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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
S5OO,OOO FOR SEAT IN CHOIR
New York Financier Endows Cathe.
dral School for Membership In
Singing Body.

New York.-A gift Of 100000 for
the endowment of the choir school OF
the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine
from Frederick G. Bourne, a financier
and yachtsman, was announced by
Dean Grosvenor at the close of the
Easter services. The gift was pre-
sented on the condition that Mr..
Bourne be elected a member of the
choir. He was elected unanimously.
A letter was read by Dean Grosvenor
from Mr.. Bourne in which he said
that he had sung in other choirs since
he was fourteen years old.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Homestead Men Visit Jeanerette.

JeaneTette-The members of the
Louisiana Homestead Association
which has been in session for two
days at New Iberia. came over the
trolley line and visited Jeanerette
Saturday. They were accompanied by
large number of ladies and gentle
men of the parish and State. The
ladies of Jeanerette entertained the
visitors on the lawn in front of the
Jeanerette high school. Refreshments
were served. Jules p. Robin made the
address of welcome. Mayor Fontelieu
of New iberia and the newly elected
president of this association also
made addresses.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
New Wtretess Station.

The new wireless station at Louis
burg. Nova Scotia, which was at one
time a famous French fortress. will
shortly be in full operation. The sta
ton will be OF the duplex system. and
the dispatch and receipt OF messages
can be done at the same time. This
will be the only station OF the kind In
the world. The Glace bay station,
we'll known for long time, will be
used as a power plant for the new
Louisburg station.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Specialists Say 1t Succeeds But
Once in Hundred Cases.
Or. William n. Mayo Declares Moth
Ing Avaiis Against the Dreaded
Disease Of Cancer But the
Speedy Use Of Knife.

New York.-Au hope OF curing can
Ger by radium has been abandoned by
some of the foremost surgeons and re-
search workers Of the country, who de-
ciared at the meeting Of the American
Society for the Control Of Cancer that
the failures of radium outnumber the
cures 100 to 1.
That nothing is Of avail against the
most dreaded disease but the speedy
use of the knife was the opinion ad-
vanced by DIR. William II. Mayo of
Rochester. MINI.
Operation is the only cure, but ra-
dunn or ray treatment is in order as
a temporary palliative where opera
ton is impossible, according to Dr.
Francis G. Wood, director OF cancer
research at Columbia university. FAIL
ures from radium outnumber the cures
100 to 1, he stated. Another genera
ton will be required to furnish knowl-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
LITTLE MAID BESTS COPPER
Miss Al kishi, a Young Japanese
Woman, Gives Exhibition Of Jiu
Jitsu in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.-Miss Al kishi gave
an exhibition on the ninth floor of the
city hall. for the benefit OF Director
Porter and his aides. II the police
ever learn the tricks they saw, good
night Mr.. Bad Guy and good-by Mr..
Gunman. If the fair sex ever mas
ter jiu jitsu as has Miss Kishi. MIR.
Boss of the House" might as well say
good-by or Goodnight, also. One of
the first rules of jiu jitsu is to destroy
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02

eased brains and that they may re-
Quire mental treatment as a substitute
for punishment. Those arrested on
other charges may receive the same
treatment
The backward boy may be back
ward because of defective sight or
hearing said Chief Justice Olson.
Persons who come into the police
courts, the boys court, the morals
court and the court of domestic reIa-
tions will be subject to an examina-
ton in the laboratory II it appears
probable they need it."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02

