anaheim-gazette 1930-01-23

Read it in the Gazette ALL THE LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS THE GAZETTE CALL SEVEN-TWO VOLUME LX JUNIOR COLLEGE M VOTERS DECLINE TO JOIN WITH FULLERTON MAJORITY AGAINST ANEXATION LARGER THAN WAS EXPECTED Out of a Total of 2159 Votes Cast, Only 108 Favored Fullerton's Move; Less Than One-Third of the Registered Vote Cast in This District; Brea-Olinda Also Votes No by a 227 to 9 vote. When S. C. Hartranft, president of the Fullerton high school board, and other representative citizens of that town, attended a mass meeting in this Liability Law Upheld By Court State May Be Sued for Damages in Automobile Accidents Persons involved in automobile accidents in Anahcim when state owned automobiles or those driven by employees of state business are responsible for the crash may hold the state liable for damages. A decision of the state supreme court to this effect has testified to the constitutionality of a law passed by the 1929 legislature. Before the act was passed the state could not be sued for such damages except with its own permission. Upon enactment of the law State Controller Riley questioned its validity, contending principally that it violated a section of the constitution prohibiting the gift of public money. To test the law A. R. Heron, director of the state department finance, asked the supreme court for a writ of mandate to compel Riley to draw a warrant to pay $23,747 in insurance premiums incurred in accordance with the act. NELSON INDIGENT SERVICIAL CHARGE FORMER DISTRICT NEY ARRESTIVE ALLEGED TU Grand Jury Returns On Complaint of Who Charges that zled Money While Administrator for Martin Epson of I All Orange county sat notice Friday, when the turned an indictment against Nelson, former district charge of embezzling $950 was sworn to by J. A. Out of a Total of 2159 Votes Cast; Only 108 Favored Fullerton's Move; Less Than One Third of the Registered Vote Cast in This District; Brea-Olinda Also Votes No by a 227 to 9 vote. When S. C. Hartranft, president of the Fullerton high school board, and other representative citizens of that town, attended a mass meeting in this city, called by the Chamber of Commerce heard those present cast a unanimous vote against annexation to the Fullerton Junior College district, they refused to accept it as the sentiment of the people here. They were like the Missourians—they demanded to be shown. Hartranft said so, and declared that Fullerton would proceed with its plans to petition the board of supervisors for annexation of both the Anaheim and Brea-Olinda high school districts. The Fullerton board did this, and as a consequence the districts coveted by Fullerton because of their thirty million dollar assessed valuation were forced to the trouble and expense of circulating protest petitions and holding an election. The supervisors fixed Tuesday, January 21, as the date of the election in both districts, and at this election the Fullerton representatives were emphatically shown. In both districts the affirmative vote was a pitiful fraction of the whole. That sentiment here was overwhelmingly in opposition to annexation was apparent, the only question being the size of the majority against it. But Fullerton's action had made it compulsory on our part to hold the election in self-defense. Under the law, without the election, we would automatically have become a part of the Fullerton Junior College district. This district, would have been called upon immediately to saddle itself with a bonded debt to assist in the construction of a group of buildings at Fullerton that may cost close to a million dollars, and it would be taxed to maintain a school in our neighboring city. It was a wise move on the part of Fullerton. Annexation of territory assessed at more than thirty millions would have been velvet to the taxpayers of that district, as it would greatly reduce the taxes there. Out of a total vote of more than 7000 in the district only a third of them took the trouble of going to the polls. The total vote was 2159, 2051 of these voting no, and 108 favoring the annexation. Following is the vote in the eight precincts comprising the district: Anaheim Precinct—No, 1394; Yes, 83. Magnolia Precinct—No, 145; Yes, 3. Loaela Precinct—No, 151; Yes, 8. Katella Precinct—No, 146; Yes, 6. Centrallla Precinct—No, 43; Yes, 6. Savannah Precinct—No, 68; Yes, 2. Laurel Precinct—No, 11; Yes, 5. Cypress Precinct—No, 103; Yes, 0. Every precinct in the district gave a decided negative vote, Cypress carry- Before the act was passed the state could not be sued for such damages except with its own permission. Upon enactment of the law State Controller Riley questioned its validity, contending principally that it violated a section of the constitution prohibiting the gift of public money. To test the law A. R. Heron, director of the state department finance, asked the supreme court for a writ of mandate to compel Riley to draw a warrant to pay $23,747 in insurance premiums incurred in accordance with the act. The court ordered the writ issued, validating the liability law. Three main contentions were made by Riley in refusing to draw the warrant requested by Heron. They were: 1. There was no expense appropriation for payment of insurance premiums and that drawing such money from the emergency fund was not legal. 