The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 254, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1914 Page: 2 of 4
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THE -BRYAN. DAILY KAfiLH
IHE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE
AND PILOT.
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MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WHAT THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR.
They all aay they are fighting for
existence; hut with the possible ex-
ceptlon of Belgium none of them In.
Of all big Nations Austria-Hungary la
least strongly bound together by racial
ties. With Its various peoples and bit-
ter racial Jealousies It Is only a sort
of political convenience which has
survived because It was finally more
convenient than any other practical
arrangement It la badly governed
and has been defeated In three modern
wars; yet It stands toilny very much
as It stood before the French revolu-
tion. To suppose that Great Britain
France or Germany will cease to ex-
ist as Nations however the fortunes
of battle go is absurd. It is within
the bounds of possibility that a
triumphant Germany having torpe-
doed the British navy might annex
Belgium. A victorious Russia might
crave some Slav territory from the
Dual Monarchy. A victorious France
would get back Alsace and Lorraine.
But where there is real nationality
among the powers that launched the
war there will be a real Nation when
the war Is over. " ' .
Much more strangely they say they
are fighting for civilization. Each
pointing to the other cries: "The
Hun Is at the gate!' If the Hun were
within the gate he would be doing
substantially what these defenders of
civilization do. The Slav who serves
as Germany's bogy would do no worse
to civilization that Germany Is doing.
The old civilization was not destroy-
ed by Huns. It decayed. European
civilization's danger Is not from any
lorde of Invading barbarians but
from a Europe turned barbarous. No
war ever had less valid excuse. Sat-
urday Evening Post.
HOW TO SAY 'EM.
(To Be Discontinued.)
There Is np use to make a fuss
About that Belgian river Meuse
If It with tight-clamped lips you Bay;
And give this "V" E-sound Ypress;
And when you hesitate at Rhelms
Just roll the "R" and rhyme with
dunce;
And Imitate the sound In pnwned
With short "O" when you reach Oh-
tend; And keep In mind the phrase "cool
thous'n"'
"When going through the town of Muel-
hausen. To get In right with Monsieur Joffro
Make "J" "z h" and think of coffer.
Pet and row (long "o") and rod
Are all the sound In Fetrograd.
And with a whistle Przemysl
Is no whit worse than "pop the
weasel." Peb.
ES
Special benefit at the Dixie Theatre Fri-
day October 23 for the Bryan High School
Football Team. Buy tickets from the boys
when they call on you or from the follow-
ing stores: A. M. Waldrop & Co. Holmes
Bros. James' Drug Store G. R. Lawson D.
J. Osburn.
Bryan High vs.
FRIDAY
Results announced
WOULDN'T TAKE HIS MEDICINE.
The Texas House of Representatives
twice ' refused to take the medicine
prcscr'bed for It by Dr. Colquitt.
The first bottle bore the label "State
Bank Hill." Tho Injunction to "shake
well before taking" was conspicuous
for Its absence but that's whnt Imp-
pened and the poor thing never sur-
vived the shock.
Then came a bottle luboled "Twen-
tyono Acre Crime." The House mem-
bership pitched the jdagucy thing out
of the window.
Thus did. preventive ' medicine
achieve two splendid victories. Waco
Times-Herald.
The Los Angeles Times reports that
a man has Invented a liiteroeeope of
such tremendous ' magnifying power
that with It one can see a dime's worth
of I. s.'on. Houston Chronicle.
That might be theoretically true
but no scales have ever yet been made
of sufficient delicacy of adjustment
and sensitiveness to weigh a dime's
worth of bacon at the present prices.
