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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Last Weeks Dance.

Wednesday night of last week the
young people enjoyed dance at the
Electric Iheater. The attendance was
very large. many visitors being pres
emit. The band from Shreveport fur
niShel good music and the occasion
w:lS IL most pleasant one. Those in at
tendance We're:
Miss Ethel Cornish and Mr.. Paul
Mc(;aughey. Miss Hazel Swindle and
Mr.. Fred Cornish. Miss Ruth Herndon
and Mr.. DIN Machen. Miss Virginia
Hraeme (of Lewisville. Ark and Mr..
Charles Herndon. Miss Tad Rr;leme (of
Lewisville. Ark and Mr.. J. w. Wyche.
Miss Henrie Sentell and Mr.. Lyles
Wyche. Miss Edna Winston. Miss Lem
ma Johnson and Mr.. Crabtree (Of
Bradley. Ark. Miss Abilene Afadins
(of Shreveport and Mr.. Ben James.
Miss Lillian Smith and Mr.. Willard
King. Miss A1adge Wyche and Mr.. Ha-
zlewood (of Pine Bluff. Ark. Miss
Nina Mae Mcliaughey and Mr.. Sloane
(of Pine Bluff. Ark. Miss lola KeOun
and DIR. Mcclellan. Misses Matte Kelly.
Sadie Winston. Maggie Fenet. Eula
King and .Aline Kendrick: Mesdames
Wallace Blocker Bell and Scripture
Dr. and Mrs. Lyon. Mr.. and Mrs Tom
Caldwell: I,r. Arnold. Sgt. McJunkin,
Mr.. Nj. Il. Kidd. Mr.. &. w. Meares. Mr..
Edens Cheshire. Mr.. Carl berry. and
Messrs. Jewell simmons. Mastin Hen,
(lerS0ll. JimlO Iyey and EOun.; Burt. of
Benton. -.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Zinc Mine to. Run.

Mr.. J. f. Adair returned last week
from Joplin. Mo-. in company with Il
number of BOssier Parish stockholders
in the old Success Zinc Mine Corpora
ton. While in Joplin the corporation
was reorganiZed as the Louisiana Zinc
Corporation. with Il capital stock Of
SECOND. with Mr.. Adair as President.
]. NJ. Sentell. Vicepresident. and Gro
yer G. James. of Joplin. Mo-. Secretary
and Treasurer. Other directors are
J. NJ. Henderson. w. &. Burt and Il. T..
Wyche. .~ -...
Mr.. Adair will leave Saturday night
for another trip to the mine and will
while there start production. The
price of zinc ore is now higher. the
coal strike Is over and other matters
are also favorable for successful op-
eratiOnS. ~. ....., .-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
,ocAL AND PERSONAL.

AIRS. W. Il. Ro@gS. who has been
:, far 4 week. is somewhat better.
poru February 24th. to Mr.. and
,,u John Meyers. of the Shiloh COM
nunit;. Il boy.
porn February 2>th. to Mr.. and
,m Walter Morgan. of the Miller'S
Ruff community. Il boy.
Afr :, {. Garrett was Il visitor in
.n last Saturday. He is farming
sjs year near carterville.
Mrs. clifford Wright went to Brad
y Ark. TUESDAY to spend the day
N, her mother. Mrs. J. l.. Cochran.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ID. Herndon and
...,o daughter. Mary Helen. spent Sun
az in Louisville. Ark. with relatives.
Mrs G. &. Woodbridge came up
~ BENTON last Friday evening and
,a0t the weekend as a guest Of Mrs.
$. Gray.
Mr.. Rupert Peyton. now employed
tho Homer oil field, came in last
s,.,rday night for Il short visit with
friends and relatives. .*...
additional fixtures were installed
| tho NJ, Il. Kidd jewelry store Tues
~ 70 make room for the expansion Of
No stock of handsome attractions.
| Mrs. :. ID. Campbell, Of Newport.
IT, who has been here for couple
.wueks. went to Benton Tuesday to
seld a week or ten days canvassins in
NO interest of her book.
Mr.. J. W. Ransom. who has lately
leeu visiting relatives residing in Mar
hall Texas. Monroe and trania. this
sate, returned last Friday night and
has resumed his work at the Wheeler
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
DUDNEY & TURNKEY BROTHERS
Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Spring Openings.

