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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15
FRANKS RESTAUkA

z2i Texas Street, Shfeve !;
Is now open to serve the pun'c ri +
bright and new. First-ciass ser -, n
of delicacies in season. Bayou r.
Blue Points, CLAIMS and all kfnd Y. ssS2
Kansas City Meats, Game, etc.
FRANK RACClCH, Mama b. A
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15
For Rent or Lcase

The Robert Arnold old place, ness
ton, Bossier Parish. 30 acrec 49, y
hill land under good fence.
houses on the place, with water l.
session given at once. Apply g r, n
William Hamilton Company g
Fletcher, care Shreveport Ssoo's
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15
General intelligence.

General lntellifence.
The first balloon ascent was made in 1888.
Post offices were first established in 1894.
Damascus has the honor of being the
oldest city.
More babies are born in June than any
other month.
Coal is cheaper in China than anywhere
else in the world.
In 1648 the theaters were closed in Eng
land by the Government.
Nearly 16 per cent of the people OF Great
Britain live by agriculture.
At least S720, Zoo, 600 worth Of British
property is always on the sea.
The principal industries Of Holland are
agriculture and cattle breeding.
Suicide is less prevalent in Ireland than
in any other country in the world.
No death from hydrophobia has been
registered in England since 1902.
A declining birth rate is feature COM
mon to nearly all European countries.
History was written in prose from the
beginning of the Fourteenth Century.
Great Britain loses more than $50, O00,-
600 worth of property annually by fire.
| The two swiftest runners of the animal
creation are the kangaroo and the ostrich.
The most powerful electric light in use
is at the Sydney lighthouse in Australia.
The number of railroad employees in this
country has increased 81 per cent in ten
years.
In Norway persons who have not been
vaccinated are not allowed to vote at any
election.
Bathing the head bshind the ears with
hot water will often cure an obstinate
headache.
ANALYSTS say that butter is the most
nutritious, article of diet, and that bacon
comes next.
At all seasons of the year 5 o'clock in
the morning is the coolest hour of the
twenty -four.
AS result of the Government irrigation
work land values have been increased by
sos, 800, 900.
j The gross value of crops produced on
the lands irrigated by the Government
projects in 1910 was S14, 938, 900.
Births, in proportion to the number OF
married, are about per cent higher in
country districts than in large towns.
In five years the Government has under
taken twenty six reclamation projects rep
resenting an expenditure of $50, 000,00
The zinc production in 1909 was 1888, ZOO
tons, of which the United States contrib
uted FAC, 4446 tons, Germany 900, 100 and
Belgium 1O7, 1O0, 900.
i The steel production of the United States
during 1899 was nearly 1O,75O,OOO tons.
This is about 100000 tons in excess OF
Great Britain's total.
i The United States leads the word as an
exporter of tobacco, having supplied about
SAL ,OOO, 900 worth of the leaf in one form
or another to the international tobacco
trade.
The world production of lead last year
aggregated 1867, 800 tons, divided thus:
Europe, sos, 800 tons; United States, 393,
700; Mexico, H8,00O; Australia, 77,2oO
The United States consumed 305, 200 tons
of lead; Germany, 213, 1000; Great Britain,
1919, 500; France, 10, 400; Russia, Sc, 300
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

The cotton crop estimate for this year is
estimated at II, 426, 900 bales. The 1909
crop was 10, 0O4 $40 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

The cotton ginning report for the year
1910 up to December 1st shows 10, 1876, $3.50
bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

Great damage was done last week in
Southern Europe by floods.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15
Reducing Executive Power and Patronage

