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skyseraper bad zoe Luxe."

Although threatened legislation may
curb the building Of tall structures on
sides streets. the city Is going ahead
with building at least one more sky.
scraper on its own account. The new
est addition to the municipal group
Is to be a slxteen-story structure In
West Thirtieth street. which Is TO be
used as a detention house and court
room for ONE That II will be a
jail de luxe" at least e%xteriorly Is
shown by the plans. The plot was
formerly occupied by the old Tender
loin police station. where Harry Thaw
was taken the night he was arrested
on Madison Square roof. Brick. lime
stone and terra Gotta will compose
the arcade OF the new structure. which
will follow the French Renaissance
style OF architecture. The jail will be
located In the upper part Of the build
ing. while court rooms will occupy
the second and third floors.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
ALL USEFUL
THINGS uN6EAuriFuLi

In the current issue OF Farm and
Preside. the National farm paper pub
lished at Springfield. Ohio. Herber,
Quick. the editor. speaking Of the
beauty OF onion plants gone 10 seed.
makes the point that we are prone to
look upon the useful things as un-
beautiful.
There are people stlll living who
remember when tomatoes were sup
posed to be poisonous. were grown Ak
ornamental plants. and called love
apples when they were thought
noxious. they we're beautiful--like an
innocent act falsely condemned as a
sin. As soon as they appeared In the
soup they ceased to please the eye,
though as beautiful as ever
down In New Mexico the Agricul.
tural College station is experimenting
with sweet peas as n winter cover
crop and a forage plant Shall We
cease to admire them ana buy them
at the florists shops when they are
used for ensilage and plowed down 70
fertilize the corn suppose so-and
the pity OF Il Is that so many people
who In that case will be sowing. tend
ing and harvesting sweet peas will
lose the sense OF their beauty. there
by losing also a certain portion OF the
happiness properly helonging to the
business OF tilling the soil"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
American Toys for Europe.

Old Santa Claus has a big Job on
his hands this year Because os tho
war England will no. buy my toys
from Germany. so the bulk OF the
orders will be sent to the Pennsyl'
vania factories to be filled. For more
years than the verag fond nother
end father care to remember Germany
has seen to IL that Great Britain did
not want for toys. dolls, games. &c.
They we're good toys. too, and were
always welcome. Now all is CHANGED.
for Kris Krinkle is expected to work
overtime toting over American made
products to bring Joy to England's
little ones. An able bodied dispenser
of playthings Old Santa is expected
to prove. for the first time In history
Great Britain's Christmas gifts to the
Riddles will be made In the U. $. A.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
THIS JEW TELLS HOW
HE MADE MONEY

In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside. the National farm paper
published at Springfield. Ohio. ap-
pears an interesting Interview with
Joe steuer. an Austrian Jew. 80 years
old. who lives on a 2i-acre farm In
Miami County. Ohio. He buys and
sells secondhand farm machinery, and
Is enormously popular with the farm
ers In his part OF the country. Fol-
lowing Is an extract from the article
In which Mr.. Steuer tells some Of the
secrets OF his success:
when ! first came to this country
from Austria" he told me. II started
In the produce business In New York
City. but there ! didn't M. After a
while I came West and settled In Day.
ton. Ohio. | bought a broken-down
horse and b~rokendown wagon and
started out buying and selling any
thing | could. But | liked the country
end used TO drive out to see the farm
ers. For a long time business was
not good. and my capital got down to
So. About that time I bought a piow
one day for SOC. At the next place
stopped the man. who knew me pretty
well. said. Joe. what did you pay for
that plow?' | told him and he said
Il was worth S.. so I took It home
and kept II. The next year | sold II
for 50. In that way ! stumbled into
this business.
THAT year I invested In a hundred
dollars worth OF secondhand farm I'm
plements picked up a few at a time
I found people would buy them after
they we're fixed up. The year after.
bought a thousand dollars worth. ths
next year three thousand. and th'
next. six thousand dollars worth
Since then I haven't kept track OF m
stock. Eight years ago I was rates
at $4,000. and last year at $4,000.
when anyone asks me how bus
ness f. I always say. business
good When I say III be at a certaiI
place sf 4 certain time Pm there. An
I always pay my debts when the
J come due"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
SUCCESSFUL TEST or
sINoLE.sTALk COTTON
Experiments at San Antonio Result
In Higher Yields.

