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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
An Ordinance

Ordering an election within School District No, Is
OF Bosser Parish, La, as established by the
School Board of said parish, to take the sense
81 81 the taxpayers on the question Of z mill tax
the salaries OF teachers and building and repair
ing school houses in said district.
Whereas, the petition, signed by more than one
third OF the property taxpayers Of School District
No. Is, as established by resolution OF the Parish
School Board of Bosser Parish, La, of date April
3, 1907, in regular session convened, has been pre-
sented to this body, asking that special election
be ordered in said District No. IL to take the sense
OF the taxpayers upon the question of levying an
nually special school tax of - mills upon all
property within said district for period of ten
years for the purpose OF Supplementary the salaries
OF teachers and building and repairing school
houses in said district, and, whereas said School
District No. 10 has been duly created and its
boundaries defined by the School Board of Bossier
Parish at regular meeting held on April 3, 1907
Be it Ordained, That there be, and it is hereby
ordered, special election to be held in and for
School District No. IL, as created by the School
Board Of Bossier Parish April g. 1907, for the pur-
pose OF asceraining the sense Of the taxpayers Of
said district on the question of levying special
school tax OF mills on the dollar of the assessed
property of said district for period of ten wears
beginning at the earliest date possible after the
said election, and according to law for the purpose
OF supplementing the salaries of teachers and
building and repairing school houses in and for
said district which is defined as follows:
Mrs Arnold's, just north Of her residence, thence
east to the foot of the hills thence south along the
foot OF the hills to the line of Ward 1; thence west
to Red River; thence up the east bank Of Red
River to the point Of beginning.
2. Be it further Ordained, That said election be
held at Bossier City, the regular polling place in
and for said district, Friday, May "a 1907, and
held in accordance with and under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana, except as
hereinafter modified
3. That the ballots to be used may be printed or
written, and shall reads "For 4 mill tax for
ten years." or against ~ mill tax for ten
years.
4. That all legal voters who are property tax
payers shall be entitled to vote, provided women
who are taxpayers in their own rights shall be en-
titled to vote either in person by written proxy
5. That the following commissioners and clerks
shall hold said election, to-wit- w. E. Coleman,
G. G. House and Bryant Coffee, commissioners,
and ]. r. Brandon, clerk, whose duty it shall be to
make due returns to this body or before its next
regular session after said election
s. That thirty clear days advertisement in the
Bossier Banner be made Of this ordinance before
said election.
J. g. LOGAN, President Police Jury.
R. B. HILL, Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

Has it never occurred to the Baton
Rouge Press Bureau and other fulsome
writer's and speakers who inflict their adu-
lations on a helpless public that it is Lou
isiana's prosperity that is responsible for
her advancement in educational work?
That we are indebted, entirely, to our
tax payers and captains of industry for
the money that has built up our schools?
From Hon. Edwin Fl. Fay, our first Dem
ocratic State Superintendent of Education
Aswell inclusive, we have had worthy and
competent State Superintendent. It is a
base SANDER on the people and Democratic
Party 10 infer otherwise. But our first
Superintendent, for instance, with his en-
inent fitness and excellent qualifications,
had but little money at his command, and
several of his successors were almost as
unfortunate. They did we'll under the
circumstances; labored earnestly and
quietly, and were faithful over few
things AN almost empty treasury-and
are honestly entitled to as much credit as
the present worthy and well qualified in
cumbent, although unexpected by super
serviceable writer's and grandstand speak
ers who frequently have taxes to grind .
In the language of Admiral Schley, "there
is glory enough for all;'' and it should be
fairly divided. But the greatest honor is
due the ever-reliable and uncrowned tax
payer. He pays the freight"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

