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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
MURDOCH SUBMITS
PROGRESSIVE PLAN
Progressive House Leader Gives
Party's Ideas.
FOR A TARIFF COMMISSION
Oemocrotie Revision, He Says, Had
Been Undertaken In Defiance OF
Popular Demand That Revision
Should ao on Scientific Lines.

A tariff commission with power to
elicit information was urged, reason
able reduction OF any duty obviously
necessary was advocated and radical
reductions not founded on adequate
Information were opposed in minor
ity report submitted to the house by
Representative Murdoch, Progressive
member OF the ways and means com
mittee.
Mr.. Murdoch asserted In his report
that II there had been wanting proof
OF the necessity Of q tariff commits
sion the pending Democratic tariff
bill alone would supply it. The Pro
aressive charged that as the result OF
the methods used in its preparation
the few men who drafted it ARE not
warranted in feeling certain as to its
effects, and most OF those who have
endorsed 1t in caucus as party meas
use cannot have other than superb
cial knowledge Of its contents. +"
Democratic revision, he said, had
been undertaken In defiance Of uni
versally popular demand that the
tariff should be revised scientifically,
schedule ct time, upon data that is
not ex-parte, with full right Of debate
and without secrecy In caucus or COM
mittes and without cloiture in con-
gress. Thus, he said, was repeated
the error which characterized earlier
stages Of preparation OF the Payne
Aldrtch tariff act
Mr.. Murdoch declared that the Dem
ocrstic party had proposed tariff
which would be Injurious to many in
dustries ond might b destructive to
some.
Under the guise Of reducing the
cost of living" he said. lit may de-
stroy the very basis of our industrial
prosperity. Proposing and promising
to cheaper the food and clothing OF
the workingman, It may take from
him the very means by which he may
earn . livelihood, Proclaiming in
one statement that II 10 cheapening the
articles used by the farmer, in the next
statement 1t opens the American mar.
ket to foreign agricultural and dairy
products.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
NO SPECIAL REASON
For Boy Killing Woman Who
Had Fed Him,

Criminolologists and students of
psychology studied with amazement
the case at Elgin. ILL.,, of boy, aged
fourteen years, named Herman Koppes,
Who, between smokers and expressions
Of amuse ment, calmly confessed to the
police the staying of Mrs. Maude
Sleep, a young farmers wife, and her
two babies.
when I came home from school
Monday afternoon she asked me If l
was hungry" said the boy, and his
eyes wandered about the room, where
group, of policemen stood. II didn't
say anything. I just took the gun
from my pocket and killed the wom-
an. Then I proceeded to kill the
kids. They we're making too much
noise
why did | do itr don't know. I
guess there wasn't any special rea-
SON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
TARIFF MEASURE
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Completed Democratic Bill Up
For Disposition.
AN ENTIRE REIMBURSEMENT
OF the Present System Demanded
and the Claim Made That Moro
Revenue viii 6e Raised Than 10
Now Secured.


Now Secured.
Presenting the completed Democrat
tc tariff bill to the house, the major
lty of the ways and means committee
recommended a radical readjustment
Of the entire fiscal policy OF the ma
ton. They propose to make an in
come tax the means of accurately ad-
justing the funds to be raised by tax
alton to correspond with necessities
for governmental expenditures.
AS presented by Chairman Under
wood the report says that the reve-
nues from an income tax readily re
spond to changes Of rates, and that
the latter can be raised or lowered in
. few days time without business dis
turbance such as the general tariff
changes occasion. 1T is believed
budget or other effective system by
which congress may be able to close
ly calculate and determine in advance
forthcoming expenditures will soon be
devised. In which event 1t should be
easy to maintain q close balance be-
tween expenditures and revenues such
as is practiced in most other civilized
countries With other sources of rev.
evenu adjusted to an honest and fixed
basis and the income tax a permanent
part Of our revenue system and at ell
times affording q substantial amount
of revenue, congress could, and If
necessary should, annually raise or
lower the income tax rate in such way
as would prevent a deficit or surplus
IN the treasury. This combined tax
system would afford justice in taxa
ton, fsxibility and stability OF reve-
nue. and rigid economy in expendi-
lures.
The Democrats, outlining their pol
icy in the preparation of the bill, an
nounced an absolute disregard for the
cost OF production theory as rsgulatr
DRY of tariff rates, and declared that
in the pending bill they had attempted
to eliminate protection of profits and
to cut off duties which enabled indus
trial managers to exact bonus for
which no equivalent is rendered.
To introduce in every line of indus
try competitive tariff basis provid.
ing for substantial amount of i'm
poriation. to the end that no concern
shall be able to feel that it had mo-
nopoly of the home market gained
other than through the fac. that it is
able to furnish better goods at lower
prices than others.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
JUDGE BELL DIES.
Former Attorney General and
Also Congressman.

