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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
HOUSTON MARKET REVIEW

Houston, Texas, Dec. 24.-Although
the Christmas rush is over the holt
day season continues and with it de-
mand for holiday goods. Turkeys are
in as heavy demand for the New
Year as during the Christmas pre-
season, while the fancy fruits of the
holidays are moving we'll in all mar
kets.
Shippers, however, will be more
concerned with a serious turn of the
market which is noted in the egg de-
partment The present is precari-
Gus time in the affairs of the egg men,
as the cold storage variety threatens
to hold the edge over the fresh va.
riety by &c margin,
This situation was started by the
recently spare supply of fresh eggs.
Cold storage eggs were necessary and
the excellent quality of storage eggs
found favor, When the fresh supplies
came in with the accompanying higher
price much of the trade stuck to the
cold storage and the fresh eggs went
begging. AS the cold storage eggs are
of April vintage, a large part of the
trade is preferring them to the fresh
variety, because of the cheaper prices
In consequence shippers of fresh
eggs will do well to feel out the mar
ket before sending in large supplies.
After Christmas there is usually lull
in the demand for eggs and if the
fresh variety is in large supply tum-
BILE is inevitable, with the cold stor-
age holding their own, secure against
loss.
Active demand is noted for vegeta-
Dles. Cauli1ower, celery, beans, let |
.uce, radishes, beets, turnips, etc, are
coming from the lower Rio Grande !
md moving rapidly. Tomatoes are
coming from California. Potatoes are
steady and unchanged at S0@S5c to
he trade The supply is large in the
North. The heavy trade in apples con-
inues.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
H. & T. C. R. R.

Holiday rates to holiday excursion
points in Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
and to Washington, d. c., Chicago,
Ills, Kansas City and st. Louis, Mo,
and Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo
and Trinidad, Colo, on sale ONLY
December 81, 22 and 20, final limit
January 10.
Holiday rates to all points in Texas
and Louisiana on sale December 20,
Fl, 22, 20, "a, 25, rs, 81 and January l.,
1913, final limit January 6, one and
one-third fare for the round trip. In
addition rates may be had to Baton
Rouge, New Orleans, La, and points
on the l.. R. & N. Co., N. o. T. & M.
r. R. and Y. G NJ. V. r. R., between
and including those points, on Deem
Der 81, % and 20, final limit January
Is, one and one-third fare for the
round trip.
Holiday rates to all points in Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma, on sale December
%, "a, rs, 81 and January l, 1913, final
limit January 6, 1913, one and one
third fare for the round trip.
s. n. HARRIS, Ticket Agent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
TERRELL FAVORs STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Austin, Texas, Dec. PA bill deal
ing with the establishment and main
tenance Of state highway depart
ment has been drafted by Senator H.
b. Terrell OF West, which he proposes
TO introduce in the coming session OF
the senate, Provision is made for a
state highway engineer, his duties
and compensation and also for Great
ing fund by the license of automo-
hiles and motorcycles to constitute a
state highway fund.
The proposed act provides for a
non.salaried state highway commits
sion composed of Ave members whose
headquarters would be in Austin, who
would employ competent highway
engineer,
He would be required to make a
general highway plan of the state
gathering data relative to mileage
character and condition and other de.
tails concerning highways of the diff
ferent counties of the state, and es-
tablish standards for the construction
of highways which must be met in
the plans and specifications of pro-
posed county road construction before
any commissioners court could use
funds derived from the sale of bonds
for constructive purposes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
MAY BANQUET JUNGLE JOE"

Washington, Dec. 24-There is a
proposition in Washington to tender
former Speaker Joe Cannon a great
reception and banquet before he re-
tires from the house, after Service
of thirty-eight years.
In those thirty-eight years Mr.. Can
non has attended approximately $500
banquets. But he is most abstemious.
He is mighty careful of his health.
For years it has been the rule in
Washington when Mr.. Cannon is to
attend a banquet, private or public,
that a small bottle of sauterne shall
be placed at his plate. This is the
only stimulant he has ever taken. All
the hosts and hostesses of Washing
ton are perfectly we'll aware that
when Uncle Joe" accepts an invita-
ton to dinner this small bottle of
sauterne must be at his plate. But
then he is a great smoker and his
cigars are long and black
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
MANY PURCHASERS
BUT CHEAPER GIFTS

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 24.-There
does not seem to be any great falling
off in the Christmas trade in this sec
ton, the stores being crowded and the
demand for novelties being great. AS
a rule, however, the articles bought
are not of such expensive quality as
during the past few years.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
Weather Conditions.

