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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

"HE nation, indeed the world,
has 3ust been celebrating the
centenary of Longfellow's birth,
and now the public is remind
ed that one of the greatest Of living
American men of letters. william Dean
. Howells, has reached threescore aud
ten. Mt which age man is supposed to
he able tu retire on his laurels if ne 81
desires. But. though Mr.. Howells has
won laurels In plenty, he evinces pn
disposition to cease from winning
more. and his literary output shows no
particular dininuton in quantity or
deterioration in quality Mr.. Howells
has received many congratulations on
coming 10 a good old age without
serious impairment of his menta! OF
physical powers. His place in Amer
lean literature is secure. and. while II
is too early yet TO determine his exact
rank among his contemporaries M one
competent TO judge questions his right
to permanent place in the temple of
fame
MIR. Howells was born Oh March 1.
1887, and. like 50 many other men who
have made their mark in the world. is
native of Ohio. 1t was in the little
town of Martins Ferry that he first
saw the light lie is a graduate of n
newspaper office. which is generally
regarded as one of the best institutions
of learning a young man can attend
Honorary degrees have come TO him
from Yale aud Harvard. Columbia and
Oxford. His Inherited taste for litera
ture was intensified by the atmosphere
which pervaded his fathers printing
Office and editorial room. for the nov
ellst's sire was a country editor. aud
II has been said that the papers be is
sued possessed literary flavor some
what beyond the appreciation of the
pioneer community to which they were
addressed. This characteristic and his
advanced abolition sentiments made
journalism an uncertain proposition for
the senior Howells
The future apostle of realistic fiction
in America served his apprenticeship
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
STAGE QUEENS DAUGHTER.

Dorothy Russell Solomon, Who Has
Been Married but Once.
Lillian Russell though still a queen
of the stage and of remarkably youth
ful appearance. has daughter now
twentyafour years old. known as Dor
othy Russell Solomon. who has already
made one experiment in matrimony
and found marriage i'll this case fail
ure. The daughter inherits her moth
er's fondness for the stage, but as she
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE VII.

30 sale Of stock shall be binding OF
| aid Of this corporation until same has
1ccn Transferred on the books Of the
corporation. On failure Of stakeholder
o pay for stock subscribed. it shall be
optional with thg board of directors To
either declare the delinquent shares for
fcitCd to the corporation. or tu sue the
subscriber Tor the price due thereon, all
stock to be sold for not les than par
No stakeholder of this company shalt
be liable or responsible for the contracts
or faults of this corporation nor shall
any mere informally in the organiza
ton have the effect Of rendering this
charter null, OF exposing a stakeholder
to any liability beyond the amount If
his stock
ARTICLE VIII
This charter may be altered and
amended by vote of two-thlrds Of the
stockholders convened for that purpose
af+er thirty days notice shall have been
-
newspapers. Any changes proposed OF
made III reference to the capital stock
shall be made III accordance with the
laws of the State Of Louisiana on the
Subject of altering the capital stock of
corporations
Whenever this corporation is dis
Al, Il
fairs shall be liquldated by three COM
mssioners elected at stockholders
meeting, who shall have full power to
wind up the affairs. settle its indebted
ness and distribute the proceeds among
the stockholders.
Done and passed at my office in Cad
do Parish. Louisiana. III the presence of
w NJ Levy and John Mccullough.
competent witnesses. on this 9th day of
January 1907
Fl. EHRLICH,
II shares.
S. ENRICH,
y shares.
J. ]. COLEMAN.
II shares.
Attest:
w. NJ LEVY.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH.
LEON r. SMITH.
Notary Public.
II he ,l,I 4
going act of incorporation and finding
nothing contained therein contrary to
law, Thereby approve the same this 9th
day of March 1907.
J. Nj. FOSTER
District Attorney First Judicial District
OF Louisiana.
Endorsed. Filed and recorded March
o. 1907.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex Officio Deputy Re
curder.
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Caddo
! hereby certify that the above and fore
going IS a true and correct copy of the
original act. as the same now appears on
ole and uf record in my office.
Given Under my hand and seal of of
flee this 9th day Of March 1907.
s. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Ohico Deputy Re
cordet.
March TO-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE II.
ARTICLE III.

