anaheim-gazette 1926-04-15

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM Total for 1910 was... 2,268 Total for 1920 was... 5,525 Today estimated at... 12,000 VOLUME LVI ANAHEIM VOTERS GRAFTON, FRANZEN AND LEONARD ELECTED BY HEAVY MAJORITIES Work of City Trustees During Past Year Vindicated at the Polls; Efforts to Discredit Them Prove Futile Once more the U.S.A. Club has triumphed by a decisive majority in its efforts to maintain in Anaheim a government of the people, for the people and by all the people. That the secret order which was ousted from control of the city at the recall election a year ago last February was sponsoring the candidates opposed to the present board of trustees was well known to the people, although no mention was made of this fact in the newspapers during the entire campaign. The opposing candidates did not dare invoke in battle under their true colors. Vindicated at the Polls; Efforts to Discredit Them Prove Futile ONCE more the U.S. A. Club has triumphed by a decisive majority in its efforts to maintain in Anaheim a government of the people, for the people and by all the people. That the secret order which was ousted from control of the city at the recall election a year ago last February was sponsoring the candidates opposed to the present board of trustees was well known to the people, although no mention was made of this fact in the newspapers during the entire campaign. The opposing candidates did not dare engake in battle under their true colors, but posed as independents, pledged to right all the wrongs inflicted on a suffering people by the present board. The U.S. A. Club and the friends of the administration generously accepted the challenge and fought the challengers with their own weapons. No effort was made to uncloak the ghost behind the independent candidates, but the battle was fought squarely on the record made by the city council during the past year. That the majority would have been greater had an aggressive, instead of a defensive, campaign been made by the club is the belief of all. However, the majority was sufficiently large, and we are registering no complaint. We are perfectly satisfied, thank you. The result of the count was a glorious victory for W. D. Grafton, A. W. Franzen and Carl Leonard, and it was also a glorious victory for Mayor Mathin and Councilmen Miller and Stock, who were not candidates. It was an emphatic endorsement of their work during the past year, and marked their endeavors to give Anaheim a progressive administration with a stamp of approval. It was a triumph for the people of Anaheim, who believe that men and women of all creeds and shades of politics should have an equal voice in the city's government. The total vote was 540 less than that polled at the recall election in February of last year. At the former election, Metcalf polled 1820 votes, while last Monday his vote was 1537, a loss of 293. Grafton polled 2284 a year ago, and Monday 2104 persons voted for him, a loss of 160. Apparently with the same vote as that cast at the previous election and at the same ratio, the administration candidates would have been returned with increased majorities. Following is the vote in the various precincts of the city: Precinct A—Polling place, high school building. Total vote, 293. Amstutz, 91; Anderson, 91; Franzen, 194; Grafton, 199; Leonard, 192; Metcalf, 97. Precinct B—Polling place, Eucan-Lemo soap factory. Total vote, 432. Amstutz, 150; Anderson, 145; Franzen, 277; Grafton, 280; Leonard, 260; Metcalf, 171. Precinct C—Polling place, Fisher garage, North Philadelphia street. Total vote, 388. Amstutz, 207; Anderson, 196; Franzen, 176; Grafton, 180; Leonard, 182; Metcalf, 212. Precinct D—Polling place, Anaheim Valencia Growers' Association building, East Center street. Total vote, 325. Amstutz, 183; Anderson, 179; Franzen, 182. Throngs Visit Scene of Oil Fire at Brea THE scene of the Union Oil Company's $6,000,000 oil fire at Brea, which started Thursday morning when a bolt of lightning ignited two 750,000-barrel oil tanks and later spread to another tank of the same size, was the mecca for thousands of Sunday tourists, and roads leading into and from Brea and La Habra were jammed for miles with people from virtually every city and hamlet in Southern California. More than 100,000 persons visited the fire zone, in the opinion of Captain Henry S. Warner of the Orange county state traffic force, who was on duty there for nearly 16 hours. Thousands of automobiles were on the highways from early morning until late at night and the roads were kept open only through the efforts of traffic officers, added by approximately a half score of deputy sheriffs. Two traffic officers from the state department also were in the fire zone to aid in handling the traffic. Traffic was so heavy on the Brea-Fullerton road at times yesterday that a motorist could not drive from one town to the other in less than an hour's time. P.