The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-02-23
CALIFORNIA SPEED
COPS OVERZEALOUS
(By A. ID. Moe)
Con Dincrn Calif Ell 10 LOON

:, - and have taken an apartment for thre,
:, weeks. Did not see as much of tn,
y Pomona country as expected on ac
: count of rains. 1t sure can rain in thi,
:, country. We don't know anything
= about rains in Oregon. 1t comes dowf
: here in sheets, the roads fill witt
: water and it runs over the sidewalks.
n Every canyon or depression from the
y hills develops into wash, +" and after
= every heavy rain sand, mud, gravel
and rocks roll across the fields and
roads, tearing up the pavement, taking
out bridges across the dry creek beds
and so-caled rivers, and generally
playing havoc. This is the wettest
season in years. so they say How
ever much it damages roads, it is of
much benefit to crops. The reservoirs S
are all full and the ground is we'll
soaked
We went from Pomona to Corona
and then to Santa Ana by way of the
Santa Ana canyon, a beautiful drive
along the Santa Ana river AS we got
through the canyon we entered Orange
county, probably the most productive
citrus belt in the state. This county
also has big walnut groves, besides
raising many sugar beets. The frost
damage was not as severe in that sec.
tion, and but small percentage of the
crop was lost by the freeze.
This county is often in the limelight
on account of the activity of the speed
cops. Judge Cox keeps the Jail at
Santa Ana full of offenders against
the traffic laws. beware of Orange
county was the warning given US
several times. While we have been
moving along so leisurely as to be way
under the speed limit at all times, we
expected to get through Orange county |
without any trouble. But we found |
that overzealous cops in Santa Ana are !
not overlooking an opportunity to trap
the motorist. We got to Santa Ana |
all hight, registered at the one hotel in
the town and put the car in garage.
1t appears that some sleuth saw visions
of something contraband under the
load IN the back of the car covered
with canvas. He forthwith came to
the hotel looking for me but | was out.
he told the garage man that he was
satisfied that that same car had been
through there several times and was
carrying booze from Mexico. Despite
protests the officers searched the car.
After my return to the hotel | was
for me. The hotel proprietor called
up the station, found out what was
wanted, told the sleuth he had better
lay off. and we were not further
molested. Wonder what will run up
against next:
u So | will pass along the warning:
Beware of Orange county," and add.
Keep away from Santa Ana" judy
ing by the looks of the town, motorists
are passing it up. The hotel
we stopped at has fairly good service
but was built 45 years ago, with the
and appointments peculiar
to that period. | walked around the
town and saw but one other hotel and
that evidently very poor one. Did
not see gasoline filling station in the
town except the usual pump at gar
ages, and not many garages. The
main highway between Los Angeles
and San Diego does not run through
he city, which has a population of
$4,000. The Orange county Jail NAV
get many boarders who deserve to be
here. but judging from my experience
he overzealous police are determined
o keep 1T full at any flimsy excuse.
The manager of the Los Angeles
ype foundry said he was stopped re-
emily while ambling quietly along the
Dad, by speed cop who tried to
asten trattlc violation on him. In
listed that he had got away from the
op some time before, going about so
niles an hour. Your wagon looks
Ike the one which got away from
1e. I" e said, and it took a good deal
1 talking on the part of the Los An
eles man to avoid being 'pinched. "
Again say to the motorist, keep
way from Santa Ana"
We left the town in a rainstorm. but
lad to get away at that. We had no
rouble on the road, although occasion
lily driving through water, sand and
lud on the pavement. One bad wash
ut had a planked detour. The rain
lsted until we reached TORY Pines
Ill, and by the time we got to La
ola the sun was breaking through
le clouds. San Diego looked good to n
;. Practically no blackened foliage III
ON the frost, vegetation green, Gala Ill
lies, roses and geranums In blossom, Ill
I'd warm, baImy air III
We are located near Balboa Park, I'LL
here we expect to spend many pleas HI
1t hours, listening to the great out III
,or organ and basking in the sun Ill
line, or wandering through the beau III
ful flower and shrub-bordered walks. HI
ncoln's birthday was celebrated there III
day and we met Mr. and Mrs. j. c. lllI
1rter there. Mrs. Porter is here for III
II health and is much improved, but III
cling a little homeslck for the home HI
ks. W. f. Andrews and wife are iii
Gated near US also. as is Geo. b. Ill
inship, uncle Of the GLADDEN. boys. Ill
San Diego looks tie best to me for iii
place to spend the winter. 1t is a Hi
tie warmer than the Los Angeles Hi
ction. 1t is much easier TO drive iii
ound. and there are plenty of places
% for arpucanarf iii