anaheim-gazette 1918-12-05

Oil Field Notes By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER November continued to keep up the strong activity it took on early in the month, and will go down as one of the biggest months of the year in the development of the Southern California oil fields. As fast as wells are completed and put on the beam new ones are started. One hundred and seventeen wells are now drilling, 745 wells are producing, and the daily output is better than 74,000 barrels. The Standard Oil Company continue to make the Baldwin Hills lease at Montebello one of the most productive leases in the state. No. 17, just completed at a depth of 3825 feet, is flowing 1700 barrels daily into the receiving tanks. The advent of No. 18 brings the production of this wonderful property up to 16,000 barrels daily. Six wells are drilling on the lease and work on new locations includes four wells. On the Temple property adjoining No. 9 is rigging up and will be drilling before the end of the week. On account of a number of wells of the Standard on the Baldwin commencing to show some water a few of the wells quite a bit, an electric dehydration plant has been erected on the property to treat the oil. This method of separating oil from water has been found to be the most efficient of any known, and is being used with great success on all oils. In the La Merced lease the Union's Montebello holdings, No. 11 was spudded in early in the week and is making rapid hole with the rotary. No. 7 now stands cemented at 1607 feet. No. 8 is drilling at 2065, the formation showsent time the well is making 170 barrels a day. The gravity of this well's oil has also improved as the production increased. Starting at 26 and a fraction, the oil has lightened until now it registers close to 29 gravity, and is one of the highest gravity oil producers in the Brea field. The Fullerton Oil Company's six-year oil well has become famous for hard luck. The hard luck is staying with the well right up to the installation of the casing head and the putting in of the tubing. A few days ago this well was given the final clean-out preparatory to putting in the tubing and putting it on the beam. An accident that "jimmed up" the top joint of the casing prevented the putting on of the casing head so that the putting in of the rods could proceed. An effort is being made to repair the injured pipe so that the casing head and the rods can be installed and the well put on the pump before the end of the week. Six years of the hardest kind of work and a hundred thousand dollars have been expended on this well. Every kind of drilling difficulty imaginable was run up against in the drilling of the well. There are three strings of tools, several different kinds of pipe and various other drilling paraphenalia in the well. The production from this well will no doubt contain a large percentage of iron. The Union Oil Company's Bastanchury No. 5 caused a stampede of Union officials and other a few days ago by flowing at the rate of 400 barrels a day. For almost a year this deep well that has been in the process of drilling for three years, has looked a dry hole and a failure. The production was remarkably clean for a new well and tested 26 gravity. After flowa few hours the well commenced to make water, and there is some question now as to whether or not the bottom water has been successfully Travis No. 1 and will begin a few days. The building modern and up-to-date cam along very nicely, and will for occupancy soon. The K though one of the smallest in the field, is doing thing large scale. Besides the d one well now rigged up a structure of the modern company's plans call for th from 18 to 20 wells. The Standard Oil Company some rapid headway ing of three wells. At Krae the depth of the well adds 540 feet to 900 feet. At L rotary is making hole at 14the drilling is going o good. The well on th Union's property is now well in the field, drilling in conglomerate. Kraemer No. 1, the well he Kraemer field and great excitement this new enjoying, is shut down o water breaking into the w porarily destroying the pr effort is being made to lo ter and a cementing job w taken at once. Previous ing in of the water the w ing 125 barrels a day at he fuel for the developmen Standard is doing on adj It seems that the water p ing to be a rather serious development work at th will require a lot of care much attention. The Diamond Oil Company by Gugenheim interes rig up on its 400-acre tra Heights and has commen The Diamond Oil Com ing some excellent progr am 4 well in Cat Canyon. the beginning of the we The brown shale form depth is affording rai In the La Merced lease the Union's Montebello holdings, No. 11 was spudded in early in the week and is making rapid hole with the rotary. No. 7 now stands cemented at 1607 feet. No. 8 is drilling at 2065, the formation showing blue shale. At No. 9 redrilling is making headway at 2585 feet. No. 10 is in the oil sand and looking good as the drill makes hole at 2675. No. 14, another new project is building