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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
CAUSES SENSATION.
Senator Owen Makes Rather
Strong Statement.

United States Senator Owen of Oklu-
bona created sensation before the
Transmissippi Commercial congress
at Kansas City, Mo-, when he stated
he had every reason to believe that
the same people who fought DR.. Har-
vev w. Wiley, chief of the bureau ct
chemistry. were now furnishing money
to oppose the movement looking to
the establishment of a national de-
partment of health.
II would rather be q fat hog suf-
fering from cholera than the mother
of large family in the first stage OF
disease, for if the government was
notified by the owner of the hog il
would give immediate aid in the form
of bottle Of sernm, whereas if the
mother asked help she would receive
none, because there is no government
bureau to aid her.
While pleading for a government
health bureau the senator expressed
himself thus.
There is something radically wrong
with country that has bureau fol-
the conservation of plant and ANNA
life and no department adequately
conserving human life, declared the
Oklahoma senator.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
CHARTER AMENDMENT
or the Cayce Oil Company

Shreveport, La, October &c, 1911.
A meeting of the stockholders of
Cayce Oil Company was held this
day at the office of the company in
Shreveport, La, with the following
named stockholders, holding and
owning all the stock of the company
at present, to-wit: B. B. ferry, hold
ing and owning i04 shares; J. w. OIL
iver holding and owning f04 shares:
4. H. Stephens holding and owning
2 shares; Donham Oil Company by
y. w. Oliver holding and owning 80
shares.
Notice of this meeting, as provid-
ed by charter, being waived by all
of the stockholders of the company.
| Mr.. J. w. Oliver, a stakeholder.
was elected chairman of the meet
ing; and B. B. Terry, stakeholder,
was elected secretary. On motion
duly made. and seconded. the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved: That Article One of the
charter of this Company be amend
ed SO as to change the name of this
Company from the Cayce Oil Com
pany TO the Oliver Terry Company
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me. the undersigned au-
thority, personally came and ap-
peared ]. w. Oliver and B. B. Ter
Try, who being duly sworn. saws m
loath, that they were the chairman
ana secretary respectively, oil
stockholders meeting of Cayce Oh
Company, held on the 10Th day d,
October, 1911, and that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy OF the minutes of said meet.
| ing.
| Sworn TO and subscribed befor,
me this the 26th day of October
1911. A TuTnpTN
| J. w. OLIVER. Notary pnblic
r. B. TERRY.
state OF Louisiana, Parish of Cad
90: ! approve the above and fore.
gong amendment TO the charter O
the Cayce Oil Company.
October %. 1911.
]. NJ. FOSTER.
District' Atty. ist Judicial Dist r.
endorsed: Filed and recorded
October 2s, 1911. w NJ lew
Deputy Clerk and ex-offiei
Deputy Recorder.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Cad
90; ! hereby certify that the abov
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21

and foregoing is a true and correct
copy OF the Original Amendment to
above charter, as the same appears
of record and on file in my office
Given under my hand and seal of
office on this the 30th day of Oct
ODER, 1911. w. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio
Deputy Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: hereby certify that the above
aud foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act as the same
now appear on file and of record
in my office:
Given under my hand and seal of
office, this the 30th day of October
1911. w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio
Deputy Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
JACK DUNCAN
LOSES HIS LIFE
Crushed to Death by Overturn-
ing of Automobile.
HAD A NOTABLE CAREER
For Years q Prominent Detective
and Captured John Wesley har-
din, q Notorious peperado-He
Hreathed Through Tube.

With his little Brush auto turned
over and the steering wheel resting
on his chest, John r., better known
as Jack. Duncan, was found dead at
the bottom of ten. foot ditch about
seven miles south of Dallas by ne
gro boy. The body was Inferred at
Dallas. Mr., Duncan at the time was
on his way to Trinity river lock ana
dam No. [, where he was employed.
He was sixty. one years old.
With his parents deceased came to
Texas from Louisville, KY, in 1870,
settling in Grayson county and in a
few years removing to Dallas.
As Texas ranger he effected sew
eral arrests that required more than
ordinary courage. With Captain Arm
strong of the rangers Duncan tracked
John Wesley Hardin, noted desper-
ado, who for years terrorized western
portion of the state, across Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alahams
into Florida.
After leaving the rangers he was fol
many years a detective. While thus
employed he was shot at Dallas nearly
thirty-fv years ago III the throat bl
a woman, the wlndpipe being severed
A silver tube was inserted in his
throat and by this agency he breathe'
the remainder of his life
His wife died eleven years ago. H'
10 survived by son, two daughters
mother, two brothers, two sisters anc
a nephew.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
Enr Good Roads.

