anaheim-gazette 1928-06-21

FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF ANAHEIM Population 13,000 Assessed Valuation $12,266,185 Building Permits 439,832 VOLUME LVIII PRESIDENTIAL NO. HOOVER'S VISIT RECALLED BY FRIENDS CAME AS GUEST OF WM. J. FAY WHILE STUDENT AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Distinguished Host Was President of Anaheim Union Water Company—Negotiated Purchase of Durkee Ranch, While Powerful Los Angeles Syndicate Strove to Obtain Possession of It; Purchased for $100,000, Now Worth Millions; Valuable Water Rights Anaheim Woman Sued in Court For Heavy Damages Prompt action in seeking damages for the death of Francis McCall, 61, who died in the Whittier hospital Wednesday on the morning after he had been struck by a car driven by Mrs. Ella Roberts Warner of Anaheim, was noted at Santa Ana in the filing of an action by Mrs. Malina McCall, the widow, seeking $25,000. McCall was struck by the Warner car as he was riding his bicycle at the corner of Whittier road and Walnut avenue north of La Habra. Within two days after the funeral services, the action was filed in the superior court of Orange county by Mrs. McCall, naming Ella Roberts and J. A. Warner, who was declared to be the "servant and agent" of Ella Roberts. "Ella Roberts" was the widow of the late Theodore Roberts, former Anaheim theater owner, before her marriage to Warner. The coroner's jury, which heard the evidence in the case at the highest Thursday returned a ro Distinguished Host Was President of Anaheim Union Water Company—Negotiated Purchase of Durkee Ranch, While Powerful Los Angeles Syndicate Strove to Obtain Possession of It; Purchased for $100,000, Now Worth Millions; Valuable Water Rights Herbert Hoover, who was nominated for President of the United States at the Republican National convention at Kansas City, honored Anaheim with a visit while a student at Stanford University. He was the guest of Wm. J. Fay and family at their home on West Broadway and Walnut streets. Mr. Fay had invited Milton Ansenger, who was also a student at Stanford, and was the son of a former personal friend in Denver, to be his guest during vacation. He replied, saying he would be very glad to come, and adding that he had a young friend whom he should like to bring with him. Mr. Fay answered, saying he and his family would be very glad to entertain both Milton and his friend. When Milton arrived Herbert Hoover was with him. The two lads are recalled by a number of friends. They made themselves very agreeable during their visit by their courteous and gentlemanly demeanor. They were shown about the countryside and after remaining several days returned North. No one met the handsome young men for a moment thought that one of them was to become a candidate for President of the United States. Ansenger graduated from law school and is now one of the leading attorneys of Colorado. Hoover graduated as an engineer and went to China at a salary of $50,000 a year. Mr. Fay was president of the Anaheim Union Water Company at the time, and is regarded as one of the most efficient and capable men who ever held that office. He was a distinguished engineer, having for many years been chief engineer of the Denver Light and Water Company. He came to Anaheim in search of the restoration of his health, and under balmy sides recovered from a serious nervous breakdown, which made impossible continued residence in the high altitude of Denver. He purchased a home site at West Broadway, running from West to Walnut street, and erected a home. He also purchased a ranch south of town, which he placed under cultivation. While president of the water company news reached him that a Los Angeles syndicate had acquired an option on the Durkee ranch of 1500 acres, lying twenty miles up the river, and notified him they would claim all of the waters of the river riparian to the ranch. This was a serious menace to the rights of Valley irrigators, and for a time stalked as a gaunt spector affecting their welfare. He went to the ranch and held a conference with Col. Durkee. He told him that the syndicate was acquiring the ranch as a speculative venture which would seriously retard the development of this valley, and informed Durkee that the valley irrigated water rights. Phil D. Swing has announced himself as a candidate for re-election to congress. He has served the district eight years. is the key to the water situation and with the ranch in their possession, the irrators' rights are forever protected. It was a great piece of work on the part of Mr. Fay and placed the people of the valley under perpetual obligations to him. It was during these exciting moments that Herbert Hoover visited here and while serious inroads were made upon his time in the details leading to the consummation of this great enterprise. Mr. Fay found time to entertain the young engineer, for being an eminent engineer himself, he looked with kindly regard upon the purpose of the young man to fit himself for the same calling. Mr. Fay lost his life in truly a tragic manner. In his younger days he had been one of the most expert riflemen in the West and had many diamond and gold medals attesting his superiority on the ranges. He was on his way to Missouri to