2. Payment to individuals of damages awarded in suits would constitute a gift of public money. 3. Such payment would create class distinction, ins much as individuals injured by state agencies other than automobiles would have no grounds for suit. Answering Riley's points, the court said: 1. The insurance premiums created a situation would justify their payment from the emergency funds. 2. That the payment to individuals had "no semblance to a gift of public money." 3. That "creation of class distinction" had "no merit" before the law. A number of cases growing out of automobile accidents since the new law went into effect are now pending. Heron declared. He said that the state owns 2,500 motor vehicles and operates 1,000 other machines. Held Funeral of Mrs. Mary Wilkins Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Wilkins, wife of Dr. H. L. Wilkins, Orange county veterinarian were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of Backs, Terry & Campbell, with Rev. Ralph W. Lee, pastor of the White Temple Methodist church, officiating. Interment was made in the Angeles Abbey manusoleum, Compton. Mrs. Wilkins died Saturday at her home on the state highway, four miles south of Anaheim, after an extended illness. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, Dr. H. L. Wilkins, one daughter-Virginia; father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ranker, Anaheim; three sisters, Mrs. Theresa Reye, Los Angeles; Mrs. Pauline Stone, El Modena, and Miss Helena Ranker, Los Angeles; four brothers, Frank, Andy, Joseph, and William Ranker, all of Anaheim. Tel. Co. Compiling New Directory All changes in listings for the March issue of the Orange County telephone All Orange county sat notice Friday when the turn-in an indictment against Nelson, former district charge of embezzling $950 was sworn to by J. A. B. and alleged that Nelson, d in office as district attorney of the estate Martin Epson, of Fresno appropriated $950 of the own use. Nelson was deputy dis- under L. A. West, and nation in 1922, the super- ed Nelson to the office.elected at the expiration but retired in 1927, Z. B. ceeding him. The situa- rather unique insamuch at his predecessor in the office him, and his successor, Z prosecuting the case. Nelson, who for six year cutting officer for the coun- ment attorney and a fam- court where he appears a prisoner and stood bef- where he has so often put for the county and more clients in private practice interesting features of tha fact that L. A. West, then veteran who immediate Nelson in the office of dis- under whom Nelson deputy accompanied tha and appeared as his atti- West Jr., present district succeeded Nelson in that faces the trying task of prove the guilt of tha prosecutor when he was start in the practice of fresh from law school. Judge Scovel ordered to the prisoner after a prop- amount of $5000, while Judge Allen at the time o f of the bench warrant, was court, and set the time fo for 9:30 o'clock Friday ma ry 24. This date was sequestre of the accused mu- The bond was signed by principal, and E. G. Ho ported, and Carl G. Strooc suretles. The grand jury indicted on the certain alleged acts prosecutor with reference ing of the estate of Martin charges felony in the ass- $950. Cost of Bees In Orange The third year of cos honey production in Orang The total vote was 2159, 2051 of these voting no, and 108 favoring the annexation. Following is the vote in the eight precincts comprising the district: Anaheim Precinct—No, 1394; Yes, 83. Magnolia Precinct—No, 145; Yes, 3. Loara Precinct—No, 151; Yes, 8. Katella Precinct—No, 146; Yes, 6. Centralla Precinct—No, 43; Yes, 6. Savannah Precinct—No, 68; Yes, 2. Laurel Precinct—No, 11; Yes, 5. Cypress Precinct—No, 103; Yes, 0. Every precinct in the district gave a decided negative vote, Cypress carrying off the banner, as not a single affirmative vote was cast there. It was expected that the vote in the Brea-Olinda district would be much closer, but out of a total of 236 cast only 9 cast an affirmative vote. Thus Fullerton is left to struggle alone. This vote is not an indication that Anaheim and its surrounding districts are opposed to junior colleges. Anaheim favors every facility possible for instruction of the rising generation, but it is the belief here that one college, centrally located and supported by the entire county, would give better service, also be more economical. This county-wide school proposal has been discussed and meets with favor in all sections. It is proposed that it be located on a site near the fair grounds, which would be within the reach of all the people of the county. Funeral Services for Ex-Mail Carrier Funeral services for C. P. J. Johnson, Anaheim resident, who died at his home on North East street Saturday after an illness extending over the period of a year, were held Tuesday. Mr. Johnson had been an Anaheim resident for many years, having been a rural mail carrier on the same route for 15 to 20 years. He leaves, besides his widow, two daughters, Lillie and Viola, both at home. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Backs, Terry and Campbell, with the Rev. Ralph W. Lee, pastor of the White Temple Methodist church, of which he was a member, officiating. Tel. Co. Compiling New Directory All changes in listings for the March issue of the Orange County telephone directory must be made before five o'clock Saturday, February 1, according to E. S. Morrow, district manager of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. The new book is now being prepared for the press. The March issue will include all listings of telephones installed up to and including February 1, and those added to the various exchanges after that date will be given out on request by the Information operators. Present plans of the telephone company are to deliver the new directories during the first week of March. Approximately 21,560 copies of the September issue of the book were printed and distributed. A larger number will be required for the March delivery as more than 275 telephones have been added to the Santa Ana exchange since the last directory appeared; 75 to Anaheim; 10 to Brea; 30 to Garden Grove; 75 to Orange; 15 to Placentia; 25 to San Clemente; 10 to San Juan Capistrano; and 10 to Dana Point. Anaheim Pioneer Is Laid To Rest Requiem high mass was held Tuesday morning at St. Boniface Catholic church for Miss Juliana Manriquez, 79, who died Sunday at her home, 619 East Chartres street. Miss Manriquez was a member of one of Southern California's best known early Spanish families, the Manriquez family of Santa Monica, where she was born. She had been a resident of Anaheim for 30 years. She is survived by relatives in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Whittier. Burial was made in the Holy Cross cemetery. Cost of Bees In Orange The third year of honey production in Orange completed January 1 and year has started. This is a dardized study of operation beekeepers on the Pacific ring to Harold E. Wahleh county farm adviser, who works in cooperation with beekeepers departing by these records the producer can analyze the items that are involved in comparison with those actors. The average costs group submitting monthly material charges is also which provides another comparison. On the basis of 1928 whose prices, it took an average pounds of honey per color expenses, including those material, and the overhead. The study that year invoices ports on 1461 colonies of bounty. The average apiary was 365 colonies; production was 46.2 pounds per colony, the product from 9.5 pounds to $4.2 colony. The study revealed that total cost of production per was $396, divided as follows: folio $135.44; material, $107.31; head, $16.53; location rent interest, $41.63, and depreciation. The most important factor returns, of course, is quan-tion. The average amount invoiced business was $861.23 per division as follows: Bees,$364.62; buildings,$43.77; ment,$77.84. The range of was from $756.87 to $1595 colonies. AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, January 23, 1930 GE MERGER DEFEATED AT NELSON INDICTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED THEFT Grand Jury Returns Endictment On Complaint of Brea Man Who Charges that He Embezzled Money While Acting as Administrator for Estate of Martin Epson of Brea. All Orange county sat up and took notice Friday, when the grand jury returned an indictment against Alex P. Nelson, former district attorney, on a charge of embezzling $950. The charge was sworn to by J. A. Epson of Brea. Seek Half of Oil Royalties For Counties Proponents of the plan for developing a major oil field in the ocean at Huntington Beach announce that a bill will be introduced at the next session of the legislature whereby the present five per cent royalty that goes to the state from production in the tidelands will be split 50-50 with the county in which the field is located. Production from the tide land field, if it is permitted to be developed, will result in royalties of $2,000,-000 to the state under the present law it has been estimated by Roy Maggart, one of the parties to the action, and the adoption of the new law would mean that Orange county would get a split of $1,000,000. It was announced that George R. Bliss, assemblyman from Santa Barbara county, and author of the present bill regulating tideland drilling and specifying the five per cent royalty to the state, was preparing the bill providing for the division of this royalty with the county in which the opera FRUIT GROWERS HEAR A GOOD REPORT THE COOPERATIVE