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, 1922-04-08
My predictions are coming true.

My predictions are coming true.
In my announcement last week | predicted
that acreage values would soar with my an
no-uncement of three wells to be drilled for the
Texas-Mexia Drilling Syndicate.
That just what happened.
When my announcement went out to the
world that | would start drilling three wells for
me from my "grubstake" field crews that acre
age surrounding the locations of my No. l well
in San Saba County my No. l well in Crane
County and my first well in Kaufman County
had increased IN value Il some instances as
much as 100 per cent.
So great is public confidence in my projects
that the oil fraternity seems to take it for grant
ed that just as surely as I drill on a structure
oil will be found.
Next Monday morning (weather permit.ing)
my first well on 1000 acres in San Saba County
will be spudded in
l entertain no doubts about the San Saba
hcld, because neighboring operators in this area
have encountered splendid production of a very
valuable oil of high lubricant content from
shallow depths.
Drilling is inexpensive in San Saba County
profitable commercial production is encountered
at from six to nine hundred feet and the field
gives every promise of being one of unusually
long life.
intend to drill many wells in San Saba
County-prohtable production is practically as
depend upon San Saba County to yield substan-
tial revenue and augment my ability to pay fire.
quent and substantial dividends in this enter
prise.
, 1922-04-08
The Unique Grubstake Unit Plan Explained

In lieu of stated salaries or wages. all of the employees and
officials of the Texas Mexia Drilling Syndicate are working on
a cooperative profitsharing "grubstake" plan that works out
as follows
100000 units Of the Syndicate have been placed IN escrow
to be apportioned from time to time TO all employees. from
heads of departments to the humble field workers. The num-
Der of units allotted to each to DO determined by Col. B. NJ.
Hatfield. sole trustee. according TO the value of services rem
dered.
These units are escrowed, not given IT sold to any en-
ploye. and the interest OF each individual in his or her escrowed
units is continued to the dividends therefrom. for such time
as he or she r~nains a loyal employe OF the Syndicate
In the event of a workers. death during employment one
half OF the dividends automatically cease and the other half
reverts to the employees estate in perpetuity.
In the event OF either total or Partial disability OF any
empIoye while OF duty he o r she receives the full benefit Of
the apportioned units
, 1922-04-08

The TezasMexia Drilling Syndicate has been organised
under a declaration OF trust, on file with and recorded by the
county clerk at Groesbeck. Texas, and with myself as sole
trustee and also recorded in Tarrant County. Texas. Our Sny-
dicate is divided into 100000 equal beneficial interests VI units
with n par value of sio0 each fully paid aud worcestershire.
Our books n open to any and all the interest holders at any
time. A quarterly statement showing the exact financial con
dition OF tho Syndicate will be mailed TO each interest holder.
From any income which tho Syndicate may have, 10 per
cent will be held n $ a reserve, and the remaining 30 per cent.
less actual operating expenses will be paid in dividends, these
dividends to be declared 8 often AZ profits r earned. These
dividends will be distributed on the following plan:
The drilling crew that completes tho first producer for the
Syndicate. thus creating actual values and making possible
, 1922-04-08

CLASSIFICATION OF GRUBSTAKE FORCE:
Grubstake employees r divided into three classes.
Class A-Heads of departments and office employees, includ.
ing attorneys, chemists and engineers, to the number OF es.
Class B-Drllers and drilling crows. to the number of IS.
Class C-Refiners and distributors to the number of 16.
Making a total grubstnke force OF 100.
MAXIMUM A~LLOTMENTS OF GRUBsTAKE UNITS. y
Class A-11oth OF 100000 units, or 10000 units. !
Glass Chased on efficiency.
The payments in cash to the grubstake force arc detsrutr~1
by the Trustee. a follows.
Glass A-Living expenses.
Class B-S12.50 per month and board while o n n iob
Glass C-None.
Cash payments to everybody cease when income from IN
other source reaches the amount OF cash payments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Good Sized Crowd Attends
Annual PoIicemen's Ball

Policemen will be able to blossom
out in new uniforms soon inasmuch as
the Seventh Annual Policemen's ball
was successfully given at the Coliseum
and at Druids hall Monday night. Al
though the report of finances has not
been completed, II is expected by var
ious members of the department that
the clearings will not a good margin
of profit for the new uniforms. The
ball for colored persons was held at
Druid's hall, while the other was held
at the Coliseum. Evan Smiths orches-
ira played for the big ball held at the
Coliseum. Citizens in general were
the guests of the police Monday night
AS ii in cooperation with the event OF
the evening, law-breakers, If any were
in town, refrained from conduct call
ing forth police aid and the evening
passed quietly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
FARMERS
TO HEAR W. H. SETTLE

WINCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 19.-An
address by w H. Settle, state presi-
dent of the farm bureau federation,
and one by Mrs. Lillian T. Pierce of
Knightstown, will be given at the
county meeting of the Randolph coun-
ty farm bureau on Friday afternoon,
Dec. %, at / O'Clock in the city hall.
Mr.. Settle will talk on cooperative
shipping and marketing of livestock,
and other projects of the farm bureau,
A separate meeting will be held fo-
the ladies, in the county agents office,
where Mrs. Pierce viii talk to them
on women's part in farm bureau work
All farmers of the county and others
who may be Interested, are being in
vited by the farm bureau officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
COMMUNITY SINGING,
NOTED SPEAKERS AT
Whitewater SESSION

WHITEWATER, Ind, Dec. 10. Il
Community singing. and list of
prominent speakers, including Mrs.
Lillian Pierce of Knightstown, Repre-
sentative James Knapp of Hagers-
town, Maurice LafuZe of Liberty, the
Darke county, Ohio, farm bureau pres
ident and Miss Olga Jones. president
of the Woman's Voters League of Co.
lumbus, will be features of the annu-
al farmers institute at Whitewater,
Dec. % and 81, according to announce
ments being sent out from the farm
bureau office to all farmers in Frank
lin township.
The new school building will be US
ed for the institute, and noon meals
will be served by the ladies of the
Christian and Methodist churches.
The complete program is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday morning, Dee. 26, singing led
b Don Jennings, invocation, Rev. l..
F. Ulmer; welcome address, o. G..
Hunt; solo, Don Jennings, Winter
Management of the Laying Flock,
Ernest Newman; piano solo, Irene
Kuhn; 1.-THE Legislature and the
Farmer" James Knapp.
Tuesday afternoon, Charles Jordan
presiding; community singing, led by
Rev. Roy Brown; THE Farm Bureau"
u. S. Ray; solo, Thollie Druley; "Polit-
ical Righteousness" Miss Olga Jones.
Special Entertainment.
A special entertainment will be fur
nished at the Christian church, by the
music club of the Richmond high
school on Tuesday evening, with an ad-
mission charge of % cents.
On Wednesday morning, Joseph
Blose of Centerville will preside and
the season will open with singing di-
rected by Miss Eva Jordan; invoca-
ton, Rev. Rudicil; Food Elements, .
Mrs. Lillian Pierce; discussion led by
Mrs. Florence Anderson; solo, Mrs.
Rudicil; How to Interest the Boys in
the Farm" Maurice Lafuze; discus
sion led by Will Seaney: reading, Mrs
Staley; Possibilities of Rural Com.
munity Life" Mrs. Lillian Pierce; dis
cussion led by Mrs. Fred Wallace.
The program committee is composed
of Raymond FARSI, Mrs. Guy Anderson
and Prof. George Ranck. Ollie G.. Hunt
is president of the institute this year
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

WEST MANCHESTER, Ohio, Dec.
19.-The primary and intermediate
grade pupils will give Christmas pro-
ram at the Community room in the
West Manchester school building at l
o'clock, Friday afternoon. Mr.. Young's
school pupils will present play, Gin
derella," on Friday evening, at the
/. o. .. F. hall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

year, according to the report sent to
Fire Chief Ed Miller. from State Fire
Marshal Newman Miller. The state
marshal declared that this is Won
derful saving to the public. The saw
ing has been without additional cost to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

Evangelistic services will be held in
the Community room at the u. B.
church, Dec. 20 to Jan. IA, every night
except Jan. 8. Special services will be
held Dec. 81. Services for men only
Sunday afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, JAN
z. Service for women only, $3.50 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

The Willing Workers Sunday school
class taught by DR.. Beane. will give a
Christmas program Sunday morning at
the Christian church. Communion ser
vices We're held Sunday morning, con-
Quoted by Rev. H. S. Huey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

ate probably will take only a three-day
vacation, Senator Watson of Indiana,
one of the Republican leaders, an
nounced on the floor today during a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Asks Permit to Build
S6,5OO,OOO Bridge
CBv Associated Press)

RED WOOD, Calf, Dec. 19.-Frank
E. Webb, vice-president of the Benzel
Engineering company of New York has
filed an application with the board of
supervisors of San Mateo county for a
permit to construct concrete bridge
across San Francisco bay to connect
San Mateo and Alameda counties. The
contemplated bridge would be so feet
in width and would cost approximate
ly S6,500,000. If work is started in
March as the hackers of the project
hope, the span will be completed in
1924. The bridge will be financed by
New York and Philadelphia interests,
Mr., Webb announced, and will return
the cost through operation on toll
basis subject to purchase by the state
at the expiration of a term of years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

