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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
Russia Follows American Reports.

The Russian ministry of commerce
and industry has decided to issue spe-
cial bulletins concerning foreign COM
merce with view to enlarging Rus
sian trade throughout the world They
have been patterned to a large degree
after the American consular and trade
reports.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

its Office in the court house, and in open
session proceed to open the ballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots in MIMI
Der and amount, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the results of
said special election.
This goth day OF October 1910.
ISAAC BARRON,
Oct. 80. President.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
SUCCESSION NOTICE
IS. lz,os8 I'm Fret District ceua :
Ye...sa.as... g..enann..,s - {

10. 14sos8-In First District Cerft Of
Louisiana Successor ct c. S,
Britt.
State 81 Louisiana, PARISH Of Cadde:
Notes IS hereby gives that w. p. Britt
has this day applied to be appointed ad-
n1inistTator OF said succession. and ua-
less opposition Sc made thereto within
the time specified BY law. he viii be ap-
pointed Is prayed for.
NEtness the Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge Of said court, this 10th day Of Ne
vennbsr 1910. S. %. WILLIAMS.
NoH 10 Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
AERoPLANE TOO SLOW.
Couldn't Beat Motorcycles In Ten Mile
Race.

Two modern inventions, motorcycle
and aeroplane, recently lAet IN a speed
contest in England, and the motor
cycle proved the winner.
The airship, biplane, was pileted
by Blondeau. while McNab ran the
motorcycle They raced around two
mile track for distance OF ten miles.
Blondeau In the aeroplane didn't
have chance against the motorcycle
which Travelled at the rate OF between
sixty and seventy niles an hour, while
the biplane could not go faster than
forty-hve miles.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
Americans Like Cremation.

Since 1873 there have been 1921
cremations In Germany In the United
States In the last year alone there were
$4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
P0LITIcAI sTRAMs


1LlTICAL STRAWS.
S IS e the straws which are visible
political atmosphere?
egg, if gentle, may be fore
storm which is forecasted
pnasnt in and about the Capt.
ate at Baton Rouge.
aoW possible to determine
of this disturbance, but
estion of the straws it is
ards the United States
Sgxlonic?
Thornton may be
carried beyond
Aip.
e an active
would indicate
not venture in
Foster the astute
Mary. will feel more
ia safer in viewing this
rom afar.
Some Of the straws would indicate
that Ransdell may be drawn into the
political vortex when the Executive shall
Be heard TO call for help. He may have
to rally and risk his reward when he
may be an active candidate for the
senatorship from North Louisiana with
I.Y Sanders from South Louisiana in
the primary Of 1919.
From careful watching of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22
EnnLiah Eavorite Letter Lanauana.

OF 100000, 600 letters written in a
year by the world at large 5000, 000,-
600 are in English, 1,200.0O0,000 in
German and only 1000, 600, 900 in
French.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

Austrians Champion tlorseshoers.
Austrians assert that the art Of horse
shoeing has been brought to a higher
degree OF perfection In their country
than anywhere else IA the world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

sasd three times a week, on Sun
morning. and Tuesday and Thurs
satsrnoons, at sly Edwards st.
3 Caucasian & Carney Printing
Limited, proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

5nd class matter February
4 10o4. 1t the postof6ce at Shrsve-
Las Under the Act Of Congress
March 81 1870
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

llslaI JOaraal Of eatdo Parish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-22

seription Price 81 .sr
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

official eyebrows at these gorgeous half
diners, though before seriously assaulting
them In the interests of the kiasters' preserva-
ton, they might inquire how much of these
tales the small Switzers and Deutchers really
comprehend. Somehow, we can imagine their
big, round blue eyes growing bigger and big
ger, until their moon faces are fairly obliter-
ated, IN an effort to get onto the curves of
Diamond Dick, or follow the lightning trans
formation of Old Sleuth into all things down
to a cigarette which escapes from the Villains
den by the simple process of lighting itself at
a convenient gas Jet, and evaporating through
the keyhole.
There are evil and good influences in nov
els, of course-but after all, Puritanical CEN
sorshlp IS tyranny which merely annoys,
without accomplishing any valuable result A
clean story of adventure is better for the
healthy boy or girl than the average wishy-
washy, goody-goody pabulum, or the nauseat-
ing love- story, always approved by the self
constituted censors. Nearly every time poor
degenerate, victim of hereditary taints, or ex
cessive nicotine or "dope", or yellow newspa-
pers, goes wrong-somebody Tugs in gaudy
wild Vest yarn as the sole cause of his
downfall; when, as matter of fact, the lat
ter story always has for it's hero man who is
square, with chivalry absolutely rampant in
his makeup. It is hard to find the logic of
the statement that "these stories have abso-
lutely nothing to recommend them: and their
influence can not be anything but pernicious."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

