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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
LETTER CARRIERS
House of Representatives Passes Bill to
Pay Postofice Employees for Extra
Hours Worked by Them.


Washington, April --Notwithstand
ing a fervent plea for economy by
Champ Clark, the House this afternoon
passed a bill to pay letter carriers fol
the hours they worked more than the
eight decided by the statute to con.
stitute days work. Mr.. Clark said
there is no more equity in these
claims than the one for the damage
of shrubbery on Blennerhassett Island
caused by Aaron Burr expedition to
found his Southwestern empire. He
made the point that the letter carriers
had done their work for which they
are claiming pay without protest and
without thought at the time of an
eight-hour day to be declared long
afterward, The bill now goes to the
President for his signature.
Washington, April 24.-It is now
cup to- President Taft to decide
whether nearly 100000 will be paid tc
letter carriers for their services in
excess of eight hours daily, under the
provisions of Senate bill which was
passed by the House yesterday and now
goes to the president for approval
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by F. J. Reisor at Reisor,
La, and estrayed before me. ]. +. Hen
derson, justice of the peace Seventh
Ward of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, one
red cow about 9 years old with white
under belly, marked crop and hole If
right ear, no brand, with one calf about
one month old, with red sides. Owner
will come forward, prove ownership,
pay charges, or same will be sold at
Reisor, La, on Saturday, May 5, 1870.
as the law directs.
]. r. HENDER On.
April 8. Justice OF the Peas
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
MIDNIGHT CAR.

The Traction Company must be com
plimented on the proposed Improvement
in their car service. Beginning on May
first the public will have a midnight car
on the lines of the company. What the
Traction Company should now do would
be to grant general transfers on all their
lines, but enough has been said on this
topic by the Caucasian.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
NEXT REUNION
Little Rock Selected = Officers of the
Confederate Veterans Association

Little Rock, Ark, has been selected
for the next reunion in 1911 and New
Orleans endorsed for the reunion in
1915, the year when it is expected to
hold the Worlds Panama Canal Expo
sition.
Major General George w. Gordon of
Tennessee was elected the Commander
of the United Confederate Veterans As
sociation
Sheriff Joseph Shipp of Chattanooga
received an ovation in an enthusiastic
demonstration by the Confederates in
the convention hall He was not long
since released from prison in Washing
ton, D. C., where he was assigned for
an alleged contempt of the United States
Supreme Court in permitting, as
charged, a negro to be lynched by mob
in Chattanooga. At the time the negro
was, technically, under the jurisdiction
of the United States Supreme Court
The negro had been guilty of a crime
against woman. The citizens of Chat
tanooga being apprehensive Of his lib
Grafton OH a technicality raised by an at
torney, determined on lynching, which
settled the appeal.
Sheriff Shipp is Confederate Sol
dier as gallant and true as ever faced an
enemy on the field of battle.
This ovation has its significance,
which may be interpreted by intelligent
men not jaundiced by prejudice
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
ROOSEVELT For SENATOR.

Washington, April ~. Theodore
Roosevelt for the United States Senate
as successor to Chauncey Depew This
is the way the political prophets and
wiseacres in Washington have The sit
nation in New York State figured out
today II seems to be generally believed
that this offers solution for the Re
publican party's problems in the Empire
State.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?e

The Caucasian has been complimented
by Prof. Ed. Petzsch with a copy OF
Why Did You Leave Me?p a song
composed by A. J. Reynolds, who is
well and favorably known in musical
circles. The music is by Prof. Petszeh
a Confederate Veteran, whose talent is
recognized and who is a leader in music
in Shreveport
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
DISTRICT COURT,

The case Of State vs. VIII Monkhuose
IS being tried today before Judge MurH.
Monkhouse is charged with the larceny
of d cow A verdict may be reached
this evening
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
COTTON MARKET
Office Of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, April az, 1910.

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed quiet.
Receipts none.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
SATURDAY.. APRIL 80. I0Io,

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?, 1910-04-28
sHERIFFs SALE.

