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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
ION TO DIXIE"
Louisiana-The Land of the Magnolia
and the Mocking Bird-Louisiana the
Queen of the South.

/
Picayune, June 80: Our Congress
man Ransdeil's great speech, "On t.
Dixie recently delivered at Washing
| ton when the House was in Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union
has attracted wide attention The New
York Sun, commenting on it editorially
says:
1t was not germane, but it was glor-
ous
| If there is a paradise on earth, it is
Louisiana. If there's soil anywhere
that responds with golden bounty &c
the industry of the husbandman it is
Louisiana's If there is a climate on
earth that is a blessing, painting roses
and lilies on the cheeks of the maiden
and invigorating the limbs of the aged,
it is found in the Pelican State If
there is tolerant, neighborly, phiios-
Optic progressive society anywhere, Lott
isiana may claim it. So says the Hon.
Joseph Eugene Ransde1l. Come, then,
to the Southland" he said i'll closing,
and make it your home; come to Lou
isiana" cloud applause Thus, Mr.
Ransdell should have written over his
copy when he prepared it for the gov
eminent printer, On to Louisiana. F"
The state has no ADLER advertising agent,
and as the speech will have wide cir
culation under his frank, Mr. Ransdeii's
constituents will be justified of their
choice of a representative.
We can understand how man born
and reared in semitropical Louisiana,
the land of the magnolia and the mock
ing bird, shudders at the thought of
exile in Northwestern Canada, where
VOLTS long howl is heard on Port Simp-
sons shore contending with the icy
blasts, and where the summers are short
with Saharan heat and mosquitoes the
most savage known to insecto1ogers. 1T
was bad enough to have to live in such
an inhospitable land, but when the gen
tlefnan from Louisiana saw 312,6I4 Am
erican citizens emigrating to the Can
adam Northwest in five years, carrying
as he estimated, $312,614,ooo with them,
If was time to cali halt on the insane
exodus and welcome the non1ads to the
fruitful bosom of Louisiana.
In this good work Mr.. Ransde1l Sc
cured the cooperation of Prof. Willis |
L. Moore, who furnished him with mean
temperatures showing how benignant
and healing was the air of Louisiana.
The happy contrast is printed with Mr.. |
Ransdell's speech, together with letters
from Northern settlers testifying to
their glowing and enduring health I'M
der Louisiana's skies, health such as
they had never enjoyed in the place of
heir nativity Look, wrote one en-
-husiast, at the healthy, robust Ger
mans, Swedes, Bohemians, Polanders,
tic, and you will be convinced that they
ire as healthy here as if they were in
heir own native land, if not healthier
What alfalfa, Bermuda grass, lepede-
"a, sorghum, coWpeas, vetches, as well
IS rice, cotton, corn, cattle, hogs and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
"WHITE SLAVERY" IN NEW
WORK

There is no organized white slav-
cry" in New York; at least mo evil
dence of any organization, in corporatec
or otherwise, engaged in the traffic OF
women Such is the report of the
grand jury sitting in New York re-
Gently.
This report is subject to the interpre-
tation that these grand jurors are of the
asinine tribe found roaming the desert
wilds, or, perhaps, if intelligent, are
wanting in the sense of discriminating
what is right and wrong.
However, there is a qualification in
the report of this grand jury which is
striking While it is admitted that
there is no incorporated organization
engaged in the traffic of women, yet is
carried on by individuals acting for
their own individual benefit" and yet
there has been no indictment for the
reason that as far as developed the
women have consented to the pur-
chase" and are moved from one city to
another as advertisement, a welcome
change of scene, connected with the
pleasures of travel.
The idiocy of this New York grand
jury is the more fragrant in that while
pretending to be ignorant of this traf-
fic in women, it recommends the APP
pointment of commission to inquire
into it and suggests the enactment of
stronger laws to suppress the evil
In opposition to this grand iury's re-
port is the fact, as already announced
in the press of the country, that two
female detectives, women well known
and Of good repute, did rescue recent
ly two girls who had been forced into
the traffic.
Further comment is unnecessary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
IN THE INTEREST OF THE CON
FEDERATE VETERANS.

