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The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
DUDENHEFER A FUGITIVE.

Ferdinand P. Dudenhefer, the tax col
lector OF the Third District of New Or
leans, has skipped the State, being de
tauter to an amount approximating
100000 Dudenhefer, the fugitive, is a
son of State Senator Dudenhefer of the
Ninth Ward of the City OF New Or
leans. 1t appears that this is not Duden-
hefers first defalcation but has enjoyed
immunity. through what is stylde his
political pull. Dudenhefer is gay
gambolier, high roller of the tender
loin district, where he lavished money
on his courtesans. 1t may be recalled
that after the shortcomings of Perkins
1t was announced by the administration
that forever thereafter no sheriff or tax
collector should be permitted to fail in
his accounting for a greater amount than
his monthly collections Construed prac-
tlcally, a monthly settlement was ex-
pected from every sheriff and tax col
lector, and any failure would lead to a
quick and Searclng inquiry. Upon whom
must rest the responsibility for the de-
Doubtless the Auditor is re-
sponsble, but will restitution follow p
Ii Is safe to say that Dudenhefer is now
IN Honduras and beyond the reach of
the nlnions of the law.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

Some Members Want Action on
Discussed Ones OnEy.

Austin, April 6-Some ot the mem
| pers OF the Legislature are getting ired
of platform demands. Representative
Cohbs and others introduced a resol,l
tion in the house that no member of
the legislature shall be bound to SUD-
port a platform demand adopted at
the Dallas convention which had not
been discussed before the people.
An effort was made in the senate to
get up the Hogg amendments relating
to insolvent corporations, but Senator
Brachfield, who made the effort. was
unsuccessful. He said it begins to
look like senators are not in favor of
platfor mdemands
A resolution was adopted in the sen.
ate providing for the establishment Of
a general agricultural experiment sta.
uons throughout the state, as is pro
posed by the Federal government.
Practically the entire morning ses
sion CT Friday in the senate was con.
sumed in considering Robertson's (of
lravls) bill to require insurance com.
panieS to deposit IS per cent of thej
reserve fund on Texas business in
Texas securities.
Brachfield's 2-cent rassqncepr fare
bill, which wa the special order was
sidetracked.
The governor signed the bill defining
the ilmlts OF the Forty-fourth and Four.
.eehth dlstrlct courts in Dallas county,
BY vote of 81 to 46 the house Fri
Gay refused to postpone consideration
OF the general appropriation bill. which
was pending business when the house
convened This action was contrary to
general expectations, and is a victory
Tor the administration forces, as now
an effort will be made to rush the
measure through, notwithstanding the
fact that 1t is to be considered item by
Item. Thus far all efforts to amend
the bill have failed. The departments
passed on We're: Executive DEPART |
ment. governors mansion state reve-
nue. department. state treasury. COMP |
troller and state tax board-all nm |
amended
The first fight came up over the
ITEM OF $4,000 for the attorney gen
II al uSpdl lIuSul 10 De uSoG IN night
ng trusts in Texas and to employ spe-
,lal counsel. There was considerable
opposition to this item, but an effort
% strike 1t out of the bill failed and
hat department passed
The house adopted a resolution re-
luesting the heads of all state depart
nents to submit and furnish to the
house a statement of their revenue
The bill authorizing wholesale drug
lists to sell to retail druggists alcohol
n local option districts In cans of
rom one to five gallons was engrossed.
A resolution was introduced in the
louse by Representatives King and
'thers memoralizing conEfess to the
fleet that general treaties of arbitra-
ion should be negotiated by the Unit
ID States with all nations graning
to the international court
f The Hague; that the United States
hould declare in favor Of permanent ,
International congress, containing rep
of every nation, for the
urpose of changing laws of the ma
ions and to assemble periodically.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
An Underground River.

