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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
ELKS ANNUAL
SELECTER FOR
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
F. G. Snyder, Exalted Ruler of the
J Shreveport Lodge, Is Elected
President-Other Officers.

New Orleans States March !: The
Elks of this State held their annual
convention yesterday at Elks Home
Business was quickly transacted.
Shreveport was selected as the next
meeting place and F. G. Snyder, exalted
rule of the Shreveport Lodge, was
elected president, succeeding John J.
Frawley of the local lodge.
Other officers elected were: w. W.
Wilmington, of Alexandria, first vice
president; J. T. Nelson, of Monroe,
La, second vice president, and DR.:
Carruthers, of Baton Rouge, third vice
president.
Charles F. Gordon was elected presi-
dent of the executive committee, and
John C. Abel secretary-treasurer.
The matter of fixing the date of the
holding of the next annual convention
was left to the president-elect, who
will announce it later.
The Southern Buck was selected as
the official organ of the association and
thanks were then voted to the retiring
officers for their efficient services and
to New Orleans Lodge No. 80 for their
princely hospitality.
Five lodges were represented in the
convention, viz: New Orleans No. 80,
Shreveport No. I22, Baton Rouge No.
400, Alexandria No $40, and Monroe
No. asa, the absent lodges being Lake
Charles, Crowley and New Iberia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
CARNIVAL DEMONSTRATION.

STNININl al D|Nl ~ ASo IN AOA<'
Considering the limited time in
which was projected the Carnival de-
monstration, the success attained IS
most creditable to the gentlemen who
had assumed the management and the
responsibility of the display. There is
nothing so easy as to find fault, but to
criticise fairly is an art Viewed fair
ly. the success attained, in spite of the
inclement weather, in excess OF the
most sanguine anticipations, and was
an emphasis of what may be accom-
plished in the future, Under more
complete and thorough organization.
Let no one assume that the great pa
geants which have given fame the world
aver to New Orleans is the work of a
few days. The assertion may be ven
tured that the programmes for next
years Mardi Gras celebration have. al
ready received approval and the order
ST progress is now in hand. If the
citizens of Shreveport would indulge
in Mardi Gras celebrations they should
begin now tosorganize for that purpose.
1T is not to early, and the earlier the
better. ;. ":
While on the question of Mardi Gras
there should be established for guid-
a1ce in the future sensible rules sufh-
cientIy broad to give the fullest license
within reason, and one of these rules
should be to require the unmasking o1
every person on the street Or in public
lfter dusk. However, more can bt
said on this subject in the future.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
Cook W With Gas.
THE- <>
Best and Cheapest Way.
SHERIFFS SALE.

No. 4817-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, La: w. ]:
Hughes VS.. R. D.. Pitts.
By virtue of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, La, have seized and viii offer for
sale, at public auction, for cash, ac-
cording to law, with benefit Of appraise-
ment, at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, in the City
Of Shreveport, La, during the legal
hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1905 =
the following described property, sit
uated in the parish of Caddo, La, to-
wit An undivided one-fourth (I-4l in
terest in and to the west half Of south
west quarter Of section seven "a, town
ship twenty (eo). range fifteen Isl;
and an undivided one-fourth Ora in
.terest in and TO the east half Of south
east quarter Of section twelve (T7),
township twenty (ao), range sixteen
(I6l. All situated in the parish o.
Caddo, La. q
The above described property seized
IS belonging Il. the. defendant, to b
sold TO satisfy the debt specifed in the
said writ in the surnr Of six hundred and
!. twenty three eI-soo dollars, with 8 pei
cent interest thereon from January I
g. and all costs of the suit.
S. j WARD,
Sheriff Of Cadio Parish, Ia
. Caucasian. March S 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
BREEDERS OF CRIME
fhirty-one Race Tracks in the United
v+ States. ...z . ..zy-.s.

