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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
The Unsuitable Traffic.

Lake Charles American-Press]
The American-Press few days ago re-
printed an article from the Shreveport
Journal, stating that the Louisiana Anti
Saloon League is laying plans for cam
paign for State wide prohibition in Louisi-
ana and that they entertain strong hope
of success. Why they should hope for
success has had recently two striking IL
Illustrations.
Alexandria and Monroe are two of the
three remaining strongholds of the liquor
dealers in Louisiana outside of New Or
leans. They did not succumb to the anti
saloon wave that swept over the State a
few years ago and added half dozen big
parishes to the dry territory. One would
suppose that the sentiment behind that
movement wonld be sufficient warning to
the liquor men in those two towns to be on
their good behavior. But mark the out
come.
A strong campaign for the Punishment
of the saloon is now taking shape in Alex
andria, because saloon keeper was de-
termined to open a place of business on
Jackson Street, the church street of Alex
andria, over the protest of the people of
the neighborhood and the church people
generally. The Alexandria City Council
ignored the protests and gave the liquor
dealer a permit to open the saloon, after
ward resembling it when the members saw
what storm they had raised. 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful, however, if the DIRECTORS
will be satisfied to let their anti saloon
campaign drop, even though the original
cause of the storm is removed.
In Monroe few days ago, leading bust
ness and professional men met and organ
lied a Citizens League, to make war on
the open gambling houses, the white slave
traffic, the frequenting of poolrooms by
minors and the illegal sale of liquor in
disorderly houses. This would indicate
that Monroe is becoming very weary OF
being "wide open town." and it is an
established fact that these and kindred
evils are propagated and encouraged by a
certain class of saloon keepers.
Experience has shown that saloon keep
ers, as rule, are never satisfied to obey
or keep within the law. They want to be
its masters, not it's servants. They desire
to dictate who the officers shall be who are
charged with the duty of keeping them
within bounds. They plan necessarily to
control the machinery of the law, and the
administrators of the law, 80 that they may
overstep its boundaries until an indignant
and aroused public sentiment calls halt
And as long as they maintain this attitude
they will never regain an inch of the ter
ritory in Louisiana that they have lost
Rather, they will lose that which they now
occupy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03

This is not a day of triumph; it is day
of dedication. Here muster, not the forces
of party, but the forces of humanity. Mems
hearts wait upon US; mems lives hang in
the balance; mems hopes call upon us to
say what we will do. Who shall live up to
the great trust? Who dares fail to try? I
summon all honest men, all patriotic, all
forward looking men, to my side. God
helping me, will not fail them, if they will
but counsel and sustain Woodrow
Wilson.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
The Call for Good Roards in Other States


Hodgenville (Ky.) Herald: Some peo-
pie don't want good roads because they
say that the automobiles will ride on them.
Then let's quit breathing because the @ro-
planes ride on the air.
Fayette (Miss.) Chronicle: Jefferson is
the only county in the Southwestern part
of the State which is laggard in the mat
ter of road building. 1t is hoped that the
court house district will set progressive
example by issuing bondasuff1cient to build
system of gravel roads.
Ashland (Ky.) Independent: One of the
splendid plans to keep roads in repair is to
get farmers interested in filling up the
chuck" holes. We know of farms in
Boyd County where big mud holes are al
lowed to exist all winter long, right in front
work with spade or shovel will fill up the
place and make it passable.
Glasgow (Ky.) Republican: We are
informed by a citizen of Edmonton that the
people up there-that is part of them-are
tired of being hemmed in for half the year
with impossible roads and that subscrip-
ton paper is now being circulated to pro-
cure funds to construct pike out the
Glasgow road for five miles, to the point
where the Horse Cave road branches off.
About $500 has already been subscribed.
Yazoo (Miss.) Sentinel: Every State
where good roads have been built is more
prosperous than any State where good
roads have not been built. Every county
in this State where good roads have been
built is more prosperous than any county
in the State where good roads have not
been built. Are you who claim to be debt
ridden wiser than those who by their en-
terprise are in prosperity? Is detected
debtor wiser than the business man who
uses every energy and seizes every means
to succeed? You are planting big crop
this year, and yet by your idle prejudice
and obstinacy you will increase many times
the cost of getting it to market.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03

The Baptist Sunday Schools and Young
Peoples Unions of North Louisiana will
hold a Union picnic on the Chatauqua
grounds at Ruston on Thursday, June 9Th.
Special trains will be run on the railroads
running into Ruston, and nearly 5000 peo-
pie are expected to be present.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
AGENTS WANTED.

