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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
PERPETUAL LEASES
New York is Warned to Go Slow in
Making Them

The making of an absolute lease of
ground in the city of New York for a
term of 900 years is attracting much at
tention, and comparison has been drawn
between this transaction and the kind of
leasehold that is customary in London,
and in England generally, says an edi-
torial in the New York Evening Post.
A comparison might, however, be made
that not only lies nearer home, but is
closer as regards the character of the
transaction. The ground-rent system of
Maryland, under which, up to some
twenty years ago, most Of the improved
land in Baltimore was held, rested on
leases for ninty mine years, renewable
forever" and irredeemable This places
the lessor, in everything except legal
form, in the position of owner of the
fee simple, subject to a perpetual mort
gage The prevalence of this form of
tenure came to be regarded in Maryland
as great drawback to the welfare of
the community, and leases of this char
acter have long been prohibited by law.
Part of the objection to them was SEN
timental-which is not saying that it was
unreasonable or unsubstantial-and part
was due to a certain confusion of
thought; but there is very plain and
important objection in the circumstance
that the real meaning of the annual bur
den imposed on the land is subject to
such extreme change in longer periods,
but through secular alterations in the
purchasing power of money and through
secular changes in the amount of inter
est, as to bring about conditions alto
gether different from those originally
contemplated. The system is thus cal
culated to produce great and unneces-
sary hardship. Before any system of
perpetual, or virtually perpetual leases
takes root in New York, it will be well
to give the subject serious consideration.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

MAKING THE BEST OF THINGS
What is there that can Justify tears
and lamentations? Sayings of the
Buddha.
Yesterday met woman whose fam
lily had come down in the world as
the saying is. | was not left to infer
this. She told me so-not once only,
but half a dozen times in the course OF
the afternoon, till l grew weary of the
subject.
| wonder if it is that we women are
more given to looking backward than
men? Certain it is that you very sell
dom find a man transgressing in this
particular way and, after all it is what
we are now, and not what we were in
former times, or what our grandmoth-
ers were that wins us our place in the
world and interests others.
Not long ago / saw woman standing
amid the ruins of what had come under
the auctioneer's hammer through no
fault of hers; but there were no tears
and lamentations there, though the
home had been very dear to her.
What am I going to do?" she said
cheerfulIy in response to a friendly
query. why, just make the best of
things" But she does not talk about
things she had lost.
THE RIGHT WAY
And, believe me, this mating-the-bes
of-things attitude is by far the wisest to
adopt Our friends viii appreciate rs
far more if we go to see them in a
cheerful mood, ready to interest our
selves and be Interested in everything
that is going on, than if we sit down
and discourse to them of the glories of
the days that are gone.
We can not always keep the remem-
brance of the golden days out of our
thoughts, or the sigh from our lips that
will sometimes well up at the thought
of what might have been, but we can
prevent ourselves from morbidly talk
ing about them.
But there is another side to the ques-
ton. No one who had not experienced
it can realize the terrible homesickness
that comes over one at times at the
thoughts of the things that are gone
Nothing can quite make up for what
we have lost and, though we can help
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

talking about it, we can not always keep
our mind from dwelling on the might
have-beens. 1t is like tearing up a tree
by the roots to leave forever home
which has been sacred to us from our
earliest recollection.
So don't lie us be chary of our SYM
pathy to those who have suffered in this
way.
But for our comfort we may remem-
Der that it is always possible, even il
hard, to make for ourselves new inter
est and new ties, and so. create another
home for ourselves. But to do this af-
ter a great uprooting requires much eff
fort, but the effort will bring its own
reward and we shall be far happier for
having made it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

known in the First ward. Now the COM
mittee has an enrolment of more than
sixty There were seventy-Seven votes
cast in the ward for Chain.
A ward meeting was held on Tues
day of last week with fifteen men pres
emf. 1t was voted to organize Work
'er's Club" A second meeting was held
last Monday night and an organization
was effected. Geo. G. Prendell was
made president of the First Weird
Workers Club" Simeon Folsom was
elected vice-president and Jos. S. Vogel
secretary-treasurer The club will meet
again to make final preparations for the
Prohibition primaries on Saturday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
THE PEEVISHNESS OF THE
PRESIDENT.
New Orleans States.


1t is the realization of the fact that
the people are dissatifed with his ad
millistration that is responsible for thu
peevishness of President Taft and the
recent fling he took at the newspapers
which resulted only in adding another
mistake to a list that is already quite
large. But it seems that Mr. Taft IS
unable to recognize the fact that the
popular dissatisfaction arises principally
from the failure of his administration
to relieve the people from the extortion
and oppression of the nonopolistic
trusts. Never before has the alliance be-
tween the Republican party and the
greed and selfshness of these combina
tons of capital been SO glaringly in evil
dence as during the last six months
when the people have been paying enor-
nous tribute to them.
In large measure President Taft S
tribulations are due to the fact that he
is blunderer, where Roosevelt was a
great manoeuverer. The public has a
kindly feeling for Mr. Taft, but it ap-
preciates the fact that Colonel Henry
Watterson told the truth recently when
he said: The President is a plain,
blunt man. He does not know how to
run the. government for the gang while
whooping it up for reform in public
speeches. He does not know how to
hypnotise the multitude by preaching
virtue and smuggling sin on the front
porch, and dealing with practical men
in the private office.
The criticism directed toward Mr.,
Taft's administration by the newspapers
is not personal, but the press of the
country sees quite clearly that he was
humbugged by crowd of bad men on
the tariff and in the matter of Ballinger.
He is, apparently, not impressed by the
significant fact that embarrassing is the
industry that is fourishing most in the
National Capital just now, where rath-
er laborious investigation to whitewash
his Secretary of the Interior is in pro-
gress, and where Senator Aldrich has
packed special committee of the Sen
ate, with the unctious Lodge as chair
man, to whitewash the tariff under the
pretext of investigating the high cost
of living.
The people like President Taft as a
man and are always ready to receive him
warmly, but he is mistaken if he thinks
he can transfer any of his personal pop
ularity to Aldrich,. Cannon, Ballinger
and other men who he has permitted
to run his administration As long as
he suffers himself to be guided by the
advice of these agents of the great inter
ests there will be newspaper criticism
representing the real sentiment of the
public and here will be constant need of
for the whitewash bucket.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
SERVE WHERE NEED IS FOUNT

oL-NN L w I1ENE NEED ID TOONO
Still keep the armour on.
The strenuous life maintain;
All honored victims thus have won
And thus you must attain.
Grid up your loins, o man,
For perils grave abide,
Lest foes within or foes without
Turn careless feet aside
The fight is ever on,
And evil is alert,
By stealth or by defiant blows,
Its falsehoods to assert.
Should care or fear Cypress,
And all the way seem dark,
Look up and hail the coming, dawn,
The rapture of the lark
A drone within the hive,
Ignoble is the shirk:
He gamers up no precious store
By self enobling work.
The Master came to serve;
In fellowship divine
You will augment your human strength,
Half-hearted do not wait
The mandate of the King:
In loyal and Astounding love
Unbidden service bring.
Your loins still girt about,
Your burning lights afore.
Rejoice to serve where need is found
In Truths victorious war.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
7 KNOW NOT WHEN

Il know not when the sun may dip
His forehead in the foam;
know not when this life may slip
From out its earthly home.
| care not when the sunset-hills
Are glowing with the close
OF all my earthly cares and ills,
Of all my earthly woes.
I'm homeward bound to land of peace,
In realms beyond the skies;
know not when this toll shall cease,
| know not when my soul shalt rise.
But this l know, that end of earth
Is not the end of life;
And this l know, that second birth"
Will close earth's weary strife.
l hope to know as l am known,
That friends who've gone before
Will greet me in my spirit home
On bright and Sunny shore.
hear the rush of angels wings
In memory's listening ears,
And music to my spirit sings
That comes from heavenly spheres.
Hope sees star above the gloom,
And love can hear song
That comes from out beyond the tomb,
Where friends have waited long
Where fairy hands are waved at night
In dreamland's mystic spell,
And visions bright in radiant light
A glorious tale doth tell
j w Dennis in the New York Maya
zine of Mysteries.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
FEDERAL COURT.