ORANGE ASSOCIATION HOLDS ITS ANNUAL MEETING Manager H. W. Pierce's Report Shows the Past Season Was a Prosperous One; Receipts were $375,000 More Than the Previous Year; Expects to Handle 600 Cars the Coming Season. Stockholders of the Anaheim Co-operative Orange Association at their annual meeting Monday listened to an interesting statement when Manager Shoplift Believe Woman Confess Steal What is believed pose of a nation that specializes in unraveling of all along the Pacific the result of a Fannie Singer Munity court officers, withdrew her pledge of grand been submitted to a plea of guilty. Action of Judy ordering numerously on perjury chlony in the case order to hold Sam husband, is believing factor in being nerve and cause plea and decide The perjury chlony given that her at the Singe Grand Jury Returns Endictment On Complaint of Brea Man Who Charges that He Embezzled Money While Acting as Administrator for Estate of Martin Epson of Brea. All Orange county sat up and took notice Friday when the grand jury returned an indictment against Alex P. Nelson, former district attorney, on a charge of embezzling $950. The charge was sworn to by J. A. Epson of Brea, and alleged that Nelson, during his term in office as district attorney, was administrator of the estate of his father, Martin Epson, of Fresno, and that he appropriated $950 of the estate to his own use. Nelson was deputy district attorney under L. A. West, and on West's resignation in 1922, the supervisors appointed Nelson to the office. He was reelected at the expiration of the term, but retired in 1927. Z. B. West, Jr., succeeding him. The situation now is rather unique inasmuch as L. A. West, his predecessor in the office is defending him, and his successor, Z. B. West, is prosecuting the case. Nelson, who for six years was prosecuting officer for the county, is a prominent attorney and a familiar figure in the court where he appeared Friday as a prisoner and stood before the bar where he has so often presented cases for the county and more recently for clients in private practice. One of the interesting features of the case was the fact that L. A. West, the snowy haired veteran who immediately preceded Nelson in the office of district attorney and under whom Nelson served as a deputy, accompanied the indicted man and appeared as his attorney. Z. B. West, Jr., present district attorney, who succeeded Nelson in that office, now faces the trying task of attempting to prove the guilt of the man who was prosecutor when he was just getting a start in the practice of law, a youth fresh from law school. Judge Scovel ordered the release of the prisoner after a property bond in the amount of $5000, which was set by Judge Allen at the time of the issuance of the bench warrant, was filed with the court, and set the time for arraignment for 9:30 o'clock Friday morning, January 24. This date was set at the request of the accused man's attorney. The bond was signed by Nelson, as principal, and E. G. Hoff, court reported, and Carl G. Strock, jeweler, as sureties. The grand jury indictment is based on the certain alleged acts of the former prosecutor with reference to the handling of the estate of Martin Epson and charges felony in the asserted theft of $950. Cost of Bees In Orange County The third year of cost records on honey production in Orange county was... Cost of Bees In Orange County The third year of cost records on honey production in Orange county was completed January 1 and the fourth year has started. This is the first standardized study of operation costs by beekeepers on the Pacific Coast, according to Harold E. Wahlberg. Orange county farm adviser, who is directing the work in cooperation with the farm bureau beekeepers department. By these records the local honey producer can analyze the various cost items that are involved in the business, in comparison with those or other operators. The average costs of the entire group submitting monthly labor and material charges is also determined, which provides another standard of comparison. On the basis of 1928 wholesale honey prices, it took an average of thirty-five pounds of honey per colony to pay all expenses, including those for labor and material, and the overhead charges. The study that year involved the reports on 1461 colonies of bees in Orange county. The average number per apiary was 365 colonies; the average production was 46.2 pounds of honey per colony; the production varying from 9.5 pounds to 84.2 pounds per colony. The study revealed that the average total cost of production per 100 colonies was $396, divided as follows: Labor, $135.44; material, $107.31; cash overhead, $16.53; location rental $29.20; interest, $41.63, and depreciation, $55.91. The most important factor influencing returns, of course, is quantity production. The average amount invested in the business was $861.23 per 100 colonies, divided as follows: Bees, $375; hives, $364.62; buildings, $43.77, and equipment, $77.84. The