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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
DID HE SAY 1T?
A Report Which Is Current In the
Streets

The Caucasian would rather in
dulge in the praise of any individual
than to critize. Words of praise
are pleasing. We are Interested in
query. 1t is a current report upon
the streets that Commissioner Ful-
lilove has said that he intends to
appear before the Police Jury at
their next regular session in Sep
tember and to admit that prohibl-
ton beine a failure he would advise
the return of the saloon regulated
asd with heavy license.
Did he say this or did he intimate
that he would.
The law of prohibition is being
enfOsced as the law against larcency
bua the law could be made more eff
fective if great diligence were eX~
ercised by the police in apprehend-
ing the blind tigers and the near
Deer joints which are operated as
a blind.
The pretense for more radical
! enforcement of the prohibition law
is that the city judge will not con-
.ict on the evidence of men in dis
guise who are instrumental in hav-
ing arrested the men who are de-
Giant of the law.
But there is little need Of men in
| disguise.
The law can and should be en-
forced fearlessly.
If the blame for nOn-convictions
after arrest, is to be laid to the
Judge of the City Court, then that
fact should be made plain. We could
cite an instance from Ten
nessee where the law was
held in contempt until the
official in charge of the police
had been defeated for a nomination.
Being defeated, he sought. as he
said revenge. He served notice on all
bootleggers and near beer joints to
quit breaking the law or they would
be arrested and jailed.
He enforced the law and no boot
logger not joint dared to defy the
law, while he served to the end OF
his term.
| fhe Aw can be enforced in
shreveport, and if it is not enforced
the people have the right to know
lwhy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Parish Superintendents of Public
Schools

The Baton Rouge correspondent OF
the New Orleans Picayune is author,
itv for the statement that the Burke
educational bill is going to put about
ten parish superintendent, now
serving in nine different parishes,
out of office, just as soon as 1t be
comes a law. This is the opinion OF
those who have studied the new law
and know the condition in these par
ishes. 1t is an unexpected condition
which even the trainers of the law
old not expect would exist. The bill
in order to protect the parish su-
perintendents in office, as to quail
ificatiOn; sets'up certain stands, but
says that those superintendent now
in office shall be eligible.
The law, however, in fixing the
duties of superintendent, provides
that he shall devote his entire time
to the office of parish superlntend
ent, except that in certain parishes,
where there are les sthan twenty
schools. he can act as a school prln-
| cinal- However. it developed that IL
about nine parishes, men, competent
school officials, are practlclng la"
| or medicine, working in a bank
practicing medicine or farming. III
Carroll, Red River, Richlandshrdlt
| .nodia CamarOoD East and WpS
Carroll, Red River, Richland, st
Charles, st. Mary and Vermillion, the
parish superintendent is not giving
all of his time to the duties OF hi
office, and under the terms OF the
| Burke bill it is held that these su
perintendents will have to quit eth
er the office of superintendent, o.
give up their other lines OF WORK.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Eanfa;n SEnnn.I.lE>
NItIIJtUHi Asst tt ulth

New Orleans, July 81. - Judge
Chretien in the Criminal Court
Tuesday handed down decision in
the case of Capt. Richard Meredith,
Of the parish prison who was con
victed in the lower court on a charge
of non-feasance in office, freeing
him of the charge. According to
Judge Chretien's ruling Meredith
was convicted unCer a law
not exist-that there is no law under
which Capt. Meredith's act in allow
ing certain privileges to prisoners
could be construed as a crime. I'm
mediately upon Judge Chretion's de
cision the district attorney appeal
ed the case to the Supreme Court.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Retrenshment gn the Police Force

Two policemen having been retir-
ed from the police force, Commits
sioner Fullilove, in speaking of the
matter yesterday said:
This policy of retrenchment is
made necessary by the shortage in
our bodget, caused by the death of
Patrolman Rogers, who was shot by
a negro while in the discharge of
his duties; the illness of Patrolman
Aiken, and the unauthorized pur-
chase and acceptance, without tnt
knowledge of the head of the depart
ment of a quantity of supplies by
T. A. Brossette, formerly city Jail
er. These supplies were sufficient
to last us next year, and while they
can and will be used, their purchase
was unauthorized and unknown to
me until after they had been receiv-
ed and accepted. The fault with
their purchase lies in the fact that
SO large a quantity were not needed
at the time and the purchase price
had to be paid out of this years
budget, which it has affected to the
extent of probably 5000.
Shreveport Times, July %.
| To say the least this is remark
able statement by Commissioner
Fullilove. To think that subordin
ate, a police officer, the city Jail
er, could and did buy a quantity o
|supplies to last until next year, with
out authority to purchase is th'
limit of surprise.
| Upon whom must rest the respOn
Isibility?
i If the city jailer could, as he did
il purchase these supplies, without tn
sanction or the authority of tn
head of the police department it i
| evident that there is a woeful lac
of discipline which is not creditibl
J to the Commissioners of Public Sal
j ty.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Homer Ranks Consolidate

