anaheim-gazette 1918-07-04

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 IS BILL GETTING COLD FEET The news has leaked out of Germany that the butcher of Berlin has agreed with himself that America shall pay him an indemnity of 45 billion dollars when the final settlement is made at the close of the war. Why has Bill modified his figures? Is he losing confidence in the ability of his cut-throat gang of baby killers to conquer the world? Long before the United States was forced into the war, when the probability of our participation in it was very remote, while we were on friendly terms with Germany, the announcement came over an underground wire that the Wilhelmstrasse assassins had decreed that when England and France were on their knees, Germany would turn its attention to the United States and compel us to pay dearly for immunity. An ultimatum was to be presented to us although we were not then at war with Germany. A demand was to be made upon us for an indemnity of eighty seven and a half billion dollars, and upon our refusal to pay we were promised the fate of Belgium. Why, therefore, has Bill modified his terms? When the original sum was chalked up in his ledger against us we were striving to preserve the peace. We suffered his insults and injuries without resentment. When he swathed the United States in 1917 was 80,904 short tons, a loss of 17,573 tons, or 18 per cent compared with 1916. The market value of the output in 1917 was $735,924, a loss of $187,357, or 20 per cent compared with 1916. The production of gilsonite, bituminous sandstone, bituminous (elaterite) shale and ozokerite was increased considerably in 1917, but the gain credited to these varieties was insufficient to offset the loss in the production of elaterite, grahamite, and bituminous limestone. The quantity of manufactured asphalt (including road oils and flux) produced in 1917 from petroleum of domestic origin increased about 2 per cent compared with 1916, and the quantity of corresponding material manufactured in this country from Mexican petroleum increased about 13 per cent as a consequence of which the net gain over the production in 1916 was nearly 7 per cent. The total sales in 1917 of manufactured asphalt derived from domestic petroleum amounted to 701,809 short tons, valued at $7,734,691. This total includes 327,142 tons, valued at $4,011,980, of solid and semisolid products used in the paving and roofing industries, and 374,667 tons, valued at $3,722,711, of liquid products, including roa oils, flux and asphaltic paints. California maintained its supremacy in the production of oil asphalt. Its output from 14 petroleum refineries in 1917 aggregated 220,294 tons, valued at $2,100,252, and included 135,160 tons of solid and semisolid products, valued at $1,486,609, and 85,134 tons of liquid products, valued at $613,643. Refiners handling oil from the Oklahoma Kansas field produced 206,223 tons of oil asphalt, valued at $1,975,493, including 73,410 tons of solid and semi-solid products, valued at $747,651 and 132,813 tons of liquid products, valued at $1,227,842. OIL FIRE By ELLEN The man for the press with what the California area just completed field—and is likely attention given to them—gives the oil company a real first haunt as it no longer expressed interest in considering busiest men for him. The man expressed that the accurate work will return for the development promised to fire an action as possible of this work. The spectacle well drilling is certainly a representative lie that even Southern fields... PROFITEERS AND PRICES It did not require the report of a government commission to convince us that there is profiteering in the land, but for all that the figures given out at Washington late last week are startling. We are used to big totals these days. It is a time when seemingly only millions and billions will serve the purpose of making estimates. Yet it will give the country pause to be told that the five big meat packing companies "pocketed" $140,000,000 in profits during 1915, 1916, and 1917. Even that statement is not entirely clear, however, for it falls to show on what investment or on what business that was developed. But we can figure that there are excessive profits on meats. When bacon goes to 50 cents a pound, retail, with hogs at something like 12 cents per pound live weight, it is easy to see that there is something wrong in the ratio between those figures and the price of hogs at six cents a pound a few years ago and bacon at 25 cents. In the latter instance a margin of 19 cents per pound was divided up some place between producer and consumer. But now there is a difference of 38 cents per pound to be absorbed—exactly double the former margin. Some of the exposures made by the federal trade commission indicate to what limits selfish greed will go in grasping and grabbing. A corporation dealing in zinc had a payroll that was to be presented to us although we were not then at war with Germany. A demand was to be made upon us for an indemnity of eighty seven and a half billion dollars, and upon our refusal to pay we were promised the fate of Belgium. Why, therefore, has Bill modified his terms? When the original sum was chalked up in his ledger against us we were striving to preserve the peace. We suffered his insults and injuries without resentment. When he swatted us on one cheek we feebly protested, then turned the other toward him. He had suffered no injury at our hands then, but now our Sammies are in Europe lamming the sauer kraut out of his boches, and yet he has voluntarily lopped forty two and a half billions off his bill for damages. Don't be so modest, Bill. Nobody asked you for a reduction in your demand. Remember the high cost of living these days and be just to yourself and your family. EIGHT HOUR DAY DOES NOT APPLY Female Laborers in Apricot Camps Not Limited Camp and field workers in apricot and walnut orchards are not subject to the wage regulations of the industrial welfare commission, according to a letter received by Walter Collins, of the C. C. Collins company packing house. At a recent meeting of apricot men it was generally believed that the apricot pitters would come under the provisions of the wage relations, and the matter was taken up by correspondence, and the letter received Monday is the answer to the question and settles a point that has been agitating the minds of growers. The commission provides for a minimum wage of $8 for women, and where work is done by the piece, the employer has to make up the difference should the worker fall short of the rate per hour. The schedule is effective in packing houses. Pitting throughout the county now is nearly in full force. The hot weather has ripened the fruit rapidly and in almost every orchard some output from 14 petroleum refineries in 1917 aggregated 220,294 tons, valued at $2,100,252, and included 135,160 tons of solid and semisolid products, valued at $1,486,609, and 85,134 tons of liquid products, valued at $613,643. Refiners handling oil from the Oklahoma Kansas field produced 206,223 tons of oil asphalt, valued at $1,975,-493, including 73,410 tons of solid and semi-solid products, valued at $747,651 and 132,813 tons of liquid products, valued at $1,227,842. The total sales in 1917 of manufactured asphalt derived from Mexican petroleum amounted to 645,613 short tons, valued at $7,441,813, and included 338,485 tons of solid and semisolid products, valued at $4,657,152 and 307,128 tons of liquid products, valued at $2,784,661. The imports of native asphalt, oil asphalt, and bituminous rock for consumption in the United States in 1916 aggregated 187,886 short tons, valued at $993,115, a gain in quantity of 40,173 tons, o r 28 per cent, overer 1916. The exports of unmanufactured asphalt in 1917 amounted to 390,107 short tons, valued at $587,256, a loss of 10,-709 tons, or 35 per cent, compred with 1916. EIGHT HOUR DAY DOES NOT APPLY Female Laborers in Apricot Camps Not Limited Camp and field workers in apricot and walnut orchards are not subject to the wage regulations of the industrial welfare commission, according to a letter received by Walter Collins, of the C. C. Collins company packing house. At a recent meeting of apricot men it was generally believed that the apricot pitters would come under the provisions of the wage relations, and the matter was taken up by correspondence, and the letter received Monday is the answer to the question and settles a point that has been agitating the minds of growers. The commission provides for a minimum wage of $8 for women, and where work is done by the piece, the employer has to make up the difference should the worker fall short of the rate per hour. The schedule is effective in packing houses. Pitting throughout the county now is nearly in full force. The hot weather has ripened the fruit rapidly and in almost every orchard some output from 14 petroleum refineries in 1917 aggregated 220,294 tons, valued at $2,100,252, and included 135,160 tons of solid and semisolid products, valued at $1,486,609, and 85,134 tons of liquid products, valued at $613,643. Refiners handling oil from the Oklahoma Kansas field produced 206,223 tons of oil asphalt, valued at $1,975,-493, including 73,410 tons of solid and semi-solid products, valued at $747,651 and 132,813 tons of liquid products，valued at $2,784,661. The imports of native asphalt，oil asphalt，and bituminous rock for consumption in the United States in 1916 aggregated 187，886 short tons，valued at $993，115，a gain in quantity of 40，173 tons，o r 28 per cent，overer 1916.The exports of unmanufactured asphalt in 1917 amounted to 390，107 short tons，valued at $587，256，a loss of 10,-709 tons，or 35 per cent，compred with 1916. The Hunting given one of pumping tests well. For this well has been far has producer. This well of 3662 feet an der of favorable made,the man drilling at th well out. It Amalgamated also end water and shu the price of hogs at six cents a pound a few years ago and bacon at 25 cents. In the latter instance a margin of 19 cents per pound was divided up someplace between producer and consumer. But now there is a difference of 38 cents per pound to be absorbed—exactly double the former margin. Some of the exposures made by the federal trade commission indicate to what limits selfish greed will go in grasping and grabbing. A corpotion dealing in zinc had a payroll that ranged from $136,533 per annum for the manager to $364,326 for the president. Even if they had received no dividends it would have been a fairly profitable company for an official to hold stock in. The problem of control thus presented is an exceedingly difficult one. Fix prices, says somebody, but that is just the trouble. The government has been fixing prices, and when it does so, it must fix a price so that all dealers can exist, and some manufacturere can produce so much more cheaply than others, that the government prices permit them to profiteer scandalously. ASPHALT INDUSTRY IN 1917 The war has stimulated activity in the domestic markets for asphaltte material derived from crude petroleum and for imported asphalt, but the relative abundance and adaptability of these materials has lessened the demand for the native bitumen and for the various types of bituminous rock produced in this country, according to statistics just completed under the U.S. geological survey. The native bitumen, including malta, gilsonite, elaterite and grahamite, bituminous rock and ozokerite, marketed from mines and quarries in and settles a point that has been agitating the minds of growers. The commission provides for a minimum wage of $8 for women, and where work is done by the piece, the employer has to make up the difference should the worker fall short of the rate per hour. The schedule is effective in packing houses. Plitting throughout the county now is nearly in full force. The hot weather has ripened the fruit rapidly and in almost every orchard some work has started. The pitting scale for this year is 30 cents per hundred pounds, or an increase of five cents over the general figure of last year. The increase will be very much more than that when the character of the fruit this season as compared with that of last year is taken into consideration. The fruit this year is large and is in excellent shape. This will make possible for the pitters to pit more pounds and with greater ease than they handled the small fruit last year. It is estimated that the production is about 40 per cent of a normal crop in his county. The state will show an increase over the previous season, the estimate being for 20,000 tons against 13,000 last season. The Santa Clara valley will have the largest crop in its history. Locally there have been no offers by buyers and no price is indicated. The association expects to receive about the same price as last season, around 13 cents per pound. The government is not buying cots for army use, having not as yet adopted his as a delicacy for he fighting boys. Vance Stewart, of the medical department, 364th infantry, writes to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Stewart, that he is on his way to France. OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The man who gathers the "dope" for the press and acquaints the public with what the oil operators of Southern California are doing each week has just completed a tour of the entire field and is loud in his praise of the operators, and the courteous and kindly attention shown him will not be forgotten. The oil correspondent visited all the leases of any size in the Southern field, had an opportunity to talk with the superintendents in charge and in the personal touch with the men who are developing and producing the oil, the press representative was able to gain much valuable information pertaining to the great petroleum industry. An opportunity was given to learn something about the problems that the oil operators have to solve, to gain information on special engineering problems and to get a real first hand view of the petroleum as it now stands. The press representative was greatly impressed with the kindness and consideration some of the biggest and busiest men in the oil industry gave him. The men who are doing things expressed themselves pleased with the accurate and reliable publicity their work was being given, and in return for the reliable reports of the development work was receiving promised to furnish as much information as possible for the continuance of this work. The spectacle of seeing over 100 wells drilling and 1200 men at work is certainly an inspiring one and the representative could not help but believe that every oil operator in the Southern field was behind our government. a year ago the formation in this well shifted at a depth of 1700 feet and cut off three strings of pipe causing a flowing well that had been making 300 barrels a day to be destroyed. The drilling will be continued from the 1700 mark and put back on the production as soon as possible. The Doheney Pacific Oil Co. operating at Montebello has introduced a new drilling method there. This company has drilled 400 feet of hole with a Star drilling outfit and is now rigging up to continue the well with the rotary. As to whether or not the method is a time and labor saver is a matter of study. Perhaps the formation and location of wells started drilling in this manner would have considerable to do with the cost and efficiency of the Star drilling outfit for the starting of the gole. The Fullerton Oil Co. is about to abandon the idea of trying to get three strings of lost tools out of its No. 10 and are making preparations to drill by the tools. The pulling of the casing is now going on. At No. 11 the redrilling has reached 3110 feet and the tools are working within 80 feet of the original depth. The rigging up of No. 13 a new well has been started. The Fullerton Oil Co. will make an attempt to increase the production at Whittier by redrilling and cleaning out No. 1. No. 4 a new well has the rig up and drilling is expected to start in a few days. The General Petroleum has made a good record during the past week at Montebello. On the Alvitre tract No. 1 has 1700 feet of hole to its credit. No. 2 a new well is setting boilers and getting rigged up for drilling. On the Ralph lease a hard formation struck at2375 is making drilling very slow, haps the most baffling ever encountered. At a depth of 3344 attempts to cement this well have extended over a year and at the present time the Standard is unable to get the cement to set as to go ahead with the drill-Experts have been called in and the problem will be studied from the most scientific view points. Chemical analyses of water is intended to aid in the solution of the difficulty. The Murphy property is maintaining wonderful figures for production of oil. The combined output of the Southern field is now 60,000 barrels daily, and of this amount the Murphy and Emery leases make more than half. The Murphy has wells flowing all the way from one to seven thousand barrels daily. The Standard's Kraemer well in the Brea field has struck hard shell formation at a depth of 2461 and the drilling is going a little slow on account of this. On the Irvine well near Newport the Standard's well has reached 1775 feet with the formation a brown shale soft enough to hasten the drilling progress of the well rapidly. After testing out the water and the results of a recent cementing at a depth of 2817 feet he Standard's Baldwin No. 4 did 450 barrels. The drilling will be continued into the so-called deep sand. Ten other wells are drilling at depths varying from 1700 to 2800 feet and some good drilling records are being made on all of them. Baldwin No. 5 has settled to a production of 400 barrels daily. The oil is 20 gravity and represents some of the heaviest oil produced in the Montebello field. No. 20 a recently located new well is being rigged up for the commencement of drilling. The West Coast Co. has just completed the installation of 30 gas engines for the pumping of its produc- The spectacle of seeing over 100 wells drilling and 1200 men at work is certainly an inspiring one and the representative could not help but believe that every oil operator in the Southern field was behind our government and would exercise every facility in order to produce all the oil possible. The men in the field are intensely patriotic as shown by the interest they are taking in the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross and all the war movements. In every field it is the win the war first and attend to other matters afterward. The week's survey of the Southern field shows an increasing activity that speaks well for the great development campaign that is slowing getting underway for the production of more oil and the complete compliance with every wish and desire of the U. S. Fuel Administration. Particularly the increased amount of development work in the Olinda field and at Montebello is worthy of special mention. The Amalgamated company is meeting with great success at Durfee No. 1 a test well. The well is drilling now in brown shale at 1780 feet and some good drilling records are being made. A string of 8¼ pipe is following the tools. The Durfee is being watched with considerable interest as the finding of oil on this property will add several hundred acres to the Montebello field, and also a number of lease holders are anxious to see the possibilities of their adjacent properties. The Huntington lease well is being given one of the most exhaustive pumping tests ever given a wild cat well. For the past six weeks this well has been on the beam and thus far has produced nothin but salt water. This well was drilled to a depth of 3662 feet and on account of a number of favorable showings the well made, the management decided to stop drilling at this depth and test the well out. It is the intention of the Amalgamated to continue pumping and also endeavor to trace out the water and shut it off. The 20 acres owned by the Birch Oil Co. in the Brea field presents one of express themselves pleased with the accurate and reliable publicity their work was being given, and in return for the reliable reports of the development work was receiving promised to furnish as much information as possible for the continuance of this work. The spectacle of seeing over 100 wells drilling and 1200 men at work is certainly an inspiring one and the representative could not help but believe that every oil operator in the Southern field was behind our government and would exercise every facility in order to produce all the oil possible. The men in the field are intensely patriotic as shown by the interest they are taking in the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross and all the war movements. In every field it is the win the war first and attend to other matters afterward. The week's survey of the Southern field shows an increasing activity that speaks well for the great development campaign that is slowing getting underway for the production of more oil and the complete compliance with every wish and desire of the U. S. Fuel Administration. Particularly the increased amount of development work in the Olinda field and at Montebello is worthy of special mention. The Amalgamated company is meeting with great success at Durfee No. 1 a test well. The well is drilling now in brown shale at 1780 feet and some good drilling records are being made. A string of 8¼ pipe is following the tools. The Durfee is being watched with considerable interest as the finding of oil on this property will add several hundred acres to the Montebello field, and also a number of lease holders are anxious to see the possibilities of their adjacent properties. The Huntington lease well is being given one of the most exhaustive pumping tests ever given a wild cat well. For the past six weeks this well has been on the beam and thus far has produced nothin but salt water. This well was drilled to a depth of 3662 feet and on account of a number of favorable showings the well made, the management decided to stop drilling at this depth and test the well out. It is the intention of the Amalgamated to continue pumping and also endeavor to trace out the water and shut it off. The 20 acres owned by the Birch Oil Co. in the Brea field presents one of express themselves pleased with the accurate and reliable publicity their work was being given, and in return for the reliable reports of the development work was receiving promised to furnish as much information as possible for the continuance of this work. The spectacle of seeing over 100 wells drilling and 1200 men at work is certainly an inspiring one and the representative could not help but believe that every oil operator in the Southern field was behind our government and would exercise every facility in order to produce all the oil possible. The men in the field are intensely patriotic as shown by the interest they are taking in the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross and all the war movements. In every field it is the win the war first and attend to other matters afterward. The week's survey of the Southern field shows an increasing activity that speaks well for the great development campaign that is slowing getting underway for the production of more oil and the complete compliance with every wish and desire of the U. S. Fuel Administration. Particularly the increased amount of development work in the Olinda field and at Montebello is worthy of special mention. The Amalgamated company is meeting with great success at Durfee No. 1 a test well. The well is drilling now in brown shale at 1780 feet and some good drilling records are being made. A string of 8¼ pipe is following the tools. The Durfee is being watched with considerable interest as the finding of oil on this property will add several hundred acres to the Montebello field, and also a number of lease holders are anxious to see the possibilities of their adjacent properties. The Huntington lease well is being given one of the most exhaustive pumping tests ever given a wild cat well. For the past six weeks this well has been on the beam and thus far has produced nothin but salt water. This well was drilled to a depth of 3662 feet and on account of a number of favorable showings the well made, the management decided to stop drilling at this depth and test the well out. It is the intention of the Amalgamated to continue pumping and also endeavor to trace out the water and shut it off. The 20 acres owned by the Birch Oil Co. in the Brea field presents one of express themselves pleased with the accurate and reliable publicity their work was being given, and in return for the reliable reports of the development work was receiving promised to furnish as much information as possible for the continuance of this work. The spectacle of seeing over 100 wells drilling and 1200 men at work is certainly an inspiring one and the representative could not help but believe that every oil operator in the Southern field was behind our government and would exercise every facility in order to produce all the oil possible. The men in the field are intensely patriotic as shown by the interest they are taking in the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross and all war movements. In every field it is the win the war first and attend to other matters afterward. The week's survey of the Southern field shows an increasing activity that speaks well for the great development campaign that is slowing getting underway for the production of more oil and the complete compliance with every wish and desire of the U. S. Fuel Administration. Particularly the increased amount of development work in the Olinda field and at Montebello is worthy of special mention. The Amalgamated company is meeting with great success at Durfee No. 1 a test well. The well is drilling now in brown shale at 1780 feet and some good drilling records are being made. A string of 8¼ pipe is following the tools. The Durfee is being watched with considerable interest as the finding of oil on this property will add several hundred acres to the Montebello field, and also a number of lease holders are anxious to see the possibilities of their adjacent properties. The Huntington lease well is being given one of the most exhaustive pumping tests ever given a wild cat well. For the past six weeks this well has been onthe beam and thus far has produced nothin but salt water. This well was drilled to a depth of 3662 feet and on account of a number of favorable showings she well made,the management decided to stop drilling at this depth and test she well out. It isthe intentionoftheAmalgamatedtocontinuepumpingandalsoendeavortocraceoutthewaterandshutitoff. The 20 acres owned bytheBirchOilCo.intheBreafieldpresentsoneofexpressethereaspleasedwiththeaccurateandreliablepublicitytheirworkwasbeinggiven,andinreturnfortherelieabledreportsofthedevelopmentworkwasreceivingpromisedtowillenothowelldrillinganditsworkis Certainlyan InspiringOneandtherepresentativecouldnothelpbutbelievethateveryoiloperatorintheSouthernfieldwasthelonggettingunderdayforkproductionofmoreoilandthecompletecompliancewitheverywishanddesireoftheU.S.FuelAdministration.ParticularlytheincreasedamountofdevelopmentworkintheOlindafieldandatMontebelloisworthyofspecialmention. TheAmalgamatedcompanyismeetingwithgreatsuccessatDurfeeNo.Iatestwell.Thewellisdrillingnowinbrownshaleat1780feetandsomegooddrillingrecordsarebeingyetavailablethewellwasflowingbyheads和lookedgoodforatleast400barrels.Theadventofthiswellisgoingtohaveconsiderableweight.withoperatorsinthecontinuanceofdrillinginthelowriverregion southwestoftheprovenfieldandmayupsettheopinionheldthatollwouldnotbefoundthere. ThePetroleumMidway'swellonthePrughpropertyisholdinguptoitsinitialproductioninaveryremarkablemanner.Thewellcameindolong2200barrels,theproductionafteramonthhaselapsednowregisters2000barrelsofclean22gravityoil. ThePetroleumDevelopmentCo.hasopenedthemonthofJulywithaveryunusualamountofnewworkscheduledThiscompanyhasjustcompletedthebuildingofarigforNo.B6.AtNo.B7anewrigisunderconstruction.Thefoundationfora新rigisbeinglaidforNo.B8.Threelocationsfornewwellsbe knownas89,90and91havebeenmade.No10aproducingwellhasbeenredrilledfrom673to1435feetandputonthebeamwithoutoutputgreatlyincreased.No83isstanding cementedat1273feetafterbeing cementedthethirdtime.At84drillingisat1515feetandinaconglomeratesohardthatonlyafewfeeta daycanbemade.No85isdrillingat365feetandmakinggoodprogressintheblueshale. TheSantaFeOilCo.'sPomona valleywillcontinuesattractattentionasitgoesdownindepth.At3600feet 1700to2800feetandsomegooddrillingrecordsarebeingmadeonallofthem.BaldwinNo.5hassettledtoaproductionof400barrelsdaily.The油is20 gravityandrepresentssomeofthe heaviestoilproducedintheMontebellofield.No2acountnewregisters2000feetofholewasreportedearlyintheweek. TAXFIGURES Assessor'scollectionsforFullertoncityforyear1918,$133,517.55. Totalassessor'scollectionforcountyforyear1918,$483,000.00. ThetotalassessedvaluationforFullertonin1918was$17,000,000;for1917itwas$8,910,520;showinganincreaseof$8,089,480. Theassessedvaluationforthecountyexclusiveofrailroads,in1918was$76,165,110;in1917itwas$66,140,655,showinganincreaseof$10,024,455. Mr.andMrs.G.W.Hamler,DaveHamlerandfamilyandMr.Maidress.AlEricksonvisitedSealBeachSunday. FredBettsofthePlacentiadistrictwasabusinessvisitorin towna fewdaysago. GeorgeCrawfordwhoistrainingatthenavalstationatSanPedro,cameuptovisithisfriendsthe latterpartoftheweek. FredGresswellgotbusylastweekandcountedournoses.HiimmediatelyrepaintedthesignsthatthetworailroadcrossingsonCenterAndLosAngelesstreets.Theyounowread,"AnAhelm,Population6000.""We'vegot'em,"saidGresswell."everyoneoneofthem." AlexanderandJohnHenrywentovertoLomaLindaSpringsTuesdaytovisitMrs.Henry,whoissojourningthere. MissesHelenandDorothyPendigtonofPasadena,arevisitingthem The 20 acres owned by the Birch Oil Co. in the Brea field presents one of the most interesting studies in the differences of the quality of oil found on such a small acreage. Well No. 5 drilled six years ago came in producing 28 gravity oil, and is producing the same gravity oil today. No. 14 just completed at a depth of 3987, 37 feet deeper is producing a 20 gravity oil. The distance between the two wells is less than 1000 feet. Well No. 6 situated 300 feet from a 28 gravity well is making oil of 23 gravity. Well No. 8 located between Nos. 5 and 14 is making 28 gravity oil. All these wells are comparatively the same depth and being located so close together one would think there would be very little difference in the quality of the oil produced. However such is the case, and just why so many grades of oil should come from the same depth and from wells so close together is one of the many questions that make the oil industry one of the most interesting studies of the age. The Brea Canyon Co. have completed No. 14 at a depth of 3787 and the well is now on the beam doing 350 barrels of clean, good gravity oil. No. 29 drilling at a depth of 4050 has struck a black shale formation that is rather unusual. The redrilling of No. 28 will commence as soon as the rigging up work can be completed. About The Santa Fe Oil Co.'s Pomona valley well continues to attract attention as it goes down in depth. At 3600 feet the drilling is going nicely. Thus far no showings of any consequence have been noted and the outlook of the well is not considered very favorable. However it may be that as the drill goes deeper a very decided change may occur. That Senator Courier has abandoned the idea of trying to develop oil on his ranch near Walnut has been learned. After spending a considerable amount of money in the drilling of a well which he succeeded in getting down close to 4000 feet and getting no showings that would warrant further development work he has abandoned the well. The well is being salvaged and it is understood that the Union Oil Co. has bought the rig and pipe and will use the material from this well in the Brea field. The Standard's Murphy property is one of the busiest places in the Southern California field and the work starts the month of July off with 9 wells drilling. Two are standing cemented and a rig grade for a new well has been started. At 31 and 34 the sidetracking of drill pipe and the drilling by is going nicely and it looks as though the big job will be successfull. At Murphy 35 a problem in cementing has developed that is per- Alexander and John Henry went over to Loma Linda Springs Tuesday to visit Mrs. Henry, who is sojourning there. Misses Helen and Dorothy Pendleton of Pasadena, are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duckworth. Sergeant Paul Tedrick came home from Fort Sill the first of the week on a visit to his parents and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stern and Misses Sophie and Marie Rimpau visited friends at La Vida Springs Sunday. W. B. Williams of Santa Ana, was renewing acquaintances with old friends in this city yesterday. Action for $15,000 for alleged slender has been brought by Charles A. Emerson, a Garden Grove hardware merchant, against Dr. Frances Marshall, an osteopath of Garden Grove. The complaint was filed in the superior court by Attorneys Clyde Bishop and H. C. Head for Emerson. The complaint alleges that upon three occasions Dr. Marshall made statements in which she accused Emerson of a serious offence, one that in the public mind is classed among the most serious of the felonies. The complaint alleges that the statements were made to Deputy District Attorney Menton, to Constable J. M. Clark and to Mrs. J. N. DeVaul. WHERE SHALL WE GO NEXT SUNDAY? TO SEAL BEACH OF COURSE The Premier Resort of the South Coast offers attractions none other can present BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY Concerts, Dancing, Bathing, Fishing, Roller Goaster, Etc., and dont forget the WONDERFUL SCINTILLATORS The Bathing Girls Parade Will be Held Sunday, July 14 Stages from Center and Lemon Street Stage Station, Or P. E. Cars from Orange SANTA ANA YOUNGSTER WIN'S BICYCLE RACE Lawrence Haynes Carries Off First Money Tuesday Lawrence Haynes, the little Santa Ana chap who recently won the Santa Ana bicycle race, repeated the victory Tuesday in the 12.8 mile road race from Orange to Anaheim to Olive and thence back to Orange. The race, held under auspices of the Orange County RUHTER CASE POSTPONED WIFE FAILS TO APPEAR Will Be Tried Monday Morning on a Charge of Non-Support Paul Ruhter still langulses in jail awaiting trial, the date of which has been fixed for Monday morning. Ruhter was arrested two weeks ago on complaint sworn to by his wife, charging him with disturbing the peace. She declared that he was a pro-German, SANTA ANA YOUNGSTER WINS BICYCLE RACE Lawrence Haynes Carries Off First Money Tuesday Lawrence Haynes, the little Santa Ana chap who recently won the Santa Ana bicycle race, repeated the victory Tuesday in the 12.8 mile road race from Orange to Anaheim to Olive and thence back to Orange. The race, held under auspices of the Orange County Bicycle Dealers' Association, started at the Orange plaza and finished at the high school, and was a clean race throughout. Haynes' handicap was 6 minutes and he finished in 35 minutes 20 seconds. Bob Gerwing led the scratch men and won the first time. Every lad who finished received some prize. Flowing are the race results, giving the name of the rider, his address, handicap and time in which the course was made: Lawrence Haynes, Santa Ana, 6 35.20. Lauro Galttan, Santa Ana, 8, 37.22. Chas. A. Griffis, Hollywood, 5½. 35.36. Herbert Bandick, Orange, 4½, 34.37. R. S. Gerwing, Santa Ana, scratch, 30.19. Geo. Gerwing, Santa Ana, scratch, 30.20. Gordon Swoffer, Santa Ana, scratch, 30.21. Adolph Zeizler, Los Angeles, scratch, 30.22. M. Kroll, Santa Ana, 3, 33.58. K. Chandler, Orange, 4½, 36.10. J. S. Peach, Los Angeles, 5½. 37.21. Geo. Martin, Orange, 13, 45.20. Chas. Etchison, Santa Ana, 4, 36.34. Jas. Arguello, Orange, 5, 38.46. Ray Price, Orange, 10, 44.20. John Steinborn, Anaheim, 4, 38.54. Malcolm Kilgore, Orange, 5, 40.00. SUES FOR $35.0000 BUT ACCEPTS $250 Faulty Complaint Filed by Attorneys Was the Cause The suit brought by Mrs. Marla Marengo of Los Angeles against J. C. Cordes for $35,000 damages for the death of her husband, was settled in superior court Teusday and a compromise was effected; the widow accepting a judgement for $250. On January 13 Louis Marengo was struck by a car driven by William Cordes, son of J. C., Cordes, and two days later died. Paul Ruhter still languishes in jail awaiting trial, the date of which has been fixed for Monday morning. Ruhter was arrested two weeks ago on complaint sworn