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Beans and seeds

Conditlons In the bean market have shown no
light. e uena"u N0'
Beans (per etl)-Bayos S. Is: small white
e.o9; red $696-50; blackeye. S5 4Odl5. so: rAS.
800 9 s-9O; red kidneys. SJ.5005.70; cranbefrT
ppeans. p. S4.oog4-Io; garvanzas. $2.2503.25; horse
Seeus-brown mustard. 4c: yellow mustard.
49, uaNseeu. 99t51acs canary. SIZE alfalfa. 10
81 rape, i0z7aes timothy. 5A d6cs hemps
"a 4S9ae; millet. 22c per Ib.
Dried Peas-Green $S.65@S-75 per ctI.
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Loans. Exchange and silver
STOCK MARKET

Yesterday was a tame and featureless day in
both local seurities and mining stocks, and there
were no changes worthy of note in either, nor
there any news of Importance on the floors
of the exchanges.
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Local Bank CIearings

San Francisco bank clearings last week were
$40 S23 452 against $50, TAG, $50 for the same
week last year, increase of Sc, ,076 763 or 16.5
per cent
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Norfhern RusInesn

balances. S271.4I4.
TACOMA. June I1.-Clesrings S730 a12. bal
ances $32, ,563. 80
SPOKANE, June 11.-clearings, s9O5. .422; bal
PORTLAND. June 11.-Clearings, 81, 1915
balances, $147,641.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 11.-Close-Wheat July,
$1.02h; September, 90c; December. SSSsc.
Cash wheat-No. / hard, $1.O7; No. 1 northern,
81 .04@1.O6; No. 2, $1.O2G11. .O4; No. 3, s9e0
$1.02.
Corn-No. 5 yellow. 5465415c.
Oats-No. white, 35G35hc.
Rye-No. 2, 65d69c
Flax closed at 81 SO.
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standard Oil Company Cuts Prices

NEW YORK. June 1.-The Standard oil COM
pany today reduced the price of petroleum 10
points. making refined standard white $765.
PITTSBURG, June 1.-THE Standard oil com
pany today lowered the price of Pennsylvania
grade oil cents to $13O. Other grades remain
unchanged
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BEARS BUY STOCKS
IN HEAVY MARKET
Downward Movement of Prices
Continues, With No New
Explanation of Cause
AmaIgamated, ST. Paul and AL
ton Notably Exempted From
Prevailing Weakness
90, York stock Lis

z. F. Hutton & Co, 400 California street,
members of the New York stock exchange, fur
nish Ike following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday
SaIes STOCKS High Low Bid Ask
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POrtIand Rutter Marked

PORTLAND. June 11--Butter-City and eoun-
20Q 21c.
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over years old range TOM 20 % 30 4UW5t.
NOte-Shippers to this market must have
horses close to type. with age, bone eonforma-
tion and style. to command extreme quotations.
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Duluth EIax

DULUTH, Mimi, June 11.-FIax-On track
to arrive, $1.s9; July, $1.S9 asked; September
S1.65 bid; October $1.55 bid.
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New York Money Marked

nal
Time loans, very soft and dull: 60 days. s@sH
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Dried Fruits, Rai.ins. Nut. ana Hon-v

hIuiLS-EVaporated apples. 60lSc; apricots fIi-
ta5e sa1e 1envery, e359101c; peaches. 41z95%e; do
dS1O crop, future delivery, 506c; prunes 81 n
Sac. with Ae premium for sos and Ic premium
Ior 40s' new crop, 80 G4c; fgs. 50 04c; pears,
Raisins-Layers clusters-6 crown, $3.50:
crown. S1.75; crown. 81. %; seeded 4615c; or.
binary layers. 3 crown, S1.25; 2 crown oOc<
Seediess sultanas. 2h64c: ThompsOn's seed
less. 3Q3Ae for unbleached and 81 061Sc foa
6leached; loose muscatel, 4 crown. 4cs crown.
S1ec; crown. Sc; seedless. 2d2Ac-
Nuts-AlmOnds. nonpateils. I4h015c: XXI.
14a1415c; ne plus ultra, 130131zc; Drake, 1O14
gil 1ac; languedOcs. lie, hard shell, 75Ac; wall
nuts, BE per ID for No. 1 sOftshells, sac for
No do; pecans. 14l5916es peanuts. 5505cs
pine nuts, 1SI20c per ID.
HOney-NOminaI.
Beeswax-,27ls @sOc per ID for light and 2sa
26c for dark.
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London CIosing stocks