Judge Charles K. Bell, two terms
attorney geueeal of Texas and twice
congressman from the Fort Worth
district and q candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor in
1905, died at his residence in Fort
Worth after an illness Of six months.
Judge Bell was chairman of the
Anti Statewide Prohibition league in
Texas In the 1911 campaign and pres
ident OF the Young Mems Christian
Association at the same time.
He married daughter of the late
John Peter Smith, one of the richest
citizens OF Fort Worth, who with q son
three years old survive.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
MULE HAS RIGHTS.
Higher Court Holds That He Is
Not an Outlaw.

Because an animal ia running loose
and violating an impounding ordi.
nance is not acceptable to law as Q
bar to damages against the railroad
company through the negligence Of
whose employe the beast IL killed, &C.
cording to an opinion handed down
at San Antonio by Chief Jnstice Fly
Of the Fourth court of civil appeals
In the case Of the international and
Great Northern Railroad company W.
Joe Dia1
The court affirmed q Judgment for
$500 granted to Diaz by the lower
court saying that the mule of Diaz,
which was killed under these circum-
stances, was no OUTLAW" subject 70
be killed by anyone who had . mind
to do it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
SCUTAR| TAKEN BY
MONTENEGRO
After Final Desperate Attack
the Place Falls.
BATTLE TERRIFIC AFFAIR
Ottoman Soldiers Make Number
OF Counter Attacks Out Of Their
Works and victors Assume Of
fensive Along Entire Front.

After final desperate attack that
lasted twenty four hours the Montene-
grin troops forced their way into Sou
tari The fortress for six months,
since the middle of October, 1912, had
offered stubborn and heroic resist
ance.
The Montenegrin army took the Of
fensive along The entire front. They
completely surprised the Ottoman de
tenders by pushing right up to their
positions, where they engaged in close
bayonet fighting.
Ottoman soldiers made number OF
counter attacking forces out OF their
works, but they were finally compelled
to fall back and leave their position
in the hands of the beoiegers, who re-
ceived constant reinforcements
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Joke on Pol.oe.

FOR Gods sake send officers out
here quick! Somebody is shooting
up the neighborhood aud killing ev-
cry body in eight" This was tele-
pooned by IN excited woman III .
suburb of Dallas to police headquar-
tors and officers rushed to the scene
In IN automobile. On arrival boys
wsre found shooting st IN empty to-
motto can. The officers departed and
reported the shooting up"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

No. 1888 First District Court. Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana:
Succession of Edwin +. Sheets.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
Sheets, administrator, has this day
filed final account in said success
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by
law the same will be duly homolo-
gated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. 7. f. Bell, judge
Of said court, this 18th day OF April
1913. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk.
Caucasian, April 20, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Mother Dying. Son Suicides.


Albert Hatcher, young man OF
Dallas, out of employ msnt, suicided.
1t is believed that dependency, due
to the serious II lness of his mother.
ct Hillsboro, prompted him to end his
life. Beside his bsd an empty vial
that had contained carbolic acid. His
throat was badly burned. After the
young man had passed away word was
received from Hillsboro that his
mother was dying. About year ago
the wife OF Mr.. Hatcher. to whom he
had been married but a few weeks.
eloped with . Dallas business man,
and ct last accounts the couple were
In Wilmington. Del.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
MICE CAUSE PANIC.
Boys Turn Them Loose In Car
at New York.

