anaheim-gazette 1924-03-13

WANT FAIR DEAL FOR MOTORIST ON ROAD OFFICERS COMMERCIALIZING THEIR JOBS IS CHARGE OF CLUB MANAGER James Granger of Pomona, Scores the Cops in a Speech Before the Orange County Atuomobile Club—Declares Twenty Million Dollars has been Unjustly Mulled from Autoists in California the Past Year—Club Preparing to Fight Back in the Name of Justice. The worm has turned. The downtrodden automobilist is going to defend himself. The pernicious activity of the nbliquitous motorcycle officer is getting to be a nightmare. They are commercializing their jobs and filching every dollar possible from the pockets of the autoists on the road, according to James Granger of Pomona, manager of the Southern California Automotive Association. many walls of the world that existed prior to the advent of these developments. These, he said, had produced some short cuts to big expansion and developments in the commercial and industrial activities of the world. "The advent aof the automobile has made it possile to develop a larger volume of business in a given time than was possible before this mode of transportation became general," Hoffman said. "It is possible for a business man to follow a method that will shortcircuit his business and wreck it by his failure to think for himself, by lack of confidence in his enterprise, his community, his fellow men and himself. "No business can succeed without the directing head having faith in his competitor, his fellow men. You may watch your neighbor, you may be suspicious, you may conduct your individual enterprise on this line—but the great business of the world is not done that way. Business of the world is being done on confidence and reliability, as it is the foundation upon which business rests." Designated as a "leap year party," the meeting of the association, held at the Elks club, with a dinner preceding the talks, was declared a greater success than any of the social gatherings in the series so far engineered by J. B. Glaze, secretary of the The worm has turned. The down-trodden automobilist is going to defend himself. The pernicious activity of the nbiquitous motorcycle officer is getting to be a nightmare. They are commercializing their jobs and filching every dollar possible from the pockets of the autoists on the road, according to James Granger of Pomona, manager of the Southern California Automotive Association, who addressed the Orange County Automobile Trades' Association at the meeting this city on last Thursday night. Great injustice is being done the men who use the streets and highways, and the organization, he declares, purposes to see to it that the motorist gets a fair deal in the future. He stated his belief that motorists in California in the past year had been mutected of $20,000,000 through fines that he declared had been levied by incompetent courts following arrests by incompetent motor officers. Granger made the strong declaration that officers themselves were the power behind the throne in effecting court tests of the provision of the new motor vehicle trap as a source for obtaining evidence of speeding. "Previous to the effectiveness of the latest motor vehicle law, containing the no-trap evidence provision, the officers hid behind a billboard for an hour or two each day, picked up enough speeders to make a showing and then passed the remainder of the day in personal pleasure," Granger declared. "They were not accustomed to working under the old law, and most of them do not propose that the new law should interrupt their no-work program." "Men are elected to authority who are inexperienced either in jurisprudence or in the operation of automobiles on the road. In speeding and other violation cases, the courts give no consideration to testimony except presented by the officers." "A person arrested might have his family of nine persons in the car with him, and he might take them into court as witnesses, but the evidence would count for nothing as against that of one motorcycle officer." Granger cited these conditions as instances he declared were developing in the general public more and more disregard for the laws of the state and of the nation. Granger did not disclose the method of enterprise on this line—but the great business of the world is not done that way. Business of the world is being done on confidence and reliability, as it is the foundation upon which business rests." Designated as a "leap year party," the meeting of the association, held at the Elks club, with a dinner preceding the talks, was declared a greater success than any of the social gatherings in the series so far engineered by J. B. Glaze, secretary