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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
BUDGET FOR 1910

The Police Jury being in regular ses-
sion, Mr.. POLICEMAN, chairman of the
finance committee, submitted the follow
ing budget for 1910:
RESOURCES.
Eight mill tax on
o,26o,ooo.oo. .$I62, $4,000
Less sheriff's COM
missions :. " 8,Io4.oo-$153,o76oo
One mill tax on $2o,26ooo
interest and singing fund.-. 100000
Licenses =. ............ 100000
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

nothing therein contrary to the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of Louis
lana, hereby approve the same. Given
under my hand officially this the first
day of July 1910.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded July
2, 1910. +. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Officio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
I 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
end day of July 1910.
F. A. LEONARD,
"a. Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

If it is question of quality and prics
when it comes to stationery, we think
you are looking for Us. Phone 1000 and
we viii either come or send.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

When you are looking for the good
kind Of stationery, remember that we
ire still At sI7 Edwards street and win
xint thas kind for you
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
ARTICLE II.

The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be to
hold, receive, have, purchase, ALLEVIATE,
convey, sell, pledge, mortgage, hypothe-
cate, improve, or lease property, real,
personal or mixed, wherever situated /;
to build houses for sale or rent; to CON
duct real estate brokerage business in
Shreveport and at such other points as
the directors may see fit; and, in gen
eral, to do any and all things and con-
duct all manner Of business under its
charter name necessary or incidental to
the carrying out of the objects above
set forth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

on the books of the corporation in his
name. Votes may be cast in person or
by proxy, authorized in writing. The
officers shall be taken from among the
members of the board of directors.
There shall be meeting of the board
OF directors on the second Tuesday IN
January of each year.
ARTICLE v.
II his charter may be changed, altered
or amended, or the corporation may be
dissolved at general meeting convened
tor that purpose, with the assent of
three fourtrs ga of the capital stock
of this corporation represented at such
meeting. Ten days prior notice of such
meeting shall be given by publication, as
herein provided for. In case of the dis
solution of the corporation by iin1ita-
ton or otherwise, its affairs shall be
liquidated by the board of directors of
the corporation acting as commissioners.
No stakeholder shall be liable or re-
sponsible for the faults or contracts of
the corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due the corporation
on the shares of stock subscribed for or
owned by him, nor shall any informality
of organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null, or exposing q
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock.
Done and passed at my office in said
Parish and State on the day and date
above written, in presence of J. E.
Johnston Jr, and n c. Blanchard, who
signed these presents, toGetker with said
appearers and me, FsgtaTy,. after due
reading of the whole,
W. w. JONES,
20 shares, $1,000.
W. E. WIRELESS,
20 shares, 5000.
A. T. LLOYD,
20 shares, $7ooo.
Attest:
]. E JOHNSTON JR.
N. c. BLANCHARD.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Notary Public in and for Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
[ hereby certify that have examined
the above and foregoing charter of the
HOME LAND COMPANY, and find
ing nothing therein contrary TO law,
hereby approve the same. Dated and
signed at my Office in the City of
Shreveport, Louisiana, on this the 12tll
day of July A. D. 1910.
]. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded July
Il, 1910 F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddc:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a 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
18th day of July 1910.
F. A. LEONARD,
7-I2 Clerk and ex-Officio Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
CHARTER
OF THE HOME LAND COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that on this the 18th day
of July A. D. 1910, before me, Thomas
Charles Barrel, a notary public in and
for the Parish of Caddo, State of
Louisiana, duly qualified, commissioned
and sworn, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribd, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of
this State relative to the organization
of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves
and those who may hereafter become
associated with them to form and con-
stitute body polite in law for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the arti-
cles and stipulations hereinafter stipu-
lated, to-wit: SO
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this compora-
ton shall be HOME LAND COM
PANY, and under its said name it shall
have power and authority to contract
to sue and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal and the same to alter or
break at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, improve
or lease property, real, personal or
mixed to name and appoint such Of
fcers, directors, agents and employees as
the interest and convenience of the
corporation may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management of its af
fairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to alter or change
at pleasure and to do all things gener-
ally necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes of said cor
poration. This corporation, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provided
for, shall exist and continue for pc
Rod of ninety-nine years from and after
the date hereof All citations and other
legal processes shall be served upon the
president, or in his absence upon the
vice president or in their absence upon
the secretary, at the domicile of the
company, which is hereby declared to be
in the city of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

forn1ality in organization have the eff
feet of rendering this charter null or
exposing the stakeholder to any liabil-
ity beyond the amount of his stock.
In testimony whereof the said parties
have hefeunto signed their names IN
the presence of D. R. Hrndon and F.
S. Lacy, competent and material wit
nesses, before me. notary public, on this
the 2Ist day of July A. D. 1910
J. B. HUTCHINSON.
T. S. HUTCHINSON.
C. w. HUTCHINSON.
w. ]. HUTCHINSON JR.
J. w. FLOURNOY.
Attest:
D. r. HERNDON.
F. S. LACY.
E. B. HERNDON,
Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and finding nothing therein contrary
to law, / have approved same, on this
18th day of July A. D. 1910
D. C. SCARBOROUGH JR.,
Acting District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and decorded July
20, 1910 F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
I 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
10th day of July 1910.
F. A. LEONARD,
7-26 Clerk ex-Officio Recorder
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
ARTICLE III.

