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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Two Men and Oxen Killed.

Roseland-Lawrence Hughes, fore
man of a logging crew, and Bud Barr,
a negro, were killed Friday by light
ming near Fluker. The same bolt kill
ed sixteen head of oxen in the woods
where Hughes and Barr were working.
Hughes leaves his wife and six chill.
dren.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
This Talk Was
Surely Cheap.


mittee of the
This Talk Was house which in
Surely Cheap. Cgstisatetd tn g
Sode and which made that interesting
report on the battle Of Farragut
square. Talk is cheap. because the
nan dozen witnesses who were sub
poehaed to appear before the commit
tee and who were furnished with
vouchers for witness fees have never
been able to collect their money.
Clerk Speight of the judiciary com
mittee acted as clerk to that special
committee as an accommodation to
John W. Davis of West Virginia. chair
man OF the select comm. ttee. and as
usual he made OUT vouchers for the
men who were called to testify. One
OF the first vouchers made was for
that historic character who was prun-
ing the limbs of one of Farragut
squares finest trees. and who saw the
battle from the viewpoint of a bird
ing on bow. His testimony Is GER
fanny worm y or any government
money. Other witnesses were of such
finely grained quality as J. Fred Es-
sary, correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun. and Frederick Steckman of the
Washington Post. There was another
witness, who has scared the writer
out of mentioning his name but his
testimony was quite worth 50. He
told the committee it had subpoenaed
him by mistake. but where's my $2?'
When these witnesses went to cash
in their vouchers they were told at the
clerks office the house had not au-
thorized the select committee to spend
any money. A resolution will have to
be adopted to unleash this large
amOunt-$12.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Small Cyclone at Van AIstyne.

Van Alstyne, Tex.-During heav,
windstorm Saturday the home Of Ly-
man Umphress was damaged. The
negro Christian church was blown off
the blocks and wrecked and many
other minor damages were reported.
The wind assumed the velocity of a
small cyclone for several minutes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
improvements at the Springs.

Abita Springs.-A neat fund mas
been collected for Improvement WORK
at the springs. Work has been start
ed putting down concrete flooring over
the hole. 1t is proposed to raise the
water to flow through pipes, instead
of allowing it to be pumped up, as al
present.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
rbibodaux College Closed Session.

Tbibodaux. - Thibodaux College
closed its first session in the new
building (the fifty-fourth commence
ment of the institution with gradual
ing exercises given in the auditorium
of Mount Carmel convent Friday night
to an audience that taxed the audi
torium to overlooking.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Shipper Paw Till July %.

Austin, Textile railroad commits
sion was Saturday officially advised
that the amendment to the loading
charge regulations would not become
effective until July 22. This means
that the shippers will have to pay
loading charges at Galveston and
other Texas ports on carload freight
up to JULY %.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
suffraoettes Burn Large Mansion.

Birmingham, England.-A large un.
occupied mansion at Solihull, near
Birmingham, was burned Friday by
an arson squad" of militant suffra.
gettes. A number of suffragette plac.
ards were found in the vicinity. One
of them demanded the release OF WON
en- suffragettes imprisoned for the
cause
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
New Accounting System.

Donaldsonville. - Charles Z. Wer-
muth, public accountant of New Or
leans, has been comforting with Mayor
Walter Lemann and Commissioner OF
Finance w. ]. Leblanc relative to in
stalling a system of accounting and
recordkeeping for the commission gov
eminent.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Forty Cars Of, Tomatoes a Day.

Jacksonville, Tex.-Forty carloads
of tomatoes were sold Saturday at
public auction, averaging S0.3c per
crate. Forty-five carloads were sold
at auction and nearly that many cars
have been sold each day the past
week, in each instance to the highest
bidder for cash.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Cana of Iooters Nabbed.

Lafayette-Chief Chargois and his
force arrested Dave Frank and sew
eral .negresses for carrying on syste-
matte thefts. The negroes have been
travelling around on plundering expe-
ditions and bringing the stuff to town
for sale.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
euildlno Boom at Crowley.

Crowley.-The building boom has
struck Crowley. The new $42,Ooo
Catholic church has just been finish
ed: the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, has well under way a $4,000
edifice; the Egan hotel has a good
portion of it's brickwork done on Its
$50, 900 hosiery, and the Acadia fur
niture store is putting the roof on its
three-story double store.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Iron Workers Walk Out.