The barometric pressure is low in
the Northwest causing rains and
SHOWS in that section. II is warmer
in the Northern states and colder in
the Southwest The lowest tempera-
ture reported was 2 degrees at Mo-
dena, Utah. The following heavy
amounts of rainfall were reported:
Houston l.S7, Galveston 1.S2. Pales-
tine lis, and Fort Worth liz. ANA
rillo had z inches of snowfall. The
United States weather bureau and my
self wish you a merry Christmas and
a happy New Year.
John DAILY, Jr,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hotel Bryan.

Joseph L. Rosson, Hearne.
w. H. Anderson, Hearne.
w. Forman, st. Louis.
John l.. Andrews, Dallas.
H. l.. Russell, Whitaker.
c. G. Gates, Marlin.
w. A. Mckinney, Wheelock.
A. Z. Crowell, Fort Worth.
E. T. Gallatin, Houston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

The postoffice will open on Christ
mas Day for one hour for the delivery
of all classes Of mail. Open from II
a. m. to IL noon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
Hardy Newton,s Candy Corner:

Haroy NeWtohs Sdhoy SoTneT'
Keep for me a whole lot OF apples
and oranges and nuts and candy and
all kinds of good things to eat. will
call at appointed time.
Santa Claus.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
TIE WEATHER.

Bryan, Texas, Dec. "A, 1912.
Tonight and Wednesday: Unsettled
weather.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL NOTES
by Commercial secretaries.I

Anahuae-Plans and specifications
for the construction of dam and lock
across the mouth of Turtle bay have
been completed and bids for the work
are now being received. Operations
will begin shortly after the New Year
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

San Antonio-The city council of
San Antonio has appropriated $4,000 to
pay the cost of a survey of the Sec
tions of the city now without sewers
An engineer will be employed to make
the survey under the direction of the
city engineer
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

Alice-The Young Mems Progress
siye Club is planning an elaborate
celebration for the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the founding of Alice. This
organization is now behind a move.
ment to secure a new hotel, cotton
compress, new city hall, fire station
and a public park.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

San Angelo-The city council has
instructed the city engineer to ask
for bids for the paving of approx
mately 10000 square yards of resi-
dence streets.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

Anderson-Plans and specifications
for the construction of a system of
macadam roads in Grimes county are
being prepared by civil engineer.
This county recently voted a $125,O00
good roads bond issue.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

Rockport-As the result of the re-
cent inspection of Port Arkansas har-
Dor and channel by board of United
States river and harbor engineers a
recommendation has been made to
congress to deepen the harbor from
rs to 80 feet at an approximate cost
of $2,325 900.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

ainesville-Natural gas has reach
ed this city from the Petrolia field and
will be turned into the local gas mains
before the New Year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

Galveston-The contract for the
erection of the new concentration
sheds and compress of the Galveston
Cotton Compress and Warehouse Com
pany has been let to the Unit Con-
struction Company of st. Louis at an
approximate cost of 100000 The
plant will cover IS acres of ground
and work will begin at once.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-24

Greenville-The citizens of Green.
vile have voted a bond issue amount.
ing to $4,000 for the paving of addi-
tional city streets. The city council
contemplates expanding about $685.
600 for paving work during the com
ing year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18

