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The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Jlw Rds Eax as a Requisite Of
citizenship.

Us IN the many years OF the past
tRe aaucasian would remind its
readers that the payment of the poll
tox is requisite to citizenship. There
must be no intermissiOn in the per-
formance of this duty. Should a
voter fail 90 pay his poll tax on or
before Dec. 81, 1913, he will have
disqualified himself to vote at any
election held during the year 1914
and 1915. To reinstate himself he
will be required to pay his. poll lax
in 1914 and in 1915 on or before
Dee. 81 of these years. The poll tax
is appropriated for the use of the
public schools.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION.
Late Planted Cotton and the Boil
Weevil-TheOries Distredited by
the Bureau of Entomology.

Washington, d. c., Dec. Coca
sionally the theory is announced
that the boil weevil can be con-
trolled by late planting better than
by early planting of the crop. The
Bureau of Entomology has conduct
ed many experiments to determine
whether late planted cotton will
produce a satisfactory crops. The
results have all been negative. The
advocates of late planting, however,
have contended that the expert
ments of the department have not
been conducted on sufficiently
large scale. On this account an un-
usually large experiment which was
provided by natural conditions in
Louisiana is of interest.
In the spring of 1913 there was al
overflow by Bayou de Glaize in
Avoyelles Parish, occurring in May
and continuing until early in June.
On one side of the bayou a strip OF
land one mile long and from eight to
ten miles wide was flooded. The
levee on the opposite side Of the
bayou retained the water. Cotton
was planted early on the one side
and late on the other. 1t has fur
nished large scale contrast be-
tween the two methods Of planting
in the same locality and on identical
soil formations.
Examinations which have just
been made by the Bureau OF Ento-
mology show that crop OF half a
bale was made on the side that was
not overflowed where the planting
was early, while the opposite side
which was late planted yielded
much less. A few illustrations ou
of many that were obtained will bt
given. O. H. Joffrion obtained
yield of i,i25 pounds of seed cottoI
from a crop planted on April 10
while the crop planted across tn
bayou on May 20 yielded $50 pound
Of seed cotton per acre. MT. y.
Couvillion planted on May % ant
obtained One-fourth of bale pc
acre. In 1911 on the same field n
produced half bale per acre.
| The illustrations that have bee
given show the general differenc
between the early and late plante
Icotton. The observations therefor
| prove in very definite way tina
late planted crops are sure TO b
injured more severely than whe
| planted early.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
The Order Of Elks.

The memorial service of Shreve-
port Lodge No. t22 Benevolent anc
Protective Order of Elks. in the
Grand Opera House Sunday after
noon was attended by a large num-
ber of the order and of their friends
The programme was executed with
reverential solemnity and appropri-
ate with Instrumental and voca
selections and oratory. The audi
ence was deeply, impressed. This
ceremony is held and annually anc
wherever there is lodge of Elks.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
People Who Need More RELIGION.

Louisiana Democrat: The people
who need more religion are: The
man who lets his horse stand all day
in the rain without blanket: the
man who growls like beast with
sore head when his wife asks him
for money; the woman who whis-
pers it around that some one else
is not just what she ought to be;
the preacher who is always looking
for an easier place and higher sal
ary; the man who walks the streets
with his hands in his pockets while
his wife carries the baby; and ths
man who keeps dog and says h.
can't afford the home paper.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Christmas Is Coming.

Louisiana Democrat: Christmas
has a two-fold interest, material
and spiritual. Some love it be-
cause it comes ''but once year, and
when it comes it brings good cheer"
others because it is pre-eminently
the season Of universal reconcilia-
tion of peace on earth and good
will toward men, Families may be
scattered during the rest of the
year, but at this time their MEN,
bers strive to re-unite, and, where
this is impossible, the exiled ones
turn their faces longingly towards
hearth and home.
All the world keeps Christmas
day. From the land of the mid
night sun to the sunny south of per-
petual summer is far cry. But in
the long distance there is no land
where Christmas is not kept. It's
celebration is part of the univer-
sal history of the human race.
Whatever may have been its origin
and whatever peculiarities may
have gathered about it in its adap-
tation to different people and differ
ent circumstances, it is to us Amer
leans today a practically national
feast.
To keep it was at one time, and in
our own part of the country, it is
true, penal offense. 1t was thought
to SAVIOR of prelacy and to foster un-
pleasant memories of political SER
lvitude. But it has grown with oul
growth and the broad mindednes:
of the American people is soon a
its best in the hearty commemora.
tion of the nativity of the Chris
from year to year.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
RlDE s,N . RalGe
Five 1:sss 1ia;sva SS@nen gnnsdrgrd
/ 0aA 6isasde

