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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
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THE PANAMA SCANDAL.

Ill EhiNTNNhA NS\S1AiNb4AL
Fraud in the Panama Canal Deal is
the charge of Congressman Rainey of
Illinois in his sensational speech deliv
cred in the House of Representatives of
the United States Tuesday
Such charge can not be ignored
In this speech William Nelson Crom-
well is denounced as a Buccaneer and
the Roosevelt administration is held &C
countable to the fullest measure of ds-
credit.
The Panama Scandal has been a
stencil in the nostril of the people and
will not down, notwithstanding the de-
tern1ined efforts to squelch those who
have been sufficiently bold and honest
to hold it to the full glare of an impair
tial investigation.
To denouncc men prominent in the
public service as Glars because they
have alleged these frauds is no refuta-
tion of such charges.
An honest man, if charged with
crime and not being guilty would insist
on thorough inquiry. He would be
satisfied with nothing less than the
most ample proof of his innocence.
This charge by a member of Congress
and one Of the prominence of Mr..
Rainey can not be brushed aside with a
wave of the hand.
Not only were Cromwell general
counsel for the new French Panama
Canal Company and counsel and di-
rector of the Panama Railroad, which
is owned by the United States Govern
ment, and Don Jose Domingo de Obal-
dia, President of Panama, denounced,
but Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
was scored to the quick In referring to
Senator Lodge Mr.. Rainey said: Il
have not heard of any Secret Service
agents disturbing the senior Senator
from Massachusetts,, and yet he is di-
rectly, individually and solely respon-
sible that there was taken out of the
Treasury Of the United States over
$I,ooo,ooo."
This is no vague charge and its cog
llixance must be forced on the Senator
from Massachusetts. He can not remain
passiEe nor indulge in silent contempt
which would be construed as an equiv
alent Of guilt He should demand an in
vestigation if he is an honest man and
free from all taints and connection of
this discredit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
IIUEJE HEARD.
Harris County Senator Opposes
Submission s,e Amendment.

Austin, Jan. 2S.-According to pro-
gram. Senator Hume Of Harris county
Wedne sday occupied the floor in the
senate with Il speech aaSinst submiS-
sion of prohibition amendment He
placed, he said, the wishes of the
people ahead of the dictates of Demo
cratic party of Texas. although he as
serted that he was loyal Democrat.
but that party had exceeded its au-
thority in the injection of this propos-
ition as a platform demand He stood.
he declared. for the constitution as
the solemn will of the people: that the
| constitution provided for his district
to have a senator. and that he repre-
scented both the state and his district.
He had pledged himself to the people
of his district and could not and would
not change his position on this aues.
ton.
Senate WIS flooded with petitions
Wednesday from citiZins favoring or
protesting against various measures.
Senator SeHter sent up a petition
signed by 3.0oe residents of Dallas
! aud his district protesting aaginst
the passag" Of the anti-racing bill;
also petition from the president Of
the Texas Harness and Horse Breed
crs' association and president of the
TcNaS Thoroughbred association pro.
testing against the anti-racing law at
present. hnt in favor of racing only at
county fairs
Petitions were also received protest.
ing against an ant-hank guarantee
law.
Among bills introduced in the sen.
ate were: BY Harper: Fixing sal
airy of superintendent of public build.
ings and grounds at $500
BY Watson: Fixing compensation
of court stenosraphers and repeating
present stenographers' law.
BY Bryan ct al Granting relief to
railroads that have taken out charters
since 1900 to build extensions and
have not been able to complete such
extension.
By Hudspeth: Providing the man.
ner in which the road and bridge fund
shall be expended
The governor sent to the senate for
confirmation list of his appoint.
ments of boards of trustees and d.
rectors Of various state institutions
Not many changes are noted On
board of regents of the university
three new members are appointed-A
w. Fly. Galveston: A. w Terrell
Austin: and Hanson Gary. Tyler. They
succeed former Governor Lanham. +
A. Calvin. and II. Marx Calvin from
Houston and Marx. Galveston.
On board Of Confederate home W.
H. Richardson, Sr.. is appointed to
succeed Colonel Joel H. B. Miller.
both of Austin.
On board of agricultural and me.
chanical college A. r. McCollum of
Waco. is appointed to succeed l. y.
McInnis.
The senate passed finally the bill
by Senator Alexander putting into e.
feet the school amendment voted GU
at the last general election. permit
ting school districts to vote bond is.
sues by only majority vote of taxpay.
ers instead of two-thirds. as at present
It also passed the Waco charter bill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
TEXAS AND TEXANS.

