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The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

1t would seem from press reports
that citizens of New Orleans are
considering seriously the system of
government by commission.
At the meeting of citizens held
Thursday night there was appointed
committee of fifteen with John
M. Parker as chairman, whose pur-
pose is to conduct campaign of in
formation and to effect perma-
nent organization.
The system of government by
commission is no longer an innova-
Eon.
The first test of this system in
the United States was at Galveston,
Texas, after the flood which left
that city bankrupt.
This first commission was created
by an act of the Legislature of
Texas.
This commission worked Calves
ton out of debt besides providing
the ways and means for the con-
struction of the great sea wall. one
of the engineering wonders of the
world.
Since Galveston's experiment the
system of the commission form of
government has been perfected and
is in force in a number Of States
and scores of cities.
The system of government by
commission is the most thoroughly
Democratic form of government de-
vised by man.
It is non-partisan. and all power
is centered in the people through
the recall, the initiative and the
referendum.
Practically the affairs of the
municipality must be administered
as is any business establishment
with the full responsibility resting
on the commissioners.
There are some rare instances
where this form of government has
been subjected to discredit in rigid
criticism, but the commissioners
and not the system are accountable
for all shortcomings.
If New Orleans were to adopt the
system of government by commits
sion, the rule of the Bosses would
be ended.
Bossism can not thrive where
government by commission is ef-
fective.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Stockholders Meeting.

Pursuant to the action Of the
board of directors Of the Caddo Oil
Refinery at a meeting held on April
4. 1912, notice is hereby given that
the stockholders of said corpora
ton are hereby called to meet at
the office of said company in the
city of Shreveport, La, on Friday,
May II, 1912, at 40 o'clock am, for
the purpose Of amending Art. III of
its charter, so as to increase the
capital stock from one hundred
thousand dollars to three hundred
thousand dollars, and the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come before the meeting. '..
J. B. ATKINS, President.
Attest:
J. G. TRIMBLE, Secretary.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
WHO ARE GOING?
AS Delegates from Caddo to the
State Conventions.

On Tuesday next, April 9, the
Democratic Executive Committee
of Caddo Parish will meet pursuant
to adjournment, at IL o'clock noon
in the court house. 1t will be deter
mined at this meeting who are the
aspirants to the State Convention
which is dated to be held in Baton
Rouge June 4.
To the State Convention Caddo
Parish is entitled TO twenty-three
delegates and twenty-three alter
mates. AS provided by the parish
committee the delegates are to be
selected at a primary to be held on
4pril i6.
! THE announced candidates for
delegates are L. E. Thomas, Leon R..
Smith, L. N. Brueggerhoff, P. P.
Keith, T. C. Barret, E. w. Browne,
y. e. Johnston Jr., l.. Q. Romagosa,
d. b. Samuels, S. A. Dickson, M.
Ward, f. J. Looney, H. Hunsicker,
IJ. III. Foster and Judge ]. C. Pugh.
The announcement fee required
is only $3.50, which is to defray the
incidental expenses of the primary.
To be a delegates to the conven-
tion is an honor which should be
sought, especially by gentlemen
who. may be ambitious and who
would profit advantageously in an
experience gathered in State Con-
vention.
Ybung men inclined to go to
Baton Rouge as delegates should not
hesitate to submit their applica-
tions to F. A. Leonard, chairman, or
to Secretary A. II. Van Hook OF the
Commercial National Bank.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Sheriff'S Sale

Nc. f5,92O-In First Judicial Dis
trIct Court of CaddO Parish, La:
Victory q Harrell vs.. E. L. Col
gu It..
fiy virtue of al order to HE dii-
rected from the Honorable First
JUDICIAL District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled cause, | will
t1fer for sale at public auction for
cash with the benefit Of appraise-
ment, to the highest bidder. at the
mill OF said defendant company near
VIVIAN, La, in the Parish Of Caddo,
state OF Louisiana, during the legal
hours Of sales on.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912,
One saw mill complete, five yoke Of
oxen, five wagons, one set black
smith tools, valued at $25.0Q SIX
mead OF mules, four tenant hfSses,
and 100000 feet of lumber Said
property to be sold for cash, ac-
cordIng to law, to the highest bid
der. Jp FTOIrRNOY.
Sheriff, ex-Officio AuctiOneer.
Caucasian, April 7, 1912.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Causes of Death
Second Annual Meet of Claiborne
Parish Leamue.

