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Stir ffirpn iEaglg Entered at tha Postofflce, Bryan, Tex as, as second-class mail. THE EAGLE PRINTING COM PANT. BRYAN, TEXAS, NOV. 9, 1911 MORRIS SHEPPARD'S OPENING SPEECH. Even a cursory reading of Congress man Morris Sheppard's speech at Paris yesterday makes manifest the fact that he thinks the race for the senate lies between him and Col. Jake Wolters, since he stresses the points Of antagonism between them In the degree of their importance. Fer this reason he comes out strong for prohi bition, devoting a large part of his speech to that Issue, which, per se, has only an Indirect connection with na tional politic Including the duties of a United States senator. It Is true that what he said on this subject re lated chiefly to the necessity of pro hibiting by national authority the shipment of intoxicating liquors into dry states and communities, to which there is no avowed opposition among Texas democrats, Colonel Wolters himself being committed to it; but - Mr. Sheppard went soemwhat out of his way in declaring that prohibition is the paramount issue in Texas. Al though this is true as to state politics, it is not, or ought not to be the fore most question in the choice of a Unit ed States senator. Mr. Sheppard was under no obligation to make such a declaration nor to announce his in tention to vote for Judge Ramsey for governor, and his doing so is credit able rather to his courage than to his judgment. i On all other questions Mr. Sheppard opposes Wolterism, which is Bailey ism revamped, at every point, except that while he strongly favors the ini tiative, referendum and recall, he would modify the application of the latter to judges so as to exempt them from its operation because of their decisions, but only for incomiietency, corruption, drunkenness or other per sonal misconduct. He added, how ever: "Impeachment proceedings could be made more certain and more satisfactory by making their institu tion obligatory on presentation to the legislature or congress of petitions signed by 25 per cent of the qaulified voters in the jurisdiction over which the judge presides and setting forth adequate allegations for removal. All judges, state and federal, could in thi3 way be made more responsible to the people." This proposition will be satisfactory to most progressives, and if Judge Ramsey would make a similar declara tion it would greatly strengthen his candidacy. In this connect ion it oc curs to us that there is a striking con trast all the way through between Mi. Sheppard's defiant challenges to his opponent and Judge Ramsey's pussy footing, very much to the advantage of the boy orator of' Tcxarkana. BRAVE FRANK HAYNE. The cotton farmers owe a vote of thanks to Frank Ilayne for his speech in the cotton conference at New Or leans yesterday. Mr. Ilayne is now under indictment in the federal court of New York for alleged violation of the anti-trust law in promoting the now famous bull pool of 1909. "Along with William P. lirown o" New Orleans, Kuege Scales of Texas and James A. Patten of Chicago," said Mr. Hayne, "I was indicted by a fed eral grand jury in New York on the grave charge of having unduly added $200,000,000 to the value of cotton in the South. It is some compensation to note before an audience of this kind the crime with which I am charged does not bring upon me any disgrace. "I shall be proud to go to jail if I have in any way aided in the enhance ment of the value of the South's prod net. But, if what we did in New York is decided to be a violation of the law, ""then I say, God help the Southern farmer. It would mean that the man who buys and sells what he has not got is to be praised and that the man who buys to help the people among w-hom he has lived is to be condemned. "The South this year," said Mr. Ilayne, "probably will receive $350, C00.000 less for its crop of cotton than it received for the crop of the year previous. Those figures are astound ing, yet the press comment of the country regarding them is meager. The press and the public stand aghast at the announcement of a reduction of $20 a share on Steel stock, represent ing a paper loss. of $100,000,000, yet that loss may be' only temporary and with a subsequent rise in the price of uteel will be fully recovered. On the other hand, every bale of cotton which has been marketed to date this year at the ridiculously ' low price obtained represents a loss to the farmer and to the South which can not be re trieved." Through the earnest co-operation of the varied interests of the South, Mr. Hayne