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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
BLUNDERS IN LAW
The Wisconsin Plan Recommended to
Louisiana.

New Orleans States The question
has been so much discussed since the
last session of the Legislature as to
laws being defective in form, that some
thing ought to be done to avoid such
occurrences in the future, and Mr.. w.
O. Hart, one of the commissioners on
uniform State laws from Louisiana,
and member of the Civil Code Com
mission, suggests that there should be
in this State as there are III some 9TH
ers, notably Wisconsin, a commission
specially appointed to supervise 1egisla-
ton, but not to influence it.
This commission sits at the capital
during the sessions Of the Legislature
and examines every bill as it is intro
duced and follows its course through
out the Legislature until it reaches the
Governor, SO that if there is any defect
of form or error in copying or other
wise, it is as once discovered and rec
tilted before it is too late.
Under the present system it is impos-
sible TO avoid mistakes, and it is like.
wise impossible for the Governor to ex-
anime SO minutely every bill submitted
to him as to detect any errors that may
have crept therein, but with speciall,
trained experts in the work, no difficulty
is experienced, and besides, Legislation
will then always be uniform, as to form
which IS by no means the case in thi:
State now, or in any other States.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
D. Nj. SHOEARS
Died at His Old Home in Ouachita
Parish

Monroe. La, Aug 8.-Hon Dennis
NJ Sholars, an old and highly respected
attorney of North Louisiana, died at
the home of his son, Allan Sholars, in
Monroe Sunday morning.
Mr. Sholars was 50 years old and at
one time occupied prominent place in
the political affairs of the State. Years
ago he was editor of the Monroe Morn
ing Herald, a paper that does not exist
now. He was State senator from 1896
to 1000, and was the nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor on the Don Caffery
ticket
He was related to many of the prom
inent families of the State and had
many friends.
Mr. Shofars was we'll known in New
Orleans, having gone there to practice
some time after the end of his senatorial
term. Later he went to Cuba and on
his return settled in Arkansas. Still
later he moved to Leesville and prac-
ticed law until his health began to fail
rapidly.
In politics he was of insurgent tenden-
cies, and during his service in the SEN
ate was vigorous opponent of Gov
ernor Fosters administration.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
THE COTTON CROP
Is Now in the Most Critical Period of
It's Growth : Cotton Markets Are
Nervous and Sensitive,

New Orleans Picayune: The cotton
crop is now in the most critical period
of its growth, and very naturally the
cotton markets are nervous and sensl-
tive, because never before in the history
of the industry has. large crop been
more essential to the restoration of nor
NAL conditions. The last crop was, as
every one knows, a failure, and as re-
suit there has been an insufficient supply
to meet the requirements of the world
on a normal basis of consumption. It
is true that some people have made
money because of the high prices which
have prevailed for raw cotton, but the
majority have not done so well, as those
producers who had little cotton to mar
ket were not recompensed by the high
prices and the mills that were cut oft
from their normal supply have suffered.
With a big crop, SO essential to the
prosperity of the cotton industry, the
report recently issued by the Agricul-
tura1 Department of the Federal Gov
ernnlent has not been reassuring. Ac-
cording to this report the average con-
dition of the cotton crop July IS was
75.5 per cent, as compared with So.7 per
cent. the month previous, 7I.o per cent
at the corresponding date last year, and
with ten-year average of 7o.4 per cent.
It was due only to the comparatively
high July Is condition of the Texas and
Oklahoma crop that the showing made
was as good as it proved to be. The
crops of such important States as Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi showed a
heavy deterioration compared with the
condition of the preceding month.
With the crop in the shape it was on
July 25 it becomes of the most vital inn
.portance that the weather from now on
should be most favorable During the
past week or ten days there has been an
Improvement in the middle and eastern
portions of the belt, particularly in those
States that suffered SO much from the
rains of late June and early July, but IN
Texas and Oklahoma, where the crop
has so far done well, the present out
look is not encouraging, owing to the
long absence of rain and the prevalence
of high temperatures. Unless Texas
and Oklahoma have good rains in the
near future the crops of those States
which until now have been the saving
features of the present season, will rap
idly deteriorate, and the cotton world
will again be face to face with an insult
ficient production of raw cotton.
Another short crop would be disas
ter to the cotton industry, no matter te
what height prices might soar Those
sections which suffered from croI
failure last year will again face scare.
ity, while the manufacturing industry
which suffered as a whole last season
will be in a worse condition than be
fore. It is therefore devoutly to b
hoped that the loeked-for rains in Tex
as and Oklahoma will materialize, AM
that the weather elsewhere will be NOR,
favorable for the rest of the season thar
it has been to date
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
STREET ENCOUNTER AND PO
LICE COURT.

