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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17
WILLIAMSON COUNTY LEADS.
Has Glnned Nearly 100000 Bales o
Cotton This Season.

Taylor. Texas. Nov. 17.-William T.
Armstrong. Williamson county's cot.
ton crop statistician. has issued his re-
port OF cotton ginned for the season
OF 1916 prior to November /. and the
report shows the same big increase
maintained throughout the present
season as compared with last years
crop at corresponding dates.
Mr.. Armstrong; comparative fig.
ures are as follows: 1916. prior to No.
vember /, 99.SlS bales: 1915. prior to
November l. 7O.2l2 bales; this years
increase. 29.6O6 bales.
This enormous increase is very eX'
ceptional In the state and in the South
and with the big prices brought on the
market, has put Williamson county
farmers In a class almost by them.
selves for remuneratlve returns.
Williamson IL leading all the Texas
counties, with McLennan second and
Ellis (which Is usually the leader with
Williamson usually second, on the av
erage). in third place. McLennan Il
only q few thousand behind William
son and Ellis n few thousand behind
McLennan. The three have n Ions
lead over the others.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17
PINK BOIL WORM
IN NORTHERN MEX.
Most Destructive Of Cotton Insect
Pests Discovered In Laguna Dis
trlct Of Southern coahuila.

Washington, d. c., Nov 1.-THE
pink boil worm, the most destructive
OF all cotton pests, which has caused
millions Of dollars loss to cotton grow.
ers in Egypt, India and other cotton
producing countries. has for the first
time been discovered on the North
American continent. The presence
and probable establishment of the
pest In the important cotton growing
Laguna district OF the State OF Goa
hula, Mexico. within 200 miles OF tn,
Texas.Mexico border. has been deter
mined by specialists in the United
States Department OF Agriculture
Amendnients to quarantine regula
tons have been promulgated by the
secretary OF agriculture seeking to
prevent the worm from entering the
United States and every possible step
viii be taken by the department 10
make the prohibitions effective and to
safeguard the interests OF the cotton
producers Of the United States in 9th.
er ways.
The pink boil worm Is a compare.
lively new cotton pest. spreading from
India to Egypt about eight years ago
II has already spread to practically
all cotton producing countries In the
world except the United States. Rec.
ognizing the possibility OF introduc
Ing the pest into this country In cot
ton seed, seed cotton and cotton seed
hulls. the United States has prohibit
ed for several years the importation
of these products from all cotton pro
ducing territory except six states OF
Northern Mexico. For the same rca
son cotton line from such countries
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17

ports OF entry where disinfection and
compliance with the other features OF
the regulations can be made.
The establishment OF the pink boil
worm in Mexico presents one Of the
greatest menaces which has come to
American cotton culture In its his
tory. This insect In India, Egypt. Ha-
wall and other foreign cotton produc-
ing countries has shown capacity for
damage exceeding that Of the boil
weevil. This possibility OF damage
has warranted the Department OF Ag.
riculture, under the authority OF the
plant quarantine act, to make the most
strenuous efforts to exclude this In.
sect from the United States. This has
involved. as already noted, the regu.
lation OF the entire cotton importing
business, representing value OF i'm.
ports OF from 30 to so million dollars
annually, and the control OF the utili.
! cation OF foreign cottons in all of our
spinning. weaving and waste mills,
and other factories utilizing such cot.
tons in any raw state.
The Laguna district. where the in.
sect has been discovered. represents
one OF the most important cotton pro.
ducing areas in Mexico. II is an ele.
waited plateau region near San Pedro
In Central Northern Mexico. Cotton
culture is there more intensiyely pros.
ecuted than anywhere else In Mexico.
and II is possible that this very inter.
est In cotton culture has led to the In.
PRODUCTION OF the pink boil worm in
the effort to get improved cotton va.
rieties from Egypt or other foreign
sources. The discovery that the worm
exists In Mexico resulted from the
sending by a planter OF the Laguna
district to the federal horticultural
board for determination some cotton
bolls from his plantation which he
supposed to be infested with the com
mon boil weeyil. An examination OF
this material showed that the infest
Ing insect is the dreaded pink boil
worm OF Egypt and India.
The pink boil worm hibernates In
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17
THE RRYAN DAILY EAGLE

the larval state in the seed, and in this
way is readily carried to any quarter
of the world by seed expectation. The
adult insect is a small moth. The
worm attacks the immature cotton
bolls and, In severe cases, reduces the
yield so per cent. In addition to this,
the amount of oil obtained from the
seed of infested cotton is lessened
from 10 to 20 per cent
In announcing the discovery OF the
pink boil worm near American cotton
producing areas, the Department Of
Agriculture urges that all cotton in.
terests give assistance to the federal
authorities in preventing any move.
ment In violation Of the new amend
ments OF cotton seed, cotton seed
hulls, seed cotton or cotton line from
Mexico into the United States.
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Webb Bros.

