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Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
DON'T WHINE IN SICK ROOM
Remember to Garry Cheer, Not SYM
pathy to Those Who Are Tenn
porarity "Shut in"

Every one is called upon now and
then to Yisit the sick ROOM Condi-
tiOns surrounding the bedside vista
tions present wide variation. There
is one rule that holds good under all
conditions. and that is Ia carry cheer
and sunshine-nOt long face. but
smile. If the patients are able talk
To them of what is going on outside.
Eelp them TO forget themselves. A
man who for over twenty years had
been paralyZed, was visited by
friend who was prOfuse in expressing
his sympathy and regret at the sick
mans helplesSnesS. AS he was about
to leave, the afflicted man said. Come
again. won't you, hut when you do
please forget to tell me that you are
sorry for rAp as every one tells me that.
I've heard it every day for twenty
years. Help me TO forget it, Bring
me breath of the outside world"
Flowers are always Il gracious help
fl. making the sickroOm place Of
cheer. A book or q magazine also
helps.-Thrift Magazine.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
WHAT PEEVED THE RECRUIT
Little Discussion He Had With Cor
pora Left Him Disguised With
Relief From Guard Duty.

A couple of recruits VI the latest
vintage, who had enlisted in the hope
Of being sent to the Rhine, were dis
cusing the pros and cons of army life.
at amt so bad" cOnfided one. Most
of it is all right, but it's that blasted
relief from guard duty that gets me-"
"Relief from guard duty" ejaculat
ed the other. Man. you're cuckoo !!
There's nothing to being relieved from
guard duty. It's being on guard duty
that's hell"
mo" maintained the first. ITS the
relief. Why, the other day they put
me on guard for two hours, and II
wasn't bad at all just standing round
and watching the rest of 'em drilling
and knowing that | didn't have to do
II myself, hut then when the time for
relief came the corporal came up and
gave me he devil
"What for?"
Nothing. Nothing at all. l just
couldn't remember where Ia left my
rifle"
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Ponchatoula. - The strawberry
farms look as If they had been visited
by slight now storm; the plants are
in full bloom. This means that ship
ping will begin in earnest in about ten
days.
Independence. - Because of the un-
usual local conditions brought about
by the strawberry crop in this section.
the local school session begins in
July and closes in March instead of
June.
Monroe. - Monroe's fourth hank
the Louisiana Savings DanK and Trust
Company, will open for business soon.
A few years ago the Union National
Bank, with two competitors, found il
impossible to exist here.
Roseland. - At a meeting of citi-
zens to nominate candidates for town
officers, mayor and five members of
the town board. Mayor T. c. Osborn
was nominated for mayor and was do.
clared the nominee by acclamation
Polnte la Hache. - Large ouanti-
ties of sea shrimp, fish and turtles are
being shipped to market daily and are
selling at good prices the orders for
Holy week being especially large.
DeRidder.-The new banking insti.
tuition projected by P. w. West Soma
weeks ago held the first Stockholders,
meeting and elected board of direc.
tors.
Opelousas.-Within the next few
days Opelousas will have an electric
supply shop. Oscar Andrepondt and
A. X. Dossamann have decided IN an.
ter into the business and will gst a |
suitable location for the conduct ~
their business.
Opelousas. - Julius Stander. owner
of one Of the leading dry goods as.
tablishments In the parish, has cal,ad
on contractors for bids for the arc.
tion of a modrn brick building ON The
site OF the frame store building that
he now occupies.
Independence. Commenoama,.
week was gala one in Independence
The pupils of the high and gradad
school gave an entertainment for the
benefit of the library fund.
Opelousas. - DR.. Bruno Zucu,,r
Italian consul at New Orleans who is
touring the state in the interest of
issue of Italian Liberty bonds will a. 81
here soon. oe
Opelousas. - Opelousas Co,,
No. ll7S. will soon initiate uncu
GLASS. new
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
THE TURK MUST
GO FROM EUROPE
U. S. Rejoinder to Allied
Note Takes Firm Stand on
Expelling Turks.

