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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
HAITFY'S COMET.

From out the vast infnitude of space.
Wide heralded, you sweep again to
view,
Resplendently athwart the dusky blue
OF dreaming night With mystic, awe
some grace
You thread a pulling orbit none can
trace,
Upheld by law unseen, unerring, true,
Emerging bright from cycling years
anew,
UnWearied still you run your cease1ess
race.
Celestial wanderer! In ancient day
Your coming direful CONSERVATION
brought,
No telescope camera had caught
Your face three hundred million miles
away!
But now the watchfu1 sentinels of
night
Announce, betimes, the programme of
your flight.
Mildred S. McFaden
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
GRADUATING EXERCISES.

The following invitations have been
received with pleasure by the many
friends of the class of 1910 of the
Shreveport High School:
The class of 1910 requests the honor
of your presence at the commencement
exercises of the Shreveport High School
on the evening of Friday May ~, at
O'Clock, in the city hall ="
Graduates Carrie Belle Billingsley
Mary Morton, Stella Cameron, Hester
Norton, Sadie Billingsley, John c. Mon,
ture, Hazel Cummings, Mai Rives, Cy-
rus T. Helm, Roberta Saunders, Fannie
jacobson, Geneva Smith, Anna McKit-
trick, Irwin J. Wolff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
COMING NUPTIALS.

The approaching marriage of Mis-:
Veva Irion Henderson and Mr.. William
Samuel Dunkin has created a delightful
stir of social pleasures in honor of the
fair bride-to-be. The marriage will be
celebrated Wednesday evening, June 8
at II o'clock, at the handsome home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. K
Henderson, Fairfield avenue.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

Mrs. Hoyle Tomkies, were given spe-
cial recognition on the programme At
the forestry conference Mrs. A. B. Az
cry was chosen as secretary and Mrs.
Shuttleworth filled the position of sec
rotary at the waterway conference. Ad-
dresses were made by Mrs Tomkies and
Mrs Wilkinson on waterways and for
estry, which were we'll received.
Louisiana was largely and we'll repre-
scented, delegates from North and South
Louisiana alert and interested in the
work of the convention, were in attend
ance.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

The "Womans National Daily" pub
ished in St. Louis gives full page with
some portraits of the prominent women
who attended the biennial, the center of
the group being Our own Mrs. Hoyle
! Tomkies, who is making good her work
as president of the Woman's National
( Rivers and Harbors Congress. Mrs.
Tomkies' excellent address given at the
convention is published almost in full.
Speaking of existing conditions she
says: As regards Our resources, this
Nation is in far inferior condition to-
day to what is was when we disputed
possession of the land with the red man,
| Virgin forests covered it then Nature
had safeguarded her watercourses with
forests which act as natural spongeS in
conserving the water, thus helping to
produce even stream flow, which modify
meteorological conditions, help to re
strain foods purify the air, adding
health and sweetness to the atmosphere.
/ Under changed conditions our water
ways have lost their docility, have large
| ly become agents of destruction and a
| constantly increasing menace to life and
property, as is frequently the case with
the San Juan, the Sacramento, the
Feather, the Mississippi, the Red and
many other noble streams of this coun-
try. Women have come into full reali-
cation regarding of duty regarding the
waterways movement, by finding it to
be a question which rises above such
conditions as sex and politics. 1t is a
question that concerns every man, wom-
an and child 1t is a question which
comprehends the moral law, mans duty
to his Creator, to man and to nature"
This extract will show how enthusiast
tically and comprehensively Mrs. Tom
bies presented her subject, the study of
which has become of absorbing interest
to her The Woman's National Rivers
and Harbors Congress was organized i'll
Shreveport in June 1908. 1t is national
ClFiC DOuy Will membership VI ofCl
10000 1t advocates a policy and not a
project It explains in its platform that
it stands for broad and liberal policy
by the national government, for the de-
velopment of our inland waterways and
forests. The national officers of the
congress are: President, Mrs Hoyle
Tomkies, Shreveport; vice president,
Mrs, Leila Adams Williams, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mrs. Charles Warren Fair
banks, Indianapolis, Ind; treasurer,
Mrs. A. P. McKellup, Muskogee, Ok;
recording secretary, Mrs. H. R. White
side, Louisville, KY; auditor, Mrs. ].
C. Mathews, St Louis; publicity, Mrs.
deb. Randolph Keim, Reading, Pa.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
DR.. ASHTON BLANCHARD,
OCUIIST,

