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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
THE EXTRA SESSION
Some Lawyers Say the Call Is De
fective.

According to the Picayune, constitu-
tional lawyers in New Orleans say that
the call for an extra session by Gov
ernor Sanders is defective. The call is
for ten days session of the Legisla-
ture, to extend the exposition tax and
consider other matters.
1t is claimed that in the time limited
it will not be possible to conform to the
requirements of the Constitution, which
provides that all measures passed by the
Legislature carrying an appropriation
must be in the hands of the Governor
five full legislative days before final
adjournment, Art. 81 of the Constitu-
ton providing that appropriation bills
shall be passed and receive the sigma
ture of the president of the Senate and
the speaker of the House of Representa-
tives five full days before the adjourn
ment sine die of the General Assembly,"
Hon. W. o. Hart, recognized con-
stitutional authority, who sat as a mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention of
1893, was perhaps the first to detect
what was believed to be an error in the
call He noted it the moment he read
the morning papers, and saw that pro-
vision was made for a contingent ex-
pense bill. Upon reaching his Office he
Immediately wrote Governor Sanders in
Baton Rouge, calling his attention to
the matter When seen last night, Mr..
Hart suggested that in his opinion the
only safe thing would be to rectify the
matter now.
1T is impossible to comply with this
Article and with Art. 80 of the Consti-
tuition, requiring each bill to be read on
three separate days in each house within
the time fixed in the Governors call" ,"
said Mr.. Hart "If the appropriation
bill is introduced on Monday, the 18th,
the earliest date it can pass the house
would be Wednesday the 18TH. If read
in the Senate on that same day, it could
then pass the Senate on Friday the 10Th,
and be signed by the speaker of the
House and president of the Senate on
htat same day; but this would not be
five full days before the adjournment of
the General Assembly on the 24th.
1T is therefore perfectly apparent that
the session must be extended until the
Goth, is the appropriation is to be legal
and constitutional OF course, in max
ing the calculations above, it is assumed
that there will be no delay, and that the
bill will go through in the shortest pos
sible time, but should there be any slip
up, of course, the time even as extended
will be too short"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
ARTICLE NO. 40.

''We see only one of these subjects
likely to arouse any opposition. This is
the provision in regard to the amend
ment to Article No. go. This article
now allows a majority of the property
taxpayers of city, parish or ward, i'll
numbers and in value, to levy special
taxes in aid of public Improvements and
railroad enterprises. 1t is now proposed
to extend this privilege to industrial and
manufacturing enterprises. The pro-
posed change was submitted to the
Governor by a number of business men
of Shreveport, but there is some oppo-
sition to it there, and there is some
latent sentiment against still further ex-
tending the taxing power to build UP
new factories, however desirable these
factories may be. On the other hand,
it will be claimed that the rights of the
property owners are fully protected by
the Constitution, as they can not be
compelled to levy this tax unless they
want it and think it will benefit them.
After all, however, sixteen amendments
to the Constitution will be too many for
all the voters to pass on inte1ligent1y at
the coming election Il -Times-Democrat
The clip quoted is from the Times
Democrat.
Why should it assume that opposition
will be aroused against the proposed
amendment?
The Times-Democrat should state the
question fairly. While property taxpay-
ers are authorized to levy upon them
selves a special tax in aid of railroad
construction, for street improvements
and for public parks, the taxpayers can
not vote single cent in aid of any in
dustrial enterprise.
What the property taxpayers of
Shreveport want, and what every enter
prising citizen of the State favors, is the
opportunity of voting special tav
whenever needed for the encouragement
of diversified industries which contri-
butte to the substantial growth and pros
perity of communities where such en-
terprises are operated
1t may be true that some property
owners in Shreveport, as well as
throughout the State, are. opposed to
such a levy, but these, fortunately, are
in a hopeless minority.
Is the Times-Democrat in favor of
the proposed amendment to Article 27o2
It would seem that it is not, and why !?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
SON OF LINOTYPE INVENTOR
KILLED


