anaheim-gazette 1924-06-26

EFFORTS MAKING TO CONSERVE POWER BRILLIANT ELECTRIC SIGNS DISAPPEAR AND STREET LIGHTS ARE DIMMED Streets of Anaheim Present Somber Appearance at Night, and Even Further Reductions May Be Made—Anaheim Must Reduce Its Consumption 25 Per Cent—Edison Company Threatens to Pull Switches Unless Odor of Railroad Commission Is Obeyed. The hitherto brilliantly illuminated streets of Anaheim present a somber and shadowy appearance after dark now. In obedience to the demand of the Railroad Commission that this city curtail its consumption of juice 25 per cent, street lights have been reduced to one light on each cluster and in residence districts some of them have been cut off entirely. Electric signs more than the first half of his orchard this season. "To prevent this we must co-operate with the Edison company in every way possible and we believe the first interruption of service, that becomes necessary, should be placed on industries. This is not a selfish suggestion but one that appears essential to conditions. We need more water because of the drought than ever before." Owing to the shortage of water supply for the generating of electricity the State Power Administration has issued the following restrictions. (1) Consumers must be required to use other forms of power whenever possible and thus entirely relieve us of their load. For instance, the farmer may use a tractor to drive his pump and relieve us of the responsibility. (2) All decorative display and sign lighting must be immediately eliminated. (3) The street lighting must be reduced just as far as possible. For instance, leaving one light per block instead of the five or six normally operated. (4) Domestic consumers must be urged and appealed to to reduce their consumption for home lighting. (5) Industrial power installations must be cut 25 per cent and it is suggested that they be allocated 25 per cent of the kilowatt hours that they would consume if the shortage did not exist, requiring that they do not use The hitherto brilliantly illuminated streets of Anaheim present a somber and shadowy appearance after dark now. In obedience to the demand of the Railroad Commission that this city curtail its consumption of juice 25 per cent, street lights have been reduced to one light on each cluster and in residence districts some of them have been cut off entirely. Electric signs that assisted in making the streets light, almost by night as they were in daytime, are now dark, and is rumored that even the show windows in the business houses will be darkened. It is necessary for Anaheim to reduce its consumption 25 per cent. This must be done at any cost, and in order to do so some sacrifices must be made. In the last three days consumers have used over ten per cent of the amount of power allocated to this division for the balance of the month, declared W. L. Deimling, district manager of the Southern California Edison company, at a meeting held under the auspices of the Farm Bureau in the Hall of Records, Santa Ana Thursday night, when two score farmers met with officials of the Edison company to confer over the power shortage situation. "This division has been allotted 1,700,000 kilowatt hours, for the period June 16 to June 30, and in the first three days of the conservation program we have used 579,370 kilowatts. At this rate our entire allotment will be used up several days before the end of the month." "This power shortage situation is more serious than people seem to believe," continued Mr. Deimling, "and if conservation is not begun immediately the only recourse for the company will be to pull the switches." "When shortage was imminent it seemed consumers wanted to get theirs while the getting was good and a decided increase in power consumption has resulted during the last few days. This increase has been particularly noticed on lines serving agricultural users." At this meeting plans were laid for an effective system of power conservation. A committee of three in each of the company's districts in the county was arranged for to act as a board of arbitration and to co-operate with officials of the company in keeping the consumption down to the amount allotted. These committees were applauded just as far as possible. For instance, leaving one light per block instead of the five or six normally operated. (4) Domestic consumers must be urged and appealed to to reduce their consumption for home lighting. (5) Industrial power installations must be cut 25 per cent and it is suggested that they be allocated 25 per cent of the kilowatt hours that they would consume if the shortage did not exist, requiring that they do not use greater than such amount. (6) Irrigation load must be reduced as much as possible having regard for the necessary irrigation for growing