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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
NO BILL AGAINST WARD.


To the surprise of the public, the
Grand Jury has failed to indict D. M.
Ward, the policeman who shot and
killed A. o. Neil. This failure to in
dict is no justification of the crime, and
in ignoring the case the Grand jury IS
not exempt from criticism.
A man having been shot and killed,
it was the duty of the Grand jury to
determine who had committed the deed,
and having so determined, bill
should have been presented respon-
sive to the ends of justice. In
their failure to indict, the Grand
Jury has not exonerated Officer Ward
of the responsibility for his act, but
has left him in a predicament which
may lead him into serious embarrass-
ment in the future. Ward is not re-
Iieved of the charge of murder against
him, which may be revived by some
other Grand Jury, when he may be in
dicted and held judicially accountable
t. justice.
If the Grand Jury had taken the prac-
teal and the sensible view of the case
an indictment for manslaughter, which
is bailable, would have given Ward the
opportunity of establishing the justi1-
cation of his act On a trial by jury
Ward, if not guilty, would have been
acquitted and discharged honorably,
AS it is, he is neither justifd nor &C
Quilted for his act, and in the eyes OF
justice he occupies an unenviable and
an undesirable position. Besides, this
action of the Grand jury may be con-
strued as warrant justifying the Of
fcer of the law who is "too quick on the
trigger" and whose reliance in the dis
charge of his duty is on his handy and
his ready pistol, which he can use at
his discretion in shooting at and in kill
ing any one fleeing from arrest on a
charge for some misdemeanor.
If officers of the law are warranted
in killing prisoners charged with a
misdemeanor who are trying to escape
by running through the streets and al
leys of the city, who is safe? Who can
tell who may escape the bullets of the
law officer?
Life is already too cheap, but if of
fcers of the law can shoot at and kill
nn,;.--~ ,~:eC.,are r- -, diyid,1atc under
arrest, who will be safe? Life will
scarcely be worth copper cent in
Shreveport.
Whether an officer of the law is au-
thorized or is justified in using hi:
handy and his ready pistol against one
charged with a misdemeanor fleeing
from arrest is still debatabfe, but il
should be settled definitely by the court
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
SHERTFF,S SALE.

No I2,82o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish La:
Hicks Co. Ltd. VS.. w. F. Beasley.
By virtue of writ of feri facias to
me issued from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit, | have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, for cash
according to law, during the legal hours
for sales, at the principal front door of
the court house of Caddo Parish, on
SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1900,
The west half of the southeast quartS
of section rs, township 70 north, range
10 west, containing 80 acres of land,
more or less, with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon. Also store house
in Mira, La, bought from Hicks Com
pany. The above property seized as
belonging to the said defendant and to
be sold to satisfy the debt specified in
the said writ, say in the sum of $2,o7I 20
with per cent per annum interest
thereon from March E, 1909, until paid,
and all costs of suit
J. P. FLoURN9Y,
Caucasian, June 20. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Caucasian, July 4.

Taken up by NJ Meriwether ten miles
below Shreveport on the Bagley place
on Red river and eStrayed before me the
undersigned, one re. steer about4 years
old, branded F. S. on hip. The owner
will come forward, prove property and
pay charges or the same will be sold at
Bagley on the 18TH day of July as the
law directs. B. R. JACOBS,
Justice of the Peace Eighth Ward of
Caddo Parish, La. 6-8,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11

his dwindIes. He Is in a rut. The
only difference between rut and Il
grave is In size of the holes. He re-
fuses to-
Back up.
Note the manufacturer who refuses
to change the style Of his product or
the speed of his machines. While his
competitors are dumping the out Of
date machines into the junk pile he
refuses to buy new ones. In these
days of keen rivalry such manufac'
turer does not last long. because he is
too stubborn to-
Back up.
REIMBURSEMENT is the keynote to sue
cessful life. New conditions demand
new alignments. ANY Of US may get
on the wrong track, headed toward
failure. Is it wise to go on when we
know we are going in the wrong direc-
ton, or should We
Back up?
Certainly it is hard to give up an idea
upon which we may have spent time
and sweat and money. It goes against
the human grain. Pride and stubborn
ness say go onr' Discretion and
judgment whisper
Back up"'
And what is true of material things
is especially true of spiritual things.
You know whether or not you are GO
ing In the wrong direction morally.
The compass within your spirit points
unerringly the right way. Stop. look.
listen and
Back up.
You may be on the switch instead
of the main line-the open switch that
leads to wreck.
Back up.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
Satan still some mischief finds
For idle hands to do.

