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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05

No
Wolhe MOI poe"iu', 900, The
southern i'u'iio - -. .bo hot
ladles are rev rocaive
mouse u inc iI''''o' I l,',, offer is
supply. MS So ,,,..,,,rc the
mace Win VIZ" "a :. :, o.,,atn
city DTau''IuI ''','' or =. ,,,I fore.
that the I"'lleS " III "' 1,' r,ried
10 ''' '''' .,.,t,o ~ local
climatic conditions.
RustOn. - Mcfarland POST W
and J.. l. l. Post NO. ~ o. ''.. ~
can Legion VIII celebrate M'i''o' ,'''
Day. May 30. After 4 mee'INh IL '''V
Astor ThCaror the members VIII I''"''"
TO Greenwood Cemt"ry where 'ilei
brief program squad Will give inc
usual salute over the graves d. D.
l.. White. commander OF McF HIl"i'a
-.
Aeyandria A tUo-stOrv frame res
idanca ownad nv Dave Richey at 1905
Could avepue was DESTROYED by fire
recently The roof was in flames
wb.D the occunants we're awakened
Tho briIding was practically destroy
cd whom the fremon arrived. They
spccaadad in preventing il from
snread,pg 10 other buildings Tho
OuiiuIhS "dH WI =" 'o'''
Suieu loI Fo''Vo'
Hammond Tho scarcity of labor
and material is DELAYING the compile
,ion NJ uaumOpds building program
commence dearly IN the spring. With
tbe erection Of the Williams Brothers
Sbabcen store and the Perrone build
ing on West Thomas street. this sec
ton will take on a decidedly business
appearance and add much to the re
''0' 81
Hammond.-Thisw week is expected
70 mark the close of the strawberry
season Regular shipping stopped
some time ago since which time the
farmers have been bringing in the
gIeanings 70 the preserving factories,
which are having 13 cents a pound for
49,, aIiat,.i,. k,,, =, shor, time the
saI5. r,aotioou,, ,.,,I ~, do,uded ~
49, eat.
Ruston. - The attendance at the
commencement exercises Of the Lin
coin parish Training School for ne
groes was unusually large. J. Boat
ner Carter delivered the commence
',i , Sc - su,,;. ond vogot,.
49,. a,,i,,cr s., IT, ,oodr.s ond
,.oaIu,ouI, h.s ,to -. Tbo sobooI
ID no r,araaoman ofC Adams
- - oaaI 81,
Hammond. - While the torrential
rains retarded considerably the har-
Ono dav,s s,,psbiro driod nm +bo eeIds
sufficiently 70 neruit NJ good bean
nickine the next day and three car
loads uara sbinned 70 Nortbarn mar
kets whore thew arc bringing between
80 and 80 an ner hammer
Lake CharIes.-W. P. Ramsey, dep
denartment has been transferred from
the North Louisiana TERRITORY TO the
Lake Charles office. Joining Deputy p.
J. Legender. Chief Deputy B. B. Nc
Gensey of the New orleans office.
spent a day here in conference with
Deputv Legender
Shreveport. - Authority to Increase
It's fares from the traditlonai nlckel 10
ways Company by voters recently, 934
being in favor of the raise and Ss1
against it, The increase will be ef-
fective from June /, 1920, until Deem
Der 81. 1928.
OF importance tnat nave taken place
here recently Indicate Dig industrial
developments IN thls section Two o.
the transfers were OF plantation prop
erty ana one the site OF one OF tho
largest oyster shucking plants In
Hammond.-fhe initial sumber OF
tured on The Man OF the New Age"
Strawberry Items" Hammond pub
Hcadon devoted to the interests OF the
strawberry growers, is being distrib-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05
BASE BAL,
STORIES

