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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19
! JOHNSON FINDS THE
ONE or THE HULA HULA
"a religious fanatical dances
South Sea savages rcsem-
|ome OF the steps seen in
modern dance palaces.

in johnson. World Famous
|lorer and photographer.
|ail the squalor and poverty
|,uth Sea Islands and the un-
tragedy OF tho ignorance OF
es there wore moments whom
real hearty laugh. We often
OF the shock some OF the
back home would get II they
ID some Of the native dances.
I'm todance on every occasion
tngs and at funerals. on all
days and many days In be-
bid every dance Ia different.
|iliar fact 10 that the feet do
the most important part In
Racins. the feet are merely
les. wriggiins bodies. swing
|s. and ibobbing heads and
;yes form something Of a COM
description OF their principal
Plenty Of ornamentation and
|,thes IL the ruling idea In
OF the strangest 'dances we
were at Lord Howe Island
one OF the group OF the Sol
ands. and IL might be we'll b.
ing OF the dances to toll OF
the women who participated
/. A King and a Queen rule
d the King has probably
yer than any other monarch
ut this time.
young girl on the island
pear before the King when
',her n ma-risgeable agc.
'ls appear seven or eight At
nd remain IN the presence OF
until ne selects those ho
hts harsm and permi's tissn
|'hen I visited the Kins ars
'gave TIA Queen n comb aCd
a few ornaments ans I sfslt
with them.
I was there ! SAY eisa.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19
Income Tax Man Coming.
Austin. Texas. 1s7e

The Snyder Signal.
Snyder. Texas.
Gentlemen:
will maintain an office at the
points and In the dates given below
for the purpose OF assisting individ-
ual taxpayers In the preparation Of
their 1919 Income Tax Returns:
Snyder. March IS, IL, is.
You are requested to give this in
formation as much publicity as possi-
BILE In order that persons residing in
your vicinity who need information
about the Income Tax Laws and as
sistance in making out their returns.
may be informed as tothese dates.
Respectfully.
w. g. Michael.
Depuy Cilector.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19
Judge Editor Scott Visits Snyder.

Guy II. Scott. editor OF the Hale
Center Record wcas In Snyder for a
few hours last Saturday and paid the
Signal a fraternal call. Guy used TO
live in Snyder and We all know him.
He is doing nicely in the paper game
en- the Plains and Is also justice OF
the peace for his precinct, and says
Il keep him busy telling the news
and dispensing justice to his people.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19

mered this thing into the young girls
skin and rubbed in berry Juice that
looked like ink. The poor child was
a mass OF blood from her hips down.
She cried so hard that had to leave
A half dozen armed savages stood
about when Il was going on and II
had interfered in the slightest l
would have been killed, a war would
have been started on missionaries,
and no good at all would have come
OF my action.
These poor tattooed girls crowded
around my wife. They had never seen
white woman and they paved her
arms and face and war,ed her TO dis
robs so that they could see IL she
had been tattooed. They were kindly
young things and II seemed terri
BILE thing to think they were doomed
TO spend a lifetime as they were
apparently destined TO spend It.
One OF the peculiar dances ! man
aged to get pictures OF was the Devil
Devil dance. Once a year these idols.
two carved wooden figures resemb-
ling demons. are taken from the Dew
a Devil House and paraded through
the villages with all the young men
dancing along be hind singingweird
songs. They are supposed to chase
the Devils" or evil spirits from the
homes Of the people. For a certain
time after the visit Of the idols the
house In "Tamboo." or forbidden,
and anyone entering It is punished by
death. The missionaries and the gov
eminent offtchNts are constantly try
ing TO stop these executions. but they
are often carried out in secre. and
the people live in constant dread OF
the Death Edicts OF the Chiefs and
the priests OF the idols.
The places where they hold the
dances are called Sing Sings" at
least that is the best English inter-
probation OF the name that We could |
get. The ground is carefully levelled
and beaten down. On each side OF
the clearing. which Is surrounded by |
tropical foliage. are large drums
made OF wood and painted with all
sorts Of dragons. In the center are
the big stones used for killing the
sacrificiai pigs and II is well known !
that In tho old days when they dared
canabaism in the open many humans
died on these stones.
The idols are all hollow with deep |
clefts In the sides. They are made
OF wood and when they are hit with
stone headed hammer they give a |
deep booming sound. This booming |
sound Is the voice OF the pagan god
and the number OF blooms" Is in
tcrpreted by the priests into the ans
wer It is desired the idol will make |
TO the questions of the worshippers.
The Chiefs have large houses !
where they keep the boars' tusks and
other hunt trophies, the heads OF
their ancestors and the heads of ia
nous victims of the tribes. In these ]
houses. too. many of the instruments
OF the ceremonial dances are kept
and It has been deereed as Tar back
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19

