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Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

1T is ONLY FAIR that the towns OF Delaware De per-
mtted TO share in the construction OF permanent roads
with the districts and not be required TO pay taxes
for the building these roads in the rural districts Win
out getting any help towards constructing the part OF the
highway which happens be within the incorporate Inn
its of the towns all fairness the towns should be met
on basis of ftyhy for the of connecting the eoun-
y highway with the improved streets Of the main part ot
the town. which part subjected to the heay wear Oh
local town traffic II right TO demand thls from tne
county and state highway departments and to grant the
demand is simply Justice to the taxpayers The properly
in the towns pay large each on the basis oI
assessment into the county treasury and receive only
very small part of the paid for highway purposes WIN
which to maintain highways as pass thru the to"hs'
and are part of the county system of highways Ihe prop
erty in the towns assist in paying the interest on the
highway bonds finally its proportonae part Oh
the bonds when they become due. To ask the building
of such roadways which happen to be whn the corpo
ate limits of town. TO connect with the permanent Ioau
work is not asking for anything but which the people are
entitled TO have done the basis of fairness and justice
II is well known that the worst part OF the hgh-
vs between towns and the modern built roads is that
mart between the new and the paved streets OF the
town which is within the incorporated limits OF the towns
There is no argument as to why the towns should be COM
PEELED to help pay building roads outside their pound
arv and at the same be expected to build the same
part of such highways from the boundry line 10 the centre
of the towns They asking only that fair treatment De
given and are even willing be satisfied with an ar
rangement which would get the connections built on the
nftyhfty basis the taxpayers and build these
connections
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
KEEPING uS OUT

Keeping us out seems to be the chief accomplishment
of the Wilson administration. The boast that ne kept
m ont of war serves to recall other things he kept
ne ont Of Immediately after his inauguration, he called
special session of Congress and enacted tarin bill
which increased imports and decreased exports thus
closing American mills and keeping four million men out
Of He insisted upon repeal OF the iree Tolls pros
ton ~ be Panama Canal Act and thereby kept ships
ont of trade He denounced American citizens Who un-
der protection treaties, had invested in Mexico and
thus he kept them Of enjoyment Of their property
rights When Col Roosevelt counseled military prepra-
ration he condemned that foresghted statesman as ner-
vops and excited and kept us of preparedness When
courts of justice condemned Mooney in California and
Hlstrom in Utah. he interfered in behalf Of the con-
demned l. W. W. agitators and kept us out OF law and
order He kept Of until after election and tnen
m us in but by his stubborn insistence the United
states making what he calls the supreme sacrifice he
has kept US out Of peace.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
nrsIrLrs oF ADIuDICATION

The first decision Of the Kansas Industrial Rela-
tions Court the result Of wage petition trial mas Deen
handed down a victory for the workers The To-
peka Edison Company had offered its nemen an increase
of two cents an hour. They demanded more and were
granted raise by the Of seven and half cents
Gov Allen others predicted at the time the law was
nassed that labor would supporting its provisions
and the Edison Company decision bears out his prOphesy
Had the court not existence it is quite likely the
linemen would struck, causing much discomfort to
the community enang the loss of wages to them
selves the end they probably would have been no De
tor on az IN rates of wage nor so we'll as under the courts
decision.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

IF THE FEEBLE MINDED were removed from the
various almshouses Delaware, there would be but
very small per of the present population remaining
in these charitable institutions The state has provided
place where the unfortunates in this class can be gwen
better attention and at the time be kept IN better
conditions and with better moral surroundings than they
now are subject under the county amshouse system
The suggestion which recently made that the various
county amshouses be disposed Of and one institution un-
der State and be located IN some cen
ral mart of Delaware which will take OF all who
roner1v entitled to the shelterng of almshouse
is not a suggestion be turned down without careIu
consideration The greatest objection to the proposition
will come from political influences and the greatest
part of this will be from New Castle County Where inc
almshouse and its administration affords profitable
obs which the political workers will not want to yield
even for the sake of saving for the taxpayers or
from sentimental the inmates OF these charitable
institutions Argue this question. Discuss It ana keep
an interest in it alive and gradually results will follow
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
WE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY touch a

WE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY touch an eiec-
tric light button where ancestors dropped spark on
rag floating in dish of oil We pick telephone and
talk to friend miles away while few years ago such
conversation tresome journey Countless other
inventions have changed OF living and work
ing in many ways Who would go back to the old
methods and customs Of the past? So it is with the forms
of living on the of government Just because our
orefathers followed certain lines and methods in their
business civic life, and forms OF government at S
no valid reason why we of today shall not have all that
h ossbe in better and methods Of educations in
home comforts and business. The old supersuons have
Judgment in minds, and with many it's an uncon-
cous power to their actions, but good common
sense provides competent argument to Offset this and per-
sisent agitation with intelligent publicity will win Tor
better conditions everywhere OK carts were the best We
hcles available century but who would accept an
ok drawn buggy as against the automobile? The electric
light is of recent years development but who would re-
se to use the electric light Of these days and revert to
the low candles the past? The best is not too good
For the peope Of today Lets it for ourselves and
our children.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
THE LEGISLATURE WHILE ON THE

