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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

EVERYWHERE in the fields there were
people down on their knees searching
for grasses to eat Those near the
railroad lifted their heads and gazed Mt
our train as it rushed past. and
caught slimpses Of terrible faces. An
old man sitting at the top of an EN-
bankment waved a handful of grass ut
me where l stood ut the car window,
then threw his head back and laughed
IL manacal laugh. began then to feel
the cold chills with which l was to
Shiver for days on end"
OF Kars she writes:
1T had been raining for days, and
wherever one looked one saw nothing
hut misery and mud. Between the rail-
read tracks We're unsightly pools and
puddles, through which many human
scare-crOws trudged back and forth.
"They were a multiple Lazarus, and
the train was the rich mans table.
They We're begging for crumbs. l be-
gan to hear for the first time the whin-
ing understandable phrase that sounded
to me like 'O-na-ne, O-EA-ne.' 1t was
so feebly, so plaintively murmured,
'O-na-ne'"
Mrs Egan asked what it meant and
was told the nearest equivalent was
"Oh, my SOUL" "Hut." she says, lit
was more than that; it was prayer
for mercy"
Describing a makeshift hospital be-
fore the arrival Of the Near East Relief
workers. Mrs. Egan writes:
THE sick in their unbelievable rags
were lying around on the tioors-bun-
dies of unimaginable wretchedness.
The doctor was not doing anything at
all for them What could he do? He
had not so much as Il single ounce Of
medicine of any kind. The little peO-
pie were more pitiablc than the
adults. The ward, if may call it that,
had in it not one stick of furniture OF
any kind, and the children were all
lying on the dusty and rubbish-Strewn
floor with nothin. under them and no
covering save the rags they Wore"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

tai population, were M; sacred. No
barbarity in human history exceeds
The gross cruelty of that destruction.
Thousands were driven out upon the
desert, there to die from hunger and
thirst under the pitilessAays of trop-
ical sun.
Such was the price which the Arne-
MAN people paid for their Christianity
alni their loyalty to the cause Of justice
and democracy during the world war.
One-quarter Of million children.
chiefly orphans, whose parents persisted
ir maSSacreS. are utterly dependent on
American charity.
Hundreds OF thousands of refugees
in the Caucasus, clad only in torn, YER
minOus rags, without shelter and with
out food, can exist only If America las
compa SSion upon them.
Shall we fai! them: Not II l know
my country.
Help Near East Relief in its work
for Gods Dm'-.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
HOW IOE NAY SAVE.

Thrift Is the good management of the
business Of living. Every person Is In
terested. primarily. in the business Of
living. Therefore it behOoves every
person who desires to manage this very
important business successfully to pay
attention to and consider thrift in its
many forms.
One of the most important of the
manifestations Of thrift Is money mat
terS. If one would he free of the EN-
harrassments of poverty. he must h;l0e
some dollar education. Any one can
spend money. Almost any one can
make money. But it takes one with
thrift knowledge and dollar education
to keep money or spend it wisely.
For those who learn the art Of
getting ahead through systematic say
ing and wise investment. the Treasury
Department of the United States Gov
eminent has made government savings
bonds available in denominations that
will suit any person or any pOcketlMok.
There Is the Decent thrift stamp as the
VNCSt anu NtaN FA"'o
registered treasury savings certificate
as the highest denominations. These
government savings securities. which
are individually known us thrift
stamps. war savings stamps and regis
tered treasury savings certificates.
bear i per cent interest. compounded
quarterly. They are c;iShable when-
ever the owner needs the money and
they cannot depreciate in value. hut on
the other hand gain every month In
value and this increase in value Is guar
anteed hy law. For saving. for wise
investment and for absolutely safe ill.,
vestn,ent, there is nothing to compare
with thrift stamps. war savings stamps
and registered treasury savings certi-
fic;,teS Are you getting yours!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
BIDS INVITED.
Village of BOssier City,
Parish of BOSsier. Louisiana,

