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The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
COLD AND BILLIARDS
Much Snow North and Gold Rains
South-Snow Will Go Father South
Than Usual and Early Southern
Truck Gardens Will Suffer.

copyrighted 1909 by w. 7. Foster.
Washington. d. c., Jan 3o.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent 80 to February 3, warm
wave 20 to February ?. cool wave Feb
ruary to 5 This disturbance was ex-
pected to bring high temperatures and
be followed by a cold wave and that
followed by increasing force of all
weather features Very warm south,
very cold north.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about February 6, cross Pacific
slope by close of 7, great central vaflyes
8 to TO- eastern states H. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about e. great
central valleys 8. eastern states 10. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about g,
great central valleys II, eastern states
I3 This will be a severe disturbance,
will cause great extremes in weather
features. high temperature followed by
cold wave, severe storms with proba-
bilities favorable to tornadoes.
Following this disturbance will come
severe and long continued cold with
frequent Billiards. That will be one of
the coolest periods of the winter and
the coolest part of February. This spell
of extreme cold weather will not be so
severe in Canada as in the United
States The southern states and the
country along parallel 38 to 40 will get
the worst of these Billiards and the
cold Much snow north and heavy cold
rains south. Snow will go farther south
than usual and early southern truck
gardens will suffer.
This cold snap will continue until
about February I8. when temperatures
will go up in the southern states but
cold will continue in the eastern states.
February promises to be less severe for
western Canada and more severe for
the United States than January has
been. Large amounts of snow and rain
first of February promise good to gen
eral crops but will be very severe on
live stock and not comfortable for peo-
pie with outdoor habits
My forecast of great cold wave
with blizzard accompaniments for Jan
| uary IS to 20 was we'll put. If any OF
my readers are not satisfied that the
forecast was fulfilled / will try to cal
down the wrath of the elements fol
them during middle part of February
One of the greatest scientists of thi:
age struck the weather keynote wher
he urged investigators to search fol
weather cycles He dwelt upon tha
i theme by saying that when an indica
ton of cycle is found hunt it down
never give up the chase until all its part:
are uncovered, and then hunt for an
other cycle. That is what l have con
tinued to do for thirty three years til
| have found all the cycles. Some da,
the human race may learn how to per
fectly put these cycles together Th'
task is greater than | will be able te
accomplish
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31

$o5.s for them. and he has Just shipped
Io3 more TO the same market, and as
they are much better class OF hogs he
hopes to do even better. He has also
accumulated within the past few years
about 600 head OF cattle and makes sew
eral beef shipments a year to New Or
leans The resources of DeSoto parisl,
are wonderful, if our people will only
avail themselves OF the opportunity.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
.NEAR BEER" SO.CALLED
Convicted in the District Court-Case
from Oil City

In the District Court, Judge T. F.
Bell, W. A. Hemby was found guilty in
one case and fne1 by the court to paw
$1oo an dcosts or work 90 days on the
public road. He was found not guilty
in one case.
One witness testified that he had
drunk eight to twelve dozen bottles OF
near beer" in eight to ten hours and it
did not make him drunk.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
STOCK RAISING DEMONSTRA.
TTON

Mansfield Enterprise: Mr. John Sto-
rey, who recently operated the old Beck
place OH Bayou Pierre, has demonstrat-
ed that stock raising is a profitable oc-
cupation. Last fall he shipped 90 hogs
to Fort Worth, Texas, and realized
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31

ESCAPED THE GALLONS TWICE.
Leesville Leader: Having escaped the
gallows twice. once by the plea of self
Thornton Hams would do we'll to aban-
don the pistol toting habit. He might
escape third time on the plea of in
sanity. but that has the drawback of the
insane asylum attached to it.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
COTTON MARKET

Shreveport. La, Jan. 80, 1909.
Ohice of The Caucasian,
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
The Police Jury of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, offers for sale the fiat boat
recently built and used as ferry boat
at Red Bluff on Bayou Pierre, on the
DeSoto side. Bids to be opened at next
meeting of the Police Jury, the second
Thursday in February 1909.
JULES DREYFUSS, Pres.
A. l. DURINGER, Clerk.
January ~, 1909.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
SHREVEPORT MARKET.