company's office cautiously admitted,
with frugal use OF words. that steam
er would sail up the gulf" next morn
ing From the reluctant way no let
the Information slip. felt that | must
be robbing the firm of an important
secret. The clerk was not sure at
what hour the Kola would sail; 1
could find out at the Really.
you know. you Americans are deuced
tnquisitivei" Finally coaxed him to
the counter and induced him to sell
me ticket
On the Koias unsecured decks
camped a crowd I shall never forget,
nor probably see the like OF again.
There were Sikhs. Singaiese. Arabs.
Afghans, Bagdaddies, Burmese and
Jews. There were a few women, too
with rings in their noses and fancy
open-work tatooing that took the place
Of stockings. II was a rare assert
ment of race, religion, language, color
and clothes. The men carried Knives
once there was noisy row, and the
British officers went in and disarmed
the D6lllRtT6HlS- a biAlpiC 'eN
and kept their knives away from them
till the voyage was over. The night
OF the trouble. one man disappeared
he fell overheard. his companions
said. OF to one side OF the mass or
men that Uttered the deck | saw a
small band OF Shia Musselmans bound
for the shrines near Bagdad. They
went through the movements of their
prayers, kneeling and touching their
foreheads to the deck. over and over
again. and murmuring to themselves
in the chant. Everyone seemed TO
have food and cookingpots; some car
ried a live sheep, a coop OF chickens,
or a skin or dates. The Hindus got
their food ready OF in one corner,
where 1t might not be "deiled' by
contact with unbelievers. All around
the deck this moving mass or hu"
mainly spread out. lying, sitting.
squatting. eating. sleeping, smoking
swearing. praying, singing, gambling
with greasy Turkish cards-and up
from 1t all came more new and puz'
cling fumes to mix with the amazing
stencil of the Kola.
Barren. Dusty Town.
Two days out of Bombay-sailing
northward along the fat. malarial In
dian coast, past the Gulf Of Clutch, we
anchored at Karachee. the most I'M
portant town In northwest India
From here the railway takes of to-
distant Quetta, on the northwest
frontier: from here England hirts
with the Ameer of Afghanistan safe
in his forbidden retreat at Kabul-or
keeps her ear to the ground to find
out what Russia is doing on the north.
Karachee Itself is a barren, dusty
town OF barracks, freight sheds and
somber clay buildings From the roof
of one OF the latter few the American
flag, and the consul. a genial gentle
man from Tennessee, made me well
come. Long trains OF camels, tied
head to tail. filed through the wide
streets bearing bales OF goods for
Baluchistan. the great province to the
northwest Karachee is the boom
town" OF India IL has grown like our
Seattle Railroads and the export OF
grain have made II city In a few
years time.
At Karachee the Kola took on mail
for various British copsuls up the gulf.
Two boxes Of ice, for the parboiled
Englishmen at Maskat. were also
taken on. Soon after sunset we sailed
out to sea, making due west for Mas
kat and the Persian gulf-"The Gulf"
sailors call II. and swear grimly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Plantation Sold for $25. 600.

White CastIe.-The Cora plantation,
situated about half mile from White
Castle, belonging formerly to General
Adolph Meyer and brother, was sold
Saturday at sheriff's sale at the court
house in Plaquemine for $4,000 to
George w. Strange of Beauregard par,
ish. The price is about one-fourth of
its value.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Students STUDY Trucking,

Hammond.-Prof J. G.. Lee of the
Louisiana State University brought a
class from Baton Rouge to Hammond
for the purpose of studying the truck
ing industry. They were met by mem
bers of the Farmers Association Sat
urday, who gave them much informa-
ton along this line.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Postal Clerk Detailed.

Lake Charles.-Ray Harlan, clerk in
the local postoffice, left Saturday for
Vera Cruz, having been assigned to
duty in the money order department of
the United States postoffice to be
maintained there during the American
occupatton
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
New Industrial Plant.

Gretna.-The New Orleans Indus
trial Alcohol Company Saturday an
nounced the issue of s150.000 bonds.
The company is building liz new plant
at Gretna. The site covers 264,975
square feet, and has water frontage
of 1926 feet.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Girl Champions Lose Game.

Denham Springs.-In fa,> and furi-
GUS game of basket ball Saturday
Baton Rouge went down in defeat, rs
to Z. in favor of Denham Spring Blues.
The champions came back strong in
last half, but excellent guarding pre-
vented their caging the ball. State
rally honors look bright for Denham.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
To Honor Victim of Mexjcans.

