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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

second base on King Edward VII.
Land, 400 miles to the east of Nc
Murdo sound. The problem of reach
ing the south pole from a wintering
station is problem Of transport. The
distance to be covered there and back
is about 1900 miles. The time at dis
posal in single season is about 100
travelling days"
The vessel selected for the Scott ex-
petition is the Terra Nova, the largest
aud strongest of the old Scottish whal-
ers. She is considered the best ship
ever launched for the Greenland whale
trade and has always been a most
In 1903 she was purchased by the ad
miralty as a relief ship fog the Tis
covery expedition Of which Captain
Scott was also the leader Two years
later she was in the service of Il
north pole expedition on Il visit to
Franz Josef Land; thus she has ranged
from the great barrier in the south to
the polar pack in the north, covering
the naviggble waters of the globe from
extreme to extreme. Port LytteltOn,
New Zealand, will probably be the last
habitable point of land at which the
Terra Nova will touch, as Punta Are
mas will he of the Americans.
The British government gave Cap
tain Scott 100000 and already $780,
600 has been privately contributed. 1t
will be easy to obtain the remaining
$4,000 Captain Scott thinks, conplet-
ing the 100000 he originally asked the
government for Captain Scott expects
to start out with stay until we win"
determination.
Two other American antarctic expe-
ditions are also being planned. The
American Philosophical society of
Philadelphia has appealed to the navy
department through Especial commit
tee of scientists te fit out an expedi-
ton to go south and vindicate the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

sledge that can tear along at a great
rate. 1t Is the invention of A. e. Hila-
man Of Mooreseown, and he says he
can easily attain speed of thirty
miles an hour with it.
The device Il i sled of the foot
steering variety, equipped with four
horsepower single cylinder engine hay
ing a speed of loo revolutions a min
ute. In steel frame projecting from
the rear of the sled Hilaman has rig,
ged the wheel OF Il MOTORCYCLE, over the
rubber tire Of which he has clafnped d
steel band about two Inches vide, con
tanning eighteen teeth four inches
apart and two inches high
These teeth are cut to a sharp edge
and when the machine is in action dig
down into the snow or ice. thus giving
the propelling power. The wheel IL
connected with the engine by means
OF heavy leather belt and a steel lever
easily under the control of the driver
and operating hinged frame either
end lifts the wheel off the snow or
drives It down again against it. tllns
acting as throttle and causing Il
sled 20 step or proceed under full ape.-
Is -ecuirad
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

claims of Lieutenant Wilkes. the
American explorer whose location of
WITHSTAND within the frozen circle has
never been recognized by British sci
entists aud topcgraphers.
The American Museum of Natural
History through Director Herman c.
Bumpus, has asked the department Of
commerce and labor to send the de
partmant steamer Albatross into the
antarctic seas to make soundings Of
those unknown waters and to report
upon the fauna Of the shadowy islands
lying along the rim Of the antarctic
circle
IN ~ final earch for the pole"
says Ca2taia Sect. = TagDcse to take
sixteen E1en. TIE lsaey must. Of
course. rosse~s 4 Eon7 Ge:l Of expert
knowIed~c Il H. w'- of Surveying.
geology sn1 r Z So sreea. cid some Of
them a..l b. aiE:.i!.G il plo-c.r .lllv"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
De B0ISVENU'S CLAIMS.

French Scientist Declares He Has
Found a Way to Make Diamonds.
The Count of Boisyenu has just in
formed the Academy of Sciences that
he has discovered a proceeding ac-
cording to which diamonds can be
made He manufactured for a long
time acetylene and calcium carbide
with which the acetylene is made.
In the course of the manufacture of
the carbide he found in the electric
oven diamond dust, and he concluded
that it might be possible TO obtain
diamonds by splitting a bath of cal
cium carbide by eleetrolysis-that is to
say, by passing an electric current
through it.
After some experiments the count
succeeded, he says, in realizing within
nine, ten and twelve hours diamonds
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

without style. Brick or chocolate
houses fhe latter called here brown
stone), with green window shades, look
simply awful. The whole city Is rs
ugly as can be. But what make the
streets look still more unattraetive are
the soles of mems boots in the wiz.
dows. Imagine that men have here
the singular custom of sitting in rock
ing chairs and putting their feet on the
window sills. You can see and admire
the size of their shoes in the hotel lob
bies, the BARRIERS shops, the clubs and
even in some private residences.
Wherever you turn these soles stare at
you"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

