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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

There are still some oil activities
here yet and may develop within
the next few days something to give
out to the public that will be pleas
ing to hear.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

II is we'll that Texas pulp rohio't'oH
into the state constitution. II Is
o-,de,t NOW that national prohibition
will be indefinitely tied up N thr
courts. -. :.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Farmers are catching up with
their work now and crops are look
ing fine. while a good rain would be
appreciated. still We hear some say
ing they had rather see a week OIL
ten days more warm sunshine than
q rain.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

when Jess willard gets over MS
soreness and his eye gets so ne can
600 ont of il he can go back to his
oil wells and should try TO 1--we i
decent life. -
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. Hugh Carmichael and wife
came in Saturday from Chandler,
Texas, and will tend Mr. j. II.
Hughes crop. Mrs. Carmichael is .
daughter OF Mr.. Hughes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Floyd Joseph returned home Sun
day having just recently been dis
charged from the u. 5. army. He has
several months credit for service in
France. He expresses himself like all
the rest OF our boys, that he is glad
to get back to the L S. A. again.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

j. H. Hamlet says he thinks he
will get four bushels of wheat to the
acre. r~-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

\ minority report from the senate
com mittee In congress urges repea
OF war time prohibition.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mrs. Mayhue and two children OF
Fort Worth came in Saturday FOL
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dr.. j. I. Jones.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. J. a. Stavely, Jr, OF Ranger
few hours here Saturday. He was
enroute for Justiceburg.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

M. A. staveiy, jr., OF Ranger
was here a couple Of days last week.
John was we'll pleased with our crop
prospects and stated he expects L
rsturu some time next month for p
longer visit, s>s
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. j. II. Hughes left Saturday for
Miami, Texas, where he expects to
work during the harvesting season.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Rev. ]. K. Plant was In hondss
from Hermleigh and renewed for the
Signal, ra', S-Ss ~ ~
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr. sam Head is through thresh-
ing in this part OF the country and
will move east OF Snyder Some grain
was pretty fair while other was light
but glad to have II any way
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

The oil men were very busy with
US this week. We understand they
got through with their leasing and
we hope to have an oil well out our
way soon
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

We are glad TO see our soldier
boys coming in. We feel they are
something TO be proud OF
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr. T. o. Edwards left Monday for
Woodward. Okla on business trip
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
FLUvANNA.

Mr. 7. V. Hood, wife and daughter
left Monday for Fort Worth on a
visit.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Prof. A. C. Tate is helping Tai
Assessor Leath round up his assess
ment rolls
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

The goat roping here Saturday was
we'll attended but we failed 10 learn
who took off the first money. 49,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr. Boyd Fenton reports that his
father and mother are dissatisfied at
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. Davis of Roby was here Sat
urday buying horses.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

W. 5 Upton and family yisite'
"Wednesday In Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

W :. Upton has some sudan
grass measuring seven feet high. has
nice patch OF It too.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Dalhart and we would be glad I,
have them come back
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

W. 5 V Boyd gave a singing sun
day night.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr. and Mrs. w. 5 Upton visited
M Sam Heads Sunday evening.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Lyman A. Wade who recently
came honss from the war will leave
In a few days for Tulia- where he (
associated eith. Jess Eoff in stock
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

The young people had a social at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Hun
nicutt Sunday night and report an
enjoyable time was had.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
In Camp Springs Territory

