The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR, No. EIGHT, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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.SNYPF.R SCURRY COUNTY TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST
M MitDii i:k;mt
THIRTY-FOURTH VEAIl.
iet
iuiHi
Yole of
Democratic
pr pilinar).
Tpor submitting an amendment to
. constitution providing for home
!:nershlp 571.
J VgainHt submitting amendment
'M ie constitution providing for
icame ownership. 211.
oKor governor: Joseph galley
Br;5;'Ht M. Neff 4D6 ; H. F. Looney.
Mil; II. K. Thomason. 30o.
ItfFor Lieutenant governor: I. .
uriup. 1?: lh HavW.on. 23J. K.
i nv W A Johnson
Humphrey. 123. w. a.
o.j C McNealiu. 106; W.
"if '
..Jlce. 4 8.
Ipur attorney general.
ireton. 1167.
For state treasurer: John
.ker. IK. 8.-
iFor court criminal appeals: .
Lavldsou. 959; F. B. M.rt In. 25-.
; j For. uprem court: W UUm
I Ukln.507; William M. Key
filUam Pion. 549
iFor commissioner oi ..
' .- . r ... n Terrell.
m H Pixon. 7
f i ; utu.
i
.. -....mUMoner : John
For raunmu
Andre... 451: Earle B. M.yMd.
'per superintendent public Instn.c
n; Annie Webb Blanton. 129S
For. land commissioner: J- T'
bton. 1342.
For comptroller of P''Uc
smith 724 : Mark
unts: I-on A. Mnltli.
Wlginton 451.
For judge civil apP-l fmrt' -nl
strict: H.H. Buck. 134
For congressman. 18lh uiflct.
arvln Jones. 1351-
For ..-nator. 2Sth district: i
Smith. 54; J- A. KiiwM. h4;
For representative luSlh ditnct:
F Rosser. 1 3 " 0 .
For dMrlet J-i.la-. 32n.l l'lrlf:
. r. l.-u.. 134 j.
For district attorney. JJn.i .
lcl: 1 F. Hill. 134 4.
For county Judse: "r'p 1M'
. v--. x i' Wllmeth. 501.
For county clerk: B. A. Hull.
. m u'-n.. Cotten. 943
. V III.
or district c'rk: Mr.. N-1H
I.-e-m. 1319
j For tax assessor: . H. Leath.
3!.' 1 1..-! or: 0. T. Wil-
...
r i r la
John IS. Ial. 3"3: I-
ianis
389
Condta. 676.
For sup-rintend-nt public ln-
7 . . V....IV
Sijuyres.
L. How-
H. A.
j miction: '
.45; A. W. Turner. 244; O
. 592.
i-'or county surveyor:
.iooilwtn. 1341.
l. For commissioner precinct one: J.
. Kxell. S02.
For commissioner precinct two: J.
Uu.drum. si: J- F. lowJy. 7S.
j F.-r commissioner pivrlnct three:
t. llishop. 230.
? For commissioner precinct four:
l. C. Snuffer. 119; J. 1.. Patterson
For justice of the peace precinct
)ne: J. Z. Noble.
For Justice of the peace precinct
. . . -f . i v
two: J. ti- I'Bndruin m
Dowdy 74.
For Justice of the peace preeinn
i three: R. Bishop. 14 6.
For Justice of the pcae. precinct
'four: L. C. He. 135.
J. H. Byrd was elected sheriff and
' R. W. Webh county attorney.
'I O. I. McCllnton wa. elected public
weigher for Snyder and N. M.
r Murray public weigher at Foch.
!- S. H. Newman constable at Ira;
J J. W. Burrus. constable at Foch;
Jim Jooe constable at Fluranna.
I Justice of the peace: J. Z. No-
i ble. Snyder; J. O. Undrum. Flu-
f vanna: Ross Bishop. Ira: L. C. He.s
! Foch.
' County commissioner.: J. C. Ex-
i ell. J. O. Landrum. R. Bishop. J. L.
I Patterson.
Politic!! at El Pao.
The Ballsy people got control of
the county convention at El Paao
last Saturday and adopted a resolu-
tion tarorlns; Bailey tor governor aa
a rebuke to Nff for the uncharita-
ble thing he ha. said about Thorn-
son. Mr. Tnomaaon wa. not tn the
convention nd a. soon a. he heard
of what had been done he sent the
leading dally paper of the state a
telegram saying that ha was not
present and doe. not approve the
resolution adding that he is uncom-
promisingly for Neff In the final pri-
mary i
Bracelet Watcnea. H. O. Towle.
Jeweler and Optician. S
l'r.uUve Baptist Ai.soi1.il ion.
