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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-11-27
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FOR STATE SENATOR.

Senator W. ]. JOHNSTON. Of Hossicr Par
ish tPlain DealingD has authorized the Ban.
ner to announce him a candidate to sue
coed himself as State Senator from this.
the Twcnty-third Senatorial District, COM
posed of Bossier and Webster Parishes, sub
jcct to nomination ut the democratic pri-
mary elee tion to be held January 20, 1920.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-11-27
Phillips Hill.

Monday. Nov. 24.-Bodcau rises 10
or II inches. then falls-tllen rises
again.
About all of our farmers have fin
islled making syrup. Some report Il
good yield: others complain Of the
juice running short.
Mrs. Effie Gleason and son. Of Bel
cher. were pleasant visitors at the
home Of Aunt Margaret Lowe Sunday.
Miss Nora Gleason returned home with
them.
Mrs. johnson had as guests Sunday
her two daghters and their husbands.
No wonder she didn't have time to ut
tend to the switchbOard-but the cor
respondent will excuse her.
Brother Materne. of Plain Dealing
preached at the school house to Il good
crowd Sunday night. In future lie
will preach ut the school house elclI
Saturday night before fourth Sunday,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

taxpayers themselves are to blame.
More than that, They are the losers.
We make this assertion, that the
unfair methods of taxation in use
drive out industry, breed extraya-
gance and hold back the settlement
of our cut over lands. In many dis
tricts in Northern Wisconsin, the
new settler is paying the taxes of
the prosperous and we'll developed
farm. We are preparing a few ex-
amples OF this for use later
Yours respectfully,
Pearce Tomkins,
Assessor of Incomes.
District 80.
-THINK IN INTEREsT-sAVE--
FOR SALE-19I8 REQ four, run
about 1000, completely overbauled
equipped with new tires, etc. A
dandy buy for anyone wanting a
first class car. Inquire at Times
office.
For Sale Eight lots between 18th
and 8th avenue on 5th and 9th street
John Martinson. 3-27-2mo
Real Bargain--1 ton
used Ford truck $@25.
Buick Garage, S11 W..
3rd 81. Ashland, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
Lizards and SUGAR.

The chief menace to sugar cane In
the West Indies is the froghopper
(Thomaspis saccharina), an insect
that sucks the sap from the roots and
leaves of the sugar cane and that owes
it's name to it's ability to take pro-
digious leaps. In recent years the in
sects have multiplied enormously, es-
pecially in Trinidad where their nat
ural enemies, frogs. toads and lizards,
have been nearly exterminated by the
mongoose, originally brought from In
dia to kill the rats and snakes. Wher-
ever the mongooses were plentiful
the lizards disappeared and the
froghoppers f1ourished. Five years
ago leading planter, after exter-
minating as many mOngooses as pos
sible, placed thousands of ground liz
ards in his cane fields, with the Result
that the froghoppers have almost dis
appeared, and the sugar yield is great
ly increased and improved. Other
large sugar cane growers have since
started a lizard farm, where the liz
ards are brought in hundreds and en-
Outraged to thrive and multiply for
the sole object of combating the frog
hopper pest. Thousands Of bats, too,
are kept for the same work.-Youth's
Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
A Fine Display

Amos M Hansen's Victory
Loan window takes the cake.
Have you seen it? If not it will
be worth your while to make a
trip down town to see this dis
play. The painting of F.. w.
Baker. local painter, is fashion
ed after the Liberty Loan Poster
"And They Thought We
Couldn't Fight and is free
hand painting SO near like the
original that they could net be
told apart If placed side by side.
American flags furnish the
background for tie display and
while other signs placed in the
foreground urge you to do your
share in the coming Victory
loan. 0tta
The materials for the display
were furnished oy Amos M.
Hansen while bhe painting was
donated by F. w. Baker. 1t is
valuable contribution to the
coming campaign that is much
appreciated by Liberty Loan
workers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

profits whatsoever accrung personally until all
returned to their homes from the war; from the
production Of this scenario will be gvenby 90 the Red
Cross and possibly other war organizations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

April 10th, 1919.
10 the Electors of the Town of
Washburn:
lhe statement of your local assess
or IN last week 8 issue of the Times.
coupled with yodr action in not
adopting the resolution submitted by
this Office at your annual meeting,
calling for an assessment in compli-
ance with the laws of the state of
wisconsin, prompts this communica-
ton. E9
First Of all Mr.. Strecker was not
warranted in becomming peeved at
our statements. He should at all
times bear in mind that the exception
proves the rule. unless the cap
fits it should not be worn We agree
with him further that no matter how
competent and efficient an assessor
may be hewill always make mistakes.
Furthermore, that mistakes of judg-
ment should be to high degree ex-
cused. Necessarily, our letter COW
cred broad field, = could not deal
with the case of each individual as
SCISSOR nor his district. Still we be-
1ieve Mr.. Strecker will agree that
the disease warrants a careful dag
nosis and application of severe
remedy. That most assessors are
held back by fear of their consti-
tuents.
We regret very much that he felt
called upon to attack the writer. We
have found considerable inclination
in this direction from several districts.
A seeming desire to get out from
under" by casting reflections on our
motives.
We are here to serve, with the
sole end in view of securing for the
tax payers of Ashland, Bay field and
Iron Counties more equitable and
fair distribution of the burdens of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
LonofeIIow Justly Popular.

