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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
DAUGHTERS CLOSE CONVENTION
Officers Were Elected and Much Ac-
complished - the Meeting.

New characterization of officers
of the u. u. c. Saturday on the clos
ing day of their session was marked
bv stormy scene and the refusal OF
Mrs. Peter Youree of Shreveport, the
state division president of Louisiana,
70 make the election of Mrs. X. c..
Schnabel unanimous. on the ground
that her division had polled twenty
two votes against that candidate.
Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone of Calves
ton. Texas, former president general,
was made honorary president
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens of
Brandon. Miss. was made president
general. her election being practically
unanimous. since Mrs. Norman V.
Randolph of Virginia Immediately
upon Mrs. Stevens nomination with
drew the name of her candidate, Mrs.
Nathan u. Eller Of Virginia, leaving
an open field for Mrs Stevens, whose
election was received with deafening
cheers. Her nomination was made by
Mrs. Walter Douglas Lamar of Macon.
Ga. in one of the most telling
speeches the convention had the pleas
ure of hearing.
Mrs. Randolph. in Withdrawing the
name of her candidate, stated that
Mrs. Eller had not sought the nomina-
ton; il had been offered TO her at
two previous conventions. She. Mrs
Randolph, had been called a "presi-
dent maker" Il am willing to take
my own medicine" said Mrs. Ran
dolph, but | am not willing that Mrs.
Eller should take it, and so ask the
privilege of Withdrawing her name.
Mrs. ChapelIe Cory of Alabama next
nominated Mrs. b. b. Ross of Au-
burn. Ala, who was elected first vice
Georgia and Miss Gautreaux of New
Orleans declining the nomination.
Miss Gautreaux declined again TO
accept the second vice presidency. as
did Miss Decca Lamar West of Texas.
Mrs. T. b. Culbertson of Oklahoma
was unanimously elected second vice
president, Mrs. l. w. Faiss0n of North
Carolina was reelected third vice
president. her nomination being made
by Mrs Huff of Missouri.
The vote for recording secretary
was a close one aud lay between Mrs.
John p. Hickman of Nashville. Tenn,
and Mrs. Fanny Ransom Williams of
North Carolina, the only poll by states
taken in the election being made in
this case. Mrs. Hickman withdrew
and wanted to make the election
unanimous, but the chair ruled that
this could not be done after the vote
had been taken.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
COTTON SUPPLY TWO MONTHS 9.G47, 44O BALES
Figures Are for Two Months-Gin-
nings. s,o36,e14; Net Imports, 49,
199-Consumption, $4,000.

Washington.-The supply and distri-
button of cotton for the two months
period ending oct. 81 was announced
by the census bureau Saturday as fol
lows:
Total supply, 9,647.440 bales: stocks
at beginning of period, 1,59S,43S: gin
nings, S,03G,S14, and net imports, r.
1888 bales.
Distribution: Consumption, 542. 500
bales. exports, 2,44S.15O, and stocks at
the end of period in manufacturing es-
adjustments. 1.072.274 bales; in indie
pendent warehouses. 2.551. 964 bales.
and held elsewhere. 3.032.243 bales.
Cotton consumed included 1855
bales of foreign cotton and 31,257
bales of linters. Consumption in cot
ton growing states was 273. 534 bales.
and in all other states 269.275 bales.
Cotton on hand in manufacturing
establishments oct p included 61,-
1872 bales of foreign cotton and 1887
bales of linters. In cotton growing
states manufacturing establishments
there were on hand 567, l39 bales. and
in all other states 496, l35 bales Cot
ton in Independent Warehouses m
cluded 2,S72 bales of foreign cotton
and 3S,10S bales of linters. In cotton
growing states iH independent ware
houses there were on hand 2,497,799
bales and in all other states 54,165
bales.
Imports were: From Egypt, 2.119
bales; Peru, 1919; China, Isl, and
from all other countries, 1883
Exports were: TO United Kingdom,
5l4,054 bales; Germany, 4G5, 525 !;
France, 279,469; Italy. 54.2S2, and to
all other countries, 204.50S
Active cotton spindles during Octo-
Der numbered 3O.S33,O24, an increase
of S93,291 over October, 1912. Those
in cotton growing states numbered 12,-
071,652, and in all other states 49,
1892.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Horse Leaves the Bridge.