The Cosmopolitan says: There are
less than thirty race tracks IN the
United States, less than 10000 horses
Kept in readiness for the track, less than
$4,000 persons directly interested IN
tracks and horses. Probably the total
investment of capital is considerably
less than $75,ooo,o 600. But in results,
in dividends, no other activity, not even
The liquor traffic, compares with rae
ing. For, as a judge recently pointed
,ut, the race track is directly the larg-
est agent arid the most successful IN
recruiting for the criminal class. 1t
makes more thieves, more murderers,
more moral wrecks, than any other.
And to deprave and debauch is its CHIEF
object. RI
To sum up: There is not horse
hat is the better for any purpose but
short speed spurts because OF race
tracks; there is not penitentiary any
where that is not the fuller by from 80
@ 20 per cent, because of race tracks
and pool rooms. There is not a man
anywhere who owes or attributes any
,art of that in him which is honorable
or reputable to racing.
Racing does not Improve the breed
ST the thoroughbred.
Its whole root is gambling; its whole
Hover and fruit is crime.
From the gentlemen perJurers and
siolators of their oaths of Office and OF
the laws who promote and protect It
down to the bookn1akers and poolroosr
keeper and touts and tipsters and
thivese who live by it, there IS only dit
Terence IN shading Of crime. And its
Ibaneful influence, its poison. perIneates
leyerywherei into Office and into home
What bloody butcheries Of cfarae;
liars and careers % make the racs
|track,s smilink holidays
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
HAAG'S SHOW
Two Performances at the Old Fair
Grounds.

Haags Show which has been quar-
tered in Shreveport's territory during
the winter, will give two exhibitions at
the old Fair Grounds Thursday, March
o, in the afternoon and at night. The
exhibit promises to be all that could
be desired. Haag's Show is up-to-date
and will not fail to delight the little
folks as we'll as their parents and
friends. This show is a home institu-
ton and merits the fullest encourage
ment, not because it is home institu-
ton but because it is deserving of pat
ronage. There will be grand street
parade on Thursday at 1 pm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT-TEXARK-
ANA OIL AND PIPE LINE
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
Be it remembered that on this, the 9th
day of February, A. D. 1905, personally
came and appeared before me at mysot-
flee in said parish affd state, w. E..
Green, a resident of Tyler, State of
Texas; E. G. Allen, a resident of said
parish and state; ]. B. Reynolds, resi-
dent of Texarkana, State of Texas;
C. F. Hamilton and C.. S. Soaring, resi-
dents of said parish ana state, who each
stated and declared to me notary that
they have formed and constitute them
selves, as we'll as all others that may
hereafter become associated with them,
in body corporate, under the name and
style and for the purposes and objects
hereinafter named, under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Louisiana,
in such cases made and provided, and
have adopted this as their charter and act
|of incorporation towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Shreveport-Texarkana Oil and Pipe
Line Company, with its dor,icile at the
city of Shreveport, said parish and state
under said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy the right of succession for a
period of % years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner herein
after set forth .-.
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
lis formed and the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be to own
operate, lease Or acquire oil and mineral
lands, oil, contracts or leases pipe
lines for the conveyance Of oil, and tc
bore and develop such oil lands or oil
rights, and operate oil wells, sulphur
wells or other mineral wells, and to own
land operate such lines of railway, tanks
Iears, oil tanks and other neeiful appli.
tances as may be necessary to carry into
ieffect the purposes herein declared.
:. ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum
of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
| lars, divided into one hundred and fifty
Thousand shares of the par value Of one
dollar each, to be paid for in cash OF
lreal estate at the time of the subscrip
Ition thereto, and it shall commence busi
ness whenever eighty-fve thousand dol
| lars of its capital stock is subscribed fol-
and fully paid. Each share OF stool
shall be entitled to one vote in all meet
lings of stockholders, either by its owne
i in person Or by written proxy, and al
stock OF said corporation shall be trans
tferab1e on the books of said corporation
at its doniciie. '.
| ARTICLE ".
i This corporation shall have power Il
Ihoid, buy and own both real and per
sonal property, to lease, or acquire, al
kinds of property; sell, mortgage or ny
Ipothecate both real and personal prop
lerty: to contract, sue and be sued in it
corporate name; to make and use cor
! lporate seal and the same to change .
latter at its pleasure; to name and ap
point such agents, officers, employees an
managers IS is interest 10y reqnire ~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. o568 First District Court OF LOUIS
lana. Succession Of William Dolan
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Caddo: :
Notice IS hereby given that Louis
Bergman has this day applied to be ap-
pointed administrators Of said succession
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified BY law. he VIII
be appointed as prayed tor J, !
Witness the Honorable q i, beh,
Judge 81 said court, this rd day g
March 1905. .
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
LzN|AN'S
Ladies
Muslin Underwear
Special
Reduction Sale.
One lot late arrivals
Gowns, Skirts, Drawers
and Corset Covers.
One lot late arrivals

