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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
CHAPTER XIV.

The following morning Webster in
formed Dolores fully Of his interview
with her brother and his confreres the
night before, conceallng from her only
the fact that he was financing the
revolution and his reasons for fnanc.
Ing ii. He was still depressed. and
Dolores, observing his mood. forbore
to intrude upon ii. Accordingly she
claimed the prerogatiye Of her sex
slight headache-and retreated TO
her room, In the privacy of which she
was suddenly very much surprised to
find herself weeping softly because
John Stuart Webster vas unhappy
and didn't deserve to be.
II was impossible, however for
Webster long to remain impervlous to
the note of righteousness underlying
the forthcoming tragic events. Here
was a little 2x4 poverty-stricken hot
bed of ignorance and intrigue calling
itself a republic. little stretch Of
country no larger than a couple of
big western counties, about to indulge
in the national pastlme of civil war
and unable TO do 1t except by grace
Of an humble citizen of a sister re-
public!
Five or six thousand ignorant, Ill
nuuinnnd ill-drilIpd sem. hripa ndc 20 n
ing themselves soldiers, entrusted with
the task of enabling one Of their nun
her TO ride, horse and dog, over 1000
000 peoplel
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14

in Tampa, having been shipped to our
agent there on sight draft, with bill OF
ladng attached; the steamer is char
tered and en- route to Tampa from
Norfolk, Va, and we must pay the
owners $4,000 the day she begins tax
ing on her cargo, and $4,000 before
she unoads 1t on lighters at San
Bruno.
1--WE must also pay 200 men one
months pay in advance-that Is. $50.
900; we cannot meet this expense and
still take up that sight draft now
awaiting our attention In the bank at
Tampa.
AIN return for this favor to the pro-
vlsOnal government of Sobrante, you
shall have the note Of the provisional
government, signed by the provisional
president myself, and the provisional
cabinet, Or. PachecO Colonel Cara
veO, and two other gentlemen whom
you will meet In due course unless in
the interim they should be killed. And
as a bonus for saving this country
from brutal dictator, who Is pillag
ing its resources for his personal prof
II, you shall have deed of gift to
that mining concession You and your
friend, Geary are 50 DESTROYS Of work
ing; also the title shall be certified
by the government and the Supreme
court Of SGbrante and absolutely Sc
cured to you against future asgres-
sion in the event that the new regime
should be overthrow at some future
date Also you have my profound
gratitude and that Of my people"
Tel me your plan of campaign
Webster suggested.
in a secret rendezvous in the
mountains | have 1000 picked men
my fathers veterans, They are armed
with modern rifles and machcteS The
nitrate company, which has been Suf-
fering from heavy export duties i'm.
posed by Sarros, has loaned me all the
rolling stock Of the railroad for one
night 1t will be modified at San
Miguel de Padua by next Saturday
night; my troops will arrive late the
same afternoon and entraln at once.
"In the interim all telephone and
telegraph communications with Bne-
nayentura will be severed, The night
previous our steamer will have dis
charged her cargo Of men and NUM-
tlonS at san Bruno; a chain of out
posts will at once be established and
all communication with the capital
will be shut Off.
"On Saturday night, also the Con.
Soldaed Fruit company's steamer
La EStrellita, will make port with 30
Americans in her steerage. These
men will be road.makers and miners
imported by Mr.. ]. S. Webster, and
in order TO make certain that they
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14

