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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Four Men Do a Deed of Extra
ordinary Daring.

Four armed men drove up the jewel
ry store at Chicago of Edward Alber-
ii in a Limousine car which they had
stolen, compelled nine people to lie
face downward on the floor of rear
room, bound them hand and foot with
pieces of clothes line and escaped with
jewelry and money amounting to over
500, 600
Edward Alberti, son of the proprie-
tor Of the store, and the manager, S.
Schmidt, were standing behind show
case in the front part Ofihe store whed
the four men in an automobile halted
in front of the place. One Of the men
remained in the auto and the other
three entered the store, drew pistols
and compelled Albert and Schmidt to
walk into rear room, which is used
as a stock storeroOm.
When seven employees we're forced
to the rear all nine we're tied and one
man left-to guard them. The other two
summoned the one in the auto and he
assisted in securing the booty. Slid
inh blinds inside front window were
opened and two trays, each containing
twenty-eight diamond rings, taken.
The outside doors of the safe were
opened and the robbers pried open the
inner door with steel bar From the
safe $500 in cash and several watches
we're taken.
Young Albert tried to free himself,
but the rObber on guard struck him or
the head with a revolver
Then the bandits carried their plum
der to the automobile, got in and dis
appeared.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
PYTHIANS AND SISTERS.
Both Hold Interesting Meetings
at Abilene,

The Texas knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters each held its annual
convention at Abilene with large at
tendance. Reports showed both Or
ders in excellent condition.
Pythians elected following officers;
Grand CT ncellor-R. Fl. Buck, Fort
Worth.
Grand Vice Chancellor-C. F. Wei
land, Dallas.
+ Grand Prelate-T. Conally, Marlin.
Grand Master of Arms. S. Pat
rick, Paris.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Henry Miller, Weatherford.
Grand Master of the Exchequer-
W. F. Skillman, Sulphur Springs.
Grand Inner Guard-Henry Ellis,
Groesbeck.
Supreme Representatives o. P.
Thomas, with c. H. Powell, alternate;
w. w. King, with Fl. H. Swink, alter
nate.
Pythian Home Director-C. Brew
ington.
Pythian Sisters elected Mrs. J. T.
Weilman of Beaumont, grand chief;
Mrs. E. E. Maloney of Commerce.
grand senior, and Mrs. II. N. Naylor
of Cameron, Junior.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
MARsHAL,s SALE

No. 2o3s-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, Louisiana: VESSEL & Co. VS..
David Hughley.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias is
sued IN the above entitled and num-
bered suit, BY the Honorable L. C. Blan-
chard, judge Of the City Court, shreve-
port, louisiana, and to me directed, l
have seized and will sell at public auc-
ton, at the Texas street front door of
the court house of Caddo Parish, La,
between the legal hours fer sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY ~ 1911.
The undivided one-ffth (1-s) interest
in lot IS OF the Perrin & ZeigIer subdi-
vision Of Io-acre lot Allendale, City of
Shreveport, La; also one-6fth (I-5) IN
terest in all Improvements thereon. The
above property seized as belonging to
defendant and to be sold TO satisfy the
debt specified ID said writ, say sum Ct
5000, with interest from March 90.
1909. at per cent. and all cost.
Terms Of sale cash, with benefit of ap-
praiaemenk @ T. GERALD,
Caucasian April as City Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Cat Arrested end Executed.