attend a national meeting of amateur riflemen. While in his Pullman berth in Colorado bandits entered the car shooting and wounding many passengers. He arose from his berth and taking his revolver under the pillow fired several times at them. A bullet crashed through his head and he fell back on the pillow dead. When news of his untimely death reached here the following morning a pall of sorrow gripped the community and the feeling was universally expressed that a tried and true friend had been taken from amongst us. His body was brought to Los Angeles for interment. Many of his friends attended its obsequies. As they looked upon his calm and placid features lying peacefully in the shackles of death, tears streamed down the cheeks of all and strong men wept. On the casket lay a wreath of immortells and a sprig of heather and a blooming thistle, emblematic of his Highland home, far across the waters. The body was interred in a Los Angeles cemetery. Thus ended the career of a grand and good man who had not an enemy and whose sole purpose in life seemed to be doing good deeds for the benefit of others. True it was that those beside his casket breathed a silent prayer for the repose of his soul and sighed for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that was still. Mr. Ansenger visited here three cleat at the corner of Whittier road and Walnut avenue north of La Habra. Within two days after the funeral services, the action was filed in the superior court of Orange county by Mrs. McCall, naming Ella Roberts and J. A. Warner, who was declared to be the "servant and agent" of Ella Roberts. "Ella Roberte" was the widow of the late Theodore Roberts, former Anaheim theater owner, before her marriage to Warner. The coroner's jury, which heard the evidence in the case at the inquest Thursday, returned a verdict that the accident was unavoidable and exonerated Mrs. Warner. Phil D. Swing has announced himself as a candidate for re-election to congress. He has served the district eight years. is the key to the water situation and with the ranch in their possession, the irrigators' rights are forever protected. It was a great piece of work on the part of Mr. Fay and placed the people of the valley under perpetual obligations to him. It was during these exciting moments that Herbert Hoover visited here and while serious inroads were made upon his time in the details leading to the consummation of this great enterprise. Mr. Fay found time to entertain the young engineer, for being an eminent engineer himself, he looked with kindly regard upon the purpose of the young man to fit himself for the same calling. Mr. Fay lost his life in truly a tragic manner.. In his younger days he had been one of the most expert riflemen in the West and had many diamond and gold medals attesting his superiority on the ranges. He was on his way to Missouri to attend a national meeting of amateur riflemen. While in his Pullman berth in Colorado bandits entered the car shooting and wounding many passengers. He arose from his berth and taking his revolver under the pillow fired several times at them. A bullet crashed through his head and he fell back on the pillow dead. When news of his untimely death reached here the following morning a pall of sorrow gripped the community and the feeling was universally expressed that a tried and true friend had been taken from amongst us. His body was brought to Los Angeles for interment. Many of his friends attended its obsequies. As they looked upon his calm and placid features lying peacefully in the shackles of death, tears streamed down the cheeks of all and strong men wept. On the casket lay a wreath of immortells and a sprig of heather and a blooming thistle, emblematic of his Highland home, far across the waters. The body was interred in a Los Angeles cemetery. Thus ended the career of a grand and good man who had not an enemy and whose sole purpose in life seemed to be doing good deeds for others. True it was that those beside his casket breathed a silent prayer for the repose of his soul and sighed for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that was still. Mr. Ansenger visited here three cleat at the corner of Whittier road and Walnut avenue north of La Habra. Within two days after the funeral services, the action was filed in the superior court of Orange county by Mrs. McCall, naming Ella Roberts and J. A. Warner, who was declared to be the "servant and agent" of Ella Roberts. "Ella Roberte" was the widow of the late Theodore Roberts, former Anaheim theater owner, before her marriage to Warner. The coroner's jury, which heard the evidence in the case at the inquest Thursday, returned a verdict that the accident was unavoidable and exonerated Mrs. Warner. Phil D. Swing has announced himself as a candidate for re-election to congress. He has served the district eight years. is the key to the water situation and with the ranch in their possession, the irrigators' rights are forever protected. It was a great piece of work on the part of Mr. Fay and placed the people of the valley under perpetual obligations to him. It was during these exciting moments that Herbert Hoover visited here and while serious inroads were made upon his time in the details leading to