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What This Vast Work Contains

When it is said that the new Eleventh
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Late News Paragraphs.

The annual yield Of the fisheries
of the United States is valued at
twenty million dollars.
London, June 12.-Germany up
to the end of May had lost 1884,
5S6 soldiers, of whom 734,412 were
killed. The compilation does not
include German losses in naval
engagements or in the fighting in
the German colonies.
The Democratic Convention at
St. Louis tomorrow will nominate
Woodrow Wilson for President
and Thomas r. Marshall for Vice
President. The platform will de-
clare that prohibition and woman
suffrage are matters for the action
Of the separate States.
The German armies at Verdun
have gained little here and there,
but so far they have not even
Strengthened out the salient, and
should the salient be flattened out,
the French line will be equally as
strong. The latest estimate from
Paris gave the French loss at
10000 and.that of the Germans
as 800, 900.
The possibilities Of the Russian
offensive against the Austrian
army are tremendous. Since the
Russian drive began on the Sd
they have taken about $4,000
prisoners and made enormous
capturesof cannon, machine guns,
rifles, ammunition, focdstuffs and
other booty, with the Austrians in
retreat, and large cities and for
tresses surrending to the Russians.
Charles Evans Hughes, former
governor of New York, and asso-
ciate justice Of the Supreme Court.
was nominated last Saturday for
the Presidency by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago
on the third ballot Of the conven
ton, receiving 949ls votes out Of
total of 9S7. Charles Warner
Fairbanks Of Indiana, elected vice
president with Roosevelt in 1894
again was chosen for second place
on the Republican ticket. The
Bull Moose Convention nominat'
ed Roosevelt and John M. Parker
for President and Vice President
and adjourned until June Goth.
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During the Civil War the United

During the Civil War the United
States Government imported
thousands of German mercenaries
at $500 per head to devastate the
South. The Shenandoah Valley
in Virginia got a terrific shaking
up in 1864 from P. H. Sheridan
at the head Of his Northern van
dals and Foreign Hessians, acting
under orders from Grant as fol-
lows: "Give the enemy no rest.
Do all the damage to railroads and
crops you can. Carry off stock OF
all descriptions and negroes so as
to prevent further planting. II
the war is to last another year, we
want the Shenandoah Valley tc
remain a barren waste.' There
were other orders which passed
from Grant to Sheridan concern
ing this campaign equally severe
Now when we consider the actions
Of Beast Butler at New Orlean;
in his treatment of the people o
that proud city and Sheridan:
destruction of property in thu
Shenandoah Valley and the burn
ing of Columbia, S. c., by Sher
man in his raid to the sea, Their
is not much left as a basis for
Northern man to criticize tb
Germans for their brutality.
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In the Senate last Thursday
Senator Dymond said after years
of struggle "the State was still in
the clutch of an insurance COM
bine. He said this combine had
driven out and wrecked the local
insurance companies" Why not
drive out the lobbyists who have
made this destructive ''combine'
possible, a s we'll as all other lob
byists? The Legislature should
play no favorites, but exclude all
lobbyists, whether in the guise of
agents or attorneys of insurance
companies, railroads, beer trusts,
college presidents or school ring
sters. Clean the "augean stable. y
1t will be a difficult jUb, it is true.
but honest manhood can do it
Hercules, in one day, wiped on,
the accumulated stencil Of thirty
years.
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rs Cents