The Homer National Bank and the
Homer State Bank have reached an
agreement for consolidation.
As reported the plan is to increase
the stock of the Homer National
Bank and so amend its charter as to
authorize and empower it to con
duct the business heretofore carried
on bv the two institutions under the
name of the Homer National Bank
and Trust Company. &E
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
NEW HEALTH CAR
Pullman Company Presents Another
Coach 10 State Board. DR.. Dow
ling Will Expand Exhibits and
Plans for Another Extensive Ed
ucatiOnal Tour.

Times Democrat, July p: DR..
bowling yesterday received a com,
municatiOn from the Pullman Com
pany, of Chicago, advising that they
would present another car in a week
or so to the State Board of Health,
to add to its train which carries
a coach known as the educational
hygiene car, and which, under the
personal direction of DR.. Bowling,
recently completed tour of the
state, making many stops and in
5tructing the people in sanitation.
Both coaches will carry an eXhi,
Of the natural resources of Louis
lana, prepared by Prof Gienk, of the
State Museum. and DR.. bowling eX
poets To do better work with tn,
increased display. The ears will
carry views taken in various parts
of the state and showing conditions
before and after cleaning up, and
DR.. Bowling will lecture from the
permanent health school on wheels
as he terms it. The new addition
will be ready in week or so, and
DR.. bowling has planned tour Oh
the state before he takes the train
exhibit to- Washington in the latter
lpart of September where he has
been invited by the National Health
Association.
Following Tie Washington eXcur
sion, DR.. bowling also expects tC
bring the health ear to Jacksonville
Fla, to attend the convention OF the
Southern Medical Association, which
will take place in November.
With the season of parish falr>
approaching, DR.. bowling has mailed
circular letter to the many asso
Citations in charge of these event!
urging them to comply with tn
sanitary code, in the matter of pro
viding pure water, proper drinkln!
cups, clean restaurants and Othe
sanitary requirements,
The matter of investigating tn
free lunch fork has been put il
the hands of inspectors OF the Stat
board of Health. DR.. bowling state'
that action would be taken to NEE
Whatever demands were necessary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
4 MILLION DAMAGE
E!ymelia Flood Still Covers the Land
and Planting Impossible for
Season.

New Orleans picayune, july "a.
From AlgirrS to a point below Jesu-
ii Bend. on the Lower Coast, there
is a sheet of water resulting from
the Hymela crevasSe. according to O.
X. Warmoth. son of Ex-Governor
H. G.. Warmoth and secretary to the
collector of customs of the port OF
New Orleans. Mr. Warmoth has re-
Gently returned from a trip to his
fathers plantations on the Lower
Coast, and said yesterday that one
might travel in a skiff all the way
from Algiers to Jesuit Bend.
Il was practically all over the
country between Concession planta-
lion and Jesuit Bend and found it
under water,' said Mr. WarmOth,
"Barataria Bay is filled and water
from the HNmclia crcN aSSe Is fall-
ing to get into the Gulf OF Mexico
as rapidly as the volume pouring
down upon the country demands,
and as a result backwater is plllng
up and inundating the whole region.
Crops have been de troyed and i'll a
majority of instances seed cane and
rice ruined. No crops can be plant
ed there until next year"
Mr.. WarmOth estimated the crop
damage to that section as some
where around 81 100000.
'In places in the swamps water
has been as high as forty-one inches
above the railroad tracks, he said,
"On both the Sarah and Live Oak
plantations, owned by my father,
water is still over the tracks OF the
Grand Isle Road
Governor WarmOth is still in the
East. He will not return home un-
til early in the fall.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Louisiana Woman in White Slavery