W. A. Chapman was here last week
from Gordon on a business trip and
meeting old time friends. He looks
like he ia being we'll kept.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19

as the folk lore Of the sayages goes
that for a woman 20 peer into one
OF these houses means her Immediate
execution.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-19

Gen. Foch says with League or
no League It will be the wise course
for the allies ts maintain a strong
fighting force along the Rhine.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
MOVIE STAR
 MIL. FIGHT
 ANHULLMEAT
MARY PICKFORD ATTEMPTS TO QUASH SUIT FOR ANNULL- MENT OF HER DIVORCE

Minden, New, Nov. 27.-Mary Pickford, through her lawyers is at tempting to quash the suit brought by the State of Nevada to annull her divorce from Owen Moore.
 Several months ago the movie queen secured a Reno divorce" from Moore and shortly afterwards mar ried Douglas Fairbanks and took a trip to Europe.
 Attorney General Fowler of Neva- da contended that the decree of di- vorce had been illegally granted; that Mary had not gained a legal resi- dence in Nevada when the decree was handed down. He immediately brought suit to have the decree of di- vorce annulled.
 Attorney General Fowler appeared in court to fight the motion to quash the suit. There were no movie people present at the hearing, but the court room was jammed with curiosity seek CTS.
 If the court refuses to quash the annullment proceedings the next step will be the trial of the suit to annull the divorce.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
CAN'T CATCH THE REAL FI.UE
 TWICE.
By HENRY WOOD

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Paris, Nov. 10. (By Mail.)- If you had the real Spanish Flu back in 1918 and 1919, and didn't die of it you won't have it again.
 You can start in the winter with a perfectly light heart and no worry whatsoever as to how you would treat yourself in the event of fresh attack-now that the time honored whiskey and quinine cure is no long CT integrally available
 This is the solemn and scientific assurance of Professor c. Dopter of the famous Val-de-Grace hospital at Paris. He has just published the full statistics and reports of the hospital on the Spanish Flu epidemic since it's original arrival in 1918 and which demonstrate conclusively that one att tack of the disease establishes inn munity.
 In other words, the disease itself creates within the victim, if he doesn't die, transformation of the organism which renders it impossible for the same cause to produce the same effects as regards the disease in question.
 From the standpoint of statistics Professor Dopter points out that the Spanish Flu of 1918 and 1919 came in two waves. It was quickly demon strated that those who had the dis ease during the first wave did not contract it during the second. This has proved equally true in all subse- quent epidemics. This also explains the fact, noted almost everywhere, that aged people placed in microbe infested surroundings resisted better the disease than young people who had not yet had a chance to become immune.
 The conclusions drawn from these statistics and observations have also demonstrated their truth by experi- ments conducted by Professor Dop- ter. Volunteer patients who were given an injection of flu ml crobes came down with the disease 1T four days. The experiment trlef later on the same individuals produc ed no result whatever, their organ isms having become immune.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO JUDGE
 CATTLE

Chicago, Nov. 27-Students from fifteen colleges and universities meet here today to participate in a cattle-judging contest in connection with the annual meeting of the h. ternational Live Stock Exposition and Horse Fair.
 The contest has an international flavor, as Canadian boys have enter ed against those from Penn State, Ohio, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and other state colleges.
 Texas A. and M. students won the trophy in the stock judging contest last year and students from other col Ieges will attempt to wrest from them the honor.
 Much interest is attached to the horse fair which is to be held each night of the exposition. It is said the show is the classiest to be held west of New York.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
'CORM|CK
 EMISSARY
 FOR HARDING
ILLINOIS SENATOR SAILS FOR EUROPE OSTENSIBLY TO STUDY CONDITIONS.

