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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
SYNOPSIS.

George Percivai AIgernon Jones, vice.
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York, thirsting for
romance, IL In Cairo Il business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhl-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from "A pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is Introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
out TO be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to- polo
game Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother Mrs
Chedsoye appears to be engaged in some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure com
pany, concern which for price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
der. Mrs Chedsoye. her brother. Major
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne. as the
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones
Rvanne makes known TO Mrs. Chedsoye
his Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs
Chedsoye declares she will not permit H.
plans are laid 10 prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and ca BILE dispatches. He wires agent In
New York. In Jones name; that he y
friends. Mshomed. Keeper Of the holy
carpet. II on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm az n result or his
purchase of the rug Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction OF the New York
merchant as a means Of securing It's re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
room Fortune quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses TO explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets mes
sage purporting TO be from Ryanne ask
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting TO be from Rysnne ask
ing her to meet him In secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him to met Ryanne at the English
Tsr the same evening. Jones is carried
OF into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after a desperate fight.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
Aid TO the UrIoveIv.

Il try 10 be an efficient city direc-
tory" SAID the hotel clerk. but baik
Of recommending a BEAUTY doctor TO
women guests.
That is one OF the first things they
want to know. Churches, tbeaters,
even dressmakers can wait a few days.
but the beauty doctor is An immediate
necessity. Unfortunately. they DO not
get much satisfaction out OF me. Any
number OF beauty specialists leave
cards for distribution, but so many Of
them have been mixed up in lawsuits
that | feel squeamish about delivering
their cards To satisfy my own con-
science and the women al the same
time ! hand out bunch OF advertise
ments with the remark that / guess
they are about AL siiks
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

ness in knowing what the hour is,
whether it passes quickly or whether
It drugs
Further investigation revealed
that his letter of credit was undis-
turbed and that he was the proud pos
sessor Of six damaged cigars and
box OF cigarettes. Instantly the
thought of being days without tobacco
smote him almost puignantly. He was
an inveterate smoker, and the fact
that the supply was so pitiabiy small
gave unusual zest to his craving. He
now longed for the tang OF the weed
upon his lips. but he held out man
fully. He would not touch a cigar or
cigarette till nightfall. and then he
made up his mind to smoke half Of
either The touch. selfish and calcu
iating. Of the miser, stole over him.
II Ryanne was without the soother.
so mucn the worse for him. The six
cigars he would not share with the
archangel Michael. supposing that
gentleman came down for smoke.
Forward, always forward. winding
in and out OF the valleys. trailing over
the hills. never faster, never slower.
Noon came, and the byilliance OF aft
ernoon dimmed and faded into the
short twilight. Were they never GO
ing TO stop? One hill more. and
George, TO his infinite delight, saw a
cluster OF date-palms ahead. mile
or so: and he knew that this was to
be the haven for the ship OF the des-
ert The caravan came to II under
the dim light OF the few stars that
had not yet attained their refulgence.
Under the palms were a few deserted
mud houses, huddled dejectedly to-
gether. like outcasts seeking the near
ness rather than the companionship OF
the co-unfortunates. Men had dwelt
here once upon a time. but the plague
had doubtless counted them out. one
by one. They made camp near the
well. which still contained water.
Prayers. A wailing cbanted forth
toward Mecca. God Is great There
is no God but God"
George had witnessed prayers SO
often that he no longer gave attention
to the muezzin calling at eventide
from the minaret. But cut here. In
the blank wilderness, It caught him
again, caught him as 1t had never
done before. A sbiyer stirred the hair
at the base Of his neck The lean
bodies. one not distinguishable from
the other now. kneeling, standing
sweeping the arms. touching the fore
head upon the rug. for even the low
est camel-boy had his prayer-rug.
ceaselessly intoning the set phrases
George felt shame grow in his heart
Was he as loyal to his God as these
were to theirs?
(TO BE CONTINUED
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
CHAPTER xII.-(ContInued.)

