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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
. ADMIRAL DEWEY's FAIRNESS

Il mas been some time since an inter-
view has attracted such widespread at
tention as the one with Admiral George
dewey, which was secured through the
enterprise Of the Newark Daily News
last week and published in that paper. It
!. was taken up BY the metropolitan press
s az over the country, copied and COM
iheI1fed upon, and still continues ia he
!. the talk st diplomatic circles in Wash
lilgfon Tie interview itself was cI,arse-
teFastle 81 ADMIRAL Dewey, but his stand
: IN regard to #, when It was brought 70
me attention Of the officials, was even
J. more so He has consistently refused "a
retraet anything, and he still insists thar
ne said only what he meant to say. There
s no effort On his part to shift tie ~
sponsibilIty apor' the shoulders Of the
llesgspaper representative or is give he
impression tfas lle was tnisqaotee Or mt
in q false position
he attitude Of Admiral Dewey = +1;s.
regard IS IN sharp contrast with that az J
good many public men who have been
interviewed s. nenspaper renresenta-s
]. i've and then been taken to task al,oa,t i
@ squirn oit and lay all the blame
~ there Is on the reporter i -
easy and has become such a conner,
practice that the stand which Adn,;ral
dewey has taken in this recent mater.
sstaIaas cut as sort of a little oasis II
=efle experiences Of newspaper men with
pubic Characters. The admiration Is
winch Admiral Dewey has ALWAYS been
ned fof his treatment of the press has
oeer only increased BY the eminent fair
ness which he has displayed in regard -
ms recent incident New York Editor
and Publisher April j.
The foregoing clipping IS from The
New York Editor and Publisher Of Anr,l
4th, which, as indicated BY is title :
devoted to the interest OF editors and
publishers. -
Admiral Dewey IS the representative
CT the American citizen who has ! our-
pose Il view and il mind sad Who i al
ailured from dssty 81 lie elittr 8 ia
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
81 AC>,LAMATiOH.
Redmon&'s sSssoiution for Home Ruls
Went Through Unanimously.

heofnonSs'S dissolution for Home Rule
Went Through Unanimously.
Dublin, April 18.-The national coa-
ventlon called by the United @1sk
league to consider the new land bill
continued its business. There was 4
small attendance. In view of a mis-
understanding in the case Of certain
English papers, John Redmond, chair
man, introduced a strong home rule
resolution, declaring that the Irish ma
ton would never be satisfied until it
obtained the full measure of self-gov-
eminent. mo substitute" said Mr..
Redmond, "can or will be accepted"
Mr.. Michael Davitt briefly seconded
the resolution. saying Irishmen would
be neglecting their sacred duty to the
cause if they did not send such meas
ure to their race throughout the world.
Mr.. Redmond's recommendation was
carried by reclamation.
William O'Brien then proceeded to
explain various suggested amendments
to the land bill. An amendment OF
Mr.. O'Brien. providing for extending
financial assistance to evicted tenants,
was welcomed by many of the dele
gates. Who wished it to go further.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
AN ORDINANCE

Creating the department of street
cleaning and sprinkling, and pro-
vidina for the maintenance and op-
= Grafton of said department.
Section I. Be it ordained by the city
council, in legal assembly convened
that department of street cleaning and
sprinkling be and is hereby created.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
there shall be superintendent of said
department whose duty it shall be to
keep the paved streets and paved alleys
of the city of Shreveport thoroughly
swept and cleaned and the sweep: 1gs
to be hauled and dumped at places to
be designated by the mayor and street
cleaning and sprinkling committee.
The superintendent shall receive as
compensation for his services salary
OF seventy-fve (S75.oo) dollars per
month.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
employees to operate sprinklers or
sweepers shall receive not more than
one dollar and fifty cents (S1.5o) per
day; employees to drive carts and other
day laborers not hereinafter mentioned
shall receive not more than one dollar
and twenty-five cents (SI.25) per day i;
all of whom shall be under the direc-
ton of the superintendent
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
the mayor and the street cleaning and
sprlnkling committee are hereby au-
thoTized to purchase 20 mules at cost
Of not more than SITS each; sprink-
lers cost Of not more than s2Io
each 5 sWeepers at cost of not more
than Sass each: carts at a cost OF not
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

