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The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
Hard On Wife Cutters.

III" .fiIStIn Nt4ttrnaN
Senator baltimore has drawn bill
defining the offenSe OF wife deScrtiOn
and Furnishing the offender by impris-
onment in the penitentiary fer period
of two to five years. The misdcmeanor
act of 1907 covering this was held un-
constitutional because it provided that
part of the fine should 20 to the de-
serted woman. Senator baltimore be-
ieves that his bill will not he ObjeC-
tionablc upon this score as II makes
no such provision. but makes the Of
fenSe even more serious.
He also has ready to introduce the
labor measure recurring railroads Of
go miles or more to maintain hospitals
for their employees. tho control of the
hospital being largely in the hands OF
a board of the various classes of rail-
road men and representatives of the
railroad.
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NO EXTRAVAGANZA SEEN
IN GOVERNMENT IN 1902
Tawney Points Out Remarkable Growth in Expenses
in the Last Hundred Years.

established in 1901 He also insists upon
an increase of S45 in the appropriate
for additional clerk hire.
81 notice." continued Mr.. Tawney, that
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
received 5000 a year and the associate
justices $500. The district judges of the
United States. who are probably aS-
Grieved because just the other day the
House refused to increase their salaries
from 1900 to $4,000. then received from
$1,000 to sl.3CO a year.
Here's mighty interesting paragraph
It. proposes to appropriate $500 each.
on. authority of the act of Congress of
November 3, 17S0. As pensions to Isaac
Van Wart. John Paulding and David
Williams. who captured the British spy
Maj Andre.
General Gets sI.2OO a Year.
This ought to be al interesting para
graph for the jngoes. 1t appears that
our general STAFF of the army in 1901
consisted Of one brigader general. who
received the fancy salary OF LOO a year.
his aidde-camp. one major. two captains,
one paymaster general. one inspector of
artillery. one inspector Of fortifications.
and one judge advocate. And we had
two troops of cavalry. two regiments of
anu t"o CilitIltS vi
The entire estimates for fortifications was
$12o.000.
'There are some historic names in the
next paragraph Of this book of estimates
which recommends appropriations for the
maintenance Of the navy during 1909.
Here are the forty-four gun frigates
later destined to make themselves ia
nous: Constitution. still preserved as
Old Ironsides: the United States. which
carried our flag with honor during the
war OF 1872: the President, known as a
'hoodoO ship. frequentins commerce-in-
Tested water in those days without land
ing hardly a prize; Chesapeake. another
ill-fated vessel, insulted by the British
frigate Leopard. and later captured by
the Shannon: the Philadelphia, least
known of all those splendid ships that
won glory ten years later.
Rations for the SaiIors.
Good appetitcs the tars had in those
days. Here, in this bill. is a list Of one
years provisions for the Constitution.
1t calls for Ills gallons of rum for the
then all important ration Of grog. 2s4
barrels Of beef. eightythree barrels Of
-four, $1,000 pounds Of bread 6.0S4 pounds
of cheese. 2.02S pounds of butter. 1924
pounds Of rice. LOLA gallons of molasses.
and LOLA gallons Of vinegar. Slightly diff
ferent, that, l take it, from the fancy
dietary of our sailors Of to-day
"And-but fear you gentlemen are not
interested in statistics"
Whereupon Mr.. Tawney called a bell
hop, handed him the old volume with
to dust the red pepper out
of it and send 1t up to his room. And
then Mr. Tawney went-to dinner.
Doesn't ne ever talk about anything
but appropriations" somebody asked one
Of the hotel clerks.
Never" replied that functionary. SOL
EMMY.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
No statute Of Limitations.

From tho Kansas City Journal.
A Kansas City banker told a story the
other day about the statute of limita-
tons.
One day an old Southerner walked into
the banker'S 1ffice. The Southerner was
a typical gentleman OF the old school.
What can l do for you?'' asked the
banker.
Well" replied the Southcrncr about
thirty-fve years ago | leaned a man down
South some money-not a very big sum.
I told him that whenever | should need it
/ would let him know and he could pay
me the money. 1 need some money now.
so 7 shall let him know and ! would like
to have you tranSac. the business for me-
MY good friend replied the banker.
you have no claim on that money. The
statute of limitations has run out against
that loan years and years ago
Sir replied the Southerner. 1.-THE man
to whom | loaned tha: money is 4 gentle
man. the statute of limitations never runs
out against a gentleman
So the banker sent for the money and
within a a reasonable time thereafter the
money came. There was cOurtly gen
tlemen at the other end of the transac-
ton also.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
Plehve's Asaassin Dead,
From the London Times.

