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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23
ABOUT TAX EQUALIZATION

way to equalize taxes is not to
The assessed valuation of every
home and hillside farm, but de-
plan to get all the property on
eauN rolls. If the tax dodgers could
u,,rralled, the burden of taxation
not fall almost entirely on the
home owners.-Bryan Eagle.
)ther words, be fair in your as
ents and refuse to favor the fell
ho is holding real estate without
ReWing it, and who is trusting to
|geadustry of his neighbors to en-
SEE the value of his holdings, and
i've will not have taxation that will
bmp those least able to bear its bur-
|bn t-Beaumont Enterprise.
J he, be fair in the assessments. Not
the the small farm and small home
s., irs I'D to the last limit and let the
by. Flows go at about one-third value,
|Thimall homes and the small farms
brit isible, tangible things; the equal
|adeboard knows what they cost the
|rpir and what he can sell them for,
BID ,quently down go the screws. The
brso $500 home is raised to $3.50,
hare the big homes worth from $1,000
(ter5,0OO are taken at from $4,000 to
|bit,. Is there any jsutice in that?
|ctusmall farm worth from $40 to $40
dedre is assessed at just about what
,hoould actually sell for, while lands
On b from SIS to $125 an acre are
Fir at $40 to $50 an acre. Why not
7 ts them up also close to the selling
moi?
ulp)cks of merchandise worth $4,000
Se(taken at $4,000. twenty-five to
bli thousand dollar stocks are taken
th0,OO0 to $4,000. Bank deposits of
WE than million dollars never
u?h the tax rolls. Nobody has any
Beey on January /. Hundreds of
opkands dollars worth of gilt-edge
lcs never come to light.
e hat The Eagle is driving at is
, If it is right for one man to
opltaxes on all he owns, why is it
alright for everybody else to do the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

Referring again to the announce
ment of Dr. r. II. Harrison for the
office OF tax collector of Brazos coun-
ty, brief mention of which was made
yesterday afternoon, The Eagle will
state that he has consented to make
the race only at the earnest solicita-
ton of his friends, two of whom came
to the office and authorized his an
nouncement to be placed in the paper.
The announcement is made subject to
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23
Il Paws to Advertise.

The classified columns of the Daily
Democrat contain a paid advertise
ment from a local young man who
SAYS he has good habits and is matri'
monially inclined, but who-notwith'
standing it is leap year--has been
forced to resort to the daily press to
find a responsive heart. This looks
bad for Corpus and the time-honored
leap year custom. Shall this young
man be allowed to grow into crusty
old bachelor, or will some tender
hearted maiden answer his appeal?-
Corpus Christi Democrat.
Men should not wait to be asked
even if it is leap year. 1t used to be
urged upon law students that lawyers
ought to be like women and wait for
invitations. But there is nothing in
the proposition. The lawyer who is
waiting for clients to find him is with
out an office to wait in while the dam
age suit industry is making his more
progressive and hustling competitor
the envy of every person who wants a
six-cylinder automobile and steam
yacht. The Corpus Christi young man
will get wife, He will be able to
select from several willing candidates
provided the advertising medium is as
good as it seems to be. The only way
to get anywhere in this age is to
hustle.-Galveston News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

ing and dependent person in the coun.
ty, white or black, has been a par
taker of the countys benefactions.
Later Judge Board will issue a state
ment, reviewing his administration
and forecasting his plans for the
future.
The Eagle takes pleasure in placing
his name before the voters of the
county.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

The nipper men are doing all they
can to cut the cables that are holding
Cone Johnson in the senatorial race
Houston Post
Cone don't seem to be able to weigh
anchor and make for the open sea Of
politics. If he doesn't sail pretty soon
the people will begin to think he's a
land lubber.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

Colonel Roosevelt's slogan, Shall
the American people govern them
selves?" is merely a paraphrasing of
Mr. Bryan's Let the people rule"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

If these rains continue a few days
longer the oldest inhabitant" Will
have TO get busy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

