anaheim-gazette 1918-06-06

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 WE ARE STRIKING OUR STRIDE The United States is at present shipping 1000 aeroplanes to France each month, and by the first of next August the number will be increased to more than 2000 a month. It will not be long before these shipments will be doubled this latter output, and shipments will increase until Germany is literally overrun by our fighting flyers. Inamuch as each side to the great conflict has been able to produce and keep at the front not more than 2500 airplanes, it will be seen that our flying machines are soon to be a potent factor in deciding the struggle. The Liberty motor drives the day bombing plane known as the De Haviland Four, carrying two passengers, four machine guns and full load of bombs at the rate of 120 miles an hour over a measured course. The De Haviland climbs 10,000 feet in eight minutes, carrying two men and four machine guns. Foreign aviators know of no foreign machine that can equal this speed. Such a climb "makes 'er boll" as it does every air motor, but once up the steaming stops and at high altitudes radiator shutters must be closed to keep the motor from cooling too rapidly. There is no uncertainty over this type of plane in the opinion of the most competent engineers and conse- PUBLIC ROADS MAGAZINE ISSUED May saw the birth of a new monthly periodical in the department of agriculture, "Public Roads" issued by the office of public roads and rural engineering. Its 48 pages, some of them illustrated, contain material intended primarily for State and county highway officials actively engaged in the construction and maintenance of highways. The principal object of the publication is to act as a medium of exchange of knowledge and experiences between highway department of the 48 states. The magazine is designed to be a permanent and complete record of activities and construction under the Federal aid road act. Because of the limited allotment for printing expenses the circulation has been restricted to Federal, state and county officials actively engaged in road work. ECLIPSE FROM THE ROCKIES The broad high table lands and mountain tops of the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado will become a favorite view point for the total eclipse of the sun on June 8, for which extensive preparations are now making. This country is extremely high and the atmosphere has unusual clarity. The rolling plateau lying at the foot of the Front Range is from 8000 to 9000 feet high. From this rise fifty-one mountains to altitudes from 10,000 to 14,000 feet, from the summits of which, with a clear sky above, one can sometimes look down upon the tops of valley showers. Many of the mountains have broad flat summits, excellently adapted for observation. This eclipse which it, attracting much attention from astronomers, is total over a long broad strip of the United States, including this section of the Rockies. The park's accessibility from Denver, its many comfort- Pink ... Small white ... Large white ... Black eye ... Cranberry ... Red Mexican ... Boyos ... Tepary ... Henderson Bush ... Red Kidney ... Miscellaneous ... Total ... The principal bean are the "fog zone" cities, extending from San Diego, and the San Joaquin and Sacramento. The lima bean is along the coast belt of the fogs. North ens too late and inlets the dry heat prey of the pods in suffice profitable. The to be the only place the requisite humidity for the lima. The Henderson bush in the coastal climate forms, but, unlike the not absolutely requiring satisfactorily and under condition pink and red Mexico. The pink bean is partly every bean district pearing to have no need for any particular FAVOR CONTINUAL OF U. S. Chamber of Good Highways Programs of road tenance which will highways throughout the increased traffic war, is favored. land climbs 10,000 feet in eight minutes, carrying two men and four machine guns. Foreign aviators know of no foreign machine that can equal this speed. Such a climb "makes 'er boil" as it does every air motor, but once up the steaming stops and at high altitudes radiator shutters must be closed to keep the motor from cooling too rapidly. There is no uncertainty over this type of plane in the opinion of the most competent engineers and consequently no uncertainty about the Liberty motor. The De Haviland, driven by the Liberty is probably in a class by itself as a fighting two seater day bomber, the general utility plane on the western front. The Dayton Wright plant is getting into larger production as fast as workers can be trained. Four big plants are expected to produce most of the airplanes for the United States. In addition to Dayton Wright there is the Fisher Body Co. of Detroit, Curtiss of Buffalo and the Standard of Elizabeth, N. J. Curtis is busy with other models and not much is expected of the Standard. But the Fisher company, which makes motor car bodies at the rate of 1500 or so a day, is getting ready for the De Haviland. It will begin manufacture probably the middle of this month and its capacity is rated by production experts who have just finished inspecting the plant, at four times that of the Dayton Wright—or 80 a day. Predictions are dangerous, but the production problems of the De Haviland may be regarded as solved. By August 1 