While we'll was being bored near
Maria, Tex. an underground river was
struck at depth of 200 feet. With
the artesian flow which poured forth
from the mouth of the well came sew
eral articles Of wearing apparel. This
TACT led to the conclusion that the river
mad its source in Arizona and that the
articles mentioned were lost In the
mood at Clifton, Ariz., which RECENTLY
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
RAILROAD STRIKE ANERTED

| Fortunately the threatened railroad
strlrke has been averted and a settle
ment agreeable to the contestants has
been reached. This happy solution is
due to arbitration by men who were di-
rectly concerned in the consequences
which were fraught with the most dire
ful calamity.
The demand of the men was for an in
crease of II I-2 per cent in wages and
eight hours working day, which the rail
roads refused to entertain. 1t was then
that the chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the United
States Commissioner of Labor were
called to act as arbitrators To the eff
forts of these officials with the friends of
the men is due the credit for the settle
ment of this controversy, on an increase
OF wages to the extent of 10 per cent an
nine hours a day, with overtime rates.
This agreement, already in effect, dates
from April l.
i1etu tilSiA D0Su no CONCESSIONS, the
United States would have experienced
one OF the greatest and most terrible up
heavals, during which business would
have become paralyzed and in many in
stances towns and cities could not have
escaped the decentralization and the hor-
ror resulting from the demand for food.
OF which the supply is limited to a week
and scarcely two, in the populous cen
ters which are supplied daily by the rail
roads.
In this satisfactory arbitration is the
hope of a better understanding between
capital and labor, two dependents, one
On the other, for success in ventures and
he upbullding of communities and the
welfare of all classes and interests.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
GOOD ROADS
A Petition Being Signed and to Be
Presented to the Police Jury.

a petition is being circulated for sig
natures. 1t is addressed to the Police
Jury of Caddo Parish and urges that the
old Lake road out Fetzer avenue tlp the
south side of Cross lake be repaired or
rebuilt at the earliest possible date, so
the truck farmers and Others can get to
the city without having to go around by
Jewella, three or four miles out of the
way.
Good roads are essentials which lead
to happiness, but there is considerable
vaguenesS connected with public roads.
Some people think that road to be
good should cost thousands of dollars
per mile. In sections of the country not
provided with the rock or the gravel, the
material at hand must be used TO the
best. advantage. The first requisite to
good roads is drainage Thousands of
dollars have been wasted on roads for
want of sufficient drainage. 1t has been
demonstrated practically that good
roads have been made with the natural
soil, provided with drainage and the
gradual grading of hills and the filling
up of low places. In road construction
there should beconsiderable of common
sense.
he road in question is in great need
of attention, and it is to be hoped that
the Police Jury will give the petitioners
the relief desired.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
AWFUL ACCUSATION.
Woman Charged With Murder That
Was Most Brutal.

Denison, April 6. "A woman who
has been searched for the past two
years was placed under arrest on the
charge of killing a child three years
old. 1t is alleged that another child
stated that she saw the woman dash
the other little one against the walls
of house until the bones were broken
and the skull crushed. The little girl
ran away and reported it. The woman
was taken to Colbert, l. T., near where
the crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
Classification CHARGED.

Manila, April 6.-Captain Fred Cole
quartermaster and F. P Thornton. for
mer chief CLERK in the auartermaster
department. was formally accused in
criminal court with Justification of
public documents. Cole and Thornton
are charged with having padded the
pay roll in the quartermaster's depart
ment. 1t is said the operations extend
over many months and thousands of
dollars are alleged have been Sc
cured in this manner
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
SECURED THIRTY DOLLARS.

Friday at about noon a negro entered
karoom's store on Texas avenue. Ka-
room was nodding at the time. He was
suddenly awakened by the negro skip
ping out with thirty dollars, money he
had i'll his cash drawer. The negro has
not been apprehended
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

The Commoner: Mr. Depew says
there is only one man in sight for the
presidency, and his name is Roosevelt
Up TO date, however, the Roosevelt
Third Term League headquarters in
Chicago has not used the Depew state
ment for advertising purposes.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

The Commoner: They are explaintig
that Chicago sub-treasury robbery by
saying that clerk hid 1t in a fit of men
tai ALTERATION and can not now locate
the spot. 4 penitentiary sentence might
produce brain storm that would result
beneficially to Uncle Sam
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

The Commoner: The New Jersey man
who laughed eight hours without stop
ping probably heard some Republican
spring that old joke about the tariff be-
ing revised by It's friends.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
Hail Does Much Damaue.

