anaheim-gazette 1931-07-23

HINTS FOR THE HOME NANCY HART MAKES MANY TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR WOMEN READERS THE GAZETTE CALL TWO-FOUR-ONE-FOUR VOLUME LXI Valencia Packing at High Volume 2,200 Employes in Eleven Plants With Payrolls About $50,000 a Week With about 2,200 employes on payrolls of eleven packing houses affiliated with the Orange County Fruit Exchange and with the payrolls amounting approximately to $8,500 a day, or $50,000 a week, the "harvest time" of the Valencia orange industry may be said to be running at high tide, with several weeks yet to go. Money Into Many Channels It is estimated that the 2,200 employees of these eleven packing houses directly bring financial assistance into family population of at least 8,500 and through these families much of the weekly earnings are going directly into the channels of mercantile trade in Anahelm. Clearings of the Anahelm banks from day to day are better than before the orange packing season began, the clearings in themselves indicating a freer movement of finances. The clearings are only bank checks, and do not represent the actual cash which moves in retail trade circles. Hot Weather Stirs Demand for Lemons Hot weather may not be popular in California and up the coast, and reports say that nobody back East likes it. But, boy! the lemon growers of California like it—and how! Hot weather means lemonade; lemonade is made of lemons; California has lemons to sell—car loads, train loads of them. The market on California oranges and lemons showed a marked improvement during the latter part of June and the first two weeks of July, due principally to hot weather throughout the middle western and eastern states. Lighter orange supplies were also an important factor. June lemon shiplments from California exceeded all previous records with an average of over 110 cars shipped daily through the California Fruit Growers Exchange during the month, according to T. H. Powell, lemon sales manager. Due to extremely hot weather throughout middle western states, the market was exceptionally strong, bringing high returns to Exchange lemon growers. The Exchange is shipping approximately 93 per cent of the total California lemon movement at this time. Heavy Increase in Use of Electricity heavy increase in use of electricity southern california edison issues report for first six months of 1931 Sales of electric energy by the Southern California Edison Company, Ltd., for the first six months of this year totaled more than 1,210,000,000 kilowatt hours, an increase of more than 7,000,-000 kilowatt hours over the corresponding period of 1930, according to the announcement of R. H. Ballard, president. The figures show that there were 1,210,702,650 kilowatt hours sold during the first six months, compared with 1,202,761,501 kilowatt hours sold the first six months a year ago. This is an increase of 7,941,149 kilowatt hours, or six-tenths of one per cent. growth of domestic load "Growth of the company's domestic load, the energy utilized for lighting, cooking and heating, was an outstanding factor in the sales increase of 7,000,000 kilowatt hours for this period." Mr. Ballard said: "Sales to domestic consumers for the six months totaled 216,370,096 kilowatt hours. This was an increase of 13,165,153 kilowatt hours, or six per cent over the total of 203,-204,943 kilowatt hours sold from January 1 to June 30, 1930. Due to repeated voluntary rate reductions which the company has put into effect, users of electricity in Southern and Central California are now enjoying electrical service at a lower average rate than any other comparable section of the United States. high average recorded "The company's record of average annual domestic consumption has reached 703 kilowatt hours per consumer per year. This is one of the highest averages recorded in the country, and the rate of increase in our sales to domestic consumers indicates that this average will continue to grow steadily with the wider public recognition and acceptance of the economy and convenience of the use of electricity in the home. The average annual domestic consumption on lines of the Edison company at the close of 1930 was 648 kilowatt hours, an advance from 573 kilowatt hours at the close of 1928. energy for industrial use heavy increase in use of electricity southern california edison issues report for first six months of 1931 Sales of electric energy by the Southern California Edison Company, Ltd., for the first six months of this year totaled more than 1,210,000,000 kilowatt hours, an increase of more than 7,000,-000 kilowatt hours over the corresponding period of 1930, according to the announcement of R. H. Ballard, president. The figures show that there were 1,210,702,650 