The bill TO submit to the people con
stitutional amendment to levy tax Of
fifth Of a mill in the interest of Con
federate Veterans passed the lower
House of the Legislature unanimously
Tuesday. Speaker Dupre led in the vot-
ing. It will pass the Senate and receive
the signature of the Governor. That it
will be ratified at the polls there can be
little doubt. The people will willingly
pay a light tax for such worthy pur-
pose. Time was when Louisiana's des-
tiny, the safety of the women, children
and property Of the white people, was
in the custody Of the Veterans and well
did they do their duty. Nov, in their
old age and feeble condition, many of
them need assistance, and it is nothing
but right that the present generation
should furnish it--Mansheld Journal.
1t is fortunate that the Confederate
Neerans in need Of help from the State
are limited IN number. but these are en-
titlef to more than they will ever re-
ceiae from the State
While the State has been lavish in its
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
CHARTER
OF THE GULF STATES Betting
AND HOSE COMPANY.

| State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| BE it remembered that on this the first
day of July A. D. 1910, before me, John
d. Wilkinson, notary public in and
for said parish, duly commissioned and
sworn, personally came and appeared
H. c. Spring, Fl. E. Spring and H. S.
Barber, all residents Of said parish and
State, who declared to me notary that
avalling themselves Of the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana in
relation to the formation of corpora
tons, they have formed and constituted
themselves and do hereby form and
constitute themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, into corporation
and body corporate and have adopted
and ordained and do adopt and ordain
as their charter and act of incorporation
the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpora.
ton shall be the GULF STATES
Betting AND HOSE COMPANY
and under said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a period
OF fifty years unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided Its domicile shall
be at the city of Shreveport in the par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana. and
all legal process shall be served on the
president or i'll his absence on the vice
president at the office of the COMPANY
ARTICLE II.
he purposes for which this corpora-
ton is formed and its objects are here
by declared to be to manufactures h,,v
and sell betting, hose and packing. and
to do a general mill supply business
and to that end to acquire, own or MIR.
chase both real and personal propertv
IN the State of Louisiana or elsewhere
and the same to mortgage, hypothecate
or sell at the will of the board of Al
rectors.
ARTICLE III.
he capital stock of this cornorat;o,,
Is hereby fixed at the sum Of 6ft,
thousand dollars, divided into FIVE bun
dred shares of the par value Of one
hundred dollars each, and it shall ron,
mence business and become a GOING
concern whenever ten thousand dollars
Of its capital stock is actually subscribed |
and paid for; said stock NAV he na;d
for in cash. property or labor or otbar |
thing of value at the discretion of The
board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed and controlled bv bo.ra
Of directors consisting of three sfoct
holders to be elected ANNUALLY nm ~.
lrst Monday in August of each ve,r
It general stockholders meeting e.l1ad
tor that purpose; each share of stoc1.
'hali b entitled to one vote by ;tq o,.t
7 or through written proxy ITnt;i
he election in August 1911 the follow.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
IL GOVERNOR SANDERS.

If Governor Sanders is elected United
States senator to succeed Senator Nc
Emery he will serve until March 3, 1915.
Owing to the fact. however, that both
senatorial terms will expire before the
Legislature meets in 1916, it will be
necessary for the General Assembly
that meets in 1912 to fill both the long
terms and he and Senator Foster will
both be candidates. If Governor San
ders is reelected in that year he will
be assured of service in the Senate TN
til 1921. In other words, his election
now will probably amount to an eleven
year term.-Mansfeld Journal
Probably, but
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
HON. A. D. LAND
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF
LOUISIANA.

