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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10
NotIee Of PartnershIn nlssnlutInn


The law partnership OF Higgins q
Hamilton, composed OF Cullen c.
Higgins and W. w. Hamilton, dis
solved February 1916. Those in
debted to or holding claims against
said firm may call at their old firm
office, over First National Bank OF
Snyder Texas, where Indebtedness
due them will be received and debts
due by them paid.
We join in our thanks to the pub
lie and our clients for their patron
age and support Of the past years,
and II cur services merit IT, we
thank you for such support as you
see fiji to give us severally.
CULLEN C.. HIGGINS.
W. W. HAMILTON.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

This is to advise the people Of
Snyder and surrounding country.
that while I carry full and com
plete line OF staple and fancy gro
eeries. am the only grocery store
that gives Free Mileage coupons on
all cash purchases. This is new
plan OF profit sharing nature. which
has proven a great success all over
the United States, and It will be to
your interest to call and get the de-
tails OF the proposition.
Thanking you for liberal patron
age In the past and soliciting a con-
tlnuence OF same. | am yours truly.
J. W. TEMPLETON.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10
Excursion Rates

New Orleans. La.-Account MAR
ID GRAS, March End to 7th. 1916,
for particulars call phone 1873 or 253.
Fort Worth Texas Account Mer-
chants Meeting, February-March,
1916, fare Of one and one-thlrd on
the certificate plan. Open to all per-
sons. Second Meeting Feb. 27th to
March It'll inclusive.
Fort Worth, Texas--A Account Fat
Stock and Horse Show. March 1918.
1916. Round Trip tickets on sale
March 10th to 18th, inclusive, lin
tied until March 29th. ss.G5.
Mineral Wells, Texas-Account
Independent order Of Odd Fellows,
March 2Oth-2iih. 1916. Round Trip
tickets on sale March rs. 10 and 90,
1910, limited until March 2s, $685..
February 30. 1916.
Dallas. Toxas-Accoun Spring
Market Buying Season. January to
March, 1916. For particulars, phone.
write or call on me.
Albuquerque. New Mexico. account
Panhandle and Southwestern Stock
mems Convention, March to o. Co
ing, tickets on sale March 4, 8, G and
Z, limit to March 10. round trip tick
cts s21.sO.
l.. |. CARTON, Agent,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

A Thrifty young man here got
stuck sometime ago on a charge OF
gaming and eluded the officers I'M
I'll Wednesday OF this week, Merrell
and Wolfe never forget a case like
that and by quietly watching around
they located him and he due up.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

NJ. W scrlyner was here Wednes-
day from Dermott and moved his Sig
nal date up notch and renewed for
the Signal and Dallas News for each
Of his three kids" in New Mexico.
Any country that has no Warren
scriyner lacks at least that much Of
being fixed up right.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

A. l.. Barnett Is being discussed
over about Ira In connection with the
campaign for Justice Of the Peace and
County Commissioner in that pre-
clnct. J. H. Byrd Of Dunn is also men
toned In that connection. Neither Of
these men has yet decided to
make the plunge
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10
LOANS

S per cent money, on good land
on long time. We are fully
ready for loans again. Ask our
clients all over this territory
who have been borrowing from
us for years and years about
our liberal terms and then see
Or write us for details, Quick
work with US on loans.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Gus Eubank and family left Mon
day for their home in Corpus Christi
after an extended visit with relatives
and friends \ Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

will crate ana store your furn-
lture. Reasonable and ship to you
any time. You don't have to bother
about II. Phone S79. 3Otf.
+. N. GRAVES.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Albert Johnson OF Erath county
was thrown from his wagon and in
stantly killed. His wife was seriously
hurt at the same time.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mossrs. Tom and Bob Davis Of IT.
tus county were guests Of c. s Per
klns Sunday. They were here pros
pectlng and like scurry county
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

@. c. Mitchell aged 60 years died
at Gail February 29th with laerippe
and complications.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

G, C. Brackeen says one Of his
horses ROT scared the other day at a
swinging bridge sign out west Of
town and ran away and got consider
ably cut on a barhed wire
The very next day the same horse
got scared at the very same sign apd
broke the shafts out Of his buggy. He
wants Fritz Smith to pass a law to
prohibit swinging signs.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

We have n nice assortment OF Iron
beds that we are going to sell Some
one will get some bargains A, p.
Morris s5tf.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Fresh supply Of fine candies, Gold
Fish, Cigars and Toilet Articles at
Confectionery SO
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10
sears y Roebuck.

