anaheim-gazette 1918-01-03

The report of the Industrial Accident commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, shows that in 1916 there were 94,879 industrial injuries in the state of California. This large total is divided into three main groups: Fatal injuries, 657 permanent injuries, 1,709; temporary injuries 92,513. Fifty seven of the fatalities occurred on the high seas. The maritime disasters affecting the steamers Roanoke, Aberteen and Magnolia were mainly responsible. Total dependents to the number of 663 were left as the result of 300 fatalities; 113 partial dependents were left in 53 fatal cases, and 304 fatal cases there were no dependents. The average age of the wives left dependent was 39.9 years, and the children's average age was 10. years. Twelve of the serious and permanent injury cases resulted in the commission awarding life pensions. There were 16,294 injuries that caused a time loss of 15 days or more. The remaining injuries came within the two weeks waiting period. California's 94,879 hurt workers were awarded $2,398,232 in compensation. This sum includes the estimates in all death and permanent business in 1917 shows an increase of approximately 40 per cent over the previous year, and will exceed $1,250,000. The sum of $268,208 has been paid in refunds to policyholders at date of this report. The safety department reports the passage by the 1917 legislature of bills providing for the inspection and safe operation of elevators and boilers. The industrial accident commission is vested with power to make inspections and to issue competency certificates. Boiler safety orders became effective on January 1, 1917. Committees of employers and employees and the commission's engineers were engaged during the year in preparing safety orders for window cleaning, trench construction, air pressure tanks, electrical utilization, logging and saw mill operations. After public hearings, these safety orders became effective on January 1, 1917, excepting safety orders for logging and sawmill operations, which became effective on March 15, 1917. An exhibit of safety devices was installed at the state fair in Sacramento during September, '916. The California Safety News was published in January, 1917, and has been issued monthly since that time. Its columns are replete with safety information, appropriately illustrated, and the cause of Safety First has been advanced a stale result of the publication. The commission had a representative at the Pacific Logging Congress at Portland, Oregon in October, 1916. The invitation to be represented was founded on a desire to extend safety activities to the neighboring states of the Pacific coast. The safety department inspected 1,242 places of employment during the year. There were 58,798 employees of water one foot completed in May the distributing sales. When it is complete to 155,000 acres Texas. The two other projects are bad, both in the irrigated farms crops of the five tables, of alfalfa Bumper crops, market freedom failure have made the most prosperous west, indicating of thousands of lands are now ly. The farmers oledy adopting new methods, are marketing associates the advice of agriculture doing everything their work resultsness. With methods of agriculture of New Mexico return they will The state government patriotic motives the farmers as no laudable purpose production of which the world A movement can year just closed fit to many farmers with seed and The state acted county councils county financial the farmers who in their crops until harvest time probable that taken the coming that part of them wives left dependent was 39.9 years, and the children's average age was 10. years. Twelve of the serious and permanent injury cases resulted in the commission awarding life pensions. There were 16,294 injuries that caused a time loss of 15 days or more. The remaining injuries came within the two weeks waiting period. California's 94,879 hurt workers were awarded $2,398,232 in compensation. This sum includes the estimates in all death and permanent injury cases. The medical, surgical and hospital payments totaled $1,109,072. The total for both compensation and medical costs is $3,507,304. Compensation can be elected by farmers and householders and their employees, as well as by those hiring casual employees outside of the regular business of the employer. The thousands of acceptances during the past fiscal year bring the grand total filed up to 25,890, divided as follows: Farming and kindred occupation, 13,619; domestice, 1,533; casuals, 10738. On Feb. 3, 1917, the Supreme court of the state of California, by a unanimous vote, decided the industrial accident commission had jurisdiction over injuries sustained in maritime service. The case is known as the North Pacific Steamship company vs. Industrial Accident commission. On May 21, the Supreme court of the United States decided by a five to four vote that the New York compensation statute could not be admitted