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The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
PICTURES
Sketchy Resume of Timely Hap
penlngS at the National Capital.
Conservation Question the Gen.
tral Figure of the Scenes. ::
By JAMES A. EDGERToN.


Representative Dwight, the Republican
whip recently strolled into the house
when Clayton was performing and said,
We'll, well, / see we are having moving
pictures today!'
HF a series of moving pictures could
have been taken of events recent
ly happening in Washington they
would show at least four figures
standing out from the background and
indulgfng in wild efforts to make his
tory. They may not have made his
tory at that. but at least they did their
best. The four were Representative
George W. Norris of Nebraska, whom
the camera would have caught in the
act of overturning Uncle Joe Cannon's
house majority; Representative Everis
A. Hayes of California, the millionaire
insurgent leader, who would have been
pictured In conference with President
Taft-that famous conference at which
nobody knows just what happened, but
from which the news went buzZing
over the country that Cannon's goose
was cooked; Representative Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, the Omaha editor, whose
name is mentioned in the succession to
Senator Burkett and who would have
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
Of WASHING
Snapshots of Prominent Men
Who Figure In the NnetoscOpe
Drama --. Great Step Forward
Taken For the Nations S Welfare.

the future can be otherwise than his
toric, and for this reason as well as
others it behooves the people to keep
a watchful eye on what transpires in
Washington in connection herewith.
Henry SoIon Graves, the new for
ester, has been the head of the Yale
forestry school since 1900. He was
born in Marietta. o., in 1871 and was
educated at Yale, taking special for
estry courses in Harvard and at Mu-
mich, Germany. For years he was the
companion and assistant Of Clifford
Pinchot, the two working together
on the Vanderbilt estate at Biltmore,
N. c., and In the forestry bureau at
Washington Then Graves, though
only twenty mine. was selected as pro-
fessor and director of the Yale forestry
school which was established on
Pinchot foundation.
The close association of the two men
gives assurance that even though Pin
chot has gone the Pinchot policies,
which are the only conservation poll
cies the United States ever had worthy
the name, are to remain The action
of President Taft in appointing the de.
posed forester's friend and associate is
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
KENDALL, THE COMEDIAN.
How Deceased Actor Came Near Being
a Clown In the Ring.

How Deceased Actor Came Near Being
a Clown In the Ring.
While in Dayton, o., some time ago
Ezra +. Kendall, the playwright and
one of the best known comedians in
the United States. who recently died
at Martinsville, Ind, told of narrow
escape he had from becoming clown
in the sawdust circle
''It was about fifteen years ago."
said Mr.. Kendall at that time, when
hit Chicago, dead broke, dead tired,
sick, hungry. with no work In sight.
It was in April, and chances for
summer gagement were mighty slim
travelled about the city for two days,
when my attention was called to Ring
ling's circus, which was rehearsing for
the season in Chicago, | went to re
hearsal one afternoon and became in
terested in the clowns,
'eThefr work appeared pleasant and
easy to perform, II struck me as be
ing the very thing, and a summers eD-
gagement would come mighty good, es-
pecially as / was situated made up
my mind to see the Ringing brothers.
so after the rehearsal | walked into
their office | found John Ringling. /
stated my purpose, and he replied, 4
don't see how we can use you at pres
eEt, because we have eight clowns in
our employment now
a I know you have eight, but there's
not clown among then,' replied.
HE looked me over and said:
"sWell, come around in the morning.
I'll talk it over with the other boys
and will see what we can do for you
81 went around next morning. and
John Ringing was very polite. He
told me it was impossible to hire me,
as one of the other boys objected You
had better stay on the stage he told
me. You don't belong in the sawdust
ring
Il obtained an engagement that very
week through the influence of Mr.
Ringing, and | never forgot his kind
ness, for he saved me from what would
have been my fate as comedian.
"a fellow gets in pinches where he
will make any kind of a sacrifice to
get work l thought it cruel, but John
Ringing saved me from making that
sacrifice, which would have spoiled
me for the remainder of my days.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01

