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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

The people of Snyder werc made
Sad on Thursday morning iy the
announcement OF the death Of Mr.
Leonard G.. Mason. which occurred
at his home at S;20 Thursday morn.
irg after a weeks lllno3 With pneu-
monla. He was about 46 yoc.s old.
Hie Sickness was Of that vio;ont
type that was beyond control lie
was given overy possible att'Ition
lby physIcIans and friends.
Mr.. Mason came to Snyder prob
ably two year5 ago and has conduct
ed barber business on the West
side OF the square.
He was a good man and loyal citl-
ven. He leaves a devoted wife to
whom the great number Of their
| friends extend profound sympathy.
The funeral Is announced to take
place IN Snyder cemetery at 10 o.
clock this morning. The Odd Fellows
Fill meet at their hall at $3.50 this
forming to attend the funeral
II ls sad indeed to see strong
mon thus stricken In the prime Of
active life and we can only bow in
submission 70 the plans and purposes
NJ God and while we mourn our loss
g. as render TO the bereft wife
Very possible comfort and consola-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20
Nntice odd Fellows.

All odd Fellows are requested to
meet al the Hall az s o'clock this,
Friday. morning 20 bury the remains
of Brother L. c. Mason.
z. B. Barnes. \. G..
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

Sheriff Boles has gone on a bus
mess trip 20 San Antonio. g.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

Mrs. Guy Paxton Ia reported oh
the sick list thiq week
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20
gelp,ua the Old Vets.

The Banks IN Snyder are friends
the people. Read their proposition
take care OF all the pension war
hts Issued to the old soldiers.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

The Union Pacific also controls the
Illinois Central and viii continue TO
do so. &c is stated, n The dissolution
Is completed Also Union Pacific Is
20 be given. according TO present un-
dcrstanding, some sort of control OF
Central Pacific with all this worked
out the new Union Pacific would
control.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20
CITY Council ProceedIngs.

The city council met Monday
night In regular session. Present,
Mayor Noble. Aldermen Bolin, Mon
roe. Curnutte. Fickas and Maxwell,
and Marshal Wolfe.
In the absence OF Secretary Ezell,
p. VI. Bolin kept the minutes.
The proceedings Of last meeting
read and approved.
Current bills were allowed as fol-
lows:
w. a. Jone .............. S15.25
G.. f. Brashear .......... 2.25
Dorsey Printing Co. o.. co.. $50
Plerce-Fordlce on co. ..... 1900
Snyder Light and Power Co. $3.50
d. Nation. r. j. Graham. r. j..
Broyson and C. l.. Ezell si2 each for
services as board OF equalization.
Secretary was instructed 10 trans
FER 10000 from Road and Bridge
fund 20 General Fund.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

i-d Warren says he has a sure nuff
'devil' in his print Ehop-a pet
..rw.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20
L0VETT5 PLAN
HA2RIMANS DREAM
That System May Soon Have Two In
stead of One Coast 10 Coast
Road for Iron Horse.

%. H Harriman's dream of COM
ploto trana-coutinouial railroad sys-
tenn WIN Doe donbly realized if tha
present plan 20 dissolve the Southern
pac.fic-Cuion Pacific merger is ap-
proved by fhe attorney general and
the courts Under ihe present plan
the Union Pacific VIII trade its dom
mating interest in lho Southern Pa
nfic 20 the Pennsylvania Railroad.
receiving in return the heavy hold.
iues of the Pennsylvania and thc Bal
timore ana Ohio system
Here are figures This win mean
the linking of eight railroad systems
into two coast TO coast lines. with
tra.kare as follows.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-20

g. Kate Nelson has returned
|a visit to Colorado and Alpine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
LAW IS ENACTED
To SETTLE STRIKE
NEWLANDS.CLAYTON BILL PASSED,
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT.
NEW COMPLICATION ARISES
Erie's Determination Not to Submit tC
Arbitration Also Confuses-Seth
Low and Judge. Knapp Probable
Members of New Body.

