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The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
THE STATE ELECTION.

On Tuesday next, April 16, there
will be held a State election for the
election of State, parish and waro
officers. including the members OF
the Legislature.
The Democratic candidate 1oi
Governor is Judge L. E. Hall, and
for Lieutenant Governor Hon. L. u
Barret. While the result may be
forecasted. there should be polled
as big a vote as possible. All the
Democrats in the State who partlci-
pated in the primary should compll-
ment the Democratic nominees with
their votes. To this suggestion
there should be an exception, when
is directed at T. H. Harris. 1t is re-
grettable that he may not be defeat
ed for the office of State Superln-
tendent of Public Education, but the
disapproval of the people may be
manifested by not voting for him.
As is generally known, Mr.. Harris
secured tHe lOlllllldllou WlLhou1 w
position under promises of not med
ding in politics, which he has ig-
nored.
AS the present superintendent he
has already programmed legislation
which if carried into effect would
make him a car in his control OF
the school system of Louisiana.
However, there is comfort in the
realization that Mr.. Harris as super
intendent if not short of all his au-
tocratic presumption he will be re
strained within conservative limits
The people will expect Governor
Hall to select for members OF the
State Board of Education gentlemen
who will not be subordinated to the
superintendent, but who VII
strengthen the public school system
by keeping it beyond the influence
of politics and politicians.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
CREATING A COMMISSION.
A Proposition that Would Increase
Government Expenses Instead of
Retrenching as Advocated by the
Good Government League.

The press reports from New Or
leans indicate that there is now in
course of preparation bill to be in
troduced at the session of the next
Legislature creating a commission
to have supervision over public
utility corporations, etc. This bill
provides for a chairman with salary
of $4,000 year and other commits
sioners at $4,000 year, with a sec
retary to draw $500. This seems
a proposition to add to present Off
cials and increase governmental eX-
pense instead of being along the
lines of retrenchment advocated by
the Good Government League in its
successful campaign. In lieu OF the
creation of a separate commission,
why not enlarge the powers OF the
Railroad Commission of Louisiana,
changing its name to the Corpora
ton Commission, and giving it Jurls-
diction over railroads, express, tel
phone and telegraph companies and
steamboats, and also over publlc
utilities such as are contemplated
in the proposed bill Let this com
mission be in constant session at
Baton Rouge, or wherever its legal
domicile is fixed, to hear all COM
plants and make such conditions on
it's own initiative as conditions may
suggest. The Railroad Commission
heretofore has met about once each
month and recently adopted a plan
of holding two sessions each month.
The commissioners hold these ses-
sions and depart for their respective
homes to attend to their own al
fairs during the intervals between
sessions, except during the time in
spections of railroads are made.
This commission with enlarged
powers and giving its whole time to
the State could take over the duties
sought to be imposed on the pro-
posed new commission.
The salaries of the railroad COM
missioners might be increased over
the present amount, $4,000 paid each
if that sum is not sufficient to Sc
cure able an dcompetent commits
sioners, or an additional member or
two might be added in view OF the
enlarged duties. The additional ex-
pense of such plan would be con-
siderably less than would be re-
duired for the maintenance OF a
separately organized commission as
proposed.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14

ming away from home; sending tele-
grams and telephones for girls trav-
cling alone, that proper connections
may be made; aiding widow to find
work, and children to be placed in
asylum; feeding the hungry; nurs-
ing the sick; aiding in care Of in
sane patient between trains; nurs-
ing infants; taking girls who travel
alone under protection and finding
suitable night lodgings when neces-
sary; assisting persons in grief to
make TRAVELLING connections and
communicate with friends; finding
and restoring lost tickets: sending
sick to hospital; aiding in care OF
sick coming from sanitarium and
returning home. These are illustra-
tiOns of some of the duties assumed
by your matron.
The cot placed by the Home Char
liable Association and the rolling
chair placed by Mrs. Ed Jacobs in
the depot have been of inestimable
benefit. The cot is in daily use, es-
pecially for little children, and from
the first patient, little girl, rolled
to the train, the chair has been one
of the greatest boOns to the depot.
The use of a telephone has been
found indispensable, as there is q
constant stream of inexperienced
travellers who can not locate friends
in the city, or who will reach their
destination at unreasonable hours
also others who must have COM
municatiOn with little delay.
1t has been the invariable prac,
tice wherever a young girl travels
alone to send a communication, ap-
proved by the association, to her
parents, warning them that she is
subjected to conditions from which
the railroad authorities seek tC
guard her, but against which heI
youth and inexperience are not suf-
ficient protection.
The box placed upon your agents
desk has proven to be appreciated
by the travelling public and many
contributions have been made to its
fund. This fund is used to aid cases
Of hunger and other small immedi-
ate needs of the old, poor and the
Helpless, such as. tickets, lunches
cab fare and such matters as cal
for small but prompt cash outlay
There are many persons who are
blind, crippled, paralyzed and desti
tute who travel and whose needs de-
| mand all the charitable aid avail
able that they may not remain {
burden upon the city but be sent tC
such places as home and aid await
them.
The donations to the box from the
travelling public have been S30i5
expenditures s2S.75; Respectful,
submitted, MRS. B. +. BAKER.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
The Man Who Loves a Baby.