The L'nlty association of the Prim-
itive llaptlst church was lu annual
session here front Friday to Sunday
infinitive. Thli association em-
braces Scurry Mitchell Fisher und
Jones coun ifs und the delegates
and tneiiihers ure prompt to attend
I he meetiiig and member of that
faith who have moved away like to
come back and mingle with the
brethren.
The visitors began to arrive lit
Snyder Thursday. They came in
automobiles wagons and buggies.
They came prepared for a real camp
meeting occasion Delegates
preachers and their wives and chil-
dren were here. The old Ulackard
warehouse and the old City Garage
buildings were thrown open to them
and they ate and slept there. Some
slept In their cars which were park-
ed on the basket ball lot and one or
two beds were maintained at tu?
tabernacle.
The meetings were held at the city
park auditorium the first service
being on Thursday night. The as-
sociation ai opened Friday morn-
ing. The introductory sermon was
preached by Hev. J. J. Kdwards of
Helton. Hev. J. A. Hester of Cuth-
bert was elected moderator and Wa'-
ter Hendriekson of McCauley clerk.
The letters anil reports indicate
that the church Is making progress today. This leaves the public debt
along all her lint of activity. j at $24 222.917.013. The reduction
Follow Ing la a list of churches and was accomplished through the re-
delegates represented: j tirement of that amount of treasury
Zion's Best L. T. Million. Leu rertitlrates of indeht-dness.
Bodine. () W. lirittoii. A. C. Ca' 1 .
well. Kl Bethel S. A. Kelly. H. 1.
Mass. W. A. Ma) Held. Ueorge Thorn.
l.ittV Hope A. A. Freeman. J. A.
Hest.-r. 1. J . Hull. Champ Freeman.
Bethlehem - A. 1.. Hurst. W. J. Lev-
ens. A. P. Moore. ('. T. Levetts. Sis-
tial Mound -Brother and SUter J.
('. Hale. Bro'l.er and Sis'er B'n
Hale. Cross Una Is Bi ot l.er and
Sister W. S Burns. Comfort Not
represented. Anson W. W An-
.'t rson. S. 11. Mays. J K. Y.irbro.J.
a M.nfi..! I
The association voted to met in
1921 wih the Zion's Best church in
Mitchell county.
Ministers in attendance: J. J
t-M wards. PeLeoti; J. J. Hand. Har-
linccii; It. 11. Hester. Cuthliert; W.
H Bodine Colorado; J. F. Richard
Kin. F.dith; J. K. Yarbro. R'lle; J
C. Phillips. Wellington; J. B. Owei.s.
I.oulirs: J. W. West. Kvar.t; J. A
Joti'-s. O.lill; J. C. Foster Atwi!;
W. I. Barrett. Putnam.
I'll I 'II blurs' Announcement.
The Sun.il Is now paying throe
times as much fur print paper as it
lost in l!li and about the same in-
crease for everything else that goes
to make a newspaper. The Signal
l as a large subscription list and It
takes lots of paper to fill the paid-
up demand.
Now. hero Is what we want to sav
to our friends: The prl'V of sub-
scription leaves nearly no margin
over cost of production. We have
a number of good people on our
list who we know wtil pay up all ar-
rears after awhile yet there ar
some who will let their time run
over a few months and forget about
It. In such cases the little balances
are a clear los. to the publishers and
tend toward Impoverishing the bust -
nesii.
The newspaper rule can tor
cash In advance
and really most
subscribers prefer
that system.
Some forget to notice their erplra-
tion date.
The Signal Is trying to establish
the cash in advance system'and will
k. -A o hova all arrears BttU UD
UO glUU V J mm . -
0inn with n advance payment. It
will be more satisfactory to all of
us. If U Is not conv nlent to pay
up right now. you will please let us
know about It and In this way we
may know whether or not you want
the ftKper ont!nued to your ad-
dres. Otherwise we mu.t suppos-
that you do not.
Ve will thank all who are In ar-
rears for an early aettlement. W
don't want to lose any of our sub-
scribers and hope to have your re-
newal as soon as due. Publishers.
A Chicago policeman who.- duty
it was to patrol a certain bathlns
beach became so much Infatuated
whiN watching the women bathe
that he forgo! to make bl. rounds
and got fired.
.StAi'tinjf Street Betterment.
The city council has not been
making any unneeesHary noise
ubout It. but they have plans fairly
well matured to have the public
square thoroughly graded up and
overlaid with a substantial top
dressing of gravel. Also concrete
sidewalks and crossings are to be
made where needed and th- princi-
pal streets leading on to the public
square will be improved and made
(list dass In every way.
