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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
REFUND ALLOWED ON
FARM LOAN APPRAISING

At a regular meeting Of the sny-
der National Farm Lean Association
directors last Saturday, large mum
Der OF now members were voted on
representing several thousand dol
lars Of 9 per cent money to be dis
trihutcd ie this section.
a report was submitted TO the
board on the results Of the first list
Of appralslng and the balance on
hand showed applicants to be en-
titled to a refund of $3.50 per thou
sand on the appraislng. The secro-
tary.tre. urer was authorized 10 de-
duct this amount from the one per
cent assessment originally voted and
payable into the treasury on receipt
OF the individual loans. This report
was received with much onihus-
Lash. especially to those who borrow
small amounts TlGa groaty reduces
the cost of obtaining loans from tho
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Notices have been mailed out 10
all new applicantns TO make applI-
cation ln order that appraisers may
compete the work by the time Dis
trlct Appraiser $ p, Smith arrives
here about October G.
The following resolution was un-
anlmously adopted
whereas. since press reports In
dIcate that the Federal Farm Loan
Bank is progressing In It's mission
to assist the farmer. and that Act
Ing Governor Hobby. In his wisdom
has sent message to the Leglsla-
turo a plan by which said bank can
take over state land claims. and,
whereas. the present method Of
requiring farmers to go to the oX-
pense Of having patent Issued prior
to receiving benefits from the bank,
same to be paid out Of the lndlyld-
ual pockets Of the borrower. which
handlcaps the applicant. especially
the farmers Of West Texas, In these
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

San Antonio. Texas
H. o. Wade. Snyder: You are di-
rected to report in person to the
president Of the examining board
Aviation section. Officers Reserve
Corps at $3.50 a. m, Wednesday,
September 10. 1917. at Department
Aeronautical office
Signed II. r. HARMON,
lst Lieut. c. A. C..
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
CITY COUNCIL MET
MONDAY EVENING
REGULAR SESSION
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEET
ING HELD on SEPTEMBER
SEVENTEENTH

The City Council Of the City Of
Snyder met In regular session on
the evening OF the above date with
Mayor h. +. Smith, present and
presiding. The following city OH
clals were present; o. p. Wolfe,
Marshall, A. Johnston, secretary
treasurer and Aldermen; Il 4 Cox,
NJ. A. Grimes. r. j. Blackburn, J
W. Massey and j. ] Burnett.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved
The following accounts were al
lowed.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

SNYDER AVIATOR CALLED
INTO ARMY SERVICE

Mr. II. o. Wade. who recently
sold his plumbing and tin work
business in Snyder has been official
ly called into service in the Ayla-
tion Corps He received last week
this notice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

Les-r - walk ID ts Tc1r Bal ard
Hn h Nzturziiy--NNster First
Principles rf Gzrle.

Il has baen cialmed thar golfers who
fail % drive consssrentiy can attribute
tAlalr shartcnnlng 90 NOT naTlng sum
r.fH-Ifr mastered the 1rsf Tir-nfiT1ifs.
n those have beau learned the golfer
should walk ~ 10 his ban and Hit Il
naturally. and the bpdy Uust be sa
trained that al paris q the siroke are
uerf urr1e3 more or less automatically,
Unrl 3 E8ifer has thoroughly familiar
in-d himself with he strokes used and
brought them un5er lis control he can
not play well On The other hand i
Is q dangerous practice - TANK q
mem constantly O. 70 snaiyze every
stroke you make II y0u do, the con-
seous effort 70 Do one particular thing
WiS have .ust the opposite efect On
the rest o. your stroke. Practice your
shots until they become s natural part
u your swing and then the rest VII
eoms easy eoough-Sporlng Life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
Perfect Block system.

lie was travelling on a branch rail-
road in the North After a series Of
sudden bumps and unexpected stops
be became uneasy. "LOok here" he
said to the porter. rs this train safer"
1T sure am said the porter. swell.
have they a block system on this
r0adgr "Block system. sah5 We hab
1e greatest block system in de world
Ten miles back we were blocked by a
load Of hay. six miles back we were
blocked by q mule. jnst now we were
blocked by COW, and reckon when
we get further souf Wen be blocked
by an alligator. Block system, boss7
Wen. All should smile"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