The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the
nature of the business TO be car
r'ed on hy it are hereby de
clared to be the purchasing build
| ing. leasing and conducting theaters
and music halls. and for furnishing the
properties and equipment of dramas,
operas. etc. aud generally to carry on
| the business Of theater proprietors and
| managers. and III particular to providt
| for the production. representation and
performance Of opera, stage plays. OPP
erettas. burlesques. vaudeville. ballets,
pantomimes. spectacular pieces. prone
made and other concerts, and other
musical and dramatic performances and
entertainments, to produce plays, book
and route theatrical companies and supply
c )mparies for theaters, and also to do a
general bill posting business; and to
hold and exercise all such incidental
powers and privileges as relate to the
: onlpCiS lcrGinDe1nGP SET tDfIn.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at twenty-five thousand
t$25.ooo oo) dollars. divided into two
hundred and fifty t25o) shares of one
hundred tSloo.oo) dollars each, payable
in cash. The corporation shall become
a going concern and be authorized to do
business as SOON as five thousand dol
lars (x5ooooo of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in board of direc-
tors. composed of three stockholders.
who shall be elected annually on the
second Monday i'll January. The first
board of directors is declared to be
Harry Enrich, Simon Enrich and J. J
Coleman. who shall serve until their
successors are chosen Two members
shall constitute a quorum of the board
Oh directors Tor lne transaction OF nuS-
mess
The officers of this corporation shall
be president, vice president. secretary
and treasurer. and the first of said of
bcers are declared to be Harry Enrich.
president; ]. ]. Coleman vice president,
and Simon Enrich. secretary and freas-
urer. and they shall serve until their
successors are chosen. and said officers
shall be elected annually on the second
Monday i'll January. a majority of the
stock present shall elect the directors.
and in all elections or proceedings of
stockholders each share of stock present
or represented by written proxy. shall
be entitled to one vote. Notice Of all
meetings of stockholders shall be adj
vertised ten (Io) days i'll a daily Shreve-
port newspaper directors to he chosen
at the Office of the company under SIT
pervision of three commissioners ap
pointed by the directors from the stock
holders.
ADTICT L
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

trail directly over it: If of wood and
one wishes to spare IL. low trellis
may be run around inside of It to
hold the vines
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
AR IICLI. l.

he name ut TINS corporation shall ~
EHRLICH BROTHERS AND COL +
MAN COMPANY. and bv that name 1t
shall have the power and authority to
enjoy succession for nrnetY-rine COO
years. To contract. size and be sued and
use a corporate seal: to hold. purcla Sc
lease, sell and hypothecate property. real
and personal. and to name and appoint
such managers. agents. directors and
officers as the business of the corpora
ton may require. and TO make and eS-
tablish. as we'll as alter and amend. from
time to time. such bylaws. rules and
regulations for the proper government
Of the affairs Of the corporation as may
he necessary and proper
ARTICLE II.
The doniicile of this corporation shall
be III the City of Shreveport. Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president of
said corporation. or. in the event Of his
absence. upon the vice president there
Of. and. in the absence of both Of said
officers. upon the secretary Of said cor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Ts-< >-1
H0wells atThree-
| score ard Ten.
U,B""'' -

FTVHE nation, indeed the world,
has iust been celebrating the
centenary of Longfellow's birth,
and now the public is remind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24