has been admitted into the United
States only at certain northern ports
and after fumigation. The new amend
ments to quarantine regulations, eff.
fective November 4, extend the pro.
hlbition against importing seeds. seed
cotton and hulls to the previously ex.
cepted Mexican territory, with the ex-
ception OF that portion Of the Imperial
Valley south OF the Mexico-C California
line. This area is continuous with the
Imperial Valley of California, is de.
voted to the culture OF the same kind
OF cotton. and is largely settled by
Americans. In view OF the unity OF
cotton culture In the valley and the
entire separation OF the Mexican por.
tons OF the area from continental
Mexico by the Gulf of California and
wide expanses OF desert country, II Is
not considered necessary to change
the existing regulations there. The
/ growers OF this valley on both sides
OF the international line, however
will be warned OF the danger and II is
expected naturally will refrain from
any traffic. II such exists. in cotton
or cotton seed and seed products from
those parts OF Mexico against which
the quarantine has been promulgated.
As to continental Mexico. however.
involving the five states OF Nuevo
Leon. Coahuila, Durango. chihuahua
and Tamaulipas. the discovery OF the
pink boil worm in the Laguna district
makes II absolutely imperative that
further movement OF cotton seed and
bulls be stopped This has been ef.
fected by the order issued by the sec.
rotary OF agriculture. revoking the
amendments TO the cotton seed quar-.
antine which permitted such move.
ment from these states The control
Of the movement of lint cotton from
these states Of Northern Mexico has
been effected by n revision OF quar-.
antine regulations which will necessl.
tate the transportation by water route
Of Mexican cotton intended for the
United States to specific northern
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17
TRY IT! SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CAL0MEL
Starts Your Liver Without MAKING
You Sick and Can Not
SaIivate.

Every druggist IN town-your drug.
gist and everybody's druggist, has no.
ticed a great falling off in the sale of
calomel. They all give the same rea.
SON. Dodson's Liver Tone Is taking
It's place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know 1t, while Dodson's Liver Tone Is
perfectly safe and gives better re.
suits" said prominent local druggist.
Dodsons Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells It. A large bottle costs so cents,
and II 1t fails to give easy relief In
every case of liver sluggishness and
constipation, you have only to ask for
your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant.
tasting, purely vegetable remedy
harmless to both children and adults
Take a spoonful at night and wake IN
feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head
ache, acid stomach or constipated
bowels. 1t doesn't grippe or cause In
convenience all the next day like vic
lent calomei. Take dose OF calomel
today and tomorrow you will fee
weak. sick and nauseated. Don't lose
a days work! Take Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and feel fine. full OF Wig
or and ambition.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17
TWO BODIES ARE
R|DDLED BY BULLETS
Man and Woman Found Dead In Lat.
ter's Home at Detroit-Husband
OF Woman Missing.

Detroit, Mich. Nov. 1.-THE bodies
of Mrs. Richard Caprarota. l6 years
old, and Petro Damore. 22. riddled
with bullets, were found by the police
In the home OF Mrs. Caprarota on the
east side. There was evidence OF
terrific struggle.
The police say the woman's hus'
band was seen entering the house
shortly before the shooting. but that
they have not been able to find him
since.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-17

A device to be attached to plug OF
tobacco to bite off pieces and thereby
save the users teeth has been patent.
ed by an Oklahoma inventor
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
A PICTURE OF HUGHES.

The New York World, which once
was outspoken In its admiration for
Mr.. Hughes, now declares that the
people do not know where Hughes
stands, or what he stands for. This
Wilson organ had no such criticism
to make when Mr.. Hughes was gov.
ernor. The World said on May II,
1910: He dictated no nominations,
controlled no convention, trafficked In
no patronage. made no bargains with
Office holders. He has rewarded no.
body for supporting him and punished
nobody for opposing him. What In.
huence he has welded over public
opinion has come through his appeals
to the voters themselves" That is
the estimate of Mr.. Hughes given by
the World six years ago. 1t Is a
pretty fair letter Of recommendation
Could the World say as much for
President Wilson? Hardly, for the
president has done all Of the things
from which the World absolved
Hughes.-Kansas City Journal
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
new BUSINESS MOVEMENT.

