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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
SENATORS
WRANGLE OVER SEATS
Selection of Meeting Place for
Democratic Convention to
Be Made Monday
az 49, sAIITH.

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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. s-con-
tested seats from Pennsylvania and Ten
nessee, which are to be settled by the
national Democratic committee. divide
interest with the fixing OF a date Of
choice of place of meeting for the
national convention 1t is considered
that the meeting of the committee on
Monday will prove lively. and members
OF the committee feel considerable APP
prehension about the factional row. in
Tennessee, involving a contest between
R. E. L. Mountcastle, of Knoxville, and
John T. vertress, of Nashville. The
contest from Pennsylvania between Rep
.resentative Mitchell Palmer and Col.
James N. Duffy is not regarded so seri-
ously. &sE
Members of the committee fear to Of
fend either wing of the Democracy of
Tennessee, but there seems no way by
which the differences between vertress
and Mountcastle can be amicably adj
justed. Mountcastle was the regularly
chosen national committeeman, but sub
sequently he Joined with the fusionists
in defeating Senator Bob Taylor for gov
ernor of Tennessee. He presided over
the convention that nominated Hooper
for governor.
The feeling is so keen that the sena-
tors from the state divided. Senator
Taylor will appear before the commit
tee in behalf OF vertress and Senator
Luke Lea will urge Mountcastle's
claims.
Five cities are contesting for the con-
vention They are St. Louis, Denver,
Chicago, Baltimore, Kansas City and
New York. There is a strong prejudice
against New York because of the sup
posed pernicious influence Of Tammany
and Wall street, and it is not believed
that Augustus Thomas oratory viii
move the national committee. The play
right has been open to present New
Yorks offer.
w. f. McCoombs, of New York, is here
in the interest of Woodrow Wilson's
candidacy, and the Jersey governor him
self is expected Monday afternoon. Nc
Coombs gave out an optimistic state
ment bout the candidacy of Wilson,
stating that he had more than ma
jority OF the delegates already pledged
to him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
Observe Battle Date

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. S.-The LAT
dies Hermitage association will OBJ
serve the anniversary of the battle OF
New Orleans tonight with the usuaf
jackson day ball Tonight's affnair,
JaHes Madison,s. ball, the characters
being those prominent in
Madison's administration.
Mr. and Mrs. E.. w. Euster will repre-
sent James and Dolly Madison. Cos
TUNES of the time will be worn.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
FOUR ARE, FOUND DEAD
IN BOARDING HOUSE ROOM

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-Mystery
surrounds the death of four persons
whose bodies fully clothed were found
yesterday in a room of the boarding
house of Mrs. Bridget Flanagan. The
dead are Mrs. Flanagan, her daughter,
Annis, aged 10, an adopted son, Joseph
aged Is months. and Catherine Murray
a boardeT.
Mrs. Flanagan was IS years old. Her
husband, it is said, left her ten days
ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09