No. I3,4sz--In the First Judicial DIS
trict Court Of Caddo Parish. La:
+. B. Dickson VS.. Burke Miller.
By virtue Of a writ Of heri facias 70
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish.
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled suit, have seized and will of
fer for sale at public auction, for cash,
according to law, during the legal hours
for sales, at the principal front door OF
the court house of Caddo Parish Louis
lana, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 80, 1910,
The northwest quarter Of section twen-
ty-two (az), township sixteen (I6),
range fourteen (I4), Caddo Parish,
Louisiana. The above property seized
and TO be offered for sale to satisfy the
debt specified in the said writ, say in the
sum of nine hundred ($oooool dollars,
with eight per cent per annun, interest
from January IS, 1907, and all costs Of
suit, including 10 per cent on said sum
and interest as attorneys fees.
J. P. FLOURNoY,
csucas;au. March 81. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
Yours truly.

A. d. LAND.
New Orleans, April 26, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-28
]. P. FLOURNo'

J, T. FLOUNNOI,
Sheriff and ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, April ID, 1910.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
NEW RURAL ROUTES.
Not Attended by the Enthusiasm
 Which Was Expected.

Postmaster Mullen complains that the people of this vicinity do not show the interest he had expected in the planning of a new rural route or rath- CT. the readjustment of the ones that are now serving the farmers. Some time ago the postmaster requested that those who were not having their mail delivered to them by rural carrier as well as those who were enjoying the benefits of the service but whose boxes were long distances from their homes, call at the postoffice and sign the petition asking for d rearrange- ment of the routes. So far there have been so few responses to the request and the postmaster is beginning to think that the people of the community as whole are pretty well satisfied with the mail service as it is now.
 Notwithstanding this the postmaster is spending his spare moments working out a encouragement of the two routes and is finding it no easy task. It would be a simple thing to lay out route that would cover the required miles, but to plan one that will not only be the right length but which at the same time will serve the greatest pos sible number of families is something of a task.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
4 DECLINE
 IN PRICES The Market Value Of Flour
 Dropped Some FOLLOWING 4 BURGLARY
It was a Busy Season In Tempe; the Burglary Be ing Followed by Arrests Which Were Quickly Fol lowed by a Jailbreak.

The local justice of the peace court yesterday morning had all the appear ance of a general mercantile establish ment, the principal stock of which consisted of flour. Sometime Monday night a carload of flour consigned by the A. J. Peters company to Ramon Cruz of. Casa Grande, was broken into and sixteen sacks were taken. Tues day morning flour was placed on the market in East Tempe at greatly re- duced prices. The prices were so low when compared with the prevailing high figures on flour, that a good citi zen of East Tempe became suspicious and notified the officers He had not noticed that the prices of other com modities had fallen in proportion. The constable looked into the matter and learned that the flour was being sold by three different MeXicans. It did not take him a great while to ascertain the whereabouts of these three MeXi- cans and they were shortly afterward landed in jail.
 Here enters another feature of the story The constable early in the after noon locked the three men up in jail but few hours later there was only one there Now, the Tempe jail is neither sanitary nor secure. It is nothing at all unusual for a man to break out of it's confines. In fact, the only safe way to keep d man there now is to lock him up in one Of the cells but at this time of the year it is little less than a crime to confine a man in such close quar- ters. There sin't a breath of air stir ring and the cell is a genuine sweat box The constable left two of the three in the corridor of the jail and put the third one in the cell. The one in the cell remained there, notwithstand- ing the fact that he suffered some from the heat. The other two, how ever, performed an operation on the door and by removing a few brick and otherwise demolishing the structure made good their escape. Their identi- ty is of course known and it will prob ably be only a question of time until they are again in the tolls.
 The third man had his preliminary hearing yesterday morning and his trial was set for late in the afternoon. He disclaimcd any connection in the matter, though he admitted having heard the other two speak of making the raid on the boxcar. When the time arrived to break into the car. though, he turned his back Notwithstanding this fact, the next morning he was sell ing flour that had been stolen the night before.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
MESA
CAR OF ALFALFA SEED
 LEFT HERE YESTERDAY
Demand is Greater Than in the Past
 and Quality Better.

