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The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
14Inch Guns for San Pedro

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.--As a re-
suit of the inquiry being conducted in
Washington by Congress on the coast
defenses of the United States, it was
learned that the first of the new a.
inch army guns to be set up in the
United States will be in the fortifica-
lions at Fort Macarthur at Point Fir
min.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
NEW REVOLUTION is
NOW ON IN HAITI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Haiti is in
the throes of another revolution, adj
vices to the State Department being
that Cape Haitien is being attacked
and probably will fall within twenty
four hours. The United States ship
Wheeling is standing by to protect
American interests. This revolution
is led by officials thrown out by Presi-
dent Theodore.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Turn Down War Order

PEORIA, Ill, Jan. IAN order call
ing for 100000 tons of barbed wire for
use in Europe has been turned down
by the Keystone Steel and Wire COM
pany. This is the second order refused
in two weeks.
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no Use GasoIine in Submarines

LONG BEACH, Jan. 12.-Gasoline
system of propulsion may be substi-
tuted for electricity in the United
States navy's submarines if an expert
ment just granted to the Los Angeles
Submarine Boat company of Long
Beach is successful. The beach con-
Germ is capitalized at $1,000,O00. Its
submarine boat is the one invented by
John M. Cage.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
DR.. CARRIE CRAFTS WHOLE
NEW ARM ON GENERAL

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Dr. Alexis Care
of he Rockefeller institute has just
successfully grated a left arm on
General Trumelet Faber, whose arm
had been torn off by a shell in Bel
GUM. The grated arm was amputat-
ed from dangerously wounded pr1-
vate.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
$1,7oo,oo0,ooo Voted for War

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE French cham
Der of deputies adopted a budget pro-
viding $1,7OO,00O,0OO to carry on the
war. The sum covers the first half of
1915.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
CONDENSATION OF
| Current EVENTS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HENISPHERES
Dispatches PiCturing Developments From the Out
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented in Brief
Votes $1,50o,oo0 for War

LISBON, Jan. 1.-THE Portuguese
senate has voted $1,500000 for ex-
penses of a campaign against the Ger
mans in West Africa.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-04
"COURTS WILL NOTPLA YANY FAVORITES.'

Jackson, Miss, March 1.-Keeping of
liquor in Social Clubs in the State was
outawed in decision rendered by the
Supreme Court to-day, sustaining the con-
stitutionalty of the May Mott-Lew law
enacted at the last legislative session. The
Supreme Court declares that the statute is
within police power of the State and quotes
with approval the following words of an
unknown writer:
"Whisky is good thing in its place.
There is nothing like it for preserving a
man when he is dead. If you want to keep
a dead man, put him in whisky. If you
want to kill a live man, put whisky in him. -
Ultimate purpose of prohibition says
court, is to prevent use of liquor as bever-
age, and since Mississippi is a prohibition
State, Courts will not play any favorites.-
NeW Orleans States.
Col. John Barleycorn doen't seem to have
ga friend in court" on the Supreme Bench
in Mississippi, as the Courts in that State
evil not play any tarorites." Inspiring
words! Our congratulations to Mississippi
and her peerless Supreme Court-the peo-
ple's hope and their bulwark of law, order,
righteousness and deceny!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-04
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