IN Neuhessn, Ill.. qss gruS hGlrea
women were tried on Saturday and
convicted of having ridden Ars.
John Richardson on a rail on the
night of July 20 last. 1t appears
that Mrs. Richardson is a gossip and
her neighbOrs had determined on
this means of persuasion from. her
evil way.
A fine of 800 was imposed on
each of the offenders. A civil suit
for $4,000 has been filed against
them.
Riding on a rail is no fun for the
victim and is a reminder OF the
days of the Puritans when women
were ducked in ponds for gossiplng
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
the CITY, COUNCIL
. synspsis os che ys0sedines Of
Jodays SesSOo 0

lhe Gito Council meV ahie force
noon in segula9 session Wisb NayoS
Easthasn presiding.
adopted che ordinance ssscindlng
the assuN 81 csr4ificssee % GommeSs
sisA Sationel Bsnh TO cover over
draft enc 90 se0uire che bank 90
pas ehe cost at Drinsins the esrtiG-
catee.
Adopted eHe ordinance changing
the denomination OF the a9t3 im-
proseAens bonds from sa,0OOeo $780,
Adoptfd che ordinance providing
thas shutters snail pay eheis pro
rata os che eoss Os graveling che
Greenwood voa0 from .Hearne ave-
nue. 70 che corporation Sine % ebe
t:resnSoo6 road.
Adopee0 enc reso7ueion sutAoris-
ing Commissioner Epph eO 9rade
Southern asenue, Kinge Highway,
Samforo Rlace emo thc $orsis S'esES
roaa.
Adopte4 OrAinanco prODldlne @he
renewal for ten years of the lease
of the city Jail at $3.50 per annum.
Adopted the resolution providing
and endorsing the formal notifica-
ton to the Governor that the City of
Shreveport is ready to receive title
to the Cross Lake land.
The receipts and the expenditures
of the city as budgeted for the year
1914 aggregates S265,O4755.
The expenditures are about as for
the year 1913, excepting the appro-
priation of s5,5838O for judgments.
Interest account $500. For the
Board of Health $1,000. Increase in
salaries; City attorney from 81 200 to
81, 400, city treasurer from 81 300 to
$3.50, plumbing Inspector from
81 200 to 1850.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
River Forecast.

Red River. Present conditions in
dicate crest Stage of about 80 feet
at Fulton within about 4S hours. A
stage of II to i9 feet is indicated at
Shreveport within 5 to Q days. Sui
phur River: 4 crest stage of about
80 feet or more is indicated at Fin
ley within to days. Absolute pro-
lection against losses Of life and
property should not be neglected.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
j. Monroe Wise Acquitted.

J. Monroe Wise. on being tried in
the District Court, Judge 7. F. Bell,
on an Indictment for embezzlement
was acquitted by the jury. He was
remanded to Jail to answer s similar
indictment when called for trial
Wise has been several months in
Jail, in default Of bond. Possibly he
may secure a bondsman on the
charge for which he is being held.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
WEATHER AND CROPS.
4 Small Percentage Of the COaeO6 ir
Che Eields Still eINpirkede

New Orleene Picssuns 1>ec. 9: The
weather Aas ceased 90 be sNuels 81 a
factor in the cotton bele % iar ss
the sield O4 cotton 10 concerned. The
long spell Of Nne weather nae per
miteeA oil 0ollo 60 snatuIe, ~hsther
frossbitten or ooe, snd Dickings Gin
ming and marketing nave proceeded
at an unprecedented cate. The only
harm that bad weather 10 Oo~ cap
ale Oi doing IS 20 damage che email
percentage 81 the cotton 6D Che
fields unpicked, bua Chat amount 10
so smalo 40 % be Of LITTLE conse-
quence. The Aeas9 raine in Che
western beN enc the Goode chat
hase sssulteo in Teaas have, no
doubt, done some 9ittle damage 60
cotton, bue 10 the reports 90 che Of
fece thas the crop had already been
practicalls hsrvesteo ore erue, sh''
flood damaee csn aoe 0ass been
greae.
She csminS aveet sif ada mate
rally to the information as to the
extent of the yield. Today the Cen
sus Bureau at Washington will
make public the total number OF
bales ginned in the South up to
Dec. 1. Owing to the fine weather
it is expected that large total will
be shown, fully f2,OOO,OO0 bales or
more, but the weather, which has
helped to swell the ginning total
has also hurried the harvesting OF
the crop, hence it is held that a
larger per cent Of the total yield
has been ginned by Dec. 4 than
usual Next Friday the Agricultu-
raj Department will issue its annua
estimate of the cotton yield, and as
this guess is official and based upon
the Investigations of an army OF
correspondents, it always carrie!
considerable weight with the trade
although the record shows that the
government has been more fire.
quently wide of the market thar
accurate.
Owing to the good weather, The
| harvesting Of the Louisiana sugar
crop has made rapid progress, ant
as the crop is proving short, par
lticularly in the river parishes. th'
grinding is being brought to close
on many plantations.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
In Federal Tolls.