The Caucasian has been authorized to
announce that Hon. Alfred D. Land OF
Caddo Parish, is candidate to succeed
himself as Associate Justice of the ST.
preme Court of Louisiana, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

w V 1<CN4N Ih LIN u SCh ODAN ~
The Smith bill providing authority
for a municipal government by commits
sion has passed the Senate and will be
approved by the Governor. In the SEN
ate the bill had no opposition.
When the bill was pending in the
House strong opposition from Shreve-
port was directed against it. There
were more than thirty kilograms from
Shreveport directing that the bill be
killed, but Representative Smith was
equal to the emergency. He had the
support of a large number of the citi-
gems of Shreveport who are not politi-
clans but favor the commission form,
which appears to be admirably adapted
to the present needs of this community.
As provided, the commission applies
TO communities of $500 inhabitants ex-
cept Monroe, Lake Charles, Baton
Rouge and New Orleans. 1t provides
for four commissioners and the mayor
who is to be ex-officio chairman of pub
lie works. The departments are divided
into finance. streets, parks and police.
The mayors salary is fixed at $3ooo
ard the commissioners each at $2o0c,
and are to serve for term of four
years unless recalled.
There is provided the referendum
and the recall, which is effective OIL a
petit'cn of thirty-three per cent Of the
qualified voters.
This system is not compulsory. An
election for the purpose may be called
by thirty-three per cent of the voters
who participated in thel asst mayoralty
election. Should majority voting
favor the commission form there will
follow another election for the selec-
ton of the commissioners provided in
the bill
The election for these officials may
become effective in November when the
present system of mayor and council
men may be substituted by commits
sion form of government. 1t will not
be possible to grant or extend char
ter of any corporation unless ratified by
the majority voting at a referendum
election.
Every ordinance which may be adopt
ed, if unpopular may be submitted to
the people.
Any official who may fail in his duty
NAV be recalled and be compelled to-
submit to another election with one or
more competitors against him.
This form of government is gaining
in popularity. In thirteen States of the
Union the enabling act, such as the
Smith bill, is in force, and one hundred
and twenty-seven cities have this system
of government by commission.
1t would seem that the only opposi-
ton to this system is from the men
holding Office who do not wish to be
disturbed and who favor the present
over the new system but these must
give away and join the progressives or
be left way back in the rear.
Representative Smith had no easy
road to travel with his commission bill
at the start. Indeed, at the start it was
rocky and flied with thofns, but he
and his triumph is therefore
greater and more appreciated by the
people and his friends who favor the
system of government by commission.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03


inc shall compose the board of direc-
tors of this company: H. {. Spring.
OHIO shall be president and treasurer;
= r. Spring, who shall be vice pres1-
dent; and H. S. Barber, who shall De
secretary. The said board of directors
shall have power to make and adopt
srch rules, regulations or bylaws as
the business of the company may dlrect'
and to employ and discharge at pleasure
anv and all clerks, 1aborers, assistants
or other help needed in the ad1qipistra-
t;on of its affairs and shall ~ power
70 fill anv vacancy in the board OF dl-
rectors however caused by electing z
stockholdcr to fill the unexpired term ct
such member retiring therefrom,
ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended, altered
Or this corporation dissolved at vote
Of three-fourths of its stock at meet
inc called for that purpose in accord
ance with the laws of the State OF
7 Louisiana. and when dissolved, either
nv limitation or otherwise, its affairs
sha1r be liquidated by a commissioner
appointed for that purpose who shah
Give such bond and have such powers
as may be conferred on him by the
stockholders at such meeting. All no.
tees may be given to stockholders or
directors by letter addressed to them
at his postofice address, provided that
nothing herein shall prevent the stock
holders or directors from waiving such
notice. or holding meetings without any
notice at all by unanimous consent.
ARTICLE VI.
No stocktolder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for the con-
tracts or faults thereof III any further
sum than the unpaid balance due on his
stock. nor shall any mere informally
have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing a stakeholder to any
other or further liability than his stock.
In testimony whereof the said parties
have signed hereunto with the amount
of stock subscribed for by each set OPP
posite their several names. with me
notary and the attesting witnesses, on
the date first in the beginning written
as he date hereof.
H. C. SPRING,
24o shares
H. E. SPRING,
5 shares.
H. S. BARBER,
5 shares
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
J. NJ. FozR,
District Attorney

