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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
.SURRENCY MUST
SERVE LIFE IN
PENITENTIARY
Jury Returns Verdict at Late
Hour Friday
Night
RAILROAD MAN MUST
PAY THE PENALTY
Charged With Lying in
Wait and Shooting With
Intent to Kill

Conductor J. S. Surrency, indicted.
by the grand jury on the charge Of
lying in wait and shooting and wound
ing with intent to murder Conductor
Frank Hadley of the Gulf Coast Lines
at the freight station in this city on
August 27. last. was placed on trial
in the district court last week, and
Friday night, at late hour the jury
returned a verdict Of guilty as charg-
ed without capital punishment.
The jury's verdict, if not reversed
by the supreme court, means that SUI
rency must serve a life sentence in
the state penitentiary at hard labor.
Defendants counsel, Messrs. Lewis,
Guilbeau and Haas, viii undoubtedly
move for a new trial and if this mo-
tion is overruled by the court, formal
Iy appeal the case to the higher Judi
eiaI tribunal
The closing hours Of this noted case
attracted a large crowd to the court
room. There were many railroad peo-
pie from points along the railroad
line. some as witnesses and others as
interested spectators. The evidence
offered BY state and defense was inter
esting and brought forth many Of the
light and shadows Of the case. The
defendant pleaded the "unwritten Law
but, according to. the theory and ar
gumeut Of the prosecution, was lack
ing in weight, in that be did not Pre-
tduce the wronged wife to prove Il
contentious.
Arguments by counsel for prosecu
ton and defense consumed severa
hours time and the charge Of tbs
court was exhaustive and required
considerable time also. The jury re
tired to the celebrating room and
within a short time thereafter thu
bell was tapped as a sign that It wal
ready with a verdict. So hard hac
the case been fought by both sides
that the audience in the court room
was on tip toe of excitement, wonder
ing whether the jury's verdict woul'
free the man on trial or send him Vi
for a long or short sentence.
Court was raped to order, th'
Judge took his seat and ordered th'
sheriff to conduct the jury to it
seats. The twelve men filed slowl,
/ in. resumed their seats and wer
poned by the clerk. asked if they ha'
arrived at a verdict. Foreman Hal
phen arose in his seat and. replying t
the query, said they had. 'Glilty a
charged, without capital punishment,
were the fatefuI words Of the fore
man. Following this brief announce
ment, the jury was polled as to whetf
er this was their verdict, every ma
stating it was. The convicted MAI
with a life sentence perhaps facln
him, was remanded to jail, and as b
left the court room it was noted tha
a snrile was on his face. Court the
adjourned following the formal dii
charge of the jury.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
FlNNY TRIBE STILL HuNeERs
FOR RIG FIsHERmAN's BAIT

Despite the lateness Of the season,
the followers Of Isaac Walton are
still making good catches of fish IN
nearby waters. Last week several
parties went to Bayou Darbonne, on
the o'ee railroad. and between trains
caught a large number Of perch and
trout Sunday Messrs. Sam Irving and
Henry Clements went to that famous
fishing place and came home on the
afternoon train the same day with q
large catch. They state that the finny
denizens of the water are still hung
~ for the baited hook and thus fall
easy prey to the angler.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
INsTAllArIoN or OFFICERS

Installation of the newly elected Of
ficers of the knights Of Columbus Eiil
be held at their hall on Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
REeuLAR MEETINe <. oF c.

A regular meeting of the knights of
Columbus viii be held tonight WED
nesday) at o'clock in their hall on
North Main street.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03

Lee Nugent of Lafayette, formerly
Of Opelousas, was a visitor here last
Sunday.
mrs. w. B. Roberts has returned to
her home here after spending some
time with her mother. Mrs. W. F.
Clopton, in New Orleans.
Heary L. Garland Of New Orleans
attorney of the Crescent City, was
here the first Of the week visiting
/ relatives.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03

Mrs. o. L. Goodloe. connected with
the business office of the Hass garage
in this city, has gone to New Orleans
to take up a course in stenography-
she win be absent about month
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nanouvrier and
family visited relatives in Rayne last
week
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
Uncle Ewel Swords, for the past

