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Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, Thursday, March 16, 1911.
NUMBER 6
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Majority in Caldwell County Local Op
tion Election Was Only Eleven.
Proa Will Probably Contest.
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I Iiy Associated Press.
. I.ockhart, Texas. March 13. As the
antl-prohlbltlonists won In the local
nitlon lftlon held In PalilweH coun-
y Saturday by only 11 votes, it is
irobable tlio prohibitionists will con
est the result.
Regulation j extinction
These Are the Two Horns of the
Dilemma Confronting the Cot
ton Exchanges.
I .Spiteful to The Jiryan Eai;lc.l
New Orleans. La., .March 10. The-
ftines-Uemocrut this morning rays:
Hither Kovernment regulation or ex
action, according to h L. Maxwell,
bo is one of the largest cotton prod
;iL.i in the South, is the arbitrary
fosipect beforo the future cotton trad
IK exchanges. Mr. Maxwell opimiscb
fislatlon of tho Scott anti-future
ding tyic, which lie Bays would rob
m and ull other cotton producers
td cotton handlers of the important
eneflta that accrue from the buying
fld Belling of future hedges, but he
Vphatlcally believes in practical reg
Ution of the exchanges by the fed
ml government. Such regulation, he
binks, is due the farmer, the mcr-
fant and tho consumer, and may bo
talned in a manner that will help,
pt barm, the cotton industry in any
my. "
i;.Mr. Maxwell raises somewhere be
Aeen L'.'.OO and 3000 bales a year on
(U model plantation at Mound, La.
t? 1 a modern farmer and always
ikes a leading part In movements
living as their object the betterment
IT farming conditions.
"In my opinion, said ho yesterday,
he I'nlted States bureau of corpora
ons and labor Bhould be empowered
' congress to prescribe tho form of
contract under which the future trad
ing of the exchanges Is to be carried
on. Recently that bureau spent two
years in Intelligent investigation of the
cotton market, and in the report la
sued by Commissioner Herbert Knox
Smith outlined the correct iirlnclple
that should underlie all contract trad
ing. This principle is nothing more
nor less than that of common fairness.
The suggestions made by Mr. Smith
were lu effect that the buyer and the
seller of all exchange contracts be
given eiiual rights and privileges, that
none other than commercial cotton be
deliverable, that the grade difference
above and below middling a which
cotton is delivered on contract be the
natural or spot market differences,
and that no artificial conditions that
tell against either buyer or Keller be
permitted to exist. He also irecom
mended the adoption by all exchanges
of the government standard types.
"vV'erc all the exchanges compiled
to adopt the suggestion made by Com
missioner Smith the cotton farmer
would (-'et all that U coming to him;
tho producer, merchant and consumer
would continue to enjoy the benefits
of the immensely valuable hedging
system, the wings of the simulator
would be clipped in a .practical and
lasting way, and (ho antagonism the
farmer has been showing toward cot
ton exchanges in general would soon
bo a thing of the past.
"Were congress to pass a law giv
ing suiKTvlsory powers to the bureau
of corporations that bureau would
quickly correct all the errors that re
main without hurting any of the really
good phases of the modern market.
Hut should congress pass a bill simi
lar to tho Scott bill the cotton market
would be thrown all out of Joint, and
the result would lie control by a few
rich anil powerful merchants in tne
same .way the tobacco .and sugar mar
kets are now controlled. In such event
the producers could sell only to a few
more or less "non-competitive buyers
who would then dominate the market.
In place of the many competitive buy
ers, each bidding against the other, as
is now the case."
For Sale A good blooded family
carriage mare; perfectly safe driver;
would make a splendid farm breeding
mare; will sell, together with carriage.
i cheap if taken at once. L. M. I lew it
EASY VICTORY
Captured Navajo, Sonora, with Only
One Man Killed.
Hy Associated Press.
Kl Paso, Texas, March 13. Special
dispatches to local newspapers s;y
that Navajo, Sonora, was captured Sat
urday by the insurrectos. They out
numbered the federals and lost but
one man In making the capture.
General Blanco Waiting for Expected
Federal Force Daring Ride of
Comissario Garcia.
SEVERAL BILLS TODAY
Controversy Between Governor and
Attorney Genarl Submitted to
the Supreme Court.
Hy Associated Press.
Douglas, Ariz., March 13. The In
surrecto leader, General Blanco, is en
camped near here with over ioo men,
apparently awaiting to attack the fed
eral troops who are advancing on
Agua Prieta.
In yesterday's big battle Comissario
Garcia, who was taken prisoner by
federals, escaped by riding In the
midst of the battle from the federal
ranks across the field to American soil
where he wai allowed to remain.