" F'NH~
Washington. Sept. 6.-Striking evi.
dence In favor OF slngie-stalk cotton
culture under certain conditions Is
furnished by the results Of a test OF
the comparative methods Of the Gus
tomary wide spacing and the new
~singlestalk system which was con-
Quoted in 1914 at San Antonio by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. and a report OF which has just
been published by the department as
Bulletin No. 27s.
From so to 100 per cent more bolls
In the same row space was secured
under the sinslestalk system. and In
addition the important advantage OF
increased earliness was secured.
Where the boil weevll Is present. this
consideration cannot be overlooked.
single-stalk cotton culture has been
recommended under certain condi-
lions by the Department Of Agricul'
ture In a number OF recent pubIica'
tons, among them Farmers Bulletin
col and Document 1880. Very briefly.
the system consists In late thinning
and the leaving OF short spaces be-
tween the plants In the row. The
| combination OF these two measures
results In suppressing the v~egetative
branches and In promoting e~arliness-
Large. luxuriant plants are later In
setting and maturing the crop than
plants OF more restricted growth.
| Where the season Is short. therefore,
and where the boil weevil is a men
ace. this Is a strong argument In favor
OF single-stalk culture.
At San Antonio. under ordinary cir
| cumstances. a cotton crop must be
set In about one month. In 1914. the
season when the experiment under
discussion was made. the crop was
set in about twenty-five days. The
si~ngie-stalk and widespread systems
Of cotton culture e compared In
alternate single rows. In alternate
blocks Of -four rows each. and again
IN alternate rows at various distances
apart.
At the end OF forty days II was
found that ~single-stalk rows alternat
ing with widespread rows produced
81 per cent more flowers. and alter
mating blocks Of single-stalk rows
produced rs ner cent more. There
we're fewer bolls per plant in IN,
~slngle-stalk rows than In the wide
spaced ones. but this difference wa'
much more than Offset by the greater
number OF plants in the former. Al
has already been said. In the sam'
space the slngle-stalk rows set from
80 to 100 per cent more bolls thar
the wide-snaced plants. In every cast
s~ingle-stalk rows yielded more thar
the adjoining widespread les Al
examination Of the fiber In the hel,
showed that there was no nerceptibl'
difference IN the quality OF lin, pro
duced under the two methods.
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NEW York DAv ~ DAY.
- CHARLES HENRY ADAMS.


The latest organization to take up
the fight against prohibition Is the
Anti Prohibition League, just incor.
porated under the laws OF this State,
At the head OF this new organization
are many prominent business men
who have united in this way to ac'
quaint the voters Of New York State
with the truth OF their side OF the
prohibition question. The organizers
propose to accomplish this through
circulars. letters and more particular
~ through the medium OF newspaper
advertising.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
BIG LINER
WAS T0RPEOOED
Was Carrying Wounded Soldiers to
Montreal-Attaek Came With.
out Warning.

London. Sept. s.-rhe Allan Line
steamship Hesperian was ~torpedoed
at $40 o'clock Saturday night on the
south coast OF Ireland, 100 miles
southwest OF Fastnet. Approximately
$50 passengers were on board. one or
two Of them Americans. All were
saved. according to the latest report
issued by the Allan Line.
The steamer did not sink. and Is re-
ported proceeding under convoy to
Queenstown. to which port most OF
the passengers and were taken
BY rescue steamers summoned by
wireless calls for help.
Passengers landed at Queenstown
asserted that the attack was made
without warning. The United States
embassy here has not yet received
any information on this point. The
American consul at Queenstown tele-
graphed the embassy. however. that
there were one or two Americans
aboard. adding that none was lost
The Hesperian. a vessel OF lo.sso
tons gross. was outward bound from
Liverpool to Montreal.
Many OF the passengers were
wounded Canadian soldiers on their
way home from the front.
Early reports from Queenstown
we're that there were fifty passengers
In the first cabin. $50 In the second
and $50 In the third. but II later was
announced at the Allan Line office In
! Liverpool that the passengers mum
hered only about $50. There were
! approximately $50 in the crew.
The attack on the Hesperian came
Just as darkness was falling. Passen'
gers who have reached Queenstown
| express the belief that she had been
chased for some distance by a sub
marine. which fred as soon as II was
In range The attack came so sud
denly. II Is stated. that great alarm
was felt aboard the steamer.
The torpedo struck the Hesperiar
forward Of the engine room. tearins
away the forward part so that water
rushed into the forward compart
ments. The wireless operator In
stantly sent out n call for aid. while
Captain Main ordered the boats ove'
the side. Three OF them are said e
have been upset in launching an'
twenty persons who were injured have
been landed at Queenstown. SO fal
rs known all those thrown into th'
water were saved.
A feet Of rescue steamers sooI
reached the scene and all the person.
IN the small boats were taken aboard
When Il was 2 e the Hesperian wa.
likely to remain ailoat for some time
Captain Main. regarded as n Of tn
most reliable commanders in the Al
Ian service. insisted upon returnin'
to his ship to await the arrival o
admiralty tugs. which he hoped woull
be able to take her safely to Queens
town. Twenty OF his men went bael
,.ftt him
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N

