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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer Countys Busy Capital

Lis way 10 this section and applied
Tor work at the Virgins place.
Middle on took up the proposition
and proved a good worker, staying
there until about two months ago
when he came to this city and TOOK
up his residence at the Earl Craw-
ford home in the south part or the
city.
After being placed in the Mercer
county stronghold the prisoner told
Eeputy Rush what seemed at first
10 be an improbable story. involv-
ing several local men, but when the
same story was told TO Sherin
Fleming and States Attorney Heb
eli without contradiction. the legal
machinery was started in motion
aud warrants issued for some OF
the men implicated.
In the escaped convict's story nu-
merous visits were described to
corn cribs in the neighborhood OF
Aiedo and also to several Of the
coal sheds in the city. He states
nat his part Of the work was done
under threats of being turned over
20 the authorities in case he didn't
york with the gang.
The three local men arrested are
Earl Crawford, Harry Balmer and
Guy Croson, the first two young
married men and the latter a single
ran. One of the men when ques-
toned by States Attorney Hebel
admitted his part in the delivery
and corroborated Middleton's story.
CrOson has been released on bonds,
While the other two men are still
in custody. not being able to raise
tie necessary funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Personal Mention,

Mrs. J. Sloan and daughter Dora
Of Joy were visitors in the city
Thursday
Mrs. Guy Haas and sister. Miss
Vera Noble of Joy, were in the city
Thursday.
Wentworth Holmes of Joy was a
business visitor in the city Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ernest Reed and son OF
Neithsburg were in the city Thurs
day.
Mrs. Amos Dunn Of Keithsburg
was in the city Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Lemon of JOY spent
Thursday in the city with her
mother, Mrs. Hawkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Merryman and
niece, Miss Edna Merryman, and
Miss Martha Cooke left Friday
morning for Hot Springs, Ark, for
an indefinite stay.
Miss Ethel Olson of New Windsor
attended the Boruff- Gregory we'd
ding Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
JURORS DECIDE
O'SHEA GUILTY
. Puroled Safe Blower Convicted in
~ Circuit Court Yesterday in
Short Order.
GETS ONE TO 20 YEAR TENN
Sentenced By Judge Carl e. Shell
dOn-Case Sets Record for
Speed in Jury Trials.

1t took a jury only about an
hour to Judge Joseph O'Shea, pa
rolled safe blower, guilty Of burg
larry and larceny in connection
with cracking the safe of the Mid
land Ice and Fuel company OF Mo
line on the night of Nov. %, 1918.
He was sentenced to from one TO
20 years at Joliet by Judge Carl +.
Sheldon IN circuit court.
In the burglary 500 was SC
cured. Indicted with O'Shea for
this crime were William Weber
and Stanley Markowsh, both pa
rolled men and safe blowers of na-
tional reputation in the under
world.
The last named two men are
2Cw at large, having ni;.de good
rlheir escape in the Jail delivery of
Tuesday night, Jan. u, when 20
prisoners broke out of the county
bastiIe. Weber and MarkOwski are
two Of the eight fugitives vet IN
captured
Trial Brief One.
Trial Of O'Shea consumed but
little time, the case being among
Inc shortest on record to have
been tried before a jury. Court
adjourned Friday night with the
conviction of Sam ElasLik. Efrem
KOvalchuk and John Fedick, three
of the gang of East Moline freight
car thieves. Yesterday morning at
9 O'Clock court convened and selec-
ton of a jury TO try O'Shea was
begun. At $50 both sizes rested
and the case went to the jury. a
verdict Of guilty being reached
about an hour later.
But little evidence vas intro
duced by either state or Gefense in
O'Sheas case A letter, OpeneI,
addressed to the defendant from d
Chicago party, was the only evil
sdence offered by the people as
proof that O'Shea was concerned
in blowing the safe of tho Midland
Ice & Fuel company. Thu message
was picked up near the shattered
safe on the morning following the
burglary
F. L. Henry and W. !. Elliott,
special officers for the Rock Is
land lines. testified to the re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Ex.ConYict Tells on Pals.