Baltimore, Nd, Aug. e,-Albert W.
Freedmen of this city, who with his wife,
son-in-law and daughter, Mrs. Fritz
Mergenthaler and their chauffer, were
killed when Pennsylvania express
train struck their automobile near Cape
May, N. J., tonight, was a lawyer of this
city. He was associated with Frank A.
Furst, also of Baltimore, in contract
which contemp1ates the draining of the
Everglades, and in other large enter
prises, Mr. Mergenthaler, also resi-
dent of this city, was the son of Ottnnar
Mergenthaler, the inventor of the Mer-
genthaler linotype.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
THE WEATHER

Reported by the United States Wealth
er Bureau, ]. w. Cronk, local forecast
er: Scattered light to heavy showers
have occurred in several eastern sec
tions of the cotton belt, also in several
middle and northwestern sections, being
quite extensive over Louisiana and
Oklahoma. Seasonable temperatures
have largely prevailed, excepting rather
low maximums in Oklahoma district.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
THE LOCKER BILL
Was in the Handwriting of It's Intro
ducer, Mr. Nettles, Who Wrote It in
Long Hand.

New Orleans States Governor San
ders has included in the call for the
extra session consideration of an
amendment to Act III of the session of
this year. The act is that intended to
reach the locker clubs in Shreveport.
1t will be recalled that after the bill
reached the Governors office it was dis
covered the full enacting clause required
by the Constitution had been omitted.
Governor Sanders signed the bill any
how. Ex-Governor Blanchard main
tanned that the law was good. Other
lawyers held contrary view. It be-
came certain that attempt to enforce if
would be resisted in the courts.
When Rev. Claude L. Jones of the
Anti-Sa1oon League heard of the pro-
posed extra session he Immediately
wrote to representatives in different
parts of the State asking them to join
in an appeal to the Governor to open
the way to an amendment of the meas
ure. Governor Sanders has yielded.
Insinuations continue to be printed
that the bill was "doctored.' An inves-
tigation, however, has shown that no
blame attaches to the clerks in the en-
rolling room.
The States has made an examination
of the original bill, Of which Mr. Nettles
Of Red River, one OF the leaders of the
prohibition and insurgent forces, was
the author, and finds that It is in his
handwriting and that the defect existed
when it was introduced.
The bill was sent from Shreveport in
typewriter form and turned over to Mr..
Nettles, who himself made the copy.
Whether the bill as drawn in Shreve-
port was detective or not can only be
determined if Mr.. Nettles retained the
copy turned over to him
(The bill sent from Shreveport was
not defective. 1t was full and complete
in all It's requirements.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
NOT GUILTY
The Peal of Miss Mamie Mclaughlin.
Trial Fixed for August p.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
says that Mamie Mclaughlin was ar
raigned before Judge Joshua G. Baker
in Section A of the Criminal District
Court Tuesday morning. She pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of murder, and
was renanded to the parish prison to
await trial Despite the fact that this
was the first public appearance of the
girl since her arraignment in the First
City Criminal Court the morning fol-
lowing the killing of Hugh Smith, a
very small crowd was present.
Miss Mclaughlin dressed herself for
the arraignment in the same clothing
she wore the evening she followed her
alleged betrayer along ST. Charles ave
nue. and shot him down in the presence
of another woman Her face, almost
hidden behind heavy brown veil, she
entered the court room erect and unfal-
tering, Only when the indictment was
being read to her did she slightly bow
her head. AS the words "did shoot and
kill" wer read, her eyes closed momen-
tarily
Attorney Joseph E Generelly, who
represents the girl, with evident intent
to have the proceedings over as quickly
as possible, offered to waive the reading
of the indictment The court, however,
insisted that this formality be gone
through. Both State and defense an
nounced their willingness to stand trial
August %.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11