stantly growing daytime population.
To reach these people during the noon
hour the pulpit has been built, and it
faces a large open space.
Novel as the plan is in America,
neither open air preaching as a regu-
lar church feature nor open air pulpits
are unknown. There is a great deal
of open air preaching in London, and
pulpits built on the outside of churches
are frequent in many parts Of the con-
tinent, notably in Italy In st. Peters,
at Rome, services are held in different
languages, and it was believed that
in a city which contains so many diff
ferent nationalities as New York such
plan was as urgently needed as any
where else in the world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

the splendid work on the stage of this
actress. Her first appearance, in 1897,
as Marjory Knox in "Men and Wom-
en-" at the California theater, San
Francisco, was in a large measure
purely accidental. She was travelling
with her mother, who was playing an
important role in the production, when
the actress playing the part Of Marjory
Knox was taken ILL., The management
was in sorry plight, having no un-
derstudy. Miss Robson volunteered.
She went on without previous expert
ence and with only a few hours study
and made a decided impression
This determined her choice of pro-
fession. Hitherto she had expected to
be painter. She played a wide range
OF characters and made marked i'm
preston. Her classical roles were Jul
liet in Romeo and Juliet" Kate Hard
castle in ''She Stops to Conquer and
Constance in Browning's I'm a Bal
cOny." q
Two Of the strongest of Miss Rob-
sons character parts. the memory of
which will be priced, are Saiomy Jane,
from Bret fLarte's story, and Glad, in
The Dawn of Tomorrow
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
UNTIDY NEW YORK.

Modieska's Memoirs Show How Ameri-
can Cities Have Changed.
What may be regarded as an inter
esting and amusing document in the
rapidly changing aspect of American
cities is to be found in the February
installment in the Century Magazine
of "MOdjeska's Memoirs" where the
gifted Polish actress thus describes
New York as it appeared to her in
1876:
New York is a monstrous, untidy
bazaar The buildings are large, but
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

NEW YORK GIANTS TRAINING IN THE SOUTH.
grounds in the south and the crack
of the bat and the thud of the ball
striking the glove are heard from Cali
fornia to Virginia This means that the
teams of the two big leagues are in
training and pennant winners and
runners-up are in the making. The
teams are In the crucible, and on this
spring training depends largely the
success or failure of club in the pen
nant race to follow
A boy not yet eighteen years Of age
has the entire pugiIistic world talking
of his work at present. and he is re-
garded as the ffstic marvel of the pres
ent day. The youngster is Pal Moore
Of Philadelphia, who is now in line for
the bantamweight title. Pal has met
and defeated all the boys of class in
New York-Joe Coster, Young Wagner,
Knockout Brown, Young O'Leary and
Phil McGovern. In Boston recently
Pal beat Harry Meirs, looked upon as
champion in the Hub, and knocked
him out in eight rounds. Former
Worlds Champion Jim Corbett. who
was at the Armory club that night.
pronounced Moore marvel.
A month ago Harry Thomas, the
champion English bantam, was beaten
by Pal in ten rounds, and after that
contest the little Philadelphia has
been able to command any price in
New York. Efforts are being made to
have Pal meet Abe Attell in q New
York ring, but the chances are that his
manager viii hold off until later, as
the little fellow can benefit by a years
seasoning.
Residents of Moorestown, N. j., have
been startled recently by the appear
ance in that locality OF a new motor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

Her sister Vida has '''N 1' Ill LII '-'i'5'-'O'
shared henSsnthusiasm and marched
with the ps"ades, but she has left to
nar more dashing sister the puHa,
speaking.
At Vassar Tnez kept President Tay-
Tor on the rack, melting miniature
equal rights resolutions among the
students. When the sufrfaeists Of The
state journeyed to the capitol at Al
bany for their annual hearing on wo-
man and the vote the president per-
emptorily forbade Miss Miholland to
accompany them, fearing her presence
would accentuate the rumor that the
college was center Of the Voman's
tights campaign.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
EUROPE ON ROLLERS.

This Form of Skating INDUCED In by
Every One Abroad.
All Europe seems to have contracted
the roller skating craze, and In Eng
land, France and Germany almost ey-
erybody uses them.
In both Berlin and Paris children
skate to school, and on holidays Inter
den Linden is just as alive with skat-
ers as is the Bots. IN England the law
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

don, and 81 back
ground Of wealth
has not lessened her
charm. Her bronze
hair, large blue eyes
and well modelled
features make her
a classic type.
From the first she
has thrown herself
into the woman's
freedom movement.
Her sister Vida has
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

Inez Milholland. whose name has so
frequently been seen in print of late
in connection with the woman suffrage
movement and the shirt waist strike
in New York, is the daughter Of John
e. Milholland of New York and LON
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
FIRST OPEN AIR PULPIT.
Novel Plan of New York Church to
Provide MONDAY Services.