Uncie Ewell Swords, for the past
-uSltusd 5Q1 q1IM p9losuuo0 1sSA ~
tiary farm at Angola IN an olliclAi
capacity. arrived here Saturday to
spend a few days With old friends. He
looks in the best OF health and is as
fit as a two-year-oId, despite his more
than three score years. His multitude
OF friends in and about Opelousas
were pleased to see the veteran ex-
deputy sheriff Of this parish.
The mirror., 1920-12-16
"Never lose heart over mistake. If the best mems
faults were written on their foreheads, many men
would pull their hats over their eyes," -. -. -.

mowers, rakes, plows. and horses,
vending their way to their different
farms, to return in the evening. Thus
they combine the farm and the village
as a community in one, and we all
know the great advantage of neigh
borly intercourse.
This same plan is also carried out
by the Doukhobor, and Mennonite
settlers in Western Canada, and it
is a unique sight, as, on a train you
pass farmhouse after farmhouse of the
Canadian farmer, then to come to an
apparently houseless district, where
there are good farms and crops but no
house. Then on a sudden you come
to one of these villages, with their
one street, houses on both sides, with
farm buildings in the rear, and the
general store of course.
One of the evils of today is the
tenant farmer. The farmer moves to
the city and engages in a lucrative
business, generally real estate, or takes
a high salaried position in a large
plant, and gets tenant for his farm.
This tenant has not the same interest
in the land as the owner, and in most
cases allows the farm to run down in
a genreal way, only putting forth eff
fort enough to make both ends meet.
In the state of Kansas over one-half
the land is farmed by tenants. If
the owners were on this land how
much greater would the production
be, and in the end unless the farmer
does sow and plant and dig, and the
gardener does cultivate his garden,
then prices will raise, and production
will fail and misery and unrest will
follow, and have we not seen an ex-
ample of this during the last two
years by the high cost of living?
Perhaps l have drawn the dark
side of the farmers life, and have not
spoken of the sunny side, and the ad-
vantages, of which there are good
many, viz: the pure page Col a)
The mirror., 1920-12-16

many weekly or farmers papers are
there published today which have a
good store of live, late and interest
ing news. in them? Most of them
have front sheet covered with
speeches of some aspirant for the office
of Secretary of Agriculture, while the
rest. of the paper is as interesting and
instructive to the farmer as book
on astronomy would be.
The continual Auctuation in the
price of farm products is another evil
of the farmer, and l think this could
be eliminated by Government control
of these prices. Take for instance
the prosperity of the wheat growing
farmer during the late war, when the
Government wheat board fixed the
price of wheat. The average manu-
facturer in fixing the price of his pro-
dut, takes all expenses into consider
alton, and then sells this product so
as to make certain profit and he
does not sell if he cannot get this
profit. The farmer plants his crop,
pays his labor certain sum in ex-
pectation of certain profit, only to
find that in the fall when he has his
crop ready for market that the pro-
duce dealers, grain men, etc, have
forced down the price and away go
his profits on his years work, for the
farmer cannot hold back his produce
until prices rise, but must sell at once,
as the large implement dealers, banks
and mortgage companies are pushing
him hard for his annual payments,
which are generally made in the fall.
l do not say this is always the case,
but it is so in many an instance, and
is one of the grave discouragements
of the farmer.
Poor shipping and marketing facil-
tiles, coupled with the very poor and
neglected roads over which the far
mer is compelled to haul his produce
also contribute to make the way of
the farmer hard as compared to his
The mirror., 1920-12-16
llwater, Minnesota, Thursday, December 16, 1920

improvements in living conditions in
the cities. Even the humblest work
man can now have in his home the
electric light, gas range, steam heat,
telephone, running water, and numer-
Gus other improvements which make
for luxurious living as compared to
the average farmers kerosene lamp,
wood or coal range, base-burner
heater, bath. in the tin wash tub in the
kitchen on Saturday night, and the
old oaken bucket in the well.
One of the great disadvantages of
the farmer is that he is out of touch
with world news and happenings.
The average farmer is unable to get
the regular daily editions of our large
newspapers, which are an education
in themselves if properly read, and
must depend on his weekly or far
mer's edition for his news. And how
The mirror., 1920-12-16

city brothers. The average farmer
who has invested, let us say, $4,000
an acre in 100 ares of land, in nine
cases out of ten is not receiving as
much as the mechanic in the city, who
has invested nothing but his labor.
One of the drawbacks to life on
the farm is the lack of the community
spirit. He does nto see his neighbor
once a week, and as the American
farm is very seldom less than quar-
ter section, the farmhouses are natur-
ally quite far apart, and there is no
neighborly feeling. A peculiarity of
the peasants or farmers of France is
that they all live in little villages
while their farms are scattered around
in close proximity to this village, and
in the morning in any of these peasant
villages, one can see the young far
mers leaving the villages with their
The mirror., 1920-12-16
DESERTED FARM---OVER-
CROWDED CITY
By Mr.. W. J. o.