range of investments was from $756.87 to $1595.20 per 100 colonies. Work among the pre-school and school children of the county occupied an important place in the report, which showed that 6971 babies and pre-school children were examined by members of the staff, and 50,014 school children. The examinations of the school children resulted in 1825 being excluded from school for certain periods. It was revealed that of the 30,445 school children weighed and measured, 5171 were found to be under weight seven percent or more. Seven cases of positive rabies were reported during the year and 92 suspects were listed. This section of the report showed that 185 persons had been bitten by dogs during the year, in which the incident had been reported to the health authorities. The laboratory division made a total of 50,388 tests of various kinds during the year. Other measures of protection of public health were revealed when it was shown that 1416 samples of market cream and milk had been collected for examination and checking during the year by the dairy inspection and control division of the department, and that 772 dairy inspections had been conducted. The division of sanitary inspection and control made inspections of 11,039 garbage cans, 1840 restaurants, 1616 fruit stands and wayside stands, 2350 groceries and 1945 meat markets. Results obtained were summed up as 979 cases where corrections of physical defects were obtained; 385 nutritional cases, where great improvement was recorded; 28 instances of public milk supply radically improved; 1283 nuisances abated, and 65 restaurants, lunch rooms, etc., radically improved. NEW WALNUT BULLETINS New bulletins are now available on walnut culture and on the walnut supply and price situation in California. They are from the agricultural experiment station and can be obtained from county farm advisers. "Walnut Culture in California," No. 379, by L. D. Batchelor and O. Leo Braucher, covers cultural operations and harvesting. The other bulletin is No. 475, "Walnut Supply and Price Situation," by H. E. Erdman and W. U. Fuhriman. This precooler has made good on the promises we made. Out of the savings on freight charges on fruit put through it we have paid all of the operating charges for the unit, the interest, taxes and other expenses, and in addition have paid off more than $25,000 of the original investment. And this was done without taking one cent from the grower for fruit handled through the precooler." Other improvements to the association are an automatic stacking machine and a new fruit dump, all materially reducing the packing cost. Pierce's forecast is for 600 carloads of fruit to go through the house in the 1930 season. J. A. Baker was re-elected president having already served two years. Election of E. L. Hackley to replace W. E. DeSombre as director was the only change effected. Other re-elected directors are William Wagner Jr., George Vandenberg B. B.-Winters Henry Ramm and R. M. Fay. Mr Vandenberg was re-elected vice-president. H.W.Pierce, who has served as secretary-manager of the association for the past two seasons, was given a vote of confidence and re-elected for another year at a meeting of the directors held shortly before the annual meeting. REEDS SEEK DIVORCE The divorce trial of J. O. Reed against Della C. Reed is occupying some time in Judge Allen's court this week. Each of the parties to the action is asking a decree on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and both want the custody of the three children. Witnesses for the plaintiff were T. J. McFarland, Gladys Hagerman, L. F. Keller, F. F. Hagerman, Dale Thompson and Arnie L. Arnold. Defense witnesses for Mrs. Reed Tuesday included Tennie Nugent, Mrs. Anna Kolbe, Mabel Jones, Dr.J.A.Hatch,Mrs.H.F.Garland,Mrs.Abbie Schoen,Maudina Wright,Mrs.H.C.Sampson and Laura Hagerman. A Pennsylvania boy came up alive and smiling after falling over a cliff. This ought to get him a job in the Wild West movies at Hollywood. M.D.Williams, Mrs.Lula Lane, Angeles detective working on the cotton investigator's office, for the revealed fact well known in polity bail in Detroit, Indianapolis,Cincinnati in the east and most similar to the ones intimated that officers were there her. The Los Angeles ported by court order that the ring operative exchange,furs the coast being ship those from the coast for disposal shipment of five at $75,000.intercept when three women train and escape and which it is an operations in which Mrs.Singer was tasked with fission occurred Ginger in company is said to have stolen of the California B and succeeded inermine coat eyes of the prophet Carter made the prisoner from a Los Angeles police later picked her up about 30 women up by Los Angeles. WAFFLE Miss Kate Travis delightful waffle sitting at the New her mother Mrs.Miss Travis,Gerge E.Band Travis,Gerge E.Band Ted Kuhel. Sixty Years of Progress GROWING WITH ANAIMIM SINCE 1870 THE GAZETTE 10 N. EMILY Number 17 ED AT