said that effort to restore a normal price for cotton would be successful. A BRICKBATLET AND A BOUQUET. The Christian Commonwealth, a re ligious paper published at Madison vllle, says: "Hon. Sbeb Williams, chairman Ot the state democratic committee, is out In a card In which he opposes a nrimarv next spring to determine the choice of democrats for president. We felt assured all along that politicians of the Colquitt, V0lter3 and Williams stripe would prevent, if possible, a primary for either president or United States senator. The truth is, the voters of Texas will have to deal with a pretty mean set next year; but they ought to demand their rights." The Eagle favors giving the people a chance to express their choice for president and for senator; but in the absence of proof it Is uncharitable and unchristian to attribute bad mo tlves to those who do not agree with us or to assume that all the "mean ness" is on one side. Remember, brother, tnJl "charity thlnketh no evil." - But there is good sense and sound reason in this suggestion from the same paper: "If governors are in variably to be re-elected at the end of their first terms, even when un desirable, why not elect them for two terms in the first instance and save expense?" The announcement that Wu Tins Vaner ha accented the important po sition of director ot foreign affairs in tw now eovernmont of China and his ctutomom nf the nlans and purposes of the revolutionists will do more man any other thing that has yet occurred to inspire confidence abroad, liereio- ha hn stood aloof because n favored a constitutional monarchy, but now that he has yielded to me mi of the situation and (rciuidv espoused the cause of the republic, well informed people an over me world begin to hope that a repumic in China is not Impossible. This inci dent is another Illustration of the great truth stated by Patrick Henry: "In the beginning we aimed not at independence, but there is a divinity that shapes our ends." When a great movement gets started no man .m control it. The San Antonio Republic (repub lican mean) cottons up to Joe Bailey and his hunch of reactionaries more insistently than ever. The Republic knows where they belong and where they are bound to go. sooner or later. The editor of the Republic knows how to sympathize with the republicans in the democratic party, for he once traveled the road himself and he wants to show them the way. The urgent call for every member of the good roads committee of the Commercial Club to meet with the county commissioners in Judge Board's office Monday morning at in o'clock should bo heeded by everyone concerned. The man, however busy, who can not spare a few minutes of his time for the public good when called on to do so, is too selfish to be a good citizen. Agricultural Commisisoner Kone fa vors the opinion that cotton is im mature when picked and should be held for two months before ginning. He says: "When cotton is first picked it is immature. If not. ginned for two months the staple will con tinue to grow from the seed and in crease not only in length but in strength and other desirable qualities. It should always he kept some time before ginning." This an Important matter and every farmer should sat isfy himself of its truth or erroneous- nesj. He can do this by trying it for himself or the members of any local farmers' organization can eo-oiierato in making the experiment. A few days ago an intelligent farmer remarked to the editor of The Eagle that he was tired of being told how to raise corn and cotton, he could raise more now than he could sell for a remunerative price. What the farm ers want, he continued, Is help at the other end of the line. If the profes sors, the editors and the politicians really want to help the farmer the way to do it is to kill the bears, for it is they that are devouring his sub stance. Some of the fellows on the street don't neglect any chance to hand The Eagle a hot roast in an underhand way. With forty years experience be hind him. the editor has learned to expect that. He has learned, too, that the roasters are not all bad; they do it because publicity interferes with their schemes, or those of their friends. There are real estate owners in Bryan the value of whose holdings has been increased at least fifty per cent through the efforts of the Com mercial Club, yet they not only refuse to do anything to help the club but give It a knock or a kick whenever they can. This is passing strange but lamentably true. Woodrow Wilson has all of Roose velt's good qualities -without the lat ter's egotism, vanity