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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-03

TO discharge the same al pleasure.
All legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence on
the vice president, at the office OF
the company in said Parish and
State.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended or
altered or abolished at q vote OF
three-fourths of the stock at a
stockholders meeting held for that
purpose after thirty days public no.
tice, as provided by law, and when
dissolved, either by vote of the
stockholders or by limitation, its
affairs shall be liquidated by one OF
more liquidators appointed anG
elected by the stockholders at sucl
general meeting, and who shall give
bond and perform such duties al
may be required of them at the time
of said appointment. In all stock.
holders meetings each stOckhOldel
shall be entitled to one vote. either
in person or by written proxy, fol
each share OF stock owned by him
and except as otherwise provides
by law, no other notice OF stock
holders meetings shall be require.
than letter addressed to sucl
stakeholder and mailed TO his osdj
mary postoflce address: provides
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
Policemen and Firemen.

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Kahn of California to permit fire,
men and policemen in uniform to ride
free upon street cars should become q
law.
In former days the courtesy of fret
transportation was extended to these
men by the street car companies as q
privilege. The Public Utilities Com,
mission decided that this was illegal
and it is best, perhaps, that public off
cials should not be under obligation to
the corporations. The enactment oi
the proposed law would, however
compel the companies to render as a
public duty the transportation which
they formerly granted as a favor
And it is duty which will be gen.
erously and willingly performed.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
UNCLE ELI'S FABLES.
Always Ready When the Market
Goes Up.
THE WISE OLD HARE.

THE WEE ObD NhAAS-
(CopynEht, Iel3, by Tho Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicAte.)
One day the Raccoon went through the
forest calling to the Hares TO assemble
and hear the news, and when score
or more had come running. he said:
you have doubtless all heard more or
less about the high cost of living?
I'VE have" was the reply.
Prices on most everything have gone
a-kiting."
1T Is true"
Committee after committee has inves-
tigated. but they have found no remedy.
ALAS, nor
"But the Foxes have taken hold Of the
matter and see hope ahead. With the
help Of the Hares they think they can al
least bring down the prices Of meats one
half"
What a great thing IL they cou!dp'
Il have therefore come to tell you,
continued the Raccoon, that you are
invited to meet the Foxes on Ivy Green
this afternoon at o'clock, when your
cooperation will be asked for and CRATE
fully received" g..
I'VE will be there" was shouted, but
as the applause died away an old Hare
who had long been held in respect for
her wisdom spoke up:
I'VE may be there and we may not 1t
depends. There Is a high cost of liv-
ing. and there have been Investigations.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

arniie 10 stay. and went himseife alone
to the toppe, as il were, TO take pos
session thereof, where, falling pros
trate upon the groundes. and raysing
himselfe againe upon his knees, lyftine
up his eyes and handles toward heaven
he hales the South and powred forth
his boundiess gratitude to God and all
the Heavenly Host who had reserved
the prize of so great thing unto him
being man but of small wit land
knowledge, of little experience, and
lo@ly parentage When he had thus
made his prayers after his warlike
manner. hee beckoned with his
hande to his companions to come TO
him, showing them the great maine
sea- heretofore unknowne to the in
habitants of Europe, Aphrike, and
Aisa."
1t stirs our national pride to think
that after four centuries of waiting
"the prize of so great a thing as
building the canal has fallen to US.
1t brings with it, however, opportuni-
ties that must be seized quickly if they
are to be won. Wise management of
it will revolutionize the trade routes of
the world; the countries of Central
and South America will take on new
life; the Orient and the islands of the
Pacific will offer commercial prizes to
those nations who use the canal wise
ly. With the coming of the canal any
Iittle-America policy must go. The
field of international affairs must be
entered and an American merchant
marine must be built. This is no time
for mere national rejoicing; it is a
time for serious thought and careful
planning. 1t is time for laying the
foundation that will make the canal
not only a national glory, but ma
tional benefit.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

