Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1916 Page: 3 of 8
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$200,1
IS DONATED
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TODAY-TODAY
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We Begin Giving Away
Will Discuss Scientific Selling Involves Founder of Southern Chairman of Relief Commission
BUSTER BROWN WATCH
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WAGNER-KIEKE.
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compared
bales in 1912.
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at the
ER SHIP
AN U-BOAT
Archie McIver of Baylor University,
Tours trooly.
PUNT.
at Brenham During 1915
2
March. 1915.
At druggists, 25c.
FLATONIA MFRCHAN’IS BUSY.
APTURED.
However sta-
BRFNH AM SHERIFF RETURNS.
US BOYS
We Hope Shrimp Will Live Up to His Word
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the
Plans—Forty-Two Ameri-
can Cities Form Clubs.
Claims Cotton Condition, Build-
ing Operations and Mexico
Situation Are Favorable.
FOR NEEDY BELGIANS
BY ROCKEFELLER FUND
BISHOP RECEIVERSHIP
CASE TO BE HEARD BY
CORPUS COURT TODAY
w the Eller-
rifles escaped
s told for the
reaching here
WORLD SALESMANSHIP
CONGRESS TO GATHER
AT DETROIT IN JULY
Says 3,000,000 Are De-
pendent on America.
es.
this
Isabella Dowdy were married Wednes-
day evening at the home of the bride's
1914, and 12,088,000
The report continues:
Scene From <(The Battle Cry of
Peace,f at Majestic Jan. 7 and 8
their private hobbies,
boen a valadictoran
INSIN
RTS DIES
SHRIMP
FLYNN.
AS YOU KNEW
Him ALL YER
weather has been fine and the holi-
day trading was good.
$10.00 REWARD
for the best name given to
the Avenue Cafe, now un-
der new management.
Open Jan. 7.
RANK'S DIGEST SHOWS
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
IN BUSINESS WORLD
SHRIMP
FLYNN
AS HE SAYS
HE WILL BE
NEXT YEAR
1
Box OF His MOTHERS
BEST MONOGRAMED
WRTING PARCHMENT
* USED BY SHRIMP IN
MAKING HIS OFFICIAL
(916 PLEDGES
WHY ARE MosT OF SKINNY SHA
GOOLES LIKE CHINESE INCEN5E ?
________ANSWER NEXT WMt —
2.—Stricken
i ago. Henr>
the Wiscon-
ere today al
LIBERTY HILL STORE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
«Emh6 4
BOTTLE or INK ALMOST
ALL USED UP BY SHRIMP
IN DASHING OFF HIS
1Q16 RESOLUTIONS
EXHIBITION OF POULTRY
IS PLANNED AT BRYAN
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a\ke
‘ICE
ig.
Texas Town—Election Fraud
Trial Is Postponed.
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University Station,
Jan. 2. 191$.
TAYLOR PASTOR'S HOME,
GARAGE AND CHURCH ARE
BURNED IN SUCCESSION
$
DISTRICT COURT WILL
OPEN AT CUERO TODAY
Cicero
ouldn’t
other.
LETTER FROM A FRESHMAN
TO HIS HOME-TOWN CHUM
BY CAB.
ENDS OF Two PENCILS ANO
One penholder chewed BY
SHRIMP IN DOPING OUT HIS
(Q16,LIST OF DONTs AND
WONTS
OAT GRABBERS--
HAZEL UTTERFINGERSWHO
JABS THE IVORIES IN THE
MOVIE SHOP
butter which WILL
NOT MELT IN SHRIMPS
MOUTH DDRING 1q16
HERE’S A FAC-Simile- or J-usTUie
FIRST PART OP SH RIMP§ 1416 RESOLOiow
_ LOOK i OVER
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HAPPYMEW
YEAR.
AND
MANY OF
THEM
ToLI. !
WELL
Known
sayings
ILLUSTRATED
. BY
5OM MSAARA
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ill”
The general financial condition of
the country detailing the cotton situ-
ation in the South. the building opera-
tions throughout the United States,
and the apparent improvement in the
Mexican situation, has been embodied
in a report issued by the Austin Na-
tional Bank.
The report shows that cotton ginned
from the new crop up to Dec. 1. ac-
cording to a statement by the census
bureau, amounts to 9,711,000 bales, as
■pose of these clubs to
iship to a higher pro-
FROM MARY SNELUNG -- WASHINGTN
P -c. U. $. A
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commencement, but I just w
flatter the profs. someway or
You know what I mean.
