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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

oil on the streets. The area was a
block. The Standard Oil company
offered to donate the oil. The coun-
Gil declined it and paid for the oil
from an independent producer. And
all of the growers in this town signed
a pledge that they would not patronize
the Standard Oil company as long
as they could get independent oil. 1t
is the sentiment of the people. They
are determined that the independent
refineries are to have Fair show and
they are giving 1t. In some OF the
towns none or the people will buy
their groceries of man who patron
ICES the Standard
And the people are backing up the
independent refneries In their fight
for just freight rates. AS 1t is now
the refineries are limited to the
boundaries of the state of Kansas for
their business because OF an unjust
freight tariff. They have appealed for
relief and the people are behind that
appeal and are supporting II.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07
Independents still Hope

Still the independent refineries have
not lost heart. They are looking with
hopeful eyes to the president to help
free them from the thraldom of I'M
just freight rates and they are look
ing TO the people OF the west TO buy
their oil and the people of the west
are doing IT, A case in point--there
came up at lola few days ago a
question of experimenting with crude
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07
coNFEcTloNERs

Make easy money; we teach YOU the
business lin six weeks by mail; you
make SIS weekly while learning. and
easily $3.50 monthly after learning.
Special low tuition for present. Port.
land Candy school, Dept, IA. $50 East
9Th Street, Portland. Oregon.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

all right. Next to It was a Stand
ard car Somebody during the night
smeared crude oil all over the top
of the Webster car, and then some
body else reported to the transporta-
ton department Of the road that the
car was leaking, and so it was set on
a sidetrack, and left there for days
and days, when as a matter of fact,
and subsequent developments proved,
there was no leakage to the car at
all. But the Webster refinery lost
the use of the car for sufficient
length of time to cripple it, because
1t has no more cars than it can use
at any time.
Another Trick of Trade
Then there is the old trick of put
ting cheap oil in barrels with the best
brands on them. The Oil business is
not like the whiskey business-a bar
rel can be used again. So they
sometimes put cheap grade Of oil
in a Perfection barrel and sell it to
the dealer as Perfection. The dealers
of Kansas are not educated to the
oil business or the tricks Of it and
they take the cheap oil unquestion-
ably, and, when their customer kick,
charge it up to some err rein
ing that particular bunch of crude
and explain it that way.
Then there is the other old trick
of shipping oil in other barrels than
those made by the Standard or for
the Standard. A great portion of the
barrels used in the trade in this part
of the world at the present day are
barrels made for the Republic Oil
company by the Great Western Manu-
featuring company at Cleveland, o.,
and yet the Republic Oil company in
the courts of Missouri, at this minute
is denying that it IS am connection
directly or indirectly with the Stand
ard Oil company
Another trick-tne independent re-
fineries are none of them able to
supply enough gasoline to take care
of their trade. When the dealer APP
plies to the agent of the Standard
Oil company for gasoline the Stand
ard Oil agent is always "just out"
When the dealer presses him for an
answer as to when he will be in"
the agent of the Standard answers
that he does not know One candid
agent of the Standard when pressed
to the nail for an answer as to when
he would supply gasoline or why he
would not supply it, frankly said
''Why don't you get your gasoline
where you get your oil?'
Theft is One Trick
Trick No. 3-The independent re-
fineries all have their own barrels
and their own Gains and their own
cars. When the empty barrels are
returned they are set on the platform.
The Standard driver comes along and
grabs them and carries them to the
Standard warehouse. This applies to
the barrels and the cans. When asked
why he did it, he says that he sup
posed they belonged to the Standard.
But it is noticeable that the Standard
never returns these things till it is
forced to do so, and in one case in
Kansas City it required the threat of
a replevin suit to make the Standard
return fsome cans belonging to the
Fidelity Oil company. The same
thing has happened all along the line
wherever there is an Independent con-
| Germ.
independents Still Hope
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
STEAMER II. NJ. CARTER
Sank in Red River, at Alexandria, Fri
day Night.

