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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
A GOLD MEDAL
To the School Boy or Girl Writing
Best Composition on Earth Roads.

From the Office of Public Roads,
United States Department of AgrI-
culture. Washington, ID. c.: A gold
medal to the school boy or girl be-
tween the ages of 10 and Is who
writes the best composition, not to
exceed 800 words, on the repair and
maintenance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page, di-
restor of the Office of Public Roads
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, ID. C. All
compositions must be submitted to
Mr.. Page before May IS, 1913, and
the medal will be awarded as soon
thereafter as the compositions can
be graded. The composition may be
based on knowledge gained from
books or othe rsources, but no quo
tations should be made.
I After many years experience III
dealing with the public road situa-
ton of the country, it is Mr.. Pages
of repair and maintenance of roads
is as much the cause of their bad
condition as any other one factor
It is expected that the competition
will bring about better under
standing of the subject of repair
and maintenance in the rural dis
tricts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the dis
advantages of roads made impass-
able through lack of proper main
tcnancc, and it is expected that
their interest in the competition
will stimulate greater interest
among the parents. Bad roads have
prevented many children from OBJ
tanning a proper education and have
even prevented doctors from reach
ing the side of rural patients in
time to save their lives.
Any child between the ages mem
toned, attending a country school,
may compete Only one side OF the
paper must be written on; each
page should be numbered; name,
age and address of the writer, and
the name and location of the school
which he or she is attending must
be plainly written at the top of the
first sheet. The announcement OF
the competition has been sent to
the superintendeRts> OF schools III
the rural districts. No further in
formation can be obtained from the
Office of Public Roads This an
nOuncement should be plain to ev-
cry one, and all children will thus
start on a basis of equality.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
PRESIDENT WILSON
Explains His Position on the Issue
of Sugar.

1t is stated in Il telegram from
Washington that President Wilson
believes the tariff ,iMil meets the
general approval of the country;
that no healthy business will be in
terrupted, and that while in most
eases the cost of living vii mot be
Immediately reduced, the consumer
will feel at once the benefit of a re-
duction in the sugar duty.
These views were expressed by
the President i'm an open talk with
newspaper men at the White House.
He explained that his main reason
for desiring a reduction on sugar
was that the consumer deserved it.
The President declared that ar
rangemcnts by which prices were
fixed would be surely made lmpos-
Sible when a truly competitive silu-
alton was created, and that the pub
lie would get the benefit, very
promptly in the case of sugar be
cause he knew competitive elements
were ready TO contest. Criticisms he
said had been receivd from some
perfectly legitimate interests con-
tending that the cuts in their cases
were more than they could at pres
enl stand. Mr.. Wilson said he did
not see ruinous cuts in the bill. He
referred to the fact that members
of the Ways and Means Committee
had heard every person in interest
and that their judgments were
based on those hearings.
II was suggested to the President
that many Ohio Democrats in Con
gress felt that free wool would be
ruinOus to the wool industry
Mr.. Wilson said he had been try
ing to inform himself as much as
| possible on that subject, but he die
not feel that their fears were justi-
fled by ia He remarked that he
had heard just the. other day thai
the price of wool was the same on
| both sides of The water. In cOnnec-
ton with The sugar tariff the Pres
ident was asked if he thought sugar
factories, both beet and cane. coul'
Opertae under free sugar. He SAT-
tat he certainly thought they could
remarking with a smile that The
factories might shut down for effec
for time, but that they wOult
open for business later.
The President said he hoped t,
open reciprocity negotiations will
various countries as soon as the tar.
IF bill was passed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
KILLED HER HUSBAND.
Shot Her Friend in the Lcg-lS Ar
rested and Jailed-AnOther Case
of InfatuatiOn. 0