Entire official machinery of health
and police departments of Buffalo, N.
Y, were necessary to bring about the
arrest and execution of an eight pound
tom cat, believed to have been cause
of a diphtheria epidemic in the Front
avenue section. Two children, whose
parents owned the cat, were the first
stricken. The cat was sent to the res
idence of friend. Otherchildren took
the malady. A health department in
spector arrested the cat with the aid
of police and a culture taken from the
animel's throat. City Bacteriologist
reported the feline had diphtheria and
health. inspector and policeman were
ordered to carry out the decree of ex-
ecution. In another part of Buffalo
a canary bird is believed to have been
the carrier responsible for similar
diphtheria epidemic.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo,
Office of the Board of Supervisors OF
Election in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana: In accordance with the
election laws of the State of louisiana,
and pursuant to the proclamation of His
Excellency, Jared Y. Sanders, duly pub
lished, notice is hereby given, and we do
proclaim, that an election will be held
at the precincts now established by law
in the Eighth Ward of the Parish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, MAY 80, 1911,
for the election of a member of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, for said Ward Eight, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
7. B. Moss
Said election is to be held under the
general election laws of the State eff
Louisiana, and at the precincts and I'M
der the supervision of the following
commissioners and clerks, to-wit:
Forbing-J. w. Daniel, B. R. Jacobs,
J. H. Middleton, commissioners; John
B. Forbing, clerk.
Caspiana-D. H. Courtney, C. M.
Hutchinson, J. F. Yearwood, commits
sioners; c. c. Hutchinson, clerk.
And we do hereby require and direct
that the polls shall be open from 8 am.
until 7 pm on the day of said election,
and the commissioners are hereby in
structed to count the votes immediately
after the closing of the polls and make
due return to the undersigned supervis-
ors of election, according to law.
Thus done and signed at Our Office in
the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
La, on this the 18th day of April 1917.
w. H. SCHEEN,
President Board of Supervisors of Elec-
ton for Caddo Parish, La.
w. c. AGURS,
NJ. WARD.
Members Of Board of Supervisors of
Elections for Caddo Parish, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Stabbed MANY TImes.

With over half a dozen wounds in
his body Louis Moore, a negro, was
taken corpse to an undertaking es-
tablishment at Dallas. Ed Miller, an
other negro, quickly left the vicinity
of the tragedy. One of the wounds
was a large incision in the heart OF
the victim. There were two wounds
in the back, one in the left shoulder
blade, deep stab in the left arm, one
in an ear another in the head above
the left temple, and the negro was also
slashed one hand as though he had
grasped the knife blade in an effort to
wrest the weapon from his assailant
According to an investigation there
was a woman in the case.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
LADY CHLOROFORMED.
Body of Mrs. T. ]. Tobin Found
In Bed at San Antonio.

Death by chloroform" was verdict
of the coroner in the case of Mrs. T.
J. Tobin, whose lifeless body was dis
covered in bed in her room at San An
tonic. With her husband the lady
arrived at San Antonio from Wichita,
Kan. Rent of room was paid for a
week in advance.
When the body was found the head
was covered with a quilt and pillow
and Wad reeking with chloroform
pressed with her hands to her face. A
letter from her husband, postmarked
Anstin, contained instructions to the
lady to write him care of the general
delivery, Dallas.
A teachers certificate from the state
normal school of Oklahoma, issued to
Mildred Cunningham, July 26, 1909,
at Saltwater, Okla, was found among
her effects.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Profitable BurRIarizIng.

Twenty three purses, containing an
aggregate OF 81, 100. were stolen from
a party of prospectors from Illinois,
Wisconsin and the northwest while
they asleep in the hotel on the Cross
S ranch, in the Artesian belt district,
southwest of San Antouio, according
to A. G. Seegar, who reported the af-
fair at that city. G. NJ. Meter of Chi
cago awoke to find an intruder in his
room. He gave chase, but the party
made his escape. A. F. johnson of
Chicago lost S7OO and J. M. Phillips
of the same city S105. The purses we're
taken from under the pillows of the
slumbering victims.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
EIenhant Kills Trainer.

AS James Hildebrand, the animals
trainer, was endeavoring to put an
elephant of wild west show upon a
train at Dickson. Mo-, the huge beast
wrapped it's trunk arovnd the mans
body, lifted him high in the air and
then dashed him to the ground. 1t is
believed he was instantly killed. It's
rage unsatisfed, the elephant began
kneading the trainers body with its
fore feet 1t then dragged the body
thirty feet and repeatedly thrust its
tusks into the corpse. Show attaches
stuck pitchforks into the animal and
drove it from it's victim. Immediately
after the tragedy the elephant was
shot. Hildebrand was several years
the animals trainer and often slept
beside his charge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
A JUDGMENT.

