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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
ROOM FOR YOUNGER CRITICS
They Have a Place in the World and
aDuty That is Well Worth
Performing.

The Younger critics, says Haywood
Rroun. are the lineal descendants of
that little child i'll AnderSOn's fairy
tale who when the emperor was be-
ing made Il spectacle of and all the
vorid was being fooled by the sharp
tailor. refused to be quiet and cried
out. Gle hasn't got anything on" These
voung enthusiasts who have no posi-
lions To lose and no dignitieS To live
up to 90 about pointing 10 all our
literary cmpprors and calling attention
to the ScantinoSS of their attire Of
greatness, and refuse to be Silenced
nv their ScandaliZed or terrified elders.
Good sense bids US welcome their hon
est gaze at even the sacroSanct per
sons. II can't hurt anything really
fine. and It's about time we came out
Of some of our Illusions. William Al
len White sized II mp about right from
the conservative point of view when
he said in prAiSing Main Street: "Of
course. I'm on the other side of the
street myself. but that's just the rea-
son why like this book. II gives MS
fellows something 10 answer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
POLISH UPRISING
in UPPER SILESIA
League Troop Prepare Cam
paign Against Poles on
Two Fronts.

Berlin.-The league OF nations army
which was surprised everywhere by
the Polish uprising in Upper SlieSla'
being dispersed and defeated IN llHit-
ing in and around many towns Is no"
concentrating preparatory to launching
IA double attack against the insurgents.
1t is understood the plan for acton
calls for a campaign on two fronts.
On the first front the interallied army
will operate between Rosenberg and
Kattowitz, with the object OF driving
the Poles into Poland and OF prevent
ing the entry of the regular Polish
army. On the second it VIII operate
between Pless and Ratibor, marching
northward and protecting the rear OF
the first army.
PlnhisCite troops consisting or Brit
ish, French and Italian detachmentS
were increased by 5000 German vol
uuteers. \ part of the German yolun-
tcers were fitted with uniforms and
sent into action Friday.
General Lerond. the French officer
in command of the interallied troops
who is returning from Paris. tele-
graphed against accepting the Ger
mans, but General MARITIME, OF the
Italian army, who is acting comman-
der in General Lerond's absence, de-
cided to retain the Germans on &C
count of the seriousness of the situa-
ton
Now for the first time Italian and
German soldiers are fighting shoulder
to shoulder as they would have done
during the great war had Italy remain
ed in the triple alliance.
Oppeln by telephone reports that
Rosenberg and Lublinitz are in the
hands Of Polish regulars and not in
sJrsents The Insurgents have cap
tured Malapana, near Oppeln. The
insurgents have also captured Gross
Strehlitz.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
FAR EAST Is TAKING
COTTON FROM TEXAS
Heavy Movement of the Sta
pie Is Being Booked Via
Panama Canal.

Houston. Tex Movement Of cot
ton. which has during the present
calendar year been switching from ono
country to another as shipping and
business conditions in the various con.
Stunning nations warranted. has shifted
time to the Far East United Kingdom
ports continue TO take fair amount
OF the staple. they having become tho
heaviest takers when the German mar
ket was demoralized by uncertainty
over the reparations question
Japan and China both are making
demands for the staple now. cotton
men and ocean brokers asserted this
the Far East from gulf ports recently
were advanced from soc to 65C This
Csc rate still enables the consumers
of the Far East to obtain their bales
at lower transportation cost than the
have been accustomed to pay, it IS
said. In past seasons most of the cot
ton for the Orient has moved by rail
to North Pacific ports and by ocean
steamship thence; but the present sea
sons low rate from Galveston by way
OF the Panama Canal to Japanese and
Chinese ports, which is but a few
cents more than the cost OF the over
land rail haul TO the Pacific ports.
has swung the movement of cotton
for the Orient through the gulf ports
Bookings of Far Eastern cotton
shipments have bccne made for num-
Der of ships due to sail from Calves
ton during May and June. and it is
regarded as probable that these will
be increased and that some of the
business will be carried over into July
unless there should be sudden stiffen-
ing of ocean rates.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14

