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Cañon City record., 1909-12-02
REFORMS ARE DELAYED
No Prospect of Securing Postal Saw
ings Bank or Currency Reform
At the Coming Session.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Recent con-
pretty definitely developed two facts
in connection with the administrative
programme at the coming session Of
congress. The first of these is that
there is no probability OF the monetary
commission report being presented or
considered.
The second Is that legislation look
ing toward the establishment of a
system of postal savings banks will
have to wait until the monetary COM
mission report is made and a new cur
rency law enacted. Representative
Weeks OF Massachusetts,. chairman of
the house committee on postoffices
and post roads, and Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts called on the president
today and when he left the white house
Mr.. Weeks said II practically had been
determined that postal savings banks.
would not be considered at the coming
session.
This does not mean that President
Taft will not recommend such a sys-
tenn of banks in his message. but II
is said. the chances are that he will
agree to postponement OF the con-
sideration until next year. One OF
the arguments which the president
has used in connection with the es-
tablishment OF postal savings banks
is that the money secured through
these agencies as deposits could very
well be used In taking up the per
cent government bonds which are a
drug on the market and which the
president thinks should never have
been Issued at low rate OF interest
Cañon City record., 1909-12-02
COLORADO TELEPHONE
WILL SPEND $4,000 ON
FLORENCE LINES.

Florence, Nov. 29.-After a delay Of
several weeks. work was started this
morning installing the new telephone
system OF the Colorado Telephone
company
At least twenty-five men will be
employed in the construction work
here for the next three months. The
new improvements will entail an ex-
pense OF about $4,000.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-02
FORMER GOVERNOR HERE.

Denver. Nov. 29.-Former Govern
or A. w. Mcintyre. chief executive OF
Colorado from 1895 to 1897, accompa-
MED by his wIfe. visited the state
officials at the statehouse yesterday.
He now resides In Everett. Wash.
where he is Interested in mines.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-02
FITZGARRALD MAY PARDON.

Denver. Nov. 29.-The Shafroth au-
minIstration has broken Its record in
the matter OF pardons. Today Act
ing Governor Fitzgarrald granted n
pardon to Mary Murphy. sentenced
to ninety days by Magistrate C. J.
Gavin for vagrancy. Her daughter
Mrs. Thos. Shields of Florence. will
provide a home for her.
Cañon City record., 1909-12-02
FLORENCE GIRLS ARE
DEFEATED BY SALIDA.

Florence. Nov. 29.-The Salida and
Florence basketball teams contested
for honors Saturday night. the visitors
being victorious by a score OF 1874.
This is the first game for the Flor
ence girls with an outside team. The
salidas were rendered a banquet after
ter the game.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
FLAMMARION.

The great French astronomer says that
the earth breathes. or expands and con-
tracts about eight inches every day.
That idea has long been i'll accord with
my theory of the universe. | hold that,
relatively, electricity is a straight move
ment like magnetism is a spiral NOV
ing in circle around the electric cur
rent and in opposite direction to the
electric current motion. The electric
current contracts or condenses matter
and the magnetic spiral expands mat
ter: therefore the earth expands and
contracts as stated by Flammarion.
The magnetic spiral becomes, without
change, relative electric current and
a spiral movement. what we called a
magnetic spiral These two are infinite,
relatively so small that they are beyond
human knowledge and SO large that all
the universes of nature are propelled by
this one universal force
As I see the wonderful workings of
nature the starting point is the coming
together of the smallest Of electric
atoms, so small that human knowledge
can not reach them, and therefore they
are called magnetic currents, the small
er always moving in a circle around the
current of larger atoms.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
THE CANNING FACTORY
Report Submitted to the Stockholder
Meeting Fri 'ay Afternoon.