For years it has been the rule of the
Caucasian to exclude from its columns
reports Of street encounters and the
proceedings of the police court.
The Caucasian holds that there should
be no partiality in reporting street
fights and police court doings if reported
at all. And then, reports of police court
pander to a vitiated and morbid sense.
Fl, for instance, some prominent citi-
zen became involved in an encounter
or is called to the police court in ninety
cases in a hundred William Jones would
appear as William Jonas. whereas the
poor devil, without friends and in1u-
ence, John Smith is given prominence
ii box car letters.
Street fights and police court doings
are noted III the Caucasian only when
coupled with some crime triabfe IN
the District Court BY jury or BY judge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
RECEIVER r SHIP NOTICE.

No. I3,7oa-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo. State Of Louisiana Re-
ceivership Of the Lille Oil Crn-
pany
Notice is hereby given that Y. I. Ful-
ton, receiver, has this day filed his final
account and tableau OF distribution IN
said reoeivership, and unless opposition
be made thereto within the time spec1-
fed BY law, the same win be duly honnol-
ogated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorabies T. F. Bel
and A. ]. Murff. judges of said court
this 18th day of July 1910.
F. "A. LEONAFf9,
I,,iv II Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
SHOOTING DOGS
1t Is Barbarous and Endangers Human
Beings.

Shooting dogs is not only barbarous
but endangers the life of human beings.
Instead of shooting dogs straying on
the streets without the regulation license
tag, the dogs should be caught and i'm
pounded, and three days thereafter, if
not claimed by their owners on paying
the required license and costs, these
dogs should be killed humanely, by
methods which prevail in civilized COM
munities.
1t may be said that once upon a time
all dogs found straying ON the streets
without the required license, were
caught and impounded and the unre-
claimed were killed hurnanely.
Why this system has been superseded
by the rifle with all its attending bar
barities and its danger of inhicting
death or. serious injury to pedestrians,
may be explained by the city authorities,
hut it can not be approved by any clti-
zen of the community who will consider
seriously the danger to. life and limb
arising from the rifle shot aimed at the
dog, which having missed the intended
victim finds Judgement somewhere IN
the body of some human being.
The councilman who will have this
barbarous system repealed for one more
in keeping with present ideals of civili-
zation, will earn the lasting apprecla-
ton of all the good citizens OF this COM
mur1ity,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. I3,77o-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana Sue
cession of T. E. Jarratt.
Notice is hereby given that ]. 2.
Wilkinson, administrator, has this day
fled final account and tableau Of distri-
button in said succession, and unless op-
position be made thereto within the
time specified by law the same will be
duly homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell
Judge of said court. this the nth day Of
July 1910. ". M. LEV y
July II. Deputy GiefK
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
NEGRO DEPOSED
President Taft Appointed White Man
as Collector

Washington, Aug. 8.-Henry S. Jack
son of Atlanta has been appointed col
lector of internal revenue for Georgia,
succeeding Henry A. Rucker, negro,
who has held the office for many years.
Jackson is prominent socially and stands
we'll with the organization.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
AN AUTO ACCIDENT.

