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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
NATIONWIDE PROHIBITION.

There has been introduced in the lower
house OF Congress bill to prohibit the
carrying by the United States mails OF
newspapers containing liquor adver-
tisements, and it seems that there is a
strong probability of the bill becoming
law.
The campaign for nationwide prohi-
bition is also rather strong with the
present Congress. While. such thing
is hardly likely for the Immediate future,
it is nevertheless true that the senti-
ment is growing at such rate that at
least one Of the great political parties
seems inclined to place such plank in
its platform in 1920.
How much of this sentiment is due to
the eloquence of William Jennin g s
Bryan is not computable with exactness,
but he has taken the lead in this nation
wide movement. Mr.. Bryan has been
in advance Of the times in most OF the
great issues that have come before the
American people-during the past twenty
years. He has seen many OF the things
for which he stood at the beginning OF
his career enacted into law by a party
in which he had lost the greater part OF
his influence. The issues he championed
have lived while he has passed forward
in comparative political obscurity.
Perhaps Mr.. Bryan will emerge on
another wave Of popularity, as he has
more than once before. 1t is to be hoped
he will. He has done great service fol
the American people in keeping pro-
gressive ideas before them. That he is
failure in Office is certain. But thai
he is great man there is no doubt. He
has that faculty of looking forward and
that courage Of going in the direction ir
which he looks that is very rare in public
men. Most politicians keep their eyes
on present things.
Mr.. Bryan may do much for nation
wide prohibition. He may be the CHIEF
instrement in its becoming fact, but il
will hardly make him President. He il
more useful as an evangelist than hi
would be as President.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Road Engineer Necessary.

James Leland Stamford, highway
engineer, who made a nation wide in
vestigation of road work for the ma
tional committee on prisons, which is
interested in promoting road building
by convicts. says in regard to the lack
Of efficient supervision of road work
generally:
In forty-four states county road
work Is carried on under the supervi-
sion OF county commissioners; in other
states it is under the control of the
sheriff. These authorities are not train.
ed for their work, and the road work is
costly and inefficient. All counties car
rying on road work should obtain the
services of a county road engineer who
is acceptable to the state road authori-
ties and able to work in cooperation
with them
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
New Florida Auto Road

The Coeoa-Rockledge Indian river
road district has voted in favor of a
bond issue Of 100000 to hard surface
and widen the Dixie highway through
that district. The Improvement will
be completed in time for the tourist
season next winter.
The money will be expended on the
thirty-four miles of road that run
down the Indian river through Cocoa.
Rockledge. Shapes. City Point. Bon,
aventure, Pineda and Eau Gallie.
When completed the Cocoa Rockledge
section Of the Dixie highway will be
one of the best links in the great au,
lomoble road that extends from Mack
mac to Miami-from fee to oranges
In the Indian river section Of Flori
da, of which Cocoa is the center and
main shipping point. there are 3.55e
acres of orange groves-355.O0 900 orange
trees. More oranges and grapefruit
are shipped from Cocoa than from any
other point In Florida
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Remembered on the Front.

A Bossier boy now in Uncle Sans
service has written to extend well wishes
on the part of himself and his compatri-
OTIS. We feel gratified that the Banner
is read (and apparently with interest)
down on the border and find pleasure in
acknowledging this seasonaole note.
May time deal gingerly with you,
boys; may your hard tack and canned
stuff come regularly, and may the
"Greasers" spare each and all of you to
again reach your family firesides.
Here is the company note:
Camp at Court House,
Ell Paso, Texas, Christmas, 1916. +
The members of Company K, Goth
United States Infantry, join me in ex-
tending to the editors of the Bossier
Banner their heartiest greeting for a
bright and merry Christmas and happy
and prosperous New Year.
By direction. CIV. O'DANIEL,
Company Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Succession, Sale.

