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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
HAS AROUSED
GREAT INTEREST
The Offer Of Ter Thousand Dollars in
Gold Prizes to Farmers Is Meet
ing with Hearty Response.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle.1

Especial to The Bryan EagleJ
Dallas, Texa Feb. 9.-The offer by
the Texas Industrial Congress of $10,-
900 in gold pirzes for the best yields
OF corn and cotton produced by the
farmers OF Texas during the year OF
1911, has met with hearty response,
and although II has been less than
thirty days since this proposition was
made public contestants have already
entered from thirty-one counties as
follows: Baylor, Bell, Collin, Cole
man, Cooke, Cass, Clay, Dallas, Erath,
Eastman, Fannin, Foard, Falls, Fay
ette, Grayson, Gonzales, Harrison.
Hamilton, Hopkins, Hill, Hunt, La
yaca, Limestone, McLennan, Palo
Pinto, Parker, Smith, Tarrant, Van
zandt. Williamson and Rice.
One of the contestants is a woman
seventy years OF age, who lives in
Lavaca county; another Is thirteen
year-old girl living in Pamela county.
AS contestants are required only to
superintend the cultivation of their
crops, and do not have to do all OF the
work themselves, each of these entries
has a good chance of being a prize
winner. Another contestant. from
coryell county, gives his age as
seventy-eight.
A number Of the commercial clubs
of the state have organized to secure
entries for this contest in their re.
spective communities, the Mckinney
and Sulphur Springs commercial clubs
being especially active in this respect.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
TARIFF BOARD BILL
Senate Committee Recommends 1t.
A Bitter Fight Is Expected
on Floor of Senate.
Especial to The BRYAN Eagle. l

Washington. Feb. 9.-The house bill
endorsed by President Taft for the
creation of tariff board was recon-
mended to the senate for passage this
afternoon by the finance committee. A
bitter fight is expected.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
APPALLING RAVAGEs OF
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA
Worst of All National PeriIs-over
Forty Thousand Victims
in Four Years.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-Unless Rus
sia succeeds in checking the cholera
this disease threatens to become more
calamitous than all her other national
perils combined. The health authori-
ties report announced today shows the
cholera deaths in the last four years:
In 1907, GAPS; in 1908, 15,543; in 1909,
1O,7O5: in 1910. 10l00
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
NOTICE TAuTo OWNERS

The BrEM Commercial Club desires
that all owners Of automobiles in the
city be at the International e. Great
Northern depE at College Saturday
morning at II o'clock to meet and con-
vey the legislative party to and over
the college grounds. If possible for
you to do so please notify Secretary
Hewitt Of your willingness tomorrow.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
CATHOLIC PRIEST
RENOUNCEs VOWS
He and Fair Parishoner Elope to At
Ianta, Where They Are Married.
Friends Notified by Wire.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 9.-Rev. c. j.
Deguerse, assistant rector at st.
Theresa's Catholic church, has aban-
doned his vows, eloped to Atlanta,
Ca and married Miss X. W. Graf,
his parishioner. The wedding was an
nounced today in telegrams to their
friends here.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
|RElNF0RcEMEATs FOR
INsURREcT0s At JUAREz
Generals Sanchez and casseles VIII
Either Join Forces with orozco
or Attack Navarro.
[speelal 70 The Bryan Eagle. ]

III Paso, Texas, Feb. 9.-The rebel
enerals. Sanchez and Caselels, are
eported south OF Juarez today. either
Reinforce General Orozco or to at
General Navarro's approaching
General Orozco made no ad-
n Juarez this morning, but re-
encamped among the hills TO
hth.
& federals at Juarez threw up
ytional Notifications this morning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
DUMPED MONEY N
MOTHERS LAP
Knockout" Brown, After Winning
Fight, Gave All His Prize Money
to His Mother.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]