been projected on the screen In the
attitude Of hurting charges at Secre-
tary Richard Achilles BalIinger, and
Professor Henry s. Graves, the under
study Of Pinchot, who is to succeed
the fired forester" on Feb. l.
The camera would also have caught
the row over the Democratic house
members of the Ballinger-P Pinchot In
vestigating committee, but just what
it would have made of that unpleas-
antness Is beyond my power to de-
scribe Whatever 1t was It would
have been interesting. The central
figure, Of course, would have been
Ollie nj. James of Kentucky Ollie
James, large and full of rounded peri
ods; Ollie James, the friend OF Bryan
and foe of all "plutes;" Ollie james
But why attempt to picture him? He
1t was whom Cooper, the Wisconsin
insurgent. insisted on calling Jesse
james and WhsE Brother Bob Chan
lers eeffsser the Denver convention, re-
ferred to as "Oily JAM" Brother Bob
had In charge Lewis Stuyvesant Chan
ler's booTn which may have accounted
for his feelings. Lewis, 1t will be re-
membered. was candidate for presi-
dent, except in the convention. He
now says he is sorry he ran and win
never do it again, which we can readi-
II believe Brother Bob came back
from that convention fun of amaze
menk at the manner in which the New
FORK delegation had been left in a
side eddy while Oklahoma. Ollie James
and Jim Dahlman ran things.
Conservation the Storm Center.
It is d striking fact that all these
moving picture scenes have revolyed
about the Ballinger- Pinchot contro-
versy. Anything that happens in the
national capital these days somehow
bears relation TO this all engrossing
struggle. Even the house of govern
ors spent one day discussing eonserva-
ton. and one OF the chief events of the
National Civic federation In session
ct the same time was the ovation Civ
ID TO Clifford Pinchot It is impossible
that an affair which huIks so large on
the present as does this conservation
nghf and that so Intimately concerns
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
Move 10 Abolish Tips.

Walters, porters. bellboys, BARRIERS
and others will lie in wait for Repre-
sentative Murphy Of Missouri, who has
introduced bill in the house to make
tipping in the District of Columbia an
offense punishable by fines varying
from So to $50 Mr. Murphy expects
to receive cold soup and poor service
at the hands Of any waiter who recog-
nizes him and looks forward to suffer
ing under the shears of BARRIERS He
win also carry his own suit case on
trains IL the porters know him. His
bin provides that the person who gives
a tip shall be guilty equally with the
person who accepts 1t. Representative
Murphy believes that the cost of living
would be materially reduced If his bill
should become a law
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Of the Black Bayou Oil Company.

), The State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Caddo: Before me, the undersigned au-
thority, on this day came and appeared
L, E. Etchison and H. L. Heilperin,
well known to me, who being by me
duly sworn, declared that they are
president and secretary ,espectively, OF
the Black Bayou Oil Company, cor
poration under the laws of the State Of
Louisiana; and that general meeting
of the stockholders of the said corpora
ton wa shield on Monday, January II,
1910, of which the following is true
and correct extract from the minutes
thereof:
Shreveport, La, Jan. II, IoIo.-A
general meeting of the stockholders of
the Black Bayou Oil Company, con-
vened for the purpose of considering
the amendment of the charter thereof,
for the purpose hereinafter set forth,
was this. day held. at the office of the
company, all of the stockholders being
present in person or by proxy.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That clause two of the
charter of the Black Bayou Oil Com
-pany be and the same is hereby amend
ed SO as to add the following paragraph:
This company shall also have the right,
power and authority to hold, acquire,
own and sell stock and bonds in other
corporations organized for purposes
similar to that for which this company
is organized" )
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
l. E. ETCHISON, Pres.
H. [. HEILPERIN, Sec.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on this the goth day of January 1910.
S. L. HERLD, Notary Public
The State of Louisiana, Parish of
Caddo: I, ]. M. Foster, district attor-
ney of the First Judicial District, in and
for the Parish of Caddo anda State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that l have
examined the above and foregoing
amendment to the charter of the Black
Bayou Oil Company, and finding moth
ing therein contained contrary to law,
hereby approve the same. This zIst
day of January A. D. 1910.
]. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict, Caddo Parish, La.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
ary II A. D. 1910.
S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Offcio Deputy Re
corder
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
-2Ist day of January 1910
S. o. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder LA.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Natchitoches. La.
January Io, Io1o.-Notice is hereby
given that Robert M. Ogburn, of Mira.
La, who. on January ~, 1904, made
Homestead Entry No. 1880, No. cora,
for south half of the northwest quarter
section 20, township 23 north, range X
west, Louisiana meridian, has filed no.
tlce of intention to make final fve-year
proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before F. A. Leonard
clerk OF the court, at Shreveport La.
on the 5th day of March 1910. Claim
ant names as witnesses B. H. Norton of
Ida, La; w. H. Wisinger of Ida, La
L. ). Ogburn of Mira, La; DR.. w. b.
Lawton of Mira, La.
]. ERNEST BREDA,.
Jan 20, 1909. Register
Caucasian, Shreveport, La
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
A HUNGRY GOVERNOR.
Got Nothing but Ice Cream at White
House Dinner.