these planes will be coming at a rate that will make their shipment a problem. Even should Fisher reach only half its expected capacity the production of the two companies would be 2000 a month. When it is recalled that neither side on the western front has been able to accumulate more than about 2500 active planes and maintain them, it is evident that the United States will make some contribution to the unhappiness of the German through the shipment of 2000 swift and powerful bombers every month. The one thousandth Liberty airplane engine produced by the Packard company was shipped from the factory at Detroit last week, just a year to a day from the sending to Washington of blue prints of parts which formed the start of the Liberty motor design. The dispatching of the one thousandth engine was celebrated quietly, but one mountains to altitudes from 10,000 to 14,000 feet, from the summits of which, with a clear sky above, one can sometimes look down upon the tops of valley showers. Many of the mountains have broad flat summits, excellently adapted for observation. This eclipse which it attracting much attention from astronomers, is total over a long Broad strip of the United States, including this section of the Rockies. The park's accessibility from Denver, its many comfortable hotels, and its good trails to the high places makes it especially available for scientific parties. REVIVING WATERWAYS The public is becoming interested in canals again. The government is already interested. Inland water transportation, which has fallen into desuetude in recent decades, is being revived, as a result of the new transportation demands. The railroads are obviously inadequate, and the natural bearers of the burdens they cannot carry are the great water routes herefore neglected. Teh first big route to be utilized is the old Erie canal, now transformed into the New York barge canal. It cost New York state something like $150,000,000, and from present indications is going to be worth every cent of it. The government has taken over the canal to operate in conjunction with the eastern railroads, and is equipping it with a large fleet of modern steel barges. It connects the whole Great Lakes system with the Atlantic. A bill has now been introduced in congress for the rehabilitation of another historic waterway, the old Miami and Erie canal, built nearly a century ago to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio river. The measure proposes to make the old ditch a modern channel 12 to 16 feet in depth, and of sufficient width to permit the passage of vessels such as are contemplated for the Erie canal. Other projects of the same sort are being considered. All of them are receiving more attention than usual. It is likely that a good deal of money will be spent along this line from now on. And the sooner it is done, the better, in any case where the project has obvious merits. It isn't likely that the country is ever going to need less transportation than it needs right now and every constructive enterprise put through promptly will soon pay for itself. FAVOR CONTINUATION OF U.S. Chamber of Commerce Good Highways Programs of road tenance which will highways throughout the increased traffic war, is favored Chamber of Commerce adoption of the tion by the meeting portation of the merce of the United States at Chicago recently. Whereas, the Merce of the United in its war convention last September, urgue the prompt imp highways; and Whereas, the transiments of the courier war, can be only my ordination of the c oef railroads, high ways; and Whereas, we reckonity of a federal respect to highway miting the variousately formulate a program; therefore Resolved, that federal government states the importance program that will highway construct ance; so that our properly carry ther dens of transporta ther Resolved, that president and ther grease the creatig federal authority highway policy o with power to dirion of that policy. CONFIDENCE Let no heart qua come even though temporary success dous effort on ther the effort of desp make some contribution to the unhappiness of the German through the shipment of 2000 swift and powerful bombers every month. The one thousandth Liberty airplane engine produced by the Packard company was shipped from the factory at Detroit last week, just a year to a day from the sending to Washington of blue prints of parts which formed the start of the Liberty motor design. The dispatching of the one thousandth engine was celebrated quietly, but none the less exultantly, by the men who within a year have had the successive responsibilities of producing the first Liberty engine by hand. When Liberty engine No. 1000 was completed, a telegram was sent by the two Liberty engine builders to President Wilson and Secretary Baker announcing with "solemn thankfulness" the completion of the first thousand. In reply, Secretary Baker wrote his congratulation praising the "most commendable zeal and spirit with which this task has been accomplished." Production of the Liberty engine is going forward with accelerated speed. The Packard company, first to get into production, is turning out 25 a day. The Lincoln Motors is completing ten a day, with much larger outputs immediately in sight, and several other companies are starting production. These companies