anaheim-gazette 1930-07-10

Read it in the Gazette ALL THE LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS THE GAZETTE CALL SEVEN-TWO VOLUME LX AUTOIST KILLED NEAR ANAHEIM SUNDAY J. Edmund Snow, Santa Ana Real Estate Man, Loses Life in Collision Death overtook two persons on the Orange county highways Sunday. One of the victims, J. Edmund Snow, prominent Santa Ana real estate man, was instantly killed Sunday evening when his car and one driven by Herman Millerat, Anaheim youth, collided at the intersection of Katella road and Haster street, just south of the Anaheim city limits. Snow was knocked from his sedan and the wheels of the Millerat car plined him to the ground. A crushed chest was the cause of his death. According to a report made at the sheriff's office by young millerat, he was traveling on Haster street, on his way home, when he reached the Katella intersection. He said he saw no other vehicle and did not see the lights from the street. LEMON SHIPMENTS SATISFACTORY June Prices Higher Than for the Same Period During Past Five Years The last week of June was one of the record weeks in the California lemon business with Exchange sales of lemons reaching a total of over 600 cars, according to T. H. Powell. Lemons sales manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, which has marketed 90 to 95 per cent of the California crop for many years. "The July 1 estimate shows a total of 5,108 cars of lemons on hand and to be picked by Exchange packing houses to the end of the season, which will give a normal supply for shipment," said Mr. Powell. "During the same period last year Exchange shipments were 4,426 cars, while 1928 showed a total of 4,858 cars and 1927, 3,850. This estimate indicates that Exchange shipments for the past three years. "The last weeks of June brought a very satisfactory reduction in the quantity of fruit on track and in transit." continued Mr. Powell, "and puts the Exchange in a very favorable position for summer business. During the last week in June the average f.o.b. price on Exchange lemons was higher than for any similar week during the past five months." California's most famous has come to life. But, booming as it is covery of a new vein of ing ore, Bodle lives in things, uses the same furnaces the same restaurants and board walk it did 50 years. Despite the $200 per ton discovered, Bodle carries peal it did in '77 when literally "made" San Francisco men of the nation flock acquire sudden wealth. Men, old in years but yourasm, are flocking back stomping grounds and lining their youth, from eating restaurants and sleeping bunks, to finding gold in same manner they did y ago. Dream-like It This is the story of Boo life brought bzack to week by Mr. and Mrs. bell, their son and daughn Ruth, and Ed Kotlar am ham, who returned from three-day trip into Monde departed from Anaheim ning and returned Monday and with first-hand eviden rush days which made camp- his car and one driven by Hermann Millerat, Anahelia youth, collided at the intersection of Katella road and Haster street, just south of the Anaheim city limits. Snow was knocked from his sedan and the wheels of the Millerat car plined him to the ground. A crushed chest was the cause of his death. According to a report made at the sheriff's office by young Millerat, he was traveling on Haster street, on his way home, when he reached the Katella intersection. He said he saw no other machine and did not see the lights from the Snow car, if they were on. Suddenly, the car sped across the intersection at a rate of speed that he estimated to be 50 miles an hour. Before he could apply his breaks, his machine had crashed into the side of the Snow machine. Snow was pitched out and thrown under the wheels of the Millerat roadster. Millerat attempted to remove the body of the man from under the wheel but was unable to do so. He rushed to a nearby house and summoned aid. When the body was removed, it was seen that Snow was dead. Harold Munday of Long Beach, was fatally injured when his car collided with a machine driven by Jack Simms of Los Angeles Sunday afternoon near Los Alamitos. Munday suffered a fractured skull, a broken arm and broken leg, and died shortly afterward at the Seaside hospital in Long Beach. Eighteen persons were injured in various accidents on the highways of Orange county over the week-end, but there were no other fatalities. An inquest was held Tuesday morning at Smith & Tuthill's morgue in Santa Ana over the body of Snow. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but also recommended that an investigation be made to determine if anyone participating in the affair was at fault. Lee Friis, deputy, represented the district attorney's office at the inquest, and an investigation will be made to determine if either driver was to blame for the collision. Delegates Leave for Institute Convention Miss Geraldine Dolan and Miss Beryl Kennedy leave this week for the Grand Convention of the Young Ladies Institute which will be held in Alameda, July 15-16-17 and 18—Miss Kennedy and Miss Dolan are official delegates for the local Institute—a number of other local members will attend the convention. Among them being Miss Frances Backs and her mother, Mrs. Louise Backs, who left Tuesday for Oakland. The new officers recently installed: President, Miss Geraldine Dolan; Past President, Miss Beryl Kennedy; 1st Vice President, Miss Frances Backs; 2nd Vice President, Mayme Dillon; Re- LEGION NAMES PAGEANT HEADS Committees Appointed for Staging "Pageant of the States" Here Armistice Day Committees to handle details preparatory to the signing of "Pageant of the States," annual Orange county Armistice day fete here this fall, were appointed at the American Legion meeting Wednesday evening. Commander Jimmie Heffron announced that Josephine Fulfer was named general secretary, and Ross Phegley treasurer, Ray E. Smith was appointed general chairman at a previous meeting. Program for the pageant, working out of a tentative $3500 budget of which approximately $2800 already is assured appointment of a publicity chairman. Dream-like This is the story of Booth life brought back to week by Mr. and Mrs. bell, their son and daugnam, who returned from three-day trip into Monroe departing from Anaheim and returning Monday ed with first-hand evidence rush days which made it cory—and for Mrs. Campences, because she was many years of her grief. Let Mrs. Campbell speak "Because of the vital play in the early history it developed an air of re friendliness and the ciment of real and p This furnished abundant terial for Bret Hart, Mark Twain and others honestly and faithfully succeeding generations th life of the gold rush day Re-live Gold Now the characters are made the history of there are many still left back to Bodie. Last 150 men employed, pre one of them old-timers. Ground out more than an gold in a score of y twentieth century l again last week. And was associated with the ompment of the gold cent associated with it now, of men in a huddle, affording their arms around Banker Assume Rotary Club To Horace H. Benjama of the local branch of America, the Rotary Othe honor of becoming the coming year. Installation took place Monday meeting at the and the setting for it solitai aspect. All pass the club wore the black shoulders of Faacism, McFadden wielded the installation program war of the club's past pres McFadden, H. E. W. Ba Johnston, S. C. Hartman Dr. F. H. Hourok, Melb and O. W. Heyling. The program was round club's quartet rendering bers, H. E. W. Barnes John W. Wallop, and Dose the quartet. The palmed on the piano by drick. Convention of the Young Ladies Institute which will be held in Alameda, July 15-16-17 and 18—Miss Kennedy and Miss Dolan are official delegates for the local Institute—a number of other local members will attend the convention. Among them being Miss Frances Backs and her mother, Mrs. Louise Backs, who left Tuesday for Oakland. The new officers recently installed; President, Miss Geraldine Dolan; Past President, Miss Beryl Kennedy; 1st Vice President, Miss Frances Backs; 2nd Vice President, Mayme Dillon; Recording Secretary, Miss Olga Pelttzer; Financial Secretary, Miss Marie Robertson; Treasurer, Miss Lillian McAdams; Marshall, Miss Naomi Nenno; Outside Sentinel, Miss Josephine Lopez; Inside Sentinel, Miss Cecile Lenain; Trustees, Miss Nell Robertson, Miss Helen Weber, Mrs. Edna Kluthe, Miss Lucille Sidnam, Miss Frances Millings; Organist Mae Weber. M.O.D. Is Paying $260,000, Report Members of the Anaheim Co-Operative Orange association, local member of M. O. D., late this week began receiving checks as first payment of $2 per field box for fruit picked in Pool No. 1. Total advance payment nears $260,000, according to Manager H. W. Pearce. More than half of this association's fruit comes under the first pool, for which no date of closing has been set. A great deal of the fruit already picked is in the storage plants awaiting shipment as soon as the market can absorb it at advantageous prices. About 30 more cars will be shipped before pool No. 1 is completed; 175 cars already have been sent. Pair Complimented On 28th Anniversary On the twenty-eighth anniversary of their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Jackson, were complimented with a dinner at the home of their son, Mr. Earl T. Jackson, of South Clementine street. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have made Anaheim their home for many years, during which time they have made many friends and have taken an active part in social and church affairs. German Methodists Hold Union Service Officials and members of the German Methodist church of this city will be in charge of the union church services to be held Sunday evening in Anaheim city park. Ministerial Association President Rev. Edward Burgl last week introduced Rev. Walter E. Woodburry, director of missionary cooperation in Southern California for the district Baptist convention, as the principal speaker, who pictured Christ as a "genial, sociable, warm-blooded human being" and said that more people would readily go to Him for help if they understood His friendliness. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kendrick and their son, Richard, of 700 North Zeyn street, returned Sunday from a four-day trip to Sequoia National Park. They reported a short but enjoyable stay in the mountains. Mrs. Annie Abbott and daughter Fay, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived Thursday evening for a summer visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Freeman of $30 North Zeyn street. Mrs. Abbott is the Miss B. Schabert and Miss Marle Maher of Los Angeles spent last week with their uncle, Frank Mauer, who operates a furniture store on North Los Angeles street. Committees to handle details preparatory to the signing of "Pageant of the States," annual Orange county Armisit day fete here this fall, were appointed at the American Legion meeting Wednesday evening. Commander Jimmie Heffron announced that Josephine Fulfer was named general secretary, and Ross Pegley treasurer, Ray E. Smith was appointed general chairman at a previous meeting. Program for the pageant, working out of a tentative $2500 budget of which approximately $2800 already is assured appointment of a publicity chairman and other major problems will be worked out by officers and committees. "Pageant of the States" is the third of 11 parades staged under the auspices of Orange county American legion posts on Armisit day. The pageant was held here five years ago, at which time there was an estimated attendance of 50,000. Preparations to accommodate about 80,000 people are planned this year. Advisability of fund qualifications of candidate Orange county on the to W. C. T. U. quest endorsing any candidate not they meet the stipulation in previous week occupies members board of the Citizens League. Decision to await report board on these two reached Tuesday night Garden Grove when dates—Logan Jackson son for sheriff, and Hart R. E. Haynes for dis answered the question satisfactory to sponsors U. action. As a result, was made pendingfurt. Next meeting of the held in Fullerton at set. Miss Millerick On N.Y.Bu Miss Mary Millerick manages the fashionable on East Center street Saturday for New You scheduled to remain at one month, during which plans to make purchases for the fall and winter She will attend advenues styles and complete showing the latest de in her Anaheim shop. AHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, July 10, 1930 California "Ghost City" Lives Again Days of Old Californin's most famous "Ghost City" has come to life. But, booming as it is with the discovery of a new vein of rich gold-bearing ore, Bodle lives in the same buildings, uses the same furniture, occupies the same restaurants and postoffice and board walk it did 50 years ago. Despite the $200 per ton ore recently discovered, Bodle carries the same appeal it did in 77 when, with Lundy, it literally "made" San Francisco. Young men of the nation flocked to Bodle to acquire sudden wealth. These same men, old in years but young in enthusiasm, are flocking back to their old stomping grounds and living the days of their youth, from eating in the same restaurants and sleeping in the same bunks, to finding gold in somewhat the same manner they did years and years ago. Dream-like Life This is the story of Bodle's dream-like life brought back to Anaheim this week by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, their son and daughter; Bill and Ruth, and Ed Kotlar and Bettie Burnham, who returned from an interesting three-day trip into Mono county. They departed from Anaheim Thursday evening and returned Monday morning filled with first-hand evidence of the gold rush days which made California history—and for Mrs. Campbell, reminiscence exchanging 'confidences', is still there. Where they get the fire water that make them wobble off what there is left of the old board walks is not in my power to discern—but it leaves a true atmosphere of the days of long ago. Jim Cain Remains "We went into an old restaurant where I often went as a girl. Practically the same equipment & there today, with the exception that the floor of the court house had been appropriated to replace the rotten one left in the restaurant building. The old Methodist church which I attended as a girl is still standing, although it will crumble before long. The Catholic church fell years ago. Relic collectors have taken even the door handles from the churches. The old school which I attended as a small girl still stands just as it was. "And Jim Cain, the Bodle banker whose faith in the city has kept him there for 50 years and brought him untold wealth because of his purchase for nominal sums in the early days most of the water rights in the Owens river district, is still there. He sold a large part of the water rights to Los Angeles when metropolls built its famed aqueduct. He owns most of the water rights which Los Angeles voted $800,000 for recently. He still owns the town's only bank and took me through it over Ordinance Designed to Lessen Fire Hazards Adopted by Council Tuesday Night Funds for the expense of widening West Center street and Lincoln avenue were provided Tuesday night when the