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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
PLANTING TINE.

The streets OF Oakwood lately are
almost devoid OF loafers-not that
they we're loafers, but they certainly
did not have much to do during the
winter. Now all of us are busy
planting .-Ookwood Oracle.
Good; but what are you folks
planting that it makes them so
busy? If they are planting cotton,
or getting the land ready for cotton,
they might be better employed at rat
killing. 1t would help a lot to thin
out the rats. but to increase the cot
ton surplus will be equivalent to pre-
senting a few million bales of nice
white lint as a gracious gift to the
cotton spinners On the other hand,
if the lands round and about Oak
wood are planted to crops that can
be consumed locally, without the ad-
dition of high freight rates, the
spinners will have to buy their cotton
as far as Oakwood is concerned. II
all the other farming communities in
the South would do as lakewood
ought to do we would hear no more
of seven-cent cotton. We would
hear no more of lamentation over the
high cost of Nebraska bacon and
Kansas corn and Missouri hay and
California beans and Elgin butter
and New Orleans molasses. If the
people of lakewood vicinage do not
want to raise a cotton crop for a
present to New York and Liverpool.
and do not wish to pay tribute to the
corn, meat and bean growers OF other
sections, let them lay OFF the cotton
patch and lay onto the food and feed
patches. Probably they won't do It,.
The cotton bears laugh when you tell
them the South is about to reduce
her cotton acreage. We've heard
that so many times it makes us tired
to listen again" say they. Who can
deny It? Who in fact doesn't know
that the cotton habit has fastened
itself more firmly on a majority of
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

The state legislature and the Tcst
Texas Chamber OF Commerce state
with emphasis that the location OF
the West Texas A. G M. shall be
made solely on merit, and that no
financial or political consideration
shall he entered In TIE negotiations.
or course that is the only equitable
way 70 do the Job. Colorado, along
with cores OF other West Texas
cities will invite the locating COM
mitfce to note her merits for the col
Iege q the proper time.-Colorado
Record.
When Governor Men signs the bill
wh'ch vas passed by the legislature
loca ; the A. & NJ college, there
will Doe a scramble for its location by
the towns in West Texas This will
be al right. When the committee
nal ne selection. IL it is taken for
loca ton and local surroundings. Abb
lene should be the selection. When
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

with the splendid season in the
ground this spring there Is no reason
why big acreage should not be
planted to peanuts. In the sander
sections peanuts should be given a
thorough tryout, Hogs and cattle
can not have better feed than this
A few acres OF peanuts on each farm
will very nearly insure hog and COW
feed for the nter.-Snyder Signal
You are certainy on the high track.
Diversifying will put your section in
much better shape. You folks have
always staked too much on cotton.
You want to get away from that idea.
Peanuts in Scurry county could be
made profitable both as a salable
product and hog and cattle feed. You
folks haven't the soil to make wheat
a certain and profitable crop. like We
have on the plains, but your soil Is
adapted to many other crops save
that Of cotton. We notice with pleas
ure that you people are boosting
poultry. There is big money In
poultry. II is a mortgage litter.
Hogs and dairying will go long way
in putting your section on a more
solid and certain financial founda-
ton. West Texas people must get
away from the all-cotton idea. All
cotton will pauperize any section of
the South. Cotton brings the mort
gage system to the front. The idea
is for people to change front and
raise more at home and buy less OF
the necessities of life, and at the
same time have surplus for the
market. Floyd county is getting in
dependently rich raising poultry and
hogs. Our poultry and egg ship
ments run into the hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars yearly. Our eggs
are shipped by the cars. We no
longer count them by the dozens.
but by the case and cars. Your COM
mercial organization. we note with
pleasure is behind this diversified
movement. Back them up with all
the publicity necessary, and make
Scurry county a poultry, hog and
dairy section. and let cotton be rele-
gated to the scrap heap.-Lockney
Beacon
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

the time comes our claims will be
presented. as will dozen or more
West Texas wns.-Taylor County
News.
IL the committee in selecting the
site for the Yves Aexas A. e. NJ. col
lege considers a place centrally To-
Gated with all other requirements
equal. Snyder should be the selec-
ton. When the bill is signed by the
governor Snyder will be in the midst
with the other West Texas towns.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
TEXAS SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION MEETS

