anaheim-gazette 1928-08-09

FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF ANAHEIM Population ...13,000 Assessed Valuation...$12,266,185 Building Permits...439,832 VOLUME LVIII SCHUMACHER ANSWER ASSESSOR AGAIN CAMOFLAGING THE TRUTH TRYING TO BOLSTER UP HIS FORMER ARTICLE ON GOOD ROADS Striving to Defeat Supervisor Schumacher, Although He Has No Voice in Affairs of the Third District; Schumacher's Position Strengthened by Opposition from Santa Ana; Supervisor Makes a Personal Statement. Newsboy Breaks His Arm, But He Continues on Job A little accident that cuts a fellow's head and leaves him with a his continuing work, according to fractured arm needn't interfere with Earl Heffner, 12-year-old newsboy, who was on the Job Monday, though he sustained such injuries Sunday. Riding his bicycle out of Santa Ana Sunday morning, at a distance, he estimated as about four feet behind an automobile that stopped suddenly at the Pacific Electric crossing on North Main street, Earl dodged from behind the car hurriedly. His wheel slipped from under him. "The next thing I knew," said the plucky lad, "they had me propped against a tree. I wanted to come on home, but they made me wait for an ambulance. I could have come on home." He was taken to a physician, who dressed his wounds, and Earl went to selling papers again. Earl resides with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert THIRD DISC VOTERS RI INTERFER ATTACKS ON SCHUMACHER FROM SANTA ANTO STRENGTH Jim Sleeper's Ridiculous Figures Everybody in the trict; Sleeper Regs Mouthpiece of San Seeking to Defeet trict's Supervisor. That Santa Ana is mined effort to defeat W FORMER ARTICLE ON GOOD ROADS Striving to Defeat Supervisor Schumacher, Although He Has No Voice in Affairs of the Third District; Schumacher's Position Strengthened by Opposition from Santa Ana; Supervisor Makes a Personal Statement. "County Assessor Jim Sleeper is still recklessly writing figures and making them public, relative to the money spent on highways in the several supervisor districts of the county. These statements of his and the figures he submits are so glaringly and palpably misleading that no person can be deceived by them. Sleeper, of course, is writing them for the purpose of discrediting Supervisor Schumacher in his candidacy for re-election, but his efforts have only served to strengthen Schumacher's position, as the people in this district are all acquainted with the wonderful system of roads built under our present supervisor's administration. Instead of injuring Schumacher, Sleeper has alienated his own following in the third district. Heretofore the voters in this district have been overwhelmingly for him, but—Never again! The third district voters consider themselves capable of choosing their own representative on the board, and they resent the interference of an outsider. They are especially bitter against Sleeper because he is seeking to discredit Schumacher by an array of misleading figures. In his last article he reliterates his former statement to the effect that the third district received from the general fund for road purposes during the past eight years a little over $6,000. The third district expended on its roads during that period $999,164. Sleeper states that the second district received from the general fund in the same period $367,472, and the fourth district $220,873. Other districts were credited with the same proportion. His figures were approximately correct regarding the expenditure on roads, but he failed to state that these expenditures were mainly from the good roads fund. As a matter of fact, the second district received $3,158 from the general fund and the fourth district $4,023 from the same source. In refutation of Sleeper's ridiculous figures Mr. Schumacher has issued the following: "My attention has been called to misleading information that has been circulated in relation to moneys spent on the roads in the several supervisorial districts. "The statements in question refer to expenditures from the general fund upon the county good roads system, or 'bond' roads, meaning the roads built under the bond issue of 1912. They imply that the third supervisorial district, while contributing a large share of the taxes toward the general fund, has had only a very small share spent upon its roads in return other districts, namely estimated as about four feet behind at the Pacific Electric crossing on North Main street, Earl dodged from behind the car hurriedly. His wheel slipped from under him. "The next thing I knew," said the plucky lad, "they had me propped against a tree. I wanted to come on home, but they made me wait for an ambulance. I could have come on home." He was taken to a physician, who dressed his wounds, and Earl went to selling papers again. Earl resides with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jeffner, at 111 North East street. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Dr. Haywood of White Temple church is preparing a program of exercises in celebration of the fortyth anniversary of the establishment of the Methodist church in this city. The program will extend over a period from December 2 to 9, and will include two Sabbaths. Bishop Charles Wesley Burns will preach on Sunday evening, December 9, closing the meeting. The rest of the program has not yet been prepared, but will be announced in the near future. The Methodist church was built in Philadelphia street by Rev. D. O. Chamberlayne, who did much of the carpenter work himself. He was its first minister. Several years ago the congregation having grown so large, the White Temple church was erected on Broadway, where Dr. Haywood now officiates as pastor. Dr. Haywood will arrange a very interesting program for the meeting, which will be attended by many members of the church, not only in this city, but from other communities as well. visitor then, succeeding Mr. Linebarger. There was a total of 30.84 miles of road built from the surplus. Of this the third district received 12.72 miles, or more than 41 per cent. "The board of supervisors, I may say, has obeyed the spirit as well as the letter of the legal provisions covering expenditures upon the county good roads system, by treating it as a unit and making expenditures where they were needed. When the good roads fund has been exhausted, the board has made needed expenditures from the general fund, under the same method as the good roads fund is administered. "The misleading information circulated about these matters refers only to the general fund expenditures, whereas both funds are expended upon the same object and both funds are derived from the same source, namely a tax upon all the taxpayers of the county. The expenditures from both funds, therefore, should be treated as one. When that is done it will be seen that no district has been unduly favored. "So far as the third district roads are concerned, they will compare with those of any other district as to condition and mileage of improvement. Nearly all of the original good roads system in the third district has been rebuilt, including" FROM SANTA ANTOSTRENGTH Jim Sleeper's Ridiculous Leading Figures Everybody in the trict; Sleeper Regime Mouthpiece of San Seeking to Defeat trict's Supervisor. That Santa Ana is mined effort to defeat Woman chairman of the board who is a candidate for re-district, is indicated by statements recently published Sleeper, county assessor, parentily the mouthpiece seat ring but his garbled which he hopes to discreet are so ridiculous and so actual facts that they much indignation here. Schumacher's friends "the real source of the Chairman Schumacher is open." Assessor Sleeper upon Schumacher only vows that has existed since campaign, namely that first district is seeker's affairs of the third district from Santa Ana upon So goes further and stranger that have been circulated that the opposition to finance from Santa Ana financed from Santa Ana. One ground for this bvious insincerity of Attitude that the tax rate at least 20 cents, when budget for the year can mately $5,000 more than were last year. The annual this year is $55,500 as expenses for last year. Since the tax rate relation to the county budget that the supervisory difficulty in reducing their budget is to be increase-the board themselves add were puzzled to see how rate of 20 cents, or 21 cents made upon an increase 000 in the valuation, or even if the budget was And if Sleeper was really desire to keep taxes do keep his expense budget what it was last a little below that mark ing for an increase of $5,000. The assessor's statement by the Santa Ana no merely to place the board in an embarrassing poor taxpayers and to "get S hole politically." Some statistics to supply of insincerity were presence to Sleeper's own cord. These show that er's expenses have more since 1924-25, while thie work as indicated by "My attention has been called to misleading information that has been circulated in relation to moneys spent on the roads in the several supervisorial districts. The statements in question refer to expenditures from the general fund upon the county good roads system, or 'bond' roads, meaning the roads built under the bond issue of 1912. They imply that the third supervisorial district, while contributing a large share of the taxes toward the general fund, has had only a very small share spent upon its roads in return, other districts, namely the second and fourth, receiving the lion's share. "It should be explained that the moneys spent from the general fund for road purposes all are expended upon the county good roads system, to supplement the 20-cent good roads tax raised (or that purpose, but which has been, during some years, insufficient to maintain the system in adequate repair. It should be explained further, that, under the law governing the bond proceedings by which this system was b uilt and is maintained, there is no such thing as a supervisorial district, the system being maintained as a unit over the entire county. "I am not responsible for the method of building and maintaining the good roads system. That method was adopted in 1912, during the administration of one of my present opponents, Mr. Linebarger, and was fixed for all time. Incidentally, this arrangement, as negotiated under Mr. Linebarger's administration, placed the third district under the burden of paying 45 per cent of the bonds, interest on bonds, maintenance and rebuilding