kilowatt hours sold during the first six months, compared with 1,202,761,501 kilowatt hours sold the first six months a year ago. This is an increase of 7,941,149 kilowatt hours, or six-tenths of one per cent. growth of domestic load "Growth of the company's domestic load, the energy utilized for lighting, cooking and heating, was an outstanding factor in the sales increase of 7,000,000 kilowatt hours for this period." Mr. Ballard said: "Sales to domestic consumers for the six months totaled 216,370,096 kilowatt hours. This was an increase of 13,165,153 kilowatt hours, or six per cent over the total of 203,-204,943 kilowatt hours sold from January 1 to June 30, 1930. Due to repeated voluntary rate reductions which the company has put into effect, users of electricity in Southern and Central California are now enjoying electrical service at a lower average rate than any other comparable section of the United States. high average recorded "The company's record of average annual domestic consumption has reached 703 kilowatt hours per consumer per year. This is one of the highest averages recorded in the country, and the rate of increase in our sales to domestic consumers indicates that this average will continue to grow steadily with the wider public recognition and acceptance of the economy and convenience of the use of electricity in the home. The average annual domestic consumption on lines of the Edison company at the close of 1930 was 648 kilowatt hours, an advance from 573 kilowatt hours at the close of 1928." energy for industrial use heavy increase in use of electricity southern california edison issues report for first six months of 1931 Sales of electric energy by the Southern California Edison Company, Ltd., for the first six months of this year totaled more than 1,210,000,000 kilowatt hours, an increase of more than 7,000,-000 kilowatt hours over the corresponding period of 1930, according to the announcement of R. H. Ballard, president. The figures show that there were 1,210,702,650 kilowatt hours sold during the first six months, compared with 1,202,761,501 kilowatt hours sold the first six months a year ago. This is an increase of 7,941,149 kilowatt hours, or six-tenths of one per cent. growth of domestic load "Growth of the company's domestic load, the energy utilized for lighting, cooking and heating, was an outstanding factor in the sales increase of 7,000,000 kilowatt hours for this period." Mr. Ballard said: "Sales to domestic consumers for the six months totaled 216,370,096 kilowatt hours. This was an increase of 13,165,153 kilowatt hours, or six per cent over the total of 203,-204,943 kilowatt hours sold from January 1 to June 30, 1930. Due to repeated voluntary rate reductions which the company has put into effect, users of electricity in Southern and Central California are now enjoying electrical service at a lower average rate than any other comparable section of the United States. high average recorded "The company's record of average annual domestic consumption has reached 703 kilowatt hours per consumer per year. This is one of the highest averages recorded in the country, and the rate of increase in our sales to domestic consumers indicates that this average will continue to grow steadily with the wider public recognition and acceptance of the economy and convenience of the use of electricity in the home. The average annual domestic consumption on lines of the Edison company at the close of 1930 was 648 kilowatt hours, an advance from 573 kilowatt hours at the close of 1928." Causes $25,000 Loss Fire of undetermined origin caused a loss of $25,000 to the Washington school building in La Habra last Thursday night. The flames started in the roof of the annex, which housed the domestic science and manual arts departments, and practically destroyed the structure. Equipment worth $5,000 was also destroyed. The loss on the building is covered by insurance. The Fullerton, Brea, Whittier and Santa Fe Springs fire departments responded promptly to the call for help and saved the main building. The fire was discovered by I. E. Wiede, custodian, who lives on the school grounds. The fire may have been caused by a short circuit in electric wiring. While the fire was raging, $75 worth of brass was stolen from the La Habra truck. Old Town Looks Good After Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Boney of 907 North Clementine street, are expected to return Friday or Saturday from a two-week vacation to Texas, where they visited relatives and friends. "I'll certainly be glad to return to good old Anaheim," Mr. Boney wrote Manager Hoyt, of the Robert H. Boney automobile agency on West Center street. "Conditions through New Mexico, and certain portions of Texas certainly emphasize the comparative prosperity of California." "Coming to Texas, we had planned to make one over-night stop between Anaheim and Albuquerque, but the car glided along so well that we just naturally felt as fresh as Spring and kept going the entire 846 miles to Albuquerque." DEATH OF MRS. BROUGHER Mrs. Hannah L. Brougher died at the home of her son, C. P. M. Brougher, on South Brookhurst road, last Monday morning. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Helgenfeld funeral home and burial was in the mausoleum in Fairhaven cemetery, Orange. Mrs. Brougher was 85 years old and had been ill for some time. She had made her home with her son for the last two years. Energy for Industrial Use "Use of electric energy for industrial power purposes on lines of the Edison company for the first six months of this year was ten per cent off from the corresponding period of 1930. The electric light and power business of Southern California has been looked upon for many years as a reliable barometer of general business conditions, as its service enters so completely into home and business activities. It is particularly significant, therefore, when our records of industrial power use evidence the fact that Southern California has been within ten per cent, on the average, of its 1930 rate of industrial activity. "The Edison company at the close of the first six months of the year was serving 474,484 retail consumers," Mr. Ballard said. "This is a gain of 17,821 consumers in the last twelve months. An additional total of 375,000 consumers is served through other distributing agencies, such as the city of Los Angeles, bringing the grand total served directly and indirectly by the Edison company to 849,484 consumers." Long Beach to Open Its New Auditorium The convention of the American Legion to be held in Long Beach for three days beginning August 31, will be the first meeting to be held in the new municipal auditorium. The building is now nearing completion and will be in readiness for the opening of the conclave. The Long Beach Legionnaires are planning to put on the biggest program that has ever been provided for a Legion convention. One of the entertainment features of the convention will be a grand review of the United States Navy aircrafts. More than 100 airships will take to the air from navy ships. Twenty-one Refineries Out to forty-eight refineries in this state eighteen people, including office at present about 70,000. This shrinkage in the mployees means that no shrunk about $2,192,700-$26,312,400 a year. The recent gasoline war advantage of consumers, days and cost the oil industry approximately $100. Effect in Orange The chaos in the Indian state has also had a dark orange county, where property on which oil we have shown a shrinkage lowered prices on the market. At the same time, the we are showing a decline in revenue. The committee reports 900 Californians are depot oil industry for their involvement. The committee is giving to stabilize the industry off another disastrous strike from time to time of opening again. Oil Meeting at San Francisco A conference on the operation in Orange countycussed at a meeting at Santa Ana, this Friday held under the auspices Ana Chamber of Commerce pose of the conference's cuss methods for preventing oil gasoline mappings. PERMIT FOR $4,000 Permit has been issued phan for a dwelling and South Citron street, to a contractor is A. C. Varya. AHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, July 23, 1931 Mother's Summer Reading— By Albert T. Reid STUBBED TOE FIRST AID SUNBURN MOTHER'S SUMMER READING BASE BALL FINGER Chaos Prevails in California Oil Over-Production and Gasoline Wars Cause Disastrous Results The oil industry in California is in such a chaotic condition that it is a serious menace to all lines of business and industry, says a statement by the Business Men's Committee of Los Angeles. The oil producing companies have been losing money, many thousands of men in that and allied industries have been thrown out of employment, and effort is now making to bring about adjustments, especially in the production of crude oil from the wells and retailing of gasoline which will get the whole industry on a substantial footing. 