anaheim-gazette 1929-07-25

DONT KNOCK If you can't speak a good word for your town, move out. There's plenty of room outside. VOLUME LIX CITIZENS ASK MORE NEWSPAPERMEN GATHER AT RANCHO SUSANNA BIXBY BRYANT HONORS NEWSPAPERMEN AT CANYON HOME Members of Orange County Association of Weekly Newspapers Spend Saturday Afternoon as Her Luncheon Guests: View Work On Proposed Herbarium and Take a Drive Over Her 6,000-Acre Estate. The country home of Myr. Susanna Bixby Bryant—that great Spanish-style house. 25 Employes On Payroll of Concern, Plan The new tomato paste factory on the Santa Fe tracks is scheduled to begin operations August 15, according to A. Mannino, manager and one of the owners of the concern, who arrived here recently from New Orleans to take charge of operations. The factory will be located in the old sugar factory on the Santa Fe tracks and tomato paste will be canned. It is expected that 80 tons of tomatoes will be used weekly. Machinery for the plant is being shipped here. About 25 packers will be employed at the start, according to Mannino. Negotiations for the establishment of the new industry were begun about six weeks ago. Death Overtakes Prominent Man HONORS NEWSPAPERMEN AT CANYON HOME Members of Orange County Association of Weekly Newspapers Spend Saturday Afternoon as Her Luncheon Guests: View Work On Proposed Herbarium and Take a Drive Over Her 6,000-Acre Estate. The country home of Mrs. Susanna Bixby Bryant—that great Spanish-style castle which catches the eyes of all passengers travelling through Santa Ana canyon—opened wide its doors last Saturday afternoon, when some two dozen members of the Orange county Association of Weekly Newspapers and their wives were guests at a buffet luncheon held there. The $150,000 home was finished some eighteen months ago and since then Mrs. Bryant and her family have moved in so as to take a more active part in the creation of an herbarium and the care of her Rancho Santa Ana, which comprises 6,000 acres. Some of this land contains orchards of oranges, both valencia and navel, and lemons that are 17 years old and bear fruit which have, for the last few seasons, been recognized as the best that the Placentia section produced. Many acres are planted in barley, and in a small valley deep in the Rancho is an almond orchard. Some few head of cattle roam the hills. It is the intent of Mrs. Bryant to create a great herbarium which will contain specimens of all of California's plant life. To this end she has retained surveyors to plot and map the land, geologists to determine its contour and the constituents of the soil, and botanists to classify and define the actual plant specimens. One entire floor of the home—that which is below the main level—is devoted to the working rooms of the herbarium, where the maps are compiled and recorded and the plants brought for examination. The buffet luncheon was little short of a feast. There was roast turkey and baked ham, potato salad and corn on the cob, there was ice cream and cake, and rolls and coffee. The meats were served by the son and daughter of the hostess and by Manager Johnson of the ranch. The luncheon was served in the dining room of the home, a typically Spanish type room, with only rough pieces of timber connecting the walls at the top. Large windows on the north and east afforded a remarkable view of the country. The high point in the house, the tower, commands nearly the entire canyon and from it one may gaze from Pomona Valley on the east to the coastline on the west. During the afternoon the entire party followed the winding road over the hills of the Rancho to the highest hilltop in the range. The road, which is the only one in the hills, has been privately constructed by Mrs. Bryant. From the summit, the entire canyon may be observed, the land towards the sea is easily seen, and the country about Pomona and towards the east is tracks and tomato paste will be canned. It is expected that 80 tons of tomatoes will be used weekly. Machinery for the plant is being shipped here. About 25 packers will be employed, at the start, according to Mannino. Negotiations for the establishment of the new industry were begun about six weeks ago. Death Overtakes Prominent Man Bernard Dauser Stricken By Heart Attack While at Work Bernard Dauser, who has been a resident of this city for more than 40 years, died at his home on Chestnut street Thursday evening from heart failure. He was stricken earlier in the day while working on his ranch on Garden Grove road, and was removed to his home where he died. He was 60 years old. Mr. Dauster was born in Minnesota, coming to this region 40 years ago. For many years he was a member of the firm of Brown & Dauser, Fullerton lumber dealers. He owned a ranch west of town, and was also a member of the board of directors of the Anaheim National Bank. One of his business activities was a feed mill, which he conducted for ten years. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Barbara Dauster, a daughter, Margaret, his mother, Mrs. Joseph Dauster, and a sister, Mrs. Frank Baum. The body was taken to the chapel of Backs, Terry & Campbell, where arrangements were made for the funeral. The Holy Rosary was recited at St Boniface's church Sunday evening and requiem mass was read Monday morning. Fullerton J. C. Boys Off For Japan Two Fullerton Junior College boys, well known in Anaheim, left last week for San Francisco to board a Japanese liner for Japan. Young Useda, a Japanese student at the Junior College last year, desired his two American friends to be his guests during the summer at his father's home in Japan, where the Usedes are said to be very wealthy. Stevens and Kent, the latter son of Reverend Charles A. Kent of Fullerton, will spend the summer seeing Japan expecting to return home in early fall. They will work during the fall and winter and enter school in February, Kent at Southern California, Stevens at Berkeley. GOING AFTER DEER Bob Fowler leaves tomorrow for Solano county, accompanied by his wife and family and will enjoy a two weeks' vacation hunting and fishing. He is taking along his trusty rifle and hopes Expenditures on Past Six Months Miss E. Kate Rea, secretary helm Chapter, Red Cross; her semi-annual report financial condition and the money expended in charge during the six months' period; the Red Cross does not conspicuous in times of peril yet it is always busy by charity. In times of overtaking a section of it is always first to render suffering and desisture. This half year period, January 1, 1929, and close last, ended with $170.84 in fund, $94.83 in the home fund, or a total of $337.76 report reveals. The period opened with hand of $443.49, receipt $3.50 in gifts; $22 receive on the chapter's $1,000 drawn from the note. The principal expenditure follows: Milk for under ren., $114.15; American $8.35; transferred to the fund,$100; financing chili camp,$183; rent of safety$2; tuberculosis clinic,$2 mas boxes,$25.56; supplies can children,$9.84; and making a total of $498.15. The home service fund a balance on hand, Febr of $20.83; disbursements leaving a balance on last, of $94.83. During the period a t was added to the Junct fund, no expenditures being a total of $72.09 in June 30. During the early part of the chapter expended $100 swimming instruction at plunge. Ray E. Smith is chair chapter this year, and charge of its activities. Following are the pre Ray Smith, president; Mrs. R. W. Baum A board of directors is clion with other officers. Record Shipment Of Lemons All Previous Years Be Several Hundred north and east afforded a remarkable view of the country. The high point in the house, the tower, commands nearly the entire canyon and from it one may gaze from Pomona Valley on the east to the coastline on the west. During the afternoon the entire party followed the winding road over the hills of the Rancho to the highest hilltop in the range. The road, which is the only one in the hills, has been privately constructed by Mrs. Bryant. From the summit, the entire canyon may be observed, the land towards the sea is easily seen, and the country about Pomona and towards the east is discernable. Towards the east lay the two adjacent hills where the lower Prado site was situated, and towards the west, the wide stretch of valley, which it was proposed in the upper site proposition to span with a great wall to store the surplus water. To the south were the beautifully cultivated rows of citrus trees and to the north were the hills covered with hay and grain. It was the opinion of the newspaperman assembled there that it were little short of criminal to nullify the efforts of Mrs. Bryant by condemning her property or to submerge her many rich acres of citrus trees under the waters of a wrongly placed dam. For it was upon these cultivated lands surrounding that hill—the greatest part, indeed, of a great ranch—that was to be given to the county in exchange for a few dollars, if the bonds had carried. The descent took the party around the hills down past the valley of the almond orchard and