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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-03
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-Middling cotton was quoted at IL
cents pound in Shreveport yesterday.
Miss Marjorie Young. Of Plain
Dealing, spent Monday In Benton with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. G. G. Brown, farming in the
Phelps Lake country, while here on
business last Friday called by to renew
his subscription to the Banner.
Too bad! Six more weeks Of win
ter. Yesterday was ground hog day
and the old weather shark saw his
shadow and went back into his hole
to hibernate for another spell.
Among the visitors in Benton
Tuesday was Mr.. L. ShackelfOrd, Of
Midway. Through conversation, with
Mr.. Shackelford, we were pleased to
learn that he long since gave up the
idea Of removing to Oklahoma.
Cotton Census Enumeration ]. II.
Simmons has informed the Banner by
mail that prior to January 18th there
were 1892 bales of cotton ginned in
Bossier Parish from the 1920 crop, as
compared with 1850 bales for the
corresponding date Of 1920.
The way for Bossier Parish to Sc
cure its share of the funds offered by
the State and Federal Government fol-
road building is to vote a big bond issue
and begin the construction of more good
roads. Aid In this direction is there fol
the asking-if we will only put up oul
quota Of the fund and then get busy.
MIR. s. ]. Braunig, merchandising
in Amarillo, Texas, spent last Saturday
and Sunday In Shreveport, his former
home. He was returning to Amarillo
from New York, where he purchased ;
bill Of goods for his store. He will b
remembered as the young man VIII
some years ago married Miss Ray viii
Ter, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. WI
Ter, OF this place.
Deputy Sheriff Job Wilson re
turned home Monday morning fror
West Feliciana Parish, not having i
custody the negro held there suspecte
of being Prince Edwards. Mr.. Be
Monzingo, forlDcr overseer on the Fos
ter-Smith plantation. who went to 8
Francisville to identity the negro say
he is not Prince Edwards, but that hi
description checks well with that 9
the negro sought The negro who wa
held as suspected Of being the escape
murderer gives the name OF Charll
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$50 Reward

Estrayed from Romer's Dairy, at the
Nicholson old place, Ward One, two
Jersey Heifers, two years old; one light
colored, high headed; the other fawn or
reddish cOlored. with crumpled horns.
A reward Of $40 each will be paid for
information leading to their recovery.
Notify the undersigned at Taylortown,
La. [5-4-pl HALL NATTIN.
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The following paragraph. clipped
from last weeks issue OF the Mansfield
Enterprise. will be read with interest
by the many B0ssier Parish friends OF
the gentleman named:
Mr.. Sam A. Guy has recently pHF-
chased a splendid stock farm near eros,
bytGn. Texas, where he will breed high
class Jersey cattle and Duroc Jersey
hogs. Mr.. Guy has purchased thirty.
five brood sows from Governor John
NJ. Parker for his ranch. and says he
will soon have one of the best equipped
stock farms In the South"
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formerly used to bring horses here
from Texas and offer them Tor sale.
MIR. ]. f. Merritt, of near Linton,
was among the business visitors in
Benton Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Ralph Burton, of Arkana. was
here Sunday on visit with her several
relatives and many old friends
Mr.. Hall Nattin. of Taylortown, was
an appreciated caller at the Banner
office while here OH business Tuesday. |
Mrs. John B. Adger, of Gillian. is
spending the week here as a guest OF
her mother-in-law, Mrs. j. 3. Adger, ST.
Mr.. j. Graynor Hart, of Vidalia,
came in Monday night for stay of
some days on business and pleasure
combined.
Miss Mattye Glasgow. whose home
is near Springhill, has ordered the Ban
ner mailed for the present to Ringgold,
BienviHe Parish, whose she is now
teaching.
community, in sending in two dollar
remittance on his subscription, says of
! the Banner: :. Let it come on. 1t is
| welcome guest looked for once week."
New pupils to enter Benton High
School this week are Ruby, Mona, Paul,
Raymond and Guy Young, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders Young, who are
now residing three miles east Of Benton.
MIR and Mrs. A. Cohen, Of Fort
Worth, Texas, came in some days ago
to visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Willer Mr.. Cohen left Sunday for his
home, but Mrs. Cohen is still here. She
and Mrs. Willer are sisters.
Among the callers at the Banner
Office Thursday of last week was our
old friend, Mr.. A. w. Prince, a Ward
One farmer. Mr.. Prince said, in so far
as he knew, everybody down his way
! was in favor of voting a tax for good
roads for the entire parish.
If one man knows more than an
!. must be the country doctor, and there
! are four of them on Bossier's Good
Roads Committee. These four doctors
have Travelled much over the roads of
the parish and we'll bet the other eight
members of the committee are not more
DESTROYS for better roads. The country
, doctors are our friends. Let's improve
g the roads so as to make the midnight
e miles shorter and easier for them.
"A local paragraph clipped from the
: Signal, the Banners Minden exchange
4 says: DIR. and Mrs. McDade and fam
l lily have moved into the residence owned
D by DR.. $. f. Martin. on North Broad
e way. They arrived from Sibley, theii
e former place Of business and residence
!. on January LIST, and will make Mindel
[. their home in the future. The coming
v of DR. McDade to this city is a matter
n Of much pleasure to his friends and 1t II
a hoped that he and-his estimable famil,
), will be much pleased with the change
l. which they have made" Reference Il
e had, we tIing. to DR.. Wilkins McDade
} son of the late N. f. McDade, ant
& brother of Mr.. Loye AlcDade, Of Haugh
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s. c. Brown Le9horns

