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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
WILL L. YOUNG
Who Will Succeed Him as State Ex-
aminer of State Banks?

The Times-Democrat Baton Rouge
special says that Governor Sanders On
January 1 will have the appointment Of
the State Examiner of State Banks, to
serve for the coming four years under
the Constitution of the State The in.
cumbent. w. L. Young of Shreveport,
was appointed August I8, 1906, to sue
ceead L. E. Thomas of Shreveport, the
first bank examiner, who resigned be-
fore tahe end of his term. He was re-
apapointed by Governor Blanchard tu
succeed himsaelf on Decaember 81
1906. and the appointment was con-
firned by the Senatea at the special
session of 1907. Mr. Yeung's term ex-
pires on the last day of the current year,
he having served the full term of four
years, and his reappointment or that OF
successor will be ataken up by the
Governor at that time. Some few prob
able appointees are mentioned as posi-
bilities, but the matter was in some way
overlooked and there has been compare
lively little attention paid to the plum
which is due to fall from the tree on
New Years day W. L. Young, the in.
cumbent, is the son of Col. John S.
Young, a prominent figure in Caddo
politicsa, and one time sheriff of that
parish. L. E. Thomas, whom Mr.
Young succeeded, is now representative
from Caddo parish and prominent for
his fight in the Legislature on the al
legged printing graft anda the author Of
the bill which requires tahe work of the
State departments being let to the low
est bidder on contract
Who will succeed Will L. Young7
There are several aspirants in
Shreveport for the Office, whose names
we refrain from mentioning as only one
can be appointed. 1t may be said of
Will L. Young that he has managed the
Office efficiently and creditably and will
retire with record of duties faithfully
fulfilled.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
THEIR FIRST BORN
Buried the Same Day-Peculiar and
Pathetic Bereavement.

( In New Orleans yesterday two broth
ers, Robert and Walter Wittschen, who
married sisters on the same day about
one year ago, buried their first born, a
boy and girl. In one house the bodies
of the dead lay side by side. Says the
New Orleans States:
The story of the taking away of these
two wee sunbeams of heretofore happy
homes is strangely pathetic one Wal
ter Wittschen, father of the oldest of
the two infants-Cecelia Catherine
and Robert N Wittschen, father of the
younger infant-Robert Walter-are
brothers. Their wives, whose maiden
names were Rohr, are sisters. The two
couples were welded on the same day,
at the same hour and at the same place
Nine months and four days after their
marriage beautiful baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wittschen,
and was christened Cecilia Catherine,
One year after their marriage frail
son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
N Witschen, and was christened Rob
ert Walter. The girl baby of the first
named couple thrived splendidly up to
last Sunday, when she was attacked
with bronchitis, to which she succurnbed
Tuesday, while the boy infant of the
second named couple was always frail,
the physicians entertaining but little
hope of his parents succeeding in rear
ing him.
Hoping against hope, the fond par
ei1ts gave their darlings every possible
care and attention, but no no purpose.
Death had marked them for his own
and relentlessly rested his inconsolable
sorrow-a double sorrow to each-on
the hearts of both couples within but a
few hours.
Many friends called at the residence
Wednesday to offer such solace as they
might to the bereaved parents
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
MRS. MARY WILLIAMS.

Yesterday morning after lingering
illness Mrs. Mary Williams died at the
home of her son, Deputy Clerk S. O..
Williams, on Hope street, aged u years.
Mrs. Williams was most estimab1e
lady and was beloved by all who knew
her. The body was conveyed on tie
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific train
this morning to Rayville for interment
beside relatives. The caucasian tenders
its fullest sympathy to Mr. Williams
and to other relatives.
How dear is mother can never be
estimated until she is gone. There is
no truer friend than a good mother.
Her love is immeasurable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
ODD FELLOWS
The Officers of Shreveport Lodge for
the Ensuing Year.

The officers of Shreveport Lodge No
63 /. O. o. F. for the ensuing year
are: c. E. Jones, noble grand J. E.
May, vice grand; H. F. Bayne, fnan-
cial and recording secretary; Albert
Autrey, treasurer; John Slattery, war
den; u, w. Hutchins, conductor; J.
N. Lyon, inner guard; G. H. Brewer
chaplain; F. A. Edgar, right support
to noble grand; E H. Zwolle, left sup
port to noble grand; DR.. J. NJ Boden-
heimer, left support to vice grand The
officers will be installed on Monday,
January 8 next, with appropriate cere-
mony
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
DICK STEPHENSON
Was Shot and Killed at Powhattan by
Pink Hart.