The second annual meet OF the
Claiborne Parish Literary and Ath-
letic League was held at Homer last
week, and was highly successful.
The athletic contests took place
Saturday, and the Athens High
School carried off the cup, winning
the greatest number of points, they
won in pole vaulting running broad
jump, 400 yard-dash, one-fourth
mile run and discus throwing. .Au-
bic Atkins the all round athlete in
the North Louisiana High School
meet held at Gibsland last year, and
who won the medal, came out VIC
tor in all the seven events he en-
tered, winning the so yard dash in
six seconds, 100 yard dash in II sec
onds, 220 yard dash in "a seconds,
quarter mile run, 50 4-5 seaSlds,
broad jump 9 feet 1-2 inches, he
also won the running broad Jump,
and shot put at SO feet 8 inches. On
account of the heavy rains lately
the track was in bad condition, so
the above figures are fine, and the
Athens High School will surely
make the other teams hustle to
win the cup this year in the high
school meet to be held here on the
10Th of this month. Haynesville won
the literary contest, Athens won the
first place in girls defamation, and
second in boys defamation, first
and second in debate, and second in
quartette. All the schools of Clai-
borne Parish were we'll repre-
sented. F. G.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Practical Hyciene,

During d recent epidemic of sp1na!
meningitis in Dallas Secretary Paul
Casey of the health department Went
with sanitary Inspector to raise the
quarantine on negro shack and re-
move the big green sign
An old negro came to the door
Now. shoiy. boss you all amt gwine
ter take that sign down." she asked,
Yes. We are going TO remove the
quarantine" said Casey. Don't you
want it removed%'
NO. sab. boss. cause dar amt been
nary coIlectah round beah sense dat
sign was put up
The quarantine remained Houston
Post.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

NN-'-A~
with keen eyes and little white scar
near his, right eyebrow. His scarfpin
was large diamond oddly set.
Twenty years ago tonight" said
the man Il dined here at Big Joe
Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best
chum and the finest chap in the world
He and were raised here in New
York, just like two brothers, together
/ was eighteen, and Jimmy was twen-
ty. The next morning | was to start
for the west to make my fortune
You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out
of New York. He thought it was the
only place on earth Well. we agreed
that night that we would meet here
again exactly twenty years from that
date and time, no matter what our
conditions might be or from what dis
tance we might have to come. We
figured that in twenty years each Of
us ought to have our destiny worked
out and our fortunes made. whatever
they were going to be-
1T sounds pretty interesting" said
the policeman Rather a long time
between meets. though. it seems to
me Haven't you heard from your
friend since you left?"
"WeIl. yes. for time we corre-
sponded. said the other R'tftt after
a year or two we lost track Of each
other. You see. the west is a pretty
big proposition, and | kept hustling
around. over it pretty lively. But I
know Jimmy will meet me here if he's
alive. for he always was the truest.
stanchest old chap in the world Hen
never forget. | came a thoasand
miles to stand in this door tonight.
and it's worth it if my old partner
turns up"
The waiting man pulled out hand
some watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.
Three minutes TO 10" he announced
sit was exactly 10 o'clock when we
parted here at fhe restaurant door"
"Did pretty we'll out west. didn't
you?" asked the policeman.
"You bet. hope Jimmy has done
half as we'll He was a kind of plod-
der. though. good fellow as he was
I've had to compete with some of the
sharpest wits going to get my pile. A
man gets In groove in New York. II
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

Reginald De koven told at a musi-
Gale in Chicago pretty story In praise
Of modesty "a group Of tourists" he
said. visited in Bong Beethoven's
house One of the tourists. girl of
twenty or so. sat down at BeethOven's
piano and played The Moonlight So
nata' none too well-Beethoven's own
work in his own room on his own pi-
ano: When the girl had finished she
arose and said to the old caretaker. i
suppose lots of famous musicians have
been here and played on this instru-
mentT Well. MISS the caretaker an,
swered gravely, 'Paderewski was here
last year. and his friends urged him
to play. but he shook his head and
said. mo: | am not worthy "'"-New
York Tribune.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
takes he west to put razor edge on