l wish to locate through the Banner
some one, who has a good strain OF
Rose Comb Brown IeghOrns either
fowls or eggs. They must be of fine
color and shape, or no deal. Address
II. III. O'DANIEI, Plain Dealing. La,
Route 2, Box 26. l5-1]
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Estrayed or Stolen

From Cotton Valley, two black Horses,
weight 1900 pounds each; reached
name: one has white spot In face. a
reward will be paid for information
leading to their recovery. Address
Cotton Valley, La.
1851 w. A. HOLLAND.
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You enjoy reading the Banner So
would Your relative who has removed
from the parish. Why don't yOu order
Il p,ailed to him2
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II you have something on your farm
you would like to convert into money
advertise 1t In the BANNER.
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Honey.

Extracted Honey for sale. Five gallon
cans, 81 per gallon; guaranteed pure.
Crop is short; get 1t while you can.
1861 ]. Percy. Plain Dealing, La.
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Farm Wanted

Wanted, to hear from owner of farm
or good land for sale worth the price.
asked.-IA JoNEs, Box ISL, Olney, Ills.
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The management Of the Banner hereby
acknowledges receipt and returns thanks for
the following subscriptions paid in during
the month of January:
Evening star., 1921-07-19

interested in the stock of Yucatan
hemp now in this country. have been
unable to see their way clear to pro-
vide further funds for the operations
Of the commission. The American
bankers are reported to have agreed
in connection with the commission to
peg the price of hemp at tx cents a
pound in this country. and the stock
here now aggregates half million
bales.
MONTEVIDEO. July 10. - Huge
stocks of American goods, asgregating
many millions Of dollars in value. hung
up in ports along the eastern coast of
South America, are gradually being
absorbed. Much merchandise. however.
has been shipped back to the United
States, and some lines are being
liquidated at public auction at prices
far below cost. The goods were re-
jecteG by South American importers
for many reasons. chief of which was
the depreciation in currencies of South
American countries.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 19.-McKees-
port union painters, who have been on
strike for number of weeks. have de-
c1ded to accept a wage reduction of 81
a day, and returned to work today
They are on a scale of 81 an hour.
Union carpenters recently accepted a
similar cut in wages.
NEW YORK. July 19.-Over ono
hundred farmers from this state came
here today to confer with middlemen
and retailers regarding transportation
and market problems connected with
their crops. They will attempt 10
work out more efficient. economical
and prompt handling of milk, meats.
fruits and vegetables.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
BY JAMES ALLERTON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 1s.-The OPEN
ing of the 1922 spring line Of ging-
hams by the Amoskeag Manufac-
turing Company, with the scale of
prices which will obtain next spring,
and the announcement today that the
American Woolen Company would
open a wide variety Of spring fab
rics for both men and women next
Monday are expected. to do much
toward stablizing conditions in the
textile industries III this section.
The gingham prices fixed by the
Company, one Of the big
factors in the cotton trade. showed
little change from those now cur
rent. But they set standard on
which other fabrics will be priced
and tend to stabilize conditions in
the industry.
Wholesale dry goods trade here is
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Clearance Sales Helping
Trade in st. Paul Territory
BY l., 2. McKENNA.

