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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

D.. u. Bishop. founder OF the town
of Bishop In Nueccs county and some
time ago said to be worth a million
dollars has gone to the bad and hts
liabilities are set down at 100000.
All the properties Of the Express
Publishing Company at San Antonio
have been levied upon to satisfy III
shop's debts Il Is said that his exc
ploltatlons have been based on nerve.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Kansas city school children who
have been sending love letters to
each other through the postoiiice will
now have to leave their missivcs at
substations selected by them. Seine
Of the mothers have complained To
the postmaster and now he is hold
lng hack the letters that come to hi
Office.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Every time the American Fedora
ton OF Labor goes to elect officers a
hsht Us made on samuel Gompors,
but % always ends with His election
To the presidency Ut the Federation
The meeting in san Francisco last
week was o. repetition ot the cid an
u-Gompcrs nght but the old New
Yorker won out
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Trade your old furniture off for
now or have It repaired and made
as good as new at A p. NORRIS.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Don't forget Townsend, Oldham &
Co. handles Folger's Golden sun COT
foe.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

Powdered and loaf Sugar at Town
send Oldham s. Co
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
WASN'T THIS AWFUL?
Beautiful Bathers Step In Warm Coal
Tar In Bare Feet.

New York, July 24.--Folks down at
sayyille. L. L., even when in the pres
ence OF so great a catastrophe as be-
fell a party of beauteous young wo-
men hathers who accidentally stepped
into warm coal tar in their bare feet-
even then Sayviile folks insist upon
talking in wireless abbreviated lingo.
They got the habit when the more or
less German wireless plant was put up
there and the habit grows stronger
daily
A Sayville gentleman, for instance
was asked over the long distance
phone whether or not the story was
true, and IL so, what were the de-
tails.
STORY true" he answered over the
'phone-and, remember, he didn't
have to pay any of the phone charges,
and might have stuck In ''thes' and
lands" to his hearts content
Facts as you state he continued.
Party Of young women took sail TO
Fire Island beach yesterday: while
bathing in surf got bare feet besmear-
ed with coal tar: tried every means,
turpentine. sandpaper cold chfsels,
emory paper: climbed Fire Island
light after gasoline and lamp oil, ar
irving home found silk stockings stuck
fast: one girl said feet were glazed to
footboard OF her bed this morning.
Goodbye"
He hung up then. Once again he
was called to the phone and asked
to elaborate,
Facts as you state" he began
again Party young women took sail
to Fire Is"
Here the reporter beat him TO It
and hung up. Any further efforts.
continued until late hour tonight. to
get from other Sayvillians the inter
esting particulars only brought out the
fact that they all speak only wireless.
Consequently elaborate details about
a party of tarry-tootsie young ladies
climbing Fire Island light may never.
never be known.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
THE RECEPTION OF THE NOTE.

Warsaw. viii doubtless receive With
greater resentment than would have
been apparent even one month ago.
any criticism Of their actions.
bat Germany has largely cut away
any possible ground on which she may
stand. The feeble defense she has put
Up over the Lusitanla incident has but
served TO throw the American position
into stronger relief as being based on
asose "immu'able principles, of
which the note speaks, BY conduct
ing her recent submarine campaign on
what seems 10 the administration a
sane and reasonable basis Germany
has proved that a departure from
that course will be deliberate" and
II Ia already abundantly evident that
no element in this country, German
American, Anglo-American. plain
American, regards such incidents as
the Lusitan!a crime as being other
than "unfriendly' to this nation.
The President Is well within the
bounds of our rights. we have de-
manded nothing unreasonable. We
have not even demanded anything
more than in our original note, but
we have demanded 1t more forcibly
and have stated what the results will
be If our demands are not complied
with.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
TAKING STOCK.

