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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Heavy Strawberry SHIPMENTS.

Dickinson, Textile fame of Dick
inson as one of the greatest straw
berry markets in the country is being
added to daily in the shipments of this
luscious berry to the markets of the
United States. The berries are bring
ing top prices. and now, with the ship
ping season in full blast, the demand
is greater than the supply. Shipments
are averaging a car "A day.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
The Magnetic Navy.

the parafiine out over each needle.
The boats are now ready to place in a
large vessel of water where they will
act very queer1y toward each other,
says the Popular Electricity. by hold
ing a magnet near the boats they may
be made to move about in mysterf
Gus way.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
WARMING for EMPEROR William,

Berln.-A warning that an attempt
was to be made on the life of En-
peror William during his visit to
Karlsruhe, Baden, was received by
the police authorities in Berlin anony-
mously from abroad They imme-
diately informed the police of Karls-
ruhe and Frankfort and stringent pre-
cautions were taken to prevent any
outrage.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Oil Wells Near Moorinasport,

Shreveport.-The completion OF a
SOC. barrel oil well, just reported BY
the Producers Oil Company in section
10. near Mooringsport, La, makes the
sixth producer drilled In recently In
that heretofore undeveloped section.
Thirteen more wells are nearing CON-
pletion in the same section.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03

Hv PROF. \ T. GRAHAM ohlo col
loEe Of AErirultur"p
Four boys who were members Of
the same country school bad read
about how The soil had been formed
by glaciers: they had seen the soil on
the hillside farm gradually removed
by tiny streams and deposited on the
nearby level farm.
They had noticed the effects OF
freezing and thawinE on high banks
and the sides of the bitches. But
there were some facts about soils that
which they knew only by what they
read Each one resolved to contrib
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Good Work Through Gratitude

Interest is being aroused in Lon
don, England. in the ter-centenary OF
the death OF Dame Alice Owen. the
beneficent foundress of Owen School
and Almhouses in the borough OF Is
lington. The story OF how she came
to begin the school is Interesting
Dame Alice. 1t appears. was sport
ing" one day with some child friends
in the fields of Islington, when she
had a narrow escape Of being killed
b. a careless archer. who accidentally
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Concert of cottonport School.

Cottonport.-The closing exercises
OF the Cottonport High school took
place In the knights of Columbus hall
Thursday night, under the supervision
OF Principal ID. T. Barland and assist.
ants. The opening program. led by
the seniors, was well rendered.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Thorouohbred Mares Burn.

Lexington. Ky.-Fifteen world IA
nous American and English bred thor
oughbred mares, each with "a ioai ~
her side. were burned TO deat1 ia a
fire which destroyed barn at he
Kingston stock farm near Lexington
Tuesday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
p.,,;v,I at kentwood.

Kentwood.-A revival Is being helu
in the Methodist church. Rev. W, H.
Coleman of Hammond will assist Kew
Walton the first week and Rev T. =.
Dickey of Somerset, Ky, VIII ASSIST
the second week.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
IS 100000 Issue of Notes.

Eagle Pass, Tex.-GOvernoT Cal
rama Tuesday decreed the issuance
o. $4,000 of notes to have tto
force Of legal tender on a cOnstI'u-
tional government to he established.
a heavy penalty is named for refusal
to accent them.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
New Orleans Rice.

New Orleans.-Rice market Monday
was steady. Clean: Receipts 300
pockets. Sales: Gao pockds Hon
duras at 413-16M41sc. Quota,ions'
Rough, Honduras $2.50@4.25, Japan
$2.75d3.5O: celan. Honduras "A "
4l2c. Japan 33s G4Ac.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
New Assis,an, Secretary Of War.

Washington. - Henry s Broken
ridge of Kentucky Tuesday TOOK ihs
oath of office ard entered upon mas
duties as assistant secretary q ~ar.
succeeding General Robert Shaw
Oliver
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
School BUILDING to Be Opened.

Floresville, Tex.-Plans are now be-
ing made for the dedication of Flores
yille's handsome new brick school
building. which is nearing completion.
The Mothers Club will arrange an
elaborate program.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Good Roads Ia Bastrop County.

Smithville, Textile commission
ers court has authorized the county
judge to let the contract for the build
ing of fifty miles or more of good
roads in the Smithville precinct
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
6ubert Munitions Captured.

City of Mexico.-Without firIrf a
shot or arousinE the federal quad,
Nenustiano tarranza, the rehei GOV
ernor of Coahuila, recently captured
from General TrHcy Aubert eleven ma
chine guns and 100000 cartridges
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Less Oil Produced at Spindle Top.

Guffey, Tex.-Much distress is felt
by producers on Spindle Top on ac
count of the steady falling off of the
production of oil. The production of
some companies has declined at least
so per cent in the last two months.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Carload of Strawberries.

