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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
AMERICAS SKY PILOT.
Miss E. l.. Todd, Who Has Built Her
Own Biplane

Miss E. l.. Todd, Who Has Built Her
Own Biplane.
While the fair sex abroad is taking
prominent part in aviation. America
has feminine pilot of the sky who
has gone them all a few better in this
direction She is Miss E. L. Todd of
New York, who has not only built her
own machine. but proposes to pilot it
herself in a number of races this sum-
mer Her air vehicle is a biplane of
novel design and thirty feet in length
exclusive of the small flexible planes
These extend two feet on either side
and are operated by steering lines con-
nected to the aviator's- seat The
twelve foot double horizontal plane in
front of the plane which controls the
angle Of the descent or ascent is con-
trolled by a wheel, which also by a
different movement acts on the rear
rudder The steering wheel and its
post have, in fact, a quadruple action,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

pending cases, except those in regard
to which a fair degree of unanimity
exists, there is a likelihood of the de-
cisions being reached by vote of four
to three, which, though standing as a
majority of the justices, is not a major
ity of the full court
Chief Justice Fullerswas born in Au-
gusta. Me-, Feb. II, 1888, and was
graduated from Bowdoin college in
1858 He attended lectures at the Har-
ward Law school and received degrees
of LII. D. from the Northwestern uni
versity, Bowdoin college. Harvard uni
versity, Yale college and Dartmouth
college.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

ice he was chief Of
the important bu-
reau of equipment
in Washington and
has seen service in
every part of the
world.
r e ar Admiral
Cowles was born in
Pennington, Conn,
in 1916 and grad
uated from the Ma
val academy at
Annapolis in 1867.
He did not reach
the rank of cap
tain until Nov .
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
oooooooooo 100000
) Visit Of
) The Sultan
; OF Sulu
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
+ you are contemplating the PER
chase Of two or three hundred
thousand dollars worth of pearls


IA thousand dollars worth of pearls
wait bit. Maybe the sultan Of
Sulu can save you some money. He is
coming to America shortly, and the
chief object of his visit is to dispose
Of as fine collection of pearls as any
individual in the world owns In fact.
he values them at 100000, and the
proceeds from their sale will be de-
voted to improving the condition of his
people.
The sultan is going to cut considera-
BILE of a dash when he hits this coun-
try, for he is one of the most pic
furesque and interesting figures in the
far east. Prior to the American occu-
pancy of his domains he was a mighty
monarch, ruling with deSpotic powers
over thousands of his subjects. and he
and his ancestors made things pretty
warm for the Spaniards In nearly
200 years of constant warfare the dons
did not succeed in conquering them
and never received one cent in revenue
from them. The islands of Sulu. or
Jolo, as they are sometimes called, lie
away down at the extreme southern
END of the Philippine archipelago and
only six degrees north of the equator.
This sultanate, politically regarded as
an integral part of the Philippines,
came into the possession of the United
States as the result of the Spanish
American war
The inhabitants are called Moros
and must not be confused with the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

the country with . l. AA4i1i1AaS' . H.
Mr. Taft. After the campaign he be-
came a member of the United States
civil service commission, from which
he resigned on account of i'll health
taking up a residence in New Mexico
There have been reports that Presi.
dent Taft would appoint Mr.. Williams
to an important federal Office, but his
activities in behalf of the new state
hood act indicated that he would lie {
candidate for the senate from New
Mexico.
Here in little anecdote Of General
Frederick Funston that is most timely
just now: When Funston Joined his
Kansas regiment in San Francisco he
put his best bib and tucker on and
went to school to his majors. He de-
voted his time to keeping the camp
clean. When the Kansas BOYS dressed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

Mexico, is engaged
to Ethel Roosevelt
has brought him
much into the lime
light of late. Mr..
Williams is a son
of the bishop of
South Carolina. In
the last national
campaign he serv-
ed Postmaster Cen
eral Frank Hitch
cock as coniden-
tial secretary and
made the swing of
A. l.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

they We're ecstatic in their happiness.
He made speeches to them that were
not in the regulations.
Il have noticed" he said to the regi-
ment one day, that you boys are get
ting sloppy in your manners. When
you meet a superior officer you kind of
brush fly from your ear and go on.
Now. hereafter you just stop brushing
flies and salute"
The new president of the University
of Michigan, Harry Burns Hutchins.
has long been regarded as one of the
ablest of American educators, and he
has devoted many years of his life 10
college work. He is sixty-three years
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24


is said that the IA
vorite food of the
g o Id fl s b is the
mosquito and its
larvae. but some Of
the breeding places
of the insect can
not be reached by
the larger fish and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