Plan to Promote Racial Enterprises
Suggested by Dr.. r. r. Wright.
DR.. r. r. Wright, Jr., the versatile
editor of the Christian Recorder, Phil
adelphia, who has been appointed man.
ager of the Book Concern, has come
forward with a brilliant idea, which
has made a great impression upon the
business men Of Philadelphia and is
being discussed as one of the most in
teresting topics in church circles.
1t is to observe throughout the coun-
try a "Negro business booster week"
which is to begin with "booster Sun
day." when every pastor in the nation
is to preach a booster sermon and
urge his congregation to patronize race
business men. During the week fol-
lowing every Negro in the nation is
requested to make purchases from Ne
gro business men. DR.. Wright sug-
gests Oct. 1920 as business booster
week." His plan, so far as Philadel-
phia Is concerned, is told as follows in
the current issue Of the Christian Re-
corder:
philadelphia has a population of
more than 100000 Negroes, and If we
include the suburban towns from Cam
den to Chester the number will ap-
proximate 100000. No definite effort
is made by merchants to get their
trade. The big white merchants Ell
ther do not want 1t or do not know
how large it is. The Negro merchants
too often depend upon mere race pride
to get the trade.
But, as a rule, the people do not
know who the colored merchants are.
For instance, as well informed as the
editor is, he does not know any Negro
who sells meats in Philadelphia, or
who makes shoes, or who repairs auto
mobiles, or who does roofing or plumb
ing or drying cement walks. or a hun
dred other things. But they must be
here and would be patronized If We
knew them.
IF our people knew the places they
would 60 to them.
I'VE are going to make suggestion
not only for Philadelphia. but for all
places-let the church take more in
terest in Negro business and appoint
a business booster day. We suggest
Sunday, Oct. %, as Negro business
booster day throughout the country.
when every pastor shall urge the pat
ronage Of Negro business from his
pulpit and, II it can be arranged, give
the Negro business men an afternoon
hour for addresses on Negro business
Let the week. Oct. % to Oct. 20. be
business booster week and see II we
cannot get every Negro in every town
to purchase something from a Negro
merchant. What say you. brother min
listers? What say you, business men ?
Let the people know that the Negro
business man exists where he is. what
he has to sell. what his terms are and
that he will treat them right.
LET the Negro papers talk booster
week and get out special editions where
they can"
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

M'KINLEY'S WAR COST LESS
BLOODSHED THAN WILL
SONS PEACE
By Theodore Roosevelt.

Under President Mckinley we
had war with Spain. Under.
President Wilson we are assured
that we have had peace" with
Mexico. These are the words.
Now for the deeds During the
war with Spain fewer Americans
were killed by the Spaniards
than have been killed by Mexi-
cans during the present peace
with Mexico. Let me repeat
this. A greater number of Amer
leans have been killed by Mex
leans during these years, when
we are officially informed that
we have been at peace with
them, than were killed by the
Spaniards during our entire war
with Spain. Moreover, when the
war with Spain was through. 1t
was through. But peace still con-
tinues to rage as furiously as
ever in Mexico. Nor Is this all.
The instant effect Of the out
come Of the war with Spain was
to put a stop to the dreadful
butchery and starvation in Cuba
and the Philippines, and the
entry of both Cuba and the
Philippines on career Of eight
cen years Of peace and pros
perity such as they had never
known before In all their check,
cred history. But during these
three years Of Mr.. Wilson's
"peace" the Mexicans them
selves have been butchered by
their own bandits steadily and
without intermission: and Mex
lean women and children have
died by thousands-prObably by
scores Of thousands-of starva-
ton and Of the diseases incident
to starvation. In other words. Mr..
McKinley's war cost less than
peace; and 1t reflected high hon
or on the American people;
whereas Mr.. Wilson's peace
has been one Of shame and dis
honor for the American people.
and one Of ruin and bloodshed
for the Mexicans.
i. i. i. i. !. i. !. i. i. + + i. !. + + i.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