Subway travellers at New York city
we're treated to a new variety of ex-
element when mischievous boys set
free q score of mice In q crowded
Broadway express train. Straphang-
ing Immediately became popular with
the women, who proceeded to chin, as
in gymnasium. There was q near
panic, even among the men passen-
gers, followed by wild stampede
from the train when the next station
was reached. Mile were trampled TO
death and the boys escaped.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
jack johnson Fined.

Jack johnson, the negro pugilist,
was fined 81, 600 in Federal court at
Chicago after charges of smuggling q
81, 600 necklace had been dropped and
the heavy weight champion had plead
ed nolle contenders charges of con-
cealing from the Federal officials the
fact that he had the jewelry in his
possession. Necklace was declared
forfeited to the government
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

of the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La, less thirty feet of the
east side of said lots ten, eleven and
twelve of the West End Subdivis-
ion, Caddo Parish, La, as per map
or plat Of said subdivision recorded
IN the recorders Office of Caddo
Parish, La, in book II of convey
ances, page 446, with all the build
lngs and improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to
the above named succession, and to
be sold to pay and satisfy the debt
as specified in said writ say in the
sum OF fourteen hundred and no-iOO
dollars, with eight per cent per an
mum interest thereon from the 18th
day OF August 1911 until paid, and
all costs of suit, as we'll as ten per
cent On said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
j. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, April 10, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Old Ago ceuse.

Mira. Mary E Burnsworth. seventy
seven years old, OF Indianapolis, who
forty years ego, was the arst person
TO Be successfully operated for gall
stones, died In > hospital ct that city
from maladiss incidental to old age
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

inst % he wss preparing to shoot
en- oil we'll near Nowata, Okla, l. 81
Miller lot the she'll containing nitro.
glycerin drop 10 the floor OF the der
rick. Il exploded and Miller instantly
killed. both legs being blown of. A
tool dresser named John Hopkins lost
both his arms and another man was
probably fatally injured. The derrick
was demolished,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Sher:H'S Sale

No. ~ ,038-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish. La:
MRS. Elizabeth Q. Hollingswortil
vs.. Succession of 1. J. Rudy.
By virtue Of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Hon
cradle First Judicial District Court
OF Caddo Parish, La, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, | have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
TIC auction, for cash and without The
benefit OF appraisementrdurine the
legal hours Of sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1913.
Lots ten, eleven and twelve in hlocL
a0or O the West End Subdivision
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Aaainst the Tariff.

What is the attitude Of the Dem
ocracy in its relation to the tariff!
The party is committed to the re
lief of the people from the exactions
of protection as devised by the Re
publican party.
The protection, so-called, OF the
Republicans is as deluslon and a
snare.
The industries which were infants
twenty years ago are still lniah's'
but of inordinate growth and greed,
giants indeed who have fattened
from the sweat Of toll, and who to-
day are rallying against Democracy
every vestige of discomfort arising
from special privileges, with the
sole and only purpose of annoying,
of harassing and of discomfiting II
possible the revision OF the tariff
downward on every article which Is
needful to the masses.
In this opposition to the reduc-
ton of the tariff are the sugar men,
whose pleas have the support OF
senators and representatives from
Louisiana who were elected as
Democrats by Democrats, and who
therefore are pledged in honor to
stand to the support Of the proposed
Democratic tariff.
It is not singular-that the growers
of sugar cane in Louisiana, from
which sugar is made, should persist
in their opposition and would, II
they could, defeat the pledge of the
party to the people. This opposition
is strictly selfish, and to secure
their ends the sugar cane growers,
with some exceptions, Wuold not
hesitate to wreck the party to Sc
: cure protection for sugar.
And now as reported from New
Orleans the agitation to the opposl-
ton of the Democratic pledge to re-
wise the tariff downward is being
directed to the arousing to discOn-
tent the growers of cotton by agl-
tating the Farmers Union. Under
the most adverse of conditions the
cotton growers have had to rely on
themselves when sugar-teat Repub-
licans were being made rich by the
Republican protection of sugar,
while the growers of cotton some
years since were almost bankrupt
over the price of cotton at 4hc and
SIS, which was considerably less than
the cost of production.
What was the attitude of the
sugar-teat Republicans towards the
growers of cotton? Was there a
single finger raised in encourage
ment? The cotton growers were
permitted to shift for themselves,
and have been, since then, with the
boil weeyiI and all the multiplicity
Of pests which are harassing.
The purpose of this agitation OF
The Farmers Union is to discredit
the Democratic plan of a tariff
revision downward, in the hope OF
continuing The protection of sugar.
The scheme will fail, but if all
The varied interests should join in
opposition to a revision of the tar
if, there would be no reduction and
The masses would be compelled to
carry the burdens which have been
forced on them for years, and the
failure of the Democracy to fulfill
its pledge to the masses would lead
to its disruption and burial.
Fortunately the great masses are
patriotic and have full and intel
ligent grasp of the conditions as
they are and will not permit any
swerving from duty even for the
sake Of saving sugar and some of
the sugar-teat Republicans of the
State Of Louisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