The President has announced his
intention Of making n careful investi-
CATION of the condition of both the
army and the navy. In that inquiry
he will seek information from the
heads OF both departments Having
gathered the necessary information he
will set about providing for a navy
equal TO the best. and an army suitable
TO the needs and teachings Of TIE
country.
1t is probable that something OF this
nature would have been done sooner.
but for the momentous foreign ques-
lions that have confronted Mr.. Wilson
ever since ne was indicted into office.
In his message to Congress he out
lined the program which he now takes
up again. A rather remarkable fea-
ture of tsae work is that while it was
laid aside because foreign questions
were so pressing it has been resumed
again very largely because those same
questions have continued and become
even more acute.
The delay OF two years is not fatal,
however. No army can be developed
in one. or two, or even a half dozen
years of peaceful legislation and drill
ing, although in two years of war
pressure and experience the finest of
armies may be secured. But we do
not need a war TO prevail upon us to
train and equip an adequate volunteer
citizen army. 1t requires time, money.
labor and men. but it can be done.
The same with the navy. The
country has been fairly liberal in APP
preparations for the navy in the past
and should be even more liberal In
me future or else cease bothering with
navy at all. 1t has been pretty clear
ly demonstrated to the satisfaction of
all CAREFUL observers that a half class
navy is about the most useless en-
cumberance and most deluding snare
any nation ever wasted good time and
words over. Let US unite In a de-
termination to support the President
in this advanced program of peaceful
and peace seeking, but fearless prepa-
ration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

The German writer who advocates
d Moratorium In Christianity has
been swept from his mental balance
by the horrors of war. His argument
In that men with blood stained hearts
should not be asked TO approach the
tables of rae Lord" and that war is
phenomenon which the church
should not be able to bless"
The church does not need to refuse
consolation TO individuals because
governments are al war. II is just as
relevant to advocate a Moratorium in
Christianity until all nations disband
their armies or until all the world
stops fighting But such time will
never come without the Caurch to
point the way to Faith, without the
influence of divine teaching 10 show
the horrors OF war. The very writer
who advocates suspension of Chris
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
A REPUBLICAN VIEW.
Stand BY the President.

At the present moment deliberate
and far-reaching effort Is being made
to coerce r1e President of the United
States in the discharge of his official
duties by the use of political intrigue.
Thanks to Mr.. Bryan the Democratic
party has been divided, and the pros
pect of increasing division is used TO
emphasize the peril for Mr.. Wilson in
the futre II he continues to defend
American rights and interest.
To give point to this method Ger
man propagandist journals are already
printing tabulations of the Joss of
Democratic votes incident to Mr.. Will
sons performance of his duty. This
is an impudent and intolerable asser-
ton OF the doctrine that the President
of the United States must think OF
the votes of those frankly devoted to
alien interests when national honor
and national interest are at stake.
In this situation there is just one
thing for Republicans to do. Their
support of a President defending
Americans must replace German DEM
ocrats in the national alignment. The
President must know and feel that at
the waters edge all questions of par
tisan politics end
It would be better for the Republic
CaH party W w WI iSoi
in 1915 than to permit the principle
10 be Established that to defend Amer
lean interests Is to commit political
suicide.
Let no Americans, let no Republi-
can, be deceived by the far-reaching
and industrious manipulation now in
progress If many Republicans believe
that the President is censurable for
the moderation of his policy, they
should not play into German hands
now by Withholding support when Mr..
Wilson is being assailed for what he
has done.
In the moment of national peril
German agents and intrigues divided
the Liberal party in Great Britain
and threw the whole administration
into confusion. The same thing has
been attempted here. In England the
Conservatives saved the day by sacri-
ficing political interest to national
welfare. Republicans in this country
can do no less.
To support President Wilson in his
defense of American lives and liber-
ties Is not merely a patriotic duty. 1t
Is peculiarly the duty of the Republic
can party in view of it's history and
its pretensions.--From the leading ed
ttoriaf IN the New York Tribune CIR
ablican).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
ALLIES SIGN GREAT
CIGARETTE CONTRACT
-Four Hundred Millions of Coffin Tacks
Ordered For Use of Soldiers at
Front