ashington.-Vigorous expression
~ President wilson's opinion that the
often expressed intention OF the ailles
THAT the anomaly of the Turks IN Eu.
rome should cease" should be carried
,ut in framing the Turkish treaty
characterized the American reJolhuer
- tho allied note transmitting lnfor-
nation on the status OF treaty neso-
.iations.
While the strength of arguments
for retention of the Turks in Constan-
tinonlo was recognized. the note sald'
the American government DelleNo'
that "the arguments against IL are '"i
stronger and contain certain lmpSia
tive elements which it would not see"
possible to ignore.
The American rejoinder, the tirst
diplomatic paper to be the slgha'uIe
of Secretary Colby. was handed TO the
French ambassador here March "a lot
transmission to Premier Millerand ana
made public Tuesday by the stale
dnnartment on adyices that II hau
been delivered.
President Wilson, it says, does not
deem it advisable in the present CIR
cumstances" that the United states
should he represented at the confer
ancas rs sug sested by the allied com
,nuDjc3tion. lie feels, however. 1t was
added. that "as the government IS VI
tally interested in world peace Il
should frankly express its views on
the proposed solutions of the ques-
tions connected witt the Turkish
treaty"
Comment on some territorial phases
and on the whole economic program ol
the proposals as to the treaty was oe
ferred pending more complete intor
nation on objects sought. The note
said. bowe.er. that it is the unoeF
standing of the government OF the
United States that whatever terrLIor
iaI changes or arrangements may o'
made in the former Ottoman Empire
such changes or arrangements VIII Il
no way place American citizens or cor
porations or the citizens or corpora
tions of any other country. IN les
favorable situation than the citizens o
corporations of any power party to tn
treaty.
The American expression note
with pleasure that provision is mad
for Russian representation on the II
ternational council which it is pr
posed shall be established for the go
ernment of Constantinople, and tn
straits"
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
MEXICAN OUTRACES
UPON AMERICANS
Charges Steadily Piling Up
Against the Carraaza
Government.

Washington. - TWenty-f0ur ont
RACES upon Americans in Mexico are
hsted as follows since December I
last:
December 3, 1919-Consul BOYLE of
Mexlcala announced the brutal and in
human treatment of W. X. Milton. a
discharged American soldier. who was
taken to CaleXico. Cal. suffering from
broken bones, cuts and bruises.
December 5-Mexican bandits raid.
ed the Clareno ranch on the American
side of the Rio Grande. near apata.
Texas, looting the store and stealing a
number of the horses.
December 13-Frank Huge. manag-
er OF the J. NJ. Dobies ranch near Mes
quiz. State Of Coahuila. kidnarped
and held for $4,000 ransom
December 1S-H. V. Leonard and II
o. Martin. members of the crew of the
submarine tender Pokomoko. arrested
November - by Mexican authorities
and confined in Jail at Mazatalan. Sin
aloa' for more than two months.
December 26 - William r. Ogel. an
American farmer living near Juarez.
Mexico, reported missing by the Amer
lean consul Edward A Dow.
Jan"e:. 6, I920-F. J. Ronev and
Earl Bowles, American oil employees
killed at Port Lobos, in the Tampjco
district.
January State department an
noInced the killing Of Gabrielle Porter
an American employe Of the Penn-NIex.
Oil Company. by a Mexican federal
army officer at Tuxpam. December
p, 1919
January 9-Mexican bandits rAid
and loot the store Of I. G. Wall. an
American, at Colonia. Juarez.
January l0-Lisandro Gonzales. kill.
ed by Mexican army officer Camar.
20, Mexico.
January I-State department an
nounced the robbery Of the ArpiIar
Gil Company's pay roll. amounting 70
$4,000, at Tampico. The pavmaster
was murdered and three men wound
ed.
January 2S-Two army aviators.
Lieutenants Z. F. Davis and G. p
Grimes, who were forced to make a
landing in Mexico. were held for sew
eral months before being released.
February 2-Major Walden and
Lieutenant Wolff, army aviators. fore
ed to land near Nacozari. Sonora. de-
tained by Mexican authorities.
February State department. an
nounced the abduction and holding for
ransom of Wilson Welch Adams at
Zacatecas.
February Estate department an
nounced the kidnapping and holding for
ransom by Mexid hs of Barry Hogarty,
an employe of Se American Metals
oouuonxr - = - sAsFtaa-a- =
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Texas April Health
Calendar Extensive

