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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

the Bronx boys. Nine strange and unnamed young men had come to dispute
supremacy with them. The two men yer out, one man was IN base and
bat with great care. He faced the pitcher with the confidence of youth.
"Strike oneI" called the umpire.
The pitcher wound up again. He sent over the plate with a snap
and there cam a report that sounded like a rifle in full play. The ball sped
m and on over the head of the center fielder. The mar on bae an home
and young Koch made the circuit of the bases.
Everybody lost sight of the elder Ia in the general joli6cauon that
followed the home u until somebody called out that a mn had fallen in
the crowd. Young Koch ran over to see what had happened.
He found his father dead.
Heart disease had asserted itself and the excitement of the moment in
which he "a his sol proclaimed a local hero was too much for the old base
ball fan.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

can get employment has made them exceedingly "cocky" so the propretors
have apparently with one accord decided to dispense with male "sHngerS"
Once the girls get the jobs, there will probably be no return to boys as
dispensers, for the substitution of the heater, sweter mMdens who serve
drinks with m anuring smile worth the price of many drinks will, undoubt-
edly, prove S popular with the patrons that no fountain owner will dare to
return to the unatrachve male attendant.
While girls may possibly be employed for slightly less than the figures
mentioned above, the law says they shall work only eight hours a day. This
last mentioned fact is probably one reason why they have not been more
extensively employed as attendants in the past
experienced youth has n o trouble in getting a job. Many are of draft age,
and have been called to the cOors. Others have volunteered for military
service. Higher wages given in practically all trades have caused hundreds
to forake the calling for positions S semiskiled carpenters.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

VI IVN IVIh anu DUSIUH, Is Ut NUIh
on a proposed continuation of the IA
nous Brumidi-C ostaggini frieze, which
ends abruptly with a group represent
ing the discovery of gold in California.
Mr.. Whipple has received per-
mission from the joint committee on
library of congress to place in the va
cant space his suggestion for complet-
ing the circle. He is working this out
in such manner that if congress does
not approve the work can be erased or
toIyop 6Ou-p Tho opiSOdaS in Amnri-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
COPYRIGHTS ITS LAMP-P0STS
AIhambra, Cal, Adopts Exclusive De-
sign in Which city's Emblem Is
Used Effectively.

Artistic lamp-posts of concrete and
iron have been erected in Alhambra,
Cal, which were made especially for
the city according to a design that
has been copyrighted, so that posts
of this type cannot be used elsewhere.
The insignia of the city is a cres-
cen and star, which is suggestive of
the Moorish palace in Spain bearing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

nn SWu TO int pHITOTndn.
"Ths girl" the patrolman said, "fs thirteen years old. Her parents are
divorced. She's been living with her mother pointing to the nervous, sharp
featured woman, "at 90 West Seventh street. The mother has BEEF teach
ing her petty thievery and shopHfdng"
A neghbor woman stepped forward.
"rve seen the mother beat her with a wash stick" she said. "And-
other things"
The court looked at the girl. The girl looked at her mother.
"Dont be afraid" the judge said. "Are those things trueT'
No N but the judge was close enough to hear the answer, ut a tremor
swept the hat fringe again.
"When 1 took her from the house, the patrolman Ventured' "she Desgeu
me to take her away-anywhere"
"Five hundred dollars" said the court to the mother. "And this" look
ing at the girl, sis a case for the Juvenile court"
The Judge looked at the wondering eyes under the red hat brm, and
took off his spectacles and polished them fuiousy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

the same name as this California town.
The emblem has been used very effec-
lively in designing the arms which sup
port two of the three lights on each
post. 1t also appears on the sides of
the base. Above each of the latter
ornaments is a mission bell. One of
these bells serves as a door to the
fuse box situated within.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

Washington have already made the
change, which will undoubtedly make
them so popular with the male contin-
gent that all others will follow the
example.
An unprecedented shortage of soda
"jerkcrs' of the male variety has
caused the proprietors of such estab-
Iishments to insert advertisements for
girls to act as dispensers at soda water
and refreshment stands.
The ease with which an expert
enced boy attendant at such places
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Simple Plants About House.

