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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24
Washington, D. C..

Complete amnesty for all soldiers.
sailors and marines convicted by court
martial. except those whose offenses
would be felony under federal stat
utes. was proposed in bill introduced
in the Senate Tuesday.
The prohibition enforcement bill,
drastic provisions and all. was adopted
by the House Monday. section by sec
ton. but a mans right to store liquor
in his home stood up against all at
tacks. Only three votes We're recorded
in favor of an amendment to make
home possession of intoxicants un-
| lawful.
Charges that John SHELTON Williams,
| COMPTROLLER of the Currency, aided his
hrother-in-law. Lewis Il. Williams, OF
Richmond, Va. in negotiating the
purchase for the Government OF prop
| erty in Washington City valued al
S4.1OO.OOO. and received part OF tile
commission for the sale. were niadt
before the house rules committee laa
Saturday by Representative Mcfadden
of Pennsylvania,
Henry z. Fletcher. American ambas
sador to Mexico, told the House rule
committee Monday that since his ap
nintment three years ago about NIT
Americans had been killed In Mexico
without a single prosecution bein
made by the Mexican authorities. II
said that withdrawal Of recognition
the t'arranza government would oni
tncrease the turmoil In the souther
republic. He added that he did ne
know Of any revolutionary leader c;
: pable of establishing permanent go'
/: ernment.
The KIDNAPPING Of Lawrence /. Shil
I: ley, an American citizen. by Mexic;'
!: bandits near Fresnillo. Mexico. la'
:: Saturday. was reported to the stat
: Department Tuesday. An investigate
! has been ordered. The report comtl
az 1t did. closely after the attack al
robbery Of American sailors, near TAI
(: pico, added to the tension in offici
!: circles resulting from continued a
ittacks on American citizens and pro
II erty in the southern republic.
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There are now an hundred derrickS |
standing IN the Homer oil field. and |
there are thirty-twO wells actually pro- |
ducing high-grade oil at this time.
About half of the producers are flow
ing on their own pressure, and the
others are bumpers.
Ten government trucks, to be used In
road construction work by the Parish
of Caddo, have been received by the
parish engineer ReIuisition was made
for twelve trucks. but only ten were
available. owing to the heavy demand
that has been made for the trucks In
other states.
Drilling for oil in Ferguson No. 1.
five miles directly east of Minden. has
begun. and those engaged tn making
the test announce the work will Ike
pushed with vigOr until completed.
The well is being drilled by local
company. Another location has been
| made south of NIinden, and still an
other company is getting ready to drill
six miles north.
\ new phase of the Shreveport rate
case was decided Tuesday by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission In order
ing that freight rates and minimum
rates applied to carload shipments Of
wooden barrels from TT. Worth, Texas.
to Oklahoma City. Okla. should not
exceed the rates and weights applied
to the same commodity from Shreve.
port to points in Texas for the same
distance.
It was announced in New Orleans
Tuesday that the Intercoastal Cana
through South Louisiana bids fair t.
become an accomplished fact. Th'
Atchafalaya- -Terrebonne link Of the bi,
waterway may he finished within tn
coming year. If present prospects ar
realized. Congress has already appro
! rriated ix10O,OOO for the digging ct thi
E link of the canal. which work consist
: only Of deepening and widening Bayo
Black. from the Atchafalaya to nea
!, Houma, and cutting u new connectin
$ link between Bayous Black and Terrt
1 honne near HOuma.
The South's peanut crop this yea
promises to be Il million bushels large
u than last years. Forecasts Of I'll
: crops in the various states. Just al
!. nounced by the Department Of Agr
y culture, show total Of ss'.:'31 w
H. bushels, compared with ~
bushels last year. A crop Of S1,U
= bushels IL the forecast this year 4
- Louisiana. Alabama leads as Il pr
p ducer. growing more than One-four'
!! of the country's output. Texas. Wi
.. an Increase Of almost :5,.tNO.OOO buslie
X makes this years total crop for Il
ie country larger than that Of last .ye;
Of
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Shreveport.

