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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
VITAL STATISTICS
A Long Neglected Record and Its
Importance.

The Caucasian has received let
ter on the subject of vital statistics
from DR.. Oscar Bowling of which a
copy follows:
4 wish to enlist your assistance
in the most vital health movement
in the State today. 1t is the question
of obtaining record Of deaths and
births. Without this information,
systematic effort in health work is
impossible.
Were we in possession Of these
facts, it would be easy to ward off
epidemics. # the death rate in a
certain portion Of your parish re-
ported for a month was abnormal.
the health Inspector would be sem
to that point immediately to locate
The cause. But with no data we are
pOwerless to do this.
In one year Kentucky, through
the registration Of 90 per cent of the
deaths, was placed by the United
States Census Bureau on the honor
roll Of States which make up the
registration area. | am hopeful that
Louisiana can do as well.
IF the Police Jury will give an
nually $40 per 1000 inhabitants, this
sum will pay the local register 25c
per registration. The State Board of
Health will then furnish necessary
stationery, office force to take
charge of the records, and vault
room for safe keeping of same.
Where parish health officers are
provided with safety vaults, dupli-
Gates will be furnished them.
Where normal conditions pre-
vail, the United States Census Blu
reau estimates % births and ID
deaths annually per 1000 inhabl-
tants. | believe Louisiana's birth
rate is higher and death rate lower
than this. Help Us to convince the
world"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26

Vital statistics of Shreveport for@
week ending January %, 1918.
Marriages: Ellis Roynor and Lena
Gold; E0lney Mcdaniel and Miss Ida
Gleberman: IsidOre BIOds and Miss
Flora Josey; J. B. Goods and Ollie
Reed; d. B. Rogers and Miss Rose
Lee; Clyde C. Brady and Miss Mar
celia E. Brady.
Births: |. A. Nader and wife, girl,
'. l.. Campisi and wife, boy. Col
ored: B. Brooks and wife, girl; I
Washington and wife, girl.
Deaths; Sam Debar, 60 years; N.
Zelgler, 4S years; Floyd Blanchard,
9 years; Bob Brumfield, 35 years;
Ruben L. Phelps, 72 years; Annie E.
Ferguson, 60 years; Sarah J. Oden,
II years; Ida B. Bounds, SO years.
Colored: Arthur Williams, % years;
Robert Blarkman, IS years; G. Rob-
lnson, months; Geo. Hill, Is years;
Andrew Thomas, 80 years; Will
Smith, % years; Julius Williams, IS
years; Amy Perry, 80 years; Kath-
leen Alexander, 8 years: Bertha
Boyston, "a years; Susie Johnson, so
years; Jenis Andrews, 81 years;
Fanny Dunn, 20 years; Will Beas-
ley, 26 years.
causes of Death: Pneumonia, gun
shot wounds, fracture of skull, car
clnoma OF uterus, syphilis, typhoid
fever, leptomeningitis, general de-
bllity, carcinoma of breast. tubercu-
iosIs, nephritis, appendicitis. pneu-
mona, meningitss, peritonitis.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
4 Clear Vision.

The Commoner: Vice President
elect Marshall had a clear VISION
when in his final message to the In
diana LEGISLATURE, he said: "Gnles~
progressive legislation is enacted
the people some day will open up
the cuI-de-sac, even though IN"
opening may lead representative
government over preclplce INTO
pure socialism or paternalism."
Democrats will have it in their
power to correct the abuses OF gov
eminent, Governor Wilson shows
that he has a clear understanding
of the necessities of the situation,
and the Vice President will be in a
position. ito render him material AID
in building for popular government.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Revolt of the APPENDICES.