Agents wanted to take subscriptions for
the Atlanta, Ca, Tri- Weekly Constitution.
Valuable premiums for subscribers, liberal
commissions and cash prizes for agents
You can make money fast in any small town
or along any rural route. Some agents
make SIS or $50 month on the side, So
Letting subscriptions.
Address for. particulars: TRI- WEEKLY
CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

Say Frank, it is dollars to doughnuts tha
you wouldn't know Otto now You have
lost! Get Uncle John and the band boy
together and bring item down Xmas, anc
will divide my candy and peanuts with
you.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

light field battery the entire outfit ride
the cannoneers ride on. the caissons, these
are the soldiers you see sitting upright and
looking 80 solemn as the outfit gallops by.
The Cavalry troops are organized into
squadrons of four troops, each commanded
by Major. Three squadrons make
regiment. With each regiment of Infan-
try and Cavalry is a machine gun COM
pany having four Colt automatic guns.
Do they have Chaplains in the army
and navy and is it obligatory to attend re-
ligious services, are questions frequently
asked by the outsider or landsman, In
the army provision is made for one Chap
lain for each regiment, and it is my ex-
perience that the Chaplain sticks close to
the headquarters outfit, that is-the out
fit with which the Colonel travels. The
Chaplains as rule are young and good
fellows, most, if not all, smoke-and rumor
says they never drink the alkalie waters
of the Plains, they wear a cap and undress
coat unless on parade or holding service
Attendance is usually compulsory. Our
Chaplain would come into the company
quarters and mix with everyone. He
said to one old timer. "My boy, are
you religious ''Very," was the answer.
Somewhat taken back the Chaplain asked,
where did you get your religion The
Sergt.. saluted and gravely answered. 81
drew it with my mothers milk
In the navy there are few Chaplains
scattered among the ships, but the average
Jackie or Marine may serve his enlist
ment without meeting a skypilot. Ere
quently some officer who is religiously
inclined will gather few men on the
quarter deck and hold short service but
this is not common.
Most receiving ships at the navy yards
have Chaplains. When l enlisted at
League Island, Philadelphia. the Chap
lain gave me nice little bible which l
carefully placed in the bottom of my
clothes bag and it went with me to foreign
lands and home again-perhaps if l had
dug it up at inspection Clothes" and
read it carefully would not be wasting
my life behind bars to satisfy the de-
mands of a revengeful public-anyway,
sleep was sweet in our hammock and by
the time the last note of ''taps" had
sounded most of the men were sleeping
go knots an hour.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25
Happy Homes
Bv r. S.
BY R. S.

Much mas been written, ana mucn
more could be written on this sub
Jet; and in fact too much can never
be written to bring to light the full
meaning of Happy Homes to i'm
press the same upon the rising gen.
Grafton. 1t is subject that will al
ways furnish food for thought, even
in the humblest Of conditions.
A truly happy home, no matter IN
what state of circumstances that
home" may be, is little heaven on
earth. 1t is founded upon an ever
lasting empire of love. Kind and
sympathetic words must come from
loving lips TO make glad hearts aud
happy homes; And around the sa-
cred altar of such homes clings the
dearest and sweetest memories of
ones childhood.
Ask any person who has wandered
long and far from home, what his
theory of happy home'' is. and in
nearly every case the answer will be
something in this form: In all my
wandering and different changes of
scene, remains an everlasting happy
spot in life's memory. 1t is happy
recollection to which my heart Gen.
tiers and clings with all the tender
ness Of youths first love. 1t is a
heavenly law which has been given
and forged SO deeply that neither
time nor change can break. Friends
and kindred have not alone rendered
that home dear to me. The very
hills and streams hold charm about
the place which seems to be SUI.
preme."
We may wonder far from home
and all its sacredness, for every NOR
tai being. more or less. is inclined
to seek adventure in wandering.
When on such a career we may oft
times mingle with the world strife,
from new associations and perhaps
think for the time being. we have
forgotten our place Of birth: but alas
as we listen to the summer breezes
and see the leaves waited to and fro
perhaps then, the remembrance of
by-gone days may come over our
soul, and fancy may bear us back to
the days of our youth and childhood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25
ST. CROIx