nNE of the vexing problems of to-
day, with which some of our
leading bankers and public men
are trying to deal, is the problem of
the desertion of the farm in favor of
the already crowded city.
Ten years ago number of promi-
nent men started "Back to the
Land" movement and great deal of
money was spent in organizing and
advertising the same. 1t was also
assisted in every way by the Federal
governemnt.
Now let us take the 1920 census
and see the result of this movement.
The 1920 census shows us that 5l.9
per cent of a population of approx
mately los million people are today
living in the cities of the U. S. A.,
10 per cent of this los million are
today living in the three largest cities,
81 million or about 81 per cent are
living in towns or cities of 5000
population or more, 50 million or
48.1 per cent are living in so called
rural districts, villages are dying out,
small towns are rapidly losing their
population, while our large cities are
expanding leaps and bounds. In 1910
rural population exceeded the urban
by nearly seven million, in 1920 the
urban population exceeds the rural
by about four million so now we can
see that the Back to the Land"
movement, started ten years ago has
been failure. WHY?
Now let us try and find the cause.
One of the reasons for the deser-
ton of the farm, in my estimation is
the great attraction offered by the
large industrial plants which are
springing up like mushrooms in our
large cities. These offer wonderful
inducements to the young farmer,
such as only eight hours of labor out
of every twenty-four, unheard of
high wages and bonuses. Also the
wonderful systems of recreation and
education, that most of these plants
offer, are a great inducement for the
reason that the average farmer in or
der to make a paying proposition of
his farm has had to put in about l8
hours day of labor in the summer
and about 10 hours a day during the
winter. He has had to be content
with very meagre return on his in
vestment of capital and labor.
1t has also been a hard proposition
for the farmer to obtain a proper
education, for the reason that in
most cases he can only obtain COM
mon school education in the country
schools, which are few and far be-
tween, and if he wishes to 60 higher
he has to abandon the farm, and 60
to the high school in the city, or he
can take position in some large in
dustrial plant, where an excellent
system of eduation is offered free,
where he can be earning high wages,
at the same time as he is receiving an
education. Is it any wonder he aban-
dons the farm?
Another of the reasons for the de-
SETON of the farm, is the wonderful
The mirror., 1920-12-16
HOLLAND RECLAIMING THE
ZUYDER ZEE
Selected
Xx1 ORK has begun on the re-
w claiming of the Zuder Zee,

w claiming of the Zuder Zee,
one of the worlds greatest
engineering projects, by which it is
proposed to restore to Holland with
in IS years what was once hers, but
was taken away by the storms of
many centuries.
When the work is finished, not only
the original land will be restored, but
many thousands of acres which al
ways have been beneath the sea will
be ready for cultivation.
According to pre-war estimates, the
entire work of reclaiming the Zuder
Zee would have cost approximately
S88,000,000, but, with the increased
cost of labor and materials in the last
six years, it is now believed the cost
will be well in excess of $125,0OO,-
600. The work will be done and paid
for by the state, through special loans,
and the state, through rental of the
reclaimed land, expects the scheme to
pay for itself within few years, and
thereafter yield handsome revenue.
Centuries ago, at the beginning of
the Christian era when the Romans
had their settlements in. Holland,
much OF the space now occupied by
the Zuyder Zee was land and the
south part of the present sea was a
lake called Flevo. Northwest tenn
pests swept the North sea, washing
away the tract of dry land between
the sea and the lake. One large, shall
low body of water-the Zuyder Zee
was formed.
DR.. A. A. Beekman, of The Hague,
who has devoted nearly all his life to
the ideal of retaining the Zuyder
Zee, explained the plans to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent. He is
now a member of the state council
which will carry out the work.
"The first thing to do" said DR..
Beekman, lis to construct a gigantic
dixie to keep out the North sea. This
will be 80 miles long, stretching from
Wieringen to the Frisian coast, where
the water ranges in depth from 80 to
II feet. 1t will be everywhere 16 to
II feet above the sea level. There
will be double track railway on top
of the dixie. Its construction will take
nine years and its cost, by pre-war
estimates, will be more than $20,000,-
900.
The total surface to be reclaimed
is 827 square miles. There will re-
main lake of 900 square miles, which
will act as a reservoir during the per-
iods when, owing to northwestern
storms, the waters of the river Yssef
and of the canals cannot be emptied
into; the North sea. The water of
the lake will be let out into the North
sea through five great sluices at the
Wieringen end of the dixie.
Most of the land to be reclaimed
now lies Is feet beneath the sea level.
Part of it is expected to be dry with
in Ia years, as pumping out will be-
gin as soon as the dixie is completed.
The last of the land is expected to be
dry within 35' years"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22