Special to The American.
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 2.-Every
country in the world will be represent-
ed at the World’s Salesmanship Con-
gross, which will convene in Detroit
during July. The idea of such a con-
gress grew out of a meeting of sales-
men which was held in Detroit, Dec.
19, 1915. The first salesmanship club
in the world was organized in Detroit
less than eleven weeks ago, but at the
present time forty zt wo cities have
either perfected salesmanship organ-
izations or are taking steps toward
such an organization.
Co
-Two Ger-
rd describe
les recently
f are of the
1 transpar-
mpregnated
While the
isible, they
hey always
igher than
work as posrible The last two terms “----
of court found the grand jury en 303 Marriages Performed
gaged longer than ever before in the 9
history of the court The work ahead
“Well. then.” asked the teacher,
'how does your mother earn her liv-
BRENHAM SCHOOLS REOPEN.
1 42: August, 11.42; September, 1.14:
October. .76: November. 1.39; Decent*
ber, 4.15. Total precipitation for the
year, 40.29 inches.
with 12,072,000 bales in
mother. Mm G H Dowdy. Rev John-the Tires have been of incendlary on-
AFchin M.Ivar ne Havtr f'niv«r.Hv b*-
been busy taking stock The holiday | Few of us realize the danger of coughs
business was better the past year than and colds We eonsier them common
it has been for several seasons. The and harmless ailments
DOLLARS OR MORE
We are exclusive dealers in Austin for Buster Brown Shoes for
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN-
GEROUS.
8. which ar-
: 6. reported
erranean she
•on by a sub-
t and finally
AUSTIN AMERICAN: MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1916.
Children, Dr. Sawyer s and White House Shoes for men and
boys, Maxine Shoes for women and misses.
Special to The American.
TAYLOR, Texas, Jan 2—-The Ger-
man Immanuel Lutheran Church,
which’is located about two miles south
of Taylor, was destroyed by fire New
Year’s night about three hours after
the car and garage of the pastor had
been burned
Less than a year ago the pastor”s
home was burned. and it is believed
by the pastor and congregation that
suits of underwear, 200.000 pairs of
under vests, 160.000 petticoats, 300,-
000 frocks, 400,000 pairs of woolen
stockings. 200,000 coats or capes. 100..
000 woolen caps or bonnets
The boys in Belgium and Northern
France need 100,000 pairs of shoes.
400,000 shirts, 200.000 pairs of trous-
ers, 200,000 coats, 100,000 capes or
overcoats, 400.000 pairs of woolen
stockings and 100,000 caps or hats.
The commission says there is great
need for more than a hundred thou-
sand blankets.
Waco, officiating
The young couple will make their
home in Lexington, where Mr King is;
publisher of the local newspaper, the
Enterprise. In the place of R E Con-
nor, former editor, who has taken a
position at College Station.
ships containing
HFLP YOUR LIVER—- IT PAYS.
When your liver gets torpid and
your stomach acts queer. take Dr
King's New Life Pills and you will find
yourself feeling better. They purify
the blood, give you freedom from con-
stipation, biliousness, dizziness and in-
digestion. You feel fine—-just like you
want to feel Clear the complexion
too. 25c at druggists
Amswe to Meotdaer
WHAT IS LOUE ! ( here's THE
OFFICIAL DEFINITION ) A LITTLE
SIGHING, SOME CRYING AND A
WHOLE LOK OF LYING - YEA eo!
worked up to
when a sec.
arms barely
opened fire
he undersea
for the grand jury this term Mr heavy.
The court docket is also heavy. Judge
Green plans to make every available
moment co nt, and hopes to com-
plete cases or dismisa them, or have
attorneys in these old cases announce
or postpone them as qulekly as pos-
sible so work can be done with dis-
patch.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.— Announce-
meat of a gift of >200.000 for the des-
• titute Belgians by the Rockefeller
Foundation was made today by the
special committee appointed by Pres-
; Ident Wilson to co-operate with the
commission for relief in Belgium.
The money is to be spent for the'
hosts of Belgians who, according to I
the investigation of a corps of the j
foundation’s agents, need shoes and
clothing.
It was also announced that a Great-
er New York committee of the relief
commission had been formed Satur-
day. Samuel W. Fairchild, who ac-
cepted the chairmanship, issued a
statement in which he said 3,000,000
persons in Belgium and Northern
France “have become wholly or part-
l ly dependent upon the United States."
