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The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Burned bv RandIta.

Refusing to comply with demands
for money by q band of bendits at
Aiuno, Michoacan, Robert j. Swea-
sey, an American. superintendent of
the Central Railroad of Michoacan,
was burned at the stake, according to
the story of Joseph Hausfelder, one of
the refugees. who arrived on steamer
Newport at San Francisco from Man
zanillo. Hansfelder says the b ndits
made demands for money on nearly
every American in the district. Some
complied. Hansfelder declares he went
to Sweasey's home, three miles from
his, and found it burned and the body
of sweasey lashed to a post in midst
of the burning embers. Mrs. Sweasey
had disappeared and is believed to
have been taken prisoner by bandits
and held for a ransom. Fearing his
own house would be attacked. Hans
fielder and his family made their way
to Manzanillo and took passage for
the United States.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Tufnrsl1ip Sale.

No. t4279-In District Court Caoao
Parish. Louisiana; Tutorship OF
the Minors John Walter ana
James Marshall Stewart
Bv virtue of a commission to sell,
70 me directed, from the Honorable
First Jndicial District Court IN and
for The Parish of Caddo, Louisiana,
in the above tutorship, | will ot1er
for sale at public auction, at the
nrincjDal front door Of the parish
court house in Shreveport, Louis
lana during legal hours for sales on
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1914,
The north half of the west half OF
the southeast quarter Of the south
east quarter of section twenty-one
(2N. township twenty-five (22}
north, range sixteen 16) west, Par
ish Of Caddo, Louisiana, with build
ings and improvements thereon.
The sale will be for cash to the
highest bidder, but, pursuant to the
advice of a family meeting and the
order of court, no bid under $4,000
per acre will be cried, and if no bid
equaling as much as $4,000 per acre
is made there will be no sale.
WALTER E. TAYLOR,
Caucasian, May %. Tutor.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
A SELF Made King.

Ferdinand. czar of Bulgaria. is prac-
tically a self made king. Where once
was chaos he has created law and
order He, the scion of two of Europe's
noblest houses (Coburg and Orleansl.
had to live in a country where fifty
years ago brigandage was rampant.
the army disorganized, politics in the
hands of a few wirepullers. Today
Bulgaria is foremost among the states
of the Balkan peninsula. its army
efficient railways extending, COM
merce fourish1ng, law and order pre-
vailing. Sofia, the capital. boasts OF
the only geological garden south OF
the Danube. The king, besides being
Iinguist and poet. is a. thorough
botanist and took a deep interest In
aviation when this was still in its
infancy.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Judicial Sale.
No. 1859 In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:

Ne. I4,539-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Succession Of j. Wesley Sims.
BY virtue of a commission to sell
to mo directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled cause, | 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 Of sales. on
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1911,
Lot nineteen of the Shepherd & Stu
art Subdivision Of the City of
Shreveport, Ia, together with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon. Said property to be sold as
belonging to the above succession,
and to be sold for cash according to
Law, to pay debts.
]. P. FLOURN0Y,
Sheriff. ext 0fficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June 4, 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
The Biz Oil Conflagration.

pieayune: The quarter OF million
dollar oil fire below the city near
ChaImette should teach the owners
and all our people a lesson, a very
simple one, but a lesson Of extreme
Importance. Che oil was contained
in steel tanks 1upported on founda-
tions of masonky and possibly in the
matter of q smaller, on timber
platforms.
Some of thS tanks We're struck by
lightning, which having no means OF
escape to thes earth, tore the steel
coverings andhgnited the oil. In all
probability If There had been proper
metal conductors connecting the
tanks with thlmoist earth, the cleo
trio charge wkuld have passed off to
the ground vNhout doing any dam
age whateyelE
Such greatjbodies of metal as
these oil tanaas are attractors OF
lightning, as Ghs been proved in the
Oil regions ofs2ennsylvania and Ohio
years ago, wIsh the result that de-
structiye cqlsagrations were expe-
rieneed. BuI feople there learned to
protect thesr pil by connecting the
metal tank by proper conductors
with the garth. Let us learn the
same lessoA after the demonstration
of its Importance.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
THE CHUTES BURNS.
Largest Outdoor Resort at San
Francisco In Ruins.

