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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-23
CHRISTMAS TREE
At the First Baptist Church, Thursday,
Christmas Eve.

At the First Baptist Church, Thursday,
Christmas Eve.
Prayer.
Chorus, "He Is Come"
Solo, Dear Little stranger"-Ruth
Beard.
Reading. THE Christmas Spirit
Leila Davis.
Solo, The Story Repeated'-Kath.
crime Higgs.
Reading, Hang Up the Baby's
Stocking Nancy Moore.
Reading, God Rest We Merry Gen.
tlemen"-Emma Mae Robinson.
Trio, Christ Was Once a Little
Baby"-Katherine Hlggs. Myrtle Dill.
lard and Helen Moore.
Reading, why DO the Bells of
Christmas Ring?"-Mary Lille Foun-
tain.
Duet, 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Misses Florine Bate and Evelyn
Sanders.
Distribution of gifts.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Christmas Fund

The Knights OF Pythias Christmas
fund was closed at noon today, as an
nounced, with about eight hundred
dollars in cash and a few items Of
merchandise which will be sufficient
to carry cheer and comfort to all that
have been found and reported to the
relief committee in distress.
The work now will be principally in
the distribution Of goods which will
keep a great many busy the best part
OF Christmas eve.
The contributions are as follows:
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

William Lorenzo Powers and Miss
ona Williams.
Marshall Syms and Miss Mary
King.
ELI Green and Eliza Blue.
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AS THE
NEWS BREAKS


HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 23.-For the
benefit of Christmas charity, this Is
tag day" In Houston.
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PAWHUsKA, Okla, Dec 23.-Clti.
,ens of this city are making determin.
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COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Dec.23
Work on the bulletin on Peanuts
and Cowpeas," which is to be issued
by the extension service OF the Agrl.
cultural and Mechanical College, has
sheen completed and copy sent to the
printer. Director Ousley states this
bulletin will be ready for free distrl-
button early In January. Besides treat
ing on cultivation and harvesting OF
these two crops, which are being ad-
vocated as substitute money crops for
cotton, the bulletin will go thoroughly
into marketing, etc Consideration
also Is to be given to crushing peanuts
and preparation Of peanut oil, and the
treatment Of cowpeas to prevent their
destruction by weevils.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. "a
Public schools here closed today for
the Christmas holidays. They will
reopen January A.
GEORGETOWN, Tex, Dec. "a
Students Of Southwestern University
were released today until January 8
on account Of the holidays.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 23.-The Court
of Criminal Appeals today was to hear
applications for writ Of habeas corpus
filed by attorneys for Victor II. lines
and his wife, Ida Mae lines, who seek
their liberty from the Bexar County
jail. Applicants allege they are being
illegally restrained by virtue OF an
order Of Judge w. 5. Anderson in the
Thirty.seyenth District Court, re.
handing them to j. ~ Starnes. agent
for the State Of Georgia, In which
State they are wanted to answer
charges OF larceny. Mr. and Mrs. In.
mes were recently acquitted In San
Antonio Of alleged completely in the
mysterious disappearance Of Beatrice
Nelms and her sister, Mrs. Eloise
Nelms.Denman, Of Atlanta, Go. GOV.
ernor Colquitt Immediately granted
the application Of the State of Georgia
for their return to that State, and to.
days action was to decide whether
they shall be given their liberty or
sent to Atlanta for trial on the larceny
charge.
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FORT WORTH. Tex, Dec 20
Public schools here closed today for
the Christmas holidays. They will
reopen January T.
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GEORGETOWN, Tex, Dec. "a
Students of Southwestern University
were released today until January 3
on account of the holidays.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
Want PRETTY TERRELL COUNTY GIRL
Sponsor For Each County in Georgia
Desired by San Francisco Expo
sitiOn Commission.