ordered, special election to be held in and for
School District No. H. as created by the School
Board Of Bossier Parish April g. 1907, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the of the taxpayers Of
said district on the question of levying special
school tax of mills on the dollar of the assessed
property of said district for period Of ten years,
beginning at the earliest date possible after the
said election and according to law for the purpose
of supplementing the salaries Of teachers and
building and repairing school houses in and for
said district, which is defined as follows:
Beginning at point on township line in section
on bank of Bodcau, township q, range II, thence
west to northwest corner of township 21 range II
thence west on north boundary OF II and IL, to
northwest corner Of section z, township Il, range
IL; thence south on section line to the township
line between 20 and 81; thence east on township
Bayou; thence up the west bank OF said bayou to
the point Of beginning.
2. Be it further Ordained, That for the purpose
of holding this special election Ivan shall be made
regular polling place.
8. That said election be held at Ivan, the regu-
lar polling place fixed herein, in and for said
district, on Friday, May "a, 1907, and held in ac-
cordance with and under the general election laws
OF the State OF Louisiana, except as hereinafter
modified,
1. That the ballots to be used may be printed OF
written, and shall read: "For mill tax for ten
years." or "Against a 5 mill tax for ten years."
5. That all legal voters who are property tax
payers shall be entitled to vote, provided women
who are taxpayers in their own rights shall be en-
titled to vote either in person by written proxy
| 6. That the following commissioners and clerks
shall hold said election, to-Wit: j. E. Rabb, j. B.
Wilmington and G. B. Cocker, commissioners, anG
John Bundy, clerk, whose duty it shall be to make
due returns to this body or before its next reg
ular session after said election.
| Z. That thirty clear days advertisement in the
Bossier Banner be made of this ordinance before
said election.
J.C. LOGAN, President Police Jury.
R. B. HILL. Clerk
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
CONTROL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Most important of all the activities OF
local government is the function OF the
public school. Local authority, governed
bv wise and liberal State laws, should not
be hampered and overshadowed by State
authority. The Parish School Boards,
composed of representative men OF the
various wards of the parishes in the State,
who are in close touch with their consult
uents. know the wants and needs of the
people they represent better than any other
authority. The local boards, the life OF
education in the parishes, should not be
dominated by the State Board or any other
authority. Acting under State law, the
Parish Boards should be left free and un-
trammeled to regulate and control all school
matters, arnenable only to the courts OF the
State Believing strongly in "home rule
for the public schools, we are in favor OF
abolishing the State Board as useless
and unnecessary expense. We 40 not
believe single good reason can be gwen
for it's existence. If Parish Boards are
not equal to the occasion, then the people
are not competent to select their repre-
sentatves, and popular government is a
snare and delusion. Let the people, the
ong-suffering common people, manage
their own affairs, in their own good way,
without meddling or dictation, and we
venture the assertion that they will do il
with profit to their educable children and
honor to their State. Most assuredly will
they give good account of themselves.
Many years ago a great and good Dem
ocrat said 1.-the world is governed toe
much.' A greater political truth was
never uttered. We are being governed
to death, in both State and National affairs
with Boards Commissioners, - "De.
partments,' etc., on every hand. Parish
lines and State lines are growing less by
infinitesimal degrees. Let us have an END
to some OF this useless interference. Lei
us get back to Democratic simplicity
and home rule. Nationally speaking there
seems to be little hope, for the people Of
the North, W no control the situation, evil
IDENTIFY like master, and are ready for the
ssman on horseback" but in Louisiana
the people are supreme, and the most i'm.
portant work before them is the election Of
the next Legislature.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
"Human Life is Too Cheap"

