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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
RECEIVERS SALE.
No. ra,s4s-In Re Receivership of

No. T2,548-1n Re Receivership of w
F. Taylor Company, Limited
By virtue of commission rendered BY
the Honorable First Judicial District
Court in the above entitled matter, and
special commission issued to me by
the clerk of said court, will offer for
sale, at public auction, at the principal
front door Of the4eourt house Of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, to the last and high
est bidder, on
SATURDAY. JAN. Is, 1910,
the following described property. TO-
wit: That certain building, situated in
the City of Shreveport, Caddo PARISH,
louisiana, and known as the w. F. Tav-
lor Company, Limited, building particu-
larry described as follows, to-wit: Com
mencing at the corner of block forty
three (43) at intersection of Crockett
and Edwards streets, running thence
along said block line on Edwards street
towards v. S. & P. railway $50 feet for
place of beginning; thence along said
block hne h sams direction rze fset =,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
HILL FOR BETTER FARMING.
Declares That Present Methods Soon
VIII Not Meet Demand.

seek n system of farming in the
United States which shall greatly In
crease the productiveness OF the SOIL"
advised James ]. HILL the great rail-
road builder, in an address before the
National Corn exposition In Omaha,
Neb.. the other day.
Mr. Hill warned the congress that
the time is not far distant when the
farms of the United States as titled
at present will not feed the people Of
the country. He said:
There are final limits already in
sight to the quantity of tillable land,
The productivity of the soil and the
food supply as compared with acreage
and with population both decline. Our
total agricultural product has been
growing so rapidly and so immensely
that we find 1t hard to realize that this
may be entirely consistent with failure
at the same time to keep pace with the
growth of national needs,
"The country. unless there shall be
change, is approaching time when 1t
must import wheat to meet home
needs. Other food products also lag
behind the constant new demand.
Since that demand cannot be escaped
and since not to meet it means want
or lowering of the standard Of life
and comfort In this country, which no
American would wish to see, there is
but one course before the nation. That
is to increase the productivenesso of the
farm so that the earth's gifts may
year by year equal or exceed the peo-
pies requirements"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
sHERIFE,s SALE
Caucasian, Dec. IA 1909.

No. 13260-In the First Judicial Bis,
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. T.
M. Jones vs.. Margaret r. Huatsr,
Tutrix of the Minors Of Ben Reason.
By virtue of writ Of Tieri Faeias te
me issued in the above numbered aaa
entitled suit, from the Honorable FIRST
Judicial District Court Of Caddo Parish,
La, have seized and will offer fAs
sale at public auction, for. cash Ne.
cording to law, during the loyal Aoars
for sales and at the principal frsat
door of the Courthouse Of Gaddo Parrish,
La, On
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919
An undivided one-half interest in
Lot ] of the Rankin Subdivision, in the
City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La,
as per map in Con. Book nR,' page
$50 Of the Recorders office Of Cadde
Parish, La, WITHOUT the improve
ments thereon. The absvs property
seized and to be offered for sale to
satisfy the debt specified in said writ,
say in the sum Of $225.oO, With interest
from October 5, 1909, at per cent. per
annum until paid, and all costs Of suit.
j. P. FLoURNoY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec. IA, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
An Estimate of the JuriSt Nom
mated by President Taft to
Succeed Justice PeCkham on the
Supreme Bench of the United
States.
BY JAMES A. HpeERToN.

TT is not often that a president OF
the United States is called upon
to name a member of the supreme
court There are only nine jus
tees in our highest tribunal, and they
remain in office practically for life, al
though theoretically they may retire
after seventy, provided they have
served ten years. As matter of fact
few Of them do retire. Three Of the
present members of the court are over
seventy, Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tees Harlan and Brewer. All of them
have served more than ten years, and
hence they are eligible for retirement
on full pay. But do they avail them
selves of the opportunity? Not per-
ceptibly In this they only follow pree-
edent, for voluntary retirement has
been the exception in that court. Many
members of it have served till over
eighty. Very few have retired, except
for i'll health.
Justice Horace Harmon Lurton, the
man nominated by President Taft to
succeed the late Rufus w. Peckham,
Is sixty-five. He has been for sixteen
years a United States circuit judge
and for seven years prior to that time
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
Mouina Pioturaa hp nap.

