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The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
RICHMOND INDOOR MEET.
Invitations Received by Local Teams
for Games on January 20.

The managers Of the field and track
teams Of the local colleges and schools
have received invitations 10 be represent
ed At the indoor meet in Richmond, Jan
uary -.
Among the schools expected 10 take
part in the different events viii be
Georgetown. George Washington, Uni
versity Of Maryland. Western Maryland
College. University Of Pennsylvania, Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute, University Of
Virginia. Randolph-Ma William and
Mary. Washington and Lee. Hampdeu-
Sidney. Woodbury. Forest, Episcopal
High School, and the Washington high
schools.
The programme follows.
Scratch events, open to alI-Fifty-yard
dash (novice}. 50-yard dash, 59-yaTd
hurdles. 4fo-yard dash, half-mile run,
mile run, pole vaulting. putting l6-pound
shot. running high jump. three-legged
race.
School events-Fifty-yard dash, 40
yard dash, running high jump.
Prizes for these events viii be the same
as last year-a gold watch to the winner
silver medal 20 the second, bronze medal
20 the third.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
CHANGES IN LEAGUE
Sunday School Ball Players
Are Not Satisfied.
TWO CLUBS MAY WITHDRAW
Neither Foundry Nor Calvary Are
Likely to BE Represented should
Organization Continue Another
SeasOn-TaIk of Forming n League
for Mount Pleasant Church Teams.

The Sunday School League, the oldest
OF the District amateur baseball organiza-
tions. which has successfully operated for
four consecutive years, has a rather
doubtful outlook for next season.
The followers Of the organization were
disappointed at the showing made by
their pennant winners, the Foundry out
fit, in the District interIeague series, and
there is not much interest among the
leagues promoters in the prospects for
1907.
Considerable hard feeling. was engen-
dered by opposing factions at the wind
up Of last season when Foundry and Cal
vary Methodist participated in a squab-
Bile as 10 the right 10 the peHnant. It was
learned from an official of the league yes
terday that IL is almost a certainty that
neither Calvary nor Foundry win enter
a team in case the league should con-
-frf17a a4.rf4.r r-aar
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
KNEW WASHINGTON.
Negro Woman who Died Last Week
Was 129 Years Old.

Mineral Wells. Tex Jan lone hun
dred and twenty-nine years is said TO
have been the age of Aunt Dorcas
Harris. a negro woman who. had she
lived until to-day, would have seen parts
of three centuries. The old negress sur
vived until Christmas week
Reliable white people who have known
her for years say that, among all her
"reminiscences, none pleased her more
than her story of how she had known
George Washington, and had seen him
many times in her early youth. She was
born in IN, and was a resident of Palo
Pinto County when the oldest settlers
came here, shortly after the civil war.
The old woman was buried here,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

Daniel. to 5 second; Belvoir. lo7 Prestonl. 10
!. third. Time, ] ga. Uncle Henry Komombo.
Van Hope and Kinsman also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Rose Selling: and one
sixteenth miles. A. Muskoday. 100 Riley. 10 70 l..
won; Cgarlighter 30 IT. Riley. 8 to !. second
Gorgalette. Prestonl. TO J. third Time.
B J. +. Donohue. Euripides. Dusty Miller, Su-
IRENE Court, Bryan, Van Tromp. Entire Nous and
Baron Esher also ran
FIFTH RACE-One mile AdOnis l0l (kOcTneTl.
6 70 ;. won: BanneIl % KENT to 1. second
Bushwhacker l0l Fisher, 90 10 !. third Time,
] "a. Mohur. Veritas Yncita. Yellow Kid Sen
tad0. Spartan. Myrtle u and Vand0la also ran.
SIXTH RACE-SoIling: Futurity course. Con
fessor. III tKoenerl. 10 TO- won Ila Jos tKeogh).
20 TO /. second Susannah % Mcdaniel. TO /,
third Time. 1lliz Redan. Revolt, Sais, Lord
Provost and Round Dance also ran.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

NAVY YARD BOWLERS.
Two Teams Are Tied for First Place
In the League.

The West Gun Carriage team is tied
with Erecting quint for first place in the
Navy Yard Bowling League. each team
having won IS games and lost Z
The individual hOnors go to Talbert, OF
West Gun Carriage, with an average of
$50. Lee of Miscellaneous Shop. is sec
ond, with an average of los, while DOyl-
of the Gun Shop, with 165, is third.
The team standings follow:
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Cold water Baths Cure Consumption.