TO state that a legislative active is un-
constitutional: but only provided that
the power is exercised with the great
courts continue to use 1t with the reck-
est wisdom and self-restraint. If the
Iessness that has too often been shown
IN the past it is almost inevitable that
efforts will be made to amend or abol-
ish il. / know, for instance, that, as
far as am personally concerned,
earnestly hope to see in the next New
York state constitutional convention
provisions incorporated in the consti-
tuition which will enable the people to
decide for themselves, by popular bal
lot after due elaboration, finally ana
without appeal, what the law OF the
land shall be in cases such as those
L have mentioned, wher the courts of
the state have refused to allow the
people to establish justice and ednity.
"ssssss I am sure that ultimately
our people must, and WILL come to the
view that the nation and the states
within their several spheres-spheres
which must, cover every particle of the
ground where il is possible for govern
ment to act at all--havei not only the
right but the duty TO decide as wis
dom and experience shall dictate as to
all the conditions which shall obtain
in tenement houses. I'm factories, in
mines, on railways for preserving men,
women and children in health. life and
limb.
LET PEOPLE DECIDE
II they so decide and are really bent
upon having the decision reduced to
practice, the courts will sooner or later,
i'm one way or another be forced to give
it effect 1t is idle to say that the people
as a whole have not the right to decide
ernmental policy. It Is I'm no shape or
way one Of the few questions where the
public servants OF the people have the
right and where it is their duty to go
counter to the wishes of the people. / do
not mean that there are no such cases,
on the contrary, I hold that not only
the judge but the legislator or executive,
may at times find that his highest duty
to the people Is 10 resist the will of the
people IL some question of real or vital
principle, of right or wrong. is at stake.
But his usefulness In standing ruggedly
for his own convictions in such cases
where the moral law is at stake will
largely depend upon his not having re-
fused to represent the popular viii when
the people had right to have their will
respected.
- EMO public servant who is
worth his salt should hesitate to stand
by his conscience and, II necessary &c
surrender his office rather than to yield
his conscientious convictions in a case OF
genuine Importance.
But while that is his right and his
duty, our right and our duty is TO SEE
that he is responsible TO us, to the peo-
pie; and I hold with Abraham Lincoln
that we are unfit to be called a free
people IL we permanently surrender the
right to shape our destinies and place
this right in the hands Of any men not
responsible TO US.
zone word in closing. What / have ad
vocated is not revolution. 1t is not mile
radlcalism. II is highest and wises
kind Of conservatism"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
SOCIALIST MAYOR IS
DIS0WNED BY HIS PARTY

LIMA. Ohio, Jan. s.-Mayor Corbin
Shook, Socialist, who was charged with
having repudiated an ante-election prom
Use TO resign If asked by a majority of
the members of his party, yesterday was
formally read out of the party at a par
ty mass meeting here. Safety Director
Edwin Plank, who also had come into
the bad graces of his party said he
spoke for himself and other apointees,
and declared they would accept their
positions despite the action of the To-
cal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
DECATUR COUNTY LANDS
BRING GOOD PRICES

BAINBRIDGE, Ga, Jan. S.-That the
value of Decatur county lands have not
been effected by the low price of COZ.
ton was illustrated yesterday when the
executors of the Herring estate placed
on the market 500 acres of land lying
about seven miles east of cambridge.
This body of land was bid in for $21,O0O
There is very little open land in the
tract and not very much timber. but it
lies well and is very excellent quail
itY of soil.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
MINE WORKERS PREPARE
FOR BIG CONVENTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. s.-Prellmi-
nary to the annual convention of the
United Mine Workers of America. which
is to open here January is, joint meet
ing of miners and operators of Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio and western Pennsylvania
is scheduled to be held here today to
complete plans for a joint interstate
conference. The proposed conference is
for the purpose Of dealing with wage
contracts and disputes. ~.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
Flint River Boominu

BAINBRIDGE, Ca Jan. o--FIint
river has been on a rampage on ac-
count of the recent heavy rains The
river is higher than it has been for
the past three years. Several years
ago the present rise was usual spring
occurrence but now it is an unusual
sight to see such swollen stream.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
THE PARCELS POST

In these progressive days one of
the greatest needs of the people is
the parcels post, against which
there is strong opposition by the ex-
press companies and the railways
having a moneyed interest in the
stock of the express companies.
This opposition should strengthen
the people in their determination
to secure The parcels post system,
which must be enacted into service
by Congress.
The enactment of the parcels post
service will be delayed indefinitely
unless the people shall manifest a
lively interest therein, and
this can be made effective by letters
from the people to their representa-
tlVes in Congress.
A post card will answer, but the
people should and must persist in
the demand for the parcels post ser
vice.
This service is on the line of pro-
greSsiveness.
1t is needed by the people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
.IlMMY'S LESSON.