thence back through a winding road past the swimming pool to the house again. Some feeling the heat of the day, used the pool later in the afternoon to their advantage. Rancho Santa Ana is a greatly productive enterprise and is destined within a few years to become widely known not only because of the proposed herbarium, which will then be completed with many hills set out in California wild flowers, but also because of the high quality of oranges and lemons that seem clear to be raised there inasmuch as they are grown with the greatest of care. It seems providential that the county frowned upon the attempt to build a dam at a site besides being highly questionable, would condemn the heart of the Rancho in all its productivity. Had the bonds passed Stevens and Kent, the latter son of Reverend Charles A. Kent of Fulerton, will spend the summer seeing Japan expecting to return home in the early fall. They will work during the fall and winter and enter school in February, Kent at Southern California, Stevens at Berkeley. GOING AFTER DEER Bob Fowler leaves tomorrow for Solano county, accompanied by his wife and family and will enjoy a two weeks' vacation hunting and fishing. He is taking along his trusty rifle and hopes to get a fine buck or two. He will also go after fish in the many streams of the north and will travel more than 150 miles north of San Francisco. He will drive up and expects to visit many interesting places during the trip. a railroad would have been built forty feet below the front of Mrs. Bryant's home and the valley below where there are several hundred acres of citrus fruit and other products, would become part of the dam bottom. The husband of Mrs. Bryant is a practicing physician of note in Los Angeles where, besides having a large practice, has supervised the bringing together of a great fund for the establishment of a Good Hope Hospital, intended for those unable to gain expert medical aid because of finances. The doctor does not find a great deal of time to spend at the ranch. The daughter of Mrs. Bryant intends to become associated with the Huntington Library at San Marino in September, so that during the coming season it will be Mrs. Bryant, together with her son, Earnest, who was graduated in February from an eastern college, who will assume control of the 6,000 acre Rancho Santa Ana. The hospitality accorded the newspapermen by Mrs. Bryant and her family was both recognized and appreciated. Besides the luncheon which, indeed, was an important part of the afternoon, it was Mrs. Bryant's trip with her guests over the estate and the educational value from that hilltop for which she is deeply thanked. The country newspapermen bade Mrs. Bryant goodbye, assuring her that it was their unalterable conviction that the contemplated destruction of her property would have been the most colossal crime ever attempted in Orange county. According to Mr. Power year can be considered record in face of the much of the California cage matured early and was in many cases, for an awaiting market that large volume at satisfactory price. In spite of this heavy long hold of fruit, we opened up, extremely hard made, the month ending all shipping records of the California lemon cars being sent forward shipping days of that few exceptions, this fruit satisfactory price. In addition to the ship packed fruit, over 4,200 grade lemons have been by-products, such as leucid acid and pectin. The products will add many growers' returns. AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, July 25, 1929 MORE LIGHT ON WATER E LOCAL RED CROSS IS ALWAYS ACTIVE TABLE OF RECEIITS AND EXPENDITURES DURING PAST SIX MONTHS Miss E. Kate Rea, Treasurer, Issues Her Semi-Annual Report; Anaheim Chapter Always Doing Effective Work, But Little Publicity is Given to the Activities; Substantial Sum in the Treasury. Miss E. Kate Rea, secretary of Anaheim Chapter, Red Cross, has submitted her semi-annual report showing the A SOLDIER PATRIOT Col. S. H. Finley has written a very interesting letter on the recent effort to vote bonds for the construction of a reservoir in Santa Ana canyon, which measure he refused to endorse and steadfastly opposed. His letter contains important information, but is short, and he will probably be asked to give the people more facts upon this subject, which has grossed the attention of everybody for a long time past. He is probably the best qualified man in the county to do this work and there exists a universal request that he come forward and throw the light of the