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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
IS FOOTBALL TO COZ
The Came, as Played, Is Brutal and Is
Being Condemned.

New Orleans States The killing of
Archibald Christian, left halfback Of
the University of Virginia team in the
game with the Georgetown University,
and Raymond Austin of the team of
Ohio Wesleyan University increased
the number of the victims Of foot ball
brutality to sixteen, but all the returns
of the season are not yet in. Scores of
games are to be played on Thsnksgiv-
ing Day, with the prospect Of other ad-
ditions to the death list. The injuries
of Christian were similar to those that
caused the death of Cadet Byrne of the
West Point Military Academy.
1t Is announced that West Point has
cancelled its schedule for the season as
a result Of the killing of young Byrne,
and it is understood thai the Univtr-
sites of Georgetown and Virginia will
take similar action. A dispatch from
Washington says the parents in the
District of Columbia were 50 deeply
moved by the needlessness of the awful
death of Archibald Christian that they
have strongly protested against the
continuance Of the game in the District
schools.
College authorities, directors of ath-
letics and lovers of foot ball." says the
Boston Herald, which sees that public
sentiment is turning against the So
called sport, 'ean not ignore these
facts. College athletics are desirable.
Competition in sport is capable of pro-
ducing good, and foot ball deserves to
be saved. But the price which the COM
munity is being asked to pay for these
good things is too much. It will not be
paid forever Parents think too much
of the lives of their sons. Society holds
life too sacred
All of this is true with the exception
of the reference to society. which has
been the greatest patron of foot ball
brutality, and the bloodier the games
the better it likes them. But it is evi-
dent that public opinion is beginning to
assert itself firmly. and warning is be-
ing given. II the game of foot bail is
TO survive in this country II must be
SO changed as to make skillfui and
scientific play supersede brute force
and nianslaughter II the game is to
be saved its friends viii do well to at
once undertake the task of reforming
ii along radical lines.
Besides the authorities cited, others
may be mentioned. DR.. Alderman. for
fner head of Tulane University, but
now president of the University of
Virginia, made the following statement
recently at Richmond regarding the
deaths and accidents which has started
are usual agitation to abolish foot ball.
Dr.. Alderman said he believes 1t
would be calamity to take out Of col
lege life the discipline that springs out
of such a great game as foot ball, but
he believes and deliberately declares
that the peril and injury inherent in
the strategy of the game should be
eliminated or the game will be aban-
doned.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
FOR POLICE JUROR
Primary Election on Friday, November
Twenty Sixth.

There will be held in the Fourth
Ward of Caddo parish, in which IS
comprised Shreveport and .Jewella, an
election for police Juror. There are
two candidates for this vacancy, one
being Charles S. Beard, who has for
opponent Mr. J. F. Fisher, who has a
large following of friends. As to Mr.
Beard there is no question as to where
he stands. He is unqualihedly for the
enforcement of the law. for good roads
and for all things which will promote
the welfare of the community If elect
ed he will rank with the police jurors
who have earned enviable records for
good service i'll Caddo parish.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
THE MODEL ROADS
Strong Opposition Being Developed in
the Parishes Where the Sanders Plan
Has Been Favored.

There is strong feeling antagonistic
to the Model Roads plan in DeSoto.
It appears that the committee charged
with the negotiation Of the good roads
certificates has returned and reported
they could get no money from such
certificates.
The construction of the Model Roads
in DeSoto is not being viewed with the
favor which moved the people to the
approval of the Sanders plan when he
was in Mansfield and urged by speech
his road scheme. In other parishes
there Is being manifested open hostility
to these good road schemes.
In the parish of Rapides the good
roads plan has received a black eye
from the Grand Jury:
I'VE thoroughly believe in good
roads, and think every citizen should
contribute to the upbuiiding of same.
The good roads movement seems to
be widespread throughout the State,
and we believe Off parish Vas the first
to have a section of model road CON
structed under the supervision of gov
ernment experts. The services of these
experts was furnished gratis. We OBJ
tanned the information from the chair
man of the finance committee OF the
Police Jury that the model road from
the edge of Pineville to the State En-
campment grounds cost about $1,000.
| This does not include the cost of the
State convict work. We think our Po-
lice Jury made very serious mistake
| in expending such a large sum Of
| money to build this road, as we think
same should have been constructed IN
some other part of the parish, where il
could have been of. more use to more
people. We understand that only abou
one mile Of this road is used daily
while the remainder is used once ;
year-when he have a State encamp
ment. We think Our Police Jury shoult
be very careful hereafter in building
model roads with State eonvicts ant
government experts. Our present sys
tenn Of working roads in the lowland'
Of our parish could not be improved
upon, and should be extended TO oil
hill section.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
VIRGINIA MAY PROHIBIT THE
GAME.


