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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
Heart toHeart
Talks.
"RENEMprR the ALAMoi"
by EDWIN a. NYE.
1Itl YOU ever visit the Alamof

Did you ever visit che Alamof
Ii not. should you SO TO Texas see
the old church where men fought TO
che death FOR the Independence of the
Texan republic,
Upon the tomb of Ieonidas and his
braves is written what Ruskin says is
the most pathetic of all human utter
Rnce:
"oh, stranger, go and tell our people
chat we are lying here having obeyed
their word"
That Thermnpyiae where the Greeks
died defending the pass against the
barbarian invader lisa great name in
history, but America has her Alamol
In lofty motive, In conservation, In
sheroiBm, the noble band that fought
with Davy Crockett was no less distln-
! guished than the band of valiant
Greeks. There was this differences.
Thermopylae spared one for mes
aenger.
The Alamo had none.
Every last man of Che lao who stoGS
at bay behind the walls of the old mis-
sion pitted against the 1000 Mexicans
died lighting,
And yet
This pathetic landmark OF the south
west is almost forgotten by our people,
Few OF che school children know the
story. The schooiboolSs gloss it over
with bare mention or dismiss it with
"A paragraph. And no American writer,
except possibly opie Read, has seen it's
kf,ftff4aSs FaN,. Az. ss1tA fafa
It was pure heroism,
Those Texas rangers deliberately
chose 20 die when they might have es-
capped. Like the Old Guard of Napo.
leon, they could die but no surrender,
OF the 1000 Mexieans who faced
them day after day OF the siege 1000
bit the dust before these straight
shooters. overpowered, they fought
with broken swords, dubbed muskets,
empty pistols and barred tlsts until the
last man died.
Where men thus fight to make men
free Is holy ground.
And we should not be recreant 60 the
memory of our martyrs
Those old wallis despatched with the
blood Of Crockett's men. the soil that
wraps their clay, The affairs of the old
Mission del Alamo. dedicated to make
men holy and used to make men free ;
these are sacred relics of the republic.
They are eloquent object lessons of
a high sacrifice.
We Of later day are not worthy Of
the ashes of Davy Crockett lf we do
mot make Of the Alamo an American
Mecca, free shrine to which patriotic
pilgrimages shall be made. a place
where men may pause awhile for mem.
sory, for veneration aud FOR Inspiration
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
sHERtFFS SALE.
Sheriff

No r3.435 In The First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Railroad Lands Company, Limited
VS.. DAME Andrews
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale, TO me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the ab0sy mum
5ered and entitled suit, | have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction,
FOR cash, according to law, without the
benefit of appraisement, at the principal
front door of the court house, during
the legal hours for sales, OH
SATURDAY, FEB. s, 1910,
The 81 utltwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 81. township 10 north
range IS west, containing, according to
United States survey, 20 acres, more OF
less, excluding, however, strip of land
tso wide, over which the Vieks-
burg Shreveport and Pacific Railway
Cempany's road is now constructed
said strip extending rs feet on each side
from the center of the main line of rail-.
road. which strip of land is expressly
reserved from this conveyance.
The above property seized as belong.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
sHERrFFs SALE

No. tA4ts--ln the First Judicial Dis
triet Court OF Caddo Parish. Ia:
Marx Biuestcin W. Willis bradford
Ry virtue of writ of seizure and
sale 10 inc issued from tho Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caldo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above Num-
bered and entitled slit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public Auction,
for cash, according to law, at the prin-
cibal front doer of the court house of
Caddo Parish, Leuisiana5@)durins the
legal hours for sales, OF
SATURDAY.. IAN. 20. TOTO.
His undivided a-1s interest in aud to
the tract of land acquired by Wash
bradford as per act and plat ia convey
anee book :, page 33S $40 OF Caddo
Parish. Louisiana The above property
seized as belonging TO the above defend
ants and to be sold to satisfy the debt
specified III the said writQeay Sf6ooo,
with 8 per cent interest thereon from
January y, 1905, and all costs of suit,
including 10 per cent ON said sum and
interest as attorneys fees.
j. P. FLOuRNCY,
Caucasian, Dec. sS. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23