Denison, April 6.-Farmers arriving
here report a hailstorm did great dam
age to the strawberry crop and
knocked off thousands of peaches In
some places young corn was literally
beaten out of the ground
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
IT. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

y I.
Corner Cotton street and Texas ave-
nue.. Rev. Jos. H. Spearing, rector
Services today as follows: Morning
prayer and holy communion at II am :;
no evening prayer, Sunday school 9 80
am. Regular meeting of St Marks
Guild tomorrow (Monday) in guild
room at 4 pm. Everybody cordially in
vted to all services.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
KNOWN SOME TIME.
News of Organization of Alleged Cahal
Not Surprise to the President

Washington, April 6.-It was stated
at the white house that knowledge of
the "cabal' alleged to have been form
ed to defeat the policies of President
Roosevelt came to the notice of the
president some time before the din
ner at which the whole scheme was
laid bare.
Persistent efforts were made to OBJ
tain the name of the person VINO is
said to be responsible for giving out
the information of the intentions and
resources of the combination, but Sec
retary Loeb declined to make this pub
lie
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
Second Indictment,

Chicago, April 6.-The Federal grand
fury returned a second indictment
against John r. Walsh former presi
dent of the Chicago National bank,
charging mismanagement of that in.
StitutiOn
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

Fort Worth, April ga party Of
Pennsylvania oil capitalists passed
through here going to the new Hen
rietta oil field.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
DASTARDLY DEED.
Four Men Reported to Have Raped a
Girl In Grayson County.

Denison, April ga report was re-
ceived here by telephone from Bells,
Grayson county, that four white men
had been placed under arrest at that
place on the charge of raping a girl.
The dreadful crime is alleged to have
been committed Thursday
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

Publishel three times week, on Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at 5I7 Edwards ST.,
by The Caucasian & Carney Print
ing Co. Ltd, Proprietors.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
Swept by Wind.

Denison, April 6.--This section was
swept by a terrific wind. rain and hail
storm Friday.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07
General Strike of Taiiors.

Berlin, April 6,-Ten thousand tai
lors and cutters are on strike in Ger
many.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

Entered as second class matter February
II, 1904, at the postoffice at Shreve
port, La, under the Act of Con
gress of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian., 1907-04-07

Subscription Price $500 year.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
CROW HAD s2oo RING.
Feathered Pets Liking for Bright
 Things Was Unfortunate.

A $200 diamond ring was stolen from Mrs. Herman Stoddard's bed room, Verona, N. J., the black thief was killed and the ring recovered.
 Mrs. Stoddard loves birds. She calls her home The Aviary.' She feeds birds and builds homes for them on the estate. So they become quite fear less, but, of all, crow has shown ths greatest tameness and familiarity.
 The windows of Mrs. Stoddards room were open, her rings were on . dresser. A maid entered the room; the crow was on the dresser; it said "caw" pleasantly to the maid, new out of a window and pcrched on tree branch near. The maid told Mrs. Stoddard, who could not find her en- gagement ring, where she had left t- She was Ioath to believe that any or her nets was dishonest, but the crew was under such strong suspicion that .Adolph Schmidt shot 1t. He cut open its crop: there was the ring.
 Around the birds leg was leather band with three links of a small brass chain, sowing that it had been in cap tiyity at some time.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
NO SENTIMENT IN BUSINESS.
Some old-Fashioned Ideas of Tradino
 Have Passed On.

Times have changed" said an old grocer on Kansas avenue, the West side. Buyers get their groceries, meats and merchandise where they believe they can get the most for their money. Of course, quality as well as quantity Is considered Twen. ty years ago 1t was different Mer. chants often were patronized because they were of particular nationality or creed. Sometimes it was on ac- count of their political belief. Then there were those who had the notion that store they had patronized ssv. eral years gave the most for tho money. I remember a man who had just moved into the neighborhood came into my place of business sew eral years ago. He asked me about my nationality. I told him. He walked out of the store and never re- turned But it's different now Re- .igion, nationality and politics are for. gotten. Honest bargains and honest methods are sought. And it is bet ter for the buyer and merchant Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
,oss IN HIS OWN COURT.
...,,,ns Judge Refused to Listen to m0"' Point of Law.