to make the game popular. While he
was clerking in a retail grocery store
in Rockford, H., at a salary of So a
week he found time, to play with the
Forest Citys of Rockford, the leading
club of the west. That teams unex-
pected victory over the celebrated Ma
tional club of Washington in 1867 gave
Spalding such a national reputation as
a pitcher that he~was Immediately of
fered engagements by various clubs
at stipends ranging from $1,000 to So
500 year. He was a member of the
Boston team that visited England in
1874, and in 1888 he made grand tour
of the world with team.
Mr. Spalding is sixty years old and
a native of Illinois, having been born
in Byron in 1850. He is a typical
American, large in frame, energetic.
athletic and has that characteristic
American enterprise that seldom fails.
The sporting goods house of which he
is the founder is known all over the
world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

the Cornell Law H. b. i olcAiNs.
SCHOOL, His hard work and excellent
counsel won him high honors. and dur
Ing the eight years he was at Cornell
the law department. rose rapidly in
membership In 1895 he was recalled
to Michigan university as dean of the
law department He was appointed
acting president of the University OF
Michigan 10 June. 1862. and Las now
become lis he1d. succeeding Dr. james
B. Anaeil
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
A NOVEL VEHICLE.

The wind Wagon" and Its Races
With the AeropIane.
Among the most interesting and ex-
citing features of the big aviation
meets being held in various states this
summer are the. races between, aero
planes and novel automobile that
OF course makes its journey on terra
firma. This vehicle is called a wind
wagon and is driven over the ground
by rear screw propeller operating
against the air.
The wind wagon is the invention of
Professor Pickering of Harvard uni
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

in the widely sep
arated fields of pol
itics. warfare and
engineering. After
graduating from
West Point he re-
signed from the
army to take a
course in electrical
engineering a n d
was winning fame
in this profession
when the Spanish
war broke out, and
he went to the aid
of his c try.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
SUPREME COURTS LOSS.
Death of Justice Fuller Leaves the
Bench In CrippIed Condition.

Death of Justice Fuller Leaves the
Bench In Crippled Condition.
Death and illness have created many
changes in the United States supreme
court, but rarely has the bench been
left in so crippled a condition as at
present, owing to the demise of Mel
vile V. G'uller, its presiding officer
He is the third member to pass away
during the year. the others being JUS
tees Peckham and Brewer. while JUS
tee Moody is critically i'll and, under
a special act of congress, may retire
with full pay within five months.
AS things now stand in the supreme
court, should the six associate justices
actively on, duty decide
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

up they immediate
~ took rank with
the best regiment
in the camp. Their
sick list was the
smallest in the di-
vision. They drilled
like machines and
came to love their
colonel SO t b a t
when he anointed
them with the walls
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24


right, left, forward and backward.
This, of course, much simplifies the
management of the winged ship.
One feature of Miss Todd's aeroplane
commends it as a war machine. Elk
elusive of the engine. it weighs little
more than $50 pounds and can be read
lily taken apart for man, mule or wag-
on transportation. Miss Todd is a
short, gray haired woman. who con-
veys an extraordinary impression. of
vitality and alertness in her every
move. For several years she has de-
voted her time and money to aviation
and is the organizer of the Junior Aero
club, a Furnishing organization with
scores Of youthful enthusiasts enrolled.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

old and a native of
n e W Hampshire,
having been born
in Lisbon in 1S47..
In 1884, after hav-
ing practiced law
for some time. he
was elected Jay
professor of law at
Michigan, and his
success in this de-
partment was such
that he was called
to Ithaca. \. Y.
where he organized
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

versity and Itr. Julian f. Thomas of
New York. who have given some won
derful demonstrations with it during
the past year. The machine is capable
of attaining great speed, although in a
race with ii biplane once around the.
motor track AT the recent indianapolis
meet the airship won by twenty-five
yards. The time was I minutes So sec
onds
Arrangements are now being made
for races between these novel vehicles
at the coming International aviation
congress next fail They will also BIT
used in contests with aeron,anes. This
international meet by the way. prom
ises to be the greafpst of the kind tn
world has ever seen
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

in the world-so
small that it can be
slipped into your
waisteoat pocket as
easily as a time
piece and carried
just as convenient
". In fact. it is
in the shape of a
watch. The letters
on this tiny writ
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

ing machine make their mark under
the pressure of the knob within the
ring, and the writing is done on a strip
OF glued paper. Considering its size, it
turns out surprisingly good work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
The Smallest Typewriter.