Richmond, Va, Nov 7o.-The Gen
eral Assembly will be called on at the
session next winter to enact a statute
forbidding the playing Of foot ball in
this State. The death, some ten years
ago, of George Bahen of this city from
injuries received on the field while
playing with Georgetown; the death
Sunday of Archer Christian in Wash
ington, and the death last Tuesday of
Waiter J. Luffsey Jr., voting soldier,
from hurts inflicted In 4 game more
than week ago, have aroused storm
of protest against the practices of the
gridiron.
Gen. Charles ]. Anderson, president
of the Board of Virginia Military In
stitute, declared that the game should
be forbidden, and that Virginia should
be the first to take step in this direc-
tion.
Members Of the General Assembly
from this lily are arrayed against the
game. There is every reason to believe
that the measure will be presented at
the opening session to prohibit contests
in this State.
There are several members of the
House who have had this foot ball in
jury brought home TO them. They are
ready to vote to abolish the game in
this State The belief is that the bill
will certainly become law.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
BULLARD CASE CONTINUED.

The case of Calvin Ballard has been
continued to December 6, owing to the
absence Of some of his witnesses. This
is the second continuance for the pris-
oner. He is the man who killed his
brother at Dixie. The trouble origi-
mated over ii negro wench.
The case of John Nattar, a negro held
for murder. was continued to Deeen1-
ber 3 He killed Lennie Ford a col
ored woman, with brick near the AT.
cove park In Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
THE ELECTION.

The election today is progressing
slowly. The vote being cast is not as
large as was anticipated. Apparently
there is little interest being manifested
in the result, excepting by some Of the
officials of the city, who have been urg-
ing their friends to vote for the issue
OF the bonds for the street improve
ments and for the refunding Of out
standing bonds.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened fair and cold.
River; Deiiison II, fall of o3; Ar
thur City S.6, a fall Of o4; Lewis Freey
6.o, a rise of a.; Fulton 80, rise of
%: Spring Bank so, a fall of o.7;
Shreveport 10, d rise of o.6.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight and
Wednesday -
Red river forecast: The change will
be uniniportant At and above Shreve-
port during the next 4s hours
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
THANKSGIVING BALL.

The Electrical Workers Union No.
1o4 announces a grand ball and eiectri-
cal display at the Simon Hall Thanks
giving night, November IS. This is the
first ball this union has given and the
members are making elaborate .prepara
tions to make il a successful one. The
committee conducting the affair Is G..
Fl. Minor, chairman; A. E. dwell and
w A Brauer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
WEATHER AND CROPS
Just What the Total Yield viii BE Is
an Open Question

New Orleans Picayune Nov. u: The
past week has developed the advent of
cold weather usual at this season. Kill
ing frosts are reported to have occurred
in many portions Of the cotton belt. and
light frosts have been reported ovet
practically the entire area It is. there
fore, safe to assume that the period
during which it is possible for the crop
to continue to make lint has come to
an end, and that the yield will be linn
tied to what has n1attred or may i'm
mediateIy mature as a result of the
frost in the immediate future.
There has been more or less talk of
top crop resulting from the mild
weather which prevailed Until about
the middle of the past week, and there
is no doubt that some cotton has re-
suited from this topt crop. but it may
be doubted if the yield from this source
has been as great as many sanguine
people have hoped Just what the total
yield will turn oft to be is still an open
question. That the crop has been a
short one is undoubted, but it is prob
ably not as short as some Of the more
radical bulls would have us believe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
SEED S PRODUCE co. Ltd
REcEIvERsHrp NOTICE.

No. s6-First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo. State OF Louisiana /:
Receiyership OF Williams Hard
ware Company.
Notice Is hereby given that II. b.
Williams, receiver. has this day filed
a tableau OF debts in said reccivership,
and unless opposition be. made thereto
within the time specified by law, the
same will be duly homoiogated as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorable 7. +. Bell and
A. ]. MurF. judges OF said court, this
10Th day Of November 1909.
7. A. LEONARD,
Nov. f6. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
OIL WELL Al VIVIAN

The Producers Oil Company have
new oil well one mile east Of Vivian.
Work has begun on the Huckaby well
No. l. There is great interest in these
oil developments.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
WYATT II. INGRAM
Reconciled to His Fate. Will Accept
Without Further Legal Contention
His Fourteen Years Term in the
State Penitentiary.

