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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
AN ORDINANCE

Be il ordained BY the Police Jury OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened, that the certain roads or
servitudes hereirbelow described are
hereby declared to be public highways
of Caddo Parish, said roads being forty
feet in width, having been acquired by
the open and public possession and use
thereof for the space OF more than ten
years, and which are described as for
lows
/. Beginning at the ferry landing on
south bank Of Ferry lake in Moorings-
port in section SO, township. 20, range
rs, running southeast through sections
and parts Of. section 6. !, 8, II, 81, 81, 20.
IS and 36, township 10, range IS, and
through sections 81, 81 and 50, township
10 range IA, and through sections 4 and
4, and down sections line between sec
tions 10 and II to r S. NoeIs place and
known as the Tim Mooring place ct
ward line
3. From Mooringsport to State Line
Beginning at Mooringsport and running
southwest to State line on line between
NJ. w. Elder and Van Cleve places, and
oil line between W. 2. Elder and F F.
Jeter and through ] M. Fiy's place. all
in township 1e, range 70, except one
half mile in township 20, range 70.
!. From Russeli's School House e
Blanchard Beginning in section zz on
The quarter section running south one
half l1-2) mile, thence east one-half
naile on quarter section line, thence
south to township line between I8 and
10, thence west on township line about
szo Yards, thence south to blanchard N
section J, township Is, range IS.
/. Beginning at Blanchard, running
southeast through sections 5, II and -
in township IS. range IS. and through
sections is, 10 and a. township e,
range II, to ward line at Cross lake.
Beginning at Blanchard and run
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
PENSION BOARD
Scheduled to Hold a Session in Baton
Rouge This Week.

Times Democrat March 6 The State
Pension Board will meet here next week
and make the quarterly distribution of
pensions.
Under the new appropriation the Pen
sion Board will be able to give the old
soldiers the full amount due them under
the quarterly arrangement. There are
three grades of pensions. The first
grade draws $I7 per quarter, the second
$I4, and the third $1I In the past it
has not been possible to give all of the
soldiers and their widows the full
amount due them under the appropria-
ton, for the reason that the total num-
Der on the pension rolls by far exceeded
the amount of money, $4,000, which
the Pension Board had to divide.
With the increase Of the pension fund
to S25o,ooo. an increase of 100000, due
to the voting of the constitutional
amendment by the people, the board is
able to give the Confederate veterans
and their widows whose names are now
on the pension roll the full amount of
the pension which has been voted them.
The board will also be enabled to take
up and consider the additional applica-
tions for pnsions that have been filed
with the secretary since it was an
nounced that the Pension Board would
have additional funds at its disposal
There can be no change i'll the appro-
priation in the future, the amount being
provided for in the constitutional
amendment, and the Pension Board is
always sure OF $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
Oil FIELD DOINGS
Reported in the Vivian Times Of
March ?.

The Trees Oil Company brought in a
5000 barrel well at Trees City From
all indications another large producer IS
TO be brought in in this section in a few
days.
The Harre1l we'll No. 6 does not look
very promising, owing to the presence
of lot of salt water.
The Bailey No. 10, which was expect
ed to be an oil well, proved to be big
gasser.
The Brown Drilling Company brought
III d big gasser on the Christian tract
The well is estimated between sixty and
seventy mii1non cubic feet per day
The Vivian Oil Company will do
some extensive drilling at Hosston, and
intend to commence operations inrne-
diately.
The Busch- Everett well at Hosston
which is being drilled by the Bainbridge
Drilling Company, promises to be I
good oil wen. They have set 8-inch cas-
ing and are now drilling in.
The Eugene Boyter well being drillee
Fly the Sun Company is not showing If
very good. Preparations are being mad,
to go deeper.
The Hartzo well is down pretty wei
and indications for well are not fav.
Iorabfe
The Producers Oil Company intend tt
drill a we'll little north Of the Bal
LEY No 10.
The Sun Company is making prepara
ltions to move their head or main of1ci
from Shreveport to our town.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

