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New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
II Million Acres of Land Involved in "Most Important Deal of Its Kind In The World"
Concessionists Will Work Under Federal Concession
 and Give Mexico 40 Per Cent. of Gross Production

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-The Los Angeles Times today reported an an- nouncement from the promoters that a group of Los Angeles manufactur- CTS, bankers and oil operators has obtained from the Mexican govern ment what amounts to a blanket concession on all government lands in the oil district of the cast coast. "
 Tt is by far the biggest oil trans action in Mexican hisory," the Times said, and probably the most impor- tant deal of it's kind in the world, for it involves 11,000,000 acres of land adjoining rich workings of the oldest established companies in the Tampico and Tuxpam districts.
 Political Significance.
 The newspaper declared the trans actions also has important political significance coming as it does after the extended controversy between the Obregon government and the American oil companies in which the United States has been as yet an un- successful arbitrator"
 It is announced the Los Angeles group will go into the Mexican oil district and operate according to the Mexican article 27 and under a fed eral concession on the same royalty basis which established companies have declared confiscatory.
 The announcement came after the return here from Mexico City of w. W. Wilson, c. F. Moreland and George J. Bushmiler who stated they obtained the concession after an Interview with President Obregon who personally went into the details of the enterprise.
 x Obregon Government Approves.
 The concession. they stated. was made out under the direct supervision of Alesio ,Robles. secretary of indus try. commerce and labor in the Obre- gon cabinet Mir. Wilson said the lands designated comprise virtually all federal oil lands extending along the Gulf coast from point north of Tampico to Tuxpam, close to hold ings of the Standard Oil Co.,. the Doheny interests and other promi- nent oil companies. The concession also includes the island of Juana Ramirez, said to have been sought by American companies because of its important location in geological sur veys.
 The concession provides that 40 per cent of the gross production go to the Mexican government; that the concessionaires pay five pesos year a nectar for the lands they will cx- ploit; that deposit of 100000 pesos be made and that 100000 pesos be invested in works and exploration within year.
 Two years are given to explora- ton and the concession runs for 20 years with provision for renewal.
 The exploitation will be financed entirely by Los Angeles capital, it is announced.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
MT. and Mrs. Berlin
 Observe Anniversary

Mir. and Mrs. August Berlin Of Jubilee street celebrated the 25th an anniversary of their marriage at their home last evening. A large number of friends from Bristol unionville and this city were present for the occa- sion. A social was enjoyed during the evening and refreshments were served.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
Two Men Burned to Death
 When Their Shack Burns

Randolph, Mass, Dec. 23.-Georgc H. Faunce and John Shea were burn cd to death when Faunce's shack on the outskirts of this town was de- stroyed early today. Their bodies were found in the ruins. There was nothing to indicate how the fire started.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
HEAVY TRAIN TRAFFIC
All Passenger Carrying Records In and Out of New York Are Shat tered With Holiday Travel.

New York, Dec. 23.-All passenger carrying records were broken on rail- roads in and out of New York today. There were 30 which pulled out on New York Central lines during the day, 2S on the Pennsylvania and an average of 15 on each of the other roads.
 The Peterborough, confined to New York city travel alone reported that it had carried an average of 3,400,00O persons each day for six days, or 629,000 more than travelled in the same period last year. There was no sign of let-up today.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
QUESTION HAYS ACTION.

New York. Dec. 2S.--The Rev Charles Mcfarland, general secretary of the Federated Churches of Christ in America, today made public let ter to Will H. Hays, head of the mo- ton picture industry calling for an explanation why he as member of Mir. Hays committee on public re- lations," was not consulted about the reinstatement of Roscoe Arbuckle.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
WAR ON BOOTLEGGERS
Capitol Officials Orders Any Illicit Liquor Dealers Arrested, No Matter Who Vouches For Them.

Washington, Dec. 23. - Whispered charges that bootleggers ply their trade without restriction under the dome of the capitol of the United States and number among their GUS toners some of the nations foremost legislators were recognized today by Senator Curtis of Kansas, chairman of the rules committee, who ordered the capital police to arrest any bootleg ger who ventured to trade in the capital, irrespective of who interced- ed for him.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
NEW YORK sHol
 SPEND 25O M
 FOR XMAS

New York, Dec. 23.--Holiday buying in New York has broken all records and 50,oo0,000 has been spent by shoppers here 1t was estimated today in business quarters. The sum represents hn increase of from IS to 20 per rent over last year.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
SMOKE EATERS TO SMOKE.