Leases transferred to W. W. Mel
son:
NJ, L. Simpson and wife east half
of section 90 block .. H. 4 T. c.
SEQ acres -~-s- -~ 49,
Emma LaPour and A. B. LaPour
to W. w Nelson, south hal Of sec.
tion 81, block ?. II. & T. c. S2g
acres. A-> :, =. -
NJ, c. Hopper and wife east half
of section 90 block 3. H. q T. c
s9S1s acres.
W. B. Rhoads and wife north half
OF section SO. block 3, II. & 7. G
900 1910 acres.
o. L. Morrow and wife y f. quar-
ter of section . block 3. II. a T, c,
goo acres. ~.~-. 80
| Emma and A. B. La Pour ago
f, .,res of section 237 and 90 block
H. CT c.
J.R. corley md wife part Of sec
ton 81. block 3. II. &~T. c. $40
acres. ~,- $3.50
]. A. HOOD ana wife north half OF
section 1876 block 4 n. { T. C. $40
acres. 500. -
Mrs. Callie Burt to E6shsh and
Reece. 800 acres in section t2s,
block 81. II. & T. c..
-" - "a
Leases assigned
C. T. AbernaIhy to W. NJ Foster.
five acres in seatfos IS, block |
II. & C. n.
G. T. Alternately TO Steve Kemp
west half of acres in sectioff IS !
block H. & G. n.
G T. Alternately 20 w NJ. FosteFt
ACRES In section eS. block 2 r.. & C.
h.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

j. w. Seawalt returned last week
from Lovington, y. NJ. where he
went some two weeks ago.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mrs. J. J. Belew and Mrs. W. 2.
Sims visited at Colorado last week
and attended the picnic while there.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

We had spotted shower this
week which Is needed
-AUNTIE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

A few OF the young folks iron
Bethel were NJ sunday school sun
day evening.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. ] r. Higgins visited
at Mr. Conro's sunday
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr. and Mrs Hugh Scarborough
have been visiting here for several
days. Hugh has just recently under
gone an operation.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Miss Ellen Canon visited Uneedi
Jones sunday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Miss Colen Boren returned Satur
day from visit at Fort Worth.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
Meats in Storage

Every working DAY OF the year
100000 pounds of meat are required
to supply home and export needs-and
only 10 per cent of this is exported.
These facts must be kept in mind
when considering the u. S. Bureau Of
Markets report that on June /, 1919,
there were l,348, 100000 pounds of
meats in cold storage. If the meat in
storage was placed on the market it
would only be 20 days supply.
This meat is not artificially withheld
from trade channels to maintain or
advance prices.
Meats in storage consist Of
IS per cent (approMrnate) hams. bacon, etc.
in process of curing. II takes 30 to 20
days in pickle or salt to complete the
+. process.
10 per cent is frozen pork that is 10 b. cured
later in the year.
i per cent is lard This is only four-ffhs
: C. pound per capita, and much OF it will
r have to 60 10 supply European needs.
I9 per cent is frozen beef and lamb. part of
which is owned by the Government and
was intended chiefly for overseas ship
ment II this all diverted to domes-
tic trade channels, il would be only
" lbs. per capita-a 3 days supply.
1905
From this it will be seen that meats
in storage represent merely un-
finished goods in process of curing and
the working supply necessary to assure
the consumer steady aow Of finished
product.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mrs. Callie Burt to English and
Reece, 800 acres in section rae
block 81. II. & T. c..
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mrs. J. II. Tate left Friday loi
Dallas where she goes for medical
treatment for anthrum trouble.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mrs c. NJ Martin and little son.
Ohas. of st. Louis, Mo, is here
visiting her sister Mrs. H. II. Haynes
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Russell Jones left Friday for the
North Plains county, where he ex-
poets 10 reside.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Rev. |. d. Hull filled his regula
appointment here Sunday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
PHILADELPHIA POLICE
MAKING NO HEADWAY
TOWARD APPREHENDING
BOMB PLOTTERS.
Cortelyou Believes Explosions
to Be Part of international
Bolsheyik Movement;