The Eagle editors garden looked
this morning very much like that Sec
ton of country between Texas City
and Galveston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

The 'unwritten law" is getting to
be almost as popular as the hip
pocket move"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

Galveston is to have new 100000
union depot. Bully for Galveston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23

Good streets are just as important
as good water and lights.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-23
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Sammie Thomas to Addie Davener.
George Elton to Rosa jenkins.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

actions. Then they found third ele-'
ment in the business-your friend Des
Trebes, Ill unsuspicious Of them. Turk
ing on the veranda and watching Sy-
pher through the window. So they
waited to see what he was up to. And
pretty soon they found out. Sypher
came downstairs, went to the safe and
opened It; l presume he had the stone
in his hand, ready to put away. While
he was standing there the Frenchman
slipped up behind and stabbed
him, annexing the stone and leav-
ing the way he got In. The in
slant he stepped of the veranda the
Chinese got him; but he managed to
scream before they could silence him
and drew the attention Of the house
hold, Miss Pynsent, your wife and the
servants. So to cover things up they
had to gather them all in. The serv-
ants were killed-there were three OF
them-and the women :"
Neither man spoke for time. Then
Couch resumed.
This coolie was an outsider-a
servant Of the merchant's-not one
OF the junk gang: SO he stayed ashore,
and thought 1t would be fine young
scheme to return and do q little loot
ing on his own I've telephon-
ed the head ONCE to arrest that
cursed merchant and confscate his
house and goods and detain anybody
they could catch connected with him.
The nets well enough laid, and l
think :"
The lights Of the city became Wis
ible, strung along the right bank Of
the river as the launch rounded a
bend. Couch swung the little boat
out into midstream. "Half-speed,
Wheeler" he said, adding to O'Rourke:
i've got to pick out that junk. pre-.
sumo the right one will have all sail
set and he moving downstream with
the tide; it's just on the turn now
and fortunately there's no wind worth
mentioning. wish ! could
see something Of the other launch"
He peered anxiously into the obscur-
ity ahead. IF there were only star
light" he complained bitterly.
Stand by, Wheeler, to stop the motor.
Well drop alongside with the current,
as quietly as we can. Colonel
O'Rourke, will you get forward and
take the boathook and headwarp,
please; I'm needed at the wheel and
Wheeler at the engine until we make
fast"
Cautiously the lrishman rose, took
the boathook Couch offered him, and
crept out upon the narrow triangle of
deck at the bows. Crouching there,
he found the headwarp and waited,
tense with anxious expectancy. star
ing ahead in futile effort to penetrate
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16
HARTFORD POLICE Co1rnr

&c. NJ Grove. Judge; John b. Wilson.
SSny attorney. j. +. Stevens, Marshal,
H ,nnn eohV.hes second Monday in each
city Council-J. H. wuliams, Mayor:
~ T. collins, Clerk: T.. y. Thonlas. TTas.
urT; Members OF Councn-IsOhert Hoov-
g. ~ Is. Taylor. J. II. y. Carson. f.
Moore Fred Cooper, W. J. Bean.
Scho0i Trustees-C. NJ. Barnett. Chair
: ~, Dr. j. ". Taylor, Secretary: w.
. ?; iinsley. Dr. +. b. PendeIton ana n
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