In recent charge to the Grand Jury of
Rapides Parish Judge W. F. Blackman
said
"The loose way in which juries discharge
their duties, refusing to enforce the law IN
homicide cases, is lamentable, and human
life is too cheap. There seems to be little
fear of the law by many, because the petit
iuries fail to convict. Almost any kind OF
an excuse is received as a justification for
taking human life. Perjury, too, the most
prolific source of crime, is INDUCED in to a
degree that is disgusting, and the juries
seemto be unable or unwilling to distinguish
between truth and falsehood, or from a
maudlin sentiment against furnishing the
violators of the law. They turn loose a
large majority of those who fight and slay
and commit murder Or manslaughter, and
thus bring into contempt and ridicule the
law and endanger the peace and good order
of society. Just how this is to be changed
do not see unless some method is adopted
for selecting class of citizens for jurors
who are capable, and who will fearlessly
discharge their duties and enforce the law
without fear or favor. The term of service
of petit jurors should be longer, and they
should be better paid. The longer man
serves as juryman the more efficient will
he become and the better able will he be to
distinguish between truth and falsehood,
apply the evidence to the laws and decide
with judgment and more Independence
This is matter for the Legislature to act
upon, but it is to be hoped that there will
be an Improvement the jury system that
will secure greater efficiency and better
enforcement of the law
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
Anarchy.
philadelphia North American. |

What is anarch? 1t is hostility to the
rule of society by law; it is that principle
which would make many men the prey of
the few; it is that theory which would
substitute for orderly government the DOM
ination of society by predatory persons
who wish to follow without let or hindrance
their own evil propensities, rather than to
submit to common rule of equity for the
common good.
1t was anarchial to fill this land with
trusts, organized in Wall Street, for the
subtle and perpetual robbery of consumers
by means of inflated prices. 1t was an
archial for Hartman to steal railroads and
to deluge the market with watered stocks.
It was anarchial for j. J. Hill to manipulate
his railroad properties to the disadvantage
of both the stockholders and the investing
public. It was anarchical for the group of
blacklegs which got their hands upon the
great life insurance companies to use the
money of the policy holders to finance
their gambling operations. It was anarch-
ical for the Standard Oil Company, in con-
junction with the railroad companies, to
destroy independent refifiers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE,

Wilmer Holmes, of New Orleans, was
drowned at Loreauyille last Thursday.
Two men were killed, two mortally
wounded and two others injured in fight
at Wick Saturday.
All rain records were broken at New
Orleans last Thursday, over seven inches
falling, which caused considerable damage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02
A Narrow Escape.

G. w. Cloyd, a merchant of PUNK, Mo-, had a
narrow escape four years ago, when he ran jmson
bur into his thumb. He says: "The doctor wanted
to amputate it but would not consent. bought
box of Bueklen's Arnica Salve and that cured the
dangerous wound'' Is cents at all drug stores.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

Abbeville Meridional: We think it is
about time that the public press of this
State cease this inane mouthing about
majesty of the law. It is about time they
realized that the Law is not barbarian
fetch to be blindly worshiped by the igno-
rant rabble. Il is living, breathing thing,
which is in great danger of falling into
contempt. Why not tell the truth? Who
ever heard of anybody being legally hung
in this State unless it was some friendless,
moneyless negro? If the murderer man.
ages to run afoul of conviction the SUI
preme Court stands ready with a grab
net of legal technicalities, quips and quib-
bles, to intercept the criminal and send the
case back to be tried over, again and
again, and if all Of these fail him why
there yet remains the unfailing hope and
safe refuge, the Board of Pardons! When
courts are powerless to enforce the law as
they unfortunately are too often, it is a
healthy indication of fearless manhood.
to know that the people are able to protect
themselves and punish crime in court
which tolerates neither technicalities nor
frivolous appeals.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

Claiborne Guardian journal: The re-
port OF the grand jury published in this
paper is worthy of the serious and thought
full consideration of our law biding peo-
pie. Whisky sellers and pistol "toters y
are making perjurers of our young men
and boys. tits high time this sort of thing
was broken up. Good people should assert
themselves and make an end OF the blind
tiger and pistol 'stoting" business among
our people. We believe it might be done.
It is up to our people to do it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

Bethany Republican: Did you ever
stop to reflect that it is one thing to talk
about people and quite another thing to
have people talk about you? If those of
US who use our tongues little too freely,
about our neighbors, would stop and re-
fleet over the matter and know the great
evil that comes from too much gossip and
tattling, we are sure We would call halt
and gossip no more forever.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-02

Referring to the clustering tactics of the
worlds most famous braggarts, Emperor
William of Germany and Teddy Roosevelt,
the Nashville Banner very truthfully says
1t is not always the most strenuous man
who accomplishes the most and the best. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Germany and America.