Lake Charles American Press
The American Press would like to see
the Senatorial fight made the starting point
of campaign for the betterment of Lou
isiana politics-not by abusing Gov. San
ders for humanity exercising the power put
into his hands and by electing another
tyrant to succeed him, but by reducing the
power of his office.
Change the appointive offices of the
State to elective, and abolish the useless
ones, and the Governor will not run the
Legislature. If necessary to retain some
appointive Offices, put the power of APP
pointment into the hands of a board elected
by the Legislature or a Legislative Com
mission.
Let the people of Louisiana look to their
legislative nominations for 1912. Let them
put some of the surplus congressional or
senatorial material into the General As
sembly. The key to reform lies not in the
governorship or the senatorship, butin the
Legislature; and reform movement that
does not make the selection of good,
straightforward, clear-headed and unpur-
chasable legislators its primary object is
only sham reform.
Referring to the election of United States
Senator J. R. Thornton, the Baton Rouge
correspondent of the New Orleans Times
Democrat says:
''Another Senator, whose environments
places him above the ordinary political
temptations, was kept in line by the alleged
influence of the Louisiana State University,
whose president it is charged, to-day, DUR
ing the session at which the Locke law was
passed, was willing to throw the powerful
influence of that institution to the race
track people, in exchange for their agree
ing to support the proposed constitutional
measure giving the State University two
fifths of mill on all the taxes collected by
the State.''
Here it is openly charged that the State
University twas willing to throw the pow
erful influence of that institution to the
race track gamblers, in exchange for their
support of the universities proposed raid
of two-fifths of mill on all State taxes.
"Can snch things be and not excite our
special wonder?" Are the people who pay
the taxes to support the State University
to be thus wounded in the house of their
friends" with impunity? Submission to
such state of affairs should not be toll
Grated.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

India now ranks next to the United
States - cotton-producing State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

The population of the United States, as
officially announced last Friday, is 81, 972,-
266.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

Excess of intolerance always defeats its
own ends.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15

own ends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
WHOLESALE STRIKE ORDER.
Action fraught sitbpossible momertcu


Consequences t. Philadelphia vas taken
by the Genital Labor Uaicn last nigh
when tina! body, representing 40 unions
With a membership OF l25, 900 it is claim
ed, voted to begin sympathetic slrlse
next Saturday in aid OF the striking STREE
rail way employees.
This action came al tie end of secret
session of sbont 700 delegates which
last ID more than six hours. There was
apparently no gu sstion bat that the dele
o. t,s would vote to strike, the spllt DO.
Inc on the auction of whst Ter 1t would
be- started Immediately. The more con.
servst;ge element prevailed, however,
and the walktut vas Iut of until next
Saturday.
A man and boy are dead and four
other boys were seriously hurt as the
result of trolley car jumping switch
at Sixth and Jackson streets, down town
Isst night and crashing into the front OF
cigar store. ;,
The dead and Injured we're all stand
Ing in front OF t1e cigar store. There
had been a dh tarosncs down the street
spd someone had :u,ped and blocked TIE
tie u aused switch at this point. a troll
lev car driven ct high rate OF spseo
iomped the track and crushed thrt ugh
the crowd on the Sidewalk, only slipping
af.er 1t had torn the froIt out OF the
store.
Realizing that much Of LIE distur-
sance throughou! the city was In meny
cases started by young children, Arch.
biehop Ryan sen! letter which vas
read In every Roman Catholic Church In
Philadelphia yesterday warning parents
MT 10 allow their children on the streets
du,ing the present trouble.
General rioting was renewed yester-
day ait .rnoon after several days OF COM
para tive qu;etnesa. Nearly dozen riot
calls we're received at police headqu 'rters
bnt 10 most instances the NOES were uis-
oersed with the use of riots sticks alone.
Seventy five arrests were made.
sympathy vas voted and fund raised
for the striking carmen OF philadelphia
Yesterday afternoon BY tuooreds OF
socialists snd suffrsgisls who filled Gar
negie Hall, New YORK, to sppltui argr-
ments Why women should have the
ballot. 10 New York, SIS throughout the
country, yesterday had been set apart y
the socialist party as women's day. Blk
seats sold for IS, and the a,gs otsuffage
organizations hung from the balconies,
bu! although the audience sang the
"NIsrseillaiae" with enthusiasm, call
TO, the red flag of socialism brought only
one response. The contribution t, The
Philadelphia st'ikers was to have been
taken from the proceeds OF The meeting,
tu, the amount was not announced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
The Roosevelt Party,

London, Feb. 28~London was today
st'rtled by tie publication of q rumo'
that Dol. Theodore Roosevelt had met
with on sccident during his Nile river
huutiny. The mistlka arose through the
mi:readiug of dispatch from Oondokoro.
Messages from Oondokoro today say that
the Roosevelt: psrty,au full Of energy ard
entbuslasm as when 1t Grst landed 81
Nom baso, let: t dsy for Mongalls.
Mrp. Roosevelt, wh3 arrived at Nalpea
yesterday With her daughtar Ethel, will
slalt Tor Khalt ;um Wednesday.
Cairo, Feb. 28.-Iu reply to messages
of Inquiry from I'm I'D S a:es Oonsu'
General Iddings today, Dol. Roosevelt
telegraphed as follows regarding report
that be had been injlred;
"PreposttrCl'; never In better heath.
There hss been no accidet OF any kind. "
OBJ. Roosevelt will arrive at khartoum
March Is, according to present arrange.
ments,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
Virginia News.