On being given hearing Monday
before United States Commissioners
John F.. Slattefy, w, B. Vaughan, w.
r. Vaughan and Homer Vaughan,
father and sons. were placed each
under bond Of 81 900 to await the
action Of the Federal Grand Jury.
The three are charged with robbne
the postoffice at Bienville.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
A Fifty Dollar Fire.

Monday evening fire which orig
mated in the linen room of the
Commercial Restaurant from cause
not known, resulted in damages es-
timated at about $50. The fire Vas
squelched by the employees.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
River Staue

Denison 81, a fall of t.3; Arthur
City 23.O, fall of Is: White Cliffs, no
report; Fulton 30.5, rise of a: Rim
go Crossing i8.5, fall of 05; Finley
2S.5. rise of 2.5: Spring Bank 22f,
rise of O.3: Jefferson S.S, rise OF OF;
Shreveport 1876, rise of 06.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Held in Jail in Fort Worth.

Sheriff j. P. Flournoy has been
advised that w. G. Douglas has been
arrested in Fort Worth, Texas. He
is wanted in Shreveport to answer
to the charge of larceny of transit
from H. H. Jenkin. Deputy Sheriff
j. H. Flournoy left on today's f:20
O'Clock train for Fort Worth to Sc
cure Douglas.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Wintry Temperature.

Shreveport is experiencing the
first touch of winter. The tempera-
ture this morning was ffeezeing,
with killing frost and ice visible
on the ground. The wintry tenn
perature is made pleasant through
a clear sky and sunshine. The
weather could not be better; in brief
it is splendid.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Mississippi River Appropriation.

AS reported from Washington,
Congress is considering the proposed
appropriation for the Mississippi
River and it's tributaries. For the
Mississippi S9e00,OOO, FOR the ohio
S9,OO0,OOO, the Missouri s2,000000,
and the Golumbis River ei,000,0O0.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
EHE SELlOW PERIL
Nme1fcaa SrOas the Philippines 9@e
Dart Clouds On Peace ASOTil0aa

&ew UGleaNs Picsg"Nes Hsec. y:
That Japan os sctlssntsns Q GeScle en-
the philippine aslsNds and Ore0sr'
ine 60 etriks else GNise1 Htstee o
Olow which ~tl1 1eass ots usrd, ~as
the declaration 0Q Phillip Il. Russ,
sugsr plapter FROM Mantle, ono is .
guest st the Motel Desos Mr.. Russ
declares shaa Japanese spies haSs
made Typographical maps OF every
city, town, street, Soad and path ia
the philippinea ana chat shes ksow
mo1v OS che islaNde than 40 enc
Americana Ne characterized enc
Washington policg % working out
philippine independence -as "arsAnt
nonsense" and declared ehae as coon
40 gapap is eeadD and 6nancislls
able che Will base Che Philippines
50 eompletels under Aes influence
that the United States ~ilI have d9-
ficults in taking lhene sway.
"The death % Premies Ssionje
more than a gear ago was che only
thing that prevented an arme6 con-
flict between the United States and
Japan before this time he said.
premier Saionje was distinctly OF
the modern war type making itself
so strongly felt in Japan at the
present time, and had he been pre-
mier at the time of the California
anti-Japanese legislation, there can
be no doubt that present American
| diplomacy would have been unable
| to postpone the conflict month be-
yond the passage of the California
| bill. Even as it is, the question is
anything but settled and every day
the sentiment in favor of a sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
| the United States is becoming
stronger in Japan undess her states
men can arrange the affairs and
questions pending with honor to the
Japanese people and government"
] What Mr.. Russ declared was a
piece of unpublished history was
| referred to by him as the masslns
of Japanese forces in Formosa a
! little more than year ago. More
than 100000 troops were sent into
Formosa-within nine hours steam
| ing of Manila-because the Japan
ese climate did not agree with
them,'' he said. THAT was the
diplomatic answer to Washington
queries, and then the American
army in the East was massed under
Brigadier General Pershing at Cor
regedor Island. Those troops in
cluded the Philippine scouts anc
constabulary, the cavalry from Fort
Mckinley and the infantry from
Stassenberg, while heavy artillery
was brought from practically every
j station of the division of the East.
THAT was how close the Unitec
States was at war with Japan, and
the American public knew nothing
about it,
i According to Mr.. Russ, the United
States may make up its mind thai
a day is coming when this country
will have to settle old scores witt
Japan, and meanwhile new score:
are piling up. He spoke Of the mill.
tary achievements of the japanese
in their war with China and later
when they whipped the Russians
and declared that a new Japan ha!
arisen which will be more Difficult
u to subdue and conquer than was th'
case when Russia tried to do it.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
On Trial for Murder.

