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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
ERA
IS NEAR At HAND
T.. 1. TOWNSEND BELIEVES THE
WAR WILL RESULT TO OUR
ADVANTAGE.

+. /. Townsend spent a week re-
Gently in Fort Worth, where he was
In direct touch with many well in
formed people, and Is himself close
student Of market conditions
lie talked with men Of every line
of commerce and the Signal asked
him for his opinion as to the effects
OF the war in Europe ON our interests
lln this country and he submitted the
following ideas on the subject
"Thc ultimate effect of the present
European war will be- 10 raise the
lpr.co of cotton instead of lowering it.
Ias many seem to think win Dee the
lease South America and the coun-
Itrios that have been getting their
manufactured good, from Germany
land other European countries must
NOV be supplied boy the United States
"Tho supply OF cotton goods and
Iraw cotton now ON hand with soon be-
used up n supplying the new trade
Ithat is coming TO u.s. Commerce on
seas win soon be- resumed The very
Illfc OF the powers now engaged in
Iwar demand that 20 be resumed. If
1.-The war continues for any great
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
GRAIN BELONGS TO
THE MILLET FAMILY

Readers Of the Signal will remem-
ber that about the middle Of July,
IMr l.. o. Kimbrough Of Ennis Creek
brought TO town q specimen Of mill
let found In his maize field for
(which no person here could find @
satisfactory classification.
10 order TO learn Il It had any spe-
lclal value we sent o part Of the stalk
land head to the A. q NJ. College TO
iclassify and say what 10 Is worth.
Following IS the reply
College station, Aug 10, 1914.
Mr.. J S. Hardy,
Snyder, Texas,
Dear Sir
Replying to your letter Of July Is,
enclosing specimen, beg leave to ad-
wise that the specimen is one Of the
Imlllets belonging 10 the group known
as Prose- millcts which are cultural
forms of Panacum miliaceum be-
Illcye this Identification 10 De cor
rect, but the material Is In poor
shape and II you desire an exact an-
alysls. ] would have 10 plant these
seed and raise crop II you have mo-
othgr specimens, as your letter in-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
"IF ANYBODY ASKS Nor, SAY
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT.

Mr.. d. y. Price said 10 the signal
this week: we are going 10 have
the local county fair this fall. II any
body asks about It. you may say that
we are going to have H. We don't eX-
pect any great big thing. We want a
good. social two days gathering Of
the people. with a display Of live
stock. poultry and farm products. We
know the farmers will bring the
stun in and we want TO show what
can be grown In scurry county"
This movement will not cost any
body much and lt will be a hne ad-
yertlsement Of the county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
COTTON ESTIMATE IN rENAs


The Texas Industrial Congress has
gathered a careful report Of weather
and cotton conditions from all over
the state and from this data has esti-
mated the cotton crop by counties
showing that the Texas crop for 1914
may be looked for to fall below the
total OF 1912 by $4,000 bales O. VIII
be i23.0oO bales better than last
year The estimate for this year is
placed at i.O66.OOO bales.
scurry county is reported at 5000
ln 1919. 10000 60 1913 and estimat-
ed at $4,000 lu 1914.
The congress urges farmers TO
store their cotton until the war scare
In Europe subsidies SO that mills can
start up. They say that Europe must
have the cloth and that as soon as
matters ares ettlcd the mills will be
run on full time to catch up with the
demand and cotton Is apt to bring q
good price.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14

W u. Rodgers was here this week
from Knapp. nursing severe wound
He was engaged one day last week
In running his binder and started
to oil the machine without stoppiug.
He got his hand caught and the
thumb OF his left hand vas cut al
most On. He came 20 town to have
the injury dressed. The doctor hopes
to save the thumb. but says he may
have % take u on.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
PROGRAMME.
Morning

hoihlHk
Convention called to or
der.-C. Il. Cokor
1000 to Welcome Ad-
dress. N II. Durham.
Song No. 49,
1910 10 1915 Song No. 1879,
1O:15-Prayer Rev W. W. Wer-
ncr.
Roll Secretary
HOO Sunday School Lesson for
August 3Oth. Convention acting as d
Cal C. Wright, teacher.
1900 to 1900 Origin and De
yelopment Of the Sunday school
Mrs. W. II. Morrow.
12:OO to t:3O-NooN
Afternoon
1870 to 2:O0-Song Service.
200 to 2:2O-Why should We
take more interest in the Temperance
Lessons?-Mr. WIN Echols and Miss
Lena Ramsour.
2:2Oto2:iO-why We should take
more interest in Missions Mrs.
Bert Blackburn and Mrs. II. T. Coles.
2.4O to 3:1O-Elemcnts of Sue
cessful Teaching. C. r buchanan.
a. IA Xy.ry.r
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY - DISSOLVE
United states Court Orders Action
10 he Taken or Receiver
Appointed.