New Orleans.-Gretna, La, a small
town across the river from New Or.
leans, is arranging a public funeral for
Louis o. Fried, who Congressman Du-
pree stated in the house of represen-
tatives a few days ago was the first
Southerner to shed his blood for the
American flag in the fighting at Vera
CruZ
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02

Alexandria,. n. Folden, a white
man, who was tried in the district
court at Colfax upon the charge Of
criminally assaulting his daughter,
was convicted without capital punish
ment.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
TO TEST HUSBANDS BRAINS
DerelIcts May Get Mental Treatment
Instead Of Jail, In Chi
caao, ri.

Chicago. - Chicago's new psyche
pathio laboratory. the first of its kind
In the United States. will be estab-
lished soon as an auxiliary to the
municipal court. Husbands who fail
In their obligations to support their
wives will be taken to the laboratory
ON the theory that they may have dis
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Alexandria Man Is Safe.

Alexandria.-R. B. Weems of Alex
andria has received news from his
brother, f. V. Weems of Mexico, stat
ing that he and his son are safe
aboard the steamship Dakota. Fears
were entertained for his safety
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
WOMAN TRAP-SHOOTER LEADS
Mrs vogel Beats Majority Of Men Ex-
perts-Wins Applause for
Classy Shots.

New York City.-Mrs. Anna Kicker
Vogel of Detroit, the worlds cham
pion live bird trap-shooter of her sex.
at the Grand Central palace showed
some of the classiest shooting seen
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Sentences Imposed on Several.

Farmersville. - District court ad-
journed Saturday. Among those tried
and convicted were Mark Dodd, killing
of one Eubanks. seven years: Webb
Peneger, forgery. four years: Lonnie
Rey, carnal knowledge, two years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
J.. 8. Nuoent Dead.

Alexandria,. b. Nugent. 30 years
old, died in pineville Saturday and his
funeral took place Sunday morning
He is survived by his wife and several
children.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Must Be Lover of Virtue

No one who is a lover OF money, a
lover of pleasure, or lover of glory,
is likewise lover of mankind U8t
only he who is lover OF virtue.-Epic-
tetus.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Road BUILDING Contracts Let

Lake Charles.-The police jury
Monday let road contracts agGregating
fifty miles of the new highway sys-
tenn. The approximate cost is $3.50 ,OG0.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
State Normal Gives Concert.

Natchitoches.-The State normal
band gave it's third annual concert Fri
day night. Soloists we're c. B. Nc
Clurg, E. J. Hymel, Jr., E. l.. McClurg,
Roland Metoyer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Find Women In Saloons

Chicago.-A census of women found
in the back rooms of saloons in Chi
cago on Sunday night showed 1000
women drinking in 81 saloons, accord
ing to figures compiled by a committee
Of the Law and Order league.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Must Build az We Go AIono

1t is well TO have visions of a better
the life of every day from which ele-
ments OF better life must come
Maeterlinck
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
Chicago Jaiis Very Filthy.

Chicago.-"If had a dog, l should
shoot him before would let him live
in the filth Of our city jaiIs," said
Major NJ. L. C. Funkhouser, second
deputy chief of police.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
$3.50 Goes Up In Smoke.

Congers, N. Y.-Fearing burglars.
Philip Priere hid $163 in the stove.
Fearing pneumonia, his wife lighted a
fire. The money was burned.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02
unfoFfunata State of Mind

ITO have gTudge against every
body, or even against nearly every
body. is a most suspicious frame of
mind to be in"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02

EMOTE as IT is from the tour
list trail, the Middle East" is a
region but little known TO
Americans. Each season scores
of "trippers" get as far as
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12