that
Satan still some mischief finds
For idle hands to do.
Parents, whether rich or poor or me-
dunn, ought to provide some special
employment for their children during
vacation. And. for that matter, each
day ought to have its task just as
soon as the child arrives at the age
Of accountability.
For Instance
The boy should be held accountable
personally for some chore, or If he
has a dog he should be made to under
stand that he must provide regularly
for the animal The girl should know
that If her cat is to be fed she must
attend to it, or if she has doll she
must care for it.
Little things these.
But highly important.
Habits form character, and charac-
ter determines destiny. Responsibility
makes personality. and personality
counts for success.
Then there is the imagination.
greatest gifts and most useful powers
if properly controlled Unguided and
uncontrolled, it is likely to go off on
a wrong tangent. Give your child a
task in which it can perfect its imag-
nation in deeds done. something prac-
teal, and the child will grow in moral
strength naturally.
And, besides. the task will absorb
vitality that otherwise might be used
mischieyously if not viciously.
Keep the child busy.
BY doing so the habit of healthful
employment will get into the fiber Of
its being and you will save it from a
thousand temptations.
To be sure, ''all work and no play
makes Jack dull boy" but it is also
true that all play and no work makes
Jack a vicious boy.
The child must play? Certainly.
1t will need no teaching for that
But it should not grow up with the
idea that the world is all a playground
That conception of things has ruined
many boy and girl.
One of the greatest needs of modern
teaching is that the idea of DUTY
should be ingrained in the makeup of
the coming generation.
Teach your child by chore or occu-
patton or by regular tasks regularly
done that. while this is fine world
it is bounded on the north by DUTY
on the south by DUTY, on the east by
DUTY and on the west by DUTY.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
The Wounded In Battle.

Special attention is being given by
the French military authorities to the
questions Of succorfng the wounded
on battlefelds when night comes on
after a great battle 1t has been prac-
tically determined that the ambulance
corps men shall wear little incandes.
cent glow lamps in their hats Each
man IS to carry little prinarT bat
terry In his pocket for the production
Of the current The wounded II aecG
of succor will look ont for the l!t''s
moving lights and t possible -
Themselves toward them
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
sHERIFFs SALE.
No r3o7o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
| lana Abe Never VS.. A. Kpnig.

No. I3,o7o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana Abe Meyer VS.. A. KGnig.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me issued from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, I have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction,
for cash, according to law, during the
legal hours for sale, without the bene-
fit of appraisement, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1909,
Lot 10 of the Brunswig Grove Subdi-
vision of the Parish of Caddo Louis
lana. The above property seized as be-
longing to the above defendant, and
to be sold to satisfy the amount speci-
fed in the said writ, say in the sum of
$500, with 8 per cent per annum in
tereSt thereon from September s, 1905,
and all costs of suit, including 10 per
cent on said sum and interest as attor
ney's fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, July d. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
FsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by ]. P. Mccain ten miles
below Shreveport on the Bagley place,
on Red river, and estrayed before me
the undersigned, one red heifer about 2
years old, marked crop off right ear and
under half off left ear /; no brands. The
owner will come forward, prove prop
erty and pay charges or the same will
be sold as the law directs on Bagley
place on July "a. 1909.
B. R. JACOBS,
Justice of the Peace Eighth Ward Of
Caddo Parish, La. $40.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
NOTICE TO LEVEE CONTRACT
ORS

Office of Board of Commissioners of
the Caddo Levee District, 5I8 Spring
street, Shreveport, La-Sealed propos-
ais will be received at this office on
Thursday, July IS, 1909, at II o'clock
noon, for the enlargement and repair
of the Gold Point emergency levee.
Estimated contents 1900 cubic yards.
Deposit required 5000. Bond 10000.
Payment to be made in warrants of the
Caddo Levee Board bearing per cent
interest. For plans ond specifications
and other information call at the Office
of Board of State Engineers, New Or
leans, La, or at Office of the secretary,
5I8 Spring street, Shreveport, La. The
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
CADDO LEVEE BOARD.
w. V. Robson, President.
5. N. Kerley, Secretary.
July I, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
HE STRETCHED HIMSELF.

