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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
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Wonders Of the Great BEackweiis
Island Bridge - Biggest Cantalever
Structure Erected - Forth Bridge
Outdone = Periis Of Workmen and
Problems of Engineers. - ~

~ NE of the most interesting
@ IA works of engineering now in
~ progress of construction is the
Biackwell's island bridge, con
Meeting Manhattan and Queens Dor
oughs, New York city. The bridge is
nearing completion and will be the
third to span the East river and con
meet Manhattan Island with Long Is
land. The oldest of these structures.
the famous Brooklyn bridge. was open
ed to the public In 1884. The next
bridge built over the East river. the
Williamsburg bridge, was opened in
1903. These bridges connect Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn boroughs. Biack-
Wells island bridge touches the Long
Island shore ut Long Island City, which
is in the borough of Queens, The two
bridges now in use are of the suspcn-
sion type, but the new bridge is Of
the cantalever method Of construction.
The location of Blackwell's island be-
tween two branches of the East river
permitted the adoption of the cantale-
yer method in the case of this bridge.
The central piers rest on this island,
and that part of the bridge which is
known as the island span is now the
furthest toward completion. This steel
framework now projects out over the
river on both sides of the island, and
it Is especially far advanced on the
side toward Long Island, where it has
the appearance of being so far from
the nearest pier as to be in danger of
tumbling into the water. 1875 feet be
low.
On looking at the spectacle this par,
Of the bridge now presents it is diff
cult to avoid the feeling that the engi-
neers must have made some mistake
In their calculations and that it is i'm
possible for the part of the bridge ex-
tending so far over the river toward
the Long Island shore to remain in a
horizontal position until the pier upon
that shore Is reached. One does not
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

1t is published by Mitchell Kennerley
Mr.. Macarthur Is about forty years Of
age, talks Scotch Gaelic fuently and
was at one time editor Of New York
Truth. Later he was associated with
w. T. Stead in London journalism
His poems have been widely published
The title poem of his new book, 1.-THE
Prodigal," which originally appeared
in the Youths Companion, is as fol
lows:
THE PRODIGAL.
Last night the boy came back to me
again.
The laughing boy all creduious of good
Long lost, far wandered in the ways Of
men,
He came and reused me with an oldeh
mood.
He came the lover and enthusiast.
Shook off my years and with enlight-
ened eyes
Smiled at the shadow that the world had
And looked at life with all the old sur
prise.
And I. the slave of patience. took him in.
Gave him my heart and babe him wei
come home.
Thrilled with his dreams of all I yet may
win
Allured again in golden paths to roam.
And now I know life has no greater Joy
Than, having lived, to be once more a boy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

BLACKwELL's ISLAND BRIDGE AS IT LOOKS
NOW.
envy the workrnen engaged in rivetinG
steel beams 300 feet above water and
in imminent danger. as 1t would seem
Of being plunged down into the river
by the collapse of the structure upon
which they work.
Building . bridge in this way in
wolves balancing tricks that only q
very expert engineer can juggle with
successfully. AS the work progresses
the great weight overhanging the wa
ter must be sustained at the shoreward
ends by huge .counterpoises and an
chorages. and the steel muscles must
be so nodded that they will stand the
strain imposed upon them without an!
manner of doubt. No cantaleyer bridge
of such a size rs this has been bull
before. for. although the Forth bsiG :
in England equals it in length. the lat
ter bridge was constructed to carry
only about one-fifth the weight the
BlackwelPs island bridge will sustain
when traffic is in progress. 1t will
have a capacity of two elevated rail
road and four trolley car tracks in ad
dition to a thirty-five foot carriageway
and two sidewalks. The bridge will
be composed of three spans, with their
approaches. The span from the Man
haitian shore to the western shore Of
Blackwell's island is to be 1.132 feet.
that which carries the structure over
the island is $50 feet, and the third
span, between BlackwelPs island and
Long Island, is to be $50 feet. The
latter span, which is shown in the ac-
companying illustration. is now more
than halfway across the eastern
branch of the river. In addition to
these three main spans there will be
two spans on each side to reach the an
chorages set back from the river
banks. The length of the approaches
will bring the total lateral extent of
the bridge to about mile and a half
At both the Manhattan and Queens
terminals there will be handsome pla
zas, and these will be made the basis
of an extensive plan of municipal beau
liuCdllUu- duQ Ututi
obstacles have impeded the work on
the Blackwell's island bridge, 1t has
progressed faster than did the two old
er structures over the East river This
Is in part due to the use of the canta
lever method of construction and also
to the circumstance that the great trap
rock stratum underlying the entire re
gion crops out near the surface in the
section where the bridge piers are placed
thus doing away with the necessity Of
building caissons or of much digging
and blasting to secure solid founda-
tons. Thesgranite piers rest on tln
most secure of foundations and wa-f
constructed at comparatively small ey
pense The cost of the bridge VIII b
about $18,000.O0
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
petition of the property taxpayers. "