BY new development in Paris of
the cinematograph pictures can be
shown with brilliant effect in the full
light of day and even in the brightest
Of artificial illuminants. Hitherto 1t
has been necessary to hold such exhi-
billions in darkened rooms, a system In
which the danger Of sudden panic is
always a possibility to be considered.
The new apparatus renders this quite
unnecessary. The brighter the light
the better the pictures show up. The
process is simple. The lantern is
placed behind the screen, which may
be either of dull glass or prepared cam
vas, and the essence of the invention
is g dark chamber In which the projee-
ton Is directly effected.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21

ment one better equipped for service
in that greatest Of all courts, the SUI
prene court Of the United States, could
not be found The country is to be
congratulated
1t Is told Of the new supreme court
justice that at one time he had before
him the case of Tennessee bad man
and gun fighter who was known to
have several killings notched on bis
gun handle. Thinking to intimidate
Lurton, the bad man. fully armed. en-
tered the office of the judge and
locked the door. Lurton looked the
bad man out of countenance uutiE he
unlocked the door and SUNK out of
the room. / do not vouch for this
yarn. but If 1t is true it shows that the
Tennessee jurist either has plenty of
nerve or hypnotic eye.
While a soldier Lurton was twice
taken prisoner. once at the surrender
Of Fort Donelson. after which he Is.
capped aud re-enlisted. and again as a
member of AForgan's famous raid.
This time he did not get away till the
end Of the war. He was born In in
Kentucky In 1911, ran away from col
lege to enter the army. was admitted
TO the bar IN 1867 and entered practice
at Clarksyilie, Tenn. In 1879 he was
made chancellor, but resigned three
years later to resume the practice Of
law. He was once a bank president
and ID trustee In one or two southern
universities.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
NOVEL MISSION VILLA
Californian to Have Attractive Resi-
dsnoe on Balboa Island.

Californian to Have Attractive Resi-
denoe on Balboa Island.
An island villa home which promises
to be one of the attractions OF the
southern California coast will shortly
be started by w. s. Collins on. small
tract of land which he is having cut
off from the north end of Balboa Is
land. Plans have been prepared for
the entire project, including elaborate
handspring and the building of q re-
tanning wall and bridge across the
channel to the main island. The little
island which Mr.. Collins Is cutting of
for a site Is to be when all the dredg-
ing and filing work is completed 500
feet by $50 feet in size. A retaining
wall of concrete and stone will be
built around the isle in what will be
roughly an oval shape. There will be
four mission style entrances at the
ends and sides of this wall. The pier
ends will be treated in pergola effect.
The bridge will be of the arch type
and of concrete. 1t will be wide enough
to accommodate automobiles.
The house itself will stand at the
center of the oval It win be of mis-
sion type and Of REINFORCED concrete
construction. The dimensions will be
30 by so feet, including porches. The
living room will be Is by 30 feet and
contain large stone mantel. The cell
ings throughout will be beamed. The
evro1ndS will iap torraenfl and sllnkRn
gardens will be arranged in the four
angles formed by the walks leading
to the wall gates.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
SENATOR BoGGs IN LINE.

Hon w b Boggs of Bossier, who
represents the Twenty-third Senatorial
District comprising the parishes of Bos-
sier and Webster, has announced his
uncompromising opposition to the pro-
pose amendment to the State Constitu-
ton, which if carried would relieve the
limitation of a four years term of the
Governor He is also opposed to the
game law as now constructed. This law
should be repealed or SO amended as to
relieve II Of the powes vested in few
men. It should be abolished for the
reason that il is link in the chain or
a cog in the political machine which is
dominated BY the New Orleans Bosses.
To each police jury should be left the
regulation Of protection for all kinds of
game.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
SUCCESSION NOTICE

No. I3,238-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana Sue
cession of M. M. White.
Notice is hereby given that T. L. PEN
nington, administrator, has this day
filed a tableau of debts in said success
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law,
the same will be duly homoIogated Is
prayed for.
Witness the Honorabies r. r. Bell
and A. ]. MurH, judges Of said court,
this 9th day Of December 1909.
F. A. LEONARD,
Dies. S, 1859 Gsesk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
souvenir Chair For PRESIDENT Tsf..

