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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
The Baretield Murder.

After haN ing investigated fully
and thoroughly, at least as far as 1t
was possible in the discharge OF
their official duty, the corOners jury
reached the only conclusion within
their province, that the murder ol
Barefield was committed by some
person or persons unknown.
In reaching this conclusion, the
Jury recommends that a suitable re-
ward be offered by the parish and
by the State for the arrest and con-
viction of the Individual or persons
who are guilty of this crime.
In its frequent references to this
crime the Caucasian has been unre-
served in its comments and has
been equally as direct in suggesting
the Offering of rewards. but lnef-
fectiveIy. 1t is now to be hoped
that the recommendation of the
coroners jury will insure the offe"
of rewards which may, and possibly
will, lead to lha solving of this
crime. !
In recent years murders have
shocked this community, but after
few days have. .been forgotten, and
the murderers, ( red-handed, have
shielded themselves mysteriously.
In commenting on the Baretield
murder and the.recommendation of
rewards by thekcoroner's jury, the
Times says:
But this dOesknot explain why no
reward has been offered for the aD-
prehension of Gle criminal, fact
noted in the report of the corOner'S S
jury. This omission OF one OF the
usual steps takeh when such crimes
are committed cln only be explained
on the theory That Barefield was lit
tie known and dal not occupy an eX-
alted station i'll fife, hence 1t Is not
of such great Importance that his
murderer be fOtnd and brought TO
account. For had the victim been
one of the of1icials whose Offices are
in the court hoEse, or had he been
some prOminem citizen, where
would the hue AID cry have stopped
and who can say how large would
have been the rkward for the MUIR
derer's appreheTSion?"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
REVIVED FROM DEATH
By the Use of a PulmOtOr of the
Gas & Eelectric Light Co.

On Sunday before noon Frank Lee
Blanc, aged IA years, was shocked,
as it was believed, to death by tel
ephone wire dangling from live
wire at the corner of Market and
Franklin streets. The telephone
wire was partly concealed in lot
Of bricks. As Frank Leblanc stepped
accidentally on some of the bricks
he was shocked and reached out
with his left hand and grabbed at
the wire from which he was pros
trated. His hand was horribly
burned, and so was one of his feet.
He was believed to be lifeless. A
baker whose name was not ascer-
tanned, with presence OF mind
seized a piece of plank nearby with
which he disentangled the boy, who
was carried over to his brothers s
home nearby, and from there was
conveyed to the Schumpert Memo
rial Sanitarium. At about the same
time Father Bertels was fastened in
an automobile to the side of young
Leblanc, who, fortunately, was re-
vived, we may say, almost reclaimed
from death, through the use of a
pulmotor handled by DR.. Arthur A..
Herold, eight hours after the acci-
dent.
The pulmOtor is an apparatus
which has recently been acquired
by Manager A. G. Curtis of the
Gas & Electric Light Company. 1t
is the only one in Shreveport, and
perhaps in the State. By its. use, as
demonstrated in this instance, life
may be restored even after a shock
from electricity which is presumed
to be fatal.
When revived, the first thought
of Frank Leblanc was of his moth
er. He is from Lafayette and is on
visit to his brother, who is con-
ductor on the l.. R. & N. 1t is very
gratifying to report that he is much
improved.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
So Near and Yet So Far.

The following is taken from the
February American Magazine: Here
is an interesting illustration of the
tremendous parts that transporta-
ton and middlemen play in fixing
the price of certain commodities:
A man in New York City owns $500
acres of land in Connecticut. This
land has supported great number
of chestnut trees which very re-
Gently have been killed by chestnut
blight. I'll an effort TO save some
thing out of the wreck of the trees
4 timber expert was hired to make
an examination. He reported that
the trees would yield 250,OO0 cords
Of wood The nearest great marke,
is of course New York, and in New
York firewOOd is sold to the consul
mer at about SIG per cord. In other
pay $I0O0,O0O for the 250,O0O cords
of wood if it were available. But ii
is not available. 1t is located too far
| from the means of transportation
which means are expensive. lnVestl-
CATION showed that at the Connect
cut River docks the price paid the
producer for such wood is $3.50 q
| cord. Further investigation showed
| that to cut and haul the wood to the
docks would cost the producer S3.2.
a cord, leaving sc cord margin
| This. was too small an amount fol
the New York man to bother with
so his wood is going to waste, al
though one does not think of Con
necticut as being remote from New
York.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
Kept the Lamp Burning Forty.
Years.