Il would be a man. oh. wise one, and
wiser than you in one thing"
"And that is?''
II want the wisdom TO decide for the
sake Of my fellow-men whether the
whale swallowed Jonah or not"
Your idea is a good one and your re-
quest Is granted"
Thereupon, without knowing how 1t
was done, the Clam found himself a man
A week later, as the Sage walked
again. he was approached by one he
, recognized as his Clam man, and he
queried:
Back again. I see?'
81 am"
Tired Of the man business?'
you bet your lifeI It's clam for met
Did you find out for the benefit of
suffering humanity about Jonah and the
WhaleT'
Il did, and I called a great public meet
ing that might tell II to the world"
And you told it?'
''N-no, sir. had started to when the
large and enthusiastic audience rose up
as one man and shouted":
Yes, shouted what?"
THAT they didn't care d-n which
swallowed the other"
Moral-The world does not look back
ward as to who was swallowed. but ahead
as 10 VINO Is gong 10 De.
The Cngratefui Peasant.
A Wolf who had crept close to the door
of a Peasants cabin at midnight over
heard a conversation in which the Peas
ant said to his wife:
I'VE both work like slaves and have lit
tie to eat"
That Is true" replied the wife.
while grandfather sits in the shade
and does no work at all"
Not a stroke"
II sweat my shirt until IL is wringins
wet. but does he ever sweat a drop?"
Far from it"
sometimes am too tired to eat, but
he always has the appetite OF a hog"
You are right"
And he wants the easiest chair"
He does
And the best tobacco TO smoke"
Yes"
And he must have his cup Of milk be.
fore going to bed"
He must"
''wife, it isn't right that he should be
such a drag on us"
1T is far from right, husband"
81 wish he was dead"
$50 do l."
'-oh, that's the case. eh:, chuckIed the
Wolf as he walked away. If they both
wish old grandpop dead there can be no
objection to my taking him for a dinner.
In fact I will be earning their gratitude
to devour him."
Next day. as grandpa walked out to see
the hollyhocks grow, he was seized and
carried on and eaten When he had
picked his teeth after the meal the Wolf
stroIled down to the Peasant and said:
you owe me one. i have Just eaten
the old man who was such a burden to
you
but you ought to be shotr'
This Is your gratitude then?"
1T is. / had full arrangements made
to let him get hold Of bichloride OF mer-
curry by mistake and then sell the sen
sation to a yellow journal for IS in CASH.
Away with you, foul fiendy'
Moral-To help a man is often to narrl
him.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
Underwood and Hobson.

Representative HUbson of Alabama
Il is destined to be hoisted by his own
petard. He may think that he can
gain votes by attacking his rival, Rep
resentative Underwood, but if he can
the world has gone very much awry.
H We judge men by their actions and
their achievements. Applying this test
4 to Mr.. Underwood. we find a man
who has been twenty years in public
! life and whose conduct in that long
period has been above reproach. In
later years he has occupied a position
where the limelight beat 6ercely upon
him without revealing single flaw.
Street" he has certainly disguised the
fact with wonderful skill, because his
attitude on the tariff and currency bills
has been directly opposed to the posi-
ton of the so-called interests. As to
the Ryan contribution, Mr.. Underwood
says that he knew nothing of it, and
=.tte country believes him, but even if
rhe had accepted the gift with full
knowledge there would not have been
criticism. Mr.. Ryan wanted to see a
Southern man nominated. and Mr..
Underwood was the only Southern
candidate. No one for a moment be-
gzlieves that Mr.. Underwood. if elected.
. would have been swerved from the
path of duty by any consideration, any
more than Woodrow Wilson would be
~rmduly influenced by the views of those
2 who financed his campaign.
The structure OF a mans character.
J which he rears through many years of
/ daily action, cannot be overturned i'll
a moment, unless the attack is founded
on fact. Mr.. Hobson fails to furnish
proof. On the contrary, while Mr..
Underwood has been working day in
and day out on public business, Mr..
Hobson has been attending to his per-
sonal afairs-Chautauqua lectures, plan
ming TO secure the Senatorship from
Alabama, and other things. He is dis
turbed lest he should not capture the
prize which he seeks, and he has let
his anxiety get the better of his judg-
5ment.
The question is one for the people
Of Alabama to settle. They can be
trusted to see clearly, even after the
fiery and erratic Hobson has tried to
throw dust in their eyes.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