35c Garments, Special at. ..........z3c
50 and ooc Garments, Special at. .42c
75c and $I.oo Garments, Special at. .6oc
$I.25 Garments, Special at. .o8c
$3.50 and :$2.oo Garments, Special $I.39
$3.50 Garments, Special at .......$Io8
$3.50 and $3.50 Garments, Special $z5o
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

pears on file and of record in my office
Given under my hand and seal of Of
flee, this 9th day of Feb, 1905.
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk AMI Ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder
Feb. IL, 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
HOG PRODUCTS

HOG PRODUCTS.
BACON-Clear rib sides 83-4c; dry
salt Sc.
HAMS-Per lb. TIC.
+ LARD-Per h., tierce compound
6 1-2c; pure lard 8 I-2c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
PROVISION MARKET.

The quotations are revised CAREFUL,
and are correct.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

BREADSTUFFS.
FLOUR-per bbl, best patent Soc
half patents and straights $5.75 to o.25
extra fancy $5.25a5.5o.
CORNMEAL-In sacks Sass.
.CRACKERS-Per lb., A B c &c;
creams Sc.
RICE-New Louisiana 3 3-4a7c ib.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

CHICKENS AND EGGS.
CHICKENS-Per doz: Hens $3.ooa
$50; fryers $2.5oa3.oos' broilers $2.ooa
2.25.
PEKIN DUCKS-Per doz. $500.
TURKEYS-Perl lb. IL I-2c.
GEESE-Per doz. $3.50.
COCKS-Guineas and culls $500.
DUCKS-Per doz. $500.
} EGGS-Per doz 22a25c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BUTTER-Country, good to choice,
26c; fancy creamy $50; lib. blocks 35c.
CHEESE-I-lb cuts I&t2c; Daisy
per lb. ID lac.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

SUGAR AND MOLASSES.
SUGAR-Standard granulatei I-2c
choice yellow clarified 7-8a6c.
MOLASSES-Choice 25c; prime 28c
common 18c; pure sugar house 4oc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
COFFEE.

COFFE-Fair II I-2c; medium 10 12
better grades I2aI3c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

FEEDSTUFFS.
CORN-Per bushel 6oc.
OATS-Per bushel 45c.
HAY-Per ton, Arkansas 5000; tim
othy $3.50; alfalfa $1,000.
BRAN-Per sack $T.2o.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

D. WILKINSON,
Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing act of
incorporation, and finding nothing there
in contrary to the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, | hereby approve the same.
Done and signed officially this the 9th
day of February, 1905
]. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney of First District.
(Endorsed.) Filed and Recorded Feb.
g 1905. w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Officio Deputy
Recorde- RI
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
/ hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Is ! true and correct copy Of
TIE oriGiaal acf. as the Same NOW ap-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09

ESCULENTS.
CABBAGE-In sacks I-2c per lb.
ONIONS-Per BIT. Sl.35.
POTATOES-Per bu. 65a7oc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09


APPLES-Per bbl. $3.ooa4.5o.
CITRON-Per lb. 2oc
WALNUTS-Per lb. California lac.
Naples 15c.
PEANUTS-Raw hand picked per
ID. s Lay I-2c; Ie higher on all grades
roasted. ~.
NAVY BEANS-Per lb. &C.
LEMONS-Per box $3ooa3.25.
ORANGES-Per box $2.3sa2. so.
RAISINS-London layers $I.4oaI. so
per box.
PECANS-Texas Ioc.
ALMONDS-Per lb I7c.
BRAZIL NUTS-Per lb. I5c.
COCOANUTS-Per 100 $500.
CURRANTS-Per Id. &C.
HIDES AND WOOL.
Dry hides, No. flint 49,. I3aI4e
Dry hides, damaged .IoaIIe
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-09
HIDES AND WOOL.

