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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
DECISION REACHED
IN M'LEMORE CAST
Court Without Jurisdiction in Elec'
ton Contest-Held Congressman
atIarge Not State office.

Galveston, Tex.-In an opinion
handed down by the court of civil APP
peals Monday at Galveston jeff Nc
Lemore of Houston was practically de
clared the nominee Of the democrat
party for the office of congressman at
large over w. p. Lane, who had first
contested the nomination before the
democratic executive committee and
appealed from the decision OF that
body TO the district court of Harris
county and later to the court of civil
appeals. The courts decision was that
it was without jurisdiction in TIE case.
The motion of the attorneys for Mr..
McLemore to dismiss on the grounds
that the decision of the district court
of Harris county was final and that
the court of civil appeals was without
Jurisdiction was accepted, the order
SO handed down and filed.
The court in its decision stated, in
substance, that the office of congress
man at large is not state office and
that all contested elections for officers
OlDeT IMAM bldtt OlilCtS lHuol NC uiS-
posed of in the district courts. 1t was
the opinion of the court that the Of
flee of congressman at large is not a
state office and numerous authorities
were cited to show this. II was stated
in the opinion that the office OF con-
gresham, whether 1t be from a con-
stituted district or a congressman at
large, is a federal office, created by
the constitution of the United States.
That the time and manner of electing
these officers are determined by the
constitution of the United States and
that the salary is paid out of tho treas
ury of the United States and not out
Of the treasury of any state. Il was
further pointed out that the duties of
the congressman at large were per
formed at Washington and that he was
the representative of the people in
the national congress.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
OIL BEARING Tree Found.

Scientific investigation is being
made OF a newly-discovered oilbear'
ing seed found abundantly on the Is
land OF Catanduanes, In the Philip
pines. 1t grows on a large tree and
comes from a brown pear-snaped
fruit that opens not unlike a cotton
boil when ripe and emits the seeds.
The seeds are rough of surface and
of a dark brownlsh color. about tho
size of large dried prune and slight.
ly kdney-shaped. The tree has not
yet been fully identified. but 1t Is
thought to belong to the genus
Amoora or Dysoxylum. Tradition
shows that before the advent OF pc.
troleum the inhabitants OF Catan.
duanes used the oil from this seed as
a luminant
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
ADOPT CONSTRUCTIVE PLAN;
RAISE MORE FOODSTUFFS
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston Says
Prices of Foodstuffs Are High; More
of Such Crops Should Be Grown.

Washington.-Secre of Agricul-
ture Houston, replying to requests for
his department to take action to re-
duce the cotton acreage next year.
says, in effect:
The only help. so far as the depart
ment of agriculture sees, is to adopt
a constructive plan.
This plan is to bring home to the
farmer the fact that for several years
the prices of foodstuffs will be high.
and that more OF such crops should
he grown.
Live stock, including beef and dairy
cattle. hogs and poultry. should sup
plement a diversity of profitable food
stuff crops.
The business men in the towns and
cities must extend the same credit
and the landlords make the same
equitable arrangements with the farm
ers for growing other field crops and
live stock as were made for cotton
production.
In doing these things. thinks Sec
rotary Houston, the way out, not only
for Texas, but for the entire South,
will be found
II would not be possible to set out
more clearly what the Texas Indus
trial Congress has been preaching for
the past five years and what it has
been and is endeavoring TO bring
about than Secretary Houston has
done In this letter.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Rough Rice Sales.

Beaumont, Tex.-Reports of sales
Of rough rice made by the Southern
Rice Growers Association in Louis
lana and Texas on Saturday indicate
q reviving movement in Blue Rose
and Japan and a reasonable mainte-
nance of prices for these styles on a
basis of about $3.50 for Blue Rose
and about 1910 for Japan. The total
sales in the two states aggregated
81, $3.50 barrels, of which 1850 were
Blue Rose, 1880 Japan and $3.50 Hon.
duras. All the Honduras was sold in
Texas. The Louisiana sales were
1893 sacks of Blue Rose and 1,26s
sacks of Japan.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Farm Lecturers Routes Fixed.