From Salt Lake City, Utah, is
chronicled a pathetic recital. The
telegram dated January i8 reads:
John Miller is dying as a result
of an explosion Saturday of a lamp
which he kept burning to guide a
sweetheart to the home he prepared
for her forty years ago. The lamp
shOne in window as beacon foI
q girl from Sweden, who, though
drowned at sea, has never ceased tc
exist for Miller. The lamp was sur
rounded by paper roses and iii at
tempting to extinguish the flames
he was terribly burned"
Such constancy such loyalty i:
remarkable. To John Miller the
burning lamp was as beacon o
his love, which ratdiating from the
window of his home, was perhap!
visible to his sweetheart. And aftel
this waiting for forty years there i:
being exemplified that constancy
the love which is immeasurable ant
unfathomable, has again triumphe'
over death and the grave.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
Scientist Henderson Ac.
quilted.

Louisiana Democrat: Christian
Scientist Henderson, who was in
dicted for practicing medicine with
out license, was discharged by
Judge Fisher.
The Judge held that, as Henderson
administered no drugs, and only
prayed for the child, which subse-
quently died, he VISA not guilty OF
violation of the law under which he
was indicted.
Under this decision we can pray
for the sick without subjecting our
selves to a criminal prosecution fol
not employing a physician.
Judge Fisher was eminently cor
rect, when he recognized the right
fevery person to invoke divine as
sistance, through the instrumental
ity of prayer, in behalf of his loved
ones, who are ill nigh under death
Any other doctrine would find nc
toleration in a Christian commun-
ifv
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
DIR. Oscar Bowling Has Reached the
Limit

1t has been reported from Baton
Rouge that DR.. Oscar Bowling has
issued an edict against kissing. This
is the limit. No remonstrance or
criticism of DR.. DoWling's StrlcteSt
sanitary requirements have been of
fered by the Caucasian. but to issue
an official decree against kissing Is
beyond the pale of endurance. To
kiss on the cheek or forehead Is
simply an act of politeness, per-
functory and is, as lady friend of
the Caucasian once remarked, kiss
ing a gentleman without whiskers is
as soup without the proper season.
ing"
This edict is reminder of the
blue laws of the PuritanS.
Better recall the decree. doctor.
and never mind the bugs nor the
'bulluses."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
More Patience with the Children

What is needed in the training Of
children is more patience while
their minds are developing. Let
them see gentleness and by and by
they will adopt it. Let us act our
selves a little more as we wish
them to. Example with children
weighs more than advice. This holds
good all along the road, from infan-
cy to maturity. With wine on the
sideboard, progressive euchre in the
parlor, sensational, trashy litera-
ture on the table and cigars on the
mantel, we need not be surprised
when the crop of drunkards and
gamblers of diseased hearts anG
wishy-washy minds comes in. The
seed has been planted, the crop
must grow. Not all may fall to thu
lowest depths perhaps, but who car
say which will be saved 1t is no
the will of the Creator that one Of
these little ones should perish, ant
woe is in store for him who place!
occasions to fall in their way.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
The Control If Not the Suppression
the Trusts.

If Governor Wilson of New Jer-
sey, the president-elect, should be
successful in having enacted into
law his programme for curbing the
trusts, the people will experience a
most welcome and desirable i'm
prOvement in the cost of living and
in all the things needful to man
kind in the United States now con-
trolled by the trusts and combines.
As programmed by Governor Will
son. it would be a misdemeanOr to
acquire monopoly or to interfere
with the freedom of competition or
to organize or to promote trusts OF
combines. For such yiolatOrs. or
conviction, there would be imposed
fines and Imprisonment. 1t is The
Imprisonment that would prove IL
be effective.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21

Thomas II. Marshall

New Orleans l'icayune: Thomas r.
Marshall, the newly elected vice
president of the United States, pro-
poses to retain his residence in In
dlanapois, and the papers of that
city, on their editorial pages. in bid
ding farewell TO him as Governor of
Indiana state that his administra-
ton has been absolutely above even
the suspicion of graft. not even Of
that little graft known as ''perquis-
ites,' which is thought by many to
be almost legitimate. Perhaps no
man ever left his State with more
evidences OF friendship and the good
Will of all classes of society than the
newly elected vice president.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
Death OF a Most Estimable Lady.