Fire destroyed The Chutes, the larg-
est outdoor amusement resort at San
Francisco. Three bodies were soon
recovered from the ashes.
Before the iremen arrived Miss Del
la Alviso, nineteen years old, and John
Feist jumped from second-story win
dow. William Williams attempted to
catch the girl and had an arm badly
broken.
Mrs. Ida Mcfarland, sleeping in a
room of the lodging house with two
other women, aWoke to find her COM
panions hysterical and unable to
move. She dragged them to window
ledge and held them until fremen ar
rived with ladders.
The theater of The Chutes, built of
concrete, is the only building within the
resort saved. The loss is estimated at
$3.50. 600.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Notice 10 Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received
by Mrs. A. L. Duringer, clerk Gaddo
Parish Police Jury, up to Thursday
June 8, 1911, for grading work on
road about two miles west of Green
wood, La. Estimate 5000 cubic
yards embankment and 246 yards
excavation. Specifications on file III
Office of clerk of the Police Jury,
Shreveport, La.
w. 7. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
May 25, 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

No. 14,42O-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of CaddO Parish, La
Marks Meyer VS.. Cephas Bell.
ct al
By virtue of a commission to sell,
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, [ 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, JULY 1, 1911,
The north half of the south half OF
south half of northwest quarter OF
section eighteen, township seven
teen, range thirteen, and also the
southeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section thirteen, township
seventeen, range fourteen, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, together with the
buildings and improvements there
on. Said property TO be sold as be-
longing to the parties litigant, for
cash and according to law, the said
tracts of land to be sold separately
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff ex-Officio AuCtioneer
Caucasian, May %, 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Sherif's Sale.

No. Ia, 4,497-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Mrs. Rosa Bonano, TURK, VS.. B.
F. Lloyd.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, III the above
numbered and entitled suit, | have
seized and will offer for sale, at pub
lie 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,, July 8, 1911,
One bay horse, one black mare, one
surrey, one New England upright
piano, one black SOW and four pigs,
one listed boar hog, one spotted
COW, and one lot Of household fur
niture. Said property seized as be-
longing to the above named defend
ant, and to be sold for cash, accord
ing to law, to pay and satisfy the
debt as specified in said writ, say in
the sum Of one hundred and fifty
dollars, with legal interest thereon
from the 18th day of April 1911, un-
til paid, and all costs of this suit.
J. P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff -Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, May %, 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Woman Takes Carbolic Acid
and Drops With Scream.

Swallowing the contents of a vial
laballed ''carbolic acid, Mrs. Bessie
Libbie, twenty six years old, dress
maker, dropped with scream to the
sidewalk near the Scnset railway pas
senger station at San Antonio and in
a few minutes was corpse. Surviv-
ing is a daughter four years old, a di-
vorced husband and her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ Z. Lankford of Denison.
Friends state Mrs. Libbie was rather
despondent, remarking she had moth
ing to live for.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
props and Expires,

NJ. B. Parne1l, an employe of the
Dallas Consolidated Street Railway
company, was replacing an old trolley
wire with new one when he fell. He
landed on his head and his skull was
crushed, both in front and at the base.
The unfortunate man was hurried in
an automobile to sanitarium, death
soon resulting ParnellWas standing
on work car and in untying a wire
lost his balance.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Tobacco Truet illegal.

The supreme court of the United
States, Chief Justice White delivering
opinion, holds the American Tobacco
company and allied corporations to
be operating in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust act. Associate Justice
Harlan dissented, saying he found
nothing in the record which made him
ST all anxious 70 pcrpetnate any new
combination among these companies.
which the court comedies at all times
exhibited conscious wrong doing.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
OTHER
MiSHAPS
OCCUR.