Money-255 02s4 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 22z per cent and for three months
bills rs az l1-16 per cent
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

The dullness usually Incident to the end OF
the week dominated the market for eggs ana
dairy produce, business in all three descriptions
being Of small proportions and Of local charac-
ter. Business on the exchange sent the price or
extra eggs down 1c to a quotation or 2oc a
dozen, the market ruling firm at the decline
with surplus stocks going into cold storage. The
quotations for butter and cheese were I'M
changed Prices for both were evidently salts
factory to the trade as there attempt
to advance lower them
On the exchange 10 cases OF extra butter were
sold at 2Sc pound and 20 cases OF extra eggs
went at 26c a dozen
Receipts were IO4 500 pounds Of butter. 81. 600
pounds of cheese and .64S cases OF eggs
The following are the official quotations eS-
tablished on the floor OF the dairy exchange
Prices in the street. while governed by the ex-
change quotations. generally range from 1hc to
&c higher, owing to the various charges to bs
add
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MINING STOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco stock exchange yesterday
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Conditions of Trade

Chicago Discount Rate
CHICAGO, June 11.-New York exchange 1Oc
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RuTTFR PER POUND

Grades June June June 10 June II
Fresh extras. 2slse 2I1se 2Se 2se
second. EcsGs So. - 2se Ssc 96e Se s 95e 5se s
Cheese-California fancy fats. 14c per 10,
hrm; do hrsts, 1916, hrm; do seconds. 12l5e.
firm; fancy Young Americas, 161ac, firm: do
frstS. 1jc, firm; New York fancy, zoe, drms
Wisconsin singles. 19c, hrm-
Eggs-California fresh, per dozen, cases in
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Deeiduous and citrus F,ru,t.

A straight carload OF watermelons came in
The receivers asked s.. .50@3 a dozen for the
melons. but they were marketed rather late and
sales were slow. Sweetwater grapes came i'm
TO two firms from the COachelIa valley and
sales were reported at S1.50 "a crate Trade
in berries and orchard frlits was enlivened ~
the extra local demand for Sunday wants and
Dy buying for shipment the steamer out for
FuSet sound ports stocks Of everything in the
perry line except red lOganberrieS were closely
cleaned up long before closing time. Quotations
Tor raspherries had wide range. the Gamers
Santa Clara berries sold at $7d9 to the trade
Currants were dull and slightly lower the de-
ries were in free supply. Fancy offerings OF
blacks and Royal Anne sold readily at stir
tiOns in efforts to clean up ordinary and snn-
burned lots in the afternoon. Early orchard
were heavy and there was quite a surplus unsoi5
at the close. Aprieots were stiu in oversuppIy
irregular. Bulk lots sold in small quantities. az
2921ae pound. A straight carload Of choice
Apples, pears, peaches, plums and apricots from
the river sold at 40M75c a basket as TO Size
and ana quality FIGS were more plentiful. but
loupes Of good quality were in demand at Arm
rates, while on lots sold at prices well below
the inside quotations in instances There was
nothing new in citrus fruits
Strawberries Ss@1o per chest:
chest. VSN ~
Blackberries-s5@7 per chest.
90 fn neTlries-$2oO03 per chest for red and
Blackberries-S5QT per chest
Gooseberries-English. 1Od1215c per ID.
Currants-S506 per chest
Cherries-Packed. 5O6S5c per drawer: in buIk
and 2Q4c for white.
Apples-New crop. 75c@s125 for large ana
per box
Pears-s1@1.25 for large and coarse 70,
small boxes 80
Peaches-40G75e per box or crate.
Plums-25@s Toe per package.
FIgS-Boxes and crates, 81. T5d2 %: single
layer drawers. 81 al % for black and 75c0S1 foel
white.
Apricots-Crates. coast: small boxes am.
baskets soc; in bulk. 2d215c per H.
CantalOupes (per erateg-POnies, 81 2501 Is.
standards. $1.75@22j
citrus fruits (per box)-Navel oranges - II
q325 for fancy. S202.50 for choice aud 81 '5OGa
i.to Tor standard; grapefruit, s.. .5O63 for seed
less; lemons. So 15d4 for fancy S26l3 for choics
and $1-2541-75 for standard: lines So 506ST
tropical Frutts-Bananas. 75c6S1.25 per bunch
Ior hawaiian and Mexican. S1.5O62.5O foe
dozen. -
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Flour and FarinaceOus Goods
So1n uour and farinaceous goods continue weak
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Boston Curb stocks

Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
Ariz Mich 30 40 0neco ....... 2% az
Ahmeek 49,. 40 Raw Coalition % %
Bohemia ~ Shattuck Ariz % 2516
Boston Ely. 21s San Antonio. 7b
Calaveras So Sup & Globe. 81 45
Cactus 2 5-l6 11-16 South Lake.. Az 4at
Chief Cons. Ia 1& Blue Bell -. 81 80
Corbin -..... 6A ~ Inspiration - SIG 73s
Ely Witch. 10 is Davis DAILY. LIZ / 9-16
keystone -. 3K 3% Chino ... i01s II
Live Oak -. 10 20 Ohio .......I 1916 >
Mason Val. =. 7J5 So Majestic - Sc n
Nev Douglas 2A 234i
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IU S Steel I'd 5s. .Io3
Va Car Chem 5s.. 9S7s
Wabash 1st 5s. .109A
Do LIST & ext As. 66A
Western Nd As. e. S35s
Westing FL cv 5s. IS
Wis Central As. 90A
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HORSES

Desirable drafters. ,700 lbs and over .s275Q3OO
Light drafters 1,5O0 to 1850 lbs-..... 225G27J
Chunks, 1850 to 1.500 lbs. bs............. 2OO6125O
Wagon horses, 1850 to 1850 lbs ..... 1356IS5
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
CHARGE OF FRAUD
Hooks Oil Company Seeks to Annul
Valuable Leases in Vinton Field Sold
for Song now Worth a Million.

The States Lake Charles special
says: A suit for annulling of sale and
transfer of leases and options in the
Vinton oil field was filed in the district
court Friday by the Hooks Oil Com
pany against the Producers Oil Com
pany, charging fraud and trespass The
plaintiff alleges that the manager of
the company, a subsidiary to defendants
fraudulently caused officers of the plain
tiff company to believe they would not
strike oil, and that this tended to make
them carry out the resolution adopted
bv the directors to sell the leases and
options to the highest bidder The
plaintiff company also alleges that the
said resolution adopted at a meeting of
directors was not according to law or
the charter, no notice of it having been
given. The complainant alleges fur
Their that the defendant has taken pos
session of the lands involved. and the
petitioners therefore ask for a setting
aside of the transfer, the annulling of
the sale and reinstating them in their
rights. The Producers Oil Company is
alleged to have paid only $500 for ev-
erything, which at the present selling
price is easily valued at million dol
lars subject to heavy increase with
further proving of the field. The suit
is the most important that has been filed
here since the case for the receiver for
the Evangeline Oil Company
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

recognition of politicians, il has been
niggardly towards the men who have
upheld the honor of their State, not only
on battlefields but in the redemption of
Louisiana from the clutches OF the
vampires from the North who plundered
the people under the guise of law.
The attempted differentiation of the
State was met unfinchingly and over
whelmed by the Confederate Veterans,
The maintenance of law and order and
good government and the progress III
development of today should be ascribed
to the Confederate Veterans.
Had the State of Louisiana been as
cOnsiderate of her Heroes as of her pol
iticians, there would not now be pre-
sented the humlliating spectacle Of Con
federate Veterans being placed in the
attitude of mendicants, when too old
and feeble to earn their daily bread.
WAC will dare oppose this amend
ment?
there should be nothing too good tor
the Confederate Veterans who may be
in need of help. He should have the
best the State can afford At least. the
old soldier should be put on a parity
with the politician who is always we'll
provided for, that is, he should not be
made to feel that he is a pauper.
In whatever sense the State has been
derelict in recognizing the Confederate
Veterans i'll need has been a discredit to
the State; the more fragrant for the
reason that while thousands of dollars
have been wasted i'll schemes promotive
of Office holders and the political barna-
cles, the Confederate Veterans in need
have scarcely been allotted a pittance.
1t is time there was an awakening. We
should bear in mind that the Confeder-
ate Veterans will not be here always.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