facts which he possesses upon the subject. That these will be looked for is beyond question for they are of uppermost importance to the best interests of all concerned. Col. Finley has resided in Orange county for many years, coming here in the 70's with his parents. The family located in Santa Ana, where Finley grew to manhood and where he has since resided. He is an engineer of renown and has filled many positions of honor and trust. He is a man of sterling integrity and fine character, and enjoys the esteem of all who know him. ANAHEIM TO HELP ENTERTAIN FIREMEN STATE ASSOCIATION IS TO HOLD ANNUAL CONVENION AT FULLERTON Orange County Firemen’s Association Is Making Preparation To Give the Visitors a Hearty Welcome; All Amusements in Anaheim Park To Be Used for Their Entertainment; Many Hundreds Are Expected Here. Although the annual session of the State Firemen's Association is scheduled, Fight Victory Is Needed With three broadsail boats booked for the fourth day endeavoring to surround a ship occurred in Delhi day morning, in guez, 45, well known was seriously wounded. Domingues is likely hospital, suffer let wounds in the condition is reported. Deputy Sheriff State Traffic first officers to off of the shooting, the cause of the "it was over a ported." The man being Rosales, who has several days, escaped in a car arrived. EXPENDITURES DURING PAST SIX MONTHS Miss E. Kate Rea, Treasurer, Issues Her Semi-Annual Report; Anaheim Chapter Always Doing Effective Work, But Little Publicity is Given to the Activities; Substantial Sum in the Treasury. Miss E. Kate Rea, secretary of Anaheim Chapter, Red Cross, has submitted her semi-annual report showing the financial condition and the amount of money expended in charitable work during the six months’ period. While the Red Cross does not make itself conspicuous in times of peace and quiet yet it is always busy dispensing help and charity. In times of a disaster overtaking a section of the country, it is always first to render aid to the suffering and destitute. This half year period, which opened January 1, 1929, and closed June 30, last, ended with $170.84 in the general fund, $94.83 in the home service fund and $72.09 in the Junior Red Cross fund, or a total of $337.76 on hand, the report reveals. The period opened with a balance on hand of $443.49, receipts comprising $3.50 in gifts; $22 received as interest on the chapter’s $1,000 note and $200 drawn from the note. The principal expenditures were as follows: Milk for underweight children, $114.15; Americanization work, $8.35; transferred to the home service fund, $100; financing children at health camp, $183; rent of safety deposit box, $2; tuberculosis clinic, $51.25; Christmas boxes, $25.56; supplies for Mexican children, $9.84; and flowers, $3; making a total of $498.15. The home service fund opened with a balance on hand, February 1, 1929, of $20.83; disbursements totaling $26 leaving a balance on hand, June 30, last, of $94.83. During the period a total of $45.97 was added to the Junior Red Cross fund, no expenditures being made, leaving a total of $72.09 in the fund on June 30. During the early part of this month the chapter expended $100 in financing swimming instruction at the city park plunge. Ray E. Smith is chairman of the chapter this year, and is in general charge of its activities. Following are the present officers: Ray Smith, president; E. Kate Rea, treasurer; Mrs. R. W. Balch, secretary. A board of directors is chosen to function with the other officers. Record Shipments Of Lemon Crop All Previous Years Exceeded by Several Hundred Cars HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION AT FULLERTON Orange County Firemen’s Association Is Making Preparation To Give the Visitors a Hearty Welcome; All Amusements in Anaheim Park To Be Used for Their Entertainment; Many Hundreds Are Expected Here. Although the annual session of the State Firemen’s Association is scheduled to be held at Fullerton on August 7, 8 and 9, all Orange county will assist in entertaining the visitors. Anaheim will have an important part, all its places of public entertainment being thrown open to the fire fighters, and hundreds of them will take advantage of the privilege. The City Park, with its Greek theatre, its plume, ballground and other amusements will prove very attractive to them. Anaheim’s city park theater, plunge and baseball diamond and Concordia clubhouse are to be scenes of some of the most important social events planned in connection with the convention which is