New York, Feb. 9.--"Knockout"
Brown, who was conceded the winner
over Ad Wolgast in last nights fight
in Philadelphia, came here early to-
day. He went Immediately to his
home and dumped his share OF the
money. $4,000, into his mothers lap.
She peeled of IS for his spending
money until his next. Brown is nine
teen years old and has no designations.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
FIVE WOMEN KILLED
Sheboygan Street Car Plunged
Through Open Draw-conducto
and Motorman Escaped.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]

Sheboygan, VS., Feb. 9.-Five per-
sons were killed this morning when
street car plunged thorugh an open
drew on the Eighth street bridge over
the Sheboygan river. All the passen-
gers were woman and are dead. The
conductor and motorman jumped from
the platform and escaped.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
PROHIBITION SUBMITTED
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Becomes Effective, II Adopted In July,
1s14-vote In House
73 to 10.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 9.-The
house today passed the senate joint
resolution submitting to vote of the
people a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicants in the state of West
Virginia after July, 1914. The vote
in the house was 73 to 10.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-09
OKLAHOMA STATE CAPT.
TAL QUESTION SETTLED
Supreme Court Upholds Every Con-
Contention of Oklahoma
City.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. l

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. "a de-
cision of the supreme court today up
holds every contention that Oklahoma
City is the permanent state capital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
GRANTS ROAD PETITION.
Highway Commission Makes Provision
for Improving South Park Avenue.

County Clerk Russell H Jones re-
ceived a letter from the state highway
commission this morning sitting that
the commission had granted the petit
ton of property owners on South Park
avenue for the Improvement Of that
highway with state aid and that pro-
vision would be made for fu1ds for the
work. 1t is stated that this must be
made part Of the county system of
roads to be improved and if The county
board fails to add this to the county
system the money provided for its i'm
provement will revert to the state
highway fund. Chief Engineer Hirst,
who was in charge of the building of
several pieces of road in this county,
has been assigned to speak before the
county board on Nov. 21st.. 1t is de-
clared that Engineer Hirst the most
competent man in the stafb depart
ment and for this reason1 Kenosha
county will have chance 10 get the
best possible expert advice in outlin-
ing its first county system Of highways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
WIFE GIVEN DECREE.
Mrs. Stephen Stoffels Wins Contested
Divorce Case in Circuit Court.

Late Friday afternoon Judge Belden
in the circuit court handed down
decree granting divorce to Mrs.
Sarah Stoffels from her husband, Step
hen Stoffels. In addition to a legal
separation the wife was granted ali
mony TO the amount of 81 900. It was
expected that the defendant would put
up a great fight in the case, his answer
having been of very sensational nat
ure, but none of the allegations in
the answer were touched on in the
evidence presented by the defendant
and the divorce was granted practical
ly by default. Mrs. StoffeIs is said to
be critically i'll with consumption, but
she insisted that the divorce action be
tried regardless of her condition. Judge
George W. Taylor, who represented the
defendant, declared after the Judgment
of the court, that the case would be
taken to the supreme court, the defen-
dant holding that the amount of prop
erty given the wife was too great.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
WEEDS IN PHILIPPINES
Miss Mary B. Mcclellan of
Kenosha, Becomes Bride
of a Govt Official
ROMANCE OF SCHOOL LIFE

Cards were received in Kenosha on
Thursday afternoon announcing the
marriage of Miss Mary B. Mcclellan,
formerly one Of the best known Of the
teachers of the city schools and James
B. Morton, one of the managers IN the
executive bureau of the United States
government for the Philippine Islands
The wedding occurred at Manila on
August 91st, and the first word of it to
even the close relatives and personal
friends of Mrs. Morton came in the
engraved announcements received on
Thursday. For some time relatives of
Mrs. Morton have known Of her ac-
quaintance with the government official
but letters written short time before
the wedding gave no intimation of an
engagement and the announcement of
the marriage was a complete surprise.
Hr. Morton has been granted long
furlough from his work in the Islands
and in the early spring he will come
to the states with his bride for a long
honeymoon trip after which they will
return to Manila to make their home.
Mrs. Morton was member of the
class of 1891 of the Kenosha high school
and after completing her education at
one of the state institutions she was u
teacher in the schools of Kenosha I'M
til 1902 when she was one of the teach
ers to volunteer TO go. to the Philippines
and aid in building up American schools
for the natives. She made a great sue
cess as a teacher in grade work and
was named as one of the teachers in the
high school at Manila. Later she ex-
pressed preference for graded school
work and at the time of her marriage
she had been i'll charge of one of the
largest graded schools in the lcapital
of the Islands.
Mr.. Morton is also an American and
he has been in the Philippines for years
and is now one of the best known men
in the government service in the
Islands. Kenosha friends of the bride
will be pleased to extend tardy con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
LOSE MANY PRINCIPALS.
Report of State Superintendent Shows
Changes in High School Teachers.