Succession Of Joseph D. Lee, deceased. No.
2i,60S. In FIRST District Court, Parish Ct Cad
do, State of Louisiana.
DY virtue of an order of sale, to me
ID directed from the honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish OF
Caddo, | will, on Saturday, February 8,
1917, at the front door Of the Court
House, in the town Of Benton, La,
within the legal hours of sale, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property, to-Wit:
Lots 70, so, 81 and 80, town Of Plain
Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
also certain parcels or tracts of land
lying directly north Of said lots. more
particularly described as: Commencing
at the northwest corner Of lot 70; run
thence north 696 feet to the corporate
line of the town of Plain Dealing;
thence east 1867 feet; thence south 696
feet;- thence west 1867 feet to the place
of beginning, all being in the Parish Of
Bossier, Louisiana.
Terms of Salc-For cash; to pay debts.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex- offieio Auctioneer for
Boss;er Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Dec. %, 1916. feb
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
USING THE SPLIT LOG DRAG.

remain. When properly crowned, drain
ed and maintained with the split log
drag or other similar device the earth
road On all but few exceptional soils
or in a few places Immediately around
the farm lots and buildings can be
made to answer the requirements fair
~ we'll A little grading will in general
give the earth road a crown sloping
from the center toward the side bitches
at a rate of about one inch to the foot,
and side bitches of sufficient size to
carry away the storm water can usual
Iy be constructed without difficulty. II
the ground is springy the side bitches
may be made deeper or the ground wa
ter may he carried away by tile drains.
The fundamental requirement of an
earth road is always good drainage.
This involves, first, the removal Of the
water which reaches the surface of the
road from precipitation Or otherwise
and, second, in certain places the re-
moval of any ground water which
reaches the road from underground
seeplge. Surface drainage is accom-
pushed by securing a reasonably firm
crowned roadway and providing ditch
es of sufficient size and with ample
grade and frequent outlets. Subdrain.
age to remove the water from beneath
the rond surface OF to prevent its pas
sage into the roadbed is usually accom-.
plished most effectively by so called
blind drains Or by means of properly
located tile drains.
Roads and drives Immediately around
the farmyards and barns which are
used very frequently are usually OF
sufficient importance to warrant some
surface improvement. Very light OF
extremely sandy soils cut up badly in
dry weather, while certain heavy and
absorbent soils become very sticky and
soft during the rainy season. Where
any considerable amount of hauling is
necessary roads over soils of this char
acter may require to be surfaced.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Sl;eriH'S Sale.

Gay Martin versus R. B. Smith. No. 6152. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana.
DY virture 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, December 80,
1915, the following described property,
to-Wit:
Three gray mules, two black mules,
one red mule, two mouse colored mules
and one Birdseil wagon.
Terms Of Sale Cash, subject to the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum Of Si65, with s per cent per
annum interest thereon from April 49,,
1914, until paid, and 10 per cent addi-
tional on said sum as attorneys fees;
and the further sum of St6O, with s per
cent per annum interest thereon from
April is, 1914, until paid and all cost Of
suit, including 10 per cent on said sum
and interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Dec. IA, 1916.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
ROAD M0RK For PRISONERS.
Enables Many Districts to improve
Highways at Low Expense.

Highways at Low Expense.
Road work affords means of max
ing the family deserter support his
wife and children California by stat
ute provides that deserters and other
misdemeanants shall be worked By
the counties upon the roads and sum
not exceeding $3.50 Il day be paid to
their dependents for the work.
Miss Beatrice Mccall of the wo-
mans protective bureau Of Oakland
has reported to the national commit
tee on prisons that Los Angeles and
Sacramento counties are enforcing this;
provision and employing their prison
ers In road work. The bureau is en-
deavOring to have the statute enforced
in Oakland county.
The movement to work county pris.
oners on public roads is also gaining
ground in Louisiana.
New Orleans passed an ordinance IN
1907 providing for such work. Other
counties have leased their prisoners
under the lease system. abolished as
far as state prisoners are concerned By
the constitution of the state. ". O.
Hart, president of the Louisiana Pris
on Reform association, has Informed
the national committee Oh prisons tina,
the association is introducing a bill
into the next session Of the legislature
to abolish the lease system even foi
county prisoners and extend the New
Orleans system to other counties.
Kalamazoo county. Mich, freed it
self of tramps by establishing road
camps for county prisoners. Salem
county, N. j., found the road camp 6
means of overcoming crowded condi
lions in the JAIL Georgia finds road
work n successful means Of employing
| practically all her county prisoners
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
New Registration.

NOTICE is hereby given that tho reg
IN istration books Of Bossier Parish
will be open at Bossier City on January
6, 1917, for the purpose of making full
and new registration of the voters Of
that place, in accordance with the acts
Of the General Assembly for the year
1915, and preparatory to the local cleo
ton to be held in the near future. All
who wish to participate in this election
should come forward and register.
Given under my official signature on
this, the "a day Of January, 1917.
JAS. M. HENDERSON, Clerk Bossier
District Court and ex-officio Register,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Stray Sale,

ESTRAYED by A. J. Logan before
II j. D. Rogers, Justice Of the Peace,
Ward Four, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
on the 18th day of December, 1916, and
will be sold at A. j. Logan's residence,
within the legal hours OF sale, on Satur-
day, the 9th day of January, 1917, two
HEIFER WARNINGS, each about three
years old, one white, red spotted on
neck and shoulders, marked crop and
split and underbit and overbit in each
ear; the other is a red, marked crop and
split in right ear, split and underbit IN
left ear.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay charges,
or the above animals will be sold as
above set forth, and according to law.
52-5 LUTHER E. COLE, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
For Sole.

One Of the best improved homes in
Plain Dealing for sale. Price, $1,000.
If you want a good home in one of the
best towns in North Louisiana better act
quick. Also, some improved farms, one
of 14O acres, can be bought, at SIT per
acre, cash. Also, some bargins in lots
right in town, for business or residence.
Blocks 8, Is, II, Is, 20, SO, 81 and lot 8
OF block "a, lot 3 Of block 80, lot IA of
block "a, lot Of block SO, lot 1 of BLOCK
"A, lot Of block "A. Also, 40 acres in
block IL, 40 acres in block is, acres in
lot 4, 80 acres in block so and 20 acres
in block 49.
If you have any desire to own home
in this great city now is yonr opportun-
ity. J. 4. MA-.sY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
stray Sale.

ESTRAYED by G. v. Windsor, be-
IL fore ]. D. Rogers, Justice OF Peace,
Ward Four, Parish Of Bossier, Louis
lana, on January 2, 1917, light red
heller, about two years old, marked split
and over bit in right ear and split in the
left ear, and will be sold 1.-THE residence
OF G. v. Windsor, within the legalhours
OF sale, on Saturday, February 3, 1917.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay damages,
or the same will be sold according to law.
LUTHER E. Collie, Constable.
January 4, 1917. feb.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

A good article on the care of gravel
roads is published elsewhere in the
Banner. 1t is from the Lake Charles
American Press and the writer seems to
know what he is talking about. AS we
are all interested in gravel roads we
would all do we'll to read the article. It's
chief idea is that everybody is to be fined
from S. to 500 for all things done on or
to the road that are not in accordance
with the good roads idea.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED, by C. I. Crouch, before
~ NJ. Smith, Justice of the Peace,
Ward Five, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
this, 4th day Of december, 1916, and will
be sold at r. E. Young's residence
within the legal hours of sale on Satur-
day, January 6, 1917, one red brindle
HE'FER with GRUMPY horns, marked
with swallow fork in each ear, and has
white spot in face. The animal came to
c. I. Crouch's place during October,
1914. Appraised at SIS.
The owner is required to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the said animal will be sold as above
advertised, and according to law.
N. L. MCKINNEY, Constable.
December 7, 1915. ian
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

President Wilson received the largest
vote ever cast for any candidate for the
highest Office in the land. He received
9,ti6, 2a6 votes. His plurality over Mr..
Hughes was SIS, S22. He received nearly
100000 more votes in 1916 than in
1912. Yet a handful of votes thrown to
Hughes in California would have given
him the presidency.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
y y y y i y y i y y y y Y Y
POOR ROADS AND FARMS.