~~N Of the O'Rourke still hold" he
prayed fervently, getting upon his feet
to realize that, with Couch and the
man Wheeler, he was imprisoned
aboard the junk, doomed there TO re-
main whatever might befall, until
the coming of the second launch :.
or perhaps for longer time.
As he rose some indistinct body ran
into him and cannoned OF with an I'M
couth yelp; with no time to draw his
revolvers, the adventurer struck out
with a bare hand and had the salts
faction of finding goal for his blow
of landing heavily on bare flesh and
of hearing the dull sound of a fall
upon the deck.
Simultaneously lights were flashing
out for and aft. A revolver spat ven
omousiy beside him. Somewhere n
man screamed and fell, whimpering
horribly. The revolver expoded Sec
ond time. There were confused
noises, as Of furious struggle, rough
and tumble, and he suspected that one
or another of bis companions had
been tackled bodily by one Of the
junk's crew. On his own part he
caught glimpse Of a shadow moving
ghostlike against one of the lights,
and promptly exercised 1t with shot.
BY this time the vessel seemed to
be caught in the grip of pandemon-
ium; shouts and shots Wed with
screams, groans, confused padding
footsteps, TO make the moment one Of
q nightmare. The boarding party stood
at bay, not daring to venture from the
spot on which they had landed. firing
steadily but with discretion.
Huddled together like children in
-r of the powers of darkness. the
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

the wide, ,shadowy reaches of the riv.
or. But the mystical distances con-
fused and eluded him. The launch
seemed to move, painting, in an abyss
Of night. She made little noise: q
hiss of water beneath her stem; the
steady humming of the motor. throt-
lied down to half speed; the muflled
gasping of the exhaust. And present.
y even these ceased at q word from
Couch, and the launch moved only
with the tide.
Abruptly q towering wall of opaque
black rose out of the darkness to
itarboard. O'Rourke braced himself
or the imminent instant of action,
,oised SO lightly upon his toes and
lngertips that q swell from q moving
'essel would have thrown him on
ais balance, perhaps overheard. The
aunch closed swiftly and silently in
Ipon the black wall; 1t lowered over
aim like a cliff; far above he could
zee dim divisions between black and
,lack that must be the rail- And he
hook his head, dismayed; he could
fever scale that, he thought: not even
he O'Rourke could accomplish a mir
icle. But In a breath 1t had faded
,ack, and he realized that the tower.
ng poop OF the Junk had misled him.
they were now alongside at the waist
de stood up and saw q low railing
moving and caught 1t over the edge OF
the rail. drew the launch In, lot 90 the
boathook and, with the headwarp
wrapped about his hand. jumped
blipdly.
Something dealt him q vicious. all
but paralysing. blow In the pit of the
stomach; he doubled up, for a mo-
ment helpless. across the junk's rail.
but retained sumcient presence of
mind 70 hold on to the headwarp.
Then. recovering . tribe. he sQuirmsd
over and fell sprawling upon the deck.
his heels drumming an abrupt and
violent alarm. From somewhere be-
heard Q shrill tabbsring arise. with an
ensuing pattsr Of bare feet. Swiftly
10 got upon his knees and drew In the
hsadvarp, With bis free hand search
Ing along the rail for q clsat Some
thinst thunpsd heavily on the deck. ~
sida him. end gruntsd; and something
else, followed With . second bump:
and the launch swung outward and.
eenGAt ~ IL eNyPsat. jssksd tho
headvssp fSsn hb ssasp "hsy Tie
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