Monroe.-The J. NJ Huber No. 8
well in 32-19-5 f of Ouachita parish
near Swartz. which was finished by
the Stovall Drilling Company of Mon
roe, is one of the largest gassers in
Northeastern Louisiana, having a ca
pacity of 27,400,000 cubic feet OF gas
a day by actual measurement, accord
ing to officials of the company.
Monroe.-The North Louisiana
Shingle Company of Monroe has COM
pleted its new shingle mill at Chau-
win, few miles from Monroe, in this
parish.
MOnroe.-From 1900 to 1000 farm
ers of Ouachita and surrounding
parishes attended the trade day OBJ.
servance of West Monroe recently.
An interesting program including a
better babies contest, was given and
many prizes were awarded. \ boat,
the Il. B. Henry, brought many people
to the west side from Union parish.
Crowley.-Acadia Post, American
Legion. has decided to request civil.
ians as well as ex-service men, to as
sist in carrying on the campaign for
members.
MonrOe.-The Louisiana Christian
ERdeayor Society will hold its annual
convention in Monroe at the First
Presbyterian Church June Il. Is and
10, it is announced by leaders in this
work here Monroe Christian En-.
deavorers expect to entertain several
hundred visitors.
Arcadia.-A local oil company. or,
gained for the purpose of drilling
! within the area OF the Fields No. !
well, recently abandoned, has been
almost completed, according to relia
bic information.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
CHINESE REFUGEES FROM
MEXICO TO REMAIN

San Antonio, Textile 397 Chinese
refugees who accompanied General
Pershing out OF Mexico In 1917, and
who are now employed at army camps
about San Antonio may be permitted
to remain in the United States, al
though they will not be admitted to
citizenship. Information has been re-
ceived that a joint resolution to permit
them to remain fere has been ap-
proved by the senate committee.
One of the pleas advanced in their
behalf is made by General Pershing
and army officers here have also ask
ed that they be permitted to remain
as reward for their efficient work in
camps during the war when labor was
scarce.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Pointe a la HaChe.-The valuable
orange groves of the parish will be
inspected by an expert to ascertain IL
citrus Canker exists. The Plaque
mines police jury has donated $1,000
Tor this work.
Crowley Leblanc, one OF
the members Of the Acadia Parish
Board of EqualizerS. has gone on rec
ord as opposing the valuation of lands
under the schedule favored by the
Board of State Affairs.
CrawIey.-Mayor Pugh issued a
pru. lamation designating last week as
= special time for residents OF this
,'ty To head the appeal of the starv-
ing Chinese. W. H. Moore. secretary
oi the local Chamber Of Commerce,
will be custodian to the fund.
Crowley. Federal experts from
WASHINGTON and Baton Rouge will
romp to the school fair. which viii be
given in Crowley on May 1914. This
will be- the first demonstration or this
Kind planned for Acadia parish, so
the officials NJ public education say.
Vlauchcville. - Practically every
farmer .u this section found it neCes
sary To ycplunt cotton. due to heavy
rains and cold weather having killed
the Young plants. The acreage Will
be reduced still further on account
of the climaticic conditions.
Arcadia Since the Modern Phar
macy has ceased to do business here
Arcadia Is planning to have a new
drug store. modern and up-to-date in
every respect. which will be opened
and operated by the managers OF the
City Drug Company. also of this place
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER
quotations
Mercbants A. Eamrrnr TnumhB & Suns.
BOBBY WANTED THAT AGATE
Him, We Must Admit He
Deserved IT,

The older boys were playing mar
hlcs. Thrce-year-old Bobby wished
some agntcS like his brother had and
asked father for two cents to buy one
with. The money was given to him
and ne Immediately wished to go 10
the store to make the purchase. So
persistent did ne become that father
said:
"If you don't keep still about that
agate | will take those pennies away
from you"
what will YOU do with the pennies
II you take them awayf" he asked.
"Why, I'll put them back in my
purse"
"Wlll YOU take them uptown when
you 90 TO the oiiicri'
ayes; ! Will"
After Il few moments reflection,
Bobby came back with:
And will you buy me an agate with
them?"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
CONVENTION VOTES
FUR SANDERS PLAN
FORMER GOVERNOR ELOQUENT
AND HAS THINGS OWN WAY
ON BIG ISSUE.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL FAIL
Tax Of Two Cents a Gallon On Gaso-
line Is Feature Of OrdinanCe--Ff-
ty-Sx Amendme rts Are
Offered