For the proposition to cancel the special
District No F Fo sdtf parp b sa6 On Ba aa
IA, 1913, and levied by ordinance of the
Bossier Parish Police Jury July Is, 1913
Plain Dealing. .................11-S $4,000
Alden Bridge. Observation-Disclosures.
Against the proposition
Plain Dealing. ............. .6S-S10, 1853 90
Alden Bridge. 10 l6,2lOOO
Ma ority Of votes against the proposition,7 70.
Majority in property against same, s76,Sl3.
We therefore announce and declare
that the proposition to cancel and annul
the special 6-mill tax, voted for the pur-
pose of building roads and bridges in
Road District No. on July ID, 1918, to
be carried in favor of not cancelling and
annulling said tax, and we hereby de-
clare the same to remain in tact as pre-
viously voted, and the Assessor is
ordered and instructed to continue the
same on the assessment roll, and the
Sheriff is hereby ordered to collect same.
Moved by Mr.. Many, seconded by
Mr.. Stewart, that the above election to
cancel said 6-mill tax be declared lost
and the tax is to be continued as pre-
viously voted; said motion being then
and there put to vote, the roll being
called, the same was unanimously
adopted, all members present voting for
said motion-Messrs. ]. c. Logan and
J. G. McDade being absent, but having
been duly and legally notified.
Whereupon, the following process
verbal, having been duly prepared and
signed by all members of the Police Jury
OF Bossier Parish, Louisiana, who were
present, was unanimously adopted and
ordered spread upon the minutes.
Benton, La, June 5, 1916.
Pursuant to the provisions of an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury of the Parish
OF Bossier, Louisiana, adopted April II
1916, to take the sense of the property
taxpayers qualified to vote at an election
held on May 80, 1916, in Road District
No. 3 Of Bossier Parish, Louisiana. as
provided by law, on the proposition as
to whether or not special road tax of
mills, voted on July IA, 1918, and as
levied by ordinance Of July is, 1913,
should be annulled and Cancelled, the
Police Jury met at the hour, date and
place designated by the ordinance OF
April II, 1916, and having received from,
the legal custodians the returns, ballot
boxes, tally sheets and voting lists, pro-
ceeded to open said ballot boxes and to
count, canvass, taoulate and verify the
same and found the following results:
For the proposition to cancel and annul the
| 6-mll tax voted on July H. 1913, for the
! purpose of building and constructing
| roads and BRIGGS in Road District No g.
Plain Dealing ..................1l-S g76O.OO
| Aaen BRIDGE
Against the proposition
Plain Dealing. .................6 S-S7n aga 90
Alden Bridge. ID 16,2l0OO
Majority opposed to canceling the tax. r.
Opposing majority in property, $76,Sl3
We therefore declare and announce
that the proposition to cancel and annu
the special 6-mill tax, voted for the pur.
pose of building roads and bridges ir
Road District No. on July Il, 1918, tc
be carried in favor of not canceling anC
annuling said tax, and we hereby de-
clare the same to remain in tact as pre-.
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An Educational OIigarcy.

Shreveport Caucasian
An oligarchy is form Of gov
ernment in which supreme power
is vested in few individuals.
In the State Of Louisiana there
has been for years and there is to-
day an educational oligarchy Of
which the State Superintendent Of
Education, Mr.. Harris, is the head.
Not satisfied with the power al
ready vested in this oligarchy it is
proposed to extend this authority
to a virtual dictatorship which
should and must be defeated by
the representatives Of the people
in the General Assembly of Lou
isiana now in session at Baton
Instead of increasing the pow
ers of the State Superintendent
and the State Board Of Education:
it should be shorn of all authority
Instead the parishes should con-
troll and manage the public schoo
interests, Independently of this
oligarchy.
In Democracy the people mus
rule and this rule must and shall
prevailin the educational interest;
which is paramount to polltica
preferment.
It should now be in order to yes
the parishes with the authority tt
control their schools through par
ish boards elected by the people
independently Of this educationa
oligarchy.
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An Ordinance

