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Evening star., 1920-01-03

I'm EXCELLENT NORTHWEST SECTION,
overlooking beautiful park" Pretty corner
house, with reception hall, living room. dining
room. kitchen. 3 bedrooms. glassed sleeping
porch, bath, hardwood floors. hot-water heat,
gas. electricity. enamel trim. garage built un-
der house; front and aide lawns, with hedge:
every convenience; practically new. Immediate
pcsaession. Price. g. $50. Main 1904.
ROBERT b. LEWIS. Colorado bldg.
Main 1904. franklin 259s after pm.
FINE CORNER BRICK STORE AND DWELL
ing. 0r., bath, papered. gas range; excelleni
home and business stand: 6, 900; terms; posses.
sion. ROLAND c. BOOTH. 215 NV. +. 2702.
PETWoRTH.
Immediate possession; well located Groom
brick; semi-detacheds hot-watef heat; q feet
front; only $500; easy terms. Col. l221J. -
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
JoInt MIssIonary NICOTINE.

The various organizations OF the
Snyder churches met Monday after
noon in a Joint social meeting at the
Baptist church with the ladies of
that church as hostesses.
A delightful program was render
ed and a wholesome feeling OF fell
lowship prevailed throughout the
meeting.
Mrs. Sims, in a few well chosen
words, made us welcome and each
and every one was made to feel that
II was indeed a pleasure to be there.
After the opening song, Mrs. Shell
led us in a word of prayer Mrs.
Sims then read the Scripture found
in Matt. Vl:19-24 on Heavenly
Treasures. that being the subject
for the afternoon. Another song
and then prayer by Mrs. Grayum,
then roll call. the members of the
organizations of each church stand
ing separately and quoting a verse
of Scripture on heavenly treasures.
Mrs. Yoder then sang "The Lily Of
the Valley" in her sweet and whole
some way. lifting our hearts up to
God through the channels OF sweet
song. Miss WATSON read to us THE
Legend Beautiful by Longfellow. II
was beautiful thing and charmingly
done. Mrs. Hicks in her paper,
How To Lay Up Treasures in Hea-
ven," pointed out to us the many
ways in which We might lay up treas
ures in heaven, and where we should
manifest Jesus spirit in our lives.
We realize that such things as char
acter. influence and love do not end
with this life, but live on and on.
Mrs. Morrow and Miss Ruth Ros-
ser delighted the audience with
piano duet. well rendered and beau
tiful in every respect. A reading
THE Little Brack Sheep" by Miss
wac SiiPpihc - 49,
timent and charming in rendition.
The closing numbers Of this de-
lightful program were two choruses
by fourteen young women of the va
rious churches. These were beau
tiful and proved a'fitting climax to
the program OF the day.
After Adjournment delicious iced
tea. sandwiches. cakes and pickles
were served to the guests by lovely
young ladies.
Everybody was was glad and hap
py to be there. for we feel that IT
does our hearts and souls good to
meet in such a way. Truly, the
/ ladies OF the Baptist church are
charming hostesses and we all went
away thanking them for the lovely
way in which we were entertained
Reporter.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
Gene Polar Describes How He
Defeats King of Beasts with
Bare Hands.

That jungle beast which somehow
has managed TO hold office these
many years as king of his tribe, is
losing caste. In fact. no less a per-
son than Gene Polar, the mighty
hero OF THE Revenge OF Tarzan,
has put him down as a fourflusher.
Lions are towards said the gen
ial Gene. when asked to discourse
upon the hair-breadth escapes he had
during the filming OF the jungle
scenes in the famous story by Edgar
Rice Burroughs. You can keep
three or four OF them quiet by mere
~ tapping them on their noses with
Iight twig-that is" he added" IF
they are in cage" This after
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

J. w Morgan OF Round Top was in
town Monday selling waterme'ons.
He says he has been out in several
cotton fields and finds lots of the
cotton that is not putting on fruit.
He SAYS there may be several acres
we'll filled, with only an occasional
plant with no bolls. then a half acre
with almost no bol's. He is sure
there are no weevils and is Of opin-
ion that it is some kind of a louise
that prevents the forming of squares.
He doesn't believe the cotton outlook
is as good as most of us have been
thinking.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