The firemen were remembered to- day by several business and manu- featuring firms in this city. The I.anders, Frary & Clark Co. contrib uted eight boxes of cigars, one for each company in the department. Other gifts of cigars were received from the Fair Department Store and the Dickinson Drug Co.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
FIRE IN WALLINGFORD
Loss is s4o.OOO 10 S5O.OO0 When Boy arsky Block At Center and Orchard Streets Burns.

wallingford, Dec. 23.--F'ire which broke out at 3 o'clock this morning destroyed the Boyarsky block at Gen. ter and Orchard streets and it is es- timated by the fire department that the damage to buildings and contents will amount to between $40,000 to s5U,0 No cause can be found as yet for the blaze by Fire Chief Luby. The building was one story struc- ture and was destroyed along with Boyarsky goods. The Griffin block adjoining was damaged.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
Watching All Trains.
Hold Up Suspects.

Santa Fe. N. M., Dec. 23.--Six men with heavy suitcases who arrived from Las Vegas in an automobile early to- day were put in the county jail pend ing investigation in connection with the robbery of the United States fed eral reserve bank truck at Denver. They were arrested while eating breakfast in a restaurant.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
QUARANTINE $500 PEOPLE
Entire Block in Philadelphia Is Put Under Restriction When Man With Smallpox Is Found.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-Philadel- phians prominent in business, profess sional and social life were kept pris- oners for six and a half hours today when a smallpox quarantine was thrown around the block bounded by 18th, 18th Spruce and Pine streets. More than $500 residents were ex- amined by 50 physicians and between 900 and 1000 vaccinated. The quar- antine resulted from the discovery of negro suffering from the disease in house in the district.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23

Danieis ana InomaS RlcnaruS, WHO disappeared after being kidnapped by masked and white-robed men last | August, today were viewed by Rich ards widow, J. l.. Daniels. aged fa-
 ther of Watt, and score of rela- tives and friends
 Identification of at least Watt Dan-
 iels is complete, according to author ities, because of the initials IF. w. D." found on belt buckle and a
 buckle Daniels is said to have worn at the time he was spirited away. | Held in Masonic Temple. 1 The bodies are lying in the Masonic
 Temple where they are guarded by a
 detachment of Monroe National
 Guard. The guards are armed with automatic rifles. and were instructed
 by Captain Cooper to shoot persons
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE
FLEE IN NIGHT CLOTHES

New York, Dec. 23.-Marines sta toned at the New York navy yard were called out to fight fire which threatened destruction of their bar racks early today. About 15o men, who had retired, were forced to flee
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
s75,oOo LOSS BY FIRE
Home of Head of Dennison Mfg. Co., Destroyed at Birmingham, Mass.' Early This Morning.

Birmingham, Ma5s., Dec. 2S.-ln ne mansion of Henry H. Dennisor, presi- dent of the Dennison Mfg. Co, was burned early today, causing loss es. timated at s75,0oo. The firemen had a long run over rough roads to the scene on the summit of Painters hill and by the time they arrived the flames had gained such headway, that the house could not be saved. All of the elaborate furnishings were de- stroyed.
 Mr. Dennison is in Washington, members of his family had no diffi- culty in leaving the house after the fire was discovered.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
MONEY TAKEN FROM
 DENVER NOW IN USE One $5 Bill Located by Secret
 Service Men in Baltimore GET SUSPECTS IN WEST
Six Men, With Heavy Suitcases, Ar- rested in Restaurant at Santc Fe, New Mexico-Are Held Pending An U,n~, sr~AA

Baltimore, Dec. 23.-Discovery has been made here of one of the $5 bills stolen by armed bandits in the raid of. the U. s. Federal Reserve bank truck at Denver last Monday police officials stated today.
 The bill was passed at a downtown restaurant last night.
 Watching All Trains.
 Federal secret service agents and local detectives ana police are at work on the case. Every railroad station is being guarded and police assigned to highways leading out of the city have been instructed to examine every ve- hice leaving town.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
Antonio Moreno Reported
 About to Take a Bride

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.--A rumor is current in motion picture circles that Antonio Moreno, screen actor, and Mrs. Daisy Canfield Danziger, daugh- ter of the late c. A. Canfield, wealthy oil operator, will be married next month the Los Angeles Times an nounced today.
 ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE
 The following New Britain men have been accepted at the local re. cruiting office in the post office build ing for service in Panama or Hawaii,
 Peter J. Batinia, 30 Linden street; Donald McDougall, Bristol, Conn; Francis Bruce, 25 Church street.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
LOS ANGELES F7NANCZERS REPORTED GETTING GREAT
 MEXICAN OL CONCESSION
' il,r.