more than $50 each; 7 pairs of harness
sets single harness at d cost Of not more
than SIS each; hydrants at cost OF
not more than $50 each.
Sec. ;. Be it further ordained. that
the sum Of six thousand four hundred
and hftv-tWo dollars and cightv-fvc
cents (So452S5) or 50 much thereof IS
may be necessary, be appropriated from
! the street cleaning and SprlnkIing fund
to make the purchases enumerated in
section 1Ollr ca Of this ordinance, and
that the sum Of nine hundred dollars
| SgCOl per month be appropriated from
the street cleaning ard sprinkling fund
to pay the salary Of the superintendent.
The wages of all other employees. the
feeding Of the teams, and incidental
| expenses.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained. that
all moneys arising from the license tax
OF 1908 in excess of sixty-eight thou>-
and dollars (S6S.oOo). or as much as
may be necessary, be and is hereby ap-
propriated to ard shall be placed to the
credit of the street cleaning and sprink-
ling fund.
Passed through its first and second
readings by the following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey Conger, Dick
son, Foster, Jenkins, Lowenth.l, Ouig-
les, Rand Snyder, Thoman, Tusten,
Wise.
Nays: None.
Feb. 10, 1908.
7. G: HAYES.
Auditor and Ex-Ohicio Secretary.
Read the third time and passed
through its third and final reading by
the following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Currie,
Dickson, Foster, Jenkins. Ledbetter,
Iowenthal, Quigles, Rand Snyder, Tho
man, Tustcn. Wise
Nays: None
March 10, 1908.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor.
c. G. RIVES, Comptroller.
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Secretary.
March I8 1908
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
= OPPONENT OF PRIMARIES

he Homer Guardian Journal says:
he opponents of nominating by pri-
mares, like the opponents of divestinp
the governors Office Of its vast and ex-
tensive patronage, consist largely Of a
compact and well organized force and is
composed 70 no small extent Of Office
holders and prospective ofice-holders
s who have time and money to devote to
politics s small and compactly organ
.ized force will always, or nearly always,
defeat large unorganized force in the
game Of politics. There is strength in
organization.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
&EWS IN BRIEF,

@aughters of the Republic OF 80
meet at Waco Apurii 20 and u
A tree fell on an old man nai IN.
Handy in Smith county, Texas, h''
ing him.
Walter Allen fell under float loa ~
ed with cotton at kosse. Tex e.
was killed.
A cottonseed oil company sa..sa
capital of 100000 has been orsalss1
at SweetWater, Tex.
George King. a well-knoWn Ss III
man. was drowned in a tank SIX m.'ss
north of Terrell Tey
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
AN ORDINANCE

Prescribing and 1evyino rate of tolls t.
be collected by the ferrv1nan il
charge of ferry over Cross bayo1
known as Docks Ferry. and pre-
scribing penalties for violations O
ordinance
Be it ordained by the CITY council O
the city OF Shreveport, in regular as
senblage convened, that from and afte1
PRONUNCIATION, that tolls shall be lev
led and collected bv the ferryman on al
parties crossing what is known a:
| Docks Ferry. near the Texarkana
Shreveport and Natchez railway trest1t
over Cross bayou, and that the follow
ing scale of prices be and are hereb,
ado"ted as the amounts to be collected
| Pedestrians 10 cents each; passengers
on horseback IS cents each: driver with
double team 20 cents; driver with four
mules Or horses rs cents: cattle, horses
sheep, etc. driven in either herds OF
single 5 cents each.
Be it further ordained that the ferry
man mentioned in the FOREGOING para
graph be elected by the city council OF
the city of Shreveport and shall render
a daily statement of all collections with
the funds to the city comptroller
Be It further ordained that this Or
dinanee shall take effect from and after
PRONUNCIATION. ~
Be it further ordained. that all parties
violating the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be fined not less than So. so
nor more than SIS and not exceeding
ten DAYS Imprisonment, Or both at the
discretion of the court: in default of
et,1 L.
out the same on the public streets and
allies of the city Or other rublic works
at the rate of ST ~er day for each dav
of labor performed.
1 Be it. further ordained, that collector
be required to give bond of $3.50 for
the faithful performance of duties of
position.
Passed through its first and second
readings by the following vote:
3 Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Dick
son, Foster, Jenkins, Lowenthal, Quig-
les, Rand, Snyder, Thoman, Tusten,
Wise.
Nays: None
4. Feb. 10, 1908.
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Ohicio Secretary.
Read the third time and passed
through its third and final reading by
the following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey. Conger, Currie,
Foster, Jenkins, Ledbetter Lowenthal,
Quigles, Rand, Snyder, Thoman, Tus-
ten, Wise.
NAYS: None.
March rs, 1903.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor
~ c. G. RIVES, Comptroller.
T.3G HAYES,
kuditor and Ex-Oficio Secretary.
= March Is, 1908.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