We seem to be giving Germany as much
concern about South American trade as she
is giving us. Whenever the question comes
up We are adjured to bestir ourselves or
Germany will soon be supreme in that
market Now the colonial director at Ber-
lin, in a speech asking for a ma jority in the
new reichstag to support the kaiser's CO.
lonal policy. tells the German electorate
that Americl is making great Roadway, =
pecialiy in Brazil. and is a dangerous rival
for business in that quarter of the world
Well, turn about is fair play. AS we use
Germany to quicken interest in this coun-
try about foreign trade. let Germany use
US. Both countries want all the foreign
trade they get. and both. by exerting
themselves, may hope for twice the amount
everywhere they Low enjoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

yielding to such opportunities without In
vestigation only increases the number OF
professional paupers. The thoughtless CIV
Ing of aims to strangers or to chance beg
gars by benevolent people seriously handi-
caps the efforts of those who are seeking
to organize the charities and to help the
poor to help themselves. In old times
the beggar who could tell sad story or
write a plausible letter had good chance
to make a comfortable living and accumu-
late a fortune. but nowadays. thanks to
more enlightened view of this question
and tc the organization of charity work,
the way of the professional aims seeker
is more difficult. In England the begging
letter is still in evidenc :. and many shame
less frauds are practiced upon indifferent
people of means Yet even there the idea
of scientific charity has taken strong root
and the golden age of the fakir seems
couraging the unworthy petitioners for her
bounty is deserving of praise and should
be emulated. There are ways of reaching
the really needy people that are open to
all owners of surplus wealth. through the
establishment Of schools. hospitals and asy-
lums. the support of settlement houses
and missions and the institution of indus
trial enterprises which open the door or
opportunity to the willing unfortunates.
If Mrs Sage will use her millions wisely
along these lines OF true charity she Will
confer a lasting benefit upon American
society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
A Sage and the Senate

Mr.. Cleveland springs eternal in the New
York Worlds breast. Again that enter
prislng newspaper proposes him for the
Senate from New Jersey. and explains to
the democracy Of that state how greatly
it would profit by electing him Never
tkcless that step will not be taken A
democrat is not in order, and if one were
Mr.. Cleveland is not the man who would
be chosen. He would not fill the Jersey
bill.
But broader than the state question is
another question. How at this time
would a sage fit in the Senate, or. for that
matter. in the House? When this cues
ton comes up the case of John Quincy
Adams is invariably recalled He was
accepted as a sage at the time of his cleo
ton to the House, having served as min
lister abroad, senator in Congress, Score
tary Of State, and President of the United
States He remained in the House sixteen
years until he died and was DISTINGUISHED
and useful there.
Mr. Adams, however. was an unusual
man. He had both learning and versa
tility He wrote well and spoke well. and
with either tongue or pen ,cuid discuss
any question within the range of the ma
tionai w-making body. He was both a.
full and ready man. Moreover at that
day. We stood as a people in greater rev.
erence before men who had filled our
highest stations than we now do. We
bowed before sage in any sphere of life
in which it had pleased fortune to call
him.
Not so today. The sage Il he appears
In and of the crowd must take pot-.ucls
with the crowd We have grown familiar
with sages. We have touched elbows with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
An Argument for the Wireless.