its line of attack and has been defeated
To shift now would require that 1t use as
its own witnesses the very men whom 1t
SO lately arraigned.
That somebody blundered is as plain as
a pikestaff 1t is the universal belief Of
this community that whether the signal
lights were set correctly or incorrectly, the
deadhead train was being rushed down
the line too rapidly; whether according 10
orders or official understanding or not Is
not at present plain. This OF itself was
crimlnally careless railroading. Further
more, the system of signaling was shown
to be dangerously loose. the blocks near
this city being doubled after $3.50 PM.
In order to save expense. This shift Of
the blocks, marked by the closing of al
ternate stations, unquestionably added to
the confusion. The fog was dense. and
that helped along the combination of cir
cumstances. 1t should have made every
body more cautious. The crew of train
212O, however did not appear to be check
ed in their career down the line by fog or
any other factor. They ran as though
they had a surely clear track to Wash
ington, although the hardness OF train VI
was notorious
was this case OF every oou9 o.uh
ing? Was the blame so generally dlstrio-
uted that 1t would now be difficult II hot
impossible, to pick out any one or TWO OF
three or four men and declare them 10 De
guilty of contributory negligence? Inc
verdict of the jury rendered yesterday
does not absolve the railroad company ~
self from responsibility, whether or .
of its employees was chiefly accoun'aoie
for the tragedy. 1t is already suffering IN
purse in consequence of this responsibility.
What the public wants to know, however
Is whether this suffering is being Trans
muted into terms Of greater security 1or
travellers? Certain recent happenings OF
the same line Of road have suggested that
the lessons of that terrible night year
ago have not been fully learned or ap-
piled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Loose Change and Charity.

In most pockets tonight there will be
some loose change left after the Christ
mas shopping has been completed. Put
that In an envelop and tomorrow morning
bright and early send it down to one of
the charitable agencies which have plan
ned to provide Christmas cheer for the
unfortunates. Do this even If it is only
few pennies. You will never miss 1t. You
have failed to spend it only by chance.
II you and your neighbor and your neigh
boris neighbor and so on down the line
will do this thing. the fund of the mis-
sions and the charity societies will be
swelled to proportions that will permit
the good people working in this cause to
reach practically every case Of want and
sorrow in this District. They could have
made better use of the money If they had
received it yesterday or last week But
1t is always better late than never in the
matter of giving for the help of the poor
Misery knows no Christmas. as truly as
the miserable ones often miss that festal
day altogether. Suffering continues on
December Is as well as on the 25th. The
tardy mite is welcome. Give. therefore,
tomorrow Of your loose change. The total
for this community will be surprisingly
large and the benefits bestowed will be
out of all proportion to the sacrifices en-
tailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Who Was to Blamep

With the acquittal of the men compris
Ing the crew of the "deadhead" train
which little less than a year ago crashed
into local at Terra Gotta, near this city.
and caused the death OF forty-thrse peo-
pie and the serious injury of sixty-three
others. the law process has come to a
blockade from which no present exit is
discernible. A coroner's jury placed the
blame for the wreck upon eight men-the
assistant division operator at Baltimore.
the night train dispatcher at Baltimore.
the division trainmaster at Baltimore the
c~gineer and conductor of train 2i20. the
dcadhead; the engineer and conductor of
train 90. the local. and the operator at
Silver Spring. The grand jury ignored the
accusations leveled against the officials
and the operator at Silver Spring, and in
dicted the entire crew of train 2120, en-
gineer. fireman. conductor and rear brake
man. The petit jury has now acquitted
these men, and the public is asking. Who
was to blame for the terrible mistake
that cost SO many lives?
The statute of limitations in man.
slaughter does not run against this case
until the first of January. 1912. Thus as
far as time Is concerned there Is ample
opportunity for the law officers still TO
frame accusations against others who
may have been accountable for the wreck.
But it Is altogether improbable that this
uW - done. The government has chosen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
A Sports Discovery.

You talk about excitement and the luxu-
ries Of life.
I guess I've tried most everything from
pistol, gloves and knife
To champagne, on the half shell and ter
rapin on toast:
And I've struck the combination that's
dead sure and pays the most.
So run along and roll your hoops and sell
your papers, boys.
And try and think you're happy cause
you're out to make noise.
I'd like to stop and tell you, only time
and space forbids,
The fun I've had jes' stayin' home and
playing with the kids.
The boys and me was playing horse. We
turned our happy home
In less than thirty seconds to bowling
hippodrome!
For real entertainment are the laughs
they hand you out
Beat any burlesque show that's had the
nerve to book a route.
And there's something serious in II when
you get to thinking. too,
How you was once like them and they
may grow up tough, like you.
You watch the laughter in their eyes till
sleep weighs down their lids,
And thank the good Lord for the chance
of playing with the kids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Light on the Monument.
From the Washington Post Nov. ~.