When Sheriff John p. Fleming
and Special Deputy Mike Rush on
Monday night arrested one Ed Mid
L!eton, alias John Clark, at the
Virgins home, north of the city,
they took into custody one of the
men who made their getaway from
the Fort Madison pen last August,
lie having been sent up for five
years for breaking into a residence
near Muscatine.
Middleton with a companion made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
COLONEL takes
ANOTHER TITLE
Arsenal COmmHndant Ordered 20
Assume Duties rs C0Hstruc-
ton Quartcrmastcr.

Washington, d, C., Feb. L. Col
onel Harry j.. Jordan. cDmmanduut
at Rock Island arsenal. was yes
terday ordered 20 assume duty as
constructing quartermaster al the
arsenal under direction of the chief
OF the construction division
The duties involved m the fore
going order are but in addition 10
Colonel JOrdau's genera duties ut
the arsenal The office OF con-
structiug quartcrmaster was Great
cd during tho war period when
many new buildings were ordered
erected M the arsenal. The late
Colonel Leroy +. Hlllmau held The
title at the time of death. AS cOn-
siderable part of this work lis still
unfinished, Colonel Jordan Will now
take over its supervision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

or inviting a neighbor 70 have
friendly nip with him?
Answers to these questions will
be worked out. il possible before
the bone dry bill goes into effect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
USE BARK.

ngel.-Because OF a short
age Of letter paper, many American
soldiers are sending home post
cards made of birch bark
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IOC al and
al
News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Mr. NJ :. Bolinger. of Shreveport.
was among the visitors in Benton the
first of the week.
Mr. Walter CLYDE Ivey was a busi-
ness visitor TO Shreveport yesterday.
He sent four of his teams four miles
east of BoSSier City to work on the
Haughton gravel road.
The first peach blossoms We're to be
seen now nearly two weeks ago. leaves
are putting forth on trees and shrub
berry and there are many other ev-
licences that spring is just about here.
Mrs. f. f. Youngblood returned home
yesterday afternoon from provencal.
where she has been spending Il couple
of weeks with her father during his
illness She left him not fully recov-
cred hut much improved.
Mrs. w. w. Blocker. of Leigh, Texas,
formerly Miss Katie Hall. is ii visitor
in Benton She came in Monday to
snend several days with her cousin,
Mrs. \. NJ Wyche. She is accomlani-
ed by two of her three children.
Mr. Ben keeth Mr.. II. +. Holloway.
Henry james and Abb Crawford Wis
tied Benton Tuesday afternoon in Mr..
kceth'S car. returning to Plain Dealing
during the evening. Mr.. keeth came
down to attend to some legal matters
with Mr.. JoanneS Smith.
Mr. \. NJ Wyche received last week
Il letter from his brother. Corpl. Gillum
Wyche. who was still in France but
had been ordered to prepare for his
emiarkatiOn to America on the 10TH.
He expressed the hope that he would
be at home lin Benton) by April list
\ friend who called the first of the
week reported the marriage Oh the 9th
of Miss Minnie Lee SOrrcll. of BOSSiel
City. to Mr. l.. &. RraZleton. whose
farm is located near AIinden The GER
emony was at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and MIS-. ID. +. SOrrell. O1
RoSSier City. and was said by Rev
King. resident Baptist minister at that
place for some time past.
Mr. +. H. Nickers. of the Bellevue
community, was Il visitor i'll Benton
Tuesday To make the trip to BentOl
he first went to Adner in his car Mon
day afternoon. took the train int
Shreveport. where he spent the night
and came Oh out to Benton by rail the
following morning. Had the condition
of the roads permitted, he could have
waited until Tuesday morning before
leaving home and come Ivy way O1
Bellevue and Midway. making thu
round trip in his car. The loss of time
and unnecessary expense III Settln:
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The Court House Job.