CAPILOS BROS.
European and American
Plan.
playing would make him think I was
a whirlwind. He saw he couldn’t put
anything over me, and turned away.
The grade I wuz afraid of wa in
English and I got a F. which means
fine. I’ll bet they ain't many other
guys can make a record like that.
I've got a right to be proud, someway
or other.
P. S.—Spike, they are trying to beat
me out of some of my grades. Since
I wrote this top part, Dean Benedick
sent for me and tried to make out
that i was a poor student. I up and
told him that money wasn’t every-
thing, and a poor student was just as
good as some of the stuck-up boys
and girls I knowd. That kinda held
him for awhile, and he grinned fool-
ish like. He knowd I had him.
He tried to apologize by telling me
I hadn’t construed the grades correct.
1 up and told him he couldn’t put
anythin' over on me. He didn't get
any satisfaction oat of me. He told
me the English prof, was gonna make
me quit taking his course. I told him
I’d talk to that Eng prof, and Spike,
if that guy gets smart. I’m liable to
swat him. You know how I am when
X once get riled.
Sorry I couldn't hang around with
the boys on the square during the
holidays, but I had a chance to make
some money picking turkeys, and
money talks. I thinks, even if it don’t
carry on much of a conversation with
me I just wanted to show the boys
back there I wasn’t a bit stuck up
like lots of the stood unts I know.
So long, spike/ I'll write again next
Sunday.
Gratefui Papa.
Miss Curley kept a private school,
and one morning was interviewing a
new pupil.
"What does your father do to earn
his living?** the teacher asked the
little girl
"Please, ma'am,** was the prompt
reply, “he doesn’t live with us. My
mama supports me”
Special to The American.
BRENHAM Texas, Jan 2 —At the
home of the bride's parents in the La
Bahia neighborhood on Jan. 1. Miss
Clara Kieke, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs
Henry Kieke, was married to John
Wagner Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wagner.
I )
MANY CHILDREN HAVE WORMS.
Worms arc a common childhood ail-
ment. They make children irritable,
nervous and restless, besides robbing
the body and mind of proper nourish-
ment. Watch your child. Examine
the stools and at first signs of worms
give your child a treatment of Kick-
apoo Worm Killer. They kill the
worms, act as a laxative and expel the
worms and poisonous waste Tone the
system and help restore your child's
health and happy disposition. Only
25c at'your druggist's.
WAR I PON PAIN!
Pain is a visitor to every home and
usually it comes quite unexpectedly
But you are prepare for every
emergency if you keep a small bottle
of Sloan’s Iniment handy it is the
greatest pain killer ever discovered
Simply laid on the skin—no rubbing
required—it drives the pain away it
is really wonderful.
Mervin 8. Solster, Berkeley, CaL,
writes: "Last Saturday, after tramp-
ing around the Panama Exposition
with wet feet, I came home with my
neck so stiff that I couldn't turn I
applied Sloan's LAniment freely and
went to bed To my surprise. next
morning the stifiness had almost dis-
appeared. four hours after the second
application I was as good as new ”
Special to The A.nerican.
BRENHAM. Texas Jan 2—During
the month of December, County Clerk
Green Morgan issued forty marriage
licenses, sixteen to white couples and
twenty-four to colored. During the
whole year 202 marriage licenses were
issued.
M firing, but
it shots were
arseilles and
marine was
t She is-
rd
000.000 for the concerns falling in
November. 1914. The assets of the
concerns failing last month covered ...
Free Flower Seeds!
Reuter’s New Catalog
Tells You All About It
If you grow vegetables for market,
or if you are a progressive farmer, you
can not afford to be without the 100-
page seed catalog issued by Chris.
Reuter, The South’s Foremost Seeds-
man. New Orleans, La. If you plant
only vegetables and flowers in the gar-
den. this big illustrated book will help
you. It will be sent absolutely free,
postage paid, to all who write for it
and mention this paper.
In it I tell you of my splendid Free
Flower Seed Offer, six large packets
of beautiful flower seeds that will keep
your garden in bloom throughout the
year Also it* tells you how you can
procure a copy of my 200-page book on
the growing, packing and shipping of
vegetables it’s free also in addi-
tion to this, my wonderful Resurrec-
tion Plant is also absolutely free.