-T. A. Nominates Candidate for Office Election Will Be Held at the Next Meeting Central Parent-Teacher Association met Tuesday, at 3 p.m., in the kindergarten room, with a good attendance. Before the business meeting, the fourth grade boys and girls entertained the mothers with a group of their songs. The fourth grade room also received a beautiful picture for having the most mothers and friends present. It was the meeting for nomination of officers, to be elected at next meeting, in May. The following are the nominees: For president, Mrs. M. A. Gauer and Mrs. Haggood; for vice-president, Mrs. Show and Mrs. Haggood; for secretary, Mrs. F. West and Mrs. G. Fording; for financial secretary, Mrs. W. Ashleigh and Mrs. Lee; IT IS estimated by these ties that the population will increase 100 per cade from 1920 to 1930 state's population will be 7,000,000 or the state of Illinois Massachusetts. New Missouri and other states, and in the shall pass Michigan What will real cost Southern California years? The value of real falls; has been doing gain, and will probably do until Gabriel blow boom times of the millionaires in a amassed riches; even rich. Extensions of new townsites put many a wildcat chasers to come after latter places banks business blocks put off electric street rail to come with a rush business. People have into business, for many millionaires in buy estate. Prices went up higher, until ever specialist almost lost. Gun Club Given The trials of a firefighters charged with their preserves along shore line, cases came before MUSICAL CRITIC VISITS SOUTHLAND Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Fink of New York City were in town this week, guests of Raymond Nebelung and his mother, Mrs. Max Nebelung. They have spent three months in Southern California, during which time Mr. Fink has been recuperating his health. He was quite ill in the eastern city early in the winter, but feels that his health has been entirely restored under the sunny skies of Southern California. He and his wife left for the East on Monday afternoon. He is a brother of Mrs. Nebelung. Mr. Fink is one of the foremost musical critics of the eastern metropolis and was for 43 years a member of the staff of the New York Evening Post. He visited Anaheim 35 years ago, and again 17 years ago. He says he finds the town and surrounding country so settled up that he is deprived of much of the pleasure of his former trips, when he went out into the cactus and shot many cottontails, which he cut up for the cats and occasionally had one fried for himself. Much of the time during his present visit was spent at Redlands, where he was engaged in writing a history of his life's work. He wrote 160,000 words, but does not know whether he will use all of this material in his forthcoming book. He has written 18 books, nine of which he found on the shelves of the Redlands library. He is still hale and hearty in his seventy-first year and, while he has retired from active newspaper work, still does considerable writing. He has a country home in Maine, and will spend the summer there. "I like music," he said. "But when one hears it in season and out for eight hours a day, it becomes a trifle tiresome." His engagement as musical critic with the Evening Post, extending over a period of 43 years, is believed to be longer than that of any critic writing for the American newspapers. Gun Club Given C The trials of a fields, charged with their preserves alone shore line, were before prison Monday for his cases came before rison Monday for his through a miscourt was not in place cases and they were date not definitely torney A. P. Nelson would seek to have April 27. The gun clubs are lowing artesian well flow unchecked, in law, which prohibits when the water has some practical agrife. A number of Ors were on hand in the day to watch the AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, April 15, 1926 ERS ENDORSE PRESENT C BENEFIT OF THE ELECTION THE triumphant election of William D. Grafton and Anders W. Franzen to succeed themselves as members of the city board of trustees and of Carl F. Leonard to succeed Godfrey J. Stock, who refused to run again after serving the city faithfully and well for years, is abundant proof that the voters and taxpayers of this city not only indorse the present city administration during its incumbency in office for the past year or more, but that they gave little heed to the splenetic attacks upon them by men who seem to be actuated by a desire to get them out of office and get others in. These gentlemen are among the best known business men in Anaheim. They stand well in the community, and it is an honor to have them assist in presiding over the destinies of the town. The people are fortunate to have such men in office, and they have proven by their past acts that they are actuated by motives making for the best interests of the equipment. These wells had previously been held at $35,000, and it is a matter of common knowledge that an adjoining town would have paid $75,000 for them, but was prevented from doing because its money, raised by taxes, could not be expended within the corporate limits of another municipality. These wells are among the largest in Southern California and have a capacity of 5,000,000 gallons of water daily. At present the city is pumping about 1,000,000 gallons of water at the power house. This is sufficient for an estimated population of 12,000. Thus the new wells give us a capacity for a city five times our size. Santa Ana is facing a bond issue of more than a million dollars to increase its water supply, and Orange will also soon have before it the necessity for issuing a large bond issue for a similar purpose. Owing to the recent dry years, the plane of saturation has receded so that it stands lower today praise-worthy act in the history of this state. We think that so far from criticising the board, praises of the trustees should be sung from the housetops. It is at once the greatest and cheapest purchase ever recorded in the history of Southern California municipalities. That is the kind of board the city has managing its affairs for the past year or more, and that is the kind of board the people of this city have voted to retain in office. They are to be congratulated for