L he capttal STOCK OF SAID corporation
shall be $4,000, divided into and rep
resented by $50 shares of one hundred
dollars each, which said stock shall be
paid for in cash, or its equivalent, at
the time of subscription, or the same
may be issued at not less than par in
payment or exchange for the property
or rights actually received or purchased
by said corporation, or the same may be
issued full paid for money advanced, and
for other valuable considerations or
services, as the board of directors of
said corporation may determine; pro-
vided that no stock shall be issued until
the consideration therefor has been re-
ceived by said corporation. Any stock
holder may sell, assign or transfer his
stock in said corporation provided thirty
(3o) days notice of his intention to sell,
transfer and assign the same be given
the corporation, and The individual
stockholders and the other stockholders
shall have the first privilege or refusal
of acquiring the same in proportion to
their holdings in the corporation. The
stock of the corporation may be trans
ferred under the above conditions, but
no transfer shall affect the corporation
unless made upon the books at its of
fee in the city of Shreveport, and then
only on surrender Of the certificate
therefor. The corporation is authorized
to commence business when 100000 Of
its capital stock shall have been sub.
scribed and paid for The board Of
directors shall have the right to deter
mine how much stock shall be issued
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said cor
poration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by board of directors composed
of three Cd stockholders. The follow.
ing persons shall constitute the frs
board of directors: w. w. Jones, w
E. Wheless, A. T. Lloyd, with w. w
Jones, president and treasurer; w. E
Wheless, vice president and A. T
Lloyd, secretary. The said officers ant
directors shall hold their offices for /;
period of one (I) year from and aftei
the date hereof. In case any vacanc,
occur in the board Of directors, as here
ingaboye named prior TO the expiration
of the term, such vacancy shall be fllec
by vote of the stockholders of sale
corporation at an election held fer tina
purpose after notice published for ter
(Io1 days prior thereto in one of tn
newspapers published in said parish. Al
all elections and stockholders meeting
each stakeholder shall be entitled to on
vote for each share Of stock registere,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

Better see about your supply Of bill
and statement heads before the 6Fst Of
tae n.or.tl You'Il need sen Phone 100
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
Attest:
:. DILLINGHAM;.
T. ALEXANDER.
JOHN D. WILKINSON
S shares.

Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and act Of incorporation and finding
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

H. c. SPRING,
24o shares.
H. E. SPRING,
S shares.
H. S. BARBEE,
S shares.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

/
This chatter may be modified or
amended, except dis to the increase or
decrease Of It's capital stock. and this
corporation may be dissolved with the
resent of the majority Of the stock, and
general meeting of the stockholders
convened for such purpose after thirty
days notice published in any of the
newspapers published in the City of
Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, either BY limitation Of its char
ter or any other cause, IFS affairs shall
be iiq,iidated by two commissioners
elected BY the stockholders at a meet
ing convened for such purposes after
thirty days published notice in any one
of the newspapers published in the City
Of Shreveport; in case Of death Of
either Of such commissioners. the other
commissioner shall continue to liquidate
the affairs until the same has been final
III closed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

This corporation shall have the right
to sue and be sued. citation to be served
on the president, and, in his absence, on
any officer of the said company at its
office
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04

10 I3,6s2-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana Hearne Dry Goods Company
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
sHERIFF,s SALE.

Caucasian, July ri, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-04
BIDS INVITED

Caucasian, July 81, 1910.
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Why Wnrking-GirIs A4arrv

