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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Truck Rate Increase Opposed.

Washington.-Cong Garner
filed with the interstate commerce
commission Tuesday the complaint OF
the South Texas Truck Growers AZ
ISOLATION against a proposed increase
in freight rates on vegetables from
South Texas to Northeastern points.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Austin Postoffice Bill Filed.

Washington. - Senator Sheppard
Wednesday introduced a bill calling
for an appropriation of $4,000 to be
expended in remodeling the postoffice
building at Austin.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Cotton Picking Season is Over.

Midway, Tex.-Cotton picking has
been completed and the gins are wind
ing up ginning this week The gin
at Midway will put out only about
LOO bales, about half as much as in
1912.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The Customer-These grand opera
monograph records are no good.
can't get anything out of half of them.
The Salesman-They are our finest
achievement. You never can tell when
these records will sing. They're so
temperamental.-L Opinion.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Farmers Able to Hold Cotton.

Stockdale, Tex.-With live stock
and poultry as a side line. many farm
ers are enabled to hold their cotton
for better prices.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Gunboat Smith Stops Mccarty

New York.-Gunboat Smith of Cali
fornia stopped Tom McCarty of Lewis
ton, Mont. in the fourth round of a
ten-round match in New York Wed
nesday night.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

When you have to wiring a chick.
ems neck you don't give the chicken
intervals for rest and refreshments"
said Lord Fisher in discussing war.
No, but it is customary to catch the
chicken first.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
$50, 900 for DRAINAGE Bonds

Angleton, Textile Angleton drain
age district has voted an additional
issue of $4,000 for drainage bonds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

A lifer has written a poem pray
ing for pardon. OF course, a man In
his position could afford to be reck-
less.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The man who tries to walk a crack
always fails, for who that was in a
condition to walk crack would ever
think Of doing a fool thing like walk
ing a crack?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

A censor of war news is a man who
runs a blue pencil through the claims
OF the enemy and inserts a yellow ex.
agseration here and there in the
claims of his own country.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The gentleman who made a success
with odorless skunks ought to make
a fortune by selling his secret IN the
Limburger cheese manufacturers
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

What has become of the old-fash-
toned woman who trimmed. retrimmed
and trimmed again and again her win
ter hat?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

French drivers of Missouri mules
complain that much of their time is
occupied by Showing" the beasts
from Missouri.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

A thirteen-year-old wife was granted
a divorce from a twentysix-year-old
tramp. She surely is a green grass
widow.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

We are in favor of muzzling the
dogs. Human pedestrians should also
be muzzled SO that they cannot bite
Automobiles who have run over
them
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

It's fatal % go by analogy in trying
to pronouuce war names. While the
river User is cesar. with the accent
on the last syllable. the city of Ypres
Is Upper, with the accent on the in.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Howard old can Miss Jones
be?
Vlctor-Old enough to call college
men college Judge.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

School children are about the only
ones who know the words Of the ma
tional anthem, and when grown up
they forget them.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Diamonds advancing on account NJ
the war. For those who think thew
need them. another turn of the screw
sending up the high cost OF living
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Take good care OF your health,
name and credit.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The average woman may not be
much at mathematics, but she does a
lot of figuring in trying to perfect her
figure.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Solomon would have drawn the
color line at painting towns red and
feeling blue
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

According to fashion notes the pet
ticoat is coming back. 1t stayed away
a long time without being missed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Every man has an excuse for want
ing the earth, but his excuse is never
satisfactory to his neighbors.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The man with the hard luck story
usually has spent his time looking for
q soft snap.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The prince of Monaco has doubled
his army-which now consists of "a
men instead Of ~, as heretofore.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

You could hardly blame the ice men
If the main topic discussed at the ban
quet was the by-product.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

A dreadnaught usually travels incog
when a submarine is in the neighbor'
hood.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

What Europe needs now, evidently,
is not so much a great dictator as a
great undertaken.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Every "a hours the world is one day
nearer peace, but 1t does not have any
idea how near.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Experience is q teacher whose les
sons are never ended. but always have
an end in view.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

If bustles really come into fashion
again. there'll be a chance to utilize
the overplus of fiat tires.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Up to date no one has attempted
to hunt deer in an aeroplane. Yet 1t
is the one safe way.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

No one can take the snap out OF a
workman so quickly as an unappre
ciative boss.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

n woman has to take in washing in or
der to support a worthless husband.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

It never gets so cold that a woman
needs furs unless they are in style.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
RUB-MY-