The third carload of alfalfa seed approximating between thirty and forty thousand pounds left this place yesterday. One carload of the seed went to the east, another to the west and the one sent out yesterday went to Hollister, Cal. and was produced on the Chandler ranches south of the city
 One feature of the sale was that the price realized was approximately that realized on the local retail mar ket. The demand this season for Salt River valley seed is unprecedented. The plant is increasing in acreage all over the United Sttaes. From the fact of the early maturing of the seed at this place the demand is naturally greater and the prices corresponding ly higher.
 According to Dr. Chandler the seed this season is considerably above the average for quality The Mesa Inn provement company ranches are free from all foul grasses and the seed is of course clean and in splendid con dition
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
COnTAG|ON OF DUCKS
 OF LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE
Condition of Importance to Sportsmen
 of Valley.

w. J. LeBaron of this place is in receipt of information from his old home in Utah to the effect that an alarming condition exists at that place in regard to the wild ducks For ten years MT. LeBaron was in terested in the shooting of wild game in that state and he makes the state mcnt that without a doubt the wild ducks of that place migrate to Ari- zona for the winter season and that furthermore only twentyfour hours time is required to make the trip It is further believed that the pres ent stagnated condition of the river water on account of the lack of rain fall will not be conducive to ale viating the present condition. MT LeBaron further makes the statement that he is personally acquainted with the men making the following report and that he is firmly convinced that the conditions there cannot help but affect the game conditions here. The duck season is coming on and the following report will be of vital in terest to all sportsmen:
 Ninety per cent of the ducks at the mouth of the Jordan river are dead" was the startling statement made this morning by Cashier O. C. Beebe of the Zion's Savings Bank X Trust company who made a special trip Friday down the Jordan to sat isfy himself as to the reported condl- tion of the water fowl there Mir Beebe is a veteran sportsman, par ticularly in the matter of water fowl so he would not be apt to overstate matters. He says it made him heart sick to see at least 10000 fine look ing duck strewn all over the flats The custodian of the New state Gun club told him that the other after noon he and his boy gathered up 3OS dead birds and on the following day picked up 1760, when they got tired and quit Mir. Beebe then went out in a boat, and up one canal where he counted IS ducks in IA feet. He calls attention to the fact that If there are so many dead fowl within the comparatively small area of coun- try he was able to cover Friday. there must be countless others in and
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
SUCCESSFUL SALE OF
 NORTH EVERGREEN LOTS
Averaged About One Hundred and
 Sixty five Dollars Each.

The sale of lots in North Ever with success. the lots averaging about S165 each and being disposed of most ly to residents of Mesa and vicinity who have every reason to know that the investment is not only advanta- geous to the future growth of the community but to themselves.
 The owners of the property. Messrs LeBaron and Miller served free ice cream to all who attended the sale yesterday and in addition gave away a number of five dollar gold pieces throughout the day. The fortunate ones to receive gold during the morn ing were Edgar l.. Johnson and John Campbell.
 The Arizona Auction and Develop ment company conducted the sale and carried out every promise made to the people through their advertise ments The Evergreen property is bound to increase in value Mir. Le- Baron stating yesterday evening after the sale that he had information that there would be no less than twenty or twenty-five houses in course of construction on the ground within the next few months.
 The sale of Evergreen lots will con- tinue at private sale there being only few choice locations to dispose of. In addition to the lots there will also be the Evergreen acres which lies immediately north of the regular ad- dition which will be sold at private sale and which will also enjoy all the privileges of gas, water and electric lights. Among the buyers yesterday were, J. A. Stewart, w. A. Burton. L. w Cutler. Edgar LeBaron, Ben Stanton. l.. w. Bartholomew. G. F.. Ellsworth and l. H. Harmon.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
AIRING OF FAMILY DISPUTE