CENTS


Men are realizing that they have
handed themselves the greatest gold
brick Of the ages when they set up 3
craven image Of their own In place Of
i've human woman, mans mate.
They are beginning TO realize that the
voting woman is the best mother. The
home Is more significant to her be-
cause she is a citizen training citizens
FOR the problems Of the mighty future
that Hes before US.
Politicians have seen the light,
women have seen the light. Through
organization and persistent effort, the
voter must be brought to see the light.
For whether suffrage comes through
state referendum OK through the pas
sage Of the federal amendment by our
state legislatures, back 70 the voter
we must 90. A man said the other
day. "The people must decide No.
dear sir. only when we have votes for
women can we use the whole-souled
expression. ''back to the people"-for
women are people.
And the woman's hour has struck -
The Forum.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
HOW TO CHECK THAT COLD

r When it is painful to breathe and
fever sends chills up and down your
back. you are in for a cold. A timely
dose of DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey viii
stop the sneezes and sniffles. The
pine balsam loosens the phlegm and
clears the bronchial tubes. the honey
soothes and relieves the sore throat.
The antiseptic qualities kin the germ
and the congested condition is relieved.
Group. whooping cough, and ohropic
bronchial affections quickly relieved.
At all Druggists. csc. d-w-l-mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
WOODS is SHOW MANAGER
Oklahoma City Auto Display in Charge
Of Experienced Man.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-George w.
Woods. manager Of the first mid
winter Automobile Show 10 be held
in Oklahoma City. January % 70 26,
viii be remembered by motor fans Of
this section as the promoter and man
ager OF the big three-day automobile
aviation meet held here in April,
1915
sIt never rained so in the history
Of Oklahoma. / am informed as i
did during the road race pat on here
IN the spring Of ls15.- said Mr. Woods
recently II certainly qualified as a
rain maker. Poor Bob Buruian. who
won The Zensniie race. ard Billy Carl
son and his mechanic. nAo drove
here. have since been killed
Mr Woods has promoted automo-
bile races and aviation meets Ter
three years he has also Aeen iden
tined aith ihe ~eame rs secretary u
automobile clubs. artn editor a big
metropolitan 5afy newspaper and pro
moter 81 re'iafiiliy tours
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
Hls prohabIe peductIon.

Mercy" virtuously exclaimed the
traveller who had halted his mororcar
in front of the residence Of Mr.. Gap
johnson Of Rumpus Ridge, wlih the in
tention Of inquiring the way TO Tor
pidity, only to be temporarily swerved
from his purpose by loud and violent
language addressed by the said John
son to his four-year-old son, Bearcat.
''What will your offspring think Of
your yeliingly denouBcing him as a
bIankity- -blanked Il DO not care TO re
peat your oaths literally1 son-of-a-
horse-thieft "Well, was the reply.
ri he's as smart as / was at his age
he'll sorter suspect that Tn liable to
get mad after a while and rough him
W some. kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

For many years the best rubber was
that which came from the banks OF
the Amazon. The people Of that coun-
try enjoyed a practical monopoly and
determined to keep it. Not rubber
seed would they let get out Of the
country. under heavy penalties But
II 1876. hy means Of generous pres
ents here and there. a venturesome
Enellshman sailed out Of the Amazon
with 10000 rubber seeds, and that
vas the start OF the great rubber
plantations Of Ceylon and the Malay
peninsula. II was - years after these
seeds left the Amazon before the first
plantation rubber was ready for the
market. and then the total was only
i45 tons. That was in 1905. Last
year Il was close TO a 10000 tons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
OKLA. CITY AUTO
SHOW BIG EVENT
DISPLAY TO INCLUDE WIDE
SELECTION OF MODELS
AND PRICES.
DAY AND NIGHT, JAN. q TO 2G
Also Eis Display Of Accessories
Tires. Oils ard Allied Prod
ucts-Msny New
Kcdels.

