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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23

white linen garments, to review his
singing laborers as they cultivate the
blooming plants: in q short while, to
return to his colonial mansion, cast his
bride reiffs to young Ben or Sam or
Joe, and then to ensconce himself In
the proverbial old armchair on the
front porcn. there to be served with
mint -julep by faithful attendant
until the cool Of the evening. He has
no place In this discussion, for the rea-
ison that there never has been any
such critter," and II there has been
and was now, the julep has been rele-
gated to the eternal resting place of
the dodo, and young sam and Ben and
Joe have all gone to the sslwmills,
where they Gun get to dollars day
and work des eight hours
NECESSITY FoR coTToN CROP.
shall not attempt to dwell at any
great length upon the value of the
South's cotton crop to mankind, nor
the necessity of 1t. Suffice 1t to say
that practically olle-third Of the United
States is devoted to cotton culture and
the, world depends upon this industry
for the principal part OF its clothing,
he'd linens, tent cloths and many other
things vital to the comfort of man.
There are two million families engaged
In the business of growing cotton i'll
the South. When | say thisA mean
that this two million families. with an
average of four people to each family.
do nothing else but raise cotton.
The average crop Of the South for
the last five years has leen In round
figures twelve million l,ales, or IN
average of six bales produced by each
family Engaged IN the business. This
cotton is practically all raised on what
is known as the share system. The
landowner furnishes the land. teams,
tools aud the tenant prepares the land
plants the crop. cultivates and gatllers
it. The expense Of ginning is borne
equally by landlord and tenant and the
cotton is divided equally. that it. the
landlord receives 0ne-haH of the entire
crol, made as rent. and the tenant thu
other half for his labor This is cor
| sidnred !, fair trade e, both, and ceni
Earing It with other methods follovet
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23

Sundays issue of the Shreve-
INE5u port Times. the same being
B24 contributed to that newspa-
per by a local man-AIr. ]. $.
douglas, farmer and merchant Of
Dixie. Caddb Parish. To say the least.
Mr.. Douglas has written good and
understandable article 1t reflects 4
familiarity with the subject ut hand
Not every one who reads what he has
written will fully agree with him, es-
pecially (perhaps) where he says the
cultivation apd harvesting Of crop
is~u twelve-montl, job for an entire
family. 1t Is not In the uplands, and
surely it should not be in the bottoms.
Our impression heretofore has been
that the cotton farmer has about three
months out of each twelve which he
may devote to other work than that Of
planting, cultivating and harvesting
his cotton, and In tllrte months he
should be able to earn Il sum sufficient
to buy much in the way Of provisions,
clothing. etc The price Of the staple
crop has too greatly shrunk, and IN
this point and many others presented
about everybody will agree with Mr.
Douglas. Read what lie has to say
on the subject:
Being distinctively q Soutlerller, q
producer Of cotton and an employer o1
labor for the exclusive purpose of pro
ducing cotton, | feel that ! can speak
with some authority on the subject %
present conditions.
THE LANDLORD OF VERSE.
In this discussion ] shall ende;ivol
to omit the side of the landlord whose
wide acres are supposed to yield sucl
enormous returns WHEN growing 30
cent cotton. The cotton planter, *
described. is that lorlly individual ~
| highly revered in prose and verse, wilt
rides forth in the early morning holir.
! -. i magnificent h,s,. ;ltt:Hed IN ri.l.
sombrero, patent leather boots aud
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Ii HE bdilding of good roads is
big problem these days.
n 1t is comparatively u new
II = a,a.1,lAloi., nth fl,x, ,.1..,xd IL.