Dry hides, No. flint .I3aI4c
Dry hides, damaged .IoaIIe
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

not exist and therefore lie could not
have attempted to "cure" it. McMul-
lin takes no interest in excessive taxa
ton. rebates and extortionate freight
rates or an increasing state debt, but
he is devoting his mighty genius to the
destruction of religious body of peo-
pie, who are only little in advance OF
the best physicians in their theories
about the curative property of drugs,
with few heretofore unheard of ideas
attached to the orthodox Christian
doctrines.
Perhaps McMullen has heard some Of
these Christian Scientists talking
about the unreality of matter and real
ly came to the conclusion that Scien-
tist was SO spiritual that he thought
he could "hold himself out and there
fore it was a kindly thing to introduce
a bill to prevent the Scientist from at
tempting to perform such dangerous
feat And then that scientist was not
only going to hold himself out" but
he was going to 10 it "for the purpose
of the public health" Every person
who reads that will agree that some
body certainly ought to be sent to the
penitentiary.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02

column of all the states in literacy,
and the state has larger foreign pop
ulation than many others. There are
fewer people to the thousand in Ne
braska who cannot read and write than
in any other portion of the whole world
of like extent The general intelli-
gence of the state has enabled it to
turn barren waste into the most
fruitful of countries, filled it with
happy homes. fine residences, large
cities, schools and churches in fifty
years. If the state had been filled with
the illiterate, these things could never
have been done.
The university furnishes the instruc-
tors of high class and efficiency in the
common school system CT the state,
something that is for the benefit of all
the citizens without exception, and not
paternal favor to few.
There is a corps of professors there
who are giving our state, not only a
national, but worldwide reputation
reputation of great economic value
Among men of that character are An
dreWs, Ross, Howard, Bruner and
others. They are known as scholars
the whole world over and where ever
they are known, the name of Nebraska
goes. Let the legislature give to the
university what the patriotic, .conserva-
tive men in charge say they need. Let
those men have the funds necessary
to go to building up this great state
Every dollar invested there under their
charge will return, a hundred per cent
interest in clean cash. And in making
such apopriations there Will be no pa.
ternalism, favoritism or socialism
about it. They make men up at the
university who are not afraid of "com.
petition" All they want is a square
deal
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02
Freak legislators

The Nebraska legislature is making
llseI laughing stock all over the
United States on account of the freak
bills that the wise republicans are in
Producing. One Of them introduced a
bill making the playing OF football a
penitentiary offense But the worst
freak of the season, taking the whole
country over, is republican Scion by
the name of McMullen of Gage county.
Gage is the county where the republi-
can majority is SO. big that it takes
nearly week to count it. This freak
introduced a bill to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine in this state. The bill
declares that everyone who practices
medicine must have license and pass
an examination before the medical
board and declares than any person
who shall in any manner hold himself
out to the public as being engaged
within this state in the diagnosis of
disease for the purpose Of the public
health, and for the treatment of dis
eased or injured human beings; or who
shall suggest, recOmemnd or prescribe
any form of treatment for the intended
palliatiOn, relief, or sure OF any physi-
cal or mental ailment real or imagin-
airy, or both combined, of any person
with the intention of receiving therefor
either directly or indirectly any fee,
gift, or compensation whatsoever; or
shall attach the title Of NJ D., surgeon,
doctor, or any other word or abbrevia-
ton to his name indicative that such
person is engaged in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of human beings;
Or who shall maintain an office for the
examination, diagnosis Or treatment Of
the diseases or injuries, either real or
imagined, or both combined of the
body or the mind or both. of any per-
son whomsoever, should be sent to the
pcnitentiary.
1t is supposed that this mullet head
was trying to draw bill that would
knock out the Christian Scientists, but
it is very evident that any Scientist
could come before a court and take a
solemn oath that he never held him
self out" Any one of this cult could
also swear that he never prescribed
treatment for the palliation, relief,
cure of any physical or mental all
meat, real or imaginary He would
produce his "text book" and read pass
age after passage 70 prove that the idea
of disease was mortal error" and did
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-02
The Honest Millionaire