The New Orleans States says Rec
onciled to his fate and with confidence
in a merciful intervention in his behalf
in the future, Wyatt H. Ingram j.,
sentenced to twelve years, will accept
the mandate Of the law Announce
ment to this effect was made, and com
ing from an authoritative source, there
is no doubt but that Ingram will make
the trip to the State pet1itentiary just
as soon as his private affairs are
brought to a close by his lawyers.
Judge Richard B. Otero, junior mem
Der of the law firm of Messrs. Adams
& Otero, who defended the convicted
financier, would neither confirm nor
deny the reported close of the case.
From other sources, however, in which
the affairs of Ingram are we'll. Under
stood, it was learned with positiveness
that there will be no appeal if the
wishes of the former trust officer are
complied with
JuHkt OlGIb dllllpuilItu tlldI lHt III
ture action of counsel will be made
known first to District Attorney Ad
ans, and he iftinlated that the decision
would probably be reached at an early
date.
COT FOURTEEN YEARS. i
Ingram received d fourteen years
term. twelve years for forgery and two
years for titteting as true. His sem
tence was made to run concurrently,
however, which means that the entire
term will be twelve years. If his attor.
neys decide to abide by Ingram's wishes
Il is entirely probable that the convicted
man will say adieu to his few friends
that have remained loyal to him within
he next two weeks Capt. Richard
Meredith Of the parish prison says he
would transport Ingram to Baton
Rouge at the earliest momen. after for
NAL notice had been received from the
district court that the sentence was final.
There have BEEN few more exemplary
prisoners in the walls of the parish
prison than Ingram. Although he en-
tered the prison with hauteur that
made approach unpleasant, the one
time trusted bank officer has rapidly be
come better understood and there are
none in the prison walls now who have
not a kind word for him. The same
is said to be true of the men who vis
tied him at first with an air of reserve
and condemnation.
Migrants family connections through
his wife are influential, and it is Under
stood that Mrs. Ingram succeeded by
her loyalty to her husband in winning
many warm syn1pathizefs for him.
Ingram is a Kentuckian by birth and
before his arrest was regarded as one
of the most promising of the New Or
leans financial men. In Carondelt street
and in the banking circles he was con
sidered above reproach. He handled
hundreds of thousands of dollars in the
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company $
trust department.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
Shreveport
Drug Co. Ltd.
The Original Cut
Rate Drug Store
EXPERT SERVICE
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
cur RATE PRICES
QUALITY FIRST CLASS
LOOK WHAT THE BIG KNIFE
DOESt

SCOTS Emulsion, Sr.oo ............83c
Angeres Emulsion, Loo ........us3e
Ozomulsiou. Sfoo ....g .g3c
Botanic Blood Balm, $500. ...a.s3c
Succus Alterans, $zoo .........sf65
Pape's Diapepsin, SOC .4oe
Marmola Tablets, 7sc ............. .65s
Partisan Sage Hair Tonic, SOC. .4oc
Cooper's Discovery, $r.oo .......".83c
Oxidine, soc ...............a.....3sc
Groves Chill Tonic. soc ..........3Sc
Boro Pepsin, 25c ..:........... Ioe
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Opens 8 80 am Close II pm.
Usual Saturday Cigar Sale
-Four TEN CENT Cigars for a.. .2sc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
Special Premiums

Offered by TUSTEN SEED AND PRODUCE CO. LTD Shreve
port La Agricultural Products which must be raised from seeds
purchased them Entries these Special Premiums must BE made
separate blanks Furnished by the Secretary OF the Ear Aoc
ton They Office of The Tusten Seed and Pro-
d Co. All entries must delivered Booth Of The Tusten Seed
and Produce Co., the Agricultural Building The State Fair not
later than Wednesday November 3rd
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
TAKE NOTICE.

am applying for 0 pardon.
Nov. IL. EVA GREGG.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
HACKETT SUIT DROPPED.
Mary Mannerine No Longer Wants d.
vorce From Actor.

