oc-plain-dealer 1922-03-29

BUILDING PEIGMITT TELL STORY OF ANAHEIM'S GROWTH Year 1921.....$1,254,873 No. of Permits.....504 Year 1920.....879,980 No. of Permits.....862 PLAIN LEADING NEW VOL. XXV—NO. 198 MANY GREAT ISSUE APPEAL FOR SEWER BOND VOTE City Officials Today Urged Citizens Ratify Outfall Bond Proposal Pursuant to an order of city council at last week's meeting, City Manager O. E. Steward today issued the following statement anent the election to be held April 4 for approval of bonds with which to construct an outfall sewer system to the ocean jointly with Santa Ana: To the Citizens of Anaheim: The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim desire to call your attention to the special election called for Tuesday, April 4, 1922, for the vol- Season’s Rainfall Has Reached 17.40 From .04 to .07 of an inch of rain tell up to seven or eight o'clock this morning in the Anaheim vicinity. The Anaheim Sugar factory reported the .07, which brought the total for the season to 17.40 inches, according to its figures, compared with 14.08 at this date last year. The Anaheim Orange & Lemon Assn. reported .05, Max Nebelung .04, According to the association, the total here for the season is 16.80. Yorba Linda reported .06, making a total of 20.20 for the season against 9.65 last year and an average of 13.97. Many who usually measure the downfall did not bother to do so. These light rainfalls are welcomed by the growers, because they do benefit without interfering with picking for only a few hours or a day. PLAN AT CO $172 Bids on Countracts Will Apr Bids on road improvements to roughly estimated be opened by the visors April 18, in the meeting late The pieces of small length on Santa Ana, to the and a long stretche both in concrete: 000; two miles one mile on the Bond Proposal Pursuant to an order of city council at last week's meeting, City Manager O. E. Steward today issued the following statement anent the election to be held April 4 for approval of bonds with which to construct an outfall sewer system to the ocean jointly with Santa Ana: To the Citizens of Anaheim: The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim desire to call your attention to the special election called for Tuesday, April 4, 1922, for the voting of bonds in the sum of $240,000 for the construction of an outfall sewer, in conjunction with the City of Santa Ana. This improvement is made necessary by the rapid growth of our city and because of the impossibility of properly disposing of the increased sewage upon the present city farm. When the sewage a disposal plant was placed at its present location it was with the expressed understanding that it was to be a temporary arrangement and would be removed to a more remote location as soon as such a plant could be established. The officials of your city have been for some time under orders from the Superior Court of Orange county to remove the nuisance created by the present sewage disposal. This cannot be done without the expenditure of a large amount of money and then we would have at best but a temporary arrangement which would be maintained at the discontinuity and loss of the residents in that immediate vicinity. An outfall to the ocean can now be built which will meet the need of the City of Anaheim for years to come. A very satisfactory and just agreement has been reached with the City of Santa Ana, whereby the expansion of construction and maintenance is proportioned according to the amount of sewage each city produces. Much time and thought has been given to this proposed improvement by your officials. We can carry it no further. The work cannot and should not be undertaken without your approval, and it is that approval which your Board of Trustees now ask. It is for you as voters to say that this much needed improvement shall be carried to a successful completion. WM. STARK, Pres. of Board of Trustees. EDWARD B. MERRITT. City Clerk. OFFER AMENDMENTS TO A. C. OF C. RULES Two amendments to the constitution of the Associated Chambers of Commerce will be offered at the meeting tonight in St. Ann's Inn, Santa Ana, by E. B. Camp of Anaheim. One provides that the voting power shall be apportioned according to the size of each affiliated chamber, and that any chamber's total here for the season is 16.80. Yorba Linda reported .06, making a total of 20.20 for the season against 9.65 last year and an average of 13.97. Many who usually measure the downfall did not bother to do so. These light rainfalls are welcomed by the growers, because they do benefit without interfering with picking for