ping Of the collar is matter for pro.
fessionals or very clever amateurs.
The yoke properly finished, it is not
a difficult undertaking TO supply the
subyoke. The yoke proper Is the base
on which to build the subyolse, This
latter ia generally of lace or net, Shad-
ow lace is new, and Persian lace is
much used Gold fish net is excellent
To drape It successfully a fitted lining
should he used for the bodice, lhis
Is allowed to extend from collar to
belt. aud on il the yoke proper is tin-
ished, The suhyoke Is arranged over
this perfect tlttlng lining ON dress
form. The upper line Of the subyoke
Is usually ttnished With piping cord
or a fold TO make a perfect ioining
In spite of The increasing rarity and
consequent high cost of chhphitla, II
is still a favoiite fur fer those who
can obtain it, IN many long coats of
1t the skins IRE placed horiaontally at
the lower part OF the garment. fofm-
Ing a deep hem. Tie sleeves are ALSO
arranged In this way. Snme ct aese
chinehilla coats are liued with cray
satin. and three accordion plated
Giounces of chiffon are edded, rhese
tiounces are graduated IN size aud are
headed with hand OF silver enibroid.
cred net. EMILY St.t,ANE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
TRE eaoozg ElGnrrR .

There are several temperance lee.
lures in tbs ,ifn Of Brooklyn man
who committed suicide recently.
Once prosperous, be drank himself
into poverty. reformed. was for seven
years a teetotaler, fell second time
and because Of the lapse killed him.
SET
poor fellow
But the fact remains he was de.
serter. In war the most desplsed min
% all Is tho deserter II should be
the same In life. Life Is war.
The real sufferers iii all eases of de.
seetiea are those who must remain.
Aud so tn the case Of this brooklyn
man the Taal victims are The heleft
wife and tie abandoned children,
lie Is the rell soldier who meets lis
enemy fairly aud uvere ONES. Aud the
real soldier nghts rs determi0edly
when he Is suffering defeats rs when
be Is Whining Victories.
Peter the Great was utterly crushed
By the great general Charles MI Of
Sweden. The grim founder oil Rus.
sla's greatness merely remarked TINT
the Swedes would yet teach him how
to whip them. Ard they did
Napoleon learned from every reverse
how to organize victory.
WASHINGTON studied the tactics Of
the British.
IN his battle with appetite the
BeeoklvA man quit too soon
A man who could successfully whir
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23

ihg TO the said defendant and to be sold
to satisfy the amount specified in the
said writ, say in the sum of $rt2oa with
: per cent interest thereon from Jaaa-
AIRY "a, 1907, until paid, and all costs
of suit, including 10 per cent enc said
SUM end interest as attorneys fees.
J. P, FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, Jan T. Sheria.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
Sc stNl.1.

There's Mrs. Nurit h. said the iirst
woman at the reception, Il under
stand her husband Is az death's aoor. :
.'Shr' cautioned the ether woman. Il
believe she doesn't shy door, but
'porte.eochere.' :. Catholic standard
and Times.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23

II les bill heads you are looking tsr,
or may be supply of letter heads or
an outfit Of envelopes, ysu can do no
better than let ~ az EN- Phone 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-23
ms nnlrr.

q you should wuke up some mora.
ms ana aud YOURSELF worth 5000. 900
what would yon dos
Celebrates
Well Newell Dwight Hillis. the emf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
TO RAE OLD BUILDING.
One Of the Most Ancient Houses IL
London Doomed.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

rOfeiSn correspondence or The Star.
LONDON, September IL, 1910
In Archer street, Soho, one of those
narrow thoroughfares leading off from
Shaftesbury avenue, there is a curious
old building that will soon be RACED.
1t is probably one Of the oldest houses
in London, and its bullying walls heavy
shutters and the quaint old windows
set in it's steeply sloping roof make it
look very medieval against the outlines
Of couple of modern theaters on the
other side of the street.
For many years a firm of upholsterers
conducted business at the house, but
1t was originally used as farm, and
in the days of Soho Fields, in the
seventeenth century, it must have been
charmingly convenient country resi-
dence. In few years, outside Staple
and Gray's Inn and the Temple, there
will not be many of London's old
houses left. DR.. Johnson's home. in
Cough Square, Fleet street, is threat
ened, great deal of Lincoln's Inn
Fields has vanished to make way for
the Kingsway improvements. and the
group Of picturesque houses in Neville's
court, Fetter lane. is not likely to sur.
vive much longer.
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MAN BREAKS INTO JAIL
so NOT TO SPEND MONEY
Put Out Several Times and Not
Happy When He
Succeeds.