rig. Work on five other new locations made last week will commence soon. In spite of the fact that the hole is getting deep the Standard Oil Company is making fast time on Irvine No. 1 at Newport. The depth now is 3400 feet. The formation is hard sand with no signs of oil whatever as yet. Last week water developed in the Liberty Petroleum's 200 barrel well at Newport and it looked as though the well was ruined. The water has vanished. One of the hardest shale formations ever encountered in the Brea field has been struck by the Amalgamated Oil Company in its Anaheim Union lease well No. 42. At a depth of 3487 feet occurred a brown shale of such hardness and toughness that it is with great difficulty that the rotary, one of the fastest drilling tools used, can make but a foot a day. Usually the shales are soft and are drilled through quickly and easily. However, this shale is different and is of considerable interest to the geologist as well as the well-digger. The Brea Canyon Oil Company is completing the work of installing 12 gas engines for the pumping of wells. For a number of years the Brea Canyon has had its producers on steam engines but is making the change to get more production at less cost. Half of the engines have been installed and are running, already the well pumped by the gas engines are showing an increase of production. This fact is accounted for by the more regular motion of the gas engine. Also it is known that long steam lines running to wells from plants carry a great deal of condensed water during the winter season of the year and this works against the engine, sometimes stopping it. As a fuel saver the gas engine ranks high. A steam boiler consumes eight times as much gas as the gas engine. The Union Oil Company's chury No. 5 caused a stampede of Union officials and other a few days ago by flowing at the rate of 400 barrels a day. For almost a year this deep well that has been in the process of drilling for three years, has looked a dry hole and a failure. The production was remarkably clean for a new well and tested 26 gravity. After flowing a few hours the well commenced to make water, and there is some question now as to whether or not the bottom water has been successfully cased off. The showing the well made is convincing that a good well can be gotten as soon as the water problem is solved. Redoubled efforts will be made to put the well in condition and get it to producing again. A successful well on the Bastanchury lease will mean much to the Fullerton field and will probably open up a great deal more development work. The well is 4738 feet deep, and may bear some relationship to the wells on the Standard Oil Company's famous Murphy property. No. 6, on the Bastanchury, drilling at 4396, and at this depth is showing blue shale. The formation shows that this well will be a deep one also. On the Chapman ranch the Union is drilling out the cement in its first test well at 2355, and an immediate test of the water conditions will be made. If found satisfactory the drilling will be pushed ahead as rapidly as possible. This well represents the Union Oil Company's wild cat venture in the Brea field and it is being watched with considerable interest. The Graham-Loftus property of the Union Oil Company six years ago was the center of the oil activity in the Brea field. Today but three wells are drilling and the possibility of more being put down is rather slim. No. 49 is in the oil sand at 3218. No: 51 is rotating in the hard conglomerate and making slow progress at 2231. No. 52 is also in the conglomerate with 1600 feet of hole. Something of a disappointment is attending-the extended testing-out of the Union Oil Company's No. 8 on the Naranjal property. Three weeks ago this well went on the beam and has from the start produced large volumes of water. The well is making 500 barrels of fluid of which about only 15 is oil. No. 7 has recovered from a fishing job and is making hole at 3284. No. 9 is drilling in the shale at 2850. No. 10 is going a little slow in the hard sand at 1740. At No. 11 the shale formation at 1470 is making the digging at No. 13 an attempt is being ing to be a rather service development work at the will require a lot of care much attention. The Diamond Oil Company by the Gugenhelm interest rig up on its 400-acre traverse Heights and has commented. The Diamond Oil Company completed rig on the old property and is about remence drilling. It is this company to drill thru Six wells drilling, three mented, and work on these representations the acadian Oil Company's old property in Southern No. 35 is side-tracking No. 43 is drilling at 3547. No. 50 at 3592. No. 53 at 3424, and No.at 3090. Nos. 48, 47 and ing cemented. At No.being made for a new loo56 a rig is building and rigging up work is favored to allow drilling few days. On the Murphy-White Standard has five well standing cemented, and way on a new location ing out water conditioni41 and 42 are standing54 is drilling at 2586.the deepest well drillingern field with the rotais 4039 and the