only a few hours or a day. FIND CLEW TO PUSSYFOOT BOMBERS GREEN BAY, Wis., March 29. Police obtained their first clew to the identity of the persons who placed a small black powder bomb in the church where William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson noted prohibition lecturer, spoke today, when two high school boys said they had seen an automobile containing four men drive up in front of the church and, while the motor was kept running, one man dashed up the steps, threw the bomb down the aisle and fled. One of the men the boys said, wore an army uniform. The boys were unable to identify the occupants of the car but the police are hopeful that the information given will lead to the apprehension of the bombers. NOTED PIANIST TO COME TO FULLERTON Under the auspices of Fullerton Ebell Club, Leopold Gowdosky, world renowned pianist, will appear in concert Friday evening, April 7. In Fullerton high school, It is a great credit to the town that the artist and composer has consented to appear in recital as he has declined to favor many towns much larger. Showing an extraordinary aptitude for music at a very early age, Godowsky made his first public appearance at the age of nine years at a concert in his native town, Wilna, in Lithuanian province of Russian Poland. At the age of fourteen he came to America, where he toured in concert with other notable musicians. Returning to Europe, he continued his studies and today stands as a peer in the musical world. RICKARD DECIDES TO 'STAY RIGHT HERE' NEW YORK, March 29—"Leave New York? No, sir. Right here I stay. They tried to get me here and I'll get them in their own yard." Pressed to be more definite than "they," Tex Rickard, "out of the bay mess" that has had him worried for months, added this morning; "They know who I mean and that's all for the present." Framing and OFFER AMENDMENTS TO A. C. OF C. RULES Two amendments to the constitution of the Associated Chambers of Commerce will be offered at the meeting tonight in St. Ann's Inn, Santa Ana, by E. B. Camp of Anaheim. One provides that the voting power shall be apportioned according to the size of each affiliated chamber, and that any chamber's vote shall be determined by the members which it has present. If it has no members present it cannot give it proxy to another chamber. The other amendment provides that the roll shall be called by chambers and when called the members of each chamber present shall stand up and be counted. Camp has re-written the rest of the constitution to conform with these changes. A. I. Stewart of Los Angeles is the only speaker scheduled so far for tonight. Officers will be nominated from the floor and elected. COMPLAINS OF NOISE MADE BY AUTOISTS Mrs. Henry Hansen of 710 West Center-st and some of her neighbors complain that boys or young men have been amusing themselves making a racket in their autos between 9 o'clock at night was causing the vicinity. The driver have "backfiring" their machines, Mrs. Hansen declared. She will report to the police. ASKS PERMIT TO TRADE Huntington Beac Co., which owns all the stock of the Huntington Beach Water Co., a public utility, today asked the authority of the Railroad Commission to exchange certain properties with the water company. It is proposed to turn over to the water company known water heating lands in exchange for lots owned by the water company on which are located well producing an unsatisfactory water supply. BUILDING PERMITS Mrs. Dahl, frame residence at corner of Palm and South-st., cost $125. J. J. Vrooman, tent house at 1017 E. Santa Ana-st., cost $40. RICKARD DECIDES TO 'STAY RIGHT HERE' NEW YORK, March 29 — "Leave New York? No, sir. Right here I stay. They tried to get me here and I'll get them in their own yard." Pressed to be more definite than "they," Tex Rickard, "out of the bay mess' that has had him worried for months, added this morning: "They know who I mean and that's all for the present. Framing and blacknailing are all a part of the game. I guess, but there are no rules that prevent you from striking back." Rickard said that hitting pay dirt in Alaska and counting $700,000 winnings in four years didn't compare to the thrill that was his when the jury said he was not guilty on improper relations with a 15-year-old girl. BEACH PHONE CO. SHOWING PROFIT The Huntington Beach Telephone Co. operating in Huntington Beach reports to the Railroad Commission for the year 1921 that its operating revenue was $15,964.47; operating expenses $12,004.52 giving a net operating revenue of $3939.95. Interest rent, taxes and other deductions