dIlSh VI IpSSltl LoulSliinus
SEALED bids are hereby invited for approx.
mately 92l lineal feet of sidewalk, ~
inches WIDE along the north side of Ogilyie
Avenue from it's intersection with Traffic
Street. including gutter-slab over ditch or
gutter on east side thereof. thence eastward
to the point OF it's intersection with Monroe
Street. said walk to be of standard concrete
construction. ! inches in thickness. and
composed of Il bottom or body layer IN
inches thick. composed of one part pure.
standard portland cement two parts Of
clean. washed gravel. and il top or cap layer
cnc-half inch thick composed OF one part
pure. standard portland cement and two
parts clean. sharp sand, well mixed and laid
in wOrkmanlikr manner, to the satisfaction
of In" Street Commissioner and this COun-
Gil. the surface of the walk 10 be trOwel.
finished. except ut street and alley CROSS.
ingS which shall be rough finished. and
said street and alley crossings shall be
rampcd by sloping each edge. beginning ut
II point inches from each edge. thence
slcpnS towards each edge downwards 3
inches. the finch thickness to he main
tanned throughout the entire width. the de-
preSsiOns at edges to be buried or sunk In
the ground: all walks to be placed , feet
from property line. all slabs ut gutter cross.
ings TO be satisfactorily reinforced. all
abutmcnts ut gutter crossings to be OF suf-
ticient depth to serve rs future curbing.
Bids for sidewalk desired by the square
yard and ahutmcnts ut gutter crossings by
the square foot. said abutments to b.
standard, and ut least equal to those
already Installed elsewhere in this mu-
nicipality.
Bids will be opened at the city Hall.
Bossicr city La. on Thursday, April Is.
1920. L. W. IIUTCKiSGs, Clerk.
March !, 1920. [nprSl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
KEEP SETTING HENS
H.. free FROM LICE
Enormous Baby Chick Loss
Caused Annually by Lice.
and Vermin.

= 81 would not try to keep Poultry
without DR.. LeGear's Poultry Rem.
edies," says Mrs. L. v. Rose, Of
Cuero, Texas. eve have never had
any Of them fail to do even more
than you claim for them"
Every year, millions of Baby
Chicks are lost because setting hens
are not kept clean and free Of
lice. DR.. LeGear's Lice Killer
quickly rids your flock Of lice and
vermin.
Through his advice and remedies,
Dr.. LeGear has helped thousands
of Poultry Raisers during his n
years. experience as an Expert
Poultry Specialist. It will pay you
also to take advantage of Dr..
LeGear's advice just as Mrs. Rose
did and increase your poultry profits.
Get can of DR.. LeGear's Lice Killer
from your dealer, use it according
to directions. If you are not entirely
satisfied with results return tho
empty can to your dealer and he
will cheerfully refund your money.
DR.. l.. D. LeGear Med. Co., 81
Louis. Mo,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

From Sundays Shreveport CamcSsian.l
Governor-E Elect John NJ. Parker has
promised to call constitutional con-
vention. but when is yet to be deter.
mined. 1t may be said with some
degree of reason that the convention
may not he called this year. but is
most likely to be deferred until the
year 1921: probably in the spring or
early summer.
The date is of no great moment. and
will he fixed at time when 1t will he
most convenient and desirable.
This convention should be unlimited
and it's members should consist Of prac-
teal men. whose only purpose is the
welfare of the state.
The Constitution of 1898 has served
its purpose. 1t Is no longer responsive
to the great needs Of the state. 1t has
frequently been compared to what is
called crazy quilt with its many
and varied patches of amendments.
There are some provisions of this con-
Stitution which should he preserved.
The greatest feature of this cOnStitu
ton is conferred in the protection of the
electorate through which there has
been maintained the rule Of white $u-
premacy. If that convention had pro-
vided no other safeguard. and had
adjourned. it would have earned the
approval of the greatest majority OF
the people of Louisiana. When the
Constitution of 1893 was drafted and
| adopted the state had not escaped from
| the period of reconstruction. The me-
mace was still active and threatening.
To-day the state is in the enjoyment of
the rule Of law and order. with tr'-
umphant Democracy, and with f,rurr
dedicated to the substantial develop
ment Of the greatest era of prosperity
possible within the attainment of an
intelligent people.
At this convention will he determined
the betterment of the judicial system
of Louisiana. especially in its applica'
ton to the reasonable remuneration OF
the judges of courts. whose salaries. as
now fixed. barely suffice to meet their
needs, especially if heads of families.
Advice to Correspondents.
Midrest Printer and Publisher.]
Never state as fact anything you
are not certain about" the great editor
warned the new reporter. "Or You viii
get us into Il libel suit. In such cases
use the words. alleged. claimed. re
puted. and SO on"
And then this paragraph appeared il
the society columns of the paper:
1T is rumored that card party
was given yesterday by a number OF
reputed ladies. Mrs. Smith. GOSSIP
says. was hostess. 1t is alleged tina
the guests. with the exception of Mrs
Bellinger. who says she halls from
Leavitt'S Junction, We're all from here
Mrs. Smith claims to he the wife o
Archibald Smith. the SO-called Homes
Man trading on Key Street
And when the editor had read the re
port whirling mass claimed to be tin
reporter was projected through TIL
window and struck the street with ;
dull thud.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

