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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13
|EFFORTS RENEWED
(FOR CHAMBER OF
| COMMERCE HERE

/. After consultation OF several busi-
less men last week a conclusion was
eached that the time Is no'' here
Then the Chamber OF Commerce
recognized and that Snyder
ust get in line OF modern progress.
,sgo newspaper men volunteered to
elp start the ball rolling Tuesday
Z ght OF this week was fixed as the
me to have a meeting 10 line Up tine
frees. The business part OF town was
vassed for signatures and dollar
! initiation guarantee and 81
!, and as many dollars were read
3. meeting hour came,
2 fair proportion OF. the
hand. but Il was found
Egg S< council and the COM
aB burt had consultation
. 5sS gnd to discuss civic i'm
7-ESz the commercial club
Hill :. .. @ D.: :, :; :::.:,: .,.,::; :. ::
whaley. Secretary
"a Chamber OF Com
lsElgL. :: ::;s:, e n: $:;; ::' W. :; Z
c Sas 9 commerce. Notice
EEEsIlEs :; .s.s;s s'@'' r., and I'D
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

The roads are 90 had that rural
mail carrier ara Epins in a hit or
miss way. There y lots COR ~" "'n'
because OF poor 'r<|re ~ the me-
say they can't go.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

Mrs. L. @. Williams of Fort Worth
Is the guest OF her sister. Mrs. w.
II. Anderson and niece Mrs. w. W.
EeNc.s.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

BE careful and you may get by
with the flu. but you better be
on wood.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13
Pastor Hicks IN Dallas.

Pastor J. II. Hicks OF the Method
list Church is IN Dallas this week y"
have his eyes treated. Mrs. Hicks had
q telegram Wednesday morning say
ing one eye was operated on Tuesday
and was very sore but the operation
was not painful. The other eye was
&c he worked on at O'Clock wednea-
day. His nephew is there With him.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

" AZ. E. W CLARK came IN Tuesday
morning ron tori w.'ih. re 81 :
the main conai;.ca .acrc. as else
where Is flu.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13
OIL TALK HERE
AND ELSEWHERE
INTEREST KEEN

Ask the average man II he has any
thing to give out about oil develop
ment and he gives out on new light.
II is known that the Treyey der
rick is up. The Riley well still re-
ports a lost bit at about 22O0 feet.
No special progress reported from Nj.
Pleasant well at Fluvanna
Snyder Oil Association still where
it was at the recent meeting OF
share holders.
The Dunn well people still main
tain office here. are busy every day
figuring and consulting but when
asked about resumption, they are
manana.
Reports from locations. further
out, give hope OF early development
here. and people still think We will
get oil yet.
Scouts come in every day or two
to look over the ground and go away
without saying anything.
The Post City Post says:
"The Brown we'll East OF Post
which has been seeping oil for some
time is being drilled deeper into the
sand and according to reports has in
creased the flow This places Post in
the oil district and bids fair OF max
ing her a real commercial center. The
Gail we'll struck gas at about $50
feet one day last week, they also re
port a good showing of oil.
The Boren we'll near JusticebNsg
created considerable interest MondaJ-,
by opening up gas pocket and are
now drilling in a format; that
could develop into v's give Mn
i, '''' c14 81 q:
:. !: ...... :: - kV
-r,.o Allie have resumed Operativl.. II
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

Mr.. Pete Benbeneck and all his
family are sick with fly That Is
why Pete is not at his shoe shop.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

Mr.. w. NJ. Morrow. manager OF
the Grayum Drug Co. is housed up al
home with a case of flu. r. w. webb
also of the same firm is siek at his
home. and erayum ENo
is closed this week $ -
can help the fo- -
fuill pre-
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

Saturday is st. Valentines golden
~ o.trn.ty.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-02-13

-rr-r islhlrdlv n home In Sa'
that has rot hoen touched BY ~,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
FIUME AFFAIR
BRIGHTER
An Agreement With D'Annun-
ZiO Virtually Concluded