Washington.-New federal machinery
for the adjustment of railroad wage dis
putes was authorized Tuesday when the
house and senate passed and the presi-
dent signed the Newlands-Clayton bill,
just as it was agreed upon at tina White
House conference between President Will
son, congressional leaders and represen-
~tatives of the big eastern railways and
their employees.
This law creates the board Of media
ton and cancellation, headed by a com.
missioner, to which the eastern railways
and the employees brotherhoods have de-
clared their willingness to submit the
wage dispute on account of which So
900 conductors and trainmen have voted
to strike. The union officers agreed TO
an armistice, pending action by con-
gress, and officials here expect them
now to make ready to lay their case be-
fore the federal mediators as soon as
President Wilson makes the appoint
ments.
The new law went through both
houses of congress without an obstacle
being put in its way.
Seth Low, president of the National
Civic Federation, which has been ihstru-
mental in bringing the railroads and
their employees together in the present
dispute, is prominently mentioned for
the position of commissioner of media
ton and Cancellation. AS the other two
members of the board are to be gov
eminent officials, it was regarded as
probable that Judge Martin w. Knapp
of the commerce court and an assistant
to one of the cabinet officers, possibly
an assistant encouragement, would be
considered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
CAN SAVE MILLION A YEAR
This is Secretary Daniels View of Gov
eminent Armor Plant.

Washington.-Naval experts figures,
showing that a government armor plate
factory, costing $s,466, 900, would save
Sl40 a ton on armor, or more than q
million dollars net a year, were submit.
ted to congress Monday by Secretary
Daniels. The secretary's report was sent
in response to a senate resolution and
supplemented previous statements issued
by him advocating a aforementioned
m plant,
Millions can be saved either by oper-
ating II government plant, or by com
pelling competition among the private
manufacturers, Mr.. Daniels declared.
Therefore, he asked congress to make a
full" thorough and early investigation
of the cost of manufacturing armor
plate in factories owned by concerns de.
pendent upon government patronage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
GOOD PROGRESS
MADE BY COTTON
PLANT MADE GOOD GROWTH AND IS
FRUITING HEAVILY.
WEATHER FORCED W
Heavy Producing District OF Texas Free
From Pest-Good Rains Relieved
Drouth in Central Valley and
Parts Of Eastern States.

Mcmpbis.-Ihc cotton crop passed an
other week OF good growth and progress,
although there were rather more com.
plaints-all, however, OF a minor nature
than have been noticed in previous re
ports. Weather over the belt was ia
yorable-almost ideal in most states
except in portions Of the Carolinas,
Georgia and Alabama. In these sections
there was some complaint OF lack of rain,
which was being supplied as the week
closed.
The plant made good growth and is
f%ruiting heavily practically all over the
belt. Some OF the l~ateness was overcome
during the week, although, taken as a
whole, the plant is still a bit small. How
ever, it is strong and stocky and is
branching out and taking on much fruit.
High temperatures in the west, coming
rs they did on the heels OF good general
raAns, were of benefit in forcing growth
where the plant was small, and in check
ing the advance OF boil wecvil in South
eastern Texas.
Cultivation was continued at the same
high standard that has maintained
throughout the season, except that in
portions Of North Carolina there was
some complaint of foul fields. Generally
speaking, however, the fields are in al
most perfect condition. Laying by has
begun and the work Of cultiyating vii!
soon be finished, with the crop probably
in the best condition from this stand
point cver before known.
Boil wcevil made some progress during
the week and considerable damage was
done in infested areas of Mississippi and
Louisiana. In Southeastern Texas the
weevil is doing some damage, but the
heavy producing section of the state is
free from the pests so far. In the ex.
IRENE southern portion Of the state a
good crop has been made ahead Of
the weevil.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
FIGHTING GRASSH0PPERS
Eighty Tons of Poisoned Bran Spread
Over Kansas Fields.

Dodge City, Kan.--At least 100 farm.
ers in Ford, Grey, Edwards and Pawnee
counties of Western Kansas Joined Mon
day in spreading tons of poisoned bran
mash over the fields in an effort to
check the ravages of grasshoppers that
in the last three weeks have done thou-
sands of dollars of damage to young
trees, alfalfa, corn, cane and other crops.
Three representatives of the Kansas
State Agricultural College at Manhat-
tan and ONE from the University of Kan
sas superintendent the work. 1t is est-i
mated that eight tons of the mash we
spread Monday.
The work vas organized by counties
and this day set spart rs "%grasshopper
day. through the efforts of the combined
county commissions and Gov. Hodges. It
was the first time in 40 years that an
extended organization had been made 20
fight the hoppers. The commissioners of
Ford county distributed the poison to
the farmers free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Railroads Complainants.