Geneva, Nov. 25.-The reports which have reached here that Sena- tor Medill Mccormick is coming to Europe as the emissary of President elect Harding to make plans for the organization of a new Association of Nations" has caused great deal of interest and speculation here among the delegates to the league of nations
 Although no official discussion of his coming has been made, the wish has been freely expressed that he will arrive in time to be present at sessions of the assembly.
 In the meantime the United States is being taken into consideration in every decision made by the assembly, for there is strong feeling that when the new administration takes office the United States will become member of the league; that the differences which have kept this country out of the the league ill be smoothed away. This is the hope of every nation in the assembly.
 Senator Mccormick sailed on We'd nesday for Europe, ostensibly to study conditions in that country.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
b|G F|GHT
 IN FOR TIE
 CLOSE:D SHOP
EMPLOYERS AND ORGANIZED LABOR WILL COME TO GRIPS OVER EFFORTS FOR OPEN SHOPS.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-The big fight employers and organized labor is about to come to head, and it will De bitter struggle on both sides.
 A nationwide propaganda bar rage against the closed shop was launched today with the opening of national headquarters of the Ameri- can Press bureau, which will spread si1e propaganda against the closed shop.
 This fight to throw all shops open to non-union labor and trades union ists follows closely upon the annaun- cement of the American Federation of Labor, at it's recent meeting in Washington, that it will fight to the limit any effort of the manufactur- CTS of the country kill the closed shop plan of the Federation.
 Thomas J. Sullivan, who has been made director of publicity of the bureau, said the organization was formed for the purpose of promoting better relations between the employ CT and employe, and that the new scheme of things will mean the elimination of the closed shop.
 Organized labor has forseen the coming of this move on the part of the manufacturers and has been lay ing plans to meet it when it came. It will be fight to the finish.
 Union labor is pretty strongly en- trenched in the industries where skill ed labor is employed, and the Ameri- can Federation of labor has launched a campaign to increase it's member ship to 5,000,000 by January 1. Ii now numbers something like 4,O00,- GOO workers in all branches of in dustry, and with this immense mem bership they feel like they had the whip hand to start with.
 On account of the business de, pression which has taken hold of the country, in which hundreds of thous ands of workers have been throwf out of employment, the manufactur' CTS feel that this is an opportune time to lanuch their fight against the unions
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
HAMMOND
 SUCCUMBS
 TO WOUNDS
OKLAHOMA POLITICIAN AND OIL MAGNET DIED THIS MORN ING.

Ardmore, Okla, Nov. 26.-Jake' L. Hammon, the millionaire oil magnet and republican national com- mitteeman, died at the Hardy Sani- tarium this morning at SIS of acute heart dilation.
 Hammon was suffering from a gunshot wound inflicted at his room in the hotel Saturday. It is claimed that the shooting was accidental, but since the affair occurred the police have been looking for Clara Smith, who is accused of being the perpe- trator of the deed.
 Only yesterday the attending physicians had declared that Ham, men had passed the danger point, but last night he suffered relapse and continued to sink until the end came this morning.
 Had Big Life Insurance.
 St. Louis, Nov. 26.-It is learned here that Jake L. Hammon, the Oklahoma politician, had taken out an insurance policy for $200,00 just few hours previously to his being shot. The policy was. made payable to his estate.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
FREAK AND OTHER STORIES
 FROM GERMANY.
Counterfeit-Proof Money.