Approximately InO0 pints Of whiskey
We're confiscateds by the Shreveport
police Sunday when they arrested f. H.
Collins and J. e. Clark. Of Dallas,
Texts. for alleged violation of the ship
ping act. The fonr automobiles re-
quired to handless the shipment were
taken charge ofsHnd are being. held
until the cases ar- disposed of.
\ reunion. In shreveport during the
State Fair Of ulI Louisiana men who
served in the IAsy, Marine Corps or
Navy during the 6rld War was hear
tily indorsed Morhay at Il meeting of
the executive con hittee of the Shreve-
port post of tiE American Legion.
Every service MAJ In the state will be
urged to attend tdmake the affair one
of the biggest celgbratiOns Of its kind
ever held.
Two hundred hungry and thirsty
Irisllmen. a wlioor1n' big mullisan, az
tasty rs 1t was In Il delightfully."- cool
day. and an Inviting Iake-snch Is the
combination that held sway ut Curtis
Lake Tuesday afternoon on the occ,,-
sion Of the anntaI picnic of the
Friendly Sons ot st. Patrick. Of
Shreveport. Mans~ef them prolonged
the pleasures beyoih their original In
tentions and the picnic lasted until
after dark.
Rapid growth aAd development Of
Centenary College is anticipated by
officers and friends of that Shreveport
Institution as the rsfult Of the removal
of condition they believe has beel
| responsible for lAsk of rapid growth
during the past. Through the removal
of the conditions tie college now be
comes the owner ot the land 1t ,occu
pies. The restrictioi was that the col
leye should be maintained on the land
twenty-five years.
Additional arrestes in Shreveport ii
the police roundup II what is believed
to be an organized group of automo
bile thieves were ftSfecasted Tuesday
by Chief Of Police Bauer. whose de
partment has been active this week il
tracing down eight iNen who are be
lieved to be implicated In automobil,
thefts there and hi Dallas, Texas
Three Dallas detectives are assistin:
the Shreveport authorities. and Chic
Bazer expressed the opinion Tuesda!
that other melberss&f the gang ART
+ Imminent. ''-af .
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Crimes and Casualties.

Between nine and thirteen persons
Saturday night when residence was
swept away by the waters during a
heavy rainstorm at Wegee Greek. on
the Ohio SIDE ten miles from Wheel
ing. w. Va. At Bellaire. Ohio, ten
bodies. mostly of children. were re-
covered from the floods and more are
thought e have hesn a drqXnehfl, EEn ehfl,story q
Alabama convictions and pleas of
guilty were entered in lynching case
last Saturday. when. in the Baldwin
County Court. two men were convicted
Of completely in the murder and given
peuitentiary sentences. while twenty
eight members Of the same hand en-
tered pleas Of guilty. Ten were given
fines or sentences to hard labor.
Serious race riots broke out Monday
night in the negro section of Norfolk.
Va. Four persons. including detec-
tive. were shot. but no one was killed,
according to late reports. All police re-
serves and a detachment of armed
sailors from the naval base were call
ed out to quell the disturbance. II
marked the opening of week OF fes
tivities to celebrate the homecoming
of negro troops.
Lieut.. Fitzroy Simpson, of 1emeS;i
Texas. was shot and killed In kanS;l:
City Yesterday morning. He was rid
ing an electric coupe i'll company will
young woman, when Il roughly dress
ed man leaped upon the running hoar'
of the car. covered them with revol
yer and ordered Simpson to get out
| the machine. 4 few seconds later til
man fired. the bullet entering SIM
sons forehead. The assailant then e.
caped. No motive for the murder
| known
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Miscellany.

Congress will recreate the permanent
rank OF general III the Army and leave
the designation Of the officers to have
that rank to Senate approval. 1t was
announced the first of the week.
Secretary lansing arrived IN New
York Tuesday from Brest. France. on
the steamship Rotterdam In an In
terview he denied that he had any
thought of resiglling from the cabinet.
The Army's strength on the 14th
was $4,000 men. of whom 2S2.O00
were in the American Expeditionary
Forces and 81 900 at sea EN- route to
the United States. Up until the 18th
discharges had reached the total OF
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War Orphans Of France Dying
From MdlnutritiOn and Shock