Of his pocket and handed it to the W.T.
ness with the remark:
"fPlease turn to that song, brothef
Spears
THE witness did SO.
6" That's what you sung that night!
".lt is, sir =,
"sWell stand up and sing it now, II
you: please
"rWhat?'
You heard what I said, Brother
Spears
"'But l can't sing before this sort
of crowd !
"3No-no-but, you see
"'Your Honor said Sam, turning to
the Court. 4 insist that the witness shall
sing the song denominated in the evil
dcnce lust as he did on the night OF the
alleged disturbance. 1t is part OF our
evidence. and very important. The rea-
son for it will be disclosed later on
There was a long jangle between
the LAWYERS. and the Court finally or
dered the witness to get tip and sing
And mind you, Brother Spears,
said Sam. seriously, you must sing 1t
lust as you did that night if you change
note you will have to go back and
do it over again.
The witness got up and opened the
book. There is a difference in singing
to a congregation in sympathy with you
and a crowd of people in court room
Brother Spears was painfully conscious
of the fact. You know how those old
time tunes are sung in the bacllwoods
settlements. You begin i'll the basement
and work up to the roof and then leap
off from that dizzy height and finish
in the basement That's the way the
witness did. He had a good voice-that
is, it was strong. If Gabriers trumpet
ever gets out of whack he could utilize
that voice to wake the dead just as read
lily. 1t seemed to threaten the window
lights. The crowd didn't snile--it just
yelled with laughter. The jurymen bent
double and almost rolled from their
seats. The Court bit his cob pipe hard
err and tried to look solemn 1t wasn't
any use. There was only two straight
faces in the house, and one belonged to
a deaf man and the other was Sam
Dysart The singer finished and sat
down. He looked tired Sam immedi-
ately excused him. When the time for
speech making came Sam remarked to
the jury: If you gentlemen think you
could go to one of Brother Spears
meetings and behave better than you
have here, why, you may be justified in
convicting these boys and girls That
was all he said. 1t was plenty. The
jurymen acquitted the young defendants
before they got their faces straight"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
HE SANG
The Song Denominated in the Evidence
and the Jury Acquitted Accused

Green Bag: Sam Dysart and
were law partners i'll Lancaster, Mo.
some twenty-five or thirty years ago
and it was one of the most congenia
associations | have ever enjoyed re,
marked Judge N NJ. Shelton of the
Second Judicial Circuit recently
"One Spring Sam was employed tc
defend a lot of country boys and girls
who were charged with disturbing re-
ligious worship. The information al.
legged that by their boisterous laughter
and unseemly conduct they had broken
tip the meeting. The worst of it was
there seemed to be no defense. They
admitted they had laughed right in the
midst of the services.
Brother I. Spears, the preacher, was
the prosecuting witness. He was a tall,
serious man, and dreadfuly in earnest
about this case. The Prosecutor, r. c.
Tadlock. shared Brother Spears indlg.
nation over the outrage; nothing could
be more. sacreligious than for young
sters to cut up in church. In his open
ing statement to the jury in Justice
Bailey's court the Prosecutor said here
was splendid opportunity to teach bud
ding anarchists lesson lest they go on
and on in their evil ways and become
confirmed lawbreakers.
Call Mr.. Spears said the Prescott
ing Attorney
The tall preacher, with digniffed
step and solemn countenance, took the
witness box, placed the palms of his
hands together, a picture of prosecuted
With pious eafnestness he
described the little assembly in the back
country, how he had striven to develop
a desire for right living and the com
mendable progress being made. He
spoke more in sorrow than in anger
the inexcusable conduct of
the young disturbers of his meeting,
and felt certain that the only way to
save them from life of crime would
be to inflict such punishment here as
would cause them to remember ever
after; he was only actuated by a feel
ing Of good will towards the defend
ants-to be just to them
When the witness was turned oyer
% him Sam coughed in the dry way he
had, and then began the examination
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

by virtue of authority vested in me as
Registrar of Voters of the Parish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, aud in ac-
cordance with Section ~ of Act oS OF
1908, notice is hereby given that the
registration books will be opened at the
following named places for the purpose
OF registering all legal qualified cleo
tors, who have not registered under said
Act, to-wit:
Dixie, La, Ward One, Monday, J,fne
20, 1910.
Belcher, La, Ward One, Tuesday,
June Fl. 1910.
Gillian, La, Ward One Wednesday
June ~, 1910.
Hosston, La, Ward One, Thursday,
June 70, 1910.
"a, 1910.
Ida, La, Ward One, Saturday, June
IS, 1910
Mooringsport, La, Ward Three,
Monday, June ~, 1910.
Oil City, La, Ward Two, Tuesday.
June 28, 1910.
Vivian, La, Ward Two, Wednesday,
June 20, 1910.
MT. 6ilead, La, Ward Two. Thurs
Gay, June 80, 1910.
Myrtis, La, Ward Two, Friday, July
I, 1910.
Kodessa, La, Ward One, Saturday,
July 2. 1910.
blanchard, La, Ward Three, Tues
day July 5, 1910.
Greenwood, La, Ward Five, We'd
nesday, July 6, 1910.
Hadley La, Ward Seven Tbrrsdav
July 8, 1910. ' HUI 70@''
Spring Ridge, La, Ward Six, Friday.
July 8. 1910.
a., 9an a, Beach, La, Ward Eight, satur-
Caspiana, La, Ward Eight. Tassdav.
July IL. 1910.
tt: nc registration office will be closed
49, Ways before congressional primary
81 put VIII remain open at my Of
nee IN the city of Shreveport Ia At the
.; mouse of said parish until that
@ MARMADUKE WARD,
Of Voters, Parish a. lad.
do, Louisiana y
june S, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
A MEASUREMENT.