st. Paul. Aus. i3-The United
States court orders a dissolution OF
the International Harvester Com
pany. declaring Il monopoly and
that unless the Company submits a
plan for dissolution In ninety days
the court will appoint a receiver for
the Company.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14

The revival meeting closed at IRA
last sunday night It was O. great
revival and Bro Werner says DO is
a new Ira. The active ministers were
Rev W W Werner Presbyterian
psstor. Rev j r. Plant Methodist
pastor. Row A o.. Roberts of Plain
view and Rev g ID. Green of abb
ieuo.
o. was meeting iu which all the
people worked together and % was
q season OF Christian uplift
There we're thirty conversions re-
ported Bro. Werner says last sun
day was a red letter day.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
SOME GOOD sCURRY
COUNTY COTTON

w. y Blakely. who BE- farming
two miles east % Snyder. brought TO
town Thursday a stalk OF cotton that
had more than two hundred squares
and bolls on o.
Mr Blakely has sixty acres OF
cotton and he says 1t is half as good
a. this stalk.
There is lots OF fne cotton IN Sour
~ county this year
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14

Niisstnnntl AuNih"A
The Methodist Missionary AuXii-
|1If met in regular session Monday
|1. 10th. After the business meeting
M stephens read the lesson which
vi open for discussion.
Ilems from the Missionary Bulletin
4afe read and a plea made for the
visionary Voice to be in all the
Iomes. and especially the homes OF
|I. members OF the Society.
ne Society agreed that on the
|&|fd Monday In each month that
|I1I would meet with the other socie
||.. Of the different churches In a
.n|on prayer meeting. place to be
I1Ued later.
Ihere will be a garden party TINS
.nlng on Mrs Ezell's Lawn Read
'.| By Miss Lydia Pauline Lehigh
aII other interesting features will
r. "a.
-Publicity sups.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
MR. HUFFMAN BRINGS N
4 ZIG SUN FLOWER

Mr.. W D. Huffman. De sage of
Idiot Draw. was 600 tow urhursday
with a sunflower head that measured
thlrty-nlne inches 600 Circumference
he frankly admitted that DIS wife
raised it She has a fine crop of
them. She grows them Tor her chick
ems.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
SMALL BRIDGE WASHED
OFT on THE SANTA FE

During the big rain wednesday
morning a small bridge on the Santa
Fe at Pyron was washed out and the
wrecker and bridge crew came down
from slaton and soon had the track
fixed up so trains could pass.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14

Miss Alma Thompson who attend
ed the summer school at Abilene and
tcck the required examination there
"a few days arc has had a report
from the examining board together
with a teachers certificate good for
fir years.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-08-14
MINNIE LATHAM
GOT FIVE YEARS
NEW TRIAL REFUSED By JUDGE
THOMAS AND NOTICE OF
APPEAL GIVEN.

The public is by this time advised
that the trial last week at Anson OF
Mrs. Minnie Latham charged with
the murder of John Y. Stewart in
Snyder on Jan. 90, 1914, resulted In
a verdict of guilty Of manslaughter
and her punishment was assessed at
FIVE years in the penltentiary,
The woman testified In her own
behalf. Her story was practically as
heretofore told. She denied criminal
intimacy, said he forced attentions
upon her until her husband accused
her and drove her from home. She
denied coming TO Snyder to Kill the
man. but wanted to obtain % writ
ten statement from him that there
had never been any criminal intI-
macy between them.
It is said that her attorneys at
the trial asked that in case of conyic-
tion. II should be a suspended SEN
tence, hut there was no such recon-
mendatlon and the verdict was
for five years.
After the reading OF the verdict
II Is said that she buried her face In
her hands and then as she was led
from the court room by her husband
and sister she was heard to wall:
"Oh. my God"
Monday was set for argument by
her attorneys for a new trial, which
was overruled.
A special from Ans pm to the ABB
lere Reporter Tuesday says:
"Anson, Texas, Aug 1.-THE last
scene In the Minnie Latham murder
case which has riveted the attention
of the greater part If the population
of Jones county for the past eight
days was brought to q climax Mon
day afternoon by District Judge
Thomas oyerrulng motion for a
new trial.
The defendant, who was adiudged
guilty Of manslaughter last satur-
day by jury. and sentenced to the
penitentlary for five years, received
her sentence from the court and no
tlce Of appeal was given by her at
oprneys. Bond, pending action Of the
higher court was set at $4,000 and
III. Latham, G. n. Latham and W.
~. Wright qualified as suretiels and
Nefendaht was released from custo-
dy.
After The verdict was returned In
1.-THE case last Saturday, it developed
that during the trial one Of the iu-
rors had become separated a short
time Testimony showed the time to
be about one minute-and strong
effort was made by attorneys for the
defendant to secure second trial
on account Of this incident
The members Of the trial jury the
officers who were In charge, and 9th
ers were summoned and gave test-
mony. which showed that during one
Of the recess, a member Of the
jury while in the toilet adjoining the
district court room, was overlooked
and the Jury marched to lis box be
fore the absentee was missed. The
eleven men were Immediately return
ed and the missing man was picked
up. Judge Thomas had the matter
thoroughly sifted and investigated
and It appearing evident that the
Juror had no ol portunity to converse
with anyone, mat the separation was
purely iental, the motion made
on TIM : 4 for other reasons plead
ed By tsJdcfense, was oyerrnled'
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL
HAS GOOD START
Field Agent Succeeds In Getting
Fine School Organized at the
Flat Rock Church