next meal, for we've slept great deal
and don't want TO sleep any more for
a time"
That's not such bad idea" said
Brother Bacon.
The pigs were In big shed near
the barn, and Porky was Off in cor
ner by himself.
"Oh SO you've all decided 10 come,
have your asked Porky.
THAT'S foolish question" said
Brother Bacon, "for you see we've
come"
How rude you are to your elders
and superiors," said Porky Pig.
Grandfather said Brother Bacon.
you showed me bad example. For
when was very little pig and when
there might have been a chance that
would be maunerly little pig"
Mrs. Pinky Pig interrupted him and
said: There was never a chance Of
you being mannerly little pig from
the day you were born !"
AS | was saying continued Broth
err Bacon, before was so rudely in.
terrupted--"
You weren't rudely interrupted"
said Mrs. Pnky Pig Il was only tell
ing you the truth"
"Oh, very WELL" said Brother b.
con- well" he continued, "as l was
saying before Mrs. Pinky Pig, dear
Mother Plnky Pig, told me the truth.
| never had chance (even If ever
would have made the most of my
chance) of being mannerly pig. for
you, Grandfather Porky, were such
bad example TO me.
"You showed me how TO be greedy
~ didn't have much showing to do"
grunted Grandfather Porky. That
came pretty naturally to you"
81 was bright" said Brother Ba-
con.
Just pig" said Grandfather
Perky.
BY this time the pigs were standing
near Grandfather Porky, and Sammy
Sausage said: well, somehow or 9TH
err we came near to where you were,
Grandfather, and we'd like to hear
what you have to say, and why you
asked us to come around you"
81 asked you to come around me-"
said Grandfather Porky, because /
had something to tell you.
ut seems that New Year will soon
be here. And upon the last day of
the year everyone makes good resolu-
tons for the coming year. They say
that they will be good and fine and
that they will do many splendid things
during the coming year.
"They plan 10 be better and resolve
all these good things, and so they say
they make good resolutions, for they
resolve they will be fine and kind pnd
good.
"Now we should make our good res.
olutlons. too, for the coming year."
Grandfather Perky said.
"What!" squealed oil the pigs In
surprise.
Eyes" said Grandfather Porky, I'VE
should all resolve to he better pigs
than ever. and to do our part to keep
up the family name of greedy pigs"
"Oh. that's different" they all
Squealed. "Those are resolutions we
will all make"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14

GOOD TURNS BY BOY SCOUTS.

Pride In Its boy scout band of sixty
pieces, one of the finest in the coun-
try, led OIL City, Pa, to finance two
weeks trip for the entire organization,
bass drum and all. The boys visited
Philadelphia, Washington, and several
other large cities and historical places.
City officials say this was tribute to
the bands faithful work in general
community betterment.
Troop 4S, Hartford, Conn.,, repaired
broken toys for poor children and as
sisted in city's clean up work.
Troop 20, Birmingham, Ala, took
care of a needy family by supplying
food, etc, for about month Also
helped two other families at different
times.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14

lORNE w. BARCLAY.
Director OF the Department Of Educa-
tion Of the Boy Scouts Of America
Who Established the Great Camp
School Of Scouting for Boys Of
France and Belgium.
groups mlnistcrlng to the boys OF
France through scouting and to make
available with their cooperation
training course for the young men
from the many villages Of the devas-
tated regions. Great Britain, Canada,
Belgium, the United States and France
participated in the leadership OF the
camp and ds the scout spirit drew
representatives Of these nations to-
gether so 1t drew together the repre-
sentatives Of these many organizations.
and was an effective demonstration Of
how scouting attracts people Of d.
verse convictions, especially on reli-
gl0n.
"0ur camp school for the first time
brought scouting before the important
people Of France and resulted in CIV
Ing them the conviction that the coun-
try, like the United States, must have
unified national organization giving
leadership to the developments Of Its
boyhood 1t Is my conviction that with
the united spirit evidenced In the camp
there soon will be real organization
Of the boy scouts in France The inn
portance attached to our work is EVIL
denced by the fact that already an
invitation has come for establishing
several such camps next year in
France, as well as one in Belgium"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Two Men Victims OF Mob.

Los Angeles, Calif.-Angered at a
policeman and newspaper reporter
because they had participated earlier
In the night in raid on a questional
cafe, several sailors attacked the
two, the ensuing fight developing into
a riot which resulted in a number of
persons being injured, one seriously.
The two men were attacked by sever
al sailors and were forced to fight
their way to telephone. Squads of
police responding to the call had diff.
ficulty in dispensing the mob of sever
Al hundred sailors which had gathered.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
SAMPLE SCOUT TROOP REPORTS.

Saved railroad bridge from burn
ing. Policed school grounds at night
for protection from vandals. Church
activities-Troop 2, Marion, Ill.
Cared for and helped several faml-
lies and purchased coal for one fami-
ly.-Troop 8, Camden, n. ].
Two boys each saved n life from
drowning. Found lost boy and re-
turned him to his parents.-Troop 8,
Astoria, n. Y.
Managed two father and son ban
quets. Put in an lnvallded clergyman's
wood pile.-Troop /, Arson, Me.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Diplomatic.