Cincinnati Ohio. Jan. Michael J.
Laikin. of Lowell. Mass. who has gained
a reputation as a midWinter swimmer,
has arrived here after a 1.500 mile walk
to his home Five years ago Laikin was
dying Of consumption and was advised 10
take cold-water baths. Although il was
the middle Of winter, he dragged himself
from his bed. had a hole cut in the ice,
and took a plunge into the river. He
claims that this was the means of curing
him. and that the water cannot get too
cold for him
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
Must Change Field.

1t is feared that it will be impossible TO
use the grounds at Fourteenth and New
ton streets again next summer. Since
the close Of last season the Fourteenth
street car line has been extended. and
now the tracks pass directly behind the
batter's box. The field can and may be
reversed in order 10 bat toward Four
teenth street This would lessen the dan
ger from foul tips but ii would require
considerable grading and the moving OF
the stands from one end Of the field to
the other.
According 70 Mr. Fowler Of Calvary.
there Is strong probability OF forming
league exclusively for the churches in
Mt Pleasant These include Calvary
Methodist, St. Stephens. Mt Pleasant
Congregational. and Fourth Presbyterian.
all Of which are capable Of turning out
representative I-tossers This would
be a great innovation for bin enthusiasts
and would probably draw as wei! as the
regular league games at the Mt. Pleas
ant grounds
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
MARTIN AND RHODES DRAW.
Points Equal at End of Fifteen
round Mil at Providence.


Providence. r. l.. Jan. 1.-The fifteen
round fight held AT the Rhode Island A. c.
of Thornton last night with Terry Martin
and Billy Rhodes as the principals, ended
in draw after fast fighting on the part
of both men.
Rhodes had somewhat the better Of
Martin in height, weight, and reach. and
he went after the philadelphia hard. but
this did not dismay Terry. and Rhodes
careleSsness in guarding his head gave
Martin an opening. through which he
hammered most successfully. The de
cisi0n was favorably received by the spec
tators, many of whom came from BOS-
ton.
Honey Melody. the welter-weight
champion. who viii meet Terry Martin in
"a short time. was one Of the most inter
iested Of the ringside brigade.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

blows. Bell changed as the men were
sparring. 1t was Cans round.
Round Scans sent a straight left 10
face, and Herman landed a right to jaw.
Suddenly, Cans shot out left and right
squarely to jaw. and Herman dropped
and made no attempt to rise. It was
clean knockout
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
May Cause Trouble for Ed COrrigan

There is a rumor circulating IN Western
turf circles that Louis Celia has managed
TO secure a block of stock in the City
Park track. New Orleans, which Is said
to be controlled by Ed. Corrigan. As
Celia has 4 large share of the stock in
the Fair Grounds, it is thought that If
he has succeeded in getting in to the
Corrigan stronghold, there may be serious
trouble in the Crescent City before long.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02
HernId Want Ads

VIII be received at F. p. Weller's
Pharmacy, 1884 NJ st. NV, and promptly
forwarded to the main Office.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-02

The following are the individual records
Of the bowlers who have averaged more
2 than IA
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
PURELY A FABRICATION.
No Value Attached to Affida-
Wit Of Mrs. Clark
BY BROTHER OF DECEASED
Justus Goebel Says the Deposition 10
at Variance With the Facts and, He
Asserts Innocent Men Are Accused
to Shield the Guilty.

Phoenix, Ariz, Sept. 26.-Justus
Goebel, brother of the late Governor
GoeNal of Kentucky, a resident OF this
city. commenting on the affidavit
made bv woman at Richmond. Ind,
which alleges that Governor Gorbel
was killed by Turner Igo of Farmers,
Ky. at the instigation of a son Of
John Sanford. says the story Is a
pure fabrication He states the pur-
ported facts as set forth In the afft-
davit OF Mrs. Clark are SO far at var
lance with proven facts that they can
not be considered Mr.. Goebel denies
that the prosecution Of any person is
for political reasons. He says the only
persons interested in the prosecution
are brother at Cincinnati and him
self and such friends as may aid them
In avenging the cowardly assassina
ton of his departed brother. Mr.
Goebel also states there is seeming
desire on the part Of certain indivi
duals to convict an innocent man anC
thus shield the real murderer. ant
that for this reason they have a!
lowed every reported clue, each Of
which. if not utterly discredited. ha:
been finally traced back to Powers
and Taylor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
CHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT
Remarkable Experiments Have Been
Effected by a Frenchman.

