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New Concrete Roads.


X x x
New Concrete Roads.
1t might be Of interest to the motorists
of Washington to know that the short
stretches at Bladensburg and near the
Maryland Agricultural College on the
Baltimore-Washingto boulevard are be-
ing constructed of concrete instead Of
macadam, as the other portions of
the same highway are built. A large
amount of experimenting is now going
on throughout the United States with a
view to developing a not too expensive
road which will withstand the wear and
tear OF heavy motor traffic without ex-
cessive reconstruction and maintenance
charges. At present it looks as if some
sort Of concrete road, with bitumen
binder, would come nearest to that re-
quirement. Roads, of this material are
being tried out in several states with ex-
ceilent results
Henry G.. Shirley. chief engineer of the
Maryland state roads commission, has
devoted careful study and investigation
to this subject, with the result that five
roads Of this kind are now under course
Of construction in our neighborfng state.
Three short stretches are on the Balti-
burg and at Paint branch, just beyond
College Park, and in the village of Lau-
rel about midway between the National
I Capital and the Monumental city. The
/ two other stretches are five miles in
Charles county, from Rock point, on the
lower Potomac river, to Thompkinsville,
and on the worst of the clay sections On
the Id Post road from North East to
Elkton, Md. This last stretch has been
terror to all motorists from this city
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Following the King.

From the London Chronicle
European annals contain one case which
may be compared and contrasted from
the difference of spirit with Cen Nogts
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Of concrete. In central Maryland, and
near Baltimore, water-bound macadam
bitumir,ous macadam. concrete and vftri-
fed brick are being utilized, according to
the varying conditions and the more
intense traffic.
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are still necessary at Bladensburg. which
may be avoided by motoring through
Brookland to Hyattsville, and at Paint
branch, where the roadway and bridge
across the stream are both under con-
struction at the same time.
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other ways to the attractfveness OF coun-
try life Their value is now fully appre-
ciated and their needs felt. for bad roads
tend to isolate rural conditions, impede
travel and interfere with school attend
ance and church-going, and in many
other ways hinder progress.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
Arbitrating
Demands OF
The Engineers
XXX XXX

VAN the raiIroads give the en-
4ileerS any more pay Withoue
~ going into bankruptcy? That Is
the important question to be de-
cided by the arbitration commission OF
seven. men which is going into the
merits of the demands made last spring
by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers.
The hearings will be continued until
the members Of the commission have
had an opportunity to 60 into the de-
tails Of all differences between the en-
gineers and the fiftytwo railroads east
of the Mississippi and north Of Wash
ington and the Ohio river.
Everybody in the railroad world Is
therefore watching the outcome of the
for the decision Of the commission will
indicate to what extent all the other
organizations among railroad employ
ees will meet with success.
The action of the arbitrator is to be
binding upon both sides. That is why
shippers as we'll as railroad men and
organized labor interests all over the
country have their eyes upon these
hearings. 1t will he recalled that when
the engineers asked for more pay and
shorter hours the railroads declared
that they could not raise the pay of the
employees because the Interstate COM
merce commission had refused to let
the railroads raise their freight rates.
The railroads conten1ed that in the
circumstances a further increase of
wages to the engineers, which would
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
Bubonic
Plague
Situation