and recklessness. TIIK IWVAN VEKK1JYKA(;.I.K It now transpires that the Judfatlon of the antlg over the supposed repudia tion of prohibition by a majority or the people of Maine was premature. The corrected returns show a major ity for prohibition of 758 votes. This announcement is made by Governor Plaislead, who is an anti-prohibiiton-1st, and is the last word in the affair. Loui3 J. Wortham is reported to have said in New York that in Texas the prohibitionists are for Wilson and the antis for Harmon. If Colonel Wortham said this he is either badly informed or misstated the facts. Pro hibition has nothing to do with it and only a little bunch of standpatters are for Harmon. The woman who most thoroughly despises her erring sister 13 the wom an who has never been tempted be cause she is not attractive enough to Invite temptation. Of course, there are many women whose virtue is lm nreenable. but if they have been tempted they can sympathize with their weaker sisters. Criticising The Eagle for selling kosmos with a "k" the Beaumont En terprise says: "We are thankful tha we know how to spell cosmos." Web ster gives both forms. Doesn't the En terprise know that It is a Creek word and that the Greek has no equivalent for the English letter "c"? The democratic theatrical managers are advertising a return engagement of the landslide of 1010 to be put on the boards in 1912, with Woodrow Wilson playing the star role, support ed by a strong company of progres sives, most of whom will appear be hind the footlights for the first time. More than a hundred school chil dren have opened accounts with the postal savings bank in San Antonio. Some people don't think this has any thing to do with their education, but it is a very Important part of It. Such training is the best possible to make business men and women. "If someone should say he had an invention that would cook a la carte meals in Bryan and serve the editor ; in Coree in fifteen minutes, we would not doubt it," says the Goree Enter- t .. .. P n prise. Yes, tnai. s uie muu wire Bryan is, and the world is be ginning to find it out. Champ Clark has talked himself out. of all prospects of ever getting the democratic nomination for the presi dency. Since he quit the Chautauqua lecture platform every time he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it, as they used to say in East Tennessee. The movement to combine religion with business is all right provided it he the right kind of religion and the right kind of business. The kinds of each that won't blend harmoniously aren't worth having in fact, the less we have of them the better. The Temple Telegram's suggestion to swap the Philippines for Canada would meet with favor in this country if it were practicable, but everybody knows we would have to whip both (Jld England and Canada before they would agree to make the trade. The Grand Saline Sun says Gov ernor Colquitt will open his campaign after the new year, and it. will be a hot one. Prohibition is the. only issue between Governor Colquitt and Judge Ramsey. Is the governor going to start a conflagration on that? Prof. Bergman of Breslau says American women are becoming rep tilian in their characteristics. The German savant Is wrong. He may have met some American women who were cold-blooded, but none of them ever hibernate. The Chicago police say society wom en in that city must quit playing poker and the society women say they won't. The public may never find out which get3 the best of it, but our six bits goes on the women. The movement launched yesterday by the joint action of the county com missioners and the good roads commit tee is one of the most important ever undertaken in Brazos county. Texas democrats may not get the presidential primary this year, but if they don't they will get those who beat them out of it as soon as they get a chance. Clarence Ousley reminds us of the coy maiden who enjoys being wooed. He is putting off saying "Yes" as long as possible though his heart has been won. The political delirium rampant in about half the states today reminds us that one thing to be thankful for J; that Texas has no election this year. Col. Jake Wolters must be running for the senate on hi srecord as a fisti cuff fighter or as an anti-prohibitionist, for her has no other record to run on. OFFICERS H. O. Boatwright President G. M. Bryan, Jr Vice-President L. L. Mclnnis Vice-President R. W. Howell Cashier VV. P. Bryan Assistant Cashier J. VV. Howell Chairman Hoard HARMON SAYS DEMO CRATIC LANDSLIDE Masaschusetts, Kentucky and New Mexico and Other Doubtful States