Have one live competitor in sny-
der. Iron beds at almost wholesale
cost. A, p. Morris. 35tf.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mr.. W. II. Madden Of Iledley. Tex
as is the guest this week OF Mr.. and
Mrs W. a. Klncanon.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

One farmer In Wise county reports
seven hundred acres OF wheat killed
by cold weather.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Prof Bills Of Fluvanna was shak-
lug hands with friends in Gail Sat.
urdGy.-B Borden Citizen.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mr.. Davis received a carload OF
good mules here Monday from Dem
ton.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mrs q, b. Clark returned Tuesday
from visiting her daughter In Amar-
lilo.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mr. and Mrs x. W Ramage are
visiting for a few days in Sterling
county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mrs W. e. Davidson Of Camp
spurs- m Wednesday for visit TO
the home folks at Call
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Horace Holley OF Ira was here this
week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Alex l.. Barnett made fraternal
call on the Signal one day this week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

e, r. House Of Ira Joins the ranks
Of Signal readers.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mrs. r. A. Irving has returned to
her home in Fort Worth
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

T. j. Rhea was here Monday from
Hermlelgh.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Call and see the latest In candies
at Smiths confectionery. IS
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

HIGH GRADE COAL At THE ICE
Plant. OILY $500 CASH PER
TON.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Meador came
In Monday from Big Spring,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mrs. j. p. Delaney Of Houston Is
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Nall. Of Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

HIGH GRADE COAL AT THE ICE
PLANT ONLY $500 CASH PER
TON.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Postmaster Claud Wescott OF Dunn
motored In on business last Friday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Mr., W. A. Johnson shipped n car OF
cattle to Fort Worth a few days ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
SUCCESS ASSURED
|. BY FIRST TWO DAYS
OF EMORY CAMPAIGN
Chairman ArkWright EnthuSi-
aStiC Over Success of Work.
erS in First Days of Big
Campaign

Over one-fourth of the $780,
900 to be raised in Atlanta for Emory
university has been subscribed in two
and half days since the active cam
paign was launched last Tuesday morn
ing.
Reports of the campaign workers
turned in at their first campaign meet
ing Thursday at l o'clock showed that
in this remarkably short time a total
Of S170,692 has been subscribed.
Probably no campaign in the city's
history, which is full of brilliant sue
cesses, was ever started under such an
assurances of success.
The fact that more than one-fourth of
the $500, 900 fund has been raised in two
and a half days, and the fact that the
campaign is hardly more than started,
is considered an absolute guarantee that
Atlanta will make good her pledge to the
Methodist commission which located the
university in this city.
A sensation was sprung at the meet
ing when Chairman Preston Arkwright
announced a subscription of $4,000. The
giver said Mr.. Arkwright requested that
his name be withheld. No one knows
who he is, but his subscription was hail
ed with great enthusiasm.
The meeting at l o'clock Thursday
was largely attended, as all the Emory
meetings have been, and was charac-
terized by enthusiasm and confidence.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
TO CONFER WITH HOUSE
PenfieId, Page and Others
viii Arrange to See Him
While in Europe
(By Associated Press. }

