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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
4 Negro Brakeman Killed.

Minden Signal Democrat: \ negro
brakeman on an L. X A. fright train
was run over and killed a few miles
north of town last Friday night. The
train on which the negro was brak-
ing was going south and he was not
missed from the train until 1t
reached Minden. On a search being
instituted FOR him, his body was
found cut in two few miles nal til
of town. 1t is supposed thai he fei!
Ietween the cars, and that part
of the train passed over his body,
which was badly mutilated. Il is
said that he was drinking or partly
drunk. An empty flask and SIX
shooter was found on his body.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Bids Invited for Dirt Fill on Bossier
Side OF Traffic Bridge.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be. received until pm. on
Tuesday, May q, 1913. for filling in
the dirt approach beginning at the
abutment of the bridge on the Bos-
sier Parish side and extending east
to the road, about 900 lineal feet in
length, 80 feet high at abutment out
to nothing, as per plans and speci-
fications in the city engineers Of
fee, being approximately $4,000 to
10000 cubic yards. All bids to be ac-
companied by a certified check or
bidders bond for 10 per cent of the
amount bid. The successful bidder
will be required to give bond for %
per cent of contract. Bids will be
opened the following day at pm.
in the Mayors Office, in the pres
ence of the president of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Bossier and
the Mayor of the City of Shreveport.
The City of Shreveport and Parish
of B0ssier reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
L. Il. BAKER,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Caucasian, May is, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Board of Health.

Vital statistics of Shreveport for
week ending May IL, 1913.
Births: A. g. Samuels and wife.
boy; C. Houston and wife. boy: Nor
Ton Sullivan and wife. boy: B. B.
Sherman and wife, boy; A. Brown
and wife, boy.
Marriages: Grant NJ. Scott and
Inez Colts; Ebert Taylor and Luz
genia Duncan; Jules Jacobs and
Mary Franklin.
Deaths: 7. E. Lambert, % years:
Frank Preston, 10 years: G. N. King,
SO years; Paul Lowenthal, 81 years:
r. P. Motley, % years; Mrs. Mamie
Palmer, is years; Mrs. Margaret
Smitt, 6S years; Mrs. L. H. Haberson,
SO years: Mrs. Mary Hudson, 10
years; Mrs. w. r. Collins, 81 years:
Mrs Julia Heise, 10 years: Mrs.
Laura Coke, 6 years; Condo Reese
laro, 80 years. Colored: w. H. Mays,
a year; Glenn Ferris, 20 years: Jim
Muslin, % years; Aaron Johnson, %
years; Jim Nash, 20 years; Alex Hall
20 years; Willie Jackson, months /;
Tempsy Harris, 20 years: Leila
Blake. is years: A. Vogel, 81 years;
Anna Gooch, 80 years; Adeline john
son, IS years.
Causes of Death Auto accident,
pellagra, tcute indigestion, malarial
fever, cancer of uters, nephritis 2,
measles, shock, .apoplexy, cerebral
hemorrhage, pneumonia, enteritis,
tuberculosis. hamilton, mitral in
Isufficieney, septicaemia, acute indi-
gestion.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Our ~Undignifed- President.

ST. Louis Republic: President Viii
son is eundignified" when he goes
into New Jersey to fight jim Nusent
in the interest of honest jurieS and
clean elections 1t is unworthy the
traditions Of his high office
of course it is. This plea of The
damage done TO dignity when
wrong is rebuked in the concrete
and the beneficiary of corrupt poll
tics confronted in his lair is as olJ
as the history of hypocrisy. Lowell
says:
Tn willin' man sh'd go toler'ble
strong
Asin wrong in the abstract. cause
that kind O wrong
Is alters unpopular. an never gets
pitied,
Because he mustn't be hittin' partlc-
collar sins,
Cause that w'd be kickin' the peo-
lAe : o@l1
President Wilson might coniine
his activities in the interest Of hon
est government to making talks on
good citizenship" ana civic purity
before applauding audiences OF
sympathetic auditors who were IN
agreement with him before he be-
gan. But to go into region where
the fight hangs in the balance, ana
where men, backed by the power 81
the organization" and fat with the
spoils of years of profit through the
peoples wrongs. are ready to con-
tend with him for the right TO de
spoil their fellow citizens further
10 go into such surroundings, call
the bosses by name and lay bare the
burrowing of the forces Of c0rrup-
ton through the tissues of the body
polite, as put burrows through hui
man flesh-this is unSpeakablel How
can a president so demean himself?
When will he return to the harm
less traditions of the great days OF
Theodore Roosevelt, man so in
famed .agin wrong in the abstract
and so gentle toward Plat and Pen
rose, Quay and Finn?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
OF WHAT USE?
Continued from first page.