The stockholders Of the North Louis
lana Canning Factory held their annual
meeting Friday afternoon i'll the room
of the State Fair Association and Pro-
gressive League, 2I3 Milan street.
Directors were elected as follows
Gardner Blades. John Holm, g. W.
Leopard, J. Rockefeller, H. S. Norton
E. NJ Hoyer, John L. Gayle. Fl. S.
Roach, f. d. Bland, Geo. l.. Wood
ward, T. L. Stringfellow, w. T. Craw-
ford, F. A. Hilly, w. C. Agurs, l.. N.
Brueggerhoff, E. I. Lindholm and T.
Youree.
While there was no profit there IS nc
loss, but much benefit has been expert
enced by number Of people.
| A greater effort will be directed to
wards securing the cooperation OF re
tail grocers in selling the home made
product. which is unsurpassed and car
not be exceled.
All who have used the home produc
speak in praise of it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Nill be open shortly after the middle OF

will be open shortly after the middle OF
March.
Three or four mems lodges and un-
ions have already given encouragement
and financial aid 10 the endeavOr. and
with more such aid the undertaking vii
prove success and the Free Reading
Hall Guild will be able to continue i'll
definitely this needed work.
The hall will be open. for the present
from about 80 pm. to 0:5o or 10 pm
and on SUNDAYS from 10 m to 10 pm
Notice will be given later Of the eNac
date OF opening. at which time the pub
lie will be extended an earnest invita-
ton to come. inspect the hall. bring ;
free will offering Of money. books, mag
azines. papers. contributions to maga
zines Or papers. furniture or only thel
good will
a little music will be rendered durn.
the evening and light refreshments vii
/ Be served Any one wishing to con
tribute before that date can communi
cate with the chairman OF the Ere
Reading Hall Guild, Mrs. Biilinssley
new phone 1897. or with Mrs Randel
! Hunt. No. 462 old.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
FREE READING HALL
Will Be Opened the Middle of March Ii
West End Near the Bank.

Realizing the need Of some free place
for recreation for the people of Shreve-
port, a number of the women of this
city who are ever alert to benefit their
fellow townsmen, have launched the idea
of free reading hall to be located in
West Shreveport, where papers, maga-
zines and books will be conveniently
arranged for reading and simple games
such as checkers, dominoes, ETC.. will be
provided. The hall will be absolutely
free to all white men and women over
the age of fifteen; the only membership
fee to consist of orderly conduct while
in the hall.
The undertaking is one worthy the
support of all our citizens, and the band
of earnest women have begun this
movement trusting in the aid of every
one who feels that such reading room
is needed.
The hall will be located on Texas
avenue near the West End Bank and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
A SAD STORY.

Interstate Newsboy of Logansport,
La: A sad story is that Of little Jeff
Davis Scott, who was brought here from
San Antonio and laid to rest in the
local cemetery. The little fellow was &C
cidentally drowned near his home in
San Antonio and brought here for bur
ial Tuesday. His mother was formerly
Miss Kate Strickland who lived here
for a number of years with her parents
and has a number of relatives and
friends here. The little boy was sec
ond nephew of the famous Jeff Davis
of Arkansas.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending March 6, 1000.
Marriages: Jessie Johnson and Miss
Ethel Oden; w. w. Shirrelle and Miss
Julia Todd Howard Bremmen and
Roberta Erie
Deaths-Colored: Mandy Anderson
50 years: Rapp Flynn, % years; Ruby
Washington. I year; Cornelius Sanders
81 years; Eddie Herman, years; Geo.
Jackson, 4 months; Ira Cooper, 2t
years; Wiley Jones, 4 months. Non
residents: Mrs. B. C. Crandall, p
years; Luther Sims, 2S years Mallie
Green, 81 years; Elsie Bonney, 80 years
Riley Gordon, 28 years; Henry Miller
80 years.
OF the above five died at the Charity
Hospital and one at Louisiana Santa
rum. A. S. REISOR,
Health Officer
D. B. SEAY, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
STEAMBOAT EXCURSION
The Two Mayors of Texarkana and a
Party of Citizens in Shreveport.

Yesterday afternoon the two Mayors
of Texarkana and a party of citizens
from the two cities reached Shreveport
on the steamer Porter. The party had
been expected yestrday aftrnoon and
there was named to meet them COM
mittee of the Progressive League. The
party was delayed en- route by an acct
dent to the machinery of the Porter.
The object Of this excursion IS strict
| lv in the interest of navigation. he
citizens of Texarkana and the towns on
and adjacent to Red river are III earn
est on the question of the Improvement
of Red river and i'll steamboat navlga-
ton. The party returned home by rail
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
THE SECRET
The City Council and Gross Lake anC
the City's Supply OF Water.