The reinforced concrete foundations
for the new Court House walls. which
were finished about two weeks ago.
were considered sufficiently settled and
cured by yesterday to bear the weight
of the Superstructure, and the brick
work was begun. The foundations are
So feet in the ground and wider than
the old foundations. and. in addition.
are reinforced with steel rods running
both across and lengthwiSe.
Mr.. Gilmer Mcconnell. the foreman
in charge Of the job. says he hopes to
finish the brick work by April LIST, and
after that the false walls will 20. and
the inside work, such as plastering.
etc. will he begun
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RETROSPECTIVE
Fifty Years Ago.

The Banner of March 13 1S69-Belcvue.I
The address delivered by Gen. Grant
upon the occasion of his inauguration
as President of the United States dur
ing the previous week was given in
full. Gen. Grant spoke of the proposed
enfranchiSement Of the negro. the
maintenance of public credit. the ce-
mentilfg of the Union by mutual for
bearance. etc. and IL great deal more
to the same purpose. The General. dur
ing his eight years in office. kept plenty
of negro soldiers in the South to see
that the decent white folks did not
vote and that carpethaggerS and Ne
groeS did 1t was Il bitter period for
the Southern people-worSe than the
Civil War. which gave rise to it. 1t
did little to cement the Union, as far
as promoting good feeling was in
vOlved.
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Roads and Schools.

DIR. :. c. Cade. of the Arnold place.
was in Benton Tuesday to appear be
fore the School Board with DIR. J. s.
Alison and his father, Mr.. ]. $. Alison.
ST.. to ask that Il school he established
in their neighhorhood. to be known as
the Alison School. They have thirty
two white children of school age in
that community. twenty-four of whom
are Oh the Cade plantation.
The same committee. with the addi-
ton of Mr.. Il. A. Tidwell. We're also
before the Police Jury to make be-
ginning of the campaign to secure the
building of good. hard-surface road
to lead from Vanceville to the Tidwell
and Alison community. and eventually
to Benton
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A Pretty Wedding.

