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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SEASONABLE FABRICS.
Some of the New Goods That viii De
Popular.

| ToPulaT-
Again the summer goods are Oh view
now that the bargain sales of white gar
ments have ended. and we are shows
some very dainty aud pretty designs in
! the old materials, for Of course there
Is but limited number of textiles. and
| just now the linens and fine mercerizetl
cottons IN their various weaves pre-
| dominate. Among the all white goods
are richly and beautifully embroidered
French piques. running from 10 cents
to - cents for the plain to II dollar or
two for the embroidered French hn-
tiSte embroidered in rather light, Strag-
CLING designs are among the prettiest
of them ALL while the list of swisses
Is long and dainty. The old dotted de
sign Is in evidence again. ana MI sizes
of dots from pinheads to dots ny large
around as n nickel are seen Thus one
can have II wide choice Some of she
dotted swisses have an edge of deep
scallops with 81 dot or II cluster Of dots
in each scallop.
Iinitics are shown al white ANA
checked and Also striped and ia many
other fancics. nmity is very u>~@ttl
quality of cotton goods. as it VIA she>
eXcellcntly well and seems never to
show its age
\ novelty * the plain linen in solid
colors. yarn dyed aud consequent
fadclrss. This is not 50 dead fin" as it
Is transparent, being quite loosely WTr
Ell. These linens run il price from 81
cents to n dollar II yard. ANA all are n
yard wide. Some of these linens arc
quite course and have irregular thread
so they may we'll he called etamiup.
This material Il excellent for wear and
for solid quality. 1t requires but little
trimming and will be maze with ttrcks
and possibly little braid to match o.
contrast with the color 1t is shown
IN dark blue, madden red. dark green
and in several neutral tints. besides
the shades of colors to be fashionable
the coming summer
Irish dimity has always been well
liked material. and snn}c. as ] said.
are plain and embroidered. but there
are also some very desirable ones
printed with cxqusitely beautiful lit
tie flowers In the prettiest Of Datural
tints. Others. again. have queer de-
signs impossible to classify. Some of
the fine French lawns are printed III
delicate and elusive designs very lovely
for garden parties and outdoor func-
tons at which pretty dresses are nee
essary.
A long line of taffeta batiste. which
means highly merceriZed in plain col
ors. Is shown and will be made with
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Champ
Letter {

Especial Washington Letter. !

"HE ship subsidy bill is dead
thank God! The Democrats kill
ed It, IL they had done nothing
else laudable in the Fifty ninth
congress. that one achievement would
entitle us to receive the thanks Of the
taxpayers of the land for saving them
from spoliation at the hands of as
greedy lot of pap seekers AS ever
haunted the corridors of the capitol
A more unjustifable piece of legisla-
ton was never proposed. The Repub.
iicans first killed our merchant ma.
rine by one idiotic scheme of taxation
and now propose to resurrect it by an
other idiotic scheme of taxation Yes
we killed IL. We assume the RESPONSE
bility. Many men had hand in this
patriotic work We fought II tooth and
nall In the house and lacked only three
votes of doing 1t to death there.
shall always mourn about not getting
those three votes. What magnificent
victory 1t would have been for the
house Democrats. outnumbered almost
tyre to one and with the power to fili-
have killed that monstrous measure.
Aided by a handful of conscience Re.
publIcans. we put up as brave a fight
as congress ever knew and lost by
what the Kentuckians call "a George.
town Craze"
So most Of the honor goes to the sen.
ate Democrats, and the lions share
IN w nm nab ~
Other Democrats abetted the brilliant
Tennesseean. but his name leads all
the rest. What splendid close Ii was
TO his brief and brilliant senatorial ca
reer! He may never hold office again.
but so long as he lives he can look
back with ineffable pride and unal-
loyed pleasure to his last two days in
the senate of the United States. and 50
long as gratitude finds a place In the
human heart the toiing millions should
call him blessed and Democrats should
shout his praise. During his service
In Washington two great opportunities
came to Carmack for the display Of
his shining talents. and It demon.
strates the mans exceptional parts
that he seized both with resoiute hand
and unquailing courage. The first was
when. during his first term. the Re.
publicsns tried to unseat him. He
made u speech In his own defense
which for audacity and brilliancy has
not bee'n surpassed IN my twelve years
in the house. and 1t not only won his
case. but placed him among the ora
torical top notchers In the house and
sent him TO the senate. That was his
first speech in congress. His second |
opportunity came on the ship subsidy
bill. and he used It to the utmost for
the good Of the country and the glorl |
fication of his party. Holding the floor |
for two days and until the hour of 10 |
noon arrived on March 4. he earned
senatorial salary for 1000 years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Marci, !.

Taken up by J. Fl Sempe. on the Hu-
ron plantation, about 3 miles west Of
Caspiana, La. and estrayed before me,
the undersigned authority, one BAY
horse colt about ; years old; white feet,
no brands. The owner will come for
ward, prove property and pay all the
cost or the same will be sold at the Hlr
ron plantation store at II o'clofg IN,
on Saturday March q, 1907.
w. 4. DANIEL,
Justice Of the Peace, Eighth Ward, CAD
do Parish, Louisiana.
The Caucasian, Feb. n, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. lfo41-First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State Of Louisiana !:
Succession oi Aaron Wells.
Notice IS hereby given that f. A.
Leonard, adm illustrator, has this day
filed his final account in said succession,
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law, the
same will be duly homologated "a.
prayed for.
Witness the Honorable a. J. Muf,
Judge Of said court, this the 9th day Of
March 1907.
w. NJ LEVY,
March !. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE !.

! he name of this corporation shall be
"PfIELPS LAKE OIL AND MIN
ERAL COMPANY, LIMITED" and
by this name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
for the period Of ninety-nine years; TO
contract Sue and be sued to make and
use a corporate seal and the same to
break. alter and amend at pleasure; and
under this name to hold. receive. pur-
chase and otherwise acquire, to own,
convey, sell or otherwise dispose of, to
lease, pledge, mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

The Clock That steppsd.

Supernatural occurrences were the
subject of conversation when Wal
street man told this story:"'Fhe day
after our chief went to Europe list
summer the clock in his private Office
stopped. and it never started TO run
again until the day after he returned
three months later
How did son account for the phe
Eonenon:''
's3ur office boy is a member OF the
Observation-Disclosures Lodge
OF Amalgamatel Counting House As.
sistanfs. New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Any person or business firm contem.
plating changing their present address
to another place will please notify me OF
such change. Changes accepted up tC
March 10, at which time the 1907 City
Directory goes to press. Your co-opcra-
ton is earnestly desired, and thank
you for such information. which will as
rcctory that Shreveport has ever had
] he best is none too good for Shreve-
port. Won't you help me give them the
bcst' Very respectfully,
LOUIS n BRUEGGERHOFF,
Publisher City Directory.
Postoficc box 58S; old phones I4l5
and $50; new phone LAS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ESTRAY NOTICE.
March Id, 1907.

Estrayed before the undersigned au-
thority by J. NJ. Miller, near blanchard,
Third Ward, one white and yellow
spotted hefer yearIing. two years old
past no marks or brands
The owner will come forward, prove
property and pay charges or the year1-
ing will be sold as the law directs, on
the 18th day Of April 1907. at ]. NJ. Mil
ler's place.
w. T. WASSON,
March ID Justice Of the Peace.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
CHARTER
OF PHELPS LAKE. OIL AND MIN
FRAI. COMPANY, LIMITED.

state Of Louisiana. Parish Of Cadlo:
Before me, ], f. Bell Jr, notary pub
lie IN and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
at my lttice III the City of Shreveport,
La, came and appeared on the date
hereinafter written. the following per
SONS: t., +. Gilmcr, H. II WhclesS, w.
T. Boggs, n. W. Scntel. X f. Wyche,
J. K. Honcycutt, Alex r. MACEDONIA |,
who declared To- me iii the presence Of
TIC atIeStIHR WITNESSES that they desired
to form and constitute 4 corporation un-
der the laws Of Louisiana, and that they
do hereby form themselves and their
successors INTO a corporation and consti-
tute same i'll compliance with the provis-
ions and subject to the restrictions of
the laws Of the State OF Louisiana. gov
erning corporations, and under the pro
visions Of the articles of incorporation
set forth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
is II q Feeler?

Not long since three of the Georgia
delegation in the house Messrs. Bart
lett. Lee and Hardwick- dinner
to Governor Elect Hoke Smith of that
great state. which was attended by all
the rest of the delegation. The func-
ton was pulled off ut the New Willard
In Washington. Next morning the
newspapers hailed Governor Smith as
a new Richmond In the presidential
field and said sundry nice things about
him rs "the good southern man" for
whom divers persons have been look
ing and longing for. 10, these many
years. His excellency has Just come
out of Il redhot campaign. which at
tracted general attention--in fact, ma.
tional attention-to the Georgia con.
testants for the governorship. Prior
to that he had been in the limelight as
a member Of Cleveland's cabinet dur.
| Ing the second term. That he Is Il man
| Of ability is generally conceded Wheth.
err the time has arrived when the south
ern Democrats will place a man of
their own In the running and whether.
II they conclude to do that thing. Gov.
ernor Hoke Smith will he the man |
am not trying to determine | am sim.
ply noting fact which has caused
some stir In the public prints.
The discussion OF possible candidates
can do no harm. Quite the contrary
Senator John Warwick Daniel. Senator
Culberson and Governor Joseph Win
gate Folk are frequently mentioned In
this connection. On the, Republican
side most of the prominent Republic
ans receive an advertisement of that
fiatterlng sort. The plain truth Is that
when the Democratic nomination Is
mentioned one name - Bryan's like
Abou Ben Adhem's, leads all the rest
Whether Secretary Shaw's business
connection in Wall street will elimi-
nate him from consideration as n pres.
idential possibility remains to be seen.
He must have Thoroughly considered II
himself before making It, for he is not
a man who does things In hapbazard
way. He does not go off half cooked.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
4 to 3.

SO long as grass grows or water runs
the y to decision of the presidential
commission which gave the presidency
to Rutherford Il. Hayes, when Samuel
j. Tilden was elected, will be stencil
in the ,nostrils OF all decent people
A few days ago a high court In New
York decided by to 3 that George w
Perkins was guilty of no crime when
he took the money Of widows and or
phans held in trust by him and other
insurance magnates and gave Ii In
huge gobs to the Republican campaign
fund. or course under that decision
Perkins goes free. but II will change
the opinion OF no honest and intelli.
gent man touching the real character
OF that transaction. Nothing so thor.
,ougbly attests tile moral degeneraey
or the evil times on which we have
fallen rs that Republican newspapers
great In wealth and influence. defensi
this transaction by Perkins and tliis
decision Of the court. on the ground
that anything done to defeat William
j. Bryan IL Unsuitable. Yet the Repul,,
l'can party claims TO be the party o:
purity. enlightenment and patriotism.
Surely there never was safiter OF
aeye~er criticism on the utter hypoc-
dry OF The Republican party than these
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
CONSTABLE SALE.
March ID.

No. .3o2--ln Justice Court, First Ward,
Caddo Parish, La: Heilpern. Kron-
berg < Ieilpcrin VS.. Ben Bradford.
Under writ of 6eri facias / seized
two mules 100 bushels of corn. more or
less, which will be sold
MONDAY, MARCH Is, 1907,
at Belcher, La.
SAM 7. WICK,
Constable Ward One, Caddo Parish, Ia.
March ID.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
CIark'S
Ship Subsidy Laid on the Shelf.
Killed by Democrats = Brilliant
Work Of Senator Carnack The
Currency Bill. ~ ~ ~ ~

tinucs perplexinE. Local bank reserves
ought TO have risen materially at this
period. Instead they continue far below
the average OF previous years mt this
season. This is disappointing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
beyond the amount Of his stock.
lICLE VI.

| hEAtn he az he
AK l1lt VI
The directors shall be elected by bal
lot At the regular meeting annually called
for that purpose, "r 10y meeting adj
Iourncd from same. Vt all stockholders
meeting, each share Il stock shall be en-
t't'ed 10 one vote: stakeholder may
N'te ny proxy majority 81 the stock
'"'o''> '''''' constitute quorum A
majority OF the 0'"'h present shall elect
the directors Special meeting, may be
''''" ~ NV ""' W W, P''N'''''''' "' on
W ''''''''' - '''''' ''''' '''''''''' v
hr stockholders "t thl> corporation
At general meeting called for that puT-
pose on demand Of "nc-hah Of the
stockholders may modify change. alter
"r amend or dissolve the corporation
with the assent OF fec-t"ufths OF the
stock, Ih'a shall not apply to ncr"as-
ing OF decreasing the capital stock which
is done under special laws.
Five 50 days written notice Of any
meeting shall be given by thcosccrctary.
If dissolution be determined On. ma
loritv of the stock present shall select
| three liqudatorS At the meeting 30 dc
termining, and shall provide Tor filling
any possible vacancies among said
liquidatorS.
In testimony Of the above articles Of
incorporation III the presence OF the at
testing witnesses and before me, notary,
the above named incorporators have
hercunto set their names,
Done and passed at my Office in the
City of Shreveport, La. this the 9TH day
of March A. D. 1907.
&. +. GILMER,
II. II. WIRELESS,
per u. L. Gilmer.
w. b. BOGGS,
per G.. f. Gimer.
~ w. DEN Eli
pei " l. ""'''el'
T. i|''f''
PEI " + .i'''''ei'
N. i1oNE %
NN'@H ~ Ni"ei'O4,Ai'D
Locator
A''es.
,. }, LEiHLEN'
FhANh J. LooNEf
l. r. DELL, JN.,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE II.

The domicile of this corporation is de
clared to be i'll the City of Shreveport,
Louisiana
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE LII.

The nature of the business to be car
ried on and the purposes for which this
corporation is established are as fol-
lows: To develop oil. gas or other min
erals on any property owned, leased or
controlled by it or others i'll the State
Of Louisiana, or elsewhere in the United
States; to drill wells. sink shafts. mine
and manufacture and sell the products
thereof: to construct, maintain and ope-
rate all necessary pipes and pipe lines
and generally to do any and all things
necessary to be done in furtherance Of
such objects and purposes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
D. c.

Most folks know that the congress
Of the United States sits two days ont
Of every month-and at odd times be-
sidesas a common council for the
District of Columbia, but they may not
know that 1t is the most preposterous
legislative performance known to this
continent. 1t is precisely that. never
theless. The chances are that every
man In house or senate would make
respectabl and effective city council
man If he possessed the necessary in
formation as to local affairs, which he
does not. On the contrary. he has not
the information and in the very nature
Of things cannot have. So things per-
tanning to the District are done In
most haphaZard fashion. The severest
commentary on representative govern
ment ever made is that right under the
shadow of the capitol dwell 100000
American citizens who have absolutely
no voice whatever in the conduct Of
their own affairs. 1t is crying shame
an anomaly which should be abated
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Creasino n Fat Hoo.

There is'an ancient dictum to the Of.
feet that there IL no sense In greasln.
a fat hog yet that is precisely what
congress did In passing the SO called
Aldrich currency bill. 1t contains sew.
erai bad features. but the worst Of all
fs that 1t diverts custom duties from
the treasury into the pet national banks
Of New York. especially into the Rookie.
Teller bank. 1t gives him hundreds Of
millions. Of deposits annually on which
to trade and draw interest The gov
ernfient Of the United States gets not
one penny Of interest on these deposits.
It's an outrage. Several states let daily
balances out to banks which pay the
highest interest Missouri In this way
receives about 100000 annually. Dem.
ecrats have introduced bills of that
sort into congress which would bring
the federal government three or four
millions of interest annually. but the
Altlrich machine will not let them be
enacted into laws. How long. o Lord.
how long. will the people stand such
performances?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

SO the Santo Domingo job has been
consummated by the senate's ratifica
ton of the treaty. As a matter of fact
1t did not appear to make any sort Of
difference whether 1t was ratified or
not, as the president was running
things over there under the modus
vivendi which he patched up with the
bandit president of that so called re-
public. who has long since left his
country for his country's good That
the treaty means ultimate annexation
of million or two of mongrels and of
perpetual trouble everybody with two
ideas above Hottentot knows.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
Squeais.

The squeal of Wall street magnates
when they fail to have a fine large
crop Of lambs to shear is music to the
ear OF an honest yeoman. They have
been squealing great deal Of late
The lambs appear to be growing shier
and wiser. In their last circular letter
TO the public Messrs. Henry Clews &
Co. bankers. emit this squeal:
We have had another week of irregu-
iaraty and weakness on the Stock Ex-
change. Liquidation was renewed on n
quiet and persistent scale. which encour-,
aged depression and more or less dis.
furbed general confidence. At the mo-
ment the greatest element OF weakness
II the continued issue of short term rail-
read notes on an unprecedented scale.
Since the first OF the year fully $500, 600.
900 OF new securities have been authoriz-
ed. Of which more than 500 900, 900 repre-
seiited short term obligations. chiefly rail-
road notes. In the majority of cases the
latter are to be classed as desirable in.
vcHtnents and especially attractive on
account OF the high rates of interest gem
orally paid. but the issue OF these notes
In such amazing sums emphasizes I'M
nsuai financial conditions The require
ments OF the railroads are urgent and
must be satisfied. while conditions In the
security and money markets are obvi-
ousiy unfavorabie to the marketing OF
new issues. Had II not beensthat very
considers be portion Of the railroad notes
has been successfully placed abroad the
market here would have suffered still
greater depression. Our bond market II
already giu'ted and weak Fortnnatei,
EUROPE especially London and Paris has
taken liberia. amounts OF these new Sc
rurities. thus averting dangerous strain
upon the local money market at a critica,
Ressod and also materially strengthening
The probability OF gold imports. To saw
soothing OF providing our railroads with
fnnds to carry .ost much needed improve
Rents.
Tvs outlook for the money market con.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

Everybody in the house is glad that
President Roosevelt has made an as
sistant postmaster general out of Hon
James T. McCleary of Minnesota. He
is a most excellent gentleman. honest.
capable. Industrious. intelligent. cou,.-
stand patter of them all That's his
sin. and that's what defeated him for
reelection to the house; but, barring
that. McCleary Is tip top man. He
seems to me even In that to be typi-
cal Republican. In my Judgment. n
tariff revisionist has no proper place
or function In the Republican ranks.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE ".

The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board of
directors composed of seven stockhold-
ers. The directors shall elect a presi-
dent, vice president. secretary and
treasurer, and shall prescribe the duties
Of each. Elections shall take place OH
the first Tuesday of February in each
year. The first board of directors shall
be as follows e.. +. Gilmer, II. II. Whe-
less, w B. Boggs, N. w Sentell, r. f.
Wyche, J. r. Honeyeutt and Alex r.
Macdonald, with G.. +. Glmer. presi-
dent; K, f. Wychc, vice president; w.
B. Boggs, secretary N. w. Sentc|l
treasurer. All officers and directors shall
serve until their successors are elected.
Service of all legal process shall be
made on The president. or. i'll bis alb
sence, at the Office Of the company,
The board of directors may appoint
such managers. agents or sub officers Is
the interests Of the corporation may re
qure, and make and establish such by
laws as may be necessary -and proper for
the management and regulation Of the
affairs of the corporation. If any vacan-
cies occur among the officers or direc-
tors, the remaining directors may select
stockholders to fill the same. The board
of directors shall have power to borrow
and lend money: to issue bills Of ex
change, notes. bonds, drafts and other
negotiable paper; execute mortgages
and generally to do all things incident
to the object and purposes of this cor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

One Of the most popular men In the
public life of America for the last
third of a century Is Hon. Joseph G..
8. Blackburn of kentucky-Joe Black.
burn, as he Is called everywhere. He
went out OF the senate March 1 and
supposed he was going into permanent
retirement. but the president like all
the rest Of Washingtonians. having n
high opinion of Blackburn. made him
an isthmian canal commissioner. which
was a graceful thing for the president
to do, Everybody's glad of Senator
Joe's good luck. and If the prayers of
his friends could avail he would he
holding the position when the canal
is finished. which at the present rate
Of progress will be in something like a
Thousand years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
ARTICLE V.

The capital stock of this corporation
shall be twenty THOUSAND t$2oooooo)
dollars. divided iEto eight hundred
shares of tie par value of twenty FIVE
dollars each. This stock shall be paid
for in cash, or its equivaent at the time
of its subscription. unless other terms
are allowed by the board OF directors,
At least four hundred shares OF the par
value of ten thousand dollars shall be
subscribed and paid for before this cor
poration shall commence business No
stockhoder shall be liable for more than
the unpaid balance on the stock sub
scribed for by him. nor shall any mere
in organization have the eff
feet Of rendering the charter null or of
exposing a, stakeholder to any liability
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17

ME ship subsidy bill is dead,
thank God. The Democrats kill
ed it. lf they had done nothing