crops. In this connection it is suggested that the District Manager immediately obtain the help of the Farm Bureau organizations, farm advisors, etc who can be of great assistance in advising the farmer of the minimum amount of water for irrigation that he needs. (7) The street railway companies will be required to take out of service 25 per cent of their cars. (8) Dredgers and rock crushers and other such consumers must cut 25 per cent of their normal consumption. Such cut to be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. when shortage water is being used. (9) /All twenty-four hour consumers should make their cut between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. There is some discussion now relative to the advisability of rehabilitating the city's power plant and again manufacture our own energy. A conference on the subject was held Monday between Mayor-Metcalf, City Manager Price, Councilman Hasson, City Engineer Hapgood and City Power Superintendent Hannum. The proposal is to call a bond election for $200,000 and, should the money be voted, install a unit that would produce 1000 kilowatts per hour. "We are not planning any war on the Edison Company," said City Manager Price. "In fact, we would expect the Edison company to continue to handle the bulk of the load. However, we are impressed with the advisability of a standby unit which would relieve the Edison Co. of the peak load and would avoid any future recurrence of such an emergency as now confronts us." It is doubtful if a bond election could be carried for such a purpose under existing conditions. Besides before it could be put in operation in all probability the Edison people would be in a position to supply any demand The Crystal Oil is announced, is for extensive large extension sugar factory plants figuring on an a million dollars years and an add many employees. The present cap is expected, will tiller department make a common of the waste man. This plant has much noise since but it promises industry. Whilst ing much noise loud and uncove north end o annoyance of tha but this has been pumping the water pits, and will shoined it. It is prone "Patronize hour good slogan for adopt, but the Canyon may find it put away from alcohol, 25,000 gall each day, but no released for home withstanding their thirst souls in would gladly pay Everything connexion is under governmeni guager in chder lock and key; will shortly be can be sold and u ranchers who use will no doubt be manufactured in easy hauling ranches. All of the mollusk sugar factory which been used up by and it is now open lasses, shipped in now experimentin At this meeting plans were laid for an effective system of power conservation. A committee of three in each of the company's districts in the county was arranged to act as a board of arbitration and to co-operate with officials of the company in keeping the consumption down to the amount allotted. These committees were appointed at a meeting of presidents and chairmen of utility committees of the various farm centers held at Santa Ana Saturday. E. E. Campbell, state director of the California Farm Bureau, made a short talk. "It is a very difficult thing for the farmer to conserve power," he said. "All over Southern California, the farmers are willing to do everything in their power to co-operate and conserve, but they must have power on the line 24 hours a day. We must have water to irrigate our crops and it takes power to raise this water." "The farmer is different from other industry in this respect. If manufacturing is stopped for a month or so by an emergency they lose the production of only that length of time, but if the farmer stops irrigating one month he jeopardizes years of work. He must have water to develop this year's crop. In addition to that there is the danger of injuring his trees so they will not recover for a long time." "The pulling of switches on agricultural users would be disastrous. Some lands require power longer than others and we cannot place a time limit on irrigation. Suppose a farmer is allowed power only long enough to get water half way down the rows; in such a case he would never irrigate handle the bulk of the load. However, we are impressed with the advisability of a standby unit which would relieve the Edison Co. of the peak load and would avoid any future recurrence of such an emergency as now confronts us." It is doubtful if a bond election could be carried for such a purpose under existing conditions. Besides before it could be put in operation in all probability the Edison people would be in a position to supply any demand made upon it. Some years ago Anahenn abandoned its power plant and contracted with the Edison company to furnish uice. Apparently the service rendered has been satisfactory up to the present