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.--Despite the ex-
traordinary measures taken by both
the local and federal authorities to ap-
prehend the perpetrators of the bomb
outrages at the homes of three promi-
uent Philadelphians Monday night,
only one arrest had been made up to
early today. The prisoner, a WELL
known radical of the city, denied any
connection with the explosions. He is
being held for further investigation.
Every possible clue and theory is be-
ing run out by the authorities. Details
of police, detectives and department
OF justice agents are conducting a
systematic investigation of every club
or organization in the city from which
paCltst, antedraft. socialistic or In
dustrial Workers of the World propa-
ganda is circulated. A canvass OF the
city also viii be made to ascertain
the character OF meetings held in dit
erent sections recently by organiza-
tions known as the deputies OF Rus
sian Soviet workers colony Of Phita-
delphia and vicinity and the ''aiI
Russian socialists committee OF Ameri-
ca. The socialists headquarters here
were readed yesterday and larr
quantity of literature seized. No ar
rests we're made. -
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
EXPRESS employees
GET EICHT-HOUR DAY
SALARY INCREASE EX.
PECTED NEXT.
Applies to Messengers, but
Clerks May Avail Them
selves of Privilege.

Bulletins just posted in the local
Offices of the American Railway Ex-
press company announce that eight
hours viii constitute a working day
and that express employees will be
granted free transportation on rail-
roads.
The eight hour day and free trans
portatiOn were included in the de-
mands of the express clerks union,
and favorable word in regard to the
increase in salary is expected within
the next six or seven days.
II. A. Berry, of Richmond, Va,
regional representative for the union.
presented their case to the war labor
the local union was of a very en-
Couraging nature.
Employees in the general Offices Of
the express company IN Chattanooga
will not contend for the eight-hour
day, as they are satisfied with the
present arrangement. II is charged
that discrimination has been shown
in that some nonuniOn employees
have been reduced in rank. This mat
ter has been laid before the war
labor board together with other mat
ters.
The eight hour day applies more
directly TO employees in the delivery
and receiving department and to ex-
press messengers. The arrangement
of shifts has not been announced.
Heretofore the hours have been from
ten to twelve and fifteen.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
/ TWO MILLION KILLED.
Flower Of French Manhood Fell Il
Battle.

Flower or French Manhooo Fel IN
Battle.
Paris, Dec. STA. P)-After out
lining the financial situation of the al
lied governments and the need for the
apportionment of war indemnities to-
day. Alexander Ribot, former premier
and minister Of finance, turned to the
problems confronting France. Our ma
tional debt has grown from $4,000, 000.-
900 francs, before the war. TO 10000.
600. 900 and will continue to grow until
the demobilization of the army" he
said. Nearly two million men, the
flower of French manhood, have either
been killed or rendered unfit for par
ticipation in the activities of the coun-
try. This loss in manpower out of
about 10000, 600 inhabitants, Is more
keenly felt. since the population of
France ceased TO grow long before the
war.
I'VE cannot hope to repair these
losses as can countries like Russia,
Germany and the United States, where
the increase in population is steady.
These losses, besides being a frightfuI
bereavement to our families. touch the
financial settlement of the war directly
since they diminish our producing ca
pacity in comparison with countries
whose resources are superior to ours.
Take the thirty billion francs Of
revenue, which before the war was the
maximum figure for France, and esti-
mate that ii was increased by imitation
to forty billion during the war. Com
pare that with the 25o. .Ooe, 600 900 francs
of revenue received by the United
states and the gravity of the decrease
in our producing capacity becomes
more apparent. To this one must add
the cost of the dismantling Of the prin-
cipal industries in the north Of France"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
SPEND THE DAY AROUND
OWN HOME FIRES
NEW YEAR COMES IN pAFK
AND DREAR.
Making Celebration in Chat
tanooga Rather Unosten.
tatiouS Event,