Ietary for public inspection at least
one week before the final passage
or adoption thereof, and notice
thereof must be published once III
the official journal or other news
paper published in said city at least
one week before the final passage or
adoption thereof.
If the City Council has not COM
piled With these requisites of law,
NM" may seek relief by an appeal
to the referendum as provided.
1t may be conceded that this au-
thority 10 purchase may prove to be
detrimental to the public interests,
since it may involve the city N
obligations of hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, and to meet such
an issue relief is suggested through
the referendum. which, as enacted,
is operative on the part of the quail
flied voters, who may intervene
against the purchase or sale of real
estate by protest by petitions as
provided in section Ii of the Act
providing government by commits
sion for Shreveport.
As interpreted. the referendum is
not suggestive by the Council, but
must be urged by citizens qualified
as electors TO institute the neceS-
sary proceedings by an election. at
which the issue involving the pur-
chase or sale Of real estate may
be contested. This reference is
applied in a general sense and
lit is not to be construed as being
directed to the purchase by the
city of this Schunpert property
The criticism of the city for pro-
Niding money with which to buy
real estate, to the neglect of streets
stipulated in MN communication.
may be met with the plausible rea-
son that the city having no money
for street repairing. the streets must
be neglected. nor could the city pro-
vide the revenue for street i'm
provementS, or street repairing. as it
can on predieated revenues for the
purchase of real estate.
1t would seem that the issue may
be rested on the advice of the city
attorney that the Council could pur-
chase. which has been accepted by
the attorney for the heirs and some
of the heirs in person who are sat
isfied with the deal, and this being
the case. the next proposition is
what are you going to do about it?
If. it be not too late, there may be
an appeal through the referendum,
which was denied the people under
the operation of the old style mu-
nicipal government.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
EunaIization and Taxation.

From the assessment rolls pre-
pared by Assessor Hollingsworth the
equitable increase in assessments
indicate an aggregated enhancement
of probably five millions if not more
Of the assessment of the preceding
year.
The purpose of equalization is to
secure as far as possible uniform
basis that will operate fairly IN the
reaching of all kinds of assessabie
properly at the fair valuation.
Naturally in progressing under
such a system there must follow the
enhancement of assessments. which
have been too low. and where these
have been too high, an adjustment
on an honest basis should follow,
By an equitable system OF assess
ments the tax burden will be dis,rI-
buted uniformly. but it follows that
with an assessment system that Will
create greater revenues, arising
from fair and equitable assessments.
there should also be reduction IN
the rate of taxation.
Tt is to that end that number
of citizens suggested and urged the
movement of last year for a system
that will operate equitably on all as
sessable property.
In this assessment, Mr.. Hoiilngs-
worth has been active. his system
being on the front foot plan OF as
sessing realities, which is up-to-date
and fair to all concerned.
The enhancement in the assess
able valuation is realized not only
from an equalization of property
but is from improvements, build
ings and industries and other prop
critics which were not assessable last
year.
As the city's growth increases, SO
must taxable valuation increase, but
there should be corresponding de-
crease in the rate of taxation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Probably Nearsighted or Vision Is
Imnairpd.