Mrs. Walter s. Brewster, of Chicago.
vicechairman of the fatherleSs 'lhi-
flren Of France. has been appointed
chairman of IA campaign to secure
American aid for the $4,000 little war
orphans whose names were OH the ilsts
Of tile organization as ''unadopted
before the signing Of the arinlstlce.
Ten cents will care for child for an
entire day: $:} for month; ana Ior
1860 Il year the donor may select
child from the lists at the organiza-
TONS headquarters and be placed III
correspondence with it. Il" adopt
child or make Il donation write io'
information to Mrs. Walter ;. brew
ster, Room 634, 40 South MichlGah
Avenue. Chicago.
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2.!46.SO4. and the number sailing from
Europe since November 18th was given
Ak 1.717. .16S
An increase of 100 per cent in the
cost Of mems clothing was predicted
for next summer at the opening last
Saturday night in New York city Of
the annual convention Of the American
Clothing Designers Association.
George H. Primrose died yesterday
morning in San Diego. Cal. He was
one Of the foremost actors on the stage,
and was known as one Of the three best
negro minstrel performers in the world.
He began his stage career when fifteen
years old.
Ralph T.sNloyer, cashier of a Phila-
delpl,ia. Pa. bank, for whom war
rant has been issued surrendered to
the district attorney in that city Tues
day. The bank closed last Friday.
owing more than $2.GOO.OOO to deposi-
tors. MOyer has confessed that there
was Il shortage of $gOO.OOO.
The Third Division has received its
orders to return home, the War De
partment was officially advised Mon
day. This leaves only one division, the
First, comprising the American forces
Oh the Rhine. The First Division was
the original division to land in France.
1t saw more action than any other.
and now it will lie the last to leave.
The vanguard Of the Pacific fleet
sailed from its anchorage ut Old Point
Comfort. Va. last Saturday morning.
bound for the western coast by way of
superdreadnaughts and thirty destroy
ers and tenders in the fleet, which is
leading the way for the 200 naval
craft now assigned to Pacific waters.
The organization for the $75,OOO,OOO
Baptist campaign. which is to he put
on by all Southern Baptist churches
November 3Oth to December 7th, is
progressing rapidly. Practically all
states of the South are to have state
meetings next week. at which state sec
retaries. state organizers and state pub,
licity men will perfect the associa.
t1Onal organization.
The basis for the cost Of lard, bacon
and pork rose to a new record yester.
day. That is what is meant by the
fact that live hogs yesterday morning
were selling at $223.35 Il hundredweight
as against $23 Tuesday. on the Chicago
markets. Until yesterday $23 was the
highest price ever reached. Decrease
in the number Of arrivals Of hogs is tin
reason given for the new recOrd-break
Ing advance OF price.
! An airplane fight around the rim OF
the United States for u distance o1
1874. miles was started from Washing
Hart. Of the United States air forces
The itinerary includes Miami, Fla.
San Antonio, Texas. San Diego. Calf.
Seattle, WASH, Duluth. Mimi. Augusta
Maine, and return to Washington. Thi
is the longest trip ever undertaken .!
an American airman.
The Texas Senate adopted resolu
ton Monday calling the attention o
the President and Congress to ''tlf
! guerilla warfare that has prevaile'
along the Texas Mexican border sine
: 1875" and asking the Federal Govern
: ment If it cannot protect the border
2 to accord to Texas that liberty OF az
! ton" in protecting it's citizens that tn
4 Republic Of Texas enjoyed prior to til
time that it. lin good faith, became
|. state Of the Union"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage Licenses Issued.
Mr. d. Il. Cay and Miss Martha l..
pickey.
Mr.. l.. Sifford and Miss Kate Ross.
Mr.. Riley l.. RatchelOr and Miss
keta Goldy Davy.
Oliver Paul and Annie Walker.
Tillie Johnson and Bertha Jackson.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24

Howdy. Have you bought your
Thrift Stamp today.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24

Follow the example of rich men II
you would he rich. They make thelr
money work for them. You can do the
same By buying War Savings stamps.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24

Wanted-One more good subscriber.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24

