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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

/ One of the greatest series of cham
pionship bouts in the history Of naval
fistiana was witnessed the other even
ming when men of the Atlantic Fleet
competed for championship honors,
aboard the U. S. S. Arizona, anchor
ed in the Hudson.
An hour before, the time for the
opening of the show the men from the
various ships had taken their seats
near the ring. As time went on the
stands constructed on the deck became
titled and the men climbed, on the
turrets, then the masts and finally the
yard-arm held its quota of visiting
sailors which had come to cheer their
fayorites to victory. The masts Of
Rhe Arizona looked for all the world
like village of cave jewellers will
Rhe numerous Whitehead sailormer
clinging to it for support,
1 With the twinkling lights of New
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
PROGRESS REPORTS ON
Rows AND GIRLS CLul


With eleven chartered clubs organ
zed. everything points to the best
year in club work we have yet had,
rites J. H. Cade, farm demonstra-
ion agent in Acadia parish. Eight
qchools we're visited during the week,
Eugene strahan, a pig-club boy of
Tioga. won grand championship at the
Louisiana State fair. reports B. W.
Baker, assistant agent in Rapides pat-
ish. The Pine Grove school enrolled
100 per cent strong in club work for
1921
lafayette parish club members won
hecond place in the pig-club contests
At the sttae fair writes V. A. Guidroz,
assistant agent in Lafayette. The cot
.on-club boys also won some premiums
Arrangements have been made to OBJ
tain first-cIass seed corn for the corn
club members for next year.
Indications are that the winning OF
Iorizes by the boys and girls at the
state fair is having a good influence
ON he enrollments for next year,
writes H. Fl. Parrish, agent in Lincoln
parish.
Holding regular programs at the
club meetings has greatly increased
the interest among the boys and girls
land has added to the club enrollments
reports Mrs. Esther o. Stafford home
agent in Jefferson Davis parish.
Club enrolments at She .Hico school
are double those of last year, writes
Mrs. J. B. Staples, home agent in Lin,
coin parish. This is due TO the fact
: that a club member of this school won
-aIAIun 9lBls BuB!sInoT 9Q4 o. dIIl |
Isity short course last summer and
4 prize at the state fair.
The club fair held at Alexandra
\ last month did much to arouse add
f ltional interest in boys and girls clut
+ work, which makes it easier to obtair
+ good enrollments for 1921, writes B
wv. Baker, assistant agent in Rapide'
& parish.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Fruit trees have been ordered ara
seed corn selected.
Farmers are being instructed Ii
grading their sweet potatoes for mar
Eket, writes H. F. Cassell agent in
Tangipahoa parish. A carload OF
sweet potatoes were sold by the Kent
wood chamber of commerce for farm
ers in that section.
. Demonstrations in fall blowing ara
being planned, reports T. H. Milliken
agent in Morehouse parish, Co-opera
five purchases of feedstuffs will be
made.
A local rurserynan has sold mora
shan fifteent hundred citrus fruit trees
las the result Of display made at tins
parish fair with the assistance of tn
farm demonstration agent, reports Eel
tx Bachemin, agent in st. Tammany
parish Sweet potatoes in a storage
house made of a cellar are curing our
jwell
Land in Concordia parish which ha'
been farmed more than one hundred
years without the use of fertilizer viii
Sbe given applications of acid phos
phate as it is believed that this Ian,
will respond to this fertilizer, write
C. p. Seah, farm demonstration agent
Fertilizer demonstrations with nitrat
of soda and cottonseed meal will ais
; be carried out.
( At meeting of the police jury 0
st. Tammany parish this week, tn
kalary of the home demonstratio
agent was raised $25 a month, an
much praise given her work by tn
!: members. One member said tn
agents work had great missionar
value.
Two years az othe red spider wa
$50 destructive to cucumber vines tina
the cucumber crops of A. H. After
near New Orleans, were total fai
lure, writes w. D. Clayton, farm demon
lstration agent in Orleans parish
Through the efforts of L. w. Wnkir
son, former agent in Jefferson paris
measures were taken for the contrt
Of the red spider with the result tina
Mr.. Athens crops are now normal an
Che quality of his cucumb ers are yer
fine indeed. HIS is now selling CT
!: Eumbers on the New Orleans marke
at So dozen and has sales for abou
400 dozen a week.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
SAYS COUNTRY TOWN