Il time. the supreme court fs-
 a supervisory writ directing sneu Clancy. of Montana, to make Juus order in a case, either grant |cer'a refusing right to Amalaga- |1ns v so that the matter might be
 ma'vr determined in the higher tri- |nnaa when this was brought to tho
 punas attention, he announced that he |]uue |d take the matter under advise
 ~Ou The judge had taken
 n.n matters under advise - ant and they had never been heard
 n,'a 'a,terwards; 1t was one way of al. 'oi peinze ample time to extract |..,rable ore bodies from the disputed
 und Under the decision of tho
 'v ar,s court, we are entitled to an
 u.msdjate order" said L. o. Evans, |.ha ', Amalgamated attorney. who pre- .ar,ad the matter in court. Well, I'm ,ot going to give it to you," came back I'ss E pan,y from the bench. Our only
 .sorrse will be another appeal to sunreme court" said MT. Evans Eyou can go to the supreme court. or anywhere else you please" said the E,a,e "This court can be punished gor contempt Go away, go away" r,outed the judge, waving his long |.rms belligerently toward the lawyer. Eyou talk like town fool I used to h.ow hack in Missouri Bailiff, ad. Lorro court "--McClure's Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
A FAshIoN FROM WAR.
How Flat Watehss Took Place ef the
 Oid-Time "Turnlpe."

When tho neat man takes unto him. self watch as thin as parchment he little thinks that that thin watch re suits from army regulations. Up to the time of the Allies taking Paris the ordinary watch was convex in shape and called from its outline . ''turnip.' The oficers of the Russian and other armies objected to this be- cause its bulbous form made the uni. form of man on parade look untidy. whether 1t were carried in the coat or the fob. Here in Paris, however. they found that the watchmahers of the Palais Royal had contrived . chro- nometer which got over the dim. culty. Flat watches were the fashion in Paris. The English when they ap- peared in the streets of the French capital marched in not in gala dress such as the others wore. but in the raiment which they had worn on cam paign. Great was the impression which their habiliments created. But they at once adopted the smart nat watch and brought 1t back to England for our own manufacturers to copy London Standard.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
WAS NOT NEW TO HIM.
Had Long Been Eating Chop Suey
 Under Another Name.

An amusing story is told of Senator Joseph Ross of Oakdale, Mass. The senator had sent his wife and entire family away to the mountains and was to join them in a week or two. In the meantime he was to get his own breakfasts and to take his other meals at a nearby restaurant.
 An old friend of the senator had for a long time urged him to try the popu- lar Chinese dish chop suey." but the senator had always refused.
 Just before he went to join his fam fly he met his friend and the subject was again brought up. and this time the senator agreed to try the celebrat. ed dish. and together they went to Chinatown.
 The food was set before them and the nator's friend eagerly watched him sec how he would like the new prep ation, and was surprised when the nator on tasting the "chop sue expressed great disappointment
 ont you like it?" said his friend. "Y must admit 1t is something very fne-somethins very rich and rare"
 Tt may be to you" said the sena- tor, but it is neither rich nor rare to me. Why, do you know" he went on, this is the same thing have been aving for breakfast for the past two weeks, only I didn't know it."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
oLD-TIME LETTER, wairERs.
Scared to Wonderful Heights in Talk.
 ing of Plain Facts.

Another wonderful thing about the letter writers. especially the female letter writers, of this engaging period, is the wealth of hype1bole in which they rioted. Nothing is told in plain terms. Tropes, metaphors and .similes adorn every page, and the supreme elegance of the language is rivaled only by the elusiveness of the idea, which is lost in an eddy of words. Marriage is always. alluded to as the "hymenial torch,' or the "hymenial chain" or "hymmial emancipation from parental care" When Mrs. Mon tagu writes to MT. Gilbert West, that miracle of the Moral World" to con
 dole with his gout, she laments that his writing hand, first dedicated to the Muses, then with maturer judg- ment consecrated to the Nymphas of Solyma, should be led captive by the cruel foe" If MT. West chanced not to know who or what the Nymphs of Solyma were, he had the intelligent pleasure of finding out Miss Seward describes Mrs. Tighes sprightly charms as "Aonian inspiration added 10 the cestus of Venus;" and speaks of the elderly ladies of Langollen" as in all but the voluptuous sense. Ar midas of its bowers" Dueling is to her "the murderous punctillo of Luciferian honor" A Scotch gentleman who writes verse is "a "Cambrlan Orpheus;" Lichfield gentleman who sketches is 'our Lichfield Caude:" and budding clerical writer Is our young sacerdo- tai Marcellus." When the Swan" wished to apprise Scott of Dr. Dar- wins death. 1t never occurred to her to write, as we in this dull age should do: 'Dr. Darwin died last night" or, Poor Dr. Darwin died last night" She wrote: "A bright luminary in this neighborhood recently shot from his sphere with awful and deplorable sud denness," thus pricking Sir Walters imagination to the wonderpoint before descending to facts.-Harper's.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
10TH psycHlcAL AND CRITICAL.
Mrs. Haekett's Good Ressons for Wear.
 ing Her Best Hat

