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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
SWEENEY INDICTED,
GRAND JURY REPORT
Continued from first page.


against him are handed UP then. The
law provides that two DAYS notice OF
q motion to call a special panel must
be given. and that five days must
clapse after the motion is granted be-
fore the trial begins.
IT is certain that Sweeney's trial will
be pushed along as fast as possible.
His lawyer. Charles r. Kelley. declared
yesterday that Sweeney would fight the
cases to a finish, that he would make
no overturcs TO District Attorney Whit
man and that he was entirely innocent
of the charges made against him by
Captain Walsh.
Edward j. Newell. the lawyer in
dicted on two charges for his partici-
patton in the attempt to keep George
a. Sipp out of New York jurisdiction.
was to have been the next man TO be
put on trial in Whitman's prosecution
of the cases which have grown out Of
the Sipp graft charges. Newell was 20
have been up for pleading on THURSDAY
before Justice Golf. but W. Nj. X. Oh
colt, his counsel, presented pnysi-
clans certificate TO the effect that
Newell was sick with neuralgia of the
heart, and Justice Golf put the plead
ing over to yesterday, but it was again
postponed, indefinitely, because OF
Newell's serious illness.
Indicted Lawyer Near Death.
On Thursday afternoon Newell was
taken to st. Luke's Hospital. suffering
from a combined attack Of neuralgia
of the heart and pleuro-pneumonia. Al
his home last night it was said Newell
was close to death on Thursday night
in the hospital. At st. Lukes Hospital
il was said that while Newell had had
a narrow escape from death on Thurs
day night he had rallied and was
stronger yesterday. The hospital au-
thorities said they believed the worst
of the attack was past, and that Newell
would recover. but his condition was
still too serious TO contemplate moving
him for several days.
II Captain Walsh is still too sick 10
leave his bed when the Sweeney trial is
called, or If before that time his condi-
ton changes for the worse To such IN
extent that his life is endangered, Dis
commission to take the captains testi-
mony in the same manner that his
grand jury evidence was taken.
1t was said yesterday that in such ali
event il might develop that even the
appointment of commission would be
unnecessary, because the court itself
could convene in Walsh's bedroom just
as legally as the grand jury did.
The testimony of the witnesses heard
by the grand jury on the Sweeney
cases. beginning with Captain Walsh's
bedside evidence on Thursday. it is
reported, has become so interviewer
with equally grave charges against one
other inspector and two captains for
merly inspectors over Walsh's precinct.
that there is a strong probability of
indictments against the other police
officials early next week.
This, too, In spite of the fact that
District Attorney Whitman has felt all
along that he ought TO confine his ef-
forts to Sweeney's case and leave
charges against the other inspectors
and former inspectors until he has pur-
sued the Sweeney matter to its ulti-
mate end.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
THE TEXAS INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
FIFTH ANNUAL cow ENTION
WILL CONVENE ON DEC. II.
One Hundred and Sixty Prizes, Az
gregating $4,000 in Gold, for
Texas Farmers.

Dallas, Textile Texas Industrial
Congress, which meets in annual con-
vention on Dec. II, besides awarding
100 cash prizes, aggregating $4,000 in
gold, to those Texas farmers who have
made the best showing of net profits
in the years competitive crop pro-
duction, there will be given to the
winners the honor badges of the con-
greSS.
The most highly priced decoration
of the British military and naval serv-
ices is the Victoria Cross, a small
bronze Maltese cross made from metal
taken fro mthe guns captured in the
Crimean war. The cross bears the in
scription, For Valor" Two are
given every year to the soldiers or
ed, who have shown the most self
denying bravery in battle-usually in
rescuing the wounded under fire.
Everybody in the army and navy is
eligible, from the humblest mule
driver or deck-hand to the command
ing officer. The cross is worth in
trinsically probably as much as 80
cents, but it has been the means OF
enriching the annals of the British
service with deeds Of heroism through
the call it makes for self-forgetful-
ness for the general good.
The badges of the congress are also
emblems of honorable achievement;
and while no risk or life has been in
volved, they stand for pluck, persist
ence and painstaking carried to the
highest degree in better farming, the
greatest constructive work in the
world. 1t is an honor in the State to
be the greatest producer of farm
products at the lowest cost, to have
carried farm living a step further to-
ward success and better conditions
The badges are awarded in this spirit
and should be so received and ;orn
by those who have won them, and sc
viewed by the people of the sections
from which the winners come.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
IUAREz WILL BECOME THE REBEL CAPITAL
Federals Will Make Another Attempt
to Defeat Rebels With Eight
Thousand Men.