New York.-With the passage by con.
gress of the Newlands bill to provide
an arbitration medium for settling the
wage differences between the eastern
railroads and their 5000 conductors and
trainmen, a new phase of the contro-
versy developed through announcement
by the railroads that they will ask the
board which considers the demands of
the employees to take up also the griev-
ances of the roads against the men.
This angle of the situation overshadows
for the moment at least even the deter
mined stand by the Erie system that it
will not in any event submit it's case to
arbitration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Sensitive leems.

The Nuritches were very proud OF
the English butler they brought back,
with them, and SO, you may suppose,
they were not a little annoyed when.
at the end of the month. he gave them
notice.
What's the matter. Parker? You,
have been here such a short timer
"Yessir. But you see when you en-
gagged me, l thought you was sparra..
grass and champagne people; but:
when I found out that you eats cab
bage. carrots and such like common,
vegetables. and drinks beer, I SEES, sess
/. this here amt no place for a sensi-
tive person like me. So l mus, leave.
you. I carn't breathe a berry atmos.-
phere.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
AMERICAS REPLYTO
JAPS MAY Be FINAL
SEC'Y BRYAN DELIVERS NOTE TO
AMBASSADOR CHINDA.
THE CONTENTSARE WITHHELD
New Law Effective SOOn-If Amy Dis.
pute Remains 1t Must Be Adjusted
On the Basis of Judicial
Decisions.

Washington.-The American reply to
the last two japanese notes on the Cal
ifornia anti-alien land law was delivered
Wednesday by Secretary Bryan to Am
bassador Chinda, who at once cabled it
to Toxic. As in the case of the preced-
ing notes, contents of the latest one
were withheld from publication.
There is some expectation in official
circles that the delivery of this last note
will conclude the negotiations on this
subject between the two countries for
the present at least, if not altogether. 1t
is declared that the American reply to
the various points of objection to the
California legislation has been made 50
complete as to remove most of them
from the field of discussion. Even in
cases where the Japanese contentious
have not oeen manifestly completely
negatived, the expert diplomatists are
said to have so framed their responses
as to reduce the points to clear issues,
which probably can be adjusted only on
the basis of judicial decisions.
The result has been reached through
the exchange of five notes, the negotia-
tions beginning May 8 last, with the
original protest by Japan against the
projected alien %land-owning act by the
California legislature. This elected a
reply from Secretary Bryan on May 10,
or as o 0 as he had been advised of
the actual signature of the Webb act by
Gov. johnson. On June 4 the japanese
government filed its rejoinder and on
July 3 this was supplemented by an
elaborate expansion Of the arguments.
Unless the japanese foreign office
concludes that there is something in the
American note delivered requiring imme-
date attention and reply, probably there
will be no further diplomatic exchange
for at least another month. At the ex-
piration of that time the Webb alien
land-owning act will become effective
and the way will be opened for a JUDI
cial test of its constitutionality.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25

China has n large area Of barren
land, despite her dense population.
The reason being that for many en-
turtles 1t has been necessary to give
the closest possible attention to every
square foot Of land suited to agricul-
ture In order that the people should
be fed. The Chinese have shown
themselves to be good a~griculturists,
but In developing agriculture they
have sacrificed the forests on land
which could be cultivated and at the
same time have neglected to plant for
ests on the now barren mountains.
This has been because the govern
ment has taken no interest in the sub
ject, and forestry on anything like a
national scale Is too big a proposition
for individual enterprise, even II In
China there had been a spirit Of en-
terprise. One of the signs OF the new
order Of things under the republic IL
the recent application by the governo,
Of the province of Shantung to Major
Ahern. the director of forestry In the
Philippines, for permission to send as
many Chinese students as possible tc
the Los Panos forestry school,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
LEAVES $780, 900 TO KING
Alfonso Richer as Result of Frenchman's
Will.