In an affray which occurred Tuesday
afternoon in Pink Harris store at Pow
hatton, in Natchitoches parish, D. F.
Stephenson was fatally shot by Pink
Hart.
Stephenson died shortly after he had
been shot.
1t would seem the tragedy was pro-
voked by Stephenson over the renewal
of an old quarrel 1t is reported that
Stephenson assaulted Hart and knocked
him down with bottle, when Hart
fired the fatal shot
Immediately after the homicide Hart
went to Natchitoches and surrendered.
A charge of manslaughter was filed
against him. He was released on a
bond of $500 fixed by Judge Henry.
The deceased resided at Powhattan.
About one year ago he married the
widow of S. A. Hart, who was killed in
an affray with negroes at Powhattan,
and who was brother of Pink Hart
The deceased has relatives In Red
River and in DeSoto and was the
brother of Frank Stephenson of
Shreveport.
The body soon after the homicide was
prepared for burial and forwarded to
this city. The funeral took place at 10
O'Clock this morning from the residence
of Mrs. Penick on Wyandotte street,
Who was the sister of the deceased
The burial was in Greenwood cemetery
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
PRACTICAL PRAYER
And Plant for Protection of Person
and Property
(To the Caucasian)

~ tHS Sdu(dSldtIJ
Dr. A S. Orne, the true friend of the
forsaken and fallen, presents the fol-
lowing petition" to the citizens of Cad
do jarish that is indeed worthy OF
careful, candid consideration, for it
does deserve more than a passing
thought. The prayer and plant is a
cry coming from children on the streets
and in sinful surroundings, and every
citizen should not only hear but heed
and act accordingly at once from an
economical standpoint if no more, for
crime costs not only much money but
many men and women. If the people
of this parish will protect us boys and
girls who haven't homes today by build
ing an industrial school, like DIR. Orne
has told ye about, we pledge ye our
word of honor we'll protect your per-
son and property tomorrow by attend
ing to our own business aad letting you
and yours alone, but if you neglect It's
today leaving us loose on the streets or
in sinful surroundings, it will not only
cost you four times as much to pay
extra police to protect your person and
property tomorrow, but you folks must
not blame us fellows because you seem
SO scared at our stealing and shooting
that's the way we were taught to do.
When we couldn't help ourselves you
wouldn't, so when we can't help steal
ing and shooting you'll have to pay for
it." The offspring of one abandoned
girl-from New England's best blood
traced through six generations mum.
bered 600 and all were either crooks OF
criminals, insane or idiotic, and two
murders cost New York over $2ooo,o COO
Prevention is much cheaper and more
Christian than poorhouse or prison.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
IMPORTANT SUIT
An Effort to Restrain the President of
the Police Jury and President of the
School Board.

A petition for an injunction, signed
by c. Luchini, William NJ. Smell and
S. B. Simon, was filed today in the
clerks office. In brief, its object is to
restrain the president of the Police
Jury and the president of the School
Board from further proceeding in the
payment of money as rewards for the
conviction of sellers of booze in Caddo
parish
In the usual verbiage involving the
inalienable rights guaranteed by the
Constitution, and ct ceteras, the plant
of the petitioners is recited.
AS it may not be generally known,
it should be stated that there is an
agreement between the School Board
and the Police Jury as to the amount of
rewards to be paid on the conviction of
violators of the prohibition law from
the fines which are paid over to the
School Board.
Without indulging in review of the
petition, which is lengthy, Or of the in
tent of the complainants, the opinion of
the Caucasian is that is is "a much ado
about nothing and will not accomplish
the purpose in view, which is to dis
courage the prosecution of violators of
the prohibition law by annulling the re-
wards offered on the conviction of the
aw-breakers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
PATROLMEN'S BALL
At the City Hail Tomorrow Night, De-
cember Thirty-frst.

