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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
VOLCANOES IN JAPAN CONTINUE ACTIVE
Land and Sea Are Covered With VOL
canic Ashes nd Pumice Stone.

Kagoshima The volcanoes con
tinue active and are emitting quaint
ties of stones and ashes. Numerous
explosions occur and poisonous gases
are elected, making breathing diff
cult. The emperor's envoy has found
it impossible to make the trip around
Sakura-Jima. There has been lootinG
at Kagoshima.
Two further violent eruptiOns Of
the volcano Sdkura-Jima. accompanied
by q severe earthquake. occurred
Monday night. causing the collapse OF
many more buildings. Ashes are fall
ing thickly and floating pumice stone
is so great that it prevents navigation.
Lava is still floating steadily down
the sides OF the volcano to the sea, in
creasing the area of the island as il
solidifies on reaching the water It is
impossible to give anything like an
approximate estimate of the number
OF victims OF earthquakes and tidal
waves.
Professor Fusakichi Omori. the seis-
molOgist, pointing Monday to the vii
lage of Yokohama on Sakura, where
400 houses lie buried in lava, said:
/ Are the people buried there as in
Pompeii?" And answered himself:
only the future can reply"
Many refugees are reported TO have
been driven insane as a result of ter
ror and exposure. over q million let
fars and eight thousand telegrams are
wing in Kagoshima awaiting delivery.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Rioht of Way Cause Of Suit.

Lake Charles.-Suit was filed Satur-
day to annul the right OF way lease Of
the Birthstone Railroad and Canal
Company from the sulphur mines
west to the Sabine River, passing
through the Nintoin oil field, which is
worth thousands of dollars. Several
years ago the Birthstone railroad Sc
cured a right of way for 200 feet from
the mines to the Sabine River, but
after building the road about one-half
the distance the project was aban-
doned. The suit for the annulment is
by the Louisiana Sulphur Mining Com
pany which owns much land in that
territory, and which granted the right
of way with the proviso that the Eail
road should be built.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
SEVEN PEPS .3S killed IN OKLAHOMA PRISON
Three Prisoners Shoot Three Prison
Guards and Federal Judge and
Were Killed Trying to Escape.

McAlcstcr. Okla.-Thcre was a
mutiny of prisoners mt the Oklahoma
State pcuit,utiary ut McAlester Mon
day. with th, result that seven per-
sons were killed and three wounded.
The prisoners We're being returned
from their work TO their cells when
Reed, Lane and KOonts. who had been
working in the tailor shop, went to
the storeroom TO turn in their days
work.
They approached the back door OF
the corridor in the administration
building and told the ulnAvy, Jack
Martin, that they wanted 10 see the
parole officer. He opened the door.
when China Reed cut down on him
with a siX-shOoter. shot him through
the cheek and took from him his keys.
The three of them started toward
the warden's office. met Pat Oates,
the assistant deputy warden. who saw
they We're armed. \ guard rushed
shotgun to him from the front tower
Before he could get it into action
At this time random shot passed
through a door into the office OF IT,.
II. Drover, Bertillon officer, killing
him.
Rushing to the next office room
they encountered F. c. Godfrey, a
guard, and killed him.
Judge John r. Thomas, a leading
citizen of Muskogee, was sitting in a
chair in the office, where he had
gone on business. and without a word
of warning he was shot, dying instant
ly.
Then the three men. Reed and Lane
having sixshOOteYs. grabbed Miss
Mary Foster, the telephone girl, and
turned the switchboard of the tele-
phone exchange over. trying to dis
connect it, and carried her into the
yard, holding her before them to keep
the guards from shooting. In this
manner they made their way through
the yard with the keys, opened the
front gate and got through the wall.
In some manner the young woman was
shot while passing through the yard.
The prisoners threw her down and
ran to Warden Dicks buggy, which
was hitched in front of the gate.
Jumping into the buggy they drove
east. The guards outside the walls
and on the farm saw them, and jump
/ ing on their horses took after them.
| There was a running gun fiEht with
/ the result that the three prisoners
were shot dead in the buggy. 1t was
/ said that one guard fired the three
. shots that killed the three prisoners,
never missing a shot.
/ While the shooting was going on
| and the prisoners were trying 10 es-
| cape, all of the 1,500 prisoners were
/ screaming and about hundred and
/ fifty in the yard mutinied and prem
/ ised trouble, but were suppressed by
/ the guards.
Judge John R. Thomas of MuskOge-
was one of the first judges after fed
eral courts were established in the liz
dian Territory. He was a noted law
yer and an hOnOred citizen of Mus
kogee. He was at the head of nearly
every public movement there and was
universally likeu. He was at the pris
on on a little business matter and
visiting with the officers.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
100000 Hotel Opens.