The man who loves baby,
He is the man for me;
His heart is warm with sunshine,
His face is good to see.
When weight of woe oppresses,
And everything goes wrong,
.'he man who loves baby
Still sings a hopeful song.
When weary with the struggle,
He plods along his way;
Though sorrow is about him,
His heart is always gay.
lie falters not nor Weakens,
But finds new courage when
He thinks about the baby,
And goes to work again.
The man who loves baby
Finds strength with which to COPE
With all of lifes misfOrtunes-
He never gives up hope.
The man who loves baby
Is the man you can't assail.
I hOugh sorrow is about him,
His heart is always gay.
Detroit Free Press.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED.

The action of the School Board III
ordering the closing of all the pup
lie schools, white and colored, IN
Shreveport is surprise.
Preceding this extraordinary ac-
tion there had been announced that
the schools, closed recently, would
he re-opened Monday, tomorrow,
morning.
The reason assigned for this sin
gular procedure is ''as precautlon-
ary method to prevent the spread
ing of meningitis
This action of the School Board
was reached through its deliberate
yolition, and is not justlflaBle by
actual conditions.
If has been declared by DR.. Her
old. president of the Board OF Health
and health officer, that he believed
4I1e schools could be continued with
out danger if the precautionary
measures were observed, one OF
which and the most important is
the examination of evey pupil at
tending the schools.
Should any pupil develop as a
germ carrier, such pupil should be
kept from school and restricted to
his home instead of being permitted
to spread his germs in his rambling
through the street and his comrade-
ship with his chums and his friends.
In its criticism of the closing OF
four of the public schools recently
the Caucasian demonstrated how IN
effective, as a precautionary meas
ure. was this suspension OF the
schools and suggested, in spirit OF
consistency and especially as safe
guard, that all public places, includ-
ing shows, theaters and churches,
be closed, and that street car ser
vice be suspended during the prev
alence of meningitis.
This suggestion may be viewed as
being somewhat ridiculous, but we
should bear in mind that any one
may be ''germed" when In a street
car or place of amusement or at
church as when at school.
1t is conceded that the School
Board is actuated by the best OF no
blest intentions, but its efforts at
prevention, as operative, is a delu-
sion. AS before said, the public
mind should be strengthened with
encouragement and the most hope
full assurances instead of increasing
the fear and the apprehension OF
the naturally timid.
Besides its criticism of the action
of the School Board, the Caucasian
is of the opinion that as Shreveport
has long since departed from its
swaddlings, it would keep its name
and reputation for progressive de-
velopment and substantial progress
as it is being heralded to the world.
The time has been reached when
Shreveport should do, as other
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
THE POLICE JURY,
Official Proceedings of Session Held
Thursday. April II, 1912.