he done for humanity? What, for his coun-
try? What for the West? What for Ne
braska? You will find it difficult task to
say
CO. There is one arena in which Mr.
Bryan and [ have never tested each others
strength: we have never clashed as orators.
Consequently, I felt natural laundering. in
that direction. That is his forte, his special
ty, his long suite. [ was hoping that we
might some day lock horns, and have good
humored trlssle, on the hustings, or in some
auditorium. [ ruined my voice, speaking for
Bryan and Watson, in Nebraska, in 1896;
but still I've got enough left to try discus
sion with W. j. B. But, to my disappoint-
ment, DR.. Hull and the other Georgian8 who
challenged me to debate with Mr. Ellis have
apparently decided that [ am altogether be-
meath Mr.. Bryan's notice.
Isn't it little bit peculiar that these fez-
IOaO GeOTgaaaaS of mine should be so eager to
haze the outside acorzd to haooaO that they con-
slider me very contemplate fezzoc? Isn't it
strange, that they should so joyfully publish
such letter as that which Mr.. Ellis wrote?
They are the Christians, you know These
are the men whose mission it is to give eight
hundred thousand heather moral uplift and
ideals. They are the men who hate and re-
vile me, because contend that we ought to
be content with the Pauline and apostolic
methods, eohjch Christ's disciples adopted,
and 2ohach Christianity practised for eighteen
hundred gears They are the men who class
me as pariah and treat me like dog, be-
cause l contend that it is our duty to wipe out
illiteracy, and the fearful effects of poverty,
IN or oaom national household, before we
take away from such wealthy nations as
China, Japan, India, ETC., the secular educa-
ton of their own children; and the support
of their orphans, widows, deaf, dumb blind,
destitute and afflicted people.
God knows that we have need, right here,
of all the charity funds that can be raised:
1t as q Sin and a shame that aoe should Zeave to
perish the Lazarus aoho lies at oar oqon gate,
and carry relief to the Lazarus Of heathen-
dom.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
5be Jefferson,an

The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
just rendered very wise decision, in sustain
ing the effort of the City
GLAD MAssA- Assessors of Boston to tax a
cHUsETTs Had certain piece of church
THE SPUNK. property known as "Tre-
mont Temple. The proper
ty is used in part for offices, and rents halls
for public meetings, and, in short, derives in
come from ordinary business transactions, in
competition with other strictly business build
lngs. The hypocrisy of claiming exemption
from taxation, therefore, is obvious, and has
received merited check
There should be limit to this sort of ex
emption, in any case. So long as benevolent
corporation is struggling along, trying to do
good as church, hospital, or charitable insti-
tuition, there is no objection to relieving it
from the burden of taxation, provided no de-
nomination be favored, and provided it is the
sense of the city that the religious, moral or
philanthropical good being done is sufficient
to Justify the extension of the privilege But
when we see congregations building palaces
on enormously valuable Streets hospitals
which, despite some charity work, are reap
ing a goodly profit from pay patients, ETC., it
is high time that they contributed toward the
support OF the municipality which protects
them IN the enjoyment of the same rights
given to those who do pay taxes. Exempting
$4,000 church, where thousands of dollars
are wasted on stained-glass windows, pipe
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