Provide MONDAY Services.
The new open air pulpit just built
for Grace church, New York, is said
to be the only one of its kind in the
western hemisphere, and from it noon.
day preaching services will be giveE
in different languages Yiddish Ona
day. italian another, German another,
and so on. In Europe this is not I'M
common, but it is the first time such
an experiment has been undertaken in
the United States.
Grace church stands at the corner
of Broadway and Tenth street, one
of the busiest sections of the city,
where there is an enormous and con-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

n.y.. that ia "a A" s9:
ter the race
to find the south
pole intense inter
est is being mani
tested throughout
the country in the
arrangements be-
ing made to equip
an expedition for
this urpos e in
time to get an even
start with England
in the C on t e S t.
Commander Pea
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
Or. CHARLES F. STOKES.
New Surgeon General of Navy Man
of Wide Experience.

The selection by President Taft Of
DR.. Charles +. Stokes for surgeon gen
cral of the navy places a man of wide
experience in this office and one emf
nently qualified for it. During the
Spanish-American war DR.. Stokes
equipped and organized the medical
department Of the hospital ship So
lace. During the Boxer troubles and
during the Philippine instruction he
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

DIX. UHAKIEo T, STUhEs.
was attached to the United States ship
Buffalo and subsequently served on the
Oregon the other vessels.
DR. Stokes is forty-seven years old
and is graduate of the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons of New York.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

merchants as to who will put out the
most unique ard attractive sign. and
large sums are spent Tor some of them
The sign shown in the accompanying
Illustration has Occasioned considerable
talk and proved a splendid investment
for its owner, It r"E be. seen from a
great distance aH1 QGicaliy attracts the
eye Of any cue looking for a music
store. o. this aye,aHe. which. by the
way. is !0oat". l. Perrin, is also to be
aeon uiaer Gil.y. l.qyel signs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06


grace of the car, ard a CURIOUS story
is told of the manner in which she
won her title.
II was when Count Cassini had his
fateful conference with Ii Hung
Chang at Pel1in, long before the Box.
err trouble. The counts interpreter
was away. for LIS call was uneXpect-
ed. and as the Chinese statesman could
not speak Russian and the RUSSIAN
diplomat did not understand Chinese
the conference came to a deadlock.
The counts niece, Hho had picked up
something of the language, stepped
into the breach. and the affair was ar
ranged to the satisfaction of both par
ties.
The Chinese empress loaded her with
presents, the ears government made
a note of the service performed, and
when there was Il question several
years ago of the young lady's prece-
dence at Washington, where the count
was then ambassador, the car himself
COMPOUNDED her rivals by making her
a countess. This was something like
rapid promotion for the lady.
The announcement that Eleanor Rob
son Is shortly to become the wife or
August Belmont, the wealthy and ia
nous New York financier, has recalled
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06


the 1910 pennant races, baseball is
again becoming the sole topic of cor
yersation among the dyed in the wool
fans. and the cry PLAY BALL" Is being
eagerly awaited. Like the old fire
horse that hears an alarm once more,
hike the veteran actor who gets his
cue again and like the grizzled Grand
Army man who falls in at the familiar
sound of the bugle, at the first sign OF
spring the ball player stirs wherever
he may be, and as soon as he smells
a certain balminess in the air to which
his nostrils are peculiarly sensitive he
wings his way to the south with about
800 or 400 of his fellows for prelimi-
nary training.
AS soon as this annual migration
begins it is open season on all ball
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
:: :: In :: ::
Che World
Of Sport

wNHE rosters Of the big league
clubs being completed. with
a the teams in the south getting
their muscles into shape fer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
NOVELTY IN SIGNS.