' 4:.x,t State LA", a., Dec. 23.--The wire COMnecsi~t Hated bodies of two Adyt. DcpsI" esterday in Lake La
 Hartford. conean'' believed to be those Of Watt
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23

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The Washington times., 1922-11-05

ton from the two great faces in this picture, Il
HEAR-THEY SAY" tho combination that
teaches men to reject what Is new to belitte what
is worth while. It is tho combination that shuts
people of from the truth because It checks and
discourages INVESTIGATION.
OF a hundred detectives ono Is good, ninety.
nine are worthless. ONE looks into everything
for himself finds out FOR HIMSELF, then de-
cides, and proves his case.
The ninety nine come back with "They
Say" story, and "They" really haven't said any
thing.
Of five hundred men sent to Congress, ten
perhaps are worth their salt and their salary
Legislatures, national and local, are headquarters
of "They Say" They are ruled by convention
atty, by opinions or decisions born fifty or five
hundred years ago. Among those that make the
laws one in fifty, perhaps moro probably one IN
five hundred listens ONLY to actual evidence,
works to get the truth for himself and, II success
full, astonishes the world by merely announcing
what Is the plain TRUTH, instead of deciding and
voting with the "They Say crowd.
Have you ever seen sheep In flock following
the bell wether7 Those sheep represent human
beings of the II Hear-They Say" stamp.
You will see hundred big sheep chased
round and round the field until they fall and die
from exhaustion.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

for yourself the reason for throwing the stone.
Millions of us do worse than throw stones.
We pick up the thoughtless rulings Of 'THEY
SAY and I HEAR and we throw those
verbal rocks moro damaging, moro hurtful
than material stone, inficting wounds that
| sometimes never heal
: Chow much better would the world be II
T the fifteen hundred million human beings
, living on it would take for their motto I shall
/ say what KNOW, not idly repeat what 1
/ HEAR, unless it be to repeat words of wisdom
! from high authority. will not be human
broadcasting apparatus to spread harmful,
! hurtful rumor gossip, slander or even that
silliest Of human talk, mild scandal" ,"
I
All that Mr.. McCay says about harm done by
gossip and its repetition is true. But there is an
other important meaning in his cartoon.
THOSE CONTENT WITH II HEAR" and
"THEY SAY" are shut off from the sources Of
REAL information.
Our ears are given us to HEAR, our eyes to
SEE our brains to UNDERSTAND. Nine-tenths
of all the people let others see hear and under.
stand for them.
Plato says the ordinary people know only
what their rulers tell them.
That isn't true now. The Ordinary people"
don't know anything much from what their rulers
tell them for they never meet their rulers, and hear
little from them, direct. They get their informa-
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

The thing chasing them may be tiny dog tn
any one Of tho sheep could pin down and kill wit
its sharp hoofs
But among the sheep the saying is "They Sc
that any dog can kill any sheep" so they run, ia
and de- II ten Of the sheep, instead OF Hstenir &
to "They Say" would say to each other, LET
stand still, meet this dog and find out what h
really amounts to-" that particular dog woul1
pursue no more sheep, and tho flock would have
peace.
Millions Of human beings live under the curse,
the restricting cramping influence of superstition
Their life is one long They Say"
'They Say" it is unlucky to walk under
ladder-if you break mirror you will have bad
luck for a year-f blackbird flies across your
path, turn around and 60 home-a two dollar bill
is unlucky-if you sit down thirteen at table one
will die before the year is out-and so on IN
definitely.
Not word of sense or truth in any fit. It Is
all part of tho nonsense Of old II HEAR-THEY
SAY"
Think over Mr.. McCay's admirable cartoon
for this Sunday. Then, cut It out and paste 1t VI
where somebody will SOC II. Nine out Of tan Of rs
need it.
Mere repetition Of the words Of others, mont
life that initiates the physical life Of sheep follow
ing each other in circle, is not worthy OF INTEL
gent human beings. Don't hear and repeat MEL
sayings or guessings. Rather take the advice u
Paul in his first letter to the Thessalonians:
prove ALL THINGS, HOLD FAST
THAT WHICH IS GOOD"
PROVE all things, and prove them FOR
YOURSELF, by finding out. If you don't KNOW
say IT don't KNOW"
And what you don't for yourself KNOW, whs
YOU for yourself have not PROVED, keep to ycu
self. Don't scatter it on the authority Of II
HEAR-THEY SAY"
And, above all, don't think It always necessary
to say something on every conceivable subject.
There is POWER IN SILENCE, plenty Of It,
There is weakness waste and lack of character IN
everlasting babble And the big faces IN this
cartoon are the very kings of babblers, the high
priests of the talk that has no meaning and does
no good
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
ere's a cartoon you can't HELP look

