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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
LEAeuERs TO HOLD BIG MEETING.

The independence League has made preparations
TO hold meeting in September to extend the or
ganzation throughout the country according TO the
announcement made yesterday at the league head
quarters in this city. A formal statement Issued
with the announcement declared that there was no
Presidential candidacy involved in the proposed
conference and called attention 10 the fact thar
William r. Hearst had said various occasions
that he was not a candidate for any office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
FORMALLY REMOVES WALKER,
Buildings Superintendent Wouldn't Resign
Borough President Takes Charge

William H. Walker. Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Offices whose removal was an
nounced on Wednesday by Borough President
Ahearn. called on the Borough President YES
terday afternoon and told him that he would not
resign his office. Thereupon Mr. Ahearn issued
a formal order removing him from office
The Borough President took personal charge
OF the public works bureau of his Departments
yesterday and said he would remain so for a
week or more. until no secured the right man
Tor the place The president will make daily
tours OF inspection TO watch closely the v-orl-
of street repairs all over the borough
No appointments have been made in the places
of Dalton or Chief Engineer Olney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
LEGAL AID SOCIETY APPROPRIATION
Senate Passes Bill Allowing Board of Esti-
mate to Give $4,000.
Try Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, May l6-By vote OF 3 70 the Senate
passed to-day the Prentice bill permitting the
Board Of Estimate OF New York City TO approprist e
$1,000 year for the Legal Aid Society of New
York City This bin had been defeated once, but
Senator Agnew got the vote reconsidered after a
sharp skirmish, and held his forces together TO
pass the bill.
Senator Cassidy opposed the measure declaring
that charity which was supported by taxpayers
under copuision lost all the sweetness of charity
Senator Grady also opposed the BILL because II
would. he said compel people who paid their own
legal expenses also 10 pay those in which they had
no interest. He paid high tribute, though, to the
work of the Legal Aid Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
SAYS PRESIDENT IS FOR HUGHES.
Herbert Parsons Sponsor for Statement-He
Criticises Reapportionment Plan.

President Parsons of the Republican County Com
mittee said last night that there was not the
slightest doubt that President Roosevelt was
heartily supporting the administration of Gov
Hughes
ITO every who asks him the President saws
that he is heartily in favor Of the policies of Gov
ernor Hughes" said Mr.. Parsons 7 have heard
him say much myself, and have talked with
others who have been told the same thing by the
President"
What about the reapportionment?"
Our plan Is in the hands OF the legislative com
mittee," said Mr. Parsons. The onlv material
change in the districts is in the lines of the I'd
District and those Immediately bordering ON II
looked ove- some of the plans Albany designed
TO meet the objections raised by the Court of Ap-
peals Every of them has Just as glaring d.
fects as had the bill which passed last Year
The Schenectady Schohare- Greene district for in
stance is a monstrosty and much more worthy Of
criticism than any district framed by the last Leg
fSIature'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
FALSE FIRE IN t. S. TAILER's HOME
Pedestrian Smells Smoke from Tire Cement
and Turns in Alarm.

a chauffeur experimenting with a new tire
cement brought the firemen to the homo
of T. Suffern Taller at No. 80 Madison avenue
yesterday. They went back to quarters right
away, for there was no fire
The chauffeur, II. u. Reynolds was melting
some rubber tire cement in the basement When
the stuff got afire and filed the house with
smoke which poured out the sidewalk 4
pedestrian got one smell of it and then rushed
10 the nearest fire alarm box. When the fire.
men got there no fire. smoke, or even excite
inent, was discernible. Then they went away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
CITY COURT BILL PASSED.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Albany, MAY 16.-The Assembly passed the Wag-
ner City Court bill this morning, This measure in
creases the number of City Court justices in New
York to ten and provides that their salaries shall
be 1000 year. Three justices to be appointed
by the Governor soon as the bill goes into effect
Their terms are expire on January l. when their
places Will be filled by successors elected in No
Vember
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
TWO JEROME MEASURES PASSED.