expected to be formally opened by C. C. Young, governor of the State of California. Pres. Robeson stated Tuesday morning that Governor Young has been extended a formal invitation to be present at the opening ceremonies and that while a definite acceptance has not yet been made, the committee is confident that he will fire the starting gun—or touch the match to the convention blaze—which ever way it should be said. The California hotel, Fullerton, is to be the convention registration headquarters and the delegates are expected to begin arriving Tuesday afternoon, August 6. Registration of the delegates is to continue until noon Wednesday, August 7, and following luncheon, all visiting ladies will be taken on a sightseeing tour to Buena Park. Garden Grove and Huntington Beach, the tour ending at the Anaheim city park,theater, where a program will be held for both delegates and ladies. While the women folk are enjoying their auto ride, the convention will be officially opened at 1:30 o’clock. W. A. Meyers of Los Angeles, state president, presiding. Governor Young is expected to appear at this time. Other features of the opening program will include a prayer by the Rev. George F. Tinsley of Fullerton; address of welcome by Willard Smith, chairman of the Orange county board of supervisors; and brief felicitations by following: Mayor Bert Annin of Fullerton, Chief Jay W. Stevens, state fire geles, Senator Merriam of Long Beach, marshal; Senator Rochester of Los Ansenator Nelson B. Edwards of Orange and Assemblyman Ted Craig of Brea. At 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening a swimming party, a baseball game between the Anaheim and Santa Ana fire departments and a program in the open air theatre will be staged in the Record Shipments Of Lemon Crop All Previous Years Exceeded by Several Hundred Cars Commenting on the lemon sales' situation as of the middle of July, Lemon Sales Manager Powell points out that lemon sales to date this year exceed all previous years by several hundred cars. "Compared with last year, sales are over two thousand cars greater. While returns per box are less than the record year of 1927-1928, the total returns are greater than any previous year to date," said Mr. Powell. Although importations of lemons from Sicily are somewhat below normal, the total quantity of lemons sold exceeds all previous years because of the very large crop in California. Indicative of this large California volume are the sales during the second week in July, when well over one hundred cars per day were sold during that week. According to Mr. Powell, returns this year can be considered as quite a record in face of the poor quality of much of the California crop. The crop matured early and was held in storage in many cases, for an extended period awaiting a market that would take a large volume at satisfactory prices. In spite of this heavy storage and long holding of fruit, when conditions opened up, extremely heavy shipments were made, the month of June breaking all shipping records in the history of the California lemon industry, 2,855 cars being sent forward during the 25 shipping days of that month. With few exceptions, this fruit all sold at a satisfactory price. In addition to the shipments of the packed fruit, over 4,200 cars of low grade lemons have been converted into by-products, such as lemon oil, citric acid and pectin. The sales of these products will add materially to the growers' returns. at Hongkong was ordered to seek out the Spanish fleet and destroy it. His squadron seemed to be inferior to that of Admiral Montojo, and a tense feeling pervaded the nation. The battleship Oregon was ordered from San Francisco around the Horn, and arrived off Santiago as Cervera's fleet was attempting to escape. Commodore Dewey sailed with his fleet for Manila. He cut the cable and for days the nation was without word from him. Cable advices from Hongkong by way of London were to the effect the fleets were in collision. Chinese advises had been untrustworthy, and failing to hear from Dewey, the nation was wrought up to a high pitch of excitement. Soon another cable came saying that Dewey was punishing the enemy fleet severely. The Spanish admiral's flagship was on fire and the admiral was transferring his flag to another vessel. Presently another cable arrived saying that Dewey had destroyed the Spanish fleet without the loss of a single man or ship. While the nation was "sweating blood" as one newspaper timidly put it, on the 5th of May—that never-to-be-forgotten