takes he west to. put razor edge on
him."
The policeman twirled his club and
eook a step or two.
''In be on my way. Hope your friend
comcs around all ri@hf. Going to call
time on him shHrn:"
~ supu.G &ay Gur," said the other.
I'll &ivr h.:1 H~.t IN hour at least. Il
Jimmy IS alive On eajth tell he here
Dy that TIM. - .ong. csicer."
Good rignt, sir" said lie police
man. passing on aInu@ his beat. trying
doors as he went.
There was now fine. cold driZZle
falling. and the wind had risen from
its uncertain puffs into steady blow
The few foot passengers astir in that
quarter hurried dismHily and silently
along with coat collars turned high and
pocketed hands. And in the door of
the hardware store the man who had
come a thousand miles to ill an ap-
pointment. uncertain almost to absurd
ity. with the friend of his youth smok-
ed his cigar and waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and
then a tall man in long overcOat.
with collar turned M to his ears. hur-
ried across from the opposite side of
the street He went directly to the
waiting man.
SIS that you. Bob?" he asked doubt
fully.
"Ts t12+ vo2, Jimmy Wels?" cried
tho man IN tho door
"R1oes No. haor.r. n~o,e;r,od tho new
orrivai o7.asn-n,~ hcth th,, others hands
with his avn ..rt.e Dni, s,1r4. rs fate
7 r-os cz-+of,, ~ e-d rc,, orc II Won
1-oro c-i.I IN o,;s.,,>~n Tnrl wei!
vol ,-rf.,,F-- v-~,,,s jz l~Y.- +5r-,a' The
o7l ra,t Tr,..,.!'> zone. E9A. wish r.
EaI l,-+,.7 81 w.. ,rnf7 have ;,.,.I mn
ot'o,. fi.,u.., .r,.-o Hon. haS the west
t,,,,-..f r..,, .'a .......~
..r,,,,~, r. r.,s t,-o, ne ovo,7.',,r,zs
.sr-nj = fer 1,r.vn lh~nro1 'a-s
1i,.,,,.-' ..avav t,.n,ont r2n vp~. 50
ton hr two ~, throa in,.ha,
..0h ,,ro,r -, l,it ,ft.r u-as +y-or,-
tv,,
"1oinr vaiI in Nav York ,If,nn,2 90
",toderataI1 have 4 position in
| ono of tho ci+v danartmonfs Come
on Rob. We'll 20 around to a place /
I,,o,,, of and bova . rood lonr tall,
ohou+ old tirnos,
Tbo two mon started nm the street.
.rm in orm Tho man from tho west
,biu ego+isn, onlaroed hv success. was
hooinni,o to out1ino tho history of his
ooroor Tho ether snhmereed in his
ororooo+ 1istonod with interest
| A. Tho oor,or stood drng store
hr;l,,or+ with o,octr;o ,iobts When
+boy 40 mo info tbis oIara each of them
| t,rnod s;n,,,+.noousIv to ooze unon
|
the other iace'
| The man from the west stopped sud-
| denlv and released his arm.
| .vo,,,ro not I;,,n,r Walls" bo snan-
! GU re hoI 'inihy Weiis' he en"p
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
THE VICTORY OF THE BEEF
PACKERS.

The acquittai of the beef packers
on trial in the United States Dis
frict Court at Chicago charged with
violating the criminal section of the
Sherman antitrust law, was ex-
pected by the general public, and
therefore caused no surprise. OBJ
serves the New Orleans States. As a
matter of fact it appears that Judge
Carpenter himself was impressed
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
After the Campaign.

Once. at the height of the civil war.
two men at railway station saw a
carload of wooden legs depart for a
military hospital Those wooden iegs."
said the first man. ARE d rather elo-
quent protest against war, aren't
they?" Yes" agreed the other:
they are what you might cal! stump
speeches "-Sacred Heart Review.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
At the Ball,

"Confound it! Who Is that impu-
dent young fellow dancing the 'griz.
ely bear with my daughter?'
That's young Hardcash, the son of
the millionaire"
"Oh. is it? Now that look again /
see it isn't the grizzly bear '"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Attorney General Walter Guion.

Hon. Walter Guion, Attorney Cen
eral, has announced his candidacy
for associate justice of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana. Judge Guion's
home is in Ascension Parish. He has
been judge Of the court of his dis
trict twelve. years and is closing his
term of eight years as Attorney
General. He is a Confederate Veter-
and with a splendid record. Besides
Judge Guion the candidates are
Chief Justice Joseph A. Breaux OF
Lafayette, who is seeking re-elec-
ton; Judge L. P Cailloute of La
fourche, Judge r. r. Reid of Tan
gipahoa and Judge Charles A
Oneil of st. Mary.
B
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Official journal of Caddo Parish.