os\/s<ll~O
Puny batting has been the Gionts.
biggest handicap.
Joe NeIley says that Willie Keller
WIS Ihe best bunter in baseball.
IL Is not very difficult for an umnIra
Z" ilnd an excuse for doing wbat b,
wishes.
JACK Quinn Of the Yanks says he'll
be as effective without the splitter rs
with ii.
Connie Mack has sent one of his
catching prospects, Styles. back to the
Atlanta club.
Bert Kinney Of the Athletics is de-
VeIoplng into one of the best pitchers
in the business.
Manager John ]. McGraw Of the
Giants has been active in baseball
thirty-One years.
Reuther, lucky last year, seems 10
have become heir of the jinx that tor
mented Jimmy Ring.
Johnny DObbs declares he is serious
in his announcement that this will be
his last year in baseball.
The BrantfOrd Mint league club has
sold Catcher Phil Carroll to Sioux
City of the weste9 league.
Jack Wisne~ ? fngthy youth, has a
world of speed IS just wild enough
to make the aia ~ back
Players come and players go, but
Johnny Austin keds on holding down
third for the st. Louis Browns.
Dowd, formerly on Connie Macks
payroll, seems TO have clnched the
middle sack on the Bison infeld.
Some of the star hurlers were I'M
kindly treated in the opening games,
but their revenge will come later.
Arthur Devlin, coaching FOrdham
college, is said to have a wonderful
young pitcher in a lad named CullO-
ton.
AL Schacht starred as a shutOut
twirler last season at Jersey City and
he is showing the same form in the
majors.
Casey Stengel Is showing as much
vim in a Philadelphia uniform as he
displayed when with the Robins or
Pirates.
Ross Young has invented new bunt
which consists of popping the ball
about three inches over the third base
mans brow.
The Athletics wore white elephants
last year. This year they are green;
but elephants are all right unless
they are pink.
Even the college mines are kissing
the splitter" goodnight. The west
Virginia university team has ruled II
out as Objectionable.
The Milwaukee club is strong Tor
use of home talent. At least three
local boys, Lutzke, Armstrong ana
Hauser, are making good on the Joo
with the Brewers.
Babe Adams deserves credit for quit
ting the old Missouri farm, even
though wheat is away up. A guy WHO
can pitch the way Babe does mas ho
place among the hicks.
Morris Rath is hitting terrlncahy'
Looks as if he might realize HIS s,ea'
dlIlilllOU-lO MT ONci 49,
season in the big league.
Gradually the season Is get'lhs un-
der way. Meyers. center neiuei iOi
Brooklyn, punched Oscar DuSe!, i' 10.
ton coach. on the nose because VI o''
of ribald chatter.
The Enid team Of the "es'ei" 90
ISOLATION will hereafter be known IL
the HarvesterS. prize OF seaSnu
ticket being given young iau! i0'
naming the team.
The release of E. H. CSIlm -
left-handed pitcher 10 tne %" ,oaare
cisco club of the Pacihc oo"',
is announced by Manager iooo,,o
nings of the Detroit Americah
club.
For pitching eficienc! a." mis-
servation of energy. Fred Tone! " %,n~
with the best. Toney mas ~ rho
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05
po..,u,. Sixty thousand flower

Bogalusa. - Sixty thousand now"
ing plants will be given away To inc
wome nof Bogalusa by the Urea
Southern Lumber Company soon lie
ladies are requested to call at the nor
house of the lumber plant and receive
a supply. This generous oher Ii
made with view Of encouraging tne
city beautiful" idea. and it is certain
that the ladies will De out IL full force
10 receive the plants which are varleu,
all Of them being suitable 10 locaI
climatic conditions
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05

Rustou. - Mcfarland Post No
and l.. l. |. Post No. 40 OF the Amen,
can Legion viii celebrate Memorial
Day. May 30. After q meeting IN me
Astor Thcarer the members viii march
10 Greenwood Cemtrry where aiter
brief program a squad will give the
usual salute over the graves. Di. D.
l.. White. commander Of McFariaha
Post invites all ex service men to Dc
present.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05
PAINS NEARLY
DOUBLED NE Up
Nothing Helped Me Until |
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wyandotte, Mich. For The last
four years | have doctored IF and on
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05
European Russia
1,59,34,OO0

This land in European Russia was
divided among the different classes of
owners as follows:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05

Alexandria.-A two-story frame res
idence owned by Dave Richey at l9oo
Gould avenue was destroyed by nTe
recently. The roof was in names
when the occupants were awakened
The building was practically destroy
ed when the firemen arrived. They
succeeded in preventing II from
spreading to other buildings. inc
building was worth $4,000 and was in
sured for $500.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05
Crime in Land Distribution.