John Williams, negro, is on trial
for murder. On Oct. i8 of this year
he shot and killed Tom Wright, a
negro, on the Peru plantation.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
Weather Forecast.

Local forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Fair tonight: fair and
warmer Wednesday.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
COTTON MARKET
Office Of Fhe Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, Dec. 8, 1913.

Shreveport Market.
The market closed quiet.
Receipts i,739 bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
CAR PLUNCES INTO RIVER
Boy Killed and Sixteen Per.
sons Injured in Baltimore
Accident.

BALTIMORE, Md, April S-August
Holman, sixteen years old. Of Brooklyn
suburb. was killed and sixteen persons
injured when q car of the Light street
line Jumped from the tracks on the Light
street Long bridge over the Patapsco
river today and plunged into seven feet
Of water. or the injured Loretta Malone
OF Brooklyn, Nd, may die.
The draw near the Baltimore end of
the bridge had been passed and the car
was regaining speed on its last 100 yards
on the structure when it slid diagonally
across to the east rail and disappeared
over the edge with It's load of screaming
and struggling humanity.
Windows were broken In the struggle.
and while persons nearby, who had been
attracted by the crash, ran to their as
sistance. the penned-in passengers fought
their way to freedom Rescuers laid
planks from the bridge to the roof Of the
car, which was about half submerged
Over these the wet and bleeding pas
sengers were assisted and those requir-
ing medical treatment were taken to the
hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
Water Higher Than Last Year.
MRS. BOURNE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Former Senator Declines to Discuss
the Case.

PORTLAND, Ore. April s.-Mrs
Elizabeth Lillian Bourne has filed suit
for divorce in this county against
former United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne, jr.. alleging cruel and inluma
treatment as her general grounds.
Specifically. Mrs. Bourne describes the
inhuman treatment as consisting of APP
plying epithets to her. declining to
join her in entertaining guests and re-
fusing to talk to her.
Although they occupied the same apart
ments in Washington, she says her hus-
band has to all intents and purposes
lived apart from her. She alleges also
that she lived i'm fear and terror of
her husband, and that during August.
1911, he ordered her from their apart
ments and SO frightened her that she
telephoned to the police.
The couple were married in Chicago
February %. 1893
Former Senator Bourne. who is ir
Washington attending to his duties al
chairman of a joint committee created
by Conghess to deal with postal matters
and good roads, said today that he
would not talk about the case in any
way. A divorce proceeding Is entirely
an affair between man and his wife.
he declared. He is still living In his
apartments in Stoneleigh Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
MARLBORO RACING ENTRIES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 10 Il he Star.
MARLBORO. Nd, April s.-Entries for
tomorrow follow:
First race, four and half furlongs
purse. $500; for three-year-olds and up
Grouse, Ill; Mad River. lis; Red Bob.
II3: .Inclement, 1l6; Golden Cluster. 10;
Boss, 103; Elsie Herndon. 10: Monkey.
III; Siville V. III: 'Ben Prior. los; Black
Silk, ITO; Senegambian. H..
Second race, six and half furlongs
purse, $500; -year-olds and up-Vir-
ginia Creeper, 10i: ST. Avano 9S; Letour-
no, 105: Red Jacket. 100: Cliff Top. 100:
Pretend, log; Grecian Bend, l0i: Kinder
Lou. 93.
Third race, four and a half furlongs
purse $500 ee-year-olds and up-Top
Rock, Ill; Tantickle. 1Gs; McAndrews.
lib; Mama Johnson. 101 Smirk. Ill: Cap.
Nelson. 112; Shreve. 112; La So ia, 1l3;
W Powers 113; Very Apt, 10: Spring Up.
1O1
Fourth race. six and a half furlongs;
en- Castle, 105; Cuttyhunk, 1l3; Semi
Quaver, ia: Wiley, 1903: Sylvestris, III
Robert Bradley. 1O4: Bodkin, 1O2.
Fifth race. six and half furlongs:
purse 800: three-year-olds and up-Bryn.
9S: Jim Milton. 107: Sweet Owen. la
Chiffon Squaw. 100: r. ii. Gray, 9S;
Prince Fonso. 100; Tony W.. Ill.
Sixth race. five and a half furlongs
purse, $500; four-yea -olds and up-Naugh-
ty Rose. 96: Iberville. "a; Hannah Louise,
81: Racing Belle. 80: Premier. 90; Elma.
"a; Bat Masterson 90; Incision, 80; Wiley.
9s.
Weather fair. track fast.
Apprentice allowance Of i've rounds
claimed. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
WEARY OF CONVENTION,
SHE LEAVES HER HOME
Miss Dodge, Granddaughter of
Former U. S. Ambassador,
Cannot Be Found.