Joe t. Locke and Miss Maude Bat
ten.
Jim Cook and chany Williams
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LIVESTOCK p
Featured al Cotton Palace Exposition
Waco. In November.

Waco. Texas-For many weeks o
large force OF carpenters have been
engaged In putting up new buildings
for the livestock display. Realizing
that the raising OF livestock Is destined
to become one Of the greatest indus
tries. the Cotton Palace Is willing TO
do its share in promoting that indus
try. The buildings under construction
are OF a permanent character. and are
designed to please the most %fastidious
stock-raiser. The entries In the live
stock section will be larger than ever.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

r. J.. Windrow, Waco.
c. W. Lemm. Brennan.
p. p. Knoll. Houston.
J. W. Sanders. Hearne.
]. II. Petihls. Fort Worth.
Frank Ferguson. New York.
William Gamer. Denton.
VI. T. Payne. San Antonio.
Robert r. Campbell. Houston.
r. II. Waller. Fort Worth.
]. W. Risch. Palestine.
Earl Hudson. Fort Worth.
W. p. Moore. steeles Store.
W. A. Cox. Dallas.
+. l. Lewis. Mexia.
A. ]. Sterling. New Orleans.
A. Key. Oklahoma City.
T. s. Heller. New Orleans.
J.. b. wimoth. Hillsboro.
T. NJ. Henshaw. Houston.
o. s. Rogers. Austin.
John W. Hill. San Antonio.
]. c. Scott. Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Davis. Dallas.
Mrs. V. Porter. Dallas.
Miss Elizabeth Senter. Dallas.
Joe wenzel. Kansas City.
G. A. Baker. Sheboygan.
r. L. Stark. Pontotoc. Miss.
G. II. Penland. Waco.
Miss S. Frields. Chicago.
c. n. Pollard. Cameron.
A. c. Lambert. Hearne.
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JUDGE
WAS ASSASS|NATED
tBy Associated press.I

Providence. r. l.. Sept. 6.-Justice
Willis L. Knowles OF the Eighth Ju-
dicial District. early today was assas
sinated by unknown persons as he was
leaving his bungalow to take a troll
ley car for this city.
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Waco. Texas-One day has been set
aside nj the Cotton Palace to be
known as Automobile and Good Roads
Day. This will be n OF the most i'm
portant days OF the exposition.
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Governor VIII Open Cotton Palace.

Waco. Texas-Governor James =
Ferguson has been invited 10 make the
opening address at the Cotton Palace
On the night Of November 6. Cover
nor Ferguson has always been a loya'
friend Of the Cotton Palace.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-06
AS THE
NEWS BREAKS