Mother-Tommy, when you come
home from school tonight stop at the
store and get two bars of soap and a
nlckels worth of candy.
Father-What do you want the
candy fort
Mother-Oh, that's so he'll not for
get the soap.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Deception Charge Made BY Denman.

Washington. - William Denman, OF
San Francisco, first chairman of the
shipping board, declared in an opening
letter to members Of congress that the
reason Arthur ]. Balfour, former Brit.
ish secretary of state for foreign at.
fairs, failed to disclose to American
government officials the existence of
the secret treaties between Great Brit.
ain and Japan required mo further
explanation than his quest for the
four billions of dollars which the I'm
tied States loaned to Great Britain
early In the war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Arson Is Suspected In Fire Series

Rockford, Ill.-Burning of the host
ess house at Camp Grant, followed
by fires of undetermined origin in
the Liberty theater and in garage
at camp, resulted in a commission
being appointed to investigate sus-
pected incendiarism. Gasoline-soaked
rags burning beside camp garage
were reported to have been found
shortly after the theater fire. The
total loss is estimated at more than
eighty thousand dollars. The origin
Of the fire will BIZ thoroughly investi-
gated by the authorities.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
SCOUTS GOOD RAT cATcHERs.

1t has been officially reported to the
Texas state department of health
that In one week the boy scouts of
Corpus Christi caught in traps and
destroyed in their own inclnerator
2,341 rats and pa mice. That was only
a start. Scouts are routing the rat all
over the country.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Nav Avert Strike OF Harbor poatmen

New York.-Representatives of the
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
have agreed at conference with rep
resentatives of state industrial com.
mission and a committee of towboat
owners to recommend to the union the
signing of the 1921 agreement before
the strike of harbor boatmsn called
for Januar /. The decision, 1t lie an
nounced later by the conferees, ID ex-
pected to avert participation by ths
masters, mstes and pilots in the kar-
bor strike, ard they said. probably will
prevent any strike.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
tTo BE coNTINUED)
improved Household Bell.

Three different signal tones from an
electric bell of ordinary appearance
calling the householder to the 'front.'
rear, or side door, are now made posi-.
bile by the ingenious device of an
Ohio manufacturer. The two cleo
tromgnetic coils of the bell havs
separate armatures, one of which
carries the bell clapper, while the
other constitutes a buxxer.-Popula
Mechanics Magazine.
Glorious Liberty.
ADO you think men ought to be pro
hiblted from standing on the corner
and giving the short skirts the once
over7'
. Certainly mott don't believe In
anything that lnteiferes with the free
dom Of the sees."-Florida Times
Union.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Eadlnu Away.

"There was one popular phrase for
merly In use, which now is discard.
ed"
"What Is that?"
at was drink that did It."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Glorious Liberty.
A Drawback.

"The spirit in that orators speech
whets desire for more"
"Then II he isn't careful, he will
come under the prohibition BAN"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
Must Take Fresh Air.

Switzerland requires her school
children to be in the open air ten
minutes out Of every school hour.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
Ticker Done

NEW YORK--Directors OF I'm
porial Oil. It'd have ecided to issue
l42,62S additional shares OF stock
now held in the treasury giving
stockholders OF record November 10
right TO subscribe to one additional
share at 500 Canadian money Tor
for every ten shares OF stock held.
OIL CITY, Pa..--lndcpendeut Re
finers today posted the notice OF an
increase Of 20 cents in western
Kentucky crude price, Indiana Re
filming company will pay S20s and
Pete Refining company s3.2O.
NEW YORK--With arrange
ments completed though it's next
Mexican subsidiary the TidcfMex for
ms much as $4,000 barrels Mexican
crude daily from international Pc
troleum OF Maine, Tidcwater OF
company is assured Of it's necessary
supply OF Mexican crude oil. Under
contract deliveries will continue
during the life OF the Toco structure.
Action Is threatened by eastern
stockholders OF oil producing
properties In Wyoming 20 force a
fair price for Wyoming crude oil,
the suggestion being made that the
situation will be brought 90 the at
tention OF the Federal trade com
mission. IL Is claimed recent prices
Of 30 cents a barrel for crude oil In
salt Creek and Zig Muddy fields I'm
Wyoming rs unduly depressed in in
tcrest of the refining company. Mid
west Refining and Standard oil o'
Indiana. which recently took over
control of Midwest company. which
transaction gave standard Of lndl-
ana a monopoly In the Rocky Noun
tain fields are the principal buyers
Of crnda oil in that section. and
they appear to have maintained 0
price far out Of line with oil values
In other parts Of the country, ani
own special advantage.
NEW YORK-CorninR crude oil
has been advanced . cents a bar
/ rel 10 $2.40. Standard OF California
Is not TO do any additional financ.
| ing Notwithstanding rumors tina
S15,000.0 900 long term bonds wcr,
/ to be Issued X. n. Kingsbury, pres
| ident OF tho company wired from
| san Francisco to company easter
| representative statement which de
MES company is to da ony new n
nancing. He says: "Ou company 1.
neither considering nor does no.
contemplate any new financing.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
MI MARKET QUOTATIONS..
Pennsylvania Crude Is Up