Washington, d. c.. July 24.-The
allies have signed contract with
large American manufacturing firm
for 100000. 600 coffin nails. 1t Is an
nounced on good authority. They are
not metal nails to tack up coffins with,
nails" of the textbook on physiology,
the same old coffin nails dear Aunt
Maria warns small Billy about.
The 400. 000,0 geo cigarettes are to be
delivered to the allies on or before
Septembe /. The order will keep the
New Jersey factory handling ft busy
night and day. 1t Is stated. In order
to get the smokes" completed on time
the factory will have to turn out cigar
cites at the rate of 100000 a day,
or about 1000 for every minute of the
day. which is 'goin' some" every man
who rolls his own will admit
This news should send a thrill of
sympathetic joy through the heart of
every cigarette smoker, whatever may
be his sympathies. martially speaking.
Even German americans will not be-
grudge the allies 400. 600. 600 cigarettes.
Some big Smoke" Possibilities.
If the allies smoke the cigarettes at
the rate of manufacture. a cloud of
smoke forty feet high should engulf
the German Empire. statisticians fig
ure out. The aromatic fumes, 1t Is
pointed out, not only should soothe
the warlike Teutons, but should also
do much to counterfeit the effects of
poisonous gases, it is claimed. What
great effects may result from the
mobilization of 400. 000.0 600 cigarettes
none can tell.
Four hundred million cigarettes
would form a tobacco bridge COVERING
the Bug River from bank to bank
from source to mouth, tobacco bug"
statisticians are busy figuring out If
all the tobacco in 100000 600 cigar
cites were poured into one pile It
would make Mount Vesuvious look
peeved. The papers" used would
| carpet Europe as with a white pail
If laid end to end those 400, 900, 600
cigarettes would stretch from Paris to
| Berlin and from Berlin to Paris nine
teen times, and then disappear In
cloud of smoke. They would form a
lten-fold line of nicotine defense around
the whole of France, and 1t would take
at least 392.999,SSS matches to blow
them up.
| Subject to Divers Views.
| But what's the use? Four hundred
million cigarettes are 'some" cigar
| cites and they are capable of a lot
according to the way the reader TANKS.
II he is for the allies. he will be glad
the soldiers are going to get lone
last smoke" before a German shell
blows them to that bourne from which
20 man returneth. If he is pro-Ger-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
SUNDAY SCHOOLS HAD
BEST YEAR IN 1914
Juuaiuska Conference Gets Cheering
Report from Bible Glass Leader
OF Methodist Church.

Asheville, N. c., July 3i.-The re-
port OF DR.. Charles d. Bulla. of Nash
vile. secretary OF the sunday schoo,
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. read to the conference
at Lake Junaluska. declared the year
1914 was the most successful Sunday
school year in the history of the
church,
Within the jurisdiction OF the
church there are 16,S0S Sunday
schools. l4o,575 officers and teachers.
with I.5S4s34 pupils, making to total
enrolment of 1,725,509.
The total membership increase in
1914 over the previous year was 3d.
IT'S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

TaNs consuming interest should be
manifested s-. the manner IN which
shs aa.s~e American note to Germany
viii ~ received IS 10; unnatural II
VIII probably BE received tust as the
gs~-...sn govern -neut directs, sor with
It's rtxsa censorship Of the press the
government viii sse 70 Il that no i'm
rr~ssaan IS made or the public mind
which Is 70. tsse impression desired by
che xoxxrnuzsnt- While we and such
q thing hard 30 understand In this
ceant.y. {, Is nevertheless the fact
The eaEeruess Of the Tsusou mind
to make some attack on England may
be relied upon to pick cut all intended
or possible references TO that nation
and turn then agAlnet the British. The
fact esaat Hermann Ridder declares to
his German American readers that the
note is a slap at England shows how
that eierns~f In this country receives
the letter. IL may be reasonably ex-
pecfed that substantial element In
German will take the same view
1t must be recognized that the pres
ent moment is not favorable TO the
reception of the note in pacific
mind. The German people. who are
slated over their victories In Poland
and planning already for triumphal
entry of the Kaiser and Kaiserin into
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