include the Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Marmon and other large companies. In a few months the total output will be more than 5000 aeroplanes a month. Henry Ford will begin turning out 25 Liberty motors daily on the 15th of this month, and in August will manufacture 100 daily. As sure as there is a God in heaven this country is striking its stride. California is the greatest bean producing state in the Union. It is the nation's "beanery." Of the 18,129,000 bushels of beans produced in the United States, 1917, California contributed 8,035,000 bushels, or 44.3 per cent. By weight, this amounted to 486,000,000 pounds. The California crop had a farm value of $18,370,700. California supplies all the limas and pink beans and a third of the Tepary beans produced in the country. At least 30 per cent of the white beans come from this state. The average production of beans per acre in the United States last year was 8.6 bushels. In California it was 14.4 bushels. As to acreage, California planted 558,000 of the 2,117,200 acres put out to beans in this country in 1917. Reports based on careful estimates would indicate that California will have about 675,000 acres ni beans this year. The principal varieties of beans grown in California last year were, by pounds, as follows: Pounds Lima ... 124,400,000 Other projects of the same sort are being considered. All of them are receiving more attention than usual. It is likely that a good deal of money will be spent along this line from now on. And the sooner it is done, the better, in any case where the project has obvious merits. It isn't likely that the country is ever going to need less transportation than it needs right now and every constructive enterprise put through promptly will soon pay for itself. THE NATION'S BEANERY But when will enemy that conti fighting for a cause heading straight foe is reaping a harvest has sown, and renamed national boycott evitable? On these many is simply dawn an elastic wall, whith through. That wi bend under press break. None of tha have been accommodate; Paris has not been French nor driven if they had been, faded added to Germany tories. To captur lay,'but could not there will be bu is complete victory; the American army if not before. Am ing across to Fr numbers; so that strength will be intensity. "The newest fight tatriots," Join the kaiser." ANAHEIM GABETTE OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The first week in June has started the month off on such a strong pace that it begins to look as though the bridal month is going to be a big one in the history of the development of the great Southern oil field. A few weeks ago at a big meeting of the oil men in the chamber of mines and mining at Los Angeles, Thos. A. O'Donnell, director of production, oil division of the fuel administration, appealed to the large representative body of Southern California oil producers to attack the thing in front of them: Produce more oil. Produce more oil has become the slogan of the Southern field and judging from the tremendous activity that now characterizes the local field operators of this field intend to produce more oil. During the past week no less than six new wells commenced drilling, and some of these wells now have close to 1000 feet of hole drilled. Three new wells added to the list of wells now producing boosted the daily output close to 5000 barrels. A couple of wells at Montebello came in doing 1000 barrels each, a well on the Murphy is doing 2500 and a well in the Olinda field is doing 300 barrels. There are more men at work in the Southern field at present than ever before. It is estimated that some 1200 men are busy getting out the oil as fast as possible. The oil companies of the Southland are paying out in wages alone no less than $200,000 a month. This means that twice this amount is being spent for oil well drilling materials and supplies each month, as it is figured that the labor cost for operating is about half the expense of the materials used. The Whittier-Brea-Montebello field rigging up to commence drilling on property adjoining the Murphy lease. At Montebello the General Petroleum Oil company is fast assuming a prominent place as one of the leading development concerns in the new field. The G. P. now has a welldrilling on the Alcitre property at 2350 feet. No. 2 on the same property is drilling at 1300 feet. On two adjoining properties the Stone and Cruz leases new wells are being rigged up in preparation for drilling. The Petroleum Midway's Prugh No. 2 has proven one of the big wells of the Montebello field. This well drilled a depth of 3200 feet is now on the production and is flowing at the rate of 1200 barrels a day. The Olinda Land Co., drilling in the extreme eastern end of the field has spudded in on No. 21 and are making rapid progress. This well located by Dr. Stark one of the leading geologists of the state will be watched with great interest as it will prove out a vast area of new oil territory and substantiate the position of the scientific locater of wells. What will perhaps become the deepest well ever drilled in the Brea veld, the Tri-State's well at La Habra is now making hole at 5560. At this great depth a promising looking shale has been struck, and with the presence of some gas the well is beginning to take on