Jesse Stroud, % years old, is dead.
He was killed Monday evening be
tween and 6 O'Clock by his wife,
Della Stroud, on the Oil City public
highway about four milesfrom Wv
ian.
When Stroud faced his wife in the
road she was in company with Ed
Beeler. They We're riding horses.
Stroud demonstrated briefly with
his wife, and in his anger jerked
Beeler from his horse, which infu-
rated Mrs. Stroud. On drawing her
pistol she fired at Stroud. but the
bullet struck BceIer, breaking his
leg between the knee joint anI the
thigh. As she leaped from her
horse she fired deliberately at
Stroud. One shot struck him in the
breast and the other through the
head He was killed almost instant
ly. Stroud's body was left in the
roadway where it was recovered by
his friends. StrOud's friends in Wv
ian and in Oil City, where he was
we'll and favorably known, being a
tigger in the oil field, were agitated
in the extreme and threatened ven-
ecance in retaliation for the crime.
Mrs. Stroud had reached Vivian
when arrested by City Marshal Lew
is, who accompanied her to Shreve-
port on the first train and had her
Incarcerated in Jail Mrs. Stroud is
held for murder.
When in Jail Mrs. Stroud attempt
ed to justify her crime by explain
ing that she had been mistrcatcd by
her husband, this condition begin
ming on the wedding night to the
day that he was killed, but she did
not explain why she was in the
company of Ed Beeler.
After BeeIer was shot he was con-
veyed to hotel at Vivian, and from
there he was taken to Shreveport
for treatement. His leg may have
TO be amputated. At least that is the
report.
Beeler had been rOOming at the
Stroud's several weeks. Mrs. Stroud
was married in Texarkana eight
months ago. It is said Stroud was
Jealous of his wife and had forbid
den her to go with Beeler.
Mrs. Stroud is rather prepOssess-
ing in looks and in manner. Some OF
her relatives reside in Fort Smith
Arkansas.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
A Water Fountain.

In a letter to Commissioner John
Mccullough Of the Department OF
Public Utilities, the Shreveport Ice
and Brewing Association, through J.
f. Cunningham, has offered to place
a drinking fountain at the corner OF
Allen and Texas avenues, which Is
to be supplied with ice during the
heated season, also trough for
stock.
After a conference with Mayor
Eastman, Commissioner Mccullough
by letter has advised Mr.. Cunning
ham of the city's acceptance of his
proposition with the fullest of ap-
probation.
Drinking fountains, and particu-
larly water troughs for animals, are
of inestimable service and value al
all seasons, but particularly during
the summer time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
A Horse Crippled and Killed.

Saturday night an auto driven at
reckless speed struck a horse OF the
Matthews Grocery Company as the
delivery wagon was standing on
Laurel street. The driver was de-
Iivering his order at Sergeant Tan
ner's home, and therefore could not
see the number of the auto, nor
could he describe the occupant. The
horse being crippled beyond the
possibility of recovery, was killed to
relieve it of its suffering.
1t would seem that some drivers
of autos are reckless to criminality,
and these should be apprehended
and fined the fullest limit with i'm
prisonment in Jail if necessary.
1t may be noted that the auto or
dinance is disregarded not only as
to speed but in some of the chauf-
feurs being under age.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
Express Business.

The COmmOneF: Express cOmpa-
MES in a brief filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission, claim
that through the new parcel post
they lost in February revenues from
small packages amounting to nearly
$500, 900. The express companies at
torney failed to say, hwoever, thai
for years his clients have been viO-
lating the law in carrying the small
packages that are explicitly forbid
den by existing statutes from going
through the express and explicitly
reserved for the mail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
One OF the Bosses,

Naturalization papers were re-
fused to a man in New York, who,
when questioned, said the President
of the United States was Kaiser
Roosevelt" He belongs in the class
with the humble Italian, who, under
similar conditions, said that the
head of the government of New Or
leans was Johnna da Bruse.-Times-
Democrat.
The humble Italian was in a sense
right. "Johnna da Bruse" was not
only one of the Bosses Of New Or
leans, but he carried, fguratively
the Sixth Ward of that city in his
vest pocket, and he had cOrre-
spending influence in debating the
policy the head of the government
OF New Orleans" should pursue.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
B'Nai Birth.

AT the annual convention of the
Independent Order of BNai Birth
held in Memphis officers were elect
ed as follows: President, Arthur l.,
Kramer, Dallas, Texas: vice presl-
dents, Lee Goodman, Memphis, Ma
than COhn of Nashville, and E. r.
Bernstein of Shreveport; treasurer
Archibald A. Marx of New Orleans;
secretary Nat Strauss of New Or
leans; sergeant at arms, Ralph j
Schwarz of New Orleans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
j. S. kIRkPATRIC
A BOOtIegger Is Convicted i'm Two
Cases.