! BELONGS TO COUNTRY
i The country town is part of the
country. 1t is one of the encouraging
signs of the times that country town
business men are coming to realize
this fact. It has not been so long ago
Ehat every little town thought that its
business was to grow into a city, Just
as soon as possible. Some towns and
many town people stin think SO. MANY
small town people, too, still think that
their chief relations and interests are
with the cities rather than the coun-
try. The most farseeing business men
Rave come to know better. They are
eeeing more and more clearly that the
town. the small city, is an integral
part of the country, that it prospers
lOnly as the country prOspers, and
THAT it has its place in the scheme of
things to be the life center of the
country about it. The town merchant
who opposes cooperative buying or
e9lling by the farmers Of his territory
the town banker who would hinder the
establishment of farm loan associa-
Itions in his county, the town editor
.who neglects the interest of the back
country districts, are becoming more
and more out Of date. Best Of all.
TOWN folks are coming to see that they
hre out of date. Not until the coun-
Ery and the country town learn that
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
NEW CIRCULAR TELLS
OF PINK 5OLLWORM

A publication of especial interest
at this time to Louisiana cotton grow
er is a circular issued this week by
Nhe state University Extension Divi-
sion entitled the pink bollworm and
Its control" The circular is the joint
work of w. E. Anderson, state entom-
ologist, and Thos. H. Jones, entomolo-
,gist of the state agricultural expert
ment stations.
\ This circular gives an account of
HE Introduction of the pink boil worm
Unto this country, tells of it's life his
tory and different stages of growth,
land describes control measures.
{ Free copies of this circular may be
had by addressing extension division,
University station, Baton Rouge.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

% cocEerels were placed witn WEB
ster parish farmers as a result Of tha
noultry drive. reports w. NJ. McBrld'
AGENT Some scrub poultry has been
Id on the local market and replaces
BY purebred stock.
Madison parish farmers are doing a
god deal of fall blowing, reports T. /
watson. farm demonstration agent.
The two sweet-potato curing plants u
operation are proving satisfactory
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
Live Stock Sanitation

The cold weather is setting in. and
it is time to see that the out-of-door
livestock are provided with shelter.
This is not only a question of human
ity, but Of economy as well. as It
takes feed to produce animal heat
within the body, and if it is allowed
20 leave the body for want of shelter
to keep it in, it simply calls for more
feed which might be economical by
proper shelter for the stock.-Dr. w
III. Dalrymple.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
CURING MEATS PART
AT AGENTS. COURSE

X Louisiana farm and home demon
Istration agents received expert IN
struction in the cutting, trimming, salt
g, and curing of meats and the max
fling of sausage and lard, at the dis
ltrict meetings held early in Decem-
iber. The instruction was given by G.
A. Anthony of the bureau of animal
Industry, U. S. department of agricul-
1 IRE. After receiving this instruction
the agents are in a better position than
tever to render efficient service in this
important branch of farm and home
industry.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Governor Allen of Kansas is. pleased,
because two southern states have
gone republican. After all the jabs he
has given the south we didn't suppose
he would allow any southerners to
enter the Grand Old Party.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

z Girl students at Ohio state univer-
sity say they do not require wealthy
husbands, only good providers. But
how can they be good providers ul.-
less wealthy?
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15
PAGE SIX
PARISH AGENTS REPORT
MANY ACTIVITIES

Sweet potatoes and sugar cane viii
TO a CERTAIN extent be substituted for
cotton as money crops in Caldwell
parish writes H. V. Harris, farm dem
onstration agent "A number OF farm
ers have declared that they will no.
plant any cotton next year.
One hundred purebred pullets and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

The arrival of Mrs. Muriel Mac
cwinev. wife of the hunger
strike mayor of Cork, who recent.
" died in London prison for the
cause of Irish freedom, gave the
supporters of the cause in America
an oportunity to stage a great
demonstration when her boat
docked at New York. Mrs. mac
Swiney comes to testify before the
unofficial committee OF 1OO'
which is In session in this couns
try. Mrs. MaeSwiney Is only 70
years old.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

There's this to be said in favor Of
the grape juice highball-it doesn't
make you miss the last car home.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Secretary Baker invites everybody
who wants to do so to register d kick
is there anybody left VIII ohas moi done
that already?
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

The former kaiser made new will
but he found he could not bequeath
ibis bitter thoughts.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