The experience of the steamer Ponce,
which drifted for eight days in the Atlantic
in disabled condition before securing help
from another vessel. is likely to cause YES
sci owners TO make haste to equip their
ships with the wireless apparatus. Had the
Ponce been thus supplied there would nave
been very little delay in learning of her
condition, and she would probably have
been promptly assisted In these days it is
practically possible to keep track of every
ship at sea that is fitted with this device.
The radius of activity is sufficient to cover
a area of thousands of square miles.
and so numerous are the vess us in service
that it is virtually impossible for wire
less ship to become lost in the n-rth At
lantic for many hr rs. A general agree
ment on the part of the owners of ocean
going steamers to adopt this means of COM
muncation, which is not expensive. will re-
suit in the relief of the public anxiety, and
will. perhaps, save lives. On the economic
side the universal adoption of the wire
less system is certain to justify itself in
the reduction of risks and the saving of the
services of vessels. Had the Ponce been
able to communicate with the shore imme-
dIatey upon the break of her machinery,
being at that time only 30 miles from New
York. she could have been rescued promptly
now have been repaired and put back upon
her route saving thousands of dollars to
her owners in interest and actual earnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Mr.. Root and State Rights.

Mr. Root is still under fire as an enemy
of state rights. and an advocate of CEN
tralization in advance even of Hamilton.
Democratic newspapers. indeed describe
him as a Hamilton up t. date. They are
certain that he meditates mischief for the
states and that unless he is rebuked in
some way he will incite his party to legis-
lation which will cause trouble
This is all very uprising to Mr.. Root
He recalls the speech which has produced
the hullabaloo, and he CONSTITUTES it now as
he did when he made it, and what The
states have to fear from him, from an
application of the advice he then gave.
is beyond his ken. His idea was to spur
the states to their duty, not % threaten
them with extinction.
But as we approaching national
campaign and issues are not IS thick as
blackberries in season, it may not be alto
gether unfair for the democrats to read
strange and startling things into the de-
liverances of the other side. OF such is the
kingdom of politics. If the other fellow
didn't say the thing charged. maybe he
meant it, Or if he neither said nor meant
it. he would be quite capable of 1t in
PINCH and 50, being no better than he
should be- why not slug him little on gen
eral principles anyhow?
About this matter Mr. Root both as
statesman and party leader. might well de-
sire inquiry and discussion. Since the civil
war HIGH party has shown the greater
desire to surrender state for national au-
thority? In the large exercise of national
authority which section has profited most!
Has any section suffered as the result!
The record is most interesting, and par
ticulariy that portion beginning WIN the
enactment of the interstate commerce law
and coming down to date Jehersonians
and Hamiltonians have Joined hands to
forward measures of moment which eighty
years ago would have been halted by men
who read the Constitution by the cid lights
Should this be charged up to the civil war;
or to the growth of the country, or to the
inventions which have played, and still are
playing so great part in the world S
affairs? At any rate, and for some rea-
SON. southern men and northern men. demo-
Gratis ant republicans, and even populists.
have turned 10 Uncle Sam for many things
and been grateful for his favor.
| Mr.. Roots speech was the best of It's
kind heard in a long time. and m:srepre-
sentation, instead of injuring it, by adver-
Using has helped it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Intrepidity,

Our congressman is wise an good; but
what endears him most
Is his unfailin courage. It's our constant
pride an boast.
He never looks fur trouble. but when dan
ger hovers near
He holds his place unfiinchin' an without a
sign o fear.
He never uses angry words. the kind that
raises strife:
But that amt cause he's cited bout the
safety of his life.
He simply goes to Washington an then
comes home again;
But all that time our congressman is trav-
elm in a train,
He hears the engine whistle and he listens
to the bell
Jes' what the signals signify is more than
he can tell;
But he sits back on the cushions like a hero
takin' rest.
A trustin to the fates an calmly hopin for
the best.
He faces danger smlin' as the Romans did
of yore.
If the railroads issued passes he would
maybe face EN- more.
He may have his shortcomings, but we
surely can't complain
About his courage when We see him travel
in in a train.