AT a meeting OF The Flat Rock
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon
IL was decided TO hcgin on next Sun-
day regular Sunday school: The
church has not had Il school for some
time now. and il was thought by ma
ny Of the members that IL was time
that this work was heguI. again By The
people.
For several days previous to ti,.
Sabbath, Mr. Joseph Robinson. field
worker Of tho Sunday srl,on: for the
Piedmont Prcsbytcry. had been vi.it-
ing the families OF the church and
community to ascertain their wishes
In regard to this step. He mot with
very much encouragement. most of the
families responding to his appeal with
tho expression of sincere desires to
see The wark resumed.
On Sunday afternoon at the rcgu-
lar preaching services OF the church.
tho present supply pastor. Rev. y.
W1therspoon Dodge. preached ser
mon OH the importance and necessity
Of Sunday, school for every growing
church. He used the uccusion to
briSg sharply before the minds Of the
people the issue that was pending :.
AT the conclusion OF the serlp6n, the
service was turned over to Mr.. Rob-
insOn, who then asked tho people II
they wished to express their desire
for the beginning OF regular Sunday
school. A vote was then taken aud
It wIs decided ut once to begin Tins
new service. :.
The session of the church then an
pointed the following oiiuers of the
Sunday school: Mr.. Thompson Hay
ME. Superintendent; hiT. Wade Thomp-
SON.. assistant superintendent: Mr..
Anton Mo1esky, Secretary and treasur-
sc.. Permission wus given to The sh-
perintenflent to appoint his own teach
ers. for the school.
Tho first service will be held next
Sunday at $3.50 o'clock nnd on every
succeeding Sunday at the same hour.
Mr.. Dodge will continue to preach on
tho fourth Sabbath OF every month,
and will also go out again next Sun
day to d0 what he can 10 give the new
movement p start
1t Is hoped that tho people Of the
Church and community, VIII feel their
personal responsibility to make this
movement u success, aud will DO all
IN their power to this end It.twlil be
a help to themselves and their families
and TO the community. church and to
the Kingdom OF our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus Christ at large. -.
~ G. a a
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
ANDERSON MAY
JOIN THE SHOW
Invitation Is To Re Extended To
This City To Join South Caro-
lima Horse Show Circuit

y letter wns received IN I'd ,rson
Sc '"rday from II. T.. Mills. of
irecnTillc, secretary OF the suutm
Carolina Horse .;,!uw h:surn,,,un. in
which MIR. Mills says That an invita-
ton will shortly be- .el. ru ..ncrr-
SCH TO Join the n.iEocin,ion and hold IA
40" In I'll. city next year. Ths az
soc'ation Is an inicr-ci!v affair and
IL ccDpo: of ;ic cities OF Green
,,, ru'''' 'r'nh""od. i;cDnci'syiilc,
Florence. co:umL;a AID Sumter.
III Is urd"rstcod tn:.i all the ctics
IN ne ci;'c II cliic ont ali r.,:ilt n,
the las; SLOW. fVC'l a iinnncinl tnuI
rNirt. with ihc exception OF Green
viiic ana That sly lost aIjut 81 900.
cue. il il sd. % tho Indictment
weather prevailing all through the
Gie,nTilic HiIo" and a." fact that tLc
music ;..'tiiai 'van rrn.g Oh i'll spar.
tanhJrS 4, Ia; iin.r
And' rSo" c0nni,, according, 10 lrr.
irih'lc. ti ':tvi:; ..rot!."r., probably
mas more ne live "io |; tIran ary
o;iicr county n The STAT" and Autcr
son would l,c able 10 i:lal.r u splendid
s!.'"ahE q III il Il decided TO en-
ter his ETY.
Il Ei:iority Of the live stock dealers
IL .indcr N favor ;his city roinr
INTO tho venture and il IS unIcrstonI
If. tue hilaij;o.::; rirr cf the CITY are
1''oraDlt Ia thr attrTp.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25

