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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Plain Dealing Department

the father Of the bride, Mr.. Harry San
born. resides in Montana.
Mr.. NJ. Price spent Sunday after
noon and evening In Shreveport with
friends
Mr.. John DOles, who has been Wis
ltlng relatives in Texas, returned Rome
Monday.
Born last Thursday afternoon to
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Il. Kidd, son. He is
NJ. B.. jr.
The East st. Louis Cotton Oil Com
p;lny gin was shut down for the season
tuesday night, having ginned $50 bales
Of cotton.
Mrs. J. ID. Herndon returned home
Monday morning from Texarkana.
Ark, where she had been visiting Mrs.
Vance Trigg.
-NleSSrS Ransom Curtis and Will
liam Swindle, of Shreveport. came in
last Saturday evening and spent Sun
day with friends.
Mrs. Webb Martin has made a
couple OF trips to Shreveport during
last and this week with her little
daughter, Jean. who was recently o,,-
Grated upon for adeilOidS.
MIR. I.yles Wyche. lately with Mr..
A. NJ. Stroud, a Dixie merchant, on the
LIST became member Of the firm Of
Wyche Brothers. making three broth
ers now in that business. Like the
other two members and brothers of the
firm. he has already made good as d,
man Of business. Plain Dealing is a
young mans town and every additional
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Fixed Prices for December.

These are the days and years Of adj
vancing prices throughout the world.
Plain Dealing is no exception. Every
time the present writer has asked the
prices of gents furnishing goods"
during the past five years the same
have been more. But this is sore
subject. Let it 20.
As ray of hope in an otherwise
darkened prOspect-,nd as Il Christ
mas Offering to line Of good friends
and customers who have seemed
throughout many years to appreciate a
square deal-the keeth Estate store
Of Plain Dealing is putting on for the
month of December and during the
holidays a sale which Is expected to
reduce their very large stock Of goods;
AS now constituted. These are fine
goods that have been bought for this
fall and winter trade. goods that are
still arriving every day. in fact. The
feature of the sale is that the prices
shall not change during the month Of
December. The. goods are, marked in
plain figures and hung convenient for
the customer to inspect them. You
read the figures to-day and come hack
any time during this month and find
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. \. W. Stewart was visitor
i shreveport Tuesday
ur Joe Jolley. of Gillian. was Wis
,sus his friends here Sunday.
Miss Nina Mae Mc'iaughey spent
!. Thursday in Benton as ii guest Of
Mrs ". l. Gayle.
The young people are planning Il
- dance for Christmas week and also
~ ., a expected to have something Of
hob last night.
Mrs Lee \. Bush, who was called
uasston last week on account of the
~ l',a n of her father. returned home
l,'n 'a,x and reported him us greatly
improved in health.
- The little baby of Mr.. Sam Muck
.. abont three weeks old. died last
o .'..rd.y and was buried Sunday
s .ar,u,r in old Salem cemetery. The
a.s,ler's death was reported in the
banner some weeks ago.
Married Sunday afternoon by JUS
J.. AZ Peace NJ. Smith. at his home,
W W, alden Bridge. Mr.. Archie Jockey
n Miss Mabel Sanborn. both of
packy Mount. The groom is a son of
W. I'd Jockey. Of Rocky Mount, and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Phillips. Friend.

Mr.. J. H. Phillips and Miss Helen
Friend were married last evening at
eight o'clock ut the Christian Church
i'll Shreveport. Rev. Claude l.. Jones
performing the marriage ceremony.
The young people will make their
home in Shreveport. where MIR. Phillips
is connected with the Texas Lumber
Company. The groom is former st
Louis man.
Miss Friend was born in Shreveport
became an orphan. and has, been a
ward of Mrs. Mollie :. keetll, of Plain
Dealing. ever since she was twelve
years Of age.
A great number Of friends in Plain
Dealing are Offering congratulations
and hest wishes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
The City Council Meets.