an encouraging complexion in spite of its great depth. An opinion has been entertained that there is a deep sand in the Brea field that if tapped would yield light oil. The drilling of the Tri-State's well will assist in the establishment of the truth or falsity of the deep sand idea. The evidences of an oil field in the vicinity of Long Beach is fast disappearing with the dismantling of the new rig over the end o... FAVOR CONTINUANCE OF ROAD BUILDING U. S. Chamber of Commerce Declare Good Highways War Necessity Programs of road building and maintenance which will insure adequate highways throughout the country for the increased traffic during and after the war, is favored by the National Chamber of Commerce, as shown by the adoption of the following resolution by the meeting on highway transportation of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in session at Chicago recently: Whereas, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, assembled in its war convention at Atlantic City last September, urged as a war measure the prompt improvement of public highways; and Whereas, the transportation requirements of the country, due to the war, can be only met by complete coordination of the carrying capacities of railroads, highways and waterways; and Whereas, there has developed in our country a tremendous increase in highway transportation for the haulage of munitions, foodstuffs and essential supplies; and Whereas, we recognize the necessity of a federal wartime policy in respect to highway improvement, permitting the various states to immediately formulate a definite highway program; therefore be it Resolved, that we urge upon the federal government and the several states the importance of adopting a program that will insure adequate highway construction and maintenance; so that our highways may properly carry their share of the burdens of transportation; and be it further Resolved, that we urge upon the president and the members of congress the creation of a centralized federal authority to determine the highway policy of our government, with power to direct the administration of that policy. CONFIDENT Let no heart quake for the final outcome even though the Germans score temporary successes in their tremendous effort on the western front. It is the effort of desperation. Southern field at present than ever before. It is estimated that some 1200 men are busy getting out the oil as fast as possible. The oil companies of the Southland are paying out wages alone no less than $200,000 a month. This means that twice this amount is being spent for oil well drilling materials and supplies each month, as it is figured that the labor cost for operating is about half the expense of the materials used. The Whittier-Brea-Montebello field now shows 100 wells in the course of drilling. New rigs are going up at the rate of eight and ten a month. Completions are running close to ten a month. The number of producing wells has been increased to 713. The daily out put of these 713 wells has passed the 59,000 mark by over 300 barrels. The 60,000 a day record predicted early in the year is about to be realized as a great effort is being made to produce more oil both by the drilling of new wells and the cleaning and redrilling of old wells showing a little decline in production. After two weeks of constant and exhaustive pumping the Amalgamated Oil company's well on the Huntington tract has failed to produce anything but salt water. Not even an encouraging color has made its appearance or the least sign of gas. This well drilled to a depth of 3662 feet was watched with intense interest as success here meant the opening of a great oil field at the gates of the city of Los Angeles. It is the intention of the company to continue the test a few days longer, and then it is thought the well will be drilled deeper. The finding of salt water is generally supposed to spell failure for oil possibilities. However this is not always the case, as in the Taft field salt water was found between two oil sands. This fact was discovered by accident, and it may be that the Huntington well will become a producer on being drilled down to the 4000 mark. On the Durfee property in the Montebello field the Amalgamated has struck some little difficulty with pipe. At a depth of 1726 the 8½ casing has stuck and an effort is now being made to get it to move either one way or the other. At Brea the Amalgamated has completed a water test of No. 42 on the Anaheim lease and the 8¼ is going in preparatory to the resumption of drilling. The evidences of an oil field in the vicinity of Long Beach is fast disappearing with the dismantling of the Union's rig at Bixby No. 1. At the opening of the year the Standard, the Union and the Petroleum Development companies were drilling wells and the new field was attracting a great deal of attention. The excitement is gone now, and once more proves that the search for oil is accompanied by considerable of the element of chance after all. With the close of the activity at Long Beach the center of interest in the development of oil along the water fron has moved to Newport. It is understood that a large tract of land has been leased and three oil companies have holdings enough to make an extensive test of the new field. As to the oil there is no doubt as