From the LONDON Times.
The Reich publishes a telegram an
nouncing the death in the Zerentui con-
vict establishment in Siberia Of SasanofY.
the man who threw the bomb that killed
NJ. Plehve, but whether Sasanoff died
after being nogged or committed suicide
is not clear. A member OF the Douma for
Siberia has received the following dis
patch: In the Zerentui prison. as the
result Of corporal punishment. numerous
suicides have begun. SaSanoff is already
dead
The newspapers described the nogging
Of 100 cOnvicts (mostly political prison.
ers) in vologda Jail. owing to their hav-
ing complained of the food. and added
that the prison doctor had resigned, de-
claring that half the prisoners were not
At to be fiogged.
An Interpolation signed by all the op-
position parties was addressed to the
ministers Of the interior and justices In
the Douma. 1t dealt with both the Zeren.
tut and vologda affairs. and charged the
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| IL Representative James A. Tawney. of
| Minnesota. chairman Of the House Ap-
proprations Committee. had not had a
fierce fit of sneezing in the lobby of his
hotel yesterday afternoon. it probably
| never would have been discovered how
1.-The honest blacksmith" spends his
spare time.
Mr. Tawney was sitting in the lobby
reading from a thin. oblonE volume.
! bound in tattered sheepskin. and occa-
sionally turning over with great care the
thin. yeIlowed pages. Suddenly the
sneezes seized him.
II knew the appropriations chair
| man remarked, after he had recovered
bit. that they used to put red pepper
between the pages of government duco-
ments to keep out the bugs. but as the
hand that busted this pepper is also dust.
I thought the spice would be HARM
less"
What in the world is that" asked a
| newspaper man who happened to be
around.
This" said Mr.. Tawney. patting the
ancient tome tenderly. lis the Secretary
of the Treasury's estimates Of appropria-
tions for the conduct of the United
States government for the fiscal year
1907 You may not think so but it is a
mighty interesting book. Id rather read
it than a novel;
Hundredfold Increase.
"Why?' somebody asked.
Well" Mr.. Tawney replied. for
many reasons. For instance. the Secre-
tary of the Treasury thought the govern
ment could get along nicely in 1902 on
about $3,50o,0OO. The annual estimates
now run up close to $1,000. .0oo. .oo0-and
this volume is only little more than
1O years old. Show me another ma
ton. old or new. in this or any other
age, that can show any such develop
ment as is indicated by this comparison.
This old book" said Mr.. Tawney.
turning over the pages. shows that back
in 1902 the estimates provide for thirty
two United States Senators and los Men,
bers of the House, at s. a day each. The
Speaker of the House got $12 a day: the
Sergeant alarms of the House. $500 a
year-he now gets more than ten times
that sum-and the Secretary Of the Sem
ate, $500. And there were very few
Senate and House employees. The con-
tingent expenses of the House were $1O-
600 and of the Senate 5000.
.'The Secretary of State at that time
received $500 a year. and he urgently rec
commended an appropriation of 500 for
fuel and candles for use in his depart
ment. The whole appropriation recon-
Enended for the State Department for 1902
was $z2.7l0 The Secretary Of the Treas
ury received the same salary. and his es-
Inmates aggregated $7s,4A.S4. an amount
that wouldn't begin to run the smallest
bureau in the Treasury Department to-
day.
Salaries to Cabinet Members.
THE Secretary Of War and the Secre-
tary Of the Navy each received 5000.
and the former asked $z7,250 and the lat
ter $3.50 for the conduct Of their re-
spective departments. The Postmaster
General got q still lower salary-only
$e.l0o''
Mr.. Tawney laughed. Listen to this"
he said: The Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral gravely asks for two additional
clerks, made necessary by the great IN.
ereass In tho Aumher g new past reads
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
Leipsig's Big Book Output.

