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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
BOTTOM LANDS NOT
WASHED VERY BADLY
Is Report Of Asronomist Who
Making a study Of Conditions
In the Flood Territory.

College Station, Tex, Jan. 11.-That
the lands in the Brazos bottom coun-
try had not been washed out by the
floods as badly as Is generally believ.
ed, is the statement OF A. H. Leidigh,
agronomist in charge of soil improve
ment to the Texas experiment sta.
tions, who is making study OF con.
ditions in the bottoms. Last week
Mr.. Leidigh went to Marlin and is
working his way through the Brazos
bottom, studying conditions there
with the view of making suggestions
as to system of soil management for
the flooded districts.
In his weekly report received today
by b. Youngblood, director, Mr.. Lei
digh says that the land has not been
washed to any great extent. The first
problem that the people of the flooded
districts face is that of repairing liv-
ing quarters, draining the ponds, re.
storing fences and clearing the land
OF drift wood in order that the ground
may be broken and crops planted.
Cautioning the plantation owners and
farmers against burning the drift
wood, Mr. Leidigh says that il the
drift be permitted to rot that within
a short time 1t may be utilized in fer.
tilizing the soil, materially enriching
it. Small drift and silt should be
plowed under, but where the drift is
too large to permit of blowing under
it should be raked to one side and al.
lowed to rot. The lands should be
plowed very thoroughly when dry in
order that the silt may be turned I'M
der and also to prevent baking the
soil where water has stood. Mr.. Lei
digh prefers fiat breaking the land
instead of bedding it unless it be re-
bedded soon after it is broken Sandy
lands should be farmed as usual I'M
less there is heavy deposit OF clay
or silt, in which instance the soil
should be broken deeper and more
thoroughly.
One of the most striking features
of Mr.. Leidigh's report is the recon-
mendation that in those sections
which are mostly under cultivation
that stock law should be passed.
One of the greatest expenses that the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

plantation owners now face is that OF
restoring the fences. Pass a stock
law and do away with fences, thereby
saving thousands OF dollars. Another
advantage is that fence rows may be
placed In cultivation, that plan being
followed In the black land regions.
where the stock law is in effect.
Mr.. Leidigh also urges the establish
ment OF truck farms and orchards on
each plantation, the farmers and hired
help to be supplied from these farms
and the surplus to be sold on the
markets. This plan Is especially
urged for sandy or loamy lands that
are located near the railroad.
Mr. Leidigh will work his way down
the river to point near College Sta
ton.
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]. 5. CONGRESS
HAS REASSEMBLED
Members Are Back at Their Desks
After the Christmas Holi.
day Vacation.
[By Associated Presel

Washington, Jan. 12.-Congress got
back to work again today after holl.
day play spell. In the House, prompt
ly at noon, Speaker Clark dropped his
gavel, and similar scene was en-
acted In the Senate with Vice Presi-
dent Marshall In the chair. Fresh
from vacation which followed nine
months of tariff and currency, mem
bers of both houses returned refresh
ened and ready for work at new
point In the Democratic admlnistra.
ton.
For the first time since President
Wilson ordered the special session last
April, Congress was without the over.
shadowing influence of any single
dominant issue such as tariff or cur
rency reform, to be fought out to the
exclusion OF other business.
AS result, the work of the next
few months in National legislative
halls Is expected to cover wide range
of subjects. Antitrust legislation re-
mains as an important factor in Presi
dent Wilson's legislative program, that
must be considered by Congress, but
II will not displace other important
legislation, as did the bills for tariff
and currency revision.
Four general subjects will embrace
much OF the work of the Senate and
House during the coming months
They are:
Control OF trusts and monopolies,
including legislation to prevent cold
storage manipulation, unfair price cut
ting, and other abuses directly affect
ing retail business.
Rural credits, and other legislation
directly affecting farmers and land
owners. such as good road improve.
ment and Federal aid to vocational
and agricultural education.
Strengthening of the National de.
Tense. through measures such as the
volunteer army bill" already passed
by the House: the Hay bill. to create
a new aviation division in the army;
the Padgett bill, to put the naval mill
tia on a war footing; the Hobson bill,
for counsel OF National defense; and
the general administration program
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE

lined by Secretary Bryan did not meet
with the approval of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, because
or the protectorate It would have
established over the Southern Repub.
lie. The project is to be taken up
again during the coming months; and
1t Is expected that general policy
toward Central American countries
will be outlined by the Senate, Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
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or a two-battleship addition to the

for a two-battleship addition to thu
army.
Passage of the annual appropriation
bills, carrying more than $1,000, 900, 00t
for the support of the government, ant
containing many items of general leg
islation that must be fought over II
the House and Senate.
Aside from these general subjects
Congress will take up early in the
session the settlement of labor prob
lens OF far-reachlng Importance. Mem
bers Of both houses have announced
their plans to call for Federal investi
CATION of the strike in the Calumet
copper mining region and the forcible
removal from Michigan of Charles II
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. While many House
leaders oppose the undertaking OF a
special investigation, 1t is expected
the Senate may be more disposed to
authorize an investigation similar to
that which It conducted last summer
into the coal strike in West Virginia
Government ownership OF railroads
as proposed in the Alaskan railway
bills, will be forced upon the atten.
ton of members OF both bodies as
soon as they take up work. In each
branch, a bill to authorize the gov.
eminent to build railroads in the
Northern Territory has received the
endorsement Of committee, and has
been placed before Congress as "un-
finished business" where 1t must be
taken up without delay. While the
principle of government ownership,
even as applied to Alaskan roads, has
many opponents among the leaders OF
both houses, some leaders expected
that bill authorizing the proposed
development will be passed after a
short debate.
President Wilson's influence is
strongly behind the plan for a system
OF rural banks and credit associations;
and that project is expected to vie
with trust questions. in the attention
that will be given to it by the ad-
ministration. The report of the Rural
Credit Commission which toured Eu-
rope last year, has been carefully gone
over by the President and when leg.
islation is taken up IL probably will
be along concerted lines, such as char
acterized action on the general cur
rency bill.
With the prospects of hard Con
gressional campaign next summer and
fall the Democratic forces are anxious
to add the rural credit laws, and sew
eral effective trust statutes to the
record OF legislation with which they
can go before the voters. From the
outset OF work leaders in both houses
will attempt to guide legislation so
that appropriation bills can be COM
pleted early in the spring, and other
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

Mrs. P. E. Barber, Houston.
NJ. A. Seward, Dallas.
G. M. Spann, Navasota.
r. b. Collier, Hearne.
]. s, Loftin, Tyler.
F. e. Giesecke, Austin.
w. H. Lawler, Houston.
G. N. Lacewell, Houston.
DR.. w. s. Smith, Marlin.
]. II. Rogers; Abilene.
B. Mann, Dallas.
r. A. Allen, Dallas.
e. H. Pettus, Chicago.
A. ]. Mays, Dallas.
Lee Smith, Memphis, Tenn.
F. w. Steber, Dallas.
]. c. Maggie, Austin.
M. A. Mum, Palestine.
T. c. Born, Houston.
w. ]. Marshall, I. & @. N.
Rupert Brooks. Nayasota.
Judge Robinson, Houston
J. Abramson, st. Louis.
d. B. Knowlton, Dallas.
A. C. Lambert, Hearne.
J. s. jenkins. Mumford.
r. A. Mcdonald, Navasota.
s. d. Mccain, Houston.
w. L. Bisbee, Houston.
L. G. Hamilton, Houston.
A. H. Patrick, st. Louis.
r. s. Newsom, Wellborn.
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important measures disposed of ii