The ErcsS DISPATCHES from Washing
ton convey the news that the Senate
has finally concluded that 1t cannot
ARRIVE at Il show down with itself Oh
the treaty and the League of Nations
and has perforce let the matter 90 as
an issue in the presidential campaign.
All Of which illustrates about how far
ahead of the Congress the President
thinks. He told them IL month ago
that the treaty would he the issue IN
the presidential campaign. He Is about
as insane as IL fox. the President Is.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
His War.

He was Il Southern colonel making
his first trip North. He arrived ut New
York aboard one Of the coast liners.
and the ships news reporters sought
him out for an interview.
What" asked one Of the reporters.
do you think of the war;
We'll. suh.'' answered the South
erner. ''Ah have always maintained.
sub. that Lee made Il mistake when he
Surrendered."-7'he Home Sector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

Egan In her article.
was likely to kill them instantly. This
was too terribly true Yet in the whole
length and breadth of the land there
was not an ounce of food Of the kind
necessary for such cases. At Kars
saw one man die with bread in his
teeth. And if you will consent to look
with me upon too awful thing will
add that he showed evidence, of having
eaten too much grass.
II went hungry in Armenia, and I
associate remembered pangs of my
own with all my recOllectiOns of the
terrible land had plenty Of food
with me, but for days on end could
not eat. 1t was physical impossible
ity.
"Ani l came to point, too, when to
look upon things that had to be looked
upon set my heart to quaking in a
hOrr(Exlifficult to describe"
Of-her first sight in Armenia of the
terrible condition OF the people Mrs.
Egan writes of the scenes on her way
to Kars:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Johnson. Of CalifOr-
|IASH mia. Progressive Republican
E candidate for President. il
0CI canvassing in Northwest

ern state this Week-hOp1nS
to get the delegation there: but already
he is screaming that he cannot meet
the competition of his opponents Of the
"old guard" in the volume of money
being used 1t seems that the Senator
allowed himself to imagine up to this
time the people with the big wealth
in these United States would meekly
keep quiet and allow themselves to pay
indefinitely the income taxes with
which they are now so displea&ed
How did the Senator expect the III
tereStS to manifest displeasure If not
with the only weapon they know-cOld
cash. Maybe. after the plrtocrats have
gotten the Senator's political scalp. he
will sympathize again with the big
chief-the main man-that the soft
footed agents of lawlesS wealth are
planning to put to sleep. Maybe he
will. as in 1916. he not altogether sor-
rowful when Mr.. Wilson shall scotch
ill.,. powers Of darkness that are once
more seeking to buy the Presidency of
the United States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

Raise Il garden as war measure:
for the war against old II. {. l.. Is as
$, riouS as the world conflict which
gave rise to high prices. You reap the
profits of the producer. the middle man
and the retailer when YOU raise 1t
Yourself. Back to the garden IL the
first step in sane return to first ijrin-
cirles. We will have to stop somewhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

The farmers are turning over the
soil, and. ut the same time, turning
over their plans in their minds In the
way of apportioning the crops. No
lea for cotton is needed. The price Is
enough argumnt. But other crops. no
matter for price. always become impor-
tant when they are not raised.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
AID GODS POOR,
SAYS MRS. DANIELS
BY MRS. JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Wife Of the Secretary Of the Navy.

