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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
AMENDED CHARTER.

1t will be noted by publication that the
charter OF the Shreveport Mutual Build
ing Association has been amended by an
increase of its capital stock. There is
no institution in the State or in the
South more staunch and reliable, more
liberal and progressive than this asso-
citation, which has contributed immeas-
urably to the practical and substantial
development of this community. Thous-
ands of people have secured their own
homes through the advantages offered
by this association, whose usefulness is
steadily on the increase.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
! RIPPLE GOLDEN JUBILEE.

he Caucasian has been complimented
with an invitation to attend the Triple
Golden Jubilee of the Daughters of the
Cross The invitation is in these words
The Daughters of the Cross request
the honor of your presence at their
Triple Golden Jubilee Celebration to be
held at their Mother House. St. Vim
cents Academy, Shreveport. louisiana
Sunday, August the eleventh, nineteen
and seven, at eight O'Clock am.
This invitation is highly appreciated by
The Caucasian, who will have one of its
representatives at this Golden Jubilee
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

other hand, took the position that the
next National Convention should regis
ter its protest against government own
ership of railroads. Williams insisted
that the convention should vote down
this measure, while Vardaman claimed
that Bryan was not seeking to get such
plank in the platform, and that the
convention should leave Mr.. Bryan to
his private views on the subject and at
the same time say nothing for or against
it in the next national platform.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
FARMERS UNION
Election of Officers-J. Z. Billiard OF
Sabine observation-disclosures to the
National Convention.

The Louisiana Division of the Farm
ers Union completed its annual session
held in Baton Rouge with tie election oi
the following officers:
]. E. Bullard, Sabine parish, president
OF the Louisiana Division
c. T. Beird, Morehouse parish, wee
president of the Louisiana Division.
]. C. Boyett, Jr., Winh parish, secre-
tary and treasurer.
]. A. Ambrose, Lincoln parisn. hap
lain.
Geo. Smith, Washingten parish, con-
ductor.
l. N. Holmes, Bernice; {. r. Kelly,
Dubach; r. L Mills, Snnsst; | N. Nc
Collister, Many: ]. Hancock. isuston
members Of the Executive Committee OF
the Louisiana Division.
Jasper Boyett. Winnfell. State Ice
turer for the First District; DsSato
Cottonport lecturer for th- >ec'si D's-
trict of Louisiana.
/. N. Holmes, Btrnice ? ). Hester
Colhoun; Dr. Jones, Jonesboro; toh
B. Kleinpeter, East Bato', Rouge, ce'e-
gates to the National Farmers srioi
convention to be held September a
Little Rock, Ark.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.

The Weather Bureau reports precipi-
tation has been unimportant over the
greater part of the cotton belt, although
scattered light or .unimporant showers
have been numerous in many districts,
besides heavy rainfall of 2I6 inches
|at Madison, Florida. Seasonably warm
weather has been generally prevalent in
the western half, while temperatures
have been moderate in the eastern dis
|tricts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
THE N. A. AYERS LUMBER COM
PANY

In this issue is published the charter
OF the NJ A. Ayers Lumber Company,
whose domicile is Shreveport. 1t has
been organized to buy and sell land and
timber, to manufacture and sell lumber
and to conduct a general saw mill busl-
ness. 1t is capitalized at $4,000 The
officers and directors are Z. R. Lawhon
president; n A. Ayers, vice president
and F. S. Ayers, secretary-treasurer
who with R. S. Ayers, ] E. Bell and R.
T. Lawhon are the directors. The cam
pany is wished unlimited success.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
LABOR DAY.