important measures disposed OF In
time to permit an early adjournment
Opposition to the so-called "sea.
mans BILL" regulating the labor OF
sailors, has become SO pronounced In
the House that hard fight promises
to face that measure before It can be
passed. The bill passed the Senate
last fall and an effort will be made
to bring 1t up in the House for action
at an early date.
Womans suffrage will also give both
branches of Congress busy time. Ad'
vocates OF constitutional amendment
permitting women to vote have mass
ed their forces in Washington, and
are preparing for a concerted attack
on the Senate and House, aided by
many Senators and Representatives
who favor general suffrage and who
will advocate some positive action by
Congress endorsing 1t.
The scope of trust legislation prob
ably will not be fully outlined for sew
eral weeks. Recent developments In
financial and commercial circles have
convinced leaders in both houses that
effective legislation to correct alleged
abuses can be passed without serious
ly disturbing business conditions. The
President and his legal advisers will
collaborate with the committees OF
the Senate and House on effective bills
that will reach some of the more i'm
portant phases of the trust problem
without requiring revolution of cor
poration methods.
Congress has taken up the problems
of National defense with unusual ac-
tivity since December l. The immi-
nence of a crisis in this country's re-
lations with Mexico has made more
apparent the weakness Of the mill
tary system of the country; and i'm
portant steps have already been made
toward Strengthening the power of the
President and the executive branches
of the government, to cope with sud
den emergencies.
The volunteer army bill, which
passed the House and is favorably re-
garded in the Senate, would provide
effective machinery for the raising Of
volunteer forces in any emergency.
The Hay aviation bill, which has the
endorsement of the House Military At
fairs Committee, and OF the War De-
partment, would create an aviation
branch of the army capable of hand.
ling at least twenty-four aeroplanes,
and of training efficient forces of air
fighters. These and other bills will
be given unusual prominence during
the balance of this session of Con-
gress.
Diplomatic relations with Nicaragua
and other Central American countries
may give further trouble to the Sen
ate. The first Nicaraguan treaty out
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

New York, Jan. 12.-District Attor.
ney Whitman will ask to have the
case OF Hans Schmidt, ex-priest, whose
second trial has begun here for the
murder of Anna Aumuller, transferred
to the criminal branch OF the Supreme
Court. He was highly displeased with
the method of conducting the first
trial.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES

Washington, Jan. 12.-Congress re.
convened after three weeks holiday.
Will give early consideration to rural
credit legislation. The President is
expected soon to send message on
the antitrust question and probably
Mexican situation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
MASQUERADE BALL.

The o. d. II. S. Lodge will give their
second annual masquerade ball at Kur.
ten, February 6. Admission so cents
Ladies free. All invited.
c. w. HEDTKE, Chairman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 12.-Billy
Papke, former middleweight champion,
and George Chip of Scranton meet
here tonight. Chip was once Papke's
sparring partner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

Pinehurst, n. c., Jan. 12.-Advertis.
ing men from North, South, East and
West are here to participate in the
annual tournament of the Winter Golf
League of Advertising interests, which
began today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

Washington, Jan. 12.-The Federal
Reserve Banking Committee began
hearings here at which Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia will make
appeals to be selected as locations for
regional banks under the new currency
law,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

Forecast.
Bryan and vicinity-Tonight and
Tuesday, unsettled; rain tonight or
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
JOHN DAILY, JR., Observer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Dr. B.
Clark Hyde, placed on trial for the
fourth time for the murder of Thomas
II. Swope, the noted philanthropist.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-12
THE WEATHER

Temperature and precipitation at
Bryan for the "a hours ending at 3
o'clock this morning:
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Jim Thorburn was down
from Souris Wednesday,.

Jim Thorburn was down
from Souris Wednesday.
Mrs. J. P. Shahane of Souris
was in the city Wednesday.
Fred Carlson of Souris was a
county seat visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Iverson visited at Will
low City between trains last
Saturday.
+. w. Cathro returned We'd
nesday evening from a business
trip in the east.
Willie Hunter is reported
quiet i'll with pneumonia at the
home of his parents.
J. A. Painter went to Willis
ton on business last Saturday,
returning home Tuesday.
The ladies aid of the Luther
an church will serve at the
church next Wednesday after.
noon.
Miss Elsie Mcmillan went to
Lansford Saturday for a visit
with her sister. Mrs. G. G..
Banks.
Oscar and Ole Thorsen left
Tuesday for Minneapolis where
they went to attend the auto
mobile shows. =,
Miss Anna Vikan came down
from, her school at Westhope
Saturday for a visit with her
parents between trains.
A number of Omenee citiz-
ems were called to the county
seat yesterday as witnesses in
a sta te attorneys inquisition.
Mrs. J. F. Fraser arrived
Saturday from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, to join her husband, who
has been here for the past two
months in the interests of the
Twin Peaks Mines at York,
Arizona.
A basket social will be given
at the school house one mile
east and ten miles south of
Bottineau on Friday evening.
February Is. Valentine box,
Washington and Lincoln pro-
gram. Come and bring basket
and valentines. 1861
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~,
Seen dHd Heard