tools on long string of pipe are fast and accurately.No at 1935.No.58 is make-feet.No.59 is drilling grade for No.60,a neptleted and ready for tAt a depth of 4312Company's Myer leaseFe Springs,is drillingand shows not even ad4300 feetthe6¼-inchanda continuation omean another string o The Amalgamated vthe Durfee lease is not"shale well."This he into a shale and from present depth of 3221has been a continuous shales. The Columbia Oil Co.fast on the Scotth are running, already the well pumped by the gas engines are showing an increase of production. This fact is accounted for by the more regular motion of the gas engine. Also it is known that long steam lines running to wells from plants carry a great deal of condensed water during the winter season of the year and this works against the engine, sometimes stopping it. As a fuel saver the gas engine ranks high. A steam boiler consumes eight times as much gas as the gas engine. The gas engine method of producing makes it possible for one man to look after a large number of wells. The Brea Canyon's development work includes No. 28, drilling at 2490 feet. No. 31 is making hole at 420 feet, and a new location to be known as No. 32 is made. Three weeks ago the Columbia Oil Company completed No. 8 on the Orange lease, and were compelled to let the well stand on account of the delay of a shipment of tubing from the east. The well broke lose early in the week and commenced flowing at the rate of 300 barrels a day through the 6¼ inch casing. Although the tubing did finally arrive the management have decided to let the wonder well have its way and flow as it pleases. The oil is coming almost clean and is 26 gravity. The depth of this well is 4240 feet. On the same property the Columbia's No. 3 is regarded as one of the great wells of the field. This well was completed six years ago, started flowing immediately and has made better than 400 barrels a day every day since. The oil is 27 gravity, cutting almost clean. Another producer owned by this company is of some interest. This is the Fisher well completed two years ago and came in at 125 barrels. The production has continued to increase little by little until at the pres- tending the extended testing out of the Union Oil Company's No. 8 on the Naranjal property. Three weeks ago this well went on the beam and has from the start produced large volumes of water. The well is making 500 barrels of fluid of which about only 15 is oil. No. 7 has recovered from a fishing job and is making hole at 3284. No. 9 is drilling in the shale at 2850. No. 10 is going a little slow in the hard sand at 1740. At No. 11 the shale formation at 1470 is making the digging good. At No. 12 an attempt is being made to side-track a string of tools and make new hole, the depth being 1400 feet. The Olinda Land Company's No. 21, the wild-cat well of the extreme eastern end of the Olinda field, is making good time digging in the shale at 2160 feet. The appearance of the shale again gives this well a hopeful outlook. It may be that a thick oil sand lies directly beneath this shale formation. No. 19, drilling in the company's proven area, is standing cemented at 2900 feet. The West Coast Oil Company is meeting with some good luck and is making a fine showing on the three wells now drilling. No. 62 is making hole in the blue shale at 2345 and carrying ten-inch pipe. No. 69 is drilling at 2070, the progress being a little slow on account of the conglomerate. At No. 79 a depth of 1757 feet has been reached, the formation being conglomerate here also. Kraemer is the word that signifies a new activity in the development of the oil resources of the Southland. With five companies in the field a producer, and three wells drilling in a field not three months old yet, is a record seldom equalled. The Fullerton Oil Company has completed the rigging up work on its tendingthe extended testing out of the Union Oil Company's No. 8 on the Naranjal property. Three weeks ago this well went on the beam and has from the start produced large volumes of water. The well is making 500 barrels of fluid of which about only 15 is oil. No. 7 has recovered from a fishing job and is making hole at 3284. No. 9 is drilling in the shale at 2850. No. 10 is going a little slow in the hard sand at 1740. At No. 11 the shale formation at 1470 is making the digging good. At No. 12 an attempt is being made to side-track a string of tools and make new hole, the depth being 1400 feet. The Olinda Land Company's No. 21, the wild-cat well of the extreme eastern end of the Olinda field, is making good time digging in the shale at 2160 feet. The appearance of the shale again gives this well a hopeful outlook. It may be that a thick oil sand lies directly beneath this shale formation. No. 19, drilling in the company's proven area, is standing cemented at 2900 feet. The West Coast Oil Company is meeting with some good luck and is making a fine showing on the three wells now drilling. No. 62 is making hole in the blue shale at 2345 and carrying ten-inch pipe. No. 69 is