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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
RUSS TELLS ] OF
s0vlE'! |! HORRORS
Noted Writer, lust Before Death,
Asked U. S. Not to Be
Deceived. ,
LIES ARE SENT BROADCAST
NO Words to Describe Darkness
Around Us" 10 Assertion Of Plea
Made BY Leonid Andreiev, the
Great Novelist.

New York.-""S. o. ST.. remark
able literary document by Leonid An
!. lreiev, written by the great Russian
loyelist and short story writer just be-
.ore his death recently, has been re-
:eiVed in this. country by the Ameri-
@:an Central Committee for Russian
Relief, with headquarters in the Ho-
!el Buckingham, New York.
Andreiev's message, like a voice
from .the, dead, describes the blight of
3olshevism over his country. An
.dreiev had been pacifist, as shown
By his play "The Red Laugh" publish
ed during the Russo-Japanese war,
but, he. came out strongly for the al
lies and their cause. His pen was al
SO turned against bolshevism with tell
ing effect.
Appeals to America.
tp one paragraph the writer makes
q direct appeal to America in These
words:
''And YOU, every individual Ameri.
can-I call to you. You are young
and rich, you are broad in spirit and
energetic, you desire that the torch of
your freedom shall throw it's light on
distant Europe also-come then and
see in what agony We are. in what in
human servitude our body and our
spirit are struggling. If you would
but see, / assure you, you would be
terrified and you would curse those
deceivers and liars who have repre-
sented this most evil tyranny to you
as break on the part of the whole
Russian people for liberty"
Andreiev explains the title Of his
appeal thus:
Like wireless operator on a sink
ing steamer that through the night
and the darkness sends the last calls,
Quickly to our aid. We are sink
Ing. Save our souls, SO also / moved
by my faith in human clemency, throw
into tbe dark space my prayer of per-
fishing human beings. If you but knew
how dark the night lis around usl
There are no words to describe this
darkness"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
FAVOR 70 KINGS lRKs SWISS
Waiver Of Customs Rules at Frontier
Sharply Criticized by
Newspapers.

! Geneva, SwitzerlandrAn order is-
stied to the troops and customs officials
guarding the Swiss-German frontier
that II the former kings of Bavaria and
Wuerttemberg and the former grand
luke Of Baden desire to enter Switzer-
land with their suites all frontier for
palities must be waived in their favor
.ts causing considerable discussion in
the Swiss newspapers. The order says
the former monarchs and the one-time
grand duke may come into Switzerland
withou' being subjected to the usual
procedure at the frontier. *ss 3.
One Of the newspapers in criticizing
the order asks whether the Swiss gov
ernment is democratic or monarchistic.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
.RUlllORED R |. ! / : ! / THAT ]
/. II TOT |! len |: ! |. IS | ! next
TO Be OuSTED|
George A. Totten's Efforts To
Gust Kane From State Uni
versity, and Attempt To Get
Joe Devine Out Of State
School Al Mandan, Put Him
In Bad Light.

Bismarck, N. D., April S.-That
George A. Totten, chairman of the
Board of Administration will be the.
next radical to be politically given the
ak by Frazier and Townley, is the ru-
NOR which persists around the capito!.
j. r. Waters and his Shoot it out
to the other hanks" Halliday, man
Friday, have resigned. Larius Wehe,
member Of the worlxmen's compensa-
tion board has kicked overboara
by the governor for inefficiency, Neil
C. Mconald has disappeared altho
Mrs, Mcdonald is still on the state
payroll.
Most of the kick by the anti Town.
lev forces against the state board of
administration would be overcome,
aver the Townlewites, if Totten is
ousted. His futile attempt to- oust
Kane at the University and his later
demand for the resignation Of Supt.
Jos. M. Devine of the. State Reform
School, have gotten him in wrong.
Devine counters to the Totten char
>ges Of hiring Of incompetent teachers
at the state school, by inquiring
tswhat does one expect for $500 a
month" which the board alloweds for
teachers; he replies to the charges OF
methods which tend to raise criminals
rather than good citizens by citing for
the benefit Of Totten and his crew the
names of 43 good American boys from
the state industrial school who volun-
tarily enlisted in the United States
army in the late war, three dying on
the battlefelds of France.
Devine as yet hasn't rendered his
resignation and will not do so with
out fight. The fight will rebound to
his credit. 1t is a second bull that
Totten has made within few months,
political whizzers that fail to work.
So his promise to quit if Stangeland
was fred is remembered, and to date
Governor Frazier has not denied that
Totten will be asked to resign.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
Prisoner Free Too Late
to See Dying Brother