Saturday afternoon, after a lin
eering illness, Mrs. F. B. Bounds
died at her home on Texas avenue
The deceased was the beloved wife
of F. B. Bounds, who is engaged in
the grocery business on Texas ave-
nue.. She was devoted to her family
and her home and was esteemed by
all who knew her.
The burial Sunday was in Green
wood cemetery. The mortuary ser
vice was by Rev. w. A. Freeman
pastor of the Parkview Baptist
Church.
The deceased is survived by he
husband and four daughters, Mrs
B. F. Holly, Mrs. L. B. Hamilton ane
Misses Alva and Budie Bounds, al
of this city. Two sisters of Mrs
Bounds, Mrs. Hickey and Mrs. Holt
of Carthage. Texas.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
$1,000 TrOuSSeau for Helen Gould.

New York, Jan. 20.-Although she
is the richest woman in America,
Helen Miller Gould will cOnfine the
expense of her wedding trousseau to
within $1,000 The latter figure was
that set by Madeline Force when
she was married, and it was shock
to Fifth avenue modistes. Many
wealthy brides have spent ten OF
twenty times that amount.
When Miss Gould marries Finley
ii. Shepard at her TarrytOwn home
next "Wednesday she will be ygowned
i'm ivory white, with satin and rose
point lace trimmings, with a court
train and a rose point ven. Miss
Gould's favoete colors are purpl,
and gray, and most of her trous-
seau is made up of these colors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
Women on the Battlefield.

Baltimore Sun: Numbers of wom-
en- of the Balkans have insisted on
accompanying their men folks into
battle. One girl fighter insisted upon
shouldering her brothers piece
when he fell on the field One Mon
tenegrin woman, on being told that
she couldn't do mans work, de-
clared that she at least could load
arms for the men, and went along
In some sections complete COM
panies of women soldiers enlisted
How can you beat q cause that in
spires devotion like this
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21

and is to begin at o'clock. The
puzzle is invited to attend. Mr.
Rathven IS a member Of the board
of leGSJreship Of the. mother
church. the First Church of Christ,
Scientist. of Boston.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
River STAGE.

Denison O.8, fall of 0.2: Arthur
City 60; White Cliffs 2i.6. fall of OF !:
Fulton 1874, fall of Oh; Ringo Cross
ing 90; Finley 40, fall of 20;
Spring Bank 40, fall of 10; Shreve-
port sc, fall of o..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
A Free Lecture.

A lecture on Christian Science
will be delivered oTThursday night,
January %. in the auditorium of the
City Hall by William p. Rathven Of
Boston, Mass. The lecture is free
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
Weather Forecast.

Local forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Fair and continued cold
tonight; generally fair and warmer
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been report
ed 10 the health department during the
past twent y-four hours:
John IT, Irving, .6 years. Winson Hotel,
LIST street northwest
Elizabeth NJ. Wood. 26 years, 90 Ken
nedy street northwest
Margaret r. Semmelbauer, &c years,
RUPERT Home, Anacostia, D. G.
Alice r.. Schreyer j. wears 1880 9th
street northwest
George Schreyer, CO years, 1890 9th
street northwest
George 7. Shepherd, - years. 800 I
street southeast
Norman L. keeney, L year. 10 Rock
Creek Church road
Wlulam Robins. 80 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane
Frederick d. Griffith, "a years, United
States Soldiers Home Hospital.
Elizabeth A. Burke, 26 years, George
town University Hospital.
augusta Halfpap, G6 years, Sibley Hos
pital
Jesse NJ. Orlemen. 81 years, 49, New
Jersey avenue northwest.
Infant of Arthur F. and Hattie Kid
road.
Eugene Thomas 3S years, 1884 Florida
avenue northwest.
James johnson, 63 years, 1411 p street
northwest
Lille Towles, years. 1905 Sth street
northwest
Hannah Tolliver, 81 years, oO36 Sth
street northwest.
Robert Page, 2S years, the WeStmore-
land apartments.
Pearl Cookie, months, 100 Half
street southwest.
Myre s. Smith. 9 months, o19 Florida
avenue northwest.
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Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the followinS
Walter +. Halleck and Mary l. Mat
tare.
Eston Hatcher ana Maggie Lare, both
Of Potomac. Md.
Ernest II. Rocker Of Alexandria. Va,
and Grace q. Southland OF Philadelphia,
Pa
Harrison Jones and Emma r Hedge
mon.
Charles I. Cross of Basic Va, and
Carrie f Herring OF Orange. Va.
Edward Brooks and Gertrude CT bis
Franklin Coleman and Eva Chiids both
OF Ia itv Va
John c. Page and Kitty Burke, both OF
Richmond. Va.
James :. Watts and Matilda NJ. Gala
her.
Marion H. Simmons of Mount Scion
Va, and Winifred Il. Baker of Stras-
burg. Va.
Abe Scriber and Grace Barnes.
Robert Whitney and Alberta Dade.
cyrus +. Lee of King George county
Va. and Hattie l.. oliver of this city
Robert l. Garrett of Hot Springs,
\. G, and Natika X. Stafford of White
Plains. y. Y.
Lawson W. Younger and Alice T.
Huson, both of Lynchburg, Va.
Herbert l.. Simonds of this city and
Bertha b. White of Hopewen, n. Y.
John G. klee of Fort Myer. Va. and
Hazel L. Thwaites OF New York city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