Denver, Colo, July pr. C..
Trout. % years old is being held in
the County Jail here on a white sla-
very charge in defaut; Of $1,000 bail.
Trout was arrested several days
ago by Federal Officers. and today
was given a hearing before United
States Commissioner Hinsdale.
He is charged with having brought
Mrs Lucy Holt from Oil City, La,
for immoral purposes. When arrest
ed he was living with the woman:
and he i0-year- old son at a cheap
apartment house.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Apologized Publicly for Marrying
Out of Church

Donaldsonville, La, July 23.-ln
with a mandate recently
issued by Archbishop Blenk, requlr-
ing those who break the marriage
laws of the Catholic Church to apol-
ogize for their transgression before
the church, there was read from the
pulpit at regular services in the loc-
al Catholic Church Sunday morning
The public apology of a well-knoWn
young couple of this city who were
married at Paincourtville last Wed
ncsday by a justice Of the peace.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25

In a, telegram Of recent date it is
stated that the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company has fol-
lowed the example of the Pennsly-
vania Railroad and stopped the sale
of liquor on the trains in this state.
The order was issued by General
Passenger Agent, Edison J. Weeks,
and went into effect Immediately.
Similar action was taken by the
Lehigh Valley and Central Railroad
of New Jersey.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Cotton ReUiOn Bulletin

Fair weather has been generally
prevalent over the cotton belt, ex-
ceptnig scattered light to heavy
showers in a few sections near the
Atlantic coast. Slightly above nor
NAL temperatures have mostly pre-
vailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
HON. EMIL SEIDEL
A Meeting of Socialists at the Court
4HOuse Tonight

A meeting of Socialists is to be
held tonight in the Court House.
The hour fixed is 8 o'clock. Hon.
Emil Seidel of Milwaukee, vice pres
idential nominee of the Socialist
party will enteIeain the audience.
Citizens irrespective of their politi-
cal connection will be welcomed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
ReauIar Traffic Resumed

The regular freight traffic over
the Texasa nd Pacific has been re-
sumed over the section of the State.
interrupted by the flood of the Mis-.
sissippi River.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
The Texas and Pacific Quarterly.

The July Texas and Pacific Quar-
terly has reached The Caucasian. Tt
is special number filled with facts
and information Of general interest
It is attractiveIy illustrated and is a
credit to the company, the editor
and the publisher.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
River Forecast

Red River: An unlmportant
change or fall will occur at Fulton
and Shreveport during the next 40
hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
Weather Forecast.

For Shreveport and vicinity: Cen
orally fair tonight and Friday, slight
change in temperature.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
BankriIptcN Notice


United States Of America. Western
District of Louisiana. S.: in the
United States District Court in
and for said district, shreveport
division. In ihr matter Of H. +.
Baynr, Bankrupt: No. S75 in
bankruptcy. Petition for dis
charge.
TO the Honorable AIrck Roarman,
Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the Western Dis
trNt of Louisiana:
H. F. 3}ayne, of Shreveport, in the
Parish of Caddo .nd State of Louis
lana, in said District. respectfully
represents that on the Goth day of
March last past he was duly adjudg
ed bankrupt under the Acts Of Con
gress relating to bankruptcy: that
he has duly surrendered all his
property and rights Of property, and
has fully complied With all the re
Guirements of said acts and Of the
orders of the court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may
be decreed by the court to have a
full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
bankrupt acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this 29th day of May, 1912,
H. +. BAYNE, Bankrupt.
Murff & Mabry, Attorneys.
- Order of Notice Thereon.
Western District of Louisiana, IS.
On this 23rd day Of July, 1912, on
leading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the Court that hear
ing he had upon the same on the
4!h day of September. \. ID. 1912, be
fore Honorable A. d. Land Jr, refer
sc and SPECIAL master, at Shreveport,
Louisiana in said district, at,
s O'Clock in the afternoon: and that
notice thereof be published in The
Caucasian, newspaper printed in
said District. and that all known
creditors and Hthnf persons If III
terest may appear al the said time
and place and show cause, il any
they have, why the prayer of the
said petitioner should not be grant
ed.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies
Cf said petition and this order ,ad
dressed to them at their places OF
residence as stated.
Witness the Hon. AIpck BOarman,
judge of the said Court, and the seal
thereof, at Shreveport, in SAID DIS
trict, on the 23rd day of July, 1912.
Attest: LEROY h. GCLOIIA,
July 25. CLERK
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
COTTON MARKET
Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, July 25, 1912.

Shreveport Market
e market closed steady.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
GIRL SHOT IN
EYE BY RIFLE.
Boy Shooting at Object When
Victim Approached.

. Because Of the alleged careless
ness Of Anton Sikorski, fourteen
years old. OF 270 Grace street, in
handling . small loaded air rife,
Gizzie Kralosky, Of 272 Grace street,
was probably blinded for life in her
right eye about 11.30 o'clock, yes
terday morning.
Anton had been shooting his rife
for some time In his yard, and was
aiming at an object in the little
girls front yard, when Gizzie came
down the front steps. Before he
saw the girl, the rifle had been dis
charged, the bullet lodging in her
right eye. She clasped her hand
over the wounded optic, and ran
back into the house.
DR.. G.. W. Tyrrell was called, but
finding the nature of the wound took
her to DR.. J. L. MacDowall extracted
the lead, but the eye was SO badly
affected that he advised that the
child should go to the Manhattan
Eye and Ear Hospital, where the lit
tie patient Is now undergoing treat
ment.
Gizzie is a daughter OF Matthew
Kralosky, a butcher. The gun is one
commonly known as a "B. B." rife.
DR.. MacDowall fears the sight of the
eye cannot be restored.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
HALF SHAVED;
WENT TO FIRE

While quietly undergoing the sooth-
ing touches of the barber 9 soft lather
brush, reclining comfortable in the
cushion chair of a tonsorial artist in
Amboy avenue, Saturday afternoon Jens
lessen, a member Of the Garfield En-
CINE company, heard the sharp resos-
ance of the fire bell. His cheeks were
well covered with immaculate soap
foam, and the barberf not knowing he
was a fireman, was about to apply his
rake.
The first Of the eight taps pealed
forth, and Jensen, jumped out Of the
chair like a cannon ball, while the
lather applyer threw up his hands in
dismay. Jerking off the BARRIERS bib
and erasing the thick barber froth from
his face, he made a bee line for the
exit, neither speaking or being spoken
to.
He SCOT located the fire two doors
below, and was found by his fellow
fremen, beating out the blaze with a
broom, the first fre~,fghting apparatus
he found at hand. After the fire was
over he returned to the tonsorial par
lor and this time stayed until he had
been clearly shaved. 1t could not be
learned whether he was charged for two
gatherings or not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
PRESBYTERIANS
HEAR CANTATA

There was a large congregation at
the Presbyterian church last evening
when the choir of nineteen gave the
cantata, Maunder's Bethlehem"
Miss Dixon was accompanied by AL
fred Anderson on the violin. Solo
parts were sung by Miss Marguerite
Boughton, Miss Edith Crowell, Fred
BRIGGS, M. H. Merris, Asher Ran
dolph, Of Woodbridge. and Jesse
Slaight, of Tottenville. Those In the
choir were Miss Daisy Hancock, Miss
Joanna Koyen, Miss Jennie Jensen,
Miss Edith Crowell, Miss Marguerite
Boughton, Miss Blanche Grieve. Miss
Alice McClymont, Miss Irene Owens,
Miss Pratt, Miss Laura Ramsay, Miss
Gertrude Pfeiffer, Messrs. Wilbur
LaRoe, Edgar Mullen, Jesse Slaight,
M. H. Merriss, Walter Comings, NAL
colin Crowell, Fred BRIGGS and Asher
Rondolph. Alfred Anderson played
a violin solo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
RED CROSS CAR
GOES TO EAST0N
Five Demonstrations Mere
Given In This City.

The Red Cross car, which gave i've
demonstrations here accompanied by
lectures, Friday and Saturday, moved
on to Easton to continue its work Of
preventing, by sound advice, tho ignor-
ant treatment Of the injured is the ad-
ministration Of first aid yesterday. From
Easton it will go to Lehighton, Pa.
The first lecture and demonstration
of how to stop bleeding from a cut
artery, how to bandage it, how to treat
a fractured limb when the accident oc-
ours, ways Of transporting the injured,
ETC., was given Friday afternoon and
the last Saturday night. Upwards of
200 men were reached with the help
full, practical knowledge. Carrot Brod-
head represented the Lehigh Valley
railroad at the lectures, which were
given by DR.. f. j.. Shields and DR.. w.
j.. Davis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
BRYAN ANGRY
ATTHERUM0RS
Says He Never Demanded
Secretary Of Treasury.