Shreveport. La, April If, 1872
The Police Jury of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, met this ilth day of April
1912 at 10 am, in regular session,
w. T. Crawford presiding, with the
following members present: w. w.
Wynn, S. B. Burney, ]. M. Miller, J.
G.. Mahlen, Geo. Il. Poleman, Will
liam Winter, A. J. Scott, J. A. Sc
bastian, F. C. Nagle, C. M. Hutchin-
son. Absent: R. L. Douglas, B. B
Smith and J. +. Fisher.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott, duly sec
onded and carried, the reading Of
the minutes of March IA, 1912, and
March Is, 1912, were dispensed with
and adopted as published.
At the request of Messrs. Marsden
and Galloway, and on motion of Mr..
ScCtt, duly carried, the jury appro-
priated $3.50 to defray the expenses
of any Confederate Veteran to the
Reunion at Macon, Ga. who is finan-
clally unable to pay his own way.
The secretary reports haying paid
the School Board $4,000 on take S
for 1911.
The secretary reports bridges on
Howell and Bayliss bayou in Ward
Five completed at cost of s112.15,
contract price.
The petition of The Steere Con
Struction Company continued.
Mr.. Bullen, road engineer, pre-
sented plat of Line avenue road,
asked for at last meeting, and on
motion of Mr.. Winter same was re-
terred to the engineer and road
committee to report at next meeting.
By Mr.. Wynn: That being unable
to secure dedications to road from
Ida to Hosston, that the jury grant
the road from Mira to Hosston, all
dedications that far having been
filed and recorded, and the engineer
requested to survey same at the ear
liest possible moment. Carried.
Mr.. Bullen, engineer, reported
that he and Mr.. Wynn met by ap-
pointment at the Black bayou dump
one mile west of Hosston, and after
a thorough investigation they con-
cluded it would be cheaper and
more durable to gravel this dump,
as we'll as the dump three-quarters
of a mile west of Hosston, than to
plank it, and recommended that as
soon as the weather permitted, that
this work be done.
Mr.. Mahlen moved that the en-
gineer's report be adopted. Carried.
Mr.. Burney reported Hart's Ferry
bridge repaired.
The contract for building bent
bridges in Ward Three, one across
Choctaw bayou and one over Little
Fortner bayou, was awarded to B.
F. Ratcliff at si85 per foot.
The president stated that Mr.. Bull
len was still in communication with
the Federal government engineers
relative to the bridge at Moorings-
port.
Mr.. Scott reported dump repaired
in Ward Five at cost of 5000.
Ward One.
On motion of Mr.. Wynn, Mr..
Douglas is hereby authorized to
have repaired bridge at Peru ferry.
Ward Two.
By Mr.. Burney: That the engineer
advertise for bids for bridge on Gil
liam and Vivian road at Huckabay'
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
Governor Woodrow Wilson.

The COmmOner states that Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson specifically
denies the charge that has been
made against him to the effect that
he did not vote at the national cleo
tions of 1900 and 1908. Governor
Wilson says: 'At both those elec-
tions | voted for William Jennings
Bryan (or rather for the Democrat
ic electors), voting the entire Demo
cratic ticket"
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
Notice.

All stockholders are hereby mott
fled that the meeting of the stock
holders of the HumaSOn Rail Joint
Company, to be held in room 24C
First National Bank Building, in
Shreveport, La, April "a. 1912, at S
PM, will consider the liquidation of
the company.
J. C.. WILLIS, Pres.
c.. P. MUNDAI, Secretary.
Shreveport, La, April l3, 1912
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
Cooperative Prqsest ssociation
Report of tl fpot Alatroll.

The Co-operat ker i've Asso-
citation has receik he 3uiiowlng
report from the n7ayfn af the un-
ion depot:
The number of persons assisted
by your agent it would be difficult
to determine in exact numbers as
in many eases the advice given, the
assistance rendered is only a mo-
ment in time. yet may be OF service
not estimated by figures. On the
other hand, there are many cases
passing through the union station
that require services prolonged, and
many such cases may repeat them
selves in a day, as for instance: Five
sick ladies at the station. A record
is kept of each case requiring spe-
cific aid, and roughly estimated
such service has been rendered to
272 persons, not including such SER
vices as directions to proper trains,
aid in transfer. any many such
slight services.
Herein may be cited such in
stances as seemed distinct in their
need for the aid of depot agent, in
locating relations for persons who
arrive here to visit, or to remain be-
tween trains, and do not know exact
addresses of the desired relatives;
aiding children who find themselves
in strange place and are too mex
I.erieneed to continue their journey
properly; meeting travellers at re-
guest of relations and travellers aid
Of other cities, and sending safely
eli travels; sending inexperienced
| hayelers in care of conductors or in
care of other travellers. after pur-
chasing tickets and checking bag
gage; seeing that girls reach desti-
lnation in city or country under safe
escort; stopping girls who are run
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
5000

eonx- hoot 5000
To cash from F. A. Leonard,
clerk, jury deposits - izo.uo
To cash from John Wlnn,
supt., account Lee Hardware
To cash from John Winn,
supt., sale of potatoes 12io
To cash from J. P. FlOurnoy,
sheriff, tax and licenses 2,s59.oo
To cash from J. P. Flouraoy,
sheriff. vehicle and per cap
ita tax 100
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
Official Journal of CaddO Parish.