Have planting close about the house
of q quiet and simple nature except
you plant palms ard other stately
architectural subjects to ac%centuate
and harmonize architecture. Bolder
effects in garden should be farthest
away, says a gardening expert.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

He Is the AdOnis OF all OF Americas
war makers.
Still a man of youth, Clarkson
carries upon his shoulders great bur-
dens, and his face betrays the fact.
In the street he walks, always with a
furrowed brow, deep in thought. In
his office he is found most frequently,
silent and thoughtful. When he came
to Washington he was a young man.
Under the pressure of war work he is
rapidly growing old.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

can history chosen by Mr. Whipple are the invention of the locomotive and
the application of steam to travel and transportation; the development OF
electricity; the freeing of Cuba; the building of the Panama canal, and the
development of the modern batleshp and the airplane.
The capitol rounda freze raj started by Constantine BrumidL who car
Thd his work to the group representing PENIS treaty with the Indians. After
his death FfnpO Costaggni carried out the idea, beginning with the three
Indians at the left side of the Penn group. His last group represents the dis
covery of gold In California. Costaggni died in 1907, and since then no
work has been Attempted N the fieze.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
CREATING an ANXIETY.

81 have told you several times that
you will injure your health If you
worry"
Eyes. And now you've got me wor-
led half to death for fear I'll worry"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

press agents are not so competent as
those of Dame Summers, for it is a
certainty that the latter season is her
aided much more auspiciously than
the former.
Be that as it may, however, there
are certain 'lil" things, both seer and
unseen, which unfailingly register the
annual near deceasement of Old Soils
piercing reign.
For instance, when a Teller begins
to see his companions searching
through their last years vest pocket
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

for a yellow pawn ticket bearing the meaning inscription zone overcoat" they
may feel safe to wager their all that the warning failing of the leaves,
leaves, leaves" has not been without fruitful result.
Then, too, the appearance of golden pumpkins in the gassed window of
your favorite lunchroom all tends to steady your wavering reasoning.
article about world series dope. Then you remember how you shyered on
the autumn afternoon when you attended those historic games last season
OMs is deep humor If you are a Washingtonian) and are honest to good
nessy convinced that the passing O summer is something that must bC
reckoned with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

VIV DIVuAf WHtIO IHIS CIIlIChI bIIuHIIUH
developed, was Koch, Sr. He was fifty
four years old and a baseball fan of
the real, 24-karat kind. He was fond
of the sport, proud of his boy and all
ways ready with a whoop or a cheer
for a play that made his team feel as
though 1t had friends behind 1t.
William, the Junior, belonged to a
club of local youngsters that played
under no particular name any aggre-
CATION which came along and thought
that II could take the laurels from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

The word "cranks" Is not inapproprl-
ate, because the folks themselves call
themselves such and their present
stunt is the second annual campfire
of California cranks." Moreover, the
colony had its rendezvous at Camp
"Don't-Give-a-Durn," located on "Free-
dom Hill" Evidently the conventions
are not observed to the letter and
shave a good time" seems to be the
handspring of the outing.
The cranks have been enjoying the
simple life for more than two weeks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Eastern Artist Is at Work on Famous Capitol Frieze

A LARGE, cagelike, wooden structure, suspended from the balcony in the
n rotunda o. the capitol attracts the attention of every visitor these days.
The Gnswer to The inevitable question is that Charles Aver Mhbpe, an artist
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Drawnwork for Undergarments.
wearer.

Flat decoration continues to be the
favorite trimming for the new French
under apparel. In a shipment just ar
rived from Paris, both voile triple and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Pftiful Story Touched Kindly Heart of Judge

K ANsAs CITY.-A red velvet hat with a brm that dropped; a faded pink
An kimono, pinned by facne feminine fingers into the semhance o a gown; a
face that a artist would seek anywhere except q a police court face not
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Girls Add to Lure of the Soda-Water Fountain

DRETTY girls, neat in bib and tucker are soon to take the places of red
I headed and gawky youths of the sterner sx is dispensers of soda water
nmd nthar Lau.I r.Eashmans M Mashington; LLi a dozen esta5lshments in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
InfaIibIe Signs Prove passing Of Summer"