For instance, one firm pays a license of
$50 for its drays in using the streets.
1t is true the Traction Company pays
city and state tax on its valuation as
other property owners, but it has Sc
cured reduction of from $322, I4o from
1910 to $254,64o on the approval by af-
fdavits to the State Auditor
As is generally known, property is
never assessed in Shreveport and Caddo
parish at its selling value, but as a rule
is based on one-third to one-haff of its
valuation
If the extension of the franchises de-
sired by the Traction Company have,
as it is claimed, no fixed value at this
time ard the company is making no
money, why not have the Traction Com
pany to agree, beginning IN ten yaers,
say in 1927, the payment of two per cent
of its gross receipts into the treasury
of the city.
This would in a sense be all equiva-
Tent for the extension OF their fran
.chises and for the rights and privileges
granted them in operating their cars
over the streets of the city.
In Dallas the railway companies con-
tribute to the treasury of the city. Only
recently company seeking extension
of their franchises in Dallas have
pledged in written agreement the pay
ment Of two per cent on all the gross
receipts of the city lines.
The payment of such money operates
and assists in the. maintenance of the
municipality and therefore is benefit
to all taxpayers.
When is Shreveport to acquire some
sense.
When is Shreveport to cease giving
away its rights and franchises which are
valuable?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

o.; Ringo Crossing 90, a fall Of OF;
Finley SO, a fall of Ia; Spring Bank
7.8,c fallof o.8; Shreveport 81, a fall
of o.3.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Fair to unsettled tonight and
Wednesday; cooler tonight.
River forecast A slight change or
fall will occur at Fulton and Shreve-
port during the next 48 hours
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
TILE EIGHT Is ON.

The contention of the Chamber Of
Commerce of Shreveport against the
Railroad Commission of Texas was sub
mitted today before the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Washington. D. c.
The results of this contention will be
awaited with interest It is intended TO
break down the arbitrary commerce bar
rier instituted by Texas against Louis
lana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
posrcFFIcE SUNDAY CLOSING.

.POsTCFFICE SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Postmaster General at Washing
ton IS suggesting the Sunday closing of
the postoffiee and ii must rest with the
majority OF each city aud town to deter
mine this question The decision should
Be in the affirmative, not only from a re-
ligious view but as a day Of rest and
recreation. The Caucasian win stand il
favor Of closing the postofiee on sun
day
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

ming west TO Latex on and near town.
ship line between township IS and 10
for six miles, thence through sections
80 and SO, township 10, range I6, to
Latex.
Mr.. Miller moved the adoption of the
above ordinance and that the roads
above designated be declared public
roads. Carried,
WILLIAM WINTER,
President Pro Tenn.
A. I. DURINGER, Clerk.
February II, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
vUNTON FIELD
Production Increasing Flowing 32,Soo
Barrels a Day

Beaumont, Tex, March Soil News
and Facts. issued tomorrow, will give
the daily production of Vinton field as
328oo barrels, Caddo field 10000, both
having shown material increases since
the last report Of that paper two weeks
ago. The feature item of the paper is
the Higgins well at Caddo, which came
III Pre- ig something over 2ooo bar
reIs and IS now running around
600 rels
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
NOT GUILTY.

Pete Lithis, tried by jury in the
United States Court, was found to be
not guilty. He was held for sending a
black hand" letter through the mail
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
LOST

Commercial National Bank time GER
tifeate of deposit No 41o8 The public
is warned not to trade for same, IS l
am the lawful owner thereof This Feb
ruary 10, 1orT. w. H. PHILLIPS.
1874 creswsii St, Shreveport, La.
February 10. 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
RIVER AND WEATHER.