New Orleans Times-Democrat
The appendices of Colorado have
formed a league, offensive and de-
fensive, and have, according to Den
yer advices, secured the services OF
a representative in the General AS
sembly to protect them from the
ruthless and INSCRIPTIONS knife
Hereafter, if the bill carries, the
physician operating for appendicitis
must produce the goods or go to
Jail. The day of appendectomy for
the fun of the thing, or for the fee
attached, is gone, and a man may
now have the collie without a 500
surgeons fee and two weeks in the
hospital.
According to the new law the lit
tie sausage, yclept appendix, on be-
ing removed must be bottle in alco-
hol and preserved as exhibit No. 1
There will, doubtless, be appointed
a board of appendix examiners,
with special paid attorney, before
whom each excised appendix will be
brought, and if it is found healthy
the physician operating will not on
ly be estopped from presenting a
bill for services rendered, but will
be subject to fine of from $500 to
$4,000 per appendix and imprison-
ment from one to ten years in the
penitentiary, according to the mer-
its of the offense. Probably, to make
the punishment fit the crime, the
amount of the fine will be deter
mined by the threatened fee in the
case, while Imprisonment will be
regulated by the harm done, rang
ing from a week in the infrmary
to death.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Special Agricultural Demonstration
Train.

The Caucasian has been advised
that the Texas & Pacific Railway
Company, as scheduled, will operate
over its lines a special agricultural
demonstration train.
This splendid train of seven cars
will embrace exhibits, with demon
STATIONS and lectures covering va
riOus phases of farm management,
with relation to general farming,
stock farming, fruit and vegetable
growing, dairying, poultry raising,
etc. The very important matter OF
good roads and good house keeping
will also be illustrated by exhibits
adm demonstrations. with lectures
by experts in road building and do
nestle science.
Our management, appreclatina
the inter-dependence Of the rail-
roads and the farmers upon each
other, have sought, in planning and
GQulpping this train, to render the
instruction, by exhibit, demonstra-
ton and lecture as practical as pos
sible, to the end that the greatest
mutual benefit may result. There
fore, we hope the train may be met
by large numbers of both town and
country people, who, by seeing,
hearing and asking questions, may
derive from what they shall see and
hear, the maximum of good.
This train consists of seven ears
one being fitted for lectures and de-
monstration purposes, and Is beng
operated under the auspices of the
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
the Louisiana State University, the
Louisiana Department of AgrlcuI-
ture, United States Department OF
Farm Demonstration, and the Fort
Worth Stock Yards Company. This
train will be held in Shreveport on
Friday, Janua yr3i, from $50 pm.
to 10 pm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Why Not Others?

When man wears himself out in
the service of another he should be
entitled to a pension adequate tC
make him comfortable in his declin-
ing years, and it is with consider
able pleasure that people have noted
that President-elect Wilson has
conceded that letter carriers should
be pensioned. No men in the public
service are more worthy to be re-
membered and the country at large
will be gratified if, with other pub
lie servants, they will be placed on
the pension lists.-New Orleans Pic
ayune.
Why not others? For instance, the
men in the postoffice service who
handle and distribute the mail. Why
not others, wage earners, who are
engaged in other industries. If pen
sions were to be provided for all
these, the burden of taxation would
be overwhelming.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26

Japan and l was regaling a bunch in
the smoking room with some stories
when a company checker looked at me
closely and asked:
Say, who are your
II did not know him, so proceeded
to tell of my experiences and relate
what a good friend had in the chief
engineer. Riding the rods is hard
work. l told him, but travelling first
cabin on these transpacific liners is a
pipe.
THE checker left without explaining
his official position, but noticed about
three hours afterward that the ship
slowed down. l also saw that the Mon
golia, sister ship on the same line.
was passing US and also getting ready
to stop. Well, they only gave me time
to grab up my press book. that other
shirt and an old pair of boxing gloves
I was carrying, when they transferred
me to the other ship.
0"Going back? Say, did you ever holy
stone a deck?''
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Real Estate Market.