The market closed quiet I-I6 off.
Receipts 37o bales.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
TRUCK FARMERS ASSOCIATION

I IRUIK FAKMEKS AoSOVIN HUN.
Mansfield Enterprise: The Truck
Farmers Association has received car
of fertilizer and car of seed potatoes
during the past week, Active operations
will begin at once The arrangements
for handling the crop of potatoes have
been made, and they anticipate ste
cessful season.
The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
SHREVEPORT NcE1PTs.

SHREVEPORT NCEIPTS.
Stock on hand Sept. 1874
Received this day -. 37o
Received previously >. 74,052 1881
Total stock to date -. %. -. 77,O65
Shipments to date =. 80. -. -. 66,855
Net stock on hand 80. -. -. 1o,21o
Same day last year -. -. ..... 1873
Evening star., 1909-01-24
ENGINEERS

private property or residence. Maj. Cosby
is especially fitted to take up the arduous
duties recently vacated by Maj Morrow.
on account Of his knowledge OF local con-
ditions. and his intimate acquaintance
with the details Of his profession. 1t Is
to be remarked that Maj. Morrow. short
time before his change Of duties. recon-
mended the appointment Of board to
issue permits to builders. and to pass up
on the qualifica tions of the latter to as
sumo their very responsible avocation In
this way only, the major represented.
could it be determined whether or not
man should be allowed to put up struc-
lures defects in which might result in
loss Of life and certainly in loss Of money
and comfort to the owners and residents
of the buildings.
OF course. 1t is not the province of the
District Engineer Commissioner to trench
upon the work OF the engineer force of the
general government. but, notwithstanding
the large amount of property owned by
the latter in the District, the municipal
functionary has plenty to do. In fact,
the work OF the engineer, government or
municipal like that OF the softer sex, Is
never done Just now Mr.. Walter Z.
Allen, the electrical engineer, is nursing
a big proposition. This is nothing more
or less than the improvement OF the street
lighting system of the chief business and
residential sections Of the city.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Mark TWain's Discount.
(Copyright, 1909. by Estelle klauder.

Copyright 1909. by Estee klauderl
<fc EVENTY-THREE Is no joke said
- Mark Twain on his seventy-third
birthday "You can't discount seventy
three the way you colra discount books in
book stores thirty or forty years ago
.In a book store, back in the sos, 1
saw fat historical work one day.
How much is this? said I.
"'Three fifty" said the clerk.
And what discount does publisher
get?'
Forty per cent is the usual publishers
discount, sir the clerk replied. and he
figured it out on a little pocket pad.
II am an author as we'll as a pub
Usher | went on Do authors get
discount too?'
Certainly sir. Forty per cent, the
same as publishers He did little more
figuring.
DO you allow anything to preachers
Twenty per cent said the clerk
Well, 1 am an itinerant Methodist
preacher I said.
Very good said the clerk gravely,
and be put that down. TOO
Furthermore l went on I am a
member of the human race. Don't I get
10 per cent for that
THE clerk nodded and put 1t down. and
l tucked the book under my arm and
started for the door.
II have no money with me today 1
said. You know my address. Send
round the bill in the morning
BILL said the clerk, as he finished
his figuring. Why, 55 cents are due you,
sir
Evening star., 1909-01-24

several charges. IIc sot 4 good stiff SEN
tence. too.
The theft Of $3.50 is to the average
reader, a comparatively minor offense To
the government. however. il is quite AZ
important that the perpetrators of such
thefts be apprehended those of much
larger amounts. Such was clearly evi-
denced several years ago. when Detec-
tives Robert Hewlett and Ned Weldon
were sent to London and remained in that
city forty-five days in order that they
might bring back two, Englishmen want
ed in this city for the alleged theft Of
pocketbook containing 20 cents less than
$40
Both Hewlett and Weldon have served
so many years on the detective force that
tracking criminals has become almost
second nature with them. Yet both re-
call wildly their experiences on that
trip. the mere expenses OF which must
necessarily have cost the government
many times more than the original
amount involved.
1T was a great trip-any way you take
1t, said Weldon remiIiscently." I re-
member it as we'll as though / had just
gotten back yesterday-yet it's been near
ly ten years.
The thing started during the first in
Evening star., 1909-01-24