at Looked Like a Battlefield in Eu-
rope" Said Mr.. c. Dunster.
"Was staying at a hotel in a small
Pennsylvania town. Early one morn
ing l went to the stable to hire a
rig and was shown a pile of dead rats
killed with RAT-SNAP the night be-
fore. Looked like a battlefield in
Europe" Three sizes, 25c, soc.
S1.O0. Sold and guaranteed by Ma
than Murray, Sheffield Hardware
Co., and Sparks Grocery Co.-adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22

AS baby's growth, development and
health all depend upon the FEEDING,
the best of care should be used IN
supplying the proper food and see
ing that both milk and bottles are
properly sterilized.
Even with the best of care baby is
sometimes going to be upset and Will
require a little "physic." But re-
member, baby's little stomach is ten
der and delicate and should not be
given strong and irritating drugs that
cause bowel Inflammation and chronic
constipation.
In England, SIENNA is the favorite
laxative for children and, realizing
that SIENNA is the safest and most eff
Gent catharthic, an American baby
specialist has compounded this in
gredient with carminatives and pro-
duced an ideal baby laxative that is
easy-acting, non-irritating, does not
produce over-action nor leave the
baby constipated. This preparation
is known as "Baby Ease" and is rec
commended for all bowel complaints
of babies and children, constipation
diarrhoea, sour stomach, gas and dur.
ing the teething period. Ask your
druggist about "Baby Ease" it is 6
safe, harmless and efficient laxative
and corrective. If baby does not i'm
prove after few doses, take him tt
physician. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22

and jamie Ledger spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ledger.
Misses Alice and Mary McNeal are
guests of Miss Ruby Autry at her
home near Concord this week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Autry had as
their guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. L.
M. Mercer
Grady Kitchens of the Cut Off Wis.
tied friends here Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j: Morris and Mrs
S: M. Parker spent Monday at Nc.
Maths mill.
Mrs. R. P. Parker and Miss Eddie
Lou Parker spent Tuesday morning
with Mrs. W. A. Parker.
Mrs. c. N. Bailey, Miss Della Giles
Florrie Bailey and Eva Hill spen
Monday afternoon with Miss Dell;
Parker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22
LESLIE

LESLIE, July 22.-Revival ser
vices at Mt. Zion Methodist church
where Rev. c. T. Clark is pastor,
closed Sunday evening with 10 add
ed to the membership. Rev. Harry
Allen, of Macon, assisted Rev. Mr.
Clark in the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Griffin and
daughter, Edith, returned Friday
from an eleven days stay in At
lanta at Observation-Disclosures sanl-
tarium.
Miss Mary Carter spent the week
end at DeSoto, the guest OF Mrs
John Ferguson. 80,
Mrs. R. L. Matthews and two child
rem. Harriet and Clark, fof Little
Rock, Ark, came Tuesday to visit
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Z. 1
DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Anderson en-.
tertained at their home near Les
lie Friday a number of their friends
at a big barbecue.
Miss Theo Pool, of Cordele, spent
couple of days here last week a.
the home of her brother, Mr.. u. nj
Pool.
Misses Mary Ella Laramore ano
Addie Laramore, from near Lees
burg, were the guests of Mrs. ID. a
Deriso Monday.
G. w. Morris, of st. Clair, was
here last week to visit his daughter
Mrs. G. NJ. Pool. 49,.
Mrs. John Ferguson and sister,
Miss Beatrice Persley, were IN toWI
Friday afternoon, the guests OF MISS
Mary Carter. MI,
Mr.. and Mrs. Talmadge Bohcl; ant
daughter, Sarah, of Columbia, >. =.
came last week for visit o. seVera
DAYS to Mr.. and Mrs. H. A: Derlso.
Mrs. M. F. Carter, of Cordele, i
expected Thursday to visit Mrs U
Rev. c. t. Clark left Monday fol
Concord, where he will assist Rev
!. T. Partaia in revival service.
DR.. and Mrs. L. M. Hawkins anc
two children, Louis and Florrle, lei
Monday for Atlanta, where they VII
visit friends and relatives
Ethel Cooke is spending the week.
end in DeSoto attending a mouse
party given by her aunt, Miss Cora
Cooke. ,
Mrs. 2. G. Wyatt and little son. Of
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Omar Cars, OF
Jackson, came Saturday for a short
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22
Wl O. <,
FOR The BLOOD
q WAT De Citizen Of Georgia Says Q
lRON, The New Iron Tonic.