Shreveport - The Hotel Youree,
Shreveports new siX-story hosiery,
costing nearly $1,000,OO0 with site and
furnishings, was formally opened
Thursday. 1t has $50 rooms. Captain
Peter Youree, banker and sole owner
of the building. registered first. Pre-
ceding the opening the key to the
hotel was sent up in a balloon. \
public reception was given the visi-
tors, with H. B. MADISON, formerly of
the Seminole hotel of Jacksonville,
Fla, as host and proprietor
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
CANAL FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS
BILL PROVIDING Fo'R WATERWAf
RECOMMENDED TO CONGRESS-
From Atlantic Coast on the East "
Mexican Boundary on tne
Recommendations, Etc


Waehiu-fou.-The war ueP".
Saturday i'm a report by ioio"'' iU'''
acting chief of the eh-lheei GU
recommended TO congress jhdl '"' ''-
land waterways from FLORIDA I'D
mouth OF ,hc Rio Grande, lnci"D''7 d,
t.. sections of the iutercoasla' e.'I'"'
cI Texas. shall be treated heIe'l-lel
and finished as one project, lusledu VI
constructed 81. a. present in sections
THE war department recommends lhd0
This inland waterway be maintained
at five fe.. instead of nine, but thdO
the night OF way. where il is necessary
10 obtain -uen r.lh, OF way, be SUI
r.icu. to enlarge tIe canal for nIne-
foot dept. The cost @. completing
.u. canal with Gtafoot depth from
CHo.r.Nu.frlc n.E Florida. TO the
mouth OF The Rio GrnIa Will be S".-
G22..Ip. while % n.as..o. canal Wol.l
cost Nearby >-IHvD.uur. Ih" war Ce-
uar.ueut recommends that the WORK
be completed Wg,r .unua. apuropr-d-
t0U- Cd. mot Jess than SNNu,uuo
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Awards Made to Riflemen.

Lake Charles.-Thursday, at the
Armory of Company X, the award of
medals won on the Lake Charles rifle
range in 1912-1913 was made, the in
sigma being awarded by the war de-
partment Those receiving awards
were: Expert riflemen, Captain Ber-
lin, Sergeant Cox, Corporal Kuttner,
Corporal Green and Private Satterlee,
sharpshooter Musician Holleman;
marksmen, Sergeants Hannah and
Cox, Corporal Green and Privates
Kurtz and Kirby. Captain Charles S
Miller, commanding the Second Troop
of Cavalry, of Jennings, received three
marksmen's medals. won by his com
mand, the winners being himself, Lieu
tenant Hagius and Trooper Babcock.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Indorse DonaIdsonviIle Locks.

Thibodanx.-The ThibodauX Cham
Der of Commerce met recently. The
question of removing the dam and the
building of locks at DonaldsOnville
was taken up, and the plan set on foot
to secure the locks. Work in that di
rection, as well as the Recommending
of Bayou Lafourche, was strongly in
dorsed and copies of the resolution or.
dered sent to Congressman Morgan
the two senators, the levee boards
the governor and the Donaldsonville
Chamber of Commerce.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Family Dead Six Weeks.

Fort Worth. Textile finding of
four corDses in little frame dwelling
on the north side Tuesday revealed a
tragedy which has been sealed be
hind locked doors for nearly six
weeks. Willard F. Taylor, a former
packing plant employe; his wife. Mrs.
Maggie Taylor, and her two small chill
dren by a former marriage were found
dead in their home. The killing o
the woman and her two children. fol
lowed by the supposed suicide of the
husband, occurred on the night of De
cember 8.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Savanna Bjorkgren Buried.