The year 1909 will be closed in
Shreveport with the ball of the Police
Relief Association, and by the same as
sociation and their friends the New
Year 1910 will be welcomed.
This ball promises to be one of the
most pleasurable of the season. Be-
sides, it has a definite purpose which is
to increase the fund for the relief OF
any member who may need help,
through misfortune or sickness.
There should be. hearty response BY
the citizens. Be liberal, at least to the
extent Of buying one or more tickets,
which will be appreciated by the Police
Relief Association.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
RIDS INVITED

Bids are hereby invited for operating
Mooringsport ferry and Twelve Mile
bayou ferry for the next twelve months.
Good and satisfactory bond required
Bids TO be opened at meeting of Police
Jury the second Thursday in January
1910, the jrry reserving right to reject
any and all bids.
w. T. CRAWFORD. Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clsrk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
A RIIRGAR ROInE

The negro who burglarized the resi-
dence of Mrs. Simon Fox, corner Wy
tndotte and Creswell streets, has not
been apprehended He was in the house
when Mrs. Fox returned from a nexh
door neighbor's at / pm. The negro
was making ready to leave, but dropped
his bundle. However, he left with sew
eral articles of value.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
THE POLL TAX
Tomorrow the Last Day-Do Not Neg
1ect and Then Forget.

Tomorrow is the last day for this
payment of the poll tax for the year
1909. Failure to pay will lead to dis
franchisement for two years, 1910 and
1911. 1t is an important duty. No
good citizen should permit himself to
become disqualified by neglect and then
forgetfulness.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
DEAD EN THE ROAD
Seventeen Year Old Son of Theodore
I5ontenot

from Crowley La, is reported the
death of Lot:is Fontenot, the I7-year-
old hon Of Theodore Fontenot, well
knc wi md well-to-do citizen. His fail
ure t. ret"rn home on Christmas did
no; aro"se apprehension until the horse
he had ridden to town was discovered
without rider, when search was in
stituted and the body was found in the
road between Church Point and home.
An investigation disclosed that the
young man when drunk had started
back home, fell from his horse and had
died from exposure.
Another victim may be added to the
long list of booze.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Has Telegraph Line from Baton Rouge
to the Caddo Oil Field.

In telegram to the Times-Democrat
from Baton Rouge it is stated that "the
telegraph line which follows the pipe
line of the Standard Oil Company from
the refinery in this city to Ida, in the
Caddo oil field, has been completed and
is in use. The wire is to be used be-
tween pumping stations much after the
manner in which it is used by rail-
road in the operation of trains. The va
rious pumping stations on the line and
the refinery are connected by this mean
and telegraph Offices are maintained at
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30

each place. The wire was erected by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for the special use of the Stand
ard Oil Company which leases the wire.
The Shreveport Office of the company
is cut in on the line and other property
of the company is connected with the
main plant an dofices in this city"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
sHFRIFFs SALE.


trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Candis Brice VS.. Grand Unit
ed Order of Odd Fellows.
BY virtue Of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, / have seized and will Of
fer for sale at public auction, for cash.
according to law, at the principal front
door Of the court house of Caddo Par
ish. Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY, JAN. IS, 1909.
One fiat top desk and box Qocked) and
contents. The above property seized
and will be offered for sale to satisfy
the debt specified in said writ, say in
the sum of S34.76 and all costs Of suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY,
c.,c.s;an Dec. 70. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30

When you are looking for the good
kind of stationery, remember that we
are still at sI7 Edwards street and will
rint that kind for you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed firm 3-I6 up.
Receipts 571 bales.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
COTTON MARKET

Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, Dec. 80, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
LOOK WHAT THE BIG KNIFE
DOES

PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Opens 6; 80 am Close IL p.m.
Usual Saturday Cigar Sale
-Four TEN CENT Cigars for... .asc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
TAKE NOTICE.

am applying for . communication Of
sentence. DoSR MITCHELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30

II you need some. stationery of the
better kind, telephone 1903.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30