VIII cure your Rheumatism and ali
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia.
Cramps, Collie. Sprains, Bruises, Cuts.
Old Sores, Burns. etc. Antiseptio
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Some people talk 50 much that they
have no time to think.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

Don't forget that life" is built up
on both sides Of an If"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The way they water their stocks, 1t
is no wonder that so many concerns
have TO go under.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02

The quail trapper is a. outlaw Of
low degree.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Hicks CAPUDlNE

CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
Easy To Take-Quick Relief-Ady.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
British AIRMEN MAKE
DARING RAID ON
GERMAN NAVAL BASE
ATTACK MADE BY SEVEN AVA
TORS ON CUXHAVEH CHRIST
MAS DAY ASSAULTS FROM
ZEPPEIINS.
The SITUATION IN FRANCE

Fighting Along Many Miles of Battle
Front Continues and Allies Claim
Advances al Many Points-Russians
Check Germans Near Warsaw.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

ably between 1000 and 5000 years
old and lies in valley near Ft. STAN
ton.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-14

and points adjacent thereto at a saw
ing to the consignees of 25 per cent
in freight charges. This company be-
came involved and their boats were
frequently tied up by litigation so that
the service became of such a nature
that shippers were afraid to take
chances on their goods getting
through. AS a matter of fact, so much
freight was consigned to this line from
northern points that the railroads run
ming into Jacksonville entered their
complaint against consigning goods to
this canal line on the grounds that
warehouses in Jacksonville became
congested inasmuch as the boat line
was unable to take the freight out as
fast as it arrived in Jacksonville.
About five months ago the Howard
line, new concern, took the old line
over and inaugurated new system of
boats with their southern terminus at
Stuart, and the tonnage at Daytona
alone during the months of Septem-
Der, October and November, handled
by the Howard line, was 2,520.9 tons,
of which 200 tons were northbound
shipments.
Without being able to give you exact
| figures we make the assertion, and
We believe correctly, that the Howard
| line is today handling almost as much
| freight between Jacksonville and Stu
art, its southern terminus, and inter-
| mediate points, as the Clyde line is
between Jacksonville and Sanford and
intermediate points, and that notwith-
standing the fact that the Clyde line
has had at least 25 years of satisfac-
| tory operation to assure the shippers
while the Howard line has had only
| five months experience and the pre-
vious bad record of its predecessor
to contend with.
We realize that your honorable
board in making your recommends.
tons will do so with an eye to future
development rather than to past ex.
periences, although in this case, the
past is most significant in foretelling
the future. From tourist point OF
view, there is absolutely no compari
son between the two routes. For ev
cry tourist visiting and spending the
winter or portion thereof in points
along the st. Johns river between
Jacksonville and Sanford, there is not
less than one hundred visiting and
spending the winter or portion there
of at points along the present East
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-14
The Chas. E. Gardiner Co.

Coast canal, and we would call the
attention of your honorable board to
the fact that the tourist proposition
is responsible for the major portion of
the southbound freight We realize
that thorough inspection of both
We would most earnestly ask that in
doing so you give special heed as to
what may be expected from the coun-
try adjacent to the two proposed
routes.
Take the country from Jacksonville
to Sanford and consider it carefully
citrus culture. Although blessed with
deep water these many years, you will
fail to find any section that produces
any tonnage worthy of mention with
the exception possibly of Sanford it
self. On the other hand, you will find
mile after mile of swamp where it is
impossible even to land and which it
is reasonable to assume will never be
inhabited. On the other hand, the
East Coast canal, particularly from ST.
Augustine to Titusville with which
section we are most familiar, runs
through a territory chosen by the Eng
lish and Spanish as being the most
fertile of all Florida and which was
nearly all at one time in cultivation.
This land is rapidly being again
brought into cultivation and will in the
course of a few years yield a tonnage
that will necessitate deeper water and
many more boats. Farms of great fer
ent canal, and access to and from
many of these farms can only be had
by water. AS an example, a tract of
5000 acres situated just west of the
the market this winter and the owners
the Halifax company, with offices
in Jacksonville-will at once proceed
to plant 800 acres in grove and the
balance will be sold to settlers upon
such terms and conditions that they
cannot help but make a success. This
! in addition to a grove of 100 acres
owned by this concern and situated
within quarter of mile of the canal.
Another concern owning 1900 acres
on Spruce creek, tributary of the
canal, will have the entire acreage in
potatoes within another year and their
product will all be handled by water
!, The land on both sides of the Tomoka
river is being developed by Northern
capital and with wonderful fertility
will create large amount of freight,
| including naval stores going north, in
both directions which, from the loca-
ton, can be handled more advantage.
ously by water. Drainage districts
are being created around Daytona and
New Smyrna and the results obtained
from these will bring several thou
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-14