Ponchatoula-T The funeral Of Sa-
yauta Bjorkgreu was held Friday
Hundreds from Ponchatoula, Spring
field and WadesborO We're in attend
ance. The interment was made in
Wetmore cemetery. Mr. Bjorkgren
was engineer on a Shay engine and
Wednesday his engine became I'M
manageable on account OF slippery
tracks. He left the throttle open and
stepped down to place some sand on
the rails. He was caught in the long
side and his head was cut off, one lee
and arm severed and practically every
bone in his body broken.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Finds Bio Market for Berries.

Ponchatoula-Th board of direc-
tors of the PonchatOula Farmers As
sociation Saturday took up the ques-
ton of a stock company and the char
ter drawn up. Mr.. Hudson made re
port OF his work in the Northwest and
Eastern cities, showing that the asso-
citation would have all the markets
that it could care for this season, ship-
ping berries as far as Seattle, Wash.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24

Richmond, Va. - Celebrations in
commemoration of the 107Jh anniver-
sary Of the birth of General Robert Z.
Lee Monday were held throughout the
South. The day, was observed as ii
legal holiday iR Virginia, Alabama.
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. North
being closed and business partially or
entirely suspended. In Texas the day
was quietly observed by patriotic so
cieties and in the schools. Missis-
sippi's legislature held a brief session
at which tributes to Lees memory
were paid. Daughters of the Confed-
eracy conducted special services at
New Orleans.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
state Chamber of Commerce Meets.

Baton Rouge.-The State Chamber
of Commerce, organized Saturday to
advertise Louisiana and her pOssibili
ties, met Monday in the live stock tent
at the fair. H. NJ. Maye, assistant to
the president of the Southern Pacific
made an address; J. c. Clair, indus
trial agent of the Illinois Central
spoke on immigration, and p. B. Rog
ers of the Texas and Pacific discussed
the same topic The association per
fected plans for a campaign of adver
Using the coming year.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
State Purchased Shaw Farm.

Huntsville, TeX.-When the atten.
tion of w o Murray, chairman Of the
prison commission. was called to the
sideration Of 100000 for the Gus
Shaw farm. he said that while the
amount OF the consideration was $780,.
000. it was by no means a cash con.
sideratiOn.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Howell rendered Ovation.

Ruston.-Casper Howell, the 21-year-
old white man, charged with giving
poison to his S-year-old step-daughter,
Mary Long, on Dec. q, from the eff
fects of which she is alleged to have
died in commissions, was rendered an
ovation Saturday by his sympathetic
neighbors at Simmsboro on the Occa-
sion of his release from Jail
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
$4,000 for Good Roads.

Crovlcy.-Thc police jury author
lied the issuance Of $4,000 . per
cent yeu-year bonds, the proceeds OF
which will Dee used in CONSTRUCTING
GOOD roads through the parish. The
matter OF calling an election to yot"
on a special road tax TO raise about
100000 to be- used IN genera. im-
movements was taken up and refer
red 10 committee. This latter
amount is 10 De used i'm constructing
highways and general improvements
such a. bridges. etc.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
To Auction Plantation Feb. a..

Donaldsonville.-The McManor plan
tation, more than 1000 acres, will be
auctioned Feb. IA under an order of
Judge Charles 7. Workman in the suit
of Widow E. Legendre VS.. estate of
Richard Mccall, Emile Legendre, exc
cutor. Mrs. Legrendre holds notes is
sued by the late Colonel Richard Nc
Call to the extent of $4,000
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Petitions Further Reduction.

Shreveport-Thet traffic department
of the Chamber of Commerce was ad
vised Saturday of the filing of a petit
ton with the state railroad commits
sion by c. F. Labarre of Orleans Par
ish, a member of the state legislature,
seeking an order for all railroads in
Louisiana to charge only 1c mile on
cabooSeS.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
PRESIDENT READS TRUST ADDRESS
GOVERNMENT WILL MEET HALF
WAY SQUARE DEAL POLICY.
Proposal for Interstate Trade Commis-
sion Strikes Responsive Chord.
Laws Against interIock'ng Oirec-
torates and Holding Companies.