Contributcd.l
The hoSpitahle home of Mr.. and Mrs
Luther &. Smith. with its shimmerin.
lights. genial warmth and beautiful
flowers in rrodigal profuSion. formed
an appropriate setting last Thursday
night for the nuptial ceremony of their
daughter. Miss Madeline and Mr.
Dewey StinSon. son Of Mr.. T. w. w.
Stinson. Il prosperous planter residing
in Benton.
Mother Nature smiled her approval
Of this happy occasion by granting
ideal weather conditions. and the
guests assembled verified the statement
that ".All the world loves lover" by
vieing with each other in the express
the happy pair. and in wishing for
them IL future of happiness. prosperity
and full realization Of their fondeSt
hopes.
As the clock chimed eight Miss L,l-
cille Edwards, at the piano, rendered
that most beautiful Of MendelSshon'S
compositions, the wedding march. and
| preceded hy Rev. II. J. Holladay. the
| bridal party entered the parlor. where
| the bridal rites We're impreSSively sol
elnniZed. the ring ceremony being used.
The bride never looked lOvelier nor
the groom more handsome than when
| they pledged in truStful and clearly
enunciated words their lives to each
other. This compact was more Won
derfully sweet and blessed. if possible.
by having as an accompaniment the
Suhdued cadenceS OF "Traumerei
played as only an artist can play it.
Mr.. and Mrs. StinSon We're the re-
cipients Of many handsome gifts = to-
kenS of love and the high esteem i'll
which they are held by friends and
acquaintances.
If an auSpiciouS occasion and hearty
good wishes can pretigure the future,
that of Mr. and Mrs. Stinson will in
deed he Il happy. one.
:" | two clouds at morning.
| Tin-cd by the rising sun.
And in the dawn they fioatcd on
And mingled into one.
| thought that morning cloud WAS blrst
1t moved so swcetly to the west.
- two summer currents
| Flow smoothly to their meeting
And jcin their course with silent force.
In peace each other greeting:
Calm was their course through banks OF
| green
While dimplcd eddics played between.
:" Such be your gentle motion
Till lifcS last pulse shall beat
Like summers beam and summers stream
! Float on in joy to meet
\ talmcr sea. where storms shall cease.
, \ purcr sky where all is peace"
Benton. La. March l.. 1919.
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the small farnl-but it is hard to make
our farmers see it that way.
The wild geese hOnked tumultuouSly
as they passed over Benton last night
going north.
Miss Juanita Breame. of LewiSville.
Ark. is spending the week with Mrs.
J. NJ. Henderson.
Mrs. Anne Hill is ut present in BoS-
sier City Oh a visit with her sister
Mrs. Mary Head.
Superintendent w. A. Fortson and
Mr.. Joannes Smith spent to-day in
Plain Dealing, returning home this af-
ternoon on the motor.
Mr.. J. H. Montgomery spent yester-
ing to the paying of his income tax
and other business matters.
Tuesday night there was Il fox
chase. which was won by the fox. \
wolf hunt is scheduled to occur to-
night Heavy odds on the wolf.
Mrs. +. f. Harper received Il letter
Monday from her son. Mr.. L. h. Har-
FER. who is in France with the Ameri-
can Army. He wrote that he hoped to
lie ordered home about the end of July.
Mrs. $. II. Dowell and daughter,
Miss Monola May. Of Shreveport. spent
last Friday and Saturday in Benton
| with Mrs. EliZaletl, Dawson and her
| daughter. Miss Pauline. Friday Mrs
Dowell received Il telegram from her
son. Mr.. DeI.oy Dewell. to the effect
that he had landed that day at Hobo.
ken. \. ". from overseas. He has been
in the service since October. 1917. and
in England and France since January
Of this year.
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Ten Years Ago.

The Banner of March II. 19O9-Benton.l
" Mr.. Tom StiIlson has returned from
Arkansas. where he has been doing
some levee work
One paragraph from the Haughton
correspondence reads: The tiive-act
drama. Laura, the paupef. was ren-
dered hy the Haughton Literary Club
ut the High School Auditorium Friday
night
THE Banner free for one year to
any BosSier girl or boy who gets mar
ried and begins housekeeping.
And we kept up that practice for
about nine years and didn't get away
from it until the high price of paper
and the rulings of the War Industries
Board forced us to abandon it.
Mr.. w. G.. Burt, contractor. has
just completed the Gold Point levee
Yesterday we learned that he was in
VickShurg. Miss. looking for other
work
Our good friend Burt is the same
all-day hustler he was ten years ago.
Luck to you all the way around. old
timer.
\ news item stated that the Parish
Jail was empty. the Sheriff having just
taken ii bunch Of criminals to Baton
Rouge 1t was mentioned that one of
the prisoners taken to the Penitentiary
was doubly unfortunate. having lost
| his hand by reason of il fixed shotgun
.1hile robbing a cash drawer. and get
ting his term in the state prison in the
| bargain He was Il Ward One negro
| by the name of Joe Bolton.
Throughout the day Monday dis
agreeable and destructive wind storm
prevailed. eliminating in terrific
electrical storm early in the night
which was accompanied by some rain
During the day one of the chimneys OF
Mr.. Il. L. Lands residence was blown
down. its weight breaking through the
roof in one place and doing other dam
age. That night about 1920 O'Clock
Mr.. w. G. Vance's residence ton River
side plantatiom was struck by Il bolt
of lightning. severely shocking the
members Of the household, and wreck
| ing Il portion of the roof.
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For Sale

800 bushels of good heavy. sound Ear
CoRN-Sentrll's White Dcnt-S2 per buShcl
at crib: s., per buShcl for sSerd Corn
selected shrllrd and sacked.
tp" registered cholera Immune III ED.
BOAR two years old. weight about i0;i
pounds Price. 500.
hlso. enc small. Sound MULE. eight years
old good saddle" and will work anywhere.
Price. 500. 81
W. 6. Mr;'I.::NAuIiAS, Gillian, La.
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Thirty Years Ago.