His name is luther WEIGH
He halls from Kansas. was gradual
ed from the Annapolis Naval academy
and is now an officer of the United
States.
When Luther V-eleh applied for ~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by ]. Thomas, at Freewater,
the City Of Shreveport, about May Fl,
oo, one COW with young calf; said COW
and& H with inverted J joined to-
ther, and of red and white or frost
" color, and this day estrayed before
he, the undersigned authority. The
wneY of said animals is ordered to
prove ownership and pay costs, or they
BiIl be sold in front of Mrs. E. E.
Thomas store at Freewater, in the said
city of Shreveport, on Thursday, July
", 1909, at II o'clock am, by the City
Marshal, according to law. Done and
signed this 2Ist day of June A. D. 1909.
S. c. FULLILOVE,
Judge of the City Court of the City of
Shreveport, La. o-22.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11

APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
Notice is hereby given that | am ap-
plying for pardon.
MADDEN BUSH.
Shreveport, La, June S, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
Heart toHeart
Talks.
DANGERS OF IDLENESS.
BY EDWIN A. NYE..

Vacation time is here, and with it
comes the danger to the boys and girls
Of sustained idleness, for 1t is as true
now as when it was written long ago
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Potatoes. onions and vegetables

The market was swamped with asparagus yes
terday. there being heavy carryover from the
preceding day in addition to new arrivals Of
$500 boxes, and with the leading Gamers refus-
ing TO buy prices low and irregular. Some
brands were quoted up TO S150 box but sales
at that figure most receivers being
willing to accept $1M1.25 for the general run
of extra. Rhubarb potatoes and peas were
all in free supply and easy. with the latter
quoted at a lower range. Old crop potatoes re-
manned firm and two newly arrived cars of Ore
gon Burbanks closed out at substantial
advance. Oregon onions were quiet. the recent
sharp advance in prices having checked the de-
mand.
Potatoes tper ctD-River Burbauks. Sl.2 q
1.50; Salinas Burbanks, 81; Oregon Burbanks.
S1S5d2; small Oregon seed, Sl.25G1-35;
sweet potatoes. 81. S5@2; new potatoes, 29Sc
per III.
onions-oregon. s.. 2.25@2.4O per ctl; Austria
liam, S4d4.25 per ctl; new green. 50dT5c per
box.
vegetables-Asparagus. 50cdS1.5O; rhubarb.
tS1@l.50 per box; tomatoes. $lq1-25 per box
or crate; green peas. 3G5c per lb; garlic. SG 10c
per Id; cabbage, S2@2.25 per ctl dollhouse
cucumbers T5c@S1.25 per dozen; csullhower.
65M75c per dozen: carrots 75c@S1 per sack;
turnips S1.50 per sack; celery 4o@50e per
dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Los Angeles Markets

Los ANGELES. April 14.-Absence Of cheese
receipts today caused a rise in prices. Beans
also were in demand. Butter and cheese were
steady
Northern fresh cheese advanced half a cent
TO Il 12c pound. No. l pink beans up TO
$500 a sack. The high price of beans is the
cause of the dull market for this commodity.
further advance of % cents made in
Australian brown onions Eggs were in demand
and were strong at. the quotations. Butter re-
ceipts lighter
Produce recepts-Eggs, 44s cases; butter, IS.
sos pounds; potatoes, 293 sacks: onions 80
sacks beans. sacks: sweet potatoes, 65 sacks
Eggs tper dozen)-Ranch candled, 25c; case
count. 22c.
Butter (per lh roIl)-Creamery extra, 471ac;
creamery firsts. 45c; cooking butter. 2Oc per h.
Cheese-Northern fresh 171ac; hand. 1sc;
eastern singles, 1S1ac twins 1S1ac; cheddars.
lie; longhorn. 22c; daisy 19G20c; swiss, i'm
ported, 2sd30c; swiss. domestic, 1sc; brick
cream, 2o@21c; limburger 20@21c; Oregon
twins, 1s1ac; Oregon daisy. Zoe.
Beans (per ctl)-Pink. No. ]. $3.50; lima. No.
l, S4.15; Lady Washington No. L. $3.50 small
white. No. 1, S5.75; blackeye, S3.75@4: Gar
vanzas $3.50: lentils, STdS; bayou, $3.50
Potatoes (per etl)--Early rose. 81. .50M2. rs;
Burbanks, $3.50; Salinas 81 25a2 50 Highlands,
S1.75@2; oregon. s2.25; Nevada. 1925: coast
Lompoc, $225; Idaho. $1.75@2; Oregon early
rose $3.50; white rose. $225.
Sweet potatoes-Yellow local, S1.5061.S5 a
ell; choice yellow, $1.25@ al. 50; white, SOC box.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
COMMERCIAL THE CALL