Ripley, w Va, July 24.-The ex-
traordinary business in cream separa-
tors In Jackson county. which has
puzzled dealers, 1t has been found is
due to the discovery that they can be
used as miniature distilling plants. A
carload of the separators arrived in
single day for distribution among the
farmers.
The liquor is extracted from hard
cider while 1t is being rapidly reyolved
in the cream separator, the metnod
being much the same as that en-
ployed IN removing butter fat from
milk The intoxicating properties OF
hard cider are concentrated In small
container in the course of the reVo-
IntiOns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

x Never have disasters been heaped
npon the world in such rapid success
sion as during the past few years. The
latest is the sinking Of the Chicago
passenger ship on which thousands Of
people. most of them in humble cir
cumstances, lost their lives as they
sailed out on a.day OF pleasure-seek-
ing and holiday making.
Investigations and laws seeking 10
prevent steamship accidents do not
appear to accomplish any definite re-
sult. IL was, brought out after the
Extanlc sank that laws governing
ocean going travel are utterly in
adequate TO place responsibility and
eecure changes in the construction and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

grit and gumption. which Is what is
needed.
We make no presumption TO pass on
the issue of the Bayonne strike. We
only know that the local officers have
been unable TO handle the situation;
eaat lives have been lost, property de-
stroyed, appeals for aid unheeded.
That may be the New Jersey way. but
II is not the Virginia way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
THE BLUES ARE BACK.

However, they seem to have been
eager enough TO get back to Rich
mond, and those all the year round
jobs and girls; so don't worry. ladies'
you have them back again.
The Blues, il goes without saying.
acquitted themselves with credit and
brought additional honor to the name
of Virginia and Richmond. We are
glad they had good trip and are
sure the State and city will feel amply
repaid for their investments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
]. CAMPBELL WHITE IS
PRES. WOOSTER COLLEGE
Leader of Laymen's Missionary Move
ment win Go to Presby-
tcrian College.

New York. July 54.--Dr. j. Camp
bell White has accepted the presi-
dency of the College of Wooster. Ohio,
and will enter upon that duty Sep
TENDER /.
He was born in Wooster forty-five
years ago, and is a graduate of the
college of the class of 1890. DR.. White
has been general secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement of the
United States and Canada sinces its
organization in the year 1906.
DR.. White does not sever his con-
nection with the Laymen's Missionary
Movement. but has been elected a
member and vice-chairman of the
executive committee and will be
closely associated with the movement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
Another Boat Sinks.

Philadelphia, July 24.-Officials of
the United States were informed to-
day that the torpedo boat destroyer
Ericsson. completed and ready for de-
livery. was found in a sinking con-
dition as she lay in the yard of the
New York Shipbuilding Company at
Camden Wednesday night. Only the
prompt action of the officials of the
yard. who kept their largest pumps
in the Ericsson. was she kept above
water. She was pumped out, and, be-
sides a little green slime appears TO
be none the worse
The Ericsson was nearly sunk by
having the seacock in her hold opened
py some person who visited the ves-
sci after O'Clock Tuesday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
BACKBONE MISSING.

Is The chief trouble in New Jersey Is
~ absence OF "a spinal column in the
chair There are troops in
f1w Jersey. thousands of them. There
Bower in the Governors hands to
NAaose troops. There is need for
&tK use. The local officers have
xed for aidsand IT has been refused
2m Political expediency seems to-
- taken the place of good solid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

Ns From record-making trip across
xhe continent the Richmond Light In
fnntry Blues have come home full of
Experience, anecdotes. and tales of the
lronuuegts they made on the way. To
'haAr them talk one will probably draw
Xhe conclusion that at every stopping
3place they left abundant work for tae
6cctcrs in healing broken hearts. and
y lucrative trade to all dealers in heart
eIm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
Actors Who Hog" Scenes.