cHiLDRESS. Tex, Sept. 1.-THE
second annual childress County Fair
opened here today and will continue
through Wednesday. All the Pan.
handle country was expected to have
exhibits.
DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 6.-Excepting
for the usual Labor Day parade. the
occasion was fttingly observed In
Dallas today. Numerous picnics and
sporting events were on the program.
FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. s-The
Tarrant County Teachers Institute
began a four days session here to.
day. Many prominent men were to
deliver addresses.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Sept. 6.
Hearing OF the famous twocens
passenger fare case was on the Fed
erai docket for resumption here today
when court reconvened.
AUSTIN. Tex. Sept. s.-About two
hundred professional photographers
from all over Texas are expected here
for the annual convention Of the Pro.
f~essional Photographers' Association
Of Texas. which will convene here
next week. Elaborate plpss are beinr
made to entertain the visitors and
local photographers have appointed
committee to look after that part ol
the program. George r. Wear o.
sherman Is president OF the associa
ton. A feature OF the convention will
be some interesting exhibitions OF the
latest in the picture making line. It 4
said.
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match to draw down $4,000 as
his share of the purse. But us
l have said before, the European
war has put boxing on the de-
cline. Australia has been bled
pretty strong, losing botn money
and men. The class of men who
formerly were the greatest fight
fans. have now all gone to war,
leaving only the dregss.
That's why boxers in Australia
are getting no money now. II is
why all the good ones are coming
away. And it's why the Austral-
ian government is planning to
close down the stadiunls in o
week or SO.
The Johnson Burns match was
the forerunner of big-money
bouts in the Antipodes. They
drew in over 100000 IN cash at
the Sydney stadium Cor that
match. Burns received 100000
and the big negro $500.
Hugh Mcintosh arranged that
bout. 1t was Hugh's start in
life. With the money that he
made out of the fight, he bought
up little vaudeville circuit, and
now he is vaudeville king of the
island, and New Zealand. Every
vaudeville act in either country Is
directly under his management.
But getting back to boxing con-
ditions of the present day in Aus
tralia
A short time ago, in the paliay
days of the fight game, the adj
mission prices to the big fights
were five bob ($1.25) up to two
pounds ($10). The rates today
vary from three bob (75c) up to
10 bob ($2.50).
One of the last fairly good
purses in Australia was just BE-
fore the war started, when Jack
Lester, the Gle Elum miner.
drew down $50 quid ($3,400) TOR
appearing in match.
AS one feeble means of attempt.
ing to enliven the game during
these strenuous times, the pro-
moters are arranging all interna-
tional events for the maine boutj.
They are putting up American
boys against Australian, or Amer
ican and English, or English and
Australian. zRb1'
The matches in which aDJAmer-
lean boy of some prominence is
featured draw the best crowds.
For Australia wants to see the
Americans whipped, and 1T is
their great ambition these days.
to see a good American Boxer
properly trimmed in the Anstral-
ian ring. & .tut4
most strongly warn American
boys against attempting Australia,
at least until after the war. It's
a beautiful country, and a fine
place for a vacation, but tie no
place for a boxer with a big ape
lite and little funds.
There are no American boys
!, stranded there at present. SO far
as can remember, there are only
six American boxers and mana
| gers in the co1ntry now, and all
are in good enough financial con
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How long would Ty Cobb leao
the batters of baseball Ii he were
compelled to make three hits to
every other players two or how
long would he lead the base steal
ers IL he had to carry a weight
around his neck?
How long would Eddie Mahar
reign as king of drop Kickers IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
SYRACUSE 0REc0N
GAME is ON TODAY

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 1. =
The greatest inter-sectional foot
bazl game ever played In the west.
DDcordfng to football critics. will
- begun here this afternoon
4hnn the whistle blows which
oonds the Oregon Aggfes and the
0yracuss eleven charging at each
Other.
Psrfect weather after a period
u heavy rain promises a dry day
end strong, clear atmosphere. An
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enormous crowd was anticipated.
Oregon was the only victor this
season over the Michigan Aggiss,
while the Syracuse team suffered
only one defeet, at the hands of
Princeton.
Odds heightened today to 2 70
/ with Syracuse the favorite. Sew
eral Oregon players are on The
injured list, although Yeoger is
the only first string man who
will not be in uniform.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
Burns-Johnson Bout Drew First Big
Money! In Australia--N0 Purses Now

these days.
Australia has seen the hey-day
of boxing. And it'll be many days
after the end Of the war before
it begins to show any signs OF
recovering.
Especial article of Les Darcy,
coming middleweight champion,
fnmOrr0W \
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
TACOMA HIKER
SEES CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 1.
Making one Of the most re-
parkable hiking trips In history.
w. H. Mckay. a resident of Ia
coma since. 1888 and staunch
booster for the city. arrived here
yesterday. He left Tacoma Aug
upt ~, 1913, and will return on
the same date next year. He has
walked over Mexico, United States
and Canada.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
POSTMASTER IS
SHOT BY CLERK