/ he reorganizers can not raise enough
dust to prevent the people from seeing
their wlg-wag signals to the trusts
The Commoner.
Your Uncle Grover with all his bonn
b1st can not mislead the people. His
"--anrehcation' is too plain and direct.
40 deserter from the Democracy to Nc
klnleylsm will be permitted to take the
lead. IS not Cleveland one of the trusted
of the Trusts?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
SUNDAY, APRIL 70, 1903.
THE POOR MAN RACKET.

THE POOR MAN "RACKET.'
The poor man racket is another plea
of the long and untiring feeders in oppo-
siticn to nominations by primary cleo
tons The long feeders favor the cut
and dried convention system because it
can be manipulated to meet their aims
and purposes. \ primary is more or less
embarrassing and uncertain in its con-
cluSivencss and results The advocates of
the old convention system pretend sin
cerity when they allege that no poor man
can be a candidate for any State office
and win in a primary unless he has at
his hands barrel of money But what
is the poor mans opportunity in a con-
ventlon which is stocked against him?
1t has been developed in Mississippi that
the primary system is not more expen-
sive to the candidate, say for governor,
than the convention, and one of the ad-
vantages of the primary is that every
poor man entitled to vote may cast his
ballot directly for the candidate of his
choice How many poor men can afford
the luxury Of a trip to the convention at
a cost of from $50 to $50? Having been
complinented as delegate, and being
unable to spend the money necessary for
the trip, the poor man remains at home
and the delegates attending, as a rule.
vote as a unit and in some instances that
Unit has been one or two offceho1ders
who could enjoy the luxury and who,
having some direct interest in view, can
be easily persuaded to throw their
influence to the man whose nomination
gives assurance of good practical results
Tor them and their friends. AS conse-
quence the convention is manipulated in
keeping with the "cut and dried pro-
gram IN which the poor man at best cuts
a sorry figure. Seriously considered, the
poor mans play and opportunity is strict
~ II the nomination of governor and. all
State and local officers through primary
elections where the poor mans vote will
count and be CT equal value as the vote
OF the man who rolls in wealth or is pos
sessed Of the most lucrative public Office.
4 convention, as rule, with rare excep-
ton, IS simply the expression Of a few
men, concerned in a select few, but the
Of the majority at primary
election fairly and honestly conducted
reflects the will OF the people. at least the
sense OF the majority of the Democrats
who vote.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

Organization is the first essential to
success. The great majority of the rank
and file of the Democracy in Louisiana,
being opposed to the cut and dried
convention plan, favor the nomination of
all officers from governor to constable,
by primary elections. But unless they
move in harmony and in unison in the
spirit dictated by honesty and fairness.
their power will be neutralized by the
ninoritv.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

City of Mexico, April 18.-The ser
en- British sailors who deserted from
the ship Amphion and entered Oh :
course Of piracy, which was qulekis
ended, are now said to be in the WHY
OF southern Yucatan. where they hass
been captured by hostile Maya y
dians. They fled from Belize. or b1ss.
ish Hondur2 : 70 Iucatan, fearing e
ing caught and hanged for piracy aaa'
were captured by Mayas. Thefe 3
much speculation as to their propapsI
fate.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

he Homer Guardian-Journal in urg-
ing the suppression of the sale of Pc
r1ina says: 'Intoxicants should not be
sold under the guise of Peruna or any
o-eer patent nostrum. The prohibitionist
should be. made to respect the law as
well as the liquor dealers"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering an election to be held where
at shall be submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers of the city Of Shreve-
port the proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor
to lay and construct a storm sewer
on Crockett street from Edwards
to Louisiana, thence on Louisiana
from Crockett to alley between Mi
lam and Crockett, on Marshall from
Crockett to alley between Milan
and Crockett, on Mcneil from
Crockett TO Milan; also storm
sewer on Edwards street from Tex
as to Travis, thence on Travis from
Edwards to Marshall. also a storm
sewer from intersection Of Law
renee and Texas avenue to intersec-
ton Of Christian and Travis streets.
Section 4. Be it ordained by the city
council Of the city of Shreveport, in
legal and regular session convened, that
IN accordance with Article aSI OF the
Constitution fthe State of Louisiana
and Act No. las of the Acts of the
Legislature OF the State of Louisiana of
1902, and all other laws on the same
subject matter the following PROPOSE
ton be submitted for approval or reiec-
ton to the property taxpayers of the
city OF Shreveport, La, duly qualified to
vote according to law, to-wit:
That the city of Shreveport. through
its council, be authorized and e1npoW-#
cred to incur a debt of twenty thousand
1S2o,ooooo) dollars for the purpose Of
laying and constructing storm sewer
en- Crockett street from Edwards TO
louisiana, thence on louisiana from
Crockett to alley between Milan and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