River: Denison 10, fall of OF; Ar
thur City 6.8. fall of o.2; Lewis Ferry
SO, fall of o2; Fulton 90, fal fof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

Their records show that from me year
1904 until 1909 the mining accidents de-
creased N per cent. while accidents on the
farm increased 81 per cent why you
could look over that exhibit OF the manu-
facturers and get the idea that man be
gins flirting with the Grim Reaper the
minute he picks up a hay rake anu s''' -
for the smiling fields.
There are no records for the 'hl''"
States. but in all probability the iar'''"s
fatalities and accidents are even erea'ei
in proportion here on account or the Id''
that the American farmer makes more USE
of machinery than the farmer OF any o'"ei
country Another little card That sh""'
how safe farming is not tells how the lh-
surance companies in this country resal"
risks on a man who tills the soil.
The farmer is classed by the acclhehl
insurance companies as a special and haz-
ardous risk on an average he pays
yearly premium OF $12 30 10 sl5 The aver
age machinist pays from $40 10 sl2 "a, ana
the textile worker from s. 80 10 so The
casualty companies charge the farmer an
average Of Sl3 70 a year. The mill opera
tive paws only S.. the machinist $40 20 and
the carpenter 81.
N is an easy matter N explain, after all
Walter Drew. an attorney. who has maze
s,udv of the proposition. says:
zone Of the things that make work go
dangerous for the farmland Is the fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

-ur THIRD battle anniversary OF the
c,..p War of marked interest is that
- The attack or Fort Henry. on the
soo River on February s. 1852. This
-. .sr,ed 10 introduce to the nation
oa'U. vas destined 10 become the great
-. r-rior warrior of the conflict Inc capt
=. ~ this fortihcation by the Onion arms
- followed by the first penetration OF the
was -. ,i,o NJ cffence and defence Of the
-,,,fsderacy. The feet OF curious
,ro,cl,ds. built fer the purpose or
.-~,ire the war into the heart OF 'ne
- n, way Of the Mississippi was pap
- q, the artillery duel which preceded
.rsrder The workmanhke manner
,.,;eb the affair was conducted was IKE
III -, of fresh air after the many eff
~ President Lincoln 10 get the vari-
,..rerals started on a definite offensive
campaign. 49,, 49,, s,,ooeed-
1-,o star, of Fort Henry anc the succeed
.v,,airr ir the Mississippi Valley be-
- ,borf The time that the group or prom
-. citizens OF Cincinnati was meeting 10
..,o,o OBJ, appointment OF .N-Captaln
u Mcclellan 10 an important COM
81, she Union army on April %. two
ma otter that momentcus incident, an
~ loss conspicuous character but OF
- moment occurred in Illinois on
.bqf say a company Of volunteers rom
-. 81, Northwestern Illinois, reached
s,,,rrfeld I'm tempo airy command OF eX-
-a,.oir Grant Little known % those IN
.aarce of military details az the ILLINOIS,
.oi,st -ris man showed such knowledge
=. military tactics that he was invited 10
80. ir Getting the troops in readiness TOT
service.
~. task .omp.eted. Grant decided 10 ap-
-. fo~ command No leading citizens
-. N nush his claims. His application
..e,, pr, mail. and was fer designation as
.o,,nel rank for which he thought his
.vnerience fitted nim. His letter was
,igAon-holed among many papers and was
.,rgotten u was only when he was asked
-. covarror Yates of Illinois 10 take COM
-,ans NJ a recalcitrant regiment of voiun-
- mon The mana cement o. which the
a-oii,ical rolonels" were afraid 70 risk their
raputations that no received an appoint
-, ~, daily persistence in marching his
nan across countr- instead Of moving them
~. rail he won their obedience and started
On his fighting career.
His method OF doing things began 10 at
,-ac, attention He wasted no space in his
sis,a,ebes. They were always clear. His
,soorts were invariably correct and prompt
Z, their aprearanoe. His suggestions were
always to the point and practical When-
ever he was ordered 20 DO anything. u was
done Although supplies might be short or
,pni-ions of war insufficient. he always
found a way 20 accomplish the work set
before him. and this without the delays
and the utterance Of excuses and COM
rlaints which filed the correspondence OF
50 many other military men a the begin
ming Of the war As a result his tasks
eonstantlv became more important ana
RON guarding station on the North Mis-
so,ri Railroad. IN the course Of a few
months he rose 20 the command Of the
great military depot and rendezvous at
Cairo. H.
Tribune correspondent. describing the
capture Of Fort Henry in the issue OF Feb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

