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and table boarders. at SIG North
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22

seized and will sell at public auction, at
the Texas street front door of the court
house Of Caddo Parish, between the le-
gal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. II, 1907,
4 certain acres Of land in the Kane
subdivision as per map recorded in Vol.
*, page 900, Caddo conveyance records.
said lot. or parcel Of land, being in lot
nine Of said Kane subdivision, and more
particularly described as follows, being
that portion Of said lot nine, triangular
i'll form, which would be found by ex-
tending the dividing line between lots
and Of said subdivision through lot
nine, less forty four onc-hundredths Of
al acre lying east Of and a1joiniig the
line extend in Caddo Parish, La.
Terms Of sale cash, with benefit Of ap-
ptaiscment.
D. r. OGILVIE,
Aug. I8. City Marshal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
A JUDGMENT.

No. II,44I-In First Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana ::
Mrs. Rosa A. Currie VS.. Frank M.
Currie
In this case default having been
taken and not set aside, the law and the
evidence being in favor Of the plaintiff,
Mrs. Rosa A. Currie, and against the
defendant, Frank NJ Currie, it is or
dered, adjudged and decreea that the
said plaintiff do have judgment dissolv-
ing the community of acquets and gains
heretofore existing between them, and
that she be decreed to be separate n
property from her said husband.
Thus done, read and signed in opei
court on this 27th day of July 1907.
T. F. BELL,
District Judge
Endorsed: Filed July ~, 1907.
]. H. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk
A true copy.
A. F. HAYNES,
July z8, 1907. Deputy Clerl
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
What is the motivco

What is the motivco
There must be motive for an act.
1t may be recalled that not many
months since there was an observation
expedition up the river. From this OBJ
Scrvation it has developed that the only
source Of pure water rests III Red river,
about three or four miles from Shrevc
port 4 committee Of the Council is and
has been considcrl ng the water question
seriously, and to these gentlemen We
would suggest be slow and deliberate III
considering a recommendation Of Red
river as the source Of water supply.
The condition may be improved radI
cally if the law requiring enforcement Is
fulfilled and enforced, regardless upon
whom is the responsibility for the
contamination, the source Of supply Will
be much better than it is.
An impartial investigation leads 20 the
conclusion that the law, if enforced fair
" and impartially, and with the laws en-
ltTCcfncI1t Improvements 'HStht'd' "''
made by the city will coon relieve all
grounds Of cause for complaint.
This issue is up to the city and to the
health authorities, and whatever be
done, spare the people from the water
source contemplated, with It's alkalies
and gypsum and the unpalatablc sub
stances. Provide now for a supply Of
pure wafer from the lake which may be
obtained at comparatively small cost
and which when obtained will fulfill the
wants Of hundred thousand people for
years to come.
And whatever be done, let Shreveport
be not given another black eye.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22

execution the complaint of harshnes'
will still exist, the only difference being
a change Of location without an abate
ment Of the evil.
regard for experts. but. unfortunately
experts do not agree, and frequently
their divergent view is as radical ant
as opposite as the north and the soull
poles N is not many years since that
some expert declared that ram water
was rnwholcsome. being full of bacill
and germs and microbes, and urged tho
drinking of the water supplied by tho
waterworks or other sources.
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE
DEEP SEA.
When the people are placed III such d
dilemma, they are as the man who wa:
between the devil and the deep sea,
and when in such perplexlty the com
mon sense man will use his common
sense, which is the rarest Of all senses.
An injunction has been advised Who
is to be cnjoined2 The Waterwork'
Company This company Is furnishing
the water from the place designated II
its charter and by ordinance Of the city
Arsenal Hill.
Who is to be enjoincd, The owner'
of stables and the premises which con
tribute to the pollution Of the watcr'
Are the people to be cnjo'ncd iron
the use Of the water,
A mass meeting is advised. Why
What can be accomplshcd1 VIII
mass meeting improve the water: Ca'
the supply be altered or changed by
mass meeting,
A mass meeting will suggest action
If action is the need of the hour, VIII,
should there be held a mass meeting t.
direct the city authorities aud the health
authorities in the exercise of plan
duty,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No n .67--In First District Court Of
Louisiana: Succession of Mrs. L.
A. Perry.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo !:
Notice is hereby given that Ernest X.
Bernstein has this day applied to be ap-
pointed as administrator OF said success
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law
Ernest R. Bernstein will be appointed as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorable +. beii
Judge of said court, this 18th day OF
August 1907
A. F. HAYNES,
Aug. I3. Depn'y e'e'N
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
NOTICE.