of the organization. With Ethel Troxel Thompson, directing an excellent program of entertainment was presented. The high lights were trombone selections by D. C. Clanfoni. Vocal selections by Maurice Philip and Mrs. Arthur May and interpretive dancing by Elizabeth Roehm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Roehm. All of the entertainers were from Santa Ana. The evening was concluded with a dance, with the Grigsby orchestra furnishing peppy music. Paper hats and confetti added zest to the dance program. Special guests from Los Angeles were Messrs and Mesdames Walt Bldick, Ken Clarke, Ken Stoakes, R. P. McKinzie and P. W. Bulteff, the men being members of the "Committee of 30" of the Los Angeles Automobile Trade's association. PHONEY HAM VENDER AGAIN OPERATING George McPhee Offers Reward for Information. The "phoney ham peddler" is again operating in the county, according to reports reaching George McPhee, sealer of weights and measures. He says it itinerant meat merchant has been doing a thriving business for the past few days. Making this announcement as a warning to housewives, the sealer added further interest by stating that he would give $5 for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of "short-weight" artists, whether they be dealers in fish flesh or fowl, or merely vendors of garden truck. "This is a cash bounty paid for the capture of crooks in an open season that lasts 365 days in the year—there is good hunting," McPhee added. Discussing the reappearance of the short weight "ham artist," after a suspension of operations here covering a period of many months, McPhee said the profits of the vendor are huge and the risk is virtually nil. All sorts of rumors about the ultimate outcome and Oll Company's Wagner lease. I who have been keen eye on the proceeding was spudded in, and drill is biting into rile a geyser may break moment. The drill at 3600 foot level, where developments if there is anything lowing the time-honored Standard the men work are about as oysters, and no info gleaned from them; however, of those who are progress that they oil sand, and that a certain to be brouh is certain, the drill with caution now. taken out every few from the men knows what they re. Should this prove well there will prob times in Anaheim, as will immediately begin sands of acres have Anaheim territory; very direction, and it dredges of derricks we mediate if this test field. A dry well, I deter other company as all oil men know struck in the most is reported that the drill again within a this well, regardless of the Wagner well. BOARD WILL NOT ORANGE CO A telegram receive Ardery, United States the Los Angeles district possible blows to 11 county harbor, proper connection with the port, before the boaters, caused great air booster. Major Ardery discuss message he had just the board, scheduled California within tht It stated: "The committee o gineers can visit o Long Beach harb schedule, but may "A person arrested might have his family of nine persons in the car with him, and he might take them into court as witnesses, but the evidence would count for nothing as against that of one motorcycle officer." Granger cited these conditions as instances he declared were developing in the general public more and more disregard for the laws of the state and of the nation. Granger did not disclose the method by which the association will attempt to remedy the situation with regard to the officers using speed traps and showing lack of judgment, in their arrests but intimated that it probably would come through corrective legislation. "We should have men of brains and judgment in these positions," Granger concluded. AUTO DEALERS HAVE A MERRY MEETING Hear Good Entertainment at Elks Club House "Failure of the individual to think for himself, and his lack of confidence in himself and his competitors, is a short circuit to failure." In this terse sentence, James Hoffman Batten, director of the regional service of Pomona college, in an address at a meeting at Anaheim Thursday evening of the Orange County Automobile trade summed up the value of cooperation in all trades and business activities. He discoursed on the subject of "Short Circuits to Short Cuts." He declared that automotive transportation had developed a short cut to greater business volume, and developed the point of how radio and wire communication had flattened out the er they be dealers in fish flesh or fowl, or merely vendors of garden truck. “This is a cash bounty paid for the capture of crooks in an open season that lasts 365 days in the year—there is good hunting.” McPhee said the profits of the vendor are huge and the