By l.. =. McKENNA.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. PAUL, July 1.-THE gradual i'm
proyement in business conditions IN
this section has been helped this week
by midsummer clearance sales in
many commodities. Retailers report
that the public has responded excel
lently. Lack OF confidence. the big
obstacle in the way Of business re-
covery, has disappeared to a great ex-
tent and bankers are more optimistic
than for months.
The condition of crops has provoked
much difference of opinion. Some
agencies declare the wheat crop has
not suffered greatly from drought and
rust, while others declare the yield
will be smaller than predicted.
Bankers assert their belief that the
farmers will not hold their grain for
higher prices. but will sell almost as
soon as it is harvested. This will tend
to betterment of business. as the farm
ers are in need Of many commodities
which the ready cash will enable them
to buy freely.
The northwest is facing a serious
milk shortage due to drying up OF
pastures and supply In the Twin
cities has fallen off about 80 per cent:
Calls for milk have been received
from eastern centers also.
Evening star., 1921-07-19

Coal producers insist prices have
reached bottom and that coal cannot
be mined and handled at lower ng-
ures than those now current. Many
dealers, they say. who are taking a
chance Of being supplied later with
fuel for next winter, Will nnd their
demands impossible to. meet and
prices considerably higher. Domestic
consumers continue to refuse to place
orders for next winter.
Building trades unions in nearby
towns have signed wage scales which
make the building situation mere look
more favorable. Retail shelves are
being emptied Of seasonable goods,
demand being due to the unusually
long hot period.
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Commodity Reports
From Various Sections
Wool.

MINNEAPOLIS. July 19.-Because
of the rise in wool prices the last
few weeks the plan to organize a
wool pool to enable growers to hold
their wool for higher prices has been
abandoned The Montana bankers
took the initiative in this movement
and were. promised the assistance
of bankers of the Twin cities.
NEW YORK, July 19.-Prices of
finished cloth showed little change
this week and the market was some
what inactive. as is to be expected
with the fall selling season drawing
to a close and the spring goods for
1922 not yet shown by manufac-
turers.
BOSTON. July 19.-Athough there
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SECOND DIVIDEND IN YEAR,

NEW YORK, July 19.-For the sec
ond time this year the American
Railway Express Company has de-
clared a dividend on it's capital stock
Formal notice that a dividend of $1.b0
share. which covers operations for
the second quarter of 1921, was de-
clared last Thursday, was given out
by executives of the corporation. On
April 16 the corporation paid a di-
vidend of $3.50 of which 81 was for
the last quarter of 1920 and $3.50 for
the first three months this year.
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WHOLESALE DRY GOODS TRADE
MORE THAN HOLDING IT'S OWN
New York Retail Houses Also Declared
Doing Well With Special Sales.
Conditions Elsewhere.

more than holding its, own with
numerous jobbers in the market. al
though for small orders. Retail
trade is responding freely to special
sales. Building operations continue
to increase in the five boroughs and
export demand has had a strength
ening influence on the copper mar
ket and other commodities.
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Adjustment Still
Pittsburgh Area Factor
BY II. II. LAUFMAN,

BY Fl. II. KAUFMAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURGH, July 19.--Although
there is less talk here of "the next
reduction" in steel prices, it Is not
acknowledged that readjustments in
the steel industry have been complete.
So far as wages are concerned. mills
and furnaces are not all on the same
basis. and with sales departments
hungry for business, there is still
tendency to shade or guarantee prices.
Evening star., 1921-07-19

| blood territoriais, and fieeces have
been selling well, there still is a lot
| OF low-grade wool to be liquidated
here and prices for these grades are
right at the low
Evening star., 1921-07-19

Frank A. Vanderlip. who sailed on
she Red Star liner Lapland for a mere
trip in Great Britain, would not COM
ment on the domestic situation be-
yond saying that he was hopeful
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Hardware.