Sunday school workers OF all de-
nominations are expected from all
parts OF Texas to attend the Attn an
nnual session of the Texas Sunday
School association, which will be
called to order in the First Baptist
church. Fort Worth, on Thursday
night, March 3lst. and running
through Sunday night, April Srd.
A great program OF helpfulness
along every line OF the modern, up
to-date Sunday school will be pre-
sented by some of the worlds great
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
SOCIOLOGY CLASS VISITS
POST TEXTILE MILL.

The members or the SOCIOLOGY class
OF the Snyder High school went to
Post last Saturday in connection with
their study OF industry, for the pur-
pose of observing the mill They
left Snyder at 1870 a. m. and arrived
in Post about $3.50.
The manager. Mr. Brannon, took
great interest in showing the pupils
through the mill and the class seem
ed to realize the unusual opportunity
of watching the process that cotton
undergoes in being made into cloth.
The class watched the entire process
of the manufacture of the cloth from
the breaking OF the bales until the
cloth was made into sheets and pill
low tubing and packed ready for
shipment
The capacity of all factories Is
determined by the number of spin
dies, and the Post mill has lO,OSO
spindles. The cost of the erection OF
the mill was estimated at $500 per
spindle. The number OF people en-
ployed at present in the mill is two
hundred and fifty. This mill Is the
only one west Of the Mississippi river
which has bleaching facilities. The
buildings are all fireproof, and cover
several acres OF ground, Great pre-
caution is taken to prevent accidents.
Only CARA county cotton Is used.
The most interesting thing the
class saw was the process Of spinning
the cotton to threads. This was done
by what Is known as the drawing"
process. First the cotton was card
ed into a thin. transparent veil some
thing near a yard wide. and this veil
is formed into a soft roll about the
size Of a large drawing pencil. There
were six machines used in this, and
through each machine the thread
passed. II was multiplied six times,
making thirty-six of these rolls COM
bined into one thread. When the
thread came out ready for weaving.
IL had been drawn and made so COM
pact that It was about the size OF NO.
36 sewing thread. There were H.
0SO threads placed consecutively on
a large spool. The threads were then
washed and starched before they
were placed on the riders ready for
weaving. The riders on which the
sheeting is woven are 80 and 81 inch
es wide. In the bleaching process
the sheeting drew up nine inches
making the standard width OF sheet
ing 70 10 90 inches wide.
The visitors were about two and
a half hours on their tour through
the mill. Leaving the mill they all
went to Two Draw Lake, where lunch
was spread. After noon several
hours were spent on the lake boat
riding. They then returned to Sny-
der. reaching home a little before
sunset. All report most enjoyable
time.
Those who went are as follows:
Superintendent Hall; Miss Smith,
teacher OF the class; Mr.. Dabney,
Altna Jones, Grace Periman, Leila
Isaacs. Ora Bentley, Anna Lee Myers
Flossie Farmer, Katherine Clark,
Willard Hutcherson. Sarah Wright
Ola Mae Davis, Hattie Ditto, Corley
jenkins, Fred Boone. BERTHE Nor
cross, Floy Worley and Ollie Rich
ardson.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01
MCGLAUN a. STEWART
SERVICE STATION,

McGmun a. Stewart have JUST
about completed their service station
on East Bridge Street at the old op'
era house stand.
They have all the conveniences al
their new station, including a mod
ern filling station. mechanical de-
partment. office floors. etc, conven-
iently arranged for the public.
This establishment will add quite
bit to this part OF town.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

Volume one, number one, of the
Gail Gazett has reached our desk,
with w. V. Erwin at the helm. We
wish the Gazett n long, happy and
prosperous life, and when the Katy
railroad gets to Snyder We might
send it on by Gail II you will look
east instead OF south.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

b. j. Cochrane, in the empty
grave case at Aspermont was sem
fenced to two years in the state
prison.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

A telegram from Judge c. r. Buc-
hanan states that the transcript OF
Snyder school bonds had been ap-
proved and the printing OF the bonds
was now in progress.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