22 1t is comparatively Il new
H& problem with the road dis
trict. the ward, the parish,
the state. and the 4. s. Government.
fhe nations OF Europe have been ar
it since the time Of Greece and lolae.
Ask the boys who We're over there
and find out what kind of roads tley
have there; or ask the tourists who
have Travelled over the roads Of other
countries
This is u problem that is of inter-
est to most all the people these days.
Most people have seen good roiitls,
and many have used them. They
know their value and have some idea
of their cost. In recent days the cost
has mounted upward. in line with all
other public works, and this great adj
vance in cost has checked the work,
to certain extent.
Now that things are moving toward
normal again the cost Of building
good roads viii get normal, also.
The United States Government and
the State OF Louisiana have made
generous appropriations for the build
ing OF good reads everywhere.
The state. or parish, or road dis
trict that lines UP and complies with
/. he conditions under which this
money Is available are the ones who
will benefit most by 1t.
The u. s. Government has allotted
a certain amount to the State of Lou
isiana each year for certain period.
Ii we do not go after ours we will
net get it, but some one else will,
and We will pay our part Of the taxes
whether we get the road money or not.
II Bossier Parish does not get III
line ut once We are the losers, and
tue parishes that do line up will get
theirs, and ours, too.
CaddO Parish has gone after hers
in a big way. why not Bossier?
We need the roads. We need the
money with which to build them.
Shall we continue to build ouI. roads
in the old-fashioned way by our
selves in our small way paying
Mo- cents on the dollar. when we
cceid be gettiiig 50 fcelisx OH estcfi dol
lar from the Government: Or will
We line up with the rest of the par-
islles and let :. Uncle Sam help us !!
We usually like financial help. Uncle
Sam offers to help us under certain
conditions. The conditions are these
We arrange some way to provide &c
per cent of the amount needed fol
the work we want to do, or have done
then make application to tile State
Highway Department for state aid,
as it is called: comply with the de
nands of the State and L. s. Coy.
ernment. and they will help us td
the amount of 80 per cent.
All the government funds for gooj
roads are paid out through the die
ferent state highway departments
so there is no other way to. get thi,
except in the above manner.
How can we do this?
It can be done by voting bonds
Some one may say, Yes, pay NOR,
taxes" But wait.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Estrayed,

From my place. In Bossier City, dark
bay MARE, about seven to nine years
old, foretop cut back. shod all around.
Indian brand on right shoulder. Also,
Il sorrel COLT, ~ years old, hald
face. two white feet from knees down.
A liberal reward will he paid Tor in
formation leading to the recovery of
these animals. Address Bossier City,
La. l51-2-pl J. e. MILLER
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Government Money and Our Roads
!. By NJ. $. BoLlNGKR, of Plain Dealing

Abolish the snlall road district and
ward district. Create district to
cover the entire parish. Make the
bond issue large enough to absorb
all the hond issues now out for road
purposes, and anticipate parish good
ioads for u period of years.
This need hot raise the tax rate iii
Bossier, because We will only need to
sell bonds enough, from time to time.
to take care OF one-haif the budget
for roads each year, and take care OF
the old bonds as they are maturing,
with interest, as the Government will
furnish the other half.
Then create the Office of Parish
Engineer. Get man who Is an en-
gineer, as well as practical road
nlnlL He to look utter the nlaintain-
ing of the roads already built aud
engineer the new roads to be built
Then, ii the Police Jury does not
want to he responsible or burdened
with the oversight of the public
roads, let this work be eliminated
for them, and Board of Road Com
missioners, to be elected in such mani
ner as the residents Of the parish may
decide, take it over and look after it
just as the School Board looks after
the school affairs Of the parish.
At present the Police Jury has the
road work thrust upon them. and it
is the biggest part of their work and
worry without compensation. except
abuse from the public. believe they
would be glad to be relieved of this
burden.
Ii the people of Bossier will give
this problem tand it Is problen)
serious and sober consideration they
will agree TINT we are not getting
the best results under the present
system that there Is u better way
that we are not getting value received
for the money spent. There is no one
to blame: llo one is to be criticized,
but 1t seems we are tagging little
behind. The writer gets this idea by
reaading and heilring about what the
other parishes are. doing In this I'M
portant matter.
Bossier is entitled to the best. aud
we ws.nt all We pay for, and II Uncle
sum wiaIffs to- hand as something
think we shoula be able 70 accept it
and not sit by and see it pass to our
neighbor. Are his terms too hard
Or are we SO set In our ways we will
not accept these appropriations, nut
prefer the good .'old-fashioned . way,
Think on these things. Are they
worth while! Discuss this In private
in public, and through the press.
Our roads have been built for thu
present only. The kind we want, ant
are entitled to are the more pcrma
ncnf Kind. Our good roads are al
example Of this, and we have gottel
some ide,ls from what has been done
and we must beild better in the fu
ture SO that the work done vii
:. stay done.- We are finding that tll.
upkeep Is no small item. All road
must have attention at the prope
time. or they 60 to pieces.
Will we match our money will
:. Uncle Sam." and do it soon. in ;
BIG Way
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Caddo Farmer Discusses
Cotton Crop Conditions

