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Abbeville Progress
SW. ,)'ItRYAN
PHONE 248.
Once morE, "Is it hot enough for
you?" is a chestnut
Changing seats In the boat begins
its usual summer harvest.
Philadelphia may be a sleepy town.
but its ball teams play between naps.
Somebody Is hoarding buffalo nick
els, for one is rarely seen In circula- co
tion. Go
Physicians never prescribe the rest his
cure for merchants who do not adver- ins
Use.pal
The mikado of Japan has recovered. hoi
although he had eight doctors in at- pin
tendance.
The open season for fish stories Iº ho
on, and. it is reported there is an finr
enormous supply. er
If alrboats become as popular as thi
automobiles it may be necessary to
roof the streets.
Was there ever a verdict of which I t
so many persons said: "Just exactly ho
what I expected?"
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Now that warm weather is here we bu
can listen to our neighbors' pianos. In
We can't help it. W9
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One charm of a long fishing trip is tel
that the fisherman gets a chance to ra
let his whiskers grow.
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No doubt the generous baseball Pa
fans are willing to give their share th
of the rains to the farmers.
A German doctor was fined for call
ing a telephone girl a camel. Camel
must sound terrible in German.
It's a fact for which we can't be
too thankful that not every year does te
the frost antedate the pumpkin. da
In spite of all the free notices we In
don't know even yet what brand of
soap "September Morn" advertises. r
Our notion of a truly superior per
son is the boy scout, who actually tr
looks down upon a college graduate! fo
If you want to change seats in the
boat, and you don't know much about
handling a boat, beach the boat first.
Judging by the feats of the Phila- c
delppia baseball players, some other I
teams could use a supply of somnam- a
bulists. a
The number of times the will can n,
be broken by dissatisfied relatives is tc
1a direct proportion to the amount of i
the estate. $
01
For the majority of symptoms of $
physical disorders now in evidence, fI
we suggest the blanket diagnosis "vs- rt
estionitis."
The designer of the Lincoln penny
has Just been married, but a worse c
fate should be devised for the design- t
Kr of the buffalo nickeL. I
Not only did a young Preach av- m
ter ly 933 miles from Parts to War i
saw n thirteen hours, but he lives t
to tell the tale.
bealtlsts say the world is not re
volving as fast as it used to do, but the
man who has a note coming due is the
bank does't believe it
A Pennsylvania woman one hu -
dred years old has never wonr a
hat Yet oa that account her has -
band owns neither ana automobile
er a bank.
This being a wide world, there are
pleaty of places for the newlyweds to
China is to establishh an aviation
schooL The new republic is dte- I
mned to have all the latest trim
mna of up-todat elvilisatio.
( The bishob who adviseu a elass
't young ministers not to be in any 1
hurry to get married doubtless knew
the ewing dclrel waould attead to
that
Look out for another boet In the
pie of kerosene. It has bees found
that this usefl faid is highly e*lI
sius in exterminatsing rasmboppers
POesibly, their unswerving haith Itn
a future reward accounts or the fact
tat, aecording to statistics, the my
eras rsalary of ministersm of the gopei
is W a year.
That soelety woman who advies
the girls to wear trouasers as a rlet
frem tight shlirts has no epacion
that some of them would wear tight
If some people would think helre
tey speak they would have mighty
Wttle to say.
Noblemen is Paris when sent to
rison for forgery declared that they
eoasidered swindllng to he sport. Ab.
sard! How much more civilised to
mob a umpitre
That Chlogo woman who asks per
mission to wear trousers might have
les treable getting It if she wouald
pemise mt to be photograpnhed in
tm frst thtia.
Never alude to a farv oese eon
oreg." Dew the writer mean I
dude a "tomuh"
New Tert n with two wtvee
was seteeed to uie jut a he
m adaut to marry a thrL Seems
to a the alnists shel have bee
eaged em thas ase.
A t.Laon seentiet is put wth the
a a azss but we ame w
wha wen set saetl ws
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Louisiana I
SNews ing
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From all corers said
of the greal .State "Ma
Governor Visits Lepers. nob
New Orleans.--A day in the leper
colony was the novel experience of Ing
Governor IL. E. Hall Saturday. It was T
his first visit to this interesting state an
institution at Indian Village, iberville tenr
parish.
"I shall not hesitate to go again and tur
hope to visit the institution several 000
times before my term as governor ex
pires," he said.
