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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-10
Advertise and Keep Alive.

Do You load 1t ut the muzzle
When you want shot or two?
Do you wind 1t with watch key
Like your father used to do?
How'd you like to hop a horse ear
Like you did long years ego?
Don't an auto beat an OK cart?
Well rather reckon so.
Do you argue that m hour glass
Keats a good watch NIL to smash?
Do you use the same old system
Keepin' books and countin' cash?
Do You trim goose quill neatly
When You want the ink to flow?
Don't you think there's been Improvement
In the last decade or SO?
Tell US are you advertising
In the same old foolish way
That your sranddad did before you
And persist, !" 1t doesn't, pay?'
Think the whole world knows your address
Cause it hasn't changed in years?"
Wouldn't the pnthos OF such logic
Drive a billy goat to tears?
Just a card is all you care for?
Hidden. lonesome and unread.
Like the sign upon the tombstone
Telling folks that you are dead
Wake up, and take a tonic.
Bunch your hits and make q drive!
Run page and change your copy.
Advertise and keep alive!
-Endear0r.
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For years past. particularly during
recent years. the tendency has been to
move from the farms and smaller towns
to the larger towns and cities. Every
body seemed to join In the spirit Of the
movement. and, If falling short Of ne
complisliment. ut least the desire to do
SO was there. So the cities became
greater In population and wealth and
commercial importance from year to
year-and finally the big war came.
and closed. and following 1t the influx
to the cities was even more to I've noted.
Before that time the cities attracted In
something of a leisurely way one might
say. depending chiefly upon their plysi-
cal attractions. quicker means Of COLI
veyance, the hope to get rich quick,
and so on. But the young men Of the
country were during the period OF the
war put in training In the cities and
near the cities. had the advantage of
limited travel and many Of them had
the advantage of schooling not before
offered. They were bro,ldened. And 40
far so good, but the desire for another
life was horn and the Unborn traits of
the farmer. lad We're for the time set
aside and he thought Of his new found
life in the city as IA permanent thing.
He wanted to move there-where tlle
houses were huddled together IN rows.
gaudily painted. the plot of grass In
front evenly cut. and the ever-present
street traffic flowing These things were
in great measure new to him. Hereto
fore he had only known them ut a
distance and during one-day stays In
the city. Now he had lived In the cities
and rubbed elbows with Its tllrongs
clad In his khaki and brass buttons
fairly an .open sesame within Them
selves-and he was changed.
So the tide toward the cities il In
creasing and fertile fields are growing
up to weeds and underground and the
nations food supply is proportionally
being reduced and those having III
hand the reigns of government are he.
coming alarmed.
How and when will 1t end?
Good literature Of all classes ut pop
ular prices, rural free delivery. the
coming of good roads and the autoino
bile and auto truck may have IN som.
measure checked the exodus from thu
country districts but not for long and
not to noticeable extent In the census
figure returns.
The nation must turn to some Other
expedient. Shall 1t he community cen
tiers witt, their community buildings Oh
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-10
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

IL accordance with an ordinance adopted by
the Police Jury Of BDssier Parish, Louisiana
on May II. 1870. notice Is hereby given that
an election will be held In Road District No
OF BOssier Parish. Louisiana, as previously
created by the l'clicc Jury of said parish on
Tuesday. June 20, 1890 to take the sense OF
the qua lifted electors of said Eoad District
No. l. on the proposition. Forha ~ mill
special road tax for Il period ON W years. =
OF "Asainst - mill special road tax for
period Of five years. which ordinance Is
m;i.ie u part Of this proclamation, and Is as
fellows:
Az ORDINANCE
OF the Police Jury OF the Parish Of Bossicr.
Louisiana. ordering an election In Road
District No. OF I:ossier Parish. Louis
i;'na. as previously created by the Police
Jury OF sstid parish. to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers OF said road dis.
tritt on the question Of levying special
:H-Inill tax for Il period Of Ave years
beginning with the year 1870 and ending
with the year 1914. Inclusive. for the
purpose OF building. constructing and re-
pairing roads and bridges In siad district
Bossicr Parish, I.onlsi.na.
section Il. BE 1t ordained by the Police
Jury Of R0ssier Parish. in legal session
convened, That under the authority Of the
Constitutions and laws Of the state or Louis
tana. and pursuant thereto. n special elec-
tiOn h hereby ordered to be held In Road
District No. I. on the 2gth day OF June
\. TX 1870. to take the sense OF the prop
erty taxpayers qualified to vote ut such
election. provided BY law. on the question
Of levying annually Il special road tax Of
IA mills On the dollar Of the assessed val
uatien Of all assessabIe property Iii Road
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crty taxpayers qualified to vote mt such
election. as provided by law. on Che question
Of Rvyins annually Il special road tax of
2H mills on the dollar Of the assessed val
,tatinn Ut all nssesSli,lc property In Road
District Ne. I. Bossier Parish. Louisiana. for
period Of five years. beginning with the
year 1870 and cndin. with and including
the year 1924. and according to law.
Sec. >. BE 1t further ordained. etc. That
the purpose Of this said tax as levied or voted
and the uses for which said proceeds are to
be used are declared to be for building. con-
struCting and repairing roads and bridges
and maintaining same in said district, Dos
sier Parish. Louisiana.
See. :: Ee II further ordained etc. That
notice Of election herein called shall be
given by proclamation by the President Of
the Police Jury and published for thirty
days In the official journal Of Hossfer Par
ish, ms required by law. and that said pro-
clamatfOn shall set forth. that this Police
Jury will meet In opcn session on the 18th
day OF July. \. y. 1920. at the court House.
In the town OF Benton. Bossicr Parish
Louisiana. and will then and there proceed
To omen tho ballot boxes. examine and count
the ballots In number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare the
results Of the election. and levy said tax II
the same should he voted, and such meeting
Of the Police Jury for said purpose is here
by called.
See. 4. BE II further ordained. ctc.. That
the ballots used may b. printed or written
ai" sn"H l.''u roI - -hii special
. .".n 80 ~, " I'i' = nv Wits, =
period Of five years"
-, =. e ,u.'n,r pIuainc", ric.. ina.
s,u .. .rss' ~, "i'hi ~ hrru uhutr me .snerai
except as hereinafter modified that all legal
= ", - ~, pioirI.! ,.Ala!fIs ~ .neir
=. ~ -. .,H sun. ~. ~ en'''iu ~ No'e. ei'ner
!" -, 1871 y. 10y
.ss $3.50 s..a, 1T. ,.'.,., ~ ~. I'm,
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"..,,...a :. MI, nv, 80 10y =.
@lpr,'.".a :. o'' any .Y'e'''' a"'l'' nv "'
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- re-. oa.,...,.sss 1911. r. r"n ann
clerk.
curtis-.A. W. Prince NJ, 4. McIlllc and
-. =. n.lers' eo"u'iss'oncfs Dr. Is. =.
sa r.'.., e.srn.
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May 9, 1920. [iuly In
sIIERlF~s s.>LE.


K. G., B0isseaM r.. N. e. Mckinney It a.
No. s1j5. ~ Second District Court, Bes-
sier Parish. LoWisiana
BY virtue Of Il writ Of seizure and sale.
issued In the above entitled snit, and to -
directed. ] have seized. and will proceed ~
sell at public auction. to the last and hikh.
est bidder. Mt the front door Of the Coust
llouse. In the town of Benton. La. on Hatuf-
day, June 20. 1890. thc following slcscrfbtd
property, to-wit
The west half OF southwest quarter y
section II. township ~. north. ranse III
west. Bossier Parish. Louisiana. containing
~, acres. more or less.
Ternls Of Sale--For cnsh. without the
benefit of appraisemcnt to pay and satisg
the sum Of 500. with per cent per annun
interest thereon from April sl1is. until
paid. and all costs of suit. including - ~
cent on said sum and interest as ntt0rneyH
fees. j. T. EDw Arms.
sheriff, BOssicr Parish, Louisiana
May 20. 1920 Ijune a4I
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Your Liberty Bond

