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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

New Orleans has $500 saloons and 800
blind tigers.
The city of New Orleans raised $4,000
to take care of the sufferers of the storm of
September 29th.
The annual conference of the Louisiana
Methodists will convene at Mansfield on
Thursday, November 18th.
Ninety-two per cent of the school chill
dren of Lake Charles have been reported
defective by health expert.
Officials charge that the wreck Of Queen
and Crescent passenger train near Slldeil
Saturday morning was the work OF vandais.
Arcadia, Oct. 16.-Lieutenant Governor
Barrett was heard for the first time in this
section last night, when he discussed the
saloon question before large and inter-
ested audience. Mr.. Barrett promised, If
elected, to drive the saloon out OF Baton
Rouge, removing what might be regarded
as serious temptation to the students at
Louisiana State University. The impor-
lance of Kidding Louisiana of the saloon,
he argued from moral and economic point
Of view.
Homer, Oct. 16.-One of the most enthu-
siastic audiences which has ever greeted a
candidate, turned out last night to hear
Lieutenant Governor Thomas G. Barrett
explain the platform on which he seeks
election to governorship. The crowd over
flowed the courthouse, where the meeting
was held, and was plainly in sympathy
with Mr.. Barrett. Mr.. Barrett and his party
motored here from Minden, where meet
ing was held Thursday. Their arrival in
town was heralded by the distribution oil
posters urging voters to come and hear
''the only man with nerve enough to rur
for Governor on prohibition platform. >
A large number of ladies were present
many of whom are Christian Temperance
Union members, who have labored long fol
a Statewide prohibition movement.
Alexandria, Oct. 12.-Gov. Hodges O
Kansas delivered strong address in favo
of prohibition at this place tonight il
which he told of the beneficial results which
had accrued to Kansas since it went int
effect thirty years ago, and refuted TIT
many statements in reference to that State
which he said had been circulated by thu
liquor interests. Kansas is better hnan
cially than ever before in its history, &C
cording to Gov. Hodges, and added that Oh
January 1st it will pay the last dollar of it
floating indebtedness. According to Gov
Hodges there has not been in his HON
town a policeman in twenty years, and II
3 many of the counties of the State there ha
not been grand jury meeting in years
2 and many of the counties had not sent
person to the penitentiary Or to Jail in years
: Gov. Hodges expects to remain in Louisi
D ana for the next two weeks to speak in tn
8 interest of prohibition.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

find it. overlooking no possible opportunity
of contributing to the store ourselves.
Such a search unIocks doors that have
hitherto been closed to US and opens before
our gaze enchanted regions, wherein we
shall find the chance once more of keeping
nm with life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
THE POLICE JURY.
Off1ciai Proceedings of the Meeting Held
In This Place Last Week.

The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
in regular session this day, Tuesday,
October IL, 1915, at the Court House, in
Benton, La, with all members present
at roll call, to-wit:
J. T. McDade, Ward One.
J. c. Logan (President) Ward Two.
NJ. G. Wright, Ward Three.
N. w. Stewart, Ward Four.
R. D. Wilmington, Ward Five.
J. G. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read in open session and approved
as read.
On motion, seconded and carried, the
appropriation for half the expense OF
building bridge across Bodcau Bayou
at Crows Ferry, in conjunction with
the Parish of Webster, was increased to
s349.25, the amount previously ~appro-
priated being $500, which amount covers
one-half the cost of said bridge, same
having been completed, and the claim Of
6. A. WATSON for ss49.25 being present.
ed, was allowed, and a warrant ordered
drawn for same, to be paid out OF the
appropriation of 1915 for Ward Four.
On motion Of Mr.. j. T. McDade, duly
seconded and carried, Mr.. Wilmington
member of tho Police Jury from Ware
Five, was allowed an additional appro
priation of $50 for his ward, to build ;
bridge across Caney Creek at the poin
over which the rural mail route nov
runs.
On motion Of Mr.. J. T. McDade, dull,
seconded and carried, it was decides
that the election of toll collector at tn
Red River bridge be postponed unit
the July, 1916, meeting, or the first meet
ing Of the newly elected Police Jury
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
For Sheriff.

Mr.. J. F. ADAIR OF Ward Five has authorized us
to his candidacy for the Office of Sheriff
for Bossier Parish, subject to nomination at the
Democratic primary election to be held during Jan
uary, 1916.
Mr.. J. F. EDWARDS of Benton has authorized us
to announce him candidate to succeed himself
as Sheriff for Bossier Parish, subject to nomina-
ton at the Democratic primary election to be held
January 18th next.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
For Assessor.

