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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
To Cleanse BrucheA

To clean hair brushes put a table
spoonful OF ammonia into basin OF
tepid water and dip the brushes up
and down In II until they are clean
Dry with the bristles down and they
will be IKE new.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

The home consumption OF American
cotton Of all kinds he puts at 4,s7s. 900
ales. against 4.es5.ooo last year. He
puts the worlds consumption OF
American cotton at 12.034.O bales
an increase over last year OF 26O. 900
ddanar P5 creHAo h n n mmmm
and a decrease under the year before
[ Of i.123.ooo.
In the South Mr.. Hester makes the
consumption 22.31s over last year and
1se.267 under the year before last.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
DOLLAR COTTON CROP
SOUTH'S STAPLE BROUGHT ST..
Os0, ,00O,O DURING LAST
YEAR.
ding and Brought 1850 Cents IA
Pound.

New Orleans. Sept. 5.--"No Ameri-
can cotton crop ever grown has sold
for as much as the one just market
ed. the total value. including the seed,
having been s1.o3o. 900. .00O."
This remarkable statement is con-
seasons crop issued today by Col.
Henry G.. Hester. secretary Of the
New Orleans cotton exchange.
With 100000 bales less than con-
tanned in the bumper crop OF 1905
'0s the crop just marketed netted
the South $4,000. 900 more. The 49,
$1,000 bale crop of iso6-'o7 brought
s22.ooo.000 less than the past sea-
sons crop.
As a whole the crop averaged with
I'm a shade Of strict middling and the
farmer was paid an average of 1850
cents per pound.
The report continues:
In the United States the mills
nearly as much as last year, In addi-
tion to which they have imported the
North and south have consumed
greatest quantity OF foreign cotton
ever brought to this country I'm any
one season. Thus far the use of for
eign cotton In this country is trifiing
compared with the total consumption
but It's increase Is significant.
"a continued interesting feature is
the widening difference between the
quantity OF American cotton con-
sumed North and South. the excess
OF the latter having increased this
\ season 100000 bales. Concerning the
North. very heavy curtailment of
production was quite general during
the later months OF the season.
The complaint has been made that
when cotton strengthened goods did
not advance and when II weakened
goods made a similar decline.
The situation recently has i'm
proved. and there Is an underlying
belief that matters will readjust
themselves on a more satisfactory
basis In the near future"
Secretary Hester puts the crop of
A1s1o-'11 at 12.21o.ooo bales. an in
crease over that OF 1909-'l0 of l.
b1e.fs7 and decrease under that of
19os-'O9 Of f.510.t27 and a decrease
under that Of 190s-'07 OF 1,7O5.362.
The increase In Texas over last year
was In round figures $4,000 bales.
- the sroup OF other Gulf states. en-
>bracing louisiana. Mississippi. Ar
kansas. Tennessee. Missouri. OKLA
homa. Utah. Kansas. Arizona, Cali
fornia and New Mexico. :he in
crease was 100000. and in the group
of Atlantic States. including North
. Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia.
Fiorida. Alabama. Kentucky and vir-
ginia II was $4,000.
Mr.. Hester's report of the crop by
the different States is given as fol-
lows In thousands OF bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
WlsdCm OF Worsp

Man who went o s.e.p with aIl hts
nalr a~okS :" n"d hall OF II cut Oh.
Ought 10 AK al tip from the woman.
They always ~ theirs away for tho
night Na~ vorI Herald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
\ Spartan.

The negro hackman had driven
them over long and dusty road
Wneh they reached the village hotel
one OF the party asked tie negro II
ney couldn't send him out a drink.
NO sab All don't drink. It's axtn
NAH prtncipalitiee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

Monday the 8. 1. I. were busy
|fnoving into ther new quarters in the
Osteen building. Some trouble was
experienced In getting the cabinets
from one building to the other as they
were too long TO pass up the stair
way TO the new armory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

= nc@ waS taken III and his
cnurch warden sought a substitute.
when Tho bishop Of the dioosee Offered
10 take the Sunday services himself.
The church warden at the close Of the
'erv'o" went up to the bishop and
after thanking him stamme cred out: "A
iOue 'oF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

= The Elks had most enjoyable
meeting and smoker Monday even-
INK which lasted far into the night.
Eight candidates were initiated into
the mysteries OF Elkdom. the cere-
~ niss being perfor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
hmpotfte TO A&s&d ContA

"a comforting the sacrament 6 hap.
dom our old Sootch prtssss were 90
customsd TO treat his satanic majesty
with quaint tncivthty The Latin was
usually translated into the vernscular.
aud when they came 10 "Cxi ab 60. I'm
munde spiritus.- the uncle<sn spirit ~
ceived his command in the brUadess
Dor.c such as Cans oOt o the bairqa,
Ya fnmNhln hnnrilfn
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Real Estate Transfers.