This is story about Jimmy and a
| pin.
Jimmy took the mail into the office
| of the boss. laid it on the desk. turned
stopped. picked up pin and moved to-
ward the door
'.Jimmy"' shouted the boss.
"Yessir"
Don't you ever again let me see yon
stop and pick up pin
Jimmy was wise to matters and
things, but he stared opcn mouthed at
the boss Had not his father mnny
times told him of the boy who picked
up Il pin, was promoted berauSe Of it
and became president of bunk?
why, thought
Eyes, | know what you thought. But
yon quit that sort Of thinking if you
want to get on There WIS time
when business men. maybe. had time
to pick up pins. but that time is past
Thine. Jimmy, is worth more than
pins nowadays
Even at your wages of So u week
your time is too valuable to stop to
pick up pins. When | want you /
want you quick. Don't pick up pins
on my time
"Yessir.''
''If the janitor or the scrubwoman
wants to stop to pick up pins let en-
IF you form that habit you will never
get anywhere in business"
Jimmy went home dazed
He told his father what the boss
said. and the latter shook his head and
said the times had changed
The times have changed Nowadays
the carpenter who gets So a day for
eight hours work cannot stop to pick
up the nails he accidentally drops with
out losing money for the contractor
Time is money
One of the problems Of our day is to
get results The waste of useless eff
fort must be cut out. There are wise
men who make business Of studying
and correcting loss Of power and of
motion
Under the old system of laying
brick, for instance, twice az many mo
lions were made as are made under
the new The consequence? Twice
as many bricks are laid under the new
system. The bricklayer gets better
wage and doubles his efficiency.
Iimmy's boss was right Men who
do things cannot stop to pick up pins
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
Sarah Rernhardt,s Tact.

An Illustration of Sarah Bernhardts
wonderful tact is shown i'll the follow
ing incident: During performance OF
'.Andromache" the boots and Kisses OF
many of the toughest men in the gal
lery led to their being elected by the
soldiers on guard: but. deaf to the oh
iections of manager and secretary,
Nine Bernhardt insisted on the men
being sent for between the acts. So,
freed from the hands of the police, the
6isturbers. to their surprise. found
themselves in the beautiful electric
lighted cream and gold rooms redolenI
OF the perfume of flowers and faceo
by the lady they had insulted. looking
beautiful in the glittering. gorgeous
dress of the eastern princess Mes
sieurs. said Nine. Sarah. with gra
cious dignity. Il have sent for You 10
say that the police are not to modest
you You are to go back to your places
and you are permitted TO hiss as r.iuell
as yon like The rough and motley
crowd eft The room in amazement. and
storms ., AIsil;atse hurst from the gaI-
lery ul,,sr III, .-ilrtain fell after the
nexf i.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18


walk Suddenly. with strange cry.
the dog gave a great spring, releasing
himself from the leading string of his
master
This was the cause: A little boy who
had been playing I'm the street had
fallen in front Of rapidly approach
ing automobile
The driver was unable to stop the
machine. The death of the boy seemed
certain.
The terrier was at the boys side in
an instant In twinkling he had
pushed the boy away from where he
lay. The onrushing auto missed the
little fellow by the fraction of ALI inch
The boy was saved
Quickly he was caught up by a by
stander and placed in the arms OF his
despairing mother. .-#&E.
And the dog? The heavy. crunchinG
wheels Of the big machine passed over
the body of the poor terrier and crushed
out his life .s.
He was only dog. And yet 49,
If it is true that greater love hath
no man shown than that he lay down
his life for a friend" what shall be
said of dog that laid down his life
for stranger?
Only dog But
He won the supreme praise Of Holy
Writ-and more. The boy was not his
friend. not even an acquaintance, aud
yet the dog loved him TO the death.
Was that dog not hero-and u mar
tyr? Certainly he was entitled to de
cent burial. And if hymn was sung
and, brief sermon made by the dogs
sorrowing yet proud owner who is
found TO sheer? Could the dogs sur
viying friend do less over the remains
of such hero?
10, the poor Indian" fondly believes
that in the happy hunting grounds his
faithful dog shall bear him company
Well. that heroic terrier is more
worthy OF immortality than some hui
mans l know Is there "a hereafter for
such dog?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18