Austin, Textile department of ag-
riculture Monday announced the fol-
lowing itineraries of lecturers OF
farmers Institutes:
b. l.. Nance-Covington Oct. rs;
Osceola, Oct. q; Bynum, Oct. 30;
Malone, Oct. 81.
Paul Wipprecht-Refugio, Oct. 81;
Victoria, Oct. 20; Edna, Oct. 81.
R. H. Taylor-Montague, Oct. 26;
Bowie, Oct %; Alvord. Oct. 20; De
catur, Oct 30.
William Connally-Lockhart, Oct.
q; Smithville. Oct. %; Bastrop, Oct.
20; Elgin. Oct. 81.
T. A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Springs,
Oct. %; Itasca, Oct. 81.
J. o. Allen-Maud, Oct. 26; Red
Water, Oct q; Nash, Oct. 30; De-
kalb, Oct. 30; New Boston, Oct. 81.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
BOSTON BASEBALL CLUB
Wins WORLDS SERIES
BY Winning Four Straight Games,
Boston Performed Feat Unequalled
in Worlds Series History.

Boston. The Boston National
league club Tuesday completed the
most sensational record in modern
professional baseball history by de-
featlng the Philadelphia Americans in
the fourth and final game of the world
series at Fenway park. to l.
= Beginning with their rush from last
place in the senior league in the mid
die of July, the Braves have broken
traditions and records in the national
sport with speed and abandon dur
ing the last three months. They
emerged Tuesday champions of the
world, leaving trail of startling sur
prises and upsets in their wake which
it will be hard to duplicate.
Last and far from the least of their
accomplishments was the overthrow
in four consecutive games OF the
worlds famous baseball machine Of
Connie Mack, with its hundred thou
sand dollar infield, home-run heroes
and corps of skillfully blended vete-
ran and youthful pitching stars.
Tuesday at Boston:
Philadelphia 900 010 000-1
Boston ...............O 900 10 OO+-3
Monday at Boston:
Philadelphia ..... 100 100 600 300
Boston ......... .010 100 900 201-5
Saturday at Philadelphia:
Boston ...............O OO OOO OOl-l
Philadelphia ......... .OOO 900 OOO-O
Friday at Philadelphia
Boston .............. .O2O O13 01O-7
Philadelphia ......... .01O 600 OO0-1
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
NEGRO AT ANGLETON
HANGED BY MOB
Governor COMMITTED Death Sentence
Of Durfee TO Life Imprisonment,
and Mob Acts Quick.

Angleton, Tex.-Jim Durfee, a ne
gro. convicted of the murder in July,
1913, of Mrs. J. NJ. Seitz, was hanged
by a mob Wednesday. The lynching
followed the Communication of Durfee' S
death sentence by Governor Colquitt
Tuesday. The lynching took place at
1890 in the morning.
The sheriff, Glen Hanna, was in the
court house when the crowd reached
the Jail, and his deputy, Joe II. Snow,
was in charge OF the Jail.
Snow was overpowered and bound
and the keys were taken away from
him, the doors were unlocked and Joe
Durfee taken from his cell and carried
a distance of about one-fourth OF a
mile from the Jail to place north of
the court house known as the Childs
place In the front of this yard, near
the street, there is a small live oak
tree. Durfee was handcuffed before
he was taken from the jail and when
they reached this tree a rope was
placed about his neck and he was pull
ed up and was permitted to hang until
he was dead
After Durfee was taken from the
Jail he realized that his hours were
numbered and remarked, GLORY to
God. am going home to my maker. y
He was then asked II he was guilty,
and he answered. YES, am; but II
is all right with me-"
The work of getting possession OF
the Jail, taking Durfee and getting him
to the place of execution consumed
only a very few minutes. and almost
before any one except those concerned
knew anything about it Durfee was
dead
The crime for which Durfee was
convicted was the foulest ever com
mited in this county. In July, 1913,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Seitz was criminally as
saulted and slain about o'clock In
the afternoon on one of the principal
streets In Angleton. Her body was
found at daylight the morning after
the killing in the alley near the house
where Durfee was cooking He was
a paroled convict at the time and cir
cumstances pointed at once to him
He was later indicted by the grand
jury. tried, convicted and given the
death penalty His case was appealed
to the court Of criminal appeals, was
confirmed. and at the September term
OF the district court for Brazoria Coun
ty he was sentenced by Judge Sam j
Styles to be hanged on Oct. 9. Two
days before that time the governor
gave a respite Of thirty days and Wed
nesday morning it was announced
that the sentence had been committed
to life Imprisonment.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24