ST. LOUIS. July 19.-Hardware
prices have declined from 2 to per
cent in the last two weeks. as con-
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Prod uce.

ST. LOUIS. July 19.-Red winter
wheat. butter, veal and hogs have
shown advances in prices in this
market.
BOSTON, July 19.-In the local prod
uce markets, beef, lamb and pork
products all have advanced in price
since last week. and butter, eggs and
-four also are higher. Commission
merchants predict an advance in the
price of potatoes
Evening star., 1921-07-19
.Jewelry.

NEW YORK, July ia call for
fine diamonds from a carat TO six
carats in weight has been noted by
jewellers here recently. About forty
American dealers are now in Ant
werp on buying trips. To counter
act the belief that jewelry prices
may be still further reduced. many
jewelry manufacturers have guaran-
teed present prices to the retailer
until next January.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Drugs.

DETROIT, July 19.-The Solvay
Process Company has several months
supply Of potash and soda ash on
hand and has closed down its De-
troit plants.
BOSTON. July 1a.-The market for
crude drugs is weak and foreign
competition is being sharply felt in
these commodities. as cheap imports
have tended to force prices down
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Cotton.

BOSTON. July 19.-Cotton sheet
ings and print cloths are firmer in
price. More than 10000 bales have
been taken so far this month for
export to Chinese markets. This is
the largest amount of far east eX-
port business for some time.
Evening star., 1921-07-19

NEW YORK, July 19.-It is felt in
the trade that wash goods for 1922
will not be shown much before Au
gust Is this year in most cases. Dry
goods jobbers are in the market in
plentiful numbers for fall and prices
for unfinished goods show a firmer
tendency.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
SILK.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-The upturn
in raw silks has been followed by
greater frmness in finished goods
prices. Orders for fall, however. con-
tinue to be placed on a conservative
basis.
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Brick.

NEW YORK. July 19.-Bricks are
arriving from upper Hudson kilns in
steady volume. with prices unchanged
at SIS thousand.
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.Jewelry,

NEW YORK. July 19.-The whole
sale jewellers here report decided
bctterment in collections lately.
Flexible platinum bracelets. set with
precious stones, continue to be the
feature in high priced jewelry Plat
mum prices now range from S72 to
$50 an ounce. according 10 hardness.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Fruit.

SEATTLE. July 19-The Royal Mail
line has announced new rate of
$1.25 a box on apples from Washing
ton to northern Europe ports in re-
frigerated space.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 19.-The
Southern Pacific Company has an
nounced what is believed to be a rec
ord in handling perishable freight, de-
claring that not a single one of the
cantaloupe trains from the Imperial
valley since May 27 has been late at
Southern Pacific terminal points.
ATLANTA. July 19.-The demand
for watermelons and peaches from the
north and east has not lessened and
the character of the products has lent
itself to advantageous shipment and
profitable marketing by growers.
Evening star., 1921-07-19

struction and all industries depend
ent on 1t are, stagnant in this ter
ritory.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-The
trade in hardware OF all descriptions
is very slow. with little signs OF i'm
provement, as what building Is going
on is Of sporadic character. Col
lections, however. have been fair.
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E'urs.

VANCOUVER. July 19. Alaskan
and British Columbian waters are ex-
pected to produce approximately
100, 900 fur sealskins this season.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
HITS.