1t is often asked: Can a man hon
estly make a million dollars during a
lifetime? If by honest making it is
meant, a fair profit on goods sold on
fair payment for services rendered, the
question must certainly be answered in
the negative. But man may make
some invention, which going into gen
eral use, the inventor having mOnop-
oily, may under our laws, acquire much
more than a million. A man may dis
cover a mine, and again under our
laws become honestly" multi-mil-
lionaire. In several other ways mil
lion dollars or more could be made
honestly but it will be- seen in all
such cases that the laws give the man
monopoly. 1t does not seem to be
possible for any man to accumulate in
an ordinary life time million dollars,
unless he does it by means of monop-
oily.
1t is by means of monopoly in some
form that the big fortunes have all
been accumulated Some of these
monopolies arc legal, such as patent
right, and therefore can be called hon
est, but the great majority of them are
Illegal and therefore dishonest. In no
instance has any man accumulated a
million dollars where there has been
competition in every part of the bust
ness. In the case of a man becoming
multi-millionaire by the rise in real
estate, as the Astors have, there was a
monpolization of land in a place
where there was q great demand, and
competition could not enter
Let the means by which any of the
great fortunes of the United States
have been accumulated be critically ex-
amined and it will be found that the
accommodating force was the destruction
Of monopoly.
Take the Vanderbilt fortune. It was
accumulated by the monopoly of the
right of way for transportation sys-
tenn. So with every railroad fortune
in the whole United States. There
could be no competition with rail-
road The Mccormack fortune and
hundreds of others We're built up by
patent right monopolies. The object of
a patent right is to exclude COMPETE
ton.
Many great fortunes have been ac-
cumulated by a monopoly of money.
The laws Of the United States make it
penitentiary offence to try to compete
in the making of money. The man
who does it is a counterfeiter BY law
the United States national bankers
have been permitted to have monop-
oily Of making money. II any other
person attempted to make money in
competition with them he was sent to
serve long term in the penitentiary.
The ]. Pierpont Morgan fortune was
certainly accumulated in dishonest
way. His great start was given him
by Grover Cleveland in a traitorois
contract whereby Morgan was permit
ted to buy millions of United States
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-23
TO-DayS Markets.
mAaker Lsrrsa

Special to Daily Leader
ST. Joseph. Mo-, oct 2s Receipts Of
cattle have been fairly liberal this week
Among the receipts were some good corn
ID cattle. which TOPPED tho market at
S5C5. The bulk or the arrivals, how
ever were gIassers The demand from
the packers has been exceptionally good
specially for the last two days and
while prices opored little lower Mon
day on account Of heavy receipts, the
loss Is more than roeained especially
ON cows While the ruling prices on
grnss steers is fully steady vlth Ast
week. cows show a little stronger This
advance applies 10 an kinds Of cows,
from ripners 90 tho best heavy weight.
Choice veal calves are c5c higher but
heavy and common kinds are selling at
unsatisfactory prices. Good ssockers
and fccdcrs are I'm strong demand but
common kinds are neglected
with the strong tone Of the market
at present we look for good market
next week and we believe this market
20 be- the highest ON the river at the
present time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-23
A Demon Through whlskey.


Vigorous efforts should be made TO
exrsose the worthless creature whd
sold the whlskey that converted the
Nez Perce Indian, Mox Nrox into a
raging demon This Indian is said 20
be kindly ana charitable when sober.
but liquor converted him into a nend.
While under the influence OF whIskSE
few days ago, Mox-Mox tried TO muir
der several members Of bis family.
and succeeded in burning his aged
mothers house on the Nez Peroe res
erystion
The Indian is particularly suscepti-
Bile 10 alcohol A small quantity OF
spirits that the average white man
eould take without upparent effort
viii make the red man bowling
drunk. This fact was early discover
ed by the Hudson Bay company.
which sold rum sparingly to the saw.
ages OF this country-and at that al.
uted with nine parts OF water to one
" rum Well attested cases are re-
ported OF Indians getting noisily.
trunk by smelling a recently emptisd
liquor flask.
II is this phase Of the evil that foS
ers the Illicit business Of selling
lquor to indians, Worthless aud ir.
ssponslble white mea can buy =
Task OF whiskey. dilute It several
umes over and psddle It to Indians At
a big profit; and always the trafiO 10
a cheap and vile grade Of liquor
The indian problem Is largely the
liquor problem. II the red man could
10 entirely deprived OF alcohol the
ask Of lifting him 70 a plane OF In
lustry aud civilization would be trS
neadously simplined Spokane
IpOkesnan- Review.