In the July American Magazine
Katherine Grey writes remarkable
article entitled picking Up Stage Wis
dom" 1t is full Of interesting stories
of personal experiences which Miss
Grey has had with famous people of
the stage. Miss Grey has been leading
woman to more stars than any other
three actresses in America combined.
In the following extract taken from
her article she tells about the fairness
of Nat Goodwin. and comments on
actors who try to hog scenes
in which others appear with tnem:
Goodwin Is a natural born actor
absolutely a child of the theater. Act
ing was the one thing for which he was
created. He was one of the fairest
men / ever acted with There was
nothing in the scene that belonged to
you that ne did not give you. He was
so good an actor that he wanted every
body to get out of scene all there
was In 1t, no matter who got the APP
plause. remember particularly he
did this with me in a play where my
part was better than his. although he
was the star. He would stand in the
wings and tell me just how l did.
Katherine, you were wrong there or
You didn't get this over or DO it
LnlS way. vi AGAIN Hc WoAid uASlite
ingly praise my work.
NAT Goodwin's fairness stands out
In almost startling contrast to the
practice of many star on the stage
today the practice of 'hogging scene,
which is obviously unfair to the ac-
tor and to the audience as well.
''Hogging a scene or destroying the
efforts of another actor is not only I'M
fair, 1t Is cowardly, because the au-
dience cannot detect you In 1t. They
know unat the thing isn't going right.
but they don't know why or who Is 10
blame. Comedy Is the most delicate
thing to handle. In some cases where
the laugh depends upon the wit of
the line and somebody makes even
a slight move, not a sympathetic move,
the point which you are trying to
make will be killed. Sometimes an
irrevelant movement or a move at the
wrong time will ruin q whole scene.
Or the actor playing opposite you may
fail to .humor the laugh that you have
created by breaking in too quickly"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
FAITH IN DEMAND.

tianity is most eloquent pIeader not
for less Faith. but for more Faith; not
for weaker beliefs. but for stronger
beliefs: not for a suspension OF Chris
tianity, but for Its wider propagation.
without mis- knowledge of the teach
ings of Christ he would be unable to
argue against the wrong and the hor-
rors of war---the cruelty, hatred, lust,
murder. that war begets
No. II there was ever a time for
Faith, strong Faith, Faith that can
move mountains. stop the mosths of
lions. work miracles, heal broken
is the day. The man
whose Faith does not sustain him now
needs to search his character for the
weak spot in him. The Divine Healer
whose hand must heal the broken
bodies and rescue the wavering souls
has never been nearer to men-if men
will only see Him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
/. Methodisn In Liberia.

Bishop Isaiah b. Scott. of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Liberia. re-
ports that the church membership in
that republic has increased during the
past year from $3.50 to 10.7os. The
conference Is divided into five dis
tricts located along the coast. east
ward from Monravia. For the past
twelve months q total of 1879 con-
versions Is reported. Eleven years ago
the collection for benevolences
amounted to s203, while in the last
year Lberian MethodIsts gave sl,57s
Tor this purpose.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
Candidate for Hero Medal.

Wilmington, n. c., July 2S.-For MS
bravery and daring in rescuing Mrs.
f. C. Wemple, of Fayetteville. from
tho surf at wrightsviiie Beach last
Thursday, undoubtedly saving her ne,
an effort is to be made 10 secure Tor
Mr.. Thomas w. Strange, a member OF
the clerical force of one of the hotels
and a University of North Carolina
student. Carnegie medal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

No wonder Newport News has
one year from 100000 to $685.
100000 We would entertain a Press
Association ourselves IL we had that
much business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

If the second installment of Mr..
Wilson's vacation produces as strong
a document as did the first we will
begin TO wonder whether une vacation
talk isn't bluff to cover some hard
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

year was one of the most remarkable
feats In baseball but If they do it
again this year it will be a miracle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

ture reflection will convince him that
IL 400, 600. 900 cigarettes are going 70
be smoked by great bearded soldiers
well. that means there are 400. 00e.-
600 cigarettes that little Willie and
small johnnie will not smoke.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

man he can take refuge in the deadly
work which those millions of coffin
nails will do among the enemy. II
he belongs to the "antis' he will sor-
row. on first thought. But more ma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

In shutting the door to further
negotiations on the Lusitania incident,
Mr. Wilson may have opened it to
peace IN Europe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
Cannot Spell .sHas.v

Washington. July 24.-Seven out of
every 100 third-grade public school
children cannot spell has" This
and other curious evidences of the
special problems inherent In the
teaching of spelling are brought out by
DIR. Leonard p Ayers, of the Russell
Sage Foundation,in a study just pub
lished.