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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

He has kept his word, but when the
time limit expires next year he is go
ing to take unto himself a wife.
Three hundred proposals Of marriage
have reached Colonel Green since he
went to New York year ago to take
charge of his mothers interests. Scores
of the aspiring maids inclosed photo
graphs, and letters have been received
from half Of the states of the Union,
while some have come from Europe,
Russia and even the Hawaiian Islands,
He has answered none of the letters.
The future Mrs. Edward FL. R. Green
must be a woman who Is willing to
accept the Texas colonel for himself
and not for the millions which he will
inherit from his mother.
''I'm within just one year of the age
when man should get married." Colo
mel Green said. my time limit will
expire within twelve months, and I'm
going to make good"
He believes the problem Of marriage
Is far more serious for the wealthy
man than for the poor man. Colonel
Green objects to divorce, and when
he ceases to be bachelor he wants
to have the satisfaction of knowing
that he is the loved head Of the house
hold and not the treasury vault.
Colonel Green's mother is now in
her seventy-sixth year. Colonel Green's
father, who died in New York in 1892.
lived to be nearly ninety years old.
Mrs. Green's wealth is estimated ar
upward of S70,000,00O Colonel Green
says that he intends to make this for
tune positive source of good for the
whole country. He does not believe
in endowing charities or bestowing mil
lions upon various philanthropies. In
herited wealth. says Colonel Green.
as put to its best use when 1t creates
the greatest possible number of life
jobs rather than when it satisfies the
hunger Of day
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF BIRD MIGRATION
FROM NORTH TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA.
young are old enough to care for
themselves fall migration is begun by
a trip to the Labrador coast. where
they fatten for several weeks on the
abundant native fruits. A short trip
across the gulf of st. Lawrence brings
them to Nova Scotia. which is the
starting point for the wonderful ocean
flight. due south to the coast of South
America.
If the weather is good the birds
make the entire trip without pause or
rest, but if tempest arises they may
be blown out OF their course to New
England and start anew on the ad-
vent Of fair weather. Having accom-
plished the ocean voyage. the golden
plover passes across eastern South
America to its winter home in Argen.
tina and after a sojourn of six months
there finds its way back to the arctic
again by an entirely different and this
time mostly land roufe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

things which 1t holds are discreditahle
to the government is especially notice
able in the west. Much is being made
there Of the fact that the prairie prov
Inces will not be represented fully
In parliament during the next four
years because the government brought
on the election before completion Of
the census now being taken. The sub
sequent distribution based upon the
increased population would have CIV
en- the west twenty additional mem
bers. Failure to take over the termi-
nal grain elevators for government
management and to declare that the
Hudson Bay railway when completed
will not be let to a private railway
corporation for operation are other
factors in the vests opposition.
In Quebec. which is largely French,
opponents of the government are
again attacking bitterly the there I'M
popular naval policy of the Laurier re-
gi1ne to draw attention from reciproc-
ity.
The government alleges that the
Conservatives are relying for success
on large financial support expected
from manufacturers in Canada. tariff
reformers in England and anti-reei-
procity interests in the United States.
Apparently the government win not
lack necessary funds 1t is said
to be certain Of the support of the
thousands. Of grain growers liz western
Canada. who are well organized. The
organization decided not to put up
candidates of its own. thus avoiding
three cornered fights. This is accept
ed as indicating that the members of
the society viii be advised by their
leaders to support the Liberal candi-
dates
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
PRESIDENT TAFT.

there are daily meetings throughout
Canada. Government officials profess
to have reports that indicate a steady
growth of pro-reciprocity sentiment,
and they are confident Of the return
Of the administration with a safe ma
1ority. The opposition is equally con-
fident as to the outcome. and the cleo
tons will be the most holly contested
that have ever taken place In Canada.
1t is the evident purpose OF the op-
ponents of reciprocity to divert atten-
ton from that issue as much as pos
sible But the government and its
supporters will keep reciprocity in the
foreground. Prominent members of
the government express increased con-
1dence that the new parliament to be
opened in October by the new gov
ernor general. the Duke of Connaught,
will be SO constituted by the re-elec-
ton results as to be able to make its
initial act the ratification of the reci-
procity agreement. The opposition
forces. on the contrary, hope for suffi-
cient conservative and French Nation
alist gains in the new parliament to
leave reciprocity where it stands-rati-
fed at washington, but not at Ottawa.
Actually to kill reciprocity the oppo-
sition will have to come back with
twenty-five more members than they
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