Sales to factors none.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16

to prepare for his bout with Johnson
On October II. He will have plenty
OF time in which to train. for If the
New York reports be correct he is
already in fairly good form after the
two weeks of work which he has done
near Gotham.
Promoter Coffroth has little or moth
ing to say, but he upholds Johnson. At
was made in New York, Coffroth did
not put up forfeit. though both the
fighters posted $4,000 each. Coffroth
was willing to bind himself, but john
son waived this, for he knew that the
promoter could not run out on the
match and still continue in the busi-
ness.
If the match does not take place,
Coffroth will not lose anything, but If
1t does come off he stands a chance to
event THAI nothing happens to Ketchel
In the meantime. Thus CoffrOth finds
himself confronted with a peculiar OBJ
stacle and now he wants to know just
what Ketchel is going to do about it..
If Ad Wolgast does not come to Coff-
roths terms for a fight with Johnny
Frayne during Porto1a week, the Mis-
sion street promoter will make an en-
deavor to fill his place with Lew Pow
ell. the local lightweight who has been
making such rapid strides to the front
of late. Frayne has already consented
to go on with Powell, SO 1T is up to
the latter to sign.
There is still chance that Wolgast
will sign. Coffroth intends to give him
the preference, but he does not intend
to give him the cash guarantee which
he asks. Since he got that LOS An
geles decision" over Nelson, Wolgast
holds his services at lofty price. He
believes that he should get a cham
pion's guarantee before signing up for
any fight out this way.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
AMATEUR BASEBALL

Next Sunday morning at the park the Golden
City wheelIen will play the newly s UssaniIed 1s
en- Citys team at present lines up as follows,
but some changes may be made before Sunday
er; Browning. catcher; McGrath, frst base;
ss second base: Walt. center neid: sayers. left
With with company /, keague @ Of the Cross cadets.
is being arranged for Sunday, September 25.
dae, or October or Is year old Rd
dress all challenges to George CALI. 2o54 Mar
ket street.
SAN MATEO, Sept. ia telegram re-
ceived by the local ball team yesterday from
the manager of the Newman N nine eanselins the
the two clubs on the San Mateo diamond next
Sunday. KIllelea, the San Mateo manager. has
arranged for game with the Barney Frapkiins
on the home diamond next Sunday.
The Reliance club baseball team is training
hard for its game with the Olympic club at
Freeman's park. Oakland, Sunday, September
for the benefit Of the building fund Of St
exists between these clubs, and they have not
met on the baseball field for years This game
is the second in an elimination contest for a
trophy to be presented by the church. The first
game was between the mechanics Of the United
Railroads and Stanford parlor, the former win
winners s Of the olympic Reliance game will play
the rubber for the trophy on date to be set
later
by score of to l. The victors were strong
at the bat and they hit the Acorns, pitcher
team team at San Rafael next sunday.
The South San Francisco parlor of the Ma
tive Sons defeated the Benecia par,or t s9ndsy m
to 2 scored by the country team. Teams de-
string games with the winners are requested
to communicate with E. Keating, HOS Tennes-
The Wells Fargo team defeated the F. r..
Smiths at the park Sunday by Score Of
"
shreve Co. defeated San Anselmo Sunday
by the score Of to thereby ne winning rst
shreve @ CO., II to 2. and also the third and de-
the pitching Of Tom Healon who famed nine
and only allowed six hits. Next Sunday Shreve
Co. journey to Elmhurst to play. the. Elm
shreve & Co. have a few open dates and
would like to hear from any country team
Address J. c. Brookover, care Of Shreve Co.,
Crows Landing defeated Tracy Sunday on
the Tracy diamond by - to score The
who let she hard ns TcS
down with five hits, while Crows Landing Sc
cured seven OF Klein and Lamb. The score:
Crows Landing .........................
'a Batteres.fIarri.on and walden; Klein
Lamb and Banta
The Fruitvales team in the Transbay league,
shown great Improvement Last sunday it de-
feated the San Leandro champions In easy
fashion by score OF to 2.
The Lash's Bitters defeated the Mill Valleys,
who claim the championship OF Marin county,
on Sunday, by a score of to 3. The features
OF the game were the fast two double
plays and the pitching OF Smith Of the Lash s
Bitters Smith helped to win the game for
his team with three base HIT The Lash 8
Bitters have next Sunday and the remainder
Of September open and would be pleased to
hear from some fast country teams ADDRESS
j. Herzog, care of SpaIding Bros. & Co.,
154 Geary street, S43 Santa Clara avenue,
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16