THE United States Government
borrowed money from yOn to
fiualce the war. You hold the
Governments promise tn pay you
hack. This promise IL called /.
Liberty Hond or, Victory Note.
TN this fond is stated the coil-
tlitions under Which the Govern
nlent orrowed the money from
yOn.
For instance: If yOn hold i
bond IF the Third Liberty Loan.
II states that on April 18th and
October 18th OF each Year until
maturity. seu will receive inter-
est on the amount you paid for
the hond Other issues hear rates
of interest and other maturity
dates. all of whicl, are clearly
stated on the bond.
Now. II You keep Your hond
until the date when the Govern
nlent pays you in full for 1t. you
do not need to worry IL. In the
meantime. the price Is low me
day or high the next. You and
lncle SAM are living III to Your
agreement with each other. and
neither will l,se l,y II.
On the other hand. Ii you sell
YOUR liberty Bond new. you will
find that the man yen sell 1t to
will not give You IL dollar for
every dollar YOU paid for 1t. Tile.
price has been brought down
hecause 50 usany people are offer
ing to sell their bonds. VI the
market Is flooded with Tomatoes.
won can Ivy them cheap. hut Ii
every one Is claniorins for tou,a-
toes and there are few to be had.
the price goes mp. The same Is
true of Liberty Isonds. Short
sighted Ieople are dumping them
OH the n,arlset. aud wise ones are
luying them.
TIE hest advice that eau he
given to the owner Of Il Liberty
'sonsl Is this: Hold the lHbntt yun
bought during the War: 1t Il as
safe and sound Ms the United
States Government itself.
Buy rs many more Mt the prex- .
ent low rate as yon can afford.
II Won hold them to maturity.
yon are hound to make the diff
ference between what they sell
at now and their face value. You
will also receive good interest on
yonr Investment.
Hold on to your Liberty. bonds
and inlv more.
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meal and hulls. at a saving under local
prices Of 5000; seventeen farmers
participating.
February 9Th. q carload. 1000 BUSH
els, of No. 2 white oats. at a saving Of
Is cents a bushel; twenty-five farmers
participating.
February nth. a carload. 10 tons. OF
acid phosphate at saving Of 1920:
eighteen farmers participating.
February 18th. carload of alfalfa
hay. ut a saving of $473.:O; ten farmers
participating.
March LIST, carload. 10000 rice bags.
at saving of 6A cents each, or 5000 !:
forty mine farmers participating.
March 9Th. a carload, "A tons. OF acid
phosphate, at saving of ST.; nine
farmers participating
March 7th, carload. 1900 bushels.
Of No. 2 white oats, at saving Of $40;
twenty-one farmers participating.
March oath. carload, ESQ bushels.
of No. white oats. ut a saving of
$500: sixteen farmers participating
April I'd, 80 bushels Of cOwpeas. ut
a saving Of $50; three farmers partici-
pating.
April 18th. a carload OF coal. ut a
saving OF $685. a ton; two farmers
participating.
April 23d. carload Of coal. Mt a
saving Of $685. ten; seven farmers
participating.
As an adjunct to the association. or
sort Of wonlen's auxiliary. as Mr..
Casanova terms 1t. an egg-shipping
circle has been organized. Eggs are
candled before shipping and a cash
price paid to the producers. This has
proved very satisfactory so far. and the
numbers Of cases shipped each week Is
expected to grow rapidly.
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shall 1t be a more liberal education
received at the hands Of competent In
structors ut the heads Of better agri-
cultural schools and colleges. We do
not know. Perhaps both are helping In
great measure. Surely they should
But this we do know, that the Banner
is to-day mailed to many good men In
distant towns and cities who some few
years ago were happy. sturdy country
boys" of BOssier Parish. We would
like to claim them back ii We could. 1t
would have been better for the parish
had they never been lured away by the
call of the cities. But wherein lies the
remedy for the condition!
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SEALED BIDS ARE INVITED

FoR the purchase Of fifty-scven waterworks
bonds Of $500 each. totaling $2S .5OO pay
able serially, with ) per cent interest. tlH,
annually February 1st. beginning 1921, one
bond annually for the first twenty two
years, two annually for next ten years, and
three annually for the remaining five years,
payable at National City Bank. New York,
or American National Bank, Shreveport, In.
All interest similarly payable, but annually
ON presentation Of coupons.
BIDS must be for bonds and accrued In
tcrcst in full ut not less than par. and sub.
ject TO the approval Of John G. Thompson,
OF New York, who has already approved
proceedings up to date: and bids will be
opened at city Hall. Bossier City, La. ut
pm. Tuesday. July 6, 1920.
TOwN Council OF ROssIER CITY. LA.
Hy u. W. HrTcHfxGs,
Clerk Of Council.
May -. 1920. Ijuly II
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To Urge Delivery Of Machines.