drilling at 2070, the progress being a little slow on account of the conglomerate. At No. 79 a depth of 1757 feet has been reached, the formation being conglomerate here also. Kraemer is the word that signifies a new activity in the development of the oil resources of the Southland. With five companies in the field a producer, and three wells drilling in a field not three months old yet, is a record seldom equalled. The Fullerton Oil Company has completed the rigging up work on its tendingthe extended testing out of the Union Oil Company's No. 8 on the Naranjal property. Three weeks ago this well went on the beam and has from the start produced large volumes of water. The well is making 500 barrels of fluid of which about only 15 is oil. No. 7 has recovered from a fishing job and is making hole at 3284. No. 9 is drilling in the shale at 2850. No. 10 is going a little slow in the hard sand at 1740. At No. 11 the shale formation at 1470 is making the digging good. At No. 12 an attempt is being made to side-track a string of tools and make new hole, the depth being 1400 feet. The Olinda Land Company's No. 21, the wild-cat well of the extreme eastern end of the Olinda field, is making good time digging in the shale at 2160 feet. The appearance of the shale again gives this well a hopeful outlook. It may be that a thick oil sand lies directly beneath this shale formation. No. 19, drilling in the company's proven area, is standing cemented at 2900 feet. The West Coast Oil Company is meeting with some good luck and is making a fine showing on the three wells now drilling. No. 62 is making hole in the blue shale at 2345 and carrying ten-inch pipe. No. 69 is drilling at 2070, the progress being a little slow on account of the conglomerate. At No. 79 a depth of 1757 feet has been reached, the formation being conglomerate here also. Kraemer is the word that signifies a new activity in the development of the oil resources of the Southland. With five companies in the field a producer, and three wells drilling in a field not three months old yet, is a record seldom equalled. The Fullerton Oil Company has completed the rigging up work on its tendingthe extended testing out of the Union Oil Company's No. 8 on the Naranjal property. Three weeks ago this well went on the beam and has from the start produced large volumes of water. The well is making 500 barrels of fluid of which about only 15 is oil. No. 7 has recovered from a fishing job and is making hole at 3284. No. 9 is drilling in the shale at 2850. No. 10 is going a little slow in the hard sand at 1740. At No. 11 the shale formation at 1470 is making the digging good. At No. 12 an attempt is being made to side-track a string of tools and make new hole, the depth being 1400 feet. The Olinda Land Company's No. 21, the wild-cat well of the extreme eastern end of the Olinda field, is making good time digging in the shale at 2160 feet. The appearance of the shale again gives this well a hopeful outlook. It may be that a thick oil sand lies directly beneath this shale formation.No .19 , drilling in th e company's proven area ,is standing cemented at2900feet. The West Coast Oil Company is meeting with some good luck and is making a fine showing onthe threewellsnowdrilling.InMortorandinproductionreliefsto65barrels.TheIhasbeenstandingwelleversinceitwomonthsago,anditsmystery.CruzNo .2mencedrilling. OntheAlvitreleainsandyshaleat30atthemuchshallowisintheoilsandandgas.TheGeneralPetroliardrillingat2393erableoilandgaslind.RalphNo.Iisduringdevelopments.. Travis No. 1 and will begin drilling in a few days. The building of the new modern and up-to-date camp is coming along very nicely, and will be ready for occupancy soon. The Fullerton, although one of the smallest companies in the field, is doing things on a very large scale. Besides the drilling of the one well now rigged up and the construction of the modern camp, the company's plans call for the drilling of from 18 to 20 wells. The Standard Oil Company is making some rapid headway on the drilling of three wells. At Kraemer No. 2 the depth of the well advanced from 540 feet to 900 feet. At Lock No. 1 the rotary is making hole at 1700 feet and the drilling is going exceptionally good. The well on the Anaheim Union's property is now the deepest well in the field, drilling at 2400 feet in conglomerate. Kraemer No. 1, the well that opened the Kraemer field and caused the great excitement this new field is now enjoying, is shut down on account of water breaking into the well and temporarily destroying the production. An effort is being made to locate the water and a cementing job will be undertaken at once. Previous to the breaking in of the water the well was making 125 barrels a day and furnished the fuel for the development work the Standard is doing on adjoining leases. It seems that the water problem is going to be a rather serious menace to development work at the Kraemer and will require a lot of careful work and much attention. The Diamond Oil Company, headed by the Gugenheim interests, has a new