Charles Levi Woodbury. possessed a
great fund OF reminiscent anecdotes.
especially relating to prominent men
and events of the time when his father
was OF great interest in national DEM
ocratic politics. Some OF these anec-
dotes were told to him by his father
and some related to matters which had
come within his own observation.
was chatting with Mr. Woodbury.
one evening at the hotel in which he
lived for many years in Boston when
something in the conversation re-
minded him of an anecdote his father
had told him about William Rufus
King, of Georgia.
After my father went upon the Su-
preme Court bench he, OF course, took
no active interest In politics, but his
personal interest remained very strong
until his DEATH" said Mr.. Woodbury..
/ Il remember his saying to melt must
have been about the year 1850, for my
father died in 1s51-that IL he were
permitted to make any suggestions ne
would urge the Democrats in their ma
tional convention in 1852 to nominate
William r. King, Of Georgia, for Vice
President.
MY father said that he knew of his
own personal knowledge that Mr.. King
had set his heart upon the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination. As far back as
1S40 he wanted to be nominated for
Vice President on the ticket at the
head Of which Martin Van Buren was
placed, for It was certain that Presi-
dent Van Buren, would be renominated.
MY father told me that Mr.. King
was bitterly disappointed when he
failed to receive the nomination. Be
tween 1s40 and 1914, Mr.. King nursed
the hone that he would be nominated
for Vice President in 1874. For that
reason he desired the nomonation for
President Of a Democrat representing
Northern State, and father had no
doubt that IL was his secret hope that
Martin Van Buren would be nominated
in 1874. But James K. Polk was nomi-
mated, and as he came from Tennessee
1t was impracticable TO nominate
Georgia Democrat for the Vice Presl-
dency.
"stiu Mr.. King nursed his ambition
II was a curious ambition for an IN
fiuential man to have. He might Wen
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
Timothy L. Woodruff.

The State of New York has lost a
useful citizen in the demise of its
former Lieutenant Governor. Mr..
Woodruff, though possessing an inde.
pendent fortune, took a serious view
of the political obligations of citizen.
He was not a politician in the gcner-
ally accepted sense of the word. He
looked upon politics as field in which
capable and honest men can climb to
the top He gave many years of his
life to his party, but he was not the
kind of man to try to get something
in return for his freely offered serv-
ices which he could not accept with a
clear conscience. Amidst laxity and
corruption his name was never be-
smirched, even by suspicion.
Mr.. Woodruff distinguished himself
as leader and three times served as
Lieutenant Governor of New York.
His popularity was so great and 50
thoroughly established that his inhu-
ence was not diminished when he
eSpoused the cause of the Progressives
in last years campaign.
His fellow-citizens respected him be-
cause he was true to his civic duties,
and his popularity was based upon many
kindly deeds. His last public effort
was to bring the Progressive party into
line for the fusion ticket by means of
a nonpartisan union.
What New York needs, and needs
badly, is to have more men like the
late Timothy L. Woodruff.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
The Canal.

rsFhe blowing up of the Gamboa Dixie
sat the isthmus last week completed the
{ last link in the chain of waters that
I is to bind the two great oceans to-
I gether. 1t is the fulhllment of hope
that has gripped the imagination and
taxed the ingenuity of mankind almost
since the very time when Balboa, 400
years ago, gazed upon the waters of
the Pacific from "a peak in Darien."
Balboa's discovery was an achieve
;nent in his age no less impressive and
agrand than the building of the canal
is m our own age The quaint de-
s.scription of the discovery by Peter
Martyr is well worth recalling at this
..time:
: Approaching therefore TO the tops of
the mountaincs, he commanded his
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

she warned, "for II Is my night, you
know, andLand-oh. dad. remember
she besitated. Over her shoulder she
could see Harvey leaving the elevator
with her aunt, and one other, one VINO
had to be aided tenderly along. Re
member this is neutral ground and am
your hostess, dear"
At that the majors head went up.
His blue eyes, clear and bright at
s.venty-four, eyed the approach Of the
late enemy with almost q challenge,
but It was a handsome old enemy with
a smile that totally disarmed enmity.
Leaning on his cane, he EXTENDED ms
hand.
..Major, accept my compliments on this
Joyous occasion. 1t Is pleasure 70
meet you again. er-on neutral ground.
Haryey's eyes twinkled behind his
father. The majors sister put one arm
around Etoile and kissed her, and. look
ing at them all, the majors last defense
went down, He stroked his Imperial ana
shook the colonePs hand.
Now, dear, silly, precious old fathers,
said Etoile, joyously, once she had seated
them side by side. with Harvey sate at
her other hand and her aunt to hank any
retreat, "wish me many happy returns
Of the day this minute. Tell them, Har-
vey."
And Harvey told, with simple' earnest
manliness that made even the major lift
one doubtful, tentative eyebrow. He had
not thought the boy had 1t In him. Very
briefly he explained the hope that lay be
fere Etoile and himself, and then asked
the major for his greatest treasure.
Its rather ridiculous" the major insist
ed, thoughtfully. Considering what we
both did to each other in the Wilderness,
Ell, colonel, but they say in few more
years there won't be one Of us left to
hold up a tattered flag Memorial Day. /
presume to say we had better retreat in
good order. II I may, I shall do myself
the honor of calling upon you tomorrow.
colonel"
Delighted to see you any time, major"
the colonel shot back. and over the pink
shaded lights the two slasped hands In
friendship. for the first time. on neutral
ground. A
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