Deterioration w as about AZ Per Cent
as Compared with Average Decline of
2.3 for month.-Cultivated Area 32.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Crop growth
throughout the United States was TN
favorable during July, according to the
bureau of statistics of the Department
of Agriculture in statement today. The
deterioration was AZ per cent as COM
pared with the average decline of 2.3
per cent during July.
Aggregate crop conditions in the
United States August I were 65 per
cent lower than August I last year, and
about So per cent lower than the aver
age condition August I of the past ten
years. However, the area under cult
vation is about 81 per cent more than
last year.
The aggregate crop conditions August
I Goo representing the average August
for the past ten years. for the South
ern States follows: Virginia 100, West
Virginia 90, North Carolina o. South
Carolina o8, Georgia o5, Florida "a,
Kentucky o8, Tennessee Io4, Alabama
100, Mississippi Io3, Louisiana 1903,
Texas 100, Oklahoma So, Arkansas IoI.
The condition of various crops in the
United States August I, which have not
been previously made, was made public
today by the bureau of statistics. Using
100 as the average condition of All
gust I, ten years in most cases, the con-
dition was as follows: Peaches 1886,
clover (production compared with av-
eragep> >roduction) 1866, hops 1901, pea
nuts oo.8, sweet potatoes o8.8, lemons
e8.3, rice o8.2, tomatoes e7.5, sugar cane
81, broom corn o67, onions o6.I, cab
bage $50, beans o5.S, oranges o5,6, can
taloupes o5.2, watermelons "a, sorghum
o3.6, sugar beets $50, hemp Oh, alfalfa
COL, grapes o8.5, pasture 8I.8, kafir
corn 816, millet 8o.3, raspberries 78,
blackberries 76.6.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
pEcRInFRsHIP N0TIcE.

No. 13,zo2-First District Court. Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana Re-
ceivership of the Lille Oil Ccsn-
pany.
Notice is hereby given that Y. L. Ful-
ton, receiver, has this day filed his final
account and tableau of distribution in
said receivership. and unless opposition
be made thereto within the time speci-
fed by law, the same will be duly homol-
ogated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorabies 7. T. Bell
and a. j. Murff. judges Of said court.
this 18th day Of July 1910.
"A. LEONARD.
July IA. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
RIVER AND WEATHER.
This morning opened with rain.

River: Denison 2.3, a fall of OF; Ar
thur City 60, rise of 10; Lewis Ferry
%, a fall of OF; Fulton 40, a fall of
OF Spring Bank o.6, fall of OF
Shreveport Sd stationary.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity Unsettled, possibly local show
ers tonight or Friday; warmer Friday.
Red river forecast: Some rise will oc-
cur at Fulton during the next FIVE days,
and the change will be unirnportant at
Shreveport for three or four days, pre-
eeding a rise.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
MAYOR GAYNOR AND HIS
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.

L he man VINO tailed III MS attempt 10
assassinate Mayor Gaynor is one Of
many who are to be found in every city
of the United States and Europe.
This would-be assassin, ]. J. Gala
CHER, an employe of the municipality of
New York, had been discharged for
cause. Gallagher had not been removed
from his position by Mayor Gaynor, but
by subordinate It is more than prob
able that Mayor Gaynor did not know
the man, nor had he been apprised OF
his discharge. However, this is imma-
teria1 The individual upon whom Gal
lagher should have vented his displeas-
ure is the man by whom he was dis
placed, but he sought instead the head
of the administration of the City of New
York
In his attempted assassination Of
Mayor Gaynor he struck at all the peo-
pie 1t was a blow aimed at the SOW
ereignty of government, established by
and for the people. .
In fancy, perhaps, Gallagher assumed
that as he had long been in the service
of the city, and put there through some
political influence, he was safe from re
moval, even for misconduct, and having
brooded over what he assumed to have
been the taking away of his rights and
privileges and his liberty as a citizen,
he planned in retaliation the assassina-
ton of Mayor Gaynor. 1t is fortunate
that he failed.
The taking away of Mayor Gaynor
at this time would be calamity, of
whom it is said, and the record sustains
the assertion, that he is the greatest re-
former ever elected Mayor of New
York City. When Mayor Gaynor had
assumed charge of New York City he
began to weed out intelhgently, but with
a firm hand, many of the abuses of the
municipality, including grafters and
grating, which provoked the resentment
of the men who had profted from the
stealings. As he incurred the ennity
of the grafters and the thieves, he was
strengthening himself with the people
who stand for honest government, fairly
and fearlessly administered
How many of the political crooks in
New York will applaud silently this
cowardly act of Gallagher may be sur
missed, but honest, good, law-abiding
citizens can have no sympathy for the
assassin.
In time Gallagher must pay the pen
atty for his crime by long Imprisonment.
If there is not, there should be stat
ute fixing the death penalty on any one
who would or who should attempt the
assassination of any official
Fortunately, Mayer Gayor was not
fatally shot, and his condition is such
as to encourage his immediate relatives
and his friends and the people that he
will speedily recover.
It is not long since that Mayor Gay
nor, in conversation, gave expression to
these words Il have no ambition what
ever except to fill the office | now hold
fairly well. In these words is exempli-
fed the character Of the man who is the
mayor of one of the greatest cities OF
the world
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
AN AUTO DASH.