.ain qualities. She idealizes these qual.
.ties. Disappointed. disillusioned. lack,
ing the personal presence OF the hus-
band. her love starves to death because
1t has nothing TO feed on, -.
Can you blame her: With her Ideals
all shattered. there is nothing left but
pity and the memory Of happier days.
There Is nothing TO love.
1t is one thing to love man, quite
another to love convict.
And so, when society begins to turn
against her because she Is a convict's
wife, unless she is an unusual woman
she turns against her husband. She
forgets because she wants to forget.
But the mother? She loves her boy
not because of his qualities or his viz
tues. but because he is her son,
Hers is q love that will not let go.
1t matters not to her what society
says or does nor what MAY be her
boys misdoings That boy may rob her
Of her property or break her heart.
But she goes ON loving.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
GOOD ROADS

1t is not possible TO Overcslimatc
the advantages which can be real
Izcd from good roads and therefore
the development and the steady in
.crcasing interest in good roads is
simply The sequence of the needs
.Of today.
In a comparative sense The costs
attending the construction and
maintenance Of good roads is of lit
tie consequences when cOunteracted
with the substantial benefits
from which the tiller of the soil and
the residents of towns and cities
derive profit if not directly, at least
Incidentally,
Good roads in the country are as
good streets in towns and cities and
the day has been reached when the
country must have good roads.
In this line Of progress Caddo
Parish is reaching out for good
roads for which a tax is to be lev
led on all taxable property in the
parish.
This tax must be carried at the
special election held on Tuesday,
Feb. 81.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
Notice Of Election.

Notice is hereby given that under
an ordinance of the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Caddo, passed at The
regular meeting on Thursday, jan
uary IL, 1912, that special election
shall be held in the Parish of Caddo
on Tuesday, February q, 1912, for
the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers of the Parish of
ICaddo, who are entitled to vote I'M
der the general election laws of the
State, proposition to assess and
levy tax of five mills per annum
for the five consecutive years of
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916, on the
taxable property of the parish, for
/ the purpose of building, construct
ling and maintaining hard surfaced
roads and bridges throughout the
parish, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Article 29i of the Censtl-
| tuition.
Notice is hereby further given
that the full text Of the ordinance of
the Police Jury ordering said elec-
ton and providing for the method Of
holding same is published in the
same issue of the Caucasian in
which this notice appears.
| Notice is hereby further given
| that the Police Jury Of the Parish of
Caddo will in open session at Il
O'Clock on Thursday, March IL, 1912
at their usual meeting place in the
jcourt house at Shreveport, Louis
! lana, proceed to open the ballot boy
es, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine, and
canvass the returns, and declare the
result of the election.
w. T. CRAWFORD,
Pres. Police Jury Caddo Parish, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
WIFE MOTHER.

The warden of great penitentiary
says:
THE first year man is in the peni
Tertiary his wife writes to him every.
day. then after while every other day.
then once d week. then every other
week. until finally she ceases to write
of ALL
But
Whatever schedule the mans moth
er adopts at the beginning of the term
for writing TO him. she keeps it up.
He may be shut up in prison twenty
five years. but his mothers letters will
come to him as often as they did at
first
Further. he says:
When wifc's letters cease to come
we know she has forgotten or ceased
to love him or is remarked When 4
mothers letters quit coming we know
she is dead
Plain words. But. as Sancho Panza
said. Fine words butter no parsnips :
The words are not cynical They are
true
Other loves forget: mother love
abides
Occasionally there is a wife like Mrs
Morse. the wife of the ex-iee king of
New York. who stays by her husband
year after year and works for his re
lease. but the prison records show that
the average wife soon grows cold and
neglectful
The love of the mother never fails,
never tires It remembers and clings
forever
The wife loves The husband for GER
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
To A PLAIN GIRL.