Rome, Dec. "a dispatch to the
Epoca from Fiume says an agreement
with Gabrielle D'Annunzio has vir-
tually been concluded as result of
the visit of the special commission
sent to wait upon him last week by
the Chamber of Deputies. The dis
patch adds that the islands of Veglia
and Arbe will be evacuated and that
Italy will recognize the regency of
Quarnero.
The Italian Chamber Of Deputies,
last week appointed a special COM
mittee comprising representatives of
all the constitutional parties to go to
Fiume in an effort to convince DAN
nunzio that the highest interests of
the mother country required his sub
mission to the terms OF the Rapallo
treaty entered into between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
RELIEF FOR AGED
MINISTER'S

Columbia, Dec. .S.--AnnOuncemen
is made by prominent Presbyterians
in Columbia that the Southern Pres
byterian campaign for education and
the relief OF aged ministers, resulting
In the securing for the denomination
of the Graham Office building in
Jacksonville, Fla, a million dollar
building given by Mr. Graham on con-
dition that the church raise 100000.
This goal has been considerably over
reached.
The Office building will yield a net
income Of per cent on the million
dollar valuation. This will be used
for the support of the education and
relief department of tho denomina-
ton. The building is fourteen stories
In the heart OF Jacksonville's business
district 1t was offered 10 the church
by G. B. Graham, Of Grcenville. prom
inent cotton manufactures, who is a
leader in the Presbyterian church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
STATE AUTOMO-
TIVE CONVENTION
Dealers From All South Carolina
Assemble i'm Columbia

Columbia, Dec. 9.-Several hun
dred automobile dealers from all
parts of the state arrived in Columbia
this morning for the annual meeting
of the South Carolina Automotive
Trades association. The Piedmont
delegation came in strong on moor
trains, delegation Of thirty from
charleston reached the city early,
Darlington and Florence sent a large
delegation on an early train. Attend
ance Of three hundred is expected be-
lofe the afternoon session. The con-
Vehton began with Il parade at noon
III which there were decorated cars
ana number of funny features. The
parade ended at Ridgewood Country
club where luncheon and business
session were held. The election of
officers began at . O'Clock. Walter B.
Brown, editor of the New York Com
mercial. is the chief speaker for the
convention. Severaf representative
manufactur are attending. A leg
islative program is to be consid ered
by the convention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
CITY SCHOOL NOTES.

A6 has been announced previously
In these columns, when the City
Board OF Education decided to have
q school session Of forty weeks, 1t was
determined to give two full weeks at
christmas, and the superintendent
was directed to announces that fact
Past experience has shown that it is
for the best interest Of the schools to
have a week before Christmas as in
the past there has been great de-
niand for the boys and girls to help
IN the. stores of the city. 1t is not
known whether or not the demand
will be SO great this year. but since
the definite announcement has been
published and made a part of the
teachers agreements for the year, the
original program VIII OF course, be-
adhered to- The holiday for Christ
mas Will include the two school weeks
beginning December goth and ending
January 1st. The schools will reopen
on Modnay, the Sra OF January.
5 This announcement is repeated at
this time in order that ALI defnite ar
fangements may be made. A cam
paign Will be begun at once for a
hundred per cent attendance on Mon
daS. January Srd. On, that day the
pupils OF both high school buildings
Will gather IN their assembly halls
and reports made OF tho attendance
for that day. In addition to this, re-
ports VIII be procured; from all Of the
class rooms. and Il is hoped that all Of
these reports will show perfect at
tendance. It sis earnestly desired that
the homes will cooperate in every
way, and may see to it that we shall
begin the year with an attendance as
nefEly perfect as it. can possibly be
made. a record of every teacher and
pupil in their places on the opening
day would be one very much to be
desired. The schools will run at full
time ca. the 18th OF December and
again on january srd
AZ previously announced several
times, the school session will not close
until the 10Th OF June. 1884.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
Y, NC. A.yNoTEs