This big catalog should be in your
home. Write for a copy today, and
send along the names of some of your
neighbors and I'll send you absolutely
free Four Packets of grand Flower
Reeds.—Chris. Reuter. New Orleans,
La. (Adv)
Special to The American
FLATONIA, Texus, Jan 2—The
merchants here the past week have
Lake sum-
Ago and had
’ since. He
men In the
ne daughter
be held at
Afternoon.
To Fortify the System Against W Inter
Cold.
Many users of GROVE’S TASTE-
LESS chill TONIC makes it a practice
to take a number of bottles in the
Fall to strengthen and fortify the sys-
tem against the cold weather during
the winter. Everyone knows the tonic
effect of Quinine and Iron which this
preparation contains In a tasteless and
acceptable form it purifies and en-
riches the blood and builds up the
whole rystem. 50c.
Special to The American
BRENHAM. Texas. Jan 2 - Sheriff
Burney Parker has returned from an
extended hunting trip to Laredo, and
other West Texas points
Tnimchgcodamg6og,
. to iotiaL AldAade ag0ng
Special to The American.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas, Jan. 2.
The January term of Federal Court
opening here Monday morning prom-
ises to be one of the busiest since
the establishment of the court three
years ago and a number of cases of
interest are scheduled for attention.
The law. equity and criminal dockets
are well filled while the attention of
the court for possibly several days
will be occupied with citizenship
hearings and bankruptcy hearings.
Judge Waller T. Burns. District
Attorney John E. Green. Clerk L. C.
Masterson and Marshal J. K. Herring
reached the city Runday to attend the
court. A number of out of town at-
torneys also are here for the session.
It is expected that on Monday Judge
Burns will- hand down his decision in |
the Frank Bishop receivership case,
which has been under advisement for
several weeks.
Frank Bishop, the founder and
build r of the town of Bishop. this
com . last February filed with the
cleii of Nueces County a deed of as-
signncnt placing his assets at $1,087,-
000 and his liabilities at >800,000. L.
E. Appleby, a prominent attorney of
Bishop, was named assignee.
Last November Bishop filed a pe-
tition in the Federal Court in bank-
ruptcy and the referee nam’d Myron
A. Pease, a young banker of Bishop,
as receiver. Appleby alleged that the
appointment was invalid. as the pe-
tition in the Federal Court was filed
later -han the required six months
after the deed of assignment was
made. Judge Burns is called upon to
decide who shall administer the af-
fairs of the $1,000,000 estate.
It is not expected that the case of
County Judge Walter F Timon will
go to trial, it being practically as-
sured that the trial of the case w}l
be postponed until the May term of
court Judge Timon, wno is now
serving his sixth term as Judge of i
Nueces County, is charged with nav-
inr conspired to corrupt the general ,
election of November, 1914, the Fed- ।
eral Government gaining jurisdiction ,
by the election at that time of two
Congressmen at Large and a Con- ,
gressman from the Fifteenth District. ,
more than one-half of the liabilities,
the net liabilities being only about
$8, 000.000
The total amount of money in cir-
culation on the first of December was
>2.869.000. compared with >2.630.000
a year ago. The per capita circula-
tion is >38 04. compared with >36.40
a year ago
Bmilding Operations Increase.
Building operations for November
in 160 cities aggregated $73,000,000,
compared with $49,000,000 a year ago.
>59,000.000 two years ago and $71,-
000.000 three years Ago Out of 160,
cities 128 show gains over last year
for the month and the decreases re-.
corded tn thirty-two cities are slight. .
Gross earnings for all steam rail-1
roads for October were >31 1,000.000.1
compared with >274 000.000 for the?
same month last year, an increase of
237,000,000 or nearly 14 per cent Net
earninga were >119,000.000. compared
with >89.000,000 a year ago, a gain;
of >20.000.000. or nearly 24 per rent
An Increase of not quite 4 per cent .
was shown in operating expenses Ro |
. . __________________________________________i
BRYAN RAINFALL RECORD.
Special to The American
BRYAN. Texas. Jan 1.—The pre-
cipitation record for Brazos County
by months az shown by the record
kept by John Daly Jr., local weather
observer, is as follows: January, 2.79;
February’, 2 02; March, 2.25; April,
"These people will be fed,” con-
tinued Mr. Fairchild, "for the time
being through arrangements already
completed and through gifts from
America which still continue.
"The schools are still open, but in
many cases the children must take
turns because of the lack of proper
clothing. The situation is pitiful.