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Washburn Lumber Company will be
held at the office of the company in the
First National Bank. building, Shreve
port, La, on Saturday Sept. IA, 1907
at 10 100 am, for the purpose of decid'
ing the question Of increasing the CAPT
tai stock of the company from $25,ooo.ot
TO srooooooo. BY order of the boare
Of directors.
r. T. STEPHENSON,
Iulv as. 1907 Presiden,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
A ROASTFuL ASSERTION

Why should Shreveport be black
eyed?
One Of Shreveport's boastfnl declara-
tons has been and is its hcalthfulness,
which is fully sustained by the official
mortuary reports, published weekly. by
authority Of the Board Of Health, but at
one fell swoop this fact and the official
records are stamped with a dlscredit
from which may follow an indirect III
Jury from which Shreveport may not
recover IN years.
When the exaggerated reports as to
the condition Of the water supply arc
disseminated through the news agencies
are read by prospcctors seeking desir-
able location for Investment Of capital
or in which TO engage III enterprises or
in which to become citizens, is 1t not pre-
sumed that this report will stimulate the
rush to this city with its contaminated
water supply threatening epidemics OF
typhoid and other calamities, involving
health and life?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
UPON WHOM MUST RESI- 1iE
RESPONSIBILITY?
SHREVEPORT BLArK.EYED
The Condition Not as Unprecedented as
Reported- Situation Normal for Au
gust-Contamnation Exaggerated No
Menace Of Epldemic-1he Recourse

The water supply or the quality Of the
water which is being supplied to the
people by the Shreveport Watcrworks
Company is an agitation in which the
masses are concerned The Caucasian
has no interest III the Waterworks Com
pany, as corporation, but will be as fair
to this company as it would be to an in
dvidual. and it will view the citys CON
tention in the same spirit.
Why this agitation
Why discrcdit Shreveport
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22

($z5 10000 divided into seven hundred
and fifty shares Of the par value Of one
hundred dollars 1l$ioooo) each. This
stock shall be paid for in cash or} its
equivalent at the time Of its subscription
unless other terms are allowed by the
board of directors The corporation is
authorized % commence business when
fifty thousand dollars ($5ooDooo) Of
the capital stock shall have been sub
,cribcd and paid for. No stockholdcr
shall be liable for more than the unpaid
balance on the stock subscribed for by
4 lin, nor shall any mere infsrmalty i'll
he organization have the effect Of rem
Icring the charter null or Of exposing a
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
,mount Of his stock.
ARTICLE VI.
The directors shall be elected by bal
ot at the regular annual meeting called
for that purpose, or any meeting ad
ourncd from same At all stockholders
| meetings each share Of stock shall be en-
| titled to one vote. stockholder may
vote by proxy. A majority Of the stock
holders shall constitute a quorum. A
| ma aiority Of the stock present shall elect
| directors Special meetings may b'
allied at the pleasure nf the president
| n on demand Of three stockholders, he
stockholders OF this corporation at
General meeting called for that pnrpase
| IN demand OF three stockholders, ma,
modify, add to, change, alter Or amend
or dissolve the corporation with the as
sent Of three fo,rths Of the stock repre-
,entcd at such meeting. This shall no
| ,pply to increasing or decreasing thu
.apital stock which is done under specia
avs. Ten days written notice OF any
| Meeting shall be mailed to address o
.ach shareholder by the secretary. ]
| dissolution be determined on, a rnalorli.
| If the stock present shall elect Gre
| iauidators at the meeting SO detcrmin
ing. and shall provide for filling any pos
.ible vanacics among said liqnldators
In testimony of the above articles 0
incorporation, in the presence Of the at
estirg witnesses, and before me, notary
he undersigned lncorporators haV
,ercrnto set their names.
| Done and passed at my office 4
| Shreveport Louisiana, this first day Q
| Arn1st A u IOnz
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22

