anaheim-gazette 1917-07-26

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 OUR FIRST RAILROAD The first railroad train seen in Philadelphia arrived at the head of the Schuylkill incline plane at 4:30 o'clock on the afternoon of April 16, 1834, after an 8½-hour trip from Lancaster. Everybody laughed at this nine days' wonder, so sure to be a failure. It had taken six years of agitation to provide the construction of a single track between Columbia and Philadelphia, to connect this city with the canal at the former place. So little confidence had the managers in the endurance of the locomotive that an empty horse car followed the train with relays of horses at different points to rescue the party in case the locomotive gave out. They had much difficulty with "Black Hawk," for that was the locomotive's name, and the passengers had to get out and give it a healthy push from time to time. There had been desperate resistance to the introduction of railroads throughout the state. There was a huge vested interest in the Conestoga wagons. Hundreds of six horse teams hauling the immense covered wagons were constantly on the highways, transporting passengers and freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and between many other points. Every few miles along our through turnpikes was found the wagon tavern. Springs district can be carried on for about three months in summer. In view of the great need for tin in the United States it is hoped that the Alaska miners will make every effort to increase their output. JUBILEE CELEBRATION BY MASONIC LODGE Rejoice Over Lifting of Debt From Building Corporation Celebrating the cancelling of a debt on their property the Masons, their wives, the members of the Eastern Star and a few invited friends held a jubilee Tuesday evening, indulging in appetizing eats, brilliant oratory, high class music and dancing. Since the building of the temple the corporation has been burdened by a bonded indebtedness of $43,000, and a campaign was started some weeks ago to lift this. Notwithstanding the fact that a strenuous effort was being made at that time to sell Liberty Bonds and that the needs of the Red Cross were making demands on the people 500 shares of stock at $100 each were sold within twelve days, and a stock company formed with a capitalization of $50,000. This relieves the corporation of any further responsibility, and the members felt that a jubilee celebration would be appropriate. The stockholders in the new company which now owns the property have made a good investment, however, as rents from the building now pays six percent interest on a $50,000 capitalization, and some of the rooms are still vacant. Moreover the property is growing in value each year. At the meeting Tuesday evening C. E. Holcomb acted as toastmaster and presided in his usual happy style. He was introduced by H. M. Adams, president of the association. A very en- OIL FIELD By ELLWOOD We hear a great deal about the shortage of oil in the playing out of we wonder if there are these statement. For strongest supporters though the few figures convince any one that age in this field is sternest and most pious. There are drilling in Orange county today at any time during that At the close of the field had 72 wells drilled count of wells under ing places the figure opening of the year t producing wells. To on the beam. Statist placed the production 49,250 bbls. a day. today aggregate tha at a trifle over 44,000 figures mean that wied activity in drilli of the field has fall bbls. since the open and only half of tha would seem that wil its greatest height tha the field would climb but such has not be oil fields are graduate production and a gre work has not opened territory. This shortage conical affair by any me of the state present figures. The Amalgamated There had been desperate resistance to the introduction of railroads throughout the state. There was a huge vested interest in the Conestoga wagons. Hundreds of six horse teams hauling the immense covered wagons were constantly on the highways, transporting passengers and freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and between many other points. Every few miles along our through turnpikes was found the wagon tavern. Well to do farmers whose homes were on the pike, ran a tavern as a side industry. These inns, besides refreshments for travelers, had large yards to accommodate the teams during the night. It was a thriving business and when the proposition to construct railways was seriously urged the wagon drivers and the wagon tavern keepers made an aggressive fight against the innovation, which would deprive them of so much of their income and their pleasure. Mass meetings were held along the lines of the turnpikes to protest against railways. It was urged that they were of doubtful utility. Political orators delivered harangues against the injustice of bringing "an untried experiment" into vogue to "ruin the great industrial interests which centered in wagon transportation." In some instances, United States senators and representatives made these speeches, and were elected solely on the strength of being "anitrailroad men." But the progress of the railroad was so gradual that there was no sudden and violent destruction of the wagon transportation interests. The grand old Conestoga wagons, "prairie schooners," died a slow and natural death. But the tavern keepers who allied themselves with politicians to hold back progress have maintained the alliance ever since the days when "Black Hawk" came to Philadelphia. —Philadelphia Evening Ledger. ALASKA MAY INCREASE TIN OUTPUT The known tin deposits in the United States are few, but Alaska is something of a contributing factor to our much needed tin demand. Alaska lode tin was discovered, curiously enough by a geologist of the geological survey as he was helping two prospectors by crudely smelting in a camp cup a piece of peculiar looking ore which holders in the new company which now owns the property have made a good investment, however, as rents from the building now pays six per cent interest on a $50,000 capitalization, and some of the rooms are still vacant. Moreover the property is growing in value each year. At the meeting Tuesday evening C. E. Holcomb acted as toastmaster and presided in his usual happy style. He was introduced by H. M. Adams, president of the association. A very entertaining program was rendered, the principal part of it being an address by H. O. Henderson on the possibilities of the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges. Miss Faye Kern gave two readings, and Clinton Griggs, Jr., who has recently returned from a visit in eastern states and Canada told of his impressions of the places visited, and made a comparison between those section and California. Mrs. H. O. Henderson was on the program for two songs, and it is scarcely necessary to say her part of the program was appreciated. F. W. Schmidt, with a violin and Mrs. E. H. Adams on the piano furnished the music. ED. COOK RECOVERS CAR Ed. Cook recovered his Buick car at Pasadena on Tuesday. The car had been stolen from Huntington Beach Sunday evening and had been abandoned on the outskirts of Pasadena. Harry Carter and Ed Cassidy have purchased the wholesale produce establishment in the Grand Theatre building and took possession yesterday morning. These gentlemen are both hustlers and will make a success of the business. Former residents of the state of New York will hold a reunion and picnic at Long Beach Saturday and Sunday, August 4th and 5th. Thirty thousand former residents of the Empire state are expected to be present. An excellent program will be renderd. First Sergeant Dungan wishes to state that applicants can be accepted for the following branches: Infantry, medical department, signal corps, and the quartermaster corps, if they are bakers or cooks or men who desire to learn these trades, and the 10th Engineers of the forestry service. Colored regiments, only pre- The Amalgamated ing on its Hualde N of good luck this week has been successful 12 stands of drill plly. Drilling will not 2650 mark. The quail be done with No. 9 tled as yet. Drilling on this well on ad condition of the hole Union Water lease ready to comm will be the next day on the property. The owners of the well in Chino canyon a constant watch over the deep wild cat best report from this is the fluid produced been on the beam weeks in the hope would be exhausted come in. However not given up hope the pumping of the Columbia C at Olinda are shown property owner line of the local flies 30 a new well. Thing a great effort and other obstruction according to this believed that this covered and a big field. Drilling continues slowly o treme hardness of 3000 and 2400 foot have been going past month for th On the Emery Oil company has Two of these are The completion o far along will undal for the starting on one of the bet ALASKA MAY INCREASE TIN OUTPUT The known tin deposits in the United States are few, but Alaska is something of a contributing factor to our much needed tin demand. Alaska lode tin was discovered, curiously enough by a geologist of the geological survey as he was helping two prospectors by crudely smelting in a camp cup a piece of peculiar looking ore which the prospectors rightly suposed to be tin. Specimens of stream tin were also collected by the survey geologists in Alaska in 1900, which was before this metal was known to occur in the Territory. Soon after that time prospecting for stream tin became active, and since 1902 nearly 1,000 tons of metallic tin has been produced. The survey has given special attention to tin in Alaska. Last year's output was 139 tons, an increase of 37 tons over 1915, but it is the hope of government officials that with the present high prices the production for the present year may total as much as 300 tons. In the Seward peninsula, where placer tin was first mined the source of this stream tin has been discovered and lode mining is now being carried on. In the other known Alaskan tin locality—the Hot Springs placer tin region—survey men are this year searching for the source and are also urgin gthe miners to save all their stream tin. Stream tin is rather widely distributed in the Hot Springs district, but as yet few of the gold