Ordering special election in School DESTRUCTIVE
7, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, to take the seae
of the qualified voters and taxpayers in san
district on the question Of voting special
OF mills on the dollar for ten years, 70 %
used for genera! school purposes.
Section /. BE it ordained by the Board
School Directors for Dossier Parish, That
special election be held in School District no.
on Saturday, June a, 1916 for the purpose
submitting to the qualified voters and taxpaieb
of said schoo' district the question Of votiags
special tax of mills on The dollar forten yesA
said tax to be used for general school puTIosss
Sec. 2 BE itfurther ordained, That sadexV
ton shall be held under the general election %"
of the State Of Louisiana. except as hereinai'a
specified
Sec. 3. That said election shall be heid
Haughton and Adncr, on Saturday, June a, ins
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall be eis'
written or printed, and shall read: a prop
| ton to vote special tax Of mills On the ao4s
for ten years; said lax to be used for seaa'
school purposes"
"For the tax /;
Against the tax !;
Amount Of properly S....,,..;
Name, .............. ...,...........@....
Sec. 5. All qualified voters and taxpayers :
said district shall be entitled to vote, ana 7,
yided also, that women owning property y =.
| own names shall be entitled tovote, eitheF4nfN
son or by written proxy. u
Sec. 6. That the returns of said election =,
be made to the School Board otIiee, 10 tha ~ y.
of Benton, within three days after SAID eeV'.y
Sec. 7. That The following commissioning
clerks arc hereby appointed 10 ccnducs SAUL
| ton: W.
Haughton-A. G. Nelson, C. N. Jones ny =. !.
E. Nelson, commissioners; T. Il. LaWren 'e = 4
Adner-S. S. R3unsayaI, Alex shaw en- r.
| Busby, commissioners; n. w Finhl W
\. w. SENFsIL
| President Bossier Parish Seaoei pVS's'
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We object to the change in the
school law which allows Parish
Superintendent to be selected from
"outside tie pUrixh.'' We have
long been under the impression
that the Democratic party put an
end to Carpet Bag Government
when it drove Stephen B. Packard
and his motley crew Of marauders
out of the State in 1877. Give US
what Democracy stands for
home rule.
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School Machine.

Baton Rouge, June 12.-Strong
opposition to Superintendent Har-
ris' general education bill, as in
troduced by Senator Delos john
son, has been crysta}ized over the
weekend recess and will break
out in the Senate just as soon as
he calls the bill up for considera-
ton. The onslaught will be led
by Fields of Union, who is being
supported by Fraser, Johnston of
Bossier. Brown Of Ouachita, A. K.
Johnson, Pearce and others OF the
North Louisiana tier.
The charge that the bill con-
templates the building of an edu-
cational oligarchy which will make
the State Board and the State Su-
perintendent supreme, enabling
the Superintendent to build up a
powerful machine, is being urged
as strong reason for fighting the
bill. 1t has gone through the ed
vocational committee of the Senate
and is now up for advancement.
Here are some Of the reasons
urged as grounds for opposing the
provisions Of the bill:
1t provides for the selection of
Parish Superintendent for six
years instead of four; makes the
selection for at least six years.
The bill carries no maximum
limit for salaries.
| 1t provides for contracts on
books for six years at time. Al
lows school board to make con-
tract with teachers for six years,
Provides assistant 6uperintend
ents, stenographers, ETC., without
fixing salaries, but allows the
State Board to fix the salaries as
it secs fit.
No uniformity Of limits as tc
expenses.
Provides Parish Superintend.
ents do not have TO be electors o.
parish or Of State, but can be Sc
lected from non residents.
The bill gives the State Boarc
power to fix all rules and regula'
tons fer the Parish Boards anc
gives the State Board aroitrar,
power to withhold funds whencve
the Parish Boards are in its opin
ion guilty Of noncompliance
This provision alone, it is argued
would place the Parish Board IN
der absolute domination Of tn
State Board whose binding i
would have to do under pain 0
; being stripped Of funds.-Spec5o
to Shreveport Ti1ncS.
+ Mr.. Harris proposed "peopl
, be damned" school law is enough
to arouse the Indignation of ever,
, true Democrat in the State. "
have just gone through a heate
election to elect a Democrat
', ticket, but judging Mr.. Harris b.
his actions, it seems that the part
p has made serious mistake, so ia
, as he is concerned. Is there n
! relief for the people from the rul
h of school ring demagogues? Ca
: the Democratic party afford
stand oporr~e,r oueoVre~y
-, Better abolish Mr.. Harris an
"his" tax-eating office, and al
O low the parishes of the State
y conduct their schools as they Sc
- fit. The Parish system would /
- far more efficient; much MOI
+ economical and satisfactory
> would truly keep the schools OF
- Of politics, and send a lot Of use
~ less political deadbeats tothe scra
N heap, to the relief Of the overbu'
" dened tax payers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15

