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Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17
ABBEVILLE BASEBALL TEAM.

The local baseball team held an IN
formal meeting last " ednesday night
for the purpose If elccting a Captain
and Manager for the coming season,
and TO discuss other matters that VIII
hcp US build a first class ball club
for Abbeville. We must admit, It was
a aummer from start to finish. Every
one was present on the dot and we I'M
mediately got down to business. The
whole team has earnestly pledged them
selves 70 work out regularly and pros
pects for good results were never bet
ter. The game last Sundy against
Welsh, ended by score of - III our
favor and those present at the game
were well pleased with the boys. 1t
shows that the material for first
class team is right here in our home
town and it is our intentions to bring
them to tle front with system and
teamwork.
We first elected our mainstay, D. T.
Caldwell, Captain and L. j. Demaryi
Manager. Captain Caldwell gave US a
shot talk on team work and system as
he has learned from practical exper
ieuge IN professional diamonds and we
might say right here that he knows
what he is talking about. He stepped
right off and began planning the days
OF workout, imp'%"n- Po,i, the local dia
mond around shSn oue-eqd - ,the
.e,l 1l:-. 4ene, iFtSlfent ROY
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

May 19.-Regular meeting W. o. W.
aay 20.-Knights Of Pythias meet.
Nav 2l.-Woodman Circle meets.
Nav 2l.-Royal Arch Masons meet.
May 25.-Rogation Begins.
May 27.-'WhyI Would Not Marry
May 29.--Ascension. Holy Thursday.
May s0,--Deeoratiop Day.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ. smith, Of kapian,
mOtVreu over here Tor a VISIT Tuesday.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

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Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Lieut. II. c. Stcbbus was a recent
visitor here, the guest ot his brother,
Frank c. StcbbIns.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

producing if all charges are made &C
cOrding to the service rendered.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

ouuneioI ut "a 1u nbap1;u of Natehitoches and
e-,' . Sd Snu residents of the Institutions
A.As s n1 isvette and Amite for courses at
IuofetA Institutions
!vh stronger tea term begins in June
expect, although onb through July.
m ba ShiftaI ornY-
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Quite a nice shower, accompanied by
considerable wind, visited tins section
Monday afternoon.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

N. l. Ramsey, of Gueydan, was Wis
itor here tuesday, and was the guest OF
his fatAer-IuIaw, DuIre Meyers.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

At recent meeting Of the City Coun.
ell. besides several other matters of I'M
portancc, the question Of driving and
parking automobiles and other vehicles
was discussed, and it is probable that
ere long steps will be taken to nave
lrlvers handle their vchiAe by always
driving to the right side, and when
they stop or park them to do so ac-
cording to regulations In our opinion
this would be a great help to all the
travelling public and it would do much
to max, room for others. 1t would be
wise for our city fathers to carry out
some sort of rules aud improve the
travelling on ,ydr streets.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

N citizens are looking forward 10
a biyIay here wlerc NermIlIon fansh
viii do honor to her boys on July ith.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

The Planters Rice Mill IS undergoing
some extensive repairs, such as new
smoke stack, new boiler and some other
things to DetIcr the mil. New noorlhS
is also being put IN.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Every farmer should keep some sort
OF account system ot his business. 1t
should SHOW the PrOnt and loss OF all OF
his operations.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

/. 0. Butler came in Sunday for a
visit here with relatives. Mrs. Butler
and son having come in a few days
previous.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Fred Chapman came in Saturday for
- few dayS visit.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Ii every farm home would keep a
supply o1 pop corn and popper CON
ve.ueAt fewer uIckeIS wUuIu ve spent
Tor less wholesome khIckHachS aud
more enyoyaUle evenings wound be spent
aOrunu the IamIIy hearth.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

de mass meeting NJ Baton Rouge
Governor Plessant hass proclaimed the
10Th as OR 49, y -. ,.7.,.iJ ~
Louisiana. lIH
Make 1t an "own Home Day
for yourself by attic. -5g the meet
ing, by absorbing To- 5rmation that
will be given by the q ious speakers,
and by aiding in eve4 way possible
he governments plans of making t5
on country Of prA A2efty holder.
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

Whether any Of our citizens are pay,
ing too much Tor electric current or are
not paving enough was evidenced at q
meeting ot the Council the other night
,.len this matter was talked over. Ap'
parontly it is a hard question to settle
but there is no doubt, apparently, that
there are instances where consumers
are not paying enough for the service
thew are receivipr III are also
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

A movement is about to be started
here looking toward the erection % a
monument Or something OI that na,ure
al some date not IaI distant, anu We
would ue giad 10 hear from our readers
on thlS suvyect, and would like to have
some Suggestions Ullereu. y monument
would Ue d nttlng tnlng ROT our leope
to erect IA honor U1 the boys, not 81
much Tor the present Uut III years "
come it would Ue something tIat al the
citizens culd lok upon with much pride
Abbeville progress., 1919-05-17

The thirteenth annual convention Of
the Louisiana state League Oh Auird
and tourth IIaSs TostmaslerS wlIl mcet
IL JOINT session with the tlrst and sec
, Glasses at rankin, La, Muuday
TUESDAY, May 26, and 81, 1919.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-24
LIVE STOCK farmer
BETTER CREDIT RISK
Major f. S. Person, Successful Stock.
man and Banker, Reviews Farming
Conditions at Length and Gives
Valuable Practical Suggestions.