Baton Rouge, La. More eloquent
. than ever and lacking mono Of the old
time mastery which made him such a
powerful heur" i'm the LEGISLATURE a
lev years aga Former Governor Jared
Y Sanders assumed complete control
OF the Constitutional Convention re-
comfy lie had THINGS his own way
IN having it To- Jdop, his pay as YOU
e. plan" for the development Of Il
state system OF highways connecting
ever, PARISH seat
A Tax of two cents a gallon on gaso-
Hue to De- used by the state highway
department in the development Of
state highways Is one Of the princi-
pal features of the ordinance
This feature stood two determined
onslaughts. one to kill 1t, and the 9th
or to change it from making il man
datOry upon the Legislature to levy
the tax to leaving 1t optional with
the Legislature.
Another hard attack was made on
The special license tax to be assessed
on automobiles. the minimum OF
which is fixed at $l5 in the ordinance.
An effort to reduce this to so WAS
defeated IS TO 60.
There were 56 amendments offered
by different delegates to the Ordi-
nance. whicl was the schedule and
final report Of the committee on good
roads and drainage. of which he is
chairman. These amendments had
been printed in the Journa: and made
il possible for each delegate To keep
complete tab on the question.
One by one, Mr.. Sanders moved
these amendments down. Occasion
ally he accepted one. As Sanders
moved, the convention voted, and
early In the count L. o. pecot of st.
Mary parish, moved that in view of
the sentiment being displayed that
all amendments be rejected without
further ado But Mr.. Sanders object
ed andthe other delegates called loud
Iy for further slaughter of the
amendments.
T. G. Boron of lberyille parish led
a hard fight to strike out a provision
in the ordinance read that the Legis-
lature may require parishes, cities,
towns. villages and road districts to
contribute a certain proportion OF the
cost of construction of state highways
and state highways and bridges etc.
His effort failed, however the vote
being 2 to 50 against it.
MIR. Boron attempted to stem the
tide Of Mr.. Sanders eloquence. BY
the eloduence of the gentleman from
Washington. | have almost been per
suaded against my better Judgment
he said.
Factories or enterprises that con
template locating on the Industrial
Canal at New Orleans were voted ex
emption for fifteen years by the taxa
ton committee. Only three vote
were registered against exemption II
committee
Action by the committee followe
debate. The exemption requeste
BY the Dock Board was supported b
former Governor Pleasant. torme
Mayor Behrman. Mr.. Rosen and Nj
Fortier of New Orleans and was oil
posed by Mr.. Sandoz Of ST. Landr!
The exemption will be included !
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Fort Worth Stock Market

Fort Worth, TeX.-Sallsmen did NOT
encounter any Objectionable factors in
the performance OF the live stock mar.
ket Friday. Where conditions disnIav-
ed any change they were toward IN,
provement Cattle sold readily on .
steady basis, hogs were fully 15c bisb
er and on sheep and lambs the deaf
was quotably unchanged. Steers q,
good quality sold in the Southern Al.
visions at s715 for an extreme bieh
-ange and fairly useful Southwest Tsr.
as cattle brought 1925.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Governor Addresses Texas Youths.

Austin, Tex.-Governor Nell FRIDAY
addressed the $500 young Texas attn
letes assembled at Austin as contest
ants in the Texas lnterscholastlc
League. and in his address of welcome
he stressed. the necessity for them TO
get their education in Texas. He de-
clared that the comradeship and TREND
ships made in college are an integral
part of education. The governor de-
clared there is no excuse or reason tof
Texas youths to leave their state as
there are ample institutions OF hish
standing to educate them at home.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
AMERICAITO SEND
REPRESENTATIVE

Washington.-Presi Harding &C
cepted Friday the invitation of the al
lies to depute representatives of the
United States to participate in ne SUI
preme council, the reparationJ com
mission and the conference of ambas
sailors.
This resumption of participations in
the councils of the allies the president
aims to carry out without entangling
the United States in purely European
affairs. The American representatives
will participate in the deliberations
but not in the actual decisions OF the
several conferences.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
French Soldiers Are Ready.