When a few days since it was an
nounced from Baton Rouge that Hon
Leon r Smith of Caddo had given his
pledge to second the nomination o.
Governor Sanders when named for thu
United States Senate, his friends il
Shreveport discredited the report, ane
they were right
He is on record with Representative
Groom and Thomas as having voted foi
the Nettles resolution providing a pri-
mary election for the nomination of a
senator to succeed Mr. McEnery
Representative Smith is friendly &c
Governor Sanders and there is no rea-
son why he should not be, but he>will
PROFESSIONALLY make his position clear
when the ovte for senator is taken on
Tuesday next He will make it plain
that North Louisiana is entitled to re-
eognition and he will insist on the next
senator coming from North Louisiana
In this stand he need not antagonize
Governor Sanders, whose election is
assured. His attitude. if we have fore
casted intelligently, would leave him I'M
embarrassed and free to pursue such ac-
ton as may be determined when the
nomination for senator's by primary iii
the election which will precede the Leg
isiature of 1919. AT that primary among
the contestants there will be Foster and
Sanders, both from the same parish, and
a North Louisiana man The contest
will be between Sanders and Foster,
and it is now too early to forecast any
alignment
At any rate whatever course Repre-
sentative Smith may pursue he will be
mindful of his duty and will act con-
servatively and according to his best
judgment.
The Caucasian has the fullest conf
dence in Representative Smith His re-
cord in the Legislature indicates that
he has been wide-awaye and useful and
has accomplished results for the people,
In this connection it may be said that
Senator Barrett is not in the city, but
BIS pledge of support Of Governor San
lers IS unquestionably a nlisstatement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

poultry can be raised in Louisiana, Mr..
Ransdell sets forth. Only the State of
Washington yielded more timber in 1910
Louisiana has salt to supply the world,
and the gas fields near Shreveport, an
eminent geoIogist told Mr., Ransdell,
could generate more electrical power
than all the waters of Niagara
But for sustenance man in Louisiana
is not limited to what he garners from
the teeming soil:
"Louisiana has vast storehouse of
wealth in its fish and game. It IS a
veritable paradise Of the sportsman. |
have eaten oysters i'll every section OF
our coasts, and none of them equal IN
flavor the famous Bayou Cook bival-
yes. The oyster shipping industry is
very important, and Our oyster beds are
much greater l. area than those of any
other state. Many varieties of the finest
fresh and salt water fish literally swarm
in our waters: innumerable game birds
and fowls, including the delicious wild
turkey, exist in evrey quarter, and the
fierce black bear of Our canebrakes
tempted to his lair even the mighty MIN
rod whose recent exploits in Africa
have caused such interest in the world
of sport
When Mr. Ransdell concluded there
was nothing more to be said in favor
of Louisana-the queen of the South,
he called her He had even settled the
negro question, and welcomed Northern
Republicans with open arms. There re
mains no reason why everybody i'll the
United States who feels the wanderlust
should not move to Louisiana and set
up his penates in the earthly paradise
described by MIR. Ransdell. Admirable
representative as he is, second to none
from the South i'll industry and zeal,
we think that a Napoleon of real estate
promoters was spoiled when he adopt
ed a public career.
If Congressman Ransde1l had never
done anything for Louisiana save to de-
liver that speech he would deserve a
substantial tribute. but that is only one
Of his many important acts of service.
He has been the head and front of a
great movement for waterway improve
ment and for the restoration of a great
transportation traffic on the Western
rivers. In this he has acquired posi-
ton of national Importance, while en-
bracing every opportunity to work for
his state, his district and their people.
He not only deserves their thanks and
applause for what he has done, but his
continued presence i'll Congress as the
representative Of Louisiana is so nee
essary for the. continuance of the great
work in which he is engaged. that it
would be public calamity, a national
if his state and country
should lose his valuable services att
this time