day—came the glorious news from Dewey that the enemy fleet had been annihilated. The monitors, Monterey and Monadnock, were ordered from San Francisco to Manila. We had the pleasure of going aboard the Monterey before she sailed. A floating dry dock was also shipped to Dewey. Thousands of troops left the Presidio for Manila. The Seventh Regiment was several times upon the point of being ordered to embark, but the boys were disappointed. On the 4th of July the American fleet under Sampson and Schley destroyed Cervera's fleet at Santiago. The proud cruiser Viscaya and the other vessels of the enemy fleet were bullet-shredded, blackened, burned and beached on the southern coast of Cuba. The war was soon over and soon Capt. Finley and his company came home. He was elevated to the responsible position of colonel of the regiment and filled that important office for several years. He is a soldier-patriot and is held in esteem and affection by the entire people. He is a man of integrity and character and enjoys the confidence of the citizens, and is now called upon in furtherance of his duty to come forward and give us the information in his possession regarding this reservoir question. gram will include a prayer by the Rev. George F. Tinsley of Fullerton; address of welcome by Willard Smith, chairman of the Orange county board of supervisors; and brief felicitations by the following: Mayor Bert Annnil of Fulerton, Chief Jay W. Stevens, state fire geles, Senator Merriman of Long Beach, marshal; Senator Rochester of Los Ansenator Nelson B. Edwarda of Orange, and Assemblyman Ted Craig of Brea. At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening a swimming party, a baseball game between the Anaheim and Santa Ana fire departments and a program in the open air theatre will be staged in the Anaheim city park, followed by a grand ball in the Concordia clubhouse, Anaheim. Thursday's program will open with a business session in the Fox Mission Court theater at 9 o'clock, with a memorial address by the Rev. Dudley B. Snudden of Fullerton and an exhibition of fire apparatus and accessories as important features of the morning. The various committees charged with arranging the convention details are as follows: Executive committee: L. J. Robeson Buena Park; John Frazier, La Habra; A. G. Ellis, Brea; Horace Lucy, Placentia; Victor LaMont, Anaheim; Rodney E. Collins, Garden Grove; A. R. Todhunter, Orange; P. R. Raymond, Santa Ana; Thomas Wilson, Tustin; C. J. Lewis, Costa Mesa; Walter Joyce, Laguna Beach; J. B. Lombard, Huntington Beach; C. H. Schook, Newport Beach and James H. Bennett, San Clemente. Program committee: Grover Walters chairman, Fullerton; Frank Tausch, Anaheim; Walter Joyce, Laguna Beach H. J. Appleton, Huntington Beach; R. R. Raymond, Santa Ana. Transportation: H. J. McCormick, chlairman, Santa Ana; Ivan H. Ellmore, Buena Park; Walter Bergman, Brea; and Frank Treadwell, Fullerton. Housing: W. T. Roberson, chairman Fullerton, and Herman Schindler, Anaheim. Reception: Lawrence Jones, chairman, Fullerton; Edward Stark, Monte Jackson; Arch Collins, Fullerton; Claude R. Allin, Buena Park. Finance: R. J. Briscoe, Newport Beach; Charles C. Kinsler, Brea, and Lawrence Jones, Fullerton. Badges: Captain W. A. Fox, Santa Ana. It seems that northwest economies from the farm will before a change will intervene most essential associations are made Mr. Troutman cessful western farmers return from hiss not relying on solve his problem a good-neck hold is setting an excellent farmers through will remain eight drive back to Iowa harvest. Aged Vegetable Had Distinguished Four Year Civics Captain Caspian War veteran for known and high this community home on South Day evening. Infirmities have been for years about town,and universal grief ministry.Hewa Troutman cast him while in the fleas was a native of Iowa ed to Iowa in his break of the Civil servant of Correction Iowa Infantry.tinction through was mustered out war,and was the final parade distinguished men Army of the Repeidence and est sociates. He came to years ago with his resided here.Hof excellent head 1928 PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL IN THE COUNTY Total Value $90,000,000 Citrus Crops 22,000,000 Oil Output 50,000,000 TER BOND ISSUE Fight Victim Is Near Death; Hunt Gunman With three brothers in the county jail, booked for investigation, and a state-wide search being conducted for the fourth, deputy sheriffs were endeavoring to clear up the details surrounding a shooting fray, which occurred in Delhi