Observation: This makes our fourth
Xmas here.
Wish: We wish no other person may
ever have to say the same.
Observations: We had counted each past
Xmas our last
Wish: We wish none other to expert
ence such feeling.
Observations: We are, however, as su-
premely optimistic over our possibilities for
good works, if not more so, than on our
first Xmas day herein.
Wish: We wish every man felt, or could
or would feel as hopeful as we.
Observation: One Xmas here describes
past and succeeding similar days.
Wish: We wish for ourself, and for the
next one, that each one, if more than one
il to be, should be brighter, more cheerful
y accepted and with an abundance OF self
confidence greater than any preceding,
Observations; Christmas should begin
on Christmas day and be in every succeed
ing day the year round-founded on the
cheerful spirit, but with less and less exer-
ton of the will at the close of the first
hour and the beginning of the second for
the 365 days in the year.
Wish: We wish this were more easily
accomplished as we'll for soldier of Valley
Forge as for yon, dear stranger, wherever
you are and for number who is in
position like unto my own.
Observations: Christmas is not day set
apart for all, but for each; each to add his
or her mite that it become the one for all.
Wish: wish might see this exempli-
fed in the proportions expressed.
Observation: There are, or probably
will be 50O,O men to hear the Merry
Christmas Bells from within prison walls
here in the United States.
Wish: We wish this were not so easy
to believe, for it lessons our simulated
complacency and acts much in in the form
of damper inserted in our "good cheer
feelings for the world and its activities.
Observation: We opine prophetcally,
that our penal populations win have de-
creased by one-half within the next ten
years. 1t is the obvious intent of the pres
ent ay interest of the masses awakening
to this need.
Wish: We wish it had come to pass be-
fore now.
Wish: Concluding, we however wish
one and all Christmas worthy of the name
as also many and better New Years begin
nings and endings.
st. Croix.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25
TOBACCO PRIVILEGE RESTORED
Deputy Warden Sullivan Gladdens the
Hearts of PRIVILEGE Losers on Xmas

As Christmas present to those inmates
who had lost their tobacco privilege, Depu-
ty Warden Sullivan on Wednesday issued
an order whereby the privilege was restored
to all, and tobacco tickets were distributed
along with a generous supply of the weed
The inmates certainly appreciate this, and
will no doubt show it by being careful not
to lose the privilege again.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25
JOKER'S BUDGET
By Paddy

We got new Office boy and her
name is Duke. She sure is some
class.
Ben still wears the happy smile,
which leads one TO believe that the
road to Hudson is still good.
II see by the papers," said the
Battling Canary to c. P. the other
morning, that they got a new
Office boy in the Deputy Warden's
tffice." That so?' said G. P.
oh! he has got a head that is
shaped like the Deputy's clerks
he looks like Mex; about as big as
Jimmy the peanut, and has about as
much sense as the electric flash nut
in the yard 1t is needless to say
that Duke and the canary amt on
speaking terms.
Bill Legs is wesring a black band
around his hat. Don't know wheth
err he is mourning for Dan Patch or
the pair of mitts he lost.
This single blessedness may be
all right for those that want it,"
said Harry, Supt. Roblnson's clerk.
but me for double harness as soon
as the signal yes is given" "Geep'
said he, just look at the happy
smile in that gents face" as he
pointed toward Mr.. Newell, the on
ly pleasant one in the wigwam-
and that way every day.
When asked in regard to who
would win the prize money this
month, Billie, the foreman of the
third system, said: why, I have
got it and spent it already; and take
1t from me, [ amt making no fool
ish investments. OF course, we
had to let the other systems pull
down the prize few times so as
not to get them discouraged, but
hereafter before they wake up and
start to win they will find it has
been already won.
They say 1t is easier to move
than pay rent. Everybody gave it
trial the past week and every
thing works like a watch now
when the gong rings in tn. morn.
ing.
Officer Smith has got quite a
curiosity in the shape of horseless
teamster.
Me friend Mickie is now the
chief pilot in the choir boat.
The scientific bug is land mark
Of the past. 1t is said he lost his
limp as soon as he hit the sidewalk
out in front.
is the boss IMP" asked Ben the
other morning as he came into the
uffice. Or. rr-rr!'' said Duke. Nice
doggie," said Ben as he hurried out
of the Office.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