Mr.. F. B. OGDEN Of Benton has authorized us to
announce his candidacy for the Office of Assessor
for Bossier Parish, subject to nomination at the
coming Democratic primary election.
Mr.. L. G. SMITH of Benton has authorized us
to announce his candidacy to succeed himself as
Assessor for Bosser Parish, subject to nomination
at the Democratic primary election to be held jan
uary 18th next
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

William c. Brown OF Stamps, Ark, one
of the weathiest lumbermen of Southwest
Arkansas, died at Los Angeles, CAL, Tues
day. He began life as laborer in a saw
mill at Texarkana thirty five years ago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
For Representative.

Mr.. A. HoFFPAUIR of Ward Five has authorized
us to announce his candidacy to become one of the
Representatives from Bossier Parish in the next
General Assembly, subject to nomination at the
coming Democratic primary election.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
For Clerk of Court.

Mr.. JAS. M. HENDERSON, of Benton, who some
months ago elected by the voters of this parish
to fill unexpired term of the Office of Clerk OF
Court, has authorized US to announce him as can
didate to succeed himself subject to nomination at
the coming Democratic primary election.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
ANNOUNCER ENTS
\.
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For State Senator.

Senator w. B. BoGGs of Bossier Parish (Plain
Dealing) has authorized us to announce him a
candidate to succeed himself State Senator from
this, the Twenty-third Senatorial District, COM
posed of Bosser and Webster Parishes, subject to
the Democratic primary election, to be held jan
uary 25. 1915.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

For Sale A horse, in good condition,
good as new. Will be sold together or separately.
Terms cash.-W. H. ScANLAND Benton, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
For Constable.

Mr.. H. w. PATTERSON of Bossier City has au-
thorized US to announce his candidacy to become
Parish, subject to nomination at the Democratic
primary election to be held January 25th next
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

R. +. STINSON, Parish Treasurer II
BOssIER PARISH.
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Il REHABILITATION.
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II BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

Send free lesson in a course Of.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
PROCEEDINGS

OF the Democratic Executive Committee
of the Twenty third Senatorial District
of Louisiana, composed of the Parishes
of Bosser and Webster, louisiana:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-09

ment books, the tax rate viii go low
er and all small property owners pay
less taxes. A man owning home
or business worth $4,000 would pay
only SO or $12 taxes instead of $56
or $57, as now.
These arguments viii be made by
HOyne and his assistants before leg
isIatiVe committees. Evidence used
in courts here VIII be brought in to
show how the little fellow is stung
and it's the millionaire hornsWOggler
who gets off easy under the present
system.
1.-THE question raised in the Incl
dent of julius ROsenwald," said
Hoyne, els not whether personal
property tax is a good thing or not.
The main question is: Shall any tax
laws we have now or in the future
stand on the statute books only to be
laughed at by the large property own
ers?
''The same organized system of
secret understandings and criminal
cOnspiracies by which tax laws now
are defeated would in the future
make joke of any new laws you
might pass.
'The states attorneys Office has
nothing to say about whether a tax
on stocks and bonds or automobiles
and diamonds is good public policy.
Our prosecution is directed against
individuals who have built a cunning
piece of machinery designed to de-
strOy either the tax laws we have now
or new tax laws to come.
''No matter what you decide by
law shall be taxed, it won't be taxed
if the fixing system now OF work stays
in operation. So perfect is this fixing
system as it now operates that it will
defeat a tax on land or incomes or
any other class Of property you select
for special taxation.
''The estate of a dead man. for in |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-09

been the most ridiculous sort Of under
assessment and evasion of taxes on
this class of property.
There is faYoritism and discrim-
nation on real estate. There are
lands and buildings in plain sight
where assessors can value them.
They are totally different from jewels
or government bonds, which can be
kept in a safe deposit vault and con-
ceaIed from an assessor. Yet these
lands and buildings are assessed far
below actual cash value and the state
loses enormous amounts of tax
money because there are secret I'M
derstandings and criminal conspira-
cies at work between the property
owner and the public officials admin
istering the tax laws
'"The same system by which Julius
Rosenwald eVaded the revenue laws
which failed to reach and assess his
shares of stock in Sears, RoebUck &
Co. will defeat any new laws. The
same system by which Augusta Ros-
enwald evaded tax payment of taxes
on SAL, 800, the market value Of
Sears-Roebuck stock which she held,
would enable any citizen to eVade tax
payments on any other class Of prop
erty."
The Civic Federation came into the
tax muddIe yesterday. A statement
was issued by Joseph E. Otis, presi-
dent of the federation and vice pres
idaDt of the Central Trust Co., and
Douglas Sutherland, secretary, says
they are going to the legislature with
new tax laws. 49,.
They want a tax law that will
knock OF all taxes on Julius Rosen-
wald's S25, 600, 900 of stock in Sears
Roebuck Co. They want "cOnstrUc-
tive legislation" on taxes. But they
don't want the initiative and refer
endum.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11