The wind blew cold against his
chest. and the fact that he could mel
Their see. nor use his tongue to moist
en- his bruised lips. added to the dis
comforts. Back and forth he swayed
and rocked. The pain in his side was
gradually minimized by the torture
bearing upon his ankles. his knees
across his shoulders. Finally, when
In dull despair he was about to give
ND and slide off. Indifferent whether
the camels following trampled him or
not, a halt was called. II steadied
him. Some one reached up and IN.
tied the thong that strangled the life
in his hands Forward again. This
was a trifie better. He could now
ease himself with his hands. No one
interfered with him when he tore of
the bandages over his eyes and
mouth. The camels were now urged
TO a swifter pace.
Egyptian night. well called, he
thought. He could discern nothing
but phantom-like grey silhouettes that
bobbed up aud down after the fashion
Of corks Upon water. Before him and
behind him; how many cameis made
up the caravan he could not tell He
could hear the faint slip-slip as the
beasts shufied forward in the fine
heavy sand. They were well out into
the desert. but what desert was ~
yet a mystery. He had forgotten to
keep the points OF the compass In his
mind. And to pick out his bearings
by any particular star was to him no
more simple than translattng Chinese.
Far, far away behind he saw a lumi-
nous pallor in the sky, the reflected
tights OF Cairo. And only few hour
ago he had complained to the head.
waiter because Of the bits OF cork
floating in his glass OF wine. All. for
the dregs OF that bottle now: warmth,
revival, new courage. Curse
the luck. There went one OF mis-
pumps. He called out. The man rid.
ing in front and leading Georges
camel merely gave a yank at the rope.
The camel responded with cough
and a auickened gait.
Presently George became aware Of
n singular fact: that he could see out
of one eye better than the other:
and that the semiuseless orb shot out
little stars with every beat OF his
heart. One OF his ears. too. began to
throb and burn. He felt OF II. II was
i>es nta an ear than a mushroom. h
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
TOURING IN THE PYREHEES
Excursions Through These Mountains
by Auto, Horse or Afoot Are
Highly Interesting.

luchou, France Planning tour in
mountainous regions - mover quite
so simple as route marking ca th"
plains for high barriers are not con
duclYe 10 the creation of ipHHWrrablr
by-roads and short cuts from point to
not present any serious difficulty 10
anyone who viii take the trouble to
study their bearings from end to end
There are two classes OF tourists.
however between whom We must dis
tinguish before ycnturinE 10 offer sug
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
Two Children Killed by Snake.

Jacksonville. F1a.-Two children OF
Mrs. Rolesson, living on the banks
OF the Suwanee river. were bitten to
death by a rattlesnake while deliver
ing a message for their mother
Alarmed at their absence she institat-
ed search and found them in a dy-
ing condition. On reaching home.
with the children in her arms, she
discovered her third child drowned In
tub OF water
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
Tavern Also a Pawnshop =

few days later he invested that oblig.
Ing boniface with the right of adj
vancing money on pledges. and from
that time down to the present q
pawnbroker's license has been annual
ly granted to the Castle. This hostel.
ry Is mentioned once or twice by
Dickens in his novels
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

San Francisco.-NiRe sisters, all
teachers. Is the record for one family
claimed by Modoc county. Cal. The
girls are daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Batay. who live near Fort Bid
well. There are no boys in the fam
lily. The youngest Of the girls passed
the examination for teachers license
recently.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
Evils Worse Than War

There are things worse than war.
The passions that lead TO war: self.
ishness. ambitions-tnese are the ..
1r&m- erils.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

Then they can pay their money
and take their choice. and II they lose
their hair and complexion they can't
come back on me for damages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
TWO CHEMISTS INJURED
BY BAD GAS EXPLOSION