Give Democratic Majorities. The earliest news from yesterday's elections indicated that neither side had anything to shout over, but later returns were rather more favorable to the democrats, making it certain that they carried Massachusetts, Ken tucky and New Mexico. This was partly offwt by a republican victory in Maryland and the election of a re publican legislature in New York. TIk latter defection, however, is inter preted as a protest of honest men Of all parties against the corrupt influ ence of Tammany in the last session of the legislature, in which the demo crats had a majority. In the Ohio mu nicipal election3 the principal cities all chose democratic mayors, which is construed as unfavorable to President Taft. The democratic majority In New Mexico was surprisingly large, many republican strongholds having changed their political allegiance. Governor Harmon's Prediction. ' I ! Associated. Presn.l Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 8. Basing hU opinion on the results in Massachu setts, Kentucky, Ohio and other doubt ful states where democratic candi dates were elected yesterday. Gov ernor Harmon today predicted a na tional democratic landslide next year Son of His Father Defeated. lliy Associated Press. 1 Maltimorc, Md., Nov. 8 Returns this morning indicate the election of Goldshorough (republican) for gov ernor over Gorman (democrat) by about 4000. The constitutional amendment for tho disfranchisement of negroes ap pears to have been decisively de feated. In New York city Tammany's influ ence was shaken but not broken. New Mexico Strongly Democratic. pty Associated Press 1 Albuquerque. N. M Nov. S. - The complete triumph of the democratic ticket is Indicated by today's returns Reports of decreased republican ma jorities come from counties that ar usually strongly republ'ian. Reform Ticket Wins By Associated Press. 1 Philadelphia, Pa.. Nov. 8-The in dependent republican mayoralty can didate. Rudolph Blaiikenbrug, is elect ed on the reform ticket. EVAN JONES SUICIDES IT WEATHERFORB By Associated Press Weatjierford, Texas, Nov. 8. Kvan Jones, Sr., a contractor and builder, killed himself this morning with a shotgun. He leaves a widow and eight children. MYSTERIOUS KILLING AT Grass Widow and Actor Shot from Behind by Ssmebody Unknowir. By Associated Press. Grandbury, Texas, Nov. 8. Up to noon today no arrests had been madJ in connection with the killing of K. K. Beatty, an actor, and Mrs. Carl Rob inson, who were shot from behind. Mrs. Robinson and her husband sepa rated about two weeks ago. Robinson was not in town today, and the police said he left last night. COTTON PALACE, WACO, November 4-19, 1911. The I. & G.' N. Railway will sell ex cursion tickets daily. For particulars in regard to popular excursions in quire of agent. The man who pays his bills from his pocket (may 'be suspected of living from hand to mouth. The man who has a Bank amount and pays his bills by check is the man who is making a success of life. The First National Bank of Bryan invites accounts from corporations, firms and individuals. GINNING REPORT Census Bureau's Report Shows 9,968,- 177 Bales Ginned, Which Is More Than Ever Before on November 1. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 8. The census bureau's fourth cotton ginning report of the season issued at 10 a. m. today and showing the number of running bales, counting round as half bales, of cotton of the growth of 1911 ginned to November 1, with comparative sta tistics to the corresponding date for the past three years, is as follows: United States: 9,968,177 bales, com pared with 7,315,953 bales last year, when 63.5 ier cent of the entire crop was ginned to November 1; 7,017,849 bales in 1909, when 69.7 per cent was ginned; and 8,191,557 bales in 1908, when 62.6 tier cent of the rop was ginned. The number of round bales included were 68,313, compared witn fcMvi ! hales In 1910. Arkansas ginned 445,505 bales t.t November 1; Louisiana, 232,047; Oklahoma, 555.755; and Texas .'1,210, 218 hales. HI HIP Ml MID I PICT' -v ay a state to i arm- IN IVluNAIVlAnA LAdLi""' Gibbons at Baltimore before he i leaves for Rome to attend tho con- ' sistory at which he is to bo made a My Associated p.css j cardinal. Mgr. Falconio probably will l.os Angeles, Cal., Nov. 8 Four full- ; sail from New York in company with Hedged juron'immuuo from challenge j Archbishops Farley and OConnell. All or future elimination, unless they fall, three will receive tho red hat from ill, are now on the McNamara jury. 