The scales with which Sir Walter
Raleigh won a wager from Queen
Elizabeth that he could weigh the
smoke In a pine of tobacco wouldn't
sorter start to do It
There will be no more
epecjaises-
slons and the Attorney General has
ruled Governor Colquitt cannot con-
vene the Thirty-fourth Legislature
after the general election. Thank the
Lord for this one other Item Of con-
solation In these dark days of low-
priced cotton and high-priced grub.
j
We desire to Impress upon young
married people now engaged In solv-
ing grave domestic problems that It Is
never wise to thrcAV the ham bone Into
the discard. Cross It with a cabbage
and see what a large litter of Joy It
will produce. Houston Post.
Bob Henry's dream of a government
possessed of mountains of gold and
ton upon ton of greenbacks to hand
opt sans metes sans bounds to all
who want It makes Cyclone Davis
look like thirty cents.
Several hundred bales of cotton
were sold here yesterday at less than
six cents. The people have come face
to face with the fact that all this "re-
lief talk Is a myth and they are now
selling for whatever they can get.
November 5 and 6 are the dates for
our agricultural and livestock exhibit.
Everybody can take part. If you
haven't an exhibit you can attend. It's
free.
There seems to be breakers ahead
for that Jl.'iO.OtiO.OOO cotton pool. No
great chunks of relief need be expect-
ed from It
Even an East Texas razorback nt
present prices of bacon would fetch
three or four hundred dollars.
Farmer Jim's rental scheme of a
"third and fourth" seems to be already
a law.
L 1 III
Governor Colquitt and the Lcglsla-
ture are giving each other the Icy eye.
CARGO OF 14900 BALES.
Steamer Median Left Texas City for
Liverpool.
Texas City Tex. Oct. 22. The Ley-
land line steamer Median left Texas
City yesterday afternoon with 14.000
bnles of cotton for Liverpool. The
Belgian of the snme line nrrlved In
port yesterday morning from Liver-
pool. It will take about 90u0 bales of
Texas cotton to Liverpool.
! The leas some men know about any-
i thing the louder they talk about It.
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I. iiif - iir
Normangee High
THE 23RD
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at the Dixie that night
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UNITED STATES
Interesting Statistics Furnished by
the United States. Department
of Commerce.
Washington Oct 22. A bulletin on
negroes In the United States will be
Issued at an early date by William J.
Jlurris Director of the Census De
partment of Commerce which will
contain all the principal Information
obtained through the census regarding
the number and distribution of ne-
groes their rate of increase their sex
and age distribution and their mari-
tal condition. Figures for Illiteracy
and school attendance and the occu-
pation of negroes will also be present-
ed as well as data on negroes In agri-
culture and on mortality among ne-
groes. This bulletin Is preliminary to
a 'detailed report on negroes In the
United States to be Issued later which
will be a complete analytical presen-
tation of the statistics concerning the
negroes.
Negro Population of tha United States.
The bulletin will show that the num
ber of negrbes In the United States
(exclusive of outlying possessions) In
1910 was 9.S27.7G3. and they formed
10.7 per cent of the total population.
In 1900 the number of negroes was 8.-
823.004 or 11.6 per cent of the total
population of that date. The Increase
among the negroes during the decado
was P93"t!9 or 11.2 per cent aa com-
pared with an Increase of 20.8 per cent
among native whites and 30.7 per cent
among the foreign-born whites. The
growth of the negro population results
from their own natural Increase while
the growth of the white population Is
accelerated by the great Influx of Im-
migrants and the high birth rate In
Immigrant families. t
Of the total number of negroea In
1910 about one-fifth were reported as
mulatto; that Is as having aome white
blood. The proportion that muluttoes
formed of the total negro population
Increased from 12 per rent In 1870 to
13.2 per rent In 1S90 and to 20.9 per
cent In 1910.
Urban and Rural Distribution.
Nearly three-fourths of the negroes
(7138.534 or 72.6 per cent) were rural
dwellers while about one-fourth (2-
689.229 or 27.4 per cent) lived In
towns or cities of at least 2..100 In-
habitants. The negroes formed 10.3
per cent of the rural population of the
United States as compared with 6.3
per cent of the urban. In the South-
ern Slates the great majority of the
negroes lived In rural districts while
of the negroes of the North and of the
West a large proportion were city
dwellers.