The "secret' which asitated some
minds has been let out OF the bag.
In brief, the Council on Tuesday last
was convened in secret session to dis
crss water.
This meeting was suggested from the
decision Of the Supreme Court. which
annulled the ownership of the Cross
Lake Hunting and Fishing Club and de
creed the title to vest in the State.
The secrecy was designed to Illustrate
any individual seeking a claim on this
lake, and through Mayor Dickson the
cit yl1as favorable entry with the State.
Cross Lake as suitable body OF
water for the use of the city has been
frequently discussed in the Caucasian
SO also has the proposed dam and the
supply from that source, as recommend
ed recently by Major Lowenthal, coun-
Gilman The advantage of this body OF
water has also been fully related i'll the
press. as outlined in the reports of En-
gineer Wilson.
| In the secret therefore the only ad
vantage. if any, was i'll frustrating any
right which may have been exercised by
some private interest.
| When the Caucasian was telling o
the advantages of Cross Lake as de
sirable source of water. there were
those. then in authority, who would have
no water but the water from Red river
and these were ready to have the source
Iof supply fixed on the Red river a few
miles above Shreveport.
1t is fortunate for the city that thes
efforts failed The needs of the cit,
may be supplied through Cross Lake
but in the problem of water let it b.
distinctly understood that the city mus
become possessed of its own water sup
ply. and therefore it rests with Mayo
Dickson and the present Council to III
augurate the necessary provisions Wlnc
shall secure for Shreveport the owner
ship of its water supply when the con
tract with the company supplying tn
city with water shall have expired i
August 1916 or seven years hence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

here reached Shreveport Yesterday
on special from New Orleans Mayor
Bellrman and members OF the Council
and prominent citizens Of that city.
These gentlemen come on a tour Of in
spection and to secure information con-
nected with the gas field OF Caddo par
ish
On reaching this city. the visitors
were welcomed by Mayor Dickson,
members of the City Council and prom
inent citizens of Shreveport.
Having breakfasted at the Inn the
party viewed the city and were then
conveyed by a special over the Kansas
City Southern Ell route to Vivian where
I. they l,,1ched.
| En- route the party viewed the burning
gas well and all the attractions connect
| ed with the gas and oil field and were
visibly impressed 10 many, if not all.
the party what they saw came as revela-
tions There can be 10 greater sight
than the view of the burning wells
| At every point the party received the
best attention and hearty welcomes
Among the party were several who had
never been to Shreveport and through
this section Of the State
In their view OF the city the party
were surprised agreeably over the spen-
did paved streets and the evidences of
progress and prosperity and were pro-
fuse i'll their expressions of satisfa
ton.
As is generally known by readers of
newspapers, the Busch-Everett interests
propose to supply New Orleans with
natural gas from the field of Caddo and
are seeking tifty-year contract will,
the City of New Orleans 1t is not pos
sible to minimize the advantages of
natural gas The experience of Shreve-
Iport has been very satisfactory and
would regard it calamity if deprived
of it. OF its many advantages it is al
ways ready and is cheap. the cheapest
fuel which can be used for all purposes
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
REAL ESTATE MARKET
Record o. Realty Transactions III the
City and Parish.