with dynamite He is a carpenter. a wood
cutter and painter. He is constantly busy
with all sorts Of cutting and grinding ma
chinerv with cOgs and knives. that may
cripple him in an unguarded moment. OF
all the trades there is scarcely a danger
that doesn't apply 10 farm work He runs
the combined risk of all the trades and
vet ne IS not especially skilled in any one
thing That increases the chances against
him"
In Germany they have learned TO lessen
the danger OF farm work by all kinds Of
little devices IL the Teuton farmer has
horse that likes 10 bite the hand that
feeds him-(get that pun?-farmhand. or
coursel-the animal is adorned with muZ-
zle such as the local dogs affect during the
long hot days of hydrophobia time COW
that is too risky with her horns is liable
IN have them removed without gas The
mule with a fondness for kicking Is forced
- uear A skrtless hobble. consisting Of
strone necklace TO which are tied two ropes.
ono running from each hind ankle This
nreyents any hackhand work on the part
of the rear feet.
Nor Is il pure philanthropy that makes
tho German farmer decorate his livestock
NTH safety devices and guard the cogs Of
bic machinery Referring again 10. the
.,ood,, statistics of the German farm we
s,d that In 1901 forty-eight associations.
made ND OF agricultural employees. had W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

Textile industries, . per cent
ExcavatinR. ia per cent.
leaning. III per cent.
All others. 1872 per cent
From that you will see that man who
handles the nitro sticks for quarry or the
daredevil ironworker who likes 70 play
around on a narrow beam forty stories
above the ground. aren't in It for sheer
bravery with the youth who sticks at
home and hoes out the corn.
OF the fatal accidents in Germany dur
ing this same year 1905 the farm was
credited with 3o1s per cent Of the total
The mines came a poor second with 10 per
cent Our neighbor, Canada. has something
10 add along the same lines During 1909
the farms Of the Dominion were responsible
for n per cent Of all fatal accidents. Min
ing was second there. also, with credit
Of y per cent. Canada has another inter
esting little item in regard TO the increase
Of accidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
The Farhand Specially Flirting with the Grim Reaper Seems

over here in the land Of liberty all is diff
ferent The farmland can feed all the
fingers he has 10 the corn shelter and the
farmer will kick about the stock food
being spoiled in the few states that have
compensation and prevention laws they
didn't remember 20 include teh useful farm
hand Farming is still considered safe. and
it may have been merely an oversight.
Then. again. farmhands are unorganized.
and they don't go out after these things If
they ever happen 10 notice them.
II certainly is a fact that farming IS
growing more and more perilous. In these
days the man who goes at IL right has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

the cause along. but the generals were not
so enthusiastic as President Lincoln was
about this method Of breaking the back
bone Of the Confederacy and they did not
move.
The neutrality of Kentucky. with its rival
governments. was broken by the Confeder-
ates. General Leonidas Polk taking pos
session of the heights overlooking the Mis-
sssippi AT Columbus. Ky. Grant was not
behindhand. and edualized the situation by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

whether great commanders or not. are Off
GERS Of peculiar reticence. They believe in
the German proverb that Speech is silvern.
but silence is golden Their manner Of
the expedition affords graft
fving contrast 70 the magnificent volubility
which has en1asCulated so many of our
enterprises Up 10 last sunday the wise
acres reported All quiet along the lines
and predicted that there would be no move
ment m this department for the next thirty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