In the suit of Geo. H. McFadden &
Bros. vs.. The Gulf Compress Company,
tried in the United States Court before
Judge Boarman, the verdict of the jury
is for McFadden & Bros. in the sum of
$3,653.65. The amount claimed was
for $43o6,3I.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
BOYS CORN CLUBS
Are Being Organized in Every Section
of the State-Awards at the State
Fair.

Boys Corn Clubs are being organized
in every section of the State and as a
stimulus prizes are being offered for the
best. On this subject the Richland
Democrat says:
Governor J. Y. Sanders has an
nounced that he offers as a premium to
the boys corn club of the State a fine
gold watch. The points on which the
award will be made have not yet been
fully determined, but they will probably
be on greatest yield and quality of corn
produced. Full announcement as to this
will be made in the near future. The
award will be determined at the State
Fair next November.
1t has also been decided to issue
diplomas of merit, signed by the Gov
ernor and the State Superintendent, TO
'I-se members of the organized clubs
who meet the following requirements ::
At least Is bushels of corn must be
made on one acre; it must not cost
more than 3oc per bushel each boy
must submit a report and a written
record which will be complete history
of the crop; and each boy must submit
good exhibit of his corn, containing
not less than ten ears.
Certain uniform charges must be
made in the calculation of the cost. The
rental of the land will be charged at
$500 per acre; the boys time at Ioc per
hour; the time of each horse SC per
hour; stable or lot manure $500 for a
2-horse load, and $I.oo for I-horse
load commercial fertilizers at actual
cost. The slower is not to be estimated
in the value of the yield"
THE RANSDELL PREMIUM.
Hon. JOS E Ransdell, congressman
of the Fifth Louisiana District, offers
500 in premiums which are to be dis
i tributed to contestants residing in this
district The awards are to be made at
the next State Fair in November. Every
boy entering this contest is required to
exhibit his best ten ears, accompanying
same with a certificate as to yield. Rules
and regulations for estimating the yield
will be furnished you later. The prem
iums are as follows:
Best acre or half-acre of corn grown
by member of Boys Corn Club, be-
tween the ages of ten and eighteen
First premium $1,000; second premium
| SIS. 90; third premium $1,000; three next
best each $500. Not more than one of
these premiums will be awarded to the
club members of one parish,
CADDO PARISH.
In Caddo parish Boys Corn Clubs are
being organized. Caddo should be at the
front. There is no good reason why the
f! boys of Caddo Parish should not be
1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

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?, 1910-03-06

Council
Shreveport has reached that stage
when it becomes almost criminal to give
away valuable franchises without some
equivalent in return
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
CADDO PARISH.

In Caddo parish Boys Corn Clubs are
being organized. Caddo should be at the
front. There is no good reason why the
boys of Caddo Parish should not be
active competitors in corn growing.
Now is the opportunity. Begin actively
and with determination to win the
premiums offered by the Governor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

know not when the sun may dip
His forehead in the foam;
know not when this life may slip
From out its earthly home.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE
Chicago the Center of a Tremendous
Fight to Overthrow the Drink Evil
National Prohibitionist)

The Prohibition party in Chicago is
making great strides in organization and
activity At the meeting of the manag-
ing committee on Thursday, February
y, thirty-six men were present to plan
for the great campaign that is now or
in Chicago.
Geo H. Vibbert, of Boston made a
brief address that pleased and inspired
the committee. The following platform
was adopted for the campaign:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

Subscription Price $500 a year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

Official Journal of Caado Parish
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
4 kNSlS BANK ROBBED 4 COLORADO MINE EXPLOSION
SIXTY MEN ARE ENToMBEp AT
pElA0uA.
The Force Of the shock Was Felt
Four Mliss Away--Strons Force
Of ROscuars at Work.