Duesseldorf.-The French military
plans for the occupation of addltiohal
German territory are virtually coli.
plete and with the arrival OF Genera
Degoutte from Mayence the troops VIII
be ready to march at a moment no,
tice. The army, which is concentrated
between Vessel and the mouth Oh tle
Wupper River on both banks OF the
Rhine, numbers approximately loo'ooo
men.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Cherokee Intervention Refused.

Washington.-The supreme court re-
fused Monday to permit John VI. Tay-
lor as representative Of the eastern
emigrant Cherokees, to intervene in
tho Red River oil land case. Taylor
claimed that large tracts of the ter
ritory in dispute was the property OF
his clients by reason of the $4,000, 1000
ocre grant made by President Van
Buren,.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Train ph,noes Into River.

Wapanucka, Okla.-Nine persons
were injured Friday when NO. . MAJ"
sas, Oklahoma and Gulf pasSe"sei
train left the tracks at the Sand creek
bridge, tow and one-half miles Sou'"
OF Wapanucka, plunging engine Yen
der. baggage coach and day coa'" %
feet to the shallow water and Huu
below.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Americans Must Have Passports.

Galveston, Tex.-American citizens
will not be permitted to enter Mexico
unless they have passport or a certi-
fled document of Identification prop
erly vised by a Mexican consul in this
country, according to information re-
ceived at Galveston Thursday by G.
Meadefierro, Mexican consul.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Relief for Louisiana Planters

Baton Rouge. La.-Relief amou'' 'n7
TO approximately 81 an acre was No,eu
cotton planters of Cameron parish sat
urday by the state pink Doh worm
commission. The commission declu'
ed to distribute about s1O,ooo no" vi
hand among the farmers OF Cameron
parish
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Thirty Horses Killed in Wreck.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Twenty cars
were wrecked and 30 working horses
killed in a freight wreck on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad between
poothwvn and Ogden. Pa. near Phila-
delphia. Thursday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Farmers FertiIize With Potatoes.

Owosso, Mich.-Thousands of bu-
shells of potatoes will be used as fer
tilizer in this district this year as a
result OF the slow demand and the low
prices, according to growers. Another
result OF the low prices, it is said, will
be to greatly reduce the acreage plant
ed this season.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Renowned Astronomer Dies.

Geneva, Switz.-Dr. William X.
Brooks, professor of astronomy at Ho-
bart college since 1901 and recognized
as the discOverer of more comets than
any living astronomer, died at his
home Tuesday. He was born at
Maidstone, Kent, England, in 1874.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
To Regulate Packers.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS supervis-
ion of the packing industry was con-
scented to before the house commit
tee on agriculture Friday by Thomas
E. Wilson of Chicago, speaking for
more than 200 large and small pack
ing companies.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Still Found Near Livingston.

Livingston, Tex.-Sheriff McLeond
and Deputy Holiday arrested two men
and secured seventeen gallons of whis'
XIV in a raid made four miles from Liv-
ingston. The whisky was found hid
den in an old stump and burned out
logs
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Foreion Born of New York.

Washington-The foreign born white
population OF New York city was an
nounced Friday by the census bureau
as 1.9Sg.21G, or 354 per cent of the
total populations as compared with
4O.4 per cent in 1910.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Two Killed in Aeroplane Fall.

Abilene. Tex-A mechanic hal"eu
Carson and Miss Margaret Feai sun
were killed and Lieutenant +. \. ho'N
ing was seriously injured SUNDAY %'''' =.
an airplane piloted by carson ''''
local aviation field.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Shawnee Has 100000 Fire.

Shawnee, Ok.-Flames Tuesday de-
stroved the Usage Cotton Seed Oil
mill and small buildings in the same
b1siuess block at total damage OF
approximately 100000.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Escaped corviets Are Caught.