time. The shortage is no fault of the company and it is believed it will last but a few months. The City of Los Angeles uses more energy than all of the rural districts combined, and it is reported that no signs of conservation have been observed there. If that city can be forced to curtail its use only ten per cent it is believed the situation in the country will be relieved. Mayor Metcalf is of the opinion that a plant may be installed without resorting to a bond issue. This would avoid much delay. THE FRIENDLY BEAR Chinamen are not usually very courageous in the wild woods. The following, though, seems to show the ready wit of the race. An old Chinaman delivering laundry in a mining camp, heard a noise and espied a huge brown bear sniffing his tracks in the newly fallen snow. "Huh!" he gasped. "You like my tlacke, I makee some more." NAHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, June 20th 1924 CHEMICAL PLANT TO MAKE BIG ADDITIONS EXPECT TO SPEND HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS Fertilizer Department to be Added at a Cost of a Hundred Thousand Dollars to Utilize Waste Products—Plant Now Turning Out 25,000 Gallons of Alcohol Per Day, but Not a Drop for Home Consumption—Disagreeable Odor from the Factory. Will Soon Be Entirely Eliminated. The Crystal Chemical company, it is announced, is making preparations for extensive improvements and a large extension of its works at the sugar factory plant north of town. It is figuring on an expenditure of half a million dollars within the next five years and an enlargement that will add many employees to its payroll. The present capacity of the plant is 905 barrels; 414,350,000 feet of gas; 18 wells. San Luis Obispo, 772 acres; 32,989 barrels; 18 wells. Santa Clara, 80 acres; 14,430 barrels; 12 wells. San Mateo, 389 barrels; 4 wells. The report says the 116,868 acres of proven oil land in the state produced a total of 259,382,565 barrels of oil, an increase of 123,559,114 barrels over 1922. The total gas production was 115,680,200,000 cubic feet. Statting that it is estimated operating costs of the department for the fiscal year will approximate $135,917.17, the report says oil and gas producers and oil land owners will be subject to a tax of $0.00045063 per 10,000 cubic feet of gas and per barrel of oil. "The tax is slightly more than forty-five hundredths of one mill per unit and will yield $122,325.46," reads the statement. Continuing, it says: "The production from Fresno, Kern and Santa Barbara counties for 1923 shows a decrease of 11,650,857 barrels over 1922, due partly to natural decline but largely to curtailment of drilling and production in the San Joaquin valley and northerly coastal fields caused by excess production of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The oil production of Los Angeles and Orange counties increased from 68,724,838 barrels in MINSTREL SHOW TO BE UNIQUE. SPECTACLE CRIPPLED CHILDREN TO STAGE AN ENTERTAINMENT TOMORRO WEVENING Participants are Pupils of Orthopedic School in Los Angeles and Receipts Will be used for the Benefit of Littl Cripples — Entertainment one of the Most Unique Ever Staged Here—the Bever Triplets of this City Have a Place on the Program. Jokes, songs, dialogues, musical numbers, all displaying unusual talent of their kind, will feature what is undoubtedly the most unique Minstrel show ever given in Ankheim, next Friday evening, June 27th at 7:30 o'clock sharp. The entire cast are crippled children. The entire protraction being given by the Orthopedic School of Los Angeles. The alumni are raising funds for welfare purposes. Defendance Charles for a new Judge the trist for publication set for next spring after 3 verdicts mission for daily occupied hours. The pair resumed "love where couple wife. B children husband mona. played testimonial both his who im husband printing Mrs. suit fitted cusd For in-lock instillation must be since their installation it is sugared that they did not use reduced regard growing is sugar im the Farm advisors, distance in minimum that companies service and cut 25滴ption, hours of on short consumers seen the low rela-litating in manu-fference day be-manager Engl-Super-bosal is $200,000 insured, in price 1000 war on by Man expect nuque to however, usability relieve lead and sense of confronts PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM ORANGE COUNTY WELLS Yield Was More Than Forty-six Million Barrels in 1923 That 8558 acres of proven oil land in Los Angeles county produced in-continuing, it says: "The production from Fresno, Kern and Santa Barbara counties for 1923 shows a decrease of 11,650,857 barrels over 1922, due partly to natural decline but largely to curtailment of drilling and production in the San Joaquin valley and northerly coastal fields caused by excess