risk is virtually nil. “The risk is not very great because after the transactlaon has been closed and the money paid, very few of the victims are able to give a sufficient description of the swindler to insure his identification.” Said McPhee. "Again many of the victims would pocket their losses rather than admit having been 'taken in' by a 'pork peddler.'" "The methods employed insure a clinch for the meat salesman. Not only does he misrepresent the quality of the commodity offered for sale, but he short-wheels the purchaser all the way from 25 to 50 per cent. "A recent instance of short-weighing by a peddler came in the sale of a ham yesterday to a resident of the southwest part of Santa Ana. The ham was sold as weighing ten pounds. I weighed it on a tested scale and announced to the discomforted purchaser a discrepancy of four pounds—a shortage of that many pounds. Unfortunately, in this case it was impossible to locate the swindler, as before the complaint was made sufficient time had elapsed for the vendor to get safely away. A sharp look-out is being maintained for him and others engaged in the same line of business, with the prospect that arrests may be made in the near future." The committee of engineers can visit Oral and Long Beach harbor scheduled, but may San Diego and New York. The engineer exp however, that whilie 20.13 the date set of government exp Long Beach and Los Angeles hearing on both he asserted it was could visit Orange attend a hearing on urday, March 22, plans conflict with Major Ardery remit that he is an members of the g hear the sincere de men from Oral San Bernardo co importance of the counties and the v possible of developThose scheduled ern California area Harry Taylor, Colorado, Colonel F., ant-Colonel John H Gordon R. Young, eers of port facili Chamber of the U. and Assistant Engineer H. W. Dobbs. People in glass h stones. AHEIM GAZETT Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 13, 1924 STANDARD WELL WATCHED WITH ANXIETY INTERESTED PEOPLE LOOK FOR DEVELOPMENTS AT AN EARLY DAY Hole Now 3700 Feet Deep, and Core Beling Taken Every Few F'et—Supposed to be in Oil Sand, but Company's Employees Giving Out No Information—Other Big Companies Wating the Outcome—Thousands of Acres Under Lease. All sorts of rumors are afloat about the ultimate outcome of the Standard Oil Company's pioneer well on the Wagner lease. Interested parties who have been keeping a constant eye on the proceedings since the hole was spudded in, are confident the drill is biting into rich stuff, and that a goyser may break loose at any moment. The drill has now passed the 3600 foot level, and is at a depth where developments may be expected. ANAHEIM MEN MADE DEFENDANTS IN OIL SUIT Signal Hill Pacific Corporation to be Alred in Court. Orange county came into possession of its own oil scandal Saturday when Superior Court machinery was set in motion to prevent further disappearance of the Signal Hill Pacific Corporation's funds, $250,000 of which already has vanished, it is alleged. A civil suit filed at Santa Ana charges misappropriation of the huge sum against R. R. Parrott, Louis Kleindienst and Harry Fisher, all of Los Angeles, who are alleged to have taken illegal advantage of managerial authority in the corporation. Included among the defendants are F. C. Krause, president of the Fullerton Bank; C. J. Dunham and A. L. Knipe, the latter two of Anaheim. No charge of dishonesty was made against these men, who are believed to be officers of the corporation. Nineteen stockholders signed the complaint as plaintiffs. Secret disposal of oil from the company's well No. 16 and the diversion of the proceeds to private use is alleged. The oil was sold to the Standard Oil Company without the knowledge of stockholders and others interested, according to the complaint. The well was brought into production in January, the complaint states. MUST ECONOMIZE IN BURNING OF JUICE MANAGER DEIMLING OF EDISON COMPANY ISSUES AN APPEAL Recent Rains Added Little to the Future Water Supply, and Situation is Unchanged—Edison Company Adding All Available Private Steam Plants to Its System—Linked Up Anaheim Sugar Company Saturday. While the belated rains which visited this section the early part of last week were beneficial to the trees, the crops, the lawns and gardens, the relief was only temporary. The problem that confronted the people before the storm came is still to be solved, and the necessity for conserving water and electricity is just as imperative. The storm was local in its scope, the precipitation being generous in amount. All sorts of rumors are afloat about the ultimate outcome of the Standard Oil