League City, Tex.-A car of straw
berries loaded at League City and
Dickinson was shipped to Lincoln,
Neb.. via Galveston, Monday. The
prices paid the growers for these ber-
ries were s2.75 to SO per crate f. 0. b.,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Ice Plant for Anpleton.

Angleton, Textile Angleton Gin
and Power Company has increased its
capital stock to 100000 and is putting
in electric lights. 1t will add an ice
vlant within six weeks.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
More Troops to Border.

Fort Riley, Kan.-Acting upon or
ders received Monday from Washing
ton. Battery c. Sixth Field Artillery,
is preparing to leave for Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Mexicans Raid Ranch Near Border.

Langtry, Tex.-Mexicans alleged to
be Carranzistas have raided La Perida
ranch, opposite Langtry. 1t is the
property of Colonel Francisco Garcia
of Piedras Negras. All the saddles,
horses and firearms were taken.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
o,dfieid Breaks Worlds Record.

Bakersfield, Cal.-Barney OldHeld
lowered the worlds one-mile dirt
track automobile record Sunday at the
new 100000 track. He circled the
course from a flying start in 46 rs
seconds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Iineman Breaks Hip.

Monroe. +. Fogleman. emplo!eu
as lineman by the Cumberland Teie-
phone Company, fell from pole on
Calypso street and broke his lel'
thigh.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Baptists to Give May Day.

Bogalusa.-The Baptist church is 60
ing TO give May lawn party on their
grounds the first week of May for the
Sunday school class.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
n, and Rosin Plant.

Bogalusa.- Progressive heae - :
held a meeting recently to discuss toe
rosin and tar plants to be eree'eu d.
Bogalusa shortly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03

sent an arrow quite thorow the hat
on her head" AS thankoffering she
founded the school and almshouses
on the spot, bequeathing also. when
she died. much OF her money to Ok
ford and Cambridge universities. as
well as to Christ's hospital. and the
Blue Coat school When the lsling.
ton school was founded its income
from the money invested by its foans:-
ress was comparatively small, but 10
day IT is estimated that it is. bringing
in revenue approachinsse55.O 900 =
year.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03

Austria Reported Moving on Cetinje
notwithstanding to report Sun
day in Berlin, an Austrian naval di-
vision has left Trieste with 10000
troops, with the intention of occupying
Antivari, Dulcigno and San Giovanni di
Medua and advancing against Cetinje.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
New Measure Drafted.

Sacramento. cal Tn@sbht, o. 3
mIrablc adjustment of Tho d4'I ...td
controversy ny means Of new u..
drawn ODD strict conformity Win Ca,
treaty between Japan and tb, f'i.''t
States. confronted the third -,,.,'
conference Of Sccrcta-, Of state l~,..u
with Governor Johnson and the ..',
forua legislature Tuesday
Attorney General Webb draft,' pc
new mcasur, az the suggestion &C. .-u.
cruor Johnson. and u copy WIS r..,'u
Immediately i'm tho hands o. Sorr'.ft
Bryan The term ineligible p, ..t
zcnship. which is declared ut Nr
BRYAN To be odiuus 'o The Japanese
is not Included. and progrc- I'VE e.
publican leaders are coniidcr- fe'y
have arrived ar q solution of the Iuot
lem that viii rccciv, the iudor-'r'ut
of President Wilson,
Fea.urce NJ Now an
Tho rr,uciral features Of to 5.I
,rc ms foiovs
/ All aEen- eurinic 20 cit.z,.,r.p
may acouir, aud hold land IA ~.
Same manner as citiycus Of rE, t'r.t,f
States
p An othor aliens may aCou.-, gnt
hold land lin the manner and q Re.
extent and for the purros,s t!cs,, ned
bv any treaty now existing between
the Government Of the United S'ai.r.
and IN, nation or country o. which
such alien is q citizen or sutlcct
. Corpnratinne composed Of al.nv
Other than those who are eligible II,
citizenship may acuuiro and hold iard
according to the terms Of oYls'luy
tr.atfoe
Present holdings Of aliens. -
yardlcss of their rights to citiz,u,tip.
arc nrotortcd
: The state specifically reserves Its
sovereign ripht To enact any and all
laws relating to the acquisition or
holding of real property by aliens.
May own Iano 'or hes'oenee'
Attorney "'h'l "' Ne"p "o' nv ~"
the theory 'hdt 'h''' 'ouiu w Nv W"
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treaty Oh I'il' 'nu'' NV
TINS treaty Japdncse s"o5','o "''
mi'ted 10 own HOUSES anu "i'S wv
resldeh'lal purposes '"''ol i'S' "'''u'
lac'orleS anu SUN "Sooi"'"s
"''o' 49, ta..,, 10. ..rnaid.ntta
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
m,s.io,;st Opens Sermons.