The prelminaries to the celebration
of Labor Day are receiving attention.
1t Is proposed to make this day one of
the most memorable in the record of
such celebrations i'll Shreveport. The
programme will be announced at an ear
ly date
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06
CHARTER
OF THE n. A. AYERS LUMBER
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Caddo:
Before me, Frank ]. Looney, the under
signed authority, Notary Public i'll and
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at my of
ice IN the City Of Shreveport. Louisiana,
came and appeared on the date herein
after written, the undersigned, all Of
shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
who declared to me in the presence of
the attesting witnesses that they desire to
form and constitute a corporation under
,he laws of Louisiana and that they do
hereby form themselves and their sue
cessors into a corporation and constitute
same in compliance with the provisions
and subject to the restrictions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana governing
corporations and under the provisions
Of the articles of Incorporation herein
after set forth
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
N. A. AYERS LUMBER COMPANY,
authority to have and to enjoy success
sion for the period of twenty-five years
to contract. size and be sued: to make
md use corporate seal, and the same
to break, alter or amend at pleasure;
and under this name to hold, receive,
purchase, and otherwise acquire, to own,
convey, sell or otherwise dispose of, to
lease, pledge, mortgage, Or to otherwise
fypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation is de-
clared to be in the City of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ill
| he nature of the business to be car
rled on and the purpose for which this
corporation are established are as fol-
lows: TO buy and sell land or timber,
to manufacture and sell lumber and to
conduct a general saw mill business.
ARTICLE ".
iC Soi pm dtC pc"Sio Oisllil9 Col pol a
ton shall be vested in board of direc
tors composed of six stockholders. The
directors sahll elect a president, vice
president. secretarytreasurer, and shall
prescribe the duties of each Election of
directors shall take place the second
Tuesday of January of each year. The
first board Of directors shall be as fol-
lows: n A. Ayers, Z. r. Lawhon, r. S.
Ayers, F. S. Ayers, J. E Bell and R.
T. Lawhon. with L. r. Lawhon, presi
dent: n. A. Ayers, vice president, and
F. S. Ayers, secretary-treasurer. All
officers and directors shall serve until
their successors are elected Service of
all legal process shall be made on the
president Or in his absence on the
vice president, Or in the absence of both
on the secretary ry-treasurer, at the office
of the company The board of directors
may appoint such managers, agents or
officers as the interests of the cor
poration may require and make and es-
tablish such bylaws as may be neces-
sary and proper for the management and
regulation of the affairs of the corpora
ton If any vacancies occur among the
officers or directors the remaining direc-
tors may select stockholders to fill the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

same. The board of directors shall have
| the power to borrow, and lend money,
issue bills of exchange, notes, bonds,
drafts, and all other negotiable paper );
execute mortgages and generally to do
|all things incident to the objects and
purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be seventy-hve thousand dollars
($75,ooooo) divided into seven hundred
and fifty shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($Ioooo) each. This
stock shall be paid for in cash or its
equivalent at the time of its subscription
unless other terms are allowed by the
board of directors. The corporation is
fifty thousand dollars ($5oooo oo) of
the capital stock shall have been sub
,crbed and paid for. No stockho'der
shall be liable for more than the unpaid
balance on the stock subscribed for by
him, nor shall any mere informally i'll
the organization have the effect of rem
dering the charter null or of exposing
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
mount of his stock.
ARTICLE VI.
The directors shall be elected by bal
lot at the regular annual meeting called
for that purpose, or any meeting ad-
journed from same. At all stockholders
meetings each share of stock shall be en-
ntled to one vote, stockhOlder may
vote by proxy. A majority of the stock
holders shall constitute quorum. A
ma jority Of the stock present shall elect
directors. Special meetings may be
called at the pleasure of the president
II on demand of three stockholders. The
stockholders of this corporation at a
general meeting called for that purpase,
on demand of three stockholders, may
modify, add to, change, alter Or amend,
or dissolve the corporation with the as
sent of three-f -fourths of the stock repre-
sented at such meeting. This shall not
apply to increasing or decreasing the
capital stock which is done under special
laws Ten days written notice of any
meeting shall be mailed to address of
each shareholder by the secretary. If
dissolution be determined on, maj jorlty
If the stock present shall elect three
liquidators at the meeting SO determln-
ing, and shall provide for filling any pos
sble vanacies among said llquldators
In testimony of the above articles of
incorporation, in the presence of the at
testing witnesses. and before me, notary,
the undersigned incorporators have
hereunto set their names.
Done and passed at my office IN
Shreveport, Louisiana, this first day OF
August A. d. 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

MEMS SHIRTS.
Monday we will offer the Faultless
Brand Negligee Shirts, white and
colors, all sizes, cuffs attached, the
best $I.25 Shirt sold on earth for. Soc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