Company's pioneer well on the Wagner lease. Interested parties who have been keeping a constant eye on the proceedings since the hole was spudded in, are confident the drill is biting into rich stuff, and that a geyser may break loose at any moment. The drill has now passed the 3600 foot level, and is at a depth where developments may be expected if there is anything to develop. Following the time-honored policy of the Standard the men engaged in the work are about as communicative as oysters, and no information can be gleaned from them. It is the belief however, of those who are watching the progress that the drill is now in oil sand, and that a producing well is certain to be brought in. One thing is certain, the drillers are working with caution now. Cores are being taken out every few feet, but aside from the men employed nobody knows what they reveal. Should this prove to be a producing well there will probably be exciting times in Anaheim, as many companies will immediately begin to drill. Thousands of acres have been leased in Anaheim territory, practically in every direction, and it is believed hundreds of derricks will start up immediately if this test well proves the field. A dry well, however, will not deter other companies from drilling, as all oil men know dusters are struck in the most prolific fields. It is reported that the Standard will drill again within a short distance of this well, regardless of the outcome of the Wagner well. BOARD WILL NOT VISIT ORANGE COUNTY HARBOR A telegram received by Major E. D. Ardery, United States engineer for the Los Angeles district, concerning possible blows to a hearing on Orange county harbor, proposed to be held in connection with the re-survey of the port, before the board of army engineers, caused great anxiety among harbor boosters. Major Ardery disclosed part of the message he had just received from the board, scheduled to visit Southern California within the next two weeks. It stated: "The committee of the board of engineers can visit only Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors on the dates scheduled, but may decide to visit No charge of disobedience was made against these men, who are believed to be officers of the corporation. Nineteen stockholders signed the complaint as plaintiffs. Secret disposal of oil from the company's well No. 16 and diversion of the proceeds to private use is alleged. The oil was sold to the Standard Oil Company without the knowledge of stockholders and others interested, according to the complaint. The well was brought into production in January, 1923, the complaint recites, and in March 1923, Parrott took charge of it, the move being unknown to the stockholders, collected $24,000 for oil sold and gave no sufficient accounting. Kleindienst then assumed control, it is charged, and received $125,000 for the product, making an alleged questionable statement of disbursements to cover the sum. In April, May, June and July, 1923 the complaint holds, Parrott and Fisher were paid $100,000 for the company's oil and gave no accounting. The complaint asks an order for an accounting, appointment of a receiver, a restraining order to prevent further alleged illegal handling of the funds and an order for the sale of the company's properties and division of the proceeds among the stockholders. Plaintiff stockholders, most of whom reside in Santa Ana and Anaheim, are: F. W. Hanover, R. T. Clapp, Claude Minter, Otto Rohrs, A. J. Charle, R. E. Smith, R. V. Compton, L. A. Birdsall, C. Ralph Clark, J. Lincoln Blake, Margaret Dickinson, Fred A. White Libby J. Rose, Paul Ellsworth, Fred Bentjen, C. A. Gibson, J. Orr, L. B. Brown and Alice Mansfield. WERRENRATH CONCERT AT AUDITORIUM TONIGHT Full House Expected to Gratet the Famous Singer There will be a full house at the high school auditorium tonight to hear Reinald Werrenrath, the famous singer. This is one of the concerts staged by the Inter-club Association, which is bringing the best available talent here for the entertainment of Anaheim music lovers. Following is the program: I. a. Some Rival Has Stolen My True Love Away—Traditional Surrey Air Arr. by Lucy Broadwood. b. Little Mary Cassidy (Old Irish) While the belated rains which visited this section the early part of last week were beneficial to the trees, the crops, the lawns and gardens, the relief was only temporary. The problem that confronted the people before the storm came is still to be solved, and the necessity for conserving water and electricity is just as imperative. The storm was local in its scope, the precipitation being generous in some section and dwindling to a slight shower in others. Anaheim