Beaumont. Tex, April 1S.-9eass
Remnons. an old citizen, was ioaaa
dead in bed. He had just reIufa eur
from a hu&t and was thought ID s0's
Aealth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

Sew York, April 18.-Mrs. hupes.
FitzsimmOns, wife of the pugila,s ssar.
dead at the family residence ID bfoss
Ign. She began sinking tnufsars1
night.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

| 6cers then in office shall continue in Of
fee and shall summon an annual meerine
| as soon as n0ssib1e.
| The Board Of Directors Of this cor
| Doration shall. exercise all the mowers.
| both general and sneciaI. vested in this
corDCTaticr, as f5lly in cverv respect as
tile same might be exercised bv the
stockholders CT the COMPANY. and shall
| il no case be reouired to Summon =
meering cf the shareholders of the COM
! oanzr ~ r,t;fv ~ authorizes ~, ,ct 90,
tract, alienation or remembrance done or
entered into by the said board
The first Board of Directors of this
| company. who shall hold office until the
first "Wednesday Of February, ico4, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified, shall be: D. c. Richardson, W.
Il. Ftearne and ]. q. NeWberrv, with D.
{: Richardson as president, w H.
t4earne vice president, and J. G. New
berr" secretary, who shall also be treas
urer.
] he officers Of this corporation shall be
president, vice president and secretary
treasurer. Every director shall own at
least one share of the capital stock of
this company.
At all meetings of directors, the Ii
rectors not present In the city of Shreve
pul' NAY give their proxy Or power of
attorney to a director present. who may
" =: Piese1l 10 cast the vote OF the absent
t ale.soi . VI, dll liiatterS that may come
J:loIe ',le oodi d. IN suCn sense as the
u IN e..ol ~ "liolll TIE proxy IS given may
see eiopel' OF the proxy may contain
SPECIFIC dlIeotlonS now and In what sense
1lle 'ote OF the absent director shall be
,''' ,n,rc,
AN LILLE < ":
Ibis charter may be amended by a
vote OF three-fourths of the stockholders
held at general meeting convened for
lndt purpose after fifteen days notice
ruplisiiGu - III one oI the newspapers pub
uai'y III 'he oly OF ohreVeport.
anu altel copy OF the notlce OF said
a1,olils, shdll nave Deeh mailed to each
41Io euel a. ms duulesS' OF lett with
.lle seo.elais VI the company; and the
W. ,oI pol a''o,. may pe uisSoiVed with the
.oaisen. VI tlIee,lourths OF the stock
ntll' eselc'ed dt Such meeting. he capital
49, VI .ne company may De increased
or diminished by complying with the |
s0hel di laws OF the State OF Louisiana |
upon Such matters.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this corporation shall be
dissolved by expiration of its charter, or
sooner by vote of the shareholders, two
liquldators shall be elected at meeting
OF the shareholders at a general meeting
OF the shareholders held after fifteen
days notice, as above provided. These
lqudators shall continue in office until
the full liquidation of the corporation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