167 Companies Impaired Information given by the California Oil and Gas Association says that in 1930 there were 930 wells drilled in this state by 410 companies. Of these 410 companies, 57 are now in bankruptcy; 13 are entirely out of business, and 97 have so exhausted their credit that they are now required to pay cash for all purchases they may make. These figures show that 677 companies are bankrupt, out of business or on a cash-paying basis out of the total of 410 companies. In other words, nearly 40 per cent of the California oil industry is in serious difficulties. Twenty-one Refineries Closed Busiest Corners For Motor Traffic The busiest intersection on Orange county highways is at Orangethorpe and Grand avenue, near Buena Park, says Nat H. Neel highway superintendent. A count was made of motor cars at that point on Sunday, July 12, when 24,583 cars and trucks passed, and on the next day the number was 15,532. The next busiest intersection is at Los Almitos boulevard and Ocean avenue, near Los Almitos, where the count showed 21,986 on Sunday, July 12, and 10,494 on the next day. Ocean avenue and Huntington Beach boulevard mustered 21,549 on Sunday and 10,494 on Monday. Lincoln avenue and Grand avenue at Harding, reported 21,164 on Sunday and 11,825 on Monday. Santa Ana canyon traffic included 15,418 on Sunday as compared to 13,885 on a corresponding day in 1930, and 9,657 on Monday as compared to 7,698 for 1930. South Main street and Newport boulevard had 13,960 on Sunday as compared to 14,339 the year before and 6,278 on Monday as compared to 7,699. The comparisons indicate a lighter Sunday traffic this year than last, but a heavier traffic on businesses days. Motor traffic has decreased on Orange county highways this year as compared to last year, it was indicated in the annual traffic census report filed with the county supervisors by Neff. The report shows that highways in western Orange county carry the most traffic. Private Conference on Water Conservation Pittsburgh Pastor at Union Service City Park Congregations Increase in Size on Warm Sunday Evenings Congregations are increasing in size at the union services of Anaheim protest churches, which are held in the City Park on these warm Sunday evenings, the sermon last Sunday being by the Rev. A. A. Schade, of Pittsburgh, Penn., who was also a speaker at the convention of the Baptist Young People. The service was in the charge of the Bethel Baptist members and the Rev. O. E. Schroeder, pastor of that church, introduced Mr. Schade. Text From Corinthians The visiting pastor is general chairman of young people's work in the German Baptist churches of the United States, and he preached to the united congregations from the text in Second Corinthians 3:5:13-14. Mr. Schade said in part: "Since Christ died for sinning humanity, the only way that humanity can discharge the debt is to live for Christ. World of Selfishness "The world is filled with selfishness, and not the least of the selfish is he who seeks his own eternal life without thought of others. The program of human relations begun by the Master is a work that should be carried forward. Our task is the ministry of Christ." Broadway Methodist members will sponsor the service next Sunday evening. 1930 there were 930 wells drilled in this state by 410 companies. Of these 410 companies, 57 are now in bankruptcy; 13 are entirely out of business, and 97 have so exhausted their credit that they are now required to pay cash for all purchases they may make. These figures show that 677 companies are bankrupt, out of business or on a cash-paying basis out of the total of 410 companies. In other words, nearly 40 per cent of the California oil industry is in serious difficulties. Twenty-one Refineries Closed Out fo forty-eight refineries in the state 21 are shut down. In 1929 the refineries in this state employed 85,000 people, including office help, while at present about 70,000 are employed. This shrinkage in the number of employees means that payrolls have shrunk about $2,192,700 a month, or $26,312,400 a year. The recent gasoline war, while to the advantage of consumers, continued 114 days and cost the oil industry of the state approximately $100,000,000. Effect in Orange County The chaos in the industry over the state has also had a direct effect in Orange county, where royalties of property on which oil wells are located have shown a shrinkage, because of lowered prices on the crude product. At the same time, the wells are steadily showing a decline in resources. The committee reports that over 200,000 Californians are dependent on the oil industry for their income. The committee is giving its efforts to stabilize the industry and to ward off another disastrous gasoline war, which from time to time shows signs of opening again. Oil Meeting at Santa Ana A conference on the oil and gasoline situation in Orange county will be discussed at a meeting at Ketner's cafe, Santa Ana, this Friday evening, to be held under the auspices of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce. One purpose of the conference will be to discuss methods for preventing price cutting in the gasoline market. PERMIT FOR $4,000 HOME Permit has been issued to E. F. Stephan for a dwelling and garage at 403 South Citron street, to cost $4,000. The