Of a total of 2.933 counties In the
United States there were only 110 In
which there were no negroes and
there were 33 counties In 1910 as com-
pared with 33 counties In 1900 In
which 75 per cent of the population
was negro. There were 2 3 counties
In 1910 In which 50 per cent of the
population was negro.
Sex and Age.
In 1910 there were 4SS5S81 necro
males In the United States as com-
pared with 4.941.SS2 negro females
the number of males to MO females
thus being 9S.9 nscompared with n
ratio of 10 for the whites. The ne-
groes were the only race In the United
States In which there were moro fe-
males than mules.
The negro males In the United
States of voting see numbered 2.
S73 In 1010 nnd the negro females of
votln? nafi numbered 2427.712.
School Attendance and Illiteracy.
Of the negroes to 9 years of age.
4SS!.'1 or 49.3 per cent were report-
ed as having attended school during
the school year 1909-10; of those 10
to I I years of age. 791rfl3 or fiS.fi per
cent were so reported; nnd of those
13 to 20 years of age .r.87."0 or 21.3
per rent. In each group the percent
age of school attendance wan much
lower for the negroes than for the
whites.
Of the total number of neuroes 10
years of ago and over 2227731 or
30.4 per cent were reported as Illit-
erate; among the whites the percent-
age of Illiteracy was 5 being 3 among
native whites and 12.7 among foreign-
born whites. The percentage of Illit-
eracy among negroes decreased from
57.1 in 1S90 to 44.5 In 1900 and to 30.4
in 1910.
The Negro In Agriculture.
The bulletin will contain Informa-
tion by States and also by counties
about negroes In agriculture. The to-
tal number of farms operated by ne-
groes In 1910 was 893370; ' of this
number 218972 were operated by
their owners 672964 by tenants nnd
1434 by managers. The number of
farms owned by negroes Increased by
31175 or 16.6 per cent between 1900
and 1910 nnd the number of negro
tenants Increased by 113790 or 20.8
per cent during the dernde. The to-
tal value of farm property operated by
negroes In 1910 was $1144181000 as
compared with $199941000 In 1900 in-
dicating that the value of agricultural
property operated by negroes Increas
ed considerably more tlmu twofold
during the decade. The stutlstlcs
show that 1800727 negro mules and
1050849 negro females were engaged
In agriculture.
Mortality Statistics. .
The forthcoming bulletin will con-
tain for the first time a statement re-
garding mortality nmong the negroes.
All previous census publications have
given statistics for the totul colored
population In which was Included the
Chinese Japanese Indians nnd other
non-whites. The data will be shown
for the registration area of the United
Plates which Includes the registration
States and certain selected cities The
death rate nmong the negroea In 1910
In this area was 2G.5 per 1000 show-
ing a decrease as compared with the
rate In 1900 which was 29.4 and the
death rates for 1910 show many do-
creases especially In the Southern
municipalities. .
CORF
HE
President Wilson Wanta the Reserve
Banks Opened at
Ones.
(Rjr Awoclatrd Prn )
Washington Oct. 22. Confidence Is
the only thing needed to restore busi-
ness prosperity 'President Wilson yes-
terday told directors of the Federal
Reserve Board whom he received at
the White House. The President de-
clared he thought business men were
more nervous than was' necessary.
"For my own part" said the lresl-
dent "I believe that the best thing
can be done for the country Is to open
the reserve banks at the earliest possi-
ble date; otherwise we would seem to
doubt their efflclacy. Otherwise we
would seem to discredit In part the
very thing we are undertaking. '
"For my feeling about the present
sltuntlon Is this: The only thing lack-
ing Is confidence. The circumstances
of the world are extraordinary but we
ought not to allow our mental attitude
to be extraordinary. We are more
nervous than there la cause for and
If we go about business as If nothing
were happening business will take
care of ua as we take care of It. That
Is my conviction.