York School of Fine and Applied Arts,
has returned to her home in this city.
Representative and Mrs. Henry Laurent
Dupre of Louisiana and Miss Betsy Du-
pre- are at the Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor tthe latter
formerly Miss Bertha Stotsenburg of this
city, and Miss Alice Deleslyne of Ottawa.
Canada, are spending the holidays with
Miss Eva Denham, aunt of Mrs. Taylor,
at the Baltimore. Swami street northwest
The Russian ambassador and Nine
Bakhmeteffs the Brazilian amba sSador
and Nine. ola Cana. Mr.. and Mrs Larz
Anderson. Mrs. Marshall Field Mr.. and
Mrs. r. T. Stotesbury Of Philadelphia,
DR.. and Mrs. Preston Satterwhi.e of New
York. Mrs. Edward B. Mclean and Mrs.
Lloyd W. Bowers have taken boxes for
the annual charity ball at the New Will
lard January =.
Mr. Irving Lee Bragg of Roanoke, Va.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ross Colhoun
at the Woolley.
DR.. Frederick II. Blodgett. formerly Of
this city. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Blodgett Of this city, for few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE.
Robert NJ. Gigli Dies Soon After
Reaching Emergency Hospital.

Robert NJ. Gigli, fifty years old, suf-
fered an attack of heart failure last
night while at 18th and Fl streets north
west. He died a few minutes after he
reached Emergency Hospital
The deceased, who formerly was d
resident of New York, was an artist.
He resided at 1i01 r. street northwest.
1t is stated that he came to this city
about two years ago and that he did
work for number Of persons i'll this
city.
GiSl was well supplied with cash
when he was stricken. His body was
placed III the morgue at Emergency
Hospital, where it will be held until
relatives or friends claim II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the health department during the past
twenty -four hours:
Frederick ]. and Louise NJ Weigert. girl.
David and Fannie Weinberg, girl.
Samuel Il. and Alice c. Stewart. girl
Charles l. L. and May q. Keys, boy.
Benedict W. and Hattie E. ingram. girl.
Robert and Yetta Henson, boy
Frank c. and Elra Daniel boy.
Andrew j. and Bridget L. Dargan. girl
Maurice J. and Margaret Curtin, girl.
George W. and Lucia \. Birch, boy.
Wilbrrt III. and Emma L. Bond boy.
Edward l. and Edna Beauchamp. boy
Henson and Matte Reeder bey.
Samuel and Josephine Pumphrey. boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Plays With Matches; Burned

Rosa Reiness. a three-year- col
ored girl spoiled her Christmas early
this morning by playing with matches
Rosa was at her home. 1929 New Jer-
sey avenue southeast. when she used
matches instead of toys, and when her
dress ignited she was severely burned
about her body before other members
of the family reached her. The child
was taken to Casualty Hospital She
probably will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Purse Snatcher Is Baked.