The new official school directory of
Wisconsin, which recently came from
the press. lists 500 free four-year high
schools. Of these 291 were in opera
ton last year, and 119 of them have
new principals this year; that is, over
forty per cent of the high schools of
the state made changes in the prinei-
palship. This means that the average
term of service of a principal in any
one high school is about two and
a half years.
Of the 1,4SG assistants in the high
schools last year $40 have not returned
to their former positions this year
approximately 81 per cent, thus making
the average term of service of high
school assistant in any one school about
81 years
All will agree that these figures be-
token degree of instability in the
high school teaching force which must
of necessity operate greatly to reduce
It's efficiency. A manufacturing concern
which would change its management
and force of workers as often as the
average high school changes its teach
ing force would be doomed to disaster
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
WANTS ORGANIZATION FINED.
Judge Belden Asked to Sentence Carl
baldi Society for Contempt of Court.

The unusual sight of whole society
appearing in court to answer contempt
charges is a possibility of the near
future in the circuit court as a petition
has been filed with the clerk of the
court demanding that the Giuseppe
Garibaldi society of Kenosha be forced
to appear and show reason why it
should not be fined for contempt. The
petition is made by Gregorio Nicolozzo,
former member Of tine society who
alleges that he was expelled without
cause. The court issued an order more
than year ago directing that the So
clety either reinstate the member or
show cause, but nothing has been done
to comply with the order Of the court.
1t is probable that the case will prove
very interesting when it comes up in
court as the members Of the organiza-
ton have decided to fight the effort of
Nicolozzo to secure his retuturn to
membership.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
WANTED At MICHIGAN PRISON
Cooley and Mawhood Captured by Ke
nosha Police Leader Were Both
Former Convicts in the Michigan In
stitution-Earns Two Rewards.

1t has been discovered that Chief
of Police Owen O'Hare made an i'm
portant capture a week ago when he
arrested Harry Cooley and "Henry
WILSON, on a charge of stealing horse
at Waukegan and a reward of twenty
five dollars will be paid to the Kenosha
police chief for the arrest of Wilson.
Cooley at Waukegan on Thursday made
new confession in which he admitted
that the theft of the horse had been
carefully planned and that Wilson was
his accompliee. He admitted chat both
of the men had served time.
Wilson is found to be David Nav
hood a parolled convict from the state
prison at Jackson, Mich, and the Of
ficials of that state had offered a re-
ward Of twenty-five dollars for his cap
ture. Both Cooley and MANHOOD are
found to be well schooled in crime.
Cooley blames his down fall to the ex-
cessive use Of opium and he claims that
he was under the influence of the drug
at the time he stole the horse from
the Waukegan livery barn.
Letters from the warden of the
Michigan prison state that HAYWOOD,
who admits his identity, was sentenced
to a term of fifteen years in the state
prison of Michigan on March %, 1906
from Branch county, in that state, after
having been convicted on charges of
robbery. The crime was committed. III
Jackson, the seat of the Michigan pri-
son. Cooley is also 2 parolled convict
he having served a part of ten year
sentence at the Jackson institution.
MANHOOD was parolled on September
LIST Of this year with the understanding
that he was not to leave Jackson until
after the expiration Of his term.
Both of the men have declared their
intention to plead guilty to cha ges of
horse stealing when arraigned at Wau-
kegan on next Monday and it is prob
able that the Michigan authorities will
waive any claims they may have to
them and permit them to be sentenced
to prison in Illinois. This fact will
not prevent the reward offered for the
men being paid to the Kenosha chief of
police.
The two men are declared to be well
schooled in crime Notwithstanding the
fact that neither of them is more than
twenty-five years old and the capture
of them by the Kenosha chief is re-
garded as one of the most important
made in this section i'll some time. NThe
officers think possible that the two men
will be connected with other crimes in
lake shore cities before they are sent
to prison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
KLEIN PLAY A HIT.
'Tne Gamblers Pleases Large Crowd
at the Rhode on Friday Evening.