sand acres more of this wonderful land
into cultivation.
We are unable to give you the total
tonnage handled by rail in and out of
Daytona during the year, but we be-
lieve that there is not less than five
thousand tons of coal alone brought
into this section, and we base our
estimate upon the fact that the Clar-
endon hotel alone has shipped to them
selves 1000 tons during the season.
This freight can and probably will be
handled entirely by water if the pres
ent boat service is maintained With
over fifty other hotels in Daytona and
vicinity, you can readily see the
amount of freight that must necessar-
| lily be handled on their account alone
We have in Daytuna and vicinity a
product that, had there been means
| of water transportation, would by this
| time have been one of the most pop
ular building materials. We mean CO.
quina rock, which is found all along
the canal from ST. Augustine to New
Smyrna. Many hundreds of barge
j loads are used in Daytona alone each
year and the demand for it is increas-
ing rapidly. The many natural oys-
ter banks provide road material that
cannot be handled to any advantage
except by water, and this is at the
present time transported long dis
tances over the canal 1t is a common
and almost daily sight to see the boats
of the Howard line passing Daytona
loaded with oranges from points far
Their south and when assured of the
service we believe that most of the
Indian river fruit will be handled in
this wey.
| We make this statement and with
out fear of contradiction that the to-
tai population Immediately along the
ST. Johns river to Sanford has abso-
lutely decreased within the last TWEEN
ty years. This decrease may have
in the points of Palatka and Sanford,
but the population along the present
canal from the st. Johns river to Mi
ami has increased perhaps more rap
idly than any portion of the entire
South.
Points along the st. Johns that were
at one time prosperous communities
are now abandoned, while new towns
are springing UP along the East Coast
almost daily. Is it not reasonable to
assume that where the people are
there also will be the need for trans
portation, and it is and has been an
admitted fact that the East Coast rail
way has at times even in the past
been utterly unable to handle the ire.
mendous amount of freight consigned
to the East Coast of Florida, and no
Continued on Page Eleyen.)
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-14
Committee PRESENTS
CANAL MATTER DATA
CONTINUED from Page One.)

that period of time and has been and
Is today of sufficient depth to accom-
modate all the boats that are neces-
sary to handle the freight between
Sanford and Jacksonville. What has
been the result? Has the territory
along the st. Johns river been built
up by reason of this waterway? Today
there are less winter tourists who visit
the. st. Johns river-that is to say,
winter tourists who go over the St.
Johns river route to definite inter-
mediate point between Jacksonville
and Sanford than there were twenty
years ago. Today there are less stops
made by the Clyde line river boats on
the st. Johns river than there were
twenty years ago, and with the excep-
ton of Green Cove Springs, Palatka
and Sanford, there is not point along
the st. Johns river that has increased
in population in the last twenty years,
and many landings that were produc-
tive Of freight twenty years ago have
been abandoned. Today with the ex-
ception of Green Cove Springs and Pa
latka, there is not town of any size
between Jacksonville and Sanford and
yet for all these many years this Sec
ton OF the country has had the benefit
of deep water. We contend therefore
that there is absolutely no reason to
expect that the tonnage from Jack
sonville to Sanford will be increased
one pound by the cutting of the canal
from Titusville or near that point to
Sanford.
On the other hand, let us consider
what advantage has been taken of the
present East Coast canal by the peo
pie along that line. The canal was
completed in 1912 and boats of fash
ion were at once placed in operation
The company operating started in
handicapped by lack Of capital and
with insufficient equipment From the
very start they were overwhelmed
with freight and had the service giver
by them been satisfactory, they would
now be handling over fifty per cent
of the tonnage in and out of Daytons
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-14

Continued on Page Eleyen.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
CHARLES CHERRY ID BE OFFERING TODAY AT STRAND THEATRE Sunday Movies to Be h. augurated With '"The
 Mummy and the Hum-
 ming Bird"
NOTED STARS TO BE
 SEEN DURING WEEK
''The COward' With Frank Keenan and "A Favorite FOOr' With Eddie FOy, Third Triangle Programme,
 to Be Shown Thursday