ERE is an article clipped from
Sundays issue of the Shreve-
port Times, the same being
contributed to that newspa-
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icoNcLuDED ON PAGE FouRl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
No Tax Receipts Will Be
Issued on the Ist

AS january 1st is holiday, and as tax
receipts may not legally have that date,
the Sheriff's Office will not be open for
the transaction Of business that day.
The Office force will be busy all day in
closing the books for the year 1920. so
If you have not paid your taxes by the
list postpone coming iii until a later day.
]. r. ADAIR,
sheriff and cr-0Dici0 Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
1920 Taxes Due

i HAVE just received authority from
the Supervisor Of Fublic Accounts to
begin the collection of 1920 taxes. !
wish to urge upon the taxpayers not to
wait until the last week In December
to pay taxes. Come early and avoid
the rush. j. II. ADAlR.
Sheriff aud er-1Dfcio Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Prairie Hay For Sale

lrairie Hay for sale at my place. on
s'ict loud Prairie, on Bellevue aud MINI
den road. five miles east df Bellevue.
f'rice. 10 cents per bale. f.o. b my shed
-S,.til further notice.
td1-rff H.. e.. Deputy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
Honey

|-Extracted Honey for sale. Five gallon
cans. - per gallon: guaranteed pure.
Crop is short: get it while You can.
ta6-tf1 j. EIRRT. Plain Dealing, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
River Land at SIS

Here's your chance: offer 30 acres
of land in the Phelps Lake section, Bos-
sier Parish, at $25 per acres down
and So per year. In the event of an
overflow and loss Of crop will extend
payment one year longer. Land adjoin-
Ing this tract Is now under cultivation.
Take the entire tract ut the price
named or any part thereof. Better se-
cure an option OH this to-day before
the other man does
Address -sOJ Levy Building, Shreve-
Imrt. fJO-4-pl w. Il. HALL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-23
HAY For Sale

johnson Grass, Alfalfa or Mixed Hay
for sale iii any quantity All 1920 cut
ting. Prices, SIS to $3J per ton. 1Ad.
dress-B Benton, La, Route 2.
4S-tfl T. a. TIDwELI.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for the County
of Chelan
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
Breezy Bits Of News
From Peshastin

]. A. Warman was in Wenatchee on
business Monday.
Geo. Hauber made IA flying trip to
Seattle Monday.
Earl Jones went down to Wenat-
chez Monday for load GU of arse
nate of lead
The French family were guests at
the Merle Wilcox home in Wenat-
chez, Sunday.
The dance given Friday night IN
the Sullivan-Greiner warehouse her
at Peshastin was we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Foster we're in
Leavenworth Monday.
Alvin Spanger, while still in the
Deaconess hospital in Wenatchee, re-
covering from his recent appendicitis
operation, has contracted the measles.
Mrs. Joel Haskins was operated on
Monday in Wenatchee.
The class play to have been given
by the High School students last
Saturday evening, was called off and
has been postponed indefinitely, TO,
measles are playing havoc with the
cast.
Mr.. Herman was Wenatchee
Tuesday.
The Bickle Youngsters, also Hau-
bers and Dan Phillips, all have the
measles.
And for the simple reason tina,
everyone is either spraying, or has
the measles, the social activities of
Peshastin are scarce this week.
Mrs Forest Leedy and her mothe .
Mrs. j. N. Hobson, were in Wenat
chez Tuesday. Mrs. Lcedy is driving
new Ford coupe, birthday pres
ent from her husband.
Mrs. Walter Smith gave a storl,
shower at her home Thursday, for
her sister, Mrs. Pete Larsen.
The p. l.. F. meets this week with
Mrs. Ralph Curtis of Cashmere.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Logue have tn
measles.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
NONPARTISAN ORGAN
DEFENDS ANARCHISTS
AGAINST DEPORTiNG.