THE POLLS Shoplifting Gang Believed Broken Up Woman Confesses to Wholesale Stealing of Furs What is believed will lead to the expose of a nation-wide shoplifting ring that specializes in valuable furs, and the unraveling of a series of fur thefts along the Pacific coast, is expected as the result of a confession wrung from Fannie Singer Monday by Orange county courts officers, after she dramatically withdrew her plea of not guilty on a charge of grand theft after the case had been submitted to the jury, and entered a plea of guilty. Action of Judge James L. Allen in ordering numerous witnesses into custody on perjury charges after their testimony in the case, climaxing with the order to hold Sam Singer, the prisoner’s husband, is believed to be the outstanding factor in breaking the prisoner’s nerve and causing her to change her plea and decide to "face the music." The perjury charges grew out of testimony given that there had been a dinner at the Singer home in Los Angeles WHAT RAINFALL WAS WORTH TO COUNTY FARM ADVISOR WAHLBERG FIGURES THE VALUE IN DOLLARS AND CENTS Measures the Value by the Actual Price of Irrigating Water; Places the Total in the County at More than Two and One-Half Millions; Expectation is that Eight Inches More Will Follow. Headlines in our press often refer to million dollar rains and most of us accept the figures as a matter of newspaper publicity without giving much withdrew her plea of not guilty on a charge of grand theft after the case had been submitted to the jury, and entered a plea of guilty. Action of Judge James L. Allen in ordering numerous witnesses into custody on perjury charges after their testimony in the case, climaxing with the order to hold Sam Singer, the prisoner's husband, is believed to be the outstanding factor in breaking the prisoner’s nerve and causing her to change her plea and decide to “face the music.” The perjury charges grew out of testimony given that there had been a dinner at the Singer home in Los Angeles the day the fur coat theft occurred at the California Fur Products store, Santa Ana, and that the witnesses were present. Efforts on the part of the district attorney’s office, together with assistance from police authorities in Los Angeles, where it is said Mrs. Singer has been under surveillance, resulted in one of the witnesses in the former trial, Mrs. Sarah Shoup, changing her testimony, and telling the court that the dinner was not on October 12, the day that the theft occurred, but that she had been ordered to tell that story by the Singers after she received a subpoena to appear as a witness in the case. Following the sudden about face on the part of the prisoner, who made the change in her plea about 6:15 p.m. after the jury had had the case under consideration less than two hours, a confession was made stating that the coat was taken as charged an dthat she would get possession of it if possible and make return to the California Fur Products or pay them its value, stated in the complaint as $750. She is reported to have produced an express receipt for a shipment to St. Louis, which she stated was the coat in question. She also told authorities that she would lead them to three trunks of furs, according to court attaches, which it is alleged have been secured along the coast by the activities of the ring of which she is the reputed leader, and to other members of the group, particularly the woman who accompanied her at the time of the Santa Ana theft. Perjury charges in connection with testimony in the case have been lodged against Mrs. Singer, Abraham Levine, manager of the Chicago hotel in Los Angeles; Sam Steinberg and Sam Singer. The charge against Singer, on which Judge Allen ordered him held, was subornation of perjury for his alleged action in ordering Sarah Shoup to testify falsely. All the prisoners were released Monday night on bail following promises that the whole affair would be cleaned up. M. D. Williams, R. B. McCready and Mrs. Lula Lane, members of the Los Angeles detective bureau who have been working on the case with Robert Sandon, investigator for the district attorney’s office, for the past several weeks, revealed the fact that Mrs. Singer is well known in police circles all over the country and stated that she had jumped bail in Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and other cities in the east and middle west on charges similar to the one which she faced here. DOLLARS AND CENTS Measures the Value by the Actual Price of Irrigating Water; Places the Total in the County at More than Two and One-Half Millions; Expectation is that Eight Inches More Will Follow. Headlines in our press often refer to million dollar rains and most of us accept the figures as a matter of newspaper publicity without giving much credence to the intrinsic value of an average storm of say five inches of rain. The other evening when the rain was pattering on the roof and putting us all in the optimistic mood described by the latest