The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-09

only wonder is that ten thousand were
not attracted to this fake.
The advertisement copy of which
The Caucasian obatined yesterday, il
attractive display read:
Captain Bob Cooks Battle of
Manila; 10 battlcships, forts.
100 people, 5000 shots fired.
Burning. blowing up and sink
ing of ships. Explosion of sub
marine mines Grand display Of
fireworks. Seventy consecutive
nights in Denver. Colorado: 80
consecutive nights in Cleveland,
Ohio. Bayou, foot of Market
street. night of July Fourth
On its face there was an evidence OF
good faith: the endorsement by cl1arac-
ter and reputation: therefore when the
people read or were told that the attrac-
ton was to be the Captain Bob Cooks
Battle Of Manila there was no hesitation
III gong and paying to see the attrac-
ton. which was a fake. a misrepresenta-
tioi,-ohtaining money by false pre-
lenses.
If it were advertised that pro
gramme of fireworks would be carried
out at the Fair grounds tomorrow night
md it was advertised as Pane's Fire
works, the people would have no reason
to be suspicious or to expect to be swim
died. and therefore The Caucasian. in
the sense Of honesty and fair play has
demanded some legal action by the city
However. there is no relief; at least
that is what the head authority on the
subject said: There was no violation of
the law because the fake was an open
air exhibition.
Would monkey and parrot open
lir show, operated by stranger. be per
mitted to exhibit without paying Ii
cense? Would dog or cat or horse
show in the open air, given and owned
by stranger, be given authority to ex-
hbit without lcense3
Why and by whom was the exception
from license granted to this fake?
There can be no arrest for roping the
bridge and roping the street because no
body can tell and nobody seems to know
who did it Strange, very strange! ;
There can be no prosecution for false
pretense because false pretense in law
is difficult. to prove and as it is difficult
to prove it was deemed best for the city
to permit the whole aggregation who
faxed the public to go free.
However, the secret will out II must
come out, and when it is out the people
will be told all about it.
What of the committee? The com
mittee is inactive, but may get busy to-
morrow
In this connection it is due the mayor
to say that perhaps he was misrepre-
sented in The Caucasian's issue in which
it was state that he had been asked by
Glover to be the chairman of the COM
mittee to investigate Glover and his
combine. The mayor is not the chair
man of the investigating committee, but
Mr. c. G. Rives, comptroller.
Mr.. Rives was commtfs ssicated with by
telephone and announced that he did not
know until Monday afternoon that he
had been appointed chairman.
On this subject one Of the commit
teemen. prominent citizen, when asked
if he would serve, replied emphatically
No. | do not propose to be a party to a
farce If Glover and the men connected
with him in this fake are entitled to the
money they should hold it and we have
no right to compel them to give up a
cent. If they have obtained the money
by false representations, if they have
violated any ordinance of the city by OBJ
structing the bridge or the streets or
failed to take out license as would be
required Of any Snowman coming to
Shreveport to exhibit his attraction in
the open air or in any house outside the
opera house, then the combination
should be held amenable to the law II
seems to me and to others that the duty
If the mayor or the chief of police is
plain No, sir. | will have nothing to
do with this committee.
The Fourth Of July Battle of Manila
is still OH and will be kept alive until the
mystery of who is responsible for the
fake, besides Glover Who gave permis-
sion? Who roped the bridges Who
roped the streets and other things ars
unraveiled.