The inventors have astonished us
with a watch little larger than a penny
and all sorts of other freak miniatures.
and now comes the smallest typewriter
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

1902, and in the meantime had served
on the Mediterranean. Pacific, north
Atlantic and Asiatic stations. For
some time he was the naval aid to the
president and was attached to num-
Der of diplomatic missions, occupying
prominent place as a factor in naval
affairs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
Fish to Externninate Mosquitoes,

If the advice of some of our most
noted scientists is followed gold and
other fish will be used to exterminate
the mosquito pest in New England. 1t
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

he became connect e'1N'l : = :, =.
ed with the South Kensington museum,
rising rapidly from post to post until
he became its head.
One of Sir Caspar Clarke's later
recognitions was the award of a gold
medal at the Paris exposition of 1889.
and in 1904 he was made royal com.
missioner to the St. Louis exposition
Sir Caspar Clarke enjoys membership
in numberless societies and has writ.
ten extensively on art subjects. In
1905 be came to the United States ia
assume the post from which he is now
Withdrawing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

is Prince High Henry. and two men
Of ordinary height ana build can fit
into his trousers.
According to the figures given out
BY his manager this giant stands over
nine feet in height and is built in pro-
portion. weighing 400 pounds. He
wears the largest hat made for ans
man in the world. and his boots neces-
state about seven times the amount
Of leather used for the average per
sons boots. His socks. in respect 70
size resembling trousers, hare to BE-.
specially woven for him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

Among those prominently mentioned
as candidate for governor of Cen
necticut on the Republican ticket is
Rear Admiral w. c. Cowles. retired.
who is brother-in-law of Colonel
Roosevelt. While in Uncle Sans serv-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

Representative Butler Ames of Mas
sachusetts. who is candidate for the
seat of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. is
a grandson of the late General Ben
1amin Butler and has won distinction
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
All INGENIOUS CRAFT.

sympathy for the much OycIrvOr6ed
GEORGE or for financial gains, a
Danish inventor has just devised and
placed on the market d craft that will
save the Georges" much physical ex-
ertion in that direction.
This is a two man power paddle
boat, which is driven forward by
means of pedals that turn paddles,
and, while. Of course, it hasn't the
speed of the motorboat, fast time can
be made with every little effort. This
ingenious craft is attracting mach at
tention, and many have been ordered
for summer resorts all over the world,
a number having been purchased in.
America The inventor is said to be
reaping harvest from his new boat.
That marvellous invention, me rele-
writer, which was invented short
time ago, is now giving such remark
able results that it is becoming more
and more Indispensable. This won
derful instrument transmits in exact
facsimile written messages, and in
business transactions particularly the
advantage OF written over a spoken
message is obvious. Moreover, the
message is recorded whether the sub
scriber rung up is in or not yet an
other advantage which it has over the
telephone, to which it can be added if
necessary. Many countries are inter-
ested in the invention.
A telewriter exchange will souia he
an accomplished fact in London, the
postmaster general having granted a
twenty-one years lease enabling such
exchanges to be formed The tele-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
People Of Note
Side Lights on NOtableS In the
Public Eye.

A L B e R T G.
"A SPALDING,
who is again
talked of as d can
didate for the Unit
ed States senate
from California. has
made a brilliant
success in life in
a happy combtna-
ton of pleasure and
business, He was
prominently con
nected with base
ball in it's earliest
DAYS and did nuch
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

but the higher ar
tistic culture in
America and in
other ways laid
foundations broad
and deep. The re
firing director is
sixty-three years
old and comes of a
west of England
family for several
generations resident
in Ireland. In 1869
l. -. = -.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

writer in the illustration is seen writ
ing message to go to another town
begging for pamphlet containtra
particulars of this extraordinary in
Fention, which in reality is the ont
come of vast amount of patience
and ingenuity, and considerable sum
OF money has been expended to perfect
it.
By its aid we can send our own mar
lcular handwriting over an indefinite
length OF wire as easily as telegraph
clerk transmits messages in the Morse
alphabet. In fact. whatever the hu-
man hand does at one end of the wire
that will be faithfully reproduced by
a similar machine at the other end
even though it be many hundreds of
miles away. kilograms of the future.
may thus play an important part in
breach Of promise cases.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

Army circles the world over are
keenly interested IN the experiments
now being made with a new invention
for use on battlefelds. This is an oil
fuel traction engine designed for drag
ging the heaviest artillery over rough
country and is most novel machine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