A young lady, Miss sudie Prud-
homme, was struck by an automobile
when crossing Texas avenue IN West
End yesterday afternoon. Fortunately
the young lady was not seriously hurt.
The auto is owned BY NJ l. Moreland.
There was no arrest It is said the ac-
cident was unavoidable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
NEGRO IAuED

Fred Griffin was jailed today by Dep
uty Sheriff Rate1if of Blanchard He
is being connected with the recent MUIR
der of Frank Kelso.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09

We have time just now to do some
work for you. May be you have not
tried our printing Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09

When you want strong, clean, fresh,
finely favored coffee cali for LUZI-
ANNE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week-

You can not find better, more salts
factory coffee than LUZIANNE. even
at twice its price. Order some from
your grocer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
COTTON MARKET
Office Of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, Aug. 9, 1910.

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed steady IA up.
Receipts none.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09
sHREVFPORT RECEIPTS.

Stock on hand September 1....... I,758
Received this day ~.
Received previously oI,o43 oI,643
Total stock to date $. s.. o3,4oI
Shipments to date .. o2,o5I
Net stock on hand S. $50
Same day last year .. 4,I22
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-09

APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
| hereby give notice that ! am apply
ng for a pardon
JERRY HAMILTON.
August 9, 1910.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
LEGS CUT OFF; TIED
LACES AROUND STUMPS
Injured Man Then Rolled Third
Of Mile For Help.

Utica, N. Y, Jan. 24.-Thomas Nc
Tiernan and James Doherty are dead
and Clayton Jackson is dying in a hos
pital in this city as the result of an
accident in which the three men, while
walking along the railroad track, we're
run down by a locomotive on the New
York Central.
A stiff wind was blowing and the
men did not hear the approaching
light engine as it bore down upon
them. DOherty was ground to pieces
and his body was strewn along the
roadbed for a quarter of a mile. Nc
Tiernan was hurled forty feet and his
skull crushed in. while Jackson had
both his legs severed at the knees.
The locomotive was running back
ward at the time, and the crew, un-
aware of the accident, continued on to
this city without slackening speed.
Jackson regained consciousness in
about fifteen minutes after he and his
companions had been struck, and find
ing that his lower limbs had been sew
cred, removed the laces from his
shoes and tied the laces around the
stumps of his legs in an effort to
check the flow of blood. He accom-
plished this with difficulty owing tc
his greatly weakened condition, and
then rolled over and over in the snow
for a third of a mile to a railroad sig
nal shanty, where he found a man, tC
whom he related the circumstances o.
the accident. Aid was summoned, anC
Jackson and McTiernan were rushed
to a local hospital, where McTiernal
died without regaining consciousness
Jackson's life hangs by a slende
thread.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Slay and Rob Merchant.

One of the most brutal 1Surders in
the annals of Virginia's Eastern Shore
was committed by unknown robbers
wo broke into the store of John w.
Hart, a merchant of POulson, Va, and
after beating him into insensibility
with a blunt instrument, procured his
shotgun, riddled his body with shot
anG dragged his PROSTATE form to a
wocdpile in the yard.
His head was literally blown from
his body The corpse was found in
the morning by neighbors.
Hart was a bachelor and lived alone
in the dwelling part of the store. He
was known to have carried large sums
of money and kept a considerable
amount about the house. While the
exact amount OF booty taken is not
known. $4,000 kept in the house by
Hart is missing.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
MEAT BOYCOTT
SWEEPS NATION
Thousands in Big Cities Join
in Crusade.

Chicago, Jan. PA gigantic move
ment to combat the high prices of
meat spread rapidly andshas begun to
assume a national character. Coinci-
IDENTIFY came the announcements from
Milwaukee and Cleveland that the
price of meat had dropped.
In Milwaukee two retail butchers
quoted por,erhouse and sirloin steak
at 10 cents a pound and other meats
in proportion.
The wholesale price of beef fell of
10 cents a hundred pounds in Cleve-
land.
Dispatches from Baltimore, Kansas
City, Omaha, Memphis, Pittsourg and
other cities told of the rapid growth
of the meat fad.
Cleveland. credited with being the
originator of the scheme, now has 3O,-
900 names enrolled, while Kansas City
reports $4,000.
From a few places word comes that
the boycott does not find favor even
among union men. Toledo and Min
neapOlis report that it is unlikely that
the Cleveland plan will find favor
there. Union men, it is said, fear that
the fad would prove a two-edged
cleaver and would cut both ways.
That the boycott is not entirely a
union movement was proved by a re-
port from Des MOines, Ia. that the
meat pledge had been signed by scores
of men and women, who agree to eat
no meat for thirty days, although the
labor unions have not as yet taken
any official notice of the crusade.
None of the heads of the local pack
ing houses would make any statement
concerning the attitude their compan
ies would take in the countrywide
movement toward a meat boycott.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
SUES SENATOR TlLLMAN
Sons Deserted Wife Seeks to Recover
Her Children.