rig up on its 400-acre tract at Rideout Heights and has commenced drilling. The Diamond Oil Company, headed in some excellent progress on its No. 4 well in Cat Canyon. The depth at the beginning of the week was 1775. The brown shale formation at this depth is offering rapid drilling. A few days ago a number of newspapers that are not oil papers and indicate in the use of big figures, stated that the property given to Walter McGinley by Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker was worth millions. The property has four producing wells that are making a good production as far as the number of barrels of fluid is concerned, but the quality of the oil produced is quite another factor. No. 1 is making 300 barrels a day, 60 per cent of this water. No. 3 is making 725 barrels a day, 25 per cent of this water. No. 4 is producing at the rate of 250 barrels per day and of this amount 60 per cent of this water. No. 2 is the banner well of the property. This well is doing 800 barrels a day and cutting only 8-10th of one per cent. No. 5 is drilling in the oil sand at 2495 feet. No. 6 is a location marked with a rig. Drilling has not commenced on this well. Perhaps one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of Southern California oil is the results of some work done on the Petroleum Midway Company's Prugh No. 2. For a number of months this well has been producing at the rate of 625 and 640 barrels a day. Superintendent Davis was not satisfied with the way the well was acting and determined to better its condition. By running the baller, doing a little cleaning out work and adjusting, the production rose immediately to the astounding figure of 1200 barrels. Davis' associates are beginning to think that he is a wizard at the oil game. The gentleman on being asked how he accomplished such a wonder stated in a very modest and unassuming way, that he just run the baller. Petroleum Midway's Darlington No. 2 is drilling in hard sand at 2404 feet. Prugh No. 4 is drilling at 1919. Germain No. 1-A is making hole at 2820. The Oswald-Stevens well has a fishing job at 2797. Taste and Value HOLIDAY We take pleasure in inviting you this store and we take pride in our worth. Nowhere will you find any articles from which to make your SILVERWARE Our line of Silverware and Cutting newest and most artistic creations will be a lasting joy in the home and social occasion. What is more cheerful and hilarizing time from the mantel, timeless cision. We have them in all sizes. The Roberts' Trademark is an Christmas Jewelry. It will carry guarantee of quality and is back square dealings. Our prices are as THEODOR JEWELRY ANAHEIM "Where Every Dealing "Where Every Dealin HER HOPE IN GERMANY Germany sees in Russia her only hope for rebuilding her shattered fortunes. This from the Munich Post, written before the signing of the armistice, gives the viewpoint: "Our ultimate salvation lies in our own hands. To rise again from the depths into which we have sunk we must be enabled to work. "The dream of Central Europe has passed, and the fantastic Balkan hopes are at rest in a silent grave near Sofia. About the Berlin-Bagdad line no more will be heard. In the east the Japanese prevail; South and North America and Australia are lost to us. There is, therefore, but one hope left to us—Russia. "The English, Japanese and Americans are ready, it is true, to push their way into the immense territory of the former czaristic empire, and to bolt the door against us. We are not defenseless against them, however. We are Russia's nearest neighbors, and we have better facilities than any other nation for securing from her the raw stuffs we need, and for supplying her with her wants. Besides, we are better acquainted than anybody else with her markets, and we know precisely in what part of her soil its tremendous natural resources are to be found." CALIFORNIA'S WEALTH California's total wealth in real property is $9,253,439,910, according to State Controller John S. Chambers, who arrived at these figures through study of the assessment rolls of the California counties. The total assess- 1 ton of average-grade bituminous coal. INVASION OF HUNS Reports that Germans of the Junker class intend when peace is declared to emigrate to America to escape payment of the heavy reparation taxes to be imposed on the German people, are leading officials here seriously to consider amending the immigration laws if necessary to prevent Germans seeking to evade their obligations by finding asylum in this country. Immigration statistics show that nearly 24,000 Germans have been admitted to this country as intending residents since the Lusitania was sunk in May, 1915, and that more than 2000 have been admitted since the United States entered the war against the Central Powers. Between July, 1917, and January, 1918, 1289 Germans were admitted, and the 1918 immigration up to July last was as follows: January, 228; February, 120; March, 146; April, 170; May, 142; June, 125; and July (the last available figures) 91—a total of 1017. These figures have proved a shock even to administration officials who appear to have been unaware of the fact that the war had interposed so slight a check on German emigration to this country. Mr. John Lord O'Brien, assistant to the Attorney-General, when the matter was brought to his attention, directed that an investigation be made and even Mr. Anthony Caminetti, commissioner-general of immigration, was surprised at the record made during the war period. Mr. Caminetti explained, however, that no discrimination against countries is permitted under the immigration law. He added that the interests of the United States had been protected by means of a special examination of German emigrants by Department of Justice and immigration officials, conducted at the port of arrival in addition to the tests imposed by the immigration law. This examination, Mr. Caminetti said, was designed to discover whether the presence of such German emigrants in the country would be inimical to the interests of the United States. If so, he said they were not admitted. The nature of the test, how complete and immediate oper- Under the army motor of the secretariat over to the parcels post James I. Blakke take all the time war department He is asking give him appoosition as posses them The ploys 104 truectecting all thie country from and from Chie and shows not even a sign of oil. At 4300 feet the 6¼-inch pipe has froze, and a continuation of the hole will mean another string of pipe. The Amalgamated wild-cat well on the Durfee lease is now known as the "shale well." This hole at 2940 ran into a shale and from that depth to the present depth of 3221, the formation has been a continuous variation of shales. The Columbia Oil Company is moving fast on the Scott or Doby lease. No. 1 is drilling in sandy shale at 2500 feet. No. 2 is about rigged up and ready for drilling, and the location for No. 3 has been made. Rig building has started on the new location. At a depth of 3260 the Doheney Pacific failed to get a shut-off on bottom water and has re-cemented its well. Water problems seem to be the delay factor in the progress of this well. The Five Star Oil Company is drilling at 3375 on its initial test well. The formation shows blue shale and the digging is going good. The General Petroleum's first producing well in Montebello field has dropped in production from 125 barrels to 65 barrels. This well, Cruz No. 1, has been standing up remarkably well ever since it was brought in two months ago, and its sudden drop is a mystery. Cruz No. 2 is rigging to commence drilling. On the Alvitre lease No. 1 is drilling in sandy shale at 3007. No. 2, drilling at the much shallower depth of 2328, is in the oil sand and showing some oil and gas. The General Petroleum's Lieber No. 1, drilling at 2393, is showing considerable oil and gas in the shale. Ralph No. 1 is drilling at 3165. Stone No. 1 is standing awaiting neighboring developments. CALIFORNIA'S WEALTH California's total wealth in real property is $9,253,439,910, according to State Controller John S. Chambers, who arrived at these figures through study of the assessment rolls of the California counties. The total assessed value of the state is $3,806,865,179, an increase in valuation of $1,203,520,246, or 42.2 per cent since 1911. Both actually increase values and increased rates of valuation for assessment purposes are responsible for this advance. Chambers figured assessment values as approximately 42 per cent of actual value. While valuations have been making this increase of 46 per cent, the population of the state has increased 30 per cent and state expenditures have jumped 138 per cent. General property taxation by counties raised $31,767,664.40, while the corporation tax department of the controller's office raised $16,379,488.82 during the fiscal year of 1917. COMPARATIVE VALUE In heating value one standard cord of well seasoned hickory, oak, beech, birch, hard maple, ash, elm, locust, or cherry wood is approximately equal to 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of anthracite coal, according to estimates by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. However, a cord and a half of soft maple and 2 cords of cedar, poplar, or basswood are required to give the same amount of heat. One cord of mixed wood, well seasoned, equals in heating value at least JOBS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS The postoffice department is ready to take the man who has been piloting a motor truck over shell holes in France and give him a job at $4 a day in his home town. Of all the plans and schemes for so-called reconstruction in which use of army men and equipment is proposed the postoffice department's plan alone and Value Combined In 'Our HOLIDAY STOCK measure in inviting you to do your Christmas shopping at have take pride in our complete line of jewelry of genuine here will you find a more complete selection of highgrade which to make your choice. SILVERWARE AND CUT GLASS Silverware and Cut Glass is most complete and comprise the most artistic creations of the times. 