Published three times a week, SUM-
day morning, Tuesday and Ihurs-
day afternoon, at SIT Edwards ST.,
Dy The Caucasian & Carney Print
ing Co. Ltd, Proprietors.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14

Entered as second class matter Feb
ruary /, 1904, at the postoflice at
Shreveport La, under Act OF Con-
gress Of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of Vital Statistics, at the
Health Office for the Week End
ing April 13, 1912.
Marriages

Marriages
l.. E. Parker and Miss n. NJ. Guice
Louis A. MoriZot and Miss A. Rot
senberger.
Black
John Caby and Maggie Jacobs.
John Brown and Mary Dees.
Willie Lees and Matte Harris.
Dallas Jay and Emma McAdams
H. Wassinger and G.. Abby.
Will Thompson and Lula Tim
mons.
Oscar Moore and May Harts.
Jim Forest and George Harris.
Eddie Johnson and Lizzie Shelton
Births
John c.. Abel and wife, boy.
Thos. Grimes and wife, boy.
Black
S. Gayles and wife, girl.
B. Brock and wife, girl.
H. Mccain and wife, girl.
G. E. Mathews and wife, girl.
C. Pearson and wife. girl. ~
Will Johnson and wife, girl.
Deaths
w. j. Platt, 62 years.
William S. Abel, 2i days.
Black
Prince Albert, 65 years.
Carrie Thomas, 33 years.
John Sorrel, 20 years.
Cleo T. Green, 9 years.
John Shelton, 25 years.
Nellie Orr, 81 years.
Emma Hubert, Is years.
Tom Miles, 2s years.
Jim Luke, 35 years.
Silvia Smith, SO years.
Harrison Stokes, % years.
Emma Robinson, % years.
R. T. Robertson, % years;
Daniel James, 40 years.
Non-residents-
John Bonner, 81 years.
F. w. Neill, 81 years.
Mrs. McBrown, 68 years.
j. H. Watson, 81 years.
j. B.. Williams, rs years.
George Mccain, 81 years.
Mary Williams, SO years.
Causes of Death
Crushed by engine, premature
birth, nephritis, tuberculosis, carl
noma of uterus, paralysis, pneu
monia 2, cancer of bowels, cerebro-
spinal meningitis I, heart disease 2
knife wound in throat, senility, con
gestion of brain, pelvic abscess
hanged by neck.
Summary of Deaths
Deaths from all causes %: males
10: females 8; white 7: black is.
A. A. HEROLD, NJ. D.,
D.B. SEAY, Sec. Health Officer
The Caucasian., 1912-04-14

Subscription price $500 per year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31
AN INSURANCE NURSE
Benefit Scheme For Policy Holders In
Metropolitan Insurance Company

Metropolitan Insurance Company
st. Johnsbury policy holders in
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company are to be congratulated
that the system of visiting nurse
which the company has been car
rying on for three years in other
places has been started here. Miss
Bernice Johnson is the nurse who has
been engaged and henceforth no pol
icy holder of this company will have
to depend on a special nurse. This
is not charity work, but is paid for
by the policy holder indirectly and
is a privilege which he should en-
joy as his due The work was in
stituted in New York for the benefit
of the industrial policy holders and
proved such a success there that it
was extended to several of the large
New England cities, and is now in
force in about every city and town
here and throughout the west and
middle west. Vermont has benefit
ted along with other states and now
St. Johnsbury policy holders will
benefit equally with those in larger
communities. Through the coopera-
ton of the Brightlook hospital as
ISOLATION the work has been started
here and already many policy hold
ers have called upon the Metropoli-
tan nurse for assistance. Such help
has been purchased and paid for by
every policy holder and all should
feel free to summon the visiting
nurse. Physicians upon ascertaining
that one of their patients is a policy
holder in the Metropolitan company
may call upon the nurse to assist |
them in their work Policy holders
are provided with cards addressed to |
the superintendent of the district and
everything possible is done to aid |
them in making use of the service
which is really theirs as industrial
policy holders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31
RECENT DEATHS