my father said. have been ambitious
for the Presidency, for he had very
great ability and powerful influence in
Georgia and other Southern States.
He failed. however, Of the, nominal
ton in 1S4s. but he did not give up
hope. He nourished the wish that in
1859 the Democratic party would nomi-
nate a Northern man for the Presi-
dency and 1t was his strong belief that
were 1t done he could be nominated for
Vice President.
II have always thought that my
father occasionally and in a discreet
way spoke with the Democratic poll
ticians at Washington of Mr.. Kings
availability for the Vice Presidency in
1859.
My father died about a year be-
fore the national convention of 1859.
Had he lived he would have been re-
joiced that his longtime friend and
neighbor, Franklin Pierce, OF New
Hampshire, was nominated for Presi-
dent, and would also have been very
glad to learn that at last the party
had nominated William r. King, Of
Georgia, for Vice President.
But what an extraordinary climax
of Mr.. Kings ambition the event
proved to bel His great desire had
been realized. He was the candidate
IOT NlCe fEeslueuls IlOEhlly CeTIAlH VI
election, and yet he was the only can
didate for Vice President who was
never able to enter upon the office. He
was so iu in the winter Of 1858 that
his physicians ordered him to Cuba,
and as It was certain that he could not
leave Cuba in time to be present at
the Inauguration on March 4. Congress
authorized the administration of the
oath to him in Cuba But he was then
so far gone that he took but a languid
interest. and he died only about a
month after the inauguration of Presi-
dent Pierce.
(Copyrisht. 1915, by Z. J. Edwards. All rights re-
served.l
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
How Ericsson's Scheme TO Saddle the
Suns RAYS Failed"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
THE OPEN FORUM
Huerta's Position.

To the Editor: II the Southern Con-
gressmen before the civil war had re-
manned or been permitted to remain in
Congress after the secession and took ad-
vantage OF their position to conspire ac-
lively and openly against the Federal
government while drawing their pay from
that government. would they have not
been arrested and held for treason? Con-
sidering the temper of those times and
the aroused passions Of North and South.
1t would not have been very surprising II
they had even been summarily executed.
And yet we profess to be painfully
shocked because President Huerta has
jailed the Maderist members of the Mexi-
can Chamber of Deputies conspiring
against the central government and the
peace of the country. He wouldn't be
much Of a man IL he had not taken the
action he did. In fact, IL he has made
any mistake at all IL has been In the
direction of too much leniency toward
the antagonistic political intrigues of
these men.
II is to be noted that in explaining his
action President Huerta made the point
that IL he knew of one other man on
whom all these political Intr1guants could
unite for the benefit Of the country he
would gladly resign and turn the reins of
power over to him. The fact is, as he
said, that there would be as many con-
tenders for his position as there are par
ties and groups In the chamber. And
that would be anarchy.
When the average American or the
average American newspaper discusses
American affairs 1t is usually In terms of
our own conditions and institutions. That
Is not just-sny more SO than II would be
for Europeans to judge our political
progress merely on the ract that we do
not permit the Filipinos any share In our
government. and are therefore not q
democratic people. Our attitude toward
the Huerta government Is one Of suspi-
cion and goading. And yet there are only
three possibilities In Mexico at this pres
ent time-Huerta. anarchy, United States
intervention. And Intervention means
war.
OLIVER HERBERT THOMAS.
Richmond Hill. Long Island
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
Huerta's Way.