Record of transfers of real estate
as furnished by the Caddo Abstract
Company, officesin Commercial Ma
tic naiBank building. ~
Pierre Locrouts to Lizzie Mccoy
ct al, lot % block SO, 1O-acre lot 4
$4,000.
R. E. Brooks, trustee, to ]. C. Nc.
Cue, $50 acres in section %, Is an(
26, 81, t6; $4,000.
Sam Hood to C. L. Bland, lot "a il
block 3, Currie subdivision; 81 $50.
j. S. Noel to Geo. L. LOckbridgt
ct al, lots 5 and 6 block c., Oil CITY
annex; $1,000.
Mrs. Jessie NJ. LaRobediere to DR.
Sims, residence in Mooringsport
$4,000.
Mary Hill to Levi Cooper ct al
part of lot C Colonial Hill; $4,000.
Levi Cooper ct al to Mary Hill lots
I and 8 block 3: $4,000.
Victoria Lbr. Co. to Frank Liberto
lots 2 and 3 block 3, Talbot & Perrin
subdivision: 1925.
w. L. Caldwell ct al to Claude
Bell, west half of northwest quarter
OF sw Ia section IL, %, 16; $500.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
The Inaugural Ball.

AS the days grow apace and the
date for the inauguration of the
next President of the United States
is drawing near, admiration for the
man who has been elected to fill
this exalted position is steadily in
creasing. The reason is plain.
In the beginning of this govern
ment the Inauguration of the presi-
dent was a function which, if en-
livened with social festivities, was
regarded and interpreted with a pa
triotic significance, and not asso-
GATED as now with the speculative
commercial dictates of today. As of
ficially announced from Washing
ton there will be no inaugural ball
nor the official handshaking, de-
parture which may be commended
for more reasons that one.
AS this dictum is the wish Of
Woodrow Wilson, it will be OBJ
served.
In recent inaugurals the Presi-
dents ball, as styled, has been the
source of we'll merited criticisms.
1t has been the medium for specu-
lation by number of the citizens
of the District of Columbia, who
have recouped their subscriptions
by the sale at enormous prices Of
tickets to the ball, not to mention
scandals growing from the disre-
gard Of social proprieties.
Instead of the inaugural ball
there will be held as substitute a
public reception, but at this gather
ing Mrs. Wilson and her daughters
will not be required to stand in line
and shake hands with the attend
ants, and the President himself may
be excused from the strain of this
feature of a most trying ordeal. It is
nerve racking and its RELOCATION to
the past is timely and most rational.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Governor Wilson Announces a Pro
Gpamme.

The National Tribune, RepubIi-
can, says: When the president-elect
issued his def to any financier who
attempted to start things Especially
panicl thrills of citation and of de-
lection permeated respectively the
radicals and the conservatives at
Washington. But right on the heels
of that came a statement from
Princeton that the new president
would not deliver speeches and adj
dresses to all kinds of banquets and
associations which assemble in the
capital by the Potomac, hu6would
talk chiefly when he had something
of moment to say.
Now half the enjoyment in life to
thousands upon thousands of people
in these United States is in a trip
they take down to Washington once
a year to attend some congress or
association, and to feast one evening
at laden banquet board where the
president comes and adds dignity
and gayety to the performance. Oc-
casionally he comes in to stay all
the evening, but sometimes only
drops in for a. little while, most
of his visit being occupied with a
speech.
Perhapssit is asking little too
much of a president to attend on
such functions. There is no partic-
--1ar reason why the highest official
in the land should be dragged be-
fore all sorts of gatherings, simply
because they are within earshot of
the capitol. Of course, the same
things is done in other cities, except
that they do not catch" the presi-
dent quite so easily outside of the
District of Columbia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Killed Her Husband,

DR.. James Fleet Booth, a prOmi-
nent physician of Lake Providence
La, was shot and instantly killed by
his wife Thursday morning in their
apartments in the Booth Santa
rum The tragedy occurred shortly
after the couple had eaten break
fast together. From the testimony
before the coroner's jury it was
learned that DR.. Booth had. beer
mistreating his wife for some time
having struck her on number OF
occasions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Income Tar.