Ansauto owned by J. S. Prestige and
driven by negro was run into fire r1ae4s
who were on the sidewalk on Texas
avenue last night The accident, it is
said, was unavoidable The chauffer
swerved swiftly from the street to the
sidewalk to avoid running over child
who had started on a run across the
street. One of the men, Meyer Lisker-
witch, was conveyed to the hospital but
the others escaped with slight bruises.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana Sue
cession of T. E. Jarratt.
Notice is hereby given that J. D.
Wilkinson, administrator, has this day
filed 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 homofogated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge of said court. this the nth day of
July 1910. w. NJ. LEVY,
July II. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11

do its duty in the premises But they
got no relief, and so they fell into the
hands of tricksters and swindlers.
It is hoped that the Vice President
and the senators mentioned in the case
had no guilty knowledge of the tricks
that were being engineered, but the en-
tire National government is more or
less to be blamed for its neglect of duty.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
TIE PosToFICE VACANCY.

There are three applicants for the
postof1ice vacancy, ]. B. Slattery, H. S.
Norton and ]. A. Pretz, assistant post
master, who is filling the postmaster
ship. Each applicant has his friends and
each is confident of securing the Office
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
THE RAINFALL
Fell on August 10 as Scheduled by in
Fosters Forecasts.

There was an abundance of rain yes
terday afternoon, last night and today
The rainfall was as forecasts by Foster
The rain covered an extended territory.
1t will be good in a general way 1t will
stimulate the growth of peas and pota-
toes Now is the time to SOW turnips
for fall.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
LUZIANNE COFFEE is the south's
favorite coffee. Six million pounds used
As your grocer for it.
camp MEETING

The Camp Meeting at Forbi1g will
begin tomorrow, Friday. The candi-
dates for Congress, Judges MurfT and
Watkins, are scheduled for speeches at
Forbing tomorrow
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
-This WeeL

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?, 1910-08-11

When you want a strong, clean, fresh,
finely favored coffee call for LUZI-
ANNE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11

APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
I hereby give notice that I am apply
ing for pardon.
JERRY HAMILTON.
August 9, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11

Ne 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?, 1910-08-11

It's good economy to use LUZIANNE
COFFEE for it's twice as strong as or
binary brands goes twice as far. Call
for it at your grocer's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-11
COTTON MARKET
Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, Aug. II, 1910.