Mrs. Priscilla N. Brown, wife Of Will!
lam Henry Brown, OF near Purcellvills,
died suddenly Thursdsy. She was sixty.
one yesrs of age and daughter of the
late John W. Nichols of Lou ituu county.
Geo. o. Lennsy, president of the At
lantic Biui!hic Co.,, who is being sued
fer divorce 10 Richmond, by his wife,
hes made reply to the ohsrge and alleges
that Mrs. Lsnney has been indiscreet.
The names of several prominent Rich.
uoud parties are said TO be mentioned.
Meredith and Cooke and Samuel Ander-
SOD, aho were retained BY Lenney when
the ,uit was brought, are reported to
have retired from the case when th e
answer vas filed. Tha Lsnneys are very
wealthy.
Eugene Pebbles of Norfolk, who es.
capped from the Eastern State Hospit Il
at williamsburg a month ago, has been
returned II that Institution. PEBBLES
murdered his vile abcu! a yesr ago. The
crime was committed in the presence OF
his children. Immediately sfter being
arrested the man showed sIgus Of insar-
ity. When placed on trial be was adj edged
guilty. The case was finally decided and
he wss ordered sent to the asylum, being
pronounced a lunatic. He was in tae hos
pital abcu. ak weeks, breaking out OF
his cell and disappearing mouth ago.
Ii was found at his old home Aiken,
S. O.
In the Oircait court Of Prluca William
county, Judge J. B T. Thortt)n presid-
ing, The uee of john Luasford against
the R., F. & P, r. r. was compromised,
aft,r the copr. had decided in the favor
of the defendant company, by The rail
road agreeing t, pay ihs complainant
the sum Of s25. Luastord vas passen-
ger on train from Fredericksburg 10
Whitewater in September, 1908. Whsn
the train stopped at WideHatr thera
was a fight in the coach, which prevent
ed Lunslord leaving the coach before
the train s.srted and he was carried to
Qusntlco, three miles from his home
station. 1t being l-t'a night, the agent
at O uan.lco closed The wsiliog roon as
SOON as the trim departed, and Lunsford,
as he alleges, was compelled to alt out
in the night air and took cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

IN THE midst of the prosperity being
reported by railroads and business it,
forests generally comes the annt ucemebt
that the Philadelphia & Reading Com
pany he's issued sn order reducing the
working hours in some Of Its depart
ment, because OF the slowing mp OF busis
mess. The official announcement Of the
company is ms follows:
Ga account of falling of in volume
of tr. tiic end consequent loss of revenue,
tho Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Company hsyo issued orders reducing
the hours OF labor In all locomotive and
car shops to eight htu'ss day, beginning
on MondsT, the 18th OF February.
This will effect reduction in shcp
expenses of sb0u. Is per csst
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
Sixty-tirst Congress.
(Second Session
Washington, Feb, %.

|
The credentials OF Leroy Percy, elect
ed senator from Mississippi, to III ;ceed
the late Senator Mel URN, whose seat
has baeD occupied by Col. James Cor
dop, under appointment, we're read 10
the Senate today ard placed on lille,
They were sent directly to the vice presl'
dent.
Senator elect Percy was not presen! 10
take the oath.
The Senate passed q bill authoriz ng
!, the secretary OF The treasury to empower
the assistant secretaries or desisnat' q
clerk to sign WarrsDts.
Senator Lodge eald there were mill
lion warrants signed and it was utterly
impossible fer the secretary aud bis as.
sistants to atfix their signatures.
The bill to create government sui'
ness methods com mission WAS taken up
by the Senate today.
It provides for joint c0Dgresii >nal
commission OF FIVE senators and Eve reE-
resentati7es to consider all governmental
business methods aud suggests chaDges
and improvements. 1t is given sweep
Ing authority TO send for peraons and
papers and administer osths.
The bill to amend au act est bllsbing
form of territorial government fer
Hawaii, was sgaiu considered but vent
over.
HOUSE.
g. A. Roddenbe:ry, of the Second
Georgia district, vas today sworn In BY
Speaker Cannon as a member OF the
House.
representative Fitzgerald (dem. N. Y }
introc u,ed resolution in tie House to-
day 10 ask President TAFT "Hhst istt', II
any, now exist which make iuexpeci4nt
a thorough examint tim at this time, by
the House Of Tue ffsu Is In the customs
service mentioned by the president 10 his
annual message to Congress at this
session."
"If there Is any possibility of getting
after the milionaires responsible for
these frauds" said Fitzgerald, "He
ought to go ahead. If th'r. is any rea-
ION for shielding them, We want to
know it,"
The handsome silver services, geld
watches aud Other okens oil value recert.
ly given to the retiring District OF Oolum.
oa commissioners served az text for q
peppery speech In tie House To-Day by
Mr. Mann. The statute prohibiting
and subscription rsisiDg for
gift giving purposes was read BY Mr..
Mann ss we'll ss column or two from
local newspaper which told about tae
preser tstions.
The House Considrned District Of Column
bic hi |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
Crushed by Avalanche.

Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 2s.-Ruidre
OF men are digging irautically to recover
the Victims OF the avalanche which buried
many houses lsst night at Mace, small
hamlet, Eve miles from here. Three
bodies had been taken Gu. up to two
O'Clock this morning and other were
then reported in sight. Ought like rata
In trap the residents of the village had
no chance to escape and many we're
crashed In the debris Of their demolished
homer.
The latest word from the scene OF The
disaster st.t,d that % families, CON-
prising se7ett live indiViduals, bad been
caught in the slide and that fifty other
neu 10 the construt ton cars we're buried.
Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 25-The lntHt
est'mst,s place the number of persons
buried by the avalanche at Mace at l5O,
Destruction Wrought by Explosion.
Newark, N. ]. Feb. % Havoc and
destruction ext ending for two blocks was
wrought ty series OF explosions, follow :
ed by fire, which completely wrecked q
double brick building, used for me!can-
tile purposes at 6s aud 70 Springfield
Avenue, early todsy. The explosion,
terrific in force, ripped the structure
asunder, hurled sleeping tsnaLts ofdwel.
liogs within block from their beds and
caused the demol ton of window glass
and fragile All Giles In msny bcu'es. The
loss is roughly figured 1T $40. 900. The
FIRE depa tnent butterflies are as yet uu'
able t, determine the exact cause OF the
explosion,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
Destruction Wrought by Explosion
China and Tibet,

London, Fso. 2S-rhe government
vas notified todsy in tiii :ial dispatches
from PskiD that The Chinese government
hsd ordered the Tibe,ans to choose an.
other Grand Lama to succeed tie dePos=
ed Dalai Lsua. The energetic manner
10 which China depossd the Dalai Lama
and has ordered the selection of sue.
ceasor makes it apparent that China will
d;cttt, who the successor sh6ll be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
From Washington.
fCorra,pocdsnos OF tho Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. February %.

The term Of Mr.. 7. F. Burroughs as
postmaster at AIexsadria will expire on
Wednesday, March ID, and 1t Is ex.
pettsd that his successor will he named
within the next few days. b.. J. Arm!-
stead Eggborn has the solid endorsement
of the Republican organization OF Viz.
ginis aud the knowing ones say be will
be sppoiuied to the position, bat there
are others who believe that Mr.. Ba'.
roughs will get another term.
CONGRESSMAN Csllin has introduced a
bill, Ia tie II ,use for the erection of g
bridge across the Potomac at Point o.
Rocss. to cost 800, 600.
The csss OF J. 81. Parsons, rei u'lican,
who is ccntecting the sea! OF Congress
man Saunders. from the Filth Vir>
siuia district, viii como aa for argument
before elections committee 30. 2 Oh
Wednesday. Mr.. Parsons has retained
former Governor Montague as mis- cour ;
eel.
The president today pssdqnsd Thomas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

TT WAS supposed last week that ths
CRISIS of the strike in Philadelphia had
passed and thtt in few days normal
conditions Hould prevail in tbs Quaker
Olty. An omineus clfu4, however, has
gathered during the part tWenty.ieu
hours, scd should the programme planned
las. night by the allied t'adss Unions De
carried out trouble of more seritu' pa
ture may result. L. is proposed, as far
as possible, to bring all the business OF
the city to ssaodstill by precipitaslne
a wholesale strike. As will be seen ny
the diepasche, from Philadelphis, boys
are sill playing prouinsst parts 10 the
disorder, and IN archbishop OF the Cat2-
Ollie church very properly urges pareit'
to keep their children indoors during the
present disturbed conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
New York Stock Mark ct.