Attempting 10 cross the North Con-
cho river ct San Angelo, Tex, with .
delivery wagon, Roy Perkins came
near losing his life He was swept
from the vehicle BY = wall OF water
aud.had become almost exhausted
When . man on the bank threw him a
rope and he vas pulled ashore. The
horses we're carried down the stream
and drowned.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
on Company Organised.

The Sulphur Oil and Gas company
Of Sulphur Springs has been formed.
w. A. Smith WAS chosen tho general
manager. A resolution was adopted
limiting tho stock to e25. 000. Of which
s21. 600 has -bcen subscribed. Leases
have been taken on 10000 acres Of
land In the northeastern part Of the
county and the board Of directors In
structsd the general manager TO q
ones let Tho eontrass Tor drilling :
Mt voll
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
leroeet veeeellaunohed.

The new Cunard liner Aquitania. the
largest ship in the world, has been
launched from John Brown & Co. s
shipyard at Clydebank, just outside
Glasgow, Scotland. Countese of Der
by broke the bottle Of champagne as
the mammoth vessel slid down the
ways and slipped into the water. Tho
ship is 900 feet long.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
ssLlttie oorritt's pIee.

Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper OF South
gate, England, the originsl of Charles
Dickens Little Dorritt" has passed
away. She was in her one hundredth
year. She and the late great novelist
we're boy and girl together, living on
the same street in Somerstown.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
MANY Let Out.

Mayor Campbell of Houston dis
Charged ovsr 100 city employees, in
GLIDING ell special Offices who served
under Mayor Rice. Persons let out
include street laborers and all classes
up to heads OF departments. He has
reappointed Professor w. P. Horn as
superintent Of tys schohla All this
vas done On nnt dsy hs hold oass&
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Halt . Century.

Charles Avinger, q nergo. tried at
Dallas on charge of killing Fred Gray
ct that city Feb. % last, was convicted
and the penalty placed at fifty years.
July del.berafed little over half IN
hour. Plea was self defense.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
New Actuarv,

Texas Commissioner of Insurance
and Banking Gill has appointed J.
e Higdon of Indianapolis. Ind, a.
actuary OF his department
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
prowns In Rsth Tub.

Herman Netzer, fifty years old, who
conducted barber shop 1T Houston,
was drowned In bath tub In the rear
OF his shop some time during the
night His body was found by IN
employee.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

Gusher Near PetrolIa.
Developers we'll No has come in
near Petrolia. II flows ct the rata Of
300 barrels a day.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

Published three times a week, Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at 2O3 Milan street,
by The Caucasian Printing Com
pany, Limited, proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
Official Journal OF Caddo Parish.

subscription price 500 per year
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
rHE CAUCASIAN