'the hands of the pontiff at the nanw The prospects that the jury can be tilled by the middle of December are good. FOR REHEARING IN LINE-FOLMORE CASE liy Associated Press. Austin, Texas, Nov. S. A motion was tiled before the supreme tour; today for a rehearing in the Fillmore Lane mandamus case, in which the. court previously upheld tho governor'.; veto of part of the attorney general's two-year appropriation. niPr UfiuL iiy Associated Press Cameron, Texas, Nov. 8. With nine juror.1 secured, the examining of veniremen in the Mexican hoy lynch ing case was resumed this afternoon TD TAKE UP BEITTIE'S CASE Richmond, Va., Nov. 8 The su preme court of appeals of Virginia, which convened for its autumn session today, is expected to take up next week the appeal in the case of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., the young man now under sentence of death for the mur der of his wife. Should a writ of error be allowed it is probable that Beattie's second trial will be set for the January term. CORN CROP OF 1911 By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 8. The total corn crop of the United States this yeai is estimated at 2,776,301,000 bushels, which is an average yield of 23.9 bushels per acre. Reclaiming Swamp Lands, Elizabeth City, X. C, Nov. 7. Re ports of gratifying progress in the' reclamation of swamp and overflowed lands in this sction were presented at the fourth annual convention here today of the North Carolina Drainage Association. The convention will con- .A SAM GREER FOUND DEAD Died Alone from Natural Causes as He Slept Coroner's Verdict to That Effect. Sam Greer, colored, was found dead thl3 morning In the servants' house at tho home of Mr. 11. M. Dunsby, in which he lived alone. He had sepa rated from his wife and Mr. Dansby liermitted him to occupy his servants' house. When found he waa lying In his bed in a perfectly natural position. IPs shoes and outer clothing had been re moved, and every Indications was that he had undressed and retired for the night. The last time he was seen alive was shortly after dark Monday night and It Is supposed he died that night. He was at the home of a rela tive after supper, and as he left re marked that he was sick and was go ing home and go to bed. He was not seen again until found dead this morn ing. He was about forty-fivcor fifty vears old and was reared out on wixon creek, near Steep Hollow. His nirinto u.irn lun tf tha nlitn:t tiftLM-A settlers In Brazos county, having lived here ever since the war until their death. j Falconio on His Way to Rome. i Washington, Nov. 7. Mgr. Falconio, j the apostolic delegate, left the cai'iithl time i HUNTERS RETURNED. It. M. Nail. T. P. Boyett, A. G. Board. W. C. Boyett, Lamar Bet hen, W. Wlpprecht, Carl Colo and Henry Rehdo haw returned from a week's hunt in the Big Thicket in Hardin county. They report a fine trip, every moment of the time l.e;ng enjoyed an 1 not a single accident occurring to make a dUiordant note in the dailv r iimd ef pleasure. A deer was killed on tho 'morning of their arrival and as a result the table was provided with venison and plenty of small game dur ing the entire stay. Six deer were killed in all, and of tho lirvan hunters R. M. Nail killed two and W. two were C. Boyett two. The other killed by hunters who joined them at Kountze. RESIDENCE BLOCK FOR SALE. I have for sale cheap the most beautiful building block In Bryan. Ideally located, perfectly level and covered with oaks and other trees. It is on West Moseley street, lending out between the First National and First State banks. Only seven blocks from these two banks, six blocks from federal postofflce site, and four blocks from Westsido school. It Is ideal. A. J. BUCHANAN. BARN BURNED. 'f Mr. Sam E. Cavitt ot Wheelock had the misfortune to lose the large ban on his farm by fire Monday. The en tire contents of the barn were als burned, consisting of some seven hun dred bushels of corn, a big lot of hay, plow tools, harness, etc. The loss was estimated at $2000, with no Insurance. The origin of the fire has not beei learned. We are now better prepared than ever to look after your wants. AU business given us will be highly ap preciated. We will remain in the gro cery business in Bryan, rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. John M. Lawrence & Co. STUDENTS TO SAN ANTONIO. Prof. John C. Burns of the animal husbandry department of A. & M. College and about twenty senior and junior animal husbandry students went to San Antonio to the fair today. The students will enter the contest in judging livestock and dairy products. W. R. Parker was in the city today from Thompson Creek. I