Real estate transfer furnished by the
Caddo Abstract Co. Ltd, 5I7 Marshall
street, opposite court house. J. d. Eu-
bank. president; F, A. Leonard, vice
president: Sam w. Mason, secretary
D. P Eubank. treasurer.
!. G. McCue Producers Oil Co., I'M
divided IA interest in south half of Sec
ton "a, and south half of north half of
section 24-2o-I5. and Is acres off west
end of southwest quarter OF northwest
quarter sec. 1o-2o-I5; $500.
c. A. Parrott to F. NJ. Hearne, lot
block II Mooringsport; 500.
c. A. Parrott to S. S. Pittman and
| J. T. Winston. lot :, block IL Moorings-
port $500.
Albert Barnett to Mrs Annie Gar
net. lot 5 square F block o. Roland
Jones subdivision: $27oo.
Alfred f. Ford to The Hammett
Lumber & Construction Co., 40 feet or
Hamilton street: sos.
VIM. Hamilton, trustee, to Howell I
Robinson. lots 81 81 80 40 II y 40 50 81
- 80 90 of west half of northeast quar-
ter section 5-10-I6; 5000.
F. F. Jeter to John D. Wilkinson G
al. IL interest in lots I and and par
Of lot 3 and southeast quarter of south
west quarter sec. 5-1o-Io: $500.
Louis Davis to Gulf Refining Co.
southeast quarter OF southeast quarte
section ;, and northwest quarter of TIL,
northeast quarter section 5-IS-I5; $1Soo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

Copyrighted 1000 BY ". T. Foster, ,
Washington. d. G., March b--LaSt
bulletin gave forecasts OF disturbance to
cross the continent I TO s. warm wave
:, to !. cool wave . to 10. This disturb
ance was expected to come i'll at the be
ginning Of a week OF cold weather and
to be followed by severe cold and a
northern blizzard.
Next disturbance will reach the Pa
cifc coast about Q. cross Pacific slope by
close of 10. great central valleys II to
I3, eastern states "A. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 9. great central
valleys II. eastern states I3. Cool wave
will cross the Pacific slope about II
great central valleys II, eastern states
TO- This disturbance will radically
change weather conditions from real
winter to blamy spring for a few days.
The cool wave following will, in some
places. be a cold wave. but not much
precipitation While temperatures were
cAptCttu ~ 80 uoNll ifOlI IhSt udNS vi
February to about March 8. the aver
age rise March s to 20 will be greater
than the average rise Of the season
| The last half of March will be warmer
and drirer than usual.
Following March 8 all weather feat
ures will be of greater intensity or force
than usual throughout the month ant
destructive storms may be expected a
any time.
There is no reason why farmer
should not obtain good prices for thei
products throughout the year and whel
prices begin to go down it should be u1l
derstood a scheme Of the spectators
While | am not expecting famine Il
farm products it will not be boom croI
year. At Chicago prices of corn shoul'
not go bel 65 cents and wheat no
below ST. 49, New Orleans prices 0
cotton sh,.ld not go below 10 cents
Our lawmakers should find some wa
to break up the schemes of spec,,lator
!by which they cause great and unnatura
fluctuations i'll prices Of the cereals.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
THE ThURMOND CASE
Sensational Charges Alleged by the City
Attorney.

There has been filed by the city attor-
ney against I. H. Thurmond, Auditor,
a series OF charges, alleging nlalfeas-
ance, incompetency, disrespect, neglect
of duty, ct ceteras. These charges are
the result of the action pending i'll the
court to raise Ihurmonds salary. 1t
is alleged that seven OF the councimen
OF the city do not approve this action of
the city attorney
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
RIVER AND MEAIHE.R

River: Arthur City 6.I, a fall OF OF:
White Cliffs 35 Il fall OF 20; Fulton
90, a fall of o.; Spring Bank "A,
fall Of 0 g; Shreveport 3 3, fal lof o. 5.
eWather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Unsettled weather and cooler
Sunday.
River forecast: y slight change or a
slow fall will occur at Shreveport and
points above during next 4S hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
PROFITABLE AT my PRICE.

Mansfield Enterprise: The seventy
dry counties in Kentucky, according to
the report Of the State Auditor, receive
a total OF s8o4oo6.05 more from the
State treasury than they turn in as
taxes. He says taxes will have to be
doubled, if the entire State goes dry.
However, good roads and prohibition
are cheap at any price.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
NOTICE:

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing of the Parish Board of Health held
January II, 1909, resolution was
adooted requiring all school children in
the parish TO be vaccinated, or show
certificates Of vaccination.
DIR. S. Y. ALEXANDER,
Parish Health OMeer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. 1268o-First District Court OF
Louisiana: Succession Of John and
Mary Kollburner.
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo !:
Notice i. hc-eby given that A. P. Brown
has this day applied to be appointed ad-
upinistrator of said succession, and un-
La. sooposition be made thereto %ithin
tlue time specified by law, he will be aP-
pointed as prayed for.
J Witness the Honorable Thomas F.
peil. Judge of said court, this 21st day
,nf January 1000. w. M. LEVY,
Jan. II. Deputy elerk'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

