*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 17--- [ARNOLD, Harold Lee.] Born in Plainwell, Mich., Feb. 14, 1878; son of Levi and Julia (Starr) Arnold; married to Sallie Hert, Apr. 28, 1904. Early education received in public schools, Plainwell, Mich.; graduated 1895; graduated Law Dept., niversitY of Michigan, LL.B., 1901. Manager Riverside Stock Farm, Plainwell, Mich., 1895-96; with Union Ticket Office, Mackinac Island, Mich., 1897-01; with Arnold Transit Co., gen- eral offices Mackinac Island, Mich., starting in as freight and passenger agent, and last two years general traffic manager of line, 1901-08; office man, and later assistant to manager of Western Motor Car Co., Los Angeles, handling automobiles, 1908-09; vice-pres. and manager of Toledo Auto & Garage Co., Toledo, O., dis- tributor for automobiles in Northern Ohio, 1909-10; auditor of American Creosoting Co., and later secretary and assistant treasurer of the American, Federal, Indiana and Shreveport Creosoting Co., with general offices in McCormick Bldg., Chicago, Ill., 1910-11; proprietor of Hudson Sales Co., distributing Hudson Motor Cars in Southern California and Arizona, 1911 to date. Member Los Angeles Athletic Club; Motor Car Deal- ers' Assn.; Delta Tau Delta, Delta Chapter '01. ARNOLD, Louis S. Lawyer. Res. 1537 Girard st.; office 622 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Michicott, Wis., June 26, 1874; son of Christian Selk and Marie (Koehnke) Arnold. Attended public schools of Milwaukee, . Wis.; graduated from Univ. of Mich., LL. B., in 1899. Ad- mitted to the bar in Milwaukee and practiced in that city for two years. Moved to Ariz. and was admitted to the bar. Moved to Los Angeles in 1911 and was admitted to the bar; has been engaged in practice to date. Of- ficial court reporter, first judicial dis- trict Ariz.; asst. dist. atty. of Pima Co., Ariz., 1906-1911. Republican. ARNOLD, Ralph. Consulting geologist and petroleum engineer. Res. Pasadena, Cal.; office, 917 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Marshalltown, Ia., April 14, 1875; son of Delos and Hannah Richardson Arnold. Married to Frankie W. Stokes in 1899. Graduated from Pasadena high school in 1894; from Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, 1896; from Leland Stanford Univ., B.A., 1899; A.M., 1900; Ph.D., 1902; has served the United States Government in various capacities as geologist and engineer; now in private practice in Los Angeles, Cal., with offices in Denver, Colo.; London, Eng.; Caracas, Venezuela; and Salt Lake City, Utah; during time he has been in pri- vate practice, in addition to his tech- nical activities, has assisted in devis- ing plans for financing several large enterprises; has been engaged as ex- pert for many oil companies and syn- dicates, and identified with many im- portant oil deals; dir. of Pan-American Hardwoods Co.; professional cor- respondent for Thompson & Hunter, of London, Eng.; serves the United States Bureau of Mines as consulting petroleum engineer, and holds tem- porary assignment with the U. S. Geological Survey; prolific writer on technical subjects; notable scientific works are: "Recent and Fossil Pectens of California," professional paper No. 47, United States Geological Survey; "Fossils of the Coalinga District, California," Bul. No. 396, U. S. Geological Survey; he was also co- author, in colaboration with Geo. H. Eldridge, Robt. Anderson and H. R. Johnson, of seven Bulletins of the United States Geological Survey, Nos. 309, 317, 321, 322, 357, 398 and 406, descriptive of the California oil fields and various phases of the oil indus- try; and aside from these has written more than fifty other articles and papers relating to the geology, pale- ontology, oil and other mineral re- sources of Cal., Ore., Wash., and Trinidad, British West Indies, pub- lished in various scientific and tech- nical publications. Fellow of the Geological Society of America; Paleontological Society of America; American Assn. for the Advancement of Science; Geological Society (London); Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. Member of the Minig and Metallurgical Society; American Institute of Mining Engineers; California Academy of Sciences; National Geographical Society; Washington (D. C.) Academy of Sciences; Geological Society of Washington; Biological Society of Washington; Seismological Society of America; Malacological Society of London; Cooper Ornithological Club, and the Le Conte Geological Club. Member of the Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C.; former member of the University Club of Washington, D. C. *** end ***