The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
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a. RIA al Kansas city, November
s .ben C. B. WriRhtsman, well
,,,n oil operator and airman, and
~ r. j. Mrightsman, eminent
soD al circles, carried off three splsn-
u, - ,ronhies with his three airplanos
on1 personally won the beauutul
tsSo cup with his italian S: V. A.
oione by winning the sportsman >
20 limited 20 sport type W
making one lap OF the IL n -mi'e
'"urgo In 8 minutes and % svc-
o,Js--a rate OF 1922 miles per
hour
rl,yd Bertaud, driving a plane
,,'ar'sd bv Mr.. Wrightsman, which
r,,reded to be one of the fastest
Toned i'm the world, won the open
s"rny for planes o. any type, vim
,,sg a cash prize of $4,000 and
- SoD cum. Earl +. White, in an
s,b,r of Mr. Wrightsman's planes
~, tbird place of $3.50 In the same
- MIR Wrightsman arrived
home Friday morning and mad MS
handsome trophy with him.
Mr. Wrightsman learned ms ny
ing in the naval air service curing
,b. world war ana now holds the
rsnk OF senior lieutenant on the re-
s"rve list. since the war he has
J,re considerable Cross-Country ny
tng i'm connection with the oil pro-
Jurinr business and Is enthusiastic iC
as to the possibilities OF commercial
U,t1g and while abroad during the
nasf summer used plane during
most OF his travels through the
rountrlcs OF Europe where he wont
10 study oil conditions, particularly
i'm Russia and Roumani0
leaving New York June l on the
Acauatania, Mr.. Wrlghtsman landed
nj south Hampton and going 10
random Immediately purchased an
airplane OF British make. he rev
from England to France, landed IN
paris where he spent a week. From
perIs he travelled by air route TO
potlerdam. Amsterdam. then TO
prenen. Germany. to Hamburg ana
thence TO Berlin where he stored me-
plane and travelled by tram 10 VI
enna and then to Bucharest kou-
mania, where he spent two weeks
locking over the RoumanIah OH
fields. n,
n terrible state" said MIR. Wrights-
man. "thp wells had been destroyed
during the war. first by the retreat
ING Roumanians and then by the re-
treating Germans Every conceiv-
able means was used to make the
wells unfit for further use, bits were
turned upside down in the hole they
were filled with all sorts OF ot-aoptls'
and even blown up.
recovered by clever work on the part
Of the standard OIL organization In
mat country, known as the Rou-
mano- Americana, and which is a
Standard subsidiary. They have sue
ceeded in fishing out the debris, hav-
ing them cleaned and they are now
baiing. Sand conditions here do not
permit pumping. all wells have 10
baled. .,..
"Ou sands are found at varying
levels. az in this field but the Hou-
manian system OF gauging is 80 dlt-
ficult that estimates are difficult to
arrive at. wells production are
gauged by the number OF tank cars
filled daily, the tank cars by the way
called 'cisterns' and are much
smaller than our tank cars.
There is oil in plenty In Rou-
mania, but because of the unreh-
ability OF the present government.
and the trickery and deeeitfulness OF
the people, Il Is practically impos-
slhle for Americans or anyone else 10
make any money in that place ana
get II safely out OF the country, since
il is taxed in every imaginable way
From the Roumanian oil fields
Mr.. Wrightsman went to CONSTANT
h nople, which is the gateway 10 Rus
sia, and then across the Black Sea
landing at Batoum. Russia, after
trip Of several days. TraH5poTta-
ton was more interesting than II was
comfortable, says Mr., Wrightsman.
the small rative trains in these dis
tricts being interspersed by travel on
smaller native boats, ana by every
known vehicle, and even camel-back.
From Batoum, ne went to the Rus
sian oil fields Via the Caspian sc5i, ,
OF living conditions In Russia, Mr..
, Wrightsman says; THE great fallsey
in considering the conditions In Rus
sia. Is to picture the lie In the
cities. Undoubtedly in the cities the
life is unbearable and from direct
reports Of people who have come
from Moscow, Rostov and Novorros-
sisk, the life in Tiflls and Batoum
IS a paradise in comparison. Tiflis
10 all appearances Is much the same
as before. Small shops are open
and with money one can buy almost
anything.
THE opera house and principal
theaters are open and running
nightly with plays and concerts for
the Tavarishtch, (Comrades,) but
Nh' AANdNff all AHt NliiNf diiH -
others on occasion are open TO
everyone and tickets sold. Also
benefit performances. where the re-
oeipts 30 directly to the artists are
sometimes permitted. one res
tnurant is open in Tiflis where one
can buy food, dinner costing one
about 100, goo rcubles.
"As to transportation in soviet
Russia; all motor Interpretations
except cars belonging to consular
or foreign representatives of firms
have been oonfiscated by the gov
eminent. Carriages and cabs are
allowed 10 operate and cost about
$1,000 roubles per hour. The tram
way service In Titlis is In bad shape,
nhes of 200 TO 800 people are
formed at the stops waiting to Sc
cure place on the cars, The fare
Is 80 roubles.
For the foreigner with foreign
currency the cost OF living in RUS
ga is not expensive. but for the ma
i've II Is prohibitiYe. Practically
everyone is working IN some de-
partmcnt Of the government. but by
working Is meant that they serve in
some office ard produce nothing
except a useless mass OF paper work.