NEW YORK, September 24.-An at
tempt to break into the Jail of the West
Side police court was made by man
who said he was Joseph Fennell, twenty
eight years old, employed by the Harvard
Club.
He appeared at the entrance of the jail
and demanded admittance. Somehow he
sneaked in and got himself in the pen.
There was no charge against him. Mag
istrate Barlow ordered him put out.
little later he appeared In the court
room and said he wanted to be in a safe
place. He said he had just been paid on
and thought a courtroom would be the
best place for man with money burn
ing in his pockets.
Fennell was put out several times, but
was persistent In his desire TO be locked
up Finally he got what he wanted.
When he realized his mistake little
later he loudly proclaimed against being
detained and proceeded to smash up the
benches in the pen.
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progress most substantially has been &C
corded barely a passing recognition: TO
be sure the works of the various builders
and contractors have been mentioned IN
news stories and in advertising columns,
and thousands Of residents of the city are
familiar with the workings OF the system
by which homes may be bought on the
monthly installment plan. But, taken as
whole. there seems to have been
scanty appreciation Of the real value to
the city Of the large speculative enter
prises undertaken within the District OF
Columbia by the local capitalists, who are
known as operative builders
Operative building is a development OF
the times 1t is one Of the improvements
One of the evolutions that have been
brought about by the desire of man to
house himself economically and well.
Statistics have been compiled to show
that the operative builder, who deals al
ways in large quantities in buying both
his.labor and his materials, can produce
better house for much less money than
can the individual home builder in con-
structing single house for his own oc-
cupancy. And the individual who seeks
q home which will embody lis own, ideas
Of comfort and convenience must indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

feet of ground in what was then the far
northwest-a section of woods and ra-
vines and farmers fields. Now a part Of
that tract is known as the Walbridge
subdivision and most of its area Is BIZ
sected by city streets and its ground is
covered by some Of the finest homes in
the city. In that part Of the Walbridge
subdivision along 18th. 18th and 10Th
streets and on both sides of Lamont street
Kennedy Bros. and Kennedy Davis q
couple of years ago purchased $4,000
square feet of unimproved ground.
They cut streets through the tract, and
today the finishing touches are being put
upon the last of the series Of houses built
by the firm on Lamont street. The prop
erty purchased had total frontage of
about 900 feet, making In all about
ninety building sites. Eeach house was al
lowed a frontage of twenty to twenty
five feet, and up to the present time
seventy-seven of the ninety lots have
been improved by the erection Of modern
homes. These houses were placed on
the market as rapidly az they were COM
pleted, and practically all that have been
finished have already been sold. The La
mont street houses commanded prices
ranging all the way from $500 to 5000,
and the large number of high-class resi-
dences built in the Walbridge subdivision
did much to make it one of the most
desirable residence sections in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
MUCH DEVEL OPMENT IS DUE TO
WORK OF OPERATIVE BUILDERS
Squares in All Parts Of City, Built Solidly
With Dwellings by Spectators, Yield
Large Revenue to the Municipality.