THE plight of the people of
Armenia presents Il tragedy incOn-
ceivable. Hundreds of thousands of
the descendants of the earliest Chris
tan race are now, because .. their re-
iigion. undergoing sutferings beyond
the imagination of civilized America.
During the war it is estimated that
100000 Arlnenians, a third of the to-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. 0s397.

Department Of the Interior.
l.. g. Land Office ut Baton Rouge. IA,
February u, la20.
Proof made under Act Of June q, 1Dlo.l
Notice IL hereby given that Dolphus GID.
con, Johnson, Of Plain Dcnling, La. who. 20
July 10. 1917, made Homestead Entry, No
OS391. for the west half Of southeast quar-
Ter twH Of seHD of section 50, township
2:;. north. rnnge IL. west Louisiana Me!.'
dian. has filed notice Of intention TO mHke
Three-Year Proof. to establish CHIN 10 w.
land above described, before the CLERK "
Court, ut Benton. La on the 10Th day
March, 1910.
Claimant names us witnesses ~ =:
King, +. 4. Goodwin, Il. r. Goodwin NV
X, ". Stewart. all Of Plain Dealing, IN,
Il. u, GIANELLoNi. Register,
Fcbpllnpy 10. 1920. mar -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

l'OtatOeS-Sweet pOtatOeS-are very
good feed for hogs and possibly as
cheap fed as can he raised. A few
hogs are. therefore. a verys good in
surance for the price Of potatoes: and
a potato crop is good qua rantee for
the fatteniny of pigs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
HOMESTEAD ENTRY M. 0si0l.

Department of the lnteHoH
L. =. Land Office NJ Baton Rouge. H..
February ~. l9s6
Proof made under Act Of June g. 19is.l
Notice is hereby given that JONI =
Jones. of Cotton Valley, Lit. whc on W. ~
ber II. 1916. made Homestead Ehify, ~
oS1Ol, for the southeast quarter os hM,
east quarter ,seA of Hrh Of section .,
township y, north. range II, west, ispsp.
lam Meridian has filed nGtice Of inifpiu,o .s
80 make Thfce-Yenr Proof, 10 's'aa .I.s
cluim to the land above dcserilrd, si ~
the Clerk Of Court. ut Benton, iar ~ y.
18th day Of March, 1p2o ~ y
Claimant names AS witnesses. '',.d
Bounds. X. l.. Burks, Jr.. ". u, hnfA'
T.. III. Burks. NIL IF Cotton NaiNs' -"
X. +. -. No. !, ...y
T., II. iilANELLoSI. hestspi'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

More money is being realized by BOs-
sier Parish land owners for oil leases
than could he realized from rents were
all the acreage involved In state Of
cultivation. And then. too. we may
ton. The bird-in-hand however. is get
ting action
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

Anyway. BoSsier Parish Is going to
lave an oil refinery tat Bossier CITY,.
even if we have to get the oil for the
refining outside the parish limits. But
the shortest way to the oil supply. we
believe ant trust. is in a perpendicular
direction conforming to gravity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Jhc 8u5sier 8annrr
Mrs. W. II. SCANLAND, Ouner.

PnbliShcd on Thursday Of Each Week
ENTERED aS sccond-class matter mt the post
office ut Benton. La. under act of CON
grrSS OF date March =. 1879.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
lit Is Not Very Nice to Starue,''
SAYS Little Guest From Armenia

This little Ar
menian has a
name with a
his tory as
long as the tail
Of a cat, - she
says. Daugb-
terofafanous
soldier, she Of
ten cried froR
hunger. Now
she is in'Am-
erica and does
not cry any
m or e, 5 h e
naiuelys adds,
but her mother
cries, mourn
ing for the
thousands of
other Armeni-
an babies ,Uho
are h ungry,
back in the ra-
the land. But
little Trans h
smiles wiseiy,
as she knows
Near East Re-
lief is aia'irg
the poor peo-
pie Of Arme-
mia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