friendly relations set up with the
Tapiro, as these newly-discovered
pygmies are called, the men submit
ting willingly to measurements, whlcn
showed an average height of four rect
nine inches. But no offers OF metal
knives and axes would induce them TO
let their women be seen. probably,
Mr.. Wollaston conjectures, because
they feared abduction by the Papuans.
He supplies interesting details about
them, although vagueness ATTENDS
these, for they are so indescribably
dirty that 1t is not easy to know which
is their true color" but the type Is
distinctly Negrito.
The language of the Tapiro pygmies
seemed to be radically different from
that of the Papuans. and the Wollas-
ton party were unable to make even
the smallest vocabulary Of it. Their
voices are high-pitched and nasal, and
full OF animal-like throat sounds I'm
possible to render phonetically In
writing.
Captain Rawling and Doctor Mar
shall had somewhat better luck.
Through a forest filed with birds of
paradise and emerald green serpents.
they penetrated to the pygmy village
of Wambirimi, high up in the hills and
spent a day and night there. photo
graphing and parleying with the Lilli-
putian natives. In the line of femi.
mist study, however, they made no
| further advance than their predeces-
sors had done. II was only among
the pygmies' grownup cousins. the
taller Papuans of the plains, that they
secured those pictures of women and
children which form so striking and
convincing a complement to the pub
lished narratives.
The more one sees of these peo-
ple." writes Rawling. the more one
realizes that their lives are one long
struggle for existence. PERCEPTIONS
mountains with deep and gloomy
gorges surround them on either hand,
every foot of ground clothed with the
densest forest. with perpetual rain,
, with no wild fruit or edible roots, and
| flesh in any form scarce and hard to
procure. One must see the ground to
appreciate the amount of labor that
has been expended in clearing away
| the great trees and vegetation in their
efforts to cultivate the less precipitous
] land. When II is realized that this
has been accomplished solely with the
aid OF fire "a difficult operation in this
wet climate), stone axes and two I'm
plements fashioned out of a couple of
small pieces Of hoopiron fastened to
bamboo handles, the magnitude of the
task will be understood"
The visitors displayed large butcher
knives, which ELECTED gasps of admi-
ration and envy from the pygmies,
and explained that these prizes we're
for such men as would induce a WON.
an to show herself. Yet all to no
purpose. The old men formed the
obstructionist party; the young ones
by themselves might have yielded to
the temptation. They said the women
had surreptitiously peeped at the
white men from the screen of the
Jungle, but had been scared off by
the clothes they worel
The pygmies, IT Is believed, inter
marry with the Parimau people OF the
not so Turkish or Mormon-lihe In
their ideas about the segregation OF
the female sex.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24