production of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The oil production of Los Angeles and Orange counties increased from 63,754,838 barrels in 1922 to 203,288,978 barrels in 1923; the gas production increased from 23,496,200,000 cubic feet in 1922 to 115,957,130,000 cubic feet in 1923. The report of the department discloses that three wells were begun in the Huntington Beach field during the week ending June 7 by the Standard Oil company, Bolsa 16; Farnaworth 3, and Mills 3. The Petroleum Midway company began deepening operations on four wells No. 2 in Columbia Lease 1; Nos. 1 and 2 on Columbia Lease No. 1 and No. 1 on Pearce lease. LAND COMMITTEE IS GETTING ACTIVE Doing Good Work for the County Harbor Project In planning the work of the land committee, of the County Committee of Fifty and Harbor matters, H. Hale, its chairman, has started at the foundation. For his own entire satisfaction he has completed a number of important records, all of which will be a part of and included in the final report of the land committee when the same is submitted. It was necessary to secure the co-operation of the county surveyor, which was very cheerfully given and one of the results of this co-operative effort is a twelve foot map, which, when completed in its very great detail, will indicate the complex problem which is being studied by the land committee. Another source of satisfaction to the members of the land committee is the ready help and assistance which has always been available when called for, extended by the Irvine Ranch company and its owners, Messrs James Irvine, Senior and Junior. The officers of the Irvine Ranch company have supplied copies of original maps, surveys and documents when required for review by the land committee. It will be some time before the land committee is in a position to file Jokes, songs, dialogues, musical numbers, all displaying unusual talent of their kind, will feature what is undoubtedly the most unique Minstrel show ever given in Ankheim, next Friday evening, June 27th at 7:30 o'clock sharp. The entire cast are crippled children. The entire profession being given by the Orthopedic School, of Los Angeles. The alumni are raising funds for welfare purposes such as putting other crippled children through treatment, buying braces for another, or providing means for musical instructions or trades craft training for members of their organization who are talented. It is perhaps little realized by the general public that the usual orthopedic treatments for a crippled condition cannot work its miracle of cure immediately—but must make correction step by step. This involves recurring trips to the orthopedic Institution for a second, third and often times fourth operative procedure with its accompanying period of physical inactivity in casts or braces while the corrective bone or muscle heals or strengthens. Thus the period of return to normalcy may cover several years. The Orthopedic school provides, through teachers assigned by the Los Angeles Board of Education, regular school training for these children. It further offers occupational therapy and shop work but these in themselves are not always sufficient to meet the urge of youth and the desires of young and active minds for means of expression. Here is where the Senior Alumni Association steps in, with various fields of action—officer's ships to be held, a small paper to be edited, but above all else, the dramatic club provides amusement, means of self expression opportunity to raise funds and become an asset in the work that is being carried around them. The Orthopedic Hospital-School senior alumni is financially independent. It pays its own expenses, and is helping other crippled children to become independent through training. Physical handicaps often mean unusual mental powers, and you will agree that there is scarcely a member of the cast appearing before you Friday evening who does not display remarkable talent. An admission of 25 cents has been set, and you will never have a finer opportunity to co-operate in a worthy cause and spend a more interesting eve- wife. By children husband mona. ployed at testimon both him who im husband printing Mrs. suit for cusd M home. At tha denied er as mer Beach o the jury that the prosecutor for a d an offer C. N. attorney tion, ric mony t he beaed that Follow Tuesday Wiley w to await at liberal rest se v charged have been year. MAYOR Daylight Over saving s official and now early rega dark at this play will be city. Spg or Metror "By no hour, tha body's e will do per cent ing us u Furthermore least inc l only n taken unionists are face PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM ORANGE COUNTY WELLS Yield Was More Than Forty-six Million Barrels in 1923 That 8558 acres of proven oil land in Los