Persons connected with the leper ed,
home for many years say it was the
first time they had ever seen a gov
ernor of the state within its confines. gre
Governor Hall was given a most en
thusiastic welcome. the
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"Turtle Back" Roads Durable. Mr,
Thibodaux.-Mayor A. J. Trone, as ing
street commissioner, assisted by the
board of aldermen and E. J. Braud of
the improvement committee, has dem- 1.
onstrated that good dirt roads can be 15
built in town. By building roads high of
in the middle and sloping them to- up
wards the edges the principal streets fali
have taken on a new aspect. A severe of
test was given by a constant four-day 4hi
rain this week, and twenty-four hours we
after the rain had ceased the highways tre
were dried and, with the split-log drag sto
passed over them, no one could tell on
that there had been rain. slli
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Why Wrapper Was Torn.
Shreveport.-That a mail clerk was
compelled to assist masked men in the I
search for valuables during the 1111- pre
nois Central train robbery near Bates- Na
ville, Miss., Friday morning, was evi- lng
denced by a broken package of regis- Co
tered special envelopes received Satur- tifi
day, by a Shreveport financial institu- plc
tion from Dayton, Ohio. The railway the
mail clerk, explaining the unnatural col
condition of the package, attached the wa
following statement: an
"The wrapper torn from this pack- tri
age by L. A. Kenny, on command of s
train robbers on train No. 1, July 4,
four miles south of Batesville."
Pointe Coupee's Expense List. ca
New Roads.-The expenditures of MI
I'ointe Coupee for 1913 are as follows: th,
('lerk and parish treasurer, $400; AE
coroner and health officer, $400; po- m,
lice jurors, $700; justice of the peace va
and constables, $700; inquests, burials an
and examining insane, $700; sheriff's a
fees in criminal matters, $7,200; wit
nesses and jurors, $2,000; district at
torney's fees, $1,000; public schools,
$9,000; interest on money borrowed, El
$1,500; public printing, $600; assess in
or's tees, $1,400; demonstration agent, in
$282.50; contingent and redeeming oz
funds, $5,000, and road and bridge cc
funds, $9,000. a
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Improvements for Louisiana.
Shreveport.-lf recommendations of
s General W. H. Bixby, chief engineer of
the war department, are adopted, at ne
least $10,000,000 will be invested in Im- et
provements of Red river from its 11
mouth to Ftlton, Ark., largely in Lou- B
isilana. General Bixby suggests that ca
s the government appropriate about w
$6,000,000, provided the levee boards el
spend about $4,500,000. hi
s Vote on Bond Issue August 21.
a Lake Charles. - The police Jury
adopted a formal resolution putting N
the good roads bonding proposition di
* before the people of the parish for b
I their acceptance or rejection at a spe
Sctal election to be held August 21. 8
5 The terms of the resolution propose 24
the issue of $900,000 in bonds, the pro- b
ceeds of which are to be expended in si
5 obtaining permanent roads. , a
Retreat at Grand Coteau Closes.
Grand Coteau.-The annual retreat
t for ladies of the world at the Sacred
" Heart Academy, which began Sunday
' and closed Thursday, was attended by a
106 ladies from various portions of
the state. There were four instrue
5 tions each day. The retreat was given P
7 by Very Rev. Albert Blever, S. J., late
r president of the Loyola University of
SNew Orleans.
Man Killed by an Auto.
* New Orleansa-James C. Naugh, U
d resident engineer of the New Orleans A
Sand Bastern railroad, who superintend- r
Sed the construction of the twenty- 1
eight-mile bridge for that railroad
Sacross Lake Ponchartrain in 1884, was
killed by an automobile Sunday. Mar
' shall Mannel, the negro chanuffeur, was I
t arrested. I
Bayou Sara i. 0- O. F. Elet Offeers. I
St. Franclsville.-Bayou Bars Lodge
SNo. 50, L O. O. F., has elected the fIol
lowing ofdleers: W. Nick Smith, noble
Sgrand; P. E. Parr, vice grand; J. H. I
Roth, warden; . S8. Blettinger, secre
tary; J.R. Matthew, treasurer.
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Cyclist Threwn as He Wins.
Bogalusa.--Saturday in the motor
to cycle race Mr. Ernest Levert was
- thrown from the machine just as he
Swon the race, one of the pedals break
to ing. He was knocked senseless, but
not seriously injured.
S Imprevements at Melville.
ye New Roads.-A movement is on foot
id in Melville to have the principal
in streets paved and to have the town
equipped with electric lights and
water works.
- hetland Peny Won by Girl.