to its being there. The great problem that confronts the development of the Newport field is the water problem. If the water can be shut off successfully producing wells will be secured. It is a gratifying fact that the Standard has tackled the problem and with its great resources and able corps of engineers trained in every phase of the oil business it is believed that this company will conquer the water problem and bring the Newport oil fields to the front. The Union is moving fast these days and development work is going ahead at whirlwind speed. The company has operations going on at ten different leases and 20 strings of tools are running. Four hundred men are now on the field pay roll of the big company and great progress is being made in every department of the company's activities. On the Bastanchury lease just inside the city limits of Fullerton the Union is making a valent effort to get a producing well. No. 6 drilled to a depth of 4738 is being redrilled and cleaned out at 4427. On No. 7 a fishing job is delaying progress at a depth of 3723. Wire line in the hole is making a hard job of the fishing. Three weeks ago the famous con- CONFIDENT Let no heart quake for the final outcome even though the Germans score temporary successes in their tremendous effort on the western front. It is the effort of desperation. But when will it dawn upon the enemy that continuing this war is fighting for a cause already lost; is heading straight for national suicide; is reaping a harvest of the hatred he has sown, and rendering a grave international boycott more and more inevitable? On the western front Germany is simply dashing itself against an elastic wall, which it cannot break through. That wall may stretch or bend under pressure, but will not break. None of the German objectives have been accomplished on this last drive; Paris has not fallen; the British have not been separated from the French nor driven into the sea; and, if they had been, it would simply have added to Germany's list of hollow victories. To capture Calais might delay, but could not decide the issue. There will be but one end; and that is complete victory for the allies when the American army reaches full power, if not before. American forces are going across to France in increasing numbers; so that henceforth its real strength will be felt with incerasing intensity. "The newest fighting corps—the 'potatriots,' Join the ranks and spud the kaiser." On the Durfee property in the Montebello field the Amalgamated has struck some little difficulty with pipe. At a depth of 1726 the 8½ casing has stuck and an effort is now being made to get it to move either one way or the other. At Brea the Amalgamated has completed a water test of No. 42 on the Anahelm lease and the 8¼ is going in preparatory to the resumption of drilling. The Copa De Ora's test well on the Fundemburgh ranch in Brea canyon is looking exceedingly good at present at a depth of 3825 feet. At this depth a sand has been struck that is lively with gas, full of oil colors and is of a fineness that speaks strongly of getting into the real thing before many more feet are drilled. The gas pressure has become a very important factor. This wild cat well is looking more like a real oil well every day. A few days ago a large number of the stockholders assembled at the well and formed a picnic party and discussed the big things that they would do when the well came in. The stockholders were the guests of Manager Frank Twitchell and it is said they were much pleased with the outlook. At Brea the Fullerton Oil company is making excellent headway in getting No. 10 straightened up for redrilling. A few months ago a bad fishing job resulted in having to pull the casing. The casing is practically all out and the redrilling will start in a short time. The redrilling of No. 11 has advanced to 3087 and new hole will be made soon. In the Whittler field the Fullerton company is busy made in every department of the company's activities. On the Bastanchury lease just inside the city limits of Fullerton the Union is making a valent effort to get a producing well. No. 6 drilled to a depth of 4738 is being redrilled and cleaned out at 4427. On No. 7 a fishing job is delaying progress at a depth of 3723. Wire line in the hole is making a hard job of the fishing. Three weeks ago the famous conglomerate wonder on the Chapman ranch at Placentia was cemented at a depth of 2486. A test made after the cement had stood a sufficient time proved that the water had not been cemented off. The recementing of the well is now underway. The Union is continuing the steady development of the old Graham Loftus property with the drilling of a new well as fast as completions are made. No. 52 has been spudded in and drilling with the rotary is going nicely. No. 42 is drilling in the oil sand at 3575. No. 49 is drilling in conglomerate at 2070. No. 51 is drilling at 1300 feet and making hole. At Montebello the Union has completed La Merced No. 4 at a depth of 2805 feet. The well is now on the pump and up to the time this report was made nothing but water had been produced. However as soon as the water is pumped off it is expected the well will come in strong. No. 8 started drilling a couple of weeks ago now has 1900 feet of hole. No. 2 is drilling at 2500 feet and is beginning