The Banner Of March II. 1S>9-Bell~ue.l
The weather for the past several
days has been warm. bright and
beautiful and vegetation is growing SO
fast that one can almost see it move"
All that for this year has not come
to us as yet.
The Shreveport Daily Democrat
has been changed from morning to
an evening paper. 1t is edited with
marked ability by that sterling Demo-
crat. {. Y. Porter. who is ever found
Oh the right side in public issues. He
is Il gentleman of the old type
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Good Jack at Stud

| have purchased the Jack raised by the
late G. ". Iryaa. II" is good. reliable
lack. now fly" years eld. and is the sire of
IL nnmbcr of fine mule colts i'll this section.
Will make the season ut my place tHuck-
horni east Of Ecnton. Ask for other infer
nation. iI1-2-pI \. NJ. TEAGtE.
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TrespaSs Notice

This is to give legal warning to the gen
cral public that no fishing. hunting other
trrspassng will TX. allowed on the Murray
Place, located in township a:;. range n.
Eossier Parish. Louisiana tPheIps Lake
sectionl. I2-tfi j. L. MURRAY.
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SIS Reward

viii be paid fr the return to me mt Benton
of N.N-kEk rON HOUND. four or five
years old, married with black. white and
red Sp"tS; wrAing collar showing the
name wv. &. Horton Last seen running
in Il wolf rha&cNem miles north of Benton.
lo-tfl w. 4. INEy. B"nt0n, LII.
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For Sale

4 large IRON SAFE. Dichold Safe Com
pany, makers. Now stored with Crawford.
Jenkins < Icoth. of Shreveport. Ask them
fer price. lH-s
W. i. IiTGIIES. Shreveport. Iii.
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EStrayed

Two HtEn;' GIFTS. marked crop and split
in left eHr, crop and nnicrbit in right car
viii pay ii liberal reward for information
leading t. their recovery. Address. Benton
La. Route l.. I1I-tfl
T.. X. PEACE
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Every man in BOSSier Parish who
wishes to keep posted on current local
events should read the Banner.
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Little Thrift Stamps and War
Savings Stamps helped win the
war. After all, patriotism isn't
measured in millions nor thou
sands Of dollars. It's doing for
your country to your very ut
most that makes a patriot of
you. To you that utmost may
seem rather small as compared
with the large amount of Gov
ernment securities purchased by
your neighbor whose income
may triple your own.
Your Thrift Stamps and War
Savings Stamps did their part
in the preparation for war and
the victory won in just the same
measure as men and cannon and
guns. The bullet from a snip
er's rifle and a Thrift Stamp are
little things to consider, yet they
went quite a long way toward
beating the German army.
And Your War Savings Are Co.
ing to Finish the Job.
The war is over, yes. And
just like any other great under
taking it took a lot of money to
put it across. The noise of bat
tie has ceased and the glamour
that hung about the heroic
deeds will soon become history.
But the bills are still coming in.
War Savings are going to pay
them.
The dead have paid to the ut
most It's up to the living to
finish the job. In France and
Germany today the survivors
of Chateau Thierry, Argonne
Forest, St. Mihiel, are marching
on with no thought Of letting
down on the task they took up
when this country went to war.
For them the job is not finished
until there is definite peace and
the last American soldier comes
home. Your job is not finished
you have to go on warsaw
ing.
The United States Govern
ment still has work to do. Even
now plans are in the making for
bringing back the slain for
burial in their native land. Dis
abled soldiers will be trained to
"carry on" in the battle of life
in spite of their disabilities, and
the training will be financed by
the Government without cost to
the disabled. The Government
feels duty bound to share the
burden taken up by these men
who made possible the security
of this country. The United
States Government is going to
finish the job with a steady
stream Of War Savings.
Your safety and happiness
were bought at the price of
thousands of lives
But Have They Been Paid For?
Patriotism must pay the price.
And patriotism is not something
that can be laid away on a shelf
and brought out and unfurled
for some special ceremony; il
doesn't mean cheering while the
band plays the "Star Spangled
Banner, and slipping out the
back door while the collection is
being taken. TO be a sure
Observation-Disclosures pat.
riot you have to stay until the
program is finished. Keep OF
war:saving.
Now Is The Time To Show You
Patriotism
The Government has undertake,
a big job and means to see j
through. The American soldier
is backing the undertaking tt
his utmost. You keep on 'War
saving"
Go to the Bank, Post Office
Store, or wherever you buyW. S
S. and buy some more today
Come on, Patriots. Finish tn
job.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Wanted 10 Buy