st. Gaudins, France.-King Alfonso of
Spain soon will be able to enjoy a wind
fall of $500, 900 bequeathed to him by
Albert Sapene, formerly mayor of a
small town neal Toulon, who recently
died in an asylum.
The civil court here pronounced iudg
ment upholding the t~eststor's will, which
his sister aud Others next of kin Ind
sought to set aside on the plea that he
was insane when he made it,
The court held that while Sapene suf-
fered from the mania of persecution, he
showed that he was fully able to con-
duct his business and had a valid rea-
son in an old family quarrel for disin-
h%eriting his sister.
1t was because he was an ardent roy
alist that Sapene chose King Alfonso US
a beneficiary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25

cannot praise your Vegetable Compound.
too highly. Every woman should take
1t at that time. I recommend it to.
both old and young for female trou-+
bles."- Mrs. EMILY SuMMERsGnr.,
Swarthmore, Ps.
Baltimore, Md. "My troubles began,
with the loss Of q child, and I had hem.
orrhages for four months. The doctors,
said an operation was necessary, but r.
dreaded it and decided to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The.
medicine has made me a well woman and,
] feel strong and do my W work. -.
Mrs. ]. R. PICKING, 1850 Sargent st..
Baltimore, Md.
Since we guarantee that all testimo>.
mails which we publish are genuine, is IL.
not fair to suppose that If Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has the yir-.
tue to help these women it will help anv
ether woman who il suffering in q like,
manner7
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
$685. 900 Pearls Stolen.

London.-Theft of a pearl necklace
valued at $625,o00 was reported to Scot
land Yard Wednesday. The pearls were
= have been stolen during transit
from Paris to . London dealer. The rob-
berry was discovered in London, when the
registered package In which the necklace
had been dispatched was opened. The
case contained only pieces of sugar. The
seals of the packet apparently were
intact. AS the sugar was of French
manufacture, the necklace probably was
distracted in France.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
ONLY EXHAUST|ON
GAN END THE WAR
THIS is OPINION OF EDWARD GREY,
BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY.
POWERS CANNOT Intervene
Serbs and Greeks Agree-They Executed
Secret Treaty Last May Concern
ing Division of Territory Taken
From the Turks.

London.-That the Balkan struggle
will end by a process of mutual exhaus-
ton seems the only hope Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign secretary, is
able to hold out. In a statement in the
house of m he said that mere
words were not likely to affect the sit
uation and it would be difficult for the
European powers to resort to force tc
impose peace.
Neither Servia nor Greece has paid
any attention to Russia's proposal that
they cease hostilities. They appear de-
termined to negotiate peace with Bui.
garia only on the field, without inter
v%ention by any third party, and unless
Bulgaria proves amenable it is believed
that an advance will be made upon So
fla to force an acceptance of the Servia-
Greek terms.
Serious fighting for the time being is
suspended, but the advance of the Turk.
ish and Roumanian troops continues
without opposition.
A Belgrade report says the Servians
on Sunday captured an important posi-
ton eight miles west of Kustendil.
According to the Athens correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph, Greece and Ser
via signed a secret treaty last May, bind
ing them to prosecute a war, then fore
seen, with Bulgaria, until the Bulga:s
acquiesced in the territorial arrange
ments laid down in the treaty. By these
arrangements the eastern boundaries of
Greece would be extended to the Mesta
river, considerably to the east of Drama,
and Servia would have an eccess to the
Aegean sea at two points.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
BIG DAM ACROSS THE NILE.

The greater Assoun dam, which will
store twice as much water as the first
section, which was completed in 1902,
is now finished. 1t will furnish
enough water from the Nile. the Lon.
don Times states. to do away with the
system OF basin irrigation. in use for
thousands of years, and the fertile
fields OF Egypt can now be cultivated
all the year around, says the Balti-
more Sun The original dam which
cost about Sl2, 500, 900, provided a
storage capacity of 9S4. 100000 cubic
meters OF water, the present structure
for about 1000. 000, 900. Ninety years
ago the Egyptian government took
the first steps for a greater water sup
ply, but II was not until 1889 that the
British engineers, headed by William
Willcocks, brought forth the solution
by proposing to dam the Nile at AS
souau. The project was too ambitious
TO secure financial support until Sir
Ernest Cassel, in 1898, provided tho
necessary funds. The first dam was
begun February, 1902, a year ahead
Of time. 1t is the most important OF
public works OF Egypt since Menes
constructed the dixie across the river
at Memphis, making possible basin IT.
rigation. the wonder OF engineers to
this day. Basin irrigation cost about
SIS an acre in 5000 acre areas. from
$25 to $50 on small tracts, and land
rented at from SIS to $25 an acre per
year. Irrigation all the year round,
now made possible, costs $22 a acre
and the rents are from $25 to $40.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
SLIT SKIRT DRAWS A FINE
Woman Says Richmond Too Prudish and
Leaves for New York.