to operate in cases of maritime employment. The test case is known as Marie Jensen vs. Southern Pacific Co. The similarity of the New York and California compensation laws resulted in the nullification of the California Supreme court's decision when the highest court of the land decided the issue. (Since this decision congress has amended the Judicial code to give concurrent jurisdiction to states having compensation laws.) The Supreme court of the state of California decided that elective officers of the state are not entitled to compensation. Another decision was that reclamation districts, irrigation districts, water districts, levee districts and other public agencies are not employers within the meaning of the 1913 California compensation law which has been amended to include such employers. The California law stands alone in considering loss of earning power as the sole basis for awarding compensation in permanent injury cases. The three factors on which awards are and the cause of Safety First has been advanced a stale result of the publication. The commission had a representative at the Pacific Logging Congress at Portland, Oregon in October, 1916. The invitation to be represented was founded on a desire to extend safety activities to the neighboring states of the Pacific coast. The safety department inspected 1,242 places of employment during the year. There were 58,798 employees in these establishments. In addition, there were made 702 boiler inspections, 562 inspections of air pressure tanks, and 800 elevator inspections. Approximately 3,000 insurance inspections of elevators were handled and 600 plans for new elevator installations were checked up. The formation of shop committee was continually urged. All sources of publicity were utilized and the safety department reports a continuance of the fullest cooperation on the part of California's employers and employees. The mining division was carried on in cooperation with the federal government, a mining engineer of the U.S. bureau of mines continuing to head the division. Practically all the operating mines, gold dredges, quarries and construction tunnels in the state were carefully inspected at least once during the year. The safety requirements affected the safety of about 16,500 men. Investigations and reports were made of 38 mine, mill, quarry, dredge and construction tunnel accidents, each resulting in the death of from 1 to 7 men. Complaints to the number of 21 were received concerning alleged unsafe mine conditions. They were carefully investigated. Membership in the Safety Bear club of the miners of the state increased to 8,000. U.S. Mine Rescue Car No. 1 visited various mines in the state and gave training to employees in mine rescut and first aid work. This car operates in Utah, Nevada and California. The commission's mining division trained 115 miners in first aid work and it cooperated with the California Metal Producers association and the U.S. Bureau of mines in a state wide rescue and first aid contest. A tentative schedule for merit rating California metal mines has been prepared. Tentative safety rules for gold dredges and quarries were issued. The commission's statistician prepared full information about California's 94,879 industrial injuries in 1915. A movement can year just closed fit to many farms with seed and soil. The state acted county councils county financials the farmers who in their crops until harvest time probable that taken the coming that part of them longed drought About $80,000 after the farmers they compensation. Another decision was that reclamation districts, irrigation districts, water districts, levee districts and other public agencies are not employers within the meaning of the 1913 California compensation law, which has been amended to include such employers. The California law stands alone in considering loss of earning power as the sole basis for awarding compensation in permanent injury cases. The three factors on which awards are based are: (1) Nature of injury or disfigurement; (2) occupation; (3) age. There were 1,487 permanent injuries referred to the department. Of this number 1,420 were raptor; 31 were found not to be permanent; 3 lacked the necessary data and 33 were undecidable at the end of the fiscal year. The continued success of the state compensation insurance fund is referred to with pride by the commission. The state insurance commissioner now has more power in supervising companies writing compensation insurance. A law requires that companies deposit surety bonds or securities with the state trasurer to an amount not less than the loss reserve. When it was proposed to increase compensation insurance rates to California employers approximately 37 per cent, the commission attempted, unsuccessfully, to have the law amended so the state compensation insurance found could make independent rates based upon its lower operating cost. The fund has, under the law, to continue to charge the minimum