About all the Plain Dealing nier-
chants are getting In their stocks Of
spring goods and are making attrac-
tive displays of them. Every year
Plain Dealing has been attracting trade
from more widely drawn zone Of ter.
ritorial description. and this year IS
no exception.
There are more farms. more farmers
more acreage under cultivation and
more money per capita tits year than
ever before. Add to this the oil Teifse
money and you have the reason for
Plain Dealings growing trade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Plain Dealing Department

barber shop. His numerous friends are
glad to see him.
MIR. {. \. Harrison. jr., who has
been SO i'll Of late. is now Commissioning
Born Monday night. to Mrs. Will
Seward. of the Oak Hill community, IA
girl.
Mr.. Rapley. of Shreveport. spent
last Saturday night in Plain Dealing
to visit friends.
The cold snap failed to get the
gardens and green things are beginning
to shoot up in rows.
Master Robert Stinson. from Ben
ton. spent the past weekend with Mrs
Berta Wyche and family.
Mr.. Emmett Taylor. of Benton.
was attending to business here during
the early days Of this week.
Miss Virginia Rraenle. of Lewis
vile. Ark. who visited relatives here
for il few days. returned home Sunday
Mrs. Lamar Hogue. of Grand Cane.
was ISlC vi
the illness of her mother. Mrs. w. Il.
BogsS.
Mr.. Harrison Crouch. of Shreve-
port. spent last Saturday night and
Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Flor
ence Crouch.
Mr.. jeff Hudson left lsat Friday
for the Homer oil field. having secured
employment near Homer. His family
remains in Plain Dealing.
Parish Superintendent of Educa-
ton w. A. FortSon. of Benton. came in
Monday to help push forward plans
for the Plain Dealing school building.
Col. ID. L. King, of LewiSville.
Ark. spent last Thursday night with
Mr.. A. w. Heifner and visited other
relatives before returning home Friday
morning.
Mrs. AdolpluS Johnson died last
Thursday ut her home four miles
northeast of Plain Dealing. Her death
was caused by pneumonia following an
attack of influenza. The interment oc-
Cured at old salem Cemetery Friday
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Two Deep Tests.

At 27O0 feet the drillers Of the White
sides prospect well, Oh the J.1D. Fenet
place. seven miles southwest of Plain
Dealing reported a little showing Of
oil the first Of the week.
The contract, for this well 0et to
W. H. Harper. Of Shreveportp calls for
IL depth of 1900 feet-supposed to be
the deepest well ever drilled in this
field. -, .r.y.
The Wild R0X t.Antrim No. II well
il ALSO to lie drilled deeper. beginning
next week. So two deep tests are now
being made I'm the Plain Dealing field.
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afternoon. She leaves a widOwer and
two young children.
Born, February 10Th. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Randolph, Of Red Land. a
girl.
Born February 22d. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommie Gilmer. of .Collinsburs.
Il hoy.
Born Tuesday. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Miles. of five miles southeast Of
Plain Dealing. IL girl
MIR. and Mrs. Howard King moved
last week to a farm near the Lee Ward
place. in the lake country.
Mrs. John Hudson. of Red Land,
spent several days of last week in
Shreveport with relatives.
Mrs. II. w. Eg:lestOn and Mrs.
X. l.. STROBE came up from Benton last
Saturday and spent the day with
friends.
Miss Sadie Winston spent a part
of last week at Red Land with Mrs.
Calvin Hudson. returning home the
first of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cayett BoggS moved
last week to the Lee Ward place. in
the lake country. Mr.. Bosgs will ell
gage in farming this year.
-MeSSrS. Sloan and Hazelwood. civil
engineers, who came in last week to
do some railroad surveying hereabOut.
departed Saturday for Pine Bluff. Ark.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wor-
ley received information Tuesday. by
wire. to the effect that their little
daughter. Madge. died Monday. The
family formerly resided here.
Some one broke into the smoke
house at Mr.. J. \. Ford'S home Mon
day night and took thence the greater
part of his cured nle;lt-Several hun
bred pounds No arrest had been made
up to yesterday.
Friday of last week Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Wright moved into the Evans
residence. Oh the West Side. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Howard King. who have been oc'
cupying the house. have moved to the
Club House community.
Mrs. {. l.. Allen was reported i'll
Monday and her place in the faculty OF
our school WAS taken Tuesday by Mrs
w. II. Martin. 1t was expected that
Mrs. Allen would be able to return t,
her school duties yesterday. ,
Mr.. George T.. button. of Shreve
port. engineer for the Benton. Ark;ln>;l
hartl-surface road. has spent some day.
of this week in Plain Dealing attend
! in. to professional business. Gratlin:
/ Oh the road began ut Plain Dealin.
yesterday and will he carried south.
MIR. j. +. Walker left Tuesday fol
TOya. Texas. with party Of oil men
among whom We're Mr.. Curtis ScOvell
of Dallas. Texas. and Mr.. Owen. o.
Mineral Wells. Texas. They expect t.
be away Il couple Of weeks In the in
terest of some oil holdings thereahout
Mrs. Russell Clanlee died F'rida!
night Of last week at her home il
HoSston. She was n daughter Of Mr.
Il. II. DenniOn, Of this place. Sh'
leaves widower and two small chill
dren. The remains We're buried in tin
Hosston cemetery last Saturday after
noon.
! :. Rev l.. \. Materne and family re
turned home last .week--Mr. Matern
from New Orleans and his family frol
Natchitoches. Mr.. Materne filled hi
regular appointment ut Bradley. Ark
Sunday and will preach morning an!
evening ut the Plain Dealing Baptis
Church next Sunday.
"A small blaze occurred Monda
) afternoon OH the roof of Mr.. NJ. Il. BOl
inser's residence. 1t was quickly eS
; tinyuished. with the help Of the neigh
borS \ few shingles were torn frOl
; the roof and IL little water did som
damage to inside furnishings - tina
was all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
To Drill In Wild Rox.