\ civil case was called in Justice lrwin's court Monday evening in which Cruz Montana and C. B. Soza brothers -in-law. are contesting for claims alleged to be due each other Montana entered suit for an amount of $103.05 on money loaned and gro ceries furnished the defendant, Soza SOZa has set up counter claim which exceeded the claim of the de fendant by $500 which he claims is due him for money loaned the plain tiff at the time of his marriage and also for money loaned him to take his wedding trip. The defendant was not present in court Monday evening and the case was postponed until Sat urday evening of this week at fl 30 Attorney Sexton appeared for the de fendant while Attorney Dougherty is looking after the case for the plain tiff
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22

around the sloughs to the west and south of that section. The presence of so many thousand dead ducks must be more or less d menace to public health as they are all decaying under the hot monday sun. and MT. Beebe believed it would be well for the fish and game commissioner to issue a cautionary notice to sports men to give up the idea of shooting at the opening of the season, as there must be many partially diseased ducks which would be shot and after wards eaten when their flesh was in no condition for eating. He examined a number of birds, discovering their flyers were diseased At the same time. the dead birds appeared out wardly all right. with bright eyes and shiny feathers.
 Fish and Game Commissioner Chambers has been actively interest ing himself in this unfortunate condi- tion of afairs. He says the trouble is roup, which attacks the liver of the birds, just as MT. Beebe said, and results in death. Sickness is very short. as the disease work rapidly. The disease is contagious. brought by ducks from Swan Lake. Ida, where it originated. The trouble is due to the exceptionally dry season which occasioned a great deal of stagnant water on the lowlandS in the Swan Lake country. With no fresh water flowing into these stagnant waters, they become putrid and poisoned the duck feeding there. killing them off by the thousands. At the same time, slightly infected duck flying away communicated the disease to others in more healthy localities. Mir. Cham bers says. however. that where there is fresh. flowing water. there is no trouble, the duck are as healthy as ever For this reason he has been arranging with the city and county authorities to turn more water into the surplus and other canals which will save the fowl feeding on the sloughs in that part of the valley.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
SIGHT DRAFT DRAWN
Unprecedented Maneuvers of the H. Woods Commis- sion Firm of Chicago. Statement of the Presi- dent of Mesa Growers.

The second meeting for this week was held yesterday afternoon by the Mesa Melon Growers Association for the purpose of devising some prac- tical manner of obtaining from the II. Woods commission firm of Chica- go a sum of something like S1O.OOO, said to be due them for melons ship ped considerably over a month ago.
 D. P Jones. president of the asso- citation, gave out the following state ment: We are unable to understand the attitude of the II. Woods com pany I have wired them repeatedly for the association. and they have all ways replied in an evasive manner. Without going over the books I am of the opinion that the firm owes the Mesa district something like S1O. 900 and that there are between twen- ty and twenty-five growers interest ed in the amount The company has settled with a number of the smaller growers. It has been something like fifty days since the amount became due and when the fact of the here tofore promptness of the H. Woods company is taken into consideration We have every reason to become alarmed. There are a number of the growers who have depended on their cantalOupe money to pay some of their obligations and as a result they have had to borrow money to carry them along At our meeting Monday the instructions were for me to send one more wire and in the event that it was not satisfactory that we were to draw a sight draft on the company for the various amounts"
 It was known Monday that the matter of drawing a sight draft de pended upon the telegram received yesterday morning. The telegram was unsatisfactory and the sight draft process is to follow. Just what fur ther proceedings will be taken is not definitely known at this time the growers themselves being uncertain as to just what will be the best course to pursue.
 K l.. Mumford of this place who has been connected with the II. Woods company for eighteen years, when interrogated on the matter re- piled that it was an unprecedented maneuver. He stated that II. Woods, had been i'll for some time and is
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
MESA DEPARIMEMz
CHAs. z. JONES,
 Manager

