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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
COTTON EXPORTS
ABOVE NORMAL
January 1915, viii Be More Than
Quarter Million Above
January, 1914.
CBy Associated Pres.)

washington. Feb. 15.-The Census
Bureau announces that January cot
ton exports will be beyond normal
and more than quarter Of a million
bales greater than January last year
Half million less spindles are op.
Grating in the United States than a
year ago.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
MANY SAIL SHIPS
USE THE CANAL
Shorten Trip Three Months Compared
to Sailing Around
the Horn.
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 15.-The Panama
Canal authorities were surprised at
the number of sailing vessels using
the canal. The canal route shortens
the voyage nearly three months com.
pared to the trip of sailing around the
Horn.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
Aeroplanes 5ombard Royalty.
(By Associated Pressl

Cettinje, Montenegro. Feb. Is
Two Austrian aeroplanes yesterday
fired on the members OF the royal
family at their residence at Rieka,
near Lake Soutart. King Nicholas,
the Queen and Princess watched the
aerial raiders from the palace win.
dows. Machine guns on the aero
planes sprayed bullets in the palace
grounds, several falling near the royal
family, but not injuring any of them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
TOY BALLOONS
STARTLED CANADA
(By Associated Press.l

ogdenburg, n. Y. Feb. 15.-Three
fireworks balloons sent up by boys
on the American side are responsible
for last nights sensational Canadian
reports that aeroplanes with search
lights and armed with bombs flew
over Canada.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
One Year War Cost.
tBy Associated Press)

London, Feb. Is. The British
Chancellor, David Lloyd-George, an
nounces that one years war cost is
estimated to be ten billion dollars,
that England will pay the largest por.
tion OF this, and there will not be any
joint loan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
French Statement.


Paris. Feb. 10. - (Oficial) - The
lighting In Belgium and North France
is mostly heavy artillery battles.
Yesterday in Lorraine the Germans
captured a hill and village. The
French recaptured a part Of this hill
In Alsace Il is claimed the French
troops are doing brilliant work on
skis.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
HOUSE EVGROSSED
RED|STR|CT|NG BILL
Texas to Have Eighteen consression.
al Districts, Giving West Texas
Two More consressmen.
(By Associated Presn.l

Austin Tex, Feb. l5.-The House
ensrossed the Haney-Griggs bill al
most unanimously. redistricting the
State into eighteen Congressional dis.
tricts. It would give West Texas two
additional Congressman.
Representatives in numerous towns
today organized to oppose the Rob
bins public service corporation bill.
alleging 1t restricts local selfgoyern.
ment.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
Monteneerin Port shelled

Cettinje, Montenegro. Feb. l5.-The
Austrian feet Sunday morning made
sortie from the Gulf Of Cattaro and
began bombarding Antivari, a Monte.
negrin port.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
British Steamer Struck Mine.
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. 15. - The British
steamer Wavelet, from Pensacola,
struck a mine today. She was beach.
ed to prevent sinking.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
Russians Still Retreatins.

Petrograd, Feb. 15.-The Russians
are retiring from East Prussia still
1t is expected they will inaugurate
purely defensive campaign on Rus.
sian soil.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
To Restrict Food to Germany.
(By Associated Pr..D

London, Feb. 15.-Winston Church.
Ill announced to the House Of Com.
mons that the allies will probably
take further action to prevent neu.
trails from carrying food to Germany.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-15
ONLY CORN PONE
IN MEXICO CITY
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 15.-There Is no
flour in Mexico City. All the bread
is made of corn meal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14