THE LEGISLATURE WHILE ON THE JOB has un-
deraen to investigate the condition of the New Castle
workhouse and its management This is in persuance
to resolution adopted by the legislature before taking
recess and this week the committee appointed WIN Gen
to Al1as as its chairman has making investiga-
ton of that prison report will be submitted to the
legislature when it reassembles May 5th and it is hop
ed that the investigation by the legislative committee VIII
result in clearing the friction which has been IN ne
Of that institution the past ten years The
nort should be plain statement Of facts, and not a
bewash to save regulations for some friend or political
faun
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

ROAD BUILDING is getting under way in all parts oil
Delaware and the various proiects-Uness hindered by
inability to get road building materials delivered to them
will be nearing completion by end OF the summer sea-
on If is nrobabe that several will be let next
month and they unable to finish with the present
season-bu certainly the work be wei started this sea
SON. Kent County can we'll get much done in 1870
but following year should see great chause IN le
bigbavs of that county and will if common sense is given
full sway and politics held from the road build
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE appointed by the legls-
aure to investigate what revision shall be made TO
the new school code frame such revision INTO
amendments to be presented both bodies OF the egs
laure when it reassembes May 5th has been at work
this week and the first session of the committee was held
at Dover last Tuesday It is the purpose to hold several
meetings to hear plans amendment Of the school laws
and one of these will be held Georgetown next tuesday
This meeting the purpose OF learning what dehne
plans have been made and how they to be applied to
make the new school work for the best interest OF
education of the children of Sussex County 1t is for the
purpose of getting plans not hearing general criticism
that this sitting the committee will be held at George
town 1t was right and proper to protest and that mas
been done vigorously enough be understood but 1t Is
now time to offer something from a practical business
standpoint as amendments which will make the education
of the children easy accomplish and without working
any hardship individual injury to the child III OPP
porunty for education This is what each member OF
the legislative committee desires to have presented to them
Here is the opportunity of those who have made the pro-
test 1t is hoped that practical plans for amendment
have been thought by the of Sussex County who
have been active opposition to the new school code and
that they will present the result of their study OF the ques
ton to the committee next Tuesday at Georgetown in de-
tai-not a general and unstuded manner Now IS the
time for practical common sense to be used.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

WOMEN ARE HOPEFUL that ratification of the fran
chse amendment will made by the legislature before 1t
her legislature will have the be just to the
women of this state ratify before they adjourn
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
Sweet Corn Does Not Exhaust
Fertility

Sweet corn when harvested at the
canning stage does not exhaust the
soil fertility as do most farm crops.
1t is a well recognized fact that the
processes involved IN the maturing
and filling out of the seed make a
heavy drain upon the fertility of the
soil Sweet corn is harvested before
this stage is reached. At this stage
ears are Is per cent water.
The comparative exhaustion Of
soil fertility from sweet corn in com
parison with field corn, computed ac-
cording to analyses reported by Dr.
C. G.. Hopkins, late chief agronOmist
and chemist of the Illinois Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. are as fol-
lows:
Fertility Per Acre Removed From
Soil by Sweet Corn and Field Corn
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
GROWING OF SWEET CORN
FOR The CANNING FACTORY
BY A. Il. Irwin. Iowa State College
OF Agriculture

Iowa leads all the States in the
production of sweet corn, the pack
aggregating approximately TWO ana
one-half million cases per year.
The growing of sweet corn for can
ming purposes has a number OF ad-
vantages. It is a cash crop. The re-
turns are made in the early autumn,
thus providing funds for fall opera
tions. The grower is assured OF
market. The crop is contracted Tor
at planting time at either speclhed
price. or in a sliding scale according
to the market price of field corn, ap-
proximately on a ratio of one ton
to fifteen bushels field corn. Hence
there is no question about a glutted
market or low prices. The crop IS
harvested at a comparatively slack
period. hence it utiliZes labor TO ad-
vantage
Sweet corn works in well in the
scheme of crop rotation, particularly
for winter wheat. The Indiana Agri-
cultural Experiment Station reports:
Surveys over the State have proven
conclusively that sweet corn ground
will yield about five bushels more
wheat when following sweet corn
than if planted after any other crop
Immeditely following the harvest
ing of the ears the stalks may be re-
moved and the land double disced and
sown to winter wheat Grass may be
seeded the following spring. A num-
Der of growers have found this COM
bination of winter wheat and grass,
which is possible with sweet corn.
more profitable than the customary
rotation of oats and grass following
field corn.
One of the most important advan-
tages of growing sweet corn in this
State is in the act that it may be
planted late with safety. Due to
late spring or wet spots field corn
planting may be delayed until it is
not likely TO mature. Sweet corn may
be used in such instances to advan
tage as the matter of maturity is not
a problem.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