The President himself has tried to
appropriate for his own advantage
the sentiment of America first" The
Democrats have tried to make his sup.
port an act of piety by adopting
THANK God for Wilson" as a slogan.
Mr.. Hughes. with rare courage. frank.
ness and penetration. is exposing the
fimsy foundation for the claims Of
Wilsonian infallibility. He Is laying
bare q record Of extravaganza, par.
tisanship, sectiOnallsm, incompetence,
wrongheadedness. vaccillatiOn and In.
sincerity which destroys the attempt
to make a joss out Of the President
The Democrats must come out Of their
ecstatic trance and defend their stew.
ardship. The President Is to be put
on the stump. We are to hear some
thing beside Delphic prose poems.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

Sunday School Convention comnends

Sunday School Convention Comrnends
Work Of Dr.. Jaraes {. Shepard.
The North Carolina State Baptist
Sunday school convention is among
the largest and most progressive re-
ligious organizations in that section of
the south. The annual meeting of the
convention recently held at Oxford
was largely attended. and the reports
from schools throughout the state
showed that a great religious work Is
being done for our young people.
The Baptist denomination in North
Carolina has made remarkable prog
ress in numbers and efficient church.
Sunday school and missionary workers
within the past five years. The color
ed Baptists Of the state now number
over 100000. The increase in church
membership is largely due to the ef-
forts of better educated ministry
than is true of the recent past and to
the fact that larger number Of school,
teachers and parents are taking a
more active interest in the children Of
the, urban and rural communities.
The convention showed its interest
in the splendid efforts which DR..
James e. Shepard is putting forth as
president Of the National Training
school. Durham. N. c.. by adopting
resolutions commencing the work Of
this noted institution and pledging con-
6dence and support in and for DR..
Shepard's able leadership.
The leaders Of the convention are all
loyal supporters of race thrift. There
fore 1t is not surprising to the public
that this large and influential body Of
Christian men and women should rec
ognize and encourage an institution
like the National Training school and
the constructive work Of DR.. Shepard
in preparing trained workers for better
service.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
VILLA AIDED By WILSON'S
FAVOR AND BACKING.

I. In March last Villa made a
!. raid into American territory. He
+ was bandit leader whose
+ career of successful infanny had
!. been greatly aided by Mr.. Will
+ sons favor and backing. He
I. was at the head Of Mexican SOL
/. diers, whose arms and munitions
1. had been supplied to them IN
I. consequence Of Mr.. Wilson's re-
I. versing Mr.. Taft's policy and
I. lifting the embargo against arms
1. and munitions into Mexico. They
1. attacked Columbus, New Mexico,
I. and killed a number Of civilians
I. and a number Of United States
1. troops. On the next day the
1. president issued an announce
I. ment that adequate forces would
I. be sent in pursuit Of Villa with
I. the single object Of capturing
I. him." On April 9Th, the an
+ nouncement was made from the
+ White House that the troops
I. would remain in Mexico until
+ villa was captured. 1t was
I. furthermore announced In the
I. press dispatches from Washing
I. ton that he was to be taken
I. dead or alive" Fine words!
I. Only-they meant nothing. He
I. Is not dead. He has not been
1. taken alive. - From Speech Of
I. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, De-
+ livered at Lewiston. Me-, in Be-
I. half Of Charles e. Hughes.
+
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
GUARDsMEN PAY THE PRICE
OF WILSON'S ABASEMENT.

Having condoned tho repeated
murders Of Americans by the
Carranzistas and having abased
himself before carranza and
having aided in placing Carran-
IA in power, what is Mr.. Will
sons reward, and who pays it7
The reward 10 that Mr.. Wilson
has to place 100000 troops on
the border to partially prevent
the raids and murders that his
friend, Mr.. carranza, will not or
cannot prevent. and the pay
ment 10 made by the soldiers
who arc slain and by tho fam
lilies Of tho suardsmen who 90
in want because their husbands
and fathers have been called to
the border to make good Mr..
Wilson's refusal to let the regu.
lar army administer such pun
ishment to the bandits az to in
spire in them a healthy fear
From the Speech Of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, Delivered
at Lewiston, Me-, in Behalf Of
Charles e. Hughes.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
New York Regiment Gets lts Name.