Mr.. 7. w. Owen. Of Mineral Wells.
Texas. came in last Saturday and has
been looking after the rig that was
being placed at the Wild RoX we'll
Antrim, No. THE work being COM
pleted Monday. The drilling outfit is
being received and implaced this week
and drilling. it is said. will be begun
next week.
Oil men continue to seek leases ut
ever advancing prices for acreage in
this field. and there Is the usual
'amount..of talk as to new locations for
drilling by various companies holding
leases and still seeking to lease addi-
tiOnal acreage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
For Sale

n,a Ro,,sler Corn cru$her. one two
halo t'ornsheller. with Feed Elevator
i mill, also Elevator for Sacking-all
a good as new. I'rice-a bargain. One
.sy1O Ames Engine. in good shape.
With necessary Shafting. One register
ed Red Polled Bull. five years old. VIII
sell NJ a bargain or exchange for one
or tw.o-year-old bull.
lf-4I &. Il. MAYS. Plain Dealing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Council Meeting.

The City Council held meeting
night. canvassed the returns
Df the bond election for sidewalks and
drainage held that day. and promul-
gated the result as in favor Of the
The meeting was the order
by law following all city cleo
tons and there was no other business.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04

Mrs. NJ. A King went to Shreve-
port last Saturday to he with her
daughter. Mrs. G. {. Burton. who has
lately been operated upon for apIell-
Mcitis ut Il s;lnitarium in that city.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
Revival Meeting.

Rev. Sparks. Presbyterian Sunday
school evangelist. began a revival meet
ing ut the Presbyterian Church Sunday
and is continuing the nieetings this
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04

giyp or six MULE COLTS from my
Arm near Plain Dealing. Branded e
an law. Any information leading to
Inc recovery of these mules will be re-
Varled. Address - Plain Dealing. La.
I,-tfl :. J. CALDWELL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04

week. the services beginning ut 7.3O
O'Clock each evening. Those Of all de-
nominations are. united to join in the
work and good CONGREGATIONS have
been attending the meetings.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
For the proposition----2S $50, 46S
Against the proposition IL 29.:EI'

The bonds are yet to he sold. but if
Plain Dealing will soon have the I'M
prOvenentS for which the issue was
voted. Bonds of ii high order. however,
have been slow sale of late. there
being so many attractive speculative
investments during Oil boom excite
merts. Nevertheless, the city officials
hope to PLACE the bonds. ...-.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
The Sidewalk Bonds,

The election Tuesday for the issuing
Of $4,000 in bonds for the building Of
drainage system and sidewalks in
Plain Dealing resulted as follows:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
We Want to Buy

All the EGGS, Chickens. Turkeys,
Ducks, Geese. Hides, Tallow, Fur,
Wool and BeeswaX we can get. We
have been In this business twelve
years, and know where We can. get
the best prices. That enables us to
offer you top prices. SO see us be-
fore you sell.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
For Sale

REGINA ORC 'HESTR.A. beautiful tone.
electric. In perfect condition. Price.
StHl ADDRESS Route {. box lie. Plain
Dealing, La. IlU-.l ~ y. HALL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04
For Rent

The store in Plain Dealing known as
the Machen Restaurant. adjoining the
NJ h. Kidd jewelry store. \ splendid
hcation in the best town in North Lou
ianl. q. 4. MAYS. Plain Dealing.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