A classified ad brings the answer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
District No. / for the year 1920 not
having been collected. and

having been collected. ana
Whereas. the American National
Bank OF Shreveport. the fiscal agent
Of ROssier Parish. has agreed to nd
vance such funds as may lie neces-
ssry for said purpose. not to exceed
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15OO0).
with the understanding and agree
nient that Is will have the first call
and pledge on said funds OF said
Road District No. 1 when collected.
subject. however. to prior pledge
for like amount to said bank. and
that s,lid bank is to reimburse itself
ont of said funds as and when sumo
are deposited therein: therefore,
Be it rrs0ired. That the Police
Jury of IsOssier Parish. acting for
Road District No. j. as we'll as for
It's own terms and stipulati0ns. and
in order to secure said hank for any
amounts which 1t may advance ms
above. hereby pledges said funds Of
said road district to the repayment
Of said amounts. and specially agrees
that said hank liz to have first call
and pledge thereon, until the amount
so advanced has been fully and A.
nallv paid. together with such inter-
est thereon as Is provided under It's
fiscal agency contract with this par
ish: the President OF this Police Jury
being hereby specially authorized to
enter info such further contracts M
may be necessary or required by said
hank I'm carrying out terms thereof.
On motion and second. duly carried
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07


1t was ordered that Mr.. e. g. Rives, OF
Shreveport. be employed to open new
and sinplified set of books for the Tar
isll Of Bossicr, to he kept by the Parish
Treasurer. and that ut the same time
he audit the books from July !, l!rD,
tO-date. and tlint after same have been
dnly audited that he close the Old
books. bringing the new and correct
balances forward on the new set OF
books, and that he he assisted by three
members Of the Police Jury as follows:
MeSsrs. Mays. ]. q. Mclpatle and WHIT
tingtOn: that the Clerk of the Police
Jury he and he Ii hereby instructed to
notify Mr.. Riyes, and. upon Dir. Rives
acceptance. to notify the committee
above named.
tcoNCLUDED ON PAGE fouEl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07


N This expression appreciation has been deferred
d the request Of friends who wanted time inquire
connected with the election PERSONALS
which might Irregular
During campaign bound comply with law
limiting expenditure thousand Cd
expense organizing in each ri the
spending thousands Of dollars III
the other parishes
opposition
While position question which l advocated
openly National Prohibition
for the soldiers bonus
those who paid large income taxes To extent there
voted against the bill
ying the railroads the owners
of three millions Of dollars aud guarantee
railroad corporations after the Presidents had
already returning the railroads ack to the
When service began favored National Pro iii i
ton the direct of the
the suppression restraint Of trade the
people South Federal appropriations
roads, the suppression OF gambling in cotton futures TIE
rural free delivery and the parcel
system. have been enacted into law H
with the satisfaction Of knowing that
service been in vain
Having. member of the Committee on Revision OF the
Laws service began have kept In
will rcentcr private life with
giyin.s the future.
the loyal cooperation
you during long term Of service
Your representative i'll Congress.
With i'll will toward none and gratitude
which YOU have SO long rel'osed in me- am
Yours truly and sincerely.
J. T. WATKINS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
William Macleod
Raine


knows his West.as perhaps no other.
He writes Of it with . high natural
ability and long experience during
which he has turned out many nov
els. novelettes. short stories and Sc
rails. This one visualizes most hap
pily. in setting Of adventure. the
virile types Of the great Plains All
Of thci,,. good and bad. are there.
His hero and heroine meet under
unusual circumstances. for the for
mer has rope around his neck and
il about to be lynched. She saves
him. He Is no better than he should
be, but he rapidly improves; eventu-
ally you grow to love Curly Flandrau
Just as Kate did. We shall not spoil
the story for you by revealing more.
Wstch for i. It ID
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
BusheI Baskets

Use Baskets for your Sweet P0ta-
toes this fall and save handling VI
often. They will keep letter. a
bnsliel basket is now a standard
contnfner for the shipment Of ill
kinds Of fruit and vegetables. They
are convenient. light and chenIh
We have 4 supply. Write M, or
call at our Plain Dealing Office.
1921 s. H. BoLINGEE Y Co.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07

Crooked Trails
and Straight

Is splendid western story made
up Of stirring exploits and exciting
events. It is not the West Of Bret
Harte. but Of later day-recent
times when the cattlemcn and sheep
raisers made common cause against
each other and started ! policy Of
determination.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
published on Thursday Of Each Week.