BERLIN, Jan. 27.-(Via London. y
American diplomatic representatives in
capitals other than London, Paris and
Berlin, are planning trips to confer with
Colonel e. M. House, personal represen-
tative of President Wilson, at points
along his route of travel on the conti-
nent.
Ambassador Penfield will come here
from Vienna this week, Ambassador
Page, from Rome, will meet the colonel
in Switzerland and Ambassador Mer-
genthau will make the long trip from
Constantinople if possible.
Colonel House, therefore, will be able
to convey to the president fairly COM
plete reports on the situation. He will
also have the fullest opportunity of
learning the German view direct from
leading German statesmen at dinners
which Ambassador Gerard has arranged.
These dinner engagementS will put him
in contact among others with DIR. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chan
cellor; Foreign Secretary Won Jagow,
Under Secretary Zimmerman Of the for
eign office, and such prominent leaders
of German industry as DR.. Walter
Rathenau, the head of the large cleo
trical interests.
Colonel House arrived in Berlin yester-
day morning ana was escorted 10 the
American embassy taking quarters there
as the guest of Ambassador and Mrs.
Gerard.
Pleading indisposition, he received
only two visitors during the day, one
was Count Won Moltke, and the other DR..
BENJAMIN Battin, unofficial peace prop
agandist spending the greater part of
the day in conference with Ambassador
Gerard.
Colonel House was exceedingly reticent
to newspaper men declaring merely that
he had come to Berlin to consult with
the American ambassadors and inform
himself and them more fully and clearly
upon conditions than was possible
through correspondence.
So far as is to be learned from other
sources the principal aim of Colonel
House in his visit to Berlin is to study
the war atmosphere in Germany" and
obtain for President Wilson's benefit as
comlpete an idea as is possible of con-
ditions here and of the attitude and ten
denotes of the imperial government.
Colonel House will dine tonight at the
embassy with a party of neutral diplo-
mats, including the Spanish ambassador.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg will
dine at the embassy Friday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-AIajor Cen
eral Funston reported to the war depart
ment today the drowning of four and
the capture of two American soldiers
near Brownsville. Tex, yesterday. His
dispatch, dated yesterday, contained a
report by Major Anderson, commander Of
the Twelfth cavalry. as follows:
-Four men of Battery D., Fourth field
artillery. swan across the Rio Grande
while bathing in the river at Progreso
about $3.50 p. m. today. Two were made
prisoners by two Mexicans, with rifles
and taken back into the interior from
river Other two men of battery swan
back; some two or three shots fired
at them while returning.
Lieutenant j. Z. Mort commanding
Battery, with Lieutenants Peyton and
Waldron, with about fourteen men of
battery and one man from Twelfth cav
airy. crossed river about three quarters
Of an hour later. went about three quar-
ters Of a mile back into the interior
from river. searched two houses, did not
find comrades. They were fired upon
ten or twelve times by men in brush.
They remained on other side about one
hour. When they returned, the crossing
was covered by our men on bank of this
side who fired some 200 shots. None
of our men killed or wounded
The following men were drowned
while swimming to other side:
Sergeant owen Clements, Corporal
Michael F. King, Private Harry A
Rohde, all of battery D., Fourth field
artillery, and Private Charles D. Wilson
Best, troop A, Twelfth cavalry.
"AII bodies carried away by swift
muddy current and not recovered. Search
being made.
The following named men still In
hands of Mexicans on other side:
Private William Q. Wheeler and Pr
vate Biggo Peterson, battery D., Fourth
field artillery"
General Funston. in transmitting the
report. said:
Colonel Blocksom has ordered Lieu
tenants Mort, Peyton and Wal1ron to be
placed under arrest, and Captain Nc
Broom, Twenty-eighth infanry, has been
placed in command of camp. 1 have
directed Colonel Plummer Twenty-eighth
infantry, to send one of his field Of
ficers to investigate. Mr.. Cara, MeXi-
can consul. has been informed of exact
contents of Major Anderson's telegram
and of arrest of three officers concern
ed. He has gone to Matamoros to in
form commanding general there and 10
ask that immediate search be made for
Private Wheeler and Peterson. The
MeNicanS on Otner size were NOT III uiI-
FORM"
The Mexican embassy here had re-
ceived no word of the capture of the
Americans but have asked report from
Carranza Consul Cara
Secretary Garrison declined to COM
ment upon the arrest of the officers.
The military forces on the border, ne
said. were entirely at the disposition
of General Funston. He stated that an
Investigation of the incident would be
made and until the facts were known
he would not, be informed as to the cir
cumstances which caused the arrest.
War department records show Glenn
ents came from Rays Mills, Ga II was
indicated at the state department today
that for American troops under arms to
cross the Mexican border might be con-
sidered a hostile act
The state department has not yet
taken up the subject with the de factO
government Of Mexico.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
NEW ORLEANS HOST
To NATIONAL FOREIGN
TRADE CONFERENCE
Keynote Will Be Commercial
Preparedness to Meet Re-
adjustment in'WorId'S Bust
ness After the War
(Ry Associated Press.l