1atally Dy DIOW OF
q foul ball in baseball game. Al
though knocked down by the ball the
boy managed to get up and walk some
distance. He was taken to hospital,
after becoming unconscious, where it
was discovered there was blood clot
on his brain.
One week after S. L. Won Phul, the
St. Louis aviator, was shot at Den
yer, soon dying, and two innocent by
ISLANDERS, wounded during shots fired
by Harold F, Henwood, the second
chapter of the tragedy was Mritten.
George E, Copelard d, a wealthy mining
man of Victor, Colo, an innocent.by-
stander, twice hit by Henwood's bull
let's. died from the effects of his injur-
ies
Bridges on the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient and the St. Louis and San
Francisco railways uorth of Clinton,
Okla, we're washed ont
Robert EDright of Philadelphia and
Michael holland, engineers. were both
killed when a heavy steam shovel at
work on bank of the Savannah riv-
er at Hawks Gully, Ca, overturned
on them.
Aviolent earthquake shook the city
of st. George, Granada, Danish West
Indies. and neighboring villages. A
number of eouses were destroyed and
several persons were injured. Shock
was brief.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
GENERAL
~ NEWS
NOTES.

of cotton in ffty-six
counties to be 81.5 per cent as com.
pared with 85.2 per cent one year ago.
Reports are unanimous that no dam
age has been done the crop either by
frost or hail and that prospects for a
large yield we're never better at this
season of the year. Thirty of the
largest cotton producing counties re-
port the staples condition as so per
cent and above, while all counties but
ten a large per cent of the crop is yet
to be planted. The estimate planted
for the season is approximately :, 705,
900 acres as compared with 2, l60, 998
last year.
The White Star line Titanic, sister
ship of the Olympic, was launched at
belfast, ireland. J. Pierpont Morgan
aInd ]. Bruce Ismay, the Inter of the
y White Star line, witnessed the launch
ing. The Titanic is of 45, 900 tons
register, 1872 IL feet long and 92 IL
fbet beam.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
announced the designation of seventy
four more second class postofices.
scattered in forty one states, as postal
savings repositories, effective June
q. Among them are BroWnvillc and
Nacogdoches, Tex: Bogalusa, La;
Sapula and Waggoner, Okla, and
Tullahoma, Tenn.
The whooping- cough party is latest
thing in entertainment for children. j.
Anson Brock. five years old, intro
duced the novelty at Brockton, Mass.
The boy had the whooping cough on
his birthday, SO in order to allow her
son celebrate the event Mrs. Brock in
vited eight little friends who also had
the Whooping cough. The eight sturdy
whoopers presented themselves at the
Brock residence and for three hours
they played and whooped aud ate ice
cream and cake. An individual cake
was presented to the best whooper and
smaller cake went as a consolation
prize to the lad who did the smallest
amount of whooping.
Former President Castro of Vene-
zuela has been found at Lispon. On
learning his Whereabouts definitely the
American state department cabled our
charge d affaires to inform the Por-
tuguese government that Castro must
not be permitted to organize fill
clustering expedition against the pres
ent government of Venezuela.
Congressman Hobson became so ex
cited and heated over the subject of
the Merrimae incident and take of an
increased navy while delivering the
baccaulerate address at the Alabama
Presbyterian college at Admission that
he doffed his coat, Notwithstanding
ladies were present Rev, James G..
Glass. president of the Noble Institute
for Young Women, believed this dis
courteous to the fair sex and left the
hall
Ecuador's friendship for Chile was
demonstrated at Quay aqtil following
The publication OF news that rloting
between Peruvians and Chileans prob
ably would result in hostilities A
large mass meeting was held to ex-
press the sympathy Of Eeuadoreans
for ghileans. Great crowds paraded
the streets cheering for the Chilean
republic. The people we're orderly
and at midnight the streets we're de-
serted
In New York hereafter al anti trust
prosecutions will be directed to In
dividuals, with efforts to put guilty In
prfsen, faid District Attorney Henry
a. Wise.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
FORTRESS BLOWN UP.
One Hundred and Fifty Troops
Are Killed.

The fortress on Tiscapa hill, Mana
qua, Nicaragua, was blown up. One
hundred and fifty soldiers perished in
the explosion. All the ammunition in
Ihe fortress was destroyed, The fort
ress was named La Iona. American
Minister Northcott cabled this news
to the state department at Washing
ton. Strict cable censorship prevent
ed particulars.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
q.
TRAINS CRASH
INTO EACH OTHER
With Dreadful Results on Bur"
lington Railway.
SEVERAL PERSONS DEAD
The Day Coach of Limited Totally
Wrecked and 1t Is In This Car
That the Greater Number OF Gas
ualtIes Occurred.