palcer miners make an pretense of saving it. An effort is being made by the government geologists now on the ground to induce the miners to save and ship this stream tin, which should materially increase the total output from the territory. Placer mining in the Hot First Sergeant Dungan wishes to state that applicants can be accepted for the following branches: Infantry, medical department, signal corps, and the quartermaster corps, if they are bakers or cooks or men who desire to learn these trades, and the 10th Engineers of the forestry service. Colored regiments, only previous service men and men only for the branch they had previously served in, and do not accept colored men for the medical department. LOWER FOOD PRICES There is every indication that food prices will take a drop very soon. Potatoes have already dropped over a dollar a hundred pounds in the large eastern cities and it will not be long before other articles will follow suit. The prospect of government regulation has caused the price of wheat to go considerably lower and flour is also on the decline. The coal operators have been compelled to lower the price at the mines which relieves us of the fear of paying an outrageous price for fuoren next winter and goes to show that the government can and should compel producers to sell their products at a fair price. The people are thoroughly awake to the food conservation campaign and with increased crops and the people saving in every possible way we are bound to produce more than we need or ourselves and will be able to send enough across the Atlantic to supply England and France with all the food they want. The farmers need not worry, prices will go down on farm produce and it should. On the Emery Oil company has Two of these are The completion of far along will undernal for the starting on one of the better this field. On the Murphy It not letting develop any means. Works drilling on five been built and tha completed for two and 35. The Standard has on the Whittier prince 2250 and the well good that a producer than the average well goes on the Drilling is underwess noted at Nos. Three new wells and considerable has been done at On the Baldwin Montebello oil field made a very reminding the past week is at the 2220 ma depth of No. 3 m ing cemented. No feet last week is of the hard form No. 5 reported last is now drilling w to its credit. The Standard the development lease as fast as p ing rigged up an mence in a few d OIL FIELD NOTES BY ELLWOOD J. MUNGER We hear a great deal these days about the shortage of fuel oil and about the playing out of the old fields and we wonder if there is anything to these statement. Figures are the strongest supporters of facts and although the few figures that follow will convince any one that the oil shortage in this field as well as in other fields of the state is a reality of the sternest and most pronounced type. There are drilling in the oil fields of Orange county today more wells than at any time during the past 6 months. At the close of the year the local field had 72 wells drilling. The latest count of wells under process of drilling places the figure at 77. At the opening of the year this field had 661 producing wells. Today we have 679 on the beam. Statistics for January placed the production of this field at 49,250 bbls. a day. The best figures today aggregate the daily production at a trifle over 44,000 bbls. daily. These figures mean that with all the increased activity in drilling the production of the field has fallen off over 5,000 bbls. since the opening of the year and only half of the year has gone. It would seem that with development at its greatest height the production of the field would climb up accordingly, but such has not been the case. The oil fields are gradually falling off in production and a great amount of new work has not opened up any gusher territory. This shortage condition is not a local affair by any means. All the fields of the state present the same facts and figures. The Amalgamated Oil company drill-located and the grading is being done for the rig and tanks. The Standard now has its Dominuez well on the water front field down past the 3100 foot mark and nothing that looks like oil has put in appearance as yet. The Fullerton Oil company's well No. 12 is about to go on record as the most remarkable well of its kind in the field. Six months ago the well was completed and put on the beam and the initial production was pure and unadulterated water. However in a few weeks the well began to show some oil and has gradually increased since that time until the production now is going 60 per cent oil. Drilling on No. 10 by this company is going good at 3420. No. 11 is making good progress at 2890. The General Petroleum company drilling on the Carson tract is compelled to continue with a stubborn and unresisting fishing job. A couple of 12½ inch bits in the hole seem to be impossible to dislodge. It begins to look as though moving the rig would be the only way to solve the difficulty. The Olinda Land company has not increased its development work since the completion of No. 17. No. 18 is now the only well drilling and the tools there are down 2850. No. 2 an old producer is being cleaned out and deepened in the hope that the production will be increased. The Brea Canyon Oil company state that the pipe trouble at No. 29 has been overcome and drilling will proceed from the 2700 foot point. No. 14 a former producing well is being deepened, work there going good at 1850. A location for No. 31, a new well has been determined. The San Diego Consolidated Oil rock and is now drilling in shale at close to 600 feet. No. 80 spudded in last week has passed the 200 feet mark and going nicely. NEW HEADLIGHT LAW That portion of the amendment to the motor vehicle act which applies to headlights will go into effect on July 27, 1917 and reads as follows: "(d) At the time and under the conditions in this section hereinbefore specified the headlights of all motor vehicles upon the highway shall give sufficient light to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object on the road directly ahead of such motor vehicle for a distance of at least one hundred and fifty feet, and shall also give sufficient side illumination to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object ten feet to the side of said motor vehicle at a point ten feet ahead of the lamps; provided, however, that such headlights shall be so constructed or arranged that no portion of the beam of reflected light when measured 75 feet or more ahead of said lamps shall rise or shall be capable of being raised from the driver's seat to more than 42 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands ahead of such vehicle; provided further, that the term "headlight" as used herein, shall donate any light, irrespective of its location upon the motor vehicle, the rays of which are projected forward, except sidelights of not to exceed four candlepower, and that the term "beam of reflected light" as used herein, shall denote the approximately parallel focalized rays gathered and projected by reflector, lens or other device; and provided, further, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, that where there is sufficient light within the lateral boundaries of the public highway within any incorporated city, town or city and county, to reveal all persons, vehicles or substantial objects." The Amalgamated Oil company drilling on its Hualde No. 2 has had a run of good luck this week. A fishing job has been successfully completed and 12 stands of drill pipe all landed safely. Drilling will now go ahead at the 2650 mark. The question of what will be done with No. 9 has not been settled as yet. Drilling was discontinued on this well on account of the bad condition of the hole. On the Anaheim Union Water lease No. 56 stands rigged ready to commence drilling and will be the next drilling well started on the property. The owners of the Copa De Oro oil well in Chino canyon continue to keep a constant watch at the lead line of the deep wild cat well, but so far the best report from the well is that water is the fluid produced. The well has been on the beam for the past three weeks in the hope that the water would be exhausted and the oil would come in. However, the owners have not given up hope and will continue the pumping of the well for some time. The Columbia Oil Producing Co. at Olinda are showing their faith in the property owned along the eastern line of the local field by locating No. 30 a new well. The Columbia is making a great effort to get all the tools and other obstructions out of No. 26 and according to the latest advices it is believed that this well will be recovered and a big producer added to the field. Drilling on No. 28 and 29 continues slowly on account of the extreme hardness of the formation at the 3000 and 2400 foot marks. Both wells have been going a little slow for the past month for this reason. On the Emery lease the Standard Oil company has three wells drilling. Two of these are nearing completion. The completion of the wells now so far along will undoubtedly be the signal for the starting of more new work on one of the better oil properties in deepened in the hope that the production will be increased. The Brea Canyon Oil company state that the pipe trouble at No. 29 has been overcome and drilling will proceed from the 2700 foot point. No. 14 a former producing well is being deepened, work there going good at 1850. A location for No. 31, a new well has been determined. The San Diego Consolidated Oil company drilling along the east line of the field announce the completion of No. 4 at a depth of approximately 3300 feet. The well has been completed in first class condition and gives every evidence of being a good producer. The West Coast oil company state that No. 63 is drilling at close to 1200 feet. No. 74 is drilling at 296. No. 84, the deepest well the company has underway is now down 2675 feet. No. 68 a new well was spudded in early in the week and drilling will go fast with the rotary. Thos. Strain succeeded in making a successful shut off of water at a depth of 3900 feet and since cementing the hole has filled up with 150 feet of oil, and the well now looks very encouraging to its owner. The Tri State Oil company drilling a test well at La Habra have made a very important and very encouraging find at a depth of 5050. At this great depth a very excellent grade of oil sand has been struck, containing a lot of gas and considerable oil. The owners of the well are jubilant as the striking of oil means considerable financial success of a proposition that has cost thousands of dollars and a couple of years of work. Drilling is now going ahead in three inch casing. Oil at this depth will make the well the deepest producing well in the field. A report reached Brea early in the week that the Lakeview Oil company No. 2 had secured 100 acres of very promising oil lands in the newly opened Montebello district and would commence work at once. Within a week the Union Oil company has located its third new well on the Graham-Loftus property east of Brea. The new well located is No. 43. Drilling is going good at No. 42, the tools having passed the 2800 mark. In compliance with and enforcement of these provisions of the law the following suggestions issued by the legislative board of the American Automobile association, after exhaustive experiments by their own engineers and the experts of the Society of Automobile Engineers and the Safety First Federatio nof America, are recommended to both owners of motor vehicles and local police authorities. To ascertain when a light is 42 inches from the ground at a distance of 75 feet in front of the car, the following instructions are given: Have the light focused so that the reflected rays will be condensed in solid volume as much as possible, and so as to eliminate stray rays as far as possible. To focus a light, place the car in front of a building or any perpendicular flat surface of sufficient size at a distance of 10 or 15 feet and by adjusting the bulb backward or forward reduce the area of light as much as possible, and make the light from both lamps as nearly uniform as possible. This is the most difficult of the three things necessary to overcome objectionable glare. Place the machine on the level and measure a distance of 75 feet to the front. Make a mark on a board, broom handle or on the coat of an individual 42 inches from the ground and see that the upper circumference of the solid volume of reflected light does not strike above that mark at 75 feet in front of the light. Police officers and others may easily determine the distance from the ground by noting a certain button, pocket, lapel, or any other distance mark on their wearing apparel. By stepping in front of the machine on the level at a distance ap- On the Emery lease the Standard Oil company has three wells drilling. Two of these are nearing completion. The completion of the wells now so far along will undoubtedly be the signal for the starting of more new work on one of the better oil properties of this field. On the Murphy lease the Standard is not letting development work lag by any means. Work on the lease includes drilling on five wells. Rigs have been built and the rigging up work completed for two new wells, Nos. 34 and 35. The Standard has completed No. 42 on the Whittier property at a depth of 2250 and the well is showing up so good that a producer of something better than the average is expected. The well goes on the beam this week. Drilling is underway with good progress noted at Nos. 41, 47, 48, 49 and 50. Three new wells have been located and considerable work of preparation has been done at Nos. 51, 52 and 53. On the Baldwin lease in the new Montebello oil field the Standard has made a very remarkable showing during the past week. Drilling on No. 2 is at the 2220 mark. 2100 feet is the depth of No. 3, now drilling after being cemented. No. 4 reported at 1725 feet last week is now at 2100 in spite of the hard formation passed through No. 5 reported last week as a new rig is now drilling with 500 feet of hole to its credit. The Standard is going ahead with the development work of the Temple lease as fast as possible. No. 2 is being rigged up and drilling will commence in a few days. No. 3 has been A report reached Brea early in the week that the Lakeview Oil company No. 2 had secured 100 acres of very promising oil lands in the newly opened Montebello district and would commence work at once. Within a week the Union Oil company has located its third new well on the Graham-Loftus property east of Brea. The new well located is No. 43. Drilling is going good at No. 42, the tools having passed the 2800 mark. No. 40 is standing cemented. Grading work is well on with the locations made for No. 49 and 51. Activity on the Hole lease this week is not so great as formerly on account of the fact that there are four wells standing cemented at the same time. These wells are Nos. 15, 16, 17 and 18, and the relative depth is 3000 feet. Drilling is going nicely at Hole 8 at 3300. No. 9 is showing good oil sand at 3000. No. 11 is about to be completed at 3750 feet. The showing is very good. The Union is keeping pace with other operators at Montebello, and early in the week commenced drilling on its La Merced No. 2. No. 1 is making excellent progress, the tools being rotated at close to 1600 feet. Drilling on the Union's Chapman well at Richfield is going ahead as rapidly as the formation will allow. Hard conglomerate at a depth of 600 feet has clowed the rapid progress heretofore made by the rotary. The Santa Fe Oil company is going right ahead with development work in the Olinda district and have five strings of tools running. Well No. 76 is 2710 feet, No. 77 is drilling in shale at 2213. No. 78 is close to the 1800 mark. No. 79 is going better now having gotten out of the extremely hard handle or on the coat of an individual 42 inches from the ground and see that the upper circumference of the solid volume of reflected light does not strike above that mark at 75 feet in front of the light. Police officers and others may easily determine the distance from the ground by noting a certain button, pocket, lapel, or any other distance mark on their wearing apparel. By stepping in front of the machine on the level at a distance approximating 75 feet they may easily determine whether or not the lights are properly deflected. There are some reflectors that because of improper construction (being either too flat or too deep) would make it impossible to secure a condensation of the main rays. In such cases different reflectors will have to be secured. CROWDS AT SEAL BEACH Another great crowd enjoyed the hospitality and program at Seal Beach last Sunday, and it is now certain that all records of attendance for the season at this popular resort will be beaten by a very large margin. Last season there were over a million visitors at Seal Beach, this season the two million mark has been set. For next Sunday, July 29, it is announced that the mysterious "Mr. Raffles" will positively appear at Seal Beach, and mingle with the throngs. The person who finds and identifies him, and who has at the time a copy of an Orange county newspaper on his or her person, will receive a valuable prize. "Mr. Raffles" gets as much fun out of his mysterious appearances as the crowd does, and many amusing incidents follow the efforts of the ama- MASON THEATRE THURSDAY ONLY Lionel Barrymore In a gripping powerful melodrama “HIS FATHER’S SON” FRIDAY ONLY Clara Kimball Young in “THE COMMON LAW” SATURDAY KOLB AND DILL in “THREE PALS” Also latest news from the front and a good comedy. SUNDAY AND MONDAY BRYANT WASHBURN, in “SKINNERS BUBBLE” and Musty Supper comedy “OUT OF ORDER” TUESDAY—MARY MILES MINTER in “Youth’s Endearing Charm” WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY Mme. Olga Petrovia in her latest success “A SOUL OF A MAGDALENE” Always 5c and 10c. Soldiers Of the Commissary We are enlisted with you in the fight to feed the world. Our big stock comprises not only planting seeds but everything for the rancher and poultry man. We are anxious to help you get results. Make our store your headquarters GARDNER'S 114 No. Los Angeles St. Pac. 9 Home 1542 "The Mysterious Mr. Raffles" Will Positively be at SEAL BEACH, Sunday, July 29 FIND HIM AND RECEIVE A VALUABLE PRIZE The winner must have a copy of an Orange County news-paper on his or her person. Fireworks, Dancing, Bathing, Roller Coaster A Day of Delights and Surprises SEAL BEACH, Sunday, July 29 FIND HIM AND RECEIVE A VALUABLE PRIZE The winner must have a copy of an Orange County newspaper on his or her person. Fireworks, Dancing, Bathing, Roller Coaster A Day of Delights and Surprises Take Stages from Center and Lemon Streets Stage Station. teur sleuths to identify him. Fireworks, dancing and other entertainment features will round out the day. George Kemp has joined the hospital corps, and expects to leave shortly for France. Clyde Webb expects to leave the first of next week to join Uncle Sam's hospital corps. He enlisted some time ago, but did not get his orders to report for duty until this week. Vernon has been putting in his spare time studying the French language, so that he will feel at home when the reaches the firing line. Mrs. LeRoy Berger was visiting her mother, Mrs. Peterson, several days last week. A meeting of all classes of the high school alumni will be held at the high school grounds Friday evening beginning at half past seven o'clock, for the purpose of discussing one of those fine old weinie bakes. All members are cordially invited to be present and bite into the weinies. C. W. Pendleton and family and H. P. Noll and family spent Sunday at Long Beach. FOR SALE—60 feet new 12-in. well casing. $1.35 per foot. Cost $2.05. M. E. Wallace. Phone 81J. 2. J.*H. Brunworth, wife and son Raymond, Mrs. Amy Wisser and Henry Kroeger, Sr., went down to San Diego Sunday. Al Brunworth and a number of other Anaheim boys ar ein the barracks there preparing for their expedition to Europe. Sergeant Leon Hatfield writes to his brother George, that he has successfully passed the examination and will shortly receive his commission as a second lieutenant. Saturday, August 11, the Iowa resident in California will hold a picnic at Bixby Park, Long Beach. Practically all the Hawkeyes in Anaheim are expecting to attend. This will be an especially interesting assembly as Gov. Harding of Iowa will make the principal address.