Chicago, Ill. - Architectural iron
workers in Pittsburg, Minneapolis and
Milwaukee walked out Monday, &C
cording to a statement made by Ed
ward Ryan, president of the local
union of that order. The reported
strike is said to be a result of the
lockout of the building trades at Chi
capO
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Widow of Fred Harvey Dies.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Mrs. Barbara
Harvey, II, widow of the late Fred
Harvey, founder of railway eating
houses in the West and Southwest,
died at her home Monday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Lea Amputated; Man Dies.

Alexandria,. E. johnson, a young
man employed on a log train at Nc
Nary, brought to the sanitarium Sat-
urday suffering from a broken leg.
which was amputated above the knee,
died a few minutes later from the
shock.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Must Have Four EIaamen.

New Iberia-The city commission
ers have issued a notification to the
Southern Pacific railroad to use four
flagmen at the intersection Of the
principal streets instead of one.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Corn Crop Uprooted by Wind.

Maringouin-The long dry spell was
broken Saturday by heavy rain, ac-
companied by heavy fall of hail and
strong wind. The corn crop will
be almost a total loss, as it was blown
out of the ground by the roots.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Free Mail Closes Postoffice.

Plaquemine.-Postm Ben De-
blieux has received notice from the
postoffice department that the post
office at Crescent, on Bayou Plaque
mine, will be discontinued July 1. The
mail will be delivered by rural carrier
free after that date.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Bill to Regulate Lobbying.

Washington.-Senato Thompson of
Kansas introduced a bill Saturday to.
regulate lobbying by having a joint
committee of congress supervise the
activities of agents Of special inter
ests concerned in legislation.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Power Of Woman and Money

Estherwood.-The l. o. o. F., w. o.
". and Benevolent Knights of Amer
lea met in joint session Thursday
night, debating the subject, Money Is
More Powerful Than Woman" The
negative won.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Lake Charles. Rev. Robert L.
Baker, pastor of the First Baptist
church, preached his farewell sermon
Sunday, having resigned to take up
special work for the Louisiana State
Association.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
To Connect Sewerage System.

Crowley.-The city council has pass
ed an ordinance making it compulsory
for over 100 property owners to con.
meet their premises with the sewerags
system
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Nav Have Murdered His wife.

Plaquemine.-A negro named Joe
Campbell was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff w. l.. Erwin on suspicion of
having murdered his wife, Elsie Camp
bell, whose body was found in the
field on Homestead plantation.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Another of those useless noises is
the language INDUCED in by the av-
erage baseball fan when the umpire
makes decision that doesn't please
him.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Ola School Contract Is Let.

Olla.-The Ola Agricultural High
school building contract has been let
TO Contractor Wright of Jena and will
be ready for the opening of the fall
session, September
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

AS to those counterfeit $40 bills in
circulation. you never have the slight
est trouble in remembering where you
got your EOS. do you?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

In defending suit for separate
maintenance a man testified that his
wife always won at poker. The dou-
BILE significance of this Is striking.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

New York church has hired a doctor
and dentist to look after the health
and teeth of worshipers. How about
q tailor for the backslidersi
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

1t IL to be hoped that. the swatting
of the fly having been raised to the
dignity of a campaign. the usual lam
guage will not be used.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Knickerbockers, such as the Yale
boys have adopted. will be great re-
lief II they provide escape from the
thralldom of keeping them pressed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Copenhagen.-The new Danish cabi
net YIs formed Saturday by c. 7
Zahle, former premier and the lead
es of the radical party.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A plain American has married Bel
CLAN baroness. This may be an I'm
provement upon an American heiress
marrying plain wearer of title:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A Maryland farmer caught q black
snake in the act of swallowing q cast
iron rabbit. That explains the disap-
pearance Of the cast iron dogs and
deer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A Greek island. submerged before
the Christian era. has recently come
to the surface. Perhaps this will
suggest diving real estate operations
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The alarm clock trade ought to
prosper If the police succeed in put
ting a silencer on the early morning
iceman.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A Denver man with a broken neck
is attending to his business-which Is
not the watching Of balloon ascen-
sions.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Acting In an erratic manner Is not
necessarily an indication that a man
is in love. He may merely have been
prevented from going to the ball
game.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The police of New Jersey town
have been ordered to arrest all who
fail to return books borrowed from
the public library But why restrict
them to the public library borrowers ?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Save your old umbrellas. Some ge-
MUS has discovered that 1t Is posi-
BILE to rob a bank with a fractured
umbrella rib.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Now ia the Opportunity for the SCI
enlist who can develop a mosquito
that is as fastidious about biting as q
brook trout.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The world must be getting better.
The proprietor of a Chicago cafe ad-
vertises the fact that he has no cab
aret.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A Russian scientist says that ex-
cessive talking Is a dangerous dis
ease. American politicians beat him
to that discovery a long time ago.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