of the good roads system, a burden which will be carried for years to come. For this 45 per cent of the cost, the third district got only 30 per cent in mileage of improved roads. "I not only am not responsible for this situation but, as a supervisor, I can not deviate from the method laid down without violating the law. "I might call attention at this point, to the share of mileage obtained by the third district from the additional mileage built under the surplus from the bond issue after the good roads system had been completed. I had become super-about these matters refers only to the general fund expenditures, whereas both funds are expended upon the same object and both funds are derived from the same source, namely a tax upon all the taxpayers of the county. The expenditures from both funds, therefore, should be treated as one. When that is done it will be seen that no district has been unduly favored. "So far as the third district roads are concerned, they will compare with those of any other district as to condition and mileage of improvement. Nearly all of the original good roads systems in the third district have been rebuilt, including Lincoln avenue, Grand avenue, Whitaker avenue, Hiatt street, Placentia-Yorba road, Chapman avenue, Palm avenue and Yorba Linda road. The only portions of the system in the third district remaining to be rebuilt are Anaheim-Olive road, a portion of Placentia avenue, and the Brea canyon road. Provision was made for Brea canyon road in last year's budget, $50,000 being set aside for that contract; but due to difficulties in obtaining right-of-way, the contract has not yet been let. It will be, however, in the near future. Anaheim-Olive road is in this year's budget, leaving only a portion of Plaentia avenue to be rebuilt. If the third district had received more money, there would have been difficulty in finding a place to spend it, under the limitations of the law. "Eventually, of course, the county good roads system must be widened, but when that time arrives, the other districts will be in exactly the same position as the third district. "As to the statement that the second district has received $367,472.81 from the general fund since 1919-20, it should be explained that $364,314.28 was expended upon the good roads system, under the conditions already outlined. Of the $220,873.64 received by the fourth district from the general fund, $216,835.77 was expended upon the good roads system, the county park road and the Modjeska (mountain) road. The county park road was built out of the general fund because it was conceded to be a 'county' thoroughfare rather than a road of local character." Signed: WM. SCHUMACHER. AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, August 9, 1928 R ANSWERS MISLEADING THIRD DISTRICT VOTERS RESENT INTERFERENCE ATTACKS ON SCHUMACHER FROM SANTA ANA SERVE TO STRENGTHEN HIM Jim Sleeper's Ridiculous and Misleading Figures Resented by Everybody in the Third District; Sleeper Regarded as the Mouthpiece of Santa Ana Ring Seeking to Defeat this District's Supervisor. That Santa Ana is making a determined effort to defeat Wm. Schumacher, Sherwood to Seek New Persimmon Markets in East Planning to visit wholesale fruit dealers in the larger cities with a view of developing an increased market for persimmons, G. W. Sherwood is en route East in the interests of the Persimmon Marketing association for the disposal of his own fruit, and those associated with him, especially the patrons of the Sherwood Persimmon Nursery, will be associated with the Eadington Fruit company in packing the fruit, it was stated. It is hoped that a f. o. b. market may be created and the persimmon industry stabilized, Sherwood said as he left. He expects to be absent two months. Band Concert at City Park Tonight 80 FOOT ROAD FROM ANAHEIM TO SANTA ANA PLANS COMPLETE AND CONTRACT WILL BE LET EARLY IN SPRING Dangerous Curves in the Old Cowpath to be Eliminated; Cost Estimated at $30,000 Per Mile, and State Highway Commission Will Pay Half of It; County to Pay 25 Per Cent and Property Owners the Balance; Distance 4½ Miles. The contemplated work of widening the boulevard through Orange, especial- FROM SANTA ANA SERVE TO STRENGTHEN HIM Jim Sleeper's Ridiculous and Misleading Figures Resented by Everybody in the Third District; Sleeper Regarded as the Mouthpiece of Santa Ana Ring Seeking to Defeat this District's Supervisor. That Santa Ana is making a determined effort to defeat Wm. Schumacher, chairman of the board of supervisors, who is a candidate for re-election in this district, is indicated by the misleading statements recently published by James Sleeper, county assessor. Sleeper is apparently the mouthpiece of the county seat ring but his garbled figures through which he hopes to discredit Schumacher are so ridiculous and so at variance with actual facts that they have caused much indignation here. Schumacher's friends declared that "the real source of the opposition to Chairman Schumacher is finally out in the open." Assessor Sleeper's attack upon Schumacher only verifies suspicion that has existed since the start of the campaign, namely that Santa Ana and the first district is seeking to sway the affairs of the