ATLANTA.-The Georgia commits
sion for the San Francisco exposition
is looking for pretty and popular
girls. Every one in Georgia has a
chance.
A sponsor for each county, one for
each congressional district and three
for the state at large are to be chosen
by popular vote, vote to be cast for
every Georgia souvenir sold. The
souvenirs are the size of silver dol
lar, are beautiful in design, and sell
for one dollar each. Colonel Walter
Andrews Of Atlanta dug up IS for
the first one, but hasn't announced to
whom his vote will go.
The three state sponsors will be
given free transportation to San
Francisco and return, and the others
will receive many honors, being the
guests of honor at many social affairs
in California. Any woman in the
state is eligible, and Frank Weldon
of Atlanta, chairman Of the commits
sion, will furnish details Of informa-
tion on the contest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
WALL STREET is NOW DESERTED
Floor of the Stock Exchange Had
Practically No One On 1t.

NEW YORK.-Wall street was
half deserted today and for the first
time since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war many of the leaders of f.
nance took day of rest. The floor
of the stock exchange, where hither-
to idle brokers had gathered to Cos
sip and await war news, had almost
no one on it today. Announcement
that the exchange would not reopen
for some time prompted many bro
kers to leave the city for an indefi-
mite vacation. At the sug-treasury
distribution of emergency currency
went on slowly. Banks continued to
settle obligations among themselves
with clearing house certificates, but
it was expected that with the turn
of the week the monetary situation
would ease perceptibly, particularly
with regard to time loans and com
mercial paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
many GEORGIA CITIES ARE NAMED
and Athens to Handle Gov
eminent Funds.

WASHINGTON The controller of
the currency today designated five
additional Georgia cities as deposito-
ries for the crop moving funds that
have been set aside by the treasury
department to relieve the situation in
the South. These cities are Albany,
Columbus, Valdosta, Rome and Ath-
ems, and their designation means
that the banks of Georgia will get
fully a million dollars in excess of
the amount originally allotted to the
state for the crop movement.
Sam B. Brown of Albany, one Of
the leading bankers in Southwest
Georgia. who came from New York
this morning, declared that the ae-
ton of the comptroller of the cur
rency in thus designating the five adj
ditional cities would prove of ines
Unable value in the present emer-
gency.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
GIRL FENCERS HOLD BOUTS IN
BATHING SUITS ON HOTEL ROOF

Fencing, they declare, furnishes
the best of sport and keen exercise,
and also is the best training for the
agile activities demanded by the null
titude of steps in modern dancing.
The girls feel safe from intrusion
during their bouts, because the roof
of that wing of the building is closed
and special permission from the
management is required to enter its
sacred precincts. This particular
roof is on top of the Turkish baths
of the McAlpin, but it is not accessi-
BILE from the baths.
The fencers are quite immune
from peeping Toms, unless they take
to aeroplanes, the roof being high
above all other buildings in the vi
cinity,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
Will LOWER The STATE TAX RATE
ContrOIIer-GeneraI Informs Governor
That Reduction Is Certain.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The Georgia tax
rate will be lowered this year. Just
how much cannot be stated, for all
the returns are not in, but from the
showing made by the new tax equali-
cation law a reduction is assured.
However, Governor Slaton address
ed letter to Comptroller-General
Wright asking his opinion as to
whether the rate could not be cut
below the five mills limit. In reply
Mr.. Wright wrote that the tax di-
gests now received by Judge Hart
indicate an increase of $57,000,000
over last years assessments, and in
view of the fact that the legislature
lis being economical on appropria-
lions the rate probably can be reduc-
ed. Just how much he could not
definitely say.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11

NEW YORK.-Far above Broad
way, on the highest roof of the Nc
Alpin Hotel, two young women pre-
pare for the ardors Of their business
day by fencing. Miss Therese Dun
ming of San Francisco and Mrs. Lou
Use Dumon Of New Orleans are spend
ing the summer in that hotel. Both
direct important departments OF
commercial concerns in other cities.
They are fond of dancing, swimming,
and fencing.
Summer in New York, even at
such a height, is not place to wear
heavy clothing when exercising, so
these young women have adopted or
binary bathing costumes for wear
when they have their spirited bouts
with the foils on the roof.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
IS NO NEED FOR ALARM,
SAYS NEW YORK BANKER

