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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Seeks Homes for FoundIines

New Orleans.-To arrange for the
distribution of a carload of foundlings
to be brought into the South from the
New York Founding Asylum during
the early months of 1914, Harry j.
Bourgeois, local agent, left New Or
leans Friday on an extended trip
through Texas to seek homes for
babies. He will visit all leading points
in Texas, then go to Oklahoma and
Arkansas. Nearly 100 infants will be
consigned to Southern territory on the
next shipment. Sixty-five of these
have been provided with homes to
date, following a recent trip by Mr..
Bourgeois through Tennessee, Missis'
sippi, Alabama and Georgia.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Aswell at Alexandria,

ia.-Congressman j. B. AS
well of the Eighth Louisiana district
arrived in the city Friday. He is, a
member of the party sent here by the
United States department of agricut
ture to investigate conditions caused
by the boil weevil. Senator RansdelI
and Congressman Broussard arrived
Saturday, as did DR.. w. K. Dodson
and Mason Snowden of the Louisiana
agricultural department and w. A.
Taylor and B. H. Rawles of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
These men, accompanied by members
of the Rapides parish police jury, will
visit the cotton farms and plantations
on an inspection tour.
Congressman Aswell made an ad'
dress before the Rapides parish police
jury on the subject OF good roads
and drainage canals.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Mexican Gunboats at Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz-Continued presence OF
warships at Vera Cruz is creating
fresh opposition at the capital. Cen
eral Huerta's chief of staff, Colonel
Carral, returned to the City of Mexico
Monday, having failed to secure at the
American consulate a promise that
their withdrawal would be recon-
mended. The cruiser Tacoma and the
gunboat Wheeling, which Is under or
ders to proceed to Coatzacoalcos, ar
rived Monday, both remaining.
Some interest has been aroused
aboard the American ships by the
augmentation of the Mexican naval
force at Vera Cruz. Until Monday
there has been only one Mexican gun
boat there. There are three there
now.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
PERCENTAGE ON OCT. I WAS So,
AGAINST to-YEAR AVERAGE 60.
Present Crop Bringing 1886, Against
11.2c for Ter-Year Average-Fig-
ures on Other Staple Crops,

Houston, Textile cotton crop es-
innate in Texas to oct. /, by the Unit
ed States agricultural department,
Shows a slight decrease in estimated
condition as compared with the last
ten years. The condition estimate
given in percentages is GO, against SO
as an average on Oct l for the last
ten years. against GIL on oct. l, 1913,
throughout the United States, and
against 6S.G as the October average
for the crop for the last ten years
throughout the United States
The estimate. together with She es-
innate on corn, potatoes. rice, sweet
potatoes, peanuts, sorghum. pears.
cabbage. onions, millet and kaftir
corn. was made public Friday in the
second monthly crop report issued by
the United States department Of as-
riCulture, the report being issued in
cooperation by the bureau of statis-
ties department with the weather bu-
reau.
This report, issued on the ninth day
of each month, shows in estimates
the condition on the first of the month
of each staple, as well as the condition
on the first of the month for this
state for the last ten years; the con-
dition on the first of the month of the
crop throughout the United States and
the estimated average of the condi-
ton for the last ten years through
ont the ITpitad States
Crop estimates and forecasts as of
Oct 1, 1913, with comparisons, for
Texas and for the United States, as
made by the United States department
of agriculture, are given below; con
dition estimates are given in percent
ages of a normal:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
RUSSIAN EXPLORERS DISCOVER NEW LAND
New Land Is Mountainous-Many
Wairus Were Seen on It and Birds
and Other Game in Plenty.