Major E. S. Person, president Of the
Union National Bank, who conducts a
very successful stock farm near MI
not, read an especially valuable paper
before recent meeting of the Minot
Rotary Club, which the Independent
considers so timely, that we are pub
fishing it in full:
Before entering into discussion OF
the subject assigned to me by our
President, let us take general view
of the farming situation in our local.
ity, and see if there is anything
wrong with the present system as
practiced by large majority Of our
farmers.
This country, as you know, was set
tied from fifteen to twenty years ago
by ho,nesteaders, who came here from
the older states, many of them with a
view to making homes and becoming
permanent citizens of the west, but a
large number also came with the idea
of getting something for nothing.
The homestead law was very attrac-
tive, and proving up in the early days
was a very easy matter. People from
all walks of life took advantage Of the
opportunity of getting 100 acres from
Uncle Sam, and many Of them with
the idea of doing just as little as they
possibly could do, and expecting to
sell the land after it was proven up
and never become permanent farmers.
Ranching was carried on largely in
the early days as about the only bus
mess of permanent nature, and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-24

yields have been lowered, where we
should have produced more per acre.
More of our land should be in pasture,
and more cattle on the farms will
make it not only possible but neces-
sary to have greater pasturage
acreage. They will supply the best
kind of a market for more corn and
alfalfa, and at the same time build
up the land. Not only are more cat
tie needed on the farms to increase
fertility and to utilize cheap roughage
that might otherwise 60 to waste, but
prices on both beef and dairy products
are especially favorable. While it is
unreasonable to think that the pres
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-24

ent abnormally high prices are to con-
tnue indefinitely, the fact that but lit
tie new land is available and that our
population is increasing rapidly, es-
pecially in the cities, to say nothing of
the foreign demand, makes it seem
highly improbable that the low prices
of former years will recur but that
paying prices will continue. The high
price Of beef during recent months
has caused our farmers to let 60 of
many Of their good dairy cows and
heifers, and the supply Of these cat
tie has hardly kept pace with out in
creasing population. The remedy is
to produce more young cattle on our
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-24

farms.
We find that farmers who are busy
during the winter months caring for
live stock, in the older states, are
leaders in their communities, owning
the best equipped farms, and their
lands are the best titled and most pro-
ductive. There are several reasons
for this. The chief one is dollars and
cents. 1t is necessary to feed the soil
and the most simple way is Of keep
ing horses, cattle, sheep and swine.
The continued growing of grain year
after year will soon find the weed
pest a serious competitor for the
moisture and fertility, which we can
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
HINES Authorized
TO DEAL WITH men
WILSON SAYS MEN COMPLICATED
MATTERS.-REMEDiAL AGENTS
At STANDSTiIL,
100000 Employees to Ballot on Walk.
out-Freioht Situation Serious.
Tieup Probable In Very Near
Future.

WashingtOn.-President Wilson not
flied Director General Hines that he
was authorized to take up the demands
of railroad shop employees for higher
wages and decide them on their merits.
The president said that the letter
sent him by Senator Cummins, chair
man Of the committee on interstate
commerce, had set me free to deal
as 1 think best with the difficult ques-
ton Of the wages of certain classes of
the railroad employees" but added:
1.-THE chief obstacle to decision
has been created by the men them
selves. They have gone out on a
strike and repudiated the authority of
their officers at the very moment when
they were urging action in regard to
their interests"
The presidents decision was an
nOunced from the White House in the
form of letter sent by him to Mr..
Hines. The president said that until
the employees return to work and
again recognize the authority of their
organization. the whole matter must
be at standstill."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
oRAoNlr OUT FOR DEsEarEas
Thousand Yankee Douohboys Absent
Without Leave.