vorce From Actor.
New York. Aug. 2G.-The suit for
divorce begun by Mary Mannering
against her husband. James X. Hack
EFT. was discontinued by order of JUS
tice Amend Of the supreme court. The
courts order was based upon the con-
sent OF the actress.
No statement was made In court CON
corning any change in attitude by
Mrs. Hackett toward heT husband.
That Hackett has striven desperately
to bring about reconciliation was
made no secret of by him soon after
the suit was brought. His beautiful
wife, however. turned deaf ear To
his entreaties and commanded her law
yers to press the suit.
When Mrs. Hackett left her hus
bands home she took her little daugh-
years old, and her father was passion
ately fond of her. For the sake of the
child he begged Mrs. Hackett to re-
lent. He sent many emissarles to her
but she would not heed their plead
ings.
Hackett never despaired. however
and week by week and month by
month continued his pleading. When
he was allowed to see his little girl he
did his best to make the child his ad.
vocate, and in this. it is said, he was
at last successful.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
GENERAL KILLS EDITOR.
Panama Re~oIutionist Resents Pub
iished Article About Sister m -taw.

Panama Re~oiutionist Reserts Pub
lished Article About siste~- IN law.
Panama. Aug. 2i.--General Herbert
o. Jeffries, who figured prominently In
the Panama revolution, killed william
Nichols Chandler. editor Of the Pan.
anna Press, here by beating him ON the
head with the butt OF revolver and
Kicking him savagely In the abdomen.
The cause Of the fracas that resulted
In Chandler's death was an article sup
posed to reflect on Mrs. Claude +.
Guynnt. wife of the United States dep
uty consul general here, with whom
Guyant eloped In June, and sister-in-
law Of Jeffries.
Carrying in one hand a copy Of the
Press containing an article which he
believed reflected ON the honor Of his
sister-in-aw and very evidently In an
angry frame of mind, Joffrles stalked
into the office OF the Press and de-
mandcd to see Chandler.
"What the does this mean" he
shouted at Chandler, pointing to an
article in the paper he carried.
1T means exactly what It says" re-
piled Chandler.
General JefPries then drew a revolv.
er, and when the newspaper man saw
the weapon he made leap for his ad.
versary. Jeffries stepped back and
struck Chandler on the head with the
butt of the revolver.
In minute terrific fight was in
progress. Chandler. although dazed by
the first blow, endeavored to get pos.
session of the revolver. Jeffries, re-
treating round the room, ralned blow
after blow on the EDITORS head until
the latter sank to the floor.
The editor died an hour later, and
JeffrieS was arrested.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
PARDONED BY PRESIDENT.
Prisoner Had Been Convicted of Coun-
terfeiting While on Parole.

terfeiting While on Parole.
Columbus. o.. Aug. 26.-Charles f.
Kline. federal prisoner serving his
fifth term in the penitentiary for cunn-
terfelting. has been released through
the clenency of President Taft. y tel
egrnm was received from Acting At
torney General Wade Ellis, reading:
Release Kline Immediately On COM
mutation by the president" Upon con-
firmation Kline WAS set free.
Kline's prison record Is queer. In
1895 the habitual prisoners tn the pris-
on made his application for pardon a
test case and furnished the funds for
its prosecution. He was paroled, but
was soon returned for violation. Gov
prnor Herrick then commuted his SEN
tence to twenty-five years. He was
again released on parole in 1905 and
was again returned for violation six
months later.
During his temporary freedom he
was convicted of cOunterfeiting and
sentenced to five years, which he COM
mcnccd upon the completing of his
twenty-five year term on June 21, 1907.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
Market Reports.
August,