The sinking of the steamer H. NJ.
Carter is reported from Alexandria,
where the accident occurred at about
II o'clock Friday night while going
through the draw of the bridge of the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Com
pany. the steamer struck a pier and was
seriously damaged. The course of the
steamer was then directed to the oppo-
site shore and sank three hundred
yards below the bridge and lies on the
Pineville side of the river. Captain
Carter, an experienced and popular
steamboat imam, was in command
All the passengers and crew reached
shore safely.
The Carter left Shreveport Thursday
going to New Orleans loaded with cot
ton and seed. In his misfortune Cap
tain Carter has the fullest sympathy of
his friends everywhere.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
LOUISVILLE REUNION
Special Accommodations for the Veter-
ans Over the V. s. & P

10 the Caucasian: beg leave to ad-
wise that for the accommodation of the
Confederate Veterans. the Queen and
Crescent Route will operate Pullman
flourish Sleeping Car. from Shreveport
to Louisville on June 18th, leaving
Shreveport at $40 pm, arriving at
Louisville the following day at 8 pm.
The through berth rate in this car will
be $25o for large double lower berths.
In addition to this car we will run as
usual our regular standard Pullman
sleepers, without change Of trains, from
Shreveport to Louisville
Will you kindly bring this service to
the attention of the veterans, SO that
they may give in their names as ear " as
possible, that the best accommodations
may be secured for them Yours truly,
J. ". NORTON,
) City Ticket Agent.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. 96S5-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
First National Bank of Shreveport
VS.. r. Steiner.
By virtue Of wr, Of ffri facias. tc
me issued i'll the above entitled and
numbered suit. | have seized and will
offer for sale at pubic auction. for cash
according to law, at the principal front
door of the courthouse of CadIo parish.
in the city of Shreveport. La, during
the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE y, 1905.
Sixty-seven joints of oil piping, found
at tAnanias. in Caddo parish, and seized
as the property of tile defendant, to be
sold to satisfy the debt as specified in
the said writ in the sum of two hundred
and fifty four and 83-Ioo dollars. with
per cent interest from April "a. 1905,
and ten dollars fee for curator ad hoe,
together with all costs of the suit
S. ]. WARD,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, June 4, 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending June 3, 1905:
Brths-Wliite c. S. Bauman and
wife, girl; J. A. Devries and wife, boy !;
D. K. German and wife, girl. Colorei
Arthur Cobb and wife, girl: Wilbert
Stance and wife. boy
Deaths-White Child of J. J. Graves
and wife, I year; D. c. Wallace, So
years; James Hoover, 9 months; Mrs.
Dora Notario, 70 years; Mrs Kate E..
Smell, Fl years; Aline CASTOR, 7 months ;
Lorita Waits, 9 months; Mrs. J. A.
Northern, S. years; Cary Hogg, IS
years; w. F. Lowry, IS years Colored ::
Ethel Smith, % years; Joe Ella Beatty,
70 years; Amy Jefferson, IS years; En-
aline Predo, 81 years; Theodore LASH
wah, 7 years; Birtha Gilmore, I month !;
George Howard, 80 years; Emaline
Durr, 10 years; Floyd Holmes, II
months; Henry lsun.
Of above died at charity hospital.
J. C. EGAN, Health Officer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
GRAFT IN PHILADELPHIA.

The New Orleans States says: The
aroused people of Philadelphia are de-
claring that their indignation is going
to last through the campaign and until
after the next election. Ii it does it will
be all over with the machine. One
trouble about popular reform crusades
IS that their promoters get tired after
the first flush Of victory. and imagining
that the thing is done, they relapse into
their former state of indifference. When
ever they appreciate the fact that the
war or corruption and graft must be
continuous, at least until new order of
political sentiment has been established,
md exercise that eternal vigilance"
hat is the price of liberty. there may be
nope for the triumph of genuine Amer
icanism and the permanent publication
Of the ballot
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
BUGS.