Without Leave.
Paria-MOre than thousand Amer
lean doughboys still are absent with
out leave in Paris and several hun
dred more are scattered in France be-
tween Paris and Nancy behind the old
front. at attache Of the provost mar
shal's office said.
At the present rate of rounding UP
deserters or "Awols," as they are call
cd, it will be necessary, perhaps, to
maintain the American military police
bureau in France for another year. as
the authorities are encOuntering the
EXTREMIST difficulty in capturing the
men.
Most deserters have regulation army
automatic pistols which they don't hes
itate to use, SO that the average French
policeman doesn't dare to tackle them.
Instead, when the French authorities
discover an American Awol they SIM
ply try to keep track of him and not
ify the American provost marshal.
The provost marshars department
has number of crack operatives who
Jump into automobiles and 60 after
the deserters. not reporting back until
thew fptch their man,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
PROPOSES LAWS TO
GUT HIGH PRICES
'PRgs. WILSON DECLARES EXIST.
TING LEGISLATION INADEQUATE
mo SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES.
Nddrsss Congress on Prevailing infIa.
tIon Of Foodstuff Values. - Suu-
pssts New Rspulations.-Specific
Proposals. Before Congress.

Washington.-Presi Wilson laid
several specific proposals before con-
gress Friday for checking the high cost
of living, but Mt the same time de-
clared permanent results could not he
expected until peace time bases were
fully restored.
High prices, the president told con-
gress, were not Justified by shortage
of supplies either present or prOspec-
tive, but were created in many cases
"artificially and deliberately" by "vic-
iOus practices" Retailers, he said,
were responsible in large part for ex-
tortionate prices.
Strikes, the president warned the
labor world. would only make matters
worse and those who sought to en-
ploy threats or coercion were only
preparing their own destruction"
Leaders of organized labor, the Pres
ident said, he was sure would pres
emily yield to second sober thought.
illegal" and "criminal" were the
words the President used In charac-
terizing the methods by which some
present day prices have been brought
about.
Present laws, he said, would be en-
ergetically employed to the limit to
force out food boards, and meet the
situation 20 far as possible, but to
supplement the existing statutes he
specifically urged the following:
Licensing Of all corporations en-
gagged in Interstate commerce with
specific regulations designed to Sc
cure competitive selling and prevent
''unconscionable profits" in the method
Of marketing.
Extension Of the control act to peace
times and the application Of its pro-
visions against boarding to fuel, cloth
ing and other necessities of life as well
as food,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
RAIL ROAD LENDERS
WILL NOT GEORGE
HAVE mo INTENTION" TO I'M.
PRESS PROPOSALS ON PUBLIC
BY THREATS OR VIOLENCE"
Statement Issued In National Capita
Appeal to Common Sense" Of
the American PeopIe.-Men Are
Gradually Returning to Work.

Observation-Disclosures of the fifteen
organizations of railroad employees
united Saturday in II definite asser-
ton that they had no desire and
have had none, to impress upon the
public by evidence or by threat their
proposal that the railroads be national
lied under "tripartite control"
Declaring that the requests Of the
men that living costs be reduced or
their wages increased was aside from
the question of the future disposition
of the railroad problem, the labor
leaders said that if President Wilson
and congress could not meet this re-
quest the men would "try to find an
other solution"
Plans for the formation of national
conference for railroad control were
discussed at luncheon attended by
representatives Of the bortherhOOds
and prominent persons from various
parts Of the country who were invited
by the brotherhoOds to be members of
the conference as representatives of
IhO puO1Cs
While the labor leaders did not men,
ton the presidents address to con-
gress it was the general belief that
their statement resulted from his
warning to the labor world that strikes
would only make present conditions
worse and that those who sought to
employ threats or coercion were only
preparing their own destruction"
1.-TWO distinctly separate considera-
lions now confront the people, the
wage requirements of the railroad en-
plOyees, and the Sims bill (embOdying
the railway employees plan for reor-
ganization of the railroads).
"In the matter Of wages we have
submitted an eminently just PROPOSE
ton. We have said that If we are to
continue to live as Americans should
live and are to care for our families
as American families should be cared
for, the profiteers must be restrained
or our wages increased. Every fair
minded man, and every intelligent
housewife, will recognize the reason
ableness Of this request. If congress
and the president cannot meet this re-
quest, it is still a living question and
we shall have to try to find another
solution.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
SCORE DIE AS SCHOONER SINKS
Galiia Goes Down in Collision With
British Steamer War Witch

Gallia Goes Down In Collision With
British Steamer War Witch
Halifax, N. S.-Nwenty persons are
believed to have lost their lives when
the schooner Gallia was sunk Thurs
day night in collision with the Brit
ish steamer War Witch. The schooner
Is reported to have carried crew OF
at least fifteen and possibly dozen
passengers, and only seven survivors
are named In wireless messages from
the steamer. The collision occurred
close to st. Pierre and is supposed to
have been caused by the heavy fog.
Captain w. B. Bennett, of the War
Witch, reported by wireless that his
vessel had collided with the three
masted schooner Gallia. The message
gave the names of seven persons as
saved. These were presumably from
the schooner.
The War Witch was bound from
North Sydey from Wabana, N. f..
while the Gallia was on her way to
st. Pierre from France. News Of the
catastrophe reached here in wireless
messages to the agents of the War
Witch.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
PLUNOER|NG OF
ROADS CHARGED
sYsTEMATiZED EXPLOITATION
OF LINES BY MORGAN AND
RockEFELLERI Is ALLEGED.
Sensational Statements Made Before
House Committee by Attorney for
6rotherhoods Of the Railway
Employees.