Entered as second class matter Feb
ruary 1, 1904, at the postofflce at
Shreveport, La, under Act OF Con-
eress of March 81, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Bill Vines on the Nev Attorney General

cause President Wilsun and myself aftur
talking it ovver concluded that we did dn't
want emmy meer ornlmint IN that job, what
we wanted was man that the very men
sion of his name would make the prefurred
stock of monopoly shrink up like TWEEN
tv-five cent all wool Union Suit aftur a
hard days washing
We Realized that we had to make good
on our promises to the Peepul The trusts
had to be s.busted,' - therefore when trust
is to be busted you don't send for plum
mer or a life insurance agent or cork
screw, or emmy of those things; what you
send for is a .Trust-Buster James c. struck
twelve rite Immediately aftur he concluded
to ."cum frum' Tennisee.
Presidint Wilsun and myself did not
play polyticks in selecting our Cabinet
Sum folks claim that we air playing poly
ticks in delivering our message in pursun
to Congress and few uther stunts we have
pulled off Not so. Neether did we do so in
picking out the Cabinet For instince We
reealize that James G. mite not appel to
the regular denmveratic polytisians, be-
cawse he may not be the kind of demmycrat
that they would approve of. James G. has
he'd of his own, and does not always drap
rite in with the rank and file and Whoop
'em up Liza Jane for the nomminee James
C. refrained frum whoopen 'em up to emmy
CRATE extent in 1896. when free silvur and
free soup was the issue. James G. sat calm
lv back in his tent and refused to 90 crazzy
with the rest of the party ovver the Cross
of Gold and the Crown of Thorns. IF James
c. had emmy objections to Crosses of Gold,
he did not so state them at the time there
fore he did not vote for Wilvum Jennings
and for menny yeers thereaftur he was
pointed out down in Tennisee by the
'bugs' as Is carret solid gold frunt
botur and the little children weer warned
when they weer bad that if they kept Oh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

ol IRON or copper is thrown into ire
oepens and the children of the nIaoa
alhuse themselves by casting a min mt
the fountain and singing laugh fonntat,
OF bafanton and | will give Won a min "
When travelling in Wales ] once lad
pointed out to me a stone said To nos
sess similar property, but l. of course
aid not test its alleged virtue II was
khown as the Red Altar and was tha
larthest OF a causeway leading into a
lake whose waters We're quite black Tha
ilsh inhabiting the lakhe were said to
De deformed and unsightly, having very
large heads and extremely small bodies
Whiie no swans nor ducks were ever
known to aliSht upon its surface Ir
any one were to pass along the eause-
way even when the sun was shnginr
brightly and throw water upon the Red
Altar 1t was declared that rain would
fall before night.
Having read of Merlin from my infancy
ana later learned the legends that clothe
Stonehenge with exquisite romance. it
is needless to say that I was most
strangely moved as ! gazed upon those
lonely, silent monoliths of Salisbury
Plains those weird. mystic remnants Of
the Dance of the Giants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

they would land in the Pennitensiary or
turn out as bad as James 'McReynolds.
This would skeer them to deeth and most
of them honestly prefurred the penniten-
slary.
There is yet anuther drawback to James
Z. which is no CRATE recommendation to
the plain and unwashed demmocrasy. That
is that he is now close onto 30 yeers of age
and has newer marryed. Belonging to
what has been the mynorrity party i'll the
United States for all these yeers, at the frs
ganse this would apper almost unforgivva-
bull i'll Mr.. McReynolds. Not contint with
dropping out of line and hyl<ing out on a
hshlng trip on one occasion when his vote
was needed, he has stedfastly refrained
frum doing emmy thing toward bilding up
the party. All we can say is, that we do
not pretend to defend the Atturney Gen
neril against the charges that he is not mar
ryed. We admit that he has shown bad
taste in this mattur. Tennisee is noted for
its butiful women and sertainly all of them
could not have turned the frozen Ease to
the appel of so eoquint man as the At
turney Gennerl. Still we did not let mat
tur of a purely pursunnel nature like this
warp our judgemint when we cum to pick
ing out Trust Buster All we can say to
the Pubck is be patient, the Atturney
Genneril is a pretty nifty looking pursun.
Give him time. Gixe him time.
Now having proven conclussively
that the Atturney Genneril was lucky in
having the opportunity thrust upon him
to make record which will echo down the
corridurs of time like the howl that will 90
up frum the ranks of the predatory rich
when they air separated frum there first
assessmint for the incum tax, we want to
say, that all the plain peepul has to do is to
set quietly by and enjoy the show.
When it Gums to ust-busting the attur
ney genneril is sum spesalist EVERY
thing else he does is simply side-line: we