Emma Goldman, the anarchist
queen, and Alexander Berkman, her
free love mate, are described by the
Fargo On. D. Courier News. the OF
fetal newspaper of the Nonpartis n
league, as safety valves" and it is
asserted that though they have
preached anarchy in the United
States for twenty years, 'they did no
harm whatever"
In two editorials dealing with the
deportation of Red Socialist alien,
the Fargo Couricr-Ncws, the editor.
ial policy of which \. G. Townlcy.
president of the Norpartsan league
has sworn under oath that he him
self directs, deprecates the govern
ments' drive on revolutionist. within
the United States. In one editorial
the paper calls attention to the fact
that no arrests have been made in
the "red' campaign in North Dakota.
Says the leagues newspaper:
"That the latest raid against com
munism is hailed by the ntolcrant rs
triumph of Amcricanism. On the
contrary, it is the sign of the RUSS
fication Of America. Time was when
men might preach anything they
chose in America so long as they Id
not commit overt acts of violence.
For a whole generation. for instance.
Berkman and Emma Goldman have
been preaching anarchy in the Unit
ed States, and they did no harm
whatever They merely acted as q
safety valve for people of cfrcrvcs-
cent mentality"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
YOUR LIBERTY BOND.

The United States Government
borrowed money from you to finance
the war You hold the Governments
promise to pay you back. This prom
Use is called Liberty Bond or Vic
tory Note. On this bond is stated the
conditions under which the Govern
ment borrowed the money from you.
For instance If you hold a bond
of the Third Liberty Loan, it states
that on April 18th and October 18th
of each year until maturity, you will
receive interest on the amount YOU
paid for the bond. Other issues bear
other rates of interest and other ma =.
turity dates, all of which are clearly
stated on the bond.
Now, if you keep your bond until
the date when the Government paws
you in full, you do not need to worry
if, in the meantime the price is low
one day or high the next. You and
Uncle Sam are living up to your
agreement with each other, and nci.
their will lose by it.
On the other hand, if you sell your
Liberty Bond now, you will find that
the man you sell it to will not give
you a dollar for every dollar you paid
for it. The price has been brought
down because so many people are of
fering to sell their bondc IF +Lo
market is flooded with tomatoes, you
can buy them cheap, but if everyone
is clamoring for tomatoes and there
are few to be had, the price goes up.
The same is true of Liberty Bonds.
Short-sighted people are dumping
them on the market and wise one are
buying them.
The best advice that can be given
to the owner of Liberty Bond 5
this: Hold the Bond you bought dur
ing the war: it is as safe and sound
as the United States Government it..
self.
Buy as many more at the present
low rate as you can afford. If Won
hold them to maturity, you are bound
to make the difference between what
they sell at now and their face val
ne. You will also receive good inter
est on your investment.
Hold on to your Liberty Bonds and
buy more.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
BOUND OVER TO
KEEP THE PEACE.

On complaint of Emil Bauman,
Thomas Mutrie was up before Jus
tice n. b. Day, Tuesday Mr. Bau-
man complained that he feared Mu-
trie would do him bodily harm and
also that he would do harm to his
(Mutric's) family Mutrie is a SON
n-law of Bauman and his wife had
recently started action for divorce.
After reading the complaint Mu-
trie said he was ready for the trial
and would plead his own case. but dc
manded that one Snyder, a car re-
pairer at the yards, be subpoenaed
as his witness, which was done.
The complainant, Emil Bauman,
o. ]. Biorkc, Mr.. Savage, yard
Waterman, and Officer Pratt were
sworn for the plaintiff, after which
the defendant and Snyder were sworn
for the defendant. Defendants wit
ness, Snyder, proved to be witness
for the plaintiff and did the defend
ants case no good.
Justice Day decided that the de-
PENDANT be placed under bond of
$1,000 to keep the peace and re-
manded him to the sheriff until the
bond be given
Mutric had formerly been employ
ed as a mechanic at the yard shops.
Sheriff McManus and Deputy Mil
Ter were here in connection with the
matter
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
CUT-OUT CUT-OUT.

The use of (keeping open) the
cut-outs on auto engines within city
and village limits is unlawful and
if the authorities will have it stopped
through enforcement of the law they
Will deserve the commentator of the
public The cut-out is great
nuisance, excepting when used as a
means of determining engine trouble
or when out on the open road and a
maximum of power is necessary or
desirable
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
PECULIAR FIRE.

A peculiar fire occurred last Fri
day night at the new house just be
ing completed by Thomas Logan
Saturday morning there were two
holes through the floor, one large
enough, as w. c. Roach put it, for a
man to jump through, but the fire
had died out. The only explanation
as to how the fire started is deduccd
from the fact that spontaneous com
bustion will sometimes result from
oil confined. The floor of the room in
which the fire occurred had recently
been painted and Friday evening a
new congoleum rug had been put
down. 1t was only around the walls
that the floor had been oiled and the
rug Tapped over onto the edge of the
oiled surface. 1t is thought that the
combining of the oil under the edge
Of the rug caused it to heat and final
ly start burning. But why the house
was not burned down is a question nc
one has solved The fire had evil
IDENTIFY gone out after burning for =
time for there were no indications
that it had been put out, II was
only discovered when VIM. Smith. the
carpenter, came to work Saturday
morning.
Mr.. Logan feels that they were
very fortunate in not losing the
house.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
No. SOL
NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.


In the Superior Court Of the State
of Washington in and for the County
of Chelan.
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
JOHN Q. GILBERT, Deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
in pursuance of an order of the Su-
perior Court of the State of Wash
ington, in and for the County of Che
Ian, made on the 5th day of May, A
d. 1920, in the matter of the estate
of John @. Gilbert, deceased, the UNI
dersigned, administrator of the sald
estate, will sell at private sale, to the
highest and best bidder for cash, anC
subject to confirmation by sale
Court, on or after Monday, the 24tF
day of May, A. d. 1920, all the right
title and interest and estate of the
said John O. Gilbert, deceased. at the
time of his death, and all the right
title, and interest that the said es-
tate has, by operation of law OF
otherwise, acquired other than or in
addition to that of the said John @
Gilbert at the time of his death, in
and to the following described real
estate situate in the County of Che
Ian and State of Washington, to-wit
Lot four az Of block two
(2) of Peshastin, Chelan
County, Washington.
Offers or bids for said property
must be in writing, and will be re
ceived at the Office of Herman
Howe, the attorney of record of sale
estate, at his office in the City OF
Leavenworth, Chelan County, Wash
ington.
O. ID. REEVES,
Administrator.
HERMAN HOWE,
Attorney for Administrator,
p. O. Address:
Leavenworth, Wash.
DO IT NOW-Fred w. Noel Piano
Tuner, here or days more.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
SERVICE CLUB MEETING.

There will be a special meeting Of
the Service Club on Friday evening,
May 2S, Mr.. A. H. Sylvester head
of the Forestry service and couple
other speakers will be here to talk
over the matter of fire prevention
and other forestry matters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

W. O. Atwood to Mrs. Iva NJ. At
wood. Lots Is and 10, Block 5, Mer-
Rams Add. to Leavenworth. 81.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

r. T.. Carlqust has frightened up
his store and has a splendid window
display.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
PICNIC AT ICTCLE.

Members of the Timber Workers
union held picnic at the Icicle Sun
day. About $50 were present. They
went out at about 8 o'clock in the
morning in trucks and cars nicely
decorated. The day was spent at
sports, dancing, music and singing
with plenty of everything to eat
They returned to town at about 7 in
the evening, having had very en-
ioyable day