anaheim-gazette 1917-05-24

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Santa Ana won the annual Orange County Forensic held at Fullerton last Saturday, while Orange, Huntington Beach, Fullerton and Aanheim finished in the order named. While we place rather low for the school medal we feel proud nevertheless of our speakers, especially Arthur Bradley, who took first place in the patriotic declamations. Anaheim was represent in the readings by Velma Guerin; patriotic declaration, Arthur Bradley; essays, Elizabeth Smith, and in the orations by Winifred Adland. Those winning the gold medals were: in the readings, Earle Limon, Santa Ana; patriotic declaration, Arthur Bradley, Anaheim; essays, Arthur Crowell, Orange, and in the orations, Burr Shafer of Santa Ana. MAINE PICNIC On the 9th of June, there will be a big all day picnic of Maine people at Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles. This year we are trying to make a "back home, week" atmosphere. We want you there, and every other person in Southern California hailing from the state of Maine. The county registers and headquarters will be used all day so you may enroll and find friends, even with several thousand present. OIL FIELD NOTES The third week of May has proved to be a record breaker among the oil operators in the oil field of Orange county. Development work has assumed gigantic proportions, and everything is being done within the power of the oil men to develop as much oil as possible and put the producing wells already on the beam in as good a condition as possible. If figures mean anything it will be of considerable interest to know that there are 61 wells in the course of drilling in this field. The field now numbers 674 producing wells, these wells are making a total of 47,400 barrels daily. Orange county now has 3,297 acres of proven oil territory. Three wild cat wells are now underway and the outcome of these ventures will undoubtedly add several hundred acres additional. During the past week oil operators have outlined plans for the commencement of drilling as soon as possible of six new wells. One company is getting ready to redrill and clean out a number of its line wells in an endeavor to increase the production to the best possible figure. The Union Oil company broke all existing records for this field this week by placing an order for lumber to build 20 new rigs. The order is by far the largest individual order ever placed in the local field and puts the Union to the front in the way of planning on new work. This immense lumber order proves the fact that the Union Oil company has faith in the future of the Orange county field and will develop its property as fast as the materials can be put on the ground and the casing can be bad to finish the wells. Despite the wonderful progress of development and the effort put forth on the straightening good. The Copa De Orden canyon wild cat w speculation on the oil men. The well ed at a depth of 31 opened up and tested this week. Show sequence were reporting out of the west astonishment. How that it will be needed a depth of 3400 or big strike is made. The Columbia Company is about to open in the Olinda district Nos. 27 and 28, and showings made by Columbia has two hand. The wells and have been in time. At 29 the placed with the drilling is going good. The Fullerton Oil pumping and testing well for the past few at the present results. On compaction well it was put onduced almost all month. The end increased the oil t amount of fluid month increased per cent and now 50 per cent oil. To prove that it is to throw a lot if it does not start r alone. One of the lerton company better percentage for turned and produced. This company has drilling. No. 10 11 is drilling at 29. On the 9th of June, there will be a big all day picnic of Maine people at Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles. This year we are trying to make a "back home week" atmosphere. We want you there, and every other person in Southern California hailing from the state of Maine. The county registers and headquarters will be used all day so you may enroll and find friends, even with several thousand present. Come early, and make yourself known. There will be a large reception committee, and you'll be on it. Bring your lunch basket well filled, and a cup for coffee. There will be a short and spicey program, but above all you will enjoy meeting again and visiting with the old ohme friends you knew back home. Further information from R. W. Chamberlain, 842 Maple St., Pasadena, or from T. R. Crosswell, 404 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles; phone F2607. With other sections of Southern California Orange county Monday began its campaign for raising the Y. M. C. A. war relief funds. This county has set a minimum mark of $2,500 as its contribution to the fund and expects to shoot well above that mark. County Secretary Cole has organized an efficient staff of lieutenants to carry on the work in various sections of the country. Alleging that the man was dead drunk in his automobile and that both he and the car were on the wrong side of the road, Officers Iman and Murillo Monday night arrested W. Oliver, formerly of Santa Ana, at a place five miles west of Anaheim. The man was taken to Santa Ana and placed in jail. Tuesday morning he pleaded not guilty to the charge and was told that he could be released on $100 ball. At the date of this report the