TNFALLIBLE signs of autumn arr daily appearing o N the streets of the
n national capital with the result that a favort topic of conversation In
hotel lobby groups is the "passlng Of summer" Perhaps winters advance
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

yet Woman, but no longer chIId-wlth
puzzled round blue eyes. A big kindly
patrolman not in uniform. A thin,
nervous woman-the defendant.
"Tell us about it," said Judge Jo-
seph F. Herman, not at all in his
court ann
The fringe on the red hat brim
trembled a very little. The lips that
were not too red quivered-still less.
That was all.
"You tell us, then" Judge Keir-
nan said to the patrolman,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
California "Fresh-Air" Cranks Attend Campfire

r os ANGELES-Eghteen miles northwest of this city, ear Roscoe, a
l. colony If cranks has been enjoying the nexttonature life during the past
week under the watchful eyes of DR.. Leroy Henry, chief crank of the bunch.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

months ago the NalIOnaI surety CVHI-
pany signed a sequestration bond fol-
Williams, it alleged, for $3,023.55. viii
liams failed to deliver the goods and
the bonding company had the amount
to pay. The National then brought
suit and secured a judgment against
Williams.
How to satisfy the Judgment was
a puzzle, however, as Williams had no
property that the bonding company's
attorney, William Grant, could dis
cover. Eventually. however. Mr.. Grant
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Baseball Fan Dies in a Moment Of Happiness

NEW YORK-t was the ninth inning. The game stood 8 o 2 against the
= hon team Two men were out, and William Koch, Jr, car to the bat
In the crowd that had gathered in the ball park o. the old Morris estate in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Specialist in All Matters of National Defense

MASHINGTON-He might be a matinee idol. for he has the raven-black
w hair and the flashing black eyes and the peany white teeth-but he is
not He is Grosyenor GARRISON. secretaty of the council of national defense
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

learned that Williams had an iron sfe in his house at SIG Second street.
Taking a chance shot, Mr.. Grant had this safe seized. Williams refused to
open it until the deputy sherifs threatened Ito send for a safelock expert
and have it opened. 4#
Williams reented opened the strong box, and in 1t were found $1s4O in
cash and $4,000 in mortgage notes made out in the name of Mrs. Catherine
Sheehy Williams declared that neither the money or the bonds belonged
to him ~
Saturday williams called at the shedhs Office, met MIR. Grant, and the
claim was compromised for $780, Williams paid that amount In cash.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Burglar Proof Iron Safe Levied On by Attorney

NEW oRLEANs-David F. Williams, a carpenter here. now probably is
IN satisfied that eve a burgarproof iron safe In ones home Is o PROOF
AGAINST LAWYERS. the courts and the civil sherlns forces. Three or four
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-13
Officers

Executive Committee
James A. Carr
Geo. E. Seidel
H. R. Robinson
Howard A. Dill
Fred ]. Bartel
E. R. Lemon, Treasurer
E. M. Haas, Campaign Direc-
tor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25
Thursday,

Seventy dollars per ton Ia the pre-
vailing price for cotton seed here.
Thus fur some $1,000 has been sub
scrtbed to the Liberty Loan, and that
amount will be increased.
Maurine Garrett, eleven years of age,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Garrett,
has subscribed for two Liberty Loan
Bonds.
Mr.. Robert Bigbee, Webster Parish
hoy. and at one tine assistant in the
Cotton Belt freight Office in Plain Deal
ing. hut now resident Of Texas pass
ed through yesterday evening Ell route
to Hope. Ark, where he was called OH
account Of the illness of a sister.
All of us are pretty busy just now, il
is true, hut We should find time to give
the necessary attention to the saving
Of our pumpkins, cashaws potatoes
turnips and other such crops, a portion
Of which has heretofore usually gone
to waste. 1t should become firmly I'M
pressed in the mind of the public tina,
it is highly essential that all fOodstuff.
that can he saved and that we are not
wasteful Of those things that can be
shipped abroad to feed our own army
and the allies of this nation. Such
warnings should not be read only tt
he forgotten. but should he given the
close attention and practice Of the
whole people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25