BY an ordinance OF the city OF st.
Louis Henry Ford's Dearborn INDIE
pendent must not be sold on the
streets OF st. Louis.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

E. W. Clark is here this week
from Fort Worth.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-01

Southern farmers than the beer habit
has fastened itself on the German
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
LAWS MAY
 HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT
By Associated Press

Washington, March 1.-The depart ment of state and labor have asked the department of justice to determine whether Congress in repeating war time laws inadvertently wiped out the statutes under which the government has maintained a check abroad on un- desirable aliens seeking to come to this country.
 State and labor officers doubt whether any passport laws remain on the statute books, although Congress plainly intended them to remain and provided money for their enforcement. If the laws have been wiped out the only check the government will have to prevent flood of anarchists and other undesrables from pouring into this country are the immigration laws. Under these laws exclusion is possible only at the ports of entry, and fear IS expressed that the already congesteo condition there will become worse threatening an almost complete break down of the immigration service.
 The present situation is expected to result in an early movement for re- enactment of an immigration restric- tion law similar to the bill passed at the last session, but given a pocket veto by President Wilson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
JACKSON PLANTERS ARE COOPERATING
County Agent and Five Hun dred Farmers Arrange to
 Jointly Grow Irish Potatoes

Auburn, March 1S.-(Special )-Dur- ing the last few years Cooperative buying and selling has been so profi- table for the farmers that the Jackson county, farmers are now starting on cooperative production which, after all, is the foundation for cooperative marketing.
 With County Agent W. l.. McArthur as their leader, 51o farmers of the Dutton, Pisgah section and MacedoniA communities on Sand Mountain have agreed to plant at the proper time, 49 acres in Irish potatoes and when they are mature, they will dig them al the same time. grade and sack them in new two and one half bushel sacks and sell only No. Is.
 These potatoes will be planted from July to 10 and only one variety d4ookout Mountain) will be used This variety has been successfully raised by the Sand Mountain farmers for home use for many years and the conditions seem to be right this year for the production of late Irish po- tatoes in a commercial way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
CARL WANDERER IS
 SENTENCED TO DIE
Ry A.soc,atad prn.a

Chicago, Ill., March 1S.-CarI Wan derer today was found guilty by a jury of the murder of the ragged stranger shot to death in the alleged mock holdup. and the penalty fixed at death
 The jury was out 20 minutes. Wan derer previously was convicted of the murder of his wife. who was shot to death at the same time as the stran- ger, and was sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment.
 The double murder took place last summer Wanderer declared that when he came home from picture show with his wife, they met mtn in the home. The man opened fire, Wan derer said and he fired back The stranger and Wanderers wife were killed
 For several days Wanderer was looked on as a hero. The police. how ever, found that the strangers gun belonged to Wander ,rs cousin and that Wanderer had borrowed it few days before the murders, Wanderer was arrested and signed a confession that he had hired the stranger, whom he termed "a poor boob to stage a fake holdup and killed his wife and the man.
 In his first trial for the murder of his wife and her unborn child Wan derer repudiated this confession
 The body of the stranger still is in the county morgue. never having been identified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
FLOW LAND DROPS
 THROUGHOUT NATION
Southern States Show Heav- fest observation-disclosures
 Averages $26 an Acre
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Ass-HerzId
 500 Davidson Buneinu

Washington, March 1S.-(Special)-rhe average price of blow land per acre in the United States decreased ' per cent in 1920, according to the department of agriculture today.
 rhe average value March 1, this year, was $SS. 7S, as compared with s9O.ol in 1920 and s74.Sl in 1919, The department at tributes the decline to the reduction in the prices of crops.
 The report shows that the heaviest drop in the price of land is in the south ern states. where cotton is the principal crop. In some sections of these states there has been a decline of 30 per cent in the price of blow land during the year. The average price of blow land in Georgia is $3b per acre, while last year 1t was $46 drop of 22 per cent The average in South Carolina was $61, while this year it is $50, a drop of 20 per cent.
 The greatest drop in any one state was in Kentucky and is attributed to the de- cline in the price of tobacco.
 IT. Alabama and Mississippi the average price of blow land per acre is s26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
INT NTERNATI0NALIZATI0N OF TAP ISLAND CABLES
 NOT FAVORED BY DUTCH
Rx Associated Press

The Hague. March lS.~-An official statement was Issued today denying reports from Toklo that Holland fa- vored nternationalization of the Tap island cables and would oppose the is land becoming the property of a single power.
 Official circles in Washington re- ceived advices late in February which said that the Netherlands government had become party to the con- troversy over the German cables seized by Japan and emanating from Tap. One of the lines connects Tap with Menado, in the Dutch East Indies. and the Dutch government was declared to have addressed request to Japan for possession of this cable.
 Holland was described in a dispatch from The Hague under date of March as being against negotiations with any individual power concerning the control of the cables from Yap t3 MenadoN or Shanghai. It was added that the Dutch government had noth- ing to say on any questions involving Tap, but opposed control of the cable by Japan, America or any one else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
THIS SUNDAY SCHOOL
 CLASS DISPLAYS SPIRIT.
 TRIPLES ENROLMENT

Albany, March 1S.-(SpectnI)-Ar nrmistice in the ''war of roses" will Oe signed sunday. bringing to an end a novel membership drive of the Spencer class of the Central Methodist church. The indemnity enaIties for the losers include en- tertainment at n banquet of the winners.
 When the drive was started six weeks ago the class had n mem oership of only 15. Last sunday 30 members were in attendance. and next sunday it is hoped to boost the figure to 75. Recently m addition to the Sunday school room of the church was completed Rs quarters for the class. Monthly sOciaIs will be a feature of the class. and an athletic committee hns been named. A strong team has been entered in the proposed city league baseball league. An orchestra will he or sanized at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
WILL CULLEN IS FINED
Defendants Arrest Resulted In Ex-
 change of Shots

Anniston. March S.-(Special.) )-Will Cullins, the Jacksonville man arrested in Pinhook last Sunday by Sheriff Parker and Deputies Andrew Haley and Ed Burrows under a charge of violating the prohibition law. and whose arrest was followed by shoot ing affray between the officers and a party of the defendants friends was given a trial in the county court Fri day. After hearing the evidence of the officers who made the arrest, Judge Thomas W. Coleman assessed a fine of $50 and costs against the Jack sonville man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
HEREFORD SALES HELD AT SELMA
 ATTRACT BUYERS
Galaxy of Purebreds Are Off, fered and Bids Are Lively, Cattle and Farm Experts
 Are In Attendance

Selma, March Especial. l.)-Farm- CTS returning from Gastonburg, where they attended the Goode Hereford farm sale, reported that, regardless of con- ditions which have existed in the state for several months. buyers were there rfrom all over west Alabama. and anil mals offered were readily bought.
 At the beginning of the sale J. W. Goode and Judge J. T. Stokely, the owner of the well-known Marengo farms, who had 10 young Hereford bulls in the sale, stated that the ami mals would be sold regardless of the price, as those who had promoted the pure bred cattle industry in Alabama did not propose to let the temporary depressed condition demoralize the growth and development Of an indus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
RAGLAND SUBSCRIBES
 MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
 IN A FEW MINUTES"

Ragland, March 1S.-tspecal. )-The trustees and patrons of the Ragland High school held meeting to consider the matter of raising funds with which to continue it's session for at least two months longer than the term of 61s months provide for out of the public school funds.
 subscription of about s1OOo was pledged within a very few minutes with the result that the school will have a session of nine months. Last night the Dixie movie theatre fulfilled the pledge of it's entire receipts from one evening $ performance when considrably more than slo0 was raised. Practically all subscrp. tions have been paid in, which is proof positive that Ragland is wde-awake to the cause of educayon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSING
Many Coosa Districts Are Providing
 Extra Money

Rockford, March 1S.-tSpeciai.)A )AAli the public schools of Coosa county have closed this years term except those which are being supplemented by private sub scriptions. Also many of the teachers or those schools which are being supple mented are themselves giving a portion of their salaries in order that the pupils will have tho benefit of longer school term. The Rockford public school wa ] sck eduled ot close February 2S, but with the local district supplementing the sal- ary of the teachers, will be open another month. closing the last of March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
MCDONALD FRIENDS BUSY
Campaigners Carry Race Into Oppo-
 nent's Home County