their splendid work, and thanks are also due Mr. Stock, the retiring member, for his services on the board. There were other trivial criticisms, consequent upon street paving and installation of ornamental lights, but Anaheim is progressing, not retrograding. We are keeping abreast of the progressive cities of Southern California. An unpleasant incident was the challenging of the right of the Sisters to cast their ballot. But these good dorse the present city administration during its incumbency in office for the past year or more, but that they gave little heed to the splenetic attacks upon them by men who seem to be actuated by a desire to get them out of office and get others in. These gentlemen are among the best known business men in Anaheim. They stand well in the community, and it is an honor to have them assist in presiding over the destinies of the town. The people are fortunate to have such men in office, and they have proven by their past acts that they are actuated by motives making for the best interests of the taxpayers. The interests of the city are safe in their hands. We have spoken of these men before, and it is hardly necessary to refer to them again, except to say that the city is to be congratulated in having men of such probity of character and sterling worth as members of the board of city trustees. One of the insinuations cast upon the present administration involved its purchase from the sugar factory of two deep wells at a cost of $25,000. In addition to these wells the city acquired more than two acres of valuable land, as well as pump houses and other things continued for several years, realty values mounting up higher and higher, until they went too high. Then there came a snap—something like a cold snap. Prices receded, then they tumbled, then there came the inevitable crash. Banks would not lend money on real estate, and men who found themselves possessed of much land covered with peak mortgages could not meet their obligations and they lost out. There were many failures and well nigh a panic. The subsidence of the boom found millionaires going broke in a hurry. Times were tight for two or three years, but Southern California gathered up her skirts and tripped on forward to a more glorious and more magnificent future. Abandoned town sites soon were building up, and there are many prosperous cities in Southern California, with thousands and tens of thousands of population, which looked rather wildcatty 35 years ago. Prices are much higher today than they were in the halcyon days of the boom. Indeed, the boom town specialist who lost his breath at the inflation of prices would throw up his hands in horror to learn what prices really are today. There have been fluctuations in realty values during the past 40 years, and these will probably continue so long as the world wags around. Two years ago prices were higher than they ever were before all over Southern California. We have had a slight recession, but that we shall go forward again is just as true as the sun will rise tomorrow morning. We have had a succession of dry years, but are getting along most magnificently. We are the richest county, mile for mile, in the United States. There is more money coming into this county from Valencia oranges, walnuts and other products of the soil than in any other section of the world. What man or set of men can keep this section back? Who is going to boycott this town? Who is going to wreck this town? We don't think! To say that the recession in realty values is because of last year's recall election, is to state an anachronism. It isn't so. Did the recall of the Anaheim board cause prices to fall at Long Beach, Los Angeles, Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana? We don't think! What will reality values be when this state has 7,000,000 population and this town has a population of 25,000? Let no man, because of Monday's election, say he will wreck this town, for he cannot do it. Let him be a good sport and come along with us. Let the process proceed. been contemplating, before the fire, putting a number of acres in citrus, he said. W. E. Seivers, son of J. D. Seivers, who was in San Francisco on his honeymoon at the time of the fire, lost his home when the first oil tank boiled over. The house had just been furnished for the newlyweds and they were to return to it in a few days. The house was located northwest of the board the people of this city have voted to retain in office. They are to be congratulated for their splendid work, and thanks are also due Mr. Stock, the retiring member, for his services on the board. There are other trivial criticisms, consequent upon street paving and installation of ornamental lights, but Anaheim is progressing, not retrograding. We are keeping abreast of the progressive cities of Southern California. An unpleasant incident was the challenging of right of the Sisters to cast their ballot. But these good women showed that they were qualified to vote, and were registered, and were permitted to cast their ballots. These Sisters are conducting two large educational institutions in this city and are in every way an honor to Anaheim. They expend thousands of dollars monthly for the education and the keep of the many children under their care, and are doing a splendid work in bringing them up so they may grow to be useful and honorable members of society. All honor to them in their noble work. PRICES RISE AND FALL IT IS estimated by competent authorities that the population of California will increase 100 per cent in the decade from 1920 to 1930 and that the state's population in the latter year will be 7,000,000, or equal to that of the state of Illinois. We have passed Massachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri and other populous eastern states, and in the next four years we shall pass Michigan, Texas and Ohio. What will real estate prices be in Southern California in the next few years? The value of real estate rises and falls; has been doing so since time began, and will probably continue so to do until Gabriel blows his horn. In the boom times of the 80's men became millionaires in a day. Everybody amassed riches; everybody was getting rich. Extensions of cities were platted new townsites put on the market, and many a wildcalf scheme enticed purchasers to come and buy. In these latter places banks were erected, brick business blocks put up; there was talk of electric street railways and business to come with a rush, but there was no business. People had no time to go into business, for they were becoming millionaires in buying and selling real estate. Prices went skyrocketing higher and higher, until even the wildcat town specialist almost lost his breath. These things continued for several years, realty values mounting up higher and higher, until they went too high. Then there came a snap—something like a cold snap. Prices receded, then they tumbled, then there came the inevitable crash. Banks would not lend money on real estate, and men who found themselves possessed of much land covered with peak mortgages could not meet their obligations and they lost out. There were many failures and well nigh a panic. The subsidence of the boom found millionaires going broke in a hurry. Times were tight for two or three years, but Southern California gathered up her skirts and tripped on forward to a more glorious and more magnificent future. Abandoned town sites soon were building up, and there are many prosperous cities in Southern California, with thousands and tens of thousands of population, which looked rather wildcatty 35 years ago. Prices are much higher today than they were in the halcyon days of the boom. Indeed, the boom town specialist who lost his breath at the inflation of prices would throw up his hands in horror to learn what prices really are today. There have been fluctuations in realty values during the past 40 years, and these will probably continue so long as the world wags around. Two years ago prices were higher than they ever were before all over Southern California. We have had a slight recession, but that we shall go forward again is just as true as the sun will rise tomorrow morning. We have had a succession of dry years, but are getting along most magnificently. We are the richest county, mile for mile, in the United States. There is more money coming into this county from Valencia oranges, walnuts and other products of the soil than in any other section of the world. What man or set of men can keep this section back? Who is going to boycott this town? Who is going to wreck this town? We don't think! To say that the recession in realty values is because of last year's recall election, is to state an anachronism. It isn't so. Did the recall of the Anaheim board cause prices to fall at Long Beach, Los Angeles, Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana? We don't think! What will realty values be when this state has 7,000,000 population and this town has a population of 25,000? Let no man, because of Monday's election, say he will wreck this town, for he cannot do it. Let him be a good sport and come along with us. Let the process proceed. Gun Club Trials Given Continuance The trials of a dozen gun club officials, charged with waste of water on their preserves along the Orange county shore line, were postponed when the cases came before Justice K.E.Morrison. Expects Oil Firm To Pay Damages J.D.Seivers of Brea Has Claims Against the Union W.E.Seivers, son of J.D.Seivers who was in San Francisco on his honeymoon at the time of the fire, lost his home when the first oil tank boiled over. The house had just been furnished for the newlyweds and they were to return to it in a few days. The house was located northwest of the board the people of this city have voted to retain in office. They are to be congratulated for their splendid work, and thanks are also due Mr. Stock, the retiring member for his services on the board. There are other trivial criticisms, consequent upon street paving and installation of ornamental lights, but Anaheim is progressing, not retrograding. We are keeping abreast of the progressive cities of Southern California. An unpleasant incident was the challenging of right of the Sisters to cast their ballot. But these good women showed that they were qualified to vote,and were registered,and were permitted to cast their ballots. These Sisters are conducting two large educational institutions in this city and are in every way an honor to Anaheim. They expend thousands of dollars monthly for the education and the keep of the many children under their care,and are doing a splendid work in bringing them up so they may grow to be useful and honorable members of society.All honor to them in their noble work. SOUTHERN OF THE PRECEDENT NEGLIGIBLE: highway view at various Anaheim, Anaheh Geek CONSTRICT Railway:in this thatthe cesspant mtn service to possible agent ot W.J.Blair agger from Duffy,ggetthe Santa depat SatatMr.Walkerin tha loca The visi pressed with enger harman Walker sair Mr.Wavisitors tha end peo local caste No 10 tha "Such ar serve Ana.Ana.My recomotion and vIn his attit Mr.Walker Severa In La Habra: La Habra: One man injured in an