After reading the weather report and consulting the barometer, Mrs. Hackett breathed long sigh of relief and took her best hat out of its band box. Going to wear that down to breakfast?" inquired Mir. Hackett. NO, dear" said his wife as she tilted the hat back and forth on her head be- fore the mirror. T only want to be sure get my hair done up so the ha. will 60 on right. It's the morning for our psychical research class, you know" T don't quite get the con nection," remarked MT. Hackett, There. that's just right" and Mrs. Hackett laid the hat carefully back in its box after . final glance in the mir. TOT. What did you say. dear? The connecticut Why, don't you remem- Der told you was going to read that letter from Aunt Luise telling about her wonderful dream--the one where she thought she had wings and flew, and the very next day she heard of Cousin Grace's automobile accident? We'll, of course. when you have to stand and read before . whole com pany, you want your best hat on, even If they are psychical."-Youth's Com panion.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
HIS OsEFuL STRONG HEAn
Negro Proved Himself Just the Riobr
 Man sv the Right Place.

Ever take notice how mroh strength a negro has Tn his head 9, said man who fg always looking ont TOT unusual things. We'll I had am. pie opportunity to test A certain negro's head carrying capacity while l was In charge of large printing es. taolishment in Texas We had re- ceiyed a large shipment of paper of extra heavy weight, and none of tha men employed by the firm seemed able to handle the bundles. or course we should have had a freight elevator but we had none We'll. about the time had given up hopes of getting the paper up to the third floor a negro came shuffiing down the street playing a harmonica. He inquired if
 wanted any one tc ic a days work and said he was hodcarrier. but wa. willing to do anything for 8 dIolar. thought of the paper and the third noor proposition and engaged him We'll. sir, he took to it like children to candy. Maybe he didn't shame the rest of the negroes around the plant, In less than no time he had the paper stored away. and the work didn't seem to affect him in the least. The result was he got steady place and was dubbed the Heavyweight Niger. The fellow toted every ounce of it on his head"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
.aenalhIs 10 the L.ast.~

An old Scotch lady used to be at. tended by . doctor to whom she in- variably gave . guinea when he went to see her. He had told the friends with whom she lived that her death would probably be sudden. and ono day he was hurriediy sent for, as she appeared to have become unconscious. On his arrival he saw at once that the old lady was dead, and. taking hold of her right hand, which was closed, but not rigid. he calmly ex- tracted from it the fee which she had provided for him. and as he did 90 he murmured: Sensible to the last"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
WHEN THE EARTH IS FULL.
Professor Thinks Limit Will Be
 Reached About 2o72.

Prof Rayenstein. of the Royal Geo graphical society, has estimated that the fertile lands of the globe amount to 2s,o00, 900 square miles, the steppes to 14,000, 900. and the deserts to 1.000,- 900. Fixing POT persons to the square mile for fertile lands. ten for steppes, and one for deserts as the greatest population that the earth could prop erly nourish, the professor arrives at the conclusion that when the number of inhabitants reaches about six thou sand million, the earth will be peo- pied to Its full capacity. At present It contains somewhat more than one quarter of that number. If the rate of increase shown by the latest census statistics should be uniformly main tained. Prof. Ravenstein shows that the globe would be fully peopled about the year 2072.-Sunday Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
Effset of Liah,nInq en Alr.

The slightly pungent odor notice able in the air after . particularly close flash of lightning is not sulphur but ozone. Ozone as a modification of oxygen which contains three atoms of oxygen to the molecule, while or dinary oxygen only contains two. One way of. obtaining ozone is to subject oxygen. or air electric discharges and the action that takes place when a flash of lightning passes through the air is exactly the same. The change from oxygen to ozone is nothing but the encouragement of the atoms in the molecule: yet ozone has number of properties which are absent in oxygen. due to the readiness with which it parts with it's extra atom of oxygen to combine with other sub stances.