N EPORTs from Porto Rio .,u
CUBA to the United SIT e.. ii3'
~ lie health and mar.ln. Hasa,
service indicate that lii, j.
bonic plague situation contii,y..> :.
Gus in both islands, with al ii, T.,
J OF cases In the former DR.. Cree. +
resentatiye of the federal hea.t.,.-.
Ice In Porto Rico. says that the ;,
OF the plague there is traceab.e to +.
infection, and active measures bay.
been taken to check 1t. Because Of t.iy
increase Of the malady DR.. Creel asked
Tor several men In addition to the sew
enty already assigned him in the work
OF fighting the plague. Surgeon Gen
erai Blue at once sent additional men.
The laboratory force Is being worked
day and night, according to DR.. Creel.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Won e.
dorf, stationed at Havana, has greatly
increased his field in fighting the dis
ease and has drawn a quarantine line
about the zone Of infection, including
In this district the strip from Menzar-
ratio street to the bay. This includes
the confines of the old city. DR.. Won
Ezdorf stated that 800 rats have been
examined, but no infection was dis
covered in them.
While the situation in Havana is
still regarded as serious because of the
increase of the epidemic in Porto Rico.
Surgeon General Blue took steps look
Ing to the expediting of commerce be-
tween Havana and the United States.
This was done at the request of num-
Der of big shipping interests. Surgeon
General Blue issued orders that pas
sengers for New York shall be allowed
to embark without quarantine delay
subject to a completion of examination
at New York Allowing five days from
Havana to New York, passengers
would be detained two days in quaran-
tine ~ *
Following the example of Norfolk,
the health commissioner Of Pensacola,
Fla, notified the public health serv
Ice that $3.50. had been appropriated
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

later by Colonel Oliver II. Payne, who
paid $1,000 for him. At that time he
weighed only 3,7lO pounds and was
only six feet seven inches tall at the
shoulders. Now he is eight feet nine
inches tall and weighs more than four
tons. 1t is traditional that bull ele-
plants grow testy with the passing
years.
Gunda's latest escapade was a dead
ly attack on one Of his keepers, Walter
Truman. Truman WAS cleaning Gun
da'st stall one day recently, when the
elephant swung his trunk through the
air with the impact of a rushing loco
motive and struck the keeper across
the breast, hurting him fifteen feet to
land with crash against the iron
wall.
Truman crumpled up on the cement
floor. limp. dazed and brea thless, while
Gunda drew back for a rush at him.
In those few seconds the keeper man
aged to crawl few inches further
toward the corner of the stall. Gunda
rushed. but his prey was too far into
the corner. With his own great head
in the way, he found it hard to tram
pie on the man and kill him that way.
Then he used his tusks-a vicious
hinge. One thrust, and the long ivory
weapon was lifted into the air, drip
ping with Humans blood, and in the
fieshy part of Humans leg there was
a great hole three inches deep. The
man was helpless. Gunda swayed back
and thrust again-thrust blindly, and
this time his tusks struck smashing
blow upon the converging walls Of
the stall. There was splintering
noise. Five pounds of ivory clattered
to the floor and rolled over to the side
of the wounded keeper.
Furious at the breaking of his tusk.
Gunda was backing away for further
attack on Truman when another keep
er arrived with a pitchfork. which he
hurled like javelin into the elephants
head and drove him of.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

Photo by American Press Association.
DOCTORS NEGOTIATING A GUINEA PIG WITH
BUBoNIo PLAGUE GERMS.
for the purchase Of rats at 8 cents
each. The Norfolk authorities have
put small army of rat catchers at
work and are paying boys and others
5 cents for each rat delivered to them.
It is the flea and not the rat that
Is directly responsible for the transmits
sion OF the dread disease to human he-
ings. The rat acquires his evil reputa-
tion as plague carrier because he is
infested with fieas. Sometimes they
kill the rat with their poison. n that
case they are certain TO leave the dead
body to attach themselves to human
beings If they can reach them The
only practicable way to keep feasaway
from the human is to exterlninate the
rats that bear them.
That the bubonic plague will cou-
tinue through the SUMMER despite the
fact that the authorities have it fairly
under control was the report of the
commission of army surgeons from the
United States Marine hospital who
were sent to Porto Rico to make a
study of plague conditions.
Lieutenant Colonel jefferson r.
Kean. who heads the commission. said
that more than 2 per cent Of the rats
subjected to examination showed in
lection, but that few fieAs were found
on them.
Internationally the plague will
reach the United States he said ut
seems to be going around the world,
and l do not, think 1t will be possible
to keep infected rats from reaching
our piers. In order to prevent this the
piers would have to be faced with
sheet iron or reconstructed with con-
crete. Sanitary conditions are better
In the city of San Juan than In the
environs. where ii will be impossible
to stamp ont the plague until better
conditions prevail through modern
sanitary methods
The other members of the commits
sion are Major Frederick r. Russell,
Lieutenant Fred FL. Foucar and r. 7.
Howard. They visited San Juan, May
aguez, Ponce. Carolina and the out
lying districts which are affected. In
9arolina they found that per cent of
tie rats were infected
Before they left San Juan sixty-four
rats were Killed on the ship.
Experiments of methods for prevent
ing and lighting the plague are being
carried on 1T quarantine. New York
harbar.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