Consider the advantage of position that
Bryan had over me. His field Of work was
the plastic. restless, and growing West: mine
was the hide-bound, ock-ribbed, Bourbon
South. Besides, Bryan had no everlasting
and opershadoooing Negro Question to ham,
per and handicap his progress: I HAD. Has
he been able to materially alter conditions
for the better, in his own territory, or in his
own State? With the Exception of the Bank
Guaranty law which two or three States have
adopted, and which contains the pernicious
principle that the honest banker must suffer
for sins of the dishonest, Mr.. Bryan's twenty
years OF relentless talk, talk, TALK, has
amounted to little or nothing.
Now, in contrast, consider what Populism
did for the South. 1t forever killed political
intolerance. Do you remember how President
Grant was treated, when he came South?
Have you thought to compare that, to the
hearty sociabilities lavished on Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft? There was world of
difference: how do you account for it? Don't
you realize that we despised Pops shattered
the walls of party prejudice? What else did
we do? We broke the spell Of party names.
We took up the work of educating the mass
es, where the Farmers Alliance had left off,
We have SO taught the country people about
economic questions and governmental princi-
pies, that many farmer knows more about
them than some city editors appear to know.
We haze so zeavened the aOhoze loaf, IN the
South, that no man aoiA dare to ruqa for CON-
gress aoathout publishing a platform qohich
looks good to the old Pops.
WE HAVE CREATED Il PUBLIC
SENTIMENT THAT NO CANDIDATE
FOR OFFICE DARES TO DISREGARD.
Isn't that SO? You know that it is Then,
what success could be truer, nobler, more en-
during? If / and my despised and outlawed
friends have created public sentiment
which rules the Southern States with all the
force of England's "Unwritten Law"-how
can the Ellises and the DR.. Hulls rate our
achievements so much below those of Mr..
Bryan?
Results are what count: where are his? He
has grown rich and famous: in that way he
has done wonders, for himself. But what has
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

The appointment of VIM. j. Calhoun, of
Chicago, Minister to China announces the
rise of another corporation law
CRANES yer to the inner circle of affairs
SUCCESSOR. of State, though he has dabbled
therein before when he s'inves-
tigated" the conditions in Cuba prior to the
Spanish American War and busted himself in
the controversy between Cipriano Castro, of
Venezuela, and the Asphalt Trust That he
is entirely satisfactory to the Morgan crowd
goes without saying, or he wouldn't go,-to
China. Apropos of our Oriental policy says
the Boston Herald:
If the financial agent becomes the associate of
the diplomat to such extent as is indicated by
the trend of our Chinese policy under the present
administration, the time may come for acquies-
cence in the reported opinion of Secretary Knox
that the nation could get along very well without
it's foreign embassies. If plans projected
complished it is quite within the range of posi-
bilities that the Minister to Pekin will find his
task sinecure, and American influence in Chi
affairs will be determined in the financial
houses Of Wall Street and communicated to the
government at Pekin and to the government offices
in European capitals by the correspondents of the
great American syndicate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

such positive forces that they can not be 10
nored? When they hit, do they hart?
THAT'S THE TEST.
Well, if / had to prove, in court of JUS
tice that, the two JEFFERsoNIANs do belong
to the live-wire group, the Ve7.y first a0it2oes8
that aOOetzd introduce qO0uzd be these foreign
missionaries.
Here, then, we have four arenas in which
Mr.. Bryan and [ have been tested law,
legislation, literature, and journalism Have
my friends any reason to be ashamed of the
comparison? There are the records: the facts
speak for themselves.
(5) Now, as to craftsmanship and public
life: how do we compare? Mr.. Bryan has
been doing business, all his life, on borrowed
capital. From the old Greenbackers and the
Populists, he stole every rag Of his political
wardrobe. He has been the assiduous ape of
cold Bill" Allen, Peter Cooper, and Benz. F.
Butler. He never originated principle nor
built up party He has been the most ON
nivorous plagiarist that ever browsed, and
fattened on other mems ideas. He never took
up cause that he knew to be unpopular; and
he never stands his ground, when he sees that
his followers are DESERVING. Voting for Gen
eral Weaver, in 1892, he ardently championed
the Ryan Belmont candidate, in 1904 and he
then flung complete somersault, in support
of Hearst, as candidate for Governor of New
York
The wreckage of the Peoples Party was
due to Bryan; and the present chaotic and
ludicrous condition of the Democratic party
IS more his work than that of any one man.
Who can tell where Bryan will be, politi-
cally, two years from now? Nobody. A man
who will publicly declare for public owner
ship of railroads, as he did in Madison
Square Garden, two years ago, and then run
for President on that shilly -shally platform
of 1908, can not be classed with men who
i've toll, suffer and die for principle.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
PAGE FIVE