Des Moines, la. = Arthur Smith,
famed birdman, has distanced the
death dip" and outdone the loop the
loop" AS umpire of a beauty con-
test he has picked the prettiest girl
in Iowa from flock of 20 titan
haired damsels
After his feat he posed for his photo
while he congratulated the winner,
Miss Hilda Lenocker, aged Is, of Des
Moines.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Wash sleeves with soap and water,
but do not wipe. Let them dry of
their own accord ,s.-
Never put a hot iron directly on
silk. 1t takes out color and life and
makes silk stiff and liable to crack.
Never put teapot away with the lid
closed, as sdampness gathers and the
pot soon has musty odor. -.--------
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11
How to Get.

How to Get.
HEALTH, BEAUTY, GRACE,
Told in Photos Posed Especially for
THE DAY BOOK
BY Americas 1865 Beauty,
Kay LAUREL of "ZiegfeId FoIIies."
FIRST ARTICLE WILL APPEAR
MONDAY .---------.--s,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
wheat Reaches s1.65 MARK
First Sales at Chicago To-day Show a
Jump of Nearly Four
Cents Bushel
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Wheat raced up-
ward in price to-day, the first sales
showing a jump of as much as 3% a
bushel. The May delivery touched
$1.6O1s.
Extraordinary rises in quotations at
Liverpool excited wheat traders here.
q. III. Canby, president of the Chicago
Board of Trade, said the Liverpool
prices were probably due to an advance
in war risk insurance and to fear that
submarine attacks would hinder the ar
rival of British supplies and make ship
ments from other countries to Great
Britain more difficult
On second strong swell the mar.
ket swept upward in the last hour to
$l.65 for May, gain of 9A cents
bushel compared with last night.
Transactions in the May option became
so hazardous that the bulk of trading
shifted to the July delivery.
Urgency of export demand overruled
every other influence. 1t was said that
sales to the Italian government alone
in the last "a hours amounted to l..
100000 bushels.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
City Commissioners
Take First Step To-
ward Building Via
duct Over Railroad
THE ORDIN ANCE
GOES IN TO-DAY
1t Provides Merely for Opening Thor
oughfare to Tenth Street But 1t Is
Proposed to ASK Voters to Authorize
Loan for Construction of Bridge

What City Commissioners say is the
first move in plan to open and bridge
Walnut street, across the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was taken at
their regular meeting this afternoon
when Harry F. Bowman, Commissioner
of Public Safety, introduced an ordi-
nance providing for the opening of Wal
nut street from point 400 feet east
OF Cowden street to Tenth street.
The measure was passed on first
reading and was laid over for print
ing, second reading and final passage.
The cost of the bridge, plans for which
soon are to be prepared, will be paid
out of loan which the voters will be
asked to approve next November.
The amount of this loan has not been
fixed or ascertained, but the Commits.
sioners say it will be less than the
100000 loan by which the Mulberry
street viaduct was built.
The opening and bridging of Walnut
street, across the Pennsylvania Rail
road, it now is conceded, can, within
the next year or two, be effected at a
cost much less than if the plan had
been attempted years ago, due princi-
pally to the wiping out of many Eighth
ward houses for the extension of Capi-
toll park. That removes the possibility
of many property owners making claims
for consequential damages.
The fact that experts have said the
underframes of the present Mulberry
street viaduct fast are deteriorating,
due to engine smoke, prompts the sug-
gestion among city officials that the
proposed Walnut street bridge should
be a steel structure, encased in CON
crete. However, no such plans have
been decided upon definitely. In fact
the Commissioners now are dealing
principally with getting the prelimi.
naries in shape rather than concerning
themselves with the uestion of the
type of bridge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
AGREE ON BEIDLEMAN FOR
President PRO. TEMPORE
Majority of the Republican Senators
Pledge Themselves to Vote for the
Dauphin County Man for That I'm
portant Post in Next Session