The office of State Superintend-
ent of Education should not BE-
a Recruiting Station for ambitious
politicians. 1t was conducted on
higher plane during the admin
istrations Of all incumbents, from
r. NJ. Lusher to J. V. Calhoun.
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If economy is the watchword,
and it has not already been done,
why not cut out the annual APP
preparations Of $4,000 for So
called State Teachers Institutes:
Do we hear a second?
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Mr.. Lewis bill abolishing the
State Board Of Teachers Exami-
ners and placing teachers exam
nations in the hands Of Parish
Superintendent is worthy prop
osition: but the school ring will
not willingly allow this ''pull' to
be abolished.
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Louisiana Planter, June 10th :
The planting of peas has been
carried on to a finish and the con-
ditions throughout all Of the cane
growing parishes in louisiana are
extremely excellent.
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Louisville Courier-Journal: Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan have
had much in common as political
leaders. Each is a distinct per-
sonality, but both are tempera
mentally agitators, showmen and
advertisers of self. Mr.. Bryan
has preached flapdoodle. Col
Roosevelt has preached platitudes
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viously voted, and the Assessor is OIL
-dsrad and instructed to continue tkI
same on the assessment roll, and mi
Sheriff is hereby ordered to collect sam
The ballots from each box, with I'll
other papers taken therefrom, were VI
placed in said ballot boxes, secunh|
locked, and the keys and boxes plaull
in the care and custody of the Clerks
the Police Jury Ut. McDADE,
President pro ten,
J. T. MANRY,
N. w. STEWART,
L. NJ. BURKs,
Members Police Jury of Bossier Parish
Attest:
R. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Many copyd
this process verbal of the counting d
the ballots and ascertaining the resuls
Of the election held on May 80, 1916 d
Road District No. 3, Bossier Paisk
Louisiana, on the matter of not cancel
ing a special road tax of mills, Votsl
in said district on July 4, 1913, sa
ordered mailed to the Secretary d
State, at Baton Rouge; another copyd
same to be furnished to James M. Hen.
derson, Clerk of District Court for Boz.
sier Parish, and the remaining copy
become part of the records Of ih
Police Jury of Bossier Parish. which
motion was duly seconded, and, upa
vote, was unanimously adopted.
Whereupon the Police Jury adiourna
sine die. J. r. McTADE,
President pro tenn Police Juryd
Bossier Parish.
r. B. Hill, Clerk.
--------ase- -Gr---
Chou down the roYi0l1s weeds befQy
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Abolishing q State Board and
then, hocus pocus, creating a new
Office with several high -salaried
assistants, may be ''reform.' but
it will not stop any leaks in the
State Treasury, and that is what
the heavily -burdened tax payers
want done, and at once.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15

If the school ring is to dictate,
there will not be any real refot m
in the school law of this State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15

Of the 81. 26l men in the United
States Navy 47,664 are native
Americans.
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Whereupft being found, as shown
by the afford canvass, that the said
property I'd yers had voted in favor
Of the usual of the said $4,000, to be
represented bonds, and that the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15

Chop down the noxious weeds befos
they seed out!
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On motion of Mr.. Many, a copy of
this process verbal of the counting of
the ballots and ascertaining the result
of the election was ordered mailed to
the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and another copy of the same
to James M. Henderson, Clerk of the
District Court for Bossier Parish, to be
recorded in the Mortgage Records of
this parish, and the remaining copy is
to be retained by this Police Jury as
part of its record, which motion, being
duly seconded, upon vote, was unani-
mously adopted
After having completed the canvass
OF the election to vote bond issue Of
$4,000, the Police Jury proceeded to
open the ballot boxes and to canvass and
tabulate the returns and verify the bal
lots found in said boxes of the election
held in Road District No. of the Par
ish of Bossier, Louisiana, submitting to
the qualified property taxpayers the
proposition of whether or not a special
6-mill tax, voted in said district, shall
be annulled and cancelled, which said
election was held in said district on Nav
80, 1916, in accordance with the terms
OF an ordinance of the Police Jury, dated
April II, 1916, no contract, bond or GER
tificates having been secured by said
tax, and the same being for the purpose
Of building and constructing and repair
ing bridges, and building, constructing
and repairing roads in said Road Dis
trict No. 8, which said roads and bridges
are now to be constructed by debt OF
$50, 200 incurred by said Road District
| No. 3, the following result was found: