anaheim-gazette 1918-07-18

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 DEBT OF CENTRAL POWERS Here are a few figures, just given out, that show what the kaiser’s dream of world conquest has already cost the Teuton people, aside from the stupendous loss in industries, in trade and in the depreciation of values. Germany’s debt on August 1, 1914 was $5,200,000,000, the annual interest being $220,000,000. Four years later, on August 1, 1918, its debt was $34,-000,000,000 or practically half as much as the total valuation of the empire. The interest on this staggering indebtedness is $1,750,000,000 per annum. Austria-Hungary’s national debt in 1914 was $3,700,000,000, and four years later $18,000,000,000. The annual interest on August 1, 1914, was $165,000,000; today it is $1,100,-000,000. Germany’s national indebtedness is $556 per capita, and her interest charge is $30 per annum for each man, woman and child in the empire. THE REIGN OF LAW Summing up the objects of our partie in the war, as he views them, President Wilson said in his Fourth of July address: "These great objects can be put into a single sentence What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the cosent of the governed and sustained by the organized operal hundred car loads in curing houses ready to supply a demand that seems inevitable to arise with the first change of the weather in humid America. For the past three weeks eastern sections have had decidedly cool weather with the thermometer in big eastern cities ranging around 58 to 70 degrees Fahr., and in some places as low as 50 degrees. This cool weather was also combined with heavier offering and heavier shipments of foreign lemons. Five weeks ago there were only 5000 to 20,000 boxes of foreign lemons afloat with a local submarine danger that caused speculators to remove all limits from the lemon market. Today there are 203,775 boxes of foreign lemons afloat and submarines considered less dangerous than a lightning strike. Those two features have taken all the specks out of the speculators and the trade has been buying from hand to mouth during the past four weeks and are now bare of store stocks and likely to become active buyers at the first turn of warmer weather. In spite of those adverse conditions which upset a strong speculative situation and lowered the market from early expectations, the actual results today are better than any year on lemons at this time for eight years. The sales of foreign lemons at New York last week were 800 boxes of Verdellis, average $6.80; and 13,000 boxes of Tieloppls, showing heavy decay, at an average of $3.80 per box. AUTO ACCIDENTS INCREASING Deaths from auto accidents are on the increase in California. In 1917, 620 persons in the state were either killed outright or died as a result of injuries received in auto wrecks, according to figures just compiled by George D. Leslie, statistician of the state board of health. This is an increase of 97 deaths over 1916. OIL FIELD By ELLWY The tremendous industry has made half gone, a family of petroleum devils Southern California during the past suing year has well started after the past week. Work was added new wells. Five Montebello fields da field. Redrill out of a large maze order to increase also a notable feature of the greener now going on. Carried on in all is meeting with. The greatest week's achievement was the local new wells. There with this work corporation is sited with true go ahead and desirable in spite of bor and material never higher. The location of the Standard in will mean many ed., the expenditure four hundred thousand materials, and a g production needed for war. With the anno dardized wage sc throughout the late adoption of THE REIGN OF LAW Summing up the objects of our part Icipation in the war, as he views them, President Wilson said in his Fourth of July address: "These great objects can be put into a single sentence What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the cosent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind." There he spoke truth. There he uttered the fundamental of American government. There he defined the first essential of liberty in any land in any age. "The reign of law." All down through the ages of history is written the story of injustice, of cruelty, of persecution, of suffering, of oppression, where personal government has been dominant over reign of law. And "reign of law" does not obtain where the law is subordinate to the personal will or whim of individuals. Russia has laws, but they were subordinate to the will of the Czar in the days of monarchy just as they are subordinate to the whims of the Bolsheviks today. Germany is a nation of laws, but those laws are subordinate to the will of the kaiser. Great Britain is a monarchy and has a king, but that king is subordinate to the laws of the land. There lies the vital difference between autocracy and demonocracy. We in America have before as a grave question involving the future of our government. We are face to face with the question whether we shall continue and strengthen the reign of law, or permit the law to be dominated by the will and whim of the individuals entrusted with its administration. There has been drift toward personal government, and it is gratifying to know that President Wilson is opposed to such a tendency. What a splendid thing it would be, and how effectively it would impress upon the minds of the people the first fundamental of free government, if the president and every member of his administration would close every official order with the words, "and the law shall reign supreme." THE CITRUS MARKETS Distribution of the comparatively few cars of Valencia oranges remaining is now a matter of keen interest. Jobbers throughout the country have been frantic in their offers on spot AUTO ACCIDENTS INCREASING Deaths from auto accidents are on the increase in California. In 1917, 620 persons in the state were either killed outright or died as a result of injuries received in auto wrecks, according to figures just compiled by George D. Leslie, statistician of the state board of health. This is an increase of 97 deaths over 1916. The 620 deaths occurred in the various parts of the state as follows: Northern California, coast counties, 18; interior counties, 25. Central California, San Francisco, 78; Alameda, 42; other bay counties, 36; coast counties, 28; interior counties, 137. Southern California, Los Angeles, 117; other counties, 38. Counties unclassified, 101. In 1915, the death rate was 446 and in 1914, 295, showing that deaths increased in keeping with the increase in the number of automobiles in the state. THE NATION'S OUTDOOR PANTRY When the bugles in the army camps call "come and get your beans," the husky lads in khaki will not be disappointed, for California farmers have this year planted an acreage estimated to be one third larger than that of 1917. It is by far the greatest area ever devoted to beans anywhere in the world. The San Fernando valley alone is expected to produce 300,000 sacks, and this is but a small part of the Southern California total. It is variously estimated that the 1918 production of beans in California will be from 725,000,000 to 750,000,000 pounds, or enough to supply all domestic needs and still leave enough to fill all the army and navy requirements for a period of one year. To harvest this gigantic crop, thousands of dollars worth of modern machinery will be used. Manufacturers report tremendous sales of bean equipment, including many threshing machines, which are being purchased more and more by individual farmers owning tractors. Great expectations are also entertained with respect to another California war crop, the sugar beet. Although somewhat apprehensive about labor conditions, which have such an important bearing upon the nation's beet production, California growers and manufacturers are employing ev- THE CITRUS MARKETS Distribution of the comparatively few cars of Valencia oranges remaining is now a matter of keen interest. Jobbers throughout the country have been frantic in their offers on spot cash basis but they cannot expect to buy what does not exist. The next four months can show only 2250 cars of oranges for the entire country and when the weather warms up a little at eastern centers the orange prices will probably take on new levels and show unprecedented averages. It is only a question of how much some people are willing to pay per dozen rather than do without the delicious Valencia orange. The market at the present time is full of new apples, peaches, plums, and berries and melons which have to a certain extent diverted consumers' attention from oranges, in spite of which the market has prevailed strong for the week on a basis of $6 to $6.25 f. o. b. the cars California. The purchasing power of the public is stronger than ever, the quality of the product is superb and the supply strictly limited to a point far below normal demand; in the face of such a statistical position it is no wonder that f. o. b. inquiries are insistent but owners of the present supply show no desire of naming any reasonable price for future shipments. The lemon situation is considered very satisfactory notwithstanding slight declines in all eastern markets. California has a visible supply of seven report tremendous sales of bean equipment, including many threshing machines, which are being purchased more and more by individual farmers owning tractors. Great expectations are also entertained with respect to another California war crop, the sugar beet. Although somewhat apprehensive about labor conditions, which have such an important bearing upon the nation's beet production, California growers and manufacturers are employing every known device and process to maintain the prestige of the state as a sugar producing section and to supply the urgent demands of the nation and our allies. ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB George McDonald of Upland has invented and is now manufacturing a honey comb made of aluminum, for which he makes many claims. Among the advantages he mentions are lightness, indestructibility and cleanliness. The comb will not melt down in hot weather, and by its use, it is claimed it is possible to combat and control all diseases. A thousand of the combs it is stated, have already been made and sold, while orders have been placed for many more. Special machinery will be installed in the Los Angeles factory, and it is the intention of the makers to use junk aluminum. Beginning July 1 all the employees of the Anaheim postoffice received a raise in their salaries. This included the assistant postmaster, the clerks as well as all the carriers, both city and rural, Postmaster Ahlborn being the only man who is not affected by the order. The total increase distributed among them is $3000. The California in the Montebello started, but has since for a time pending come of the Petrolington well. On Star Co. has a witch Bargsten a witch and is now standing Compe a well has hole and is standing like any other. She play a waiting game what the other fell And you cannot do doing that either. The Columbia with a good share has succeeded in well both in the fields in good shape lease is drilling formation is hard account the drilling 8 is now drilling an ing a good showing. The Columbia break ground for Olinda field. The success of the Olinda field has wells during the p has built up a hail of high gravity o OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The tremendous activity that the oil industry has assumed during the past week has made the month of July only half gone, a famous one in the history of petroleum development in the great Southern California field. At no time during the past six months of the ensuing year has there been as many wells started and located as during the past week. Work was actually started on six new wells. Five of these being in the Montebello field and one in the Olinda field. Redrilling and the cleaning out of a large number of old wells in order to increase the production is also a notable and encouraging feature of the great development work now going on. This work is being carried on in all parts of the field and is meeting with signal success. The greatest feature of the past week's achievement in the oil industry was the locations made for ten new wells. The Standard is credited with this work and in so doing this corporation is showing a willingness tinged with true patriotic measure to go ahead and develop all the oil possible in spite of the fact that the labor and materials for this work were never higher. The location of ten new wells by the Standard in the Montebello field will mean many new workers employed, the expenditure of not less than four hundred thousand dollars for materials, and a greatly increased production needed for the winning of the war. With the announcement of the standardized wage schedule for all oil men throughout the state and the immediate adoption of the recommendations of the veterans of the oil industry, is at the head of this company and the wonderful success of the company is due to his managerial ability and his wide knowledge of the oil game. Manager Twitchell of the Copa De Oro whose well in the little Brea canyon district continues to hold the attention of Brea field operators, wears a smile. The test well is now drilling at 3950, the formation is a hard sand with an abundance of oil colors and enough gas to make any one believe that an oil well is in sight. The drilling will continue to 4000 feet if necessary. The Union Oil Co. has completed the work of tearing down the Courier well equipment, and with the wrecking of the derrick the oil possibilities of this portion of Pomona valley disappear. On the Santous ranch further eastward in the same valley the Santa Fe Oil Co. has made a hard try to find some oil. This well is now close to 3700 feet, and seems about to suffer the same fate as the Courier well. While oil has been found in a great many new locations in Southern California during the past year and a half and has lead many to believe that the precious liquid occurs where ever you look for it, the Pomona valley region thus far has proven an exception to the conclusion. After drilling a distance of 400 feet with a Star drilling outfit the Doheny Pacific Co. has substituted the rotary and now has 2000 feet of hole. At 1900 feet a formation of compact and fine sand was struck that was so hard that the fish tail bits of the rotary were unable to make any headway at all. The disc bit was put in and with it the drilling was advanced to 2000 feet where a shale soft enough to allow the continuance of the fish water was struck at 2767 and gave the