Longfellow is justly popular as the
poet who, above all other poets of this
country, has expressed with a varied
and finished art the simple, natural,
elemental affections and sentiments.
His literary productions are confined
almost entirely to those in poetic form.
Hyperion, q rather fiorid romance, and
Kavanagh, romance of somewhat bet
ter quality, are the two exceptions. His
well-known psalm of Life" "The
Song of Hiawatha," "Evangeline," and
many other poems have made his
name familiar household word, and
every schoolboy is familiar with The
Village Blacksmith" "The Wreck OF
the Hesperus, and the Building of
the Ship" which are the melodious
phrasing of thoughts and feelings dear
to the children even of a larger growth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
ANSWERS STRECKER

government. If your assessors or
any taxpayer in our district is in need
OF our services he has but to COM
mand.
Last year the work was new. The
sales were not all copied when we
took charge of the office. The 1917
Bayfield, county sales were received
too late for any practical use. We
are therefore called upon to admit
Mr.. Strecker's charge that he did
not receive this information.
He further states that he received
no assistance from US. Neither did
he ask for any and no notice was
given of your board of review meet
ings. There are fifty two assessors
in our district, great many with
special and difficult problems to solve,
the work in many districts is COM
pleted before July 1st. That gives
us just SO working days. You can
see from this that day with each
assessor would leave no time for
other duties. We did not fail to
reach any district in 1918 which sig
nifed desire for our aid.
We have admitted our failure t.
furnish the sales of 1918, but we are
going to illustrate just how far your
assessor followed the sales furnished
him by our predecessor. We cannot
burden you with more than one year.
so we will take the last. These are
the sales which Mr.. Strecker alludes
to as having been of great assistance
to him. If you can determine where
he paid one particle of attention to
them we will appreciate your turning
on the light. We have examined
former years, they are worse. But
in this Mr.. Strecker is not dishonest,
he is doing what his constituents de-
mand. following the general custom.
1t should be abandoned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
MANY Saw War Tank

A lare mum Der Of people from
this city went to Ashland yes.
terday afternoon for the purpose
of seeing the Whippet War
Tank, used for promoting the
Victory Liberty Loan. The
tank exhibited was of the cate
piler type, small size. and had
seen service on. the brttlefields
Of France. Il was manned by
two overseas men, and was
equipped with machine guns.
The tank was somewhat small
er than what people expected TO
to see, but is what is known as
the baby tank carrying an
operator and a machine gunner
and is used for charging ma
chine gun nests.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

We have used both the 1g17 and
and 19l8 assessments for the reason
that it shows an increase in the ag-
gregate assessment of 191S over
19l7. While on The other hand it
proves two things:
1. That the assessment of i'm
proved lands is at much lower per-
centage of true value than wild lands.
2. That the assessor has not fol-
lowed the sales in his district. 8
No great amount of dependency
can be placed upon a small amount Of
sales, SO that these. figures cannot be
used in ascertaining what the as
sessed to true value of all real estate
in the town. of Washburn is for coun-
ty equalization purposes. The per-
centage used by this Office i'm 1918
was 9l.6S per cent, which shows
good assessment in the aggregate.
The tables submitted reveal the
many inequalities in the matter of
individual assessments.
All these comparisons tend to
prove our prior assertion that in near
ly every district our assessors are not
following the law. Whether these
conditions exist through wiltul dis
disregard, incompetency, careless
ness or righteousness must be left to
the individual case. Certainly the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

Can it be said that there was
studied attempt to follow thess sales?
1t illustrates an increasing discrim-
ination between the wild and inn
proved lands, = in favor of the resi-
dent non-taxpayer, as attorney John
Walsh of Washington SO aptly re-
marked.
Before we submit the next sched-
ule of sales it must be stated for the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
Lauuhter Adds to Attractiveness.

Not only does laughter keep the
blood flowing rapidly but it also keeps
the spirit light, buoyant and carefree
This means that you are happy and
gay, and all this reflects itself in your
eyes and face. Good cheer makes
your eyes sparkle and your face ra-
diant, and altogether you are not only
a healthier, happier individual, but
also a more beautiful person as re-
suit of your cheerful nature, and well
able to bring radiance and cheerful
ness into the lives of others as we'll as
into your own.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

For Sale Eight lots between 18th
and 8th avenue on 5th and 9th street
John Martinson. 3-27-2mO
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
Concentrate. and Win.