third district. The attack from Santa Ana upon Schumacher even goes further and strengthens rumors that have been circulated to the effect that the opposition to Schumacher is financed from Santa Ana. One ground for this belief is the obvious insincerity of Assessor Sleer's attitude that the tax rate should be cut at least 20 cents, when his own expense budget for the year calls for approximately $5,000 more than his expenses were last year. The assessor's budget this year is $5,500 as compared to his expenses for last year, $50,635. Since the tax rate must be fixed in relation to the county budget, it is evident that the supervisors will find great difficulty in reducing the tax rate if the budget is to be increased. Members of the board themselves admitted that they were puzzled to see how a cut in the rate of 20 cents, or 21 cents, could be made upon an increase of only $7,500-000 in the valuation, or only 4 per cent, even if the budget was not increased. And if Sleeper was really sincere in his desire to keep taxes down, he would keep his expense budget down to at least what it was last year, and even a little below that mark, instead of asking for an increase of approximately $5,000. The assessor's statements, published by the Santa Ana newspaper, were merely to place the board of supervisors in an embarrassing position with the taxpayers and to "get Schumacher in a hole politically." Some statistics to support this charge of insincerity were presented with reference to Sleeper's own "economy" record. These show that Assessor Sleeper's expenses have more than doubled since 1924-25, while the volume of his work is indicated by increases in as stated. It is hoped that a f. o. b. market may be created and the persimmon industry stabilized. Sherwood said as he left. He expects to be absent two months. Band Concert at City Park Tonight Regular Weekly Concert at the Greek Theater Tonight The regular weekly concert of the American Legion band will be held tonight at the Greek Theatre, in Municipal Park. Following is the program, but there are some special features not mentioned in the program: March-Constitution ... Henninger Bohemian Girl ... Balfe Fox Trot—"Somebody Sweet is Sweet on Me" ... Kahn-Donovan Selectio nfrom "Going Up," musical comedy ... Cornet Solo—"The Soul of the Surf" ... Polka Brilliant ... Smith A. D. Brownell. The Whistler and His Dog (Caprice) Mr. Schneewells, Whistler. Cuban Dance "Fontainla" ... Kleifer Overture Czarina (by request). Rathbum Waltz Suite ("Mazie") ... Brooks Vocal Solo—"Silver Threads Among the Gold" Dr. C. O. Patterson, Tenor. Selections of Southern Plantation Songs—The Sunny South ... Lampe Grand Selection—Fantasia, Maritana. Tobani Fox Trot—For Old Time Sake. DeSylva Polly Prim—Old-time square dance ... Henry Finale—El Capitan ... Sousa GET OUT THE VOTE "Get out the vote for the August 28th primary." This is the work that the Associated Chambers of Commerce decided upon at its recent meeting held at Balboa Beach, and for which work a committee consisting of Harry Welch and V. D. Johnson of Orange, was appointed. This committee having met and gone over the situation makes the following announcement. The Associated Chambers of Commerce will award three beautiful silk banners to the three precincts in the county getting the largest number of votes in the primary election, proportioned to the number of registered voters in such precincts, using the great register as it was compiled for the elections of last spring. These three banners of equal value and beauty will be awarded as follows: First, counting precincts with 200 and under voters registered. Second, those precincts showing 201 to 275 inclusive. TRACT WILL BE LEFT EARLY IN SPRING Dangerous Curves in the Old Cowpath to be Eliminated; Cost Estimated at $30,000 Per Mile, and State Highway Commission Will Pay Half Of It; County to Pay 25 Per Cent and Property Owners the Balance; Distance 4½ Miles. The contemplated work of widening the boulevard through Orange, especially between the principal cities, has progressed so far that it is now certain that the ancient pathway of the padres will shortly be widened between Anaheim and Fullerton on the north, Anaheim and Santa Ana on the south. It is proposed to build an eighty-foot street with a pavement of 56 feet between the three cities. This improvement is necessary because of the increasing traffic and the congested condition of the boulevard on busy days. Nat H. Neff, superintendent of county highways, stated Monday that H. V. Cortelyou, superintendent of the Los Angeles office, department of engineering o'f the state highway department, would arrive this week to consult him on the project. Neff said he believed all preliminary work would be completed so contract for the construction could be let in the spring. Contemplated elimination of some of the curves in the present highway, particularly between the tracks of the Southern Pacific branch line to Tustin and Anaheim, may necessitate the procuring of right-of-way deeds to the properties needed for the realignment. Creation of an assessment district by the board of supervisors also will be necessary before consideration can be given to letting bids for the work. Owners