st. Michaels, Alaska.-The Russian
flagship Taimyr and its consort, the
Waygatch, which constitute a Russian
polar expedition under Commander
Wi1kitZky, which left Vladivostok
June 10 of this year, reached st. Mich
aels stormbound Oct. 8 and brought
news of the discovery north of Siberia
in Lat. 81 N, Lon. 104 E. of the new
uninhabited mountainous land, posi-
bly, a continent.
The expedition landed with diff
Guilty, raised the Russian flag and took
possession in the name of the car.
Commander Wilkitzky says the shore
of the new country where the expedi-
ton landed and along which the YES
sells travelled is rocky with high, abb
rupt cliffs, formed evidently from vol
cano, activity. Volcanoes of the dis
trict possibly may have been active
recently, he said. Many high peaks,
he stated, were discernible inland
from the vessels and what seemed to
be vapor could be seen arising from
one of these. The temperature taken
on the shore was 62.6 degrees Fahren-
heit. The land was covered with snow
almost to the sea.
Many walrus were seen and bird
life was plentiful, also many rein
deer. Many polar bears were noticed.
Bennett Island, the explorer said,
had been placed too far north by De-
long and is much smaller than had
been formerly reported
The expedition was now in the open
polar sea and it continued east to
longitude 165 west, thence south
through Boring Straits. On Oct. a
severe gale drove the vessels east of
the Lawrence Islands.
North of Cape Cholyussin, between
the course pursued by the exploring
ship Fran and Nicholas ii Land, the
Russian expedition discovered several
small islands. No evidence of mineral
was seen on any of the newly-discov-
cred land.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
COTTON CONDITIONS IN TEXAS WASHINGTON
DEMANDS OF HIM TO PRO Ell
LIVES OF DEPUTIES.
The Powers Changing Front. and Ger
many Has Dispatched Warsn'p
to Mexican Waters.

Washington.-Germ decision 70
dispatch a warship 10 Mexican waters
attracted wide attention in official cir
Giles Monday.
80 formal comment was made on
the incident. but it was apparent that
the Washington government was not
displeased The sending Of a German
warship is in line with the policy or
other European governments which
had vessels cruising off the Mexican
coast from time TO time during critical
moments of MeXicos internal strife.
Significance was attached to the ac-
uou by official Washington, however,
because il was accepted rs indicating
! that European powers who previously
had recognized the Huerta government
among which were Germany and
Great Britain-now saw evidences Of
tIuerJas inability TO compose the sit
uation.
Latest advices TO Washington are 10
! the effect that the British government
I is deeply concerned over its recogni-
/ tiOn of Huerta and il is even declared
| reliably that King George and Queen
Mary have taken a personal interest
in the situation with n view to meas
ures that would support the policy Of
the United States.
! While the American war vessels in
Mexican waters outnumber the for
eign ships and will render any aid,
not only to Americans, but all foreign
| ers, in case of emergency, it is be-
( lieved by the Washington authorities
! that the sending Of a German vessel
! Immediately after the arrest of the
members of the chamber of deputies
may have SOLDERING effect on Pro
visiOnal President Huerta and prevent
him from going to further extremes.
Strong representations went forth
from the United States 10 the Mexican
federal authorities Monday, calling on
General Huerta to protert the lives of
the imprisoned deputies. 1t was point
ed out that this action was taken, not
because the United States has any de-
sire to interfere in the internal affairs
OF the southern republic, but in the
cause of humanity.
Similar representations were made
when Madero and Suarez were ar
rested. Whether or not the protest of
the United States against injuring the
deputies will be followed by any dras-
tic action should Huerta defy all warn
ings and punish the deputies is one of
the questions being discussed by those
who are shaping the administration
policy.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
ABDLPHys BUSCH DIES on GERMAN ESTATE
American Brewer, Last of Twenty-One
Children, Leaves an Estate
of $6o,ooo,oo

Villa Lily, Langenschwalbach, Ger
many.-Adolphus Busch of st. Louis
died Friday. He passed away peace
fully, his wife and August, his son,
being at his side.
The illness which almost totally in
valided the aged man when he started
for his German estate a few months
ago was the beginning of the end.
Adolphus Busch was born at May
ence-on-the-Rhine, Germany. July 10,
1912. He was the son of Ulrich and
Barbara (Pfeifer) Busch.
Mr.. Busch removed to America
when he was Is years old and went
to st. Louis soon after his arrival.
He was one of several sons, and it Is
said that the father gave each boy a
reasonable allowance and told him to
go out in the world and lay the foun-
dation for his fortune.
Later Mr.. Busch went into the malt
and hop business, becoming member
of the pioneer firm of Wattenberg &
Busch, and not long after he entered
the employ of the Anhenser Brewing
Company. In 1861 he married Lily
Anheuser, daughter of. the founder OF
the brewing company.
Mr.. Busch is survived by these
seven children: Mrs. Arthur Magnus,
who later became Mrs. Loeb of Chi
csgo; August A. Busch of st. Louis,
Mrs. H. Reisinger of New York, Mrs.
Edward A. Faust of st. Louis, Mrs.
Clara Won Gontard of Berlin, Carl
Busch of ST. Louis and Mrs. Eduardo
Scharrer
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
\ NEWS Of ALL /.
I LOUISIANA \.
New Orleans Sugar Unchanged.

New ans.-Another unexpected
cut of 1Oc a hundred pounds was made
in the price of refined sugar at the
close of business Saturday, reducing
the quotation for standard graduated
to S4.3O. The Federal and Arbuckle
refineries, however, are selling at
S425. The reduction closely followed
that of points made a few days ago
and the recent drop Of 80 points.
The refiners say that the active
competition Of the beet sugar inter
ests, who are selling in the East at
10 points below the New York mar
ket, forced them to reduce their
prices. They contend that their stocks
of refined are moving too slowly ow-
ing to the inroads Of beet sugar into
their territory. The refiners assert
they are losing money at present
prices, saying that much of their sup
plies of raw sugar were purchased
when the market was Is TO 20 points
higher.
The local sugar market was again
quiet and unchanged Saturday. NO
receipts were reported from planta-
lions. Raw sugars were steady and
unchanged at 3.42c. London cabled
that beet sugars were active at the
advance; cane sugars firm.
Moiasses and syrups were nominal.
Receipts were 300 barrels, mainly of
blackstrap mOlasses.
Yellow clarified, seconds, was quoted
at 21a @3hc.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
tCopyrighLI
HUEUTA THROWS DEPUTIES IN PRISON
Over One Hundred Members OF Cham
Der of Deputies Imprisoned by
Huerta-Troops on Guard.

City of Mexico.-One hundred and
ten members of the chamber of depu-
ties who had signed resolutions OF
warning to President Huerta as the
result of the disappearance or DIT.
Belisario Dominguez, member OF the
senate, recently. were arrested Satur-
day and lodged in the penitentiary.
The arrests followed a demand by
President Huerta that the chamber
withdraw the resolution which carried
the threat that the deputies would
abandon the capital owing to an al
legged lack of guarantees for their per-
sonal safety.
Senator Dominguez early in the
month made a speech in the senate
violently attacking Huerta, saying that
not only had nothing been done, but
that the present situation in the re-
public was infinitely worse than be-
fore. He said the currency of Mexico
had deprecated, fields had been neg
lected and towns RACED and that
famine threatened. He added that the
situation was due first and foremost
to the fact that the Mexican people
could not resign themselves to be gov
erned by Huerta.
Before the hour for the regular open
ing OF the session of the chamber the
basement and roof of the building had
been packed with troops. Scores Of
police were scattered through the gal
lery.
When the deputies were in their
places Minister of the Interior Manuel
Cara AIdape entered the chamber.
simultaneously several hundred troops
lined up in front of the chamber.
Senior Aldape assembled the platform
and read the reply of President Huerta
to the resolution warning him of the
deputies intention to dissolve the par
lament and hold their sessions else
where, and demanding an investiga-
ton of the disappearance of Senator
Dominguez. The reply said that HUI
erta could do no less than consider the
resolution an act of unjustified ag-
gression and transgression of the
rights of the other two powers-the
executive and the courts.
When the arrests were made a few
of the leaders were placed in auto
mobiles while the other deputies were
taken to the penitentiary in street
cars.
Meanwhile similar demands to re-
cant had been made upon members OF
the senate, who had concurred in the
chambers resolution. A committee OF
senators called on President Huerta
and signified their willingness to com
ply with hi demands. Later the SEN
ators form 7 withdrew this action.
In anticipation of possible trouble
heavy patrols of troops are on the
streets. The rapid-fire guns which
were posted in the interior courts OF
the palace in February are again in
place and quantities of ammunition
are at hand.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Disease Threatens Cotton.

Washington.-The cotton crop suf.
fered an unusual loss of about $4,000
900 as a result of the disease known
as cotton anthracnose, or boil rot In
a report on the subject, the depart
ment of agriculture says that since
the fungus can live on dead cotton
bolls in the field for at least year
and in the seed for two or three years,
there should be rotation of crops, cot
ton never should be planted on land
where anthracnose was prevalent the
year previous, while fully as impor-
tant is the selection of healthy seed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Road Bond Election Decided.

Alexandria.-The Rapides parish po-
lice jury, in session Friday, has de-
cided to call an election at an early
date for a 5-mill tax for ten years to
acquire. build and maintain public
roads throughout the parish. The par
ish has been divided into three road
districts, and the funds voted in each
district will be used on the roads in
that division. President c. E. Robin
son, ]. p. Turregano, Otis Collins and
]. Z. Grissom were appointed a COM
mittee to devise ways and means of
financing the scheme for permanent
road building.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Kruttschnitt at New Orleans.

New Orleans.-Julius Kruttschnitt,
head of the Southern Pacific system
and chairman of the executive com
mittee, reached New Orleans Friday
on his special car. Mr.. Kruttschnitt
came direct from Chicago.
When he completes his inspection
of the New Orleans properties he will
go over the Louisiana lines, reaching
Houston in a few days.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Grand Jury Makes Report.

Lake Charles.-The grand jury late
Friday reported fifteen bills. In re-
lation to the special charge regarding
the alleged extravagances in the sher-
ifs office and other parish expendi-
lures, the report said that the grand
jury had not sufficient time to make a
thorough investigation and requested
that it be called together at later
date.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Texan Robbed by Bandits.

New Orleans.-Two refugees from
Mexico-Luther Without of Cleburne,
Texas, and William Bateman of San
Francisco-reached New Orleans on
the steamer City of Mexico of the
Wolvin line. They were taken in
charge by H. ]. Thompson, the special
representative of the state department
in New Orleans. Without, who says
he was robbed of s1,1OO by Mexican
bandits before he left the country, was
provided with fare to his home.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
,ostmasters Meet in Austin, 1914.

Galveston, Tex.-Selecting Austin in
compliment to Postmaster General AL
bert S. Burleson, as the next meeting
place; electing officers to serve dur
ing the coming year, and adopting
many resolutions looking to the i'm
provement of the postal service, the
fifteenth annual convention of the
Texas Postmasters' Association and
the tenth annual convention of the
Postmasters' League Of Texas closed
their joint convention at Galveston
Monday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
GaIveston-DaItas Road Selected.

Houston, Tex-Work of logging the
new automobile highway from Dallas
to Galveston, known as the Colorado
to-the-Gulf Highway, started Tuesday
when a pathfinder car containing
Marus Dods, mapping and logging the
road for the Blue Book; o. l.. Will
Iiams, president of the association, and
Colonel J. H. Hawley of Galveston left
Dallas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Child Swimmina Champion.

San Francisco, Cal-Myrtle Wright,
II years old, swan the Golden Gate
and broke all previous records of
women swimmers. Her mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Wright, swan with her and
also made a new record. The child
made it in 35 minutes 40 seconds; the
mother in 33 minutes. The best pre-
vious woman's record is AZ minutes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Reagan's Birthday Observed.

Austin. Textile birthday anniver-
sary of Judge John H. Reagan was
appropriately and impressively OBJ
served Wednesday by the Albert Sid
ney Johnston Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, of Austin. An
elaborate program was rendered in the
Confederate museum room in the state
capitol, the exercises being attended
by large number of the members Of
the chapter, Confederate veterans.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Grew Must Reconcile japanese.

London.-Sir Richard Mcbride, pre-
mier of British Columbia, has imposed
on Sir Edward Grey, British secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs, the
task of reconciling Great Britain's pro-
Japanese policies with British Column
bias determination to enforce its de-
cision to exclude Asiastics from its
territory.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Oppose RELIGIOUS Services.

Shreveport.-An injunction suit of
s. l.. Harold and other citizens oppos-
ing a rule by the Caddo school board
that daily religious exercises be re.
quired in all public schools in Shreve-
port and Caddo parish was argued in
the state court Friday. 1t was taken
under advisement by District Judge
John R. Land.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Four Persons Killed in Wreck.