Paris, Sept 26.-Remarkable en-
periments in chemical development
of life have been recently effected by
Professor Delage Sorbonne. In his
laboratory at Rcseoff in Brittany Pro-
fessor Delage placed unfertilized eggs
of sea urchn and star fish In sea
water, adding solution of sugar with
a few drops Of ammonia and tannin
In about an hour augmentation which
is the first sign Of life. appeared and
the eggs produced larvae. The great
majority of these larvae soon DIED,
but Professor Delage, by constant and
minute care, brought four urchlns,
and the two brought four urchins and
two star fish through the larvae stage,
and they are now healthy growing
specimens Professor Delages eX'
periments go beyond those made by
Professor Loeb of the University OF
California at Berkeley.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
WESTERN UNION SUED.
It and the Pullman Company to
Answer Same Charge.

Austin, Sept. 26.--Attorney General
Davidson filed suit Tuesday against
both the Pullman Car company and the
Woster, Union Telegraph company to
require each to pay 100000 due the
state ard permit fees or be ouSted
The suits are based on the fact that
the companies have no permits to op-
crate in Texas. and have never had
any. Both claim 10 be interstate or
CARNATIONS, and say permit fees are
not required
The Western Union has taken the
position that it should be required to
pay permit fees only on the Texas pro
rata of the capital stock. and not
on the entire $1,O00.000 of capital
stock: that the taxation should &C
crue on the entire amount O. capital
stock, such taxation would be many
times duplicated. would prove Cypress
i've and that il would be confiscatory.
Assistant Attorney General Pollard
said if the companies will pay the
required tax and present the permit
in court. the suits will be dismissed
provided the defendants pay the court
costs. He said The idea is to compel
the payment of the tax, and if this is
refused to Gust the companies.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
SHERIFFS SALE.

No. II.s5o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: c. c. Smell Dative Tutor, vs..
William NJ. Smell
By virtue of a writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of the Parish of
Caddo, Louisiana, | have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, for cash,
according to law, during the legal hours
for sales, at the principal front door Of
the court house of Caddo Parish, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1907,
Lots g and 81 eagle subdivision, of the
City OF Shreveport Caddo Parish, La,
together with all buildings and improve
ments thereon. Said property seized as
belonging to defendant, and to be sold
to satisfy the amount named in the said
writ for the sum of $4,000, with inter
est thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per
annum from January 1, 1906, and all
costs of the suit including : per cent
on said sum and interest as attorneys
fees. J. P. FLOURNOY. Sheriff
Caucasian, Sept. 3, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
AN ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Caddo, that a right OF way
be and is hereby given to the Shreveport
Gas. Electric Light and Power Company
to construct. operate and maintain gas
mains along and across the following
public roads i'll the Parish of Caddo, to-
wit: Fairfield road, Mansfield road, the
Norris Ferry read. Kings highway,
Southern avenue ro1d and Texas ard
Greenwood road and Tim Moorng 5
Ferry road Such right Of way to COM
mence at the limits of the City OF
Shreveport and extend along said roads
for a distance not exceeding five miles.
Be it further ordained, that the SAID
Shreveport Gas, Electric Light and
Power company shall place its sad gas
mains at a distance of not less than Is
inches below the surface, and whenever
or wherever it crosses either of said
roads, it shall restore the said roads III
as good condition as they were when
said work was done, and shall at all
times maintain such crossings or places
where said pipe may be laid i'll good
condition.
BE it further ordained, that the said
Shreveport Gas, Electric Light anc
Power Company shall have the right al
all times to go i'll and upon SAID public
roads for the purpose of repairing sale
| pipe line, but such repairs shall be made
i'll such a way as not to impede traffic
along said roads and same shall be left IL
good condition after said work is done
hat in laying said pipes said company
shall do so under the direction of tn.
superintendent of public roads, and il
the event of any change of grade in sale
roads the said pipes shall be lowered o.
change at the expense of said company
| r. FURMAN, President.
A. l.. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
LEAVE SUMMER HOME.
President. Family and Executive EN-
poyes Go to Washington.