Mansfield.-Mrs. Lawrence Bishop,
widow lady living near town, met
with probably fatal accident Satur-
day. She and two of her daughters
were coming to town in a buggy to
attend the fair and as they were
crossing Buffalo bayou the horse ran
off the bridge, about thirty feet above
the bottom of the bayou. The horses
neck was broken and Mrs. Bishop was
dangerously hurt 1t is thought she
can not survive. The two girls jump
&c and sustained only slight bruises.
The bridge had no banisters. as one
of the oil companies had removed the
same.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Vests Stocking New Farm.

Baton Rouge.-The West Brothers.
formerly of Hammond. began this
week the stocking OF their farm, re-
Gently purchased, near Baton Rouge.
Three carloads of prize-wipning cat
tie that carried Off some of the first
prizes at the street fair, were received
from Shreveport and are being placed
by the West Brothers on their place
This shipment will at once be fol
lowed by others. until the new farm
is one of the best high-grade stock
farms in the South. The West Broth
ers decided to move their cattle farm
to Baton Rouge because of the SUI
perior shipping facilities from this
point. They will make their hone in
Baton Rouge.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22

Bogalusa.-Saturday night after SER
vice in the Presbyterian church, Rev.
George c. Cornelson, Jr, of New Or
leans, moderator for a congregational
meeting to vote on the acceptability
of certain officers, presided Upon
motion by member, the acceptability
OF Pastor Edmund La Vergne was car
ried.
Elder George Letten, who had pre-
viously submitted his resignation, was
voted unacceptable and his relation
ship as elder dissolved, though with
out censure and without reflection
upon his moral character. Elder f.
II. Taylor secured letters of dismissal
for himself and family.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
De Soto Fair Closes.

Mansfield-Th fourth De Soto par
ish fair closed Saturday. The agri-
cultural exhibits were not as good
as heretofore on account of the bad
weather last month. However, the
stock and poultry departments made
a good showing. The ladies' depart
ment was better than ever before.
The public schools also made splen-
did showing. The races attracted
large crowds every day, but the sport
was marked by one of the horses fly
ing the track and seriously injuring
one of the jockeys.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
CHILD WELFARE CTS FIRST CONSIDERATION
A Number Of Re buttons on o0'je''
Adopted at Meeting on IeHds
CONGRESS Of Mothers.

Fort Worth. Textile conference
of the Texas Congress OF Mothers
and Parent Teachers Association emu
ed Friday after adopting number Oh
resolutions which bore directly upon
the subject of child welfare and re-
iccting one which the conference by
close vote decided was foreign to the
general purposes of the association.
The resolution. read by Mrs li''''"Se
Ward. would nave placed me aS9oC''
ton ON record as lavorlhS the pd"or
for women nm Texas. nut by vote "
~ To II this was lost
The following subjects were covered
in resolutions adopted.
Statewide safo and sane celebration
of national boIid,,-- cnusorship of
,notio,, rirt,,rc eho,rs and thoatcrs.
moro cop,iso birtb records. the estab-
Hebuort or , rcrsior .vet.m for
teachers vim bavo riven twenty wears
tn scbool work. , child welfare OK
bibit ot ttc r,y,s stat. fair tbc 1.y-
nc Cation p,1,c. and co,,ptv disul.,,s
and . buitdirc ,t tho iowa. state fair
for the c,h,hit. means for ,ro,sipp
prootor irtorost in tho ,potbars, com
pensation and minimum v,ro act and
= correction If tho d.f.cts or the fiftv.
fourlorr I,,,. ctnd I,I,or ..rd com
puisory education laws, legislation for
institutions for the incurably insane
and a broadening Of the work OF the
extension department of the congress.
When the resolution indorsir,. wom-
an SUFFRAGE ,,..,. introduced COMO L,con
discussion nrouis.5 - follow. II w,e
tho oripiop of som. or On. ,b,mnion,,
Of the couse IN vote as individuals and
not as concr.ss an tho measure
TO this Mrs. Ward replied that she
could not sec why person fayoriuE
womans suffrage would hesitate to
firmly stand by her belief Mrs Ward
told the conference that the best way
for the mothers to secure the lrgisla-
ton in favor OF the child was by di-
rect methods, and that the ballot
would be the weapon the woman could
use with much effect. The first vote.
taken by reclamation. could not be
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
MEXICAN REBELS TAKE IUAREz
VILLA CAPTURES GARRISON AND
EXECUTES FEDERAL OFFICERS
Taking Of the City Presages Constitu-
tionalist Control Of Northern Mex
leo and Means Chhuahua's Fall.