A maid from Boston rose from bed with
features pale and wan.
And scratched herself full often a. she
put her toggin: on,
And soon she faced the startled clerk
behind the diamond stud
And swept him with an arctic look that
seemed to freeze his blood.
And thus she spake: The chamber you
assigned to me lawst night
The soothing boon of sl,,nbeh to a dawg
would not invite
The couch is populated by that animal
gregarious
Known in the scientific world as cinex
lectulariouS.
And all my epider1nis from my head
down to my toes
Is punctured by their rav'nous bites, and
I'll not stand for those!"
The clerk the cl1amberlady called and to
her sharply said:
60 UP to % and squirt some bug juice
on the bed"
Then to the itching maiden spake1 with
that old chronic smile:
Il was in total ignorance of the fact Chat
the couch was infested with the
inscctal life to which you refer
and regret exceedingly that your
fair cuticle has suffered such pain
full embarrassment from their can
nibalistic instincts, and ] have di-
rected the lady in charge of the
Sumber apartments to saturate tle
interstices of the couch with a
mortuary fluid that will simply
bust EN- wide open, my dear
young lady after which you can
return to the arms of the old god
Morpheus with the assurance that
your dreams will not in future
meet with unnecessary interrupt
ton. you bet your bloomin' pile :"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
IN THE CEMETERY
4 Great Improvements by the Ladies Of
liz Association.

: I:~:: O. tie cemetery On Sprague
stree: viii rcy:l, the Improvement by
he ?.::::~ II the Ccrn:;try Association,
:,,!?:c'? j. ,':,,<,::::g.y pleasing. There was
:;;::c when c!.> cemetery was MORE or
;c>~ il. weeds and rvr:GrpWn grass and
lie pa,:r}rr> tirIl was A I wilderness.
~; :n>~r have ';~onpcnrtA there i, Wis
( tie well KEEP, g:"u;!:>. the grass
~:n,n1~i neatly and closely. AMI the
graves and lots with few exceptions in
:;cTtr The at:tnt II Wiic;? has been
given ,hcm 'Ihsc latlicS have worked
>tca,!ily and diligently. and in III, spirit
IT :nNiviluation we mention Mrs. Fur
man and Mrs. Delay. who have been
untiring in tl>i good work. Naturally
tnr reasons which are plain and we'll
understood. the ladies of the Association
ID not undertake. the care of private
lots. except by request, but give care
AMI attention to the graves of the dead,
friendle>s: the graves of the
poor and the graves in the pauper field.
This cemetery today is a credit to the
ladies of the Association and this com
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
THE N. L. R.ATH COMPANY,

In this issue of the Caucasian is pub
li,hed the charter of the NJ L. Bath
Company, capitalized at SI5ooo The
company will deal in office, bank and
public building and commercial furni-
ture. fixtures and supplies to conduct a
printing. litlograpl1ing engraving, blank
book making and binding establishment,
etc. The officers of the company are
William Bath. PRESIDENT NJ. L. Bath as
v;ce-president ard secretary, and with
F. P Bath are the directors. We wish
the company the fullest success.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04

lotion BELT BULLETIN.

The Weather Bureau Yesterday re.
:, f;>.'' i";r Wt:,t::v:. ina generally ore.
vui!cl. excepting scattered light or TN.
important showers in some eastern ant
western districts; temperature, have
been about normal for the SEASON.
Red liver forecast: Beginning OF
slow fall is expected at Fulton within
next y ur u Erur>
Little further rise is expected at
Shreveport under existing favorable
conditions. and highest water may &C.
cur At any time within next three to
five days, unless heavy rain, intervene.
10 more or les, above 3 feet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
THE LETTER LIST.