= No sane persou will DISPUTE the
y economic railc of good roads.
y Look about your native town :
= and you will find that those :
= farms or houses located on
y well kept public highway pos
i sess higher valuation than
j. places less favorabiy situated.
i When these are for sale they :
y command better price. and
y purchaser Is not difficult to find.
y There are many farms so locat-
\ ed that because of poor roads z:
y and the difficulties of transpor-
i tation they cannot market their
+ crops to advantage. The amount
y of their sales is less than the
y cost of marketing farm produce.
y This is one reason why so much :
+ Of our New England farm land :
i is allowed TO run to waste. and
= it accounts III Il large measure :
i for so many abandoned farms, :
= They do not pay. and poor roads
y figure largely III the case.-Mar-
y garet Woodward in Countryside
s. Magazine.
y
+ y = r. y j. y y y i y y y y y y y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Protecting Gravel Roads.

From the Lake Charles AmeTican-Press.
Second in importance only to the con-
struction Of permanent highways is the
task of perpetuating them. Reckless
ness in their use means heavily increased
cost in maintaining them, and in case Of
neglect, their destruction altogether.
Most Of Calcasieu's improved roads
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

Col. Roosevelt played Santa Claus to
a Long Island school and told the chill
dren story of how he killed an elephant
one Christmas day in Africa. The Colo
mel also killed bull moose in America,
and certain elephant has a score to
settle with him in matter of former
differences. The Colonel may think he
can tame the great American elephant,
but an elephant "neyer forgits nuthin'."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

France has prohibited the importation
of alcohol and is also stopping the man.
ufacture and use of strong liquors within
her borders. She finds that she cannot
work and fight with success and have
her drink also. 1t is the same with an
individual. No prize fighter can train
without cutting out liquor and no work.
man can do his best work if he takes his
occasional nips.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

The greatest disaster that can pos
sibly befall the South would be for the
farmers to abandon the idea of diversifi-
cation and return to the practice of
growing all cotton next year.-Mans-
field Enterprise.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

Should Be Located With Ref
erence to Efficiency Of Plant.
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ROADS
Private Farm Roads Are Called Upon
to Bear Less Traffic; Hence Ordinary
Methods of Construction and Main
tenance Are Modified and the Use of
Materials Adapted to Meet Special
Requirements.

Prepared by Office Of good roads, Depart
ment Of agricultural
The private roads on the farm differ
in general from the public roads only
in the amount and kind of traffic
which they carry. The fundamental
principles involved in their construc-
ton and maintenance are the same.
But as the farm road is called on to
bear far less traffic the ordinary meth
DDS of construction and maintenance
arc so modified and the use of ma
teria,s SO adapted as to meet the spe-
cial requirements and reduce the cost
To build the farm roads in the same
manner as public thoroughfares, which
carry much greater traffic, In general
would be useless waste of money.
The first consideration Is the location
of the roads and paths about the farm.
The roads and paths are part Of the
permanent farm plant. Consequently
they should be so located as to best
serve the purpose for which they are
intended, should fit in with the general
scheme of the farm and at the same
time should avoid as much as possible
places which would require difficult
and expensive construction or main
tenance. The main consideration, how
ever, must be to secure the highest
degree of efficiency from the plant.
The earth road is the most common
type of farm road and will probably so
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

And there the shepherds abiding the fed
watch flock And
hm and the glory the Lord shne round about them and they
afraid And the angel them, behold
bring you good idngs great JOY, people,
you this day. Saviour,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04