A few days since Hon. James Viii
son, Secretary of Agriculture, in dis
cussing in Washington, D. c., the
great progress being made in road
Improvement in the Southern
States, announced that Louisiana
during the year spent 81 81, 354 on
its highways. The expenditure Of
nearly sl47,0o0,o00 was made during
the present year in road improve
ments Of the Southern States said
the secretary. and this vast amount
Of money spent in less than ten
months for road Improvement in the
states mentioned indicates the great
interest in the subject
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
preadfui Accusation.

A report was-telephoned the Dallas
station from near Caruth' 5 Switch,
several miles north of Dallas that a
white girl had been assaulted by two
white boys. Deputy sheriffs respond
ed and all three taken to the city The
boys we're held by the sheriff and the
girl turned over to the police matron
The girl who says she is over fifteen
years old, says the boys, who claim
to be each seventeen years of age, all
rode out the Richardson pike on one
motorcycle, and that she had not been
mistrea ted A relative took her to
her hoGae, in the eastern part of the
city. She is connected with family
we'll known.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
YOUNG MRS. PUGH
SHOOTS HUSBAND
And Then Turns the Weapon
Upon Herself.
BOTH PARTIES ARE DEAD
Double Tragedy Occurs at Denton
and Brought About by Divorce
Proceedings instituted by Man
at Fort Worth.

Noy Pugh, twenty one years old, was
shot at Denton, Tex. by bis wife, aged
eighteen years She Immediately fired
bullet into her forehead, expiring at
once Pugh fingered four hours.
Fort Worth was the couples home,
but Pugh was working temporarily at
the Texas and Pacific X atty freight of
flee in Denton.
Pugh was formerly a CT accountant
for the Texas aud Pacific railway. In
January last the couple were married
and separated in July.
Suit for divorce was filed a few
days ago at Fort Worth by theS hus-
band Mrs. Pugh became melaTchol y
and went to Denton to seek recon
cilatioD, but Pugh evidently refused
to discuss such a step
Mrs. Pugh went to the home of Yard
master Bushey of the Texas and Pa
cific Katy, where her husband was
stopping, and called for him, but he
hurried out Of the house without go
lug into the parlor, where she was
waiting, and started for his work.
Seeing her husband going down the
street Mrs. Pugh hurried after hin
and walked by his side about block,
talking to the man She then fired a
| him three times, two of the bullets tax
| ing effect. She then shot herself
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
IRRIGATION IN TEXAS.
Figures Given Out by Labor and
Commerce Department.

According to the department of com
merce and labor the total number OF
farms irrigated in Texas IN 1909 was
a. eo7, against ,325 in 1890, an increase
of 3, $50. or 279 3 per cent. Per cent
of the whole number OF farms irrigat-
ed in 1909 was ID; in 1899 it was Q. 4.
The total acreage irrigated in 1909
was $50, 97l acres. against 1862 in
1899, an increase OF 40l, 3I9 acres, or
s0S.s per cent The irrigated area,
though proportionately small, extend
ed more rapidly THAI did the area
improved. which increased during the
ten years by 500 per cent The total
acreage which all enterprises were ca
pable of supplying with water in 1910
was 693, 496 acres, an excess OF 2f2, 52i
aereas over the area irrigated in 1909.
The area included in projects either
completed or under construction In
1910 was !, 252 935 acres, an excess OF
sol, 964 acres over the area irrigated
in 1909. This indicates in genera
way the area which will be available
within the next few years for the ex-
tension of irrigation. and shows also
that the area irrigated can be almos'
tripled without undertaking new en-
terprises,
Total cost of irrigation systems re
ported in 1910 was Sl3. 400, S3l. Aver
age cost of operation and mainte
nance per acre in 1909 was S3 %.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
SheriRsS Sale