the consummation of this great enterprise. Mr. Fay found time to entertain the young engineer, for being an eminent engineer himself, he looked with kindly regard upon the purpose of the young man to fit himself for the same calling. Mr. Fay lost his life in truly a tragic manner.. In his younger days he had been one of the most expert riflemen in the West and had many diamond and gold medals attesting his superiority on the ranges. He was on his way to Missouri to attend a national meeting of amateur riflemen. While in his Pullman berth in Colorado bandits entered the car shooting and wounding many passengers. He arose from his berth and taking his revolver under under the pillow fired several times at them. A bullet crashed through his head and he fell back on the pillow dead. When news of his untimely death reached herethe following morning a pall of sorrow grippedthe communityandthefeelingwasuniversallyexpressedthata triedandtruefriendhadbeentakenfromamongstus. His body was broughttoLosAngelesforinterment.Manyofhisfriendsattendeditsobsequies.Assheylookeduponhimcalmandplacidfeatureslyingpeacefullyintheshacklesofdeath,tearsstreameddownthecheeksofallandstrongmenwept.Onthecasketlayawreathofimmortellsandaspringofheatherandabloomingthistle,emblematicofhisHighlandhome,faracrossthewaters.ThebodywasinterredinlaLosAngelescemeteryThusendedthecareerofa GrandandGoodmanwhohadnotanempanyandwhosesolepurposeinlifeseemedtobedeatinggooddeedsforothers.BecauseitwasthatthosebesideshiscasketbreathedaSilentPrayerfortheReposeofhisSoulandsighedfortheTouchofAvanishedHandandtheSoundofAvoiceThatWasStill. Mr. Ansengervisitedherethree While president of the water company news reached him that a Los Angeles syndicate had acquired an option on the Durkee ranch of 1500 acres, lying twenty miles up the river, and notified him they would claim all of the waters of the river riparian to the ranch. This was a serious menace to the rights of Valley irrigators, and for a time stalked as a gaunt spector affecting their welfare. He went to the ranch and held a conference with Col. Durkee. He told him that the syndicate was acquiring the ranch as a speculative venture which would seriously retard the development of this valley, and informed Durkee that the valley irrigators were most desirous of purchasing the property themselves. The ranch was valued at $100,000. Durkee replied that if the syndicate did not exercise their option he would sell the tract to Mr. Fay. On the day the option was to expire Mr. Fay and others again visited Durkee, the latter said he was willing to sell the ranch and if the option was not exercised Mr. Fay could have the property. Promptly at the hour of midnight Mr. Fay handed Mr. Durkee his personal check for $10,000 and obtained an option on the ranch. Early the following morning papers agreeing to the transfer were filed at the county recorder's office at Riverside. As the party emerged from the court house, representatives of the Los Angeles syndicate appeared seeking a renewal of their option. Durke informed them the ranch had been sold to Mr. Fay. The latter gentleman and his associates returned to Angelm, where his good work met with heartiest approval of irrigators everywhere. For several days thereafter reports were current here that Mr. Fay had been offered $150,000 for his option. Later this amount was raised to $200,-000. But this splendid gentleman refused to sell, saying the property had been purchased for the water companies and not for himself. A meeting of the two irrigation companies was held here at which Mr. Fay's action was ratified and a vote of thanks extended to him. A check was drawn in the amount of $10,000 to reimburse him for his outlay and the ranch became the property of the irrigators. It is now worth, with all of its valuable water rights, millions of dollars, and cannot be purchased at any price. It tears streamed down the cheeks of all and strong men weep. On the casket lay a wreath of immortells and a sprig of heather and a blooming thistle, emblematic of his Highland home, far across the waters. The body was interred in a Los Angeles cemetery. Thus ended the career of a grand and good man who had not an enemy and whose sole purpose in life seemed to be doing good deeds for the benefit of others. True it was that those beside his casket breathed a silent prayer for the repose of his soul and sighed for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that was still. Mr. Ansenger visited here three months ago and was the guest of Mrs. C. G. McKinley and Miss Theresa Fay, daughters of Mr. Fay, Charles and Archer Fay. His visit was most enjoyable, and he spoke in terms of great admiration of his young college friend who had visited in this home with him while a student at Stanford. He had followed his course since his graduation as an engineer in China, in India and other far-off landes, in all of which he was uniformly successful. He spoke of his great work as food administrator in Belgium, feeding millions of starving women and children in the allied countries and Germany and his great work in the Mississippi valley during the floods of last year when more than 600,000 residents of the southern states were driven from their homes. He was successful in