thought gave rise TO a suspicion that
Mr. Polar was not so much DESTROYS
OF belittling the lions prowess as OF
deprecating his amazing exploits
with the beast--a suspicion which
was borne out during the course Of
the conversation.
There were several encounters,
OF course, during which I'd hardly
say was altogether calm and una
fraid." he said smilingly-"even
though | knew he was coward AS
matter of fact" he conhded, I'm
not nearly so brave as people think.
In one scene | was supposed TO jump
from the branch OF tree on to
lions back. jumped and landed
all right. but was so excited ! could
MT let go. | heard the cameraman
shouting that the scene was finished
and he was through cranking, but
still ! held on while the animal tore
around the place. Finally man
aged to collect my senses and drop
ped off to the ground"
Did you ever"-Mr Polar sud
denly inquired. have lion roar into
your ear?"
We admitted reluctantly that we'd
never had that experience.
well. all you have missed" he
said consolingly, sis about a two day
period OF deafness. In one scene
Jim stood on his hind legs, with his
paws on my shoulders and let loose
a howl that must have gone clear
through into China. For two days
was totally deaf In one ear and
could hear only slightly with the
other. And the worst part was that
] had to stand there passively, hard
IN moving a finger--because a lion,
when in any unusual position,
spreads his claws TO steady himself.
II he had felt the foundation trying
10 slip away from beneath his paws
he would have he'd on-and the
results might have been unpleasant
There are two lions in this picture
that Tarzan has fierce struggles with
and he kills them both. II have
been asked" said Mr.. Polar. IF the
beasts were really dead. ! suppose
that's not strange. for I'll admit they
do look pretty we'll finished. AS a
matter of fact. the Dead dog COM
mand was given. and being pretty
well tired out they readily obeyed. /
believe | would have liked TO play
dead dog myself at that moment. y
II was always necessary TO be sure
/ that the lions weren't INDUCING in a
! III OF temperament and that the hero
was up to his usual form, before
starting up a scene. Sometimes
said Mr.. Polar. two or three days
went BY when we couldn't work be-
cause either the lions had too much
pep. or hadn't enough. And II
wasn't a mere matter OF tempera-
ment. either. that made me fussy in
that respect"
The Revenge of Tarzan." which
was made by the Numa Picture Cor
poration under the direction of Har-
nv Reyier. and distributed by Gold
wyn. comes To the Cozy Theatre for
| c.a day. Saturday Sept. IL.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
ri-st Baptist Church.
school at $3.50.


Preaching at 1880.
Prayer meetin. "Wednesday night
OF $50.
Gm8' Hillary or Wednesday az
ternoon OF $50.
Sunbeam band. Sunday afternoon
at 4
Last SUNDAY was very gracious
fine with us We had been hinder
ed by rain so long until we were
real hungry for our services again.
The pastor is away this week in a
meeting but will be home for sun
day services. BE sure to be present
and let MS have great service.
The pastor greatly desires the
prayers of the people, that many
souls be saved. w. II. SIMS,
Pastor
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Mr.. Fred W. WoIcott and family
returned this week from a thirty
days visit at the old home in Ken
lucky Fred says they are getting
too much rain there, but they made
good corn crop and their tobacco
Is fine.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Mrs. NJ. e. Rosser loft last Thurs
day for Alvarado, johnson county.
where the Kelley family are holding
q family reunion. Her mother.
Mrs. ]. II. Kelley, has been visiting
in Alvarado TIE past month. Miss
Ida Kelley, who has been in the Bap-
list sanitarium at Dallas, joined the
family at Alyarado last week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

LOST Between sharon and snyder
Aug. 81, 34xi oldheld auto casing.
Finder leave at signal office. Five
dollars reward. j. b. Sims, Ira
Texas. lie
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Mr. and Mrs. d. T. Curry of Floyd
county, who have been visiting in
Snyder, left Monday for Santa Anna.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

The Abilene Reporters figures on
Nen's majority up to noon Monday
were 1888.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Mrs. c. NJ. Fish is at German this
week on a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. G. L. Morrow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Gentlemens Dress Shoes at cost.
Guarantee Tailors & Furnishers. II
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Mrs. j. VI. Bannister left Wednes-
day for Temple where she will be un-
der treatment at the saniMrium.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

Subscribe for the Signal.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20
FLORIDA THE BLESSED.
Manufacturers Record, Baltimore, Md.

With billiards sweeping IN the North and West
week after week; with snow piled so high that all
traffic has been seriously restricted: with many
people suffering because of inadequate transpor-
tation for coal and foodstufs and from the biting,
blasting, death-dealing winds which have carried
suffering to SO many, the marvellous climatic advan-
tages of Florida and of many other portions Of the
South stand out in mixed contrast While the North
has been wrapped in and ce-bound, and while
the billiards have swept the land be-
fore, Florida has been blessed beyond the power
of words to describe.
1t has been little colder this winter that state
than in many former years but there has not been
day during the entire winter when the flowers
were not blooming luxuriantly in every part of the
state. There has not been day when there could
not be found in any town in the state an abundant
supply of home-raised vegetables such as beets and
celery and lettuce and cabbage and potatoes and
beans and all the long list of vegetables which
the North and West do not mature until late the
summer. There has been no weather sufficiently
cold to seriously njure any of these winter crops
with the exception of a very limited area in one
part of the state. Vegetation of this kind has given
to the winter visitors and the permanent residents
an unceasng supply of fresh foodstuffs such as
the North and West only secure by shipment
from Florida during the winter or from the home
raised products later in the summer
Through all the biting. blasting billiards.
which have brought misery and loss running into
the hundreds of Millions in the aggregate, to the
North and the West. Florida has been able to give
new demonstration of its unequaled advantages.
1t is WE'LL therefore, while the billiards rage and
the snow still fingers and the ice still covers the
ground In the North and West that this tremendous
asset which Florida has in its climatic advantages
shall be made as widely known as possible. When
once the country fully realized Floridas wealth
| Of climate and its other wonderful resources the
time will come when New Yorker who has
been living in the state for three years lately said
The only difficulty with Florida is that there is
only of it, and in the future years will be so
overcrowded that there will not be room enough
for the people who will want to flock here"
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20
THE TASK AND IT'S DOING.

Father, have work to do. It IS not easy work,
nor is it exactly what would choose il had my
way But it came to along the Path Of Circum-
stance and stood there confronting me, and chal-
lenged me to dare it, And l said yes, and at it.
Sometimes it rks me- and parts of 1t sharp and
sting ne like nettes. But 1t is my work and not
another's would do it well not merely with my
hands and BRAIN but investing my very self in it
and accompanying the task with singing The pay.
the iingling pay-ah. that doesn't matter so much
If only may know that have wrought with skill
and gladness hearfuly. Help me to be grateful for
this toll of mine and for the little acre where
sow and tend and garner. And may l reckon that
in the task ITSELF and in the joy OF it, is the real
and ample reward for what 1 doing through the
days and years. And whether the sun be out or hid
whether the air be mild chill help me to stand
strong as a man should stand, hang the passing
planets with the zest which only the toer knows
Richard Wightman
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20
PENsACOLA EXPORT TRADE.

In view of the claim recently made by Jackson
vile that that city 1.-THE leading naval stores
market" and would be the leading lumber
market Of the South" The Journal would call at
tenton to the exports Of lumber for the calandar
year, ieis as recently published in the Lumber
Trade Journal New Orleans, which places New
Orleans first Mobile second. Gulfport third and
Pensacola fourth with no mention whatever of
Jacksonville.
The Lumber Trade Journal says:
There appears below the regular annual eompila-
ton by The Lumber Trade Journal OF the exports
wood and its products for the calendar 1919
AS usual this is in two parts the first consisting
OF exports from the several customs dtricts from
Maryland to Galveton compiled from the official
reports issued monthly for the several districts and
the other the total exports from all ports of the
rious classes Of goods embraced under the wood
division Of the government statistics compiled from
the official monthly reports OF the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce. Included in the first
section figures covering the exports from Gulf
port and Pensacola, which are supports of the
Mobile and Florida districts. respectively. specially
procured from the records at such st ports, which
figures, it should be borne in mind included in
these for the Mobile and Florida districtsh This
done for the that Gufport and Pensacola
important lumber ports. and the specific informa-
tion as to shipments therefrom is of special inter
est.
oDoSA OA
Of timber and lumber New Orleans heads the list
with Mobile second. which their position in
| i9fS.- Gufport goes from fourth to third place
while Pensacola drops from third to fourth.
I! The comparative figures given for the year 1918
indicate a very marked recovery of the export lum-
ber business during the year just closed, Increases
being the rule throughout although some impor-
tant exceptions are noted in the of the Florida
district and Galveston, where notwith standing a
material increase in shipments OF timber the falling
off of lumber shipments produced decreases in the
combined figures For the purpose of convenient
comparison, the shipments from the several ports
are grouped and there also included in the table
exports for the i9t3 the last year before the
war, which indicate that Notwithstanding the ex-
panson of the export trade as compared with 1918,
| 1T is still far short OF the pre-war normal
The tabulation in complete form is much too
complicated and too length for publication here but
comparison Of the figures of the table in NJ feet
and contrasting the lumber business at this and
other ports before and since the way may cast some
| light upon our local problems
The table shows Pensacola exports of NJ feet to be
Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20

1915.
Russians to join in new attack on
Dardanelles; Black Sea fleet reported
near scene of the battle; Turks main
tain torpedoes sunk allied battleships;
operations halted while damaged ships
are epaired-German blockade de-
nounced by socialists in the Reich
stag; DIR. Liebnecht denounces it as
barbarism.
1916.
New German attack west of the
Meause between Malancourt and Avo-
court; makes progress in Bois de Nal
ancourt 10 miles northwest of Verdun
other attacks gain nothing-Russian
Caucasian Army nears Erzingan; ere
driving on center of retreating Turkish
forces-Carranza troops fight Villa
forces at Mamiquipa; attempt to block
his retreat from pursuing Americans
|Pershing's column is in three columns
1917.
French press on toward LaFere but
more slowly; British advance also re-
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20

ing in the scientific and literary
world, like Lodge, Doyle and Maetter-
link, is going to prove ere long the
greatest curse. When spiritism was
revived almost 10 years ago in this
country it was revived and propagat-
ed through the ignorant. It is differ
ent now It has for its chief advocate,
scientists and university graduates.
But behind it all stands the unseen
world of wicked spirits. which under
the guidance of their head the old
serpent, the devil are now pressing
in upon humanity preparing for the
final conflict Whoever pra cti y
spiritism, soothsaying, ouija board, or
resorts in any shape or form to these
things. opens his soul to the vilest and
most degrading influences, and invites
these demon forces TO control their
lives. Demon possessions are seen
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20

when we contrast the shipments Of 1913 with
those of i9i9 we find that the lumber and timber
export business at this port has fallen off in a way
which is somewhat appalling. At the same time it
is easily seen that Pensacola leads not only any
other Florida port, but ranks fourth as the lead
ing export market of the South-Atlantic and Gulf
ports.
Al the same time, Pensacola needs to take warn
ing In the fact that while she leads any other Flor
aa port now, she is slowly but most surely falling
on IN her export and lumber shipments having
dropped from third to fourth place while other
ports are slowly, but just surely forging ahead
Unless Pensacola does some very strenuous hus
'ine III lhe next few years. both Jacksonville and
| tampa VII mot only catch up with her, but will
eis'dhce her as a lumber market
| AVtehton was recently called to the fart that al
~ Ni'ee large lumber concerns which wish to
es'aOnsh business relations with this mort were
o'oeu ~ 10 80 elsewhere In order to secure adeouate
"oiiiies' NJ present the value of the export husi
S0' .. PENSACOLA exceeds the combined export bust
sS u every other port in Florida but IL the other
| a a poits continue to increase their business in
'e next seven years they have in the mast seven
anu Fensacoia continues to fall back from the no
siaioA sue Formerly held. as she has in the mast
seVen' ana Pensacola continues To fair hal, So
the positon she formerly held as she has - a.
years. tnen 1t may come to pass that JacksonviIIs
may yet make Ter claims come true
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-20
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.
Tampa Tribune.

The Worlds Almanac for 1920 gives list of POS
American cities having populations above 10000.
and shows the form of government for each as
follows:
Ordinary (old form) 80; city manager six: com
mission government, 109 A fine showing of how
commission form Of government for municipalities
is growing into favor and being put to use
1t is interesting to see what the commission gov
ernment does in the way of reducing taxes. by OBJ
serving the reported cost of doing business for
dollar returned in eighteen of these commission
governed cities.
Allentown, Pa, with $4,000 population has tax
rate Of "a on the hundred dollars; Carbondale Pa
population, 20000 go on the hundred; Cleveland, o.
population 100000, 10 on the hundred Erie Pa.
population f2500O, .s5 on the hundred; Fort Smith,
Ark population 330o0 so on the hundred: Fort
Wayne, Ind, 95oO0 "a; Goldsboro, N c.. itOOo "a
Hazelton, Pa, 10000, 49, Hutchinson Kan. 25OOO
10; Johnstown, Pa $4,000, 90 Ut is interesting to
note that this is about the population of Tampa,
where the cost is 1886 the hundred dollars)
Kansas City. Kans., 100000 S2; Kalamazoo, Mich,
Okla, $4,000, .35; Ogden. Utah. 10000 72; Oil City,
Pa 10000, 30; Pottsville, Pa 25O00 10 (Here is
something worth looking into); Shreveport La
$4,000, "a
These eighteen cities showing a total population
OF 100000. and ali average population of 106055
quire an average tax rate the hundred dollars
of sixty mine and one third cents (69333)
These figures a commentary in themselves
and admit of no questioning to the value of the
commission form of government for city, so far
as sparing the taxpayers pocket is concerned
And looking over the list of eighteen cities there
will hardly be a who will have the temerity
to rise up and declare they are not live and pros
porous, modern builded and maintained cities.
And nasmuch the per capita cost o. govern
ment' has been referred to by some in the dis
cusson of the commission charter change. it is well
to note that the authority quoted above gives
US the following data that line:
Tampa-Population (est) $1,000: budget; $685.
SIT; per capital cost for Tampa, SIPS.
Johnstown. Pa--Population, $4,000. (est); bud
get 639; per capita cost of government of 1914
Shreveport, La.-Population $1,000, (estl; budget
$3.50. .io2 per capita cost of government. So
Springfield, 0.-Population, 10000 (est); budget
1880 46i: per capita cost of running the city of
1885.
The per capita cost Of running the government
for that of Birmingham it is less than six and half
for that of Birmingham it is les than six and half
dollars. then Charleston. like Tampa, has the
Ordinary" form OF government. while all others
given show what the commission form does for
cverfng the per capita wei the eos. per dor
lar. rate of government