DR.. Blanchard having completed his
course Of special study in European hos
pitaIs and clinics, has returned and re-
suued the practice of his profession, and
will hereafter limit same to diseases OF
the eye an dtl1e correction of defective
eeyesight with glasses.
Office, Continental Bank Building.
Hours, 10 am to 1 pm, and 3 pm.
to 5 pm.
Evenings at 8 o'clock by appointment.
Cumberland Telephone 368
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
THE GRAPE VINE. SWING.

l. He GKAHE VINE > WIING.
When l was a boy on the old plantation
Down by the deep bayou,
The fairest spot of all creation,
Under the arching blue;
When the wind came over the cotton
and corn
To the long slip loop II spring
With brown feet bare, and hat brim
torn,
And swing in the grape vine swing.
Swinging in the grape vine swing
Laughing where the wild birds sing,
dream and sigh for the days gone by
Swinging in the grape vine swing.
Out, Ger the water lilies bonny and
bright
Back-to the moss grown trees;
| shouted and laughed with heart as
light
AS wild rose tossed by the breeze.
The knocking bird joined in my reckless
glee,
| longed for an angels wing
| was just as near heaven as | wanted
to be
Swinging in the grape vine swing.
(Refrain) Swinging in the grape vine
swing, etc.
I'm weary at noon, I'm weary at night
I'm fretted and sore at heart.
And care is sewing my locks with white
AS | wend through the fevered mart
I'm tired of the world with its pride and
ponp
And fame seems a worthless thing,
| Id barter it all for one days romp,
| And a swing in the grape vine swing.
! (Refrain) Swinging in the grape vine
swing, etc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
THE TRUCE OF GOD.


tBy Alfred Austin, poet laureate Of
England, on the death Of Edward VIZ
What darkness deep as wintry gloom
Ger shadows joyous spring?
In vain the vernal orchards bloom,
Vainly the woodlands sing
Round royal shroud
A nournful crowd
Sees all now left Of one but yesterday a
king.
Thrones there have been of hateful fame
Reared upon wanton war;
He we have lost still linked his name
With peace at home, afar
For peace he wrought
His constant thought
Being how to shield his realm against
strife's hateful star.
So let Us now ali seek to rest,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acci-
dent insurance or building and loan
~gtock, see w. c. Agurs, in the Cooper
building
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
nP z e ALIEN
building

Office in the Cooper building. DR..
Allen is a graduate of both schools and
carries a full line of homeopathic RENE
dies. Special attention given chronic
diseases.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
OUR DELEGATES

Shreveport's club delegates to the BIZ
ennial, convention of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, Mrs. John
Shuttleworth, Mrs. ]. D. Wilkinson and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22
notes and News
Of Interest
%*&* BY m. +. u. $3.50

Prof Holiday says that Margaret
Preston of Virginia was the South's
greatest poet He makes no mention of
Katherine Warheld of Kentucky, whose
magnificent dramatic poem "The Indian
Chamber" transcends in lofty, if SOM
Der, imagination anything Mrs. Preston
ever wrote Mrs. Warheld's series of
fine novels, beginning with THE House
hold of Bouverie," published in 1861,
overshadows her poems, but many of
these deserve to live. She was woman
of genius and culture, having received
her intellectual training from her gifted
father, who made her his companion in
his travels in Europe and the East. Had
her art been as fine as her imagination,
she would have achieved worldwide re-
cognition. but she was too diffusive. Her
novels each one called for a sequel.
Another Southern writer not men
toned by Prof Holiday was Anna
Chambers Ketchum of Tennessee, a
marvel of brilliant versatility, accom-
plished as an educator, novelist, poet,
musician, singer and actor. In her ma
tive State she is highly eulogized for at
tainments in the various arts, and IS
honored in history for purely artistic
accomplishments Mrs. Chambers-ket-
chum possessed an extremely attractive
personality. Dark, 1.-THE, slender, with
magnificent eyes, she was the very spirit
of grace. Age could not wither her. A
short time before her death when she
was past seventy, she took part i'll the
rendering of play in New York for
the benefit of superannuated actors. Her
finest poems are lyrical, though the best
remembered, Benny" and Brother An
tonic" are narrative Her songs and
poems, written directly after the war,
when her beloved Southland was desc
late from the ravages of the great strug-
gle, haunt one with their melancholy
music. Of these 'Memoria in Aeterna"
was written on the first Memorial Day.
The last verses read:
Gather from each red plain
Brave, silent, pfalanx- lu1eeling by your
graves,
/ hear the rush of those eternal waves
Whose hymn has no refrain.
Vanquished although we be
Oh heart beat rhythm swith my sorrow,
ye
Are of the Herachdae-1nount and sea
Attest thy high degree.
The rivers heaving flood,
The mountain tops, the steadfast stars
shall say
Unto the cycling ages in that day
Lol there were demi-gods,'
Uncle Remus Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