contractor is A. C. Vary. Private Conference on Water Conservation A conference of boards of supervisors of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties will be held at Riverside tomorrow night, to discuss the question of the three counties matching an appropriation by the state with which to make water conservation improvements in the Santa Ana river basin. The conference will be private, the public not being admitted. The supervisors of Riverside and San Bernardino counties have announced their willingness to meet the sums allowed to their counties, but the Orange county supervisors are yet to be "converted," at present holding the view that the proposed improvements, while beneficial to Riverside and San Bernardino counties, would not be beneficial to Orange county. Photographers Revive Memories of Ramona Memories of Ramona, California's winsome heroine of Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, were revived by the Master Photo Finishers association, when the organization met in Ramona's make-believe marriage place in Old Town, San Diego, last Saturday evening. This old-time home of one of the most aristocratic Spanish families was an interesting setting for the meeting and a Spanish dinner was served in the patio, with music by a Spanish orchestra. Speakers during the evening told the story of the old homestead and of old San Diego. Photographers from Anaheim who attended were Mrs. Mary Betzsold, George, Alice and Edna Betzsold, Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaMori, Miss Mayne Dillon and Joseph Wilson. Mr. Schade said in part: "Since Christ died for sinning humanity, the only way that humanity can discharge the debt is to live for Christ." World of Selfishness "The world is filled with selfishness, and not the least of the selfish is he who seeks his own eternal life without thought of others. The program of human relations begun by the Master is a work that should be carried forward. Our task is the ministry of Christ." Broadway Methodist members will sponsor the service next Sunday evening and the sermon will be by the Rev. V. C. Voll. Anaheim Float Wins Prize at Tournament Anaheim "brought home the bacon" in the form of first prize for floats in the spectacular parade of "Tournament of Lights," held at Newport Beach last Saturday night. It was the same float, but all dolled up with electric illumination, which the Union high school displayed during the Orange show. There were about 200 floats and boats in the brilliant parade in the harbor. The illumination of the whole spectacle was enriched by the searchlight which played upon it from the U.S. Ship Nevada, which was also turned on a dirigible which floated overhead. The Balboa Island Yacht Club won first prize for the best decorated house and pier, and the Nevada's band won first. Chamber of Commerce Re-Elects G. W. Reid George W. Reid, for eight years secretary of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, was re-elected by the directors at their session last week, and has entered upon his ninth year of service in that position. The directors gave him a vote of thanks for his services in the last year and also gave him a vacation of two weeks. The directors adopted a budget plan for the coming year's activities, reducing the total amount about $2,500. Plans were discussed for making a display of Anaheim industrial products in a down-town store for a week with an attendant in charge. THE WEEK'S SOCIAL REVIEW ONE OF THE GAZETTE'S BEST NEWS FEATURES FOR WOMEN THE GAZETTE 109 NORTH EMILY STREET Number 42 Drank Enough to Break His Drought Whether the $220,000,000 aqueduct is built from the Colorado river into Southern California, including Anaheim, this year or next, is of no concern at all to Leonard Dargget, of the Alphabet market at Center and Emily streets. For, he it known to one and all, Leonard is back from a vacation up north, during which he had all the water he could drink—and enough to last him through a prolonged dry spell. On his brother's ranch, where most of Leonard's vacating was done, there is a well which goes far down into the earth, and a power pump lifts the cold, sparkling water to the surface in such quantities that it is used for irrigating the ranch lands, herds and flocks. When not asleep, Leonard could be found beside the pump, consuming water like a Santa Fe locomotive, and the power that lifted the liquid ran day and night to quench the Anahelman's thirst. Well, after a week of this sort of thing, Leonard concluded he had enough water inside to last for quite a dry spell in the Santa Ana valley, and he is back on his job, stopping at a national park or two, at Arrowhead, and other between points on his way home. Earl Baum Sees Carlsbad Wonders