Dallas, Textile motorman and
three passengers were instantly killed
and twenty-one out of total of TWEEN
ty-seven passengers were injured when
an unnamed flat car loaded with ties,
running wild down a two-mile grade,
crashed head-on into a southbound
Dallas-Waco interurban car Tuesday
night, on a twenty-foot trestle about
two and a half miles south of Dallas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
No LONGER Hope for Fair Election.

Washington.-The first regular cabi
net meeting since last July, which was
to have dealt largely with administra.
tive routine and particularly with lay.
ing the ground work for a government.
al budget, was held Tuesday. The sub.
ject of prime Importance before the
cabinet, of course, was the Mexican sit
uation which, ia one respect, has be
come serious. In a stern note, which
City of Mexico dispatches say the
Huerta government regards as intern
perate," the American government an
nounces to General Huerta that Huer'
ta's assumption of dictatorship makes
it impossible for this government to
recognize the elections scheduled for
Oct % as free, legal and constitu.
tional.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Section Foreman Averts Wreck.

Sulphur.-Section Foreman Renfro
narrowly ayerted a passenger train
wreck Thursday, when the train
came suddenly upon him and his
crew of negro laborers. The crew
was in two handcars, one of which
Mr. Renfro threw from the track. The
other was strpck and splintered as
he was attempting to remove it, and
he was thrown into the ditch. He was
only slightly hurt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Timothy Woodruff Is Dead.

New York.-Timothy L. Woodruff.
former lieutenant governor of New
York State, died Sunday night. He
had lain in a critical condition for
nearly two weeks, after having been
stricken with paralysis while address
ing a fusion ratification meeting in
Cooper Union. New York, Sept % last.
He was 80 years old.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Crowley Rice Market.

Crowley-Rice quotations Saturday:
Honduras-Head, Az @5Ac; straights,
81 @4Bc; screenings, 2@2Ac; No. 2,
&c. Japan-Head, 81 @4c; straights,
2h @3c; screenings, 2@2Bc; No. 2,
1Bc. Bran, $500 per ton. Polish,
$24OO per ton. Rough-Honduras,
$2.60@3.67; Japan, $2.00@3.40.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Increase in Tax Valuations

Austin, Textile controllers de-
partment has received tax rolls from
173 of the 253 counties. indicating a
large increas, in tn evaluation of tax
able property in Texas. The counties
so far reporting show a net gain Of
$79,459,647 over last year.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
AGED Man Is Badly Beaten.

Estherwood-Frari Foutenot, a man
IS years old, was nearly killed in an
affray at Hayes, four miles northwest
of Estherwood. Blows over the head
and body we're delivered with a club,
and three of Foutenot's ribs were
broken. An arrest has been made.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
KATY Case Nav Rest Awhile.

Austin, Text is not likely there
will be any more testimony taken in
the states suit against the Katy rail
road until the case comes up for trial,
according to Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Luther Nickels, who has returned
from Walnut Springs, where the tes-
timony was taken last week.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Mayor Tenders Resignation,

Kentwood.-Mayor A. B. Lee has
rendered his resignation, to take eff
feet at the next council meeting. Bust
ness pressure is given as the cause.
A petition is being circulated to have
Attorney A. w. a. Houghton appoint
ed to fill the unexpired term.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Yankees Release Whiteman.

New York.-The release of George
Whiteman, outfielder, to the Montreal
club of the International league, was
announced Monday by Secretary Davis
of the New York American league
club. Whiteman was secured from the
Texas league and played with the New
Yorks a few games during the latter
part of the season.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Panama Quakes Continue.

Panama.-Earth tremors continue
Thirty-one have been registered by the
Ancon seismograph to date. Reports
received Monday indicate another Sc
we're shock in Los Santos province on
Saturday night. This disturbance ex-
tended as far as Panama City.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-18
Rapides Parish Cotton tiaht.

, Alexandria.-Cotton" Gin Inspector
L. NJ. Firnberg reports total of 1901
bales ginned in Rapides parish prior
to Sept. rs this year, as against 3,700
for the same date last year The de
crease was due to bad weather.