No. I4,222-In the First District, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana: Evelyn B. Van
Cleve VS.. James J. Van Cleve.
In this case, by reason of the law and
the evidence being in favor thereof, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that the
plaintiff, Mrs. Evelyn B. Van Cleve, do
have and recover judgment against her
husband, defendant James J. Van Cleve,
IN the full sum of fifteen hundred dol
lars, with legal interest from January
4, 1911, until paid, and all costs of this
suit
1t is further ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the community of aeuets
and gains heretofore existing between
the plaintiff and defendant be and the
same IS hereby dissolved and the plain
tiff herein granted separation of prop
erty. thus done, read and signed in
open court this first day of ADri1 1o11
E. w. SUTHERLIN,
Judge First District Court.
Endorsed: Filed April I, 1911,
A. S. HARDIN,
Deputy Clerk
a true copy. D. P. EUBANK,
Apr1i Il, 1911. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
CROWLEY WRITTEN.
Governor Notifies Him of Al
legged Violations.

Governor Colquitt has written Miles
Crowley, coun4y attorney of Calves
ton county, calling his attentionto al
legged violations of the liquor laws in
Galveston and asking Mr.. Crowley to
take action to stop same.
Attorney General Lightfoot when
requested by the governor to take &C
ton replied that he could do moth
ing unless the nupreme court holds
the clubs have violated the laws.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Up to Voters.

A referendum vote to decide wheth-
er the picture show shall be allowed
to remain open Sunday at Fort Worth
was ordered by the city commission
ers. 1t is to be held May 25. At q
later date it is proposed to submit to
a referendum vote also the matter OF
ablishing a reservation Sunday
picture show opening has caused a
considerable amount of controversy
at Fort Worth, also the reservation
matter, so the commissioners deemed
it best for a referendum vote to be
taken on both. At present picture
shows cannot operate on Sunday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
PsrIshea on Wlfe,a Grave.

Two fires in the outskirts of Great
Darlington, Mass, have denuded over
POO acres of choice woodland and it
required scores of men to subdue the
flames. One of these fires was started
by August Bergman, an aged man,
who had been at work cleaning weeds
and bushes from abouthis wife's grave
in suburban cemetery. He burned
to death on the grave by the blaze he
had started to dispose of the gathered
brush and weeds.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
BIows Off Top of Head.

At his home, nine miles north OF De-
ratur Tex, Noah Stockton, twenty
one years old, terminated his career
by blowing off the top of his head
with shotgun. He left note to his
mother which gave as a cause for the
deed that his sweetheart had deserted
him and he could not bear to live any
longer. The young man belonged to
an excellent family.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Picture showa Barred.

The common council of Mont Clair,
N. j., has barred the picture show in
definitely from tina city ~ refusing to
grant licenses to anybody. Eleven
applications were turned down by a
single vote at the last meeting of the
council. One was from a charitable
organization which intended to make
it's moving picture show the nucleus
of social welfare center for work
among the poor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
FRENCH LOSSES
ARE CONSIDERABLE
Soldiers Compelled to Fight at
a Furious Rate.
FEE IS FINALLY ENTERED
Jews Make an Attempt at Resist
ance, but Are Repulsed After a
Bloody Encounter, Fatalities Be-
Ing Numerous.

After desperate resistance Colonel
BremOnd and his French force man
aged to enter Fee, which the Moroc-
can rebels had besieged for several
days. French losses were heavy, but
those of the rebels much greater.
Rebels we're successful at Mequiez,
thirty four miles from Fee. The Jews
attempted to resist, but were repulsed
after a bloody fight, men, women and
children being killed and one-fourth
the city burned-the Jewish quarter,
Mulai Tin, younger brother of the
sultan, being proclaimed ruler.
Other and smaller towns were cap
tured by the rebels and all of them be-
ing pillaged.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
OTHER
TEXAS
EVENTS.