Baker. Lane. Otis, Moody, Miller. Peart
and Meade.
All the freshmen played we'll and Il
would be unfair to individualize them.
For Lowell. Tufts at full had hard
task and did everything possible
against such heavy odds At three
advantage. Grimes and Hail were
also conspicuous among the other
backs
Hayward. Quill and Finn were the
best of the forwards, but the whole
pack was at a disadvantage, working
against much superior team
The annual meeting of the California
Rugby referees union was held last
night. Touching reference was made
to the memory OF the late Doctor Tay-
Tor, who was one of the organizers of
the union, and minute was placed
in the unions records on the good
work he had done for Rugby and his
connection with the union
The annual reports of the president
and secretary were read and adopted.
and the election of officers resulted as
follows:
President. w. Unmack (re-elected)
secretary and treasurer, l.. s. Redding;
delegate to Rugby union, W. J. Howe:
examination board, j. Lafferty. ID. B.
Blair. w. j. Howe. j.. Moffat. w. Un-
mack and secretary ex-officio; auditors,
w. Thomas, d. B. Blair.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
THE CALLS PAGE OF SPORTS -
BERKELEY FRESHMEN
TOO BIC FOR LOWELL
High School Boys Fail to Score, While Blue
And Gold Piles Up 40 Points
By WILLIAM UNMAcK

At California field yesterday after
noon the blue and gold babies simply
wiped the floor with the Lowell high
team to the extent of 40 points to 0.
The babies played grand style of
Rugby and simply outclassed their op-
ponents in all departments of the
game. The freshmen played a fine
open game all the way through and
made 1t too fast for the schoolboys
from start to finish. In the scrums the
freshmen were masters of the Situa-
tion, and their weight was too much
for the school team.
AS a combined team the blue and
gold showed better form today than
in any of its previous games and the
fine concerted passing of the backs
was of high order. The Lowell
team played an uphill game against
severe odds and the boys were unable
to do anything with the combined
dribbling and passing rushes of their
opponents.
On one or two occasions in the
early stages of the game the Lowell
lads started some good dribbles, but
they were unable to break through
the splendid defense of the babies.
Grimes got away on one occasion, but
the babies soon transferred the play.
The collegians scored at will. One of
the best swerving runs of the day was
made by Martin, who went in for a
good try. Other men who scored were
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
Miss HOtChkiSS
Loses LaurelS
To Miss Sutton
One of Famous Sisters RegainS
Tennis Championship
Lost Last Year
By ARTHUR INKERsLEY
Especial Dispatch to The Call

DEL MONTE. Sept. 15.-Today's play
concluded the twenty-second annual
championship tournament OF the Pacific
States lawn tennis association and pro-
duced three new champions In the
morning Charles Rogers won the cham
pionship in junior singles by defeating
]. Strachan in the fnal match. Miss
Florence sutton beat Miss Hazel Hotch-
kiss in two straight sets and George
James won the championship in mems
singles. defeating Charles Rogers three
sets out of four.
The championship match In junior
singles was played in the morning be-
tween c. Rogers and j. Strachans Rog-
ers winning in three straight sets.
In the final match of ladies' singles
Miss Hotchkiss won the first game and
Miss Sutton the second; Miss Hotchkiss
won the third game and Miss sutton
took the fourth; Miss sutton won the
fifth. sixth and seventh. and Miss
Hotchkiss II won the eighth and nd. ninth. nth
toms favor: Miss sutton won the tenth'
game and set, ST In the second set
Miss H0tehkiss Miss st9 won tae the ss ,nsyS two
Miss Hotchkiss won the fourth: Miss
sutton won the fifth. sixth and seventh.
making the score IS: Miss Hotch-
klSS tOOh TIC clS licn MISS coheOa
won the ninth and tenth games. set and
match. Miss sutton played strongly
and cleverly. being very steady. while
Miss Hotchkiss put several balls in the
net in an effort to "kilr' them. Rallies
were quite long. both playing a care
full back court game and rarely taking
the net. Miss Florence sutton regains
the championship which she won In
1907 and lost in 1908 TO her sister. May
In the first set OF the championship
match between George James and
Charles Rogers in mems singles. james
won Ave games out of the first six. the
score being 81 in his favor Rogers
played UP wonderfully and brought the
score to ALL Then Rogers took the
eleventh and twelfth games and won
the first set. 7-5- James won the next
three sets. 6-3. 6-3. 6-4. Rogers
played excellentiy. but was evidently
tired by his exertions in the junior
singles and doubles, both of which he
won. James played a hard smashing
game as usual
The tennis players and their friends
dined together In the banquet hall at
night. the trophies being presented by
DIR. Summer Hardy, president of the
Pacific States lawn tennis association.