Juarez, Mex.-The provisional CAPT
tai of the constitutional government
will be transferred from Hermosillo,
Sonora, TO Juarez within the next few
days, according to Francisco Escu-
derO, minister of finance and of for
eign relations in General Venustiano
Carranza's cabinet, who arrived Sun
day from HermOsillo to confer with
General Villa.
1t was at first planned to proceed
against Mexico City from Hermosillo,
according to Senior Escudero's state
ment, but the recent victory of Gen
eral Villa at TERRA Blanca has
changed the plans of the provisional
cabinet and now that General Villa
has absolute charge of Chihuahua, the
Sonora troops Will be massed with
those of the commander of the division
of the north and combined force move
on to Mexico City.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ TO CONGRESS
President Strikes Keynote, Receiving
Praise From Both Democrats
and Republicans.

hington.-President Wilson laid
before congress Tuesday the legisla-
tive ambition of the democratic ad
ministration.
For exactly twenty-eight minutes
the president stood before the assem-
bled senate and house in the cham
Der of the latter and read his first
annual message. Applause punct-
uated important utterances and when
he had finished there was an en-
thusiastic demonstration with hand
clapping and cheers.
The republicans and democrats
alike pronounced the message the ut
terance of statesman.
Il like the idea of the president
coming before congress-" said Repre-
sentative Mann, republican house
leader, land reading a short message,
pithy and to the point. In the main,
| liked the message. | think every
body will recognize it as the utter
ance of a statesman, regardless Of
whether he agrees with its details"
OF particular significance was one
outburst of applause regarded in the
national capitalize unmistakable ap-
proval that greeted the presidents
remark: There can be no certain
prospect of peace in America until
General Huerta has surrendered his
usurped authority in Mexico"
Among those who would discuss the
message in congress there was "a gen.
eral Endorsement of the administra-
tim nalcy toward Mexico.
Democratic leaders were enthus-
iastic in their comments on the mes
sage and its recommendations. They
liked the emphasis placed by the pres
ident on the need for early action on
the currency, for dealing with mo-
nopOly through antitrust legislation.
the importance of rural credit legisla-
ton to benefit the farmers, the rec
concentrations for government con-
struction of railroads in Alaska, the
development of the nations resources
by a Christian policy, alike acceptable
TO the states and the federal authori-
ties; the enactment of employers liza
bilitv legislation and the selection of
presidential candidates by the pri-
mary system. The suggestion of the
president that party conventions as
at present constituted be abolished,
won striking applause.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
TEXAS FLOOD CLAIMS LIVES
MOTHER. TWO DAUGHTERS AMI
TWO SONS DROWNED.
Thirty-Foot Rise in Nolan CREEK
Near Bolton, Texas-OtheTs
Believed to Be Lost.

Bolton, TeX-In the worst rise u
Nolan Creek known in sixty years
Tuesday morning between i ana
O'Clock, Mrs. W. c. Polk, two dau5h-
tiers, Yetue, 10, and Florence. 49, anu
two sons, Marion, y, and James -
we're drowned when their residence
was wrecked by rushing waters ana
Mr. Polk is in a serious condition.
Another family, white man. his WlIe'
two daughters and son, strangers
who We're camped on the creek Dahh
for the night, are also reported
drowned Another man standing on
Main street bridge when it went down
was seen by bystanders to 90 down
into the water and has not been seen
since.
1t is reported that the rise in the
creek, which was about thirty feet,
was the result OF a cloudburst higher
up the stream. It came during a
heavy thunderstorm and torrential
rain, which lasted about two hours. 1t
continued to rain all night and nearly
all day Wednesday, The fire alarm
was sounded three different times
when the flood first came down, in an
effort to save those who were sleep
ing, unaware of the danger threaten
ing, and quite a few got out of the
buildings, leaving all their belongings
behind.
The waters rushed madly on and
.h,v - Family l<pnp0
their handsome residence was sur
rounded by water. Mr.. Polk rushed TO
the barn for a horse to carry the fam
lily to safety and before he could get
back to the house a wall Of water
| swept down, carrying the house with
/ great force against a large tree,
/ breaking the house in two, part of 1t
going down with the rush OF waters,
/ and with that part went those OF the
family who were drowned. All efforts
to lend aid were of no avail
Some sixteen other residences and
their contents went down with the
flood, most of them small. One two
story residence came down the stream
and struck the large steel bridge
across the avenue The bridge gave
way and went TO pieces completely.
The two other steel bridges spanning
the stream also were wrecked, thus
cutting North and South Bolton off
from traffic.
For blocks north of the creek resi-
dences were badly flooded, from two
to three feet of water being up in the
rooms and raining through the
/ homes.
Much damage was done, Barns,
Outhouses, poles and fences were car
ried away as if they were match
boxes. The property loss is estimated
to be from sixty to one hundred thou
sand dollars.
Mayor Neal Basel called a mass
meeting Wednesday to take concerted
action in providing for the suffering
and distressed consequent to the sad
disaster, the worst in the history Of
Bolton.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
New Orleans Rice Market.