Hy Associated Press.
Austin, Texas, March 13. Governor
Colquitt today signed the MrN'ealu?
child labor bill; the Corslcana charter;
the pure food ,aw; the bill cheating
Willacy county; the bill regulating
hunting on another's alnd; the bill ex
tending the time of corporations in
which to pay their franchise taxes;
the bill removing married women's
disabilities in regard to property, and
the bill providing for the sale of Har
bor Island.
The mandamus case to decide the
controversy between Governor Col
quitt and Attorney General Llghtfoot
on the $25,000 appropriation for the
attorney general's department, was
submitted to the supreme court today.
SOLDIERS II IN GALVESTON
TOBACCO FOB THE SOLDIERS
Half a Thousand Pounds of Smoking
Tobacco and Half a Ton of Ciga
rette Papers Delivered at
Fort Sam Houston,
(SjK--lal to The I'.ryan Kugtc
San Antonio, Texas, March 13.
Five hundred pounds of a popular
brand of smoking tobacco was deliv
ered at the commissary of Fort Sam
Houston today. A large part of the
consignment consisted of tobacco for,
cigarette purposes. The tobacco was
accompanied by almost a half ton of
cigarette paer3.
This consignment of smoking mate
rial was the largest ever made to the
poBt here and gives some notion of
how universal smoking is In the
I'nlted States army.
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By Associated Press.
San Antonio, Texas, March 13. All
but two of the regiments ordered to
Fort Sam Houston are now here.
HEAD OF M DEPART
MENT COMING
Uy Associated Press.
Washington. March 13. Secretary
of War Dickinson will review the
troops in Texas on his return from the
Panama canal.
WILL NOT INVADE MEXICO
ONE SOLDIER STABBED AND AN
OTHER ARRESTED BY POLICE.
Provost Guard Established Convert
ing Coast Artillerymen Into
Infantrymen.
Dy Associated Press.
Galveston, Texas, March 13. To
prevent the recurrence of anytlhng
like last night's rioting a provost
guard has been placed in this city
while the soldiers are here. Winfield
Joel, a soldier who wa3 Btabbed, is
improving but le not out of danger.
Another soldier is held by the police
charged with assaulting a patrolman.
Brigadier General Mills, w ho Is now
converting the coast artillerymen here
Into infantry, regrets that there are
not sufficient infantrymen In the reg
ular army to make this drain on the
coast artilerly unnecessary.
MOTORED THROUGH ARMY
CAMP THIS MORNING
Col. Roosevelt Honored with Artillery
Salute Though Hoarse, Will
Speak at Waco, Fort Worth t
and Dallas Today.
By Associated Press.
San Antonio. Texas, March 13.
Colonel Roosevelt sacrificed some
hours of sleep this morning in order
to motor to the army camp. He was
given an artillery salute there. He is
expected to sieak also at Waco, Fort
Worth and Dallas today. Hoarseness
may curtain his speeches.
CHIHUAHUA BOTTLED UP
ID FACING FAMINE
Consented Statement of the Condition of
The City National Bank
At the close of business March 7th, 1911
RESOURCES '
Loans and Discounts $-134,851.40
U. S. Bonds and Premiums 102,000.00
Bonds, Securities, Etc 6,212.60
furniture and Fixtures 2 000.00
Cash 296,852.12
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$841,916.12
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 50,000.00
Surplus and Profits (net) 126,638.79
Circulation 50,000.00
Deposits 615,277.33
$841,916.12
State of Texas, )
County of Brazos j
Correct Attest:
J. W. English
J. K. Parker
E. H. Astin
Jno. E Astin
Directors
I, Albert W. Wilkerson. Cashier of
the above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Albert V. Wilkerson, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
9th day of Mar. 1911. F. L. CAVITT,
Notary Public. Brazos County, Texas.
ESBBSaBBBJ
CORPORATION TAX
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Highest Court Holds That It Is an
Excise Tax on the Doing
of Business.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 13. The United
States supreme court in an opinion
rendered today sustains the corpora
tion tax as constitutional. The opinion
of the court is unanimous. It Is held
that the tax is an excise tax on the
doing of business.
AT
Hundreds of Women and Children
Have Taken Refuge in
the Hills.
tllr A a 2irtn tori Praa 1
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j Denison, Texas, March 13. Prying
(a heavy iron door off its hinges, five
prisoners, three of whom are white,
escaped from the Jail here last night.
One of them is wanted for homicide
' at Winn, Kan.
DR. FLOYD DENIES
ATTEMPTING SUICIDt
Says His Wife, Whom He Killed,
Stabbed Him Eight Timet
During the Quarrel.
By Associi ted Press.