at 3 o'clock Monday morning, in which Mike Dominguez, 45, well known Delhi resident, was seriously wounded. Dominguez is in the Orange County hospital, suffering from two bullet wounds in the stomach and his condition is reported as serious. Deputy Sheriff Harry Carter and State Traffic Officer Jimmy Cain, first officers to arrive on the scene of the shooting, were unable to learn the cause of the fight except that "it was over a woman," they reported. The man being sought is Juan Rosales, who had been in Delhi for several days. He is said to have escaped in a car just before the officers arrived. ORANGE COUNTY RANKS HIGH IN AUTO FEES GETS NEARLY $85,000 IN SEMI-ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF TAX Heavy Increase in Registration Over Last Year; Only Three Rural Counties Surpass It; Total Number of Vehicles Registered in the County Was 46,145. Orange county fared exceedingly well in the semi-annual distribution of auto license taxes, ranking third among all the agricultural counties of the state. There are 1,859,523 motor vehicles reg- Troutman Drives Here From Iowa Comes Because of Serious Illness of Father, Aged Civil War Veteran John L. Troutman arrived from his farm near Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by his three children, in response to telegrams advising him of the serious illness of his father, Capt. Caspar S. Troutman of South Kroeger street, who passed away Tuesday evening. Mr. Troutman made the journey in five days, finding the roads for the most part excellent, but some portions resembling a washboard. He is one of the leading corn growers of the Cedar Rapids section, gives considerable attention to hogs and cattle as well as to rye and barley, and looks for a successful and very profitable season. On his way through Missouri and Kansas he found no corn comparing to his, although he found crops promising well throughout the region traversed by him. Farmers in the northwestern states have large wheat and corn crops and prices are fifty per cent higher than they were two months ago. This is due to a prevailing active demand and an optimistic feeling exists throughout the region. While he looks for great good to come from the Farm Board, Mr. Troutman says the farmers' solution of their difficulties lies in their own hands, and with diversification of crops and economy will come better times. It seems that in some states of the northwest economy is strangely absent from the farm, which must be rectified before a change in financial conditions will intervene. Care in marketing is most essential and this is what farm associations are now aiming to do. Mr. Troutman is a thoroughly successful western farmer. He expects a bumper corn crop and looks for good returns from his hogs and cattle. He is not relying upon the Farm Board to solve his problems, but he is getting a good-neck hold on them himself and is setting an excellent example for the farmers throughout the northwest. He Heavy Increase in Registration Over Last Year; Only Three Rural Counties Surpass It; Total Number of Vehicles Registered in the County Was 46,145. Orange county fared exceedingly well in the semi-annual distribution of auto license taxes, ranking third among all the agricultural counties of the state. There are 1,859,523 motor vehicles registered in the state, the total amount collected being $6,835,344.90. Orange county received $84,811 as its share. This county's share was based on a registration of 46,145 vehicles, divided as follows: Automobiles, 42,555; solid-tire trucks, 288; pneumatic-tired trucks, 1559; motorcycles, 177, and trailers, both pneumatic and solid tired, 1566. Among the rural counties, Orange county ranked third in its share of the apportionment. Fresno county, with $101,731.24, and Santa Clara county, with $95,623.81, were ahead of this section. Los Angeles county led the state with registrations, numbering 755,775 vehicles, for which it received $1,389,061.28. San Francisco county was next with 142,321 registrations and $261,575.98 while Alameda county stood third with 133,166 vehicles and $244,794.74. San Diego ranked next, with 70,697 registrations and an apportionment of $129,-936.11. The registration fee money which you pay to the state when you get the license plates for your automobile or truck, is divided "50-50" between the state highway division and the various counties. Salaries paid to traffic officers in the county first are deducted, the total for the first six months this year amounting to $508,310.50. Deductions