All eggs cold in Denmark are now
numbered by special system where
by each can be traced 70 the farm from
which it originated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Indiana Fire Loss Cat
81 ,39I 900 During Year

Fire loss in the state of Indiana has
been reduced more than 1891, 900 this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

the people of Indiana. stated the mar
shall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

discussion OF the legislative program
that the plan as now formulated pro-
vided for an adjournment Friday even
ing until Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19

Stone idols were used in the relig-
ious ceremonies of the prehistoric
cliffdwellers of Colorado, it has re-
Gently been discovered.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25

the purpose of indicating that attend ance at committee meetings occasion ally will acquaint a person with the workings of the city government, ip regard to special branches and special activities, more eomprehensiNely than will hours spent on street corners or in other general meeting places where much or the conversation Is based on q wrong understanding Of the situa- ton under discussion
 Informal notice of these meetings is given almost daily in The Herald, A glance at them and attendance at some of tho meetings win show the cynical citizen that the men they have elected to the common council are do- ing more, as a result of their election, than merely enjoying the honor be- slowed upon them.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Attendance by the people at ses- sions of the common council has been urged. A more intelligent grasp of the city affairs may be obtained, of course, after hearing the discussions on the floor of the council chamber. Sometimes, it must be confessed, the failure of the council member to un- derstand what he is talking about, But gained from hearing such discussions.
 An improvement in the attendance at these meetings has been noted. Often there are many occupying seats outside the railing. They are vel comed. The council, for from being distracted, is placed on it's mettle be- fore an audience. Often a member of that audience is able upon a request from the chair being made, to give valuable information to the council in regard to the matter under discus sion.
 Going a step farther attention is called to committee meetings. Tn them the intimate workings of the city gov ernment appear. They are not secret affairs, these meetings. The public is not always invited strenuously, but the public is always treated with re- spect when it is represented. True, the meetings are held in smaller rooms, and there are seldom more than enough chairs to go around. Nevertheless it would be possible for a person, especially interested, to at tend committee meetings occasionally and gain therefrom a more precise knowledge of the situation which in- terests him. The lack of room should be no drawback as there is little dan ger that the ordinary committee meet ing will draw huge crowds. The sug- gestion is made, however, merely for
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
\ COMIC OPERA PLOT

One longs for the ability Of Gill bert and Sullivan and George Cohan
 for the power to bring the art of DeWolf Hopper and the late Bert Williams to life-one longs for these things in the presence of the prettiest, most inspiring plot for comic opera which ever has been suggested by news stories.
 For war has broken out between the gypsy musicians of Hungary and the negro iazz-hand artists" many of whom are Americans. The Hun- garians have sung to and made laugh the populace of that country for a thousand year. Today Mississippi ''colored gemman" is leading the jazz band artists in that country. There the shimmy is shining. the jazz is dangling. inspired by the baton of the negro from far away.
 The Hungarian gypsies are beside themselves The gentlemen of color are placing their elongated feet on the Hungarian toes. The gypsies have issued manifesto condemning the crazy music of the invaders. The municipal councils of seven Hungar- ian towns have risen in their menac- ing might and so1emnly decreed that the jazz and shimmy must go.
 Imagine the sweet lyrics of senti- ment that might be sung, inspired by Hungarian tradition. Imagine the boisterous comedy that might be brought in as a foil by the colored gentlemen from Mississippi who would drown the sad songs of senti- ment in the riot of roaring laughter he and his black band would stir
 The imagination becomes enthused at the thought of the comic operatic possibilities in the situation--and the practical man goes out and places a little bet on the gentleman from Mis- the shimmy and the jazz, as the winners in the war of the warblers.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
CHURCH UNION