organs, etc.,-for the esthetic enjoyment of
well-to-do congregations then taxing
the little home of struggling laborer, or a
poor widow who is trying to rear family, is
going too strong in favor of the church
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
Bryan and Watson Why Should
Georgians Belittle Their Eel
IOzV CitiSen ::
J0w CihSem /?
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE oNE)

such positive forces that they can not be ig
nored? When they hit, do they hurt9
THAT'S THE TEST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27

Anglers
TEDDY
(By United Press Leased WIRE,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 81
Col. Theodore Roosevelt today de-
clined to reply at this time to the
editorial published in the New
York Evening Post yesterday at
tacking him for speeches made on
his western trip.
81 have nothing to say today"
he said when shown the editorial
by a representative of the United
Press. This is the kind of attack
1t Is expected the Post, of course,
would make as soon as a genuine,
practical movement for decent
clean politics is attempted in New
York"
The editorial was shown to the
colonel as he was leaving the re-
viewing stand after having watch
ed the passing of the parade of
the Frontier day celebration. He
glanced at it, waved his fist and
Missed through his teeth as he was
stepping from the stand:
Just what l expected.
Beginning of Fight"
There is no doubt but that
Roosevelt believes the attack is
the opening gun of the fight that
he has started in New York.
The attack against the colonel
in the Post was bitter, and
charged that he had posed as a
corporation hater in order to
make the corporations contribute
funds for his election to third
term in 1912.
Such wild, whirling words as
Roosevelt uttered yesterday are a
curse to public life," the editorial
began. I'll make the corpora
tions come to time shouted
Roosevelt to the mob" the editor
ial continued, but didn't he real
ly mean he would make them
come down with cash to elect him
as they did before?"
The attack evidently aroused
the colonels anger, and he indi-
Gated that he would reply fully
as soon as he had had time to con-
slider it more carefully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27

continues TO improve as many of
the oonflaigrat.ons have burned
themselves out.
Stories told by survivors who
fought in the ihlcrttest of the fires
indicate that the loss of life would
have been less had emergency men
under the rangers showed a great
er inclination to obey orders. The
"a men who died ON Setter creek
had been wanned ito leave, but
they declined 10 hove. The 2C
men who met death near Avery
had been warmed to fee. They
ram down teh mountain until theg
found a clearing. They persisted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
To Enjoy Taxation and Other
Crafts is Game of New Mexico

Many of them have grown wealthy
New Mexico, just beginning its
development and capable of great
advance, is in the balance. A few
hundred voters will determine the
result, and decide whether its
people will rule themselves or be
ruled by the perfect corporation
machine which the Santa Fe rail-
road has constructed through the
territorial government and with
the aid of the railroad senators
and congressman in Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
LOST LIVES THROUGH
DISOBEDIENCE

SPOKANE, Aug. 27.-Follow-
Ding the receipt of news that THE
missing party of Is fire-fighters
under Ranger Joe Hahn were
safe, the list of missing today was
reduced to "a, while the OFFICIAL
list of dead was given out at 1856.
Among the missing are three
parties of fire fighters who are
surrounded by fires in the Clear
water district of Idaho.
The message announcing the
safety of Hahn and his party was
dated Iron Mountain, Mont.
While there is little indication
of rain, the forest fire condition
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
OLD WEST GREETS MAN
Of BIG STICK FAME
Wonderful Spectacle.