% Ehe vOlley Bail Glass iOf tha ~. M.
G. ~ held its regular monthly sup
per last night at the r. NC. A. There
were 10 men present and everyone
present seemed to enjoy things to q
great degree. There we've plenty of
good things to eat. Tho menu were
as follows: Roast turkey, barbecued
pork. rice and gravy. rolls and butter.
and coffee. The men wish to express
their sincere thanks and appreciation
to the ladies who prepared and serv-
ed the supper in such magnificent
way.
Tie vnlley Ball League ended wit,
Doar's team first. Heidt's team second.
McKnight's team third, Lewis team
fourth. Shores team fifth, Hurst s
team sixth.
The coming league was discussed
andit was finally agreed that on ac-
count OF the coming holiday rush
that the league would be composed of
four teams and the league would last
only UP until Xmas.
The teams and captains are as fol-
iuwl.
r; Purdy, Capt, Beetham. Andrews,
Brown, E. L. Crowson. II. M. Heidi,
DR.. Green, Lane, Parker, Parham,
Rice, Shore, Todd
T Epps, IN u. Capt. Bultman. Cutti-
no. Hall. Pritchard, Levi Kolb. Fol
som Hodges Nash. Ril.s, Mcknight,
idcCollum..
Handing, J. Capt, Atkins. Beck,
Barns. Burgess. Crumpton. Edwards.
Hurst NJ. pinkins, rIili, Williams.
Shaw, q. Capt, Brown, r., ,Byers
Shircr, Kennedy. Purdy. Weinberg
Dunno, Ward. Hurst. c. Z, Doar.
The league will begin tonight. The
following teams will play:
Purdy VS. Eprs: Bland!ns vs Shaw,
Purdy vs. Handing; Epps VS. Shaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
THE styli1IrR County
.... TEACHERS. ASSOC

! The Sumter County Teachers AS
eoctati6n held Its first meeting of the
year a. the Calrls' high school building
Saturday. December Il 4
!. After beautiful SOLD by Miss
aqfst ssco fipanied On the piano by
Mfs. Stubs Colonel Dafyap made an
add ress asking that aa many teachers
a. possible attend the ,,nyeiling Of
John Laurens monument In Columbia
on January Is. He also asked that on
TINT day school be suspended one hour
and that the teachers tell the pupils
about Ilanrens and what he did.
M Mrs Otey made an appeal In behalf
OF the tubercuiosiS work to which
the proceeds OF the Red Cross Christ
mos seals sale will be given this year
All teachers were aslSed to help with
the gaIe of Chr istmas seals.
ME Hutchinson distributed blanks
sfor the reports OF absentees coming
under the compulsory law. 4ssl
NJ fss 'rruluck outlined her work for
the canninE club girls.
B II was decided that the association
meet the third Saturday in each
'mpnth, ana that the officers eSrange
Tho prokran for the next meeting.
rle following ofYlcersg werc elected
and committees were appointed:
President. Mr. Banter GeNoble, Of
! jWedge6eld. i; ss
Vice President. Miss Frances Beas-
ley q
sscrstary and treasurer. Miss Kate
Program Committee, Mr.. Drake.
Mia Parker, MFs Brunson.
Comlnittee for drawing up con-
Estitution Mira. Warren Miss Beasley.
Missswilliams. g.
& There being no further business,
tho iriceting. adjourned.
4 KATE HINSON. Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

Athens. Dee. N--plans to have eX.
King constantine return /" Greece
this week appears to have been aban-
duned, the government apparently de-
Gliding to leave the decision To Com
stantipe himself,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
LOWEST PRICE IN YEARS.

Owensboro, Ky. Dec. 6.-Lowest
prices in years were quoted at the
tobacco market here today, when
100000 pounds of dark leaf sold for
an average of slightly less than s5
hundred pounds. Two-thirds of the
growers rejected the sale. Last years
opening day prices averaged $22.l5 a
hundred on sale OF $4,000 pounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
l(lENTS DECREASE
Government Paid Out Only 49,"
2s5,SI8 This Year

+ Washington, Dec. S,--Pension dis
bursemAnts for the fiscal year 1920
aggregated $21s.295,s14. the pension
bureau announced. It showed de-,
crease Of about nine million dollars
from last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

Detroit. pee. THE shortage OF
skilled workers promises 70 hold
building costs 10 about the present
level speakers at the maSons' ConVen-
tjnn declared today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING
LINK