.the hired mans lookout. True. but they
We're also the hired mans hands.
Added 10 the other newer sources Of dam
ger is the motor car. 10 is r poor farmer
who hasn't a barn with car in il these
days That adds the temptation for the
farmers son % go joy riding on his way
home from the strawberry festival. with
the inevitable result OF runaway horses.
wrecked machines and expensive funerals
one wouldn't consider an ordinary scythe
very dangerous thing 10 work with Yet
these same methodical Germans got out
their adding machines one year and count
ed 4.lS3 accidents that scythe blades We're
the fathers Of
The advent of dynamite into the art o.,
intensive farm cultivation hasn't added
anything 10 the security OF the farmers NJ,
and limb. They use 10 for about every
thing now except milking the COWS and
weaving the calves. Any Of these fine
mornings the daredevil farmland may start
out Ia break ground or dig stumps with his
dinner pail in one hand and a bundle OF
dynamite sticks swinging carelessly In the
other lie may return home a little later
by the air route and land with his anatomy
all jumbled up.
The Pennsylvania Railroad recently Isl
sued little book telling all about ex-
rlosive farming. After one has looked
through the treatise one Is moved 10 OBJ
serve that sweet are the uses of dyna-
mite" The book tells YOU all the things
that dynamite can be used for on the old
farm. but assumes no obligation over fuses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
THE ATTACK ON FORT HENRY

boring states were anxious 70 be included
I'm the Union. Lincoln felt that campaign
which would establish connection with
these mountaineers would 20 long way
toward breaking mp the Confederacy, as it
would stimulate Union sympathy in the
heart of the South, would tap an addition
a supply Of men and would make 1t pos
sible 20 cut the great rail artery between
Virginia and the Southern states border
ing on the Gulf and the Mississippi. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

DAYS But suddenly II became evident that
something was going on which meant bust
ness. and the next day the expedition
started"
Up TO the opening Of 1862 the war maze
little progress. The generals We're paying
more attention 10 routine details than 10
great plans for great campaigns. The
armies all along the border line We're
growing larger but drilling. with an oc-
casional reconnoitring expedition seemed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

to he their chief business. The command
ing officers paid little attention 10 Lincoln s
hints and suggestions as 20 moves. each
following his own sweet Will and co-
operating with no one else. Mcclellan was
drilling and drilling and drilling his Army
Of the Potomac. iialleck had superseded
Fremont in Missouri. and Kentucky was
trying 70 retain neutral position. which
each side pretended 10 respect. The noun
taineers in Eastern Tennessee and the neigh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
More Accidents Happen to
Farmers Than to Any Other
Class, if German Sta
tistics Are Correct.

house and barnyard full OF machinery. He
has his own gasoene engine that pumps
his water and manufactures electricity for
his house and stables. II the hired man
loses a couple OF hands trying to start
the thing when il is first set up that IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
Is Related How a Slide Down Hill on Horseback Pre-
..rved for the North This Same Grant and Had Very
Great Effect Upon the Complexion of the Conflict

ruary is. 1852. paid his respects 70 the
two men who conducted the movement
upon Fort Henry in this language:
Commodore Foote and General Grant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

Union syrnpathizers in the mountains.
thinking that support was coming. burned
few railroad bridges by way OF helping
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

nat he has % DO 50 many dIfferent
kinds of work all Of which have an ele-
ment of danger. The farmland has 10
handle and drive horses. He has TO work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

nav c0mnensatlons TOT
farmhands This was i
sixtv-fve industrial emp
paid for during the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

~ damage suits Is enough IN Itself % I
make the farmer over there careful about /.
the welfare of the man he has working for 7
MIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

b lIA aCCldents 70
81 more than the
lovers associations
% period. The cost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
Not the Machine That Cuts
Grain, but the Old Mem
esis That Cuts Down
the Human Race.

n~4EEP. cheep" said the little bird
"Gurgle. gurgle," added the
~ brook. as 10 puzzled its way
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