should be, but it is not AZ serious as 1t
is assumed to be.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
If the condition is as it IS SAID tor be,
who has been and who is derelIct in
duty?
The State law is amply sufficient to
correct the evil. if the law be enforced.
The authority of the city Is also all
sufficient to abate the evil.
Who is responsible for the laxlty OF
law
Is it the mayor?
Is it the health oficer'
Is it the health board?
Is it the City Council?
If there are nuisances III St. Paul bot
tom which flow into the bayou and con
taminate the water, why is it that these
nuisances are not abated and the law re
o,irinp connections with the sewerage
be enforced?
Why permit these nu'sanees wh'e'
limpregnate the atmosphere with thel
foulness to poison the atmosphere will
their odor and the water with the'
| foulncsso
r. there are stables, from which fiitl
lis permitted to be run into the bayou
and then contaminate the water, why ar
not these setables compelled to run thel
Ifoulpess into the sewerage underground
Instead of into the bayou.
| A SOURCE OF POLLUTION.
| If here are industries whose waste
made to flow into the bayou, why ar
these industries not, restrained and com
pelled to make connections with tn
sewerage underground
If the territory from which all fou
ness is emptied into the bayou, is III tn
jurisdiction Of the city and the health at
liberties, why are these authorities Ia
in their failure to direct this source {
!, pollution from the bayou into the river
If health be wealth, then it is tt
rankest of economy to not spend sue
, money as may be necessary to rel'e'
the BAYOU. the source of supply from
pollution.
It has been alleged that the water
e obtained from stagnant pool, which
{ lin sense a misstatement.
a Astagnant pool is body ot wat
which Is dormant. one without curre
: or now. which is undisturbed.
fl This statement is contradicted by II
o fact that fresh s,lpplyof water IS force
! into the bayou from the pumping state
IS lof the Waterworks Company at wei
r Mile bayou at the rate of three and
r half million gallons day. This wat
h is from Caddo lake and Is forc
i through the cut or canal beginning
Twelve Mile bayou and running INTO
RESERVOIR of the waterworks. from viii
1.-The water is pumped at Arsenal Hill.
: THE SITUATION.
rel It is true and conceded that the s
l. uation is not what it should be, but W
10 make il worse than it IS?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
MARSHAL'S SALE.
August 4, 1907.

No 49-In the City Court Of Shreve-
port, La: George NJ Agurs vs. A.
{. Simms, ct al
By virtue Of writ Of fcri facias, IS
sued in the above entitled and mum
bered suit, by the Honorable K. ID
Webb, Judge OF the City Court, Shreve-
port, La, and to me directed, | have
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
AT ARSENAL HILL.

According to its contract the Water
works Company is supplying water from
its station at Arsenal Hill The water
which is being furnished today is great
Improvement over the quality supplied
in the past. This water, however, has
and will continue to have harshness
Of taste which can not be removed not
| withstanding filtration and all the 'ngre-
dients which may be used to make 1t
soft and mellow. This harshness IS due
to the gypsum and alkalies with which
the water Of Red river is impregnated,
and whose corroding effect is so strong,
lin it's natural state, that it will eat out
iron and form scales in steam boilers,
which ryust be cleaned and freed OF
fthese scales at frequent intervals; and II
lis from Red river that a supply OF pure
water is to be obtained as outlined and
devised by city authority.
WATER EXPERTS.
It is true that some experts have
pronounced very strongly in favor o1
obtaining the supply OF water from
lnoint three or more miles above Shreve-
mort. which would be free from pollu
tiou forever, as alleged, but /
the quality of water supplied Il
the people by the Waterworks Com
,,,v ;s not soft, although It !
lmelowed by the flow OF pure wate
| from Cross lake, how much harshe
must be the Red river supply. although
lit NAV be filtered and clarified to I'm
lish?
BE NOT MISLED.
The people should not be misied.
!. Twill be conceded that the authorities III
Iterested in better supply OF water ar
Icrowding each other in their enfnusl
|. lasm. and If their plans be carried int
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
THE WATER SMELLS.