From the Argonaut.
Leipzig is the largest publication CEN
ter in the world. More books and peri
odicals are printed there than anywhere
else, and more people are engaged in
making and using printers supplies
than in London, New York, Berlin, or
Paris Out of total of 30.71S books
that were published in the German en-
pire last year. 11.219 were printed and
issued in Leipzig. and c.723 music books
and pieces of sheet music. Many of
the orders come from England. France.
Austria. and other countries, because the
mechanical work can be done in Leipzig
much cheaper than elsewhere.
More than ilalf Of the transactions in
books take place at the Leipzig book
fair. which occurs every year at the
jubilate. the first week in Easter. when
booksellers and publishers from all parts
Of Germany assembled to compare and
balance accounts and to make contracts
for the next year.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
No Glass for Crime,

From the Seminal Journal
II a rake-off in a liquor deal is graft
ing the States money. what is the man
doing who is false swearing about the
amount Of tax he is due the State?
We often become awe-stricken over
corporation or foreign graft. but have
to be lambasted into paying any atten-
ton to our big army of homemade graft
ers-tax dodgers-at our own door.
II II Is a hagrant violation Of law for
the general whisky drummer and dis
pensary men to fail to turn in just reve-
nue. and profit to the State. Is It not
also crime Of the same for our general
friends In other occupations to fail to
turn into the State every dollar Of taxes
he is due the State according to law?
We farmers are prone to point to cor
porations and the business world ~ the
great harbingers Of grAfters, but the
plain truth Is no man or class Of men
can point the finger OF scorn at any
other class and ny thisf. grafts~
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
Struck by Engine. Dies.

SpcIial Ia The WashingtCIi Herald
HarriSonburg. Va. Jan. 29-Samuel Ed
wards. an hostler. aged twenty-one years.
was struck by Baltimore and Ohio en-
Gine last night at Lexington and died to-
day of his injuries
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30

Bowler Hats for Women Huntefs.
From the Gentlewoman.
The writer has been with one or two
provincial packs during the last few days
and has noticed that not one women
in ten is wearing q silk hat. In the shires
of course there are many Dianas who
do not consider themselves either ortho-
dox or fully equipped for the chase unless
they wear tall hat. True. some Of them
would not look SO dressed" and smart
In q bowler hat, their type Of face being
peculiarly suited to the chimney pot style
Of headdress; but for comfort and for
ease Of mind during a galiop commend
me to the bowler.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
The Game Went Wrong.

From i.irTincOtt =.
The stranger laid down four aces and
Scooped in the pot.
This game ain't on the level. pro-
tested SagebrISh Sam. at the same time
producing d gun to lend force to his ac-
cusation. THAT amt the hand / dealt
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30

government with taking brutal re-
venge on its political advcrSariCS, and
with disgracing not only Russia. but tho
very name of man. The Douma refused
to grant urgency for it by III votes To
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
HEARST ADVOCATES
FAIR ON The COAST
New York Editor Points Ont
Frisco Advantages.

William Randolph Hearst. who is in
Washington in the interest of San Fran
cisco in the rivalry for the Panama
ing statement:
San Francisco will get the fair. and
it will get ii because of the essential
justice of her claims for this particular
exposition at this particular time.
Il can see no sectionaIism in the con-
test for the fair no politics in the con-
test.
The claims of San Francisco for the
fair are many and convincing. They are
both sentimental and material. both prac-
tical and patriotic.
san Francisco has but lately recovered
from one of the greatest disasters of
modern times. Yet she has recovered.
wholly and entirely recovered.
san Francisco is a greater city to-day
than she ever has been. Greater in pop
uiation, greater in extent. greater IN
wealth. greater in architectural beauty.
greater in capacity and convenience for
the reception and entertainment of Wis
itOrs.
San Francisco has other claims that
cntitle her TO this particular fair.
San Francisco has one of the most
marvellous harbOrS in the world. In that
ha rbor all the navieS of the world could
maneuver with ample space and in per-
feet safety.
Another claim that San Francisco pos
So sscS lies in the wonderful enjoyment
and educat tional value of trip to and
from the Pacific Coast.
san Francisco has another claim. The
climate there is one of the most cquable
in tho world We have ONLY to consult
the government reports to Sc that the
weather there is never very hot, never
very cold.
The fair could he held there all the
year round. 1t could be held there long
enough to enable any one to so there
at the time most convenient to himself.
and to find there at that time weather
which he will think must be the most
delightful of the year.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
Lives Are Made Misera bic.