Boga~ls-Gevieve George won
the 8etiaad pony nla the voting coar
Stest given by the Druids Saturday.
Contrast or AbbeviUt Sidewallk.
Abbe~rlle.-The city council has
awarded the contract for buidiag e
ah ment and concrete street creoassaingas,
sa nas pays Aml oevWlrJnd.
oaf ?....Iq lb as. si ml-*l
Valuable Paintings Destroyed.
New Orleans. - Fire originating
from an unknown cause in the second
floor of the Girod warehouse of the
Lafayette Warehouse Company. W. D.
Maginnis, president, gutted the build
ing. causing a complete loss of the
contents and left only a shell of the
two-story building. In a collection of
pictures, twenty-two cases, including
110 paintings by old masters, what is
said to be the only copy of Raphael's
"Madonna" was destroyed, entailing
an inestimable loss. The pictures were
owned by Ludwig Springman. a con
noisseur of paintings, formerly a book
keeper, who has spent his life collect
ing the treasures.
The building was valued at $45.000
and insured for $25,000, while the con
tents, approximately $25,000. Mr.
Springman values his collection of pic
tures at between $250,000 and $1,000,
000, but he declares that some of the
treasures, while holding no market
value, are an intrinsic asset unequal
ed, particularly the Raphael treasure.
Springman stood with tears in his
eyes as he watched the fire. The
great Raphael painting was secured
about ten years ago in a small place in
the state. As for the Raphael, it can
never be duplicated, and the only hope
Mr. Springman has is that the paint
ing escaped the flames.
Mad Dog Bites Young Lady.
Laplace.-Miss Marie Vicknair, aged "H
15 years, was bitten in the early part
of the week by a strange dog picked
up by her brother at the Maccabees'
fair Sunday. On the following day the
'Jog bit Miss Vicknair and also a small In
child of Leonard Duhe. Both victims th
were taken to Vacherie for the stone m
treatment. It is reported that the n
stone took on Miss Vicknalr, but not of
on the child, whose injuries were
slight. The dog was killed and was de- as
clared mad. rF
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$10,000 Damages Awarded. ph
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Lake ('harles.-The Louisiana su- a
preme court awarded Mrs. Sayona
Nations $10,000 damages against Lud
ington, Wells & Van Schaik Lumber tri
Company of Ludington. The plain- wt
tiff's husband, Hlamp Nations, an em- se
ploye of the company, was injured at de
the log camp and was attended by the
company doctor. A surgical operation
was necessary. Nations died when the i
anesthetic was administered. The dis- wi
trict court awarded her $8,000 and the
supreme court increased it to $10,000. ki
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Arcadia Parish Tax Rolls.
Crowley.-The [plice jury of Ar- cl
cadia parish met in special session
Monday for the purpose of reviewing at
the assessment rolls as submitted by w,
Assessor Martin Guidry. The assess- re
ment as' submitted was accepted. The
valuation of property this year shows e
an increase of more than $100,000 over rt
last year's assessment. of
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New Brick for Crowley. us
Crowley.-The iron structure for the ju
Egan building has arrived and is be- di
ing unloaded and removed to the build- p;
ing site, and work has again started of
on the building. This building, when al
' completed, will be a three-story brick tc
and nearly 300 feet front. It will be as
occupied as a hotel.
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f Negro Kills Himself with a .22. a
f Alexandria. - Thomas Tomkins, a
t negro, aged 29 years, accidentally kill- e
i- ed himself Friday with a .22 rifle. He
s lived on his farm five miles from w
V- Boyce. He was trying to remove ap
.t cartridge from a .22 automatic gun w
it when it was discharged and the bullet ti
a entered the region of the heart, killing
him lnstantly. ii
Woodmen Unveil July 20. it
y Laplace.-The unveiling of the two a
g monuments of the late Henry H. Ma
a dere and Peter Brady, deceased mem- t
r bers of the John A. Reine Camp, Wood- a
Smen of the World, will take place in ,
i. St. Peter's cemetery at Reserve July
a 20. Sovereign E. H. Alexander has d
Sbeen appointed captain of the proces- ,
n sion, with Sovereign Henry Maurln a
master of ceremonies.
Iberville Free of Hookworm.
t St. Gabriel.-Dr. G. B. Adams of the
hookworm campaign, who is making 1
a tour of inspection in this parish, g
Safter examining a number of speci-(
mens, tailed to find a single case. In
fact, so far he has found the whole
Sparish free from infection.
SAlexandrlia Enjoyed Races on Fourth.
