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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

seven stockholders. Said directors shall
be elected annually on Friday after the
first Thursday of April of each year, or
such other day as the stockholders at a
regular meeting may fix. and all such
elections shall be by ballot and conduct
ed at the office of said corporation, OF
which election thirty days prior notice
shall be given in newspaper published
in the city of Shreveport And the d.
rectors thus elected shall serve until
their successors shall have been elected
A majority of the votes cast shall elect,
to one vote, either in person or by proxy.
\ failure to elect directors on the day
and each share of stock shall be entitled
required shall not dissolve the corpora
ton, but the Board of Directors shall
continue to hold their Office, and no
other election shall be held within thirty
DAYS thereafter and ten days prior no.
tice shall be given in a newspaper pub
lished in the city of Shreveport. Any
vacancy occurring in said Board Of Dl-
rectors from any cause WhatSoeer shall
be filled by election by the remaining
directors Four directors shall constl-
tute a quorum for the transaction OF
business. Said Board of Directors at
their first meeting in each year shall
elect one of their own number as pres1-
dent and vice president; also secretary
and a treasurer, and shall appoint from
time to time such officers, clerks, agents
and confer power to apoint same ON
any proper officer, and such other en-
ployes that may be deemed necessary tor
the business and purpose of SAID cor
poration, and dismiss the same at pleas
ure. and shall have full power to make
and establish as we'll as change or
amend or alter conformably to this act
of incorporation, all bylaws, rules and
regulations deemed requisite for the
purpose and management OF the affairs
and business of corporation, and shall
have also full power to borrow money,
execute mortgage, issue bonds, make
contracts, make rules for declaration OF
dividends, and generally to do all things
and act in all matters purtenant to the
objects and purposes Of this corporation,
as also to issue and deliver full paid
shares of it's stock or the bond or obi
cations of this corporation in payment
for labor done, or money Or rights, in
property actually received. But-any rule
or by laws is subject to repeal Or mod
fcation or change by the holders Of a
majority of the stock at any meeting of
the company.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Personally came and appeared J. d. Will
kinson, who being by me duly sworn
deposes and says that he is the secretary
of the above and foregoing Kansas
City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway Com
pany, and that the above and foregoing
constitutes true and correct copy OF
Articles | and " of the Charter OF the
said company as amended and adopted
bv the stockholders of said company at
their meeting held in the city of Shreve-
BORT on April 7, 1905, and that said
amendments were adopted by said stock
holders by the unanimous vote thereof
after due and legal notice given as re
CURED by the terms of said Charter by
publication for more than thirty days in
a daily newspaper published in the city
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
A PRISONER ESCAPED.

A negro arrested at. Blanchard by
Deputy Brown jumped and escaped from
a train of the Kansas City Southern
when running at the rate of twenty-five
miles an hour. The negro's arms were
tied at the wrists He was wanted in
Texas for attempted criminal assault
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER

Ed Hall, a white man. is on trial to-
day in the district court, Judge Bell
His victim was iris Wimberly, white
man. he murdered in Ward Eight, below
Shreveport, January p of this year
Should the testimony be developed for
the State as the statement of the hor-
rible crime were given, there is scarcely
a doubt of the result
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
JENKINS ACQUITTED.

Hervey jenkins, negro, tried in the
district. court, Judge T. F. Bell, was
acquitted yesterday. He was indicted
for nlanslaughter: His victim was
Hartford Harris, killed in January last:
It was a case Of self-defense.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
FEMALE COLLEGE.

The Caucasian has been complimented
with an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the Mansfield
Female College at Mansfield, from, June
eighth to June fourteenth. The annual
address will be delivered by S. Palmer
Brooks, president Baylor University
Class: Ada Lea Austin, Lizzie B. Cook,
Clifford Penelope Connell, Julia Moore
Elston, Maggie Louise Williams, Madge
Lindsey. Inez Martin, Alexa Calhoun
Sigh, Ava Gertrude Wren.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire Insurance.
bonds. life insurance, real estate, acct
dent insurance or building ana loan
stock see w. c. Agurs, in the Cooper
building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.