FL Paso. TeX.-Ciudad Juarcz was
captured in a bromide battle at an
early hour Saturday morning by the
revolutionary forces OF Pancho Villa.
Villa was accompanied by Generals
MacLovio Herrera and Cortega and
their forces.
The capture was remarkable in
Mexican military annals for its dis
patch and for the fact that it was not
preceded by any buster or other pub
hcity. The revolutionary forces mum
bcred about 1000. while the federal
forces of the garrison were approx
mateiy one-fourth that number. The
loss OF life amounted to about one
hundred. twenty-five Of whom We're
rcbels and the others federals
As a result of the capture of Juarez
revolutidnists hav" taken about one
hundred and twenty-five prisoners.
$4,000 rounds of ammunition. two field
pieces and two machine guns. besides
a great many small arms and supplies.
The biggest item in the list of spoils,
strategic advantages that 20 with it.
The revoiutionists arrived in Juarez
about . o'clock Saturday morning on
a freight train that had been captured
near Chihuahua the day before. There
had been no tclcgraphic cOmmuniCa-
ton for several days along the line
of the railway between JuarcZ and
Chihuahua and the fcdcrals at Juarez
were under the impression that the
rebel army was still besieging Chihua-
hua. That was what the rebel leader
desired them to think
Two thousand men dctrained noise
lessiy at the edge of the city and made
their way quietly in the bright moon
light into the very center of Juarez
before their presence was even sus-
pected. The federal garrison made
but little resistance The battle be
gan at 3 o'clock and the military post
was taken at 4. Desultory firing con
tinued until about o'clock, when the
last federals were routed from stand
they had taken near the edge of the
city.
This is the sixth time Juarcz has
been taken by an opposing faction
during the three years of recent mill
tary disturbances in Mexico But it is
the only time it has fallen without
previous notice, and the moving pic
ture people had no chance at this bat
tie. Fl Paso citizens who heard the
cannOnading and the machine guns
rushed TO the vicinity of the border to
the number of several hundred. They
were in very slight danger from the
firing. however, owing to the fact
that General Villa had given orders
that no artillery be used and that
rifle fire be not directed toward the
American side. The MeXicans have
learned the lesson that they must not
shoot into American territory during
battles near the border. A few shots
entered III PasO, but no casualties
resulted during the battle.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
TEXAS FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS
Meeting Most Successful One.
Mrs. Henry 3. Fall of Houston
Made President.

Corpus Christi, Tex-What was
unanimously conceded to be the most
brilliant and successful state conven-
ton in the history of the organization
was that of the Texas Federation of
WOmen's Clubs which came to for
NAL close Friday after being in session
since Tuesday morning The work OF
the convention was vigorous, progress
sive and broad in its scope, touching
upon large number OF important
educational, economic. Industrial and
social problems of the day.
In the election of officers there
was lively voting for some of the can
didates. The officers elected to serve
for the next two years for the fedora
ton were:
Mrs. Henry b. Fall of Houston, pres
ident; Mrs. Maggie w. Barron of
Sherman. vice president at large;
Mrs. r. Il. Robins of Cleburne, record
ing secretary; Mrs. w. c. Corbett Of
Houston appointed by the incoming
presidenU, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Edwin Key of Marshall, treas
urer; Mrs. II. b. Draught Of San An
tonic, auditor.
The presidents Of the five districts
of the state, previously elected, but
whose election was Friday ratified by
the convention. are:
Mrs. 5. II. Burnside of Wichita
Falls, first district; Mrs. c. L. Brad
ford of Bonham. second district; Mrs
Spencer, third district; Mrs. J. L..
Cunningham of Beaumont, fourth dis
trict; Mrs. II. ID. Brown of San An
tonic. fifth district
Invitations for the next meeting
place of the convention were read be
fore the convention from Port Arthur
and Brentwood, personally presented
by delegates, and these were supple
mented by kilograms from prominent
people at each of the cities The mat
ter Of choosing the next convention
city will be decided by the executive
board at a meeting to be held at a
later date.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Louisiana
! Meus I
From all corners
of The g. eat State
New Orleans Rice Is Unchanged.