Monday night Martin and pett ant fought off othe La Habra ing to a re office. The troubln in after e deputy o City Marsh place and election law o campaign on $100 ballo At 11 p.m.shal Martin trom tho poli Gun Club Trials Given Continuance The trials of a dozen gun club officials, charged with waste of water on their preserves along the Orange county shore line, were postponed when the cases came before Justice K. E. Morrison Monday for hearing. Through a misunderstanding, the court was not in position to hear the cases and they were continued to a date not definitely fixed. District Attorney A. P. Nelson announced that he would seek to have the trials set for April 27. The gun clubs are charged with allowing artesian wells on their lands to flow unchecked, in violation of a state law, which prohibits such practice when the water is not being put to some practical agricultural use. A number of Orange county ranchers were on hand in the courtroom yesterday to watch the trials. Mrs. Garrison (teacher): for auditor, Miss Mattie Lou Robertson, Mrs. Walop (teacher), Mrs. F. G. West; for historian, Mrs. J. W. Show and Mrs. F. G. West; for parliamentarian, Mrs. Warren Ashleigh and Mrs. Smith. Light refreshments were served and a social time followed. VISITORS FROM VERMONT Harry H. Hale of Placentia and William L. Hale of Fullerton have been entertaining their two brothers from Vermont for several weeks past. These gentlemen are Marvin N. Hale and Frank F. Hale. Their farms are near the Coolidge ranch and they know the President and his distinguished family. When they left Vermont, the thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero, while here they find sunny skies, flowers and orange plantations. Both are good prospects for permanent settlers and, while they expect to return to their families, may return later and take up their residence here. If France is waiting to balance her budget until she can frame a popular tax law, she has a long wait coming. Expects Oil Firm To Pay Damages J. D. Seivers of Brea Has Claims Against the Union With his walnut and orange ranch virtually ruined by burning oil, which overflowed from three reservoirs of the Union Oil Company, during the fire at Brea last Thursday and Friday, J. D. Seivers, prominent and well-to-do northern Orange county rancher, is looking to the Union Oil Company to protect him in his losses. Although Seivers refused to announce his plans for the future, or just how he will go about to recover what loss the great Brea fire caused him, he declared that he naturally expected the Union Oil Company to repay him for hundreds of trees that were burned to a crisp and for the property, which now is oil-soaked and still smouldering from the "boll-overs." A tract of 90 acres of some of the best orchard land in northern Orange county was entirely ruined by the oil, which, in its overflow, spread over the Severs property like a blanket, burning everything in its path. Oil seeped into the ground for more than a foot, according to Severs, and then settled in a pool underneath, making the land unfit for further agricultural use. Of the 90 acres which were ruined, 12 acres were set in what was considered the finest of 8-year-old Valencia oranges in Orange county. The remainder of the burned-over property was in 22-year-old walnut trees. Severs said yesterday that nothing had been done, so far, toward compensating him for the loss of the groves, and that he had, at that time, had no conversation with Union Oil Company officials. He said that he did not think that he would have any trouble, however, collecting damages from the company. The Union Oil Company holds leases on both sides of the Severs property and needs the Severs property, too, in Severs' opinion. The company had been contemplating, before the fire, putting a number of acres in citrus, he said. W. E. Severs, son of J. D. Seivers, who was in San Francisco on his honey-moon at the time of the fire, lost his home when the first oil tank boiled over. The house had just been furnished for the newlyweds and they were to return to it in a few days. The house was located northwest of the J. D. Severs home and was burned to approximately $10,000, including new furniture. Young Severs telephoned his father from San Francisco and declared that he and his wife had just come from a show when he read in a paper that his home was destroyed by the fire. It was the first that he knew of the Brea fire. The Union Oil Company also will be looked to for compensation for this loss, it was intimated. Severs and his family were in their beautiful country home, located in the heart of their walnut and orange grove, at the time the first tank boiled over, and oil swept down toward them. They hurriedly moved to the home of Severs' brother, W. H. Severs, who resides on the state highway, a mile away, but probably were as close as anyone to the burning oil before making their escape. The road on which they traveled later was covered with oil which burned down telephone posts at the side of the road. Trees which were not badly burned were uprooted by the cyclonic winds and then thrown to the ground, unbroken. Approximately 50 trees suffered this fate, Severs said. A new revenue bill has been introduced in the French chamber to add a tax of 25 per cent to the hotel bills of tourists. This must be a sort of official "cover charge." There is one thing to be said for radio static. It drowned out a lot of unnecessary conversation made by the radio announcers. Mr. Bok could do his country a real service by formulating a plan to make lasting peace between the wets and