The Papuan women of Parimau
have no great attractions, either nat
ural or artificial. TO hide or conceal
With the exception OF a few beads
they wear nothing but the loin cloth
made from the bark OF tree.
Poor wretchesi" exclalms the ex-
plorer. their days are one long round
OF toll, and they have little leisure TO
think of trinkets or decoration. Won-
an, the weaker creature, is relegated
to very inferior position, and Is In
fact the slave. body and soul. OF her
lord and master, becoming his prop
erty to deal with as he pleases. Mar
riages, except on special occasions
are not considered OF much impor-
lance, and are not celebrated Dy
feasts or jollifcation. Nor is any at
tention paid to the birth of a child.
"If dress can be looked upon as a
source OF pleasure, widows in Paupua
are to be envied. inasmuch as they
are required to adopt outward ana
visible signs of their bereavement. A
widow of standing will decorate her-
self with a short and scanty bodice
of woven grass. which leaves the
stomach bare, while from the hips VIII
hang a still more ragged form OF
skirt. Surmountng all is a peculiarly
shaped poke bonnet, made of the same
material which. unless the lady
wishes to be seen completely hides
her face. Young widows are not so
careful to conceal their charms, and
are usually satisfied with the scantiest
of skirts in the form of lunches OF
& ass hanging in front and behind.
and IL they fancy it. with more tufts
hanging from the biceps."
Probably nowhere else in the world
are the birth and death rates so high
as in New Guinea.
The suggestion here occurs, that
the gift Of s100,00O00O for a world
health campaign-which benefaction
Ambassador Page announced the
other day in London as having been
projected by a number of wealthy
Americans-may find scope in New
Guinea.
THE income OF this fund" accord
ing to published announcement.
which will amount to about 100000
year. will be applied to the study
and cure of diseases among native
races in all parts OF the world"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
rwenty-one Warehouses Licensed.

Austin, Tex. = Twenty-one state
bonded cotton warehouses have been
licensed to do business since the
emergency warehouse act went into
effect. Licenses were issued We'd
nesday for the establishing of ware
houses at the following places: Sabi-
nal, Uvalde county, Irving c. Honeg-
ger, manager; Fort Worth, II. e. Cum
mings, manager; Moran. Shackleford
county, George II. Leech. manager;
Florence, Williamson county, S. B.
Longino. manager; Alto, Cherokee
county, F. B. Bodenhamer, manager;
Rockwell, Rockwell county, r. M.
Payne, manager; GAINESVILLE. Red
River county, J. l.. Brindley, manager.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24

the slightest relations and are sup
posed to meet as strangers. num-
Der of social ties in the national cap
ital have been broken by the European
conflict as the diplomats concerned
in the war are religiously adhering TO
the custom of not recognizing. even
in personal way, the representative
OF the country with which their own
power is at war.
Rather embarrassing situations have
occurred at the department OF state
since hostilities began. but on the
regular diplomatic day, several dipIo-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Bail for Innes and Wife.

San Antonio, Tex.-Victor Innes
and his wife, indicted for conspiracy
to kill and murder, growing out of
the disappearance of the helms sis
tiers of Atlanta. Ca, last June, were
granted bail at a habeas corpus hear
ing Friday. Bail was fixed at $1,000
in each of the four cases against Vic
tor Mines and $500 in each of the
cases against his wife.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Texas Postmssters Appointed.

Washington.-The following Texas
fourth class postmasters have been
appointed: Altavista, Jim Hogg coun-
ty. A. ]. Johnson; Benton, Atascosa
county, John NJ. McWhorter; Ditto.
Atascosa county, Norville ]. Johnson;
Flowella, Brooks county, Roy M. Gala
han; Leming, Atascosa county, Jame'
S. Neill.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Birds In Panama Canal Zone.

The bird resources Of the canal zone
evidently are OF much Importance
Possibly II they are properly conserved
they will become one of the valuable
assets of the United States. Having
permitted so much reckless bird
slaughter in this country that insect
pests are Increasing at an alarming
rate IL would be well 20 take care OF
the birds that have been added to our
national possessions by reason OF the
acquisition of section OF Panama
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Bond Issues Approved.

Austin, Textile attorney gen
erals department Wednesday ap-
proved the following bond issues:
Franklin County common school dis
trict No. 10, $500, twenty-tens, 5 per
cent; Ellis County common school
district No. so, $4,000. twenty-tens, 5
per cent; Jones County common
school district No. so, $500, twenty.
tens, per cent.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Mother Of rwenty.one Calves.