by Telegraph 70 The TrbJneI
Albany, May 15.-By unanimous vote the Senate
to-day passed two OF the so-called Jerome bills.
These measures. four in number introduced
by Senator Page and Assemblyman Robinson The
first bill passed provides for two additional assist
ant district attorneys. and the second empowers a
Judge OF the Court Of General Sessions to impanel
fwo grand JUries when lit IS furthering public in
feresfs TO do So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
TO NuLLiFY TEACHERS SALARY BILL.
tBy Telegraph to The TribuneI

tBy Telegraph 20 Inc IrbuneI
Albany. May 15-Assembyman Cuvier intro
duced to-day a bill giving the Board of Estimate
and Apportonment of New York City power to fix
the salaries of all school teachers lie thinks this
would nullify the White equal pay" bill which the
women teachers have forced through the Legis-
lature the Mayors veto II the Governor should
sign It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
MRS. JOHN LOVE ELLIOTT DIVORCED
Obtains Decree in Westchester with Great
seereoy-Couple Had Eloped.

divorce which was known only to the Intimate
friends of the parties has Just to light II
was obtained in Westehester County by Mrs John
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
Girls and Misses
Jumper Suits

LIBERAL REDUCTIONS have also been
made on q large assortment of Newest Spring
Models in imported and fancy mixtures
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
BETTER FOR SHREVEPORT

Mnden DcmoCrat: Shreveport has
councilman who states i'll print that he
favored a chief of police who would al
low drunken visitors all liberty possible
before arresting and filming them. he
reasons that drr1kardS don't like to be
arrested and fined, and that if the law
was Oictly enforced many wage earn
cr> from mills and farms Of the sur
rounding country would not go to
Shreveport - presumably to debauch
themselves
However. ii is noted with pleasure
that that particular councilman IS IN
hopeless minority, InaSmuCh as the body
of which he is 4 member has dlsap-
proved Of the loose and llcentlous pro-
gramme. Sired the chief who stood for
and put III a man who promises to oo-
serve his oath and enforce the law. III
its stand for better law enforcement
Shreveport will not lose cent in leglti-
mate patronage from il, contiguous ter
rltory, but will attract 4 frieniler feel-
ing in those who dislike TO ride home III
the same coach with 4 drunken oe-
lauchcc With the law enforced, ShreVe-
port 5 merchant, viii get more com from
her visitors ana the saloons less.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
lHE. CHAMBER ROOM

The CHAMBER presidential boom has
abor,cd 1t was launched with great
anticipatons of success by a class OF
politicians i'll New York whose fcalty to
party is rcckoncd more by the measure
Of the dollar than by dictates Of patriot
ism.
OF late, politics has been regarded as
a matter irrelevant to principles, and
QUESTION obtainabe with money. Roose-
vct'S triumph over Parker was the re
suit of the combination of predatory
wealth. Some of the same men who
boosted Parker and then supported and
voted for Roosevelt would be the spon-
sor for Chancr, solely with the view and
the hope of side-tracking Bryan.
|, is true Hon. Lewis Stuyvcsant
CHAMBER is Licutcnan, Governor of New
York. to which he was elected over his
Republican competitor by handsome
majority. but there is no assurance that
if he were to be the nominee of the next
National Democratic Convention that he
could carry New York against the Re
publican candidate. nor is there a Ger
tainty that the same men who knitted
the opposition candidate.
OF recent years there has been little
# any difference IN the Mat forms and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
EX-CHIEF CHELLETTE.

1t is pleasing to note that ex-Chief
Chellette has been appointed assistant
street commissioner. which he has ac-
cepted and which is to his credit, Mr.
Chellette is numbered with the good and
worthy citizens of Shreveport and has
many friends who sympathized with him
heartily in his police complication. To
his good nature and his amability may
be traced his leniency in the enforce
ment of the law, as we'll as to the under
standing as outlined in a publication by
a councilman 1t is no wonder that
the chief became involved in trouble
when he attempted, as suggested, to be
kind and gentle with class of men who
ridicule the law and especially have
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22

but it pleads for homeopathic process
that is to say. the Legislature Is ad-
vised to strike down the smaller but to
allow the greater evils to flourish.
Cotton gambling III buckct-,hops, for
instance should go. according To the
I'd. but cotton gambling in the cotton
cxchangc-wel, that is another matter,
Ordinarily the Timcs-Dcmocrat is log
icalIy stupid and right only by accident,
but for rank and u1adorncd folly this
excerpt from It's columns on the subject
we are treating is monumental:
There is a difference Of opinion as to
how far the State should 60 i'll carrying
cut the constitutional provision prohibit
ing gambling. Some Legislative candl-
dates have declared against bucket
shops. others favor the suppression of
all future dealing, others the inhibition
of horse racing In this, As i'll the case
OF the railroads, the best policy. the
Times Democrat believes, Is for the
State to assume that control that will
protect the people. but not indulge III too
radical legislation Suppress bucket
shops, but examine and see if the future
dealing. in some Of its phases. is not
necessary and protection against New
York and other markets; suppress all
crooked racing, put a stop To the abuses
that have prevailed at the racing tracks
and the communicating influences. but do
not prohibit the sport of kings in fine,
reform rather than destroy.
There is no ''diffcrencc Of opinion
how far the State should 90 III these
matters except among the cotton and
race track gamblers, Cotton future deal
ing is pcrnicous because ii is gambling
Of the worst form, and 1t Is an outrage
upon the producer, who is made the vic
tin, of a gamblers 9uesses. Horse rae
ing has become a brace game, IN which
the bcttor Is stripped through the pro-
cess Of a stacked deck There are no
longer clean races or clean racing
Kings do not indulge III the sport now.
The history of the race track is written
every day and its promoters have been
shown to be sharps and swindler>.
We venture the assertion that Of all
the press of the State nay of the South,
the I'D alone pleads for the cotton
gambler and the race tout
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
COL Z G.. PLEASANT.

Col r. G.. Pleasant, city attorney, re
turned home Friday night from a can
vass in the interest of his candidacy for
Attorney General He was received with
hearty greetings at every place he visit
ed. He was i'll Arcadia Friday, where
he addressed a large assenblage of his
friends and admirers. He has been so
encouraged as to give his friends and
admirers the assurance that the next At
torney General will come from Caddo
Parish.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
TORTURED UNTIL DEAD.
Terrible Accusation Religious
Fanatics Must Answer.
CRIPPLE WOMAN ISVlCIlM
L.bor;ns Under the pssu.'o" That an
AGED Lady Wa. Possessed OF an IV''
Shirt, Her Two Children and Others
Trv TO Drive the Devil Aw19.

Cbicaeo Sept 21.-Five people
members of tn, sect of Parhcmltes' are
under arrest at Zion City. They are
accused of torturng to death MIS-
Ie;itia Grcenhallagh. fortyfour vsHra
old y cripu,e for twenty years. to Sh""
their belief in the religion they profess
The neople under arrest Walter anu
Letitia Greenhullugh. fo'ty-four years
ter of the dead woman; Harold Mltch
ell Mrs. Harold Mitchell and MRS.
Smith. All of them are accused OF
manslaughter.
TIL. condition Of Mrs. Greenhanliah
convinced her son and daughter and
the three persons arrested WIN 'n"i''
that she must he possessed WIN
devil and they determined to drlv" out
the evil spirit Five knelt by her ped
side and after praying cnmTnencfd
their work. The arms of Mrs Green
haullaeh, stiffrned by rheumatism
were twisted about in order that the
devil might be driven out The CRIES
of the aged woman were considered 10
be those of the evil spirit and were
greeted with triumphant shouts AFTER
this violent treatment, Mrs. Greenhaui-
lach not only became so weak She
could not use her limbs. but became
incapahlc Of making any motions
Then her neck was twisted ana Tor
some time this treatment was Kept up
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
SUES FOR LARGE SUM
About Seven Hundred and Fifty Thou7
sand Dollars Involved.