New Orleans Rice is Unchanged
New Orleans-The week opened
Monday with virtually no change in
general conditions in the local market
for rough rice Receipts that ac-
cumulated over Sunday were very
light, only S.I3S sacks being reported
up to the noon hour, and they were
chiefly for mills The scarcity Of
supplies was attributed to the Sunset
strike. Supplies that were displayed
on sample tables were mainly OF low
grades. Prices were about on parity
with the close Of Saturday. In the
clean department not much business
was done. Choice grades were in
fairly active demand. while all other
grades were in light inquiry. Prices
were unchanged.
Receipts, S,3lS sacks rough Hon
duras. Sales, 1850 pockets clean
Honduras at IA 157sc.
Clean-Honduras quiet; head, "A
@6l4c; straights, 3% W4i4c; screen
ings, 2G23sc; No. 2, IA H2c. Japan
quiet; head, new 3A @4c; straights.
pa M3Ac; screenings, 262ilc; No, 2.
17s M2c.
Sales of rough were 994 sacks Hon
duras at $256m4.16 per barrel of 1872
pounds and 1869 sacks Japan at $2.75
@3.75.
Rice polish, $26,5Om27.00 per ton.
Rice bran, $16OOm1S.5O per ton.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Fruit Growers Elect Officers.

Houston, Tex.-Officers and direc
tors for the new year of the South
Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Associa
ton were elected at an annual meet
ing held in Houston Thursday, attend
ed by 125 delegates, and which was
featured by several excellent techni-
cal papers and discussions.
The new officers are: John Stew
art, Houston, president; DR.. Dudley
Shaw, La Porte. vice president; a. J.
Elliott, Webster, secretary.
Directors: f. S. Stockwell, Alvin /;
r. w. Halbert, Arcadia; =. /. Gill.
League City; J. p. Powell. La Porte /;
George A. Smith, Beaumont.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Executed Mexicans Fall Into Graves.

FL Paso. Tex.-Crying Viva Mex
leo" as a squad of rebel soldiers car
ried out their commanders order to
fire." Juan Cordova, chief of the Sc
cret police in Juarez, was executed at
the Juarez cemetery Sunday. His exc
cution was the second to take place
during the day, as Pablo Ebave, a
Juarez policeman, was taken TO the
cemetery early in the morning and
standing on the brink of newly dug
grave, was shot by a squad of rebel
soldiers, the limp body falling into
the grave he had been forced to dig
A federal artilleryman was shot I'M
der the ley feuga" law at the Juarez
cemetery about o'clock, when he
was taken there with thirteen other
federal prisoners to dig graves for
the bodies of the soldiers killed in the
battle. The prisoner thought he was
to be executed when he entered the
cemetery and tried to run away from
the guard of soldiers which were in
charge of the prisoners.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Rich Widow Ends Life.

Excelsior Springs, Mo.-Mrs Mar
tina c. Simmons, the wealthy widow of
DR.. c. S. Simmons, formerly a sue
cessful medicine manufactures of St.
Louis, died from slow poison We'd
nesday. A part Of the Simmons for
tune was made in speculation in Texas
land. The town of Simmons, Texas,
bears the doctors name. Mrs. Sim
mons took a slow poison to end her
life, il is said.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Fireman Given a Severe BEATING.

Lafayette. - Monday night when
passenger train No came in, as the
engineer alighted from his train he
was attacked by a crowd of men. He
ran to the other side of his engine
only to meet more. However, No, 9
was on the track, and he boarded it
for the west. When No. came in
the fireman was caught and beaten
very badly. 1t is rumored Superin-
tendent Simono brought No in, act
ing as engineer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Puts Hay Rate on Cotton soIIs.

Austin, Textile state railroad
commission Friday authorized hay
rates and minimums to apply on cot
ton bolls or burrs, carloads, between
points, locally and jointly, on the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic, Houston and Texas Central,
Houston East and West Texas, and
Texas and New Orleans railroads.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Mrs. Trousdaie Is Found.

Monroe.-Mrs. Lafayette Trousdale.
who disappeared from her home We'd
nesday night, was found late Sunday
near Horse Shoe Lake, fifteen miles
north OF Monroe. She had wandered
about the swamps since leaving home.
Mrs. Trousdale is the wife of q
nephew of State Fire Marshal Trous-
dale. She was recently interdicted,
but there was no room in either
asylum for her.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Troops to Stay in Tezas.

Washington.-In response to in
quiries from many sources as to early
troop movements in Texas, General
Leonard Wood, chief of staff. again
Saturday denied alphabetically that
any movement was contemplated in
the immediate future other than the
relief of the Second Infantry by the
Fifteenth Infantry and the return of
the Second Infantry to its Northern
posts.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Make High Cost of Living Unlawful.

Westinghouse a remedy for the
high cost of living Representative Nc
KeItar of Tennessee Wednesday intro
duced a resolution to make unlawful
any interstate shipments of beef, veal,
lamb, pork, fish, poultry, but
ter, eggs or other perishable food
stuffs after being kept in cold stor-
age more than ninety days.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Prominent Planter is Killed.

New Iberia.-Henry Souard, a prom
inent planter, living in the Loreauville
section of this parish. was shot and
killed early Monday morning. About
ten days ago Jules Grivat was shot
and slightly wounded The shooting
occurred In the field of Grivat. with
out witnesses. Immediately after the
shooting Grivat came to New Iberia
and gave himself in charge of the
sheriff.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Big Damages for Turkey Carload.

Bolton, Textile case of the Texas
Packing Company of Temple VS.. the
Santa Fe and Wabash railroads, on
trial several days in the district court,
resulted in a verdict Saturday for
$4,000 for the plaintiff, with interest
from date of shipment, making the
total s10,53O. This is said to be the
largest verdict for freight damages
ever given by a Bell County jury.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Interior Minister Resigns Post.

City of Mexic0-Manuel Cara
Aldape, minister of the interior, at
the request of President Huerta, pre-
sented his resignation Sunday. The
reason for his retirement is not
known, but it is believed to have been
due to the activity of Senior Aldape
in endeavoring to bring about COM
pliance by Huerta with the demand of
Washington that Huerta relinquish the
presidency.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Evangeline "Drys" Confident.

Vile Piatte.-The prohibition forces
in Evangelne parish are conducting
an aggressive campaign, led by A. w.
Turner, superintendent of the State
Anti-Saloon League. Speakers have
appeared before 5000 people in the
last three days, mostly in the country
and small towns. Che vets are ac-
tive, and expect to win.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
To Better Water Works.

'Crowiey.-The city council has
placed an order for a 3OO-horse power
engine and a 200 kilowat generator
TO be placed in the electric light and
water works plant. The cost of this
is to be $1S,5O0. 1t is claim
ed that when this Improvement is
made in the power plant it will reduce
the cost of the fuel to a minimum.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Whipping Continues,

Wilmington, Del-Governor Charles
r. Miller issued a statement in de-
Tense of the whipping post and de-
clared that method of punishment for
criminals in Delaware would continue
until the law providing for it is re-
pealed, regardless of any attempted
interference by member of congress
or of individuals residing in other
states"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
LARGE Wild Goose Is Killed.

Orange, Tex.-A party of hunters
returned Sunday from a duck hunt.
On this trip the largest wild goose
ever seen in Orange was killed by
Lutcher Brown. The goose measured
seven feet from tip to tip of his wings,
was five feet high and weighed forty
five pounds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Pros Want Fund of Million.

Columbus, Ohio.-Plans to raise a
fund of S1,000.000 for the presidential
campaign of 1916 and to elect ten
members of congress next year, were
outlined Saturday by a "concentra-
ton committee" of prohibition party
leaders.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22

Nogales, Sonora.-Francisco Escu-
dero, minister of foreign relations in
the Carranza cabinet, asked William
Bayard Hale, President Wilson's
agent, Tuesday to present his creden-
tials before continuing further with
the conferences which have been I'M
der way here informally for several
days.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Cold Storage for Brownsville.

Brownsville. TeX.-A deal was closed
Saturday whereby a company is to
be organized with a capital stock of
probably $4,000 to establish a cold
storage for truck and other products
of the Brownsville section.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22

San Antonio, Textile Tenth Cav
airy, negro regiment, will be added
to the southern department of the
army and be stationed along the Next
can border within the next ten days,
according to information given out at
post headquarters Wednesday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
To Have Eleven Blocks Of PAVING.

Lake Charles.-The city commits
sion Monday awarded to Richie Bros.
of Kansas City the contract for eleven
blocks of brick paving to be laid on
Kirby and Division streets. The con-
tract price for the work is $1.95 per
square yard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
Road GRADING Machine Ordered.

Bishop, Tex.-In order that work on
the macadam roads to be constructed
with the proceeds of the 100000
bonds recently voted, F. T. Bishop
has placed an order for the immediate
shipment from Houston of new road
grader