Us Department Of Agriculture rcader.l
Cotton farmers who hive planned to
poison the boil weevil with calcium
arselate are getting nervous over the
failure Of manufacturers to deliver
busting machinery as promptly as had
been expected. The cart duster type
which will take care OF hundred acres
OF cotton to the machine il largely
supplanting both the hand gun and
the engine-power duster. hut hundreds
OF farmers who have made purchases
have thus far not been able to get the
machines delivered. The rnited States
Department Of Agriculture. whose spec
ialists developed both the machine and
the system OF poisoning. Is eiltleavorlng
to speed mp the delivery. Both the
bureau of Ent0hiology and the Bureau
of Markets are at work on the problem
and no effort will be spared to get the
machines to the planters BY the time
the b0ll weevil reaches the injurious
stage.
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Mrs. W. H. scANLAND, Orner.
ublished on Thursday Of Each Week
ADVERTISING RATES !:

A CHARGE Of Is cents per inch Is made for
contract display advertising. and cents
per inch additional for all composition.
Transient advertising. 2J cents per inch.
Political display advertising, % cents
per inch for the first insertion; IL cents
per inch for repeat insertions with no
change in copy.
Political readers 10 cents per line; 3
cents per line for repeat insertions.
Other readers. 6 cents per line; cents
per line for repeat insertions.
Professional cards. $40 per year.
The legal rate will be charged for all
legal advertisements.
Questionable advertising not accepted at
any price.
PosITIoN.--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
ing matter on three sides. add 30 per cent.
All copy for advertisements unclutlins
changes) should reach this Office not later
than Tuesday afternoon. When 1t comes In
later its insertion In the issue for the week
for which intended Is not guaranteed.
\ commission Of - per cent Is paid to
recognized advertising agencies.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
pne year
Nlnc months lou
SIX months I.VV
Three months 80
[SfricHy cash in adraneel
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pending raid from the enemy. An out
break Of the true army worm has been
detected in Southern Illinois, and also
In Southern Missouri. and the scien-
lists are making every effort to give
information upon the control 6f this
pest. 1t is expected that the worm will
appear In the sections lying north and
northeast Of the area infested ut pres
ent. Probably this will occur within
three or four weeks. and farmers are
urged to be ready with their defense.
Just what this defence should consist
Of is fully described In Farmers Bulle-
tin 7:,1. which the department will send
free upon request, to any Interested
person. Briefly. the control of the pest
Ii effected by means of poisoned bats.
poisoned sprays upon crops not in
tended to he used as forage. and by
where the masses Of caterpillars can
be caught and crushed with a log drag.
For the next three months the fields
of growing grass and grain must he
watched carefully and. when the worm
Is discovered, the attack should he
pressed with the utmost vigOr to pre-
vent the pest from fortifying his posi-
ton. Once intrenclied. the army worm
will claim large slice Of farm profits
for his Neutrality-suspicious. Of dollars
have passed down the greedy NAV of
the army worm during the past thirty
years.
The true army worm should not be
confused with the overflow worm
the fall army wornl.' or the :. grass
worm" say the federal entomologists.
The genuine article Is nearly naked.
smooth. straight caterpillar about 1h
inches long. His greenish body Is
marked with three dark stripes which
run, one down each side and one down
the hack, for the length of the body.
The head is greenisll brown. speckled
with black.
The army worm operates in masses.
and from this characteristic he derives
his name. When large numbers Of them
are at work In a field the champing
sound Of their moving jaws Gun he
plainly heard as they deyour every
blade in sight.
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June 3. 1920. fjuIy 81
STRAY SALE.

EsTnAYED before Il. II. Allen, Justice .
Peace. Ward Three. Bossier Parish. iaa,ss
lana. by j. T. Rodgers, and will be So
Plain Dealing. I.n.. within thu legal hess n
OF sale. on Saturday, June II. 1920. sisl4
red and white spotted STEER. three ye.sH@
old !: no marks or brands. Has been M
Mr.. Rodgers cattle about one year. 40
praised ut So.
The owner Is requested to come forWas 81
prove property and pay charges, o. -
animal will be sold by the undersisned ~
cortling to law. = &
L. X. lsnAwFoRp. tenstable
May ., 1870. ljune 1UI
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STI,AY S..LE.

EsTRIYED before r. II. Allen. Justice a
Peace. Ward Three. Bossier Parish, Louts*
lana, by II. l.. IFigdon. and will be s0ld y
Plain Dealing, La, within the legal hOsfs
Of sale. on Saturday, July 10. 113Os
black GIFT. weighing about 10 pounds. -
black and white spotted GILT. weisht1H
about 50 pounds, both marked with SPIN
In right ear. Appraised Mt SO.
The owner Is requested to come f0rwaM.
prove property and pay charges ~ 49,
animals will be sold by the cndersikness
according to law.
r. X. CRAWFORD, Constable.
June 3. 1920. IjuIy 81
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Army Worms Thresteas Treuble.