A tlty . betterment cajn-
paign has been planned to have
owners build concrete tddewalkn .o
that the town will be a better place
in which to live.
Two lteuliutoi'H I'tcpiKliuted.
Senator Ueed of Missouri and
Senator (Jore of Oklahoma both
trained with the republicans In the
senate in opposing the Wilson ad-
ministration and the League of Na-
tions and in the primaries last Tues-
day Reed was defeated for nomina-
tion for senator by Breckenrldg'!
Long and Ferris defeated Core in
(Alahoma.
Nalioiiiil
Washington
gross national
IM-4 Itediired.
AuuMist 3. The
debt was reduced a
total of $76404453 duringIiily ac-
cording to the treasury
statement
Hal staiMlo..
County Cb-rk W. M. Curry rep.irti
17 births In Scurry county dutin
Ju'y. 11 girls and 6 bovs. There!
were six deaths in the countv durins !
th month.
j
Flrt hrUlian Clumh.
The First Christian church will
lieyin their revival services in the
City Tabernacle Sunday. August 8.
at 11 a. m.. conducted by Clyde Lee
Fife preachfnE. and Robt. S.) Fife
conducting the song service. These
evangelists are of national reputa-
tion. Kverybody invited. Espec-
ially do we ask the ro-itpe ration of
all the Christian people of the town.
Als'i a special invitation is ext-md-d
to all the singers. Come and
elp us. bring your Instruments.
May our plea not go unrewarded.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Cotton experts in Washington are
now' forecasting a crop of 12.519.-
i'imI bales for this year.
Miss Myrtle Akers returned Mon-
day from an extended visit in Col-
orado and reports a pleasant trip.
Miss Mary Aker3 left Tuesday
for Portsmouth. Ylrginlu. after vis-
iting some time with her mother.
Ti e Signal learns that a number
of women voters are getting lined
up t organize a Pat Neff club In
Snvder. Indications are now that
1 the people had better get busy.
Mrs. Bob Warren and daughter ot
Post are visiting the folks In
( Snyder
Miss Ida Kelley left Sunaay tor
treatment at the Baptist sanatarium
'n Dallas.
Mrs. Jim Echols of Victoria Is In
Snyd-r visiting relative. and
friends. I
Mrs. J. K. Blackard and sons.
Melvin and Odell. returned Tuesday
from visiting a Wills Point
A. L. Elkins. R. E. CoxJo.h Cog-
dell and V. Z. Prince ot Fost came
over Tuesday to attend a Masonic
lodge meeting.
E.
E. Matthews Is In New York
this week and reports
that he is
buying lots of goods.
The Christian revival meeting
will start Sunday at the City Taber-
nacle. Don't forget it.
Bracelet Watches. H
Jeweler and Optician.
Towle.
8
lUptUt A11 Wotkers.
The Baptist Ladles' Aid society
met in business session Monday af.
ternoon Mrs. H. K. Rosser leading
the devotional. "The Love Son::"
was the openiug song followed by
prayer by Mrs. Grayum.
The treasurer mad" her report.
The committee on iaprlng made
their report and bill ordered paid.
Mrs. Sims leader of the Sunbeam
Band reported fifty-four enrolled.
Mrs. Pane was elected leader cf
tha recently organized ClrW Auxil-
iary. The society pledged five dollars
for Helton Buy'or Heme. The so-
ciety also voted to entertain other
societies of the town on the fifth
Monday irr this month.
It waft agred that our ociety
should have a priirram at Ihe asso-
ciation ineetina ul Dunn next
month. i:nd members at" urgel to
uttend.
The president insisted on mem-
bers making another paymen: o'.i
the 73-mlllion campaign at once
if possible.
Mrs. Sims dismissed with prayer.
To Poultry ll:iisrr.
You are hereby iMiwestnl to
meet in the court house at Snyder
Texas on) Saturday August 14. t
J p. m.. for Hi- purpose of setting a
date and making other arrange-
ments for a fall show of poultry and
pet stock nnd iter hap. farm prod-
ucts if it is thouulit advisuble.
Let everyone interested in the
poultry pet Mock and farm Indus-
tiies that will take any part In this
matter b on hand promptly.
Yours very truly.
D F.. Banks. F i- s.
Newsprint piles h:v- increased
f1' Aurins h" hsl f'nv earJ-
Paper U hard to titid at any price.