The Weather Bureau reports: Fair
weather in Vicksburg, Memphis and
Oklahoma districts; scattered showers in
other sections, mostly light. except mod
erately heavy in the Carolinas, 2.6 inches
at Newbern, N. C. Seasonable temper
atures generally prevalent.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

The Quaker's three rules: 1t is not
what thee eats but what thee digests that
will make thee healthy. 1t is not what
thee earns but what thee saves that will
make thee wealthy. 1t is not what thee
reads but what thee remembers that will
make thee wise.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
PRICE JAILED

Messenger Price, colored. is in jail
He shot and killed Pattie Couchie re-
Gently in George Neil's dive. He was
arrested last night in Will Hill house.
on Gary street BY the police
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
GUS STRICKLAND DEAD.

Gus Strickland, convicted OF robbery,
died in the penitentiary recently. He
and his partner, named Bird. pleaded
guilty TO having stolen from saloon a
satchel containing 5000 in gold.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS
For paints, wall paper and glass; tor
painting, paper hanging and signs All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

DOUGLAS ISLAND FLOODED.
The private levee protecting Douglas
Island broke this morning, flooding the
low parts of the island to depth of
about two feet. An effort is being made
to close the break.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

Good printing is worth paying for
but aoor printing is not worth having
at any price.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01
CHANGE OF TIME.

The Cotton Belt St. Louis, Cairo and
Memphis train now leaves Shreveport
at A:3o pm, instead of 500 pm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-01

Subscribe for the Caucasian.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
A PLEA FOR HARMONY.

The Hooking Republican, hand-organ for Boss White, is
making plea for harmony Oh, yes lets have harmony
White always ready for harmony when he has control Of
things If that newspaper, and the Boss of it, wants har
mony it is said they get it by recognizing the duly
elected County Central Committee of the Republican party
AS for trying make disafection between factions
surely would be factor in Hooking county politics if
could do so but the dsaection is already there and
telling it piece of political 1t is secret
that just got out that the rank and file of the Republican
party in Hooking county getting tired of being bossed by
George Cox in State politics down to Boss White in local
politics. They CALLING under the yoke and will stand it
longer Likewise the Democrats would not be buled
around year. and thousands of them boldly voted for
Roosevelt.
Disaffecton does not by paper following,
Thief" Neither does harmony come by little piping
voice singing Hulsenhimer horn footing, peace.
Disafecton and peace do that way. 1t takes
long time for people to wake to the situation that they
being wronged but when they do and propose to strike
out from the shoulder against such infamy squeakng
peanut newspaper that is tool of Boss pipe long
enough loud enough change the minds of the people
If newspaper represents the right it may be heard and
Needed but when representing ebauchey and rotten poll
tics, it lowers its voice with every squeak.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
Will Be Given Herrick by the Fellows Who
Oppose Bossism.
GOOD CHANCE TO GET EVEN
And Then Blame It Onto the Temperance Element Of
Their Party.

A simultaneous movement has
been started by Republican organs
to give the people the impression
that George B. Cox had nothing
whatever to do with the nomina-
tion of Governor Herrick and that
Herrick is not in any way domi-
mated by Cox. 1t has been dis
covered that in many sections of
the state the Cox issue is the one
that hurts most. Men who for
years have carried grievances have
suddenly decided, now that the
opposition to boss rule has assum-
ed some proportions, to come out
in the open. They figure that the
Anti-Saloon League will get credit
with lot of the detection from
the Republican ranks and few
quite stabs from those who oppose
boss rule regardless of any temper
aEce question involved will serve
to rid the party OF its most dan
gerous menace.
Governor Herrick's reported de-
claration that he was proud to be
associated politically with Cox,
which report he has since denied,
stirred up the trouble afresh and,
now strenuous effort is being
made to let 60 Of Cox and at the
same time retain his infiuence.
Governor Herlick has come out
in an interview declaring that Cox
has no dominating influence over
[him and makes no effort TO dictate
| 20 him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
GRATING AS IT
IS GRATED ON LAWS.