This country has about &C, 900 postoffices.
Robert Y. Dean, railroad man, was shot
dead on the street at Cumberland, Md.
An aged man was found dead in a woods
near Wilmington, Del, having hanged
himself.
A boy was killed and three others hurt
Saturday in automobile accidents in New
York City.
Capt. A. E. Harding, United States
Marine Corps, shot and killed himself at a
Philadelphia club.
Edward c. McGriffin, thirty seven years
old, fell dead from heart disease on street
in Louisville, KY, last Sunday.
Aquilla R. Yeakle, former Mayor of
Frederick, Md, drowned himself in bath
tub Sunday in Washington, D. G.
Thirtysix master plumbers were con-
victed at Des Moines, Iowa, on charges of
violating the Sherman Anti Trus5 law.
Dispatches of last Monday say an explo-
sion on Mexican gunboat had resulted in
the death of thirty persons, including five
| women.
Boise, Idaho, March 1.-Gov. Alexander
signed the prohibition bill to-day. The
bill makes the manufacture or sale of in
toxicatng liquor in Idaho unlawful after
January 1,'1916.
Paris, Feb. PA snow avalanche near
Radon in the department of Hautes- Alpes
has completely buried the hamlet of La
Caile. The houses are obliterated. 1t is
believed some of the people must perish
before they can be dug out.
Milan, Italy, Feb. 26.-Signor Mosti-
Trotti, Radical Deputy, died suddenly
to-day while he was delivering speech in
favor of the Intervention of Italy in the
war. AS he reached the climax of his
speech, amid an unusually enthusiastic
outburst of applause, he suddenly pitched
forward, dead.
London, Feb. 28.-A dispatch from
Venice says: Having been unable tc
obtain any flour, $50 bakers, out of a total
Of 700, in Vienna have closed their shops
indefinitely. All vacant lands, including
the unused portion of the Great Central
Cemetery, are being used for growing po-
tatoes and other vegetables"
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 27.-Cotton ex.
ports from Galveston for the month oil
February, according to port officials to.
day, have broken all previous records fol
the month, amounting to $40, 1888 bales, ar
/ increase of 1886, 915 bales over last Febru.
airy. Sixty-two steamers carried cargoes
of cotton. The months wheat exports
were 1858, 3O6 bushels as against 296, OO(
) bushels during February, 1914.
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SlleriH's Sale.

Mrs. Alice N. Haag VS.. Fred Canfil. No Is, a6.
In First District Court, Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, TO
the last and highest bidder, at the 'front.'
door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, on Saturday, April 3, 1919,
the following described property, to-Wlt:
An undivided one-half OF one-fourtn
interest in and to the following descIio.
ed property, to-wit: The east half OF
southwest quarter of northwest quarter
of section rs, southwest quarter OF sec.
ton 26, less 80 acres off the west side OF
said quarter section, and northwest
quarter OF southeast quarter OF section
u. all in township 20, north OF range Is,
west. Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and the
one-half of the one fourth interest here
in contained being 2311s acres, more or
less.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement, to pay ana sat
isfy the sum of $500, debt, with = per
cent per annum interest thereon from
March s, 1914, until paid, and all costs
of suit. ). =. EDn AiApo,
! Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
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WAR NEWS.

London, March 8, II 80 p. m.-The AL
lied fleet to day bombarded and reduced to
silence the forts of Dardanus, Hamidieh
and Thcemerlik, on the Asiatic side of the
Dardanelles. The Turkish station at Be-
zeika also was demolished. The lombard .
ment was carried out by nine chips, which
advanced two miles up the straits.
London, March 2.-The Russian armies
armies are engaged in battles along virtu-
ally the whole eastern front. In north Po-
land, they have resumed the offensive with
large reinforcements and are slowly push
ing the Germans back to the east Prussian
frontier. In the Carpathians and in eastern
Galicia they are resisting fierce and re-
peated Austrian attacks.
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1t was all right from its viewpoint when
the world stood complacently with folded
arms, while the Federal Government starv-
ed the people of the Southern Confederacy
into submission during their patriotic strug-
gle for independence and decent govern
ment, butt is now all wrong with Big Busi-
ness ia the United States for England and
France, who are also now fighting for their
existence, to seek to prevent Big Business
from filling its Golfers, while indirectly
helping to supply the Germany Army. Big
Business should be made to understand
that the United States Government is not
run solely for its benefit, nor will the gov
eminent be driven into war with friendly
powers in order that American greed may
feather its nest" at the expense of the
blood and treasure of our country.
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Core spondence
Red Land.