Cotton will certainly he high priced
this coming fall. The pink boll worm
will see to that. But who is going to
see to the pink boil worm? Better
raise some sweet potatoes and pigs as
an insurance measure.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-12
MvHeart andMy Husband
ADELE GARRISON's New Phase Of
"Revelatlons Of Wife

road in front of me- "that l am 60
ing to answer a question couched IN
such language as that?"
think it was as fortunate thing
that we were in a motor car, and
that Dicky knew enough about drlv-
ing to realize what violent excite
ment might do to an inexperienced
driver. Otherwise | am sure | would
have witnessed one of his old time
tantrums. As it was he contented
himself with muttered impreca-
tion or two, then sat i'll stony silence
ior at least mile.
"Tll just fell you, one thing" he
said icily at last, "you'll~either tell
me the truth about Grantland or
YOU can let me out right here and
now. I'll walk to the station and
get train back to town"
Undisguised Relief,
There was a ring of determination
in his voice which told me that he
meant exactly what he said. ! was
angry enough to take him at his
word, but neither my conscience nor
the affection that was tugging at
nv heart for him would permit such
action. | was stubborn enough,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-12
South Side
Held On $500 Bond
For Alleged Attack
Against His Wife

Charged with assaulting his wife,
Anna, the night of February 7, and
taking sos from her, at her home,
sos Q street, Stephen Sedlacek,
Twenty-hrst and O streets, was held
for trial to the district court under
a bond of $1,000 in South Side po-
Ice court Wednesday.
Mrs. Sedlacek said she had been
separated from her husband for over
a year and that with her children,
she had been living at the Glasgow
block on the South Side, until three
weeks ago. She said her husband
came to her home Saturday night
and forced his way into the house,
when she sought to get a revolver
out OF her shopping bag to protect
herself, her husband took the bag
and gun away from her.
She also alleged that Sedlacek
fired shot at young man, Joe
Spinner, Forty-ninth and U streets,
who was visiting her. Sedlacek
denied this and said the gun went
off accidentally and that he did not
take his wife's money.
= Mrs. Sedlacek is employed at the
City National bank and her husband
is working at the new Skinner
Packing plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-12
American Legion to
Present French War
Certificates Feb. y

Officers of Douglas county post,
American Legion, yesterday an
nounced plans for staging an allie
gorical pageant in connection with
presentation of French war memorial
certificates the afternoon of Febru-
ary q to relatives of Omaha then
who sacrificed their lives in the
world war. ..
Presentation ceremonies will be
held at Central High school audi
torium. The pageant will be IN
charge Of Oscar Wilder Craik, direc-
, tor for the Omaha Folk thaater Or
ganization.
Walter Byrne, chairman of the
American Legion committee IN
charee>o the ceremony, said yester-
day the committee had been fur
nished with memorial certificates
for relatives of IS Omaha men. The
War department in sending out GER
tihcates may have overlooked some
Omaha families, he said, and he re-
quests relatives OF all deceased wal
veterans to list their names with
legion officials. t
"This will be the first public com
memoration here>of the supreme
sacrifice made by the men whe
didn't come back" Mr.. Byrn'
pointed out. ut should attract wild
public interest"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-12

really think he has always been as
reasonable as any of the garage
men in the neighboring towns
Il heard Dickey give little gasp
Of astonishment, then he put back
his head and laughed as had not
heard him laugh in months.
You unmitigated little fraud" he
said when he had caught his breath,
$50 that's what you've been up to!
Wanted to put one over on your
husband, did you? Well, you. GER
tainly succeeded, athought | don't
see what you wanted to put all the
mazume it must have cost you into
Doran's pocket when / could have
taught you for nothing" !
l saw he had no mixing OF the
fact that | could not possibly have
learned anything from him because
of his arbitrary manner Of teaclNng
me. His voice had the puzzled,
grieyed note of child seeking TO
understand something beyond his
comprehension.
But | wanted to surprise you,
DlCky, utaT, ! Sdlu sWtetiy. iatil.
bought the car for me, and | thought
you'd be awfully surprised when |
drove up to the station to meet
you"
~ was" he returned with another
clG,ckle. then he demanded with
rough tenderness. What did you
mean by saying you could't imagine
why the truth about Major Grant
land and you would interest me?'
1t was upon the tip of my tongue
! to repeat the words Harry Under