President Taft is to have new chair.
which is being made In one of the
furniture factories In Grand Rapids.
Mich. 1t is to be- souvenir of the
trip he made as secretary Of war to
japan and the Philippines. At that
time members of the party secured
several koa logs. These were brought
horse aud seasoned and after being
sawed into lumber at Grand Rapids
are being made into chairs for yari-
BUS members of the Taft party.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21

southeast corner of said block; theaee
perpendicular to Edwards street Ess
feet, thence towards Crockett street fzs
feet; thence in straight line to the
place of beginning.
Said property to be sold for cash, aud
no bid entertained for less than fifty
thousand ($soyooo.oo) dollars.
]. B. ATKINS, Receiver.
Shreveport, La, Dec 8, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.

The patterns described IN the Caueas-
ian are supplied by the May Mantsu
PATTERN Company, I32 West Ttwenty-
seventh street. New York City, and she
Masonic Temple, Chicago, IN. Forward
orders with names and addresses 10 ne
New York or Chicago ofice Of the esm-
pany. with cents for each pattern, and
they win be mailed direct.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
JUSTICE LURTON OF TENNESSEE
Tribute Paid to His Ability In
Rendering Decisions In MOnOD.
OIistiC Gases What Judge Al
ton B. Parker Says of LurtOn'S
Qualifications.

tobacco trust and the famous decision
Of Circuit Judge Sanborn dissolvtng
the Standard Oil company. Just what
the attitude sf the new justice will be
toward the government cases against
the trusts is a matter that is causing
much comment in Washington and
throughout the country.
One of the arguments urged against
his appointment was that he had de-
cided an employers liability case
against labor, and he was further
charged with corporation leanings.
Against this view it is urged that no.
body knows Judge Lurton's record and
habits of thought better than Presi-
dent Taft. Not only SO, but the only
and original John Wesley Gaines, the
former congressman from Tennessee,
who used to take such keen delight In
making the corporations jump side
ways and turn double back hand
springs, says that the allegation that
Judge Lurton is a trust jurtst Is abso-
lutely false 81 wouldn't support my
brother if he was trust owned man
or judge said Mr.. Gaines, "and
know what am talking about when
say that Judge Lurton is no one sided
man In anything. His decisions on
monopolistic cases are considered the
greatest in existence in this country
and have been sustained by the SUI
preme court. Three of his decisions
were cited the other day by Judge San
born In the Standard Oil case"
Supported by Democrats.
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic
candidate for president in 1904, may
not be as good antitrust authority as
Mr. Gaines. but from the fact that
Parker was also urged for this vacan-
cy on the supreme bench bis tribute to
his successful rival is not only grace
full, but evidently sincere. Says Judge
Parker:
81 know Judge Lurton both socially
and professionally. and IN my judg-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
Al Christmas Quarry.

why does Santa reindeer user
Asked eager little Kate.
''This time of year j think snow deer
Much mere appropriated
--Lippincott's Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21

We hare time juss now 10 do some
work for you. Msy Be yeu have not
tried cur printing. phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21
TAKE NOTICE

am applying for a Communication of
sentence DOsH MITCHELL
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-21

E. w. BARBOUR,
Attest: and "a others.
A. H. VANHOOK.
ALBERT L. ALEXANDER.
JOHN d. WILKINSON,
Notary Public
Having examined the above and fore
going charter, and finding nothing
therein contrary to law, / hereby APP
prove the same Done and signed of
fcially this grid day Of December 1909.
J. M. FOSTER, District Attorney.
Endorsed Flied and recorded De-
cember 8, 1909. w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
l 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 Office this
3rd day of December 1909.
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and exc ficio Deputy Re
corder. Dec. 4, 1909.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25
past years.