According to the police records.
Charles MONSIEUR has violated the
blind tiger ordinance. He was re-
tried Thursday in the City Court
and released on the Impeachment Of
the States witnesses. 1t is related
that the police have manifest evi-
Gence Of booze about the establish
ment of MONSIEUR. The head of the
Pelican Storage and Drayage Com
pany, and that MONSIEUR skipped to
Marshall. Texas. in an auto.
Such statements are scarcely
credible. 1t Will not be surprising
if the sight or vision of the police
is not impaired In all probability
the police are entirely mistaken.
What was discovered as being booze
on the afternoon Of the day on which
Nonsour was liberated on the chal-
lence of the Witnesses for The State
was some refreshing beverage, good
for indigestion and to stimulate into
rational and Joyful activity the CT
eanism Of The human system.
The police are warned to be care
ful in raiding suspected places and
in pulling. if they can. individuals
who are, as alleged. operating the
blind tiger. What is the poor old
man to do without his beer? Give
the poor old man a chance, Why
nat9
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Five Hundred Dollars Appropriated,

The ST. Lantry Clarion, published
at Opelousas: The Police Jury OF
this parish has appropriated $500 to
the Dunbar Walters case and the
money will be turned over to Dis
frict Attorney R. Lee Garland for
the purpose of securing sufficient
evidence to convince Governor Earl
Brewer that Walters was here dur
ing the time of the kidnapping of lit
tie Robert Dunbar in August 1912,
and that there is sufficient reason
to accuse Walters, the itinerant
stove member, from whom Bobbie
Dunbar was taken away in Column
bia, Miss. on April 81, the kidnaper
OF the long lost child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Dunbar.
As soon as Governor Brewer has
been shown that Walters could be
fhe kidnaper of Robert Dunbar, he
will give the requisition papers and
Walters will be brought to Louis
lana 10 stand trial for one of the
most extraordinary and most mys-
FERROUS cases ever pulled of in the
United States
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
A Friendly Warming.

The Shreveport Cooperative Pro
tective Association has had printed
for mailing out the following card:
Dear Young Friend: We call your
attention to these excellent warn
ings issued by the Young Woman's
Christian Association of New York,
and beg you to read them. Much
trouble and possibly unhappiness
may be spared you by being familiar
with them before you travel farther:
Girls should never speak to
strangers, either men or women, IN
the street, in shops, in stations. In
trains, in lonely country roads or
in places of amusement.
Girls should never ask the way
of any but officials on duty, such
as policemen, railway officials or
postmen.
Girls should never stay to help
woman who apparently faints at
their feet in the street, but should
Immediately call policeman to her
aid.
Girls should never accept an in
vitatfon to join Sunday school or
Bible class given them by strangers,
even if the strangers are wearing
the dress of sisters or nuns or are in
clerical attire.
Girls should never go to an ad-
dress given them by stranger.
Girls should never go with a
stranger, even if the stranger is
dressed as hospital nurse, or be-
lieve stories of their relatives hav-
ing suffered accident or having been
taken i'll suddenly, as this is COM
mon device to kidnap girls.
.'Girls should never accept candy,
food, glass of water or smell flow
ers offered to them by strangers.
Neither should they buy scents or
food or candy at their doors. Any
of those things may contain drugs.
Girls should never take situa-
tions without first making inquiries
through society active or affiliated
in travellers aid work.
Girls should never go to any
large town even for one night, with
out knowing of a safe lodging"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
You Prepare for Business: Why Not
Prepare for Marriage?

In the June Woman's Home Com
ranion a writer on the subject OF
marriage makes the following prop
osition: Most girls go into marry
ing very little prepared for it. We
prepare. it would seem. for every
profession in which we hope to win
success. except the most important
one of all. We would not dare 10
take a responsible position in bus
fness Office without either knowl-
edge or training to fit US for our
task: yet, with neither. we assume
the gravest responsibilities that a
woman can assume, and confidently
expect success and happiness. The
filing is without parallel, think,
and stands by itself in folly and
lack of common sense. And, having
persuaded ourselves that our hap
illness will be secure, despite any
snfitness and inadequacy of ours,
how are we shaken and amazed and
cast down and put into despair when
that happiness fails and we sit be-
fore the weedy harvests of our mis-
takes. In all other matters we may
be reasonable enough, and few of us
hut expect, in the general events
and consequences of life, to gather
fiss only from fig trees and to find
thorns and thistles only in their ac-
customed places; but in this event
the natural laws of growth and con-
sequence and all order and likeli-
hood are to be set aside in our favor
and we are to be permitted. we as
sumo, to gather pomegranates from
from the most readily grown let
tuccs, and the choicest foreign fruit
from the thorny plants of our most
commonplace ignorances and folly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
SPOKE Too Soon.