Well Hutch, my rabbits foot fails to
point toward the indicator any more; but
hold! Some one has purloined our foot
and put cats-paw in its place. Do you
know whose chestnuts needs pulling out of
the fire now?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

A man who is not in sympathy with his
work, either of hand or brain, will not pro-
duce the things that are worth using.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

The highest use of art is to make some
useful thing beautiful.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

The man who fired the first shot in tn
civil war has just died again, this time il
Dallas, Texas, and it is SAID that there ar
several more of him still on the pension
rolls
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

We may hide some things; but we can
not hide our idleness-you know truth will
out sooner or later.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26
RESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Window-smasher robber got $500
worth of jewels and millinery from
shop of Marsten & West, II N. Mich
igan av.
Joseph King, 1o41 w. Adams ST.,
struck and killed by monkey wrench
at Commonwealth Edison Co. power
plant.
Fire scare in building at 1903 N.
Dearborn st. Slight loss.
Police can't find groaning trunk.
Women have formed Liberty
League to aid "wets" in 18th ward.
Two robbers tried to hold up Unit
ed Cigar Store, Madison and Halsted
sts., but were frightened away.
Frank Rose, former street car COM
pany investigator, fined SIS and costs
for punching nose of Sidney Ossoski,
general claim agent of Chicago Rail-
ways Co.
Fifty sophomores of Northwestern
University routed as many freshmen
when they caught them putting up
posters, warning class of 1916 of
coming class of 1917. Ducked two
freshies in lake.
John Hermanowski, y, 1919 West
18th pl., died last night from wound
received when shot in neck by Police
man Richard Strutz. Shooting fol-
lowed scrap.
Smoke from fire at plant of Her.
man & Goldsmith, manufacturers,
141 S. Fifth av., routed employees.
$1,000 loss.
Police holding four men on charge
of robbing and assaulting Samuel
Cantor, 1872 S. Kedzie av., early
Thursday morning.
Patrolman Dominick j. Caferata,
Chicago av. station, discharged from
force for failure to report for duty
Sept. 4.
PatroIman Jeremiah HanIey, South
Chicago station, fined rs days pay
for being found asleep in undertake
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

H-OH~ NV AOoIh VI OOA II Oil LII u0-
siere if trace of taxicab chauffeur,
who drove Brussiere about town the
night before he died can be found
Death penalty was demanded yes
terday in Judge McDonald's court for
Hassan Simon, one of alleged murder
ers of Ali Abdul, former part owner
in Turkish coffee house, 466 N. Hal
sted st. y.
Maurice Raymond, the magician
known as The Great Raymond, got
into miX-up with his barker at White
City. Raymond will appear before
Judge SABBATH.
Mrs. MagdaIena Spencer's ground
for divorce is that DR.. Spencer stood
in front of their home, ALI Washing
ton blvd, from p. m. until II o. m.
yelling, '1'll kill you," at minute in
tervals.
David Quinn. explained to Judge
that he wasn't happy unless he was
chasing golf balls and putting them
in his pocket. Fined SIS.
Kathryn Pettigrew had Jacob G.
Schonfaber, 4201 Ellis av., arrested
for speaking to her. He denies it.
Walter Bartlett, ia, 301 w. Goethe
ST., ran away from his mother. Had
revolver and SIS bill.
Mrs. Bertha Heyn, 2118 Seminary
av., found deadin bed. Gas. Mourn
ed death of husband twenty years
ago.
Mrs. Rebecca MaseIman, 1901 w.
18th ST., taken to County Hospital
suffering with gas poisoning. Des-
pondent over poverty.
Mrs. Jas. Regan, widow of indicted
election clerk who was drowned Aug.
"a, says his death was accident
Louis Sing, king of Chinatown,
threatens to expose police if they
don't stop raiding Chinese gambling
houses.
Body taken from river believed to
be that of Mrs. Kate O'Brien, %
The Washington times., 1913-01-01