No. Is, i65--ln the FIRST Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Shreveport Mutual Building As
ISOLATION VS.. ]. f. Ellsworth.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. in the above
numbered and entitled suit. | have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction for cash and without the
benefit OF appraisement, at the prin-
cipal front door of the court house
OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana, during
the legal hours for sales. on
SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1911,
The north half of lot twenty-five
and The south half of lot aGenty-
tthree in block ~ of the Ingersoll
heights Subdivision in Tn city Of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
as per map filed and recorded in
conveyance book SO. page 7, of the
recorders office of said parish, to-
gether with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. Said prop
erty seized as belonging to the above
defendant and TO be sold TO pay and
satisfy the debt as specified in said
VIII say in the sum Of 1887 so, with
per cent per annum from the 28th
Jay OF January 1911, and Si1.00 with
II per cent per annum interest from
september IA, 1911, and 1880 with
10 per cent per annum interest from
June 8, 1911, and S2400 with per
cent from July II, 1914, and S20.48
i with 8 per cent interest from August
i I, 1911, and 5 per cent attorneys fees
on all of above amounts, principal
ana interest and all costs of this
SUIT J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Of1cio Auctionere.
y Caucasian, Nov. ii, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
SECOND BANK ROBBERY
In Dallas County Takes Place
at New Hope.

For the second time within month
bank robbery has taken place IN
Dallas county, Tex, this time the
State bank of New Hope, located IN
the grocery store of A. w. Lander,
and controlled by the officers of the
First State bank of Dallas, being the
victim, Three charges of nitrogly-
cerin were used and 300 in cash Sc
cured.
Constable Anderson was awakened
in some manner. He arose and start
ed out of the house when he learned
that he was being gna rded. A guard
was kept in front of his house unit
the robbers had done their work. An
derson attempted to notify residents,
but the guards prevented him from Sc
doing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
Rangers or Border.

As the result OF the report made by
Captain Hughes of the rangers that a
revolution is again imminent in Mex
leo. he and Captains Sanders and Fox
of the rangers and some men stationed
on the Rio Grande border conferred
at Anstin with the governor and ad :
jntant general. Captains Sanders and
Fox were equipped with the latest serv-
ice rifles and sixshooters and ordered
to the border. Captain Hughes and a
small force will remain at Austin in
readiness for any emergency.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
REYES ARRESTED.
Is Charged With Violating Neu.
trality Laws.

On warrant charging him with
violation of the neutrality laws Gen.
Bernardo Reyes was arrested at San
Antonio by United Statss Marshal
Nolte and placed under IS, 600 bond
He was indicted at Laredo He dis,
claims any Intention. as charged by
Madero, OF invading Mexico with an
armed force and seek to overthrow the
government OF Mexico.
Secretary of State Knox says the
arrest of Reyes was not asked by the
Mexican government, bul caused by a
determination to- enforce the neutral
ity laws. General Reyes son, Ru.
dolfo, and Reyes Retena. his private
secretary, we're also arrested.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
Train klIIs TWO.

A Houston and Texas Central rail
way train struck wagon at Richard
son. Dallas county, Tex, containing a
retired Methodist minister by name OF
". c. Wallis and r. S. Rippey. a
farmer. The wagon was demolished,
both men and one of the mules killed
and the other mule badly injured. A
bale OF cotton was in the wagon and
the latter was ground to pieces. II
happened at crossing. Wallas is
survived by widow and ten children
and Rippey had wife and five chill
iren. Both were prominent farmers
and large land owaers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
pies From Wound.

Miss Lacie West. heavyweight years
old, who was shot Sept. 9 in a moving
picture show at Nashville. Tenn. by
Mrs. Earl Samuel, has sueeumhed 10
The wound. AT the time Miss West
was shot she was attending the per-
permance with Mr.. Samuel. promi-
nent yonng grain dealer. The young
woman is SAID to have been a recent
conner from Texas. Great excitement
followed The shooting
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
EIGHTEEN KILLED.
Coal Dust Explosion Occurs In
a Mine.

Eighteen men were killed in dust
explosion which occurred in the Bot
tom Creek mine of the Bottom Creek
Coal and Coke company at Vivian,
W. Va. Over $50 men gere at work at
the time, twenty-five being in the ex-
plosion zone. Four of these we're res
cued alive.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
LoUIsIANA's PROGRESS.