u u
pacity OF the tree appears to attain its
maximum the water falling from the
leaves and oozing from the trunk in a
steady, continuous stream, flowing
over the surrounding soil and nourish-
ing the parched ground
1t is stated that a single tree will
yield an average of nine gallons of
water per day, and it has been est
mated that If plot of ground a kilo-
meter square be planted with 10000
trees daily yield of about 10000
gallons would always be available
for irrigation after making all allow
ances for evaporation, etc. The rain
tree appears to be Indifferent as to the
soil in which it grows. can withstand
extreme fluctuations of climate, needs
but little care in cultivation and grows
rapidly. Under these circumstances one
is inclined to believe that 1t would pro
vide a simple and effective method of
retaining the desert and that the cost
OF widespread cultivation of the rain
tree would be amply repaid. inasmuch
as there are vast tracts of country in
all the FIVE continents which at pres
ent have no economic value. owing
to absence of water supplies for nour-
ishing the soil. which might easily be
secured BY the systematic culture of
this tree, compiled with careful irriga-
hon by means of bitches
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
BATTLEsHIP FLORIDA.

-
give her a speed of % knots, although
the specifications call for only 2O.7S
knots. She wears along her $40 foot
sides a water line belt of eleven inch
armor eight feet in width, and above
this nine inch armor Twelve inches
of steel guard the five turrets, and
nine and one-half inches, besides the
protective deck, are designed to keep
dropping shells out of the vitals at the
base of the tunnels.
The Florida carries ten twelve-inch so
caliber guns, fifty feet in length from
the point of the shell chamber When
these are swung to port or starboard
for broadside the overhang clear of
the ships sides is seventeen feet.
Looking at the battleship bow on, one
would think that her turrets were
superposed or double decked, but an
other view shows that the middle tur-
rets ere well toward the waist of the
ship and elevated, Of course, for firing
over the three on the main deck. The
Florida also has secondary battery
of sixteen fve-inch rapid fire guns, four
more than the ships of the North Da.
kota type.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

Smith came prominently upon the
screen. and he was elected on the first
ballot There Immediately arose the
question as to what Governor Smith
would do This he as promptly settled
by q statement that he would remain
governor until December, pushing
through the present legislative session
the remainder of the reform measures
which he had advocated. In the mean
time, he said. Senator Terrell could
continue to serve the state, as his COM
mission would hold unit. his successor
should go to Washington and present
his credentials. He had calculated that
Senator Terrell would be glad to con-
tinue bis term of service until Deem
Der and would not want to take the
responsibility of leaving the state I'M
represented by a junior senator at this
time
But there his political calculations
failed. Terrell resigned. Smith still
refused to go to Washington.
Meantime Georgia is represented by
one United States senator. A. o. Bacon.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

/ rs
~ from Georgia 2" a question
w which for a time agitated
the state almost to a point
OF political bitterness, has given way
to the now equally hard problem,
when is the junior senator FROM
Georgia 2"
VJoseph M. Terrell. having taken the
position that his term as United States
senator from Georgia expired with the
election of his successor, Governor
Hoke Smith. settled 1t by rendering his
resignation direct to the United States
senate. where it was accepted and his
name expunged from the senate roll,
and now there remains the question
when Governor Smith proposes to
leave the executive office to represent
the state at Washington.
His political enemies are spreading
stories of the danger of the loss of
important popular measures now pend
ing in the United States senate
through the absence of one Democratic
vote; his political friends declare that
it is his foremost duty to remain gov
ernor until he secures the enactment
by the general assembly of the reform
measures for which he commended in
his campaign.
Governor Smiths ambition has al
ways been to go to the United States
senate. When Senator A. s. Clay died
last fall Smith had already been elect
ed governor. although he had not yet
been inaugurated. Governor Brown
appointed his political adviser. Joseph
M. Terrell to serve until the next gen
eral assembly.
As the time for the meeting Of the
general assembly drew on the name of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
MIGRATION OF BIRDS.
The Golden PIover Makes $500 Miles
In Single Flight.

