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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
THE THURMOND CASE
An Oral Opinion by Judge I. F. Bell
The City Council Is Ordered to Con
vene and Fix Salary of the Auditor

In an oral opinion rendered y,ster-
day, his honor, T. F. Bell, Judge of the
Civil Division Of the District Court. de-
cided against the city in its contention
with Auditor Thurmond
In the legal point there was involved
the issue as to whether or not the writ
OF mand;;mus would lie in the case at
bar had already been determined by
Judge Murh, and therefore the question
Of facts was to be determined.
Ir explanation, in reference to Judge
Murtf, it may be said that when the pro-
ceedings were brought before Judge
Murff the city's contention was no cause
of action In substance it was argued
by the city s legal representatives, Attor
neys Butler, and Pugh, Thigpen & Her
old. that the court could not inquire into
the motive of the City Council i'll its &C
ton against Auditor Thurmond. The
plea of no cause of action was not srs-
tanned
From the decision it was clear to the
judicial mind that the salary as fixed by
the Council, twenty-five dolalrs per
month for the Auditor, was for the pur-
pose of ousting or getting rid of him,
as it was not legal to dispense with an
Auditor or to abolish the Office, and
therefore the salary was reduced to such
figures as made it ridiculous but which
was calculated to force him to give up
the position, but he did not
The next point reviewed was as to
the salary The plaintiff admits and has
proven that the salary of the Auditor,
fixed at SIPS per month, was, as shown
to be, very moderate considering the
duties and responsibilities. 1t was
shown that the Auditors of the city had
been paid $I25 per month, but owing to
the recommendations of the finance
committee of the City Council the wages
of all the employees of the city had been
scaled within reasonable limits, but the
court considered that reduction of SIS
from the salary of the Auditor would
be a reasonable salary, under the seal
ing process. and therefore the court
fixed the salary of the Auditor at $Ioo
per month. and ordered that the City
Council be convened and that the salary
be fixed as decreed
Auditor Thurmond was reDresented
bv Hall & Jack.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED.

Shreveport was visited Friday by of
flcials OF the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company The party com
priseG James D. Caldwell, president
and Leland Hume, general manager,
who are residents of Nashville, Ten.
and Ben S. Read, superintendent, of
New Orleans. They were accompanied
through the city by Manager Sharp of
the Shreveport Office The visitors were
wal pleased with their visit. The com
pany contemplate needed improvements
which will be appreciated
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
DR.. ELIOT DECLINED

Official confirmation was given at the
State Department at Washington, D. c..
Friday Of the announcement made that
DR.. Charles W. Eliot, the retiring pres
ident OF Harvard University, had de
clined a tender OF the ambassadorship
to Great Britain. 1t was said at the
State Department that DR.. Eliot's de-
clinatIon was regarded as final
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
MIDDLE THIRD OF APRIL
Will Bring Bad Weather to the Great
Central Nallcy>-FIrst Hall OF April
.Nill Average Warmer Than Usual
in Central Valleys. Colder Elsewhere

copyrighted 1909 by W. I. Foster }
Washington, d. c., April .3,-Las1
bulletin gave forecasts OF disturbance to
cross the continent April 3 to !, warm
wave to E, cool wave 5 to 9. Tenn
peratures Of this disturbance were ex-
pected to average about normal in the
great central valleys and colder than
usual in the Atlantic and Pacific coast
States Force of disturbances was ex-
+pected to be somewhat greater than
usual.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 8, cross Pacific slope by the
close OF 9, great central valleys 10 to
-. eastern states 1., Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 8, great cen
trail valleys 10, eastern states IL Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about IL.
the great central valleys i3, and eastern
states IS
This disturbance will bring flare
back Or some other outrageous weather
event The vials of weather wrath will
be enptied on suffering humanity April
10 to 20. During that period tempera-
lures will go to extremes with northern
killing frosts, dangerous storms will oc-
cur, heavy downpours Of rain, thunder
storms with a probability of tornadoes
The worst of these bad weather features
will take effect in the great central val
leys while the Atlantic states will get
the easiest part of these unwelcome
watfer events. A tropical storm is ex-
pected off our southeastern states dur
ing those eleven days.
Indications are that the first half Of
April will average colder than usual in
eastern and Pacific States and warmer
than usual in the sections that lie con-
tiguous to meridians 90 and 95.
If | were living in an earthquake
country l would give out warning of
seismic disturbances during the FIVE
days of which April 18 will be the cen
trail day.
These great weather disturbances are
dangerous to comparatively small part
of the country. but as we can not de-
fnitely locate dangerous storms advise
that all arrange their affairs so as to
avoid the annoyances of weather bureau
''flarebacks' from April 10 to 20 in
elusive
Friends of my weather work will be
pleased to learn that the previously
large circulation Of my weather bulle-
tins through the press has recently been
increased Is per cent Indications are
that | have nearly reached the point
where these bulletins will be universally
read and studied as weather guide.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