IAN
lower house. presid-
ed while the reapportionment meas
ure, which passed 433 to 39l, was I'M
der discussion. He declared the task
required frmness. One thing he sue
ceeded in stopping was the buzz of
conversation on the floor
Found guilty by a jury in the Fed
era1 court at San Angelo on two of
four counts s. Il. Pearce, formerly the
cashier of the First National bank of
Robert Lee, charged with the misap-
preparation of funds from a national
bank, was sentenced to five years, the
minimum term, in the government pris-
on at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Pearce
gave notice of appeal.
John Mcconnell of Lawrence fell
dead at Terrell of heart failure. He
was visiting his daughter, Mrs. John
Landry. After eating breakfast Mr..
Mcconnell went to the lot, Not return
ing in reasonable time a search was
Instituted for him. He was found in
the lot dead, lying on the ground. His
age was seventy years. A widow, five
sons and three daughters survive.
Fire at Bremond destroyed couple
OF brick buildings and damaged one
more; total loss, $4,000.
Coke Buchanan, Waco cattle deal
er, and DR.. r. Fl. Hodges, city veter-
marian, had difficulty relative to the
examination of cattle. DR.. Hodges
was shot at but missed and Buchanan
stabbed in the stomach. Affair took
place in the city secretary's Office.
Following the burning at Texarkana
of Mrs. Mary Holman's boarding
house Emma Nelson, a negress, was
arrested onsuspicion of having caused
the fire.
Rryan has bought the distribution
system of the electric light plant, here
before privately owned. The city had
previously bought the water distribu-
ton system. These purchases, in adj
dition to q new power plant to operate
them, cost about SIS, 600.
r. 81. Anderson, well known citi.
rem OF Harrison county, dropped dead
near Harlston
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
BANGOR'S BIG BLAZE.
Several Million Dollars Worth
OF Property Burns.

For several hours Sunday a fire
ragged at Bangor, Me-. devastating al
most the entire business section, rem
dering hundreds homeless and caus-
ing loss of Sc, 900, OO0 One man was
burned to death. About twenty build
ings were dynamited. Fire started in
a hay shed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Veteran SuicIdea,

Shooting himself with a revolver,
firing two shots, Captain R. I. Mont
gomery, an Confederate, inflicted
injuries that brought about his death
an hour later. A Houston hotel was
the sceue. Captain Montgomery re-
sided at Bay City ana had been, rice
planter, but met with reyerses. He was
Respondent and informed friends that
he was tired of living.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
GENERAL
NEWS
NOTES..

ing in the world. Fran curb to the
apex of the tower it will stand $50 feet
and contain fifty-fve stories. The Met
ropoiitan tower is TOO feet 3 inches
and the Singer tower 612 feet.
Congressman Berger, Socialist, in
PRODUCED a resolution in the house of
representatives providing an amend
ment to the constitution that. not only
abolishes the senate, but aims to take
the veto power from the president. 1t
was dropped in the hopper on the desk
of the speaker.
At Tulsa, Okla, by instructions of
the judge, a jury in the United States
court acquitted Kansas City Southern
railroad of violating the sixteen-hour
employment law. Great interest was
taken in the case, it being the first to
be tried in a Federal court in Okla
homa.
A crate of twenty FIVE rats has been
sent from Chicago to the Rockford,
H., telephone exchange. The tele-
phone company is now laying several
miles of conduit A light cord is put
around rats neck. 1t is released at
eonduit's mouth an takes the cable
through.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Nearlv stung to Death.

While cutting bee tree Roland A.
Gouger of Cotulla, Tex, vas attacked
by swarm of bees and nearly stung
to death. He was stung about the
head and the poison made deathly i'll.
For several minutes he gasped for
breath and a physician was summoned.
He finally revived.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Found Dead In Barn,

G. x. Shaffer, who resided a mile
south of Mount Calm, Tex was founs
dead in his barn It is supposed he
had been to the field to pillow and feel
ing unwell went to the barn and I'M
hitched his horse His wife found his
body. Mr.. Shaffer was pioneer of
that section, going there in 1855 from
Pennsy lvania.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
Official Journal of CaGdo Parish

Published three times a week, on Sun
day morning, and Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons. at sI7 Edwards ST.,
by The Caucasian & Carney Printing
Company, Limited, proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
GRIM
AND
CASUALTIES