Merchants Abroad Spend Large Sums
TO kttract Trade.
While some queer signs are frequent
ly seen in this country, we must go
abroad for real curlcsities of this kind.
In some OF the towns and cities of Eu-
rope great rivalry exists among the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06
!. Some Women
. :: In the =:
: L1me(lgbt
COUNTESS MAX

TOUNTESS MAX
a. GARET CASSI-
Nj, who is now
singing abroad with
such success, 6Was
said to be the most
attractive girl in
Washington when
she resided there
with her uncle.
Count Cassini, who
served as Russian
ambassador to this
country. She is a
countess in her own
right, not by hered-
Il. I,4 H.. r,,,,rEAt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

COUNT DE BoIsvENU IN HIS LABORATORY.
which varied between one and three
millimeters. These experiments were
made in an electric oven without any
pressure Of any kind, contrary to the
theory Of Moissan, and at tempera-
ture which never exceeded 1900 de-
grees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
MAGAZINES AlLl BE coM2ELL-
ED TO FAY MORE FOR
sMAll SERVICE.
NEWSPAPERS UNAFFECTED
Magazines Will Pay Higher Rate or
Advertising Than on Reading
Matssr-Taft Approves
SSSs plan.

Washington, Oct 3i..Taft and
Postmaster Hitchcoch reached an
agreement today regarling tae
caaage b seeonI class postage rates
aectins magazines and other perioli-
Gals.
Taft wiiE recommend that maka-
zines Will be required to pay the pres
ent rate Qf one cent pound on all
reading silattcr and a much higher
rate 10 be determined later On ad-
yertising pages.
Each ragazine viii be required to
send a COPY of Its current issue to
the postoFfice department each week
or each month, as the case may be.
There the publication vii be ds
sected. The reading matter ana al
vertising sections will be separately
weighed and the amount of postage
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
HIGH OFFICIALS
ARE summoned
PRESIDENT HARAHAN AND VICE
PRESIDENT E-ARk TO TESTl-
FY IN l.. c. FRAUD CASE, FOR
DEFENSE.

Chicago, Oct 3l--J, r. EIarahan,
president aftieHIlinois Central rail
road and w. II Park, vice president,
We're called into the r.un clpal court
this afternoon as witnesses in the
car repair fraud hearing before Judge
Rruggemeyer The calling OF these
men by the defense was surprise.
They were not placed on tie witness
stand today, but via be called later
in the week
Attorney Frank l;e'd, for the de-
fenFe, announced that he hal argls,
ments on the question of dismissal OF
days. Beginning his arguments Coun.
present which might take several
sci 4Rtld declarei that tie Idefenl.
ants shorld be dlsnrssed on the fol.
LOVING: That no evidence had been
introduced to SHOW that any of them
had knowledge Of the alleged frauds
that although many bills had been in
troduced containing false statements,
no testimony OF actual fraud mad
been introduced and no conspiracy
had beeIN shown. M
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
UNDER $1,000 BOND
Negro Assailant of Miss Myrtle Bro
acrlck Transferred to County
Jail For Safe Keeping.

The negro Fob Smothers, who was
|arrested and beaten up Saturday
night for Insulting white girl was
yesterday afternoon brought up for
trial before @olioe Magistrate Whit.
camp. States Attorney Wilson, learn
ing that ne would plead not guilty,
asked for continuance of the case
until Nov. 9th stating that he did
mot have his witnesses ready The
charge OF assault with inte9t to com
nit rape was placed against smoth-
ers and judge .Whitcamp placed him
under bond Of $1,000 until the pre-
llminary trial was held Smothers
up to this time was a prisoner in the
|city Jail. He is now confined In the
county Jail.
The penalty for the offense charg-
ed Is from one to fourteen years in
the penitentiary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
.DANVILLE MAN
UNDER ARREST
CHARGED WITH MUREER OF
MRS. cocHRANE - iBENTl-
FLED BY CHILDREN OF HIS
ALLEGED VICTIM.

Danville, Oct 31--Fred C. Garner,
% years old, son of the late Add son
g. Garner wealthy and prominent
citizen, was arrested today and held
without bail, charged with the mur-
der Of Mrs. Cochrane, whose body
was found in a lonely wood three
miles from here Sunday afternoon.
The horse of Garner wore a different
shoe fitting the tracks in the ground
at the scene of the murder, while a
break in one of the rubber tires of
lis buggy fitted exactly in the tracks
leading to the place where the body
vas found.
Garner had denied knowing the wo-
man, but at the Jail he was identified
by the dead woman's ch ldren as the
man who had frequently called on
their mother at her home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
WBEssiE AB07T bHI
ON.--.v.,r----.-.---.- ---.-~-.,-<s.-.-~,-.--.-}${b