LAFAYETTE Rev. Father Detche-
mendy pastor of the Scott church. mas
secured Rev. Justin Mirat. o. > b.
of Los Angeles oa''' "
preach a series of sermons
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
WinnfieId's Heaviest Rain.

Winfield. -Probably the heaviest
rain in the history Of winfield came
Wednesday. doing considerable dam.
age TO roads and sidewalks.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Hs,vv pain Checks Cut worms

Crowiey.-A heavy rain when s was
very much needed, fell lhursuas'
which will stop the ravages OF the
cut worms in the rice fields.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
Thirteen /. and G. N. Cars in Ditch.

Bryan, Tex-A freight train was
wrecked on the international AMI
Great Northern railroad eight mites
west of Bryan Tuesday and thirteen
cars went in the ditch.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03

Bavou Chicot.-A heavy ram iei
Friday. AS the GROUND mas ON
baked farmers welcomed the RAIN
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03
F0rheEYl
lit I'LL 4
v~r 81
()NE>S e.
BOYS TEST OF SOILS
Interesting Experiments OF Four
Ohio Youths.
Most Impressive Lesson Learned Was
from What They Did Rather Than
from What They Read-Rc-
suits Of Trials.

rv PROF. \ Il. GRAHAM. onto col
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
Plans to Further Embe|ish the Capitol Grounds

permanent feature it cannot be in.
dorsed by progressive landscape ar
chitects. but even this will not be
trifed with. Plant mortality In the
capital grounds vas high last winter
A large amount of %shrubbery was kill
ed by the long and excessive cold, A
number of trees have been slain by
summer storms, and several were de-
stroyed or irreparably injured last
summer.
Whenever the replacement Of a tree
is determined on a memorial tree will
be set out, with the final result that
memorial groves will surround the
capitol. Last spring a beginning in
this line of work was made, and in
the east park on the enate side Sen
ator Bacon planted a willow oak, Vice
President Sherman a purple beech,
Senator Lodge a red oak, Senator
Cullom an oak, and Senator Wetmore
an English beech. At the east front
on the house side Speaker Clark plant
ed a sugar maple, Representative Can
non an oak and Representative Brown
ing Of New Jersey an oak. There are
several tree vacancies in the west
grounds, and these will be filled by
the planting Of remembrance trees
next spring.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
W%ashington's Famous Coti|Ion Club

Last year things got worse and ever
the lances of criticism assailed the
bachelors, whose dances careful moth
ers considered a bit too blase for the
debutantes whose contingent hereto
fore had not been considered properly
accomplished unless they appeared
at least at the Bachelors three yearly
Germans" The turkey trot was one
Of the first wedges, the introduction Of
bridge whist tables where some pretty
high play was possible was another
disintegratory feature, while the habit
some Of the young matrons had of go
ing out to the smoking room and puff
flng a cigarette or two between dances
was yet another phase of the bache-
lors' later dances which more careful
mothers refused to view with favor.
Anyway this season the Bachelors
fell through, the last president, Law
renee Townsend, former American
minister to Belgium, resisning and the
general committee going out with him
and leaving the old organization with
its o. membership ~hsundsring.
The Bachelors. under Major McCaw
ley's regime, FIRST attained the dis
tinction OF having tho mistress of the
| White House stand Al hostess at one
of the first dances each year. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Taft both re
ceived" for the Bachelors at least
once each season. For resident hos
tess" one OF the smartest of the resi-.
dent set stood as sponsor while al
ways the second or third dance had
for its hostess the wife Of one Of the
ambassadors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
Collapse
" CIfIR

WI ASHINGTON.-The collapse of
" the Bachelors" Washington's IA
nous cotillon club, which for the last
twenty years has established the
standing of the successive crop Of
smart society. has been followed by
the establishment Of the "Benedicts"
and at last Washington winter time
smart set has undergone the long
threatened pruning. The Bachelors,
according to seme reports, fell Of it's
swn weight" In other words. too
many who could not muster all the re-
auirements wore admitted to member
ship and n ~ enc the "svagger'
element withdrew. The detection be-
g1n several seasons ago when Major
Charles McCAwlsy, U. s. N. c.. who
throughout the Roosevelt regime was
tie Beau Brunmel Of Warrington.
gave up his membership. George How
Ard. son Of Lady Howard Of England
and kin to the ultra-aristocratic Riggs
connection. resigned about the same
time. Gist Blair, one Of the most elig
ihle bachelors in the country, came q
close third, but these lapses were
made up by the younger army and
navy set.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
Y. M. C. A. Puts Ban on All Suggestive Songs