Berlin. (By MaiD D-Mixture of minute iron and nickel particles in paper money will render it counter feit-proof, according to the Prague
 Berlin. (By Mail. )-Sixty per inventor of the process. A magnet will pick up the paper whereas coun- terfeited paper would not be lifted The particles must be mixed in dur ing manufacture, hence it consider ed doubtful whether counterfeiters could afford to make such stock.
 They Got Their Baths.
 Berlin. (By MaiD-A Bathing Company, Limited" has been formed here by small group. Since one can have hot water in Berlin dwell ings only bi-monthly, this group rented hotel room-the larger ho- tels have daily hot water-and took turns at the bath. The scheme aroused no suspicion, since the ten ant was supposedly a Dutch merchant whose customers were calling on him. The packages they brought along contained towels, brushes, and combs.
 Jumped Into A Fortune.
 Berlin. (By Mail)-Fritz Cchaaf, Hotel Adlon page boy, jumped into fortune. That is literally true. A film company wanted someone who would jump from tower several hundred feet high into net. Schaaf 19 years old, allowed he was willing to try a "Steve Brodie," especially as there was money in it.
 He jumped while the movie ma chine cranked and came out sound except for a wrenched ankle. The company has put 75,000 marks in trust for him until he is of age after which he hopes eventually to get into the hotel or restaurant business for himself. The money is about the equivalent of an ordinary work er's wages for six years.
 Divorces From War Weddings. cent of German divorces at this time are of couples welded during the war. Twenty per cent of all di- vorces are attributable to war incl | dents, mainly unfaithfulness during the war.
 Statistics also show that many couples during the war and since then are marrying far younger than before the war. Many girls of six teen are now wives or widows. Eff ty-five women and 42 men are noted ! over 100 years old, 3,600 men and 7,300 women over 90 years old.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
WILL NOT ISSUE PASSPORTS

Washington, Nov. 27.-The State department has announced that it will refuse to issue passports to any one in the name of the American Committee on Irish Conditions.
 The State department takes the stand that this question which we as a nation have nothing whatever to do with and to issue passports tc members of the American Committed might involve us in a discussion witE Great Britain.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
News of Inc World
LAPS WILL RELY ON SUBMA-
 RINES
Strong Naval Eases to Be Construct ed On Islands Given Her By
 Peace Conference.
By Henry W. Kenney

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Tokio. (By Mail. .)-The defense of the outlying portions of the Japa- nese Empire is now occupying both the military and the naval authori- ties, it having been decided to con- struct at least ten strongholds at various strategic points.
 These will be constructed, of course in such way that advantage will be taken of the lessons taught by the war, and whereas the defense of the islands south of Japan proper has heretofore been in charge of the Ma wy Department, arrangements have now been made whereby the War Department will cooperate herewith.
 It is significant that the first move has been taken with regard to the Bonin Islands, and commission of military officers left a short time ago for these islands in order to make a study of the defense there of. It must be remembered that the position of Japan, in time of war, is very much like that of England. Both countries depend on imports by sea of food stuffs and raw materials, and the enemy which can stop the sea lanes leading to Japan, has that country by the throat, even though not single sol dier be landed.
 It is understood that Japan in tends to take full advantage of the string of islands placed under her control by the Paris conference, namely Saipan, the Carolines and the Marshals, which were formerly German, but which are now being Japanized as rapidly as possible, and they vii without much doubt be used for the establishment of submarine bases, as by this means string of submarines, of which Japan is now constructing great number, would form a formidable defense against any fleet approaching from the east.
 Great attention is also being paid to the question of mobilization of national industries for war purposes in times of emergencies, a confer ence in regard thereto having taken place only few days ago at the official residence of the Premier.
 "The present ministry has had the necessary estimates passed by the Diet" the Premier is quoted as having said on that occasion, "and the plan of national defense is now being proceeded with. In order to insure the facilitation of industrial mobilization for military purposes, the old munitions Bureau and the Bureau of Statistics have been trans formed into one National Defense Census Bureau, while a system of carrying out regular investigations into the condition of industrial fac tories, mines, railways, marine trans ports and the like has been establish ed"
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
GLOVES, GAY WITH JEWELS OR PAINTED AND BEADED, STRIKING WINTER
 NOVELTY.
By "Marjorie''