In the District Court, Judge John
r. Land presiding. J. S. kirkpatrick
was convicted in two eases OF viola
ton of the prohibition law. For the
first offense he must pay fine OF
$3.50 and serve three months and in
default of payment three months in
addition. In the second the penalty
is as the first, totalized $500 and six
months, and in default six months
additional.
SO much for justice, the very
thing Kirkpatric did not want.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
The GrOcers Computing Bin.

One of the products Of the genius
Of citizen of Shreveport is in the
Grocers Computing Bin, which has
been simplified from the original
and as it is today would flll every
reasonable requirement in comput-
ing correct weights and measure
No scales are required. No scoops
are used. The bins, in several mod
els and styles, are on exhibition on
the fourth floor of the Hutchinson
building by the National Computing
Bin Co. Ltd, of Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
Miss Furman Is Dead.

The death of Miss Furman, which
occurred this morning between 9
and 10 O'Clock in the North Louis
lana Sanitarium, is chrOnicled with
regret. Miss Furman had been III
several weeks. Her demise is de-
plpred. She was beloved by all who
knew her. The hour and place OF
burial will be announced later.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
A Musical Recital.

Q There will be given tonight in st.
Marks Episcopal church an organ
recital by Albert S. Heald, who has
been installed as the organist and
choir master of this church. He Is
to be assisted by Ernest Hawkins
and James McCann. He is possessed
Of attainments of the first class, and
therefore a treat may be antici-
pated. The recital is free and will
begin at 8 o'clock.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
River Stage.

DenisOn O.l; Arthur City 68, rise
of 0.2; White Cliffs 1911, fall of 80;
Fulton 1871, fall of 0.i: Ringo Cross
ing 40, fall of 100; Finley, PA, rise
of III; Spring Bank 1863, rise of 0.2;
jefferson 1912, rise of 0.5; Shreve-
port t02, rise of IA.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
Election for Directors.

An election is in progress at the
Chamber of Commerce for fifty dl-
rectors who are to be chosen from a
list of sixty members. The election
Of officers will follow the election
of the fifty directors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
Weather Forecast, ,

Local forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Fair and somewhat warmr
er tonight and Wednesday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
COTTON MARKET
Office of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, April IS, 1913.
Sllreucnarf Market.

The market closed steady 1-t6 up
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11

found. So far the greater part of the
work of raising necessary funds for
the building up and maintaining the
library has fallen upon the ladies of
the city and too much cannot be said
in praise of the work that they have
accomplished.
A library has been built up con-
tanning over a thousand we'll selected
yolumns and it is being we'll patronlz-
ed by the public and especially by
the young people. The books are In
constant demand and the free reading
room is filled during the hours in
which It is open.
The library is of especial value to
the schools, which are lacking in this
respect and its books OF reference are
in constant use by pupils.
The city cannot afford to allow the
library or the public reading room tC
be put out of business and 1t Is to b'
hoped that the board will succeed il
finding some way of overcoming thu
difficulties that beset It.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Carroll Denies
Sale Of Plant
COeuT d'AIene Lumber Company
Property not Sold

Flat denial to the report In an af-
ternoon paper published at Spokane,
of the sale. rumored In railroad cir
cles there, of the plant of the Occur
d'Alens Lumber company to the Chi
csRo, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway,
was given by J. T. Carroll. vice pre-
sident aud general manager. of the
oomnany.
you may state that not only has
the plant not been sold to the rail
way nor to any other company or any
individual, but there have not been,
and are not now any negotiations
with any parties for a purchase Of the
plant" Mr.. Carroll said.
The sawmill of tre plant was late
In starting up this season because of
high water conditions, Mr.. Carroll
stated further, but this and all OF (1e
departments are now In full opFrs
tion and will be continued so through
out the season, be declared
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Sorry They
Are Married
Three Couples Seek Relief From
MatrOminaI Woes