petition OF tne property taxpayers
against l'ie special tax OF one mill
o "a uollaF OF the assessed valuation
oss1ne property Ill Public School Dis
It 1T Number one Tor the period Of
seven years, 1or the purposes expressed
III '.ie petition OF lne property taxpay-
'1''u '''a' !lle ra'"e OF the voter with
'''e 'aiue VI MS assessed property be
Written OH MS ballot.
""' Sdld elecl'oH Shail be held On
'.''e l. l9o/' wan '''e Following COM
l'l'''io'iers ana clerks 1Jr said School
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
PETER M'ARTHUR, POET.
Talented Canadian Bard and His New
Raok. The ProdiaaLv

" here IRE yOWT poets: asked AM
bassador James Bryce at dinner ia
New York recently. and ever since the
now historic question was put efforts
at answering it have been in evidence.
Many writer's of verse, young and old.
have been pointed to as proof that
America has ut the present time reai
bona fide possessors of poetic genius.
Naturally opinions differ as to the RANK
the respective yersfiers should take.
The question is especially difficult
when applied to the younger writers.
Among the latter is Peter Macarthur, n
Canadian of Scotch descent, now a
New Yorker, who has made a selection
from his privately printed sonnets and
from his contributions to the Century,
Atlantic Monthly and other magazines
and embodied them in volume en-
titled 'The Prodigal and Other Poems"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No 1o,o7o-First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
Succession of Lucy Jane Hawkins,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that W. w.
Warning, administrator, has this day filed
his final account in said succession, and
unless opposition be made thereto with
in the time specified by law, the same
will be duly homologated as prayed for
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell
judge of said court, this the 4th day OF
May 1907.
w. M. LEVY,
May s. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
PRINCE OSCAR.

Son of Emperor William Who WOULD
Like to Study In America.
Emperor William of Germany and
the empress have had seven children,
six boys and girl, and one of the
most promising members of the family
Is the handsome Prince Oscar, who has
been spoken of as likely to take a
course Of study in this country at Har-
ward university. One report had it
that the emperor said he would not
hesitate about the matter If it were not
for the newspaper correspondents. He
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

SIR RICHARD IN REALITY AND IN GARCIA
TURE
OF men employed in making weapons
and materials Of warfare. The men
laid Of do not approve of the seere-
fary's peace policy and have expressed
themselves o that effect with more
force than elegance.
The secretary was recently carica-
fured in the attitude of exercising a
ministerial prerogative in the house of
commons. He is man who resembles
President Roosevelt In his wonderful
administrative capacity and power OF
accomplishment Physically he Is de-
scr1bed as broad shouldered, stout
and sturdy Of limb. with big head
and a powerful, clean shaven face. the
very type of the solid. confidence In
Spring Briton whom nature has de-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
May S.
AN ORDINANCE
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk.

AN ORDINANCE
For the levy and collection of a special
tax on the property in School Dis
trict No. One CD of the Parish of
Caddo. State of Louisiana, for the
purpose of erecting and construct
ing high school building, and 9TH
er public school houses in sal
school district, the title to which
shall be in the public, and for a spe-
cial election for that purpose, by
the property taxpayers of said
school district, under the provisions
of Act No I3I of the Acts of the
General Assembly for the year 1893,
and Article 232 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Caddo, in legal session
convened, that one-hfth of the property
taxpayers of School District No. One
CD of said parish, embracing the terri
torial limits of the City of Shreveport,
La, having petitioned therefor, spe
cial tax of one mill per annum for seven
consecutive years, beginning with the
present year 1907 and ending with the
year 1913, be and the same is hereby
assessed and levied against all the prop
erty in the said school district subject
to taxation, for the purpose of erecting
and constructing a high school building
and other public school houses in the
said school district, the title to which
shall be in the public.
Provided, that when the amount of
sixty thousand dollars shall have been
collected from said special tax the said
tax shall cease even though the seven
years shall not have expired.
Be it further ordained, That a spe-
cial election be held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
at the polling places at which the last
preceding general election was held, in
the said School District Number One
of the said Parish of Caddo, after 1ue
and legal publication, for the purpose
of obtaining the wishes of the property
taxpayers of said school district in re-
gard to said assessment and levy.
The form of ballot shall be in the fol-
lowing form, to-wit:
For the special tax of one mill on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property in public School District
Number One for the period of seven
years for the purposes expressed in the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
signed for high and responsible work
in the world