Angeles county produced in 1923 approximately four times as many barrels of oil as were taken from the 7242 acres of proven ground in Orange county, was disclosed here by a statement by the state oil and gas inspector, covering investigation barrels and 15,436,450,000 feet of preceding March 1 of this year. At the same time in the statement it was made known that a higher tax on oil and oil lands will be necessary to develop funds to meet operating expenses of the department of petroleum and gas of the state mining bureau. The producing wells in Los Angeles county developed 157,019,690 barrels of oil and 75,520,680,000 cubic feet of natural gas. In Orange county, the oil production was 46,269,288 barrels and 15,436,450,000 feet of gas. In the period the report covers Orange county had 915 wells. Kern county, with 72,371 acres of proven land and 5817 wells produced 44,949,582 barrels of oil and 23,019,110,000 feet of gas. Reports from other producing counties follow: Fresno, 14,600 acres; 5,038,285 barrels; 5,380,000 feet of gas; 883 wells. Ventura, 3942 acres; 3,583,737 barrels; 1,284,250,000 feet of gas; 516 wells. Santa Barbara, 9303 acres; 2,973. Another source of satisfaction to the members of the land committee is the ready help and assistance which has always been available when called for, extended by the Irvine Ranch company and its owners, Messrs James Irvine, Senior and Junior. The officers of the Irvine Ranch company have supplied copies of original maps, surveys and documents when required for review by the land committee. It will be some time before the land committee is in a position to file a final report. In the meanwhile the chairman, H. H. Hale and other members are co-operating with the Board of Supervisors in an effort to bring about a basis of agreement which will definitely fix the title to ownership of a large area of the lands which are in question at the present time. The land committee has had many meetings and conferences already and will hold more before its work is completed. The information gathered by the committee will be extremely valuable and doubtless will be filled with the records of the county for future use and reference. Working with Mr. Hale, on this big project for Orange county are: George T. Peabody, Newport Beach; J. A. Smiley, or Orange; Joseph Vavra of Huntington Beach and John Cubbon of Santa Ana. It is expected that the splendid work being done by the land committee will have a material effect in solving many of the questions regarding the development of Orange county harbor. And with the favorable report which has been issued on the engineering features, the outlook is splendid and favorable. "Girls will be girls" in spite of the fact that a lot of them are trying to be boys. It pays its own expenses, and is helping other crippled children to become independent through training. Physical handicaps often mean unusual mental powers, and you will agree that there is scarcely a member of the cast appearing before you Friday evening who does not display remarkable talent. An admission of 25 cents has been set, and you will never have a finer opportunity to co-operate in a worthy cause and spend a more interesting evening. These years of physical disability render the crippled child a big reward in character. If the means of cure can be given them and opportunity for development and self expulsion also be provided. This is the task of the Orthopedic Hospital school, where more than 2,000 crippled children are registered for treatment. It will be interesting to Anaheim citizens to read that three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bever, 204 S. Ohio street, will have a place in the program Friday evening. Miss Orena Bever has been a patient at the Orthopedic-Hospital school for some time. BROOKINS AND MRS. WILEY ARE SEEKING PROBATION Hearing on Appeal Set for Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Convicted by a superior court jury of committing a statutory offense, G. E. Brookins, Anaheim printer, and Mrs. Addie Wiley, 19, his former employe were each given an indeterminate sentence of from one to five years in the penitentiary. At the hour set for sentence, the ZETTE Number 37 SHOW UNIQUE TAGLE EN TO STAGE ENT TOMORR ENING ills of Orthopediceles and Receipts the Benefit of Littl attainment one of Ever Staged Here sets of this City Program. dialogues, musical ring unusual tailill feature what most unique Minven in Ankheim, June 27th at The entire cast. The entire proy the Orthopediciles. The alumni for welfare pur defendants, through their attorney, Charles Swanner, made application for a new trial which was denied by Judge Drumm who presided over the trial. Application was then made for probation. Hearing on the application was granted and the date set for