Succession Of Joseph D. Lee, deceased. No
2i,60S In FIRST District Court, Parish ef Cad
do, State of Louisiana.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29
Dodge Bros. Sedan
First Pleasure Car
To Enter France

lN special permission of the French
government. the FIRST pleasure ear 90
enter France since the beginning ut
the war viii be a Dodge Hrothcrs con
vcrthlc sedan. The car Wds purChd~-
ed uy Comtesse Regina de Regis de
Olivera and viii be used in France iu
motiout picture work when the art
ruins of The war, including the cath-
edral4 at Rheims. Scissors, and Iprcs.
Will no photographed under the di-
roction of Rodin. the greatest living
sculptor
Tho pictures Will be snown later IN
this country for the benefit OF uhe
Committee for American Ala for the
Restoration of French Monuments II
Art. ~ which Mrs. Cecilia Sartoris,
grunddaurhtcr OF General Grant. Is
the American representative. The
committee itself has "a list of notable
members. including Theodore Roose-
welt. Jules Jusseraud, Robert Bacon,
Myrou r. Hcrrick, Cardinal Gibbons.
etc.
In tho collection of the FUND for the
restoration Of Frances works OF art.
this American-madc motor car, now
" its way 10 France, win play an I'M.
portant part.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29

negroes had come into East St. Louis
In the last six weeks and he said he
would ask railroads 20 discontinue
hauling negroes here from the south.
Hundreds Of negroes were driven
across the Mississippi river into 81.
Louis following a meeting 90 the city
council which was visited by mem
berg OF the central trade and labor
union 90 ask that Importation of ne
gro laborers cease aud on receiving
word that two white men had been
held up by the negroes.
Shots were fired az frequent inter-
walls but only one negro was reported
wounded In this
william Taylor He'd to st Louis and
was found there nuuconscious with q
bullet wound in his heId and three
ribs fractured
a review OF the results Of the riot
showed that two ncgroe were shot
and nine were beaten So seyerly hat
they were taken To- hospitals. The
property damage Is heavy
In answer to an appeal OF the city
authorities who rear The riotlng VIII
break out again tonight six moro
troops Of national gunrdsmcn were
ordered here today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29
Juice of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

AZ tht cost ul - small fas OF bfdinh v
cold cream uno can prepare a full
quarter pint ct the most wonderful
lemon skin soft"ncr aud oomplcvioH
hclutif.or. hy squeezing the juice of
two fresh lemons nto "a bottle con
tanning three ounces of orchard white.
Care should DE taken TO -trtui the
Juice through q fine cloth 50 no lemon
pulp gets ia then this lotion VIII
Keep fresh for months Every woman
knows that lemon Juice b. used a.
bleach and remove such blcmishcs as
sall"Wness, irccklos ana tan and H.
tho ideal skin sof.cuer. smoothencr
.9Ud IatutlflcT.
Just tA a. Got three uuccs of
orchard white at auy pharmacy and
two lemons from ia, grocer and mako
.up 20 quarter pint az this swoctiy fra
rfuu, lennon lotion and massage 10
daily into the face. neck. arms and
hands 10 naturally should help tn
soften. ftoshcu. bleach and bring out
the roses and beauty of any skin n
o. wonderful tu smoother rough red
hands.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29

and do not take into account trans
%portation trains required to forward
supplies from terminal points 10 field
bases. In other words, the number of
animals specified above refer only to
those actually needed with the troops.
Tho war strength Of IA regiment Of
infantry IL approximately 1,50o meni
OF q regiment of cavalry. approxi-
mately 1900 men: Of "A regiment 90
artillery. consisting Of six batteries %
four guns each. approximately LAG
men.
To equip 500 regiments Of infantry
will require 34.500 riding horses. Be-
600 draft mules. 1880 pack mules
and 5000 rldinS mules. one hundred
ard ~ enty-nve regiments OF artillery
will require i37.025 horses, 10000
draft mules and 500 riding mules. The
equipment Of 100 regiments of cav