Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-10

lation, its position is of comparative safety
1t carries in cold storage enough food to support
Ii for weeks.
And yet Charles Teller died Of starvation!
France responsible for Teller, but every ma
ton was his debtor. He was born in Amiens.
More than 40 years ago. after being released from
debtors prison, he perfected a system for the
preservation Of meats, vegetables and fruits.
Thirty-seven years ago ship equipped with his
cold storage appliance was at sea for more than
100 days and brought its cargo OF meat into port
fresh as the day it was put aboard.
Some inventors careless. Many of them
lack business ability Telliers ideas we're appro,
priated by clever men who thought only of using
them to their own advantage without feeling any
sense of obligation to the inventor. Some of them
laughed or scoffed at him when he protested that
they were robbing him of his rights
Sensitive and proud he tried to hide his bitter
ness and sought solace in working other great
inventions for the good of mankind. 1t takes
money to prosecute studies and experiments, and
Teller had little of it. One day some one re-
preached the French government for it's neglect
of Teller who was in dire want The government
acted promptly. 1t gave the ribbon of the Legion
of Honor to him. This fine thing to do for
old man, nearly all of whose clothes and furni-
ture were in pawn.
The news of Tellier's death last month stirred
all France The people may have neglected Tel
lier alive, but they honored him dead. His funeral
was q national event. Great men delivered euo-
ges of him. And now France is to put up
monument to him of it's greatest sons. He
has monuments in the shape Of industrial plants
and ships the world over.
About the same time that Teller was dying
Rudolf Diesel, one of the greatest inventors Ger
many has produced fell or cast himself from the
deck of ship which he a passenger He
broken-hearted bankrupt genius without
business sense His engine is in in every
quarter of the globe. Next to Watt he is ranked
by some the greatest figure in the development
of power. For all the good he did in the advance
ment of science and industry his reward
small indeed. Harassed by creditors, by his ur-
gent needs, his life had been one of misery for
years.
The tragedy of great inventors is not confined
to France Germany. The United States has
more cases perhaps than Europe. 1t is seldom
that genius is able to protect himself in a world
ly way. 1t is only after he is dead that the world
begins to appreciate his full worth Sometimes
even that is lacking.
Without the Rev. Hannibal Goodwin photogra-
ply would not have been developed to the extent
it is tooay tut him it is doubtful if there
would be motion pictures today, yet it is Ques-
ton whether any of the great producers of the
photo play who have made millions upon millions
of dollars in the last ten years or person out
of ten thousand of those who go to see the
movies" know of Hannibal Goodwin and his
work
The Rev. Mr.. Goodwin was pastor of a little
church in Newark. His pay was small barely
enough to support his family He was a great big
kindly man. Nature intended him for a scientist
I Conditions made him clergyman. He looked
after his little flock, visited the sick and helped