from the existing excitement concern
ing the return Of ARTURO ToscANINI to
the conductors desk at the Metro
politan Opera House. this single fac.
tor In the season was more important
than the singers and even the works
that are TO he sung.
More significant of the present pre-
pOnderance Of the conductor IL the
increase in the compensation he re.
ceives. Possibly the prima donna still
has some advantage on that score, but
the conductor IL not far behind. ST
n o TosCANINI has been receiving
$1,000 a week. His salary last year
was more than SIO.OOO.
or cOurse such n sum is possible
for a conductor only in New York.
When HEINRICH CoNRrEp brought FL
LIx MOTTL to this country at what was
then known as the unprecedented com
pensatlon Of $4,000 for the operate
season. II seemed as II the importance
OF the conductor could not he in
creased. But Signor ToscANiNI. who
was eminent In Italy and South Amer
lea only when he was brought to this
country, has been able to impress
himself still more on the directors Of
the Metropolitan Opera Company.
But his INDEPENDENCE of tho ordi.
nary rules that govern the actions OF
men Is shown by the annual exhibit
ton of the prim donna qualities bc-
fore the beginning OF every season.
It was at this time that the eminent
Italian musician became in reality
the prima donna of the baton.
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1t il scarcely worth while to inquire
why the immigration officers want to
send all second cabin steamship pas
sengers to Ellis Island along with
those who come in the steerage. The
reason Is obvious. The new regulation
will cause much discomfort and an
noyance to persons whose entrance to
the country should he made a. easy
as due regard to the public welfare
will permit. In the minds Of the au-
tborities this constitutes a sufficient
reason for imposing II.
Whatever party Is I'm power. how.
ever the heads Of the service may
change. the administration Of the i'm
migration laws remains the finest
flower OF bureaucracy in this land Of
ever blooming official laundering. It's
principal purpose. its sole ambition.
its highest aim. appear TO he to Of.
fend and irritate. Its necessary func-
tions are performed with all the fric.
ZION that Is possible. and It constantly
reaches out to annex to itself new
duties providing wider fields for the
exercise Of its genius for offence.
Some persons honestly believe that
the customs service Is the most mad.
dening exhibit OF bullheaded govern.
mental mismanagement the United
States can show. They are mistaken.
The palm belongs TO the fearless i'm
migration service.
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sidered by themselves, discriminate

sidered by themselves. discriminate
against New York city seriously. but In
a manner so intricate as almost to defy
lucid explanation. Taken in connection
with the latitude enjoyed by the Legis-
lature in the creation of new counties,
and with the action which the Legis-
lature has already taken in this respect,
they simply do not make sense.
The Constitutional Convention has
neither altered the discrimination nor
made 1t easier to understand, nor har-
monized 1t with the state of facts pro-
duced by the creation Of Bronx county.
1t has lone nothing at all except to
strike out some obsolete matter, remove
-four commas and permit future legis-
lative calculations to be based upon the
Federal instead OF a state census. This
opens up a broad field Of choice to the
voters next November.
If they vote Yes" under Question
No. 2 they will thereby register their
formal approval of unintelllgible and
partially unavoidable discriminatory
rules. II they vote "No' they will
register their d%isapproval, and be left
with the rules anyhow.
ALFRED y REEp.
NEW YORK. october 10.
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The refusal Of Premier NVIANI to
read to the Chamber Of Deputies the
letter of resignation which T|HEopHLE
DELCAsss had presented TO the Cabinet
seems to negative an explanation that
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs re-
tired becaused he was in poor health.
The French people, knowing DEL
CAssE's ability and sterling patriot
ism, will demand more light upon tho
incident. 1t is significant hat NJ.
DELCAssE decided upon his course after
returning from IA consultation IN Eng
land, and that he had to insist upon
the acceptance of his resignation. To
say. as Premier NIvIANI did, that there
had been no differences Of opinion I'm
the Cabinet about the Governments
foreign policy Is manifcstly ~disingen-
uous. 1t may be suspected that NJ.
DEICAssE did not approve of the use
OF French troops in Serbia when they
were needed on the western front.
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Wait, Watch, Mediate.

A gloomy bill ~ particulars is that
which the American merchants in
Manila present. Presumably they are
well Informed. Even before the Ad-
ministration seamen's law drove our
ships from the Pacific freight facili-
ties were inadequate. Freight for
Far Fast ports frequently lay for
weeks on the San Francisco docks
awaiting transportation.
II was n state Of affairs bad at the
hest. Then came the seamen's bill.
which President WILSON'S signature
transformed from a demagOgic rhap-
INDY to a law OF devastating pow.
ers. After siyty-siy years Of competent
service the Pacific Mail Company
hauled down the American flag and
went u Of business. Other lines did
the same or sought safety under for
eign colors.
This left a had state Of affairs in
the Philippines. Commodities have
fallen In value from lack Of n market.
Warehousing and storage charges have
greatly increased from oyerdcmund.
Manufacturers mus, close down alto.
gether or reduce output 10 n minimum
The American business mel in Ma,
Mia say
ION the whole the situation created h>
mis- legislation Is No serious that ii
should enlist the cooperation OF all patri,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
INVESTIGATING M
sociological Survey for Political Guild.
ance Advocated.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Those
citizens who have not yet made up their
minds whether woman will uplift the
ballot the ballot will uplift woman.
might well ask the opinion Of those
VINO know her best, the department store
clerk, the physician with a large femi-
nine practice and the street car con-
ductor.
Personally ! have a greater respect
for the opinion of these authorities than
for the personal but publicly expressed
views of a President or "A Cabinet menu
Der. The former are u%ninfuenced by
political considerations and besides are
able and willing TO advance sound rea-
sons for their views.
Or II the judgment OF mere man 10
not sufficient. Mr.. Voter. put the Ques-
ton to our wife or your mother. She
probably knows her sex fully a. well a.
its self-appointed leaders. F. d w.
NEW YORK, October 13.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
SINS OF THE MOVIES.
so Obvious. 50 silly. the Wonder Is
They Tan Do Harm.