The regiment Of colored soldiers for
the national guard of New York is to
be known as the Fifteenth infantry.
Company A has been mustered In un-
der command Of Colonel william
Hayward. public service commissioner
Captain Lorillard Spencer. Governor
Whitman's military secretary. Is the
acting recruiting officer. Three re,
cruitipg Offices have been opened In
New York city. The officials stated ON
July 4 that within a month the foil
quota of men for the regiment will ie
enlisted.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
Murphy Favors the Race Congress.


The Afro-American Ledger, owned
and published by the venerable John
81. Murphy at Baltimore. speaks edi-
torially Of the call Of the National
Equal Rights league through its presi-
dent, DR.. Byron Gunner. for national
race congress as follows: Byron Gun
ner's call for great national congress
of colored Americans for the special
purpose Of voicing the feelings and
sentiments Of the race on unfavorable
and favorable conditions now surround
ing them needs only the settlement Of
place and date Of the convention before
getting responses from every section Of
this country II ought to he the big
gest convention wc have ever had"
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
A HEARTLESS
ADMINISTRATION

This administration has dis
played no moro feeling Of re-
sponsibility for the American
women who have been raped
and for the American men, wo.
men and children who have
been killed in Mexico than .
farmer shows for the rats killed
by his dogs when the hay 10
taken from q barn. And now the
American people are asked to
sanction this policy In tho name
Of peace, Righteousness and hu-
manity!-From the Speech Of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, De-
Iivered at Lewiston, Me-, in Be-
half Of Charles {. Hughes.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

Mr.. Wilson now virtually admits
that all his own ideas were wrong four
years ago. He has changed his mind
on every public question. On some
Of them he has changed twice or even
three times. Even II his friends could
satisfy the public at this time he is
exactly right. what assurance could be
given that he would be right q year
honco3
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
+ !. !. i. !! + j. i. f. -. + + i. !! + +
WILSON KISSED THE HAND
RED WITH AMERICAN
BLOOD.

+ President Wilson explicitly /
!. shows that the Carranzistas, not +
+ once, but repeatedly, made at !
!. tacks on American towns and /
+ killed American citizens and mu- /
/. tilated them in September, 1915. !
+ Yet On Oct. 10, 1915. less than i
!. month later, this same President i
+ Wilson, through his same secre- !
i. tary Of state, formally announc- !
+ ed to Carranza's agent that it /
/. was his pleasure" to take the /
+ opportunity 'of extending rec !
/. ognition to the de facto govern /
!. ment Of Mexico of which Gen. I
+ eral Venustiano Carranza is the /
!. chief executive" President VIII /
/. son thus recognized the govern /
+ ment which. his own secretary OF !
i. state declares. had been less i
i. than month previously engaged !
!. in repeated assaults upon Ameri- !
!. cans and in the invasion of Amer i
!. lean soil. the government at +
!. whose head was General Car i
!. rama, who. less than two months I
+ previously, on Aug. 2, 1915, had !
+ contemptuously refused to pay !
/. any heed to any representations !
+ of President Wilson on behalf Of !
i. mediation. saying that under no I
!. consideration would permit in I
/. reference In the internal affairs !
/. Of Mexico" President Wilson !
/. did not merely kiss the, hand i
/. that slapped him in the face. He !
/. kissed that hand when 1t was !
/. red with the blood Of American i
/. men, women and children who !
/. had been murdered and mutilat. !
+ ed with, as President Wilson. !
+ through his secretary Of state. I
/. says, ruthless brutality."-From :!
/. the Speech Of Colonel Theodore 1
!. Roosevelt, Delivered at Lewiston, !
i. Me-, in behalf Of Charles q. 1
!. Hughes. !
+ i
i. i. !. i. + i. j. i i. 1. + /. + 1. + + + !
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

Roger Sullivan steps aside.-News-
paper headline.
Students of Democratic politics know
what thin line divides stepping aside
and sidestepping.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16
Telling Tariff Points

Let these telling points on tariff
and protection In the speech by
Charles Evans Hughes, the Republic
an candidate for President delivered
in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, be fixed
permanently in your mind and
memory during the remainder Of the
campaign:
We are desirous Of having strong
and sure the foundations, of our ma.
tional greatness in this pursuit Of com.
petition among the nations which is
sure to follow the cessation of the
present struggle.
The Twin City star., 1916-09-16

II you want to own a home In 1910
See McDew NOWi He has some
good bargains. Now 10 the time