Here's a cartoon you can't HELP look
ing at.
And every of the millions that see TINS
EDITORIAL published all over the country, knows
instantly what it means.
1t means that TRUTH is not hearsay. 1T
means that we should go to ORIGINAL sources
for our knowledge instead of relying on the
ancient echoes I'll HEAR and "TF1EY SAY.
Notwhat do THEY SAY, but WHAT ARE THE
FACTS should be the question.
Leave "I HEAR" and "TF1EY SAY" to those
easily satisfied YOU go and seek the truth.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

Worshippers OF "THEY SAX anu l hGkA"'
IT HEAR he drinks"
! "IHEAR he spends more than he makes"
IT HEAR her mother Is very much worried
about her."
"THEY SAY his private life is something
awful"
"THEY SAY" and IT HEAR"-so it has
gone through tens Of centuries.
The innocent have been prosecuted and killed,
hearts have been broken, regulations blasted,
hideous Injustice inflicted by dead minds repeat
ing tho dead words, II HEAR" and "THEY
SAY"
Here are extracts from the letter that Mr..
McCay, tho cartoonist sends with this picture
admirably conceived and splendidly drawn:
"The two big faces In this picture are two
eternal fountains Of lies. make them with
out expression because what they say has no
true meaning.
IT make them with their eyes cast down
because Il HEAR and Il SAY should be
ashamed to look anybody in the face.
"I show in the foreground the thought
less crowd clamoring for and satisfied with
rlmor, without foundation Of truth. In the
background have put TRUTH, the temple.
visited, alas, by too few.
'The dull monsters 4 HEAR and J
'THEY SAY pour forth their stories and the
mob listens, hearing and repeating. That re-
ouires no work Of the mind. But In the
Temple Of Truth you must seek and think,
prepare, weigh evidence, experiment and
DECIDE. And all that is tiresome to the
average dull mind
"No effort is required in the realm Of L
HEAR and no thought required in the
kingdom of THEY say
''To repeat something evil that has been
said about another merely because it has been
said is idiotic as well as vicious.
"No sane man would throw stone at the
head Of another merely because he had been
told to throw it You would want to KNOW
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

HE bearing Of false witness is one
per cent viciousness, ninety nine
per cent dull stupidity.
The falsehood starts on It's
journey, and is carried North,
South, East and West by the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
10 Finally Dispose
OF School Matter

Minot, N. D., Sept. 8.-The arbitra-
ton committee to finally dispose of
the Minot-Harrison school district
matter, willmeet Saturday at the
county superintendent's office, it was
decided, following a short meeting
last Saturday, at which no formal &C
ton of any kind was taken. John
Lynch. former president Of the board
of education, a member of the Minot
school district, one of Harrison school
district, andNA. f. Waller, county su-
p~erintsndent of schools, compose the
committee.
The etate supreme court recently
held against the Harrison school dis
trict, which refused to pay the school
taxes up to that time. asserting that
the defendants had no right to exer-
else jurisdiction over the territory
known as North Minot, for school
purposes, Or to levy taxes upon the
property in the territory for such
purposes. The court held that North
Minot cannot legally refuse to assist
in carrying the burden of the Minot
public schools.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
r. HoI.kE EXHIBIT.

Minot, N. D., Sept. S.-A message
just received by the secretary an
nounces that the Ward County fair Is
to have a noteworthy feature In the
shape, Of a large exhibit Of, bloQded
horses from the famous Vi6Gory
farms Of Hammer Bros. Inc, at Coop
erstown, N. D.. W. p. Hammer. has
just reserved II single stalls and an
nounces that the hrm will Ship %,
head % horses and ponies for ex-
hibit al" Minot next week.
The Hammer farms are among the
m ost noted. in the entire northwest.
Their stock is a prize feature at every
fair and IL taken long distances for
display. The fine animals that are
coming to Minot will attract atten-
ton from every visitor and will bring
many interested farmers and other
stock men here. The display will in
| clude six young colts.
Hammer Bros. have a display fea-
| ture by which some Of The prize an
ima(s and ponies are exhibited before
the ,grandstand.
Other entries ST livestock and other
features are coming in, Indications
are. that a gpod poultry show will be
held.
Four more rnce horses that ap-
Fpeared at/the Mandan fair last week
arrived in Minot today. The former
Roth & Lenton barn on Fourth V
nue. southeast opposite Riverside
park has been taken owe for use as
a. sped barn during the fair period.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
Youth Shows ;,
{, Home Grown Wheat AS
Good AS Canadian