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed steady I-I6. off.
Receipts none
Sales to factors none.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25
PACKING APPLES FOR MARKET

In the packing and shipping OF APP
pies, the use Of the barrel has many
advantages A very important thing
to consider is the fact that shippers
in the far west get more money for
their apples. hecause they wrap the
fruit in paper. If shippers in the
central and middle states would take
the same pain, with the packing, then
use barrels to snip in. the apples
would reach the market in better con-
dition than those sent from greater
distances. The cost of hand1ing and
the freight are also important fac
tors, and influence the profits.
Some shippers p~erforate their APP
pie barrels 50 that the air will circu-
late freely through the apples, which
they think adds to their keeping quail
tiles. Other apple growers say that
if the apples are packed in good, solid
barrels, and shipped in ventilated
cars, that the fruit will reach the
market in perfect condition.
Apples shipped in barrels are pro-
tected from dirt and dust far better
than il apacked otherwise. From a
neutrality-suspicious. also, the apples
are less to become affected by
impurities ii packed in barrels than If
they are exposed through crate Stats.
Furthermore. in packing ~app1es in
barrels the shipper does not have to
contend with shortage claims, since
the barrel is the only package that il
practically icacessible Barrels are
more easily banded, and at the same
time VIII hold more fruit ~tanv
other packages used in the packing
! Of aDples.-L. Hess.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25
RAISE ONLY GOOD LAYERS.

Do not blame your pu1lets this win
ter when they are not laying. You
should have known just which hens
were furnishing the eggs from which
the pulets were Matched; the chances
on the average farm are that the eggs
from the porer layers were used Just
the same as those from the good lay
ers. Do not set eggs from the whole
flock: gradually eliminate the drones.
Tt is surprising how large a proper
ton of the average book IS uneieSS or
worse than useless; the non-producers
are in the way of the workers and
prevent them from doing their best.
Mark or band the first thirty pull
lets to begin laying this fall. During
the early winter carefully note their
performance. and from these banded
hens and pullets make up our next
years breeding pen. You Will be sur
prised at the increased vigor and pro-
d~uctiveness Of your flock. If your
hens are not responding to good reat-
ment with a good average egg yield,
try increasing that average by cutting
out the non-producers. A well-bred,
wel1-housed. well-fed, and well-cared
for hen will lay so eggs during the
trhee spring months, enough to pay
her board for the entire year
Culling, selection, elimination, kept
constantly In mind, and continually
practiced, will mean healthier fowls,
earlier puletsl, n eggs when they are
most Wanted.-W. f.. Valop.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25
HOW TO KILL AND BLEED POULTRY
CORRECT MErHODs OF PREPARING POULTRY FOR MAR.
KEV OF INTEREST TO FARMERS N ALL WHO KILL
POULTRY
BY NJ. Z. Pennington and H. W. Belts

knife should then be moved backward
and forward a little, SO that enough
brain tissue may be destroyed TO par
alyze the bird. yet not enough TO XIII
it instantly. If the "outslde-Stick
method IS practiced, practically no
blood scapes. II, on the other hand,
Draining inside Of the mouth IS
adopted, the blood vessels in the brain
which are cut find an outlet for their
contents through the knife hole.
Bleeding from these vessels IS, under
any circumstances, Of assistance IN
obtaining the best results, and where
the neck vessels are missed the condi-
ton of the chicken is often greatly
improved by the bleeding from the
brain.
The following practical rules should
govern the killing of poultry for mar
ket:
i. Grasp the chicken. when kill
ing, Try the bony part OF the skull DO
not let the fingers touch the neck.
2. Make q small cut with q small,
sharp-pointed knife on the right SIDE
Of the roof Of the chickens mouth,
just where the bones OF the skull end.
). Brain for dry picking by
thrusting the knife through the groove
which runs along the middle line OF
the root Of the mouth until it touches
the skull midway between the eyes.
4 Use a knife wrich is not moro
than two inches long o~ne-fourth inch
wide with @ thin flat handle q sharp
point and a etraight-cu;ting edge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25

ing a home-owner. Yet. the lana
which he cannot buy is assessed .,
the price of poor land. This Same
evil obtains more or less th~roughout
the state and probably more i'm tho
cities than il the country.
But some one Will say that all these
things cannot be done without chang.
ing the Constitution. Probably moi.
but why not change it2 The Cunst-
tuition vas mode for the peCulc and
not the people for the constitution.
Agitation if persisted in will even
tually bring about many reforms
The aus Of the poor is q righteous
one The great majority OF u belong
to tina class. We have an interest
in common.
CARD I-ALAN