The following 10 list Of lettcso re.
naming uncalled for in the Shrcvepor,
posstofice for the week ending Satur-
urday, June 3. 1905. \ charge of cent
will be made for each piece of mail
advertised. When calling for these let
tiers please say "advertised," giving the
date Of advertisement. Free delivery OF
mail may be secured by having your
mail addressed to street and number
Advise your correspondents Of your ad-
dress and have them addresse your let
tiers accordingly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
SUCCESSION NOTICE,

No. oC54-Succession OF John Corbett-
First District Court, Parish of Caddo,
State Of Louisiana.
Notice is hereby given that F. A. q bon
ard, administrator, has this day filed
tabteau of debts. distribution and final
account. in said succession, and unless
opposition be made thereto within the
time specified by law the same will be
duly homologated as prayed for
Witness The Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge of SAID Court, this, the 10Th day
of May, 1905.
S. O. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04

1t has been announced that Presiien,
Roosevelt will visit New Orleans in o.
tober next and other cities of the South
1t may be said that the welcome he will
receive in the metropolis of the South
will ever be inscribed pleasantly in his
mind The citizens of New Orleans are
possessed Of the knack of entertaining
which is original and characteristic of
its people,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. o715-First District Court, Parish
Of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue.
cession of S. A. Aston.
Notice is hereby given that w. C. Al
ston has this day filed tableau of debts
and distribution in said succession, and
unless opposition be made thereto with.
in the time specified by law the same
will be duly homoogated as prayed for
Witness the Honorable I. F. Bell
judge of said court, this 80 day Of
May, 1905.
J. H. LEVY,
May 80. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
LEGAL HOLIDAY.

Yesterday was legal holiday gen.
orally observed throughout the South as
Memorial Day. In Shreveport the
banks were closed, the business in the
courts. sheriff's and clerks offices was
suspended. The postofice closed at
noon
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
WOMAN SUICIDED.

Helen Brooks, white, dide early yes
terday morning from the effects of car
boiic acid taken with suicidal intent.
The woman had wearied of life. She
was one of the fallen She had loved
not wisely but too we'll
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
1IiE CONIINEN
THE HOT SPELLS OF JUNE
\ lN>rn, \EIvr WIN Sweep Across the
\ Warm Wave VIII Swcr? Across the
Continent Followed Nv { ), Ter Tenn
r>ra:%7r--E3i:,~ !, J.: Ot>"~ p
tween the Highs and Lows.

Washington. d. G., June ,3.-La>t bull
:ctiE gave forecasts Of disturbance tC
cross the continent : to II, warm wave
s to 10. cool wave 9 to 49, The next
disturbance will reach the Pacific coast
about II. cross west of the Rockies by
close Of IS, great central valleys II to
Is, eastern states y. Warm wave will
cross west of the Rockies about II, the
great central valleys II. eastern states
I6 Cool wave will cross west of the
Rockies about IS, great central valleys
y, eastern states 10.
As o. storm king is losing his power.
June weather will appear tame as COM
pared with April and May, but as COM
pared with average June weather its
features will be above normal intensity
and this disturbance will be one Of the
three most important of the month";
The warm wave will sweep across the
continent i'll about four days, causing
one of the hot spells of June. 1t will
bring good co rncroD weather. Unusually
cool weather will precede and follow
this warm wave and the various wealth.
er weatures will go to their greatest ex-
tremeS not far from -. About that
date the lows or storm centers will be
in the Rockies and covering New Eng
land and the eastern provinces; the
highs, or cool waves. will be on the
Pacific coast, in the Ohio valley and
over the great lakes. Rains will occur
between the highs and lows.
These transient highs and lows move
eastward in pairs. are inseparable: they
originate, live, move and die together;
they seem to constitute the masculine
and feminine so general in natures DO
main: they produce that which we call
he weather: they take possession of the
electric charge sent to earth by sun,
moon or planet and distribute it over the
.artl1's surface Therein is the secret
II long range weather forecasting We
must know, by observing the relative
positions of sun. moon. earth and plan
cts, when a charge Of electricity will
come to earth and then how long it will
-tQuire for these eastward moving highs
and lows to bring the effects Of that cleo
:ric charge to Our locality. They come
% us from the eartl1's equator and from
IS electric ce11ters.
| expects drout1s to be serious in
southwestern Texas, in Ohio and in
parts of Florida Temperatures will be-
come oppressively high in the southern
states too cool for corn in Iowa and
Illinois and too much rain for oats and
wheat in upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. Don't forget that the great
pecylators control the fluctuations in
:ereal markets. The weather affects |
only the long average of these fluctua-
ions, except that great weather extremes
.ontrol
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
RESIDENCE BURNED.