Wednesday, March 3.-Washington's
birthday anniversary was celebrated with
appropriate exercises by the Literary So
ciety of our school. At the conclusion of
the program interesting talks were made
by Messrs. G. T. Mays and J. D. Rogers
and Mrs. R. Butler.
The Domestic Science Club will meet
with Mrs. W. M. Peyton Saturday after
noon, March 18th. All members are urged
to be present.
Mr.. Bill Mcclellan, one of our most prom
ising young men, has accepted position
in the depoti in Plain Dealing, leaving Mon
day for that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Rogers were hosts
Thursday night to little party. After en-
joying games of dominoes and rock, the
guests were served hot chocolate and cake.
The happy participants were Miss Gertrude
O'Glee and Mr.. Dick Keoun, Miss Viola
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Criminal Court at Mansfield didn't do a

Criminal Court at Mansfield didn't do a
thing to the bootleggers. J.J. Hollings-
worth, $3.50 and fifteen months; Sam
Cherry, 81, 800 and eighteen months; Noble
Creech, ST, $50 and eighteen months; John
Creech, $1,000 and twelve months: F.
Alternately, $500 and twelve months; Bob
Daniels, $500 and six months.-Lake
Charles 4Imefican-p Press.
With the enforcement oil such fines and
sentences, prohibition will indeed prohibit,
the sneers and ridicule of prohibition laws
by the law-defying whisky element to the
contrary, Notwithstanding, who, in the
manifestation of their contempt for pro-
hibition laws, are in some measure respon-
sible for the work of their dupes, the boot
leggers. It is to be regretted that the
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THE USES OF LENT.

1t is related that the prodigal son in
Scripture, after he had INDUCED in riotous
living for a season, was reduced to very
poor and frugal diet, and that while he
was subsisting on that diet he came to him.
self and did some serious thinking, looking
to the amendment of his manner of life.
If he had continued in riotous living it is
not likely that he would have come to him
self or given any thoughts to his fathers
home or to return to it for the purpose of
leading godly, righteous and sober life.
The period of forty days of Lent, which
began this year on Ash Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18th, is intended and set apart by
many Christian authorities to give oppor-
tunity for such thoughts as came to the
prodgal son while he was upon the diet OF
husks; namely, thoughts of clean living
and Of the Fathers House. Bishop Coke,
a noted minister of the Gospel, some years
ago expressed the conviction that people
who will not fast willingly, sooner or later
will be compelled to fast whether they will or
no. That is to say that the human stomach
needs rest as we'll as the human arms and
legs, and that unless it has an occasional
surcease from overtaxation and overexer-
ton, it will not continue to perform its
functions with satisfactory results. All the
winter young men and young women in
all the cities have been engaged in social
enjoyments which involve late hours, too
little sleep and too much excitement. Lent
will afford an opportunity for all these
happy young people to rest and recuperate
and to indulge in some sober reflections
upon life.
The uses of Lent are manifold. 1t can
be used for the benefit of body and soul
it can be used to promote self-control-and
he that ruleth his spirit is better than he
that taketh city. 1t can be used to bride
the tongue, which is a little member thai
no man-and no woman either, for tha
matter-can absolutely tame, but it can by
persistent effort be brought into partia
subsection. Lent is good time to make
the struggle for some sort of control ant
ascendency over it, and over the whole
moral nature.
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FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