As furnished by Gaddo Abstract
Company, Office SIT Marshall street
the following real estate transfers
were recorded during the day:
VIM. Hamilton to C. D. Reeves and
J j. VanCleve, west half of north
east quarter sec. ], i6, i3: $780,
Allendale Heights Go. to John D
Williams, lot 10 block II Allendale
Heights; sii95.
John Mccullough to Thomas p
Lloyd, lots % and % block +, Tex
tarkana Annex: $500
ment Go. MISUNDERSTANDING
Sol E. Powell to Louisiana Real
Estate & Development Co., lots i0e
and f01 Wimbish sub; 5000.
II. L. Heilperin ct al TO Sol. T..
Powell, lots q, 25. 26 S. NJ. Jones
subdivision and lot 2 Woedlawn
Subdivision; 1900.
Lewis f. Chase to T. X. Harlan
northeast quarter of northeast quar-
Ter section 3, II, is: si16O.
J. L. Scales to ]. J. Darby. LOT is
and east i-2 lot II block B. Colonial
Hill: $3.50.
Mrs. M,attie j. Miller TO Robert E.
Mnrph, 10y 50xi25 feet in e. e. John
son Home Place SUBJ; $1,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Is. 1t Possible? Homer Electric Liqht
Plant.

The somewhat startling informa-
ton from Homer is thai its City
Council has provided the means for
the purchase of the Homer Electric
Light and Power Company from Ed
Saunders. The price is $3.50.
This is transfer of private
ownership to a municipal owner
ship.
Aud with this plant the citizens Of
Homer propose to combine a water
works plant.
The citizens CT Homer are indeed
bold to venture on electric lighting
: According TO the Shreveport au-
thority, the Journal, it is neither
safe nor profitable for a municipal
ity to operate an electric light plant
According to this local electric
light authority a water plant may
be operated with profit and satisfac-
ton by municipality, but not light.
Seriously, the citizens of Homer
should be commended for their pro-
gressiyeness. With a lighting and
water plant, Homer and its people
will soon realize some OF the many
advantages which are being derived
from the municipal ownership Of
their public utilities.
If Shreveport could say as much.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
TONIGHT'S MEETING
A Rally OF the Municipal Ownership
League.

\ meeting of the Municipal Own.
ershlp League is to be held tonight
IN the court house. 1t is programmed
to begin at 8 o'clock. The discussion
IS to be on the advantages of the
municipal ownership and operation
Of an electric light plant.
The speakers announced for the
meeting are Hon. Leon R. Smith,
Col. &. w. Hardy, Hon. Ben H. Lich-
and Hon. Andrew Queries.
This .leeting should attract the
citizen taxpayers who are still unde-
clded or are in suspense as to how
they should vote.
If the doubtful will attend the
whole issue will be made clear to
Them.
No good citizen should object to
being informed when he may have
reached point of doubt.
II will be demonstrated logically
that now is the time for the city to
vote the bonds for municipal elec-
fric light plant.
The issue should be settled Octo-
Der II by voting the bonds.
In voting for the bonds there will
ae removed an irritant in the COM
which should be settled.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
A HALL MEETING
Will Be Held i'm the Opera House on
Tuesday Night, October II.

The friends of Judge L. f. Hall il
Shreveport have arranged to hold {
mass meeting i'll the Opera House
next Tuesday night, October II.
This meeting is fixed as persona
compliment to Judge Hall. On Tues
day, October II, Judge Hall and q
party of his friends from Shreve-
pert will go to Greenwood where a
public meeting is to be held. begin
Mug at o'clock.
The citizens of ekeachie, Spring
Ridge and in proximity to Green
wood are invited to attend.
Later in the season it is proposed
that Judge Hall willsvisit Blanchard,
Rodessa, Ida, Vivian, Myrtis, Dixie,
Gillian and other places in the par
iSh.
The rally at the opera house is to
be the initial meeting of an active
campaign for the success of Hall in
CaddO parish.
With Judge Hall is expected Hon.
d. IGueydan, candidate for Iieuten-
ant governor, Congressman Brous-
sard and Pujo and others.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
HANSON'S WATCH
Some Developments Intended to Be
Secret DivuIged.