Hon. w. J. Bryan speaks ut Tevar
kama Jan. 20
Fire at Garland Dallas county. 6id
$4,000 damage
Tho past six days forty families have
located in Haskell county
Rule. Haskell county, will soon have
an electric light and ice plant
Jacob Miller of Gainesville and Mrs
Elizabeth Johnson OF Terrell. both six
ty years of age, We're married at Kauf.
man.
horse fell on Ed Stalworth. a lead
ing stOckman of Cooke county, while
he was riding the animal in rounding
up cattle, killing the rider.
In the southern part of Taylor county
T. B. Ober raised on six acres nine
bales of long staple cotton from seed
secured in Red River county.
William Whyte, long time resident
of Dallas. formerly superintendent of
the Texas and New Orleans railroad
and native OF Scotland, is dead.
by an explosion at Temple E. H.
Vadenan, Santa Fe railway engin
Gel, was Ht' NY piece OF glass IN an
eye. The optic had to be taken out
President Frank Trumbun of the
Colorado and Southern railway stated
at Childress that after his retirement
next month he will visit Egypt and the
Holy Land
Two negroes. Frank Lane and Billy
Webb. were arrested in Van Zandt
county on charge OF running an illicit
distillery They We're taken to Tyler
and released on bond
Hon Cullen F.. Thomas of Waco
has become connected with Dallas
law firm and will soon move his fam.
lily to that city ELI will be rendered a
banquet by the Waco lar.
Captain w. S. Haywood. a noted
civil engineer. long connected with the
Cotton Belt railway, died at his resi-
dence in Jefferson after long illness,
aged fifty-seyeD years. He leaves q
widow.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
ACTION PUT OFF.
Adjournment Matter Comes Up
Feb. Is In House.

Austin Jan ga concurrent res.
olution by Mr.. Fuller ct al. that the
regular session of the Thirty-first leg
islature Shall stand adjourned sine
die at IL O'Clock. noon Saturday,
March 10. 1909, was offered. and Mr..
Fuller moved that the resolution be
placed on the table to subject to call.
Lost. Mr.. Rayubrn moved to post
pone consideration until March II. Mr..
Fitzhugh moved to table the amend
ment. Carried.
MIR. Terrell of Cherokee moved to
postpone consideration until Feb. 90
at p. m. Mr.. Crockett of Mitchell
moved TO table the motion to postpone
Motion 10 bahle carried.
Mr.. fitzhNgh moved to postpone con
sideration until Feb Is Mr.. Baker
OF Hood moved to table the original
motion and motion to postpone. The
motion to table was lost. q ayes to
so noes. The motion by Mr. Fitzhugh
to postpone until Feb. IS carried
Bill by Mr.. McCalum of McCulloch
P'Oh''iiHt> HuIttHS upon pOSIeu lGnuS
in McCulloch and San Saba counties
was passed finally. being amended by
the addition of AtascOsa. Coke. Hamjl-
ton and Mills counties to the list Of
counties placed under the operation of
the law
Bill by Mr.. Walker making attempt
ed theft from the person a felony. was
laid before the house Following a
plea for it's passage by the author, Mr..
Canaies offered an amendment that
the enacting clause be stricken out
Mr. Canales said sense should be nxer
cised by the Legislature in the pas,
age OF laws and particularly criminal
laws. He said the passage of the bill
making attempted theft from the per
son felony would result in many
cases of blackmail
A motion by Mr.. Hamilton of Chill
dress to table the Canaies amendment
prevailed. The bill was passed to en-
grossmcnt.
The Waco city charter bill by Mr.
Maxwell was passed finally
Mr.. Fltzhugh announced that al
though Monday he had served notice
that he would Tuesday call up Mr.
Mobley's motion to reconsider the vote
postponing the submission resolution.
he would not do so because he under
stood that several suDmissionists were
absent from the city. so you can rest
easy concluded Mr. FhtZhugh. ad
dressing the submissionists.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
FAVORS ExPUNGiNG.
Special Committee Suggests This Ac-
ton With Speech Of Willett.