Alexandria.-The Fourth was cele- 1
brated by a splendid race program at
the race track of the Alexandria Mati
, nee Club, in which horses from the
s Avoyelles Club also took part. A pa
d. rade was given in which a number of
y- lady riders took part.
s Buys Timber Land.
re Alexandrla.-KE. W. Drelbolts of
a Ramos bought through the Polk Fen
nor Company 575 acres of hardwood
timber lands in Evangeline parish,
a paying $10,000 cash for it.
al- New Well in Evangeline Field.
Ie Estherwood.-The Crowely Oil and
I. Mineral Company brought in another
is well 'a the Evangeline field, near
Estherwood, Monday.
Catholic Priest Dies.
r- New Orleans.-Rev. Father John
a O'Shannahan, 8. J., aged 75 years,
he former president of the Jesuits' Col
k- lege in Galveston, died Sunday at
t Grand Cotean, La., and was interred
in the Jesuits' cemetery at New Or
leans.
Corer Stone of New Church Laid.
a Crowley.-The laying of the corner
wa stone in the new Methodist church,
ad Sooth, now in the course of construe
tiom, to cost $35,000, was held Priday.
Alleged Slayer Out on Bond.
ca Alexandria-8. F. Eaklns, charged
om- with the murder of G. H. Leggett at
the Producers turpentine camp, near
Eizabeth, La., on May 35, was given a
Sprelminary hearing before Judge W.
IP. Blackmaa and ordered released n
a der an appearance bond of $2,000.
Lieut. evwernr Barret to Colorado.
-re,*port.- -Lleqtat Governor
SemTham C. marret left aturday for
mlf Ofrde wp.rMs C~los ecdma e
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TWO LIVES SAcrIFICO IN AUTOMOBILE RA
"Hero of Indianapolis Speedway Kill- Va
ed"-Ralph Mulford Wins 200-Mile
Race-Breaks World's Record.
Columbus, Ohio-Harry C. Knight of
Indianapolis, known as the "hero of da
the Indianapolis speedway," was al- the
most instantly killed and his mecha- elt
nician. Milton Michaelis, 19 years old. in
of Cloves, N. M., received injuries thi
from which he later died at a hospital, tiv
as the result of an accident on the no
110th lap of the 20-mile automobile
race, contested Friday under the aus- nil
pices of the Columbus Automobile As- of
sociation. Knight's front wheel blew of
a right tire and his car turned over. w
Knight had been out of the race for Ht
thirty minutes because of enginei D.
trouble and had just re-entered. He 014
was said to hav~ been running at be
seventy miles an hour when the acci- Ti
dent occurred.
Johnny Jenkins of Springfield, Ohio, lo
was following Knight at a short dis- la
Lance, and, according to some of the w,
witnesses, ran over Knight's body,
which had fallen to the track. Jen-i
kins declared he ran over something I J
but does not know whether it was a
body or a part of the wrecked ma
chine.
Knight's head was badly crushed
and the top part torn off. His legs
were driven to his armpits and the qt
rest of the body badly mutilated.
When the tire blew up the car turn
ed over twice and landed in an up- PC
right position. Michaelis was thrown al
out at the first turn and suffered a st
fractured skull. Knight was pinned ca
under his steering wheel, but fell out B
just as the car finally righted. He cd
died almost immediately. Ralpe de
Palma, following close on the heels ta
of Knight and Jenkins, was running at
at a high rate of speed, but managed
to shave by the wrecked car without I
smashing into it. * I
The accident occurred almost in
front of the grand stand and was wit- tl
nessed by thousands of spectators. b
Knight was 23 years old. He gain
ed the title of "Hero of the Indian- e
apolis speedway" several years ago
when he smashed into a brick wall in
preference to running down a driver a
who had been thrown from his car to b
the track.
laalph Mulford won the race, break
ing the world's record for 200 miles on
a dirt track. He made the distance
in three hours, twenty-one minutes
and forty-eight seconds.
Harry Endicctt was second, with ti
the time 3 hours 45 minutes and 34 b
and 55-100 seconds. Ernest Reeder N
was third with the time of 3 hours 47 t
minutes 53 and 65-100 seconds. Ralph
de Palma finished fourth and just
within the prize money with the time i
of 4 hours 42 and 61-100 seconds. f
Prizes aggregating $5,000 were gives. d
Reunion at Gettysburg Ends.