The Golden PIover Makes $500 Miles
In Single Flight.
Intensely interesting data on the mi
grafton of American birds. drawing
special attention to the golden plover.
which makes $500 miles In single
fight, are obtainable from material
compiled by Wells w. Cooke Of the
United States biological survey for the
National Geographic Magazine.
= The principal routes used by the
myriads of birds in their migrations
between North and South America are
shown In the map. The middle route
Is by far the most important and may
be said to extend from northwestern
Florida and western Louisiana across
the gulf of Mexico to the southern
coast of the gulf and thence by land
through Central America to South
America. More birds probably follow
this route than all the other routes
combined.
Long over water flights do not take
place without many casualties, and not
the smallest of the perils arises from
the lighthouses. Last night / could
have filed mail sack with the bodies
Of little warblers which killed them
selves striking against my light"
wrote the keeper of Fowey Rocks
lighthouse, in southern Florida.
The flights of 500 and 700 miles
across the gulf Of Mexico are short.
however. as compared with the ex-
traordinary $500 mile fight Of the
golden plover. which is the longest
sustained fight ever recorded. These
birds nest along the arctic coast Of
North America. and as soon as the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
FAMED BEAUTY TO WED TITLE

Lord camoys Wins Mildred Watts
Sherman. Heiress to Many Millions.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watts Sher
man Of New York and Newport have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Mildred Sherman, one Of the
Sherman twins. famous for their beau
ty, to Lord Camoys. friend of Lord
Decies, who married vivien Gould
only a few months ago Lord Camoys
met Miss Sherman when in New York
in attendance at the wedding of his
friend.
Miss Sherman is already the pos
SCISSOR of S10O00,000 in her own right
When she arrives at the age .of thirty.
which will be in seven years, she will
Inherit second fortune almost as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

iOIlCu Is last uCdlttiS GOllPlS~
III ton in the Brooklyn navy
yard. Gangs of wOrkmen are
putting on the finishing touches pre-
paratOry to the vessel going into COM
mission late in September, when she
will take the place of the Connecticut
as flagship of the Atlantic fleet. When
her crew of officers and men march on
board the day she is made officially q
part of the navy the Florida will be
Uncle Sans most powerful lighting
ship. The construction work is fn~
ished, her ten twelve-inch rifles are In
cessity demanded it, and all that re.
mains to be done Is touch of paint
here and there, a little wiring inside
the turrets and decorative work in the
officers quarters.
The Florida is the third of the large
battleships to be turned out from the
government navy yard at Brooklyn,
The first was the Maine, built In 1892
and doomed to sink in Havana harbor.
The second was the Connecticut, COM
missioned in 1906 The Connecticut ia
now the flagship Of the North Atlantic
fleet, but when the Florida joins the
first division with the Utah, North
Dakota and Della ware Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus will transfer his flag
to her.
In building the Florida the navy con-
structors, under William J. Baxter,
sought to make a record for speed, but
the fact that large numbers of work
men were taken from time to time as
repair crews for other ships caused the
work to fall behind that on her sister
ship, the Utah. whose keel was laid
almost simultaneously in q private
yard The first keel plate of the Flor
ida was laid March 8. 1909, and her
launching was successfully accom-.
plished on May II, 1910.
Her normal displacement will be
21,S25 tons, and her turbine engines, OF
$4,000 horsepower, are expected to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

Geraghty is SINS. ehH4A0si -
twenty three years old and apparently
quite competent to support wife by
hsnest industry, Mrs. Geraghty Is
5ssteen she insists that she will re-
szst all efforts to separate her from her
husband. declaring that she has made
q good choice. though 1t max be that
her relatives would have preferred she
should marry the poverty stricken. de
generate son Of European aristoc
racy who was willing to trade his title
for money.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

States, whereupon the Laurier govern
ment dissolved parliament and zap.
pealed to the people" This action
amounts to the same thing as refer,
endum in the United States. and the
sentiment of the people is to be got at
the coming election.
Premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Cp-
position Leader r. L. Borden are In
the field on speechmaking tours. and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

moisture Of the
atmosphere a n d
precipitating 1t in
the form of rain.
When the rivers
are at their lowest
during he dry
5 e a $ o n and the
heat is intense
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
COL. GREEN WANTS WIFE.
Time Limit on Bachelorhood Of Rich
est Woman's Son Has Expired.

Time Limit on Bachelorhood Of Rich
est Woman's Son Has Expired.
Colonel Edward Fl. r. Green, presi
dent of the Westminster company.
with assets of $125.O00,oOO. owner of
the Texas Midland railroad and son
of Mrs. Hetty Green. is going to marry
within year. Who the bride to be is
he doesn't know, but he said in all
seriousness that his bachelorhood will
end before he is q year older.
Here is the secret of why Colonel
Green, forty three years old, has so
long lived the life of single blessed
ness. He promised his mother nine
teen years ago. when she sent him
down to Texas to "break him in" as
a railroad section hand, that he would
remain bachelor for twenty years
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

have now. or a majority of five in the
house. But as one of these would
have to be elected speaker the work
ing majority would be but four This
small margin, however, would suffice
Parliament has a membership Of 221
Today 133 are government supporters.
and IS are opponents of the govern
ment. the administration majority
being 45.
The governments principal strength
lies east of Ontario. its supporters
from that portion of Canada number
Ing 70. while the opposition has but
81. In the part Of the Dominion com
nrised BY Ontario and the provinces to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