Visitors from other parts of the United
States coming to view the sights Oh
Washington cannot fail to be impressed
by the evidences on every hand of the
growth of the capital of the nation. And
former residents to the District of Column
bia, returning to the city occasionally for
visits to their old time friends, naturally
are astounded to find the fields and groves
where they were wont to ramble In child
hood days now filled with houses and
apartments-the centers of thriving COM
munities grown up entirely outside the
former "city limits" Even resident
Washifgtonians, accustomed to move in
almost stated channels about the down.
town thoroughfares, or over the same
streets week in and week out, en- route to
or from their homes or places of bust
ness, practically do not recognize parts of
their own city when they make rare visits
to the semi suburban sections around the
edge of the growing northwest
Stories have been written quite frequent
" exploiting this growth of the National
Capital. Boosters for Washington have
sung this development from the house
tops in advertising the city where they
thought the advertising would do the most
good. Washington has been termed the
ticle. and municipal engineers from other
cities have come to the national city to
study the ways and means in vogue here
for the treatment of streets, of parkings,
Of building lines and of other civic i'm
provements.
District Shows Increased Income.
Within the current month the prelimi-
nary estimates of the Districts fiscal of
ficers were published, and showing was
made that seemed to warrant the state
ments that the District might ask for and
receive from Congress this year, the
necessary appropriations to carry out
several much needed improvements-im-
provements which will be in the line OF
making a real greater Washington.
But with all of the songs OF the boost,
ers; with all of the repetitions of the
story of the growth of the city, the one
force that has contributed to the steady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
ADVICE TO BOYS.
Jim Patten, Ex-Cotton King, Says
Learn to Saw No.

CHICAGO. September 24.-"Young man.
learn to say No. Keep it on your mind
and say ii often. Then you will escape
the lure and the evils that will cost yoa
dear"
So said Jim Patten, ex-cotton king, to
the undergraduates at the Northwestern
University. Teach the boys to say No
while they are young continued Mr.
Patten. Many man has been lost just
because he had never learned in his
youth to say No. My young friends.
when you grow older you will know of
what value it is to you to be able to say
that word.
Il would also caution the boys to stay
out Of Chicago, especially at night. when
the city is aglow with brilliant lights and
attractions to insnare the weak and UNI
suspecting."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
FALL OF SIXTY FEET.
Two Workmen Drop From Church
Spire, One Seriously Hurt.

MAYS LANDING, n. j., September "a.
David and John Lee. jr.. while painting
the steeple of Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal Church at English creek, yesterday
afternoon had fall which probably will
cost one man his life.
The brothers were up on a scaffold
about sixty feet In the air when it gave
way, both men falling to the ground.
John struck on his head. crushing his
skull, and it is believed his back was
broken David broke both ankles and
was otherwise injured. 1t is thought that
John. who is twenty-eight years old and
married, cannot recover. "A
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WOMAN'S STOCKING THE
DEPOSITORY FOR GEMS
Admits She Struggled Jewels
Through the Custom House,
But Is Dismissed.

PHILADELPHIA. September "a
United States Commissioner Craig re-
leased Mrs. Louise Moser yesterday, al
though she acknowledges she struggled
$4,000 worth OF diamonds into the coun-
try about year ago
The diamonds came through the New
York custom house. snugly guarded in
the left stocking of Mrs. Moser. The at
tention of the police was called to her
when she endeavored to dispose Of them.
When she was arraigned for q
preliminary hearing Commissioner Craig
declared there was not evidence enough
upon which to convict the woman and
he discharged her.
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Tarrytown Hotel Man Killed.

TARRYTOWN, September 24.-John F..
Steincke, proprietor Of the Germania
House. the oldest hotel in this town. went
to Dobbs Ferry early yesterday morning
on business. few hours later his body
was taken home by an undertaken. He
had been struck and killed instantly by q
train at the Dobbs Ferry station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

Joseph Lockert, seven years Of age, Of
1910 Florida avenue northeast, was Bit
ten on the right forearm by a dog said TO
be owened by Morris Hefiin of 18th street
and Florida avenue northwest last night.
The child was taken by his father TO .
drug store at 18th and II streets north
east, where the wound was cauterized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

]. H. Arnold, the Holiness" evangelist
arrested at Pulaski, Va, q week ago,
charged with having abducted and mis-
treated Elizabeth Collins. the fourteen
year-old daughter of Henry Collins of
Bristol, was given a preliminary hearing
at Bristol Arnold was dismissed from
custody for lack Of evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

ing the past three years include several
apartment houses. representing an invest
ment of about $4,000. This makes to-
tai Of work actually completed and in
progress of nearly $4,5OO,OOO, the taxes on
which will probably amount to $4,000 per
annum
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be hard to please when he cannot select
almost exactly what he wants, both as to
location and as to construction, from the
great variety of houses placed on the
market by the builders of "ready-maue"
homes.
Growth of Assessed Valuations.
After general survey of the extent of
the works Of the operative builders of
Washington it is not difficult to appreci-
ate whence must have come a material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

portion of the increased income of the
District of Columbia, because the assess
ed valuations of scores upon scores OF
new city blocks now run we'll into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars, where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
WILL ENLARGE RALEIGH
WORK ON HOTEL IMPROVE
MENT HAS BEEN STARTED.
New Structure to Rise to Height Of
Twelve Stories Be Ready
by Fall Next Year.