Old Mother Hubbard's Strange Adven-
ture.
(By GeOrge).
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup
board,
To get her poor husband a drink,
Clutter milk.
When she opened the door,
She saw on the floor,
Just guess-now what do you think?
When old Mother Hubbard went to
the cupboard,
To get her poor husband a drink.
She found there clue,
(I'm telling you true)-
All printed over with ink (Black
ink).
When Old Mother Hubbard went 10
cupboard
And the printed clue carefully read,
1t has gone down in history
She had solved a great mystery,
Now wait till you learn what it said.
DOn't get excited).
When Old Mother Hubbard went TO
the cupboard
And saw all I've told you before,
She giggled with glee
She was happy you see,
For the mystery was a mystery no
more. Mystery solved).
When Old Mother Hubbard went TO
the cupboard
And saw what she saw at her feet,
She got in her f1ivver,
And the gas she did give'r
And speeded il right up the street.
(Going Some).
When Old Mother Hubbard went TO
the cupboard
Then left in a hurry for town,
In less than an hour,
She was back at her door,
And this is what she had found.
(Home again).
When Old Mother Hubbard went 10
the cupboard
! And started all this tommyrot,
I / thought l would tell you
OF the clue and the mystery,
But now, think l will not.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

Warrington, Dec. i.--rhc depart
ment of agriculture has asked con-
gress to Appropriate q million dollars
TO use in cooperation with states in
forestry work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

On second thought though, 1 guess
had better for it is too good to keep.
You see. it was this way. Old Moth
er Hubbard had lost her poor dog.
She had hunted high and low for him,
she had grieved for him; he had been
missing a week. When old Mother
Hubbard went to the cupboard, she
found on the floor a piece of paper, a
piece of newspaper; it was the want
ad. page Of the Sumter item. And
there among the wants" she saw one
giving a description and advertising
her dog as found-and she found him.
YOU can get the same quick results
with Item want ads. II you have lost
anything, on found anything, or want
to sell anything, or want 20 buy any
thing Item want ads viii give results.
Try one and see.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

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Basket Ball Practice Tomorrow at
~ f... A. fAtSsinpt.

Al OF = Basket I;ail mon are urg-
ed TO the 'Y" mt six o'clock az
these just about here and we
have, games in the Immediate
ifut1f
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-01
Omaha's Balance Sheet.

The year 1919 was one of activity in Omaha
in all lines. How busy its factories, jobbing
houses, banks, mills. elevators and other bust
ness houses were may be discovered by an ex-
animation of the figures presented by The Bee
this morning. This is not fanciful showing.
arranged to delight the eye and delude the
reader, but sober array of totals made up
from the carefully revised reports of the va
rious concerns involved It is balance sheet
such as customer would submit to his banker
in support of loan.
The growth indicated by the reports is solid
and substantial All through the year it has
been apparent tina. affairs have been moving
at high speed in the business world, and the re-
view not only makes this plain. but justifes the
confident predictions OF greater things for the
year just ahead Plans have been formulated
and many of them are under actual headway
for campaign Of industry in 1920 that will ex-
coed any the city has ever experienced. Ex
tensions OF established concerns, the coming of
new, additional buildings down town, continue
ton of the effort to house the residents here and
to come, and millions to be spent public
works. all make that things will hum in
Omaha during the coming months.
The most satisfactory aspect of this pros
perity is that it has been shared by all. En-
ployment has been steady and wages have been
high, not at any time has any great restitution
or suffering been endured. The privations of
the fuel shortage fell on all alike, and were
sustained with good natured patience, so that
when the brakes were let off the forward move
ment was steady From every aspect the ener
getc, enterprsing men and women who make
up the community have reason to congratulate
themselves on the showing made by the inver-
tory, and for confidence in the prospects.
A happy new year is assured because Of the
good work done in the old. and the bright flu
ture is On,aha's because it is alive to its op-
portunity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-01
Two Eclipsed Stars.