When you are looking for the good
kind of stationery, remember that we
are still at 517 Edwards street and will
print that kind for you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
THE GAS FIELD

Mayor Behrman Councimen and Prom
lncnt Citizens of New Orleans Are
Welcomed Visitors to Shreveport and
Caddo Parish.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed quiet and steady
Receipts 66 bales.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
COTTON MARKET.

Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, March 6, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE

VIII Radically Change the Weather
Conditions from Real Winter tc
Balny Spring for a Few Days-Last
Half OF March VIII Be Drier anc
Warmer 'Than Usual.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

D. B. SEAY, Secretary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-10-07

sault and battery of high and
aggravated nature and was SEN
fenced to serve six months on
chaingans or pay fine of $l25.
The State vs. George Gamble,
malicious mischief. Sealed SEN
tence. The defendant was not
under bond, We understand, and
failed to appear to receive SEN
tence.
Probably the most sensa tional
case expected to be heard at
this term of court was that OF
the State against 2 M Lee, G P
Johnson and Y B Johnson.
charged with arson. The grand
jury, however, returned no bill
and so the prosecution failed.
This case has been pending since
last winter and it aroused much
interest in the county and over
the State, the three young men
involved being accused of burn
ing the store of one OF their
number,P NJ Lee, at Scranton.
The court of general sessions
ad iourned Tuesday afternoon, lat
| 6 o'clock.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-10-07
Both Boys Saved.

Louis Boon,a "a leading merchant Of
Norway, Mich, writes: "Three bot,
ties of Foley's Honey and Tar abso-
lutely cured my boy of severe
cough, and a neighbours boy, who
was so i'll with cold that the doc
tors gave him up, was cured by tax.
ing Folev's Honey and Tar Moth
ing else is as safe and sure in results
D G. Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-10-07
PROCEEDINGS OF Court
OF GENERAL SESSIONS,
ARATHER HEAVY DOCKET THIS TERM
SEVERAL CASES OF UNUSUAL
INTEREST.

The court of general sessions
convened here Monday at 10
O'Clock a IN, Judge 7 S Sease
of the seventh circuit presid.
ing. Solicitor Stoll and Ste
nographer Wood were at their
respective posts OF duty.
Judge Sease, in his charge to
the grand jury, stated that 1t
was sometimes hard thing to
know what to say to a grand
Jury. However, he handled the
matter well, spea king at
some length, and touching
somewhat upon the general
duties of members of the grand
Jury. He referred to the rumor
so often heard that criminals
were not punished in the courts
and asked where lay the fault.
He stated that it was not the
fault of the grand Jury, as
he had found that body seldom,
if ever, failed to find true bills
in proper cases. He stated
that it was not the Solicitors
fault, nor the Judges fault;
but said that sometimes it was
the fault of the petit jury who
allowed themselves to be de-
ceived by false testimony. He
said the real basis OF the
trouble was the perjured testi-
mony that is given in court; that
witnesses swear falsely either
to clear a friend in trouble or
to convict someone against
whom they have a hatred. He
dwelt at some length upon this
phase, and said that there
should be some prosecutions
brought for perjury, and that
if some citizens did not start
the prosecution it was not only
within the right and powers of
the grand jury, but their duty
to do it. He said that the
LAWYER who defended the
criminal could not be blamed, ,as
he was there to see that his
client gets a fair and impartial
trial, and that he was but doing
his duty in taking advantage of
every right accorded him by the
law.
The Judge then took up the
bills that were ready to be
given out to the grand jury and
charged them specifically as to
the law in the several indict-
ments.
The following cases were dis
posed of by the court:
The State VS. Sam Turner and
jeff Self, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying
a concealed weapon. The court
ordered a verdict of not guilty
as to Turner; Self was found