Mrs. John Sale. of Haynesvflle, has
received word from her son. Cor.
Larry q. Sale. that he has received u
second decoration for extraordinary
heroism in the Argonne forest lighting
last October Cor. Sale was decorated
with the distinguished service cross
and during June was awarded the
French GrOir dc Gnerre.
One of the largest real estate and
timber deals in Monroe for several
years was concluded Monday by the
purchase i'll fee simple from Wis
consin land company Of 72SO acres Of
hardwood timber located near Ray
vile. Richland Parish, by Halbert \
Williams. Of Inverness, Miss, for the
consideration of $225,OOO.
Lawrence c. HathcOx, white man.
and ]. ID. Lawrence a negro, who were
arrested by Sheriff l.. o. Clinton. OF
Grant Parish, on the charge OF Operat-
iny a still near colfax, were taken to
Alexandria Monday together with the
distillery outfit, and taken before
1 United States Commissioner George =
/ Petrie. who placed the white maj
under an appearance bond Of $.dUO
The negro's bond was fixed at $1s'OO.
one Of tile biggest tasks in connec
ton with the arrangements Tor TN
1919 state Fair of Louisiana. to ~
held next October, is that Of tak1n'
care Of applicants for space for ex
hibits and demonstrations. including
locations In the exposition building
the ,,iy poultry house, the automobll
show and other places where location
!, are sold. This ademand for eXhlb'
!, srace is said to lie the biggest III tn
r history Of the fair.
Timely interference by squad 9
, traffic policemen going Oh duty at oil
|, of the railroad stations III New Orleal
Tuesday night broke up threatene
!, free-fOr-all fight between white peop
and negroes. 4 mob Of negroes had a
tacked a white chauffeur. The pole
arrested the leader Of the negroes al
held at bay white men who were goll
It to the rescue The white men deman
e ed that the negro under arrest he give
e to them, but the police landed Ill
y safely in Jail.
Joe Mcdonald, of Lake Charles.
" former hod carrier. is to get $S,oOo.U
IL as his share of an estate that has be
u held in trust by the Italian Cover
" nent since 1882. The entire estate
t. valued at $7O.OOOOOO. +. +. VoorM'
ii of Dallas. Texas, who is one Of I
10 heirs. has spent the last six months
~ tracing the lineal descendants, 6
to structing family trees and othefWl
I'll pre,mring to establish the vario
Of claims Mcdonald will receive
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Bellevue Cemetery Fund.

Since the last issue of the Banner
additional contributions for the Belle
vue Cemetery fund have come III. Mr..
w. 4. Burt, Of this place. has given
- to the fund, and contributions III
like amount have been forwarded by
Mrs. Graves Johnson. of Waxalacllle.
Texas. and Lieut.. Com +. w. Sean
land. The total last announcer was
x61, and the $1J here acknowledged
makes 1t ut this time SIG.
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Foreign.

Marshal FOch predicted last Satur-
day that England will not be ready for
the next war. lii the course Of the In
terview he paid the highest tribute to
the British Army. but insisted that
England should maintain large re-
serves OF military material.
Bella Kun. deposed head of the Hun
garian Soviet government is held in
isolation. according to unconfirmed re-
ports to Vienna newspapers. 1t was
said that members of the Soviet direc-
torate at Budapest. who had assumed
command, We're negotiating with the
Allies.
France will offer to take over the
American military property in that
country, consisting mainly of docks,
railways and real estate, according to
Il telegram given to the Associated
Press yesterday by Louis Morel. under
secretary Of state for the liquidation
of stocks.
Tuesday the French Chamber of
Deputies gave vote of confidence in
the cabinet of NJ clemenceau by
vote of 272 against I'll. The enemies
Of the cabinet We're jubilant over the
vote they cast. but Tiger" Clemen-
ceau said, This is Il mere skirmish.
The real battle is coming"
The full peace conditions of the
| allied and associated powers are now
in the hands of the Austrians. The
first section of the terms was present
ed to the Austrians ut st. Gernain on
June 23d. and the final sections were
delivered to them ut the same place
sunday. without ceremony. by NJ. Du-
| tasta, secretary general of the peace
conference.
p.xl
| divisions. the names of which are
written large upon the pages of his
tory of the World War, marched
through London streets last Saturday
in celebration of peace. The line OF
parade was more than six miles In
length and required over an hour to
pass a given point.
The city council of Barry. England
has decided to let the pitiless rays OF
publicity shine on bathing girls who
| wear inlmodeSt costumes. Beach In
spectors have been instructed to taxi
photographs Of all "mermaids" insult
ficiently clad and post copies in publi'
places. The Barry council took thi'
step after two saucy sea nymphs hat
slapped an inspector who reprimandet
them.
At what was virtually an all nigh
session IN London Monday night. tn
: House OF Commons completed its dis
cussions of the German peace treat
| and the Anglo French convention. Th
hill carrying approval Of the Germa
: treaty was considered in committee Q
! the whole, exciting lengthy debate, !
) which Premier Lloyd George took a
e active part. The treaty was final
approved.
4 Francisco Villa and Gen. Felipe Al
L geles have disbanded their forces unit
e September, and announced to the
! trOops that they would 60 to Japan
# an effort to obtain ammunition for Il
! villa revolution. so report American
4 who last night arrived in III Pas
e Texas from chihuahua City: Close
following this report the Mexican el
! bassy in Washington received wo
"a that Felix Diaz. another revolution.
3 had abandoned his campaign again
= the government. and that Luis Cutie
- rez, still another leader. had sure
lnpol
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This Weeks Court Record,