NEW Notwithstanding to tele-
grams received by New York banks
and bankers today cotton planters in
the South are much alarmed over the
foreign situation in its relation to
their interests. Some of the tele-
grams stated in substance that con-
tinuance Of the war would reduce the
demand for cotton by fully So per
cent.
In response to one of these COM
munications A. Barton Hepburn,
chairman of the Chase National bank,
sent the following telegram to Con-
gresham Underwood at Washin gton:
"The South is unnecessarily
alarmed over the prospective reduc-
ton in the demand for and price Of
cotton in view of the general Euro
pean war. European manufacturers
may not require the usual amount OF
cotton. but American manufacturers
will require it. It is inevitable that
all oversee trade of Germany will be
at the mercy of any nation which
seeks it and can best serve the former
patrons of Germany. OF all nations
the United States is in the best posi-
ton to take and hold the trade.
Merchants, manufacturers, bankers,
and statesmen should work together
for that purpose"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
VISIT WEEVIL DISTRICT
GREAT DAMAGE is REPORTED
BEING DONE IN ALABAMA.
Edison Citizens Return With Gloomy
Reports of the Pest. Is Rap
idly Nearing Georgia.

The following concerning the visit
of number of we'll known citizens,
to the boil weevil district is from
the current issue of the Edison News
"Messrs. G. J. Rambo and C. s.
Sealy, accompanied by Messrs. NJ.
Rambo and j. C. Hathaway of Bluff
ton went over to Red Level and Ev-
ergreen, Ala, Sunday, returning
Monday night. They went to inspect
the cotton fields in that section which
are infested with the boil weevil and
ascertain as near as possible the ex-
act extent of damage these pests are
doing, with the hope of being better
prepared when they reach here.
They had planned to go as far as
Mississippi to find the weevil, but
we're surprised to find them severaI
hundred miles closer to the Georgia
line, and they say their advancement
in this direction is very rapid. They
also found that the damage that is
being done by these pests in the cot
ton fields as close as Hartford and
Dothan, Ala, is alarming, and say
that the weevil is more dangerous to
the cotton farmers of Georgia than
has been pictured by the bulletins
and farm demonstrators sent out by
the agricultural department of our
government. They appeal to all the
farmers to begin now the work of
better preparing for the coming Of
the cotton pests, as they are sure to
come, and their work is more dam
aging than can be described"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
GROWERS REASSURED
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
URGES THEM TO STAND FIRM.
Saws No Cotton Should Be Marketed
in Sixty Days. Urges Cooperation
i'm Order to Relieve Strain.

Observation-Disclosures of the
congressional committee who have
been investigating the situation re-
lating to the cotton crop of the South
as affected by the war in Europe
on Saturday issued an address to
Southern cotton growers. The com
mittee, of which Senator Smith of
Georgia is chairman, declared:
"Our message to you is-stand
firm. Sell cotton only as last ne
cessity."
Members of the committee after
careful Investigation of conditions up
to the present time gave it as their
mature Judgment that the least pos
sible cotton should be put upon the
market during the next sixty days,
asserting that the agencies of the fed
eral government, both executive and
Legislative, were doing all possible
to relieve the strain of the situation
caused by the lack of transportation
facilities and the danger of facing
no market abroad. They called for
unselfish cooperation among the
farmers, merchants and bankers of
the South for the common good, and
said:
at should be understood that we
are not in the midst of a panic, nor
is a financial panic possible under
our new banking and currency law;
and it is not necessary for us to
throw our cotton on the market at
prices less than it's real value"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11

As Far as the Boil Weevil in Georgia
Is Concerned.

Senator Miller's bill
to protect all birds which destroy the
dreaded boil weevil will be passed
by the senate. 1t was opposed by
Senator Kea, who asserted that live
weevil had never been seen in Geor-
gia and he didn't believe there ever
would be one. The bill was so amend
ed before passage that quail and
doves are not protected. The birds
which are covered by this bill include
field larks, blackbirds, bee martins
grass sparrows. bullbats, thrashers,
and mocking birds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
BILLION OF new MONEY
CONGRESS COMES TO RELIEF OF
SITUATION CAUSED BY WAR.
Prime Securities Will Be Basis For
the Issue Up to 125 Per Cent
of CAPITAL and Surplus.