Austin, Tex.-Texas health calen-
dar for April is extensive. Dates an
nounced by DR.. c. w. Goddard, state
health officer, are as follows:
April 1920, annual conference Texas
Health Officers Association in Hous-
ton.
April 81, railway surgeons meeting
at Houston.
April 22-23-24, Texas Medical AssO-
citation at Houston.
April 26-29, American Medical AS
sociation at New Orleans.
In addition to the Houston meeting
the week beginning April 10 up to The
25th, will be observed by every indi-
vidual in Texas as health week, as by
proclamation of the governor.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
STATION REMOVAL
Anglers PLANTERS
s,,cAR GROWERS INSIST Thai
EXPERIMENT SITE SHooIO
BE NEAR CITY.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Lease of Sugar Experiment Station
In Audubon, Enjoyed for Thirty
one Years, Has Been Abro-
gated BY Commission.

Now Orleans.-A committee, com
posed of Col. J. D. Hill, DR.. w. u
Stubbs and w. G. Taggart, has Deen
anpointed by the Louisiana sugar
planters Association to select new
cite and arrange for the removal OF
+ha Audubon Park Experimental AS
eociation Station, which Is made
necessary by recent action OF the Au-
dubon Park Commission in ending the
lease upon the ground now occupied
by the station ,..,
The appointment of the committee
sor This Durpose was authorized by
resolutions adopted at the last meet
ing of the planters association Inc
resolutions say, in part:
Resolved, That the Louisiana ou-
oar Planters Association consider II
essential that in the selection OF
nav site for the experiment station
location be obtained adjacent to the
citv Of New Orleans and readily ac-
cassible therefrom so as to secure the
dual advantage of insuriEg the proper
climatic conditions for the station
work. and at the same time MAINTAIN
tba convenience of visitation thaI 1t
has always possessed.
These resolutions were drawn up
nv committee composed Of James
n Hill William c. Stubbs, John Dy-
non6 Andrew H. Gay, stephen -
Munson and J. B. Levert
Colonel Hill introduced the resoiu-
tions before the planters assoclalloh'
accompanied by a statement from Che
committee which says. in part:
eft has recently occurred that the
lease on a portion of Audubon PARK
arioved for the past thirty-one years
bv the sugar experiment statloh h"S
been abrogated by the Audubon ParS
Commission, which commission mas
acted in total disregard OF the I'M
portance and immeasurable Value u
This state and city of the EXPERIMENT.
conducted there and in total disregard
of the ruinous effect on such experi
ments that removal will occasion
"Tbe existence of this station has
xiven to Audubon Park celeorlt!
that is State, national and 1nterna
tional. and its work has been atteh'
lively followed by the sugar produccer
of every cane-growing country IN th
9 world It's bulletins are in the hpra
ries of scientific agricultural insutu
tions everywhere. 1t has become
1 known as the greatest center Oh II
= struction in the world for young me
= !. .-.-.s,-.--s-ss<.e : ~ ~s-.-~'-- n
!. VINO Sc - sI1c1-snr< .ss-r--ass "a sssis-.s<
: gar industry and graduates from tn
J Audubon Park Sugar School are t
be found today in positions Of ur
!. questioned leadership in PRACTICAL
every sugar producing country q
earth. This great reputation achieve
: through years of skilled and conscier
tious endeavor, renders painful ant
more incomprehensible the destruct
I I've policy decided on by the Audi
J, bon Park Commission.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10

an American citizenJ killed at Tampi-
co on February liz He was an ac-
countant for the Buckley Oil Company.
February 2S-Mexican bandits raid
ed the store of Alexander Frazer at
Montana Camp, Ariz., and wounded
his brother.
February estate department an
nounced the murder ofsAugustus Nor
rill. SO years old, fG herly American
consul at ManzanillC,
March 1-R. A. Corcoran, superfn-
tendent of the Santa Gertrudis mine
at Pachula, murdered.
March Gerald Brandon, CORE
spondent of the Los Angeles Times,
expelled from Mexico City as a per
nicious foreigner"
March 5-Peter w. Sommers, an
American citizen, captured and held
for ransom.
March 5-Joseph Williams, an
American mining engineer employed
by the American Smelling and Refin-
ing Company at Paducana, carried off
and held for ransom by Pancho Villa.
March 9-Patrick Foley, an employe
of the Magnolia Petroleum Company
at Tampico, killed by bandits.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Two Galveston Men Hurt.