restoring to them their properties, and his great work was in preventing a plague of diseases which for a time threatened to engulf them. This great man had been called into the cabinets of two presidents and was even at that time a leading candidate for president of the United States. His visit will be long remembered by the members of the family. The Durkee ranch is now devoted to alfalfa, beets and corn. It is given 100 inches of water continually, which is ample for its purposes and the rest of the stream to which it is legally entitled comes down to the valley irrigators. The ranch is a living monument to the memory of the great man who snatched it from the burning, and while engaged in the herculean task of rescuing the valley irrigators from ruination, found time in his gentle way to entertain the young man who will be the next president of the United States. Again led his football team with the cheerers of thousands ringing in his cars, occupying the county jail while locating owners of $35,000 which the griddron star took in some 25 daylight hours Questioned by the arrows as to his reason for turpwler, Hawkins first insisted merely for the excitement it caused on his asserted house-break it was said, he declared tempting to raise funds operation upon his wife, wu couver, B.C. Retained by the parent eased man, who live in Baltimore Joe Ryan told police his client to be mentally he would probably ask kins examined by mental through Ryan, Hawkins following message from him "I ask my friends to wment until all the facts are MAJOR BAILEY Major Neill E. Bailey Army arrived here on M noon on a brief visit to K. Humbert, Miss Janice Mrs. G. H. Bailey, his mother of Phoenix, who will be until October. The major from San Francisco, who with relations for a few leaving today for Washi sume his assignment in partment, where he is as Major-General Pope in the ter's office. He has many friends in the national council centently entertained Senate at a delightful function. Fatal Accident Held Unlawful Dr. J. A. Warner, 515 street, driver of the au which Francis M Call o crashed Tuesday evening suits to himself, was cl blame in the misbap. A moned by the Los Angeles one decided that the acc AHEIM GAZETTA Anaheim, California, Thursday, June 21, 1928 L NOMINEE ONCE SOJOURNAL JOHNNY HAWKINS IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY NOTED ATHLETE IS CAPTURED WHILE RAIDING L. A. RESIDENCE Confessed to More Than Twenty-Five Crimes, and Led Officers to a Cache Where They Recovered $35,000 Worth of Jewelry; Loot Hidden in His Parents' Home in Fullerton Unknown to Them; Played With Anaheim Elks Ball Team An amazing story of an unsuspected criminal career was unearthed by the arrest Saturday at Los Angeles of Buena Park Man, Sought On Attack Charge, Arrested William Seale, 31, wanted on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an alleged attack on his wife or Buena Park, was arrested Saturday night by Harry Carter, deputy sheriff, at Montebello. He was brought to the county jail and arraigned before Justice Kenneth Morrison. Seale's preliminary examination was set for June 20, Morrison announced. Seale is alleged to have attacked his wife, striking her over the head with an iron bar, as she was walking from a bus line to her home in Buena Park. She told officers while she was in the hospital that he was jealous of her and resented her working at the Anaheim Orange show, where she had a position at the time. The arrest was made by Carter after he had received information that Seale would be in Montebello Saturday night. Mrs. Seale, who was virtually recovered from her injuries, now lives in Montebello. COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS MANY MATTERS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE BEFORE BOARD THURSDAY City Treasurer Now Has $160,000 in His Hands; Deputy Controller Lake Reports Collection of $16,518 for Light, Power and Water During May; Four Fires in City During May, But All Were Extinguished Without Any Loss Owing to the fact that at sessions of the city council during the progress of the orange show, only necessary business was transacted, there was an Shipment Last Week Although so their citrus outfruit for later meals during slightly higher ing seven days ange county sec Approximately were shipped freight of the courthouse Northern Exchange report had shipped 128 increase of 28 ca Market condition with a steady de The fact that having a little their fruit was this condition is some sections crystallization w occurring and cells followed were marketed This condition to the manner fruit from cold Confessed to More Than Twenty-Five Crimes, and Led Officers to a Cache Where They Recovered $35,000 Worth of Jewelry; Loot Hidden in His Parents’ Home in Fullerton Unknown to Them; Played With Anaheim Elks Ball Team An amazing story of an unsuspected criminal career was unearthed by the arrest Saturday at Los Angeles of Johnny Hawkins of Fullerton. He was captured by the police in a private residence which he had broken into, and although he was sitting in the parlor listening to the radio he was booked on the charge of burglary. Hawkins frankly acknowledged that he had recently embarked on a career of burglary, and confessed to having