rIVm Iue VnoniuStOu HooL INV. AZ.
The advisory committee" Of the Grant
monument commission has advised that
the monument be placed in the Botanic
Garden, without regard to the popular
protest against the destruction of his
toric trees. 1t Is now limited that as soon
as Secretary Taft returns the commission,
Of which he is a member, will proceed
with the work. Gen. Dodge, another men,
Der of the commission. is reported as say
ing that members Of the G. A. r. will
make fuss II 1t should appear that there
is delay In erecting the great memorial to
their COMMANDER merely because few
trees must be disturbed.
All this would be PROPER II only the
Grant memorial were concerned; but
everybody now knows that the Grant me-
mortal Ii being banded about to suit the
schemes Of persons who seek to be bene-
flied financially by the adoption OF vast
plan for the Identification of Washington.
1t is far more likely that the G. A. r.
men will make fuss over the attempt to
use the monument to their commander for
purposes suspiciously resembling graft.
which furnishes brain power to the Grant
monument commission? 1t Is composed Of
Col Bromwell, Corps of Engineers; Mr..
Casey, architect Of the Grant memorial;
Mr.. Shrady. sculptor Of the same. and
paid for their professional advice. II Sec
rotary Taft will privately question Col.
Bromwell, he will find unless we are
greatly mistaken, that he does not favor
the Botanic Garden as site for the me-
mortal. If he will question the architect
privately. he will discover that the plans
were made for placing the memorial
either on the ellipse south Of the White
House or in Lafayette Square. and that
the Botanic Garden Is net suitable site,
in the architects opinion. If he will ask
the sculptor about 1t ne will learn that
that artist has very decided objections to
the placing of the monument where it
cannot be seen. II he will talk with Mr..
Olmstead he will be referred to Mr.. Nc
Kim. II he consults Mr.. McKim, he will
find that gentleman stoutly in favor Of
placing the memorial in the Botanic Gar
den as a preliminary to the destruction Of
the Botanic Garden as such and the exc
cution of the park commission" plan for
the Identification of Washington-Mr
AcKim being a member OF the park
commission"
Senator Hale Of Maine took occasion
several years ago to ma e 1t very clear
that Congress had never approved the
plans of the park commission" In view
Of the attempt to destroy the Botanic
Garden in furtherance of unauthorized
plans calling for an expenditure of mil
lions, 1t is altogether probaoie that Con-
gress will throw a lite light upon this
uch-discussed monument and the issues
IL has raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Judge Harlan's Word Of Cheer.

Mr. Justice Harlan is not disturbed
either about the Constitution. or the gen
eral welfare OF the United States. He
considers both safe. One reads this very
plainly in the admirable address deliv-
cred In New York last night. The oc-
casion was an inspiration to the speaker
He stood before a distinguished company
OF representative men of his native state,
reinforced by distinguished men from
other states, and his subject was as broad
as the Union. For II Is as true OF the
Union as OF Kentucky or any other state,
that united, we stand; divided. we fall"
We are now united, and Judge Harlan
sees no signs Of division leading to
fall.
This eminent jurist has two claims to
attention in the confidence he expressed
last night His remarks about the Con-
stitution are the fruits not only of a
close study of that instrument, but Of a
service Of thirty years as member of
a court whose word Is final in constituting
laws framed under the Constitution. And
in that time some very knotty constitu-
tionaI questions have been decided by
that court in a way to strengthen the
peoples faith in both the Constitution
and the court. knowing this history.
and having helped to make it, why should
not Judge Harlan feel confidence in the
court the Constitution, and the country?
In the matter of the ability of the peo-
pie to work out salvation under extreme
difficulties, Judge Harlan speaks with an
equally intimate knowledge. The civil
war shook Kentucky to the center. In
Massachusetts, sentiment was all one way;
in Mississippi all the opposite way. In
Kentucky sentiment was divided. Fami-
lies were torn asundsr. Blood brothers
opposed each other on the field of battle.
The wife, siding with her husband, saw
her son arrayed against his father, and
her nephews against their uncle. No
people were ever more severely tried in
the hot furnace of public affairs. But
they came out Of II with hope and cour-
age for the future, and are united again
for the good OF all. In the little furry
over Cuba Kentucky stood with the rest
for the old flag, and ex-Confederates
along with ex-Federals were proud to put
On Uncle Sans uniform.
Pessinism IL not q growth of such SOIL
In fact II Is not American growth. The
representative American, whether born in
Maine or Texas. in New York or Califor-
MIA, believes In his country and its in
stitutions, and tends a hand cheerfully
and confidently whenever there Is a call
to support the general welfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Panama Progress.