New York.-Judge Malone
granted permission to Thomas
tCorcoran, prisoner in the
Tombs, to go to the bedside of
his sick brother John, at $50
Park: place, Brooklyn. He ar
rived there in charge of prison
guards soon after the death Of
his brother from pneumonia.
The brothers We're arrested
March 4 in connection with
safe burglary at the office of
James Il. Deering, 135 Broad
way, in which. 5000 was sto-
len. Eacl: was committed to the
Tolnbs in default of $4,000 bail,
Later John became i'll. Ills bail
was reduced to $1,000, which
was furnished.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
Strike Gold in cracow Reoion,

Warsaw.-Reports that gold has
oeen struck near the village of MECH
gov in the Cracow region, have reached
alis city and quite great deal OF ex-
element has been caused by the an
i0uncement. Dispatches from an
American Red Cross unit in that Sec
Ion confirm earlier rumors of the gold
strike.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-04-28
Best Government.

6SSt 1OvernWSUt.
The proper function OF a government
s to make it easy for people to do
good and difficult for them to do evil.
Gladstone. b.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
AN ORDNANCE

Ordering a special election in Indian
Bayou School District No |, Vermil.
ion, Parish. Louisiana, for tn purpose
of submitting to the qualified cleo.
tors cf sed school district the oucs.
tion # bond issue Of Fifty Thousand
Dollars C$JOO00.00), the proceeds Of
said issue 10 be used to erect and
equip L school building in said school
district.
Whereas, il is necessary and desira.
BE TAFT fdnds be raised for the pur-
pose of erecting and equiping a school
bulldog in Indian Bayou School Dis
trict No. |, VermiliOn Parish, Louis
lana, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary will If
this body to call the election herein
after provided for; and,
Whereas, Article 2Sl of the Contsi-
tutions Of 1898 and 1913, and Act Of
the Legislature of 1910, as amended by
Act 218 of 1912, declares the Parish
School Board Of the Parish of Vermilion
20 be the governing authority through
which the said school districa may in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds for
such purposes when 80 authorized at
an tiStllOH 10 Dt Htlu Al Nus sara SCHOOL
district; and,
Whereas, the assessed valuation Of
said district amounts To-. dol.
'ars s apd the existing bonded
81 Of the Constitutions Of 1895 and
1919, amounting to Nothing, aldad IN
the proposed indebtness does not e&.
ceeC the Constitutional limit Of ten per
,e,: Of the assessed valuation; and,
Whereas, the speeial tax necessary TO
be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed indehtness will approximate
Five nils IS Oo5) which, added 10 tls
existing special taxes annually levied
under Article. PSI Of the Constitution.
f 1898 and 1918, 70 extinguish indeht.
hess under said Article will not "a.
cecd Unconstitutional limit Of ter mills
ger annum on the dollar of assessed
va'Uatior Of the property of said lis.
riot now therefore.
SECTION /, Be II Ordained by the
Vert"ilan Parisl School Board Of the
Parish y Termi.ian, Louisiana, in law
II sessi,0 eouvere1, That ar election
hail he, nd Is rebv, called II be
he'd in re said Indian Bayou School
district =, / il tha Parish Of Ve-nlil.
Tor. LOUISIANA e. re IN day Of Dec,
euher r. ., a. ,.Lich election the maj,
Silly o. ths property taxpayers Of said
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
PROMINENT CITIZEN
PRAISES STREET WORK

Opo Of our prominent fellow towns.
men. who was in our office this week.
hig'lv praised the street commissioners
tGr thc work they are doing, when refer.
oncc was made 70 street conditions.
He stated that he was prohd Of the
manner IN which the street. are being
worked and cared for, and felt that il
was n great Improvement, and that il
was being done in an efficient and bust
ness like manner.
We aprc" very much with our visitor
in his view If the work, and fully real.
i've that much is being done now that
never used to be attempted, even though
weather conditions have been unusually
unfbvoraple for keeping up dirt streets
under extra heavy traffic.
We know as we'll rs all Of our read
ers, who is due this credit, and il is our
pleasure also - commend favorably gu
the evr"l'"rt work Of street and drain.
age tlrt Is being done by the street
commissioner, Mr.. A. A. Dubus.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
su aER aEE OH 1 "a " EG.a 2H u ID . Em u u
Phone No. 113.