rate approved by the insurance commissioner, but the excess will be returned to the policy holders in dividends. The fund is now doing about 25 percent of the total compensation business transacted in California and nearly three times the business done by its nearest competitor. The fund's The commission's mining division trained 115 miners in first aid work and it cooperated with the California Metal Producers association and the U.S. Bureau of mines in a state wide rescue and first aid contest. A tentative schedule for merit rating California metal mines has been prepared. Tentative safety rules for gold dredges and quarries were issued. The commission's statistician prepared full information about California's 94,879 industrial injuries in 1916. Tables and charts and digrams clearly illustrate this section of the report. Teh comparison of injuries by years is interesting. Deaths: 1916, 657; 1915 533; 1914, 691. Permanent Injuries: 1916, 1,709; 1915, 1,264; 1914, 1,292. Eyes suffering an impairment of vision or removal: 1916, 202; 1916, 175; 1914, 172. Arms amputated: 1916, 20; 1915, 13; 1914, 28. Fingers lost: 1916, 900; 1915, 798; 1914, 872. Legs or feet lost: 1916, 26; 1915, 28; 1914, 45. Toe amputations: 1916, 33; 1915, 40; 1914, 54. In 1916 there were 4 women workers killed; 2 in 1915 and 2 in 1914. The average age of the killed during the three years 1914-1916 was 38 years and the average wage $19 a week. RECLAMATION PROJECTS Three reclamation projects have been completed by the United States Reclamation Service in New Mexico. The largest is the famous Elephant Butte project, the greatest irrigation enterprise ever undertaken by the government. The cost was $5,000,000. The reservoir has a capacity of 2,-642,282 acre feet of water or 862,200,000 gallons. The water from this reservoir is sufficient to cover an area of 4285 square miles with a sheet The Amalgamating development belle well on the well is drilling progress is being biological record kept for further inspection is expected to be feet. At Huntley lies, the Amalgamating signal success is deep and nicely. At Brea the Hualde No. 2 dale at 3315. This w lease of over the $1,250, when paid date of arts the cure of both and boilers.assion is inspec-certifithe effect committees and the engaged safety orch con-ectrical mill ops, these on Jan orders operations, March 15, was in armenio was pub-lished been one. Its safety instrated, has been republicapresenta-congress for, 1916. United was all safety states of inspected bring the crops in of water one foot deep. The dam was completed in May, 1916, and work on the distributing system is progressing. When it is completed it will supply water to 155,000 acres in New Mexico and Texas. The two other government reclamation projects are at Roswell and Carlsbad, both in the Pecos crops. Here irrigated farms produce immense crops of the finest fruit and vegetables, of alfalfa, beans and grain. Bumper crops, high prices a ready market, freedom from drought or crop failure have made this valley one of the most prosperous regions of the west, indicating the ultimate destiny of thousands of acres of New Mexican lands are now lying idle. The farmers of the state are eagerly adopting new and more efficient methods, are forming cooperative marketing associations, are seeking the advice of agricultural experts and doing everything they can to make their work result in greater effectiveness. With progressive scientific methods of agriculture the rich lands of New Mexico have no limit to the return they will give. The state government, inspired by patriotic motives, is cooperating with the farmers as never before, with the laudable purpose of increasing the production of those commodities of which the world stands sorely in need. A movement carried out during the year just closed proved of great benefit to many farmers by supplying them with seed and feed for work stock. The state acted through the state and county councils of defense and the county financial agents, thus enabling the farmers who lacked capital to get in their crops and to care for them until harvest time. It is altogether probable that similar action will be taken the coming year, especially in that part of the state where the proof water one foot deep. The dam was completed in May, 1916, and work on the distributing system is progressing. When it is completed it will supply water to 155,000 acres in New Mexico and Texas. The two other government reclamation projects are at Roswell and Carlsbad, both in the Pecos crops. Here irrigated farms produce immense crops of the finest fruit and vegetables, of alfalfa, beans and grain. Bumper crops, high prices a ready market, freedom from drought or crop failure have made this valley one of the most prosperous regions of the west, indicating the ultimate destiny of thousands of acres of New Mexican lands are now lying idle. The farmers of the state are eagerly adopting new and more efficient methods, are forming