New York, Fet. 2S.-The downward
movement tina. marked The closing OF
t5e stock market Saturday made further
progress at the opening today. The
hrmer tone In evidence at the end OF he
6rst fifteen mrat.s improved gradually
through the frat hour. A. noon the
Lat generally ranged substantially above
5sturdsY's close,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
MONDAY EVENING. FEB. rs. 1910.

WITH bold AMI aTeeping charge
that Richard A. Ballinger took Office as
secretary Of the interior 10 Taft's Osti-
net determined to destroy tas Roosevelt
conservation polic5 to which Taft was
committed, followed by the no less grave
specific charge that Ballinger had de-
liberately deceived his chief for the pu'-
pose of carrying out his alleged I'M
pathetic purposes, Clifford P,Iehot, the
dep,sed chief forester and Bailinger's
arch.enemy, begaa his testimony before
the Joint congressional commit 'ee In
Washington on Saturday afternoon, IS
wss stated 10 the Gaz7tte OF thEt day.
Turning TO direct attack on Bsllinger's
act AID motives, Pinchot ec.u'ed the
secretary of having made 40 explanation
Of bis conduct to the president that was
s,esseutally false" He charged him With
being dangerous enemy to CONSERVE
tio1." He charged him W.tl ha'iog
made statement shown BY undisputed
documentary evidsnce ''to be absolutely
false 10 three essential particulars." DE
charged him W.T., having "Hllfnlly de-
csived the president" OF being dlsloyal
to the president, of being unfalth!ni 10
the public iut rest, and said he shou q
b, removed from cffics. Litter In the
day Secretary Ballinger, HhensssEed con-
corning Pirchot's charge said y
shall not reply through the press to the
mendaciIu, sspersicns which Mr.. Fin.
ehot seeks to cast upon me. He It.
tempted withcu; success to deceive the
president. He will find 1t equally dill.
cut t, deceive the committee" At the
present writing Mr.. Piuchot has the con.
fidencs of the public which cannot be
said of Secretary Ballinger. The general
opinion Ia that the secretary should 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

AROUSED By tbs activity OF gang OF
chicken sthieves, thst is aaid to have
calcr ,sorneG and stolen so, 900 chickens
10 Wyandot.e coutt5, Kansas, since lss!
Christmas, the Wyandot'e County H't'-
cultural Soci.ty has offered $500 reward
sor the arrest sud conviction of the per-
pstrt ,rs of the crimes. It ls said tnet
the thieves soak rags in the drug, apply
the rags to the chickens motifs, pit
them t. sIaep and remove ITEM from the
roosts with: u even so much as
sqaaak. This surely is an inventive
ave
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
DIED.

On Sunday, February 81. 1910, at the resi-.
dence of her nephew, DR.. E. /. Morgan, 25I5
Pennsy gania avenue, Washington, JULIA
EUSTfs LEE, daughter Of the late Col;
P chsrd Bl.rd Lee, Of this city, Funeral
private, Interment at Ivy Hill. No lowers.
Il Richmond, Baltimore and st. Louis papers
please copy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
Train Derailed.

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2S.-Lake
Shore train No. 25, the Twentieth Cen
fury limited, west btuad, was derailed
ehile running 20 miles an hour at OLD
sted Falls, II miles vest of here, at 2:45
this morning. Seven coaches we're de-
rallied, Though bo!h engines kept the
track. Railroad officials report oa!y
two nersons were slfphtlg hu t,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

FOUND guilty OF stealing newspaper
srom doorway, youh, sged sixteen,
was committed by Judge De- Lacy OF
the Juvenile CLurt 10 Washington on
Saturday to one year 10 the Boys II ome.
Such punishment is the reason 30 few
newspapers ere stolen in Washington.
In Alexandria a newspaper on door
step seems to be public property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

Because bis Wifs would not cock for him
or make his bed w. T. West ssid ne
wrote letters, stating be was married 10
another woman. he is now under arreit
at Norfolk on charge Of bigsmy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

General Chamorro Of the Eicarssusn pro-
visional army is threatening Managua today,
according TO cablsgram received To-Day ~
Richard spssman, The Estrada representative
at New Orleans,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28

There vas widespread revival In
10 Rome iday OF The rumor that Utited
Stsles Ambassador Leishmsn will short
~ resign his pest because OF his fsilure
10 establish friendly personal relations
With King Victor Emmanusi.