plosion had wrought ruin In tine lab
oratory for every delicate piece of
chemical apparatus in the room was
destroyed. Chief Mechanician ]. c.
Hillhouse estimated last night con-
servatively that the laboratory damage
from the explosion would amount TO
over s250o.
At St Vincents hospital where DIR.
L. NJ. Winn had Mcmahon removed
following the explosion, ita was said
that Mcmahon was badly burned
but that fatal results We're not
anticipated unless complications set
in. Chemist johnson was said TO be
resting easily in Bessemer at his home,
where he was removed.
AS to the cause of the explosion, it is
unknown, according to the officials of
tho company. 1t is thought however,
that a valve in some way was opened
and filled the laboratory with gas so
that when Chemists Mcmahon and
Johnson, returning to the laboratory
from trip about the plant, lit a
match to light a gas Jet the explosion
followed
The Dimmick Pipe works is branch
of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry company which has plants
here as we'll as in Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
FAVOR REMOVAL
Of THE CONV|CTS
Merchants Association Will
Submit Questions to Can
didates for Office

Resolutions indorsing the movement
to take the convicts out of the mines
were passed at a meeting held yester-
day of the Merchants Protective asso-
citation Of Jefferson county.
The meeting was held in the heed
quarters of the association in -
Chamber of Commerce building anu
was well attended. The committee on
legislation submitted number OF
questions to be propounded to the sew
eral candidates for office which were
accepted and copy of the Questions
Will be sent to each candidate Adam
Pow, president who has been acting
as field worker for the past few week s.
resigned as such. His successor will be,
named at the next meeting OF the
board of directors
A petition will be circulated among
the merchants of the city and dfstr ct.
asking the discontinuance of trading
stamps or premiums. and committee
from each locality was appointed to
look after that proposition and any
other matters of local interest. The
committee on Incorporation reported
that the papers were ready and would
be filed in the Office of Judge j. p
Stiles of the probate court this morn
Ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
SHANNON IS STILL
FIRM IN HIS FAITH
Believes Gas and Oil inLarge
Quantities Will Be Found
in Present Field

p M. Shannon. the well known gas and
OIL operator whose drillers struck a large
gas eusher near Jasper during the past
two days, came to Birmingham yesterday
On business connected with his operations
in that section.
He confirmed the facts given over the
long distance few days ago in regard to
the success of his drillers, but said there
had been no new developments there Mr..
Shannon said yesterday that his forces
were continuing their drilling and fur-
ther success is confidently expected. He
said that every indication pointed strong
ly to the final complete success of opera
tions in that section, and that he was
more sanguine now than at any time
during the past few months. He has al
ways held that the territory now being
prospected was rich in oil and gas.
In connection with the new interest ere
ated in oil and gas properties it was
stated yesterday that the Providence Oil
and Gas directors would meet next week
end some renewed efforts would be made
in the F'ayette field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
WASHERWOMANLAW
FORMALLY DRAF TED
Simply Requires Those Do
ing Such Work to Register
With Chief of Police

The proposed "washerwomen's ordi-
nance" to regulate the domestic laundry
business of the city, has been drafted
and contrary to current belief, does not
aAude IN any way to any methods Of
preventing diseased negro women from
taking the laundry. The ordinance an
plies only to the regulation of this busi-
ness by means of compelling the women
TO register at the police station both as to
ther proper names, their residence and
their place of washing clothing, if differ
ent from the residence The sole pur-
pose or the ordinance is to give the po-
ice a method by which such women can
be located. 1t is stated they often take
clothes and never return them and COM
NIT similar thefts and for such cases the
ordinance Is intended.
AS tentatively drafted nv Assistant
City Attorney Joe Mudd it is as follows;
Ordinance No c. An ordinance
requiring persons doing certain charac e.
ter OF laundry work to register at the
office of the chief of police of Birming-
ham.
BE it ordained by the board of com
nlssoners of the city OF Birmingham. as
follows:
Section /. That every person. before
-fo ANNiiN'Siihb Wol II Vi any klnu, cndf-
scter or description, by hand or other
wise, as business, or for a livelihood.
shall register, at the office of the chies
OF police of Birmingham, his or her name
ana residence and place of laundering or
washing. And every such person. should
his or her residence or place of launder-
ing or washing be changed, shall report
such change within FIVE days thereafter
at the office of said chief of police
Sec 2 That II ba Io -
the chief of police to ascertain the truth
or the registered statements, and, upon
such ascertainment, to ISSUE free OF
charge, within three days of the afore,
said registration card or permit author
1zing said person to carry on or engage
In the occupation of laundering or wash
ing at the place named in said registra-
tion card.
Sec. g. That the provisions of this or
cinance shall not apply to proprieto.s
and employees of laundries which pay to
the city license tax, nor to persons en-
pioyed upon the premises of the owner
of the article laundered.
Sec. 4. That any person violating any
provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be punished within the limits
and as provided by section 1916 of the
code of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
SUITS FILED