IL you would reach the goal you
have started out to attain, stop squan-
dering your forces, and then, instead
Of wondering why you have failed, you
will be surprised to find yourself on
the road to success. For you will
have accomplished more than you had
ever dreamed was possible in the old
days when you SO dissipated your en-
ergy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

benefit of your assessor that it is the
sales list he complained of not re-
ceiving. y 1% ~
1t is a much stronger illustration
of an utter disregard of the market
value of real estate, which should be
the true basis of valuation for assess
ment. A more pronounced discrim-
ination in favor Of the improved
property. M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

The Biggest Dollar.

There are those who gauge the
worth of a dollar by the things it will
get to add to their own selfish hap
piness. Poor way, though. You and
I never will know the true value of
dollar until we spend it for some
body else.-Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17

l9S percentage assessed to true value 29 per
if 1917 assessment is used SO SO per cent
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
Swedish Luth. Church
4. Road. Pastor.

a. Road, PASTOR.
Washington Ave. & 18th ST.
Services as follows until furtbei
notice:
Ashland, Apr. 10, 1880 a. m.
bayfield,, Apr. 1s 7:45 pm.
Washburn, Apr. 90. 1880 a. m.
Ashland, Apr. 90, 7:45 p. m. s
Bayfield,, Apr. 27. 1880 a. m.
Washburn, Apr. 97. 7:45 p. m. +.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-17
Daily Thought.

A man is the whole encyclopedia Of
factS.-Emerson
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
SILKS-Merch0lts
Buy Ahead OF Schedule

Merchants who usually defer their
purchases of spring merchandise until
February are beginning to show in
terest in silk goods. They have heard
of the difficulty encountered by other
buyers in obtaining goods here and
are starting their purchases three
months earlier than usual to insure a
supply. They may be disappointed
however, IS most manufacturers were
unable to offer goods. Buyers are
turning to jobbers in their efforts to
procure stocks.
More manufacturers Joined the ranks
Of those who are sending cut travel
ling statesmen to inform customers Of
the present market condition, which
will hold spring sales to low level
and urging them to place orders wher-
ever they can obtain goods.
The raw silk market was active yes
terday. Dealers reported evidences of
increased demand. Manufacturers who
apparently are convinced that prices
again will advance became energetic
buyers for delivery from Novemb Der
through to May. Lack Of sufficient
thrown silk available for mm ediate
use led them to choose the coarse
grades of Japanese raw silk which
can be woven without being thrown.
The market at Yokohama, according
to cables from Japan, maintained its
activity Of the last two weeks with
American importers constituting the
majority of buyers.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
Rabbit Skins Bring
High Price at Sale
Furs Valued at Nearly S5,OOO,.
600 Auctioned in
Four DAYS

Rabbit skins and silver fox pelts, al
most the lowest and highest cas furs,
showed remarkable advances in prices
compared with April at yesterdays auc-
ton conducted by the New York Fur
Auction Sales Corporation. Official
averages computed after the sale
placed the best furriers' rabbits at 50
per cent above April prices. hatters'
rabbits at 40 per cent and silver fox at
Is per cent. The best rabbit skins
brought S250 pound. while the high
price for silver foxes was $3.50 a skin
Furriers attributed the high price o.
rabbit skins TO the growing use of such
pelts for imitation seal
Ermine appeared 10 be in good de-
mand, and some record bids were made
for choice lots The best Russian
ermine brought $3.75. Beaver sold on
an average of 25 per cent above April
prices, and Northern otter rs per cent
Southern otter advanced 30 per cent.
The corporation held banquet at
the Hotel Pennsylvania last night, at
which mos. OF the 500 buyers attending
the sale were present. TIE sale will
continue throu ghout the week. Yes
terday's figures totalled more than
$1,000 900, bringing the grand total for
the four days close to the $1,000 900
mark
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
First Movie in New York
Produced 25 Years Ago
Friars Give 'Birthday" Party for
Miss Jerry" and Alexander
Black. Who Wrote 1t

Alexander Black was the guest of
motion picture producers, managers
and players last night at the Frars
Monastery in celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the first produc-
ton Of q motion picture show in this
city. The show was Miss Jerry" and
MIR Black was the author 1t was pro-
duced October 9, 1894, at the Carbon
Studio, 5 West Sixteenth Street.
The Panther Mine, A Young Cub
Woman, The Rose of the Rockies and
The Long Creek Mine Co are some Of
the title phrases from the programme
Of "Mss Jerry" wh ch have some
what familiar ring after quarter of
a century cf swift development in the
motion nicture industry.
Among those who saw Miss Jerry"
were Seth Low, then president of Co.
lumbia University; William Dean
Howels Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Stedman,
Henry Maynard, James A Sperry. H.
F. Gum son, Stanford White and H. Z.
Krehbiel.
Among those who were at the mon
astery last night were Adolph Zukor,
Jesse Lasky. vii lam A. Brady, Alice
Brady. Dorothy Dalton, June Caprice,
Cathryn Calvert and Doris Kenyon.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
JEWELRY-Foreign Buyers
Find Supply Of Clocks Short