Citizens' Committee Elects Chairman O. E. Stewart Discusses Water Supply From Aqueduct Project The Anaheim Citizens Committee, with a mission to spread information of the Metropolitan Water District aqueduct, completed its organization at its session on Monday night and heard C. E. Stewart, a member of the Metropolitan board of directors, discuss the aqueduct project. Sheridan Permanent Chairman Leo J. Sheridan was elected permanent chairman and R. B. Young, secretary and treasurer. The chairman was authorized to appoint a committee of five on publicity. The committee is to meet at the City Hall each Monday evening and the public is invited to its sessions. Mr. Stewart said it was eight years ago that engineers began proclaiming plans to bring water from the Colorado river into the Southland of California, and two years later Los Angeles voted $2,000,000 to meet the expenses of expert investigators of the idea. Since then money has come from other sources, and up to the present much more than $2,000,000 has been spent on investigations and surveys. Earl Baum Sees Carlsbad Wonders Postman Comes Home With His Eyes Large as Saucers From Sightseeing Earl W. Baum, carrier for the Anaheim postoffice, with Mrs. Baum and son Donald, have returned from a motor trip of a month, which took them to numerous cities and sights as far east as Denver. Earl came back with his eyes almost as large as saucers, for he had seen some wonders—especially the wonders of Carlsbad cavern in New Mexico, the like of which cannot be matched even in scenic California, he says. No Place to Carry Mall "Carlsbad caverns is no place in which to carry mail," said Earl, "for nobody lives down there and distances are too great. We went down 700 feet below the surface and were in one room that is two miles in circumference, with a ceiling 300 feet overhead. Think of carrying mail around a room as big as that twice a day! "I never saw such a place, and I guess that nobody else ever did. There is a tunnel in it that has been explored seven miles, and the guides say it may be 50 miles long, reaching to the Texas border. There is one pit which has no bottom—at least, no bottom has as yet been found." It's 'Some Iceberg' "In the two-mile room there is the 'iceberg,' which fell from the ceiling goodness knows how long ago, and it is estimated to weigh 200,000 tons. It takes 15 minutes to walk around the 'iceberg,' yet it seems to take up no room at all in the two-mile room. "The caverns are rich in stalactites, which hang from the cellings, and stalagmites, which have been built up on the floor by water dropping from the ceiling. A guide told us that it takes Nature 4,000 years to make a cubic inch of stalagmite. We saw one that was six feet in circumference and 40 feet high. So you can with a roll of wall paper and a gross of pencils figure out for yourself how long Nature was in making it." Uncle Sam Runs the Place "Uncle Sam, the man I work for, has taken over the caverns. He knows as authorized to appoint a committee of five on publicity. The committee is to meet at the City Hall each Monday evening and the public is invited to its sessions. Mr. Stewart said it was eight years ago that engineers began proclaiming plans to bring water from the Colorado river into the Southland of California, and two years later Los Angeles voted $2,000,000 to meet the expenses of expert investigators of the idea. Since then money has come from other sources, and up to the present much more than $2,000,000 has been spent on investigations and surveys. Anaheim Enters District It was in November, 1928, that Anaheim voted to enter the Metropolitan Water District, and was one of the original eleven members, now including fifteen cities. San Bernardino is endeavoring to withdraw, however, on the plea that it can get ample water supply from other sources. The district's claim for 1500 second feet of water from the Colorado river has been perfected as far as possible until the completion of the aqueduct, it was pointed out. This water, which equals roughly 1,050,000 acres feet, is to be divided among the member cities in such manner that Anaheim will be entitled to about five second feet. At present Anaheim is pumping two second feet from its underground reservoir. The Chief Difficulty The aqueduct is to be completed, engineers estimate, within six and one-half years of the starting date. Principal difficulties to be encountered will be in the construction of the nearly 100 miles of tunnels, one of which is to be 13 miles long. Mr. Stewart reviewed the conditions of the water supply in Southern California, touching in particular on the situation at Anaheim, where at present the city is pumping from twelve and one-half feet above sea level. He did not foresee immediate