NEW YORK, July l9.- Statesmen
Will leave to cover the country for
several straw hat firms with a line
of 1922 samples early in August. The
range of prices will show A reduction
of about one-third from the present
range, which is from S24 to s3S a
dozen. The $3.50 1922 hat will be of
a similar grade to those now selling
for S2i dozen.
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shoes.

ENDICOTT, July 19.-The business
of the Endicott-J Johnson Shoe Com
pany continues to improve and an
order has just been recorded for
y 40, 900 pairs of shoes for Indian chill
dren from the United states govern
ment. After reviewing the work OF
statesmen for fall and winter, Chester
B. Lord head of the sales depart
ment, declared today that the outlook
was "roseate" compared with that Of
last year.
BOSTON, July 19.-As a result of
the shoe and leather fair, held here.
the shoe business in New England
is better and a number of manufac-
turers have orders to keep them rum
ming for the remainder of the year.
Leather prices are a trifie firmer in
consequence.
Evening star., 1921-07-19

ATLANTIC CITY. July 19.-Repre-
sentatives of the Pressed and Blown
Glassware Manufacturers Associa
tion conferred today with representa-
tives of the American Flint Glass
Workers Association over the wage
scale which shall obtain for the
next year in the glass trade. The
of wage.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
NOtea.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The present
situation in the market for sisal hemp
in this country may have ii uecIuDu Il.
fuence on the financial condition of the
Mexican government. The commission
monetaria of fucatan has discontinued
the purchase of sisal in that territory
and this has brought out reports that
A group of American bankers. largely
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Naval stores.

SAVANNAH, July 19.-The loss of
the steamer Western Front off the
English coast has strengthened prices
for naval stores. She carried 11.S53
barrels of turpentine and s,240 barrels
Of rosin.
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RoertnCoe Boston,
Sronsho
LETTER OF CONFIRMATION FROM ROBERTSON COLI
CORP. TO ]. Ii. HARTE

Mr. j. B. Harte,
Harte Theatre, Lennington Vt. April 49, 1921.
Ny dear Mr. Ha,te:-I wired you today as follows:
HAVE LEARNED THAT YOU ARE ADVERTISING AID
MISSION PRICES FOR OTIS SKINNER IN KISNET AS FORTY
C1NTS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS is CONTRARY TO
TERMS OF CONTRACT IF YOU INSIST UPON SHOWING
KISNET AT FORTY CENTS WE WILL SERVE YOU WITH
INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN YOU FROM PLAYING KlSMEI.
unde stand your attitude in this matter 1t dis
tnc understood between that the picture would be shown
SIS price of admission Regardless of what conditions
Bennington insist that live up to your agreement
You appreciate that cannot afford to have klSAlEI
shown Bennington you able to get this price OF adj
mission AS you know the cost Of this production such that
would be unfair the producers have the picture shown at
any less than the abovenamed price of admission.
await your reply with interest
Yours very truly,
EDW. L. McEVOY Sales Manager.
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J. B. HARTEs ANSWER TO RoBERTsoN-c COLE CORP.
Bennington, VT, 4-19-21

Robertson-Coe Dist. Corporation,
80 Church st., Boston, Mass
Your wire reed stating will injunction
restrain from showing Ksme prices advertised namely 40
cents top price know the terms of contract 5cts top price
well do also know local conditions better than you
going to Ksmet prices advertised-Gaery 17cts
Balcony 20 cts Downstairs 40 your injunction you
wish want know am running the Bennington Opera
J. B. HARTE, Mgr.
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WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAM

TELEGRAM TO MGR HARTE FROM ROBERTSONCoLE co.
RECEIVED AT PUTNAM HOUSE,
327 MAIN ST, BENNINGTON, VT
22A 10 At BLUE
HY Boston, Mass. 122 P NJ. 419-21
j. B. HARTE
Harte Theatre, Bennington, vt.
Have learned that you advertising prices for Otis Skinner in
"Knet forty contrary to terms
of contract If insist showing Ksmet at forty cents
will with Injunction restrain you from playing Ksmet
ROBERTSON-COLE DIST CORPN.
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