MEDFORD, Ore, Dec. l. :
After shooting and probably fa-
tally wounding e. j. Kaiser, Ash
land postmaster and editor OF the
Ashland Record, William Green
Geld. clerk, shot and killed him.
eeif yesterday in the Ashland
postoffice. A rumor that Green.
fold was to have been discharged
d believed to have caused the
bAooting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
BENDER
SEEKS S8,666

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Declar-
ing that he was realised uncon-
ditionally by the Baltimore Fed
erals last August in vioaltion of
two-year contract at $500
per year, Charles tChief) Bender,
former Philadelphia American
catcher, filed suit yesterday aft
ernoon in the federal court to re-
cover $500 from the Fed
league. u
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dition so that they can como
home. These are jack Kerns,
manager, Billy Murray, Red Wat
son, Eddie MeGoorty, Jimmy
Clabby and Walter Coffey.
l imagine that all of them will
come out in short timo. / no.
tice by the press dispatches that
they are not staging any bouts
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NURSE SHOT

York and he won it. The weight
was the handicap under which
Hoppe had to play. He had to
score 500 points while George
Sutton made 400 and George Slo-
sos made 3775.
Yamanda, the Jap, once beat
Hoppe by three. points, but in this
tournament Hoppe had to outplav
Yamada 125 points to beat him,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
CHALLENGE FOR
EASTERN TITLE

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1. - The
University Of Pittsburg last night
sent a challenge to the Cornell
team for game to determine
the eastern football champion
ship. Neither team lost all sea-
son. Pittsburg is keeping in
training. hoping that the clfal-
lenge will be accepted.
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Aod he did.
That just about makes Hoppe
the champ of all champs. He's
greater in his line than other
leaders in theirs. Other champions
are allowed to meet opponents
on even terms, but Hoppe has to
give them a running start. Then
he has to eaten them and pass
them.
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chains were placed on his bootiEs
hoof to limit his stride or how
long would Jess Willard be able
to defend his ring title IL he was
allowed to hit only above the
chin?
Not long.
But they tied a weight on Will
lie Hopes wrist in the 1872 balk
line billiard tournament in Nov
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Paul Steele's greatest am
bition is to develop his little
school of boxing into a big
gymnasium and private ath-
letic club, to be patronized
by business and professional
men. Paul realizes that
boxing is somewhat on the
wane. Tacoma could sup
port a good athletic club,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
WON'T COACH.
SAYS DOBIE

SEATTLE, Dec. mo action
has been taken to select a SUE
cessor to Coach Gilmour Dobie.
The board of control of athletic
affairs last night accepted mis-
resignation without comment.
Dobie explained that he did not
intend to coach again for at least
a year.
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HIGH links"
AT CLUB HOUSE

Everything is in readiness for
the annual high links" of the
Tacoma Yacht club, to be held at
the club house tomorrow even
ing. One of the features of the
evening will be the presence OF
many of the men who organized
the first yacht club rs years ago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
JACK DILLON
WHIPS FLYNN

NEW YORK, Dec. Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, sus-
tained a severe beating her last
night at the hands of Jack Dillon
Of Indianapolis. The bout went
10 rounds, with Dillon leading
throughout. In the ninth Flynn
went down for the count of four.
Flynn weighed Is pounds more
than Dillon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
FANS WONDER

SPOKANE, Dec. Fans of
Spokane are wondering why Bob
Wicker. Spokane manager during
1915, should have been uncondi-
tionally released yesterday. Wick
er was lauded highly here during
most of the season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01

A year or 80 ago Ted Lewis was
loafins around Australia trying
= decide whether to join tie
1S1fish army and fight in the
tropches or Jump to the United
Gtatss ami do his fighting in the
rlhs.
r. was an English feather
wC10ht champ. but his title was
nd doing him much good. he
ma whipped all the boys in Eng
land. then gone to Australia,
whnro be cleaned out the feather
woighfs and walloped go many
uehtweights, few boxers wanted
70 meet him. when he did get q
boat. Il didn't pay much money.
NOW a lot of boxers are sorry
- dfdn'E 60 to war. There's
Sax Britton, for instance. jack
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-01
SCOTTISH ladies
TOAST THE<ALLIES

Tossts to Great Britain. France,
Belgium and Russia were given
by so Scots, members of the Gale
DOMAIN and st. Andrews society,
Of their 26th annual banquet at
the Olympus hotel last night In
honor Of st. Andrews day.
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TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE O FO8
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SIX.