LONDON, April s.-Miss Dodge, a
granddaughter Of John Bigelow, for
mer United States ambassador to
France, and daughter Of Mrs. Lionel
Guest. left her home in London with a
maid April 8, leaving word that she
had become weary of conventional ex-
istence" and desired to make her own
way In the world.
Since her disappearance her mother
and her stepfather have secured Lon
don, seeking for her address, and the
affair has created widespread interest.
Mrs. Guest believes that her daughter
is still in London, as she has received
several notes from her. none of which
however, disclosed her exact where
abouts.e
May Be in London.
At first search was made in the coun
try districts. but later a note to hel
mother indicated that Miss Dodge wa,
still in London proper.
Then her parents offered a reward fo
information concerning the cab which
left the Guest home with the girl and hel
maid and baggage. The posting of this
offer of a reward for the identification
and destination of the cab was the frs
intimation that anything unusual had
occurred in the Guest household.
Mrs. Guest appears unperturbed ovel
the disappearance of her daughter, and
expressed the opinion today THAT it wal
''only a manifestation of the unconven.
tional temperament of the Bigelows."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
CH|NA'S PARLIAMENT
|NAUGURATED TODAY
Worlds Youngest Republic Be.
gins Legislative Career.
Notable Gathering.

PEkING. China, April s.-The first par
lament Of the worlds youngest republic
was inaugurated today amid general re-
joicing, not only in the Chinese capital
but throughout the country.
The scene of the gathering of the joint
inaugural session Of the members Of the
senate and the house Of representatives
was q remarkable one. Five hundred
representatives out Of g. total Of 598 and
lit senator's out Of 274. all Of them earn
est looking men Of mature years and
nearly all dressed In European fashion.
with frock coats, silently awaited the
appointed hour of opening.
Bands Play National Anthem.
AS the clock struck eleven several
bands played the national anthem. while
the assemblage rose to its feet.
The senior member Of the house Of rep
resentatives then made q few congratu-
latory remarks to the notable gathering
and formally declared both houses open.
Scenes of enthusiastic jubilation follow
ed before an adjournment was taken till
April II.
The proceedings were very brief and
simple. They were watched with inter-
est by large number Of foreigners who
had packed the galleries.
Outside. vast crowds thronged the
precincts OF the parliament buildings
and cheered as a salute Of 101 guns
doomed from the city wall.
Decorated With Flags and Arches.
All the streets Of the city were deco
rated with flags and triumphal arches.
The occasion was observed as q gen.
eral holiday throughout China.
Yuan Shi Kai's message to parlia-
ment, which was mot read publicly
since his presidency Is still provisional.
consisted of hearty congratulations and
the expression OF the hope that the re-
public would last ten thousand years
The American charge d'afairss has
intimated to the Chinese government
that recognition Of the republic by the
United States will be made when the
parliamentary officers have been ap-
pointed and quorums declared. Brazil
and Mexico will act at the same time
as the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
Ex.SENAT0R'S CONDITION
IS ALARMING TO FAMILY
John B. Henderson Is Critically
Ill in Sanatorium at Ia
k0ma Park.

Former United States Senator John B.
Henderson Of Missouri is critically i'll of
congestion Of the lungs at the sanitarium
at Takoma Park. where he was taken
last night from his home on the Avenue
Of the Presidents. Mr.. Henderson is in
a semi-conscious state and but little hope
is held out for his recovery.
For several years the former senator
has suffered from kidney trouble. About
the middle Of last week his condition be-
came worse and later became complicated
with other Ills.
Mr.. Henderson is eighty-seven years
old. Because Of his advanced age and
greatly weakened condition. members OF
his family realize that recovery is ex-
tremeiy doubtful
Mr.. Henderson was born in Virginia
November IS, 1896, and taken by his
parents to Missouri when six years old
He was admitted to the bar In that state
in 1s4S, and in 1862 was chosen for the
unexpired term OF Trusten Polk, who was
expelled from the Senate He was re-
elected for the six-year term which ended
March 4, 1859.
He was q regent Of the Smithsonian In.
stitution for twenty years.