to look good. Work on No. 9 a newly located well has commenced and a once drilling on the Murphy lease. General Petrol-ast assuming a sale of the leading field on the new field. well drilling on 2350 feet. No. erty is drilling and joining prop-ruz leases new up in preparaway's Prugh No. the big wells of this well drill- it is now on the drilling at the rate drilling in the of the field has and are mak- this well located the leading ge- will be watched it will prove new oil territory position of the wells. become the deepen the Brea veld, at La Habra is 5560. At this long looking shale with the pres-well is beginning rigging complexion depth. An opinion that there is area field that if light oil. The state well will assist of the truth sand idea. oil field in the which is fast disap- mantling of the new rig will mark the location before the end of the week. The Union Meyer well at Santa Fe Springs after a long and some what checkered career is again drilling and making hole at a depth of 3535. The well is showing a brown sandy shale formation and is looking better at the present time than ever before. The Standard Oil Co. opened the month of June's oil festivities with a 2500 barrel well on the famous Murphy lease the home of the big wells. Murphy No. 42 is the prize well of the week. Completed at a depth of 4220 feet this great producer came in doing 2500 barrels of high gravity oil. The flow of oil is accompanied by a million feet of rich gas. On No. 46 a depth of 1000 feet was drilled in less than a week which marks excellent drilling time. No. 34 is drilling at 4005. No. 35 is standing cemented at 3344. No. 36 has become the deep welof the Murphy, hole now being made at 4510. No. 40 is drilling at 3345. No. 41 is making hole at 3215. No. 43 stands cemented at 3448. No. 47 a new well is rig building. No. 48 is a grade, No. 49 is having rig material placed on the ground and No. 50 is a new location. In less than a week's time the Standard completed the rigging up work on No. 59, a new well on the Whittier. The well is drilling and in this remarkably short time shows 960 feet of rotary hole. At No. 54 drilling is going nicely at 2258. No. 55 is testing for water at 1996. No. 56 is drilling and down 1678. No. 58 is testing for water at 1996. No. 56 is drilling and down 1678. No. 58 is building rig and will start drilling as soon as the rigging up work is completed. The Standard's Temple lease is fast becoming one of the choice oil properties of the Montebello field. The completion of Nos. 4 and 5 at depths of WILL SEAL BORDER TO FOIL PLOTTERS Night Patrol Will Prevent Passing to And Fro Into Mexico The Mexican border will be completely closed, beginning next Monday from 9 o'clock at night until 6 o'clock each morning. This announcement was made by Collector of Customs J. B. Elliott, who added that the United States army patrols are now in receipt of orders from their commanding officers requiring them to exercise the utmost vigilance and to see that no one gets through to Mexico or back across the border under any pretext during the night hours. The sealing of the Mexican border has been in contemplation by the Collector of Customs for several weeks, and the announcement follows consultations held with representatives of the war department and the immigration authorities. The repeated attempts made by suspected German agents to carry military information into Mexico coupled with the unusual number of persons who are trying to smuggle goods of high value across the border, are said by Federal officials to be the reason for the new measure of precaution. Since Governor Cantu of Lower California created the new port of San Felipe on the Gulf of California, just across from Guaymas, the customs authorities and immigration officials have been in receipt of many reports showing heavy travel southward from Calexico. In many cases enemy aliens and slackers have managed to get from Calexico by automobile stage line across the desert from Mexicall to San Felipe. Collector Elliott has pointed to the fact that Guaymas and other Gulf of California cities are "hot beds" for German propaganda, and that large colonies of Germans are in evidence there. well is beginning bringing complexion depth. An opinmented that there is area field that if light oil. The well will assent of the truth and idea. oil field in the bench is fast disappantling of the No. 1. At the oppose Standard, the rum Development bring wells and the bring a great deal detention is gone proves that the companied by conment of chance close of the action the center of development of oil has moved to stood that a large leased and three holdings enough the test of the new there is no doubt. The great probe development of the water probbe shut off surwells will be seviving fact that the problem and ties and able corps in every phase that is believed that conquer the water the Newport oil fast these days work is going ahead. The company on at ten difstrings of tools hundred men are by roll of the big progress is being department of the lease just inside allerton the Union effort to get a prodrilled to a depth brilled and cleaned. 