An unsuccessful attempt at purse
snatching last night prevented an I'M
identified colored man from obtaining.
money from Mrs. Annie
Donovan of sol oath street northwest
Mrs. Donovan was about square
from her home at about s o'clock when
the attempt to get her handbag was
made. She held to her valuables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Mrs. Jessie Orleman Dead.

Mrs. Jessie Orleman died suddenly
last night at her residence, 49, New
Jersey avenue northwest MRS. OrIe-
man. who was employed in the gov
eminent printing office, had been III
Francis E. Murphy. survives her. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at . o'clock at the chapel OF
A. ]. Shippert. zoos Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest. and interment VIII De
in GlenwOod cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
PLEADS FOR SUPPORT
Of LAW BY CITIZENS
Justice Stafford Talks to New Eng
landers-Six Great Ameri-
cans Named.

NEW YORK. December 23.-Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford. Judge OF the
Supreme Court OF the District of Column
bia, made a strong plea for support of
the law by citizens at the annual dinner
of the New England Society last night
at the Waldorf-Astoria.
More than 4uo diners. many men OF
national prominence, vigorously APP
plauded the judge. lie was down 10
answer to the toast "Forefathers' Day"
but talked on THE People and the
Courts for about forty -iiye minutes.
The change came as A surprise
Justice Stafford began by saying that
while in q large measure IL is true that
law is the government OF the living by
the dead" il should be held sacred and
ndubitable.
I'm a democracy. he said. the whole
problem IS simply how can the rights of
the minority be made secure. The ma
jority can take care of itself
Should Hold Law Invioable.
The people need to look upon the law
as their Law and TO resent any dis
obedience Of It's mandates as "A defiance
of their wi Ideas have ruled the
world and men are only puppets III COM
parison. Nothing could be better for
the people of this land today than to
take possession of the idea that Law. the
expression of their own united personal
ity, is Il thing noble and iGvolable,
worthy of every service and sacrifice.
and that Ii must and shall be obeyed.
There never was great nation that did
not reverence the Law. There can be no
great nation without cohesion, and no
cohesion without law
In speaking of the courts he said that
the qcestion Of the present seemed to be
whether the faculty OF judgment shall
be exercised as In times past by body
of nen set apart by the people for that
purpose and guarded as far as possible
from improper influence or whether il be
exercised by the majority for the time
being In the electorate at large. Would
the majority. he asked. be less likely
to be swayed by passion, warped by
prejudice and misled by temporary ures
The courts need the people. he declared.
hardly less than the people need the
coHts, because every profession, ii left
to itself. has a way of growing bigoted
and narrow minded.
Gov. Baldwin of Connecticut declared
that the New England states had led all
others in forming an American Union.
and had led the world in launching a
practical plan for settling disputes among
nations by impartial arbitration.
DR. Irving Bachelor made plea for the
little old school, where children were
educated as individuals and not on the
wholesale PLAN and said that the great
est personages in American life had
learned their three RS in the old-fash-
toned way. Among them We're six great
men who had done all the big things
accomplished in America since 1870.
Those he named were Commodore Van
derbilt, business man; Abraham Lincoln,
statesman; Thomas a. Edison, inventor
Mark Twain. novelist: Horace Greeley,
journalist and Walt Whitman. poet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Announces Candidacy for Congress.

Austin Cunningham. for many years
correspondent for Texas papers III
Washington, has announced his candi-
dacy for representative at large from
Texas. He recently married Miss Clo-
tide Mattingly of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
How to Find Comet.

Amateur astronomers with small
glasses may seek the comet, Prof. Hall
said, by using the star Zeta Eridani for
a starting point. THE COMET is approx
mately Az minutes of time west of this
star, he explained. land north Of 1t IL
degrees. 1t is moving west about 54 sec
onds of time per day, north about ga
minutes. but there has not been enough
motion SO far to compute an orbit
This is the sixth comet discovered this
year. The one that has attracted the
most attention was found by Neu1uiil
September ). This was very small
body and showed only the slightest trace
of nebulosity, its appearance being rather
that of an aSteroid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

The Edison Electric and Illuminating
Company will appeal from the action of
the MARYLAND public service commission
In ordering a reduction of Is per cent
In the rates charged for commercial light
and power at Cumberland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
BORN

WILLIAMS. On December -. 1915. IL this city
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Is. Williams 1925 J.
street northwest, a sou. EDWA ARD FULLER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
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