York skyscrapers in the distance, the
occasional shrek of some pudgy little
launch passing the ship and the clouds
overhead for canopy, the setting Was
one to be remembered by the sporting
writer's of the various newspapers and
news bureaus who had gathered at the
xingside for the event.
> The tap of the gong brought an
end to the buzz of conversation, and
a few seconds after two 1.-THE, muscu-
lar figures climbed through the ropes.
After a few preliminaries the referee
called the principals, B. H. billiard, 0t
the U. S. S. Utah and S. Castelucci OF
the U. S. S. Nevada to the center OF
: the ring and the battle for the light,
weight belt was on. 1t was a fight
that. will be remembered by everyone
lpresent and one that sent the specta
tors away with smile. Both men
were trying by every bit of science
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Are bow legs more prevalent, Or Is
the new style letting man in On he
world-old secret?
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Henry Ford is demonstrating that
the car can do down hill as we'll as
up.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

Khey are yoke-fellows and must pull
together can either make the progress
Il should. And both are learning =
, Southern Agriculturist.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

they could call into play to slip az,
a knockout blow. It was eyiss,.
from the start that Hillard hss s.
edge on the fighting and bis tsrriI.
body blows were slowing ID his I.
ponent. After two minutes Of s,s,
ing in the fourth round Hillard MIA
ed his attack from the body. crosse
a right to the jaw and left ia Il.
stomach and CasteIucci was CONT.
out.
Hillard, who enlisted in the Nav
lin September 1918, is residen. \
Buffalo and is an excellent ezsnph
Iof what navy training win do a.
a man.
The two photographs above shoF
the Captain of the U. S. S. Utah p.es.
enting the belt to Hillard and HiIIara
all dressed up in his new champion
suit and wearing the vict6rs smiIa
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

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The Washington times., 1920-04-30
WEALTHYLOTHAUIO
GUILTY OF Staying
George Beckenbaugh Convicted
OF Killing Sweetheart's
Husband.

NEW YORK. April 3o.-After de-
'ibsrat.ns more than twenty hours.
the jury which heard the case OF
George Beckenbaugh, OF scranton.
Pa, yesterday returned a verdict OF
nrst.degree manslaughter. Becken-
baugh. charged with murder In the
nrst degree. Fhot and killed Thomas
w. Healcy or F"bruery 2l, In front
OF the Owl Club hore.
Bcckenbsugh is heir To a 100000
estate left bv his first wife.
Both BeekenbHugh, and Mrs. Ger
trudc Heatl"y. wife Of the slain man,
'estified that they he'd been sweet
hearts. beginning last September.
Letter the Heatleys became reconciled.
Beckenbaugh followed them from
Scranton 10 New York last February.
The night OF the shooting, Heat'ev
upbraided Beckenbaugh for breeking
up his no ne. During struggle
Beck kenbaugh shot and killed Heatley
and wounded Mrs. Heatley.
When Attorney James Il. Wilkin-
son, counsel for Beckenbaugh. made
a motion for a new trial after the an
nouncement OF the conviction, Judge
Noft said:
II would advise you to withdraw
that motion unless you want me TO
grant IL. consider that your client
has been very lucky. He might have
hard time findlng another jury
which would be so lenient TO him. ]
The Washington times., 1920-04-30

ysmbsr. The final registration dates
fall In June.
MIA II 81 CasiE TSeHsseS. q
Spruce Pines. N. c., leader In her
state. has reported that a poll OF
the North Carolina State leEisl.IuIN
showed sixty-.our members faVorins
ratification as against twelve oppos-
ing the amendment and twelve non
committed. Pressure 10 being brought
TO bear from every available direc-
tion to secure the advancement OF
the date on which the special session
will sit. for Il 10 the belief here
that should this be found pessible,
the i,,,,S SSrth sI,I,, state will become the
To womsn's party leaders here
there appears to be a formidable OBJ
stscle blocking each OF the three
70 ads to immediate ratification. These
obstacles. many OF them believe, could
be remove ed at a sign from the proper
persons, and unless that sign 10 given
soon, the general belief here Is the
teminists will be as much OF q power
in the November elections as II the
ballot had been put into their hands
rhe failure to ratify the suffrage
amendment now bids fair to become
an issue In the fall campaign, and
rot one of the minor ones, either.
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
ADVERTISEMENT
FRECkLE-FACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots
How 10 Remove Easily.