Oklahoma City Ok7a.-The greatest
exhibition Of motor ears and acees-
aories ever held IN tsle Southwest, Fiil
be Oh display here for four days, be-
ginning. January %. in the local
Auditorium.
All Of the exhibitors viii De Amer
team manufacturers The show VIII
mark the introduction Of 2 number q
new cars. mostly in the moderate
price class, but The main group q
exhibitors viii be the companies
whose activities are the foundation
stones upon which the industry hss
been developed
The real pioneers Of the INDUSTRY.
whose vehicles are the sterling Of
the auto world. are among the proni-
nent exhibitors.
Vide Range Of Prices.
Few shows viii afford prospective
car owner such a wide selection OF
models as wsn the coming Oklahoma
city show. No matter what the price
limitation. or how distinctive the body
design may be- the man in search OF q
vehicle conforming with his idea Of
construction and price, without doubt
viii find IL among the cars OF rev
AZ the Auditorium. January 20 to 70
Sixteen Body Types
Heretofore. there has been consid-
ersble confusion regarding the correct
definition Of the various types q
bodies fitted to pleasure car chassis
The Society Of Automobile Engineers,
in order to clarity the situation. has
adopted sixteen types, as follows,
Roadster. coupelet. coupe. convertible
coupe. clover leaf touring car. salon
touring car, convertible touring car
sedan. convertible sedan. open sedan,
limousine. open Limousine, beriine.
brougham and landaulet Every one
OF these models, iu addition 70 hun
dreds OF accessories. parts. cut-away
motors and stripped chassis, viii be
On display here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
sloua's Linimsut For stiff Joints

Rheumatic pains and aches get into
the points and muscles. making every
movement torture. Relieve your suf-
fering with Slona's Liniment; it quick
" penetrates without rubbing. and
.soothes and warns your sore muscles.
The congested blood IS stimulated to
action: a single application win drive
out the pain. Slona's Liniment is
clean. convenient and quickly effec-
tive. it does not stain the skin or clog
the pores. Get a bottle today at your
Druggist 25c. d-w-1-mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

Reels q classy phoilqlaFs-5
4 c-acker5ack $40 wtocay-
IN PAYMENT OF IHE PAST
A drama q heart interest
Geo. LarkIu and Ollie KIrbg in
THE CODE LETTER
"A sensational stoFE of Grant The
poles Reporter. We WiA show one
of these piet4ras svary Wednesday
HfS LESSON
"A classy Yltagraph drama with Geo.
Holt
THE GIRL COD MADE FOR JONES
3-Reeis-2
Its H0na keen comedy featuring Brg-
ant W1shDarle.
Music Dy Eozy orchestra
ThurHday-@A Daughter O. the
Woods. featuring jackie Sanders.
Frsd4y-sls Marriage Sacred =
-Ths Gil from Frisco
EatuFday-chss Chaplin In The
Rink, his latest 2-reel comedy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
Sugg Theatre
FEATURE HOUSE
% NIGHT
FEATURE PLAY HOUSE
TONIGHT
uNDEa TWO FLAGS

LNrER TWO FLAGS
A mastery pietaraaru1 q 01i1a
rterr1t onaly famous ngrsi present
iag rheda Hsra Bar-e Cecil tslr -
an Errlsh estate sholi1em Tie con
seausneee af her tros1srs crime dis-
aspsart lro1 1ls bone sad snAsts in
ihs Fre1tt army n Algeria There
ts meets Cigarette. 1arghtsr oi the
regiment VINO falls u lars vita Aim-
The traTs giris risks her oH1 Ais -
sare him iE a sharp encounter NitA
ne Arabs. Fcr her raler. she ls dec
orated mifa the cross ~ the LaEiol cf
Honor. Bar1is remembering the Lacy
Naneta back n England thinfE q
CiEaYesfe. merely as one other msloer
Of the regiment When the LAZY Ne-
Meta and her brother nappar ~ come
- the Algerian eneampment Cigar
cite learns who Berzie j.. she bsgs
hsrn 10 return 10 bis rghtfal estate and
verenz adds her entrsaties Berries
VIII not listen An encounter between
Berrsa and has Superior officer leads 70
a court martial The young man is
Condemned 70 die Cigarette rides
aer0ss the desert 10 get a rsprisve
fron ire marshal Of The troops With
this she rides back. brsring wild
Arabs and beating sanlstorEn. until
she reaches the French enczupment
She arrives as TIE fir5ng squad is tax.
ing aim 10 execute the sentence of the
court-n.artiaL Madly she rushas for
ward The buIiets intended for me
man SIZE loves are lodged ia her OWE
BODY, and Cigarette, holding high me
reprieve. falls 10 the ground dead
Besides Ttedz Bara. the east includes
Claire whitney that dainty nftis En-
genue. and Stuart Holmes. who Is
conceded to be one q the srrDngeE'
hezvies" on the screen today
Besides this superfeature We haTf
polly Primrose and her Merry Min
sfrel Malds. Not e vaudeville act o.
tab show, hut real. up-to-the-miuut'
sNo hour minstrel show presented b.
bevy Of real performers. IN anothe
part q This paper YOU will find on
announcement q this big special Al
traction
ToDAYs PRICES WILL EE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
ANNOUNCES He HAS RETIRED
hub Purdue Garnet Keep Flesh OF
ana Quits Gsrne 70 Attend 70
Business in Gsiiztin.