Gettysburg, Pa.-The reunion of the t
5 blue and the gray, commemorating the S
fiftieth anniversary of the battle of t
Gettysburg, practically came to an end t
a Saturday. More than 50,000 old sol
e diers were cared for during the week. i
All day long weary veterans walked
over the dusty roads and streets to
h the railroad stations. It was the most
r- uncomfortable day of the week. One 1
1 old soldier in gray from North Caro
lina dropped dead in the crowd at the
e town station of one of the railroads.
i- He was H. H. Hodges of Union Hill,
f N. C. His death was the ninth of the I
reunion encampment.
Disastrous Storm In North Texas.
if Greenville, Tex.-The most disas
a- trous storm in eleven years visited I
d North Texas Wednesday. It resulted I
in heavy property loss in Greenville
and the surrounding country, placing
the city in danger of a water famine
and demoralising railroad, telegraph
d and telephone lines. No bves were
r lost, but many sections were flooded
Sand it was necessary to use boats to
rescue a number of marooned families.
Clay Deposit Discovered.
Marshall, Tex.-Secretary Dodd of
the Young Men's Business League re
" cently submitted to the A. and M. Col
t lege a sample of clay taken from a
well in this county, which 's very
Swhite, and apparently free from all
grit and sand, and which he believes
to be porcelain clay.
OIl Shipments From Port Arthur.
r Port Arthur, Tex.-Reports show
that 1,181,585 barrels of petroleum and
o oil products were shipped out d Port
SArthur during Juno.
Ferns Gets Decision Over Denny.
New Orleans.-Wildcast Ferns of
SKansas City was awarded the decision
ever Young Denny of New Orleas
Safter a scheduled ten-round bout at
SPelican park Friday. They are wel
Sterweights.
To Visit Home in Iretmnd.
Alexandria-Major and Mrs. E. J.
. Barrett have gone to New York,
r wheee they will sil for Europe on
or te stamer Cedrie. While away they
le wtB vist breae, the birthpLlace of
aer Imss.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY GOVERNOR so
Various Heads for State Institutions tw
Named, But no Women Chosen foi
Due to New Law. bo
Austin, Tex.---governor ('olquitt Fri- ci,
day appointed additional nmembers of ru
the boards of managers of the various wl
eleemosynary institutions as provided fii
in the new law enacted by the Thirty- of
third legislature, which became effec- th
tive on July 1. The appointments an- th
nounced are as follows: in
Institution for the Training of Juve
niles at Gatesville: Dr. S. P. Brooks th
of Waco, General Flexi H. Robertson ta
of ('rawford. M. M. Harris of Waco, th
W. W. Seeley of Waco, I)r. I). C. th
Homan of Oglesby, Coryell Coulty; p1
D. R. Tall of Gatesville. Under the bi
old law it was provided that two mem- th
bers of the board may be women. cr
The new law provides that only quali- e
fled voters shall be appointed. Fol- fr
lowing the requirements of the new re
law, the governor did not apoint any
women on the board. re
Confederate Woman's Home at Aus- in
tin: David Harrell, Wilbur P. Allen, h,
SJohn H. Chiles. The law creating the T
Confederate Woman's Home provided t(
that two of the members of the board w
may be women, but the new law says a:
that all members of the board shall be h
qualified voters. The women are not ,
eligible to serve on the present board. e
R. C. Roberdeau of Austin was ap- s'
pointed a member of the board of man- tl
agers of the State Deaf and Dumb In- h
stitute at Austin to fill the vacancy e
caused by the resignation of Andy I
Byas of Austin, who was appointed
city detective of Austin.
F. M. Scott of Austin was appointed A
the sixth member of the State Deaf a
and Dumb Institute. 8
Carl Nelson of Round Rock was ap- ii
pointed the sixth member of the State tl
Insane Asylum at Austin. T
R. M. Johnston of Houston declined d
the appointment of member of the F
board of directors of the A. and M. I
College, and the governor has appoint- b
ed in his stead John J. Simmons of 0
Dallas. U
Thomas B. Griffith of Terrell was t
appointed the sixth member of the a
board of managers of the North Texas a
Hospital for the Insane. a
Two Banks Forced Into Receivership.