When District Court adjourned this
afternoon there had been Il total of
twenty-One cases which had come up
for hearing since it first convened Mon
day morning. In one of the cases the
prisoner plead guilty. five were con-
tinued, four were nolprosed one was
found not guilty and the others were
convicted. There are three more cases
to come up tomorrow. and it is thought
the Court will be able to clear the
docket before it adjourns tomorrow
afternoon.
The cases tried Monday are as given
below:
In the case Of the State against
Charlie Mitchell, who was charged
with murder, the jury rendered YER
dict OF guilty of manslaughter Ant
wine Cosby. who was charged with
murder in two cases. was found guilty
az charged In both cases. without capi-
tai punishment. Henry Moore. also
charged with murder. was found guilty
AZ charged, without capital punish
lnent. Joe Walker. charged with lying
guilty, without capital punishment
On Tuesday the two cases against
q. b. Hughes. charged, respectively.
with incest and rape, were continued
until the next session Of court. In the
case OF the State against John Henry
Ak------a-----sa-
Five cases came up for hearing YES
| terilay. The case Of Albert Moore
charged with murder, was discontinu-
ed. Albert Washington. who was also
charged with murder. was found guilty
of manslaughter. Walter Edwards was
found guilty Of the larceny of prop
erty of the value of s.. He was charg-
ed with burglary and larceny. In the
case of Joe Brazile and others, charg-
| ed with murder. Joe BraZile plead
guilty to manslaughter, and the charge
against John Britton was nOlprosed
The case Of William Robinson. charged
with murder, was continued.
There were seven cases to come up
to-day. The case of Riley Darby. jr.,
and others, charged with burglary and
larceny, was continued until the next
| term OF court. JOnn NllSOH, WIZ IS
Gently engaged in an illegal cattle bust
ness. mt Plain Dealing and Hughes
Spur, was tried in four cases. charged
with COW stealing. He plead guilty III
, two cases. and two were discontinued
! Lazarus Capers. who was charged Will
+, murder, was found not guilty. Tht
case of Will Dickson, charged Will
: murder. was continued.
4 In all the cases enumerated in til
/ foregoing sentences will he passed to
!, morrow afternoon. Sentence had onl.
:. been passed In one case. X. B. Wilson
!, and n. Davis, who were charged witt
larceny, plead guilty and were sen
fenced to serve not more than nv
years nor less than one year III til
I State Penitentiary.
Tomorrow the cases of Jerry Robll
i son aud Van McCray, charged wit
:. larceny, and of Nelse Barnhart an
! I.uciudy Smith will come up for tria
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largest portion of the fortune Re
sides him. there are many citizens in
South Louisiana who will share in the
diisiOn.
A salt water natatorium for Minden
is in prospect. to be completed and
ready for use at the opening Of the
season of 1920. Business men of that
town are planning to organize a
$4,000 stock company to build the nat
atorium.
Governor r. G. Pleasant. Mayor Mar
tin Behrnan, Of New Orleans: Mayor
John New. Ford, of Shreveport. and
State Highway Commissioner Duncan
Buie. who left New Orleans on the 1st.
at the head of the jefferson Highway
SOciability run. reached Winnipeg,
Canada. at seven O'Clock Monday night
just twenty-four hours behind time,
the loss of one day having resulted by
reason Of the wretched condition Of the
highway in South Louisiana.