of property abutting on the main thoroughfare will be asked to pay a portion of the expense of improvement and the assessment district is necessary for creation of the machinery for making and collecting the portion land owners will contribute. It is understood the highway commission will pay for paving half of the 56 foot pavement, with the county and the owners taking care of the remaining 50 per cent. Asserting that it is impossible to say in advance of receiving bids what the cost per mile will be, Neff said that the work probably would run an expense of around $30,000 per mile. He stated that provision has been made in the county budget for this fiscal year for an appropriation of $67,500 for this work. The budget has not been approved by the supervisors, but in preliminary considerations there has been no disposition to eliminate the appropriation, according to reports. The distance to be paved is approximately four and a half miles. The property owners will be assessed for the difference between the appropriation and the cost for paving half of the roadway. In other words, the program contemplates the state paying 50 per cent of the costs. Orange County Progress According to roger's office of tha to be held at tha 3 to 8, more interest by exhibitors an ever before A great increase inquiries for pra blanks, a marks for commercial s program of en e office bu y a filling requests for Manage r of tha H. A. Lake pr County Fair is Orange county v cet number w tha fall that has ever similar nature i ntations for handl at tha 12th annu ar are being made states Lake. "We have pre gram including special horse sho Cleaves' splendlen and horses, thre program, aside on tha free ente There will be and music daily to give to tha best fair whi The committees cellen manner their special fe oc are greatly enco outlook for a ba The work of g general prepara tion the tente is now expected that tha air at least tha fair. The Publishers' Asse quested to agai distribution pf po f for tha fair asses FOOTBALL The assessor's statements, published by the Santa Ana newspaper, were merely to place the board of supervisors in an embarrassing position with the taxpayers and to "get Schumacher in a hole politically." Some statistics to support this charge of insincerity were presented with reference to Sleeper's own "economy" record. These show that Assessor Sleeper's expenses have more than doubled in 1924-25, while the volume of his work, as indicated by increases in assessed valuation, has increased only 20 per cent. His expenses for 1924-25 were $26,083, while this year his budget is about $55,500. The assessed valuation of 1924-25 was $173,296,561. This year it went slightly above $207,000,000. Sleeper's budget last year called for $6,850, an increase of $11,341 over his expense for the previous year, while this year his budget again shows an increase of nearly $5,000 over his expenses for last year. Sleeper's statements in the Santa Ana newspaper covered expenditures from the county general fund upon the roads and purported to show that the third district, under Schumacher's administration, had contributed a large share of the taxes toward the general fund but had obtained very little benefit from it in the way of road expenditures. The assessor presented figures to illustrate his point. He was accused of bad faith and wilful half-truths designed to confuse the situation. The expenditures from the general fund are spent exclusively upon the original county good roads system, or "bond" roads, to supplement the good roads fund raised for that purpose, but which has at times been insufficient to keep the good roads system in repair. A true presentation of the situation would have included expenditures from both funds, since both are expended upon the same thing and both are raised from the same source. The record of both funds would show that all districts were treated fairly. The law under which the system was built and must be maintained provides that it shall be maintained as a unit, not by districts, and that expenditures shall be made This committee having met and gone over the situation makes the following announcement. The Associated Chambers of Commerce will award three beautiful silk banners to the three precincts in the county getting the largest number of votes in the primary election, proportioned to the number of registered voters in such precincts, using the great register as it was compiled for the elections of last spring. These three banners of equal value and beauty will be awarded as follows: First, counting precincts with 200 and under voters registered. Second, those precincts showing 201 to 275 inclusive, registered voters, and third, those showing 276 and over. In addition to the foregoing every Chamber of Commerce in the county will be asked to furnish a banner to the precinct winner within the district assigned to said Chamber of Commerce. For illustration, Santa Ana has assigned to it for these award purposes the precincts of Talbert, Bolsa, Delhi and Greenville, and so with other communities where chambers of commerce exist. It is intended that these banners shall be awarded at the September meeting of the Associa. Chamber of Commerce and