Three wives. by their respective at
torneys, fled suit in the district
court last week asking for divorces,
all of the couples concerned In the
actions being residents of this city at
the present time. These three women
have avowed that marriage having
been found a failure. ask that th0ir
matrimonial bonds be broken by the
courts and that they be given back
their maiden names.
The st Of these three complaints
was 6led last Friday. being that Of
Evelyn Augusta Dlnsmore, who en-
tered suit aginst her husband, Samu'
Ell A. Dinsmore for an absolute de-
cree of divorce. Plaintiff alleges she
and defendant we're intermarried al
Spokane, January 4. 1909. Threats
of bodily injury, abusive, language
and treatment aud aband - ,F'
the allegations. There
children from the marrii X
Is no community prope g
clared. ~
Mrs. Sadie E. Williams is the sec
ond plaintiff In an action against he
husband, Ambrose P. Williams, TO
divorce. They we're lntermarrled 4
Moore's Greek. Kentucky, Octobe
IS, 1908. Failure to support I
charged. Plaintiff asks also for th
custody of their two children, a no.
five aud a girl six years, respectively
aud for restoration Of her lnaide
name, Sadie E. Baldwin.
The last case to be filed on th
same day is that of a couple who haV
but recently moved to this city, 4
fact not having resided here over
month, their former home, however
teing still 10 the county, a short dii
tauc ce from Post rails.
Alleging cruelty Of various kinds
Mrs. Bertha Brookshlre has eutere
suit against her husband, Osct
Brookshire, for an absolute decree {
divorce, custody of their mine
daughter. restoration Of her maide
name Of Bertha Cress. Rllmony du
ing peudency Of the action and cost
They we're intermarrled at Post Eel
November 10, 1908.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Big Booster
Fair Meeting
WILL BE HELD AT GRAND JULY 22nd
Local Night Carnival May be One Of the Big Ale
fractions Of Fair

taking charge Of this feature of the
fair, to derive bene1t to the parents
from the show, aud also be a help In
helping the remedying of slight de-
fects IN children which, If allow ed to
continue would result seriously 10
future years.
tallation Of electric lights at the fair
grounds, and 1t is their plan to make
the night show one of the big features
Of the fair. In this connection Sec
retary Chambers Ia contemplating
the holding of local carnival, this
attraction to be exclusively a part of
the evening entertainment at the
fair grounds.
Recently In his visits about the
city the secretary has discovered that
St. Maries has within It's boundaries
number of "freaks, " snake charm
ers, palm readers, andtortune tellers,
that If placed In the limellRht would
do credit 60 any of the large carnival
company. He will endeRvor In the
near future to gather these people to-
gether and make arrangements with
them to conduct a portion of the side
shows in the carnival streets in the
evenings performance. Secretary
Cham bers Is considering the plan of
furthering this local carnival by plac-
ing IL In charge of the young men Of
the city. and If he should do this II
Is the general belief that some Of this
thlther to fore undiscovered talent
=bout the city could be brought tC
light and the csrnival placed as one
of the leading features of the fair.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Change IN
Idaho Laundry
Il. F. and E. '. Hughes Buy Broth
erS Interest

r A. Hughes, secretary of the Ida
ho Laur dry Co., has retired from the
company, having disposed Of bis
stock 10 Il. f. aud e. Y. Hughes,
other stockholders in the company.
The transfer Of stock will make no
difference in the manner IN which the
affairs Of the company have been con-
ducted. Both II. r. and n. ".
Hughes having been actively interest
ed 10 tile management of it's affairs.
r. Hughes has a ranch a short
distance down the river upon which
he will move and to which he Will
devote his time. lie could not give
II the attention which It required
while connected with the Laundry
and made this move 90 a. to be abl'
TO give It more time.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Came Near
Drowning
BOY has A CLOSE CALL
Edward Marshall is Taken With
Cramps While Swimming