Washington. Jan. 2S.-Recommend-
ing that the speech delivered in the
house last week by Representative
Willett of New York, in which the
president was severely criticised. be
eNpungcd from the Congressional Rec
ord. the select committee appointed to
consider the speech submitted it's re.
port to the house Wednesday, A let
ter to the committee by Representa-
tive Willett. urging that his speech
remain in the Record accompanied the
report
In his letter Mr., Willkt claims he
did not transcend..s the sS,les of the
house. but that he Us entirely within
his rights to make H. speech under
the order Of gene4al debate. Free
dom of speech has always been held
SO sacred. he declares. that the ut
most latitude has been allowed in de-
bate, and | respectfully submit that
to strike my speech from the Record
in this instance would establish a pre-.
cedcnt extremely dangerous.
This is the resolution recommended
by the special committee for adoption
by the house:
Resolved. That the speech of Mr..
Willett. printed in the Daily Con-
gressional Record Jan. IS. 1909,
contains language improper and in VIC
lation of the privileges of debate. and
the same should be stricken from the
permanent record
The house. with hut few faint
nays. adopted the report Of the special
committee on the Willett speech.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
SUCCESSION SALE

Succession of James M. Malone. De-
ceascd--In District Court for Wei
ster Parish. Louisiana.
BY virtue of commission issued BY
the Honorable District Court for WEI
ster Parish. Louisiana. in the above
styled succession. and to me directed.
will offer for sale at public auction. dur
ing the legal hours for sales and accord
ing to law. at the principal front door
OF the court house in Caddo Parish. On
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1000.
The following described property ,;,u.
ated IN Shreveport, to-wit: Lot No.
IN block 10 Of the Fair Ground Suhd;-
vision OF the City of Shreveport. =. ,.r
map on file. with all Improvement.
thereon. Property to be sold for cab
II exceeding two-thirds of the appraised
value thereof be bid
J. P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff and ex- OAicio Auct;one..
January }. 1000
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
WILLARD NO MORE.
Prominent Citizen Of Beaumont Sue
cumbs to Blood POISONING.

Prominent Citizen Of Beaumont Sue
cumbs to Blood Poisoning.
Beaumont, Tex. Jan. 2S.-George
O'Brien Willard. aged sixty-four years.
died Tuesday at his residence as a
result of blood poisoning caused by a
fall on sidewalk which injured his
hand slightly. Tuesday afternoon his
left arm was amputated just below the
elbow
Mr.. Willard. who was a resident of
Beaumont forty years. had accumu
lated considerable wealth as a nrop.
erty holder. and besides his public
duties and private affairs he had
charge of the building Of the Temper
ance Hall association. He was active
and clear. strong and energetic until
he was confined to his home a couple
of weeks ago. He was prominent
Methodist and of generous DISPOSE.
ton. A widow and three adult chill.
dren survive.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
SUCCESSION NOTICE

No. '1.21o-First District Court. Par.
'sh OF Ca,ldo. State Of Lou;,;au.
Succession Of Claud Robinson. De-
ceased.
Notice - hereby given that Amir.
Robinson. administrative. has this d,x
we" "er mat account in said success
sion. and unless opposition he mad.
'nere'o with" the time specified bv law
'''e same will be duly honaoIosated =,
prayed Tor.
witness the Honorable A. J. Mur6
,""se OF said court. this the nth dav Of
January ipCU.
w. AZ. LEVY.
'" ~ Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
GOVERNORS FATHER ILL.
Stricken With Pneumonia While
on Visit to Dallas.

Dallas, Jan 2S.-While T. d. Camp
bell of Greenville, father of Governor
Campbell and James Campbell. the
visit to Dallas friends he was stricken
with pneumonia. He was at once taken
to St. Paul's sanitarum. Owing to
his advanced age of eighty years at
tending physicians express doubt as
to the aged mans recovery Both
sons as well as the remainder of the
family at Greenvile We're wired the
old gentleman's condition.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Natchitoches, La.
January ID, 1909. - Notice is hereby
given that William A. Cannon, of To-
gansport, Louisiana, who, on December
IA, 1908, made Homestead Application
No. 1927, No. o58o, for the northwest
quarter of southeast quarter and west
half of northeast quarter, section "a.
township II north. range IS west, Louis
lana meridian, has filed notice of inteu-
ton to make final FIVE year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before L. H. Bell, Jr, clerk of
court, at Mansfield, La, on the Ist day
of March 1909. Claimant names az
witnesses w. r. Davis, H. l.. Odcn. w.
w. Billingsley, C. NJ. Smith. all Of Lo-
gansport, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA.
Register.
Caucasian, Shreveport, La I-,o
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
School Trouble Settled.