song, “A Singing in the Rain,” I sat down in my study and did some figuring. How many dollars worth was it raining for us during that storm. Well, the first thing was to get a basis of water costs. We had four years cost records on seventy-five citrus groves in Orange County, which revealed an average cost of 70 cents per acre inch for water, plus spreading charges of 90 cents per acre. This would make an average total value then of $1.60 per acre inch of irrigation water. An acre inch of water is equivalent to an inch of water spread evenly over an acre of ground and in also equal to an inch of rainfall. The $1.60 value includes the cost of pumping or delivered cost from the water company, plus the cost of preparing the land such as horse or tractor charges and man labor involved in spreading the water. Now there are about 500,000 acres in Orange County of which 60 per cent is farmed and 40 per cent in watersheds. Let’s take the rainfall on the farmed area, embracing 300,000 acres approximately. An inch of rain on this area would equal 300,000 acres inches. Placing an average value of $1.60 per acre inch, as reported by the citrus industry in the county, would give a value of $480,000 for one rainfall. E. E. Campbell, local weather observer for U. S. Weather Bureau in the Santa Ana district, reported the last storm at approximately five inches, which is better than a good irrigation for most crops. A five inch rain delivered to the average farmer at least as much water as he would have had to buy or pump for an irrigation. It saved him the expense of an extra irrigation. On the same cost basis, therefore, the five inch storm had an intrinsic value of $2,400,000 to the farming area of Orange County. The watersheds of the county cover about 200,000 acres. A five inch rain on this area is equal to 1,000,000 acres inches of water. It is difficult to say what this water is worth. We know that we are largely dependent on the seepage and runoff waters to replenish our underground reservoirs. If only 25 per cent o fthe precipitation finally gets to the underground strata from which we pump and draw our supplies, that will aggregate 250,000 acres inches. released Monday night on ball following promises that the whole affair would be cleaned up. M. D. Williams, R. B. McCready and Mrs. Lula Lane, members of the Los Angeles detective bureau who have been working on the case with Robert Sandon, investigator for the district attorney's office, for the past several weeks, revealed the fact that Mrs. Singer is well known in police circles all over the country and stated that she had jumped bail in Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and other cities in the east and middle west on charges similar to the one which she faced here, indicted that the Orange county officers were the first to score against her. The Los Angeles authorities are reported by court attaches to have stated that the ring operated on a two-way exchange, furs that were stolen on the coast being shipped to the east and those from the east being sent to the coast for disposal. They mentioned a shipment of five trunks of furs valued at $75,000, intercepted several years ago when three women were taken from a train and escaped by skipping bonds, and which it is alleged was one of the operations in which the group led by Mrs. Singer was interested. The theft that resulted in the confession occurred October 12, when Mrs. Singer in company with another woman is said to have stopped at the salesroom of the California Fur Products company and succeeded in slipping the valuableermine coat away, almost under the eyes of the proprietor, G. C. Carter. Carter made the identification of the prisoner from a photograph on file at Los Angeles police headquarters and later picked her out from a group of about 30 women who had been picked up by Los Angeles authorities. WAFFLE SUPPER Miss Kate Travis entertained at a delightful waffle supper on Monday evening at the Newport beach cottage of her mother, Mrs. Zoralda Travis. Those present were Miss Kate Travis, Miss Geraldine Dolan, Miss Isabel Dolan, Miss Mary Easton, Miss Ida Uering, Colman Travis, Amos Travis, Gerge Easton, Marvin Ross, and Ted Kuchel. Naval Conference Kiwanis Subject The Anaheim Kiwanis club had as its speaker Tuesday at the weekly luncheon meeting. Philip McCann, of Long Beach, who talked on the London naval conference. Mr. McCann also talked briefly on the benefits that come from service club activities, mentioning the fact that it was just 15 years ago that Kiwanis was organized. Roy Mendoza pleased the assembly with three vocal solos, accompanied at the piano by Miss Katheryne Steward. Announcement was made of the meeting of the Anaheim Kiwanis with the La Habra group Thursday night of this week for a dinner meeting. Principal J. A. Clayes of the Anaheim union high school was chairman. Be sure you're right, then go ahead. The applause doesn't matter, and besides, it might never come, anyway.