educated by the Christian Brothers 81
the French College OF KAdikeuy. IN
the vicinity Of Stamboul. and wa1
thereupon sent by the government %
complete his studies ~ the great Uni
verUsty OF the Sorbonne az Paris
whence he graduated with the deEree
of doctor OF laws. Returning 70 Tur-
key, he entered the service OF the De-
partment OF Foreign Affairs. was ch'el
secretary OF the international commits
sion for the delim4,a;ion of the Tur.
key-Servia frontier. and afterwardi
was one Of the Ottoman commission
ers for the deAmttation- OF the frontier.
Afterwards he was Ers. secretary
Of Legasion and charge da0aires al
Cetnnjs. and from that time forfs
until the downfall Of Sultan AoduI
legal adviser to the Sublime Porte. Toe
Cabinet a. Minister Of Public Work.
and IN the Senate: but he found y
just 81 impossible ~ his chief 70 com
ply with all the pretensions and de-
man6s Of the Young Turks Committee
Of Union and Progress. and restricted
himself TO his duties IN the Senate,
until appointed Minister Of ForeiGr
Affairs In the present admtn5StrAf4on
He Is q very able and enlighteAec
man. enjoying In a marked degree tbs
respect OF all the foreign enbassiei
well az the confidence Of the peesen'
Sultan. and Of the leading Oeeomat
statesmen. despate his being Q Chris
fian
Copyright. 1912. by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
THE BRIDGE or DELAYS.

When will the new Mayo Bridge Of
comp!etedc II is not half done YET
although I, ]. Smith and Co. con-
tracted to finish it by July IL. the
time limit has been extended to NO
vember IL. but City Engineer Boiiins
doubts whether at the present rate OF
progress. the bridge will be ready In
October, 1913. II that doubt Shall Dc
justified by developments. then the
contract will have been extended hf-
teen months.
What is the reason for this delay?
If it is unavoidable. why? The forhiai
extension granted by the Council COM
mittee on Streets appears to have 'oeeh
upon iustifia BILE grounds, but such de-
Law as is now inevitable is ineXcasabie.
The city sustains great loss because
Of the delay, and another years post
ponement is both unwarrantab!e ana
unreasonable. II the construction force
is Inadequate, the contracto.s, l. j.
Smith and Co.. ought to increase IL
sufficiently; if the work is not beihs
pursued with vigor. the contractors
ought to get behind it and see that II
is expedited.
The Committee on Streets ought ~
insist that /. j. Smith and Co. appear
before it and show cause why the
contract should not be rescinded. NO
Substantial extension should hereafter
he granted unless for extraordinary
reasons. The citizens whose money Is
being expended to construct TINS or.ose
demand that it shall be ready 10: use
at the earliest possible date. The eA-
nerience of the city in this case ought
TO be noted carefully by the Admins
tratiye Board when it goes into ONCE
SO that it will require that contracts
for construction shall be executed In
the time limit specified in the contract.
II a contractor agrees to deliver the
goods within a specified time. he
ought to be made to live up to his
contract. Delay in such cases Is the
city's loss, and it can and ought to
be prevented.
When will the Mayo Bridge be
ready?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
THE FOUNDER OF THE y. N. I.

The suspension Of academic and mill
tary exercises for q single day at the
Virginia Military Institute never cc-
GUYS save on AZ extraordinary occasion.
There are TO such words as holiday
furlosSh in the lexicon Of its gray
clad youth To-day. however. Is a
memorable exception. for IL s. the cen
sensry Of tae birth Of the founder. the
b5iI6e. and the ree..laer % the In
s:i;u;e. General Francis II. Smith j,
10. as Genera! Nichols. the present sup
erin,ea6ens. terms 81, the duty and
the privilege Of the Virginia Military
Institute 70 hosor TIE memory o. tho
man 20 whom more than 90 any ore
man. liv!as or dead. ~ due the exist.
snce Of this institution The FRS,
sgper.n;enGesL General smith. FOR nfty
years continued IN tia; capacity. ".
S<san IL on o small and s;ruesiins
foundation: he guided % iI'o ere stat.
s-e. only TO zee Its splendid work r..
.srrup,ed and crippled ~ war. am
then he took hold anew and led q
sbrovrh crisis and adversely 20 ever,
expanding strength and service. 10 ma,
been veil said that sG institution 81
- the ieaetbsaed shadow OF ons
80; sssssssseasSsy such 10 the reis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
Onthe Spurof then Moment


don't care how election goes;
] am not worried. goodness knows,
1t makes no difference to me.
And win not change my salary.
The Balkan war cloud now In view
Is nothing startling. nothing new.
1t does not haunt me In the night.
II they must do II. let 'em nght.
l do not worry DER baseball.
It makes no difference at all
To me who wins the championship,
I'm satisfied to let her rip.
The scientists 90 not fuss me
With microbes that / cannot see.
/ am not skeered of any germs
We are on quite familiar terms.
For touring cars do not yearn,
For private yachts do not burn.
Those luXuries don't worry me.
From such ambitions ! am free.
But there's one question / would not,
That really has qSite got my goat
That has burned right into my soul.
Where will l get my winters coal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
THE NATIONAL CULINARY
PROBLEM.