Lovers of art the country over deep
" regret that Sir Caspar Purdon
Clarke has been obliged to resign as
director of the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art, owing to i'll health, for he has
done much for its advancement while
here. He acquired for the museum
many fine examples of art work from
abroad that have served and will con-
tinue to serve not only practical needs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

then the LOrimeF inquiry, which is to
open Sept. l, and now comes the Gore
investigation. The charges made by
Mr.. Gore, the blind senator from Okla
hOma, of attempts to bride him in
connection with the title to Indian
lands stirred the Senate as nothing
has stirred it In 4 good many years.
He declared that 5000, with the
suggestion of an increase to $4,000
had been offered to him in an effort to
procure his assistance in killing
measure pending before congress at
fecting contracts between certain at
tOrneys in Oklahoma and the ChOctaw
and Chickasaw Indians. Then he add
ed to the sensation by declaring that
the man who attempted to bride him
had said that a United States senator
and a member of the house of repre-
sentatives were interested in these
contracts, although he did not dis
close their names. The lands are
worth many millions. and Gore charges
that one lawyer was to get 100000
for their sale if the senate had not
blocked the scheme at the instigation
of Senator Gore.
The inquiry into these charges will
open in Oklahoma City on Aug. /. The
senators who will investigate the Gore
affair are Jones of Washington, Bur
ton Of Ohio, Crawford of South Da-
kota, Hughes of Colorado and Percy
of Mississippi.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
In the Limelight
Sketches of Celebrities Being
Falked About.

TT HE past ses-
n sion of con
g r e S S was
prolific in impor-
tant Investigations.
and there ere
enough sensations
TO create talk for
months to come.
The BalIinger in
nI1iTv ponnn fircf
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
THE HUMAN sKYsCRAPER.

Worlds Tallest Man Soon TO Visit
This Country.
When Fedor Manchow, the Russian
giant, came to this country few years
ago his great height and bulk caused
no end of astonishment, but now we
are to have visit from anothernt .hu-
man skyscraper," who. it is said. can
even look down upon the Russian. He
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

eral Miles and winning frequent pro
motion.
He has long been active in poll
ties in Massachusetts. He was a
member of the state legislature three
years and afterward elected to CON
gress. where he has served several
terms. Mr.. Ames is an expert in me-
chanics and in 1908 built an airship
that has attracted much attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

The rumor that James Thompson
Williams, Jr., a protege of President
Taft and aspirant for seat in the
senate from the new state of New
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07

tided over his tight place: by brother
members of the union who are better
fixed than he. The same sort Of sys-
TEN is In operation in the southern
states. where cotton instead of wheat
is the great staple crop. The elevators
and cotton warehouses are stock con-
Germs, the par value Of each share Of
stock being fixed by the local which
erects the elevator. but the fact that a
member holds stock in the unions en-
terprise does not give him any more
extensive privileges In the organiza-
ton or in the handling Of his grain.
The association is affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
Though 1t is not real branch Of that
organization. there exists between the
two what is known as a fraternal I'M
Outstanding.
The union operates several banks.
The charter of the national union was
issued by Texas, giving 1t authority TO
charter branches anywhere and en-
gage in any business practically. A
few union cooperative stores are In
existence. Country girls more than
sixteen years old and farmers wives
are admitted to honorary membership.
The locals meet twice a month. and
the social features are by no means
the least important In the union.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
Eskimo Courtship.

If European death scenes astonish,
the consenting Eyes" Of a bride at mar
riage shocks an Eskimo woman. Not
only must a bride show herself uncon-
senting; she must, If she respects her.
self and tribal traditions, scream and
struggle with all her might when her
wooer or his envoy enters her family
residence and, laying hold upon her
drags her. usually by the topknot,
to her new home. She may be pre-
scented with a new lamp and water
pail by her bridegroom, and she is as
general thing nightly pleased at
her change of estate. But she is far
too circumspect to show her pleasure
or affection and keeps up noisy dem
onstration until she feels that she has
done all that a well bred maiden
should do. If she does not exercise
proper discrimination In this matter her
lord sometimes scratches the soles of
her feet so that she cannot run away
to her parents.-Harper's Bazaar. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
What Becomes of the Corn.

People often wonder. particularly
those who have Travelled for hundreds
Of miles through the corn belt, what
becomes Of corn which is grown every
year. In the year 1908. when the to.
tai crop was 2,666,OO0,O0O bushels
PAL. 100000 bushels were consumed IN
four and grist mill products, 5000. 900
bushels in the manufacture Of starch,
1900. 900 bushels for malt liquors, IL
100000 bushels In the production of
distilled liquors. 100000 bushels for
glucose, 19O,000,000 bushels for export
and 100000 bushels for seed, max
ing a total of 51S0O00O0 bushels, or
1913 per cent Of the entire crop. The
remaining S0.7 per cent, or 2.118.0O0,-
600 bushels, seems to have been used
almost entirely for feeding.