ENrrexp as second-class natter at the post
once at Benton, La. under act OF Con-
xress Of date March 3, 1879.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
Where the BIG Crowd EatS
When In Shreveport.
THE Columbia
Restaurant and Lunch Rocm
52J MdrEcf Street
SCI MdrEcf Street

Dinin. Parlor for ladies in ls,ck por.:
ton OF room.
Native Game, Oysters and other 81
Foods when In season.
Courteous treatment. clean linen, ma
wholesome food ut popular prices
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
ADVERTISING RATES :

A CHARGE Of 20 cents per inch is made
for contract display advertising. and cents
per inch additional for all composition.
Transient advertising. 25 cents per inch.
Political display advertising, % cents
per inch for the first insertion; 20 cents
oer inch for repeat insertions with no
change In copy.
Political readers, 10 cents per line; .
cents per line for repeat Insertions
Other readers, 7i5 cents per line; cents
Der line for repeat insertions.
Professional cards, SO per year; or, by
the month, 81.
The legal rate will be charged for all
legal advertisements.
Questionable advertising not accepted Al
any price.
PosfTIoN.-For position adjoining read
ing matter. add 10 per cent top OF column
and adjoining reading matter, or first fol
lowing and along side. add 20 per cent
top or bottom of column and showing read
inT matter ON three sides, add so per cent
All copy for advertisements Qncludini
changcs) should reach this office lot latel
than Tuesday afternoon. When 1t comes II
later its insertion in the issue for the weei
for which intended Is not guaranteed.
A commission Of u per cent Is paid 7
recognized advertising agencies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
w. w. MCDONALD
Attorney at Law
MISDEy, LA.

CIVIL sind Criminal Law. Special attention
given to cases from Bossier Parish. WIN
practise IN ali courts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
Watkins Thanks Voters

MY FRIENDS who voted for at the primary election
September 18th l extend my most sincere thanks
This expression Of appreciation has been deferred ut
the request Of my friends who wanted time to inquire
facts will
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
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BENTON. La.. THURSDAY. Ger. I, 1920
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-11-27
CLOSING CHAPTER TO
LIBRARY CASE PENNED

The closing chapter in long con-
! tr0Nersy was written today when the
final order in the famous library case
was presented to Circuit Judge G.. w.
Phelps for his signature. The order
IS based upon the recent mandate of
1.-The state supreme court and fixes the
conditions under which proceeds from
Samuel p. Sturgis trust fund shall be
expended for the benefit of the library
Of the Pendleton Commercial Associa-
tion, now kept In the county library
here
The order deerees that as to the an
nual income and all accumulations of
it, the expenditure of the same is in
the discretion of the trustee, with the
obligation to expend the same annual
" and in good faith for the benefit
land Improvement of the Commercial
Association library, and in due regard
TO the needs thereof. after consulta-
tion with the persons in immediate
charge and representing the Pendle-
/ ton Commercial Association.
/ Twelve hundred dollars OF the ac-
cumulated fund now on hand is order
ed applied for the current year on the
purchase of books and such other sup
plies as tie trustees may deem prop
er. tho decree says. This money
must be turned over by James A. Fee
trustee. by the end of this year
A stipulation is that the aecumula :
ton from the fund must not be so in
vested that it is not available for Ii,
hrary purposes. 1t further DEGREES
that the income over and above the
Iamount ordered paid for books and
upplies this year and the attorney
fees and court costs, shall be added to
1.-THE principal
Attorney fees. court costs and the
amount due Mr. Fec as trustee total
$500. Ia, according to a summation OF
1.-THE various items. When this sum
and the $l200 are deducted from the
principal there will remain in the
trust fund approXmately Sl5.OOe.
The order presented to the Judge
today marks what is expected to he
the close of controversy between the
IPendleton Commercial Association.
lowners of the library for whose inn
provement the bequest was made, and
1.-THE City of Pendleton and James A.
Fee, trustee of the Sturgis fund or.
liginally $4,000. II provides for con
ltinued administration of the fund un-
der his care but with consultation and
in the interests of the library COM
imtttoe of the association Tho matter
has been in the courts for more than
four years,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-11-27
LEONARD BEATS DOWN
OPPONENT AT GOTHAM

NEW YORK, Nov 2I.-CA PD--
Benny Leopard. worlds champion
lightweight. successfully defended his
title and won the s25oo diamond belt.
emblematic Of the tile Of the cham
pionship, which was presented 20 him
~ Tex Eickard. when he scored tee.
iical. knoukout over Joe yelling OF
Chicago. in the fourteenth round Of
what was to have been f5-rounl
tout at Madison square Garden las,
night. Leonard did not show the eff
tectiveness Of his punches until the
thirteenth round when he sent Well
ing down three times, yelling going
through the 'opes on two Of these &C
oasions:and &as verN.groggy going to
his corner.