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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

before I took to drink was just as
respectable as you are. What Is
more. always knew how to act the
gentleman. Take my word for It,
YOU stick to John Narl"Ncorn and
h" will bring you /" just the same
place am.
Struck With his words. In" gentle
man sci down his glass and turned
to look at him His eyes W"r" blood
shot. his fac" hIoat"d his boots mis-
mated his clothing filthy. "Thrn 1t
was drinking that mad" YOU like
Ihi~?"
"NrS. it was, and II Will bring YOU
to the same if YOU stick to il.
Picking UP his untouched glass
he poured tn" contents upon the
floor and said: "Thrn IFS tim"
quit" and left tn" saloon. never lc
enter il again.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Electrecution.

It is reported ifrom Baton Rouge
that the chances are very favorable
to the adoption of the system of ex-
ecution by the electric Srhair in
Louisiana with the possibility that
the executions will be transferred to
the Angela penal farm. The question
of cost for the installation of the
apparatus is the only obstacle, ii
seems, to a favorable report on the
Stafford bill, in the committee on
penitentiary affairs of the Senate.
The cost of installation, il is said,
will be something like $4,000"
Instead of spending thirty thous-
and dollars or more for the eyecu-
ton of criminals by electrocution,
let the present law be amended 50
that the hangings will be within the
iails of each parish as in the past.
The old law should be revived.
The proposed expenditure of thir-
ty thousand or more dollars for the
electric chair" can be applied to a
better use.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Why He Quit Drinking.

The Catholic Total Abstinence Ad-
Vocate: A professional gentleman
who was accustomed to taking his
morning glass. stepped into a sa-
Noon, and going up TO the bar called
for whiskey. A seedy Individual
stepped up to him and said: Il say,
squire. can't you ask an unfortunate
fellow to join your" He was an
noyed by the mans familiarity and
roughly told him: II am not in the
habit of drinking with tramps."
The tramp replied: 'You need not
be so cranky and highminded. my
friend. venture to say that | am
of just as good a family as you are,
have just as good an education, and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Is NiStakinU.

"Whatevdr. other causes of pov-
erty. may fail" says the Rev. 7. DE
Witt Talmadge. "the saloon may be
depended upon to furnish an ever
increasing throng of paupers. -
Bossier Banner.
With all due respect we may OBJ
serve that the saloon stimu lates
business. A town without saloons is
a dead town. Never mind the ever
increasing throng Of paupers. Pau
pers do not go to dead towns: The
great and eVer-increasing attraction
is the saloon. Possibly there would
be no paupers without the saloon.
As a stimulator of business and of
general prosperity saloons should
be maintained at every street corner
of a live town.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Sixteen Ounces TO the Pound.

In the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana there is repre-
sentative named Lee. He is from
the. Parish of Bienville An effort to
delay the consideration of the bill
was directed through a representa-
tive of the National Wholesale Gro
Gers Association, but failed. The bill
n its intent is plain and if enacted
into law, as it will. wholesale and
retail grocers will be required to
mark or stamp the weight Of the
groceries or products sold. I
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Chattel Mortgage Law.

Progressive Age, Ruston. La: Lit
lie by little improvements are being
added to the feeler first put out for
chattel mortgage law to be under
taken to pass at the present session
Of the Legislature.
The first measure introduced as
feeler was to cover timber. The
next 10 embrace timber and part
cf the livestock, and now it is pro-
posed TO offer measure covering
all personal property. ..
Those. who are opposed TO the
chattedI mortgage had better get
busy and let their opposition he
known. II is known that Represen-
tative +. w. Price of this parish is
opposed to such law. and it might
be well for the Farmers Union o.
this parish ~ session June IA let
their desires on the matter be
known.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
A Penalty OF Five Years for the Vic
IatiOn Of the Prohibition Lag