WHEAT - Contract grade, August.
S1.0l1aal021a.
CORN-No. 2, yellow. for local trade.
19laah0c.
OATS-Old No. . white. natural, JOHa
SOC; new No. 2, white. natural, 44l2a45c.
BUTTER-Steady: receipts, 1O,379 pack
ages; creamery, specials, 29a291ac.; extras.
2S1ac.: thirds to firsts, 23a2Sc.; state dairy,
common to finest. Ha8c.; process. tirsts
to specials. Z3a25hc.; western, factory.
seconds to firStS, 2Da22c.; imitation cream
cry, 23c.
CHEESE-Steady; receipts, 4,797 boxes;
state, new, full cream. special, 15alGc. |;
small, colored, fancy, l4s4c.; large, col
ored, fancy, 1l&c.; small. white. fancy.
l4a4c.; common to good, llal4c.; skins.
full to specials. 4al2lc.
EGGS-Irregular; receipts. b,727 cases:
state, Pennsylvania and nearby. hennery.
white, 3Oa3Sc.; gathered white, 26a30c. {;
hennery, brown and mixed, fancy, 2Sa31c. /;
gathered. brown, fair to prime, 24aSc. /;
western, extra flrsts, 2ia25c.: firsts. pa
23c. seconds, 20a2lc.
Potato realistically: good to fancy, per
Dbl. or bag. 81. l.15a2.3; common. $l.8a150;
sweets, per bbl.. $225aS.5O: per basket
$150a1.75.
LIVE POULTRY-Firm: chickens. broiI-
ers. per lb 17a19c.; fowls l7c.; pooster3.
lie; turkeys, lac: ducks, l3al4c.; geese,
l0allc.
DRESSED POULTRY-Firm on fowls:
broilers, nearby, fancy. squads, per pair,
4Oa1Oc.; 3 lbs. to pair, per h.. l6a2Gc
western dry picked, l5alSc,; scalded. l4a
l9c fowls, barrels. 171aa1Slac.; old roost-
ers, l2l2c.; spring ducks, nearby. 17alSc.
squads, white, per doz., $.15a3.75; frozen
broilers, milk fed, fancy, 20c.; corn fed.
fancy, l6al7c.; roasting chickens milk fed,
l7a23c,; corn fed, l5a2Oc,; geese. No /.
IalOc.
I HAY AND STRAW-Firm; timothy, per
hundred, old, S0ca$l.05; new, 75a92l.c,
/ shipping, I5c.; clover. mixed, 6jaSjc. clo-
yer, Goaioc,; long rye straw, SOaaOc; oat
and wheat. 3iaiOc.: small bales. sc. JNsA
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27

the state finance committee, and Sec
retary MacVeagh of the treasury. The
postal banks had share in the dis
cusSiOn.
The president had a number of sub
jects to take ny with Mr.. Aldrich.
First of all he wanted to know when
the monetary commission expects to
have It's report ready for congress and
just what will be the scope of Its In.
quiries and recommendations.
Mr.. Taft also wanted the advice OF
Senator Aldrlch in connection with ad.
ministrative features OF the Payne
bill which are now concerning the
tPeo ouury department
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
PEONAGE NOT PROVED.
Strikers Charges Against Pressed
Steel Car Company Fail.

OWL SGT SoHIpdHy
Pittsburg, Aug. 26-The government
investigation into the charges of peon-
age sworn to by Pressed Steel Car
company strikers at Schoenville was
continued today.
No evidence of employees being held
in the plant against their will during
the strike Of the $500 employees Of
the plant was produced, the govern
ment officials falling to elicit any as
sertiOns from the men employed inside
the car plant that they had been sub
jected to violence when they asked
permission to quit their work or had
been held on their Jobs after they had
asked for discharges.
Special Agent Hoaglnnd, represent
ing the federal government. refused to
make public the result OF the investi-
CATION, but II is confidently stated that
peOnage suit will never be brought
against President Hoffstot of the
Pressed Steel Car company or any of
his supeltntendents.
The strikers at the plant of the
Pressed Steel Car company received u
severe blow when Judge James r.
MacFarlane handed down decision
refusing them the right to arbitrate
their differences with the company, as
they had claimed under a law passed
by the state legislature in 1893.
The statute provides for compulsory
arbitration of labor disputes after q
certain time The court holds that the
law is unconstitutional.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
WINDSOR TRUST INQUIRY.
Committee Appointed to investigate
Loan on Heinze Stock.

New York. Aug 2G.-Theodore P.
Shonts and August Hcckscher, direct
ors of the Windsor Trust company,
have been appointed a committee to
investigate the circumstances sur
rounding the recent $4,000 Joyce loan
and report back to the board of direct
ors what action it Is best to take in the
matter.
Mr.. Sfonts and MI Heckscher were
appointed at a meeting Of the directors
of the Windsor Trust company, which
was largely attended.
The appointing of special commit
tee to investigate the transactions
which resulted in the recent Copper
stock theft scandal is hooked upon as
severe criticism Of President John
Alvin Young and Jordan J. Rollins, d.
rector and counsel Of the Windsor.
The loan In question was made to
M. NJ. Joyce OF Nassau street upon
$4,000 worth of Copper stocks be-
longing to the +. Augustus Hein1e In
terests. Later Mr.. Joyce found that
his stocks put UP as collateral were
being sold ON tho open market. He APP
pcnled to the Windsor Trust company
and was told that 1t had simply acted
ns clearing house and the stocks had
been turned over to the real lender. A
complaint to the district attorney re.
suited In the indictments for grand
larceny uf three men who figured In
the transaction and the discharge and
subsequent arrest of Sterling Birming.
hum, the Windsor's bond clerk. who
represented the trust company in the