council opened blds and sold the bonds provided for the purpose. The $39,274 block issue for the West Center street work was sold to Redfield, Van Evera & Co., of Los Angeles, the premium paid being $226, G. W. Bond & Son of Santa Ana, submitted a bid of $181. The Santa Ana company purchased the $16,700 issue provided for the work of widening and improving Lincoln avenue. A small premium was waid. Ordinance 542, designed to lessen fire hazards was adopted. It covers considerable territory but its main provision regulates the sale and handling of gasoline, making it unlawful to transport this inflammable material on carrers or vehicles. Dream-like Life This is the story of Bodle's dream-like life brought back to Anaheim this week by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, their son and daughter, Bill and Ruth, and Ed Kotlar and Bettie Burnham, who returned from an interesting three-day trip into Mono county. They departed from Anaheim Thursday evening and returned Monday morning filled with first-hand evidence of the gold rush days which made California history—and for Mrs. Campbell, reminiscences, because she was born and for many years of her girlhood, lived in Bodle. Let Mrs. Campbell speak: "Because of the vital part Bodle played in the early history of this state, it developed an air of romance, an air of friendliness and the suppressed excitement of real and possible riches. This furnished abundance of story material for Bret Hart, Dane Quille, Mark Twain and others who have so honestly and faithfully preserved for succeeding generations the romance and life of the gold rush days." Re-live Gold Rush "Now the characters and people made the history of the gold rush—there are many still left—are flocking back to Bodle. Last week there were 150 men employed, practically every one of them old-timers. The mills that ground out more than a billion dollars in gold in a score of years preceding the twentieth century began stamping again last week. And, just as liquor was associated with the earliest development of the gold center, so is liquor associated with it now. The old sight of men in a huddle, affectionately putting their arms around each other and Revival Real "Don't get the idea that because people moved away from Bodle in 1900 that it wasn't progressive. At that time it had a population of about 15,600 and enjoyed the distinction of being the first city in the United States, in fact the world, to have electric street and house lights. It also had the first electric power holist. But when the ore vein ran out about 1900 all but three people moved away. "The old undertaking establishment was abandoned. Caskets were left on the display floor, and the two hearses, elaborate horse-drawn vehicles both of which are at least 50 years old, still are there. Last summer when a motion picture firm was taking pictures in the old mining camp two young actresses wanted to take souvenirs of Bodle. So each appropriated a baby casket and took them back to Hollywood to serve as their hope cheats. "It was like living again the days of my girlhood to visit the old city. And the revival of the camp is a revival of the gold rush days of California." Banker Assumes Rotary Club's Reins To Horace H. Benjamin, manager of the local branch of the Bank of America, the Rotary Club has given the honor of becoming its president for the coming year. Installation took place at the regular Monday meeting at the Elks clubhouse, and the setting for it took on a Musolini aspect. All past presidents of the club wore the black shirts of the upholders of Fascism, while Thomas McFadden welded the gavel. The installation program was in the hands of the club's past presidents: Thomas McFadden, H. E. W. Barnes, Dr. H. A. Johnston, S. E. Hartranft, Carl Leonard, Dr. F. H. Houk, Melbourne A. Gauer, and O. W. Heyling. The program was rounded out by the club's quartet rendering several numbers. H. E. W. Barnes, Otto Richertz, John W. Wallop, and David Morris compose the quartet. They were accompanied on the piano by Mrs. C. E. Kendrick. FOURTH OF JULY FIRE DESTROYS VILLAGE La Jolla, Mexican Settlement Northeast of This City, Wiped Out by Firecracker Although the patriotic small boy, aid-ed and abetted by full-grown boys, burned a prodigious amount of fireworks on the Fourth, only one fire occurred in this region. This occurred Friday afternoon at La Jolla, a Mexican village that has grown up during the past few years between this city and Placentia. It was a disastrous fire, as the one business block of the town, as well as several residences, was destroy- The report of J. W. Price, city manager, covering activities of the street department, was read and approved. Deputy Controller W. J. Lake reported total collections from the sale of light, water and power of $19,340.17 with accounts receivable totalling $18,927.88. The city plunge attracted 4,425 persons during June, with total receipts of $576.10, according to the report of L. E. Middleton, director, included in the report of the accounting department submitted by A. G. Tuma, revealed. Miss Elizabeth