an average Of % out Of 100 stamps were drop
ping constantly crushing 5. 040 tons or ore. an
average value of $22.50 per ton. The Duiton
shipment consisted Of 90 bars OF bullion. VaIneH
at $500 each and 20 tons OF concentrates. worm
S525 a ton. making the total bullion shipments
amount 10 S67 800 An average extraction OF SO
per cent recorded
The total output OF the TOnopah mines Tor the
last week was :. Sal tons. OF an estimated Nalue
(the shipping ore being valued at $50 a ton an1
the milling ore at So a tom OF $li6.Oz9. Inc
Touopah company sent $3.50 tons. the Beimone
$50 tons the NIOntana-TOnopah 961 tons. the stlo-
way POO TONS the AIacNamara 500 tons, Wsst
End I2O tons and Jim Butler 16O tons 10 the
mills.
Nearly So 600 600 was the bullion yield OF the
southern Nevada mining camps for the month or
March, of which the bulk came from Goiuneid
and TOnopah. - 90 -
A bar Of gold bullion. valued at $1,000 was
lately shipped from the Lehigh- Antelope lease
AZ Round Mountain. and other gold bars 70 the
amount OF SIS. 600 from the Sunnyslde mine oe-
longing TO the Round Mountain mining company
have also been sent out
At the regular annual meeting OF the STOCK
holders of the California fruit Gamers assocla-
ton the annual report Of President William fries
stated that after paying regular monthly us'-
dens throughout the fiscal year. amounting 70
Sos. .195. surplus and contingent reserve were IN
creased and now show an aggregate totsi OF
81. .S67. .3I1 The total distribution OF dITldendS
to stock holders since date OF original orgS0Eza
tion amounts - S1.7S7,01O.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Sensitive Condition of Wheat Market
Reflected in Wall Street
New York Stock Market

the admittedly impaired condition
~ interest centers IN the preparations LOT
a e the spring wheat
advice the wheat region today were OF
ncement Inc
whea highly state
OF market
stocks today
OF upon
the restoration OF prosperity
market and the professionals are
bull position and the attempts to
liquidation by depressing prices and eXhausuhg
partially vantage point OF
established
dealings TO ea OF
selling
selling appeared that
in depression overcome The
which followed by evidences OF liquidation on
outlook the call for reaction on general
principles
special been pushed upward most rapidly
TINS ad
brought about at
Off the weak stocks and to
keen The stocks group Dea-
previous record
This the oy
large extra disbursement 10 @
hode @ 1uh o
be OF
of A hardening OF the
further fall the sterling rate at ts ana
exchange market has kept e
gold exports from New YORK. TINS time
o ~ - 80, po,or+e
call loans touched M per cent Reports
indicated that the downward course OF
market closed with
n demonstration ooler but the OF the general list was
irregul the last
COUPON nd the IS advanced cent on call
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Receipts of Produce
STOCK MARKET
Local Securities and Southern Nevada
Mining Stocks Active-COm-
afacka Onief