Published three times a week, Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at 511 Edwards St,
by The Caucasian & Carney Print
ing Co. Ltd, PrOprletors.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of Vital Statistics, at the
Health Office for the week End
ina April 6, l9l2.
Marriages

Marriages
James NJ. Huugins and Miss NJ.
Mercer.
Holm Stewart and Fanny Winston.
Will Lewis and Beatrice Farmer.
christopher Burdoch and trancls
Miller.
Robert Walls and Katie Hail.
Andrew jackson and Jennie jack
son.
Robert Morgan and Beatrice Will
son.
Births
Fred E. Russ and wife, girl.
p. Hall and wife, boy.
A. Harris and wife, boy.
w. Kinches and wife, boy.
w. Taylor and wife, girl.
Deaths
Infant GeasOn, 3 months.
Edward E. Mathews, 6 years.
Jonie Burch, I months.
John Risk, 6 months.
Alex Jamerson, p years.
Susie A. Howard, 68 years.
Alberts Woods, % years.
Leo Edwards, 16 years.
Lula \. Lewis, 10 years.
Patsy Wills, 63 years.
Robert NJ. Robertson, 8 months. -
Mack FarneII, 81 years.
Alex Johnson, 30 years.
FI,o TTqrgiS > wears
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
I-nited States Court.

The United States Court, Judge
Alex Boarman, will hold a session
in Monroe beginning tomorrow.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

Entered as second class matter Feb
ruary /, 1904, at the postotlice al
Shreveport, La, under Act OF Con-
gress of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

Subscription price $500 per year
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
A Check to Crime.

The Atlanta Constitution the other
day quoted significant sentence by
Judge Robert T. Daniels of the
Georgia Circuit Court. The judge
The day book., 1912-04-11

sion street, knocked down by
street car in front of his home.
Picked up by pedestrians. Alleg-
ed car crew kept on after boy was
struck.
George Robinson, formerly
farmer in Oklahoma, attending
Chicago Dental College, COM
mitted suicide by shooting, at his
rooming house, 1904 w. Adams
street. He was respondent over
bad investments, and depressed
by city life.
George F. Cathro, Alpena,
Mich, met three strangers yes
terday who offered to take him to
Jackson park to see site of
worlds fair. Yes, he matched
pennies. with them. $120.
O-O
The day book., 1912-04-11

Burglars entered bakery of
Henry Hockstetter early today.
There was no money in cash reg
lister, SO they took the register
itself.
Big noise heard all over coun-
try this afternoon was not T. R.
calling somebody another" 1t
was something really important.
Were you out on the South Side?
Police are trying to learn iden-
tity Of companions of Anna Kohl,
25 year old, found unconscious
last night on the sidewalk at w.
21st place and S. Ashland ave-,
No money or jewelry on her per-
son. The woman is Polish or
Bohemian.
People who keep vicious dogs
should be prosecuted to full ex-
tent of the law" Chief of Po-
lice McWeeney, after little Anna
DeCalvo was killed by mad dog.
Chiefs bulldog attacked "a
spaniel near chiefs home, 2948
Vernon ave-, this morning, and
was killing his adversary. Mrs.
J. Drolette, a neighbor, feared the
dog would attack her two chill
drep, gave a man a revolver, and
told him to shoot the bulldog.
Chief McWeeney is now without
a dog.
Prof. Arden Johnson, De Paul
university, painfully burned when
pan of chemicals exploded this
afternoon. Students of class beat |
ont flames in professors clothing, |
and he was rushed to hospital. |
The day book., 1912-04-11

2 -EE 80 sh7
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-12
GETTING READY FOR
SCHOOL TO BEGIN

According to present plans OF the
lefty board of education, the city
schools Will open September 9th, a
little less than a month from today.
The country schools will open lat
|or- some on the 18th and others as
late as October 1st
Teachers who have been spending
the vacation period in other states
taking postgraduate courses ana Wis
itng Institutes are returning home
daily
lnerc is hum Of industry about
nearly all Of the district schools III
tho county Just now The Trustees
and school boards are fixing up in
preparation for the coming O1enius.
Mothers are also getting busy with
little Johnnie and his sister, Sue; dis
carded books are being hunted up and
the brushing up" process is the or
der of the day: the long summer va
cation is over and the tanned skin
younsster will now have to don his
shoes and more carefully brush his
hair for dear old school days, with
readin ritin' and rifmetric, PLAYED TO
tune of hickory stick, is in sight.
But few changes have been made
IN the personnel Of the teaching
STAFF of the city schools +. D. Brooks
is superintendent and with him VIII
b. the same principals OF the ward
schools that had charge last year
Many of the teachers in the Guthrie
schools have taught here for years
Miss Alma Carson is probably the
oldest in point OF continuous service.
Mis- Byrne DruciDal Of Banner
school comes next. Mrs CampbeIl, |
Mrs. Finch, Miss Belt and Miss will
liamson are all long time teachers |
Miss Eva Alt will again have charge
Of the domestic science department
0i the schools.
The different ward buildings have
been put in good repair during the
vacation period and are in better
condition thon they have been in sew
aral years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-12
GIRLS DRESS JUST
TO ATTRACT MEN