to by his wife, charging him with disturbing the peace. She declared that he was a pro-German, that he frequently used seditious language, that he had threatened her life if she ever made complaint against him, that he was shiftless and dissipated, forcing her to give him money which he spent for liquor. When the case came up for trial last Wednesday in Judge Howard's court. Deputy District Attorney Koepsel after holding a conference with Mrs. Ruhter, decided that the case should be tried in a federal court as the penalty which a justice could impose for disturbing the peace would not be sufficient punishment for his crime. The federal authorities, however, concluded that they might not be able to convict on the evidence, consequently the complaint was withdrawn and a new one charged him with non-support was filed. The case came up before Judge Howard yesterday moring, but Mrs. Ruhter failed to appear. An officer was sent to her house but found it locked, and the neighbors could give no information as to her whereabouts. Judge Howard therefore, postponed the case until Monday morning. Fred Vandenburg was in town yesterday from his ranch at Brookhurst. Mr. Vandenburg says he is making a nice profit out of his citrus groves this year. In addition to an orange orchard he has 135 lemon trees from which he has already received this season $150, and has thirty boxes more sold, but the returns are not yet in. H.F. Keallher was in town on Tuesday evening, and was greatly elated over the news from the battlefront in France. Mr. Keallher insisted from the start that the Americans would give a good account of themselves, and he seems to be right, as he usually is. THE CITRUS MARKETS The market on Valencias has held steady the past week on best stock, collection for Fullerton $133,517.55. Mr.'s collection for coun- $483,000.00. Issued valuation for Fullitas $17,000,000; for 1917 showing an increase evaluation for the counrailroads, in 1918 was $1917 it was $66,140,655, release of $10,024,455. G.W. Hamler, Dave Daily and Mr. and Mrs. United Seal Beach Sunthe Placentia district visitor in town a few cord who is training at at San Pedro, came friends the latter part of the San Pedro was visiting his parpart of the week. I got busy last week for noses. He immeditely signs at the two signs on Center and Los They now read,"Anton 6000." "We've got well." "every one of John Henry went inda Springs Tuesday who is sojourning and Dorothy Pendla are visiting their The suit brought by Mrs. Maria Marengo of Los Angeles against J. C. Cordes for $35,000 damages for the death of her husband, was settled in superior court Teusday and a compromise was effected; the widow accepting a judgement for $250. On January 13 Louis Marengo was struck by a car driven by William Cordes, son of J. C. Cordes, and two days later died from his injuries. The widow sued the boy's father for $35,000 damages. Attorneys Dannis and Morse of Los Angeles had no sooner put a witness on the stand Tuesday morning before Judge Thomas than Attorneys Clyde Bishop and H. V. Weisel for Cordes entered an objection to hearing of testimony on the ground that the complaint did not state sufficient ground for action. If this objection should be sustained, the Los Angeles attorneys would have to amend the complaint, and trial would be delayed. Seeing that the defendant's attorneys for the widow offered to settle the case for a judgment of $500. The defense offered $250 and an agreement for that judgement was reached. J. B. Root leaves this week for seeing him with non-support was filed. has been in the north for some weeks past during the illness and death of his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Root will remain in Seattle until fall, when they expect to return to their home in this city. Dr. John Boege and family have been spending some days at the doctor's ranch in Antelope valley. Frank Dyer and daughter, Lois, were visitors at Seal Beach Sunday. The market on Valencias has held steady the past week on best stock, while poor stock has shown a weaker tendency. The demand the past week, due to the anticipated Fourth of July business, has been active and will result in cleaning up tracks in good shape. Private sales markets are holding up somewhat better than the auctions, prices being in a basis of $6.25 to $6.50 delivered on best grades, with poorer grades on a graduated scale of prices according to quality and condition F.O.B. quotations range from $5.50 to $7.75 on best stock. California Valencia oranges are practically the only available oranges in the market as the Florida deal is now wound up with a total shipment of a little less than half of that of he year previous, when 16,500 cars were shipped. Good growing weather continues through the Southern California citrus belt and the young fruit is holding on the trees in splendid shape, thus giving every promise of a bumper crop at this time. The market on lemons is easing off somewhat and prices have declined accordingly. The abnormal high prices and the tightening of the sugar regulations is undoubtedly responsible for the falling off in the demand for lemons and it is generally believed that the market is due to ease off considerably under the existing regulations.