drys. That a man 24 hours after the streama few miles disclosed told by Saxon on the canyon. No story: A man cabin at 11 p.m., got as far where the cement shreek. Way across automobile whoover he reached tha ETTE ANAHEIM—YOUR CITY Founded by German Colonists, 1857 Assessed Value, 1925, $10,500,000 School System Valued at/$951,000 Number 27 ENT CITY COUNCIL UNDERGROUND WATER BASINS WELL FILLED BY HEAVY RAINS Value of Precipitation in Eight Southern Counties Placed at Nearly $300,000,000, Measured at Irrigating Rates SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA people are now taking an inventory of the benefits and damages incurred as a result of the unprecedented rains of last week. The damage, so far as noted, was negligible. A few bridges were destroyed, some stretches of highway washed out, and damage of minor importance reported at various places. Five and seventeen hundredths inches fell at Anaheim, and while the river channel swelled up to the brim and made an effort to break through once or twice, the gaps were promptly stopped by patrols and no damage resulted. Over In Sonoratown, a few houses were flooded and considerable mud left on SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA people are now taking an inventory of the benefits and damages incurred as a result of the unprecedented rains of last week. The damage, so far as noted, was negligible. A few bridges were destroyed, some stretches of highway washed out, and damage of minor importance reported at various places. Five and seventeen hundredths inches fell at Anaheim, and while the river channel swelled up to the brim and made an effort to break through once or twice, the gaps were promptly stopped by patrols and no damage resulted. Over in Sonoratown, a few houses were flooded and considerable mud left on the floors. But as a result of the downpour prosperity will shine upon California this year. The rains shed 37,000,000 acre-feet of water on the eight southern counties, according to figures compiled by the agricultural department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. If paid for at regular rates for irrigation water, farmers would have to pay $296,000,000 for this water. As it is, they have it in natural storage to call upon for the next three months. Due to the rain, irrigation will be delayed for three months, affording a vast saving to the ranchers of the Southland. Despite some devastated watersheds, caused by forest fires, almost all of the surface is covered with a good growth of trees or grass, so that the water was retained and soaked into the earth instead of running off. Rainfall of from 5 to 12 inches fell in the district over which the Los Angeles county farm advisory bureau has jurisdiction. The result will be that irrigation may be postponed until the middle of June, possibly the middle of July. Crops everywhere are better for the rain, but the principal benefit is to be derived in the next few months, for the crops already had plenty of immediate moisture. Seventeen gauges maintained by this bureau from Antelope valley to Downey tell the story that the damages caused by the rain will be more than offset by the benefits to accrue as a result of the storm, deputy commissioner in the Los Angeles county horticultural commission declared. Another good thing will be that the roots of large trees, which customarily are untouched by surface irrigation, because they go so deep, will benefit by the recent rain, which soaked far into the earth. The hay crop and grains generally were greatly helped by the rain, and reservoirs are filling rapidly. The reservoirs in the Antelope valley are reported nearly full. The concensus of all sources of agricultural information is that Californians need have no worry over water supply. "The average always runs true, and comparatively dry years always are followed by wet seasons that bring our water in storage to a point where it is sufficient to care for all of us," is the expression of authorities. A LITTLE INCIDENT OF THE BIG RAIN That a man and his wife spent nearly 24 hours marooned in an automobile in the stream of the Santiago at a crossing a few miles above the county park was disclosed today, when the story was told by Sam Ward, who was working on the steam shovel gang in Santiago canyon. Names are lacking, but here's the story: A man and his wife, who have a cabin at Modjeska's, started to return to their home in Los Angeles. They got as far as the Black Star crossing, where the county has constructed a cement slab across the bottom of the creek. When about one-third of the way across, the engine stalled. Another automobile was in the water, too, but whoever had driven it in evidently had reached the shore and departed. The couple, homeward bound, decided to risk no attempt to reach the bank so they sat and waited for help. It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon when the engine stalled. During the night the stream increased and the water rose into the bottom of the machine. The long, dark night eventually passed. Morning came and still no one had approached the crossing. Breakfast was made from the food box, which contained the victuals left from the stay at the cabin. A dismal morning. Came noon and another snack. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon Sam Ward found them. He got a rope to them, tied it to his truck and pulled the car through the creek. The woman seemed not the least bit excited. She calmly ate an apple and, although the car nearly overturned when in midstream, she never missed a bite. Once across, the couple continued on their way home.