Not even the most sodden skeptic can
doubt that the dirt il flying at Panama.
Tho reports indicate that it as flying at
q rate prooably never before known in
the history Or civilization. Col Cocktails
and his men are pulverizing the hills and
scoordng up the soil and debris and cart
dns-4tG0f so rapidly that If they had
tackled be Suez canal job at the same
pace thaS would have completed 1t in
three and aShalf years instead of the ten
years watch fhe construction Of that ditch
actually rsdaired. They are taking out
Q quantity-ef dirt and rocks In each fifty
deys equal TO the entire bulk Of the Pyra-
mid of Oheops. which consumed the labor
Of 100000 men tor twenty years in the
building. ~
Encouragement comes not only from
the d1rt-moving record. but from the
sanitary reports. The fsthmus has been
free frPm yellow fever for eighteen
months The death rate from all causes
has fallen from 3o.61 for the year ended
December !, 1905, to 2066 for the year
ended December 1. 1907, decrease of 80
per cent The sickness rate, too, has
fallen, being 26-o0 for October. 1907, and
dropping - 2o4s for November. This of
itseh ID q u1umph OF which the whole
American people will be proud. 1t will
be great achievement to dig the canal in
good season. but a far greater one to dig
IL at a small cost in lives and health.
The truth is that we are just striking
our pace in Panama. We have at last
found scheme of organization that suits
the Job and the men in charge are proving
their worth. Col. Cocktails went to the
isthmus without any blare of trumpets, as
calmly as any other good soldier ever re-
sponded to call to duty. He was going
against a hard proposition. but he did not
finch. Few people know of his person
atty today. He is not Of the advertising
sort. But he is q canal digger, beyond
the slightest doubt. being of the type that
will build q railroad or construct a FORTH
fcation or dig canal with equal facility
and thoroughness provided the fiscal de-
psrtrnent furnishes sufficient funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
The Long Lane Of Law.

More than eight years from the date OF
their indictment. Greene and Gaynor, con-
victed of defrauding the United states In
the sum of $575, 900 in certain river and
harbor contracts, have been denied fur
Their stay by the Supreme Court. They
must now go to prison definitely to serve
out their terms of four years each. They
have already, since conviction, wasted
year and a half in an effort to secure an
of the verdict. 1t Is estimated
that their long fight against punishment
has cost them at least a quarter Of mill
lion dollars. 1t has cost the United States
more than that sum. But from the pub
lies point of view, this money has been
we'll invested by the government. For
never before was case of fraud so Wig
orously pursued, against such difficulties.
involving even the possibility Of strain
OF the relations between this country and
Great Britain.
1t may not be doubted that the govern
ment's persistent fight for conviction in
this case has immensely strengthened II
and has lessened the chance Of its being
defrauded hereafter. Time was when a
man with a weak conscience and a strong
political pull aid not hesitate to tamper
with the laws in matters relating to fed
eral funds. He scoffed at the idea of
court Interference. What were statutes
between political friends? But the
Greene-Gaynor case has put changed
construction upon the law. 1t has demon
strated that the government has not only
the power but the disposition to pursue
thieves and frauds even to distant lands,
and at heavy cost to apply the penalties
prescribed by the laws.
For time the people of this country
who appreciated the Importance of the
Greene-Gaynor case were impatient at the
delays. and some thought it better for the
government to drop it and save further
expenditures Others. however, rejoiced in
the difficulties, which accented the final
victory of justice. They were inclined to
regard the extradition proceedings, for a
time characterized by farcical opposition
by the Canadian government, as serving
a valuable purpose In demonstrating the
ultimately long reach of the United
States Had the Greene Gaynor case pro-
ceeded to a swifter conclusion it would
not have served so valuably as an object
lesson Of the inevitabinty OIL punishment
when the supreme power is fully aroused.