I've arrested a good many crooks.
said he, and I've come to The conclusion
that there must be something about my
face that arouses murderous instinct IN
the man I'm after. About half the time
they try TO do me up. It's funny, too. be-
cause l usually smile AT them, and would
treat them friendly If they would only
give me a chance.
I've had many close shave in fol-
lowing my line Of duty. I have marks
all over my body. and l recall one In
stance in particular where / owed my life
to the poor craftsmanship of the other
fellow.
Il was a policeman when it happened
and my beat was on the water front.
turned in at q patrol box one afternoon,
and was told to go to certain nearby
wharf and arrest a certain man on
a charge of assault with intent to
gone. 1t seemed that he was the owner
of a tugboat and had gotten into row
with one of his employees. There had been
a fight during which he had dra aWn
a revolver and fired twice. but missed
both times. He had then jumped into his
buggy and driven or
II got his description. and was leaving
the wharf, when somebody shouted Here
he comes back again, and his gun with
him
1T was true. the fellow had evidently
made up his mind to return and finish his
man. When he saw me, however. ne
changed his mind. turned his horse about
and started to drive away. I went after
him, and after vainly ordering him 10
stop and be arrested, L drew my gun.
and fired into the air as warning.
That usually stops them. but not this
fellow AS soon as he heard the report
Of the revolver. he dropped the reins and
turned completely around In his seat until
he was facing me, with his back to the
horse, which was travelling at mighty
fast trot He then proceeded to take pot
shots at me, and / retaliated in kind. We
kept that up until both of us had emptled
our revolvers. Ny aim was naturally
poor. for I had to shoot while on the
dead run He was in a better fix, how
ever and I feel no shame in admitting
that 1 was mighty relieved when he used
up his last cartridge.
He got away that afternoon. but the
next morning. accompanied by another
policeman. we went to his shop and yank-
ed him out. Even then he showed fight,
and did his best to get to a meat cleaver.
That he was a sure-enough bad man was
shown in his trial, when it was brought
out that he had shot two men In previous
quarrels. OF course, he was convicted on
Evening star., 1909-01-24

thievin- MAD. Both declined 10 accost
her for fear of making mistake.
Il was at the end of my rope. and
decided to take another long chance.
Crossing the street. | got behind the girl.
The Brooklyn men followed me at a
safe distance. Because of the furs and
veil | could not get A look at the girl s
face, but the. more I studied her walk
the more l Became convinced she was
my quarry.
Another thing impressed me- She
seemed to be just promenading to show
off her fine clothes.
LAS she was crossing an avenue l
quickened my pace. got abreast of her
back here for good Miss Agnes? She
elevated her chin, stepped away from me
and seemed highly insulted at my brazen-
ness. You have made a mistake. my
name is not Miss Agnes she replied
haughtiy.
Excuse me- said l. allowing her to
pass in front of me and lead the way. L
got a good look at her face. but was not
sure she fitted the description given me
in Washington. The tone Of her voice
with that continued misfit walk. encour-
aged me. and followed her from one end
of town to another.
"Finally L grew impatient and asked
myself Why are You doing long-dis-
tance pedestrian stunt when you have
had the girl i'm sight an hour?' l could
find no ready answer to this question,
which continually suggested itself TO me,
and | got ready for action. When the
girl stopped to look in a department store
window I approached her, took her gently
by the arm and said, Your name Is
Agnes French and l want you for robbing
Mrs. Payne She gave me one terrified
look and then started walking down the
street with me. At police headquarters in
Brooklyn she confessed, and l was happy
to telegraph Capt. Boardman that l had
landed the thief. 1t was d long chance,
but I had to take 1t. The case was in
teresting, but was on my nerves for a
while
Detective Frank Bauer has the reputa-
ton of being "good-natured." His face
radiates good-humored optimism. and he
is usually smiling.
Yet there are certain occasions. as more
than few lawbreakers can testify, when
Bauer can cast aside his good nature as
if ii were an old coat, and assume, IN
stead. the guise of a tireless Nemesis.
Strange to relate. too, it has been the
lot of this mild-tempered Individual to be
assigned to cases in which the wanted
man was usually bad"
Evening star., 1909-01-24
"I Retalia ted"