G. j. Bunhury, Of Greenwood, Is. c..
head of the Canadian constabularN
along the border, stopped over in Oro-
Vile, Wedne sday night, on his way to
the front on business connected with
his office. To meet the genial gentle
man one would not imagine for mo-
ment that he is one of the most eill-
oient, and the most feared man 10y the
criminal classes, among the sharp, ac-
tive, wide awake police force of Cana
da. When he meets men on a social
footing he throws off the stern charac-
ter of criminal hunter, but when once
on the trail there are none so perse-
veling, none 50 untiring, none so de
terlnined in the quest as this man Bun
bury. He knows his duty and at all
times and under all circumstances he
performs it. He has seen 80 much
many criminal that he has become case
hardened, and reverSeS the ol con-
ceptoh of gultiness by believing that
every man under cloud is guilty un-
til ;he establishes his innocence. Cool
as an iceberg, with nerves of steel and
ignorant of the word fear when he goes
after man. and finds him. that man
is a prisoner. If any section of the
country in the department in which he
serves gets too tough for the local force
to handle they send out Bunbury, and
discomforture and misery of the law
breakers. There is not much of him
iii. pounds and ounces, but what he
lacks in weight is made up in sand,
and the toughest citizen hunts his hole
when Bunhury hits his track.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25
GONE 80 REP BLIC.

DR., and Mrs f. G. Webb left Tues
day for Republic, taking their house
hold goods. The doctor does not go
As a stranger to Il strange place, as he
lived for Il number of years in that
camp, has considerable property there
and his Republic friends have been
urging his return ever since he left.
DR.. Webb is one of the oldest residents
of this county. Years ago he moved
from Spokane to the old town of Ruby,
in the heyday of that once warm old
camp. By-the-way, he branched off
for Il time and published paper at
Ruby, which was about as red not as
the camp From Ruby he went to
Conconuly, from Conconully to Loomis,
thence to Republic, back again to
Loomis, then 70 OroViile and now once
more to Republic. During the lapse
of years he also held the position Of
government physician on the ColVille
reservation 1t means much to say
that rs physician and man DR..
Webb has a multitude OF warm friends
in every community in which he has
lived n thi, colaty, and would he glad
~ welcomed back to any une of them.
lie docs not leave OroVille through
any dissatisfaction from business
point OF view. Fora year or more Dr.
Webb has been IN declining health,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25

The concert given by, and for the
benefit of, the band last Friday night
in Sigrist hall, was well attended, and
the character of the entertainment was
such as to reflect credit upon the par
Elephants, singly and collectively, and Il
source of genuine pleasure to those so
fortunate as to be present. Every
number was well rendered, and there
had to he responses to the insiStent
audience. The work of the band was
exceptionally good, showing steady
and marked improvement. Oroyllle
has number OF excellent voices, and
the singing was marked and happy
feature Of the concert The orchestra
is tie best in the county, and contrib
uteyi largely to the success, OF the en-
teriainment A social dance wound up
the proceedings of the evening. The
following was the
PROGRAMME.
l--oyerture-Niobc. ... ...... Mackie Byer
Mrs.A. signs.
Earei and Moultray.
'''"' ''''' W. e. Monltray. '''''
5-Overture Sunny south ....,-.. .... Medley
orchestra.
6-Marcb Rough Riders. ..... Mackic-l yer
Mrs. !. W. roilis
S-Waltz True E!eS....: :......... Mackie Byer
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25
SWEPT TO THEIR DEATH
The Treacherous Columbia
Claims Four More
Victims.
DROWN IN SIGHT OF WIVES
Two Old Time Resident of Pine
Creek, in this County,
Among the Lost.

Word was received here Wednesday
of Il terrible accident, resulting in the
drowning af four men, that occurred
Tuesday, at the Wild Goose Bill ferry
crossing on the Columbia river. 1t is
difficult to secure full particulars as to
the sad affair, but what can be CLEANED
is about as follows: Burt and Rich Web
ber, of Pine creek, started out II few
days before the accident for the Big
Bend for the purpose of securing en-
ployment in the harvest fields. They
were accompanied by their wives, an
assistant and 20 head of horses. Tues
day morning they reached the Wild
Goose Bill ferry, one of the Oldest and
best known crossings on the upper Col
umbia river. The wives of the men
were first taken over, and then the two
Webbers and the hired man returned
for the horses. The ferry started back
heavily loaded. When in the middle
of the stream the guy ropes broke, and
the ferry was at the mercy of the swift
and treacherous current The boat
Hoated down stream four or five miles,
and getting into some rapids sunk, all
four of the men finding watery grave.
The accident and drowning occurred
before the eyes Of the distracted wives,
who had no means of lending assist
ance. 1t is another Of those awful
tragedies that have been altogether
too common on the Columbia river in
past years.
The Webber boys are members of
the large Webber family, residents of
Pine creek for years, and were well
known throught the county. Indeed
the younger members of the family
have grown to manhood on the farm
Their tragic death has cast gloom
over the neighborhood where they
lived. We could not learn the names
of the man who travelled with the Web
bers in the capacity of an employe, or
the ferryman, both of whom lost their
lives.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25
LOOMS ITEMS.