A rich New Yorker, agreeable to do
ing almost anything to retain sooo
cook. engaged one on the CONDITION
that il she remained permanently In
his service, there should be $4,000
bequest to her in his will. That was
the inducement outside Of good wages
reasonable hours and good living con-
ditions.
Even the promise Of future reward
did not avail. Last spring the en-
ployer in the case died. but the COOK
had long before lef, his service. and
the bequest failed.
The case is illustrative OF the fact
that the problem of culinary service
is national. and is increasingly dit-
ficult OF solution.
In the East. the cook is usually
white woman of foreign extraction
who is temporarily a good servant. but
by and BY she becomes unreliable and
drifts away.
In the South the problem is decidedly
present The negro woman is depend
ed upon to have charge of the kitchen.
She is a first-class cook. but in most
cases a nomad in disposition. In the
twinkling Of an eye she disappears.
because she needs a rest" or any 9TH
er reason why.
The problem. is a poser. The humor-
lists prediction that some day a cor
poration will attend to all culinary
matters for US may be verified.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
THE TIMES D1spAToH RICHMOND VA FRIDAY OCTOBER is

once more Russian designs upon STAN
boul. and turn against Austria
Hungary the Adriatic key the latter
aims to grasp.
What with . union OF naval estao-
lishments. such a combination. In de-
claring thus far shalt thou go anu
no farther. could not but command
attentive and thoughtful hearing, ana
serious pause. 1t would hold potent
coisn OF vantage for dictation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
According to Uncle Abner.


Vaudeville is just one burned imita-
tor after another.
| Miss Lettie Perkins has been on the
stage for several years, but she has
only been married three times to date.
1t amt the Teller with the most gold
leaf on his winders that gets the best
payin' law practice.
Most all Of Luke Pringle's sons have
gone TO the bad. The first is a burglar.
, the second is a three-card monte shark.
the third is in politics and the fourth
is a lawyer.
T. Egbert Peavy is saving cigarette
coupons to get oatmobile. He has
only got to save 6s9.5i2 more. and he
will probably git the oatmobile II the
cigarettes don't git him first.
1t is gettin' SO a Teller has got to
| have something besides long hair TO
git ahead in the poetry business.
I see by the papers an organ grind
er Teller down to New York has saved
up enough money to buy an automo-
bile. He certainly ought to know how
to crank II.
Hank Tumms believes in Fremont
tons. He had a premonition yesterday
morning that something onfavorable
was goin' to happen. and it did. A
travelin' man bought round Of drinks
at the Golden Nugget ana Hank got
there five minutes too late.
Grandpa Bibbins says he wants to
find an honest lawyer to draw up his
will, but Hank Tumms says the chances
are the old man will die intestate.
Judgin' by our neighborhood there
amt goin' to be any race suicide among
the cat population.
A Teller never knows just how much
OF a Teller he is until he gifts an auto
mobile and starts to meet!n' his
friends.
Some fellers have brains and others
wear goldt-rimmed eyeglasses with
winder glass in EN-.
It takes a long time to find sono
people out. but when you do there amt
no comeback.
Next to the Teller that gifts a hair
cut, massage and shampoo on Satur-
day night, the meanest cuss / know
is the one that sends your name to
an anti-fat concern.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
wa,eA wilson win

The ieaa and siippsred panfaiocHs
who seer ., stout men should remefn-
Der that genius IL often neshy. Va
poieon mus, not be lost sigh; OF. not
pr. Iehusoa. BsIzac was so encrmcss
that q wit once declared 70 vas a
days exercise 20 wa1k sround hsra
Rosssni. the composer, never saw his
kaess tor cir yeas2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
PROTECTION IN MASSACHUSETTS.