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ir. rraali.rrl> ..r.g the president Der.
cam enumeration of evils which he be-
iaval needed r.-r.dyip.
If. pro,,nssI r,, .u interstate. trade
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k..r II ir the -r,.aisnt uafu. lac. rec
oumrud.t.on OF law. Cd prohibit inter
lacking dirartor.t.- and IoIt.n- COM
u3uies. SUGGESTIONS for authority 10
REGULATE railroad securities. for am
act that uoaid fix guilt upou iuliNid-
nails instead of furnishing business and
/ that the court be opened 90 udlyid-
nails harmed by Illegal businees-all
those we're received with general au-
proyaI evidenced bv enthusiastic ap-
ulause
Before the plaudits Of his audience
had ceased and as the president was
4 passing from the house chamber.
whore his successive appearances
since last April have contributed to
the nations history. his utterances
had precfpitated action.
Representative Underwood. major
;ty leader of the house. was the first
% act. rs soon as the house recon
vened after the Joint session. held &c
hear The president. he offered a mo
zion TO refer 10 the interstate and for
eign commerce committee the sueges
tions for the creation OF an interstate
trade commission and for a law EN-
towering the interstate commerce
commission to regulate the issuance
of railroad securities, and to the com
mittee on judiciary to proposals re
latine TO legislation designed to SUD
plement but not amend the Sherman
antitrust act. This motion was adopt
ed and it was announced later that
both committees would begin work al
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Hume Dixie wnn Be Constituted.

Port Arthur. Tex-A huge dixie 10
600 feet long will be started by the
CITY this week. Il is 10 hold back the
discharge Of the dred2e Mackenzie,
which is working in the canal in front
If the city.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
MORAN City Bank Elects.

Morgan City.-The First National
Bank of Morgan City reelected the fol
lowing directors: James F. Prohaska,
L. A. Pharr, II. NJ. Gotten, ii. J. Will
liams, C. X. Brownell, A. NJ. Gotten,
Ralph Loeb, w. T. Gilmore, l.. J. Bass,
Norman.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Surveys Started for Bridge

Freeport, TeX.-Engineers repre-
senting Brazoria County and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad
started field surveys Monday for the
purpose of selecting site for the new
$4,000 combination railroad ard
wagon bridge which is to span the
Brazos river at FreepOrt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Good Roads Course Starts

College Station, Textile first an.
nual good roads short course condrcr-
ed by the hi-hway engineering depart.
ment of the Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College opened Monday
and students of that course are now
being given practical instruction or
how to build good roads in Texas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Film Company Paid Fine.

Austin, Textile check in pay
ment OF the suit settlement of the
State against the General Film Com
pany for violation of the antitrust
law, amounting to $4,000, was paid
to the attorney general Thursday by
former Attorney General Lightfoot, at
torney for the film company.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Men Wanted at West Point.

Austin, Textile army athletic
council of the United States Military
Academy at West Point has written
Captain II. S. Wagner, inspector-in-
structor Of the Texas National Guard,
urging him to interest, where possible,
young men desiring a course at West
Point
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Planters Cut Down Waqes.

Thibodaux-Workh has been resumed
for the 1914 crop on some plantations.
a number are mortgaging their places
rather than give privileges on the
crops. Some overseers have had a cut
in their salaries. varying from 10 to %
per cent, while labor will also suffer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Nine Officers Were Indicted.

HoughtOn, Mich.-Charles r. Mover.
president Of the Western Federation
of Miners, and 81 other officials and
members of the organiZa, Ion were in
dicted Thursday on charge of con
spiracy in connection with the copper
miners strike.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
/. & C. N. Shops to Stay at Palestine

Rusk, Textile International and
Great Northern shop removal case,
which has been on trial in the district
court for the last two weeks, resulted
in a verdict Saturday in favor of Pales-
tine, and the effect of &e verdict will
roundhOuse at Palestine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
President Would Help Japanese.