Yesterday morning at 80 o'clock
the residence of C. Fuller in Bossier
City was destroyed by fire which origi-
mated in the kitchen from cause un-
known. Mr.. Fuller is engaged in bust
ness near the railroad bridge in Bossier
City.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
RIVER AND WEATHER.
| he weather Yesterday was fair

River: Arthur City Fl feet. fall of
10. being feet below the danger line
Fulton >}1.5, being :, feet above the
danger line: Springbanl >'2.7. fall Of
OF. being 81 feet above danger line
Shreveport ,S2.7. (; rise II =, being ;. :
feet above danger line
Weather forecast FIR Shrtrrrrr, and
vicinity: P?r:I: cloudy weather Sun
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. jos. H. Spearing. rector Ser
v;ce> today as follows: Litany sermon
ami holy communion at II a. m. Even
ing prayer and sermon at s p. n Sun
lay school at $50 a. m. Regular meet
ing Of Parish Aid Society tomorrow at
rectory at !: 80 p. H. Brotherhood OF
St. Andrew Wednesday at 8 p. m. in
choir room. Everybody cordially in
vltcd to all services.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
HALL CONVICTED.

Ed Hall. white man. who murdered
Iris Wimberly, white, in Ward Eight,
tried by jury in the district court Fri
day. was found guilty without capital
punishment. He will be sentenced for
life
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
Stationery should be representative Of
ones business. Let US print you some
representing yours. Phone 1000
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. 8ooo-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue.
cession of Mrs. NJ. T. Wright
Notice is hereby given that S. B. Nc
Cutc|,en has this day filed final account
in said succession, and unless opposition
be made thereto within the time specified
by law, the same will be duly homolo-
gated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell
judge of said court, this goth day Of
May. 1905
J. H. LEVY,
May 30. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04

WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS
For paints. wall paper and glass; for
painting, paperh hanging and signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04

Good printing is worth paying for,
and poor printing is not worth having
at any price. Our printing will make
you feel proud of it every time you
write a letter on it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
HUMPHREYS

Veterinary Specifics cure diseases
Of Horses. Cattle, Sheep. Dogs, Hogs and
Poultry by acting directly on the s1cx rA1zs
without loss of time.
4: A. lFEvERs. Conse.tiens. 1.1anms-
D. D.lePRAINs, Lsmsnoss, Injuries
uu1M Rhsunsti sm.
c.}soRs THROAT. Quincy, Ep,....i.,
CERES Distsnper.
-, ~; WORMS. Bot. Grubs-
IL: COUQHs, Colds, Influenza, I.lausa
sUnD Lanss. Plsuro-Pnsumonia.
-. lC0LIC, Bellyach WinA-DIswn,
sU1D DisrrheA. Dyssntery.
q. q. Prevents MIsCARRIAGE.
IA. \; KIDNEY 4 BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL lgkTN DISEASES. Mango. Er.pti,a,.
seaD Uiesrs. Grease, Farcy.
]. K.lBAp CONDITION, Staring Coat.
sea0 Indigestion. Stomach stasssrs.
3d. each Stable Case, Ten Specifics, Book, Co.. a.
A. druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt Of price
humphrey Medicine Co., Cor. William and John
Strssts, New York.
- BOOK NAILED FRER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
CALHOUN CONVICTED.

Robert Calhoun. negro, tried by
jury, was found guilty Of n1anslaughter
His victim was Ben Edwards. a colored
bow
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
INSURANCE..

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, Life insurance. real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and loan
stock. see W. c. Agurs in the Cooper
building