The City Council held Il meeting at
the Plain Dealing Bang building Tues
day night all the members being pres
ent. and Mayor Stroud presiding.
More street lights We're ordered Ito
he furnished by the electric lighting
company for those parts Of the resi-
dence districts in need Of them.
In response to a petition. All election
was called for the first Tuesday in Jan
uary to determine the question of with
holding license to conduct billiard halls
within the corporate limits of Plain
Dealing.
The tax rolls for the fiscal year were
ordered prepared. and Mr.. ]. L. Muck
oils was employed to do the work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04

Estrayed
v,.m plain Dealing. Il brown MARE.
,...ded K on left jaw. Notify {. +.
s,,ipture. Plain Dealing. LII. I4S-tfl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Cotton Receipts Not Bad.

Monday, Tuesday and yesterday were
good days in cotton receipts. though by
no means the best of the season. While
a good deal Of cotton is yet to he gin
ned most of the crop has been gath
cred. The Farmers gin will close down
for the season on the 10th. the other
two gins having already done 80.
Up to yesterday morning at $40
o'clock the Farmers gin had turned
out during this season STD bales Of cot
ton. The total ginnings at the other
two gins amounted to so bales-mak-
ing Il total to date of 1852 bales.
This is q much better showing than
any one hoped for when the rainy sea-
son was on-and there Is Also still
quite Il little cotton to lie brought in.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Wild Rox OH PROSPECTS,.

The 4R-inch casing was being set
Tuesday in the Wild ROx prospect oil
well. three miles southwest Of Plain
Dealing. with the view Of testing out
the well ut the 2SOO-foot depth. which
had been reached-which is the depth
of the discovery well.
Mr.. J. +. Walker said Tuesday. that
the indications seemed good for the
well to come in as producer, but that
it might he ten days before the results
would become known.
All increasing number of oil men
have been arriving in Plain Dealing
this week and taking leases. Some
who We're here last week have returned
and closed deals for leases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04

the way of furnishing out the men
folks that Curlee Clothes are better.
And. lastly. If it Is anything in Dry
Goods, Kccth has it,
And that Is the Christmas message
Of the Keeth Estate Store to old and
new customers. The prices for De
cember are tagged on the goods 10
plainly that YOU can read as you pass
that way. There will he no jump in
price during December. -Iddr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Road Work Progresses.

Smith 4 Shipp. who have taken Il
sulcOntract on the fifth mile Of the
first section of the Observation-Disclosures
Highway. got new crew IF men to
work this week. Grading work is now
going forward on the second and fifth
mile. the first mile O,eginning ut the
south line of Ward Three having been
finished
So far only five miles of the road
have been contracted for.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Mrs. Keith Entertalns.

Mrs. MOllie :. Keeth entertained IL
few friends and relatives ut. her home
with Il siX-OclOck dinner last Thursday
THANKSGIVING Day-with Il very de-
lightful spread of good cheer.
Those present We're Mrs. Frank Col
Inns and littel son. Mrs. Edna Collins.
DIR. and Mrs. Lyon and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Keith and children
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
Notices!

The Farmers Gin will close for the
season December 10th. Will thank our
patrons to bring in their cotton and
have 1t gimned as soon as possible. We
will take care Of Your remnants ut
fair price.
The FARMERS GIN COMPANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
FIRST AIR TRIP.
FROM ENGLAND TO
AUSTRALIA ENDS
Antipodes Aviator Who Left
Britain Nov. IL Is First to
Complete FIight-Wins
10000 Pounds.