The Bureau of Statistics OF the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
just made public its report on manu-
features for the year 1910. It's contents
are an interesting comment upon the
protected industries of a State which
contains large textile and other manu-
featuring centres. the wage-earne-s
In which are claimed by the Repubii-
can and Progressive parties to be the
special benefciaries Of our high Gus
toms duties.
From the manufacturing establish
ments Of thirty-three Of the principal
cities information was secured rela-
tive to the earnings of more than AGO.
600 industrial workers The value of
the commodities produced was more
than a billion dollars. The amount
paid in wages was s215.ooo.oo0. This
share Of labor when distributed was
equivalent to only 1929 per annunl, or
about $44 per month.
In the cotton mills of the State. 40
per cent Of the operatives were adult
females, II per cent young persons
under eighteen years OF age. and the
remainder were men. Almost three
ffths received less than IS per week
when they worked full time. The
earnings of proportion equal to one
tenth of the total ranged between So
and So weekly. In Fall River, the
principal seat Of the industry. the aver
age annual earnings Of the operatives
were only $3.50. or about $50 per
month. Data was also obtained for
more than $4,000 so-caIled benefciaries
of Schedule K, two-thirds OF whom
were in worsted goods mills. Their
average annual earnings ranged from
SAL to s475. In Lawrence. where some
Of the largest plants of the American
Wooden Company are located, the an
nual wages of operatives in the wor-
sted mills average only s411. Almost
one-half Of all the employees OF the
wooden and worsted goods manafac-
turing establishments in the State
showed a weekly wage under IS. The
greater proportion Of the men and wo-
men operatives earned between 81 and
50 each week
This insight into the effects OF the
Payne AIdrich law on industrial work
ers in Massachusetts,. as bad as 1t ap-
pears. is even better than actual con-
ditions would show. for the reason thai
the report assumes that the wage-earn.
ers worked full time No allowance !.
made for the causes which invariably
shorten the maximum number OF work
ing days during the course OF a year
Even under this favorable assumption
however. the statistics are convinc'
Ing demonstration OF the fact thai
workmen in all branches OF industr,
In Massachusetts have not prosperet
under the Republican policy of hist
! protection
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18

tion Of tn founder to the Virginia
Military Institute. In the INSTITUTION
the force and the influence Of the man
live ON: the tradition Of his ndelity
ana his genius leaves its lasting I'M
press upon the corps. lie served the
institute as no other man has served
II: he served il as no other man can
ever serve It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
ARRESTED III DETECTIVES.


). n. y. SteDoe1oO0 Coo40oo WI
Shoof1AG A1heTDt C1t1Ueo.
Especial to The Times.Dtspat:h-l
Amherst. Va, October l7.-Last nigh
about 10 o'clock. At his homo here, }
H. b. Stephenson, q white maa. VA
arrested By detectives. charged viii
the shooting Of Ir. Brown here Q!
Tuesday night last Commonwealth'a
Attorney O. L Evans ana the cat3Sen,
II Amherst used diliGent e6orto 60 cap
ture the guilty man The detective:
reached here yesterday evening s''<
soon wove the evidence collected Int
. net which quickly ted to an arrest
As sentiment was very strooU aGatns'
Stephenson, he was at once taken q
Lynchburg for safekeeping.
The pistol with which the shooting
was done has been found and identt'
fed. Stephenson q Q midd1e.ayed nal
and married. His mother 49, sasses'
reside in I-ynchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18

II you are against trusts vote
against both the propesed eonssi'u-
,.orAI amendments relssing 70 city
treasurer. and city commissioners Of
the revenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18

II KuipmonN Pa. a farmer was az
rested ,ni. week for selling las; years
ches;nuis. and he was later nned for
the oaense. This should be . warning
70 ,he Sexpo-, News Times-Heraid-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18

Old Jack Frost IS the latest cam
pa.Suer for the Democrats. He viii
poin, out quite ke.niy the empty coal
hin and the high price of wcoliens.