(Wrltten for the United Press.)
 New York, Nov. 2 Throwing down the gauntlet" would be very expensive pastime this year. A lady would need implicit faith in her cava- Her before she would dare throw one of her gloves to the lions, in giving the "dare" to her gallant, and the same lady of medieval days whose "straying sad gloves she was always mislaying," would endure a
 severe memory jog when she received
 her glove bill.
 Much has been said this season
 about it being s'the most ornate year
 in the fashion realm" Garment
 writers have rayed fuil much and
 well about "the most ornate year"
 for dresses, suits, wraps, shoes, and
 vanity cases. And now we are awak- ng to the fact that even the glove
 which has remained quite stationary for many seasons, IS cutting up suc!i festive capers that we must now WLitS dbOQL jiiG iuj6j OIIlGLS for gloves"
 The highest class speciality shops on Fifth Avenue are really astound- ing their buying populace by show ing them what can be done to glove. Even one year ago woman kind would have giggled at the idea of encasing her hands in silk and skins all bedecked with colored em- broidery, painted designs, chenille. traceries, and beaded patterns.
 But that is exactly what glove. departments are showing today The counters look like suggestions for a period ball, or as if Arthur and His Knights had surrendered their gaunt- lets to modern Milady. For it is the gauntlet cut that has almost sup planted the bona fide glove. Both silks, fabrics, and skin gloves em- ploy this spreading cuff to be worn over the dress, suit, or coat sleeve. Some of the cuffs are very stiff and Others fall in folds from the wrist and use variety of belts and buckles. Of the former variety a leading house is showing a pair in very heavy black cape leather. The cuff spreads, as if stiffly starch ed, from the wrist and is decorated with banding in vermilion red. This style jibes we'll with Peter Pan dresses and Eton suits and is espe- cially for the jeune file.
 The softer suedes and glace kid are gathered in by contrasting belts. Real jewels are used on the tiny buckles of many of these gloves. These priceless gloves are brought forth only upon request. One house shows upon application a pair of soft white suede gauntlets edged with ermine and buckled with white sapphires. Another fairy like pair are of taupe kid, belted with very narrow gray squirrel stripes and buckled with a tiny jade mosiac.
 Other gloves, which are out of the millionaire dollar class and yet which are not exactly proletariat, employ embroidered bandings in silks or beads. A favorite style is the white capeskin gauntlet finished about the cuff with an inch banding of the swastika pattern embroidered in black silk floss.
 Sport gloves of heavy kid or pig skin use novelty wools as Things. Thus, many gauntlets of tan cape are shown lined with tan angora wool which is gay with tiny figures of various colors. Sometimes the lin- ing protrudes over the cuff for an inch or so.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
GERMANY UNREPENTAET
Dernberg Says His Country Was No
 More Criminal Than Allies

Berlin, Nov. 27.-Germany feels that in her conduct of the war she was no more criminal than the allies, and she is not seeking to divert for eign criticism from herself or others, according to Dr. Bernard Dernberg, in remarkable open letter to For eign Minister Puerrydon of Argenti- ma, who is attending the league of nations.
 At the Geneva meeting Dr. Dern- berg stated he could not condemn the sinking of the Lusitania without dis loyalty to his country.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
TO WITNESS INAUGURATION
Special Train Leaves for Mexico City
 To See Obregon Inagurated

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 27.-Six governors and lieutenant governors and one governor-elect left here this morning on the Inauguration special for Mexico City to witness the inau- guration of Obregon as president o1 the republic.
 The party goes to the inaugura- ton as invited guests of the Mexican government, which is trying to i'm press upon this government that the new regime will be more friendly to the United States.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
HENRY BREAKS A RECORD.
Enough Tin Lizzies made in One Day
 To Furnish Everybody in Camden

Detroit, Mich, Nov 27.-Henry Ford is out for several records. When it was announced the other day that he would distribute the sum of ST. 000,O00 as bonus to his employees he broke all records in that line.
 Thursday, instead of telling hi! men to idle away their time anC probably get indigestion from eating turkey his plant broke another record by turning out 5,673 "tin Lizzies,' which is a pretty good Thanksgiv ing record.
 This record beats not only all automobile records, but we expect that it even exceeds the production of Ingersoll watches.
 The statistician did not have time to figure out how many f'Lizzies' were turned out each second, but it was about two.
 All of these cars, if put in a straight line, ten feet apart, would extend from Timbuctoo to Tuba Dam and the smoke from the ex- haust would be so thick that it could be cut with knife.
 The rubber used in the tires of those cars if stretched out enough would reach to the sun and back.
 Enough tin was used to furnish wash basins for the entire standing army of the United States.
 It is said the cars were made so fast they did not have time to put the jolt into them.