Grapeland, Tex-Two escapeu T ,.
yicts of Anderson County werg an. -
into custody Sunday by W. F. Ness o
his farm sixteen miles west Oh u'AP0
land.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14

England Is feeding daily quarter
of Il million starving children In cen
'ral Europe
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14

Fifty years ago 1t was an unCOm-
mon thing in England for women TO
attend funerals.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
Stop There.

shes too good for me"
"Ihat'~ all right. my boy. Tell her
50, bur don't try to prove H."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14

"a CARPET OF GREEN"

In Montgomery County there is n real
,hance for the white farmer. For booklet
Farm Sec, 2l5 Bell Bldg. Montgomery, Ala
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
Deep MYSTERIES SURROUND MURDER CASE

In the month OF September 1919. seven
miners went into tho tunnel of tho
Tom Boy mine. The first group of
four was composed of three Swc1cs
and one Slovenian. they worked to-
gcthcr in one gang. Tho other three
were Italians and worked together in
another gang. Tho four went in first,
lust a few minutes before s O'Clock ~
tho evening, All those men worked
the night shift. and according to the
Slavcnc. John kochevar. tthc only one
of the four to come back alive, when
they had walked 200 to 900 feet into the
dark tunnel, he heard two shots, and
one of the two mon in tho lead cried
out Just then he felt shot in his
knee. AS he turned TO run another
shot struck down the fourth man who
was In tho rear. I<ochevar says he ran
TO tho mouth ~f the tunnel, and some
distance from tho mouth, out in tho
open, he met the gang OF three Italians
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
NO u. S. AMBASSADOR
TO VATICAN PLANNED

Washington. May Appointment OF
an American diplomatic representa-
tive to the va = an is not under con-
temptation, sain "A statement issued to-
day at tho white House in response TO
repeated inquiries to the possibility
OF such an appointment being made.
Many inquiries have come TO the
president relative to contemplated
nomination of a diplomatic representa-
tive to the vatican, said the state
mcnt. land the president has thought
II best to answer all of them by the
public statement that no consideration
has been given to such a step and
therc will be no occasion to consider
II unless congress by the enactment OF
law provides for such representation.
The president does not understand that
any such proposal has been made to
congress-.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
D. S. AND MEXICAN
LINE PATROLS FIGHT

Naco. AriA. May 2.-onc Mexican
Is reported to have been killed this
afternoon during a clash between
Mexican line riders and United States
immigration officers on the Ameri-
can side of the border about ono mile
cast OF here.
Frank Braly and another American
line rider named Hulsey were tho
Americans involved In tho shooting.
According to reports received hero to-
night by Chief Inspector Ford Of tho
United States immigration force at
Naco. Ariz.. the two Americans were
fired on by two Mexican line riders
who had ridden their horses across
the border.
Tho Mcxicans fired first. accord
ing to Ford and Braly. and Huisoy
returned the fire. fatally wounding
ono of the McSicans. The wounded
MeSican's mount. according to re-
ports. ran back across the line with
its helpless rider while the second
Mexican. apparently not wounded.
rodo away Mt top speed toward Os-
borne. Ariz-. two miles cast. Neither
OF the United States limo riders were
wounded. Both said. according to
Ford. that the MeSicans had ap-
parently been drinking and opened
fro without provocation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
WhatPueblO Needs

benefit
the Club
''This plan of future the of parks, thoroaes
the result of the made by Irwin
McCray Landscape architect, submitted
january, 1916.
made c. N. Power,
N j. Arthur Jeffer. w w Boughton and p A.
added w Skney, w. s. Mar
bc Slutz, Thatcher. J. r. Wallace
X McIary, Wicks Williams and
w. Corwin.
Tc plan afterwards presented by Mr. Mca endorsed
City Commissioners that time.
plan study improvements
present bounded
beaufy without the addition territory except possibly
Jagged corners,
of the things that Pueblo needed 1916 noted by Mr.
MCrar and forth IS of the of his invciga
vase streets signs.