totaled $369.94. The net corporate income for the year was $3590.01. The surplus at the beginning of the year amounted to $343.24. The accumulated surplus at the end of the year. POLICE CHIEF AROUSES CITY LOS ANGELES, March 29 — Unless public spirited citizens come to his rescue during the next 30 days, Chief of Police Everington will take the stump and try to arouse the city to the need of civic reform, he declares. Some of the biggest men in town, including bankers, have withdrawn their support from him on the ground that he is too radical, said the chief. FIRST DRINK AT 24 KILLS NEBRASKAN LEXINGTON, Neb., March 29 — Leonard Whaley took his first drink of liquor to celebrate his twenty-fourth birthday. He became violently ill and died shortly afterwards in a sanitarium. Several other celebrators are in serious condition. If it's Tom Witman's it's good. Save Rich From Failure CHICAGO, Mansha announced lip D. Armour year-old great D. Armour, for & Co., packers from the disease death of his Gwendolyn, seven five physician nurses have been tendance since infection became severe. The boy has skirts that thru into septicemia sister's death. AIN DEALING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Wednesday, March 29, 1922 GROWERS PLAN PAVING AT COST OF $172,500 Bids on County Road Contracts Will Be Opened April 18 Bids on road contracts covering improvements to county highways roughly estimated at $172,500 will be opened by the Board of Supervisors April 18, it was announced at the meeting late yesterday. The pieces of road include a small length on West Fifth street, Santa Ana, to the Bolsa boulevard and a long stretch on the boulevard, both in concrete slabs, to cost $70,000; two miles of concrete road one mile on the Huntington Beach ONE CO. BUYS FIFTY CARS TUESDAY Cash Buyers Handling More Fruit in Anaheim District Than Ever Before* Cash buyers are handling more fruit in the Anaheim district than ever before. This is because never before was there such a market, was the explanation offered today by L. D. Lyon, of the McInnes Packing Co., of Orange, which purchased 50 carloads of 6½ cents in the Anaheim and Garden Grove districts yesterday. "Growers realize that prices are at or near the top for some time to come, at least," said Lyon. "We are not Star and Garter Holdup Latest WASHINGTON, March 29.—Speaking of "shifters," the "Tappers" here have a brand new organization called the "Star and Garter." "I've just broken my garter," says a sweet young thing to some strange young man as he is passing. She beckons him aside. "I wonder," she says very shyly — "well, you see — I've broken my garter. And well— I haven't a cent with me. Now if you could let me have a half-dollar—" As the young man hands a dollar to the maiden in distress, he hears giggles. The "gang" is waiting nearby for results. "Come on, gang, we've got the money for sodas," she shouts 70 the gigglers. The young man has become a member of the "Star and Garter." BURCH HAPPY IN April 18 Bids on road contracts covering improvements to county highways roughly estimated at $172,500 will be opened by the Board of Supervisors April 18, it was announced at the meeting late yesterday. The pieces of road include a small length on West Fifth street, Santa Ana, to the Bolsa boulevard and a long stretch on the boulevard, both in concrete slabs, to cost $70,000; two miles of concrete road one mile on the Huntington Beach boulevard between Westminster and the Bolsa boulevard and one mile between Wintersburg and the Talbert road, to cost $40,000; one and one quarter miles on the Huntington Beach road from the Talbert road to Huntington Beach, and one half mile on Westminster boulevard from Westminster to the Huntington Beach road, both of willite, a form of asphalt, to cost $26,000; a mile of asphalt concrete on Grand avenue between Buena Park and Northam, to cost $19,000; one and one half miles on Browning avenue east of Tustin from the Irvine boulevard north, which will be graded and re-surfaced with rock and oil at a cost of $5,000; and grading of Golden West avenue north of Huntington Beach from the Talbert road to Slater avenue to make an easier approach to the Mesa, cost $2500. Bids on the Bolsa boulevard improvement will be opened at two p.m. on April 18, those of the other contracts beginning at 11 a.m. the same day. JAIL HUNDREDS IN MURDER PLOT BERLIN, March 29.