Mrs. L. p. Saudstrom went
to Omemee Wednesday.
LsP...sSandstrom transacted
business at Souris Tuesday.
ID. l. Armstrong of Willow
City was a county seat visitor
Monday.
J. N. Griener left Monday for
his homestead at Wauchope,
Saskatchewan.
Mrs. Hunter returned home
Wednesday from a visit with
friends aud relatives at Gar
dena.
Chas. Vikan returned Friday
from Grand Forks where he
has been for the past two
weeks.
The G.. B. Catlin home at
Minneapolis was burglarized
one evening last week while
Mrs. Catlin was attending the
theatre. A number of articles
of valuable jewelry we're taken.
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WEATHER

rteadinRs taken ut 7:U, q. m. Maximum
and minimum temperatures and precipita-
etOn are for the twenty.four hours proceed
tn0 7:VV u. ~. Of day given.
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J. L. Gorder was in the city
from Carbury on Tuesday.
c. w. Fielder. went to An.
tier Monday night on business.
V. Ormsby Soule was a bust
ness visitor from Westhope on
Wednesday.
John u. Scherer of Willow
City was in the city on legal
business Tuesday night.
Geo. Vosburg. lineman for
the Northern Telephone com.
pany. had business at Souris
Monday.
Miss Della Nasseure left last
Thursday for Denver. Colorado.
Later she will 60 to her home.
stead in Montana.
The Wonder store still has
cut prices on underwear, head.
wear, sweaters, mittens and
a good many other winter gar
ments. m
A.W. Burnett returned home
Tuesday evening from Manka.
to, Minnesota, where he was
called last week by the death
of his aged father.
Thos. Hennessy returned
home Wednesday from Minot
where he went to attend a So
cialist meeting as a representa-
tive from this city.
The dance for the married
folks' at Ohnart's hall last
Friday evening was a decided
success socially. Everyone
present enjoyed it immensely
and it is reported that another
dance will be held in the near
future.
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The oIovoro Advantaoo,

Orators should beware of criticiaing
their audiences. They ane likely t.
provoke retorts that will 60 far to-
ward marrinR their effects.
A school principal was lecturing his
corps Of teachers upon efficiency.
What" be demanded. would be
thought Of Q glove maker who at the
close Of the season found 10 pex cent
Of his stock returned because Il fell
below standard requirements? Why
should we require 100 per cent e0a-
cheney Of the glove maker and only 80
per cent a the teacher?'
Because" promptly responded Q
fearless teacher. "he can select his
kids."-Youth's Companion.
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Habit With Him,

Brought up before the municipal
court. tho old offender had bis Wit.
nesses with him. a fine array Of them.
to prove that he could not possibly have
committed the misdemeanor Of which
be was accused.
"What is your excus going to be
this timer inquired the Judge.
Il can prove an alibi. your honor"
IAN alSbi? What. agnin? Why. to
my personal recollection you've been
up before me Ave times. and you've al
ways had an alfbi. 1t may he right
I don't say 1t isn't but I'm curious to
know whether you ever once. In
your whole life. where you were sup
posed to be!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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CLASSIFIED ADS,
Eates five cents per line zach insertion.

FOR SALE-I have g o m e
choice Rhode Island Red
'Cockerels at $3.50 each. E.
ID. Condit, Souris, N. ID. 22-4
WANTED-Chamber maid at
Hotel Gladys, Souris.
TAKEN UP.-Heifer calf, red
and white. about eight
months old. Came to my
place, range Is. township 1872
section %, about Septe mber
LIST, l9l3.-Jos. Croisettier.
Ian 1880 Feb 81
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Lutheran Church

Services in English Sunday
at 7: 80 p. IN.
Sunday school at IL: 80. Come
and bring the children.
Services in NOrdland church
at IL a. H., and in the Manger
church at 8: 30 D. m.
We like to see you as a lis.
tener to Gods word.
H. N. Bake.
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Morning service, IL a.. NJ,
subject Lessons from the
Temptation of Christ"
Evening service, 7:3O; sub
ject An Uncomfortable Posi-
tion.".
Good music. Everybody vel
come.
A. E. Hall, speaker.
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Easily Explained.