FVouSE GtTilGFs
They had a mighty good time at the
White House dinner the other day in
honor Of the visiting governors during
their late conference in Washington,
but there was one governor who didn't
get enough to eat This breezy west
ern executive escorted one of the young
women guests to the dining table. He
insisted on talking to his companion
while the busy walters bore the heav-
lily laden trays from the White House
kitchen to the dining room, When the
soup was being served he told her of
the greatness of his state and how the
people there were making money in
such abundance that they didn't know
how to spend their riches.
AS a matter of politeness the young
woman was compelled to listen, and
when the governor paused for breath
and was about to take the soup wait
er neatly lifted the bouillon cup to
make place for the next course. In
the interim the governor thought Of a
few additional glories Of his state and
oSoAAA OAoSASoCd aAIChIAOh OA A4lko AeAiA
companion AS result both he and
the young woman at his side missed
that portion of the dinner
The walters moved noiselessly and
rapidly, and the governors language
continued to flow with the ease of an
old campaigner, The dinner was near
ly over when the now hungry execu-
tive seemed to remember that he had
permitted his conversation to monopz
olize nearly all the time
''I'm really hungry he said,
$50 am IT, replied his companion.
'Then let me give you some of this"
said the governor as he cut off a large
portion of bis ice cream and placed it
uneeremoniously on the young wom-
ans plate. The gift was accepted with
thanks
Following the dinner there was an
informal dance, at which President
Taft demonstrated that he has not for
gotten how to trip the light fantastic.
The western governor left the White
House highly pleased with his even
ing's entertainment, but full of wonder
that the president of the United States
should give a dinner at which nothing
was served except ice cream.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
Features For a sportsmen,s Show.

The manag ament of the first interna-
ional sportsmens exhibition. which
will take place at Vienna this year,
has secured series of moving pictures
Illustrating a hunt meet at which the
Emperor Francis Joseph is the cen
tral figure 1t Is now endeavoring to
secure as companion piece films
showing Colonel Roosevelt and his
party hunting big game In Africa. and
circular says that the pictures win
undoubtedly be procured ..and viii give
visitors to the exhibition the first clear
idea of hunting IN the Jungle
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01

deserving of all praise, as ls Pinchot's
own attitude in submerging his person
al feelings and urging that, whatever
MS own fate, the conservation program
in congress be pressed through
The people of the United States need
a few such lessons of sinking private
considerations for the public good.
When we come to time when public
affairs are in a way sacred then. and
only then, shall we have real free gov
ernment. When any man, be lie eiti-
zen or official, allows private reasons
10 influence him in the performance of
public duty he is in that far traitor
to the public That is the next great
truth we as people have 10 master.
Z It Is well that we should learn it In a
cause that so concerns the future as
that of conservation.
a Representative Quartet.
As to the other figures in our kineto
scope drama, Representative George
w. Norris of Nebraska. the man who
introduced the amendment which de
prived the speaker of the appointment
OF the Ballinger investigators. is an
insurgent who is serving his fourth
term in the house Like Professor
Graves, he was born in Chic. but ten
years earlier. In 1861 His father died
while lie was a child. and his only
brother was killed in the civil war
This compelled the boy to help support
the family. which he did by hiring out
to neighboring farmers He then
taught school and earned enough to at
tend Baldwin university and an inde
pendent normal at Valparaiso. Ind. He
continued teaching. studied law al
nights and was admitted to The bar at
the age of twenty4two Shortly after
ward be went to Nebraska and began
holding Office almost Immediately He.
was three times prosecuting attorney
md twice district Judge He has a
faenlty OF being elected by very small
lnafgins. but. in the language of the
song Of getting there Just the same.
Mr Norris Is d speaker of force and
has the courage to stand on his own
fret His anti-Cannon amendment
vas adopted by three majority and.
measured by the results flowing from
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No 1910 Iussass First Judicial Dis
skist Esssirt Of Caddo Parish, La:
Meridian Fertilizer Company vs.
A. 6. pists
By virtue OF 4 writ of heri facias 10
me issued ii the above numbered and
entitled suis. from The Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, hare seized and will offer
for sale at pubic auction, for cash ae-
cordinR II Iaw. it kssa principal front
door Of The court house Of Caddo Par
ish. Louisiana. during the legal houss
* sales. on
SATURDAY, FEB. S 1910,
Al rasiis id one-sliird interest IN stris
oE Land containing IS acres. and mora
fallr described ID deed from !. w. Ms
1shfon to Isouia Hebron N. c. Wade
and A e Pitts. ID conveyance book 81,
pNge 6ia. and southwest quarter Of
southwest quarter section s, township
range IS north half Of north half
southeast quarter north nalf Of the
sp1tll bali 81 The s0uth half Of south
Get iarlef section /. township a3,
ssse and Ill buildings and improve
nsnta thsreon, 81 per deed. conveyance
sok d. page ~. and southeast quar-
al southwest quarter section Is,
township IS, range 16 west Louisiana
xxsMS
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
NOTICE FOR puBIrcAT,oN