Columbia, s. c., Jan. 24.-In the su-
preme court, Lucius Dugas Tillman.
wife of p. R. Tillman, Jr.. will bring
suit against United States Senator
Tillman and his wife for the recovery
of her infant children, Docuscha and
Sarah. Young Mrs. Tillman alleges
she has been deserted by her husband,
and that his parents. Senator and Mrs.
Tillman, are keeping her children and
not allowing her to see them.
She married young Tillman in 1908.
They separated in November, 1908
Mrs. Tillman saying her husband was
a drunkard end abused her. They were
reunited in February of last year, but
in Decembe~ Mrs. Tillman became
very III in Washington. She charges
that her husband deserted her while
she was i'll and practically kidnapped
the children. she has not seen them
since. The case promises to be very
sensational
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Five Dead In Factory Fire.

Five persons were killed and about
a score injured in a fire that destroyed
a four-story building on the southwest
corner of Chancellor and South Ameri-
can streets. Philadelphia. Several OF
the injured win probably die.
The flames spread through the
building with such rapidity that the
fremen were powerless to save it, and
the loss on building and contents will
reach close to $4,000. The majority Of
the firms occupying the structure
were shirtwaist and other garment
manufacturers.
During the progress of the fire
about fifteen men and girls leaped from
upper windows of the building into the
street below. All these were hurt to a
greater or less extent and some of
them are not expected to live.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26

In other words, the man who would
buy a pound each of the commodities
embraced in this list would have paid
s42177 on July 1, 1896; s6.SO33 on
March 1, 1907. the former high record
date, and S7.2617 on Jan. of the pres
ent year.
This week will see some interesting
developments in the movement against
the high cost of living Next to the ac-
tion of the federal authorities against
the beef trust, the investigation by the
District Of olumbia committee of the
house of representatives promises to
yield the most satisfactory results.
Farmer Not Getting Huge Profits.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
is satisfied that the farmer is not get
ting the exorbitant profits out Of the
beef that he raises, and it is said that
a bulletin will be issued by the depart
ment OF agriculture this week setting
forth the fact.
The bulletin, 1t is predicted, will
show not only that the number of ami
mails used for food has increased in
the last year, but that the increase
has been greater in proportion to the
previous supply than the increase IL
population.
The secretary Of agriculture has lit
tie doubt that the excessive profits OF
other farm products also are goinl
into somebody else's pockets. In tn,
secretary's opinion there is some ex
cuse for a certain increase in the cos
of living, because the farm area ha
not been keeping pace with the IN
crease in population, but this condition
does not explain the present prices.
The increase in the reail price
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Eleven Ccai In Explosion.

Eleven men were killed and five
seriously Injured when a premature
explosion of dynamite took place in
a tunnel of the New York city aque-
duct about a mile outside of Cold
Spring, n. Y.
The tunnel where the explosion C
Cured is part CT sAe Everett com
pany's cort ct Deep in the tunnel
there were Ci2etecn men at work pre-
pairing for a big blast. The foreman
was m Amer.1an. the rest of the men
being negroes and Italians.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
81 Cc-I Cerhiretion.