ball had not been procured. Mrs. Henry May and family left Wednesday morning for Sibley, Iowa, where they will reside. Mr. May left for his new home two weeks ago. The family have lived here for several years, and have many friends here who wish them all manner of happiness and prosperity in their new eastern home. Charles Eygabroad expects to move into his new residence on West Gen. far the largest individual order ever placed in the local field and puts the Union to the front in the way of planning on new work. This immense lumber order proves the fact that the Union Oil company has faith in the future of the Orange county field and will develop its property as fast as the materials can be put on the ground and the casing can be bad to finish the wells. Despite the wonderful progress of development and the effort put forth to increase the production of the local field and the fields of the northern part of the state the shortage of oil is assuming alarming conditions and the deficit is running into big figures. Since the opening of the year the stocks have been drawn upon daily at the rate of over 40,000 barrels daily. The fact that the stocks have been cut into that heavily shows that the fields of the state are falling that far short of producing the amount that has been shipped to consumers. The production of the state last month was a little better than eight million barrels, the shipments totalled a small fraction less than nine million barrels. Production figures gathered in the local field show that the oil wells of this district have held their own and made an increase of 300 barrels. The March production daily average credit this field with 46,012 barrels. The April production shows a slight increase, the figure being 46,313 barrels. It is encouraging to the operators of this field to know that our properties have been well cared for and that the production has not been allowed to fall off. A number of the big companies operating in this field have several wells practically completed. There are probably a dozen wells that are almost finished and will be completed in time to bring the May production up to a handsome figure. The price of oil has been advanced 5 cents a barrel, the advance is welcomed inasmuch as the cost of drilling tools and equipment has advanced to an unheard of price. The Amalgamated Oil company included in its development budget for the month the work of redrilling, deepening and cleaning out a number of its producing wells lying along the south line of the field. The wells were among the first drilled by the company five years ago and the management believes that these wells can be redrilled and made to produce a Mrs. Henry May and family left Wednesday morning for Sibley, Iowa, where they will reside. Mr. May left for his new home two weeks ago. The family have lived here for several years, and have many friends here who wish them all manner of happiness and prosperity in their new eastern home. Charles Eygabroad expects to move into his new residence on West Center street about the first of the month. The dwelling cost $8000 and is one of the finest in the city. Cash prizes for school children under 12 years of age who raise the best and most productive bean garden, is the novel way of stimulating interest in home gardening that has been adopted by the Amador county council of defense, according to a report made to the state council. A collection was taken up among grown persons and divided into a large number of prizes. Many youngsters are competing in the bean growing contest. Free use of 100 acres of land for the next two years, together with free irrigation water, is the offer made to the state council of defense, through the tsate railroad commission, by three big land and irrigation companies in Shasta county. The three companies which make the offer are the Mt. Shasta Land & Irrigation Co., the Lucerne Water Co., and the Big Springs Water company. Immediate use of the land, which it is said is highly productive, is offered to persons whom the state may designate to farm it. The only expense will be the actual cost of pumping irrigation water. The Amalgamated Oil company included in its development budget for the month the work of redrilling, deepening and cleaning out a number of its producing wells lying along the south line of the field. The wells were among the first drilled by the company five years ago and the management believes that these wells can be redrilled and made to produce a great deal more oil. The Amalgamated started drilling at Hualde No. 2 and have made 400 feet on the rotary. Anaheim Union No. 56 is rigged and drilling will commence there before the close of the week. The Birch Oil company reports splendid headway in its work of shutting off the water in three of its producing wells. Nos. 9, 10 and 12, are all back on the beam again and show a very marked decrease in the amount of water coming in with the oil. Drilling at No. 14 continues. The depth is now 1730, the formation is extremely hard shell, making the hole go slow. The work of swedging out the casing of the Brea Canyon's No. 28 has progressed so successfully during the past week that it is thought that the well will be recovered beyond any doubt and that it is only a question of a short time when the well will be back on the beam again. On account of the shifting of the formation some weeks ago three strings of pipe were cut off and the problem of