Among the suits filed yesterday in
the city and circuit courts were the
following:
$500-Turnb ull Manufacturing COM
pany VS. Southern Baking company for
alleged breach of contract.
s3000-Thomas C. Kenney VS.. the
Western Union Telegraph company for
alleged failure to deliver a message
to c. F. Kenney in Cleveland, telling
: Of the death of Donald A. Kenney
$2260-Annie L. Harper VS.. the Ala
bama Power company for the alleged
cutting of trees on property of the
plaintiff without her permission
s25o0-charley r. Thomson VS.. H.
NJ Atkinson and f. T. Lamb. receivers
of the Atlanta. Birmingham and At
lantic railroad. for alleged personal in
Juries.
s3oo0-Mrs. s. C. Smith vs. the West
ern Union Telegraph company for al
legged failure to deliver message
s20, ,000-Hiram Torrance VS. the
Welden Ice Cream company for alleged
personal injuries.
s100, ,000-Joseph A. Hunnicutt VS.. the
Birmingham Waterworks company for
alleged personal injuries received while
employed by the defendant.
s25,000-Z. Marco VS.. the Red Feath-
er Coal company for alleged i'll treat
ment while convict in the mines of
the defendant company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
VIEWS VARY ABOUT
NEXT STEP IN RATES
Some Would Go to Inter-
state Commission
SESSION YESTERDAY
Indications Were That Proposed Re-
port of Committee Might Not
Meet Complete Favor of the
Board of Directors

At a preliminary meeting of the rail-
roads and transportation committee Of
the Chamber of Commerce Yesterday it
was tentatively decided to recommend to
the board of directors that the freight
rate fight be carried before the interstate
commerce commission and that an attor-
ney and freight rate expert be named
to conduct the case. Another meeting of
the committee Is to be held. however,
probably next Tuesday, and at any rate
before the final recommendation is made
to the board of directors. The board Of
directors will probably hold its monthly
meeting next Friday.
There are some indications that even If
the committee finally decides on making
this recommendation it will not meet
with complete favor from the board of
directors. There are many of the more
conservative who believe that the matter
should be held in allegiance in accordance
to the recommendation contained in the
recent reply of the railroads until cases
row before the interstate commerce COM
mission involving the same questions, are
settled.
The position taken tentatively by the
committee yesterday that although the
same question might be involved in cases
now before the commission, it was other
towns which We're concerned and there
fore favorable decision would be OF no
value TO Birmingham. 1t was stated
after the meeting yesterday that before
the next meeting of the committee is held
on the matter an effort will be made To
secure an expression from the railroad
representatives of the city on this mat
ter and If the assurance is given the conl-
mittee that favorable decision by the
commission in these cases would apply
to Birmingham, then the committee may
agree to let the matter be held up for
awhile.
The sense of the committee yesterday
was that while the railroads made some
concessions and complied with some of
the petitions for lower rates. as con-
cerned the broader questions involved.
the answer was satisfactory. While
the more conservative members and Off
cials of the chamber would not talk for
publication yesterday, it was indicated
that their influence will be eXerted
against this step and that the committee
may therefore change it's mind concerning
the recommendations to be made to the
directors next Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
FAVORABLE TERMS
TO FARMERS UNION
Officials, However, Decline to- Accept
Free Office Rent to Maintain
Headquarters Here