Mr.. Charles c. Leblanc, the cl, yer
oyng deputy clerk of court, and Miss
Lena Soulicr, of st. Martinville, and
. former teacher here, stole a march
aad alsJ a dance on their friends on
Wednesday evening, Oct. eth, when
thcv went to the Catholic Church about
8 O'Clock and had Rev. Bolard tie a
matrimonial knot that made them man
AVID wife. All Of this was done without
any besides the witnesses knowing Of
it. They also attended a dance that
:egiHg gad left Letter on, and while
tleir friends asked questions as TO
when the wedding wouI. be, none Of
them found out that the wedding had
Already taken place. They certainly
ut one over on their friends who were
anxious to attend the wedding.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Mrs. M. A. CHAMBERS.

Mrs. NJ. A. Chambers, aged SO years,
died at $3.50 Saturday morning, Oct.
23rd, 1920. at the home of her son Mr..
Willie Richardson, near this city. The
funeral, which was largely attended,
was held Sunday, from her residence,
where service were held, burial was
made in the new Masonic cemetery,
Rev. S. o. Oliver officiating at the cere.
monv. Mrs Chambers was born in North
Carolina, and in her younger days also
lived in Alabama, but during the last
- wears has resided mere. Besides her
only son, Mr.. Willie Richardson, she Is
survived by large number of relatives.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
DRIVE TO THE RIGHT.

The main corners and cross streets
If Abbevillc have been very conspicu-
ously markell with sign posts situated Il
Tho cr0tor of tic places and marked
DRIVE TO THE RIGHT.
This is a matter Of much importance
20 the travelling public and those who
follow this rule will never run into any
o;her vehicle hcad-on. We hope 70 SEQ
the officers Of the law enforce proper
driving, aud eventually that Of parking
vehicles. Let 70 70 il!
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

district, in number and amount, eligi-
Bile to vote and voting, shall determine
the
Proposition to incur debt and Issue
bonds Of said Indian Bayou School Dis
trict No. |, Vermilion Parish. Louisiana,
to the amount of Fifty Thousand Dol
lars $780, 0O0O), to run for a period Of
Twcnty five (2j) years, bearing inter
est at the rate of five (IjR) annum,
payable annually, the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the purpose Of or
citing and coupling a school building
in Indian BAYOU School District No. ,
Of Ve,miion Parish, Louisiana
SECTION ,. BE lie Furt Ter Ordained,
etc, That the ballot boxes, necessary
blanks and other necessary parapher-
MALTA shall be provided by the Secre-
tarv e the Parish School Board, and
he shall cause TO be printed ballots for
use in said election, Al the following
form, tO-wit:
FORM OF BALLOT.
Srccial Election In Indian Bayou
School District No. ], Of the Parish Of
Ve~miion, Louisiana.
To be held December 7, 1920 in ac'
cordance with a resolution passed by
the Vermilon Parish School Board
October I, 1920.
Prop, gition to incur debt and -
issue bonds of Indian Bayou YES
School District No. ], in the
Tatish of Vermilion, Leuisi
ana. 10 the amount Of -
SO. 10000 to run for a period NO
f - wears, bearing interest
n the rate Of five per cent per
arnrm. PAYABLE annually, for -----
the purpasc Of erecting and equipping
a school building in Indian Bayou
School DisTict No. !, Parish OF Yer
million. Louisiana.
Taxable Valuation : OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Signature Of Voter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Signature Of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy
Notice to Voters To vote in favor
of IA proposition submitted on this bal
lot, place cross tx) in the square
after the word yes, and "a vote
arains. II. rlace a similar mark after
the word "No'.
-. Back Of Ballot ....-..........
indian BAYOU School District 40, !
Parish Of rarmiion
Ward : Precinct -....'..
T7xable Valuation : OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Signature Of Voter ..-....-.....--..-..... GO.
Signature Of Voters agent cstiaf
BY proxy -..--.-.-.--. H.
CNote commissioners NAV IN o.
face Of ticket, but voter must sign OF
hack of ticket .
SECTION 3. Ec II Fi-ther Ordained
a.c lat the commissioners and clerk
f election at said election shall serve
without compensation, and the said cleo
ion shall he held AT the pooling place.
.............. The following three
.ammi ssorers and clerk are appointed
John Dubose, J 3. LeDoux g. B
Fa1lk and Cleric Boulet, Clerk.
SECTION :. Be II Further Ordained
etc, That notice Of this election contain
ing the propc s;t:on herein submitted &
.he ~otore clcl be prepared and signeC
bv the President aid Secretary II tn
Vermilion Parish School Board and shal
be published BY .as Secretary ss 10
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
COTTON REPORT.