Brownwood, Tex. Jan. 2S.-The
strike among school teachers at Santa
Anna, twenty miles west, was adjust
cd and school has recommended with
the same teachers The trouble arose
when the son Of physician resisted
a whipping by Professor Starnes, the
principal. The boy was expelled. but
the board of trustees sent him back
to school Monday. seven teachers
went on strike and the school closed
The trouble was ended by the boys
father sending him away to school
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Checks Worthless.

Laredo, Tex. Jan. 2S.-A young man
arrived and registered from Guthrie,
Okla. and at once got in touch with
the real estate agents to buy onion
lands He drew check at each OF
the three tanks under a different
name for $1,000. However. before the
hxrks were notified that the checks
we're not good he disappeared into
3e1lco Without see aring . dollar.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED
Parents Injured After Trying to
Save Loved Ones.

Pittsburg. Jan 2S.-Four children
riously injured in fire which de-
strOyed the home of A. NJ. Kendall at
BrysOn HILL Dunbar Pa, east of this
city. The dead are Earl Kendall
eleven years of age; Pearl Kendall.
aged seven: Anna Kendall. aged 1 ;;
a baby two years of age.
The parents made repeated efforts
to reach the room occupied by the
chilren. but We're finally compelled to
jump from a second story window to
save themselves. 1t is believed the
fire started from a gas stove.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28

assistance of the present administra.
ton and of the next president of the
United States"
Mr.. Rainey traced the history of
the proposed canal for 100 years back
and warned that we have already
started in the direction of the rocks
upon which the French companies
were wrecked"
Speaks Of Libel Suits.
Referring to the government libel
suits against the New York World and
the grand jury Investigations now in
progress iii this city and in New York,
Mr.. Rainey said:
IF we are to carry this project
through to a successful conclusion we
must avoid graft. 1t is not the part of
wise craftsmanship to dispose of reso-
buttons asking for an investigation of
any phase of the canal question with
the sweeping and absolutely unsup-
portable official declaration that there
Is nothing to investigate 1t is not
the part of sound craftsmanship and
true patriotism to attempt to revive
the obsolete common law of 200 wears
ago and to employ all the tremendous
agencies of the government in at
tempting to crush newspapers which
have had the courage to call attention
to questionable transaction in con,
nection with the canal"
He submitted for record papers and
documents in support of many of the
allegations contained in his speech.
ObaIdia Not Spared.
He was particularly bitter in his de-
nunciations Of NJ. Cromwell. general
counsel for the new French Panama
Canal company. and unsparing in his
attack on President Obaldia of Pan
ANA. who, he said. represented. as no
other Spanish-American statesman in
his generation, all that is corrupt in
SpanishAmerican politics.
Without Obaldia," he stated. "Crom-
wells career would have been impossi-
BILE. Without Cromwell Obaldia would
have been impossible"
Against President Elect Taft Mr..
Rainey directed the accusation that
on the occasion of his last trip to
Panama in May "he did nothing on the
1stthmus except openly push the can
didacy of Obaldia for the presidency"
AAC dSSNitc tutl very tulHIy Ne1iSu
threat to seize the republic if Obildia
was not elected was contained in a
letter written by Mr.. ,aft to the then
President Amador. and that to pre-
vent this Obaldia's opponent withdrew
Holds Lodge Responsible.
In referring to the 100000 involv-
ed in the purchase of two steamships
for the Panama Canal Railroad com.
pany. which the canal commission
di not want and did not need" Mr.
Rainey said they were bought because
the constituents of the senior sena-
tor from Massachusetts wanted to sell
them He held Senator lodge solely
responsible for the purpose
Speaks Of Ti'lman Case.
Mr.. Rainey said secret agencies of
the government discovered that Sena-
tor Tillman used his frank inadyert
emily in private correspondence, and
so deprived the government of reve-
nue. to the amount of cents. and the
matter was considered important
enough TO be embedded in special
message from the president to con-
gress, yet secret service agents had
not worried Senator Lodge. who. be
claims. is still Invited to ;. mite House
dinners
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
RUMOR OF THREATS.
Reports Were That Mott and Others
Were to BE Assassinated.