Department of the Interior, Unised
states Land Office at Natchitoches. La.
Jan. 4 IoIo.-Notice is hereby piver, that
Arthur [. Morris, of Vivian, La. who
on March I, 1906, made homestead ~.
Try No. Io,8o2, No os6o, for south half
OF southeast quarter Of section a towr.
snip II north, range rs west, I,o,,;s;.ra
meridian, has filed notice of ;ntent;,-
- make nnal communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
seIioed' before F. A. Leonard, clerk OF
court at Shreveport La, on the 1stL
day OF February 1910. Claimant nam-.
as witnesses R. H. Horrell, G. w. H,,r.
die J. NJ. Helm, B. A. Hinton. ali : ~
vivian, La. ]. ERNEST BREDA.
eaueasian, sLrsvspere La. r.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
Official JOuraaI d Cad Parish
subssription Price szOo year.
TuH HreH COST OF LIVING.

The f1ikzft IS :
eTbe Itigh cost of living is caused by
the tariff.
Al few days since when spending a
few minutes IN Atlanta, Ga. while en-
route to New Orleans where he is visit
ing his brother, His Eninence Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore expressed in the
words quoted. when asked his opinion
of the cause Of the high cost of living,
By q representative Of the press.
The Republican tariff is the root of
the evil and there j no gaii1saying this
fact.
Cardinal Gibbons IS in his seventy
sixth year, and when queried by the
newspaper man Have you Joined the
meat boycott replied with a laugh,
No, but would not have to go very
far to do so. eat very little meat, and
take regular exercise
Then after brief silence he re-
sumed Il hope that prices will soon be
restored 10 normal think the tariff
has great deal 70 do with these high
prices Take canned goods, for-instance.
The high tariff on tin ruts the Welsh
tin out Of the market aFd the Amefi-
eal-nlade tin makes h purchase cost
the consumer cs aaa,tiollaI T
Hsisltas nQtEissa NJ ..ssssiil govern
us, ] think The tariff has great
deal to do with the Increased cost of
living. !"
The agitation over The high price OF
meat Is arousing the public, particularly
in the North and West, to an intelligent
understanding Of the iniquity Of the Re-
publican tariff II is not meat which is
high, but the price Of everything which
is needed to sustain life has been adj
vanced. II the tariff were removed from
the things which are necessary for the
welfare Of the people, We do not mean
luxuries, the cost of food products
would be normal, except ID the cases Of
the wealthy who can afford to indulge
III the high cost Of living.
Ais an opposite to the expression Of
Cardinal Gibbons is the declaration of
Senator Lodge that the price of food
stuffs IS not affected BY the tariff but to
the increased demands in pepulous
cities. This argument may be fidieuled
by the demonstration BY Senator Bacon
that the Beef Trust are selling beef in
E,4sy4a.sd - from fn,4x n n;s7e cents a
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
SHERIFFS SALE.
No. 3,258-In the Third District Ceurt
Of Claiborne Parish, Leuisizaa:
p C Morley rs. A C. WmrfHn

No. 3,258-In the Third District Ceurt
Of Claiborne Parish, Lsuisizaa: !:
P. c. Worley vs. A. G. Wsrfey.
By virtue of writ of heri faeias to
me directed from the Honorable Third
Judicial District Court Of CIsfberno
Parish, Louisiana, in the above ntfan-
bered and entitled suit, Aavs ssaEsE
and will offer for sale for sash assera-
ing to law, during the legal hsvs fsr
sales, at the principal front deer % sae
court house of Caddo Farisk, Ia, 81
SATURDAY. FRB. 8 wra,
Lots 2 and $ of block 4 Of siaa sswm se
Gillian, as per map Of same in su@vay-
ance book a. page Be&, ef Aas rsosF&
of Caddo Parish, La.
The above property esassd as aassam-
ing to the said defendant and te % SID
to satisfy the debt specified in ess szsA
writ, say in the sum Of $z5s.ee wish Q
per cent interest from July /, ross, aaA
the further sum of $3o4.os with Q per
cent interest from March Is. Iosa, and
the further sum of $4,000 with Q psr
cent interest from November a, nee6.
less credits of $4,000 paid March 10.
1909, $Ioo.oo paid May Is, 1909, and
So6.25 paid July 10, 1909, and the Ax-
ther sum of $4,000 with 8 per cent in
terest from November az, 1906, toRetA-
er with 10 per cent attorneys fees On
the last two named sums, and all cosss
of suit T. P. FIOJJPN0y
Caucasian, Gan. 4. Sheriff.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01

it, was the mcst severe jolt Uncle Joe
has yet received
Representative Eyeris A. Hayes. the
head of the insursent caucus and the
man who had the famous conference
with the president which cinched the
Norris victory over Cannon, was once
a wisconsin lawyer who made mil
lions in the iron mines and then went
to California, where he is now eapi-
tal1st and newspaper publisher. He
was born in Wisconsin in 1855 and
graduated from the state university.
In his California home he is known as
reformer and by his decency and lib
eraltty as an employer is very popular
with his printers, who at one time
voted him handsome present. Mr..
Hayes is serving his third term in con-
gress- Nobody knows just what was
said at his conference with the presi-
dent. Ostensibly it concerned the Sc
lection of the Ballinger investigators,
but it is not impossible that the whole
question of the relation of the insur-
gents to the administration was gone
over. Shrewd guessers Eave opined
that Hayes assured Taft the insurgents
would support his policies and was as
sured in turn that the president had
nothing to do with the house fight and
only asked loyalty to his measures, the
inference being that he had no big
patronage stick with which to punish
men for merely opposing the speaker.
At any rate, the wise ones about the
capitol date the downfall of Cannon
from the hour of that interview.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-01
a Midwinter Night's Dream.

J
An up to date picture of Washington
would not be complete without ref
erence to certain underground rumors
OF secret eabal in Washington, New
York and elsewhere that lot of peo-
pie say is the actuating force behind
this whole conservation row. These
rumors, some Of which have become
public, are to the effect that the
charges against Ballinger have been
fomented for the purpose of discredit-
ing the Taft administration and noai-
mating Theodore Roosevelt for presi-
dent in 1912 According to report, this
secret organization, which is popularity
known as the return from Elba"
crowd, is composed of newspaper men.
muck raking" magazines. insurgents,
onservationists, few members of
congress and a greater or less number
Of Roosevelt Republicans throughout
the country The allegations have
even gone to the length OF asserting
that these men would not weep to see
Democratic congress elected.
The writer believes that. while there
may be a grain of truth in all this
talk, most of 1t belongs to the fantastic
and political pipe dream variety. That
there are many people who would like
to see Roosevelt president again there
is no question. and it is entirely rea-
sonable to suppose some of them are
working toward this end From talk
ing with men who were close to the
ex-president, however. am convinced
that he has nothing to do with these.
efforts, would not eountenance them
and win not again consent to be a can
didate for president Nevertheless the
picture must include this more or less
vague and shadowy Background
Another powerfuI Instrument for CON
servation and other good things has
come into birth in the house Of gov
ernors. Finally this body is perma
nently established and wifi hold year
" meetings at different state capitals.
It Is great sten forward md one
whose possible consequences no one
can foresee II iss worthy of note
that the plan adopted is along the lines
advocated by Mr. William George Jor
dan. the real author Of the idea. and
that the governors gave Mr. Jordan
public vote OF thanks for his work.