When you are looking for the good
kind of stationery, remember that we
are still at sly Edwards street and will
rint that kind for YOU
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

From hateful feuds release
And, mindful of his wise bequest
From factions, clamors cease;
Treading the path he trod
The sacred truce of God
The path that points and leads to pa
triotic peace.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

% Lee us now III seek to rest,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-22

Gather from each red plain
Brave, silent, phalanx- lneeling by your
graves,
hear the rush of those eternal waves
Whose hymn has no refrain.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

were too far away 10 go back so legs ed
~ for second. Both were tagged out
nv wallace. Newman making good re-
lays. After thet the Tigers stuck close
to the bag.
Start was delayed while T. Connolly
had a. lackey fetch n broom so that he
might dust the plate. After that they
waited some more for Ty Cobb 10
emerge. He was there once but ducked
start It's sad thing TO contemplate,
but some day Gust as with every other
piayer) Tyll be getting into uniform
y y. m. for fear some younger chan
beats him to the job.
Hoffma nslld for Mcfntyre's liner in
the eighth, caught the ball and rolled
over and over. Bush scored on the
play as HOFFMAN had no chance TO rt i.
cover Had he kept his feet. he could
have nailed Bush at the plate as the
Tige shortstop made the play back
wards, taking a lead of third and hav-
Ing To return after the catch No
sense. in that as he could have scored
anyway ~ the ball fell safe. and N
HOFFMAN could have kept his fec
chances for scoring were slight
Hot weather being good for the
crooked-arm pitchers" l. c. ancients
l.. killian unlimbered vs. the iowiv
Rrowns tt @sdey, and hurled 20 the sum
total of four hits. killian had every
thing, including fine knowledge OF
where and where not to pitch for the
would-be clouters OF the Opposition
Cne-halt the hits were hard ones. two
| too fast for Kiliian and too siow FOR
Delehenty, while Hoffman bounced one
on Del's shins. Hoffman had one solid
bit and 90 did stephens.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

Never In the history Of the Mer-
chants & Manufacturers and Cham
Der of Commerce stakes have the lists
OF eligibles been as large after the
third payment as they now are. These
stakes will feature the Detroit Grand
Circuit meeting. Aug. to s. and there
Is every likelihood OF fields sensational
both In size and speed.
The historic NJ. q NJ. stake OF $40.
900 for 2:24 trotters. closed with 20
In April and only six have been de-
clared. leaving % up to the final pay
ment In July. The original Chamber
OF Commerce field had rs PAGERS and
as only three have been drawn, II
now Is the same size as the trotting
event. The e:11 trotting stake has Is
on the start and the only one now
missing is Rosemary Chimes, that was
exported
In addition 20 the size or the fields
In the two events. the element OF un-
certainty nev,r was more pronounced
than IL now IL. Three of the NJ. a M.
bunch have worked In 2:10 or better.
The other owners knew that when
they maue their third payment a week
ego. and this fact shows that they
must have something up their sleeve
about which they are not conversing.
To peat the race record OF 2:06k Is a
big task. brit 4, Is believed that the
figure will have to go this year. be-
cause of the general excellence OF the
horses that are to make the fight for
the first division of the money.
There are more fast PAGERS, those
of 2:06 ability. IN the Chamber OF Com.
mercs pace this year than In any OF
its renewals Half dozen different
ones have been picked by turf sharps
and the arguments In favor OF each
are strong. Everybody admits that II
Is going TO be a horse race. and that Ia
what interests the public.
The field in the all trot is excep
tional and contains a lot Of high-class
developed horses that know how to
race. This Is always good contest
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

Barrows was our manager then
and after the meeting he met me In
the hotel lobby and demanded:
What In the world did you want
TO sign that fellow for? Everybody
else passed him up. You wasted your
money
We'll. TO make a long story short,
we took Killian south. he did well and
he pitched the second game OF the
season against ST. Louis and won 1t,
2 to l. After the game McAleer came
around and said. nice and easy:
"'You know that fellow Killian you
pitched today-you want TO get rid OF
him, don't you?
mot much said, we're going to
keep him. And Killian has won lot
OF games for Detroit and II Cleveland
had him IN 1908 Detroit never would
have secured the pennant. The Maps
looked long time for good left
handler and passed up first rate one,
but so did Comiskey. McAleer and "a
lot of other good judges of playereZ
I'VE got him because didn't Know
any better" said Navin In conclusion
"and so, you see, sometimes IGNORANCE
Is profitable"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22
BRIEF LITTLE 0OLMG$
FROM TUESDAYS PARADE