ing majority that testified to the bust
ness ability which had secured the
honor for her.
Il want to have some things correct
ed about my election" said Mrs Wiss
Ter. Some of the papers said the wo-
men elected me, While many women
voted for me-and | appreciate their
support-four-f ifths of the votes for me-
were cast by men. You know Wyo-
ming is a mans state. and the men are
greatly in the majority here. | doubt
If any one could get an Office solely on
the strength of the woman vote, as in
other states where the proportion of
women is much larger
Another thing I want to have cor
rected is the story that | promised to
close the saloons and had appointed an
anti-saloon man as marshal / made no
promises whatever, only that | would
do my best to qualify for the Office and
to give the people Of Dayton good adj
ministration. ! don't want to talk
about my plans. but you can say that
there will be no lack of yigor in this
administration. After have made up
! my mind what is the right thing to do
| am going ahead without fear or IA
vor, and will have marshal on the
Job who will back me up
Mrs. Wissler is widow and has
lived in Wyoming twenty-five years
She Is in the dry goods business in
Dayton and is well known to the peo-
pie of northern Wyoming, Dayton IS
the chief town in the cattle and sheep
region and is the trading center of the
ranch folk for miles around Mrs
Wissler has wide acquaintance in her
part of the state. and even the COW
boys and sheep herders know and re-
spect her. For fifteen years she taught
school in the lonely and isolated school
houses on the sheep and cattle range.
and the children in the country sur
rounding Dayton love and admire
Aunt Susan" -.
Politically Mrs. WissIer is a Demo
crat. but partisan politics cut little
figure in her election. as she was prac-
tically the choice of all parties The
SdiOou queStiOu is uoIlItlaHt III Dayton.
Like most towns Of its class. Dayton
Is "some lively" when a few visiting
cowboys or sheep herders Gene in
from the lonely plains and decide to
wake things up. The control of such
turbulent spirits has vexed the better
class OF citizens. and finally it was de-
cided to put woman in the mayors
Office and see IL some change for the
better could not be wrought.
Those who know Mrs. Wissler have
NO doubt that she will solve the prob
lem with determination. and at the
same time with tolerance She has
lived so long in the big outdoor coun-
try" that she knows its questions are
different from those Of older COM
munities and demand different treat
ment But life has been hard fight
for her. and she has delighted In over
coming difficulties.
"You bet that little woman in the
dry goods store is some scrapper." said
a gaunt eowpuncher. who had refined
up in front of a DAYTON saloon 1T
amt her way to say much. but If she
ever takes 1t into her head to clean up
this town in a hurry. it's goin' to be
'ecord breakin' cleanup. An If the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
and Woman
Be Governor
Miss Anna A. MaIey Is Can
didate of Socialists In
Washington.