Friday, June 27, at 9:30 a.m. Conviction of Brookins and Mrs. Wiley came after two trials, the first of which resulted in a disagreement by the jury. The second trial was concluded late Tuesday, the jury retiring for its deliberations shortly after 3:30 p.m. and bringing in its verdict at about 8:30 p.m. An intermission was taken during that time for dinner so that the deliberations occupied about three and a half hours. The charge against the Anaheim pair resulted from a raid on an alleged "love nest" at Newport Beach, where officers said they found the couple together, living as man and wife. Brookins had a wife and two children in Anaheim and Mrs. Wiley's husband, C. C. Wiley, lived at Pomona. He had formerly been employed by Brookins but according to testimony offered at the trial, he left both his employment and his wife, who immediately stepped into her husband's vacated place in Brookins' printing shop: Mrs. Brookins, who recently filed suit for separate maintenance, accused Mrs. Wiley of breaking up her CALL ELEGITION TO ANNEX MORE TERRITORY SUGAR FACTORY DISTRICT TO BE ADDED TO CITY IF VOTERS CONSENT Tuesday, July 29 is Date Fixed for the Election—One hundred and Twenty-Eight Acres Within the Tract, Which Will Add Much to the Assessment Roll—Voters in District Almost Unanimous In Favoring It. Should the majority of the voters within the district favor it, another valuable tract of land will shortly be brought into the city limits, which will add considerable to the assessed valuation and also increase the city's population figures. The tract consists of 128 acres and is situated in the northern environments of the city. It includes the Chemical Works, formerly the sugar factory, property of the Anaheim Beef and Provision company, and the 40 acres currently present. wife. Brookins had a wife and two children in Anaheim and Mrs. Wiley's husband, C. C. Wiley, lived at Pomona. He had formerly been employed by Brookins but according to testimony offered at the trial, he left both his employment and his wife, who immediately stepped into her husband's vacated place in Brookins' printing shop. Mrs. Brookins, who recently filed suit for separate maintenance, accused Mrs. Wiley of breaking up her home. At their trial, the defendants both denied that they were living together as man and wife at the Newport Beach cottage. In his argument to the jury, Attorney Swanner declared that the testimony presented by the prosecution "might be good evidence for a divorce suit," but did not show an offense against the public. C. N. Moxley, chief deputy district attorney, who conducted the prosecution, ridiculed the defendants' testimony that their companionship at the beach was innocent and demanded that the law be enforced. Following return of the verdict Tuesday night, Brookins and Mrs. Wiley were lodged in the county jail to await sentence. Both have been at liberty under bail since their arrest several months ago. The offense charged against them was said to have been committed January 31, this year. MAYOR METCALF URGES JUICE CONSERVATION Daylight Saving Plan Now in Force At City Hall Over in the city hall the daylight saving system has been adopted. The official clock was turned forward and now strikes eight where it formerly registered seven. The hall is dark at night. It is probable that this plan of conserving electricity will be inaugurated by the entire city. Speaking on this subject, Mayor Metcalf said: "By moving the clocks ahead an hour, thus saving an hour of everybody's electric light consumption, we will do more to effect the needed 25 per cent electricity economy now facing us than by any other means. Furthermore, it will be done with least inconvenience to any. There is only a minimum of slack that can be taken up by industries and irrigationists. To effect much saving, they are faced by costly and inconvenient." Should the majority of the voters within the district favor it, another valuable tract of land will shortly be brought into the city limits, which will add considerable to the assessed valuation and also increase the city's population figures. The tract consists of 128 acres and is situated in the northern environments of the city. It includes the Chemical Works, formerly the sugar factory, property of the Anaheim Beef and Provision company, and the 40-acre tract recently purchased through the Chamber of Commerce a industrial site. Many residences and considerable valuable ranch property are also included. Tuesday, July 29, has been fixed upon as the date for holding the election. Only voters resident upon the tract proposal to be annexed are eligible to vote, but a canvass of these reveals the fact that practically all of them favor annexation, as it will give them advantages they do not now enjoy. The necessity for extending