Trinidad, Col, Nov. Sixty or
more miners are entombed and may
be dead as 4 result OF an explosion
in mine number 8 OF the Victor Ameri-
can Fuel company at Delegua, %
miles northwest Of this>eity. Reports
reaching Trinidad from the camp
state that three men we're killed at
the mouth of the mine and that four
were injured. 1t Is believed that 100
men were in the mine at. the time Of
the explosion but it is said that over
half Of them we're on their way out
through mine No. 2 to vote. 1t is
believed that the explosion was con-
fined largely to one end not far from
the mouth of the main slope and was
due to gas. Mine Inspector Dave
Griffith, Superintendent William
Lewis, Assistant Superintendent
Young, Master Mechanic Young,
James Daugherty, Motorman and
every pit boss and fire boss in the
mine are believed to have been killed.
The force Of the explosion was sc,t at
| Hastings four miles down the canon,
duu TIE NEWS VI IuS uledSltI Spteuu
rapidly. Rescue car of the Calcrs do
Iron and Fuel company was manned
with a force of Is trained rescuers
and ran by special engine to tho S me
reaching there shortly after o'c! ok.
General Manager w. j. Murray OF
| Denver has been notified.
| W. S. Getchel, General Manager of
the Colorado division. Was at Grey
Creek when notified of the disaster
and left at once in automobile and
is in personal charge OF the rescue
work. The mouth of the main slope
is badly caved and rcscuers are direct
irg their efforts to reaching the IN
tombed men through the rear OF NJ
mine.
1t Is reported that two bodies have
been recovered. Two OF the men IN
jured at the mouth Of the mine were
brought to the local hospital in a seri
Gus condition. Officials seem total
unable to state how many men were
in the mine. Coroner B. b Sipe hal
been summoned and is on the grounc
ready to take charge of the bodies al
they are taken out. Every effort Ii
now being directed towards getting
the fans in operation and in the mean
time the oxygen helmet men are in
vading portions where air ia bad in al
effort to locate bodies and determine
the extent of the explosion.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
MISSOURI IS STILL WET
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT DE
FEATEp ~ LARGE MAJORITY.
Former Vote In Counties No indica'
ton Of Rosult--St. Louis Gave
Majority Of 10000.

st. Louis, Nov. 9.-The proposed
prohibition constitutional amendment
to the constitution has been defeated
by large majority according to in
complete returns. The Citizens Del
tense committee which managed thtI
vets campaign claim that the maj
jority against prohibition in the state
will be 100000 of which 10000 comes
from the city of st. Louis. The pro
Greene county and Springfield one 81
the largest cities by over 500 ma.
jority. Kansas City went wet" ny
about 10000 and st. Joseph by two to
one. Jasper and Worth counties each
went "dry" by 1000.
Some of the dry counties under
local option went wet by very consid
cradle majorities; Boone, for example
Is dry-the county and county sea-
yet IL precincts gave the vets 1,0S2
and the drys j25. Grundy county went
even stronger the other way-dry J.,
Ola, wet 376. Audrain was reported
dry on an incomplete vote and it may
be that this vote will pick up consid
erably when the returns are all in,
but there is little prospect that it viii
be big enough to make the state dry
outside of St. Louis. Some Of the
German counties have given immense
wet majorities. Franklin for example
is, wet 3,417, dry 800.
Outside of st. Louis there is ap-
parently a wet majority enough to
make the total wet" majority in the
state exceed 10000 unless It should
develop that the early returns were
all the "wet" districts.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
WORKING TO SETTLE A STRIKE
Federation of Labor Holds Conference
With Chicago Clothing Manufae-
turSrs on Behalf Of Workers.