SILK GAUZE FANS.
Beautiful designs, worth SOC and 6oc,
price this week each ......3o roc
z5c kind. price this week, each. 4oc
SHORT KIMONOS.
All colors, AL styles and sizes, $Ioo
kind for ...........a. soc
SIPS KIND tor O.. .75c
s. so kind for ..... 4:).....o .oSc
$ Is kind for ..................$I .$II5
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-06

T. R. LAWHON.
N. A. AYERS.
F. S. AYERS.
R. S. AYERS.
J. E. BELL.
R. T. LAWHON.
Attest:
T. F. BELL, JR.
A. c. PITTS.
FRANK J. LOONEY,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
| certify that | have examined the
above and foregoing charter. and
hiding nothing therein contrary to law
| hereby approve the same, this end day
of August A. ID. 1907.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney, First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded August
:, 1907.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and exOfticio Deputy Re
cOrder
State of Louisiana. Parish OF Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy OF the
original act as the same now appears on
file and of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal of OF
fee this end day of August 1907.
s. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and exOhicio Deputy Re-
corder
August 4, 1907.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
ORCHARD AGAIN ON STAND.
Defense Draws Admission From Him
That There Was Insanity in
His Family

Boise. Idaho.-Eleven witnesses in
rebuttal were examined on Monday in
the Haywood trial. Harry Orchard
reappeared on the stand and was
asked a few questions as to his ac-
quaintance with some of the witnesses
for the defense who have testified as
to his movements. On being turned
over for cross-examination he admit
ted that his uncle, Peter Mckinney,
committed suicide by hanging thirteen
or fourteen years ago. Counsel for
the defense asked Orchard if this
uncle was not insane before he killed
himself, and also tried to show by the
witness that his maternal grandfather
was insane, his monomania being i'm
aginary crimes committed a long time
ago in Ireland. Orchard denied all
knowledge of the grandfather, but adj
mitted that his uncle was demented.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
SCORES BURIED IN DEBRIS.
Building Falls and Nine People are
Killed and Many Have Marrow
Escapes.

London. Ont-Nine persons are
known TO have been killed, two are
missing and five are seriously injured
as the result OF a building collapsing
on Dundas street on Tuesday
The building was being remodeled.
A number Of old supports had been
taken out and iron Orders had been
placed. The crash came shortly after
8 O'Clock. when all the stores were
alled with customers. II seemed that
the front wall OF Crystal hall fell out
into the street An instant later the
street wall gave way and fell onto
the Brewster store. As the front wall
fell into Dundas street. passing pedes-
TRANS had narrow escapes. Two wo-
men walking on the sidewalk heard
the crash and started to run One
OF them vas swallowed up In the
wreckage, while the other escaped.
A woman with two children narrow
ly escaped the falling debris. The
fire and police departments, with all
The ambulances and physicians that
could be mustered. at once began the
work of rescue. On account OF the
great confusion at the scene. II is Inn
possible to account for all those sup
posed to have been in the building
when Il collapsed
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
Bomb outrage in Turkey.

Constantinople. "A bomb exploded
Sunday night IN front OF the summer
quarters OF the American embassy at
Yeni.Keui. a suburb Of this city. Four
persons were slightly injured. Other
wise no damage was done. The au-
thors OF the outrage have not been
traced. AVS
Washington. Ambassador Leiah.
man cables that no one connected
with she embassy was injured In the
bomb explosion which occurred at
Ysni-keaL The explosion. the ambas.
sador reports. Injured several by
ISLANDERS and broke all the glass in
the building.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
Charges Against Russian Generals

ST. Petersburg.-A document con-
tanning the indictments against Lieu
tenant General Stoessel, the defender
of Port Arthur, Lieutenant General
Fock, who commanded the Fourth
East Siberia division at Port Arthur;
Major General Reiss, chief Of staff to
General Stoessel, and Lieutenant Cen
eral Smirnoff, who preceded Lieuten-
ant General Stoessel in command at
Port Arthur, was made public here
Saturday. These officers are being
tried by court martial on charges OF
cowardice and treason The indict-
ments set forth that Stoessel and
Fock deliberately sent false reports of
battles that never occurred, recon-
mended their own friends and gen.
erals who had lost battles for decora-
tons, and surrendered the Port Ar
thur fortress in spite of the fact that
they had at hand ample munitions for
resistance. All the crimes with which
Reiss and Fock are charged
are capital offenses.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
POWDER EXPL0DES
ON BIC BATTLESH|P
Eight Men Are Killed and
Thirteen Injured in Acct
dent on the Georgia
Not One Of Those in the Turret Es-
capped, Some of the Injured Leap
ing Overheard to End Their
sufferings by Drowning.

Boston With seven OF her officers
and crew dead and fourteen others
| either dying or suffering from terrible
burns received In an explosion of pow
der In the after superimposed turret,
the battleship Georgia steamed slow
ly up Boston harbor from the target
practice grounds in Cape Cod bay late
jured men at the Charlestown navy
yard With the arrival of the Georgia
there became known the details of
the most terrible naval accident that
has ever taken place along the coast
OF New England. The accident oc-
cured shortly before noon Monday,
while the Georgia's crew were at tar
get practice off Barnstable in Cape
Cod bay In some manner as yet TN
explained, two bags of powder became
ignited and in the terrible flash that
followed the entire turret crew, con
sisting of three officers and eighteen
men, were engulfed in fire and re-
ceived horrible burns. one officer and
FIVE men dying before the ship
reached port.
The explosion occurred in the after
superimposed turret, where the men,
under the command of Lieutenant
Casper Goodrich, son of Rear Admiral
commandant of the New
York navy yard, and Midshipmen |
Faulkner, Goldthwaite and John T. |
Cruise. were operating the eight-inch |
guns, two cases of powder having be-
come ignited from a spark The men
had no chance to escape.
Blinded by the smoke and flames,
,hoked by the acid, penetrating gas
sous fumes and maddened with pain.
he men screamed in agony. Some
staggered blindly up the ladder to the
latchway in the top of the turret,
While others crept along the turret
loor, begging piteously for assistance.
lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman Ma
eek became crazed, staggered up the
ron ladder to the top of the turret
nd then threw themselves headlong
nto the sea, in a despairing effort to
hoose death by drowning in prefer
nee to death by slow fire.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
BRUTAL CRIME CHARGED.
Captain Said to Have Struck Down a
Negro and Thrown Him Overheard.

ST. Louis.-Accused of having
struck a negro roustabout senseless
where he was drowned. William H.
Leyhe. captain of the steamer Grey
Eagle, and one of the members of the
Eagle Packet company, and his two
mates were taken to police station
Monday night, after the police had
hard struggle with a mob of 700
blacks. who sought to tear the. steam
boat man to pieces. The negro, Priest
Deaman. sank as soon as he struck
the water, and his body has not yet
been recovered
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
PRISON PLOT DISCOVERED.
convicts intended to Capture Warden
and Escape From Penitentiary.

Boise, Idaho.-Through the arrest of
b. II. Eggeis, who was released from
the penitentiary Friday, July u. a plot
conceived by five convicts in that in
stitution has been unearthed 1t was
planned four months ago and was TO
have been carried out shortly there
after. but they were under the impress
sion that the warden had learned
about the plot and called 1t off for
a time. IL was later decided to pull
the plot OF on sunday. July IA. but the
arrest of Eggers and his failure to
furnish them with the gun and other
supplies necessary TO do the job as
agreed, caused them TO change their
plans as they were watched and no
attempt was made by them to carry
out the programme as previously ar.
ranged.
Il was the plan to catch Warden
Whitney In tue barber chair at the
penitentiary and. at the point of a
gun. compel him to hand over ali the
guns and all the money in the safe.
All the details OF the plot are not
known to Warden Whitney, but the
consicts evidently had laid their plans
well and might have succeeded in
getting away. ,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
Cen. AL|KHANOFF
VICTIM OF BOMB
Rey0lutiOnists Murder Rus.
sian Who Was Known as
The Wild Beast"
Bombs Were Thrown at Carriage and
Alikhsnor. With the Wife OF An
other Russian Commander, Is
Literally Blown to Pieces.

Alexandropol. Rnssie General Alik
hanoff. former governor general o.
| Tifis: Madame Giieboff. wife OF Gen
erai Giiebof. and the coachman, who
was driving their carriage, were
blown TO pieces By bombs thrown al
their conveyance at 2:30 O'Clock Tues.
day morning
A son OF General Alikhanhoff and a
daughter OF General Gliebon sustained
serious injuries.
The party was returning TO the resi-.
dence of General Alikhanhoff from hfs
club. The bombs were hurled in
Bcboutoff street
General Alikhanhon was nicknamed
"rhe Wild Beast" by the Caucasian
members of the lower house OF parlia,
mcnt. who often referred 10 his cruelty
In the Kutais district, where he led
number OF punitive expeditions to
stamp out disorders His rigorous
methods to this end brought down
upon him the enmity OF the revolu-
tionists.
General Alikhanhoff was seriously In
jured by a bomb at Borjan May 30 OF
last year. This bomb was thrown just |
as he was about TO take a train for !
TinIs. It's explosion seriously wound
ed In addition to the general. mem,
Der OF his stan and several Cossacks.
The remainder OF the Cossacks fred
into the crowd. killing many persons.
and then burned TO the ground the
into which the people had
Had
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
Witness Charged With Perjury.

Boise. ldaho.-Another warrant
charging perjury against witness
who has testified for the defense in
the case of the state of Idaho against
William d. Haywood was issued Mon
day evening. c. w. Aller, formerly a
telegraph operator and ticket agent at
the depot of the Florence & Cripple
Creek railway at Cripple Creek. Colo,
is charged with the offense by the
prosecuting attorney of Ada county.
Aller was Immediately arrested and
held in $4,000 bonds. The preliminary
hearing will be set TO take place with.
In the next few days
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
For Suppression Of Italian Violence
In Louisiana.

Nashville, lathe small village OF
Hahnville. consisting of a Jail, court
iouse. one store. river landing and
few farm houses, on Mc-day became
he scene OF Louisianas most impcr,
mt criminal trial In decade Al.
'hough the Indictments. which charge
he Italians with murder. call only FOR
'erreting out men who kidnapped and
,trangled Walter amana. an S-year
I'D New Orleans boy a month ago, the
'eal aim Is the suppression OF Italian
violence In this state
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
II viii be Hard for the Latin-Americap
Republics.

The Hague.-The approaching dis.
cussion of the American proposition re-
lating to the collection of pecuniary
debts is arousing great interest, espec-
tally because of the attitude of delega-
lions of the Latin-American countries.
Several of these delegates oppose the
American proposition personally but
have received instructions from their
governments to vote in favor of it
They complain. however. that the ad
ministration at Washington has infiu-
enced their governments to side with
the United States
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-19
|ATTEMP TSL|FE OF
FRENCH PRESIDENT
Two Shots Fired at FalliereS,
But the Aim Of the AS
sasSin Was Bad.
Excited Crowds Prevented From
Lynchina the Man After His Ar
rest-Prisoner Declares He is
the Victim Of Many Vii
Iainies.

Paris.--The national fete on Sun
| day was marred by a dastardly at
tempt on the life of President Fall
Heres by Leon Maille, naval reser-
visit of Hayre. who, 1t is believed, is
suffering from the mania Of persecu-
ton Maille fired two shots at the
president, but did not hit him. He
was at once placed under arrest.
The Iandeau in which the president,
Premier Clemenceau and the presi-
dents secretary were seated, had ar
rived at the corner of Leseur street
when, from the curb the would-be as
sassin fired in quick succession two
shots point blank at the president.
MiraculousIy no one was hit. Presi-
dent Falieres was cool and collected
when the cortege stopped. The diplo-
mats who were following the presi-
dents carriage alighted from their
carriage and hurried to the side OF NJ
Fallieres.
Finding that nobody had been in
jured, by the presidents orders, the
cortege moved on. In the meantime
two policemen seized Maille, who
made no resistance, but the police
with difficulty prevented the irate
crowds from lynching the prisoner UNI
til a Gordon of reserves came up and
conducted him to the station. There
Maille refused to give any reasons
for his act, saying:
"The revelations | have are so
grave and serious that I will only
make them before magistrate for
transmission to the chief of state. 1t
s a matter between the government
md me. | am the victim of many vii
ainies."