—Hundreds were arrested and thrown into jail here today as the result of the exposure of a widespread plot of assassinations. The plan for wholesale murder encompassed practically the entire world in its scope and is alleged to be backed by royalist or "czarist" sympathizers and to have as its object the killing of Russian liberal leaders wherever they are to be found. CANADA CONSIDERS BONE-DRY OTTAWA, March 29.—Called on by prohibition leaders to make Canada "dry," Premier King said a measure to supplement provincial anti-liquor laws would receive careful consideration, but no such bill would be introduced at the present session of the House of Commons. ENGMANN SEEKS DIVORCE Edward William Engmann of Fullerton, through his attorney, H. D. Thurber, today filed suit for divorce against Gertrude Engmann, whom he charges with deserting Cash buyers handling more fruit in the Anaheim district than ever before. This is because never before was there such a market, was the explanation offered today by L. D. Lyon, of the McInnes Packing Co., of Orange, which purchased 50 carloads of 6½ cents in the Anaheim and Garden Grove districts yesterday. "Growers realize that prices are at or near the top for some time to come, at least." said Lyon. "We are not speculating, but have orders for all the fruit we have been able to buy. "We have found the least frosted fruit in the Anaheim district and are paying good prices for fruit which we can ship under our best brand," Oxford, "bearing the sticker," "Free From Frost," which we guarantee. "We are three days behind time now in the inspection of groves, because of the rush of inquiries from growers attracted by the high prices. Yesterday McInnes buyers bot the crop on the 20-acre S. Tucker ranch, corner of Rio Vista-ave, and North-st., estimated at 10,000 boxes; three carloads from A. D. Barber, of Los Angeles, who has a ranch west of town on which, incidentally, he plans to make his home shortly; the fruit from some young groves of the C. B. Berger Co.; two carloads from John H. Smith, of Orange; 4200 boxes from the E. Whatach ranch and the crop of H. N. Peterson, on Katie-la-froad. Today McInnes bot 1200 boxes from the six-acre ranch near Garden Grove belonging to Stroup & Barnes, Anaheim furniture men. McInnes today paid Frank Rogers $17,156.27 for the fruit from 15 acres near Garden Grove. One tree held over 16 boxes. Within the last few days, McInnes has bot 7000 boxes from D. E. Bruns, between Anaheim and the river; 2000 boxes from Robert Stankey; 3000 boxes from J. C. Huscroft, of Santa Ana canyon; 2000 boxes from W. W. Manter; 2000 boxes from the Wm. A. Dolan tract at W. Broadway and Citron-st., which is being subdivided by the J. T. Lyon Reality Co.; crops from the Adolph Stoll ranch south of North-st and east of Placentia-ave from the J. W. Beaty-ranch nearby, part of the Tarver Montgomery ranch west of Anaheim and Louis Dahlman on Olive-blvd. Lyon says the fruit is at least four to six weeks ahead of last year as to ripeness and size. The McInnes house at Orange is packing five carloads daily now. Most of the fruit now contracted for is to be shipped between now and May 1 tho some extends to May 10. The Pepper Fruit Company will ship 800 cars this year from the Olive house compared with 400 cars last year. Duke Osborne said today. Three hundred cars already have been contracted for. The house is running on two eight-hour shifts and employing 48 women and 20 to 25 men. Shipments are far BURCH HAPPY IN MOTHER'S PRESENCE LOS ANGELES, March 29.—Flirting with "flappers" in the courtroom audience became a thing of the past for Arthur Burch, on trial for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, today when his mother, who arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, made her first appearance in court, sitting with her husband, Rev. W. A. Burch, close to their son's chair at the end of the attorney's table. Burch, appearing much happier than ever before since his arrest, forgot the crowd in his attention to his mother. He turned to gaze at her with intense fondness showing in his eyes every few minutes and seemed especially interested in studying her face as she scanned the prospective jurors examined by the attorneys. Mrs. Burch smiled gently to her son whenever he looked in her direction. The shock of hearing Deputy District Attorney Keys insist that all jurors opposed to the infliction of the death penalty be excused sobered her momentarily, but she quickly recovered and smiled again at Burch. With Mrs. Burch near her son there was no need for Baliff Clark Reeder to watch the two "flappers" whom he reprimanded yesterday for flirting with Burch in the courtroom. Burch seemed to forget there was any one else in the room except his mother. LET CONTRACT FOR CONCORDIA CLUB Contract for construction of the Concordia clubhouse on West Broadway has been let to N. B. Tedford and a building permit will be issued within a few days. The contractor will start work immediately. AMERICAN WOMAN KILLED IN CHINA SHANGHAI, Mar. 29.