Pittsburg.-The First-Second Na
tional bank of Pittsburg, the First Na
tional bank of McKeesport, a neigh
boring city; the American Water
Works and Guarantee Company, and
the banking house of J. S. & W. S. 1
Kuhn, Incorporated, of Pittsburg, were
forced into the hands of receivers 4
Monday through the failure of the
first named institution to open its 1
doors Monday morning. The closing
of the First-Second National bank
was ordered by the deputy comp
troller of the currency, T. P. Kane,
9 after every effort had been made to
f meet the government requirements as
I to the legal reserves. The Kuhn
banking house has extensive interests
in irrigation projects throughout the
d West, and in mines and street trac
Stion systems throughout Western
t Pennsylvania, besides being a domi
e nant factor in the American Water
Works and Guarantee Company.
New Town Springs Up.
1, Pleasanton, Tex.-North Pleasanton
a is a new town springing up about two
miles north from the original town of
Pleasanton, in Atascosa County, and is
situated at the junction of the San
s- Antonlo, Uvalde and Gulf railroad,
d thirty-two miles south from San An
1 tonio. One division of the San An
Ie tonio, Uvalde and Gulf railroad runs
ýg west from this place to Uvalde via
e Crystal City, while the other is being
h I constructed south to Corpus Christi, a
e distance of about a hundred miles be
d ing completed, more than half the dis
o tance. This line is expected to be fi
s. ished within the next few months.
Investigation of Alleged Sugar Trust.
*f Austin, Tex.-The attorney general's
,e- department is In receipt of the docu
1- ments, exhibits and record submitted
a to the legislative penitentiary Investi
ry gating committee by W. T. Eldridge
11l charging that the sugar trust operates
es in Texas. Investigations will now be
made as to the alleged sugar trust.
Roumanian Army Ordered Mobilized.
ww Bucharest, Roumania-King Charles
ad of Roumania Friday ordered the gen
gt eral mobilisation of the Roumanian
army.
Negro Gets Life Sentenmce.
of Lake Charles.-The Jury in the case
sa of Joe Bowers, the negro charged with
55 the murder of Mallnda Smith at Hayes,
at May 27, returned a verdict Saturday:
el- "Guilty, without capital punishment.'
The penalty is life imprisonment.
New implement Company Succeedsa
J. Jennings.--The Southern Implement
k, Company Friday took over the stock,
on fixtures and good will of the local
ey branch of Robinson , Co., which ha.
of been under the management of F. M.
Thorm
ARMY AW1AOR FAL[S TO DATH EX
LIEUTENANT CALL, WITH THE GO
ARMY AT TEXAS CITY,
Falls With Biplane From Great
Height and Nearly Every Bone Su
in Body Broken.
Texas ('ity. Tex.- First Lieutenant
lAren H. ('all. detailed recently from
the First ('oast Artillery to the First
Aero Squadron at Texas City. was iss
dashed to death Tuesday when his ma- co
chine stopd l in midair while he was tut
making a practice flight over the en- w.
campment grounds of the Fourth Ar- fot
tillery. l)eath was instantaneous, al- sit
most every bone in his body being pe
broken. fro
The aeroplane at the time of the ac- thl1
cident was variously estimated by
spectators to have been at a height t'"
of from 50o to 1,000 feet from thle voe
ground. As the machine was seen er
to desc'end nose tdown, Lieute'nant ('all we
was thrown forward out of his seat. I :t
In his fall hie was seen to grasp the
forward rail of the machine, but in 'w
the flight downward his grip) was torn tit
loose and he plunged ahead of the It
aeroplane, feet foremost. lie landed iin
squarely on his feet. the impact of the t,
fall causing both ankles to snap in tlh
two just ahovet the shoe tops. The he
force of the fa;ll caused the hones o(f si
both legs to be forced into the ground. so
The ltorie than o00 soldiers and in
civilians who witntiessetld lthe tragedy tre
rushed to thte wrecked machine to see fu
what aid couldl be rendered the of
ficer, but life was .extinct before any r,
of them could place their hands upon i(.
the body. Those first to arrive at ti
the pile of debris saw a slight quiver- gi
ing of the flesh, but nothing more. It,
With the assistance of several of pi
those standing around the body was
taken from the debris and convetyed to tt
the army bospital, where it was found r,
that tlhe backbonet was broken in two I1)
places. thilt lower secttion of thei verte p,
t brae forc'ed tlhrough the flesh. Itoth ti
thighs were broken and the chest ti
I crushed in. While the skull was crush- re
ed antl a great dleal of blood calt.
e from the ears, the face was nott mar- it
' red.
An enlisted man of the ae'ro squad- ti
ron says Lieutenanit Call came down
in advancet of the biplanet'. lie says f(
he was closely watching at the tite'.