prunsvlvania crude was advanced
20 cents per barrel yesterday, by
tbe principal purchasing agencies
making the present posted price "a,
other eastern grades were advanced
g5 cents as follows; Corning. t2.4O;
s1nerset S2.40; Somerset Light,
;2.e-, Ragland is up 10 cents to
ll25. ,
The report that Pennsylvania and
Eastern CrudesN have advanced put
tbe oil producers In oklahoma In a
decidedly peculiar frame of mind,
6e.ause lt had been confidently eX-
~95ected that Continent crude
Mould advance before there was an
other boost In eastern oil.
IL does, however, strengthen tho
b.U,f that there will be something
doing here, and especially that the
tank wagon price will be advanced
by The standard OF Indiana, and that
Immediately Both the price Of
crude and OF refined stuffs, should
advance II the Mid Continent Is to
receive q square deal.
Advices from Texas. make IL ap-
pear that the refincrs who had been
paying premiums OF 35 cents. prior
10 the first advance posted by the
Texas company. are now paying
f-.Ud WAlCH - oV CtltS uDoNc INV
market, but that there appears 10
bc a poor chance of supplying the
railroads of the southwest with fuel
as the Mexican concerns are promis-
Ing low priced crude up TO January
TO- II would appear that the fuel Oil
market is thus badly shot to pieces
In the southwest.
one thing Is certain, and that Is
that the developments of yesterday
make it almost certain that The 5!S
people are proposing shortly to pur-
chase oil here on a gravity basis. II
has looked that way from the start,
and yesterdays advance is high
grade eastern oil, of 90 cents bar
rel is another strong argument for
Lha. beIIeL IL not, why not?
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
Geological Surrey Report
Decidedly Interesting

"tield development in the oil
fields east OF the Rocky mountains
during the first nine months of the
current year. show that SRA quarter
sections OF the very cream of our
limited proven oil areas were drilled
over that can never again be drilled
with the expectation of developing
oil or gas IN paying quantities" says
Walter NJ Durham. IAN this de-
velopment represents deep well drill
ing, the low price of oil rendering
the drilling Of small well territory
prohibitory, and this remarkable
record despite a curtailmcnt In drill
ing operations.
This nine months drilling rec
ord he says further, SHOW the
completion of 16,763 new wells, of
which 4,169 were unproductive of
either oil or gas; ] ,596 reported prof
table natural gas wells, 10,9SS pro-
ductive oil wells, 1,939,06i barrels
initial new production, having an
average initial production per well
Of 1851 barrels. Drilling opera
@lons in California during this period
show the largest number OF compile
tons since the year 1910, California; s
banner year in field development.
The survey reported a marketed
petroleum production in the United
states during the first nine months
OF 1921 of 354,445,00O barrels. The
daily average production of 1,29S,-
333 barrels. This output compares
with 326,150,0O0 barrels, the daily
average OF 1,19O,32S barrels during
lthe comparative period Of 1920, a to-
MAJ increase of 2S,29J,0OO barrels,
and a daily average increase Of i03,-
Gas barrels.
The consumption OF domestic
and imported petroleum during this
period OF 1921 amounted TO 3SG,-
20S,00O barrels. daily average in
crease Of 100000 barrels, as
against 3S5,5l6,0 900 barrels duuing
the same period OF 1920. a daily
average Of l,412,OO0 barrels. This
Is an increase in consumption OF
$1,000 barrels.
Consumption increased from
424,4Ol,0O0 barrels in 1919 TO 339.
$4,000 barrels in 1920, a total in
crease Of l14.401,O00 barrels, a
monthly average increase of 9,235,-
SJ3 barrels and a daily average in
crease OF 3l0,567 barrels. This in
crease in consumption last year is
l3,SS0,663 barrels more oil than was
produced in this country during any
one year during the. first 10 years on
to and including the year 1908.
That this remarkable consump-
ton record was not only maintained
but increased, despite the industrial
depression which was genera
throughout the whole country. gives
an inkllng of what the trade car
expect when the wheels OF industry
are again in motion ana the foreign,
demand again normal
The importation OF Mexican
crude and refined oils in the first
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
Amerddd Gets Big
ShaIlOU Producer