tnp to tarcc LOTS IN BOSSIER CITY.
ii cheap: or u small house and lot. Ad-
dress. Bossicr City. La.
ln-2l ii. {. AFFORD.
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Cypress Shingles

Any quantity of good CYPRESS Shingles for
ssir-"radcS /. = and - Write for prices
Address me 1T Bcnten. W. +. IvEY
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No More Dingy
Country Stores

It will not lie long before the dingy
country store will be IL thing of the
past. Delco-Light is changing all
this. Any country store may now be
as bright as its brightest city com
petitOr.
You country store keepers. do YOU re-
alize what Il great business asset
good light is?
If you would like 70 see how Delco-
Light will brighten up your store let
us know and we will show YOU any
evening you SAY.
L. C.. DAVIS, Dealer
2l8 Texas Street. Shreveport
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For Sale

Two good MOVING MACHINES and enc
Hay RAKE: Also. on. Bull IIav Rake.
Address. Hcnton. La. Route ,. Box ~
tcicphca2. ST. Il. [114-pI
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The Banner of March II. 19O9-BentOn.l
Mr.. Tom Stinson has returned from
Arkansas where he has been doing
some levee work
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the small farml-but it is hard to make
our farmers see it that way.
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Miss .Juanita Rreame. of LewiSville.
Ark. is spending the week with Mrs.
J. Nj. Henderson.
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The wild geese honked tumultuouSly
as they passed over Benton last night
going north.
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Mrs. Anne Hill is ut present in BoS-
Sier City on a visit with her sister
Mrs. Mary Head.
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Superintendent W. \. FortSon and
Mr.. JoanneS Smith spent to-day in
Plain Dealing returning home this af-
ternO0n on the motor.
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Mr.. J. H. Montgomery spent yester-
day and to-day in Shreveport attend
ing to the paying of his income tax
and other business matters.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-29
Owner Claims Car and
Allen Is Out On Bond

A. Allen. who has been in jail here
for several days on charge of trans
porting whiskey, and who was senten-
ced to serve 80 days in addition to a
500 fine, appealed his case to the
circuit court yesterday and was re-
leased on $500 bond. The appeal
was made through his attorney Harry
K. Murray of Vicksburg.
J. R. Hoke Of Vicksburg, a railroad
conductor on a passenger train, has
filed a claim for the Dodge car,
which is being held by the city. The
claim was made yesterday through at
torney P. c.. Canizaro. Mr.. Hoke de-
clares he left Vicksburg Mar. "a, to go
out on his run and did not return un-
til the 26th. He states that the car
was taken out of the garage without
his permission by Louis Guido, who
had been his chauffeur and had been
teaching him to drive the car. Guido
was one of the men who was arrest
ed in Greenwood, but gave his name
to the officers here as Dave Smith.
The automobile is still being held
by the officials here.