7. =. Department Of agriculture reader
In the long hattie against Insect
enemies. the Rurean OF Entomology.
United Suites Department OF .Agricul-
ttlre. serves as the farmers !. LISTENING.
post to give due warning u IN Inn
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An ORDINANCES


Carrying into effect the will Of the prouefty
taxpayers of Ward Four. Hossicr Iari1h.
IN sn.,l >" ,aaa, ,,.,.; =. an e,c'os 49,
,aa 2. mus " 'ns dollar q IS assesA.d
Ward Four for the m.riod ~ Avs vea,e
beginning with the wear 1DoO and endlss
with the year 1924, inclusive, Tor the pur.
pose OF building, constructing and repnir>
ing bridges and building repairing an1
maintaining public roads In Ward Four,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Section I.c Il or,,ainca br ~. y,c,s,.
Iurv ~ Rossicr I,arish rouis,.n. rhSs
pursnant ~ m clcctior hcld n War., r,...
Rossicr Parish Imis,an. an An.as -.
1870 nj which clc,tior !, s,,aciaI ~, "a 4
mills on IN. dollar ~ thc i.,s..ss..1 x,l..
Of all ns,,.ss,,hlc nronertvS N Worst -.
was votc.l ~ thc nro,,rtv tax.n.v,n.. xats,s
the said snecini rad tny ~ 4 mile i. 49,
by levied for tho ycnr 1870 and far each ~
s,oucnt war ~ and Il cI,,.,,r, ~. .a.r rs,sSs
See. . nc n Further nreisinca .tc rfss
the ,rax Assessor NJ ya.ssier nar,s,, 49,
lana. br and he l. herehv ordered 49, "a.
structcd to extend ON hfs tnx roll saisl ~.
cial road tax az mills for thc wear lssse
ana each subsennent ve,fr n and incluAlrs
the year 1921. ana that the Tar collrttor n
Bossier Parish win coi,ecf x.i.l tar
Adopted. MAY Il. 1920.
&c. LOGAN. presidenf
Police Jury. Bosaier Parish. T.Ouisinsa.
-.
=. = H''.''' ierk ioiice Jury.
mn, $500 49,, ,,,,,. .-
81
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am applying for \ pardon.
t22-3J II. b. WILSON.
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WHY LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

BENTON. LA.. THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1870.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-14
Women May Be Dropped
From Police Reserves
Law Limiting Force to 5000
and Requiring Physical
Examination Is Cited

Close inspection of the new laws of
iszo enacted by the last Legislature re-
vealed joker in the section which pro-
vyldes for a volunteer police reserve.
Because Of this joker, a part of the
iofce which grew out of the Home De-
tense League, may have no legal right
TO existence.
$ Section I'll limits the force to 5000
. members" all of whom are supposed to
De male citizens. This section sets g
minimum height of feet inches and
s1aets physical examination. Under
taa requirement tho present force of
aosut 5000 reserves may have to be
cut down to the specified number. and
.ne auxiliary Of policewomen dismissed
News Of the possible cutting down
" the reserves met with unfavorable
comment from the women, some of
Nhom have been put to considerable
expense in purchasing uniforms.
Members Of the reserve are doing
aoar M hour duty each day in connection
WITH the B. r. T. strike. They have
oeen serving in three shifts during
sne t|elVe-hour period from p. m.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-14
Boy of l8 Taken as Bandit
victim of 1920 Robbery seizes
Youth i'm broadway

yhere's one Of the guys that robbed
aas,, me, yelled Domenico VadalA. a ship
ifsoiker, OF 81 Carroll Street, Brook
,yn' az he was standing at Forty-see-
a eha street and Broadway yesterday.
ne bounced upon youth who gave his
aid lane az Frank Iacno, eighteen years
yyto, clerk in the naval branch OF the
In. l.; N. G. A.. in Brooklyn. Iacno was
Sss Ssxen TO the West Forty seventh
oat o0.reet police station by Patrolman
c,:,en, when the prisoner appeared before
ssns1 snie1 Aagistrate McAdoo, in the West
Sse ssue police court, vadala declared he
e ysa neen robbed Of 1920 on a recent
aa n'' 70 Philadelphia by three youths.
On one Of whom. he said he recognized in
as sss prisoner. He said the trio cnticed
ssa.,,o ssm INTO taxicab on the promise Of
saowihg him around The town, and
.n masn once inside they drew revolver RS
sna AZ TOOK his money. Magistrate Nc
1000 held iacno without bail. pending
.nsh ..nsmhfasnieasion with the Philadelphia