= KiIiiRn threw four balls in the FIRST
inning. II Fisher let one go past while
arst - ~. s.sf1
STANCE could have had Hoffman's foul
in the fourth-iif he had hurried lie
didn't hurry and Hoffman took advant-
age OF the new lease on life by making
3 single. tsqes
Kiinan smote himself with the bali
In the fourth. He tried to hunt but the
sphere hit the ground and flew up
catching him on the left ear. The GUS
tomary amount OF amounting was done
ana the fray, proceeded.
In the NTH portion. Bush singled and
started TOR second without much delay.
Bailey and Stephens called the turn and
Bailey pitched out. Cobb managed to
drive the ball into left field. Bush
Cobb bsttcd scieverIy in the third
Eslsssss SS n isson Harlem ane c %eI
allow. swipging arounder into lelt ftId
isrough the spot Hartzell hsd Just va
jres .sems Sinsss int" 1shs game be C.
,ss3 ss * ne sssns VA as' e wild, d:
~ ozri<oDG ~ sknt ~. ntHiberaian pic.
ss,ss 5 asds ' oa X. Is Sail Worked he Old
The half-bsIk employed by MIR
BAILEY ~ about the 6eatest piece OF
6Itchin3 stun see nhercabouts for. some
lime ID the Fsecond Inning he caught
1orlnrf4 and simmons In quick sue
>roglon on nrst base. Both times they
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22
<<IF''
Per cent
PROTETs ARE MANY.
Ministers and others Want Navada
Governor 10 step In.

CARSON CITY, New, June 21.-lt
Is believed that Gov. Dickerson cut
short his visit to Oregon, where he
expected to remain several days Ia
order TO he within the confines OF
Nevada when the Jeffries-Johnson
fight agitation is at its height
The governor will reach here to-
day and when he arrives he will find
flood of mail awaiting him. Ever
since IL appeared probable the ngi'
would be held IN Nevada the govern
or has been beseiged by ministers
and others protesting against permit
ting the hight In this state.
In the absence II Gov. Dickersou,
no Official Statement; could be obtain
ed. but Fitch, the governor'b private
secretary expressed the belief that the
governor could not stop the fight. He
declared justices Of the supreme conr'
and other eminent jurists mad told him
privately that the law did not EN-
power the governor 10 interfere and
that prize lighting was clearly legal
The governor Is expected TO issue
statement this afternoon or tonight
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

rolling of last season has absolutely
disappeared.
This spring l have spent a gooG
deal of my time studying the morse,
Nash said at Minneapolis recently. his
principal trouble is that he crosfires SO
badly that every once in while ne
pulls his eft front shoe with MS right
hind. In order to correct this | have
modelled and made shoe that In some
respects is different from any | have
ever used. For so big horse, Hedge.
wood Boy needs very little weight.
use 6ik ounces In front and A De
hind. | have made a special swedge
OF which make his hind shoes. This
checks the sideward movement OF his
foot before II leaves the ground ant
has effectnalIy stopped his crosshring
I have made the inside heel somewhat
shorter than the outside and so round
ed the shoe that even II he does ge'
over and strike he cannot pull hii
front shoe. The shoe Is rounded ant
filed out at the nail holes so as tC
make 1t light enough.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22
LATEST NEWS
ess sus HONEST. OPINIONS
Rail- GAMES TAKE
TOO MUCH TIME

The umpires, not especially the ones
who are working in Detroit now, but
all the umpires arc no longer enforc'
ing the hurry rule as II should. The
fans don't care anything about seeing
PLAYER. throw two or three balls
around between Innings or have an
extra catcher go To the plate eight
times per game 20 warm up the pitcher
while the regular catcher very delib
crately dons chest protector. big NIT
mask and often shin guards. The
cans want a little action and a bust
hurryins ON and on the neid
would help more than anything else
They threw the ball TO the outfisld
Yesterday and about any place they
wished and got away with II while
the tired audience sat back and asked
each other what the score was.
This condition Is rot local, as com
plants are being heard from cities al
over the circuit. Two hours is far
TOO long a time for nine innings VI
baseball.
One or two umpires who have
worked here this year did say some
thing that sounded like Step lively.
but nobody stepped. II was very nice
when the arbitrators made everyone
trot on and OF the field and lot OF
games which would otherwise have
been dreary affairs were a whole lo'
more interesting for the haste.
Mr.. Johnson should pass the old rule
along the line again.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