| Z
D. c. RICHARDSON,
W. H. HEARNE,
J. G. NEWBERRY. s
Witnesses:
E. H. RANDOLPH.
H. w. LEHMAN
ALLEN Kendall,
Notary Public Caddo Parish, La,
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Il, John r. Land, district attorney of the
First Judicial District. Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, do hereby certify that | have
examined the above and foregoing char
ter and articles of incorporation, and,
find1ng nothing therein contrary to law,
| hereby aoprove the same
JOHN R. LAND. -
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trlct Of Louisiana, Caddo Parish.
April II 1908.
(Endorsed) Filed and recorded April
April II, 1908.
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
| hereby certify that the above and
foregoing IS a true and correct copy of
the original act as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office.
Given Under my hand and seal Of office
on this 18th day Of April, 1903.
H. LEVY.
Denuty Clerk and Ex-Ohieio Deputy
Recorder.
April 10, 1909 -s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Aug. 21.-Albert W. Freshwater.
aged - OF Provo, and Lucina WhitmOre,
aged p or SpringVille. were married here
yesterday afternoon by Bishop Nelson
Postmaster James Glove received a tel
egram from PanguitCh today announcing
the death Of his aunt Mrs Hannah
Glove. wife Of the late y. p. Glove. at the
age Of a years. Mr.. Glove win go south
tomorrow to attend the funeral Mr..
Cloves mother. who has been seriously
III for some time, is improving, so the
telegram stated.
The members Of the Methodist church
IN this city are very much displeased over
the removal Of Rev. Widman Murphy.
as ordered at the late conference in Salt
Lake City The dissatisfaction is not
confined 20 members Of the church. al
though, Of course, they are the only ones
who are entitled TO be officially heard
Whether they will take any action in the
matter I'm the way Of bringing it to the
attention Of the church authorities is not
known. but il seems probable that they
will. Mr. Murphy has made many friends
among all classes Of the community dur
ing his short stay by his conservative,
gentlemanly. Christian conduct
Samuel Harding. an old resident of
Provo, IS very i'll at his home in the Third
ward and is not expected TO live
The trustees of the county schools will
meet Wednesday. Aug. % at 10 o'clock.
at the Parker school in this city for the
purpose Of considering matters of interest
TO the schools. The schools will open
Aug. 81 and the examination of teachers
John Farnsworth Averett of SDringville
aged II. and Mary Caroline Thomas OF
Spanish Fork. aged %. were married here
today by Judge Booth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22

in Salt Lake City in 1889 after crossing
the plains in one of the hand cart bril-
gades. h, was in high esteem in the
Mormon church and man of highest
integrity and standing.
Mr.. Magleby was born in Amagheur,
Denmark, in 1885 and was married while
crossing the ocean. but his wife died
within a few years after arriving here.
He leaves twelve living children and
twenty-five grandchildren.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-22
SOLD SERVICES
TO RAILWAY
Royal Commission Reports On
Labor Trouble.
NOT LIKE REGULAR UNION
ASKS THAT ORGANIZATION BE
DECLARED ILLEGAL.
NOT LIKE REGULAR UNION

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 21.-The report
OF the royal labor commission appointed
to investigate the industrial trouble in
British Columbia has been published re-
garding the strike on the Canadian Pa
cific railway, which commenced at Van
cOuver 1t is stated that the United
Brotherhood of Railway Employees is a
secret society, bound together with
strong oath, with headquarters in san
francisco. 1t IS different from n regu-
lar trade union and almost entirely under
the control OF the foreign executive me
chief organizer of the brotherhood IN
Canada, the report says, sold his services
TO the railway company along with con-
fidential letters received from the presi-
dent of the order and acted as one or
the company's secret servlc OFFICIALS Whlle
still head Of the order in Canada The
report says that attempts were mace 70
tie up the Canadian Pacific railway
steamship service and to stop the supply
of coal and bring about gigantic boy
colt in connection with the products OF
all concerned which in any way might
affect the Canadian Pacific railway. The
report deals fully with the treatment or
Jn-uniOn men and sCabS in reference to
the strikes in the coal mines. The report
says that the strike at Ladysmith was
caused by intrigue whereby the Western
Fedora ton OF Miners, in an effort TO as
sist the Brotherhood of Railway EN-
plOyes on the Canadian Pacific railway
sought to tie up the Dunsmuir mining
properties on Vancouver island. which
=
Pacific railway with coal. Reference is
made to the arbitrary dealings of the
Wellington Colhery company with its
employees.
The report says that the Western Fed
GRAFTON, in connection with the strike at
Union, was ready to organize the Japa-
nese and Chinese labOrers and that the
chief did not respect his oath as it should
have been respected in giving evidence
before the commission. The commission
ers, in regard to international Organizd-
tons, say that If parliament would de-
clare that Notwithstanding everything in
agreement between an employee and his
employer would be binding and the most
formidable objection to thes bodies would
be removed. The report recommends that
organizations in Canada which are con-
trolled by the DEGREES Of a secret cOun-
Gil al Denver should be declared illegal
The American Labor Union, the Western
Federation of Miners and the United
Brotherhood of Railway Employees are
said to belong to that class and are Sc.
cret political organizations.