"A large part of the country is ac-
tually below sea level, so that the
ground in winter is soggy and wet.
Children and women are going bare-
footed and many are wearing shoes
that afford very little covering.”
Mr Fairchild issues an appeal for
cloth.
"The great advantage of cloth is
that it enables us to furnish work for
thousands of women who thereby save
their pride, earn food for their fam-
ilies and are able to spend their days
in rooms which are comfortable and
warm,” he said.
Dear Old Spike:
Well, old top, the examinations are
over. And say, there isn't a thing
but class to your pal. I sure cleaned
up in all my classes—could have done
better but I was afraid some one
would be wanting me to join the Fie
Betta Capper frat—so I didn’t halt
try. I thought I would tell you right
off, because I knew the Cicero High
School would be proud of their old
star lineman
Old top. it’s hating to face the
sneers and disappointed looks of the
home town fellows that keeps lots of
these here students studying. Of
course I always was strong in books,
someway or other, when I half tried
I thought many of these here profs,
was cold blooded, but shucksiit’s
dead easy, that’s all there are to it
I don’t mean that I stuck around the
profs, and listened to them tell about
d a
Special to The American
CUERC, Texas. Jan 2 — District
Court opens here tomorrow District
Judge John M Green of Cuero will
preside The grand jury will be se-
lected and its work begin promptly
with a view to accomplishing as much
tistics tell us every third person dies
of a lung ailment. Dangerous bron-
chfal and lung diseases follow a neg-
lected cold. As your body struggles
against cold germH, no better aid can
be had than Dr. King’s New Discovery.
Its merit has been tested by old and
young. In use over 4 6 years Get a
bottle today Avoid the risk of serious
lung ailments. Druggists
Special to The American
LIBERTY HILL, Texas. Jan 2 —At
8 20 o’clock last night fire destroyed
the entire stock of merchandise owned
by W. M Vaught and son and the
building owned by J. W. Davis of El-
dorado Merchandise was partly cov-
ered by insurnce, but no insurance
was on building By heroic effort on
the part of the bucket brigade of the
town the adjoining buildings were
saved, with slight damage.
n the morn-
e liner was
a submarine,
niles distant,
ning. Frag-
'altered upon
Oh, yes. I forgot to tell you what
good grades I pulled I got a B in pub-
lic speaking, a C in mathematics, a
D in history, an A in physical train-
ing and a F in English.
The B stands for burn, but shucks,
I aint cut out for orations. The prof,
says I am good in character, and I
up and told him I hadn’t belonged to
the Sunday school all of my life for
nothing. He kinda laughed. He
knowd I had him
The C is for clever, and I am that.
If I do say It myself. The D in his-
tory is for dandy—but I don't de-
serve so good a grade. I pulled an A
which means alright. in physical
training—but that had to give me
that on my built. When I saw the
grade. I up and said. "Shucks, I ain't
been playing football andbaeball all
of my life for nothing " Kguy heard,
me, and hotfooted it in to the ath-
eletic director. "‘I hear you are a pro.
fessional," he says, "I don’t know
about that—I haven’t decided.” I up
and said.
"Where did you play for money?"
he asks, and I told him that gambling
wasn't in my line He says "‘Y
an amature, ain't you, and I said my
ingT'
"Why," replied the little girl. in
an artless manner. “she gets paid for
staving away from father "—Argo-
naut
(2) ”
( t0E",
Labor Conditions Improve.
Iabor conditions have further im-
proved during the month and many
strikes which appeared serious have
been settled in record time. Many
threatened strikes have been averted
and labor is practically enjoying full
employment with a large unsupplied
demand for labor at numerous points.
The apparent Improvement in the
Mexican situation is being felt, par-
ticularly in the Southwest, and this
country is indeed fortunate in being at
peace with the world The mainten-
ance of this peace would seem to be
the only thing necessary to insure a
long period of prosperity and plenty
in this country.
Financing by corporations during
November tots led >172.000.000. com-
pared with >21.000.000 last year and
6S7.00O.OOO two" years ago
The number of business failures
during November was 1481. compared
with 1700 for the same month last
year, and the liabilities of the failed
concerns were less than >12.000.000,
compared with liabilities of over $25,-
KING-DOWDY.
Epecial to The American.