The water smells, report several
gentlemen who have viewed the water
from the bridge spanning Cross bayou.
These gentlemen are mistaken; 1t Is
not the water only which smells. The
smell is from several industries in the
vicinity of the bridge and from stables
and other concerns from which the at
mosphere is impregnated with the smell
1t is true the condition is not as II
should he. but it is not as serious as II
is assumed to be.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22

If your stationery is ~ just what
you would like it to be, give us q
trial with your next order, and we VIII
FIX it right. Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
THE WISEST POLICY.

If the conditions are as they are al
legged to be, the wisest policy would have
suggested such prompt action as would
have mitigated if not have stamped out
this menace to good health and the wei
fare Of Shreveport.
The Caucasian has now and always
has had a greater interest i'll the welfare
and the progress Of this community than
it has or ever will have i'll any private
concerns, in corporations, or in schemes
of individuals. The Caucasian has long
since recognized and has appreciated the
fact that it has never failed to incur the
displeasure and, frequently, the enmity
of individuals and corporations or OF
schemeres it has criticised; nor will 1t
be deferred in its course by any loss OF
patronage or favors from any source
whatsoever. The Caucasian is FORUM
ate in being free and untrammeled IN ITS
course Of plain duty.
The Caucasian is not an apoiogist tor
the Waterworks Company, but will Sub
NIT the facts as they are and must con-
tinue to be until lasting relief shall bt
provided inteligently.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
THE SITUATION.

1t is true and conceded that the sit
nation is not what it should be, but VIII,
make II worse than it is?
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LOOKING NORTH FROM IOWA CIRCLE.
by a rhotgra pherJ

contrast which he had made showed with
out doubt that the present assessment Ii
inadequate. Those who have had expert
ence in the real estate market are in
clined to question such a basis Of judy
ment In addition to the uncertainty which
accuracy Of the prices in current transac-
tons, which all recognize as one Of the
inevitable accompaniments Of all such
deals, there are other sources of error.
In the first place the correctness OF the
assessment itself can be questioned. for
principle that can be absolutely fixed.
There are, of course, certain phrases used
In regard to the manner OF assessing prop
erty. such as determining Its real value, !"
Its market value" ETC.. but in actual prac-
tfce 1t Is recognized as most difficult and
also impossible to determine with scientific
accuracy the value OF property for assess
ment.
Difficult Task.
In this city the assessment of property is
made every three years. as is the case in
most cities, but here, as elsewhere, there
are, of course inconsistencies and ineQuali-
ties in the work of the assessors which does
not spring either from the ineficiency Of
the men doing the work or Of any intention
to either defraud the public or Cypress the
taxpayer. But according to the judgment
of some who examine the assessment books
after each triennial review Is completed
instances can be found where both results
are reached; that Is. instances OF values
that are too high and also OF the opposite.
1t is quite evident why there should be
such a diversity of views in regard to such
an important matter, and perhaps the most
vital cause for 1t Is the fact that these
values are undergoing change Of greater
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English House Notices.