disaster as the result of this situation, but urged that "there is no time to be lost if we expect to have water." Men of Postoffice On Summer Vacation Climbing stairways to deliver misdirected letters, collecting postage "due two cents," and similar joy killers of a postman's life, are being put into their forgetteries by employees of the Anaheim postoffice during the summer vacation period. Carrier Daniel Collins is spending 15 days on vacation in Minnesota. Carrier Roy L. Pendleton is on a 15-day leave, not going anywhere in particular, but it is a safe wager that he is not from force of habit going over his twice-a-day route. Carrier Earl W. Baum is back on the treadmill, after a month spent in Kansas, Missouri and other parts East. "Since Christ minity, the only way to discharge the debt with selfishness, the selfish is he internal life without the program of huby the Master is carried forward. Entry of Christ." Members will next Sunday even will be by the Boat Wins Tournament home for floats in the Tournament of Newport Beach loswas the same fleet, electric illuminanation high school disrange show. 500 floats and boats made in the harbor. The whole spectacle searchlight which the U. S. Ship Neturned on a dioverhead. Yacht Club won not decorated house levada's band won Commerce G. W. Reid Eight years sechelm Chamber of selected by the diion last week, and this ninth year of ton. The directors knows his serviand also gave him weeks. A budget plan is activities, reducabout $2,500. Used for making a industrial prodstore for a week, charge. "The caverns are rich in stalactites, which hang from the cellings, and stalagmites, which have been built up on the floor by water dropping from the ceiling. A guide told us that it takes Nature 4,000 years to make a cube inch of stalagmite. We saw one that was six feet in circumference and 40 feet high. So you can with a roll of wall paper and a gross of pencils figure out for yourself how long Nature was in making it. Uncle Sam Runs the Place "Uncle Sam, the man I work for, has taken over the caverns. He knows as well how to run the caverns as he does the mail service. One is about as big as the other. He is doing a lot of things to help sightseers down deep in the caverns. The rooms are now illuminated with electricity. There is a dining room in one part large enough to seat 2,000 people, and all the food is carried in to the restaurant kitchen on the backs of boys. The dining room is nearly two miles from the cavern entrance. The food is good and a big meal costs 75 cents. It costs a sightseeer two dollars to enter the caverns and obtain a guide, and the trip occupies most of a day. It's the biggest two dollars worth I ever expect to get. "We saw the Royal Gorge in Southern Colorado from the bridge above it. We saw Pikes Peak, Brice canyon and a lot of sights, but they are nothing at all compared with Carlsbad caverns." One Reduction In Assessment The county assessment roll, as compiled by Assessor James Sleeper, was sustained with only one adjustment by the county supervisors who late yesterday completed a session of two weeks sitting as a board of equalization to hear assessment protests. Among 30 requests for adjustments only one was granted. E. E. Knight, Fullerton avacodo nurseryman, was allowed his request for a reduction of his nursery stock assessment from $1,000 to $500. Three cancellations of assessments were granted, one covering Doheny park, recently donated to the state at Capistrano Beach. The others involved property of Bethel church at Fullerton and the California Institute of Technology. Downey Club Woman Is Remanded to Jail Mrs. Edna Fether, prominent in Downey club life, who was sentenced to jail by Justice Morrison, of Santa Ana, on charge of speeding her motor car, lost her appeal to the superior court, and was remanded to finish her sentence, of which she had served 36 hours of the five days. Superior Judge Ames overruled—the contention of her attorney that Justice Morrison did not have jurisdiction. But the court held that while her auto was moving along the center of Newport boulevard, on July 1, at 54 miles an hour, half of her car was in Santa Ana township, and the driver's seat was on that side of the township line, so Justice Morrison had jurisdiction. BUILDERS EXCHANGE PICNIC The Orange County Builders Exchange will combine its July and August meetings in a plenic at Irvine park, this Friday afternoon and evening. The plenic will be preceded by a parade, which will form at Third and Ross streets, Santa Ana, at 13:30 noon, and will move through the county seat to Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Placentia, Olive and Orange. Following a dinner at Irvine park, the afternoon will be given to games and sports.