1t is a fact that the lives of the Demo-
cratic members of the Ways and Means
Committee are being made miserable.
They are importuned daiiy-many times a
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
MUT1NY SURVIVOR
TELLS HIS STORY

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-30
NOVEL CONCRETE BARN.

ITO BE CONTINUED
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

to control the politics of the town, and
in the last paragraph this is eXemplted
in the boast that the six living eN-
mayors are with them iii this fight, tc
say nothing of the members of the Leg
islature
The above is among the more glaring
| errors and miSstatements contained IT
the published declaration, but the dOcu-
ment is remarkable, not only for what
it contains, but for what it does not CON
tain We have searched it from one
end to the other for any reason that
might have been urged why the sale OF
liquor should be voted into this city and
parish, and the only reason that was
given by this committee is found in the
third line of the last paragraph where
they express the belief that prohibition
! is a failure and that the regulated saloon
provides the best remedy for dlScon-
tinuing the illicit sale of liquor There
is no suggestion that prohibition has IN
jured the town, that grass has grown IN
| the streets. or that bats are making our
houses their roosting places, as was pre-
dicted three years ago, but only that it IS
the best remedy to to prevent illicit sale.
| We had supposed that i'll civilized
country the enforcement of the law, with
healthy public sentiment behind it, IS
the best method of preventing anything
being done in a illicit manner, but our
friends on the other side seem to think
| the proper thing is to surrender to those
who defy the law and say that the law
can not be enforced, without giving its
| friends but FIVE months III which to
make the effort. The saloon method
| has been tried for hundred years and
| its success as a moral, economic and
| beneficial institution has not been such
as to elicit praise from students, states
men or historians, and it is hardly be-
coming in us, the proud American peo-
| pie, descendants of Revolutionary tath-
ers who fought and wrested an empire
| from a king, to surrender before few
professional violators Of the law, cu-
phoniously called blind tigers To do 50
is enough to make Our ancestors blush
Our friends announce their slogan to be
regulated license against blind tigers"
| we announce our sloga to be, law en-
forcement against law defiance.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROHIBITION LEAGUE.
w. P. Hail. Chairman
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
PRIMARY ELECTION
To Be Held i'll Ward Eight on Tuesdry
May I6, for Police Juror.

The Democratic Executive Committee
of Caddo Parish met yesterday with
Chairman H. Hunsicker.
There are twOcandidates for police
juror to fill the vacancy arising from
the death of Juror Moss. The candi-
dates are c. NJ Hutchinson of Caspian9
and G. w. Musser of Gayle.
The primary is fixed for Tuesday
May IS.
The commissioners and clerks are:
Forbing-B. R. Jacobs, H. S, Forbing
and c. c, Jackson, commissioners ]
Teagle and J. D. Woodson, clerks.
Caspiana-J. NJ Robinson, B. F. Mul-
ligan and T. c. Moss, commissioners
J. L, Lcvasseur and Will Knight, clerks.
The committee will convene on Satur-
day, May 20, at noon, to canvass the re
turns and promulgate the result.
The election as fixed by the Governor
will be held on Tuesday, May 80
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

sions and valuable privileges, some COM
Dcnsati0n equivalent to what it should
have, as simple business proposition,
There was a time when the Traction
Company, by appealing to its friends
then in the Council did obtain all that
was needfuI to their welfare, but this is
no more possible since the people, after
all, must decide the question.
1t is the Caucasian's opinion that in
a little white the Traction Company will
be governed by broader and more lib
eral view, and when they do, and should
submit some reasonable proposition to
the people, not all one-sidcd, then the
Caucasian may give it such support as
may be warranted by the conditions then
active
And the Traction Company should
also he impressed with the fact that IN
the future it would comply with the re
quiremcnts OF the law, especially rcla-
tive to the repairing of the streets be
tween its tracks, which in many places
are dangerous to vehicular traffic.
In brief, if the Traction Company
would secure the good will Of all the
people, it must pursue policy that will
win the good will of the public. 1t can
no longer persist in the demand Of con-
concessions from the city which are
onc-sidcd. and which the majority Of
thc nconle will reject.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The Association Planning for Special
Trip to San Francisco.