committed more than twenty-five crimes during the past couple of years. He led the officers to the home of his parents in Fullerton, where in an attic, he had stored away jewelry to the value of $35,000. This cache was unknown to his parents, who had no suspicion that he was engaged in such a pursuit. Hawkins is one of the best known athletes Orange county has ever produced, having been both a football and baseball star. He was a member of the Anaheim Elks’ baseball team, and helped that aggregation to win the state championship. Of late he has been playing with a professional team. He was a star on the U.S.C. football team, and in 1924 was captain of the team, leading it to many a victory. In a game with St. Mary’s during that season he was accidentally kicked on the head, the wound leaving a bump and a scar, and through his attorney, Joe Ryan, he is claiming that this injury made him mentally irresponsible for his actions. He did not commit burglaries, he said, because he wanted the loot, but because it gave him a thrill to prowl about other people’s houses. He later made another statement that conflicted with this. Detectives who made the arrest claimed that they booked him under the name of John Henry because they feared he would be released before they could complete their evidence against him. His brother, Jim McHawkins, was arrested a week previously charged with stealing $1500 in jewelry from a residence. The district attorney’s office, they claim, refused to issue a complaint, and on the restoration of the lost jewelry released him. And now Johnny, who time and again led his football队team to victory with the cheers of thousands of friends ringing in his ears, occupies a cell in the county jail while detectives are locating owners of $35,000 worth of loot which the gridiron stars admitting have stolen in some 25 daylight burglaries. Questioned by the arresting officers as to his reason for turning house prower, Hawkins first insisted it was merely for the excitement attendant upon his asserted house-breaking. Later, it was said, he declared he was attempting to raise funds for a major operation upon his wife, who is in Vancouver, B.C. Retained by the parents of the ac Citizenship Seekers Given a Banquet Students of the Americanization School Entertained at the High School Cafeteria Those who prepare for the examination, in the Americanization night classes conducted by the Anaheim Union High school, have formed a society for the purpose of arousing an interest in American institutions, for mutual help and the guidance of foreigners coming to this community. Following the examination, this organization held a banquet in the high school cafeteria. Families of the new citizens, together with Americanization workers and guests numbering about 100, sat down to beautifully decorated tables and were served a delicious dinner. Homer Price, who has instructed the class, acted as toastmaster, introducing F.L. Freeman, president, who explained the aims of the society. Mrs. J.S.Sheridan, Regent of the Mother Colony Chapter, D.A.R., congratulated the newly-made citizens upon their achievement, and spoke in an elegant manner upon the glories of the flag which has been carried to victory through eight wars. J.A. Clayes followed with stirring words of patriotism, introducing the Rev.C.K.Maimann as the speaker of the evening. Mr.Maimann pointed out America’s debt to the old world from whose culture and traditions our civilization has been evolved, and urged upon those adopting this land to bring it to the best-from their own countries. A clever play in verse, entitled “The Making of the Flag,” was gracefully acted by Mr. and Mrs.F.L. Freeman, and A.J.Brown. Mrs.A.L.Brown, in a few well chosen words, expressed the appreciation of the class for the work done by Mrs.Romoff and Mr.Price. Mr.Menard,a French Canadian,gave up upon law observance which was frequently interrupted by applause. He said:“Let us come back next year,and in five years,with a record clean.Let us not quarrel with what we find here,but inform ourselves and vote with a conscience.” Miss Mackay,who inaugurated together with Mr. Clayes,the Americanization work in this community smoke. Seale is alleged to have attacked his wife, striking her over the head with an iron bar, as she was walking from a bus line to her home in Buena Park. She told officers while she was in the hospital that he was jealous of her and resented her working at the Anaheim Orange show,where she had a position at the time. The arrest was made by Carter after he had received information that Seale would be in Montebello Saturday night. Mrs.Seale, who was virtually recovered from her injuries,now lives in Montebello. City Treasurer Now Has $160.000 in His Hands; Deputy Controller Lake Reports Collection of $16,518 for Light,Power and Water During May; Four Fires in City During May,But All Were Extinguished Without Any Loss Owing to the fact that at sessions of the city council during the progress of the orange show,only necessary business was transacted there was an accumulation of routine affairs to be wiped off the calendar at Thursday night’s meeting. Reports of the various department heads were received and accepted by the board. Reports of the city clerk and city treasurer showed a total of $159.854.36 in the several funds.of which $92.060 was in the general fund. W.J.Lake deputy controller,filed his report showing $16.578.14 collected during May.Of this total $852.76 was collected for lights,$2627.79 for power,and $5397.66 for water. Police Judge Suark reported 56 cases tried in his court during the month,and fines to the amount of $1123 collected. Miss Elizabeth Calton.librarian.reported that the expense of running the library during May was $1644.44.leaving a balance of $419.41 in the library fund. Chief of Police J.S.Martin collected $174 for business licenses and $45 for dog licenses during May. Reports of the city manager,county health officer and building inspector were read and approved.Fire Chief R.Nybrobe reported four fires in Anaheim and two calls outside of the city limits answered by the department during May.The was no damage reported in the Anaheim fires. O.E.Steward,maintence engineer on the joint outfall sewer,reported on the average flow of sewage and costs of maintenance during May on units 2.3,4 and 5.Average flow in miner’s inches: Anaheim,72;Fullerton,55;Orange,67;Garden Grove,12;Placenta,15;La Habra,15;screen plant at outfall,192.Costs: Anaheim,23.24;Fullerton,17.75;Orange,21.63;Garden Grove,$3.37;Placentia,$3.38;La Habra,$5.63. Council adopted a resolution authorizing the street superintendent to immediately clean the weeds and trash off the lots that have not been cleaned in obedience to the proclamation issued some weeks ago. Bids for the city advertising and printing were opened but laid over for consideration at the next meeting. Demands against the city totalling $21,259.69.approved by the finance committee were ordered paid. Appointment of M.R.Speaker by Police Chief J.S.Martin.as a deputy patrolman to serve without pay was approved. Council adopted a resolution authorizing a mayor to sign a partial release of a portion of the old sewer farm to J.B.Rhoads in consideration of the sum of $2699.85 and interest. An application received from attorney's office Visited Many chards Three About ninety O'clock took a day off last sentative farm county and get on local farm banking institution county were also too-six-mile tour theremade under an County Banker's'Agricultural Extension The first stop wbury Ranch,Tun Wahlberg,Farm A walnut grove that planted too close to fifty per cent ber of trees in 1922 revealed a consider afterthe trees were recent survey shows acres of old walnut needed one ofthe outest walnut section The second stop save windbreak plant San Joaquin Fruit were shown bythe data in supporttection for citrus subject to desert Avocado plots bankers where f experiments are trip through therivine Ranch,the main drainage district.Assistant E.Eastman.outline lem pointing out age and alkali problems,partially partioning particularly Orange county,and naturally swai that more lateralthe county.as w ditches. Roy Browning,Ranch,presented on ranch Assistant Farm smoke onthe again led his footballal team to victory with the cheers of thousands of friends ringing in his ears, occupies a cell in the county jail while detectives are locating owners of $35,000 worth of loot which the gridiron star admits having stolen in some 25 daylight burglaries. Questioned by the arresting officers as to his reason for turning house prower, Hawkins first insisted it was merely for the excitement attendant upon his asserted house-breaking. Later, it was said, he declared he was attempting to raise funds for a major operation upon his wife, who is in Vancouver, B.C. Retained by the parents of the accused man, who live in Fullerton, Attorney Joe Ryan told police he believed his client to be mentally ill and added he would probably ask to have Hawkins examined by mental experts. Through Ryan, Hawkins issued the following message from his cell: "I ask my friends to withhold judgment until all the facts are known." MAJOR BAILEY HERE Major Neill E. Bailey of the U.S. Army arrived here on Monday afternoon on a brief visit to relatives. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Humbert, Miss Janice Humbert and Mrs. G. H. Bailey, his mother, residents of Phoenix, who will be on the coast until October. The major came down from San Francisco, where he visited with relations for a few days and is leaving today for Washington to resume his assignment in the War Department, where he is associated with Major-General Pope in the quartermaster's office. He has many personal friends in the national capital and recently entertained Senator Shortridge at a delightful function. Fatal Accident Is Held Unavoidable Dr. J. A. Warner, 515 West Center street, driver of the automobile into which Francis M Call of La Habra crashed Tuesday evening with fatal results to himself, was cleared of all blame in the mishap. A jury summoned by the Los Angeles county coroner decided that the accident was unavoidable. Dr. Warner, accompanied by Dr. G.E. Mattis, a dentist of Whittier, was driving toward Anaheim Tuesday evening on the main highway near the Haines service station north of La Habra. McCall, riding a bicycle in the same direction the car was traveling, suddenly turned his wheel into the passing machine, Dr. Warner reports. McCall was removed to the Whittier Memorial hospital, where he died. In an effort to save McCall, Dr. Warner swerved the car from the pavement and into a telephone pole. Dr. Mattis was slightly injured. The machine was seriously damaged. KENNEDY A CANDIDATE W. H. Kennedy, prominent orange grower residing southwest of Anaheim, on Wednesday filed his nominating petition for supervisor from the third district, thus making clearly evident his intention of making a fight for the position now held by William Schumacher. Kennedy asserted that he had entered the race purely at the solicitation of a large number of friends and taxpayers residing in the third district. He has been a resident of the district for the past thirty-two years and has been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, farming a large number of acres for many years. During recent years he has limited his farming to smaller acreage, growing oranges and smaller crops. According to friends in the district who will give him their full support. In discussing county affairs, Mr. Kennedy said: "If elected I will not take my place on the board with the view of putting over a lot of radical propositions, but will stand for efficiency and economy in the administration of county affairs." VALUE OF ORANGE COUNTY'S CROPS IN 1927 Orchard Crops.....$32,854,852.53 Truck Crops.....2,122,910.00 Field Crops.....3,815,750.63 Number 37 NO JOURNED HERE Shipments Greater Last Week Than Previous Week Although some houses lowered their citrus output and are holding fruit for later in the season, shipments during the last week were slightly higher than in the preceding seven days in the northern Orange county section. Approximately 155 cars of oranges were shipped from the northern section of the county during the week. The Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange reported that its houses had shipped 128 cars, which was an increase of 28 cars over last week. Market conditions continued good, with a steady demand. The fact that some growers are having a little difficulty in holding their fruit was reported, although this condition is not widespread. In some sections it was reported that crystallization within the fruit was occurring and that drying of the cells followed unless the oranges were marketed at once. This condition was declared due to the manner of recovery of the fruit from cold weather last winter. ORANGE COUNTY TO CURB RIVER ALONE REFUSES TO ACT WITH THE PROPOSED STATE AND COUNTY SURVEY County's Rights Endangered By the Tri-Counties' Project, It Is Believed; Supervisors and Advisory Board Declare That Control Work Must Be in Lower Santa Ana Valley, Under Jurisdiction of This County Orange county has withdrawn from the joint state-and-county survey of the Santa Ana river, and will henceforth conduct its own separate studies of the Bankers of County Make Another Tour Visited Many Farms and Orchards Throughout County About ninety Orange county bankers took a day off last week to visit representative farms and orchards in the county and get first-handed information on local farm problems. Several banking institutions from Los Angeles county were also represented. The forty-six-mile tour through the county was made under the auspices of the Orange County Bankers' Association and the Agricultural Extension Service. The first stop was made at the Maury Ranch, Tustin, where H. E. Wahlberg, Farm Advisor, showed an old walnut grove that had been originally planted too close and was thinned out to fifty per cent of its original number of trees in 1924. Production figures revealed a considerable increase in crop after the trees were thinned out. A recent survey showed that some 4,000 acres of old walnut orchards in this county needed thinning out. This is one of the outstanding problems of the old walnut sections. The second stop featured the extensive windbreak planting system on the San Joaquin Fruit Ranch. Here charts were shown by the Farm Advisor, giving data in support of windbreak protection for citrus groves in the areas subject to desert winds. Avocado plots were also shown the bankers where fertilizer and budding experiments are under way. After a trip through the lima bean area of the Irvine Ranch, the caravan stopped at the main drainage canal of the Delhi district. Assistant Farm Advisor Eric E. Eastman outlined the drainage problem, pointing out that irrigation, drainage and alkali are usually associated problems, particularly on sandy soils in Orange county, and partially to low lying naturally swampy areas. He stated that more lateral drains are needed in the county, as well as deeper outlet ditches. Roy Browning, engineer of the Irvine Ranch, presented the problems involved on the ranch. Assistant Farm Advisor W. M. Cory, spoke on the grain improvement work. COUNTY SURVEY County's Rights Endangered By the Tri-Counties' Project, It Is Believed; Supervisors and Advisory Board Declare That Control Work Must Be in Lower Santa Ana Valley, Under Jurisdiction of This County Orange county has withdrawn from the joint state-and-county survey of the Santa Ana river, and will henceforth conduct its own separate studies of the water resources, to evolve a plan of development compatible with the vested water rights that Orange county