WASHINGTON than a bill
lion dollars in currency will be added
to the circulating medium of the
United States by the action of con-
gress to meet the situation resulting
from the European crisis. This new
currency, backed by prime assets of
banks, may be issued under a modifi-
cation of the bank law passed in both
house and senate, then compromised
in conference and approved by the
administration for final action in
both houses Tuesday.
All national banks and all state
banks and trust companies, members
of the new federal reserve system,
and those that have agreed to join,
may issue notes under the Aldrich-
Vreeland section of the bank law up
to 1875 per cent of their combined
capital and surplus.
Adequate For Situation.
There is approximately $1,76O,-
O0O,0 such capital and surplus on
which issue of notes may be based.
of that about $8OO,00O,OO0 invested
in government bonds is not available.
Approximately S90O,O00.OOO, plus %
per cent, therefore, is ready as ba-
sis of the issue. Bankers told admin
istration leaders the issue available
would more than care for any situa-
ton.
The senate imposed a further con-
dition that banks shall deposit with
the government against the new issue
a gold reserve of not less than 3 per
cent and that the new notes shall be
apportioned geographically to care
for local banking needs and indus
tries.
AS originally proposed by the SEN
ate banks might have issued up to
the former limit of $500,000,0O
The house removed all restrictions
as to amount. The senate, thinking
q limitation wise, amended the pro-
posal to limit the issue to combined
capital and surplus and the extra 20
per cent was added in conference as
2 compromise.
Ready For Call of Banks.
Hundreds of millions Of new notes
are ready for the call of the banks;
shinments to financial centers have
begun, and the bureau of engraving
is making more night and day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
oFF With GOLD CARGO
,,opED CRUISER SAILS FOR
rrrRoPE WITH 100000.
..osure Ship Goes With Money For
.bo Thousands of Americans i'm
Want in Europe.

WV YORK.-The armored cruis-
tennessee. converted for. the time
,..o treasure ship, left port at 9:45
.,,Iock tonight to carry millions in
soId to the many thousand Ameri-
.ns who are in want in European
Countries.
when the cruiser nosed out to-
u,rd sea in the darkness she had on
hoard about 100000 in gold, 49,
nan OOO from the Bankers Trust
rompany. $2,75O,OOO appropriated
h congress, and 100000 entrusted
- the paymasters' care by personal
trends of individuals abroad.
More private funds are expected to
,o nIaced with the treasury authori-
tes here and it is likely that a sec
oDd shipment of gold will be sent,
orobablv on the cruiser North Caro-
Nina The Tennessee's gold goes as a
bnIk lot of government money. The
Individual depositors' names are not
mentioned, but the delivery of the
money to individual drawees who
have orders from their American
,bippers will be made. This plan,
directed by the war department, it
was believed in financial circles here,
is to prevent any question of Ameri-
Ran neutrality. The gold was insur-
4 ed against marine risks.
Two million dollars intended as
Dart of the Tennessee's money cargo
did not 90. Bankers arranged that
h be held here against money that
may be drawn by the French ambas-
sador in Washington for the current
needs of his government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
GLASS EYE ExPLODEs AFTER
FIFTEEN YEARS OF WEAR
With Sharp Report Tt Flew Out OF
Startled Owners Face.

BOULDER, Colo.-While A. A.
Sweet was reclining in seat on the
court house square a glass eye, which
he has worn for fifteen years, e2plod-
ed with a sharp report.
The force of the explosion seemed
to be spent outwardly, and Sweet
suffered only few slight cuts. An
eye specialist advanced the theory
that there was a small amount OF eel
Iuloid in the composition of the glass
eye. and that the heat from the body
caused it to explode.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
| 100000 AUTOS IN UNITED STATES
One-Fourth of the Cars of World
Owned in This Country.

One-FOurth of the Cars Of World
Owned in This Country.
One fourth of all the motor cars
of the world are owned in the United
States. There are now 100000
registered cars in this country
Great Britain is second with $780,
600 and France third with $4,000.
Persia has IS and Liberia one. Many
large cities in foreign countries have
nc motor cars.
For instance, Canton, China, with
it's population in excess of 100000,
is now awaiting arrival of vehicle
which does not have to be pulled by
a donkey
E. Merle Hooper, Standard Oil rep
resentative in Canton, on leaving for
the United States several months ago
promised his almond-eyed friends
that he would return with vehicle
which would run itself.
Hooper was at a motor plant in
Cleveland last week arranging for
car to follow him to the poppy land
as soon as some roads are built.
There is only one street in Canton
wide enough for a motor car.
There are no country roads which
amount to anything" says Hooper.
1.-The Chinese are just awakening to
the value of good roads and have
several tentative plans for highway
improvements
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
NEGRO LOST ALL HIS SKIN.
Sues Fulton County For Injuries Re-
ceived While a Convict.