Miss Sweet" the young man began.
with a quaver in his voice may pre-
sumo so far upon our short acQuaint-
ance to ask you
please say no more. Mr.. Matthews.
faltered the maiden II deeply regret
to give you pain. and If have uncon-
sciously encouraged you to entertain
hopes that never can be realized | can
not forgive myself. Believe me. l
am
Pardon me. Miss Sweet" interrupted
the astonished youth. but I was only
going to ask you for the loan of car
fare home. was stupid enough to
come away without any money in my
pocket this evening All. thanks. very
much. will return 1t without fail
Good nightw-London Answers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18

Gettysburg. At this gathering of the
Blue and the Gray there Will be re-
called the heroism OF this the great
lest conflict of modern times. In 'the
crossing Of hands over the bloody
chaSm" there will follow the ce-
menting of friendship and good viii
in ties indestructible except by
death. And the Blue and the Gray
leach may rejoice in the opportunity
Of again being on the fields where
peace and love and fraternal greet
ings are 10 be the substitute for the
roar of artillery and the rattle of
deadly muSketry.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
CHARTER
OF The Tom Thomas Oil Conn
pany.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on this
day before me the undersigned noe
tary public, came and appeared the
parties whose names are. hereunto
subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to
corporations, they have formed a
corporation under the name and
style and of the powers and privi-
leges hereinafter stipulated, to-wit
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation
shall be The Tom Thomas Oil Com
pany, with its domicile in the City
of Shreveport, La, and under said
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period of
Iinety-nine (99) years unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter stated. All
legal process shall be served upon
the president, or in his absence at
the office of the corporation accord
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Her Grievance.

A famous Ohio humorist says that
very rich family In Cleveland. who
were beginning to put on lot Of airs.
hired colored girl just arrived from
the south to act as their serving maid
Her new mistress insisted that all
meals should be served in courses.
Even when there wasn't much to eat
it was brought to the table In courses.
At the end of week the girl threw
up her job. Being pressed for reason
for quitting so suddenly. she said:
"I'll tell you. lady. In dis we're house
dere's too much shiftin' Of de dishes
fur de fewness of de vittles"-Satur-
day Evening Post
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Notice,

Notice is hereby given that the
Police Jury of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, will hold special meeting on
Monday June 2. 1913, at 80 o'clock
am, for the purpose of considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of changing The
present route on the Greenwood
road from the north and south see,
ton line between sections % and ~
which is about one mile east of
Nichols to Flournoy Station. and to
do all things pertinent thereto.
WILLIAM WINTER.
President Pro Tenn.
A. L. DuRINGER, Clerk. O
Caucasian, May Is, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
River Forecast.

A stage of about 20 to % feet is
indicated at Fulton within the next
3 or 1 days. The change will be UNI
at Shreveport for about
"a hours, preceding rapid rise. A
rise is indicated in the Sulphr River
at Finley for 5 or days.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
River Staqe

Denison Cos. rise of OF: Arthur
City i5.i, rise of sos: White Cliffs
i6.0, rise of 100: Fulton 1913, rise of
so; Ringo Crossing 90. rise of sc:
Finley 100: Spring Bank 10, fall of
10: jefferson 3.S, rise of OIL; Shreve-
port IL, fall of or.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Cotton Region Bulletin.

By the U. S. Weather Bureau:
Light to heavy showers have oc-
CURED over much of the middle and
eastern sections of the cotton belt.
Seasonable or moderate tempera-
lures have mostly prevailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
A Choice of Evils.

A shoemaker had sign above his
door which read. IA. Swindler" One
dav gentleman came in and said:
why don't you put your given name
on that sign instead of your initial:
People will think you are "a rogue"
why. dot would make it worse"
said the shoemaker. 1T is Adam"
National Monthly
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Notice..

There will be meeting of the
stockholders of the Pelican Fire In
surance Co. Ltd, held at the COM
pany's offices in the Hutchinson
Building on the oath day of May
1918, at pm, for the purpose of
elec;ing directors and the transac-
ton of general business.
w. C. LANING,
May 10, 1913. President
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Dry i'm Minden.