Anniston, March S-(Special.)- )--A party of Sylacauga and Talladega county friends of $. P. Mcdonald. can- didate for Congress as the successor of the late Congressman Fred l.. Black mon. visit3d Anniston and Calhoun county Friday. the campaigners visit ing every section of the county on their trip. Tn the party from Talladega county were Mayor H, H. Howard, L. HO. Batson. H. Stark, R. w. Prather. T. E. Wallace. J. w. Brown, W. J. Mc- Leod. J. T. Monroe, J. M Cannon. T. R. Mathews, M w. Peace. c. c. Polk, J. A. Ehinn, J. T. Thompson. Rev. F. L. Aldridge. G. w. Hammett Dr. w. H. Booxer, T. T. Johnston, J. H. Lane and IOthers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
KIWANIS IN NEW HOME
Enthusiastic Session Is Held By De
 catur Club


 Decatur, March 1S.-(Special. )-An enthusiastic session marked the first meeting of the Kiwanis club in it's new home, Bank street, last night. Attrac- tive quarters have been fitted up and the club very comfortably housed until such time as it will build its own home Many visitors attended the meeting last night and delivered addresses. includ- ing Miss Jesse l.. Mariner, state direc- tor of child hygiene; Dr. F. w. Der simmer, director of rural sanitation; David Holt, Birmingham newspaper man; w. J. Francis district commer- cial agent of the Western Union Tele- graph company. A rising vote of thanks was extended to Kiwanian Paul Morrison and other members of the club who asssted2him in putting over the build-n buy-now campaign of the International Kiwanis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
CONFEDERATE CALENDAR
Anniston Man Resurrects Memorial"
 for Reunion

Anniston. March 13.-(Special)-- Charles A. Haynie, a local Confederate veteran, Is the proud possessor of a memorial calendar distributed several years ago by the Gadsden National bank, which is of particular interest in view of the fact that the Alabama Con- federate veterans are to meet in this city in May. The memorial calendar contains many of the songs and poems popular and in general use during and after the Civil war, and also contains some interesting history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19

try which meant so much to the south at this time in working out a diver sified farming programme.
 H. E. Snow. general manager of the Montgomery stockyards. was present and called attention to the importance of pure bred bulls in the common herds of Alabama and the tremendous advance in the price paid for grade cattle against the common scrub.
 THOMPSON ATTENDS
 Joseph O, Thompson, general man ager of the American Cotton associa- ton of the state, was also present and spoke at some length along the lines of this particular feature of diversified tion, and in his remarks he heartened those who are holding cotton by stat ing that as soon as the country under stood that we had actually performed, had actually reduced cotton acreage 50 per cent. there would be automatically 100 per cent value added to the cotton now in the hands of the people of Ala bama and the south.
 He thought that the general diversifi- cation that was going on by men like those who are promoting the great sale of Hereford cattle at Gastonburg; men unafraid; men of such courage that Alabama sooner than the average man believed would return to normalcy, and in that he did not mean pre-war nor malcy, but the normalcy of the pro- gressive era which we have been through.
 FARM LOANS HELP He emphasized the fact that the gov ernment and the American Cotton as- sociation had whipped into form many agencies for the benefit of the south ern farmer and urged those present to take advantage of each one of them.
 He called attention to the recent de- cision of the United States supreme court which willrrelease tens of mill lions of dollars in farm loans and joint stock land bank funds He also called attention to the Foreign Trade Financ- ing corporation. which is being organ ized by the American bankers; to the Federal International Banking com pany, organized by southern bankers; to the American Products Export and Import corporation, organized by the farmers and bankers of South Caro- lima to which sS00.000 had been paid in. All these agencies will work won ders in the present distressed situa- ton, and If freely used will give us in the, near future the greatest era of prosperity we have ever enjoyed.
 Mir. Thompson said that he believed that any man who declined to help out