The Amenada Petroleum corpora
tion brought in Surprise In It's
No. 3 Cochran, In the southeast cor
ner Of the northwest OF the south
east of 30-1S-5, when the Layton
sand was found at 1856 feet, and
at about 20 feet in the well began
flowing at the rate Of 500 barrels
per day actual guagc.
This vol was heing drilled as n
Skinner sand test, most OF the wells
in this locality producing from that
sand at $500 feet. The new we'll
is producing oil of 43IA gravity,
which brings a 50-cont premium.
A twin TO the skinner sand Is being
started at once. The Amerada has
two other wells drilling on this tract,
being Cochran No. 4, which is
drilling al l.200 feet in the south
west corner CT the so acres and No.
5 Briggs, on its adjoining lease,
and located in the southwest corner
of the northeast of 30-1S-5. is
down 800 feet The Layton sand
welrs twin will be Cochran No. 3.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
MOUing Into NeiU Home

The Tuloma oil company, located
in the First National Bank build
ing. is moving its headquarters
TO its new Tuloma building nj
Second and Cheyenne avenue. to-
day. This company will occupy the
entire second floor Of the building,
which is a four story modern office
building
4. r. Aaronson is president OF the
Tuloma. c. Kroll vice president ana
l.. T.. u. Aaronson secretary and
treasurer, all we'll known Tulsans
The Tuloma Is operating in MeXil
whore they are starting a well just
north OF the Magnolia's Desenberg
They are also drilling at 1900 feet
on their test in the southeast of the
southwest OF 25-ln-9, Duncan dis
trict. These are the only two oper-
atious at present, although they
have extensive holdings in the north
and south Billings field.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03

nine months Of 1921 aggregated s6,-
76S,230 barrels, a daily average OF
3i7.s83 barrels. During the COM
parativc period OF 1920 the importa-
ton amounted TO 6S.21itS9 barrels.
a daily average of 24S,957 barrels, n
total increase during the nine
months Of 1S,554,00 barrels and a
daily average increase OF 6S,1S6
barrels
Daily average impor;ations in
1871 were as follows. January A2b,-
546 barrels. February 406.5S0 bar
rels. March 396,s73 barrels, April
334,797 barrels, May 2S5.07S barrels,
June 34O,175 barrels, July 25s,575
barrels, August l0S,1S6 barrels, sep
tombor 303,i15 barrels.
"rhe above ground storage Of
crude oil was heavily drawn on iu
september. - The total volume OF oil
held in steel storage In Mexico at
the end Of 1920 aggregated 1850
2fs barrels divided as follows:
Crudes S,S2S,03e barrels, top crudes
2.762.2O9 barrels. stocks decreased
I'm 1920 to the extent OF 93S,270 bar
rels with an approximate corre-
spending decrease in 1919.
"The Standard OIL company OF
California monthly bulletin reports q
daily average decrease in crude oil
production In September. 1921, OF
59,3O2 barrels as compared with the
output In August. "a large part OF
which was due ~ the strike Of oil
we'll workers IN Kern and Fresno
counties. September shipments eX-
cccded August shipments 1916 bar
rels day. stock was decreased
158,23O barrels. In May Of this
year above-ground storage OF Califor-
MIA crude oil was increased 2,556,4l5
barrels. a daily average increase OF
S2,465 barrels"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-03
With the Oil Men

w. A. harrington. independent
operator. of Winfield. Kan, arrived
In Tulsa last evening from rather
protracted trip through southeast
and southwest Texas where he was
looking over the General situation
In the oil fields. "The big produc-
ing fields in the Houston and gulf
coast distrlCts are wonderful" said
Mr.. harrington, but ! do not like
the situation In the southwestern
part OF the state, MS the present pro-
duction does not seem 10 Justify the