auguration of President Mckinley. OF
course everybody knows that inaugura-
tons always draw crooks-pickpockets
second-story men. hold-up men, confidence
men and underworld birds of every other
known variety and nationality, to this
city. One of our duties is to spot these
fellows and run them out of town, or
lock them up as vagrants until the festiv-
tiles are over and the people have come
back to earth.
"Rogues' gallery pictures and circulars
from other cities make pretty familiar
with the phySiogonomy of most of the
crooks that amount to anything. and. be-
sides. we are helped by detectives from
all the big cities, vino are sent here during
the inauguration period for the sole pur-
pose of spotting all such of their own par
dcular townsmen as have records.
"Well, on the day of which I'm speak
Ing Hewlett and myself were roaming
down Pennsylvania avenue keeping a
sharp lookout for any suspicious charac-
ters when we saw couple of English
men whose faces seemed strangely fami-
liar. Both of us agreed that they were
probably pickpockets. but neither of us
was absolutely positive. It's a dangerous
thing to make a mistake of that kind so
we found out where our men were stop
ping, and then went back to headquarters
to take a look at the rogues' gallery.
Both their pictures were there, and
while We We're talking a report came in
that two men answering their description
had just picked a pocketbook containing
$3.50 and had gotten away.
We went after them, but they got out
of town. We tracked them to New York,
where they had taken boat and then
Maj. Sylvester got in communication with
the chief of Scotland Yard, In England.
Not many weeks later we were informed
that they had been taken into custody.
The regular form of procedure was
then gone through, such as obtaining the
signature of the Secretary of the State
Department on the extradtion papers
and the procuring of the necessary funds
and passage on the next outgoing London
bound steamer. a few days later Hewlett
and I were OH the ocean. and in due
course Of time arrived at our destination.
I'VE anticipated some trouble with our
men. but not as much as they gave us.
Considering the pettiness OF the offense,
they fought a legal battle which could
not have been surpassed. They engaged
counsel and attempted to block us at
every turn.
There was nothing to do but walt. and
We didn't have any very great objections.
The police officials were mighty nice TO
us. Inspector Swanson of Scotland Yard
put himself to considerable trouble that
we might have thorough explanation OF
the finger-print system. which has since
been adopted in this country, but which
was then practically unknown here. We
also accompanied the English detectives
ON several of their Investigations of the
'Whitechapel murders" which at that
time were terrorizing all London, aud
which, by the way. have never been
solved
I'VE were in London forty-five days be-
fore everything was finally settled and
our men were turned over to us. We
nInd feI, IL
hey were tried. One was convicted and
,ne acquitted Of highway robbery.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

Frederic V Abbott and Capts. James B.
Cavanaugh and William ]. Barden- There
GERS VINO are placed on what is called
detached service" Among these will
be found Lieut.. Col. Thomas l.. Casey,
army engineer officer Of the lighthouse
board, which comes under the SUI
pervison of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. Col Casey is the son
of Col Thomas Lincoln Casey. who is
we'll remembered by old residents of this
city. and who served in command of the
Corps of Engineers and in supervision
a number of years. The latter was in
charge of the construction of the Lii
brary of Congress.
Another notable achievement of Col
Casey's was the completion of the Wash
ington monument upon the rudimentary
shaft. This work involved the construc-
ton of what is perhaps the most remark
able foundation of any structure In the
world, necessitating the underpinning
with masonry of the huge pile. This
feat was regarded by many engineers
as impossible, owing to the peculiar ma
ture of the ground upon which the Mon
ument stands. But the herculean task
successfully completed by Col.
Casey.
And tell you" said the present Col
Casey, who inherits his fathers genius
and geniality, Il certainly was glad when
the President set his veto on the scheme
for constructing a wireless telegraph sta
ton on top of the Washington monument.
Such a utilitarian scheme is totally at
variance with the general sentiment Of
the people of the United States We may
be strenuous in the pursuit of the mighty
dollar. but have our feelings, as the
lobster said when they popped him into
the pot, and don't believe we would as
a people. stand for any such affront to
our veneration for the Father of His
Country"
Col. Casey is unusually busy at pres
ent and has the construction of a num-
ber Of important lighthouses on his
hands Among these is the Makapu light.
Hawaiian Islands, which will be the
largest and costliest in the American do
minions and which will have the most
powerful lighthouse lens In the world
Then there is the Rock of Ages light
which will stand in a dreary central re-
gion Of Lake Superior and will cast its
rays for more than forty miles upon the
unsalted waters of that inland sea.
Another notable lighthouse which is be-
ing erected for the benefit of the mari
ners of the great lakes Is the White
Shoals light. which will cost more than
A quarter of a million of dollars and will
be one of the finest structures of it's sort
in the world. Col. Casey has not only
charge of the erection of such works as
these but as a member of the lighthouse
board is consulted in regard to the ne
cessity or desirability of such construc-
ton. He was in charge during the Span
ish-American war of the submarine min
ing defenses OF Hampton roads, Va.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