signed for high and responsible work
in the world
Queer NiIheimina of Holland has d
profile composed Of soft aud graceful!
lines, rs IL str.kingly h-o.ght out III Il
silhouette Of her majesty recently
made. The typical Holland hea' lass
she wears emphasizes the picturesque
effect. The qEaGI retains the ardent
affections Of har subjects, and her hts
band, Prince Henry. has increase! Vi
popularity since he participated III IL"
rescue of the survivors of the wHec..;e-!
steamer Berlin. which driftcd against
il lighthouse ut the entrance to the
Hook of Holland ana was broken in
two. The conduct of the prince erio"cI
his courage ard elected much praise
The only thing that INJURIES Queen VA!
helmina's popularity as a ruler is ne
fact that she has not provided an he'll
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

n0tOnouS views. As this was an i'm
portant meeting in the history of the
society, the members did hope that
Brother Roroker would not spoil it
with one of his long speeches"
The time for testimony had arrived.
Here's brother who has word. :
said Father" Clark There's sis
ter, word over there; ali. here's a
brother in the center aisle. Now, let
us hear from the gallery. That's the
way. Now, is there another?'
All this time Brother Roroker was
trying frantically to catch the leaders
eye. But with diligence which
world have done credit to the late
Speaker Reed, DR.. Clark's optic never
caught that of the much dreaded
brother
1.-TWO minutes remain" said 'Fa
Their" Clark. "Who can say something
In 120 seconds?''
Up went Brother Roroker 81 had
considerable to say upon this subject
he faItered. "but ask that the remain
ing minutes be placed to my credit at
the next meeting, when I shall give
my views"
The agrarIan riots and race troubles
in Roumania have brought into inter-
national prominence the new Liberal
premier, NJ. Demeter Sturdza. who has
been exerting himself to devise and
put in execution measures designed to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

q prominent place
among the lawyers
of bis adopted state.
He is of middle age
and enjoys tie rep
utation of dispens-
ing justice with an
even hand. His APP
pearance gives the
impression that he
lis the kind of man
from whom to ex-
pect a square deal.
He is large, has a
massive head set
sQuarely on a heavy
neck and broad
shoulders and his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

over q precipice
several hundred
feet high.
Father" Clark, as
he Is affectionatel.,-
called by Endeavor
ers, was in charge
of a meeting OF
his favorite society
one evening when
he was w arm e u
against q certain
individual, who. ii
he once got the
floor. would monop
Ollie it for at least
twenty minutes in
exploiting his mo-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

he is the only survivor of the minis
tiers who secured the election of Prince
Charles of Hohelzollern as Cuza's sue
cessor in 1856. The eventual recogni-
ton of the kingdom of Roumania by
the European powers was largely due
to bis diplomatic skill and patriotic eff
fort. He Is a graduate Of German uni
sersities and has always been intensely
German in his sympathies. He was
held II high esteem By the late Prince
Bismarck. The premier is fond Of
studies n philosophy, archaeology and
folklore and has written much on such
subjects.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

eyes are keen and kindly, with a twin
kle In them. His sense of humor came
out when he excused from the jury
which Is to try Haywood citizen who
offered as his excuse for not sarys.lg
the fact that he was an officer of the
gun club holding its annual shooting
match in Boise at the time.
Sir Richard Burden Haldane, the
British secretary of state for war, is
trying to be like Secretary Taft, a Sec
Rotary of peace. Under his regime a
policy Of reduction In the armed forces
and coast defenses of the empire has
begun. Secretary Haldane is on this
account more popular at such gather
ings as the late national arbitration
and peace congress than he is In some
parts of Great Britain. The reduction
in the iefenses of the empire has ne
cessitated a reduction In the number
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

afford relief from
the evils and abuses
which have caused
SO much unrest
among the peasant
class. His name Is
closely associated
with the evolution
Of the old Danubian
principalities into
the m odern king
dom of Roumania.
He was one of the
conspirators w no
dethroned Prince
Cuza, the last of
the Huspadors. and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

