Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-08
Marsha1lto,D,, Boy
Among Celebrities

The name OF native son Is found In
the 1914-15 edition Of who's Who.
the authoritative list OF American cell
ebrities. which has Just been Issued. a
few Marshalltown men have been Civ
en- place In the red book" in the past
years, but Ralph Arnold. OF Los An
geles. IL probably the first native son
to secure place among the biographi-
cal sketches of the notes.
Mr.. Arnold, widely known as con-
sulting engineer and geologist. was
born In this city April IA. 1875. the son
of Delos and Hannah Richardson
(Mercer) Arnold. the father being on
gagged for many years in the furniture
business Tho family moved to Cali
fornla little over twenty-five years
ago. and young Arnold received his
education at the Throop Polytechnical
Institute at Pasadena, being gradual
ed in 1896. He received hts degree Of
A. b. at Leland Stanford in 1889: A.
PHI. d.. In 1902.
Mr.. Arnold was an assistant in geol-
ogy at Leland Standard, 1S89-1803: In
structor In chemistry and physics.
Hoitts School. Menlo Park. CAL, 1899
1900; field assistant. 1900-1903: geo.
logic aid, l9o3-05; paleontologist. 1905
0S; geologist 10000. in the United
States geological survey.
MIR. Arnold became consulting Pc
troleum engineer In the United States
bureau OF mines In 1911. and has been
In private practice since 1909. He was
in charge of the paleontologic and Pc
troleum Investigations of the United
States geological survey In California.
10000, and has made Investigations
In the oil fields Of Texas. Wyoming,
Mexico, Trinidad. British West Indies.
Venezuela and elsewhere. He has act
ed as consulting engineer and geoloGist
for the Trinidad Lake Petroleum Com
pany and other corporations Of like
nature. and has directed extensive ex-
plorations for oil In Venezuela for the
Caribbean Petroleum Company.
Mr.. Arnold Is fellow OF the C;eolog-
zeal Society of America. of the Paieon-
tologlst Society OF America, Of tho
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science, Of the Royal Geologic
cal Society and OF the Geological So
ciety of IIondan. He is member Of
the Washington Academy OF Sciences,
Geological Society OF Washington (sec-
rotary. 1907 -Os). Biological Society Of
Washington. California Academy OF
Science. National Geographical Society.
lie Conte Geological Club (secretary.
1901 -O2). Geological Society of Amer
lean Universities, American Petroleum
Society (member executive committee
since 1879 American Institute OF Me-
chanical Engineers (member petroleum
commission since 1919. meteorological
Society of London. and the Paleontol-
ogischen Gesellschaft.
Mr.. Arnold Is the author or co.
author of seven bulletins of the United
States Geological Survey on California
oil fields. and many other professional
papers, including a memoir of the Cali
fornia Academy of Science on "Paleon-
tology OF San Pedro" and professional
paper Al. United States Geological
Survey, on Tertiary and Quarternary
Pectens Of California"
Mr.. Arnold displayed a marked In
terest In scientific work even as lad
in Marshalltown. and Is said to have
made one of the largest collections OF
bird eggs In the country.
Mr.. Arnold's wife was Miss Frankie
Winninette Stokes. of South Pasadena,
Cal. the wedding taking place July
IL. 1899. He maintains an
office in Los Angeles. and his home is
in San Marine. Cal.