Endorsed: Filed and recorded July
2, 1910. F. A. LEONARD.
Clerk and ex-Officio Recorder.
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 III my office. Given
under my hand, and seal of Office this
and day of July 1910.
F. A. LEONARD,
70. Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03
Attest
Attest:
B. DILLLINGHAM.
T. ALEXANDER.
JOHN D. WILKINSON,

Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and act of Incorporation and finding
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.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

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II, 1904, at the postoffice at Shreve-
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of March 81. 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-03

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Official Journal of CaGdO Parish
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-20
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
FL CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F j Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDISG, kINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free,
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
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Dr.. William Louis Wallace.

voice and soothing touch, his large
circle of friends throughout this and
adjoining counties al feel that this
faithful servant has earned the right
to spend his remaining years free
from the cares and anxietieS incident
to the strenuous life of country
doctor and though loath to give him
up, yet they realize that according to
natures inexorable law his remain
ing years are comparatively few.
They rejoice, however, that the Doc
tor looks so hale and hearty and all
hope that his days may yet be long
upon the land. May his sun shine
bright to the end and 60 down with
out a single cloud to mar the beauty
of its departing radiance.
Hurriedly written and arranged
without regard for continuity OF
ideas, this crude sketch would fan
of its purpose if we neglected to re-
fer to one particular form of altru-
ism that has marked the life of DR.
Wallace, that is the number of young
men he has taken mp and trained and
educated in the medical profession.
Two of these were his own sons, who
passed away in the flush Of young
manhood on the threshold of life
with promise of more than ordinary
success in their profession. There
are several others, practicing physi-
e;aus, to whom he opened wide the
door of hope and opportunity where
by they achieved their ambition to
fellow the highest calling, except the
Christian ministry, that it is the
privilege of man-kindto to pursue.
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Mr. Bryan on the Country Paper.

81 am glad to commend the
work of the country newspaper.
1t can be owned by the editor
who edits it and, therefore, has be-
hind it a concieuce and character
which can be identified, which is
close to the people and can give
voice to the sentiments of its readers.
We have to depend more and more
upon the country papers for an
educational work that is necessary
to a correct understanding OF
public questions. There is a lot Of
difference between / man who
writes what he is told to write
and the man who writes what he
believes is a message to his readers.
At this time, when the great dailies
are becoming more and more busi-
ness enterprises rather than ex-
ponents of opinions, and especially
when a number of them have become
the property of predatory interests,
the country newspaper increases
in importance. > William Jennings
Bryan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-20
Dr.. William Louis Wallace.
An Appreciation.