CLEMSON WILL HELP
THE GRAIN FESTIVAL
CANNOT GIVE ANY CASH TO
SWELL PRIZE LIST
is TO SEND EXHIBIT
DR.. Riggs Explains That Clemson
Does Not Get All the Money
That 1t Collects
is TO SEND EXHIBIT

y committee consisting of .iurm;i,l
smith. Porter A.. WIialcy, H. Vandi-
rcr, Guy Norric, Foster l.. i;rown. u.
J. Snn,h, Wade DrsHc. Mayor j. II.
Hcdircy and William Banh:. yc: ,crday
visited Clemson College To enlist the
5ympati'ic3 Of the management; there
IN tic Southeastern Grain Festival
be held here the third wcck Of next
AnGn*t. TE!S il: PLANNED uil Il large
''alc, as Il statewide alf.ir. on ac-
tount o. the unIsual yucrcS; OF the
rain show held here the ,'.ird Tues
day in July. when $3.50 in prizcr were
'iwaricd. IL is :cpcd ncNt year to Of
fer sorm:lhing like $4,000 in prizes. Of
which amount several hundred dol
!ar'' lave bacn contributed already
l'r. w. NJ. Riggs. prcs:d nj of the
college. and W. W. Lons, state farm
demonstration agent, wcr" found ut
the college and they showed great in
tcrcat in the proposition. However,
llr. ltigSs explained that Tie college
;annct give any money toward the
lwar1+ng of prizes and cannot give
any scholarship in such a ease, as
.nuc'i as he wcIld like to-
All educational institutions will
nave to tr!ia their sails this winter
until the conditions settle a. little
more. and Clemson t., one institution
whic., is greatly misjndged Tie col
lcSe itcclf is conducted Ut a much
lower cost than many other ins:itu-
tloi2 in tic state, considering the per
capita. There IS gone mcacy which
nGmin3lly goes TO the college. but il
acver reaches the college and is cx-
pended on experimental work III
other sectionc OF the state The col.
!etse mas no more money than il needs,
ana In fact needs ever cent that It
gets for collegiate work
However. 1t way explained that the
grain festival in Anderson at the
farmersf institate at Clemson next
August might be made 10 WORK to
advantage and Clemson will
send Il superb exhibit to Anderson on
account of the grain show. Small
grain IL the hobby Of Mr.. Longs life
and he Is enthusiastic over the Ander-
son proposition ind will leave moth
ing unuone to give this city splendid
exhibit for the graih festival next
August.
tarman Smith, who originated the.
grain festival idea, was Delighted to
receive yea:erdaysa telcgraphic or
der from Alnbema for several hun
dred bushels OF the oatF that won the
prizes ut the show here He had sent
samples last week and predIc:ed That
he would land the ORDER, Ths fame OF
tne Anderson grain festival. has gone
abroad These prize oats for seed
bring tremendous prices.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
Vote for Trlpp for County Treasurer.
AUTO OWNERS ARE
ASKED TO ASSIST
People of Anderson Responding
Readily to Call For Funds in
Completion Of Highway z

Col. n. T. Jaynes, OF Greenvilte,
chairman OF tho Trans-Montane
Highway commission, has written a
letter to the local commission In
which he says tint tho, people of
HtghlnGs have. xp6nded their asscss-
ment OF $4,000 in tho building OF the
road through Rhbhn county, Georgia.
and that more money Is needed ut once
..7~tho road isYto be, completed. Col.
Jnynes calls the people or peuIleton,
Walhalia. Seneca aud Anderson to
furnish the remainder of their asses s.
meat OF 81 900 to complete; the, road. n
y M. M,s. Hunter, OF ,PeGdleton, is Mt
work in Pendleton anu Sandy Springs
and is trying hard TO raise the funds.
PAT Major has been at work In An.
d9rson county and has succeeded in
getting considerable sum subscribed
and the subscriptions. are now belng
called for. In an effort to make uD
the ioaiance OF tho money needed the
lncal coinmissiop has mnilejl ont over
100 letters to owners or automobiles
IN Anderson county. asking that they
It.nd- some assistance Already some
responao has been had to. the.e letters
ad1 if the remainder OF the automobile
owners respond as they should the
commission will soon have s;uffic,ef,c
funds In hand to complete Che high
way. -.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
CANDIDATESHAD
-A'LAST MEETING
Aspirants For County Offices
Spoke Yesterday to Crowd of
200 People at Cheddar