The working girls motive for mar
riage is evident again in an articl,
IN the June Harper's by Florence I.u.
cas- SanVille, OF the Philadelphia Con.
sumers' League. who is telling of sir
I lie in the PENNSYLVANIA silk mills
The fifteen-yeaY-Old girl who had beer
set to learn" Miss Sanville on her
nrst work-day IN the mills said t.
uer:
Most of the girls around here mar
rles when they're seventeen. 1 ex-
pect To"
What for" was the question.
oh. | dunno. To cit out OF the
mill. ! guess" she answered. The
writer Of the article regrets that the
desire OF the girls 10 escape toll bv
marriage is encouraged by their pa
rents.
This S. the more remarkable on
,he part 81 people" writes Miss SAN
vile. whose OWN married life has
cen Glsmm or tragic. 1t would seem
,hat the deserted VIE Of a drunkard
you'd hesitate 10 urge an immediate
narriaSe between her sixteen year-old
girl and young man not yet twenty
one"
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finally agreed TO transfer Pittman To q
larger and cleaner cell. and TO allow
the consul TO supply him with a sleen-
ing couch and food. The consul re-
ported that no definite action regard
Ing Pittman had been determined nv,
the de facto authorities. and that he
(Olivares) would exert every efTort 70
insure fairness and humane treatment
for Pittman.
Good Treatment Promised.
When the United States originally
learned OF P1ttman's arrest Dr. Ma
driz assured Olivares that the pris-
siderately.
Constant complaints from American
citizens at Matagalpa, relative to
threats repeatedly made against their
lives and property, by gents OF the
Madriz government, are being re-
ceived by United States Consular rem
resentatives. Consul Olivares cabled
to the State Department Yesterday
that the anti-American feeling in the
western part Of Nicaragua. the section
under control OF the Madriz faction. is
daily growing more bitter. Mr.. OIL
wares has made vigorous representa-
tions to DR.. Madriz and has reiterated
70 him secretary Knox's warning that
this Government will hold the Madriz
faction strictly accountable foF The So
curlty OF American life and property.
British and German subjects at Mat
agalpa have appealed to their con-
suls In Managua for protection. So
far no representations as to these have
been made to the German and British
home governments. The British and
German consuls are said to be Nicara-
guam merchants,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
BABY IN COURT LAUGHS
AS PARENTS ARE TRIED

NEW YORK - Special. Ito six
months-old David Rubin appearance
with his parents in the Court of cen
eral sessions Wednesday meant moth
ing.
Charles Rubin, twenty-three years
old, and his wife, Rebecca, twenty.
the parents of Baby David, were on
trial before Judge Foster and a Jury.
charged with arson. They are ac-
cused of attempting TO burn their
home, 50 Jefferson Street, to collect
$500 in insurance
The presence of Baby Rubin in
court was not because the law held
malice, nor was il to effect stage
play Judge Foster listened to the
mothers plea that she be not sepa-
rated from the child. There are no
nurses for six-months-old infants in
the Tombs, so the court decided to
hurry the trial with Baby David as a
participant.
For four long, tedious hours the
trial progressed Wednesday, and while
Assistant District Attorney Adams
Numbered accusations against his
rather and mother this bundle Of COO
ing babyhood realized nothing in the
scene save new and interesting nur-
sery in which there We're q score or
more OF strange and pleasing figures
Before the days proceeding closed il
became difficult matter for the jury
men TO divert their eyes from this
cooling, happy infant to the witnesses
in the jury box.
The case will be continued today.
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Maynard 10 his home the last wear ~
50, the evidence showed. Last ADrii -
went 70 a Yale banquet al the Yaie
Cluo and, as on many previous o.
Slons, failed TO go home. This partict1-
Tar time, however, detectives eDtered
the rom or the hotel where he had CO.,
atter the banqut, and thr got eVidSDco
nard. - may =
Maynard was a junior at Yals &,
1SVI- AT the Junior prom that wear he
met Miss Lines. On June 12th OF tbaV
year young Maynard slipped away from
y ale and went with Miss Lines 10 Hoi..
trinity Church, where they Were No.
RED, despite the opposition of tbeir
parents, by Father Considine. less
than month had marked Mavnsr5s
tempestuous wooing. Both were unfaS
twenty years or age NSi
Maynard,s bride was accompanied nv
Miss Mamie Clay Tenney at the va
Ding. To raise the funds for the mar
rage young Maynard had gone 10 nc
chum, Nabte Grouse Klock OF Svrs
cuse. many times a millionaire Kiocl
gladly advanced the funds and AT tbe
wedding he and Miss Tenney met. a
year later they were married
But klock in aiding HIS chun got ,
steptather as well as q bride He vyaS
married in October, 1902. Maynard had
oeen forgiven by his father soon after
MS elopement and the senior MAYNARD
wanted to meet the young man who
mad helped his son. He not only met
hiock, but also met Klock's mother
VINO was widow. The following Ma,
they were married, too.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
AMERICAN is BADLY
TREATED IN NICARAGUA