Houston, Tex.-A. II. Klein and A.
H. Klein Jr., both of Galveston, mar.
rowly escaped death Friday when they
endeavored to cross the interurban
tracks in front of an approaching car
at the intersection on Wayside drive.
just back of the Houston Country
Club in Houston, They were return
ing to Galveston at the time of the
accident.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10


If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
iition, they may cause the other organs
70 become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be Just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
GET READY
FOR FLU"
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs, '
the Nausealess CalomeI
Tablets, that are De- o..
lightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advls-
;nr their friends to keep their systemf
purified and their organs in perfe1
working order as protection again i
the return CT influenza. They knoe
that a elogged UP system and a lag
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
To cut short a cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with swallow o.
water-that g all. No salts, no nausea
no gripping, no sickening after effects
Next morning your cold has vanishe !
your liver is active, your system is Pnri'
fed and refreshed and you are feeil35
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please.no DANCE
CaIotabs are sold only in Original
soolad narkaces. price thirty-ive cents
Every druggist is authorized to retrna
vonr money i2 You are not perfectly
delightcd with Cqi0tabs.-(Adv.)
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Texan Appointed Minister.

Washington.-Hanson Gary Of Tex
as. now consul general at Cairo,
Egypt, was nominated Friday BY
President Wilson to be minister Of
Switzerland. He will succeed Pleas
ant A. Stovall of Savannah, Ca. who
resigned recently.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
)niy-lOOk for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best ana most harm
ess physic for the little stomach. liver
md bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle.
You must say "California."-Adv
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Duty Free Print PAPER.

Washington.-Print paper costing
not more than SC a pound would be
admitted tax free under a bill amend
ing the revenue act, passed unani-
nous by the house Tuesday. The pres
ent law fixed sc as the limit, but mem.
bers said none at that price was OBJ
tainable for import.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Her MeaninQ.

81 heard that pretty little woman
say the other day that she was going
to DO her best TO make her Bflys
life perfectly happy. She must be
very much in love with her husband" :"
THAT wasn't her husband she was
talking about; II was her pet poodle" :"
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Sew to Speak.

Surgeon (threading his needle)-
Feel much like laughing. H0ulihan?
Victim (Of an accident)-Save your
funny sthories, dOcthOr-yell have me
In stitches soon enough Buffalo Ey-
press.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
s. p. Line in Mexico Tied LIN.

Nogales, Ariz.-The' Southern Paci-
fic Railroad of Mexico, operating
south from Nogales, was completelv
tied up Saturday by a strike of virtu-
ally all its employees, according to an
nouncement by labor officials.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Lebanon Declares Independence

Washington.-Lebanon, in Asiatic
Turkey, has declared its independence
of Prince Feisars government. the
state department was advised Tues.
day by the American consul at Beirut
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Armistice Proposal Rejected.

Warsaw-The Polish government
has rejected a counter proposal by the
Russian soviet government for an
armistice along the entire battle front
during the proposed peace negotia-
,ions between Poland and soviet Rus
MIA
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Japanese Emperor Reported III.

Honolulu. - Emperor Yoshihito OF
japan is i'll, according to a Toxic
cable to the Nippu Jill, Japanese
language newspaper at Honolulu.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Votes Down Beer-Wine Bills.

Albany, n. Y.-The assembly excise
committee Friday voted down all tie
beer and wine bills which had been
referred to it for action.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Editor Killed IN Dual.

Montevfdeo, Uruguay.-Washingto
Beltran, editor of the newspaper Ell
Pals, was shot and killed In a duel
Saturday by Jose Battle Ordones.
former president Of Uruguay.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Oklahoma Publisher DIes.

Oil City, Pa.-Patrick c. Boyle,
president o. the Oil and Gas Journal
Tulsa, Okla, and president and maa-
ager of the Derrick Publishing Com.
pany, died at his home Sunday.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Nerves All UnStrun6
"But Deans Eade Life Again WoFth
LIVING" Saws Mrs. harris

81 was in excellent health until my
kidneys weakened" says Mrs. \. a.
Harris, 1909 Indiana St.. Neodesha;
Kansas. .The kidney secretio1s burned
like fire and passed so often l couldn't
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
ROiau ss1N E1sA.ua uaze@sp. te
)ELCixkA6kE, ...