shall be placed in the school building of each winning precinct as an example of civic interest to the pupils in attendance. The "get out the vote" suggestion when made at the meeting met with a hearty and unanimous response, which the delegates to the Associated Chambers believe to indicate that wide spread interest will be taken in this good natured contest. The committee has taken up the matter with every chamber of commerce in the county and responses thus far received are most encouraging. The Orange County American Legion and Parent Teachers' Association also are urging the people to vote. It is believed that the combined effort will result in a record primary showing. wherever needed, without regard to district lines. The roads of the third district will compare most favorably with those of other districts, virtually all of the good roads system in that district having been rebuilt under Schumacher's administration. Miss Zoila Smythe Leaves for Australia Miss Zoila Smythe of this city left Los Angeles Tuesday with a party of friends en route to Sidney, Australia, where she will attend the annual Eucharistic congress of the Catholic church, on open Sept. 6th. Many of the highest dignitaries in the Catholic church will attend this conclave. With her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pelanconi, and their niece, Miss Viola Vejar of Hollywood, Miss Smythe will leave Los Angeles Tuesday evening on the "Lark." They will sail on the "Matura" from San Francisco Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of San Francisco, Cardinal Hayes and a number of archbishops from the east will be passengers on the "Matura." The Knights of Columbus of California are sending Miss Lucille Desolo as their official delegate. The congress will continue for a week, Penny Ovelmott tour of Oregon writes to Mrs. some good trouble the stream in several that while at C surprised to no orange orchard 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 44 DING STATEMENT Sprayers Waging Battle on Pests Robert Manners, 27, wanted here left by way of Sacramento, where everywhere are busy trying to rid the orchards of scales and destructive insects. Numerous different spray rigs are continuously at work in this district. All day, on almost any highway, the high-towered spray wagon, with a man standing on it holding a hose that shoots a strea mofolly emulsion through the tops of the trees, may be seen. At night the fumigators work with poison gas. Throwing tents over the trees, they put a certain amount of the deadly gas under the edges. The gas is allowed to stay a certain length of time, then the tent is removed. All this work is to eradicate the purple, red and black scales, the mealybug and the red spider. According to some handlers of the various materials, it really takes both MANY ADDED TO REGISTRATION IN COUNTY THE TOTAL FIGURES FOR AUGUST PRIMARY REACH NEARLY 46,000 This Is An Increase of 2,786 Over the Figures at Close of the Books For the May Primary; Hundreds More Expected to Register Before the November Election; Far In Excess of Previous Rolls. The optimistic estimate of County Clerk J. M. Backs relative to the registration in this county for the August Orange County Fair Progressing favorably According to reports from the manager's office of the Orange County Fair, to be held at the fairgrounds September 3 to 8, more interest is being manifested by exhibitors and patrons of the fair than ever before. A great increase in the number of inquiries for premium lists and entry blanks, a marked interest in the demand for commercial space and in the general program of entertainment is keeping the office busy answering questions and filling requests according to Secretary-Manager of the Association J. R. Hunt. H. A. Lake, president of the Orange County Fair, is of the opinion that Orange county will entertain the greatest number of people at the fair this fall that has ever attended an event of similar nature in the county. "Preparations for handling a large attendance at the 12th annual Orange County Fair are being made at the present time," states Lake. "We have prepared an excellent program including day and night rodeo, a special horse show feature in James McCleaves' splendid string of trained ponies and horses, three afternoons of racing program, aside from special vaudeville on the free entertainment stage. "There will be special band programs and music daily. We are endeavoring to give to the people of Orange county the best fair which they have ever had. The committees are responding in excellent manner with reservations for their special feature exhibits and we are greatly encouraged over the general outlook for a banner year." The work of clearing the grounds in general preparation for the erection of the tents is now under way, and it is expected that the big tops will be in the air at least two weeks previous to the fair. The California Newspaper Publishers' Association have been requested to again supervise the general distribution of publicity and advertising for the fair association. FOOTBALL STAR IN TOWN This Is An Increase of 2,786 Over the Figures at Close of the Books For the May Primary; Hundreds More Expected to Register Before