French Wander
bilt, who was for
merly the wife of
Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, star
tied the smart set
when she eloped
with ack Ge-
raghty. a chauf-
feur. The young
couple were first
married by a Con-
gregational minis
ter and later by a
Catholic prizes t.
Geraghty's father
Is a Y e W port
cabby.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
HElREss WHO ELoPED.

Niece or Mrs. Vanderbilt Created Sen
sation by Marrying Chauffeur.
Miss Julia Estelle French, New
York and Newport society belle. and
heiress and niece OF Mrs. Elsie
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

Peru 10 Afforded Protection Against
Drought.
Peru has rain tree which affords
protection against Drought. This tree
is supplied with large leaves. which
have the property of condensing the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Laurier and Borden on
the Stump---Election
on Sept. II.
EDHOT speechmaking

.OT speechmaking
marks the cam
paign now under
way in Canada
in anticipation of
t b e parliamen
tary election to
be held on Sept.
q, which in
wolves primarily
reciprocity with
Ii e U II | t e d
States. The op-
ponents Of reci-
procity in the re-
cent parliament
by their obstruc-
tive tactics pre-
vented ratiica.
ton of the treaty
with the United
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Florida,
Mightiest
Battleship

vE7HE new 100000 battleshlp
b Florida is fast nearing compile
III ton in the Brooklyn navy
ward. Gangs of WOrkmen are
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Structure Was Erected and Fully
Equipped In Single Week.

A remarkable achievement In con.
struction Is reported from Yorkville.
Mich, where a Catholic church, % by
"a feet. was completely built, painted.
furnished with altar, pews, organ and
all the equipment that goes with it In
one weeks time. This is probably
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Hoke Smith
In a
Dilemma

WWK HO is the junior senator
~ from Georgian" a question
which for a time agitated
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-24
STATE OF MAINE.

Kenuebec. S. Supreme Judicial Court
Percy Y. Hill VS.. Victery Realty Com
pany.
I'd tie Supreme Judicial Court. ,-.u,,a
Percy Y. Ilill of Augusta II. the s>ol .,,,S
of hennebec and state of Maiae I'm
plains against the Sickery hed tea. IL. law
pahy, a corporation duly existing py "a"
aud located In said Augusta; alo - tbc
I. Plaintiff is a stakeholder a en- IN wv
Treasurer of said Vickery fseai's
. Vt a meeting of the sto2ckhottaae ersf Of
said corporation legally cdl i1 ,sc slxtb
and held at said Augusta on ais stoclf
day of November, 1911, INT :! 81 ,,o,.,,s,ra
holders voted to dissolve sala con poi"-
ton - e,,a cornora.
s. There are no assets q saiu eofpoi@s'
ton. and no existing ildpllta ..s.
Tbst the said defendant CORPORA
ton may be dissolved a,,a liz, y bava Such
other and further relief as the nature OF
the case may require. of tbis Riu. NAV
g. That such NOTICE ,' VI cornoratio1
be given 10 the defeiluttht Sot poldtioH
az az. In,,rt may see fit to order
Dated Augusta, Maine, November o.
1911. PERCY V mn,
STATE OF MAINE.
,,aore,ec Is November. s, 1911
Then personally appeared the above
n.,,,,a,I percy " Hill and made oath that
he has read the above Bi il ana a., khoWs
i, nc af his own knowledge except the
n,,ttors stated to be on information and
belief. and that A. to tiose matters no
heiioves them to be true.
Before me,
CHARLES L. ANDREWS.
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
HEATH q ANDREWS.
Plaintiffs Solicitors;
lrnon the foregoing Bill il Is ordered
ma Il hearing be had before this Court
on the second day ~ December. 1911, ut
"a NJ at the Court House at Augusta.
Maine. and that notice thereof be given
Lid defendant corporation by publishing
"a Infested copy of said Bill and this or
der of Court thereon once a week for
three Successive weeks previous TO the
date OF said hearing, In the Daily Ken
uehec Journal, a newspaper published
at Augusta, Maine.
A. NJ, SPEAR,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
a true copy of bill and order of notice
thereon.
Attest: NELLIE Il. RACkLlFFs
Deputy Clerk.
MOVIE. first
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