Baton Rouge has let the contrat for ten
dipping watts at S185 each.
A four-yea old girl was burned to death
Saturday night in her home in Lake Charles.
Voters of Crowley have petitioned for
the removal from office of Mayor William
A. Egan.
Louis Grunewald, prominent citizen and
long business leader in New Orleans, died
Monday in his hotel at the age of eighty
years.
The largest haul of shrimp ever made in
the State-sixteen and half tons-is re-
ported as the catch last Monday Of J. G..
Fisher in two hauls of the seine in Bara-
taria Bay.
Friday, the Goth of this month has been
designated by the State Superintendent of
Education as Spelling Day, and all of the
schools of the State will be requested to
observe it.
The Lake Charles American Press says
Gueydan, Vermilion Parish, is now con-
nected with foreign ports by water way, a
thirty two foot canal having been dredged
to furnish drainage.
Miss Salie B. Reed, who taught in the
public schools in New Orleans for fifty
years, and retired ten years ago, died in
that ty last Tuesday.
| Lake Charles American Press: Two
negro hog thieves were taken out and Sc
verely whipped by farmers near Monroe
and were given twenty four hours to leave
They only required ten minutes.
Baton Rouge, Feb. 27.-Louis Hector
Latil died Friday, aged eighty eight years
He was descended from family of French
armorers and gunsmiths which came to
Baton Rouge during the Spanish regime to
take charge of the garrison armory here
and for four generations, members of the
family have followed the trade. Mr.. Lati
is survived by seven sons and daughters
forty four grandchildren, thirty lone grea
grandchildren and two great great grand.
children. He was veteran of the Mexi.
can and Confederate wars.
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IL,
Bossier Parish Louisiana
Benton, Louisiana, Feb. II, 1916
To Taxpayers Nonresident Unknown Owners
Whose Postofflces are unknown:
In compliance with Act ITO Of 1893,
and all subsequent laws, you are hereby
notified by published notices that your
State and Parish Taxes on Immovable
Property for the year 1914 is past due,
and delinquent, and if not paid within
twenty days after the publication Of this
notice will advertise and sell according
to law said property to satisfy the judg-
ment against you, as shown by the as
sessment roll, on file in the Recorders
Office, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
The names of said delinquent tax
payers, the amount of taxes due by each,
as per assessments of said year, and the
immovable property assessed to each is
as follows, to-wit:
Bell, Margaret-The northeast quarter
of southwest quarter of section %,
township %, range 11-S2.40.
Boles, John A.-The northwest quarter
of northeast quarter of section %,
township %, range 12-S3.25.
Brown, Alfred-The northeast quarter
of northeast quarter of section %,
township II, range 11-s2.S0.
Darling, Malissa-The fractional north
west quarter of section l, township 23,
range 1f-S476.
Grissett, Thomas The east half Of
northwest quarter of section %, town
ship II, range isl go.
Harris, William 1.-THE west half of
southwest quarter of section 4, town
ship Is, range 11-s4.60.
Hayes, Stephen B.-The south half Of
southwest quarter of section 2, town
ship II, range 12-s4.60.
Holloway, John M.-The northwest
quarter OF southeast quarter OF section
80, township %, range t2-s3.25.
Jackson, Hal-The northwest quarter Of
southeast quarter of section "a, town.
ship 10, range 11-s3.49.
Mckinney, Martha May-The west half
of southwest quarter of section IA,
township 10, range 11-S4 so.
McStea, Abbie E. The west half of
northeast quarter of section 10, town
ship %, range 13-&.75.
Wesley, John W.-The southeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter of southeast
quarter OF section IL, township 20,
range 12-$4.61.
Wright, Sam-The south half Of south
east quarter of section 80, township II,
range 1t-S4.60.
Martindale, Charles-The north half Of
northwest quarter of section 3, town
ship q, range 1856.
Green, F. IA half interest in the
southeast quarter of southeast quarter
OF section 10, township %, range II
| S1.89.
Interest at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum will be charged on the above
amounts from January 1, 1914.
Done and signed officially at my Office
in the town of Benton, La, on the 18th
day of February, 1915.
]. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff
and ex-oficio Tax Collector, Boss.er Parish.
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Allen and Mr.. Sanders Goodwin and Mr..