By far the majority of Chattanoogans
are celebrating the New Year by spend
ing the day at their homes by their
own firesides. Few there are who cared
to venture downtown exposing them
selves to the inclemency of the weather
and the dreaded "hu". In the MORN
ing the downtown streets seemed al
most deserted, there being small
number of pedestrians TO be seen on
the streets. The absence of men In
uniform was strikingly apparent. there
being a much smaller number of SOL
diers on the street than is usual on
holiday. The lack of men in uniform
was due undoubtedly to the fact that
all but mere handful of men as COM
pared to the number stationed at the
park for the past year. have been dis
charged or sent to other demobilization
camps, together with the fact that the
remaining soldiers are busily engaged
at the post for the morning at least.
The holiday was practically unani-
mously observed by the downtown mer-
chants and indeed the tradesmen in
general. Even those who opened their
places Of business in the morning as
usual closed their doors at noon, CIV
ing their employees a half holiday. In
surance men. lawyers, doctors and other
business men were at their offices for
only a short time in the morning. Soda
fountains, picture shows and cafes re-
mdlned open curing the udy DuI tne
volume of business done by them was
not large. their, places looking rather
deserted, especially in the morning
when people had not slept off the ILL
effects of the night before celebration,
during which those who did not take
part were kept awake by the hubbub
Of their more jovial neighbors.
The federal building, courthouse and
police station were closed tight the en-
tire day. The usual plan of holiday
mail delivery was employed by the pos
tai department, two deliveries in the
business and one in the residential sec
tion. the carriers being given part of
the day off.
A number Of factories and industrial
plants closed down for the day or for
half a holiday at least. Many plants
have not opened since the Christmas
holidays and in some cases will remain
closed for some time longer The OFF,
cials consulted upon the subject state
that they have orders for the next few
months, or for at least half of 1919.
and will reopen their plants as soon as
the regular annual overhauling and
general repairing of the machinery is
completed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
FABULOUSSUM
FOR INDEMNITY
Estimates Run Up to Over
One Hundred Billion
Dollars.
TRADING POWER CRIPPLED
Guesses of What Each Nation
Will Want at Hands
of Conference.
TRADING POWER CRIPPLED

Paris. Jan. ID N. S.)-Tht
staggering sum or s129,000,0 900, O0C
may be demanded from Germany In
indemnities and war costs by the al
les.
STife fabulous war cost and indcm-
nifty figures are going beyond any
thing previously dreamed of.
From semi-authoritative sources II
was learned today that France may
ask close to $S0,000,000,000. Even
at thai, the war cost France more
than $4,000, 100000.
Some think that England will ask
$4,000, 100000; that Belgium will de-
mand $6,000OO0,O00 and that Serbia
will insist upon $4,000, 100000.
Roumania, Montenegro and Italy
will seek smaller sums.
Serbia's chief aim is to get defi-
milton of territorial borders that will
be advantageous.
America will pot ask any indem-
nifty unless the others claim all eS-
penses such as pensions, and for ma
terials. No official figures are OBJ
tainable yet because they have not
been fully collected.
Figuring Earning Capacity
General McKinstry, u. ;. A, with
a large staff of financial experts and
appraisers, are now going over the
resources and earning power or Ger
many, and will have a report ready
possibly by the end Of January
There are innumerable intrlcacles
Belief is held in some unofficial
quarters that claims will be laid upon
the table at the inter allied confer
ence and then will be taken up by
an allied commission made up OF eX-
merits and appraisers, who will have
before them the complete financial
value of Germany's earning power
The whole will be taken up with a
view to Germany's ability to pay. II
is generally assumed that the IN
demnity claims will be far greater
than Germany is able to earn.
May Be Trimmed.
The aggregate demand viii PROB
ably be trimmed and then appor-
toned abong the allies.
1t is stated that Germany's trading
power has been crippled more than
eighty per cent with the United
states; 95 per cent with England
and 80 per cent with the South
American countries. This is chiefly
the result of the peoples determl-
nation to have nothing to do with
German goods. The great German
merchant fleet has virtually oeen
lost and the commercial fabric or the
country has been disrupted for gene
rations to come. But there are al
ready reports that German mer-
chants are laying plans for CONNER
cial propaganda in various countries
throughout her sources in the bellet
that they can break down the oars'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
.HEROSHIP Will
ESALVAGED
VindiCtive, Sunk In Harbor
OF 0stend to Be
Raised.
R { M0VIN G BLOCKADE
Great Lock Gates of Zee.
brugge to Be Practi-
tically Rebuilt.