= s<ns,n,~ ~ srssouU ago Pres. Bar
Johnson became possessed OF LIZ
Grand idea that the pastime TOOK ~lp'
long. = somebody's wife. had prohiapi /,
told bun that you can't keep the.slesf
hot ala night or else the reserved sea-
bad been unduly hard that day, OF
something. for Ban. went home am
toId lis secretary to tell all the um
hires IL they valued their Jobs 10 niaAs
the athletes bury.
Thereupon, there was great scur
rying about and 'rhe players were inaut
10 trot onto the field and on. DELAYS
between innings were reduced 10
minimum and the game progresseu
RIGHT merrily. The fan went out anu
saw some baseball. and went home. uae
Lorseplay and, all this promiscppus
throwing beine eliminated.
Much fine space was devoted to
praises of Ban B., the jumps ana al
hands connected with the innovation
Today the game Is right back where
Il was before Johnson insisted upon
haste. ,,,,
on Tuesday the contest was devoiu
of interest. The players OF both teams
after the third inuing acting as Though
thew had to stay to the finish and II
was too hot even to hasten the emo
OF course. Hugh Jennings was on the
lines whooping 'er mp, but II you
gagged the genial manager hed que
SO we will eliminate him from the ois
cussion.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22

Hedgewood Boy. 2:o2h. going good
gated. will be as hard to beat as any
horse now In training.
This statement Is acknowledged to
be true by all those who have watched
the performances Of the greatest son
Of Chltwood.
IL was proven year ago last fall
when all OF the fastest PAGERS found
Hedgewood Boy most dificult propo-
sition. At that time the great stallion
was going smooth and experts were
predicting great things for him as q
race horse, and they contended that
he would soon join the two-minute bri-
gade. These predictions did not come
true In 1909. as at no time did Hedge
wood Boy show the class of the year
before and he seemed to be retrograd-
Ing. so that by the end OF the season
the other fast PAGERS were able to de-
feat him easily. He went rough, cross
fired. and seemed to have lost his abil-
ity to pace with anything like the
stride that is necessary for two-min-
ute miles.
M. W. Savage was aware OF these
facts when he took possession OF
Hedgewood> Boy this spring. That did
not bother him because he. like a great
many other Of the best horsemen in
the country, has unusual confidence
in the ability of his farrier. r. E. Nash,
who is known all over the United
States al the most expert sheer of
world champion horses. Since Hedge.
wood Boy was received at Savage
farm Mr.. Nash has made a careful
and scientific study OF his peculiar gait
and what he has learned this spring,
together with what he already knew
If the horse, has been applied and has
brought results.
Hedgewood Boy is today training
sound and Is packing absolutely
smooth without hitch or jump. The
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22
LANDED ED.
KHLIAN FOR TIGERS

The good work OF Killian Tuesday
recalled TO Frank Navin the glad
story of how ignorance brought him
good thing. helped win three pen
nants and kept Cleveland from GER
tainly winning first honors In 1908.
The purchase OF Ed Killian was the
event to which Mr.. Navin referred.
Away back seven years ago when
Yawkey and Navin first mixed In base
ball the things Frank Navin didn't
know about the ms and outs OF the
national pastime were many. That
very lack OF knowledge was the means
of acquiring Killian.
Cleveland had the left handler and
wanted TO get rid of him. He was Of
fered In the spring meeting for $500.
Comiskey. Jim McAleer and other
wise" ones passed. Navin surveyed
his pitching staff and found Bill DON
ovan. George Mullin and Street were
the only men he owned.
II figured we could get at least 5000
for Killian by selling him when the
season commenced and we'd have $500
worth OF pitching to the batters on
the spring training trip said Navin.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-22
EDITED BY
HARRY NELLY
ENTRIES ARE HEAVY FOR
FEATURE HARNESS EVENTS

$4,000. 2:13 pacers-Allie Vincent. Al
wanda. Ashline. Branham Baughman'
The Limit. Direct Hal. Jr.. Evelyn W.
Fred Patchen. Hal Ackin. Ian Bar,
Lady Isle. Lady Of Honor. Little Dick
Mary Boo Make Direct. Nathan b.,
Prince s., Rena Patch, Sarah Ann
Patch. Silver Joe. Sister Florentine.
The Able, The Philistine.
Tho 2:l1 trotting stake. $4,000:
Adele Margrave, Alice Roosevelt, Ber-
tina c.. Charley H., Don Labor. Jenny
Constantine. Justo, Lady Bryan, Major
Strong. May Earl Melva j.. Parthenia.
Sir Blais. Startle. Stroller. Telemach'
us. Thistle Doune.