Reports Were That Mott and Others
Were to BE Assassinated.
Muskogee, Okla, Jan. 2S.-Some.
thing of a furry was experienced Wed.
nesday upon rumors of threats to as
sassinate NJ l.. Mott, attorney for the
Creek Indian Nation and others con-
nected officially with the investiga-
ton. Nothing tangible was obtain
able, however. and it is impossible to
trace the origin of the rumors to any
definite source.
Additional witnesses have arrived to
give testimony before the federal
grand jury now investigating the Mus
kogee town lot frauds. Late arrivals
were John c. Wilkinson of st. Louis,
former president of the Missouri Trust
company; Judge Nile and wife. H. H
Witcher and r. A. Newland. all Of
Bells, Tex.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Planning Profit SHARING.

Ell Paso. Jan. Phillips. Dodge 4
Co.. owners of the Copper Queen and
other large mining interests in Ari
iona. are planning to inaus,,ratc the
profit sharing system with their c,n
plOyees The stock will be sold I.
employees on the installmcnt plant a.
par.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Wacoites Rejoice,

Waco ain. 2S.-Business men are
rejoicing over message received
from Congressman Henry saying the
rivers and harbors bill will include
$4,000 for completing the work on
the upper Brazos river 1t also pro.
vides another amount for building six
dams and locks above Waco.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Hiohest Price of Season.

Corpus Christi. Tex. Jan. 2S.-Newt
Noakes. veteran truck farmer OF
this county has sold his entire cab
bage crop in the field to a Chicago
concern for $40 per acre This is the
highest price this season
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
One Dead. Nine Injured,

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Jan. 2S-A Union
Pacific railway train was wrecked $50
miles west, due to a broken rail. Miss
Emma Lingenpul of Danbury. H.. was
killed Nine persons were injured
U. s. Smith of McAlester Okla, had
his rigrt arm fractured
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Was gh-pegree Mason.

Sherman Jan. 2S.-Dr. B. B. Petit,
burned to death at the Southern hotel
fire at Fort Worth lived at Sherman
many years. He was thirty-second
degrer Mason holding membership at
South McAleSter.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
SEPARATE STATEHOOD BILLS.
House Committee on Territories Hopes
to Soon Report Them.

f7OuSe NOWWlttee OF ucVVtOsueS VOPeS
to Soon Report Them.
Washington. Jan. 2S-Evcry effort
is being made by the house committee
on territories to report the Arizona
and New Mexico separate statehood
bills by the end of next week.
The bills are being framed by the
Republican members of the commit.
tee. but will be exhibited to the min.
GRITTY members before hearing held
by the full committee The bills will
probably provide for gratis If land by
the federal government. to be used
primarily for the purpose Of liQuidat.
ing certain territorial debts.
1t is proposed. it is said. to give New
Mexico two representatives and Ari.
IONA one at large in the house.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28

No. 12,531-An the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: J. F. Daniels VS.. S. il Barnett.
By virtue of writ of 6eri facias in
the above entitled and numbered suit
from the Honorable First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish. Louisiana,
have seized and offered for sale, for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Mammoth MORTGAGE Filed.

Ardmore. Okla, Jan 2S-Papers
concerning the $115.OOO,oO0 mortgage
Of the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad to the Bankers Trust com
pany Of New York were filed in the
county registers office here
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Causes Pea, Estate to Soar.

Waco. Jan. aS,-Citizens of Eddy. in
the southern part of McLennan cou1l.
ty, aroused over the rumor that the
Katy is planning removing its head
quarters from HillSboro to Eddy. Real
estate prices are soaring.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
Favor3nle to Anti-R afflinu Bills.

Austin. Jan 2S.-The house commit
tee on criminal Jurisprudence report.
ed favOrably on two bills by Bowles
one prohibiting the conducting the
rafflcs of any Kind and the other pro
hibiting selling Of rattle tickets
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28
More Shots Faster Gov Pm.

Dallas, Jan 2S-Wh.,c two yolicc
men were escorting a boy arrest I, q,
minor charge, to the station he brok,
away. Five shots were fired ea,,
seeming to accelerate tha boys so 20
He was not captured
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-28


Washington, Jan. Charging that
William Nelson Cromwell, Roger l.
Farnham. Charles T. Taft and others
are parties to the most infamous
railroad proposition ever submitted To
any government, and that they are
being permitted not only to rob the
republic of Panama, but Indirectly the
treasury of the United States" Repre-.
sentative Rainey of Illinois directed
the searchlight Of publicity upon af-
fairs in the canal zone in startling
speech in support of his resolution pro-
viding an investigation lily congress of
the Panama canal purchase.
In their efforts in this direction. :"
he continued, they have had so far
the complete cooperation and active