Calnon, city librarian, reported expenses for the period of $2,008.63, leaving a balance in the library fund of $6,828.34. Vard W. Hannum, city electrician, reported 11 electric light wire, seven power and seven fixture permits issued by his department in June with fees totaling $65.25 collected. Sixteen building permits were issued during the month by Rudolph Nyboe, city building inspector. Fees collected totaled $104.50. VALENCIAS SIT Citizens' League Postpones Action Advisability of further discussing qualifications of candidates for office in Orange county on the basis of answers to the W. C. T. U. questionnaire, and of endorsing any candidates whether or not they meet the strict stipulations propounded in previous meetings, this week occupies members of the advisory board of the Citizens' Law Enforcement league. Decision to await report of the advisory board on these two questions was reached Tuesday night at a meeting in Garden Grove when only four candidates—Logan Jackson and James Pearson for sheriff, and Harry Westover and R. E. Haynes for district attorney—answered the questionnaire in a way satisfactory to sponsors of the W. C. T. U. action. As a result, no endorsement was made pending further study. Next meeting of the league will be held in Fullerton at a time yet to be set. Miss Millerick Goes On N. Y. Buying Trip Miss Mary Millerick, who owns and manages the fashionable woman's shop on East Center street, leaves Anaheim Saturday for New York where she is scheduled to remain at the Astor Hotel one month, during which time she plans to make purchases for her shop for the fall and winter merchandise. She will attend advance showings of styles and complete arrangements for showing the latest decrees of fashion in her Anaheim shop. Northeast of This City, Wiped Out by Firecracker Although the patriotic small boy, alided and abetted by full-grown boys, burned a prodigious amount of fireworks on the Fourth, only one fire occurred in this region. This occurred Friday afternoon at La Jolla, a Mexican village that has grown up during the past few years between this city and Placentia. It was a disastrous fire, as the one business block of the town, as well as several residences, was destroyed. The Anaheim fire department responded to an appeal for help, and the Placentia fire fighters were on the ground; but they were hampered because of a lack of water and could do little toward extinguishing the flames. Little business was transacted in the town, but all of the industries were destroyed. A pool hall, a grocery store and two dance halls comprised the entire business roster and all were consumed. Six dwellings occupied by Mexican families also were totally destroyed but most of the contents was saved. The entire squad of deputy sheriffs, headed by Sheriff Sam Jernigan, rushed to La Jolla when the report of the fire was received and did what they could in the way of saving household goods and equipment, but little was saved. Jernigan requested that the Anaheim Union Water company turn water into an irrigation ditch that runs down from the water company's plant, three quarters of a mile away, and after some delay the fwater reached the flaming town, and the fires were extinguished. One of the dance halls was owned by Carl Simmons, the other by J. Valencia, who also was the owner of the grocery store that was destroyed. A few groceries was saved. The six houses destroyed were occupied by Mexican families many of whom were not present at the time of the fire. A. L. Steward, deputy sheriff was injured during the fighting of the deputies in the burning houses and was taken to the Orange county hospital where he was given first aid treatment. He was not badly hurt. The fire was caused by a boy throwing a firecracker on the roof of a business building. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kyle of 604 South Dickel street spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lake Arrowhead. VALENCIAS SIT ON BALL FENCE Occupy Middle Section of League Standings; Beat Drillers by 14 to 4 Score George Pace's Valencias are sitting on the fence. They pegged away at the old apple Tuesday evening and received a landslide vote of 14 to 4 against Huntington Park, who had Howard Morning's submarine offerings turn into a real batting orgy. But Friday night the story was somewhat different. The Valencia baseballers resembled "sweet toothed" boys looking longingly through a candy window as Lloyd Johnson from the Whittler Poets flipped across his "sweet" ones. The result: Anaheim 0, Whittler 7. The reason Anaheim is sitting on the fence, however, is because it is just half way up—or down—the ladder of National League standings. An average of .571 isn't so bad, but it certainly isn't a winning total, especially when the Santa Ana youths go a la Hollywood and cop seven straight games for a 100 per cent rating. Next come La Habra with .714, and Garden Grove and Long Beach in a tie with .667 each. Whittler, winner of the first half, occupies one-peg lower than Anaheim with .429, followed by Fullerton, .333; Olive, .286; Huntington