Montreal. Canada has some practi-
 cal clereymen. Instead of talking
 about the unison of churches from a | theoretical standpoint they have ask
 cd that they five Anglicans and five i Presbyterans, be allowed each to be
 ordained in the other denomination, continuing to hold their loyalty to their own church,
 The action is surprising, 10 say the least, and thoroughly to be approved | by those who believe in the unity of Christian denominations.
 l Offensive as the idea may be to those devoted to dogma there is no question but that people refuse today to abide by the rules of orthodoxy Starting with the granted basis for argument, namely that the world is better off under Christianity than it would be otherwise, the question arises as to how best retain in this country, for instance, the influence of the Christian church. There is no doubt but there are people so fanati- cally fond Of their denomination and so wrapped up in it that they would remain away from the Divine service rather than attend service modi- fled to meet the desires of members of other denominations. The question at once arises is their Christianity stronger than their partisanship? Are they the ones to be considered, or is it not better to make an attempt to forget theological technicalites and bring to Christianity a greater num- Der now driven from it by those very technical teachings?
 Most church. going people are very fond of their churches and services It would be hard for them to alter those services, those forms, in any particu- lar. But, sad as it is, most people today are not church going people One third of the inhabitants of this country are Christians. One third do not attend church regularly.
 It is submitted that if a union of the churches would bring a greater number of people into active Christi anity; if a more efficient working | organization would result and if there would come greater free dom from the restriction of theo- logical straws by a union of all the the result would be of in- estimable benefit to the world, and even though it should call for sacri- flee of the forms and the services dear to the hearts of many people, the sacrifice would be infinitely worth while.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
"GENERAL DENIALS"

r There are times when a dignified statement that there is no truth in any of the charges preferred against man. is sufficient. Sometimes the i'm possibility of denying charges in all their ramiflcations, is obvious.
 It would seem as though the matter of the allegations connecting Attorney General Daugherty with the Morse release from prison, called for some thing more than one Of these general denials,' however. In the face of the facts presented, if indeed they are facts, 1t would seem that the aloof reliance upon the belief that "the people Of the country appreciate the situation is scarcely enough to strengthen that peoples faith in MT. Daugherty. d..
 As an attorney, if Mr. Daugherty believed that Morse would die if he remained in prison and that the ends VI JuotlSC WOulu D6 S6TNeu Dy releNlIg him of the remainder of his term in prison, it was perfectly proper, of course, for him to use professional efforts to obtain a release. But the sort of general denial" of any truth at all to the allegations made against him, which he has made, in itself calls for some explanation. It suggests that he has denied some things, even, that he might well have admitted The sit uation has become such that 1t is scarcely a time for retaining a seem- ingly disinterested stand. Attorney General Daugherty's frank statement made now and not referring to letters written in the past, would be welcom- ed by those who hesitate to believe a man chosen by the President of the United States for such post was guilty of the wrong implied.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
FREIGHT RATES CUT

The satisfaction felt over the gen. tempered by the realization first that there must come reduction In wages of railroad employees and secondly that any permanent paralyzing ot transportation, through deterioration of railroad property would bring permanent industrial disaster.
 When something like sixty per cent Of receipts go into wages, 1t Will be seen that with the lower rates wages must be lowered. There is no room for penses of upkeep. If there has been no great shortage of cars. for instance certainly there has been no abundance of them, and shortage, because of inability to keep engines and cars in repair, was imminent. This is cited merely as an example of the wall that has been built against greater economy in the matter of upkeep. The govern ment does not go on record as setting off reduction in wages against reduc- tion in rates. It has attended to the latter. It leaves the other to take care of itself Thus the wage reduction must come.
 That the freight reduction will help immediately there can be no question. As already noted in the news the re- duction should make coal. for in stance. cheaper. always providing that when the great demand for coal comes the railroads are in a position to transport it, not having suffered to the extent of becoming inefficient through the effect of the reductions.
 Quick action in reducing freight rates was expected. The action was looked for earlier. Had the commits sion worked over the problem of re- ducing rates acording to the com modities to be transported more time would have been required. The com mission took the easier way, adopting a horizontal reuction, because, it says, rates must not change with changing markets. This reference is made be- cause it is admitted that a horizontal reduction, such as adopted, will affect unequally articles of different prices. It is believed, however that the diff culty of adjusting rates so that the constructive industries sought to be especially benefited, would be helped more than the industries dealing in higher prices commodities, influenced the commission somewhat in deciding upon this horizontal reduction. Delay, itwas felt, would be more disastrous than any possible unfairness of the method of reduction adopted.
 Locally there may be nothing but satisfaction at present over the ac- ton of the interstate commerce con- mission Good results should be seen even before the reduction goes into ef- feet.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-25

ersley, British delegate and Dr Wis soring, representing Holland.
 These three will also have to re- solve to what extent Germany will participate in the issue, for, it is felt that, inasmuch as Germany is to get part of the loan to help in her economic restoration, she should be required to invest therein some of the foreign currency estimated at 6,000,- 100000 gold marks which she pos seSses abroad.
 The allied governments have re- ceived a plan for an international loan applicable to reparations, the author of which, according to the newspaper EOeuvre, is Frank A. Van derlip of New York. The plan is un- derstood to have had favorable re- ception and will probably be submitted to the bankers committed