Some idea of the land crime In Rus
STA is told In the startling figures show
ing the actual distribution of arabic
land, forests and meadows In Euro
pean Russia. The following table is
only one count In the Indictment:
European Russia
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-05

For pitching efficiency onav arnks
servation of energy. Fred IN oroho-
with the best. Toney mas ~ tho
rate wind-up. He simply ra T. his
arms, aims and fires.
principal asset.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

parties to this deal-you and me and
the world. You and me-and the
world. Get that? And you and have
got to play straight with each other.
You help me get the money, and I'll
help you get whatever you want. But
down. and we'll see who comes out
ahead. I'll bet l do. What do you
bet?"
billiard shook his head helplessly.
you've got to remember" said Har-
mon In sardonic consolation. that
you're an awful easy man to describe.
You can slip out of Syracuse just as
easy as you please, and try your
durnedest to make getaway, and
you'd have pretty hard work to keep
away from the Pinkertons for twenty
four hours. And I've got the evidence
that would put 'em after you. SO don't
you plan to run away, son-don't do
it."
billiards. judgment was tOttering.
Where did he stand in relation to Arm
strong now?
"WeH?"
Harmon snatched at the sign of
weakness, and was instantly per
suasive.
"Stay on another six weeks; make
the rest of your killing. After this is
over. do what you please. You'll have
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
The Way of a Maid With
a Man
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
DOUGLAS FIR WIDELY USED
American Tree Attains Splendid Pro-
portions and Is Remarkably As
sertive and Prolific.

Douglas fir Is the name given to one
Of the best timber trees in the west
ern part Of the country. Specimens
are common with a diameter Of 10
feet, and travellers in the belt where
they grow report having seen them
20 feet In diameter and tapering
straight to height of from $50 to 300
feet.
The coast range of the Sierras pro-
vides the best trees. Only the IA
nous redwood and two or three other
growths exceed the fir in size. and
none except the yellow pine produces
so much commercial timber. The tree
is sometimes styled the Oregon pine,
but foresters say 1t Is more of hem
lock. Its botanical name is false
hemlock." although that designation
is not generally approved.
1t Is one Of the most assertive and
most prolific Of timber growths. For.
esters say that no other produces SO
many trees to the acre. and when a
grove Is started 1t crowds out growths
Of other species. 1t finds wide va
riety Of uses, being made into tele-
graph poles, ship masts and derrick
bOoms, and Is also used for interior
finish. Coarse and fine-grained woods
are turned out from It, according to
the age. The annual rings are not
nearly as thick after the first century
or so of growth as In the earlier years,
and so the same tree may yield more
than one grade Of timber. Full-grown
trees are more than 100 years old.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
"Straiuht" Talk Best,

When your words count you don't
need to use so many OF them. It's -
pleasure for some people to talk.
Other men talk under protest and be-
come the best speakers because they
seek the shortest way to adequate ex-
preston. These men always get a
hearing because people know they will
get the facts without orations. And
this is as 1t should be. Every man
should be able to express himself. He
can learn If he Is willing to make the
effort. 1t may scare him half TO death
at first, but he will soon find pleasure
in seeing his ideas take action in
others. Whether you are ready
talker or not you will profit much by
making your talk count.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

and Hyde; for he was Hilliard and
Dfcky Morgan. the living and the dead.
without the boon of the supernatural
to separate them. And yet he felt that
the wickedness of what he had done
was the wickedness of Dicky Morgan,
and that he. Hilliard, the soul. was sit
ting in impartial judgment on Dicky
Morgan, the flesh He conceded the
wrong: he conceded the penalty !:
nevertheless, his youth cried out to
him for mercy.
At the maids announcement. Doctor
Durant, who had been occupied with
nothing more momentous than filling n
pot-bellied Calahash. rose hastily and
went out into the hallway.
Come in, billiard !" he said cordial
~. Carols off looking at somebody's
rousseau :. somebody's always get
ting married in Syracuse she'll
be in directly. Come smoke a pipe
with me, and be sOciable."
Hilliard, lingering nervously by the
oulei uooF, started AT tne klnQ voice.
You're not busy?"
"Busily composing my mind" said
the doctor. He ushered billiard into
the comfortable old study and mo-
toned towards a squat little smoking
stand. "All kinds of poison there" he
said. "Cigar-cigarettes- tobac-
co. Suit yourself"
Hilliard laughed affectedly.
You call it poison? And you doc
tor-and smoking?"
"Ah, but it's the pleasantest poison
there is . . I'm always having to
explain that to Carol. f.. Matches?
Well, what have you been doing to
yourselfT
"I?' billiard didn't look at him.
Nothing important. doctor"
But that's not quite true, is it,
The tone was gentle, but 1t filed Hill
lard with portentious qualms. you've
been enjoying a little attack Of insom-
mia, haven't you?'
billiard WINGED.
"Why-yes. AS matter of fact
The doctor attempted smoke ring.
and smiled at the dismal failure.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

of the trouble some time ago and took
some more of your Compound and was
soon all right again. | always recon-
mend your medicine and you may pub
lish my testimonial for the benefit of
other women. Mrs. JULES BERo, Jr.,
r. /, Box 80, Casco, Wis.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made fromnativer roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and today holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
in this country, and thousands of vol
antary testimonials prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confdentiaD
Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by u
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