Leaves tor New York.
Richmond, Va.-Blossom Browning
paid a $25 fine in Judge Crutchfield's
court here Wednesday for wearing a slit
skirt, and declared she intended to 90
to New York at once, where people are
not prudish." She was charged with
indecent exposure.
The skirt, slit knee high apd held by
the police as evidence, was restored to
Miss Browning on her promise to sew
up the slash or not to appear again in
the streets of Richmond without a petit
coat.
Miss Browning's lawyer argued that
the sale of the skirt by a licensed de-
partment store permitted her to wear it.
Judge Crutchfield replied that a city
license for the sale of firearms did not
authorize murder.
The justice, after an inspection Of
the offending skirt, blushingly fined the
defendant, who paid with the retort that
Richmond was a most illiberal city,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25

Gotham policemen are having their
own troubles these times, but one OF
the novel forms 1t is taking was ex.
emplified in the case of a patrolman
placed on trial for INSTRUMENTATION In
refusing on demand to blow his
breath in his su%perior's face for
physical demonstration OF the lat
ter's suspicious. 1t Is well for the
strain on the public nerves that the
situation is not without its CLEANS
Of humor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
BULGARS MASSACRE TURKS.
They Slew 500 Inhabitants of Town, Say
Greeks.

Saloniki.-The Greek commander re-
ports that Bulgarian troops, fleeing be-
fore the advance of the Greeks, Monday
burned the village o; Doxat, south Of
Drama, and massacred 500 of the in.
habitants, Heavy fighting ensued. by
which the Greeks occupied Drama, 80
miles northeast of Sores. The Bulgar.
ians fled In disorder. leaving 10 wagon
loads of ammunition on the field.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Estate of Walsh Shrinks.

Chicago.-The estate of John r..
Walsh, whose fortune was estimated Mt
SIS 900, 900 before the failure of his
banks in 1905, has shrunk to $4,000, ac-
cording to the attorney for the admins
%tratriN, who appeared Wednesday before
the board of review. The estate had
been assessed at Sl5o,00o, but the law
yer asserted that more than two-thirds
OF the property is insolvent and $4,000
was cut from the valuation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25

The war over the authorship of
Shakespeare's plays goes on, but the
world Is little troubled thereby, leav.
ing the battle to be fought by the
handful OF theorists who see In It a
vital issue. The plays are the pos.
session of all literature, and their au.
thorship at this day, when 1t is i'm.
possible to have lawsuits over the roy
alties, Is merely incidental.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25

The Musical Opinion, ever on the
lookout for promising new tendencies
In music. lovingly records the contri-
buttons Of the moment to the devel.
opment OF a great art: Tortoise Pa
troll" "Spooks' Parade" Chicken
Reel" Shoe Ticker Rag" BODY.
lops,' Ma Gumelastic Girl" "Mer.
~ Monkeys etc. The list, while prob
ably not exhaustive, is impressive.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
WIFE WANTS DIVORCE.
Phillip Van Valkenburgh's $40, 600, 900
Widow Is Unhappy.

New York.-An involuntary petition
in bankruptcy vas filed Monday against
Phillip Van Valkenburgh, whose wife,
now suing him for a separate mainte-
nance and alimoay, was known as the
"Slo,ooo,0 900 widow" The petition states
that Van Nalkenburgh has not been
seen about his place of business nor Ais
abode, the New York Athletic Club, TO.
some time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
REAL MERIT HAS MADE -
BONDS LIVER PiELe

a household word through the South
We have spared neither time noF
money in ~perfecting BONDS PILLS
for the cure Of Headaches, Bilious
mesa. Constipation, Malaria, and SIM
liar Ills. MERIT was our chief object
Not how cheap" but how good We
could make them
The extraordinary success OF
BONDS PILLS IL due solely to their
MERIT, not to loud and misleading;
claims of CURING EVERYTHING
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Woman Jury in Chicago.

Chicago.-Chicago women will taste
the first fruits of their suffrage victory
when a female jury will be %impsneled to
decide a dispute between two women as
to the merits of a bill for dressmakinc
The hang and style of a gown will be
the most important evidence, Something
a MAI knows little about" explained
counsel for Mrs. r. L. Davenport, tbs
plaintiff.