e Huerta's coup d'etat, his sending of
more than 100 members of the Mexi-
can lower house to prison for failing
4 TO concur with such DEGREES as the
dictator" transmitted, without ques-
tioning their value or his constitutional
fright to do So throws gloom upon the
situation in that ill-fared and, as it is,
unhappy country. 1t is the most
| brutal, the most high-handed act of a
dictatorship that has been ruthless all
along, and it reveals the firm deter
nination of the man to rule as a des-
pot. Though he may pretend to gov
eTn conSthutionally and to have free
election of candidates representing diff
ferent factions or parties, his intention
kis manifest to remain the power be-
Hind the Presidential chair, greater than
It's occupant
We all know what kind of an cleo
ton may be expected in land where
Skhe representatives of the people are
kkent to Jail fo- having protested
against the arbitrary arrest of several
fSf their number. ,
:, If the MejIicans submit in silence to
the suppression of their Congress,
FHuerta and his fellow-rufiaus may be
Selected to rule their country. If
they protest and revolt, chaos worse
confounded will be the result.
In either event, what will the gov
: ernment of the United States dor
SHow does it intend to meet this phase
Sof the many-sided Mexican problem?
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

I have noticed that the cost Of the in
vestigations have been added to the price
of butter and bacon!'
But this ia to be an investigation that
won't cost anybody a cent?
It's to be the meat question alone. is
it,"
Entirely So"
Then 1t is already solved. The foxes
intend to eat more hares and less porter
house steaks. and We intend sticking
closer to our burrowsi'' Moral:
More investigations-more for some one
to pay.
The Bad-GOod Crow.
The Crows in convention learned with
dismay that a prominent member of the
flock had been charged with stealing corn
from a farmer.
You must deny it." they said to him.
He denied the charge. but the farmer
insisted.
"You must make a public statement -
they said
A public statement was made, but the
farmer showed the bag from which the
corn had been stolen.
"The case must be brought before us
for whitewashing, they said. Never
must 1t be admitted that one of us crows
would steal corn"
lut case btAOIG luG COnNtnllOIl,
and though the farmer had even strength
ened his case. verdict was that he was a
horsethief and a liar, and that the plum
age of the crow was the whItest kind
Of white.
But alas. the farmer had a streak Of
meanness in him, and after the white
washing he took the case to the Goddess
of Justice. She looked beneath the coat
Of whitewash and said:
mot less than four years no. more
than eight for Mr.. Crow
And when this came to the ears of the
convention the members thereof asked Of
each other:
Being that we white-washed Brother
Crow and found him as pure as an icicle
hanging from the kitchen roof, does not
this verdict smirch us as honorable, up
right men?"
The question being left to a wise man
he replied:
''oh, no. it does not smirch you in the
least The party snirched Is the Goddess
OF Justice?"
Moral-There is always a way out.
The Sage and the Clam.
One morning as the Sage was taking
his usual stroll along the sand a clam
dug his way out Of the briny and said
to him: 4
20, wise man, have request to make
Of you"
''If you are after city job apply to
Tammany," was the reply.
"But II Is not that"
IF it's q State job, Sulzer is the man. !"
"But 1t is no Job at all. o, Sage"
Then Mrs. Pankhurst Is the one to
see."
Wont you let me inform you, o, Sage
that I am dissatisfied with my condition
In lifeT''
That's II, eh?"
II am. Just as you see. only Clam.
/ have neither arms. legs, nor wings. 1
cannot dance a hornpipe nor sing a song,
nor can take a fly when tired Of this
shore.
"A Joy ride is not for me. nor can I
take advantage OF the bargain sales Of
fered every week Think what it Is to
be deprived OF ice cream soda all sum-
mer. TO say nothing OF Sunday school
excursions
''fou make ont rather strong case" y
unused the Sage. what request have
sou to maker
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
OCTOBER.

Tbs pumpkins look like yellow gold
Adown the fields
The farmers got so I am told,
Enormous yields.
The peaches giisten in the breeze:
They're looking prime
And all the plum and apple trees
Work overtime.
In bidding for the farmers biz
The banks all join
He'll need a dray to carry his
Array of coin
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

1t is all right to condemn the crew
Of the volturno for displaying cowardIce
when the ship was found to be on fire,
but We wonder how many Of those who
are engaged in the condemnation pro-
ceedings would have been heroes under
the same circumstances?
The Washington herald., 1913-10-15

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