1t would seem almost impossible
to keep secret or private much ol
the matter connected With the sher-
ll1's and police departments.
1t would seem that this indiscre-
ton is not chargeable with any in
tent to jeopardize the law and JUS
tlee, but to rivalry.
This morning Sheriff FlournOy
was given information which led to
the finding of George Hanson's
watch, also his knife. These were
found iii the trunk of woman in
Jail. 1t was not intended to give this
fact publicity, but this information
is now street talk.
Sheriff Flournoy and his deputies
declare that this information was
not divulged by them, and it there
fore rests with the police or detec-
tive department.
This giving away or talking is due
to rivalry, and there should be some
means to restrain the publicity of
such matter when all important in
Lhe furtherance of justice.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
WEATHER AND CROPS
Favorable Weather for Cotton the
Past Week.

Picayune Oct. 9: The fine weather
of the past six weeks has pushed
The cotton crop ahead so rapidlS
that he danger of frost is not re-
sardedsa as so serious as it usually is.
Nevertheless. The fear of frost is al
WSXs disturbing element and viii
have TO be reckoned with this year
as usual.
The weather during the pasf'week
has continued very favorable and
has facilitated not only The. matur-
ing of The late eottoa5bat the rapid
picking and ginning of the cotton
2lready matured. Cotton has ma
tured rapidly all over the cotton
belt, and although this condition
makes for a large crop, it also pre-
sents a condition that woul! ba So
nous ii The present fine weather
should give Pa. e to rain, Which is
always possibility at this time of
the season.
II can not be denied, however.
that should the present mild and dry
weather continue for a few weeks
longer frost will cease to be eonsid-
cred of much importance, and the
crep will have been made and the
great bulk of it picked. While rain
would probably not reduce the yield
lG fny material extent, it would be
sure to damage the quality of the
crop, as large portion of the cot
ton opened in the fields would be
stained and otherwise weather.
beaten.
The corn crop throughout the
South is now practically gathered.
Although in some states the yield |
hes dropped below early expecta-
lions owing to the drouth, most ofI
The Southern States have made good
.rops.
The rice crop is now moving to |
market freely owing to the good
which has facilitated har-
vesting and shipping.
The weather has continued too
warm for sugar cane.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
HON. w. ii. B. GROOM
Is Candidate 70 RE -electiOn to the
Legislature.

In an address to the Democratic
voters Of Caddo parish, Hon. w. H
b. Groom, who is a candidate for re-
election to the Legislature. outlines
his stewardship. which is creditablt
to him and TO the parish which hf
has ably represented in the General
Assembly Of the State.
His record as a public servant is.
OF itself. sufficient to secure him the
unqualified endorsement of The citi-
zens Of Caddo parish.
With his experience in legislation,
besides his fitness he may be ranked
with the most useful of the repre-
sentatives of The people.
There is the precedent which APP
plies to congressman, which may be
considered i'll connection with the
selection Of members Of the Legisla-
ture. In a number of states, espe-
clally in the North, the congressman
Y ho have been true to their trust
are continued in Office by re-elec-
ton. This policy is suggested for
the reason that the congressman
who is returned is possessed of the
experience which new man can
not acquire without years Of serv-
ice. We hold that this rule should
govern in the selection Of members
Il the Legislature. It may be said
hat Mr.. Groom is thorough rep
resentatiye Of the, people and all
heir diversified interests. He is al
country-bred, well edu-
'ated, OF broad views, progressive in
he liberal sense, a Democrat and
me Of the people. He is assured
he hearty support of his friends in
shreveport and throughout the par
sh.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Hon. w. III. R. Groom.