CASUALTIES. damaged the dwelling
and grocery store OF
breast bone, his collar bone broken
and several blood vessels ruptured.
So severe was the blow that the man
was hurled back into the wagon. The
shingles were tossed about in such a
way as to cover his body. They we're
taken off and Robinson eaken to the
city hospital, where he died within an
hour after arriving there.
Mrs. Sarah F. Hill of Waco, Tex,
was hit by an automobile while on a
visit to Memphis, Tenn, her former
home. Mrs. Hill was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital, where she expired.
At the time of the accident the lady
was crossing Main street.
Charles K. Dewes. Victims we're An
drew Harrigan, fifty-tive years. old,
and James Johnson. forty years old,
dodgers, who we're asleep on the Sec
ond floor of the house when the fire
started.
crushed to death at Dallas. He was
driving a wagon loaded with shingles
and was driving into yard with an
arch over the entrance. Finding he
could not drive under the arch, even
by ducking, Robinson attempted to
stop the mules. The animals gave a
sudden lurch forward and the negroes
body was crushed against the arch.
His ribs were torn loose from his
With their skulls crushed to a pulp
and a note pinned to their coat lapels
bearing the grim words, dead men
tell no tales" the bodies of three un-
known men were found in the Ken
lucky river at Campton, Wolf county,
KY, in the Kentucky mountains The
bodies were tied to log raft and had
doubtless been in the water several
days.
Al the plant of the Southwestern
Portland Cement company, near Dali
las, Allen Gillespie, a negro had an
arm almost torn off. He was taken to
sanitarium and the arm amputated
at the shoulder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
New Hotel For BRYAN.

Herbert S. Green, San Antonio
architect, has been notified that his
plans for hotel at Bryan, Tex, to
cost $50, 900, have been accepted. Con
struction soon begins.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

Entered as second class matter February
II, 1904, at the postoAiee at Shreve-
port, La, under the Act of Congress
of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

Subscription price $2.oo per year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04
. 9 O.

Plans were filed at
New York for the
construction at Park
Place and Broadway
of the highest build
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

Two men lost their
lives at Philadelphia
in a fire that badly
damaged the dwelling
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-04

For FIVE hours and
ten minutes John N.
Garner. one of the
Texas members of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-25
LEE WANTED TO
attend FUNERAL
Of DEAD FAMILY
Threats Of Lynching Did Not
Deter Him From Making
the Request
MANY BRUISES FOUND ON
THE BODY Of THE PRISONER
Sheriff Believes They Were Received
in the Battle in Which His Father,
Mother and Brother We're Killed
Prisoners Fiancee Prestrsted

BoonviNe, Ind. Aug. 2b.-Charged
with the murder Of his father, mother
and brother, whose bodies were found
in their burning home yesterday. and
knowing that threats had been made
to lynch him, William Lee early to-
day asked Sheriff Scales to be per-
mitted to attend the funeral Of his
family this afternoon. His request
was refused.
He paced his cell most of the night,
but talked little to his guards. Lee
was stripped late last night and on
his body were found many bruises.
According to the theory of the sheriff
the bruises were from blows struck
by some one. Lee said the bruises
came from his having fallen in getting
out Of q buggy Wednesday night when
he called OF his f1nancee. Miss Minnie
Taylor, to whom he was to have been
married last night at her fathers
home near Newburgh. Miss Taylor
has been hysterical and unable to
make a statement other than that she
believed Lee innocent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-25
ATWOOD CROSSED
new YORK LINE
The Aviator Passed Spuyton
Duyvul at 2:18 O'clock
This Afternoon

Nyack. N. Y, Aug. 25-Harry N. At
wood. the aviator,p started his flight
for New York at 1853 o'clock this aft
ernoon. From the spot to which his
machine had been moved during the
morning. He rose. headed north, cir
cledsonce over the river and flew with
speed in the direction of New York.
The ascent was not made without
a mishap. however, for a moment be-
fore as the mechanics were tuning
up the engine, the aviator had to leap
for safety from the flames which
broke. out in the dripping pan. He
smothered the fire with his coat,
smiled, remounted the machine and
gave the word. A few moments lat
er he was in the air.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-25

new colony and attempt to secure
several hundred additional acres on
which to locate the new city.
Mrs. Dowie has issued q call to all
residents Of Zion City, ILL.,, who are
faithful to her, to move their fam
lilies to White Hall and join her in
this colonization project. Beginning
early In October. Mrs. Dowie person.
ally will open a service of meetings
In Chicago with the purpose Of secur-
ing new converts and followers to
join her in establishing the proposed
second Zion City.
Since the death of her husband sew
eral years ago and her withdrawal
from the Illinois colony, Mrs. Dowie
has been living in retirement on her
Michigan estate.