by George L. Armstrong, special bank examiner, who was summoned as a witness at the trial of Chris Nelson, Wintersburg, and Webster Bush, Long Beach, who are charged with using the mails to defraud. That $365,000 had been collected from 1640 investors in "oil" lots covering something more than half of a thirty-acre tract that cost but $39,000 originally, was Armstrong's testimony. He sated that, although investors were told that the syndicate had $100,000 to its credit in the bank not a dollar was ever deposited for the syndicate, all the money being deposited in Nelson's name, and never more than $12,000 being on deposit at any time. The money was deposited in a Santa Ana bank, he testified. Of the $365,000 thus collected, according to Armstrong, $137,000 was paid in commissions, about $82,000 was expended in drilling operations that were later abandoned, and $30,000 went to J. S. Genderon, Nelson's partner in the syndicate, and George K. Nickerson, employed as "eminent geologist" for lecturing to prospective investors. What became of the remaining $116,000, Armstrong did not know, he said. Genderson, who pleaded guilty at the start of the trial, had testified earlier that he and Nelson expected to obtain $700,000 from the tract and hoped to "clean up" $100,000 each above all expenses. Armstrong testified that after drilling had ceased on the Winterburg tract of the Square Deal syndicate, Nelson rented the equipment to a concern at Signal Hill, Nelson, he landed for fifteen years and had a standing offer of $1,000,000 for a lease but that he preferred to let poor persons have a chance to make money from it. Mrs. Emma Turner, Long Beach, another investor, said she paid $2000 for ten lots, relying on a promise that her income from the lots would be $14,600 annually. J. E. Elliot, consulting geologist and inventor of the Elliot rotary core barrel, testified that he had declined to make a favorable report on oil prospects for the tract. Literature circulated by the syndicate was "highly optimistic," however, he testified. ORDER TAKERS She had a high opinion of herself and regarded customers as really rather nuisances. "Do you keep dog collars?" inquired the weak-looking man. "No," she snapped, "we sell them." "Anyway," he said as he strolled toward the door, "you'll keep the one you were going to sell me. Good morning." No girl could be half as innocent as any one of them looks when she's trying to land a man. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT In and For the County of Orange, State of California Sale Under Foreclosure of Martgage. Clyde F. Glasgow and Marian L. Glasgow, Plaintiffs vs. Rose C. Hagen, William F. Hagen, W. H. Downey, Bessie B. Downey, F. E. Doolittle and Estella E. Doolittle, F. D. Wood and Lizzle B. Wood, 16th day of February, A.D. 1924, and to me delivered on the same day, together with the said writ annexed thereto whereby I am commanded to sell at public auction for cash in lawful money of the United States, the following and in said decree, described real estate: Situated in the County of Orange, State of California, and more particularly described as follows; to-wit: The North one-half (N½) of the Northwest one-quarter (NW¼) of the Northeast one-quarter (NW¼) of the Southwest one-quarter (SW¼) of section Fourteen (14), Township Four (4) South, Range Eleven (11) West, S. E. B. & M., estimated to contain five acres. Reserving therefrom for roads, railroads, and ditches a strip of land 30 feet wide along, adjoining and each side of the township and section lines, and a strip of land 15 feet wide adjoining and each side the quarter section lines; also reserving the use and control clongas and natural streams of water, if any naturally upon flowing across, into or by said described tract and reserving the right-of-way for and to construct irrigation or drainage ditches through said tract to irrigate or drain the adjacent land. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Public notice is hereby given that on Thursday the 27th day of March A. D. 1924, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, I will proceed to sell at the south door of the Court House, in the City of Santa Ana; at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all the above described real estate, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy said decree for principal interest and all costs. Given under my hand this 4th day of March A. D. 1924. SAM JERNIGAN, Sheriff, By Cora M. Kurrle, Deputy J. A. GARDINER, Santa Ana, Calif. Attorney for Plaintiff. TIME TABLE A. T. & S. F. RR.. When Reserves Count We are having an unusually dry winter and people are asking, "How will this effect the Edison Company?" It is true that our supply of water for our mountain plants is below normal but by careful operation there will be no trouble. Steam Reserves are being used to make up the difference. Every reasonable demand for power is being supplied. mountain plants is below normal but by careful operation there will be no trouble. Steam Reserves are being used to make up the difference. Every reasonable demand for power is being supplied. Financial Reserves, built up during more favorable years, place the Company in a most enviable position. The 56th Consecutive Dividend has Just been Paid. Edison is Stronger Than Ever Now is a Good Time to Invest som of Your Earnings in this Tested Security. Use the Coupon Southern California Edison Company 301 No. Main St. SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 1924 Investment Dept., Edison Building, Los Angeles Kindly send me data re your 9 Pet Preferred Stock Name: Address: California Theatre ANAHEIM Thursday, March 6 Five Big Acts of Vaudeville Photoplay Feature, "Don't Call It Love," with Jack Holt and other Stars Friday and Saturday, Mar. 7-8 "Flaming Passion" Round 11 of the Fighting Blood" series "The Beauty and the Feast" Sunday-Monday, March 9-10 Joseph Hergisheimer's famous story "WILD ORANGES" With a strong cast. 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