water and sewer connections to the chemical plant, the beef packing house and the newly acquired factory site was the main reason for inaugurating the annexation move. It will also bring much territory, now the abode of Mexicans, under municipal police supervision, and will, therefore, make it much easier to preserve peace in that region. Boundaries of the territory which will be annexed start from Patt street and extend south to La Palma, then east on La Palma to a line parallel with the railroad; north on this line to the middle of Orangethorpe avenue; west on Orangethorpe to the center of Patt street when extended to Orangethorpe; south on the line connecting Orangethorpe and Patt street to the Jansss property; west on the northern boundary of the Fred West property; south on the west side of the West property to the Holy Sugar company to a point 190 feet east of the middle of Lemon street; then south 660 feet, and then west to the middle of Lemon street; then south on Lemon street to the city limits; then south east parallel with Los Angeles street; the nearest parallel with La Palma street to the point of beginning on Patt street. The population of the district to be taken in is about 65, twenty-one of them being voters. How much wealth will be added to the city's assessment roll is not exactly known, but it will be considerable as the big plants of the Anaheim Sugar factory... Physical disability of child a big rea of the means of them and opponent and self ex- provided. This is opedic Hospital than 2,000 crips registered for ing to Anaheim three daughters S. Bever, 204 S. be a place in the living. Miss Or a patient at the school for some S. WILEY PROBATION Set for Tomor- a.m. terior court jury history offense, G. printer, and his former em- even an indeter- from one to five dayy. or Metcalf said: "By moving the clocks ahead an hour, thus saving an hour of everybody's electric light consumption, we will do more to effect the needed 25 per cent electricity economy now facing us than by any other means. Furthermore, it will be done with least inconvenience to any. There is only a minimum of slack that can be taken up by industries and irrigationists. To effect much saving, they are faced by costly and inconvenient installations of other modes of power. The city is cutting consumption to the bone. Street lights are limited to one at each corner. The city hall will be dark each night. Park lights, save those at the plunge, will be cut off. And we are taking steps to relieve the consumption of power at the city pumping plant. Citizens can also help by remembering that every gallon of water saved means so much saving in electrical energy. "The city regrets to have to enforce conservation of energy as it means a curtailment in city revenues but it is absolutely necessary. I expect to see all cities in Southern California adopt daylight saving." HOLD FIRST MEETING IN NEW LODGE ROOM Company 26, U. R. K. P. Have Interesting Session Saturday Night Anaheim Company, 26, U. R. K. P. held their opening exercise in their new home on West Center street, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. An assembly of the Third Regiment was held. Lieut. Col. George Barlow of Wilmington presiding. Several matters of importance to the regiment were taken up. At 8 o'clock a supporter was of Lemon street; then south on Lem-on street to the city limits; then south east parallel with Los Angeles street; the nearest parallel with La Palma street to the point of beginning on Patt street. The population of the district to be taken in is about 65, twenty-one of them being voters. How much wealth will be added to the city's assessment roll is not exactly known, but it will be considerable as the big plants of the Anaheim Sugar factory and the Anaheim Beef Company are included. The eletcion will be held on Tuesday, June 29, at the home of Mrs. Wilson, on La Palma avenue. All of the 21 voters are expected to cast an affirmative vote. At any rate the opposition is so insignificant that annexation is assured. served by the Pythian Sisters, which was greatly appreciated by all. After the supper Anaheim company 26 conferred the rank work in an excellent manner on six Sir Knights. Officers and Sir Knights were present from Chevallier Company 6 of San Diego, Los Angeles Company 25 of Los Angeles. Pasadena Company 32 of Pasadena, Long Beach Company 44 of Long Beach, Company 77 of Redondo, Tustin Company 78 of Tustin. Remarks were made for the good of the order by First Lieutenant Paul Martin and Recorder Jay Idlor. Officers of the company are Captain, Walter Amstutz; First Lieutenant, Paul Martin; Second Lieutenant, C.A. Criss; Recorder, Jay Idlor; Treasurer, Sam Welsch. The first instruction to one owning his first car should be to learn how to use a telephone.