crs, and beautifully so. showing the
work of a skilled hand.
The Presbytery was exceptionally
wen attended and all left delighted at
the fine hospitality displayed by the
good people of Minden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McClenaghan OF
Gillian were visitors in Plain Dealing
Sunday.
DIR. l.. $. hewitt has rendered his ser
vices to the Government and may be
called All any time in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Crawford and
children. who reside at some point on
the other side of the river, came in
Saturday to visit relatives and old
friends
The principal and every teacher in
Plain Dealing High School will pur-
chase Liberty Bond. This action
speaks louder than words Of the patri-
otism Of our teachers.
Quite number of cattle and mules
and horses are reported as estrayed
and the reader would do well to notice
i'll the Banner such advertisements. \
number of such appear in this week 5
issue.
Mr.. ID. {. Richardson, of Branden-
burg, KY, is expected here at any time
to 90 into the mercantile business. He
has filled high offices of trust in Ken.
| f11n will hn lnn i1v- anf]
here because Of his standing and favor.
able reports that have followed him.
1t has become the habit for the past
ten years to meet yearly about all ones
home friends at the Bossier Parish
Fair, and that was always great
pleasure-and more than worth its
small cost. This year, In order to dc
so, you will have to go to Bossier City
and quite number from this end OF
the parish will do so.
Mr.. ]. u. Fenet. In q conversation in
which flush times was the topic, told
good one the other day. According
tc his report, some negro woman resid
ing on the Caddo Prairie recently pur
chased fine Studehaker car, and, moi
having time during the day to make d
spin, went out after dark for that pur
poSe-to visit Il neiglhOr and thus have
the opportunity OF showing her new
car 1t being dark, she struck a match
to see If she had plenty of gasoline
She had!
On account Of the date Of the meet
ing in reference to subscriptions to the
Liberty Bonds being fixed for Monday
tour busy day hut few could attend
from this place. The action Of ths
meeting is being warmly approved. A
strong committee to represent eacf
ward was appointed. The committee
for Ward Three is.: Mrs w. f. Bell
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25
Increase In Postote Rate,


Postmaster John III. Allen of Plain
Dealing has submitted for publication
as news item the following para
graph. which gives notice of the adj
vance In postage rates to take effect
next week:
e Beginning Friday morning, Novem-
her I'd. all letters posted for transmits
sion in the United States mails must
have the Postage prepaid ut the rate Of
B cents an ounce or fraction thereof.
All drop letters letters mailed for de
livery ut the Office where posted) must
be prepaid at the rate of ? cents an
ounce or fraction thereof. All postal
cards, or postcards. must be prepaid
ut the rate Of ? cents each. Postal
cards with the 1-cent stamp impressed
on them must have cent more put on.
All 2-cent stamped envelopes will re-
quire 1-cent stamp in addition to the
stamp impressed on the envelope.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25
LOCAL AND Personal.

Tuesday, Oct. 23.-During the past
week your correspondent had the pleas
ure of attending the Red River Pres
bytery at its session in the pretty little
city of Minden. And come to think of
it, it is not such a little city, and is as
neat as pin, has handsome homes and
pretty stores and a Government build
ing as spic and span as one would wish
to see. The streets are clean and are
fast being graveled. The people are a
whole-souled, generous set, and make
you feel at ease the moment YOU enter
their homes.
You see | was in good company to
start witll-Mr and Mrs. $. G. Adger
and their little son and Rev. 6. G.
Woodbridge.
Leaving Shreveport at 3 30 pm. we
passed over some of the famous good
roads Of Bossier, as far as beyond Red
Chute, where we left the graveled high
way to 90 by way of old Fillmore and
the old road. Even while riding at a
good pace, one could not well keep his
thoughts from wandering back. As we
Travelled that portion Of the road lead
ing from Bossier City to Red Chute the
vast change from forty-two years ago.
when the stage coach days We're still
In their glory, and Homer, Minden and
all of North Louisiana hauled cotton to
Shreveport, was noted and remarked
about. All who ever travelled that par
ticular stretch of road will remember
it. Shortly afterward Judge John ID.
Watkins shielded over about seven of
the ten miles, making a roadway that
could lie Travelled at all times. This
was such a great innovation that the
Scientific Imericdn noticed it in an ar
ticle and showed an illustration of it.
And, come to think of it, there Is but
little difference between Judge Wat
kiIis' idea of a read and the best ae-
cepted idea Of to-day. Judge Watkins
covered (sheltered) the road with
planking and they are now covered
with gravel-and there YOU are.
Alter ii short session at night tues
day. every one Went down to Mtnden's
fine opera honse to listen to the address
of Ex-Governor Malc0mb Patterson,
Of Tennessee, on. the subject, National
Prohibition. His talk was very much
the same as the most of YOU have read
In the various papers. He was follow
ell by the National Secretary Of the
Prohibition League, Mr.. Sfearn, who
made home thrusts at the brewing in
terests.
1t was an impressive occasion later
to see the immense audience assembled
when. America" was sung, rejecting
the patriotism OF all. Even the altar
rails were draped In the national col.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25