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-Addresses
on subjects designed to bring out the
urgency for the Commercial prepared
ness Of America" to meet the readJust-
meht in the worlds business, which has
been declared certain to follow the Eu-
ropean war, were on the program for
the opening session here today of the
third National Foreign Trade conven-
tion, called by the National Foreign
Trade Council.
Arrivals on special and regular trains
early today increased to several hun
dred the number of delegates from all
over the country who are participating
in the convention. These included many
of the nations leading manufacturers,
bankers, merchants, farmers, railroad
and steamship men and others connect
ed with industrial and exporting inter
ests. Several federal officials and rep
resentatives from Latin-American re-
publics and the Philippines were among
those attending.
A corps of foreign trade experts con-
nected with some of the country's cor
porations, trade experts of the federal
departments and representatives of the
Pan-American union were on hand to
consult with and advise the delegates
on matters of foreign selling, invest
ments, marketing and other subjects
which have to do with export business
PaperS ana addresses at the general
sessions of the convention are to be
discussed and analysed by the delegates
in group sessions to be held at the close
of the general meetings.
The program for the initial session
included welcoming addresses by Gov
ernor Hall and Martin Behrman, mayor
of New Orleans; Alba B. Johnson, presi-
dent Baldwin Locomotive works, Phila-
delphia, on World Trade Conditions
After the European War" James A.
Farrell, president United States Steel
corporation and chairman of the trade
council, on Foreign Investment of
American Capital as an Aid to Our For
eign Trade" Percival Farquhar, presi-
dent Brazil Railway company, and z. J..
Berwind, New York, on Investment in
Central America" and John Clausen,
San Francisco banker, on Investment
in Central America"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
WILSON CHANGES MIND
ON TARIFF COMMISSION
Gives Reason for Withdraw
ing Opposition to Creation
of Such Body

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Representa-
tive Kitchin, of North Carolina, chair
man of the house ways and means COM
mittee, had before him today n letter
from President Wilson setting forth con-
siderations which had most weight in
causing him to withdraw his opposition
to the creation of tariff commission
by congress and now to urge such a
body.
The president in his communication
frankly admitted he had changed his
mind because "all the circumstances of
the world had changed" but declared he
had mo thought whatever of a change
in attitude toward the so-called protec-
tive question:
The proposed commission, the presi-
dent said, would have nothing to do
with theories of policy, but would be
charged only with the duty of seeking
facts to guide congress in legislation.
The letter was supplemental to one
the president sent Mr.. Kitchin Monday
i'll which he gave his ideas of what a
tariff commission should be, and urged
that the committee consider the mat
ter Immediately. He favored a non
partisan expert body.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Bgitish pos
session of territory protecting the Suez
canal route at its southern end is in4-
perilled by attacks made by large bodies
of Arabs and Turks on the British
forces in southwestern Arabia, accord
ing to advices from German sources
The British have been driven from all
the territory they held in that section
of country and have suffered extremely
heavy losses in the fighting, the reports
declare, the figures being given at
Z. 900 killed and 10000 wounded.
The implication from the Berlin dis
patch carrying these reports is that the
British army of 10000 men is now vir-
| tually cooped up in Alden. near the en-
trance to the Red sea, which must be
| held if the southern approach to the
Suez canal IS to be protected.
A situation quite similar to this was
reported through German agencies sew
eral weeks ago. but London then an
nounced officially that no apprehensions
were entertained of the outcome of the
| operations which had been merely in
the nature of skirmishes.
The Austrians, having secured pos
session of virtually all of Montenegro.
whose remaining defenders, according
to Vienna, are fast laying down their
arms, are pushing southwark in AL
bania, but apparently are moving delib-
| erately although without encountering
much resistance. Their road down the
| Adriatic seacoast leads them to Duraz-
20, following their occupation of San
Giovanni di Medua, but advices from
| Albania indicate that their progress is
likely to be slow, owing to the condition
of the roads.
At last accounts the Bulgarian forces
cooperating with the Austrians had en-
countered the Albanian troops under Es-
| sad Pasha and according to unofficial
| advices had met with a defeat at the
| latter's hands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
MexicanS Seize
Two Members
OfU. S. Army
Four Soldiers Drowned One a
Georgian Trying to Swim
River and Rescue Their Cap
tured Comrades