three held their IRE against the inev-
liable assault in 1orce, handicapped
fearfully by their absolute ignorance
Of the lay of the deck. of the number
Of their opponents, and of from which
quarter they had to expect the, sttack.
And the silence and the suspense
wore upon their nerves until the flnal
struggle came in the shape Of . boom
to save them from madness. And It
came with rush and will, cyclapte,
tremendous, overpowering. BY sheer
weight Of human flesh the Europeans
were pinned against the rail, fighting
at handgrips, win . cruel and cunning
foe far better prepared for such bus..
ness than they. For ut such close
quarters pistols were practically
worthless save a. clubs, while knives
could slip to clay through almost any
interstice. however straiteped.
O'Rourke had NO time to think Of his
companions. Stung to desperation by
the silent. unrelenting fury Of his a.
sailants-twice he was conscious of
the white-hot agony of Q knife thrust,
one penetrating the flesh Of his side
and scraping his ribs, the other biting
deep into his thigh-he fred until he
had but one cartridge left in his re-
volver, and expended that blowing out
the brains of an extraordinarily per-
sfstent coolie, then dropped the use
less weapon and trusted to his naked
strength.
1t served him well for q little. One
man. precipitated by the weight Of
those behind him into the adventur-
sr's arms. he seized by the throat and
:hrottled in a twinkling; then lifting
him from the deck, he exerted his
power to the utmost, and cast the
oody like log into the midst of the
melee. Thus clearing little space, he
'ound himself able to step aside and
let another run past him into the bull
wark; and seeing the sheen of q
swordblade in the fellows hand, be-
ore he could recover seized his wrist,
twisted 1t savagely, and wrenched the
weapon away.
NC Huoic CotuO y mOtueut I6teT, Six
oalized by a binding fash Of light
more bright than that of day, which
ELL athwart the deck and illuminated
simultaneously every inch Of the
lighting ground. Fervently be blessed
the nearby vessel that had turned ito
searchlight on the junk. The scene
Il revealed besgared the experience OF
. man whose trade was fighting; II
Tell upon decks slippery with blood
and Uttered with the bodies of dead
and wounded; 1t silenced a confusion
lndescribable. Upon that insane turmoil
the light fell with the effect of thun-
derbolt from q clear sky.
Screaming shrilly In their panic, the
Chinese scattered and fell away, leav-
Ing O'Rourke beside Couch. wheeler
being down and buried beneath three
Chinese corpsss. And instantaneously
grated harshly against the
Dtarboard side Of the junk. and Q man.
bic figure stark black against the cold
White glare leaped upon the rail apd
Eumblsd inboard. Others 70 the num-
Der Of . .dosen followed him. svaynr
nc over the decks. Couch reslsd -
yards then. babbling orders and "
DeSvottooe. ~
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16

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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-16
PYRAMID OF ciZEH
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Unsxpsctsd Conclusions.

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The Detroit times., 1912-01-16
DeWOODY is PROBING
BELL TELEPHONE LINES

CHICAGO, Jan. ia widespread
investigation OF the Bell Telephone
company with a view TO determining
whether it is a monopoly in restraint
of trade is reported with the return to
this city of Charles F. DeWoody, of
the department of justice.
The investigation, 1t Is said, Is being
complemented by an exhaustive In
vestigation in Chicago. According to
the report government agents have
been at work in this city, and report
TO the administration in Washington
of the operations of the Bell syndicate
will soon be presented.
Mr.. DeWoody, who has been touring
a long list of cities cast and west OF
Chicago, was uncommunicative. He
said he could neither affirm nor deny
the report.
Among the places Mr. DeWoody is
said to have visited are Kansas City
and ST. Louis. wher he Is supposed
TO have conferences with government
investigators. The rumor of the pur-
pose OF his trip follows reports heard
TO the effect that the forces OF Attor-
ney-General Wickersham have been In
yestigating with a view OF filing pro
ceedings for the dissolution Of the al
legged trust.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-16
{ BELOW ZERO LAST NIGHT;
is NOW WARMING UP

Once more the cold spell is to go
elsewhere for time, according to Mr..
Conger, who regulates the sun, moon
and stars in these diggin's. He said,
Monday morning, that the weather
would begin to moderate today and
continue to get warmer until tomor-
row night, at least.
THE weather today will be fair,
with rising temperature" Mr.. Conger
said. "On Wednesday IL will be even
warmer, and unsettled. The tempera.
ture will be between five and ten
above zero tonight, but will get up in
the twenties above by Wednesday,"
The mercury lowered around the
zero mark most OF the time from 9
o'clock Monday afternoon until 8
o'clock, 1 below; 4. 2 below; 5, 6. and
z, 8 below; 8, 9, 10, below; IL. |, 2, 8,
2 below; 5, 6, and l below; 8 zero
William Fox a farmer from Green.
held, was found helpless, out Grand
River-ave., early Tuesday morning. and
was taken to Grand River station
where II was discovered that his ankle
was sprained and both ears were bad
" frozen. He was attended by Police
Surgeon Thomas, and was later sent
20 his home.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-16
GIRL MAKES LONG TRIP
WITH HER MOTHERS BODY


CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Traveling alone
with the body of er mother from Los
Angeles to Iron Mountain, Mich, Lii
lian Irene Derwae, a bright little girl
Of 10 years, passed several hours In
the Union depot yesterday while wait
ing In Chicago to make train connec-
tions.
Six days and nights Lillian had
passed on the train. sixty-hour de-
lay being occasioned In Texas by
snow On the journey new-found
friends became so deeply interested in
her welfare after hearing her story
that they raised purse of $32 for her
among the passengers.
Lillian's mother. died OF tuberculosis
Jan. 2, leaving Lillian only 81. The
girl was $500 miles from her nearest
relative. Her uncle, John McWhirter,
forwarded money to Los Angeles to
pay for sending his sisters b. dy east
and for Lilhan's transportation. There
was So left for Lillian when she got
on the train She had basket full OF
good things to eat but every meal
she ate on the train except one was at
the expense of some passenger or the
railroad company.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-16
rEMOCRATS SEE PLOT;
DEFEAT VALUATION PLAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Under the
leadership of Minority Leader Mann,
the Republicans of the house yester-
day put the Democratic majority on
record as opposed to the considera-
ton Of the physical valuation OF rail
roads.
The vote was forced by the regu-
lar Republicans to show the futility
of the motion to discharge the COM
mitee rule" placed in the house rules
by the nsurgent-Democrati rules
fight.
A motion by Mann to reconsider
the Madden bill for physical valua-
ton of railroads by the interstate
commerce commission was defeated,
II to 1O1, the Democrats voting
against the motion because they
scented Republican coup of some
sort.
Conducting small-sized filibuster,
Mann forced votes under the same
rule on half dozen other measures,
being regularly defeated by the Dem
ocratic steamroller.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-16
WEALTH POURS IN, BUT
HAPP NESS VANISHES
William Rapp Says He Left
Schumann-Heink Three Times
Before Final Break.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.--''It is the
old, old story. An artist cannot be
the mother OF children and be an
attentive mother" today declared
William Rapp, Jr., husband OF Nine.
Schumann-Heink, the opera singer
who is TO sue him for divorce. He
insisted that although Mrs. Schu-
mann-Heink-Rapp has announced
she will bring the divorce action, 1t
was he who left her.
Rapp stated that he had left his
wife four times and each time she
insisted on reconciliation, but that
finally conditions became intolerabie.
He said that his wife's statement
that her children were responsible
for the troubles between them was
Incorrect, as he had asked to adopt
the youngest girls and also got one
Of the boys job In Chicago.
Rapp stated that his wife owed the
fact that she now has half a million
dollars In the bank to his business
acumen but that she had not paid
him a cent for his services. He said:
1T would have been far different
IL | had been merely madam's hus-
band, but have been more than that.
When We married she had $4,000.
Now she has half a million. Before
| became her manager, she was re-
ceiving $400 to 5000 for concert.
Now she receives as much as $4,000
and $4,000.
Madam has fed me and clothed me
and given me place TO sleep. | did
not ask for money, because | wanted
her confidence. But | never won IT..
Times without number she has humili-
ated me in public.
"The night | left the house met
her on the ferry. | kissed her good
bye and she cried. But it is too late
now to talk of another reconcilia-
tion.'"
Walter Schumann-H -Heink, fifth son
OF the opera singer who announces
her intention of divorcing William
Rapp, Jr.. this morning, talked of his
mothers plans and astonished his
friends about the office where he is
employed, by highly praising Uncle
Billy" as he called his stepfather.
"We liked Uncle Billy" said young
Schumann-Heink, but the trouble
was caused by the unusually close
bond of affection between mother and
children.
while we will stand by our moth
er through thick and thin, we can't
go back on Uncle Billy. He is a good
fellow, but he and mother weren't
happy"