1t is the rNir"N" Of n0nSrnS" to
even intimate that the prohibition
law can NOT j." enforced. Ill" same
,'IrA IS urged AGAINST gambling. hUj
In" enforcement Of any law must
rest Finally ON he trial Judge. q
III" juIdg" h" in sympathy with IN"
aW breaker. III" law viii b" held in
contempt.
ANY jUdH" or amy officer Of Tn"
law who declares That Toe ljAN OF
prohibition AMI of gambling can rot
hr enforced should resign or h" +"
n,uNrd.
Law breakers are encourage
through the Irni"ncN of the courts.
In tn" City Court IN" fin" imposed
for gambling has been i|Ie mini
mum. 5000. until such fines hav"
been increased few days since by
Iu!g" George Thurh"r
rs already related in the CauraS-
lar. the gamblers Wrr" almost
SprpchleSs with surprise when they
were fined $1,000 instead Of the
usual fin" or S23y00.
A case where the court is not in
sympathy with law breakers is re
ported from Austin. Texas, to the
Houston Chronicle of June I:
"probably the heaviest penalties
ever imposed by The courts Of Texas
for the violation of the prohibition
laws Of the State were inflicted on
Jesus Jeremillo and Dick Craft, both
convicted in Hays County. II is eNi-
dent that the county officials OF
Hays County are determined that
there shall be no more violations Of
these laws within that territory.
which is dry. The court Of criminal
appeals has affirmed Ih"s" cases
and ovcrr,Ilrd motions for rrhear
ing.
. "Dirk Craft was fined in the trial
court the sum of $1,000 and sen
fenced to 90 days confinement in
thr county jail on conviction of'fol-
lowing the occupation of liquor
dealer and taking orders therefor in
prohibition territory without having
obtained license, the Offense Oc
curing at San Marcos last August.
The conviction is on mlsdemeanOr.
AS o.Jesus JeremillO, he was
sentenced TO the penitentlary for
five years for pursuing the occupa
ton of selling Intoxicating liquor in
a local option territory. He was con
>icted under different statute than
that under which Craft was tried.
We would add: It is by the ter
rors Of the law that W" persuade
them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Witnessed Shooting In Shreveport

Signal Democrat. Mirden. June 7:
p. H. Walker of Dubberly paid this
office call Tuesday morning while
returning from trip to Shreveport
Mr.. Walker while N Shreveport wit
messed the shooting of the negro
Tom Robertson by Officer Fred Bus
of that city the night before. He
said when the. officer approached
the negro he was sitting down.
When the officer accosted HIM he
raised up deliberately and quietly as
if he intended to give up. but just
as he Strengthened up he hastily
drew a small pistol from front
pocket in his pantaloons and fired
point blank at the officer. The of
ficer. however. was close TO his man
and watching him. and just as the
gun fired the policeman knocked il
down, the ball striking a bysIandsr
in the foot. The officer then used
his gun on the, negro, shooting him
through and through. The negro
however. ran several blocks. and
crowded under a house where he
was found later and sent to the
hospital, where he died Tuesday
night from the effects of the wound.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Income Tax Amendment.

After having received practically
4 unanimous endorsement in the
iiOuse Of Representatives, the In
come Tax Amendment has been
checked in the State Senate. It's Ell
dOrsement in the Senate is threat
ened with defeat. 4 hearing has
been fixed for next Thursday. This
IS one measure which is thoroughly
Democratic and in which the people
has an interest. It's favorable con
alteration was effected in the State
Senate al the instigatiOn of Cover
Tor Sanders. The opponents of this
measure should be noted and they
should never be reelected or hon
cred with public office.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Political PATRONAGE.

RustOn Leader: What about that
promised curtailing or abolishing OF
executive patronage we heard 50
much about before the election
There does. not seem to be any Very
great effort put forth for the com
plete establishment of that govern
Inent for the people by the people,
and the Governor seems-to be max
ing appointments to place himself
especially in New Orleans, and the
bosses appear to be coming in for
I pretty large slice of the pie, too.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Nni Horses but Gamblers.

The Country Review, published at
Baton Rouge: The persons who dur
ing The past two or three years have
been working so strenuously to re
instate gambling in connection with
horse racing seek to deceive the
gullibIe with the assertion that race
horse gambling encourages stock
raising. They point out that the
abolition of gambling on races has
so discouraged stock breeders that
the American cavalry is sorely suf-
fcring for lack Of good horses, and
they predict all sorts of dire results
unIess this form of gambling is re
rinstated. A sufficient answer to
that is, that for fifty years the race
horse gamblers had full sway in
Louisiana. and for every cavalry
horse or draft horse they produced
they turned out a thousand finished
gamblers, defaulters and thieves.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Board of Health.

AT its next meeting the Board of
Health will be reOrganizrd. The
Membership with the appOinIees by
Governor Hall. DR.. G. C. Chandler
IS successor to Or. HerOld, and of
George NJ. Hearne, successor of +.
i. Gosman. are DR.. +. p. Lloyd, DR..
+. S. ReisOr and f. H. NOrdenbaum-
,n. Ur. Chandler is slated for presi-
dent Of the board.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
\ Tempest in the State Senate.

There was tempest Ot words IN
The state Senate Friday which was
prrripilalrd by miSStalcment IN
Tive Times Democrat. In Suhstanr'
it was charged that Lieutenant GOV
crnor Barrett had packed tn" judi
riary committee. As proven by tn"
facts, the article. somewhat srurrlI-
Gus. was the fabrication of a tissue
of falsrhOOd. The personnel of the
committees whom Lieutenant Gov
prnor Barrett submitted to Governor
Hall. is the strongest refutatiOn of
the, Times-DemOcrat's misrepresen-
tations.
While State Senator H. ID. Fayrot
of Orleans denounced the aetlcle as
an infamous lie,' Ll@ltenant Gov
prnOr Barrett maintained the dignity
of his official position, but his re
tort. rouched in the words of a gen
tlpman. were singing. He said in
part:
"What I am accused Of blocking. !
favor.
II did not know the recall meas
urr was pending before tn" commit
tee. | have never spoken to a sen
ator to Influence him against any
with these statements, YOU can
sec that the whole article is based
ON false information--is false, in
fact
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
State Senator Leon X Smith.