There were S8S bales of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, ginned in Yer
million Parish from the crop Of 1920,
rrior tn OF. IS, 1920, compared with
2,52s bales ginned TO Oct Is, 1919, ac-
cording to tae report Of Mr.. Homer
Landry
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
MRS. ARTHUR cHAuVIN

Mrs. Arthur Chauvin, aged 80 years,
died on Friday, Oct. 23nd, 1920, at $3.50
a. m at her home in New Orleans. Tho
body was brought TO Abbeville, where
it was laid 70 rest in the New Catholic
cemetery SATURDAY, at O'Clock p. m.
Mrs Chauvin survived by her husband
and ten children,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
LIVE STOCK FAIR
POSTPONED TO 18TH.

The big far and stotk exhibit q
the Live Stock Association which was
IN have taken place TODAY, has been
postponed TO November l3th, on &C.
count If the unsettled conditions now
existing over the crop situation, and 10
better the display.
T'is fair will undoubtedly draw much
INTEREST, and il will show what strides
Vermilion farmers are making in the
wav Of having better AMI pure-bred
stock. The exhibit promises 10 be a
big and attractive one, and Il is hoped
. enlarge il from year TO year,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Bags and Purses. Big "B" Store.


Roy Chauvin left Monday for Grand
Coteau where heis attending school, af-
ter having been called here for the fun
eral of his aunt, Mrs. Arthur Chauvin,
According to letters received here by
the relatives Of Miss Irene Brasseux,
she has had the distinct II of PLAYING
the pisnr at some big entertainments.
Mr. Maurice Montague and Miss
Rosa Ledoux, Of Lake Arthur, were
married Wednesday evening. Nj Mon
tag.p IS with th2 Peoples Bank at
Cue dan, and they have many friends
acre who extend to them their best
wishes.
Brenau College Conservatory Of
gainesville, Georgia, opened on Sep.
tgaber list with the largest enroll.
mrEt in the history Of the institution.
AMONG tlc student reg stored for the
rrar Of l9202l is Miss Blanche Scharff
CIR city.
Thc>tatc meeting of the Louisiana
who'd, OF the PRESBYTERIAN Churc will
re held in Ahbcvillr beginning Tues
dav, Nov 10TH, at The Presbyterian
Church. During the meeting a large
number of prominent people are 90 be
tcre in tdcintcrcst of the work
Flee bran is now being used to feed
nix cows along with other things, and
proving to be very satisfactory feed
r them. The bran turned out by
ndct ard Hime is used by many of
Gr citizens for feeding their milk COW
YOU have troube in getting feed, try
/ e rice bran
Rev. s o. Olivier left TODAY for La.
/ arette, where he went 70 attend the
I 18th SUNDAY Meeting of tie Acadia
/ Baptist Association on October %, 80
nd 81. Rev Olivier is on the program
| 'ot Saturday and Sunday, and h pre-
| agcl statistics Of the churches which
he viii dwell upon,
| Ouite q number Of those people who
| have been looking for away 20 re luce
he high cost of living. or the "cost Of
/ higl living a. same Sar have found
! ne mea0s ~ the use Of rice Aolf
which is made by Lplet and Himel az
/ Abby;l)e. The doar makes excel Mt
Corn Cakes as 1hev are sometimes
n1ei, aud is used also in making up
.Ght d cad.
/ Turing She electricical storm sunday
| rnirC, a bolt Of ight;-- strIek the
7 :idpnco Of Mr. and Mrs. f. " S'eh
Rms. and nut the electric light and 'ele
hone rUt 80 commission. best les tear.
/ NJ considerable Uaper of The wall IN
. -'e hath ro,m. No one Was Lu.-, and
NJ S:ehblus y~s eva a. he 'ile, -.
inks he c9eli lie lore, 12tliAz -
I 49, :. !. he LAD Oeen :Iere.
November 5 tag ben dcsi-r a..l as
! Sweet Potato Day az the State Fair
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
STRAY NOTICE,