money enough to suit yourself. I'm
playing straight with you g.
| am I not?'
Eyes, said Hilliard, with whitening
sarcasm, you are!"
Harmon glowered at him.
Don't you accuse me of double
crossing you. son It's the other way
| round"
you aren't fool enough to expect
me-" said Hilliard shakily, ito keep on
trying to sell more of this rotten stuff !!
You aren't enough of fool for that"
II can, and l do. You're In for it
now, Hilliard, and you can't very well
60 back. You've collected money !;
you can't get your hands on 1t again !:
you can't make any restitution. You've
lied your head off already; you can't
do any better now than to stick to
your first story, because the truths a
good deal worse You'd better make
your killing and make it quick. And
II you open your head for just one lit
tie peep flooey, flooey. and the
fats in the fire. Well i. y"
billiards. head W2s splitting with
the horror of 1t. He saw, in a whirl-
ing vision Of dread. the people Of the
city rising to denounce him; not mere
ly for his inexcusable masquerade. so
grotesquely built upon the dream Of re-
generation, not only for his vast abuse
Of personal confidence. not only for
the base hypocrisies he had practiced
upon his quondam sweetheart, but
also for this grossly profitable fraud.
Dimly, he argued just as Harmon
claimed, he couldn't be in harder
straits. A spasm of reckless fatalism
shook him.
Harmon. who had been inspecting
him critically. took out his fountain
pen.
"Trl write you your check for COM
missions-shall IT. He held the pen
poised insinuatingly. "And then well
forget this little misunderstood. and
start fresh. Shall I? Let's see," with
great effectiveness to the figures.
"Your twenty per cent Is twelve thou
sand four hundred, and that, less half
expense call 'em five thousand
even that's seventy-four hundred
He tore a sheet from his pocket check
book, dried the ink by waving it in the
air, and flirted it over to Hilliard.
"Put 1t away and let's have some
lunch. II you're afraid to have your
friends see me down here. let's have
II upstairs. I'm not sensitive. son; it
don't pay"
"No," said Hillard. duly. land
guess it never WILL"
"That's the idea Now you're talk
ing sense! Come on. son, buck up
and let's have some lunch. :"
At eight o'clock In the evening,
when Rufus Waring knocked at Hill
liard's door, 1t was opened by a man
with face to remember af,erward.
There were deep-cut lines-alf1ost fur
rows-by the mouth and eyes, and the
eyes themselves were startlingly
luminous, and drawn. Tho mans
complexion was chalk-white.
..Why, Mr.. Hilliard!" exclaimed
Warning. "What on earth's the matter
with your
Come on ill.," said billiard. and his
smile was CHASTITY. 1--WE oeen waiting
for YOU"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
MANY Still Read Dickens.

Charles Dickens has been ruled out
by class of the younger literary
critics as a decided back number. but
the statement by his British publishers
that during the past three years the
sale of his books has been almost dOu-
bled seems to refute that Idea. Some
Of Dickens novels sell more than So
900 every year, and he has been dead
forty eight years. His sales curing the
last ten years have been larger. II is
asserted. than those OF any three nov.
eliSts put together.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

than we will. That was five years
ago."
AT first, Hilliard was untouched by
the shock; the force OF It seemed to
pass over him entirely; then all at
once as he was caught by the drift OF
It. his hands began to tremble Violent
ly: and his palms were clammy with
sweat. His stomach seemed to drop
out Of him. and he was nauseated by
the tremendous purport of his employ
ers cynicism.
"dr. Harmonw he painted. under
his breath, Mr.. Harmon !"
The New Yorker looked at him In
genuine SURPRISE
"What's the matter. Hilliard1 You
,,or e,ck, Or d-n Il. man.
II that's another one OF your bluffs.
you're wasting your time. You haven't
worked NJ such holy disposition you
believe N this mine. have jour H
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
A TEST OF SKILL.