1t was like a thousand ranches
rolled into one with the flavor of
the mining camp and the hunt
added, while Indians with feath-
ers, paint and gaudy blankets lent
color to the scene.
Before this audience Col. Roose-
lelt delivered his address. A
special stand had been erected for
him before the big steel grand
stand at Frontier park, where the
afternoons program was adrang-
ed. After the speech hundred
cowboys will surround the stand
and move lit bodily to the center
of the racetrack, where Colonel
Roosevelt will have an unobstruct-
ed view of the events of the AFT
ternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
LET EN- SQUIRT SAYSLAWSON

> Pete Dabroe grins a wide grin
just like he uses on the stage
when he is starring in Swedish
drama, and says "it comes from
knowing how to run it,"
People generally, however, un.
derstand that Glover creek is
dumping all it's water and every.
thing else into the pipes, and this
is helping out the wells and the
U. P. tunnel.
All the same, sprinklers are go.
ing, and will keep going.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27

Ffz-z-z-Z-Z- the auto
matte sprinklers are going.
It's against the law, but Nick
Lawson says Let 'em squirt as
long as we have water"
And the city seems to have
water.
1t has been the dryest year for
years, yet the water pressure is
better than for years. People are
asking how it comes.
Ex-Commissioner McGregor says
he told 'em so, and says it is his
plans working out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
WORKS IN HOUR OF DEATH

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. az
Even while he knew that he would
be dead in an hour from conges-
ton of the lungs, DR.. Walter F
Atlee, one of the best known ply
sicians in this city, continued to
receive and prescribe treatment
for his charity patients. He re-
manned at his work until hair an
hour before he died. Then he
gave directions for his funeral and
collapsed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
SEES GROWING
!. !. STRENGTH OF UNIONS

sity for the recognition OF union
ism.n
Referring to the contempt cases
pending In the federal court
against Gompers, Morrison and
Mitchell, President Gompers says:
Whoever sees THAT, i'm this
matter, THE rights of men are be-
ing men aced by the undue extern
sion of the rights claimed for
property and that the counts are
justify limited in powers by the
constitution wdll also speedily see
that the case is no mere petty
matter OF defiance of the courts
by labor agitators, but concerns
the future OF every citizen In
rights vital under the laws of the
republic"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-27
Federal Officeholders Are Fight,
ing Against Popular Govern
ment i'm the New State COnstitu-
tion--A Kansas Railroad Law
yer for Senator.
BY Ii. +. GurIey.

by ID. II. ouE1ty.
SANTA FE, N. M, Aug. Eft
a majority of the 100 men who
will write the new constitution
for New Mexico, elected on Sept.
6, are republicans, that constitu-
ton will be written in the Ian
guage of 100 years ago. Chairman
H. o. Bursum says there will be
no new tangled ideas" of direct
legislation and direct primaries
for nominations.
The democrats, usually SO
hopelessly in the minority as to be
untempted by the powers of
Privilege, are out in the open
fighting for the initiative and ref
erendum. The battle is centered
on this single issue.
Gov. Mills opposes any progress
sive ideas in the constitution.
Lesser officials say what the lead
ers dare not-that the price of
statehood shall be a remuneration
of any thought of new ideas or new
weapons of peoples government.
They say that congress would re-
ject any constitution that contains
the initiative.
Chairman Bursum, seemingly
well supplied with funds, is direct
ing the campaign for an unprogres-
siye constitution.
The answer OF the democrats is
that with an unflexible constitu-
ton the people will no more rule
themselves than they do under
the territory, and that statehood
without real government by the
people is a farce.
Bursum's chief adviser is ex-
Gov. Curry, who says he is Gin
surgent" not this year. "Our
party will not stand for any of
these new ideas of government.
We want statehood, and are con-
tent with old methods" he says.
The taxation machinery is in
the hands of the railroad through
county bosses. 1t has been pow
erful weapon of coercion. Tax
rates are enormous. The state
territorial rate is but IL mills, but
there are counties in which the
rate is as high as 10 cents on each
dollar each year.
The high rate is due to pecu-
liar valuations. Houses of those
who are right" are valued as
low as SIS on the tax lists, while
those who rebel frequently find
homes of similar value listed at
$1,000.
The tax graft has been worked
to the limit. 1t has been the cause
of murders, of expressions so
tyrannous that resort to bloodshed
has seemed the only relief. In
this taxing the Santa Fe has Jared
we'll. 1t secured from congress a
flat tax of SITS per mile on most
of its trackage.
The issue will be decided
largely by the native voters. Out
Of the $4,000 voters of the
state, about so per cent are OF
Mexican origin. But-they are OF
the same plane of intelligence
and education as the American