Hub Purdue VIII no more add 10 the
.syety Of baseball Hub announces
from his home IA GeIlatln. Tenn. that
be has qulf and VIII devote himself %
liz business in Gallzrin- He has res
.aurznf and confectionery there that Is
pr0sperIng and a farm near GAllatin
besides. Hub did some good work for
Louisville the past season. but admits
he can't keep the flesh on Try IS he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

Bauxite was discovered about IA
months ago by a mining engineer on
private properties situated on the
Surinam river, four hours journey
from paramaribo Dutch Guiana The
area over which the bauxite deposits
have been found and which dlscloses
various outcrops is 100 kilometers
long and ten kilometers wide t62 by g.
miles). il Is not yet possible 70 give
any idea Of the amolnt ~ bauxite
within this area. The bauxite com
pany now operating seems interested
only 10 the highlands and hin depos-
us Il Is 10 possession = the n0si
suitable laud--tommercla Reports
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
INTERESTING
SpORT
PARAGRAPHS

Yale has won the intercollegiate trap
shooting championship eight times in
as many years.
With Maurice Mclaughlin serving
a tennis player knows how it feels to
be in me first line trenches.
Manager wiIbert Robinson says
there are weak spots in The Dodgers
mat wiI have to be strengthened for
next years race.
rTis said that Clark Griffith is 10
pass up Charlottesville as a training
camp and take his Washington team
to Cuba next spring.
Tom Belle, the Italian bicycle rider
who was runner-up in the amateur
championship this year. has decided
lo enter the professional class.
]. Booth IS reported having covered
4 mile 10 IS seconds on his motor
cycle on an Adelaide (Australla) road
among recent speedy cycle races
here.
Chinese students Of the University
II California and Leland Stanford
have arranged dual athletic competi-
ions ct soccer football, basketball and
avn tennis.
The pacing stallion Jay Ell Mack,
o02N. has been bought by Robert
Gibbon Of Pittsburgh. who intends TO
race the horse at the Brun0ts Island
matinees next year.
Incidental 10 cutting down the train
ing season as Hughey Jennings Eug-
eested. the drain on a clubs purse
viii net be SO great if the athletes are
called out late each spring.
Cornelrs running track on School
k9pf field has been rebuilt The
western suaightaway has been widen
70 II feet to correspond tc the 30-feet
wide track at the eastern end Of the
Geld snd a new surface supplied
Yale is the eastern intercollegiate
shooting champion. Their practice
field behind the old BAN field ID New
Haven has been Improved and new
traps installed to accommodate the
freshman squad which was recently
organized.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17
Youthful Advertiser.

The human mind now turns to light
er themes, A North Carolina prodigy
Of four years smokes four cigars
day. He seems TO be the youngest
PIT icity man who ever advertised his
states staples.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

Again we must remind cur friends
that We positively will not accept
"gant. rent" and sale" ads by
phone. DO not embarrass Us by asking
Us 70 do SO. DAILY EXPRESS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

VIII. and that he has 10 give il NJ.
Purdue's trouble is that Of many ath-
-proneness to take on fat. In
his DAY he was one Of the most per
feet of physical specimens and prob
ably as strong q man as ever played
baseball
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-17

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
New York State League
BIue Ridge Leneue
Weaver Star Fly-Caster
In Sportsmen's Contests