Hon. Leon r. Smith, State senator,
reached this city yesterday from
BATON Rouge. He is on a visit ito his
family. In referring to the police
jury bill he stated that the issue OF
pro or anti had never been cOnsid-
cred. The purpose was simply to
restore the number of police jurors
as in the past when eight members
were chosen from the country
wards with six from the Fourth
Ward in which is included the city
of Shreveport. He had been re
questcd by number of his friends
from the country to restore the old
law which provides eight jurors
from the country. Under the pres
ent law Ward One, the largest and
most populous ward Of the parish
outside of the city, has only one pc
lice juror, when il had two police
jurors.
Senator Smith will leave this
evening on his return to Baton
Rouge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
THE CITY JtlDGESHIP.

In Il personal SENSE the Caucasian
cntrrtalnS no i'll feeling towards tn"
young gentleman who occupies tn"
position OF Judge of the City Court.
but from a sense of public duty il
would most emphatically disapproNe
of the proposed increase of the sal
airy of the judge of this court, which
is already fixed in law
Upon what hypothesis can this in
crease of this salary be justified?
With the salary as fixed by law
and the perquiStes of the office, the
revenues from this office are equal
to $4,000 annually.
With the proposed increase this
office, with its perquisites, will ap-
proxiinate $500 annually if not
more.
In what sense is this court so i'm
portant as to warrant the proposed
increase of the salary of the judge?
The salaries of the judges of the
First Judicial District Court which
embraces Caddo Parish is $1,000 an
nually for each. and these unques-
tiOnably, possess greater dignity
and greater responsibility than
the City Court, which practically is
police court.
This observation is not suggested
in a spirit derOgatOry to The City
Court, but it is to emphasize the
fact that if the salary of the judge
of the City Court, with the perquis-
ties, is approximately $4,000 per an
mum, that it Is a. discrimination
most palpable and it is investing in
the City Court dignity and recogni-
ton to which it is not entitled and
should not receive.
In the sense of a public duty.
friendship should not be permitted
TO sway i'm unfairness, but if the of
flee Of judge of the City Court.
gagged by it's functions and its re-
sponsibilities, warranted an increase
of salary, we would interbose no OBJ
lection. The salary of the judge OF
the City Court should be permitted
TO remain as it is.
Indeed the proclaimed policy of
the Hall administration is not fav-
drable to the increase in the, salaries
of officials nor to the increase of
unnecessary offices.
InNview of these facts it is said in
all candor, if the present judge of
the City Court is not. satisfied with
the emoluments of this office he
may resign. He is not. nor would he
be compelled to fill this office.
which several young gentlemen of
the Shreveport Bar would be de-
lighted to fill without the proposed
increase of salary, if they had such
opportunity. : hs.. 80.
= The bill providing the salary. in,
crease of the city Judge was carried
without opposition in the House.
Singular as it may seem. it was en-
dorsed by every representative from
Caddo Parish. 1t may pass the Sen
>ate as it did the blouse, bat if the
protests of the people who now
have an intelligent understanding of
the bill, were effective 1t would be
overwhelmed in defeat. -
The hone is entertained that this
bill providing an unnecessary in
crease in the salary Of The judge of
the City Court will receive the veto
Of the Governor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Weather Notes.

By the Weather Bureau, j. w
Cronk,s local forecaster::, Precipita,
tion has been generally unimportant
over the middle and western section
of the cotton belt, while light to
heavy showers have geen quite gen
eral in the eastern districts. Cool
weather has widely prevailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
Official J0urnal Of CaddO Parish.

Published three times a week, Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at SIT Edwards st.
ny Ihr Caucasian & Carney Print
ing Go. Ltd, PrOprietOrs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

Entered as second class matter Feb
ruary /. 1901, at the poStOfliCe al
shreveport, La, under Act OF Con-
grrAS of March 81. 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

price $500 per year
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

we Lave time jest now to d. soma
"'"i our printing. Phone IOOO
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09

Recorder -
state Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
40: hereby certify That tI.r above
and foregoing is a true and rorrort
copy OF the original act. a. tn, -ame
now appears on fiji" and If ..rOY
IN my office. Given under. IT,. haf13
and seal Of office this 9Th ual Of
June l9l2. :. .. WILLItNS.
Deputy Clerk and "X-DfrIr1o DEPUTY
Recorder. GO
we Lave time jest now to d. Seme
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-04
BROOKS SECURES PERNA-
NENT TENURE FOR OKLA
HOMA FACULTY