marshal amt got sand enough to back
her up. she's jest liable to grab his
star and guns and 60 after the rough
necks herself"
The ciubwomen of Wyoming are
elated ut the election of Mrs. Wissler
as mayor of Dayton.
ut is time Wyoming began doing
more for the women In the way of
electing them to Office" said a Chey-
enne club leader. although this state
was the first to adopt woman suffrage.
1t has elected few women to Office. 1t
was not until the last session of the
legislature that we had a woman rep
resentative. Colorado has had more
than dozen women in the legislature
all told in recent years. Idaho has had
more women in Office than Wyoming.
We have woman as superintendent
of public instruction, but that is an ap-
pointive Office and is woman's work
anyway.
what we want is more representa-
ton among the elective Offices of the
state. and we are going to get them.
More Wyoming towns are going to fol
low the example of Dayton and elect
women mayors. We don't have to de-
pend on the woman vote to get the
offices. as Mrs. Wisslers election
shows. Wyoming men are the most
gallant and fair minded in the world.
and they are going to help the cause
along when they see how much good
it is going to do some of these rough
towns to have woman at the head of
affairs"
Mrs. Wissler has two grown chill
dren. and says that politics has been a
pleasant field of work for her ever
since her home duties ceased Dayton,
with its population of only 200 or 300.
does not appear like big field
There's more devilment here than in
most cities many times the size" said
one Of the new mayors boomers. eff
Aunt Susan can hold down the job
here she wouldn't have any trouble
bossing New York or Chicago We're
going to give her lots of elbow room
ana plenty or help, and we believe that
it amt going to hurt things a bit to
have crackerjack housekeeper and
business woman in charge of Dayton
for awhile"
Miss Anna Agnes Maley, the Social
list candidate for governor of the state
Of Washington. was born in Minnesota
in 1873. She was reared on a farm
and was the eighth of a family of
eleven children. At thirteen she went
to Minneapolis, where she worked for
her board and attended school until
she had completed three years in high
school. She taught in country schools
until she was twenty 1.-TWO. when she
took up stenography.
Later she returned to school, doing
special work at the University of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

Minnesota and In the Rand School of
Social Science in New York From
1909 to 1911 she was special organ
iZer of women for the National Social
list party. For year past she has
been connected with a Socialist paper
published in Everett. Wash. ~.
Miss Maley made no canvass for the
nomination. as in her state Socialist
nominations are made by referendum
The state Office issues call to the
locals and each local sends its nomi-
nation. All who receive more than
five nominations either accept or de-
cline. The names of those who accept
are sent back for final vote. Only
Judge Richard Winsor and Miss Maley
accepted. and Miss Maley won by 800
votes.
She Is already in the field campaign
ing. She is regarded as likely to run
second among the candidates for gov
ernor, and her election is not impos-
sibie If the old parties remain split.
Il care nothing for myself personal
ty," said Miss Ma.ey recently. 1T is
the principles, aims and methods Of
the National Socialist party that de-
sire to see succeed. Our party has
stood upon this unmodified platform
since its organiZation-sOci owner
ship and democratic control of the so
.ially necessary industrial property"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

Photos by American Press Associa ton.
WARREN s. STONE tABovE) AND OSCAR s.
sTRAUS.
surely necessitate raising all of the
other employees. would either bank
rupt the roads or eliminate all the prof
its from railroading as an enterprise.
Then Grand Chief Warren S. Stone
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers threatened to call a strike.
United States Labor Commissioner
Charles P Neill and Presiding Judge
Martin A. Knapp of the court of COM
merce stepped in as peacemakers and
induced both sides to submit the mat
tiers in dispute to commission of
seven arbitrators.
Under the agreement to submit the
whole dispute to arbitration the rail-
roads and the engineers each selected
one member, while the remaining FIVE
were appointed by the chief justice OF
the United States supreme court. the
presiding judge OF the United States
commerce court and the United States
commissioner Of labor, acting together
Daniel Willard. president Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was chosen, as
member Of the commission by the
railroads. P. FL. Morrissey, former
president Of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
road Trainmen. was chosen by the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
to be member Of the commission
The five other members Of the commits
sion are as follows: Oscar s Straus.
former secretary Of the department Of
commerce and Ia Dor: DR. Albert shaw.
editor Of the Review Of Reviews: OTTO
NJ. EidlitZ. former president If the
Building Trades Employers asSOci;t-
ton: Charles Fl Van HiSe. president
Of the University 0f Wisconsin. and
Frederic \ .IndSon "a member If tt"
ST. Loni< bar NJ :t:atlS WAS rhuS";i
az rhmirnl:.n Of the gpIanl.S>Inn
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
MISS KATHERINE FORCE.
Sister Of Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Who
Is to Marry q Broker.

Miss Katherine Force, sister of Mrs.
John Jacob Astor, is to be married in
the fall to Henri C. Harnickell. New
York broker. Mr.. Harniekell comes of
an old Baltimore family, is member
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

from which he was graduated. He
afterward was graduated In law from
the same Institution. He was elected
eity solicitor of Ironton in 1896 Then
he went to the Ohio legislature. In
l9O6 he was elected speaker Of the
house Of representatives. In the same
year he obtained the Republican nomi-
nation for secretary Of state and les.
the Republican state ticket.
Two years later Mr.. Thompson wiz
reelected secretary of state lie held
this office until Jan. :. 1911. wien
he resigned to accept the assistant Se,.-
retaryship of the department Of the N.
terror. which posi- ion he held un;Ii ra
became the presidents secretary
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
GUNDA.
FeroeIous Bull Elephant In the Bronx
Zoo New York

New York has real elephant on it's
hands. What to 10 with Gunda, big
Dull elephant. is = question that is
puzzling the authorities of the Bronx
Park ZOO lust 1T present Gnn!n i
IN chains. being given a chau,." t.
think things over and decide if he III
tends to b" good. If he doesn't dec -"
that way, he will get dose of apples
and strychnine.
Gunda is young rs elephants go. hail
Inc from Assam in northeast India
where he was born some sixteen or
seventeen years ago. He was captured
In 1908 and presented to the zoo veal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
CARMi THOMPSON.
He Succeeded Charles D. HiIes as
/ President Taft's Secretary.

He Succeeded Charles D. HiIles as
President Taft's Secretary.
Carmi Thompson. President Taft's
new secretary. succeeds Charles D.
Hilles. who resigned to become chair
man Of the Republican national com
mittee.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Wayne
county, w. Va, forty-one years ago
His father was coal miner. When
four years old his family moved to
Ironton. o. When twelve years old
Mr.. Thompson went to work with his
father in the coal mines. At sixteen
he passed entrance examinations for
admission to the ,Ironton High school.
he was graduated from the high school
and entered the Ohio State university
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
Woman Mayor
Who Would
Mrs. Susan WIssIer Is Chief
Executive Of a Wyoming
Town.

" YOURS truly. Susan Wissler.
Mayor of Dayton" Such is
IL the businesslike signature Of
the new mayor Of little cow
town in northern Wyoming which
chose eeen eyed, pleasant featured
woman to preside over its public af
fairs.
Though Wyoming is the first equal
suffrage state. no woman ever before
secured mayors Office, Indeed. Mrs.
Wissler is the second woman in the
United States to be a mayor. Hume
well, Kan. having chosen woman
for that post a year or two ago. But
the Hunnewell mayor was chosen more
as jest than in earnest. it is said.
and she was bitterly opposed by the
town council. whereas Mrs. Wissier
was selected from several available
candidates and was elected by rous-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

AARON 8. WATKINS (ABOvE) AND EUGENE
W. CHAFIN.
Ohio Northern university and was ad,
mitted to the bar in 1889. He was the
Prohibition candidate for governor of
Ohio in 1905 and again in 1908. He also
is an ordained minister of the Method
list Episcopal church.
Two relatives of President Taft fig
ured in the convention. William Mich
olson Taft of California contributed
$4,000 to the campaign fund S. H.
Taft led IAN unsuccessful fight to
change the name of the party to the
National Conservation party"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04
CHAFlN AND WATKINS.
Prohibition Party Candidates For Pr
ident and Vice President

ident and Vice Preside
The National Prohibition part
candidates for president and vice II
tlent are the same standard heHrcl'>
four wears AGO. Eugene W. tlHtin
Arizona and Aaron 5. Watkins
Ohio.
Mr.. Chain was born in Wisconsin
Nov. /, 1882. and was educAt"d in
public schools and the University
Wisconsin. He was admitted to IA
practice of law in 1879. II" has 'fur
many years been nationally prominen
as a speaker and organizer in temper
ance and prohibition movements.
Mr.. Watkins was born in Ohio or
Nov. 90, 1868. He was graduated a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-04

Of a number of clubs and is well liked
In social circles. Miss Force is one of
the handsomest and most popular of
New York and Newport society girls.
The wedding will be quiet affair. 1t
is announced. as both families are In
mourning. the Forces on account of
Colonel Astors death in the Titanic
disaster. and Mr.. HarnickeH for the
death of his mother few months ago.