Beach, .167; and Orange, .143. Frank Dyer has moved to his summer home at Anaheim Landing with his family where he expects to stay till the fall. His wife and daughter Lols, who is head of the Spanish department at Anaheim high school, are enjoying life at the beach every day, while Mr. Dwyer returns to his business interests in this city occasionally. Sixty Years of Progress GROWING WITH ANAHRIM SINCE 1870 THE GAZETTE 108 N. EMILY Number 41 Chapmans Acquire Hotel Alexandria C. C. Chapman, known as the "father of the valencia orange" because of his pioneer efforts in putting that fruit on the market, and a resident of northern Orange county for more than a score of years, and his son, Stanley Chapman, manager of the Southern Meat company, this week took over control of the Alexandria Hotel at Fifth and Spring streets, Los Angeles. Total consideration is given, with land leases also acquired, as $3,000,000. In addition to the Alexandria hotel, the management of which will remain unchanged, the Chapmans own large blocks of Los Angeles and Southern California real estate. Mr. Chapman lives on one of his large orange orchards at Fullerton and with his son control and manage the Santa Ysabel Land company. It is under the name of the latter company that the famous Los Angeles hostelry was obtained. Mr. Chapman owns the Charles C. Chapman building at Eighth and Broadway, Los Angeles, and with his brother is developing the Chapman Park tract in the Wilshire-Ambassador district. In exchange for the hotel, the Alexandria Hotel Realty corporation receives a total of 600 feet of frontage in the Chapman Park tract, the Victoria Farms property at Yorba Linda, and a piece of property in Anaheim. HEAVY INCREASE IN WEALTH OF COUNTY Assessor Sleeper's Report Shows a Gain of More Than Six Millions in Valuation Orange county is not only rapidly increasing in population but it is adding millions to its wealth each year. Assessor James Sleeper, who has had a large force at work for some months making the assessments, has made a report giving out the final figures. Notwithstanding the fact that there has been a big slump in oil assessments, the total figure shows a remarkable gain over that of a year ago. According to the report the valuation on which the county will levy taxes foots up to $184,707,565, a gain of $6,381,730 over last year. Operative property, such as railroads and other corprations which are assessed by the state and on which the county is not permitted to levy assessments brings the total assessable wealth of the county to $292,632,300. This increase will undoubtedly mean REVENUE FOR FIRE FIGHTERS Constitutional Amendment Before People Providing Necessary Funds Fire fighters of Anaheim, whether they be paid or volunteer, will be protected by a state-supported pension fund, if Constitutional Amendment No. 27 on the November election ballot is adopted. This measure proposes that the state distribute among the various firemen's pension, relief, health, life and accident funds of any county, city, or municipality, one-half the revenue received from taxing premiums of fire insurance companies. Most of the metropolitan centers have already established their own pension funds, it is pointed out by the California State Firemen's Association, sponsors of the measure. With the exception of these large cities, firemen in the smaller subdivisions are protected only by regular insurance paid at their own expense, or by small accident compensation funds, supported by already overtaxed towns. Replying to the assertion that if the amendment were adopted Los Angeles would get 86 per cent of the money, while San Francisco would receive only 9 per cent and smaller cities in proportion, N. F. Bradley, president of the Visalia Fire Department, said "Los Angeles is adequately provided for at the present time, with a pension fund of $4,395,979. The proposed amendment specifically empowers the legislature to enact all laws necessary to put it into effect, and it is unreasonable to assume that the legislature will hand over an unfair proportion of the fund to a city already protected." Adoption of the amendment will result in creating pension funds in every city and township in California. It will increase efficiency among the firemen themselves, according to its sponsors, and will eventually serve to lower insurance rates. Notwithstanding the fact that there has been a big slump in oil assessments, the total figure shows a remarkable gain over that of a year ago. According to the report the valuation on which the county will levy taxes foots up to $184,707,565, a gain of $6,381,730 over last year. Operative property, such as railroads and other corporations which are assessed by the state and on which the county is not permitted to levy assessments brings the total assessable wealth of the county to $202,632,300. This increase will undoubtedly mean lowering of the tax rate in the county for the coming year. The great task of preparing the valuations and setting them up on the county books has occupied the time and attention of a force of 24 men