During a fog two through passen-
ger trains on the Chicago, burlington
and Quincy railroad collided headon
near McCook, Neb.
The members of the Denver and the
Omaha teams of the Western Baseball
league were passengers on the west
bound train, the Colorado Limited
Some we're injured.
The day car on the westbound train
was totally wrecked and in it most OF
the casualties occurred.
All of the nine killed were train
men. Twenty-Five persons sustained
injuries.
The tourist and baggage cars OF the
limited were thrown on their sides.
Surgeons and nurses were seut from
McCook and other nearby points.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
FOUR SHOT FATALLY.
Farm Hand Nearly Wipes Out
Family. Then Suicides.

j. A. McVittie. his wife and two
children we're shot and killed and a
third child dangerously wounded in
their beds at their home, near Pawnee
City, Neb., by Jim Filder, q farm
hand, who had been working for Nc
Vittie. After shooting Sheriff Fuller
three times and seriously wonnding
him Fllder shot and killed himself
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Notice.

Pursuant to a resolution Of the
board Of directors. a meeting Of the
stockholders of the NJ. L. Bath Co.
Limited. will be held at the Office Of
the company in Shreveport, La, on
the 22nd day Of June 1911, at IL
O'Clock, for the purpose of increas-
ing the capital stock of the company
from $I5,0o0.0o represented by $50
shares, to S25, 10000 represented by
25d shares.
NATHAN GOLDsTEIN,
Secretary.
Shreveport, La, May i9. 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
nr. e. G. Allen.

ONCE in the Cooper Building. Dr.
Allen is graduate Of both schools
and carries a full line OF homeopa-
thic remedies. Special attention to
chronic diseases.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
Insurance.

When you want money, fire insur-
ance, bonds, life insurance, real es-
tate, accident insurance or building
and loan stock, see w. C. Agurs, in
the Cooper building.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
a i Nupff.

Having resigned as District Judge
has resumed the practice OF law
Office in Randall-Filiquier building,
5i6 Market street. Old phone 709.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
ARTICLE VII.

All matters to be voted upon at
stockholders meeting shall be controlled
by majority of the stock represented
by personal presence or by proxy, and
each share of stock SO represented shall
be entitled to one vote All proxies
must be in writing properly signed by
the holder Of said stock. Notice of all
elections and meetings of the stockhold-
ers shall be given in writing duly mailed
ten days prior to each meeting, and
each stockholder shall be so notified.
Notice of all meetings of the board Of
directors shall be given in writing at
least three days prior TO the date of such
meeting, unless such notice shall be
waived ii writing and filed with the sec
retary Of the company. A majority of
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
CHARTER
OF The A-PENN OIL COMPANY.

State of louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, E. Barnett, notary public
in and for the Parish of Caddo and
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and sworn, on this Goth day of April
1911, came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto signed, and
declared to me, notary, and to the un-
dersigned competent witnesses that they
do hereby form themselves into cor
poration under the laws of the State of
Louisiana and under the following art
iCles, tO-Wit:
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