Washington. d. G., Aug. l2-The
Rev Earl Whitley, pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian church, says
that many girls OF Washington pa
rade the streets purposely to draw
gIances from men.
Present feminine fashions with re
s9ect to tightfttins skirts are so i'm
modest, he says. that they make
men wonder if the wearer is not pur-
poseIy trying to attract attention.
Young women clad in more decorous
garb than the so-caled tube skirt
rarely, t ever, are troubled by the
'masher
THE custom OF rouging Of pencil
ing the eyebrow sand carmnlng the
lips seems to accompany the wearing
OF such skirts, continued Mr. Whitley
ut is greatly TO be depIored that
such underworld marks as these are
assumed by good women"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-12

WANTED IN
NEVADA
WARDEN OF THAT STATE
is IN A Terrible
DILEMMA
(By Associated Press.J

Reno, New, Aug 12.-The warden
of the state penitentiary of Nevada
is trying to find FIVE men who will
be willing to shoot man, condemn
ed to die
a recent law was enacted in this
state which gives condemned man
the privilege of choosing his own
manner of deatn--by the rope or by
Feing shot Andregi Mirkovich
sentenced to die, by a jury. chose
death by shooting. The execution is
set for August 18th.
The law does not state that the
sheriff or the warden shall do the
shooting or who shall do it. Hence
the anxiety of those officials. which
grows greater as the time set for
the execution draws nearer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-12
FIRE BRANDS
AGAIN At
WORK
ANOTHER ATTEMPT MADE,
SATURDAY, TO BURN THE
HOUSEHOLDER ORCHARD

Another dastardly attempt was
made Saturday night to destroy the
Householder peach orchard
The peach pickors at the IIous
holder orchard quit work Saturday
at $50. Between that time and 6
o'clock. when the night watchman
went to work the scOundreI who
attempted the deed, got in his work
He sprnkled crates baskets and
trees with coal oil He was evil
IDENTIFY disturbed in his designs be
for he had completed the work he
intended doing The fire had just
began to spread when the watchman
arrived. 1t had gained little head
day and was easily eXtinguished
Neighbors of Householder say they
saw a man running across the fields
shortly before six o'clock but
thought nothing of it.
While the fire was discovered at
six oclock Saturday night the
watchman failed to notify Mr.. lous-
holder until early sunday morning.
AS soon as Mr. Householder learned
Of this second attempt to burn his
orchard, he tclcphoned the sheriff
office. Bloodhounds were secured,
but the scent was dead and they
were unable to find trail Had
the nightwatch given the alarm Sat
urday night Immediately following
the fire, the incendiary would un-
doubtedly now be in custody.
The sherifs office has a clue 10
the identity of the party. that they
are now working out which in all
probability Will land the right one.
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ROBBERS
OVERLOOK
100000
THEY GET $4,000 FROM
NEW YORK BANK IN
HAUL, HOWEVER
(By Associated l'ress.>

New York Aug. l2.-Tunnelling
through the ceiling of basement
room, then cutting hole through
the tiye-eights inch steel floor of the
vault OF a bank in the lower part of
New York. a band OF robbers Sc
cured $4,000 in bills of large de-
nominations, and missed $1,000 600
more in cash
Though the robbery was commit
ted more than two months ago, II
became public today for the first
time. An impenetratable cloak Of
mystery has been thrown around the
crime and the directors Of the bank,
the name of which has not been re
vealed have made up the loss from
their pockets News OF the robbery
was withheld from police aud news
papers because the directors feared
a run on the bank.
Instead OF asking the authorities
to catch the criminals. Raymond G..
Sehindler. formerly New York man
ager of the Burns detective agency
was employed. He admits progress
has been SLOW and no definite clue
as to who the robbers are has been
reached The robbers gained ac-
cess to the building through coal
hole followed the chute to the en-
gine room and thence went to an
unused room adjoining where they
erected a scaffolding to reach the
ceiling about II feet high.
They cut a hole large enough to
admit mans body through this
plaster ceiling and then drilled 100
holes in a circle through the steel
floor Of the vault. Saving ont this
circle a man crawled through the
two holes. stood upright in the vault
and passed all the cash he could
lind down to his confederates below
They got $4,000 but in a small safe
inside the vault lay $3,000,J00 and
the combination TO the safe was
pinned On the Vli of the vault
where the robbers could have read
it and opened the safe had they
taken the time
The robbery was committed dur
ing a week end holiday but the drill
ing through the floor Of me vault
must have occupied such time as
the robbers could devote to 1t for
two or three weeks II Is believed
that three men did the job