Normau OKLA. JDAe When STRAIT
THE University of Oklahoma former
," ua4r.nrondent o- enoo Of BOG
ION notified ne fac4its of taat u-
st.tuton on Nat 24rh Of their Ieeieo
on he mafat0 d -ear advance Tor
cd5ca' Oh 30 Oklahoma i0r he an
Iolnced inat rhe state board 0f edit
cal Oh had hanged the tenure ol on
)c- or deans directors pro assors. az
late professors and ass stsnt rO
fessOrs from annual tenHre 10 perma
nent tenure The FIRST move b this
direction nas made fhe board OF
cdHca ion ja june 9iI. when lhr an
oHHced ihar appointments 70 tbc
stale inst ufons would be- ou me
r}ll service plan and this resolution
A. mod s@d and put into effect DF
the hoard On NaE 1872 when n
the recommendation ot presi
cent BIooss to the effect that those
holding positions as stated above o s.
elected permanently 10 their positions
fu3iet ~ removal D.; the board of
cause Oh the recommendation ot tue
president Of the un.yer-.t5.
PresIde ar0Oks left sis wears
term Of service an the head toe
Boston ho0is on Mas lst and AZ once
i7ok 100 the duties OF president of the
State Cnirersii} OF Oklahoma de Is
.apid.y aeguainting b mself with he
details OF his new position and tho
work airead. accOmpi shed show
.Ouc'usifeIr that oklahoma University
p In charge Of an able administrators
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-04

Rhode Island: McCumher North Da-
lota. Nixon. Nevada. Oliver, Penney.
Xania: Paynter Kentucky Penrose,
PENNSYLVANIA; Perkins, California;
Richardson. Delaware. simmons
North Carolina. smith Maryland !
Smoof Utah. stephenson Wisconsin,
Thornton. Louislana Tillman. south
Carolina. Warren. wyoming Watson
West virginia. and WetmO.e. Rhode
Island Total.
Senator orlmer Is 10 rea here TO
0ay. series OF conferences are eX-
rected 20 io.low at which I.orimer
ill be again urged 70 resign before
the argument IN the case are beam.
II Iorimer insists on going 10 battle
The arguments viii open on Tuesday
with Senators Kern. lea and Kengoa
speakine for the resolution TO unseaf
him and Senators Dillingham;. Gamble
Jones and Fletcher. as far as known
leading In defense OF the illinois sen
ator
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-04
MAN SHOOTS
TWO, THEN
KILLS SELF
Bv Assoc ated press

RuEai0, y j.. june 4-t5 + STA
pies we.l-so-do farmer vno llf-d
c1 Angela ~ miles west of th.s e.t.
soday sho, BIS wife mother-li NAV.
Mrs. ~ fillmore Brown and nel hm-
sell.
Mrs Brown and Ihe mu7dere- died
Instantly PHYSICIANS say Mls Sta-
lies Eill de.
Staples mother. Mrs William r.
Wells. 0s Pro- Ef0n is missing and IS
thought I'd nave been another OF her
son victims.
Staples returned home from Bu1alo
ft al earl hour this morning A
short nme ago q FIRE OF mysterious
origin destroyed the farm mouse
where he and his wife, together with
the latters parents, Alr and Sir
Brown, had been living Mrs sta-
pies and Mrs Brown have been sleep
ing iii a TEMPORARY shack, while
I}rpNn has siept in a tent near Dg.
Staples has been living o laia az
Brocktou.
Rrown heard the fusilIade Of shots
from the shack and rushing u found
his wife dead ID bed with a bullet in
her brain HIS laughter lay aes.G 2
her with four bullets ia her bod
Staples had disappeared, bur this
body Was found behind the barn near
by
Nothing definite is known as TO the
immediate cause OF the tragedy Uu1
i is ascTi5ed 10 domestic trouble.
Mrs STABLES having recently instBIt-
ed an action for separation Brown
Is 4 former wel known Buffalo Jaw
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TortHrsng eczema spreads fts burn.
ing area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops IFS spreading instantly
relieves the itchirg cures Il perma-
ueutiy AZ snv drug s-ore
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CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY ALL IN.

SapHlDa Okla JIue s-The
-ouihv esterl Engineering company
which jHsf COMP -ted a S-1180 vat
er system here, went mo tne h nds
OF reeelver today
w. Z Collins was appointed re-
cefHer The cOmpan is said 10 owe
$I50.81H If has contracts Al Gran
feis. Okla. and other points. as well
as work here The city OF Sapuipa
has no bond from the company 10
complete the job here bat has with
held $50 00o which viii come within
S10.c30 Of paying up all claims
against the work.
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AVIATION FATALITIES ia,R.

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