fortunate. gave the man his first meal
Of the year.
"And why didn't you give the police
man your name. and tell him where you
came FROM" asked the court of the
defendant.
Il was just desperate for want Of
something to eat, and when a man
get that way he becomes obstinate,
surly. He Just gets wild your honor"
replied the prisoner. Tyne further
stated that he had tramped from Scran-
ton. Pa, to this city in search of work.
He said that he had been several days
here, and had eaten but one meal in
the three days.
II was too proud, and then scared at
first to beg" said the man. Finally /
tried begging. but the police caught me,
and I started to just walk about I
stopped In front of that big hotel, and
then hunger got the best of me. Every
body inside the winders were eatin'
and drinkin'. and just had to have
somethin' too"
The court was impressed with the
mans story, and turned him over to
Probation Officer Massive who will try
to locate the mans people and remedy
his condition.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
STEALING GARBAGE
TO SATISFY HUNGER.
FREED BY COURT
Vagrant Tells Pathetic Story
of Watching People in
Hotel Celebration.

Everybody was eatin' and drinkin'
and havin' such a good time inside that
big hotel jes felt IL didn't get some
thin to eat, too. I'd break through the
winders.'
Arrested In the alley adjoining the
Willard Hotel, James Tyne, arraigned
in the District ranch of the Police
Court today on a charge of vagrancy,
thus explained what drove him to delve
into garbage can and ravenously de-
your refuse from the hostelry. He was
caught in the act by a policeman. and.
being unable to give an account OF
where he came from or who he was,
was taken to the First precinct station.
There Sergeant Martin Brown. in
charge of the prisoners. and known as
the good angel by more than one un-
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
RELIGIOUS WORKER
ALLEGED FORGER
George E. Merryman, of Epworth
League of This City, Is Held
In West Virginia.

George L. Merryman, formerly first
vice president of the Epworth League
in the District of Columbia, and a
prominent church and Y. NJ. c. A.
worker, was arrested in Fairmont, W.
va, today on a charge Of forgery, ac-
cording to a dispatch received at Police
Headquarters yesterday afternoon. De-
tective Berman will go TO Fairmont for
the prisoner.
Merryman is under indictment for OBJ
tanning about Sl75 by means OF alleged
forged promissory notes from Edward
Tarr1ng, insurance broker. at 1881 h
street northwest, by whom he was
formerly employed as an agent 1t IS
charged that Merryman represented that
the notes had been given him by persons
to whom he had sold Insurance, and
that after he had received his commits
sions on the notes. II developed that
they were forged Each note bore dif-
ferent signature.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
PLANNING TOCALL
NATIONAL MEETING
FOR REPUBLICANS
Senator Cummins Believes
Convention for Rehabilita-
tion Will Be Held.

That the plan he has proposed for
the calling of national convention to
rehabilitate the Republican party
through revision Of the rules which
would cut down Southern representa-
ton and require the primary laws of the
States to be respected in selection of
delegates to national conventions. is
making progress. was asserted this aft
ernoon by Senator CummiHs of Iowa.
Senator Cummins declared that a ma
tional convention would be brought
about and that he believed it would
come by next September.
The plan of Senator Cummins was
early in the session of Con-
gress, prior to the conference of Re-
publican governors here. Then he
was compelled to go TO Iowa and re-
main there owing to the illness ard
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
ElGHT-HOUR LAW
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Government Measure Goes Into
Force Following Opinion of
Wickersham.

The provision of the eight-hour law,
as affecting contracts for Government
work. become effective today. Attorney
General Wickersham was called upon
for an opinion some months ago as to
the time the law became effective. and
he decided January l would be a proper
starting point.
The law has been carefully construed
in opinions by law officers of the se.
cral departments. and is well under
stood. so far as some of its ambiguous
provisions permit cellar understanding
The general opinion OF departmental
experts IS that contractors doing work
for the Government may employ men
for more than eight hours, but that not
more than eight hours of the time may
be spent in any one day by one man
on Government work.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
u. S.-Russian Treaty
Becomes Void Today

The passport treaty with Russia Is nc
more. This treaty, under which Ameri-
cans had right to passports to Russia
for the transaction OF business, nego-
tiated In 1882, was condemned more than
a year ago by Congress and becomes
void with the beginning Of the New
Year. IL Americans are denied access
to Russia now there Is no treaty under
citizens are being treated unfairly.
Russia has practically proclaimed. In
official pronouncements. that there will
be no increase in customs duties on
American imports