Dr. Masters returned this week ac-
companied by his wife and daughter.
Chas. Powell, jr., was over from Oro-
vihe last week and took in the band
dance.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Retzer gave
farewell party H. r. Gregg Saturday
evening.
The Palmer Mountain band is prac-
ticing regularly and decided improve
ment is noticeable.
Mrs. a. NJ. Dewey, who was visiting
here for several days returned to her
home at Spokane this week.
Chas. Gerhard has received the first
payment on his Palmer mountain
claims, and it is expected that work
will commence soon.
A game of ball took place Sunday
between the regulars and picked
nine, known as the scrubs, resulting
in score of 20 to for the scrubs.
The dance given by the Palmer
Mountain band last Friday night Was
both a financial and social success. The
attendance was large and the festivi-
ties were kept up to an early hour.
All who participated pronounced it to
be one of the most enjoyable functions
that has been held in the camp for
many day.
John Barman, who left here a few
weeks ago for Globe, Arizona, is back
in the county, employed on the gov
eminent dam at Conconully Mr.. Bar
man went to Arizona, but there was
such a contrast to the climate he had
been used to, and so little to do, that
he hiked back north. Okanogan is
good enough for him, and better than
anything he found on the outside. His
family is still in Seattle.
H, r. Gregg, the well-known pho
tographer and business man of this
place, departed Monday for Portland,
where he joined his wife, and after
visiting at Seattle and Tacoma for
few weeks will go on to southern Cal
ifornia to make their future home. Mr..
Gregg joined his father in Loomis, and
became associated with him in the
mercantile business, number of years
ago He was one of our most sterling
citizens, and his departure is most sin
cerely regretted.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25
TANED FOR HIS SPORT.

One of the Indians who were cutting
capers as the result of an over indul-
gence in funny fluid, Monday after
noon, landed in anything but soft en-
brace of Marshal Case. He was using
a street as a race course, and when a
citizen mildly protested he went after
that citizen with club. He tried
little resistance with the marshal, but
a swat on the mob brought him TO his
senses. Judge Fraser, who plays a
strong hand with the marshal, and
believes in having peaceful commu-
nifty even if it is necessary to fight for
it, soaked the siwash twenty. a $40
saddle was put in soak until the tax
could be liquidated. 1t was an eXpen-
sive lesson, but it will probably teach
the reckless red man that the days of
absolute freedom of conduct are over
in this metropolis.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-25

tombed in gravelly, rough piece of
land, Immediately along side the coun-
ty road, long distance south of town.
1t is dismal, forlorn, uninviting, ne
elected spot, where. from all appear
ances, the dead have been forgotten so
soon as the earth covered the remains.
For long time the advisability of
securing more suitable desirable and
convenient location for burying-
ground has been under consideration,
and at last the odd Fellows have taken
Il step in the right direction and Sc
cured suitable tract for that purpose.
Twenty acres Of the Burt Hawthorn
valley ranch have been purchased.
The ground selected is Hat between
the river and the Golden roads, some
three-quarterS of mile below the
SIM -lkameen bridge. The soil is free
of rock or gravel, and with water the
spotScan be beautilied and given some
thing of the appearance Of decency.
The grounds will be fenced, and it is
the intention eventually to convey wa
ter TO it. This cemetery will be prop
erly laid out and plated, 50 that peo-
pie living in the town and vicinity will
be able to obtain private lots, and thus
improve them. 1t is not cheerful
subject to dwell upon, but being pub
lie necessity reference to the matter
is duty. The odd Fellows deserve
credit for acting in the premises and
finally settling it in such Il satisfactory
manner.