The hiplane, he declares, first camte t
to a sudden halt and lieutenant (Call
was thrown forward off the seat and
as it fell hue hung from it with both ti
hands to the forward rail, his body e"
swinging beneath. le says the doom- t
ed man violently tried to regain his
seat and that when within 100 feet of 1i
the ground his hands relaxed their b
hold and his body stood erect in the
Sair as it fell, the feet striking first. 1
Decision in Alamo Case. t
San Antonio, Tex.-Each side in the
Alamo controversy claims a victory in
an order issued Tuesday by Judge W.
S. Anderson at the close of the hear
ing in the injunction suit entered by
e the Daughters of the Republic of
Texas, which order directs that the
'defendants, State Superintendent of
e Public Grounds A. B. Conley and State
Inspector of Masonry J. B. Nitschke,
1. be allowed to proceed with the work
f of restoring the ancient mission-fort I
until the original legislative appropria- I
s tion of $5,000, together with $481.40, I
eI obtained through sale of old material,
a shall have been expended. The court I
allowed the defendants four weeks in I
which to exhaust the funds.
Trainmen in Favor of Strike.
New York.-Peace overtures ceased
b- Tuesday between forty-five Eastern
r railroads and 100,000 members of the
. Order of Railway Conductors and the
. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
6 after the employes' representatives in
n conference with the railroad managers
Le announced that 94 per cent of the men
a had voted to strike for increased
ig wages.
SMany Fish Eggs Planted.
SWashington.-The year just closed
to established a record for the United
SStates bureau of fisheries in the num
Sber of fish eggs taken and later plant
Sed. It ran to the enormous total of
S3,640,000,000, which broke the record
Smade in the previous year by 173,000,
S000. The largest number of any one
kind was in flat fish, of which 800,
S000,000 eggs were planted.
Four Warships in Gulf.
Washington.-Henceforth four big
warships will be stationed in the Gulf
Sof Mexico to watch the Mexican sit
of uation. Two of these will be kept at
Vera Crus and one at Tampico. The
a fourth will be stationed at Galveston.
STo effect this arrangement the battle
e ships louislana and Michigan were
" Tuesday ordered to Mexican waters.
& WOO,00,000 Suit May Be Delayed.
Z Washlngton.-The trial of the gov
Sernment's sult at Los Aqgeles, Cal.,
Sfor the recovery of $p00,000,000 worth
of oil lands held by the Southern Pa
i cflic railroad probably will be delayed
for some time yet
l' Town in Louisiana Wiped Out.
cu- New Orleans, La.-Independence,
d La., a town of 1,000 inhabitants, was
ti- practically wiped off the map by fire
ge Tuesday, entailing a loss estimated at
ta $200,000 to O$250,COU. No person was
seriously hurt.
ed. FPer Comfort of Thirsty Animals.
es Houston, TeL-Fifteen fountains for
IB the comfort of horses and dogs will
a be placed on principal corners through
out Houston within the next week.
In no triumph does modern science
Sappear as the almost angelic wonde
th worker of these times than its tranes
5. formation of poor little cripples and
y: diseased tots Into healthy and happy
lt children. And no agencies for human
relief are more blessed In the public
mind than those which come to the
la children's aid.
ck' A Philadelphia Junk dealer found
:al 100,.000 worth of old stamps in $
as weorth of waste paper. In a few year
M. he will be boauttng abeut hisd pu
dtw in re ses a mM-m
IEXRA SESSION OF LEGISLATUli
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMA
TION TO CONVENE JULY 21.
Submits Three Subjects: To Elect
Senators Direct; General Appe
priations and Amendments
of Prison Law, Etc.
Austin, Ta'x.--The governor Monday
issued his formal proclamation for the
convening rof the Thirty-third legisla
ture iti extraordinary session in two
weeks.. lIe namerd but three subjects
for ctonsideration by the special ses
sion, but inserted a clause* which will
permit himt to submit other matters
fromi timtn to tillm', and it is known
that others will be sulggesttdl.
Genelral appropriations, ,elction of
'lllteld Stiates senators by popular
vot. and amendments of thle law gov
etrnling the state:i penal institutions
were designated in Monaday's procla
ion.
Thei governor said that he later
would call up tlh, I.atter of rectifying
the defa-at in the 9::)to closing law.
It will hei recalled that the bill relat
inl to thl'e cvil statutes had two ma
terial bluinders or errors in it, and
thei goverlnor vo,'ii it. i in hIis veto
lie said lhe wouhl ask the sipecial se
sionl to i(enac't the law proll'rly and he
sias he will Ilake good lt:it romise
in dllue seasoin 'TheI' crimlilI statute
requirinr 9i ::10, closiing wa, in good
form and tihe salootas are obeyyilng it.