Webster Signal: Springfield, Ohio
after a hot contest, went into the dry
column at the local option election Mon
day The result of the election puts
ninety-seven saloons and three brew
cries out of business. Women worked
all day at the polls and guarded the
front and rear entrances to all of the
saloons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
N. p. WTTHDRaWs THE SUIT
AGAINST TsTLOW AND WILL
NOW TRY TO GET WHAT IT
WANTS FROM COUNCIL.

The Northern Pacific abandoned
its plan to cross the Wilton water
way ON the original survey ,yester-
day afternoon, withdrew the con-
domination suit against A. r. Tit
low and it; will now try to bluff
the city of Tacoma out of her
rights with a view to bottling uI
, the waterfront.
Since the deciding to the city oil
the strip of land by Titlow last
neck, the N. p. has been at sea
and no indication could be had
from the company officers as tc
what they intended to do.
Two Courses Open
Two courses were open to them
to go ahead with the condemna
ton case in federal court and
build the track as originally in.
tended. This meant they must
build a lift bridge at the Wiltor
waterway under the order of the
United States government.
The other course was to dismiss
the suit and start a new one for 8
change in the route to bring II
back over the land decided to the
city. This meant they would have
to secure franchise from the city
1t is up to the city to say wher
this question comes up whether
the railroad must put in a lift
bridge on the city property.
In the deed given by Titlow Il
was made condition that the city
must maintain the property from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
'JIM HILL MAKES A new
MOVE To BOTTLE UP THE
C|TY'S WEST WATERFRONT

the Wilton waterway back for 400
feet as an open waterway. This
means the city must demand the
erection of a lift bridge there or
else the property reyerts back to
Titlow.
The whole case now comes down
to this PROPOSITIONS Will the city
throw up the valuable piece of
waterfront 1t has been given for
municipal docks simply to save
Jim Hill from spending q few
thousand dollars for a lift bridge
to cross it?
The N. p. is going to try to push
this plan through.
New Move Made
The Titlow case was called yes
terday afternoon in federal court
and the attorneys for the N. p.
arose and asked that it be dismiss
ed. This is virtual admission that
1t is going to change its route and
endeavor to bluff the city out on
the inner survey or that 1t is going
to make another effort at Wash
ington to get the government to
withdraw the order for the lift
bridge. 1t Is believed the attempt
will be made on the city council.
The local Jim Hill shouters may
NOW be expected to begin hammer
ing the council not to obstruct new
railroad building and the changes
will be sounded on this to try to
deceive the public and make them
think the N. p Is actually being
blocked in its effort to build the
Point Defiance lane.
Time to Assert Rights
1t is time for the people to wake
up and insist that the council
stand pat and give nothing more to
Jim Hill unless he comes through
In good shape.
No franchise should be granted
to cross the city property at the
Wilton waterway unless q lift
bridge is put in when the line is
built and ii might be a good plan
right now to take up the case of
switching charges in Tacoma and
see that franchise provision is
made to protect the public here, as
it is done i'm Seattle.
1t is time now for the people to
back up the council on q program
that will bring Jim Hill to terms.
The dismissal of the suit in fed
eral court yesterday means that he
is going to bottle the west water
front If he can.
VIII Tacoma let him do it?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
4oo q q . . . 80 oNo 3
!: CONTINUED +:
!: FROM PAGE | !:
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ROOSEVELT BACK
OF SUGAR TRUST
PROSECUTION
Roosevelt Started 1t.