New York, Oct. 31 Miss Bessie
Abbott the Isobel Of Mascagni's new
grand opera of like title, is expected
IN New York Nov. on the Majestic
MascSgni will follow on the Kron
prinZessin Cecelie. The scenery and
costumes have arrive from Mlar
The announcements with regard to
the "Ysobel" engagements at the
New theatre are now in the hands of
subscribers. All rerervat ons must
ne made by Nov 10, when seats un.
assigned viii be offered at public
sale. The evening prices will be
from 2 to $10 and the matinee from
81 to S.. Boxes viii De S100 ana $50
Rehearsals of the opera commenced
1t La Scala theatre, Milan, last
month, and tney will be continued
here. MaScagni 4Irasefli is-tr. aeRluet
at all performances. This perform
ance is due to he tie sensation of tie
opera season.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01

computed by the number OF maga-
zines sent out.
Newspapers are not affected. The
average haul of newspapers is but
500 miles, while the average haul Of
magazines is l,100 miles.
Hitchcock told the president that
the plan of separating the reading
and adyertis ng matter in magazines
was entirely feasible and he be,
lieyed 1t proper solution Of the
problem.
Hauling magazines in the mail has
proved costly to the governn ent, and
both the pres'deat nns the postmas-
ter general believe Vt mas entered
largely into the deficit shown each
year in the postoffice department,
Hitchcock believes the place will
entirely wipe out the delc and put
the postal establishment on self
sustaining basis.
Taft is looking forward 10 one
cent rate for letter postage, ana
hopes 10 recommend ii before he
Concluded on Sixth Page,)
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
10000 NOW OUT IN THE
ExPRESSMEN'S STRIKE

express wagon. had his skull frae,
tured by brick Probably ne will
die, All disturbances were qrelled
BY the police. Many arrests were
made,
It was stated today that a meeting
of the executive presidents OF the
local unions has been arrange far TO-
morrow 10 discuss the alyisahility
to cali strike Of everything en-
wheels" in the city.
The loss of perisIable goods still
continues heavy The police tonight
escorted band of 500 strike break
ers To the stables Of the Adams Gx-
press Company. Most OF them
We're brought from Philadelphia. Toe
stables Of the Adams Express CONF
pany resemble garrison In state or
siege. M
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
'NIlgJLF WA7ER Rt1ORFSIlS N
ar ASSUAN IN

London, Oct, lin. desperate ef-
fort to put the British force in Egypt
on a war footing with the greatest
possible speed all officers of Egyptian
regiments are hurrying to rejoin their
commands. Their leave was Cancelled
by an order issued a week agon The
war office makes no attempt to con.
ceal its fear OF an uprising in Egypt
and the Coudan during the coming
winter. Last years unrest represent
ed little but politicai agitation, but
in the last six months the situation
has taken more serious turn, and
the general impression is that a
Mohammedan ''holy war" will be pre-
cipitated soon, and this will be the
signal for widespread native out
breaks. Many of the English troops
nave been ordered to various points
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01

new step.faFher. The result was that
on Sept. 20, 1905, Mrs. Becker and
the doctor separated She alleged
that he compelled her to leave,
threatening to snoot her. On Nov. 8
1906, Mrs. Huesselmann got a divorce
from the doctor Her former name,
Huesselnann, was restored
On Nov. 8, 1906, Mrs. Bott, the
present Mrs. Becker, began sui for
divorce from DR.. Bott. She got the
divorce Noy. "a, 1907. Five days la
ter, according to the testimony, Mrs.
Bott and her stepfather were married.
Mrs Observation-Disclosures
said among other things that It was
In July, 1905. that ner daughter "wil-
fully, NAL ciously and wickedly" gain
ed the affections OF DR.. BeeFer and
sought to entice him to desert his
wife. Mrs. Iirsselmann.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
AND THE GIRLS MOTHER WINS
SUIT, COURT AWARDING
HER 50 300.
A SENSATIONAL CASE
Dr. Becker Got Divorce From Wife
While Step-daughter Divorced
her Husband, Then
They Married.

Milwaukee,, Oct. 81, THAT Mrs
Johanna liResaelnan is entitled K
1880 daAlages from hen daushte
Till vile eg rr Wilhelm Becker, was
The verdict VI the N II I've circuit
court Of jidge W. i Turner today
in the s5,409 al cnation Of affections
sut of the mother against the daugsi'
ter
Mrs. Ircssalnann ana ne. Eeele,
were ragrried in Chicago IN
1900 Size was then Il years old.
He was ~ Sho had two laughto 8,
ore Of tl'em was Mrs. Hattie lsott,
26 years On at that time Mrs Bott
was then living n ST. Paui. Her hus
Sand was Or. henry :. Bott.
Z Sometime after the marriage of Mrs
Bott, sire came to Milwaukee to visit
lat the home Of her mother and her