Edward Marshall, the fifteen year
old son Of Policeman James Marshall
had Il very narrow escape from
drowning Wednesday afternoon. lie
aud other boys have been In the habit
of going In swimming in the st. Joe
river and that day he had been In q
number of times.
That afternoon he was swimming a
short distance below where the ST..
Maries empties into the ST. Joe The
waters of that stream are still very
cold aud 1t Is some little distance
before they are absorbed In the larger
river
He started to swim across ths river
Going from the warmer water OF
the st. Joe river into the cold water
of the st. Maries curreot, be vas
taken with cramps. lie called loudly
for help. His cries attracted The at.
tention Of the people on the dock and
they rushed to his aid. There wal
no boat near and no one present
could swim. Some procured pike
poles aad tried to reach him but h'
was too far out
lie could barely keep himself a
float with bis hands and his head a
times would almost disappear under
the water.
Fortu nately just as be was abou
to give up the struggle man cam
up IN a launch and the crowd callinl
his attention TO the drowning boy, b
went to his assistance and succeeded
IN pulling him into the boat and too
him ashore.
Young Marshall was al most ex
hausted when taken from the waite
and he could only have kept afoat fr
moment or two more.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Regatta Planned
For Fair Week
Meeting Monday Evening To Con-
slider Arralgeme ntS

On Monday evening the launch
owners Of the city will meet at the
store of A. B. Annis to consider the
question of having a big regatta cele
bratiun and water carnival festival IN
connection with the three days st.
Maries st. Joe River Valley fair Ia
September The movement of the
boat men is Ia response to the en-
thuslasm stirred up 10 the fair by
Secretary John Chambers, aud it is
planned that If things 90 Is they are
expected Monday evening, to have
the biggest kind of a local regatta on
st. Maries Day, the second day Of the
fair.
It Is planned to hold a number Of
launch races between the different
fast motor boats of the city, these
being divided into classes according
to their length and power, aud also a
number of row roat races, canUe races
races between two four cared racing
shells, the boats belonging TO tue
Occur d'Alene boatmen and which
Arrangements have also been closed
by the fair management for the in
we're used Ia the Fourth Of July oele.
bration having been offered for the
occasion. Besides these races it Il
the desire of those promoting the
regatta and water festival, to have
high diving stunts. swimming races
and log rolling contesti between the
crack river drivers Of these regions.
at the present time there are ovel
thirty fast gasoline launches owned il
the city aud from reports the owner
are enthusiastic over this added iea
ture for the fair, and are going to en-
ter heartily into the plan for max
ing st. Maries Day at the fair one o
/ the biggest Of events In this regloI
this fall.
Outside Of the regatta races an
contests proper, Secretary Chamber
will endeavor to get the launChme
to enter into a big floral parade {
precede the races. as forenoon
D entertainment.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-11
Lucky Escape
From Dynamite
HOMESTEADERS HAVE CLOSE CALI
Twelve Sticks Of the Explosive Found in Burning
Brush Pile

e. M. Parker who owns a ranch
just below the city, and his brother
j. j. Parker, had an experience few
days ago that they can hardly recall,
even now, without a shudder.
They, assisted by one of their
neighbors, we're engaged In clearing
some land on Mr. Parker's place. and
we're rolling up aud burning logs
and brush The pile was nearly
cousune ed when they we're startled by
sharp report from the burning pile.
On looking to see what caused the
report pile of sticks of dynamite
was discovered In the eige of the pile
and already On fire
At first they could not realize what
the stuff was and one said "What is
thatY" "My God that ls dyna-
mite. was the reply that caused the
cheeks of the entire party to show
white through the dirt and SCOT with
whloh they we're covered. And dy.
Mantle It WAS, twelve sticks Of 1t,
and all on fire and It Was the explo-
sion Of the dynamite cap that had
first called their attention to 1t, but
fortunately 1t was not close enough
to the dynamite to have the oonous.
ion when It went off cause the dyna.
mite to explode.
The escape of the men Is miracu-
luus, fof although dynamite when II
comes e contact With a flame will
t'urn VIE bout sxpioding, It is an ex'
peflmeug H. pt many would try tC
make bre strange that th'
cap ct Bxplode without setting
of the mite. Besides this logs
had beeA folled over the Dynamite
aud the nAan had walked on it, snC
all without causing 1t to explode.
How the dynamite got there is moi
knowu, but it is supposed to hav'
been placed there by some Of th'
laborers when they we're engaged II
bllldlug the Milwaukee railroad an6
that they had gone off and foreDC lel
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