Charles CT :. Va. representatives.
of the 2-aein interests hive Sc
cured cp.i~re Upcn about so per cent
of the New river ccal fell. viii n
comprises geo cCc acres. as part o a
plan to co'~hino the eLt:re b1tum.rC's
coal intore-- CT southern West Vir-
ginia. the Fai mont field and the hold
ings Of TIC Pi tsburg Coal company
This VII give the Guggenheims con-
troll Of about - per cent of the soft
coal Of TIE country.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
A Wretched Mistake

to endure the itching, painful dis
tress of Piles. There's no need to.
Listen: II suffered much from
Piles" writes Will A. Marsh, of
Silver City. N. c., "till I got ;. box
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and was
soon cured. Burns, Boils, Ulcers,
Fever Sores, Eczema, Cuts, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, vanish before it.
25c at Benton N. Weldon's, Smyrna,
Del.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Brazilian Ambassador Dead.

Senor Joaquin Nabuco, the Prazil-
ian ambassado to the United Sta es
and one Of the most prominent of the
Latin-American diplomats. died SD
denly at the embassy in Washing
ton. ApOplexy was the cause OF his
death. Although Ambassador Nabuco
had been slightly i'll for some time, his
condition was not regarded by his ply
sicians as serious and his death was a
shock to his friends He was sixty-one
years of age.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Rev. |. W. Williams tesfIfies.

Rev. l. w. Williams, Huntington,
W. Va, writes US as follows /! "This
is to certify that / used Foley's Kid
ney Remedy for nervous exhaustion
and kidney trouble and am free to say
that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do
all that you claim for it. - Sold by
W. R. Keys & Co., clayton; all
druggists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Eaten by Hungry Wolves.

While Baron Otto Orban, a Hun
garian magnate. aged seventy years.
was riding over his estate in Transvl-
vania, Prussia. he was attacked by
hungry wolves. His horse became fren.
zied and threw the baron, wAo was de-
voured by the wolves. A bloody knife,
found in the snow, indicates that he
fought for his life.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
SOLD MEAT CHEAP; FINED

Pittsburg Butchers, UrdersoId, Made
Complaint Against Farmer.
Pittsburg. Jan. 24.-John c. EQUITY,
a farmer of near Parkersburg. W. Va,
was fined by Magistrate Moroney in
police court for peddling meat. The
city cannot impose a license for selling
farm products, but the recorder ruled
that meat was not a product Of the
farm. Foutty was selling meat lower
than the prices asked for by the butch
ers and they made the complaint.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26

meat, according 20 the departments
information, also has been much
greater relatively than the increase in
the wholesale price. When the packer
has raised on the retailer, the retailer
has passed the raise along to the con-
sumer, with a little more tacken on
for good measure.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Kanaas TO Have HannInn-

Leavenworth. Kan, Jan. 24.-James
O'Neill, a member of the Thirteenth
United States infantry, stationed at
Fort Leavenworth. has been sentenced
to hang on March 20. O'Neill shot and
killed his sweetheart. A legal hanging
will be an unusual thing in Kansas, as
the death penalty never is inflicted by
the state.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
covernment Balloon WorthIess.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 24.-The big
government dirigible balloon, sent
here by the war department for ex-
hibition at the aviation meeting. has
cen found practically worthless. Not
aight vas made by It. and It was
n' 's~ could no' Aold gas An
Investigation has been ordered.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Child Reheaded BY swInalna Axe.

Running under the axe, which her
grandfather swung. a five-year-old girl
was decapjtated at Meadowville, Pic
tou county, near Halifax, N. S. The
child was lodging in play while her
grandfather chopped wood.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
Pneumonia Follows a Cold

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar which stops the cough.
heals the lungs, and expels the cold
rom your system. Sold by W. r.
Keys & Co., Clayton; all druggists,
Smryua.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26

brane resulting from Oatarrh and drives
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
30 cts. at Druggists or by mail. LIQUID
Cream Balm for use in stomizers rs cts.
kiT Brothers, IS Warren Street, New York.
Smyrna times., 1910-01-26
props Dead Eatlnu AIS own BE.

Henry Mead, baker. dropped over
dead at Freeport, L. L. after eating
piece of his own pie for breakfast The
doctor ascribed death to heart failure,
superinduced by acute Indigestion