well a rather discouraging outlook. No. 2 is drilling at 2021. Darlington No. 1 is drilling at 2316. Taylor No. 1 is on a test at 2720. Hard sand formation in the Walters No. 1 is slowing up the drilling at 2348. The Red Star Co. now has a production of 2000 barrels daily and the outlook for doubling the output is good. No. 1 is making 600 barrels and No. 3 1400 barrels. No. 2 after being drilled to a depth of 2798 is standing idle. No. 4 has been cemented at 1400 feet. No. 5 is drilling and making hole at 1425. The Pan American Oil Co. has three wells drilling in the Montebello field. Bicknell No. 1 is down 3300 feet with no showing to speak of. The Tri-City well has reached 3300 feet and is still drilling. No. 1 on the Wellman has been cemented at 2100. The Potter Oil Co. after drilling a couple of thousand feet found it necessary to install Sharp and Hughes bits on the rotory in order to make any headway in the hard sand. The sand was of such a nature that the fish tails were simply ground to powder and would make very little hole. This extremely hard formation continued to 2400 feet. The Shell Co. of California is getting a good start in the Montebello field. This company now has three wells underway. On the Baldwin an initial well is drilling at 800 feet. The Cross Land Co. well is now standing cemented at 1900 feet. On property owned by the Whittier Water Co. the Shell Co. is rigging up for commencement of drilling a well. The oil operations of the Clara Baldwin Stocker Co have not met The location of ten new wells by the Standard in the Montebello field will mean many new workers employed, the expenditure of not less than four hundred thousand dollars for materials, and a greatly increased production needed for the winning of the war. With the announcement of the standardized wage schedule for all oil men throughout the state and the immediate adoption of the recommendations by all operators the 1200 men who are employed in the Southern field are pleased and are working at top speed. Labor troubles in the oil fields are believed to be a thing of the past, and a closer relationship is being established between the employers and the employees. The Amalgamated Oil Co. has succeeded in getting a satisfactory shut off of water on the Anaheim Union lease at well 42, and after drilling out the cement at 2755 are going ahead with the drilling. At 2800 the formation is showing oil sand and the outlook for this well is very encouraging. Six years ago this property was the scene of some of the biggest wells in the Southern field and assured Brea a place in the oil world. At the time of the opening of the Amalgamated's property gushers of one to two thousand barrels were common occurrences. Today the wells come in doing 200 to 300 barrels. This field illustrates the rapidity with which the output is diminished as the gas pressure beneath is lessened by the increasing number of wells. At Durfee the Amalgamated is showing some real drilling progress by putting down some 200 feet of hole in less than a week. At a depth of 2140 the well is drilling in soft easy shale, and should be able to duplicate this record during the coming week. The Brea Canyon Co. has a well, No. 29 that is creating a good deal of interest from the standpoint of geology. This well is now drilling at 4085, the formation is shale. No. 14 a well recently completed and now producing came into the sand at 3600. No. 29 less than 1000 feet away is as stated above close to 500 feet deeper and no indications of the oil sand are as yet present. The California Star Co. operating in the Montebello field has three wells started, but has suspended operations After drilling a distance of 400 feet with a Star drilling outfit the Doheney Pacific Co. has substituted the rotary and now has 2000 feet of hole. At 1900 feet a formation of compact and fine sand was struck that was so hard that the fish tail bits of the rotary were unable to make any headway at all. The disc bit was put in and with it the drilling was advanced to 2000 feet where a shale soft enough to allow the continuance of the fish tail was struck. Sand and gravel menaced the drilling of the Five Star Co.'s well at Montebello to such an extent that a special liner of pipe had to be put in order to obviate it. A string of 13½ inch pipe was set at 1200 feet and the drilling is now going ahead nicely. The Fullerton Oil Co. on a new well spudded in a few days ago have made 300 feet of hole. It is thought that the beginning of a new well will give the company a change of luck. For six years the Fullerton Co. has endeavored to make an oil well out of No. 10. The well is now pulling casing and redrilling at 3715. No. 11 a well on which the Fullerton has been at work for two years is now making some headway drilling at a little better than 3100 feet. Montebello activity during the past week has been augmented noticeably by the General Petroleum Co. On the Alvitre lease the company has No. 1 drilling in hard sand at 1950. No. 2 is a completed rig ready for drilling. On the Ralph lease No. 1 has been cemented at 2520. On the Stone property the General has sarted drilling No. 1, the spudding in occurring early in the week. Cruz No. 1 stands cemented at 1861. The Liberty Co., a local concern has started drilling on property adjacent to the big acreage of the Standard on the Irvine ranch and have 300 feet of rotary hole. The Liberty is starting out under very favorable circumstances. The management is headed by Wm. Wagle one of the most practical oil men in the state. The company has plenty of money behind it, and has chosen a location that has every indication of netting the backers an oil well. The McGinley Oil Co. has succeeded in building up a nice production with only two wells producing. No. The Shell Co. of California is getting a good start in the Montebello field. This company now has three wells underway. On the Baldwin an initial well is drilling at 800 feet. The Cross Land Co. well is now standing cemented at 1900 feet. On property owned by the Whittier Water Co. the Shell Co. is rigging up for commencement of drilling a well. The oil operations of the Clara Baldwin Stocker Co. have not met with a great deal of success in the eastern part of the Montebello field. Three wells have been drilled with no production as yet. No. 1 was recently abandoned. No. 2 encountered salt water at 2623, and an effort will be made to shut it off. No. 3 after drilling to 1345 is now standing idle. That the Standard is going to maintain its already established activity on the Murphy lease is evidenced by the announcement that the company has located four new wells on that famous property. Work will commence on these locations immediately In connection with the new work planned the Standard has just completed No. 44at a depth of 2946. This well is flowing close to 400 barrels. No. 34 has entered the oil sand at 4072 and is beginning to look good. No. 35 is standing cemented at 3344. No. 40 is delayed with a sidetracking job of casin. No. 41 is drilling at 3-685, 45 and 46 are drilling at 3065 and 2813, 48 and 49 have 2794 and 243e feet and are going good. No. 50 is setting boilers. The new locations are 51, 52, 53, and 54. The Standard is doing a lot of drilling and redrilling at Whittier and is making a great effort to bring the production of the Whittier field up to the highest possible figure. Redrilling is going ahead on two wells, and the number of wells on new development are eight. The Standard started the week's development work at Montebello out rather fast on the Baldwin Hills by making locations for five new wells. The past success of the Standard in making the Baldwin hills one of the most productive fields in the south has encouraged the big company to go ahead and drill more wells. This property in a little more than a year has developed a daily production of more than 14,000 barrels. Drilling is now going on at Nos. 5, 7, 9, 16, and 20. These wells have from 1600 to The California Star Co. operating in the Montebello field has three wells started, but has suspended operations for a time pending it is said the outcome of the Petroleum Midway's Darlington well. On the Nutt lease the Star Co. has a well rigged up. On the Bargsten a well has been drilled and is now standing at 3200. On the Compe a well has some 1050 feet of hole and is standing: The oil game is like any other. Some of the players play a waiting game in order to see what the other fellow is going to get. And you cannot blame a player for doing that either. The Columbia Oil Co. is meeting with a good share of drilling luck and has succeeded in getting its drilling wells both in the Brea and Olinda fields in good shape. No. 7 on the Orange lease is drilling at 2400. The formation is hard sand and on this account the drilling is going slow. No. 8 is now drilling at 2225 and making a good showing at hole making. The Columbia has commenced to break ground for a new well in the Olinda field. The well is to be No. 31. The success of the Columbia in the Olinda field has been phenomenal. The company has brought in some big wells during the past two years and has built up a handsome production of high gravity oil. Ben Scott one of rotary hole. The Liberty is starting out under very favorable circumstances. The management is headed by Wm. Wagle one of the most practical oil men in the state. The company has plenty of money behind it, and has chosen a location that has every indication of netting the backers an oil well. The McGinley Oil Co. has succeeded in building up a nice production with only two wells producing. No. 2 is the big well. This well was completed two weeks ago at a depth of 3100 feet. The production has settled down to 1700 barrels daily of 25 gravity oil. No. 1 drilled to 2225 feet is making 200 barrels daily. No. 3 a new well is drilling at 2350. No. 4 also a new well has just been spudded in. The Olinda Land Co. drilling in the old Olinda field is making some good progress on two wells now drilling. No. 19 has 2300 feet of hole and is beginning to show up encouragingly. No. 21 a recently started well is drilling at 700 feet and is making hoe rapidy. No. 21 is regarded as one of the best located well in the Olinda field and its completion will be watched with great interest. The Petroleum Midway Co. is fast becoming one of the leading development concerns in the Montebello field and the results this company is getting is worthy of notice. The company now has 11 wells underway. On the Germain lease No. 1 is drilling on iron at 2488. The Howard and Smith well after being drilled to a depth of 3360 feet is standing idle. The Mulholland well is being tested out for water at 2521. The Pluma development work at Montebello out rather fast on the Baldwin Hills by making locations for five new wells. The past success of the Standard in making the Baldwin hills one of the most productive fields in the south has encouraged the big company to go ahead and drill more wells. This property in a little more than a year has developed a daily production of more than 14,000 barrels. Drilling is now going on at Nos. 5, 7, 9, 16, and 20. These wells have from 1600 to 2800 feet of hole. At No. 20 a drilling record worthy of mention was made in that over 800 feet of hole was made in a week's time. The new locations are to bear numbers 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. On the Temple property No. 5 continues to maintain its production of 1800 barrels daily. No. 6 is drilling at 2085. No. 7 is rigging up for drilling and No. 8 is a new location. The Standard's Kraemerer lease has been cemented at a depth of 2500 feet, and will stand for a couple of weeks. The Standard has set the water string on the Irvine well at Newport at 2500 feet. The well will stand cemented for two weeks. The reopening and drilling of the well will be watched with a great deal of interest as the Standard is fully expected to open up a well in this field. The company was willing to attempt the feat where others have failed and for this reason is entitled to success. One of the most unusual acting producing wells is one owned by the Union at La Merced. The well is No. 5, completed several months ago. This well makes an average of 600 barrels The Popular Resort of the South Coast Seal Beach SUNDAY AND EVERY OTHER DAY Bathing, Dancing, Dining, Fishing, Music Where the Activities Are on the Ocean Front DANCING PAVILION Open every evening except Monday. 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Wickersheim Implement Company FULLERTON, CALIF. Food will win the war He who wastes a crust of bread prolongs the war don't waste it! a day. However on one day of each week this well throws out 400 barrels additional, making the production go to 1000 barrels one day out of every seven. The well has been producing for the past 5 months and has never had any tubing or rods out. The action of the well is of great interest and presents a subject for study. At La Merced the Union has No. 2 drilling in the oil sand at 2700 feet. No. 4 after being on the beam for several weeks continued to show some water with its production. No. 7 is rig building. No. 8 is drilling by pipe. No. 10 is a new well. The Union after cementing the Chapman well three times has succeeded finally in shutting off all surface water and other water down to a depth of 2600 feet. The drilling will proceed after a test shows every trace of water has been eliminated. The mishap of a twist off of the rotary pie on Stearns 55 at a depth of tarp pipe on Stearns 55 at a depth of is beginning to look serious. J. O. Hayes of San Jose, candidate for the republican nomination for governor, was in town for an hour or two Tuesday afternoon and was greeted by a large crowd at the intersection of Center and Los Angeles streets, where he was scheduled for a short address. Mr. Hayes was delayed in reaching Anaheim, and as he was billed for other points in the county his stay here was brief. An interesting story is going around about how a well known business man acquired 90 acres of valuable orange land in the Fullerton district. He saw a piece of land on Orangethorpe avenue that he liked and he told the owner he would take it, saying, "I'll pay for it after awhile, when I harvest my bean and hay crops." Papers were made out, and several weeks later when Pete got his crops off his hand he handed the seller his check, which was for a good round sum. How do they do it? James Hall, Jr., who has conducted a general merchandise establishment in Richfield has sold his interests to J. J. Stein and G. A. Waterman of Anaheim. It is reported the latter gentlemen will add to the stock. Mrs. E. R. Abbey and little son are sojourning at Long Beach this week.