Kenosha theatregoers had rare
pleasure on Friday night when 1.-THE
the latest Of the successful
plays by Charles Klein was produced
at the Rhode Opera House and the
play was easily the best seen in Keno
sha in two theatrical seasons. The
play was produced under the manage
ment Of the Author s Producing Com
pany and this company has established
a record with Kenosha theatre patrons
that will mean much for the future.
The company presenting the play on
Friday evening was one of the most
evenly balanced and best acting COM
paaies ever put on the road. The at
traction was staged with lavishness
seldom seen outside Of the largest cities
of the country and the play itself was
one of such compelling interest that
curtain calls were numerous In fact
the curtain was kept bobbing after
every act. Paul EvertOn, who made a
great hit in Kenosha with FThe Lion
and the Mouse, under the same man
agement, had a real triumph on Friday
evening, but he shared the honors Of
the evening with Miss Gertrude Dallas
whose work in support of the leading
character in the play was so faultless
that her every appearance on the stage
was a signal for a fresh outburst of
applause.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
Burglars Take Piesjand Cake
From Station of Electric
Railway at North Limits
TEAR TELEPHONE FROM WALL

The station of the Milwaukee, Racine
and Kenosha Electric Railway Company
at the north limits Of the city on Mil
waukee avenue was entered by burglars
some time Thursday night or this morn
ing and while the men did Hot get away
with any large amount Of booty they
came near wrecking the station. Mrs.
Wilson in charge of the station had
closed it up after the last train had
left for Racine at midnight Thursday
night and when the place was opened
this morning every thing was in confu-
sion. The thieves had made their way
into the building by breaking open one
of the windows and once inside they
evidently worked without fear Of in
corruption. There was no money in any
of the cash drawers at the station and
the burglars cut the telephone wires
and tore the instrument from the wall
in an effort to secure the few mic kles
which had been dropped info the box.
Fortunately this box had bfen emptied
late Thursday afternoon and there was
not enough money in it to warrant the
work of breaking open the. box. The
thieves set up lunch in the station,
eating pies and cakes, they broke open
boxes of candy and scattered the con
tents about the floor and raided the
cigar and tobacco case and got away
with small number of cigars and
packages of tobacco. It is declared,
however, that the financial loss as re-
suit of the burglary will not exceed
a couple of dollars.
The members of the police force wers
notified of the burglary early this
morning and an effort was made to
round up all the suspicious people in
the city, but no clew to tie identity
of the burglars had been left behind
and 1t is not probable that the polio,
will pick up the guilty parties.
This is the second time that the sta
ton has been robbed and it is locate5
position seems to make it a particula
object for the work of the burglars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
New Workers
Love Bitter
Root Cherries
BIG BINGS BRING BUMPER
PRICES AFTER OTHER VA
RIETIES ARE GONE.