Senator E. Z. Beidleman, of Harris
burg, representing the Dauphin SEN
atorial district, has been agreed upon to
be made the next President pro tenn.
of the Senate.
1t is customary among the older Re-
publican Senators at the beginning of a
legislative session to fix upon one of
their number to preside at the next
session as President pro TEN. in the alb
sence of the Lieutenant Governor and
to perform certain other functions per-
tanning to the office, and, it was learned
this morning, the choice at this session
has fallen upon Senator Beidleman. He
VIII be selected by the Republican eau
Gus at the close of the present session,
and, in the event of his reelection to
the Senate in 1916, he will be the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
Mrs. Lila johnson Tells
the Court Her Hus-
band Frequent e n tt y
Threatened Her Life
STORMY SCENES
IN THEIR HOME
Woman Declares She Was Blamed When
the Weather Was Warm-Asserts
Spouse Once Tore the Chandelier
From the Ceiling in the Parlor

Declaring that domestic felicity pre-
varied in her home in but two of the
twenty-five years of her married life,
Mrs. Lila johnson, in her suit for legal
separation at continued session of
divorce court this morning, told Judge
kunkel that she frequently was made
the target for missiles thrown by her
husband and that many times she es-
capped by hair s breadth of being
killed by him.
The Johnsons have not been living
together since May 20, 1914, the day
the wife declares she was driven from
the house under threat of being killed,
but she charged that johnson several
times since then attacked her both ON
the street and at her home.
On the day of the separation Mrs.
johnson said her husband fought with
her, saying she was the cause of the
weather being warm, and before the
nelghoorS took hand, she said, he had
torn the parlor chandelier from its
fastenings, thrown the coffee pot, con-
tanning boiling coffee, on the floor and
struck her several times.
He once refused to permit a phy-
oASANh w NihtOi Lnt muse Wne0 MS
wlfe was suffering with tonsilitis, she
sand, and choked her when she made an
effort to get medicine from druggist
Tho wife said that when neighbors
learned he had destroyed communion
service he accused his wife of spread
ing the story.
Until | proved to him that | had
not told any person about it. he held
shovel at my head and threatened to
crash out my brains,'' she added.
Telephone as Weapon
subsequently, Mrs. johnson said her
husband pulled the telephone from its
wall fastenings and F1swould have
struck me with it had not friends,
who were visiting us, interfered. y
George Pasaic, Shanois street, who
Continued on Fourth Page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
late WAR news SUMMARY

The new German attack on the War
saw front has led to some of the heavi-
est fighting of the war in the east thus
far. An official statement from Petro-
grad to-day admits that the Germans
succeeded in carrying Russian trenches
in the region of Soichzew and Bolimow,
near the Vistula and about 30 miles
west of Warsaw but states that the
German successes were of small import
ance compared with the losses they
sustained which are described as enor-
nous. On the front less than a mile
long, more than 5000 Germans are said
to have been killed in week. The Rus
slams charged the captured trenches
and Petrograd reports that they sue
ceeded in winning back large part of
them.
The battle for possession of Car
pathian passes continues without def
mite success for either the Russians or
the Austrians.
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the Admiralty, is quoted as having
said that on account of England's IS con-
troll of the seas, Germany was like a
man throttled with a heavy gag, and
that 'the effort wears out the heart
and Germany knows it,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
DR.. NUDGE INJURED IN FALL
Pastor of Pine Street Church Fractures
Collar Bone on His Way to At
tend Services

The Rev. DR.. Lewis s. Nudge, pas
tor of the Pine Street PRESBYTERIAN
church, suffered a fracture of his right
collar bone in a fall last evening on an
icy sidewalk while on his way from his
home, 315 North Front street, to the
church at Third and Pine streets.
He was treated at his home but this
morning went to the Harrisburg hos
pital when an A-ray examination was
made of the injury, determining that
the bone was fractured. He suffered
no other injury and is able to be about
this morning and it is believed he will
be able to carry ON the activities of the
church as usual although it will take
some weeks before he will fully recover.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-02
BRITAIN NOTIFIES U. S.
FOODSTUFfS FOR formers
ENEMIES are CONTRABAND

Washington, Feb. 2.-Great Britain
notified the United States to-day al
though not in official form, that food
stuffs of any kind destined for Ger
many, Austria and Turkey would be re-
garded as contraband of war. The ac-
tion of the British government is
based upon the recent German decree
whereby that government will take
over adj grain in Germany for common
use.
Because the steamer Wilhelmina
sailed from New York for Bremen be-
fore the issuance of the decree it is un-
derstood that her cargo of food for
German civilians will be paid for and
appropriated by the British government
and the ship allowed to go free.
But, hereafter, food laden ships sail
ing, from the United States directly for
German ports or for neutral ports in
Europe where it appears that the cargo
may ultimately reach Germany, will be
subject to seizure outright, ship and
cargo, without compensation.
The State Department now is consid.
ering this latest announcement of the
British government but so far has not
committed itself to its approval.