7 a fishing job at a depth of the hole is making ing. famous contary hole. At No. 54 drilling is gonicely at 2258. No. 55 is testing for water at 1996. No. 56 is drilling and down 1678. No. 58 is testing for water at 1996. No. 56 is drilling and down 1678. No. 58 is building rig and will start drilling as soon as the rigging up work is completed. The Standard's Temple lease is fast becoming one of the choice oil properties of the Montebello field. The completion of Nos. 4 and 5 at depths of 2950 and 3002 feet respectively has yielded flowing wells of 1000 barrels capacity. On the Baldwin hills the Standard is doing a tremendous amount of development work. An inventory of the company's drilling wells shows that 11 wells are drilling and preparations for drilling two more are already under way. At a depth of 2280 feet the Standard's Kraemer well is making hole and the progress is al lthat could be desired. At Newport the Standard report the progress of its first well going along nicely, the depth being 415 feet. Orilling is being carried on with standard tools and for this reason the hole will take considerably longer. CONVERSION OF LIBERTY BONDS Liberty bonds of the first issue, Liberty bonds of the second issue, and Liberty bonds obtained by converting bonds of the first issue into bonds of the second issue can be converted into bonds of the third issue during the six months' period beginning May 9 and ending November 9, 1918. Delivery of the bonds issued in conversion can not be made prior to July 1, but bonds presented for conversion on or before that date will be retained by the treasury and a nonnegotiable receipt issued therefore. Interest will be adjusted in each case between the government and the bondholder. After November 9, 1918, no further rights of conversion will attach to the 4 per cent bonds, either the original bonds of the second loan or those obtained by conversion of bonds of the first loan. Bonds of the first issue, however, will still have the privilege of conversion into any bonds issued, at a higher rate of interest than 3½ per cent, before the termination of the war. All of the 4½ per cent bonds are nonconvertible. Annual reports of the great banks of Germany are now being made public. Unlike similar documents in this country, they deal with many things beside figures and statistics; and this time most of them discuss the economic rehabilitation of Germany after the war. To accomplish this they declare that a huge indemnity will have to be paid by the entente powers. In passing it will be well to say that before any indemnity is paid it will be necessary for Germany to defeat the entente. But, considering the matter from a more serious side; it is interesting to note that a year ago these same banks were declaring for peace without annexions or indemnities. What has caused the change of front? Is it that the hopes from the spring drive, which was imminent when these reports were being made up, were such as to predicate a victorious peace? Or is it that the financial condition of Germany is so near bankruptcy that a After November 9, 1918, no further rights of conversion will attach to the 4 per cent bonds, either the original bonds of the second loan or those obtained by conversion of bonds of the first loan. Bonds of the first issue, however, will still have the privilege of conversion into any bonds issued, at a higher rate of interest than 3½ per cent, before the termination of the war. All of the 4½ per cent bonds are nonconvertible. Bonds for conversion may be surrendered at any federal reserve bank or at the treasury department. Registered bonds must be assigned to the secretary of the treasury, but such assignment need not be witnessed. On conversion of registered bonds, registered bonds only will be delivered, neither change of ownership nor change into coupon bonds being permitted. Coupon bonds, however, may be converted into registered bonds upon request. Coupon bonds must have the May 15, or June 15, 1918, coupons and all subsequent coupons attached. Coupon bonds issued from conversion will have only four interest coupons attached, and later must be exchanged for new bonds with the full number of coupons attached. All bonds issued upon conversion into 4½ per cent bonds will be dated May 9. The bnds secured upon conversion of bonds secured upon conversion of bonds of the first loan and bonds obtained by conversion of bonds of the first loan into 4 per cent bonds will carry interest from June 15. Bonds issued upon conversion of 4 per cent bonds of the second issue will carry interest from May 15. Anna Miller, a housekeeper of Fullerton, has brought suit for $2165 damages against Joseph Hiltscher, a rancher of Fullerton. She alleges that on April 6, a buggy driven by her, was struck by a runaway team driven by Peter Hiltscher, son of Joseph, and in the smash her buggy was broken up and she was severely bruised and her wrists injured. The complaint, filed by Attorneys H. G. Ames and Albert Launer, declares that Hiltscher the father, knew that one of his team was a vicious horse, given to running away, and that the team ought not to have been given into the care of the son, declared by the complaint to have been an incompetent driver. "Doc" Lorhing who has been employed by the Union Oil company for the past several years as bookkeeper and agent, left Tusday for San Diego, where he has enlisted in the hospital branch of Uncle Sam's service. He is in a field hospital corps, of the 40th division.