—An American woman named Snyder was killed when two Koreans ran amuck and fired on a crowd of tourists arriving on the United States shipping board liner Pine Tree State following an unsuccessful Baron Tanaka. Eight persons in the crowd were wounded by bullets from the guns of the two men. Baron Tanaka, minister of war of CANADA CONSIDERS BONE-DRY OTTAWA, March 29.—Called on by prohibition leaders to make Canada "dry," Premier King said a measure to supplement provincial antiliquor laws would receive careful consideration, but no such bill would be introduced at the present session of the House of Commons. ENGMANN SEEKS DIVORCE Edward William Engmann of Fullerton, through his attorney, H. D. Thurber, today filed suit for divorce against Gertrude Engmann, whom he charges with deserting him on Sept. 11, 1920. They were married in Fullerton Aug. 2, 1916. WALKER COMING HERE OMAHA, Neb., March 29—Frank Meek, heavyweight hiker, walking from Danville, Ill., to Los Angeles to reduce, is despondent. Meek, who weighed 326 pounds when he left Danville, still tipped the beam at 315 after his 600-mile walk to NEVER PASSED ORDINANCE NEW YORK, March 29.—The Board of Aldermen never passed an ordinance forbidding smoking by women in hotels, cabarets, etc., and penalizing proprietors and managers who permitted smoking. The practice will continue as before. SANITARIUM PATIENTS New patients at the Anaheim Sanitarium include; Mrs. L. B. Ferrell of Anaheim, and Stanley Bennett of Los Angeles. Mrs. H. Allgeyer of Anaheim went home today from the sanitarium. Save Rich Child From Fatal Disease CHICAGO, March 29.—Physicians announced today that Philip D. Armour fourth, three-year-old great grandson of Philip D. Armour, founder of Armour & Co., packers, has been saved from the disease that caused the death of his six-year-old sister Gwendolyn, several days ago. Five physicians and several nurses have been in constant attendance since the child's condition became serious on Monday. The boy has been ill of tonsillitis that threatened to develop into septicemia, which caused his sister's death. AMERICAN WOMAN KILLED IN CHINA SHANGHAI, Mar. 29.—An American woman named Snyder was killed when two Koreans ran amuck and fired on a crowd of tourists arriving on the United States shipping board liner Pine Tree State following an unsuccessful Baron Tanaka. Eight persons in the crowd were wounded by bullets from the guns of the two men. Baron Tanaka, minister of war of Japan, was en route to Japan from Manila, where he had visited Governor General Leonard Wood, the visit being a return courtesy for the recent visit of Gen. Wood to Japan. Armed with knives, guns and bombs, the two Koreans were lying in wait on the wharf when the liner tied up. Their attempt on the life of General Tanaka proved unsuccessful, he escaping unhurt. CENSOR BILL HART PICTURE PASADENA, March 29.—A censorship war has been started here with the banning of William S. Hart's picture "Travelin' On." Mrs. Beatrice George, censor here, forbade the picture on the ground that it was a travesty upon the Christian religion and ridiculed a Protestant minister. REGGIE CAN'T COME; TOO BUSY LOS ANGELES, March 29.—Reginald Vanderbilt cannot act as presiding judge at the first annual horse show of the So. Calif. Horse Show Assn at the Hotel Ambassador grounds April 26-29. He must act in a similar capacity at the spring show in New York. BUSINESS NORMALCY NEAR LOS ANGELES, March 29.—Business normalcy is near, declared Eugene Meyer Jr., head of the War Finance Board, in a speech at a luncheon in the California Club. Prominent business men of California and the Southwest were present. UNION OIL ASS'N. FORMED SACRAMENTO, March 29.—Articles of incorporation of the $20,000,-000 Union Oil Assn. have been filed with Secretary U.S. State Frank C. Jordan. The company is designed to take over the sale of the Union Oil Company of California. VILLAGE PEOPLE SEE FIRST MOVIE SHOW MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., March 22.