Washington, Dec. %. - William J.
Bryan is en- route to Miami, Fla. Yes
terday he was here, the guest of his
son, William ]. Bryan, Jr. Young
Mr.. Bryan Is a student In Georgetown
University Law school.
Mr.. Bryan was manifestly annoyed
by a story printed In some Of the
morning papers that he had asked
President Elect Wilson to appoint him
secretary Of the treasury and would
be satisfied with nothing else. This
article purported to quote from the
letter written by a friend of Mr.. Bry-
an in Lincoln.
81 do not intend to be annoyed any
more by rumors," said Mr.. Bryan, but
1t vas evident from the way he spoke
that he was annoyed by the latest one.
Whenever you have any written
statement made by any u that Is
worth answering l will be glad to an
swer 1t, but you need hot come to me
with rumors about what some friend
has said or written"
Mr.. Bryan's lips curled with scorn as
he emphasized the word friend"
"If a man Is a friend of mine. he
does not conceal his name and give
out anonymous Interviews continued
Mr.. Bryan.
Complains Of Newspapers.
Mr.. Bryan complained bitterly to
some of his friends while here about
the treatment he was receiving at the
hands Of some Of the newspapers. He
referred to a recent statement publish
ed that he had taken an option on a
suit Of rooms in a big office building
here and would publish his newspaper
here and direct a propaganda from
Washington. Mr.. Bryan declared there
was a yelled intimat1on In the story
that he was coming to Washington to
establish himself with the object Of
trying to coerce the Democrats In con-
gress or the administration. He said
there was no truth in the statement
that be had made any such plans.
A few men In congress who are very
close to Mr.. Bryan confirmed what he
said in REPUTATION Of the story that he
desires to be secretary Of the treasury.
hC 4 I'll A6ISNA liza VA.
Bryan will be secretary Of state In the
cabinet Of MI. Wilson. One senator
said that Mr.. Bryan could probably
have had the secretaryshlp Of the
treasury II he had desired 1t. He said
that Mr.. Bryan had once remarked
that while he might like to be secre-
tary of the treasury tor the opportuni-
ty 1t would give him to carry out some
Of his ideas of government. he de-
clarcd at the same time that his nomi-
nation for that office would probably
precipitate a panic and for that very
reason he would not desire the place.
Mr.. Bryan spent most Of the Sab
bath v~lsitins with his son at whose
home he met a few close personal
friends. IN the afternoon be was a
| visitor at the home Of Representative
Robert Henry of Texas. whose name
has been frequently mentioned In con
~nection with cabinet offices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
Historic Durazzo.

The Balkan turmoil Is stirring our
historical and geographical memories.
For a thousand years or SO no one has
thought much OF Durazzo. Rnt 1t was
a famous port when the Romans called
It Dyrrachium. 1t was the nearest
point across from Brundusium-which
is now Brindisi-and was chosen by
Cicero as his place OF pleasant exile,
Just as Boulogne is regarded from this
side Of the channel. Intact. Rrundu-
SUM and Dyrrachium were the D0vcf
and Calais Of the Romans. and now
imnOrtance Westminster Gazette
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
BODY
FOR THE UNIONS

AS the number of unions increases in
this city, the more becomes the neces-
sity for the establishment of q central
body that will represent the combined
organizations, according to local labor
leaders. Plans are being made to es.
tablish, early in January, a central
labor union, which embrace representa-
tives from all the organizations in the
city that are affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Each union will be entitled to five
delegates to the central body, which
will look out for the general interest
Of the combined organizations. Many
other cities have established central
unions where there were q number of
unions Of different crafts and trades.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
George and the Dragon.

Frank Harris. the English author
and lecturer. says that there are three
ciassps Of society In England the
aristocrats. who are barbarians: the
middle class. who are philistines. and
the dregs of society. who are nothing
ut all. II Ia a funny thing that the
late King Edward. who had AL the
vices Of the a~ristocrats. WAS beloved
by the middle class and that his aon.
King George. who has all the virtues
Of the middle class. ia despised by the
a%rtstOcrats. He and the queen are al
ways spoken of as George and the
IRA y,n <Aw York World
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23

Alonzo S. Van Pelt, a peddler Of
10 Lawrence street, Railway, stopped
work in this city Saturday when
Patrolman Andrew Jensen complain
ed that he had boys In his employ.
He was taken to police headquarters
and discharged after promising Ser
geant McDermott that he would not
again have boys at work here.