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Blakeslee says he is ready to take all the trucks and all the men the war department will turn over to him. He is asking the secretary of war to give him approximately 400 trucks as soon as possible, with men to run them. The postal service now employs 104 trucks on "star routes" connecting all the important cities of the country from Portland, Me., to Chicago and from Chicago to New Orleans. POMONA GETS IT The Pacific Colony, a state institution for people of retarded mental development, epileptics, delinquents, etc., is to be established on the 1326 acre Stearns ranch five miles west of Pomona, it became known through announcement by Mrs. J. Powers Flint, of Los Angeles, chairman of the board of trustees of the new project. This is the project that it was at one time proposed to establish in the Orange district, and which the board of supervisors and civic organizations later recommended should be located at Banning. It is understood the Banning site was not selected because of the hot weather there during the summer. ALIEN ANIMAL SETTLING IN OUR MIDST The O'possum Has Decided to Make His Home Here Possums, once unknown to Californians hereabouts excepting as they learned of them in mouth-watering stories of possums and sweet taters, have suddenly become a more or less common variety of game hereabouts, says the Register. How they got here, the whys and the wherefores of it all are part of a mystery. If the epidemic of possums just keeps on developing it will have the flu victims out-numbered. Byron Johnson is the latest possum discoverer, and his backyard at 2122 North Broadway is where he found the animal. Recently a possum was SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:19 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 12:50 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:43 P.M. 6:30 P.M. SOUTHBOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 8:00 A.M. 8:52 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:50 A.M. 2:05 P.M. 2:52 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 6:42 P.M. 11:59 P.M. 1:03 A.M. DEMOBILIZATION Demobilization of army units in the vicinity of Los Angeles was under way Friday with the discharge of 100 cadets from March flying field at Riverside, followed by the discharge of ten balloonists from the Arcadia balloon school. About 200 aviators remain at March field. At the balloon school 10 men will be discharged daily until the number is reduced to approximately 50 who will remain to complete training. While the airmen were being demobilized orders came for disbanding the six student army training corps maintained at Redlands University, Pomona College, Occidental College, Throop College, the Los Angeles State Normal School and the University of Southern California. The orders call for demobilization to start the first week in December and to be completed by December 21. Approximately 2000 men are affected. When a registrant desired to leave this country for Mexico or any other foreign land it was necessary to first secure a permit for a passport from the local exemption board, but with the cessation of the war that routine is no longer necessary. The local board has received a telegram abrogating that necessity. When a registrant desired to leave this country for Mexico or any other foreign land it was necessary to first secure a permit for a passport from the local exemption board, but with the cessation of the war that routine is no longer necessary. The local board has received a telegram abrogating that necessity. How they got here, the whys and the wherefores of it all are part of a mystery. If the epidemic of possums just keeps on developing it will have the flu victims out-numbered. Byron Johnson is the latest possum discoverer, and his backyard at 2122 North Broadway is where he found the animal. Recently a possum was killed at West Orange, and in the same section Deputy District Attorney Koepsel saw one hanging to a tree but he didn't have time to stop and investigate him. Not long ago Policeman Carter, in the middle of the night, encountered one of the rare animals in a store entrance near the corner of Fourth and Broadway, and dispatched him. Last night Byron Johnson experienced a possum for the first time. He cornered the thing behind some geranium bushes, and left him there while he called his neighbor, District Attorney L. A. West, to help solve the mystery. "He's got a head like a pig, but he isn't a pig," said Johnson, "and I don't know whether he's a wild animal or a domesticated one." Hume West turned a flashlight on the animal, and a great light came over the district attorney's countenance. He couldn't be fooled on that kind of a bird, for L. A. came from down in Kentucky. L. A. hit the beast on the head in an effort to make him possum, but he wouldn't possum, so he grabbed him by the tail and tossed him into a barrel that Johnson held calmly and cooly close at hand. Thus was this particular possum add-