Port Darwin, Australia, Dec. TO-.
Capt, Ross Smith, tho Australian
aviator, arrived here today from
England, thus winning prize of
$4,000, offered for the first aviator
to make the voyage.
Under the conditions laid down by
the Australian government when il
offered a prize for making figh,
from England to Australia, the dis.
lance of II, 500 miles had to be GOV.
cred within 80 days.
Capt. Ross Smith lett the Houns.
low aviation field, near London, al
9 o'clock November IL on his flight
to Australia. On November Is he
reached Cairo and the next day he
continued his flight, reaching Delhi
India, on November %. From there
he continued east until he reached
Rangoon, turning southwark at that
city, making number of stops along
the Malay peninsula and in the is
lands of Oceanica. He arrived al
Bima, on Sunbawa island, near Java,
Monday night.
Port Darwin is close to the north
ernmost tip of Australia, being near
the town of Palmerson.
An interesting phase of the latter
part of the flight was the interna-
tional contest developed between the
British Captain Smith and Lieuten-
ant Poulet, the French military avia-
tor. Poulet left Paris for a fight
to Australia October ID. nearly
month before Captain Smith started
from London. The Englishman
caught up with Poulet in India, how
ever, the aviators meeting in Ram
COON November 80, and both leav-
ing for Bangkok December I. They
started off nearly together from
Bangkok the day following. No re-
ports have been received since from
the French aviator.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
".W!!0;:, ~. 1 y!
~ NEXT ONE F4@>
III OVER" ErN&H

this years rid years hot
/ dogs
addition to
table he also has fine stable of saddle and driving
pipe how Yank bantam going make Wdes weight
without sacrificing the family heiooms and his adenods
January year new prohibition
endar.
Coumbia ball resembles
certificates He's always within 1000 getting something
Good chance for wifi grab that she's been asking for
since dogs had spots Just find hubby bar and he'll her
whole of pins
Fat chance for Center college Kentucky to claim championships
The
college, the south ps she's north and the north squw Kentucky
a southern state It's one for the crystal gazers.
There be Santa Claus but what's hanging up
pint pair of six this year?
Caanza acting if he thought the kaiser little play
Walt Camp will flop off his alAmer
the relatives what the Yale Weejee chps
Thanksgiving amt for the who is still working
and the left wing.
The west will forth demonstrate
peng hold which has thrown many good
As slight public experts will number
the al-Amercan players
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
FEARS DEPORTING
TWO ANARCHISTS
TO WHITE GUARD
Counsel for Berkman and Gold
man Makes Last Desperate
Appeal to Save Clients.

Washington, Dec. 10-Deporta-
ton of Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Berkman to white Guard
Russia, would be equivalent to pro-
nouncing death sentence upon them,
Harry Weinberger, counsel for the
two radicals, asserted in brief filed
with the supreme court in final
effort to prevent their removal from
the United States.
The highest court was asked to
receive an appeal from the action
of Judge Mayer in New York, which
dismissed an application for habeas
corpus writs. Counsel both for the
accused and for the government
were permitted to submit briefs.
Weinberger, in his brief, admitted
that his clients were anarchists, but
contended there was insufficient
evidence to warrant deportation and
charged that the secretary of labor
exceeded his jurisdiction" in issu-
ing deportation order. Constitution
atty of the statutes under which it
was issued also was attacked, and
at this point counsel said that de-
portation to the white Guard
country would be equivalent to a
death sentence.
Discomfort based on economic
basis the brief said, "are not solved
by jails, injunctions or banishments
now called deportations.
"As matter of fact, these Rus
sian aliens, harried and bullied and
jailed, are willing to go back to Rus
STA at once if the inhuman blockade
against Russia is raised, or even if
the doors were opened to allow them
to go at their own expense to their
own country
Any action which would delay de-
portation was opposed in the govern
ment's brief which declared the de-
PENDANTS a menace to society. Should
the appeal be granted the govern
ment asked that bail be refused
pending final determination.
In granting Weinberger permits
sion to seek an appeal for error,
Judge Mayer gave him until 4 p. m.
Thursday to perfect his writ, and it
was believed the supreme court
would take notice of this in reaching
a decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Bill Carrigan May Buy
Major League Club