Removal from the police force of two de-
tectves who disobeyed orders and disregarded
instructions from the chief Of police may be &C
cepted as evineing determination on part Of
the authorities to require better discipline and
behavior on part of the police hereafter. This
is all The Bee has ever asked. 1t has vigorously
protested against the invasion of homes without
warrant OF law and the abuse Of peaceful cit-
zens by police detectives in total disregard Nof
either right or Justice. If the campaign has
brought the city commissioners to a point
where they can see the nature and danger Of
the abuse, then it has borne good fruit. The
Bee has acted at all times solely in the interest
OF good government II is far more pleasant
to commend the police for good work than to
publish accounts Of unlawful acts done by men
clothed with authority and charged with the
duty Of enforcing the law. The Bee congratu-
lated Chief Eberstein when he suspended the
detectives just dismissed and filed charges
against them. 1t now commends his action in
pushing the case to conclusion that ought to
mean better controlled and more efficient po-
lice force for Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-01
DON'T KIcK-Jusr sTAGNArE.

The new commissioner OF our Omaha Cham
Der Of Commerce marks his advent by publicly
calling on every one in Omaha to stop COM
planning about things that are wrong because
it may make other people believe that condi-
tons in our city are worse than they really are
1T does no good" he says, TO talk about such
things las rottenness in the police force or the
avalanche of holdups or presumably any other
public abuses or dehciencies), but the thing to
do is to adjust them, If you can't adjust them,
give your officials the best support until you
can adjust them"
II the commissioner really said this as
quoted, he has certainly jumped off on the
wrong foot. Following his advice, the people
OF Omaha would stand for any sort of mis-
government, oppression. thievery and lawless-
ness If only perpetrated by some one wearing
the badge of authority, and they would look
pleasant and Support their officials supnely
while the damage was being done. On that
principle OF unresistng submission and keep it
dark" for fear criticism might hurt the town,
no reform and no Improvement would ever be
achieved
No, what is needed is not the covering up
OF the bad spots but their exposure to the light
of day so that they will be cut out The great
propelling force for progress is publicity. 1t
is what The Bee has enumerated in its plat
form as ''pitiless publicity and condemnation of
ineficency lawessness and corruption in Of
fee" coupled with frank recognition and COM
mendaton of honest and efficient public service
Only through the aid Of such publicity can the
required adjustments be brought about. The
best advertisement Omaha can have is the ad-
vertisement that will come from notice to the
world that it has cleaned up and that it will not
stand for rottenness or misuse OF power in any
branch of its public service-that Omaha is in
fact and not by pretense SAFE attractive, COM
Portable, prosperous place for people to live in
and do business in. The Chamber of Com
merce would come much nearer fulfilling its
mission If it would exert its influence nces-
sanity in this direction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-01
After CromWell--- ChurlesII.

w. H. Anderson, state superintendent of
the Anti-Saoon league in New York, protests
against the election of Elihu Root as a dele
gate to the republican national convention Mr.
supreme court, arguing that the wartime pro-
h1bItion act was unconstitutional.
Therefore Mr.. Root is an undesirable citi-
zen. He must be kept from the privileges and
rights and honors and responsibilities inherent
IN American citizenship.
Mr.>Root might take glass of wine. There
fore he must not be allowed to function as a
citizen. He did, as lawyer, take case in the
supreme court. Therefore he ought to be
locked Up.
Mr.. Anderson is right, but he does not 60
tar enough: The indication that man would
take dirk if he could get one should operate
to suspend the bill of rights with regard to
him. s;lS0icon that he might take drink
should he sufficient to faint him. If there were
certainty that he would if he could. it should
be suffc'e'i to deprive him OF the right to vote,
to marry to inherit property or hold it,
Further, it ought to be recognized that many
citizens unhappy in the United States are seek
ing to avoid the regulation OF habit and custom
by the government and are going abroad. Pass
ports ought to be refused such citizens.
If the purpose of law can be frustrated BY
travelling, the benevolence of the law is void
The law is designed to interpose between the
citizens will and his acts The will is criminal.
The act is catastrophe.
The intervention is not effective unless it is
complete. If it can be evaded by travel, the in
dividual is injured He should not be permitted
to travel Passports should be issued only 70
drys.
We are now in the days of Cromwell. They
were succeeded by the days Of Charles II.
Moderates did not like the rigors of Crom-
we'll. They did not like the excuses of the
restoration. When extremists rule sanity suf-
fers. The restoration may be coming. Gosh.
how we dread t-Chicago Tribune.