are made from the apportionment of the counties amounting to a total of $508,310.50, this representing funds advanced to pay the salaries of traffic officers during the first six months of the year and reserved for their salaries up to August 14. After that date all traffic officers pass to the direct control of the state and their salaries become an operating charge against the division of motor vehicles. The actual gain in fees paid into the division during the period was $1,164,-626.20 over the same period of 1928. Registrations showed the enormous gain of 156,151 over last year. Registration of all types of motor vehicles and trailers were announced as follows: Passenger cars, 1,737,961; solid tire trucks, 19,462; penumetric tire trucks, 57,473; motorcycles, 8,100; trailers, 36,-527. Fees from passenger cars alone for the period amounted to the staggering sum of $5,632,867.05. Transfer fees amounted to $302,716.50. The registration totals do not take into consideration the thousands of vehicles used by public service corporations, cities, counties and other political subdivisions that are exempt from the payment of registration fees. It seems that in some states of the northwest economy is strangely absent from the farm, which must be rectified before a change in financial conditions will intervene. Care in marketing is most essential and this is what farm associations are now aiming to do. Mr. Troutman is a thoroughly successful western farmer. He expects a bumper corn crop and looks for good returns from his hogs and cattle. He is not relying upon the Farm Board to solve his problems, but he is getting a good-neck hold on them himself and is setting an excellent example for the farmers throughout the northwest. He will remain elx weeks and expects to drive back to Iowa in time for the corn harvest. Aged Veteran Yields to Death Had Distinguished Career of Four Years During the Civil War Captain Caspar S. Troutman, Civil War veteran, for many years a well known and highly respected citizen of this community, passed away at his home on South Kroeger street, Tuesday evening. His death was due to infirmities of advancing age. He had been for years a well known figure about town, and his death will cause universal grief throughout the community. He was aged 88 years. Mr. Troutman cast his first vote for Lincoln while in the field before Atlanta. He was a native of Pennsylvania, but moved to Iowa in his youth. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as sergeant of Company G of the Sixth Iowa Infantry. He served with distinction throughout the struggle. He was mustered out at the end of the war, and was in Washington during the final parade of troops. He was a distinguished member of the Grand Army of the Republic and had the confidence and esteem of all of his associates. He came to Anaheim some twenty years ago with his family and has since resided here. He was in the enjoyment of excellent health until a short time ago, and recently had his first aeroplane trip. At his bedside during the last moments, he was surrounded by his wife and family, who were plunged into deepest grief at his death. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Jane Troutman; two sons, W. S. Troutman of Anaheim and J. L. Troutman of South English, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Cheney and Mrs. Emma Eddy, both of Iowa City, Iowa; and a half-brother, Israel Brant of Patterson, Iowa. The funeral will occur at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning. Dr. Benjamin S. Haywood, who has been called home from his vacation in the northern part of the state, will conduct the obsequies. Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion, and members of the G.A.R. will act as honorary pallbearers. Interment will be in Fairhaven cemetery, Santa Ana. Services will be held at the mortuary chapel of Backs, Terry & Campbell, to which friends are invited. Captain Troutman saw service at Vicksburg, Shiloh, Kenesaw Mountain, Missionary Ridge and was wounded in the assault before Atlanta. He got about on crutches for a long time after the conclusion of hostilities. He had a notable record as a Union soldier and his death will cause sorrow throughout the community. The father of Buron Pitts, district attorney for Los Angeles county, has purchased a twenty-acre orange grove near Placentia from Ben Schwartz, northern Orange county rancher. The people who have been occupying the ranch house have vacated and the older Pitts plan to move to the ranch shortly.