The OF May TO- 1902 creating the Bureau Of Uniform
Accounting while not Of itself vicious unnecessary The
law already provided for the examination Of the accounts of
oil public officials.
1t created number Of fat Offices and opened up rich
field for favored blank book manufacturers Still contained
safeguards for the public will he when
reads 1t On pages 5li.l2 Ale, Ohio Laws, 1902
should return their expense and per diem the
State Auditor who should them OF record, collect the
from the officer in each taxing body the
into the state treasury the credit OF the public audit
fund and pay the supervisors vouchers drawn
against that fund
This made the real destination Of the
volume OF charges Of the and
inspectors could be traced the public could whether
the collected sufficient fully
all expenses" in behalf OF the audit forth in Section
10 Of the act.
The of April 90 1904 Ohio Laws 1904 pages 27
727374 vitay amends and largely repeals the original
IT especially repeas Of the foregoing safeguards
and substitutes other in their stead Under the law
the supervisors collect the bills Of expense the money
turned into the state treasury there requirement that
il shall accounted for and there IL
of it,
Why was this remarkable radical change made in
the law? Was il for grating purposes? II not why not?
Why break down all the safeguards Of the original act?
The frst animal report the salaries expenses
shows them TO have been $5l3 " divided between the
itOr, three deputy supervisors and clerk
The second and last annual report shows that salaries
fees and amounted 10 $49S5O93 divided
State Auditor Gulbert aud 10 assistants
At the ratio Of increase his year (when record
to be kept publshed the money acng will
S2OOOO0
Perhaps the public ceriau individuals would feel
II the distribution or "divvy" ~cIe n'adr public
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
THEY RANG THE BELL.

The Central Committee of the Republican party met
in the court house Saturday and rang the old be that
all the public could know they to have meeting, and
in if they wished. No closed doors with them. The
court room was well filled and enthusiastic crowd they
The committee organized by electng Clarence Sone
Chairman and G. G. Nelson Secretary.
Resolutions passed endorsing all the big fellows of
the party including General Grosveno instead of John
White for congress.
The Executive Committee chosen Daniel Potter,
w. W. Keynes T. G. Cannon, Mart Inboden, Jas Thomas
Samuel Carr Samuel Moore, Sylvester Courtney, O. S.
Wood W. G. Brashares, j. r. Moore
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
The Republican State Committee Up Against
The Shorts.
The Shorts.
MONIED MEN NOT ENTHUSIASTIC.
They Do Not Come to the Front With Their Fat Con-
tributions Like They Did for Hanna.

a Youngstown man put it the
other day after he had been to
headquarters here: "We don't
care anything about Herrick. 1t
is up to us to save the organiza-
tion il we can. We can't afford
too much investigation about them
or the party will be hurt for years
to come. All we are doing and
all we expect to do is on behalf of
the organization. If Herrick gets
any benefit it will be only inciden-
tai. He is of no account to us
and in this campaign seems to be
of no account to himself
Another said: "We are willing
to help Herrick because by so do
ing we will be helping ourselves,
but he will have to furnish the
sinews of war;
In Morgan county there was re-
Gently adopted a resolution that
is probably the most intelligent
assault on bossism and lobbying
that has yet been promulgated.
The Republican convention met
and after nominating Will Vaughn
for the legislature declared that
Mr.. Vaughn was not bound by
party caucus nor party pledges
but was bound only by his duty to
his constituents, regardless Of
what party leaders or party eau
cuses may DESIRE" The Morgan
county man therefore will come to
the Legislature an independent
atom, prepared to do his duty as
he sees it, knowing that his con-
stituents are backing him whether
his course suits the party bosses
or not.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31

The Republican state executive
committee is still having trouble
gathering funds for the purpose
of re-electing Governor Herrick.
Formerly the bulk of the subscrip-
tions came from Cleveland, where
Senator Hanna was able to raise a
handsome sum each year for the
purpose. But what the monied
Republicans of Cleveland were
willing to do for Hanna they are
not willing to do for Herrick.
Letters have been sent out but
money does not come in. Some
how a financier doesn't like to put
up money on losing game and in
Cleveland there is q sentiment
against Herrick that runs through
all strata of business and society.
A few responses to the letters
have been received, but informa-
tion from Cleveland is to the eff.
feet that there was very little
money in some of the letters and
not any in others, while many
were not answered at all. One
man, who has been a large con-
tributor for years, writes that it
will only be a waste of postage to
pursue the matter further.
There is a disposition on the
part of influential Republicans to
let Herrick save himself if he can.
They are not disposed to openly
get in the way Of his progress, but
are not willing to give him any
aid. 1t appears, therefore, that
the governor will have to stand
the heavy assessment that will be
levied against him or lose the sup
port of the organization, which il
not for him at heart anyhow. Al
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
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heart being seemingly fixed on piling up
the ducats. His name was frequently
mentioned in connection with the presi-
dental nomination. While not n great
man, he would have made a popular
candidate and in the event of election
would have been popular president.
Several far less capable men have held
that exalted station.
He is dead in the fifty-sixth year Of
his age, when he should not have been
past his meridian. Cause, "heart fail
ure," comprehensive term which
physicians have invented for their own
defense.
1t SO happened that was one of the
pallbearers at the funeral of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart. He died at about the
same age ut which Lamont was gath
cred to his fathers. A few days there
after l was in the Congressional library
and fell into a conversation with the
venerable and learned A. r. Spofford.
He commented on the unfortunate fact
that such large number Of public
men and army and navy officers die
between fifty-five and slxty-five, which
ought to be mans best years, fullest
of achievement, and his conclusion was
that the cause of the extraordinary
mortality Is "too much banquet"
haven't room to here set forth his
philosophy, but it was decidedly inter
esting. Perhaps he diagnosed the sit
uation correctly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
Platt's Wall.


1t is far cry from Solomon to Hon.
Thomas Collier Platt, senior senator and
ex-easy boss Of New York. Neverthe-
less the wisdom of the great king is
vindicated by the old politician. "Van-
itas vanitatumw exclaimed the son of
David. Senator Platt echoes that SEN
timent in the following Interview:
"I am seventy-two years old. That is a
great many days and months and years.
some of them fruitful, some barren, but
none of them worth the while. 1t could
have been SO much better-or. at least SO
different from what 1t Is. If I had It to
do over again would model my political
life along other lines
would you have the years come back
for another chance?" he was asked.
"No." was the reply; II would not. but
I would do much differently"
"How differently?"
"I should rather not say" replied the
senator. ''It would lead to develop
ments."
The Equitable scandal was mentioned,
and Senator Platt exclaimed warmly:
my friend. Mr.. Depew. Is too great a
man to remain down in this connection
He will rise again. Stories that have
connected his name with the AFFAIR win
am glad that Senator Depew was elect
ed again before this Equitable talk began
1t might have made some little difference
to the senator from New York"
The king and the boss were both
well stricken in years before express
ing their weariness Of the world. A
great man-as great as either Of them
found 1t out earlier. Lord Byron died
at thirty-six, but before shaking of
this mortal coil he wrote these lines:
! Fame, wisdom, love and power We're mine
And youth and health possessed me;
| My goblets blushed from every vine.
And lovely forms caressed me:
I summed my heart In beauty's eyes
And felt my soul grow tender;
All earth could give or mortal prize
Was mine of regal splendor.
I strove to number DER what days
Remembrance could discover
| Which all that earth or life displays
Would lure me to live over.
| There rose no day, there rolled no hour
| OF pleasure unimbittered.
And not a trapping decked my power
That CALLED not while 1t glittered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31