Washington.-President Wilson. as
president of the American Red Cross.
can people for funds to assistthe peo
pie of Japan, who are suffering not
only from the earthquake, but from
the failure of crops.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Will Investigate Roads Needs.

Houston. Textile executive com
mittee of the citizens advisory com
mittee. named to help the county com
missioners plan expenditures Of the
81. 900 600 bonds issued for good roads,
will tour all parts OF the county be
fore completing recommendations.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Precincts Vote ssoo.ooo Bonds

Temple, TeX-AdyOcates of good
roads scored conspicuous victory in
an election held Thursday in thirteen
voting precincts of Bell County, in
Guiding the city of Temple, voting a
bond issue of 100000, by a vote of
nearly to l.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Railroad Strike Suddenly Settled.

Albany, n. Y.-The strike on the
Delaware and Hudson railway was set
tied Monday. Company officials met
the unions demands that they restore
two discharged employees, Engineer
James A. Lynch and Conductor F. A.
Slade, to their former positions.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Expect to Collect Assessments

Austin, Textile insurance depart
ment viii undertake 10 collect the as
sessments from fire companies doing
business in Texas Tor the support and
maintenance Of the state fire insur.
ance commission.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Gives Up On Murder CHARGE.

Rayville.-Dr. John H, Mcintosh,
prominent Girard physician, who call
ed A. F. Harrell, well-to-do planter, to
him and drew a shotgun from behind
him and shot him in the back as he
ran away, came in Saturday and sur
rendered to Sheriff William T. Oliver
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Sugar Planter Trying Poultry.

Lapiace-J. J. Refine, sugar plant
eT, has recently directed his efforts
to establishing a model poultry de-
partment, selecting for the present
Rhode Island Reds, White Orpingtons
and Wyandottes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Lax Cnllectinns Haauv

Winnsboro.-Sheriff J. S Gilbert's
statement of taxes collected up to
Dec. 81 shows: State. $11,74215; vet
eran, $2,34S.31; good roads. $5S923;
levee, $6.6O6.30; parish, $23,4S4.3O;
school, S11,06221; road, $1O,54773;
dog, $335.50, and poll, $500.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24

Lake Charles.-C. II. Wall. a travel.
ing man Of New Orleans. was awarded
SIS damages in a compromise suit Sat
urday against the Western Union Tele
graph Company On alleged failure TO
deliver a message.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24

Beaumont. Tex Lumber mem at
tending the luncheon OF the Lumber
Mems Club Tuesday advocated grant
ing the application OF the railroads for
an increased freight rate.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Agricultural Men Will Meet.

Houston, TeX.-Thirty-five depart
ment of agriculture demonstration
agents will be in attendance at the
regular semi-annual meeting of the
agents of Southeast Texas to be held
at Houston Feb. -, 1G, II and IS.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Mere Than 1000 Miners Killed.

Harrisburg, Pa.-There were 1,14l
mine workers killed in and about the
mines of Pennsylvania in 1913, &C
cording to report made public Satur-
day by the state department of mines
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Eight Prisoners Make ESCAPE.

Houston. TeX.-Eight conyicts es-
capped in three days the past week
from the South Texas State peniten-
tiary farms, according TO reports by
the penitentiary commissioners.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
EdaerIy Field Draws Pioneers

Estherwood. - Several people are
moving to the Edgerly oil field from
Acadia Parish. More than a dozen
rigs are at work drilling, and some
of them are getting very close to the
greasy fluid.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Bank for St. Francisville.

St Francisville.-At a large meet
ing Friday of the citizens of West
Feliciana the First National Bank of
St. Francisville was launched. with a
capital stock of $4,000, $4,000 being
subscribed
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
Order School Tax Elections.

WinnsbOro--The school board has
ordered special elections in Wards /,
cial tax. The board also appropriated
$500 for fighting the hookworm.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24
erasshoppers Make Appearance.

Austin, TEXAS result of the
warm weather grasshoppers in large
quantities have appeared in Hamilton
and surrounding counties to the detri-
ment of growing crops.