Chicago, Nov. y.-Definite demands
for recognition of the union of the
garment workers and for a closed
shop will be submitted to the clothing
manufacturers as the result Of action
taken by the executive committee of
the Chicago Federation of Labor in In,
first session with representatives oil
the striking garment workers.
If the clothing manufacturers sign
the agreement the $4,000 strikers will
90 back to work; if the agreement isl
not signed the strike will last indeti
Ritely.
Included in the tentative agreement
Is demand for not more than 4e
hours work week by cutters and "a
by tailors. Other grievances, be.
cause of their action toward their
firms have been deferred till later.
A representative of Hart, Schaffner
and Marx said his firm would not con.
slider any agreement that demands a
closed shop.
I'VE will hold absolutely for an
open shop" said Harry Flaum presi.
dent of the Chicago Wholesale Cloth,
iers' Association. We would be will,
ing to consider other demands but
the members Of my association Will
not have closed sGops."
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
AT BEATTiE, MARsHALL COUNTY,
THEY GOT $500.
The citlxens Opened Fire on Them
as They Left the Building But
They Escaped.

Marysville, Kan, Nov. 9.-Five men
robbed the State bank OF Beattie, Mar.
shall county, Of $500 and after rum
ming fight with townspeople escaped
in q motor car. At last reports they
were fleeing through southern Ne
braska, closely pursued. One Of the
robbers was wounded.
The men rode into town, two on
horseback and three in buggy. They
rode directly to the bank and while
one held the horses the Others broke
down the front door Of the bank buid-
ing, opened all the entrances into the
banking room and went to work on the
safe. The vault door was blown of
with nitroglycerin. The robbers then
gathered up all the cash and ran.
Residents of .Beattie heard the sx
plosion and about a. dozen turned out
armed with shotguns, rifles and re
volvers. Just as the robbers were
leaving the bank building the resi-
dents opened fire. One man was seer
TO fall as he was coming down the
steps. The man carrying the sack Of
money threw it into a buggy and two
others assisted their wounded comrade
into the buggy with him while the
others mounted their. horses and rode
away. All this time the residents
were gathering and; shooting at the
robbers and the robbers were return
ing the fire.
The robbers rode about three mile:
and then abandoned their horses ant
the buggy and took motor car tina
they had hidden in a cornfield. The
residents had obtained horses ant
motor cars and were chasing the rob
bers, but did not reacRthe place wher'
the change of vehicles was made unit
fifteen minutes after the robbers hat
driven away in the motor car.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
GOV. HARMON WAS REFLECTED
He Has ReceiyeG LARGEST Plurality
Ever Given ceTccratic cardiist.
for ccverner In Chio.

Cleveland, o., NCv. 0.-Gov. Her.
ZION las swept he state. He was r..
elected according =, al indications /.
the biggest rl"r, Ky ever given E
Democratic r1rC.tI.e for governor III
t-a history : 90. The Republican
et-t7 cc-; ~ ,:,nc2dsd the defeat
o. .-.::c.rg b. : .. sc plnralit? Tia,
On n.ttee hIG : -acd tom scanri>
the vote OF governor 20 speculation q
TO the CHARGES c. saving the rest o.
the state tlcl:rt.
Rastd on !e !neagar returns Co.
Harmon seems certain OF plurality
Of over $4,000 While practically No
returns have been received as to how
much Gov Harmon is running ahead
Of his ticket, The indications are that
the entire Democratic ticket was as.
sured by more than 10000 and prob.
ably would mount we'll over $4,000.
George White of Marietta, Demo.
crat according to late returns has de.
cisively defeated Congressman James
Joyce. Republican leaders concede
the defeat Of Joyce. Congressman j.
Warren Keifer, pronounced standpat.
ter. probably has been reelected by a
scant plurality.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-10
JOHN | DIX WINS
PLURALITY 10000
Democrats Made Great Gains Outside
City.
REPUBLICANS LOSS ~ PER CENT
stirnson's Plurality North Of Bronx
Only s5,ooo--Boss Barnes Made
Good His Pledse--Rooseveit
Lost Precinct.

New York, Nov. s.-5John A. Dix OF
Washington county, the Democrtie
candidate for governor of the state Of
New York has been elected by a plur
ality which, when all the returns are
in will probably reach 10000. witt
a falling OF in the Republican vote
estimated at % per cent above the
Bronx and II per cent in New Yorl
city and falling Off Of per cent IL
the Democratic vote up state Dix'l
plurality is about 1000 more than tina
obtained by Gov. Hughes in 1908.