Our venerable townSman ana
lifelong friend, DR. " L Wallace,
announced on new years day that
be had retired from the practice
of his profession, having turned
over his clientele to DIR Kelley,
his bright and promising young
associate, who is rapidly gazing
the confidence of the public and
broadening the field of his useful
ness so as to worthily wear the
mantle that has fallen upon his
shoulders.
We do not believe in waiting
until our fellow-man has passed
beyond the power Of human feel
ing to pay him deserved tribute
of praise. Planting sweet flowers
on his grave Is absolutely a
vain. and futile waste OF energy
50 far as the departed one is
concerned, however much consola-
ton may be derived therefrom by
the sorrowing friends. Therefore
what we shall pay in praise OF our
esteemed old friend shall not be a
belated and perfunctory funeral
eulogy.
DIR Wallace's life has been a long
and active one, its tenure having
nassed the allotted span of three
score and ten by almost another
decade, it being about u years
since he first saw the light IN
Marion county. His career as a
medical practitioner covers period
of SO years and, as he remarked
in our presence recently, the scene
of his activities during this long
life of usefalness has been within
an eight-mile radius of klngstree.
Always ready to respond to the call
of the sick or suffering regardless
of the social or financial standing
of his patient, DR. Wallace's prac.
tice included verify ''all sorts and
conditions of men, running into
many hundreds. With him the
healing art was not primarily fol
pecuniary reward, but rather
a labor of love.
"when pain and anguish wiring the
brow, =,
A ministering angel thou,"
is the tribute paid him by many a
Door fellow sick and helpless, with
out money or prospects Of getting
any, who would have suffered on but I
for the faithful ministrations OF
this big hearted, philanthropic ply
sician, nurse and pharmacist, who
not only filled his own prescriptions
but ofttimes actually gave food and
clothing without which nature would
have stood helpless in supplement-
ne the remedial agencies employed.
Like many another true Southern
er of his profession, however, DR.
Wallace's efforts and energies were
not always directed toward the heal
ing of the sick. When the CLARION
call of duty sounded to repel the IN
rading hosts of his country, the
phyiciau laid down his scalpel and
took up the sword-as eager to Kill
as he had been to cure-ln de1ense
of his beloved Southland. His war
record Is as honorable as his record
of devotion in performing his ardu-
Gus professional duties in time of
peace.
While they will miss his kindly
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-20
ReyIW Williams TeStiieS.

Rev I W Williams, Huntington,
W Va, writes us as follows: "rhls
is to certify that l used Foley'i
Kidney Remedy TO; nervous exhaus'
tion and kidney trouble and am free
to say that Foley's Kidney Remedy
will do all that you claim for it."
D G Scott.
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evitable fight to a finish. Now an

armlStlc appears TO have been patch-
ed mp and it is said that thu President
is the mediator between the Can
noniteS on one side and the ''ln-
surgeat,'' on the other, Mr. Taft, in
his efforts to harmonic. is not very
successful and is ioosing in pop
ularity with both wings Of his
party. Information comes from
ii, parts Of the country that many
Republicans a:e anything but
pleased with the admins t:ation.
There are indications that sooner
or later Congress will take no the
subject of the Parcels Post. Rep
resentative Murdock IS seeking data
relatives 20 the package NAL busI-
ness and wants to know why the
Postof'ice department does not
maintain It's right % cary THIS
class of matter. lie calls ention
to the Postmaster General report,
showing IA deficit Of seventeen
millions of dollars last year, while
the Wells Fargo Express Com
pany declared dividends amounting
to twenty-five millions Of dollars
on capitalization Of eight million.
The Murdock resolution calls at
tention to the fact that the de-
partment has for many years
surrendered its right to transport
the packet mail matter and en-
phasizes the point that this lack of
thrift in the Postoflice depart
ment Is enrlchipg the express
companies.
1t has been The hope of thousands
of people in and out of Washing
ton that Congress would change
the Inauguration Date from the
proverbial blizzardy fourth of
March to the more genial last
THURSDAY IN April, the day on
which the first President of the
United States was inaugurated.
Representative Henry of Connecti-
cut has introduced such a bill in
the House and it was apparently
sailing smoothly toward enactment.
But as usual in such an Inwieldy,
heterogeneous assembly as the Con.
gress of the United States, some
petty objector has interfered and
the bill will propably be beaten,
notwithstanding the fact that thirty
nine Gov .nors of States have ex.
pressed cir approval Of the mea.
sure, 1t being necessary for two
thirds of the States to approve be-
fore it can become law even after
it has passed the Congress of the
United States. Mr. Perkins of New
York asserted that The agitation
for the change of date for the in
auguration had come from the city
of Washington and added that he
would be just as willing to amend
the constitution to provide pleas
ant weather for three-ring circus
as to amend it to assure sunshlny
day for the Inauguration ceremony.