The only negro who ever was
skinned alive was exhibit a in suit
against Fulton county this week,
and pieces of the removed cuticle
were exhibit b.
Walter Mosely, the plaintiff, aVerr-
ed that when he was serving six
months in the changing for shooting
craps the convict guards made him
tear away a lot of poison ivy from
some construction work. The ivy
and poison oak with which it was
mixed put Mosely in the hospital
and caused the loss of skin practical
ly from all over his body He can
never work again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE
RUNNING FOR SAME OFFICE

SACRAMENTO, CALI. H. Nc
Pike Of Oakland is a candidate for
delegate to the state convention. Mrs.
Amelia McPike is a candidate for the
Same Office. They are husband and
wife, both are democrats, and both
have fled petitions for nomination.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
CARPET ON LINE SAVES HIM.

When Wesley Breck fell from
fourth story window at Haverstraw,
N. Y, he landed on a carpet on
clothes line and escaped injury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
VEDRINES TO GIVE UP HIS
LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
Vows to Plunge AerOpIane Into Any
Zeppelin That Threatens Paris.

A Paris dispatch says: There is
no fear now felt in Paris of any Yep
pelin attack, although searchlights
increasingly sweep the skies. The
famous air man, Jules Verdrines,
who is stationed here with his new
20O-horse power Bleriot war areo-
plane. has made VOW that he Will
plunge headlong into the first Zeppe-
lin that appears in France. sacriic-
ing his life to insure its destruction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
HE REFUSES TO BATTLE AND
HIS WIFE ASKS DIVORCE

COLUMBUS, declaring her
husband refused to take bath in.
the four months she lived with him
Mrs. Susie Woods has filed suit for
divorce against billiard G. Woods.
Mrs. Woods says she waited until
spring for her husband to take a
bath before leaving him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
FRIENDS FIGHT DUEL HOLDING HANDS
Revolvers Used When Kentuckians
Quarrel Over One Fighters Sister.

MIDDLEBORO, Ky-Each hold
ing the left hand OF the other two
men fought a duel with revolvers on
the top of Cumberland mountain.
James Vanover and Anderson Estep
we're the principals. They had been
friends since boyhood.
1t is said Vanover objected to the
attentions of Estep to his sister. Van
over was shot twice through the
body. Estep was wounded three times
in the shoulder and arms. It is not
believed vanover will recover.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
AM a"R WEATHER MAN.

Makes All of Predictions For
the M of August.
Prof. A. L. 5, er of Atlanta. the
most famous weather prophet of the
country, is out with another fore
cast. He slips over several startling
representations.
Prof. Snider says August will be
hot and dry, with some showers and
much lightning. This is considered
rather probable by most students.
He says fall will come late, and a
hard winter is on the way. He pre-
diets Billiards that will sweep from
coast to coast, and that great comet
will light the heavens and be plainly
visible to the naked eye.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
FARMERS WILL OWN RAILROAD.

The Lancaster, Oxford and South
ern railroad in Pennsylvania, which
recently suspended operations, will
be equipped and operated by farm
ers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
GERMAN DEAD FILL BELGIAN TRENCH
In Some Places Dead Bodies Are
Piled Four and Five Deep.

BRUSSELS Soldiers returning
here report that the trenches around
Liege are literally filed with the
bodies of Germans In some places
the bodies are piled four and five
deep.
f25,OOO Germans Engaged.
The war office has issued an Off
cial statement saying that 125, 900
Germans participated in the assault
on the forts at Liege, but that they
completely failed to make any i'm
preston on the Notifications. Three
army corps engaged in the attack
were cut up and rendered useless, it
is declared.
1t is officially reported that 5000
German soldiers have been killed at
Liege.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-11
Ready For Call of Banks.

Hundreds of millions of new notes
are ready for the call of the banks;
shipments to financial centers have
begun, and the bureau Of engraving
is making more night and day.