694 Dawserd Harris, Shreveport -
Route 3.
19S Frank Brown, Taylortown.
1921 Leon Coker, Ivan.
1918 Jasper B., Kirkland, Rocky Mount.
1O1S Dock Boyd, Plain Dealing.
1866 Hansel Allen, Elm Grove.
100 Willie Robertson, Shreveport ~
Route 3.
GIL Lee Dawson, Shreveport-R. 3.
Ni1 Jesse Wilson, Benton
1921 Quincy A. Osborne, Haughton. !.
1875 Jack Burton, Tyalortown.
1861 Johnnie Jones, Plain Dealing.
145 Robert Smith, McDade.
1910 Archie Lee Clark, Rocky Mount.
9S Jim Law, Atkins.
1858 Scott Jackson. Plain Dealing.
1854 Benjamin Slack, Plain Dealing.
sol Rufus Riley. Shreveport-R. 3.
2SG Willie Wilkerson, Elm Grove.
800 Joseph r. Seward, Plain Dealing.
1913 Walter Ford, Commerce, Texas.
A Neal Christmas, Atkins
226 b. Hall, Elm Grove.
TAG Elijah Winfield, HaughtOn =
Route l.
James Marston Garrett, Ninock.
| SIG Archie Webb. Allendale.
H,S Timothy Sanders, Curtis.
PIG Lemon Darby, Taylortown.
SAT Cotton Smith, Allendale.
302 Frank Ball, Curtis.
26 Grover Bailey, McDade.
1923 Qlonzo Mctilotherin, Plain Deal.
ing-ROute g.
662 Gus Collins, Bossier.
415 Ned Estes, Benton.
641 William Brown, Bodcau.
| 1861 Henry Jones Tooke. Koran.
1892 Robert Harris, Benton-Route 3
| 1749 Samuel Steward, clinton.
| 110i Charles White, Plain Dealing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25
Estrayed or Stolen

4 Jersey-cOl0rcsi two-yrar-0ld hcffcr: mark
cd swailowfork and undcrbit in each ear /:
branded Il on right hip. Good size for her
age. Raised on place adjoining mine. Last
seen during April. 4 reward Will be paid
for information leading 70 her recovery.
Ftp 4. {. DODaOs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-25
Ordered to Report for
Physical Examination

CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE. ]
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
shapes Of Heads.

In the New Work Medical Record
DIR. David l. Macht of Baltimore, not
ing various malformations of the head
that are met with by the modern clint
clan, speaks of three that are enumer-
ated in the Talmud which disqualified
one from mlnistering as a priest. These
are named as the "kilon," the 'lafton"
and the ''maqbon." The condition of
kilon is described as that of a person
having peculiarly shaped head, point
ed at the top and broad at the bottom.
The lafton was a head shaped exactly
the opposite of the lSilon. To use the
expression of the Talmud, he had Il
head like ''lefes," that is pumpkin
Cor gourd). The expression 'maqbon'
was derived from the word hammer,
and the Talmud described this ham
nrerhead as one with projecting fore
head and occiput. Every student Of
the Bible is aware of the fact that the
Hebrew priest was required to be
without bodily defect or blemish" in
order to be eligible to service In the
temple, a provision set forth in the
twenty-hrst chapter of Leviticus.