cooperative marketing associations, are seeking the advice of agricultural experts and doing everything they can to make their work result in greater effectiveness. With progressive scientific methods of agriculture the rich lands of New Mexico have no limit to the return they will give. The state government, inspired by patriotic motives, is cooperating with the farmers as never before, with the laudable purpose of increasing the production of those commodities of which the world stands sorely in need. A movement carried out during the year just closed proved of great benefit to many farmers by supplying them with seed and feed for work stock. The state acted through the state and county councils of defense and the county financial agents, thus enabling the farmers who lacked capital to get in their crops and to care for them until harvest time. It is altogether probable that similar action will be taken the coming year, especially in that part of the state where the proof water one foot deep. The dam was completed in May, 1916, and work on the distributing system is progressing. When it is completed it will supply water to 155,000 acres in New Mexico and Texas. The two other government reclamation projects are at Roswell and Carlsbad, both in the Pecos crops. Here irrigated farms produce immense crops of the finest fruit and vegetables, of alfalfa, beans and grain. Bumper crops, high prices a ready market, freedom from drought or crop failure have made this valley one of the most prosperous regions of the west, indicating the ultimate destiny of thousands of acres of New Mexican lands are now lying idle. The farmers of the state are eagerly adopting new and more efficient methods, are forming cooperative marketing associations, are seeking the advice of agricultural experts and doing everything they can to make their work result in greater effectiveness. With progressive scientific methods of agriculture the rich lands of New Mexico have no limit to the return they will give. The state government, inspired by patriotic motives, is cooperating with the farmers as never before, with the laudable purpose of increasing the production of those commodities of which the world stands sorely in need. A movement carried out during the year just closed proved of great benefit to many farmers by supplying them with seed and feed for work stock. The state acted through the state and county councils of defense and the county financial agents, thus enabling the farmers who lacked capital to get in their crops and to care for them until harvest time. It is altogether probable that similar action will be taken the coming year, especially in that part of the state where the proof water one foot deep. The dam was completed in May, 1916, and work on the distributing system is progressing. When it is completed it will supply water to 155,000 acres in New Mexico and Texas. The two other government reclamation projects are at Roswell and Carlsbad, both in the Pecos crops. Here irrigated farms produce immense crops of the finest fruit and vegetables, of alfalfa, beans and grain. Bumper crops, high prices a ready market, freedom from drought or crop failure have made this valley one of the most prosperous regions of the west, indicating the ultimate destiny of thousands of acres of New Mexican lands are now lying idle. The farmers of the state are eagerly adopting new and more efficient methods, are forming cooperative marketing associations, are seeking the advice of agricultural experts and doing everything they can to make their work result in greater effectiveness. With progressive scientific methods of agriculture the rich lands of New Mexico have no limit to the return they will give. The state government, inspired by patriotic motives, is cooperating with the farmers as never before, with the laudable purpose of increasing the production of those commodities of which the world stands sorely in need. A movement carried out during the year just closed proved of great benefit to many farmers by supplying them with seed and feed for work stock. The state acted through the state and county councils of defense and the county financial agents, thus enabling the farmers who lacked capital to get in their crops and to care for them until harvest time. It is altogether probable that similar action will be taken the coming year, especially in that part of the state where the proof water one foot deep. The dam was completed in May, 1916, and work on the distributing system is progressing. When it is completed it will supply water to 155,000 acres in New Mexico and Texas. A fact of considerable interest to oil operators and geologists who have studied the Brea field lies in the fact that the Birch Oil Co. in drilling No. 14 has located a new oil sand at a depth of 2500 feet. This sand was not struck in the drilling of nearby wells drilled by the Birch Co. and finding if it has enlisted considerable interest here. The sand found is of good grade. The company will continue drilling and test out the depth of the new found sand. The production of the famous three million dollar well on this property, No. 5 still continues to be considerable value. This well after making its owners the three million above mentioned, continues to produce 180 bbls a day after being in action for the past seven years. The well is regarded as one of the greatest wells in the state has produced. Supt. Joe Royer has brought to property of the Birch Co.up to a very high productive efficiency. The Brea Canyon Oil Co. drilling on some of the most difficult territory in the Brea field is having excellent results on two wells now drilling. No. 14 has reached 3342 feet and is going along nicely. At No. 29 tools have passed the 3300 marke and going good. The Brea Canyon hope to complete No. 14 early in this year and present same to the stockholders of the company. The Columbia Oil Co. opened up the 41 is being graded, No. 42 is building a rig and the lumber is being put on the ground for No. 43. At Whittier things are moving fast with six strings of tools operating and two new rigs being rigged up for immediate drilling. Drilling on No. 49 is at the 2405 mark. No. 50 is down 2187, No. 51 and 52 are being tested out for water. No. 53 is drilling at 1690 feet. No. 54 is drilling and down 878. No. 55, a well just started is urilling at 500 feet. Coyote 2-9 last attempt of the Standard to get a well in the Brea field continues drilling and is now 4040 feet deep. The indications are fair, and a small well is expected. The Standard Oil Co.*continues to lead off into operations underway in Montebello field with the Union OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The new year opens with great activity among the many oil operators who are seeking to bring the Coyote fields up to the highest productive point and to bring the great oil industry of Orange county up to the greatest efficiency. Every nook and corner of the local field is intensely active. Of the 17 oil companies operating in the local field almost every one has new work underway or will have soon after the opening of the new year. At Montebello the oil activity is unparalleled any where in the world for a field of its size. There are at the present time about 25 oil companies operating. Hardly a week passes but from one to three concerns get organized and get going in this famous new field. During the coming year the Montebello field will be enlarged to four times its present area, and there will be a string of oil wells from Los Angeles to Whittler. Should the Tri-state get a well it may mean the continuation of this string on to Brea. In Chino canyon the Copa De Oro company is continuing the development of its property. Success there will mean that 1918 will witness a tremendous amount of development work in this locality. The writer knows of one large company that has extensive holdings in Chino canyon that will be developed immediately should the Copa De Oro company get a well. Pomona valley is destined to become a great oil field should the Santa Fe Oil company succeed in getting a producer on the Santous ranch. This company has a large area that will be The Brea Canyon Oil Co. drilling on some of the most difficult territory in the Brea field is having excellent results on two wells now drilling. No. 14 has reached 3342 feet and is going along nicely. At No. 29 the tools have passed the 3300 marke and going good. The Brea Canyon hope to complete No. 14 early in the year and present the same to the stockholders of the company. The Columbia Oil Co. opened up the new year by starting a new well on the Orange lease near Brea. The well is No. 8 and is starting on the rotary. No. 7 a well that has been in the process of drilling for the past two years is now moving ahead better and showing considerable progress. The depth is close to 2000. At Olinda the Columbia is drilling three wells. Nos. 28 and 29 are close to 3000 feet with the progress a little slow on account of hard digging and formation difficulties. No. 31 a new well started a few weeks ago has been impeded by caving so badly that only 600 feet has been made up to the present time. The Fullerton Oil company is planning on drilling two new wells early in the new year. No. 13 is practically completed and ready to commence drilling. No. 14 is located and the grading work is being done. The company are now drilling two wells and are getting along very good. No. 10 is drilling at 3566 and looking good. At No. 11 the tools are operating at 3135 with the drilling going a little slow. If persistency and determination is worth anything in the oil game Thos. Strain of Placentia is entitled to a 5000 barrel well. For the past six years this gentleman has been endeavoring to enrich the value of his orange ranch with an oil well on one corner. The well in question has been in the course of drilling for such a long period of time and so many things have been done that it would take considerable time to review the entire operations. The latest move is cementing off of the water that persists in destroying what little production the well is showing. This is the fourth time an attempt has been made to shut off the water. From time to time the well has shown up good enough to warrant further development work and the work has been done and a vast amount of money spent in the hope of making the well out for water. No. 53 is drilling at 1690 feet. No. 54 is drilling and down 878. No. 55, a well just started is drilling at 500 feet. Coyote 2-9 the last attempt of the Standard to get a well in the Brea field continues drilling and is now 4040 feet deep. The indications are fair, and a small well is expected. The Standard Oil Co.* continues to lead off allthe operations underway in the Montebello field with the Union a close second. On the Baldwin property the Standard has No. 4 drilling at 2465. No. 5 is standing cemented at 1770. No. 6 is drilling at 3483. No. 8 is being tested for water at 1990. No. 9 is drilling at 2135. No. 10 has been cemented at 2135 and is standing. At No. 11 very rapid progress is being made, the depth of the hole registers 2007 feet. At No. 12 the boilers are being set up and rigging has started. On the Temple property the Standard has two wells drilling. No. 3 has 2885 feet of hole and No. 4 is 1200 feet deep. No. 5, a recently made location, has the rig almost completed. The Union continues to meet with pronounced success at Montebello. No. 5 is now drilling in the oil sand at 2630 and is showing up very strong. The well has all the indication of being a big producer. The redrilling of No. 2 has advanced to 2100 feet and is making good headway. No. 3 on this property has been cemented at 2273, and No. 6 at 2200. No. 4 is drilling at 2246. Drilling on the Valley View property of the Union commenced early in the week. The rotary is making 100 feet a day. The Valley View property adjoins and lies directly east of the Montebello field and is considered very choice. The Union has its Bixby well at Long Beach down now to a depth of 3300 feet. The formation is of a sandy shale and an appreciable showing of gas has been noticed. This is the most encouraging factor the Union has met with since starting the well. It may be the Union's luck to get a well even after the Standard and the Highland companies failed to find anything. The Union has completed the drilling of No. 16 on the Hole elase and are preparing to put the well on the beam. The depth at the finish was 3633 feet. While a gusher is not expected the Union is looking forward to a fair The Union Oil company has some 1700 acres of land that has recently been leased and on which development work will commence in a short time. Thus any one can readily see who has made any study of the local oil field at all that the operators are preparing to do great things in the coming year. The year opens with ten new rigs up and 91 wells drilling. The field has 700 wells producing and the daily production is running better than 55,000 a day. During the past year there were added to the state's production a thousand new wells, the Orange county fields producing 40 of these. The Amalgamated Oil Co. is hurrying development work on its Montebello well on the Durfee lease. The well is drilling at 270 feet and rapid progress is being made. A careful geological record of the well is being kept for further study of the field: Oil is expected to be struck at about 2700 feet. At Huntington, near Los Angeles, the Amalgamated is meeting with signal success. The well is now 500 feet deep and the work is going ahead nicely. At Brea the Amalgamated have Hualde No. 2 drilling in the oil sand at 3315. This well will be finished in things have been done that it would take considerable time to review the entire operations. The latest move is cementing off of the water that persists in destroying what little production the well is showing. This is the fourth time an attempt has been made to shut off the water. From time to time the well has shown up good enough to warrant further development work and the work has been done and a vast amount of money spent in the hope of making the well a producer of value. Supt. W. J. Travers of the Olinda Land Co. announces that his company will do its share of the development work of the Brea field during the coming year. The Olinda Land company now has two wells drilling and will start another in the very near future. No. 2 is drilling at 3100 feet, and No. 3 a well started recently has 200 feet of hole and is making good progress. The Standard Oil Co. the largest developer of the Coyote field is starting off the new year with a tremendous amount of work underway. The company is busy bringing in new wells and locating more for immediate drilling. On the Emery property No. 32 is drilling at 3963 and No. 34 is down 3354 with the drill going right ahead. Drilling operations on the famous Murphy property by the Standard Oil Co. continue to meet with success. No. 23 has been finished up at a depth of 4200 feet and the well is going good for 500 bbls. On the same property the Standard has No. 31 standing cemented at 4007. No. 33 is drilling at 3407; No. 34 is at 3712. No. 35 has been cemented at 3327 and is standing. No. 36 is drilling at 3284. No. 37 is down 3254, No. 3260 and 39 is at 3005. No. 40, one of the recently located wells has a completed rig, No. The Union has completed the drilling of No. 16 on the Hole elase and are preparing to put the well on the beam. The depth at the finish was 3633 feet. While a gusher is not expected the Union is looking forward to a fair well. The Santa Fe Oil company drilling in the old Olinda field is planning on doing a lot of new work during the coming year. Drilling at the present time embraces five wells. No. 78 is drilling at 2550; No. 79 at 1000; No. 80 at 2850; No. 81 at 2190 and No. 82 at 1000. No. 83 a new location is in the process of rig building. NEW PACKING HOUSE That the Santa Ana Velley Walnut Growers' association is contemplating the construction of a new packing house became definitely known with the announcement that a number of the growers were planning a trip to Saticoy to inspect the plant of the Saticoy association. The building there is rapidly being outgrown, and the plant, equipment, etc., is out of date. The past season has seen a very crowded condition in the house there. The plnt t Saticoy, in Ventura county, is about the size needed by the olcal men, is modern and down to the minutes in equipment, and is believed by many to be just about such a plant as the local needs demand. The trip to Saticoy will be made Saturday, leaving from the Santa Ana city hall at 8 in the morning and all men interested in the proposition are invited to make the trip. The men will go by automobile, and parties will be made up to get the crowd there. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Naugle and son Elmer and Billy Berdrow motored to Los Angeles last Sunday to visit Otto Berdrow and family, where they enjoyed a Christmas dinner. Edward Merritt, Jr., and family spent Christmas with relatives and friends here, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Merritt. Jesse Justice of Westminster, formerly a resident of this city, was killed Monday night while returning from Anaheim to his home. He was found Tuesday morning in a ditch with his neck broken. It is said that he swerved to avoid a collision with another car and skidded off the road. The young man was well known in Anaheim. Funeral services for Calvin L. Dean, who died from injuries received in an auto accident, were held yesterday afternoon at Backs & Terry's parlors. The body will be shipped east. Funeral service for Charles Wilson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Llewellyn will be held Thursday, January 3 at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Backs & Terry's. Rev. H. W. Wright officiating. The child died Tuesday evening. Charles E. North died at his home on East North street January 1. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning from the Catholic church. Burial will be at Loma Vista cemetery Mr. North leaves a wife, three daughters and two sons. He was 56 years CLASSIFIED FOR SALE OR RENT—Lands in the City of Stanton with water; five acres up, for sale on easy terms, or rent on shares. Apply to P. A. Stanton, Seal Beach, or C. A. Pollard Brookshurst. FOR SALE—12000 "Sweet" and "Sour" Root Valencia orange trees; choice high buds, one and a half years old; very thrifty trees. Sweet stock raised from seeds of largest orange trees in Calif. E. W. Pyne, 4 ml. N. E. of Olive. Phone Placentia 23-J 3. WANTED—Say! I've got two clear, level lots in San Diego and need another team for the winter plowing. Prefer a span of 4-yr-old, 1300-lb. mares, harness, wagon and implements, but will take the best outfit offered. Harold Sturgeon, Wildomar, Calif. WANTED—Position on a ranch, by experienced ranchman and dairyman. Address Box "A" this office. DEAR SIR are you one—of many—who today are dreaming of the home he will build; a Home which will reflect the personality of yourself and family and embody those ideas and ideals of what Home should be. It's a commendable ambition for the Home has a wonderful influence both in the building of character and in our attitude toward our work and life in general. WE'D BE GLAD TO HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR DREAM Llewellyn will be held Thursday, January 3 at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Backs & Terry's. Rev. H. W. Wright officiating. The child died Tuesday evening. Charles E. North died at his home on East North street January 1. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning from the Catholic church. Burial will be at Loma Vista cemetery Mr. North leaves a wife, three daughters and two sons. He was 56 years old. CONTROL OF FLEAS The main steps in the control of fleas, according to the bureau of entomology of the United States department of agriculture, are the elimination of breeding places and the destruction of fleas on infested animals. If the breeding places receive proper attention, the premises often will be cleared of fleas even though little or no attention be given to the animals themselves. Fleas breed in greatest numbers in accumulations of vegetable and animal matter protected from wind and rain, but at the same time furinished with shade and a certain amount of moisture. All live stock should be prevented from going beneath buildings, the vegetable and animal matter carefully cleaned up, and the ground where the immature fleas are developing covered with salt and thoroughly wet down. LAND WITHDRAWN FROM FOREST On December 5, 1917 a proclamation was signed by the president eliminating approximately 431,000 acres from the Sequoia national forest, California, according to a recent report given out by the forest service. The greater portion of the lands eliminated comprise three large tracts situated at the southern end of the forest. One area, which averages about 20 miles long in a north and south direction, by about 12 miles wide from east to west, and situated just east of the Kern river, is designated as the Kennedy Meadows area and comprises slightly over 165,000 acres, of which 12,000 acres were found to possess agricultural value. At the present time this land is utilized chiefly for grazing. Another large area, designated as the Walker Basin and Callente area, comprises 145,000 acres, of which only about 3000 acres are of material value for agricultural purposes. Grazing is the principal industry of this area. brought together in what might be termed general contact. The pressure of the roller sets the loose top soil down upon the subsoil and allows a reforming of capillarity, by which is meant the joining together of the upper and lower soils to establish continuous fine tubular passages through which the moisture from below may travel up to meet the drawing action of the sun's rays at the surface. In this way continuous moisture is maintained around the seed and young plants. This moisture is necessary, and as the loose seeded earth is easily and rapidly dried, some system of insuring an automatic supply from Oil company drilling field is planning on new work during the rolling at the present five wells. No. 78 is No. 79 at 1000; No. 82 at 2190 and No. 82 a new location is in building. CALIFORNIA ORANGES BRING HIGHEST PRICES OF LAST 27 YEARS California navel oranges have scored another decisive victory in the world market. Southern Pacific officials report that a carload of navels from Edison, Kern county, has been sold at Cleveland for an average of $6.10 a box. This is said to be a record price for navel oranges for the past 27 years and is regarded by growers as an indication of what may be expected in the market for California food products during the coming year. RELATION BETWEEN SOIL ROLLING AND PLANT FEEDING Rolling the soil has a much deeper meaning and significance in agriculture than is commonly suspected. The purpose of rolling is principally to firm the soil together so that the moisture is set in motion and made general through the mass. If seed has been sown, the moisture, soil and seed are reforming of capillarity, by which is meant the joining together of the upper and lower soils to establish continuous fine tubular passages through which the moisture from below may travel up to meet the drawing action of the sun's rays at the surface. In this way continuous moisture is maintained around the seed and young plants. This moisture is necessary, and as the loose seeded earth is easily and rapidly dried, some system of insuring an automatic supply from below is imperative, and rolling the soil meets this demand. Rolling also breaks up lumps and fings the earth so that it sets together better, but this can be more effectively done with a flat drag. The drag will not set the soil together as firmly and as surely as the roller, neither will its influence be observed as deep down as the roller. We cannot count on the drag affecting a depth of more than four inches in the most spongy soils, and in the common run of farm soils the drag does not set the soil for a depth beyond two inches. A good heavy roller can set a soil which has been ployed six inches deep, and in the best loam soils eight inches is not beyond the roller's field of action. From a physical stand point the method of a plant's feeding in the soil is by pressure against the food surrounding the forming root section. As the muscles of the animal stomach contract upon, squeeze and express food essences from the material carried in the pouch and which they surround, so the corresponding fibrous tendrons of the plant roots acting outwardly instead of inwardly express food from the surrounding soil. This is not difficult to understand if we will observe that roots expand in a given cubic area of soil surface.