appeared to be the favored section, the recorded fall here being double that of some of our neighbors; while at Yorba Linda practically no rain fell. The snowfall in the mountains was also light; nine inches being the heaviest measurement. Being light and fluffy, this will make only a quarter of an inch of water when it melts. The Southern California Edison Company which is using every possible means to meet the situation, again warns the people to conceive juice in every possible manner. The company is getting control of all possible steam plants within its territory and will use them to generate power. It secured control of the Anaheim Sugar company's plant Saturday, adding 500 kilowats, the Holly sugar plant at Huntington Beach, adding 450, the Los Alamitos plant, 450, and the Santa Ana Sugar company's plant, 300 kilowats. This will add greatly to the cost of producing the power demanded by its customers, but W. L. Deimiling, the manager says there will be no increase in the price to the consumers. "This juice costs us about 7 or 8 cents a kilowatt and we sell it for 2 or 3 cents," says Deimiling. "but it shows the Edison company is making all efforts to provide every bit of power possible despite the drought." "Last week's snow in the mountains did practically no good from a power standpoint. The most snow reported at any one point was nine inches and further north there was none. Nine inches of fluffy snow at this time of year will make only about one-quarter inch of water so you see, we won't fill many reservoirs with that." ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY BUILDING BIG ADDITION Two Wings, Costing $42,000, Being Added to Structure connection with the re-survey of the port, before the board of army engineers, caused great anxiety among harbor boosters. Major Ardery disclosed part of the message he had just received from the board, scheduled to visit Southern California within the next two weeks. It stated: "The committee of the board of engineers can visit only Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors on the dates scheduled, but may decide to visit San Diego and Newport later." The engineer expressed the belief however that while Thursday, March 20, the date set for the committee of government experts to visit the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors and Friday is the date set for a public hearing on both those ports, yet he asserted it was possible the board could visit Orange county harbor and attend a hearing on that project Saturday, March 22, unless last-minute plans conflict with this arrangement. Major Ardery reiterated his statement that he is anxious to have the members of the government board hear the sincere declaration of business men from Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties as to the importance of the harbor to these counties and the volume of tonnage possible of development. Those scheduled to come to Southern California are Brigadier-General Harry Taylor, Colonel Henry C. Newcomer, Colonel F. C. Boggs, Lieutenant-Colonel John R. Slattery, Major Gordon R. Young, consulting engineers of port facilities; Capt. F. T. Chamber of the United States Navy, and Assistant Engineer and Secretary H. W. Dobbs. People in glass houses usually trow stones. I. a. Some Rival Has Stolen My True Love Away—Traditional Surrey Air. Arr. by Lucy Broadwood. b. Little Mary Cassidy (Old Irish)—Arr. by Arthur Somervell. c. Over the Hills and Far Away (Old Irish)—Arr. by Wm. Arms Fisher. d. I'll Sail Upon the Dog-Star—Henry Purcell (1658-1695). II. a. Von Ewinger Liebe — Johannes Brahms. b. Lauf der Welt—Edward Grieg. c. Licht—Christian Sindling. III. "Prologue" to Pagliacci—R. Leoncavello. IV. Three Negro Spirituals—Arr. by R. Nathaniel Dett— a. I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Always. b. O, the Land I Am Bound For. c. Somebody's Knocking at Your Door. V. a. Lone Dog—Rupert O. Erlebach. b. Sittin' Thinkin'—Howard Fisher. c. Slow, Hprse, Slow—Roger Jalowicz. d. Duna—Josephine McGill. e. On the Road to Mandalay—Oley Speaks. Mr. Herbert Carrick at the plona. Hysteria and hypocrisy have never before had such a long and successful run in American politics. ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY BUILDING BIG ADDITION Two Wings, Costing $42,000, Being Added to Structure John A. Volz, contractor, will this week begin the construction of two wings to St. Joseph's Academy on West Broadway, the total cost of the additions being $42,000. The wings are to be built of brick, each two stories in height. The west wing on the Palm Street side will be cut into dormitories on the upper floor, the ground floor being fitted up as an auditorium. The wing on the Helena Street side will be devoted principally to class rooms. St. Joseph's is a boarding school as well as a day school, and it has gained such a reputation that the present building has grown too small to accommodate all who wish to attend. At present time there are 45 borders and 221 day students in the institution, and the enrollment is increasing each year. When the school opened some years ago only 64 students were in attendance the first term. Fertilization of olive orchards is seldom practiced because it causes too heavy a set of fruit and the olives cannot size up well. Better results are secured by no fertilization and less olives. Than with good care and irrigation they reach a good size and bring larger returns. ETTE Number 22 DON'T NEGLECT TO REGISTER George Varnum attended the "100 per cent Registration Luncheon" recently held at the Hotel Clark in Los Angeles. The meeting had been called by the county chairman of all the political parties and was wholly non-partisan. Over 50 representatives of great organizations including the school heads the chamber of commerce, Veterans Legion, Womans' Clubs, county Registrar, etc., were in attendance. The startling fact that but little over half the voters are registered revealed a deplorable apathy which is to be overcome by concerted action of every public and civic agency. An opportunity for real public service exists in Anaheim and the county that would combine newspapers, churches, schools, chambers of commerce, political parties, all clubs and organizations. The menace of neglect was indicated by the slogan," When the majority neglect, the minority control." AN HISTORIC TREE What is believed to be one of the oldest peach trees in California is in full bloom at San Juan Capistrano. The tree has an interesting historical background. Located in the corner of the patio, not far from the entrance to the original church of Fray Jimmero Serra. ORANGE COUNTY STILL LEADS IN WALNUTS NEARLY 7500 TONS SHIPPED FROM THE COUNTY DURING PAST SEASON Santa Ana maintains its place as Greatest Walnut Shipping Point in the World—Anaheim Shipped 600 Tons During Season of 1923—This Section Regarded as the Home of the Industry, William Crowther Being the Pioneer Grower — Los Angeles County in Second Place. Though small, Orange county is the foremost walnut producing county in the United States, and Santa Ana is greatest walnut shipping point in the world. Los Angeles county, in many times our size in area, is trailing it and place, more than a thousand feet behind this county in the shipment during the past season. The ships from the walnut producing counties of California in 1923 were as far as Orange county. AN HISTORIC TREE What is believed to be one of the oldest peach trees in California is in full bloom at San Juan Capistrano. The tree has an interesting historical background. Located in the corner of the patio, not far from the entrance to the original church of Fray Junipero Serra, the tree is said to have been planted by Dona Ysidora Pico de Forster, sister of Governor Plo Pico. Old residents say that it was the sister of the governor who planted the tree and Father St. John O'Sullivan is inclined to take their word for it. The planting date has not been definitely established. Father O'Sullivan in inclined to believe that the tree is at least forty-one years old and the probabilities are that it is much older. The original tree was knocked down when a wagon used on reconstruction work bumped into it. The stump, however, remained and the new tree has come up from it. Today in full bloom it adds a delightful touch of fragrance and color to that section of the mission. Visitors passing the tree might well take it for a young tree and few of them have any realization of its historic background or former associations. Father O'Sullivan said he knew of no older peach tree but could not say that the Forster tree is the oldest. FACING ANOTHER TRIAL Having emerged successfully from one prosecution in connection with an alleged oil fraud, Chris Nelson, Winersburg rancher, is facing a second trial in federal court, Los Angeles, on a charge of using the malls to defraud. The case of Nelson, his partner, J. S. Genderon, and George K. Nickerson, who was said to have been employed by Nelson and Genderon as a lecturer, in connection with the Boulevard Oil Land syndicate at Winterburg, will be set for trial in the United States district court within the next few weeks, it was stated in reports from Los Angeles. Nelson was acquitted of the fraud charge in connection with the Square Deal Oil syndicate by a