New Orleans.-Very little was done
in rough rice Monday, owing to the
scarcity of supplies. Mills were ac-
tive bidders for choice grades, but
very little could be had. Receipt
were a little over 1000 sacks, most o.
which was for mills, and the small
lots displayed were lacking in style.
Clean rice was firm on choice
grades, but offerings were light, while
low and medium grades were neglect
ed
Rice quotations: Receipts, 1851
sacks rough Honduras. Sales, 1,1O5
pockets clean Honduras at IA @
) 13-16c. Clean rice, HOnduras-Head,
466c; straights, 364-4c; screenings,
1% 624c; No. =, rs d2c. Marketfirm.
Japan-Head, 2%@35sc; straights,
.23sG3c; screenings, 10 @2@c; No. 2,
1B62c. Market unsteady.
Sales-ROugh rice, 1,039 sacks Hon
duras at $2.256365 per barrel of 162
pounds Japan, 1858 sacks at $1,000
800.
Rice polish. $26.5O627OO per ton.
Rice bran, $16.OO@1S.5O per ton.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
LARGE CaXe-In on LeXee.

ointe-a-la-Hache.-A large cave in
levee on the Magnolia plantation
urred Saturday. The land belongs
Gov. Warmoth and is near the
ar factory. The slump measures
feet long and so feet deep. 1t
k in half of the old levee and all
the batture. A new levee will be
1t at once around the cave by either
Lafourche levee board or the
tie board of engineers before the
Or rises. The tracks of the Grand
, railroad will have to be moved
k some distance.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
An Actor Arrested.

II. Blanchard, who
e to Coushatta last Sunday with
Comet Amusement Company,
ch has been holding forth in Cou-
ia, was arrested and placed in
by Sheriff w. II. Elliott, on a
'ge of burglary and larceny. He
charged with having broken and
red the S. p. Stone hotel and res
ant and helping himself to the
.ents of the pockets of sleeping
,ts. Sherman Grayson, who lives
ne place, says he surprised Blanch-
in the act. The affidavit charges
with taking money and chattels
he value of $50.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
NEW TEXAS LAND LAW HELD VALID
Recent Enactment to Set New Value
on Forfeited Land in Texas
Held Constitutional.

Austin, Textile State supreme
court in an opinion written by Judge
Nelson Phillips Wednesday held con-
stitutional the act of the Thirty-third
legislature known as the land reap
)raisement act The act provided for
he forfeiture of lands purchased
rom the State for nOnpayment OF IN
terest and the privilege of the original
owner to repuTchase within 80 days
at a reappraised value by the board of
land appraisers created under the act.
Under a former act repurChase was
possible by application for reinstate-
ment having been filed and rendering
Of all accrued interest. 1t was by this
provision that the case came to the
supreme court in the case styled
Frank \. Judkns vs.. J. T. Robson,
land commissioner. Application for
mandamus was filed to compel the
land commissioner TO allow Judkins-
the repurchase of his land under he
original act after he had filed appli-
cation with the board and reappraise-
ment of the land showed an increase
in value of one dollar per acre. The
commissioner refused to allow the re
purchase, and in the original applca-
ton for mandamus the constitutional
ity of the act was assailed, but an
amended petition dropped the ques-
ton of cOnstitutionality from the Pc
tition.
The court, in passing on the act,
said: at is the plainly expressed in
tent of the act to extend TO forfeiting
owners of lands described, a distinct
and additional remedy for reinvesti-
ture OF such title as was possessed
under the original purchase from the
State. The effect OF the act is to af-
ford the FORGETTING owners the privi-
leges of reappraisement of the land
and its repurchase at its new valua-
ton. The title, however, may be re
acquired under the act only by its
purchase at such valuation and this
of itself precludes the idea that it
may be reacquired by reinstatement
at a possibly different valuation as
provided under article 1923"
The petition for mandamuS was
refused.
I'VE do not think this enactment
can be properly characterized as a
relief act" the opinion continues
The act does not relate to any &C
QUESTION of the title except upon the
full performance Of the purchase obi
gation-nOr does it involve extension
Of any indulgence for the performance
Of the obligation.
Tested either by its provisions OF
its necessary effect the act is not vic
lative of the constitutional provisions
We think that the act at best only
gives the previous owner the prefer
ence right to repurchase the land. and
under the established holding of this
court, a statute of that character is
not prohibited by the constitution
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
C6EENWALL LEAVES
100000 TIC FAMILY.
Two Small Public Legacies Made Sy
Well Known Thearricsl Man.


Well Known ThearricSl Man.
New Orleans-Bequeat the bulk
nj his estate. worth $200.0 coo, to mem
hers of his family, and leaving $1,000
to the Touro infirmary and $1,000 TO
the jewish orphans home, the VIII OF
the late Henry Greenwall, pioneer the
atricaI man, was filed for probate
Monday. He expressed the wish that
all his theatrical enterprises continue
under direction of his executors, nam
ing to that position Morris Marks,
Phillip W. Greenwall. of Fort Worth
and Mrs. Henry GreenwaH.
Mr.. Marks, however, will be op-
posed as executor. He was originally
beaueathed $4,000 and 10 per cent Of
his theatrical profits, but this was
revoked by a codicil dated Nov. 4,
1907. The clause which provided for
the appointment of Mr.. Marks as
executor was not revoked.
Arthur b. Leopold, counsel for the
succession, Monday made a demand
on the court that Mr.. Marks be not
appointed, accompanying it with a
written remuneration.
Mr.. Greenwall disposed of his es-
tate as follows:
To his wife, Mrs. Addie Perry
Greenwan, $25, 900 and 80 per cent of
the profits that may be hereafter real
lied from his theatrical business. To
his half-brother, Martin Greenwall,
s., 900 and Is per cent of the profits
that might be realized from his the
atrical business; to his half-brother,
Phillip w. Greenwall of Fort Worth,
s.. 600 and 20 per cent Of the profits;
to his half-sister Mrs. Julia Open
heimer, $4,000 and 10 per cent of the
profits.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

Y NeDs !
From oil corners
of the great State
Nine Suits Filled.

ew Orleans.-Nine suits asking
57.4S1 damages, under the proVls-
of the Sherman antitrust statute,
e filed Saturday in the United
es court against the American
ar Refining Company and Jackson
Vitherspoon, local manager, by IN
sndent planters, refiners and deal
Petitioners allege the American
lpany manipulated the sugar mar
to their detriment, hammerlnS
n the prices of raw sugar to an ao-
nal level. The suits are Identical
the original suit filed several
, ago by WOgan Brothers, Limited.
petitioners in Saturdays suits are
bert S. Myrtle Grover Plantation
Manufacturing Company, Nautrey
ar Planting and Manufacturing
lpany, Ltd, New Orleans; Oak
f Planting and Manufacturing
lpany, Ltd, st. Mary parish; r. l..
WIN and Oscar ZenOr, receivers OF
gieres Planting Company, Limit
and eight individuals.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Noel Sets lime Limit.

lreveport.-J. s. Noel, the promi-
!. oil man, who donated a $4,000
norial church to the Methodist con-
,ation of Shreveport, Saturday is
/ a statement in relation to the
.roversy that has arisen over re-
i of the college of bishops to &C
the church except in fee simple.
Noel says the only conditions he
osed were that the church should
be sold or mortgaged and that its
.e should not be changed. He says
has extended the time for the
hodists to accept the church on
,e terms, but after that time limit
expired he will offer it to another
Omination.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
New Orleans Sugar Holds Quiet.

New Orleans.-The local sugar mar
ket was quiet Monday and very little
business was done, due to the fact
that refineries were not in the mar
ket, although it was said that all sup
plies amounting to 1O,390 barrels Of
plantation sugars probably would b
absorbed by them. The movement OF
contract sugars was again large, 21,'
800 bags of raws being reported, most
of which was for local refineries.
Refined sugars were in fair demand,
with no change in the list.
Molasses and syrups were quiet and
the demand was again dragging. Re-
ceipts were 3,441 barrels, including
100 barrels of tank goods.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
spud Crop 1oo,ooo,ooo Short.

Washington.-To protect the United
States from foreign potato diseases
and to find a way in which some for
eign crop may be brought in because
of this years scant native supply, be-
lieved to be almost hundred million
bushels short, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Houston Saturday issued a call
for a public meeting Dec. IS to discuss
the subject.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Great Appropriations Asked.

Observation-Disclosures esti-
mates for army appropriations were
laid before congress Wednesday by
the war department. Secretary Gar
rison transmitted to the house esti-
mates for the military appropriation
aggregating S106,OGO,OOO, which is
roundly s1O,OOO,O0O greater than the
figures submitted a year ago for the
army bill.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Is Made a Master Mason.

Keachie.-Friday was Masonic day
in Keachie, the occasion being the
elevation of Mr.. E. l.. Young to Master
Mason, the Mansfield team having
charge of the work. Among the WISH
tors were ]. w. Parsons, A. NJ. Rives,
G. o. Houston, T. H. Smell, ]. F. Nc
Farland, w. E. Singleton and r. l..
Billingsly of Mansfield, A. c. Arnold
of Texarkana, Ark, and A. H. Dowell
of Shreveport, La.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Fifteen-Cent Rate Is Likely.

lew Orleans.-In the opinion of
HI railroad men and shippers the in
|tate commerce commission is to
|rtly withdraw it's suspension of the
on the Cuban black strap mo
les rate allowed Mobile to Ohio
Ter crossings and st. Louis by the
bile and Ohio, and make the rate
|manent. If the Mobile and Ohio is
wed to put in its 15c rate the New
cans lines will have to follow suit.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Two Are Sentenced for Life.

Alexandria.-The following persons,
convicted at this term of court, were
sentenced by Judge w. F. Blackman
Saturday: Joe Bell, homicide, peni-
Tertiary for life; Hurley Pitts, homi-
eide, life sentence; John Simmons,
burglary and larceny, seven years;
Dick Nugent, burglary and larceny, ten
years; Allen Devore, larceny from
person, four years. All are negroes
with the exception of Simmons and
Devore.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Assessed Valuation on Increase.

Austin. Textile controllers de-
partment Monday completed the tabu-
lation of the assessed valuations of
the various counties in Texas for 1913,
and the total is shown to be $2,679,-
Gal, $50, which is an increase of $146,-
931, 300 over the valuations of 1912,
the total in that year being S2,532,-
71O,O50. This is nearly $47.0O0,000 in
excess of the estimate made by the
department several month ago.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Forty-Five Coal Barges Wrecked.

Memphis, Tenn.-Forty-five barges
containing $4,000 tons of coal were
either demoralized or grounded in the
Mississippi river near Luxora, Ark,
north of Memphis, Monday when the
towboat Sprague of the Pittsburg Coal
Companys fleet and her tow ran into
a side current and were sucked into a
chute.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
ederated Church Council Formed.

ennings.-The organization of the
lncil of the Federated Churches of
lnings was completed last week,
en- the four delegates from each of
five churches of the federation
and selected officers. These are:
v. NJ. c. Holt, president; George H.
,ock, DR.. n. S. Craig, H. S. Will
ms, w. E. Gorham and G. l.. Sim
ms, vice presidents; ]. P. Haber,
retary; w. E. Coffin, treasurer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Davidson Heads Texas League.

Fort Worth, Tex.-At a meeting OF
the Texas League Saturday, w. R.
Davidson, formerly president of the
Waco club, was elected president of
the Texas League to succeed Wilbur
Allen of Austin, who refused to stand
for reelection and who was placed in
the honorary position of vice president
of the league.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
To Search for Lost Explorer.

Chicago, Ill.-An attempt to dis
cover the fate of Ernest de Koven LET
fingwell, geologist and arctic explorer,
who went into Northern Alaska Aug.
%, was begun Monday by the faculty
of the University of Chicago. Letting
we'll started north with the StefanssOn
expedition and was to have returned
to Point Barrow by Nov. l. Nothing
has been heard from him.