Yesterday was another active day in local Sc
curities. with the telephone stocks and the
United Railroads bonds leading. The telephone
common stock declined TO $23 12ls and the pre-
ferred 10 $50. The United Railroads bonds were
unchanged. California gas and electric general
mortgage 5s were higher at S96.T5. and Ha-
waiian commercial higher at $115.TJ. Sales of
bonds were $4,000. California street cable stock
was dividend Of soc.
The southern Nevada mining stocks were active
and irregular. and a rule the leaders were
lower. Goldfeld Consolidated. which closed on
Tuesday at SS5T1a. sold down to $S.45 Silver
Pick continued freely bought at lower scale OF
prices. Rawhide Coalition stronger at 30d
SOC. Other active stocks Red Hills. Daisy
and Goldfeld Kewanas-
The Comstocks we're quiet and without fea
ture.
The governing committee of the San Francisco
stock and exchange board at meeting yesterday
adopted a modified set OF commission rates
which will be submitted to the board at a meet
ing OF the latter today.
The bullion product Of the keane Wonder
mine since the mill began running a year ago
has aggregated over S1T5O00
The Confidence mining company has levied an
assessment Of 20 cents per share. delinquent
May Is.
A recent shipment of II bars OF bullion from
the Montgomery -Shoshone mine brought the total
production for March up to about $50 OO0. The
Shoshones output at this time is at the rate Of
$72o. 600 year
The report of the operations OF the Tonopah
mining company for March shows that $2S7 900
as the result OF that months run I'm the mill
which aggregated Is. 800 tons. showing an aver
age value recovered of over S21 per ton or this
amount about 100000 net profit. and
above all costs of mine. mill. office and Incl
dentals, including depreciation of plant. or at
the rate of $3.50. 600 net profit a quarter. thus
showing the present 35 cent dividend be
continued out of the actual earnings of the mine
and S13O. 900 added to the treasury every three
months il the record Of the last month is main
tanned The mill report for the week shows that
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Eastern livestock Markets

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 14.-CattIe-R
ceipts, 11.ooo. Market steady TO 10c lower
Native steers $5.25@6.75; native cows and
heifers, $S@6.2o; stockers and feeders. $3.7561
$50; bulls, S3.250525; calves, So. 1877; western
steers, Soa6.50; western cows. S3.25@5.5O.
Hogs-Receipts 10000. Market &c to 10c
lower. Bulk OF sales, S675M1.15; heavy, S1.10
a 10; packers and butchers $8.90G7.20; light
S6:50G7; pigs. Sc. .25M6.25.
Sheep-Receipts g.. 900. Market steady. Nut
tons, $5.25@6.50; lambs. S6.50Gs.1o wethers
and yearlings, S450@5.50; ewes. 3.50@6
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA. April -Cattle-Receipts.
1000. Market slow to lOc lower: feeders
strong Western steers. $505.60: Texas steers
S3@o; cows and heifers. 81. 2.S5d4.S0: canners
50 25@3.75: stockers and feeders IS 25d5 30: I:
calves. $3.25M6.75; bulls and stags. $3M5.2J
Hogs-Receipts, 10,400. Market 1Oc lower.
Heavy, $7G715; mixed Sc 690m7; light, S6.60
al; pigs, S5.50G6.25; bulk of sales. s6.s50
Sheep-Receipts. 5000. Market slow TO 1oc
lower. YearliDgs. TG7.40 wethers S666.40;
ewes S5.70@6 lambs, s7.50d7.90
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, April 14.-Hutton' wire says:
The market made full response TO Liverpool,
which came better than due and prices adj
vanced rapidly high records for the
smaller volume and sales were quickly absorbed
by commission houses, which seemed 10 have
plenty of buying orders TO be executed on any
moderate decline. There rains of conse
quence In the belt. The more conservative trad
ers are inclined 10 he cautious about further
commitments the long side after active
and rapid an advance.
Higher cables, poor weather and shorts cover
ing carried cotton to new high levels. The cot
ton market has no bull leader and no intensified
long interest in any ones hands. Its progress
toward higher prices has been unaided. In
fact. the resistance offered in the early part Of
this recent advance very pronounced and
encounter very much less resistance than it did
between 9.25c and 975c The situation in
Texas is gloomy. and were the recent rains ade-
quate. which possibly the case in but few
sections. the crop of that state would be GER
tanly three weeks late and probably greatly
crop. Unless it does rain in Texas within the
next fortnight, every option of cotton probably
will sell above lie.
Trade in England is picking up fast and
new crop conditions discouraging that
every Is afraid TO sell cotton short present
low prices, consequently the market reflects
quickly any buying power. and the only setbacks
TO time by satisfied bulls who want to count
their money On all such occasions the market
into such a volume of buying that
prices quickly right themselves and the market
goes merrily on, making new high records almost
every day.
Spot closed quiet 10 points higher Middling
uplands, 1o.45c; niiddling gulf 10.Toc. Sales,
300 bales