DO not be concerned because of your
lack of beauty.
If you should worry about anything
respecting yourself lie. it be because of
your lack of goodness or of patience
or of sweetness in disposition
Beauty counts. you say?
Certainly man admires q pretty
face or figure Just as he admircs n
pretty picture. hut it does not follow
that he will marry a pretty face for
itself alone any more than he would
marry pretty picture
Men desire substantial rather than
ornamental qualities in wife.
Look about you Note how many
husbands have selected wives with
plain features Those men We're look
ing for soul qualities lasting quail
tiles of womanhood
Reauty is rather rare and may cover
a multitude of failings The handsome
woman may have great poverty of
spirit. scornful disposition or cold
heart She may lack the essence Of
charm or the qualities of happy com
radeship in marriage. Men realize this
Rare exceptions aside. yon may de
pend upon 1t that tue worthy man who
falls in love with pretty woman loves
her for something more than beauty
Admiration is not love. Fascination
will not last.
If you are loved by true man it is
because he believes you have virtues
that will abide-nobleness of mind
helpfulness Of spirit. tenderness. sym
pathy. true womanliness
Never mind about the plainness of
your features. And do not spend much
time on the beauty pages Of the Sun
day newspapers
Some GOOD man will find in you the
sweetness of soul. beauty of spirit he
is looking for and viii idealize your
plain features into thing of beauty
and a joy forever.
Yes. men care for beauty. But they
care more for charm of soul quality
and congeniality of spirit.
The girl who is good and wholesome
and winsome has a great advantage
over the mere beauty who may be vain
or frivolous or cold or selfish
Make yourself attractive, but
Above all things, cultivate sweet
and gracious spirit Show appreeia-
tion of others Forget yourself Be
gracious. Some day your true love will
find you and seek and win you for what
yoii area prize.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
Stockholders. Meeting

Dear Sir-A meeting of the stock
soldiers of the Shreveport Petroleum
Company will be held at the office
of Pugh & Fullilove, First National
Bank Building, Shreveport, La, o.,
Thursday, March IL, 1912, at IL
o'clock, noon, for the purpose OF
e1eeting directors and such other
business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting. ]. F. MURRAY,
S. c.. FULLILOVE, A,'iins Pres,
Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
Heart toHeart
Talks.
MOTHERS.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

Whrnc asked what WIS the greatest
need of France. Napoleon answered:
"Motbers!'
Mothers are the greatest need not
only of France. but OF the world 1t is
certainly true that those nations only
are great whose mothers are great
Note the Jewish race. ff
Where will you find greater sanctity
of home life. purer domestic love. than
In the home of the Jew? 1t has been
so since The call Of Abraham. Chastity
and devotion have ever adorned the
Jewish mother. And that is why the
race has produced more great mel IN
proportion to its numbers than any
other.
And the Germans.
When Tacitus found and wrote about
them twenty centuries ago the Teuton
who lived in his native forests was the
husband Of one wife, and that wife
then. as today. was industrious. do
mestic. yirtuouS In consequence 30
other people have achieved greatness
in so many ways as the sturdy Ger
mans
And England.
Statesmen may stand up in parlia
ment TO champion ii budget that will
build more ships to guard her shores
and save her possessions, but the real
bulwark Of the empire is the bulwark
IL the Anglo Saxon dominates the
world it is because of the purity of
Anglo Saxon mothers.
And American
The sons OF he republic march in the
forefront OF the worlds progress as
arbiters of righteousness and the pro-
cl.iimers of peace because of the moth
ers behind them.
You, mothers
Yours is IA power greater than that
of queens ON a throne. Your great prov
ince, like that of God, is the mothering
of souls. You, almost alone. are able
to put into plastic souls the divine
yeast of earth's future goodness and
greatness
Do not resign your seepter of moth
erhood to any mere hireling vt the day.
Let those who will sing the songs
and write the statutes of the nation.
Their privilege is hut commonplace be
side your sovereignty
Songs and statutes will pass away:
human souls are eternal
Let us say it reverently. We know
net how il is In other worlds. but in
abis one God himself could not get
along without mothers
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
Macadamized and Gravel Roads

Sealed bids will be received by the
Clerk of the Police Jury of Caddo
Parish, Shreveport, La, until fl am
March IA, for grading, draining and
macadamizing or travelling twenty
five miles. of road.
specifications, profiles, ETC., on
file in the office of engineer.
The right to, reject any and all
bids is reserved. J. T. BULLEN.
Parish Engineer.