Signal Democrat: Minden is be-
coming so dry that it is said some
of our citizens have to go to the
branch every morning before they
are able to whistle a morning tune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
A Technical Point.

Lawyer-Your honor. | ask the dis
missal of my client ON the ground that
the warrant fails to state that he hit
Bill Jones with malicious intent
Rural .Judge-This court amt a grad
uate of none of your technical schools.
don't care what he hit him with. The
pint is, Did he hit him? Perceed.-
Pathfinder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
ing to law.
ARTICLE II.


The objects and purposes OF TINS
is hereby declared 10 De
the buslness of mining for oil, gas
and other minerals. with the riglA
to do anv and everything lncldentaI|
thereto. including the building OF
nine lines. and the purchase, lease
and sale of lands and personal prop
ertv: and for the purpose of holding
lands for development by other per-
sons or corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is fixed at the sum OF ten
thousand (si0O00.00) dollars divided
into one hundred shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars per
share. This corporation Is author
lied to ctrlmence business When
ever ten thousand dollars OF It's cap
ital stock is subscribed for and paid
in cash or its equivalent. No stock
shall be issued until the same IS
fully paid for. but stock may be is
sued in payment of property, real or
personal. or for services rendered to
the corporation, as may be deter
mined By the stockholders.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this cor
noration shall be vested in and ex-
eI cised by a board Of directors con-
sistinc Of three stockholders. which
hoard shall be elected annually on
the first Tuesday in May Of each
year. The officers of the corporation
shall be a president. vice president
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and shall
he chosen from and elected by the
directors. The first board Of dlrec-
tors of this corporation shall be F.
u. Lee. president: 5 Hohenthal, vice
president: and f. W. Buckelew- sec
retarv-treasurer. who shall serve
until the first Tuesday in May 1914,
and until their successors are duly
chosen and elected as herein pro-
vided.
ARTICLE Y.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be hquidated by two
persons selected for the purpose at
a stockholders meeting duly held;
and said liquidators shall perform
such services and give such secur-
ity as the stockholders may require
ARTICLE vi.
At all meetings of the stockhoid-
ers each share of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote, to be cast in per-
son or by proxy. When not other
wise provided by law, ALI stockhold-
ers to be notified ten days prior to
any meeting of stockholders by let
ter addressed to them at the usual
postoffice address.
ARTICLE VII. ~
No stakeholder of this corporatiQI2N
shall ever be held liable or respon-@
sible for the contracts or faults
thereof in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due the company on
their stock: and no informally IN 5
organization shall have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or of ex-
posing its stockholders to any loss
beyond the amount of their capital
stock.
In witness of which the parties
have signed this instrument in the
presence of the undersigned nota-
ries and attesting competent wit
nesses on this the 18th day of May
1913.
F. ID. LEE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18

+. T.. BUCkELEW,
S. HOHENTHAL.
L. E. ETCHISON,
Attest: by H. L. Heilperin.
C. KELLER.
G. NJ. LEADMAN.
]. A. THIGPEN,
Notary Public
Attest: S H. FL0RSHEIM.
E. G. BERRY.
X. McCAFFREY.
In witness of which the said S. H.
Florsheim Of Little Rock, Ark, has
signed this instrument in the pres
ence of me, notary, and f. G. Berry
and X. Mccartney, competent wit
nesses, on this the 18th day Of May
1913. F. j. SCHULTZ,
Notary Public in and for Pulaski
County. Arkansas.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded May
i6 1913. S O. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
state OF Louisiana. PARISH OF lad
do: hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears on file and of record i'll
my office. Given under my hand and
seal of office this 10th day of May
1913. 5. O WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oflicio Deputy
Recorder. May Is.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1913-12-31

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Sfals for at beisoe i.ne 6orGIOre.
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baboe heller life npret bos fine
5%or9Iore, og beo en- Gfterisgnina
fonbt man bans Sat og Snetgenrr
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anItiIlet en- llnoerieaeIie. men uoen
HeinItat. Sans Sorininoen meIotes
TT QoIitiet.