The candIdates for office in Andcr-
son county held their last stand yes
ierday and some OF them vent OH
theis lay: political pilgrimage when
they X k-.neycu TO Cleddar and smoke
thero1 to. n crowd ,of about 200 people,
The meeting was a quiet and orderly
one and but little disturbance was ey
idcnt. The speakers were given close
attention.
Last night some of the candidates
returned to Anderson and were beat
Ing the buciies on the outside for n
str.:y voter or two heretofore over
looked while some of the other candi-
dates stopped off In Belton and cam
paagned there last night
With many Anderson people tho
races for. county Offices arc of moro
Importance than those for the United
states senate or gate offices and tho
returns will be eagerly awaited this
afternooS The Intelligence. - 20
furnish these returns on the screen.
with tthc aid OF moving picture ma
chine, as we'll az the Gate returns
but requests all OF tho voters to keen
out of the office.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
MILL OFFICIALS
ARE COMING IN
New Superintendent for Equinox
MIL Has Arrived and Is Ready
TO Assume Duties Here

7. In rejecting the nicn tc have charge
or their MILL the official. of Inc EJ,li
noX have gone to pains to secure ONLY
the very hess man for every position
and 1t would seem that the. - sue
cessful In this undertaking The eff
cia]s OF tho mill already employed
come to Anderson reco,r,i.s ended ns
TIE best available mon in their lines
or business and tho new supcrintcnd
ent, HIP. Hunter. who arrived w !.
terday. Is said TO be- known as an cx-
pert In his line from one end of the
country TO tho; other.
Mr. Hunter : come:' to Anderson
from Lowell. Mass. and the people
behind tue. Equinox 'aa,-- gay chat
they believe hc- caIi conie',la near de-
hYerlng TAG. goods as any man in the
textile business today.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
Vote for Trip for County Treasurer.
A STR&NG APPEAL
General BADEN Powell Instructive
Boy, SCOUTS in England,

General Baden Powell fnstructing
Boy SCOUTS in England.
Now York. Aug. 2l.-The nominal
headquarters OF the Boy Scouts Of
America today mado public fnstruc.
tons by LteuteEant General Sir s. s.
..adtn Powell which he 'hns issued 10
thousands of troops of boy scouts in
tho British Empire. The instructions.
In the form OF a statement under tho
heading "The Great War Cry" are IN
part as follows:
-"The sudden rush to arms by Tho
great nations of Europe against each
other over a comparatively. ssnall I'm.
cident In Serv:a, shows. why 1t is 80
essential to be prepared af aifs times
for what is possible, even though it
may no: be probable.
Also 1t shows how little /, aro ,the
peoples OF: these countries as yct IN
sufficient mutual sympathy as 20 ren-
der wer impossible between then,
This Will be SO until better understand
Ing is established betweens them ,.i,t
us do what we can through, thsr sccn.
brotherhood to promote this i'm thar
'ture For the Immediate present. u,
have duties to our country to perfo, m
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
THE CHAUTAUOUA
PLANS MATURING
Redpath People Say That They
Are To Offer More Select At.
fractions Than Ever Before


Tile entertainment Committee OF
'hc Andersen chamber CT commerce
yesterday received letter from lIar
r% T.. Harrison. Of l'rdpat:, Ciiuu,nu-
qua. which: company has, 5ousrntcd 10
held tile second anErial c!iautauqua In
,llit city In his letter air. Harrison
rays that owinE TO tho European war
his Company Will be able to command
more seize. talent for the 1915 aaasOn
than ever before in its history and
that every day stellar attraction. are
beng booked. lie also says that the
many elections now being hald will
ohviate the necessity OF senators and
congressman having to hu n hcmc to
attend to their campaign. and ne cx-
pectH to have some fine political
Speakers. such as Senator i.rFollcttc.
ni WISCONSIN,: CONGRESSMAN Hurgcsg
ana possibly William Jennings
Bryan.
MIR. linTr.sor has not yet been able
to name the dates for the cIiautauu,l::
10 cen" TO thty city VT in all proha-
bllity he will arrange 10 bring the al
tra elton here at I. little later date
than 1t was presented this year. in
accordance with = request OF tic
chamber Of commerce.