The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-25
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the request of the local authorities
Police also broke up mass meetings i'll
other districts during the day

| the request of the local authorities
Police also broke up mass meetings in
other districts during the day.
Paris dispatches of last Friday
record decided improvement in the
| exchange rate as q consequent of the
latest report of the Bank Of France
The United States Mine Workers Of
| America. in conventional at Cleveland.
| Ohio. last Saturday. gave birth to their
| plan for the naturalization Of the
| nations coal mines. which include the
| purchase by the Federal Government
Of all the privately owned mines at
their actual value.
| \ Shreveport story of last Friday
| forecaStcd the purchase ly il large
Eastern concern of the large part of the
| oil interests Of the North Louisiana
| fields and it was said that 10000, 900
would change hands In the deal. The
| immediate purchaser is the Petroleum
Properties Company Of New York.
| On account of the acute shortage Of
| water in AShville. n. c.. caused by the
long continued drouth. the laundries
| and soda fountains were ordered closed
last Friday. Other nonessential indus
| tries are also to be closed, and it
| waS announced that unless rains fall
soon even more drastic regulations will
| have to lie reSorted to.
| The Department Of Agriculture at
Washington has recommended reduc-
ton Of II per cent in the acreage to be
sown to winter wheat. as hased on last
years acreage. The recommendation
was based on the reports of agricul-
tural specialists sent abroad to meas
ure the probable demand for American
wheat for the next year. IN
Attorney General Palmer. says an Al
bany, \. ", dispatch of last week, has
declared that evidence that will justify
the indictment of the meat packers
known as the Big Five" has been
| given to the grand jury in the Federal
Court and it will he sufficient to amaze
the American people and create il pub.
lie sentiment that will insure their con-
viction. The Attorney General did not
hesitate to say that the wrath Of the
American people would be excited by
the evidence.
London dispatches Of recent date
forecast very keen competition between
British and American interests for the
trade of Germany and other former
enemy countries. The abundance OF
raw materials possessed by America
and the fact that production is not sc
much lampered as inG England by
strikes is given as reasons why Ameri
ca can Stand the better chance for the
trade. but the British claim that lacE
of experience UT theparr of tilefr Amer
lean competitors will fully balance
these advantages and give them ar
even chance for business.
\ nationwide strike Of Baptist
clergymen, unless they are granted
higher salaries, was advocated in d
statement issued last Friday in New
York by Charles A. McAlpine. a mem
Der of the national commission Of
Northern Baptist laymen. He said
If were still paster and my s;lar!
was not more than $500 per annum
which is the amount received by the
average clergyman in our denomination
Id organize Il union of minister's" HI
predicted that there would be short
age Of ministers soon, unless they ar,
in future better paid than milkmen
window cleaners and day laborers.'