"1 will not again use the word 'psy-
chology' but there Is a psychological
element there Is a state of mind In-
volved In this thing which would
be very useful If we would correct
and the way to correct It with others
Is to correct It lth ourselves to feel
that here Is nothing to wait for In put-
ting business on the footing on the
basis It Is to remain I hope for many 1
years to come." f j
NAVASOTA COjMMERCIAlCLUB.
Secretary MeKnleuf spent this
morning In Navasota returning to
Hryan by the noon train. The object
of his visit was to assist the citizens
of that place In the organization of a
Commercial Club. Mr. McKnlght re-
ports that the meeting was largely at-
tended and there was much enthusi-
asm on the part of the business men.
Organization was perfected and Dr. J.
I.. Goree was elected president. A
membership committee was appoint-
ed also a committee composed of one
man from each of the three banks to
formulate a plan for financing the
club. A secretary will be employed
as soon as an available ninn can be
secured.
ONLY
NECES1
W
Inn Week
EACH CHILD GIVE ONE
PENNY TO CHRISTMAS SHIP
Austin Tex. Oct. 22. One cent
from each child In Texas. That Is
the plan hit upon to raise the fund
for the "Christmas ship" whirl) will
be Bent to war-torn Europe luden
with Christmas goods to gladden the
hearts of the children of the bcllger-
ent Nations. It linn been suggested
to the local Chamber of Commerce by
those behind the movement that every
child In Texas contribute one i cut to
the fund to be used In buying peanuts
and pecans for the poor unfortunates.
Tho plan la to have the pennies turn-
ed over to the teachers of the differ-
ent schools of the Slate who will In
turn give them to the superintendent
to make the purchase of the nuts and
have them shipped to Houston It Is
thought that through this means a suf-
ficient amount of money may be se-
cured to purchase the one million
quarter-pound boxes of nuts that were
pledged by Texans.
DICTIONARY TEA.
The Baptist Ladles' Aid Society will
give a tea and candy sale at the home
of Mrs. T. Ft. Datte Friday from 4 to 6
p. m. Free will offering. The pro
reeds will be used to purchase a dic-
tionary for the Bryan Baptist Academy
library. Everybody cordially Invited.
Liquor Shipments
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FOP PERSONAL
Can now be made from Lousiana
to any point in
TE X A S
Send Your
X a
. L Itflc
"The Souths Leading Mail Order Liquor Man"
ALEXANDRIA LOUSIANA
COMMENCES TUESDAY
OCTOBER 27
WATCH THIS SPACE
THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 1914.
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS
It. A. KiiKclUng Scaly.
It. V. Ilalley Dallas.
J. F. Thompson Austin.
(I. K. Watt Han Antonio
W W. Hpence Dallas.
J Major Fort Worth.
Alex Sterling Fort Worth.
W. II. Darby Si. Louis.
K. H. Del'uy Houston.
W C Diinlnp El Paso.
L. If. Eraser Con roe.
O. W. Williams Fort Stockton.
J. M. Callaway Mumfnrd.
N. IX Hatcher Fort Worth.
E. O. (ioforth. I. & O. N.
J. S. Jenkins Mumford.
Hal Camp Navasota.
E. O. Itucmblllcr Chicago.
O. P. Porter Houston.
I C. Underwood Houston.
O. L. Hargrove Waco.
0. S. Langford Houston.
1. Goodman Houston.
A. A. Farley Branham.
R A. Thornton Sulphur Springs.
J. W. Craves Houston.
O. F. Conant Houston.
W. A. Wlese Houston.
F. I Jack Dallas.
W. B. Clayton Dallas.
A. R. Hamilton Houston.
O. N. McKay Delias.
C. A. Cooper Fort Worth.
J. P. Polk Sweetwater.
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Buchanan, A. J. The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 254, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1914, newspaper, October 22, 1914; Bryan, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth324877/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .