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The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
Denatured Alcohol.

Alcohol has been making men drunk
that is its only function. when, as Il
matter of fact. it can be made onr o
the greatest industrial instruments
known among men. For purposes o
lighting. heating and driving mac,!.n
cry it has no competitor except clnc
fricity, and there is no way to reHra
tfuce th&e coal consumed in genci.atir, :,
electricity. while there is no end rrat-
ticaily to the quantity Of alcohol that
can be made and useI industriai!r
This is the only civilized country un,iei
the sun which has not for years been
using alcohol for the purposes above
mentioned We have walked up at las!
en- the subject, and, overriding the o.
position of the wood alcohol and coal
oil trusts. congress ut the last session.
passed law which will enable .tly
American people TO catch up with til,
procession. By Il trip to Europe fog
purposes of investigation Judge .I0Aa
w. Yerkes, internal revenue commits
sioner, and Hon. EbeneZer HILL repre-
sentative from Connecticut one of the
most industrious men living. discovered
several ways in which the original bill
could be improved, and they have en-
bodied their ideas in new bill which
will probably pass the house before
this letter is in print, because they
made their views so plain to the CO.!
mittee on ways and means that Thea
will be no opposition to it on the foo
of the house, every feature of the new
bill making it easier for farmers to
make denatured alcohol
The ordinary alcohol of corlmc"ro
must in this country be denature1 fnr
two reaSonS-first because the gover:f
ment raises Il quarter billion dollars
per annum by the internal revenue t;;v
on alcohol not one dollar of which the
government officials think can be
spared: second. because denatured n
cohol cannot be used rs Il hevcra-a
being deadly poison and congress WIS
unwilling to increase drunkenness by
making it easier to procure intoXicantS
An amusing feature of the situation
is this. When ut the last session the
bill was considered. the representative
of the wood alcohol trust made long
learned aud tear compelling argument
that is. they would have been to-.
compelling If anybody had believe J
faenl-to show that the denatlrei !;
Seohoi bill would utterly destroy =
aFaoi alcohol industry. Nobody Wit,
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
a COURAGEOUS Arkansan.

1t is said that AL the world loves u
lover. 1t might also be truly said that
everybody admires Il man of courage
Such a one is Joseph Taylor Robinson
representative from Arkansas He is
handsome. bright young man. ONLY
thirty-five Years old. He has i fine
future unless all signs fail. He does
not speak often. but when he takes the
floor he challenges the attention of
both house and galleries by the ear
nestness and evident sincerity Of his
remarks. When the bill to prevent
corporations from contributing to cam
paign funds was being discussed. he
made splendid speech, from which |
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

State Of Louisiana. Parish OF Caddo
BY virtue of an order from the Hon
Paul Capdeviclle, Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts of the State OF Louisiana, to me
directed | will sell at public auction at
the principal front door OF the court
house, in Shreveport. La. on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1907,
between the legal hours for sales, to the
highest bidder. section 10. township 20,
nortil, range IS west, in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana
Terms: Said sale to be made subject
to appraisement, and i'll no event for a
less sum than the appraisement, payable
on d credit Of ten years, as follows, to-
Nyt Ten per cent i'll cash and the bal
ance in nine annual nstalments, the IN.
terest to be paid on the whole amount
annually at the rate OF eight per cent
per annum The notes to be made and
secured by special mortgage on the land
sold and personal security i'll solldo as
the law directs.
{. f. PERRONCEL,
Parish Treasurer
ai
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
Mr.. q amar's Bill.

Representative W ltllam Bailey Nd
mar of Florida has ideas touching the
public veal which he is by no means
mealy mouthed about expressing. lie
was attorney general Of his state !,
long time. and his experience in that
Office caused him to study much con
cerning the proper treatment of public
service corpora tions. and he has re
peatedly stated his views on that sub
ject in most trenchant English on the
floor OF the house. The conduct of Mr..
Justice Swayne of the Florida district
court caused General Lamar to intro
duce articles of Impeachment against
Swayne into the house. and he was
tried upon them in the senate and ac-
quilted. though many senators voted
for conviction. Lamar's speeches in
the house against Swayne were as Gig
Orous as any heard within those hw
toric walls for years.
Recently he has introduced a ioi't1
resolution providing for the election of
federal judges and poStmasterS l.y Hile
people-that is. the country is t" be
divided into nine districts to elect@in
justices of the supreme court. who
shall elect chief justice &c.
Some high and mighty corporation
ridden metropolitan papers refer O. it
as Lamar's freak resolutions which
will probably cause thousands of what
Lincoln called the plain people" and
what Bryan denominates 1.-The common
people" to favor the resolution. Those
who poster their heads about such
things will remember that one OF
federal constitution was on the life
tenure Of federal Judges. criticism
which experience proves to have been
grounded in wisdom SO that in his
resolution touching federal judges Gen
eral Lamar finds himself i'll the excel
lent company Of the great founder of
Democracy. So far as the election of
postmasters goes. there is no earthly
reason against it except habit and love
of power
In passing it may be apropoS to state
that General Lamar is a close kins-
man to the late Justice Lamar of the
supreme court Of the United States
who before going on the bench was a
representative and senator in congress
and secretary of the interior He was
universally conceded to be one of the
ableSt and most brilliant men Of his
time-scholar. orator philosopher.
With his fine figure. youthful face
and abundant hair. prematurely white
General Lamar is one of the most at
tractive figures IN the house. no doubt
destined for long and eminent career
on the national stage.
Being resolute man. he will press
his resolution for all it is worth lie
may fail to secure its passage but the
chances are that he will expose many
abuses pertaining to our Judiciary and
postal systems
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two IDEAS above 1loterntdf 6eli.Neti
any such stuff. because wood Slcohol
is simply 4 byproduct Of charcoal burn
ing. so they were IaugheA cut ef e2nS.
so to speak.
Here's the sequel: knSte;,1 of deStrOy-
ing the wood alcohol industry. new
furnaces have been started III whGh 10
burn charcoal. thereby making more
wood alcohol and more a 0taR ~ llme
the two hyproductS OF charcoal makin2
Not only that. but fenatured ;lcohbi
having been on The market since Che
first of the year ut about % cents per
gallon the wood alcohol trust reduced
the price of wood alcohBl from 60 and
20 cents per gallon to 10 and 10. which
facts prove beyond all question that
their opposition to the eri@inal de
natured alcohol bill at the In Il - |sias
was a b!uff-merc|y that an6 nothing
more.
1t will he renRmberrd that when
Jim Mckenzie Of Kentucky hAd slui
nine placed On the free list. thereby
earning the sobriqUet of 'Quinine
Jim it was opposed on the ground
that it would put american manufac-
turerS Of lninine out ~ business. Vii
stead of that. however these is ten
times as much quinine manufacturer
in America now as when there was an
eXorbitant tariff @n it and an Of il a.
furnished to the consumer at about
one-tenth of the price AZ which it cold
before Mckenzie got 10 his work
Folks suffering from chiliS will plO
nounce "Quinine Jim blessed. Scr
haps the consumers of denatured alco-
hol maE sometimes think kindly Of Us
who have made ii possible for theln
to have an abundance of cheaper ami
better light and fuel and who pulled
the fan@S OF the wood alcohol trust
and beat the Standard Oil III At least
one fight. Even if they forget us WE
will ali our days bear with us the
pleasing @consciouSneSs0 haviag fought
good figh1 .
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10

IL tice. Already Hon. Robert l..
Heury of Texas has notified
al concerned that he will not he Il
candidate for reelection as chairman
of the Democratic house caucus though
the election in the regular course of
events will not occur till nett Decem-
ber. He has made most excellent
presiding officer. graceful. courteous.
firm. fair and prompt. Had he desired
the position for another term the
chances are that he would have met
with no opposition whatever. He is
recognized as one OF the ableSt lawyers
and one of the best Democrats in con-
gress
On dit that he will be succeeded by
his bosom crony. Hon. Henry u. Clay
ton of Alabama. also one of the ahle>t
lawyers and one of the best Democrats
in congress- No doubt he will make Il
tiptop chairman of the caucus. Il much
more important positioll51han most p"o
pie suppose At the next session there
will in all human probability he much
of political work and talk. Some people
may hold up their hands in holy Horrol
at this statement. but it is true never
thelesS. and the politics will he both
general and personal. What's moH"
both parties will play the faScinatin.
game for all it is worth; hence The
craftsmanship of the caucus will II of
prime Importance. IN incomp"tn t
chairman can do much to mudl,e
things whereas a competent one ,}n
accomplish much in the way of iar-
mony and wise action. As brother
Clayton has had large experience in
both law and politics. as well ;t& in
Legislation. he ought to make an iGeal
chairman.
The friendship between these tive
splendid young Democrats is one of the
closest in the annals of congress. rival
ing that of David and Jonathan or thnt
of Damon and Pythias 1t may well lie
doubted whether the three WaShbHrn
brothers who sat in the same congress
for Maine Illinois and Wisconsin Wee
really fonder Of each other than Bob
Henry and Henry Clayton. They ar"
both on the Judiciary committee. one
Of the most important in the house.
They fight in pairs and are inseparal.l"
companions. To use an old simile
''they are as thick with each other rs
the Siamese twins To use anotlie!
expression which some folks will I'M
derstand. they are a good pair t.
draw to" They are not only wei
equipped mentally, but are we'll set NJ
physically. being tail. strapping. bic
men of commanding presence. Both
have served continuously in the house
since the beginning Of the Fifty-tiftli
congress. and both have been elected
to the Sixtieth so that while still il
their prime they are what Colonc!
Charles Fremont Cochran of ST 10
seph. No. was wont to denominate
'oid and experienced members"
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
SUCCESSION SALE

No Io,447-ln First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Succession OF F. NJ. Fortson.
By virtue Of commission to sell, to
me issued i'll the above entitled and
numbered succession, | will offer for
sale at the principal front door OF the
court house OF Caddo parish, in the city
of Shreveport La, during the legal
hours for sales on
SATURDAY., FEB. 10, 1907,
the following described property beiong-
ing to the said succession situated III
Caddo parish, La, to-wit: The east half
.of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-five (22) township sixteen tI6(
north range sixteen (Io) west, contain
ing eighty acres. The southeast quarter
OF the southeast quarter of section Al
teen (I5) township sixteen (Io) north
range sixteen west, containing forty
acres. The northwest quarter of section
fourteen tI4) township sixteen lI6l
north range sixteen, west, less fifty {so)
acres on the west side OF said quarter,
and also less sixteen acres in southeast
corner OF said section, containing tiiaout
one hundred acres.
The said property to be sold at public
aue9ion for cash according to law, for
the purpose OF paBjng the debts OF the
SAID succession.
S. Y. ALEXANDER,
Coroner and Acting Sheriff and ex-Of-
fco Auctioneer of Caddo Parish,
louisiana
Caucasian, Jan. II, 1907.
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10

Recent events in Germany prove No
yOnd all cavil that Kaiser Wilhelm is
something of Il political campaign man
ager himself Twas Il famous vie
tory which he won, at seems to set
tie definitely that GeriYlany is to con-
South Africa orN anywhere else that
the kaiser determines 70 make the ex-
pertinent. Whether people believe in a
monarchy or not they cannot help ad-
niifing the courage and ability of the
princes of the house Of HohpnZollern.
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
SHERIFFS SALE

No. 1o,o34-ln First Judicial Dist-icy
Court Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
The Victoria Lumber Company In
tied vs.. john Arthur.
BY virtue OF aywrIt OF seizure and sale.
- ME issued III the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
judicial District Court nf Caddo Parish.
LOUISIANA. have seized ard will offer
ior sale, at public auction, for cash, with
out the benefit Of appraisement, at the
principal front door o fthe court house
OF Caddo Parish, in the City of Shre3e
port, La, during the legal hours for
sales, on
SATURDAY, MARCH :, 1907,
Lots No. twenty-onc (2D and twentv-
two (22) OF block A Of tcn-acre lot No
thlrty-tive $50 OF the City of Shreye-
port, La. with all buildings and I'M
provements thereon.
SAID property seized as belonging to
the said defendant and to be sold to sat
ltsy the debt specified in the said writ
IN the sum of eight thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars with 8 per cent per anuum
lnteerst on three thousand $4,000 oo)
dollars from June j. 1904, and like inter-
est on tifty-tive hundred (S5,5ooool dol
lars from August 26, 1901, and all cost
Of S,lit, including FIVE per cent Gil a5id
sum and lnterets as attorneys fees.
s. Y. ALEXANDER.
Coroner and Acting Sheriff of C4ddo
Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, Jan. 8, 1907.
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
AMENDED CHARTER
OF the Grand Opera House Com
pdny.

At 4 meeting Of the stockholders ot
the Grand Opera House Company helC
his the 5th day Of January 1907, the
following stockholders were present, ii
person and by proxy, representing the
number Of shares opposite their names
VIZ:
Estate OF w B. Jacobs, Mrs Fannie A
Jacobs, proxy, 500 go shares.
Mrs. Fanr1Ie \. Jacob0 i'll person
100 1910 shares.
Mrs. p T. Jacobs, N 70 Crawford
proxy. o2o l4Io shares.
Estate Il Mrs. O. J. AlcocEe ". 7
Crawford, proxy, III 1910 shaers.
Mrs. W. T. Crawfords W. I. Crawford
proxy, IoI 1910 shares.
". T. Crawford III person 10 sllaers.
". F. Dillon i'll person so shares.
NJ, L. Scovell i'll person y shares.
W. J. Bayersdorffer in person 10 shares
Making total OF 5000 shares
Upon motion OF W. f. Crawford, duly
seconded, the following resolution was
unanimously adopteds to-wit:
Resolved, That Article Y Of the char
ter be amended SO as to read as follows
All OF the corporate powers Of sale
corporation shall be vested in a board al
directors composed of FIVE stockholders
which shall be elected annually on the
first Saturday i'll january
Also that Article VI be amended SC
as O. read as follows: The directors
shall be elected by the stockholders, each
share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote, cast by its owner i'll person OF by
proxy: that majority OF votes so cast
shall elect. Three directors shall con
stitute quorum. The board Of directors
may appoint a general manager with
power to appoint and employ from time
to time clerks, agents or other employees
as may be deemed necessary for the
business OF the corporation, and to dis
charge the same at pleasure, and with
such other power of administration as
the said board may deem proper to con-
fer The board of directors may make
all such bylaws and regulations for the
management of the business OF the cor
poration as they may deem necessary,
and amend and alter the same: shall
have the power to contract debts, bor-
row, loan or invest money. issue bills ot
exchange, bonds, notes, acceptances, ex-
ecute mortgages, pledges, sales, make
compromises and generally to do all
things incident to the objects and prr-
poses of said corporation.
I hereby certify that the foregoing IS
a true and correct copy on minutes OF
the meeting.
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10

Louisiana and especially under Section
oS4 of Che Revised Statutes Of said
State.
In tenmony whereof said parties
have hereurito signed tIer names in
presence OF Che undersigned attesting
competent witnesses and me, notary, af-
ter due reading on the day and date first
in tl,e beginning written.
Z. s. FROST
F. T. WHITED.
G.. S. PRESTRIDGE.
4, H. WIRELESS.
K. D. COLLINS.
C. s. KELLY,
by K. ID. Collins.
". ]. TOWNSEND,
by R. D. Collins,
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
.Atse &:
o. =. WISDOM.
/. 70. PaULK.
JOHN ID WILKINSON,

U. v. WISDOM.
/. 10. PaULK.
JOHN ID WILKINSON,
Notary Public, Caddo Parish. La.
S,ate OF lousiana Parish of Caddo
Alter examining the above and forego-
ing act OF incorporation and finding
nothing fheteln contrary to law, I here
by approve Che same.
Done and signed 1f1cially on the Goth
day OF January 1907.
+ u FOSTER,
Bifrif Attorney.
Endorsed: F;ied and recorded Janu-
|ary 20, 1907.
F. s. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Dfficio Recorder
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and correct copy OF the
original act, as the same now appears on
Gle and OF record in my office
Given ut1der my hand and seal of of-
fee tFus goth day of January 1907.
F. A LEONARD.
Clerk and cx-Officio Recorder
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
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Il Cfark's,
It Letter.
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Especial Washington Letterl
<HE Democrats in congress are
beginning to SIT up and take no
tice. Already Hon. Robert l..
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10

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ARTICLE VI.

No. stockholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts or faults Of this cor
pGration in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due the corporation Oh
the shares owned by him, nor shall any
mere informality in the organization
have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing stockholder to any
liability beyond the amount of his stock
This corporation shall have all of the
power and authority vested in corpora
tions under the laws of the State Of
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10
S. n. KERLEY,
Secretary and Treasurer

Secretary and Treasurer
Having examined the above and fore
going amendment to charter and finding
therein nothing contrary 10 law, ap-
prove the smme. This 9TH day of jan
uary A. D. 1907.
The Caucasian., 1907-02-10

Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
cOrder
State OF Louisiana, Parish of(c4@5o
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy + he
original act, as the same now appctcs on
file and Of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal OF IL
fee this 9TH day OF January 1907,
S. O. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re-
corder.
Jan. 8, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-02

lished grade. j. G. White & Co. have
been in charge of the operations.
Objection Not Needed.
AS long ago as last week Mayor
Schaffer objected to the quality of
some of the brick being us ed
between the rails, and called the
attention of the Tri-City Railway
company to the fact The mayor di5-
brick being used between the rails
and called the attention of the TRICKY
Railway TO the fact. The mayor dia,
covered that the material was Simply
the old brick taken out of Moline ave.
nue. when the tracks were relaid o.
that thorOuShfare, and simply turned
over and used on Thirty-eighth. being
covered over with cement to conceal
the defects. The mayor took the no.
sitiOn that while the street car com
pany was permitted to use bricks be-
tween the tracks the outer surfac *
an each side of the tracks to be paved
with asphalt, the brick material must be
new nevertheless. He called the attel-
ton of the street car company to tba
fact and received a snub for his pains.
Then the mayor became justly indig-
nant and after waiting Il reasonable
length of time, he ordered the Old
bricks thrown out This was what
happened this morning
Better Adopt Different Tactics.
Il am not seeking to bring any hard
ship upon the street car company or
the company i'll charge of construc.
ton" said Mayor Schatfer, but pro.
pose that the city's mandates shall BE-
respected and further than that obey d
to the letter. If it is necessary to
teach somebody that the mayor and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-02
NO MORE BAD BRICK
Mayor Schaffer Takes ]. G.
White & Co. in Hand on
Thirty-eiohth Street.
THROWS OUT POOR PAVING
City's Orders not Needed on Tri-Citv
Railway Company Tracks
Action Follows,

Acting under orders from Mayo.
Schaffer, superintendent of Streets
ThOde took force of men to Thirty
eighth street his morning where De
tween Fifth and Seventh avenues 70
tore up $50 yards of worn out
brick that j. G.. White & Co.
insisted upon placing between the rails
of the Tri-City Railway company
tracks J. q. White & Co, as is known
constitute the whole works of the
present day Tri-City Railway com.
pany, as far as the physical constru.-
ton of the plant is concerned r.
Gently, preparatory to the paving OF
Thirtyeighth street from Fifth to Sey-
enth and of Seventh avenue east to .hc
limits, the Tri-City Railway companr
has been relaying its double tracks on
Thirty-eighth according to the estab-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-02
Open Air Theatcr.
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Evangeline Casteel returned to-
day from visit to North and South
Dakota.
w. H. Firmin left last evening for
Springfield, Mass, where he will spend
several weeks with relatives.
B. Frank Ellis returned this morning
to his home at Lancaster, Texas, after
an extended visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Shaw.
Mrs. J. Dauman and daughter of Fort
Collins, Col, arrived in the city this
morning for a visit with her mother
Mrs. c. Mitsch and sister Mrs. E
Dolph.
H. NJ. Leonard, who has been con
nected with the Western Tube com
pany at Kewanee for several years, has
taken a position in the traffic depart
ment of the Rock Island Plow com
lpany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-02

council are lnlhis town and not
a private cead the lesson will
be taught analill be all there is
to it. The o,nbas been disobeY-
ing orders fifth city in the mai
ter of disposif II taken from the
excavations eok avenue, too. |
propose to ssla this is likewise
stopped if ittdes necessary to
adopt drasticslfs. 1t is not like
doing things HE construction
forces of hetlbany. There was
never any frict IN. The company
was anxious sIbly TO the Letter
with what tbs hted. All we had
to do was to Manager Lardner
know what was cd and it was done
The consequeEas that the city
tried TO be asenable as possible
and to favor thet car company to
the fullest eXte sible. But if the
present controlhe corporation IS
not inclined REASONABLE. it will
be made to besilt is all"
When Managilds of the J. G.
White & Co. f,was seen by an
Argus representthis afternoon h
said the entire ter was in the
hands of Presidorter of the Tt
City Railway CO..
First CT Years.
The present Inc is the first in
at least Is years., there has be =.
the slightest frictf,wcen the city an,
the construction / of the Tri-City
halfway company there has bee!
a considerable an of street worI
done in that time companv tina
is doing the track either in tn
name of, or for tri.City Railwa,
company, mad get back t
earth.
1t is good dealIr to be in par,
nership with the | e than to al
tempt to go it alon