Misunderstanding directly from
Wall street and from the banking
houses controlled directly by the Nor.
gan and Rockefeller groups" informa.
ton whach has come into the posses
sion of the railroad brOtherhoods
''shOws that there has preceded a sys.
tematized plundering of virtually all
Of the public transportation highways
in the United States" the house inter.
state commerce committee was told by
Glen e. Plumb of Chicago.
There was no connection between
the presentation of the Plumb plan to
congress and labor disturbances and
demands for higher wages, Plumb said
replying to question by Chairman
1.-THE fact that both broke together -
Plumb added, twas due to your invi-
tation to appear at this time. Other
wise, our plan would have been pre-
scented in the fall
Definite information on which his
charges were based, Mr.. Plumb said
would be turned over TO the commit
tee, upon which it may ask for full
congressional investigation"
eve believe such an investigation u
he continued, twill reveal that there
is not one railroad system dominating
any part of the 254,0OO miles of rail-
roads in the United States but has suf.
fered and is suffering. in a degree II
not to the same extent, from carefully
deliberated manipulatiOns of the sort
that have wrecked and ruined the rail.
roads have mentioned. 1t will reveal
that these interests are again gather
ing their forces of private and secret
control, and seek, after having gained
from congress sanction to rehabili'
tate their railroad properties at public
expense, to begin again and follow
through it's corrupt and wicked cycle
the systematized plundering and loot
ing Of the public and the public in
terest in the nations highways.
I'm view of the gravity of this stu
alton, and in order that we may have
the benefit of their counsel on behalf
of the public in presenting our state
ment to congress and to the American
people, the fourteen affiliated railway
labor organizations are summoning t.
Washington a national conference OF
railroad control.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
SEVEN PERISH in RESORT BLAZE

Flames Sweep Amusement Park Near
Montrsal.-Death List May Grow.
Montreal. - Seven persons were
burned Sunday night in a fire on a
scenic railway at Dominion park, an
amusement resort near this city.
The bodies of three men, three
women and a boy were recovered from
the ruins shortly before midnight. 1t
Is feared several more persons lost
their lives and that the bodies will be
recovered when search Is resumed. 1t
has been impossible to identify the
dead.
The cause of the fire which not only
destroyed part Of the scenic railway,
but also the mystic mill" nearby, is
unknown, but 1t Is believed 1t was
started by lighted cigarette or match
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
PALMER STARTS
HIGH PRICE PROBE
pUDLlc SENTIMENT 10 TO be
DIRECTED AGAINST THOSE
GUILTY OF EXPLOITING.
Attorney General Palmer Wires Food
Administrators to Probe Retailers
and Publish Costs a. Guide
Congress to investigate.

WashingtOn-FOOd administrators In
every state In the union will beglr
Monday the formation OF fair price
commissions to answer questions a.
rected to them by Attorney General
Palmer.
His telegram to the food admlnistra-
lions with this request marks another
step In the governments fight against
the high cost OF living and is in ac-
cortiance with the desires expressed
by the president In his message to con-
gress. when fair prices are arrived at
and posted by the food adminlstra-
tors, all Of the strength of the depart
ment OF Justice will be used to main
tain observance of these prices by
whot csalers and retailers Of food
stuffs. Any violations Of the fair
price lists VIII be reported immediate
" to the nearest district attorney and
he will be vested with authority to
proceed at once against the profiteer.
Meantime investigators Of the de-
partment Of justice have reported that
large quantities Of foodstuffs have
becE stored in various sections Of the
country and United States authorities
are investigating these vast accumu-
lations Of supplies to determine wheth-
er prosecution under the food act
shall be begun under Attorney Cen
eral Palmer's instructions.
The general instructions issued BY
the attorney general to the United
States district attorneys and the CO.
operating department agents also COW
er the destruction of f0Odstuffs by
holders who purpose by this method to
hold up prices to the present high lev
els. Reports are being received that
foodstuffs are thus being destroyed.
and the full machinery Of the law will
be invoked to reach the persons guilty
In this connection It has been proposed
that congress- enact legislation special
~ designed to cope with pr0fiteers who
70 30 far as to destroy foOdstuffs to
maintain prices.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-27
Great eenefaetors.

Scan you tell me one thing the Ger
mans ever gave to mankind. ne.
Clinic"
"Why. yes. the measles: and. also
also. let's see. there's cOmmOtio retins
-traumstic erema of the retina."
n don't get you"
"BerliA's disease"