1.-THE evidence being published
as an attack on the Roosevelt
administration is, in fact, evidence
that Roosevelt's administration
gathered to defeat the fraud.
"The whole thing has long been
at the disposal of the public and
| 1t was because no details of the
sugar trust prosecution were be-
ing published in the daily papers
that the article entitled The Case
of the Seventeen Holes appeared,
at Roosevelt's suggestion, in The
IOutlook. The result of this arti-
lcle was to awaken public interest
In the matter.
Attacks Absurd.
ANYONE who has followed the
developments of the case will
realize how unjust and absurd are
the present attacks on Roosevelt.
"The Roosevelt administration
|unearthed the frauds and started
the prosecutions and the Taft ad-
ADMINISTRATION is continuing the
prosecutions, applying such ad-
|ministrative measures as are me-
cessary to prevent repetition of
the frauds.
Record-Breal1ing Fines.
"The result of the first cases
was that in seven months the
sugar trust had been convicted
and made to pay over four times
as much as any rebate fine ever
before collected under a rebate
law.
eth total fines collected from
the American Sugar Refining
company and subsidiary COM
panies were $16S,000, whereas,
the largest fine ever before col
lected had been $4,000.
THE fine was sufficient In size
to stop the evil.
Trust ell Throttled.
"fhe sugar trust was effective
ly throttled so far as rebating was
concerned.
AT that period Imprisonment
was legally impossible. 1t has
since been made possible.
Roosevelt Got Money Back.
at was largely due to Roose-
velt's action and to The outlook
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

article that the sugar trust Of
Tered to pay all the sans due
from stolen duties.
'The settlement effected con-
sisted of the restitution of $2,-
100000, which had been stolen
an dthe payment or a fine Of
1886. 600.
''It is important to remember
that while the case started IN
the Roosevelt administration, the
settlement was approved by Pres
Iident Taft's secretary of the treas
ury and his attorney general.
at is impossible to separate
the two administrations in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES.

Rev. George E. whitehouse.
the new pastor of the Sixth Ave
nue. Baptist church, reached Ia
coma Wednesday. and met the
people of his church at prayer
meeting last night. Wednesday
night DR.. Whitehouse spoke at 4
rally of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
rays Harbor Gas company.

|rrays Harbor Gas company.
His effects show there was still
|another woman in the case, for he
is engaged to be married to a
woman named "Olea" who Is now
In Great Falls, Mont.
At the time the Tacoma woman
shot herself In Seattle, Eames
showed a written suicide agree
menr with her. but he said lie lost
his nerve after she had taken her
life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
A Scaldcd Boys Shrieks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs.
Maria Taylor, of Nebo. KY, who
writes that, when all thought he
would die, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured him. Infallible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns,
Wounds. Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. Csc at all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19
CARRIES OUT SUICIDE
COMPACT with WOMAN

Fer6ert G. Eames, who entered
inte a suicide pact with a Tacoma
woman-a few months ago. at which
time the woman killed herself in
a Seattle hotel, carried out his part
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

matter. The action Of the Taft
administration is pleasing to-
Rooseyeltism. Lii
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

of the agreement at Aberdeen last
night by taking a drug that put
him to sleep forever. He was
found on the bed in his room.
Eames had been at work for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

Go-carts retired by e. e. Peter
son. 924 Tacoma ave. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

100 acres from government IN rich
valley Er4Ws opyttinB WITHOUT
lttt<tttATIoN. Being rapidly settled.
Good water and fiHe NIimaic. Sc ample
81 sell aud freq Information Room
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-19

|ern house. barn 4hu ss|ad Iisnu.,..-,
|lnes; Five acres ali III fruit anal
berries. Close 70 car limo and Puv-I
HfhHe Box No. f<3. Ruv4lIup. wash
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19
The Oat Crop and It's Fertilization