An important improvement in the down.
town business section will be started in
few days, when the George A. Fuller
Company begin the demolition of the old
section of the Raleigh Hotel at the cor
ner of 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., preparatory to the construction of a
new wing of the hotel, which will cover
all of the ground now occupied by that
portion of the hotel and also the entire
depth of the lot at Ills Pennsylvania
avenue now occupied by George A. Coch-
ran & Co. as cigar store. In fact the
preliminary work looking to the abandon
ment of the old hotel property has been
under way for several days, the hotel
company having removed all of the fur
niture from the upper floor rooms.
Workmen also have been engaged in the
task of erecting a temporary partition in
the dining room of the newer 18th street
wing. and as soon as this is in readiness
the present bar will be moved into the
temporary quarters and all of the old
wing will be given over to the wreckers
The old Raleigh will be entirely RACED,
as will the Cochran cigar store, and in
place of these buildings there will be
constructed a new Raleigh, which will
be IN the class of the very finest hotels
for the new structure were drawn by
II. j. Hardenbergh of New York, archi-
tect of the Waldorf-Astoria, the Man.
haitian and other famous New York ho-
tells.
May Have Roof Garden.
Since the new wing of the building is
to conform to the lines of the Raleigh
addition, on 18th street, the new struc-
ture will rise to a height of twelve
stories. The dome treatment of the roof
will be the same as in the 18th street
wing, excepting that the roof will be
nat, so that the management may add a
roof garden to the other hotel attrac-
tons If it is deemed advisable.
In It's completed form the building will
contain $50 rooms, an elaborate grill and
rathskeller, private dining rooms, cafe
and large public dining room besides
an enlarged space for the lobby, lounging
and writing rooms. The banquet hall
on the tenth floor will be enlarged by
the addition Of space for cloakrooms and
meeting rooms, SO that the hosiery will
have all facilities for handling large
gatherings. Four elevators will be in
cluded, and on the first floor an ex-
tensive cafe and rotunda are planned.
Work on the new building will be
carried forward with all possible expe-
dition, and it is expected it will be READY
for opening by the fall of 1911.
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before, as expressed in the valuations of
unimproved fields and lots, the assess
ments for the same territories were very
small indeed.
AS an example Of the extent to which
the operative builders have ventured with
their speculative enterprises there might
be cited the works of two associated To-
cal firms-K ennedy Bros. and Kennedy &
Davis. Within the past three Or four
years these firms have built and placed
on the market several hundreds OF new
houses. and these with others in process
of building will have an aggregate sale
value in excess of s. OO0, 900. And since the
assessments of city taxes are based upon
a general .two-thrds valuation. it is q
simple matter of arithmetic to show that
the assessable property in the District
has been increased by nearly $4,000. 600
as a result of the enterprise of these
associated firms.
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4
SOLD

Father queried Bob. just home from
college. you've worked for me pretty
hard nearly all my life. haven't you"
quite right. quite right, SON." unused
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father. retrospeetiveiy. lust So" re-
samed bob. bfisisiy. Now you had
better get busy ana work for yourself
bit, eh, dadx'-Ltfe.
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A decidedly novel feature incorporated in
the houses on the south side of Lamont
street between 18th and 10Th streets was
the construction of private garages be-
meath the rear yards. The houses them
selves stand on high ground, and space
for the garages was made by excavating
the extreme rear ends of the lots to the
lower level of the rear alley and build
ing the brick automobile houses so that
their concrete roofs came exactly to the
level of and formed a part of the rear
wards
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of walbridge Subdivision

Upward of twenty-five years ago Hemon
D. Walbridge, then we'll known ocal CAPT.
talist and firm believer in the future OF
the city, purchased about 1000, 600 square