Such stellar and noteworthy perform CTS as Frank Keenan,, Charles Cherry Mary Pickford, Eddie Foy, Raymond Hitchcock, Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish and Charles Murray are slated to appear on the screen of the Strand theatre this week. Today for the inauguration of the Sunday movies" Manager T. s. Aber- nethy presents Charles Cherry in "The Mummy and the Humming Bird.' Or Monday and Tuesday the ponderous Da- vid w. Griffith production "Old Heidel- berg" with Wallace Reid and Dorothy Gish, and Stolen Magic" with Raymond Hitchcock mark the second Triangle pro- gramme to arrive in Birmingham. "Wednesday Charles Cherry in "The Mum my and the Running Bird'' will play a return engagement.
 For Thursday, "The Coward, with Frank Keenan, and "A Favorte Fool, with Eddie Foy, will appear at the third of the Triangle programmes
 On Friday and Saturday in an engage. ment extraordinary Mary Pckford vii appear in Madame Butterfly" a Famous Players Paramount feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
BIC FIVE" TO OPEN WITH
 SUNDAY MOVIES TO-DAY

At the Odeon One the independent man. ufacturer is represented by the Mutual Film corporation, which puts out an elab- crate programme every week from the camps of Tanhdlser, American, Gaumont and Reliance.
 As for the big features the Trianon has the complete output of the World Film corporation. which also includes features from the Equitable and Para gon companies, the V. l.. $. F. features. the Fox Film company productions and the Metro programme. This provides suf- hcient five-act photoplays for daily feature programme at the Trianon
 At the Strand. which places only feat ures before it's patrons, the Mutual Mas ter-Pictures, Pathe Red Rooster Plays, Triangle and Paramount programmes are available. This is considered the strong est and most artistic programme shown in this city.
 The big five will open their theatre today with specially prepared pro- gramme. It is understood the Strand. 1rianon. Odeon Two, Princess and Odeon One theatres are the only photo play houses that will open their doors today. As the above five theatres are the only important picture houses In Birmingham It means successful opening for the Sunday movies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
MARY PICKFORD IN "MADAME BUTTERFLY"

Considerably well immortalized in novel opera and drama, Madame Butterfly Is now presented in pictures, the only remaining medium for conveying it's pa thetic charm to the people To doubt the commercial success of John Luther Longs classic as produced by Famous Players is as sane a proposition as to doubt the law of gravity or the power oi the press, for such a distinguished work visualized and carrying such a star as
 Mary Pickford will hardly be likely tc know money-making limits.
 For proof of this statement witness the innumerable tmong tat crowded the strand theatre. all day Sunday. even be- fore the daily papers were given the opportunity to state their opinions of the picture. Madame Butterfly and Mary 1 Pickford turned the trick
 Madame Butterfly presents Miss Pick | ford with a role of the sort differing wide 1 ly from her customary parts. As the too trusting little Japanese girl. who | places firm faith in her American hus- band, she creates a most appealing char acter. Then when realization of his decep, | tion dawns upon her, when after firmly | expecting his return she discovers that | he has married in his own country, hei | rredcament is pathetic in true Pick | fordian style She seeks oblivion in the 1 sun Wdlcl5 ol d JdpdiSSS idhSs anu oiis ! can't help softly cursing the handsome | young American for his act of criminal l folly.
 1 Miss Pickford fulfills all expectations | as to her ability to handle the part, ir 1 so far as she has been allowed to fulfil | them. Sid Olcott seems to have an aver. ] sion even mere winSome, even more pa | thetic than those offered in the many
 scenes set at a regular. distance iron | the camera.
 l Ocott has furnished the picture witt
 artistic settings that are truly fascinat 1 ing The exterior scenes of Japan clearly 1 suggest that far-off country in con | vincing and realistic manner. The cos | tunes are appropriate. the types, all o | them. well chosen, and the photographs I excellent.
 l Marsh9l Nelan, as the American off cer, the thoughtless youth who alternate ly brings joy and sorrow into the lift | of little Cho-Cho-San, meets easily tht
 requirements of his part Olive West w. T. Carleton, Lawrence Wood and Car 1 oline Harris register well in characte1 parts of importance. while the Japanes' ! supernumerares are there to furnish tho
 desired and attained oriental atmosphere Madame Butterfly is conclusively al
 attractive picture. Mary Pcllford ha;
 created her own Madame Butterfly whici will most assuredly meet with the sue ] cess her previous roles have been hon ! ored with