London, Dec. Shy maiD-Bei~
GUMS blockaded ports-closed up
partly by the British navy. and
partly by the Germans when they
were forced to flee fro mthe country
ARE being opened up swiftly by the
British admiralty salvage section.
Captain +. w. Young. o. b. e..
naval salvage adviser, is now at Os-
tend experimenting the operations
started there by Commander Nathan
while the Hun mines were still ex-
ploding all around the docks and
along, the coast.
Keen Survey Of Coast.
Commander Nathan has made a
keen survey of the coast and par
ticularly of the harbors of Zeebrugge
and Ostend, and the great work Of
getting the supken ships out of the
harbor will be pushed speedily. It is
an enormous task. for 1t involves
raising eight ships in the fairway at
Zeebrugge,. along the mole and in
the entrance to the Bruges canal;
raising five ships in the harbor of
Ostend; practically rebuilding the
great lock gates at Zeebrugge aud
strengthening those along the canal
TO Bruges, eight miles inland.
Sunken Ships.
Four of the ships at Zeebrugge are
large ones, the old Iphigenia, the
Intrepid and the Thetis, which lie at
the entrance to the canal. and the
Brussels, the fateful ship of Captain
Fryatt, who was executed by the
Germans in defiance of international
law and which lies just beside the
tip of the mole. These four vessels
were sunk by the British to block
ade Zeebrugge. Two smaller ships
were sunk by the Germans in the
entrance of the canal while two
others lie close to Brussels.
Vindietive to be Raised.
The salvage task at Ostend calls
for the raising Of the old steel hero.
the Vindictive, made famous at Zee
brugge by its raid there, and later
sunk in Ostend harbor. 1t was later
reinforced by the Germans for ma
chine gun batteries. Close by it are
wrecks of three small ships sunk by
the Germans. III
Another vessel which effort Will
be made to salvage is a German sub
marine upon which an allied aviator
dropped a bomb squarely in the ceA~
ter. She lies In shallow water. with
a great hole In her. 1t is believed sSie
can be repaired and floated.
The Vindictive and the submarine
in all probability will be brought to
England as two of the British navy's
war trophies.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-01
SITUATION IN
BERLIN ACUTE
American Army KeenIy Inter-
eSted in Conditions al
Germany'S Capital.
MEN REPLACE W O M E N
Forty Fokker Fighting Planes
Surrendered to Gen.
Mitchell,

With the American Army OF Occu-
patton, Dec. 3l.-(By Courier to
Nancy)--U. N. S.)--The American
army is keenly interested in the
acute situation at Berlin. The popu-
lation of the Rhine provinces is In
clined to take a conservative view
point and is opposed to any radical
agitation. The consensus of opinion
in the Rhineland apparently favors
the immediate adoption of a sound
democratic government free from
military entanglements.
Discharged German soldiers are
rapidly replacing women as street
car employees. mail carriers, walters
and in factories. Thousands of men
throughout Germany are, however,
without jobs. Coblenz alone has
nearly a thousand idle men who are
unable to find employment. These
men are allowed a bounty of four
marks a day. There is great scarcity
of help in the rural districts owing
to the disturbed social conditions
prevailing in the large communities.
Much discomfort Is reported in Ba-
varia, where flour. fats. milk. butter
and eggs are very scarce and costly.
Other foodstuffs are available.
The Germans are rapidly surren-
dering to the American army the
property demanded in the terms of
the armistice. Scores of locomotives
and cars pass through the occupied
territory every few days.
Forty Fokker fighting planes were
surrendered by the Germans to Gen.
Mitchell yesterday. More than 100
will be tested today.
The Germans are compelled to try
out these planes before they are ac-
cepted by the American army officers.
.Nespits weather conditions. they are
forced TO CO various stirnts and re-
main in the air FOR fifteen minutes.
Two German aeros failed to comply
with the fifteen minute regulation,
and members of the German COM
mission were astonished when the
American officers sent them up again,
declaring that the rule must be
obeyed to the second. One of these
aeros Is credited with having shot
Quentin Roosevelt,