"H0w II It your daughters have new
er learned to cook?"
well. I'll tell You. My daughters
have always been 81 busy with the
problems Of the working girl. settle
ment house matters and the like that
they have never had time for such
academic matters as learning to cook
Louisville Courier, Journal.
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Metaphor With a History.

A Metaphor With q History.
To "knOw q hawk from a hernshaw'
ID q metaphor with . curious history
1t IL a comparison drawn from fal.
conry. "Hernshaw" Ia a corruption Of
'heronshaw." Or young heron. a bird
which was n common prey of the fal-
cons. To know a hawk from a bern.
shaw Is therefore to be able to distin-
guish the falcon from it's prey. A
further co!loquial corruption crept into
the phrase Ito know a hawk from q
handSaw." a form used by Hamlet In
one place. Possibly the distinction be-
tween a hawk and u hernshaw was
found not to be strong enough for the
purposes Of the proverb.- Manchester
Guardian.
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A splendid opportunity for a
fright Industrious young man
to learn matchmaking and
jewelry business. Apply at
Northw estern Jewelry Co.'s
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We Reach The PeOple

Don't let that matter drag.
Take it up at once. Use the
distance service of the
Northern Telephone Co.
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J. III. Kirk was a business
visitor to Sour,s Tuesday.
C.. A. Martin was a passen-
ger to Antler Monday night.
Mrs. w. J. Walker is suffer.
ing with a severe attack OF
appendicitis.
VIM. Ruelle left Tuesday for
Westhope where he will be en-
ployed in a barber shop.
You will find good styles in
children dresses and aprons at
cut prices at the Wonder Store.
Mrs. A. S. Nero went to
Westhope Monday to attend
the funeral of A. Baumann on
Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Nero came up
from the academy at Willow
City Monday for a short visit
with her parents.
The Northern Telephone
company's long distance booth
has been moved from the Tur-
tie Cafe to the Commercial
hotel office.
Miss Bessie Hellickson ar
rived from Grand Forks Satur-
day evening to open a four
months term of school in
district No. 2.
Mrs. Adrain Larson died at
her home in the mountains on
Wednesday, January 20. The
funeral will take place = from
the Manger church today.
President and Mrs. Fred w.
Smith are now comfortably
settled in the Nat Meighen
residence recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kimm.
Misses Blanche Yelle, Marie
LaMarrie and ElizabethHasket
went to Westhope Monday eve
ming, where they assisted the
Catholic church choir at the
Baumann funeral the next day.
Bore johnson, residing near
Willow Lake, died January ~
after a lingering illness. He
was buried from the Rindal
church near Juno on Saturday,
January 81. Rev. Tollerud
conducted the funeral services
at the house and Rev. H. N.
Bake officiated at the church.
J. N. Greiner, formerly Of
Bottineau but for the past few
years making his home in the
northwest, was in the city over
Friday night of last week on
his way. to Bottineau. If we
could Judge by his talk we
would say that he was not
thoroughly satisfied with
things in the northwest. An
tier American.
Mrs. Alice Moreland and lit
tie son arrived in the city the
latter part of last week from
Maxbass. Mrs. Moreland has
accepted the vacancy in the
high school teaching staff
caused by the resignation of w.
K. Ellsworth. She will have
charge of the mathematic and
music departments and comes
highly recommended ae an in
structor.
A. c. Erickson has secured
the agency for the Crow motor
cars, of Elkhart, Indiana, and
will act as their representative
in Bottineau and Rolette coun-
ties. He will have one of the
cars here this month. The
Grow is one of the finest cars
on the market at medium price
and no doubt there will be a
good number of them sold in
this vicinity this season.
A host of friends in this city
will be pleased to learn of the
engagement of Miss Emir Best,
a former member of the faculty
of the School of Forestry, to
Mr.. Roy Weeks Burroughton,
supervisor of education in the
Philippines. The announce
ment was made by Mrs. w. Fl.
Best of Fargo at a perfectly ap.
pointed six o'clock dinner last
Saturday evening. Miss Best
is at present a member of the
Moorhead normal school facul-
ty.
The eighteen-months-o l d
tie daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Fl. N. Bake who underwent
an operation at St. Andrews
hospital last week for the re-
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