TO the Democratic Voters of Cad
10 Parish: The voters of Caddo par.
sh have signally honored me in tn,
past by eiecting me to the Legisla-
lurc for the past sixteen years.
My services must have met Will
public approval or else I would moi
laNe been reelected. During m,
legislative career / have studied The
lccds of the State, and of Caddo
parish in particular, and, if | am
lonored With recollection, it is my
.tumble opinion that | can render
aluable service as a member of the
legislature from this parish. | will
lave the honor of having one of the
;nHgest terms Of service, which will
II itself entitle me to important
committee assignments that will en-
tble me to exercise an influence that
new member could not hope for.
tnd, again, my wide acquaintance
will be Of advantage to me in work.
ns for the varied interests of the
great and growing parish of Caddo.
have always taken an active part
n all legislation that affected the
interests of this parish. The effort
@ break down the Texas rate wall;
he conservation of our natural re-
sources: securing State appropria-
lions for the State Fair and the
Charity Hospital at Shreveport;
good road legislation; the sale by
he State of Gross lake to the city
md many other important matters
IF legislation have claimed my best
.tfofts and my hearty cooperation
md support.
have always voted against the
-featlon Of useless offices. | opposed
he expensive system of game war
lens. and have always stood for
economy in the expenditure of the
State funds. | think the lobby should
,e suppressed and my vote was
siVen to the anti-lobby bills. I be-
leve i'll promoting the industrial
md agricultural growth of this
State and | will support all legisla-
ion looking to that end.
In the brief confines Of this an
leuncement | might say that the
lily of Shreveport has always ac-
.orded the country wards of Caddo
'arlsl representation in the Caddo |
delegation 10 the Legislature, and
SIX that | be remembered in that
onnection.
| assure my friends of my great
appreciation of the honors they
ave conferred upon me ia the past, |
nd, If am again elected | pledge
myself TO do all in my power to
merit a continuation of their conf
lence. w. H. B. GROOM.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Bids Invited.

Bids are invited for building three
bridges in Ward Six on Cypress
bayou on dump between keachie
and keifhvllle respectively IS, IS and
So feet long. with concrete posts,
Bids for bent bridges also invited, to
be built in accordance with parish
specifications. All earth fills over a
islclles to be sodded with Bermuda
grass. Bids to be opened next meet
ing of the jury, second Thursday in
October 1871. jury reserying right TO
reject any and all bids.
w. I. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. Il. DURTNGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Col. r.. G. Pleasant.

Col. R. q. Pleasant is in the city
Today and is being greeted by his
many friends who are pleased to see
him. Colonel Pleasant is candi-
date for Attorney General of the
State. He has no opposition and il
is probable that he will be noninat-
ed without opposition. He has been
the able assistant of General Guion
and is we'll qualified for this most
important Office.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Succession Nnfice.

No. 1878 In First District Court,
Parish of Caddo. State of La;
Succession Of II. H. Youree.
Notice is hereby given that Peter
Ycuree and Mrs. Mary R. Randolph,
executors, have this day filed final
account in said succession, and ull-
less opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law the
same will be duly homologated as
prayed for. Witness the Honorable
T. +. Bell, judge of said court this
9th day Of September 1911.
A. S. HARDIN.
Sept. 2s. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Political Notice.

The Democratic Executive Com
nlttee OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana
IS hereby called to meet at the court
house III The city of Shreveport at
y o'clock m. on Thursday, October
10, 1911, for the purpose of arrang-
ing for a general primary election
10 be held January %, 1912.
HENRY HUNSTCKER.
Chairman.
H0YLE TOMKIES, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
BOOtleUaeP Gases.

The cases against the bootleggers
and Vioiators of the prohibition law
have been continued and may be re-
sumed next Thursday. The defend
ants are seeking for witnesses from
Arkansas with the View of impeach-
ing the character of the detectives
upon whose information the arrests
have been made. These proceedings
will be watched with interest.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Cotton Region Bulletin.

Generaly fair weather has been
reported over The CaroIinas and
Oklahoma, while scattered light 10
heavy ralnfalls have been recorded
III the other states of the cotton belt
beng quite general over the middle
districts and mostly umimpnrlant in
Texas. Below normal temperatures
have prevailed i'll nearly all sections.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Succession Notice.
No. li,378-Tn First District Go

No. i,318-In First District Court
Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana: Succession of VIM. Sims
Notice is hereby given that John
Sims has this day fled tableau OF
debts in said succession, and unless
opposition be made thereto within
The time specified by law the same
will be, duly homolosated as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. E. w. Sutherlin
judge OF said court, this the 10th day
q October 1911. A. S. HARDIN,
October TO- Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
WALL PAPER AND PAINTS

ol lhc latest styles and patterns and
III quantities to suit. White Leads.
Oils, and Narnishes. Stains, Window
"ioss, in fact anything that is usu-
ally kept in first class paint store.
Ai.Ck WELLMAN
Telephone So. 6O1 Texas 81.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
River ReDOrt.