Here's a chance, Miss Freckle-face.
70 try a remedy for freckles. with the
guarantee OF a reliable concern that
Il will not cost you penny unless 1t
removes the freckles: while IL II does
give you a clear complexion the ex-
pense is trifllng.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-
double strength-from any drugg ST
you how easy II is to rid yourself OF
the homely freck!es and get besutl-
ful complexion. Rarely Is more than
Be sure TO ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine as this
strength Is sold under guarantee of
money back IL II fails to remove
f~eckles
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
WOMAN'S SKIRTS SAVE
HER FROM DROWNING

BALTIMORE, April 30--Mrs. Anna
Hyman, sixty-seven years old, lO3s
East Lombard street, was saved from
drowning yesterday by Edward
Smith. coiored, si4 Whatcoat street.
when she fell into the harbor at
Calvert street.
The womAn's skirts formed tenn
porsry life-saving device when she
struck the water, and Smith was able
TO reach her by climbing TO the
OF the plling. She was
taken to Mercy Hospital In central
district ambulance and later she was
able to 60 home. ~.
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
D.CTOCRAPH Is USED TO
SPY ON COMMITTEE OF 4S

BOSTON. April 3O.-The Commit
OF Forty-eight, the new political
party being formed here today, found
that all Its proceedings at meeting
in the Niles building had been over.
heard by the use OF the dictograph
wires along the hall entered the Of
flces OF a private detective.
He refused TO explain to the
Forty eighters."
The Washington times., 1920-04-30

give In! ana are now engaged In
leading a foriorn hope charge against
tks kNs&2MSNt sNES1Ae2
Five States continue TO be regarded
as possibilities. and every atom OF the
party's strength is being brought to
bear In an attempt TO induce at least
one OF them TO Tatify. TIVE states
are really needed TO make sufftaga
sure, for while one will make up the
necessary thirty-six states ratifying,
Ohio may yet have to drop out OF line
OF ratifying states on a legal teehnl-
cAlity,
The ave States Offering more OF less
ground for optimism are Delawars,
Louisiana. North Carolina, Connectl'
cut, and Vermont Delaware 10 de
seribed as doubtful with the rest more
so. Feminists here admit that Yer.
mont and Connecticut might as well
be counted out. so slim Is the chance
OF action In time to be OF service this
year.
Delaware's legislature will con
yene again In special session on May
8. II the suffrage amendment Is ratt
ned on that date. or Immediately
thereafter, there will still be time for
women TO register In the majority OF
the States OF the Union, 70 they may
vote for President Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles, member OF the ma
tional executive committee from Deia'
ware, is leading the fight in her State
and Is making headway, IL was learn
ed here today.
LouIslaaa's Action Doubtful.
The Louisiana legislature meets in
~egular session May 10, but reports
reaching the Capital from that State
are on a parity with those from Della
ware. That is, tnere is a faint chance
OF favorable action. Mrs. Il. q. Ora
ham, OF New Orleans, Is in charge
Of the Womsn's party forces there.
North Carolina offers perhaps the
most encouras ement OF all, but there
viii be no session until July. unless
unusual influences can be brought
TO bear, and July will be entirely too
late TO make voting possible In No
The Washington times., 1920-04-30

doubt very much II another jury
would let h m off so easily.
"He debauchei another mans wife
and he came to this city and shot
and killed him. / think the evidence
shows deliberate, pre.neditated muir
der"
Attorney wilkinson withdrew his
motion. Beckenbaugh Is liable 70
twenty years in State prison. He
will be sentenced on Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
N. Y. State viii Issue
2.75 Beer Licenses II
Gov. Smith Signs Bn

ALBANY. N. Y. April 3o-The
State excise department will is-
sue licenses for the sale or 10
per cent beer should the governor
sign the wnlker beer bill b'fors
the United states supreme Court
renders a 6ecis on on the Con-
stitutionGlity OF the Volst al act.
Commissioner Sisson said:
THE department. will be guid-
ed solely by the state law and In
the case OF the state law being
In conflict with a Federal agents
TO enforce the Federal statute"
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
SUFFRAGE OUTLOOK
DARK, LEADERS
Women Workers Admit Chances
To Vote in 1920 Are
Small.
from First PagsA

(Continued from First Pagsl
f~minists here believe, neither Re-
lablicans nor Democrats are es-
4 hec!aIly anxious 10 hasten ratification.
Miss Alice Paul. OF New Jersey.
ct airman. with members OF the 30
, onal executive committee or the
" omsn's Party, however. refuse 70
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
Just a Final II ord:

Epcn Nth our present polume of business in
mems shoes, ne Mould LOSE MONEY If ne
should sell only feY Ears of shoes at these prices
tomorrow. We are depending on ADDITIONAL
VOLUME Of sales to put opsr and give us
our profit And if NC do get the polume, you can
count on HIRSHS Shoe Stores to come back NTH
more offers of the kind SO it's up to you men!
The Washington times., 1920-04-30
'6's5- -$7:s5 $9.S5- 5-$1O'S5
Now Well Tell You Franl
Why and How We Do Th

We CAN do it because our normal men S
shoe business is very large; because we are
located out of the high rent district and be-
cause HIRSH'S Shoe Service is working for
YOU night and day to give you shoes of style
and quality for less.
We ARE doing it to give you men of Wash
ington chance to prove that you ARE anX-
ous to save money on shoes by coming just
a short distance out of the high rent district.
The Washington times., 1920-04-30

hernyh hundreds
placed this There % oxford in every leather patent
oords metal
full straight with and without rubber
helsA Andfhen nrier
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-11
PECOS GRID TEAM
FALLS BEFORE THE
ATTACK OF TIGERS

TAD Il been a baseball game It
n would be easy 20 describe Il As q
general fattsning o. batting
However. It occurred on the gridiron
and while every point made accr lea
10 the advantage o. the player carry
ing the bail II couldn't very ven 50
down as a tribute % stick work In
stead the Tigers merely rolled Up Al
Imposing score for their future rivals
10 look at when they faced the Pecos
High school eleven Saturday atter-
noon at the big cement atadllrll- me
final score, So 10 0, Is quite the most
onesided event OF the season oll u
does not tell OF the gamene6a OF Lne
visiting boys and incidentally OF the
All around improved team play OF the
FnouEh Scoring for ~ Games.
They chased around the Pecos ends
until it seemed as II another run
would be the last Of the visiting play
ers and then the Tigers switched and
pounded the center for a while
II WA here that all Of their
touchdoTFns were scored a. When
nearing the goal posts they sim
ply worked a quick trick play
and sent the ball ever FOR any
distance from s. yards 70 one
yard. The score would have as
gumeu even EEelLeG EEoN4H-Ao--
had Il not been for the iufllctiou
Of number Of penalties upon the
Tigers who In 1helr desire 10 roll
up a. large a score a. possible
frequently left their positions be-
fore the bail was snapped
Lee Slaughter, Louis Springer Por-
tito, RaEsdale. Dawson and Uhlls
carried the ball in masterful style
They showed a pep and speed that
was quite In keeping with Tiger his
tory. Slaughter was particularly good
at pounding the line and he never
missed for a gain when going through
any portion OF tt
The Tigers Had weight
The Tigers outWeiEhed their oppo-
nents. were better Grained and while
not possessing a greater variety Of
trick plays they knew every inch CT
the field and played FOR all they
were worth. The Pecos lads we're not
accustomed 20 the hard field and quite
a Few were knocked out as a result OF
contact with the hard earth Not =
Tiger took the coant everyone being
as fresh as a dai1y at the end OF the
game which was drawn out due 20 a
large number Of forward passes
3. Ross. Mount and Wheat played
some pretty nice football Tor the Pa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-11
TOMMY MILTON
SETS NEW MARK
ONDIRT TRACK

Phoenix Ariz-, Oct 1l.-Iommy Nil
ton broke the worlds 100 nile dirt
track record here Sunday afternoon
IN a three corner5d race with Castor
Chevrolet and Omar loft. He Gov
cred the distance IN one hour, -
minutes and rs seconds
Milton clipped more than five full
minutes from the record made by Ed
die Hearne over the same course in
1913 Hearne time for the 100 miles
was one hour. 20 minutes, nine
seconds.
Was Nonstop Race,
In creating the new record, Milton
drove a nonstop race Timers re-
peatedly caught him at so seconds or
better 20 the lap and when he was
caught az At seconds for the mile.
his pit men Tagged him down His
mile in ~ seconds was a new record
for the track. SCATTERING the mark
made by Barney Oldfield here in 1913
by one full second.
CASTOR Chevrolet was forced from
the running on the 55th lap, due 70
engine trouble. He had previously
gone TO the pits on the 18th lap.
Chevrolet held the lead from the sec
ond lap until the 8th. when Milton
challenged and they raced neck and
neck for nearly a mile, Milton finally
forging 70 the front
loft finished the 100 miles six laps
behind Milton