Boston, Dec. 10.-Bill Carrigan,
former victorious pilot of the Bos-
ton Red Sox, may come back into
the base ball world. With his
partner, Bill. Gray, on visit to Bos-
ton, Carrigan announced that if he
and Gray received a proposition sat
isfactory to them they might be
willing to talk about purchasing a
big league ball club.
With Rough" Carrigan, as he
was known to base ball, and his
partner, Bill Gray, as the head of
big league ball club, either league.
the American or National, would
consider itself the gamer. Carrigan
has had the experience as leader of
a ball club when he piloted the Bos-
ton Red Sox to two consecutive
world championships in 1915 and
1916.
Carrigan and Gray are now in the
theatrical business in New England.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
American League Magnates
Hold Stormy Annual Meet
President Ban Johnson Leaves Session in Huff; In
surgents Outvoted on Every Point, But Go Down
Fighting; Resolution for New President Is
Defeated sss

no league funds be used for the
purpose of such payments or any
expenses incurred by said Johnson.
Hermann May Resign.
Before the National League club
owners concluded their meeting to-
day, Chairman August Hermann of
the national commission issued a
statement that he was willing to
resign from that position which he
has held for several years.
In a brief speech the Cincinnati
club president said he agreed with
many other members of both major
leagues that no man who is a club
owned or is interested financially
in base ball should hold such a posi-
ton in what is virtually the high
court of base ball.
Will Relieve Situation.
Thirty days hence" he said IF
conditions exist as they do today
with five men in the American
League favoring my retaining the
office and 10 club owners in both
major leagues opposed to it, 1 will
resign so as to relieve the situation"
This announcement came after
Messers. Baker and Veeck, who
we're appointed last year to
recommend new chairman for the
commission, had stated that owing
to the unsettled state of affairs in
the American League they we're I'M
able to cooperate with similar COM
mittee appointed by President John
son. They asked that their report
be allowed to remain in allegiance.
This was agreed to and the COM
mlttec was continued.
Consider New Agreement.
President Heydler said that the
unanimous sentiment Of the league
was in favor of appointing COM
mittee to consider new agreement
with the minor leagues. Mr.. Heydler.
will appoint a committee with this
object in view. to act with a COM
nittee from the American League.
These two committees are to invite
committee from the minors to a
joint meeting which is to be held
next February, wherever the Ameri-
can League decides to hold it annual
schedule meeting. Should the Amer
lean League decide to hold this
session at Chicago the National
League will go there too, for the
same purpose.
There was a good deal Of discus
cussion about the use of the spit
ball' and other freak deliveries.
Every club owner went on record
as being opposed to such pitching
and a recommendation was made
to the joint rules committee, to this
effect. In order however, to avoid
doing an injustice to any of the old
pitchers who use the "spit bali" it
was decided that they should be
exempt.
A change in the rules was adopted,
making uniform rate of compen-
sation for umpires in the world
series.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Local Cage Squads to
Resume Practice This
Week if Gyms Are Open

With the ending of the coal strike
all high school athletic contests will
begin soon is the opinion of Omaha
coaches. 1t is probable that the
coaches of the three Omaha High
schools will issue their first call for
basket ball practice some time next
week.
Coach Ernie Adams of the Omaha
university is planning on issuing his
first call for men next Monday
morning. Thirty-fve candidates are
expected to answer the first call,
Coach Adams said.
Among the men that will answer
the first call will be Paul Konecky,
former Central High school star and
an all-state man last year; Paul
Shanahan, former High School of
Commerce star; Wade Reeves,
Loren Thompson, Moye Pressly,
Leroy Trumble, Ernie Cleberg, Ar
thur butcher, Worner Harmon, Ed
ward Levinson and Ray Phelps.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Knockouts Feature
Jersey City Boxing;
Leonard Stops Coogan

Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 1O,-Benny
Leonard, worlds lightweight box
ing champion, knocked out Mel
Coogan, of Brooklyn in the second
round of an eight-round match at
the Fourth regiment armory,
Wednesday night. Leonard weighed
1877 and his opponent 1874.
After round of open sparring,
the champion scored two knock
downs in the second session, with
rights to the jaw, Coogan taking a
count of eight each time. On the
third knock down, he was out.
Al Reich, theh New York heavy
weight, stopped AL Roberts, also Of
New York, in the second.
Joe Benjamin, of San Francisco,
ieatherweight, scored a technical
Knockout over Tommy Tuohy, of
Paterson, in the fifth round, the ref
cree stopping the contest
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11

He has been so devoted to me dur
ing our short married life. l cannot
remember his having said an unkind
word to me since we were married.
He has always been the very soul
of kindness and devotion. How can a
man be so set on having a boy baby
that he would cruelty desert his wife
because the child is a girl? 1t seems
unbelievable"
The infant girl-baby, the innocent
source of the mothers poignant
grief, lifted its chubby. little arms
for the maternal caress, while the
distracted mother showered flood
of passionate kisses upon its peach
like cheeks.
Utterly ignorant whether her hus-
band Withdrew the small family saw
ings from a local bank, the woman
has been too weak to visit the saw
ings institution and such information
cannot be given out over the tele-
phone. Scarcely aware of what tram
spires around her, the frail little
mother, already far spent with grief
and worry, continues to wall: 20,
daddy, daddy, do come back to your
little innocent baby girl"
Up to last night the police had
been unable to learn anything of the
missing music teachers where
abouts, though a statewide search
has been instituted for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
State-Wid Search MADE
For Musician Violet Wife
Woman Whose Husband Deserted Her Because Baby
Girl Came Instead of Boy Frantic with Grief and
on Verge of Nervous Prostitution and Pneumonia

Confined to her bed and under the
care of a physician, Mrs. A. c. Shoe
maker, 3l8 North Twenty-third
street, whose husband mysteriously
disappeared last Saturday afternoon,
when he left her and his 4 months
old baby girl to go to the house OF
pupil to give music lesion,
hovers on the verge of nervous
prostration and possible pneumonia.
Kindly roomers at the Shoemaker
home minister to the wants of the
deserted woman while she frantical-
ly fondles her chubby little girl
baby, whose coming caused Shoe
maker such keen disappointment.
He wanted a boy, who would grow
up and be a musician like himself.
Hush baby, papa will soon be
home" croons the half-hysterical
mother as she losses restlessly.
HE may have met with foul play
somewhere, or maybe he hurt HIM
self and has frozen to death. O, l
wish he would write and let me
know he is unframed, even though
he doesn't intend coming back" she
walled.
How could he desert his inno-
cent child this freezing cold weather.
What does he think will become of
us? My God, ! cannot, will not be-
lieve he has done this terrible thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
COLD AND SNOW
DISRUPT OREGON:
TRAINS STALLED
Business Paralyzed - Automo-
bile Warehouse Collapses
From Weight of Snow.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 10.-Advices
received here from Roseburg re-
ported 200 feet of track on the
Southern Pacific at Isadora, near
Roseburg, had been washed out. All
north and south bound Southern
Pacific trains were delayed as a
result.
The thermometer here registered
Is degrees above zero during the
night, the coolest ever recorded
here. Twenty above was reported
at North Head, at the mouth of
the Columbia. Snow was reported
two feet deep at Albany and nearly
two feet at Eugene. Rain was re-
ported from points in the southwest
ern part of the state, with predic-
tons for continuance. There was
no abatement of the snowfall in any
section. ......a=.
No freight trains were running on
the Oregon-Washington railroad
and navigation lines in the state.
Railroad officials reported only two
or three main line passenger trains
were moving, while branch line pas
senger trains were stalled. Subur-
ban trains also were cancelled.
Business was suspended at En-
gene, the municipal power house
being out of commission, street cars
stopped and schools without heat.
At Albany business was COM
pletely paralyzed on account of the
worst snow storm in the memory of
some of the oldest inhabitants. A
large automobile warehouse col
lapsed there from the weight OF
snow. No one was injured,
Twenty inches of snow had fall
len up to 8 a. m. Wednesday.