you don't know how much you
have cheered me-" said the fashiona
BILE physician.
"Why, doctor, how can l. sick man
cheer your"
Because you are really sick and
need my professional skill to cure you
Most of my patients are rich peopl,
with imaginary ailments. I'm glad &c
get a chance now and then to prac-
tice something besides deception
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

| ''"' "''! ""y' III tic iuSl couple OF mln'
utes? You've lost all your pep. You
look as though you've seen a ghost"
Maybe | have" said Hilliard, with
short laugh.
"Weu?"
billiard regarded him with an odd
intermingling of respect and alarm
The respect was holdover from the
past-from the early impression he
had formed from Harmon's resplend
ent offices In New York, and Harmon's
contempt for money. He had consid
cred his employer, at worst, a weak
principled vendor of legitimate securi.
| ties.
Mr.. Harmon" Hilliard said re-
luctantly, I'm in mighty awkward
position. We can't afford to
let anything spoil this campaign, can
WEI"
Not If we can very well help it.
What's bothering your"
For over ten weeks now. I've been
| building up reputation-you know
what I've been doing; you know how
much depends on it. Your name hasn't
been mentioned once; I've been selling
this thing on my own personality
holding myself out as the principal
Well. the man who called me outside
just now-and he's one of the solid
banking crowd up here-he spoke of
you as though he knew you. In fact
to be perfectly frankie called me
out there to ask me about you Now,
/ don't know what dealings you've
ever had with him. or with anyone else
up here, but 1t struck me that If there
is anything between you and Syracuse,
or any Of its fairly big men. perhaps
IT would be better If l knew it. You
see, this thing I'm selling is so darned
personal"
"Who was hep Harnon's voice
rasped.
"Embree-of the Trust and Deposit
company
ooh, yes Harmon smoked reflec-
lively. Yes. we know each other.
What did he have to say?"
1T wasn't so much what he said as
the way he said 1t. l suppose you've
had some disagreement with these peo-
ple?"
"Some disagreement" admitted Har-
man. grinning. "These upstate farm
ers and love each other like couple
Of strange bulldogs. Still"
IF 1t isn't Objectionable to you"
said billiard, hesitating, 'T'd rather
like to know bit about 1t. Mr.. Har-
mon. The subject might come up
later. It's almost sure to, now that
Embree's seen you and spoken to me
about you. And If you've had any
quarrel with this crowd, even If 1t
wasn't your fault, and If it came out
that I'm working for you. and there
was any talk about 1t, you can see
how I'd have to be on the defensive.
So if you could just give me a
faint idea"
"Plain English Is lot better than a
faint idea," said Harmon carelessly
II fioated some steel bonds up here
once Prettiest bonds you ever saw in
your life. too"
"Ohl And they didn't turn out
well?"
mot exactly. The company was too
much like Silverbow, guess-all float
and no lode"
For a moment. billiard thought that
he hadn't heard Alright.
"What was that you said?" he man.
aged. E
Harmon reiterated 1t.
TOO much Silverbow. Only they
pumped the water out of II sooner
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
Chameleons, Food.

The proper diet Of chameleons and
lizards consists Of flies and other in
sects; also meal worms, and the COM
mon idea that sugar and water will
serve in winter is incorrect. A good
many of these animals refuse food in
the winter months and all of them
need warmth and sunshine, as well as
water. They are difficult to keep in
health. and IL not given their natural
food will starve to death in time.
though their ability to fast for long
periods Is well known.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
A BRIGHT, CLEAR COMPLEXION

Is always admired. and 1t is the lauda-
BILE ambition of every woman to do all
she can to make herself attractive.
Many of our southern women have
found that Tetterine is invaluable for
clearing up blotches, itchy patches.
etc, and making the skin soft and
velvety. The worst cases of eczema
and other torturing skin diseases yield
to Tetterine. Sold by druggists or sent
by mail for SOC. by Shuptrine Co.,
Savannah Ga.-Adv.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
CHAPTER X.

billiard was waiting, hoping. pray
ing for l,low from fate. but fate.
which nj other times had been ready
enough for tisticuffs, and often prema-
ture with them. refrained from strik-
ing. The Interview with Warning had
passed without friction (and Hilliard
had SO contrived to present his data
that Warning had finally declined the
risk and the night passed and the
morning came. with It's accompanying
horde Of old regrets and new and
sweeping thrush Of fresh hallucina-
tiOils.
To his tortured Imagination. he was
\ greater paradox lun even Jekyil
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
GEARING Reversed.

put q new rear axle In our car
and wishing to take ride threw in
the reverse gear to back out of the
garage. To my surprise. the car start
ed forward right toward the end wall
of the garage. In putting the axle
In l had got the driving gear on the
wrong side Of the drive shaft, so that
It reversed the gearing.-Exchange.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03
More Easily Learned.

would you rather write the songs
of nation than the laws?"
I'm not absolutely sure" replied
Senator Sorghum. But | cannot fall
10 observe that most people know the
songs by heart and do not trouble to
inform themselves about the laws"