See Bible College Schedule Of Course.
in Display Ad on Page 5 Of this issue.
ady-l04
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4
There are ia cases in all. Twenty
seven parole cases viii be heard, and one
application for parole in the case Of
Earl King.
H. E. Smell and D. 7. Hoffman will
be tried on charges Of writing fraudulent
checks, the latter in three different cas-
es. Claude Cook win appear on charge
Of disturbing the peace Walter Coch-
ran is accused Of petit larceny. W. L.
Tremain is indicted for violating the To-
cal option law.
Schama Scherl, Austrian student in
the University, will receive his final hear
ing for naturalization.
There are FIVE damage suits pending.
and nine mechanics lien suits. All the
mechanics lien suits have resulted from
the building Of one house and garage by
E. E. Leonard.
Seventeen Of the cases are suits to per-
feet title. Fifty-nine have been contin-
nd from the last term Of court. One
IS to be tried on change Of venue from
Audrsin County.
George Boafman, charged with assault
on his father. viii be tried.
The case Of Frank Stats, charged with
the first-degree murder Of Samuel Hal
stead, will be called up Monday, and
date set for trial. He may be tried in
this term, but ii is NOT certain
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
Lincoln's Letter Shows Incident
in History of Columbia Families

il was ! know il requjFes great moral
courage to do this 1t would be an Gel
magnsnimous and Cod-like, fur exceed
ing the glory Of victory won upon the
field of battle, and would consecraie the
name Of him who docs IL upon the most
sacred pages Of our counfry's history.
What would be the consistency Of any
mans actions. compared with the higher
and nobler duty Of overcoming prejudice,
by one grand stroke restoring peace TO
the land, saving the Union"
Before going on the mission Edwin
NJ. Price met Mr.. Rollins in ST. Louis.
On his return from the Souih. E. M.
Price told Mr.. Rollins that his father
could not see his way clear to make the
sacrifice Of returning to the Union.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
Private
Executive Mansion

Executive Mansion
Washington, Aug. 18o:
Hon. James S. Rollins.
Yours in reference to Gcn1 Sterling
Price is received. II he voluntarily re
turns and takes the oath Of allegiance tt
the United States, before the next meet
ing Of Congress, ! shall pardon him, il
you shall then wish me to do SO.
Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN
The above letter. written in the hand
writing Of Abraham Lincoln, is framed
and hanging in the homo Of c. B. Rol
Inns in Columbia. II was written to
James S. Rollins. while he was congress
man from this district, in reply to a
letter from Mr.. Rollins asking for the
pardon Of Sterling Price, an uncle Of r.
B. Price Of the Boone County National
Bank. II the latter should return to the
Union
Gen. Edwin NJ. Price, the son Of Gen.
Sterling Price, who had returned to the
Union from the Confederacy, was infrust-
ed with the task Of winning Gen. Sier-
ling Price back to the Union,
James S. Rollins wrote letter. dated
October Is. 1865. to Gen. Edwin NJ.
Price and inciosed with il passport
from President Lincoln, with which he
could 60 through the federal lines. The
following is an excerpt from the letter.
'Major-Cen1 Sterling Price is man
for whom always cherished sincere per.
scnal regard. In the beginning Of this
rebellion, I have every reason to know,
he started out firm decided Union man.
As Mch, he was elected chairman Of the
as such he accepted the po-
siticn Of Major-Cen1 Of the militia forces
Of the staie,-as such he entered into
what was known as the Price-Hanvey
agreement, and as such he continued un-
Ill the termination Of the unfortunate In
ierview between himself, Gov. Jackson.
Cen. Lyon, and F. p. Blair. His dis
has this date for its commence
ment and to nothing occurring prior
thereto. By force OF circumstances he hes
irifted with the current, contrary to his
better judgment and his convictions Of
iuty. | believe today, he is, at heart,
oyal to his country, and If occasion oc-
cured he would be one Of the first to
'trike for a restoration Of the govern
nent. and reunion Of the states. This
opinion is based upon what | know Of
he man, and his history. To be candid
have expected for a long time, that
ome prominent southern man. whose
were not originally with the
ebellion. would rise above the prejudices
f the hour, and strike for his country
The constitution as it is, the Union as
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
FARM PRODUCE
DECLINES LESS
Eggs, Turkeys and Nuts Show
Increase-Milk and
Apples Same.

An inquiry on prices paid TO farmers
for their products during the period from
October Is to November Is made by E.
A. Logan, agricultural statistician for
Missouri. which has just been made
public. reveals the fact that the decline
in farm prices during this period was
not nearly as severe as in proceeding
months, Only milk at wholesale, cream
tbutter fap, eggs. turkeys. soybeans,
eowpeas, black walnu.s, hickory nuts,
peanuts and pecans increased in prices
Milk at retail. apples by The bushel. and
grapes remained the same while all 9TH
er products investigated fell in price
The following table shows the average
prices paid in Missouri:
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
WIRELESS PHONES N CHINA
Shanghai Fire Fighters Have Radio
Apparatus.