LEXINGTON, Texas. Jan. 2.— Bre-
vard M King, formerly of Bladon
Springs, Ala., and Mins Marguerite
D. M. Barrett, editor of Salesman-
ship, was elected general manager of
the World’s Salesmanship Congress, at
a meeting held Dec. 22.
Speaking of these new organiza-
tions, Mr. Barrett says:
“The need for local organization
and a congress for the exchange of
ideas in regard to the failures and
successes of salesmen, sales plans and
the promotion of the science of sales-
manship is very apparent when there
is taken into consideration the fact
that the success of every business de-
pends upon the success of the selling
organization."
Committees for the World's Sales-
manship Congress have been appoint-
ed for finance, entertainment, pro-
gram arrangements and publicity.
BRENHAM PIONEER DIM.
Special to The Amer~an
BRENHAM. Texas. Jan 2—An-
other of Brenham's old residents, and
a Confederate Veteran. Christian
Iasch, died at his home here and was
buried yesterday. Mr Iasch fought
in the Second Florida Infantry, and
was at the time of his death 79 years
and 2 months old. He has made his
home in Brenham for many years
A widow, one son and four grand-
children survive The funeral was
conducted from the home of his son.
Rev W R. Brown, of the First Bap-
tist Church, officiating.
mixed cargoes of foodstuffs will leave
New York for Belgium in a few days,
one has been financed by Pittsburg
and Western Pennsylvania, another by
Connecticut and the third by Indiana.
The committee is concentrating
every effort in obtaining the follow-
ing number of shoes and clothes dur-
ing January and February.
For babies. 300,000 woolen gar-
ments and 4 8,000 pairs of shoes; for
women, 400.000 waists and blouses.
200,000 pieces of underwear 150,000
vests. 400 pairs of woolen stockings.
160,000 petticoats. 200.000 skirts. 200,-
000 pairs of shoes, sizes from 2 to 8.
For girls the commission needs
200,000 waists or blouses, 200,000
1 22: June. 2; July,
Special to The American.
BRYAN. Texas. aJn 2.—The
Brazos County Poultry Association
will hold its first annual poultry
show in this city on the twenty-sev-
enth and twenty-eighth of this month.
The premium committee recom-
mended that the exhibits be divided
into two classes, amateurs and pro-
fessionals The amateur class will be
open to all farmers of Brazos County
and no entry fee will be charged. The
professional class will be opened to all
and a fee will be charged for all en-
tries
Domestic consumption for Novem-
ber was 515,000 bales, compared with
421,000 bales a year ago. Quantity on
hand in manufacturers' warehouses on
the first of the month was 1.612,000
bales, compared with 1,662.000 bales a
year ago, and in public warehouses
4,982,000 bales, compared with 4,998.-
000 bales a year ago. Exports for No-
vember were 528,000 bales, compared
with 761,000 bales for November last
year. The number of active cotton
spindles was 21.497.000 compared with
20.426,000 a year ago.
The winter wheat acreage is ap-
parently about 10 per cent less than
last year, and the condition of the
crop is not so good, deterioration
having been reported from many sec-
tions and particulliriy from the heav-
iest wheat growing sections.
BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE 816..
RAINCOATS
To Supply th. Whole Family
98c :;d
AT THE
Sheriff’s Sale
612 Congress Avenue
Three “state”
Spectal to The American.
BRENHAM. Texas, Jan 2 — The
Brenham public schools will resume
tomorrow and all the teachers who
went away for the holidays have re-
turned and are in readiness for the
beginning of the second term Pro-
fessor W D Notiey anticipated and
is prepared to take care of an in-
creased attendance Blinn College
also is in readiness for Its opening,
which occurs Tuesday. The negro
schools will open tomorrow.
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far as reported gross earnings for No-
vember show an increase of 30 per
cent over last year, with a very alight
increase in operating expenses so that
when all returns are in net earnings
for November will probably show an
Increase of between 25 per cent and
40 per cent over the corresponding
month a year ago. The increased
earnings of the Western roads are
largely due to heavy grain movement
and this applies to a number of the
big Eastern lines. The cotton move-
ment was small and yet the Southern
roads were able to make a better
showing which promises well for earn-
ings of the Southern lines when ths
cotton movement increases. A
During the month of November the
number of idle cars increased by near-
ly 12,000, leaving 28,000 cars idle on
the first of this month. The increase
in idle cars was wholly in flats and
coal cars, the number of idle box cars
decreasing for the month largely be-
cause of heavy grain shipments.
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