people hold in the river. The decision was reached at a protracted meeting of the county supervisors and its citizens' advisory committee, with Paul Bailey, chief engineer of the Orange County Flood Control district. Notification of the county's purpose was forwarded to State Engineer Edward S. Hyatt, at Sacramento, to the supervisors of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and to Francis Cuttle, chairman of the Tri-Counties Reforestation committee, at Riverside. Information placed before the supervisors and their citizen advisors by Bailey, who is Orange county's member on the tri-committee that is cooperating with the survey, led the Orange county officials to decide that the present joint survey is not accomplishing the desired result—a development plan in which the three counties could work in harmony, without endangering the Orange county water rights. Intimation that there may be a movement afoot in the upriver counties to force Orange county into a tri-county district that would build its conservation works in the upper counties, and thus "scramble" the river water in a way that would wipe out Orange county water rights, was said to have entered into the conference. The joint survey by the state and three counties, it was hinted, might be used by the upriver counties in accomplishing their purpose, through the issuance of a supposedly disinterested report by the state engineer, which would present the plan to which Orange county strenuously objects. This county, it was pointed out, is determined to have its flood control works constructed in the lower Santa Ana Canyon, within the Orange county jurisdiction, so that it would be in a position to protect its legal rights in the river flow, should they be encroached upon by the upper counties. This county will not consent to or be a party to any purpose that would place the control works in the upper counties and leave Orange county's water rights at the mercy of outside interests. The county, accordingly, decided to act at once to forestall, if possible, any political maneuvering that might be attempted to place it in a position of helplessness. It was understood. The community forwarded by the county to others interested in the joint survey was a dignified statement of the county's views, devoid of heat or antagonism, and indicating the coun main drainage canal of the Delhi district. Assistant Farm Advisor Eric E. Eastman, outlined the drainage problem, pointing out that irrigation, drainage and alkali are usually associated problems, partially due to over-irrigation, particularly on sandy soils in Orange county, and partially to low lying naturally swampy areas. He stated that more lateral drains are needed in the county, as well as deeper outlet ditches. Roy Browning, engineer of the Irvine Ranch, presented the problems involved on the ranch. Assistant Farm Advisor W. M. Cory, spoke on the grain improvement work of the Grain Growers' Department of the Farm Bureau, pointing out the great increase in value and profit accruing from the introduction and use of the Herb Maricet and "4000" varieties of barley. He stated that there is almost as great an acreage of grain and hay grown in Orange county as there is of citrus fruits. At this stop the Tustin Junior Agricultural Club was introduced and one of their teams gave an interesting and instructive demonstration on first-aid work. The local leaders are G. R. Seacord and Harold Case. Winding their itinerary through the citrus and walnut areas of Orange, Anaheim and Fullerton, the group of financiers headed for Hacienda Country Club, La Habra, where lunch was enjoyed and a few after dinner talks by visiting bankers and local Farm Bureau officials. N. T. Edwards was toastmaster. He called on Col. J. B. Chaffey, chairman of the California Bankers' Association Agricultural Committee; E. E. Campbell, J. A. Knapp and W. L. York, directors of the Orange County Farm Bureau. Other visitors introduced included W. J. Crosby, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Los Angeles; Edwin Cohan, Bank of Italy, Los Angeles; L. C. Meyer, Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco; E. J. Sandford, Commercial and Savings Bank, Pomona; Wm. Schumacher, chairman Board of Supervisors; J. P. Baumgartner, Commercial National Bank, Santa Ana; Col. S. H. Finley, Commercial National Bank, Santa Ana. The last stop was made at the beautiful country estate of P. J. Welsel, at the east end of a most picturesque skyline road winding over the panoramic subtropical development of the La Habra Heights district. Here Farm Advisor Wahlberg outlined briefly the 1927 summary of the cost of producing oranges in Orange county. Records furnished by 75 growers last year revealed that it cost $399.52 per acre on the average to grow oranges. The average production was 217 packed boxes. The survey also showed that the low producing orchards used more water than the high producing orchards. Poultry cost records were presented by Assistant Farm Advisor Cory. J. P. Baumgartner of Santa Ana closed the session by urging the bankers to make use of the information obtained during the day and work closer with their agricultural clients on the basis of a better knowledge of the latter's problems.