The Commoner: Thirty-four of
the States have ratified the Federal
constitutional amendment providing
for the income tax. Ratification by
two more States is all that is neces-
sary for the final adoption of this
great reform. There are fourteen
States yet to act and there can be
no doubt that our of that number
there will be two whose legislatures
will get into line with the great
progressive movement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Where States Rights End.

The Commoner: In the opinion OF
some Democratic statesmen state
rights end when g. brewery or dlstli-
lerv wants to send its product into
another State. Strange what lnllu-
ence concentrated wealth can exert
no matter how base the use 10
which it is put. But the clock Is
ticking-sOon the hour Will strike
and the liquor lobby will be driven
from the capitol.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
The Parcel Post and Its Lesson.

Richland Democrat: The parcel
post is with us to stay. It is fast fill
ing long felt need. Since its ad-
vent the people have been thinking
and making comparisons. The gov
eminent has from its beginning
monopolized the postoffice business
This has proved to be very wise. It
is now competing with the express
companies in the business in which
they are engaged. The question is
being raised as to why the govern
ment should not take over the en-
tire express business too. Logic and
reason tell us that this is the in
evitable outcome of the present sit
uation. 1t may take years to come.
but it is coming.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Never Too Old TO Marry.

A few days since Mrs. Marcellna
EIisada of Los Angeles, Cal, 1Ol
years Of age, and said to be wealthy,
cOncurred in an application for a
marriage license for herself and
plesantino Leon, aged so. The Ii
cense was issued. Leon said he
would attempt to have recent
court order appointing Mrs. Guadla
Lugo, a granddaughter, the aged
Woman's legal guardian, set aside.
Mrs. Lugio will contest the action.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
In the Hands of q Receiver.

There was filed Friday in the Of
flee of the clerk of the United States
Court, Leroy B. Gulotta, by Attorney
J. H. Levy the schedule of the in
debtedness of L. GrOner & Son in
Bankruptcy. William Winter has
been appointed receiver. The la
bilities aggregate s95 1896, with as
sets at S30,762. Claims unsecured
S95, 450.o6. The asets are itemiZed
as real estate 1925, stock in trade
S30,S4545, vehicles. 1925, debts due
on open account $780, The creditors
number 2S2, most of them in New
York.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
Continued from eighth page.

Vile Kv.. is visiting Mrs. White OF
Oakland street.
Mrs. Owen Brashear has returned
from Tennessee, where she VIslted'
her father. DR.. Williamson.
Mr. C. H. Ray will lesve this week.
for his spring purchasing trip to
the eastern markets.
Mrs. J. f. Gaume left during the
week for Hct Springs to visit her
friend. Mrs. Hay at the Eastman
Hotel.
Mrs. Caro- b. Frierson Is enjoying
DELIGHTFUL visit from her dauSif-
fer Mrs. T. b. Wilson Of East Baton
Rouge, who viii 90 from here to
New Orleans where she will join her
husband. Or. Wilson. and remain
during fhe course Of special work
Or. Wilson has planned to take.
Mrs C.SN. Nusom and little son
left during the week for Hot Springs
where they will stay several weeks,
going from Gfhere to Alexandria,
their future home.
Miss Belle LaWrasOn is in New
Orleans visiting her uncle, Dr. II. d.
Bruins and Mrs. Bruins.
Mrs. Grant Forbes left for Terre
Haute, Ind, on5receiving the news
of the serious illness of her father,
Mr. C. H. Moore.
Mrs. Jack Kline and son Jack Jr.,
the first of ShrevepOrt's visitors this
season to Panama have returned
home delighted with the beauties
and wonders of the Canal Zone.
Mrs. Amelia Eisman and heG
mother, Mrs. Lichtenstein, have re-
turned from New Orleans.
Miss Trudie Marx of Monroe is
visiting Misses Raj and Adele Stein.
Mrs. Aileen Upper is cordially
welcomed by her friends in Shreve-
port. Mrs. Upper has been in Kan
sas City for the past year and is now
in Shreveport visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitfield Jack.
Mrs. Terry Greer and little son Of
Montgomery, Ala, are guests of Mrs.
Carol Calm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Look for a Boy Anywhere.