Cleveland, Sept 21-Suit for about
$3.50. 900, principal and interest, is on
trial before Federal Judge Taylor, in
which James Compton of Washington
is the plaintiff and the Wabash Rail
road company the defendant. Comp
ten alleges that prior to the Civil war
he bought part of what is now the
Wabash system and sues for principal
and interest Ger period covering half a
century.
Hon. Judson Harmon of Cincinnati.
attorney general in President Cleve-
LANDS cabinet. appears as counsel for
Compton in the case The railroad
through all the years of litigation
maintained that it paid per cent in
terest On two mortgages given years
ago Compton is now nearing seventy
five gears Of age.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending September p. 1907.
Marriages-Whte: Charles II. Adams
and Eliza Ruff; Rube Wilmington and
Lelie Key: B. G.. James and Carrie VIII
liams: J. c. Vowel and r. f. English.
Colored: Joe Rafe and Inez Boon; Y.
G.. Norman and Emily Peso.
Births-Whitc: T M. Durham and
wifH. girl: r. l.. Daniels and wife. boy ;
H. II Nning and wife, boy. Colored :
Albert Talber1 and wife, black.
Dea,hs-Whitc: Willie c. George, ;
years; Sue NJ Pennington, IS years.
Coored: Henry McDuffy. 90 years; Al
ma Green. years: Felicia Lewis, los
wears: Rebccca Williams, 5 years; Nal
com Jacks, 3 months. Non-rcsldentS,
white: c. S. Ramangc. "a years; George
W. Latham, 5, years; L. Johnson, Il
wears. Non-resdents, colored: Minnie
Pugh, $ years; S. Huki, IS years.
OF the above two died at the Charity
Hospital, one at Shreveport Sanitarlum,
and one certified to by the coroner.
ASHTON BLANCHARD.
Health Officer
7 II PTRkJF NJ. d. Sec.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
GEN. LEON. JAS TRENSkl.

Gen Leon Jastrems>i reached Shreyt-
port Thursday night and spent Friday
and yesterday in this city where he was
met by number OF his friends and his
admirers He IS encouraged over his
political prospects and feels confident of
success. vt Arcadia where he spent
the day at the Bienville Fair AMI where
he delivered a speech. he wa, received
with enthusiasm General Jastrcmskl
will return to Shreveport to fill his APP
pointment in the speechmakine at the
State Fair Of Louisiana and to attend
the reunion OF Confederate Veterans on
October and Q.
General Jastremski left on last night 5
train for New Orleans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
L. H. PIRKLE, NJ. D., Sec.
HON. T. s. WILKINSON.

Hon. +. S. Wilkinson was in Arcadia
Friday where he addressed large as
semblage of the citizens of Bienville and
adjoining parishes. He discussed the is
sues Of the day and did not fail to i'm
press favoraby the appreciative audience
by whom he was greeted enthuslastlcal-
". AS Mr. Wilkinson mikes with the
people he grows in substantial popular
ity In his presence and in his manner
and his character he represents man
of whom the people may well be proud
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
LEAPS FROM WINDOW.
Girl First Tried to Suicide With
Illuminating Gas.

New York, Sept 21.-Surprised by
her mother in an effort to commit
suicide by inhaling Illuminating gas
ing. young telephone operator. threw
herself out of a window Friday near
which she was standing and fell four
stories to her death.
Miss Canting was drawing into her
lungs fumes from gas jet in her bed
room when her mother opened the
door. AT the sight of her mother the
girl leaped from the window A quar-
rel with her sweetheart is said to be
the cause for the rash act
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
Bishop Passes AwaU

Rome, Sept. 21-News has reached
the Vatican OF the death of Frederick
Rockies, the first American Roman
Catholic bishop of Jaro, Philippine
Islands, from paralysis of the brain
Bishop Rockies was a native of New
York, and was educated in the public
schools of Albany
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
WILKINSON AT HOME

Pauuemines Protector: We speak
10 nlanter in this State lives more
laborious. plain simple life than Viii
kinson does. He and his overSeer month
in and month out eat at the same table
in his own home He often works side
by side with his own mechanics and
often the big boss is the toughest look
ing Of the gang His people are devoted
to him. He has naptlla launch that
they use twenty times as much as he
does. and they will do for him without
any friction whatever what other men
could not accomplish with them by
harsh words.
Some years ago one Of his engineers
named Charles Moore, a native of a
Western State, whose family were
MethodistS there. died on Myrtle Grove.
No Methodist minister was to be had
at that time. so this aristOcrat gave the
deceased nice funeral, acted as pail
bearer and reVerently read the funeral
services himself over the remains of his
dead employee and friend. Again last
year a strange negro very sick and help
less appeared at the railroad platform
at Myrtle Grove to go to the Charity
Hospital in New Orleans The con-
ductor refused. owing to his condition,
to take him. Mr. Wilkinson. seeing
this. sent one of his employees to take
the negro to New Orleans on the train
and also sent fifty dollars to the hospital
with this patient If Wilkinson be an
aristocrat, all we would say is would
to God we had a few more aristocrats
like him in this State
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
One Killed and Tvsutv Iniured.,

p Cleveland Sept 21.-According %
information received here at the head
quarters Of the Lake Erie Electric
Railway company the conductor and
one Passenger were killed and a score
of passengers more or less seriously
hurt when westbound suburban car
struck an open switch and was ditch
ed near Toledo.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
HOMEOPATHIC REFORM.

The Times-Democrat has reached the
conclusion that Louisiana is in for a sea-
son of needed reform, and that conclu-
sion impels it to admonish the reformers
to go slow" OF course the I'D does
not object to correcting certain we'll de-
fined evils over which law has power,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22

The Lieutenant Governor has struck
several cold trails recently Verify the
pathway Of the Observation-Disclosures is
hard one, under the primary system
! Mlndcn Democrat.
/ y few days since. one OF the leading
Sanders organs III the State Ill dcplor-
ing political vituperatlon, which FORUM
ately is not the political stock in trade
OF either Mr. Wilkinson or General Jas
trcmski. expressed diScredit Of the
primary system of election for the nomi-
nation Of State officers
In its explanation Of discredit OF the
primary this organ of the Syndicate, III
an unguarded moment. simply reflected
the views of the political combinations
who would be all-powerful if it were
possible for them to nominate by CON
vention, as i'll the days when one man
controlled, as a dictator, regardless Of
the wishes of the people
1t should not be expected that the men
WHO ildNS DSSll tIlG DGllSillldi KS OF d SyS-
TEN which has politically damned the
fair name of Louisiana should subscribe
gracefully to nomination by primary
election. This gang of political vultures
would make it appear that in a conven
ton there would prevail sweet peace and
loveful harmony, and that in a conven-
., 81 1,Ao ii
Lieutenant Governor Sanders, would cs-
cape viliheation. as they style the record
against him.
In sense. in a convention he would
perhaps escape a merlted criticism for
the simple reason that if he were the
choice of the administration it would be
useless and senseless for any gentleman
in Louisiana to aspire for the Govern
orship or for any State office. as every
thing would be fixed and creased for
the occasion, and the slate as fixed would
be carried out. regardless of the pro-
tests and the damnation Of those not
programmed for recognition and reward.
1t was on this plan that United States
Senator Foster secured power, through
his nomination in convention packed
tated his successor in office through a
system of politics which has outraged all
decency and the rights and the priv
leges of lifelong tried and true Demo-
Gratis who were not of the combine of
the Bosses and of Fosterism which is
strongly in evidence in this campaign,
and whose influence is directed and is
being controlled in the interest and to
the success of the Syndicate candidate,
]. Y. Sanders
Fortunately the people have been re-
lieved of the political thralldom of Eos
terism, through the system of nominal
ton by primary election, which has
emasculated the political pirates OF their
power of control, and it is therefore not
singular that the Sandersites do not re-
gard with favor the system which takes
from them the advantages they possessed
when they could dominate by manipula-
tons in convention with a cut and
dried programme
Indeed, the primary system is as a
rocky road for Sanders. He must face
tribulatons at every pace of his tor
tuous journey. He is constantly in peril
politically with his record which is be-
ing prcked with the facts. Turn as he
will, howl as he may, he must meet the
power of an honest electorate which can
not be misled, or deceived, or de-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22

contempt for the Sunday law. At any
rate there Is no dlsCrcdit a. to his IN
tegrity. In his new position he Will com
mand the respect and admiration OF ali
good citizens, and The Caucasian ten
dCrS him It's best wishes
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22
Three Grounds For Divorce

Monte Carlo, Sept 2O.-Prince Of
Monaco has established a law for
the pr1ncipality granting that divorces
may be obtained on the ground OF in.
sanity, drunkenness and epilepsy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-22

Publishel three times week, on Sun
day norning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at 5I7 Edwards ST,
BY The Caucasian & Carney PRINT
ing Co. Ltd, Proprietors.