Oyster Bay. Sept. 26.-President
Roosevelt and family and executive
employees left Wednesday morning for
Washington The trip was made by
special train to Long Island City
around the lower end Of New York
City by tugboat and from Jersey City
to Washington In the special train by
which the president will make his
western and southern trip, which be-
gins Sunday Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Ethel and Quentin accompanied the
president the other children being at
school, OF the party are also Sec
rotary Loeb and family and members
of the executive staff and secret serv'
ice guards Two express cars loaded
with the presidents horses and stable
equipment preceded the special out o.
Oyster Bay that they might be made
a part of the train at Jersey City
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
CHOPPED TO DEATH.
Young Man Meets Awful Fate at the
Hands of Infatuated Negro.

Lake Charles, La, Sept. 26-James
CLANCY. a young white man employed
by n Thigpen, a logman on English
bayou. just east of town, was chop
ped to death by an Infatuated negro
The murderer made his escape.
The only witness to the murder wa.
another negro The three were to
gether in tke woods. The two negroes
were choppins logs under Chaney's di
rection. Some dispute arose and the
negro suddenly swung his AK and aim
ed blow at Chaney's head. The a,
Just missed his head and crashed
through the left shoulder down almOs
to the waist. The murderer fled, leav
ing the AK in the victims body. ant
the other negro ran and notified Cha
ney's brother. who was a short dis
lance away, hauling logs
The murdered mans parents liv,
near Oakdale, where the body was TAX
en- for interment.
A negro was arrested near Englisl
bayou and jailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
DUTY OF THE HOUR

Louisiana has an opportunity SUCH As
is rarely presented OF securing pe'''''-
uentlv it is to be hoped, government
such as we have struggled 70 eSetDIlSh
for 10 these many years.
The contest Of the past has been pro
lopped The Caucasian thinks not pc
c,,se the desire OF the masses was nol
intense and sincere, but the eafncNinc'S
of the people has been hitherto rendered
abortivc because Of petty lealouSleS'
chickering's and. perhaps. well meant bu'
useless and therefore dangerous tault-
finding among those who should nave
heen united in purpose. action and cN-
preston.
So far as the North Louisiana section
of the State is concerned, and we IN
clude in North louisiana Avoyelles and
St. Landry, Mr., Wilkinson has the sup
port. hearty and unreservcd. OF the over
whelmine mass of the best people,
This is the unvarnished truth.
In Caddo there never before has beer
such unity in favor of any man as there
is for Mr. Wilkinson.
And yet, in this, there is danger be
cause of suspicious we have or may have
regarding the motives and purposes o
each other
So far as The Caucasian is concerned
we are opposing Mr.. Sanders because he
is the political embodiment, the polltica
exponent and the political personality o
all that is blameable and vicious II
Louisiana politics.
To encompass his defeat is the duty o
all good citizens. who really prefer
moral government i'll Louisiana, gov
eminent of law, of order and of the PEG
pie, rather than that OF cabals combine
and rings, representing all that is repre-
hensible.
Let chickering's, if there be any, cease
Unity, fair dealing with each Other
earnestness of purpose and unSefls
labor is now the paramount duty, to tn
end that Louisiana political and mora
regeneration may be accomplished.
What any man was four years ago O
two years ago is nothing to The Cat
casian.
If he goes our way now, we go Wit
him and go with him as long as he goe
our way.
We will not stop to inquire what Ii
motives are, what Interior purpose az
tuates him. So long as he fights by OF
side, and fights vigorously. earnestly an
to the purpose, we do not care If he ha
an hundred motives, Interior or other.
All of you that arc going The Cauca
ian's way, line upl
Sanders must go!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
GIGANTIC GASSER.
Output Is Estimated at Twenty
Million Cubic Feet.

Tulsa. l. r., Sept. 26.-On the Ed.
Yoder farm. in section 49, five miles
north of proven territory, In the Glenn
Pool and seven and half miles south
west Of Tulsa, the Mississippi Oil and
Gas company has brought in a ire
mendous gas well. estimated as great
as 20,000.000 cubic feet. The import
ant fact attached TO this find is that
it shows the boundaries of the re-
markable pool of oil in this section Of
the country, Of which the Glenn field
is part. has by no means been de-
fined as to boundaries. Oh men pre-
dict that within year or so other
large pools to the east and west OF
Tulsa will be opened up.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
BLOODY BATTLE.
One Participant Killed and An
other Badly Shot.

New Orleans. Sept 26.-When
Julius Peterman. a young lumberman,
was brought to New Orleans and
placed in a hospital early Wednesday,
he told story of a desperate revolt
yer. rifle and shotgun battle several
days ago in the back woods of south
west Mississippi. Julius Peterman
and his brother. Charles. were arrayed
against David Meyer, Jr.. and Thomas
Mitchell. Mitchell was killed and
julius Peterman seriously wounded.
The trouble grew out of the Peter
mans charging Meyer with cursing in
front of their home.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
DEMURRER ARGUED.
Contention Is That Hepburn Law Re
peaIed the Eikins Act.

Jackson, Tenn, Sept. 26.-The de-
murrer to the Indictment against the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
charging violation of the Elkins law,
was argued here before Judge Mccall
of the United States district court
for the Western district Of Tennessee
The demurrer contends that as the
. Elkins law was repealed by the Hep
burn law OF 1906 no indictment could
be sustained for offenses alleged to
have been committed prior to that
time Judge Mccall took the matter
under advisement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
SUCCESSION s ALE.

No. 11,473-ln the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana;
Succession of Anna Virginia Har-
gis.
By virtue of commits ion to sell, to
me issued in the above ent tied and num-
bercd succession by the II onorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
La, l will offer for sale at public auc-
ton at the premises rec .ntly occupied
by Mrs. Anna Virginia H rgis, No. 1909
Louisiana, in the City IF Shreveport,
La, during the legal houls for sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT 28, 1907,
A lot of furniture and household goods
IN the premises No. 1000 Louisiana
street, as per inventory On file in the
Office of the clerk of the court of Caddo
Parish, La. Said sale to be made for
cash, according to law, to pay debts,
J. P. F-OURNOY,
Sheriff and ex-Officio AuctioneeT.
Caucasian, Sept II, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by Jack Hall, one mile north
of Forbing, La, and estrayed before me
the undersigned authority, one gray
mare, about IS hands high, shoes or
front feet, two small splits in left ear
and about IS years old The owner will
come forward, prove property and pay
costs, or same will be sold at Forbing
La. on Saturday the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1907, at Il o'clock noon.
w. B. DANIEL.
Justice of the Peace, Eighth Ward, Cad
do Parish Louisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
NEGRO ALLEGES INSULT.
Mistook Auditor For Train Newsboy
ard Round!y Roasted.

Austin. Sept. 26.-N. j. Johnson
negro. sued the Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railway of Texas for 1900
damages because of injured feelings
caused by the train auditor 'cussin' )"
him, he alleges, with hard and prOfane
names The negro mistooll the train
auditor for the train newsboy and tried
to buy some candy and newspaper.
This incensed the auditor. the petit
ton says, and he called the negro
many bad names, several of which are
mentioned in the petition as causing
him great humiliation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-26
FAILS TO COMPREHEND.

Our esteemed Lake Charles Press
complains that the Times-Democrat
Picayune and Item are giving Colonel
Wilkinson the best of it in their news
reports, endeavoring to make the people
in the rural districts believe that the
man from Paquemines is really to be
taken seriously" And continues the
contemporary, 'the New Orleans States
is the only paper published in New Or
leans that is giving a perfectly fair and
unbiased account of the campaign, and
while the States is openly in favor OF
Mr.. Sanders, it is not constantly trying
to knife Colonel Wilkinson by printing
misleading reports of meetings that are
being held in his interest"
The Lake Charles organ of te Syndi-
cate should wake up!
A subservient and mendacious press
was possible in times when a Governor
was the Democratic party,
1t is even probable now. when the pri-
mary election law and patronage gone
have knocked that sort of Democratic
party galley west
But subserviency aud mendacity are
no longer factors in the game.
Public meetings, so far as the num-
bers attending is concerned. are matters
of fact, and the Item, Picayune and
Times-Democrat have concluded to keep
their news columns clear of dope and
give the public the truth instead of lies.
For instance, Sanders meeting in
Avoyelles according To dope was six
thousand!
As soon as the news" got back to
Avoyelles Sanders headquarters gut
down the crowd ninety per cent and
made it six hundred
Over in St. Tammany few days since
the Shreveport Times dope" has tive
thousand ladies present
One need not hunt far for Ananias
when such figures as these are sent
out as facts .
No, the Lake Charles Press fails to
comprehend that in primary election con-
tests for Governor who has not any
! patronage, the campaign liar has los'
his job.