follows: Mix together LOCO pounds Of
high grade acid phosphate. 500 pounds of
cotton seed meal containing per cent OF
nitrogen. and 500 pounds of kainit contain
ing 12.5 per cent of potash. This fertilizer
will contain about II per cent Of nitrogen,
SIS per cent OF phosphoric acid and 3.5
per cent Of potash. II should be used at
the rate Of 400 TO 800 pounds per acre.
Since the potash and phosphates are not
as readily assimilated nor as readily
leached from the soil as nitrogen. they
are best applied in the fall so the crop
may have ample time TO use them to the
best advantage. With nitrogen it is diff
ferent, and IL is as a rule advisable to
top-dress oats with nitrate of soda about
March 1. Liberal fertilization with this
crop is essential TO success. but there Is
no more desirable crop which can be
grown on the southern farm, and the ex-
perience OF practical farmers as well as
the investigations OF scientific workers
have shown that from 80 to 80 bushels
per acre may be easily grown on ordinary
soils where intelligent cultivation and
fertilization are followed. The economic
Importance Of the extension Of the cult
walton of this crop cannot be overesu-
mated. and none of the cereals can be
cultivated with greater advantage or
profit or with more certainty of success
where rational methods are pursued thar
winter oats. OF course, in this paper
reference is made only to the growing OF
oats for grain which involves necessarily
the use Of such varieties as the rust proof
and the appler.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19
Hon. c. ]. shlpp. Cordele. Ga.

Hon. c. ]. Shipp, Cordele, Ga.
Hon. r. c. Harris, Cordele, Ga
Hon. James 7. Geiger, Flenwood. Ga
Hon. H. II. Howell, Thomaston, Ga
Hon. J. H. Hoyle, Crist, Ga.
Hon. James Kelly. Warrenton, aG.
Hon. r. B. Miner, Concord, Ga.
Hon. H. f. Shelley Mitchell. Ga
Hon. w. T. Hogan, DraketOwn. Ga.
Hon. w. V. Martin, Triton, Ga.
Hon. W. H. Thompson, Eastman, Ga.
Hon. j.. B. Williams, Canon, Ga.
Hon. G. F. Smith, Bronwood. Ga.
Hon. B. n. Tatum, Tatnall, Ga.
Hon. ]. T. Dickey, Sycamore, Ga.
Hon. d. z. Jones, Manassas, Ga.
Hon. j. B. Bell, Orchard Hill, Ga.
Hon. F. NJ. Bishop, Canton, Ga.
DR.. William Bradford, Cedartown, Ga
Hon: r. w. Christian, Ochillee, Ga.
Hon. ]. R. Corley, Thomaston, Ga
Hon. j. f. Colquitt, Thomaston, Ga.
Hon. Asa d. Cobb, Abel, Ga.
Hon. Joel Culpepper, Curryville. Ga.
Hon. John H. Davis. Buford, Ga.
Hon. j. S. Dean HARRISON, Buchanan
Ga.
Hon. B. T. Duke, Buena Vista, Ga.
Hon. John n. England, Demorest, Ga.
Hon. ]. w. Phillips, Tedan, Ga
Hon c. c. Childress, Decatur, Ga.
Hon. A. w. Tilley Conley. Ga
Hon. R. S. Hunter. Decatur, Ga.
Hon. S. A. Norris, Peters Bldg, A.
lanta, Ga.
Hon. ]. L. Lambert, Norrows, Ga
DR.. r. w. c. Green, Forrest Park, Ga
Hon. J. j. Lamb, Lovejoy, Ga.
Hon S. T. Grant, Morrow, Ga.
Hon. j. NJ. Hart, College Park, Ga. R
F. D., No. 2.
Hon. L. w. Hartman. Porterdale. Ga.
Hon. T. ]. Speer. Covington. Ga.
Hon. NJ. II. Smith, Oxford. Ga.
Hon. J. S. Tillyou, Covington, Ca, r
F. d. No. 3.
Hon. A. H. Campbell Atlanta. Ga.
r. f. D., No. 8.
Hon. ]. B. Cleckler. Palmetto, Ga.
Hon. r. NJ Lester, Fairburn. Ga.
Hon. James ]. Patton, Red Oak, Ga.
Hon. ]. E. Edmondson, Fairburn, Ca.
Hon. ]. W. Thompson, Red Oak. Ga.
Hon. W. H. Milan. Palmetto. Ga.
Hon. w. It. Mcdaniel, Conyers, Ga.
Hon. w. B. Shelton, Oxford, Ga.
Hon. S. D. Bryant, Conyers, Ga.
Hon. K. NJ. Warren, Conyers, Ga.
Hon. S. W. Rogers, Conyers. Ga.
Hon. George S. Farm. Atlanta, Ga.
r. F. D.
Hon. NJ H. Waldrop, Atlanta, Ga
Route, No. 2.
Hon, ]. 3. Ball, Dunwoody. Ga.
Hon. W. T. Foster, DouglasviIle, Ga.
route 1.
Hon. D. S. Pound. Winston, Ga, r
F. D. No. 1.
Hon. J. w. Baggett. Winston. Ga
R. F. D., No. 1.
Hon. ]. B. Cowan, Winston, Ga. R. F
p. No. l.
Hon. S. c. stovan, Villa Rica. Ga.
R. F. d. No. ).
Hon. J. r. Mayfield. Monroe. Ga. r
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19