Denison 0.2, fall of OF; Arthur
CITY 90 fall Of 0.3: White Cliffs i.9;
Fulton i.2, fall of Oh: Finley OF;
Shreveport -2.5.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
COTTON MARKET
Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La. Oct. 10, 1911.
SElreyep0rt Market.
Shreveport Receipts

Stock on hand Sept. i---------437
Reed this day ,455
Reed previously --30o73 81 ,53s
Total stock to date - -----31 ,975
Shipments to date ------ ----I4,6lf
eNt stock on hand - III 300
Same day last year ------- 8,90S
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Weather Forecast

Weather forecast for Shreveport
ana vicinity: Fair to unsettled to-
night and Wednesday; warmer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
Local Receipts.

We would ike a chance to figure
on your next order OF printing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
Starved Women Looked
Like Ghosts to Her

81 saw them growing thinner
and weaker day by day. till they
seemed like ghosts. II seemed
horrible. The two Hill sisters.
who lived there for 20 days with
out anything to eat or drink ex-
cept the water that they pumped
themselves, were especially pitia-
BILE. l had to promise them that
l would help them to escape.
II had several quarrels with
DR.. Hazard, chiefly about the
possessions of the Williamson
sisters. One time she was wear
ing Miss Claire's dressing gown
while she talked to me.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
Thursday, August 10, 1911.

DR.. Linda Burfield Hazard. the
starvation DOCTOR will proba-
bly, not come up for preliminary
hearing until next week. She
left Seattle yesterday for Olalla.
In the meantime Consul Agas-
siz is In Seattle collecting further
evidence connecting her with the
death OF Miss Claire Williamson,
wealthy English woman.
Miss Margaret Conway, the
Williamson sisters nurse, told a
dramatic story today of the suf-
fering of the patients at the Haz-
zard lodge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10

your feet and does his little tricks.
Then for a couple of rupees
apiece he will explain how each
was done. Instead of the tradi-
tional wand he has a monkeys
skull with huge brass eyes.
The Englishmen over here are
smiling at the stories of the
plague in China. They say that
for every death by plague In China
India has hundreds and nothing
seems to be thought of it at all.
1t is claimed that $4,000 are dy-
ing weekly throughout the coun-
try and in Benares alone. a city
Of 100000, there are 1900 deaths
a week.
The burning CHATS on the Gan
ges river at Benares are crowded
with corpses waiting to be burnt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
People Kick

Several complaints came into
the Times office this afternoon
against the owners of the launch
William Tell unloading powder at
the city dock at Fifteenth street.
There is city ordinance prohib-
iting even the bringing of powder
up the harbor, but the men who
were unloading said they had a
special permit from the city COM
mission. People going to and
from boats at the dock were In
great danger as the powder was
handled carelessly and allowed to
lie in the sun. It Is said that the
launch makes a practice of I'M
loading powder at the dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
HE WILL SWIM
ACROSS OCEAN

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Aug. 10
Liverpool to Boston by swimming
Is the ambition of DR.. julius Will
lam NJ. Demmer, worlds cham
pion long distance swimmer. He
will attempt the feat Feb. 10.
Demmer plans to make the
swim a continuous, but not a sus-
tanned one. He will be accompa-
MED by sloop and crew of IS
men, and calculates that 200 days
Twill be consumed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
SHIP ON IT'S
WAY NORTH

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1o,--The
Peary Arctic ship Roosevelt, Cap
tain Bartlett commanding. en-
route to Etah TO secure Eskimos
and dogs for an expedition to
|Crockerland, one of Peary's most
northerly points. was spoken by
the Greenland steamer Godthaab.
Just arrived in port.
The Crockerland expedition will
be led by Prof. MacMillen and
George Borup, who we're with
Peary on his last Polar trip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-10
ONCE WORTH MILLIONS
NOW LIVES ON
is CENTS A DAY.

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Aug. 10-That he
and his wife live on Is cents a
day each was the testimony offer
ed in court proceedings here to-
day by Edward l.. Harper, former
president of the Fidelity bank of
Cincinnati, wrecked % years ago
by Harper's attempt to corner the
wheat market.
A judgment against Harper for
$7;000,000 was recently sold for