Left Andrew about three weeks ago,
n dark brown mare about years old,
weighs between 300 and 900 pounds;
and brown mule, about 5 years old,
melium size, has long hair The brand
Of both is unknDwnv' Both left 10.
gctler. Finder please return N or no..
tifv TELESMAR HARRINGTON,
33A Andrew, La.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

announoes NJ. Hull sweet potato special,
is, HTtcE7ion Division, Louisiana state
University. Among its features will be
sweet potato dinner served by all re.
staurant' ON the grounds and a baked
Louisiana yam" presented t, Ell visi
tors a, the sweet potato booth in .hc
Agricultural Building An effort ais,
will be made to have all Of the leading
hotels and restaurants Cf Shreveport
feature sweet potatoes on their menu on
this date.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
PROCLAMATION.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.
Pursuant to Authority contained In
Ordinance No. /, of the Parish School
Louisiana, of date the 7th day or
October, 1920, |, Clysse Bernard, Pre-
sidcnt of said body, hereby give no.
tice that an election will be held IN
Indian Bayou School District No. ],
in the Parish of Vermilion, Louisiana
on Tuesday, the eth day of December,
1920, ne set forth in the following
abstract of said ordinance:
SECTION l. BE 1t Ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish Of
Vermiion, Louisiana, in lawful ses.
Sion convened, That an election shan
hc. aud IS hereby, called to he held in
Indian Bayou School District No. |,
in the Parish of Vermiion, Louisiana,
on Tuesday, tle 9TH day Of December,
19oO,at which election the majority Of
the property taxpayers Of said district,
i number and amount, eligible 70 vote
and voting, shall determine the
Proposition - incur debt and issue
bonds If the said Indian BAYOU School
District No. !, III the Parish Of Vermil.
on, Louisiana. to the amount Of Fifty
Thousand Dollars $50, 600 90, "a run
for a period Of twenty l20y years,
bearing interest Ut the rate Of five per
cent f5c,y per onnum, PAYABLE annual
IT,, The funds thus derived 10 b. used
for the
''Pu-roso of erecting and equipping
a school huilding in Indian Bayou
School District, No. J, Parish of Yer
million, Louisiana.
''The said election shall be held at
the following polling place: Indian
Bayou School House, and the following
commissioners and clerk Of election are
appointed: John Dubois, J. p. Leroux
g. b Faux and Cleric Boulct, Clern,
each being a registered voter and TO
serve without compensation.
''Notice is hereby further given that
on the Sth dav Of December, 1920, the
first day following such election, at -
clock m. the VermiiOn Parish School
Board will meet AZ the office Of said
body. in said Parish, and there in pub
lie session open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and CONT the votes, both as N
number and amount, and examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the
result Of the election, and promulgatc
the same
Given tbs. the IN day Of October
1920, al Abbeville. La. In said parish
CLYSSE BERNARD,
president of the vermilion Parish
School Board
4 true copy!
J. II. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

Will anyone who has any discarded
or outgrown clothing gring or send it
to the Home Service Office Of the Rel
Cross on Madeline Square, We are now
IN need Of clothing for family of four,
man wife, one child about a year old,
and one Of five weeks. Thier home was
hlrned and thew have nothing inthe
way Of clothing or bed clothing for
{ is winter We feel that : an un.
necessary expense to buy new clothing
or these eases, when there is so many
.'"thcS folded away doing no good; and,
we also feel that families that are in
need.