Iron is needed by the blood TO kees
men and women strong and healthy. irof
IS needed BY the nerves to keep then
toned up. Ziron, the new iron tonic, VII
put iron into your blood and should hek
renew your tagged nerve forces In III
way it has done It for many others.
Read what MIR. ]. R. Bell, Ri. 2, Ocones.
Ga., says about tie effects of Ziron:
81 think Ziron is all O. X. for the blood
That was what have been taking itfor.
my blood. ! liked Ziron so well that
went back to the store and got two NOR
bottles of it."
Zlron Is combination of a pure medi-
cinal inorganic iron salt, mentioned in thu
U. ). Pharmacopeia, with the hypophos.
phltes OF lime and soda, and other vaIu.
able tonic ingredients, endorsed and re-
commended by the best medical authorl.
ties and mentioned in the medical ted
books.
All druggists sell Ziron on a money.
back guarantee. Look for the formuin
on the label. Get bottle today, and
give it fair trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22
GEORGIA GIVING
COX NO DOUBTS
Nominee Writes of His
complementary Come
to State

ATLANTA, July 22.-Gov.
James NJ. Cox, of Ohio, in a letter
to Walter P. Andrews, president OF
the Young Mems Democratic League
of Atlanta, expresses himself as being
confident that Georgia will do her
part toward the anticipated Demo
cratic victory. Governor Cox wrote
in reply to an invitation extended
him and Franklin D. Roosevelt
through Mr.. Andrews, asking that
they visit and speak in Atlanta dur
ing the coming presidential cam
paign. The letter was as follows:
''Mr. Roosevelt and myself are
deeply appreciative of the cordla
message contained in your telegram
! We know that the good old state OF
Georgia will do her part toward the
anticipated victory. When the ma
tional committee meets | Will brlne
YOUR invitation to their attention
You understand, of course, that oul
time is at their disposal"
Charles J. Haden, president OF
the Woodrow Wilson Club of 1916
has staged a melon cutting at the
Kimball for Tuesday night OF which
his invitation says: "The purpose
of the meeting is Democratic gooc
fellowship and an informal discuss
ion of plans for the Cox and Roose'
Welt campaign. No subscriptions u
be taken"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-22

visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hines
Miss Romel Green left Monday FOL
Rochelle. where she will visit hel
sister. Mrs. George Reid Doster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sumerford mac
as their guests Friday Mr.. and Mrs
Marshburn, of Atlanta, and Danle
wv, of New Orleans.
Misses Mamie Lee and Dita oah.
ders and Messrs. Frank Sanders anG
John Kennedy, of Brentwood, 'ylslteeo
Mrs. l. A. Perry Saturday while II
Clark Matthews has gone to TT
Valley to spend a couple of weeks
with his uncle, Mr.. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Ranew ana MI
f. A. Bowen went TO Plans lues-
u"s R, Ferguson and daughter
Mary. Carrie Bell, Louie and Iheima,
went to Coleman Friday where they
visited relatives.
Mrs. F. A. Wilson, Sr., returne d
lots night from a VISIT to her sister,
MRS r, E. Badly, OF Dublin ~.
Misses Mary wilson ana iooy uIt1
PRYOR left Tuesday for Fltzgera',di !,
where they Will S"ehu ~
relatives. , r,;los
from . two weeks WRIT with relatives
a. Jackson. Ga. WA. :
Miss Lois McGarrah, of Florida; IS
a guest at the home of Mr.. and MIS-
If. H. Hines, Jr. ~,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Bolton an
nonnced Tuesday the arrival OF
little girl at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Parker anc
cbildren and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
have spent several days here, tbs
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. I'll
j A. Abbott, of Evergreen, Ala.
came Sunday to stay for some time
with his sister, Mrs. Annie Nor
gan.