the November Election; Far In Excess of Previous Rolls. The optimistic estimate of County Clerk J. M. Backs relative to the registration in this county for the August primary was exceeded by the actual figures which he made public Saturday. The registration closed on the previous Saturday, and Mr. Backs was able, after the reports of deputies were all in, to compile a statement of the total and give it to the public last Saturday. He finds that the total registration in the county is 45,894, and in all probability several hundred more will be added before the books close for the general election in November. These figures show an increase of 2,786 since the May primary, when 43,018 voters were registered. Republicans gained 1,960 and now have a total of 32,336, while the Democratic party has a following of 10,578. The Democrats gained 756 voters since the May primary the report shows. A total of 699 Prohibitionists are registered. 192 Socialists, 418 miscellaneous and 1,671 voters declined to state their party at the time of registering. The woman vote in Orange county this year should play a prominent part in deciding issues, according to the registrations, in that there are almost as many women registered as men, the registrations show. The female registration was 22,756 and the male, 23,139. Many of the precincts throughout the county show that the women have a decided majority. Bar Association Chooses Delegates Lawyers of County Elect Seven To State Convention Election of delegates to the convention of the California Bar Association, to be held in Pasadena in October, and adoption of the report of the committee headed by Attorney T. L. McFadden on regulatory commissions were the principal items of business completed at an enthusiastic meeting of the Orange County Bar Association, held at St. Ann's Inn, Santa Ana. Attorney Leonard Evans of Anaheim, president, was in the chair. The report on regulatory commissions opposed amendment of the state corporate securities act to grant injunctive relief and criminal prosecution, as outlined in a suggestion by State Corporation Commissioner J. M. Friedlander, until such time as the corporation department submits statistics showing a greater need for such changes. FOOTBALL STAR IN TOWN Don Williams, star quarter-back of the Trojan football team, was in town yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Jimmy Payne, U. S. C. hurdler, and Ray Broomfield, assistant secretary of the Alumni Association. Finding the latch string hanging on the outside, these three young gentlemen invaded this office and received an hospitable welcome. Don will be in the game this year, and says U. S. C. will win. He is an Orange county boy and has many friends and well-wishers here, who speak for him glorious victories all along the line. Jimmy will be in the hurdles this year and promises to give a good account of himself. Ray will continue his duties as secretary of the Alumni Association and will be on the job the entire year. Anaheim will be host to approximately 350 walnut growers of Southern California on September 8. The growers will meet in the morning at the Anaheim Union High school and in the afternoon will inspect groves of this county. The gathering will be addressed by Harold Wahlberg, county farm advisor, and W. D. Hooper, walnut specialist at the University of California. J. J. Dwyer will preside. Frank Ovelman, who is on a month's tour of Oregon and Northern California, writes to Mrs. Ovelman that he enjoyed some good trout fishing in Rogue river, the stream in which Herbert Hoover lived several days before. He writes that while at Oroville last week he was surprised to note the excellence of the orange orchards in Butte county. The report recommended, however, that the corporate securities act be amended requiring the compounding of commissions for the sale of stock and requiring the return of the commission to the investor in the event that the sum required to be impounded is not raised in accordance with the impounding requirements. It was pointed out that this change in the law would prevent fly-by-night promoters from extracting a heavy commission on deals which were not completed. Another recommendation of the committee was that the policy of extending administration of justice in California through commissions, such as would take the adjustment of automobile accidents out of the courts, should be delayed for further consideration. The following delegates were elected to the state convention: R. Y. Williams San Juan Capistrano; Leonard Evans, T. L. McFadden; Anaheim; L. F. Coburn; Orange; L. A. West, A. P. Nelson, G. K. Scovel, Santa Ana; F. H. Lyon, Fullerton; L. W. Blodget, Huntington Beach; J. F. Conkey of Fullerton, and Thad S. Bean, also of Fullerton, were admitted to membership. The new master calendar system of scheduling cases in the Orange county superior courts was discussed by Judges Homer Ames and E. J. Marks and by Basil Smith, master calendar clerk. The next meeting will be held in Santa Ana October 3, and a special meeting immediately after the state convention. Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Steadman and family returned on Wednesday from a pleasant outing at Newport.