—The little village of Phillipsport, near here, is enjoying the movies for the first time. They were produced when Mrs. W. K. Stormont, who keeps a store in the village, had feature films shown. More than 100 delighted farm folks, who assembled in the ice cream parlor, now will use their influence to have the movies assist in driving dull care away at regular intervals. THE THREEMETER a.m. p.m. ealer COUNTY WHEN THRU WITH YOUR PLAIN DEALER, MAIL IT TO EASTERN FRIENDS—IT MAY BRING THEM TO ANAHEIM, FASTEST GROWING CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY. TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR RS SELL ANAHEIM DISTRICT LEADS IN ORANGE PRODUCTION Shipped 1,171,429 Boxes From 7,965 Acres Last Year; Fullerton Next With 1,094,254 Boxes From 9,022 Acres; Orange Third With 817,189 The leadership of the Anaheim district in orange production particularly Valencias, is clearly shown in an exhaustive report on citrus fruit production in the county for the 1920-21 season, prepared by County Horticultural Commissioner Earl Morris and Inspector M. J. Pickering. The local district is given shipments of 1,171,429 boxes and an acreage of 7,965. Its nearest competitor is the Fullerton district, which shipped 1,094,254 boxes on an acreage of 9,022. The only other district which shipped more than 500,000 boxes was Orange with 817,-189, on an acreage of 5,985. The two districts are far in advance not only of any other districts in the county this side of the Santa Ana, but the other side. While the information on acreage was obtained directly from the packing houses themselves, some of these could give only estimates, while others had no accurate and complete figures, because they had no regular list of growers. NAVELS—Twenty-five houses reported shipments of 359,980 boxes or 898 cars of approximately 400 boxes each. "As nearly as could be determined," says the report "there are 1403 bearers." HAPPY IN S PRESENCE M. S. March 29.—Flirters in the courtroom a thing of the past on trial for the Baton Kennedy, today who arrived in Los Amy, made her first aprt, sitting with her W. W. A. Burch, close at the end of the making much happier since his arrest, in his attention to turned to gaze at her diness showing in his minutes and seemed instudied in studying her proposed the prospective by the attorneys, miled gently to her looked in her direction of hearing Deputy Keys insist that all to the infliction of the excused sobered her she quickly recovgain at Burch. church near her son need for Baliff Clark in the two "flappers" managed yesterday for church in the courtroom. to forget there was the room except his TRACT FOR ORDIA CLUB construction of the house on West Broadter to N. B. Tedford permit will be issued days. The contractor immediately. IN WOMAN ED IN CHINA Mar. 29.—An Americed Snyder was killed suns ran amuck and of tourists arriving states shipping board State following an ron Tanaka. in the crowd were rebels from the guns of fruit production in the county for the 1920-21 season, prepared by County Horticultural Commissioner Earl Morris and Inspector M. J. Pickering. The local district is given shipments of 1,171,429 boxes and an acreage of 7,965. Its nearest competitor is the Fullerton district, which shipped 1,094,254 boxes on an acreage of 9,022. The only other district which shipped more than 500,000 boxes was Orange with 817,-189, on an acreage of 5,985. The two districts are far in advance not only of any other districts in the county this side of the Santa Ana, but the other side. While the information on acreage was obtained directly from the packing houses themselves, some of these could give only estimates, while others had no accurate and complete figures, because they had no regular list of growers. NAVELS—Twenty five houses reported shipments of 359,980 boxes or 898 cars of approximately 400 boxes each. "As nearly as could be determined," says the report, "there are 1402 bearing and 15 non-bearing acres of navels in the county. The tendency is away from navels. Considering the great decrease in production which must inevitably follow as a result of the January freeze of 1922, in the principal navel growing regions in other counties, a navel orchard in Orange county may be considered a very desirable property." VALENCIAS—Thirty-one packing houses reported shipments 4,-551,202 packed boxes or 10,970 cars. "Bearing acreage reported was 32,918 and non-bearing 2,100 acres. The combined acreage of navels and Valencias, both bearing and non-bearing, is 36,435 acres. The U. S. census figures, which were obtained in the spring of 1920, and therefore give the acreage of 1919 are as follows: Non-bearing trees, 728,-140; bearing trees, 1,434,078 or twice as many bearing as non-bearing trees. Taking 75 trees per acre (if planted 24 feet square there would be 76 to an acre) there would be, according to the government figures, non-bearing 9,708 acres and bearing 19,121 or a total of 28,829 acres. Against this we have a total of 36,435 acres, a part of which, it is admitted, is estimates, but estimates backed up by production of fruit. Undoubtedly the proportion of bearing to non-bearing acres as given by the government is more nearly correct, as few of the packing houses made any attempt to separate bearing and non-bearing acreage." "The census report gives 2,486,304 boxes of oranges harvested in 1919 or 8,715 carloors. Our report shows 4,965,088 boxes of all kinds, or 12,353 cars, an increase of nearly 50 per cent in two years." Orange county alone is producing more citrus fruit than all of Southern California produced some years back. And this present production will be increased another 50 per cent as fast as the trees can grow to it. LEMONS—Of 17 nouses reporting lemon shipments the La Habra Citrus Association and Central Lemon Association of Villa Park each handled over 400 cars during the season, in addition to those not packed. One house reported dumping over 250 tons, owing to poor marketing conditions. Shipments totaled 828,459 boxes or 2,971 and one-half cars of lemons. There were 7,080 bearing and 1,975 non-bearing acres reported, or a total of 8,155 acres. VALUATIONS—The average value of the crop f. o. b. packing house is estimated as follows: Navels and all miscellaneous varieties,$2.25 per box; Valencias,$3.50; lemons,$4.00. On this basis values are: Navels, etc.,$985,022; lemons,$3,313,836; Valencias,$15,824,-655; total,$20,133,514. Production and acreage by districts: District Boxes Acres La Habra 410,205 2,874 Fullerton 1,094,254 9,022 Anaheim 1,171,429 7,965 Yorba Linda 207,724 2,505 Placontia 447,316 3,178 Garden Grove 91,562 1,124 Total this side of Santa Ana river...3,422,490 26,668 Orange ...840,917 5,995 Tustin ...459,158 5,002 Olive ...312,958 2,530 Villa Park ...407,451 2,815 El Modena ...207,525 1,245 Santa Ana ...59,270 336 Total beyond river...2,287,279 17,923 Total ...5,709,769 44,591 Miscellaneous—Sweets, St. Michaels Grapefruit, etc ...77,808 415 14,425 cars averaging about 400 boxes per car. CAR CRASHES THRU BIG PLATE WINDOW One of the big plate glass windows, eight by 12 feet, of the S Q R Store on the South Los Angeles street side, was smashed last evening when a Palge car occupied by Andrew Reordan and Captain Vic Schumacher were thrown out of its course in a collision near the Center street corner. The two men were driving southward and their windshield became obscured by the rain. Conrad Mauerthan was backing his Buick out from the curb and the Palge hit his car slantwise and was forced out of its course. Reordan has agreed to pay the damages, it is said. PARENTS OF BURCH ARRIVE LOS ANGELES, March 29.—The parents of Arthur C. Burch, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Burch, have arrived here to participate in the second trial of their son before Superior Judge Sidney B. Reeve. Burch is charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, former broker, in Beverly Glen on the night of August 5 last. They remained with the accused for about an hour at the county jail. Madalynne C. Obenchain, who had come to consult with her attorneys, was seated near, but the elderly couple exchanged no words with her. MOVIE STAR FILES SUIT LOS ANGELES, March 29.—Suit for $200,000 has been brought by Mrs. Ethel E. Clark in behalf of her daughter, Dorothy Clark, against Herbert Rawlinson, movie star, alleging that the movie actress was attacked in New York on Oct. 16, 1920. Rawlinson said he had met Mrs. Clark in St. Louis and had helped her with no few several times. Otherwise he knew of the matter. ITALIANS FLEE AS VOLCANO ERUPTS ROME, March 29.—The volcano Mt. Actina is in violent eruption and the inhabitants of the nearby villages are fleeing in panic, according to information from Palermo today. Streams of molten lava are flowing from the crater. Several earthquake shocks have been felt n the provinces of Palermo and Hessina. PUBLISHER'S SON KILLED AT FRESNO FRESNO, March 29.—Falling beneath the wheels of a cement mixer being moved through the streets, George Osborne, Jr., son of George A. Osborne, one of the publishers of the Fresno Republican, was crushed to death late yesterday. He was the grandson of former Governor Charles E. Osborne of Michigan. FAMED CANADIAN SHRINE BURN MONTREAL, March broke out today in the acle working shrine at Beaupre. At last rea was still burning. An Catholies from all America visit the sh relief from physics. 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