1t is encouraging as well as graf
flying to note the credit given to
Louisiana in publications which are
gratuitous and very complimentary.
And still more pleasing is this pub
liciiy, from the fact that it is the
result of efforts directed intelli-
gently, in which the press has been
most conspicuous.
Ii would not be possible at this
time TO estimate the space which
has been covered by the press in the
presentation of the varied and Won
derful resources of Louisiana. In
deed the press Of Shreveport has
never tired of this good work which
in the years gone seemed to be
fruitless of results, but by keeping
everlastingly at ii" North Louisiana
for instance and Shreveport in par
ticular has been kept iii the eye OF
the public, and now with the influ-
ence of the Shreveport and OF New
Orleans and the State Fair of Louis
lana, Shreveport is today the most
widely known of Louisiana towns,
not even excepting New Orleans.
II may be said that scarcely day
is recorded in the round of time
without some notice of Shreveport
and of Louisiana.
In the handsome notice OF Louis
iana's Example" The Arkansas DEM
ocrat says:
Louisiana is setting an example
in agricultural economy that would
be we'll for Arkansas and many 9TH
er Southern States 10 emulate,
Louisiana is this year producing
enough corn to meet all the needs
of the State, the second year in the
history of the State.
Ten years ago Louisiana was inn
porting more than 100000 bushels
of corn annually.
About the year 1902 there began
in Louisiana a campaign of educa-
ton along This line, with the result
that from 1908 forward the amount
of corn grown each year has shown
material increase over the guam
titv produced the year before.
More corn is resulting in the grow
ing Of more hogs. More hogs means
added interest in the industry, and
this is bringing about very decided
Improvement III the stock of swine
This means that for the same
amount Of corn and other feed more
bacon is produced than was possible
when pineSrooters or other scruf
hogs were allowed TO run at will and
sought only when killing time came
around.
what Louisiana has done and il
doing can be done in Arkansas on q
larger scale. Natural conditions II
Arkansas lend themselves more
readily to Improvement along thess
lines than in Louisiana, and instead
Of ianporfin 100000 bushels of corr
and millions of pounds of bacon ant
other hog products annually, we car
within very short length Of time
reach point where we can sell te
less favored states rather than pur-
chase both corn and bacon from
Northern states--o from Louisiana
sThe example of the State to ths
south of us is an ocular demonstra-
lion OF what we can do and what W.
should do Ia this State
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
NO DEATH BEDS
Desired, So These Articles Are
Broken UD,

Because 90 per cent OF the people
today die in bed, John B. Sissoms OF
Teal Lake, Tex, has used an axe or
all such furniture in his house and he
and. his wife and four children now
content themselves with sleeping or
the floor.
Between trains Sissoms aired his
views thus at New Orleans. He SAID
he thought beds we're not healthy an6
that MIR. Carnegie or some other phi
lanthropist should investigate this
matter.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
GENERAL
N EWS
NOTES..

tOPtN-INO Years, suct
and killed Carrie Belle Duncan, six
teen. Before the man could reload
the single barreled shotgun and turn
the weapon on himself, his wife, weak
and feverish, wrested the gun from him
and prevented him suiciding. The girl
and her family lived with the Brazells
and the girl had just cooked breakfast
and gone to the sick woman when her
brains were blown ont. Brazell had
In his pockets letters stating he loved
the girl, was Jealous OF other men
and that he intended to kill her and
end his own life.
Tired of its daily routine OF balanc-
ing a ball on the end OF its nose in a
Topped through window pane into
an alley. When IT felt the snow and
shifted the cold air it appeared in its
natural element and started for Lake
Michigan. BY narrow margin the
sea lion lost in its race for the chilly
waters. A number of men and boys
trailed the animal and captured it
when 1t was in a minute or two OF at
tanning its goal
Eight million people are in need OF
immediate relief in Russia owing to
the failure of tbs crops in twenty Prov
inces was the announcement made in
the Russian douma by Premier Ko-
kovzoff in reply to Undergraduates in
regard to reports tibet large area
was threatened with famine.
.Iohu NJ. Slaton, formerly president
OF the Georgia senate. is now govern
or, succeeding Hon. Hoke Smith. who
was elected United Stairs senator.
Albert W. Stockell, prominent at
torney of Nashville, Tenn, diod sud-
denly of heart trouble He was aged
sixtytwo years.
In front of the Metropolitan opera
house, New York, the automobile oil
Henry w. Taft was wrecked as the re
suit of collision with taxicab. In
the automobile was Henry Howard
Taft. son OF H w. and nephew of the
president. He was unframed.
Peter Lenane, wealthy saloonisi
of New York, was shot and killed al
| the threshold of his home by mar
he refused to serve liquor some time
ago Latter was arrested
Jacob Doll. a prominent piano man
nfacturer and head OF the jacob Doll
& Sons company, died at his home in
New York of o complication OF dis
eases. He vas sixty one years old.
At an early date Nda. Okla, is &
have free mail delivery, Information
TO that effect having been received by
the postmaster
Oklahoma state Baptist convention
held its 1911 convention at Durant, .
large number OF messengers and Wis
Iitors attending.
The three story residence OF Edgar
i Miles south OF Talihina, Okla, was
/ DESTROYED by fire OF unknown origin,
/ Building was valued at SO. gao ane
the contents at about 50. 600 With par
/ tial insurance. Il vas al elegant resi-
dence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
Fails tiondred Feet.