From the Spectator.
The house notices Of the past were
grave in tone, many were didactic, some
even rather grim For the most part
those who made them did not ask a
blessing from the stranger, but merely
invoked one upon themselves:
God shield this house from grief and nrs
Some Of them would seem to have
been put upon the house as a sort of
amulet to guard 1t against the besettine
fears of the man who was to live there:
From the nightmare,
And sorrow and FIRE.
s And al R. ssil things that be.
Another householder was more afraid
OF robbers. pestilence and want than Of
fire or dreams:
May this house be ever free
From sickness, thieves and poverty"
Among the more religious notices the
one we are about to quote pleases US
best:
Enter, dear Lord. mine house with me,
Until enter heaven with Thee"
The present writer has dim recollec-
ton that he has seen this before in a
Thine being substituted for Heaven"
a change which makes the verse almost
worthy Of George Herbert. The strong
desire Of religions minded man to
found family could hardly be better
expressed than in the following four
lines. They breathe the very spirit Of the
Old Testament:
"God by whose gift this worke did begin
Conserve the aame from skaith, from schame and
sin.
Lord as this building built was by Thy grace.
Max 1t remain still with the builders race"
Only one motto seems to have been
specially written for a workman's cot
tage:
He that earneth wages 10y labor and care.
By the blessing Of God nay have something to
spare"
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about one-half Of what the property would
bring at forced sale.
1t is the latter basis of valuation that is
looked upon as the safest. certainly for
loantng purposes, and In the opinion OF a
good many as the most equitable for tax
alton purposes. But what property will
bring at forced sale Is always a matter of
good deal Of uncertainty. 1t is one thing
market where there is at least one buyer
who wants the property and knows exactly
what. he can do with 1t and what It will
yield him. 1t is quite another thing to offer
the same property at a time when there is
no purchaser in sight and when perhaps the
times are not especially good. In the latter
case when the sale is an absolute one 1t is
conceivable In some cases the prices OBJ
tained would make even the assessed value
look exaggerated.
Whim Of the Buyer.
In general way that is another reason
why the current prices for realty are not
entirely reliable as to the market values
for the next year or so for period Of three
years. There are also the considerations
which enter into such transactions, namely,
the whim of the buyer and plenty OF money
on his part to carry out his notions, and
right there is the explanation of a good
many transactions, especially the considera-
ton which was ,gfven.es .s 49,.
II Is not meant to assert that the assess
ment OF property Is impossible, but II Is
quite certain that no process OF determining
the value OF properties that are subject to
all the changes Of the market which as yet
has been devised. can be looked upon as ex-
act At the best there must be undervalua-
tons and overvaluatfons and the most that
can be hoped for from any assessment is
that 1t will produce sufficient revenue that
1t will be equitable and that It will not ia
vor one citizen or one class OF citizens at
the expense Of some other citizen or class
Of citizens.
Fair Valuation.
The most serious and difficult problem
that comes before any board Of assessors
for city is to get at what would be a fair
valuation Of large properties, both in the
business section and in the residential Sec
ton. 1t Is comparatively easy to determine
the value Of small property such as houses
which are rented at a moderate figure, for
the market for them is quite stable and
the income not subject to sudden changes
It Is Of course stated in the law on the
subject that the assessment Of property
shall be based on the market value or real
value Of property, or some other phrase Of
similar import is used, but that does not
furnish the knowledge which Is necessary
and the judgment required to know what
such values are in specific cases.
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or less extent practically all the time.
That is especially true Of a city like Wash
ington that is growing and developing
rapidly. But even where no great changes
occur in the material conditions there are
other influences which affect the real estate
market. The state Of the money market
and the character Of the crops, and, In fact,
the general business conditions, leaves an
impression on the real estate market.
The Basis Of Loans.
Such and other circumstances have SEEM
ed of so much consequence that men who
have given attention to the subject Of an
equitable method Of reaching the value of
real estate as a basis for assessment are
rather inclined to adopt the system Of those
who value property for loans. It is true
that for the average property loan two
thirds Of what Is looked upon as the market
price Of the property Is considered as a
safe amount to advance upon such secur-
ity. There are gilt-edged loans ESQ called
which are considered to be based on only