not present at the Chicago headquar- ters at the present time. Mir. Mum ford. however. in no manner tries to excuse the present action of the firm in the manner in which it has been acting with regard to settlement with the Mesa association.
 The report of the Monday meeting was prepared for publication on Tues day morning but after a conversation with some of the growers it was de- cided that the commission firm should have another opportunity and in the event that it did not show dis position to pay that it be exposed.
 The IT. Woods company has been handling not only the Mesa melon growers product at this place for the past several years but also the Mesa grape growers product. Hun dreds of thousands of dollars has been paid to the growers here. one year the money sent into this section for cantalOupes alone amounted to over fifty-t three thousand dollars.
 The growers in the past have been rather partial to the Chicago con cern, giving it their melons and grapes even against strong cOmpeti- tiOn and aliuring offers. The present attitude of the company at this time is all the more uneXplainable.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
NEW GARAGE OPENED.

The Tempe Motor company opens it's new garage on the Finch property this morning and after today will be ready for business. Ray w. Nichols. a member of the company. returned yesterday morning from Los Angeles, where he went last week to lay in a supply of tools and other necessaries in the business. While there he also secured the state agency for the Duro car. a machine that seems to be quite popular in this section.
 The new firm plans to do a general sale, rental and repair business. and will be equipped for all kinds of work in connection with the auto trade. In addition to the Duro car,
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
CONTRACT WILL BE LET TODAY.

The contact for the hauling of the Arizona Cement Company's mills at Roosevelt to a point near Tempe will be let at a meeting of the directors of the company to be held in Phoenix today. Paul F. BOvard, superintend- ent of the company was a Mesa wis itor yesterday on matters connected with the plant. A number of bids have been received from responsible parties and the work of hauling the mill will soon commence. It was the intention to commence the work of grading for the switch and the foun- dation of the plant yesterday but the matter was postponed until later in the week.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
ERECTING SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

The meat market will be opened in the Mahoney building about October 1st, by Frank B. Gurley and George BelIas. The erection of a slaughter house three miles east of the city on the east side of the Consolidated ca nal and south of the Roosevelt road will be commenced within a few days. It is the intention of the owners Of the plant to open the market as soon as the cold air storage connections can be made The material for the connections is now on the road. The market will be supplied with home purchased and home killed meats.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
Digestion and Assimilation.

It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and assimi- lated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain StOm ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable them to perform their functions naturally. For sale by all dealers.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
RETURNED FROM VACATION.

from a six weeks visit spent at his old iofne III ArcauIa. Mas. He reports prosperity among the Kansas farm CTS but that the wind still blows with its old time enthusiasm.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
TEMPE DEPARTMENT
IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE.

Notwithstanding the presence of Jack Frost in town yesterday, there was no noticeable change in the tenn perature MT. Frost is from Hollis ter. Cal, and is d dealer in grain. His visit here is for the purpose of buy ing alfalfa seed.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
\k@R TRAOC Nloret6l
 VS "@AsH -

A tiny. chocolate coated tonic laxs- tive tablet that gives VIGOR and health to the STOMACH, LIVER and BOWELS, thereby curing Sick headache BiliOusness Sallow Complexion Torpid Liver Dyspepsia Jaundice Indigestion Heartburn Loss of Appetite Pimples Sour Stomach Dizziness Nausea Foul Breath
 Take only one "VlGORET" at bed time and they will move the bowels gently, yet thoroughly, each day and permanently cure
 CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
 They cool. cleanse and purify the blood and are sold by all druggists in 25c packages (50 tablets) and 1Oc trial size Q5 tablets).
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22

While there were sixteen sacks talk en from the car, only six were found yesterday and the day before. Others will probably be located today after the search is extended a little farther
Arizona republican., 1910-09-22
HERE FROM LOS ANGELES.

Mrs. Louie FeIton of Los Angeles is a Mesa visitor for a week or ten days. The Felton childen are in school in Los Angeles.