federal jury Friday, although Genderon and Nickerson, who were his associates in that syndicate also, both pleaded guilty to though small county is the foremost walnut producing county in the United States, and Santa Ana is greatest walnut shipping point in the world. Los Angeles county, in many times our size in area, is trailing it and place, more than a thousand miles behind this county in the shipment during the past season. The shipments from the walnut producing county of California in 1923 were as follows: Orange county 7447 tons; Los Angeles 6311; Ventura 5556; Sarita Bibbara 2237; San Bernardino 586; Riverside 284. This makes a total shipment of 22,421 tons for Southern California. Shipments from the various points in this county during the season were as follows: Anaheim 598 Tons Capistrano 281 Des Moines 128 Fullerton 1403 Francis 709 Carden Grove 360 La Habra 181 Orange 535 Santa Ana 3254 Total 7447 The chief product of the Anaheim section is, of course, the Valencia orange. It is noted throughout the United States as the heart of the great Valencia belt but there are still many ranchers who stick to the walnut, which grows to perfection here. Anaheim is the pioneer walnut producing section of the state, the late William Crowther being known as the father of the industry. Mr. Crowther studied the walnut, had faith in it and experimented with it on his Placentia avenue ranch in an early day, and the result justified his faith. The walnut soon became a leading crop, although the price received by the ranchers before the organization of cooperative associations was not encouraging. STARK AND RENNER IN RACE FOR TRUSTEE Nominating Petitions Filed With City Clerk Merritt Tuesday Two more candidates for city trustee are now officially on the list. Friends of Mayor William Stark, retiring member of the board, and Oscar H. Renner manager of the S. Q. It store, filed nominating paper for those two gentlemen with City Clerk... Nelson was acquitted of the fraud charge in connection with the Square Deal Oil syndicate by a federal jury Friday, although Genderon and Nickerson, who were his associates in that syndicate also, both pleaded guilty to the charge. Government Attorney David V. Cahill, in charge of the prosecution of so-called oil fraud cases, is quoted as declaring the government has a much stronger case in the matter of the Boulevard Oil Land syndicate than it had in the Square Deal case. The Boulevard syndicate was promoted just before the Square Deal syndicate in 1922. According to Attorney Cahill, the government evidence shows that the Boulevard syndicate did not drill a well, although representing prospects of oil profits, it was alleged, in connection with its sale of lots. Nelson, it was said, testified at the trial of the Square Deal case that he has made about $45,000 in promoting the Boulevard syndicate. Farm products are often shipped great distances when they might be sold with greater profit close at hand, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Surveys are now being made by the department in various parts of the country to determine the extent of this wasteful practice and to help farmers make readjustments in their farming and marketing to enable them to meet local market demands. Two more candidates for city trustee are now officially on the list. Friends of Mayor William Stark, retiring member of the board, and Oscar H. Renner, manager of the S. Q. It store, filed nominating paper for those two gentlemen with City Clerk Merritt Tuesday. The papers of All Pape were filed last week, making three candidates in the field up yesterday. As four members of its board are to be elected it is expected that at least eight names will be on the ballot, but following the custom of former years a batch of them will probably be filed at the last minute permitted by law. March 25 is the last day. It is not yet known whether or not Howard Gates, another retiring member of the board, will start for reelection but it is presumed he will be a candidate, as the present board has made a record that entitles them to the support of all progressive citizens. Owing to the demand of private interests Messrs. Mann and Gibbs are retiring before the expiration of their terms. Those who endorsed the candidacy of Oscar Renner are: H. M. Adams, Hugh Grant, H. A. Hawley, Fred A. Backs, Jr., Charles A. Boese, William J. Sleman, John Cassou, G. M. Simpson, Oscar Heying and Elmer I. Brus. Those who signed the petition for Mayor Stark are: H. N. White, H. I. Penjamin, Adolph Thomas, Oscar Heying, William Falkenstein, E. W. Schneider, William Dolan, L. R. Wilson, F. A. Yungbluth and F. N. Gibbs.