This brings to public mind the
sensa tional withdrawal of Rev.
DIR. Morgan Wood as the Herrick
spokesman at the Republican state
convention. Rev. Wood was not
allowed to make the speech pre-
senting Herrick's name because
Cox telephoned to Herrick that he
wouldn't stand for Wood. The
reverend gentleman was sidetraek-
ed much to the embarrassment of
the governor.
That Warren G. Harding would
have been candidate for COVER
nor If he could have received the
support OF Cox is not denied by
anybody. That support was
sought. Cox thought it over.
He held the key to the situation.
Had he declared for Harding and
against herrlcKi Harding might
have been nominated. But Cox
declared for Herrick thus making
him the nominee. All men know
that Cox dominated the Rspubli-
can convention and the nomina-
tions are therefore Cox nomina.
tions.
Cox has not been heard from as
to how he likes the way an which
he Is being held up as the great
Ohio Jonah and the effort Of his
party members to cut loose from
him. He has not said. either, how
he likes the attitude Of Governor
Herrick, who, like Peter, is DENY
inc his mReteg TO the tnneful crow
ing a. ne Democratic toek
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31

:" RENCI SavantS ana statesmen
EL< who are Fostering their heads
q to devise ways and means to
increase the birth rate in La
Belle France ought to commune
with n certain young man from
Texas whom l ran across on the train
last week while was on a lecture
tour In Oklahoma. He was delightng
his auditors with graphic account of
a family dinner which he attended the
Sunday before in which twenty-five
persons participated, the twenty-five
being his father and mother, their
daughters and their husbands and the
eight grandchildren. Evidently that
pair and their descendants had no need
of President Roosevelts lectures on
race suicide. The same statement is
true with reference to most of the peo-
pie of Oklahoma and Texas. They
obey enthusiastically the command to
"be fruitful, multiply and replenish
the EARTH" BY the bye, the finest mot
on that rather delicate subject was
made by the greatest FTenchman that
ever lived. Napoleon did not like Nine.
Stael and she did not like him. but she
was determined to force a compliment
from him. So, depending on his gal
lantry for the desired answer, SHE
pompously asked him in the presence
of his court, "Sire, who Is the greatest
woman in France?" Napoleon, who
was as short OH gallantry as he was
long on malice, replied, ''The woman
who is the mother of the most chill
dren."
every year, by our birth rate, we
gain victory over France" is prov
erb varlously attributed to Bismarck
and Won Moltke-a proverb which
needs no diagram to explain it when
we remember that last year in France
the birth rate exceeded the death rate
by about 21,000, while in Germany the
excess of births to deaths was about
100000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-31
Secretary Shaw Surprised

How much of vapOr fame Is and
how little magic there may sometimes
be in a name Mr.. Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw learned not
long ago, as will be seen from this dis
patch:
Chicago July 17.-Leslie M. Shaw, Sec
retary of the United States treasury. was
unable to realize $25 on a sight draft ut
the Auditorium Annex until the chief
clerk had 20. K.'d'' the paper. For more
than half an hour the secretary was pen
niless, awaiting the arrival Of ]. C. Jack
son, the clerk whose signature was nee
essary TO make the draft good In the eyes
of the cashier Mr.. Shaw arrived In the
hotel lobby early In the morning. He
wanted Sunday paper and had secured
one from the news stand. He found that
he did not have the money to pay for 1t.
Gust wait u minute he said to the at
tendant. "I must go over to the desk TO
get some money"
"Will you please cash thisf" he said to
Miss Minnie Cobough, the cashier, as he
handed q sight draft through the grated
window. Miss Cobough looked at the sig
nature. The name was unfamiliar to her.
She did not remember ever having seen
the man before.
'It is not o. KID by Mr.. Jackson" Miss
Cobough answered.
"Oh. that IL all right said the secre-
tary. "I don't think Mr.. Jackson's sigma
ture ia necessary"
Eyes. It Is" replied the cashier.
But I'm Secretary Shaw" said the
cabinet member.
Secretary of what?" asked the girl.
"Why, I'm the man who makes all the
money" he smilingly explained. II an
secretary of the United States treasury
| and it's my signature that makes none,
| good"
~ cannot cash that check until Mr.
| Jackson says it's all right to do so,' she
said and turned to her entry book. 81
Secretary Shaw waited until the clerl
| came in.
"That young woman will never do any
| thing rash," was the seoretary's onll
| comment as he paid for his paper.