No doubt the generous baseball fans
are willing TO give their share OF the
rains to the farmers.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
PHONE 248.

The father of the trolley car is dead.
He left a large family.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

There will be a terrible run for
serums when they begin to cure
wrinkles.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Philadelphia has school for milk
men, but has to send its mayor else
where for an education.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Women are said to be wearing
socks, but doubtless what they blush
ingly ask ask for is half hose.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

BY a beneficent law OF nature and
trade the watermelon is cheapest
when II is best.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Let us hope the sign painters VIII
not adopt the cubist art.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

In these days when box Is more OF
less indefinite, why not sell strawper
ries by the pound?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Currency reform can never make
money any more popular
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A Danish inventor has contrived war
machines to be covered by crops. This
will make blowing exciting.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Without warning" writes re-
porter, the boom began to creak and
groan."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
LARGO Wool Sale at San Angelo.

San Angelo, Textile sale of more
than two hundred thousand pounds OF
long wool was reported
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

A fortune OF a million or so awaits
a man named Brown. He ought 10
be easy to find.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Baseball IS a popular sport in the
canal zone. but Culebra cut continues
to do most of the sliding.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28
Hamshire Picking Vat.

Hamshire, Textile sailing watts at
Hamshire have taken in 1850 bushels
of pickles to date.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

FINGERS Blown Off by Dynamite Cap.
Alexandria-W. M. Baillio. while
trying to empty a dynamite cap of
it's contents by picking it with PEN
knife, had the thumb and two fingers
blown off of his left hand.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Men like to talk about their achieve
ments, while women are content to
talk about their neighbors.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Possibly men are going to raise
whiskers just to make the women Jeai'
GUS
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

What will happen when a goat eats
one OF those ultramodern explosive
golf balls?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Headline says: Aged SO and Wants
a Wife; Owns a Buggy" Also-is.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The most fitting punishment for a
bigamist would be a sentence to live
with both his wives at once.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Sometimes a mere look ct ones
purse will reduce the vacation fever.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Philadelphia is trying to get up
corner in baseball championships.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The Sunday automobile fatality Is
now as regular In its occurrence as
the Sunday drowning.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The four hundred and thirty-five
members of congress seemed to be
packed rather
POllSherS IN snugly together
the CONGRESS. as they filed In
to try the new
seating arrangement of the house Of
representatives. The old desks have
been discarded, and there will be no
more writing of letters or FASTING OF
postage stamps while a thrilling ora
ton is being delivered from the ros-
trum. The congressman who has no
interest In proceedings will hereafter
find no relief except to take a quiet
nap.
Under the new dispensation each
congressman's allotment In the house
consists OF one good, big seat, "as
comfortable as those In a hotel lob
BY" and a large brass cuspidor, which
reposes hard by. Seen from the front
of the house, these cuspidors are as
conspicuous as an armor-plated door
knob. Perhaps some of the boys who
are now employed in polishing the
cuspidors may finally emulate Sir Jo-
seph Porter In "Pinafore." who pol
ished up the handle Of the big front
door" and rose to distinction.
Even the color Of the house carna-
ton has chancellor Speaker Clark
wears a white flower. where Speaker
Cannon wore red. Secretary Bryan
also prefers white. SO the ancient
floral distinction OF the English war
of the roses find their later types In
the party embiems Of the American
republic. Magazine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Accidents in Quarries, coal mines
and metal mines of the United States
during 1911 re-
StdUStlCS on suited in loss of
Mine Accidents. life to 1902 men.
out Of the 1905
PSI men employed. The bureau OF
mines, which since its establishment
has endeavored to promote safety and
efficiency in the mines and Quarries
of the country, has just issued its
first summary of quarry accidents. 1t
shows 1873 men were killed during
1911 out of 110,954 men employed,
making the death rate 1863 per 1000.
In coal mines 72S,34S men were en-
ployed, of whom 2,179 were killed.
making the death rate 1913; in metal
mines. 165,979 men employed. sos
killed. making the death rate 419.
approximately one-half of the
deaths in and about the quarries were
due to three causes in the o6ier
named: Explosives, falls or slides
of quarry material and falls or slides
of overburden.
Accidents resulted in the serious
injury of S62 men. or TT per 1000;
slight injuries, 4,52S. or 40.S1 per
1000. Approximately SO per cent. of
the serious and slight injuries oc-
Cured in the handling and transport
of material.
Fatalities in granite quarries were
%. sandstone and limestone Ia.
limestone, 80, and cement rock, 80 OF
these 33 men we're killed in Pennsyl-
vania quarries, % in California and IL
In Illinois.
The statistics were collected from
1920 Quarries, whose 110,954 en-
ployes worked an aggregate Of 25,325.-
O94 days, developing s149.541.722 in
products. The men killed left SO
widows and 129 orphans.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Accidents in quarries. coal mines
and metal mines of the United States
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