I and many newsp.J-vers and tnastt-
' zincs have been forced to cut down
their size to meet conditions. One
ordinary spruce tree supplies wood
pi:!p to make aleiur r.uii pouuds of
paper. Some of the larcer editions
weigh a pound per copy. To fur-
' nish the paper for a single edition of
' a big city paper it requires two
acres of forest. It takes several
years to grow trees to take place oT
those cut down for wood pulp. The
news print situation Is not only ser-
ious. It is verglns on the calami-
tous Abilene Reporter.
.
Farmers ahm.t Wl.
storing their grain
gins lodge rooms utw!
paces they r?" 'ind.
Falls are
in dwellings
o. Iter vacant
because they
can't get cars for .-hippln.
Amarlllo reports an inch rain
Monday. Seems funny to note the
rains that come in countries where
the peope don't farm much while
crop growing sections remain dry.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Thrane will
open their hospitable home this
evening to a reception of their wo-
men friends and their liuabands.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cody l.ave re-
turned from visitlag at PVainvlew
and A. J. is back at his post at the
Snyder National Bank.
J. H. Byrd and family left Wed-
nesday for Plainvlew and other
tow-n. on the Plains for an outing.
STRAYED From our place In East
Snyder a black pig about six weeks
old. Will be thankful for Infor-
mation to help find it. C. C Head.
Phone 261. 8p
Sunday morning O. P. Wolfe waa
Informed that two boys. IS and U
years old were begging for their
breakfast. Upon investigating they
were found to be runaway. one
from Bangs. Texaa. the other claim-
Nng Austin for his home. Sheriff
Byrd placed thm in Jail and wired
to their parent. The parents of
the sma!l boy wired the cash for
his return to Bangs. Sheriff Byrd
placed him on the returning Santa
Fe train with some good advice
Tuesday.. Thei other boy. parents
have not bea b.'sard from.
City Council Business.
The city council of Suyder Texas
met in regular session at the City
Hall on the evening of August 2
with Mayor Tro-teni. A. D. F.rwin
presiding other officials present
were Marshal O.P. Wolfe. P. M.
Bolln Secretary Harvey Shuler and
Aldermen H. L. Davis H. J. Urlce
J. K. Blackard and W. M. Morrow.
1 The minutes of the previous
meetings were read and approved.
The report of the city tax toiler-j
tor O. 1'. Wolfe wan filed and same
approved by the finance committee.!
A discussion of advertising for
bids for the graveling of the square
was had and it wa1? decided to ad-
vertise for the bills.
The following bUls were allowed:
W. B. Lemons $ 27.62
O. P. Wolfe 150. 00
J. C. Maxwell
pee Robinson
M. A. Fuller . .
Harvey Shuler
II. J. Brica
T. .1. Blackburn
10.00
10. 0o
l.Oo
22.00
1.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
4.00
20.00
3.50
.15
3.00
93.76
345.00
10.20
6.55
31.50
261.00
44. SO
15.50
21.00
6.00
141.92
30.60
J.
W.
A
It.
K. Blackard
M. Morrow-
P. Krwin
L. Pavls
P. M. Bolin
S. W. T. & T. Co
Higginbotham Bros
H. ('. Green fie! I
Snyder Utilities Co
Snyder Utilities Co.
S. .1. Caas'eve.'S
W. L. Shaw
A. L. Martin
H. W. Wills
Henderson Bros
Joe Adams
C Tevis
O. P. Wolfe
Wilklrson Lbr. Co
Hlusinbothnm-BarCett Co.
Mi-oionary Auxiliary Meeting.
The Mis.sionary Auxiliary of the
Methodist church met In opon ses-
sion Wednesday afternoon. July 2S
with Mrs. H. G. Towle as hostess
assisted by Mrs. Lee Rttnson and
Mrs. Allen Warren.
Mrs. Yoder favored the guests
with a beautiful vocal solo accom-
panied by Miss Margiret Yoder.
Contests and social conversation
filled the hour making it a delight
lor all who were present.
Delirious white cake and cream
were then served to the following
nieiiiDnM-s and gnesi?: Mesdames
Joe Stinson. Rob Strnyhorn. J. H.
Hicks. T. L. Winston. R. M. Stokes
Jo.- Stravhorn. P. P. Yoder. Pixie
Smith Mary Ranks. Guy Paxton j
Austin Krwin. A. V. Wi'Ji;ms Price.
.Miller. Allen Warren. Lee Stinson.
T. P. Krwin. W. W. Hamilton. B.
F. Mayo of Abiktie. Miss Ladwlg of
Dallas and Miss Margaret Yoder.
Born. August 2 to JoeKiche nnd
wile west of Snyder a girl.
llearil About Town.
Horace Holley said the other
day that for once in hU life he was
out of sorts and trying to keep
away from his friends lest he
might do or nay something to give
offense. He had a severe case of
toothache.