D. w. Haynes, one of New York's
prominent business men, writes inter-
estingly to the chamber of commerce
regarding the swath the Bitter Root
cherries cut in that city. II never
heard Of a trade in cherries this time
of year before, and from Montana,
too" he says. sam sending you a
clipping from the New York Herald,
thinking that you might be interested
in knowing the possibilities of the
New York cherry market in the mid
die of August. Last July saw French
cherries dominating the London fruit
market away ahead Of anything else.
Montana cherries might be made to
dominate the New York market. The
Bitter Root must certainly be cork
er to produce the big black luscious
cherries that the New Workers. are
now devouring."
Following is what the New York
Herald says, under date Of August II:
For the first time in the history of
the local fruit trade a carload Of cher
ries was offered yesterday in the open
market after the middle Of August.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
MRS. CROSBY AS A LEADER
Declares that Women of the State Have
Great Chance to Show Their
Ability to Take Part in the Discussion
of Great Questions.

"Should our legislative powers be en-
larged, we would become the prey OF
rival political parties. 1t is time to be
gin our training New vision and
strength Wilt be needed to steer clear
of uncontrolled emotion and prejudices
on the one side and hasty or i'll advised
action on the other
The above appeal to club women of
the state to fit themselves for the poll
teal arena in anticipation of the time
when the right to vote will be granted
women, was made by Mrs. Emma Z.
Crosby Of Racine, president Of the Wis
consin Federation of Women s clubs at
the annual convention at Green Bay.
Mrs. Crosby in opening her address,
pleaded for closer union between
the Individual clubs and the associa-
ton by means of the year book and
thanked the board, district and vice
president, and other officials as well as
the general federation forNtheir cordial
cooperation in the work of the fedora
tlon
Following a description of the diff
fculties encountered in naming the
committees and getting out the year
book, ''lack of promptness and good
business, Methods" by which, accord
ing to the speaker, "women so often
defeat their own ends" Mrs. Crosby
gave list Of ten national and state
organizations which have sought the
influence and cooperation Of the Wis
consin association, among them the
state board of agriculture.
With regard to the requests Of the
State Suffrage Association and the Po-
litical Equality League, Mrs. Crosby
brough1 out the fact that the associa-
ton was not committed to either, but
she advised members to give the suf-
frage question intelligent considera-
tion. She also declared that Wisconsin
women had reason to be profoundly
grateful TO the state university for the
courses provided for the betterment Of
the gentler sex and to the legislature
for the enactment of laws making for
the best interests Of women, children
and tie home.
Among the bills named as having
been helped either directly or Indirect
ly by the federation are: Revision of the
Streets Trade Law, Minimum Wage,
Women's Reformatory, Spring Shoot
ing, Teachers Insurance and Retire
ment Fund and Milwaukee Teachers ,
Pension Fund. The federation was
also asked to petition large dry goods
stores to abolish the practice Of dis
playing living models. Continuing on
the subject Of legislation, Mrs. Crosby
said:
owe cannot be too careful in an
preaching legislative work. Should the
legislative privileges be enlarged. we
would at once become the prey of rival
political parties. It is time to begin
our training. New wisdom and strength
will be needed to steer clear Of uncon.
trolled emotion and prejudice or the
one side and hasty or i'll advised action
on the other. Let legislative study
have a place in your club work. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
PETER DEFRANG DEAD.

Peter DeFrang, one of the best
known of the German residents of the
north side of the city died at his home
on Lake aven,e late Friday afternoon
after a long illness from complication
of diseases Mr.. DeFrang had been i'll
for more than two years and his death
was not unexpected. The deceased was
born in Germany, but came to this
country when young man and had
resided in KenOsha for many years. He
is survived by widow and several
children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26

The record breaking increase in the
business done by the local postofice as
shown by the annual report is all the
more remarkable in view of the fact
that general business has not been es-
pecially prosperous during the period
covered by the report and in which the
increase is shown. With the showing
made of rapid and unprecedented in
creases in every department of the of
fee the claims of the postmaster for an
increase in the clerical force and in the
number of men in the carrier service
must receive attention from the heads
af the postal department at Washing
ton. The local Office is entitled to more
enlployeesqon the amount of business
demo and at the present rate of in
sFease it viii be only little while be-
EhEe lageE quarters will be needed.