49,
spared no expense in securing for
the indicted men every opportunity to
make good defense, so far as the EN-
ployment of able attorneys and of
clever detectives il concerned.
Several eminent members Of the bar
have been retained by the defense,
among them Clarence S. barrow of
Chicago, Ex-Governor John L. Morri-
son of Idaho, John f. Nugent of Idaho
and L. F. Richardson. Mr.. Richardson
is of the firm of Richardson, Patterson
and Hawkins. of Denver. When the
first talesmen called got into the jury
box and were inclosed, they looked like
a sea of whiskers. One of the most
Imposing punches that helped to make
up that sea was sported by A. l..
Ewing, a sixty-year-old carpenter of
Boise.
Mr.. Ewing proved to be an exceed
sngly composed citizen, who shot out
his answers with all the celebrity of
photograph. He said he was Bap-
fist, and he told Lawyer Richardson
that none Of the attorneys for the
prosecution was member of his
church. He was so pointedly emphatic
about this that 1t stirred the courtroom
to roars of mirth.
'What papers do you readT' asked
Mr.. Richardson.
"Waal." said Mr.. Ewing cheerfully,
stroking his long white whiskers, Il
read the Capital City News an the
Ladies' Home Journal"
At this there was howl that moved
the court to admonish the spectators.
Mr.. Ewing went on to say that when
'Steunenherg was governor he had been
appointed ;agitor Of IT,. old Soldiers
home. But said he. through pelit
ical reasons my term of office has ex
PRED
@Were you discharged?" asked the
lawyer.
.'No, SIR" replied Mr.. Ewing. with
dignity; 81 was relieved"
Judge Fremont Wood, who presides
In the Haywood trial. is a '"down east
Yankee" who settled In the west abou.
fifteen years ago and won for himself
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

SILHOUETTE OF QUEEN wILHELMINA.
for the throne. If she should die with
out an heir it might result in the alb
sorption of Holland by Germany, and
this is an outcome the Dutch desire
above all things to prevent
The Rev. Dr. Francis e. Clark
founder and president of the Christiail
Endeavor society, is a great traveller
He is now touring South America and
recently had narrow escape from
death in the Andes on the Peruvian
Central railway. AT an altitude CT
5000 feet the train ran into land
slide and but for the fact that it was
moving slowly would have been hurled
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

FOR the FIRST District court OF OddtC
Parish, Louisiana, for Three Weeks
Beginning on the Third Monday i'll
May 1907.
For week commencing Monday. May
27, 1907:
u King, E. W. 8 Monzingo, J. R.
Fisher, Lee Ross, J. c.
4 Bates, F. NJ. 1 Thomas, J. F.
4 Wiley, R. 4 Boazman, A B.
2 Huckabay R. E. Is Morgan, J. E
I Williams, Riley Holm, John
S Gates, NJ. B. Hill, J. A.
4 Morisot, Albert i Hamiter E W.
I Dominicl, A. c. 4 Herman, Z. L.
I Brown, r. s, 4 Groner, Siiney
4 Greenfield Nathan /, Fletcher, Chas
4 Chance, NJ, B. Jr, 4 Baird, w. F.
4 Leverett, H. w. 4 Mandel, Theo.
4 Wolfe, Robert Adger, Thos.
Dawson, c. 4 Phillip, B. A.
For week beginning Monday, June
3, 1907:
1IIlSlu, w. N. w dhtllLdil, w. d.
4 Queries, A. Hughes, I. K.
4 Flournoy Jno. w. 4 Leman, J. H.
4 Kirsch, Martin 1 Abney, w. A.
4 Benoit, A. 4 Quarles, c. B.
4 Comegys, R. E. 4 Rea, w: J.
q Weller, Alex Markham, J, NJ.
4 Hunsicker, H. Jr. Bauman, c. S.
Leary, Casper Chadick, E D.
4 Atkins, w. S. 4 Goldstein, N
4 Meyer, August 7 Pickens, R. c.
4 Kittrell, F. W. q Randall, c. J.
3 Fly, J. NJ. 4 Hardy, c. w.
8 Jones, F. F. 4 Looney, J. F.
4 Roundtree, A D. Florsheim, E. H.
April 20, 1907.
F. H. GOSMAN,
J. D. LEE,
LEVI COOPER,
]. B. ARDS,
Jury Commissioners
F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Officio Jury Commissioner
A true copy.
F. A. LEONARD, Clerk.
April 80, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
In the News
50

EFF. Richardson, Haywood : Attorney.
Judge Fremont Vo9d = A Queen In
silhouette Var Secretary Ealdane.
"Fa.her" Clark OF the Endeavorers.
Premier Sturdza of RoGmania. -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

feared lest they might be so inquisitive
an to his sons student life as to inter
fere with the young mans studies
Prince Oscar is NOW about eighteen
and is the favorite of the empress. He
is fine carpenter. it being the custom
for Hohenzollern princes to learn some
trade. He has been raised under
vigorous regime and never was PAM
pered by court luxuries. His three
meals a day have been of the plainest
fare. and, though the kaiser believes In
plenty of exercise. he has seen to 1t
that bis son gave close attention to study.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
VENIRE

For the First District Court of Cad1o
Parish, Louisiana, for Three Weeks
Beginning on the Third Monday i'll
May 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

TN HE labor organ
h izations Of the
country and So
cialist bodies collect
ed d fund for the de
Tense of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone.
officials of the West
ern Miners fedora
ton accused of the
murder Of ex-Gov-
crnor Steunenberg.
This fund has been
said to be $250,000.
1t is a large sum.
anyway. and those
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

Clerk and ex-Officio Jury Commissioner
A true copy.
F. A. LEONARD, Clerk.
April 80, 1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-18
MUCH INTEREST IN RIVERS
Many Prominent People Promise to
Attend Meeting I'm wash
inEton.

CINCINNATI. O., Nov. H.-secretary
Ellison Of the National Rivers and Harbors
congress is in daily receipt Of letters from
members Of the senate and the house. from
governors Of states and from representa-
tives Of commercial and Industrial organ
izstions accepting invitations to attend the
meeting OF the congress TO be held at the
New Willard in Washington, d. c., on
December 4, and 8, and the assurances
Of a thoroughly representative assemblage
are most gratifying.
The list Of acceptances includes the
names Of Ambassador Sternberg of Ger
many. Ambassador Jusserand Of France
Governors Dineen of Illinois, warheld Of
Maryland Smith Of Georgia, Congressman
Dalzell OF Pennsylvania, Chairman Knapp
of the Interstate Commerce commission,
President Hill Of the Northern Pacific and
President Finley of the Southern railway,
together with others equally enthusiastic.
A letter of regret las come from Gen
eral Manager Stone of the Associated
Press stating that I'll health alone pre-
vented his acceptance of an invitation to
address the congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-18
HANSON BUILDING PLANS FIXED
New Restaurant of Terra Gotta and
Stone to Cost About
R75,OOO.

Tolf Hanson of the Calumet Coffee house
is to have a building which will cost
$4,000 for the new restaurant which is to
open on Sixteenth street between Farnam
and Harvey streets The plans have been
made by Architect NJ. j. sturn of Chicago
and the building is to be three stories in
height, 44xlOO feet. The material viii be
pressed brick, stone and terra Gotta.
Mr., Hanson has been undecided just how
large a building would be erected for the
new restaurant. as he has had a number
OF deals under consideration, among others
the leasing Of the Her Grand hotel or the
erection OF new hotel and restaurant
building on the corner of Sixteenth and
Howard, the site OF the Her Grand Had
either OF the deals been completed plans
for the new restaurant would have been
modified.
Mr.. Hanson denied the report from Chi
cago that the contract for the new build
ing has been let. Work has started on the
remodeling Of the part OF, the old building
which will be incorporated IN the now
one, and Mr. Hanson Is showing his con-
sideration for the public by removing only
half Of the sidewalk at a time when plac-
ing steel under it, keeping the crowded
street open, as few builders do when max
ing preparations for a new building.