Buyers from many countries have
been trying to buy clocks in this mar
ket in the last few days Most Of
them have been able to place only
moderate orders, as the leading Amer
ican producing concerns are so over
whelmed with domestic orders that
they hesitate &c go extensively into
the export business. A large Canadian
buyer yesterday tried TO secure a
arge number of clocks direct from the
manufacturers stockrooms. Not being
able to purchase q sufficient numbe =
rom the producers, he was forced to
visit the retailers to complete his or
der at greatly increased prices. This
added cost, together with the high
transportation charges and the duties
this buyer said, will force his company
to charge at least 60 per cent more for
the clocks in Canada than they would
sell for in New York.
Although manufacturers have done
their utmost to increase working
in enlarging their output materially
and most of them are doubtful about
filing orders now on nanu before l4e 1t
May.
Despite the evident diflculty they
are having in making adequate deliv-
cries, the report that German clocks
are finding their way into this country
is causing manufacturers some con-
cern. These clocks, none Of which have
the "Made in Germany" mark on them,
according to report, are set in Ameri-
can cases with American pendulums at
tached and are berg sold as Ameri-
can-made clocks Competition of this
sort is not relished.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
'obbers Supplying Tailoring
Trade Advance Woollcns

=, "0'ices Of increases Of fror, As 70
- per cent IN the price Of wooilens ard
s'fs'sds for fail and winter use have
sssh 'asued By three Of the nost prom
.'sn' j'boeTs selling the tailoring
-Sae' II wez reported yesterday. Taexe
s0'eerns are believed sc dc business
.saaonnting % 10000 900 year among
snal IL merchant tailors all over the
ssA'seo - States. The Increase amounts
80. 10 -. GA some cloths. Some time
'hsse concerns were reported to
ss s@ss eliminated their aaual per cent
ss1ht, retaining only a 3 per cent
s,se'ant !, on orders amounting 10 more
onah sailors buying from these
SS.asSs say they will be hard pressed
aase of the new price reyision. In
s, s,me eases Johbera have shaded their
rs slightly this week 10 stimulate
sI.s'ng, ~ which Is in a slump becaass of
s1s ~icsspread Tailors' atrike
New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
State Outlines Its
Case Against Firms
In Anarchy Trial
Rorke Reads Extracts of Ar.
ticles i'll ::'Class Struggle
TO Jury and Explains
His Ai1os in Prosecution

Assistant District Attorney Rorke,
representing the prosecution in the
case of Gust Alonen and Carl Piavio.
Finns charged with criminal anarchy,
yesterday delivered his opening ad-
dress. The courtroom was crowded
when Mr.. Rorke outlined the states
case against the Firms. first offenders
TO be tried under the criminal anarchy
statutes passed following President
Mchlnley's assassination
ihe people, Mr.. Rorke told the jury
did not advance the theory that the
overthrow of government by lawful
means, such as the ballot, was criminal
but contended that overturning by
force and violence, such as the de-
fendants are alleged to have advocated.
was a clear-cut violation of the law.
Mr.. Rorke read to the jury excerpts
from No. 2, Volume No l. of LUCK
katalstelu," Finnish for "Class Strug-
gle the magazine which Alonen and
Plavlo are charged with having edited.
giving particular attention to an
article, activity of the Rioting
Masses" which contains the material
on which the indictments were based.
The Assistant District Attorney de-
clared that he would show that follow
ing the publication of the articles
Alonen and Piavio, members of 8
group of local l. ". W. extremists.
were summoned before the New York
branch OF that body. which protested
against the extreme views expressed bv
them.
The people, the prosecutor said
would show that the defendants caused
Glass Struggle to be published and
distributed and that employees of q
Finnish printing house in BROOKLYN
where the magazine was published
would testify that they saw Pavio and
Alonen correct proofs of the articles
on which they were later indicted.
The prosecution will offer letters
Alonen is said to have sent to Piavio
who went to Detroit, where he was
arrested a few days after his indict-
ment, warning his associate to get
everything out of the way" and ad-
vising him of the activities of the
Police Department.
One witness was summoned before
court closed. He was Archibald f.
Stephenson, of counsel for the Lusk
Legislative Committee, who testifie ed
in behalf Of the people on his discovery
Of copies of Glass Struggle" offered
for sale at Industrial Workers of the
World headquarters in 27 East Fourth
Street.
The trial will be resumed to-day
with Justice Weeks presiding.