r HIS notice was posted the other
/ day at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and
dormitory here:
Members of the Y. M. c. A. and
visitors to the Association building
will please refrain from playing or
singing music of the following kind
In or about the buildings: 'Hitchy
Koo,' Row, Row, Row. 'Everybody's
Doing It, When l Get You Alone To-
night
Such songs are suggestive n no
at all in keeping with the ideals Of
the Association"
The notice appeared on the bulletin
boards throughout the Y. M. c. A. dor
mitory as well as on the announce
ment boards in the Associations gym
nasium, pool room, bowling alleys,
turkish baths, reading rooms and bar
Der shops.
1.-THE ruling was made" said Secre-
tary Cooper, mot because any one has
made himself Objectionable by per
forming these questionable songs, but
merely to insure that the policy and
moral conditions Of the young man
shall be carried out In this detail as in
others. For many years l have noticed
a steady lowering in the moral tone
Of the average popular song. Former
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
Peat Made by Electricity.

It Is reported in the German papers
that a chemist, Doctor Bergins, OF
Hanover, has succeeded in producing
peat by means of laboratory expert.
ments. Doctor Burgins has an ap'
paratus specially constructed for the
purpose, which is able to resist great
pressure ever at a high temperature
In this apparatus cellulose mixed with
water is heated to about $40 degrees
Centigrade, the pressure exceeding
5000 pounds per square inch. After
having been subjected to this treat
ment, the pulp Is transformed into a
product, the chemical constituents
Of which are identical with those OF
peat. The process is completed in "a
hours at a temperature Of $50 degrees.
On this basis he says he a calcu.
late how long was required for the
formation Of peat from prehistoric
plants at a temperature as low as
that of the earth, and the figure he
has arrived at is 1000, 900 years. This
figure is in accordance with the calcu'
lations Of biologists, who have ar
rived at about the same results.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17
Baby McLean's Birthday Party Breaks All Records

ID ABLY Vincent Walsh McLean's $1o.-
d 900 birthday party, given the other
day at tho Walsh home in Washing
ton, broke all records for gorgeous
and ingenious entertainments.
Gifts came in hundred lots. and in
hundred lots they continued to come
for several days. The greater number
are yet to be opened for the inspection
of the youthful recipient and a pair of
secretaries will be required to get the
notes of thanks off in proper time.
The one best gift of the whole col
lection, however, Is the snow burro
which came as a gift from Mrs. NC
Lean to her only son.
A giant white bull moose, white as
snow and terrifyingly natural, shares
the place of honor with the burro in
the affections of the young heir. This
also was a gift from Mrs. Mclean and
its appearance for the first time Great
ed a great sensation,
The birthday cake, which had thu
place Of honor on the table specially
constructed for the comfort Of thu
Uny guests. was a real won.der cake
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17

u LANS are made, and their execu-
ton will be proceeded with as soon
as finances warrant, for further en-
bellishing the capitol grounds by the
planting of additional shrubbery. 1t
should be emphasized that no attack
Is contemplated on the design of the
grounds which represents the admir-
able work of the landscape architect,
Frederick Law Olmsted. The layout
Of the capitol grounds is satisfactory
to everybody, and the design is veneer
ated by all the men having in charge
the care and preservation Of the
grounds.
When the capitol grounds, as we
know them, were young, a great deal
of the plantation was for quick results.
The results were achieved. Some
hrubbery has developed 80 that as q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17

glory as the sun came up and painted
the hills and valleys with delight.
Flute notes of harmony thrilled from
fitting birds and the incense of fra
grant flowers gave Joy to the olfac-
tory nerves as his honor, the mayor
and Mae Andrews tripped down the
front steps of Squirrel Inn and made
for the boat landing, the girl In the
lead. the man behind. carrying a
lunch basket and fishing tackle.
do you really AID truly believe
Mr.. Bedight," babbled the girl ovei
her shoulder, that there are just as
good fish In the sea as have ever
been caught?"
The mayor laid down his burden on
the dock and smiled confidently Into
the pretty face Of his interrogation.
IAN unmarried man." he began
carefully. would answer yes; a mar
ried man, most assuredly, would deny
the allegation and say no."
The young woman. with a glance o.
mischief in her eyes. asked limo
Gently:
And you7"
81 would say, II a prisoner might
EXPRESS himself without implication
o%uestioningly, that it depends upor
the bait!"
rro BE CoNTINUED.)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-01-17

ly sheet music was derived from the
operas of Gilbert and Sullivan; nova
days they seem to come mostly from
the burlesque stage. Twenty-Five years
ago many popular songs possessed
considerable merit; today many OF
them are un~speakable.
1T is not the actual, literal mean
ing Of the words sung that Is objec
tionable, but It is the connotation, the
idea obviously implied, or that one
is led to anticipate, which constitutes
the peculiarly vicious effect of these
songs. Popular music today is at is
lowest ebb. But even II it cannot show
brains, it at least can show decency,
and | would welcome any movement
designed to this end"
The Washington Y. M. c. A. has ,
membership of 5000.