David GraysOn writing one of his
new adventures in Contentment
in the February American Magazine
makes this observation: Long ago
| made motto about boys: Look
for asboy anywhere. Never be sur
prised when you shake a cherry
tree if boy drops out of it; never
be disturbed when you thalk your
self in complete solitude if you dis
cover boy peering out at you from
a fence corner" -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Chinese looic,

Bishop NJ. S. Lewis of Foochow, urg.
ing recognition of the Chinese republic
at luncheon at the Union League in
Philadelphia. told little story illus.
trative of Chinese unworldliness.
"a gentleman" he said. entered a
Chinese shop TO purchase tea. He
found to his amazement that five
pounds of certain tea cost $3.50
while ten pounds Of the same brand
cost $3.50
The gentleman ridiculed these illoo.
1cal prices. but the shopkeeper. on the
contrary, insisted that he was acting in
a perfectly logical way. AS be put it:
" More buy. more rich; more rich.
more can pay"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
PeAsopal.


The Caucasian was complimented
with call yesterday from John X.
Balm of Hot Springs, Ark, who is,
visiting his sons, H. H. and ]. HI
Balm. Mr.. Balm is Veteran of the
Mexican war and was a gallant Con-
federate soldier. He is Sc years
young and is sprightly for his age
He is still one of the boys. His call
was fully appreciated.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
River STAGE.

Denlson t.2, a fall of IL: Arthur
City 6.S; White Cliffs 24.2, rise I.9;
Fulton 1873, rise of OF; Ringo Cross
ing 1910. rise of 10; Finley 1870, rise
OF 40; Spring Bank 100, fall of O.3;
Shreveport SO, fall of O.6.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-26
Called Meeting.

Mrs. M. r. Purnell calls meeting
of the Federated Clubs of the city
for Tuesday, January %, at 10 am,
in the council chamber of the City
Hall. The chief tksng to be consid-
cred will be fixing the date for the
annual meeting of the State Fedora
ton which will be held in the month
of April.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-12
Lively Interest in Formal Ac.
tom by Two Houses Sitting
in Joint Session.
LINCOLN EXERCISES
pRECEDE THE VOTE
Reading Of Electoral College
Certificates Fails to Make
any Change in EOvember's
Result.

(Ilt fcascd Wire a. Evening ITcfaldl
Waeufnpson. Feh - onaress to-
nay detiared Woodrow Wilson clcc,ed
president 90 The t'nuaa Statcs and
Thomas " Marshall eieC,sd vice
president
1'hc nircinrHi kntc certificates.
opened Ia the presence 81 ID hnusr
end senate, sittlng together. shoV "a
Inst wilson apd Marshall rcreivs 3
fea electoral Whites. tnnt TafudoTs.
Ines welt Tor prcsidcnt and iilraHi
W. johnson for vice president re-
selved - votes ana that VIM. O. TJig
for president ANA Nicholas Mtrrmy
futler Tor Nicc president rcccitod O.
votes.
Tho official count tooA lit,r
more than an hour
Iincoin dHg exercises preceded Tho
cicQiurai count Ia the honsD
Representative Russell nf Missouri
read i.iBcoiu's Gctiyshrrr addr-ssI
and u representative Graham Of ME
noia. irom the district l.ncofn one
rcprcsented. made q speech
When the house ana senate finally
got into joint session the counting of
tho vote bryan Thnrt was tense iu-
teresl nt first. bWi ~ The count went
On. CONGREGATION on ihc floor aimoct
drowned ne announcement OF thr
ieiserp
Representative fiuckor IN Missonf
pcfslsiru lu announcing VOTES cor
William Wilson"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-12
Government Begins Action 70
Force Immediate Dissolu-
ton Of the Cleveland Stone
Companies.
ALLEGES CONTRACTORS
HAVE BEENsUBsIDIzED
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Have Acquired Absolute
Control Of Stone Market in
Central States.