In anticilpation of the ireport and
recomlmendations of the l.'gislative
committeei , wthi iIch ºide an ilnvOstig;a
tihn of thel penit'entiary ssteti, the
governor openits up the sulbject for the
legislature to deal with the prison
problem as it sten fit.
In the getneral appropriations topic.
the gos.ernlor ailddls "Aniid the repair.
restoration andl erectin ioft nec"'essary
public lbuildings," it(. This n;akes it
possibile for apIpropriat;ions to rendiler
tire protection to the state. iinstitu
tions in accorailnce with ithe urgent
receo ntllnll'll ait ions (of State Ih'ire' Mar
shal Wallace Illis.ili Mr. Inglish
itemiiiz'es as to each institution aind
calls theni "fire traps" anld "death
ti.laps."
The governor's proclamation was as
follows:
"Whereas, Thei Thirty-third legisla
llre ;aljolrllne the regulal; session
thlreof w\itlhouit tlaking appropria
tions for the l sllppoiort of tll(h state gov
erlient., as aprovided by the' constitu
tion shall lie dolne;
s "Now, therefore, The failure of the
legisilaturet to pass :;u1(c appropriationf
r bill creates an extraordinary occasion,,
justifying the governor to c'onvene the
legislature in extra session, and I do
hereby call the same to convene in -
the capitol, in the c(ity of Austin, be- d
ginning at 10 o'clock a. nl., Monday,
July 21, 1913, for the following pur
poses, to-wit:
"To make appropriations for the
y support of the state government and
if its institutions, and the repair, re
storation and erection of necessary
if public buildings for the fiscal years
e beginning September 1, 1913, and end
ing August 31, 1915.
k "To pass a law providing for and ~
-t regulating the election of United
t. States senators from Texas by the
D, people thereof, as provided shall be
1, done hereafter by an amendment t
rt section 3 of article 1 of the constita.
n tion of the United States recently de
clared ratified and adopted by three
fourths of the States in the Union.
"To revise or amend the provisions
d of the law now governing the man
. agement and control of the peniten
, tiary system as embraced in chapter a
e 10, acts of the fourth called session'
n of the Thirty-first legislature.
In "To consider and act upon sucb
r other matters as may be presented by
a the governor, pursuant to section 40
d of article 3 of the constitution of
Texas."
Special Fruit and Truck Rate.
Austin. Tex.-The Texas railroad
Scommission has granted the appllca
tlon of the International and Great
of Northern railroad for a special rate
d on peaches and tomatoes. The rega
0, latlon, effective July 5 and expirnlag
e August 15, is as follows: i
. Peaches and tomatoes, straight or
mixed carloads, minimum weight 0SO,
000 pounds per car, when consigned
to canning factories and accompanied
ig by sworn statement to the effect that
lI the shipment is intended and will be
it used for canning purposes only, from
at points Longvlew Junction and south.,
he including Mineola and Head
a branches, to Austin, 10e per hand
e- pounds.
Escaped PrIsoners Are Chased.
Richmond, Tex.-Four of the prisom
ers who escaped from the Angletoa
- jail were seen at Duke Monday night
l.* and chased until midnight by the dogs
th from the Arcola plantation, but they
awere not captured. During the night )
ed two horses were stolen from the Ar* -
cola plantation.
Mexican Recruits Arrested at Fabe er
4' El Paso, Tex.-Htleavily armed and
ra supplied with wire cutters, six recraits j
ire for Torlbio Ortega's rebels were ar
at rested by the United States troops
a Sunday at Fabens, Texas. Two of the
recruits had five rifles, 400 rounds
ammunition and other munitions
war. Captain Stephen Kopersperger,
commanding the troop of Second
or cavalry stationed at Fabens, near_
ill Guadalupe, has been given orders to
gh- arrest all suspicious Mexicans who try
to cross into Mexico.
"Manchu Law" Extended. .
s Washington-Hereafter the detl
ad of every army officer in Wltashlgtm.
p, except bureau chiefs, will be strictly
an limited to four years. Secretary Gar
tli rison will extend to the staff and of-j
the ficers of all grades the opglration
the so-called "Manchu law." .
ad Greek Casualties 10,00. (
SAthens.--OCreek casualties since
i beginning of fighting apainst the
Sgarians total 10,000 killed and *O
ed, according to official r~eorts.