since the work was started on the first of last March, in addition to the work of the regular office force. "We have made a complete survey of property in the county and have endeavored to give every property owner an equitable assessment," Sleeper declared. An interesting sideline revealed in the compilation of the figures shows that property totaling $2,028,030 is exempt from taxation this year under the soldier's exemption provision. Last year under the soldier's exemption provision. Last year this figure was $1,-961,085. The largest increase in any one item of those used in arriving at the total on which the county tax rate is figured, was under the heading of personal property. The increase here was $4,003,025, going from $1,876,175 last year, to $23,-969,200 this year. This increase was explained by Sleeper a sbeing due to greater oil storage in the county this year, as well as additional wealth that has been brought into the county during the year by new residents. The next largest increase was in intangibles, which rose in value from $5,315,735 to $8,208,920, for an increase of $2,893,185. Improvements ranked third, with an increase of $1,698,830. The figure this year was $25,957,610 while last year it was $24,258,780. Real estate came in for an increase of $906,-270, jumping to $77,361,195 from $76,-454,925. Trees went up on the books in valuation from $16,993,075 to $17,790,-605 and increase of $797,530. The item of decrease was under the division listed as mineral rights, where the valuations dropped from $35,427-145 last year to $31,420,035. This represented a loss of $4,007,110, which the assessor stated was due to decrease in oil production during the year. The county tax rate last year was $1.45 inside cities and $1.85 outside cities. Two Hotel Deals Announced Here Chamber Officers Prepare Program Program of committee work, together with determination of important probework occupied officials of the Anaheim chamber of commerce, preparatory to the meeting scheduled to be held late Thursday. President Lotus H. Loudon, Vice-President Charles Pearson, Treasurer H. H. Benjamin and Secretary-Manager George Reid were busy preparing for the first meeting they were to conduct following their election a week ago. New members of the board, H. E. W. Barnes, Lotus H. Loudon, Kurt Epstein, Fred Robins, David Morris and E. C. Kendrijk, were familiarizing themselves with problems confronting the city, preparatory to meeting with the hold-over members: Leonard Evans, F. A. Yungbluth, Stone Todd, H. N. White, Dr. H. A. Johnson and Charles Pearson. W. F. Petty, manager of the local Western Shoe Market store, returned Monday morning from a week's vacation spent at Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona. Mr. Petty reported that farmers in Arizona are disappointed in the Boulder Dam legislation and are making every effort to thwart the enterprise as at present planned. They feel he states that since the Colorado river at the point of the dam in entirely within the state of Arizona that the state should have full control of the water and power rights. President H. T. Leo of the Mutual Citrus Products company and his wife and family left Saturday on a motor trip to Seattle, Portland, the Columbia River highway and other scenic portions of the northwest. Mr. Leo, who is combining business and pleasure on the trip, expects to be gone one month. Two Hotel Deals Announced Here Two hotel deals, involving the sale of the California hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Sackett of Anaheim, and the purchase of the Antlers hotel from J. G. Tatum, of Tatum, New Mexico, were announced Thursday by H. R. Ackloy of Ackley and Hodgson, owners of the Pleasant hotel. Amounts of purchase or sale of lease and furnishings were not made public. However, an extensive redecoration and refurnishing plan for the Antlers hotel will be completed by Saturday evening. Ackley and Hodgson formerly owned the California and Pleasant hosteleries. They sold the former a month ago and late in June negotiated for the Antlers, taking possession on July 1. Mr. Tatum, who formerly owned the Antlers, returned to New Mexico to attend to oil holdings in that district. Music Lovers Flock To Open-air Concert Music lovers of northern Orange county this summer will flock to Anaheim's open-air theatre in the city park to hear outstanding compositions by outstanding artists. First of these free musical offerings was scheduled for Thursday evening, July 10, with Charles Wakefield Cadman and assisting artists presenting "White Enchantment." The noted composer was to be at the plano, and the program was to start at 8 o'clock. Music for the original song cycle is by Cadman and text by Nellie Richmond Eberhart. Since it is one of the first renditions in America it was to be sung from manuscript. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shaffer and daughter Dorothy, of South Helena street spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Long Beach with friends and relatives. Mr. Shaffer is owner of the hardware store bearing his name.