Coatesville, Pa. Aug. 1.-THE
ninth annual convention of the Unit
ed Sportsmen, of Pennsylvania, con-
Vened in this city yesterday. About
100 delegates and thirty game pro-
tectors are present. The State direc-
tors held n meeting before the open
lpg of the convention. Mayor A. H.
swing gave the opening address and
welcomed the delegates to the city.
The fly and bait casting contests
took place in the afternoon, c. w.
Welch, Oil City, having charge. II.
r. Weaver made the high average
in the amateur fly casting. He threw
the fly distance of 73 feet. The
summary of events:
Light Distance Fly-F'irst prize,
H. r. Weaver, Wilkes-Barre, 73 feet,
b. H. Warren cup; second prize,
James Richmond, Wilkes-B Barre, 60
feet, fly rod given by Congressman
Thomas S. Butler; third prize, John
Lerch, Coatesville, SO feet, landing
net.
One-Quarter Ounce Distance Bait
Harry Maloney, average 43 10,
steel rod; second, Warren Wilkinson.
Al 2-5, steel rod; third, N. M. Wood,
81 rs, creel; Bert Thomas, 81 20,
Clifton, 27; Love, 80 2-5, Weaver,
% 2-5.
Accuracy Fly-H. r. Weaver, 96A,
hat; second, James Richmond, SO
2-S, silver plated reel; third, Weaver,
line.
Half-Ounce Bait Accuracy Cast
First prize, Warren Fretz, Bedmin-
step average 96 40, reel; second,
Bert Thomas, Coatesville, 90 1-5,
folding creel and pail; third, N. M.
Wood, 50 LIS, patent bats; Warren
Wilkinson, SO, Clifton, 95, Maloney,
95, Samuel McFarlan, 90.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
National League Schedule
Has Many Doubleheaders

New York, Aug. IA revised list
of dates set for the playing of post
poned and tie games in the National
League. was issued here last night
by Secretary John A. HeydIer.
Doubleheaders will be played on all
of the dates, with the exceptions of
September IL at Boston and Septem-
ber 81 at Chicago, on which days
single games will be played. The
dates are:
At Boston: With Brooklyn, Sep
tember 5, and z; with Philadel-
phia, September and 12 (open
date); with New York, September
13.
At Brooklyn: With st. Louis,
August 25; with New York, Septem-
ber /. August II game with Cincin-
natl to be doubled up August Is.
At New York: With st Louis Aug
ust IS; with Chicago, August 25;
with Philadelphia, September 8, 6
and Z. August 20 game with Gin
cinnati to be played Sunday Aug
ust 10.
At Philadelphia: With Pittsburgh.
August 16 and II; with Chicago,
August 21; with Cincinnati, August
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
Post Season Series Games
in Allison Hill League;
First Game on Monday

Plans have been completed for the
series of games between Stanley A.
c.. and Reading Railway teams OF
the Allison Hill League. The first
game will be played Monday evening
starting at 6 o'clock sharp. Al a
meeting last night the managers tur-
nished the following names of play
ers eligible to participate;
Reading-Robert Andrews Albert
Ehling, T. II. Davies, c. L. Ellenoer-
ger. II. B. Gross, Otto Heiner' " A
Ibach. b. CT. Kline, 1. r. Larklns' M
II. Lescure, George II. Levan' Jr.'
Paul B. Levan, John H. Lynch T.
q McCurdv. Earl McCurdy, Gordon
J. Platt, NJ. II. Thompson, Dohala
WertZ. .,,.;,, NJ
Stanley-Lester Bender, ALVIN M
Camnbeil Walter c. Dunkle, Ed
ward Fetrow, E. l.. Geary' WIll,ani ;ni
Handshaw, Norman Johnson; pala,e, -.,,lo :
II. Keister, e. S. Kleckner, %5holilas %
e. Mountain, Ference V. falilles
Theodore Pietsch, William X. ShaL-
fer, Peter Shickley, H. M. Smell, Macn
taylor, Earl w. Waltz, HERBERT H.
Washinger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
M'CREATH HOLDS
TENNIS TITLE
Wins Over Charles Eager in
Challenge Match; Other
VictorS Yesterday

With Charles Eager playing a
crackerjack game, William McCreath,
city tennis champion, was obliged to
go fast pace yesterday to retain his
title. In the challenge match
McCreath won three out of four sets.
He dropped his third set.
The scores in the first two sets
were GA and Ga. Eager was win
ner in the third, 6-3. McCreath came
back in the fourth. winning by a
score of 6-2. The courts were in eX-
cellent shape and both players fur
nished a number of brilliant spurts.
Finals in Mixed Doubles
Mrs. Chris Sauers and Glenwood
Beard captured the finals of the
mixed doubles. They defeated Miss
Mildred Sheesley and Charles Pol
lock, 6-3 and 6-2.
Yesterdays matches ended a sue
cessful tournament in spite of the
small entry list. Participants fur
nished interesting exhibitions at all
stages of the series. The work of
Champion McCreath yesterday was
Of his usual brilliant order. Eager
plays a good game, but winning three
championships in succession was a