The Louisiana Sunday School Asso-
citation held its greatest convention i'll
Monroe in March. The reports of all the
workers show a substantial increase in
the development of the work throughout
the State This association is planning
to run special train to San Francisco
to the international Sunday School
Convention, leaving New Orleans the
night of June, IA, after great rally.
Delegates from Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana will take the train at New
Orleans, and those from other states
will join en- route. Those interested in
making this great trip on special train
should write at once to Thomas V: ELL
zey, general secretary, oI6 Malsor
Blanche, New Orleans, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
JUDICIAL SALE.

No. I4,375-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Mrs. NJ. A. Terry VS.. Bob and J.
M. Parker.
By virtue of commission to sell, to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled cause, l will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash and according to
law, at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1911,
The west half of southwest quarter and
lots five and six of section five, all in
township twenty three, range 10 west,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana Said property
to be sold as belonging to the parties
litigant, for cash and according to law,
for the purpose of effecting partition,
as shown by the judgment of date April
Is, 1oI1. J.P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff ,ex-O Oficio Auctioneer
Caucasian, April IS, 1911
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
JUDGE BELLS ADDRESS.

The address of Judge T. F. Bell to
the Daughters of the Confederacy, in
the auditorium of the Travis street
school last night was an historical re
view of some of the events preceding
the great struggle between the North
and the South. His defense of the
South elected the closest attention of
the audience, and at its close was given
the most enthusiastic approval
Judge Bell was introduced to the au-
dience by Mr. Roland Williamson in
words behtting. the occasion, and the
gentleman, Confederate soldier from
Missouri who settled in Shreveport at
the surrender and is one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of this com
munity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
LOUIS OCHS. RETIRING PRESI-

Picayune Baton Rouge especial May
5: Louis Ochs, retiring president of the
Travellers Protective Association, left
the city this morning for Opelousas the
proud possessor of very handsome re-
membrance from the T. P A. Louisiana
Division. over which he has presided for
the past year At the T P A. smoker
on Saturday night Mr. Ochs was pre-
scnted with a very handsome cut glass
and silver water set, The presentation
speech was made by c. W. Oultworth
of New Iberia Mr. Ochs was taken
completely by surprise, but responded
feelingly to the handsome gift from his
fellow travellers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
BIG LAND DEAL IN SOUTH
LOUISIANA.

New Orleans States May 3: The
Realty Investment Company closed a
deal Tuesday with Kansas City capi-
talists for the sale of approximately
$4,000 acres of land in St. Bernard and
Plaquemines parishes. c. A. Ransom
manager for the Realty Company, said
that the price was about $25o,ooo.
Another sale Tuesday, also by the
Realty Company, was that of 1000 acres
in St. Bernard parish, the purchaser be
ing G. w Roth, representative of Chi
cago land syndicate The tract is to be
divided into small farms and sold tc
Northern farmers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
EXPERIMENT STATION.

The Experiment Station of the Louis
lana State University has arranged with
the Gas Traction Company of Minneap-
oils and the John Deere Plow Company
to give a demonstration in the use of
traction power for blowing, narrowing,
seeding, etc, and for draft purposes in
road construction, on Monday. May 8,
and such succeeding days as may then
be announced.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
RIVER AND WEATHER.
his morning opened fair.

This morning opened fair
River: Denison 90, a rise Of 90; Ar
thur City 5.5; Lewis Ferry 90, a fall of
o.2; White Cliffs 100, a fall of 20; Full
ton I26, fall Of I.2; Ringo Crossing
10, fall OF OIL Finley 80, fall of go; !;
Spring Bank I4.3, fall Of 90; Shreve-
port O., fall of o8
Weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Friday.
River forecast: The fall will continue
at Fulton and Shreveport during the
next 48 hours
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
ENFORCING THE AVE-

Mayor Eastman, with Chief of Police
Lucar and a number Of patrolmen, are
having removed the encumbrance on the
sidewalk i'll front of the Hutchinson
building on Texas street. 1t is against
the law to obstruCt the sidewalks and
streets.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
GOING RIGHT MEAD

Manager Sullivan Of the Traction
Company has informed the Caucasian
that the work programmed for improve
mcnt is going right ahead. This is the
spirit which leads 10 progress. Manager
Sullivan is making friends for the COM
pany. The Caucasian is pleased to note
this fact and We wish him the fullest
success.