To.THE EpIroK % THE SUN-Sir. A
correspondent OF THE SIS. with many
others of discrimination. finds danger in
tho moving pictures through the scenes
Of physical violence which are cnactcd.
This FORM of entertainment hIs both
merits and dement's. Fiction IL uu.n-
trrestlug unless novel and active in
progress, but II should Ue confined to The
limits Of possibilities. All Of the cpl
sodes ia tue reels constituting serials IN
a score Of presentations ar" prcpostcfOuS
in the cNtr'me, bat seemingly not 50
recognized hy the mild imhrc!,cs who
thrillingiy applaud. The main actors OF
both sexes are made to ignore tn" hair
breadth escapes from previous dll"crs
aud dumhly fall into new clumsy traps
set by shallow villains who invent ciibo
ate death dealing devices instead of
employing the speedicr time IGNORED
means. Everybody Is lacking IN CONF
mon ~precaution. and acting on impulse
does everything precisely wrong and
seemingly calculated to get themselves
INTO trouble from which in real life there
would Ice no way out, All Of the pur-
trIi'urrs are based upon impulses and
lmpetuolS conduct which are the matn-
springs ~ most OF human mental agony.
The attraction Of the hero aud heroine
is solely Of the ~unenduring physical
order.
No real high lf- that Is rational con-
duct Is presented. People OF recognized
consequence DO not visit cabarets. at
tend such card parties, dances and the
variety Of cheap costly affairs shown.
Neither are there any Wallets 70 be
found in thus country except those In at
tendance ut. those physically incapaci-
tated. while adde's maids Are about as
scarce These two are frequently in the
pictures and conduct themselves with I'M
American oh~sequiousness, and are treated
by their actor employers with vulgar
hlu'cur All the scenes tend to Cultl-
waite a suphbishncss and an envy of the
displayed wealth which many In the
audience do not remember are artificial
presentations, and they do not know that
the real lady or gentleman Is refined.
modest and always under reasonable re-
Straint.
It IL ON the above objections thar the
purely f@arcical movie in i's Intended
prcpos,crousuess Is preferable to one of
silly scntimentality. R~ENsoNABLE
NEW YORK, October 13.
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STUFFED HAM.
Missing Recipe for "Sllced aud
Splccd' Is Found.

To ~ EDITOR 90 TuE SUN-Sw. Re-
spending to a recent inquiry for the
recipe for the stuffed ham. "longitudi-
nally sliced ana spiced," | beg to sub
mt il.
cut a boiled ham longituiiually IN slices
down Ia the bone, insert between tn.
slices Il ,tuthng made a. follows: A loaf
% bread toasted and orumhlcd fine and A
t'ispoouful each Of the following mace.
cloves. spice, ground pepper ss mar
Jo'im, thyme, parsley. onion or onion
tops, horscradiN and mustard tops
chopped me, mix with one half pound of
tat bacon, beaten Ike SAUSAGE. a N,'le
sugar and celery seed, After Inserting IA ,
stuuing bind all firmly together with 4
cord AMI bake one hour
This l. an old ard well known South
crn Wand, and arouud Christmas time
l. Will help To max" surh a time as
would warn the hearts Of such a PARTY
as was given al 'Tiuy Tins house.
hope some Of our sos friends may
make use OF il.
PulLlr SrRoNG NorrH.
ArGUsTA, Ia, October -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
The Baton Prima Donna"

HANS Won Bi'IOw did not live to
realize how truthful was his declara-
tinn that the conductors had become
the ''prima donnas of the baton" lie
spoke those words of wisdom ore
than II score of years G They were
never SO true ms they are today, The
importance OF the conductor in the
operate ms We'll as the concert field
has increased enormously every year.
Otherwise the coming season Of Op-
era in New York would not have
been made So dependent on The pres,
cnce Of the conductor OF the orchestra
as it ut present seems to be. To Judge
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what New Handicap Is Now tn be
Imposed

What new handicap do the agi-
tators who obtained the enactment Of
The Deitrick law prohibiting the adop-
tion of efficiency systems in Govern
nlent %arsenals and ammunition plants
now contemplated
Already the responsible admins,
traitors Of these essential establish
ments are estopfed from applying
those methods by which the shirker
Fan BE- distinguished from the indus
trious and the incompetent educated
b capability. The Congress has de-
creed that the inept and the lazy
shall stand on the same footing with
the skilled and the diligent.
But Brigadier-Geueral CRozlrR has
revealed the fact that further az
saults are to be made on the War De-
partment factories They are dis
closed in numerously signed petitions
pretending to represent the dissatis-
faction Of the men now employed.
These petitions have been signed In
many cases reluctantly. in ignorance.
In blank. Even those whose names
appear on them do not know what ef-
fect they IN intended to produce.
Here Is a mystery that can he solved
only when the Congress assemblies.
Have not the agitators already put a
heavy enough burden on the Govern
nient? IL this a wopitious sens,n to
penaltxe competence and energy in
the national munitions shops?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
Brethren, Re FOrehanded!

Through the abnormal indust rlo,
conditions resulting from the Euro
fean war n considerable fraction Of
the skilled and unskilled laborers I'm
the United States are now in recent
of wages greatly in excess of the
scale paid in time Of peace. and un
q~uestionably higher than they can OBJ
tain after the war when the struggle
Tor commercial rehabilitation and ex-
pansion has begun. These fortunate
workers are receiving thpir proInr.
Ion OF the unusual profits flowing
from an extraordinary situation. and
the question whether they recognize
the temporary nature Of their special
prosperity IL one of serious conse.
queuce to the public.
IF the state Of affairs which
nov exists is understood 10y those
who share it's advantages. that fact
should be shown in the next reports
OF the savings banks. building and
loan associations and similar institu-
lions for the encouragement Of thrift.
whose trust funds should be material
ly augmented by the deposit and in
vestment Of excess earnings during a
period OF uncomnonly high pay. Thus
disposed OF. the vast disbursements
that are now being made in 81 many
manufacturing centres would prove
m unmixed blessing Ia their recir.
tents and to the settlements in which
they live. Thrift in the disposal Of
the surplus taklngs would provide
against the inevitable reaction from
the present imitation. whether that re-
action takes the form Of reduction
in pay schedules. or lessenlng in the
number Of workmen employed.
should the expenditure Of these
moneys he generally for trivial lux
uries. for the qualification of appetites
that grow stronger the more they are
INDUCED. should the higher incomes
run through the fingers afrer The
fashion Of bonanza winnings. the
eventual r"HuJUNllllcu lb lpTUltlllN
will he accomplished only with the
greatest difficulty and suffering. Not
wlthstandlng the unexpected and un-
p~rccedenteh fattening Of pay cuve.
lopes, thrift remains the potent fac
tor in material well being: n factor
whose immediate yisage is not 50
allurlng ss thar of ~improyidcnce, but
whose eventful operations are OF tho
most satisfactory description.
Initiation of wages may be turned
to lasting and permanent good II
frugality and prudence rule. But II
extravaganza governs the conduct If
those who now draw dividends from
Americas unique position. the ten
porary pleasures It will provide will
he heavily outwelgheh, in personal as
well as public effect. by the conse-
Quences of a renewal Of ordinary cir
cumstancsA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
AMERICAN INTERVIEWS.
The Custom Of Listening to Those Not
Qualified.

To THE Epfron OF THE SrN-Sir. The
sul.ud{d editorial articlo entitled "Ji,-
nev r-connulics' in Tue SHY suggests
an interesting custom which unless
ann v.r, murn mistaken is tynic,uy
American
II a u.r.,n 40. ieyes marked su.,ess
I'm a lart.,uI ,. lin forthwith many
assume ina, this same person Is mali
fed ro discuss In interviews or in print
subjects that ba,e rlzzled sn.ci1lists
r,,,u Tim. iwwo,nor,l
AIR Ford rrnyed himself =, good ma
rhoric and business man. therefore ne
mus, Ice uua'lfpd Ia sneak with the sauna
,u,r.,Itv am v,,fI ,,,o,mt,. ,r, IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
Federal Reserve Rebuke For the
Administration.

Every executive department which
ian and an excuse to itself
With foreign affairs In humming with
schemes for overseas trade. To Secre-
tary McADOO. who seems to have con
stituted himself the special guardian
Of commerce with Latin America.
the Idea ccurs Of Joint agencies OF
the Federal Reserve banks in the
Southern Hemisphere. lie writes TO
President WILSON about 1t. The Pres
dent writes back These suggrs-
tons meet with my entire approval.
May I suggest that you bring the
question to the attention of the Fed
eral Reserve Board and enlist. IL pos
slble. its cooperation"
Secretary MC.ADoO submits this or.
respondence to the Federal Reserve
Board. ON October T. the board de-
clares itself in opposition to the prof
ect. The pith of the reply Is that
the Federal Reserve banks should not
do pioneer work" in foreign coun-
tries. 1t will he plenty OF time for
the reserve banks To 20 abroad after
the commercial banks OF the country
have established themselves in bust
ness in the foreign field.
In contrast 10 the disturbing com
plaisance which the Federal Reese
Board exhibited in the matter Of Sec
rotary MCADoO's latest cotton loan
fund the board has displayed in re-
gard to the most recent endeavor to
the Federal Reserve system to
the qualifications OF Administration
policy a resolute independence and
discerning intelligence eassuring and
highly gratifying.
The Federal Reserve banks were
created primarily to protect the Amer
lean banking and business community
from a collapse Of domestic credit and
not to stimulate credit expansion at
home or abroad.
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otic Americans whether directly engaged
In business or not"
But are not these compliments a
little impetuous? Give the Japa-
nese a chance to come to our rescue.
They have already salvaged most Of
u jettisoned shipping business. 1t
costs them only $50 to run a steamer
that under the Wilson scamen's law
would cost S3.27O for an American
owner. Besides, the japanese steam
ers are heavily subsidized.
The japanese have inherited the
business. We rejoice in the uplift.
Have the American merchants in
Manila thought about the uplift? Let
them wait watchfully and mediate
on the uplif,. The japanese ships will
get around to them in time.
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Wall OF AN EXPA TRIATE.
Curious Opinions Held by an Amer.
lean in Paris.

To rlIf EDITOR or THE SrN-Su: May
trouble YOU to lind space in your
paper for the following, which quote
from \ letter just received from a
friend living in Paris?
The Americans over here are mos, hu-
inflated by the Government of tho United
states NJ America, We have fallen In tho
estimation Of the world. and I can assure
YOU II win take more thar 4 gcneration
to pull " NJ, We are the dollar nation"
Dollars before everything. We Hex Ger
mnuy's feet, she gives US a kick and in
suits US with impunity, AN sick of II
All People are most polite and polite.
hut YOU can see such a difference from
one year ago To say You We're AN
American ihen was to feel and he hon
orcd. Now | keep quiet and say nothing
unless forced,
I fancy many OF US feel as my friend
docs. r. W
Hot SPRINGS, Va, October IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
Has She Sacrificed Her OLD Privi-
leges In Grasplng for New?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: One
OF your correspondents bemoans the
lack of courtesy on the part OF the nan
In the street car. Personally l think
his theory Is q trihe old fashioned.
once upon "A time. not so long ago.
"A woman was n woman. but in this day
Of feminists the woman in her des-
perate effort TO push mere man on the
earth ia gradually giving away that
which she should pride most. They are
advertising the fact that they are taxi
ing mans place in the world they do
mans work. demand the salary OF a
man and the credit for getting away
with IL, which we all willingly give
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14

Ry the outcome of the worlds cham
pionship series the prophecies OF the
students of baseball are justified.
They early picked the Bostonian leaders
of the American League to defeat the
Philadelphia Nationals. and If the con-
test was less one sided than they led
us to expect they were right In their
main prediction, The partisans of the
Quakers and of the Massachusetts
bay men will unite in ono regret: the
close Of play introduces the dreadful
season of winter baseball, now grown