- - I. . 49, 90 "a
Grafton%N. d.. Sept. 8.-william
Hanson, living four andSa half miles
Of Grafton. a student of vo-
cational agriculture in Grafton high
school,, has just completed his school
project, which consisted of testing the
value of Canadian versua> home,
grown Marquis for seed wheat. His
plot measured two and. ~nine-tenths
and was divided into two equal,
parts. 8
The homegrown seed gave a gross
yield Of forty-two. bushels. or twen-
ty-eight and e%lgnty-four h%undredths
l dark, with two per cent dockage.
giving a net yield of twenty-eight
bushels per acre. The wheat weighed
sixty-one pounds per bushel.
The Canadian, wheat gave a gross
yield Of forty bMshels, or twenty
seven and six-tenths bushels per acre,
grading No. 1 dark, with two per cent
dockage, giving a net yield Of twenty
seven bushels per acre. at sixty-one
and a half pounds to the bushel.
This crop was struck by hail on
July 20, dong approximately twenty
FIVE per cent damage, which makes 1t
difficult to draw definite conclusions:
However, William would say, on the
basis OF these figures that the nome
grown seed outyielded the other by
about one >bushel to the acre. al
though the Canadian wheat gave a
little heavier quality. However. the
difference, If any in favor of Cana
dian wheat would not make it worth
the extra expense Of importation
Had hail not struck his field: Will
liam's yield should have been close
to thirty-eight bushels to the acre
His land was in potatoes last year
On April 18 he single diseed it, seed.
ed it April 49,, rolled It May s and
harvested tit August l. On August
10 he threshed, ana replowed the
land AUGUST %. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
Name Convention
Committee Members

Bemidji, MINI, Sept. s-committee
marnbers tor the twehty-eighth annual
meeting of the Minnesota Federation
Of Women's Clubs to be held here
September 173, Ia and Is, have been
named. They are:
Executive committee-Mrs. F. s.
Arnold, chairman; Mesdames y. H.
Denu, l.. B. Wilson. M. w. Deputy, j.
H. Koors, H.. w. Bolger. T. j. Burke,
John. Clafry, W. c: Bulge. and J; T.
Tuoriy.
Program committee-Mrs. E. W.
Johnson.
Credentials-Mrs. j.. F. Essler,
chairman; Mrs. J.. T. Tuomy and Mrs.
It'll. Schumacher.
Entertainment-Mrs. E.. A. Barker
and Mrs. E. H. Smith.
=. Bulletin and Information-Mrs. ],
H. Koors.s chairman, and Mrs. F.. N,
Ebert. =.
Music-Mrs. G. O. Riggs, chairman
and%Miss Leila Stanton. e .
Public!ty-Mrs. L. F. Netzer, chair
|5nah and. Mrs, C, ". Memberships.
i)ecoratlnn@aMrs. MA. Spooner.
,Stenographer-Mrs. Ira French.
House; and Rest Room-Mrs. FL. A
tsridgen,an and Mrs. NJ. Manders.
Train committee-Mrs. T. C.. Bailey
chairman; Mrs. II. A. Northrup ant
! Miss Donna Lycan.
Auto Service-Mrs. H. l.. Huffman
| chairman, and Mrs. Wilbur ,Lycap.
! Ushers and Pages committee-Mrs
, John Claffy.
Social committee-Miss Leila Stan.
ton, chairman: Mrs. c. E. Battles ant
Mrs. E. II. Denu.
Reception committee-Mrs. j. 7
Tuomy, chairman: Mrs. T. j. Burk'
and Mrs. w, G. Bulge.
Postoffice and Cheak Room com
mittee-Mrs. Moody.
Banquet committee-Mrs. w.
Brooks and Mrs. E. H. Marcum.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
Kiwanis Club Formed
AT Jamestown, n. D.

jamestown, N. b., Sept. s.-Janes-
town has Joined the North DAKOTA
cities that have Il MIS- clubs, a club
a. that designation being organized
here tuesday evening. Walter Hump
ton, Of Chicago. national held organ.
izer Of the Kiwanis club International,
was present at the formation.
y The following officers were elected;
". B. Default, president.
". Carr, vice president. a
aev. Charles p. Drew, secretary.
Il. Hodge. treasurer.
District Representatives. j. Seller,
Directors-A. B. DeNault, I. Oscar
never, WIN. Hall. Morris Severn,
Frank Robertson.