Al Curry saye that recently In
writing to" a newspaper In his old
home town he said "the weather is
too hot to travel." A lot of his old
friends thought he meant too hot
for him to travel and expected them
to do the going and they proceeded
to come in on him.
The medicine show has been the
drawing card. The doctor and his
end man have entertained with a
program similar to the fellow's
song of one verse and 39 others Just
like it.
'
"In politica and weather one can-
not be certain of results till after
It Is over."
Jeff Hallman was over at his Py-
ron farm last Saturday and say.
his cotton Is doing nicely.
A. C. Wi'.meth says he refuses
to serve again as chairman of the
democratic evcutive committee.
Some one else can be the goat now.
Nearly every Signal subscriber
interviewed says it is more satis-
factory to pay subscription In ad-
vance and nava the paper stop or
be renewed at expiration.
Demand In Ion Miners Live I'p U
Com rat i .
Illinois coal operators have joined
Indiana producers lu demanding tl at
union officials force resumption of
work In the bituminous field b-:o:o
wage matters be discussed.
Reprfesentatives of all lliincl.
fields in session here preliminary to
a meeting of the wage scale com-
mittee of the central competitive
field called by Thomas T. Brewst-i
chairman decided this course. Tel -grams
demanding that the union
"live up to their contracts" wer to
be sent John L. Lewis president ot
the United Mine Workers at Indi:.-
upolis und Frank Farrington Illi-
nois district president.
Brewster arrived here shortly be-
fore noon. He expected to mt
with other members of the Wau
committee late today to frame au
answer to Lewis' request for a Joiat
session to make a proposal to end
the unauthorized strikes in Indiana'
and Illinois fields.
In view of the Illinois and Indiana
operators' action the committee waa
expected to refuse the invitation
and put th difficulties squarely up
to President Wilson and' union
officials.
Lewis and other national union
officials have "blanket authority tj
take any action necessary to protect
the Interest of the organization dur-
ing the present emergency" L'nl'ed
Mine Workers headquarters an-
nounced. This authority -was con-
ferred by the international executive
board.
Brewster announced a statement
would be issued during the after-
noon representing the views of op-
erators in Indiana. Illinois. OMo
and Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Prison HosU-hs to El..int
Reception.
Mrs. Orville Dodson gave an elab-
orpte and perfectly appointed re-
ception at her home In West Snyder
Wednesday morning from eight to
nine-thirty in honor of Mrs. Fritz
R. Smith of Austin and Mrs. Chas.
Cooper ot Kl Paso. There were
quite a large number of guests in
attendance and a continuous round
of happy ereetlngs fronn start to
finish.
In the receiving line were Mrs.
Dawson. Mrs. A. D. L'odson. Mrs.
Fritz R. Smith Mrs. Charlie Coop-
er. Mrs. A. J. Towle. Mrs. H. G.
Towe Mrs. O. P. Thrane Mrs. C.
It. Buchanan. Miss Hallle Godl'y.
Mrs. Hugh lioren. Mrs. K. n.
Barnes Mrs. Geo. W. Harris.
Mrs. A. J. Towle dispensed delic-
ious punch and Mrs. Buchanan
Mrs. H. G. Towle and Mrs. Hugh
Bcren presided in the dinl.m room
serving light refreshments.
Out of town guests were: Mrs.
Warren and Mrs. Morrcll of Post
Mis. Smith of Austin Mrs. Cooper
of Kl Tao and Miss Hallle Godley
of Henrietta.
Baseball News.
Snyder vs. Abilene next Thurs-
day. Friday and Saturday at Wolf
Park.
We are informed that Abilene
has a team fully qualified to be
classed among the fast teams of
West Texas but we have also learn-
ed through Information received
from our home team that they ex-
pect to meet the Abilene boys with
the strongest line up of . the season
with the full expectation of win-
ning the series for Snyder and wa
believe with our loyal support they
ran go one better by winning all
three games. Let's everybody go
fill the grandstand and side lines.
Root for our boy. and enjoy an
hour and a half of real pleasure
and excitement and at the sam?
time help the boya pay thej expen-
ses ot the visiting team and the
general expense.
AJ good ball team Is a credit to
any town and as we have a town
as good a. the best why not give
our support and mak6 our ball
team the beet in West Texas? Let'
show the boys that we appreciate
them and they will do the rest.
Boost for Snyder!
FOR SALE My syrup mi'l and
complete outfit Price $150.oj).
Will take half of it in aorghnm
molasses at a dollar a gallon. Also
have 400 buckets to sell. Jack
Middlaton. Sp
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