" thtca Ifc<&-
SHANGHAI. Dec. 81 tby mall Wire.
less telephony has been put into practical
use in China, and today every FIRE truck
in the Shanghai international Seiile.
mcnt Fire Department is equipped with
radio outfit with which to Communicate
with the stations to which they are at
iached. The primary cause Of the inno-
vafion is the poor heal telephone service.
In the Chinese districts where most Of
the fires take place there are no rele-
phones. In the foreign districts il takes
from ten to fifteen minutes to puf
through call at night. ii
As result Of this condition tie com
munity has erected watch To~er--
Shanghai being on level land where a
blaze may be seen at a grea, distance.
But Chief W. W. Pett found that his
executive officers in the stations had diff.
fculty in getting in touch with their men
at fires and so he tried out wireless tele-
phony.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

mers, and so get in shape q make money
in the future On new prices
Now De nezt fAfas 76r Us as brsi-
ness men is how to cover this loss to
our estate. Assume the loss is 20 per
cent reduction on a $4,000 stock or SO,
coo. This loss which no business fore
sighf could prevent viii be fully cover
ed by a $4,000 policy in the New York
Life. This may be put IN fsrce for 31s
per cent. Call W. G. Stephenson for
an appointment. and 50 save your estate
this unavoidable loss.
adx.l0s
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omy, however, which has obtained in
slant and universal approval. and that is
rustless cutlery. England never adopted
the siivcr-plsted knife. except for fish
and fruit, and cleaning the knives was
in the old days only less degraded task
than polishing the CRATES and hearth
stoning tn, front Steps
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
TRAINING

There is only one way to ina-
carry OF successful back 5
movement. The J. +. Bruee s.
vidcs such a way, and Colou
new book, TRAINING, te;Is
More than half our popuIss;s.'
away from the farm, and sbs
Is growing worse. We sbsII
growing hungry il ,hesr F.
continue.
Prices postpaid:
Bound IN Paper ..........1 {
Bound in Cloth ...
Addrtss
10 r. Frazier, Sales ]
5o7 Stewart Road, ColsuI1
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
10 ASK DIVORCE
NNEXT COURT
January Term to Try ia Cases
Jury Not Needed for
MANY.

Sixteen divorce cases are set for Janu.
ary 8, the last day of the January term
Of the Circuit Court, which will open
Monday and last week.
They are: Elsea Fay Allison against
Charles C. Allison; May W. Berger
against George E. Berger; Mae d. Bass
against James W. Bass. Etiie B. Doyle
against George B. Doyle; CIementine
Gordon against Arthur Gordon; Jesse b.
King against Nathan A. King; Mamie
Kile against Humphrey Kile; William
Lintz against Amanda Lintz; Bertha
Maddox against Robert r. Maddox; An
ME McQuitty against Will McQuitty;
Eunice Reifsteck against Clarence Reif-
steck; Naomi S. Richardson against
Charles H. Richardson; Lucy Stewart
against John Andrew Stewart; James
Scott against Lucille Scott; Jiles Whit
tier. against Earthe Whittier; Rosa Wash
ington against Eugene Washington. In
only two of the cases is the husband su-
ing for divorce; in fourteen il is The wife.
The term viii be extraordinarily short,
occupying only one week. This is be-
cause many Of the cases viii not require
a jury trial, and so can be disposed Of
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-23

Retail STORES fhruurh winch fhe
War Department has sud many ni'ii-
lions ~Orfh If commodities 70 the
public a. cost. win be confined until
stocks hnve been prncticaliy ezhn8-t-
ed or until ''vre-bend- ehnrres IN nny
gwen case exceed 10 per cent Of re-
eeipts from sales. il r. announced
~ fhe War Department that most Of
the items adapted for sale thruuEh
these stores have been marketed. and
the expense of operation 4 increasing
rapidly
After the stores hsvs been closed. ths
Wsr Department ssvs, q new rs-hod
Of disposinr Of the remainder II the
government su7'ius stocks WIN be
adopted LISTS Of the remaining
stocks VII he prepared. These WI
give description Of the material and
facts as TO the quantity and place
Of storage In each instance rhs
minimum quantity on which bids VIII
be received VIII be fixed az the small
est practical shipring unit, regard
less Of the total offered for sale
The total rseeipts from sales
throurh ths mere than 80 stores op-
Grated by the deDertrneuf we're SIS
54s,210 up to February IL, 1920 For
the week ending on that date, fine
sales aggregated s773.174