jority Of the stock represented by per
sonal presence or by proxy shall constl-
tute a quorum at all stockholders meet
ings
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholders shall be liable on &C
count of any obligations Of this corpor-
alton in any further sum than the
amount of unpaid balance due by him
on subscription for stock and all stock
issued by the company shall BE fully
paid and non -assessible."
ARTICLE TX.
The charter of this corporation may
be amended at any time by two-thlrds
vote of the stock represented at such
stockholders meeting convened for the
purpose, provided a majority of the stock
of said company is represented IN the
meeting; and all meetings for the pur-
pose of amending the charter in any par
ticular shall state the purposes for such
meeting and the nature of the amend
ments contemplated.
ARTICLE X.
This corporation if dissolved by linn
itation or otherwise, shall be liquidated
by three commissioners elected at a
stockholders meeting for said purpose,
which shall have full power and d1scre-
ton of the affairs of the said corpora
ton and shall settle its Indebtedness and
distribute the residue to the parties en-
titled thereto under the law.
In testimony of all of the foregoing
the said parties have hereunto affixed
their signatures in the presence of g..
w. Hardy and S. ]. Jones, good and
competent witnesses, on this Goth day
of April A. D. 1911
R. P. HOFFMAN.
LEE STOUT.
OBIE WHITE.
Witnesses:
G. w. HARDY.
S. J. JONES.
F. BARNETT,
Notary uDli( III dIil IOl StlhAC 'IA
ish, Louisiana.
After having read the above and fore
going charter, and finding nothing there
in contrary to law, l hereby approve the
same on this 27th day of April 1911.
FRANK J. LOONEY,
Acting District Attorney First Judicial
District, Caddo Parish, La.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded April
2S, 1911. D. P. EUBANk,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo: :
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
18th day of April 1911.
D. P. EUBANK,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re-
corder. 4-3o.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

May bulletin of the
Oklahoma board OF
agriculture shows the
growing condition
of cotton in fifty six
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

the directors shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of business. A ma
jority of the stock represented by per
sonal presence or by proxy shall constr
tute a quorum at all stockholders meet
ings
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
ARTICLE VIII.

No stockholders shall be liable on &C
count of any obligations of this corpor-
alton in any further sum than the
amount of unpaid balance due by him
on subscription for stock, and all stock
issued by the company shall 'be fully
Maid and nOn-assessible"
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

At Ford City, Pa. 8
boy fourteen years
of age named Arthur
McElfresh was hurt
fntnl1u h. hln Of
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
judicial Sale.

No. i4,42O-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Marks Meyer VS.. Cephas Bell.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
ARTICLE II.

The domicile of this corporation shall
be the City of Shreveport in Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, where all legal processes
shalt be served according to law upon
the president or, in his absence, upon
the secretary of the corporation.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

Caucasian, May %.
The Caucasian., 1911-06-06

No. Ia, 497-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La;
Mrs. Rosa Bonano, TURK, VS.. B
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
CASH HITTING aga.
Is Leading Olympia League Batters
With Good Mark.

The batting averages of the Olympic:
League show Cash Of Braddock to be the
real leader of the circuit in batting, with
an average OF .424 in thirteen games.
Riddle OF WOODLAND has shown great
batting prowess in the past few weeks.
but has not played in as many games
as the Braddock man. Hunt of Southland
is the leading run getter, crossing the
plate twenty-three times, with Saunders
of Silver Spring a close second, scoring
twenty-one tallies. George Gill of Silver
Spring has made more base hits than
any player in the league, twenty-six. but
is closely pressed by Cash of Braddock,
with twenty-five, and Hunt Of South
land. with twenty-four. Lester knepp
of Silver Spring leads the base s,cale:s,
with twenty-One, one more than Burch
of White Haven has to his credit. George
Gill of Silver Spring has made the most
triples, seven, while Ebert Of Southland
leads the home run hitters, with five.
The official averages follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
SULLIVAN BEST BATTER.
Still Leads Marquette League, With
Mark of $3.50.

Ted Sullivan. the mighty slugger of
the st. Stephens team, is still the leading
batter in this league, and no doubt still
leads the rest Of the amateur ball play
ers in the District for hitting the pellet
AT present he has a percentage Of 1886
for sixteen games. He has been at the
plate f1fty-eight times. and out of this
fifty-eight turns at the plate he has con-
nected for thirty-four safeties. AS to the
rest of the boys in the league. their per-
centages have changed very little since
the last averages We're published. Bur-
roughs has been hitting the ball at a
great rate for Indian Office. having an
average of $50 fog seven games. He
is closely followed by Feldman of the
same team. who has been batting at a
800 clip during the whole season.
''Cleve' Donaldson has been hitting the
ball consistently. When the first aver
ages of this league were published, about
q month ago, his percentage was 1863,
and now 1t is 1876. which shows that he
has fallen off but three points.
Beasley has been the heavy slugger of
the Naval Medicos. batting 429 for four
teen games, while Maple of the Cadet
team has the same average for sixteen
games.