recovering the well presented a rather difficult situation. This company reports the arrival of the casing for their No. 29, and the work of putting it in the hole is underway. At No. 30 progress and equipment has advanced to an unheard of price. Oil well developed in the kept moving as the Emery lease are drilling wells No. 31 will be plotted in the Emery 3600 mark. No. 3500 and 32 is on foot station. Activity on this lease is enlivened tools putting down sible. Drilling at 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, depth of these wells to 4200 feet. A No. 26 will be t he depth now b The Standard pletion of No. lease. The well 22 gravity oil lease is going al 48. At Nos. 49 been built. Also has been completed the Standard is new wells on th As stated last has encountered such unyielding the slowest pro is being credited through no fault Baldwin No. 2 feet has been week, a little o No. 3 slower depth of the hole tools 14 fe on the straightening up of the hole is good. The Copa De Ora company's Chino canyon wild cat well is the center of speculation on the part of all local oil men. The well is standing cemented at a depth of 3100 feet and will be opened up and tested out the end of this week. Showings of some consequence were reported and the testing out of the well may reveal some astonishment. However the writer feels that it will be necessary to go down to a depth of 3400 or 3500 feet before the big strike is made. The Columbia Oil Producing company is about to complete two wells in the Olinda district. The wells are Nos. 27 and 28, and judging from the showings made by both of them the Columbia has two good producers at hand. The wells are 2800 feet deep and have been in the sand for some time. At 29 the rotary has been replaced with the standard tools and drilling is going good at 2100 feet. The Fullerton Oil company has been pumping and testing out their No. 12 well for the past four months and have at the present time got some good results. On completion of drilling the well it was put on the pump and produced almost all water for nearly a month. The end of the second month increased the oil to 30 per cent of the amount of fluid produced, the third month increased the oil output to 33 per cent and now the well is making 50 per cent oil. The experiment goes to prove that it is not the best policy to throw a lot if cement in a well if it does not start right off producing oil alone. One of the best wells the Fullerton company has made a high water percentage for almost a year and turned and produced almost clean oil. This company have two other wells drilling. No. 10 is 3300 feet and No. 11 is drilling at 2752. The formation is hard rock and it is necessary to reduce it to powder before progress can be made. No. 4 is drilling at 1320 feet, having made over 600 feet while the other two wells were making a few feet. At Temple No. 2 the 10-inch casing is going in. Excellent progress is reported from the Standard's Dominguez well. Drilling is going good at better than 2000 feet. The Standard announce the abandoning of Coyote 2-6 in the Fullerton field. The well was drilled to a depth of 2790 feet and when first put on the beam never made over 25 barrels. The well is now exhausted. Delayed for a few days with a bit in the hole, the Western Development company have succeeded in getting the obstruction out of the way and are now drilling again, the depth being 1750 feet. The Highland Development company are now leading with their well down 2930 feet on the water front field. The Union are second with their Blixby well down 2627 feet. Oil men are anxious to see a well finished up in that locality and determine whether or not oil is there in commercial quantities. Owing to the high price of casing and materials used in the work on wells that are not making enough production to justify the use of the materials in the wells, abandoning work has taken a big jump this week. Operators figure that much of the material is of more value on top of the ground than in some of the old wells. The Calokla Oil company are busy getting out pipe from its well drilled on the Lehmer lease. The lease had two producing wells that have dwindled down to almost nothing. The Quintuple Oil company on adjoining property are taking out the pipe at their No. 1 well. The well never produced much oil, water troubles prevented the com-whether the producer and the consumer of food stuffs should be held perpetually at the mercy of interests bent upon the exploitation of both. This newspaper has reiterated, over and over again, what Mr. Hoover is quoted as saying in his recent statement with regard to the positive necessity of food control, that there is not, there never has been, and there is not going to be, any real shortage in the food supply. The supply is there, ready, at the opening if every harvest, to flow toward the consumer like a mighty river, but it is dammed, or diverted. It is denied freedom of movement. Only a part of it is permitted to reach the public markets, and for that part the consumer is forced to pay the price fixed by the speculator and manipulator. Mr. Hoover uses some harsh terms in dealing with those who make commerce of the sustenance of the millions, who trade upon the comfort of people at home, upon the want and misery of people abroad, and his criticism has been earned. His estimate of the food gambler is shared by the vast majority of the American people But this is hardly touching the root of the matter. If the United States is a democracy, then the people govern, and if the people allow themselves to be imposed upon by speculators in and manipulators of foodstuffs, they are consenting to the outrages of which they complain. President Wilson is striving at this moment, to obtain for the government control over the food supply, to the detriment of none, to the advantage of all. He is meeting with opposition from the organized and powerful few, through their instruments in Congress. The many, the multitude, are not helping him as they should. Why is it that the mass of the people, who are paying exorbitant prices for food and fuel, are not also taking a hand in the fight at Washington for freedom of trade, for better distribution for the elimination of the exploit? The General Petroleum Oil company is making good progress on their Carson tract well. Work is underway with the standard tools and a depth of 1250 has been made. The work on the Carson tract is the only development the General is engaged in in the Southern oil fields. The company has a large number of producing wells in the Olinda and Brea district and is devoting considerable time to keeping the production up as much as possible. The Gold Seal Oil company drilling a wild cat well in the upper portion of the Chino canyon district are now down 1650 and report the going good. While some operators do not consider the location of the Gold Seal well as good as the Copa De Ora, the dope may be all wrong and oil may be under the Gold Seal and not in the cup of gold. The Olinda Land company is drilling two wells in the eastern part of the Fullerton field and the showing the company has at No. 17 is very encouraging. The well is now down 3300 feet and in a sand that has every evidence of producing a fine well. No. 18 is drilling at 2700 and has already shown signs of oil. The Standard Oil company is well underway with one of the biggest pipe line jobs ever undertaken in this field. A line of 10 inch pipe is being built from Northam to El Segundo. The line will carry oil from the local field to the Standard's El Segundo refinery. The big line represents a tremendous outlay of capital as well as labor. Oil well development work by the Standard in the local field is being kept moving as fast as possible. On the Emery lease three strings of tools are drilling wells No. 31, 32 and 33. No. 31 will be the next well to be completed in the Emery as it is past the month increased the oil output to 35 per cent and now the well is making 50 per cent oil. The experiment goes to prove that it is not the best policy to throw a lot if cement in a well if it does not start right off producing oil alone. One of the best wells the Fullerton company has made a high water percentage for almost a year and turned and produced almost clean oil. This company have two other wells drilling. No. 10 is 3300 feet and No. 11 is drilling at 2752. The West Coast Oil company are putting material on the ground for a new well, No. 74. Equipment has been ordered for two more to be known as Nos. 63 and 68. This company has completed No. 54 at 2900 and are putting the well on the beam. No. 80 is drilling at 3000 and 84 is 2068 feet and in the oil sand. The Union Oil company has made the local field famous by placing the largest order for rig material ever placed by any company at one time in the local field. The order calls for lumber sufficient to build 20 new rigs. The lumber is coming in carload lots and is being stacked at the company's Brea warehouse yards. The Union is making history for the local field by going out east several miles beyond the established and proven oil territory, leased an acreage from C.C. Chapman at Richfield and will commence preparations to drill a well at once. Pipe lines have been laid and the grade for the rig completed. Heretofore the Union has not done any wild cattling in this locality but doubtless the scarcity of oil has lead the company to change its policy. The Richfield location is considered very promising and not a gamble. On the Bastanchury lease the Union is continuing the drilling of No. 5. The well is now down past the 4200 mark in blue shale. At No. 6 redrilling is advancing nicely, 1769 feet of hole having been made. On the Graham Loftus property No. 40 has been cemented at 3445. No. 42 is rigging up, drilling to start in a few days. No. 50 has been finished and is being put on the beam. While no production figures are available the well bids fair. The Union is doing a tremendous amount of development work on the Hole lease as the records show. The control over the food supply, to the detriment of none, to the advantage of all. He is meeting with opposition from the organized and powerful few, through their instruments in Congress. The many, the multitude, are not helping him as they should. Why is it that the mass of the people, who are paying exorbitant prices for food and fuel, are not also taking a hand in the fight at Washington for freedom of trade, for better distribution, for the elimination of the exploiting middleman?—Christian Science Monitor. OVERPLUS OF TEACHERS Either few teachers are to be married this year or the normal schools crop of interesting young women going forth to seek their first jobs teaching the young idea how to shoot. For every vacancy there are fifty applicants. That is the statement made by D.K.Hammond, principal of the Santa Ana high school. He says that he has scores of applications not only from California, but also from the East. "Evidently there are a lot of teachers in the East who have the California fever," said he. County School Superintendent R.P.Mitchell is besieged morning and afternoon by sweet girl graduates of Los Angeles and other normal schools. "Nearly all the teachers in Orange county are going to hold to their jobs for next year," said the county school superintendent. "The supply exceeds the demand many times over." The eucalyptus oil plant, at Bolso has been closed for the summer. The oil produced from the leaves at this time of the year, when the sap has come up into the leaves, is dark, in color and is of an inferior quality, selling at a much lower price. The leaves produce only about half as much oil now as in the winter months. Mr.Mahan expects to keep his crew of men sawing wood and will reopen the factory next fall. A large number of candidates were taken through the mysteries of initiation into the Elks' lodge last night. FRUIT JARS A line of 10 inch pipe is being built from Northam to El Segundo. The line will carry oil from the local field to the Standard's El Segundo refinery. The big line represents a tremendous outlay of capital as well as labor. Oil well development work by the Standard in the local field is being kept moving as fast as possible. On the Emery lease three strings of tools are drilling wells No. 31, 32 and 33. No. 31 will be the next well to be completed in the Emery as it is past the 3600 mark. No. 32 is better than 3500 and 32 is close to the thousand-foot station. Activity on the Standard's Murphy lease is enlivened with nine strings of tools putting down hole as fast as possible. Drilling is underway at Nos. 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32. The depth of these wells range from 2900 to 4200 feet. According to the depth No. 26 will be the next well finished, the depth now being 4250. The Standard announces the completion of No. 44 on the Whittier lease. The well is doing 150 bbls of 22 gravity oil. Drilling on the same lease is going ahead at No. 46, 47, and 48. At Nos. 49 and 50 new rigs have been built. Also for No. 51 a new rig has been completed. This means that the Standard is about to start three new wells on the Whittier property. As stated last week the Standard has encountered a rock formation of such unyielding nature that some of the slowest progress made anywhere is being credited to the Standard through no fault of the company. At Baldwin No. 2 a distance of only 15 feet has been made during the past week, a little over two feet a day. At No. 3 slower time was made. The depth of the hole shows an advance of the tools 14 feet only two feet a day. If there were no war, if there were no food shortage in Europe, if there were no submarines, if international relations and industrial conditions were normal, it would still be the right of the consumer, in the United States, to claim of his government protection from extortion due to the operations of the spectacular and manipulator. The primary question in the high cost of living discussion, which began long before the war, has not been whether enough food stuffs could be raised to supply the country, and a large part of the world outside the country, but FRUIT JARS Jar Caps, Jar Rubbers Squat and Tall Jelly Glasses PAROWAX Everything for Fruit Canning Eat All You Can and Can All You Can't EDMISTON GROCERY We Deliver Financial Preparedness in the United States really began two years ago when the Federal Reserve System was organized. It will be complete when every citizen is doing his share towards the maintenance of the system. By depositing your money with us you can help directly in developing and strengthening it, as we are required to keep on deposit with our Federal Reserve Bank a portion of your balance with us. At the same time, and without cost, you benefit directly from the protection the system affords us. First National Bank MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM HIGH PRICE OF BREAD DISCUSSED BY McPHEE Weights and Measures Department Not Responsible for Increase Relative to the increased price of bread, George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures, writes as follows to the Santa Ana Blade: "Our Allies Day" at Seal Beach, on Memorial day, Wednesday, May 30th grows in interest and importance as the time approaches. All the consuls of our allied nations are expected to attend, and a special car will be provided to take them to Seal Beach. Among the consuls invited are the French consul, Charles White Mortimer of the British consulate, Glovanni Pinna, the Royal Italian Consular HIGH PRICE OF BREAD DISCUSSED BY McPHEE Weights and Measures Department Not Responsible for Increase Relative to the increased price of bread, George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures, writes as follows to the Santa Ana Blade: Now that the cost of bread has soared to 15 cents for the 24-ounce loaf and eight cents for the 12-ounce loaf as the maximum, and loaves of the same weight selling at some places in the county for 10 cents and other places for 12 cents each, I am informed that certain bakers are inclined to blame the weights and measures department for the raise, as it is argued by them that when the standard for bread was established at 12 ounces it became necessary to raise the price in order that the manufacturers might make a reasonable profit. "And without seeking to ascertain whether or not this is the attitude of local bakers, I desire to call attention to the fact that in fixing the weight of bread, provision was simply made for an equitable basis of competition for the baking industry, and also to provide for an inspection service. Without a uniform standard inspection would be impossible and consequently the protection to the public, as the result of this inspection, would be lost. "It does not lie within the powers of the sealer of weights and measures or any branch of the weights and measures department to exert their efforts against the baking industry to obtain a legitimate price for its commodity, nor does this department assume to dictate in that respect. Our powers are limited to the provisions of the law which deal entirely with quantity of commodities, except where we can consistently influence public opinion against conditions which are unwarranted or erroneous." "A survey of the cost of ingredients necessary in the manufacture of bread today shows it to be greater, perhaps, than ever before, and while investigation has convinced me that a raise in price is warranted, the inevitable conclusion based on the facts at hand is that the 15-cent loaf is fully up to the limit. "Our Allies Day" at Seal Beach, on Memorial day, Wednesday, May 30th grows in interest and importance as the time approaches. All the consuls of our allied nations are expected to attend, and a special car will be provided to take them to Seal Beach. Among the consuls invited are the French consul, Charles White Mortimer of the British consulate, Glovani Pinna, the Royal Italian Consular agent, and Charles Winsel, Vice Consul of Belgium. There will be other invited guests, and there will be an eloquent speaker of the day. Among the associations that will take part in this monster demonstration is the Japanese Association of Long Beach, headed by its secretary, H. G. Nogachi. Our Allies Day will be under the auspices of the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce. It promises to be the most unique patriotic demonstration ever held on the Pacific coast. Franklin Neff, of Neffs, Ohio, a brother of J. B. Neff, will arrive here next week, accompanied by his wife, on his initial visit to the Pacific coast. Lieutenant Commander W. R. Cushman and Medical Director O. D. Norton were in town Monday inspecting the recruiting station at the board of trade rooms. They were much pleased with Chief-at-Arms McKelvey's quarters. Tax Collector Lamb reports that the total delinquency in taxes this year amounts to $17,718.27, a considerable decrease over last year when it aggregated $28,428.15. At the first survey of the books it was thought the delinquency was greater than last year but the number of payments made since the last day has increased considerably and the number of delinquents whose taxes are not over a dollar or two is so great that the total is far below what it was expected to be. The total tax in the county for the year amounted to $1,432,274.16. Comparing this with the delinquency shows that there is very little over one per cent not paid to date. If you're under weight and wish to gain a few pounds to join the navy, just eat a lot of oatmeal and take a lot of exercise. That is the advice of Chief Master-at-Arms McKelvey in charge of the recruiting station, and which followed out, resulted except where we can consistently influence public opinion against conditions which are unwarranted or erroneous. "A survey of the cost of ingredients necessary in the manufacture of bread today shows it to be greater, perhaps, than ever before, and while investigation has convinced me that a raise in price is warranted, the inevitable conclusion based on the facts at hand is that the 15-cent loaf is fully up to the limit. "An exhaustive investigation is now in progress, however, the Los Angeles grand jury having had the matter in hand for the last two weeks, and, pending the announcement of the findings it will perhaps be well to accept conditions with the best grace possible and possibly it may devolop that there isn't very much to kick about, after all." County Sealer of Weights and Measures McPhee was in town yesterday looking for short weight berry boxes. Up to the hour of going to press he reports falling to find any. If you're under weight and wish to gain a few pounds to join the navy, just eat a lot of oatmeal and take a lot of exercise. That is the advice of Chief Master-at-Arms McKelvey in charge of the recruiting station, and which followed out, resulted in a Santa Ana young man getting into the service. John Croftshire, giving his residence as Fresno and who was working on a ranch in the vicinity of Tustin, applied April 20 for enlistment in the navy. He was about six pounds under weight, and on that ground was refused admittance. McKelvey gave him advice on increasing weight, including the admonition to "go heavy" on oatmeal. Twenty days later, on May 10, Croftshire again applied at the recruiting office; he had the required avoirdupois, and was received into the navy as a lordsman electrician. MEMORIAL DAY AT SEAL BEACH. GRAND INTERNATIONAL PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION CONSULS OF ALLIED NATIONS TO BE PRESENT. UNFURLING OF NATIONAL FLAGS. OBEY THAT IMPULSE AND COME. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SEAL BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.