and Mrs. T. P. Garrett.
Miss Letha Brock has been spending
several days in Bradley, Ark, with rela-
tives.
Rev. j. F. Hinson will be with US Sun
day morning to deliver another one of his
good sermons.
Quite. a number of young people met at
DR.. R. Buffers Sunday night and enjoyed
the evening singing.
Miss Willie Belle Peyton has returned
from a pleasant visit with friends and re-
latives living at Sarepta.
Mr.. J. F. Denmon, who is making his
home at Sarepta, has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. U. Denmon.
Miss Ola Robertson entertained number
of her young friends at her home in Car
terville Thursday evening. All report a
most enjoyable time.
Rev. Blackburn, the Methodist Profess
tant pastor, delivered a number of inter-
esting sermons here few days past. His
congregation was the best, despite the
disagreeable weather.
This information has been received from
the chairman of the Board of Trustees:
CAN patrons of the Red Land Graded
School are requested to meet with the
trustees Saturday afternoon, March 18th,
at two o'clock, at the school building, for
the purpose of electing new board of
trustees for the school year 1915-16.,' v.
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New Orleans Times Picayune: Litiga-
ton in the trial courts of Mississippi costs
from one-third to one-half less than in
Louisiana courts, according to the testi-
mony of John D. Miller before the Legis-
lative Investigating Commission Saturday
afternoon. He was the last witness of the
week in the investigation of the Supreme
Court and the cost of litigation in Louisi-
ana. Mr.. Miller's father was attorney
general of Mississippi, and the New Or
leans attorney has had and still enjoys q
considerable civil practice in the courts OF
that State.
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by conferred on the holder of any or
either of the certificates of Indebtedness
herein authorized, and the holder of said
certificates, or any of them, shall have
all of the rights and privileges as to the
tolls arising from the operation of said
bridge, as are conferred by said ordi-
nance of November II, 1912, and the Isl
suance of the said certificates herein in
the said sum of Six Thousand Dollars
shall be taken and intended as supple-
mentary to those authorized to be issued
by said ordinance of November IL, 1912,
and shall have and enjoy concurrent
rights and privileges with any or either
of the said certificates of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars, heretofore issued
under said ordinance by the said Parish
of Bossier and the City of Shreveport,
LOUISIANA. J.C. LOGAN, President
Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Attest:
r. B. HILL, Secretary.
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All of the above certificates are of the
denomination Of $500 each.
That each of said certificates shall be
payable to bearer and signed by the
Mayor and Superintendent of Accounts
and Finance OF the City of Shreveport,
and by the President and Secretary Of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier,
Louisiana, and shall be issued for and
on behalf of the said City of Shreveport
and Parish of Bossier, jointly, and for
their joint use in providing funds for
paying the balance due of the cost of
constructing said bridge as aforesaid.
Be it further ordained, That the pay
ment OF said certificates as herein issued,
together with interest thereon, shall be
secured by all of the terms and provi-
sions of said ordinance of November II,
1912, and all of the rights and privileges
conferred by said ordinance of November
IL, 1912, shall be and the same are here
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men higher up-the bloated, blear-eyed,
beetle browed, heartless brewer and the
men generally who flout prohibition laws
and do all that they can, without legally
involving themselves, to trample prohibit
ton laws in the dust and render them in
operative-cannot be reached and punish
ed. The man who, by aco'1l, encourages
vice is undoubtedly par'ficeps crinesnas.
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BOssier City.

Bossier City.
Tuesday, March 2.-Mr. Norman Howse
is on the sick list. ...
Rev. w. B. Perritt held services at the
auditorium of the high school building
Sunday night. His subject "Fratern-
alism.'
The river bank caved very badly Mon
day, but no damage was done more than
breaking of the main gas pipe. The Bos-
sier people were without gas for about
eighteen hours.
The play, "Billy's Bungalow" given by
the Bossier Dramatic Club at the auditorium
of the high school building was quite a
success. The room was filled to about its
full capacity. HARRIS.
Cottage Grove.
Tuesday, March g. Mr.. Lee Peace
made business trip to Shreveport to-day.
Mrs. M. L. Linson's baby boy is improv-
ing rapidly from an attack of dropsy.
Mr.. N. W. Sentell of Collinsburg was a
business visitor in our community yester-
day.
You were in error in stating in the Cot
tage Grove correspondence last week that
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Adger had removed to
Plain Dealing, and the paragraph was not
so reported. They are, however, expecting
to locate there, but have not as yet moved.
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Amite Florida Parishes: One thing about
Tom Harris boom for Governor. He se-
cured lot of free advertising.
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BURGESS.

BURGESS
Monday, March 1.-Messrs. Joe and Cal
vim Seward of Houston, Texas, are visiting
friends and relatives residing in this COM
munity.
Miss Itonia Baird spent from Friday until
yesterday very pleasantly in Plain Dealing
with her mother Mrs. Lena Baird.
Miss. Hattie Hamiter spent Saturday
night and yesterday very pleasantly at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Wise.
Miss Gertrude Wise spent from Friday
until yesterday with home folks, returning
during the afternoon to Plain Dealing,
where she,is attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hamiter, accompanied
by their little daughter, Myrtis, spent yes
terday very pleasantly with their sister,
Mrs. j. G.. Barnett. VIOLET.