Talk is cheap when it comes 10 be-
ing witness before the select COM
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-28

The four hundred and thirty-five
members Of congress seemed to be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
ON THE COURTS

The knights of Columbus will play
the All Stars of this city at Rentsch~
ler's Hall, Harrison, tonight, in the
second game of a series. The Stars
won the first contest played in this
city some time ago by a 10 to 10
score.
Dick Green's Celluloid five will
meet the Parish House quintet at
Kandefs Hall, Market and Van
Buren, streets, tomorrow night.
The Hospital five, of Overlook, is
making a good record on the courts
this season. Their victory over the
quite a surprise.
Nap Daily played so well for the
Ironside A. C. Sunday night that he
will probably be made permanent
member of that team.
Jack Goode, who has appeared in
local rings. is playing good game
for the Whirlwinds.
The new name for the Knights OF
Columbus team. Harrison Big Five. :
is very appropriate. Harrison stands
out stronger just now than ever be-
fore-in basketball, at least.
The Maplewood A. c. came back
yesterday afternoon and secured re-
venge on the Ironside A. c., of this
city. in Maplewood, by a score of q
to IS. 1t was wonderful exhibition
of team work that the suburbanites
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
Golf Expensive Game for
American, Says Chick EpanS

CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-My attention
has been called to an article which
appeared in Golfing, under date Of
January 6, concerning the report and
balance sheet of the Mid-Surrey Golf
Club, London, says Chick Evans,
Western amateur golf champion.
The statements throw suggestive
light upon the financial side of Brit
ish golf. We learn that the total in
come Of the club was 7,614 pounds,
the editor says, and we should
imagine that so much money has
never been received by one golf club
before in the history of the game.
There is another statement to the
effect that here in London there is
so much money spent at one golfing
place as would accommodate the
golfing sheets of a dozen quite good
clubs of the North
This remark appears to show that
quite good" Scottish clubs can be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
With Local Pin Knights

ment, won the ten-hour endurance
bowling contest under the auspices OF
the "Pru" A. A., on the Weingarth q
Whatton alleys yesterday. The con-
test started at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and was continued for ten hours,
Chase and Grinstead totalled 1874.
The White and Young team, with
1901, was second, and Coburn and
Messner third, with 1851 Chase, OF
the winning team. was high average
man, with 1877, while Nathan made
the best total score, with 253.
The Westons made a clean sweep
over the Newark News team in a
Commercial League match, rolled
over the Weingarth drives last night.
Ord, of the Westons, rolled 22l in the
second game.
Imperial A won four games and
Olympic and Triumphs each won one
game out of four, in Kraemer tour
nament matches, decided over the
xraemer alleys, last night.
Two bowling matches were post
poned yesterday on account OF the
holiday. Newark Turner'S and Belle :
Vile were scheduled on the former
drives in a Newark League match,
while Jersey City was to have met
Greensboro on the latter's drives IN
an Elks' League match.