The resolution by which the Alabama
branch of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union of America decided to
maintain it's headquarters in Birmingham
after having been offered inducements to
go to Montgomery are as follows:
Representatives. of the Board of Trade.
the Business Mems league, the Chamber
of Commerce and the city board of educa-
tion of Birmingham appeared before the
committee in regard to the matter of
moving headquarters. The Business Mems s
league of Montgomery. at the recent state
conv ention, invited the Farmers union
to move headquarters to Montgomery, Of
fering free office rent for a term of three
years The people of Birmingham hear
ing of the proposition made by the Mont
gomery Business Mems league. and learn
ing that the executive committee had this
matter under consideration. sent repre-
sc natives as indicated above to appear
before our committee. The several rep
resentatives of the business organizations
of Birmingham urged the claims Of their
city to the Farmers union headquarters,
and agreed to duplicate any proposition
made by Montgomery or any other city
in the way of free office rent, or any
other facilities or conveniences. After
hearing the Birmingham representatives
the committee again went into executive
session and the matter of moving head
quarters was considered carefully from
every standpoint. and the following reso-
luton was passed.
THAT we greatly appreciate the kind
offer extended the Farmers union by the
Business Mems league of Montgomery
to move headquarters to that city, feel
ing sure that If the invitation was ac-
oepted we would receive every kindness
and courtesy possible at the hands of the
people of Montgomery and that we would
be most pleasantly located. Inasmuch as
headquarters have been in Birmingham
for about seven years, well established.
and Birmingham seriously objects to
moving from their city. and offers equal
inducements with Montgomery, it would
be. unwise to move headquarters now.
Therefore. we decline to accept at this
time the proposition of free office rent
from either Montgomery or Birmingham.
''E. w. WTNSLETT, Chairman,
~ N. WYATT,
wv r. JOHNSON.
IL. N. DUNCAN. Secretary.
Executive Committed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
ACCIDENT IN LABORATORY OF
D1MMICK PIPE WORKS-W. o.
MMAHON AND T. G. JOHNSON
BADLY BURNED BY FLASH

A terrific gas explosion followed the
lighting of a match in the laboratory
of the Dimmiclz Pine works at Thir-
tieth street and Twenty-ninth avenue,
North Birmingham. at 4:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. w. Q. Mcmahon, a
chemist was blown through a door and
received very severe burns and
Thomas G. Johnson, Il visiting chemist
of Bessemer, was knocked down and
also was burned about the face and
arms, though not as seriously as MIR.
Mcmahon.
The explosion was heard 10 blocks
away and brought a large crowd and
also the North Birmingham fire de-
partment. However, there was only a
slight blaze TO extinguish and this was
soon put out with chemicals. The ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
NURSE SHOOTS TOY
PISTOL At CHILD
Baby's Face Badly Burned
and Its Sight May Not
Be Restored

"She didn't know 1t was loaded" was
the excuse offered by the negro nurse of
Mr.. and Mrs w. P. White of 118 First
avenue, Elyton, after she had accidently
shot toy pistol loaded with blank
cartridge into the face of the White $
baby daughter. The child's face was
badly burned by the powder and The eyes
were so injured that it Is quite possible
that the baby will lose one of them.
The accident happened Thursday after
noon when the nurse had taken the baby
out for an airing and had stopped at a
friends house. The nurse picked up a
toy pistol and playfully said to the child:
81 am going to shoot you" and then
pulled the trigger. An explosion followed
and the baby's face and eyes were terri
bly, burned by the powder.
DR.. w. G.. Gewin was summoned and
he is making a valiant effort to save the
eyesight Of the child. Mrs. White is pros
trated at the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-06
AT THE HOTELS

=. r. Phillips of Evergreen, J. ].
Winn and Judge S. Williams of Clan
ton are registered at the Sfetropol-
itan.
a. s. Dean of Evergreen, E. A. Holt
or Montgomery and w. w. Stevenson
of Roanoke are stopping at the Morris.
l.. II. Hale of Admission, J. NJ Aus
TIN of Atlanta and 7. E. Brady of Bat
tit Creek are at the Hillman.
j, Wilson, A. f. Candy of Pittsburg
and j. H. Busby of st. Louis are at the
Birmingham.
f. r. Allison of Gadsden. c. D. Gibbs
of Atlanta and A. Bailey of Mobile are
registered at the Florence