our descriptive circulars in his pocket
and felt more than half convinced that
FUNK answered every detail but he was
not sure enough to make an arrest. One
morning Funk entered the policemans s
room and boasted of his physical prowess.
He then exhibited his muscular develop
ment and asked the policeman to feel his
muscles This dissipated all the msgiv-
inss the patrolman had. and he arrested
his fellow lodger. Later the policeman
threatened to liberate Funk because Wee
don did not bring the reward
''Weedon picked Funk out OF a long
string of prisoners. although the murderer
gave no intimaton of recognizing the
sleuth until after the Identification. When
Weldon said there's Frank Funk the
man admitted his identity. but declared
his innocence in violent terms. Nor did
the trouble end after he reached Wash
ington. Funk undoubtedly was the hard
est man we ever photographed since our
rogues' gallery was established. He fought
and cursed until it required the combined
strength of five men to hold him in
chair until the camera was snapped
After stubbornly fought trial he was
convicted Although he continued his
fighting in Jail and professed innocence
on the gallows November 9, 1900, l un-
derstand he confessed to a minister and
said he was getting just what he de-
served.
BY all odds that was the most inter
esting case that know of in the history
of the detective bureau in my time"
Lieut.. Charles Peck is assistant to In
spector Boardman and in charge of the
detective bureau at night. For many
years he was malnstay of the detective
force and was assigned to many SEEM
ingly hopeless cases. Coupled with his
deep insight into human nature wide
knowledge Of the ways and wiles of
criminals keen perception and discern
ment and intuitive qualities. there has
frequently been an element of good luck
A compilation of all the interesting cases
on which this genial blond haired sleuth
has worked would we'll nigh fill an en-
tire volume.
"One case In which I was very much
interested will probably always remain in
my memory said the jovial lieutenant
1T was the $3.50 robbery reported by
Mrs. Payne, wife Of the Postmaster Gen
eral, in 1905.
Mrs. Payne was living in a Vermont
avenue hotel and had In her room a jewel
case containing about 81 800 worth Of dia-
monds, pearls and gold and silver orna-
Evening star., 1909-01-24

INSPECTOR 0OARDMAN RELATES THE INCL
CHASE HE GAVE THE DETECTIVES-LIEUT
PECK'S STORY OF THE ARREST OF THE WOMAN
WHO STOLE THE PAYNE JEWELRY-THE GE-
NAL DETECTIVE BAUR AND HIS EXPERIENCE
WITH GRINDER - TWO DETECTIVES GO
AROUND THE WORLD AFTER A $3.50 THIEF
Evening star., 1909-01-24

men1s. There were valuable furs. hats
and gowns in the room also.
"One spring morning she discovered
that the level case had been emptied and
her choicest furs and hats stolen from
the wardrobe. I was assigned to the case.
1t looked like an inside job; that is, We
suspected some one employed by Mrs.
Payne NY suspicious proved well ground
ed when learned that the maid was not
Evening star., 1909-01-24
No Time to Read.

From La Revue, Paris.
Absorbed and monopolized by all
kinds of sports. bicycling. automobiling.
lawn tennis. and so forth. the public
cannot do all the reading that 1t il
asked to do.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

street There I saw a gorgeously gowned
young woman. wearing a large plulned
hat and sweeping furs. She was not q
bad-looking girl, either. but | got the
idea in my head that her face and walk
did not suit the clothes she wore. and
I remarked to the Brooklyn men, There S
my girl. Let's go and nab her They
laughed a me and secuted the idea that
such a stunning creature could be a