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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1923)
U. S. Crude Oil I Production Cut Daily Average Falls Off 800 Barrels During Week End ing August 18. New York. Aug. 23.—The dally average gross crude oil production of the United States decreased 800 bar rela, week ended August 18, totaling 2,250,450 barrels, according to the American Petroleum Institute. The dally average production east of the Rocky mountains was 1,378,450 bar rels. a decrease of 800. California production was 872,000 barrels, the same as the previous week. Oklahoma showed a daily average gross production of 451,600 barrels, decrease of 10,250; Kansas, 79,400, de crease 200; north Texas, 72,800, de crease 150; central Texas, 221,600, de crease 2,050; north Louisiana, 61,200, decrease 250;; Wyoming and Montana, 150,200, decrease 100; Arkansas, 128, 200, increase 11,900; gulf coast, 100, 450. increase 3<Wl; [eastern, 113,000, unchanged. Daily average imports were 187,000 barrels, compared with 248,000 for the previous week. Daily average receipts of California oil at Atlantic and gulf coast porta were 213,000 bar rels, compared with 195,714 for the previous week. Gulf coast has been reduced 25 cents a barrel, now selling at $1 a barrel. There were no other changes reported in crude oil prices for the major districts, Midcontinent being quoted at $1.10 to $2.20 a barrel, ac cording to the gravity of the oil; Pennsylvania crude, Bradford dis trict, Pennsylvania, $3 a barrel, and all other Pennsylvania grades $2.75. Burgess Bedtime Stories By THORNTON VV. BURGESS. A bluff will sometime* carry through When there la nothing else to do. —Johnny Chuck. The Young Chuck Bluffs Success fully. The eyes of Black Pussy the Cat disappeared from the hole through which the young chuck had got under Farmer Brown's barn. The young chuck waited a long time, but those eyes did not reappear. He decided that Black Pussy had gone away. He made up his mind that he, too, would go away. He didn’t like that dark, dirty place. He wanted to be where he could sif In the warm, clean sun shine. He started toward that hole. “Has that cat gone?'1 asked a squeaky voice from somewhere In the darkness behind him, and there was fear In the very tone of that voice. The young chuck made no reply. He knew it was Robber the Rat who had spoken, and his lips curled scorn fully. He poked his head out of the hole. Black Pussy was nowhere In sight. Neither was the big rooster who had chased him under the barn. H» crawled out. My, how clean and sweet and fresh the air seemed: And how wonderful was the sunshine The young chuck drew along breath. Then he started around the corner of Farm er Brown's barn. When he turned the corner he came face to face with Black Pussy Was the young chuck scared? He was so scared he became cold all over. Black Pussy looked like a giant to him. There was no chance to run. There was no place to run to. Black Pussy crouched as if to spring. Her tall switched with eagerness. Her eyes fairly glared. It looked to the young chuck as if this was to be the end of all his adventures. But though he was so badly scared, and though he waa sure^that Black Pussy would kill him, he didn't In tend to give up without fighting. With his back against the barn, he faced Black Pussy and every hair on him stood on end. He drew back his lips so as to show all his sharp teeth and he snarled and growled. Onpe he had heard his father. Johnny chuck, snarl and growl, and now he did these things as nearly like his father as he could. 1 Black Pussy hesitated. The young chuck anarled and growled harder than ever and clashed his teeth. He saw a look of doubt grow In Black Presently Black Pussy backed away a little further. Pussy's eyes. He even made a short rush toward her. and Black Pussy backed away. The young chuck work ed himself into a greater rage. Hs was very much smaller than Black Pussy, but he looked * great deal bigger than he was. And he certain ly did look fierce. Black Pussy growled, but the young chuck growled louder. Presently Black Pussy backed away a little further. In a few moments she turn ed and walked away. She pretended that she had nothing of interest to her there. The young chuck continued to growl and snarl and clash his teeth. Pussy finally disappeared. Then the young chuck knew that he had nothing more to fear from her. It almost made him laugh. He had frightened Black Pussy when gll the time he himself had been frightened half to death. He had pretended to he fierce and dangerous, and pretense of this kind is what is called bluff. He had bluffed Black Pussy. Copyright, 1923. 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