WASHINGTON, D. C--Specml-
Confined in a filthy cell, six by five
feet; unfed, except by charitabl stran-
gers, William Pittman, an American
captured by the Madriz government
forces near Bluefields, was found in a
crowded prison at Managua, Nicara-
qua, on Wednesday by Consul OliVares.
The consul, who is stationed at that
point, telegraphed the State Depart
ment yesterday that he visited Pitt
man, discovered the revolving condi-
tions. and, through protests, forced DR.
Madriz to furnish the adventurous
American better prison accommoda-
tionS.
Pittman, whose relatives live at
Cambridge. Mass. told Consul Olivares
that he left Greytown July 4Ch; that
since then his captors had failed to
provide him with food, leaving him al
together dependent for subsistence
upon the charity of travellers. Pitt
man was starving.
Olivares Immediately protested. re-
minding Madriz of his promise to treat
Pittman with consideration. Madriz
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
PARK AGNEW DIES
IN ALEXANDRIA
1TEOTDINENT MAN IN VIRGINIA
POLITICS PASSES AWAY IN AIEN-
ANDRIA AT 63 YEARS OF AGE.
edmond, Speca

RI MOND, Va Special.
Park Agnew, at one time a ReDubli-
can leader and closely identified with
politics nearly all OF his life, died yes
teFday afternoon in AleNa ndria at six
ty-three years OF age His wife, three
daughters and a son survive him The
funeral will take place from his home
tomorrow evening at o'clock
MIR. Agnew was for six years State
chairman of the Republican party. He
was born in Maryland HE WVas a son
Of the late John =. ARnew. He was
one of the most prominent residents OF
the city, and for many years actively
engaged in politics. In 1872 he was
identified with his father i'm business.
In 1877 he was a member OF the Board
OF Aldermen, and in 1889 he was an
pointed, under President Harrison.
postmaster of this city.
In 1883 he ran against General w
II. r. Lee for Congress from This dis
trlct, and he carried Alexandria, r
Democratic stronghold, ana made one
or the best runs ever before made bV
Republican in that district, although
defeated. For eight years he served
as collector of interval revenue from
that district. This was the last politi-
cal position he held
He was prominently identified with
numerous business interests. He was
head of the ]. T. Agnew Coal Com
panY, Washington; owner of the Brom-
law Brick Company, and akso presi-
dent and general manager of the Ma
rine Railway Shipbunding Ceal Com
pany.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
Didn't Suspend Tariff.

WASHINGTON. d. Especial
me Interstate Commerce CommiSsio-
Friday announced that the new tariff
on cattle and dressed beef between
chicago and New York. fixing rates
of S3 cents and so cents. an increase
OF cents per hundred pounds from
and after August l, 1910. has moi been
suspended. In the opinion OF the
commission the rates named in the
tarin are not unreasonable and
should be allowed to become effec-
tive. Both of the railroads operating
between these points and the packers
commissions decision.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
Senator TilIman I'm London Enr

Since his visit to Europe Senator
human has a fund of new stories.
Whlch sound properly filtred and and
possess the true continental flavor. In
E lon ne enjoyed a real pea soup"
Iog; TO get good view Of it he took
ride on top of bus. which passed
slowly along the streets, AS though
1eellng its way. The wintrv chill
plnched his nose and ears. the fog
urlpped Niobe-like around him; ev-
erythinS was moist and sticky; sound
was ueadened; cabs and foot passen-
gers doomed up for a moment. like
denly. SUI
If 1 was a scholard." said he bus
driver emphasizing his final ID I'd
always talk Latin on this sort Of u
The Senator asked why.
on know, these folks all lok like
ghosts and ghostesses to me .-air
Latln s the proper language to talk
TO spirits in. It's we'll known they
English"
Beside the Senator was Parsee.
wearing red fez. The driver cast
sunory curious glanceS at him during
the frequent pauses necessitatcd bv
the FOG. When the man got off. he
You're an American. know. sir
but would you mind telling me where
that chap halls from who's wearin y
that monkey cap?''
Hes a sun-worshipper. they are
called Parsees."
We'll, well-worships the sun. does
ne suppose he's come ere 70 ave
little rest from his prayers" and
ne glanced eXpressively at the Wei
shlNering passengers. and the gloomy
cherries slice of street family visible
| through the fog.-Joe Mitchell Chan
PIE, in Affairs at Washington" In
the National Magazine for August.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
MAY REVIVE FIGHT
GAME IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.-.SpeciaI.-
Ihat there is hope of reViving tn
iisht game I'm California was evidenced
today by the action of James cor
roth, ttle Colma promoter. Coffrotb
announced that he has practically
signed up Ad WOFast. IightVveicht
cham pioas and Owen Moran. the Enc
tlsh scrapper, for tNenty-roun6 Iat-
re sometime in August. The ex9.t
GATE mas not been decided upon. 90
eVrding tO the promoter. but I, ,s
generally thought that Coffrotb i ar
tenn pting to arrange the bout with 90
tlew to puHtng il off at his Colrr
arena on LatWr Day.
An EFFORT to stage the enga gernent
Wlthln the city would. no doubt re
SUIT IN failure. for it is hardly like
~ that the necessary permit wou.F
be granted by the Gig authorizes