Brennan, Text. c. Hairston OF
Independence has very remarkable
Jersey COW in his big herd of Jerseys.
This COW was raised by Mr.. Hairston,
is 20 years old and is the mother of
twenty-one calves. On several 6cca-
sions she has given birth to twin
calves.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
NEVER SPEAK AS THEY PASS
Several European Diplomats Are Now
Giving One Another the
Frozen Stare.

Several European diplomats in
Washington. who have long been close
friends. are now giving one another
the frozen stare as they meet or pass
each other on the street.
This situation is due TO the fact that
Diplomatic representatives Of the pow
ers at war are not permitted to have
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Warehouse Licenses Issued.

Austin, Textile warehouse divi-
sion. department of insurance and
banking, Saturday issued licenses for
establishing state warehouses for the
storage OF cotton at Red Rock, Bas-
trop County, Gus Fisher, manager
Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, ]. A.
Ruble, manager; Round Rock, VIII
hanson County, George II. Shanholt-
ger, manager.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24

mats were forced to apparently snub
their close personal friends represent.
ing the enemy"
1t is related that during the Russo.
Japanese war the ambassadors from
Russia and Japan had way OF bow
ing in a perfunctory manner. but never
exchanging a single word.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
$4,000, 900 Pool Virtually Assured.

New York.-The raising Of $780,
000, 900 fund by bankers and repre-
sentatives of Southern cotton planters
to finance the country's cotton crop
virtually is assured, it was announced
Wednesday, and the federal reserve
board at Washington will be called
upon to manage the fund and direct
che loaning of IL.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Polite.

Representative Bull Murray of Mas
sachusetts, who gives up his seat in
the house to become postmaster OF
Boston, and who was once the young
est member of the lower body. got up
the other day to give his seat In a
street car to a.lady. Reminded OF a
story by his act, he said:
True politeness cannot be too high
ly praised. but it has always appeared
to me to have its limits. which were
exceeded in the case Of Boston WON
an whom know have heard 1t said
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24

OF her that IL she should meet the
devil face to face on the street, she
would walk right up, shake hands and
remark:
Why, how do you do. Mr.. Satan.
What lovely red horns you have and
what pretty curl to your tall"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
JUDGE Reuben Gaines Dead,

Austin, Tex.-Judge Reuben Reid
Gaines, former chief justice of the
supreme court of Texas, after linger-
ing nearly two weeks from the effects
Of a paralytic stroke, died Tuesday.
He was born in Sumpter County. Ala
bama, on Oct. 80, 1886.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
mcLemore's Name on Ticket.

{ Houston, Tex.-Official ballots that
will be used in the general election
In November will bear the name of
Jeff McLemore as one of the demo
cratic nominees for congressman at
large. County Judge Ward gave or.
ders to that effect Monday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
THE WEATHER

Carothers Observatory Forecast.
General Weather Movements Due TO
Cross United States Week Of Octo-
Der 10 to rs, 1914.
COOL WAVE SERIES, NO. due
for its next recurrence In Northwest
United States October 10. will be an
average movement. preceded by thun-
der showers In Middle States and
bringing seasonably colder weather
over the northern ma. Of the country.
NO. N-Duc October %. will also
b. an average movement. preceded by
thunder showers in North Central and
Eastern States and bringing decided
~ colder weather in the West and
South.
For forecasts Of the above move
mcnts and their effects in Southeast
Texas. apply to Csrothcrs Obscrva-
tory, Houston, Texas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
lona Distance EIiaht Made.

Des Moines, Iowa.-W. c. Robinson
OF Grinnell, Iowa, aviator. Saturday
flew from Des Moines to Kentland,
Ind, approximately S65 miles. The
American record for continuous flight
was 264 miles, made by c. Murvin
Wood on Aug. 9. 1918.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
Real Hoo KiIIino Time.

BRENNAN, Tex.--A cold norther pre-
vailed in Brennan Tuesday. Many
fat hogs were killed by Washington
county farmers. and pork. backbones.
spareribs and sausage will soon be
plentiful.