liy LEASED wirc 60 Evening IIcrai1.l
cleveland. o. Ven. az 4-S ansution
80 char sas are contained iu pi %
ul.L-U "a SUR Tor the q ssalutinn rf
the Ciss ANA sinhf manns anu Ht
sifbsidinrps itsed httr ,utes us -f
.der &C Attorney Grncral Wick rsholu.
Ia acquire monopoly IN inc huitt.
ing. paving curhinr and grindstont
business the "srnne trust Is charr IS
With lntluenciug architects "hr Is
money consideration nr by confeTi ,ue
faNors, 90 specify ~ ttnno iu a. ,r
building nlans. mei9taining s'pnr-
ate organization ~ H. swhsid.are', le
enlhle thcm H. dppear az comnes it0fs
Ia bidding Tor contracts. liking pritC9
81 building paving ana curling stones
in the central states, and controlling
inc price 81 eriuas,0nes Throughout
the i'nitcd states hy agreements lttI
johNors aud rthntihe
Tho Cloveiand Sion, coapans. a.
eiGhfepn subsidiaries aud their 0ili
Gers and directors are made d,fend.
ants BY the governments petition lL
equity which was signed hy AttornH
General Wickcrshum and James IS.
Fowler. assistant Co the attorney gem
fai AND wis lilnd D., Cnifcd siUacs
ATTORNEY Ulysses o.. Donman
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-12
PUTTING THE FEAR
INTO WOODROW
WILSON
Head of Firemen'S Union De
clares Wall Street Influenc
es Are Fomenting Pending
Strike.
IBy leased Wire 90 IsvcnlnE IIcrnIdl

IBy LEASED Wire ia E,cnlng IIcraIdl
New York, Feb. 1 q Nv. =. carter.
president Df the brotherhood of f.ocg-
motive Firvmcn ara Enuincn. NJ am
piiilcd tndny his abatement %! yostor-
day that M railroads were deter
mined "a "put fear into thc heart uf
woodrow Wilson by 70 great strike
az mfans 81 securing higher frcirht
rntcs, and added that in his "niiion
Wall street was responsible Tor mr
situation.
Thr nrcmen's lender laso thla as
ais analysis OF abe deadlock noes oA-
i-iing between nfis -tnur tast.in rail-
moainteiY ho hrd con ludod cupfrr-
fnee With iuis" Mauln a.. knHpp of
tho niiDd atta c1mmcrrc court,
and a. W 81 llnnger. acting come
missioner ot labor before whom
both sides urc f' 'gnluin their Goa
ientnus
- meant ,saeuH shat { -aid tss-
tcrdn3," said Curlpr. Tho railroads
are trslns go put tear into Woodrow
Wilson's heart And that b. exactly
what fhct moan Gao du. A. is NOT tho
men who run tho railroads who arc
io hlumr 81 g. the llF mon ol Wall
street. back 81 them They arc ihr
nner urging tbe whole thlng. uphold
inE the railroads lu their stand 90
h were NOT fur them the railroads
would mot dare ,hmllrr the onmo
fur strife.
Garter END aloe adlustmcnt commit
tee of the unlun discussed tholf
griCfnn eeF with MoHsrs knnpp ana
fnuHrr Tor more thHu ihrac hours Do
dnls refusing 90 ilrld ans points OF
thTlr demands fne hiuhrr wages ana
nrtirr Norking conditions
hfter the conference judge knapp
ald no statement would hc made ~
present