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Jan. az
United States military officials here to-
day were awaiting the results Of a rescue
expedition by Carranza soldiers into the
Mexican territory across the river from
Progreso. where yesterday two United
States troopers were captured by Next
cans. Lieutenants Mort. Payton and
Waldron late last night were ordered
arrested by Major General Funston for
leading a party of IL American troop
ers into Mexico in an attempt to rescue
the two troopers.
In this expedition four American
troopers were drowned attempting TO
swim across the Rio Grande. Others
penetrated Mexico. but returned without
having accomplished the object of their
mission. A prolonged crossfire took
place during these operations. but no one
was wounded 1t is said the MeXicans
engaged were not soldiers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
More Than Hundred FinancierS
Pass Through to New Orleans

More financiers and men of big bust
ness were in Atlanta Wednesday after
noon than ever before in her history
Nearly every man who is on the train
is a millionaire, a delegate to the For
eign Trade convention which convened
in New Orleans Thursday morning for
a three-day session. They passed
through Atlanta on the Foreign Trade
Special" a train of twelve cars, en-
route from New York to New Orleans.
James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel corporation, was in
charge of the party, which numbered
1913 representative men Of the big bust
ness interests Of the country. The par
ty left New York early Tuesday morn
ing, were Joined by delegates from Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg, Washington and
Cleveland, and arrived in Atlanta at 5
p. m. Wednesday. where they stopped
for twenty minutes In New Orleans
they will be Joined by several parties
from Kansas City, Los Angeles, Chica-
go and Houston.
Mr.. Farrell was most optimistic re-
garding business conditions the coun-
try over. declaring these conditions to
be better founded than ever before.
This convention is in the nature of
a campaign for commercial prepared
ness" he said. These men have con-
scented to give a week of their time that
we may assemble in New Orleans and
plan measures which will insure pros
perity for the whole country. One OF
our main objects is to cinch the trade
of South America which the war has
given us. We are sure we can do it."
What are you planning to do when
peace comes in Europe?" he was asked
That's what we have in mind" he
said. I'VE want to make assured the
prosperity of this country after the
war ends, for then will come the real
test. We shall then have to meet the
competition of Europe and will have to
fight to hold the ground we have gained
in South American commerce by reason
of the war. The whole situation at the
present time is most satisfactory" he
added.
Three Atlantians will join the party
in New Orleans as delegates from the
Atlanta chamber of commerce. They
are Lee Ashcraft, J. K. Orr and Charles
F. Stone. Frank o. Foster, of the S. S
White Dental Manufacturing company
Joined the party Wednesday afternoon
The train of cars on which they are
travelling is unique and is composed OF
eight all-steel compartment cars, q
dining car. lounging car and baggage
cars. The members of the party must
return to New York before the opening
of the stock market Monday, and the
railroad companies over whose lines
they are travelling have assured them
they'll get there soon after daybreah
Monday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
Montenegro Is
Lost Because of
Nothing to Eat

PARIS, Jan. 27.-"My presence and
that Of my family and my government
here" said King Nicholas of Montene-
gro to a special correspondent of the
Journal in Lyons. shows my unbound
ed confidence that France will protect
me from calumny. 1 do not need to
make any apology.
MY grandson, Prince Humbert, crown
prince Of Italy, when 1 saw him in Rome
the other day asked me why i was
sad. / replied: Your grandfather is
a beaten man. The child became sad
and then asked: You had nothing TO
eat in your country" Thus m yeleven
year old grandson summed up the causes
Of our defeat better than the diplomats
and the chancellors have done"