Herr Pletschker, an aviator. fell as
he vas making flight over the 10.
hanisthal field, near Berlin, and was
killed, his neck being broken He
took part in the Berlin aviation meet
in September, using an Alabatross
biplane Pletsehker made SOON good
exhibitions aud on several occasions
developed speed exceeding sixty
miles an hour
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
TEXAS
AND
TEXANS.

las held them some
time. One broke loose and escaped,
| the doctor held other till police came.
| Three white men we're menacing Tom
Green. a negro. His cries for help
brought the doctor to the scene. On
his arrival the third man fed. a
butcher knife, was found at the place.
Mrs. Lucy Matheson, acquitted at
| Fort Worth, charged with killing her
bus band, acquires his estate, consist
ing of considerable cash aud proper
| ty. Killing occurred at Abilene. The
father of Matheson died at Abilene a
| week before his son and the latter was
his sole heir. He was wealthy
October business of the Information
al and Great Northern railway was
over 81, 800, 900, for the first time in
the roads history.
| Charter of the Maverick Oil and
Gas company, with a capital stock of
| 800, 900, has been fled at Austin,
Fire destroyed all the buildings of
| the Colorado Salt company, two
| miles cart of Colorado, except the
1 new fireproof power plant. Plant of
the Colorado Ice company, operated
| In connection with that of the salt
company, was also swept away. Loss
IL only partially covered by insurance
While Miss Ruby Hardin, seventeen
years old, was on her way at an early
hour il Dallas to her daily task in a
telephone exchange she was struck a
blow by an unknown man and fell off
| sidewalk. Ly ing in the mud she had
q terrific encounter with her assailant,
her screams finally soaring him off 1t
was too dark 10 tell his color She
had q livid streak across her neck
and a swollen jaw, bur went on to the
exchange.
i Stark West OF Waco came near be-
4 ing blinded in the left eye by hat
pin. A woman moved her head sud
denly, her hat pin striking Mr.. West
in the eyeball, going in deep and just
missing the pupil Eyeball was badly
injured,
At Cameron Judge Scott granted q
change OF venue to Georgetown in the
remaining cases for the alleged lyach-
ing OF the young Mexican at Thorn
dale and ordered them to come up at
he uext term of court
i At Abilene the roundhouse of the
i Abilene and Southern railway was de-
stroyed by fire, three coaches and two
box cars also being consumed Loco
motives were fired up ready to goout
on their runs and this made it posi-
Bile to save them.
i B. Adoue. president of the Texas
Il Brewers association, leading finan-
& cier of Galveston and resident 81
that city since the close of the civil
war, died OF heart failure. de was a
native of Aurignac, France, being
born in ls4l.
i w. Hamilton. cowboy from the
! Panhandle, fell into corral of wild
steers ct ST. Joseph, Mo. Realizing
the danger of being trampled to death
Hamilton regained his feet and draw.
ing big revolver fired at the oncom
ing steers and crippled one Others
stopped short. and as they did so II
: seized one by the horns and role /
! until the animal got close enough &
tbs fence for him to scramble of ant
climb 10 safety.
Rogers hotel at Waxahachie tina
the flames recently consumed, is to b
replaced by a hotel structure that il
!. every respect will be mode and Il.
cost Be about 500. 600. Robert Har
rlson, the proprietor. expects its con
ssruc1Ion soon - commence,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-21
Reeclsersllip Notice.

No. 1895 First District Court Par
ISL of Caddo. State OF Louisiana
Reeeivership of Merriwether
Shoe Company Limited.
Notice is hereby given that Minor
Merriwether Jrs receiver. has This
dag filed final account in said re-
ownership, and unless opposition he
made thereto within the tine spse:-
Gid By law the same will be dely
i. lnologated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon 3 ". Susherlin
Judge Of said couil, This the Oh day
t November i9i
S. %. WILLIAMS.
November & Deputy Clerk
ne would like 8 chance to neurt
on your nexl order Of printing