;cssa.s . @..ere or one of TIE
largest banl3in New Orleans is be-
ing supporteShis town being without
any bank. branch to handle the
growing buaess along the lower
coast wouIdprpve big advantage
to planters ! medrchants generally.
Monroe. -Nonroes aviation colo
ny, which ws established last fall,
came to an ID recently and the last
plane Of the auadron left in charge of
Pilot Henry Fawcett on its flight to
headquarterA Welsh, Ind. Some OF
the airplaIes h use here were sent
to Havana bu several days ago.
Monroe Street car service, which
has been nspsnded since the destruc-
ton Of tht city officials. Mechanics
are now ntthg another engine in
condition mdit will be run soon.
Monroe. - After three years SER
vice as rabbi of the Jewish Temple
here, DR.. hyid Fischman has tender
ed his resknstion to take ecect June
l, when hs will go to New Orleans,
where he viii be executive director Of
the Jewish Educational and Charita-
BILE Federation.
Tallulah.- F. McGehee, who has
been connected with the Delta Labor
atory in itswork with the boil weevil
for several years, left recently to be-
gin farming operations on a planta-
ton near Ryville.
lafayette - Auguste Manner, Louis
Delgisle, Of Carencro, and Paul Pier
ret, of the Eighth ward, are going to
visit Europe for several months. They
will leave b April.
Lafayette. = Lafayette will be rep
resented by large delegation at the
meeting of the Louisiana Commrclai
Secretaries Association which meets
In Alexandra.
Tallulah, La. - Four trucks nave
been received for use on the roads OF
Madison parish. They were unloaded
BY the A. &.v. wrecker.
Monroe. Riley J. Wilson, con-
FRESHMAN from this district, was ask
I'd in a tels~fam from Mayor Bern
'tein to endehvor to secure recount
# the city's population by the census
bureau. Hs Las also asked to ascer-
ain in what hammer the city might 90
bout recounting the population.
Plauchvillsl La. - The lhnuen-A
ituation be,1 has not improved much
ately, new bases being reported oy
ocal nbvs,o,Irs The high school
as been cI1sad ON account OF tho
isease.
Lafayette l. Senator ]. R. Domen-
eaux Is in faIvor Of legisiation '.aoS
he pink hon worm. He has PLEDGED
is support { % just ana equl'"T,v s hF,
seasures VIII. cb may be proposeu ~ -,
he Americas / Cotton Association or
he incofing ! administrator
Lafayette. A site olose "b.nts ~
abroad Io,nins the Merchants
rocer Conn. ny, has been ~ pui h,msslf
Id other. srested in establishing a
rniture ba4' hess here. A brick Oui'o-
e win hs acted on the site
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10

wrongs, is not as dangerous as one
Who writes about them.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
Feedind a Grudge.

"I see the railroad restaurant men
are IN have a banquet" I'D like e.
supply the sandwiches.
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
important to all Women
Readers of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
iay" 'ey OF bladder trouble and never
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10

get a moments 5
rest. My back
ached and for days
at a time l was
confined to bed,
fairly tortured
with the sharp
pains. l couldn't
stoop without fair
ly screaming with
lost Strength
and weight and
was so weak I be-
C a IN e a nervous
W T e C X. Head
aches and dizzi-
Abbeville progress., 1920-04-10
FRT;2ECMLE::S Z T. T: S
Now Is the Time to Get Rid OF
These Osly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need q
feeling ashamed OF your irecEleS, as Olulue
double Strengths Guaranteed to remove
these homaiy spots. ,,,-
Is,,Ia II night and morning AMI you
should so-l see that even tn" worst tTec-slrs
nav begun TO disappear, while the HkEt
80 f-ye vanished entirely. IT IS seldom
that more than one ounce Ia needed 10 com
nietetv cfcar the skin and gain beautiIui
Ba gUre ~ ask for the double strength
Othina as this IS sold under Euarantee "I
money back IL IL fails 10 remove Irechiesa
How a lucky man 'joes enjoy point
Ing with pride To his superior JudS-
ment!
ScIf-intyrest and sympathy have
nothing in common.