Katherine Bannahan, wife OF Den
mis- O'Keefe died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas ID. Pidgeon
at 1877 Main street, about II O'Clock
Thursday night, July 18th. Mrs.
O'Keefe was i'll for several weeks
during the winter but recently had
been comparatively well and Thurs
day afternoon about $3.50 she was
calling on her sister, Mrs. Gregory
Flood, who lives next door, and
seemed well. At $3.50 she complain
ed of not feeling we'll and a doctor
was summoned, but she breathed her
last before anything could be done.
Mrs. O'Keefe was one of IL children
being the third child, and second
daughter of Patrick Bannahan and
Mary Morris. She was born in Ire
land in 1851 and at the age of Is
she came to st. Johnsbury where she
had since resided. In 1869 she was
united in marriage to Dennis O Keefe
of Tinwick, Que, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. S. Danielou
the presiding clergyman at st. Johns
bury. Four children were born to
them, John, Katherine, Mary and
Teresa, the three Oldest dying al
an early age. Teresa, now Mrs
Thomas Pidgeon, is the only surviv-
ing child. Mr.. O'Keefe died April
18th, 1896. Besides her daughter
Mrs. Pidgeon, who has been i'll fol
months of complicated diseases, she
is survived by two brothers, Michae
and John Bannahan, both of St
Johnsbury, five sisters, Della, Mrs
Gregory Flood of st. Johnsbury, Ma
ria, Mrs. Owen Tower of st. Johns
bury Center, Annie, Mrs. John Bro
derrick Of Barre, Mrs. Ellen O'Keefe
and Sarah, Mrs. Thomas Flood boil
of Boston. The funeral was helC
Monday morning at 9 o'clock from
st. Aloysius church, Rev. T. J. Leon
ard officiating The bearers wer'
Thomas Tierney, William WEIGH
James Flanagan and Charles Stenson
The interment was in Mt. Calvar.
cemetery in the family lot. Thos
from out of town that were callet
here to attend the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Murphy and sol
George of Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Thorn
as Flood and son Harry Of Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. John Broderick o
Barre, Mrs. J. G. Rousseau of InveI
ness, Que, S. L. Pidgeon of SheT
brooke, Mrs. F. E. Folsom of Lyn
donville, Mrs. Clara Bean of Burling
ton and Mrs. w. Rowland of Water
bury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31

Wilfred Lemieux, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Peter Lemieux of Johnson, N.
H., and grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Lemieux of st. Johnsbury
was seriously injured on Thursday
while working on a lathe saw in the
Johnson & Co. saw mill in Johnson,
N. H. The lathe on which he was
working slipped, striking him in the
stomach, injuring his internally so
that he died the following Saturday
from the effects. He was born in
St. Johnsbury in 1898, and ten years
ago he moved with his parents to
victory, and later to Johnson, where
he had since resided. He had been
employed in the Johnson mill for
some time. Besides his parents he
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Josie
Ledoux of Whitetield, N. Y, and Be-
atrice of Johnson, N. H., and two
brothers, John of Springfield, Mass,
and Clarence of Johnson, N. H. The
remains were brought here Saturday
for burial and the funeral was held
Sunday afternoon from Notre Dame
church. The interment was in Mt.
Calvary cemetery. There was a pro-
fusion of flowers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31
EAST CABOT

Mrs. Dudley Blaine and Misses
Ruby and Marion of West Barnet
spent Sunday at her aunt's, Mrs. S.
E. Houghton's.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. l.. Adams and
Miss Sarah of Hardwick were guests
at G. T. Adams the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cate and two
sons of Wisconsin are visitors at his
fathers, Nelson Gates.
Miss Nettie Gilman of Lower Cabot
recently visited at Eugene Halls.
Misses Agnes and Arlene Wal
bridge were guests at Silas Hough-
tons Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Witham OF
Noyesville spent Sunday at her faith
er's, Isaac Peck's.
Mrs. Levanway and Miss Mary KEEL
ley of East Montpelier were recent
visitors at their fathers, William
Kelley's.
Mrs. John Wilson and little daugh.
ter of Lunenburg were at Walter Alb
bolts recently.
Wilbur r. Rowland and wife were
at his fathers, Charles Howland's al
Cabot Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31
ChamDIain Excursion

: The last excursion of the season to
Lake Champlain is advertised for
Thursday, August L, via the st. J. &
L. G. and Central Vermont railroads
and Steamer Chateaugay.
Train leaves st. Johnsbury at $40
a. M, Danville 7:1O, West Danville
7:18, Walden 1880, Greensboro 7:47,
East Hardwick 7:55, Hardwick 500.
Round trip tickets are: st. Johns
bury, $2.75; Danville, $2:40, West
Danville, $3.50; Walden, $2.15;
Greensboro, $1:95; East Hardwick,
$1.85; Hardwick, $3.50.
On the return trip the steamer will
arrive at Burlington about 4:15 p.
m, and the train will leave at 1880
p. M, for st. Johnsbury and interme-
date stations. See small bills for
further particulars.