Waco. Texas, March 13. It devel
oped today that Dr. X. Floyd, 72 years
old, who Saturday killed his wife with
a pen knife, claims he did not attempt
suicide, but that his wife stabbed him
eight times during the quarrel. He
will recover.
Secretary of War Dickinson Said So
This Morning. j
By Associated Press !
Now York. March 13. Secretary of j
War Dickinson Just before sailing for
Panama this morning said: "I do not j
believe therevHl be any movement of j
our troops into Mexico." I
SPOKE AT SAN MARCCS.
By Associated Press.
El Paso, Texas. March 13. Chihua
hua city is reported bottled up by the
insurgents and facing famine. Hun
dreds of women and children have fled
into the hills.
LEGISLATORS HAVE
BONE FROM AUSTIN
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IN THE FIELD ALREADY
Ready to Vault Into Seat of Congress
i man Randall, Who Wants to Suc
ceed Senator Bailey.
By Associated Press.
San Marcos. Texas. March 13. Col
onel Roosevelt delivered a ten min
utes' speech when his special train
passed through here today.
By Associated Press.
I Austin, Texas. March 13 Only
'about twenty members of the legisla
ture are in town today, and practically
all will be gone by tonight.
By Associated Press.'j
Sherman, Texas, March 13. Judge
B. L. Jones and Ivan B. Irwin, the
latter of Honey Grove, have announced
their candidacy to succeed Congress
man Randall, since the latter an
nounced himself a candidate for Sen
ator Bailey's seat in the United States
senate.
AT A1ERAL WELLS
More Than a Thousand Already on
the Ground for the Trl- State
Convention.
By Associated Press.
Mineral Wells, Texas, March 13.
More than one thousand Woodmen of
the World are already here for the trl
state convention beginning tomorrow.
The notables present include W. A.
Frazer and Louis Rogers, of Gainesville.
HANDLING MAIL FOR SOLDIERS.
Twenty New Clerks Added to Force at
Fort Sam Houston Postoffice.
Special to The Bryan Eagle.
San Antonio, Texas, March 13.
Fort Sam Houston postoffice has been
reinforced by the addition of twenty
clerks. While the mail is always large
for the post, the addition of 20,000
men will increase it five or six times
at least. It is also understood that
additional clerks will be put on the
mail ars running out of and entering
this city, particularly those carrying
mail north and oast.
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Ire the Names Selected for our Match Team of horses. Names Suggested by Miss Bernardine McKnight, College, lexas
ai flj7T iunn mir99
SECOND PRIZE
r. E. F. Parks,
Bryan. Texas.
tar Sir: I name the six-year-old horse
Klbus," meaning white, and the fivc-ycar-
U horse "Dux," meaning leader. My rea-
Lb fnr naming this team as above, is that
tv are owned by a Leader in the Commer-
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1 life of Bryan, and that a clean deal will
given every customer at this great Fuini
j-c Store. UU nuiy.
Edna Wickes.
FIRST FRIZE
We have published 2 second prizes because of
ir merit and our appreciation and compliment paid
business. We thank each and every little lady for
ir letters and names suggested. E. F. PARKS.
Mr. E. F. Parks, ,
Undertaking Dept.,
Bryan, Texas. ,
Dear Sir: I think Prince and Pilot would be appropriate names for your beautiful team
of hearse horses. These names are short, easily pronounced and will soon be recognized by
their owners. The horses arc very closely related as well as very similar in appearance.
The rames Prince and Pilot while not easily confused, yet bear a certain resemblance, due to a similar
ity of sound. Then too both these names are closely associated with the most sacred and beautiful philosophy
of all time. It is in death these horses are to serve their chief function. And it is in death that we hope of a
Pilot and a Prince forus all. Tennison voiced a truth w hen he wrote "I hope to meet my Pilot face to face when
I have crossed the bar." The very color of these horses as well as the purpose they are to serve suggest the ap.
proprtateness of these names. For do we not find in sacred literature many references to the white robed Prince
and the Pilot that is to be? The names Prince an Pilot are simple, appropriate and suggestive. What more
could be wanted? There are no reasons against the adoption of these names; there are very good reasons why
they should be adopted. BENARD1NE McKNIGHT.
SECOND PRIZE
Dear Mr. Parks: .
"Point" and "Pinto" are short names
for the horses, agreeable in sound, yet de
scribing them plainly without flourishes. The
names are fitting because the horses are part
of the E. F. Parks establishment, which goes
strictly on its own merits and never mis-represents.
Sincerely,
Delia Lawrence.
MY BUSINESS CREED I believe in courtesy, in
kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and
honest competition. E. F. P.
E. F. PARKS
Bryan's Big Buggy and Furniture House