The University of Wisconsin is recognized as
the foremost in all this country in the collection
and dissemination of information regarding all those
matters which nearly the welfare of
lie people. 1t does pretend be the foremost
in furnishing access to the recorded learning the
ages bet the foremost for the propagation Of
fully formed and tried new ideas.
1t has held itself aloof from nothing whereby its
usefulness not merely to future members of the
so-called professions but to tie srett mass of the
people might he Increased. has been led thereby
into many fields of activity which have been avoid
ed by other schools chs departure from an edu-
o;'iona led to the charge made during the late
campaign that it had gone into politics. And it
had but not into partisan politics but into politics
within the meaning OF the word. "the science
of government" 1t has not regarded that a
dead science but constantly changing one
Quirins expert attention.
President Van uisc Of the university. last Tues
day replied to this charge in address before
conference of governors at Madison. lie denied
that the faculty had been Organized had exerted
an effort in favor of any political party faction.
He proceeded explain how msconception had
neen formed that tie University was trying to
troll legislation. lie said that while there had been
no interference in politics by the university there
had been freedom teaching and he contended
that there was no domain of knowledge in which
it might properly enter.
Members of the faculty who had to be
regarded as experts in various lines had been
moned before legislative committees in their capac
ties as experts citizens and not members Of
university faculty. They had exercised the
rights that any citizen might exercise without cr
tiesm. No objection could be had to the appear
ance of a university professor any other
pert before a legislative committee preparing a law
relating swamp drainage weed eradication.
Likewise, there could be no objection to the ap-
pearance of an expert before a legislative commit
tee engaged in the preparation Of law for the
establishment of a railroad industrial commits
sion
Concluding his address and describing one of
the functions Of the university President Van
Iiise said: The university should
l;nize or attempt to organize in favor Of party
or faction. 1t should not attempt control ege
lation. 1t should be free teach ana investigate
Ill subjects in which the people profoundly in
terested To do the first would be to engage in
politics; to do the last is a fundamental necessity
for an institution bearing the name Of university,
and this is not engaging in politics. The failure TO
make this distinction has led TO misunderstanding
in this state which should be cleared up here and
which should be avoided elsewhere
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12

There is something about Phoenix and most
other Arizona towns which commend itself
The people do not easily become unduy excited
or inordinately cast down. They do not rise to
heights of eNatation and they not sink to depths
of depression. That is why we 1.ove never had
booms and consequent, or at least subsequent
pancs. Theatrical actors have complained that
Phoenix audiences cold, at least, not highly de-
monstrative and evangelists have complained that
We could not rise tc that degree Of religious eAaa-
ton with which their efforts in other places lad
been crowned The people apathetic they
merely keep their heads
The calmness Of people in circumstances
which elsewhere would great excitement comes
of consciousness of their strength to meet any
conditions that may arise ana deal with it regularly
To them there is no condition too heavy to be
bcne handled
1t is where people live mostly among themselves
and become narrow and clannisf that mental up
hea1als occur. The people of Arizona have come
from widely separated parts of tie country, the
best broadest minded and most energetic members
Of the communities they left. They brought with
them broad notions clear vision and courage
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
BASEBALL To
BE REVISED

OMAHA, Nov. IA reduction of
20 per cent in the salaries of the
baseball players of the minor leagues
was recommended by the National As
ISOLATION of professional baseball
leagues in session here today.
The major leagues are permitted to
revise their salary lists according to
their own judgment
This action followed the address by
Garry Hermann of the national COM
mission, who urged that salaries be
propOrtionate to gate receipts. He re-
viewed last years disastrous baseball
history and said that drastic action
was necessary to preserve organized
baseball. The schedule of salary linn
its suggested for class IA. $4,000 a
month; class B, $4,000; class c, $1,000;
class D, $1,000 Limit number players:
Glass IA, % first 20 days, Is during
season; class A, 26, Is; class B, "A.
IA; class c, D, %, u.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
MeXICanS in w ar

Visitors from Douglas. arriving IN the city yes
terday said that when their train passed Naco long
lines of camp fires were blazing the Mexican
side Of the and there were evident preparations
for another battle. Ii learned that more ar
tiery had been placed position and signs Of wal
were generally more numerous. And war there
VIII be- annoying, disturbing along or border
until we grow weary and tell our neiglbors 50 they
viii understand, that this racket must cease.
1t will not really make any difference who IS
in and who is out in Mexico this so-called war viii
be kept up in one form or another 1t is meat and
drink to the nultitudes Of generals AID "coronels
and the peon himself finds ii glorious and ex-
citing at least as remunerative, and only a little
more periIous than the daily grind of labor. War;
or what they call war has become industry, an
unproductive onc-an institution which has taken
as firm a hold upon tie ambitious and the work
ing classes as the bull fight ever had upon the
masses
The Mexicans may not have been slifui and
brave fighters in the beginning but they have been
learning The Arizona Record says Let them
fight; there will be fewer Of them when have
70 settle with them" But they growing
fewer on the contrary their ranks are Increasing.
War has not had a devastating decimating effect
rpon a Mexican army The casualties not
numerous as a rule, and recruits are being
constantly attracted the standards.
When the revolution against Huerta at its
height the New York Times after careful inves
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
RlPPllNG RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
HARD LINES