Please advise me as to the construc-
ton of cheap chicken house tor some
80 or 100 fowls Would there be any o.
lection 10 placing front roosts near the
ground and getting higher until they
reach the opposite size?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19
"Glimpses of Thrift-Land. .
A Fascinating Story, and Hand
some Monogram Pin or Lapel
Button-Free

A new book that has just come out.
called "Glimpses of Thrift-land," is at
tracing wide attention. It is little SOU
venir gotten up by the International Har-
vester Company of America, which they
are sending out to friends and patrons. 1t
is a sort of modern fable which intro
duces q fairy-like being who calls him
self "Propsy'' the Herald OF Prosper
ity."
"Propsy' is a Son of the Soil. won-
derfuIly constituted little individual, born
of Sunshine Rain and Fertile Soil. He
appears before Farmer Brown with d
body of yellow corn. a head-dress Of red
clover, bedecked with oats and alfalfa.
carrying a long spear Of wheat in one
hand and a golden shield in the other.
Strapped to his back is a supply of timo-
thy arrows.
Farmer Brown pauses amidst the surn-
mer Eeat OF hay-making and hears Prop
sy's" strange story of the Land OF
Thrift" Farmer Brown first SCOTS at tie
fairy tale, but later becomes interested
and finally allows his guest to show him
he well-marl'ed road to "Thrift-Land''
The story itself. the multi colored pie
lures Of "Thrift-Land" and of "Propsy
are all exceptionally entertaining.
1t is quite impossible to do justice TO
the booklet here, but any of our readers
may easily secure a copy of IL and we
can assure you that it is well worth hay-
ing as a keepsake. 1t is free.
A nice little Monogram Tie Pin or Lapel
Button accompanies "Glinpses Of Thrift
Land" if you send the international Har-
vester Company Of America the name OF
anybody whom you think might buy a
Cream Separator, Manure Sprsader. Gas
Oline Engine. Wagon, Feed Grinder. Hay
Press. Auto Buggy or Disk Harrow. The
Tie Pin is made up in bronze silver or
gold finish-the Button is in gold finish
only. State which you prefer.
All communications should be addressed
to Prosperity" care International Har-
vester Company of America, Room IS
Harvester Building Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19

Governor Brown, at the request of the
president of the Farmers National con-
gress, has appointed the following dele
gates to attend the congress which meets
hi Ralaiph N q NnNannhar a.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19

ing Probably you would need Axis at
the corners and a sill Axe. The roof may
be made to slope from one side. The
house should face the south and may be
left open on that side and the front en-
closed with fine meshed poultry wire; or
1t may be partly closed in and poultry
wire used to complete the enclosure. The
roof may be constructed of some of the
patent materials on the market, but for
permanency there is probably nothing bet
ter than a good grade of shingles. Wheth-
er boarding may be used on the outside
or 1X12s battened so as to cover the
cracks In this climate and with the
type of house described, but little in the
way of windows will be needed to give
the proper ventilation and light. 1t is
desirable to secure as much sunlight as
POSSIBLE in the winter season. There
1hould be yards or runways of consider
able size built in front of the house A
lirt floor may be used but for hygienic
reasons, it is probably better to put in
cement. This will make the structure
practically rat proof and will keep out
sl,unks and other animals which often
prey upon poultry, and it will not cost
much. Where you have a cement floor
the house can be secured and cleaned
whenever desired and there is little
chance of infection. Perches may be con-
etruc;ed along the rear side OF the houst.
PIP or feet from the ground. A ladder
7hould be constructed by the perches for
the heavy-hodied fowls. The perChes may
he constructed of 2x4s set on edge and
with the tops rounded and securely fas-
tened at each end Underneath the perch
es, say n foot below. put in a sloping
beard floor. This will enable the colleC-
ton of the droppings and the house can
be kept IN a much more sanitary cond'-
tion and with less labor, as the material
nut or the floor for the use of the chick
ems does not then become polluted