What are We paying taxes for?
They say if we got in war WI
be a loser; though loudly we cur
trumpets toot we have no cannon
that will shoot and no torpedces
that will scoot and sink a cruiser
in congress now the statesmen rise
disgust and fury in their eyes, and
ro1st our navy; foreign foe would
surely mock the cheap old ships We
hare in stock and he from Uncle
sam Would knock the blooming
gray our army truly is The stuff.
INT :hen it ish't big enough 10 cause
ranch trouble; our volunteers, N
"Lom we trust, before the foe would
bite the dust, and all their fair re
"own would Lu.:t like any bubble
our guns are mostly out Of date,
aad cant be used for shooting
straight, our swords are rusty: our
aeroplanes, that cleave the blue. are
well enough, but they're too few; our
generals and col1nels, too are stale
ana musty. If we should e'er be
forced Ia fight 50 say the statesm ~
IN affrigbt, our name is Trousers; if
in war we should be hurled, we'd
t1emhlc soon. With ban rers furle i
before the war dogs Of the world
the snaring Towsers. SO loosen III
and pay your tax. Your country
needs battle ak. and bow and az
! row. oh, when your country needs
q battle-aX, and bow and arrow, Oh
when your country calls for mon, tc
buy new breech-loading gun. l pray
| J on, do not then, my son, be mean
and narrow,
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
RIPPLlNG RHYMES
BY Walt Mason

The Car of Russia said, said he.
This vodka stuff, 'twiAt YOU ana me,
is causing ruin; ana now that vi
have war on hand, wen tell the
brewers of the land, to quit their
brcwin'. While warfare thus Our
country shakes, my soldiers mustn't
have the snakes, twould put them
under; but when this conflict grim
is DER, the grog bazaars may sell
once more their liquid thunder
Fast flew the order of the car. to
every village, near and far: the vod-
ka dealers, put up their shutters
with rush, and no one broke the
booze dcn's hush but watchful peel
crs. In four short weeks, the story
goes, Il new and better Russian ros
change stupendous: the loafers.
sodden once with drink, went bravely
forth to earn some chink, with vim
tremendous. And in the towns poo
broken hays, aud outcasts rotting il,
their rags, their pride recovere /,
the peasants to their labors benz.
prosperity and sweet content above
them lowered. Then said the Czar.
BY my right hand the change
around me beats the bandt |
do indorse it! And though the
booze dispenser Weeps. I'll close those
vodka joints for keeps, or tear my
corset"
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

LEGATION, conducted through United States consular
Officers announced that only $4,000 on both
sides or all sides, under arms. These figures
included Huertists the Carranzstas, the Zaptatisas
and the armed Yaqui bands An official paper
issued recently gives the armed forces in support
of Carranza at nearly 100000 The opposing forces,
number, according TO that considerably less
but both aggregate more than twice the Times es
innate of less than year ago
The Mexican soldiers also much better armed
than they at the beginning of the Carranza
revolution and they have learned more how to use
their arms. They have had training and have ac-
CURED confidence.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-12
KOENIGSBERG

Should the Russians occupy Koen-
igsberg a heavy blow will have been
dealt at Prussian pride. For here it
was that in 1901 Frederick I. crowned
himself first king of Prussia and
William !. in 1861. The great grain
exporting city has grown up in mod
.ern times, but it had its foundation
laid in the thirteenth century by the
knights Of the Teutonic Order, who
built themselves a blockhouse and
afterwards a castle. The dukes of
Prussia loved the city and held royal
state in a palace that has long dis
appeared. Koenigsberg might be de-
|scribed as the Louvain of East Prus-
STA lis scientific institutions are
many and its university contains, as
LoUvain's did, 100000 volumes.-Lon-
don Chronicle.